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No. 22 - Omaha, NE
26 Shevat, 5759
February 12,1999
Art as therapy
Betty Mellen Helps Mabel Katskee paint a watercolor pictured, '.
by Carol Katzman
Once a week, Betty Mellen drives tot Omaha from Lincoln to use her talents as an artist as therapy for the residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Watching Mellen patiently ask iz a-resident which piece oXcqnstruption paper slie'd like to place on her decorated cigar boat's obvious that combining her art and psychology background has been put to good use. An accomplished artist, Mellen went back to school as a "non-traditional student" to obtain a master's degree .; from Pratt Institute of New York in
Art Therapy and Creativity Development in 1997. She has a studio in the Mission Arts Building in Lincoln and lives in Lincoln with her husband, Jeff,vand two children, Erinn and David. __J_^_;: "I approached Barbara Gottlieb (Executive Director of Jewish Senior Services) about adding art therapy to the Blumkin Homes 'menu' of services," Mellen said in a recent interview. "It's a way of utilizing the creative process as a reflection of an individual's abilities, personality, con-
at the Regional Center Adolescent and Family Services. And she has worked as an artist-in-residence with the Friedel Jewish Academy, where she supervised the painting of a mural with younger children and assisted older students with individual projects. Despite the "commute" from Lincoln, she is looking forward to working with Friedel again on a future project. And-next Monday, like the week before, she'll be in the art room at the Blumkin Home increasing self-awareness and communications skills with residents of the Blumkin Home.
FJA student Brent Saltzman paints alongside Blumkin Home resident Rhoda Guggenheim.
Ben Wiesman honored by Downtown Omaha, Inc.
Hussein, gentle champion of peace, succumbs to cancer
by Connie Hilding, special to the Jewish Press
NEW YORK (JTA) - The most-fitting summation of King Hussein bin Talal's nearly five decades as Jordan's ruler may well come from the title of his own 1962 autobiography, Uneasy Lies the Head. His reign would certainly have been less uneasy had he possessed more cards to play in the region's shifting sands of expedient military alliances and often-deadly power politics. But his was a desert kingdom with few natural resources and little real regional power. Jordan, created as a buffer state by England and France after World War II, was perpetually buffeted by its more powerful neighbors. Hussein repeatedly had to protect his nation's sovereignty from the onslaughts of Syria, Iraq and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The king was, moreover, something of an outsjder in his own country: The royal Hashemite /family from which he was descended had its roots in the far southern edge of the Arabian peninsula. On more than one occasion, his loyal Bedouin troops saved his throne. Of necessity, Hussein walked a political tightrope throughout the more than 46 years he occupied the Hashemite throne. At his death at 63, he was the region's longest-serving ruler - eight U.S. presidents and 10 British prime ministers came and went from the time he ascended to power in 1952. He was, in short, a political survivor. And he used his survival skills to become, as he will perhaps best be remembered, a champion of peace. Educated at the Sandhurst military academy in , (Continued on pag
The Visionary Pioneer Award was presented to local developer Benjamin Wiesman by Downtown Omaha, Inc., at their annual meeting last week. The honor was in recognition of Wi'esman Development's efforts for the city of Omaha and downtown area development. A video presentation chronicled the highlights of the company's history since 1955 to the more than 500 guests assembled. Wiesman became involved in the real estate : industry through his ownership and management of duplexes and apartments. By the late 1960s, he specialized exclusively in commercial real estate and incorporated Wiesman Development in 1988. "Downtown is once again becoming a focal point for social and business activities fueled by the museums, the arts, a strong financial community, and a renewed commitment to industry," he noted. According to Wiesman, "when mosi business developers were abandoning the downtown area in the 70s, (our company) kept the properties it had purchased earlier and began buying and rehabbing additional properties. All of the development was done without government funding or grants of any .kind."
cerns, interests and conflicts. "For residents at the Blumkin .Home, art therapy allows them a chance for expression in non-verbal as well as verbal methods," she added. Art therapy differs from art as a programmatic activity by using psychological theories and practice which can help an older adult, in this case, deal with issues like grief, frustration, or adjustment to a new lifestyle. "We don't just make 'stuff here," Mellen noted. "I ask a resident to make choices; I try to draw them into conversation." For example, Mellen will ask a client what colors or patterns to use in making a project and then follow up with a question that may help them recall a memory, like the color of a favorite Childhood dress or toy. She also likes the group interac-", tion art therapy provides. It often brings different older adults together for an activity that allows Mellen to explore common bonds with them. Mellen is a member of the American Art Therapy Association and is in the process of obtaining state certification for her mental health license. There are fewer than "*i5Cart therapists in Nebraska, but with an aging population, there is a growing need for this profession. She also does not limit her practice to older adults. Before coming to thi Blumkin Home as an art therapist, she served in the Lincoln Public Schools and worked with juveniles
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Some of the examples cited at the presentation included the Ford Plaza building at 20th and Harney Streets, designed by Albert Kahn and Associates, the "world-renowned architectural firm which also, designed the Ford Motor Company in Detroit." It is one of the few art deco buildings in Omaha. After falling into disrepair, it was purchased by Wiesman, gutted and renovated and now
leased as a corporate business office. Other development followed, including demolition of all the buildings from 2060 Farnam to 2300 Farnam, which made the area suitable for the building of the new Federal Reserve Center. Wiesman also built the Wells Fargo Armored Car facility in the northern part of downtown and "rehabbed and redecorated" the Flatiron Building. Buildings Ben Wiesman along 17th to 18th and St. Mary's Avenue have been purchased for future development. ' In addition to redeveloping existing buildings, Wiesman spearheaded the efforts .to obtain the cooperation of city, county, state and federal governments for new storm sewers, as well as separation of sanitary and storm sewers in the downtown area. Buildings which house the Corps of Engineers, Westin Aquila and historic library were a few 'to benefit from his support through three mayoral administrations. Downtown Omaha, Inc. presented the award"for purchasing add redeveloping property...and (helping to) keep the downtown area alive." •••'••
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HUBERT W. MONSKY Native Omahan Hubert W. Monsky died Feb. 3 in Palm Desert, CA. A long-time supporter of Nebraska sports programs, Monsky played football at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln from 1938-40. He was a Big Six All-Conference player and founded the Nebraska Football Foundation Hall of Fame, of which he was president. He was honored in 1984 at a UNL game and elected to the Director's Club. Five years later, he was honored with the Chapter President Recognition Award by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Monsky"s father, the late Henry Monsky, was the first International President of B'nai B'rith and a local businessman who helped Father Flanagan start Boys Town. ' Survivors include his wife, Ramelle Ferer Monsky of Palm Desert; son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Pam Monsky of Omaha; daughters, Sharon Monsky Sher of Santa Barbara, CA, and Robin Monsky of Chicago; two sisters, Joy Grossman of Omaha and Barbara Turner of San Francisco; and five grandchildren, Rachel and Sam Monsky and Max, Samantha and Montana Scher. Memorials to the Scleroderma Research Foundation, Peublo Medical Commons, 2320 Bath St., Suite #315, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. LOUISHURWITZ Louis Hurwitz died Feb. 4 at the age of 83. Services were held Feb. 5 at Beth El Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lillian; son and daughter-in-law, Stuart and Leah Hurwitz; daughter and son-in-law, Marc and Isobel Leverant, all of San Diego; step-children, Richard and Judy Stern of Omaha, Jeff and Lolly Stern of Birmingham, AL, and Cheryl and Ray Norton of Piano, TX; a sister, Margaret Finkel of Kansas City, MO; 11 grandchild dren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorials to Beth El Synagogue.
Ramie Monsky, Sharon Monsky, Henry and Pam Monsky, and Robin Monsky would like to thank all our wonderful friends for their expressions of sympathy for the loss of our dear father and husband, Hub. Please join us as we celebrate the life of Hub Monsky at an open house on Sunday, Feb. 27, 6-10 p.m., at the home of Henry and Pam Monsky, 15364 Nicholas St.
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Defining "is" - defining "two years" It is certainly not my business to comment on the current troubles in Washington, and I had no intention to do so, until I remembered an old Jewish fable. (I don't think there is a similar one in Aesop.) I'll come to it shortly.. • When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher, then probably 24, was worried about the meaning of life. And she engaged us in a discussion of what it is to be human, centering around the question of "Yes, but what is is to you?" In Washington, the question is, "What is'is'?" Now our Sidrah deals with Torah law, beginning with the restrictions on owning a Hebrew slave/servant. That these laws were taken seriously is indicated by a passage in Jeremiah, many hundreds of years after Moses' time, where owners who had violated the law were obliged to observe it. In Washington, flagrant violations these days are defended by wiseacre definitions that make the violations seem to be not prohibited in law or common decency. Perhaps the President's men would like to know this fable. The Lion, King of the forest, was furious that the wolf killed so many creatures, just to eat them. He sentenced the wolf to two whole years without meat. But the very next day, the wolf killed a tender young lamb and ate it. Here is how he reasoned: I've noticed that when it is night, I close finy eyes. When it is daylight, I open them. Thus, W e n I close my eyes and open them again (va-yehi erev, va-yehi bvoker, yom echad), one day has passed. So, he closed and opened his eyes 365 times. That's one year. Again 365 times, that's two years. Then he went out and killed a lamb for a juicy meal, in total accord with the Lion King's law. I have argued in these columns that Jews have taken morality seriously over the centuries, morality as their watchword, the basis of Judaism. Some of us have attacked (and disregarded) parts of Jewish ritual law. None of us—excepting for some instances where a new and different world required modification-has authorized himself to define Jewish moral law out of existence. We are not crafty, hungry wolves.
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FRIDAY: Shabbat service, 8 p.m.: Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel, Cantor Blum and Dr. Michael Yablonski will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Mary Beth and Bruce MusMn in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Emily. SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available Friday evening & Saturday mornings when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Sunday mornings, when there is Religious School. Please make a reservation. Cost is $2 per family if reservations are made prior to Friday. Drop-ins, $3 per family. No facilities for infants. SATUBDAY: Bagels and Bible: An informal opportunity to learn Torah with the rabbis, 9:3010:15 a.m.; Shabbat service, 10:30 a.m. Emily Rebeccah Muskin, daughter of Mary Beth and Bruce Muskin, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah. . ' FOOD FOR THOUGHT Tuesday, Feb. 16,11:30 ajn.-l p.m. Rabbi Azriel will lead a discussion on current events. Temple will B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE provide the drinks-bring a Brown Bag Lunch. 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs, Iowa 51509 ADULT EDUCATION Phone:322-4705 Wednesday, Feb. 17: Midrashah 10 a.m.-noon. FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. Bob Eisenberg will SISTERHOOD ADULT EDUCATION Thursday, Feb. 18: Rabbi Stiel will teach "Bible speak on the topic "The Evolution of the Hassidic Scholorship-What the Scholars of our Day Have to Jewish Phenomena." Oneg Shabbat, prepared by Say About the Bible," from 10-11:30 a.m.; Peggy DeLand and Sandra Kurland, will follow. Beginning Beyond Midrash, 6:50-7:40 p.m.; Beyond Midrash, 7:50-8:45 p.m., both led by Don CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH SI-KBETTEMPLE Schwartz. . Member of the ts»loix "SHABBAT COMES TO YOU" of American Hebrew Congregations 4 Friday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. Rabbi Stiel will lead a 2061S. 20th Sfc, Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 Shabbat service at the Blumkin Home. Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. TIFERETHIS8AEL FRDDAY: Sabbath Eve service, 7:45 p.m. . M o < » l « i y f i g SATURDAY: Shabbat worship,'9:80 a.m.; v '.,. of Conservative Judaism: / Torah study, 10:30 a.m. • ,. 3219 Sheridan Blvd., lineoln, N l 68502 SUNDAY: Hebrew School, 9 a.m.; Religious ' •' 483*569 ' School, 10 aan. Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. WEDNESDAY: Adult Education, 7:30 pan. Rosenbaum. THURSDAY: Choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:15 a.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., led by Harold SATURDAY, March 6: Lunch and Learn, 12:30- Gottlieb. Kiddush follows services. 2:80 p.m. Irv Goldenburg will speak on "Let's Be Each month, on the last Shabbat, there is a speHappy To Be Healthy." A dairy lunch will be served. cial Memorial Service honoring residents who Make reservations with the synagogue. Cost is $10 have passed away during the month. for the series or $3.50 per session. CHABAD HOUSE An Affiliate of the Worldwide CIiabad-Luhavitcli Movement 1866 So. 120th St, Omaha, NE 68144 Phone; 3304800 hS Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. SATURDAY: ServiceB, 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. Mincha-Ma'ariv, 4:45 p.m., followed by Havdalah. MONDAY through FRIDAY: Services, 7 a.m. TUESDAY: Parshah Insights, 7 p.m. THURSDAY: Halachah 101 Class, 8 a,ni.
Scout Sabbath this Saturday Joe Ginsburg, Jewish Committee on S&buting Chairperson for Mid-America Cc/uncil of Boy Scouts of America, and T}-r_ M a r k Pilley, Scoutmaster of Troop V,$>, have announced that this Saturday, Feb. 13, National Scout Sabbath will be cel.pVirated locally at Beth El Synagogue. Servicss start at 10 a.m. All Scouts, including adults, are invited to attend and wear their uniform.
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Bat Mitzvah Sasha Kiah Skulsky, daughter of Susan and Stephen Skulsky, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Temple Israel. v A seventh grade superior honor roll student at Petes Kiewit Middle" School, she enjoys reading, watching sports and e-mailing her friends. She has played soccer for the last eight years and is on.the L a ^ ^ L J Arsenal Blaze premier team. In addition, she plays basketball for the JCC's Beventh/eighth grade girl's team. For her mitzvah project, she has served meals at the Siena/Francis House and is collecting needed items for the women residents. Also, with her family, through the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, is supporting a woman in Warsaw, Poland, who risked her life during the Holocaust to save Jewish lives. . Grandparents are Sam and Rosalee Skulsky of Brooklyn, NY, Ida Fichtenberg of LOB Angeles, and Morris and Diane Seidler of Sar/ta Barbara, C
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February 12,1999
Rabin...and now Hussein
In the space of less than four years, two giants have died in the Middle East-one murdered by an assassin's bullet, one killed by cancer. These two men--Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and King Hussein of Jordanhad much in common. Both had military backgrounds. Rabin was a general in the Israeli Defense Force and a prime architect of the recapture of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War. Hussein was. educated at Britain's premier military academy, Sandhurst, and kept tight control of his own army in Jordan during his 46year reign. But both men grew weary of war. Rabin came to an understanding after the disastrous military encounters in Lebanon. Hussein even earlier, as he tried to warn then Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir of the impending attack of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. His secret talks with Israeli leaders over the years finally came to fruition when a peace treaty was signed in the desert between the two countries on Oct. 26,1994.
What will happen now that these two gentle giants are gone? What is the fate of peace in the Middle East without the influence of Rabin and Hussein? Who will take over the reigns of calm deliberation and overtures of friendship? Will Hussein's son, Prince Abdullah, now King Abdullah, understand his father's legacy? And who, pray tell, among the cast of characters who are running for prime minister, will carry on Rabin's legacy? Jordan's population is overwhelmingly Palestinian? King Hussein actually threw the PLO out of his country in a day recalled as Black September. Will King Abdullah keep the peace within his own country or will Yassir Arafat see a weak point and attempt to undermine Abdullah's rule? As Israeli statesman Abba Eban once said, "The Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity." Will the Jordanians and the Israelis now join that phrase—or will they remember the legacy of these giants of peace and bring real peace to the region?
Hussein succumbs to cancer Britain, he was more liberal than any other Arab ruler — particularly in his attitude toward Israel. Hussein may w»ll have made peace with the Jewish state a decade or two earlier than he actually did in October 1994 - had it not been for the staunch opposition to such a move from the rest of the Arab world and from the Palestinian population that made up the majority of Hussein's kingdom. With an eye toward achieving a peace with Israel that would also serve Palestinian needs, he held a' series of secret meetings with Israeli officials over the years, some of which have been made public only recently: with Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in 1972, with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in 1987 and with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir that same year. The meetings were of necessity held in secret. In 1951, when he was 15, Hussein witnessed the assassination of his grandfather, King Abdullah, by 3 Palestinian gunman angry at the" king's perceived" willingness to carve up Palestinian lands with Israel. Had his meetings with the Israelis become widely kjjown, Hussein was certain he would suffer a similar fete. ; Even as far back as Israel's stunning victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, in w£ich Jordan was aligned with Syria and Egypt against the Jewish state, Israelis had a soft spot for the kiilg- This week, Israel's, top humorist Ephraim Kishon, v/li° coined Hussein's affectionate nickname "Hussi" that year, explained that even then, "we did not really regard him as an enemy." Indeed, in 1973, on the eve of the Yom Kippur War, Hussein even flew to Israel to warn its leaders that Arab armies were planning a surprise attack. Reserve Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Shaked, who arranged secret meetings between Hussein and then-Prime Minister Golda Meir between the SixDay War and the Yom Kippur War, recalled their first meeting. Shaked was the first one to greet the king, who showed up with his speed boat at the agreed-upon spot. "As soon as I spotted him, I saw a small man, who looked me in the eye, as if he was my height."
(Continued from page 1) On another occasion, Shaked drove Hussein by jeep to meet with Meir. "He sat next to me as if I had been his driver for 200 years, never looking to the sides, but looking straight ahead with confidence," Snaked recalled. The king was also remembered for his sense of humor. Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres recalled how during secret talks with Hussein in London in 1987, when Peres was foreign minister in a national unity government, the British notable who was hosting the two leaders sent home all the servants to preserve secrecy. After dinner, Peres recalled, Hussein turned to Peres and said, "And now, let's do the dishes." The king also transcended some of the divisions in Israeli politics — even after his death. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited his two chief rival candidates for prime minister in the May 17 elections — his former defense minister, Yitzhak Mordechai, and Labor Party leader Ehud Barak - as well as former prime ministers Peres and Yitzhak Shamir to join Netanyahu at Hussein's funeral on Monday. Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon was also scheduled to attend. (The funeral was held on Tuesday, attended by dignitaries from around the world, including four U.S. presidents: Clinton, Bush, Ford and Carter.) In a special news conference, Netanyahu said, "Every Israeli - right, center, left, up, down'-- cherishes this man, views him as a Jordanian patriot but also as & champion of peace, a genuine peace between Israel a i d Jordan." The prime minister recalled Hussein's pivotal role: at the Wye talks in October, when he helped Israel and the Palestinians overcoin? the obstacles that were preventing an agreement. For their part, Palestinians did not share the same scope of grief as the Israelis. The Palestinian Authority did declare a three-day mourning period • to mark Hussein's death, and the self-rule government called Hussein a statesmen who had served the just cause of his people and the cause of the Palestinians. Even the militant Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin conveyed condolences to
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Jordan on the king's death. But many Palestinians cannot forget 1970, when Hussein threw the Palestine Liberation Organization out of Jordan in a series of bloody confrontations known as Black September. In the wake of the 1967 war, the PLO had entrenched itself in J o r d a n , from where it launched repeated raids on Israel. By 1970, PLO leader Yasser Arafat and other factional heads were attempting to overthrow the king, who viewed their operations against Israel as a threat to Jordan. After Hussein came under machine-gun fire on the streets of Amman - and after the PLO staged the destruction of several hijacked airplanes at the capital's airport — the king had enough and declared war on the PLO. Fighting erupted in and around Amman in what later became known as Black September. • The wider Arab world, which had long distrusted Hussein as a Western puppet, sided with the PLO. Syria sent tanks into Jordan - and the king was powerless to stop their steady advance. After seeking American intervention --. he could not possibly have sought Israeli help directly - on Sept. 16, four Israeli phantom jets flew low over the Syrian tanks. Without a shot being fired, the tanks got the message, turned north and headed back for Damascus.. : ' . For years on end, Hussein had to seek peace with Israel from the shadows. His pro-Western proclivities had made him suspect among pan-Arabists since the 1950s, when he was the target of a succession of assassination and coup attempts. He had to wait - until after Egypt, then the Palestinians, signed peace treaties with the Jewish state. On Sept. 14, 1993, Hussein finally had his chance: Only one day after Prime Minister Yitzhak jfjabin and Arafat shared their historic handshake on the' White House lawn, Israel and Jordan signed a "Goni2>on Agenda" in Washington. That document served as a blueprint for the peace treaty the two nations signed a year later, on Oct. 26,1994.
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Hussein succumbs to cancer (Continued from page 4) It was then, in a signing ceremony with Rabin and President Clinton on the Israeli-Jordanian border, that Hussein could state, for all the world to hear, what he had previously pursued behind the scenes. "This great valley in which we stand will become the valley of peace," he said. "This is peace with dignity. This is peace with commitment. This is our gift to our peoples and the generations to come." In the ensuing years before he succumbed to cancer, Hussein lived up to those words, infusing •warmth and humanity into his country's peace * with Israel. When Rabin's funeral was held on Nov. 6, 1995, Hussein moved the audience with his eulogy for the man he described as a "brother, a colleague and a friend." "We belong to the camp of peace," he said. "We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace, and we wish his peace upon us. For these are his teachings to all the followers of the three great monotheistic religions, the children of Abraham." His dedication to peace became evident to all Israelis in March 1997, when Hussein paid condo-
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lence calls to the families of Israeli schoolchildren who were killed by a deranged Jordanian soldier while they were making a field trip to a site on the ' Israeli-Jordanian border. And if Hussein won the hearts of Israelis at that time, he won over much of the rest of the world when, clearly showing the effects of chemotherapy, he attended the White House signing of the Wye agreement last October. In what proved his last appearance at a diplomatic event, he spoke of putting aside "our petty differences" and working for a better future, "for all the children of Abraham." Only days before, he had gotten up from his sick bed to help Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach the accord. For months, he had been undergoing treatment for lymphatic cancer. On Sunday, that illness succeeded in accomplishing what assassins' bullets and plotting military leaders had failed to do. Several years ago, when Hussein had overcome prostate cancer, a television interviewer asked him whether he was afraid of death. "life is a journey," he replied with regal simplicity. "It has a beginning and an end. Why should I be afraid?"
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Two factors have been crucial in our children's acquisition of Hebrew: the child's age and the amount of English spoken by the children of Anglos here in Givat Ze'ev. We arrived in Israel in July, 1997, with Nathan, 9w; Rebecca, 8; Ruth, almost 7; Ezra, 6; and Elie, almost 3. All our kids were put into regular Israeli classrooms appropriate to their ages. Elie went into the first year of pre-school. Besides having no Hebrew to begin with, he was 'also the youngest of the three- and four-year-olds in his class. Needless to say, for the first few months, he was very, very quiet. By the end of this period, Elie was fluent in Hebrew, although it was often hard to tell this because he was not the most verbal of our children . at age three (his four older siblings probably had something to do with this—no wonder Elie's first spontaneous Hebrew word was dai, "enough"). Ezra basically exhibited similar progress in acquiring Hebrew, yet unlike Elie, he was not prepared to take his incomprehensible environment quietly. Ezra almost drove his teachers crazy duri n g story time, running around his kindergarten blowing a toy shofar or beating some drums. ..' Interestingly, when Ezra acquired Hebrew after five months or so, his Hebrew language skills seemed to immediately overtake his English skills. Within a very short period of time, he went from not being able to communicate freely in Hebrew, to feeling more comfortable expressing himself in his ' new language rather than in English. •••.•"• Nathan's and Rebecca's acquisition of Hebrew was a slower process than was the case with their brothers. They were able to comprehend a lot of what was going on in class, thanks to their good Jewish day school in Miami, but it took them the better part of their school year to learn to communicate in Hebrew. . A year-and-a-half later, Nathan and Rebecca do
not have the Hebrew proficiency of their peers, but they use their Hebrew now much more than they do their English. I imagine that within a few years they both will have obtained native-speaker fluency. It was Ruthie's acquisition of Hebrew that most astounded us. She achieved native-speaker fluency within four months of her arrival. When we had Sarah's work colleagues over for dinner about a year ago, we proudly showed off Ruthie's great Israeli Hebrew accent-only we were corrected by Sarah's Israeli colleagues, who marveled at Ruthie's unaccented, native-sounding Hebrew. In general, all of our kids had a smooth language transition into Hebrew, and this is because my "sec• ond factor" in language acquisition worked much to their favor. The children of Anglos constitute only a small minority of the children of Givat Ze'ev, and of this small group, almost all were born in Israel. Thus, the language of play in Givat Ze'ev is exclusively Hebrew. If you hear English being spoken by one child to another in public in Givat Ze'ev, it's a good bet that the speaker has been in Israel for less thanayear. Now that the kids have all become fluent in Hebrew, we face different language challenges: Elie does not speak English fluently. His English reading is lagging way behind his Hebrew reading. Ruthie and Rebecca read English well, but they show signs of being more comfortable reading in Hebrew, and Nathan, who is a voracious English reader, could benefit from English writing instruction. So am I bothered by this? Only very slightly. Why? Tune in next time for Part II: The Retention of English,
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Jeremy Chasen, of Boy Scout Troop 218, created an Eagle project of trees and designs for Tu B'Shevat. Using the trees as decorations, Chasen and the troop collected more than $400 for the Jewish National Fund, helping to plant trees in Israel. The project was later brought to t h e Blumkin Home for the residents. Steve Chasen, . Jeremy's father, also brought along his second grade religious school class from Temple Israel to conduct a Tu B'Shevat seder.
YAMPOLSKYfltATZ • Laura Yampolsky and Jeff Katz were married Jan. 2 in Scottsdale, AZ. Rabbi Kenneth Segal officiated at the ceremony, held at the Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch. The bride is. the daughter of Dr. Lawrence and Judy Yampolsky of Omaha. The groom is the son of Susi Katz of Longwood, FL, and Albert Katz of Orlando. Honor attendants were Lisa Rosenkrantz of Phoenix and Steve Katz of Celebration, FL. Dr. Bette Novit Evans has been selected as the Following a Caribbean cruise, the newlyweds will 1999 recipient of the Mary Lucretia Creighton make their home in Phoenix. Award from Creighton University. The award, presented at a luncheon on Feb. 11, recognizes faculty, FAHIMI/COOPER . staff or students who have supported women's Julie Fahimi, daughter of Elfreide Blakney of advancement or who have been models of outstand- Columbus, OH, and Dr. Jeffrey S. Cooper, son of ing achievement. Sarita and David Cooper of Omaha, were married Jan. 27 in Miami, FL. The Female Health Company of Chicago has Following a Caribbean cruise, the newlyweds will named former Omahan Mitchell Warren as reside in Bremerton, WA. Director of International Affairs. He will work with by the World Health Organization, United Nations Art Grossman Joint. Program on Aids, and various social marketing organizations, governments, health ministries, and donor organizations. Warren formerly served as Executive Director for It was shalom and a hearty welcome home at the Populations Services International Europe. He OT/Y.E.S. meeting as we greeted Maggie Conti, lives in London, England, with his wife, Alice Kriz, who returned to guide us in our activities. She has and their children, Luke and Sarah. He is the son been on maternity leave following the birth of her of former Omahans Marty and Marilyn Warren, son, John Anthony, on Nov. 30. and the grandson of Dave and Jeanne Dvorkin. Speaking of mothers.. .Mollie Delman, who organized the Oldtimers, wheeled in from the Blumkin The names of veterans who served in the Ninth Home and paid her respects. What a Woman of Air Force from its beginning in Egypt in 1942 until Valor! today are needed for recognition in the Ninth Air With a twinge of spring in the air, our Early Bird Force Exhibit in the SAC Museum near Ashland, talk session flew with intriguing topics. Norm NE. Submit names to volunteer chairman Marvin Zevitz cleared up vexing questions regarding J. Rosvold, 1507 Glenmore Road, Norfolk, NE, Social Security. Have no fears, my dears; S.S. is 68701, or call him at 402-371-6633. going to be here for years and years. Toni Kutcher spoke about Jewish holidays and The Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation the obsession of celebrating them by loading up on has awarded $165,000 to the state's three legal ser- food. Quoting from a Washington Post article, she vices organizations, which provide legal services to pointed out that family gatherings are incomplete Nebraska's indigent, accpnjing to, Steve Bennett, without platters of brisket, kugel, knishes and DPM, of Kearney. Recipients include Legal Aid blintzes, all urged on with the refrain, "Ess, ess, Society of Omaha, Western Nebraska Legal rnein kind." But zaftig isn't so beloved in this stayServices and Legal. Services of Southeast thin, obsessed world. Nebraska. ; We welcomed new members Delores Moore, Edythe B. Kass, and Agnes King, and paused in • •: More than 20,000 area children in grades 4-6 will reverent silence in memory of Bertha Pessen, Dr. take school-sponsored field trips to hear the Hans Frenkel and Isadore Bernstein. Shalom. Omaha. Symphony at the Orpheum Theater for the Concerts for Youth-On the Day You Were Born. The concerts will be held from March 3-5, at 10 and n»LUE RIBBON^ 11:25 a.m. daily. Conductor Ernest Richardson is Cnrpct 8c Upholstery the "chief architect" of this and other symphony denning outreach programs. For more information, call the 25 Years Experience Omaha Symphony at 342-3836. ^ Steve Snail 558-8617 j
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An Evening of Music by The Jewish Experience Residents of Blumkin Home receive silk lap robes Jewish Composers in Egypt to be performed at the JCC opens four-part program The Heartland Philharmonic Orchestra will perform music by Jewish composers on Saturday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., in the Jewish Community Center Theatre. The program will include works by Gustav Mahler, Aaron Copland and George Gershwin. Christine" Myers will conduct the orchestra and Cantor Emil Berkovits of Beth El Synagogue and Stacy Rishoi will be the soloists. Myers is currently in her third season as Music Director of the Omaha Area Youth Christine Myers Orchestras and conducting her first concerts with the Heartland Philharmonic. She has an undergraduate degree in Music Education and a Masters in Orchestral Conducting. She has guest conducted both student and professional orchestras. This past summer's engagements have included both full chamber orchestras at the Hot Springs Music Festival and the Spokane Symphony at the Sandpoint Festival. . Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and • seniors. They are available at the Member Services desk,.334-6426, or at the door the night of the event. For more information, please call Gloriann Levy at 334-6403.
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The Jewish experience along the Nile is more than the Prince of Egypt. To learn how much more, a four-part series on The Jewish Experience in Egypt will be presented in the Friedel Jewish Academy Commons from March 4 through March 23,7-8:30 p.m. Four experts will lead discussions, complete with slide presentations, videos and other visual aids, to introduce the community to'the rich texture of the Jewish experience in Egypt. The series is under the auspices of the Lifelong Learning Committee of Jewish Educational and Library Services and sponsored by the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton ' University. Dr. Ronald Simkins of Creighton's Theology Department will lead the first session on March 4. An expert in Biblical Israel and Near Eastern history, Simkins will explore the relations between Israelites and Egyptians during the period of the Hebrew bible. Professor Leonard Greenspoon, holder of Creighton's Klutznick Chair, will carry the discussion further, from the Persian and Hellenistic periods through the Roman domination. The Egyptian city of Alexandria was a center of Jewish life and learning during this period. Professor Greenspoon's session is March 9. Dr. John Calvert of Creighton's History Department will be the featured speaker at the third session on March 16. An expert in Islamic history and culture, Calvert will trace developments among Jews in Egypt from the beginning of Muslim rule to the latter part of the nineteenth century, making use of the material unearthed in the Cairo Genizah by Solomon Schecter. The final session will take place on March 23 and will be led by Dr. Joel Gordon of the Department of History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Gordon will discuss cultural and political developments in contemporary Egypt. The series, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by light refreshments. For more information, call Michael Linn at 334-0517, or Professor Greenspoon at 280-2304.
Amy with resident Fanny Levinsky. Amy Bresel, daughter of Jim and Marge Bresel, presented residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home six silk lap robes that she had personally made. On the back of each robe is a Hebrew saying. The lap robes are works of art. Residents use the robes for dignity and warmth. This project was done as part of Amy's Bat Mitzvah program at Temple Israel. Barbara Gottlieb, Executive Director of the Home, said, "This is truly an intefgenerational undertaking. It is wonderful to have young people from the community bring gifts such as these to our elderly population. We are all most appreciative of Amy's thoughtfulness." For Safety's Sake
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