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SERVINQ NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 Vol. LXVI No. 28 Omaha, Nabr
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ADL holds luncheon
Mayor's wife models MW7 SM Hanii mocUb • ^(iag outfit TMsday at tke UMoia Ckaptw of Hadaaaah** DoBor. She ia the wife of Uaeofai Mayor BiU Hania. Other photoa oa page 8.
Dr. Shai Feldman, a senior Mow at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, will speak March 24 at a noon luncheon in the Jewiah Community Center. The event is sponsored by ADL/CRC and coat of the hincbeoa ia $6. Reaervations may be made by calling 333-1303, before March 20, announced Robert Wolfson, executive director. Dr. Feldman, an analyst on U.S./Israel relations, has been a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of California. He is a fifth-generation Israeli and his topics include: "U.S./Israel Relations in the Wake of the U.S. Decision to Open Dialogue with the PLO," "The U.S./l8rael Strategic Relationahip in a Buah Admiiuatration," and "The Stratagic Balance in the Midde East"
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Ry Dvora Wayawen (WZP8) "Eat your bread with joy, drink your wipe with a imny heart." tlie Bible tails ua (Ecdea. 9:7) and then is no festival more joyous than Purim. It falls on the Hebrew date, 14th Adar, except in Jerusalem where it is celebrated one day later. 16th Adar is known as Siuahan Purim, recalling the fact that the Jews who lived in the Persian town of Sfauahan continued to fight their enemies on 14th Adar, then celebrated thw victoiy a day later. It was ordained that towns in Israel with andent walls dating back to the days of Joshua should celebrate Purim on 15th Adar. For thoae of us fortunate enough to live in J«ru8«lam, tho cslsbration goea on for two days. On 14th Adar,
"miahloach manot" (giiWof fruit, cookies, cakea. sweets and nuts) are delivered to friends living outside Jwusaktn, and the next day ainular packages are prepared for fkmily and frienda at home aa well as the poor. Both days we eqjogc seeing the skreata filled wi()i miniature Queen Esthers and Mordechais, brides and "batmen, clowna, cohnntoww and cooks, as the childrMi dress up for what is the nearest thing Israel haa to camivaL In the kibbutzim, alao, there is great gaietymusic, daroae. theatrical performancea, beauty (inaan competitions, games and fun. Purim is a merry, UBiohibited hohday—the one iw4ival where you are permitted to drink "Ad lo Yada..." until you cannot
tell the difference between "Blessed be Mordechai" and "Cursed be Haman," the hero and the villain respectively of the Purim story |Me«^Uah 7b). That is now the giant fancy dress parade hdd each Puiim in Tel Aviv came by the name "Adioyads." For those interested in gematria, the two Hebrew phrases "Blaeeod be Mordsehai" and "Cursed be Haman." have ths same numerical value of 502, which is perhaps an excuse also for the conftiaioB. he^)ed along with lots of intoxicating beverages for a people with a repwUtkin for aobriaty. ActiMJbr. the obligation to bscoms intoxicated at Purim is ths only iQstancs in the whole of Jewish Utsratura that ncammoDds such action, and svsD than moat (Costinasd o« Page 7)
Cantors' concert to benefit Beth El building fund A Cantorial Concert featuring performances by Cantor Chaim Najman and Cantor Emil Berkovits will be presented at Beth El Synagogue on April 5, 7:30 pjn. Cantor Najman is presently cantor of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Mich., and serves as president of the Cantors Council of Detroit and secretary of the Cantors AssemCantor Chaim Nijaaan bly of America. In 1987 he appeared with nine other Beth El from 1972 to 1979. cantors in a cantorial conCantor Berkovits, Beth El cert of the Cantors Assem- Synagogue's cantor since bly in the Jerusalem the- 1981, has appeared profesater. sionally as a soloist In 1988 Cantor Najman throughout Canada, Israel was a tenor soloist in an and the United States. Born oratorio oommemorating Is- in Czechoslovakia, he emirael's 40th anniversary. He grated to Montreal, Canada, has appeared fi«quently in after World War II. concerts throughout the Cantor Berkovits, along United SUtes. with his brother, have folCantor Nigman served lowed in the footsteps of
Cantor EmlT Berkovits their father, grandfather and great-grandfather, as they were all cantors. Information on patron, spaDsw and general admission is availaUe through the synagogue, 553-3221. Tickets may be purchased in advance by mailing a check to Beth EL Proceeds will benefit the new Beth El building.
Lincoln Women to hear cantor at lilderation lunchion m^WaoMSisittviaiaQ (tf the L&Koln Jsatish Witttev FederaUon will bold its Big Gifts Lonchson. March 30, at the Nsbraaka Qub. Ilieir gnert will be Cantor Holly Callen, who has servad Mount Zion Temple in St Paul, Minn., for the past 13 years where aha hss taught reiigioua ochool and adult education classes along with preparing children for their Bar/Bat Mitz vaha. Cantor Callen is noted for har fundraioiBg efforts on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal through presentatun of her one-woman show, "Four Great Jewish Women," written by Joanie Jacobaon of Omaha, and "laraak Land of Paradox," which she wrote following bar first trm to Israel Cantor Callen haa receivsd honora from the MatropoiitaqOpara District Audiiiona; San Franciaco Opsra MsioU Auditiona: Richard Tuckar Memorial Award; and the J.A. O-
ara Snis-Bnslaari fi«ther Ras Chiimia. Rath Levismnnr soa, Irene Ootsdiaer. Kuklin, Paula Neiden. nah Kellw. Miriam M: Lori Feldman and Nancy Coren.
HoUyCaUaai Shaughnessy Memorial Awaid—she was the first ever redpiant of both dtations. Betty Poiaky, preeideot of the Lincoln Jewish Welfare Federation, has announced that Eleanor Neiden is serving as Women's Division rhairman, aasbted by Halaa Dorothy Grant pro-am rhainaan; Barbara Seglin and Rhode Priesman. invitation ooBunittss; sad Ruth Qvidmiima. mOMky. Hslptng with the evout
Minimum fampaign commitment for the iJfair is S150. Reservations may be made by catling Eleanor Neiden, 488-6131. or Helen Miale. 464-0611. There will be a $6.50 charge for the hinch. Mrs. Neiden said that "in an attempt to reach all maoAbera of the Women's Division, a series of softaea wiUbehakiMarch29ather home. 3441 Calvert, at 10:30 aja, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p-m. The Phonathon for both man and women wiU take place April 2. The Men's Division is headed by Max Neiden, Bryan Misle and Richard Evnen. During the month three parkv maetinga are balng.hakl to aolidt Fa atioa mambsrs.
i Two surprise guests 'pin"Lion' on Bobbie Epstein By Mortis MalfaM of th« Womsna [ty LunchsoB hut oorvad a ow^ of all^ frias gussts akma with lastund aoaoinss. Manr Iteiraca ol nUr, Pau and
Mary fans. WhM Bobbie Elpstein, chaimaa of the Woman's DivWM of tba Fadaratioa CiMJ^ii wtfksd loto Ak< SarxMi fcr ths hwhion. shs had ao idM 4bat aha woold wdk out witk aliOB
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came in during the program, took caotcr stage, and announced that oat of admiration and bve for hia wife, hs was going to incraaas har Campaign pledge so that aha could rseaiva ths prestigious United Jawirik A|ipsal Mka thus jolwd KOH Bloadite aad Ikwess Bait Oinaha JwiM sonnuilksr to acUsf* tUshonr. AM! «a top a4r ths aM>meat nd to aaka the prssaijlstiosi cams tks asoand amptias gusat, Sandra
Lipiqr of Wanan, Ohio, a msmbsr of the t^HtmrH UJA Woman's Diviaiaa Board aad the tiaB'aoaw«ltaBt(o< MM. Epstote » opt only to hsr ana Uia. L^py. bat to tha —-.«^ fi wooMB for havlM i^via ksr
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aii©in?fi@(ol JAMES CORENMAN Services were held Feb. 20 in Monga, Calif., for James Cwernnan. Mr. Corennmn is survived by his wife, Ida (Garfinkle) of Moraga; daughters, Barbara Robbins and Kay Kleinman; brother, Aaron Corenman; sisters, Susie Kraft and Sid Wintroub; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Home for Jewish Parents, 2780 26th Ave., Oakland. Calif. 94601. or the American Cancer Society. ETHEL KUKLIN ' Services were held Feb. 26 at the Hillside Memorial Chapel in Los Angeles, for former Omahan Ethel Kuklin, age 88. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Kuklin. Mrs. Kuklin is survived 'by her sons, Floyd Kuklin, Lincoln, Neb., and Arlen Kuklin, Los Angeles; live grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to your favorite charity. RICHARD CAPIN Word has been received of the death, in Nogales, Ariz., of former Omahan Richard Capin, 58. Services were . Md in Nogales on March 13. Mr. Capin is survived by lis wife, Esther; sons, Norman and James; daughters, Elizabeth Keith, Bonnie Aires and Donna Swetschiniki, all of Nogales; sister, Frances C. Robinson, Omata.
Profeaaor Margaret GilABEAHAM bert, wife of fanner Omahan KESSELMAN Professor Saul Kripke of Graveaide services were Princetim, has published her held March 10 at Golden study, OB Sodal Facta The Hill Cemetety for Abraham bodi was published in EngKesaelman, founder and land and will soon be availowner of K. B. Ice Cream able in the United States. and K. B. Foods. Inc. He Professor Gilbert has also was 84. just been awarded a fellowMr. Kemelman is sur- ship by the American Counvived by sister, Sarah, cil of Learned Societies, to Omaha; nieces and nephews. facilitate her further reThe family suggests me- search. She devotes one semorials to your favorite mesto" each year to research charity or to the Muscular and writing and during the Dystrophy Association. other semester she teaches philosophy at the UniverABRAHAM GOMBERG sity of Connecticut. Services for Abraham (Obie) Gombo^, 77, were Benjamin Wiesman has held Thursday at Golden been named vice president Hill Cemetery. of the Central States/ProvHe is survived by daugh- inces Region of the United ters, Carol Rubenaton, Bar Synagogue of America. The bara Halfant and Anne region encompasses the Ranee, and three grandchil- Canadian provinces of dren. Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and-the states of MinPIANIST GIMPEL DIES nesota. Wisconsin, South LOS ANGELES (JTA)- Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Jakob Gimpel, who made Missouri and Colorado. his fonnal piano debut in his United Synagogue of native Vienna at the age of America is the association 16, died Sunday at his brane of Conservative Congr^ain Lpe Angeles. He was 82 tions. years old. FEIA.OWSHIP NEW YORK (JTA)-Re^ becca Schorsch. a graduate student in Jewish history at the Jewish Theological Seminary, ' has been awarded the Ralph I. Goldman Fellowahip in International Jewish Communal Service by the American Jewish Joint Distributioo Committea CLIP AND SAVE-
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FMOAV, MARCH 17 Amy Tlpa. Bit Mttzv^ Bath Ivael Couplaa Qfoup, 7 p.in., TamcHs laraal SATUnOAV. MARCH IS Alan Tipp. Bar MItzvirti. B««h Israal SUNDAY, MARCH It BBYOPrognm Arts & Eals, 3 p.in. Hachanah LYlaraal Ctew. 3 p.m. Tampto Israai Purim Carnival. 11:30 pi.m:. Tanv<a laraal S Na'AmaUUSA Chitdran'* Purim Pwada. 2 p.m., BkimUn A B'nai B'rith Bowling Laagua, 1:30 n.m.. Cougar LanaaE MONDAY. MARCH M YE& 10 a-m. Art PrcftMt K-3, 10 am. Schoole-Oirt, ThaMaca^n. B am. Modam Hatoraw. 7-.30 p.m. JCC ExacuMwa Bowd. 7 p.in. Purim Family DinfMr, 6 OLm., Tam ' lUnOAY, MARCH XI m^jw uananp Maawig RMd tor ThougM Sailaa. 11:30 am.. Tanyiia Iwaal BiA B Adull Purtm SaOMah UTTO Board. 7:30 p.m., Balh Imal SdiooiaOul. ThaalMa-ln. 0 am. THURMDAV. MARCH S3 Wak-ki Ot0^4n. 10:30 am.. Balh B Art PntnA, K-3.10 am. SdKMiaOui. ThiMiH In. 0 am. JCAC EMacuMM 9oanl. 7-.30 am. Bath B MMt's Ck*. noon. Ba& B c AduM Bar A Bat MKzwah Claaa, 1:15 pLm. Tanvia larari LB'nal B'rMt Woman's Oonor Lunchaon. noon. Piarina i BBYO Pragram. noon p itr VMS. 7-JO p.m. Poal »1 RaMglcua School. »30 p.m.. Tampla Imri A N O
<rfMr. andMia Shannan F. Neff of Omaha Gram^iarenta are Mr. and Mra Herman OoUstain, Omaha Mr. and Mra Bugane RnUn of BajnUm BMcfa, Fla, an the paranta of the bridagroom. Grandmother ia Mra Anna Packar of Boston, Masa Andrea Neff of Chicago, sister irf the bride, was the maid of honor. Kidiamaids were Katlqr Wiaaman of Mr. and Mia Chkago and MaUnda Ruble Lany Katamaa and Carol Wynn of MIBKATZMAN/MILLER neapoHs. Danna Ruth Miller and Keith Rubin of Waahing^ Larry Katzman were mar- tern, D. C, acted aa beat ried March 6 in Seattle, man. Groomsmen were Wash. Rabbi James Mirel David Base, Scott Richards officiated. and Randy WOaon, all of The bride is the daughter Chicaga of Lee and Sylvia Miller of The bride, a graduate of Slateryille Springs, N.Y. Indiana University, ia emShe is a graduate of Duke ployed by Haitman Conx>University and is currently ratkm. Chicaco. Mr. RnUn, a computer-baaed training I%i BeU K^M. graduated designer for the Microsoft •onuna com land from IndiCorporation. ana University and is emThe bridegroom is the son plogmd by Patareon and of Madeline and Mnorioe Compaiiy. cnnanhing, ChiKatiman of Omaha He is a cagou graduate of Emory Univa^ Afto-a honeymoon to the aity School of Law and is an Virgin Islanda the ooaple attorney in Seattle. will make their home fan After a honeymoon in Chkaga Oaxaca, Mexico, the couple •will make their home in Seattle. Ann and Lee Phillips of HIEMELFARB/KUPFER Brooklyn. N.Y., announce Mr. and Mra Ifl^Diam LeFkrttte Kupfar of Omaha the March 2 birth of a son, and Asher Hionelfarb of Is- vine of Highland Pail^ HI, Samud Perry. rael were married Jan. 29. annoonoe the engagement Maternal grandparents The bride is the dauj^ter of their daughter, Diane are Irvin and Annette Yaffe of Mrs. Leah Kupfer of Sue. to Jettny Dale Lehof Omaha Paternal grand- Omaha and the late Jack man, son of Mr. and Mra parents are Richard Phillips Kupfer. Jerry Lehman of Omaha and EUen PhUlips. Ma Levine is a graduate The groom is the son of Paternal great-grand- Menachem and Bella Hie- of Aiiiaaa State Univenity parmts are Eleanor Morris naelfarb of Israel and was a mamlMr of A^iha and Sandfcnl Phillq»,^ of Chi Omega aonvity. Cleveland. Ohia RUBIN/NEFF Mr. Lehman paduated Jane Deborah Neff and from Ariiona State Univar Mr. and Mrs. Arieh Bres- Barry James Rubin were sity and ia currently ask>w of Jerusalem, Israel, an- married March 11 in an eve- sociated with Cimarron nounce the Feb. 11 birth of ning cereuKmy at Tenqite Materials. Inc., of San a son. Lev David. The cou- laraeL Rabbi Sidney Brooks Diego, CaUf . ple also has a daughter, and Rabhi Aiyeli Aziiel An April 28, 1990. wedLeah, age two. officiated. ding is planned at the Drake Grandparents are Mrs. The bride is the daughter Hotel in Chicago. David Breslow of Lincoln, and Mr. and Mrs. Andre Lemieux of Ottawa Canada Great grandparents are the late Dora and Nathan YaHe of Omaha
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JERUSALEM(JTA) RdBgiou AfEaira llinister Zevuhra Hammer saU that a volonteer force (rfyaahiva stodanta is being otganiced to patnl tha Jewish canoet«qr oo the Mount <tf Olivea in Jemaalem. Hammer said that the force would mainly consist of those atodenta ta Yeshivat Ataret Cohanim of the Old City's Modam Quartw wiw had amkrgaae anny traiaingi Th^ voinntaar force win be sat iqp in cooperation with Janisalam poUea
Blasts study JERUSALEM (JTA) Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and otiier Likud leaders laahed out at the direetar of a new study that hints at the eventual fotmataon of a Palaatinian atate as adhitlon to the IsraeliPalaaynkfB Moffict
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Jody Malaidiock, co-chairman, served with chairman Jan Schneidwman in preparing the March 9 event.
Betie Koakn, BailMwa Frankd and Marilyn GinaiMig were the firat to anive at thia table.
Lion of Judali (CoBtiBned from Page 1) Travers described herself as a nice Irish American girl who grew up in New York City and fdlowed the advice of her mother "Being a concerned human bdng is tq> to you individually, Mary... be careful of compnimiae, it's a thin line bordering on accomplice," was the advice. And Mary said ahe folMB.
lowed her mother's advice incorporating her fedings (tf human rights into her tdk songs and her musical career. Jan Schneidarman, chairman, was unable to attend the luncheon because of the death of her uncle, Abraham Kesselman. Jodi Malashock, co-chairman, welcomed the gueata; Andi Kavich recited the Hamotil and Pam Frisdlander the Birkat Hamaun.
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Lightning strikes twice At an Israel Bond function some years ago, a young man stood before an audience and praised his father, the man who was honored that evening. Robert Greenberg's words of love and respect for Don Greenberg captured the attention of all in the room. This was truly a case where every father present felt the love and respect of his own son—through the stunning presentation of the younger Greenberg. The incident so impressed this editor that a report of the evening appeared here; surely never to be repeated. Qf course we all know that lightning never strikes twice in the same editorial space. It doesn't? The years pass, the setting changes, and new characters establish the scene. Now, we are at the Women's Community Luncheon. An estimated 200 are present to help the Jewish Federation of Omaha conduct its 'annual fundraising campaign. Bobbie Epstein is the chairman of the Women's Division and she obviously was thrilled as the event unfolded pointing to another successful achievement by the women in the community. She had a dynamite speaker/performer in the person of Mary Travers, the third component of the famous Peter, Paul and Mary group. Her words and songs were nothing short of sensational. One couldn't possibly improve upon that performance. But there was more—only it wasn't on the program. There was a surprise. Robert Epstein, Bobbie's husband, came onto the stage at Ak-Sar-Ben hall and said that he had a few words. Table-talking ceased and all eyes focused on this man with a few words. What was he here for and what was he going to say? The message came through. Here was a man expressing his love, his admiration, his desire to do something for this woman who has done so much for this community. He proceeded to enhance her annual pledge so that she could qualify for the coveted Lion of Judah pin, only two of which so far had been presented in this communityone to Rose Blumkin and the other to Prances Batt. Mr. Epstein's appearance alone was enough to shock. His grand gesture completely dazzled one and all. At this point one could say dyenu—we've reached the top. But, there was more... A second surprise. Sandra Lippy of Warren, Ohio, a national United Jewish Appeal board member and a friend of the Epsteins, emerged from the backdrop and announced that she had returned to Omaha to pin Bobbie. Whoever planned the surprises catapulted a successful luncheon into one that will go down in Jewish community history as the one never to be forgotten. Lightning certainly does strike twice—at least in this column.
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At long last at least one of the "hearings" of our government has been concluded. For weeks the Senate of the United States has argued the matter of whether w not John Tower should be confirmed as SecretiU7 of Defense. The inquiry into the guilt of Oliver North continues. Both, in my view, waste the time of the U.S. Government's agencies and resources and, therefore, ours. I think from a Jewish point of view. When our President, for example, declares that John Tower is the only man capable of holding the office to which he has nominated him he speaks in hyperbole. In both cases, that of Tower and North, we are dealing primarily with character and not competency. None of us, really, is in a position to question the matter of integrity. Each by his own admission has transgressed basic norms of trust. North admits he lied. Tower admits he transgressed vows of fidelity and decency. I would not engage wither man to be my grandson's kindergarten teacherl Why? Because competency alone is not the total measure of a man to be entrusted with the safety and character of others. Hitler, y'mach shmo,' was one of the most competent men in history. But he has so blackened his soul with deceit and hatred and cruelty that our problem is in conceiving him as having been created in the image of God in the first place. Were either Tower or North to stand before a Bet Din, a court of honprable, knowledgeable rabbis, their judgment would not take ten minutes!
Jewish tradition has it that scattered throughout this worW there are 36 "saints," 86 people of such purity of motives that they sustain the world. Even they do not know who they are. At the other extreme are inveterate siima's who care not whether they are forgiven or not. The rest of us are what are caUed "banonium" "in betweeners" i.e. neither the best nor the worst of mankind. Jewish theology demands of us only three things to purify ourselves: remorse, resolve and restitution. This is the confession of the Jew. To regret what one has done, to resolve not to repeat the sin and, wherever possible, to make restitution in the form of confession asking forgiveness and restoration of what one may have taken illegally from another. North confesses he lied and engaged in illegal acts and would do it again. Tower says he broke his marriage vows and others. What niore is to be said? Is there in evidence either remorse or resolve or restitution within the framework of Jewish ethical expectation? I think not. Barry Goldwater says that if such ethical standards were to be demanded of all our representatives the congress would be empty! What enormous cynidsm and what a condemnation of our national ethics. I do not say we can expect to be "saints." lamed vavniks. I do say we can expect, and should demand, the highest of ethical standards from our leaders, from our teachers, from parents, from pubUc figures, indeed, from ourselves. Where else shall our young people find role models toward which to aspire in their own lives? Or don't we care? If we do, it is not early enough to be more concerned about our spiritual values and our ethical behavior.
The spice box partying on Purim are as important as fasting and praying on Yom Kippur. Joy and solemnity are both equally important channels of communication with G-d and JewThe solemn, sober, and spiritual day of Yom Kippur finds ish tradition. They relate to the full spectrum of human its roots in the fun, joyous, and "topsy turvy" day of emotion and, experience. Purim. Sounds funny? Maybe a bit sacrilegious? Judaism is very 8upp<Rtive of physical involvement This The original Biblical spelling of Yom Kippur is actually is why most mitzvot are physical and involve mundane Yom Kippurim. The Hebrew prefix "Ki" means "as", daily acts. Eating, drinking, skefting etc. can aD be spiritual denoting a similarity and comparison between the two. experiences as well as fasting, praying, and studying Torah. Yom - a day, Ki-Purim - as Purim. Our loftiest and silliest Enjoying a sumptuous Shabbat meal and embellishing it moments are being linked together! with lively traditional songs is seen as a holy experience. Several explanations have been offered by the commen- Marriage is seen as an avenue through which to serve G-d. taries on what unites this odd couple. Some suggest that Purim and Yom Kippur demonstrate together the they are linked by lots. Lots are drawn during the Yom Kip- breadth and diversity of Jewish life which offers "somepur service for offerings and in the Megillah Haman drew ttung for every occasion". lots. Another explanation points to the high religious level Unfortunately some of us have come to associate Judathe Jewish community reached before Purim when they ism with Yahrzeit and Kaddish. Living Judaism is a were threatened with annihilation and joined together with celebration of life—to integrate the Torah and Mitivot with prayer and fasting as we do annually on Yom Kippur. our work and play. G-d is not confined to the synagogue but These are interesting details that Purim and Yom Kip- should be welcomed into every part of our homes. pur share with each other. There is however, an even more This Purim let us all drink "L'chaim"—to life! May it important and striking symbolism involved here which be a meaningful, joyous, Jewish life for all of us from Mid sheds a revealing light on the Jewish outlook on life. America to the Middle East. Judaism teaches both feasting and fasting. Each serves Happy Purim. a Divine purpose at the right time and place. Feasting and Shabbat Shalom. YOM KIPPURIM By Rabbi Mendel Kattman
New Defense Secretary-designate considered cautious Israel supporter By David Friedman WASHINGTON (JTAIRep. Dick Cheney (R-Wyo.), whowas nominated by President Bush to be secretary of defense, is considered a supporter of Israel who has, on occasion, been critical of Israeli policies. One of the most respected members of the House and, as Republican whip, the number two member of the GOP leadership there, Cheney was named by Bush a day after the Senate rejected the preaUent's first choice, fonncr Sen. John Tower tll-Tesaa) by a 63 to 47 vote. The 46-year-old ChaiMy has one of the nunre impressive rssuniMin gtr/mraamt on Capitol Hill but does not have much wtperisBce in defense matter*. He dkl not serva in the military. However, he 1* considerad the leading House Republican in intelliceace matter* and ii a member of tlie House Intelllijtww Committee. Chaofy has not taken a leading poeitkm M the Middle Bast, but Hyman BookUndar, fmrw Washinctoo rsfiresiBtative of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, sakl was as a member of ConCheney is a team player and gress on the official U.S. he sees no grounds for the delegation to the funeral of Jewish conununity to be Moshe Dayan. During his concerned about him. second visit to Israel, Prime Bookbinder said he has Minister Menachem Begin known Cheney since he was resigned. special assistant to the Presenting the Republidirector of the Office of Eco- can perspective during the nomic Opportunity, from 1984 presidential campaign May 1969 to December in an address to the snnual 1970, during the Nixon ad- policy conference of AIministratiaa, and then later PAC, Cheney said that as Preehlent Ford's chief of "there is no Republican or etaff from November 1976 Democratic position on the until January 1976. He security of Israel—only an praised him for his "outgo- American position." ing pereooslity." He said l)pth parties are Thomas Dine, eiecutive committed to the "belief director of the American It- that the future proeperity, real Public Affairs Commit- seciuity and survival of Istee, sakl that he and his rael and the United States stoJff hpve worked with are inextricably interCheney over the years. "If woven. " As ooy of the most ocnflrmed. Dick Oieney wUl militant cooservativee In have the opportunity to fur the House, ChAny has ther America's feopoUtksl voted sgsinst; forsign aid in pooiUra in the Middid East general several times dming by working with Israel in his five terms in the House. defense and etrotegic coMost recently, while votoperotioii.'' Dine Mdd. "We ing for a 6 percent acroeslook forward t* awliBttiiig the-boord cut in aid, he also our raUtJonshlp with him in voted to szempt the Middle thls'^Hll other areas vt Esttt counttiee from the cut. munial ooooera." Cheney haa argued that Cheney h«a viotted Isrool the United Stetee ehouk) eeverol Umea. His firat visit have balanced relations
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By Howard Boaeabctg WASHINGTON (JTA)' Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Siumir will be asked during a U.S. visit next month to "move forward" toward a Middle East peace, ' President Bush tdd the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith this week. Speaking to the group's , international leaderahq) ccnference. Bush said he will ask Shamir to "move forward in some way toward the peace that everybody here really aspires for." Bush said he told Foreign Minister Mosbe Arens that Israd is a "strategic ally and a lasting friend." Bush also discussed his unusual meeting at the White House on with Rachamim EUazar, an Ethiopian Jew now living in Israel Bush said Elazar gave ' a "plea from the heart to continue the flow of the people there who are stSl not able to join their people jn Israd." Bush has been credited with playing a key role, while he served as vice president, in arranging the "Operation Moses" secret . flights to rescue Ethiopian Jews.
Hie ADL meeting was Bert Lewis the second in less than a week between Buah and a U,S. Jewish group. Last week, he met with the (kmHave you browsed in a greeting card store recentiy? I ferenoe of Presidents of Major American Jewish Or- mean the way folks do when they're looking for maybe a ganizations, in the first of a birthday card for a niece or an anniversary card for Chaim series of regular meetings. Yankd and his wife RocheL I try to always keep my own Referring to ADL's na- small inventory of cards for different occasions on hand, tional dired»r, who partici- but now and then what I have isn't what I want and that's pated in last week's meet- when I go to see what's available. That's what I was doing the 6ther day when I realized ing. Bush said, "I told Abe Foxman here, 'Wdl, we're there is probably some kind of card for every conceivable practically going steady.'" event, for every individual on this planet. I'm quite acTlie Bush administration customed to the "special family" types—you know, for husappears to have embarked band, wife, daughter, son, grandparents, uncles, aunts, couon an open-door policy with sins, etc., etc. But there's even more these days. I don't mean those that wish you a happy retirement Jewidi groups. By contrast, the Conference of Presi- from all the gang at the office, or that wish you a wonderdents seldom met with ful vacation; and certainly there's nothing unusual about President Reagan, though the get wdl cards even though they now go into detail I its leaders had frequent noticed there are special wishes for a person who's had an meetings with Reagan's sec- appendectomy or different stuff removed from the nether retary of state, George regions of the human anatomy or tonsils or heaven-onlyknows-what Shultz. There are, of course, the really naughty ones that are ofBush, who referred to the ccnfennoe as the "organiza- ten found in an x-rated comer. Some are only mildly rauntion of ivesidenta," said he chy and some can be do?7nrigfat offensive, d^Mnding on looks forward to similar di- the sensibilities of the victimi Some are just hysterically funny while projecting a gently insulting reference. alogues in the future. A shopper can always find the section of the st(H« where The AOL graap, meeting in the OM Executive Office these types are diq>layed by just being quiet... and listenBuiUuig, also heard from ing for the sound of laughter. Without fail thoe's someAttorney General Dick body idly [Hcking up cards, reading them, imighmg out loud Thomburg^ Secretary of and returning them to the slot. (Never mind how I know Housing and Urban Devel- so much about liiis section. It's not important.) There are also cards with political humor, cards to conopment Jack Kemp and gratulate a confirmant, a bar or bat mitzvah, a baptism White House Chief of Staff and evffli a "generic" congratulatory card with a blank place John Sonunu. to fill in your own message. Personally, I question the tack of the card which offers felidtaticu on a recent divorce, but Tikunim Etc. SALE COMPLETED live and let live is my motto. We Can Rx Anything, TEL AVIV (JTA) There was one that really fascinated me, however. In an Anytime! Egypt depmited S38.15 mil- otherwise tasteful grouping of cards offering sympathy to Any and all home re- lion in a Swiss bank account the grieving, I found one that inspired this entire discusMonday, completing the sicm. Among all the refined cards, complete with religious pairs including plumbing, electricd, large bills of sale for the Avia symbols and verses for every and any denomination, I noSffliesta Hotd and the Rafi ticed a card that said <m the cover "In the loss of your pet," and small appliances. Nelson Resort Village in and I must confess, I nearly lost all semblance of adult beCall Etan, 390-0192 Taba. havior. Don't think for a moment I have no sympathy for those wbo suddenly lose a furry friend—I know the feeling per•PERSONAL INCOME TAXES sonally. But a condolence card? Come on ... give me a tseok! On the other hand, I guees there are those who miuld • BUSINESS TAX RETUIVJS appndate such a remembrance or nobody would manufacture them, right? •HNANCtAL PLANNING Something for everybody ... and that's OK. But just be prqiared to be surprised the next time you card sh*^. You could find almost anything! UNPHIER. VANDENBERG & REINIG CartiadPiUc Accountants 10e«!Joln6attBlvd. S92-7170
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Weiinum, a Labarit^ liad been imdted to meat with AffllMasadar Yuri DoUiiin in Waahfaigton. reportedly in order to receive a lonnal invitation to visit the Soviet Unkn—the first CKtaeided to an Israeli miniater. Deputy Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud explained in. the Knesset that ministers wishing to maintain contact with foreign governments should do so through the For«gn tfinistiy.
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Beth El Synagogue SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil ^erkovits Will conduct the services. Friday: 6:00 p.m. Saturday: Morning service, 9:30 a.in. Kiddush will follow services, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Dave Estrada. Babysitting is available ! from 10 a.m. Junior Congregation, 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv, 6:25 p.m. ' Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Weekdays: 6:55 a.m. and ,5:30 p.m. PURIM Monday, March 20: Minha services, 6:30 p.m.; Megillah reading, 7 p.m.; full reading, 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 21: Shaharit, Megillah reading, 6:30 a.m. LUNCH AND LEARN , The Lunch and Learn Series with the Rabbi will continue Thursday, March 23, noon, at Beth El. SHABBAT DINNER A Shabbat dinner for families with young children will be held March 31, 6 p.m., in the Social Hall. Reservations may be sent to HoUie Fineman. Cost is S6.50 for adults; $2.50 for children over 5. Children under five, free.
Lincoln B'nai Jeshurun SERVICES: Friday: 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Hebrew Class, 9 a.m.; Religious School, 10 a.m.; Purim carnival, noon. Monday: Megillah readingcelebration of Purim, 7 p.m.
Lincoln Tifereth Israel SERVICES: Friday: Services, 8 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Torah Study with the .Rabbi, 5 p.m. r BAT MITZVAH Laura Helen Breslow ^will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18. Oneg Shabbat and Kiddush and luncheon in honor of the Sat Mitzvah. PURIM Tifereth Israel USY and Kadimah annual Purim Damival, March 19, 2-4 ).m. Popcorn, hamanlaahen and soft drinks will >e available. Mondaya and Thursday*: 7:15 a.m. Sunday: 10 a.m.
Offutt Air Base SERVICES: Rabbi Howard Zyskind nnducts services in the /apehart Chapel every i'riday at 8 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat follows the lervice.
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Temple Israel SERVICES: Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Firestone will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak on "Shabbat Zakor—Do Not Forget." Oneg Shabbat following services will be sponsored by Sisterhood. Saturday: 11:15 a.m. Simcah B'Shabbat—The Congregation, together with Rabbi Azriel, will study the Torah portion for the week. PURIM Reading of the Megillah, costume parade, junior choir and special "LatkeHamentashen" debate with Jack Cohen and Jim Farber. An Oneg sponsored by Sisterhood vyiU follow. ADULT EDUCATION Wednesday, March 22 Introduction to Judaism, 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah, l:15-3p.m. FOOD FOR THOUGHT The March session of the "Food for Thought" luncheon series will be held March 21,11:30-1 p.m., at Temple Israel We will provide the drinks; you bring a Brown Bag Limch. Rabbi Mendel Katzman will lead this month's discussion. Phone the Temple office, 556-6536, to make your reservations. BAGELS AND THE BOOK Torah Study Breakfasts The Adult Education Committee of Temple Israel will president a series of Torah Study Breakfasts at the Temple from 8-9 a.m., to be led by Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks. A continental bagel breakfast will be served; $1 donation. Call the Temple office, 556-6536, with reservations. Mark these dates on your calendar: Tuesdays: March 28, April 4, April 11 and April 18.
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ParaSaTvaY^T^aECarSaEllOT' Beth Israel Synagogue SERVICES: Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m. Late family service, 8 p.m. Babysitting will be provided. BAT MITZVAH The Bat Mitzvah celebration of Amy Tipp will be held at 8 p.m. The Oneg will be hosted by her parents. Dr. Steven and Marilyn Tipp, and by her grandparents, Monroe and Helen Rosenberg and Abe and Rose Sher. Saturday: Morning service, 8:45 a.m. Babysitting will be provided. BAR MITZVAH The Bar Mitzvah of Alan Tipp will be held at 8:45 a.m. Kiddush luncheon will be hosted by parents. Dr. Steven and Marilyn Tipp, and by grandparents, Monroe and Helen Rosenberg and Abe and Rose Sher. Class with the Rabbi, 5:30 p.m. Mincha, 6:15 p.m. Mincha will be followed by Ma'ariv, Shalosh Seudos and Havdalah. UFF RUFF The Uff Ruff in honor of the forthcoming marriage of David Goldberg and Wendy Greenberg will be held at Saturday morning services. Parents are Carol and Manny Goldberg amd Don and Nancy Greenberg. Grandparents are Sylvia and Morton Friedlander, Sylvia and Elmer Greenberg, Fannie Wintner and Sarah and Irving Becker. YOUTH SERVICES The "Little People's Service," under the direction of Shirley Goodman, will be held at 10 a.m. in the recreation room. Talmud Torah students will meet for Junior Congregation with Rabbi Al-
lan Gonsher in the Goldstein Chapel at 10 a.m. The Junior Congregants will be served lunch following services. Sundays: Morning Minyanaire service, 9 a.m. Our weekly Sunday morning breakfast and "Exploring Jewish Ideas" with the rabbi will foUow the service. Daily Minyan, 7 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. PURUM Megillah reading, March 20, 7 p.m. Participants will be Aron Zeiderman, Dr. Dan Fertel, Alan Shulewitz, Keith Peltz, Ben Heisler and Dr. Paul Shyken. A costume parade will be held, with Rick Katzman, s}rnagogue president, serving as master of ceremonies. Prizes will be awarded for all those in costume, children and adults. An ice cream social will follow the costume parade. Denise Ipock is in charge of arrangements. Services on Purim Day, March 21,6:30 a.m. Me^lah reading will be repeated at this service. JR. N.C.S.Y. SERVICE Members of Jr. N.C.S.Y. will participate in conducting the family service on March 24, 8. p.m. Danita and Leon Shrago are in charge of the group. PASSOVER MATZO FUND In the weeks before the Passover holiday, congregants are invited to contribute to the Beth Israel Passover Matzo Fund. The monies contributed are distributed among individuals and institutions in need to make possible their proper observance of the Passover holiday. Chedcs may be mailed to the synagogue or to the Rabbi, made out to the Matzo Fund.
How many trillions? As a footnote to the (ap- slanders of many centuries parently serious) threat to are not easily removed by a the life of Salman Rushdie, high church pronouncement for his Satanic Verses, 1 add here and a solemn disavowa thought about Jewish his- ment there. Even careful, tory and the vilification of unimpeachable, logical disJews over the centuries— proofs do not help much. and of Judaism—and the The woimd inflicted on Jewish reaction to it. the world by these centuries .In a previous column I of anti-Jewish slander is an connected the Rushdie inci- emotional wound, a wound dent with the showing of of the psyche—and this is "The Last Temptation of not easily healed. Nor has Christ"—which, ctiriously any church—the original and maddeningly—aroused source—made any organlunatic religious fringe anti- ized, comprehensive camSemitism in various places. paign against the irreligious No matter that the author situation it created. of the book, the writer of the Note and note well the screen-play, the actors and differences between attacks director were not Jewish. If on Jews and Judaism, on it is judged to be sacrile- the one hand, and the slurs gious and anti-Christian, it on Christianity in "The Last must be the Jewsl Temptation" and on the IsThe Ayatollah had big lam in Satanic Verses, on fish to fry and attacked the the other. The latter are whole decadent West. Out- works of fiction, by inside orthodoic Muslim cir- dividuals, and were not cles he got little support and meant as attacks. won little sympathy. How The attacks on Judaism much more sympathetic an were works of "fiction" to ear he would have found if be sure, but were intended he had aimed at a smaller as attacks and came from target. Surely it would have official bodies, from Chrisbeen possible to say that tian Scriptures, from official Rushdie was in the pay of Church Councils, from Zionistsl Of Jews! Popes and dignitaries of the For the sad truth is that Church, from formers of the world is still not cleared new churches and reformof the pollution of its religio- ers, or from official governcultural-intellectual at- ment bodies, like Czarist mosphere of anti-Semitism and Soviet Russia-even that began in early Chris- from international bodies tian decades, and continued like the General Assembly through the Christian cen- of the United Nations. turies down our own times. . The Ayatollah offers a The Soviets, for their own million dollars. Jews are not purposes, and the Muslim inclined to violence as he is. world for theirs, and the But if we were, how many Third World for cold politi- trillions would we need? Against the backdrop of cal and economic reasons, have continued to blame all these centuries, Haman, Jews and Judaism as the whom we remember on chief cause of corruption Shabbat Zakhor, waa a mere of any kind, anywhere. The pipsqueak.
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Council Bluffs B'nai Israel SERVICES: First and third Friday each moatli, 7:30 pjn.
GUEST SPBAKEES March 17-Bonnie O'ConnaU wiU apMk on "Fine Printing and Handmada Hooka iA OmaJu." April 21-Yvonne Freund will diacuM bsr oral history rtsearch, "Lu
^ This w«ak tbs Omaha Committee for Soviet Jewiy suggests Omahans write to Mark Podgoetaky, a 63year-old refusenik in Moscow. He was educated and trained to be an en-
Reservations for AMIT event Laat minute reservatkua for the AMIT dinner honoring Jack E. CoIkan can be made by contacting Ellen Albin, it waa announced today. According to the anBOQBoenfBti a reception wiU take pboe at Beth Israel Synagogue on March 26 at 6:30 p.m., to be followed by diiuMr at 6 p.m.
gineer. His wife, Maria, is a physician. They have two daughters, one wcrldng as a teacher, the other bring a etudtnt. The fnnity first applied for exit visae in 1978. The «lire family speaks Engliah fluently. Thay hsve taught themselvee some Hebrew, intemation about Jewish boUd«ys and have coUectwi a small Jewish Ubrary, Mark is interested in Talmudic literature. HW reaeon for their refusal ia not given. Omahans may wme to Mark at Dobroiubova St 12/72/64, Moacow, RSFSR, USSR.
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others denounced him as a sinner for denjing himself wine that is God's gift to mankind (Ta'anit 11a). The priests in the Temple in Jerusalem had to abstain from wine before performing any service, and there is a ruling that a teacher who drinks even a little wine must not give decisions in Jewish law because his mind is not clear enough for balanced judgment. The prophet Isaiah wrote of drunken orgies: "But these also reel through wine; and stagger through strong drink..." But to add to our own confusion, Psalm 104:16 praises "wine to g^den the heart of man..." Most Jews in Israel restrict their indulgence of wine to making kiddush and havdalah on Shabbat, to the four cups at the Passover seder and an occasional glass with a festive dinner. But it is good to have one day a year for fun; a day to let our hair down, even in the synagogue. So make merry, be happy ... it's Purim. L'chaimlll
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Julius Lester to speak in Sioux City Jowa The Jewish Community of Sioux City, Iowa, will welcome Julius Lester on March 21. "A Journey to Judaism" will be the subject of Professor Lester's address, which will begin at 7:46 p.m., at Shoare Zion Synagogue. Mr. Lester, a black who converted to Judaism, is a professor in the Judaic and near Eastern Studies Department at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Shice 1968, hb has published 16 books. Among the awards these books have received are the Newbeny Honor Medal, the Jewish/Carroll Shelf Award, the National Book Award Finahat; American Library Association Notable Book and New York Times Outstanding Book. His books have been translated into seven languages. He is the only University of Massachusetts faculty member to be awarded all three, of the university's most prestigious faculty awards. His most recent book, "Lovesong; Becoming a Jew," an autobiographical account of his conversion to Judaism, has received critical acclaim. The book covers his discovery of a Jewish great-grandfather, his life as the son of a Methodist preacher and his conversion to Judaism. According to a publicity release, "Now he bakes challahs for the Sabbath, studies Hebrew, observes
the Jewish holidays and leads his congregation in prayer. He uses words beautifully as bricks to build our undostanding of his journey to Judaism." Mr. Lester relates how he tracked down the living descendante of his greatgrandfather only to diw»ver that they have become Christians. He writes, "I am the only Jew left in the family." Mr. Lestw will also speak on March 22,10 a:m., at the Momingside College Convocation. His subject will be "A Black Jew Looks at America Today." Mr. Lester's appearances in Sioux City are jointly sponsored by the Jewish Federation and the Goldstein Lecture Series at the Momingside College. Persons interested in carpooling to Sioux City for Professor Lester's lectures may contact Sara Juster at 334-8200 on March 20.
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Newman Grants Committee. The ommnittee allocates funds from the Esther K. Newman Memorial Fund for programs designed to strengthen Jewish klentity and values through educational, religious, cultural, social and recreational activities. Emphasis is placed on new and innovative programming. Murray Newman, committee chairman, said the deadline for submitting reBy Cathrine Geraon JERUSALEMIJTA) - quests is April 7. Sponsoring groups are enMoscow's Jews will soon be able to eat at a koshw res- couraged to participate taurant, to be opened financially or in-kind. In adshortly under the diroction dition, it is hoped organizaof one of Israel's leading tions will work together to provide programs that meet chefs. Moroccan bom Shalom the needs of a cross section Kadosh, who is the execil- of Jewish youth. Application forms have tive chef of the Jemsalem Sheraton Plaza hotel, said been mailed to organizathe restaurant would spe- tions working with Jewish cialize in the type of French youth. Additional forms and kosher food of which he is assistance in completing the an exptft, but that he would forms can be obtained by also serve traditional East contacting Jerold Rosen at European dishes and the Foundation office, 3348200. specialties.
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The ladies were hostesses for a luncheon held on March 7, after the moniing workshop conducted by Rabbi Ethan Seidel on the fine art of bagel luddng. Hie Rabbi's end products were part of the menu and spectacular they were! Naomi Brill, retired professor of sodal work at UNL, woke about the works of Lbfen" Eisely, described by her as one of the most outttanding and .beloved Nebraska authors. The Lincoln chapter of Hadassah's HMO donor luncheon was held last Tuesday at the University Club and 64 women attended. Gueet spealur was Sandy
Kohl of Omaha, regional vice presidaat of Hadassah, whose topic was the good wotka of Hadaaaah. A fadikm ahow was presented \ts Faahims by Conchita, whose specialized women's wear shop is in On March 21, a Purim supfier siMnsarBd by Hadassah wiD be heU at "nfereth ISHMI Synagogue. Children from the synagogue and Temple B'nai Jeshurun have put blether a talent ahow. The calendar for March includes the bat mitxvah of Laura Breaktw, daughter of John and Sonia Breatow, on Fridi^ night and Saturday matping.
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By Sara Jiuter The following article includes the views of the author. The Jewish Cultural Arts Council will sponsor a screening of the awardwinning Israeli film "Late Summer Blues" on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. Renen Schorr, who directed, co-produfced and wrote the story from which the screenplay was adapted, will personally introduce the fllm and answer questions following the screening. "Late Summer Blues" opened the 1987 Jerusalem International Film Festival and has appeared in festivals in Montreal, Toronto, Brussels, Vienna, Hong Kong, New York, Chicago and San Francisco to name just a few. It won three Israeli "Academy Awards" in 1987: Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Music, and has been seen by one out of every three adult movie-goers in Israel since its release in 1987. The film is the only Israeli feature besides "Beyond the Walls" (which was nominated for Best Foreign Film by the American Motion Picture Academy) to win critical acclaim while being successful at the box office.
It has become a cult film and students have seen the film three and four times and know parts of it by heart. Songs from "Late Summer Blues" are sung in the army, on marches and even at the induction centers. "Late Summer Blues" is both a universal film, capturing the tragedy of war, especially tar its teenage soldier victims, and a very Israeli film, shot on location in Tel Aviv with a young, mainly non-professional cast and a uniquely Israeli story. Set during the summer of 1970, the film focuses on a group of friends just before their inductioq into the Israeli army to fight in the War of Attrition. The filmmakers modeled "Late Summer Blues" after classical Italian cinema, interspersing super-8 sequences into the structure to give certain scenes a fresh, crisp intimacy. This technique, especially important in the filming of the funeral sequence, makes the film feel more authentic. Tickets for the April 3 screening are $4 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and are available in advance from Lois Wine, or beginning at 6:30 p.m. on April 3 at the Jewish Community Center. A reception will follow. For further information, contact Sara Juster at 334-8200.
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Women's groups plan annual joint affair The Women's Joint Public Affairs Brunch sponsored by Women's American ORT, Hadassah, NCJW and B'nai B'rith Women will be held April 9 at the Baking Company, 7609 Pacific, 10 a.m.-noon. The topic is "Spiritual Custody: Dividing Body and Soul." The speakers include Sam Copeland, a Jewish father from Des Moines w^io has
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The Chabad Wmneo's Otganuation will observe the Week of the Jewish Woman at an 11:46 a.m. luncheon, April 6, at Erin Court, 4714 No. 120 Street. Chairwomen for the event are Susan Paley and Carol Parsow. Committee members include Marilyn Arenson. Donna Bernstein, Joyce Cohen, Pam Eisenborg, ShirW Goldstein, Rini Gonsher, Julee Katunan, Shani Katzman, Rozanne Milner, Marci Ostrow, Willis Ann Ross, Susan Skyken and Ardyne Solomon. The theme of this year's program is "My Child, My Gem." A program will be presented by Dr. Aveva Shukert, Omaha clinical psychologist and Chana Sharstein, a New York City educator, lecturer and author. The Week of the Jewish Woman is a project which has been presented by the Chabad Women's Organization for the past edght years. "11iis project was created through a need for reflectkm on the special and unique role of women in Judaism,'' states Shani Katzman, local coordinator of the group. "This is a salute to the Jewish woman and the contribu-
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Steve Idelman of Idelman Telemarketing, Inc., training; and Jill Kushner Belmont, publicity. "This will be the fourth Super Sunday I've participated in," said Mrs. Siff, "and I'm really looking forward to it, because it's an exciting day and the community is so receptive." The April 2 telethon is drawing many veteran Super Sunday callers, Mrs. Siff said, but there's plenty of ro<Hn for new volunteers. "It's an easy, fun job that benefits the community so much," she said. "For those people unsure about their ability to solicit others on
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BREADBREAKER8 Menachem MOT, professor of Jewish studies at Creighton University, will be the featured speaker at the March 22 Breadbreakers meeting, according to president for the month Steve Riekes. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday, noon, at Howard Johnson's, 72nd and Grover. Cost for the buffet-style lunch is $6.
nity services vice president;and Bunny Rothenberg, incoming membership vice president. Also attending were Jan Schneiderman, national board member and Carol Katzman, central district board member. WOMEN'S AMERICAN CRT The Omaha Chapter-atLarge of Women's American ORT fulfilled 100 percent of its 1988-89 financial assignment in January. The funds raised locally help maintain schools, teacher training and development, and student health and socieJ services for the largest non-governmental technical education program in the world. Although the financial goal has already been met, the local chapter hopes to oversubscribe its basic assignment this year with funds raised from a plant sale in the spring.
NCJW More than 600 volunteers of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) attended the organization's Washington Institute from March 12-15 in Washington, D.C., at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Representing Omaha Section were: Bobbi Leibowitz, JWV POST 11260 president; Linda Novak, inEpstein-Morgan Post coming president; Kate Kir- #260 Jewish War Veterans shenbaum, incoming mem- of the USA will meet March bership vice president; 23, 7:30 p.m., in the AmeriPatricia Newman, commu- can Legion Post No. 1 Club.
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B'NAI BRITH The annual B'nai B'rith Women Donor luncheon will be held March 23 at Joe Cascio Steak House, 72nd and Jones, at 12:30 p.m. The program will feature Robert Wolfson, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, who will speak on Japanese antiSi^mitism, skinheads in Nebraska and other events of interest in our area. . Donor is $18 minlmpn; Money raised helps support the following philanthropies; Children's Home in Israel, BBYO, Hillel, Dolls for Democracy and memo-date books to the schools. Call Rosalie Greenspan, 391-1954; Freida Krizehnan, 391-0661, or Doris IzensUt, 391-0935, for reservations, HADASSAH Reservations are still being taken for the Hadassah 'Queen For A Day Luncheon' honoring Mrs. J. Milton Margolin, which will be held at noon, March 22, at Beth Israel.
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been planned and qualified staff have been hired, according to camp director Chuck AmokL He added, "If you are worried about whether your chOdnn 9111 be bored this anminer, then sign them up for Camp Chavetim."
German history BONN (JTAi-Tlie town of NuremlMrg, a place fixed in history as Uie locale fli the Nazi triala, plans to bniU a mnaeum of modem German history on the site when neo-Nazis have fonnerly heldyeaiiy conventiona. The town'a ruling Social Democratic Party (SFD) announced plane drawn q> for the iiHiaeuni, iriuch would stand on a site that ia largely nnuaed.
JCC needs camp staff The Jewish Community Center's Youth Department is looking for a few more individuals to staff Camp Chaverim day camp. Senior oounsekav must be at least 18 with experience working with children. Interested persons should contact Cony Kirshenbanm at 334-8200 as aotm as possiblo.
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BILUUSY USY, United Synagogue Youth, is planning its Spring RnoL Amonberin USY wfllleam about being Jewish and how they fit into the Jewish part of thdr community. BILU, Omaha's USY chapter, won the 1988 regional Chapter of the Year awBd based on increased membership, an excdlent executive board, Tikkun 01am donations (Tikkun Olam is the name of USY's Tzedakah fund), and USY's programming. Annual programs indude the Purim Caraival, Kinnus, Cimdave and L.T.I. We have chiqiter programs such as USY night, tri{w to F<mteodle Forest, siding, lockfais, afaul-ins, attending services, picnica and others. In April we are sponsoi^ ing a Casino Night to help raise moncfy for the new synagogue that Beth El is building. Nationally, USY offers more than just fun and good times—USY offers Israel Pilgrimage, USY-on wheels, USY-on wheels-east, Nativ,
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On Maidk 7, the Fiiadd and a new hi^ acbool program in larad. lliere ia In- Jewish Afmimiy particiternational Convention pated hi the Modem Woodwhan at least 1,000 USYen men of America Civic Orafrom across the United tkm Conteat. The contest States, Canada and larad waa held hi achools acnea meet for a week to discuaa the country, with winners the upcoming year, have fun from each achool moving on to the diaUict coBvetttiona and make friends. Joahua Gonaher and So if you are called up or receive a flyer to a USY Heather GoUatem win i«f»event, read it and say, "This remnt the Academy at diasounds like fun. 1 think 111 tiict cnnipetiUop on April 5. Two expoienced speech go." If jrou have any queationa contest judges, Diane about USY, call Derek Alt- Kniqip and Howard Coffin, man, 390-0627 or Larry Moldo, 663-3221 or 6634903. BBYO The Jewiah Cultural Arta BBYO's Spring Regiimal Council Mataa Bakenr will Convention ia bebig held m return to the Jewiah ComOmaha April 13-16. It will munity Canter April 9-18.9 take place at the Quality ajn. to 9 pjn. Partip^ianta Inn Hotd and will cost Bf- will experience making proximateiy $130. matza in the aame manner This conventitm is bong as the slaves who aacaped coordinated by Omahan from Egypt made it. Kenny Polikov (r^onal The bread of slavee and vice preeident) and Stacey Greenberg from St. Louis. the anatenanoe of a free peoElections for the new ple, mataa reminda ua of our regional board will take beginning aa alavaa. place at this convention. Anyone interested or who has questions is asked to call either Kenny at 3330194 or Kara Marks at 3348200.
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Gila Drama and Jo Gonaher will repreaent' Friedd Jewiali Acaden^ at the Dooc^ County Spelling Bee. A achool qteOing bee waa held March 6 to determine who would go on to county competitioo.
JCAC revives matza bakery The lequiieuiMta far the making of mataa are the same aa they have fiw*y* been; the ingredienta muat be mixed and baked all within 18 minutea before they can ferment and become bread. To achadule a visit to Omaha'a only Mataa Bakoy, or for mom iniannaticn, can Carol Nathan at 4960664, or Beth Leeds at 3336582.
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USY alumni souglit TheEMTZAUSYregioDal office has asked its local affiliates to try and locate USY alumni If you were a USY member or know someone who was, USY requests that you call Lany Moldo, 663-3221 or 663-4903. Informatkw may also be sent in writing to Mr. Moldo, 210 S. 49th St.. Omaha, NE 68132. The information ahouU indude the namo, (wiAm name where appropriate), current address and the dty, region and years of USY involvement
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Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers in "Rainwood." ly Cheryl Kapell-Lerner for not only Ms. Cohen's dancing but. also for her JCC Dance Director This article includes the keen wit and gift for mime and characterization. opinion of the author. Choreographer Ze'eva Co"Walkman 'Variations" is hen will present her nine- a comic, satiric look at the member modem dance com- complexity, frenzy and high pany from New York in an stimulation of urban life, evening of dance on Satur- performed to music by the day, March 18 at 8 p.m., in Pointer Sisters. the Jewish Community Cen- . "Sephardic Songs" is set ter theater. to 16tb Century Judeo"Mother of Israel," a solo Spanish songs. Though abcreated for Ms. Cohen by stract and without narraMargalit Oved is imbued tive, the piece suggests imwith the Yemenite tradi- ages and themes associated tions of Cohen and Oved. with Jewish, Yemenite and The dance distills from the Middle-Eastern culture. biblical stories of Sarah, Re- Also on the program are becca, Rachel and Leah. "Ariadne" and "Prelude." The piece is a showcase Ze'eva Cohen was bom in
Tel Aviv of Yemenite heritage. She began her professional career in Israel, continuing her studies at the Julliard School in New York at the invitation of Anna Sokolow, with whose company she later performed. In 1971, she initiated her pioneering and highly acclaimed solo dance repertory program which toured throughout the United States and major cities in Canada, Ev^ope and Israel. Ms. Cohen has created works for major dance companies including Boston Ballet, Chicago Repertory, Dance Ensemble, Alvin Alley Repertory Ensemble, Munich's Tanzenprojekt and Israel's Kibbutz and Batsheva Dance Companies. Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers was formed in 1983 to showcase Ms. Cohen's choreography and to expand upon her work as a solo performer. The company performs regular seasons in New York and tours nationally. Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers is the only professional modem dance company to appear in Omaha this season. The performance by Ze'eva Cohen and Dancers culminates a week-long residency by Ms. Cohen. Tickets for Saturday's performance may be obtained by calling 334-8200, or at the box office Saturday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m.
In 'Fiddler' at Burke In the cast of "Fiddler on the Roof," at Burke High School this weekend, are from left. Barbie Feidman, daughter of Judy and Mike Fcldman; Leslie Piotkin, daughter of Karen and Gary Piotkin; Brian Lewis, son of Rocky and Marshall Lewis, and Andee Friedlander, daughter of Pam and Bruce Friedlander.
Abe Stolar free By Susan Bimbaum NEW YORK (JTA) After 58 years of living in the Soviet Union, Americanbom Abe Stolar was finally allowed to leave, together with his family, and arrived in Vienna on Monday with his wife, son and daughterin-law. But the 77-year-old exChicago native has no intention of returning to his old hometown. "We decided to go to Israel right away," Stolar said from Vienna, in an interview on NBC-TV's "Today Show." "I think that's the place for Jews, really," Stolar toM
program host Jane Pauley. President Reagan sat with Stolar when he visited Moscow last May and spoke with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev about the Stolar
case. Stolar has said that he believes that Reagan's meeting with Gorbachev was instrumental in getting him out of the Soviet Union.
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