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Federation honors Volunteers of the Year

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Jan Schneiderman

Patty Nogg

Steve Nogg

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by Rebecca Perelman

The Jewish Federation of Omaha and its Centers of Excellence have selected 15 men and women to be honored as Volunteers of the Year at the Annual meeting on Monday, June 7, 7:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center.- â&#x20AC;&#x201D;-*~--~. :-:-.:^ -*-_â&#x20AC;˘ ' Marine Kirshenbaum and Jan Schneiderman have been named as the Federation volunteers of the year for their success with the Women's Campaign and the 'Dr. Ruth' luncheon. Drawing a crowd of more than 350 women from the Women's Campaign, the event resulted in a 14% increase in pledges.

Kirshenbaum, who co-chaired the Women's Campaign 'with Schneiderman, has served on the JCC Board and has been an active member of National Council of Jewish Women over the years.

Schneiderman was President of NCJW, Omaha Section, from 1976-80; chaired the UJA/Federation Women's Campaign twice, in 1991 and again in 1998, and was a Vice-president of the Federation and served on its Strategic Planning Committee. She was recently elected National President of NCJW. Patty and Steve Nogg and Marcia and Steve Pitlor were selected by the JCC as Volunteers of the Year for chairing the community portion of the Capital fundraising campaign. Together they succeeded in raising close to $8.5 million from more than 650 families to fund the construction of a new Fitness Center, Child Development Center, Women's Health Club and Library.

Edith Rogert Justin Cooper Jewish Family Service named Shelly Fox as its Volunteer of the Year for her dedication and leadership of the Tzedakah Project over the past several years.

Frances Gottlieb and Joyce Cohen were chosen by the Jewish Federation Library for their tremendous input and dedication to library projects. As Chairman of the Library Committee, Gottlieb has involved herself in the computerization of library materials and has given endless hours to bar-coding books.

Cohen has been involved in many aspects of the operation of the library, from being President of the Board to chairing a Book Fair luncheon to creating imaginative centerpieces and many library programs.

The Jewish Press has selected Steve Levinger for his service to the Press since 1993, as a board

member, Vice-president, and currently Chairman.

With his support and leadership, the Jewish Press has grown and prospered, winning awards, gaining advertisers and-loyal readership. Levinger has also co-chaired Super Sunday and served on the 'Federation Board of Directors.

Eileen Reiner is the Volunteer of the Year for Jewish Senior Services (JSS) for her many years of service to the Jewish community. She divides her time among the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home (RBJH), Older Adult Programs at the JCC (the Oldtimers and Young Energetic Seniors) and Beth El Synagogue. Her nomination stated, "Her ability to make residents feel unique makes her a priceless asset to JSS." JSS/RBJH has chosen Elliott Banner as Volunteer of the Year for his kind and willing assistance with any project. His nomination stated, "He goes about his work very quietly, making every resident feel special through a pat on the shoulder, a kind word, or sharing of a sack of popcorn."

Karin L e v i n e was chosen by Jewish Educational and Library Services as its Volunteer of the Year. Between her involvement with the JELS Board and the Friedel Jewish Academy, she has helped provide wonderful opportunities for the students. Her creativity and willingness to;give her time and effort are valuable assets to the community.

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NCCJ honors community leaders The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), Midlands Region, has announced that five community leaders will be honored at its 1999 Humanitarian Award Dinner on Wednesday, June 2 , 6 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Central.

Jack and Judy Baker are serving as Dinner Cochairmen for the event. Jack Baker is Chairman and CEO of Baker's Supermarkets; Judy Baker is Creative Difector for Special Events, Baker's Flowers.

Harley D. Schrager, Phillip G. Schrager and Kenneth E. and Ann M. Stinson will receive Humanitarian Awards. Brenda J. Council will be honored with the Otto Swanson Spirit of Service Award.

According to Jane Batt, NCCJ Executive Director, "NCGTs 1999 honorees are an exceptional group of leaders. The NCCJ Humanitarian Awards are pre(Continued on page 12)

Judy and Jdcjt Baker, Co-chairmen '

Honorees Harley Schrager and Phil Schrager

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Parashat Naso

by Rabbi Ira Flax Offutt Air Force Base Quest Columnist

To my knowledge, the ritual of Sotah is the only form of trial by ordeal found in the Torah. This practice is found in this weeks reading, Parshat Naso.

For those of you who want a refresher on this particular practice, here are the salient points.

First, a women suspected of adultery is brought by her husband to a priest. The priest takes Holy Water and adds to if. dust from the Tabernacle's floor. He then writes down a series of curses concerning unfaithful behavior. This parchment is placed into a cup containing the "bitter water," the ink runs off the parchment and the woman drinks the mixture. If she is guilty, her eyes.bulge, her belly distends and her thighs sag. A woman tempts ed to commit adultery might think about it twice, based on the description above.

There are set penalties for adultery in Jewish law-severe penalties. What do we do with a jealous husband harboring an unproyen suspicion? We do a fantastic thing; we heal the rift. The husband gets to vent his anger and anxiety and the wife gets to reclaim her dignity.

This is not the usual trial by ordeal. In most cases, it is a harmful outcome which proves inno- . cence, not so in Judaism.

If the offending woman is guilty, all these horrible things happen immediately. If nothing occurs, she is innocent and the husband must put away his suspicion. This ritual was designed to bring a painful episode to a close. To bring husband and wife together again and resume their sacred bond.

The practice of the Sotah ritual though, was abolished 2,000 years ago.

The second main issue brought up in the parsha is that of the Nazirite, one who has vowed themselves by certain oaths to God. For the period of their vow, they must remain in a state of purity and may not cut their hair or drink wine. They may not break their vow for any reason. The Tofih is explicit; a nazir may not even attend to the body of a deceased parent. No excuse for violating a vow to God. Contact with a corpse invalidates the nazir's vow. He or she must become ritually pure and start their period of dedication to God all over again, from the beginning. ; - For a period of time, the nazir separates himself from the terrestrial in order to give himself more fully to God. If something gets in the way, it's over.

The vow has been broken and must be reaccomplished. The ritualof the Sotah was designed to keep a vow between husband and wife intact.

In our approach to God, sometimes we need to take a "do-over" and God accepts us, warts and all.

Between humans, it's much harder, and a "do-over" " is more difficult to come by.

The Sotah ritual reminds us that a marriage without strife is God's gift of the celestial to mortals. .. •'•'• •.:•.. '•'• ••••• • ' '• ,•

Deaths EARL L. KATZ Services for Earl L. Katz were held May 23 at Temple Israel with burial a t Temple Israel Cemetery. He died at the age of 71.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Vicki Clare Katz.

Survivors include his wife, Nan Katz; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Mary Beth Katz; grandchildren, Amanda, Nathan and Laura Katz; and brother, Leroy Katz.

Memorials" to the Caring Committee of Temple Israel or the Omaha Food Bank.

NIOMAKUNG Nioma Kling died at age 88 in Los Angeles, CA. Burial services were held May 23 a t Beth Ei Cemetery.

• Survivors include her husband, Ernest Kling of Los Angeles; sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Greene of Falls Church, VA, and Dr. and Mrs. Martin Greene of Seattle, WA; a sister, Marva Sherman of Tucson; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. .

Memorials to Sisterhood Fund of University Synagogue, 11960 Sunset Blvd. West, Los Angeles, CA.

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LEONAS.KLOTZ Services for Leona S. Klotz were held May 24 at Fisher Farm Cemetery. She was 79. ' She was preceded in death by husbands Phillip Mulnick and Morris Fanger; and a son, Justin Mulnick.

Survivors include her grandson, Phillip A. Mulnick; and brothers, William^ Orville and Samuel Fried.

Memorials to favorite charity. : ROSAGENE BARON Services for Rosagene Baron were held May 24 a t Temple Israel. She died a t t h e age of 80.

'••''.Survivors include daughters, Susan Baron, Sari Biller and Marcy Baron; and three grandchildren.

Temple Israel presents speaker on medical ethics from University of Judaism

by Iris Ricks, Program Director

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Dr. Elliott Dorff will address the community Thursday, June 10, 7:30 p.m., a t the Jewish Community Center. His topic will be "The Impact of Religion a n d Religious Values on Modern Medical Dilemmas."

• He will also speak to the Sisterhood Adult Learning class at Temple Israel that morning, from 10-11:30 a.m. , on "Matters of, Life and Death-A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics."

Dr. Dorff was ordained a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University. He currently directs the rabbinical and master's programs at the University: of Judaism, Los Angeles, where he is Rector and Professor of Philosophy. He is a member of the Ethics commitFederation honors volunteers tee a t the Jewish Homes for the: Aging and a t ••••• (Continued from page 1) U.C.L.A. Medical Center.

Edith Rogert and Justin Cooper have been Dr. Dorff served on the Ethics Committee of named by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council as Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1993 task force on health Volunteers of the Year for their strong support of care and testified on behalf of the Jewish tradition adult programming. on the subject of human cloning before the Rogert has prepared the Passover Seder Table President's National Bioethics Advisory Commisformore than 13 years, with love and painstaking. sion.rHis publications include over 100 articles on attention to every detail. She also designs and fills Jewish thought, law and ethics, and eight books. the JCC Gallery wall case with Jewish holiday His visit is sponsored by Temple Israel, themes, and designed and executed t h e Ben Children's Hospital and Methodist Hospital.

Guridn Airport exhibit for the Israel at 50 celebraThe community lecture will be preceded by a tion last year. dinner at 6 p.m. for medical professionals who are Cooper is completing his second year as JCAC interested in attending the Medical Ethics conferChairman and oversaw the Israel at 50 events in ence at the Western Galilee Hospital in Naharyia, 1998. He has also chaired Yom HaShoah for five Israel, Oct. 24-27. Cost for the dinner is $12. years and represented JCAC on the JCC Board, . Reservations may be made by- calling Pam the JELS Board and the Lifelong Jewish Learning Mohsky at 334-6431.

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by Sisterhood and Men's Club in honor of Ann Kibel Schwartz and Don Schwartz.

SATURDAY: Bagels and Bible: An opportunity to learn Torah with the rabbis, 9:30-10:15 a.m.; Shabbat service, 10:30 a.m.

SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available Friday evening, Saturday mornings for Bagels and Bible and the worship service. Cost is $2 per family. Please make a reservation through the Temple office so we may plan accordingly.

ADULT EDUCATION THURSDAY: Sisterhood Adult Education: Rabbi Azriel will teach "Jewish Identity, Past Present and Future," 10-11:30 a.m.; "Beginning Beyond Midrash, 6:50-7:40 p.m.; "Beyond Midrash," 7:50-8:45 p.m., led by Don Schwartz.

Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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FREDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m.; Little People service, 10:15 a.m..; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by friends of Martin and Sue Schneiderman on the occasion of their departure from Omaha.

Rabbi's class, 7:55 p.m.; Mincha, 8:25 p.m., followed by Ma'ariv and Havdalah.

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MONDAY (Memorial Day): Services, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 8:35 p.m.

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SATURDAY: Learner's service, 10 a.m., led by USY. PERSONALS The family of Rhonda Guggenheim wishes to thank their friends and family for all the cards and contributions in her memory. We also extend our thanks to Rabbi Kutner.

Keith Peltz and family Heartfelt thanks to all my friends who remembered me with donations, cards and visits during my recent hospital stay. Your caring concern was of great aid and comfort in helping my recovery.

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DEDICATION A monument in memory of Selma Bernstien will be dedicated on Sunday, June 13,11 a.m., at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Lincoln. Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum will officiate.

Family and friends are welcome.

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MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY 435-8004 Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser.

FRIDAY: Sabbath Eve service, 7:45 p.m., and Bar Mitzvah of Michael Tomkins, son of Vicki Weisz and Alan Tomkins.

SATURDAY: Sabbath service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah study, 10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY: Hebrew School, 9 a.m.

SUNDAY, June. 6: Congregational Annual Meeting, 10 a.m.

The Annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held by Irving Cohen Lodge, B'nai B'rith and B'nai Israel Synagogue at the Jewish Cemetery in Council Bluffs on Sunday, May 30,11 a.m.

Lloyd Krasne and Ben Schneider will be in charge.Annie Nogg, daughter of Steve and Patty Nogg, will speak about recent trips to Poland and Israel.

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BNAI MITZVAH PARENT MEETING Sunday, June 6,10 a.m.

ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, June 6,7:30 p.m. Reception will follow.

B'nai Mitzvah Alex Elizabeth Freeman, daughter of John and Teresa Freeman, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, June 5, at Temple Israel.

A seventh grade student at Kiewit Middle School, she enjoys dancing, including ballet, jazz and tap, playing basketball and shopping.

Alex was chosen to participate in the Duke University Talent Search.

For her Mitzvah Project, she volunteered at the Martin Luther Home for the developmentally challenged.

Alex has a brother, Adam.

Grandparents are Jerry and Joanne Freeman and Jim and Peggy Thomas.

Stephanie Erin Lehman, daughter of Denise and Howard Lehman, will celebrate her Bat • Mitzyah on Saturday, j June 5, at Beth El .': Synagogue.

A seventh-grade honor student at Kiewit Middle School, she enjoys dancing, including tap and | jazz, reading, surfing the web and shopping. She is * also an avid reader.

Stephanie received i recognition for her D.A.R.E. speech at Aldrich.

For her Mitzvah Project, she made a contribution for the bird sanctuary at the Rose Blumkin Homo.

Stephanie has a sister, Allison.

Grandparents are Arlene and Jerry Lehman of Omaha, Shirlee Serap of Phoenix and Earl Serap of Culver City, CA. .'

Great-Grandparents are Sarah Serap and the late Louis Serap, the late Harry and Ann Lehman, the late Al and Sylvia Tutnick and the late Sol and Gertrude Meisner. ; •::...• •

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Honoring volunteers This time of year, it's tradition- recognized for their leadership as al for organizations to honor new officers and board members their volunteers. The Jewish are installed.

But that's not all...Beth El community is no exception.

Amit Women, Hadassah and Synagogue and Temple Israel will the National Council of Jewish applaud the efforts of their volunWomen have already recognized teers and leaders in their annual the contributions of Jeanette meetings in June. All in all, close Nadoff, Helen Brodkey, Corinne to 300 men, women and teens in Levin, Mimi Waldbaum, the Jewish community will be Margaret Linden and Kim praised, applauded and honored for their time, talents and work to Noddle.

On Sunday, June 6, more than improve the quality of Jewish life 150 volunteers will be honored - in Omaha, Nebraska.

That total doesn't include the

by Jewish Senior Services and hundreds of other volunteers who the Rose Blumkin Home.

And the next evening, June 7, may be continuing as board or the Jewish Federation of Omaha committee members for the many will present Awards in the fol- Jewish organizations in Omaha; lowing categories: Chesed, Young nor does it include those already Leadership, Teen Leadership, honored for their contributions Humanitarian of the Year, and those yet to be recognized.

Foundation, Spirit of Federation, How lucky we are to be the benand Volunteers of the Year. In eficiaries of the mitzvah work of addition, outgoing officers and these great people. To join these board members of the Federation celebrated ranks, just say, "I want and Centers of Excellence will be to help, too!"

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Religious pluralism advocates expect more support from Barak

by Matthew Dorf

WASHINGTON (JTA) - For those American Jews who want to see the peace process move forward and who oppose Orthodox control over religious affairs in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu was not their man.

But will incoming Prime Minister Ehud Barak become the champion of their convictions?

Barak, 57, left the military four years ago and in the mold of slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, has positioned himself as a dovish security hawk. But where does the most decorated soldier in Israel's history stand on issues of religion and state?

"He has been absolutely consistent. It took him some time to reach a decision — but once he did he was absolutely immovable" in his opposition to "any legislation that divides the Jewish people," said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, executive director of ARZA-- Association of Reform Zionists of America.

In a 1997 interview during the height of the controversy over conversion legislation - a move to codify Israel's ban on the recognition of nonOrthodox conversions - Barak told JTA, "It's not politics when it comes to dealing with the very unity of the Jewish people.

"I will never support - and the Labor Party will never support — any legislation that threatens to divide the Jewish people," he said.

Ks a message that he has stuck with, say advocates of religious pluralism who have high hopes for their cause now that Barak will be leading Israel.

The Reform and Conservative movements have spent the last three years playing defense in the Knesset while waging battles in the Israeli courts to win official recognition of conversions performed by their rabbis and government funding for their institutions.

They now expect an entirely different dynamic in Israel on what has come to be known as the pluralism controversy. But now that Barak has been elected prime minister, will he stick with his promises made as leader of the opposition or will he move to accommodate the haredim, or fervently Orthodox, in his quest for unity of the Jewish people?

The answer will be determined by how dependent Barak becomes on the Orthodox and fervently Orthodox parties that made significant gains in last week's elections to the Knesset.

Sortie religious pluralism advocates believe that the last Labor-led governments, under Rabin and then Shimon Peres, sacrificed those issues in order to gain support for their peace policies from the Orthodox parties.

But proponents of religious pluralism believe Barak will be different. They point to Barak's agreement with the modern Orthodox movement Meimad, which joined his One Israel party list.

Labor and Meimad reached an agreement that would significantly transform the role of religion in Israel. Based on a document hammered put earlier this year dubbed the "New Covenant on Religion and State," the agreement calls for public transportation on Shabbat, as determined by the local authorities; the establishment of a framework for civil marriages in Israel, something which does not currently exist; and the transferring of jurisdiction of the religious courts from the Interior Ministry to the Ministry of Justice.

At the same time, it bars all business and commercial transactions on Shabbat with the exception of cultural, sport and leisure activities.

Ismar Schorsch, chancellor of the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary, said he expects Barak to follow the covenant as he seeks to reduce secular-religious tensions. But at the same time, Schorsch predicted, Barak will tread carefully because "this government is not going to turn against the Orthodox."

During his campaign this year, Barak reiterated his opposition to any legislation that would delegitimize Reform and Conservative Jews, including the controversial conversion bill.

"We will block it, we will not let it pass, we will raise our hands against it, period," he told American Jewish activists in Israel earlier this year.

• In January, he voted against Knesset legislation that would prevent non-Orthodox Jews from serving on local religious councils. But Barak has stayed away from some other critical Knesset votes on the issue in recent years, including one in which Israel's parliament last May overwhelmingly rejected legislation calling for the separation of religion and state.

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He also skipped a rally in Jerusalem in February in support of the Israeli Supreme Court. The rally was held to Counter a 250,000-strong Orthodox prayer demonstration called to protiest what the organizers termed the "anti-religious" rulings of the : high court. ' ' ' Once Barak is in power --' he'must form a government within 45 days — the rioh-Orthodbx are expecting dramatic changes in the way Israel approaches the religious pluralism issue. Still, much will depend on whether Barak decides to bring Shas, the fervently Orthodox party that garnered a projected 17 seats in last week's voting, into his coalition government.

Many observers believe that even if the new premier does bring Shas in to the government, he will not have to depend on the party for his political survival the way Netanyahu did.

Hirsch said he anticipates that there will be "some kind of empathetic, sympathetic treatment from government."

Dr. Mandell Ganchrow, president of the Orthodox Union, is one of many Orthodox activists hoping that Barak will include some religious parties in his coalition.

"It's not going to be what it was, but we should not say automatically the Orthodox community has lost its political punch," he said.

Ganchrow expressed concern about the success of the new anti-religious party, Shinui, and of Meretz, which together garnered 15 Knesset seats.

Reflecting on that development, Ganchrow said, "We shouldn't just attack the results. We should ask ourselves privately why people feel such antagonism toward the haredi. You have to say, I s there something we can do as a community to reduce this antagonism.'"

Hirsch, meanwhile, said that the Reform movement would continue to press its case in the Israeli courts, where we "expect results which will not be overturned or ignored."

This strategy by the Reform movement could strain relations with the Conservative movement, which intends to take a different approach.

"The judicial arena is an area of last resort, when the political arena has been blocked," said the Conservative movement's Schorsch.

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Our man in Israel

Population survey to measure Jewish identity, practice

Why Netanyahu lost

by Carl Alpert

\Haifa—The news columns are filled with all the •ffevfs and statistics, the congratulations and the condolences, on the outcome of Israel's national elections. There is much speculation as to the composition of the new coalition and the changes to be made in national policy. The unexpected success, or the unhappy fate of specific parties, is subject of endless discussion. But we sit back and take what is perhaps an unorthodox view of the outcome, one from a broader historical perspective.

In the first place, the significant event was not the election of Ehud Barak, but the defeat of Netanyahu. There can be little doubt that the majority which gave Barak his decisive victory were voting not so much for him, as against the incumbent prime minister. Indeed, only some of the smaller, extremist parties campaigned for specific issues. ..

The order of the day was: "defeat Netanyahu at any cost." And that, is our theme.

The last elections were held on May 29, 1996, at which time Netanyahu narrowly scraped through to victory, though as the late premier Yitzhak Rabin declared, defending his one vote majority in the Knesset, in a democracy a majority of one vote is a majority. .

In an enlightened democracy like' the U.S. it is customary to give the successful candidate what is known as a 100-day period of grace. The opposition refrains from criticism or attack until he has set forth his program and policies. Yet in Israel the campaign to unseat Netanyahu began within a few weeks of his election. The press carried what was called "An Opposition Handbook". The program was set forth clearly: "The opposition must make every possible effort to topple the Netanyahu government as soon as possible and the opposition must make certain that come next elections, a large majority votes against the ruling party." All this even before the new administration had even1 begun to function.

The program was spelled out: to bring a barrage of non-confidence votes in the Knesset, to take to the Btreets, to use non-violent civil disobedience, to use leftist control of the trade-union movement and more along similar lines. All this in the name of "democracy".

The ideas were adopted, and there ensued three years of constant savage demonization of Netanyahu.

Only one who lived here during that period can realize the full extent of the smear campaign which entered even into his private life and his wife's kitchen. A series of nationwide strikes which had no reason except to harm the administration, cost the nation's economy millions of dollars. ; Unbridled and vicious attacks were made against. him on grounds which were quickly proven unfounded, but a negative mood was being created.

An otherwise reputable newspaper like Ha'aretz let hardly a single,day pass without one or more articles which ridiculed Netanyahu or attacked his credibility,, policies and personality with venom.

The character ; assassination was of a nature which, had it not been in politics, would have led to justified court Buits for libel and slander. This kept up unceasingly for three years.

by Julia Goldman

A national atmosphere was created. Opposition parties, even Labor's One Israel, spent more time and energy campaigning on an anti-Netanyahu platform than on advocacy of a clear, positive program of their own. And the near hysteria which was created, worked. The billboards, the posters, the slogans, all anti-Netanyahu in emphasis, were given added weight in the anti-Netanyahu press and television. Ignored was the fact that he had kept inflation down and the economy on an even keel despite'the crisis in the Far East which had affected the rest of the world; he had handed over to the Palestinians most of the city of Hebron. He had made mistakes, too, but even these were not targeted. The campaign was ad hominem.

The election is over. Netanyahu was roundly defeated. Every Israeli should accept the verdict and cooperate in the struggle for peace, security and economic stability and prosperity. And it is to be hoped that we shall never again have an election fought on such a low level.

Researcher to help groups make use of Jewish survey

by Julia Goldman

NEW YORK (JTA) ~ The results of the last national survey of the American Jewish population were widely distributed, but one researcher says they could have been more widely used. Rabbi Hayim Herring, the director of identity and continuity at the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, has just completed a study of how Jewish federation professionals used the survey of American Jewish . demographics and attitudes conducted by the Council of-Jewish Federations in 1990.

He says there is a significant distinction between distribution and dissemination. Compared to the CJFs first such national initiative in 1970, Herring said, "huge strides have been made with regard to getting the word out about the 1990 Survey."

He said his research made clear that the 1990 survey "played an important role" in'getting people to rethink their conceptions of the American Jewish community.

NEW YORK (JTA) - Lighting Shabbat candles is a traditional symbol'of Jewish identity. But watching a Jewish film festival?

Researchers working on the ye*ar 2000 National Jewish Population Survey are looking into unconventional Jewish activity-such as joining Jewish book clubs or attending museum exhibitions— alongside more standard measures of observance and affiliation to gauge what contributes to Americans'sense of Jewish identity.

This new line of questioning is the result of findings from the last nationwide Jewish population survey in 1990, which showed American Jews moving away from Jewish ritual and membership in synagogues and Jewish organizations.

"There are many forms of being Jewish," Alice Goldstein, a member of the new survey's advisory committee, said in a telephone interview. "We didn't have a handle on that" in the 1990 survey.

The 2000 survey is being designed to build on the demographic information collected a decade ago—and then to probe deeper into the ways Jewish identity is formed and maintained in American society.

The 1990 survey, sponsored by the Council of Jewish Federations, sent Shockwaves through the Jewish community with its report of a 52 percent Jewish intermarriage rate. As a result of that finding, the organized Jewish community refocused its agenda on examining and promoting Jewish continuity.

Organized by the United Jewish Communities the new national entity formed by the merger of CJF, the United Jewish Appeal and the United Israel Appeal-next year's survey will canvas 5,000 households selected through hundreds of thousands of random phone calls.

With twice the budget and a survey sample twice the size of 1990's, the 2000 survey is planned to be "the most comprehensive, socially graphic portrait ever done of the American Jewish community," said Jim Schwartz, director of the UJC's research department.

The $4 million survey and subsequent studies are being funded largely by private donors, with' local federations contributing about $1.7 million.

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The older I get, the more appreciation I have for the warmth and special tarn of Yiddish. I know I'm not alone, because when I use a word or two in this column, I invariably hear from some of you who enjoy the mama loshen, too.

One of my friends often pays me the compliment of asking if I know how to say a particular word in Yiddish, as though I'm a maven. The truth is, there are probably more words I don't know, than words I do know, but sometimes I get lucky and he thinks I'm really literate.

Not long ago, he and a friend were having a discussion on the subject and for some reason known only to them, wanted to find a word for 'floor'. I was absolutely without the smallest clue, and furthermore, couldn't ever remember hearing anybody, anyplace, using such a word.

At the time, I wasn't in the same place as my trusty Yiddish-English Dictionary, so it took me a while to find an answer, but I did find it. According to my source, the translation could be either padloge or dil.

I can't say either word would roll off my tongue easily, but maybe in time it would sound natural.

An uncle of mine loves to ask subject, "Do you know the Yiddish word for'toe'?"

Now that's a real poser, too. My dictionary doesn't list the word at all, but my uncle (the west coast maven) says it's foosfinger. How do you like that? It was interesting enough for me to then look up the way to say finger in Yiddish and guess what? The definition reads "der finger"..really. Now are we to understand that among people whose first language is Yiddish, they think of a left and a right hahnt, each with finf fingers? Personally, I have a little trouble with that concept.

On the other hand, (no pun intended) the word for ring in Yiddish is fingerl. You figure it out to your own satisfaction. While you're figuring, do you suppose the word for earring could possibly be ayerfingerl? Ok, no more fingers.

Admittedly, those are brain-teasers. There are so many ordinary but wonderful Yiddish words, I don't need to bother with the other ones. An example is the word burtshen. It means grumble or mutter, and to my way of thinking, it's a perfectly delicious word. It's such an expressive way of describing the actions of anyone from a rude child to a disagreeable adult. Somebody who is always burtchen speaks volumes in only a word.

Anyone who understands and/or speaks Yiddish, • knows there are many phrases or words which lose a great deal in the process. Some things just sound so much better, it sometimes doesn't pay to try for English.

There are many, many words and idiomatic expressions unfamiliar to me, which I found out when I tried to speak to somebody who didn't know a word of English. Yiddish was the only language we had in common. It's times like that when I really appreciate my limited knowledge of Yiddish.

These days, I often find myself searching for a word that won't come up on my mental computer.

Besides, we, as a people, need all the words we can get, because which one of us isn't always ready to add our two cents worth to a conversation? Gr an argument? Or provide the answer to a question?

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By coincidence, the May 17 OT/YES meeting was the date Israelis went to the polls to elect a Prime Minister and members of the parliament, the Knesset.

Even as our Early Bird talk group was discussing the country's momentous issues, Israel's polling, sites were nearing closing time. This campaign brought out passions that certainly did not indicate its result would be a time of healing among the unprecedented number (32) of political parties involved.

Palestinian leadership decided to delay a declaration of establishing statehood until after the election. Jerusalem will be the capitol.

To whom does Jerusalem belong? Palestinians persistently making this claim prompted this .correspondent to emphasize that Jerusalem is mentioned 656 times in the Torah, but not even once in the Koran. The city was neglected and destitute preceding the establishment of the state in 1948 and reunification of Jerusalem in 1967.

Often our after-lunch programs are directed towards maintaining better health for the elderly.

And promoting that this time was Beverly Rodloff, representing Prevent Blindness Nebraska. Since 1970, its mission has been committed to prevent^ ing blindness and preserving sight. The group offers community services, education and support for sight-saving research.

We paused in respect for Ileane Cohen, Harry Spiegal and Marilyn Mellen. Shalom.

New campaign experience for teens in Central Europe Linda White, sister of former Omahan Sandi White Fried, has announced the formation of a Jewish camping experience in Central Europe for American teens. White is a former member of the Young Leadership Cabinet of UJA (now UJC).

The Camp at Szarvas, 90 miles from Budapest, was created with assistance from the Ronald Lauder Foundation and the American Joint Distribution Committee. This year, for the first time, two groups of Americans, ages 12-18, will have the opportunity to act as ambassadors and share the Szarvas experience with teens from Hungary. Along with time-honored activities such as arts and crafts, tennis, swimming and hiking, the teens will also gain a greater understanding of what it means to be Jewish, according to White.

The two camp sessions are July 1-15 and July 29-Aug. 13. The first day in Budapest will be spent sightseeing before departing to the campsite.

Camp Szarvas is glatt kosher and both Hebrew and English will be used. limited scholarships are available. Fees are $500 for camp (including food and lodging), $100 for Budapest sightseeing, $1200 for airfare and $100 for incidentals. Shabbat will be observed. For more information, call Linda White, 1-212-486-7776.

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Join us at the Browriville Concert Hall to see Mary Cleere Haran with Richard Eodney Bennett on Sunday, July 25. Show starts at 3 p.m. Depart from the JCC at 1 p.m. and return approximately at 8 p.m. Cost is $35 and includes show, coach transportation, dinner at Farmer Brown's Steak House, tax and tip. For reservations, send form by June 11 to: Rosalie and Maurie Meiches, 5036 Parker St., Omaha, NE 68104. Make check payable to Jewish Senior Services.

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KASLOW/SPIVACK Joanna Lynn Kaslow and Howard Spivack of Wilmette, IL, were mar-1 ried May 1 at Haciendal Del Sol in Tuscon, AZ. Rabbi Tom Loucheim of Tuscon and Cantor Emil I Berkovits of Beth Ell Synagogue in Omaha| officiated.

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Kaslow, graduated from I Bradley University in] Peoria, IL, and earned a master's degree from Loyola University in Chicago. She is a preschool social worker with Childcare Network of Evanston.

The bridegroom, son of Ronald Spivack of Wilmette and the late Susan Spivack, graduated from the University of Arizona in Tuscon. He is chief financial officer with J.E.Matthew and Co. The newlyweds honeymooned in Italy. They will live in Wilmette.

Beth El dedicates Epstein Chapel

Former Omahan Saul Rosenthal has released his first collection of Jewish folk songs, entitled Anchors and Paths. Rosenthal, who lives in Denver and is on staff with the Anti-Defamation League, served as cantor for nearly 20 years for congregations in Illinois, Colorado and at Beth El Synagogue in Omaha.

Anchors and Paths is available as a CD for $16 or cassette for $11 and can be obtained by sending a check payable to Feivel Music, 1133 Race, 2 North, Denver, CO 80206.

Howard Scott Silver-man, grandson of Norma and Stan Silverman, was one of three "nice, Jewish boys" introduced to the daughters of comedian and talk show host Roseanne by author of Kosher Sex, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Silverman is pursuing a doctorate in genetics at Oxford University and met Boteach at lectures and religious services hosted

by Rabbi Boteach at the L'Chiam Society.

According to an article in the Darmouth News, Silverman was paired with Roseanne's 23-year-old daughter, Jennifer, for a date in Hollywood.'

Jewish Singles Vacations has announced its summer tour packages. The first trip, Aug. 1-8, offers stays in Montreal, Quebec City and the Gaspe Peninsula. The second trip is in France and Spain, Aug. 11-22. Both trips are geared for Jewish singles ages 30-49. For more information, call 1617-782-3396.

Brownell-Talbot School plans major construction. More than $10 million has already been raised toward the $12 million capital campaign goal. The project includes renovations and additions to Worthington Hall and Swanson Auditorium. Brownell-Talbot was foundedl35 years ago and currently has an enrollment of 442 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

The school expects to reach optimum enrollment of 500 students in the 2002-03 school year.

Ryan Malashock, co-editor of the Burke Beat, recently'wort first'plate in" sports news :writing at the Nebraska State Journalism Contest. He is the son of Neal and Jody Malashock.

Blumenthal, Cady and Associates Advertising received a National Telly Award this month for a television ad on behalf of the law firm Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf and Lathrop, entitled "Puzzle." The Telly Awards, now in its 20th year, gives recognition to outstanding non-network and cable TV commercials.

Hastings resident Lorraine Davidson Teller was featured in the Hastings Tribune as an honoree at the "Tribute to Women" event, sponsored by the YWCA. Teller established the Hastings area Art Council, is a founding member of Leadership Hastings and has volunteered at the Mary Lanning Women's Auxiliary for 45 years. She is also past-president of the Girls Scouts of America 16-county council, We-So-Bras-ka, and was a member of the State Girl Scout Centennial Council.

Teller and her husband, Fred, received the 1994 Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award. They are the parents of two grown children, Beth of Tuscon and Ric of Santa Clarita, CA. They have one grandson.

Scott K. Schneiderman formerly Sales Manager and Senior Vice-president of Alliant/KB Foods, has joined the Lund Company as Marketing Associate.

A graduate of San Diego State University, Schneiderman will concentrate on leasing and selling commercial property.

The Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poems on the Jewish Experience announced its 1999 competition. Sponsored by the Judah Magnes Museum, the contest deadline is July 31. For guidelines; send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Poetry Award, Judah Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., Berkeley, CA 94705.

• ANNOUNCING A N E W ADDITION To EL AL's FREQUENT TRAVELER CLUB Harold and Etta Epstein, top photo, and Rabbi Paul Drazen joined with members of the Epstein family and congregants to dedicate the new Epstein Chapel at Beth El Cemetery recently. The building, shown in bottom photo, will accommodate indoor services at the synagogue's cemetery.

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•Butterflies' charmed audiences two weeks running in the Jewish Community Center's biennial dance recital recently. The three and fon r - y e a r - o l d dancers alternated casts. Right photo: Gal Tsabari, daughter of Eadie and Eitan Tsabari, waits in the 'green room' before her class is called to perform. In the background, dance instructor Katherine Diemus makes last-minute alterations to dancers' costumes.

The group of older dancers interspersed ballet, jazz and tap among the dances performed by younger dancers in the JCC Dance Department. Dance instructors also choreographed a 25-minute ballet as a finale.

Lower right: JCC dance instructor and performer Nicole Long helps student Sarah Edelstein, daughter of Ellene and Stan Edelstein, tie her toe shoes.

Dancers will perform at the Summer Arts Festival in downtown Omaha on Sunday, June 27.

Spaces are still available for the summer Musical Theatre and Dance Camp, June 14-25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for summer classes. For information about these classes'and for the 1999-2000 schoolyear dance program, call JCC Dance . Director Leslie Wallace at 334-6406.

CORRECTION Brenna Robinson; daughter of Kimberly^and Andrew Robinson, was incorrectly identified as Brianna in last week's issue of the Jewish Press.

In addition, Ileane Cohen's name was misspelled in the May 21 issue. The Jewish Press regrets the error. .

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The latest Jewish princess

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by Naomi Pfefferman, Entertainment Editor, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

Gary Rosenblatt, Editor and publisher The New York Jewish Week

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LOS ANGELES WTA) - In Star Wars, he cast barrie Fisher as Princess Leia, ruler of doomed planet Alderaan, sister to Luke Skywalker. And in the hyper-anticipated Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace, soon to cause long lines at a theater near you, he's cast Natalie Portman as brave Amidala, teen queen of planet Naboo, Darth Vadert lover and mom to Luke and Leia.

- -Before donning her Geisha-in-space royal head. dress to portray Amidala, Portman, 17, was juggling honors classes to play the title role in Wendy Kesselman's revamping of The Diary of Anne Frank on Broadway. Without ever haying studied acting, she earned rave reviews last year for a role that was far closer to her heart than the feisty waifs she has played in films such as The Professional, Beautiful Girls and Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You. .

Porcelain-skinned Portman, born in Jerusalem to an Israeli fertility doctor dad and an American artist mom, is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Anne's "story is my own story," she told the New York Times.

"I grew up with the Holocaust. My grandparents came to Israel as sole survivors, having lost their entire families."

•'."••"..'Eortman, an only child, moved to the States with her parents at the age of 3. Seven years later, she was "discovered" by a Revlon scout in a pizza parlor, and went on to star in films opposite celebs such asAlPacino arid Gary Oldman. : And Portman is far more concerned about going "away to college (she was accepted early at Harvard and Yale) than starring in the movie event of the decade.

The actress, who speaks Hebrew and often visits her relatives in Israel, compares Queen Amidala to Jordan's new King Hussein. And her idol isn't Meryl Streep or Julia Roberts. It's the late Yitzhak Rabin. "He was such a hero," she has said.

NEW YORK -- As you embrace - or brace yourself for — the latest Star Wars invasion, consider the powerful educational tool the new George Lucas film could provide for our society. Yes, The Phantom Menace is a costly, stylized sci-fi flick surrounded by incredible hype, but it has a theology worth examining, particularly for Jews who feel validated when they find the values of their heritage endorsed by icons of American culture.

That could be Madonna praising the spiritual benefits of kabbalah, the source of Jewish mysticism, or PBS devoting a television Beries to the Book of Genesis, or Adam Sandier singing a silly song about Hanukkah.

The message for some Jews is that if these people are taking Judaism seriously, or at least giving it such high profile, maybe I should, too.

George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars series, is not Jewish, and he does not discuss his films in terms of specific Jewish values. But anyone who read the lengthy conversation between Bill Moyers and him in a recent issue of Time would be struck by the themes and echoes of Jewish teachings and rituals in Lucas'words. . The two men talked about good and evil, the search for God and meaning, and the need to find a belief system. While Lucas said that he doesn't view the Star Wars films as "profoundly religious," he added that he does see them as "taking all the issues that religion represents and trying to distill them down into a more modern and easily accessible construct - that there is a greater mystery out there." He added that it is important to believe in God and to have faith.

For all of his films' cosmic settings and futuristic characters - human, alien, mechanical and halfmachine - Lucas noted that he is basically dealing with themes of light and dark, good and evil, and the struggle between greed and compassion.

"The issue of greed, of getting things and owning things and having things and not being able to let go of things," says Lucas, "is the opposite of comNew American Cultural Society passion — of not thinking of yourself all the time." celebrates Pushkin's 2OOth birthday .. ..This is..the.essence of.a,.Jew.ishi;yalue system The 200th birthday of t h e Russian poet based on viewing God and .one's fellow man as the Alexander Pushkin will be celebrated on Sunday, center of the world, not one's self, as is so prevalent J u n e 6, 2 p.m., in the Jewish Community Center in our culture today. Our rabbis teach us. to imitate theater. The program, co-sponsored by the Jewish God. Just as He is merciful and compassionate, so Cultural Arts Council, will include a recitation of should we strive to be merciful and compassionate his poems in Russian, with English translation, in our daily encounters with others.

Lucas said he put the Force (a God-like energy) and music inspired by his poetry. Tickets are $3; into the movie "to try to awaken a certain kind of no charge.for children under 10. spirituality in young people - more a belief in God than a belief in any particular religious system. I 200 JIET CO JJfVl POTKflJfflHSl wanted to make it s o t h a t young people would begin to ask questions about the mystery."

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NCCJ honors community leaders (Continued from page 1)

Brenda Council Kenneth and Ann Stinson sented to honor and give public recog- Academics, Culture and Sports to nition to recipients for their contribu- assist inner-city minority children.. tions to the community and dedication He has received numerous awards to the mission of NCCJ. and honors for his dedication and ser"The dinner also provides funds for vice to the community. programs that focus on the NCCJ misKenneth E. Stinson is Chairman sion, 'fighting bias, bigotry and racism and CEO of Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. in America' and the Midlands."

His leadership positions include Harley D. Schrager is President and Chairman of the Knights of Ak-SarChief Operating Officer of Pacesetter Ben and the STRATCOM ConsulCorporation. He is past President of tation Committee. He is Vice the Jewish Federation Foundation of Chairm'an of the Nebraska Health Omaha and Girls, Inc. of Omaha. His System, a Trustee of Family Service numerous other board affiliations and serves on the Engineering include the Jewish Federation of Advisory Council at the University of Omaha, Children's Hospital, Big Notre Dame.

Brothers-Big Sisters and the Ann M. Stinson has served the comPacesetter Academy of Arts, Aca- munity for many years including: demics, Culture and Sports.

Governor Nelson's Judicial NominaSchrager also implemented the RBI ting Commission, Nebraska Public (Reviving Baseball in the Inner-city) Television Board and Clarkson Program, a joint venture with the Hospital Service League Board.

Omaha Housing Authority.

Brenda J. Council is an attorney Phillip G. Schrager is founder, with Kutak Rock Her many positions Chairman of the Board and CEO of include Omaha City Council, Omaha Pacesetter Corporation. His wide- Board of Education, Governor's Urban ranging community service includes Advisory Panel, Regional Director of membership on the boards of the the National Black Caucus of Local University of Nebraska Foundation, Elected Officials, and President of the the University, of Nebraska at Omaha National Caucus of Black School Chancellor's Council and Nebraska Board Members. She co-chaired the Arts Foundation.

OPS Desegregation Task Force and He is a member of the Board of serves on the board of the United Way. The NCCJ, founded in 1927 as the Policy Advisors for the Institute of Information Science, Technology and National Conference of Christians and Engineering at UNO. He is founder of Jews, is a human relations organizathe Pacesetter Leadership Scholarship tion dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry Program at UNO and created The and racismin America.

Pacesetter Academy of Arts, For information call 391-4460.

Cantors perform to appreciative crowd at Beth El Synagogue

Cantor Emil Berkovits of Beth El Synagogue and Cantor Jennifer Blum of Temple Israel sang several duets at the annual Cantors Concert last Sunday. Proceeds from the program benefitted the Scholarship Fund at Beth El. Members from Beth El, Temple Israel and Beth Israel Synagogue joined together in a community choir. The concert was followed by a dessert reception; the event was chaired by Lisa Epstein and Judy Josephson. The Scholarship Committee is chaired by Joye Wees.

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