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Shirley Goldstein to be awarded honorary doctorate by Carol Katmuui, Editor Shcharansky'B voice before he was alert Western nations with imprisoned for nine years. Shcharansk/s plight. Shcharansky That incident was described by now lives in Israel, where his politauthor Martin Gilbert in his book, ical party, Yisrael B'Aliyah, picked 'Shcharansky, Hero of Our Time.* up several seats in the recent elecIn a 1986 Jewish PreM interview tions. by Morris Maline, Mr. Gilbert said, "UNO is the only university in the 'because of the efforts of Mrs. country that has given an honorary Goldstein and her many volunteers, degree to someone in the area of the the city of Omaha is widely recogniied rescue of Soviet Jewry,* said Mrs. among the Reftiseniks in both Moscow Goldstein. 'I'm grateful that the the university is recoginizing a period of and Leningrad." Gilbert, who according to the article, Jewish history,* she added, "It was a is Rabbi Myer Kripke's sister's father- Jewish cause thiat turned into a The University of in-law, credits Mrs. Goldstein with human rights cause and the wort is Nebraska at Omaha being the first activist to still going on.* will award a Doctor of Humane Letters to Shirley Goldstein, tomorrow during commencement services at 9:30 a.m. at the UNO Field House. Mrs. Goldstein, recognized intemationaliy for her work on behalf of Soviet Jews, is the local chairman of the Committee for Soviet Jewry. She has made seven trips to the former Soviet Union. During a trip in 1975, Mrs. Goldstein met refusenik Natan (Anetoly) Shcharansky. He taped his lost recorded message in her hotel bathroom with the water running to avoid detection. It was to be Paul and Deanna Tully and in the Friday Shabbat lunch the last time the outside their daufhter, Emily, were program of the JCC's Camp worid would hear among those who participated Shalom.
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New Rabbi to serve Beyt Shalom By BAlke Salml, Synagogue President Rabbi Elisheva Sachs of Philadelphia joins Omaha's Beyt Shalom Reconstructionist Synagogue beginning Friday, Aug. 17. Rabbi Sachs, a member of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, will visit the Beyt Shalom conununity approximately once every three weeks for the next year. Her visits have been designed to coincide with Rabbi Sachs the important holidays during the Jewish calendar. According to synagogue leadership, the partnership of Rabbi Sachs and Beyt Shalom marks a significant step forward for this young, but growing, synagogue as it celebrates its first anniversary. Membership during the first year has increased. They will hold their first high holiday-services this year and have already performed several lifecycle events. The Reconstructionist Synagogue operates a religious school tinder the direction of Dr. Marty Rosenberg. Rabbi Sachs has ahready served oongregatioDs in Pennsylvania and California. In addition, the earned a doctorate from Yale and has studied in Israel three times during 1992 and 1993. Beyt Shalom encourages everyone in the Omaha Jewish Community to come and greet Rabbi Sachs at Shabbat eve services on Friday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m.; at the Torah service and discussion on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m.; and at the havdalak and First Birthday Bash Saturday night at 6 p.m. All events will be held at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha. For more information, call 291-3469.
UJA Women's Conference inspires leadership by Pam Monaky, Federation Communications Director
Eight women who are among the leaders of the 1997 UJA/Federation Women's Division Campaign attended the UJA Midwest Region Women's Campaign Leadership Conference last month in Chicago. Women's Division Co-chair Linda Mann described the conference as "very contemporary, young and energetic. The focus was on the situation right now. Much of the discussion centered on how to preserve ' Judaism in our own communities." Barb Phitt, Women's Division Co<hair, said that the training sessions gave 'fi-eah, new positive information. The new approach to making a gift is to focus on educating the donor about how their donation is spent. This makes the gift much more personal." Young Women's Division Co-chair and Barb's daughter, Lisa Platt, found that many participant* from other communities were "impressed with Omaha and what we are doing. I learned a lot from the opportunity to talk to women of other communities. Ihey were energetic and inspiring, and we all felt a common bond.' Mias Platt added, 'I feel very fortunate to be part of the Women's Campaign experience.* Bobbi LiebowiU, who was Just named to the Bagional Women's Campaign Board, felt the highlight of the confarsnoe wat tha training for trainen. "Va learned how to teach people to teach others. I learned why it's so important to bone our skill*. Votontaeriiig ha* changed, and u Campaign workâ&#x20AC;˘n, w* need to be rsaponaiv* to thoae change*." 1_*"'' Bobbi* Epstein, a member of the National and ^^^,,^^0 .^j ^alf of the Women's UJA/Federation Campaign Include, ftront row, ftx>m left: gional Women's Campaign Board, called the con- i^j^^^^ Alperwm, Bobble Bpateln and Bobbi Loibowita. Back row, from lefb Lisa PUtt, Barb (Costtinued on paga 10) PUtt, Linda Mann, Sharon Klrahenbaum, Joan Kalman and Jan Perclman
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