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Omahjui Blurry Siff at Pike's Peak ia 19»4. Imagine doing a 2.4-mile ocean «wim, followed by a 112-mile bike ride, KKJTfi 26.2-(nUe run _ (marathon) in the scorching heat and high winds of (the Hawaii lava fields. That's exactly what Barry Siff will try to do Oct. 7 in Kona, Hawaii, when he joins 1,500 other triathlet«8 in the most challenging one-day sporting event in the world, the Gatorade Ironman Triathlon World Championships. Mr. Siff, a 40-year-old vice-president of human resources for a telemarketing company, was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Omaha Chamber of Commerce for his involvement in the community, his spiritual leadership and his civic pride. He is a member of the board of directors of the CW Youth Resource Center where ? he works with inner-city kids at the Center's boxing club. Mr. Siff has already competed intone Ironman triathlon in 1988, where he finished the race in 12 hours and 67 minutes.
Beth Israel to host free summer Shabbaton By Carol Katzman Beth Israel Synagogue will host a Shabbaton July 1415 (at Beth rsroel) for all Jewish youth, grades 5-12, with scholars from SEED (Summer Educational Environmental Development. The shabbaton is free and has been funded by the Esther K. Newman Fund and private donations. "Teens and pre-teens will be able to spend a beautiful (and long) Shabbat together, singing, learning, eating and talking," said Rabbi Allan Gonsher, 'and it's the only youth Shabbaton being offered in Omaha this summer." SEED has been providing Jewish summer education programs for communities worldwide since ld74. Rabbi Ariel Klein and his wife, Shalva, along with a group of rabbinical students, from the Yeshivat Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn, will spend two weeks in Omaha, from July 9-23, engaged in oneon-one study and discussion groups. "We're excited to meet a new people," said Mrs. Klein, "and to visit with the Jewish community of Omaha. "Our goal is just to get people interested in learning more," she concluded, "and to take on the challenge of teaching people from all Jewish educational backgrounds and even no background!" Rabbi Klein, bom in London, has been associated with Yeshivat Chaim Berlin, first as a student and now as a teacher, for 12 years. Mrs. Berlin attended women's sei^inaries in both Cleveland
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Monday, July 10 — "Caring—the Heart of Chessed; Tuesday — "For Women Only—Priorities in the "908. On Sunday, July 16, "Lessons for Living," is scheduled at Beth Israel from 10 to II a.m. The evening sessions at the JCC at 7:30 p.m. will continue: Monday, July 17 — "Tzedaka—When, How, Who?"; Wednesday — "Harmony in the Home;" and lliursday, "For Women Only—Questions and Answers." To schedule a session or for information, call the synagogue ofTice at 556-6288, or Al Roes, (H) 5562706 or (W) 391-0600.
FBI issues warning to Washington area synagogues
By Rachel B. I^evine Washington Jewish Week. The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to all Washington Metropolitan area synagogues on Thursday, June 22. In the words of the FBI's Washington Metropolitan Field Office Terrorism Task Force, "according to a source of unknown reUability, Iran and Libya are planning to cooperate in attacking a synagogue in Washington, D.C., which is firequented by senior American government ofSdals." The FBI distributed the warning because it "wanted to err on the side of caution," said Susan Lloyd, special agent and media representative for the FBI's Washington Field Office. The FBI felt it was "important to pass the information to all synagogues in the D.C. area," said Lloyd. However, the FBI stressed that the source is of "unknown reliabihty" and that the information the agency has is vague. The FBI has "absolutely no information on the reliability of the source," said Uoyd. A briefing took place on Friday, June 23 at 11 a.m. with two FBI agents and one Montgomery County police officer at the UJA Federation of Greater Washington (UJAF) in Rockville, Md, Montgomery County and District of Columbia police have agreed to increase patrols around synagogues. Murray Tenenbaum, executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, attended the briefing and said this is not a "great level of a threat"; it is being treated ai. a 'low-level type of threat." Some area congregations were contacted by the FBI by telephone; others were only sent the fax warning. The FBI felt a responsibility to oommunicate to synagogues," said Tenenbaum. However, the Tommj Baer (center) intenuitional president Jewish Community Council decided to call a meetof B'oai B'ritli, makes a presentation to AlTin ing to avoid the possibility of panic in the commuAhramsoB Qeft) wiio was honored at a triltute nity. Rabbi Jack Luxemberg, president of the Board of ^dinner daring the ISOth suinuai meetinf of B'nai B'rith Diatriet 6 at the Marriott Hotel. Rabbis and congregational rabbi at Temple Beth jAt right is Mike Abnunson, a tmatee of Henry Ami in Rockville, received a call from Ted Faiber, lloiishy Lodge and a rice preaident of District executive director of UJAF, informing him of the 4, who aerred as ehairaian. See page 4 for warning. The "reaction in general has been that calling it a warning gave it perhaps mora credibilmore on B'nai BVitii.
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ity" than the FBI, intended, said Luxemberg. Weekend activities at Temple Beth Ami went on as planned, and the building kept normal hours. 'Senior staff were mindful of who was coming in and out of the building," said Luxemberg. However, there "wasn't any high level of anxiety over the weekend." After the meeting, the Jewish Community Council sent a fax to all rabbis, synagogue executive directors and congregational presidents summing up the meeting with the FBI "urging people not to overreact," said Tenenbaum. The memo states that 'the FBI has characterized the potential threat as Mow-level.'" The memo also states that in response to a question at the meeting, 'one FBI official said, not withstanding the threat, he would send his child to synagogue." The FBI did not recommend any additional security precautions for synagogues. The officials indicated that the current situation does not warrant extreme precaution," according to the Jewish Community Council memo. Synagogues should take "normjil levels of precaution," said Tenenbaum. "We are taking it seriously," said Rabbi Jeffrey Wohlberg of Adas Israel Congregation in Washington. In response to the threat, Adas Israel is "increasing normal precautions" to be certain 'that members are well protected," added Wohlberg. "This is just a reminder that the Jewish community can never stop being vigil.,iit when it comes to security, and security should be a year-round priority for the Jewish community," not only when there is a visible threat, said David Friedman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League. "The FBI will be in ongoing contact with the Jewish Community Council and, if need be, with the synagogue directly," the memo states. In the future, the FBI will be in contact with the Jewish Community Council rather than individual synagogues if a threat is non-specifle, Tenenbaum explained.
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Marriage Angela Jo Schrager and Aaron Benjamin Goldman, both of Chicago, were married Sunday, iJuly 2, at the ^ome of • the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs! Phillip G.' I Schrager. She is also the I daughter of the late Lois I Jeanne Schrager. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and I Cantor Emil Berkovits officiated. A reception! followed at the Red Lion
I Hotel. The bride is a kinderIgarten teacher at 1 Northshore Academy for Children. She is a graduate of Northwestern University. The groom, son of Dr. and Mrs. Allan Goldman of Shorewood, WI., is employed with Cohen Financial in Chicago. He is a graduate of. the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dana Skurnick of Chicago, friend of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mikaela Goldman of Phoenix; Stacia Nash of Chicago; Lois Schrager of Omaha; Lisa Schrager of Manhattan Beach, Calif, and Laura Schrager, also of Omaha. Alexander Fraser, friend of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were Michael Hirsch and Christopher Kelly, both of Chicago; Brock Klaus of Thiensville, WI; Jeffrey Schrager of Manhattan Beach; Richard Schrager of'Omaha; and Timothy Schrager of Atlanta, GA. After a honeymoon to St. Martin in the Caribbean, the newlyweds live in Chicago.
Engagement Alvin L. and Willis Ann Ross announce the engagement of their daughter, Charlotte Susan, to A. Matthew Katz, both of Boston. Miss Ross is an editor with Simon and Schuster education group. She has a B.S. in education from Boston University. She is the granddaughter of Sylvia Ross and Abe Rosenthal of Omaha. Mr. Katz, son of Judy Katz and Arthur Katz of Los Angeles, is a senior consultant with Symmetrix. He is a graduate of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He is the grandson of Marvin and Leah Rosenberg and Evelyn Katz. ,
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Plans for Holocaust memorial In Berlin results in controversy ByTin Sedan BONN (JJA) — Pla"n8 to erect a giant monument in Berlin, commemorating European Jews who perished in the Holocaust, have stirred a public controversy in Germany. As a result, the federal govcrnmenl has derided In oppose and' halt tlie exi.'^ling plans until a further decision is made on Ihe rontroverisinl projprl After ypnr< of delibfralioiis, ;i rdniniittcc l:isl week selected the plan prepared liy a croup <jf artists, headed by the German painter Christine Jackob-Marks. The plan calls for the erection of a giant tombs.tone, 330 feet long and 330 feet wide, which displays engraved names of 4.2 million Jews mur dered in tlie Holocaust whose identities are known. Had it not been for the objection of the federal government, construction work would have begun next year, and should have been complet«d in two years. The memorial monument was to be built between the Brandenburg Gate and the Potadamerplatz, right in the heart of BerUn, capturing the ikyline of the Garman capital. The controversy surrounding the project involves a combination of financial and emotional argumenta.
Nodedim, Travel Camp of the Jewish Community Center, recently journeyed to Colorado Springs for a week-long adventure. Pictured on Pikes Peak are, from left: Mimi Wolfson, Ally Shandell, Blair Baker, Valerie Rosenberg, Naomi Katakee, Tamara Schneiderman, Laura Wine (staff), and Ariel Shukert The group viait«d Plkea Peak, Garden of the Gods, Seven Falls, The U.S. Olympic Training Center, The Air Force Academy and the Cave of the Winda. The trip waa led by Beth Cohen, Youth Servicea director of the JCC, and ia open to any JCC meaibera entering almth through ninth gnMle.
Jiil)r7,ia96 JtmUhVram Pt^a BETH EL SYNAGOGUE 14S06Calif«niia Editor's Not«: Omaha, NE 68164 Candleligfatiiig 8:41 pjn. 492-8650 , , The foUowinr i« P«rt of a d'var Torah preOffice Hours: sented by Annelise Ocanto upon becoming k Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Bat Mitzvah recently at Beth El Synagogue. Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. , She is the daughter of Drs.. Romer Ocanto TEMPLE ISRAEL Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Dra2en and and Lourdes Secola-Ocanto. 7023 CaM Street I Cfintor Emil Berkovits. Omaha, NE 68132 Shabbat Shalom! FRIDAY: S56-6536 This Parasha describes the story of the spies that Services start at 6 p.m. FRIDAY: Moses sent out to Canaan. ' Shabbat evening service at 7:30 p.in. SATURDAY: Moses sent the spies to look over Canaan and see Rabbi Stiel and Cantor ContziuB will officiate. Services start at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following ser- if the country was fortified. They discovered the The theme for the early services in July and vices. land had many resources, but they also made : August is "A Summer Stroll Through Gates of Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. assumptions about many things they never saw. Prayer." Moses only asked them to look over Erete Yisrael Shabbat story time, the first and third Saturday Sitter Service and give him a report. But the spies added that at 11 a.m. , Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services start at the Jewish people could never over conquer the service. Please make a reservation so we may plan land and they made everybody afraid. G-d got 8:55 p.m. accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. angry because the Jewish people showed lack of SUNDAY: SATURDAY: faith in Him. The people were not ready to be a free Services start at 9 a.m^ Shabbat morning service at 10:16 ajn. nation and that's why they wandered in the desert Simcha B'shabbat--The congregation will study WEEKDAYS: for 40 years. G-d promised they would be successful the.Torah'portion for the week. Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ' but they doubted Him, one more time. And the Adult education ' Judaica Shop Jewish people suffered many tragedies in their hisTuesday: "Beyond Midrash," 7 to 8:15 p.m., led by Open Tuesday thrpugh Thursday, 11 a.m. to tory, but it has been their faith in G-d which kept Don Schwartz. 2 p.m., or by appointment. them going and that is how they have survived. My family and I had a terrible tragedy when my ^^ CHABAD HOUSE little sister, Emma, died almost a year ago. We all ^B 1322 So. 119th Street BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE started to ask G-od why he allowed this to happen? j^r Omaha, NE 68144 , 1502 No. 52nd Street Why did this happen to our family? 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When Omaha taxpayers received their property tax bill In March! many of them were in ishock at the rise from the previous year. All agree that education is vital to economic growth and prosperity, but more and more are beginning to ui t. , realize that the Micnaei way we pay for education needs to change. Dr. Scheuerman has said that every cent of the budget is justified. Not true. Omaf>a Public Schools needs to begin to research the development of privatized education, or charter schools. This would involve private businesses or other organizations taking control of the school system and charging, on a free market basis,
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By Brian Nogg Last winter, I attended services at Beth El regularly. This was out of the By Lena Raskin ordinary t)ecause I usually slept In on Saturday mornings. I tiecame a volun' teer tutor for TSS (Torah and Siddur Skills) to help the youth prepare for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. I felt It was very important to give the children extra help so they could perform to their full potential. The basic idea for TSS started six years ago with Beth El's ritual director Larry Moldo and Junior Congregation. Out of alxiut 15 students, only a few of us knew what was really going on in the service, so he waited a few years until we developed our l-lebrew enough to tutor at TSS. In its inaugural year three years ago, It wasn't very successful: but, in the last two years, it has really devekjped into a main means of learning all the prayers. Thanks to TSS, many fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh graders have had more successful Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. I had an overall nice experience working at TSS. The morning was split into three sections: a mini-service (where I assi^ed parts and made sure kids followed the prayers and didn't talk): tutoring time: and j time to sit in a uiortc In mlHed media the main sanctuary for the ending (•dual sla 12''i1l'^ prayers. The tutoring time was the main locus. Each tutor took a group of kkte, all working on the same section of the servk:e, and gave them stickers for the prayers they completed. It wasn't easy. Some children I.;// be back dkln't try because they thought they in Septembct' weren't good at Hebrew. It was hard to discipline some end still leach others who were eager to learn. It was annoying to correct the same mistakes over and over. Bnmt However, in the •nd, it was veiy rewarding to see my students recite the prayers that I helped them with I feH great about it. TSS participants achieve so much, and now the children want to do as much as they can tor their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. I think tutoring people in C0N6RRTS,TRnCI. . . Hebrew is a helpful way to keep the Trad MogH. that ia-'BS graduala of Jewish community going. Brtan mill b» « —nlor m BtirtM, It a Burita. bound for Amarican UnlvarsHy. m»mb*r of AZA §1. usr »nd Btth Bl Pftoto MM raoalvad attm preaa Vma latt m^^tx •SakitaAi as<k^k.'
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was Lisa Coren. Lisa also, felt that being salutatorian was a reward for all of her hard Work "Some people got the same grades as I did in easy classes I took more challenging classes and worked harde^r for my grades, so tseing salutorian was definitely an honor," she said. Lisa also received many ottier honors throughout her high school years, including being a member of the fourtime Girls Metro Tennis Championship team, the Burke Bulldogs. For her tennis ability, Lisa received recognition as an Outstanding Student Athlete, and won the Jill Garlock Award. Aside from athletics, Lisa was also honored by the Omaha Education Association for academics. "When I found out I was going to be David salutorian, I dkJ feel accomplishment, Llaa but it made me want to get on with my David and Lisa are twth 1995 gradfuture even more," said Lisa. uates of Burke and members of the Big plans are in store for these outOmaha Jewish Community. This is the ^ standing stusecond year In a row that the #1 and dents' futures. #2 spots of the graduating class were David, the son of occupied by Jewish teens! David and Janie and Alan Lisa's accomplishments say a lot about Kulakofsky, will our teenage Jewish comm^ruty, and attend these two scholars have a lot to say, Northwestern also. University in the "Knowing I was valedictorian during fall with hope of my senior year of high school meant a going into medilittle added pressure and lots of late cine. nights, but it also earned me the Lisa, the daughrespect of my peers," said David. ^.'^ ter of Fran and David found out that be would be Shana Meyer Coren, valedictorian after the first semester of will attend the University of Nebraska his senior year, and it was only the first at Lincoln, most likely majoring in eleof many honors he would receive. mentary eduction. David was also named Burke Science Congratulations, David and Lisa, Student of the Year, Omaha Worldwe are all so proud of you. You have Herald Honorable Mention All-State continued a winning academic traditkjn Team memt)er, and received recogninot only for Burke High School, but ^or tion as the Edward J. Klima your Omaha Jewish Community! Outstanding Senk>r. David la a member of Chalm 'Being Valedictorian wasn't a goal Walimaim AZA and Temple laraei: for me-l saw it as a reward for all the Llaa It a member of II.Z. Yothanah hard work I put into high school," sakj BBG and Temple Itrael. David. Shana It a ' 95 graduate of Burke, a Unt)elievably ctose t)ehind David member of Ediar BBG and Temple laraei.
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I have many mixed emotions atxDut my first year of college. Thoughts of fear, excitement and independence run through my mind every day. My long awaited fresh-1 man orientation gave me a small taste of college life and the' chance to experience those unique emolk>ns. The airplane] ride seemed to I last a lifetime, t [ tried so hard to | read a txx>k. but my mind kept returning to those common unanswered questions. Will I be able to find anyone who Is similar to myself and my friends at home? Will the people I do meal accept me lor who I am? My heart began to pound and the sensation grew stronger a* I reached my final deslinalkxf. I looked around at the enormous campus I woukf soon caR my home. As I walked up to the dorm to register, those incredible laalinos of being a powerful high-school senior quickly faded away. I was onca again an aUan on a strange new planai.
I completed the typical paperwork and was instructed to wait for more freshmen to join me. I watched each new student walk through the door with the same blank expressk>n. We began to introduce ourselves and soon discovered we all shared the same feelings. Many students were quite similar to me, while others were extremely different. As orientation continued, and we divided, into the colleges of our choice, I met even more people with the same interests and questkxis I had. We discussed the classes we were going to take and helped to make eacti other feel as comfortable as (wsslble. Many people have said, 'You will meal some of your best friends at freshman orientation.' I had to truly experience this to believe it. I met some of the most wonderful people from California to Cok>rado and from Texas to New York. Someone I mat summed up oriantatkxi for me In one sentence. He said. 'Isn't II amazing that yesterday we were strangers all across the country, and today we are all together discussing our lives back home and the new lives we will soon have to together* Jamie la a ' 98 graduate of Burlie. a membefoteaiar»»aandTamptelaneL
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It was siiTimer time in the summer time at the Oldtimers Earlybird discussion session June 27.' Members' temper temperatures rose following my introductory monologue relating to Michael Jackson's anti-Semitic vulgar lyrics he croons in his new recording, 'They Don't Care About Us." The offensive words do not bear appearing in the Jewish Press but can scarcely help often strained black-Jewish relations. Topics bandied about included scams against" the elderly; global studies detecting anti-Semitism uiiTcasinK in fretiuency in Europe. South America, Hus.<ia. Japan and the Middle East as well as in the I'. S.; and'concern regarding militias. t^omments were forthcoming regarding the attempted a.-isassiiiation of Egypt President Hosni Mu.barak and the U.S. Senate's vote increasing speed limits. Following lunch. Rabbi David Kaye, OfTutt /Vir Force chaplain, addressed the subject: "What it's like to be a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. Air Force.' Issues, he confronted were getting permission to wear a yarmulke, to eat kosher food and additional regulations contrary to orthodox Judaism. Rabbi Knye said that collectively in the Army, Navy and Air Force, there are only 38 Jewish chaplains and an urgent need for more. We stood in memory for Don Fisher, Joe Bernstein and Barney Guss. Next meeting will be July 11. Dr. Milton Margolin will entertain with Yiddish humor.
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In the News Howard K. Marcus, an Omaha native, has been named chairman of the Affiliate Communications Committee for the Nebraska Chapter of the American Heart Association. He will also join the association's statewide board. The Youth Volunteer Corps of the United Way of the Midlands is currently accepting applications from young men and women between the ages of 12 and 18. A variety of volunteer jobs are available. For more information, call 342-8232, ezt. 477, prior to July 1.
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about sexuality from their parents, and thus lack role models to help them in approaching their own children," Tollefsrud says. "In addition, they often perceive themselves to be uninformed about sexuality. And they feel extremely tincomfortable in broaching the subject" Others hold the misconception that talking about sexuality Of ay encourage sexual activity. But research has shown that is untrue, Tollefsrud says. Studies reported in "Teenage Pregnancy in a Family Context" and "The Journal of Sex Research" indicate that parental communication about sex may postpone a child's sexual acUvi^ and increase the likelihood that they will not engage in premarital intercourse. For parents unsure of when to talk to their children, what to discuss or how to say it, Tollefsrud offers these tips: - Listen to your child and try to answer questions accurately.
- Relax and have a/sense of humor — it helps ease the embarrassment. ' - Keep answers simple. - Realize the question may not always be what the child really wants to know, probe to find out what's behind it. '• - Encourage your child to ask for information. - Be wilUng to repeat answers until your child is satisfied with the information.
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- Don't make fun of your child's fanciful ideas or questions. - Investigate your own feelings about sexuality. It's easier to be consistent and available to share your thoughts and feelings when you know how you feel and what you value.
- Brush up on basic facts. Go to the library, call your rabbi, or call Planned Parenthood for books on sexuality education and talking about sexuality with your children. Being "askable" parents takes practice and effort, Tollefsrud stresses. Try to approach your child's interest in sexuality as you do other areas of his or her development. If you can be at ease discussing sexuality with your four- to seven-year-old, you will be more successful discussing personal issues in later years. "It's im^rtant.that your child rely on you for information," Tollefsrud emphasizes. There are many books on sexuality, some written on specific subjects and some for specific age groups. Tollefsrud says Planned Parenthood's library has a wide range of material for public use.
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Chicago woman hondred for Holocaust role ByBri^tte'Dayan SUfr Writer Chicago JUFNewg With teats in her eyes and a Fi-ench accent that hasn't faded despite 49 years in Chicago, Kalherine Rossi Lipner accepted honor for saving llio lives of five Jewish children during the Holocaust. '' ILipiiiT, TO, was accordi'd the Meda! of the Rigliiroiis Among the Nations hy Yad Vashem enrliiT this year. ... ; A sniiill riTpplion was held in her honor .at the Israeli Consulate in Cliicago in May. In her native Nice, which was occupied by the •N.izis during World War II, Lipner hid five .Jewish children over, the course of the war, three of them s[x>nding the duration of the war with her. This honor makes me think of Robert," said Lipner, refei:ring to the youngest of the children she hid. He died in April. "He was like a son to me all along, not just during the war." What makes Lipner's story unique is her uncharacteristic maturity in a time of danger. Lipner was 17 in the fall of 1942, when her mother was asked by a French family living nearby to hide their 3-year-old son, Robert, and two other children from Belgium. f Both sets of parents were fleeing to .Spain and felt that the children would be safer in hiding. Lipner's father had been taken as a prisoner of war by the Nazis, and a few short months after the children moved into the family home, Lipner's mother died, leaving the home devoid of parental guidance. Despite her young age, Lipner vowed to continue her efforts on behalf of tiie children, a selfless sense of dedication that she credits to her upbringing. "My family always had Jewish friends and I've always felt a kinship to the Jews," said Lipner, who lives in Mt. Prospect. "That's why I wanted to save them. Even when my mother died and the bombs fell, I wasn't scared, because I knew I had to hold down the fort. And I was too busy to think of the danger," Lipner collaborated with the French underground, escorting Jewish children to the Swiss border in exchange for extra food ration cards and' counterfeit identification cards for the five children under her care. With the help of these papers, the girls were able to attend school with Lipner and her younger sister on a sporadic basis. The boys, she says, stayed at home because the street would subject them to circumcision checks by the Nazi ofBcers. She said she was questioned by the Gestapo on several occasions, but each time, she secured the
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"in the last two years a lot of money in Israel has been dedicated tfO education and housing for Israeli Arabs. Ifs the first time Rabin speaks of ii\justice to the Arabs." Peri also outlined some of the significant social issues Israel will face as it moves into its second phase. , He talked about the Russian absorption that he described as a "fantastic success'story. When they came (several years ago, their community had to endure] 50 percent unemploymeht; now the rate of unemployment is like all of Israeli society.. "They,have houses and jobs, but they suffer because of a difference (setween their culture and Israeli culture," Peri observed. , "Past immigrants came with inferiority complexes and wanted to become Israelis as soon as possible. The Russians want to keep their values and culture, and question some of our basic values, such as the religious values. They don't want to be fi-um, and they don't want to serve in the military. Noting that they suffer from "a stigma," Peri said that "the Russians say the Israelis treat their men as mafia and their women as prostitutes. "But there are so many Russian people in Israel now that they will change Israeli society. They understand that; the Israelis don't understand it yet," he added. Another sodal issue Israeli society has begun to confix>ntis rising rates of divorce and single-parent families. "With the wave of immigration fit>m the former Soviet Union, the number of single-parent families increased by 40 percent," Peri said. "We weren't used to dealing with it, and there were no laws" affecting the issue. "Now there are new organizations dealing with the problem." Peri believes that the winds of change are also reflected in the statement by the Minister of Religious Affairs in the Knesset that women will be members of local religious councils throughout the country. He explained that religious councils, which operate as "an arm of the state," supply religious services - such as the performance of marriage and burial ceremonies and the building and maintenance of mikva'ot - in a community. The services are subsidized by the state. However, each council, elected by local authorities together with the Minister of Religious Affairs and representatives of local synagogues, has the right to allocate the subsidy to the services and synagogues it chooses, making them the "real power bases of the religious parties." But Peri said it is still "too early for Reform and
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So he won't depend so mulch on the Knesset. It's a semi-presidential system." One of the consequences of that system. Peri hypothesizes, is that smaller parties will become more powerful. Up until nW, many people have voted for one of the two big parties to ensure that the candidate they support becomes prime minister. However, given the right to vote for prime minister independently from other members of the parliament, they are likely to cast their ballots for Knesset members from smaller, including singleissue, parties. Moreover, Peri noted, it will be "possible that the prime minister's party won't be the largest party in the Knesset." He added, however, that such a ramification would not be comparable to the political reality currently existing between the president and Congress in Washington because "you have a Constitution and constitutional limits." Peri delineated five new parties that he believes may take as little as 1 and as many as 14 seats in th^ Knesset - what he called "a tremendous power." The first party he described is a break-away from Likud led by David Levy who Peri characterized as liating" Netanyahu more than [PLO chair Yasser] Arafat.' ' A party called the Third Way is a smaiU fi-action ofLaborites who supported Rabin's policies regarding the territories but disagree with the total withdrawal fi-om the Golan Heights. Their success or failure. Peri asserted, may be determined by whether an agreement with Syria is signed. Adding to the fi-ay is Labor's Haim Ramon, who broke away in a successful bid to take over the Histadrut and who focuses on representing the new generation. In Peri's opinion, it is "questionable as to whether hell run." A fourth party represents the interests of the Russian immigrants and is, in Peri's opinion, "less interested in general ideology, the West Bank, the economy, etc., and more interested in their situation in society." It is led by Natan Sharansky. Peri identified a possible fifth party, an attempt by senior citizens to create their own party for their own interests, dubbed the "pensioners party."
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dealers in secondhand clothes and were forbidden By Cheryl L. Komfeld ', By Jennifer Batog to attend fairs or perform activities outside their MWJN staff writer iVASHINGTON,(JTA) — More than 700 ' i While eating salmon soup at an art museum - town of residence. Lubavitcher Chasidim came to Washington last By 1939, the Jewish jwpulation reached 2,000, The Tarvaspaa Museum in Helsinki, Finland - a week to remember their spiritual leader, Rabbi group of Jewish journalists and leaders are sere- mostly from the immigration of Russian Jews. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and see him naded with "Havenu Shalom Aleichemr and tunes About 200 Jews, including Warde, fought in the (iosthumously awarded the country's hjghest civilFinnish army with Nazi Germany against their from Fiddler on the Roof. ian honor, the Congressional GoltJ Medal. Since the fifth largest geographic European common enemy - the Russians - in the FinnishHis followers came from all over the wdrld, from country has only 1,400 Jews in a population of Russian War of 1941-44, a move Warde questioned IIS close as New York and from as far away as about 5 millio^i, \he journalists were surprised by after learning about the fate of the six million fiiiuth Africn and Australia, to join in the celehni' both the familiar melodies and by the short male Jews. tlc'M. I Fins knew about German an^i-Semitism, but Riiilnrist/singor's occupation; One of Ihenl, Lieba Rudol|>h of Pittsbiirpli, Dressed in a hip black and-rod vest, he serves as wp didn't know about" concentration camp.s, l)nnit;lil perhaps the galherinR's youngcbt partici cantor of the Jewish community renter in Warde said, "In this case, we were fighting for ;pa*il. her 3-WPek-old son, mimed Menachem ' Helsinki, the larger of the nation's two organized Ki;iland and nothing else." Mender for the rebbe, who d^ed last year at the t\(;f He said he doesn't "know what I-would have Jewish communities. pf!>2. Having settled in Finland 11 years ago after liv- done" had he known about the Nazi mass murder It's n wonderful way to commemorate what he ing in Israel, hazan Andre Zweig described the of Jews. Despite the "strong pressure" Finland did for the world," Rudolph said of the award capital's Jewish community as a "very active received from the Nazis to deliver its Jews to bestowed on the rebbe. Orthodox community" with a population,that has Germany, Warde said the Finnish government Rudolph expressed the sentiments of many of the refused to give up its Jewish citizens. remained steady for the past 20 years. Lubavitchers at the ceremonies. Although the As a result, 27 Jewish soldiers died in battle During the High Holy Days, about 300 to 400 rebbe is physically gone, they all said, his work Jews attend synagogue services, and on Shabbat, and 8 Jewish refugees fi^m Germany and Austria and his legacy continue. 60 of the 1,000 members attend, explained Zweig, were sent back to Germany, Warde said. The first anniversary of Schneerson's death, One of those refugees survived and made aliya. a native of Rumania. which falls, according to the Hebrew calendar, on The Ashkenazi Orthodox synagogue has not had Following World War II, many Finnish Jews, July 1, is being marked with tributes and cerea rabbi for the past five years, but is currently in including Warde's brother and sister, made aliya. inonies around the world. „ But enough stayed to'maintain three Jewish negotiations to hire one, said Max Warde, 73, a "While the rebbe is not physically present, his communities, all at the southern end of the northlifelong member of the Jewish community. iSpiritual presence is very much felt," said Emily "Who wants to come to Helsinki to be a rabbi?" ern European country, in Helsinki, Turku and Sherwinter, who came to Washington, D.C., from questioned Warde as he lead a tour of the syna- Tampere. Atlanta with her mother, Anne Fried. The Jewish community in Tampere has not been gogue and community center. "It's our responsibility to carry on the work of the "There are many congregations that could offer organized since 1981. Uniting the communities, the rebbe," Sherwinter said. Central Council of Jewish Communities in Finland him much better." Throughout the day, congressional leaders, Visible in a city with one million people, the meete once a year. including Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (RBut apart fivm this common union, the commuHelsinki synagogue, with its yellow exterior and Ga.) and Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), chairreddish dome, dates back to 1906, 12 years before nities are quite separate. man of the House International Relations A4jac^t to the Helsinki synagogue is the Jewish Jews received full civil rights in Finland. Committee, paid tribute to Schneerson. Finnish Jewry dates back to the first half of the community center, built in 1961 to provide a nursGingrich, who helped spearhead legislation to 19th century, when Russian Jewish soldiers ing home, jnikva, Maccabi Sports club, two kosher honor the rebbe ' with the medal, praised remained in Finland after completing their 25- kitchens, a library and a Jewish day school, where 'Schneerson for not only believing in his ideals, but 100 students, ages 7 to 16, now study. year, forced service in the czar's raiUtary service. for living them. A former student of that school, Ira Kantor, has In 1889, the Russian government issued a Gilman, who sponsored an international lunch for decree to govern the Jews in Finland, a country few complaints about the community. "I hke it the gathering, said the medal "honors tlie life and that until 1809 was part of the Swedish Kingdom because it is so small, it's so together; it's more teachings of the rebbe." plus than minus. I'm quite satisfied. 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