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By Debra Nussbaum Cohen By Jill Kushner Belmont Foundation public NEW YORK (JTA)relations director He'll soon have his own A new endowment fund house in Israel, bu^ the Luhavitcher rebbe will not be which will benefit the Jewmaking aliyah—that is, ish Federation's Bureau not until the Messiah for the Aging, has been esbrings every Jew to Eretz tablished through The Foundation of the Jewish Yisrael. • When real estate de- Federation of Omaha by velopers who are followers Isadore H. Weiner, accordof Rabbi Menachem Men- ing to Foundation Board del Schneerson recently of Trustees chairman Jo-" decided to expand Kfar seph Kirshenbaum. ' The Isadore H. and Rose Chabad, a 1,000-family The Trust was established K. Weiner Trust Fund was community located beby the late Herbert Goldcreated to improve the tween Ben-Gurion airport sten and funded through a and Tel Aviv, they came to quality of life for the senbequest from his estate the rebbe for a blessing, ior citizens of my homefollowing his death in and with a petition calling town community, said Mr. 1990. . on him to reveal the fact Weiner, 88. He noted that Mr. Kirshenbaum noted monies will be specifically that he is the Messiah. that special consideration earmarked for the Rose They also asked the 89will be given to grant apyear-old hasidic leader if Blumldn Jewish Home, to plications for projects he would like them to build be used for equipment, which require substantial a house for him in Kfar supplies and other necessifunding that would not ties. Chabad. otherwise be available "This community has The rebbe said yes. from general community been very good to me and But the rebbe did not resources, and which mean that he Would get on my loved ones," Mr. Weia plane the next day for ner said. "I owe it a debt the Holy Land, explain his of gratitude." Bom in Omaha in 1904, followers. Rather, he is exMr. Wmavijsuae from a pecting the imminent arfamily ot hotel proprietors rival of the Messiah to parts for the identification By Tmn Tngend and assumed that same LOS ANGELES (JTA) number issued to Mengele. bring us all to Eretz Yis- livelihood for 50 years, —The trail of German war The Paraguayan police rael. The initiator of. the prior to his retirement in criminal Josef Mengele, fumilshed the information. rebbe's new house, Zosha 1973. During his career, he the sadistic Auschwitz It appears that by Nov. Rivkin, reportedly tried to death campdoctor, was fa-' 18, if not before, Mengele miliar to government offi- changed his residence convince Schneerson twice cials and police in South from Argentina to Para- in the past to have a house Aqierica and former West guay, said Rabbi Marvin built for him in the LuGermany during the de- Hier, dean of the Wiesen- bavitch enclave, only sucBy Hugh Orgel cades after World War II, thal Center, who is study^ ceeding recently. TEL AVIV (JTA)when his whereabouts ing the files of suspected Immigration from the lieemed a dark mystery Nazi war crimineds rerepublics of the former SoImany doubted he was leased by Menem. viet Union, which last ^ve. The date, which premonth reached its lowest That is clear from docu-' level in'two years, is conments the Argentine cedes the first publication NEW YORK (JTA)- tinuing to plunge. Some government has - handed of Mengele's whereabouts ver to the Los Angeles- by only- a few days, is of Martin Horwitz, a vetwan officials blame deterioratSimon Wiaiwnthal some importance in the Sovietdogist and profes- ing economic conditions in ater for study and anal- acrimonidps debate be- sor of Russian language Israel. tween former Mossad and literature, assumed Others cite the expectaf an part of Argen- chief Isaer Htrel and Nazi- hia dutiea as director of tion of improved condihunter Simon Wieaenthal. the newly dpeoed head- tiont in the Common!8 warorimiaal nles raonaily unaealad. by Harel, who led the 10- quartan of the World Un- wealth of Independent , Saul Monam at member laraali t«am that ion for PrograMive Juda- States and the other succtramony in Buenoa captured Adoff Eichmann iam in the eapltal of tha cessor republics of the old Soviet Union. I on Fab. 3. in Buanoa Airte in May Ruaaian rapubUc. Still others point to a Tha Wwid Unira b the Mcngak antared Argen- I960, angrily contaatad i as an "Italian" on a Wieaanthal'a.' long-atand- intamatbmal umbralla or- more generoua U.S. refuCross passport in ing claim that ha had fur- ganJMtloB of Liberal, Pro- gee quota thia year. Thi reaaona aeem to and apparantly felt niahad the lawla that kid to greasive, Reform and I enough in 1966 he the succaaa of Haral'a mia- Reconstructionist Juda- vary with the officials' poism, according to ita preai- litical affiliations. But to the Carman em- sion. none con deny that a crisis dent, DonaU Day. sy in Buenoa Alrea and Not only was WiaaanUntil now. its programs is at hand. ntify hiniaelf by hia corOnly 975 olim arrived in thal's information worth- for Soviet Jews ware conrect name. thia point, both the less. Harel insiated, but ducted through ita Jerusa- the first nine days of I and Argentine au- the Vienna-based Nazi lem office by Rabbi Rich- February, compared to thorities knew beyond hunter had in effect sig- ard Hirach. aaaiated by a about 2,000 during the doubt where Mengala lived naled Mengele that his Soviet inunigrant, Vaaily some period lost month. And January iteelf was whanabouta wan known. Paukov. I oonld ba found, Aa a raault, Maagala laft Day said the World Un- the worst month for aliyah aanae of sacurity until 19S9 when Argentina for Paraguay km offka in Moecow would since the Soviet Unkin Maafale laTt his aecond two weeka before the cap- work with Congregation flung the emigratkn giatee wifa, Martha, in Buanos ture of Eichmann and Hinani, the firat officially open wide in the fall of _Airea and made tracks for thereby eluded the Israeli reeogniaed Refonn ooogrv 1989. While 6.000 lonm Sotaun, Harel wrote last gation in Moecow, and rtfiuy. Nov. 18. 19ft9. the year in a 378-paffa private with the Va'ad, the central viet Jewa coma to larael Btina polica ukad manuacript obtained by Jewiah communal body in laat month, 4,300 went to the former Soviet Union. the UnitMi SUtae. r Paratniavan couotar- the Jeniaalam Poat. By Jill Kushner Bclmont, Foundation public relations director The Herbert Goldsten Trust, a fund which benefits Jewish religious, char- _ itable and educational organizations in the metro-. politan area, is now accepting grant applications, according to Joseph Kirshenbaum, president of the Goldsten Trust.
would have a favorable long-term impact on the Omaha Jewish community. Applications requesting relatively small amounts which could be funded through other sources will only be considered in extraordinary situations, he added. Grant application forms have been sent to Jewish organizations and are also available through the Jewish Federation Foundation endowment director, Jerold Rosen. Applications (six copies) must be submitted by March 10, and should be sent to the Trust, do The Foundation of tl^e Jewish Federation of Omaha (Attn.: Jerold Rosen), 333 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154. Grant selections will be made at the April meeting of the Goldsten Trust Board of Trustees.
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This photo of Isadore and Rose Weiner was token in 1971. owned and operated hotels including the Fifth Avenue, the Lee, the Flatiron and the Conant. Mr. Weiner and his wife. Rose, were married in 1931 and were longtime supporters of both Beth Israel Synagogue and Temple Israel. The couple celebrated 51 years of marriage before Mrs. Weiner's death in 1982 at age 76. The
Weiners' family includes three daughters: Leta Levinger of Yankton, S.D.; Janey Dann of Omaha; Bette Stern of Dallas; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Persons wanting to contribute to the Weinertrust fund may contact Foundation endowment director Jerold Rosen at 334-8200, ext. 275.
Weapons to India TEL AVIV (JTA)Israei may become the new supplier of military technology and weapons to India, according to a report in the influential Times of India newspaper.
Quoted by the Israeli media Tuesday. New Delhi announced la«t week that it would upgrade what had been marginal diplomatic ties with Israel to the highest level.
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BURNS/COHEN Helen Cohen and John Bums were married Feb. 1 at the home of the bride's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cohen. Dou^aa County Court Judge Stephen Swartz performed the 5 p.m. ceremony. A reception was held at the Field Club of Omaha. The bride is the daughter of Rose Cohen and the late Harry Cohen. The bridegroom is the son of Mildred Bums and the late William Bums. Honor attendants were Beth Meiches and the bridegroom's brother. Bill Bums. After a honeymoon in Hawaii, the newlyweds will live in Omaha.
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Manager suspended By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA)-One of the key officials involved in the U.S.-funded Arrow missile developmeint program has been suspended in the wake of allegations that he pocketed tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from undisclosed sources. At the center of the bribery scandal is Dov Raviv, general manager of Israel Aircraft Industries' topsecret Malam factory, where the Arrow anti-missile missile, known in Hebrew as the Hetz, is being developed as part of America's "Star Wars" program, known formally as the Strategic Defense Initiative. Raviv, 66, is widely regarded as the brain behind some of Israel's most advanced weapons projects. But he is not suspected of having endangered state security, according to local news reports. Raviv claims that the alleged bribe money was in fitc£ consulting fees he earned as a technical adviser for foreign aerospace firms.
German reversal By David Kantor BONN (JTA)-The higlieat court in the German state of ScUeowig-Holstein appears to have sat ID important precedent last week when it reversad I death iratance pronouncad by a Nati court more than 50 years ago. lite move by the district court in Kiel was a symbolic gesture that could open the way to the rehabihtation of many victims of the Nazi judicial oystam. according to State Attorney Heribert Osteqdorf. 1'he death sentence was passed on July 8. 1941, against a foreigner accused of stealing. He was executed under a decree againat sos:alled - "parasites."
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MICKEY GOODMAN Graveside services for Mickey (Jerome) Goodman, 60, of San Diego, were conducted-yesterday at Oak Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs. He is survived by his wife, Emiko of San Diego; mother, Eva Goodman, Chapel Hill, N.C.; sisters, Babette Blaugh, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Arliss Goodman, Burlingame, CaUf.
SARA MAE ADLER RIPS , Word has been received here of the death of Sara Mae Adler Rips in San Antonio. -Mrs. Rips, a native of Omaha, is survived' by -sons. Bill and Jack, and daughter, Barbara Wood; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, all of Texas; and sisters, Sylvia Brodkey and Evelyn Zysman, of Omaha.
Herzog tells Council of no understanding By Yossi Lempkowicz BRUSSELS (JTA)-Israeli President Chaim He^ zog told the Council.of Europe last week that the West simply does not understand the Middle East. Herzog said. "The Westem powers have literally fallen flat on their faces" when it comes to understanding events in the Middle East. Herzog stressed that the Western world's "obsession" with the Arab-Israeli conflict blinds and distracts it from other con-
flicts and dangers in the region. Foremost among them is the rise of Islamic fun-, damentalism, Herzog said. "It has been ignored to date," yet "it threatens the regimes of most of the Mideast today and sponsors uprisings in many countries in our region and is spreading rapidly throughout the world," Herzog said. He said the danger was compounded by attempts by some Islamic fundamentalists to acquire weapons of mass destmction.
Israel may freeze new housing starts By David Friedman underwriting of the loans. WASHINGTON (JTA) When the Israeli ambas—Israel appears to have sador to Washington, Zalconceded it will have to man Shoval, emerged from freeze new housing starts his latest meeting with in the West Bank and Secretary of State James Gaza Strip in order to get Baker, he indicted the disU.S. guarantees for $10 cussions have a long way billion in loans badly to go. needed for immigrant reHe told reporters Israel settlement. does not believe that the Still to be settled is how humanitarian issue of loan many of the settlement guarantee^ should be linked construction projects be- to the settlements. gun in the administered But in an apparent sign territories Israel would be of resignation, he added, permitted tq complete, "Obviojisly, that view is and what other conditions not entirely shared by the would be attached to U.S United States." , THREATENES JEWISH SITES PRAGUE (JTA)-A 40year-old man with a long criminal record was arrested in Brno, Moravia, in connection with anonymous telephone calls threatening to attack synagogues andK>ther Jewish institutions unless the government immediately broke diplomatic ties with Israel.
ASHER SCHWARTZ DIES JERUSALEM (JTA)Asher Schwartz, a leading journalist who formerly headed the Tel Aviv bureau of the Jewish Tdegraphic Agency, died after a long i)inM8,.at the age of 79.
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FRIDAY: Services at 8:15 p.m. 14506 California Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Omaha. NE 68164 Office Hours: Monday Webber-Gilat will officiate. through Thursday, 9 a.m. Rabbi Azriel will speak on. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to You Have to See the Future to Deal with the Pres4 p.m. Rabbi Paul Drazen and entiTheOheg Shabbat will Cantor Emil Berkovits will be sponsored by Temple Sisterhood. conduct the services. SITTER SERVICE FRIDAY: Sitter service is available Services at 6 p.m.. Second Shabbat dinner after for the 8:15 Shabbat evening service and the 11:15 services. Shabbat morning service. SATURDAY: Reservations are necesServices at 9:30 am. Kid- sary. There are no facihties dush given by the Gendler for infants. Family in honor of Freeda and A.B. Gendler will fol- SATURDAY: Services at 11:15 a.m. low services. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Sitter service at 10 a.m. Webber-Gilat will lead the TSS Program, 10:15 a.m. service. John J. Greene, SST professor of religion at Shabbat Story Time for Michigan State Universichildren under six, 11 a.m. ty, will speak. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services at 5:45 p.m. SUNDAY: 10 a.m.. Outreach. I'm SUNDAY: Jewish Now, But When Services at 9 a.m. and Will I Really Feel It? Join 5:30 p.m. the Temple Israel Outreach WEEKDAYS: for a panel discussion preServices at 6:55 a.m. and sented by Jews-by-Choice 5:30 p.m. as they share their exSHABBATSPEAKER periences. After Shabbat dinner, 8 FOOD FOR THOUGHT p.m.. Dr. John T. Greene, The next luncheon sesarchaeologist and BibUcal sion will be Tuesday, Feb. scholar, will speak on: 18, fi-om 11:30 a.m. to 1 "Bilaam: Priest, Prophet p.m. Rabbi Azriel will lead and Diviner." The lecture, the discussion. Temple will arranged through ADL, is provide the drinks. Those open to the public. attending may bripg a PROJECT LINK brown-bag lunch. Project Link support ADULT EDUCATION group meets Monday, Feb. Feb. 20, Israel: Past and 17, 7'-9 p.m., at Beth El. Present. 9:30-10:30 a-m.; This is a support group for Feb. 20, Adult B'nai Mitzsharing feelings and con- vah, 10:30 a.m,-12:30 p.m. cerns, not a class or educaTOTHAVDALLAH tional program. Maggie SERVICE Kenney conducts the sesFriday,Feb.21,at7p.m. sion. A short service of song and JUDAICA SHOP prayer, followed by cookies Open Tuesday through .and juice, will be held for Thursday.ll an>.-2 p.m.; toddlers, preschoolers, kinFriday and Sunday. 10 a.m. derg^teners ttn their parnoon. ents and grandparents. LUNCH AND LEARN Floating lunch and learn with the Rabbi will conRELATIONS tinue Feb. 20 at All Makes WARMING Business Equipment, 2558 NEW YORK (JTA)Famam. Please call the The Vatican's attitude tosynagogue for reserva- ward Israel has greatly imtions, 492-8650. proved, according to CHOLENT LUNCHEON Rabbi Arthur Schneier, A Cholent lunch will be president of the Appeal of served after services, Conscience - Foundation, Saturday, * Feb. 22. Send who recently nwt with the reservations to Beth El, pope. P.O. Box 640430. PRESIDENT PAPER USYCONCLAVE CINCINNATI (JTA)Twenty USY'ers, Mike Levine and Larry Moldo Dr. Herbert Paper haa will be attending Conclave been elected preeident of in Minneapolis Feb. 21-23. the Association for Jewish The theme is "Mere Im- Studiee. age" and Social Action I^jecta wfth homelees and impoverished are planned. USY NIGHT There will be no USY Night Thursday, Feb. 20, because of Conclave.
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Lincoln B'nal Jeshurun FRIDAY: 8 p.m., Services, Oneg Shabbat, lecture, Judaism and Business Ethics, Dr. Adena K. Berkowitz.
Lincoln Tifereth Israel FRIDAY: Services, Federation weekend service at Temple B'nai Jeshurun, 8 p.ni. SATURDAY: 9:30 a.m.. Federation weekend service, Kiddush luncheon. Special event at 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY: 10 a.m.. Federation weekend breakfast.
Blumkln Home SATURDAY: Morning service, 9 a.m., conducted by volunteers. The residents' families and friends are invited to attend.
Off utt Air Base Services in the Capehart Chapel every Friday at 8 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service.
Council Bluffs B'Nal Israel Feb. 21,7:30 p.m., Connections (Kesher) Shabbat service, adult study session, potluck dinner. The synagogue is located at 618 Mynster in Council Bluffs. For information contact Ellen Fennick at 390-9062, or leave a message on the synagogue answering machine, 3224705. SLOWER GROWTH TEL AVIV (JTA)Israel's economic outlook in 1992 is for slower economic growth, a drop in the inflation rate and rising unemployment, according to a forecast by Chamber of Commerce economists.
Paraahat Ttxaveh Can history be explained by theology? It has been pointed out many times that we are no longer able to accept the Biblical-prophetic interpretation of defeat and exile as divine punishment. Isaiah looked upon the Assyrian might as a whip of anger in God's hand to punish Judah. Jeremiah interpreted the Babylonian armies, victorious and cruel, as God's instrument to punish backsliding Judah. Our Musaph Amidah on the Shaloeh Regalim declares, "For our sins we were exiled from our land..." There have even been some who have interpreted the horrors of the Holocaust as divine punishment for a . none-too-pious Jewish people. The Midrash to our Sidrah suggests something similar. Because the Sidrah begins with the command concerning olive oil for the perpetual lamp of the sanctuary, the homihst quotes Jeremiah, who compares Israel to olives. After some intervening discussion, the Midrash goes on to say that just as the olive must be beaten and pressed in order to release its oil; so, too, Israel repents and returns to God only after anguished suffering at the hands of the nations of the world. Will anyone, during this 500th anniversary of the expulsion from Spain, interpret in the same way the traumatic experience of European Jewry in the degradations, expropriations and expulsions in the medieval world? I cannot accept interpretations of that kind and cannot accept even the remotest belief in a Godhead of that kind. I glory in the greatness of Isaiah and Jeremiah and the rabbis of the Midrash. But their view of the way history unfolds is not mine. The forces of history and religio-poUtical motivations are of a different order. Even Ferdinand and Isabella would not have rationalized their cruelty in this fastiion. I cannot pretend that all of this does not trouble me. When I was much younger 1 don't think that I could have said that I cannot accept an interpretation that starts off in the Bible and continues in othra:, later, parts of Jewish tradition. But we have learned more of the life and history of humankind than Isaiah and Jeremiah knew. Our world is different from theirs. It has to be put simply: Some of their ideas derive from a theology (including their theology of history) that cannot be maintained. Their greatness is unquestioned and untouchable. Their view on this point, however, excuses Torquemada. Ferdinand, Isabella, Stalin and Hitler. It cannot seriously be maintained.
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Haifa-Casual readers of the news from Israel may have been puzzled of late by increasing mention of the BIRD, with reference to high.technology in Israel. Millions of dollars more in exports? Hundreds of more employees put to work? Large-scale investments by American firms? It's the BIRD, they say. This must certainly be a high flying bird. For all its successful operations during the last decade and a half (its 15th birthday will be in May), little is known about BIRD outside the circle of those immediOne of the so-called benefits of a modern, technologi- ately involved. Its name is derived from the initials of cal society is, for want of a better term—the crush of. its official appellation (Israel-U.S.) Binational Industrial Research and Development (Foundation). Its purpose: news. Not a minute of the day is news-free. Any happening to encourage and support mutually beneficial activities throughout the world is churned into the news hopper in industrial research and development. In practice, this and processed for immediate consumption by the ever- haa meant financial participation to make possible joint enterprises by American and Israeli companies, partichungry and increasingly busy public. Most of us stuff our heads with the bites and bits of idarly in the fields of high technology. " 'BIRD was set up with an initial capitalization of an news, but fail to grasp the context of events which speed endowment fund of 60 million dollars, later increased throughout the world on high-frequency waves. Alas, my definition of news is: Anything taken out to 110 million dollars, contributed equally by the two governments. In promoting joint ventures between conof context. So, recently my attention was directed to a large head- cerns from each side, BIRD provides help to innovative, market-oriented technological products with good comline in the daily paper: "Fresh Spirituality Gives Hope to Troubled U.S. mercial possibility. Each case is different, of coiu-se, but in general it has Jews," greeted my eyes in a bold and big tyiieface. The article, syndicated by The Loe Angeles Times, been found that young companies in Israel display > said in its opening paragraph that the American Jew- creativity and originality in developing new products ishjiommunity is "... veined with anxiety, conflict and but lack the knowledge of market needs and what is refear" despite experiencing unparalled success and secu- quired to carry their ideas through to successful sales. American concerns do have this know-how, and a partrity in America. Because, I, as. an American Jew, do not feel veined nership between the two fills a natural need. To date BIRD has funded almost 300 projects, resultwith anxiety, conflict and fear, I looked more deeply into the story to find the facts supporting such an allegation. ing in sales of over a billion dollars. More than 15 comThe unidentified writer quoted an ADL spokesman panies set up with help from BIRD have achieved sales on real or perceived anti-Semitism, the situation in the of over $5 million each, and in several cases sales have Crown Heights section of New York City, accusations exceeded $100 million. The program works as follows. BIRD ia prepared to from a racist professor, advertisements in campus newspapers and the challenge to President Bush by David Duke. So, I thought to myself, any writer could easily take a minute sampling of facts and apply that information to any group so that the phrase—veined with anxiety, To the Editor: conflict and fear— could apply. I have tried to ignore previous letters and articles adI continued with the artide because there just had to be more to justify the anxiety, conflict and fear allega- vocating the release of Jonathan Pollard. However, after having a crimson card fall from my copy of the Jewish tion. Toward the end of the story, the writer referred to "a . Press this week, I must voice my<objection to the supdisappearing Yiddish ctilture, a Jewish socialism which port being raised for this man, who, like it or not, has is mostly memory, a Zionism to which some give lip committed traitorous acts against the United States. Many may claim that Pollard's actions were justified service but very few follow to its logical conclusion of emigration to Israel, a liberalism weakened and dilute!, in that he provided valuable information to Israel. For a religious practice indulged in with lukewarm formal- those that cling to this vindication, I must counter that ism and little genuine faith, and an institutional life in- you are completely missing the point of Pollard's concreasingly top-heavy and dominated by the wealthy." viction and sentence. Contrary to what some will have you think, Jcmathan Nonaenae! Let the writer come to Omaha and see a vibrant Jewish community in action. He may have the Pollard was not convicted of espionage because he gave information to Israel. Pollard was convicted of espi"news," but we have the context. onage becaiise he passed on information identified as daaaified by the U.S. government, to persons who had not been deared by the U.S. to have that information. That is the eiitire issue. The fact that it involves Israel is of zero consequence. The conviction would hove been given had the information gone to the Soviet Union, Zaire, you, or even me. Why? Because none of these (Foundad In 1920) potential redpients had been deared to receive this inSheila Priluck formation. President, Jewish Press When Jonathan PoUard recnved his security ileerance Board of Directors allowing him accew to daaaified information, he was Board Mambers: Lynda Mirvith, vice prvsident; Scott questioned (no doubt ad nauMum) aa to hia loyalty to Friedman, treasurer, Howard Ka^an, secrataiy; Rabbi Sidnay H. Brooks. Jack E. Cohen, Richard Fellman, Dabbie the United States and hia intent to protect and not diJoaaphson, Carol KaUman, Eather Maichas, Oliver Pollak, vulge classified information. To all of these questlcms, he answered in the affirmative. When PoUaird passed Roaa Schupack and Boonia Schweid. classified information on to the Isre^, hebroke bis solMorris Maline Bditor-in-Chief emn pledge to the United States-his employer and hia Inum, Buainaaa Managar; Sandy Gordon, Shaila country. PoUard may have thought tha information was ka. Susan Palay, Production Aaslstfcnts; George vital to Israel, but he naively (ailed to think about why , Office Voluntaar. the information wa&classified. And Why ww this inforSales RainaainUUvaa; Barbara PrankeL Dtaiie BaonK Dora mation classified? It simply does not matter! The fact Shefran, Rocky Stem, and Molline Caaamkn. is, Pollard knew it to be classified and broke the law and
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invest one-half the development cost, with the other half put up jointly by the two conmiercial participants, one Israeli, the other American. If the project fails to measure up to expectations, all lose. If it is successful, all profit, and BIRD gets a royalty.income, but with a fixed ceiling. In 1990 alone, BIRD profits were nearly $3 million, thus providing additional funds available for new investment. While several industrial giants have been involved, the program also applies to smaller projects, some with a total budget of only about $150,000 of which BIRD contributed up to $75,000. These small undertakings have often led to larger and more ambitious projects. Priority has been given to high technology in sUch fields as electronic instruments, medical and industrial lasers, satellite data communications, voice processing systems, computer software, etc. BIRD receives from 30 to 40 applications a year, and all are carefully reviewed by its panel of experts. Super-, vision is provided by a Board of Governors comprising three senior government officials from each country. Political influences on each side have sometimes led to rapid turnover of representatives, but fortunately the whole operatiota is held together by its Executive Director, A.L. Mlavsky, who has held that post since 1979. He brought with him a rich background of personal experience in technological industry, and has conducted BIRD'S affairs With vision and dedication. During the period that this BIRD has been in flight, it has provided thousands of jobs in Israel, has promoted enormous export markets, has introduced Israel's human and scientific potential to increasing numbers of America's giamt industries—and has opened the door to far-reaching possibilities. Surely, a superbird! Outside of Israel, BIRD maintains offices in New York, Boston, Scm Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit.
his country's trust in him by divulging this information. That Pollard broke US. law, and not his Israeli connection, is the point of this whole affair. Pollard was a citizen of the United States, not Israel, and as such agreed to live by the laws of the United States. And those laws deal with the crime of espionage in the most severe fashions. Mr. Goldenberg, who is the benefactor of the red card in my Press, claims Pollard's actions were ''non-violent." How does Mr. Goldenberg know? True, Pollard did not use a gun in his crime, nor did he set fire to a building. But how do we know that the source of the information Pollard divulged is not dead because of this breach of security? What if this information Cfould have been supplemented by additional intelligence that would have protected the U.S.? We will never know, because Pollaril, like scrazed vigilante, changed the law for his own piuposes. By now you are probably questioning me. How can I, as a Jew, say such things about a fellow Jew, and be so unsupportive of Israel? First, I am proud to be a Jew and cherish my Jewish identity. I also treasure Israel, for what jt is, what it has endured, and for the haven it has become for Jews worldwide. I am not, however, a dtizen of Israel. I am a citizen of the United States, who chose to work for the preservation of our freedoms. And In doing so, I took an oath "to support and defend the Constitution of the United SUtee..." But bdn^ a U.S. dtizen and being pro-Israel are not, sboukl not, and must not be mutuaUy exdtisive. There are, however, tintes when the support for another must i)ever coniie before the defense of, and promise to, your own. Jonathan Pollard forgot this. As such he is being punished, And justice has been served. David M. Cohen, Capt., USAF Vance AFB, OK
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Governor Ben Nelson (leftl presents a proclamation to Rabbi Aryeh Azriel appointing him an "admiral" in Nebraska's "Navy,", - ,
Gov. Neison outlines ^ policy on taxes By Jo CarroU Governor Ben Nelson explained his tax policy to more than 100 at Temple Israel's Men's Club Sunday morning. Gov. Nelson stated his three top priorities for Nebraska are "economic development, education and the environment." He said there are three questions voters should ask about tax policy: "How does it affect me? How does it affect my neighbor? How does it affect all of Nebraska?" Because of special exempts granted by the legislator to rails, telephone and pipelines and other business, only 25 percent of the people in Nebraska were paying personal property taxes, the Governor pointed out. Because this tax was not b^ing paid by everyone, Gov Nelson said, the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional. "It was $100 million. How do you make it up? " -
Gov. Nelson said the federal government has its foot on the gas pedal without regard to state needs. He said he believed in less money going to Washington. "I believe in grass roots. I think there's a greater understanding at the local level." The Governor said his way of attracting new industry to Nebraska is to provide job training for Nebraska people. He said he thought it was more important to build roads and support for the new business than to invest in that business. "If the plant should leave, the money is still invested in Nebraska." In answer to questions, Gov. Nelson said one reason real estate taxes are so high is because Nebraska. , has so few people to support the government. On a question about education, Gov Nelson said funds were not being cut to colleges, "but we're not giving them any increases. I'm looking at reducing some of the competition that need not exist between colleges." He also said he thought colleges could make cuts in their budget similar to what business has had to' do, without cutting programs. Gov. Nelson said if his policies mean a one-term governor that is all right with him.
Hia answer is to use the same depreciation scalethat is used On income tax for determining how much personal property tax to pay. Gov. Nelson said this method will broaden the tax baae and bring the rate dowii. "1 think it's fair. It treats everybody the same way. Inventory will not bf 'taxed."
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By Diane A. Baum, publicity The "Getting to Know You" scene in "The King and I" captures the give, and-take that develops between teachers and their students in the best of circumstances, when teachers "by their students are taught.". Susan Drazen, director, Bureau of Jewish Education, recently was reminded of those lyrics by the real-life drama unfoldingat Friedel Jewish Academy. At Friedel, Mrsj Drazen said, teachers have been learning from students —and student groups from each other—in an environment of multi-cultural enrichment dating back to December 1989. It was' then that the Academy assumed a role in helping the children of former Soviets. "Without fanfare, without any additional funding from the community, our day school undertook a major aspect of acculturation, and educational director Jody Goldstein provided the commitment and organization to carry out the mission," Mrs. Drazen said. The Academy has offered a full scholarship for one year to every former Soviet child and has awarded subsequent scholarships according to need. The Academy hired a part-time faculty member to teach English as a second language and located Russian transliterations of the Hebrew prayers. Parents arranged car popls to transport the former Soviet children to and from school. The student body helped the new classmates adjust to the life and language of Omaha. Another act in the ongoing dramp began last month when five Friedel teachers, Mrs. Drazen and Dvora Mor, of United Talmild Torah of Omaha, enrolled in "Beginning Russian Language," a course offers at Westside High School by the continuing Education Department of Metropolitan Conununity College. Participating Friedel faculty are Susan Bernstein, head of the Jewish Studies Program; Lucille Saunders, head of General Studies 9nd kindergarten/first-grade teacher; Denise Bennett, fourth-, fifth.-, sixth-grade teacher; Gary Winingham, who teaches English as a second language; and Hebrew teacher Eti Raz. Natalie Rubin, Jewish Family Service resettle' ment coordinator, responded to news of the Russian course by crediting'Friedel's educational director: "The wiliingnesB of everyone MHocittad with the Academy to undertake these efforts reflects the inspirttion provided by Jody Goldstein. Jody has set aa example fueled by her own pervasive belief in the rightness of what Friedel is doing," Mrs. Rubin said.
For Mrs. Drazen, developments at the Academy exemplify the dual mitzvot of Pidyon Shevuyim, or Ransoming of the Captives, and Talmud Torah, or Jewish Education. "Being participants in the process of bringing the former Soviets from danger to safety, from tyranny to freedom, has'provided the students of Friedel a hands-on. lesson based on important Jewish values," she stiid. "The positive results show up in many different ways," she said, as she recalled a recent visit to the Academy during morning prayers. "It was wonderful to listen to the former Soviets who, by now, are speaking fluent English, and to watch them responding to the
strong commitment they have developed to their Jewish heritage," she said. Mrs. Drazen ddmltted that she is nervous about learning a new alphabet and a new language, but she believes that her 6wn experience with the former Soviets has prepared her to take the risk. "If some people can sacrifice everything for freedom, can't I at least make an effort to learn their language? Isn't it time I stopped communicating with intelligent people in sign language and smiles? For me, the answer is connected to something the former Soviets have taught me. I've learned that you can do anything you need to, if you just try hard enough."
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PERSONALS The family of HyWdner wishes to thank family and friends for all the donations and cards sent'in his memory. They were greatly appreciated. My everlasting gratitude and thanks to everyone who remembered me with their generous contributions, cards, gifts and visits during my recent ho8j>itaiization. Shirley Passer The family of Pauline Handleman will always remember, with grateful appreciation, your kind expressions of sympathy. Dear Friends: Because of my impaired vision and limited physical endiu-emce, you will forgive me for thanking you in this fashion for the many calls, cards, presents, contributions to good causes, and personal presence offering me your welcome felicitations on my special birthday. I thank' you aU. Dorothy K. Kripke
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To benefit and support B'nai B'rith International youth programs as well as local programming . ,
Wednesday, March 25 (5:30 P.M. Cocktails; 7:30 P.M. Dinner AK-SAR-BEN Coliseum Guest speaker: Bill Walsh, newly appointed head coach at Stanford University. Formerly NBC sports commentaipr, was head football coach of the San Francisco 49ers and won 3 Super Bowl Championships.
M.C.: Dave Black well, former Omaha sports personality. The Bert Render and Earl Sicgel Awards will be presented to the outstanding Metro wca high school male and female athletes respectively.
Tickets are $7S each. For more information call banquet Chairman, Howard Kutler at 498-0332; Ticket Chairtnan, IfaTrachtcnbarR. 553-3197; or Ihc B'nai B'rith Ofricc, 334-8200.
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Prior to my genealogical pursuits, I was a licensed private investigator in California, a background which taught me methods of obtaining information and the utilization of sources not widely used by most family historians. There are a number of resources which include private agency location services, government agencies, institutions and directories which can be utilized in tracing your family members, although their existence is not primarily for the purpose of aiding genealogists. The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), founded in 1892, has long been the meet important Jewish mi^ratioD ifncy, with offices ' throughout the workL Few Jewish families in the United Sutes have not had relativeo helped by HIAS upoB arrival in America. Case records for immigrant arrivals from, t9se to the present can be found in the HIAS Ntiw York office and a search form can be requested from HIAS Location Service, 333 Seventh Avenue, New York. NY 10001. There is a $25 fee for thit service. Pre-1.966 I fili^M havi} htH>n Lrnn'tf
to the VIVO Archives, 1048 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028. In New York, the Jewish Board of Family Children's Services, Inc., has a department known as the Family Uocation and Legal Smvice Division which helps people find close relatives. It utilizee such sources as t^lephoae directories, phone company records, universities, Jewish cemeteries,' professional licensing; associations, motor vehkle departments, the Social Security Administration, voter registration Usts, un^ ions, miUtsry records and other agendee. Family Location Servicee developed in the early 20th century when hundreds of thousands of European Jews emigrated to various parts of the world. With the great migrations, individuals were often uprooted and families separated. In the post-Holocaust period, ntrvivors needed help In locating family in the United SUtee. StiU Uter, Russian Jews coming to the United Statee sought help in finding relatives whose ancestors had come til these shores many irs before. )''i>r inriirnintifin 'ahoiit
8ervice8,write to: Family location Services, Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003. The coimty courthouse has voting records including voter's name, address, ocqipation, birth date, social security number (sometimes), year and court (rf naturalization. Wheta an individual moves, the voting record fpUows him to the Board of Elections servicing the new address and the trail of addresses can then be followed. Copies of the voter's application card are acceeaible by completing a form and paying a small fee. Consult the Board of Elections office servicing the last known ' addrees of your relative. Tracing r«lativse through out-of-town telephone books is a frequent pastime for inany of us when we are visiting a dty away from home. Taking this one step further. It is poesible to trace rdbttives in the Soviet Union by looking up their name In the ccdlectlon of Soviet telephone books found tai large., librarise such as New Yorii Public Library of the Li\ brary of Congress ^ Wriniiiiif/tiin n r
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New project seeks volunteers for Home BREADBREAKERS Greg Shea, public relations director for the Omaha Racers, and Mike Fleming, sales, for the Racers, w^ speak at the Feb. 19 luncheon, according to Steve Reikes, B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers chairman for February. Breakbreakers meets Wednesdays at noon at Regency West Best Westem. Cost for the luncheon is $7; the community may attend. YES Young Energetic Seniors will meet Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m., at the JCC, Older Adult Lounge. Beth Seldin-Dotan, director of Jewish Cultural Arts, will provide a guided tour through the exhibit, "Voyages to Freedom; BOO Years of Jewish Life in Latin America and the Carribean." Bingo players and the English class for older Russian adults may attend. After lunch, Dottie Rosenblum of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society will provide an overview of the YES group's past in honor of the group's 40th anniversary. Students of the Young Dancers Workshop will perform. Cost of the lunch is $4. For information or transportation caU 330-4272. Feb. 23, YES and Old Timers will attend the comedy "The Cemetery Club" at 2 p.m. at the JCC. A deli box lunch will be offered at 12:30 in the Older Adult Lounge. Cost is $10. For reservations caU 397-8199 by Feb. 17. For transportation call 330-4272.
[ Denenberg Facial Plastic Surgery, the operating facility of Dr. Steven Denenberg, has been awarded the cerljificate of accreditation for the fifth straight year by the Accreditation Asaocfation for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC). The award sUtea that OHMiberg Facial Plastic Surgary h^ mak nationally recogniaad standards for quality health care. .
WALK-IN DROP-IN Amy Potash, the new Older Adult program director, and her husband, Alan, will speak on "Culture in the Orient," at the Feb. 20 meeting in the Older Adult Lounge at 10:30 a.m. Bring a brownbag dairy lunch. For transportation call 330-4272. L'CHAIM The L'Chaim widow-widowers group will meet Feb. 23 at Temple Israel, 12:30 p.m. Glen Fineman, executive director, Jewish Family Service, will speak on Being widowed—how do you fit in? Those attending may bring a sack lunch. B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN The aimual Sweetheart Day sponsored by B'nai B'rith Women is scheduled for Feb. 20,1:15 p.m., for residents and friends of the Rose Blumkin Jeiwish Home. Paul Kaplan, chairman, announced that Cantor Emil Berkowitz, accompanied by Shirley Schwartz, will present a selection of songs. CoKihairmen of the affair are Sylvia Davis, Goldie Goldberg and Allison L. Packman.
Settlers warned JERUSALEM (JTA)Militant Jewish settlers who wounded four Arabs they accused of throwing rocks have been served notice that the full weight of the law will be brought to bear if they are found to have act6d in an illegal manner. The incident, which raised tensions to a boiling point ID the Hebron area, occurred when a group of ' setUeca said to support the late Rabbi Meir Kabane's extremist Kach movement appointed themselves a "committee for security on the roadfl" and went on "patroL" In the A-Sheikh neighborhood of Hebron, the group was attacked by stonea, which slightly injured two Jewish children and a woman. In rtsponse, one of the settUrs opaned fire in the diractioo of the barrage.
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Stories are in the making at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. A new project, titled "Listen Up, Teire Kinderlich," sponsored by the Parsow Foundation, the ^OVE funds and the Nebraska Arts Council, has been announced. Miriam Ben-Yaacov, a writer, wUl be doing a longtferm artist residency with the residents. She will meet with participants on an.individual basis and'in small core discussion groups to discuss thoughts and feelings residents want to share with their family and community, as well as record oral histories. These personal
accounts will be compiled. Mrs. Ben-Yaacov said the project has two purposes: The first is the therapeutic process of taking, resolving and putting a closure on the events on one's past and present. The other purpose is to save these authentic stories for future generations. Volunteers can be involved by helping residents fill out questionnaires or by working in the smaU group sessions, or by helping with the editing of the printed material. Those desiring to help, may call Sharon Conlon at the Blumkin Home, 3304272, or Miriam BenYaacov, 333-1115.
Cantor turns "chef" Cantor Emil Berkovits is preparing to be "Chef of the Day" for a Cholent luncheon following Sabbath services at Beth El Synagogue on Feb. 22. "We'll be using a wonderful, standard European recipe my mother used to make, and I often make it at home," said the cantor. Reservations must be made in advance. The cost is $5.75 for adults and $4 for children. Sandwiches and cold drinks will also be available for $3. For information, call Beth El Synagogue, 4928560.
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NCJW moves store The thrift shop of the National Council of Jewish Women-Omaha section, has moved from 24th and Jones streets to 6005 Maple Street, in the Benson neighborhood. The shop provides the main source of funding for the Omaha section, making possible projects such as ChildCare Fair, R.A.FiT. (Resources Available for. Teens), Mini-Grants for Teachers and the National Family Day Care Project. At 5,100 square feet, the new shop is 2,000 square feet larger than the previous location, providing extra storage and enhandng merchandise displays, said Robin Spindler, NCJW fund-raising vice president. The thrift shop will open for business this week, and the community is invited to attend a formal grand apeoing Sunday, Much 1, Ms. Sidndler said. She added that all donations of
clothing, furniture, housewares, appliances and toys, are encouraged and greatly appreciated. To have donations picked up, the shop's new phone number is 551-7176. In addition to Ms. Spindler, NCJW members instrumental in moving the thrift shop to its new home are Patricia Newman, Sue Meyers, Lois Friedman, thrift shop chairwoman Sandy Nogg, Margaret Linden, Ellie Penner andKate Kirshenbaum. POLL FINDINGS BONN (JTA)-A halfi centuiy after the Nazis embarked on the "Final Solution," 32 percent of Germans believe that Jews themselves are at least partly to blame for being persecuted and hated by others. That is a finding of a public opinion poll published by the Hamburgbased weekly Der Spiegel.
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Yeshiva will grant graduate degrees ByJoCarroU Books about people fasdnate me. Biographies of Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and Mary, Queen of Scots, to name a few, hold my attention for hours. I guess this could reveal an aspect of my character. I'm snoopy! I can hear most of you right now. Biographies? Uck! You probably read one or two in grade school and I'm sure in high school you'll find at least one teacher every year who requires you to read one of his or her choice. (And it won't be one about Garfield either!) I thought maybe I could spark your interest in the bios that sit on the shelf in the library just waiting for you to check them out. So I went to the old reliable phone and began to call you. I asked Danielle Chasen who she would write about if she had her choice of anybody in the world. Danielle, a freshman at Westside, said she would write about herself. "I would write about how my life was going and about my family," she said. It would probably be a positive upbeat book because Danielle said her life "was going pretty well." Mindy Cplcher was next on my list. At first, Mindy couldn't think of anybody she would want to write about. I could bear her asking someone in the background for help. But within a few.seconds she thought of her girlfriend in Maryland. Mindy wanted to write about her. Mindy moved to Omaha two years ago and, although she likes it here, she still misses her finends back east. Mindy is also a fi-eshman at Westside. Joshua Gonsher barely hesitated when asked his choice in writing a biography. "Stephen King," he replied. Joshua is currently reading some stories Stephen King wrote under the pen name of Richard Bachman. Joshua goes to Central where his favorite subject is English. Jennifer Hoberman answered my question almost before I finished asking it. "Albert Einstein, no question!" Her fascination about Einstein stems from his theory of relativity. "Thoe are so many books about him, people are getting sick of reading about him, but 1 never will." So, the next time you go to the library, go the the biographies shelf. There might be somebody there you would like to meet and get to know. 1 must admit, I was going to write this column about politics. I have been following the New Hampshire primary, trying to see who I would vot«f for. 1 tried my questions out on my daughter only to get this' reply, "Mom, nobody knows or cares about what's going on in politics." Well, I'm giving you guys out there a couple of weeks to read the newspapers, watch TV, talk to : your advisors and decide who you want to vote for.
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By Larry Yudelson NEW YORK (JTA)Yeshiva University has announced that it will continue to award graduate degrees in Jewish studies. "The reactions of concern had positive results," said Y.U. President Norman Lamm, reporting that $1.6 million had been raised for the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and that a board had been organized to raise another $1.5 million. The Y.U. board had ' "decided in December that the school should replace its master's and doctoral degrees in Jewish history, Jewish philosophy, Bible, Semitic languages and Talmudic studies with a non-degree program in Jewish thought. This move was explained aa a cost-cutting measure mandated by cutbacks in government funding for the university and the current difficulty of raising enough money from the Jewish community to compensate. But students questioned why a school whose budget made up one percent of the 7,000-student university was taking such a heavy loss. In particular, they questioned the figures used to justify the measure, saying that much of the alleged expense of the school, which has only three full-time faculty members, was in fact administrative overhead that would not be saved if the school was effectively closed. By most accounts, Lamm was surprised by the groundswell of support for the school, which had awarded only six doctorates in the past five years, and had only 13 fulltime students. The student protests included demonstrations and sit-ins at the university's campus in tha Washingt^ Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and led to charges end counterchargM between students and administrationa as to whether protest organizers, moat of whom are also rabbinical students at Y.U.'a affiliated seminary, have beeo threatened with disciplinary action. One thousand students, roost of whom attend Y.U.'s undergraduate colleges, signed petitioos calling for Revel to remain in its preaent form. Their cooceni was laas over tbdr personal academic future then for how Revel's do•«ire would effect tha balance within the Orthodox coinmunity. Tb^ worried that Revel's dostog would be a boon to Orthodoxy's traditionaliflt right wing, highly represented in Y.U.'s rabbinical seminary, which baa long oppoaed Ravel for appTtriiig UKMkra adiolariy mathoda to sacied texts. And because Revel is u&iquel;r poaiUoned as the bna ptaon in th« UniOvl
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States where women can pursue graduate work in Jewish studies under Orthodox auspices, the university's plan engendered particularly strong protest from female students. While Lamm refused to admit that he had bowed to public pressure, or that he had even changed his mind, it became clear th^t the university is now willing to bend the numbers in the direction of the school's survival, counting toward the $3 million campaign goal income from endowed chairs originally intended for other Y.U. schools.
Prayers, poetry Poet Dan Jaffe Will explore the link between poetry and prayer at Temple Israel Feb. 21. at 8:15 p.m. Mr. Jaffe will conduct a workshop for Temple's grade-five students on Sliabbat monfing and will conclude with an afternoon of poetry at 3:30 p.m., followed by Havdalah at the home of Cantor Webber-GUat and Ronen Gilat. 621 So. 37th Street. No. 110.
By Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA)Israel's relations with Egypt suffered another blow this week when an Arab citizen of Israel, arrested in Cairo, allegedly confessed to spying for the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service. Whether or not the confession was genuine became irrelevant. The damage to relations between the countries was' done once Egypt's interior minister, Abdul Halim Mussa, announced officially that "the Israeli has confessed that he was acting on behalf of the Mossad."Actually, three Israeli Arabs are suspect. Farres Mussarti, a 41-year-old resident of Ramla, and his daughter, Faya, 17, were arrested while visiting Cairo last week and reportedly confessed to espionage after several days of questioning. Farres' son, Majed, 21, who returned to Cairo from Libya on Sunday, re-
portedly turned himself in to Egyptian authorities. The case is the first since Israel anjd Egypt signed their peace treaty in 1979 in which Israeli nationals have been detained by Egypt as suspected spies. The Israeli Foreign Ministry refused to comment on the allegations. But it is furious over the way the Egyptians have handled the matter, leaking information to the media but refusing to inform Israel through official channels of what is going oh. No Israeli representative has been allowed to meet with the detainees. 25TH ANNIVERSARY Michael andf Linda Schulman of Trenton, Mich., formerly of Omaha, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary recently. Attend .Service.s this Shabbat
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Arafat to address United Nations panel By Tamai Levy GENEVA (JTA)-The U.N. Human Rights Commission announced Monday that Palestine LiberaThe reference books say that Valentine's Day comes tion Organization Chairfrom some old Roman martyr and a pagan festival man Yasir Arafat would many, many centuries ago. They don't kid me—I know, address its annual session although I don't have it on personal authority; it comes now in progress here. from a modem consortium. This group consists of It will be the first time florists, greeting card printers, and candy makers. since the Persian Gulf Who could argue with my theory? Certainly nobody War, when he sided with who is living in OUR time; we've grown up with know- Iraq, that the PLO chief ing February is the month of presidents' birthdays and will address the 53Valentine's Day. And think back to when you were a member commission from little kid. Remember how the big deal was sending valen- the podium, an honor retines to all your friends? How there had to be enough served for heads of state. of them for every kid in the class in grade school? His last appearance here I have to admit that I don't have such sharp memo- was in 1988. ries of MY childhood celebrations of Feb. 14, but I cerThe announcement foltainly do recall what it was like for my kids. In fact, I lowed an address to the still have some of those handmade cards they put to- commission by U.S. Vice gether in school, or as a project in Scout groups. They . President Dan Quayle, used quantities of red construction paper, doilies, a Ut- who delivered a sharp attle ribbon and lots of imagination. tack on the commission's That was also where the earliest genius emerged when admission of countries it came to writing poetry. Later, as they got plder, they that "are themselves gross composed special little notes of love. I wouldn't part violators of human rights.'' with my own little stash of those lovingly made cards He singled out Iraq, for all the diet secrets in the world! Iran and Cuba. , I guess today little ftids still make cards—I know for American diplomats are a fact that my five-year-old granddaughter spent an eve- clearly unhappy over the ning recently doing just that. Her mother had to find invitation to Arafat, ala special store which stocked just the right materials though Quayle himself for the project; and I expect that by the time these offered no criticism. "We words are in print, her grandpa and I will have t'eceived will be interested to hear some in the mail. what he has to say on terAnd what about those flowers and that candy? These rorism and we hope he will days a person could find combinations of the two with- reject it," the vice presiout looking very far. Roses can be found which are fash- dent told a news conferioned out of chocolate and look good enough to eat. And ence. some bakery specialists do something with cookies on In the course of his a stem. I guess, if you do edible flowers and enclose a speech, Quayle observed valentine card, you've done it all in one fell swoop! that "a month after the But it IS a big day for those retailers, as well as for U.N. General Assembly some jewelers. Personally, I'd rather get a Uttle bauble redeemed its credibility by wrapped in the familiar gray paper and ties with ma- repealing overwhelmingly roon ribbon. After all, that stuff doesn't have any calories and lasts forever! No—that wasn't a hint. It was ji^st a persona] obserWARNING FROM HAVEL vation. In any event, I hope YOU received what you PRAGUE (JTA)-Presmost like on THIS February 14. ident Vaclav Havel warned his coimtrymen that the « ^continued export of heavy weapons to countries like Syria piosas a serious danger to Czechoslovakia. But his remarks, while they may have pleaaed Israel i2o:V;;«iAinwi and its supporters, brought )»1 6020 Havel cloeer to a showHOURS! Siga Up down with Slovak nationFoi alists advocating a sepaSpring Cl—» rate state. e CoMidCnuSdlE* By Bert Lewis
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About 20 years ago, Mrs. Charles Kimmel (Sophie) became involved with volunteer work at the Dr. 8her Home. Now living in Palm Springs, Sophie it atill involved with her volunteer work and with LOVE. We just received another box of the lap robea Sophie worked on from her home in California. Others knitthig these muchneeded and always-appreciated lap robes are: Millie Zavett, Sophie Kahn, Jeanette Ban, Fannie Gummers and Bess Brodkey. Sally Venger (397-6770) is in charge of this project, and will answer any queationa about getting started, the size of these lap robes, etc. Two other unsung volunteers at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home are Reva Oruch and Bemice Cohen. Riva is always available to help the residents with their mending and keeping everyone in stitches. Bemice tohen is another volunteer who is always on call to help. Anyone who has called aaking for a LOVE card, either in honor of a simcha, or a sympathy card, knows that this will get prompt attention. Our LOVE cards are available by calling Bernice (568-3423) or through the gift shop. There are many volunteer jobs that can be done right in your own home, and you still get that good feelhig that comes from doing something for someone else. The gift shop has jeweb-y for that special sweetheart in your life—as well as a selection of candy, ceramics and cards. The hours that the gift shop is open are Sunday through Friday, from 2 to 4 p.m. Those visiting the Home when the shop is closed should look for MoUie Franklin—another volunteer who is always ready to help! LOVE'S annual mini-concert starts its 1992 series with the Robert Glasser Quartet on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Family and friends are invited. VIOLENCE SPREADS NEO-NAZI DEPORTED BONN (JTA)-A 57-yearGENEVA (JTA)-Racial violence and attacks on - old neo-Nazi activist, Karl foreigners seeking asylum, Polacek, was deported to which have become com- his native Austria last monplace in Germany, week. He is believed to be seem to have crossed the the first neo-Nazi GerSwiss border. The situa- many has ever expelled to tion generated a demon- Austria. stration in Lausanne against racism and xenophobia in Switzerland.
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The Sephardi message By Rabbi Sheryl Shnlewitz The 500th anniversary of the Jewish Expulsion from Spain offers the opportunity to focus on the message of the Sephardi experience. That message is an optimistic one—it speaks of the rich possibilities and opportunities of cultural and social pluralism. Through the Sephardi Jews (those Jews who lived in medieval Spain and Portugal) we are heirs to a rich heritage. Great thinkers like Moses Maimonides and Joseph Caro; poets such as Yehuda Halevi, Shmuel Hanagid, Moses Ibn Ezra and Solomom Ibn Gavirol flourished in the Golden Age of Spain. This rich literature is especially interesting today. In many ways, their hopes, dreams and expectations are quite contemporary. As in medieval Spain, Jews today are in transition—seeking and changing. The composition of
Jewish congregations is changing. These social changes are being embraced by Reconstructionist congregations across th6 country. Singles, nontraditional families, intermarried and intergenerational households are all redefining our notions of the traditional Jewish family. New connections are being created by these changing, social dynamics. The community is invited to join the congregation of B'Nai Israel Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m., to explore the parallels of the Sephardi experience. The message and model of the Sephardi experience is especially meaningful today. The pluralistic society of the Jews in Spain offers insights from the past im- ' pacting on the present, an evening exploring new connections: Connections with our past—connections with each otherconnections with our future!
'Buy American' By David Landau The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Without benefit of a visit by President Bush and the heads of Detroit's "Big Three," Israel is doing its bit to help America's aiUng automobile industry. Plans are afoot to change the official cars provided to Cabinet ministers from the expensive Swedishmade Volvo 7408 to a mid-range American model, make as yet unspecified. The Volvos cost over $48,000 new, compared to $35,000 for the' American car. But Israeli officials see more than economic benefits from" the switch. They hope the United States wiU appreciate the gesture. While the number of cars involved is smaU, the sight of government ministers, driven in Americanmade cars could stimulate public demand for more U.S. imports. Israel's three senior ministers—the prime minister, •foreign minister and defense minister—are already driven in custom-built American cars, presumably for security reasons. The Finance Ministry said the American cars under consideration for the other ministers are'much •less elaborate.
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China last major power to establish relations By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA)China's establishment of full relations with Israel, the culmination of a diplomatic initiative' begun more than four decades ago; represents an important achievement for the Jewish state at a strategic moment in its history, political observers here say. The two countries formally established relations at the ambassadorial level last Friday, when Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and his Chinese counterpart, Qian Qichen, signed the required protocols at a ceremony in Beijing.'s elaborate Diaoyutai state guesthouse.Levy was euphoric as he exchanged Hebrew toasts of L'chayim (To Life) with his host. He told reporters it was a "gr^at honor" to be the first Israeli Cabinet minister ever to visit China officially and be welcomed
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by the Chinese leadership. But the trip began on ^ much lower key, as the Israeli foreign minister was taken on private tours of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and other attractions. His arrival was hardly mentioned in the Chinese press. On Friday, the veil of semi-secrecy was lifted. Blue-and-white Israeli flags blossomed suddenly all over the Chinese capital as the Israeli minister dedicated the building that will serve as Israel's first embaa^y ' in the world's most populous nation. China, the last of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, has long had friendly relations with the Arab states. Qian promised it would use its influence to narrow the gaps between Arabs and Israelis when it entered the Middle East pesos process dirsctly for the first time this week ss a participant in the multinational conference on regional matters in Moscow. Speaking to Israeli journalists, ^evy praised China's partkiiAtlon In the Moscow talks, but stressed there was no room for outside intervention in the bilateral talks between Israelis and Arabs, which recently recessed untU next month. Levy left Beijing on Sunday for Moecow, to head the Israeli dalagaUon to the multilateral talks. It was the establishment of diplomatic rriationa with Israel that provided China with iU entry to the Moecow confersnce, sipce Israel refused to talk to powers from outakkf the region with which it had no formal ties. China's move also was apparently calculated to
influence American Jewish entrepreneurs and investors to help strengthen commerce between China and the United States. But the diplomatic move also opens up long-range trade possibilities for Israel. Israel's quest for normal relation with China began in 1950 when Israel officially recognized the newly declared People's Republic of China. , The pohtical philosophy of the Jewish state, which had. gained its own independence only two years earlier and was struggling for international acceptance, was to grant recognition to every newly independent country. But progress toward mutual recognition and an exchange of ambassadors with China ended in L962
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•roups order tickets for 'Cemetery Club' By Diane A. Baum, publicity A regional youth conclave, a civic organization, and a private party are among the groups that have ordered blocks of tickets for The Cemetery Club, the comedy by Ivan Menchell opening next Thursday, for a threeweekend engagement on the Jewish Community Center stage. The Midwest Region of United Synagogue Youth, holding a conclave here, has ordered 150 tickets for March 7, and the Suburban Rotary Club has set aside 150 seats for Feb. 29. Suzy Rubin, who ordered scores of tickets for the matinee on March 8, said she is looking forward to seeing Elaine Jabenis and Sherry Fletcher, "both dear friepda," in their starring roles, "I want to share the experience, so I have invited my Latin group, my yoga group, my tennis group, and other wonder-
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ful friends to be my guests at the performance," Ms. Rubin said. In addition to Ms. Jabenis and Ms. Fletcher, the cast includes Gail Ginsburg, Darcy Beck, and Stan Widman. Director is M. Michele Phillips. Other groups which have made plans to attenid performances are the Young Energetic Seniors, Prime Time and Mamalushen. Evening performances, at 8 p.m., will take place on Thursday, Feb. 20; Saturday, Feb. 22; Saturday, Feb. 29; and Sunday, March 7. A performance will be staged at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. will be seen on Feb: 23 and March 8. Tickets are $9 for JCC members; $7 for seniors and students; $10 for general admission; and $6 each for groups 0|f 10 or more.
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Bob Alper Friedel Jewish Academy will sponsor a "First Annual Purim Extravaganza" March 15, at 7 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center, ^s a benefit featuring Rabbi Bob Alper, a stand-np comic. Rabbi Alper describes himself as "the only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy... intentionklly, (hat is." ' He is a graduate of Hebrew Union College and is said to be the first Jew to earn a doctorate from the
Princeton Theological Seminary. He served for two decades at congregations in Buffalo and Philadelphia. He is currently the spiritual leader of Temple Micah Congregation in Glenside, Pa. Rabbi Alper, who writes his comedy material with the help of his wife, said he refuses to use off-color material. In addition to Rabbi Alper's performance, comedians from Omaha will have the opportunity to perform warm-up routines. Anyone interested in doing a brief comedy routine, may call Allan Gonsher, 330-4014. Ticket prices for a patron couple are tSO, a donor couple, $30, or an individual donor, $15. Admission includes a dessert buffet. For reservations, mail a check, made out to the Friedel Jewish Academy, to Rick Katzman, 1204 N. 127th Ave., Omaha, NE 68154.
By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA)-This winter of almost unrelieved foul weather has been unkind to Israelis. But it may have ended a three-year drought, solving the country's dire water problem. Most areas of the country have already received more precipitation than the annual average, with nearly two months to go before the rainy season is officially over. Lake Kinneret, the country's largest freshwater reservoir, has risen by nearly six feet from the dangerously low level it had fallen to before (his - winter's downpours. Meteorologists expect the Kinneret, also known as the Sea of Galilee, will be back to normal before the end of the rainy season. At that point, the floodgates leading into the Jordan River will have to be opened to avoid inundating the lake shores, including the resort town of Tiberias. PREDICTS DIRE CONSEQUENCES TEL AVIV (JTA)-A 150-page report on Israel's economic outlook, due to be sent to Bush administration officials in Washington this week, predicts an unprecedented unemployment rate of 16.2 percent by 1996 if Israel does not,receive U.S. guarantees for $10 billion in desperately needed loans. FAILS TO ENTER FILM LOS ANGELES (JTA) —Germany has failed to 'enter a German-produced Holocaust-theme film, "Europa, Europa," for Academy Award consideration, despite praise by American and international critics for the un-. usual film about a Jew who survives the war among German army ranks.
"Heave Ho M'Hearty" Sailors dance and sing as they rehearae for "Haym Salomon," a one-act musical play depicting the life of a Jewish Ametkan patriot written by Cantor Harold Firestone and Don Schwartz. From left, an: Mary Rosaer, LaVell James Wright, Marvin Parilman, Frank Bramhall, Cheiyi Bailey, Arieoe Ridunan, Constance Hughes, Rick Miser, and Lanren Kotnlak, choreagfapher."Hajrm Saloihon" will run April 9-12 at the JCC Theater. The play is being funded thnmgh a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and support fraoi'the Nebraska Jewiah Historical Society, as well as through private dDBors. Additional confarilMitioBS are still being accepted. Anyone interested In helping backstage or in prodnction may call Madeleine Firestone at 397-6352.
Sunshine at G.O.P. "Sunshine Boys" by Neil. Simon will open March 5 at the Grande Olde Players. The leading roles are played by Jerry Venger and Jim Tliorsen. Mr. Venger has performed at the Omaha Playhouse, Chanticleer m Council Bluffs, Jewish Community Center Theater, and the Norton TheaJEWISH GROUPS PROTEST NEW YORK (JTA)-Mindful of the way some Jews fleeing Nazi Europe were denied haven as they approached U.S. shores, Jewish groups have strongly protested the Bush administration's forced repatriation of Haitian boat people seeking asylum in the United States.
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The play is directed by Roland Peters and is a comedy about two vaudeville performers trying to recapture their past. Codirector is Sheila King. The "Sunshine Boys" nms March 5 through April 5 at the Grande Olde Players Theater, 701 So. 39th Street. For reservations call 345-2462.
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Ruth Sokolof was an extraordinarily gifted, caring woman who devoted much of her life to helping hundreds of preschool handicapped children. In spite of her thirty-year twttle with cancer, she was a pioneer and leader in.Omaha's special education program for the blind. She was widely acclaimed for her dedication and accomplishments by colleagues, peers, parents and students Following her death, her husband Phil and his family perpetuated Ruth's legacy of caring by establishing the Ruth Sokolof Special Education Scholarship Fund through The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Through these scholarships, Phil and his daughter and son-inlaw, Karen and Gary Javitch, keep Ruth's dream alive by giving others the opportunity to help disabled t hililn-n 1>Mrn in 1i>,)d productive, rewarding lives. We thank Phil Sokolof and his family for the difference they have made and for being one of The Foundation's truly outstanding philanthropic families.
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