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Pilgrimage to Mauthausen

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Gary Kaplan presents a Bible to Juanita Sally Kaplan (left) and Margo Rosen, co-chairGeorge and her family after completion of her men, put flnisbing touches on the house. The HabiUt home by Ibmple Israel and AM.E. Bethel project was called," Building a Home with a Church and Countryside Christian Church. Heart."

By Marta S. Halpert VIENNA (JTA) — Delegates from several human rights groups attending the U.N. World Conference on Human Rights here made a solemn pilgrimage to the Mauthausen concentration camp this week, in a trip arranged by B'nai B'rith International. The delegates were escorted through Mauthausen, the most notorious death camp in Austria, by Peter Fischer, counselor at the Interior Ministry and director of the site since 1985. Fischer said the Nazis sent Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, political prisoners and prisoners of war from all over Europe to Mauthausen. Harris Schoenberg, B'nai Brith's director of U.N. affairs, led a memorial service at a Jewish monument near a ravine where Jewish inmates were forced by Nazi SS guards to push one another off a cliff at a stone quarry at the edge of the camp. "We came to this memorial to renew our vow that we will never give up the battle against bigotry, never be silent in the face of fanaticism," Schoenberig said. Jewish officials said they thought the Monday visit to the camp by human rights activists was particularly relevant at this time, when the world was witnessing ethnic cleansing and other human rights atrocities in the former Yugoslavia. Schoenberg reaffirmed B'nai B'rith's commitment to arouse the conscience of humanity against genocide anywhere and to combat the forces of Holocaust denial so that the blameless souls will never be forgotten. "Their Holocaust is forever engraved in our history. Nothing shall ever purge their deaths from our memories, for our memories are their only grave," he said. The delegates from human rights groups agreed that all representatives at the U.N. World Conference would benefit from seeing Mauthausen firsthand and oontem(Continued on Page 5)

The uniqueness of the Omaha Jewish Community r

Editor's note: Donald A. Yale, outgoing president, Jewish Federation of Omaha, spoke at the recent annual meeting of the Jewish Federation. His remarks are as follows: By Donald A. Yale What is the Jewish Community? What is unique to us internationally, nationally and in Onnaha? Joel Kotkin, in his recent book. Tribes, states "A strong ethnic identity, with a sense of mutual dependence and emphasis on the family structure,* is part of the defining characteristic of the Jewiah tribe." We are reminded daily of our ethnic identity. The non-Jewish world wont let us forget that even if we wished to. Much is written today about the assimilation of the Jews into American Society. Life has been too good to us, it is said, which has sUowed us to forget we are Jews. I'm not sure iodety has been that land, or if so, will continue to be so kind. As Leon Urii said, he could never deny his Judaiim, much as he tried in his youth. He was bom Jewiah and that was a fact he oould not hide. Qthem would not let him. The sense of our heritage and tradition, 3,600 years of tradition, keep* alive the consdouaneas of who wa are and what we stand for. ^ Our int«rdepeni)enoe is le^ndary. Jaws take care of Jewa. We dont ask others to take care of us. We take cars of each other. This ia not a new concept It ia not a rsault of anti-Semitic behavior in the Diaspora. It is iagrained in our philosophy and culture. Yet, today, tbat job is becoming Rtore diflkult When we review our Federation's financial picture over the paat six yean, we ••• tha following trends. By hard work and foodwill, the campaign haa been up by about 6 per cent per yaar, on average. This was aooompliihed during years of simultaneous rescue and resettlement campaigns and synagogue building and indemnity campaigns. However, at the samo limo, wr hsve seen Inlsrsat rales drop. I dont expect them ia inrrease above the current 4-6 par cent returnn tn •' <nt returns we ware gcttirtg Thin hat §uUui mpnrtM) niir mvenuea to 'fuiiii mgrams. The ir uncertain!,. . .1 with a mor* •• urulntion strategy, has made It aven ntom dilDcult for us to keep paos. Ifour total rovnnite* urn up on nn nnnual avernge nfn

are additionally constrained by maintaining our Israel allocation. We cannot continue to reduce that allocation, nor can we stop supporting the maintenance of our campus facility. Thus, the elasticity comes in the programa and services provided by us to the community. All of these factors necessitate increased pressure on our agencies to maximize their revenues. We will also have to look very carefully at our expenditures so we can live within our means. We are going to have to be more imaginative in the Foundation and in the Agencies in order to maximize the money we can raise as the annual campaign cannot continue as the only monetary engine for the federated community. Given these factors, we must redouble our efforts to the prioritization of our services given the consensus nature of our community. We must realize that budgets cannot be cut without severe diminution of service and program. If we must cut allocations, we need to do this with as little damage possible to communal sensibilities and the effect on our fund raising and endowment activities. Yet, reality dictates we cannot do everything and must concentrate on the essential and important Donald A. Yala endeavors. give when they are getting and not when they "A strong ethnic Identity, with feelPeople issues critical to them are being ignored or tama sense of mutual dependence pered with. Priorities are a very complicated and delicate matter, and we need to be sure we do not engage in and emphasis on the family the short term balancing of the budget and destroy the structure. That is what makes long term needs of our community. Our role, as a Federation, is to reconcile competing us unique." demands of the communities diverse constituencies with the financial resources available for local and cy and for the Federation/Foundation are up by an Israeli needs. average of 4.6 per cent, it doesn't take an accountant to After four years of planning and soul searching, I am reaiiu we are going to be financially squeexed. pleaae to report to you that we have finally determined In Addition to the factors already mentioned, we have to go ahead with the Dan and Either Gordman seen Uith demographic attrition and economic set baicks Educational Center. I balleve we have succeeded in which further raduoa our revenue base. ' crafting a solution which addresses needs in concert In tho pnst few yean, w« have seen the passing of with the financial resources available. The scaled down proii 'I'prcnour* in our community, nnd we are facility will be approximately 9,000 square feet and will hnril ' rpplnce Ihoir gills. Tho trpniU show the house the Friedel Jewish Academy. youi. oflendoni In commtmitlps arn less «Wo The Arsdemy is formally committed lo paying all' and I ni'd to provide the lovol of support that occupancy costi4, and KUnrHntm-iiig puyiix NI I'V niodg their parents supplied. ing Ihit income from t)u<ir (>nd)>wm<>nt. I will IVrefore. it is unlikely the annual campaign will h« also be available for other oduiutuinul w i ~ This able to offsrt lhi< d)<clin<iH prujiw!tcd for invnslnienl and hai h««n done through Dan and Kslher's and others, iCunhnutd on Pogt 6)

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Orthodox rabbis approve mandatory prenuptials Debra Nuaabaum Cohen NEW YORK (JTA) — After a decade of debate and negotiation, a leading group of Orthodox rabbis has approved steps designed to resolve the problem of people trapped in marriages because their spouses refuse to grant them a divorce. Because under Jewish law it is the man who must issue the religious divorce, the trapped p^jrtner is nearly always the woman. The Rabbinical Council of America, an organization of 1,000 Orthodox rabbis, unanimously approved a resolution requiring the use of prenuptial agreements in all marriage ceremonies. The resolution also called for synagogues to ostracize recalcitrant spouses. The measure was welcomed by activists who work on behalf of agunot, women unable to obtain a Jewish divorce, or get, from their husbands. Still, they said, there is still more work to be done before the problem is fully rectified by the rabbis. Prenuptial agreements between Torah-observant spouses become useful as a motivating tool if the couple becomes estranged and the husband refuses to give his wife a Jewish divorce. The critical term in the agreement is "support"

According to Rivka Haut, a founder and director of Agunah Inc., a Brooklyn-based organization which aids women unable to get divorces, there are hundreds, perhaiss more than a thousand agunot in the United States. In Israel, the number of agunot is estimated to be between 5,000 and 16,000. Precise numbers are impossible to ascertain because the mtyority of rabbinical courts, or batei din, do not keep computerized records, and none will open their files to groups like Agunah. The steps taken by the RCA at its annual convjention last week come after several years of fitful stops and starts, when prenuptial agreements deemed acceptable were distributed to RCA members and then quickly recalled after resistance was mounted from within the organization.

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The RCA has so far approved one version of the agreement, developed by Rabbi Mordechai V^IIig. The RCA's religious ooiul will approve agreements as they are submitted, and then those accepted will be distributed to the organization'^ member rabbis. I Wing's version makes the husband pay a weekly sum to his estranged wife so long as they are veparated but not yet divorced according to Jewish law. The document has two parts. The first is designed to be an extension of the ketubah, or marriage contract. The engaged man and woman agree to a sum of money that the husband will pay for her support in the event that they separate and until they divorce. The critical term in the agreement is "support* — "in the manner of Jewish husbands who feed and support their wives loyally." This teiin was used rather than impose a monetary fine, because the latter could call into question the validity of the husband's motivation for granting the divorce. According to Jewish law, if rabbis later determined that the husband was forced, or under duress to grant a divorce, the get could be invalidated. The payments agreed to by the engaged couple are tied to the consumer price index. That way, even if they are married 20 years when they split up, for example, the $100 per day agreed to two decades before would b^ worth the same amount The husband-to-be also waives his halachic right to his wife's earnings during the time they are separated. However, the agreement is nullified if the wife refuses to appear before a beit din or to abide by its ruling. The second part of the prenuptial agreement is an agreement between the spouses-to-be to adhere to the arbitration of a beit din. The second part of the convention's resolution calls for every RCA-led synagogue to impose sanctions on spouses who ignore the mandate of a beit din to appear before it in a divorce proceeding. The sanctioned individual cannot be a synagogue member or be an official or employee of the shul. He cannot be called to the Torah, and will have his or her name announced monthly after Shabbat services, and published in the synagogue bulletin with a notice requesting members to limit their social and economic interaction with the ostracized individual.

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GERTRUDE E. GOLDWARE Services were held Sunday at Temple Israel for Gertrude Goldware, 80; a longtime resident of Omaha. Survivors include her husband, Joseph F.; a son, Barry of Houston; a daughter, Mallory Mezvinsky of Bettendorf, Iowa; two sisters, Irene Carter of Evanston, m., and Helen Lipp of Omaha; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. ANN SAKS NEWBERG Services were held June 11 at Sparkman Hillcrest Chapel in Dallas, Tbxas, for Ann Newberg. Burial was in the Shearith Israel Cennetery. A former resident of Omaha, she was 86. Mrs. Newberg's affiliations and memberships included Congregation Shearith Israel, Shearith Isra,el Sisterhood, HadaB8ah,'B'nai B'rith Women, and Jewish Community Center seniors. She was preceded in death by her husband. Jack, and a brother, Louis Saks. Survivors include three sons: Marvin, Bernard and Alvin, all of Dallas; a brother, Joseph Saks; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Congregation Shearith Israel or AMC Cancer Center. AUCE (MINKIN) HEEGER ' Services were held June 15 at Mt Carmel Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa, for Alice Heeger. A lifelong resident of Omaha, she was 84. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Alan Heeger of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Dr. Gerald Heeger, New York, N.Y.; a sister, Helen Pinkel, Omaha; 4 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to charity. CONDOLENCES Those wishing to pay their condolences to Howard Bloom, executive director of the Jewish Federation.on the loss of his mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba, may do so on Monday,'June 28, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at his home.

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By Michel Di Paz PARIS (JTA) — France's Consistoire, the state- recognized organization catering to the religious needs of FVench Jews, has opened its new $8.5 million ofTioes. The new seven-story building was inaugurated ill a ceremony attended by Charles Pasqua, French minister of interior, Jean- Pierre Bansard, president of the Consistoire, and Joseph Sitruk, France's chief rabbi. Some controversy has surrounded the new oflices. Bansard, who was elected president of the Consistoire one year ago, has been criticized within the Jewish community for devoting such a large budget to relocating the Consistoire while Jewish religious schools were in deep financial trouble due to a recession. The Consistoire, created by Napoleon almost two centuries ago, has also experienced some friction with CRIF, the umbrella body representing the French Jewish community on secular and political matters. Bansard has refused to rejoin CRIF, in spite of his promise to do so during the campaign for hit election. "As long as CRIFs president (Jean Kahn) will go on acting on nuuor issues without first discussing his d<>d•iona with the two main Jewish organizations of France, namely the Consistoire and the Unified Jewish Social Fund (FSJU), I cannot be part of this body," Bansard told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. It was Bansard's predecessor, Jean-Paul Elkann, who decided to leave CRIF in the mid-1980s over a prrmmal rift with Theo Klein, then president of CRIF

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Beth brael Synagogue 1502 No. 52nd Street Omaha. NE 66104 v 556-6288) K ' Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services are conducted by Cantor Leo Fettman and' Cantor David Taub. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service is at 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service is at 8:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Beginners' Minyan and Junior Congregation are at 10 a.m. Babysitter service is provided by Sisterhood, which also sponsors this week's Kiddush. Mincha at 8:40 p.m. Shalosh Seudos, Ma'ariv and Havdalah conclude services. SUNDAY: Service is at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services are at 7 a.m. and 8:40 p.m. JEWISH LIFE AND LIVING Cantor Leo Fettman will discuss "Contemporary Halachic Problems" on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the school wing of the synagogue.

Old Timers Review

By Art Grossman Our Numero Uno scribe, Henry Stem, whose surname belies his true disposition (he is not stem but gentle and easy going) could not make it to the Old Timers June 15 meeting. His fractured arm still won't permit him to write, so this stringer is stringing along in his place. During the get-together, it was my personal pleasure to chair the Earlybird discussion session. The proxiihity of Father's Day beckoning in the wings was the main thrust of conversation. The focal point was the vital importance of a father in the home. One American child in every four now starts life without a legal father. The impact of this growing social problem can hardly be exaggerated. Children need a father in the home. We discussed President Clinton's selection of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She will be the first Jewish justice since Abe Fortas resigned in 1969. We moved along examining a recently passed bill in the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature that would establish a boot camp as a correctional prison for young, nonviolent offenders. The camp would offer correctional programs such as education, drug counseling and work. Penologists we are not but talkers ... hoo haw! — talkers we are.

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Rose Blumkin Jewish Home SATURDAY: Services are held in the Goldsten Chapel at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join residents for the service and the kiddush following. Special memorial services are held on the last Saturday of each month.

Offiitt CiqMhait Chapel 2Sth Street and Capehait Omaha. NE 68123 204-6061 FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m.

"Righteous Gentile" speaks in Lincoln

A Dutchman who made false identification papers for hundreds of Jews during World War II described his wartime experiences at the South Street Temple in Lincoln recently. Cantor Michael Weisser estimated attendance at 100. Karel Frederik Eduard Brouwer haa since been knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands and honored by Yad Vashem in Israel as a "Righteous Gentile." He is in Nebraska for a three-week visit with Dutoh-bom ProfeMor Louis Leviticus, who has since 1975 taught DEDICATIONS agricultural engineering at the University of Nebraska A memorial for Janet Ickowics will be dedicated at Lincoln. Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Golden Hill Cemetery. Prof Leviticus is one of the many Jews who survived the Holocaust using falsified papers made by Mr. A memorial for Betty Babendure will be dedicated Brouwer. Sunday at 1 p.m. at Fisher Farm Cemetery with "There was a whole network in the Netherlands," Cantor Leo Fettman officating. Prof Leviticus said. "They developed a system for getting into population records and retrieving file carda on A memorial for Zena P. Kutler will be dedicated people who had been deceased a long time. Sunday at 11 a.m. at Golden Hill Cemetery with Cantor "Then they re-used their identities." Leo Fettman officiating. Mr. Brouwer, who was in his 20s during the Holocaust, acted as a "father figure* for Prof Leviticxia, he said. "He was a college-aged kid, but he took it on himself to save hundreds of people," Prof Leviticus said. Cantor Weisaer said it was "a moving experience to be in th^ preaence ofii genuine hero."

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FRIDAY: Shabbat service is at 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Daniel Fink and Cantor Karen Webber-Gilat will, officiate. Guest speaker will be Jim Egolf, a rabbinic student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cicinnati. Jim is serving a summer internship at Ibmple Israel. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. SATURDAY: Shabbat service is at 11:15 a.m. SITTER SERVICE Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. SUMMER SCHEDULE FVom July 2 through Sept. 4, Shabbat evening services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat morning services will begin each Saturday at the earlier hour of 10:15 a.m.

Chabad Hottse 1322 So. 119th Street Omaha. NE 68144 697-1124 SATURDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. SUNDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m. TALMUD CLASSES Talmud class, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. CHUMASH CLASS Chumash class for adiilte, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. YIDDISH "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Chabad House. ENGUSH CLASS "Think Jewish and speak English' classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House.

Tifereth Israel 3219 Sheridan Blvd. Lincoln. NE 68502 423-8569 Services are officiated by Rabbi Elihu Milder. FRIDAY: Services begin at 8 p.m. Oneg Shabbat hosted by Reba & Harry Kuklin. SATURDAY: Services are at 9:30 a.m.

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The caged Sparrow By Mary Ehis Editor's note: Ms. Etus came toi Omaha from Belarus in the former Soviet Union on Feb. 9.

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Sparks from The Word By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke J Parashat Hukat "A Fundamentalist Myth" Perhaps no greater puzzle exists in the ritual law of Judaism than that of the Parah Adumah — the Red Heifer without blemish that was the basis for the "water of lustration" (new JPS translation — "water for impurity"). This water was to be used ceremoniously to restore ritual purity to those who had become ritually impure. We, of course, are not the first to be puzzled when c6ntemplating this ceremony. Ritual impurity was acquired in many ways, first of all by contact with the dead. When Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai (greatest of the scholars at the end of the 1st century) was asked about the Parah Adumah by (lis disdplea, he is said to have replied that in fact the dead do not defile and the water of lustration does not purify. But we follow the decree of the Holy One Blessed Be He. It's in the Torah. We do it. The whole concept of ritual purity and impurity is foreign to the thinking of American Jews. For the most part we pay no attention to the whole business and are merely curious about the ritual surrounding the Parah Adumah ami the water of lustration. But here it is at the opening of our Sidrah. And it is read also as the MafWr for Shabbat Parah (the second of the four spedal Shabbatot before Pesah). What do we do about it? And what do we think about it? The reading raises for us the whole question of ritual practise, indeed of Halakhah in general. To what extent do we feel bound by the religious practises of our ancestors, even by the religious ideology or theology of our ancestors? The question obliges us to face up to the reality of the Torah account of Sinai. What happened there? And if we accept the narrative at face value, do we accept also

Once again I return in my mind to the ever sore question of Russian anti-Semitism. My emotions are caused By the recently received letter from my brother vfho still hves in Novosibirsk, Russia. ' In particular, he describes the new trends of hatred and intolerance to Jews being displayed by the newly organized Russian national patriots, ^s they cjjl themselves. The Siberian dty of Novosibirsk has long been known as a highly developed industrial and scientific center — the Siberian Division of the Academy of Science.of the former U.S.S.R. is situated there. Conflicts among different nationalities were not typical for that region until the stormy years of "perestroika." Now, the dty is acquiring a new image — that of notorious political ideas. At numerous rallies, held every weekend, the Jewish question is in full swing. It seems that the national patriots will never stop trying to find reasons to accuse Jews of all Russian troubles. The city is decorated accordingly. Different anti-Semitic slogans vary from the most popular ones such as "Bey zhidov — spasay Ros siyu" ('Beat Jews —Save Russia" to the not so widely spread ones — "DOWN WITH JEWS - DOWN WITH JEWISH YOKE!" One of such slogans faces the apartments where my brother and his family live. It is painted in large unwashable letters so that neither people nor nature could destroy this call. My brother's kids do not wonder any more about peculiarities of their nationality., Their classmates at school explained it to them. The kids tell my brother about a game children like to play at school. When a sparrow flies into the classroom through an open window, the children rush to catch it, screaming "BEY ZHIDOV!" Back at home, my brother's boys are scared to go out; they mostly stay at home, those little caged sparrows. Somehow, I recall the well-known Russian aphorism By Bemie Mosow written by humorists I. XlifT and E. PetrofT, There are During the past week, I had occasion to attend a Jews in Russia, but there isn't such a thing as the meeting of a local women's group with a representative Jewish question." I still wonder if they could have said of the national organization with which it is assodated. I am certainly not a meteorologist but I could tell wbich itjustforfun. way the wind was blowing around Lincoln. It had been rather gusty and though the temperature may have been elevated, there was some chill in the atmosphere. Now, however, the sky has cleared and the The Omaha Racers of the Continental Basketball prospects for the coming year seem fair and favorable. Assodation announced the deadline for meeting the Perhaps the preceding paragraph is a bit obscure and goal of selling 3,500 season tickets has been extended to flowery, but I felt I had to commend the women of July 15. Lincoln for their valiant and sincere efforts in fadng a The announcement comes aflfer Mayor P.J. Morgan, problem head-on and resolving it with grace and equaBob Boozer, Racers head coach and general manager nimity. Mike Thibault, Racers front ofTice staflT and other comSince moving here 16 years ago, I have come to realmunity leaders urged team co-owner and president, ize what a stroke of genius it was to choose this conrunuSteve Idelman, to extend the deadline. nity for our home. We had lived in nine other dties and The Racers, in their fourth season of play, won the towns and this has been by far the most desirable of the 1992-93 CBA championship by downing the Grand lot. Rapids Hoops in a best-of-seven series that concluded We had no "oonnectiMis" in Lincoln and we were in on May 1. With the playoffs taking precedence throughout the months of March and April, the organization our middle years. Even though our peers had already was not able to concentrate on the season ticket cam- established friendships of long standing, we were welpaign and thus Racers front office personnel and com- comed and made to feel a part of the "family." munity leaders were delayed in organizing the marketThis last week's discussion of the future plans for an ing effort. organization that has functioned here for some 60-plu8 Those interested in pladng ticket orders may do so by years proves to me that Lincoln was a super selection calling the Omaha Racers general ofHoes at 551-5151 for a permanent home for the Mosows. during the regular business hours Monday through Once again you have treated a potential problem Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Season ticket prices head-on but without rancor. range from $135 to $845. Congratulations, ladies! "Hcket prices include 28 home games and 10 playofT gannes. If the season ticket campaign is not suooesiful and the Racers do not reach their goal of 3,600 season New arrivals On Tuesday, a family of two is scheduled to arrive tickets sold by July 15, then refunds will bo given within 30 days, the announcement stated. from the former Soviet Union to join the Omaha Jewish community. Yakov and Gita Khais will join Gita's sister, Frima Simkhovich, and mother, 'Hsubo Adier, who resettled in Omaha in January, 1991. The Lincoln Jewish Welfare Federation held election Natalie Rubin, Russian reiettlentent coordinator for of executive officers on June 14. They are: Herbert Jewish Family Service, said she would appredate a Friedman, president; Charles Griffin, vice president. generous turnout on the part of the Jewish community Officeni who were re-elected are: Marsha Rosenberg, to welcome the new arrivals at the airport. secretary; Eve Hoffman, treasurer. Each ofUcer will For information and arrival time, call Tami at 330•erve a two-year term. 2024.

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the rablHnic interpretation that every dedsion lat^r — centuries later — by proper authorities was also included in the revelation at Sinai? It is these questions that divide Jews religiously across the spectrum of Judaism. Reform Judaism largely expects the individual Jew to let his consdence be his judge, with ample direction from the Movement — and from his/h6r individual rabbi. The Conservative Movement expects its members to follow the decisions of its Law Committee. But an assertive rabbi may influence the congregation (at least in the bounds of the particular building). Conservative Jews, as one faculty member of the (Conservative) Jewish Theological Seminary recently put it, have "an instinctive loyalty to Halakhah but (are) unburdened by a fundamentalist myth of its origins." Orthodox Jews have the instinctive and inculcated loyalty to Halakhah and accept its divine origin. Again, an assertive rabbi may influence the conduct of a particular congregation, at least within the bounds of the congregation's building, following more stringent or less stringent standards of halakhah. Reconstructionist Jews have a strong feeling in favor of Halakhah, but insist that it must be weighed against contemporary intellectual, aesthetic, and ethi(^ needs. Tb repeat, an assertive rabbi may strongly influe^ the conduct of the congregation, at least within the bounds of the congregation's building. One caveat: none of these positions is defensible without substantial knowledge of Jewish sacred texts and Jewish history and contemporary Jewish relations with other religions and cultures.

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Targeting Trends Last winter we sent out a survey to the entire Jewish community titled Targeting Trends.. We were interested in determining the community's primary sources of information about Israel and the Federation. The response was tremendous—we sent out nearly 23(X) surveys and 760 were returned—a remarkable response rate of 33%! We thank all of you who took the time to respond! It has taken us a while to tabulate the results, and I we want to share them with you. • The two age groups that returned the surveys in greatest frequency were those 35-44 and 65+. • The responses were equally split between males and females. • 70% of the people who responded to this survey said they followed the Israeli elections. • The most frequently cited sources of information about the Israeli elections were television (442), the local newspaper (463) and the Jewish Press (436). • Respondents indicated that the preferred ways of receiving information about the Federation and its agencies were the Jewish Press (661) and direct mail (469). • More than 66% of respondents indicated that they do read flyer inserts in the Jewish Press,

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(Continued from Page 1) philanthropy and is oontistent with the board resolution that any facility should not have any additional financial burden to the community. Federations tend to spend a lot of time on budgets and number^. But, if we are to continue to be the kind of great community we are, we need to also pay attention to our mission and to the issues that really do make us a phenomenal community of accomplishment and spirit. In my view, the substance of these issues require the need to develop a collective sense of proportion and realistic expectation. The most critical aspect of Jewish life in ours and all Jewish commimities is the provision of significant opportunities for people to be grounded in Judaism—the 3,600 years of our religious tradition and philosophy — the source of our uniqueness—our tribe as referred to by Joel Kotkin. The Judaism we are taking about, however, cannot be simply academic and historical or else it will not take root We need to have the opportunity to see its relevance to today and see it in action in guiding us through daily decisions in our lives. Judaism is not the exclusive preserve of people who dress in 18th century Polish garb. We all have a stake in the continuation of the moral and ethical role that Judaism carries, as a beacon, to our fellow Jews and the wider communities in which we live. ^^ It u IS reauoe (juutusiii WJ the me tuimimnuis a misuiKe mistake lo to reduce Judaism to command

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ments that apply only between God and man. Often, this leads to tm arid ritualism. We must also focus in our individual and business lives, in our famihes and in our communities, the commandments relating one person to another, the partnership of husband and wife and the responsibilities to raising our children. Synagogues, JCC's day camps and Israel trips are all part of our commitment to living our beliefs. Even if we are sometimes embarrassed to admit it, we are not in competition here. We need to support each other in our own legitimate attempts to live what we define as an authentic Jewish life. Let us resist the temptation to be critical of everyone else's sincerity and authenticity and to spare concentrating this critical gaze on our own conduct. Who are the^ proper carriers of this authenticity? We cannot make, and we ought not to make, the Federation and the Synagogues the sole carriers of this living Judaism. This is what I mean by having "modest expectations." We are all responsible and we must make sure our families radiate this commitment to Jewish values and the continuity of Jewish life.. If something goes wrong, we cannot turn to the Federation or the synagogues to place blame if we in our families have never been willing to practice what we preach. Children are not good listeners, but are great emulators. They will follow the example of what we do. Only parents «... can parent, and ,,».»..» parents -.» are ».... still the most —o sigj--.w..» ,.».^..v, -.....^ ..»,-.

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By Hugh Orgel " TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israeli diplomats are quietly increasing contact with North Korean officials in an effort to stop that country's sale of missiles to Iran, according to recent news reports here and abroad. North Korea, which currently has no formal relations with Israel, may also be wanning up to Israel in order to improve its relations with the United StateSj the reports said. The United States has imposed restrictions on commercial relations with North Korea because of that country's refusal to fully cooperate with the Atomic Energy Commission and allow inspections of its nuclear sites. Israel, however, sent a delegation last October to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang under the Foreign Ministry's deputy director-general, Eitan Bentsur. The official purpose of this visit was strictly business; the North Koreans wanted to investigate the possibility of Israel's assistance in operating a gold mine in the north of the country. Bentsur was accompanied by a number of Israeli geologists to look at a site in Untsan, where five large gold mines were shut down a few years ago. The visit was partly arranged through an unnamed American Jewish businessman who has ties in North Korea as well as an unofficial trade representative that North Korea posts in Washington. According to foreign sources, these were not the first

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Israelis to visit North Korea. Some reports have said Israel is using the contacts to offer North Korea an economic incentive to stop missile sales to Iran in return for Israeli and Jewish investment in North Korea. According to this version, Israel has essentially asked the United States for permission to hold these discussions, which America has reluctantly given. However, a report in the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz depicts Israel as a middleman being used by both North Korea and the United States to reconcile the one-time fierce foes. According to Professor Ben-Ami Shiloni of the Truman Institute at the Hebrew University, North Korea, in the tradition of many countries that have recently established relations with Israel, believes that the path to Washington passes through Jerusalem. Within these countries, the Jewish lobby in the United States is seen to have enormous influence over the U.S. administration. Along with China, North Korea remains one of the last strict Communist regimes, run tyrannically by Kim n-Sung, whoisSl. China, a prominent friend of North Korea, has welcomed the contacts with Israel and, according to foreign sources, stands behind the official invitation received by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to visit North Korea. Shiloni said he believes Israel must accept the invitation and convince America to approve it. "The mistake we made in the 1950s — when (then Prime Minister David) Ben-Gurion submitted to the dictates of the United States and canceled the plan to establish diplomatic relations with the China — must not be repeated," Shiloni said. Ha'aretz also said that North Korea may be prepared to give up its weapons sales to countries such as Iran if the West and Japan give it economic assistance. The United States has also strongly opposed arms sales to Iran. During a meeting last week with his European counterparts in Luxembourg, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher said, "Iran must be forced to abandon its nuclear, bacteriological, chemical and missiles program." Christopher urged the European Community to adopt a restrictive commercial policy toward Iran.

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nificant influence on a child. If we neglect to give our kids, in our homes, the kind of values that will make them want to live sth>ng Jewish lives, if we don't ourselves live those lives by word and deed, if we would rather go to the Riviera than Israel, if we won't see to it our kids get a good Jewish education, if we don't observe our own holidays because we are too sophisticated to believe in this kind of stuff, and if we never pick up a Jewish book, how (:an,we blame our synagogue, the JCC or BBYO or the Federation for a decline in Jewish values. We have 3,600 years of teachings to tell us it begins with the parents to the children, to their children, to their children and on and on to today's parents to today's children. "A strong ethnic identity, with a sense of mutual dependence and emphasis on the family structure." That is what makes us unique.

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Jazz at the J... a backyard experience By Beth Seldin Dotan, cultural arts director The Jewish Community Center is ge;aring up for a. new type of family experience. "Jazz at the J' will be held on the'JCC back lawn on Sunday, July 26, from 68:30 p.m. A $2 donation is requested at the door. The community is invited to bring a blanket and lawn chairs while listening to the concert. In addition, hot dog and hamburger dinners will be for sale or picnic dinners are welcome. •Jazz at the J" will feature the Matt Wallace Fusion Force. Also appearing' will Be Dr. Klezmer with Tuffy Epstein. "The concert, "states Cheryl Lerner, JCC dance and performing arts director, "is an opportunity to bring our members and the community .at large together here in our own back yard. Jazz concerts are so successful downtown. We wanted to offer something to people living out west. A chance to kick back, relax, and have fun close to home." Matt Wallace is an Omaha native who has completed over 30 tours with jazz legend Maynard Ferguson playing saxaphone and Ewi. He retiuns to the heartland this summer to play a number of gigs with his opening show as "Jazz at the J". Wallace, a 1980 Westside High School and 1985 UN-L graduate, has also appeared on "High Voltage II," "Big Bop Nouveau," "Back to Balboa Beach," "Foot Path Cafe," and soon to be released, "Live in SoHo." He has performed in over 25 countries with Maynard Ferguson and his band. Jazz magazine. Billboard, credits Wallace in its Jan. 9, 1993, issue as, "providing a hot Matt Wallace vocal on Ferguson's "Poison Ya Blues." Joining Wallace at "Jazz at the J" will be Chris Ishee on keyboards, Tom Kobza on guitar, Andy Hall on bass, Joey Gulizia on percussion, and Chuck Dicky on Drums. Dr. Klezmer, featuring lUTy Epstein, will open the concert. Lionel Wolberger, who recently relocated to Omaha from New Haven, Conn., is Dr. Klezmer himself. .He has extensive experience in Klezmer music, as does Tuify Epstein. Joining them are Debby Greenblatt on fiddle and Dik "rhythm stick" Weiner will play drums. Jeff Aizenberg, JCC executive director, says "Dr. Klezmer and the Matt Wallace Fusion Force concert is a great opportunity for us to bring everyone out to the 'J for some great entertainment this summer." "Jazz at the J" is sponsored by the Morton A. Richards Endowment Fund, the Nebraska Arts Council and Julios. For information, contact Beth Seldin Dotan or Cheryl Lerner at 334-8200.

NEW YORK (JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League is looking for Holocaust survivors who were rescued by Christians to attend a conference in Warsaw that will focus on Christian rescuers and those they saved. The conference, which will be held July 6-7, is sponsored by the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers, a division of ADL. Theologians and academicians, as well as others interested in studying the dynamics of moral courage and altruism, are also encouraged to attend. Those interested in participating in the confer-' ence can contact Stanlee Stahl, director of the foundation, at 823 United Nations Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10017, or telephone (212H90-2526, extension 429, for more information. For Holocaust survivors from Holland, the AjalahV.B.V.- Israel Foundation is available to advise those who emigrated overseas after the war about the possibility of obtaining Dutch war pensions and other services. • The non-profit organization is in contact with members of the Dutch government and is knowledgeable about survivors' rights.

Eighth-grade UTTO graduates UTTO graduation exercises for eighth- and 12th-grade classes were held at Beth Israel Synagogue. Graduating from ei^th grade were: seated, left to right, Michael Lerner, Jeffrey Shapiro, Steven DeBruin, Michael Kricsfeld, David Golbitz, Andrew Itkin, Jason Hoberman. Middle row, left to right, Laura Rifldn, Daniel Cohen, Jodi Lerner, Maggie Jacobson, Jason Ginsburg, Stephen Kotok, Daniel Parsow, Joel Brookstein and Cory Itkin. Top row, left to right, Lauren Zucker, Shayna Flatowicz, Lindsay Parilman, Michelle Lee, Jennifer Key, Shoshana Wees, Andi Gutnik, Allison Gordon, Jenina SadoCsky and Stanley Mitchell, director of education.

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Beth Lynn Goldstein graduated with an M.D. from the University of Neibraska Medical Center in Omaha. She also holds a Ph.D. in.Biochemistry from Boston University. Dr. Goldstein is currently a V«sident in pediatrics at Dr. Goldstein Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. She is the daughter of^jary and Barbara Goldstein of Omaha and Phyllis Angrisane of Las Vegas.

National Council of Jewish Women presidents honored by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, standing, Dottie Rosenblum, Marcia Gallner, Sally Malashock, Carol Katzman, Ellie Penner, Sharon Cipperley, Jan Schneiderman, Bobbie Leibowitz, Sue Meyers and Debbie Friedman. Seated, Esther Meiches, Lois Friedman, Lillian Farber and Bernice Horwich. By Jo Carroll The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society honored the past presidents of the Omaha chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women at its annual meeting this month. NJHS president Louise Abramhamson praised the 15 past presidents of NCJW who were present. "It is the 97th birthday of the Omaha chapter and the 100th birthday of the national organization." Mary Fellman presented a cake to NCJW president Debbie Friedman as the audience sang Happy Birthday. Mrs. Abramhamson recounted the NJHS events of the past year which included the successful 24th Street exhibit, another exhibit which showed wedding dresses and the current exhibit honoring Nebraska authors. She stressed the importance of volunteer work in making the organization a success. Bev Gendler, Sally Malashock and Susie Kaplan were recipients of the president's volunteer service award. Oliver Pollak spoke of his recent trip to Washington, D.C. where he visited the Holocaust museum. *I had goose bumps,' he said. "It's like trying to express the inexpressible." He said the museum was crowded but it was meant to be that way so one could get a better feeling of what was happening. He said he might feel different than others because his parents left Europe in 1939.

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Kylie Zacharia, Ariel Shukert, and her sister, Rachel will be appearing in the musical "Annie" this summer at the Dundee Dinner Theatre. There will be a double cast and this trio will be appearing with the red cast The show runs through Aug. 1. Ariel and Rachel are the daughters of Aveva and Marty Shukert. Kylie is the daughter of Terri and Dick Zacharia. Carrie Roitstein, daughter of Lloyd and Debbie Roitstein, was recently initiated into the chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta at the University of Illinois. Acceptance into this organization requires a minimum 4.5 gr^de point average. She is also a sorority member of Alpha Chi Omega. Carrie is a 1992 graduate of Belleville West High School in Belleville, HI. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Morris Roitstein, of Omaha.

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Beth Israel Synagogue announces that Almee Kirby will coordinate the Yachad Program. This program is funded by the Herbert Goldsten Trust and Esther K. Newman Memorial Fund. She will head the Yachad advisory committee, assisted by Joan Marcus, president of the Nebraska Association for Retarded Citizens, Phyllis Brown, assistant principal at the Madonna School, and Cantor Leo Fettman, acting rabbi. This program is open to anyone in the community who is developmentally disabled regarding of synagogue affiliation, age 13 and up. For more infonnation7 call Beth Israel Synagogue, 556-6288.

Maccabee Tfel Aviv — the team which had held first place for 23 years. Thousands of fans spontaneously ran onto the court and began singing "Mashiach oy oy oy," according to a recent report in The Jewish Press. Come autumn the team will be tipping off in Europe as they play in international competition. They have pledged to promote the Mashiach eflbrt there as well.

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Rabbi Azriel selected as mentor for intern By Dawna L. Robertson Rabbi Aryeh Azriel ofTemple Israel has been selected for the second year in a row to serve as a mentor for a rabbinic intern. The intern, Jim Egolf, is a fourth-year rabbinic student originally from Monroeville, Ala. Through the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, grants from the Wexner Foundation are awarded to promote practical training of rabbinical students, said Mr. Egolf. The internship consists of a sixweek session allowing the student to closely observe and assist a rabbi, he said. Describing the selection of a rabbi for the mentoring process, Mr. Egolf said that the management style of the rabbi was "carefully scrutinized" and that the congregation had to be of a sufficient size. Mr. Egolf said he was prepared "to get a real taste of being a rabbi in an active congregation.' His first assignment consisted of no less than building a house in one week with the volunteers of Omaha Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Egolf attributed his initial interest in becoming a rabbi to the role models he encountered as a youth at Camp Jacob in Utica, Miss. Belonging to the only Jewish family in a small southem town, he sought to answer his question, "What kept me Jewish in the middle of Alabama?* Alone, but not lonely, he recalled how he savored his time spent in the community of Camp Jacob. From left, Dmitriy Masyuk, Karina Masyuk, As a strong achiever in high school, Mr. Egolf sensed Max Tomchin and Ellina Tomchin, with her that he was valued at an impersonaflevel for the talgrandson, Artur. The family arrived firom Minsk ents he offered. However, his personal and most meanrecently to be reunited with Mr. Tbmchin's sister, ingful relationships flowered at the Jewish spiritual Lyuba Sherman and her family. camp. Mr. Egolf credited Camp Jacob as a strong source of his Jewish education, as well, noting that "camps are strong instillers of Jewish identity." 'When children are knowledgeable Jews, they can own their religion, heritage and synagogue. Spirituality takes place beyond rote learning," Mr. Egolf said. Later, as a camp counselor for Jewish youth from similar backgrounds, he said he was able to appreciate the challenges of maintaining a Jewish identity under isolating circumstances. GRILLED Fried a xn "Life brings adversity, loneliness, struggle," Mr. Egolf continued. "At those times, a kid will reflect and ask himself, who else faced adversity? As a rabbi, you can lESTAURANT touch youth through role modeling, meeting crises with Lmch Dinner a positive attitude for yourself and for others around OMMMSkwiifCMtw NtlktDWK 4MM10 you. *I have learned to use every encounter as an opportunity to actualize another's feelings, no matter how The Jewish Community Center and Hy-Vee painful," Mr. Egolf said. "If nothing else, they will sense present: they're not alone." Mr. Egolf will ofHciate at Friday evening services at Temple Israel.

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Bert's Eye View By Bert Lewis Are you comfortable with the subject of age or talking about how many birthdays you've already celebrated? In a community like oiun, providing you were bom and raised here, it's kind of difficult to (a) lie about your age or, (b) keep it a secret. Since I was, in fact, bom and raised here, there isn't any way I could get away with either lying or not telling. The topic is pertinent because in recent weeks I participated in a significant high school reunion. So significant that, at first, it was hard to say the actual number. In time I foimd it was easy, but you must admit the number 50 is a big one. And that's what my class retmion was celebrating, since we graduated in 1943. Truthfully, when the first notice arrived last year, I was astonished. How could this be? It must be an error. . .surely sontebody goofed! Well, naturally I was mistaken. Nobody made any errors — it truly was the big 50. I took to referring to the event as my "trauma" for the season and it wasn't entirely a joke. I had little intention of becoming involved, going on the theory that if I ignored it, it would go away. Wrong. It seems former classmates (and old friends) were taking it very seriously and working hard to make it the best reunion anyone could have. Fortunately for me, I saw one of those old friends while at dinner one night and she assumed I was planning to attend the EVENT. When I said I wasn't, she told me I was wrong and that I most certainly would attend. She was very convincing in her description of how much fun it would be. And in the end, I gave in. When she named some of the out-of-towners who were coming, I knew I would go because I really wanted to see these "kids* I used to run around with. That, of course, is and was the bottom line. Renewing friendships, exchanging family information, levelling on the subject of children and grandchildren. And over and over again realizing it would have been my loss if I hadn't gone. It was especially wonderful to see some of the people who left Omaha in the mid '40s and who I haven't seen since. I see people often who still live here and it's always pleasant, but to hear "who did you locker with?" and "remember the study hall we had together?" and "didn't we take Spanish in the same das;?" We howled and hugged and laughed (and cried).. .many were missing who should have been there. We were treated to a little entertainment, including the hot jazz and boogie-woogie piano by a classmate who grew up to be an attorney general of Nebraska. An emcee was a prominent doctor who was a golden-haired hunk in '43. . .still a terrific guy but no longer fits the old description! But then, how many of us do? It really was fun and I had such a good time. I can never adequately thank my friend for changing my mind about attending. I guess the operative word here is FRIEND. After all, that's what made the whole thing so special, seeing old friends. And one other fringe benefit was realized when the weekend was over I found I was telling people (with pride) about my FIFTIETH reunion. Suddenly it was not just ok, it was terrific. I can't quite explain why, youll just have to trust me. If you have such a celebration yet to come, ei\joy it. Don't be silly and fuss about numbers. Be grateful you made it!

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Beth El to honor Goldsteins at farewell kiddush July 3 By Diane Axler Baum Beth El Congregation will Aonor Dr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Goldstein for 18 years of oommitnient and leadership at a Kiddush following Shabbat morning services July 3. The tribute will include a farewell to Ray and Jody and their daughters Heather, 16, and Stephanie, 11. Later this summer the family wilt relocate to Rochester, MN, where Dr. Goldstein already has been transferred by his company, Valcom/Response, as j>art of a m^jor promotion from sales to management Heather will deliver the morning's DVar Tbrah. She will consider Balaam's "good eye," as discussed in the portion, in relation to her family's move. "Even though this change will be diffictilt for me; I have opened my eyes to the reality, and I hope I will be able to see life through a good eye," she said. As congregation president from 1989 to 1992, Mr. Goldstein guided Beth El through the planning, decision-maldng and fund-raising connected with the move to the new building in July, 1991. "Ray and Jody have contributed to the continued growth and success of Beth El and to the Jewish community of Omaha. Their leaving will be a loss to our synagogue and to the entire community," said Sandy Friedman, current president. Rabbi Paul Drazen used the term "shul menshen" to describe the Goldsteins. "Over the years, Ray and Jody have served on countless committees, worked with our children, and provided leadership and morale," he said. He also referred to Jod/s work on behalf of Friedel Jewish Academy. "After Jody stepped into Friedel in 1985, she led the school through a period of g^wth and

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BAN/CASIDY Melinda S. Ban of Omaha and Michael A. Casidy of Overland Park, Kan., were married June 6 at the Omaha Marriott Hotel. Judge Lyn V. Ferer ofliciated. A reception followed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold G. Ban of Omaha. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Casidy of Overland Park. Honor attendants were the bride's sister, Tracy Ban of Omaha, and Paul Fischer of Overland Park. The newlyweds reside in Overland Park.

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Belgian chastises Israel while visiting Libya By Joseph Kopel BRUSSELS (JTA) — A Belgian Cabinet minister has caused a political uproar here by visiting Libya, in an apparent violation of diplomatic sanctions, and by justifying the trip with a negative remark about laraiel. Robert Urbain, minister of foreign trade and European affairs, met with Libyan Foreign Minister Omar Mustafa al- Montaaser during a one-day visit to the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Urbain confirmed the meeting, but stressed it was a private visit Apparently, he was acting on his own initiative. Urbain, a French-speaking Socialist, defended his trip, insisting it did not violate the air embargo and the reduction of diplomatic relations with Libya ordered by the United Nations. The sanctions were imposed after Libya's refusal to extradite two of its citizens accused of involvement in the 1988 bombing of a Pan American jet. "But if I should not go to countries which do not respect United Nations resolutions, I would not have been to Israel for a long time," Urbain said in an interview with Belgian radio. That statement triggered a swift reaction from the Israeli Embassy here. "Israel's Embassy expresses its astonishment over the fact that Minister Urbain had thought it necessary to invoke the State of Israel in order to justify his visit to Libya," the embassy said in a communique. Urbain visited Israel earlier this year at the head of a business and trade delegation.

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Controversial identity cards By Jean Cohen ATHENS (JTA) — The Greek government is committed to renewing its attempts to resolve the controveray over Greek identification cards that require citizens to state one's religilon, according to American Jewish leaders who met with Greek officials in Athens last week. Jewish groups as well as other minorities in Giteece oppose the ID card policy, but an attempt by the gov: emment earlier this year to remove religion from the cards was rebuffed by the Greek Parliament. '' "The government has committed itself to revisiting the issue," David Harris, American Jewish Committee executive vice president, said in New York upon his return early from the trip. But he said "there were no concrete solutions offered about how to overcome Parliament's resistance." The delegation was unique in that it combined leaders from the American Jewish community — AJCommittee members — with leaders from the Greek American community — members of the United Hellenic American Congress. The joint delegation traveled to Israel after Greece and were scheduled to visit Cyprus as well, before returning to America after the 14-day trip. "They served as hosts of the trip to Greece and Cyprus and we served as hosts of the trip to Israel," Harris said. The delegation met in Athens with Greek Prirtte Minister Constantine Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Michalis PapakostanHnou, among other officials. The joint delegation was asked by Papakostantinou to help the Greek government organize the 1 million Greeks who live in the former Soviet Union. In order to drive his plea home, the Greek minister reminded his guests that Jews and Greeks have in common large diasporas. The delegation was also received by the Central Jewish Board of Greece, an umbrella organization representing Greek Jewry. '^

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By Harry Paakowitz ' Th^ Young Energetic Seniors march on. Or. Margolin is now back in full force after his heart surgery and, with a little help, gave us the following May programs: Assistant Police Chief Larry Roberts spoke to us about the work of the police department. Mother's Day was a big triple-header. Toby Kagan officiated at the installation of re-elected officers. They are: Harry Paskowitz, president; Evelyn Epstein, vice president; Rosaline Epstein, recording secretary; Lester Waxman, treasurer; Frieda Krizelman, dues membership. Ibby presented YE!S name pins to the officers and chair persons. Wayne Miller, 'One Man Band' (accordion, voice, electronics, and pedal drum) gave us some lively staindarda and polkas. Amy Potash passed out potted plants to the mothers. I didn't gpt to see the "League of Their Own" VCR movie at the Blumkin Home auditorium, but was told that it was hilarious. We had a picnic lunch with the young ones at the JCC pavilion with kosher hot dogs, potato chips, lemonade and cookies. We're going to miss meeting with the kids until this fall. Beth Israel's Cantor David Taub gave us some delightful anecdotes and beautiful Hebrew songs. Bob Whitmore, from the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging, spoke on the work of that organization. He is also the publisher of the "Horizons" monthly newspaper. Retired school teacher and principal Esther Pilster described and modeled women's hats by decade periods. I gave her a yarmulke for her collection and explained that it was primarily for men and never goea out of fashion. Regretfully, YES monthly programming at Beth El was discontinued for the time being. Food, hospitality and programs there were outstanding. A belated thank you to Rosaline Epstein, Ann Margolin, Sylvia Goldberg, Rachel Bleicher and Amy Potash for their help in selling Israeli chips at the Israel Independence Day celebration at the J. The passing of Anne Katzman, who conducted the YES discussion group for many years, was a great loss to the community and YES.

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By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel's High Court of Justice decided Sunday to postpone a decision on whether Robert Manning's extradition to the United States should be made conditional on an American guarantee that his religious needs will be met if he is sent to prison there. Manning is due to be extradited to the Unites States to stand trial in connection with the 1980 murder of a California secretary, killed in the explosion of a boobytrapped parcel mailed to her employer. The Israeli courts are still weighing an American request to extradite his wife, Rochelle, for the same crime. It is not known yet when the court will issue its final decision on whether to condition Manning's extradition on American assurances. Manning's lawyer, Yoram Gonen, told the court t^at even "'the minimum level" of Jewish observance — such as the right to eat kosher, wear a yarmulka and tzitzit (ritual fringes) and put on tefillin — is frequently impossible to maintain in U.S. jails. But the state attorney's representative pointed out that the extradition treaty doee not allow for conditions to be attached, and Israel has never tried to impos§ such conditions for any other observant Jews. , ' -She also said that the U.S. Department of Corrections was worried about allowing such conditions to be attached because it might be the stort of a "slippery slope" — today a prisoner needs kosher food, tomorrow he will need "a certain tobacco." But Justice Aharon Barak, one of the three judges hearing the case, pointed out that since the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that a Jew had no right to wear a yarmulka in the Army, it is not clear the American courts would uphold such .a right in prison. The Nebraska Newspaper Project Is seeking location Info for older Nebraskan or U.S. newspapers. Contact Project Director, Katharine L. Walter, 209 N. Love Library, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0410, (402) 4723939. Not interested in individual articles from papers.

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