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New fund helps students buy books, supplies By Claudia Sherman, public relation! director, The Foundation An educational fund in memory of Al Nepomnick has been created to help pay the college expenses of Jewish students from single-parent families from the Omaha metropolitan area. The fund is meant to help jjay for their textbooks, laboratory fees and other equipment for students who have demonstrated financial need. Mr. Nepomnick died Nov. 5. The Albert M. and Jeanette T. Nepomnick Educational Fund was established by Mrs. Nepomnick, who said that Mr. Nepomnick felt "very strongly that everyone should receive the benefit of a good college educal tton." \ "Single parent families have an especially rough time," Mrs. Nepomnick said. "We have a granddaughter attending the University of Delaware, and we're aware of the costs involved .in flnanc-
ing a college education by a single parent." Yale Richards, legal counsel for the Fund, said the Nepomnick family felt the funds would provide for textbooks and other equipment because a number of other scholarships offer assistance for tuition and similar fees. Born in 1925, Mr. Nepomnick lived in Omaha all his life. He became president and part-owner of Westside Supply Company, a wholesale plumbing, heating and air conditioning distributor. A longtime member" of Temple Israel, Mr. Nepomnick had served on the temple's board of trustees and
Building anti Grounds Committee. He also served on the Building and Grounds Committee of the Jewish Community Center for many years. In addition to his wife, Mr. Nepomnick is survived by his two daughters,, Ronna Zien of Milwaukee and Diane Nepomnick of Dallas; son Steven (and his wife Susan) of Dallas; four grandchildren, Stefani, Emily and Daniel Zien and Lindsey Nepomnick; and two sisters: Harriet Marko of Omaha and Ruth Wolpa of Houston, Texas. The Nepomnick Educational Fund will be administered by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. A committee (consisting of Jeanette NepomnicTi, Yale Richards and Robert Epstein) will make recom-. mendations concerning scholarship grants. To contribute to the Fund, contact Sheldon Bernstein, endowment director of The Foundation, at 334-8200.
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hate mail to assaults, although Quebec has experienced fewer such incidents than several other Canadian provinces. In Toronto, anti-Semitic slogans were painted onto three synagogues last
"We should not shake our heads at what is happening and think it cannot happen here." summer and a Jewish cemetery was defaced with red swastikas. Schneiderman and others pointed to a possible connection between the vandalism here and.the rise of neo-Nazi violence in Europe. According, to Rabbi Sidney Shohan of B'nai Brith, the recent vandalism events "confirm the dire warnings" about'the increase of hate crimes in Canada. "We should not shake
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Scholarship deadline Applications are due Semester at Sea program March 12 for awards from at the time of his death. A 1982 graduate of the Briice M. Fellman Charitable Foundation Westside-High School, Trust. Bruce was also active in Each jrear the founda- BBYO and served as tion awards scholarships president, vice president, to college students on the secretary and treasurer of basis of financial need. Chaim Weizmann AZA. Business and trade-school According to Howard students are also elegible Kooper, a trustee of the for the awards. foundation, "the annual The foundation was awarding of these scholestablished in memory of Bruce M. Fellinan; a son arships is the most approof Tom and Darlynn priate way of honoring Fellman. Bruce was a stu- .^Bruce's memory." For applications, call dent at George Washington University in Wash- Mn Kooper at 392-idOt).. ington, D.C. and was par- - Other trustees are ticipating in the Uni- Darlynn Fellmoh and versity of Pittsburgh's Terri SchraKer.
By Bram D. Eisenthal MONTREAL (JTA) — Seven synagogues in "this French-language city were defaced recently in the worst-ever rash of anti-Semitism here. Vandals painted red swastikas On all the synagogues and scrawled "Juden raus" (Jews out) — the notorious slogan used by the Gestapo in World War II — on one of them. All seven incidents, which were spread throughout the city, occurred within a span of 24 hours. The defacements were the first in the province of Quebec since a Jewish cemetery in the city of Sherbrooke was vandalized in 1991. This is the worst act of racism in terms of magnitude and scope ever," said Jonathan Schneiderman, spokesman for B'nai Brith's League for Human Rights here. B'nai Brith has been concerned with a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Montreal over the last two years, ranging from
By Deborah Kalb States News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — Three new Jewish sen• ators and 11 new Jewish representatives were' sworn into the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, bringing the total number of Jews in tlie Senate to an all-time high of 10, Two of the three new Jewish senators in the 103rd Congress are Dem-
ocratic women from California, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. The third was Sen. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin. Both California and Wisconsin now have two Jewish senators. The House of Representatives includes 33 Jewish members, the same number as in the previous Congress. Eleven, new Jewish members
were sworn in; David'Levy of New York, is the only Republican of the group. "The House now includes five Jewish Republicans, 27 Jewish Democrats, and one Jewish independent, Bemie Sanders of Vermont. Of the 10 Jews now serving in the Senate, only one, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, is a Republican.
Volunteers work at homeless shelter Eighteeq members ol Beth El Synagogue arc helping to make liCe more comfortable for the homeless population of Omaha. Brought together by Uie synagogue's Women's League, the volunteers work at the Sienna House, a shelter for women, . and at tKe St. Francis House, a shelter for men and soup kitchen. This week, volunteers will go to Siunna House to cook a J«wi*h-style dinner and serve It to residents. "We're going to mak^ flu ...i;i...A.,| Jewish ri 11 II
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our heads at what is happening in Germany and think it cannot happen here," said Shohan. Michael Crelinsten, executive director of Canadian Jewish Congress' Quebec region, said the vandalism likely "has something t^ do with neoNazis." "It's a particularly poignant event in a city like Montreal, with its large Holocaust survivor community," he said. Zev Mestel, executive director of the Beth Ora synagogue in the St. Laurent section of Montreal, said he was dissatisfied with the response he received from city p6lice when he reported the vandalism at his synagogue. • "The police shouldn't have treated it as idle graffiti," Mestel said. "We're used to swastikas, but when they start using terminology used in Nazi Germany, it's a different ball game^ especially with what's going on in Germany now with skinheads." .
Anti-Semitism around the worid Anti-Semitic acts are currently being reported from cities and communities around the world. In France recently, synagogues in Strasbourg and a suburb of Paris were vandalized. Such reports from Germany and eastern Europe have become increasingly common. In the United States, anti-Jewish acts ar rarer. Many America Jews say they eXper ence' no anti-Semrtis ntall. For more on these sto-" rieM, t^m to pages 6 and 7.
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Organizations AMIT WOMEN The Hatikvah and Kalah Franklin chapters of Amit Women will sponsor a musical program and buffet dinner on Jan. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue. Cantor David Taub will sing songs in Hebrew, English and .Yiddish. Cost for the dinner is $5. WALK-IN DROP-IN Next meeting is Thursday at the JCC. "Brown Bag'n with Bubbe and Zayde" features a hot-dog lunch for $2 and playing Bingo with children. Exercise class and Bingo begin at 10:30 a.m. For transporation, call 330^272.
BREADBREAKERS On Wednesd^ B'nai B'rith will honor Becca Goldstein, 19, the international president of B'nai B'rith Girls, said Bruce Brodkey. January chairman. Breadbreakers meets for lunch each Wednesday at noon at Regency West Best Western. Cost is $7.50. The program is open to the community. VISIONS Visions, a social group for people ages 65 and above, will visit Casino Omaha on Feb. 7 for an afternoon of gambling
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and fun. Bus transportation and a buffet dinner including prime rib are included. The bus leaves the JCC at 3:30 p.m. and JCC Adult Services returns at 9 p.m% Cost is plans a three-day trip to $17. For reservations, call Winter Park and Beaver Betty Sanford (493-4799) Village, Colo., on March by Jan. 29. 21. Cost to JCC members YES is $350, which includes YES will meet at the lodging, lift' ticket and JCC on Monday. "YES transportation by Amtrak Talk" discussion, Bingo train. and English class all Registration deadline begin at 10:30 a.m. is Jan. 25. For more Hawaiian dancers will information, call Aimee perform after lunch. For Kirby, JCC adult services transportation, call 330- director, at 334-8200, ext. 4272. 232. BUREAU FOR AGING On Thursday, storyteller Lisa Lipkin will present the first session of a three-part workshop on the art of storytelling. Sessions run from 2 to 4 p.m. and continue Jan. 28 and Feb; 4. To register, call Amy Potash at 3304272. TIGGs Storyteller Lisa Lipkin will perform at the Temple Israel Go-Getters luncheon on Wednesday at noon. Lunch will be prepared by Mollie Delman, volunteer coordinator. Cost is $3.50. For transportation, call Mary Lou Goodman (553-6634) or Libby Kaplan (5516202).
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Sataintay, 16 (JTTO HawUlah Soaal. grade 6. TBA Bern El Woman's League 9\90 am. Beth E| CapMol Steps musical. 7:30 p m , W«tierspoon Theater Sunday, 17 Jewish War Vets, 9 a.m UTTO Preschool, 10 am. Beth El Kaitmah Parents MeeMig, 10 am. Beth Ei Kadvnah Meeting, I p.m . Beth El Art A^a-Cart, 2 4S p.m HatikvatVAml Woman. 5:30 p m., Beth Israel OTYG Spaghetti Dinner, Ternple Israel Mondiy, It ' YES, 10 am. ADL Regular Board, Noon. Temple Ivaef JCC Eiactjliva Gommntae. 7 p m JFS.HowioutiiolgdaiMitaten. 7pm Aijull Education Ctassu, 7:30 pm , Beth ti Tueiday.O HAM Education Claaaas, 9am, Beth El Begnrang Hebrew, 11 am Food lor thought daaa, 11 30 a m . Temple Israu S«)du Hebrew. Noon BBYONighl.e l!>pm UTTO Board. 7 30 pm I Beth El Adult B'njK MUnah clatt, 7pm. Temple Mraat . Temple lirael Raliaoui Sclxiol, T p m. Templa lareai Womani League Study Qroup. 7 30 pm.. Balh El iWMnMday.M . Breattiraiken, Noon, Regency W«l Ban Weetern JCC BuMrngs a Oroundi CommMaa. 4 pm Hebrew Hioh, 7.30 pm Be^tnning Converutional Hebrew 7 p m Conanung Convaraalional Habrmi 6 p.m THSOS, Noon, Tampia Israel Sidilur Hebrew, 7pm Daomning Hebrew, a p m Ba8<EIBl>*d,7Mpm. Bov SoouH, 7 pm Cub SoouM, 7 p.m . TlNiriday, t1 WMt-tnOrap-in. 10 am BJIBoad. 7 30pm mil ItiWi Woman s Regular maaUng, Noon Umtfi t laahi. Noon, Betti Ei
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Tu B'Shevat for children Children ages 4 to 13 can learn Tu B'Shevat songs, make traditional decorations arid eat a holiday lunch at a workshop at Betjf Israel Synagogue on Jan. 31 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Cantor David Taub .will lead singing. • Mary Grossman will demonstrate art projects on the thgme of trees.
Brunch for Deaths BETTY BABENDURE women Services were held on "Football widows" can escape the sounds of televised football at a brunch for women only on Jan. 31, Super Bowl Sunday, at the Ramada Inn Central at 7807 Grover St. Held in a private room, the brunch begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $7. To re'gister, send a check to Kathy Mann, JCC member services, 333 S. 132 St. For more information call Aimee Kirby at 334-8200, ext. 232.
Winetasting party The men's club at Temple Israel will sponsor a winetasting party at Spirit World, 114th and Davenport streets, on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served. Spirit World owner and Temple member Denny Lewis will describe various wines and discuss trends in winemaking. Cost is. $17.50 per person. Call the Temple office (556-6536) for reservations.
ORT plans brunch for past presidents The Omaha Chapter of Women's American ORT will honor its past presidents at a brunch on Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Garden Cafe at Holiday Inn, 72nd and Grover streets. Dee Bass, former president of the organization's midwest district, will speak-. Ms. Bass is now vice president of capital funds for the organization. The Omaha chapter of ORT was chartered in 1971. F'ounding member and past president Sheila
Polikov will speak about the chapter's early years. Other past presidents of the chapter are founding president Marilyn Bernstein, Lois Finkel, Jan Fischer, Linda Dunn, Martha Lerner, Caryn Rifkin, Marty Tichauer. Beth Leeds, Carol Nathan, Cathy Christensen, Claudia Sherman, Joye Wees, Judy SifT and Sandi Fried. For reservations, mail a check for $10 per person to Norm« Shpayher, 1732 S. 153 Avenue Circle, Omaha, 68144. .
Jan. 7 for Betty Babendure of Fremont. She died on Jan. 5 at the age of 78. Mrs. Babendure is survived by her husband, Louie; sons, Harold of Overland Park, Kan., Allan and Sheldon of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sisters, Helen Rosenberg and Bernice Cohen; four grandchildren, nieces and nephews. SARAH SCHNEIDERMAN Services were held Sunday at Beth El Cemetery for Sarah Schneiderman. She was 91 , She was preceded in death by her husband, Irving, and son, Neal. Her survivors include a son, Les, of Omaha; seven grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren.
By Ilene Klein Because Project Link's support group looks at situations from a Jewish perspective, the question often becomes, "what if nobody there converts in an inter-faith marriage?" Conversion of the nonJewish spouse is not always possible—for many reasons. Just as the non-Jewish spouse won't giye up Christianity. Then the question becomes: "How dn we raise the children?" A couple in the group discussed this matter early in their marriaga and agreed the children would be raised Jewish. Many people in Project
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Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. PHYLLIS LIVINGSTONE $ervice8 were held in Los Angeles for Phyllis Joyce Livingstone, who died Jan. 5 after a long illness. Before she moved to California in 1978, Mrs. Livingstone was active at Temple Israel and in Hadassah. She also was an audiologist. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Robert, of Los Angeles; son,.' Keith, of Los Angeles; daughter Patti, of Palo Alto; Calif; brother, Harlan "Bud" Studna of Omaha; one grandson; three aunts; an uncle; many nieces and nephews. Memorial^ may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.
Link felt that this might be easier if the Jewish parent was the mother. One participant (juoted her father, saying, "The mother makes the honae." Though this is a generalization, what she meant was that often the mother is responsible for carpooling to religious school, cooking holiday meals, etc. As^ a group. Project Link decided it's best to show a united front to the children. Many people suggested that the family participate en masse in holiday rituala and weekly observances both at home and at the syna-' gogue.
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January 15,1992 Beth El Synagogue 14506 California Omaha, NE 68154 492-8560 Office Hours:Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Services at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush follows services. TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) begins at 10:15 a.m. On Jan. 23, several members will receive a "Minyanairre Blue Kippah" for regular attendance of servjces. Following, a series of discussions on the beliefs of the Conservative Movement will focus on "The Torah: Its Source, It's Meaning," Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services are at 5:05 p.m. SU^fDAY: Services are at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services are at 6:55 a.in. and 5:30 p.m. JUDAICASHOP Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon. LUNCH 'N LEARN Lunch 'n Learn with the Rabbi continues at noon, Thursday at Beth El. Call the'synagogue office for reservations. Lunch is $5. ADULT EDUCATION Beth El Women's League and the Adult Education Committee cantinue their Siddur Review and Refresher classes at two times: 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. .Tuesday mornings. For more information, call Marcia Pitlor (496-4632). WOMEN'S LEAGUE SHABBAT Women's League will lead Shabbat morning secvices. PhineasWintroub will be honored for her many years as Torah Fund Benefactor Chairman. KADIMAH Parents of children in seventh.grade can learn mofe about Kadimah at a "Parents of Kadimah". meeting Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. Chapter members will meet at 1 p.m. TIA PARTY AT THE BLUMKIN NOME Women'* League* will sponsor a tea at the 3lumkin Home on Sunday, 2 p.m. Call Lola RaingUa, 553-4963 to vol: untMryout- aaaiatance. WOMIN't LIAaUI fTUDYQROUP Sualc Drazen will lead the women's atudy group •Women, Can We Talk?" Seatlona are scheduled for i:30 p.m. on Jan. 19, Feb. 9 and March 9. The discuaaion will focus on traditionaUyH>riMntad women in an egalitarian Conaervative Synagogue. KIM KAtBALAT BHABBAT Kida Kabbalal Bhabbat will be Jan 22 at 7 p.m. for fami' • grade school i! younger, their parents, gran^parenU or apeclal (Henda. Oneg lo follow
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Tempi* lerael 7023 Casa Street Omaha, NE 68132 6S6-66S6 Services are ofliciated by Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Fink and Cantor WebberGilat. Sitter service is available for evening and morning services; please make reservations. There are no facilities for infants. FRIDAY: Shabbat service is at 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Fink and Dr. Mitchell Siegel will officiate. Rabbi Laura Rappaport will speak on "The Weight of the World: How much responsibility do we have?" The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. SATURDAY: Shabbat service is at 11:15 a.m. in the sanctuary. Torah reader will.be' Daniel Colcher. Simcah B'Shabbat, an alternative Torah-study service, will be held; the congregation will study the Torah portion for this week. • • TOT SHABBAT SERVICE Tot Shabbat will be Friday at 7 p.m. Toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners and their parents and grandparents may attend a short service followed by Oneg refreshments. ADULT EDUCATION •Parallel Education for Parents will meet Sunday at 9:30 a.m. to discuss "Missionary Impossible: A Jewish Response to Christian Missionaries." FOOD FOR THOUGHT Lunch will be Tues., Jan. 19 at 11:30. Rabbi Fink will'lead the dijicussion. Bring a brown Tunch; Temple will provide bevijr^ges. TIGGS Temple Isjael Go Getters will meet ,for lunch at noon on Wed., Jan. 20. Giiestspeaker ' will be actress/storyteller Lisa Ltpkin. Cost is $3.50. \ltfke reservations with Mary Lou Goodman,'5536634, or JL^bby Kaplan, 551-6202 FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER Friday, January 22 at 6 p.m., the Parent*' AAsociation will iponaor a dinner 1Q honor of Jerry Kaye, director of OlinSang-Ruby Union Institute Camp. Coat is $7 for adulta, $3.75 for children grade 6 and under; no charge for children age 2 and under. Reaervationa due by Jan. 18 through the Templx nfficf S.'Jfi6536.
Beth Israel 618 Mynater Street SytuiflOflti# Council Blufla, Iowa ISOa No. 82nd Street S1608 Omaha, NE 68104 322-4706 556-6288 Services are officiated Office hours: Monday by congregation mem- through TTiursday, 8 a.m. bers. For information, to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 leave a message on the a.m. to 2 p.m. synagogue answering Sunday (when school is machine (322-4705). in session), 9 to 11 a.m. FRIDAY: Services are conducted Services are at 7:30 by Rabbi Mark Urkowitz p.m. services. and Cantor David Taub. FRIDAY: Chabad House Kabbalat Shabbat ser1322 So. 119th Street vice is at 5 p.m. Omaha. NE 68144 SATURDAY: 697-1124 Morning service is at SATURDAY: 8:45 a.m. in the SancDavening is at 9:30 tuary and Goldstein a.m., followed by Kid- Chapel. Junior Congregadush. tion is at 10 a.m. BabySUNDAY: sitter service is provided Davening is at 9:30 courtesy of Sisterhood. a.m. Little People's service WEDNESDAY: at 10 a.m. followed by a Talmud class is at 9:30 special kiddush. Following the service, a a.m. Chumash for adults is kiddush luncheon will be at 10:30 a.m. sponsored by the Kahn THURSDAY: family in honor of Advanced Talmud is at Edward Kahn's 95th birthday. Talmud class with Rabbi is at 4:15 p.m., followed by Mincha Offutt Capehart Chapel at 5 p.m. Shalosh Seudos, Ma'ariv and Havdalah 25th Street and conclude services. Next Capeh&rt Saturday, Jan. 23, Daniel Omaha, NE 68123 294-6061 Varkony will become a Bar Mitzvah.' FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. ^ SUNDAY: Service is at 9 a.m. Tifereth Israel WEEKDAYS: Services are at 7 a.m. 3219 Sheridan Blvd. and 5 p.m. Lincoln, NE 68502 Each, weekday evening 423-8669 Services are officiated between Mincha and Ma'ariv, we study by Rabbi Elihu Milder. Mishnayes. The study FRIDAY: Services are at 8 p.m. sessions are led by Rabbi Oneg is hosted by Gary Urkowitz. JEWISH STUDIES and Cece Hill in honor of Supplementary classes Leo Hill's special birthin Jewish studies are at 6 day. p.m. Wednesdays at the SATURDAY: Services are at 9:30 JCC. Program includes a.m. Junior Congregation supper and Mishna stuQiea with Rabbi Urkowitz. begins at 10:15 a.m. GEMARA ADULT STUDY Cantor David Taub GROUPS . Weekly Torph portion leads a Gemara study (Shemot) is Jan. 16 at 4:30 session for NCSY seniors p.m. at the home of Rabbi (and others who are interMilder, 3311 Stockwell. ested) Mondays at 4:30 Havadallah to follow. p.m. in the Blumkin Prayer (Jewish' Liturgy) !I()iiu'"s Goldstein Chupei. TOPICS Is Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. a pics of Interest tor the synagogue. > Growing Young Jewish Ladles," Sundays a^t 1 B'nal Jeshurun 20th and South StreeU p.m at the JCC with Oevora Urkowitz , B8° Llncobi, NE 68502 instructor. 43&-8Q(M Mondays, Jan. 18 and Services are O0iciated by Cantor.Michael Weia-. 25, Rabbi Uritowitz Will conduct "Keep Koaher the B0r> Correct Way' at 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Sabbath evening ser- at the JCC. vice at 7:45 p.rii SATURDAY: Morning service at 10 Thanks to you... a.m. it woilts... TUESDAY: tor ALL OF US Adult education at 7:30 p.m. United Way THURSDAY: Choir rehaaraal at 7:30 p.m. /
Blumkin Home SATURDAY: Servicea are held in the GoldatM) Chapel at 9 a.m. Mambera of the community are Invttad to'Join refldenta for the aervice and tha kidduah following. Spacial mamorial frvioaa are held on tha laat Saturday of each month.
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By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke Paraahat Shemot: Only time will tell Our Torah text has it: "The Egyptians ruthleasly imposed on the Israelites the various labors that they made them perform. Ruthlessly they made life bitter for them..." (Exod. 1.13-14) We continue to note anniversaries. It was on Jan. 20, 1942 that top brass Nazis held a conference at Wannsee, in the western part of Berlin. One decision: Jews were to be pressed into forced labor. "Tluthlessly." It was assumed at the conference, thoughtfully, that harsh labor and meager rations would kill most of them. Others, stubborn enough to be survivors, were to be killed. The conference was calm and the discussion disciplined. Brandy was sipped in contemplation. Efficiency wa& the desideratum; the solution had to be labor effective and cost effective. Adolph Eichmann was a principal organizer of the conference. It has been repeatedly noted that again and again Jews were sent to murder camps unaware of their destination, on the assurance that they were simply going to work in a new place. The Midrash assumes that Pharaoh, like the Nazis, deceived the Jews of his time. One Midrashic comment, interpreting the unusual word translated above as "ruthlessly," suggests that the Egyptians at first persuaded the Jews to look at their labor as something of a lark. At first it was put as a contest: who can make the most bricks in a single day? And after that, each laborer was required to take his maximum effort in the contest as his quota for each day. Bible scholars today do not necessarily assume the full historicity of the account of Israel's slave-labor in Egypt. Indeed, were other Egyptians better off than Israelites under the absolute rule of the Pharaohs? There is no question, however, about the shame of our century. It stands out in naked horror, horror" as much in the silent, studied indifference of the religions and the nations of the west, ad in the bestiality of the perpetrators. In a recent television interview, the historian Yosef Yerushalmi suggested that the fuH impact of the Holocaust on human thought and human, morality is yet to come, perhaps far off in the future. "' Was it not, for example, several hundreds of years after the entrance of refugees from Egypt into Canaan and the formation of Israel, that the story of Israel ahd the freedom-demanding God was written? At his point, 1993, it seems to me that the msjor portion of mankind has only yawned over the Holocaust. A few more million Jews? • • What else is new? But who knows what the futujte may say?
Women's group focuses on Judaism Should women face the same oppo/tunities and obligations as men in conservative Jewish life? Who are appropria'te role incklels for contemporary conservative Jewish women, and what do these role models teach? These topics and others will be the focus of a threepart discussion group for women at Beth El Synagogue. Sponsored by the synagogue, the group will also meet Feb. 9 and March 9, both at 7:30 p.m. Susie Druzeo, director of the Omaha Bureau of Jewish Education.and wife bfthe synagogue's Rabbi Paul Drazen, will serve as tbrum leader. She will draw from the book "Deborah, Goldtf and Me," by Letty Cottin Pogrebrin. "Our discussions will explore what it means to. (Unction today as a.Jvwish woman at Betli El, an egalitarian Conservative synagogue," Mra. Drazen said. ^ Coffee and light refreahmenta will be served at each session.. For more information, call Mrs. Drazen in thej evenings at 49&-3797.. 1
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Our Man in Israel By Carl Albert Israel tuiemployment 3.2^^-in 1965 Haifa —What short memories we have! Economists should remind us that the economy runs in cycles, with a succession of ups and downs. Those who are concerned about the serious unemployment in Israel these days should hark back to other days when the major problem facing the national economy was a lack of working hands in almost every field of activity. The connection between a burgeoning economy wilh full employment, -and a mass immigration also makes for interesting reading. Let's look at the record—and be prepared for some startling revelations. . The establishment of the state was aqcompanied by a massive immigration for a period of two or three years. The result was the need to institute a regime of austerity, including food rationing and belt tightening all down the line. In the ten years that followed there was a sharp diminution of immigration as the nation gradually absorbed the manpower into he econo-
my. All the graph lines began to rise. Then, in the period 1961-64, the'country was again inundated ' by almost a quarter of a million new arrivals, largely from North Africa and Europe. What was the impact of that second great aliyah of almost 30 years ago? There was immediate unemployment; there were housing problems; there was need for economic growth and expansion to absorb the slack—and then—almost imperceptibly but inexorably, the situation began to change. By 1965, despite the constant incursions of fedayen across the borders and basic security problems, the economy had taken itself in hand, enriched by the masses of immigrants, and took off on a wave of prosperity which was not interrupted by the var two years later. For a picture of the situation then, here is what I wrote in 1965, and the implications for* 1994 and 1995 should be borne in mind. . In Israel today (that is, 1965) a state of maximum
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employment is cause for considerable worry to the national planners. The ideal figure to which nations aspire to reduce the number of unemployed is 5% of the labor force. Such a condition is considered healthy. Yet in Israel the percentage of unemployed during 1964 dropped to 5.4%, this despite (or because of?) the large-scale immigration. The shortage of help is in some areas acute (I continued in 1965). Industries compete for man-: power, sometimes stealing employees one from the other. If production.is slowed down at plants which produce for local consumption, the economists don't mind. But when factories which are producing for export markets are unable to meet overseas orders for lack of sufficient hands, there is true cause for concern. Another result of the tight labor market is the lowering of standards. Anything goes. When tourists complain in some hotels that the service is poor'the reply is standard: find us replacements. Artisans and craftsmen in the building and other trades can get away with shoddy workmanship because they have no competition. Most serious of all in its effects on the national economy is the influence on the wage and salary structure. For several years the authorities here have struggled to maintain a stable wage/salary program so as to arrest the creeping inflation from which the country has been suffering. 'The line was held for some, time. But the demand for help became too great (still 1965). Buslrieus and industry and agriculture alike had to burst out of the structures against raising wages in order to tempt and hold employees. All kinds of fringe benefits were added to the legal wage, and in some caaea the fringes 'ai ' 1, if not
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By Gary Rosenblatt The Baltimore Jewish 'Hmes "Are religious people better, and if not, then what's the point?" That provcicative question was the subject of several articles in recent months in the pages of Sh'ma, a bi-weekly publication edited by Rabbi Eugene Borowitz and featuring short essays on a variety of moral and ethical topics. In this case, the wording of the question is imprecise — what is meant by 'religious,' 'better,' or 'the point"? — but it is asked often enough, particularly by nonOrthdox Jews, that it bears exploring. For what -it really asks is whether ritual observaiice leads to a higher level of moral behavior, and if not, why observe the mitzvot? We often hear of bearded Chasidim who pray fervently three times a day but conduct their business unethically, and the response among critics is "aha, you see? They're not so holy, after all. They're hypocrites." This no doubt is a source of comfort for critics of Orthodoxy who may feel Justified in their own ritual practices, or lack of them, by concluding that adherence to commandments regarding what food you eat or what prayers you say at what time of the day do not necessarily make you a kinder or more honest person.. But is it fair to hold observant Jews to a higher standard of ethical behavior? Avi Roc.koff, an Orthodox physician in the Boston area, argues in Sh'ma tha.t Orthodox Jews have what he calls "the presumption of sanctity." Just as clergymen and doctors are,assumed "to operate on an elevated plane," so, too, Orthodox Jews, whether they like it or not, are held to higher sta(idards by others. But Dr. Rockoff suggests that Orthodox Jews behave only as well and as poorly as any other group, and "as a group, we are thua neither holier than you nor holier than thou." This troubles Bernard Relaman, a professor of .American Jewiatvcommu-
nal studies at Brandeis University, who expects Jews who observe the commandments to reflect the influence of their teachings and observances by being more moral and ethical. Dr. Reisman argues that one's religious convictions and practices should have an impact on one's behavior. As a self-defined religious liberal, he believes that "the ultimate purpose of religion is to help people behave better. Ritual contributes to that end. But the emphasis ... is on ethical behavior." A third respondent. Dr. Abraham Twerski, an Orthodox physician in Pittsburgh, suggests that there is no conflict between ope who says he is observant because it is God's will and one who says observance is only relevant if it makes him a better person. Because, writes Dr. Twerski, "it is the will of God that one becomes a better person." He offers , numerous examples from the Talmud and other traditional texts asserting that the purpose of observing mitzvot is character refinement, and concludes that there is a higher standard of behavior demanded of observant Jews. I think he is right and that this "double standard" is understandable and fair. The glaring exceptions .— the seemingly pious Jew who is stingy in his charity or unfair in business or simply not kind to others — are glaring because they are relatively rare. We do not give sufficient attention to the charitable works of Orthodox communities in terms of visiting the sick, supporting Torah institutions, providing loans or donations to the poor, and countless other acts of chesed, or kindness. Is it safe to assume, then, that there is a correlation between observing rituals and acting like a mensch? Yes, in part because our Jewish texts and tradition emphasise that following the commandments, even when we do not understand their logic, help to refine and improve us as people.
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There's logic and metaphysics at work here. The logic is that one could argue that since he is unwilling or unable to perform one mitzvah, it would be hypocritical to perform others. Rabbi Shlomo Riskin tells the story of asking a taxi driver in Jerusalem on the eve of Yom Kippur if he planned to attend services that night. The cabbie replied that since he does not keep kosher, it would be hypocritical for him to pray in synagogue. As a result, Rabbi Riskin says he has become a fervent advocate of hypocrisy — it is better to perform some mitzvot than none at all. Indeed, Jewish tradition does not demand perfection of us, but only to strive continually to improve ourselves. One mitzvah leads to another, the tradition teaches us, just as one sin leads to another. In my own constant struggle to elevate myself through the observance of mitzvot, I take comfort in knowing I am following the path of tradition that my parents and grandparents and countless generations followed before me. But I am also mindful of the dangers of observing laws mechanically and without understanding. The metaphysical aspect of performing mitzvot is in the belief that each commandment observed brings us all closer to divine perfection. So we may never be fully aware of the ramifications of our individual acts, but they majr be part of some higher design or notion of tikun olam, the repairing of the world. 'Ti;ue, we may iiever know "the poiht" of our actions, but if we follow the guidelines laid out for us — what to do and what not to do — we are bringing tradition and order to our lives. In our society, where anything and everything goes, it is, highly unfashiontible to speak of eternal truths" But does that make ou obligation any less to foI3 low the laws dur tradition teaches were hande<{ down to uu, from genera tion to generation. sinc4 Moaes? In fact, isn't that thi point?
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Richard Konz and Andrea Marcus Konz of Milwaukee announce the birth of a son, Matthew Gregory. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Irving Marcus of Omaha. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Konz of Racine, Wis. Larry and Leslie Beber of Omaha announce the birth of a son, Isaac Alan. The grandparents are David and Arlene Beber of Omaha and Ann Kruizenga of Apple Valley, Minn. , The great-grandparents are Dick and Billie Spiegal of Omaha and Alyce and Hanson Givens of Bumsville, Minn.. Steven and Veronica Danon of Omaha announce the birth of a son, Joshua Zachary. They also have a daughter, Jessica. Maternal grandparents are Stan and Beanie Humphrey of Omaha and Charles and Carol Fadke of Palmdale, Calif Paternal grandparents are Ike and Ethel Danon of' Malibu Lake, Calif. . Great-grandmothers are Alberta Samonek of Omaha, and Laurel Fadke of Mount Dora, Fla
Jeffery Norman Shyken Jeffery Norman Shyken will become a Bar Mitzvah on Jan. 29 and 30 at Beth Israel Synagogue. He is the son of Dr. Paul and Susie Shyken. Jeff is a seventh grade honor student at Westside Middle School where he serves on the Student Advisory Board. He enJoys collecting baseball cards, playing basketball ^nd the piano. Jeff is the younger brother of Gary and Beth. He is the grandson of Bill and Ilene Pachman, and the late Gertrude Pachman. He is also the grandson of Sam Shyken and the late Bessie Shyken. Corraction Megan Adams' Bat Mitzvah will be March 23 at Temple Israel, not on Jan. 23, as listed in a monthly calendar published Dec. 25.
Married Epstain/Poscover Randi Lyn Epstein and Michael Gary Poscover were married Jan. 9 at Temple Israel. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel officiated. The bride, a graduate of the University of Kansas, works at the Barr Department Store in St. Louis, Mo. The bridegroom, a graduate of Lehigh University, works in sales and marketing at CPI Photo in St. Louis. Maid of Honor was the bride's sister, Robyn Epstein of Omaha. Other attendants were Rikki Epstein of Omaha, sister of the bride; Joanna Poscover of St. Louis, sister of the groom; -Tracy Ban of Omaha and Amy Lund of Kansas City, Mo. Daniel Poscover of St. Louis was best man. Groomsmen were David Schenberg of St. Louis; Rob D'Amato of Orlando; David Shaw of Omaha, and William Schultz of Scotch Plains, N.J. The ushers were Steve Norkaitis of St. Louis; Mark Ellas, cousin of the groom, of Houston; Marc and Mitchell Warren, cousins of the bride, froni New York City and Washington D.C., respectively. Randi is the daughter of Mel and Lois Epstein of Omaha. Michael is the son of Maury and Lorrie Poscover of St. Louis.
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Samuel Jonathan Arnold and Tracy Steinberg, both of Minneapolis, will be married May 23 at Temple Israelin Minneapolis. Mr. Arnold, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, attends the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. Ms. Steinberg, a graduate of Boston University, is an account executive at. Barton Marketing Group in Minneapolis. The future bridegroom is the son oTNaomi and Neil Arnold of Mendota Heists, Minn. He is the grandson of Bess Rothenberg of Omaha and the late Samuel Rothenberg and Ida Arnold of Sunrise, Fla. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Maxine and Ben Steinbefg of Edina, Minn. She is the granddaughter of Mindy Kinsky of Minneapolis and Phyllis Steinberg of Chicago.
Pepsico gives Arab franchise to Israeli Jews In the News By Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA) — -Attributing the action to i a worsening political situation in the Gaza strip, [ Pepsico Corp- took a 7-Up • soft drink franchise from a Gaza family that held it far three decades and gave it to an Israeli firm. , The Ga^ family i^ now suing Pepsico in'a New York court. Mohammad al-Yazji. whose sales dropped by as much as 70 percent following the outbreak of the Intifada five years ago, blames the lost) of his franchis* on tKe slowipoving peace process. .
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My favorite game of people-watching has enabled me to notice something really interesting. Most of the time we laugh about the fact that we're all somewhat alike, while at the same time we have individual differences. I guess maybe that only applies to people of the same culture. . Let m^ explain, or rather, let me give you an example. 1 have recently seen a television program which originates in England, in London, I believe. Its point is that viewers see ordinary English citizens taking their prized, antique possessions to an expert for appraisal. Rather a dull premise, but hey, whoever said the English are exciting? Anyway, what I want to illustrate is how calm and cool these folks are, no matter what the expert tells them. One elderly gent, when told his antique vase was worth several thousand pounds, merely raised his eyebrows and said softly, "really? That's jolly now, isn't it?" Can you picture exactly the same scene, here in America? Can't you just see some working stiff firom Detroit or Chicago or Denver, reacting that way when told he had a priceless object? Sure. When goats fly. No, our folks, bless 'em, would more likely scream an ear-splitting yell, jump up and d6wn and hug the guy who gave them the news! That's just the way we are.' You think I'm exaggerating? Witness the mishagorem on the game shows. You want to see jumping and hear screaming, turn on one of those programs requiring more luck than brains and watch how otherwise regular people lose all sense of propriety. Let's face it...they go nuts. Fve never seen a British version of such a tv show, but I'm convinced the.chap from Kensington would, on winning $500 (or pounds or whatever) smile broadly and say "yes, yes...good show." They're just different in their public responses, I guess. So what does that prove, you may ask. Nothing really, in the fong run. But when I see those folks smile blandly when told they possess an item worth a small fortune, I have to laugh. Vanna White would be applauding wildly and whipping an audience into a frenzy!
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Swastika painted pT\ parliament building in Ontario By GH Kezwer TORONTO (JTA) — Politicians and Jewish groups here are wondering why a large red swastika painted on the •Ontario Legislature building was allowed to remain for eight days. In addition, four sites at the nearby campus of the University of Toronto — the Medical Sciences Building, Athletic Center. Hart House and Philosopher's Walk — were similarly defaced around the same time, according to Rabbi Michael Skobac 'Of the University of Toronto Hillel.
The swastika was first reported on Dec. 28. It wasn't covered until Jan. 5. -On Dec. 28, a security guard discovered the Nazi symbol on the west entrance to Queen's Park, as the pink sandstone provincial Parliament is 'known. But it took until Jan. 5 before the offending graffiti was covered over by a plywood sheet.
The skeletal holiday staff maintaining the building did not want to disturb their boss at home during a vacation, Mike Harris, leader of the opposition Progressive Conservative party, charged this week. "Some thug apparently left his mark a few days after Christmas. I can't imagine the mentality it takes to commit such a hateful act at any time of year," Harris said in a press release. "But tO'do something like this at the height of the holiday season really sickens me," he said. Deputy Premier -Floyd Lau^iren responded that the graffiti would be removed "immediately." The. swastika was sandblasted away Wednesday, but not before being seen by scores of dignitaries and members of the public who attended a reception held by Queen Elizabeth's representative, Lieut. Gov. Hal Jackman, on New Year's Day. That a swastika should remain on view at the Parliament for so long "seems to almost give permission to this type of thing," said Bernie Farber, national director of community relations of tlie Canadian Jewish Congress.
Lincoln synagogue defaced Last March, swastikas were spray-painted on the doors of B'nai Jeshurun at 20th and South streets in Lincoln. The Nazi symbol occasionally shows up in Omaha too, said Bob Wolfaon, regional director of the
Anti-Defamation League, most recently last May, when spray-painted swastikas appeared on road signs along Pacific, Blondo, Fort, Cuming, 120th, 118th and 132nd streets.
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Paris, Strasbourg hit by anti-Semitic vandals By Michel Di Paz PARIS (JTA) — France has been struck with another rash of anti-' Semitic vandalism, including the torching of synagogues outside Paris and in Strasbourg and the desecration of two cemeteries in the eastern part of the country. In Villepinte, a suburb north of Paris and home to 160 Jewish families,
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the community's small 8)magogue was set on fire by at least three masked people on New Year's Eve. They threw firebombs at the door, then broke a window and threw more firebombs inside the building. The synagogue's furniture was destroyed, but the Torah scrolls were spared. The arsonists fled when neighbors came out to see what was going on. In a northern district of S.trasbourg, a small apartment lised as a synagogue'by the Sephardic commiinity of Bischheim, was damaged when fire extinguishers .were thrown through its windows.
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Bob Wolfson, regional director of the AntiDefamation League, said American Jews may now enjoy the greatest religious freedom Jews have known since the Golden Age of fifteenth-century Spain. But that's not reason to let down all guard, he said. "We still have the Christian right that proposes threats to the separation of church and state, and there are extremist problems.'' In Omaha, an organization called White Aryan Reistance, led by a 20year-old man. recently threatened it would send representatives to a, Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony at^Ccossroads Mall. ' Young men with swastikas on their shoes did indeed show up at the event; so did several polic*ofHccrs, state troopers and mall security guards. The ceremony ended peacefully and without incifden Wolfson said.
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The community's rabbi, Claude Lederer, said he didn't want the event publicized. "Why raise hell for a couple of shattered windows?" he asked. To publicize such little incidentti can only give bad ideas to some hotheads," he said. The desecrations at at least one cemetery appear to be related to Israel's deportation of 415 Palestinians last month. Graffiti on 15 graves in Cronenbourg, a borough of Strasbourg, read, "416 equals a swastika." At another Jewish cemetery in Cronenbourg, 30 headstones were broken, but no .inscriptions were found.
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Evidence of nti-Semitism Jews rank high as target of hate crimes By Debra Nussbaum Cohen NEW YORK (JTA) — Nearly 17 percent of the hate crimes committed in 1991 were anti-Jewish, according to statiatica released in a prelitninary report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This made Jews the most frequent religiousgroup target of bias crimes. Experts regard the data as significant but not completely reliable as yardsticks of bias in this country, because lawenforcement agencies in fewer than half the states contributed to the statistics. And even in those states where statistics
were reported, in many percent of the total. cases they were incom- ' Anti-gay bias crimes totalled 421, or 8.9 perplete. It was the first year for cent of the total number which the FBI collected of hate-motivated incihate crimes statistics, as dents reported. Other religious groups mandated by the Hate Crime Statistics Act, were targets of few hate which was passed by crimes: Just 23 antiCatholic, 26 anti-ProCongress in 1990. . A total of 4,755 bias- testant and 10 antimotivated offenses in 23 Moslem incidents were states were reported to reported in 1991. The survey does not the FBI in 1991. Of the crimes, 792 — or include results from 16.7 percent — were anti- many states. California, the site of race riots last Jewish. The only groups that spring, reported only five were the targets of more incidents of bias; the stahate crimes were Afi*ican tistics also don't include Americans — with 1,689 reports from San Franincidents, or 35.5 percent cisco, home to one of the of the total — and whites, country's largest gay and with 888 crimes, or 18.7 lesbian populations.
Measuring anti-Semitism The Anti-Defamation League measures anti-Semitism in America with the following index of 11 items. Each statement Is read aloud to the respondent, who then answers that the sUtement is 'probably true" or "probably false." People who answer afTirmatively to six or more questions are considered antiSemitic. A sample of 1.101 American adults were interviewed in 1192; one-fifth of them answered ''true" to six or more questions. People most likely to hold anti-Semitic views are older (ab6ve age 66), not college-educated, blue-collar and black, according to the ADL.
Vatican had diminished Slovakia during World By Josef Klansky PRAGUE (JTA) — anti-Semitism in such War II. He said Judaism According to Rabbi Lazar Catholic countries as was the religion moat Kleinman, anti-Jewish Poland, Hungary and the oppressed by communists sentiment is a thing of two components of former who subsequently took over power there. the past in Slovakia. But Czechoslovakia. anti-Semitic incidents Kleinman was asked . Slovak Jews generally and sentiment there had about "political forces try- expect leaders of their been on the rise since ing to convince the world , newly independent coun1990, when nationalist there is an acute danger try to dissociate themfervor began to emerge. of anti-Semitism in selves from any act reminiscent of. the Nazi pupRabbi Kleinman, the Slovakia." only rabbi in the newlyHe replied that his four pet state that Slovakia created republic, was months in Slovakia had was during World War II. World Jewish Congress installed as rabbi of persuaded him there is , Kocise, in eastern Slo- less anti-Semitism in that leaders several months country than in many ago called for investigavakia, in Septemljer. In an article published democratic lands of the tion into the wartime past in the Bratislava newspa- West. He told Pravda a of a member of the Slovak per Pravda, three days distinction has to be Cabinet, Dusan Slobefore the official breakup drawn between anti- vodnik, the minister of Czechoslovakia, Rabbi Semitism and.hooligan- culture, who reportedly had served in the Slovak Kleinman said the re- ism. newed relationship betKleinman. said apti- equivalent of the Hitler ween Israel and the Semitism had existed in Youth.
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The Jewish rock band. Schlock Rock, will perform in Kansas City on Feb.7 at 3 p.m. at Temple Beth Shalom. The band, foi-med by a Brooklyn-born CPA, Lenny Solomon, the "Schlockers" parody popular rock songs by singing them with Jewishinspired lyrics. HadasSat) will hold its "Into the Sea" transannual Israel Education forms a Disney tune from Services Tundraising lun- the movie," The Little cheon on Jan. 27 at the Mermaid" into a song JCC. This year, all funds about the Hebrews' esraised will go to the cape from the Egyptians; Hadassah College of Tech- the Schlockers version of nology, said Julee Katz- the Billy Joel hit 'We man, president of the Didn't Start the Fire' Omaha chapter.'The • recounts historical pasparty's theme is "Play for sages from the Bible. Hadassah" and will inThe Schlockers use clude Bingo and card play-, Hebrew, English and ing. Rini Gonsher, pic- Yiddushwith rap, reggae tured at)ove, will serve as and rock and roll Bingo caller. rhythms.
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The Omaha Temple Youth Group will serve a spaghetti dinner Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the temple to raise money for Canip Rainbow, a summer camp in Missouri for terminally-ill children. "This event can help make a child's wish come true," said Jeremy Evans, a member of OTYG. "And what better way to do it than by eating spaghetti, garlic bread and ice cream." Following dinner, they will auction services such as snow shoveling, storytelling and car washes, all services will be performed by members of the temple's board of trustees and staff and of OTYG. Food will be prepared by Mollie and Mark Deliman. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children and are available at the door. For more information, call 5566536.
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Mr. Singer agreed to LOS ANGELES (JTA) the transfer, but the bat— If a Sikh mail carrier tle ensued. can wear a turban on the Mr. Singer said he job, and Christian postal wanted the same rights employees sport Santa allowed a Sikh employee Claus hats around Yu- . of the postal service. TTiat letide, can Howard Singer employee was allowed to wear a yarmuike on his wear his turban on his rounds? rounds because it is manYes, he can, ruled the dated by his religion and Equal Employment Op- no ofllcial postal service portunity Commision, a hat could cover the turyear after it was first ban. harjded.the case. Postal service officials The commission issued had maintaihed that Mr. its ruling after the case Singer's case was differgenerated so much con- ent because the regulatroversy that the Amer- tion hat alone could fulfill ican Civil Liberties Union, his requirennent to cover the Anti-Defamation his head. Furthermore, League and several rab- they said, he was free to bis became involved. wear the yarmuike under Originally, the postal his hat. service had told Mr. They said the rule was Singer, a 12-year veteran . important because it mail carrier, that he must helps to create a uniform wear a regulation postal code that lets the public hat or helmet on top of know w]^o is and is not a the yarmuike whllie Ti?8~ legitimate XJiST mail caron the job. rier. He said that wasn't Wh'en eivii libertarians^ fair, claiming'it smacked., -entered the discussion, of the "Jewish faith being they questioned whether treated differently." a quasi-governmental "Here's our own govern- agency such as the postal ment practicing anti- service can decid'e Semitiam," Mr. Singer whether, or how, articles had said. ' of religious clothing can_ The dispute erupted be worn. two year* ago, when a "I think the postal s«r supervisor told Mr. vice It treading on danSinger, now 51, to cover gerous grounds when i| his yarmuike while deliv- seta itself up as judge ar ering mail from the La Jury of an employee's re)l^ Jolla post ofHce near Sari gioua views," said Morrifj Diego. Casuto, regional directo|| Mr. Singei;, who told- of the Anti-UefamatioH the Los Artgeles Times League in San Diego. that he was a Reform Jew Linda Hills of the leaning toward Conserva- American Civil Libertie tive, said he wears his Union agreed. yarmuike ainioat all the "I don't se* why in thi^ time. case JLha post aiiiu An altercation with ii wouldn't lean in the dire< supervisor in 1902 result- tion of religious toleranc ed In Mr. Singer's trans- and let hint wear hi fer to a smaller nearby yarmuike," she lald.
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Rev. Jackson to visit Israel By Deborah Kalb The invitation was WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Rev. Jesse extended by Deputy Jackson has accepted an Foreign Minister Yossi ofTicial invitation to visit Beilin, who spoke with Israel, according to Jack- ' Jackson at a meeting in son and an Israeli Em- Washington recently. Jackson last visited bassy spokesman. No date has been set for Israel in 1979 after he the visit, but it will proba- was invited to th6 West bly be in 1993, both par- Bank, Syria, and other parts of the Middle East. ties said.
This trip is his first as a guest of the Israeli govemmei\t. Embassy Bpokesm'an Avi Grahot, counselor for Israel's church and ethnic affairs, said Jackson was invited so he could witness'changes that have taken place there overthe last 13 years. >
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1993 UJA/Federation Campaign
Super SuncCay '93 ^February?, 1993
Bureau of Jewish Education • community teacher program • subvents UTTO-Beth El and Beth Israel Synagogues, Temple Religious School. Friedel Academy
Jewish Press
Jewish Family Service
• delivers a weekly paper • to every Jewish home in Orraha • with local and intematioruil news of Jewish interest
• famiiy and individual counseling • adoption services • Family Life Education • resettles local Soviet immigrants
ADL/CRC
Jewish Community Center
• fights anti-Semitism • pronwtes human rights • educates the convnunity on racism, extremism ar>d the need for tolerartce of diversity
• preschool arKl child care • fitness and recreation • camps and BBYO • Jewish cultural programs
Jewish Library • a free public bbraiy > regional r«*ourc« csntar lor Jewish krwwtedga
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