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Syria frees four Jews from prison i" By Larry Yudelson ' NEW YORK (JTA)Syria has freed four Jews imprisoned for attempting to leave the country, the Council {or the Rescue of Syrian Jews reported Tuesday. The release represents the first tangible success of diplomatic and grassroots efforts on behalf of Syrian Jewry that have been building in recent months. At the same time, it highlights the oppression and restrictions inflicted on the 4,000 Jews living in Syria. "We hope it portends a change of attitude on the part of the Assad government, leading to freedom of «migration for all Jews," said Gilbert Kahn, executive director of the council. "We're appreciative, but the fact is that those people should never have been put in prison in the first place," said Abraham Bayer, director of international concerns at the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. . „ ' "Why is it a crime in 1991 that people should be free and want to be reunited with their families?" he asked. Two Jews remain in Syrian jails, where they have
been held since 1987: Eli and Salim Swed, brothers arrested after Eli Swed visited Italy. The two reportedly have been staging an unprecedented hunger strike in prison. The four who \yere released Nov. 28 include Rahmun Darwish and Joseph Raful Sabato. They were arrested Sept. 25', 1990, along with Darwish's fiancee and Sabato's wife, who was seven months pregnant at the time. She gave birth in prison and was later released, along with Darwish's fiancee. Also freed last week were Subhi and Sa'id Castica, two brothers arrested on or about May 1 of this year, along with their wives and two infants. The women were beaten and then released along with the children after three weeks in captivity. The release of the four Jews followed by two days an appeal on theit4>ehalf by Israeli representative Ilan Mor to the U.N. General Assembly's Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee. The appeal, which was the first mention of Syrian Jewry at the United Nations in two years and the first major address on the subject ever at the world body, came at a time when
the topic of human rights is receiving more serious consilEration than ever at the United Nations. And it came at a time when the plight of Syrian Jewry has assumed an increasingly high profile on the international agenda. President Bush and Secretary of State James Baker have repeatedly discussed the issue in their meetings with Syrian leaders. Argentine President Carlos Saul Menem, who is of Syrian descent, has also raised the issue. Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy said in May that "there can be no talk of a peace process while Syrian Jews are held hostage," and Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir mentioned the issue in speeches during his U.S. visit last month. Before recessing last week, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed resolutions calling on Syria to grant its Jews the right of free emigration and to release its Jewish prisoners from jail. While Syria detains without trial and tortures its own citizens, particularly political activists and members of banned Palestinian groups, Jews face unique restrictions, including special surveillance.
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Mayor to speak Mayor P.J. Morgan wiir speak to B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers Dec. 18, at noon, at Regency West Best Western, chairman Ron Gordon has announced. Cost is $7 and the community may attend.
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Vote to repeal expected next week By Larry Yudelson UNITED NATIONS (JTA)-IsraeU officials here now appear to be confident that they have the votes needed to repeal the 1975 General Assembly resolution denigrating Zionism as racism. A vote on a proposed repeal measure is expected to take place sometime before Dec. 17, when the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn. As of Monday, niore than 45 countries had agreed to CO- sponsor the repeal resolution, according to Malcolm I loenlein, executive director of the Conference of Presi' dents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which has mounted a lobbying effort. The Israeli Mission here has long played down the issue publicly, insisting only that it would attempt to repeal the Zionism resolution "only if we get a comfortable majority." But on Sunday, Israeli officials were speaking privately of the repeal as a foregone conclusion. Elan Steinberg, executive director of the World Jewish Congress, said that according to his informal count, more than two-thirds of the U.N. member states have agreed to back the repeal. nut counseling "it isn't over till it's over," he warned that the Arab states could still mount a parliamentary maneuver to keep the question frooi a vote The Arab group herf affirmed its opposition to the repeal in a siulenuml issued hero last Thursday. Spearheading the opposition is Egypt's foreign minister, who as his country's longtime U.N. ambassador, is 9dept at procedural maneuvers. Another Egyptian, Bo'ulros Ghali, has been elected U.N. secretary-general, though.he does not tako office until Jan. I. Co-aponsors of the repeal measure mot Monday afternoon to map out the final legislative strategy leading to the vote, Tiu< draft resolution simply states that "the (ieneral Assembly dwides to revoke the "l^'i <r-M,iii,ii ion contained in its Resolution :)a79 of 10 I < >I75." The crucial passagaof Reaoluiion .M >:« wait the determination that "Zionism ia a form of racism and rnciai discrimination. " Meanwhile, the U.S. deciaion last week to give a gr«en light to the rapaal effort has spurred the flood of ;iationa assuring Jewish ttroups of their support. The P< i I lite laat weak voted to instruct its U.N.deltj,... niinnrt i >i« r«pM|, joining the leglslaturea of moat of i ittin American alataaI in tha repeal camp. Oiii,r ^ uua is expected to be on Arab aide.
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By Shoshana Leyine NEW YORK (JTA)"The Courage to Remember," an exhibit about the Holocaust prepared by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, will open in Shanghai on Dec. 3, according to a joint announcement made in Jerusalem by Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Wiesenthal Center, and Hu Gang, president of the Chinese Institute for Peace and Developmental Studies, which is CO- sponsoring the exhibit. The Wiesenthal Center has prepared a special 60panel bilingual version of its Holocaust exhibit. It will be presented alongside a new photo exhibit on the history of Shanghai's Jews produced by the Chinese Institute. "The opening of the exhibit in Shanghai is an important step in reacquainting the people of China with the Jewish world after a 40-year period of isolation," said Cooper. "We are especially pleased that the Chinese group is producing its own exhibit. This demonstrates even more their growing interest in Jewish affairs."
Soviet Jews BEJILIN (JTA)Almost 50 years ago, Zilja Feldmann and her parents fled the Ukraine to Siberia, desperate to escape the advancing German army and its fascist sympathizers. Last year, the 62-yearold Feldmann fled again, but this time, with her children, to Germany, a country she now sees as her protector against antiSemitism and economic ruin. Sitting around a rickety table in one of the faceless East Berlin housing blocks that hundreds of Soviet Jews are calling home, the Feldmanns recently ettoUed the virtues of their new state. "I understand Europe. It is a place for European people, and 1 feel myself normal iiv Europe," said V era Feldmann, Ziljas 34year-old daughter-in-law.
(alQaftlhg MAURICE L. PEPPER Dr. Maurice L. Pepper, an Omaha physician for 41 years, died Dec. 6, of Alzheimer's disease. He was 79. Dr. Pepper had a private practice in internal medicine. He was a fellow of the American College of Phy- sicians and the American College of Cardiology. Formerly Chief of Internal Medicine at Nebraska Methodist Hospital, he served on the conunittee that planned and set up the first coronary care unit there in 1966. Dr. Pepper was a 1936 graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, where he later was appointed associate professor of medicine on the volunteer faculty. He was a physician in the U.S. Public Health Service, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Veterans Administration, During World war II, as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he was stationed in Okinawa' in the Pacific. Dr. Pepper was a member of the American Legion and the American Veterans Conunittee and was a past officer of the Jewish War Veterans. He was a member of B'nai B'rith, the Masons, Scottish Rite, and Shrine. Dr. Pepper served three terms as president of the Omaha Civic Opera Association, now Opera Omaha. Survivors include his wife, Ramona Slosburg Pepper; sons, Dr. Franklin Jay Pepper of Alexandria, Va., Maurice L. Pepper, Jr. of St. Louis and John S. Pepper of Madison, Wise.; daughter, Sara Pepper Epstein, St. Louis, and six grandchildren.
SYLVIA SIDMAN Funeral services were held at Beth Israel Synagogue on Dec. 12 for Sylvia (Seglin) Sidman,76, Interment was at Golden Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Sidman is survived by her husband, Hah-y; son, Steven Seglin; daughter, Susan Mogil; brother, Ben Magzamin; sisters, Rita Pellman, Gertrude Hermanson of Moiu-ovia, Calif., Ruth Babendure of Houston, Texas, Jackie Malnove of Carlsbad, Calif.; three grandchildren. LESTER K. MARCUS A memorial service is scheduled for Dec. 13 at Temple Israel Cemetery for Lester Marcus, 80. Mr. Marcus is survived by his wife. Pearl; daughter, Lynn. The family suggests memorials to the Special Olympics or the Temple Israel Endowment Fund. ANGELA GOLDMAN Services were held on Dec. 5 at Temple Israel temetery for former Omahan Angela Goldman, 91, of Scottsdale, Ariz. Mrs. Goldman was the widow 6f former Omahan David Goldman. Mrs. Goldman is survived by her daughter, Kaye Kuleshof Scottsdale, and son, Richard Goldman of San Francisco, Calif.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. MEMORIAL A memorial service for Lorraine Peckler of Lincoln will take place Dec. 15, at 12:30 p.m., at B'nai Jeshurun with Cantor Michael Weisser and Rabbi Ethan Seidel of Tifereth Israel officiating.
BERTHA ROITSTEIN Graveside services were held on Dec. 10 at Fisher Farm Cemetery for Bertha Roitstein, 88. Mrs. Roitstein was preceded in death by her husband, Ben and son, Gerald. She is survived by three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Beth Israel Synagogue or the American Cancer Society. JACK L, FEINSTEIN Word has been received of the death in Encino, Calif., of former Omahan Jack L. Feinstein, 70. Mr. Feinstein was CEO of the Regal Paper Company of Los Angeles, Calif. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughters, Susan and Beth; two grandchildren. ANNIA DISENCIK Services for Annia Disencik, 80, of New York City, were held Dec. 2 in New York. She is survived by her husband, Jasha; son, Manfred Pieck of Omaha, and three granddaughters.
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ness, service arid financial center of Central and Eastem" Europe. The Hungarians, for their part, think they could benefit from Israel's free-trade status with the European Community and the United States.
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Scrolls to be Published in entirety By Larry Yudelson NEW YORK (JTA)The announcement that 1,750 mostly unpublished fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls will be published shortly may finally move the six-year saga of the secret scrolls from the newspapers back to the scholarly journals. For decades, the 2,000i year-old scrolls had remained the monopoly of a small team of scholars, who began translating and analyzing the texts shortly after the first of the scrolls was discovered in 1947. While 80 percent of the material has been published over the years, many of the most elusive fragments have withheld pending the publication of "definitive" translations and commentaries by the authorized scholars. The new, $195 two-volume set published by the Biblical Archaeology Society reproduces photographs of the scrolls taken in the 1950s and since kept ; under lock and key. According to publisher Hershel Shanks, the fragments reproduced in the volume are believed to represent all the hitherto unpublished fragments of the scrolls.
While the publication puts the scrolls in the public domain, plenty of mysteries will remain for scholars, who will still need an aptitude for jigsaw puzzles to piece together the fragments, which range in size from full pages to isolated letters. And it raises a new mystery. Where did the Biblical Archaeology Society obtain the photos? These photos were offered for publication as early as this past spring, but prospective deals with European ' publishers never materialized due to fear of reprisal from the Israeli Antiquities Authority. The Antiquities Authority, which has formally overseen the publication of the texts, has been deferential to the original team of scholars, some of whom had been reluctant to recognize Israeli authority over the scrolls found in the Qumran caves in the Judean Desert from 1947 and kept prior to 1967 in Jordanian East Jerusalem. The unpubUshed scrolls were first opened to wider scholarly access earlier this year, with the publication by the Biblical Archaeology Society of a
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"bootleg" transcription. The transcription was prepared by Hebrew Union College professor Ben Zion Wacholder, who reconstructed the text by computer from a secret concordance of the scrolls prepared decades ago. Six hundred copies have been sold to date of the first volume; the second is due out early next year. This led the Huntirigton Library in California, which has its own set of the archival photos, to announce that they would release their materials. Copies of the Huntihgton microfilm, however, are not expected to be available before the beginning.of next year. The Antiquities Authority reacted ftiriously to the Huntington announcement, but then declared in late October that it would authorize other libraries with archival copies to open them to researchers. Professors Robert Eisenman and James Robinson, who prepared the publication, said the set of photos they published came from a lawyer representing an anonymous "benefactor." They ruled out the possibility the photos came' from the collections of Hebrew, Union College, Oxford, or Claremont College's Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center, which . Eisenman heads,- but would not elaborate further. The seCTecy left Shanks, the head of the Society and publisher of Biblical Archaeology Review who turned -the tight control over the unpublished scroUs into a public issue, understandably If uncharacteristically coy. One scholar in the field, while welcoming the publication, warned that his field of research is entering ' "a period of both promise and danger." Professor .Lawrence Schiffman of New York University warned that increased interest in the scrolls may result in "a series of sensational claims made in the media wlych turn out to be unsupported in the material." He cited as one such claim the announcement in early November of a text linking a Messianic prophecy in Isaiah with the death of the leader of the Qumran community.. This text waa taken as connecting for the first time the Jewish idea of Messiah and the Christian idea of the Messiah's death. Characterizing this interpretation as speculative, Schiffman noted that both the ends and beginnings of the lines of that fragment ere missing.
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to telephone polls in at least one New York neighborhood highlighted the possible Christian interpretation, juxtaposing a news article on the text with relevant Biblical passages. Schiffman, who has been learning the ins and outs of the scrolls ever since choosing the topic for a senior honors thesis 20 years ago, is bemused by the publicity the scrolls have received and his newfound celebrity as a scrolls authority. "We never thought anybody would give a damn about this obscure stuff," he said with laugh.
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NEW YORK (JTAI- sizable Jewish commuAdvocacy groups for So- nity," Cardin said in a viet Jewry have generally statement. welcomed the Ukrainian Like several other Jewrepublic's overwhelming ish leaders, Cardin praised vote Sunday for independ- the Ukrainian governence from the Soviet ment's commemoration of Union. the 50th anniversary of But many of the con- the Nazi massacre of Jews gratulatory statements is- at Babi Yar, near Kiev, in sued this week indicated September and October. that Jews remain wary She saw the event as an efover the long history of fort to educate its citizens anti- Semitism in the huge about the evils of antirepublic and are seriously Semitism. disturbed by its most recent manifestations. PROJECT Shoshana Cardin, chairPHILADELPHIA (JTAI man of the National Con- —With severe food shortference on Soviet Jewry, ages forecast for the Sourged the newly indepen- viet Union this winter, the dent Ukraine, which has Soviet Jewry Council of been part of the Russian the Jewish Community empire for more than 300 Relations Council has unyears, to continue to allow dertalien a new project to Jews to emigrate freely assist the Soviet Jews and to guarantee that most threatened—elderly those who stay will be per- people living alone in mitted to pursue their "re- Moscow, struggling on ligious and cultural iden- small pensions and unable tity." to stand on long lines. Do"We trust that the pop- nations may be sent to Soularly elected new govern- viet Jewry Council of ment will bear in mind the JCRC, 125 South 9th St., basic himian rights of all Suite 300, Philadelphia, of its citizens, including its PA 19107.
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By Mary Fellman Maybe we at Beth El first started thinking about building a new facility when the 49th street boiler had major problems. Maybe it was when we had requests from the handicapped for access to the social hall which they could not reach with their wheelchairs. Perhaps it was each holiday period for many years when we ran out of parking space. Whatever the reasons, and there were many, the officers and board began to talk about the solution. Then there was the board meeting with president Ozzie Nogg saying, "This is the time to vote. This is the time to decide. Do we build or do we not?" The board voted and it was talking about the location which had been previously selected, the time to name an architect, time to talk about the dollars that were needed to build such a large new structure, about the type of sanctuary, the chapel, the social halli the offices, the needs, the wants, the desires of so many.
Years ago, in a Polish shUtl, two families, each with an eligible daughter, were pulling out all stops to get them married. The mothers ultimately contacted a nearby yeshiva and before you know it, two eligible bachelors were on their way to the village to pick a bride. Unfortunately, one of the young men perished on the journey and only one bachelor was available to get married. Which prospective bride would get the husband ... ? Well, the case came before the local rabbi and in -a Solomon-like case, he told the quarreling mothers that he would cut the student in half. One mother said, "No, you cannot do that." The other mother said, "Yes, cut him in half." The rabbi then said to the mother in favor of cutting, "You're the mother-in-law." Now, for another. A solicitor for the United Jewish Appeal went to the home of a Jewish man who lived on an estate in Beverly Hills. The man also owned a chalet in Switzerland, drove a Rolls Royce and displayed other signs of awesome wealth.. • When the solicitor asked for a donation, the man said. "You took so much trouble to find out about my wealth, did you take any trouble to find out about my mother who is hospitalized withoutmedical insurance, about mf By Morris Maline uncle who also has no insurance and who is in a mental A Christian minister institution, or my two sisters who are living in poverty? from Germany said he is "If I don't give to them, why should I give to you? hopeful that his country ' And soit went as Rabbi Joseph Teliishkin used humor will incre&se activity to get across his lecture point Monday night at the Jew- against right-wing radicalish Community Center that most Jews are not knowl- ism. edgeable about Judaism. "More and more people In talking about Jewish literacy, Rabhi Telushkin re- in Germany—civic moveferred to his forthcoming book with the working title: ments, churches, assoCia-. "100 Best Jewish Jokes and What They Say About the tions and individual citiJews." *" zens—are taking action He also brought up some survey results showing that against such extremism," Jews are more able to discuss the Christian Trinity than the Rev. Rainer Graupner the concept of Mitzvot; the journey of Columbus in 1492 said Tuesday night. rather than the expulsion of the Jews from Spain that He spoke to about 20 at same year. the Jewish Community Rabbi Telushkin made his point and the audience left Center under the sponsorlaughing—and with more Jewish knowledge tl\an they ship of the Anti-Defamahad when the lect\ire began.
And it finally happened! Beth El's committees made their plans, raised the money, chose an architect, activated conunittees, broke ground, and built a new synagogue building on 145th and California streets. When the groundbreaking took place, we who cherish Beth El were moved to tears. When we moved from 49th street to 145th on July 7 of this this year, we were exhilarated, we were weepy. We were emotional and graleful. And now this past weekend Beth El Synagogue's new home at 145th and California streets was dedicated. And what a weekend it was! For the himdreds who attended and participated, for the many who were overjoyed and touched by the beautiful words that were spoken and the melodies that were sung by the senior and the junior choirs, for the treasure of oldsters and yoimgsters sharing precious moments, it was very special. It was Hanukkah, it was Rosh Chodesh, it was
Shabbat. It was a time for sharing the elegance of a synagogue Friday night dinner with friends and coworkers; it was a time to hear our building architect, Moe Feingold of Boston, tell us warmly about the spirituality and the essence of Judaism that is expressed in this beautiful, imusual new structure. It was a time for dozens of ' yoimg couples to participate in the Torah service, chanting the various prayers with pride and honor, and best of all, with their children by their side. And when Shabbat was over and it was still Hanukkah; it was a time for a generational musical celebratioti in our new home, a "Festival of Lights" production with a cast 90 men aiid women of all ages, of all talents, and again with their children. The happy and "freilach" evening started with a delicious "deli stipper" and concluded with t^e himdreds m attendance joyously singing "The old dream dreams and the youth shall see visions, and out hopes shall rise to
the sky. We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow, give us time, give us strength, give us life." And oh yes, there were big hugs and plenty of kisses for the producers and the cast by their proud families and friends. And then it was Sunday, the concluding moments, the eighth nigh of Hanukkah. It was a time to again kindle the Hanukkah candles and sing "Mooz Tsur," tb hear words from our rabbis, guests and community participants with special significance. Those who shared in the precious moments of this Dedication Weekend fpr Beth El's new home will long remember, will tell and retell the story of this grand and glorious "happening," will read and reread the historical dedication album, the Hanukkah Habayit, the ceremony of dedication of a new synagogue with it§ ceremonial beauty and its arms open wide tor all Jews and friends in the conununity. Beth El members and its staff should be very proud!
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thousands of years of Christian anti-Semitism., and to unveil the past. He declared that although it is time for the Germans to learn the lessons from their history, only a few intellectuals are. concerned with the causes and consequences of the Holocaust. Rev. Graupner noted that his observation tells him that Holocaust education in the United States is geared to children while the opposite is true in Getmany. He added, however, that'
movement is being made to confront radicalism and this belief is in line with the fact, that more than 100,000 people marched in a Berlin demonstration last month against "xeno: phobia and right-wing extremism." Robert Wolfjon, executive director, ADL/CRC, told the group that neoNazis in Lincoln are continuing to export antiSeniitic literature to European countries for smuggling operations into Germany.
Rabbi Gordis urges end to /'superficial" Judaism By Morria Maline Rabbi David M. Gordis called upon parents to tap the "treasures of Jewish tradition" and overcome "superficial" affiliation with the synagogue. Rabbi Gordis. of Beverly Hills, Calif, vice president of the University of Judaism and director of the Wilstein institute on Jewish Public Policy, spoke to about 300 attending the formal dedication of the new Beth El Synagogue Sunday night. He dMcribed the building as the "newest and most beautiful" in recent Jewiah history and urged the congngatio) to settle for nothing less in its use than the ptu-suit of excellence. "Lat'i tot fool ourselves." suggeeted Rabbi Gordis, explaining that it la unlikely that Jews in the future will affiliate with a •ynagogue if Jews of today continue to live on the fringe Of Jewish life. "About two million of the almost six million Jews In the United States
have no connection with Jewish religious life," said Rabbi Gordis, asserting that 51 per cent of Jews are now marrying outside of the religion. "This is an alarming figure causing a great deal of anxiety and our response is tied to what goes on in the synagogue," he said. He referred to the response aa "polarized" with one approach looking to the intermarriage trend as
"There are no guaran"inevitable" while the other extreme is to disown tees, however," said Rabbi the participants and walk Gordis. away from the problem. The rabbi's talk was the 'Intermarriage is a problem of shallow iden- final event in a weekend of tity with Jewish life," dedication marking the Rabbi Gordis said, adding completion of the new that if parents invest time building. Hundreds of voland energy in seeking an- unteers participated in swers in Jewish learning planning and production to questions of values.'it is of the musical celebration more likely that children on Saturday night and the will seek out other Jews to ceremony of dedication Sunday. marry, - tm
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Beth El Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. FRIDAY: Services at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. Sitter service available at 10 a.m. TSS Program, 10:15 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv services at 4:40 p.m. SUNDAY: Services at 9 a.m. and •6:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS; Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. BATMITZVAH Shayna Flatowicz, daughter of Cheryl and Francois Flatowicz, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Friday evening, Dec. 13 and Saturday morning, Dec. 14.
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Parashat Vayigaah Joseph and the Bill of Rights This Sidrah, Vayigash, has been a favorite of mine ever since I learned to appreciate the power of words. Judah's speech, at the very beginning of the Parashah, i^ a lesson in communication—communication with force. The subtlety, the grace, the gradual build-up of emotional appeal—all serve to enfold Joseph in an embrace of sentiment, humaneness, and decency that he cannot endure. He throws off all pretense. Weeping, he identifies himself as the lost Joseph; "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" It is drama of high power. But there is a gnawing problem that tears at me. Joseph, while still playing cat-and-mouse with his brothers, nonchalantly suggests that he will keep Benjamin as his slave. And Judah's whole speech has as its purpose the plea that he, Judah, will stay, if Joseph permits it, as slave instead of Benjamin. We are soon to learn, moreover, that Joseph's policies as food manager of Egypt, which have saved Egypt and the population of other lands from starvation, have also made all Egyptians except,the priests slaves of the crown. Ancient man took slavery for granted. Even the Torah, with its broad and profound insistence on human decency tfu-ough the recognition of "human rights," recognizes and permits slavery. It is in Rabbinic Judaism, much exercised by all of this, that slavery is surrounded by 9uch restrictions for the owner that he is much better off without slaves. Does the Bill of Rights-that famous, wonderful document whose 200th anniversary is before us right now— recognize slavery right before it? Probably, we might say, it does not. Even worse, it does not even recognize that African blacks, imported with great cruelty, had human status. Nor does it recognize the human status of native Americans. African Americans and native Americans have every historical right to look with jaundiced eye at the Bill of Rights. More properly and more accurately, we might say, they have every right to look with jaundiced eye at the very wonderful group of men who added this document to the American constitution. They were wonderful; but they were blinded by their own experience in demanding human rights. Astonishingly, they were unable to see the absolute oecessity of extending human rights to all the children of God. We can make no excuses for them. What concerns us now is the deliberate erasure of human rights taking place through recent decisions of the Supreme Court. Joseph caimot help us here. Nor can Jefferson and Madison. Americans, through the ballot that sends Presidents and Senators and Representatives to Washington, must protect human rights against the assaults of the lifetime members of our highest court of justice.
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By Morris Maline Although the security of Israel will be the major thrust of negotiations with the Arab states, the use of water in the region will be a major concern, according to Dr. Ellen Cannon. A professor of political science at Northeastern II-' Unois and Roosevelt Universities in Chicago, Dr. Cannon lectured on the peace process during a luncheon last week at the French Cafe. In addressing the women in the Chai Grand Gifts, Double Chai and Lion of Judah Divisions of the 1992 Women's Campaign, she said the flow of Water is the main issue of the region.
She pointed out that Turkey, the country with "overwhelming control" of much of the water tried to have an international water conference, but that Syria had undermined the attempt. "Now, the region is entering a brand-new era and .although historical enmity will not be reduced for some time, there is hope that Syria's pragmatism will make negotiations possible," she said. Dr. Cannon said a key question for Israel will be whether she can relinquish territory that is vital for the Buppljf of water. Dr. Cannon also s^d that the "Winds of Change" involving the de-
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mise of the Soviet Union are changing the global picture and altering the rple of Israel as a buffer region for the West. A new question for Israel, she said, is whether aid from the United States will risk autonomy for Israel. At' a press conference earlier in the day. Dr. Cannon said she went to Nev( Orleans during the recent election for governor and nothing short of "hysteria" there concerning the potential-for David Duke. She said that 13,000 Jews mobilized their resources to defeat Duke out of a strong sense of fear that he might Win. Dr. Cannon said that Duke receiveid 62 percent of the white Protestant BABY SIHER
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vote including a large number of families earning more than $79,000 annually. "Those voting for Duke were middle-class Americans just like us." . She pointed out that the danger to President Bush is that Duke may run as 'an independent rather than a Republican. "If he gets four to five percent of the vote, Bush can lose." Dr. Cannon predicted that the shift in American policy toward Israel won't change even if a Democrat wins the White House. She called upon the Women's Division to intensify its effdrts in support of Israel because the local Jewish community will continue to be the backbone of siipport for the Jewish State. • '
By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA)Israel's second-largest daily newspaper, Ma'ariv, is again up for sale, following the collapse of Robert Maxwell's media empire. But according to a Loridon-based auditing firm. Maxwell's holdings in Israel are in good order, despite the scandal surrounding his financial, dealings that has emerged since his mysterious death at sea Nov. 5. Maxwell, a Czechoslovak-born Jewish war or-" phan who adopted Britain as his homeland and became a billionaire, fell, jumped or was pushed from his yacht while cruising among the Canary islands last month. He was buried Nov. 10 on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalerh, as requested in his will.
Alan Katz, who heads a four-man team sent by the Arthur Anderson accounting firm in London to examine Maxwell's Israeli assets, said over the weekend that everything was found in order. Maxwell bought a controlling 80 percent interest in the Modi'in Publishing House a year ago, which brought not only Ma'ariv but also the Keter publishing house and the Teva Pharmaceutical Co. under • his wing. He also acquired Scitex, a media imaging company, which he sold, reportedly at a profit, several months before his death. The auditors reported that up to the time of his death. Maxwell had discharged all of the finaiK-ial obligations he undertook in Israel.
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By Yehonathan Tommer By JERUSALEM (JTA)Bert Lewis Declaring that Soviet olim "are gripped by growing disillusion and despair," The recent column I wrote about the television adver- immigrant activist Natan tised steam iron (and other gadgets) probably was Sharansky warned of "radiresponsible for taore comments than any other I can cal solutions" unless the think of. It seema there are many of you who had the' government quickly tesame experience I had, and most of you wanted to share solves the absorption crisis. your story. Sharansky, who is presiI lost track of the numbers, but 1 had phone calls, peo- dent of the Soviet Jewry ple stopping me in pubhc places and even one letter from Zionist Forum, an ima friend, a former Omahan who still takes the Jewish migrant advocacy group, Press ... all saying their experience With the steam iron accused the Israel governwas a disaster. ment of grossly misAnd as if to really underscore the entire exercise, the managing the country's other day on one of those goofy morning TV shows, an deteriorating aliyah abentire segment was devoted to exposing the enormous sorption process. "Deepening unemployamount of false advertising of that type of product. You" won't besurprised to learn that infamous steam iron got ment, sqaring costs of commercial mortgages top billing! 1 couldn't figure it out—was it that old "misery likes and lack of basic cash to company" business or maybe it was something to do pay for daily necessities Rabbi Mark Urkowitz (right) of Beth Israel Synagogue, introduces Rabbi Yochawith feeling foolish and wanting to be excused. I don't are placing impossible nan Nathan of Chicago to students at the Priedel Jewish Academy. Rabbi Nathan, know how to explain it, but it does make me wonder how strains on Soviet olim who a Sofer, came to Omaha last week to check the Torah Scrolls at Beth Israel and many people there are who have that steam iron and are gripped by growing described his work to students at the Academy. Beth Isi^el also sponsored a Torah hove no trouble making it work. There must, be some- disillusion and despair," program later in the day for students of Temple Israel's religious school. he said. body. But nobody makes a big deal out of it if it's ok. I suppose it's just human natqre. We all know it probably (( MYSTERY WISE AWARD takes less effort to give a compliment than to register. TEL AVIV (JTA)The American Jewish a complaint, but the complaints are the first things we Congress will bestow its Mystery continues to usually hear, whether it's the steam iron that leaks salty Stephen S. Wise award hover over the wherewater or how long we had to stand in line at the superupon Stanley S. Shuman, abouts and fate of Capt. market. executive vice president Ron Arad, an Israeli air By Dr. Yitschak Ben-Gad Let's forget the whole thing, shall we? We'll chalk it and managing director of force navigator shot down Consul General of Israel to the Midwest up to one more item on the side called errors, and make A few hours before sum'ise, one sweltering summer AUen & Company Incorpo- over Lebanon in 1986, who a mental note to resist the temptation to order anything night in 1989, four masked figures dressed in blue over- atedDec.17 at The Pierre Israel hopes will be freed "as seen on TV." soon. And to all of you who dripped salty water on your alls crept through the alleyways of Khan Yunis (near n New York. clothes (as I did), next time we'll know better, right? Gazza), armed with knives and axes. They were 28-yearold A'ataf Abd el-Fatah Ahmad Nasr, 27-year-old NiRight. Please join in zar Mahmoud Seid al-Masri, 19-year-old Yasr Muhammad Ah A'abed and 27-year-old Abd al-Salaam Muhamthe Celebration mad Yussuf-members of a PFLP murder squad in HOME tPPLItHCt Khan Yunis, known in intifada parlance as a "shock . SEAVICC of Freedom for cohunittee. " Reaching the door of their victim—Hussein Seivini) Omaha Since 1946 Abu 'Ouda—the four masked broke into the home and, 15 more Soviet SERVICE PARTS disregarding his horrified family, dragged Abu 'Ouda Jews!! into the yard, Outside, without another moment's dePROMPT AND DEPENDABLE lay, they began to carry out their mission. Ignoring the ONE COMPANY screams of the family and the neighbors, they plunged REPAIRS ALL YOUR their knives into all parts of Hussein Abu 'Ouda's bpdy. MAJOR APPLIANCES and, wielding their axes, hacked away limbs while he yet Uved. The orgy of brutal torture was culminated by the 8811 Maple - 391-4287 Expected arrival dates: blade of the axe that ripped through Abu Ouda's skull THANK YOU FOR YOIJR BUSINESS Saturday evening, and penetrated his brain. This was a '-justice trial", one December 14, and of the numerous dispensed in the style of the intifadaera "Palestinian national struggle." . ' : Sunday, December 15. 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Steve Riekes, spokesOn Dec. 26, 7 - 10 p.m. man for the Sixth Annual there will be a reunion for Edward Zorinsky B'nai ,1991 Camp Jfly-C-C campB'rith Bible Quiz has By Mike Richman ers and prospective new announced that Mike Abramson will serve as Corey Kirshenbaum, campers for Camp Jay-Cmaster of ceremonies for Scout advisor, preseiited C 1992. Bring pictures from l^st the Dec. event. our BSA Troop Charter to Judging the event will Jeff Aizenberg, executive year's camp and ideas for be Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, director of the Jewish 1992 to this reunion. Ice cream sundaes will Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cpmmunity Center, in Rabbi Mark Urkowitz. an instaUation ceremony be,served.'A camper vs Gloria Kaslow will be the Wednesday evening at the counselor wiffleball game will also be held. quizmaster; Ron Gordon JCC. Sign up with Lois Wine, will serve as the timekeepBarb Nlichols, Scout- JCC registrar, at 334er; Lois Epstein will be the master, "was presented scorekeeper; and Bob with her badge of office, 8200. Birt will work behind the •and then she awarded the scenes. Scout badge to new scouts Mrs. Kaslow, Stan Boris Davidson, Ben GonTORONTO (JTA)-A Mitchell and Anji Kibel sher and Mike Richman. Jewish lobby group that Schwartz helped coor- Other scouts participating says Ontario is discrimdinate the contest which in the ceremony included inating against students in will begin at 2 p.m. in the Dusty Nichols, Jeremy private denominational theater at the Jewish Com- Nichols and Matt Rosenschools by, denying them munity Center. berg. public funding has taken Following the contest a Adam Nichols, an in- the province to court. reception in the gallery of Citing Canada's Charter • coming Webelos Scout, the JCC will honor the conof Rights and Freedoms, testants. The program is was the troops guest as the five parents who are open to the community part of his Arrow of Light plaintiffs in the lawsuit, requirements. He will soon without charge. become a member of the which is being brought under the auspices of the troop. Canadian Jewish ConThe Scholarship merit MANDELA ON gress, maintain that it is badge with counselor Jody RESOLUTION unconstitutional for the WASHINGTON (JTA) Goldstein, has been startMinistry of Education to ed. The troop will learn to —African National Confund Catholic schools but, gress leader Nelson Man- sew at the next meeting. not the secular curriculum dela told Jewish officials of independent Jewish day here last week^that the MEET WITH schools. 1975 U.N. General AssemMUBARAK Also at issu^ is the bly resolution branding ZiPARIS (JTA)-Euro- denial of health services, onism as racism "has done pean Jewish leaders met ranging from audiologists much harm" and is obso- with President Hosni Mu- for the hearing impaired to lete, "especially now that barak of Egypt here and nurses dealing with lice there is a dialogue between were assured of his unepidemics. Israel and the Arab wavering support for the states." Arab-Israeli peace process.
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Challenge program provides answers, opportunities By Barbara Chandler Federation public relations director What is our Jewish obligation of tzedakah? What does national/internationaj UJA do? What did the commu- . nity survey tell us about Jewish Omaha? What does Jewish Family Service do for us and ' our new Soviet families'? These questions and . more have been answered at the first two meetings of the 1992 Challenge for Leadership program sponsored by the Jewish Fed eration of Omaha. The Howard Blooni,Feder{ition executive director, standTS-month program is deing, addresses .1992 Chalieoge for Leadership parsigned to educate and inspire young adults to be- , ticipants, from left, seated: David Goldberg, Wendy Goldberg, Jeanne Raznick, Gerald Raznick, Helene come leaders in the FedGoldstein, Jeff Gordman; seated on floor, Gary eration and its agencies, Kudym; seated, backs to camera, Jody Epstein and according to HoUie and Gary Epstein. Glen Fineman, chairmen of the 1992 Challenge for Leadership pprogram. stein. Shelly and Rick Fox, Abramson, Jill and Mark Future meetings will fo- Wendy and David Gold- Belmont, Sandi and Ed ' cus on such topics as the berg, Helene Goldstein, Fried, • Nanoy and Pete' elderly, the Foundation, Jeff Gordman, Sara and Godwin, Cindy and Bruce youth services and anti- Sorin Juster, Roxaime and Goldberg and M'Lee and Semitism. In addition. Bob Kahn, Robbi and Larry Hasslinger. Challenge participants will Gary Kudym, Joan Mar1992 Challenge for Leadbe working as callers on shall, Gary and Beth ership program advisors Super Sunday. Next fall Nachman, Lou Pachmah are Joel Alperson and they will take an active and Allison Latenser, and Bunny Rothenberg. role in the Jewish Federa- Jeaime and Gerald RazAnyone interested in intion through a committee nick. formation on Challenge for or agency board position. Meetings are hosted by Leadership may contact Participants are Joan previous Challenge, par- Lori Rabb at the FederaCooper, Beth and Amnon ticipants. This year's tion office, 334-8200, ext. Dotan, Jodi and Gary Ep- hosts are Sheri and Mike 223.
By Faye Penn NEW YORK (JTA)Police have launched an investigation following the . theft of 50 mezuzahs from students' doorways in Barnard College's Brook Hall dormitory. A mezuzah is a parchment containing two paragraphs of the Sh'ma and required by Jewish law to be affixed to every doorway in a Jewish home. The college president • has been praised for responding quickly to what police have called a bias crime. "There should be no doubt that this despicable act of vandalism is a criminal offense as well as a clear violation of the college's policy on racial, reli; gious and ethnic harassment," said Barnard President Ellen Futter in a statement to the college community.
Lenin library By Gil Sedan
JERUSALEM (JTA)The Hebrew University's Jewish National and University Library gained access-to a treasure trove of Hebrew manuscripts when it si^ed an agreement with the Lenin Library in Moscow, the national library of the Soviet Union. The Jerusalem library will be permitted to microfilm' the rare collection at the Lenin Library for the benefit of scholars in Israel and from abroad. The HebreW University's Givat Ram campus, where the microfilm is housed, will become the only place outside the Soviet Union where it cam be studied. About 80 percent of the Lenin Library's Hebrew collection consists of manuscripts that date to beifore 1500 C.E. Some are the only copies extant. Much of the collection is from the private library started by Yosef Yoel
After meeting with students to discuss their concerns Futter expressed her "personal revulsion" over the incident. The New Yofk Police Department's bias unit* and campus security office are conducting a full investigation, reported Futter. Barnard has also stepped up security in the residence halls.
Ginzburg and expanded by his soni Baron David Ginzburg. Th& collection" has a wealth of material from rabbinital literature, biblical exegesis, prayers. Kabbalah and Jewish studies generally. The works in. elude early versions of the book "Messilat Yesharim" by Rabbi Moshe Haim Luzzato and writings of the Vilna Gaon. The library also contains manuscripts stolen by the Nazis from Jewish libraries in Europe, including the library of the rabbinical seminary in Breslau and the Jewish community libraries of Berlin and Vienna: The Jewish National Library, which already contains more than 46,000 microfilmed documents, signed a similar agreement last year with the Russian National Library in Leningrad.
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Klarsfeld detained By Michel Di Paz PARiSIJTAI-French Nazi-hunter Beate Klarsfeld was taken into custody in Damascus on Saturday morning and placed under house arrest in her hotel room. She was expelled from, the country later. Klarsfeld, who with her husband. Serge, helped bring Klaus Barbie and other Nazi war criminals to justice, wa^ seized by Damascus pqlice outside the Interior Ministry. She was demonstrating there against the continued haven Syria has given Alois Brunner, one of the last of the major Naai war criitiintls still at large. The Germin-boni Klarsfeld wu also protesting Syria's denial of civil rights to its Jewiih community, which is prevented from Mntgratiag. A> of Sunday aAamocm, ahe wu still in har koUl room. A ranking InUirkir Ministry- official nportedly promted that ht wu "trying to gtt bar a nweting with ao idtportaat Syrian personality," to whom s^ could etpreas hsr concsni ovar Bninnsr and tha trsatmant of Syrian Jews, The Syrians an reportedly trying quietly to rid thsnaalvaa of Brunner. who is allagsd to have lived in Damascus for mors than 30 years. He occupied s villa on GsorgsHaddadStrsatun
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By Henry Stern By Henry Stem Next meeting Dec. 17. Art Grossman moderated at the Dec. 3 Earlybirds, and considering the minus 15 below zero windchill, it wasn't a bad turnout and you can depend on Elmer Greenberg being there. The AIDS problems and distribution of condoms in schools and on the streets were discussed. Omaha's crime problems, the American judicial system, and a recent survey of Omaha's Jewry, were also discussed. We learned of the Cantor who helped a IOCJBI diehard Klansman and NeoNazi, and the fellow was so appreciative, that he recanted his anti-Semitism and vowed to try and help others renounce their bigotry. Onward to Mollie's Bar
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Experts examine PITTSBURGH (JTA)-r New York "can anticipate more racial unrest during the next 16 to 24 months" when i^ will be hosting the 1992 Deitiocratic presidential convention and a potentially divisive mayoral election in 1993. That warning was sounded by Stephen Solender, executive vice president of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Solender was one of several experts in Jewi.ih community relations who spoke at the plenary session of the American Jewish Committee's annual national executive council meeting held here recently. Much of their atteqtion was focused on two blatantly anti- Semitic, racial incidents that caused great ronfcrn in the Jewi.sh Uii.
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between individuals who tion, according to Mr, choose to build a relation- Gritter, and at times, the ship with one another. words "open adoption" This relationship in open can have many different' adoption is based on four meanings, leading to conkey ingredients which in- fusion. His agency has declude selection of the adop- veloped its own style of tion family by the birth adoption coined, Valuesfamily, face-to-face meet- Based Open Adoption, ings, full disclosure of based on specific values identifying information, which underpin their style and the intention to estab- of open adoption." lish a continued significant Jewish Family Service, a relationship. licensed adoption agency, Mr. Gritter presented invites Jewish couples inthat a successful open terested in adoption to adoptfon requires the contact Cindy Ridgway, "Three C's": Courage, adoption coordinator-therCompassion and Common apist, at 330-2024. The Sense. agency has a short waiting There are several differ- list and all individuals are ent styles of open adop- encouraged to apply.
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