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PUl Sdiragw pTCMoto tiM lioia jMone Schragw BMoioitid Htmrn LwdtnUp award to NTLae HaaiiUiiftr. ByJoCamU Jewiab Federatioa of Omaha amManoed the winners of Yomig LeadereUp nranto at ita 87th aannal meeting Sunday evening. An eatimatad 250 attended at tiw Jewiah Commonity Center. Steve Pitlor was |M»aaoted the Jaatin Oreenberg Memoritl Young Leadartliip award by Hetty Gntoberg. Mr. Pitlor waa recogniMd far MB laadwahlp roJe in the management of the Jewish Community Center campus. He ia involved in making aure the building and groonda are properiy managed. Mr. Pitlor, a member of the Jewish Community Center Board for the past liz yeers, is also a msmbflr of the Federation board. He has been a volunteer TIM
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Phil Sehrager seizes annual meeting moment By Pb]lS<:hragercau|^t the attentlM of the Jewish oommunity Sunday night during the annual meeting of the Jewish Federatfan <rf Omaha. Befcre presenting the Lois Jeanne Schniger Memorial Young Leadership award to MXee Hasdinger, Mr. Schra ger seised the opportonity to call attention to the Soviet Jewry loan guarantee program. In April, the dhnctors of the Jewiah Federation of Omaha had modified a requeat £rom the Coondl of Jewish Federations to guarantee a
pro-rata share of the loans destined for Soviet Jews emigrating to Israel Hie CJF declined to acee|>t the modiBed
the Onudni FedaratioD to reconsider ito previous sction. Mr. Schrager stressed the importance (rf cooperating with the majority of federations who have agreed to be fiiU partners in the plan, and urged the community to get involved and dkienss ths pros and cons before the July 30 Federation board meeting.
Beary Onwbwg paawato the Jwtta MeartaV Yaaag Leadenl^ award to Steve Pltkar. tation was made Sunday night. Mr. Kirahenbamn also praised Mr. Newman and his wife, Shares, for their donation of a recognition waD to honor donors to the Federation Foundation. In accepting, Mr. Newman eaU, "It» a pleasure to serve this cow^nity." Jay T<snwr, Faderetion pre^dent, aaid tiis year had been, "exciting, difficult and challenging," in trying to meet the community's non-resettlement as wen as reeettlement needs. He described the Fedei^ ation as the "engfaie that runs the community." He said the Federatian "needs and must have your help." He told the audisaoe about the community needs survey that wss bfr' ing conducted to sse what the core services ere. "We
need toiaact in a mature way about what we can and caimot do," he said. The building <rf an educational facility baa been pot on hold he paid, because rwettleni«Bt must come ftit As okblaad*ah4i passes from the scene, less diqioesble fat^omeis avaHabls to thsFsdwatien, Mntmrtm saH ad^. "We most adiq>t." He concluded his report by saying that "lliere are no qidck fizee, no easy solutions!" Howard Bloom, executive director of the FMwatioD, made the audience aware of the historicsl signifirance of the redemption of the Roasian and Ethiopian Jews. "TUs opportunity Is couplsd arith (CoatiaMd on Page 4|
1991 UJA/Federation Campaign closes with good news, bad news By Barbara ChandUr Federatian Pabllc Selatioaa Diieetor
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coach for the JOC basketball hagnes for four years. MXae Haaslinger #as presented the Lois Jeanne Schragir Memorial Young Leadersh^ award by Phil Sdirager. (See separate story on Mr. Schnger's preliminary oommento.) Mrs. HassUager, a member of ths Jewidi Family Sovice Board for five yearsi ie eurreotly a vice presideDt of the National Councfl of Jewish Women. Omaha Section. She has chaired the Super Sunday Federation campaign and is currently on the Beth El esily childhood committee. Joe Kirshenbaum presented the 1991 Endowment AchievemeDt award to Murray Newman. This award was announced at the 1990 Oeoeral Aaatmbly and the formal presen-
SUrkgr Ooldataia pnaeato the Year award to Tom FeUman.
"^^Itf Lemer, president <d ad loariah Federation of Omaha, anaoonoad the dose of ttie formal fundraising effort of the 1991 UJA/Fedtratkn Campaign. "We raised a total of 92,849,600. That ia good news md bad news," aaid Mr. Lemer. "It is five per^ cent less than waa raiiied in the 1990 rampalgn and 9160,500 short (rftiw 1991 gosl. However, with the exception of the Paoeeetter Diviskn, which was down nine percent, every division showed sn inareaae. "It is inventive that the Federation aramine the fund-raising efforts at the Paceeetter level. Tbia division reprsesnts 60 perctBt of ths total campaign, and it ia critical that werevarae this downward trend itt future campaign^."
Bob Kully and Gerald Hoberman, co-chairmen of tiw Men's Division, praised the eff<»t put forth by their vdunteers. &(r. KuUy said, "It was a rewarding experience to be part of the UJA/FedaratioD campaign during the last two yesrs. Although the tasks were tremendously challenging for our community, what we were able to accomplish by worldng together was very fulfilling. The team that ao gradoualy gave of their ^ne and effort enabled an almost impoaaible project to be accompliahed." "I found the quality of leadership within the Meo'a Division to be most gratifying," noted Mr. Hobarman. "I have often bean concerned about the future leadership of the UJAyFederation Campaign, but this year it became apparent that our community is in good hands.
There was an abundance of young men who ooiQiled their energy and iimovation with aome of the aenior membcra in our fundraising community. This resulted in an exciting and eucceesfnl campaign. "Bob and I thank sach one of the men who volunteered their time to make our job a truly pleasant experience." Julee Katsman and Anne Broder, oo«hainnen of the Women'e Division, expressed pride in the woman of the community. "They showed the tine importaiios of Jewiah woman as ths oanter of this oommunity," said Ma. Katsman. "They saw the need and rose to the occasion. They gained a deeper understanding of the significance of being a Jewish woman and of what makes Omaha the beat of Jewish communitiaa."
Ms. Broder added, "We understood it would be a difficult year, and the enormous effort put forth by so many women was outstanding. We ere proud of the nun^ of women who wanted to stand up and be counted through their individual gifts. It makes a aUtement about what our woman are willing to da" Looking to the future, Ms. Katsman ssid, "As we continue to work together, we must strmgthsn our partnership with IsraeL When Israel was attacked by Iraq, we all realized that it could be us—that it was us. We can no longer take for granted ths security (rf the Jewiah oommunity. We nuist move forwud with new commitr mant."
pacted by the recession which hit just as we were boiUing our 1991 campaign. However, through the iimovaUve efforts of our campaign cabinet and diviaioaal dJairmen, there was sxceUent response from sevwal diviaiona. Certainly, the overall per centage increaaea indicate that we are working toward broadanhigourDaae and increasing & number of people who simport the UJA/Fadaration Campaign and ite benefldary agsndaa.
"In Division 18, Bsny Zoob and Steve Nogg o^ ferad tickete to an Itshak Perlman concert to those men who increaaed their pledges 20 percent or more. Twenty-two man responded "Yes" to that offer. In Division 16, Mark Howard Bloom, exscu- Belmont and Larry dantiva director of the Feder- dier aaot a letter prior to atian, noted, "We wwaiaa-. tiia official atari of the
campaign, explaining the issuss and afeUng their men to pledge witboot further solicitation. The resulte were remarkable. There was a 66 pcroeot initial responss to Uie letter, and overall the division finished seven percent ahead of laat year. "Although the Paceeetter Diviaion ahowed a decrease this yesr, we dfal induct three new members into King Solomoo's Circls, our community's most praatigioua honor for charitable givhig; The new members are Peiey and Joel Alperson, the Baker family and MUton Abrahams, and wo thank them for the generous contributions. "The not year wiD be a dress the needa of the Jewiah oommunity at home and in laraeL"
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Aidyne and Jt£tny 8<AomoB annoimce the birth Miwaa, AiaxandarChaiDa, June 9 in Omaha. The couple alec has a daughter, Morgan, six, and a son, Mlcha, five. Grandparents are Daisy Solomon, Bees Donninger and Vince Felton, all of But the Anti-Defamation South Africa. League of B'nai B'rith expressed concern that the CONSIDERS new language may, in fact, UJ3. REQUEST imply that the use of JERUSALEM (JTA)- quotas in other circumThe Jerusalem District stances is permissible. Court heard testimcmy on The House Democratic whether the Isradi govemmeot can extradite a leadership added the lanWest Bank couple to guage in the hope of winstand trial in the United ning more votes for the States for a fatal bombing legislation, which I¥ssidoit Bush has said he will in California. The couple, Robert and veto. Rochelle Manning, are Ironically, until this wanted in connectitn with week, ADL had consistenta July 1980 bombing that ly disputed the president's killed Patricia Wilkerson. assertion that the bill a secretary for a Los An- would lead to quotas. It geles computer company. appears to have changed its mind because of the spedfidty of the new language barring the use of quotas.
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By Jerry ROMB Fedaratioa eadowment direeter Joseph Kiiahenbaum, president of the PhOIip O. Schragw and Tmi L Setoager Supporting Foundation annoonoed applications have been sent to organisations and individuala in ihe Omaha area adviafaig of the avaOalUli^ of grant dollars. "Tlw Sdvagar Supporting Poundatfam wu established in December 1984 to opvnU exclusively for charitable, educational or religious purposes by conducting ae supporting activities Cor the beoeftt of or to csrry out the [HuiKMee of the Jewish Fedentkm of Omaha, Inc., as well as other charitable (wganisations which promote snd enhance the spirit of co-
STRIKS JERUSALEM (JTA)Wan and haggard after 40 days without food, peace activist Abie Nathan called off his hunger strike "out of reqMct" iot Preeident Chaim Henog and because he believes he hss made his point Nathui, 64, lost nearly 60 pounda during his self-imposed ordeaL
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A loving word Tha Omaha Jawiah Pk«aa uaea thonaanda of words each waak in an efioct to infann, cnU^itan, edueata and even, antartain ita readcrah^. Worda an pomrfuL Wh» words fen into place and fonn antaooaa, pangnqdia, stories, etc., things lumpen. Readaia talk about what th«y read and often take action on the basia of their undoatanding of the written word. In thia paper, we use many words that are not c(nnplex, bat in certain ways are formidabk. For aumpie, wliat comae to mind when you hear the worda: JCC, Bureaa &»• the Aging, Bureau of Jewish Educatko, Operation Exodus, loan guarantees. Campaign, Fedenitian? From my knowledge of this community, I would select Fedm^icn within the contest of our use as the meet misundaratood of all the worda we uae. Moat people think the Federation is the JCC, and still others believe that all of the Federation agradea and all of the employes of the Federation are really part of the JCC. Another guess (m my part is that the average reader of our pi^MT looka upon the Federation as a Goliath which eiists only to extract money from the Jewish conmunity to aati^ its own pprpoaea. Let's set the record straight The role of the Jewish Federation <rf Omaha ia to involve Jews in meeting Jewish communal needs locally, nationally and in Israel To affontplish this task, members of the community vohmtear'to ran for election to the varioua boards of directors that have be« aet iq> to work with the profesifHffi^lf Ttf**Tg the agenciea. Tliarole of the Federation i«to raiae tha amount of maoey neoeasaiy to meet the Jewiah communal needs identified by the elected ofBcera. National and international needs include aid for larael and fautitutkMa that save the Jewiah people woridwkie. LocaQy, the ageodea «rf the Federation provide a network of aervioea to enable tha Jewiah community to benellt from a variety of activitias. Input from indlvidaal manbara of the oommnnity aa well aa officera of the agenciaa determine iHiat aervioea will be available. lUaadttorial ia dedicated to JoaanieJacobaon, imMr public laiatkins director, who defined Federatkn for me aaa loving word.
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NCCJ honors Shirley Goldstein Neaily 900 wwe at Peeoy Park June 6 to attend the HoMnHarlan Award dinner apoaaored by the Omaha ChiVtar. Natkaal Coirfafenee of Oiktiaa and Jewa. In the eentcr iriwto. Soviet Jewry aetivtat Shirley Goldatein reeahraa the SpMt of Scrvfee awnd froB Del WdUiar. At left la Tkomaa R. Bnike, redirient of the Humanitarian award, and at rl^ ia Robert M. Spire, abo a recipient of the Humanitarian award.
Federation annual meeting (Contianed from Page 1) nity Center; Bert Lewis, respoosibilitiea and bur- Jewish Family Service; Michael Linn, Bureau of dens," he said. Mr. Bloom said that a Jewish Education; Dr. Jewish state not sup- Martin Wolf, the Jewish ported by the Diaspora Federation Library, and could not have l«scued Jerry Sluslcy, Jewish Fed14,000 Ethii^ian Jews in eration of Omaha. Forrest Krutter prea sin^ weekend. Anne Broder and Julee sented outgoing Jewish Katnnan preeented the re- Federation Library presipOTt on the UJA/Federa- dent, Gloria Kaslow, and tion CanqMign for 1991.(See outgoing president of the Bureau for the Aging, separate story.) Ann Goldstein pre- Steve Redler, plaques. sented campaign awards Mn. Kastow was recogto Ms. Broder and Ms. niied for her work which Katxman for their out- resulted in a separate room tat children in the listanding worii. Steve Nogg, last year's brary. Mr. Redler was winner of the Justin recognized for bis involveGiMoberg Young Leader mmt in the building of the sh^ award. {Hvaented the new additton to the Rose volunteer of the .year Blumldn Jewish Home. Board members who awarda. Their namea will be inacribed m a plaque were recognised for comdiaplayed in the Jewiah pleting their terms ware Community Center. JiU Sandy Friedman, Ann Belmont, hontned by tha Goldstein, Kevee KirahenADL/CRC: Jerry MiUer baum and Mary Fdlman. and Hany Paakowitc Bu- Board members elected for reau for the Agfaig; Marda two-year terma were Anne ijpamaii Jawish Commu- Broder, Itarvey Cooper,
To the Editor I want to extend my iBOBt afaioera thank you to the Jewiah Federation of Onwha for honoring me aa "Humanitirian of the Year." I am a vary fortanate man to have received thia honor. However, this award abould alao be preaanted to many othara who have bean ao bar volved over the past year in Operation Exodua. Maury Udea kicked off Operatkm Exodua hi April 1990, and lad ua aU down a vary auoceaaful road. Many faidividuals contributed their Uma for telethowi, park>r •n* Humanitarian aworri alwiM alan rwMgniM fnnry-
Editor-ifrChief body who cootrilintad so generously and aUiiwed ua to Judith Matbwx. MaBHin(Bditar Shayl MMiman. Book- meet our goal Tha taoaiy raiaed helped aettle 94 Sohetaan' flandy Oarden, PraduotkM Aaaistant; Oeorga viet Jewa in their now hmna of Omaha. 8cha*lrorOffiM Vohmtaw. The'new Americana'have bean ^Ua to find homee and Sake Bayfaiwtitlvaa; Barbara Frankal, Diana Banm, joba, and begin edncatkA becaoM tha Omaha commuPnwda MeywaoB, Dora Dhahi and Rocky SUm. Editdriab •<(•••• the vtowa of th* writK MHI an Dot aaoMHiihr nity cared ao deeply for thia apeeial group of Jewa. AU of ua have made an faicredibUlmpact on thair Uves npcwaaativ* of tka vl*M e( th* JmrWi Prm BouA tha JcwUi rWaattai ol Onate ar tteflMMka Javlih Conminitgr M a whok with Operatkm Exodual Tk* Jaalifc Ihaai ii aol r«aMHMf lar tka Kaakratk a< aagr pra*Ki or TeaaPeUman .»tfrimirl^*»inimmfdmt»t>ulltlatntmtnmmaTa tha Editor It rridqr at t •.m., The Omaha PubUc Schoola ao urgently need one hour n« cab al the JwHak Padntlaa of Onaka U to lavehra of your time once a week atarting next faU in UnderJaw hi iiatli^ JawM> enaiMBnil aaada laeaHy. aattoa garton, 1st grads or 2nd grade. aBlrwikilanML In the achool of your choiee you weald read to a child, or Uatan to the chUd read to you or let the cUM dktate A|pMick*al tha Fidaratlan err Cooununity 1 Ian Coanminity Oaotar, Jewiah Education, Jewiah a atory to you. The aame achod each weak with the eaine Jawiak Vamlly Sarviea, Library and Buraau for the A|li« cnuoL Thia pn^act ia sponsond bgr the Temple laraal SiaDa MM MM (UMimnhpMM •««««»«« kr no »«>wUt, ttfhood. The entire community ia invited to partldpata a ONHM, HI. NCntMTM: iMi I ta this program. „ . „ MaMN » Tka JNM PKM, »l iMti MM Skni OmM. Nf HIM. Talatani Evie Zyaman mtmmt.
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presentation by telling Mra. Goldstein, "You're the spark that Ughts everybody up." Anna Metrik, who emigrated to Omaha from the Soviet Union a year ago, was the last to speak. She said, "For me Omaha is the U.S.A. and the U.S.A. is Omaha." She expressed her amazement at arriving at the Omaha airport. "We thought we would spend thenig^t thore and nu^be in the morning look for an q>artment, and 'Suddenly there was music, the balloons and many people.'" She promiaed that as soon as they are able, her famfly wiU pay back the Federation. "I want to be ready to be active to help people get into the United States." "It's been a very hard year, but we made it. We were gypaiea and you rescued ua. One thousand thank yooal"
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Jay Noddle, Barry Siff, Mary Fdlman Julee Katzman and Marvin Polikov. The Teen leadership awards were presented by last year's redpients. Ari Riekes presented the award to Derek Altman for his oustanding work with his synagogue youth program. Bill Shackman presented an award to Becca Goldstein for her work with BBYO. The Community Service award which was given to the Temple Israel Caring Committee was preeented to Harriett Sperling by Mary Fdlman. Both hi Mra. FeUman presenting the award and Mra. Speittig accepting it, mention was made of Mn. Sperling's grandmother, Kate T«tle, who was known for her acta of charity. Shirley GoUstehi presented the Humanitatian of the Year award to Tom FeUman, for hia wori( with Operation Exodoua. Mr. FeUman responded to his
To the Editor On next Dec 7, we wiU cdebrate or commemorate the 60th anniveraary of our entry into WCHM War II. "A day that wiU Uve in infamy." As I think back, it oocura to me how easy it seems, that hate can be manipulated. During thoae days we were tau|^ to hate "Japa," "Krauta" and aU the other peopleo who fbu^t with Hitler. Now moat of them are our friends. We were friendly with Iran under the Shah and hated them under the Ayatola. We were friendly with Iraq when they were fighting Iran, (even when they gaased their own Kurds), but we celebrate the killhig of 1,000,000 phia, now that they are our eaao^. Syria waa a hated tetroriat enemy untfl wo needed than ta the Gulf War. Now they are our friend. And Israel atin up hoetility and hate in many, but the U.S. doea what ia ta our beet intereot, not because we like them. And hate can be manipulated by groupe as weU aa countiiee. We, the guUible public muat learn to think, or we win eontinoa to be manipulated into hate and war. That doea not bode weU for tha future <d tha worUI Nannaa Komey The 1>ird( and the bees* arentenou|k. Talk to her about dnigi! Communkntion can stop the p/oblem befort It starts. Be informed. Call
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New Fedentko board monlMn frap left, Beny 8tff, AmM Bndar, Harvey Coopet, Jigr Noddle, Jnlee Katiman and Mary FeUman. Mary Feiimaapmnato Harriett Spcriiag with the Commmiity Service award for Temple larad'a Cariag oomaoittae.
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B«thEI RabU Pml Dnm and Cantar EnO Bariunrite win ooodnet the acrvioM. FEIDAY: Sarvkaa at 6 pjn. SATUBDAY: Moniiif aarvice. 9:30 a.Bi. Kiddnah will foDow aarvioaa. Sittar acrvioe availabfe at 10 aon. Minha-Ma'ariv atrvkaa at8:66pjn. SUNDAY: Sarvioaa at 9 aan. and ) 5:30 pj& WEEKDAYS: Sarwtaaa at 6:66 ajn. and 6:80 pjn. B'NOTMITZVAH J«IleSairft,daui^tarof Mataha awl Stem Sanft, win baoome a Bat Mitzvah . OB Friday evaning, Jane 14 and Saturday moniing, June 16. Jayme TldiaiNr, dauglh ter of Gayle and Carl TldiaMr, wiU become a Bat Mittvah on Friday evening, June 21 and Saturday moniing, June 22. BAKE-IN If you htike, you're needed for the Big Bake-In on Mraiday, June 24, at the 49th Street ajmagogue. He^ balu for our Jo^ 7 moving day. Balrara wiU worli in twohour afaifta from 8 a.m. until 6 p jn. (m June 24. All ingredienta wiU lie aupplied. Fcr more information, can Phjilb Hottnan, eveninga, at 301-7796.
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Tample ISTMI • FRIDAY: Sarvicaa at 8:15pjn. RabU Aiyah Aerial and Cantor Kam Webber win officiate. Rabbi Azrid wiU give the aennon. The Oneg Shabbat win be qwosored by Nancy and Davki Jaoobaoo in booor of the Bat Mitsvah of their daughter Rachel Jaoobaoo. " Sitter aarvice ia available for the 8:15 p.m. evening and the 11:16 a.m. morning aervice. Reaovationa are needed. llMre are no fadUtiea for infanta. SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 11:15 a.m. BATMrrZVAH RMhel liadaay Jacobson, daughter of Naaqr and David Jacobaon. wfll celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning aervice, June 16. FOOD FOR THOUGHT The next hmcheon aeasioD win be June 18,11:30 a.m.-l pjn. Rabbi Azriel win lead the diacuaaioD. Temple win provide the drinica, you bring a brown baghinch. IDF BACKS GASMASKS TEL AVIV (JTA)-The Israel Defense Force has defended the quahty of the gaa maaka iaaoedaa protection againat chendcal attach br Inq io the Per aian Gulf War and denied a report that it plans to replace them. JEWS MAY UIAVE WASHINGTON |JTA) —Ethkiiia haa aaaured the United Statee it wOl not prevtDt Jews remaining in the strife-torn country from emigrating, former Sen. Rudy Boachwitz (RMinn.) said Tuesday.
I^^h Israel FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat aarvice, 7 p.m. Sitter aervice avanaUa. LATE FAMILY SERVICE niara win be a late Family aarviea at 8 pjoL Sarvioaa thia weekend wiDba lad by our guaat. Rabbi Mark Urkowits. Rabbi Utkowitc a candt data for the poeitioo of RabU at Beth laraal. wfll deliver.a po^t ntaasage Friday evening entitled: "Who ia the Moat Inqrar^ tant MotherT" Marvin Parilman and the Beth Israel Oioir wUl conduct the musical portion of the servieea. An Oneg Shabbat follows the services hoeted by Sisterhood. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 8:46 a.m. Services led by Rabbi Urkowits, who will ddiver a D'var Torak "Who is the Moat Important Fatiur?" Mr. AroD Zeidennan win act as Chaaen during Cantor Fettman's absence. Babysitter aervice provided by Sisterhood at 10 a.m. A Kidduah hmcheoo follows services hosted by the congregation. Study aeasian with RabU Uikowits at 7:30 p.m. Mincha aervioee win be hdd at 8:30 p.m. fdlowed by Ma'ariv and Havdalah aervice. SUNDAY: Minyan at 9 a.m. A lii^t breakfast wiU follow with Rabbi Urkowits making a preaantatioo on a to|^ of currant intareat following breakfast WEEKDAYS: Daily aarvicee at 7 ajn. and 8:80 p.m.
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Faraakat Korah Diacvasioa, debate, dedaion Our Sidrah treata principally the mutinous rebellion FltlDAy: of Korah agiinat the leaderah^ of Moaea and Aaron, Servioaa. 7:46 p.m. together with Dathan and Abiram and othera. It ia a SATUBDAY: pi£rfal eiperience for Moees. According to our story Morning aervie* and (whidi may be a conflattoi of two diffarant accounts), Toaah atody at 10 a.m. the Lord took upon Himaslf the taak of puniahing the WEEKDAYS: rebels, with a avpematural atroke of anger. Tuasdnys, 7:80 p.m.At the Lwd'a command, Moaea instructa the pe<yle Adnlt Edncatiait to aeparate thamsalvea from the rebels, lest they be conlliursdaya, 7:90 pJn.- sumed in the poniahmant that waa about to fell Moaea Choir rahearaaL thua oommanda, "Move away from the tents of these widaadmen..." Lincoln A 10th ocDtmy commeatator, foUowing Blidrash TanTifereth Israel homa, finds four categoriea of peopla who are apedficaUy caUad "raehaim," "wicked," in the Torah. Veraes FRIDAY: are quoted in which, indeed, each of theae four is called Sarvicaa, 8 p.m. "raaha." "wicked." SATURDAY: The first is one who raiaes his hand to smite (morderi Services at 9:30 B.m. a fdlow. Evm more ao, obviously widnd is <me who WEEKDAYS: actaally has committed murder. Minyana each MonHie wcoDd is one who borrows and does not repay. day and Thuraday at 7:16 It aeema elementary to understand this in terms of (me who borrows with the full intent not to repay. (Shades of the SAL Bcandalal) The fourth ia one who will not adjust to social living, FRIDAY: and ia constantly eager for strife. He will not seek peace, Evening service 7:30 the mark of the righteous man. He will have strifa He p.m. likea it He lives in it and by it. Peace and harmony are not in hia vocabulary, nor in his vocabulary, DOT in hia SATURDAY: Morning aervice 9 a.m. vocabulary of emotions. How neatly the Arab nationa The reaidento and staff who sedi Israel's demise at all coata fit into this cateof the Rose Blumkin gory. I have held till the last the third in the list, one who Home invite the familiee, vohmtaera and frieods of shows inqnidenoe and arrogance against (propoiy) conthe raaideots to attend stituted authority. It aeema to me that the rabbis may very wdl have aervicea in the Herbert Qoldsten OhapeL Kidduah been thinking of their own authority, llw Phariaeea had followa sarvicaa on had kmg and strenoous oootroveBsy with the Saddocees. Their authority as rabbis of the Houae of larad was not Shabbat. fully estabUahad till the calamitous timea of the deetrucO^tt Air Base tioo of the Temple in 70. If Judaism were to survive the debacle of the miUtaiy defeat, the accompanying masFRIDAY: Services in the Capdiart sacres and the deportations of scores of thousands into Chi^ every Friday at 8 the slave marketa of Europe, it was absolutely necesp.m. An Onag Shabbat fd- sary that a source of authority be eetabllshed and accepted. lowB the sa^dce. TbB rabbia insisted that their authority was on a par Council Bluffs with the authority of T<H«h, and indeed was an extension of it. They permitted every point of law and ideal B'nai Israel to be discussed freely and at length 1^ those qualified SERVICES: to understand and debate. No opinion waa bured. Next Friday night aervA dedaico cnoe reached, however, waa a dedakai. Only ice June 21,7:30 p.m. wiU the "wicked" wauU refuse to follow properly constituted be a Children'a aervice. authority. The synagogue is located at 618 Mynater in Council Bhiffs. For more information contact EUen Fennick at 390-9062.
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Federation appoints two I Seg^, daughr of Barbara and St«v«n Sfl|^. will bectnne a Bat Mitavah on June 22 at lllienth Israel Synagogue inUnooln. Shannon is an eighthgrader at Found Hl^ and eoioya daodng, reading, drama and sporta. She ia the granddaughter of Millie Greenberg, and the late Sam Greenberg and Syhda and Hany Sidtoan and the Late Nathan SegUn.
Jayme Lynn TIchauer, daughter of Carl and Gayle Tichauar, will become a Bat Mitzvi|h on June 22 at Beth El Synagogue. Jayme is a seventh grade Superior Honor student at Kiawit Middle School She is a member of the Internatioaal Chib, Swing Choir and Youth to YoatL Her intereeta indude talking on the phone, socialising with friends and readhig. J«yme has an oldv brother, Cory. Her gran^M'' ents are Walter and Hdena Tichauar and George and Tr*^**'^" Lerman. Jayme will share her Bat Mitavah with her cousin, Eva Tichauer-Lomnicer, who died in the Hdocaust and never got to see her 13th birthday.
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GERMAN PANEL FAILS BONN (JTA)-A joint committee of the two houses of the German pai^ liament failed to reach a ccnnpromise on legislation to combat the illegal sale of arms and weapons technology abroad.
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LoriRabb Howard Bkxxn, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, announced the mpointment of Lori Rabb as assiBtant director. Ms. Rabb replaces Charlie Epstein who has moved to Dallas. As assistant director, Ms. Rabb will aerve as staff associate for various projects, including the annual UJA/Fedvation Campaign, Continuing Exodus, ChsJlenge fen- Leadership and Miraiona She will also serve as staff liai89n for the Planning and Evaluation Committee. Ms. Rabb's professional experience includes the areas of devd(q>ment and meinbership, marketing, public relatkms and strategic planning. Prior to her appointment she was director of development for Ballet Omaha. Previously she was with Sunrise Miiseums in ChiulesMn, W.Va., and the BeDevue Art Muaeum in Seattte. Ms. Rabb, her husband, Steve, and their children, Courtney and Benjamin, moved to Omaha a year ago and have become active members of the commimity. "We love living in Omaha," she sakL "We q>predate the warm welcome we've received as newcomera to the community and look forward to raising our family here." IDF INVESTIGATES TEL AVIV (JTA)-The Israel Defense Force has set up two investigatory panels to establish how armed bifiltratora managed to steal across the Jordan River over the wediend, hi two separate inddenta, and penetrate some distance into Israeli territoty without being noUced.
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Howard Bloom, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, announced the q>pofa>tment of Barbara (handler as public relatirais directs. She replaciae Joanie Jacobson who is gomg into private business. "As public relations dkector," Ms. Chandler said, "I lodi forward to woridng with committee members and telling the story of the UJA/Federation Campaign and other Federation programs and services proviikd by its benefidary agencies." Ms. Chandler's ezperienoe in public relations indudes work for Apple Computer, IBM, the (hnaha mayor's office, and several local businesses. She also owned a retail business, Zena's Knit 'n Stitch, for eight years. Ms. Chandler has a degree In communication and is cturently pursuing a master'a degree. She has recently been selected to address the Speech Con> munk^tioo Association at a national conference in November. Invdvemmt in the Jewish community has always been important to Ms. Chandkr, her husband. Allen, and their children,. Jennifer and Dan. One of the reasons that they choee to settle in Omaha was the strong Jewish community. She expldned, "We have lived in dties where, if we wanted to be part of a Jewish community, we had to organize it ourselves. As a renilt, we truly q>preciate Omaha's establiahed, active Jewish community and the exceUant services and reeouroes that are available here."
Becauae of the brevity of the recoit Desert Storm operatira, I tUnk it was only mentioned once in thia space. For that we're obvkNisly veiy gn^^ But I saw a photo, on the subject, in the pqwr just a day or two ago which really cau^t my attention. It was another of the noMny "family reunited aa eoldier (or iriioevsr) comes home." Hie unusual thing about it waa this: it waa a grandmotjier who had done service as a member of a reserve unit. I think most of us have become accustomed to seeing puUidty about women hi this last mOitaiy operation but I honestly think this was the first grandmother I've heard about I must s«y I felt a snse of pride. Of course it was clear thia woman was quite young; I'm certain there were maiiy males serving who were her age and probably there were granddads among them. But the point is, when in anybody's memory have we heard about Bobie gohig to war? My frirads know 111 stand on a soap box at the drop of a hat to eiqiress my fedhigs about women behig permitted to do sny job within their capabilities. And that indudes those who want to serve in our armed fwces, front line or behind a desk or flying a helicopter. But still, it's a departure from the usual to read "grandmother back from service during recent war.'' Actually, now that I think about it, why not? Most grandmothers I know have had enough experiences to do a vast number of weird jobs. Moet of us have skills we dm't even use any more, smce the need • is no longer present. But so what? If somebody other than immsdiate family could benefit from some of that stored expertise, why not bring it out of storage? Usually we see this kind of thing within our volunteer community. It's not unuausl for retired folds to provide the badcbone of this or that vohmteer project The interesting sn{^ is shnply that we aren't talking about taking old timers out of mothballs and asking them to donate their time and effort We're talking about treating these same mature dtizena the way we treat younger folks. Persnudbr, I think it's great but what aba would you nqiect from somdiody old enou^ to be retired? Well, we don't need to bdabor the point I just thought it was good to read about thia B(Me who went off with the kids to fi^t the last bunch of bad guys. Even though I dcm't know ezactiy what job she per formed, she left her comfortable nest and her loved ones and she went Let's hear it for Qrandmotheral
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IBaMDIPM IS (JTAh-Fnacc agna^to guttantee 1600 niOkiB in loui to I*raal to band 10,000 bouiting unita tor SovM iipaignaU in BaerahetM in the Nflgev, IVMU Foreign Miniatar Dcvid Levy announoed Iiere. Tlie Fmdi offer, which auipaaaea the $400 milliaa immigrant hooaing loan guarantee Israd reodved from the United Statee eariier this spring, waa made by Fraich Fortign Minister Roland Dumaa at
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House committee boosts aid for Israel to $3.2 By Howard lUwewMrg WASHINGTON (JTA)—The House For eign Affairs C<Hnmittee hu iqiproved a bill that would booet U.S. foreign aid to Israel above the t3 billion it has received annually since the mid-19808. HM foreign aid authorization bill, expected to come belon the full Houae later this month, would increase annual U.S. military aid to Israel from the current $1.8 ttiDian to $2 bilUoo in the 1993 fiscal year. Economic aasistance would remain at $1.2 billion, for a total aid package of $3.2 Ullioo.
The increnae is intended to partially ofbet the erosicm of the foreign aid package's buying power due to inflatioD ainoe 1966, when the $3 Inllion level was first attained. Pro-Israel activists offered no firm explanation of how the $200 mQlkn increase was arrived at But Morris Amitay, former executive director of the American Israel PuUic Affairs Committee, said pro-Israd lobbyisto are "always in the position wiiere tbqr can't qipear to be overly piggy," eapedally aii>oe larael is already by far the largest U.S. foreign aid recqrfent
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tine libentkm Organizatiosi chkf Yasir Arafat. The tgaeeting flew in the face of a concerted dedBy Henry Stan aioo by nations arrayed Next gathering is June against Iraq during the Persian Oulf War to ahun 18 and Eunice Deneobcrg the FLO leader, who siqi- win be our guest speaker, ported Iraq's Saddam and all you JWV lads, come to our noon hmcheon Hnaaein. Sunday, June 28, at DenLevy said be eoqriained ny's north of Dillon's on to the French minister la- West Dodge. rael'a Goocetn over the sitChairman Sam Roeenuation in Lebanon, when stein started the proceedlarael fears a Syrian agree- ings at the June 4 Earlyment to allow the PLO to birds with some humor regarding airlines and how bear arms in Lebanon. they oooM save thousands of dollars on their free meds by discontinuing servtaig black divea and paraley. Weil, well Moderof the Nazi camps and the ator Harry Paakowitz reed relatives of those who were from a very moving and touching letter from the murdered there." ' Bulawko eipiess^ hope late great ball player, that "the highest ,inoral Hank Oreenberg, to his authority of Christianity family during his fatal illwill be inspired by the exSubject switch to Israel ample of Uie Poiith president," Lech Walesa, iHio, and its intdligence forces, addressing the Knesset in one of the greatest in the Jerusalem last month, world, its successes and "asked the Jewish people fsihoes, and acompariaon to forgive him for the with Mooee and hiii spiee crimee of anti-Semitism during BiUical times, comperpetrated on Polish iiared to today. We learned how suoceesAil thQr were BoiL" The Pcdish-bom pope, htm '48, all during the spesking to some 10,000 w^ of the '60s and '70s, bdievers in Radom, deliv- and Israd's great sacriered a stinging condemna- fices. We learned of England's tioo of abortion, which the bias against Jews, how Polidi legialature recently refused to outlaw. The IdO- they ai^eased Hitler and ing of the unborn ranks the Araba, and perhaps among the worst crimee of sacrificed hundreds of thousands of Jews by genocide, he dedared. He said that alongaide preventing them from althe victims of war and tering what was then mass murder in tlte 20th P^leetine. Art Oroaaman century lay "yet another let ua know of how fictivast cemetery, that of the tioua the term Palestinian is. Any Arab can call himunborn." self or hersdf a Palestinian, lliere never was a Paleetinian language or culture. UaA Twain described Jerusalem of the time aa a desolate nothing. Tod«y, Araba are among the moot faithful uaera of the Hadassah Hoq>ital fadlitieo. The Arabs in thdr refugee camps are kept there by their Arab masters till Israel is destroyed, then they will be allowed to come in and take over. No room in any Arab feu-
Pope compares abortion to Holocaust By MDdid Di Pas PARIS (JTA)-Pope Jdm Paul II has been sngrily cepsured by Jewish leaders in Europe and the United Statee for equating abortion with the Hc4ocanst in remarlu he made during a maaa he celebrated in his native Poland. Even a Polish newspaper was appalled by the analogy. Jean Kahn, president of CRIF, the nyreecntotive couDDdl of French Jewish organizations, said the analogy was reprehensible and beyond undarstandihg. "Remembrance of the Holocaust has a sacred character, which even the pope, the spiritual leader of Catholidinn, cannot tranagieea," Kahn said. Henry Bulawko, preeident of an organisation of former deportees and coneentratkm camp inmates, said the pope's remarlcs "deeplly hurt the survivors
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I ninth annual meet- and Jewish philosophy. ' ing of the Ndiu-aaka Jew- His latest book "Unds^ By JoGaiToU : iah Historical Society will standhig Jewish Ethks," •• indttde the hoooring of was pablidied last M. New i»«sident of the f graat-grani^piarents of the School's out. summer's here and it sounds aa if some Omaha. Uncofai, Council NJHS will be Louise Bhiffig Jewish comimmi- Miller Abrahanuwn. She of you aheady have your plans nude for the summer. ttea,RabbiDr.IUchaidA. presently serves as ad- No laiy summer for you. Weil maybe just a little bit of Frtond speaking about ministrative sscretaiy and hanging around won't do yon any hum. Jamie Enddman, who wiO be a freshman at Burke "Oreat-grand^wrenta in rseeptUmist in the Youth Jewish History" and tlM Car» Departmant of Boys High School ne(xt year, has a part-time job thia summer. installation of officers. Town, is vice preaideat of She plans on a little reoraatkm too. She's playing tennis The 2 p.oL i»vgram at the board of directors of at Highland Country Club, a sport she's bsen active hi the Jewish Comnunlty the Boya Town Federal for four years. "It's fan!,',' Jamie says about tennis. And Center will also inchide Credit Union, and has in July Jamie is going to visit her cousfai, Katie, in "photo seesioos" for fanh been active in a number of Kansas City. The monUi of July is pretty wdl taken up for Rachel iUee of the great-grand- Jewish and civic organiEaparcats ai^ an ice cream tioos. She is the wife of Krieger. Shell go to Cainp Shwayder hi Colorado. Rachd went there last year and is kxddng forward to sedng sociaL Ncnnan Alvahamson. Dr. Freond is associate Also being installed are the friends she met then. They have been writing to each profeesm' of Philosophy Sally Malasbock. vice pree- other all winter. Until July it's tennis and oboe lessdns and Religion at the Uni- ident; Carolyn (Rocky) for Rachel. Josh Gonsher in also going to camp in July. He's versity of Nebraska at Stem, treasurer; Jerry Omaha where he teaches Freeman, secretary; Shir- gohig to Camp Herzl in Wisconsm. Josh says he's lookBible, Judaism and World ley Berman and Delores ing forward to spending time on the lake and a new Religiins. Between 1984 Fox, dues secretaries; Lois canoe trip down a river the camp has this summer. In and 1986 he served as (Ducky) Milder, museum the meantime, here in Omaha, hell just hang out and director of the only com- curator. Oliver PoUak, out- go to the pod. Danidle Chasen, who will be a freshman at Westside bined rabbinical seminary going presklent, will serve and Jewish Teachers' Col- as ex-offido and Mary Hi|^ School next year is going to spend July and lege in Latin America. Dr. Fdlman as executive di- August at OUn^ang-Ruby Camp. She hasn't been there Fraund, wdl-known in tl» rector. New board mem- before but is kiddng forward to it. Meanwhfle, she'll Omaha community as a bers are Susan Bernstein, enjoy talking on the telephone and watching T.V. unto teacher^locturer, is the au- Jean Duitch, Richard Fell- it's time to go to camp. Jamie, Rachd, Josh and Danielle sound very orgathor of dozois of articles man and Jean Ann Krunized for the summer. But if the long wished-for sum(m the Bible, Jewish ethics pinsky. mer is suddenly at liand and you don't Imow how you're going to spend these predoua moments away from books and teachers, take heart. It's not too late. Sit down and make a list of everything that is available for you to do. Yes, you can indude watching T.V., but also indude some things ttiat would make your to his fdlow Texan, ending mother smile—likedeaningyour room. Ill bet you are By David Friedman WASHINGTON (JTA) a long search to r^ace surprised at just how long this list is. If you wanted a summer job, but just never got —Robert Strauss, former the current ambassador. around to iqiplying, it's probably not too late now. And chairman of the Demo- Jack Matlock. Strauss, a native Texan somewhere someone is giving lessons on something you cratic Naticoal Committee and briefly President who is Jewish, had been like to do^ Me? What are my summer jdans? Well, I just found Jinany Carter's medal en- Carter's special U.S. trade voy to the Middle East, representative since 1977 out a lot of my children have decided to ^t me at the was nominated by Presi- when the president chose same time. One is bringing a friend from Holland. So dent Bush to be the next him in April 1979 to be if you know of any neat place in Omaha I should take U.S. ambassador to the speail Middle East envt^. tlwm, give me a call. And have fun this summer. His job was to bring Soviet Union. In the brief White about an agreement on auHouse Roee Garden an- toncmiy for Palestinians in nouncement, Bush said no the West Bank and Gaza NEW YORK (JTA)-A four and, said the Voice, is one is more qualified or Strip, under the terms of more talented than Strauss the Camp David Accords. Jewish lawyer and former thwefore considered the Strauss served as spe- judge from Canada is ody truly impartial choice in bdag able to guarantee that the United States and cial envoy only until among the finalists in the for the position. The other three finalists the Soviet Union will not November 1979, when he search for a new chairman are either Catholic or Protfor all-party talks on the became campaign manager be "two big ships" that '*•*": ., , • "pass in the night for lack for Carter's unsuccessful future 0^ Northern Ire- estant'. Ths Voice also fqmrted land, the Irish Voice rebid for re-election. of understanding." that leaders of rivd NorthIt is Strauss'ability for His successor, Sol Lino- ported here. Rosalie Abella, 45, of em Irish parties would conciliati(m and bringing witz, used Strauss' appec^ together that prob- proach to bring agree- Toronto, is the ody Jew- unanimoudy accept her ably caused Bush to turn ments on various issues. ish finalist in the field of nomination.
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ByHoghOrpl TEL AVIV (JTA)Syria, convinced the weak spot of Israd's defnae system is its vulnerability to surface-to-surf ace misdies, as demonstrated in the Persian Gulf War. is nquklly buikUng iqi an arSHul ol meohinhrange ballistic mlsnilnn The Syrians consider them to be the key to their kng^ooa^t but until now unrealistic god of adiievhig strategic parity with laad, the Isradi daily Ha'aretz reported in an analysia S]aia is sfaeady equ^iped with missiles ci^MUe of reaching population cantors and strategic targets all over Israd. While the Syrians acknowledge they have not achieved parity yet, they do not ruk out success in the near future.
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GUATEMALAN WINS AWARD GUATEMALA CITY (JTA)-President Jorge Serrano of Guatemala has benune the first head of state to recdve a B'nd B'rith Intemationd humanitarian award. He recdved the District 23 Extra«»dinary Recognition To Human Rights Award in recognition of his solidarity with and suppoi of Israd and the JewTBYOUT CABJP The Kansas City Royals ish people during the Pe^ will conduct a tryout canq;) dan Gulf War. at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium (1-80 at 13th street) on June 18 fw playCARLJARL ers 16 to 22 years of age. Registration will start at 9 LOCKSMITHS a.m. and all players are required to bring their own '51' Dodge • unif(»7ns, shoes and ^oves.
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The Story In EMtpUt In preparation for aliyah according to the family reunification agreements, an faitenaive interview proceaa had been completed by the Jewiah Agency both in EtUopia and IsraeL AB Jews who were eU^bfe for aliyah under the Law of Return had been registered and issued identific8ti(Mi papers and their place of residence was recorded. Thia aOowed the development of a call-up nmrhaniiitn which waa utlUaed boghuiing ou Thursday evening. May 23,1991 wheo the operation was launched. The system uaed for call-up had undergone a trial run about one month earlier, wiUi some one thousand of the Jeadah community, in preparation for just sudi an eventuality. At the laraeli embaasy compound JAFI staff aaaemUed groupa of 190 peraooa in order to accommodate the capadty of aircraft Eadi group was assigned a number according to which th^ ware buaed to the airport and then flown to laraeL The nnmbera also provided an additkmal mechaniam to keep family members together. Inwaigtanta were prepared for departure at the rate of l,d00 an hour. . .», v. '. . "Ilariier, the compound had been prepared with auffi-
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dent food and water to sustain those waiting for evacu4tioo, a period of betwwo IMS houra if aO went aoeordato plan, and even knger if there were any unexpected ijra. The operatioo of all aliyah and support activitiea for Ethiopian Jewry waa ooordfaiatad in Ethkpla by Micah FeUman. Mkah ia the aenkir JAFI staff peraon for EUdoplan Jewiah mattera. Heiua aarved for more than a year aa the center of tha fulcrum for thia relief and reacua operation. During the year and a half in Addia Ababa, the Joint DIatribtttion Committee created an emergency medical program that aavad the Uvaa of Ethtoplan Jewa. Thoae adw came to Addia Ababa ware akdc and frail At the begLaning, about 40 deatha per month occurred among tha Jeurs. 1\^th the emeigauty medk^ treatment, the mortality rate waa reduced from 89 laat Jully, to three thia peat April Funding for theee and otfaerprograms in Ethiopia have oome mainly fro the UJA/Fadention Campaigna. Simnltaneoualy, the JDC part of the operatum diatiilnited caah for care and maintenance and created a school iriiere 4,600 Jewish diiUren studied and ware fed daily. Teachera from the Jewish Agency came to teach at the achooL In addition, JDC distributed food to Jewidi famiUee'% Ethii^ and created enq)k>yment projecta such as: mattress-making, brick-making, and badcet weaving. Whan aiqnoval for the evacuation waa givm, JDC staff waa reqxnaible for bringing the Jews to the Israeli Embassy. In a dty with limited dectridty and almoat no telephooee, it waa a critkxl part of the operation. JDC had devdoped a "quiet call" system that enabled its staff to call 16,000 people within a few houra—thus, shortening the time for the airborne oporations. Uri Lubrani, Prime Minister Shamir'a apedd envoy for negotiations with the Ethiopian government, requested JDC be the coordinator of organizationd activitiee in the United Statee. JDC created a working group which induded: The United larad Aj^jeal, United Jewiah Appeal Council of Jeauh Federations, Conftreooe of Presidents, American Aaaodation for Ethiopian Jews, AnttDefamation League, American Jewish Committee, National Jewiah C«nmnnity Relations Advisory Council National Conference for Etiuopian Jewa, and B'nd B'rith. This grotqt worked in coordination with the U. S. Government Simeha Dinitz. chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, also he^>ed to mobilize the support of both the Congress and U. S. Administration.
tracted by the Government houdng corporation. Amidg. additional beds were required and Mgotiations ware undertaken to ccmtract additional fadUtiea. The Agency inapected each facility designated aa an abaorption center in advance to insure that it was equ^^ied, Aimiahed and that the kitchen w|u atodced to fM |Jbe ol|m on arrival • At the five caravan dtee, it was necessary to connect dectridty and water lines and to provide fumiahinga, linen and other budc household goods.
iirMatalrport In addittoB to the staff of the Immigration and Abaorption Department, additional ataff were mobiUaed &xnn the Agency to aMist in tha logistlca at the airport. Staff were divkled faito three grbtqia: to hel^ the olim off of tiw airplanee; to assist tlwse requiring ho«|dtalization; to transfer olim to buses for the absorption centers. On arrivaL 40 patients were taken by ambulance to hoapitala. Later, an additiond 260 were hospitaliaed. As olim wwe arriving at an average rate of 1,000 per hour, groupaof olim wen moved immediatdy from the planea to wdting busee. A total of 263 busee was utilized to take olim from the airport to absorption centen. Buses ware equipped with dbections to ths assigned absorption center, water and food and each was accompanied by an Amharic speaker and a soldier to direct the bus to the nearest rest station. Three rest stations were set up along the routes to absorption centers where olim were able to use waahrooms and have light refreehmenta. Theee stations were run by the Israd Defense Forcee. Jewish Agency staff at the rest stations identified problems that arose in trandt, such as temporary sq>arati(m of family members. The JAFI staff which served at the rest stations were all munidpd abs<»ption coordinators. All of these activities were administered from a spend emergency headquarters aet up by the Immigration and Abaorption Department headed by Uri Gonkm and directed by Moahe nativ, Directoi^merd of JAFI and Amon Mantver, Director<ienerd of the Immigration and Absorption Dq)artmait.
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On arrivd in larael olim were aettled in 49 locations, indudmg 33 abaorption centers, as weQ aa guest houses, kibutdm, caravans and even a formeriy doeed hotd opened as a temporary reddence. At the abaorption centara, workers began immediately Preparations In Israel to aaseas the new immigrants'needs and to register ohm The Jewish Agency and the Government of Israd on behalf of the Miniatry of the Interior. The Agency organized especial teama m each abaorpplanned and implemented thia rescue effort. All of JAFI's resources were mobilized to bring olim (immi- tion center to fadlitate family reunification and a hotgrants) to Israd and to prepare for their absorption: line was established so that veteran dim could locate Because thia was a seoet operation, staff could not their family. Lists of new olim are being prepared by be hired in advance. On Fridi^ morning. May 24,86 nec- the Agency staff and these lists win be broadcaat in the esaary new enqiloyees wwe hired and informed of their Amhark language on a newly created radio station. Medical examinations and necessary immunization aaaigiunenta. For the immediate operation of the abeorptkn centers, were administered. a system waa deaigned in which each of the new abaorpEach family of dim ia being dded by Ethi(^ian Jews tion centers waa adopted by an existing center. The who made aliyah a while ago, to hdp smooth the eariy existing canters ware reduced to a akeleton staff and the < stages of the absorption proceea. director of each center and the basic staff moved aa a Each abaorption canter will offer Hebrew language unit to an assigned, newly created center. This is to be daases, kindergarten aiMl sodd welfare services. Sperqriaoed by a permanent staff dd prcMems wiD be addreaaed by the Jewish Agency's Although aome of the centers had already been con- social servioea staff.
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Iwish Agency team Going to Ethiopia SRUSAL£M (JTA)Jewiah Agency is sending a team (rfol^ials back into Ethioida this week to arrange transportatioD to Israel for an estimated 2,000 Jews remaining in that country who ndsaed last month's Operation Solomon airiift. Hie airlift brought man than 14,000 Jews from Addis Ababa to Israel over a 36-hour period on May 24-26. But some 350 Jews did not make it to the airport in time for the airiift, and another 1,600 to 2,000 Jews are believed to be living still in the northwestern province of Gondar. Also left behind in the capital were about 3,000 Jews who had converted to Christianity. That triggered a controversy here over whether the conwts should be hdped to immigrate to Israel In addition to those left in the capital, thefe are anywhere from 8,000 to 60,000 converts believed to be living in other parts of the country, including Gondar, wiMre most of the Jews once lived. Jewish Agency Chair^ man Simcha Dinita said the dedaicn on whether they should be faitmi^t here rests with Prime Minister Yitthak Shamir. Dinitz disclosed that Shandr perscmally gave instructions during Operation Solomon not to take the converts, disregarding pressure from Housing Minister Ariel Sharon and other ministers and Knesset members who want iiniiT<minn aliyah.
Dinitz told a Voice of Peace radio interviewer that the 3,000 converts
left behind in Addia Ababa had been broui^t to the eapiUi from the. Gondar region by the American Association for EtUopian Jews, not the Jewish Agency. The Chief Rabbinate resohred last wedi: to send a dalegatiop of rabbia and ItBBOm to Addis Ababa to investigate the status of the oonvetta and oversee their "return" to Judaism. The keesim are the reUgious leaders of the Ethiopian Jews. The Jewiah Agency, however, is determined to bring out the remaining autlwntic Jews, who were on their way from Gondar to Addis Ababa during Operation Solomon or missed the airlift for other reasons. PRESIDENT NEW YORK (JTA)Michael Cohen was named president of the New York cluster of the Jewish National Fund.
By Hngh Oiyel TEL AVrV (JTA)-Ieraelis seeking a gnicrful way to return a potam gas antklote sent aa a gift by Gennaqy during the Persian Gulf War, idikh may havJB pravwn useleas had a chendeal attack occnrrsd. the Israeli daibr Hadashot reported. An laradi Defenae Ministry delegation now viaiting Germany is discuaaing the matter with German officials, the newqM^ier said, quoting defense eetabUahment sources. Israel would like to give back the thousands of atropine sjrringes that came with the gas masks and protective clothing sent by Germany. It turned out later that the syringes were part of old stock which the German Defense Ministry wanted to dispose of. The atr(q;>ine, which is supposed to be injected immediately on exposure to poison gas, was no longer effective.
Caring Committee Cares Members <rf Tcnple Israel's Caring Coaunittee padii dnffd bags with new linens and eUldren'a dothes for immigrants in Israel The merrhamHse, purchased by SUriey Goldstein's Soviet Jewry Committee, wffl be tranqiorted to Israel by those going tUa weekend OB the Omaha Pedvation Miadoa. From left, CaroiRoffman, Betsy Davidaoa. Jody Farbo-, Lyra Monassee, Bdythe Kaas and Barbara Rips.
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Carl Rosenberg keeps a promise At 76, wluo many find their t memories fading, Cari Roaanbav hae forgottan notUng of Us yoidli in Pokmd, Ua family or the oidaals of the Holocaust ' II«ylM> tt'a becauae he had never forgotten the promiae he made to his mother over a fence in Auachwits; a promiae to moambar idut waa happadBg and to never let the wona ratget. "I made a vow to my motlMr to remember the Nad nation, not to be siitot, to teD the world what they did to us," he said. lliat promiae and those memories became an obseeaion for Mr. Roaanberg. He became an active mmber of the Hdocaust Su^ vivors Society; freqoentiy haa qMluQ to groupe and claaaee about the atrocities he end others experienced; and, throoi^ out the years, on acr^M of paper, oonatantly haa been writing random thou^ita, memoriea, and notes to the family he loet Five years ago, at ths urging of friends snd family, the Omaha tailor began to organize theee papers into a book. "As God Is My Viatoees," receotly puUiahed by Holocanst PnblisUng in New Yoric, is the result of those efiorts and a laathig tribute to the vow he made to hia mother ao long ago. "When I apeak. I find maqy people do not know ediat reaOy hjfipeoed. I ten them my story is a tnie one and they are intereatad to learn. My book ia alao the troe story of my life and nqr aorvival." aaid Mr. Roaenbarg, wfaohopee his book will cany the history leeaop to thoee he cannot apeak to peraon-
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JERUSALEM, June 6 (JTA)-SUte Cdmptrolkr Miriam Ben-POrat, larael's fiscsl watchdog, haa reieaaed yet enothcr soiee of expoeee not calculated to endear hir to the politiical and diplomatic estabUabHer annual report covers a wide range pf mbjacts. Three that have attncj^ substantial attention are criticism ot the Housfaig Ministry's foihue to mert the country'e growing housing needs; chargee of continuing political patronage appointments after they had beoi ruled
Oaaaha taOor Carl Reaeaberg ehowe Areeter. Pedantioa LOmvy. Mr, to fBlim a Btombe he made to Us "Carithetaikr,"asheis known fai Omaha, has now bec«mie Carl the author, but he is still writing notes. An example is this tribute to his mother on a recent Mother's Day: "With a lion's strength
out; and the alleged inefficient qixratiom of the Isra(di Embassy in Psris. The Housing Ministry, aoeording to Ben-Por^ siffMd a contract with one company, without oonqietitive bidding, to build 20,000 housing units at an eatimated coat of $860 milUon. The report also accusee ths miniatry of buying 6,000 mofaOe homes with a 10-year life expectancy for 1134 million when, for the same price, it could have purchaaed 4,000 prefabricated homee of the same size, built to Isst 60 yeara.
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Nixon blamed Jews WASHINGTON (JTA) —When Richard Nixon waa faced with maaaiye dwiinniiti'aliiinw against the Vietnam War while in the WUte HoQSS, his first resctioD waa to biams it on ths Jews. The former president'e May 6,1971, remarks can be heard on the latest aet of NixoB tapee to be made available to tbepuUic The tapee were reieaaed by the National ArcUvea this W06lL
On the tapea, Nixon apeculated to ILR. HaUeman. hia chief of etaff, that the anti-war demonstrations were inq>ired by Jews. "Aren't the Chicago Sevan aU Jewa?" Nixon sai4, rsferrtng to the antiwar aetiviata on trial in Chicago for aeeking to dienq>t the 1968 Democratic National Convention. "Davis's a Jew, you know." Nixon aaid. Haldeman replied that he didn't believe that
Angela Davis, a bladi radical, was Jewish. "Hoffmsn. Hoffman'a a Jew," Nixon aaid. Haldeman replied "AbUe Hoffman, and that'a eo." After the two went over the namee ai the other members of the Chicago Seven. Nixon conchided: "About half of theee are Jews." Earlier tapee had alao revealed anfi-Semitic remarks by Nixon in the privacy of the Oval Office.
The Children's Pavilion TIME CAPSULE You get a heavy, siiUdiig feeling when you see a child who's Sick or hurt. The feeling is deep inside; you can't quite define it. You respond by rushing to help. Aa their population swells, the people of Israel see increasing numbers of children itho are sick, injured, suffering, dying. The children need heb, and Hadassah Medical Center has plans to provide it:
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This summer, construction will start on the CUldren's Pavilion at the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. To the children of Israel, the Children's PaviUon will mean health care, healing and hope. You can be part of the Children's PaviUon without leaving Omaha. Next month, during a ceremony to mark the start of construction, a TIBfE CAPSULE will be placed into a cornerstone. The TIME CAPSULE will contain the names of all who give—or are hcmored with—an $18 contribution to the Children's Pavilion Campaign. You can link your name, or the name of someone you love, to the future of Hadassah Medical Center and to the future of Israd. Perhapa your donation of Cbsi will express the gratitude you feel for your own healthy chUdren or pandchildren. Perhaps your gift will honor a recovery, birthday, anniversary, or other simcha. Please rush your donation. The more qukkly you reqxmd, the sooner Israel's children will get your help.
Flowers of thanks Ths leaderah^ of the Fedwatioa'e Mea'a Campaiga hoetsd a hneh at the Hii^hladl Comrtsy Cbb rsentlar ta eoi«ntakte aMmbara of the CaUMt OB a Job wafl denemidtoerpreeaappredatfaiBtemembereolthe ataff who eonMbuted to the overaU aoooeea of the aaanal fsMkaiilag etfatt. flowera ware given to ataHpcrMWMl, from Isft, Kathy WatUna, Pederatkn execative aasistsat; Joan Jacehaon, pnblic rdationa director, and Joan Peoorara, FedanMieB executive
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My checic made out to Hadasaah ia enclosed _$18 -$36 -$54 J$180 .$360 -$1,800 -Other Please send your check to: Shaytene Kauvar 14610 Parker St.
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