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Serving Nebraska and Eastern Iowa for more than 75 years Vol. LXXVI
No. 15
Omaha, NE
6 Tevet, 5759
Record number of Omahans studying in Israel
December 25,1998
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Carolyn Ware and Taylor Sanford show off the 'super t-shirts' for volunteers on Sunday, Jan. 10,1999. Kids' Super Sunday is Jan. 3.
Midwest Young Leadership Conference will "rock your soul" by Pam Monsky Federation Communications Director
L. Aaron Salmi, son of Mike and Lynn Salmi, is spending his junior year abroad at the University of Haifa. He has already completed two years of study at Nebraska Wesleyan. by Carol Katzman
More than a dozen young Omahans have been studying in Israel this fall, the largestrgroup ever sent from this community. The students represent a variety of ages, backgrounds and segments of the community and are studying in programs ranging from university settings to rabbinical schools. Eight of them met for the first time while in Israel when Omaha delegates were arriving there for the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations. Not only were they happy and excited about seeing one another, many of them had never met. As a result, new friendships were formed, once again linking Omahans to one another. Aaron Salmi, a junior at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, made the trek down to Jerusalem from Haifa, where he is spending his junior year abroad at the University of Haifa. He's already been 'adopted' by former Omahans Alon and Ricki Epstein Mor, who have recently opened an ice cream parlor in Haifa. Salmi is studying political science and history of contemporary Israel. He would love to become an intern at the Knesset, home of Israel's parliament, if he can improve his Hebrew, and then eventually work at the United States State Department. "I chose Haifa because it's the smallest of the Israeli universities, but the one with the best offerings of activities and tiyullim (trips off campus)," he noted. "We've already been camping and hiking in the Golan and this invitation gave me a chance to spend some time in Jerusalem." He did get that opportunity, and an invitation to stay overnight from a new friend, Dan Fellman. The son of Richard and Beverly Fellman is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. Fellman, who graduated from the joint program of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological (Continued on page 9):
Ski trip planned for singles An informational meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 28, 5:30 p.rri,, at .the/Upstream Brewing Company, 514 So. 11 St., for singles interested in an April 15-18 ski. trip to Vail, CO. The:trip is sponsored by Young Jewish Omaha and Jewish Family Service. For information, call 334-6485 or334-6492.
Amanda Mack, left, and Sarah Raful are two of a dozen students'spending a year in Israel. Mack is the daughter of Candy and Jerry Mack; Raful is the daughter of Dinah and Larry Raful.
New Pacesetter initiative encourages younger Campaign donors .
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In an effort to encourage younger donors to make a substantial gift,to the annual UJA/Federation Campaign, a Pacesetter level for donors under age 42 has been established, starting at $3600. After the.2000 Campaign, the age limit for the new Pacesetter level will be 40. The regular Pacesetter gift remains at $6,000. "We've noticed a trend in which our Pacesetter donors who are 65 and over, currently represent 40% of our Pacesetter division where only 10 years ago they represented -24 percent," said Pacesetter Chairman Joel Alperson. "The nejv Pacesetter level is a great way for the next generation to prepare for our future. , ... Through this new effort, Joel Alperson ^ we expect ^ Qut and make Pacesetter giving more accessible to the future leaders of our community," he added. Tim Zweiback came up with the idea to add a new Pacesetter level. . ' T h i s is a real initiative by the Federation to get younger.people, excited and to step up to the Pacesetter level at an earlier time,in their lives. This new level was established to encourage a substantial commitment to'the Omaha Jewish community," he said. \ i - ', Howard. Kooper, Federation'President, said, "What these young guys are doing is really phenomenal. They have taken action to fulfill a need in this community, something that will ensure our future."-
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The UJA Midwest Young Leadership Conference, March 19-21,1999, will be held in Cleveland, Ohio. Billed as "Judaism for My Generation," the confer-, ence theme is "Rock and Soul," a tribute to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.located in Cleveland. . Sharon Kirshenbaum, Young Jewish Omaha Director said, "This is one of the best conferences in the country/The weekend is educational, social and spiritual." »"•" Scholar-in-Residence is Rabbi David Woznica, director of New York's 92nd Street Y's Bronfman Center for Jewish Life. Under his direction, the Bronfman Center has become recognized as one of the most dynamic, creative and prestigious Jewish education programs in the world. . Rabbi Woznica's ability to articulate a passionate and challenging Judaism has made him one of the world's most sought after speakers. (Rabbi Woznica will be in Omaha March 24 for a YJO event.) The focus of the conference will include the major issues facing Jews today, from the peace process to raising Jewish children to finding a Jewish mate to venture capital in Israel. The conference, is for single and married 22 to 45-year-olds from all over the Midwest.
Some of the world's most respected Jewish leaders and scholars will lead the discussions, including CLAL's Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield, the Chicago
Sun-Times Jeffrey Zaslow, Jerusalem Report Editor Stuart Schoffman, Avraham Infeld of Melitz and Dr. Ronald Brauner, author of Being Jewish in • a Gentile World. The conference will end with a party at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Registration fee of $219 will be paid by the Jewish Federation of Omaha. For more information about the Midwest Young Leadership Conference, please contact Sharon Kirshenbaum, 334-6485.
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Clock ticking on last minute 1998 tax "In order to obtain a tax deduction for 1998 for any last minute charitable contributions of appreciated corporate securities 'held in street name' by your, broker," noted Marty Ricks, Endowment Director, of the Jewish Federation Foundation, "The shares''hiust be transferred out of your account to the books of the brokerage house of the charitable organization by the end of the day on Dec. 31,1398. "Even if your stockbroker is also the charity's stockbroker, the transfer may take from one to four days depending on the brokerage firm. "My best advice," he emphasized, "Is to ask your broker how long it will take. And then don't wait until the last couple days to attempt to finalize your last-minute 1998 charitable contributions." Ricks also said he would be available through Dec. 31 to answer any questions and to set up donor-advised or endowment funds for 1998. He can be reached at The Foundation office, 334-6440.
Henry Monsky B'nai B'rith to sponsor luncheon A discussion luncheon series, based on the Torah portion of the week, will be presented by Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith in cooperation with Omaha rabbis and scholars. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 6, 12^1 p.m., and every Wednesday in January thereafter, a hot lunch will be served in the conference room of the Rose Blumkin Home. • The first session will be lead by Rabbi Paul Drazen of Beth El Synagogue. On Jan. 13, Rabbi Aryeh Azriel of Temple Israel will lead the discussion, and Professor Leonard. Greenspopn, the Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Creighton University, will lead on Jan. 20. The . final session, Jan. 27, will be lead-by Rabbi Howard Kutner of Beth Israel Synagogue. ' , Adam Jacobs, President of Henry Monsky Lodge, said he was looking forward to this new program .. and thanked Omaha's rabbis' for making it possible, "B'nai B'rith Breadbre'akers, Which has been meeting at the Highland Club for a^niimber of years,., has to move while the Club is closed during the month of Jahuary. This offered us an .opportunity to expand the offerings of Jewish education, while , joining residents of the. Home and staff members of the Federation and Centers of Excellence." The lunch is open to the public at $7 per person. Advance registration is not necessary, but would be appreciated. Call Lois Epstein, B'nai B'rith secretary, 334-6443.
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BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1502 No. S2nd St., Omaha, NE 68104 556-6288
FRIDAY: Shabbat Evening Service, 5:30 p.m. Rabbi Azriel will give the D'var Torah. SITTER SERVICE - Sitter Service is available each Friday evening, Saturday mornings when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Sunday mornings when there is Religious School. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. Cost is.$2 per family if reservations are made prior to Friday. Drop-ins is $3 per family. Sorry, no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 10:30 aan. Simcha B'Shabbat-An informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of Jewish texts. No Adult Education classes Dec. 24 through Jan. 31.
Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 4:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m., Little People service, 10:15 a.m.; Jr, Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Babysitter service courtesy of Sisterhood; Kiddush luncheon sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schulman on the occasion of their departure for the winter; Class with Rabbi, 4:05 p.m.; Mincha, 4:35 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 4:45 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 aan^ Mincha, 4:45 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Kutner, noon, at the office of Joe Kirshenbaum, Noddle Development, 13720 FNB Pkwy, Suite 100, subject: "Business Ethics;" Rabbi Kutner continues with a Talmud Class at 8:30 p.m. at the synogogue.
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502 423-8569 '„ Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; welcoming returning college students with Kiddush and light luncheon. SATURDAY, Jan. 9: Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum, topic: "The Meaning of Israel."
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B'nai Mitzvah Sara Elizabeth Rips, daughter of Harlan and Jane Rips, and Margaret Lisa Terry, daughter of John Terry and Micliele Mpcsh, will celebrate their B'nai Mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 2, at Temple Israel.
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CHABAD HOUSE : An Affiliate of the Worldwide Chabad-Lubnvitch Movement , 1866 So. 12<Hh St,Omaha, tf(E 68144 Phone:330-1800 E-MAIL-ohabad@aol.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. FRIDAY: Mincha, 5 p.m., followed by Kabbalat Shabbat service. " SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. Mincha-Ma'ariv, 4:45 p.m. followed by Havdalah.' MONDAY through FRIDAY: Services, 7 a.m. TUESDAY: Parshah Insights, 7 p.m. THURSDAY: Halachah 101 Class, 8 a.m.; "Women of Worth," noon.
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BEYT SHALOM An Affiliate of the Jewish BecoiutructioAirt Federation P.O. Box 341130, Omaha, NE 68124*5130 758-9233 http://come.ta/beytshaloni/ FRIDAY: Shabbat in the home. SATURDAY: Learners' minyan, 9 ajn. Religious School is out for Winter Break. SUNDAY, J a n . 3: Classes resume; parent's meeting at 10 aan.;.Federation Super Sunday for kids following Sunday School. FRIDAY, Jan. 1: Shabbat in the home.
SOUTH STREET TEMPLE Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations W&20'thSfcW*lNE68$Q227 435-8004 Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Sabbath Eve service, 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Shabbat worship, 9:30 a.m.; Torah study, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew School, 9 a.m.; Religious •School, 10 ajn. WEDNESDAY: Adult Education; 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m.
United Way of the Midlands accepting nominations . The United Way of the Midlands Volunteer Resource Center is now accepting nominations for outstanding volunteer awards. Persons wishing to receive nomination forms should call 522-7930.'or",522-7931. Entry deadline is Feb. 12. ' Winners will.be recognized at the annual United Way of the Midlands Volunteer Recognition luncheon April 20, noon, at the Doubletree Hotel. Cost of the luncheon is $80 per table of eight or $10 per person. To Our Dear Family and Many Friends: This is a note of .thanks and deepest gratitude to everyone who found a way to bring comfort and condolences to us, following the tragic loss of our beloved Elian Thurmond. The personal visits, contributions in her memory, food and phone calls number in the hundreds. I don't have words to express how much each and every one meant to us. Evidence of many of these kindnesses are before me, in stacks of cards and notes,'waiting to be answered. Each deserves a personal acknowledgement, but I haven't yet been able to face this formidable-task. ' " • • . - . . ;,. '•••••-,,...••• Until that time, I ask everyone who wasthere for us to please accept this message of thanks, at-least for
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Margaret (left) aiUt SaraSara, a seventh-grade-student atBrownellTalbot, enjoys drama,.skate boarding atid attending Olin-Sang-Jtubg Camp^For her mitzvah project, she volunteers .af Sunday morning' child care at Temple. She will iis'e. some of her Bat Mitzvah gift to purchase a rocking chair"for the rbpm. Sara has a sister, Anne. . 7 • ' -i', Grandparents are Helen and Milton' 'Glazer of Sioux City and Barbara Rips. Margaret, alsoa.seventh-grade'student at Brownell-Talbot, is an artist. She enjoys sports (basketball and volleyball) and dance. She collects Beanee Babies and also plays the clarinet. She has earned ribbons in figure skating and placed first in the school art show. For her mitzvah project, she made Hanukkah decorations for the Rose Blumkin Home. Margaret has a sister, Caroline, 10, and a brother, Alex, 7. Grandparents are Greta Marsh and Ray Marsh.
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Editorial
December 25,1998
What's love got to do with it?
Some years ago, the United Jewish would otherwise call themselves "not .' Appeal created one of its most recog- so knowledgeable" because the nizable, slogans for, its annual Shema is so ingrained in memory. Rebbetzin Tehilla Jaeger of Far UJA/Federation campaign: "We Are One." The slogan implies t h a t , Rockaway, NY, quoted another despite any differences in.theology, Torah sage by pointing out that geographic location,- economic or Echad - One - and Ahava - Love . political beliefs, or affiliation, the have the same numerical value - 13. In her series of tapes about the Jewish, people is truly one people Shema, she explained the signifi.worldwide. V Since that slogan appeared on the cance of that simple equation by rscene in the 1970s, the philosophy . comparing the Oneness of God and ^behind it has been challenged, fronjall the Love God has for us with the segments of the community, from shammash, the ninth candle we use right to left politically and from all to light the rest of the Hanukkah candles. The shammash, she notes, ^streams of Jewish belief and practice. "However, there is some basis in the is a helpmate; it doesn't really functiYiderpmriirigs of ''We Are One" and tion by itself, for without the other it'gb'le's' all the way'back"tb the •candles, it cannot perform its job. Sfiehia;''•'_''•'•"'. ''• '•••••••'" •••"•"•••' " • . •''• Similarly, without other Jews, we '•'''<T\ie~>S>he'ma is one of t h e oldestCEinnot perform the mitzvot - the prayers in Judaism,' mentioned daily 'comniandments. As God loves us, in the siddur (prayerbook) and taken we, created in the image of God,' directly from the. Torah (the Five must show our love for others. Books'of Moses). It is the affirmation So, in a real sense, the slogan, "We of the fa'itH of the Jews in'One God, Are One," does directly relate to how Supreme above all else. we live our lives as Jews, individualIt is one of the first prayers learned ly and as a community. We have to become the shammash, as children, often recited at bedtime, and the first paragraph following the helpmates for others in order to this statement of belief is often recit- understand the meaning of Ahava ed by heart by many adults who and act as though we mean it.
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Gas mask distribution cenThe, Anti-Defamation League, the Zionist if the issue was the, tiny bit of water depleting con- ters also reduced their operations, which were Organization of America and large numbers of ice troversial supplies in the area. increased last week. cream consumers rose up in protest and deluged The public justly felt that this smacked of double Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said the sitthe company with indignant reaction. Company talk and something was being covered up. Lacking uation in Iraq would still have to be closely denials that it had complied with the boycott was a direct statement to the effect that the compa- watched. "I believe the United States, Britain and sounded ambiguous and unconvincing. ' ny does not and will not boycott Israeli firms on the the U.N. will demand that the [weapons] monitor• ing is renewed, one way or another, because one What really hpppened? We have checked the- Golan. After some hedging, the Israeli company came country can't be an unconventional weapons threat matter carefully and can present this account of through with a more forthright statement: "The to its neighbors," he said. the cause celebre. -.' The American Company for Ice Cream company does not boycott concerns which produce Most Israelis reacted to the latest tension in the Manufacturing has for over ten years been licensed on the Golan Heights... The company acquired Gulf with indifference. Gas.mask distribution cento manufacture, distribute and sell Ben & Jerry's Mei Eden mineral water, the source of which was ters reported a low turnout of people seeking to products in Israel. Last summer the company con- on the Golan Heights". To the extent that the com- update their kits. Stores did not report runs -oi* tracted with the Mei Eden company to purchase pany will require mineral water in the future, masking tape and plastic sheeting, despite instrucGolan mineral water to be used in the production there is no reason why we shall not acquire it from tions from • the: defense establishment, to have the . . •• • of a sorbet. The item did fairly well, but produc- Mei Eden." items on hand for use in sealing off rooms. • tion was halted with the approach of colder weathIn the meantime, the local company informs us Palestinians and Israeli troops clashed Saturday er, and the;, company ceased purchasing the miner- that bottled Mei Eden mineral water is still on sale during pro-Iraq demonstrations. More than 100 al water. Mei Eden was under the impression that at its chain Of nine stores in Israel, and they con- Palestinians were reported wounded in the clashes. the contract was still in effect. . • tinue to restock as necessary. The Palestinian Authority, trying to restrict demonIt. appears that Ben & Jerry's fell victim to the strations of solidarity for Iraq, detained a number When the Israeli leftist and Arab groups threatened Ben & Jerry's with a boycott, the company boycott threats from the Arabs and leftists. So long of Palestinian journalists covering the events. could truthfully reply that they were no longer uti- as we know that it continues to do business with On Sunday, the Palestinian Authority also lifted lizing a Golan product. This was hailed by the Mei Eden, we shall know that its hands are clean. a ban on foreign news organizations that had We shall be watching. Arabs as compliance with their boycott call, and attempted to cover Palestinian demonstrations in they boasted of their "victory". support of Iraq. ' Haifa - Historical background. The Holocaust was preceded by Hitler's call for a boycott against the Jews of Germany. Later, the Arab world proclaimed a boycott of the State of Israel. • •''•' "" Early-in 1998 thelsraeli left wing peace movement, Gush Shnlom, called for a boycott of all Israeli'prdducts- produced in "oc'eup'ied 'territdry*;; meaning Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Golan Heights: • Tliey wereat once happily joined by'Arab
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Looking "Doctor Death" in the eye by Rabbi Ay! Shafran, Director of Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America
Gharges of murder are now pending against Dr. Jack Kevorkian, whose fascination with death has progressed from attempts to capture its image on canvas to assisting others in effecting their own demises to, it is now charged, the actual killing of at least one unfortunate man. With a television program's airing last month of a videotape that Kevorkian made of himself administering a lethal injection to a consenting victim of a debilitating disease, even some supporters of the latest in the litany of American rights - the right "to die" 7- have turned on Kevorkian, if not on his cause. [ The New York Times, for example, which euphemistically advocates "more humane policies for easing the last days of the terminally ill," takes : the doctor to task for "disrupting the important debate over physician-assisted suicide" with his "ghoulish stunts," and for overlooking the "difference between providing the means of death and actually administering the dose." Thus the Times regards the most visible advocate of legalized physician-assisted suicide as but a flawed symbol for a worthy cause. More perceptive observers, though, might not be blamed for feeling that, quite the contrary, Kevorkian is quite the perfect metaphor for his mission. For the slippery nature of his personal slope is but a dark reflection of what is likely in store should physician-assisted suicide ever become legal. We might all do well to. look Dr. Death squarely in the eye, and be forewarned. Much of the high-minded rhetoric - about things like pain alleviation and "quality of life" — employed by proponents of legalized physicianassisted suicide is undoubtedly rooted in sincere human concern. But it is not their motivation but the course of the trail they would blaze that must concern us all. ' Should the role of doctors metamorphose from prolongers of life to agents of its termination, the door will be swung open wide for further examples of; what; the. attorney responsible for-Dr. Kevorkian's prosecution has called his "nonchalant, callous, businesslike approach involving the death of a person for the purpose of satisfying .an attention-starved ego."
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Other motivations, it can sadly but safely be assumed, less pathological but equally lethal, will likewise emerge. The philosophical foundation-stones.for the intensified devaluation of human life are already being carefully laid. While universities are hardly the only molders of the public mind, they are certainly prime among them. Thus it is of more than passing interest that the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University^-Center for Human Values, Peter Singer, has proposed the termination (even without niceties like consent) of what he calls "mis" . ^ — ^ — — .*..*.. • erable beings" -- people whose lives he deems Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns devoid of pleasure. His support of involuntary about Jewish educational events which have already, euthanasia and infanticide is hardly endorsed by occurred, are on-going, and are scheduled for the most academicians, but the expansion of once- future in our Jewish community. For more informafringe ideas, is precisely what slippery slopes are tion about these lectures, classes or programs, contact all about. ; the sponsoring organization or Marlene Hert at the Professor Singer promotes the rejection of "doc- Jewish Federation calendar, 334-6437. trines about the sanctity of human life." Once society jettisons such claptrap, he predicts, it will be Did you know... "the refusal to accept killing that, in some cases, that Hadassah sponsors an Oneg Shabbat for the [will be] horrific." residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home every Nor are such attitudes limited to academia. An month? (There's one tomorrow at 2 p.m.) , Israeli artist, Uri Lifschitz, was recently quoted as that preschoolers and their parents participate in having opined that society's time and energy pre-Shabbat programs and sing-a-long's on the last should "be directed toward improving the race, not Friday of each month?^ if . nurturing the handicapped." that the Klutznick Symposium sponsors a series,of "Those who are incapable of taking care of their academic lectures every fall at the. Jewish. needs," he pronounced, "should die of hunger Community Center? (the Symposium is scheduled because they are useless." for Oct. 10 and 11 next fall with "The End of Days: At present such views are not mainstream, but Millennialism from the Hebrew Bible to the ' ! they are clearly in the current of public discourse. Present" as its topic) And even these days, with widespread public aver- that Edith Rogert creates a miniature seder table sion for outright euthanasia, doctors report that in the lobby of the JCC prior to every Passover? both assisted suicide and euthanasia occur in that campers at the JCC day camps made challah American hospitals much more frequently than last summer, made an Israeli meal, bentched most of us realize. One can only imagine, what will (prayed) .after every meal, learned a different • happen if the termination of life were given the Hebrew word each day, and were supervised by imprimatur of legality. • counselors from every synagogue as well as by an And so, in at least one sense, we are probably Israeli Schlicha (literally messenger)? . ....!..,-, fortunate to have Dr. Kevorkian as the iposter boy that the JCC-hosted three brit milah (Jewish rite. of circumcision), one Bar Mitzvah, and an upsherin . for assisted Suicide. For he-serves, in the end, as a most poignant and (traditional first;haircut fora three-year-old boy)?. morbidly picturesque reminder «f precisely where that Nadine Kutner hosts a Lunch and Learn on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. for women? (It begins again • Western society may well be headed. oh Jan. 11).
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Letter to the Editor To the Editor: (In regard to the Dec. 11) story about the recent trip to Moscow, (I wanted to let your readers know that) the (group) brought over so much clothing, medicine, books, and other needed items to the schools and communities paired with Temple Israel and Beth El Synagogue in Omaha.
They even were ,able to meet with the leaders/principals of the schools and with the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry'International Bureau Director Leonid Stonov, about the current state of anti-semitism in Russia'. Lindsay W. Taxman UCSJ, Washington, D.C.
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TOKER-KATSKEE " Rachel Midnigi t Toker, daughter of Drs. Karen and Cyril Toker of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and Richard Katskee, son of Judy and Milt Katskee of Omaha, will be m irried Feb. 14 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Amelia Island, FL. The bride-to- e earned her bachelors degree from Stanford U jversity and is now completing her law degree aid a masters program. She will receive her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and her Master's >f Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Govern] nent at Harvard, both in June, 1999. She is the gra iddaughter of Nedra Harkavy of Potomac, MD. The groom-eleci earned his baccalaureate degree from the Univerd ty of Michigan. He obtained his Master's Degre s from Harvard and in 1996, received his Juri 3 Doctor degree from-Yale Law School. He is now.a candidate for his Ph.D. in Political Science 11 Harvard University. He is the grandson of Mabel Katskee, the late David Katskee, jand the late Faye and Irving Brookstein. ! Following graduation, Ms. Toker will serve as a law clerk for Judge Myron Bright of the Eighth Circuit C6urt of Appeals. Mr. Katskee serjred as a law clerk for two Courts of Appeals judges Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit Cojrt of Appeals and Judge Guido CalabresioftheS icond Circuit Court of Appeals.
KASLOW/SPIVACK Joanna Lynn Kaslow and Howard Ross Spivack of Highland Park, IL, have announced engagement. The bride-to-be is t h e | daughter of Howard and§ Gloria Kaslow of Omaha. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Bradley university and 'earned a master's degree in social work from Loyola' University i n ' Chicago. She is a preschool social worker with) Childcare Network of Evans ton, IL. Her fiance, a certified public accountant, is the son of Ronald Spivack and the late Susan Spivack of Wilmette, IL. He is a graduate of Arizona ' University and is controller of Deere Park Capital Management, Inc.. in Northbropk, IL. A May 1,, 1999, wedding is planned in Tuscon.
BREADBREAKERS Julie Cornell, news announcer for KETV Channel 7, will speak at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, according to Ron Gordon. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon at Highland Country Club. The program is open to the community. Cost is $7.75. i . , HADASSAH : Joe Chezek and his clavinova.will entertain residents of the Blumkin Home tomorrow a t the monthly Oneg Shabbat, sponsored by the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah. The 2 p.m. program is followed by ten in the main dining room for residents and Hndassnh volunteers.
Births Randi and Michael Poscover of St. Louis announce the Dec 19 birth of their son, Jacob. Jacob has a sis er, Rebekah, 21 months. Grandparent: are Mel and.Lois Epstein of Omaha and Moirie and Lorrie Poscover of St. Louis. Great-grandparents are Dave and Jeanne Dvorkin of Omaha and the late Harry and Sophie Epstein.
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jchildren tolsrael. • '•' '; • ! • ' ' ' • "My first trip here w a s t h e first Artz'a trip, orga• .1 . , . hized by Margo Riekes in 1988," he said. "It made a big impact as an introduction to this country." • • • Fellman lives two blocks away from the residence of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and : observed, "There are protests in my neighborhood on a daily basis." Mordy Schwartz, the son of Don and Ann Kibel Schwartz of Omaha added that "Israel is a democracy, but it is not a liberal society. People bring their backgrounds with them when they make aliyah." There are no politics in the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he and his wife, Esther Rice, are students, but they do attend a seminar at H.U.C. onceaweek. \"There are gender issues, however, in Israel," Schwartz noted. "And two issueB which delineate JTS from HUC. - patriliheal descent and sexual orientation;" issues < which he contends will be on, the table for discussion for the next 20 years. Those kinds of issues have not arisen for the university .students in Israel. Sarah Raful is spending . her junior year a t Hebrew University, on leave from the University of Illinois. She hopes to pursue a career in Jewish education or communal service and one day work for Hillel on campus, United Synagogue Youth or the Anti-Defamation League.
echoed! Mack's Statements; he, too, graduated from the Margolin Academy in Memphis, before enrolling in Yeshiva Derech Etz Chaim, also in Har Nof.*""" 7 ' Jeffrej?- KatzmainV son of Michael and Carol Katzmarij attehds.Derech Institute, a program of Ohr Samayach aimed at recent high school graduates. Both are considering shana bet, a second year in Israel, before resuming college studies in the U.S "Meeting new people, seeing old friends, studying with great rabbis -I'm so grateful to my parents who have, enabled me to do this," Gonsher said, whose father will visit him this week. Added Katzman, "The community here is so hospitable; there's always an invitation for Shabbat or hagim service (holidays)." . The current crop of Omahans will grow next month Jayme Tichauer, daughter of Carl and Gayle Tichauer and a junior at the University of Minnesota, will attend Hebrew University in January, 1999; Dinah Raful and daughter, Leah, will spend six months in Jerusalem, working and going to schqol.
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Applications are how available for the 1999 Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel ;
The Bronfman Youth Fellowships/now in their 13th" year, offer an opportunity for 26 students entering the twelfth grade to spend five weeks in Israel this summer. '•' Fellows will be chosen On the basis of character, intellectual interests, special talents and leadership qualities. In the competitive selection process, merit, not financial need, is the standard for selection. , . • : , . . ; • While living in Jerusalem, the Bronfman Fellows participate in seminars and dialogues with a diverse rabbinic faculty, representing a wide range of Jewish perspectives. They explore Jewish text ;againstthe background of Israel's land, culture and customs and meet with some of Israel's prominent political and literary figures to examine contemporary issues in light of Jewish history and tradition. In; addition, for the second year, The Samuel Bronfman Foundation will sponsor a parallel group of outstanding young Israeli High School students, called Amitei Bronfman. This is done in cooperation with Mifashim, a program of Charles R. Bronfman's CRB Foundation which for the past four years has been creating joint educational pro-' gramming for Israeli and Diaspora youth. ; The Israeli Fellows, who, like their American counterparts, will be chosen after a rigorous selection process and represent a cross-section of contemporary Israel society, will have their own educational programming as well as a week-long encounter with the American Fellows. ! In explaining the purpose of the Fellowships, JEdgfuvB^ronfman,said, "Qur hope is to open lines of (communication among a group of outstanding young people on the major issues confronting the Jewish people in all its diversity. In that process, we believe, they will discover that there is a common Jewish agenda that transcends the differences among them."
In the News Among those recently honored as 50-year members of the Nebraska State Bar Association are: Hon. Samuel V. Cooper, Norman Denenberg, Irving B. Epstein, M. Robert Fromkin and Hon. Ben Novicoff.
Charles R. Bronfman through The Samuel Bronfman Foundation, Inc. The Staff and rabbinic faculty include Americans and Israelis associated with different movements and perspectives within Judaism, each of whom is closely involved in the selection of Fellows and development of curriculum. All of them have spent long periods in Israel and have extensive experience working with young people. The Bronfman Youth Fellowships program begins on June 28, 1999, with a 2-day seminar in New York City. The students return from Israel on Aug. 4,1999. All meals will be kosher, and group activities on the Sabbath will be in keeping with the sanctity of the day. All expenses are covered by the program, including round-trip international transportation, room and board, travel in Israel and incidentals. . High school students in the United States and Canada, who will be in twelfth grade in the fall of 1999, may request an application form and detailed information by mail at: The Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, 17 Wilbur Street, Albany, NY, 12202; by telephone at 518-465-6575; by fax at 518-432-8984; by e-mail at: yfi@bronfman.org or visit our web page at: www.bronfman.org. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than Jan. 29, 1999. Finalists will be notified March 15, and finalist interviews will be held during the week of March 14. Names of the 1999 Fellowship recipients will be announced March 31.
Shayna Flatowicz of Omaha placed sixth in poetry interpretation for the Hastings College forensics team at the Nebraska Wesleyan tournament in Lincoln recently. The team placed second and qualified its 20th event for national competition. •
An Omaha Central High School Alumni Association is being formed by a charter board of directors. The 35-person board represents gradual ing classes from the 1930's to the present. Specific goals include: assist reunion classes, publish a newsletter, gather memorabilia'and preserve school history and develop special projects such as a Hall of Fame and a library of books published by alumni.
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Only three spots remain for Omaha Teen Trip to Israel Find out what's going on at www. jewishomaha.org!
by Lisa Shkolnick
As of Dec. 15, 32 Omaha teens have enrolled in Artza '99,.the teen trip to Israel on June 21-July 19, 1999, and only three slots remain. Pre-trip preparation programs begin, in January, so the time to sign up for Artza is now! Artza '99 is a unique Israel experience because the excitement and preparation begin long before the kids board El Al," said Artza '99 chairman Marcia Pitlor. All Artza participants are enrolled in Hachana L'Yisrael, preparation classes led by Rabbi Ira Flax. Beginning in January, these classes are designed to educate and prepare Artza participants for their Israel experience. . "We feel it is so very important that participants are prepared for their Israel experience," Pitlor added. "By learning Israeli history and culture before their arrival, the participants will make more meaningful connections while in Israel." In addition to Hachana L'Yisrael, Artza participants will have the opportunity to shape their own , Israel experience. Participants will form committees to develop programs they feel will best serve the group. Much of what happens in Israel is dependent on
what the Omaha teens want to experience. If the group wants a special Shabbat Service or wants to design a unique Artza t-shirt, the teens have the opportunity to make their ideas a reality. On March 27-28, Artza '99 will host "ArtzaOutta-Omaha," an overnight at Camp Kitaki by the Platte River. Participants will engage in team building activities including bonding around a bonfire. A healthy and hearty breakfast will be served in the morning to energize the teens for the Tower Climbing and Rappelling Session to follow. Because the teens will be rappelling in the Judean Mountains in Israel, learning to rappel now will make them more comfortable with the activity. It also may save the director an unnecessary heart attack on the mountain. "Any way you look at it, Artza '99 is the Israel Experience that will last a lifetime," Pitlor said. "Through careful planning and preparation prior to trip, Artza guarantees every participant the best education, the most creative opportunities and the most engaging experiences." There is still time to join Artza '99. For more information or to register, please contact me at 334-6404. .
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USY Wednesday, January 6 Kadimah Program, 6:15 p.m. Thursday, January 7 USY Night, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, January 9 Decades Dance-a-thon, 7 p.m. Thursday, January 21 Teen program with Joel Grishaver at the JCC. Saturday, January 23 Kadimah Melaveh Malkah, 5:15 p.m. For more information, call advisers Derek Altman or Holly Friedman, 492-8550.
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UJA planning Midwest/West Coast singles mission by Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director
Restaurants line the seaside harbor of Old Jaffa, the port of Tel Aviv. Photo by Marty Ricks ••:.:. Recruitment is now underway for a Singles visit an absorption center and meet with new Mission to Israel for the Midwest and West Coast. immigrants to Israel, enjoy dinner on the Kinneret Mission dates are July 4-14,1999. followed by a boat cruise with dancing, ascend the ';•'. Cost of the missibn is $2,424, which includes a slopes of the Golan Heights by jeep, raft down the $600 UJAsubsidy, and is based on a $500 mini- Jordan River and explore the archeplogical marvels mum gift to the 2000 UJA/Federation Campaign. at Beit Shean, the ancient Roman city. Price of the mission includes airfare from New In Jerusalem, mission participants will enjoy the York, most meals, deluxe accommodations, trans- wonders of the Old City,, have Kabbalat Shabbat at portation, guides, taxes, transfers, porterage, pro- the Western Wall, float in the Dead Sea, particigram and all gratuities. pate in an archeological dig, and visit Yad Vashem, Highlights of the mission include Tel Aviv where the Holocaust Museum. participants will visit Independence Hall, the Application deadline is May 20, 1999. For more memorial to slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, information on this mission, or to get an applicastrolling through the artists' galleries in Old Jaffa, tion, please contact Sharon Kirshenbaum, Young and tree planting. In the North, participants will Jewish Omaha Director, 334-6485.
NJHS celebrates anniversary The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society ia kicking off its annual membership drive. In honor of the 16th anniversary of the Society, 4000 copies of a newly designed informational brochure have been mailed to all readers of the Jewish Press, including NJHS members, benefactors and life members Also, in honor of the anniversary, NJHS announces the formation . of the Fifth-; Commandment Sustaining Fund. All donations of $5000 dollars or more will be used to provide new programming and sustain the Society. According to Barbara Bresler, Archivist, recipients of the new brochure, promoting both new and old programs of the NJHS, are asked to help the Society "Preserve the Past for the Future" and join, renew or give a gift to the NJHS.
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