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BBYQ keeps Woodstock 'alive' By. Shana Novak, Burite Hi|^ School, Jewish Pr«aa intern
The men of BBYO's Chaim Weizmann #1610 have been hard at work for many months planning their annual dance. In past years, the girls wore formal dresses and the bo3r8 wore suits or tuxedos. This year, Jewish teens will shp out of their formal attire and into their t>ell bottoms. Yes, I did say bell bottoms! Chaim Weizmann members wanted a change from the usual *l>lack tie affair* so they did something different. *In years past, our annual dance has been just a dance—this year, it's one big party!," chairman Jon Broder said. "The whole Jewish Community is invited- even parents'.," he added. For a little live entertainment, teens can eryoy 'C'mon Jack", a band that includes two of our own, seniors Seth Silberstein and Mike Ivers. The Grease Band will also be an act that shouldn't be missed. There's still more! Next, starting at 11 p.m., candidates will be presented and the new Chaim Weizmann Sweetheart will be named. For only $2, the whole community is invited to catch a peek at this year's candidates: Allison Gordon, Beth Shyken, Jayme Tiscbauer, and Maggie Jacobson.
Past Sweetheart Shana Novak and Honorary Sweetheart Kelly Broder will also be present and available for an autograph session. Just kidding! One thing there's no kidding about-lots of fun is in store for the whole community. If you'd like to join the men of Chaim Weizmann and their friends for the evening, you can purchase tickets for $7 (single) and $10 (double) from any Chaim Weizmaim member or at the BBYO office at theJCC. Tickets will also be sold at the dance. Clear your calender for Saturday, Jan.' 14. The fun starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 11:30. "Our dance will be a night with many kinds of entertainment that our Jewish Community has never experienced," Jon saiid. It sounds like the night will be full of many surprises! All members of the Jewish Community are invited and encouraged to attend, but leave those high heels and tuxedos at home—this is Chaimstockand bell bottoms will be acceptable attire. Peace man and see you there.
Religious ruling JERUSALEM (JTA) The chief rabbi of Safed has issued a religious ruling forbidding residents of the city from selling or renting homes to Arabs.
Egyptian amulet discovered UNO Professor Dr. Richard Freund displays the current issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, cover of which features a photo of an Iron Age statuette of the Egyptian god Pataekos, a protective deity. The amulet was found by a UNO team excavating at Bethsaida, north of the Sea of Galilee.
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By Gloriann Levy Jewish Cultural Arts Council director The Jewish Community Center has acquired an original piece of Judaica called Remember U* To Life, painted by Mordechai Rosenstein and hand-woven onto an oriental rug. This work was purchased by the Trachtenbarg Family Endowment Fund, which was set up for the acquisition of permanent Judaic art for the JCC. Mr.Roscnstein, whose work* of art were displayed at the Center during September, created this piece to reflect the rich and ancient tradition! of Judaism. Drawing upon the grace and lyrical qualities of the Hebrew alphabet, he embellishes the letters and gives them a iipecial rhythm and excitement to make them virtually dance •cross the rug. BemnnlHr Ut To lAfb Is on permanent display next to the Jewish Cultural Arts offloa at the JCC.
By Larry Yudelson NEW YORK (JTA) - The teenagers speak to the camera with the earnestness of true poster children making an api>eal in a slick fund-raising video. But these f>oster children don't hail from Moscow, Marrakech or Kiryat Malachi, a development town in Israel. They are all Floridians, and they are promoting a special fund-raising campaign at the Jewish Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale for "Jewish continuity" programs such as youth trips to Israel and Poland. Appearing in the video, one of the girls says that after her recent trip to Israel, "it's all of a sudden more important to me to marry a Jewish man." With these words, she clearly is touching the hot button fnr would-be donors. Nationwide, local federnlions and national Jewish organizations are launching programs and raising money to dramatically raise the number of Jewish youths traveling to Israel. Trips to Israel are being widely touted as an important vehicle for enhancing Jewish identity among the youth at a time when intermarriage and assimilation have become top communal concoms. But Fort Lauderdale has dramatically raised the itakei by launching what ii believed to be the flrat "lecond-line" campaign for Jewiih continuity,
The campaign asks donors to make a special gift to its Community Funds for Youth. According to Kenneth Bierman, executive director of the Fort Lauderdale federation, the new campaign reflects the changing priorities of his and other Jewish federations. "The focus on everyone's mind today is Jewish continuity and what we need to do to get our kids to stay Jewish," Bierman said. Until now, special campaigns in the Jewish community have primarily been launched to help Jews abroad. Launched Operation Exodus The United Jewish Appeal launched its Operation Exodus campaign in 1990 to finance the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of Jews pouring into Israel from the former Soviet Union. Before that, its Project Renewal campaign provided funds to refurbish poor Timoli neighborhoods. With its new continuity nun paign, the Fort Lauderdale federation will test two questions heatedly debated within the philanthropic system: Can federationa raise money by appealing to concern* for local needs rather than for Jews overseas? And are American Jewish phllanthropiata willing and able to pay for enriching American Jswisb Uf«7
In the ongoing debates over how to divide the federation pie between local and overseas needs, these questions have loomed large. But an increased emphasis on continuity may be changing the picture. Several recent million-dollar gifts targeted at Israel experience programs around the country provide evidence that continuity sells. Test campaign The Fort Lauderdale campaign could provide the widest test of this thesis. At the UJA-Federation of New York, the women's division has launched its own special campaign to finance Israel youth programs. That campaign, which is seeking to raise $1 million, is more modest than the one in Fort Lauderdale, when compared M its total campaign. ^ The New York women's division last year raised $20 million for the regular campaign. In contrast. Fort Lauderdale's $3 million, three-year goal ia a sizable share of its annual campaign, which last year raised $6.7 milUon. The Fort Lauderdale campaign ia directly comparable to Ita multi-year Operation Bxodos campaign to resettle Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel, which raised nu $4 millioo in Fctrt UudmlakL