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Pen mightier than ... There was an interesting atary aboat Eugene Linde and hia wife, Lydia, in last Siuiday's editioa irf the Omaha Worid-Hcrald. According to the atorjr, the Lindes chose Omalia as the dty to einigrate to because of a pen they found at the American Embasey in Moscow. The pep-carriad an inacription which read,"Hada»sah, Omaha. NE." There was no mention in the article as to how the pen got to the American Embassy xu« was there additi<nud inlonnatioo whidi could he^ the reader understand why the Lindes sdected Omaha as their target dty. Let me fill in aoma of the g^M. Lfst October Shiri^y Goldstein, co«hairman with Miriam Sfanon <rf the Omaha Jewish Federation's Soviet Jewry Committee, and Ruth Potaah, longtime vohmteer in bdialf of freedom for Soviet Jews, visited the Sovtot Union along with some 60 or so activiats from North Ainerica. .; Yours truly also fwnt on the trip so the informatian herewith is about as accurate as any reader might e^iect. Before leaving for the Soviet Union, Mrs. Goldstein and Mrs. Potaah contacted many local merchants 9nd Jewish organisations aaking for donations of rdigious articles. dotUng, mecEkail siqiplies, food and other items that oo«iid be distributed to Soviet Jews in Moscow, Leningrad and some of the Baltic States. The merchants and organizations were more than generous. I should know because I carried one of the dufM bags loaded to the zim>a- and the weight of the bag is so)iaething that my nervous system still rememberK' Among the doiated items were scores of Hadassahlabeied pens provided by Beverly Franklin. One of the Soviet Jews most have left the pen at the American Embassy the ni^ that our ambassador. Jack Matlock, hosted a party for the American contingent and many of the Soviet Jews we met. This is the pen that was found later by the Lindee and conaidered by them to be an omen of good hick. However, that is not the whcde story. Mrs. Linda had sat on my left, acrosa the table from Mrs. Goldstein and Mrs-Potash at one of the luncheon programs we attended during our stay in Moscow. It was at this luncheon that ahe first heard about this wonderful place called Omaha.
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By AlBaon Kuilan NEIKLYORK (JTA) -r Vatican representatives and world Jewish leaders win gather in Pnigde next month for a landmark fourday oonferenoe on Ca. thoUe^ieiifiah concerns, inchidtaig the HolocaiiBt and the re-emergence of popular anti'^emitism in East* em Europe. The conference, to be heki Sqit. 3 to 6. win be the first formal joint meeting since 1986 ot HM Vatican Secretariat on Rdigtous Relations With the Jews and the International Jewish Committee on IntemUgious Consultatims. Relations between the Vatican and the Jewish commmiity during the paat four years have been rocked by tenainns over the CarmaUte convent at AoachwiU and wrtHngs that PCpe Jo^ Paul II heU with Palestine libaration Organisation Chait^
man Yaair Arafat and Austrian Presidalt Kvft Waldhdm. As a result of these controversies. tJCIC tempcHarily suspeol&d formal meetings with the Vatican. But communication between Jewiah leaders and the Vatican Secretariat was never comidetely bndcenoff. A delegation of American Jewish Committee leaders had a Vatican audience with the pope in March, but the group did not daim to represent the world Jewish community, asUCICdoes. Presently, Jewish leaders involved in dialogue with the Vatican are pai^ ticolarly amdoua to formally voice their growing coneam that the death of Commnnist rule and the rebirth <rf democracy m Eaatera Europe have a concurrent rise in popular anti-Semitism in that part of the world.
Collaborators murdered by fellow Palestinians By Gn Sedan JERUSALEM <JTA) Five Palestinians suspected of collaboration with Israeli authorities were murdered by fellow Arabs, and four more wounded, while demonstrations in sui^xxt of Saddam Huakein continued throughout the weekend in tite administered territories. The most groeeome of the nnuders took {dace in Rafeh, at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Gharbali. 26. was in his father'a home when six masked men arrived and tried to attack him. After cloaing all entrances to the houee, Gharfoali pulled out a gun and began shooting in ths direction of his attackers. Hundreds of Rafah residents suntmnded the house, throwing stones, bricks and axes. Gharbali's fathw, faartaig his famfly'a aafety.
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tried to open the door to the attackers, and was stabbed in the back by his son. When the younger Gharbali ran out of ammunition, he went out into the street widding a large knife. He was quickly surrounded by hundreds of residents and stabbed, then lynched to death. The other four faiddents took place in the Weet Bank. The body of Rabah Sayyaa, 27, was found in Nuelma. a Weet Bank village near Jericho. He had been kidnapped by Akram Sater, 22, was fatally wounded by shots firad at him fai Beitunia. near Ramallah. He died of wounde at Hadaasah Medfaal Csnter hi Jerusalem. In the town of Halhoul. near Hebron, yoiitha brake into the home of Ahmed Abdul Hadi al-Akrah. 86, and attadud him.
Jewish leaders believe the Catholic Church's stance can play an inywrtant role in combatting this trend. iWefne, they are encouraging effrats to educate and sensitize clergy in Eastern Europe to their role in fighting antiSemitism. "This was one of the reasons we pidted Prague far the conference," said Sejrmour Reich, who currently chairs IJCIC. Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum. a former IJCIC chairman and a pioneer in Jewish-Vatican rdations, explained that many of the Eastern European Catholic dergy "have no awareneea of the deep sourcee of anti-SemitaIsm in Christian tradithm." He said that the conference would explore the roote of Christian anti-Semitism and examine how the church's early demonization of Jews was appropriated and expanded by Addf Hitler.
"If we are ever going to contain (H-even uproot the fervent anti-Semitiam in Eastern Europe, we have to hdp the key authorities in PoLand, in Hungary, in Czechodovakia that vrill be preamt at the conferenccKto^understand the magnitude of the hatred that was engendered by these teachings," Tanenb<ati|) said. "Only then can they can cope with contonporary anti-Semitism." Before tbe series of controversies disn^ted Cathdie-Jewish diak^oe, a Vatican document containing a fullscale examinaticm of the history of anti-Semitism in the church and its behavior during the Holocaust had been in the preliminary stages. "This conference in Prague, if all goes well, could contribute to putting tiaa project back on the track." Tanenbaum aaid.
Sen. Kerrey helping John Breslow campaign Sen. Bob Kerrey will attend a fundraiser in Omaha to he^ the campaign of John Bredow who is running for state auditor. The functi<m will take place Sept. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the home of Cheryl and Barry Kricksfeld, ,9710 Ascot drive. JofanBreelow Mr. Bredow is ehairman of the board and owner of LinWetd and LmAire corporations as wdl as a board member of Mittler Welding Supply Co., South Bend, Ind., and a email farm owiter, A resident of Lincoln, Mr. Bredow haa served that community and the State of Nebraska in a number of vdunteer and appointed capadties. He ia a board member of Tifereth Israd Synagogue in IJncdn and ia married to the fwrner Sonia Pokmald of Omaha. They have three children.' Laura, Miliasa and Danielle. Mr. Breslow is the son of Bfinnie and the late David Brealow of Lincoln. Reaarvattona may be made by calling Maggie Green at 897-2976.
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To the Edttor Care, concern, compaaaion and patienca are some of the wotda that ware accuratdy used to describe Rabbi Alexander KaU after his recent death. A lot of mamoriee ruahed back as I attended the sarvka at Beth EL During ttnfadng for my Bar Mitsvah, RabU Kate need to aak ma. "why do I aay black and yon say whiter* With Rabbi KaU'a pvdstence. I mndeit. The friendahip continued a long time after. I ranambar whan Lisa and Andrea wars very little ha need to hrve to pull on tbiir pigtaHa and«all t^mn by each other's name. RahU Kate waa apodal to ma. I wiU novar forget the smiles be thought to the faoea «f ao naay people, young and old. Robert Goodman To theKdHor The Omaha annud CROP walk win take place on Oct. 7 in the afternoon. CROP ia an ecumenicd organization geared to fighting hunger. The toed affiliate's funds are divided between Omaha and other perte of the world: is pertweateya hori^aad helptfodMra through the Pan'
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try syatans. The other 76 percent goee to the diatribution organization of the donor's choice. For further information on becoming a walker or a eponaor/donor, contact me at 663-3221. Larry Moldo To the Bdltar: Nefaraaka Koahar Meat Market haa been pleaaed to aerve the Omaha Jewiah community for a generation. It haa been our deaire to provide the fineet meate and poultty avallabla for jrour dining pleaaure. At all times ws have atdvad to abide hy the beat atandards of kaahms for the benefit of our many caring and devoted cuatomera. We would Uka our cuatomera to know that after th* Yomiam Noraiam we are retiring from the boains However, the etore will be open through the High Ho . Day seaaon to provide your holiday teblee with flna meate and poultry. Thereaftar it w^l be doeed forevor. Once again, we wish to thank you for your many yean of patronage. It Is our hope that "you may be written and sealed rar a good year"—Kaaivah v'chadmah tovah. Joe and Freda Bochalster Dave and Roaa Richtmaa O-ii—jJ-^ >.f-a i-- «r--i **--^ ** - -• - ^ - ........ |r*v^«n^^W^r~*JwVWVBHM'••V^^W VBVWHMHWft