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From left, Olga Borovsky, Anna Mogilevskaya, Rakhil Mezhanskaya, Alexandra Borovsky, Nataly Borovsky -- a four generation family now reunited. Photos of the Dalev and Purer families were not immediately available.
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The Magic Carpet n rescue of Yemenite Jews is being carried out by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Conunittee followed by their care in Israel through the Jewish Agency. Rescue operations are funded by the UJA/Federation annual campaign. At left, a Yemenite woman who immigrated to Israel three months ago was reunited last week with her children and grandchildren. In center photo, two Yemenite boys play ouUide the Oshiyot Absorption Center with a young Ethiopian who also lives there. At right, having compeltcd the immigration process, a Yemenite Jew examines his Israeli Identity card at an absorption center near Rehovot. (Israel photos by U,M IVcss Service/Jack Vainunska; Omaha photos by Jo Carroll.)
Stuart Eizenstat plans kosher kitchen for American embassy in Brussels By Linda Bayer, Washington Jewish Week Stuart Eizenstat hss had political titles, like director of domestic policy for President Jimmy Carter. Academic titles, such as professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. And Jewish communal titles, Including president of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington . Aut until recently, he hnid no diplomatic appellation. The Senate remedied that situation. Now he can be addressed as Ambassador Eiienstat. Confirmed as U.S. envoy to the Buropenn Community (E.G.), he and wife Pran will be movinR to Drusisls, Belgium "nfler the High Holidays," Biienstat said.
There the couple plans to establish, at private expense, the first entirely kosher U.S. embassy in American history. During confirmation hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe, Eisenstat began by speakinf of his heritage. He recalled hii grandparents, who escaped from a town near Mints in Russia and from Lithuania: "They arrived to seek personal and religious freedom as Jews ... and to raise their children firee fV^m religious opprewion .... This great and good country permitted them to (Veely practice Judaism, t« earn a livelihood, and to instill in their families the values of tolerance, fair play, concern foe the disadvantaged, and the loveof fVesdom they brought with them...."
Eisenstat testified that "no other country in world history has given our minority community the full and complete opportunity to participate in every aspect of its economic, cultural, social and political life. "Among my earliest memories are the regular visits with my grandparents which to this day evoke images of the Europe they left, with its Jewish humor and culture, the Yiddish language and newspapers, the religious customs and traditions." Eiienstat) 50, has been employed in all three bronches of the federal government, hos taught a course on the American presidency for 10 years at Harvard, and is a partner in the law firm of Powell, Ooldstein, Praxar and Murphy. J
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The "Joint' When 'you make a gift to the UJA/Federation Campaign, UJA allocates some o( that nrroney to the Joint DistritHjtionCommittee—the "Joint." We receive dozens of stories about how those dollars are tielng used by the Joint in Israel and to help Jews In depressed countries. Throughout the year, we would like to share some of those stories with you through this column.
Bella, an elderly Jewish woman, lives in her own apartment in Israel. She has some health problems, and was faced with giving up her home and moving into an institution. But thanks to technology and JDC funds, an emergency beeper system is meeting this crucial need of the elderly in Israel while providing jobs for Soviet immigrants aged 50 and over — the population with the highest unemployment rate in Israel. Yad Sarah, an organization which lends medical equipment, employs immigrants to manufacture beepers for elderly and homebound individuals who want to live in their homes instead of being institutionalized. The beeper is linked to a central station that responds to emergency calls around the clock. The project currently employs 10 immigrants, all electronic engineers, whose salaries are subsidized by JDC funds.
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HAROLD E. CHERNIACK Services for Harold E. Chemiack were held Aug. 6 at Temple Israel Cemetery.' Survivors include his wife, Harriet; a son, Mark; a daughter, Lynne Bridg^an; sisters', Gertrude Chapman of San Diego and Helen Goldenberg of Minneapolis; grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. RUTH ROFFMAN SHAPIRO Services for Ruth Roffman Shapiro were held Wednesday at Golden Hills Cemetery. She was 85. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Blaine Roffman and Dr. Larry Roffman; two step-daughters. Marjorie Somberg and Lois Kneeter; a sister. Pearl Hurwich, all of Omaha; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.
Massive Hasidic wedding By David Landau JERUSALEM (JTA) — The largest wedding ever held in the modem history of Israel ended joyously at dawn as the last of 30,000 guests departed from the 429-ft.-long marquee erected for the occasion in the Jerusalem Hasidic suburb of Kiryat Belz. Aharon Mordechai, 17, only son and heir of Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the rebbe of Belz, had taken as his bride Sarah-Leah Lemberger, daughter of a devout but little-known rabbi, Shimon Lemberger, from the northern township of Kiryat Ata. "She is her own "yichus," "jubilant Belzer Hasidim told outsiders, referring to her family heritage. "Our rebbe wanted a student at one of our seminaries, who has all the qualities and merits." Sarah-Leah and her new husband were married by the groom's grandfather, the 84-year-old rebbe of Vishnitz, on a huge platform-chupah under the stars. Rabbi Eliezer Shach, 94, leader of the nonHasidic fervently Orthodox Jews in Israel, came from Bnei Brak to bless the young couple under the chupah. For the Belz Hasidic community, the secondlargest in Israel after Ger, the wedding marked the high-point in a process of rapid — in the Hasidim's view miraculous — recovery from near- total annihilation in the Holocaust The previous rebbe, Aharon Rokeach, escaped to Palestine through Hungary, a broken man, to head a sect that had been reduced from tens of thousands to a few hundred. Now the wedding brought together thousands of Hasidim from Belzer branches around the world and many thousands more in Israel itself. One-and-a-half tons of gefilte flsh and 39,000 gallons of soft drinks were among the items on the caterer's menu in what was surely the largest meal eaten in the city since Temple times. Earlier in the week, reviving a "rebbisher" tradition, the Belzer rebbe gave a prenuptial feast for the poor of Jerusalem.
By Kenneth Dancyger NEW YORK (JTA) — Che-Na-Wah. Massad Aleph and Hapoel Hamizrachi may be unfamiliar names to some, but to Jewish men and women who were campers in their youth, these names hold cheri-'^'-l memories. This group includes individuals who are to<. . prominent in the news, such as the newest justice on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Gin-'-i'irj;, who attended Camp Che-Na-Wah in Minerva, N.Y. A visitor to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, which is currently showing an exhibit on the Jewish camping experience in America, wrote that she was a campmate of Ginsburg's. "I attended Camp Che-Na-Wah in Minerva, Ne»' York from 1956 to 1966," wrote Peggy Copper Schwartz in the museum's visitors' book. "Recently a Che-Na-Wah girl has become prominent in the news — she is Ruth Bader Ginsberg (sicj, who was known as 'Kiki' Bader at Che-NaWah," Schwartz wrote. A spokesperson for the justice confirmed that she attended the camp. But one does not have to be a Supreme Court justice to have fond memories of poison ivy and Band-Aids, of scrapped knees and of color war. For nearly 100 years. American Jewish children ByHui^Orgel have flocked to summer camp, making it one of the American Jewry's most popular social institutions, TEL AVIV (JTA) — Professor Marcus Klingberg. a prominent biologist serving time in prison for espiaccording to the museum. onage on behalf of the former Soviet Union, has appealed to President Ezer Weizman for a pardon. Israelis only learned this week of Klingfoerg's detention. The former deputy director of the Biological Institute in Ness Ziona, he was tried and convicted NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS PiMM chack your advaitiMnMnU. Errors mud b« rapoitad to tw in closed-door proceedings in 1983. Jawiah PTMS by Morxfay rwon lollo««tr>g •>• Aral Inwrtion. For the last decade, he has been held in solitary confinement, serving an 18-year sentence. SINGLES FOnSALE The secrecy was lifted ailer the story appeared 66* and (tngia group. Ontng, VMin. FuH-akza itudanl modal. in a foreign publication, — u a footnote in a book dancing, Ihaalar, brtdga, and Oulitanding oondHkm. 330^780. written about Wolfgang Vogel, a former East pinoda. For tnora Informabon German lawyer active in East-West spy exchanges.
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By Tova Mirvis NEW YORK (JTA) — The Association of Hebrew Free Loans Societies is offering interest-free loans to Jewish victims of the flood in the Midwest. Flooding throughout the Midwest has claimed at least 42 lives, forced thousands of people from their homes and caused damage estimated at almost $12 billion. Victims can apply for loans through their local federations or Jewish Family Services agencies, which will be working with the loan association to make the loans available, said Arnold Teitelbaum, vice president of the association. Teitelbaum said the association will offer loans from $10,000 to $20,000. No one has applied for the loans yet, because the application mechanism is still being established, Teitelbaum said, adding that he already knows of Jewish flood victims who plan to apply for the loans. There are approximately 8,000 Jewish residents in the affected areas, according to Teitelbaum. The loan association will be able to make its loans available before the U.S. government is able to hand out money from its federal aid packages, Teitelbaum said. The group launched similar efforts for victims of Hurricane Andrew which struck southern Florida last year. "That is how we gained our expertise in this area," Teitelbaum said.
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Volunteers sought Rabbi Mendel Katsman has announced that he is seeking volunteers to help the town of Hamburg, Iowa, recover from the flood. Rabbi Katzman told the Jewish PTDM that the Mayor of Hamburg contacted him by telephone and asked for help in the cleanup. Rabbi KaUmnn said volunteers able to work this Sunday should call him at 697-1124.
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Synagogue Activities Candlelichting: 8.-08 p.m. Beth Israel Synagogue 1S02 No. 62nd Street Omaha. NE 68104 < 666-6288 Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.ni. to •4:30 p.m.; FViday, 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. KIDDUSH This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stein in honor of their son's wedding. Mincha at 8:05 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 8:05 p.m. JEWISH LJFE AND LIVING Cantor Leo Fettman will discuss "Preparation for marriage and/or make our marriage better; the Jewish woman's guide to happiness; realizing your potential as a homemaker" on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the school wing of the synagogue. HAFTORAH TROPE Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the synagogue library with Cantor Taub.
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Temple Israel 7023 Cass Street Omaha, N^ 68132 566-6536 FRIDAY: Shabbat service ft at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Daniel Fink and Cantor Karen Webber-Gilat will^officiate. Shabbat worship during the summer services is devoted to the topic: Pirkei Avot, a compendium of practical advice and ethical guidance handed down by rabbis throughout the centuries. SATURDAY: Shabbat service is at 10:15 a.m. "FOOD FOR THOUGH-r The next luncheon will be Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rabbi Azriel will lead the discussion. Bring a brown bag lunch. Temple will provide the drinks. " 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. Chabad House 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 Chuniash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. YIDDISH "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Chabad House. ENGLISH CLASS "Think Jewish and speak English" classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House.
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equipment to Iran for producing atomic, chemical and biological arms and long- range rockets, according to a recent report here. The article, based on a report which Tirst appeared in the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv, also asserts that dozens of Swiss companies were heavily involved in assisting Iraq's nuclear development program prior to the Persian Gulf War. One reported example is of a small Swiss hightech company that produces safety valves made of pressure-resistant iron Now You See It... that can be used in equipment for enriching uranium for bomb use. The article mentioned a signed letter from the head of the Swiss company to the directors of the Iranian nuclear program. Now Yoa Don't Also described is ^.. — .-.....--...^ how tome of the Swiss ' Tht§ aa afiormtiwd bf \ compahiea have been the WEST OMAHA ! victims of professional AUTO BODY ' acts of sabotage, allegedly am* ' carried out by the Israeli DICK'S FRAME SHOP! Mossad, according to the companies targeted. ; 331-3870 I Prime supplier I 4»0S.9(MiS». , According to the ^-"———f»--""*"' article, which appeared in the Swiss daily Le irVeaDrUtaaJDriN Year Lk«as« Wm Courier, the heads of the Disifftar Oa TW 8fe( American and Israeli Nfbrub liw rnliKctiwnl offKfii •ecrat services n|me will ukc iwiy ynur Imnw on Iht Switierland as the prime tpol i( you >rt driving whilt supplier of nuclear equipinloiiciini lit trfuK i chrmiul ment to Iran. Icil No MCf ptiim*. IK) diKiimon, 326 million no JurliininA The article said llon't dfink and dnw Swiss export* to Iran NeOnABKA amounted to $326 million, moitly comprising chfmicat end speeisHtert mechanical equipment.
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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: i Services at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush follows services. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time starts at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services are at 8:15 p.m. SUNDAY: Services are at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services are at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. JUDAICA SHOP Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment. Tifereth Israel 3219 Sheridan Blvd. Lincoln, NE 68602 423-8669 Services are officiated by Rabbi Elihu Milder at 8 p.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. B'nai Jeshurun 20th and South Streets Lincoln, NE 68602 436-8004 Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Sabbath evening service at 7:45 p.m. TUESDAY: Adult education classes at 7:30 p.m. TEMPLE GARAGE SALE The annual South Street garage sale will be Aug, 26 and 27. To donate goods, call the Umple at 4358004 or Sam at 476-9985.
B'nai Israel 618 Mynster Street Council BluSts, Iowa 51503 322-4706 For general information, leave a message on the synagogue answering machine (322-4705). FRIDAY: Services are at 7:30 p.m. with Rabbi Sherri Shulewitz. SATURDAY: Torah discussion services from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dairy-vegetarian potluck dinner and Havdalah at 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY: Ritual and board meetings at 9 a.m. Ro8C Blumkin Jewish Home 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.
Offutt Capehart Chapel 25th Street and Capehart Omaha, NfE 681X3 XM-flOfil FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m.
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Sparks from The Word By Rabbi-Myer S. Kripke If You Don't Live in Israel... Parashat R'eh ' The Midrash (Sifre) tells the story of two rabbis, Eliezer ben Shamua and Yohanan haSandlar, who set out to study further with Rabbi Judah ben Beterahj who lived outside Israel. When they were passing through Sidon, they suddenly bethought themselves of a verse from our Sidrah, "When you have dispossessed them (nations living in Canaan) and settled in their land. . ." They wept and tore their clothes. Resolutely, they turned back. To themselves they exchanged the principle, "Living in Eretz Yisrael is as important as all the other Mitzvot of Torah combined!" Some Israelis today defend themselves with that principle. "We don't observe Kashrut or Shabbat or Yom Tov or Tefillin or anything else by which you American Jews identify yourselves. Be we live in Israel; You live in America, where your years, or generations, as Jews are sharply numbered." One. Israeli Jew, unobservant and uninterested in Judaism as a religion, complained to me that his family in America had so many intermarriages that he had almost as many Gentile relatives as Jewish in the USA "How can you continue to live there?" he continued. His question is not new; but it is especially cogent after the disturbing 1990 study of the marriage of Jews to non-Jews in the United States. The results of the study have frustrated us and frightened us. Unquestionably, if we continue to live in the freedom of the United States, we live in a society which, if not inimical to Jewish survival, is at best indifferent to Jewish survival. Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yohanan took no chances and returned to Israel. We who continue to live outside Israel put the survival of our religion, our culture, our tradition on the gaming table every day, every year, every generation we live here. Perhaps the least that can be expected of us is that we perform all the rest of the Mitzvot; for they, all together, add up to the Mitzvah of living in
Judaic Studies By Michael Steinman, Director of Judaic Studies and Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Shalom! Our state university now has a Judaic studies center: the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies. It will sponsor teaching, research, public lectures and symposia, nims, and museum displays to educate the people of Nebraska and the larger Great Plains com- Michael Steinman munity about Judaism and all aspects of Jewish civilization. Faculty on the Omaha, Lincoln, and Kearney campuses have been teaching courses related to Judaica for some time. Now, after the Board of Regents officially' created the Center on July 10, we will be able to coordinate our efforts to stimulate learning about the Jewish experience. >, The Center has two missions. The first mission is to complement and enrich the education of students in disciplines in which an awareness of Jewish contributions is professionally important. Students of religion, history, lilernturc, and art, for example, will benefit from studying the contributions of the Jewish experience in their fields. The second mission of the Center is to teach people of alt religious and ethnic backgrounds about
In the News Israel! ' . Whether or not we take that seriously, we do The Section of have to consider whether or not it is of ultimate importance that Judaism survive. I answer, yes, it Pediatric HematologyOncology and Bone is of ultimate importance. I submit two reasons, each needing long explana- Marrow Transplantation Department of Pediatrics tions and development in thought. The first is negative: the world needs us, if only at the University of Medical to prove that you cannot blot out a people and its Nebraska culture by centuries-long brutality and by indiffer- Center has announced the appointment of ence to it. The second is positive: no other culture or reli- Bruce Gordon, M.D., gion has the unique qualities of Judaism, sobriety as clinical director of the of thought and belief; a wholesome view of life and Pediatric Bone Marrow humanity; and a passion for justice, truth and Transplant a,t ion peace, all of these coupled with a deep and endur- Program. Dr. Gordon obtained his M.D. from the Johns ing compassion for mankind. (Do we recognize ourselves in the last para- Hopkins School of Medicine in 1983, and completed his pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and graph?) Childrens Hospital in Cleveland in 1986. He was a fellow in pediatric hematology-oncology Jewish Family Service plans and bone marrow transplantation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from 1987 until 1989, when he joined the faculty as assistant professor. parenting workshop Dr. Gordon is board certified in both pediatrics Jewish Family Service will present a six-week and pediatric hematology-oncology. group workshop based on the writings of Adele He has special interest in clinical bone marrow Faber and Elaine Mizlish. transplantation, childhood lymphomas, and clotting Audiotapes of the authors speaking and in role disorders. play with others will be used as teaching tools, as He has published in journals such as Blood, well as the authors' writings. Cancer, Pediatrics and Bone Marrow Humorous presentations Transplantation. Their insightful and humorous presentations, in Dr. (jordon is a member of the American Society both the audiotapes and in their writings, offers of Hematology, American Society of Clinical practical guidelines and common sense solutions to Oncology and the American Association for Cancer the everyday frustrations of parenthood, according Research. to facilitator Cin^iy Ridgway, C.M.S.W., A.C.S.W., He lives in Omaha with his wife and four chiltherapist on staff at Jewish Family Service. dren. Ms. Ridgway said the workshop will be held on six Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m., beginning Sept. 7, at the Jewish Community Center. The fee is $40 per individual for all six sessions, Mrs. Cathy (Wm.) Christensen will receive and $50 per married couple. Pre-registration is her doctorate (Ed D.) from the University of required. Nebraska-Lincoln on Aug. 14. For information, contact Jewish Family Service She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Eatl at 330-2024. Wigodsky. Judaica and about anti- semitism and other forms of prejudice. ^f^ Anti-Semitism will diminish We believe that anti- semitism will diminish the more non-Jews see what their traditions and Jewish traditions have in common and the more they know about the Jewish heritage. We have found that courses related to Judaica attract many non-Jews who want to know about their own histories and cultures. These students understand that knowledge of Jewish history and culture enriches their knowledge of their own traditions. We expect this learning to create more understanding among people from diverse backgrounds and to curtail anti-semitism and other forms of hate. To accomplish these missions, faculty in Omaha, Lincoln, and Kearney are teaching courses related to Judaica in religion, history, philosophy, literature, political science, psychology, and other disciplines. And we are offering new courses too. For example, a "stuffer" in this issue of the Jewish Press publicizes a new course in Lincoln in the Hebrew language that Ms. Ophira Bahar will teach this fall. Faculty are also developing new courses that examine Jewish history on the Great Plains and the influence of geography and water resources on Israeli and international politics. We will keep you informed about what we are doing through the Jewish Press and hope to see you at our public lectures and in our classrooms. Don't hesitate to call our office (472-9561 in Lincoln) if you have any questions or suggestions.
Organizations YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Bingo and "YES Talk" discussion group are at 10:30 a.m. English class also meets at 10:30 a.m in the JCC conference room. Following lunch, a book review on "Benjamin Natanyahu" will be presented by YES president Harry Paskowitz. For transportation, call 330-4272. J WALK-IN DROP-IN 1 Walk-In Drop-In program will meet Thursday at the JCC. Exercise class, "Body Recall," with instructor Belinda Malakovich, meets at 10:30 a.m. in the older adult lounge. Bingo also begins at 10:30 a.m. in room 10. Bring a sack dairy lunch. A video entitled "Carol Burnett's Best" will be shown.
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better because somebody could have healthy children, even if it wasn't us? "Isn't life like that? Let me tell you about my rotten week/weekend/month/year." People who say this must assume that suffering + suffering = lessened suffering. It doesn't. Our sages have taught us to try to comfort someone whose dead lies before them. Those who have suffered through miscarriage and stillbirth still have their dead before them, particularly if they chose not to have an official funeral. Our practice of almost ignoring these deaths made sense when it was a miracle for a baby to remain healthy long enough to grow up and get married. The community could not have withstood such constant sorrow. However, now that it is a relative rarity for a pregnancy to be unsuccessful, it would be appropriate for the community to reinvolve itself in the grief process, as it does for other deaths. There are some actions and words which can help the mourner, especially if you were told by a parent ttfter you had innocently congratulated them or checked on the parent's progress. You.can give a hug or hold a hand, and either say nothing or just say, "I'm sad for you." Or, you can use the traditional words of comfort May God comfort you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. When you use the traditional words of comfort, what I feel you are really saying is that just as in an ideal world the Jewish people would not have had to endure 2000 years of living in painful exile, in that same ideal world, you would not have to suffer this loss.
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Engaged EPSTEIN/DIX Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dix of Avon, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Eleanor Alden Dix, to Jeffrey Epstein, son of Mr. and Mrs; Robert Epstein of Omaha. Miss Dix is a graduate pf Lynchburg College in Lynchbur^, Va. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Dennis Dix of Pound Ridge, N.Y. Mr. Epstein, a graduate of Tulane University, is vice president of Omaha Paper Stock. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Adler, Mrs. Sam Epstein and the late Sam Epstein. A May 29 wedding in Avon, Conn., is planned.
Births Mr. and Mrs. Steven Trenton of Westwood, Kan., announce the July 274jirth of a son, Andrew Pels. Grandparents arV Mr. and Mrs. Les Schneiderman of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Trenton of Leawood, Kan. Great-grandmother is Mrs. Sally Ricks of Omaha. Clinton pledges effort WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a letter to a New York congressman, President Clinton has pledged his "unrelenting efforts" to try to end the Arab boycott of companies doing business with Israel.
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Bar Mitzvah Russell Wayne Bennett, the son of Sandy and Bruce Gordon of Omaha and Norm Bennett of Benson, Ariz., will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday morning, Aug. , 28,at Beth El Synagogue. A, seventh grader at Kiewit Middle School, Russell is a superior honor roll student and enjoys reading, sports, computers and the study of space, travel and dinosaurs. He has two sisters, Rachel, 3, and Rebecca, 15 months^ and a brother, Benjamin) 15 months. Grandparents are Wauneta Bennett and the late Bert Bennett of Lincoln, Malcolm and Annette Gordon of Los Angeles and the late Betty and Maurice Weiss of Omaha. NEW YORK (JTA) — Serge Berdugo, president of the Jewish community of Morocco, was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Throne, with rank of Officer, by Moroccan King Hassan II in recognition of his contributions to the nation.
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