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"Teen Rge" page I coming in Jewish Press
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By Shana Novak, Burke Hi|^ School, Jewish Press intern
J From left, Mike Platt, Shana Novak and I Joanie Jacobson. I I What Omaha Jewish teenager is a champion I baton twirler? Who is a BBG president on the I Westside swim team? What's the inside scoop on j Jeremy Ivers? Who needs Andy Rooney when ' you've got Andy Itkin? J How many of these questions could you answer I correctly? One? Two? Well, if Mr. Mike Platt has I his way, everyone in the Jewish community will I know all the right answers starting next week. I Announcing "TEEN AGE" — an all-new page I in the Jewish Press highlighting Omaha teens I— what they're doing, thinking, feeling and I dreaming. • As this year's Pacesetter Chairman for the J Federation Campaign, Mr. Platt decided he want[ ed to do something more for young people in our I community. I "We have great Jewish kids in Omaha doing I some pretty great things with their lives," he I said. "The community needs to know that, and I the kids need to know about each other. When I I was growing up, I loved reading about the sports land club activities that all of us were involved
I in." Mr. Platt feels that if teens have an easy way to find out about their peers, they will become more interested and involved in their community. So, with the help of Mrs. Joanie Jacobson, Morris j Maline, and myself, "TEEN AGE" was created — ja monthly page in the Jewish Press about {teens, by teens. ~TEEN AGE*" will feature teen ne^s, human I interest stories, editorials, interviews, cartoons, Icreative writing, poetry and photography," 'explained Mrs. Jacobson. "In fact, 'TEEN AGE' jwill feature just about any kind of written or visual material any teenager would like to contribute as long as the work is suitable and appropriate. •ALL JEWISH TEENAGERS IN OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND LINCOLN ARE URGED TO PARTICIPATE!" she added. "We need you! If you have something you wrote in school, something in a journal, something you drew for fun, or you just want to be part of the team, call the Jewish Press ofTice, 334-8200," the concluded. Well, Uiat's it, guys. Watch for TEEN AGE" starting next week, end let's all work together to inform the whole Jewish population in the area that the community's future is in good hands! Coca-Cola and Godfather's are helping to pay for the cost of the page, Mr. Platt announced.
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Joe Theismann will speak at B'nai B'rith charity banquet The B'nai B'rith 4lBt Annual Charity His 12-year NFL career was highSports Banquet will be held April 26 at lighted by many outstanding perforAk-Sar-Ben. Cocktails will-be served mances including his leadership of the at 6:15 p.m., and dinner at 7:15 . Redskins to a 27-17 victory over the Joe Theismann, ESPN sports analyst Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. and former Washington Redskins Also, in 1982 he was honored as the quarterback, will speak. Dave NFL's Man of the Year for his work in Blackwell will again be master of cerecommunity service, and in 1983, he monies, according to Larry Goldstrom, was voted Most Valuable Player in the chairman. NFL as well as the Most Valuable "This year's banquet features one of Player in the Pro Bowl. the most dynamic speakers in the Mr. Theismann is a native of South sports industry," said Mr. Goldstrom. River, N.J., and a 1971 graduate of the Joe Theismann "We are looking forward to a great University of Notre Dame.(sociology) night." where he won Ail-American honors on the field as The event is sponsored by Henry Monsky Lodge well as in the classroom He led the Fighting Irish of B'nai B'rith. Each year, the lodge honors male in back-to-back Cotton Bowls and was runner-up and female athletes of the year with the Bert to Jim Plunkett for the Heisman Trophy in his Render Award for boys and the Earl Siegel Award senior year. for girls. In May 1990, he was inducted into the GTE Mr. Blackwell, sports director at KISN Radio in Academic Ail-American Hall of Fame and joins Salt Lake City, is a former Omaha sportscaster for such noted individuals as Senator Bill Bradley, KMTV. He also was a former Nebraska Representative Tom McMillan and General Pete Comhusker football analyst on KFAB Radio. Dawkins. He is president and chief executive offiMr.Theismann, a two-time Pro Bowl player, cer of the corporation that manages and operates joined ESPN in 1988 as an expert analyst of all three "Joe Theismann's" restaurants, located in Sunday night nationally-televised NFL games. Northern Virginia and Maryland. He had previously been with CBS sports in 1986 Tickets are $75 each.Call Larry Goldstrom at and '87 as an expert analyst of NFL broadcasts. 592-4975, or B'nai B'rith at 334-8200, ext. 209.
Gingrich supports Embassy move to Jerusalem By David Landau JERUSALEM (JTA) — House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) would strongly support the transfer of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if and when the issue comes to the floor of the House of Representatives. In an interview with the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, Gingrich said it was Israel's right to determine where its capital should be and it was America's duty, as Israel's ally, to accept that determination and act accordingly. He noted that this had been his position for more than a decade, implying that there was no question of his having recently adopted the stance on Jerusalem in order to curry favor with Jewish voters at home. In his interview reporter Akiva Eldar, Gingrich displayed detailed knowledge of Middle East issues. A portion of the interview aired Sunday night on Israeli television. On the subject of deploying American peacekeeping troops to the Golan Heights as part of an eventual Israeli-Syrian peace treaty, Gingrich said he tended to support the idea.
Indeed, the speaker said that peace with Syria was important in order for the world to focus on the dangers emanating from Teheran. "I would put that at the head of the list of problems that the U.S. needs to resolve," Gingrich said, referring to the Iranian threat. On the issue of foreign aid, Gingrich said it was hard for him to see why the United States would wish to help Syria. Syrian President Hafez "Assad is a dictator, and it's hard to point to any real change in Syria," he noted. Gingrich said that while Syria would likely be the last Arab state to make peace with Israel, Egypt had been the first — and therefore merited continued U.S. aid. He said that Jordan was also likely to continue receiving U.S. aid because, despite supporting Iraq in the 1992 Persian Gulf War, the Hashemite Kingdom was a longtime American friend in the region. Regarding aid to the Palestinians, Gingrich said that Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had persuaded him that this was essential — and that he tended to go along with tliat. Aid to Israel was also likely to continue, despite But he said his support would come only after a careful examination and debate of all the possible the new efforts to balance the budget, Gingrich scenarios, including the worst-case scenario of a said. But at the same time, he urged Israel to press ahead with privatization and greater comwar breaking out between Israel and Syria. Gingrich cited the successful experience of petitiveness in its economy. Israel offers humanitarian aid American personnel who have been stationed in the Sinai to enforce the 1979 Israeli- Egyptian to Chechnya's civilians peace treaty. By Naomi Segal But in considering the Golan, Gingrich said, JERUSALEM (JTA) — As fierce fighting continues Americans would be asking two tough questiona: to rage between Russian troops and rebels from the threat of terror attacks, particularly in light of the breakaway republic of Chechnya, the Israeli the September 1983 suicide car bombing of a U.S. government hoa offered to send humanitarian aid marine base near Beirut that killed 241 American to the besieged civilian population in the Chechen soldiers; and the way event* might unfold in case capital of Grozny. of a military escalation in the region. The Israeli Foreign Miniatry published an offiGingrich also stresied the dangers posed by hin- cial statement on Monday expressing Israel's damenlalist Iran — both na a source ond support- "deep concern" about the crisis and laid it is er of international terror and as a country bent on ready to extsnd humanitarian aid to Chechnya in attaining nuclear weapons. coordination with Russian authorities. \
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