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Yom Ha'atzmaut Schedule Saturday, April 16 8:30 p.m.--Shaloni Sherman, a one-man comedy show-Israeli Style!, in the JCC auditorium. Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. Dessert will be served. Tickets available through JCC membership.

Sunday, April 17 Israel in Time 12:30 p.m.—Opening ceremonies with Jewish War Veterans and Boy Scout Troop 218. 12:45-2 p.m.-Israeli food "Shuk." Activities include archeological digs; Gan Hayiot (Hoich Enterprise Exotic Animals; Child Development Center art projects; layered sand art; bone magnets; Israeli flags; View Bethsaida: A Hands-On Look at the Past; JNF display. 1 p-nL-Family walk for Israel.

Holocaust Memorial Day

An estimated 250 members of the Jewish community commemorated Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) on April 7 at Beth El Synago^e. Those lighting candles in memory of the six million Jews who perished are from left, Ben Heisler, Dave Richtman, Gershon Leber, Lola Beinglas, Joachim Boin, and Miriam Grossman. The event was coordinated by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council and included a memorial service and a performance by Claudia Stevens. Story on page 2.

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1:30 p.m.--Maccabi games with Randy and Al (Health and RE.) 2 p.m.--"Israel in Time"-A production by the JCC Theater and Youth Departments. Shalom Sherman--A one-man Borscht Belt Variety Show! Fees for the program on Sunday will be for food only.

Ambiguities marl< Clinton's policy on Jerusalem

By Lany Yudelson NEW YORK (JTA) — The Clinton administration appears to have quietly changed previous American policy toward Jerusalem. In a series of small but precedent-shattering moves, the administration has indicated that it has moved closer to the Israeli position that Jerusalem is one united city and the country's eternal capital. It has done so while publicly denying any shift has occurred. For its efforts, the Clinton administration has been condemned in the Arab world for accommodating Israel — and been condemned by many in the Jewish community for not moving far enough. In meetings with Jewish leaders last month, Clinton seemed to become the first sitting U.S. president to endorse Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital, by saying he stood by his remarks on the topic fVom two years before. Then, he had told Jewish leaders that "I recognize Jerusalem as an undivided city, the eternal capital of Israel, and I believe in the principle of moving our embassy to Jerusalem." But then he was on the campaign trail, and for a presidential candidate, he was bre*king no new ground. "Every candidate has told us that," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of M^jor American Jewish Organizations. "Thii is the first time a president onoe elected had said it," said Hoenlein. A month earlier, the American ambassador to Israel broke long-standing tradition and crossed the unmarked 1967 border to address a group of visiting Je wish kaadert. American ofTlcials had in the past demandad that groups meet them in the western part of Jerusalem, fearing that conducting ofndal business in east Jerusalem would convey assent to Israel's anntxatlon of the area aflar the 1987 Six-Day War.

In March, for the first time in nearly a decade, the United States demanded a paragraph-by-paragraph vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution, in order to abstain from a paragraph.referring to Jerusalem as "occupied" territory. The United States had several times in the past approved similar resolutions. This time, Ambassador Madeleine Albright said the resolution would have merited an outright veto had the offensive language been in the operative part of the resolution, rather than in the preamble. The operative portion of the resolution, which the United States supported, condemned the February 25 massacre in Hebron and called for an international presence in that West Bank city. Neither Clinton's assurances to American Jewish leaders, nor the Security Council abstention, nor the ambassador's talk in east Jerusalem, changes the fact that the American embassy remains in Tel Aviv. That public denial of Jerusalem's status as Israel's capital is an outgrowth of international refusal to accept Israel's 1948 conquest of western Jerusalem, which the United Nations had voted should be internationalised. Nor has the bottom line been modified: America believes the issue should be settled by negotiations, and that while America supports "a united Jerusalem, it doesn't say under Jewish sovereignty," as Abraham Poxman, national director of the Anti- Defamation League, explained. Since 1940, negotiations over Jerusalem have seemed an unlikely prospect, and a safe place to assign a diplomatic hot potato which aroused strong emotions among both Jews and Arabs. But now, say Foxman and other American Jewish leaders, the question of Jerusalem is taking on renewed importance since the city is formally on the agenda for "final-status* negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, as agreed to in th^ declaration of principles signed by the two sides.

Those finahstatus issues arc scheduled to be{ in the third year after Israeli withdrawal from Jericho and the Gaza Strip is concluded. And in this context, the details of American policy "make a big difference," said Hoenlein. "It makes a big difference in terms of what the demands of the Arabs will be, what their expectations are. It has a big effect on the Arab perception of the pressure they think they can bring to bear," said Hoenlein. The ^ab world was quick to see the nuances of the American abstention from the Security Council resolution and the statements to Jewish leaders as policy shifts. After Israel Radio reported that Clinton had endorsed Jerusalem as Israel's eternal, undivided capital in one of his meetings with Jewish leaders, the Cairo paper Al-Ahram Ai-Masati spoke out in alarm. "If this statement is true," wrote the paper, "then it means there has been a radical change in the U.S. stand on the Jerusalem issue and it also represents a real catastrophe for all the Arab and Islamic countries and the (Palestine Liberation Organization) too." The tower house of Jordan's parliament passed a measure March 22 condemning the U.S. abstention from the Security Council vote, saying it signaled a "clear chsnge in the American stand." And King Hussein of Jordan pointedly attacked PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat for insisting that Jerusalem be in the Security Council resolution and provoking the American abstention. At the same time, the stealth policy shift by the United States — if it is indeed that — may also illustrate something about the diplomatic sensitivities concerning Jerusalem in general. Because the administration has been stoutly denying there has been any change in its policy on Jerusalem. (Continuod on page 2)

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^^ (Continued from page 1) I When the Ajtierican ambassador traveled to the f Hyatt Hotel in east Jerusalem to address the Conference of Presidents in February, he explicitly denied that his precedent-shattering cross-town trip denoted a change in policy.

By Michelle Strief JCC fitness center director Sixty-seven members recently participated in the 55 and Over Fitness Olympics, sponsored by Alan Baer. They were divided into three teams, a red team, a white team and a blue team. Each member was given one point for each 15 minutes of exercise they participated in on a daily basis. ' Points were awarded for exercise class, walking, raking leaves, golfing, manual labor, swimming, weight training and much mor^Vy '& The event was complete wrHopemng sind closing ceremonies, medals and a torch. Gold Medal — Red Team, 920 points: Saul Davis and Helen Soiref (team captains), Leonard Bernstein, Mildred Chudacoff, Dory Gerber, Pearl Giventer, Bruce Hartford, George Jostes, Charlotte Kaplan, Dorothy Kolok, Abe Kukawaka, Steve Lintzman, Morrie Lipp, Ruben Lippet, Ann Margolin, Paula Schwalb, Harry Schulman, Myra Sivin, Litzi Trustin, Dorris Woods and Jim Woods.

And whije American Jewish leaders applauded Clinton and Vice President Al Gore for reaffirming their commitment to Jerusalem as Israel's eternal undivided capital, both Clinton and Gore refrained from using the words eternal, undivided or capital in their March meetings with Jewish leaders. The meetings failed to provide a "sound bite" in which the American leaders could be directly quoted as saying that Jerusalem is Israel's capital. Both publicly and privately, Clinton would only say that "my position has not changed on that issue." Asked'whether there was a contradiction between Clinton simultaneously affirming his campaign position that Jerusalem is. Israel's capital, and the classic State Department position that Jerusalem's status should be determined by negotiations, Richard LeBaron, a State Department spokesman, responded: "We don't find it useful to make statements publicly about that." Top photos show Claudia Stevens with wig This ambiguity has itself long been American and makeup at left and then after the perforpolicy, according to former Assistant Secretary of mance. Among those participating in the serState Richard Murphy, who served in the Reagan vice at Beth El Synagogue were from left. .administration. Cantor Emil Berkovits, Eadie Tsabaari, Beth "Washington recognizes how volatile the issue Seldin Dotan and Rabbi Paul Drazen. IS," Murphy told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "They try not to get drawn into talks about what is the American position." "Ever since I followed the issue it was stated that the status of Jerusalem was to be settled in negotiations. Period. It was determined that to take one side or another was not going to be helpful for negotiations," said Murphy, By Morris Maline who is now a senior fellow with the Council on For nearly an hour, coughs, conversations, and Foreign Relations. disruptions were somewhere else. Murphy said he did not believe that Clinton's There was little movement at Beth El Synagogue statements last month constituted a policy change. as some 250 in attendance April 7 focused on Claudia Stevens. She was helping the Omaha Jewish community CUP & SAVE commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and her one-woman performance followed a community memorial service and a candle lighting ceremony. Ms. Stevens' appearance in Omaha followed a presentation in West Palm Beach, FL, and precedc ed her performance in Little Rock, AK. L Her presentation. An Evening with Madame F, I P is a work of theater-with-music, in which she explores the life emd death experience of music perFRIDAY, APRIL 15 formance in concentration camps. CDC Grandparents Shabbat She utilized talent as a pianist, vocalist, and draLunch, Noon matic actress in drawing upon survivor accounts, including Fania Fenelon, who performed in the SATURDAY. APRIL 16 Women's Orchestra at Auschwitz. JCAC, Coffee House Comedians Ms. Stevens told the Jewish Press that since performance, 8 p.m. 1989, when the work was commissioned by the Richmond Jewish Federation, she has performed SUNDAY. APRIL 17 the intermedia piece about six times a year — durYom Ha'atzmaut ing Yom Hashoah and other Holocaust-related observances. Joachim Boin, president. Society of Survivors, MONDAY. APRIL 18 and a candle lighter at the service, said,'The preYES, 10:00 a.m. sentation by Claudia Stevens grabbed the minds NJHS, Washington Trip information and souls of those in the sanctuary." Also serving as candle lighters were: Ben TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Heisler, Dave Richtman, Gershon Leber, Lola Old Timers, 11:30 a.m. Reinglass, and Miriam Grossman. Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Bmil Berkovits WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 conducted the service. Beth Seldin Dotan and Eadie Library Book Discussion Group, Tsabari coordinated the program.

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Silver Medal — White Team, 890'points: Lorrie Bernstein and Saul Graetz (team captains), Bernie Altsuler, Gerald Bernstein, Ben Blatt, Bess Brodkey, Irv Chudacoff, Bronja Ghudnovskaya, Dorothy Cox, Sylvia Davis, Bill Freiden, Harold Goodman, Laverne Hartford, Pearl Kaplan, Sarah Lewis, Louise Lippet, Lorraine Reiss, Sylvia Schwartz, Camilla Seminara, George Shapiro, Stanley Silverman, John Skoog, Mort Soiref and Sally Venger. Bronze Medal - Blue team, 884 points: Stuart Simon and Yale Halperin (team captains). Art Adler, Sheldon Bernstein, Pennie Davis, Dorothy Freiden, Wally Elkon, Marvin Gerber, Esther Graetz, Ethel Grossman, Cleo Jostes, Gal Kirshenbaum, Kevee Hirshenbaum, Frieda Krizelman, Helen Lipp, Jean Marshall, Kat Meyerson, Beverly Schizas, Bluma Polanski, Sophie Schulman, Esther Waxman, Lester Waxman and Leon Wintrob.

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By Dvorah GetMler JERUSALEM (JTA) — On the eve of its 46th birth-" day, Israel has roughly 6,360,000 inhabitants, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The total represents an increase of 115,000, or 2.2 percent over the year before. "The population statistics, which are released annually when Israel celebrates Independence Day, indicate that two-thirds of this year's increase was due to births rather than immigration. This year's Independence Day celebration fell on Thursday, a day after the country marked its Memorial Day commemorations for those who died in Israeli wars. Israelis are dispersed over some 1,170 towns, villages and small settlements, according to the Bureau of Statistics, and 17 Israeli cities now have populations in excess of 100,000, as compared with only 11a year ago. During the past year, the bureau reported, some 71,000 immigrants came to Israel, the vast m^ority coming from the former Soviet Union. Immigration was down by 3,600 from the previous year. The drop was explained as being due to a greater atability than in the pact in centers of Jewish population around the world. As the sirens sounded throughout Israel on Tuesday evening for ths start of Mamorii! Day, the Defense Ministry said that 17,956 men and w^ had died while on active Mrvict since 1948,

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BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 1602 No. 62iid Street Omaha, NE 68104 556-6288 OfTice hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Joseph Friedman. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Babysitting is provided by Sisterhood, who also sponsors this week's Kiddush. Study Talmud with Rabbi Friedman at 6:50 p.m. Mincha is at 7:50 p.m. Shalosh Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah conclude the services. SUNDAY: Morning services are at 9 a.m. Breakfast and a study session in the Beit Ha Midrash with Rabbi Friedman and Rabbi Gonsher follow the service. Evening service at 7:50 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 7:50 p.m. Cookbooks New editions of the Beth Israel cookbook are available at the Synagogue office or by contacting co-chairmen Bemice Cohen or Charlotte Kaplan.

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SATURDAY: Services are at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. TSS (Torah and Siddur Skills) meets at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time is the first and third Saturday at 11a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services at 7:55 p.m. Weekly Torah study, an English discussion of the Torah portion with modern commentaries, meets 30 minutes after services. SUNDAY: Services are at 9:30 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services are at 6:55 am. and 5:30 p.m. Judaica Shop Open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon, and by appointment. Adult Siddur Claia Adult Siddur classes continue Monday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. B'nai Mitzvah Jonthan Zoob, son of Nora and Barry Zoob, will become a Bar Mitzvah Friday evening and Saturday morning. Hat Senal, ton of Lisa and Mark Scnal, will become a Bar Mitxvah Friday evening, April 22, and Saturday morning, April 23. Cantor's Concert The annual Cantor's Concert, featuring Cantor Emil Berkoviti and the Beth El choir, will be Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m., at Beth El. TickeU may be purchased in advance or at the door.

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B'NAI ISRAEL 618 Mynster Street Council Bluffs, Iowa 51603 322-4705 Rabbi Sheryl Shulewitz is the spiritual leader. For information on any synagogue activities, call 322-4705. FRIDAY: Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Shulewitz will conduct a special Shabbat service in honor of long-time member Rose Katelman in celebration of her 90th birthday. An Oneg will follow, SATURDAY: Torah study service, 11 a.m., at the home of Marty Rosenburg and Ellen Fennick, 3516 S. 104th St., Omaha, 390-9062. 5 j>.m. — Rabbi Shulewitz's course on "Exploring Jewish Values from a Reconstructionist perspective" continues at the home of Rod and Linda Sadofsky, 9265 Pine Circle, Omaha, 398-1595. A pot-luck dinner and Havdalah will follow at 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY: i Religious School at Westside Community Education Center from 10 a.m. to noon. Board meeting at 10 a.m. Participate in Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations at theJCC at 12:30 p.m. FRIDAY, April 22; Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, April 24; Religious School at Westside Community Education Center, 10 a.m. to noon. "Exploring Judaism" course at 10;30 a.m.

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FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service is at 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Fink and Cantor Webber-Gilat will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will sp6ak. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service is at 11:15 a.m. ' Sitter Service Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service when there is a Bar/Bat Mitrvah. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. pj:.p. Parallel Education for Parents will meet Sunday at 10 a.m. The topic will be "Ethical Wills: When do Ethical Ideas Become^Truly Effective?" "Food For Thought" The next luncheon session will be Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rabbi Azriel will lead the discussion. Bring a brown bag lunch and Temple will provide the drinks. •Tigga" Temple Israel Go Getters will meet for lunch Wednesday at noon at Temple Israel. There will be a guest speaker. Cost is $3.50. Make reservations with Maty Lou Goodman at 553-6634, or Libby Kaplan at 551-6202. Family Shabbat Dinner A Family Shabbat Dinner will be held Friday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. A Shabbat service, featuring Cantor Evan Kent and Cantor Karen Webber-Gilat, will follow at 8:15 p.m. TIFEBETH ISRAEL Cost is $7.50 for adults, $4 for children grades 3219 Sheridan Blvd. six and und^r. Lincoln, NE 68502 For reservations, call the Temple office, 556423-8569 6536, by Monday, April 18. ^ Services are officiated by Rabbi Elihu Milder. Bat Mitzvah Minyans every Monday and Thursday at 7:15 Jane Fishel, daughter of Marilyn and Norman Fishel, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at the a.m. FRIDAY; Shabbat morning service Saturday, April 23. Light candles no later than 7:48 p.m. Pancake Breakfast Services start at 8 p.m. Temple Israel is sponsoring a pancake breakfast Oneg Shabbat in celebration of Faye Unger on and the return of Jim The Pancake Man Sunday, April 24, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Bring the whole fami- her 80th birthday. SATURDAY: ly and enjoy breakfast before Religious School. Services start at 9:30 a.m. Parents and other adults may want to feed the SUNDAY: kids early and then enjoy a quiet breakfast and cup Yom Ha-Atzmaut celebrated jointly with of coffee while schmoozing with friends. Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, 10 a.m. Cost is $3.50 for adults and $3 for children. For reservations, call the Temple office by April OFFXJTT 19. Capehart Chapel 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 Chumash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Yiddish "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Chnbad House. English Class *Think Jewish and speak English' classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. atChabad House.

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JEWISH WAR VETERANS Jewish War Veterans will hold their monthly meeting Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the JCC. Following the meeting, they will perform the I flag-raising ceremony at 12:30 p.m. to celebrate Yom Ha'azmaut. All Veterans are welcome to I join in the ceremony.

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Sparks from the Word By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke Parashat Tazrin — Mezora The Enemies Within '

^Omaha Comes in All Colors ^^Roy Smith, co-chairman with Herman Cain I (not in photo) and Susan Thomas, director, \ National Conference of Christians and Jews, launch racial harmony week at a press conference last week. In lower photo, Terrie Miller (left) and Ann Goldstein, represent the Chamber of Commerce.

Racial Harmony Week Omaha's second Racial Harmony Week is scheduled for April 23-30 and will continue its theme of •last year: "Omaha Comes in All Colors . . . Let's Work Together." Omaha business leaders, Roy Smith, president of H.P. Smith Ford, and Herman Cain, president of Godfather's Pizza, are co-chairmen of this event. Spearheading the racial harmony awareness effort are the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Diversity Task Force and the Midlands Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The week-long observance will involve churches and synagogues, civic clubs and other organizations, schools, the business community and the community-at-large. Publicity, radio and television public service announcements, and billboards will be part of the media effort. A speakers' bureau will take the message to area organizations. Ministers, priests and rabbis are being asked to address the issue of racial harmony in their churches and synagogues. Among the events planned for the week are: A luncheon Tuesday, April 26, 11:45 a.m., at the Holiday Inn Central Convention Center featuring the former mayor of Atlanta, Ga., Maynard Jackson. Tickets for this event are $20 and can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce. The Color of Love" concerts, featuring Herman Cain as soloist with a 100-voicc choir and the Omaha Symphony, April 29 and 30, 8 p.m., at the Orpheum Theater. On Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m., there will be a beneHt concert for the Edmonson Youth Outreach program. The campaign co-chairmen urges everyone to become involved in the week, which will be a positive step fighting racial prejudice. For information, call the National Conference of Christians and Jews at 346-3.157

A major issue of one of our best ppr- dicals devoted its pages not long ago to a discussio of the problems within the Jewish community i elf — whether in the USA or Israel. One lead article stressed the problem o' unity within the House of Israel, because of the insistence on the far right in Judaism that it alone is authentic. It does not hesitate to see itself as the only remnant of Judaism remaining, when all the others have fallen off. In Israel, as extremists, it offers no rights to non-Jews and suggests — or demands — that they nave no place there. A second article, dealing especially with American Jewry, sees ignorance as our major enemy within, ignorance of Judaism, that is to say. American Jews, for the most part, have little access to the teachings of Judaism, whether in the Bible, or the rabbinic literature or in the medieval and modern world. The phenomenon is of cultured, well-educated Jews, college graduates and professional people, still infantile Jewishly. The third article dealt with mixed marriages. We get a share of conversions to Judaism, and all of us know capable, serious, eager Jews who have come to us through conversion after a mixed marriage or by conversion before. But in marriages in which neither party converts, we do not get a large share of the children. It is not surprising that a majority of them will choose to stay with the majority of Americans. After all, Jews are less than 3% of the American population! Our Sidrah, Tazria, connected this year with Mezora, leads me to discuss, or at least point out, a fourth enemy within. A bit of levity: a spokesman for University A, noting the departure of a faculty member to University B, mischievously remarked that the change would slightly improve the average faculty IQ in both universities.

USY News By Heather Olesh BILU ISU has had many successful programs this spring. The Purim Carnival was our best fund-r^ser and our chapter raised the most money in the region! In March, Omaha hosted a conclave entitled "A Day in the Life of Jews Around the World." USVers from many other cities traveled here for a trip to the zoo, a Shabbat to remember and a dance at Joslyn Castle. Thanks to all of those who helped make these two events great! Rushing is underway and the first rush was the Old Market scavenger hunt. Don't miss Rush #2 on May 12. Two important programs are coming up: USY executive board elections are May 5. All current members should attend to decide who will be leading your chapter in 1994-95. Also, we will spend three days at Lake Okoboji from June 5-7 for Candidate Membership Training (CMT). The only way to go is to be a member of United Synagogue Youth! Events scheduled for May are: May 5, USY elections, 6 p.m.; May 12, rush #2 and dinner 6 p m.; May 15, final banquet and installations, 10:30 cm.; May 16, CMT APS (checks due), all day

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Somethirtg similar happens with the liberation of women and the education of women. The higher the level of study reached by women — the lower the.^ average IQ of the general population! |H For Jews, the problem is not of IQ, higher or^^ lower, it is the number of children in the average family. We are simply not reproducing ourselves. Our Sidrah speaks of the rituals surrounding child-, birth in Temple times. We are not speaking of rituals. We are speaking of childbirth as the key to the future. Are education and contraception a serious fourth enemy within?

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: I was disturbed to note that nothing was written on Sam Greenberg's installation to the Hall of Fame. Sam was probably a one-man instigator of human relations between Jew and gentile and all of South Omaha loved him. He worked diligently for the good of the community. He was also a religious man and went to "minyons" daily. , He worked endlessly at the zoo. Salvation Army and South Omaha youth groups. He was a genuine good human being and his name is revered in South Omaha., A designated place is to be named after him. The Jewish Press was remiss in not writing this story or an article mentioning the honor and tribute awarded to him. I, as a friend, feel our paper should have carried this article in regards to Sam Greenberg. Sylvia Swartz

Boy Scouts to build Ground breaking for the new Mid-America Council Scout Center took place yesterday at 12401 W. Maple St., Omaha, Neb. Stephen J. McCollister, dedication chairman, gave the welcome. Speakers included John Gottschalk, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Charles W. Durham, Council trustee, and Richard Nattrass, Council commissioner. "This Scout Center will serve as a new merchandising, operations and communication center," said Lloyd Roitstein, Council Scout executive. "There will be sufficient office space for the nearly 40 employees and a conference and training center to better train volunteers." The new location will be totally accessible to the disabled and accommodate the new nationally-recognized Juvenile Diversion Department. The new Scout Center is estimated to cost $2.4 million and consist of 17,400 square feet of space on two floors. It is expected to be completed by December. A l.SOO-square foot Scout shop will provide a line of Boy Scout supplies and resources for area Scouts and Scout volunteers. "The building's focus is the Scout shop," said Gary W. Nielsen, project architect and vice president of Kirkham Michael. "It will provide a dynamic environment for merchandising and promoting programs and resources. The retail area is designed to relate to the natural setting of the site and to help promote the scouting experience with an outdoor display area in the wooded backdrop of the site. Architectural services are provided by Kirkham, Michael and Associates of Omaha. Hawkins Construction Co., Omaha, is serving as the general contractor; Farris Engineering ii the mechanical/electrical contractor.

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Jewish ethics in the 21st century Editor's Note: , Rabbi Dr. Richard A. Freund of UNO spoke on Jewish ethics during the 64th annual Charles Rosenstock Institute on Judaism for Clergy recently at Temple Israel. A description of his talk is as follows: By Rabbi Dr. Richard A. Freund Jewish ethics is a unique system of ethics, unlike any other system of religious or philosophical ethics commonly studied in universities. Where other systems of ethics in the West contain systematic investigations of good and evil in their classical literature, Judaism does not possess a single, authoritative work from its ancient, classical or medieval tradition exclusively devoted to a systematic investigation of good and evil. And where other religious ethical systems possess a single, major, fully authoritative, paradigmatic "human" figure.whose life and teachings are seen as the ideal for human activity (i.e., Jesus for Christians, Gautama for Buddhists, Muhammad for Moslems, Nanak for Sikhs, etc.), Judaism does not regard any single human's life as "the" role model for Jews. Jewish ethics is, for the most part, a comparative and descriptive discipline, gleaned from many lives, influences and works from the biblical through the modem period. Since there is no complete and systematic classical model for Jewish ethics, writing about Jewish ethics in the modem period is usually itself a comparative discipline. For one, the issues of Jewish ethics are those which other systems of ethics have determined to be the basic ethical issues. Many modem writers on Jewish ethics have also chosen a comparative approach to understanding Jewish ethics. Some have chosen to organize their books and articles by comparing some of the basic philosophical issues (free will, theodicy, concepts of justice, etc.) present in general philosophical and religious ethics to Jewish ethics. Others have chosen to organize their works strictly according to issues (self-sacrifice, war, economics, etc.) with little con-

cern for basic philosophical issues. In this book, both of these comparative approaches are used. Jewish ethics is also a comparative discipline for other jeasons as well. For example, one is required to compare the ideas inherent in the different Jewish literatures in order to achieve an overall understanding of the parameters of the ideas of Jewish ethics in the different Jewish literatures. Since other systems of ethic's have authoritative works to define the parameters of the questions and the sources, the absence of such authoritative works is perhaps unique to the study and research of Jewish ethics.

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motivated by outside influences. A Jewish ethical stance may emerge as a result of some non-Jewish influence (directly or indirectly) and may be manifested in either a positive or polemical formulation ("do" or "do not do"). Therefore, it is as important to know why and how a Jewish ethical stance has emerged as it is to know its position. Jewish ethic's is a descriptive discipline because it generally describes the behavior of individuals in certain cases as opposed to other traditions which map out a set of prior (often ideal) moral principles for behavior. But understanding the descriptions found in the differing literatures is no easy matter, complicated as it is by translation, interpretation, reinterpretation, censorship and transmission "...the nature of the Jewish literary through the imperfect medium of the scribal arts over a long period of time. tradition is complex, diverse and Moreover, radical differences of an historical, voluminous." cultural, social, political, religious and economic nature complicate even the simplest descriptions of Another reason for this approach is perhaps the one textual reality. In short, the understanding of nature of the Jewish literary tradition which is Jewish ethics is as much a problem of the forms of complex, diverse and voluminous. Often partial human communication as it is a problem of the coninformation is given in one source and can only be tent of that communication. This book seeks to understood in light of a comparison with other understand what we know about Jewish ethics at sources. the same time as it seeks to understand how we Additionally, the structure of Judaism which know it. functioned as a culture, civilization, religion and This is not a "how-to" book. It does not necessarisociety (within a society) throughout the past 2000 ly tell the reader how to live an ethical life through years makes the comparative approach a necessary pibtistic formulas for ethical behavior. This is not part of understanding the different definitions of the purpose of ethics as it has been understood in Judaism in different periods. The non-homogeneity most systems in the West nor is it the purpose of of Jewish ethics is a point which must be stressed. this study of Jewish ethics! This is also not a book Literary forms as well as the content of different which seeks to provide "normative" answers to the Jewish literatures present widely different views lives of all Jews. Instead its purpose is to investithat are not easily reconciled. Even within one gate a series of observations about the ethical work one is apt to find views that contradict one behavior of Jews in different historical periods another. Only by analyzing the particulars of the through the critical analysis of texts from the individual views and comparing them to others is it Jewish literary tradition. One consequence of this possible to understand the full range of Jewish eth- investigation will be to dispel some of the "myths" ical principles. about the homogeneous nature of the Jewish ethiFinally, Jewish ethics is a comparative discipline cal tradition and the existence of a unified Judeobecause often the reason^ for a Jewish view are Christian ethical tradition.

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By Barbara Chandler Federation public gelations director The Young Women's Division of the Jewish Federation is hosting a dinner Thursday, April 28, at Highland Country Club. Chairmen of the event are Carey Herzberg and Susie Noddle. The dinner is open to all men and women in the Jewish community between the ages of 25 and 40. Guest speaker for the evening will be Anita Gray. Ms. Gray is a Jew by choice who was in Omaha last fall to speak to the women of the Lion of Judah, Double Chai and Chai Grand Gifts Divisions. "The YtJung Women's Division hosted a dinner last spring featuring guest speaker Ellen Cannon which was very successful," noted Ms. Noddle. "Anita Gray is an equally entertaining and interesting guest and we look forward to another tremendous response from the young adults in the community." Ms. Gray is a human rights activist who made her first visit to the Soviet Union in 1977 and was so taken by the plight of Soviet Jews that upon her return, she threw herself wholeheartedly into the task of helping Jews in need worldwide. Ms. Herzbetg remarked, "Anita Gray tells her fascirtating story with humor and candor. I know it will be a very enlightening and enjoyable evening." Hosts for the event are Sheri and Mike Abramson, Sandi and Ed Fried, Jeff-Gordman, David Herzberg, Susie and Mike Norton, Kim and Matt Placzek, Stacey and Jonathan Rockman, and Vicki and Mark Sanford. There will be no solicitation at the event. Cost for the dinner is $12.50 per person. Reservations are necessary. Call the Federation ofFice at 3348200, ext. 210, or one of the hosts.

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Teens on Jorah Tazriah-Metzora By Ben ponsher Tazriah-Metzora deals with the ideas of leprosy and the causes of this terrible punishment. Mainly, we're taught this disease is brought on by the usage of Lashon Hora, or wickedness of the tongue. Last week in Shemini, Hashem gave us the laws of karba/ios, or sacrifices. Rashi makes a very interesting comment on these three parshaot — he says that if everything in the Torah relates with each other, why then do we have laws of derech eretz for people directly after laws of animal sacrifices? He replies that just as animals were created before man, so too should laws concerning animals precede man. SO??? What does this have to do with the ideals of Lashon Hora? Or with afl humanitarian conduct laws at all? The midrash answers this by asking a question (as all true Jewish answers come). Why were animals created before man? One can answer this question in two ways: First he can answer it this way — if I were to go against Hashem, then it shows me how lowly I am. Even the mosquito was created before me! But he can choose a difTerent answer — since I was created last, Hashem tried to put everything in place for me before I got here. A red carpet being rolled out', so to speak. The second response is the answer I personally prefer. However, I am only allowed to take this view if I do what is expected of me — becoming a Torah Jew, not speaking Lashon Hora .. . An easy parable is: Often a student is told to stand at the head of the line. Joey was picked two times. The first time, the teacher had him lead the line because he.had been well-behaved all day and if he stood in front, he could set an example for the rest of the class. However, this wasn't the case the second time when she had him walk up front not because he was good, but because he was ill-behaved. This way the teacher could keep an eye on him. Also, it would show all the others how carefully watched he was and embarrass him. The key to the story is clear. If we act the way Jews should, we get to set an example to the rest of the nations. We get to say that for this reason, Hashem created us last. However, if we go against the Torah, then the other nations will laugh or ridicule us and for that, we deserve to be created after the mosquito.

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Kalah Franklin and Hatikvah Chapters of AMIT' Women and Friends will host a Mother-Father-Family in Israel banquet Sunday, April 24, 5 p.m., at Beth Israel Synagogue. Sharon Gertz of Chicago, lecturer and book reviewer, will speak. Mrs. Gertz has a B.A. degree in English and art Sharon Gertz M.A. degree in Literature. She has taught for 11 years in the Day Schools of Chicago. She and her husband, Seymour, a pharmacist, have three children. She currently serves as vice president of the Regional Board of AMIT Women. A presentation of "A Show of Hands" will be performed by local talent. For reservations, call Beverly Franklin at 3347365. The community may attend.

Immanuel Rehabilitation accepting nominations Immanuel Rehabilitation Center is accepting nominations of physically disabled people for the 3rd annual 'Victories Award to be presented at an open house and reception Saturday, May 21, 2-6 p.m., at the Rahabilitation Center. This award will be given to the nominee who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in overcoming a physical disability through self-improvement in employment or education and/or involvement in family, community, civic or spiritual activities. The nominee also should serve as an inspiration to those who have or will face similar challenges. The Victories Award originated as a way to recognize individuals who possess the same inspiration and determination of Dwight M. Frost, M.D., founder and original medical director of the Immanuel Rehabilitation Center, who believed in the rehabilitation process and the resilience of the human spirit. The event is open to all present and past patients, their families and friends. To nominate an individual or for information, call the Immanuel Rehabilitation Center at 6901 N. 72nd St., Omaha, NE 68122, (402) 572-2295, by April 22. |

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Piece of Mind I By Maureen R. Olsen I remember several years ago seeing a History Day project where an Underwood student had ' interviewed a concentration camp survivor. I thought it was a fascinating project and a wonderful opportunity. Last week, over five hundred of us had a similar opportunity at Tri-Center. I had joined a group of Tri-Center juniors and seniors in seeing Schindler's List and I looked forward to an opportunity to meet Sam Fried and Lola Reinglas, two survivors who had experienced the reality behind the filmed story. My opportunity came sooner than I thought. I had seated myself in the front row near the center so that I could unobtrusively shoot pictures. I found myself seated between Bob Wolfson of the Anti-Defamation League and I^ola Reinglas. For me, the most telling moment of the whole afternoon came as scenes from a documentary about Schindler were shown on the video screen. Lola Reinglas had been confined in the same work camp where Schindler's workers were housed and was visibly disturbed by the black and white images, moved to tears and turning away more than once. 1 had suspected I would be emotionally moved by the aflernoon, so I had brought along a pocketful of tissues for tears. I found myself sharing them with Mrs. Reinglas. The one moment, however, that will always stand out in my memory, is the single word she said as she watched. A still picture of camp commander Amon Goeth was shovm, and she spat out his name, "Goeth". In that single word, it seemed to me I heard all the memories that will not die, all the hatred that cannot be contained, all the pain that can never be relieved. Sam Fried is an eloquent speaker who can make his own feelings and memories live again for others; Lola Reinglas brings emotions to life; Bob Wolfson provides a voice both of reason and of inspiration. Together they create an opportunity for learning, for understanding, for a hope that knowledge can make the future a better place for everyone and prevent a tragic history from being repeated. I also joined a group of Tri-Center students in meeting with Iowa's Commissioner of Education for lunch this week, where the topic of the Holocaust panel and related subjects was again raised. I found myself thinking of how easily hate can begin. Someone else reminded the group that the United States interned U.S. citizens of Japanese heritage throughout World War II.

I thought of examples closer to home. When my grandmother was a little girl, her family spoke German at home and she was called Eliese. During the,first World War, feeling was runniilg so high against Germany ithat her family began calling her by her other'name, Irene, and everyone was forbidden to speak German at home again. Homes and barns of German families were defaced with yellow paint, and other acts of vandalism^and hatred were common. A generation later. Catholic and Protestant children were still commonly forbidden to play with each other right here ' in the Neola area. As for dating or marriage...gasp! Earlier this month, a synagogue was defaced in Des Moines. The good news is that hundreds of people got together to protest that defacement and to express support for tolerance and understanding. The bad news is that there will always be a need for those hundreds to stand up and be counted, so that the few can never gain control. That is the challenge of democracy: to work for the greater good while guarding the rights of even the most repellent. It always starts with one person's conscience. If one person elects to become a bystander, it becomes easier for others to stand aside. If one persori decides to stand up and be counted, it becomes easier for others to stand alongside. The Holocaust didn't start with Hitler. It started the first time someone resented someone else who was "different". It can start again at any time, any where, with anyone. It's up to each of us to stop it. No one should have the memories that Sam Fried and Lola Reinglas carry with them every day of their lives; no one should have to share them to wake up the indifferent. They have the memories; they choose the courageous course of sharing; and we are enriched by their courage and their defiance of hatred in themselves and others. Goeth was executed almost 50 years ago."Goeth!" lives wherever hatred is allowed to flourish unquestioned and unopposed.One word, one name, and one searing reminder of what evil can be accomplished when good remains silent: a lifetime'^ lesson in a moment's emotion. Thanks for the memories. CORRECTION The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society museum to be located in the new Gordman building has not been named as yet.

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Bert's Eye View By Bert Lewis Just for a change, 1 have a complaint to register. Not a very large one, but a complaint nevertheless. , It has to do vnth my recent attempt to start an exercise program . . . not a very big deal, but for the laziest human in the world, an effort. Since I personally know of two people who sustained really serious injury on a treadmill, and since I've already owned (and gotten rid oO one of those stair-monsters, I decided the safest way for me was walking. You have to understand how embarrassing this is, for me to admit in print, that until about a month ago I haven't been doing what everybody else does. Let's face it — the entire world walks just for exercise! Alright, I've admitted it without making you promise not to laugh at me. And I've been pretty faithful too. I do my big deal walk at the mall because it's flat and the temperature remains bearable. On one of the beautiful days we recently enjoyed, 1 tried walking outside around my own area. I discovered it's hilly, a fact I've never noticed from my car. I made myself walk the gfiven time, but I was sure I'd soon need oxygen. OK .. . back to the mall. It's level, as I said, and there are interesting windows to check out while I walk and more often than not, familiar folks who are also walking. Or maybe 1 should say folks who are practically running, compared to what I'm doing. But that's OK too — kinehorah, let'em run. I wish I could make that kind of time! As long as the walker maintains a steady pace, going around the dawdlers who saunter, it's a great place. But here and there, on two of the three levels, there are obstacles in the form of enticing aromas. Let me tell you, until you whip around the corner where the soft pretzels are being baked, you don't know the meaning of temptation. If you keep going, congratulating yourself on your will power, pretty soon you can't smell them anymore. But wait, they bake cookies in another place and they don't seem to have an outside exhaust system. So the next thing to tempt somebody trying desperately to walk on schmaltz is the smell of cookies Jsaking. Can't take anymore? Fine — let's go down to the lower level where we can avoid all that. Unless the smell of caramel corn isn't something you can ignore, that is. By the time I'm in that area, I'm nearly yelling for my mother! Those businesses .which drive me nuts have a perfect right to be there and sell their goodies. And I'm certainly in favor of free enterprise, but geez guys, give me a break! So that's my complaint... it smells too good at the mall. Fortunately, those businesses don't depend on me to remain in the black and I'm sure the smells I complain about are their best ads, but it seems to me it all falls under tHe heading of : "Cruel and Unusual Punishment." Walkers of the mall, UNITE!

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In the News Julie A. Rochman, a native of Omaha, has been promoted to assistant vice president of public affairs for Alliance of American Insurers in Washington, D.C., according to Rodger S. Lawson, president of the insurance trade association. Steven A. Idelman, chairman of ITI Marketing Services, Inc., has announced the formation of a new company division. The Business-to-Business Telemarketing Company, which specializes in professional telephone sales and service to businesses. For information, contact Barry Zoob, vice president of Marketing and New Business Development, ITI Marketing Services, Inc., 1-800-562-5000.

Lag B'omer Family Fair Chabad House has announced a program for faniilies in conjunction with Lag B'omer, Sunday, April 24, 2-4 p.m. * The event features a special puppet show, group activities and games, educational displays and carnival (booths). Crafl projects will also be available for children and their parents. Lag B'omer is traditionally celebrated in a fashion which fosters Jewish unity and pride. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about this holiday through fun and games. Much of the preparation is being done by Omaha youth and children.

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YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Activities begin at l'0:30 a.m. and YES choral group will rehearse at U a.m. Following lunch at noon, Stan Widman will perform. Steve Rothenberg, resident placement director from Remington Heights Retirement Center, will be available to answer questions and provide information. Exercise class will follow the program. OLDTIMERS, Oldtimers will meet Tuesday at the JCC. Earlybird discussion group will meet at 10:30 a.m. After lunch, the YES choral group will perform. WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Drop-In will take a day trip on Thursday to the General Crook House and lunch at Mr. C's. For information, call Kate Ferer at 3978199. VISIONS Visions' members will host a membership luncheon May 27, 12:30 p.m., at Caniglia's Venice Inn. David Kotok, Omaha World-Herald political columnist, will speak. Reservations must be made by May 18. Space is limited to 125. For information, call Helen Rifkin at 393-7348, or Amy Potash at 330-4272. Also, Visions will host a dinner and matinee theater program Sunday, May 29. "City of Angels," a fast-moving musical, will be at Council Bluffs Chanticleer theater. Dinner will follow at Pizza King. The bus will pick up at Temple Israel and depart promptly at 1 p.m. For reservations, call Ethel Goldston at 393-7358, or Amy Potash at 3304272, no later than May 9.

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By Barbara Chandler, Federation public relations director

On June 26, 38 Omahans will depart for the UJA Summer Family Mission in Israel. "We accomplished our goal — we filled an Omaha bus!" said Steve Pitlor, whose family is chairing the Omaha delegation for this mission. The Omaha families will join more than 200 people from all over the United States for the 10-day mission. Anne Broder is the national UJA chairman for the mission. Gershon Priewer, head guide for the Family Mission, was in Omaha to meet the mission participants and answer their questions. Using a large map of Israel, he traced the stops scheduled for the itinerary and added comments about his personal favorites. "We will go to one of the best kibbutzim in the country, which you will really enjoy. When I came to Israel as a young boy from Chile, it was the dream of my life to live on a kibbutz," he remarked. "We will visit the ancient city of Modin to learn about the Macabees and the history of Chanukah. And Masada is one of my favorite places. It has so much to do with our history." Gershon added that the mission will include a ceremony for .children of Bar or Bat Mitzvah age which will take place in a very old synagogue in the Golan Heights. Judy Itkin remarked that she had been to Israel before and wants to take her daughter, Lindsey, who is completing her first year of Hebrew School. "She's at an age when she can really begin to relate what she is learning." Sue Millward, who is takfng her daughter Stephanie, age 7, is curious about all the things she has heard about for so many years and is interested in the comparison of cultures. And Jason Hoberman is "anticipating — the unexpected!" For information, call Jan Perelman at the Federation office, 334-8200.

Family Mission Guide Gershon with participants, back row, from left: Judy Itkin, Beth Leeds, Adam Nichols, Barbara Nichols, Gershon Priewer, Susie Silverman and Sue Millward. Front row: Lindsey Itkin, Kim Pitlor and Stephanie Millward.

New York Times reporter will speak in Lincoln The Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies at the University of NebraskaLincoln will host a luncheon and program Monday, Aprij 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Steinhardt Room, Lied Center, 301 N. 12th St., Lincoln, Neb. Thomas Friedman, New York Times prizewinning reporter, will speak and answer questions on "The Middle East Today." A kosher buffet lunch will be served. Cost is $10. Reservations are welcome but not required. For information, call 472-9561 in Lincoln. Mr. Friedman will also speak at 3:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. His topic will be "The Middle East ehid Clinton's Foreign Policy."

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It is the capital of religion, housing The Western Wall, The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Dome of the Rock, which are w5lhin a short walk from each other. ' As I approached these historical sites, I felt a sense of history and religious closeness to be walking where my ancestors had walked. Unfortunately, today one must go through a metal detector before entering these holy sites in which all religious roots began. One can also approach The Western Wall to pray, the holiest site of the Jewish people. But as you pass through the security check at the entrance, you are greeted by Israeli soldiers carrying machine guns and watching for an attack. It is still hard for me to understand how the world's holiest place has turned into one of the most hostile places in the world. Just being there I could sense the hatred they have for one another. My only hope as I returned from my journey is that Israel will regain total peace once again so others will have a chance in the future to experience the religious closeness that I did.

Israel was established as a state in 1948, allowing Jews to escape persecution. Since the arrival of the Jewish settlers, an Arab-Israeli conflict has erupted into a volcano as people are killed almost every day. When 1 was there, March 26 to April 1, one Jew and six Arabs, including a pregnant woman, were killed. Returning alive, I can assure you that most of Israel is no more dangerous than New York City, but it is too bad that most people are forbidden to see some of the most peaceful sites in the world. Traveling to the Old City in Jerusalem, located in the heart of the country, it is stunning to witness the still-standing ancient stones, embedded with a millennia of history. Israel's numerous historical sites, shrines and places of worship attest to its deep religious meaning for Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Jewish law for Creighton Steve Riekes, left, and Larry Raful, Creighton Law School Dean, display additions to the Philip Klutznick Law Library, the 4 volume "Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles" by Menachem Elon. Donated by Mr. Riekes in honor of Mr. Klutznick, are a new translation of the Israeli source book on, Jewish law. Dean Raful said it is a "major contribution to our law library." He noted that Mr. Riekes' gift' was "an appropriate method to honor Mr. Klutznick's continuing interest in furthering Judaic education at Creighton University."

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Endowment directors meet in Israel

For the ,first time, the Council of Jewish Federations held its Annual Seminar for Endowment Professionals in Israel. Sheldon Bernstein, endowment director of The Foundation of the Omaha Jewish Federation and his wife Lorrie were among the 71 participants and their spouses attending the seminar which lasted from February 23 to March 7. The endowment directors received a first-hand look at the country and its people at the seminar which was held in Israel to provide broader horizons for these key Foundation professionals. The seminar, an annual program of CJF's Planned Giving and Foundation Relations Department, was sponsored in conjunction with United Jewish Appeal this year. According to -Donald P. Kent, department director, the purposes of this 15th .annual seminar were: to provide spiri' tual renewal in Israel; to experience first-hand why Israel continues to generate such an emotional impact on older campaign donors, the primary prospects for endowment giving; and to clarify the UJA/Federation mission in Israel and the work of the UJA/Federation partners (the Jewish Agency for Israel and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) which provide opportunities for funding Israel projects through Federation endowment programs. "Endowment directors are one of the most important afTmity groups of professionals — they deal directly with donors — but they had never been to Israel together before," said Phyllis Cook, Institute chairman and director of the Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. 'To see the needs of Israel as a group is a very potent thing. There's no comparison with any other approach. These people will never be the same again." The massacre in the Hebron mosque occurred while the endowment directors were in Israel adding an another layer of emotion to the proceedings. The Bernsteins, who were first-time visitors to Israel, visited the Western Wall on the same day

as the massacre. "We learned of it on CNN International," Mr. Bernstein said. "We were terribly dismayed that this man went berserk and we were somewhat angered to think that what he had done could jeopardize the peace in Israel and the Middle East." The Bernsteins felt safe at all times and their itinerary was only slightly modified where required by increased security concerns.

Lorrie Bernstein at a wheelchair assembly plant in Yad Sarah Every speaker, including Jerusalem's Mayor Ehud Olmert; the scholar Daniel Elazar, who discussed, "The Politics of Israel: Implications for Israel-Diaspora Relations," and Rabbi David Hartman who spoke on Pluralism in Israel," condemned the massacre. Rabbi Hartman, whose Sholom Hartman Institute works to foster tolerance in Israel, said, "We have to change the way we interpret the Biblical texts —it can't be an eye for an eye anymore." "The mood in Israel was somber, but it's important to recognize that life went on just as our mission went on," said Gilbert Jacobson, CJF associate director of Planned Giving and Foundation Relations. It was a time of introspection in Israel. The group was able to see the anguish, to see for themselves how deeply the country was affected.

However, a substantial itinerary was upliHing as the participants visited schools, kibbutzim, villages, factories, absorption centers, training centers, Massada, and ihe Dead Sea. They had dinner sitting on Arabian carpets in a Beduoin camp and. lunch with Russian and Yemenite olim and people who had been rescued only two weeks earlier by ' JDC from Sarajevo, iiicluding a Muslim woman whose mother had saved Jews from the Nazis. ,The Bernsteins visited Tel Arza where young Ethiopians were being trained in auto mechanics, woodworking and learning Hebrew. They're hungry for learning," said Mrs. Bernstein. They were fascinated at Beit She'an, a centuries old archaeological dig that revealed Roman, Crusader, and Arab periods. They also visited Tiberias on the lower Galilee and then the upper Galilee where soldiers guarded Israel's borders with Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. The Bernsteins described the architecturally modern Supreme Court Building as "magnificent and lavish. Israelis are very advanced in environmental research, and the contrast between old and new is amazing," Mr. Bernstein remarked. 'The country is far more modem than we anticipated," he noted. 'The potential for growth, provided they work together, could result in the area becoming one of the prime -economic areas of the world." At Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, the Bernsteins felt overwhelmed by the heart-rendering, poignant record of events they saw. They also enjoyed Shabbat lunch with Harry and Annie Allen in Jerusalem. Mrs. Allen is Omahan Mary Fellman's sister. "When 1 speak to donors now I can tell them about the individual faces I saw: the Ethiopians being trained to be nurses, auto mechanics and production workers, the Jewish refugees from Sartgevo, the Russian factory engineers and special science scholars, and the faces of youngsters from Uzbekistan who were sent to Israel by their families," said Mr. Bernstein.

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We ship anywhere in the United Slates. This Is a partial list of our Inventory. We have an extensive inventory of diamonds. jewelry and colored stones. Watches are available by special order at phenomenal prices.

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CALL (310) 278-4944 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite #320, Beverly Hills, California 00210 • FAX (31 o) 278-5449 Diamonds listed subject to prior sale.

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