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By Pam Monaky By Pain Monaky, Federation comanmieatioiu director Federation oommnnications director The Jewish Federation of Omaha held the first of of Excellence boards and the shrinking base of two community forums on July 1. Members of the volunteer involvement. Under the current draft Jewish Community and Federation Stratee'c proposal, the boards will continue to have authoriPlanning Committee discussed issues presented in ty and responsibility for their programs and operthe Strategic Planning draft proposal which ations. At the same time, the proposal encourages appeared in the Jewish Press on June 28. more cooperation among all of the Centers of Approximately 20 people attended the forum, Excellence and their boards. which wad held in the JCC older adult lounge. Margo Riekes, chairman of the Human A second community forum is scheduled for Resources sub-committee, explained that her subThursday, July 18, 7:30 p.m., also to be held in the committee is discussing the issue of how to ensure JCC older adult lounge. The discussions from both that volunteers remain involved through boards forums will be presented to the Strategic Planning and hands-on activities. Committee at their July 26 meeting, and they will Some questions were raised about the board make their recommendations to the Federation representation in the Federation for the synaboard of directors at the Aug. 27 meeting. gogues with fewer than 100 families. Mr. Krutter The issues discussed were the role of the Jewish noted that the sub-committee's intention was for Press, the composition of the Federation board, the Federation Council and Center of Excellence Rabbi Aryeh and rJyae Azriel in Jemaalem. the board nomination process, volunteer involve- boards to provide opportunities for the smaller ment, community wide interaction, the representa- synagogues to became involved with Federation The Jewish Federation of Omaha's Outreach tion of the smaller synagogues, the use of the term planning and programs. Mission, scheduled for Feb. 16 through Feb. 26, 'Center of Excellence," and the role of various Mr. Krutter thanked everyone for attending the 1997, will be a unique experience with a unique boards under the draft proposal. community forum and noted that all comments purpose. Young married couples are invited to parIssues that may appear to be missing from the and suggestions would be considered and brought ticipate in this extraordinary Israel mission, a first Internal Relations sub-committee's proposal are to the attention of the Strategic Planning for the Omaha community. being addressed by the five other Strategic Committee on July 26, following the second comRabbi Aryeh Axriel of Temple Israel is one of the Planning sub-committees (see box at right), said munity forum on July 18. leaders of the Outreach Mission. He is currently on Barbara Chandler, Federation assistant director. sabbatical in Israel and will return tc the commuSub-€ommittee« of the Strategic Planning When all the sub-committees complete their work, nity in late August. "This will be a mission that Committee Jewish Federation of Omaha the result will be a plan for the Federation that will strengthen Jewish identity among young couWliat do the sab-committee* do? meets the needs of the community and encourages •Internal Relations, chaired by Steve Nogg, is ples and Uioee who are raising Jewish children, he increased cooperation among the Federation, synasaid. establishing an efficient structure that provides gogues and oUier Jewish arganizations. This mission is for fir8^timer8, people who have for agency latitude in programming while ensurIn the current proposal on Internal Relations, the sti|^ed about Israel and the Jewish people, but Jewish Press would be a committee of the ing accountability within a community miBsion. liave never really experienced the feeling of a com• Communal Directions, chaired by Marty Federation board with representation on that munity the way Israel can teach them,' Rabbi board. Some of the attendees of the forum were Shukert, is addressing how Federation agencies Azriel added. ', will use resources and which programs and serconcerned about the Jewish Preu independent Cost of the mission is $976 per person with a publishing policy under this proposal. Strategic vices have priority for the future of the Jewish $260 minimum gift to the UJA/Federation Planning Committee Chairman Forrest Krutter community, Campaign. This mission is for first-time •Human Resources, chaired by Margo Riekes, said that under the current draft proposal the Federation Mission participants. It is open to all Jewith Preaa will continue to report news of local is looking at staffing, volunteerism and evalua- couples regardless of synagogue affiliation. interest, community organizations and Jewish tion processes. Rabbi Azriel noted, "In my work with recently •Israel, chaired by Jan Schneiderman, is develinterest world wide. converted Jews, those going through the process of Another issue discussed was how the Federation oping a plan for a reciprocal relationship between conversion and those who are raising their chilnominating process can ensure broad community Israel and Omaha. dren Jewish, I realized that a topic such as the •Financial Resource Development, chaired by representation on the Federation board. One sugState of Israel and the validity of the State for gestion was that the nominating committee consist Fred Simon, will design a more integrated one's own Jewish identity can be told not when you of the Center of Excellence presidents, along with approach to fund-raising. are 7,000 miles away, but when you walk on the • External Relationships, chaired by Joel the Federation president and past president. The streets, experience the sights and sounds, and the importance of campaign and synagogue involvement Alpersqn and Amie Weitz, is continuing to develpeople of Israel." op partnerships between the Federation and synin the nominating was also discussed. Space for the Outreach Mission is limited and agogues. Other concerns included the authority of Center available on a first sign-up basis. Registration and informational meetings will start in September. Interested couples may contact Jan Perelman, Federation Missions director, at 334-6427, The international Summer Educational chance for the community to unitedly experience Environmental Development (SEED) program, con- the joy of learning about Judaism for its own sisting of study groups, lectures, workshops and sake. "The idea is to incorporate traditional Jewish individual learning, will once again be in Omaha themes into our own lives, making them relevant from July 21 through Aug. 6. and meaningful in a very personal way." Individual study sessions, which range from 15 Topics will range from "Adam and Eve and minutes to one hour, will be held each morning at Noah's Ark: Re-examining the stories from our Beth Israel Synagogue from 9 a.m. until noon. A youth," in an attempt to explain universal percepvariety of evening programs will take place at the tions into human nature, as well as "Loehon Hora: Jewish Community Center. A slip of the tongue," a discussion about our obligAccording to chairperson Allan Qonsher, "SEED is ations toward one another to respect and protect an exceptional opportunity to team whatever in the each other's feelings. entire Jewish spectrum is personally interesting to SEED is sponsored by Torah U'Mesorah, the you. national Orthodox day school organization. Since 'Our scholars-in-reeidenoe are available and will- its inception in 1974, SEED has provided Jewish ing to teach individuals on a specific sulgect, text or summer educational programs for more than 150 just to answer general questions you may have communities worldwide. A volunteer rabbinical couple and two yeehiva about Judaism, for as much time as people have to spend. AlMolutely no background or knowledge in students from Yeshiva Chaim Berlin will lead the classes and lectures. required for participation in SEED.' All sessions are free and open to the eommunily. Last summer, the SEED program attracted over Mallasa Shapiro (second from left) and 100 men, women and young people from all area SEED is partially (Unded by the E.K. Newman firlends were on hand to wish Annie Nogg synagogues. This is truly a unique program,' said Fund. (third frvm left) and Rachel Riekes (Car right) For detaib about spedflc daises and times, or Rabbi Qonsher, 'which joins Jews together from all agoodtiiptolaraelwl" ARTZA gnmp. ^m baekgraunds and affllistions. It's a woadafflil for more information, contact Allan Qoosher st Additions' ....pagiBd 3304014, or Beth Israel Synagogue at 5604388.
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SeniorNet JDC is working to enrich the lives of Israel's elderly through the Internet SeniorNet will expand the contacts of the elderly with the world around them, provide access to information on available services and create an attractive bridge across the generation gap. Gomputent have already been introduced to three day care cei'itere for the elderly, and the volunteer stalf is being trained to use them.
A Day on the Town Young women in Israel's Druse sector tend to have limited opportunities. They generally leave school al 16 and work long hours for low pay in fxlories until tliey many. A proja't developed by ]DC. is helping lliesc young women to expand their horizons. It includes continuing .sludies and professional iraining lo o|ihance their awiircncss of iheir nghls in ilic workinc workL self-help support groups, and .K'livilii's such as ddhs. parties and ficki trips.
Russian Judaica in lisraei Till.- woik of SIX ;irti.sLs from "New Life," tlic tlrsl Jcwisii Alls and Crafts Center in llie fomier Soviet Union, werc the t'li-st items of Judaica from tlie FSU lobeexhihiied inlemationally whenlJley weie shown at the leceni Sixth Jcmsalein International Judaiai Fain New Life, established last year in St Petereburg w ith the support of the JDC, aims to revive Jewish cnilLsnumship ajid encourage communal involvement in Jewish culture
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The Jewish Cultural Arts Council will coordinate "A Ganza Megillah—The Joys of Yiddish Culture" in 1996-1997. The IQutznick Symposium on Oct. 27 and 28 will kick off a season of programming about Yiddish language, arts and culture. ' The Symposium, which is sponsored through the Speak to the hntelite people cuid $ay to them Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at "When you croii the Jordan into the land of Creighton University, is entitled, 'Tiddish, Then Canaan you $hall dinpoiieii all the inhabi- and Now." Speakers from all over the country will tant! of the land. You thall destroy all their be assembling in Omaha that weekend to discuss figured objecti, you ihdll destroy all their the influence of Yiddish language and culture in litmolten images, and you shall demolish all erature, art, politics, theatre and even food! Other events planned for the year include a distheir cult places.- Numbers 33, verses 51-52. Many of us can remember a question about play by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), one, Judaism or Torah that perplexed us when we were of the most respected Jewish relief organiiations. growing up. My question was how was it possible HIAS helped thousands of immigrants who made that if God was a holy God and Israel a holy people, their way from the shtetls of Europe to the shores that God woi\ld command the people to invade of America. The display will highlight the world of Canaan. Defensive war is one thing. But for God to our Yiddish-speaking forefathers and mothers as ask a people to invade another was unacceptable. they made that tumultuous move. For children, we will have a Yiddishe Vinkel, a Aggressive war couldn't be most holy and just way child-size hands-on display of ^ European shtetl. to create n ppople. I have Ifearned much since then. I have come to Toddlers, preschoolers and young children will understand that there are traditionalists who say have the opportunity to dress up and play in this that there are some mysteries about God that we little village. do not understand. Perhaps the people who lived in Aaron Lansky has been invited lo speak in Canaan were in need of destruction because of Omaha for Kallah Weekend March 14, 15 and 16, . their wayward WRVS Gnd decided that the Jewish 1997. Almost 20 years ago, he began to "rescue" people .should inherit this land, and it is not for us Yiddish books that were being discarded. This led to underslflnd all of the details about why and how to his founding the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass., and being named a MacArthur this would be so. As a Reconstructionist, this answer, on first F'elJow, which bestowed on him a prestigious inspection, is wanting. I would rather have a just "genius" grant. God than a perfect Torah. Instead of having to In addition, the Jewish Cultural Arts Council will believe that God would do things that seem unjust, be working with the 'Theatre and Dance 1 would rather believe that Torah is a composition Departments to program special events that created by human hands in their quest to under- encompass our Yiddish theme. The JCAC is a consortium of all the synagogues stand God. And yet. And yet though it is the work of mere and Jewish organizations in the community. For humans, it is also a reflection of the godliness that more information, call 334 6403. is within the human soyl. the authors of Torah were clearly in touch with something beyond Ihom• selves as is true of those who have studied Torah since. Our rabbis learned and taught inspired and inspiring lessons from these words. Our rabbis and our That is what is holy about Torah. That is what i.« godly about it. That is what is sacred. That !•= how I can find God in Torah while simultiiiienusi: claiming Torah as a human creation With this understanding of the nature ni Torah, lei me return to the worrts of the truiitidiialists. Freed from a need to view Torah ;if the Truth", I can lookiur a deeper meaning of the vvords. In the vprses quoted above, the motivation for the dispossession of the land does appear to be the idohitrj' of the land's inhabitants. Verse 52 enumerates three different ways in which the religious institutions in Among participants in the week-long travel the land are to be uprooted. » However, one could point out that in verse 51 the camp, Nodedim, in Estes Park, CO, are, back instruction is to "dispossess" the inhabitants. row, from left: Sierra Gendelman, Tamara Doesn't that word imply appropriation of their Schneiderman, Katie Susman and Rachel property? If we were bound only to the literal trutli Eshelman. Frpnt row: Ariel Shukert, Morgan of the Torah, the command would be to steal the Solomon and Naomi Katskee. Canaanite property. A look at the Hebrew word for dispossess reveals a different truth. The word is hnresha, based on the Hebrew word yerusha, meaning inheritance. Horesha^ie a verb meaning to cause' to inherit. We think of an inheritance as a noun. Something we are given. Something handed to us. Yet, if we think about it, the most important inheritance is that which we have to work to get. The most important inheritance requires action. If these verses of Torah are not the command to conquer the Canaanites, but instead are read as a spiritual imperative, then they can be a charge to ua in our own time ti conquer the unholy aspects of our lives. If we are to become a holy people of God, then we must destroy the parts of ourselves that wonhip things other than God. We must examine our lives for the molten images to which we bow. We must determine which place* are cult places which keep us sway from being fully present to the holiness which is around us every day. One cult place that coinea to mind is television which, if "26 Years ot Serving »/»• Community" used carelessly, can keep us from other activities. The most important lesson, however, is about 0719 SHAMROCK ROAD 1623FARNAM ST. inheritance. If we are to inherit Judaism, which is COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE DOWNTOWN after all our most precious posteuion, we can not 397-8900 346-6900 wait around to receive it. Judaiim ii not a thing to be given. Judaism must be achieved. Perhaps it Groups 397-6357 (Continued on page B)
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Shabbat evening service, 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Stiel and Dr. Michael Walta will officiate. History of Reform Judaism continues with 'Reform in Germany." Sitter 8«rvice~Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening 'service. Please make a reservation 80 we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 10:16 a.m. i Simcha B'shabbat-The congregation will study the Torah portion for the week. Adult Education July 16: 'Beyond Midrash,' 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., led by Don Schwartz. Tood For Thought" The next luncheon session will be July 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rabbi Stiel will lead the discussion. Bring a brown bag lunch; Temple will provide the drinks. Shabbat in the Pu^ A Shabbat service in the park will be held July 19 at Memorial Park. Bring a picnic supper at 6 p.m. Services by Hazzan Contziua will follow. In case of inclement weather, the service will be canceled. The regular service will be held in the Temple chapel at 7:30 p.m.
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Services are conducted by Cantor Leo Fettmaii. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Services in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel start at 8:45 a.m. Cantor Fettman will speak about 'The Mechitza.' Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Kiddush sj^wnsored by Sisterhood. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Mincha at 8:40 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. 8U>fDAY: Services at 9 a.m. and 8:40 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 8:40 pjn. Sisterhood Gift Shop Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Leah Siegel at 666-6465.
Office Hours: Monday through Thursdoy,' 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are con(Jucted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. ' FRIDAY: Services start at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services start at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. The Devar Torah will be given by Dr. Lourdes Secola-Ocanto. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time-first and third Saturday at 11 a.m. ICtantan meets the second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 8:50 p.m. SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Judalca Shop Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; or by appointment.
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FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m.
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'Praise be to God who gives me a nice feeling,' says Nir, in his personal blessing at his Bar Mitzvah. Nir^s Bar Mitzvah is special but no longer out of the ordinary, thanks to the project *Bar/Bat Mitzvah for the Special Child* run by the Masorti Movement. These young people go to Ginigar School for children with mild mental retardation. In a collective Bar/Bat Mitzvah, seven young women and three young men were called to the Torah. Special symbols were created to prompt the children to remember the words of Brachot All studied Die meaning of Brachot, created their own Brachot, studied Mitzvot and carried them out, visited the Masorti Synagogue in Haifa and learned to identify the symbols of the synagogue first hand. They practiced their Aliyot to the Torah many times, until they felt very comfortable with them. As director of the program, and as a member of the audience, I heard the prayers in a way I never had before. I came to understand why the first bracha is repeated, the repitition clearly came across to these students as a statement, 'good start, we ore with you, keep going.* Our 'Amen* was heard by them aa "well done, bravo!* As for parents of the children, there were families from every religious and cultural background, all of whom would not have been able to organize a Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony on their own. As one mother put it, to Israeli television, *We would not have done this without the Masorti movement; Bldsd may not have agreed to publicly say his belssingonhisown. 'Surrounded by his classmates, it would not have mattered so mudt if he had refused, but he did participate because he knew they were all doing the some thing.* There was grtot joy on the part of the parents who provided a celebration Kiddush with a huge cake engraved with the children's names. For the program, this was another important milestone. Ws ars celebrating these individual's Jewish maturity, and the fact that we are now recognized in Israel as ths place to turn for BaiySst Mitxvah's (or children with spedal needs.
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ARTZA group heacfs for Israel The traditions cohtinue By Carol Katmuui, Edltar^iB-Chief For more than 19 years, Morris Maline has served as E!ditor-iD-Chief of the Jewish Press of Omaha. In that time, he never once missed publishing an issue. ' Tlirough snow storms, equipment failures, staff • changes; through budget cuts, negotiations with 'printers and paper shortages, Mr. Maline delivered. As the only Jewish commupity bur size that still publishes a weekly newspaper, the Jewish Press board of directors is to be congratulated on supporting the philosophy that our Jewish community deserves this important link. Now that Mr. Maline will be taking on his new role as Editor Emeritus, what can this conununity expect horn me as the new Editor-in-Chief? In my meetings with each of the rabbis, the exec- Those leaving on the ARTZA trip to Israel this week are: Jessica Blumkin, Aryn Brechwald, utive directors of the agencies of the Jewish Lei Brown, Steve DeBruin, Jennifer Epstein, Kari Epstein, Nicole Flatowicz, Shayna Federation and with the Federation senior staff, I Flatowicz, Adam Frank, Robyn Frank, Jeremy Friedman, Elisa Gerber, Laynie Ginsburg, have promised that the Jewish Press will take an Jason Hoberman, Andy Itkin, Cory Itkin, Michael Kricsfeld, Alex Kulik, Adam Kutler, Katya even more pro-active role in covering local news. Kuzmina, Adam Langdon, Ryan Lercher, Michael Lemer, Dan Levy, Jay Lewis, Travis Lewis, And I asked for their help by letting us know, in Naomi Lieserowitz, Fiorina Mosenkis, Anne Nogg, Lisa Pitlor, Rachel Riekes, Laura Rifkin, advance, of the events, programs and classes Nikki Romanik, Matt Rosenberg, Jonathan Salmi, Jeff Shapiro, Alison Sherman, Randi I offered by their institutions. Tichauer, Alex Wolfson and Lauren Zucker. I also requested that they alert us to the many exciting individuals in our Jewish community performing mitzvot, participating in stimulating work or volunteer ventures or living their lives in such a way that they set examples for others. You can help, too. We'd like to start a new feature in the Jewish Press, entitled "Where are they now?" This column will highlight former Omahans, now living, working and volunteering in other communities. Send in your suggestions (with their addresses and phone numbers) and we'll follow up your leads. This will be, we hope, the first of many new features you'll find in forthcoming issues of the Jewish Press. From left, Anne Broder, Corey Kirshenbaum, Adam Langdon and Elissa Gerber lead the Please stop by and visit; we welcome your com- Mike Levine and Julie Gutnik. group to check in at the airport. : ments and suggestions.
Joel Alperson honored in Jerusalem By Gail Lichtman
Joel Alperson (right) is congratulated by the chairman of the Board of (Jovernors of th«' sjewisli Agency for iNrnel. Charles Coodman (left>, together with JAFI chairman of the Kxetutivc .\vrum liiirg i -(-nltTi, m the rrn-mony in Jcmsalem, honoring the Omnha .JewiKh cummunily Icudrr, w ith thi" prcsmtatiun of a Shofar. Nymhol of thr liKXi llnrry Rosen Young I.cndership .Award. Ph„i„h<,iinugiai (!ul^nr. JEKL'SALKM- Umalju bu.'iinessinan and Jewish ;<)Hin)lmity Icnfifr JofI Aipor^ion was- one of three warded thr 199f) Hurry Ho.spn Voung Leadership Award KI a rereinony licid during llie Jewish Agency for Israel's Annual Assembly in Jerusalem on June 25. The award, named in honor of the late Harry Rosen, secretary general of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is bestowed "in recognition of ongoing work in involving young people in the work of the Zionist movement." Mr. Alperson, 37, is president of Omaha Fixture Manufacturing. He is currently the chair designate
of the United Jewish Appeal's National Young Leadership Cabinet, and previously served as national campaign and membership chair. He is ilso a member of the Omaha Jewish Federation board, the Jewish Family Services board and the Strategic Planning Committee. For the past 10 years, Mr. Alperson has been an advisor to AZA Chapter #1, the B'nai Brith youth organization for teens 14 to 18 years old. He has ted several local and national missions to Israel. In accepting his award, Mr. Alperson zeroed in on the changing focus of the Jewish Agency's appeal. "For so long, we have raised money based on saving Jews in crisis. Now, a really great improvement iias taken place in the Jewish condition globally. .\iiU Amoricrtn Jews have started to ask-wliat does 'he Jewish Agency nt'od us for? The majority of Kastern Kuropean Jewry now has relocated to l.^raci • Tlir i|»n, tlite mechanisms are in place ,tml l.'.r.ii - ruuiiu'iul roiiililion is fur better thiin ever Del'orc. Ainericnn Jews jre looking iit their own personal situatioii find thinking that we li.nvp to he concerned with raising our kid." as Jews or with'buyiiig a new liDnie nr Ciir If the crisis has diHiitiished, then -lumMn t, tin. .I.wi'K luniniitnient diminish too? "My belief is that llnu- i:. :,..i,i. uiuif; in iiiidiuoii to saving Jewish livewthat still makes Jewish causes vital and of the highest priority. We (the Jewish Agency) represent more than Jews in crisis. We represent a value system and lifestyle that best ensures that future generations will be good and decent people. The essence is that we have to stop
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lie said he wiis proud of the manner in which riumselors, lileguards! and other .U'C staff resjionded during the emergency. "They did agreiil job in seeing to it ih^il ,ill uhd needed attention were sent to the hospital in ,iii orderly and efTirieiit manner." He siiid the staff appreciated the messages of thanks that came into the Centei* from grateful parents. Mr. Aizenberg also praised Donald Nichols, Jr., Battalion fire-chief for his calming influence and participation in directing the emergency vehicles and the media.
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Sparks from The Word How to Achieve Secure Borders HAIFA-During Israel's last IndepandeiiM Day, it was obaarved that many ears, in addition to flying the Unti flag, ware adorned by the red, white and blue of the American stars and stripes. It made for a colorful combination. There was some hostile comment in the press, inquiring if Israel aspired to become a 61tt state of the U.S. My mind dieked. Something that I had reported 16 years ago seemed so appropriate, that I decided to repeat It was about the time wheii plans to dig a canal from south of Ashkelon to the Dead Sea were being countered with another plan for a north^em canal firom the coast to the Jordan River. Amnon Dankner, always an original and even ingenious journalist, writing in Haaretz, had a theory of his own. He used as point of departure the news that an Israeli delegation had recently been sent to Singapore to study how traffic problems were handled there. That report seemed strange to him, and he turned his attention to the two canals. The more he studied the conflict between the two routes, the more he came to the conclusion that there was a smoke screen here. The real intention, he concluded, was to dig both canals - good deep canals, which could handle shipping. Then, after they had been completed, the next step would be to deepen the Jordan River so that ships could make the complete circuit. That would geographically transform Israel into an island-and now Dankner understood the reason for the delegation to Singapore. They went to study not trafGc, but how to administer an island. Very clever! But that was only the beginning. Geologists have advised that because of lack of tectonic stability in the area, the entire island would imperceptibly at first begin to edge forward. like a ship gliding away from its dock, the Island of Israel would gradually pick up speed as it floated
westward, away from this terrible region and the hostile neighbors. For once, we would have secure borders, without terrorists lurking behind the lines. And as for the territories which we were alleged to have occupied, well, this time we would simply pick them up and float away. The entire West Bank would come with us, but in return, it should be remembered that we would be leaving the Negev behind. The Arabs would be furious, .of course, but there was nothing they could do. For once, time would be on our side, and every day that elapsed would find us further and further away.
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Living healthy is dependent on healthy choices By By Patricia E. WIcka, Ph.D., Licanaad Paychologlst Living a healthy life-style doesn't happen by chance. Everyone makes decisions dally and hourly whether or not these ct)olces are conscious ones. Some of us believe we avoid decision-making, but really we are making chotees to do nothing. Our ability and willingness to balance the mental, spiritual, physical, psychological, emotional and occupational aspects of our life is a determinant of our overall level of health. Our ability to ask and answer important questions gives us the freedom to feel good about ourselves and our relationships with others. Life Is no longer only about physk»l survival, but about psychok)gk»l and personal survival in this stress-filled, fast-paced work) of the '90s. One of the toughest questtons you will ever have to confront In your life is, "Who is in charge of my life?" It will be helpful for you to make a list of who and what you perceive to be in charge of your life. What chok:es have you tieen making? You have the optton to enjoy your life, to be productive, to feel good and to have fun. Successful, healthy people are people who believe they are the ones In control of their own lives. Psychology teaches us that we are oonsckxjsly and unconsciously driven toward what we believe we deserve. We usually get what we desire because we spend time thinking and dreaming about our future goals and desires. Whose life are you Irving? Is It your life, full of conscious chokes made by you, or is it filled with fragments of what many others have chosen for you. Reading this article is your first step toward a challenging, rewarding, personal journey. A second, step Is to jot your thoughts in a journal. Writing in a notet)ook can be a tremendous asset to
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By UMirdM SMOla, DOS, M.8cJ) Babies and toddlers suffering from "baby bottle moutti,' caused by bottle feeding or breast feeding, are becoming more common. It is Important for parents to learn about ttils disease and Its prevention as soon as possible after ttisy have cfilldren. Dental hygiene for babies can begin witti wiping the baby's gum pads witfi a n[K>ist gauze or a dean washcloth after every feeding. Tfils Is to reduce the amount of bacteria In the mouth and prepare the child for future home-care routines. This practice is useful for both bottle and breast-fed babies. Particular care must be taken by nursing mottiers who breast feed on demand, to dean their babies' teeth frequently. The lactose in either human or bovine milk can produce ackls ttiat couhj demlneralize the enamel of the teeth that are present. Feeding habits can also be discussed with a dentist or a pediatrician. Formulas, breast milk, and even regular milk could be contributing factors to nursing decay, especially if oral hygiene practices are not folk)wed. It Is Important that baby not be put to bed with a bottle. If a bottle is absolutely necessary. It should be limited to water. The use of bottles either with milk or sweet liquids Qulces, sodas, etc.) shoukl also be discouraged If the bottle is used for prolonged periods of time each day as a pacifier. Well-balanced feeding/meals will tend to decrease the need for snacking. Fingerfoods such as vegetables, soft fruits, cheeses and unsweetened peanut butter could be given to toddlers and older children. Candles, apples and other fermentable cart)ohy-
drates such as potato chips stand skle-by-slde in their potential to develop tooth decay. Chlklren shouM be encouraged to either rinse their mouths or drink a few sips of water after eating their snacks at school, or even cake at a birthday party. • A well-informed deciskm shouM be reached with your dentist as to whether or not to use floulde supplementatk>n. it is important to know the ftuoride content of the child's drinking water before starting any supplementation in order to ascertain the correct amount. Remember, tooth decay Is preventable! Frequently inspecting your chikj's teeth will alert you to changes In cok>r or texture of the tooth's surface.
To your health, seniors! By Margaret ContI, older aduK director The best mental and physical stimulation you can do for yourself Is to get up, get going and be among other people. The whole concept of wellness is to have a variety of activities to enhance every aspect of your life. Such programs may indude exercise whteh Is geared for the "older population," trips, organized discussion groups, games, healthy luncheons and entertainment. The Bureau for the Aging offers many programs for adult sennrs, induding: the Young Energetic Sentors (YES), Okftlmers, Walk-In Drop-In, Russian Club and Vistons. For more information, call 334-6521.
By DwM a Kohil, Phwmi) Some patients may drive to four dMerent pharmacies for lour different piescilpMons, based on the towest prtoe lor a preacrlpllon. Pharmacists are responsible for your dnjg therapy. If a patient gets prescrlpVons at different pharmacies instead of just one. the phannadst is not able to perform his or her responsibilities. A good pharmacist will foHow your drug interactkxts, aRergles, skle effects, noedkal history, and advise you how to take a drug and n)onitor that It is continually being taken correctly. The practice of 'pharmacy jumping' may put you at risk for having a drug interactton. You may want to make an appointment with your pharmadst to get the most out of your pharmaceutx»l care. These appointnrwnts may last anywhere from IS minutes to one hour. Some Insurance companies reimburse for this pharmaceutk^l intervention. Local pharmacies generally make counseling prescriptKMi customers a high pnority.
Reducing fat, increasing self-esteem By Dr. Joel Schlessinger, tJermatologist For many people, body sculpture by ilposuction is a dream come true. It allows for the removal of localized accumulations of lat-a tendency which is often inherited and frequently impossible to eliminate, by exercise or dieting. And that can boost sell-confidence and self-esteem. Liposuction, a surgical technique, improves the body's contour by removing excess fat from fatty deposits located between the skin and muscle. It involves the use ol a small stainless steel tube, a cannula, connected to a very powerful suction pump and inserted through tiny skin indsions. The most frequently treated areas In women are the abdomen, hips, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, chin and neck. In men. the areas treated most olten include the love handles,.abdomen, chest, and the neck and chin area. The new tumescent technique oHers significanl improvements ovei' earlier methods. First, it is considered the safest method, as only a local anesthetic is necessary, becona, it allows tor the removal of larger amounts ot tat due to the lecnniqucv Third, there is virtually no blood loss. Additionally, it h.iis proven to be les.s ,'::iiniul, and lias tnininiized post-opetfl'we recover'y time while producing betlrir ;.:osnietic results. Most patients are back to work within one or two days. • • The best candidates lor lumescont liposuction ,i,'.' persons m good heaitii witi'. realistic eKpectatlor\s. There aie rip age or weight restrictions. Ii should tte noted, however, thai liposuction is not a treatment for obesity, but rather'a way to treat problem ai033 to ufeaie a more desirable siihouetiij. , ' i-'or more intotinatioh, call 334-7646
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By Mike BartelB, P.T. When treating minor sports Injuries, the acronym This wrap shouM be snug and evenly applied without P.R.I.C.E, can be very helpful in guiding health pro- restrKtingcirculation. fessionals and non-professionals In giving proper Because swelling is a fluk) that has escaped from care. injured blood vessels, even pressure is one of the Although many people involved in athletics may be best methods to encourage fluid to be reabsorbed familiar with this philosophy, it should Ije helpful to into the bkxxl stream. Compresston shouM be applied explain in detail the steps involved. The concept has whenever the athlete Is up and during ice applteation. Elevatk>n of the Injured area simply involves raising evolved over the years from the original I.C.E. and now is defined as P.R.I.C.E.: P-Protection R~Rest it above the level of the heart. This positioning allows gravity to draw swelling away from the injury where It l-lce C~Compression E-Elevation. Protection consists mostly of common sense. is more likely to be reabsorbed. Elevatbn should be Protect the athlete by immediately stopping the activi- done as often as possible and if not atx)ve the level of ty or t)y gaining the attention of the officials to stop the the heart, then as high as possible. game. The injured athlete should be removed from Following these simple guidelines will help return the field by appropriate means, using a stretcher, athletes back to sale competition as quickly as possineck collar, splints, or other methods to immobilize ble. the area if necessary. The injury should continue to be protected from further damage throughout the healing process. Rest allows proper healing of the injured tissues. However, complete rest is not always necessary or desirable. A concept termed "relative rest" is more reasonable. This Involves avoiding activities that increase pain or aggravate other symptoms such as swelling. Because pain is the body's best warning sign, it should be used to gauge activity. Ice may be in the form ot commercial cold packs or crushed ice cubes. A homemade ice pack can be made by mixing three parts water with one part rubbing alcohol in a leak-proof bag. This reusable compound remains pliable in the freezer and conforms well to body parts. Regardless of the type, the body part should be cooled tor only 15 minutes. If ice is applieb for longer periods, undesirable aftects may occur, such as increased blood flow or swelling. Ice may be applied once every hour, but the area should be allowed to warm between sessions. Ice should also be combined with compression. This is most commonly in the form of an elastic wrap.
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You've heard the quote from Robert Benchley: "In America, there are two classes of travel-first class and virtth chiWren." If last year's vacatwn in the family car pounded like a backseat audition for 'Return of the BKkersAns," here are some useful tips: ' 1. Inv6lve your chlMren In your discussions of travel plans so they will know what to expect, and how you will expect them to act. 2. Help each child pack a backpack or bag of things to do. Depending on the child's age, the bag might include paper, crayons, coloring books, puzzle books, books to read, games, quiet toys, a radio/cassette player (with headphonesi), and an electronic game. 3. Have each child bring his or her own spending money. This eliminates constant nagging for Mom and Dad to buy things for them. Discuss what you will pay for before you leave home so the children will know what to expect. 4. Bring along special treats for extended travel times. Use the treats to break up boredom or to reward positive behavior. 5. Maintain regular meal and rest times. Hungry or tired kids get cranky. Make allowances and stay calm. 6. Take frequent breaks. Kids get restless and need time to exercise. Five minutes at a rest stop to stretch and run off energy can make the next two hours fly by. 7. Relax and enjoy your time together. Concentrate on the fun and make the vacation a positive family time. (And be thankful you don't make your living as a school bus driver.)
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One of the most exciting adyancements in the history of medicine! "The most dramatic breakthrough ever in preventing heart attacks." That was the consensus of the nation's pre-eminent physicians gathered at the American Academy of Cardiologists Scientific Meeting in March regarding new cholesterol-lowering drugs. This most recent study was conducted on people whose average cholesterol level was only 209, yet their risk of fatal heart attack was reduced by 37% and their risk of stroke by 28%! Over 15,000 people were monitored for 5 years in the 3 accompanying studies. The statistics are astounding! These unparalleled medications will add years to millions oflives. Sincerely,
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(The West of Scotland Study) landmark cholesterol-lowering study, A880(!;iATED PRESS 16 Nov 95 Anaheim, CA(AP) —Anew study that ofTers case-closed evidence that lowering cholesterol saves lives should prompt doctors to treat high cholesterol more aggressively, researchers say. The study, published in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, found that otherwise healthy middle-aged men reduced their overall death rate by an impressive one-fifth during five years of taking one of a new generation of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins. "This study is immensely helpful and powerful," said Dr. Sidney Smith Jr., president of the American Heart Association. The study was presented Wednesday at the group's annual meeting. Smith predicted that the West of ' Scotland Coronary Prevention Study will persuade doctors to try to lower cholesterol in the healthy, rather than simply treating its effects once damage occurs. "We will have to be more aggressive," said Dr. James Fleisher of Tarzana Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles. A year ago at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, Pedersen presented the data of his own
which found that people who already have heart disease improve their chances if they take anticholesterol medicines. At thjs year's meeting, Dr. James Shepherd fuid others from the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow filled in the next chapter on healthy men. The Scottish study involved 6,595 men between ages 45 and 64 whose blood cholesterol levels measured between 250 and 300. In the United States, about one-quarter of the population has cholesterol levels this high. The study took five years, cost $30 million and involved 200 researchers and 6,600 volunteers. It was financed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, which makes the brand of statin tested. The volunteers were randomly assigned to receive Pravachol, known generically as pravastatin, or placebos. The benefits of the medicine began to emerge in just six months. And by the end of five years, those getting Pravachol suffered 31 percent fewer nonfatal heart attacks. They were 32 percent less likely to die from cardiovascular disease, and their overall death rate dropped by 22 percent. "The mortality benefits were beyond our expectations. We were really overwhelmed," Shepherd said.
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ASS(X;iATED PRESS 17 Nov 94 Dallas (AP) — The first study showing that cholesterol-lowering drugs save lives could profoundly change the way 'doctors treat heart disease, making these medicines a front-line therapy for millions of Americans. The study, being formally presented Thursday at a meeting of the American Heart Association, shows the drug simvastatin (Zocor) reduced the risk of death by 30 percent over five years in people who have had heart attacks and angina. Dr. Jo.'ieph Goldstein of the Univerjity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who shared the Nobel Prize in 1985 for cholesterol research, said if medical studies were rated like restaurants, he would give this one four stars. "^his is a landmark study in the history of medicine," he said. . Dr B. Gregory Brown of the Univerpity of Washington Medical Center in Seattle said the discovery may be "the loly grail of cardiovascular disease." TVeatmont with cholesterol-lowering Irugs could reduce the need for bypass lurgery and angioplasty, said Dr K. ..ancf Gould of the Univernity of Texas lledical School in Houston. Hi' plans o recommend cholesterol-lowering Irugs for all his heart patients with tigh cholesterol. Simvastatin is one of four Himilar holesterol-ldwiring (Inn's no\y on the hnrkrt It i'. ir..i,l. !.•. M, r.k ><!: Cu
men and women in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. They were randomly assigned to get simvastatin or placebos. Among the key findings after five years of follow-up: —The overall risk of death was 30 percent lower in the group that took simvastatin, and their risk of dying from heart disease was 42 percent lower. —The need for coronary bypass operations and angioplasty was 37 percent lower in the treated group. "Cholesterol lowering with this powerful drug prolongs life," said Dr. TVrje R. Pedersen of Aker Hospital in Oslo, Norway, the study's director When the study began, the patients' cholesterol levels were mildly elevated, ranging from 212 to 309. After taking the drug, their cholesterol fell by 25 percent and their levels of HDL, the good form of cholesterol that protects against heart disease, rose 8 percent. Worldwide, heart disease causes about one-fourth of all deaths, about 12 million per year. People who have already had a heart attack are at high risk of suffering another one. The researchers calculate that during a six-year period, nine of every 100 heart attack and angina patients will die from heart disease, and taking the cholcRterol-iowering drug cmild prevent four of these deaths. Although simvastatin wa.s the only drug used in the .study, Dr Jukka T. Salonen of the University of Kuopio in Finland .said he believed thi' riviil medicinen will work just as well
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statin were 26 percent less likely to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery and 22 percent less likely to undergo coronary angioplasty. Doctors say a desirable blood cholesterol level for adults is under 200 mg/dL. A level of 240 mg/dL is considered to be high. Braunwald said there are millions of heart attack survivors who do not have elevated cholesterol levels and are not receiving any therapy but who liy and large could benefit from lowering their cholesterol levels." Benefits from lowering cholesterol became more apparent afl«r two years of taking the drug and were seen for all age groups and both sexes, regardless of other factors such as hypertension, diabetes and smoking, the researchers said. Pravastatin, one of several new. anti-cholesterol drugs, is manufactured under the name Pravachol by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., which funded the $42 million study. Dr. Frank Sacks, the principal investigator of the study, said the other three drugs in the "statin" class provide similar benefits in lowering cholesterol. Cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease by settling with fat on the inner walls of arteries that supply blood to the heart. This narrows the arteries and increases ihc risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S.j
REUTER 26 Mar 96 ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuter) - Heart attack victims can reduce their risk of having another one or dying from heart disease by taking a widely prescribed drug that lowers their cholesterol level even jf it is not high, researchers said Tuesday. A study of 4,159 patients in the UJS. and Canada found that, over a fiveyear period, taking the drug pravastatin reduced the risk of a fatal heart attack by 37 percent and the risk of a stroke by 28 percent The study was presented at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology, Elevated cholesterol has been known to be a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, but this is the first study to show that lowering relatively normal cholesterol levels is beneficial, said researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Medical School in Boston. Even though the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) study only considered heart attack survivors who had cholesterol values below 240 milligrams per deciliter (average 209 g/dLl, Dr Eugene Braunwald of the Harvard Medical School said lowering bloiKi cholesterol would probably provide similar benefits to "patients with coronary artery disease who ii.ive not yet suffered a heart attack and who.se cholesterol values fall in this range " Compared with a group receiving The AP and Renter atorim are copyriilhled u placebo, patients receiving prava- iindprinted with permismin.
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs dramatically reduced heart attack death rates In three 5-year studies of over 15,000 people, all reported since Nov. 1994.
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In the 4-S Study, men and women had symptoms of heart disease and choiesterols of 212-309. Zocor reduced heart attack deaths 42% and deaths (rom any cause 30%. In the WOS Study o( men 45-64 with no history of coronary diaeass and choiesterols of 250-300, taking Pravachol dropped heart attacks and heart attack deaths 3t% over taking a placebo. In the CARE Study, heart attack survivors with average choiesterols of only 209 took Pravachol or a placebo. Those taking Pravachol suffered 37% fewer heart attack deaths and 28% fewer strokes.
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fty Malake A. LAMO; ttaff wrltMT, iUicM^JimM riaiM After the Olympic tlorch ii eztioguished on and attend the Paralymiuct, said Sbaryi Amo, the Aug. 4, many Atlanta Jews know the festive and group's director. competitive spirit will linger tor a fefr more weeki. Tlie Federation-coorttinated Jewish Community Tlie Paralympics — t^e international competition Taak Force for the 1996 Qamee, which created a for elite disabled athletes — will be another chance national religious and day school curriculum about for th^ Atlanta Jewish community to extend its the Olympics, thought it was important to included Southern hospitality. a Paralympic section. ' i The second largest sporting event in the world One of the exercises involvea making welcome this year, the Paralympics will draw about 3,600 banners for Israel's Paralympic athletes, which athletes, including 50 from Israel. will hang at their living quarters in the Olympic From Aug. 15-26, they will compete in sports Village. ' such as archery, swimming and track and field. During the games, the Israeli Paralympic delegaMany of the competitors either surpass or nearly tion will be treated to a reception at the beat the world records of Olympic medalists. Federation's Selig Center on Aug. 22, which will be About 30 Atlanta Jews «(ill be part of the Atlanta op^n to the public. The reception allows Atlanta Jewish Federation's delegation of volunteers at the Jews to show off their united and receptive spirit Paralympics, said Deborah Lauter, the Federation to Paralympic participants, said Pearlann coordinator of Olympic activities. Horowitz, chairwoman of the task force's Also volunteering will be at least 10 Jews Paralympics subcommittee. "We're trying to be a recruited by the Federation's Young Leadership msjor cheerleading section for the Paralympics," Council, along with members of Greater Atlanta she said. Hadassah and Young Judaea, Hadassah's youth "We are welcoming all the participants, particugroup, Ms. Lauter said. larly our brothers and sisters from Israel and other Very Special People, the Atlanta Jewish Jews from around the world." Community Center's social group for young adults To volunteer at the Paralympics, call Ms. Lauter with developmental disabilities, also will volunteer at'(404) 870-1612.
1996 Atlanta Olympics recalls years of memories for Jews By Rabbi Bernard S. Raskas In 1931, the International Olympic Committee still linger. The German Olympic Committee has (IOC) decided to assign the 1936 games to invited Gretel Bergmann to attend the 1996 Germany. When Adolph Hitler came to power in Olympics in Atlanta with her husband at the gov1933, it was not at first clear that he would go ernment's expense. A high jump champion, Gretel ahead with the IOC's offer. To do so would mean had left Germany in 1934934 because of antihosting enemy powers, competing with Jews and Semitism. She went to England where she won other members of "inferior" races, and appearing many athletic honors. In 1936, her father traveled to support the international spirit of the Olympics. to see her compete, or so she thought. In fact, he However, Hitler also saw the Olympics as a great came with a message: "He told me the Germans diplomatic opportunity for Germany. The excite- wanted me to return and try out for the Olympic ment of showing off the new German order won team. He said there were veiled threats on our out, and Hitler agreed to host the games and to fol- family if I didn't come back. I packed my bags and low IOC's rules. sailed with him the next day." In preparation for the event a new stadium was But it was a charade. The Nazis tried to put on a built. Anti-Semitic billboards were removed fit>m different face. She had to train in potato fields. Berlin, and the pace of persecution of Jews was Although her mark of 6' 3" equaled the German slowed. The half-Jewish fencer, Helene Mayer, and record, the German Olympic Committee did not the Jewish ice-hockey player, Rudi Ball, were allow her to compete. Taking the recent invitation included on the German team, but only after bitter as an apology, she accepted, saying, "I thought pressure by Americans. that agreeing to be guest of honor of the German Another Jew, Captain Wolfgang Furstner, was team would be an act of healing, yet 111 be cheergiven the task of building and reorganizing the ing for the Americans." Olympic Village. He was, however, replaced at the The murder by Arab terrorists of eleven Israeli last moment as chief of the Olympic Village contestants in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich because he was Jewish. Fiurstner attended a ban- shocked the German nation and the world. quet honoring his successor after the games and Ironically enough, Avery Brundage gave the offithen shot himself cial address at the memorial ceremony for the Jesse Owens, the African-American runner, was slain Israeli Olympians. Yet at those same games originally scheduled to compete in three events. Mark Spitz, a Jew, won seven gold medals in Two American-Jewish runners, Marty Glickman seven races in swimming, each time breaking a and Sam Stoller, had qualified to run the 400- world record. No one else has ever won so many meter relay, but the head of the United States gold medals or broken so many records in a single National Olympic Committee, Avery Brundage, Summer Games. removed them from the team because he was Exactly 100 years ago the Olympics began in afraid of offending his hosts. He ordered Jesse Athens. From 1896 to 1968, 131 Jews from 17 Owens to run instead. nations have won 236 medals (101 gold, 68 silver, As swastikas bloomed everywhere over the 67 bronze) in Olympic competition. Since then the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Owens won the 100- and list has lengthened considerably. In the last 200-meter races and the long jump. He also ran a Summer Olympics in 1992, the State of Israel leg in the U.S. world-record-setting performance in joined the winners, list. The June 24 issue of Time the 4 X 100 meter relay. Moreover, he accom- published an extensive survey to choose the outplished his feats with a regal calm and a m^estic standing 10 Olympians of all times. Among the expertise that defied the radst epithets of the judges was David Wallechinsky, a U.S. Olympic white supremacist Nazi state. historian. Though he was insultingly referred to as a "black auxiliary" by Nazi spokesmen, Owens was idealRabbi Bernard S. Rculuu it Rabbi Emeritus of ized by many of the German people, who awoke the Temple of Aaron, St. Paul, Minnesota, and him at night, shoving autograph books through the Distinguiahed Vititing Profeiior of Religious window of his room in the Olympic Village. Owens' Studies at UacaUster CoUegt. He is author ofj' winning performance was viewed in Amariea as a trilogy, 'Heart of Wisdom.' symbolic American victory over Nazi racism. Now, 60 years later, memories of the iigusticas
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As Games near, families of siain athletes lament official rebuff By Ff» BHttor, JtmM IbcpommU PHILADELPmA - He famiUei of the 11 ISTMU, athletM •lain at the 1972 Munich Olympica have wiHtan to Preiident Clinton, asking him to int«rvene on their behalf with the International Oljrmpic Committee. Af the world prepares to celebrate the' 100th anniversary of the modem Olympic Oamea, 'the IOC refuses to recognize the 11 victims, damning that thii would be a political act," the families of the Munich victimt wrote to President Clinton. "We thought that since the games were taking place in Atlanta, (Clinton) might be willing to help us," Ankie Rekhess-Spitzer said in a phone interview from her home in Tel Aviv. RekheBB-Spitzer was 26 when her huaband, fencing coach Andrei Spitzer, was murdered during an attack by the Black September Palestinian terrorist group during the 1972 Munich Olympic games. She and liana Romano, whose husband, weightlifter Yosef Romano, among the dead, have been leading the battle with the IOC to gain recognition for the fallen athletes. For the past two decades, the seven widows have ' tried to reconcile their losses with what they con' sider to be the callous response of the IOC. Watching in horror The world watched in horror when eight Palestinian terrorists entered the Olympic village Sept. 6, 1972, kidnapping and ultimately killing the 11 Israeli athletes during a botched rescue attempt. But the games went on, offering the families little official recognition for their loss, according to Rekhess-Spitzer. She stressed that the families ,are not asking for a memorial to the slain athletes for ; political reasons. *We don't ask that they mention 11 Israelis, or 11 Jews. We just ask that they mention the 11 athletes who came to participate in the international games with a spirit of peace and brotherhood, and went home in cofiins.'' Children excluded In addition to ignoring the massacre in official literature, the IOC has denied the families' request that their 14 children be invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the Atlanta games. "We have done our utmost to raise the 14 orphans, many of whom were infants at the time and never knew their fathers, without hate in their hearts.... "All their lives they grew up in the shadow of the
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Births Teri Kahn, PhJ), and Andrew Perry, PhJ), of Mount Pleasant, S.C, announce the June 17 birth of a daughter, Emily Rebecca Kahn-Perry. She weighed 7 lbs., 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Hugo and Lie Kahn of New Orleans and the late Sandy Kahn and Margaret Perry of Atlanta and the late McKenzie Perry. Great-grandparenta are Hilda Radloff of St. Louis and Edward Kahn of Omaha. Gayle and David Green of Chandler, AZ, announce the June 20 birth of a daughter, Emily Alliion. Grandparents are Judy and Milt Katskee of Omaha and Sherry and Richard Green, also of Chandler. Great-trrandmothers are Faye Brookstein and Mabel Katskee, both of Omaha, Rose Cohen of Chattanooga, TN, and Mary Volpe of Patchogue, N.Y.
"I first became int^grest-' ed in Jewish communQ service somewhat by accident, although I pre-| fer to think of it as fate," says Rebecca AdelPollack of Baltimore, Md.l Adel-Poliack is the tenth| recipient of the prestigious Ralph I. Goldmanl Fellowship in| International Jewish RebeccaAdel-PoUack Communal Service, awarded each year by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). The Fellowship was established in 1985 and is intended for an individual in the early stages of his or her career, with a demonstrated talent for leadership in communal service and a strong interest in international Jewish communal affairs. Since 1987, a Goldman Fellow has participated in a work-study assignment involving some aspect of JDC's worldwide operations. Fellowship placements have ranged from Paris, Ladispoli and Casablanca, to Zagreb, Kiev and Bombay. The deadline for applying for the 1997-98 Fellowship is Nov. 1, 1996. Interested applicants should send a letter advocating their candidacy to the Ralph I. Goldman Fellowship, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 711 Third Ave,, New York, N.Y. 10017. The letter should include the applicant's educational background and work experience, plans for the future and reasons for interest in the Fellowship. Candidates should have a master's degree or the equivalent, and demonstrate personal attributes of inteUigence, integrity and leadership. JDC activities are funded by the regular campaigns of the United Jetvish Appeal and Federations throughout the United States'
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Philip Meltzer, president of the Association of Reform Zionists of America, who was instrumental in crafting the compnunise, wants to see foUow-up by the fiind-raising establishment and the agency commission. "We expect all these organizations will join us in protesting any 'changes in the current sitiiation,' and we will hold them to it publicly," Meltzer said. "In no way would we want to stop money going to the federations from Reform Jews." But, he added, Reform Jews will "have to be more actively supporting progressive institutions in Israel, and we're going to urge them to do so.*^ Since the mid-1980s, the Jewish Agency has been funding the Israeli institutions of the three mtyor streams of Judaism) currently funneling roughly $1 million to each. Next year's budget, proposed at $387 million and slated to be finalized in October, is down from this year's $450 million budget. The sharp decline is a result of the transfer to the government of the agency's Youth Aliyah program, a network of villages for needy and immigrant youth.
What's new in the stacks? Current novels in the Jewish Federation Library That Day the Rabbi Left Town by Harry Kemelman. This book marks the return of our favorite sleuth-Rabbi David Small. He has resigned his post at Barnard's Crossing Temple and has accepted a position in Judaic Studies at a university in Boston. But mjrsteries continue to be a part of his life when a professor's body is found in a snow drift-very near the home of an English Department colleague and the home of Barnard's Crossings new rabbi. Rabbi Small must put his considerable talents to work to find the answers to the murder puzzle. The long-awaited and eagarly-anticipated new novel does not disappoint-an engrossing read. Banana Rose by Natalie Goldberg. Banana Rose, nee Nell Schwartz, is a Brooklyn-bom Hippie who believes everything will last forever-love, friendship, the sky and mountains of Taos where she has fallen in love with Gauguin. We meet and care about her friends-Neon, Blue and the mystical Anna, a strange-eyed writer as lonely as the Nebraska farm where she grew up. Wrenching choices miist be made by Banana Rose, and this is the story of her long strange trip from her beloved New Mexico to the cold alien Midwest and back again. Well written-captures the life of the hippie generation. Hang Time by Zev Chafets is an explosive international thriller centered around two American basketball stars and their coach who are visiting Israel for an exhibition and tour. Suddenly the three Americans are prisoners speeding to a secret destination, hostages of a terrorist plot. Survival will demand all the courage and cunning they have gained in the streets and sports arenas across the U.S. The confrontation between the Muslin world and America could escalate into a war that has
been long dreaded. The writing is fast paced and told with an insiders insight into the people and passions of two very different worlds. Caution: lanaguage is explicit. The Statement by Brian Moore is a chilling tale of crime, pursuit and punishemnt. Almost 50 years ago, Pierre Brossard massacred 14 Jews in the town of Dombey, France. Protected by friends in high offices of the French government and the Church, he has managed to escape the death sentence. 'Now, however, time is running out. His friends are aging and their fervor is fading. New forces in the government and the church are unearthing buried war guilts and demanding a reckoning. What follows is filled with suspense, terror and violence. The Shovel and the Loom, written by Carl Friedman, centers around Chaya, the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She is 20 years old, a philosophy student and a non-believer. Chaya questions the reason for anti-Semitism throughout history, the role of women in Judaism, the reasons for suffering. Finally, it is Chaya's love for the three-year-old boy in her care that provides the key. Chaya clashes with her tradition-bound father, confronts an anti-Semitic conderge and then, propelled by a tragic accident, learns just how much she is bound up with her people and her faith. Matters of Choice by Noah Gordon is the concluding novel about the Cole dynasty of physicians. The "gift," the ability to feel impending death in others, emerges in the world of modem science in a young woman doctor known as R J. Like Shaman, its award-winning predecessor, this novel has fascinating descriptions of medical procedures and strong inspiring character portrayals.
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