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Service to of hers filled life of Mike MilderJl by Marcia Lipsman
A jazz concert will be presented in the theatre at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday, August 31 at 7 p.m., in memory of the late Mike Milder It. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through member services at the JCC by calling 334-6426. The late Mike Milder II was a leader in the Omaha community. In business, | he served as Executive Viceit president of Milder Oil Company Inc., a position that put him in charge of public relations, sales management, and supervision of credit for the familyowned fuel-oil distribution busiMike Milder K ness founded by his grandfather. Known as "Young Mike," he exhibited passion for his interests and compassion for others at every turn. A 1978 graduate of Westside High School who studied political science ;&t .the.-Uriiversity of Northern- Colorado, he became inVolvM: with the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1980. •;. Milder held many offices in the Millard Jaycee chapter, including Director; Vice-president, individual development; Vice-president, membership; and Vice-president, community development.; He was President at the time of his death from a heart attack.:
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The Jaycees served as a backdrop for some of Mflder's most memorable fund-raising activities, (Continued on page 8)
by Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director
'Journey to Celebration' Mission
YJO'Hatikvah' Mission
"Journey to Celebration," a UJA/Federation community mission to Israel and Poland, will be March 18-31, 1998, and celebrates Israel's 50th anniversary. Chairpersons are Julee and.Rick Katzman and Sandy and Stuart Kutler.
Kathy and John McGauvran, Jeff Kirshenbaum and Lisa Platt are the chairpersons for Young Jewish Omaha's first mission to Israel. The "Hatikvah" (hope) mission is an 11-day trip to Israel and will be Feb. 5-15, 1998.
Stuart and Sandy Julee and Rick Kutlor Katzman "Viewing the remains of the Holocaust in Poland will highlight the miracle of Israel's existence," said Rick Katzman. "Just a few years after the Holocaust, Israel was declared the Jewish homeland, and it's lasted 50 years! That is the miracle," he added. Julee Katzman agreed, adding, "The focus of the mission is' thVmiracle'of the State of Israel. It came out of utter destruction and near annihilation of our people." Sandy and Stuart Kutler are looking forward to this very special mission. Sandy Kutler said, "We went on a family trip to Israel with our daughters in 1995 and we felt an immediate connection to the land and the people." Stuart Kutler said, "Everyone should experience Israel at least once in their lives, and Israel's 50th Anniversary is the perfect time!" (Continued on page 7)
From left: John and Kathy McGauvran, Lisa Platt and Jeff Kirshenbaum. Young Jewish Omaha (YJO) is a Federationsponsored social, educational and social action group for Jews ages 20-40. Kathy McGauvran said, "John and I are very excited to help chair this mission. Not only to experience all that Israel offers, but to be in the country during their 50th anniversary celebration will be truly memorable." John added, "Kathy and I come from different religious backgrounds and I feel that the Hatikvah Mission to Israel will give me a greater understanding of the Jewish religion. Experiencing this mission with my wife is very special. We feel fortunate that the Federation is able to provide such a great opportunity to the community." Lisa Platt said that she was so inspired by the Young Leadership Mission she went on in May, 1995, that her goal was to "get as many people in; (Continued on page 7) ,
Jewish Educational Services names scholarship recipients by Susan A. Drazen, Director
. Jewish Educational Services is pleased to announce that scholarships from 14 endowment funds have been awarded to 59 Omaha-area college students: The Ruth Sokolof Special Education Fund was created and funded by Phil Sokolof to honor and perpetuate the memory of his late wife, Ruth. Mrs. Sokolof was noted, in Omaha for her work with deaf and retarded children. The fund is designed to ben: efit students majoring in special and general education. Sharon Cipperley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Pam Colin, University of Nebraska-Omaha; and Stacie Katelman, University' of Nebraska-Omaha, have been named this year's Ruth Sokolof Scholars. Phillip G. Schrager established the Lois Jeanne Schrager Memorial Fund as a tribute to the memory of his wife, Lois. Mrs. Schrager was a devoted community volunteer.: The 1997-1998 award winners are: Caren Friedman, Washington University; Holly Friedman, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Debra Givner, University of Missouri; and Shana Novak, Syracuse University. A special grant from the Phillip G. and Terri L. Schrager Supporting Foundation will make funds available to Josh Cohen, Washington University; Karen Kazor, Tulane University; and Dusty Nichols, George Washington University. The Livingston Scholarships were created through the generosity of the Trustees of the Milton S. andCorinne N. Livingston Foundation to
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provide funds for college students to further theneducation. Named for 1997-1998 are: Danielle Chasen, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Jesica Christensen, Northwestern University; Daniel Cohn, University of Kansas; Tntyona Demidovich, University of Nebraska Medical Center; llya Dubov, Metropolitan Community College;
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Erie Givner, Duke University, Inna Goldman, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Karen Kazor, Tulane University; Igor Kirnarskiy, Metropolitan Community College; Anna Kuperman, Metropolitan Community College; Max Menkov, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Jeremy Nichols, Iowa State; (Continued on page 7)
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OSCAR S. BELZER Oscar Belzer died Aug. 10 at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 93. Burial was at Hillside Parashat VaEthanan-Shabbat Nahamu Cemetery Wednesday, Aug. 13. Deutcro-Isaiah and the United Nations He was preceded in death by his son, Jerry. Before us is a Sidrah with unlimited riches. The Survivors include his wife, Ruth; brother, Marvin, commentator is tempted to offer words —. encomiums- on each. He might be tempted, as I expect to of Omaha; sister Beulah Mutterperl of CA; nieces, be at some time here, to stand in awe of the soar- nephews and cousins. Mr. Belzer was b6rn in Russia and came to ing poetic language of the Book of Deuteronomy. But I only mention some of the highlights of our Omaha as a teenager. He graduated from Sidrah: I t includes t h e repetition of the Ten Creighton University and practiced dentistry in Commandments (literally, the Ten Words or utter- Omaha until 1951, and in Culver City, CA, until ances. And then the Sh'ma, and with it VAhavta, his retirement in 1988. His late son established a chair in dentistry in which almost all Synagogue-attending Jews know by heart. How many of these columns would be his father's name at Creighton University. It will be dedicated Sept. 2. Memorials may be made to necessary for modest comment on these? But I confine myself to the glorious , the touch- the Jewish National Fund. ing, the gripping Haftarah. "Nahamu, nahamu ami," "comfort, all who hear me, comfort, comfort by Jolie Greiff, UJA Press Service My people!" Here are these hapless Hebrews, our ancestors, growing increasingly discouraged, BEER SHEVA, ISRAEL - Til never, forget the increasingly restless , rootless in a foreign land. sight of a Romanian child teaching her grandmothAnd now comes the young, enthusiastic prophet, er Hebrew," Courtney Kreiger recalled with a whom we call Deutero-Isaiah, and bids these cap- smile. "It reaffirmed my desire both to become a tives to take heart. He demands, asks, pleads with teacher and to experience Israel. But first I went all who hear him, all the nations round about, that through kibbutz boot camp! For my first assignthey offer comfort and consolation to the Judeans: ment, I was delegated laundry duties for an entire Their God is coming to rescue them, since in truth kibbutz." they have.received punishment far beyond what they had deserved. In our day, among the many who should hear the words and offer comfort is the Assembly of the United Nations. The Assembly was set up as a hall of words — and it has been used over all the years of the U.N.'s existence as the international Israel-bashing, anti-semitic center of wickedness. Arab representation is so large and Arab concentration so unrelenting that almost all of the nations of the world permit, sometimes encourage, this use of the Assembly. Even ordinarily decent nations are unwilling to risk the loss of Arab marU.S. students are pictured at their first seskets or the access to Arab oil. The result is that anything that Israel now does - sion of a s t u d y c o u r s e on J u d a i s m a n d -anythingl-is portrayed by the Arabs to be in oppo- Jewish life. The program is a joint venture of sition to the Oslo accords. And murderous attacks, the Jewish Agency for Israel, which is supspecifically aimed at women shoppers dragging ported in large p a r t by t h e United Jewish small children along, are justified as retaliation for Appeal, a n d t h e Council of J e w i s h Photo by David Boot the obscenely deliberate misinterpretations of the Federations. Oslo agreements. : The 24-year-old native of Akron, Ohio, exempliAnd Arafat does not even hide, by code words, his fies the type of student, who participates in Otzma, invitation to continue the murderous attacks on a one-year Israel program for young people from Israelis. abroad. The experience includes living on a kibDeutero-Isaiah heralds a new day for ancient butz, volunteering in immigrant absorption cenIsrael, with immediate divine intervention. In our ters, learning Hebrew and exploring one's day the U.N. does not need divine intervention. It Judaism. It is intended to expose young adults to needs only honesty and decency. It needs nations the realities of Israel and develop leadership skills that will stand up to Arab blackmail. It needs a to be used in Jewish community life in the US and sense of shame by nations that have cravenly Canada. joined in with Arab Israel-bashing. It needs only She spent three intense months with 30 fellow elementary justice. Americans at Kibbutz Ma'ayan, which included volunteer teaching at the Ye'elim Absorption Publications available for the Center in Beer Sheva. Young Americans taught blind and visually impaired English to students of all ages, from children to The Jewish Heritage for the Blind has adults. announced the availability of the following publiThe highlight of her trip came when she attendcations for the High Holidays, free of charge, to ed a two-and-a-half week study course on Judaism the blind and visually impaired: and Jewish life at Livnot U'L 'hibanot (To Build Braille Rosh Hashanah Machzor; Braille Yom and Be Built), a Jewish Agency funded study proKippur Machzor; Large Print. Yom Kippur gram geared to young adults from abroad. Machzor; Large Print Rosh Hashanah Machzor (Editor's Note: Omahans Jason Perelman and (should be ready by Rosh Hashanah). The large Mark Erman also participated in this proprint items require a note from the eye specialgram). Courtney used the opportunity to explore ist, and supply is limited. her questions about religion, Israel and God. "You Please call, write, or fax to: The Jewish won't find all the answers, but there isn't any coerHeritage for the Blind, 1655 East 24th St., cion to believe a certain way," she explained. Brooklyn, NY 11229. Phone: 800-995-1888; Fax: For more information about this or other UJA 718-338-0653. programs, contact Jan Perelman, 334-6427.
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Editorial
Just what is 'Ahavat Yisrael?'
There's been a lot in the news lately about disharmony among Jews: a small, ultra-Orthodox group holds a press conference stating that'Reform and Conservative (movements) are not Judaism;' rocks are thrown at a group of worshippers in the plaza in front of the Kotel during Shavuot and Tisha b'Av services; Reform and Conservative movements in Israel petition the Supreme Court on behalf of adoptees to insist their conversions must be accepted in Israel; and religious political parties in Israel introduce bills changing the Law of Return. When leaders of the Jewish people, leaders from all factions, parties and movements, speak about Ahavat Yisrael, the love of the Jewish people, it has become increasingly difficult for the general Jewish community to take them seriously. When the words we hear from leaders are words of hate and disgust, of lashon hora (literally, the evil tongue, or generically, gossip), of slander and disrespect, how can the ordinary Jew be expected to 'love all Jews?' The concept is similar to Hiilel's dictum to the potential convert who asks to learn Torah. Hillel, in his oft-quoted reply, suggests that he 'do not do to others what he would not wish done to him' and that the rest is commentary. Simply put.,.if we do not wish do have others speak ill about our Jewish practices (or lack thereof), our Jewish way of life, our business decisions or non-profit board decisions or any other behavior which they might find objectionable, then we can't speak that way about others. That's easier said than done. The real love of all Jewish people occurs one on one: friend to friend, business partner to partner, and relative to relative. It takes place when friends who have disagreed over decisions made at a board meeting realize that each is entitled to a different opinion and that disagreements don't have to mean the dissolution of their friendship. Ahavat Yisrael happens when sisters who haven't spoken in years realize the argument about who got mama's jewelry has prevented them from sharing in their simchas. And love replaces hate when a Jew who swore he would never set foot in 'that' synagogue again decides he misses the service and the people he used to see every Shabbat. One on one. That's where we start. We pick up the phone and call someone who hasn't spoken to us in months (or years).and say to them, "If I did something to offend you, please forgive me. Let's put it all behind us and try to salvage our friendship." Tisha b'Av just passed. It commemorates the destruction of the Temple, some rabbis say,, because of sinat hinam, baseless hatred. Roshl Hashanah is less than seven .weeks away. I Maybe, just maybe, if each one of us reaches outi to a friend, a relative, a business partner, maybe then we can make Ahavat Yisrael a reality.
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WASHINGTON (JTA) - When U.S. immigration agents caught Ghazi Ibrahim Abu Maizar illegally crossing the Canadian-American border earlier this year, he pleaded for political asylum. Israel had falsely accused him of belonging to Hamas and tortured him, Abu Maizar told authorities. A judge freed him on bail. No one checked out Abu Maizar/s story, and he later dropped his request for political asylum. That's when the judge told the 23-year-old Palestinian laborer from Hebron that he had 60 days to leave the country. But Abu Maizar never got to leave. Just weeks before the judge's Aug. 23 deadline, Abu Maizar was shot in his Brooklyn apartment when he lunged to detonate a bomb during a police raid. According to police, the bomb was intended for a nearby subway station. Last week's arrest of Abu Maizar and Lafi Khalil, 22, — equipped with at least two active suicide bombs in their apartment - is believed to have averted a potential disaster But the raid has raised some troubling questions: How did the federal immigration system allow the would-be terrorist to stay in the country without investigating his alleged background? Do other terror cells lurk behind closed doors in other American cities? As New York police, the FBI and Israeli agents cooperate in investigating the Brooklyn case, authorities have once again focused on the burgeoning militant Islamic movement in the U.S. No one has established whether the two men were operating alone or were connected with any Middle East terrorist groups. Hamas, which claimed credit for last week's double suicide bombing in Jerusalem, has denied any involvement. But for terrorism expert Steven Emerson, an official link will probably never be found. "The search for the missing connection to Hamas central will not be found," said Emerson, an investigative journalist who is finishing a book on militant Islamic networks in the United States. "The politics of militant Islam knows no boundaries. They are amorphous self-activated cells," Emerson said in a telephone interview from Israel where he is on a fact-finding mission for a documentary series on international terrorism. CIA Director George Tenet testified in Congress that terrorists, including militant Islamic groups, have expanded activities and support networks.
FBI officials- say Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah all have the capability and infrastructure to launch attacks here. After the World Trade Center bombing, law enforcement agencies realized that the U.S. had become a target for terror. Coincidentally, the alleged mastermind of that bombing, Ramzi Yousef, went on trial in New York last week. But four years after the World Trade Center explosion, the discovery of a suicide bomb cell in New York City revived those fears. "We haven't really come that far from the World Trade Center bombing," said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League. "One would have hoped that we would have taken care of such basics as screening terrorists at the borders," Foxman said, calling the decision to let Abu Maizar stay for 60 days "a joke." He echoed the views of many when he called for a "100 percent U.S. effort against terrorists in the U.S." Hamas alone has raised tens of millions of dollars in the United States, according to law enforcement officials and counterterrorism experts. One of the most celebrated cases of Hamas activity is that of Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, who served as the "foreign minister" of Hamas, allegedly raising hundreds of thousands of dollars from his northern Virginia home. Although U.S. officials arrested Marzook, who is a U.S. citizen, he was freed earlier this year when Israel dropped its extradition request, citing fears of Palestinian violence. In addition to arresting Marzook, there has been other law enforcement activity against Islamic militants: • The U.S. Customs Service is investigating a network of Islamic foundations, including the Floridabased World and Islam Studies Enterprise, which had close ties to Ramadan Abdallah Shallah before he left Tampa for Syria to take over the leadership of Islamic Jihad. • Numerous cases are pending against Palestinian merchants accused of coupon fraud and money laundering. Police say they may have transferred millions to Middle East terrorism groups. As law enforcement agencies step up their investigation into militant Islamic groups, pressure is mounting on the Clinton administration. Most notable is the State Department's refusal to publish a list of overseas terrorist groups. Last year's anti-terrorism law required such a list to help law enforcement move against their fund-raisers.
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Balanced budget deal restores some benefits
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WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The balanced budget agreement reached this week by Congress and President Clinton would restore some welfare benefits to a limited group of legal immigrants. But far from being a promised fix of last year's welfare reform law, the agreement to balance the federal budget by 2002 only helps legal immigrants who were in the country before last August. This is a law that takes care of the here and how, but does not satisfy the needs of the future," said Diana Aviv, director of the Council of Jewish Federation's Washington Action Office. Working on behalf of the organized Jewish community, Aviv's office had lobbied hard on several elements contained in the landmark agreement, the first compromise deal to balance the budget in decades. The deal, which was expected to pass both houses of Congress this week, consists of two components: a tax-cut bill and a broad spending measure, which would scale down mqjor social programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Despite some concerns, other Jewish groups lauded the agreement as, in the words of the American Jewish Congress, "a fair and reasonable compromise between what had been widely conflicting priorities of a Democratic administration and a Republican Congress.'' Jewish Republicans also hailed the agreement. "It is good for the American economy and good for the American people," said Matthew Brooks of the the National Jewish Coalition. The budget agreement, in effect, would create two classes of legal immigrants - those who were in the country when welfare reform legislation was enacted last year and those who were not. Those who were in the country when the law passed can continue to receive Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income if they are currently disabled or become incapacitated at a later date.
Elderly legal immigrants who are not disabled will be cut off as of Aug. 1 from SSI and Medicaid, as required by last year's law. The measure does not affect last year's ban on food stamps to all legal immigrants. For refugees, including tens of thousands of Jews from the former Soviet Union, the agreement would have an immediate impact. The measure would extend the time from five to seven years that a refugee can access Medicaid and SSI. After seven years, a refugee who does not become a citizen would lose access to the federal programs just as legal immigrants would. Refugees are legal immigrants who are afforded special treatment for their first five years in the country because they are presumed to be fleeing well-founded fears of persecution. The extension would allow many refugees the extra time necessary to become citizens, activists say. Despite likely passage by Congress, debate over the plan's implementation is likely to continue for a long time. In the rush to secure a deal before Congress leaves for its' summer recess last weekend, negotiators dropped many controversial changes to Medicare and Medicaid. But in a move widely hailed by the organized Jewish community, the package includes a provision that would guarantee Medicaid recipients the choice of a religiously affiliated nursing home. ' The growing shift to managed care, where patients must seek services from an approved list of providers, had threatened to cut off some Jewish applicants from Jewish nursing homes that weren't in their designated network of health care providers. : , . The agreement includes a provision that allows a patient to choose a religiously affiliated home from their network if another is not available. There are some 250 Jewish facilities in the U.S. (including the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home of Omaha).
According to Resettlement and Acculturation Coordinator Rita Paskowitz at Jewish Family Service, "The Nebraska Unicameral recently passed legislation to maintain pre-existing benefits for Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) in the state. Despite this, the need for every LPR to gain his or her citizenship is still the top priority in every refugee community. "The only permanent protection against these political 'mood-swings' is naturalization." The Resettlement and Acculturation Office offers a free class to non-English speaking elderly Jewish legal residents every Monday and Wednesday in the JCC Conference Room, from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact Ms. Paskowitz at 334-7495.
Association of Jews from the former FSU issues statement Leonid Stonov, President of the American Association of Jews from the former Soviet Union (AAJFSU) issued the following statement regarding the Balanced Budget Act of 1997: "This law will remedy the harsh effects of the Personal Responsibility Act of 1996, which cut Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and other social services to legal immigrants, including the elderly and disabled. Under the Balanced Budget Act, refugees and political asylees over .65 will receive SSI and Medicaid for seven years instead of five. "We note the outstanding efforts of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews on behalf of the elderly" and disabled legal immigrants (and) the important1 roles played by several other organizations: the " Council of Jewish Federations (CJF), the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and many others: ; < "We will also urge the Justice Department to improve the naturalization process so that immigrants can' fulfill the American Dream."
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Carried CHRISTENSEN/SMAAGE-KILLIAN David Lee Christensen and Roseann SmaageKillian were married Saturday, Aug. 2. The bride, the daughter of Capt. (ret.) and Mrs. Peter Killian of Omaha, was a psychology major at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and will continue her studies in Germany. She is the granddaughter of Anna Andrews and Denis Smaage and Jimmie and Junerose Killian. The groom is the son of Cathy and William WALK-IN, DROP-IN " There will be no meeting Thursday due to the Christensen. A specialist in the Army, he is stationed in Gibblestadt, Germany. He is the grandson Summer Luncheon at Beth El Synagogue. of Earl and Lee Wigodsky of Omaha and Wayne RUSSIAN CLUB and Juanita Christensen of Tulsa, OK. The Russian Club will meet Friday, Aug. 22, at the JCC. Come exercise with Larisa a t 9 a.m. (notice earlier time). At 10 a.m., we will journey to Bellevue to visit Fontenelle Forest and have a picnic. Make reservations with Lydia Linde at 697Lynn Polonski, M.D., formerly of Omaha, has 9169 by August 20. Cost of $3 includes lunch, j u s t completed his Opadmission and transportation. hthalmology residency a t Case Western Reserve VISIONS /University Hospitals in Deadline is August 20 for reservations to see Cleveland, Ohio. He is Whales showing at the IMAX Theater at the Henry now practicing in WarDoorly Zoo on Wed. Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. Send form to ren, OH. Jean Elkon a t 1005 N. 63rd St., Omaha, NE 68132. Dr. Polonski is the son Cost is $5.50; for zoo pass members, cost is $4.50. of Bluma a n d J o e Transportation, dessert and coffee (at the Garden , \i Polonski. Cafe) are on your own. Dr. Lynn Polonski BREADBREAKERS
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Someone asked what the Earlybird talk participants squawk about a t our weekly gathering. In a nutshell-the feathery flight could well be entitled "Senior Class 10100." The last three numerals are symbolic of the age we expect some of our attendees will reach because of their curiosity and desire to continue learning. Where is it etched in stone that education ceases as the grey on one's noggin increases? Others may have alternate methods of waxing with the years. This group wants to keep learning. With this in mind, a t the Aug. 4 session, we discussed a hot potato-scams directed by predators Beeking dishonest bucks from unsuspecting older adults, A recent victim was a 94-year-old man in Omaha who was bilked out of $7,000 after responding to a phone call from an individual posing as Police Chief Jim Skinner. The victim was asked to help in catching a dishonest bank clerk. In Lincoln, an 87-year-old man lost $30,000, and a 65-year-old man lost $7,000 in similar situations. Scams regarding sweepstakes and other giveaway deals also stirred brisk comment. Their clever, misleading advertising can trick you. Warning: Never pay a fee to enter any of these. Of course, how could any session not include happenings i n Israel? The suicidal Palestinian bombers ripping u p a m a r k e t in J e r u s a l e m ; threats of bombing New York. Gevalt! Madness! The projected division of Israel to create a Palestinian nation was compared to the problems Lawrence Raful will speak at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, according to Steve Riekes. Raful, Dean • Troy Meyerson is among 12 students in the when Pakistan became a separate nation in a parof the Law School at Creighton University, will dis- University of Nebraska College of Law who have tition of India. Bloodshed soaked the earth. The after-lunch speaker was Jane Batt, Executive been named members of the Nebraska Law Review. cuss' topics of current interest. ; Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon They were chosen because they ranked in the top Director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Midland Region. She was formerly affiliat the Highland Country Club. The program is 10 percent of their class. open to the community. Cost is $7.75 He is the son of Larry and Deenie Meyerson of ated with the Anti-Defamation League. The conference was instrumental in getting legOmaha. JEWISH FEDERATION LIBRARY islation passed d u r i n g t h e recent Nebraska Library Hours Michael E. Yablonski, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Unicameral session that increases criminal penalThe Jewish federation Library will resume its and Chairman of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of ties and establishes civil actions for crimes based regular hours Sunday, Aug. 31. The library, which Ophthalmology-at the University of Nebraska upon race, religion, or other protected classified; is open to the entire community, will maintain the Medical Center, has received a four-year grant of tions. • •• following hours of operation: $200,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness We had a visitor from far away-Mrs. Vicki Sunday: Mueller" of Bergisch Glacebach, Germany, niece of (RPB). 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The grant will focus on t h e development of Bess Weinstein. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: advanced research into the causes, treatment and Hospitalized currently are Max Turchen a t 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. prevention of blinding diseases. University; Maurice Katz a t Clarkson; and Calvin Wednesday and Friday: Weinberg, at Immanuel. • >v -> 9a.m.-5p.m.
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Scholarship awards (Continued from page 1) Jason Perelman, University of Judaism; Nataly Pisetsky, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Carrie Roitstein, Illinois College of Optometry; Andrew Ruback, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michael Ruback, University of Kansas; Tanya Rubezhin, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Lev Shekhtman, Omaha School of Massage Therapy; Mikhail Shekhtman, University of Nebraska-Omaha; and Galina Yurikov, Bellevue University. The Trustees of the Carl Frohm Foundation created the Carl Frohm Educational Fund to provide scholarship assistance to academically qualified students. Recipients for the 1997-1998 academic year are Jonathan Cipperley, University of Kansas; Joey Hornstein, Colorado State University; Irina Kirnarskiy, Creighton University; Polina Poluektova, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Lena Raksin, University of Nebraska-Omaha; and Evan Saltzman, Yeshiva University. . The Maxine and Joe Kirshenbaum Scholarship Fund was created in 1994 to provide college and university grants to qualified students. Ella Evan Saltzman Patkovsky, University of Nebraska-Omaha, has been named the 1997-1998 recipient of this schol- ily to honor his memory. It is designed for students arship. who have completed their sophomore year in colThe family and friends of Nancy and Don lege. Greenberg created a scholarship fund in their The Edward Zorinsky Endowment Fund was honor which is specifically designed to benefit established by the Sorina Zorinsky Trust. It is freshman students. David Golbitz, Youngstown intended, to provide university tuition for college State University, is the 1997-1998 recipient. students as well as scholarships for Jewish sumJesica Christensen, Northwestern University, mer camps and Israel trips for high school stuhas been named the Jerold I. and Sheila E. Rosen dents. Jonathan Cipperley, University of Scholar for the 1997-1998 academic year. This fund Kansas, and Polina Poluektova, University of was created to provide financial aid for qualified Nebraska-Omaha, were awarded Zorinsky students from the Omaha-Council Bluffs area. Scholarships for the coming academic year. The Nate H. and Beatrice Sherman Scholarship The Alan and Annie Fleishman Scholarship Fund was endowed by the Nate H. Sherman Fund was established to provide scholarships for Foundation to provide annual scholarships to qual- university students. The 1997 Fleishman scholar is ified college students. 1997-1998 recipients are: Alex Kuperman, North American Travel School. Julie Demidovich, University of Nebraska . The Financial Aid Committee of Jjhe. Bureau of Medical Center; Leslie Golbitz, University of Jewish Education administers 21 scholarship and Nebraska-Omaha; Ruth Mitchell, DePaul loan funds for the Foundation of the Jewish University; and Nataly Pisetsky, University of Federation of Omaha. These funds benefit Jewish Nebraska-Omaha. students in a variety of education pursuits: Scott Saltzman, who is pursuing Yeshiva stud- preschool, day school, summer camps, Israel proies at Margolin Hebrew Academy, will receive a grams, university studies and yeshiva education. grant from the Rebecca Friedman Scholarship In addition to the aforementioned, it also adminFund. Mrs. Friedman's family and friends endowed isters funds for Jewish summer camps, day school this fund to provide scholarship aid for students and Israel programs through the Esther K. pursuing yeshiva.level studies. Newman Memorial Fund; preschool scholarships The Burton Robinson Student Athletic Fund was through the Carolyn Kully Newman Fund; college established by his family and friends to honor his loans through the David E. Beber Scholarship memory. This fund benefits college students plan- Fund and the B'nai B'rith Dr. Abe ning a career in physical education, or health and Greenberg I Henry Monsky Lodge Endowment recreational sciences. Larisa Treskunova, Fund. Financial aid for tuition-related expenses of University of Nebraska-Omaha, has been awarded single parent families is available through the Albert M. and Jeanette T. Nepomnick Education this scholarship for 1997-1998. . The Sandra L. Feldman Scholarship Fund was Fund. ' _ established to provide grants for graduate educaAnyone wishing to contribute to existing scholartion to worthy students. Jay Benton, University ship and loan funds or wishing to endow new funds of Nebraska-Omaha, and Noah Pollak, University to provide monies for needs that have not yet been of Kansas, have been named Feldman Scholars. addressed should contact Sheldon A. Bernstein, Eric Givner, Duke University, is this year's Endowment Director of the Foundation of the David W. Frank Scholar. The David W. Frank Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 South 132nd Scholarship Fund was created by Mr. Frank's fam- Street, Omaha, NE, or call 334-6440.
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'Journey to Celebration' Anne Broder, UJA Regional Missions Chairperson, feels that "The 50th Anniversary of Israeli Statehood is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The fact that Omaha can support two missions for the 50th celebration, when most communities can't even support one, is an incredible accomplishment" She continued, "As Regional Chairperson for the 'Journey to Celebration' mission, I'm proud to have Omaha represented in such a big way. The way that the Foundations, leadership and the Federation have supported the Missions Program is a testament to the importance and success of the program." Recruitment for the "Journey;to Celebration" Mission to Poland and Israel will begin Sept. 7, with an informational meeting. For more information, please contact the Federation Missions Department, 334-6430.
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