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SERVmQ NEBRASKA AND iOWA SINCE 1920 Vol. LXVN No. 17 ORMlMi. Nobr.
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Volunteers, celebrities join Super Sunday effort Celebrities to participate Mayor P.J. Morgan heads a list of distinguished Omahans who will visif the Super Sunday Telethon headquarters on Sunday in a •no* of sopport for the mo UJ A/Federation Campaign, an" noaaoed M'Lee HaasKnger and Stteva Rotheoberg, eodiairmen of the telethon. Other "Cdebri^ Call en"wminchideMfl(eAl bert, Douglas County Board of Coouniaalonan; the Rev. Elisabeth B. Beama, director of United Methodist Ministries and winner of the Jewish Federation of Omaha's 1987 Humanitarian of the Year Award; Kathy Brown, fashion editor for the Wotld-HeNiM; Myron Cohen, noted 6maha musidon; United SUtee Congreeantan Peter Hoafljand; and Stfvo Roaenblatt, .Douglas County Board of V "We're tkriUed that alihat an'Celebrity CaUen' who were contacted accepted our iovitatioa," aaJd Elatne Jabcnia, owner of Elaine Jabttois Productions and "Celebrity Callers" chairman. "Everyone was very coo|parative and very supportive of the Fedsratiaa's effort to raise moQsgr lor the Jewish community at-laiss."
Mrs. Jabeois eq;ilained that, first, a letter was written to a number of noted Omahans, most of whom were Jeirish, requesting their appearance daring the Super Sundi^ Tsiethon oa Jan. 21. A follow-up phone caO was made to confirm the letter and secure a time ot arrival "After I had spoken to the Rev. Beams and she agreed to be there, I toJd hv it was very kind of her to dci this," said Mrs. Jabems. 'Not at all,' she said. I think it's very important' " Commisaioner RosenblaUcooomanted, "It's alwaysapleasure for me to help any organization that deals with taking core of people who^ for whatever raoaona, can't talte care of thaneetves. Indeed, many of the doUars r^sod by the^ FederaHbln cainpalgnbenefit those pM^ in the Jewish community who are not able to benefit themadvee. Any time I catt be^ In tUs way, I fed very comfortable." Myron Cohen, formerly concertmaater for the Omaha Symphony for over 30 yeiM and former concertmaater for the Omaha Opera, is preeeatly the leader of the Myron C«h0B String Qnartot.
Jews Idlled in A^rbaijan TEL AVIV (JTA) Jews have become casualtiaa of what has baoome a virtual dvfi war in the Soviet RapubUc of AasrbaiJan. where the pradoninantly Shi'ite Moslem Axerbaijania are battUag their mainly Chriatian Armenian neighbors. Jews are araoag the M paople klUad and 160 wounded to date, aooordlag t« official fsporta from Meeeow. Mlaha Dwaridn. a Ha|K«W teacher in Baku, the
capital of Azerbaijan. toU I«aai Radio by takphaae that Jews there live hi fear of their lives. He oouki nqt srlimttii rasushins. sajind; he had to dipend onlocal praea aocouata. Dworidn sakL however, that Jews have been tar guted by the Aurtaaijaaia because thay "had the eame faces" a* Armeniana. Soviet troOpe and KOB agsnta have been •sat to AasrfoaiJan to matore order.
Featured in the "Music hi the poort" series at the Joelyn Art Museum, the quartet also played for eight years daring Simday Brunch at Gallagher's Reetaurant. " I was ^ad idmi t)lahie wrote me the letter," said Mr. Oahm. "Becaoae of my career and busy schedule over the years, I haven't been very active in the Jewish community and I thought it would i>e nice to do something in its behalf." When asked about her mvolvement with the 1990 Super Sunday Telethon, Mrs. Jabenis answered, "How can you say 'no' to your daughter?" Mrs. Jabenis b {kh» mother o( Mia. Hasslinger.
Steering committee named By Jooaie Jacobean FederatkM pid^ rdatfcma director Ten men and women from the Omaha Jewish community have been wcvidng to ensure the success of the 1990 Siqier Sunday TelStbon schednled for this Sunday, reported M'Lee Haasliiiipr and St^ Rothenbetg, Super Sunday oo-dialniHD. The tdethoo irin take place at the Richman Oordman Corporate Offices oo Sunday, and at the Jewish Cgmnamity Center during Sdperweek, Jan. 2S-25. Membera oS,- the Super Sunday Steering Committee include Coiy Cheaen and HoUie Fineman, decoraticma/refreahments; Ed
Fried, Deniae Ipock, Dottie Rosenbhun and David Siegel, volunteo' recruitment; Elaine Jabenis. celebrity callers; and Steve and Sheri Idelman of Idelman Telemarketing, Inc., telepbtone solicitation and training. Larry Herman win serve as gr<|diic srtist "Actually, the Super Sunday divirion (^fts under tlOO), Ui the largest hi the canqpaign," noted Mr. Rothenberg. "We have a chance to make a rnl hnpact and everyone on the committee has been working very hard to make sure tbiiiappeau iii 1990. We hop^' air those who ore called will respond genuously for the sake of us oU." "Steve and I choce peo-
ple we thought would be energetic, have a lot to cohteibuta and who cared about the campaign," Mrs. Hasslinger added. "There's been a v«y good mix of ideas. Things have come together very well and we're ready for a great Supo- Sunday. Of course, that win be determined by thoae who are oaked to contribute." The Super Sunday Telethon marks the of^al ckiee of the 1990 UJ A/Federation Campw'gn^the major fiind-raiaing effort conducted by the Jewish Federation of Oibaha in an effort to meet JeWiah communal needs in Omaha and in S3 countries arouiK^ the world. ,'' . , (Continned on Pag^'H'
ADL: Slcinhead occurrences up 180 percent as 1989 anti4hMnttic inctctents set record NEW YORK (JTA) Anti-Semitic incManta hi the United Statea reached their higheet level of the decade but year, according to the annual audit compiled by the AntiDefamation League of B'nai B'rith. In 1989, anti-Semitic occurreooes in the United SUtaa rose to 1,432, the higheet level since 1979, the year ADL began conducting the nationwide audit The 1,432 figure representa a nearly 12 percent hicreaae over 1988, when the total was 1,281, and hae maintained the pattern of increase reflected over tlie past two years. TUa ioaeaae ia noteworthy, conakkring that the rise in numbers occurred deepite the abaence of two major factors that influsnosd the 1988 figureethe 60th anniveraary of KriataUnacht and tha hn-
mediate impact of the Paleetinian uprising. Dividing the incidents by category, the study reported 846 hicUenta of vandalism; 587 epiaodee of harasameat, assaults and threatr, a record 116 neoNasi SUnbeadattributed inddentala 180 psroeot increase); and 69 college campus inddenta. The figures, said Abraham Fozman, ADL's national dirsctor, "are disturbing but not surprismg," in Ught of "the riae m hate-Inapired violence generally around the country. He added, however, that "there were more eerioua types of anU-Sentitk: vandijitm and deeecratiooa laat year than ever recorded in ADL audits." The yeer 1989 saw the higheet combined total of the most serious violent crimee, including arson, bombing and cemetery
deeecration (30 incidents). The high waa attributed to faicreaaed activity on the part of racist neo<Nasi Skinheada, and a 30 percent rise in incidents reported on college campuses. The audit, compiled by the research deportmant of ADL's Civil Rigfata Di< vision, reflects ueidaita hi 44 sUtee and the Diatrict of Columbia, as reported to ADL's regional officee and to law ealorcemant offidala. New Ycrk etate reported the higheet level of aaUSemitic vandalism and haraaaoMRt, with New Jersey, Maaaachnaatta, California and Florida following cloee behind. A number c< faiddents in theee areas received considerable national attenUon in 1989. New York was high in the harassment and oasault cate> gory.
In Brooklyn, Max Kowalsky, a Holocaust survivor, was murdered in July after protesting against swastikas scrawled across his front door; and in October, on the eve. of Yom Kippur, two Brooklyn College students were harassed and beaten on their way home from a (ntemity party. Inddants in Massachusetts, on the other hand, involved vandalism, la Marblehead, "Bum the Jews," "Mengele" and "Balsen," weire found spray-painted on a synagogue aitd oonununity enter in July. On the eve of Yom Kippur, property in WeUeelqr waa defaced by swaatikaa and neo-Nazi graffiti. In California, numeroua bombing incidente received national newa coverage. The offices of the San Diego Jewieh (Ceatiaaed on Page 12)
Passage to Freedom drive raised more than $50 miliion ^Rb'
Neoaua NEW YORK (JTA) »\ht United Jawiah Appeal r aanoaaced thai its 1089 ^ Paassga to Freedom cam[lialgB for Soviet Jaws f ndaad tSO.l miUloa aa of the Dec. 31 cloiillg. The i.#nount falla short of the I (aanaign's ambitioua676 ^Hpa goal, but UJA ^Hira aavertbtleee are ESltlo be phased with the fwtdta. I tha l«t« l»70e,
when there was also a wave of Soviet Jewish emigration," aaid UJA Naiiaaal ClislraiM Meir> ton Koniraiefa. "we have been able to nudntaia the intagrity ol ow regular allocationa and to coOact a reoord amount ol^eaah from the regular campaign. "Together with Paseags to Freedom, the total UJA-Momtlob aampaign waraachMOOagiiiMfcr
tha first thus in history," to annouBoe a drive to raiae two mflBoB over five heeafaL KoTBTSich reported that ym for tiw reoattlMBaot UJA had aheady eoSaetad eftart. Alt wito Swlst 933 mlllioB of the Passage Jews now flowing thrafegh to Freedom fnnds riiaed. ths gataa of Bsa-Gurion The anoounoement coin- Airport at aa nnpreceelded with a UJA natlooal daated rate of approxioKlasrs meeting here to , mataly 3,000 per weak. Isdiscuss joint punM with raeli officials have the Jewish Agency to raportediy aafced that the iiaiiat a maasivs new cam- total b» douMad. paign toaM thereaettlenasntof Soviet Java in laIn neiat waoka. larneli rasl. poUtidara have bawpwbUJA had been expected My eritiealof IHaapera.
Jewry for showing what ths(y believe to be anhivaIsnce about asalsHag lareal hi absorbing the hugs wave of Jewieh emigratkm from the Soviet Unloo. "Unfortunataly, world Jewry has not yet joined us with all ot iU atrsagth in this battisi," leraeU Preeidat Chafan Heraog sahi la hteamttUy broadcast on loraal Radio. larasliatfelalaarosakl to be dloappofaitsd that
.UJA did not meet the trs
miUkn goal of tbs Paeeags to Freedom drive, approximately half of which waa • supposed to aid abeorptkm effort* in Israsl. UJA officials have admitted privately that Passage to Freedoaa baa been a dUOffilt caanpalgn. The qooatkw they now face is how aaeh Ansricaa Jewry aa* be expected to laiee et a time whsa Issaai's reeetttaouiat needa are