April 10, 1992

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Visits Poland By Hugh Orgel

Nate, Celia Grossman honored with fund

By Claudia Sherman, Foundation public relations director In December 1986, Nate and CeUa Grossman donated $6,000 to establish the Community Senior Endowment Fund to support programs or the purchase of equipment for the benefit of handicapped, inHe is expected to announce the opening of a. capacitated, or infirm Jewish aged residing in metromilitary attache's office at politan Omaha. the Israeli Embassy in Warsaw, the first in an When Mrs. Grossman Eastern European capital. died in 1991, she left $5,000 to the Rose BlumBarak will pay a cere- kin Home. The Grossmans' monial visit to the site of son, Harold, and their the Auschwitz death camp daughter, Shirley Caldwell in southeastern Poland. of Moscow, Idaho, have He will be joined there by now combined these two a delegation of young IDF financial gifts from their soldiers, children and parents into a single engrandchildren of former dowment fund in their parcamp victims, and surviv- ents' nanoes to benefit senors who are flying out ior citizens in the Omaha from Israel. Jewish community. The chief of staff will The Bureau for the Agmeet his Polish counterpart, observe a Polish air ing will have access to the force exercise and visit the income generated by this new endowment fund for naval base at Gdansk. Capital ezpenditiu^s as The visit to Poland by the Israeli general - coincided with the arrival in southern Lebanon of the first contingent of 80 Polish soldiers, the first B'nai Israel is providing contingent Poland has con- a brunch April 26 at, 9:30 tributed to the United Na- a.m., at its synagogue at tions Interim Force in Leb- 618 Mynater Street, Counanon. cil Bluffs, which will focus The Pdish, troops will on remembering the past r^lace the Swedish-de- and envisioning the future. Open to the conununity tachment, which the Swedish government has with- and free of charge, the purdrawn from the 5,800-mem pose of the brunch is twoher international peace- fold, according to congregation president Ellen keeping force. Femiick. "We are celebratBarak flew to Warsaw ing, the accomplishments after visiting both Ger- of those people who estabmany and Switzerland. lished and built the origiDuring a two-day atop in nal congregation, and Switzerland, he discusaed gathering more historical ongoing military coopera- background of thoae famition and military purchase Uee involved." agreements between the B'nai larael, which was two oounti^es with the founded in 1903, began as Swiaa army chief of staff an Orthodox Synagogue In Geneva. Barak and to serve the needs of the his Swiaa counterpart, Council Bluffs Jewish Heins Haeeler, who have community. known each other for 10 yeara, engaged in talks whkh Barak charactariaKi as "moat friendly." TEL AVIV (JTA)Israel's army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Ehud Barak, has begun a four-day official visit to Poland, the first ever by an incumbent Israel Defense Force chief to an Eastern European country.

Hats Off to L.O.V.E. "Our HaU Off to Those Who Care" is the theme for the annaal L.O.V£. bwquft, honoring the volnnteers and the reaidenta of the Rose Blomkin Jewish Home on May 7 at the JCC. Chaitperaona for the evening are Sheila Roaen, Marti Snyder and Geqrge Schapiro. Mnaical entertainment will be provided by Tuffy Epstein. Cost for dinno- is $10^. Reservations may l>e made to Sharon Conlon by April 26. Pictured from left are: Elaine Feldman, Helen Shukert, George Shapiro, Marti Snyder and Edith Rogert. Not in photo are: Ann Belmont and Sheila Rosen.

Swiss bishops assert anti-Semitism crime By Debra Nnsafaanm Cohen NEW YORK (JTA)Switzerland's Conference of Catholic Bishops and representatives of the country's Jewish conununity have signed a joint declaration condemning anti-Semitism as "a crime against God and humanity." The statement is Switzerland's implementation of the 1990 Prague declaration, according to Michael Kohn, president of the Swiss Jewish conununity, and is meant to mark increased understanding between Jews and Catholics • on the 600th anniversary of the expulsion of Jews from Spain. The Prague declaration wu issued in September 1990 by repreaentatives of the Vatican and the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, the Jewish partmr in interfaith dialogue. It statea that antiSraaitiam ia a ain, and that ooDoete maaauna nwflt be taken to combat it. The nine-page Swias declaration states that "through miagukied preaching and catechiima, the Church contributed to the craatkw of the dUniate that allowed the murderers of the Nad regime to out their Crimea St Jewtf." Joint declaration also straaaaa the central rpla of laraat la Judaism and •mpbialiiee that the country a legitimacy la bnaed not ooty on the Bi-

ble and tradition, but also on international law. The policies of Israel's government are open to criticism, like those of any other country, but Christians must acc^t Israel's right to exist, the statement says. Archbishop Joseph Candolfi, chairman of the Swiss Bishops Confermc^, said that the joint declaration also aims at the general problem of racism and xenophobia when it says that "current .racism against Turks, Tamils and black Africans is a dreadful continuation of earlier hatred against Jews."

Students' Seder A Passover Seder for students and singles is being planned by Dr. Richard Freund, Dn-ector of the Jewish Students Organization at University of Nebraska-Omaha. The Seder will be held April 14, at 7 p.m., at the University Religious Center on the comer of Happy HoUow Blvd. wa/i Dodge streets. The Seder is free and open to all who wish to attend. For information, call Dr. Freund at 554-3349, or Aimee Kirby, 334-8200. This program is partially funded by Henry Monsky Lodge B'Nai B'ritb.

Moslems apologize By Henriette Boaa AMSTERDAM (JTA)The umbrella organltatioa of Moalema from Morocco and Suriname has apologized to the Dutch Jewish community for a March 27 demonatratton in whkh SOO'MoeianM marched on the laraeli Embaaay in The Hague. Crying "Death to Israel." they cjtfried portraits of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran. The offaniaation aaid the demonstrators by no meana repreeent tiM 460,000 Moalema now living in HoUawL Suriname, in South Amer ica, la former Dutch OuiThe insUgatera of the demonstration are believed to be TurUah fun-

damentaliats who two yeara ago staged a rally in The Hague against Salman Rushdie, the Indianbom Britiah author put under death sentence by Iran for alliaedly blaspheming lalam in his book "The Satanic Viraea."

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well as new or ongoing projects serving the elderly in the community and at the Rose Blumkin Home, explained Gene Brandt, director, Bureau for the Aging. The funds will be administered by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation. "My parents spent their last years in the Blumkin Home, and we have a soft spot in our hearts for those people who are still living, there," said Harold Grossman. ID a conversation from Miami, Fla., Mr. Grossman paid tribute to his parents who were lifelong residents of Lancoln until they moved into the Blumkin Home in 1985. Duriug the initial fundraising drive for the Blumkin Home, the senior Grossmans donated all their Israel > Bonds to the drive and even covered the cost of cashing the bonds, Harold said, "My parents were charitable in every direction."

B'nai Israel plans reunion

Barak toU the Jewiah Telegraphic Agency be had raoaivad aaaurancae that the §wtai army will continue to buy anna th>m the laraeli arms industry and that cuts the Swias Miniatry of Defanae will have to nuke shortly will not affect ordars from larael. (JTA carreapoadwt Tamer Levy la Qaaeva contributed to tUa nport.)

It has continued to serve this function ever since, but began to draw new members in the 1980s, reemerging as a small, dynamic, liberal congregation. Recently the congregation affiliated with Judaism's Reconstructionist moveme^it, and is currently the only congregation of this type in this area of the Midwest. Reconatructionism emphasizes involvement with tradition in the light of contemporary experience, and fits B'nai Israel both today' and in ita future plans. For information call Ellen Fennick at 390-9062 (eveninga).

Spain boosts accord granting Jews' status

By Jadltli Lew MADRID IJTA)-The Spanish government has given a mi^or boost to a hiatoric accord that would grant the 12,000-nianiber Jewish community of Spain a status aimoet khotkal to that of the R»' man Cathoik Church. The aooord, whkh waa drawn up two yeara ago

and signed a few days before the 500th anniversary of the edict expelling Spain's Jewa, waa approved by the governOMOt'e Council of MiniBtara. Two oU^r agreements, with the SOO.OOO-atrooa Moalm coauBuaity and the couBtry'* SM,000 Protaatluta, wwe reviewed at tbeaaaie time.

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US on Federal J.D.ac /H.D, & D.D.S. The Jewish Federation of Omaha sponsors the Omaha chapters of THE MAIMONIDES SOCIETY for 150 Jewish physicians and dentists and THE CARDOZO SOCIETY for 130 Jewish attorneys. This year, the Maimonides Society • brought in 2 speakers of inten\ational reputation— Dr. Robert Gale and Vr. Fred Rosner • tackled issues affecting Jewish medical and dental professionals • dealt with medical ethical questions Since its inception in July 1989, membership in the Omaha chapter of the Maimonides Society has increased 17% and had an average inaease of 12% in campaign contributions among , medical and dental professionals.

Jon Blumenthal, son of Bob and Enid Blumenthal, has been inducted into Mortarboard at the University of Iowa. He has also t>een chosen for the Order of Omega. Both awards honor American university and college students in the junior class who have excelled in the,areas of scholarhsip, leadership and service. Mr. Blumenthal was among 25 students chosen from a class of 5,000.

Rabbi Myer S. Kripke^ will l>e seen in a taped interview by Yard Johnson and Ruth Purtillo on April 11, at 6:30 a.m. The subject is Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.

Jeffrey Ldbowski, formerly of Omaha, has retired from the United States Navy, and will be making his home in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Passover luncheon "Bingo" has been added to the program for the Passover luncheon for "Young Oldsters" at Beth El Synagogue on April 22. The bingo game will l>egin at 11 a.m. in the social hall, followed by the luncheon at 12:30 p.m. This is the second annual Passover social event at Beth El and it is open to all members of the community. Reservations may be made by sending a check to chairmen Marian and Irv Nogg, 10335 Fieldcrest Court, #304, Omaha, NE 68114, or to Beth El Synagogue, 14606 California Street, P.O. Box 540430, Omaha, NE 681541951, by April 20. According to the chairmen, "This Passover luncheon offers an opportunity for many persons who regularly attend other activities to have the pleasure of a Passover social event with its delicious food, friendship, and warmth."

r DAVID BEN-RAFAEL A service in memory Of David Ben-Rafael will take place at ^2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, at the Loop Synagogue, 16 S. Clark Street, Chicago, III. Mr. Ben-Rafael was a victim of the terrorist outrage which destroyed the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday, March 17.

"From the Missouri to the Jordan" Omahan Ellen Albin, President of the Missouri Valley Region of Hadassah, announces the Spring Conference, Sunday to Tuesday, May 3 to 5, at the Wichita Hilton East, in Wichita, Kansas.

BEN LEFITZ Graveside services for Ben Lefitz, 77, took place Tuesay at Fisher Farm Cemetery. Mr. Lefitz is survived by wife, Tibbye; son, Larry, of Omaha; brothers, Leonard and Morris of Loa Angeles; sisters, Mildred Posley of Los AngeleSj Sylvia Shapiro of Omaha, and Beth Perimeter of Denver; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. COLLABORATE ON SHOW NEW YORK (JTA)Against the backdrop of persistent racial tension in New York, the Jewish Museum and three local schools ate'collaborating on a project inspired by an upcoming exhibition, "Bridges and Boundaries: African Americans and American Jews."

This year, the Cardozo Society • had 45 memh>crs attend the inaugural program with Judge Strom as guest speaker • discussed topics of controversy in legal ethics, social issues and economics from a Jewish perspective Both societies build Jewish identity, promote leadership and strengthen our Jewish community.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, APRIL 1Q MoVFTY Junior Youth Group CorKlave. St Louis Miclwlls Lee, Bat Mitnah. Beth El SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Michelle Lee. Bat MItnah. Beth El MoVFTY Junior Youth Group Conclave, St. Louis Patriot Performance, 8 p m Prime Time, 7:30 p m . Theatre at the "J" * SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Patriot PerTormance, 2 p.m. Juggling Workshop, 1 p.m. MoVFTY Junior Youth Group Conclave, St Louis Men's Club Brunch, 10 am. Temple Israel LOVE Mini-Concert. 1 30 p.m.. Blumlun Home Audltortum Amit/Halikvah, 5:30 p.m., B«m Iwael Temple Israel's Pissover Play. Tample Israel MONDAY. APRIL 13 • YES, 10 am JCC ExKutlve Committee, 7 p.m TUeSOAV. APRIL 14 - JCAC Hebrew ClauM. 10 am S'lirtd'92 QMS, 7:30 p.m. Temple laml SMlriwod Progritm. / ju p m . ISA WIOtmOAY, APRIL IS BrtWbfHlwn. Noon, Regency West Best Western Go^mra, Noon, Temple Israel SWdur Hebrew, 7 p.m Condnuino SUdur Hetoew, 8 p.m JCC MmibMNp Commlnae. 730 p.m. ConvtnalkMil Hebrew, 7 p.m. AthnncMt Continuing Htbiiw, 8 p.m.

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7023 Cass Street Omaha. NE 68132 6S&6536 FRIDAY: Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Webber-Gilat will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Sandy and Joel Bleicher in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Alison Eggers. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 11:15 a.m. Simchah B'Shabbat, an "TllefinatlVe Torah Study Service will take place in the Chapel. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the sanctuary. SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available for the 8:15 p.m. Shab: bat evening service as well as the 11:15 a.m. Shabbat morning service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. DELI NIGHT Temple Israel Men's Club and Sisterhood will hold their 2nd annual "New York Style Deli Night" on April 12. The entire community is welcome to attend. "Two Beatings, 5 and 6:15 p.m., are available and reservations must be made by calling the Temple office, 556-6536. "TOW" Torah on Wheels (TOW) will be held April 14, from 12-1:15 p.m., at Omaha Compound.. For more information or to make your reservation, phone the Temple office, 556-6536. BAT MITZVAH Alison Kay Eggers, daughter of Sandy and Joel Bleicher, will cele-' brate her Bat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service April 11. MEN'S CLUB Sidney H. Brooks, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Israel, will discuss "The Rabbi, the Monk and the Chriatians" on April 12, at 10 a.m. Rabbi Brooks is a frequent lecturer at area colleges and schools. Join us for our traditional lox and bagels. Non-Men's Club members, 13. SISTERHOOD DINNI^R PROGRAM On April H. at 6:30 p.m., Bert Lewis and Anna ' Mooenkia will speak on "A Stranger in a Strange Land: Learning the American Way of life." Cost for the program is 16.50. Reservations may be made through the Temple office. •TIGOS* On April 16, Temple Israel Oo-Getters will travel together to Lincoln, where they will have a personal tour of the StaU Capitol. gov' , Oil: Phono mv i •

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Beth El Synagogue 14606 California Omaha, NE 68154 402'«6SO Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. FRIDAY: Services at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush will follow services. Sitter service at 10 a.m. TSS Program, 10:15 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havddah services at 7:59 p.m. SUNDAY: Services at 9 aim and 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. JUDAICA SHOP: Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2p.m.; Friday and Sunday, 10 8.m.-noon. BAT MITZVAH: Michelle Lee, daughter of Sheryl and David Lee, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Friday evening April 10 and Saturday morning, AprU 11. KADIMAH: April 10-12. Tracy David, Allison Gutnik, Ruvane Kurland and Sarah Raful will attend Kadimah Kinnus in Camp Anandale, Minn., for eighthgraders. Staffing the Kinnus will be USY'ers. Andrew Altman. Annie Kotok, Aaron Pollak and Bobby Shapiro. PASSOVER ' SECOND SEDER Beth El will have a second Seder Saturday, April 18. Reservations must be in by April 9: TSS FRIENDSHIP SHABBAT TSS members invite a non-Jewish or Jewish friend to services S«tw^ day, April IB. 10:30-11:30 a.m., in the Chapel to share in and learn aboi4.t Shabbat. Refreshments will be served. PASSOVER COMMUNITY LUNCH , Beth El will boat a Pasaover luncheon for Young Oldsters Wednesday, April 22, 11:45 a.m. Reaervations may be sent to Marian and Irv Nogg, chairmen, or the synagogue.

Lincoln TIfereth Israel FRIDAY: Early Kabbalat Service, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Service* at 9:30 a.m.

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Beth Israel Synagogue 1502 No. 52nd Street Omaha, NE 68104 556-6288 Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, 9-11 a.m. Rabbi Mark Urkowitz will conduct the services, assisted by Aron Zeiderman as acting Cantor. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7:35 p.m. No late family service. SATURDAY: Moniing service, 8:45 a.m. Beginners Minyan at 9:46 a.m. in the library. . Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. .Babysitter service provided, courtesy of Sisterhood. Rabbi Urkowitz's study group, 7:05 p.m. The class will be on This Date in Jewish History: " Death Of Miriam.' Mincha services wiU be held at 7:35 p.m., followed by Ma'ariv, Shalosh Seudos and Havdalah service. SUNDAY: Minyan at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Daily services at 7 a.m. and Sunday through Thursday at 7:45 p.m. MATZAH FUND Checks are currently being accepted for those who wish to participate in the Passover Matzah Fund. N.C.S.Y. SHABBATON The Junior N.C.S.Y. will be holding their Shabbaton this weekend at Beth Israel led by Cantor Leo Fettman. PASSOVER SEDER Beth Israel Synagogue invites the community to its Congregational Passover Seder Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, following the 7:45 p.m. Ma'ariv services. Enjoy a traditional Yom Tov meal and an inspiring Seder service, conducted by Rabbi Mark UikowiU. Call the Beth Israel office at 666-6268 to make your reservations.

Blumkin Home SATURDAY: Services are held in the. Ooldsten Chapel at 9 a.m. and are conducted by Charles Guss, Yale Halperin, Harry Noodell and Rabbi Foster Kawaler. Members of the community are invited to join residents for the smvtce. as well u the Kiddush following. Spscial memorial tervicee are held on the Ust Saturday of sach month.

618 Mynater Street Council Bluffs, lA 51603 322-4705 SUNDAY: Spring cleanup, 10:30 a.m. at the synagogue. RITUAL COMMITTEE The Ritual Committee will meet on April 16, at 7 p.m., at the home of Philine Wangermann and Dan Marcus, 824 Parkwood Lane (north of 61st and Underwood), Omaha, 5535928.

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Parashat Metzora—Shabbat fiaGadol The sanctuary within It is not uncommon to find the Midrash interpreting ritual regulations away from ritual terms into mortd terms. '• It is not that the Midrashic commentators are denying the requirements of the regulations. It is only that they insist on seeing moral dimensions in everything in Judaism. ' Thus, it is well-known that the Midrashic interpretaChabad House tion of the "leprosy" of our Sidrah finds the moral 1322 So. 119th St. equivalent of slander and slanderers in this disease. Omaha. NE 68144 (Need it be remarked that perhaps no identifiable group 697-1124 in history hsis suffered so much as we Jews from slanSATURDAY: der and vilification!) Davening at 9:30 a.m. Biblical commentators over the centuries have conSUNDAY: tinued this predilection for finding moral values in places Tefillin and bagels, 9:30 in the sacred text of Torah where the casual reader a.m., breakfast and study would pass them by. to follow. The end of our Sidrah offers such an example. Two verses from the end, after the long discussion of PARSHA INSIGHT "leprosy" and the means of attaining purification, the Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. verse has it: CHUMASH FOR "You shall put the Israelites on guard against their ADULTS unclearmess, lest they die through their uncleaimess by Wednesdays at 10:30 defiling My Tabernacle which is among them." a.m. Over the ages various Commentators have seen this verse pointing not only to the Tabernacle of the WilderTALMUD ness and to the Temple of Jerusalem—but to each one Wednesdays at 9:30 of us. a.m. We are created in the image of God, they suggest. BeADVANCED TALMUD cause of that there is holiness in each and every human Thursdays at noon. being. There is a Tabernacle, a sanctuary, at the heart of each of us. And we are bidden not to defile it. LITTLE SCHOLARS Here is the translation in Siddur Sim Shalom of a PROGRAM prayer that precedes the morning Berakhot in the daily Wednesdays at 4:30 service: "The soul which You, my God, have given me p.m. is pure. You created it. You formed it. You breathed it TORAH CHALLENGE into me... So long as this soul ia within me I acknowledge You, Lord my God, Master of all creation, MEETS April 12, May 3. May sovereign of all souls ..." How different most of us would be if we took seriously 31. the idea that there is a sanctuary within, that it is a creation of the Lord God, and that we must therefore acMODEL SEDER Hebrew, Russian, Eng- knowledge Him as Lord God. Does the theology of all of this seem overly simple and lish, April 12, 6:45 p.m. naive? Obviously, it is. But strip away the simple piety A Model Seder will be conducted in Russian for and see what is left: a moral obligation that never leaves all new American Jews us, always grips us, haunts us, obliges us. As we approach Pesah, has it not occurred to us that from the former Soviet Union. The program is the regulations of the Passover season are of the same designed to acquaint par- kind? As our ancestors approached the spring, "the beticipants with the laws ginning of the months." they insisted on entering the and traditions of the Pass- new season in holiness and purity. , They earnestly wanted to sabctify the sanctuary over seder. Russian lanwithin. guage hagaddahs will be used. Diimer is included in the program and is free of charge.

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NCJW. forum on Aging By Morris Maline

Israel's good news iscord is news, harmony is not. . So, how does one get an accurate picture of Israel? Reading the general press and viey^ing the nightly news programs only provides bites of information, and these bites attract attention by focusing on the negative, not the positive. Thus, if one does not subscribe to a Jewish newspaper, nor make the effort to visit Israel, the impression one has of the Jewish state is based to a great extent on rumor, innuendo, and deliberate misinformation. Thanks to Dr. Yitschak Ben-Gad, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, the following information is presented to give the uninformed a different view of Is^ rael. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the national physics laboratory have devised a system to sense, from a.distance, the quality of sewage collected for irrigation. About 50 to 60 percent of sewage, from towns in Israel is now diverted to irrigating crops, (nd sometimes it travels a distance after purification until it reaches the holding pools to be given additional purification in oxygenated water. The water is held from September to June and then is used to irrigate crops not for human consumption, such as cotton. And! A new type of treatment using radioactive needles to remove residual cancer cells from the brain and prevent new growths, has been introduced at the BeilinsomMedical Center in Petah Tikva in central Israel, The needles contain iodine-125 produced at the nuclear reactor at Dimona in southern Israel. Also, the Israeli-made pilotless plane may be used in the United States soon in the war against drugsmugglers, in-addition to carrying out atmospheric tests. This plane is competing against similar craft produced in the United States. The Israeli plane was used by the U.S. Air Force in the Gulf war to film Iraqi frog missile launching pads, bringing about their destruction. The planes also were responsible for eUminating artillery guns, ammynition dun^s, infantry concentrations and mobile gun batteries. The above iteitis are news, but not the type of news generally found in the secular press or tl|e television • news shows.

By Jo CarroU Health care, finances, insurance and housing alternatives were the topics of discussion at a forum Sun. day, sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women. , Cynthia Howard, a member of the Nebraska Insurance Commission, told the audience never to assume they need insurance. "Don't be pressured into buying something today." The state agency Ms. Howard works for handles inquiries and complaints, but cannot recommend or refer someone to an insurance agency. "We investigate any complaint that is reported to us," she said, "but we cannot say that one agency better than another." New laws which take affect May 1 simplify and standardize Medicare supplemental insurance. All policies will have the same wording. "The companies will no longer be able to call an apple an orange," Ms. Howard said. According to Ms. Howard, there will be 10 standardized plans to choose from. Three plans will include

coverage for prescription drugs. Eight of the plans will have coverage for foreign travel. She urged people to buy insurance that had inflation benefits written in. She said the policy someone bought in 1989 may not be enough to meet today's expenses. The issue to housing alternatives was addressed by Sue Murray from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "When we talk about alternative housing," Ms. Murray said, "the main issue is how can we keep them in their homes as long as possible?" "Life revolves around the home." She said it was easier today than a generation ago. "More agencies are available to help people stay at home." Ms. Murray gave a long list of kinds of agencies that could help someone stay at home. Included were people who made renovations to make the home more accessible to an older person. But the most important thing to remain at home, she stressed, was the involvement of the family.

Declining health and safety are the two reasons, she stated, to consider moving, out of the home. "Chronic illness, lack of energy and memory problems" are among the health problems she listed. Older neighborhoods change and neighbors who once helped you, move away or die, she said. According to Ms. Murray there are a variety of housing alternatives. Among these are retirement communities, boarding houses, shared housing and nursing homes. .„ There is one question every family asks themselves about older relatives, Ms. Murray said. "Should they move in with me?" Whatever your toswer, Ms. Murray said, the important thing to remember is you should maintain control of the family unit. Judith Stem, Internal Medicine Associates, outlined the most important aspects of health care after age 66. "The main thing people over 65 need is immunization," Dr. Stem said. Immunizations for pneu^ monia, tetanUs and flu are

the most critical ones, she said. Wearing a seat belt is a necessity she pointed out. "Just because you haven't had a Wreck yet, doesn't mean you won't," she said. "It's never too late to quit smoking," Dr. Stern said. And she emphasized exercise. "Exercise can help people well into their nineties," she told the audience. Michael Abramson, a certified public accountant with Frankei, Zacharia, Nissen and Stamp, spoke on finances. He pointed out how important it is to havea will. . "There are three times in your life when you need to write a will," he said. "First, when you get married and have children. Next, when you are putting the kids through college and paying for weddings. Third, to have an orderly transfer of your assets to your family." Booths were set up around the auditorium by both public and private agencies. They included home care, hospitals, visiting nurses, retirement living and assiste<l living.-

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Wooden bimah exhibit Artist Albert Barry has created miniature reproductions of the wooden bimahs 'of EJastem European wooden synagogues destroyed during the Holocaust. The reproductions were created after years of research and are being exhibited through Oct. 30, 1991 at the Union of Hebrew Congregtions at 838 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Sports contest marred EPSTEIN/POSCOVER Mel and Lois Epstein of Omaha, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Randi Lyn Epstein, to Michael Gary Poscover of St. Louis, Mo. A January 9 wedding is planned at Temple Israel. Miss Epstein will graduate from the University of Kansas in May with a B.A. in English. Mr. Poscover graduated from Lehigh University'in Bethlehem, Pa., with a B.A. in urban studies. The future bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Maury Poscover of St. Louis, Mo. NATIONAL COUNCIL SYDNEY, Australia (JTA)—Australia's first National Council of Christians and Jews will start operations shortly to combat anti-Semitism in Australian churches and address other matters of common concern.

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To the Editor: In this era of stress and strength: one wonders if anyone ever thinks of the needs of others. Anyone who has had the pleasure of attending the Shabbat service in the Goldsten Chapel at the Rose Blumkin Home will agree that Yale Halperin, Charles Guss, and their wonderful helpers, Rabbi Foster Kawaler and Harry Noodell, are always there conducting a very enjoyable service, no matter what the weather. Their service is greatly appreciated. Sandra Mackay To the Editor: When we think of Passover, we automatically picture a seder where family and friends get together to celebrate the Exodus of our people from bondage. We have brought our Russian brothers and sisters to Omaha in search of freedom. Many of them have never experienced observing Jewish traditions and would welcome the opportunity to join you at your table. Please call Jewish Family Service, 330-2024, for the name of a family. Any new American who would like to attend a seder, please contact Helen Epstein at 3919187 as soon as possible. Miriam Meyerson

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Governments the world over are in ever deepening trouble—and Israel's is no exception. But to place Israel in some perspective one should look at places like France, where the Mitterand government is almost certain to lose an early election. Cross-channel in England, Prime Minister Majors is about to schedule early elections in the hope of hanging on to a parliamentary majority. Boris Yelstin has yet to prove that he is master of the "Russia House" of the former Soviet Union, and George Bush's ship of state is sailing into a very troubled sea which may yet claim the captain. But back to Israel. The one thing certain about the upcoming election is that "Yitzchak" will be elected. Whethe^ it is Yitzchak Shamir or Yitzchak Rabin is not at all certain. There seems to be a general consensus that Rabin will do better than Peres would have done as the head, of the Labor party. Rabin's reputation is that of a tough general. He was very hard at the start of the intifada when he was Defense Minister in the Unity government. He may well be able to bring back some of the former Labor voters who hf(ve drifted to the Likud and in some cases, even to Tzomet—the right wing party led by Raphael Eitan, the former general and kibbutznik. Even some members of the Likud believe that Rabin will be a formidable candidate. Rabin's difficult assignment • will be to hold the party together, including its dovish elements led by Avram Burg, son of Joseph Berg, the former head of the National Religious tarty, Haim Ramon and Yossi Belen—a close advisor to Peres. ' Labor must also be careful not to gloat over the Bush administration's apparent refusal tp provide Israel with loan guarantees for immigrant absorbtion. This is certainly a dead issue, at least until after the election in June. There is no way Shamir can halt settlement activity and keep the Likud afloat, and there is no way

that Bush and Baker can back down and re-elect George Bush. Rabin and Labor would be well advised to announce now that they are disappointed with the American attitude and that in no event will Labor back a return to the pre-1967 boundaries—obviously a Bush objective. To win. Labor must not appear to be the beneficiary of an anti-Israel American policy. The Likud has its internal difficiilties as well. David Levy gpmered a third of the votes in the Likud central conunittee against Shamir—about, but not quite the same situation as Buchanan in new Hampshire. Ariel Sharon, always retains his hard core of 20% of the Likud. The Levy faction wants the peace process to go forward expeditiously. The Sharon faction doesn't want to entertain any ideas of autonomy for the West Bank, tmd Shamir must hold all that together and at the same time keep some of his votes from drifting off to the extreme right wing or to the religious parties. Since it will be hard for either Shamir or Rabin to honestly face the issues, the campaign will undoubtedly be a mudsUnging one—always a good alternative to talking about problems. Labor is heading into the election with some renewed hope. The fact that the Labor party held the first ever Israeli primary election to choose a leader sits well with public opinion here. The party has rid itself of a certified proven loser in Shimon Peres—Israel's answer to Harold Stassen. But Likud is very strong—its base among Sephardic voters remains pretty much intact, and Shamir—tough old underground leader and Mossad agent that he is, will pull out all of the stops. This will be an emotional election—the settlements lobby will Ught with everything it has against Labor, including accusations of treason or worse—but this time it just may not seU that well.

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ORT The nominating committee of the Omaha Chapter of Women's American ORT has announced their slate of officers for 19921993. The officers include Sandi Fried and Dale Moss, co-presidents; Ellene Edelstein, membership vice president; Kris Schulman, community services vice president; Cindy Shulewitz, fund-raising vice president; Robbie Kolnick-Kudym, corresponding secretary; Debbie Leo, recording secretary; Janet Klein, treasurer; and Joye Wees, parliamentarian. The officers will be installed May 30 at Taste and Tell, a biennial event of the Omaha chapter.

Tom Gouttierre, Dean of International Studies and Programs at University of Nebraska-Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Afghanistan studies, will speak at the April 15 B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers luncheon, according to Penny Cody, Breadbreakers chairman for April. Dean Gouttierre will speak on issues relating to the Jewish and Muslim religions. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon at Regency West Best Western. The community may attend.

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The Jewish Community Center Singles Group is beginning a new program, "Wednesday nights out at the Marriott Lounge." Aimee Kirby, adult services director, is inviting all sin^e Jewish adults to the Marriott Lounge, 10220 Regency Circle, at 5 p.m., beginning April 8. For information, contact Ms. Kirby at 334-8200, ext. 232.

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Do you ever listen to a TV news broadcast and wonder why people don't say what they really mean? Instead of using stUted, unnatural ways of expression, why don't they just use the most obvious choice of words? I'm referring specifically to what I call "police^se" ... and I'll explain exactly what I mean. More often than not, when a (usually) local reporter is interviewing a cop about some crime or other, you hear something like this: 'The officers apprehended the suspect after a SO-minute pursuit at excessive speeds." Give me a breakl What's the matter with saying, "The cops caught him after he raced through the streets at 60 or 70 miles per hour?" Or how about this one, and I swear I actually heard it with my own ears: "The officers went to the lower level where they observed the suspect. A weapon was discharged in his direction. The suspect was apprehended." Translation? The police went down the basement, saw the intruder, fired a gun and arrested him. Now 1 fully understand the reason for referring to the bad guy as a "suspect," but the rest of it is ridiculous. It's like listening to a comedian doing a routine on somebody trying to sound super intelligent. I guess it's not fair to pick on the police... undoubtedly others do it too, but cops are the ones we hear the most often. Actually, if you pay attention, lots of political stuff often comes out soundiing pretty silly, but for some reason it's not quite so incongruous. Maybe it's because those people seem to be using English in a way that's "normal" for them, while the police seem to be making a real attempt to sound like they always talk that way, The entire subject always reminds me of Jerry Lewis ... you know who I mean. The mishuganer who has been in the entertainment world for some years now. When he's funny, he's funny (provided you like slapstick comedy); but when he decides to be serious, often the words he chooses are as stilted as the above-mentioned police. There's usually nothing really wrong with those particular words, except that most are oyer-done. Excessive, so to speak. And while they may not be strictly incorrect, they seeib inappropriately chosen. Well, I've picked on enough good people today. And considering I have a nephe^ who is in the business of law and order, I ought to simmer down. My nephew has ' always expressed himself in a clean, straight forward manner, so he shouldn't think badly of my opinions. Come to think of it, I've never heard him interviewed about an arrest or a confrontation with a "suspect." Maybe I'll reserve judgsment until I do ... And one more thbig. While 1 don't mind being critical, I don't want anybody to think I don't appreciate what tboee guys do. With all the crazies running around, I wouldn't want to live in a country where the rules were left to the honor system. So go ahead fellas—talk funny. Juat be there to do your job!

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Santa Cruz Haggadah By Rifka Lloyd I grew up in the 'SOs to the tune of Chock Full O'Nuts commercials and ' the words of the Maxwell House Haggadah. I didn't drink coffee, but I assumed that there was no other coffee worth drinking; I also figured there was no other haggadah worth trying. There probably wasn't. They were all different versions of the same thing. They told a story that said that for me to fulfill the mitzvah of feeling the enslavement of the Jews in Egypt and then their freedom, I had to look back in history and go through the same words and rituals of the traditional haggadah year in and year out. Then the '60s, '708 and '80s came and with them a new message for Passover. It said: "The only way you will really feel the enslavement and the freedom of our ancestors is, if you speak of the political struggles in our time: the Holocaust, Russian Jews, Palestinians, civil rights, gays, women, etc." But I didn't realize that I could experience yet another dimension until I encountered the Santa Cruz Haggadah, written by Karen Roekard. It is an incredibly spiritual approach. It encourages participants to ask: "How do I enslave myself? Hpw do I hold myself back with my beliefs.

my obsessions, my repetitive actions, the risks I won't take and the words I won't say?" When I first saw it, I thought, "Humorous cartoon iUustrations for a sacred book?" Then I saw the response of the kids. For the first time in their lives, they stopped and took in the 10 plagues. Then they went through the entire haggadah. Roekard's text is as profound as the cartoons are humorous. There is a leader's guide that includes 15 ways to run your seder and amazingly helpful hints on facilitating the ritual. It includes commentaries from the Kabbalists and the Hassidim. It has gotten Rabbinic support across the Judaic Rabbinic landscape. The Santa Cruz Haggadah deserves all the praise it is getting. A leader's edition is $21.95; participant's edition, $5.95. For information, dial 1-800-Judaism. Ms. Lloyd is a writer from Portland, Oregon.

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Four Israeli Arabs indicted for murder By Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA)Four Israeli Arabs wefe indicted Monday in Nazareth District Court for the murder last month of three Israel Defense Force recruits, The recruits, two of whom were recent immigrants from the Soviet Union, were hacked to death in their sleep at a basic training camp during the night of Feb. 15-16. The accused are the brothers Ibrahim and Mohammed Agbariya and a relative, Ihya Agbariya, all from Musheirifa village in the Wadi Ara region of Israel. The fourth is Mohammed Jabarin from the

nearby town of Umm elFahm. According to the charge sheet, the four became devout Moslems who believed it was their duty to fight the "infidels," particularly Jews and Jewish soldiers. They planned to join the Islamic Jihad, a fundamentalist terrorist group that has training bases in southern Lebanon, but were unable to get across the Israeli border.'

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Rocket to Israel By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA»China is prepared to provide a rocket to launch an Israeli-built space satellite, the deputy head of the Chinese military industries said during a visit here. He leads a -high-level delegation sent from Beijing to sign a conmiercial and economic agreement with Israel. The delegation, which includes senior officials of China's Ministry of National Planning, has had several meetings with local industrialists and leaders of the Israeli Chamber of Commerce. They were reported to be interested in Israeli advances in agricultural irrigation, especially in the Mekorot Water Company's purification plant in Eilat.

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By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA)-The U.S. State Department's inspector general has concluded that the American military might have averted the deaths of 27 soldiers in Saudi Arabia Itist year had it acted sooner on Israeli warnings about defects in the Patriot antimissile missiles, the Israeli daily Ma'ariv reported. The soldiers were killed and 98 others were injured when an Iraqi Scud missile slammed into a U.S. barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 25, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, They were the only significant casualties attributable to the Scuds, which the Iraqis launchedagainst Israel and Saudi Arabia during the brief

conflict. Israel, supplied with Patriots for ite defense, provided updated information to the United States about flaws in the weapon's computer program. Ma'ariv referred to a report by the inspector general, Sherman Funk, on problems in the Patriot program that caused the system to fail and made possible the deaths in Dhahran. According to Ma'ariv, the report, says Israel revealed to the United States that the Patriot computer program showed a tendency to malfunction after eight hours of continuous operation. The battery that failed at Dhahran had been working for 100 hours beforehand.

Bonds launches drive in response to loans By Stewart Ain 'The New York Jewish Week NEW YORK (JTA)State of Israel Bonds launched a $100 million emergency bond sales drive in response to uncertainty over whether Israel will be able to secure U.S. loan guarantees for $10 billion. The money would be used to help compensate Israel for the higher interest it would have to pay if the United States does not underwrite the loans needed to absorb an estimated 1 million new immigrants

over the next five years. Michael Siegal, Israel Bonds' national campaign chairman, said at a news conference that without the United States co-signing Israel's loan, it would cost the Jewish state more. "Bonds will do it," Siegal pledged, meaning it would raise the money to cover the difference. "We have the capacity. There will be no problem in appealing to the marketplace to raise the money," he' said.

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Beth El Synagogue has introduced new, ornate remembrance cards, according to executive director Larry DeBruin. The new gift cards, donated by Edward M. Shafton in memory of his wife, Esther, may be used to honor occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries or births, or for memorial contributions. By using the gift cards, donations to the synagogue's special funds support many synagogue programs and necessities, including youth and adult education programs, scholarships, liturgical books, and indigent support, Mr. DeBruin noted. He added that Robert Lipsey served as a consultant in making the cards possible. The outside of the cards depict the synagogue's eternal light, the Torahs dressed in their colorful covers, and the outside of the new building.

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FOR CULTURE NEW YORK (JTA)Dr. Moshe Pelli, director of Judaic Studies at the University of Central Florida, was awarded the Abraham Friedman Prize, for his contribution to Hebrew culture in America.

JERUSALEM (JTA)David Levy, having scored a stunning victory in a political poker game with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, withdrew his resignation Sunday, only hours before he was to have submitted it to the Cabinet. At a triumphant noon news conference, he read out the long list of concessions Shamir had made in order to keep Levy and his faction firmly within the Likud camp for the Jime 23 Knesset elections.

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By Morris Maline A three-minute telephone call with comedian David Brenner not only demonstrated his wellknown ability to make people laugh, but also showed a serious belief in Jewish education. By pre-arrangement, the comedian called the Jewish Press in connection with his April 20 appearance at the Funny'Bone Comedy Club in Omaha. Mr. Brenner talked about working in situation comedies, movies, his writing of screen plays and performing in clubs. "Getting on the talk shows with Carson, Donahue and Letterman isn't as easy as it used to be. Now, unless you've got somethig kinky going, like wearing your underwear outside your clothes, it's difficult." He pointed out that his routines.are "all in his head" and that he generally tells an audience what he feels they want to hear. His routine might include both topical and generic humor. When the discussion centered on his Jewish life, Mr. Brenner said his grandfather and three uncles were rabbis and that getting the family together for a Passover seder would mean having more than 30 people at a time. "Now, I just have longtime personal friends at my home in Aspen, Colo., and some of these people 1 have known since the first

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Hallmarl( to present "iUiss Rose White" Hallmark Hall of Fame will present "Miss Rose White," a teleplay based on the off-Broadway hit "A Shayna Maidel," by Barbara Lebow, on April 26, at 8 p.m., on NBC. According to producer Anne Hopkins, "Miss Rose White" addresses many family themes. "Rose is an 'all- American girl' living in New York in 1947. She has a bom-inAmerica boyfriend and a promising career at Macy's. "When her father tells her that her long-lost sister, Lusia, has survived

the Holocaust and is on her way to New York, Rose's comfortable world is turned upside-down," Ms. Hopkins stated. Ms. Hopkins points out that "Miss Rose White" is about the importance of family, and the importance of communication within the family. "Acknowledging the truth may be painful," she said, "but the truth must prevail if life is to go forth." The producation includes an all-star cast and is directed by Emmy Award winner Joseph Sargent.

JOURNALIST DIES TORONTO (JTA)-Barbara Frum, a television journalist, died here after an 18-year battle with leukemia. She was 54 years old.

A NEW VOICE TORONTO (JTA)-Toronto's Israeli community, estimated at 40,000 and ranking third largest in North America after New York and Los Angeles, now has its own voice— Ha-Mekomon (Local News). The premier issue of the 12-page tabloid appeared on March II. Circulation is listed as 10,000.

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