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Kallah film festival offers February screenings Two unique Israeli and Jewish films and a series '• of children's films \yill be screened Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4 from 2-6 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. The films are Because Of That War (Hebrew with English subtitles) and My Dinner With Abbie (English). Both films explore how a younger generation has responded to the previous generation. Because Of That War chronicles the experience in Israel while My Dinner With Abbie offers a distinctly American point of view. Free children's films and an intermission with refreshments will also be provided.
Nancy Cohen and Abbie Hofbnan Because Of That War, an Israeli film directed by Orna Ben-Dor-Niv, tells the story of two Israeli rock stars. Ya'acov Gilad and Yehuda Poliker. The two formed the popular Israeli band, "Benzin". As ' the children of Holocaust survivors, each of them grew up with family histories and memories that greatly influenced their lives and music. The film, which has won awards in Israel, Berlin and St. Petersburg, has become the cornerstone of the current debate between the contemporary situation in Israel and indelible feelings concerning the Holocaust. Eli Wiesel has called Because Of That War "one of the most original, sensitive and beautiful films on this harrowing theme." The film, in Hebrew with English subtitles, will be shown at 2 p.m. in the JCC theater. Cost is $3 per person. Nancy Cohen, director of My Dinner With Abbie, will be at the JCC to discuss her film. This is an interview with Abbie Hoffman made a few days before his 50th birthday. Mr. Hoffman had turned down interviews with Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, L and a host of other established media outlets. Instead, he agreed to meet Ms. Cohen, an actress from the Lower East Side, at Sarge's Deli on Third Avenue in New York City. The film, in which the Age of Aquarius collides with New Ageism, is a funny, thoughtful and patent legacy. New York Newsday has called the film the 'last chance to sit down with the 'Jewish Road Warrior' and savor a bowl of kreplach soup." Ms. Cohen will speak Ms. Cohen will speak after the film. The audience will have the opportunity to learn what went into making this film. My Dinner With Abbie will be screened at 4 p.m. in the JCC Theatre, Cost is $3 per person. In addition to the two films, there will be free continuous showings of children's Jewish/Israeli videos in the Youth Lounge from 1:30-6 p.m. These . films will include Israeli Sesame Street, Lights, The Secret in Bubbie's Attic, and many more. The Kallah Film Festival is sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council with grants from the. Mort Richards endowment and the Avy L. and Roberta L. Miller Endowment.
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Yasser Arafat refuses to commit to amending Palestinian covenant By Mitchell Danow GAZA (JTA) — Days after his election to head the Palestinian Council, Yasser Arafat will not commit himself to revoking or amending those sections of the Palestine National Covenant calling for the destruction of Israel. "The covenant is like your American Constitution," he said Tuesday in an interview here with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "You do not delete sections of your Constitution; you amend it." And in Arafat's view, the Palestinians "have already amended it." Arafat's stance — adopted either for dealing with recalcitrant members of the Palestinian leadership or for presenting a firm bargaining stance with Israel — could lead to a complete disruption of the peace process. Since Sunday's elections, Israeli officials from Prime Minister Shimon Peres on down have insisted that Arafat must now revoke the offending clauses as agreed to under the Israeli-Palestinian peace accords. Revoking those clauses is considered by Israelis to be an important symbol of reconciliation between the two peoples. Speaking at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Peres said that if the PLO failed to live up to its obligation under the peace accords, there would be no final-status negotiations, which include the future of Jerusalem and other sensitive issues. "The train will stop," Peres said of the peace process. The final-status negotiations are slated to begin in May. Among the offending clauses of the 1964 Palestinian covenant are: * "Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine;" * "The establishment of Israel is fundamentally null and void," and that * Zionism is "a racist and fanatical movement in its formation; aggressive, expansionist and colonialist in its aims." • Other nations should "consider Zionism nn illegitimate movement" and "prohibit its existence and activity." Failure to revoke or amend the accords could also lead to an end to U.S. aid to the Palestinians. In Washington, a congressional aide responded to Arafat's remarks, saying, "This Congress will not approve aid to the PLO if the covenant is not changed. It's that simple." The United States has committed to $500 million to the Palestinians over five years, but that aid is contingent on legislation known as the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act, which expires at the end of March, According to the accords, the amendment of the charter must occur no later than two months after the inauguration of the new Palestinian government. But Arafat sees it differently. He said that in 1988 and in 1991, the Palestine National Council, the Palestinian parliament in exile, passed declarations that obviated the need to change the covenant The 1988 declaration affirmed Israel's right to exist and renounced terrorism, and in 1991, "we agreed to attend the Madrid peace conference. There is no need to confirm again what has already been confirmed." Sitting in a cushioned chair in the official reception room at his Gaza headquarters, he tapped his feet impatiently when the issue was pursued. It seemed beside the point that he had promised in a September 1993 letter to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin that the offendins pastages in the
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JAFI rescues Chechenyan Jews While Chechnya remains in the media headlines and there is no sign of a peaceful resolution for the war-torn country, JAFI (the Jewish Agency for Israel) has been working in the midst of the battles there, rescuing people. Thirty-one refugees arrived in Israel on January 16bringing the total number of Chechenyan Jews brought to Israel to 330. They range in age from one year to 111 years of age. Most of those rescued made their way to Pyetegorsk in the northern Caucasus Mountain Region on their own, often on foot through snow covered mountains, always at risk of being caught in crossfire. Once in Pyetegorsk, refugees were looked after by the Jewish Agency, given medial care and provided with housing and clothing. While their papers were being processed for aliyah, the refugees began learning Hebrew and rc-^ ceived pre-immigration counseling. The steady flow of Jewish refugees from the Northern Caucasus Region continue to receive assistance from JAR rcprcscnialives, and the JAR infrastructure rctnains ready to deal with whatever emergencies arise in Jewish communities in the area.
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Our Haftarah, a late chapter of the Book of Jeremiah, was chosen by the hturgists because of its afilliation in subject matter with our Sidrahcalamities visited, or to visited, on Egypt. Last week's Haftarah, from Jeremiah's younger contemporary Ezekiel, was similarly a warning that Egypt was to fall. Both Jeremiah and Ezekiel thought that the triumphant armies of Babylonia would smash Egyptian defenses, just as they had run roughshod over Assyria, hitherto the mighty mistress of the Near East, and then over the defenseless small nations, including Judah, which had been under Assyrian domination. Two things are to be noted. First, in neither of these Haftarot is there any mention of Babylonia's domination of Judah. Indeed, both Jeremiah and Ezekiel offer words of comfort to Judah, assuring Judeans of God's love and support. In fact, of course, the Babylonians had laid Judah waste, destroying all its cities and towns. It was not till Persian victories over Babylonia that Judeans were permitted to return to their devastated land and to try to rebuild it. > And, second, the announced destruction of Egypt by Babylonia, which both prophets exultantly proclaimed, never took place. The Babylonians made their attempt. But problems of military logistics, problems of fighting a determined and powerful enemy far from their own centers of strength, forced the Babylonians reluctantly to turn back. From all of this, it becomes clear that even though the prophets claimed divine inspiration for their dire pronouncements against Egypt, their analysis of the military-political situation was not perfect. We must understand their purpose, however. The prophets loved Judah and their fellow Judeans beyond everything. Their efforts here, like Isaiah's 150 years earlier, were to protest vehemently the futile tendency of hapless Judean kings to rely on Egypt for help against the relentless powers of the North and East, the Assyrians, and in their turn, the Babylonians. So, if their assessment of historical developments was not accurate, what was so great about the prophets? If they thought that little Judah was the sole reason for the march of history, empire-building and empire-smashing, triumphant victories and crushing defeats, exile and devastation and niassacres-if that's what they thought, why do we think them so great? .
I Deaths GERTRUDE T. NEWMAN Services for Gertrude Newman were tield Jan. 19 at Golden Hill Cemetery. She was 91. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert B,, one of the founders of Hinky-Dinky. Supnvors include two nieces; two nephews; nine great-nieces; 13 great-nephews; six great-great nieces; and three great-great nephews. Mrs. Newman was a member of Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, Beth Israel Synagogue, Beth Israel Sisterhood, AMIT Women, and a life member of Methodist Hospital Women's Guild. She was also chairman of the Women's Division of the Federation Campaign. Memorials may be made to Temple Israel or charity of choice. EDWARD a TEPPERMAN ' Services for Edward Tepperman of Omaha, formerly of Council Bluffs, were held Jan. 19 at Beth El Synagogue. Burial was at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Lincoln. He was 96. He was preceded in death by a son, Herbert. Survivors include his wife, Vera of Omaha; a daughter, Marcia Kushner of Lincoln; a son, David of Fresno, Calif.; eight grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and two sisters, Sophie Kaplan of Omaha and Freda Baum of Miami. Mr. Tepperman was owner of White Front Market in Council Bluffs; field representative of United Associated Grocers and Roberts Dairy; past president of Iowa Retail Food Dealers Assoc, and Council Bluffs Grocers Assoc. He was also a former board member of United AG; consultant to the SBA; former president of B'nai Israel Sjnnagogue and B'nai B'rith of Council Bluffs; and member of Beth El Synagogue. DAVID J. ITKIN Services for David Itkin were held Jan. 22 at Beth El Cemetery. He died at the age of 88. Survivors include a daughter, Janice E. Kreuscher of Indianapolis; two sons. Dr. Philip G. Itkin and Dr. Jeffrey B. Itkin, both of Omaha; five grandchildren; and one sister, Cienya Feynshten of Omaha. Mr. Itkin was born in Russia and came to the U.S. as a young man. He moved to Omaha in 1948, and worked as an engineer for Henningson Durham and Richardson, Inc., until his retirement in 1983. Memorials may be made to Beth El Synagogue.
MARIAN BLUMENTHAL GROSS Services for Marian Blumenthal Gross were held Jan. 21 at Temple Israel. Burial was at Golden Hill Cemetery. She was 87. She was preceded in death by her husband, S, Elmer, who was a past president of the Omaha Jewish Federation. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Temple Israel or the The answer lies partly in their assurance that the affairs of nations and peoples are important. But, Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. primarily, their importance lies in their unfailing BEN L. ROSEN insights into the moral life of mankind. Services for Ben L. Rosen were held Jan. 21 at Their errors in historical judgment sprang from Beth El Synagogue. Burial was at Beth El their certainty that only morality deserves to sur- Cemetery. He was 84. vive. Survivors include his wife. Rose; two sons, Paul From the northern kingdom Israel, and from the and Bill,, both of Omaha; four grandchildren; a sissouthern kingdom, Judah, they demanded morali- ter, Ann Kairoan, also of Omaha; and numerous ty, justice, and compassion.'Without these virtues, nieces and nephews. why should you survive? Mr. Rosen was born in Russia and came to But with these virtues, even with only your glori- Omaha with his family as a young boy. AAer gradfication of them without full achievement, uating from college, he went into business with his humankind cannot do without you! History cannot father-in-law and was co-founder of Louis Market let you die, 0 House of Israel! in Benson. He sold the market and package liquor store in 1987. Mr. Rosen was also active in several community organizations, including B'nai B'rith and a Benson Due to lack of response, the National Council of business group. Jewish Women-Omaha has announced the cancelMemorials may be made to the American Cancer lation of the dinner "Can We Talk.. .Heart to Heart Society, over Dinner.* The event was scheduled for BILLIE SARA SOKOLOF Services for Billie Sokolof were held Jan, 21 at Saturday, Feb. ». For information, call Laurie Remer-Phifer at 496- BHH Cemetery (Fisher Farm). She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe. 3891. Survivors include two daughters, Dede Brownstein and Florine Goodrich, Albuquerque, N.M,; two sisters, Evelyn Buckman of Miami Beach, Fla., and Charlotte Silva of Loi Angelei; and three grandchildren. Memorial* may be made to Beth Israel Synagogue or the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.
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TEMPLE ISRAEL 7023 Cass Street, Omaha 68132 556-6536 tIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Contzius will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Rabbi Debbie and Steve Stiel and Temple Sisterhood in honor of the birth of Micah Jonathan Stiel. Sitter Service Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 11:15 a.m. Simcha B'shabbat-An alternative Tofah Study service will take place in the Chapel. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the sanctuary. B'nai Mitzvah Eddie Kenkel, son of Gail and Tom Kenkel, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service Saturday. Rebecca Blumkin, daughter of Susan and Irvin Blumkin, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service Saturday, Feb. 3. SUNDAY: Pj;.P.-Parallel Education for Parents will meet Sunday at 10 a.m. The focus of this year's classes is "Holiness In Time." , Adult Education Thursday: "Beyond Midrash," 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., led by Don Schwartz. Tot Shabbat Service • Friday, Feb. 2, 7 p.in.--A short service of song and prayer, followed by cookies and juice, will be held for toddlers through children in the primary grades and their families. Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction Omaha Temple Youth Group (OTYG) will sponsor the annual family spaghetti dinner and auction Sunday, Feb. 4, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults, and $4 for children. Proceeds ^yill benefit Camp Rainbow (for terminally ill children) and the OTYG travel fund. For reservations, call the Temple oiTfice, 556-6536.
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14506 dalifomia, Omaha 68154, 4B2-85S0 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.iii.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRTOAY: Services start at 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. • TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) will meet at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time, the first and third Saturday at 11 a.m. K'tantan meets the second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 5:20 p.m. SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Judaica Shop Open Tuesday through Thursday, H a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; or by appointment. Adult Education Classes Classes continue Monday. Emet VEmunah Study Group The group, which defines the philosophy of Conservative Judaism, will be led by Rabbi Drazen Sundays, Feb. 18 and March 17, 10 a.m., in the social hall. The classes can also be attended Saturday mornings after services Feb. 17 and March 16. For information, call the synagogue. Watch Out For Shabbat "Watch Out For Shabbat" Friday and Saturday. Fellowship Shabbat Friday with services, 7:30 p.m., followed by an Oneg Shabbat. Saturday-services at 9:30 a.m., followed by lunch (by reservation), afternoon activities and snacks, concluding with minha, ma'ariv and havdalah. For information, call the synagogue. Women's League Shabbat Members of Women's League will participate in services Saturday. Men's Club Family Night Men's Club will sponsor a family night at the Racers basketball game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. For information, call Glen Fineman. Kids Lunch and Learn Friday, Feb. 2, 12:15 p.m., for children six years and under, together with parents or grandparents.
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B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION 618 Mynster St, Council Bluffin, Iowa 51503 322-4705-Syna£ogue 697'1660~Rabbi El^nstein FRIDAY: Shabbat services are held every Friday night at 30 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Ehrenstein and lay leaders. Onqg Shabbat follows. Potluck dinner and congregational meeting to discuss future plans for the congregation, 6:30 p.m. * SUNDAY: B'nai Israel participates in the River Cities Reconstructionist Religious School. Classes are held every Sunday at the West Side Community Education Center, 108th and Grover, from 10 aim. to noon. The community may attend. Call Rabbi Ehrenstein or Dr. Martin Rosenburg, director of education, foran appointment.
TIFERETH ISRAEL 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln 68502 423-8569 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. Oneg Shabbat hosted by Elaine and Everett Evnen. SATURDAY: Services start at 9:30 a.m. Jr. Congregation, 10:15 a.m.
BEYT SHALOM RECONSTRUCTIONIST SYNAGOGUE P.O. Box 241130, Omaha, NE 68124 For information, contact Mike Salmi at 291-3469, or Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein at 697-1660. FRIDAY; Services, 7:30 p.m., at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 So. 119th St., Omaha. SUNDAY; Religious School, 10 a.m. to noon, West Side Community Education Center, 108th and Grover. (Use the rear parking lot). SUNDAY, Feb. 4: Tu B'Shevat-Beyt Shalom will celebrate the holiday at the Religious School at Westside. An adult workshop will start at 10 a.m., followed by a model seder with the children at approximately 11 a.m.
1502 No. S2nd St., Omaha 68104, 556-6288 Services are conducted by Cantor Leo Fettman. Office hours: OFFUTT Monday through Thursday, S'a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Capehart Chapel, 25th and Capehart Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. . Omaha, NE 68123 FRIDAY: 294-6051 Kabbalat Shabbat service at 5:15 p.m. FRIDAY: SATURDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Kiddush sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Paul Shyken PP English and family in honor of Jeffs Bar Mitzvah anniver^^Think Jewish and speak English" classes on sary. Rebecca Jenny Blumkin, daughter of Susie Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Mincha at'5:15 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, and Irv Blumkin, will Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House. Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. become a Bat Miztvah SU?«)AY: Saturday, Feb. 3, at Temple Morning services at 9 a.m. Israel. B'NAI JESHURUN Talmud Shiur wth Rabbi Kaye at 10 a.m. A seventh-grade honor 20tb and South St., Lincoln 68602, 43S-8004 Evening services at 5:16 p.m. student at Beveridge Services are officiated by Cantor Michael WEEKDAYS: Middle School, she e:\joy8 { Weisser. Services at 7 a.m. and 5:16 p.m. swimming, gymnastics, I FRroAY: Lunch A Learn being with friends, music | Shabbat evening service at 7:46 p.m. Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. with Rabbi Kaye at the and art. SATURDAY: home of Drs. Romer and Lordes Ocanto, 1114 So. Becca has a sister, { Torah study and service at 10 a.m. 94th St. Jessica, and a brother, SUNDAY: Practical Judaism Ryan. Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m. A class with Rabbi Knye Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blumkin at the synagogue. and Mr. and Mrs, Thonms Keone of Elkhorn, Ind, Gemorah Class Oreot-grandmothpr is Rose Blniukii\. ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Rabbi and SATURDAY: Mrs David Kaye, 12237 Turner Cir., Bellevue.' Services, led by Harry Noodell and Albori Cookbook PERSONAL Friedman, start at 9 a.m, in the Goldsten Chapel. "Happiness is Still Good Food," available at the Thanks to my dear friends and relatives lor their Members of the community are invited to join gift shop, or call Charlotte Kaplan at 551-5658. contributions, gifts, phone calls and good wishes for residents for the service and the Kiddush following. Sisterhood Gift Shop my recovery following a recent fall. Memorial services are held on the last Saturday Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Bcrnlce Cohen of each month, UahSiegel at 666-6466. •I 1322 So. 119th St, Omaha 68144 J^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 ^jHooked on Yiddish" lessons Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
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To the Editor: Your Diamond Jubi)ee Edition arrived today and reading it was like coming home. It brought back iOne who publicly sanctiflcB the name of many memories of growing up in Omaha. G-d through his or her actions) During the summer o^ 1952, after graduating Aaron Feuerstein, owner of Maiden Mills, Inc., in from the University of Omaha, I worked as Jewish Massachusetts is such a person. Press society editpr. The most interesting assignOn Dec. 11, fire ravaged his textile mill, the ment was to interview Pinkhoe Churgin, dean of largest in New England, causing millions in dam- the Teacher's Institute of Yeshiva University and ages, iixjCiring 25, and hospitalizing nine. national Mizrachi president. The interview conRather than closing the mill, or moving its opera- cerned the establishment of Bar-Ilan. One of his tions, Mr. Feuerstein announced plans to rebuild. quotes as printed in the Jewish Press read as folHe also pledged to continue paying his 3,200 lows, "The University will also foster a positive workers for at least a month and as long as possi- attitude towards Jewish religion and tradition," ble, gave each of them a $275 holiday bonus and and, he concluded, "It is essential for Israel to realextended their health insurance coverage for 90 ize that Judaism is the key to uniting world days. Jewry." Attached is an old, brown original copy of Mr. Feuerstein's workers are the highest paid the interview. textile workers in the world and he is an example Even after all these years, I still feel it was a speof the best in business said the local chamber of cial honor to have worked for the Omaha Jewish commerce president. Press. Other accolades reported by the press came from Barbara Mishael the governor and newspapers throughout the counAventura, Fla. try. The Philadelphia Inquirer said, "With the embers of his crippled Maiden Mills still smolderTo the Editor. ing, Feuerstein showed why the Yiddish word, In response to Rabhi David Kaye's article, "Sparks menach, reserved for the very best of men, fully from the Word" human, with integrity and honor, applies to him." The dictionary definition of feminism states: The Orthodox Union has announced plans to "The theory of the political, economic, and social honor Mr. Feuerstein at its 98th anniversary equality of the sexes." national dinner in May. Many Jewish women are not seeking to be the The Union will present its Kether Shem Tov same as men. Equality is not akin to "sameness." award to Mr. Feuerstein for his lifelong commit- We seek to be better women; better in the sense ment to honesty, integrity and community. that we are in control of the decisions which effect In making the announcement, the Union quoted our lives. I doubt you would accuse an AfroMr. Feuerstein as giving credit to his Jewish values American person involved in the civil rights moveinstilled in him by his late parents, Samuel and ment of wanting to be white. I do not want to be the Mitzi, and his Orthodox Jewish education for same as a man. I am quite happy being a woman leaching him the proper responsibility to those who can partake in the democratic process. whose livelihood are dependent upon him. If a woman was, for example, being emotional or In 1994, the Young Israel synagogue in physically abused by her husband, traditional Brookline, MA, which his father helped found, was Judaism does not give that woman the ability to destroyed by a fire, Mr. Feuerstein contributed sig- initiate a divorce. In addition, women in traditional . nificaiitly to help the rebuilding effort. gender roles do not have the ability to economically "In those circumstance, where there is a moral support themselves. A job for a woman is not just vacuum," he told a press conference, paraphrasing for emotional, intellectual and spiritual satisfacthe words of the ancient Jewish sage Hillel which tion; it is sometimes a means of putting food on the his father had repeated to hira often, "do everytable. Just as men emotionally and spiritually need thing within your power to be a man." women, an economically self-sufficient woman will Mr. Feuerstein's grandfather, Henry, a Hungarian refugee dealing rags but of a pushcart still need men. It is obvious that there are many differences bioin New York City, founded the Mill in 1906 as a sweater factory, providing jobs and a financial foot- logically between men and women. Yet, some of the , ing for Jewish families new to Boston and the "New differences in their abilities and behaviors are not World." biological, but as a result of socialization-of cenHis father, Samuel, started working at the Mill turies of women being told that it is better to be when only 13-years-old, and became an interna- seen than heard. This may have given rabbis in the tionally renowned champion of Torah Judaism and past the impression that women are "disposed to among the pioneers and founding fathers of peacefulness and serenity." Orthodoxy in America. What I seem to remember learning is that everyAaron's brother, Moses I. Feuerstein is a past one is born with an equal amount of yelzer hara president of the Orthodox Union and is a mi\jor figand yetzer hatov. If that is so, then we all must recure in industry and Jewish communal life. "What Aaron has done for the Orthodox Jewish tify it through the constant study of Torah. If adam (a being with qualities of both sexes) is community is immense," said Dr. Mandell I. the collective soul of all future humankind, then Ganchrow, M.D., president of the Union. "He has demonstrated that the lessons he has perhaps it is our job to work together to strengthen learned he has also practiced throughout his entire each other's weaknesses. life, namely, that the role of an observant Jew is to If a father were to spend equal time raising his sanctify G-d's name through his interactions with children (both male and female children), the chilhis fellow man." dren would have the benefit of exposure to both the Mr. Feuerstein is a modern-day role model who hallah and the da'at (the male and female ways of sets an example for other employers to follow. thinking). In this age of downsizing, and bottom-line profit In the raising of his children, the father would f quests, a man like Mr. Feuerstein pours sunshine on the now common sickness of trampling on have experience in exercising the hallah and therefore being more mentally healthy. employees to enhance economic benefits. MR. Rachel L.F. Contzius Mr. Feuerstein is a true menHch. Mekadeah shem shamayim b arabim
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Letter froni Israel Today, Jan. 15, 1996, marks exactly five years since George Bush sent the first American bombers over Iraq to begin operations. The first of the 39 SCUD missiles fell on Ramat Gan and Israelis began to live at night in sealed rooms and walk around with gas masks during the day. Those 38 missiles changed, forever, the strategic thinking in Israel. For the first time ever, since the dark days of 1948, Israel's civilian population was at risk. Even at the nadir of the Yom Kippui' War, as the Israeli army was reeling from the massive attacks of Egypt and Syria in the Sinai and the Golan, there was little serious belief among the general population that Armepeddon was at hand. But 1991 was different—very different. Thousands of Tel Avivians fled the area and took refuge in the posh hotels of Eilat and Jerusalem. The SCUDS did minor damage to property and there was but a single casualty. But these machines were fired from far beyond their normal range which required a smaller than maximum pay load and less accurate guidance. Even so, they fell less than a mile from their intended target— Israel's Pentagon—in Tel Aviv. Saddam Hussein's missiles proved two things, however. The first was that they were destructive of morale and second that dispatched from closer range—say Syria—major damage could be achieved, even with conventional warheads and most certainly with chemical ones. It is now known that after the missiles started falling. Prime Minister Shamir put Israel's missile strike force on active status. Seymour Hersh, who wrote extensively about Israel's nuclear capability, claims that had Saddam used his poison gas, Israel would have responded with a nuclear attack on Baghdad. The war also made it abundantly clear that the United States could not protect Israel from a long distance war. Despite American bombings, the SCUDS were never eliminated. All of this must have been manifestly clear'to military planners in Israel and made them look around for new defensive strategies. The Arrow anti-ballistic missile program was stepped up with some substantial American funding. A new antimissile program is in the works and Israel is seeking funding for its accelerated development and deployment. Israel's almost total usei of U.S. military aid has been to purchase 25 F-151 bombers from McDohald Douglas, the only non-American recipient of this aircraft. These planes can strike anywhere in the Middle East with a payload of very destructive weaponry. So Israel's, strategy has come to rely to an even greater degree on high-tech missile retaliation. This does not mean that strategic positions on the Golan Are not still important, but total depth on the Golan may not be as important as it once was, if one considers just the military implications of 1991.
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By l^ike Cohn MMBHaHi "Wow!" said freshman Zach Jacobson. "I've never seen so many Jewish teenagers in my life." This was one of many exciting things heard at BBYO's Mid-America Region's Winter Convention in St. Louis. The title of WRC '95 was "KOL NESHIWA" (Creation of Jewish Life) and was set for teens to learn about Jewish life cycles, Jewish ethics, creation of Israel, and creating your Jewish self. Many programs were planned by convention coordinators, St. Louis's own Brad Mariam and Carley Potashnick. The first day, Omaha arrived at the airport Marriott. Everybody was pumped up to see all their friends from Kansas City and St. Louis. We signed in, Kansas City arrived, and the convention was ready to begin. Our first program, "Obsessions of Three," was full of philosophical discussion about priorities in personal Judaism, what should be alive for each of us and what should not. Our next program was "Ben Yehuda Street," where we pretended we were In Israel and got to buy T-shirts and other BBYO clothing. Our second day, we split into gradelevel programming—the 9lh graders learned convention traditions, 10th graders talked about drinking and driving, 11th graders discussed college, while the seniors made their own "BBYO Memory Books." The next pro-
My dream is that people of a// backgrounds will bind, but in order tor this to happen, we need to widen our narrow minds. Why have an enemy because of the color of their skin ? If we gain tolerance, everyone can win. We have to erase what we've been taught, the unity we strive for cannot be tjought. As for religion and what we tielievd in, Tolerance again is the answer. Why is that such a sin? Believe what you want to and let others do the same, If we all do that, who \fiill there be to blame? , Prejudice isn't the answer. Why can't we understand? We can all live in peace, if we do it hand in hand.
Annh 1$ 4 fnshman at Burke, a member of USY, Ediar BBG and Beth El Synagogue.
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fl BAD DRV By man Josephson aM^MMaa The following is not meant to tie his computerized ID card in the scanfunny or entertaining. It's to make ner to open the plant door. He reached you feel grateful that you've never for the card in his wallet. Panic. Where was his wallet? StolenI Joe had to walk had a day of misery like Joe's. Joe woke up at 6.30, alarm clock three blocks to a pay phone to call his blaring In his face. He stumbled to office and inform them of his situation. By the time he got to his office, it was the stiower and stubbed tils big toe on the bathroom door. "Owwwwl" he 11:30, almost lime for lunch. Joe yelped as he bounced, around the decided to skip lunch and get caught up on some work. He had a lot of old tiathroom In pain. business documents that needed He got In the I shredding; but after a wtiile, the work shower and got boring, and Joe began to daylathered up with dream. He should have been paying soap and shammore attention, then maytje he wouldpoo. He was n't have shredded his brand new neckabout to rinse, tie! {Maytie he shouldn't have skipped when the water lunch). ceased to come When Joe left work, he assumed his from the shower troubles were over. However, during head. He fooled | the day, an inmate had escaped from with the knobs, the prison across the street. There hit the wall, bit I were cops and dogs all over the place. the shower! Unfortunately, Joe had similar physical head, did many Alan characteristics as the escapee-so simmore childish things-all to no avail--so, Joe fin- ilar, all it took was one dumb cop to ished his morning shower in the mistake Joe for the convict. Since Joe didn't have his wallet, he couldn't prove kitchen sink. In all the confusion, he forgot he who he really was. Joe was put in prison-not for long, had $50 worth of lobster tails thawing in that sink. Enough was enough. He but in prison-a truly tragic ending to a didn t even take a chance making truly tragic day. Now, if you're thinking this story has coffee, because he was already a half hour late for his job at the beef no point or moral, think about this ... Who says every cloud has a silver grounding plant. Now, his car wouldn't start, so he lining? Alan 1$ a tophomort at Wealtld*. a had to take the bus to work {but in a story like this, shouldn't that be member of AZA it, OTYO and Temple liraal. expected?). Everyday, he had to put
Photograph by Hilary Moshman Hilary It a aophomore at Weaiilde, a member ol MZ Yo$har>ah BBQ, OTYO and Temple Itrael.
gram was "What is a Jew?" followed by "Creation of a Jewish State." Finally, BBG and AZA split up for Mid-States so the council presidents could report on the happenings in each council. Our third day was filled with many teens' favorite—community service. We went to places including the Ronald McDonald House and Annie Malone's Home lor Abgsed Children. 'I thought I really brightened a little ^ • kid's day with our visit. I think I'll _> plan some community sen/ice lor jmy chapter," said lOmaha's Jon jCipperley. Soon, it Iwas time for din|ner and awards. This is where I Mike brag. Omaha's Chaim Weizmann took home three out ol the five awards presented! "Our chapter did well," said president Lance Polikov. Later, we had a dance where a good time was had by all. Ten o'clock the next morning. It was time to leave. Tears were shed and hugs were given. Everybody vowed to see their new and old friencte at Spring Convention. See ya there! Hike It a aophomore at Burlm, a member ol ClwIm Weizmann AZA and SM/i El Synagogue.
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R GERMRN JEUJ IN NCSV! By Miriam Fisclier ^BMHa When I was asked to write an article, I thought "wonderful, you are now about four months in America and have already the chance to be published!" I will explain this: I am an exchange student from Germany and will stay for the school year with Mary Beth and Brian Foils. So I thought about what top-1 ics I coukl write, and I had some I interesting kleas: [ my background! from Germany. I the differences b a t w e e nl Germany and I America, my I thoughts about! America, the Mlham things that I found different in the 'American Judaism" by comparing it with the "German Judaism." how my beliefs—or myself—did <;hange. . .1 would k)ve to write about all of them, but I could write about each one of them several pages. Since I had to limit my words. I had to decide on exactly one topic. Finally. I chose "NCSY" because it
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was Rabbi Allan Gonshet who suggested my name to write an article. Actually, it t)egan with going to "shul." My "host" mom goes to Beth Israel, so I went with her. I did like it there, and I got to meet the youth who are attending that synagogue. After I already knew some of the youth, the tiest way to meet other ones and to do something together—fun and learning—was 10 go to NCSY; and that was what I did. I just loved it. so I kept on going! What I mainly found was a bunch of nice people, lun things to do with them, and really interesting things to learn, especially because it was lun to learnll Some examples of this were the Sukkah Hop. bowling, ihe Shabbaton and learning all the different brochol for just the meal. I want to Ihank everybody for making it easy for me to join it and for everything we dkj togelherl I think I changed a k>l, especially in my thoughts! Right now, it wouM be ditficult to describe Ihe way I changed, bul I will find il out. I am kicking lonward to all the fun things we will do during the next time. Miriam It a tenlor at Central, a t ol NCSY and allendt Beth li Synagogue.
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Bert's Eye View IJy Bfi-t Li'wis Have you ever noticed a page in our local Sunday paper listing t^e Support Group Calendar for this area? If you've never read any of the information given in this space, you might be surprised at the kinds of problems people want to share| ' 1 think liiosl of us, probably first heard of Alcoholics Anonymous, since it's one of the earliest support groups. Then came a group related to AA, but inlended for family members. From everything I read, these organizations have done wonderful work through the years. My interest in this calendar has to do with the many different problems being addressed. I guess I've always known how many dreadful things people must deal with these days, but I can't say I've ever realized precisely HOW some folks actually cope. Obviously, from the list in the paper, one of the ways is attending support groups. What kinds? Well, let's look at the variety. Besides AA, there are Eating Disorder groups, Substance Abuse groups. Divorce, Gamblers, Obesity and Victims (of every kind) groups. There are Cancer Support groups, Alzheimer's, Domestic Violence and Challenge of Single Living groups. Also, Spenders-Debtors Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, Parents of Gays, Nicotine Anonymous, Grief therapy. Men's Support group. Women fot Sobriety, Step-family groups. Tough-love Support group and Women in Transition. Every one of these is clearly important to those who look for and need the understanding and friendship such groups provide. Those professionals who have recognized the need and filled it are to be praised and thanked. Having said that, I don't need to worry that I'll be misunderstood if I tell you about a few more groups. There is one called National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance and another called, uh let's see, how about Ladies of the Evening Anonymous? There's also Sex and Love Addicts Anonyi.noiis. . .honestly. I don't know of a smooth way to wrap this all up, or.if it's really npcpssary. The fact is, the world we live in is a pretty scary place these days. There are dreadful diseases, horrible accidents and wars and crime and poverty and God knows what else—all to be managed by folks like us. It's no wonder people need others with the same problems to lean on. Maybe that old adage "misery loves company" sounds trite, but there's truth to it.-So the Support Group was invented as a helpful tool, right? Right.
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Participants from last spring's 20's and SO's Mission to Israel, pictured above with Israeli ^ide Alex Fleischer, met on January 16 at the home of Sheri and Mike Abramson. They discussed events in Israel since the mission and Mr. Fleischer gave them first-hand insight into the current views of Israeli people.
Government sources pledge German presence on the Golan By Daniel Dagan BONN (JTA) — Government sources here reportedly have said Germany would be willing to send troops to serve in an international peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights. But the Bonn sources also said that in order for German troops to be sent, both Israel and Syria would have to request the troops and the move would have to be approved by the United States and the allied European nations. German Defense Minister Volker Ruhe has been studying the possibility of a German peacekeeping mission in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres reportedly will ask German Chancellor Helmut Kohl that, if needed, Germany be part of the Golan Heights peacekeeping force. The two leaders will meet Thursday in Munich. Peres visited Germany last year in his capacity as foreign minister, and publicly said he would welcome German participation in international forces in the area.
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Suspended in Jerusalem by Lionel Wolberger Lionel Wolberger ie a tall and lanky six-foot community teacher who teaches approximately 100 children at the Friedel Jewish Academy, UTTO and River Cities Reconstructionist School, He worahipsl at Beth El, Beth Israel and B'nai Israel, the congregations of his students. He plays piano, guitar and drum and as "Dr. Kleziner" has performed at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, weddihgs and other simchas. All these facets, music and education, prayer and devotion and performance come together in "Suspended in Jerusalem." This performance piece was written to preserve Mr. Wolberger's memory of nding around the walls of Jerusalem on Jerusalem day in 1991, Mr. Wolberger's family came from Warsaw. He was born in 1959 in New York. He attended Yeshiva Dov Revel and Bronx High School of Science. At Cornell University, he majored in physics and music, He earned his doctorate in Ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University in 1991, In 199,1, he was an Interuniversity Fellow at BarIlan University in Tel Aviv, May 12, 1991, was Jerusalem Day, and a musical milestone in Mr. Wolberger's life. He was determined to ride around Jerusalem, outside of the wall. He rented a bjack 18-gear mountain bike from his opera loving neighbor. The result is a "sing-spirational" travelogue. A communion of music with Jerusalem's architecture and heritage. The vividness and intimacy of his performance draws the audience into the journey. Perched on a bike, he threads a path meant for sure-footed donkeys. With words and music you visit Jerusalem's eight fabled gates: Jaffa, New Gate, Damascus, Flowers Gate, Lions Gate, Golden Gate, Dung Gate and Zion Gate. You are close enough to see bullet pockmarks. Crossing a graveyard increases the tension. Along the way, you meet Arabs, Israeli soldiers and police. You are ignored, seen as a curiosity, considered a nuisance, Mr, .Wolberger's piano and voice accompaniment include traditional repertoire and original compositions. He leans over a grand piano and places a tambourine and screws on the strings, A melange of unfamiliar sounds emerge. Besides teaching and performing, Mr, Wolberger is working on a Master's degree in education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, His wife, Karen, works at the ADL. They have two children, Roslyn, 4, and Michael, 1,
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The truth on going to college By Shana NovtJL, Syracuse University JeuUh Presi intern So you've turned in that 15-page application, pulled your hair out waiiing for the news, and finally received word—the college world wants YOU as a member of their next freshman class. What next? Before you pack those suitcases, take a minute to consider tl>e adventure you are about to embark upon. Many discoveries and surprises lie ahead. The first thing to discover at college is that you have to trust yourself. You must be confldent in your actions and siore of your decisions. Trust your gut if you feel that someone or something is crossing the line. Know your limits. Never trust dining hall food, however... You'll probably be very anxious to leave home when it comes time for college, but once you actually get to school, it's likely that youll miss the place in a funny kind of way. Calling home every couple of days is to be expected—it might make adjusting to college life a little easier if you know that absolutely nothing exciting is going on in Omaha, NE. The homework in college is none too exciting, but it's not as bad as you might think. This is my opinion, of course, but my advice to you for when it comes time to hit the books is to finish assigned work on the assigned day-never falling behind and never working too far ahead. Staying on schedule prevents the infamous "all nighter" and allows enough time for relaxing and maybe if you're lucky, some sleep. Along with doing your homework on a normal basis, make contact with your professors regularly. Talk to them if you have a problem with their class or let them know if you are enjoying their class. This is not brown nosing-in fact, in the end, knowing a professor well will get you further than a kiss-up. A good student-professor relationship can make problems easier to solve and learning more fun. Fun is the most popular aspect of college for most people, but every once in a while, it can also be the most dangerous. How can you have the time and energy to talk with professors if you can't get out of bed from the night before? Have a great time at college-I'm not suggesting you eat, sleep and studybut remember that weekends are always followed by a week of class. Along with fun comes friends. You will almost always find a good friend just at the moment when you are not looking for one. In the university setting, there is no time (or reason) to judge a person by his appearance. People come from all walks of life, but at college, you learn to quickly to travel the same paths. People will tell you all sorts of things about going away to college-and sometimes what they tell you is very, different from what you will experience. It happened to me and it could happen to you, but the things I say are for real. I hope this stuff sounds like friendly advice rather than an endless lecture-I'm hardly the college expert. If I have put you to sleep, just think how much fun college courses will be.
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The Jewish Community Center gallery has been presented with three original paintings by Milton Wolsky entitled Roma, Firenze and Venezia. The paintings were donated by Gary Wiese (pictured) and are on exhibit in the JCC Gallery. * Mr. Wolsky was bom in Omaha in 1916 and died in October 1981 at the age of 66. He dedicated his life to art. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and later at the Art Student League in New York under the direction of Julian Levi and Hans Hoffinan. ' From 1946-1954, Mr. Wolsky worked from a New York City studio and became one of the nation's top illustrators. His illustrations appeared in Time, Redbook, Collier's Ladies Home Companion and Esquire, to name a few. In 1954, Mr. Wolsky returned to Omaha and as a multi-talented artist, he produced realism, contemporary and abstract art. He was a member of the . Society of Illustrators, American Watercolor Society and a Fellow, International Institute of Arts and Letters. In addition, he was listed in •Who's Who in Art" from 1956 until his death. He exhibited his works by invitation at various museums including Joslyn Art Museum, Rochester Art Museum, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Walker Art Center, as well as the Smithsonian Institute and the U.S. Air Force Historical Foundation, among others. Despite this recognition, Mr. Wolsky experienced little monetary gain from his art. He did little, if anything, to promote his own work. He painted solely for the love of art! For more information, call Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts Council director, at 334-6403.
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Howard and Rivka Wax 4t Omaha announce the Jan. 6 birth of a son, Akiva Daniel. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. James Wax of Omaha and Dr. James and Dr. Sara Christiansen of Des Moines. Great-grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. James B. Christiansen of Storm Lake, Iowa, and Mae Pittelman of Milwaukee. Mark and Chantal Samuel announce the Jan. 15 birth of a daughter, Naomi Esther. They also have a son, Amir. Grandparents are Elaine Richards of Scottsdaie, Ariz., and Sara Lowy of Paris, France. Ken and Lisa Kahn announce the Jan. 10 birth of a son, Bradley Michael. They also have twin daughters, Whittany and Steffany. Grandparents are Use and Marcel Kahn and Marilyn and Justin Manvitz, all of Omaha. Great-grandparents are Sophie Kahn of Omnha and Betty Lerner of Rock Island, III., for whom tlie baby is named. Michael and Patricia (Goodman) Abkowitz of Austin, Texas, announce the Jan. 20 birth of n son, Paul Martin. They also have a daughter, Rebecca Nicole, 2. Grandparents are Oloria and Alan Goodman of Omaha, Mrs. Holene Bell of Lennox, MA, and Austin and the late Paul Abkowitz.
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By Michelle Wirtb, free-Unce writer Dr. Joel Bleicher relies | on more than medical booH and conventional approaches for his work at Saint Joseph Hospital. In fact, it's Dr. Bleicher's ability to always find an answer — not working at a Catholic institution — that makes the Jewish plastic surgeor^ unique. For instance, when routine surgery failed to help a patient with a partially paralyzed face, Dr. Bleicher devised the "facial pacemaker." After a priest refused to sit in a hospital whirlpool to heal an open wound because he questioned the tub's cleanliness, Dr. Bleicher concocted a plastic tub liner that is disposed of after each use. And more recently, when Dr. Bleicher had to wheel a 300-pound patient into surgery, Bleicher invented a motorized gurney thai he now is looking to market. "I'm inventor," said Dr. Bleicher, who compares himself to Thomas Edison. Dr. Bleicher said, "Thomas Edison must have gotten tired of going around the house, lighting kerosene lamps, so he invented the light bulb. "Likewise, the gurney is an easier way to transport patients," he added, "and the whirlpool liner is a much more hygienic way to be treated." Dr. Bleicher said he has received a warm reception from co-workers about his latest invention— Dr. Joel Bleicher the motorized gurney that allows hospital workers to easily push patients twice their size down car- below the collar bone and operates like a pacemakpeted hallways. Dr. Bleicher borrowed the idea er. "It has electronics similar to a pacemaker, from motorized wheelchairs that are negotiated except instead of making the heart muscle contract, with a joystick. it uses its electrical energy to make an eyelid Dr. Bleicher asked Hill-Rom officials for one of blink," he said. the company's standard gurneys and bought a Dr. Bleicher, who recently turned 50, considers wheelchair for its necessary parts. He then devel- himself a free spirit both at work and home. He oped .the concept with help from Wieslaw and his wife, Sandy, live with their four children on Szydlowski, an associate professor of mechanical a farm outside Council Bluffs. They converted their engineering at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. home from an abandoned, century-old farmhouse. Dr. Bleicher also is looking to market his Despite living outside Council Bluffs, the hydrotherapy-whirlpool tank liner, which has been Bleichers belong to Temple Israel, where their chilapproved by the federal government. The inveri- dren attend Hebrew School. They also are afBliated tion, basically a disposable plastic bag with a drain, with B'Nai Israel in Council Bluffs. coats hospital whirlpools th^t are used to treat But for a free spirit like Dr. Bleicher, the reliopen wounds. gious affiliation of Saint Joseph's has no effects on Dr. Bleicher created his first invention, the facial him. In fact, Dr. Bleicher said, 'When I started pacemaker, about 15 years ago. The device, which working for Saint Joseph's 15 years ago, I didn't has not yet been federally approved, is implanted even know it was Catholic."
Farrakhan visit to S. Africa sparks concern among Jews By Suzanne Belling JOHANNESBURG (JTA) — South African Jewish leaders are not happy about an upcoming visit here by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan, notorious for his anti-Semitic and racist comments, has requested a meeting with South African President Nelson Mandela during his visit, which is scheduled to begin Friday. It is unclear whether Mandela will meet with the American black Muslim leader. Farrakhan also has requested meetings with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other political and religious leaders in South Africa. "The Jewish community of South Africa knows all about Mr. Farrakhan's anti-Semitic statements," said Mervyn Smith, president of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. 'Anti-Semitism is a classic form of racism which has no place in the new South Africa. We hope he will not repeat his statements here in South Africa or anywhere else." Farraklian has referred to Jews as "bloodsuckers" and Judaism as a 'gutter religion." Farrakhan, who will be accompanied by a delegation of 34 people, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, is scheduled to spend the first three daya of his visit in Cape Town. His trip includes other stops in Africa and the Middle East. Milton Shain, director of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the Univeriity of Cape Town,
echoed the concerns expressed by many in the Jewish community. "We can't deny him entry into the country," he said. 'Nevertheless, we, as South Africans, are trying to bring people together, whereas Farrakhan is a divisive force. I sincerely hope he is not entertained in the upper echelons of government." Joe Simon, chairman of the South African Zionist Federation, said the Jewish community would 'carefully monitor his press statements and interviews Should they in any *ay attack Jews or the Jewish community, we will react with decisiveness," he said. News of Farrakhan's visit has even prompted reactions from the political arena. Harry Schwarz, a former parliamentarian and for, „ .^^^„ mer South African ambassador to the^...^^ United States, said, "The nii^in has ma"d7 anumb^r o7 ve"^ ^ms statements which are racist" and apply to non- Jews as well, he said. "South Africa has a delicate race relations situation in which we can't afford racist comments from anyone, particularly not from people who come from outside the country," the former ambassador said. Anyone who is "anti-racist should make a stand" against such remarks, he said, adding that nothing could be said in South Africa that could diminish the spirit of reconciliation symbolized by Mandela. Tony Leon, the leader of the Democratic Party and a member of Parliament, said of Farrakhan, "I doubt if he has anything to teach South Africa about the values of tolerance, mutual respect and freedom of religion."
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By Barbara Chandler, Federation communications director ' More than 45 people know what their ambiattended the Federation's tions will be." Homecoming Mission He added that Israel Information night held at has absorbed more than the home of Mission 700,000 refugees, 250,000 Chairmen Barbara and of whom cannot support Marshall Kvishner on themselves. Many are Monday evening, Jan. 15. children whose parents Honorary mission chaircould not escape to safety, men are Cantor Eniil and and freedom in Israel l.ih rtprkovils. with them. Others are Alrx Kleischor, who will I'lderly or ill and will ho till" guide for the misnever be productive or sion, was in Omaha to talk about what people able to care for themcan expect on this Israel selves. experience, which is "No other country (from left) Cantor Emil and Lili Berkovits, scheduled for July 28 Alex Fleischer and Barbara and Marshall would take them, but the through Aug. 7. Jewish world will have to KuRhncr "You can take a tour help us keep them alive," arranged by a travel agency," hc'said, "but when explained Alex. "When you come on the mission, you come to Israel on a UJA mission you are not a this is what you'll see; this is what you'll learn tourist. To mingle with the Israelis, feel what they about. feel, sense what they sense, this is what it is all "Tonight I see you looking, thinking, a few even iibdut. doubting, but I guarantee that on the last night of "You'll see a part of your own history and herthe mission your eyes will be wet with tears of joy ; ttage. You'll go through the past and gain a sense of because you came to Israel." 'belonging you never had before — only Israel can Applications for the Homecoming Mission are provide it." He described how the Israelis are flnding their now being accepted. The mission is limited to 30 niche in the world's technology market, "You won't participants. see the factory, but you'll see the human factor. Cost of the lO^lay mission, which includes round Isra'el was the fifth country to put a satellite into trip airfare from Omaha to Tel Aviv, most meals space. Israel sells computer technology to Japan, and all hotels, is $1,550 for first-time mission parand the U.S. Air Force is equipped with Israeli ticipants with a minimum gift of $750 to the 1997 radar." UJA/Federation Annual Campaign. While very proud of these achievements, Alex noted that Israel continues to need support from For th6se who have gone on a Federation-sponAmerican Jewish communities. sored mission during the past five years, cost is "It takes more money to maintain peace than to $1,750 with a minimum gift of $1,500. Costs for maintain war," he stated, "We must invest in the pre-mission and post-mission options vary. countries around us so they won't be disadvantaged For more information, contact Jan Perelman, because as long as they have less than us, you Federation missions director, at 334-6427.
By Jay Parsow, M.D, Pack 218| met Sunday at the Jewish Community Center. Sixteen parents attended and helped their sons build pinewood derby cars in preparation for the race, which will be held Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Awards and other presentations will follow. Next month's pack meeting will be the Blue-andGold Banquet to be held at Valentino's Restaurant i Sunday, Feb. 18, 5:36 p.nfi. ' I All events are open to pack members, their families and those interested in joining. For information, call 333-1170.
Oldtimers Review By Sam Kaplan The band-aid has hit again. Sorry to say, this time it is Art Grossman who suffered a knee ii^ury at his home. At the Earlybirds discussion, Charles Fellman was the leader. Among the subjects covered was the proposal of the "flat-tax;" attempts of Congress to balance the budget; and some stories of the early days of Omaha's political bosses. The Motzi was given by Jacque Dolgoff, and the Bentschen by Bernie Weiss. Next meeting is Feb. 6.
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