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Kallah weekend Moshe Lazar, professor of drama and comparative literature at the University of Southern California, will be the scholar-in-residence for the-Kailah weekend. The schedule is as follows; Today—Beth Israel Synagogue, 7:30 p.m., "The Golden Age of the Sephardic Jews." Saturday—Beth El Synagogue, 8 p.m., "The Contributions of the Sephardic Jews to Western Culture." Sunday—Temple Israel, 10 a.m., "The Inquisition, the Expulsion, the Survive!! of the Hidden Jews in Portugal and the New World."
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Newman Grants Committee accepts applications Jill Kushner Belmont, Foundation public r^tioM director The Esther K. Newman/ Carolyn Kully Newman Grants Committee is currently accepting grant applications from Jewish organizations and institutions providing programming for chndraD, t«enagers and young adults ^ Itbpee individuals under 23 k^ are |tot attoMling col^^por university! accord^Kto oommittw chairperHH Suxanne Singer. Both Newman memorial funds are administered by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Funds from the Esther K. Newman Fund are allocated for those programs deaigned to strengthen Jewish ideo^y and vahies hthidugb nhn'iitflT"fl*. religious, cultural, social or itiooal activities, Ms. said. She added the committee is particularly interseted in new and innovative programming. Grants from the Carolyn i^ully Newman Fund ban-
efit programming for families with children Idndergarten age or younger, Ms. Singer daid. Money may also be allocated to purchase equipment and materials needed for those projects. Among the criteria for selectipg grant recipients are the community value of a program, including its special or unique features; an agency's ability to carry out the purpoaes and goals of the program or service; and the cost-bene- fit considerations of a program. • Sponsoring erganizations are encouraged to participate financially or in-kind, Ms. Singer noted, adding that she hopes organisations will work together tp provide programming that meeta the naade of a croeasection of Jewish youth. The grants committee, responsible for the administration and allocation of monies from both funds, is comprised of repreeentaUvee from the Budget and Allocations committee, the Bureau of Jewish Edu
cation, the Jewish Community Center, Beth Israel and Beth El synagogues. Temple Israel, the Friedel Jewish Academy, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, The Foundation, and one member of the Jewish Federation Board. The deadline for submitting applications is Feb. 10: the committee will meet March 10 to determine awards, Ms. Singer said.' Application forms are available at the Foundation office. Persons needing assistance completing the forms may contact Foundation endowment director Jerold Kosen at 334-8200, Ext. 276.
Eban? Sally Venger enjoys good music, and that's why she was one of the more than 250 who attended the jazz happening preaented last week at Temple Israel. She toU the Jewiah Presa that she not Only likes to listen to the productions of Cloee Eaceoatera. but that she enjoys talking with the artiats aft«r» the ahow. So, as is her practice, ahe matter-of-factly chatted with the young man who played the clarinet and commented on his taat nante: "Eban." Eli Eban politely answered her query: "Yea, I'm related to Abba Eban. He'i niv fa ther
Beth Israel Synagogue has announced two new classes for high school students. The classes are offered to supplement the courses taught at U.T.T.O. or to make a Jewish education available for children not currently in U.T.T.O. The Sunday class, will meet at Beth Israel Synagogue, and.the Wednesday class will be held at the Jewish Community Center. There is no charge for these claases. The Breakfast Club wiU take place on Sundays, 911:30 a.m., and foCus on Chumash and Conunentaries. The instructor is Rabbi Mark Urkowitz. ' The class will start with Shacharit services at 9 a.m., followed by breakfast. At approximately 10 a.m., the class will study a section of the Torah. 'The various modes of interpretation from the Miahnaic
p^iod (ended circa 200 C.E.) to the present day will be investigated. The meal and Shpiel class will' take place on Wednesdays, from 6-7:30 p.m., and focus on Holocaust, and Halakha with Rabbi Urkowitz as instructor. The class will begin with Mincha and Maariv (as the season demands), followed by supper. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the focus will turn to the Halachik (Jewish legal) issues which the Jews faced during the time of 1940-45 in Nazioccupied Europe. Text used: "Holocaust and Halakhah" by Rosenbaum. The classes will begin on Feb. 6, while the Sunday program starts on Feb. 9. All classes are open to evoyone. For information, call Beth Israel Synagogue, 556-6536.
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.990 BREADBKLAKERS Dr. Richard Freund, professor of philosophy and religion at UNO and director of the Jewish student's organization at UNO, will be guest speaker at the Feb. 5 Breadbreakers luncheon, according to Steve Riekes, B'nai B'rith chairman for February. Breadbreakers meets Wednesdays at noon at Regency West Best Westem. Cost for the luncheon is $7; the coramuni^ may attend. '
chapter, and secretary of the Lincoln Jewish Welfare board of directors, as well as immediate past president of Congregation B 'nai Jeshunw of Lincoln. Ms. I^lotkin is the daughter of Mrs. Edward Harris of Sun City, Ariz.,.. and the late Louis Plotkin. Mr. Rosenberg attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and was affiliated with Sigma Alpha Mu. He served as president of City Iron and Metal Company of Hastings, and is presently semi-retired. Mr. Rosenberg is a World War II veteran, having served in the Army Air Force in Europe. He is the son of the late Gabriel and Sarah Rosenberg. 'The wedding will take place in Lincoln at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, (South Street Temple) on April 5. COURSE FOR WOMEN NEW YORK (JTA)Isradl's Bar Ilan Univer' sity has inaugurated a graduate course to prepare woman for management positions in thai country's public and private sectors. ELIZABETH TAYLOR HONORED LOS ANGELES (JTA) —Elizabeth Taylor was presented with the Friends of Tel Hashomer's Sheba Humanitarian Award. The award was conferred by Jehan S«dat.
Rabbi Leizer Levin dead at 96 By Amy Mehler The Detroit Jewish News SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (JTA)-Rabbi Leizer Levin, who insisted on rabbinic unity during almost four decades a^ president of the. Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit, died of kidney failure Jan.' 19 at Sinai Hospital. He was 96 years old. Despite failing health. Levin continued to conduct council meetings at his home in Soutbfield. He continually asked after and prayed for^ the health of people in the Detroit community. Until his recent hospit«lizatiim, Levin held daily lessons on Talmud with a
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Graveside services for Lillian E. Guss, a Na'amat leader, were held Tuesday at Beth El Cemetery. She was 80. . Mrs. Guss, sided by her husband, Charles, devoted much of her life toward improving the life of IsraeU youth through Shoshana Chapter of Pioneer Women/N^'amat, the Women's Labor Zionist Organiztion of America. Na'amat provides funds for children in day nurseries and child care centers in Israel. Mr. and Mrs. Guss had spiritually adopted 36 children themselves, by providing funds to support the children. In addition, they encouraged others to follow their example of dedication and committ-
Lillian Guss ment. They were honored by Sboshana Chapter for their work. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Guss is survived by son Gaijr, daughter Rosalin Felinski, and five grandchildren. The family suggests that memorials be sent to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home or to Beth E) synagogue,
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(deatk MORRIS ABRAMS Graveside services were held at B.H.H. Cemetery on Jan. 19 for Morris Abrams, 88. Mr. Abrams was living in the Rose Blunikin Home. An Omaha native, Mr. Abrams is survived by brother Stanley, San Francisco. Memorials may go to the Rose Blumkin Home. LYMAN COHN Graveside services for Lymen Cohn, 72, who died Jan. 28, were conducted Wednesday at Beth El Cemetery, He is survived by sons, Larry and Jeff; daughters, Helens Holmberg and Susan Shea; five grandchildren; sister, Barbara SchJoss, and brother, Leiiw, both of San Diego. Donations may l>einade to the B«»th El Building Fund. ANNE KATELMAN Servkea fcur Anne Katelman, a resident of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, were held Tuesday at Golden Hill Cemetery She was 82. Mrs. Katelman is survived by her sister, Ella Katelman, and cousins.
By Larry Yudelson NEW YORK (JTA)The Chinese ambassador to the United Nations last week assured a Jewish group here that the nuclear technology his country sold to Algeria and Iran will be used strictly for peaceful purposes. Ambassador Li Daoyu's remarks to the American Section of the World Jewish Congress coincided with Isradi Foreign Minister David Levy's trip to Beijing, which culminated in the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two nations. The envoy's appearance was one of a series of contacts lietween Chinese officials and the Jewish community in recent months that have served as a thermometer of warming Israeh-Chinese relations.
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Beth El Rabbi Paul Drazen apd Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. FRIDAY: Services at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. Sitter itervice, 10 a.m. TSS Program, 10:16 a.m. K'taiitan Program for children ages 6-9 at U a;m. SST-Shabbat Story,time for children under six years, 11 a.m. Mincha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services at 5:26 p.m. SUNDAY: Services at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. JUDAICASHOP Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Friday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-noon. PROJECT LINK Project Link will meet on Feb. 3,7-9 p.m., at Beth El. Maggie Kenney will conduct the session. SUMMER IN ISRAEL Cantor Emil and Lily Berkovits will lead a twoweek tour of Israel. An informational meeting will be held at their home, 14718 California, Feb. 9,2 p.m. For more information, call '496-2983 or 492-8550. The tour is open to the pommunity. FAMILY MIDWINTER PICNIC Beth El will have a family picnic Feb. 2, 5-7 p.m. Reservations may be sent to Sheri Abramson, 435 S. 160. SECOND SHABBAT DINNER The Second Shabbat dinner will be Feb. 14 following aervkes at ^ p.m. Mail reaervations to Beth El P.O. Box 540430, Omaha, NE .68164-0430. LUNCH AND LEARN • The Floating Lunch and Learn with the rabbi will continue on Feb. 6 at noon at the Marathon Realty Company, 11222 Dayenport. Call the synagogue for leaervations. 492-8660.
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FRIDAY: Services at 5:30 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Jeffrey Taxman will officiate. The service will be held at this early hour to ^able the congregation to join the community at Beth Israel for the,7:30 p.m. service "tod opening lecture of the Kallah Weekend. SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 11:16 a.m. Simcah B'Shabbat-The congpregation, together with Rabbi Azriel, and Cantor Webber-Gilat, will study the Torah portion for the week. P.E.P. Parallel Education for Parents will meet Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. They will attend the JCAC community Kallah program at Temple Israel where the speaker will be Dr. Moshe Lazar. His topic will be "1492: The Other Event That Changed the World." SINGLE PARENTS The Single Parents group wiU meet at Temple Israel Feb. 6, at 7:16 p.m. Rabbi Azriel will lead a discussion on "New Relationships." All single parents in the commuiiity are invited to attend. Sitter service is available. Reservations are needed, call the Temple office, 556-6536. ADULT EDUCATION Feb. 6, "Israel: Past and Present," 9:3010:30 a.m.
Rabbi Mark Urkowitz and Cantor Leo Fettmaii will conduct the services. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 5:20 p.m. . Late Friday Nij^t Service, 7:30 p.m. Professor Moshe Lazar will be our speaker for Kallah weekend. His topic, "The Golden Age of Sephardic Jews," will be presented at the Friday evening service. An Oneg Shabbat hosted by Sisterhood will follow the service. The«ntire community is invited to attend.' SATURDAY: Morning Service, 8:46 a.m. Women's Prayer service meets in the library at 10 a.m., led by Eliane Freund. Women of all ages are invited to join this minyan. Men are also welcome. Babysitter service provided by Sisterhood, 10 a.m. Jr. Congregation, 10 a.m. Little People's Seryices, 10 a.m. Sisterhood will host a kiddush luncheon for the children after services. The subject of Rabbi Urkowitz's sermon will be "Women's Mipyan at Beth Israel?" Is a prayer service the same as a minyan? Can women be counted in a minyan? The answer to these and other queationa will be anawered in Rabbi'a aermon. To enable thoae attending the alternate services offered at Beth Israel to hear the Rabbi's sornon, Rabbi Urkowitz will speak prior to Ein Elok'eynu. Rabbi Urkomtz'a Study Group, 4:60 p.m. The. daaa will discuss "This Date in Jewish History, The Erection of An Idd in theJeruaalem Temple by Caligula.'' Mincha aoVlcea will be held at 6:20 p.m., followed by Ma'ariv. Shaloah Seudoa and Havdalah aervke. SUNDAY: Minyan at 9 a.m. There will be no claaa or breakfaat with Rabbi UrkowiU ap that congregimta may attaod the Kall^ weektod at Temple larael. WEEKDAYS: Daily servicea at 7 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. BOARD MEKTINQ Siatarhood board meeting Fab. 4, at 9:30 a.m.
Lincoln B'nal Joshurun. FRIDAY: Sabbath evening worship, 7:46 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service and Torah study at 10 a.m. SUNDAYS: Religious school classes will meet each Sunday, WEEKDAYS: Tueadaya. 7:30 p.m., Adult Education. LARQE PROTEST PARIS (JTA)--A pa raida Saturday through the atraeta of Paris to protaat the radat, anti-Semitic rhetoric of Joan-Marie Le P«n'a fa^ri|rilt National Front was, by moat iuv counta, let* than aucoaaaful.
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Paraahat Mlahpatim, Some Biblical covenants
FRIDAY: Our Haftarah records a shameful event toward the Services, 6 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat host- end of the independence of Judah. It probably was in ed by Lea and Albert the very last year before the destruction, 687 B.C.E. Weiss will follow the Jeremiah had persuaded the nobles and other wellservice. placed Judeans to free their Hebrew slaves, while the Babylonian army laid siege to Jerusalem. But so soon SATURDAY: as the siege was lifted, as apparently it was for a time, Services at 9:30 a.m. the slaves were rounded up and set back to work in the WEEKDAYS: Minyans each Mon- fields around the city. day and Thursday at 7:16 Jeremiah is enraged. He is certain that the invading army will return. He offers "liberty" to the slave owners, i.e., liberty to be slain by their enemies, liberty to be devoured by the beasts of the field and the birds of the Bluntkln Home air. SATURDAY: Of special interest in this account is the reference to Morning service 9 a.m.. an ancient practice of concluding an agreement, a conconducted by volunteers. tract, a covenant. The Hebrew uses the word "brit," a The residents' families word which we all know. The nobles had entered a and friends are invited to "brit," and now they had broken it. attend. The text refers to an ancient practice of cutting in two Offutt Air Base the body of one or more animals—and the parties to the covenant, the "brit," paas between the severed parts. FRIDAY: This is the only Biblical reference to the type of "brit". Services in the Capehart Chapel every Friday at 8 between the LORD and Abraham (Genesis 15). which p.m. An Oneg Shabbat fol- was entered into in this fashion. lows the service. It is an intriguing question: Was this primitive covenant practice still used in the time of Jeremiah, as late as that? Council Bluffs It is to be noted that the "brit" between the LORD and the people in our Sidrah (Exod. 24) waa accom^^aB'Nai Israel Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.. Chil- nied by solemn rites, but not the one described in Genesis and Jeremiah. dren's service. The synagogue is loNote, further, that ihe covenant of our bidrah cated at 618 Mynster in promises the LORD's protection—but only if the peoCouncil Bluffs. For infor- ple stand by thair promise: "All the words which the mation contact Ellen Fen- LORD has spoken we will do!" They must keep the Ten nick at 390-9062, or leave Commandments and the laWs which follow to this point a message on the syna- (Exod. 21-23). gogue answering machine, This covenant differed from the one with Abraham, 322-4705. earlier, and the one with David, later. For these two are promises, apparently without condition! After David's time, the people took serioualv the promise that his dynasty would last forever, and that Jeniaalfim was safe from attack—forever! . By GU Sedan It is only againat that popular belief that we can judge JERUSALBM (JTA>- the conataraaCion that followed the destruction. Faith larael's High Couc^ of Jus- in God waa restored only when ieaching prophets like ' tice has temporarily stayed Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Deutiero—Isaiah made.it clear the deportation of aeven that every covenant impliea dutiea on both aides. If the Palestinian activiats from LORD ia to protect, the people muat obey hia commandthe Gata Strip, pending ments. their appeal to larael's suThe ominous ending of Chapter 34 of our Haftarah, preme judicial body. The temporary injunc- announcing devaatation, maaaacre, and destmction, is tion waa isaued after a mitigated by the addition of two optimistic verses from military appeals board in Chapter 33: The LORD would no sooner see the total Gaza upheld the order to deatruction of heavian and earth than he would permit expel the seven men, the total obliteration of Hia people: Their captivity will which Defense Minister be returned, and His compaaalon will rest upon them Moahe Arena isaued Jan. 2. once more.
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t Stories wanted On my wpy to work, I happened to glance toward a house in the neighborhood and I saw something that aroused my curiosity. Leaving the house and headed toward the car in the driveway was a young woman wearing a jacket and skirt . as if she were headed for the office. This thought was reinforced by the fact that in one hand she was clutching a briefcase. And in the other hand was her infant. One didn't have to be a Sherlock Holmes to figure out that the young woman was taking her child to day care and then going on to her place of business. I talked about this symbol of the 1960s with several friends and associates for several weeks after the incident and the conversations evolved into a theme for an upcoming issue of the Omaha Jewish Press. For this issue, we ore seeking Jewish families who are willing to share with us the new life styles they practice as we move toward the 2l8t century. We envision talking with singles, single parents, widows, widowers, those who are newly married, those who are contemplating marriage, and coufiles who house a parent or two along with their own children. We also would like to talk with a family who has a loved one . residing in a nursing home or a retirement facility locally or out of state. From these conversations, we hope to find out how the Jewish family Copes with the economics of our times and what role Jewish observance plays in their lives. Those who are interested in participating need only call the Jewish Press at 334-8200, ext. 239. and set up an appointment for an interview. A reporter/photographer will arrange to talk with the volunteers and take some photographs to accompany the story. If some readers would prefer to take this opportunity to discuss feelings and experiences in their own, perhaps more personal way, special arrangements could be made to accommodate individual letters or first-person stories. For this exercise to be successful, we need members of the community to come forward quickly and make their willingness to participate known to the editorial staff. We have a fixed number of interviews in mind, so naturally those who apply first will have a better chance of making the issue.
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By Harry Allen On New Year's Day, Israel had its biggest snowstorm . in over 60 years. Jerusalem was paralyzed by a heavy, wet, 12-inch snowfall, and snow fell almost as far south as Eilat. For the first time, there was as much snow outside the Knesset as there was inside as the religious politi,cians argued with each, other on the best means of banditry. There was no question of robbing the treasury, the budget debate was simply on the method. The government came close to-falling (a pity it didn't) as Agudah, Shas, Degel Hatorah and the National Religious party feuded about who should control the extra handouts of government money for Haredi institutions which basically ore anti-Zionist, do not celebrate Yom Haatcmaut, refuse to display the Israel flag and teach virtually no~ secular subjects in their schools, thus raising a marketable generation of people with no skills who will become supportable by either govenunent largess or private charity. Budget debates in the U.S. Congress also degenerate from time to time over program priorities, but the Israel budget crisis was unique. Here, the argument was' not whether defense or something else should get more money. Not whether to improve public education or provide more money for Olim. The argument was simply whether or not the Haredi parties were entitled to millions of additional shekels outside of normal governmental oversight.
Shas—the Sepharadi religious party—had the chutzpa to demand that the budget provide that if it was not satisfied with the way in which the education and religious affairs ministries administered the funds, the Prime Minister was to provide t44 million shekels from his reserve fund with no strings attached. ' Mr. Shamir, who can say no to everyone except the religious parties, agreed. The National Religious party, which controls the two ministries in question, stood pat, and without their votes the budget could not be passed. In the end Shas caved in where Shamir was willing to go along. So the budget was passed without the Shas slush fund. Even without the religious shenanigans it is a strange document. It budgets the spending of $2 billion in American loan guarantees which are a long way from being assured. Some $27 million additional shekels are allocated for development in the territories making it even less likely that Israel will get the American loan guarantees. Correcting these maledictions of .power ("equires a change in Israel's electoral system. But Shamir has reneged on his promise to support such reform, because he thinks in a direct election for prime minister he will lose. . • The heavy snows on the pine trees have created a fairyland atmosphere in Jerusalem. It is a strange and wondrous event—unreal to most Israelis, but is nothing compared to the unreality of the political events in the Knesset and Shamir's government.
I(£tt(£rs to tlhi® (sdntor To the Editor: . There are no words to adequately describe the beautiful and very special bar mitzvah we were privileged to attend this past Shabbos at Beth Israel. In America, we take our bar and bat mitzvahs a matter of course,' but this bar mitzvah waa different and wonderful. Boris Davidson, son of Isaac and Elena Davidson (brother of Daniel), became a bar mitzvah in a country where he and his family are free to live and to practice Judaism openly and without fear. We met Boris a few years ago when he and his family arrived in Omaha from the Soviet Union. They arrived before Glasnost and Peristroika, when there was still a Soviet Union, and when it was stUl unacceptable to be Jewish. Boris could barely speak English, let alone read and chant Hebrew. The Davidson's enrolled Boris in the Friedel Jewish Academy and joined Beth Israel. They wanted their son to have more than they had. They encouraged his Jewish education and took pride in his achievements. Many Soviet friends were in attendance, some having arrived only recently, and some who have been noembers of our community .for some time. The emotion of listening to Boris chant his Haftorah in Hebrew, discuss the importance of his'chinuch (Jewish education) in his bar mitzvah speech, and realizing that all of theae Russian Jews were sitting in shul in Omaha waa quite overwheLoung and incredible. We learned two things from Boris. One, that there is nothing more important than the cultivation of our own Judaiam, to be able to live in America in freedom ia not enough, that as Jews we need to go a step farther. We need to take reaponaibility for our own Jewiah education no matter how old we are. Two, that the dollars we are helping to raise for continuing Exodus cannot stop until evary J«wiah person who wialMa to k»ve a^y pliwe in the world where he cannot Uve in freedom is able to do aa UM Talmud teaches ua that we muat aell our ho^ Torahs, if necessary, in order to raiae the money to redeem our captive brethren, so great ia the mitzvah of redeeming the captivea. Without those dollars, there nfould have beeo no bar mitzvah for Boris and for all chUdreaUke Boris. Deads. SuasB. PkUUp. NlkU and Uutea P^y
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To the Editor: Over the last forty years, the Jewish community of Omaha has enjoyed the privilege of cooperation and active inter-relation between the three synagogues and the central planning body, the Federation. Funds, facilities and fellowship have constantly been shared by all for the overall betterment of the total community. I feel this is one of the reasons for the high synagogue affiliation rate of the Omaha conununity to its three synagogues in that any Jew felt comfortable at any institution on any occasion. Over the most recent weeks, rumbles of discontent with this community-wide acceptance of all three institutions at their face value and style of worship have surfaced. This appears to be the beginning of a greater schism among the Jews of Omaha. The integration of the overall traditions of Judaism to all of the members of our community, regardless of specific affiliation, makes it imperative that the level of cooperation and coordination that has so long exitod must be continued EUid, if possible, enhanced. We all are so alike in most ways, but luust accept the minor differences that make us Reform, Copservative or Traditional, but these differences must not be allowed to divide and conquer our Omaha Jewish community. A total schism, which how appears inevitable, would destroy the United Talmud Torah, many youth groups, the commimity education strricture, the day school and, in the long run, the total aura ol cooperation and social planning that has so long existed. I call upon all three rabbia to join together, recogtuzing their Inherent observance differencee, in a committee under the auspices of the Jewish Federation to reopen and to redevelop the lines of Omaha that the aspsct of one Jewish community working together, learning together, observing togeUMT and eating together will oootmue to exist far Into the future. I charge ue Jewish Pieee with accepting the opportunity to become the community foruni to report on this most serious problem to affect the Jewiah com* j
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I think, although I'm not positive, I may have seen : the ultimate in new kitchen equipment. I haven't actually seen it with my own eyes, but the television has . brought to my attention an amazing gagdet. Let me de, scribe it to you. It's a machine to make potato chips. Now wait a min' ute ... I don't mean a deep fryer ... those have been around for years. No, this was something else entirely. There was a place to insert a whole potato and a mechanism which, somehow or another, managed to peel (1 think) it, cut it into the thin slices necessary, then fry ' them. And out came fresh potato chipsi Of course, ft wasn't magic, but it seemed like it for a minute. There have been machines around for a long time which did similar stuff, but this was among the most sophisticated. By now, everyone knows there's a gaget that has a Jilace for all the ingredients needed for bread, a switch to turn on and when the process is completed, a loaf of bread appears. Maybe the first time 1 ever heard of something so au, tomatic (at least for the hpme kitchen) was when I was '• introduced to the coffee maker Japan perfected. It had : a place to hold unground coffee beans, a timing mechanism and a button to push. When it was time to make : coffee, it turned itself on, the beans ground, the water : did what it was supposed to, and pretty soon you had . a pot of coffee. There was a seldom-mentioned fringe benefit to that coffeepot. It was so noisy when the beans were grind, ing, a person didn't need an alarm clock anymore, since : no matter how far away you were, you could hear i(. '' I don't know what they'll invent next to make our i cooking and baking chores aity faster or bettetJ've been keeping house for a very long time and I 've seen many new innovations. I think the very first truly "new" idea, at least for me, was the pressure cooker. That was post: war (late '408) and it was supposed to be a boon to the busy housewife. I was scared to death of it, but I did use it. And toasters became more automatic about that time, as did such things as waffle irons. There have been all sorts of new gizmos in the past 46 years I've kept houae, : biit the recent stuff often boggles the mind. After all, • which of us doesn't recall how fascinated we were with the microwave oven? And now it's almost old hat. Now ; we have the one-step machine: Put the stuff in a slot, turn it on and wait for the fin' ished product to appear on the other end ... now that's : progress! Or is it? Something to speculate about while ' you wait for the newest idea to hit the kitchens of the I world. Personally, I'll buy the potato chip machine as soon ; as they fix it so the chips deep fry WITHOUT oU. How about you?
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By Sheihi Garsombk^, staff writer A number of local Jewish organizations and programs benefit .from the aimual charity banquet sponsored by Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B 'rith, according to Alvin Abramson. "Although dues paid by B'nai B'rith members cover administrative coats, revenue from the baiiquet pays for many of the local chapter's programs," said Mr. Abramson, a member of the Board of Governors, District 6. Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith will hoM its 38th annual charity banquet March 25 at Ak-SarBen Coliseum with coach Bill Walsh as the speaker. An estinoated 1,500-1,800 men and women from the . Omaha Metropolitan area are expected to attend Mr. Walsh, formerly an NBC qiorts oonunentator, was head football coach of the San Francisco 49ers, leading the team to three footbaU Super Bowl championships. He left NBC recently to assume the head coaching position at Stanford University. A highlight of the affair is the athletes of the year awards presented to a deserving male and female from greater Omaha. The anuu^ B'nai B'rith Bert Render memorial plaque is awarded to the nuJe Metro Conference athlete and the Earl Siegel award goes to the outstanding female athlete, said Mr. Abramson. Mr. Abramson stated that Henry Monsky Lodge and Cornhusker Lodge united in 1964 to hold a men-only dinner at High-
land Country Club to support B'nai B'rith International youth programs and local programming. The Lodges merged around 1988, staging its charity stags at Peony Park until 1990. In FaU 1990, Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith, wanting to eliminate all discrimination, opened its ranks to female members and initiated the female athlete of the year award which started in 1991. "Except in the United States and Canada, B'nai B'rith has always admitted women to its organization," Mr. Abramson elaborated. Approximately 66 per^ cent of the money raised supports B'luu B'rith International, and 36 percent stays in the community, Mr. Abramson said. Many local organizations benefit directly from banquet funds. The aimual B'nai B'rith Bible Quiz, BBYO leadership devek^ ment scholarships, the youth March of the Living pilgrimage to Poland and Israel, Veterans Hospital programs, activities at Cre^ton, the Jewish Cul-
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By Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA)Two young Arab women arrested Monday near the Western Wall have confessed they planned to stab Jews in the Western Wall plaza, Jerusalem police reported. According to the police, the pair was apprehended by two suspicious policewomen who followed them into a tunnel near the wall. The suspects had kiuves in their pockets, which they purchased shortly before their arrest, the police said. The police also claimed to have obtained confessions from eight of 16 people arrested last week on suspicion of membership in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. They allegedly belonged to a terrorist cell operating in the Beit Hanina neighborhood and the Shuafat refugee camp north of the city. Police say the suspects confessed to throwing 16 firebombs at 25 buses and to dozens of stonethrowing assaults on Israeli cars. The police said more arrests were expected. CULTURAL AWARD NEW YORK (JTA)David Brenner received State of Israel Bonds' Israel Cultural Award.
Could be Moscow! This photo could have been taken in Moscow, but the location actually was the airport in Omaha. From left, Morris Maline, Jewiab Press editor, Soviet Jewry activist Shirley Goldstein, and fellow activist at right, Ruth Potash, meet with Matthew Yurgev and his wife, Helen. The Omohans had met Mr. Yurgev during a trip to the former Soviet Union a few years ago and at that time described the dty to him. However, the Omoluuis had no advance word that he was being resettled here until the airport meeting.
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that the money wiU be that arduous negotiations used indirectly to bolster lie ahead. For the moment, the Israeli settlement-building in the administered terri- government seems to be stressing the positive astories. Optimistic statements pect: the Americans' gento this effect were voiced uine desire to assist Israel over the weekend by in a major humanitarian Prime Minister Yitzhak undertaking. They are vague about Shamir, Finance Minister Yitzhak Moda'i and other the quid pro quo that ingovernment officials after evitably wili be asked of Israel's U.S. ambassador, Israel and may conflict Zalman Shoval, met in with the government's Washington with Secre- ideological commitment to tary of State James Bakor. settle as many Jews as It was a preliminary possible in the West Bank talk, and all acknowledge and Gaza Strip.
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Edward Kohn (left! preMnts a check to Howard Bloom, execntive director, Jewish Federation of Omalia, (or Operation Ekodus, the (uad-raiaing effort which helps resettle Jews from the former Soviet Union to Israel and Omaha. Mr. Kahn made the donation in honor of Sam Shyken, David Richtman, Bennett Fishbain and Bernard Weiss, for being consisten minyan goers at Beth Israel Synagogue.
Scott Yagel (left|, chef at Maxim's restaurant in the Red Lion Hotel, demonstrates the flUing of a stock pot at Beth Israel Synagogue for Rabbi Mark Urkowitz who is supervising the production of periodic koaher dinners at Maxim's. Mr. Yagel said he approached Rabbi Urkowits with the idea because he wanted to expand his knowledge of preparing kosher meals.
Rain enters JCC A storm inundated parts of the Jewish Commiijuty Center last week when rain penetrated a roof under repair. Mike Collier, campus manager, said estimates of damage and overtime hours for staff were still being calculated, adding that claims adjusters and roofing engineers were meeting with JCC staff to determine the extent of damage. He said water entered the building along the central corridor and thousands of gallons washed onto hallways and offices. Repairs to the waterdamaged hall and offices will take about 30 days, Mr. Collier estimated. Water began flowing onto the hallways and offices when an outside contractor failed to secure the work that was taking
place on the roof of the JCC, Mr. Collier said. • The main hall at the JCC was closed during the downpour requiring visitors and staff to go outside to go from one part of the building to another. Buckets, wet-floor signs and open ceiling tiles with plastic coverings were still evident last Friday morning, although the hall had been opened to traffic. All other functions at the JCC had returned to normal.
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Why go on a mission to Israel? By Jan Perelman Federation staff missions cooitUnator (The following Is a dialogue between Anne Broder, Missions Chahr for the UJA Midwest Womens Division, and Patty Nogg, who Is co^hainnan with her husband, Steve, of the Omaha Spring Mission to Israel.) PATTY: Visiting Israel has b«en a dream for Steve and me for quite some time. And we both knew that we wanted our first trip to be a mission. You know, most of us get our information about Israel exclusively from the news. That's the reason one of the things I'm looking forward to on our mission is the opportunity to talk to people "in the know" and get a firsthand feeling about what we are seeing and experiencing. ANNE: You're right. Because of our lack of direct information, many people have a negative outlook on Israel, When Israel is not "behaving" the way we think she should, we're very critical and very judgmental. Going to Israel on a mission provides a balance, an opportunity to see other sides of the issues. That's why I believe a UJA mission is an outstanding way to see what's really going on there. The UJA speakers are people who are involved every single ' day in the government, in. the communities and on the kibbutzim. This opportunity to speak with highlevel officials who offer different perspectives from all walks of life makes the distinction between a mission and a "trip" to Israel. PATTY: Right now, when I make a campaign pledge, 'Thefirst things I certainly have a deep feeling for what my money is you'II notice are doing in Omaha. As we live their faces—" our daily lives, I witness the benefits enjoyed by my family, friends and other Jews in the community. And 1 also have a sense of what the money is doing in Israel. I know that for me as a Jew, there is a link with Israel, and the dollars are very important.. yet there's nothing T can grab hold of; I can't visualize it. ANNE: You can't see it until you are there, until you see what's happening with the Soviet olim, with the Ethiopians and resettlement. You can't really under-ttand the importance of the Golan Heights to this tiny country. You just caimot imagine the advantage the Syrians would have if they were able to have the Golan Heights back. Until you are there and see it for yourself, you can only imagine. PATTY: When you went to Israel the first time, did you feel unsure of your knowledge in areas such as politics and history? ANNE: I didn't know what "oUm" meant. I didn't know what I was supposed to do when I visited the Wall. But you learn, and it's a fabulous way to learn. The guides are so informative. They an so knowledgeable and as they talk, they give you a sense of the history. You know, it's not just about Jewish liistory. Israel is the. center of the beginning of civilisations. You witness the roots of religions other than Judaism. I love the UJA I because you are given so much information and ^iove learning about this country. ^ATTY: I know that on the last Omaha mission you met Ethiopian Jews who mrs rescued during Operatkm Solomon. I'm hoping that m will have an opportnnity to meet some of tham also, and to see the srrival of Soviet olim when we are in Tel Aviv. TsU me what to expect. ANNE: The first things you'll notice are their faces, ss< psdsUy ths children. They are so thrilled to be in Israal and their faces are full of dsiigfat. When you go to the airport to great olim. it's ons of l;he highlights of the trip. You go out OD ths tarmac aikd the plana puUs up nest to you. Then you watch tbaas jpaopw walk off the plane into a situation that makes thsm ooth apprahdisive and axdtad at the same tima. You sae all of tbaaa •ootioaa on thsir faces aa UMQT walk off the plane. HYOU. You, too, will nasat Ethlopiawa who cams last Juaa and who have basn thscs savaral yaara. Ths Ethiopian olim 1 met in June knew no Habraw. ^jMdal arrangements had to b« mads to acciommodata tham. All the microwaves, ovens, television, radios and beds were raoMvad from the building that would house tham bacauaa thay didn't know how to use any 9f thoas things, latar on I mat a number of Ethiopians who had baaa in larml for a few yeara. Tha profraas thay make in auch a short tima la anaiiBg. Thay convaraa in Habraw viry wafl and have baaa tratoad to osa modani aquipmant sod all kiada of macUaary. After I ulfcad with tha oUm, I had a much batter uadsrstaading of what thay gave up lor Ihair «lidNB «a' faana a- fMars.
PATTY; Part of the excitement for me is going on this mission with people from Omaha. ANNE: I can't explain to you how very special it is to go with people from your own community. You share the same unique experiences. It is hard to imagine the bonding that occurs. You are united through new experiences and as a group with those shared experiences, you will have an impact on our local Jewish community. PATTY: I 'm g^ad that we will be going with people who have been there before as well as people like Steve and me, going for the first time. But how do the speakers gear their information for both groups? ANNE: It's not a problem because you can't take in all the information the first or sebond time you go, so you learn something new each time. PATTY; And with the political situation always changing, there is so much new information. Steve and I think it's important to understand the problems and challenges Israel faces, the things that are being discussed in the media. ANNE: Exactly. And you are going at an incredible time in history. While the peace talks are going on, you can see for yourself the strategic importance of the Golan Heights, the West Bank, settlements and the related issues, and come to your own conclusions from firsthand knowledge. . PATTY: When we go to places like the Gofan Heights and the West Bank, what about security? ANNE: You don't need to be worried about security. They won't take you anywhere that they feel is unsafe. In fact, they will refuse to take you to some places for that reason. The guides know what to do and where to go, so it is very safe, The whole country is security oriented. It is the way they live. PATTY: You said that the group returning from the mission will impact on the community. How do we, as a group of tourists, do that? ANNE: It's nothing that is expected of you; it just happens through the knowledge you gain as a mission participant. Every time a group from Omaha returns from a mission, we have that many more ambassadors for Israel; people who have seen for themselves where our money goes and what the Jewish Federation of Omaha stands for in Israel. I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about what UJA and Federation campaigns do. We seem to keep asking ^or more and more dollars, but there is a,reason why we ask for those dollars each' year. And there is a reason for a separate Continuing Exodus campaign. The more people who can understand the reasons through firsthand knowledge, the more understanding they can bring to the community. People who share this kind of experience transcand any social, economic or political boundarieo and bring the community doeer together. PATTY: We ai« very fortunate becauae this miasiao will be in Israel at a very exciting time,during Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Ha'azikaron as well as the anniversary of the 26th year of Jerusalem's reunification. I'm told that there will be special observances planned for those times. And I'm also curious to hsar about Shabbat in Israel. ANNE: Shabbat is very spadaL You're in a country that revolves around the Jewish catsndar. Everything doaea on Fridays at around 3:00 for Shabbat. You viait the Wall. You'U be able to touch it. Maybe you have a little piece of paper with a personal prayer to leave behind. You light your candlea, pray, watch Yeahiva studanta dance. It's really very spedal.
PATTY: Ever since we were children, we have bought trees for Israel, and I've always been fascinated with the image of forests in that desert land. ANNE: It's a Wonderful thing to see. We in the United Statea are just beginning to understand the importance of water as an issue in Middle East politics. There is a monument in Beer Sheva. On one side of it, they have left the desert barren as it has always been. The other side of the area has been developed. The difference is incredible. And it'll a wonderful experience to see where all those treee w< bought were planted, and then to plant a tree in Is rael with your own hands PATTY: I guess everyons has a few travel questions I don't speak Hebrew. Wi! that be a problem? ANNE: Most people speak English. You won't have any difficulty conversing, no matter where you go. Contrasts in Beer Sheva
PATTY: Did you try some unusual Israeli dishes? ANNE: I. thought the food was delicious. There are lots of vegetables and chicken. And they serve you many coursesi When you think you've beoi served your meal, there's still more to come. PATTY: Any words of advice? ANNE: Take your camera and Jots of film. Every picture you take is a story that you will keep forever.
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AttsMlaace at the iafonutlaa aot a eoaudtoMat to go ea the mlasieB. Coat will be »1i,300 par pareoa, whkh includes round-trip air fare betwesa Onuha aad Tel Aviv, hotala (double occupancy), taxae, traaafsrs, guidaa. porterage, proframs and moat meals. Ths mJaaioe wiU ba sahddiaad by UJA and tha Jewiah Fadsratloa of Omaha aad sach partidpaat nuiat make aa individual minimum coatributloa of 11,000 to tha 1993 UJAyFjdsratkmCuBpaiiB. Apptlcsthms, accompanied by a lAOO dapodt per person, must be racaivsd by March 6, 1992. Tha miaaion is limited to 36 participants. Spscial arrangamaats can be made for stopovsra and axtaaafama at an additional charge. Anyone who is plannlag to attend the laformation ssaaloB is aaksd to call Mr. aad Mra. Houf at 4933479, or Jan Parahnaa, Fsd^rathM Staff CiwnUaator, at 334-8200.
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All aces! Cast of 'The Cemetery Club,' a comedy slated for production at the Theater at the J, Feb. 20-March 8, is from left, Elaine Jabenis as Ludlle, Gail Ginsburg as Ida and Sherry Josand Fletcher as Doris. Not in photo are Stan Widman as Sam the Butcher and Darcy Beck as Mildred.
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The Omaha Community Playhouse announces that auditions for its upcoming production, "Other People's Money," will be held Feb. 2 and Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Those auditioning will be required to read from the script. Three men and three women over age 25 are needed. Production dates are March 27-April 18 in the Fonda/McGuire theater. Those auditioning should enter through the stage doors on the west si^e of the building.
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Black history at Center Stage A small group of elderly blacks is the Focus of "Do Lord Remember Me," a drama about former slaves who share their recollections with the audience and with each other through song, dance and dialogue. The Center Stage Theater wiU present James De Jongh's drama about the black experience from Jan. 31 through Feb. 23. For information call 7335777. LABOR GAINING TEL AVIV (JTA)-As early elections appear inevitable, Israel is being flooded with political polls, and one, released last Friday,- showed Labor gaining significantly on Likud among Israeli voters.
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Our lady has arrived, and a good one she is—the pleasant and amiable Amy Potash—to succeed Mollie Delman as the older adult program director with the Federation's Bureau for the Aging. Amy promised to do everything possible for the greatest benefit for us (older adults, pardon, Young Energetic Seniors) and we, in turn, promise to give her our full help and cooperation. Toby Kagan is of invaluable assistance in smoothing the Mollie-Amy transition. Recent Y.E.S. programs arranged by Dr. Margolin; Toni Kutcher, a stalwart in the Y.E.S. discussion group and one of the guide lecturers at the Ann« Frank Exhibit at Joslyn Castle, talked about the exhibit; that besides grownups, 8,000 children attended the exhibit; of how ADL director Bob Wolfson recruited 350 people to
make the exhibit a suc- Larry King's TV show, now on KKAR radio, cess. Mike Albert, Douglas spoke on the stock market; County board chairman, about the upswing of the explained the purchase market and downswing of and future plans for Ak- interest rates and CDs; Sar-Ben; that it involved rosy mortgage re-financno tax dollars and that ing; and that the recession there will be racing soon is going to end by this with the Van Bergs taking <summer. part; and proposes that Joan Byerhof, volunteer Ak-Sar-Ben will be more of spokesperson for the a family affair. Henry Doorly Zoo, narDr. Margolin narrated rated with slides the hissome excellent slides of tory of the zoo up to the MoUie's 1976 group trip to current world-class Rain Switzerland and the Rhine Forest phenomenon. Joan River area. Doc, a week be- promised to personally fore, presented us with a guide the Y.E.S. group on Bob Saget comic VCR the zoo tour planned for this April. fUm. ADL's Wolfson briefly Michael Yablonski, M.D. and Ph.D., with Nancy Al- summed up the past year's brink at the piano, sang increase of anti-Semibeautiful Italian, Neapoli- tism—Crown Point, David tan, Hebrew and Irish mu- Duke, on the college sic. Dr. Yablonski performs campus, Soviet Union dewith remarkable ease in a cay, and skin-heads. He classical manner and cul- said the ADL needs volimtured operatic tenor voice, teer help in the office due Marshall Lewis, vice to the backlog of work president of Blunt, Ellis since the Anne Frank Exand Loewi, recently on hibit push.
Religious leaders express interest in conference By Debra NuM>aum Cohen NEW YORK (JTA)The patriarch of Orthodox Christianity and senior Vatican officials have expressed interest in a proposed conference devoted to increasing religious tolerance in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and in central Asia. Rabbi Arthur Schneier, president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, proposed the confermce to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, when they met recently in Istanbul. The Appeal of Conscience Foundation is an ecumenical group working to advance human rights and religious freedom. The conference would include Eastern Orthodox. Catholic, Protestant and Moslem leaders, Schneier said, and could be organized within a year. Bartholomew I was "strongly interested" in the idea and indteated that he would like to host it. Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran of the Vatican's Secretariat of State, and Cardinal Edward Ca^idy, president of the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, also approved of the idea, but only, at this point, in principle.
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Villagers flee TEL AVIV (JTA)Once agiio, Shi'ite vil lagers in Boutbem Lebanon ara fleeing escalating warfare in UM ngtoo between the larad Defenae Force and HeiboUah guer rillar, according to niports reaching here Mofiday. One Israeli aoldiw and three guerrittas ware killed and another soldiar was wounded in thia lateet rtwnd of clashes, which pittwl an IDF patrol and a heavily armed HeiboUah unit in the aouthem Leba atju security looe. This lateet flight <a vil lagers w«a appanntly trig' by wanfaiga from I and iU allied South Army of reCaliaoa agaiaat local ita who cooperate th the pro-Iranian HasboUah. •«?>;j:^i.-^_^»i-.- ii>Lif