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Kallah Weekend speaker P helps Jews be Jewish By Joni Wolf Dr. Ron Walfson says he hears this one frequently: "My zayda used to lead the aeder every year. We knew our individual parts, but mumbled the rest. Now I'm 38 years old with my own children and I don't know how to lead a sederl " Dr. WoUsou has made a career out of teaching Jewiabfamiliee how to be more Jewish. Hetraveb the U.S. and Canada holding large group "demonstrations" of Shaobat diuMrs and Passover seders and lecturing on modera Jewish fami^ |»oblems. He will be the featured speaker for the three-day Kallah Weekend Seminar starting Jan. 27, 1989. Dr. WoUson was bom and raised in Omaha and was active in Beth El Synagogue, USY and Central High. He is currently director of University Relationa and an asffyjate profegsfff of educa-tion at tne Univeraity of

Judaism in Los Angeles. "Most of us are products of afternoon Hebrew school' said Dr. Wolfson in a recent telephone interview. "We were either poorly taught or didn't pay much attention because most of us are now wondering how to provide a religious background for our kids." Dr. Wolfson's specialty is teaching parents tips on how to make home Jewish rituals more fun and understandable for children. Hia Kallah Weekend lectures at Omaha's three synagogues will also extend to special family prohlems: How to include non-Jewish relatives in holidays, singles who leave their cities and need "substitute" families at holiday time, etc His advice is blunt and timely. On raising children of mixed faith marriage with two religions: "1 don't think it works. The kids are

a blank, a confusion, You end up with nothing." On Christian celebrations in public schools: "Teachers come into the system and are not sensitized to this issue. But many Jews are not either." . On Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m, at Beth Israel Synagogue, Dr. Wolfson will speak on ''Observing Shabbat: What's Ita Meaoing for Modem Jews." Saturday night, 8 p.m., at Beth El Synagogue, he will address "What's Happening to the Jewish Fanuly?" Sunday, Jan. 29 at 10 am., at Temple Israel, Dr. Wolfson will lead a workshf^ on "Raiaing a Jewiah Family," following a bagel breakfast. Kallah Weekend is an annual seminar hosted by Omaha's three synagogues and sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. For more information, call Sara Juster at 334-8200.

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By JoMia Jacohaoa Faderatiaa pnhiic ralatlaas 4irect«r "Artoa: The Omaha Teen Trip to Israel," a alide presentation set to muaic and produced by Cookie Hoberman, will be featured at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Fedwatkin of Omaha, Sunday, at tha Jewish Community Center, 7:30 p.m. "It was a collaborative effort with Margo Riekes and Sara Juster." Mrs. H<4ier man explained, "but the teal stars of the show are-the kids. "1 took each of theon inside a recording booth and w« just talked, OMKMHXM. I bagan by saying I had never been to Israel but wanted very much to go aoneday. It becana ctpar that what ever the sight—Maaada, Yad Vesham. the Will, the paocfe or the natural beauty ol tns land—each of thane

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talked about their impreasions and their feehnga. It wasn't what they expected it to be, but the inconvenience and lack of American style, for instance, were hardly mentioned. "Itseeniathatevenat 15, 16,17... 30 or 80, no one is pnpared fw tlw i^aiMt of being in I(riai.ah««Qted. "These young peopfe were Jews who went to Israel and found an aspect of their identity they didn't know existed. They became involved with the emotional experience and their relatiouahip to the country as Jews It was a total experience for the kids—one that remains as strong and poignant today aa whan they first lived it fiyat months afSL "We,aaa. nity. should i timate the power of kisntity by aasociation." said Mia. Hobarman. "I wouU encourage the Federation to make a financial coounit•snt (or future tri^ to laraal by our young paopln I Mn't think ol a battar one wa couU ouke in their bntha Midw«a4 ia to nronoaahar, it'a even OKin cru-

cial to create meaningful Jewish experiences outside the academic and religious life of Judaisnt. 'Oneofthekklssakl.'We went aa individuals and came back as a group... we came back aa a group of friends.' What more could a Jewiah {MRPt wynt for th«ir JafMt<i)l«Hn? You cant put a pitka Ab what was gained It's imnfea^urable." Sara Juster, JCC cultural arts director and Artza's director, emphasized the benefits of aconununity trip to Israel "Community trips offer something national trips do not," shaaaid "People come back together, aa a group. Thay'r* excited. They can Maka an impact on tha comaM fat otiiers exMw back with a ataanaar commitment to baaaf Jawiah and Jawiah eanunonity life, and a gieatai dsaiia lo uai tkiiiiia ' Thaaa kida faal the Onaha owaa—aty haa really dona aomatking for than." said Mra, Juatar. "Now. thay want to work far this oaafununity. Thay want tn gi«a kack aonatUag in ratun. You saa, onca you auka that first trit to UradL kka rawarda can ha ovarwhataung."

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Dr. Muriel N. Frank, a can Medical Association. Methodist Hospital anesDr. Steinberg, who retired thesiologist, has been three years ago, served, as named president of the the organization's president Metropolitan Omaha Medi- in 1974. He and Dr. Frank cal Society. She is the first have been married 38 years. woman to hold that office. Their two sons are physiThe society, then called cians specializing in infecI Omaha Medical Society of tious diseases. Dr. Thomas Nebraska, was first formed Steinberg is at Columbia June 14,1866, by a group of University in New York and local physicians. Dr. James Steinberg is in Dr. Frank is not only the private practice in the first woman to hold the of- Chicago area. fice of president, she and her • Dr. Frank has recently husband. Dr. Maurice Stein- served on the Metropolitan berg, are the first husband Omaha Medical Society's and wife to have headed a board and its council on metropolitan medical soci- grievances and professional ety, according to the Ameri- ethics.

Dr. Leon Fellman, a retired dentist, UIO South 118th Street, died of cancer Jan. 5 at Mercy Care Center in Omaha. He was 80. Services took place Sunday at Beth El Synagogue. Dr. Fellinan is survived by his wife, Sarah; sons, Richard and Thomas of Omaha; daughters, Nancy Rips of Omaha and Jane Pickus of Chicago, and several grandchildren. A 1932 graduate of Creighton University School of Dentistry. Dr. Dr. Leon Fellman Fellmah practiced in Omaha for 34 years until his retire- education from 1963-69; asment in 1976. During World sociate justice of the organiWar 11, he served as a cap- zation's supreme court of tain in the Army dental appeals, 1959-65; president of Henry Monsky Lodge, corps. In 1%9, Dr. Fellman was . 1939-40, and vice president elected president of District of District 6, 1966-68. He had served as a dele6 of B'nai B'rith. He was a member of B'nai B'rith's na- gate to three national contional commission on adult ventions in Israel.

Jewish singles discuss P interfaith marriage On Jan. 29, at 5 p.m., the Jewish Singles will present an in-depth program entitled "Interfaith marriage: An open and honest dialogue without pre-judgement." According to co-chairmen Justin Cooper and Phyllis ; Schwartz, this event will provide a forum to address a situation that exists in all ? communities. A video preI sentation and discussion will be led by Bob and Robin L Freeman. There will be a $3 charge I for the evening, including a buffet dinner. The program will be held at 1722 South 138 Street; reservations are r necessary and must be

made by Jan. 27, the cochairmen said. For additional information, call Helen Rifkin, 3348200, or Ms. Schwartz, 4980897.

Date auction The Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Pibrosis Foundation will host a "Guys and Dolls Auction Gala," Jan. 20 at the Marriott, The event is co-sponsored by Z92 Radio. Debbie Rips, chairman of the event, said "We will be auctioning dates with some of Omaha's most interesting bachelors and bachelorettes. This is one of the most entertaining ways to give money to a good cause." — CUP AND SAVE-

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 Adult Shabbaton at Boys Town Beth El Second Shabbat Dinner, 6 p.m , Beth El SUNDAY, JANUARY IS Beth El Men's Club. 9 a.m., Beth El Jr. B'nai B'hth Bowling LMgue, 1:30 p.m., Cougar Lanes USY Board and Chapter Meeting, 1 p.m Federation Annual Maeting. 7:30 p m MONDAY, JANUARY 16 YES. 10 a.m. JOG Executive Board ORT General Membership Meeting, 7:30 p.m. ReiigiotM School. 7:30 p.m.. Tempta Israel FriecM Jewish Academy Board, 730 p.m.. Day School TUESDAY. JANUARY 17 CM Timers. 10 a.m. Food For Thought Sarias. 11:30 a.m.. Tampla larasi UTTO Board. 7:30 p.m.. Beth Israel WCONESOAY, JANUARY It

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EDWARD E. BRODKEY By Edwin Eytan Graveside services were PARIS (JTA) - Israel held at Golden Hill Cemetery on Jan. 8 for Edward E. and the Soviet Union have decided to widen the scope Brodkey, 83. Mr. Brodkey retired as of their respective consular president of Brodkey delegations and maintain Jewelry in 1984, He was contact on the ministerial preceded in death by his level. Diplomatic sources said wife, Bemice S. Survivors: sons. Shaman, / these measures amount to a Omaha, and Morris, Toms de facto upgrading of relaRiver, N.J.; sister, Sarah tions between Israel and the Dansky, Omaha, and four USSR—perhaps the most significant breakthrough in grandchildren. Soviet-Israeli rdations since Moscow severed tiee with Jerusalem in 1967. News of the agreement NEW YORK (JTA) - Dr. was announced by Israeli William Haber, president Foreign Minister Moshe for 25 years of the American Arena and hia Soviet counORT Federation and the terpart, Eduard ShevardWorld ORT Union, and an nadze. The announcement adviser to the U.S. armed wss the climax of a weekend forces after World War II of hi^-ievel diplomatic conon the resettlement of Jew- tacts for Arena. ish refugees and displaced peraons. died ol pneumonia at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the age of 89. "We are all deeply saddened by his passing," said David Hannaiiii. president of the Amsrieaa ORT Fsderatiaa. "He was s panooal mantor sad great nand and a sasn who made his mark on ORT, oo his fellow Jews and on hia country. His infhiance will be felt for many dscsdes to come."

Silk screens on display The Jewish Community Center Gallery of Gifts, located in display cases by the reception desk, is currently featuring a collection of limited edition silk screens by Seattle artist Madelyn Katzman. According to Renee Wolfson, JCC visual arts associate, the subject of Ms. Katzman's work is the traditional styles and motifs found in the Jewish art of papercuts. Each pattern represents the regional art of an area where Jews lived and used the local folk styles in their religious art. These paper-cuts served decorative as well as reli-

gious functions in home life in Pcdand, Russia, Hungary, Holland, Italy, Ntsth Africa • and the Middle East from the 17th to early 20th centuries, Mrs. Wolfson said. She noted that the works are small in size, beautifully matted and range in price from f 24-$34. She said the delicate designs include religious, mythological and flora and fauna motifs and are appropriate to give as wedding, house wanning and other special occasions gifts. For additional information, contact Mrs. Wolfson or Lois Wine, JCC registrar, at 334-8200.

Ties with Israel By Howard Rosenberg WASHINGTON (JTA)Last spring, on 12 acres of land along the Rio Grande, farmers harvested select Israeli strains of cucumbers, melons and tomatoes not previously planted in the United SUtes. This spring, Texas plans to use Israeli technology to grow 20 different U.S. and Israeli crops, including herbs and cut flowers. The

state will invite farmers down to the experimental agriculture site, at Laredo, for training seminars. The crops are being grown with the use of Israeli dripirrigation technology, which can be used in regions of Texas where water is scarce. Texas and Israel are continents apart, but they share the same geographic latitude, and hence, similar climates and soils.

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Abdel OsAina al-Zooiar is wanted by the Italian government for tlie grenade attaclc on a Rome synagogue in which a 2-year-old boy was Idlled and 34 others were wounded. Zomar was in a Greek prison but was released and allowed to go to Libya, in videtion of an extradition treaty between Greece and Italy. In explaining the decision—and action approved by Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and Foreign Minister Karokw Psq;>oulias—Greek Justice Minister Vasailis Rotis said, "The actions for which he was being accused fall ' within the domain of the struggle to regain the independence of his homeland and consequently suggest action for freedom." A new Greek law prohibits extradition if the government "believes that the said terrorist is fighting for freedom." Hie impact of this acceptance of the murder of innocent victims as a legitimate part of "the struggle to regain independence" demonstrates how terrorism is encouraged and how afraid the Greek Jewish community must feel. If you feel outraged by this injustice, there is something you can do. 1. Send letters to His Excellency George Papoulias, Ambassador of Greece, 2221 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, expressing outrage over the decision to deport Zomar to Libya. If you have dose contact with anyone in the Greek-American community, you may want to consider sharing with them your concerns. 2. If you wish to show support and solidarity with the Greek and Italian Jewish communities, send letters to Rabbi Elio Toass, Chief Rabbi of Rome, Communita laraelitida, Lungotevere, Cend |9, Rome, Italy, and Mr. Joe^h Lovinger, Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, 2 Sourmeli Street, Gr-104 39, Athens, Greece. I-

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By GU Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA) The new U.S. ambassador to Israd, William Brown, preeented his credentials to President Chaim Herzog— and bedidsoin fluent Hebrew. Brown, who holds masters and doctorate degrees from Harvard Univwsity, learned Hebrew on his first tour of duty in Tel Aviv from 1979 to 1982, when he was the No. 2 man at the U.S. Embass^y. Brown arrived in Israel with his wife, Helen, and their four children. "To me this is a top dipkmotic poet. I fni we ore coming back home," the American envoy said at a Ben-Gurion oewa conference. He succeeds Thomas Pickering, who left

Israel after a thr^and-ahalf-year tour as ambassador. Pickering has been named U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations. Brown comes to larad after a three-year term as ambassador to Thailand. He had served previously as political officer at the American embassies in Moscow, New Delhi and Taipei, Taiwan. HEADS ZIONISTS NEW YORK (JTA)-Simon Schwartz has been named president of the American Zionist FederaU(m, succeeding Ben Cohen. Schwartz, who will serve a two-year term, continues as national president of MERCAZ.

Becker spent three days for Mias American Petite. By Andrew Mochin 1950s, when her parents Wiscouia Jawiah OiRMide grew up, "to see if all the in'Fknrida at the pageant, Her grandfather, Albert [Copyti^iVm, Jewish stories they tell me were for which she may have Becker, died the d^ before been the least prepared of •he was to leave for T^egrmpUe Agency, Inc.) true." MILWAUKEE - After The audience laughed, the 61 contestants. Orlando. She considered "I think I was the only staying home. modeling her swimsuit and and Becker at least felt gown, and tripping over satisfied as the moment of <Hie who was not a pagean^ But she went, she exsomeme's k>oee shoe during truth arrived. goer," she said. plained misty-eyed, at the In fact, Becker hadn't urging of her family, induda donoe routine. Miss WisThe fourth, third and secconsin Petite was anything ond runners-up were an- even emerged fi'om a state ing heir father, PM«r Becker. but confident as Uie 15 nounced. "I couldn't believe pageant to qualify for the She sakl that she would semi-finalists in the third that I was still there," she Florida trip, winning in- like to work vs a news anMiss American Petite pag- recalled. stead a beauty-by-photo chor or talk-flfaibw host, after eant were being announced She congratulated her contest. a try at modeling. Her new With little time to prepare title will have to give her a last month. lone remaining colleague, "I turned to Miss Wyo- who Becker was sure would for the event, she bought boost, though, because "I'm the first gown she saw, a not even tall enough to be a ming," recalled Karrie Lynn win. Wrong again. Becker of Milwaukee, "and Competing in her first- poofy-sleeved white dress petite model," she said. said, 'I'll meet you in five ever pageant, Becker was from which her mother reminutes to eat backstage.' " chosen the champion beauty moved flowers and bows But the Jewish sopho- among the under 5 feet 5 and added sequins. "I was the only one who more communications ma- inches set. jor at the University of She said she was thrilled, didn't have a sleek, slinky Wisconsin-Madison would relieved, stunned and inex- dress," she said, laughing WALTHAM, Mass. remain hung^ for at least plicably dry-eyed as the about her embarrassment at (JTA) - Brandeis Univeranother hour. crown was placed atop her the contest. A judge later sity is launching a training told her that she was "a program for space shuttle She and the other semi- wavy brown hair. finalists modeled their Now her eyes gleam as breath of fresh air," she astronauts in preparation gowns again on stage at the she ponders the $50,000 said. for a planned flight in April And she was in the minor- 1991. Hilton at Walt Disney worth of prizes she'll accept: World Village in Orlando, * A one-year modeling ity, she noted, in not having The Ashton Graybiel SpaFla. They then were asked and personal appearance business cards to distribute. tial Orientation Laboratory Contestants also modeled at Brandeis designed a questions by the master of contract from the pageant. ceremonies. * A personal appearance a one-piece swimsuit. visual-perception experiBecker, 19, was queried contract with JH Collecti- Becker acknowledged that ment to determine how about why it was disadvan- bles, a Milwaukee-based her feminist side initially space travel affects vision tageous to be petite. dothing manufacturer and was uncomfortable with and the performance of varthat. She related her ex- sponsor of the contest. ious tasks on board, accord"Whenever I watched a ing to Paul DiZio, the lab's periences in the magic dub * $11,000 worth of petite at Nicolet High School here, clothes, $10,000 in jewehy Miss America pageant, I al- assistant director. ways tho«;gfat, 'How con she where, at 5 feet 2 inches, she and a $5,000 fur coat. Astronauts will be stawas designated to disappear * Appearances on tielevi- do it?' " she said. "Fifty tioned in oscillating chairs and reappear in all of the sion and in Cosmopolitan thousand dollars changed aboard the shuttle to pinmy mind real quick." tiny boxes, receiving the magazine. point differences between Yet the money almost executing actions in space least applause for the most * A seven-day Caribbean wasn't enough inducement and on earth. /effort. vacation for two. "I thought I answered it terrible," she was thinking as she awaited the announcement of the pageant's five finalists. <:^ —^ Master of ceremonies Wom»n'> AfipartI Cf»4amm , Steve McCatty, a former major league baseball pitcher, announced her Jeatiaing Stvtatsuits, Tu-sftirts, Skirts, (Pants & Accessories name fourth. "I just about fainted," she said, while her • ComfortahU and fun Sportswtar mother, Donna, sank into • 9{andpainttdby Arizona Jirtists her seat in the audience. 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^. The 21st Century ^^^As a youngster, I cut my reading teeth on fairy tales and gradually progressed to the thrilling adventures of Tom Swift, ultimately reaching out to Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. My fascination with the future and my reading habits apparently influenced the Maline boys, Robert and Alan, who both pursued careers in engineering following years of enjoyment with Star Trek and Isaac Azimov tales. They and I continue to share almost hypnotic optimism and amazement at the ability of technology to outperform the dreamers of fantasy. The mind-boggling futurism predicted by early science fiction writers has become the gigabytes, JATO, lasers, nu[ clear fission, and space travel of the 20th century. Now, technology is advancing at an accelerating pace and it is interesting to speculate on what the next century will bring. Thus, it was with great interest that we pursued Silvia Hoffman's concept of a special issue devoted to the first Omaha bar and bat mitzvah class of the 21st century. A practical exercise in speculating as to what these youngsters can expect is the theme of our upcoming Passover edition in which we plan to highlight the Class of 2001. This class of youngsters, all of whom were bom in 1988, will reach bar or bat mitzvah age in 2001, the 21st century. If you are a parent of such a child and you want to participate in this special issue, said your name and telephone number to Bert Lewis at the Jewish Press—if you have not already done so. Now, for something you haven't heard before! If you would like to partkapate in this issue and you don't have a child to talk about, you can still be a part of the 2001 project. We are welcoming articles from our readership and you can consider this notice as your special invitation to write. Our principal guideline is as follows: Imagine that you are writing a letter to a newborn child and that the child will not see the letter until 13 years have passed. Imagine that the child will open a time capsule (the Jewish Press Passover issue) and see what you have predicted or thought about some 13 years earlier. We ask that your submissions be typed, double-spaced and not be longer than two pages. Feel free to direct your message along the lines Of your own interests. You may be an educator, a rabbi, a physician, an ac4:oimt«nt, a designer, wholesaler or retailer—or any other reader. Let your mind soar into the future and give the children of 2001 your beat shot be it information, b(^, advice, poetry, or some Jewish lore. If you prefer to express yourself in art rather than words, give us a call. We envision this upcoming issue as a real treat for a group of babies who in the blink of an eye will be the teenagers of the 2l8t century.

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> By Bob Eisenberg "Talk tachlial" my family often, tdls me. I can't quite translate it, but it means aomething like "get down to the nitty gritty." After serving three years on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, I wpuld humbly like to submit what I see as tachlis for this community. Even the most ardent cynic would be amazed by the accomplishments. The Bureau for the Aging, the Community Center and the Press itself are all testimonials to a vibrancy in a quantum far out of proportion to a small population. That's the good news. The following areas are emerging realities which present us with a collective challenge. The laundry list of problems is a dismal one. • Of the 105 graduating seniors listed by the Jewish Press in mv year, 1974, fewer than onethird are here. •A grand total of 10 weddings were held in the synagogues and Temple or under the auspices of a Rabbi in 1988. A perusal of Jewish Press announcements show only three of the couples are planning to make their homes in Omaha. • The rate of intermarriage has gone from 30 percent five years ago to over 60 percent in 1988. • Bureau of Jewish Education figures show a total of approximately 750 Temple and Talmud Torah students in 1976. That figure hovers at 500 a mere 12 years later. • A cursory glance at synagogue attendance on Yom Kippur reveals a seemingly inexorable trend toward aging attendees and empty benches. What is to be done? 1. Singles. There are several hundred singles in town. Obviously, we're not in the matrimonial matchmaking business; however, a strong singles program with regularly scheduled events should receive a high priority. Next year the programming position for singles and young couples goes from part- to full-time. That's a good development, but there is a need for a relatively small sum to subsidize singles events so that the maximum number of people wiU attend. I would estimate the equivalent amount to that spent on two or three out-of-town speakers, about $5,000, to be sufficient. This is an absolutely critical area. 2. Outreach. The Union of American Hebrew Congregations and other tutional organizations are expending substantial effort on making unaffiliated Jews feel a welcome part of the community. As the prc^xirtion of the unaffiliated rises, the Center should sponsor regularly held functions for young couples, the majority of whom now can be more or less classified as formally unaffiliated. There should be one event a month at a minimtmi. It's a shame that the last couples' hoedown was held in the summer, but it's exdting that it drew 130 peoplel There is a crying need for this program. A couple that had been intensely—and successfully involved in organizing it quit in frustration over the profotmd myopia which resulted in no more than a token amount being allocated for programming expenses, and a stubborn insistence that the young couples should fully pay their own way. It's altogether ironic because a mere few thousand dollars would go a long way toward bringing new faces into the community through well-planned, stimulating gatherings. We ritrhtfully subsidize meals-on-wheels and trips to Israel. With young couples and singles, we cannot afford to do otherwise. As everyone knows, prosel}rtization is not a part of modem Jewish history. Prospective converts should nevertheless be made aware that they will be whole-heartedly embraced by the community. Jews-By-Choice are now a vitally productive element of the community's lifeblood. 3. lista. In order to reach out to Jews you obviously have to find them. We are part of a highly mobile society. Very often young Jews simply do not take the effort to make themselves known to the larger community. We must make the effort. This meana not simply waiting for newcomen to call the JOG but going through the liata of home porchasBB and oot^ porate tranafers and contacting theBe paopla. Aa pariodic Pr«BB artjclaaattaat, we evident^ have an original and BucoBBBftil Newoomen Program. No ODB BhouU i^ though tha cracks. With ragard to Ufai^cla avBata, tha DtOj Baeord providaa a list of all births and maniagaa. If thtra ia a diatinctivB Jewish name and it ia not on tha Fadaratioo roatar, paoi^ ahould ba calUd and wiahad "Maial Tov" on babalf flj tha canmunity. AH JawiBh chiUran, not )uat thoaa wboae namaa appaar in tha Jawiah Praaa, ahouU, upon btrth, be glvan a JNF treaiilanting o«rt.mcata Cvaiy v^mfymaniad coupla—aapad ally tha intarmarriad—ahould raoaive a subatoitiva nMOMnto^perh^M a book and a small

Th0jwmUkPn»»rmervmth0Hgkttp0athtUntdrnmBOB «/ kmgth or eoatsmt. TothaEikor I wiab I could expreaa tha (ealing I got inaida when I walkad into tha Jawish CoQinunity Cantar Aaditwium for tha YES pra-Naw Year's party. U waa ao woDdtrful to aaa BU ths paopla Bgain, to aaa the graat dacoratiooa, tha dalidooB kwUng food and MandaUp all around. HMTB ia no "thank-you" big enough for tha tima and effort axptndad by all tha •oiuntawa, aapecially Al and R«va Oruch. My apadal thanka goaa to Toby Kagan and SuuM Kotofc for ad tMr work. too. I look forward to baing back in tha awing of thinga ahortfy. MoUlaDakMaa

menorah. There is no substitute for thoroughness. I have personally been responsible for the appearance of over 100 names on the Federation list. Unfortunately this is a task to which the Federation seems reluctant to assign a high priority. Yet the daily screening of fisU takes all of ten minutes. If professional time is unavailable for this, a committee on lists and outreach shouki be established. Considering the small amount of resources involved, this will prove to be an excellent investment in the future of the community. If those on the periphery begin to heed the clarion call of commitment, it will lead to new faces on volunteer boards, new contributors to the campaign, and more children in our schools. In light of the bleak statistics alluded to earlier, a passive, laissez faire attitude to the whole matter of outreach can be fatal in the long run. TWs is not the fifties. Heterogeneity is the order of the dav. We are no longer a commtmity of Jewish "family Cleavers." Things have changed and we have got to change accordingly. The process of countering the trend toward disenfranchisement must begin immediately. 4. Education. Spending on educational needs has climbed significantly in recent years. Teacher's salaries have gone up in order to attract the cream of recent graduates. These are positive developments. People concerned with the future of this community should put education in the uppermost reaches of their minds. It mast be the lueqoivocal niunber one community priority—as it has been throughout Jewish history. A trailblazing program like Artza and other subsidies for trips to Israel by young people are finally receiving the resources they deserve. Airtza will hopefully be repeated every few years. Just as Artza provides Israel travel subsidies on a no-need basis, the overnight camping programs of the Federation and major congregational bodies should be similarly recompensed. If every camper received a voucher worth 25 percent of the fees for a Jewish camping experience it would be a significant step in the right direction towards bolstering Jewish continuity. The cost would not be inconsiderate, perhaps $30,000 annually (a bit over one percent of the Federation budget)—but we cannot afford not to do this. 5. A oommunity taak force should be set up to study ways in which to attenuate the hemorrhage of young Jews from Omaha. Perhaps ideas on how to bring families into the city can be developed into inexpensive programs, such as ads in other cities' papers touting Omaha's hi^ quality of life, plentiful employment opportunities and tolerably priced housing. This may be the proverbial shot in the dark, but it's worth an effmt. The German - sodologiat Max Weber used the term Gemeinschaft to describe a community built on familiarity, solidarity andtrust. He lamented that this is passing into the recesses oUiistory, observing that its replacement in modem times is^reseUschaft—a society founded on formal institutions and professional management. I grew up in a neighborhood affectionately called "Bagel." Densely packed with young Jewish families, it wasn't unusual on a warm summer evening to see a hundred kids—mostly Jewish, with a nice sprinkling of non-Jewish friends—holding court on a lawn adjacent to Glenwood Road. With the West Omaha "dispersion" that is no m(>re. Yet, as a community we still retain—when measured against the increasingly impersonal standarda of the out^ side world—more than a modicum of GemeiBa^Jiaft. In a sense we have the best of both worlds—familiarity and professional management. But the sentiment reflecting Geaxinachaft ia always in danger of being eroded. Education and outreach are keys to our survival. There are grounda for optimiam: Who wotild have imagined a generation ago that half the community would turn out for an larael Independence Day cdebration? Yet this should not detract from the raalixatkn that a demographic time bomb dta squarely in our mklat.

Dr. Martin Luther King By Blare |L Taaaabaam (Copyright 1W0. J»wkk TtttgnpUe Agmcy. laej NEW YORK-Tha Ufa and monumental career of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—whoaa birthday ia obaervad on Jan. 16—wu deeply intartwinsd with Anxrican Jews.' During a mamorial obaarvanoe we heU for King in Atlanta aoma yeara ago, hia father, the Rev. "Daddy" King, declared with dMp tiBotian, "Tha Jewish people werethebaataadmoBttniatodfriBndBofDr. King and tha movamant." Ha than dstalM how an AtlanU Jewiah lawyer and acqountanthad Utarally aavad the infant dvil righta ipovement (rom poKtkallytaiapired efforts of the Intamal Rovanna Sarrke to snuff it out. I firet mat Dr. King in fbbraaiy 1963.1 had tha privilagf of BBrring aa the program chakman of the Natkoal ConteBBca on RaUgkm and Race held in Chlcaga That partidpatkm of tha late Dr. Abraham Joahua Haechel and Cardinal Moyv of OUcago helped give the dvil ri^ta movsmant nural oadiUlity aa waU aa troop*, It waa than that tha dsdatoi waa nuMle to hoU tha August March on Waahington. AB JewB ware oimunitted to him and hia moral cauae, 80 waa Kiqg a tnia tad Bupporter of every m^jor Jewish <:au*a. Ha vigoroualy ofipoMd tuti-dtaiitlaBi, advocated tharightaolSoiriBt Jewry nd aopportad iBiaal aa "one of the gnat outpiaata ct damocranr in the wortd." Blacks and Jewa today woukl do wall to atudy togethar King'a viaion and worda of heaUnf and traatad coQaboration.

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Lincoln couple celebrates Jewish holidays in London and Russia Editor'! Note: Dr. EMUOI Bahw. • profcMor at UNL, imd his wife. Oithira. ipent 10 diO^s dnring Sq>t«inb«r 1968 in the Soviet Union, where Dr. Baliar wu invited to partidpate in a woriulM)p organlaed by tlie Soviet Acadom^ of Sdencea. Mr*. Baliar ia the areUviet at tlie Nebraaka Jewiah Hiator ical Sodety. The Sahara live ba Unoohi, Neb. Following is the flrat of two artldea writtoi by Mra. Bahar deacriUng their experienoea dorlng their trip. It would have to be sheer stroke of ludc to spend Rosh Haahanah at the Spaoiah Portugueae synagogue in London, Yom Kippur in Tallinn, Estonia, on the Baltic Sea, and Shabbat and Suldiot at tiie great synagogue in Moscow. My husband and I were fortunate enough to do just that as he was invited by tlve Soviet Academy of Sciences to attend a workahc^ in Tallinn. We first flew to London and spent Rash Haahanah with liis brother and family. It was the first time in my life tliat I attended a Sepbaradic synagogue on a High HoUday. Ttie men and women were separated by a ayinbolic Meciiitza. The synagogue board members wore top hats, and bowed to each other as they took their places in the center of the room; decorum manifested itseliF everywhere. The prayer melodies were unfamiliar to me,' and for the first time in my life I understood what it means to ait at a service and not be able to partidpate. I looked around and saw elegant women, all wearing very fancy hats! My friends at Tifoeth Israel Imow exactly what I mean. Everyone followed the service, and not even once did the rabbi or the chazzan call out the page number. I particularly liked one custom wliich I have never witnessed before. When Birkat Hakohanim was read all the children, girls and boys, approached their fathers who covered their children's heads with their talitot and repeated the brache. It was a very beautiful sight. On Sept. 18, we boarded British Airways to fly to the Soviet Union. As we ^>proached Moscow airport I thought about my father who was exiled from Russia in 1930, and went to Palestine where he lived all his life as a pioneer. ' Toward his later years he expressed a wish to visit his birthplace. He still had two living sisters then. Aa I was think' ing about it, my husband suddenly said. "What would your , father have said if he knew we were visiting Russia." He repeated these words several times during our stay there. We filled out the regular cuatoms papers, carefully spedfying the amount of all the travelers checks and cash we haid. As we approached the customs clerk he asked whether we had any gold. "Yes, my jewelry," I said. He insisted that I list every piece of gold jewelry I had on me exduding, of course, that which is anchored to my mouth. We were met by a representative of the Soviet Academy of Sdences who transferred us to our flight to Tallinn. We arrived in Tallinn late at night and were met again L by members of the conference. The first night was spent ^ in Hotel Sport whkh was built fdr partidpanta in the Olympics. The next day we were transferred to Hotel Vim, located in the center of Tallinn. It is a huge, modem building and our room on the 21st floor faced the harbor. Tallinn is a charming medieval dty, surrounded by a stone wall whkh encircles its towers, cobbled stone streets, and tall spired churchea. The new part of town has wide streets, an opeai market, and little cafes. When we fkst came to Tallinn we indicated to our coordinator, a young energetic woman, that we wanted to go to the synagogue on Yom Kippur. Two hours later she told us that she had found the address and at 6 p.ni. there would be a car waiting to take us there just to find the place. At 7:46 the car was there again to pidi us up with another couple, and we were driven to the synagogue. It was a regular house in an alley in the naighborbood of a school "^ men were squuratad from the women by a k>w wiO. There were about 70 people all tUgether, aU over i 70 years old. When they found out that we were from the ' y.S. they were vary excited. We apoke in several lanCuagea. English, Yiddish, German and Hebrew. The ladiee took tuma to ait next to us and asked a million questiooa. I wee surpriaed that they could apeak foreign languages so well Thqr proudly

pointed out that they were Eastlanders, Estonians. The Jews were well off before Word War II and studied at Hebrew gymnasium, or at a German school, where they teamed foreign languages. The men proudly displayed their medals from the "Great Patriotic War." There were many professional people among them eapedally physkuans. One lady pointed to a man whom site said waa a physidan in charge of a hospital. He used to take the High Holidays off and travel to Riga, but he does not do fhia anymore. He takes off from work and comes to the synagogue in Tallinn. After the services we walked back with a nice couple. The man was a retired physician. Their son is a phyqidan, too. He lives far bmm them. I asked whether he had a car, "Yes," ahe aaid, "we bought it for him," and aighedl On the next day we returned to the synagogue. I was the only woman for some time, but slowly the synagogue began to fill up. When it was time to say Kaddish, one of the men came up to the Bimah and reminded the people to mention in thefr prayers the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Dr. Yanosb Korchack who went to the gas chambers with his orphans, and their rabbi who along with 900 Estonian Jews perished during the Holocaust. The synagogue had enough prayer books to go around, but they were very old. As I leafed through them I was surprised to find a blessing for "Tzar Nicholas II and Tzarina Alexandra, and their family" ... in Hebrewl Tallinn is a beautiful dty to visit. It has lively shops though there is not much to buy. There are many gardens and old churches, and an open wooded area by the sea, where whole 18th century villages were transferred to.

Jewish Agency (Continaed from Page 1) known until Thursday, when Dinitz and Mendel Kaplan, chairman of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors, are to hold a news conference. Among Dinitz's most surprising proposals is one that the Jewish Agency begin running the centers in Vienna and Rome where Soviet Jews await processing for their trips to Israd or the United States. Dinitz has even suggested that a tranait camp be set up in Israel, according to some reports. There Soviet emigres would be exposed to Israeli life and could then chooae to settle thera If not, their coveted refugee status would not be jeopardized, he maintains, because they wouM be issued only tourist visas and would remain free to emigrate to the United States. . Other Jewish Agntcy offidals and former refuseniks have objected strongly to the proposal. The resettlement issue was also the centerpiece of a UIA executive committee meeting Monday, which Dinitz, Jewish Agency Treasurer Meir Sbeetrit and other Jewish Agency offidala attended aa obaervers. meentatioBa ware made by offidals from HIA8, the

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Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society; NYANA, the New York Association of New Americans; and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Responsibility for the transit centers currently falls to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, also a benefidary of the United Jewish Appeal. Speaking at Tuesday's (Jewish Agency) meeting, Sylvia Hassenfeld, president of the JDC, said its expenditures for those in Vienna and Rome will double and possibly quadruple in 1989. Hassenfekl said that 1988 expenditures of tl2 million were already 12 timea those in 1987. "Jewish organizations must take a comprehensive approach in order to reduce and contain costs, encourage self-help among the transmigrants, and explore additional fundraising possibilities," Hassenfeld said in statements made at the meeting.

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Catholic scholar urges incorporation of Jewish values By Howard Roeenbcrg (Copyright 1968, Jewiah Telegraphic Agmey, lac) WASHINGTON - A prominent Catholic scholar has called on Christian denominations to end their traditional refusal to incorporate Jewish values from the Old Testament in their theology and religious practice. The theologian, the Rev. John Pawlikowski, professor of social ethics at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, said he believes that "Christianity has gotten too de-Judaized." However, he said that Christians are increasingly adopting Jewiah values, such as the importance of building a strong community. Despite this welcome development, Pawlikowski said fundamental differences will likely remain between Christianity and Judaism on the modem State of Israel's biblical daim to,its homdand. Pawlikowski, a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, spoke at the home of Israeli Ambassador Moshe Arad recently on "The Jewish Covenant: Its Continuing Challenge for Christian Fdth." His talk was sponsored by the IsriPel Colloquium, which hopes to improve relations between the Christian community and Israd. Pawlikowski spoke about the the °Sec9nd Vatican Council, convened by Pope John XXIII ftx>m 1962 to 1965, and how it tried to rest<»e a community orientation to Christianity. The council recognized that because of Christianity's traditiond emphasis on pers<xid sdvation, "The world for Christians frequently became a place they longed to escape, rather than a place they were called to transform." Pawlikowski sdd that a recent movement within Christianity, liberation thedogy, which calls for freedom to people living under oppressive governments worldwide, is an outgrowth of "Juddsm's commund historicd sense."

But some theologiana in that movement do not view the Israditea' "exoduscovenantal" tradition podtivety, Pawlikowski said, adding that some have "introduced the notion of Jewish responsibility for (Jesus') death, that seems to return us to the unfortunate days prior to the Second Vatican CouncU." Pawlikowski also spoke of Judaism's "more podtive view of the human person than Christianity," and bow increased contacts with Judaism "may hdp restore the far more podtive outr look on sexuality as an avenue for experiencing the divine pleasure," he add. On the Jews' historic claim to the land of Israd, Pawlikowski said many Christians maintdn that the Jews' biblical claim to the land "automatically breeds injustice." Moshe Aumann, consul general at the Israeli Embassy here, commented that some mainline churches have moved "dramatically toward a greater under-standing and rapprochement with Juddsn^" but have 8to{^>ed short of "dosing the cirde with regard to Israd." Conversdy, Aumann sdd Christian fundamentalists and evangelicds "have been the most positive in their (politicd) attitude toward Israel" but view it theologically as a precursor to Jesus' return to earth after Armageddon, the find battle between God and his enemies described in the New Testament Book of Revelation. While the mainline churches generally do not espouse that viewpoint, to many coneervative Christians, "the chances of a Jew sharing in that final... glory is still rather problematic, to put it mildly," Pawlikowski said.

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Jews of Yemen By Siwan Birnbaum NEW YORK (JTA) - A group of Yemenite Jews and non-Yemenite supporters, who claim that Jews who remain in North Yemen have been subject to forced conversion to Islam, have formed an advocacy group to try and save the remaining Jewish community there. The National Coalition for the Rescue of Yemenite Jewry was officially established here last week, in a meeting at Stem College for Women of Yeshiva University. David Shuker, chairman of Israel's Public Committee for Yemenite Jewry, charged that Jewish women have been kidnapped, forced to convert to I slam and then made to remarry Muslim men. Shuker, who read ft'om letters allegedly'smuggled out from Yemen in recent yecu's, also reported that at least two Jews in Yemen were killed. He said the alleged murders and other forms of danger to Jews in Yemen date from the;(1982 arrival there of members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, who were forced to leave Lebanon after Israel invaded that country.

PERSONALS My sincere thanks to my family and friends for all the cards, contributions, gifts and flowers during my recent hospitalization. Also a special thanks to Rabbi Nadoff and Cantor and Mrs. Fettman for their concern. Sincerely, Doris Kwiatek Heartfelt thanks to my family and friends for your many expressions of good wishes for my speedy recovery.. It meant a lot to me. Reva Ruderman Thanks to our family and frienda for their expressions of sympathy and memorials. Special thanks to the entire Temple Israel staff for their loving support at the time of our loes of our loved one, Ben Shrier. The Hy Shrier Family To thank each and «v«ry one of our frioida and relatives for the cards, calls, flowars, visits, ridss, books and donations while Morris was in the hospital. Your good wishsa helped speed my recovery. Morriii and Eilesa Su The family of Libby Hobsnua deeply appreciates the many kindnesses shown our mother during her long illness and the maay exr ^pressione of sympathy extended to us. The cards, memorials and contributions in her name have been a source of much comfort and a tribute to her unyielding spirit and

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Temple Israel SERVICES: SHABBAT DINNER At 6 p.m., a Shabbat Diimer and special service will be held for 5th grade students and their families. Friday: 8:15 pjn. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Firestone will officiate. Pulpit guest, Gerald Kaye, director of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations' Olin-Sang-Ruby Camp, will speak on "Baseball and Jewish Education." The Oneg Shabbat following the service will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. Saturday: 11:15 a.m. Simcha B'Shabbat-The congregation, together with Rabbi Azriel, will study the Torah portion for the week. CAMP DAY Jerry Kaye, director of Olin-Sang-Ruby Camp, will be the featured guest for Temple Israel Religious School's "Summer in Winter" Day, Saturday, Jan. 14. Grades 4 through 7 will have a "Summer Camp" experience from 911 a.m. Second- third- and fourth-graders together with their parents will enjoy the "Camp Site" on Saturday eiftemoon. The afternoon ?rill culminate with a Havdalah Service.

Council Bluffs B'nal Israel SERVICES: First and third Friday each month, 7:30 pjn. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service. A special Young Family Service is held the first Friday of each month. A speaker with discussion is part of the sorvice on the third Friday of each month.

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SERVICES: Friday: 7 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. The residents and staff of the Rose Blumkin Home invite the families, volunteers and friends of the residents to attend services in the Herbert Goldsten Chapel. Kiddush follows services on Shabbat.

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•x^rxX The outing ol Tlf • fan Abkmr Areaeora will take puoe Saturday, I January 14 at Beth Israel Synale, 8:46 a.m. IVe forward to sharing this simcha celebration with friends and fapiily. Marilyn and Bnce AftaaoB

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Beth Israel Synagogue

SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. Friday: 6 p.m. SECOI4D SHABBAT DINNER Second Shabbat Dinner will follow services. Saturday: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services sponsored by Women's League. Babysitting is available from 10 a.m. Junior Congregation, 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv, 5:05 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Weekday;8: 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. LUNCH AND LEARN Lunch and Learn will continue Thursday, Jan. 19, noon. A discussion of "Evil in the World" will be held. MEN^S CLUB Men's Club will sponsor a breakfast Sunday, Jan. 15, following morning service. Rabbi Allan Gonsher will speak on "Family Birth O^der and Behavior Patterns."

SERVICES: Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat, 5 p.m. Late family service, 8 p.m. Robert Wolfson, director of ADL/CRC, will speak on "Current concerns to the Jewish community." Babysitter serv ice will be available. The Oneg Shabbat reception following services is sponsored by Sisterhood. Saturday: Morning service, 8:45

Lincoln B'nai Jeshurun SERVICES: Friday: Religious School Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Sabbath Eve Family Service, 7:30 p.m. ADULT EDUCATION Sunday: 11 a.m. Tueadaiy: 7:30 p.m. COFFEE WITH THE CANTOR Thursday: 10:30 a.m.RSVP 435-8004

Lincoln TIfereth Israel SERVICES: Friday. 8 p.m. Sisterhood Shabbat. The Oneg Shabbat wiU sponsored by Sisterhood. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Sisterhood Shabbat Luncheon. Torah study with the rabbi, 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays: 7:15 a.m. Sunday: 10 a.m.

Offutt Air Base SERVICES: Rabbi Howard Zyskind conducts servicee in the Capehart Chapel every Friday at 8 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service.

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Saul Libowski will give the D'var Torah. BABY NAMING At the Saturday morning service, newborn Tiffany Abbey Arenson, daughter of Bruce and MarUyn Arenson, will be named. The kiddush following the service will be in honor of the occasion. MINI ADULT SHABBATON On Saturday morning, Cantor Fettman will conduct a special learning service in the Goldstein Chapel begiiming at 9:30 a.m., for those who registered for the Mini Shabbaton. Their service wiU be followed by a Shabbos lunch at noon in the Social HalL Presentations add discussions will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The overall topic will be "Individual Rights and Communal Responsibilities in Judaism." Class with the rabbi, 4:15 p.m. Mincha, 6 p.m. Mincha will be followed by Ma'ariv, ShaJoah Seudos and Havdalah. Shalous Seudoa will be sponsored by Mrs. Albert Newman in observance of Yahrzeit for Meyer Wolff Tatle. . Sundays: Morning Minyanaire service, 9 a.m. Weekly Sunday morning breakfast and "E^>k)ring Jewish Ideas" with the rabbi will follow the service. Weekdays: 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. JR. NCSY A bowling party for Jr., NCSY members will be held on Jan. 15 at the Ranch Bowl, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Election of officers for the first half of 1989 will be held.

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Training programs offered The Parent Assistance Line (PAL) and the Parent Aide Program, two volunteer services offered by Child Saving Institute, will begin training on Feb. 16. Laura O'Neill, parent aide coordinator and Carol Pelan, parent assistance line coodinator, will conduct the training. The Parent Assistance Line is a confidential telephone listening and crisis in-

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food, and most of all, putOTYG By llffani Sherman ting up with the members Omaha Temple Youth themselves. Group hosted the MoVFTY Thanks to Dorothy SpizWinter Conclave in Omaha, man and the entire Temple Dec. 2327, 1988. The Israel office staff for copyBoth programs are programming for the con- ing and stapling services staffed entirely by volun- clave was di^erent and ex- and programs. Rid)bi Azriel, teers. FOT additional infor- citing. The youth group Spencer Brookstetn and imation call Susan Phillips, brought experts into the Marda Greene des«ve spedty, a first for MoVFTY, to dal thanks for guiding and '553-6000. teach MoVFTY members assisting the members of OTYG who helped plan the about Judaism. A grant from the New- conclave with their work. man Foundation made the DoraGoldstrom and the programs possible. These Temple Israel Sisterhood funds enabled OTYG to hire donated a brass candleour song leader Aaron hoida' to be handed down to ably hear oral arguments in Pankin; our Saturday pro- MoVFTY conclave host dtthe case during the spring grammer Alley Sheer, ies in the future. session, according to teacher and performer of The youth group thanks Samuel Rabinove, legal "Rock 'n Roll Religicm;" and them all, because without director of the American our creator of "Israel: A their hard work, the conJewish Committee. Argu- Celebration of Life," Dr..i' dave would not have run as ments in the case almost Sheri Dienstfrey. * smoothly as it did. certainly will be heard beLeaving the subject of This program was a creafore the court recesses for tive arts presentation which conclave, congratulations to the summer, he told the included music, art, dance, Bible Quiz participants Jewish Telegraphic Agency. drama. Jewish studies and from Temple Israel. They The plaintiffs in the origi- creative writing. The Jewish won three of the five nal case, the American Civil community was invited to trophies awarded: Mordy Liberties Union and the attend the presentation as a Schwartz, first place; Rikki Anti-Defamation League of way for OTYG to thank the Epstdn, third place; Sarah B'nai B'rith, are asking the Newman Foundation for its Krieger, fourth place. Andy Supreme Court to affirm a grant. Wigodsky also partidpated. U.S. Court of Appeals deciThere are too many people Congratulations to them alL sion barring public displays to thank properly, but a few of a Christmas nativity deserve special recognition. scene and a Chanukah me- Special thanks to the TemPulverente norah on government prop- ple Israel Congregation and erty in Pittsburgh during parents of OTYG members Monument Co. the hoUday season. for their help with housing, Friend-of-the-court briefs preparation and serving of Fraik L Cieiiilla Jr. in support of the plaintiffs 60 Years Experience have been filed jointly by AakFor With Jewish the American Jewish ComELOISE Lettering and Memoriais Nail Technician mittee and the National (allfonm) Council of Churches, as well 1439 So. 13th Hal(0<aign« as by the American Jewish atTHEFOBUM 341-2452 Congress on behalf of the «aiN.114 4M-4714 National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council and itaeif. The Supreme Court in recent years has dealt with complaints against the display of a nativitgr aeeM or creche on pobUc propwty, JkdaWitoii but never a ncMrah or FkiMing. Cnlk. Coobi«. other Jewish religious SK«lyfarSATc<Hi..Gcl> qrmboL didksHomm. Evoiani The menorah in question a»mtatat. TIC^ I<lj»far t>elongs to the (^habadLubavitch organization, a lllMHi.MI Wtmtl —lUMMUJnJ •Miv<./SadC^kTV Hasidic movement. The Miti The Lamaif OMMMI p«n of your idr creche is the property of the Holy Name Sodety, a Roman Catholic or^nisation. MCaCMU Both are iimfclim to overOMaan turn the lower court, ruling.

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Ze'eya Cohen and Dancers to perform in Omaha Preparations are under way at the'Jewish Community Center of Omaha for a March 18 performance by Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers, a 12-inember modem dance company based in New York City. Open to the public, the performance will cap a week-long residency by Ms. Cohen who will also teach master classes at the JCC, Creighton University and UNL, and create a new work for children of the JCC's Young Dancers' Workshop. A related highlight will be an exhibit of dance-related artwcH-ks in the JCC Art Gallory, Feb. 26-March 23. "Ze'eva Cohen ia a choreogra{>her who can be depended OD for literate, Iwautifully craftad dance that is appealingly performed." wrote New York Tines dance critic Jennifer Dunning in a 1987 review. "!Ivr work is very sophisticated and yet it's something anyone can appreciate," said JCC dance director Cheryl KapeU. "She covers an amawng range, from mythology to hiatory to satire and abstraction. Her dramatic themee can be very powerful, and yet there's always an elegiiBce to the movement itself. Omaha has never seen anything quite like her."

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Bom in Tel Aviv and later trained at the Juillaird School, Ms. Cohen performed with the Anna Sokolow dance company, New York's Dance Theater Workshop and as a solo artist before forming her company in 1983. She has also choreographed works for companies including the Boston Ballet, the Alvin Alley Repertory Ensemble, North Carolina's Dance Theater, Israel's Batsheva Dance Company and Kibbutz Dance Company. Helping fund the Omaha Han Weiaa perlwmance and reeidency are the Nebraska Arts Han Weiss, son of Lea and Council, a state agency; the Albert Weiss, will become a Omaha Modem Dance Col- Bar Mitzvah on Jan. 20 and lective, a volunteer non- 21, at Tifereth Israel Syvmprofit dance support group; goguein Lincoln. the Morton A. Richards Ilan is a sevwuth-grade Program Fund; and the Es- student at Lincoln East ther K. Newman Memorial Junior/Senur High SchooL Fund. He is a member of the stuthe JCC Art Gallery ex- doit council and enjoys muhibit, "Three Dimensions of sic, swimming and going to Dance," will showcase Camp Herzl. He is also a works by three Omaha ar- member of Kadimah USY. tists, all drawing their induIlan and his brother, Doration from dance and danc- ron. are the granrirhiWren of ers. Featured will be Mary Itzchak and Shulamit RuJane Krance (pastel draw- binfeld of Tel Aviv and ings), Al Rhea (metal sculp- Shirley Weiss of New York. ture) and Jim WiUiams (pfao' tographs). A combined reception the evening of March 18 will honor members of tta« Ze'eva Colun company and the exhibiting artietai.

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BREADBREAKERS Rabbi Paul Drazen will speak at the Jan. 18 B'nai B'rith Breadbreakera. according to Steve Riekes. January president. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday aftenxxn at Howard Johnson's, 72nd and Grover. The meeting is open to the commnnity. LIVINGSTON The Livingston Plaza Prfandihip Club alKUd the foOowing offictn on Jan. 4: JoachiB Boin, prsaidnt; Betty Wriwmsn.vfeeprwident; LiBy Boin. secretary; Ida ZoorwUl, treasHrer:

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By Hngh Oigel TEL AVIV (JTAI Amal, the mainstream Shiite militia in southern Lebanon, is pulling back from possible new confrontations with Israel. It ordered its men to stop firing Katyusha rockets^ into Galilee and to prevent radical groyps in the region from doing so. The order from Amal headquarters follows an Israeli helicopter gunahip raid Dec. 29 on a local Amal base in Sultiniya village, near Tyre. Eight AmsJ militiamen were reported wounded. Although Israel did not officially identify the target as Amal, high-ranking military sources hinted strongly that the attack was in retaliation for Amal assistance to Palestinian terrorist gangs trying to infiltrate Israel. But the senior Amal commander in Tyre said his men will continue to attack Israel Defense Force and South Lebanon Army positions in the southern Lebanon security zone.

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Great-grandparents are Mrs. Louis Somberg of Omaha, Sally Slocum of Fresno and Morton Richards of Laguna Hills, Calif.

Marilyn and Bruce Arenson aimounce the Dec. 31 birth of a daughter, Tiffany Abbey. The Arensons also have a daughter, Leslie, 6, and a son, Joshua, 3'/i. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Arenson of Lincoln, Neb., and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kleiman (rf Toronto, Canada. Great-grandmother is Anna Arenson of Wat«rloo, Iowa.

Candidate won't run By Tom Tag«i><i LOS ANGELES (JTA)The specter of a racially divisive mayoral campaign here between the block igcumbent and a Jewish challenger dissolved abruptly, when City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky announced that be will not run against Mayor Tom Bradley in this year's election. Yaroslavsky, who got his politkral start by organizing the k>cal Students for Soviet Jewry drive, decided to drop out because his opponent was so "personally popular and deeply entrenched" as to foreclose any hope of victory.

Dorene and Norman Goldfingar of New York, N.Y., announce the Dec. 16 birth of a son, Mark Benjamin. Grandparents are Millie Wine, Omaha, and Pearl Goldfinger, Brooklyn, N.Y. Carrie and Ken Somberg of Redondo Beach, Calif., announce the Dec. 30 birth of a son, Andrew Katayama. Grandparents are Suzanne Ridiards Singer and Ramon Somberg of Omaha, and Yo and Jo Katayama of Fresno. Calif.

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NEW YORK (JTA)-An tences of one month to three By B«n Kayfett ' Canadian lawyers are By Ton Tngend while his Republican oppo- anti-discrimination law years for anyone practicing TORONTO (JTA) - Can watching a case in Ohio, LOS ANGELES (JTA)- nent took a more hikewarm passed by the Argentine or promoting any form (rf ^ a Jewish father who takes where the court has threatCongress last August has discrimination for reasons his children to the syna- ened to arrest a Catholic Michael Otriand, a maverick position. In the somewhat bizarre been invoked for the first of race, creed, sex or nagogue on Saturdays stop his women for violating a cus- pro-Israel activist, has been separated Roman Catholic tody order to raise her two indicted by a federal grand case, Vallen declared him- time in a case of serious con- tional origin, whether as an wife from taking them to children in their father's jury on chargea of launching self an anti-Zionist and said cern to Argentine Jews, ac- individual or member of a an illegal effort to akl the that he assumed that the cording to the Latin Ameri- group. Masa on Sundays? Jewish faith. 1986 reelection campaign of Goland money had come can Report, published by Still, aa the ADL report The Ontario Supreme California Sen. Alan Cran- from Christian fundamen- the Anti-Defamation noted, the statute is no panCourt will try to answer the ston. talisU. acea for anti-Semitiam in League of B'nai B'rith. question when it hears a The indictment charges According to the federal The case involved an ad- Argentina. And it has custody case in February inthat Goland violated federal indictment of Goland and vertiaement in the daily La limited snforcement provivolving the Jewish father election laws by funnding three associates, the four Nacion eulogizing the late sions. and Catholic mother who By Hngh Orgel 1120,000 to a fringe rightThe report quoted the Arare separated. TEL AVIV (JTA) - wing candidate in the 1986 msn rscmited 66 people to Josef Goebbels, the Nazi make a total of tl20,000 in propaganda minister, on gentine magazine Criterio The case illustrates the Security professionals and rise in religioua friction civil aviation experts from senatorial race, in order to contributions to finance an what would have been his as saying that the law can do very little to fight antiwhen interfaith marriages more than 20 countries have siphon votes away from the advertising campaign for 91st birthday. Republican candidate who Vallen. The 66. drawn Sydney Jarkow, chairman Semitism unless the entire break down, according to an registered for the first interarticle by Dorothy Lqwven- national seminar on aviation was threatening the re- largely from the Orthodox of the ADL's Jarkow Insti- society acta to "extirpate election bid of Cranston, a community, were then reim- tute for Latin America, the roots ... of racial and ko in the Toronto Gtobe & security, to be held in Israel Democrat, bureed by Goland, a subter- praised Argentine Attorney religioua hatred" in ArgenMail for five days beginning Feb. The alleged pk>y worked, fuge that violates election General Luis Moreno Cam- tina. Lawyers who handle cus- 5. because the fringe candi- laws. po's decision to investigate tody cases say friction is Although planned months Edward Vallen of the and prosecute the parties also common among mem- ago, the seminar will have date, American Independent responsible, under the antiThanks toycxj... bers of the same faith, special urgency in light of Party, took just enough NAMED PRESIDENT where one spouse "finds re- the destruction of Pan votes away from Republican NEW YORK (JTA)-- . discrimination law. it worksThe law, adopted with litligion" at the end of a mar- American Airways Flight Ed Zschau to assure Cran- Sylvia Hassenfeld has been for ALL OF US riage. 103 over Scotland which in- ston's victory in a tight named president of the tle dissent in August by Canadian courts have vestigators now attribute to race. Cranston is coosidered American Jewish Joint Dis- t>oth bouses of Congress, generally recognized the a powerful bomb placed one of the Senate's staun- tribution Committee, suc- was a landmark for Argentina. It provides prison senright of the custodial parent aboard the aircraft chest supporters of Israel, ceeding Heinz Eppler. to determine the reUgious "1—T-5—r upbringing of the children, Lipovenko wrote. But that is starting to change, aa judges begin to place more impmtance on the relationship of the noncustodial parent—usually the father—and his diiklren. The case coming up in court will test how far f. judges are willing to impose one parent's religious prebrence to the ezctosion of the other. The mother in this case converted to Judaism when she married, but has aince returned to the Catholk faith. She wants to bqitize her 1 l-year-old son and his younger sister and register them in catechism diuMea. 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for the following year. The B'nai Jeshurun Congregation thanks the following members who helped with the Hanukkah dinner, Thanksgiving Day Interfaith Service and clean-up alter Siyyum HaTorak Lois Pearlman, Bonnie Lapin, Vicki Weisz, Wendy Pearlman, Marsha Plotldn, Suzanne Kalish, Becky VVallen, B. J. Wallen, Rebecca Nelms, Penny Berger, Marcia Wallen, Natalie Weinstein, Lorena Wachendorf, Julie Weisser, Art Lapin, Alan Frank, Judy McKeighan and Cantor Weisser.

Parents of B'nai Jeshurun Temple have expressed interest in the formation of a preschool class. Call 4368004, if interested, as your jnput will serve as the basis of the future of preschool programming.

The Hadassah Study group will meet Jan. 16, 9:30 a.m., at the home of Esther Rae Chesnin, 3620 S. 37 St. The discussion will be led by Nili Twersky.

On Jan. 11, the B'nai Jeshurun Temple Sisterhood held their evening meeting at Temple. The program was presented by Cantor Weisser entitled "A Musical Tour Through the Jewish Calendar." A meeting of the Program Committee was held at the home of Rita Battitz. Shirley Colombe, Barbara Strauss, Cantor Weisser and Rita Babbitz created a proposed calendar of events

President Al Weiss of Tifereth Israel Congregation thanks the people who participated in the Hanukkah Party. Also, thanks to Gary Hockman for the new bulletin. The Tifereth Israel Preschool has openings for children from 3-5 years. Children attending are Leah Keller, Naomi Salomon, Megan Beam, Erica Van Horn, Amy Misle, Lara Cahan, and Andrea Hochman. Sandy Keller is preschool coordinator and the teachers are Debbie Beam and Pam Walters.

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Our next meeting is Jan. 17. Some time this month, dear MoUie will be back with us. And, yes-8-8-s-8, Nebraska lost. On Jan. 3, the committee met for the Federation kickoff campaign. Get your checkbooks ready, fellows. Also, at the next luncheon, bring three two-bit pieces, plus greenbacks, saving the collectors a few problems. Remember, this one was on the house. We had a large attendance at the Jan. 3 earlybirds. Moderator Gerald Bematien, our past presir dent, opened with the proposed salary raises for congressmen and judges. It should be remembered that they maintain two residences, one in Waahington where living expenses are high, and one back home. Various opinions from Herb Meich^, Art Grossman and Norm Komey on their living costs, time spent campaigning for office and retirement benefits were given. The subject changed to Social Security and how the new changes affect us seniors—like catastrophic illness, deductibles and IRS surtax. Herb Meichea, exinauranceman, gave us an insight on the insurance busineaa, their profits and \oaaet. One thing, any beefs or Boggeationa, write your congressman. And now, to a new improved hincheoo, at no cost, courtaay of the Federation, supcrvtaed by Toby Kagan, subbing for MoUie. Thank you to our gracious servers, assisted by our Maitre D's, Bogie, Al Onich and Danny Greenfield. Dave Steon, in from MinneapoUa, ia making his home here and will, we tniat, be a new member. He waa the gueat of Morrie Kate. Othar gueets were Meyer Ruback'a grandaon. Randy, and gueata of Bogie in from Da* Moinaa, Nate Bematein, Joe Barish and Lou Wmiama. Motiie by our violinist Abe Roaenthal, Benachan by Keith PelU. In between, Ernie Prieaman played the grand. Thanka, Ernie. Nona Wohlnar reported on our hoapttaliaad member* Jo* Krieafaid and Doc Laoa FailmaB. Life go** oa lor our Irvi By Uw wag^ a* much aa the luidi waa on the bouae,

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everyone contributed the big buck to the Mitzvah box. Thanks, lads. ' Toby gave us encouraging news about the kitchen— they are out to serve us with delicious meals. The guest speaker was Howard Bloom, director of the Jewiah Federation. His background includes aervke in Fitzhenry & Whiteakle in Toronto, degrees from Ohio State, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, social work in Manitoba, a teacher in Israel, Jewish Federation in Edmonton, Alberta. What more can we say? In a hiunorous vein, he extolled the virtues of our Nebraska climate and his Russian origins. On a serious note, he spoke on the pressure on Israel, on Israel's strategic position in the Middle East, which gives America protection there, and on the hundreds of millions of Arabs bent On Israel's destruction. Arafat and the PLO-can he be trusted? The media is not sensitive to Israel's strategic location, and American sympathy, being what it is for the underdog, seems to be for the Arab students being led by Arab terroriats. We truat we will see y'all, along with MoUie, <m Jan. 17.

' ByBertLewia We keep asking for the names of the children bom in 1988, those who will celebrate B'nai Mitzvah in the year 2001. And many of you have responded. So far, our list includes the foUowhig: Rachel N. Berg Martin Nachman Alex Epstein Alexa J. Newman Joshua L. Finnicum Aaron B. Passer Maggie Fried Emily Rein Daniel I. Fry Ian Rothenberg Pechiya Shir-el Shimona Gold Max Rothenberg Zachary Jaburg Brent B. Saltunan Matthew Jodis Sarah R. Schulman Martin Kaplan Erika M. Siegel WiUiam S. Lemke Andrew B. Siref Jeffrey A. Meyerson Sarah M. Spooner Sara Munzeaheimer Matthew L. Volkmann Moat of theae babies are Omahana, but some are grandchildren of Omahans or the children of fcHmo- residents. We'll identify the locals and the out-of-towners appropriately when the issue is printed. In the meantime, iJF you want your baby included in our special Passover edition this year, l^t's hear from you.

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By Ruth Potash and Bonnie PawloeU This week the the Omaha Committee for Soviet Jewry suggests Omahans write to the Moshinsky family who reside in Andropov, a city located mid-way between Moscow and Leningrad (formerly known as Rybinsky). Lev Moshinsky, 25, is a former historian who lost hia job when he applied for exit visas. He now works as a menial laborer. His wife,

Irina, waa trained as a music teacher. They know some English. When they requested permission to emigrate in 1960, authorities refused to even supply th«n with the proper forms, friends told the committee. The couple haa a 10-yearold daughter, Maria. Omahans may write to the family at 200 Let Ribinska 6/30, Andropov 162914, RSFSR, USSR.

9\/[editerranean !foods Drive begins NEW YORK (JTA) The National Council of Young Itnei haa intervened to save what remains of the ancient al-Baaatin Jewish cemetery in Cairo. The Egyptian authorities, planning a highway and bouaing project over part of the 1,020-year-old burial ground, aaked the local Jewiah community to reUnquisb 6,000 aquare feet. Four hundred graves would be deetroyed, the remains exhumed and tranaferrad to other site*. The cemetary, dating from 969 C.i^ ia the burial place erf many dbtinguiahed rabbi* and a^polara. The cematary was largely destroyed foUowiog the SixDay War. "Judaiam haa flouriahed in Egypt for thouaand* of year*. Wa cannot aUow that record to be phyafeally araaad.' aaid Dr. Harald Jaooba. ptaaidaot of Young laraaL

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If I ever find I need to change my work environment completely, I'm going to the Chamber of Commerce and see if they c^ use a home-town booster. I always have kvelled about the kind of community we have here—the way we count second- tUrd- and fourthgeneration Jewish families among our citizens. Still, every now and then 1 hear something that warms me through and through, and it's because it relates exactly to that "sense of family" we enjoy. The most recent reminder of this phenomenon was the news about two friends who will soon celebrate a significant birthday—together. It seems they've known each other since childhood, have shared birthday parties when they were little Idds and now, mature adults, parents and responsible members of the community, were once again going to share a simcha. I love it—I think it's more than special. I class it in the same category as those lucky couples who have known each other since who-knows-when discover that their kids have met, fallen in love and plan to marry. I think it must be a real kick to have machatunem you've known since study hall days at Central High School. It doesn't have to be such an important part of life to still enjoy this kind of thing. I find that even something as ordinary as a crowded lobby during the intermission of some performance can suddenly produce wonderful surprises. A face from out of the past, somebody known during another time in a life, looks tentatively and says "urn— aren't you, didn't you, weren't you... 7 And the cartoon lightbul() goes off when you suddenly place that face. If you're lucky, you can even remember the name. That's usually followed by hugs, squeals, talking at the same time, etc, etc That happened to me at a big party laist summer. A woman I hadn't see since the day I got married appeared among the many guests at a sit-down dinner. I stared at her from the appetizer, through dinner and right up to dessert By the time the coffee came I knew who she was. She didn't recognize me quite as fast, but to be fair, I wasn't blonde when she knew mel Frequently, when I'm in pubUc somewhere with either or both of my parents, they will greet somebody I don't know. I win be introduced and then the explanation follows, something like this: "I knew Esther when we were little girls in school Her family lived next door to us." Or maybe it's "Do you know Irving? I've known him since we sang together in the choir bef(M?e our voices cbangedl" With any hick there's a clear memory of exactly how many years ago that was. Amazing. And let me just tell you this, as a final remark. You folks who migrated to Florida or California or Arizona might not have to put up with blizzards and ice, but neither do you have thaw wonderful c^portimities to run into old chums. I guess we should just say "ahbee gerunt." But just the same, I think our community is special— don't you agree?

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ha-Suburban. Howard N. Epstein continues on the board. Bob Yaffe, a former staff member of the Omaha Jewish Community Center and more recently assistant director of the Columbus, Ohio, JCC, has been appointed director of the Toledo, Ohio, JCC. Rocky Stem, a local representative for the Carlisle Collection, Ltd., of New York, has added Rondina sportswear to her showings of women's apparel. Rondina is Carlisle's sportswear line of coordinated sweaters, blouses, skirts, walking shorts and trousers. Mrs. Stem said she will •show the collection in her home, Jan. 22-27.

Hijacking set for TV By Ruth E. Graber ROME (JTA) - Television's insatiable n>aw wiU be filled with a dramatized account of the Achille Lauro tragedy later this year. According to the news reports here, the 1986 hijacking of the Italian cruise sUp by Palestinian terrorists will be made into a three-hour, two-part miniseries. It will be an international venture, jointly produced by RAI, the Italian state television; France's TF-1; Beta-Taurus of Weet Germany; and the Tribune Network, which is American.

Alberto Negrin, who will direct, was quoted by II Messaggero as saying the production will recount the affair as faithfully as possible. "Our script was baaed on all the articles written and, above all, on the interrogations and court dociunents in Genoa," he said. "We are not putting forth any hypothesis in the film, (but) this does not mean that it will be an investigative or documentary film, but rather a film that reconstructs through images a gripping and ifinatazvna story," the director said.

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B'nai B'rith, NJHS seek memorabilia tory at the Jewish Community center and after the JCC exhibition ends, the materials will be preserved by the NJHS. The Boys Town exhibit honoring Hrary Monsky, originally scheduled to be brought to the dinner, was not transportable and will therefore not be displayed at the dinner. The B'nai B^rith centennial dinner will be held Feb. 5 at Peony Park. Coat is $25 a person and dietary laws will be followed. Reservations can be made by calling the B'nai B'rith office or mailing checks to the office at 333 S. 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154.

The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is seeking materials relating to B'nai B'rith in Omaha for a display which will premiere at the B'nai B'rith centennial dinner on Feb. 5. According to Lois Friedman, NJHS president, the Historical Society has been working m the project since early fall Memorabilia has been collected and is still needed from the B'nai B'rith men's lodges, B'nai B'rith Women, B'nai B'rith Bowling Leagues and BBYO groups, she said. The display will feature photos, program books, convention materials, national awards, proclamations and certificates of merit. "We (the NJHS) are happy to work together in this joint project as a salute to the 100th anniversary of B'nai B'rith in Omaha," Mrs. Friedman said. Those involved in putting the project together include Mrs. Friedman, B'nai B'rith secretary tttia Epstein, NJHS co-founders Mary Fellman and Oliver Pollak, NJHS secretary Dottie Rosenbloom, and Ophira Bahar, NJHS archivist. Mrs. Friedman also noted that following the dinner, the disiiiay will be moved to the Corridor of Jewish His-

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Theater at the J' unveils season

Shannon Koob, left, playing JuUe Newmark, and Gene DriscoU, playing her father Al Newmark, rehearse for "Big Al," the first production of 1989 at the Jewish Community Center's theater. "Theater at the J" will be presenting two shows this spring—"Big Al," by Susan Nanos, and "A . . . My Name is Alice," conceived by former Omahan Joan 'Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd. According to theater director Andy Stevenson, season tickets are now available which offer savings of over 50 percent compared with the cost of individual tickets. Season tickets are $9 for general admission, $8 "for memberg and $7 for students and senior citizens. Season tickets can be :charged to Visa or Mastercard by calling the Box Office at 334-8200. Tickets can also be bought in person at , the theater, which is in the Jewish Community Center, 333 S. 132 St.

Mr. Stevenson, originally from London, recently moved to Omaha from Lawrence, Kan., where he directed "fop Girls" for the university theater. He directed "Noah's Ark" for "Theater at the J" last December. The first show of the 1989 season, currently in rehearsal, is "Big Al," a new script by Susan Nanus. Winner of the 1987 Council of Jewish Theaters Commission, this tender and ultimately joyful play is destined to become a modem classic, Mr. Stevenson said. " 'Big Al' vividly depicts the chasm between two generations and their different reactions to history, "he added. "However, in its touching and poignant conclu-

sion, a narrow bridge is extended and a brighter future is glimpsed," "Big Al" will run Feb. 919, with performances Thursday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. The second show of the season will be "A .. . My Name is Alice," coming in April. "A dazzling musical revue, 'A ... My Name is Alice' is a laugh-a-minute celebration of life, love and the modem world. The music director will be Kate Schrader, who was music director for the recently produced "Rocky Horror Show" at the Omaha Community Playhouse, and "Oliver" at the Emmy Gifford Theater. "The cast promises to be exceptional, and we anticipate the retum to the stage of many notable Omaha faces," Mr. Stevenson said. "A . . . My Name is Alice" will run from March 30 untU April 9. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, 9 p.m. on Saturdays, and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, which is the only Sunday show. "Theater at the J" is supported, in part, by the Metropolitan Arts Council and the Morton A. Richards program fund. ELECTED WILMINGTON. Del. (JTA) - Richard Karfunkle has been elected president of the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods, the national organization of brotherhood affiliates of Reform congregations.

JCAC installs officers The Jewish Cultural ArU Coundl (JCAC) held ita tnatallation of officers Dec. 22. Mary Fellman installed the new of ficera and spoke about the history and goala of the Council. New officers are: Debbie Hostyk, chairman; Forrest Knitter, vice chairman and Joni Wolf, secretary. Caryn Rlfldn, outgoing chairman, will serve as advisor. Other outgoing officers were Paul Oamewood, budget chairman and Margie Gutnik, advisor. Shown, from left, are Sara Juster, JCC cultural arts director; Joni Wolf, Debbie Hostyk, Forrest Knitter, Caryn Rifkin and Mary Fellman.

Majeski prints on display The monoprints of artist cently bridged into a new Thomas H. Majeski, master pwiod which will be marked printmaker and professor of by a three-month teaching art at UNO, are on display I sabbatical in China. She in the Jewish Community said that due to his March Center Art Gallery through departure date, Mr. Majeski Feb. 23. has agreed to offer these fiThe prints in this show nal pieces at substantially represent the culmination of reduced prices. an eight-year period of "Mr. Majeski's work is working in the monotype widely known and he is the medium, Renee Wolfson, recipient of many distinvisual arts associate, said. guished awards. We are According to Mrs. Wolf- very lucky to have these son, Mr. Majeski has re- works in our gallery and we

wish him a safe and pleasant journey," Mrs. Wolfson added. More information'on this and upcoming exhibits in the gallery may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Wolfson, 334-8200. NEW PRESIDENT NEW YORK (JTA) Leonard Sherman has been elected national president of the American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,

In Recognition of

THE 85TH ANNUAL MEETING of The Jewish Federation of Omaha THE FOUNDATION is proud to have shared in a community effort to make possible the following: •Staff Training - Menninger Foundation Program •Jewish Civilization Symposium •Soviet Art Show •Dr. Sol Gordon - lectures/workshops

•Blue Star Basketball •Commui\ity Teacher Program •Computerized Treadmill - JCC •Jewish Camp Sdwiarships •College Scholarships

•Women's Symposium on Financial Planning •TNoah'sArk" •The Shofar Factory •BBYO Scholarships •Tzedakah Food Program •Computer-BBYO •"BigAl" •JCC Preschool equipment •Funds for medical C9q)cnaes for Jewish boniHcs in iteed

•Young Musicians Competition •Summer Theater institute •Israel: Celebration of Life ••TeUMeAStoxy" •Jewish Resource Creativity Center •Mkhad Brooks Residency •Hillel Outreach - UNO/Creighton •Special Ne«ds Sunday Scho<d Qau, • Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers Reside

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