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The second annual Dr. Barry Epstein Memorial Lecture will feature Rabbi Laibl Wolf, well-known Jewish mystic from Australia. The event, open to the entire community, is Monday, Nov. 22, \ 7 pan., at the Chabad House, 1866 So. 120th St. Rabbi Wolf will speak on the practical dynamics ^ achieving inner balance and harmony through Kabbalah and Jewish meditation in his talk on "Just what is Kabbalah: Demystifying Mysticism." The Epstein Me m o r i a1 Lecture was I established by I Dr. Epstein's Rabbi Laibl Wolf parents, Irv and Geri, with the assistance of Rabbi Mendel Katzman. The goal of these lectures is to bring comfort, healing and education to the community as Dr. Epstein endeavored to do in the world during his short lifetime. Author of the best-selling, book PracticalKabbalah (published by Random House), Rabbi "Wolf is a lawyer, psychologist, international lectur- Construction workers moved steel beams in er and 'emotion trainer.' He has been featured as a place as they framed the new Jewish keynote speaker at the American Psychological Federation Library. Located in front of the Association, the International Transportation Jewish Community Center, the Library will Convention, and the Gawler Mind/Body/Immunity use current space from the Older Adult Conference. He recently spoke at the Fortune 500 Lounge as well as additional space to the west, A hew front entrance is also under conconvention. Rabbi Wolf is the founder of the Human struction. Workers will frame the columns Development Institute, aimed at facilitating the this week in preparation for the concrete spiritual pathways for all people in their quest for pouring; the columns (at front of photo) will depth and meaning. He has produced a series of support a new extended overhang at the JCC's main entrance. Until that entrance is audio and video tapes to assist his many students completed, JCC members are asked to use (Continued on page 15

Newman Grant applications due by Claudia Sherman, Foundation Public Relations Coordinator

"Over the past several years, there has been a growing interest expressed by local Jewish organizations in obtaining Esther K Newman/Carolyn Kully Newman grants," said Barbara Epstein, Chairman of the Esther K Newman/Carolyn Kully - Newman Grants Committee. The grants are awarded for new and innovative programs designed to enhance the Jewish identity of youth. Members of the Grants Committee are scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Dec. 1, to consider requests for funds. Application forms have been mailed by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation to potential grant recipients. Deadline for submitting applications for grants is Tuesday, Nov.16. Esther K. Newman Fund allocations subsidize i educational, religious, cultural, social and recre,' ational projects that provide programming for children, teenagers and young adults under the age of 23 who are not attending a college or university. Carolyn Kully Newman Fund grants are intended to help support programs for families with children who are kindergarten age or younger. Epstein also said that due to competing needs, grant requests should be well thought out. Organizations are encouraged to seek additional sources of income to stretch the dollars available' for allocation. Members of the Newman Grants Committee rep-

resent the Jewish Federation Board of Directors, the Federation Budget and Allocations Committee, Jewish Educational and Library Services, the Jewish Community Center, Beth Israel and Beth El Synagogues, Temple Israel, Friedel Jewish Academy, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization and The Federation Foundation. Both Newman Funds are administered by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation. Applicants may call The Foundation office at 334-6439 for assistance.

Upcoming events mark Jewish Book Month Pulitzer-prize winning author Glenn Frenkel will speak in the Jewish Community Center theater on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 7 pan. He is the author of a new book, Rivonia's Children, a look at South Africa's transition to democracy. The event is sponsored by the Jewish Federation Library. Temple Israel, Jewish Senior Services and the Jewish Community Center's Child Development Center will present author Dr. Mary Pipher on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Temple Israel. She will present a workshop entitled "Ophelia's Family: Across the Generations.''

their membership cards at the South Campus Entrance adjacent to the Gordman Education Center; all other visitors to the campus should use the entrance at the new Phil Sokolof Health and Fitness Center starting Nov. 15. A new "ring" road offers access to the Sokolof Fitness Center from the north by the Blumkin Home or the south by the Friedel Jewish Academy. The JCC's remodeled front entrance will re-open shortly after the first of the year. For more information, contact JCC Executive Director Jeff Aizenberg at: 334-6417.

Jewish Book Month is here! by Elyce Azriel and Iris Ricks, Temple Israel

Books have always been a primary source of learning and enjoyment, and reading is an excellent means of spending leisure time fruitfully. This has been particularly true for Jews, who were known as the people of the book for centuries, and among whom illiteracy was practically unknown. The reading of worthwhile books has been one of the finest Jewish traditions and has helped to maintain Jewish life. Take the time to visit the Jewish Book Fair at Temple Israel held from Nov. 19-23. Browse the tables for reading materials, videos and computer games, Shabbat and Jewish holiday family reading and activities and much more. Enrich your childs experience by introducing them to Jewish books and materials. What greater educational gift can you give your child or yourself? , We will be open at Temple Israel the following hours: Friday, Nov. 19, during Shabbat Oneg for browsing only; Saturday, Nov. 20, during Bagels and Bible for browsing only; Sunday, Nov. 21, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 22, 12-5 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 23,10 a.m. - 8 p.m. The entire community is welcome. Call Temple Israel at 556-6536 for any further information.

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Parashat Chaye Sarah At the end of our Parsha, we read about the death of Abraham. The Torah tells us that he passed away, "at a good age, old and satisfied." (25:8) Our Rabbis wondered what the Torah meant Second Story 553-5704 for us to learn from this last detail. What was there at the end of Abraham's life that prompted the Torah to tell us that at his death CONTEMPORARY Abraham was satisfied? The Abarbanel, in his commentary on Genesis, finds a clue in the description of Abraham's burial. Who attended to the funeral of our first patriarch? For Professionally Fitted Eyewear In verse 9 we read that, "(Abraham's) sons, Isaac by BOARD CERTIFIED OPTICIANS and Ishmael, buried him in Machpela Cave." There can be no doubt, the Abarbanel says, that Fashionable, Functional there was great animosity between Isaac and and Affordable! Ishmael during Abraham's lifetime. 210 Regency Parkway • 392-0170 After all, Ishmael, Abraham's first-born son, had 141 Doctor's Building North, 4242 Farnam • 554-1315 been cast out to make way for Isaac to continue the Jewish nation Abraham had begun. This was in accordance with God's directions, that his H E A I I H V S P I ; B T T ^P R E S E N T S covenant with Abraham be continued through Isaac and not Ishmael. But still, this must have been a source of great pain for Abraham. Even though Abraham desired that Isaac carry on the legacy of the Jewish people, he must have OPEN TO THE PUBLIC been hurt by the separation from his other son Each Wednesday Z>nUs: i Ishmael., Abraham must have been pained by the 12:15 -12:45 p.m& 7:00-7:30 p.m. 1 strife this episode caused within his family. He Clarkson West Medical Center could not possibly have been content and happy I441h & West Center Road • Educational Center • Room A while his sons were involved in a bitter feud. Monica D. Traystman, Ph.D, The Abarbanel finds hints in the Torah that at Let it Lead You to Primordial Sound Mediation Classes the end of his lifetime Abraham took steps to build A Mantra Based Meditation Course bridges within his family and reconcile his two oldFor More Information est sons. The Abarbanel sees them joining together Call (402) 334-9699 to bury their father as an indication that Abraham E-mail: healthyspirit®uswest.net W % Spirit, fee. had in fact succeeded in making peace between website: iamahealthyspiritcom them. This is why, he explains, the Torah tells us that CUP & SAVE Abraham ended his life feeling satisfied—he had finally achieved the tranquil family situation CALENDAR OF EVENTS which had eluded him for much of his lifetime: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 We all desire peaceful families and would like to Beth Israel JEP Weekend, Nov. 5,6 and 7 envision our children staying together beyond our Visions Board Meeting, 9:30 a.m. own lifetimes. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 We see from the Torah the importance Abraham Bagels & Bible, 9:30 a.m., at Temple Israel felt concerning such a legacy. Our hope must be Humash Class, 4:30 p.m., at Beth El that during our lifetimes we find the ability and SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 ] courage to do what we must to turn this vision into ECE Meeting, 9 a.m., at Temple Israel reality. Pancake Breakfast, 9 a.m., at Temple Israel . I record their recollections, scan their old photos, and create an elegant book.

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BESTT Open House, 10 a.m., at Beth El Kids Lunch & Learn, Noon, at Beth El j Visions 7th Birthday Party, 2 p.m. Library Book Month Presentation, 7 p.m., ' .- Speaker; Glenn Frankel ' MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ' YES Program, 9:30 a.m. ' • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Sisterhood Donor Luncheon, 11:30 am., Beth Israel WRJ Executive Committee, 11:30 a.m., at Temple Israel WBJ Board Meeting, Noon, at Temple Israel Adult Lunch & Learn, Noon, at Beth El "Making Healthy Choices," grade 7&8 and Parents, 6 p.m., at Beth El Renewal/Healing Service, 7 p.m., at Temple Executive Committee Meeting, 7:15 p.m., at Beth El WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Hadassah Meeting, 10:30 a.m., at Livingston Pipher Workshop, Grade 7-12 and Parents, 6:30 p.m., at Temple Israel ' , Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class, 7:30 p.m., at Beth El Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., at Beth Israel THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Walk-in Drop-in, 9:30 a.m. . Adult Education, 10 a.m., at Temple Israel Temple Israel Brooks Lecture, 7 p.m., at UNO All events held at the JCC unless otherwise Indicated. The Jewish Pnsa Is not responsible for the accuracy of the events. To keep calendar accurate or for questions, call Martens Hert at 334*437.

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Lunch and Learn set for Nov. 9 with Rabbi Drazen , A recent Moment Magazine article-in which Dennis Cerrotti, a former Baptist minister and a Jewish convert, describes his relationship to Jesus -will be the subject of Rabbi Paul Drazen's Lunch and Learn scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 9, at noon, in the Rose Blumkin Conference Room. The program, sponsored by Beth El Synagogue, is open to the community. To reserve a lunch ($7 a person), call Pat at the Blumkin Home, 334-6522, by 10 a.m. on Nov. 9, or bring your own pareve lunch. ,. •

Beth El singers prepare for world premier

Rehearsing for a concert at Beth El Synagogue in January are: Stephen Lercher, Amy Cotton, Sibby Wolfson, Diane Baum, Shnyna Kurland, Francee Altman, and Marcy Cotton. Seated: Kathy Weiner and Pam Cohn, rehearsal accompanist. (Not pictured: Pam Friedlander, Jessica Hasslinger, M'Lee Hasslinger, Dacia Jabenis, Patty Nogg, Lori Rabb, Eileen Reiner, Eadie Tsabari, Effie Tsabari, Phyllis Wasserman, and Rebecca Wolfson.)

Large print Shabbat siddur now available The Jewish Heritage for the Blind announced the publication of a new large print Hebrew Shabbat siddur (prayerbook), available free of charge for the visually impaired. The organization also publishes large print mackzorim (prayerbooks) for the High Holidays. A large print Hebrew/English edition will be available shortly. Supply is limited; one siddur per family. Mail your request, accompanied by a note from your doctor or eye specialist confirming a vision problem to: The Jewish Heritage for the Blind, 1655 E. 24 St., Brooklyn, NY, 11229; or fax to; 1718-338-0653/

First "Parents' Book Club" held atTemple Israel by Elyce Azriel, Director, Temple Israel Middle/High School

Temple Israel hosted around them and subits first "Parents' Book stitute the best of Club" last Wednesday. themselves." In conjunction with One participant the Pall 1999, and found Dr. Pipher's Spring 2000, student/ book "challenging, parent workshops, almost alarming at Temple Israel Middle/ times and often dark, High School will sponbut totally accessible sor a reading group for to parents who are parents of students in encouraged to do even grades seven through small things to 12 to discuss a selectreweave the family ed book relating to fabric." each workshop topic. Pipher says about The Club reviewed herself that she writes The Shelter of Each P a r t i c i p a i l t 8 included: Judy Feigin, left, Jeff "how-to-think books, Other: Rebuilding Our S c h w e i d > Howard Needelman, Amy Katz, Sharee n o t h o w - t o b ° o k s - • • 1 work verv hard to Families by Lincoln N e w m a n > ^ d E li e Bleicher. author Dr. Mary make my books both Pipher. interesting and intellectually nourishing." Discussion leaders were Rabbi Debbie Stiel, Lee Dr. Pipher will be the featured speaker on Needelman and Sally Kaplan, LCSW. . Wednesday, Nov. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Those who attended found Pipher's book a "canny "Ophelia's Family: Across The Generations." The mix of optimism and practicality" in which she program is free and open to the community. For gives ways to "resist the worBt of the culture more information, call Temple Israel, 556-6536.

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* /Member nftbe Union of f % J U f is&tnwt, Omnhn, MB 68132-2051 ittplciBrafI-isf.org FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat, 7 p.m.; Shabbat evening service, 8 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Dr. Michael Walts will officiate. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Susie and Jeff Cooper and Chickie and Stewart Gilinsky in honor of the baby naming of Joie Beth Preirich. SATURDAY: 9:30-10:15 a.m.-Bagels and Bible: an informal opportunity to learn Torah with the rabbis; Shabbat morning service, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast with the Pancake Man (all you can eat), 9-10:30 a.m.; cost is $4.25 for adults, $3.50 for children 12 and under. Social Justice Panel, 10:30 a.m., in the Milder Center: a discussion of the current state of religion and politics in Nebraska and the Nation. Moderator is Bette Evans, Professor of Political Science at Creighton University. SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available each 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. ADULT EDUCATION , TUESDAY, Nov. 9: Chumash Bemidar, 1011:30 ajn. Rabbi Shlomo Levin will use classic and modern commentaries to study central stories of the Book of Numbers from an original Midrashic perspective. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10: Midrashah Book Group, 10 a.m.-noon; Introduction to Jewish Philosophy, 7-8:30 p.m., facilitated by Professor Guy Matalon Discussions will follow readings from two classical Jewish texts. THURSDAY, Nov. 11: Sisterhood Adult Education, 10-11:30 ajn. Rabbi Debbie Stiel will teach "The Sages of the Middle Ages—Learning About the three R's of Judaism;" Jewish Identity in Film, 7-8:30 p.m. Facilitator David Yudelson looks at film as a medium of expressing what it is to be Jewish. Jewish Journey Groups THURSDAY, Nov. 11: "Living with Illness, 78 p.m., for people who are living with illness or for those who love someone who lives with illness Sally Kaplan, L.C.S.W., will lead the group; The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel, 7-8:30 p.m. Facilitators Lee Needelman and John Dacey will examine Heschel's concept of sacred time and his vision of the Sabbath. SERVICE OF HEALING AND RENEWAL Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., an inspirational service that provides a special structured time and place for prayer, reflection, meditation and communal connection for those looking for spiritual renewal'and those coping with illness, grief or loss; open to the community and held every other month throughout the year. SHABBAT COMES TO YOU Friday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m., at the Rose Blumkin Home.

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Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantors Emil Berkovits and G. Michael Horwitz. FREDAY: Services, 6 p.m.; Brittany Sukiennik will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Friday evening and Saturday morning. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services; Sitter service and Torah Study Skills (TSS), 10 a.m.; K'tantan (K-3rd grade), 10:45 a.m.; Shabbat Story Time (pre-kindergarten and under), 11 ajn.; Humash with Rashi study session, 4:30 p.m.; Minha-Ma'ariv and.Havdalah services, 5 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m.; the Perek Yomi, "Read a Chapter a Day" group at 10:15 a.m.; Kids Lunch and Learn for preschool children and their families, noon-"Shabbat on Sunday" is the theme. WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. LUNCH AND LEARN Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Drazen will continue on Tuesday, Nov. 9, n o o n , at the Rose Blumkin Home conference room. Call the synagogue for reservations. "MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES FOR IJFE" For 7th and 8th graders and their parents. Last session is Tuesday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m., dinner and program. Joint project with Beth El and Planned Parenthood Education Dept. is possible through the support of the Lazier Singer Memorial Fund. ADULT BNAI MITZVAH CLASS The adult classes continue on Wednesday, Nov. 10,7:30 p.m.

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Editorial

November 5,1999

Not the "P" word!

Hardly a month has elapsed since the end of the holidays; most of us have taken apart our sukkot and stored them away for another season of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. So why should we be thinking about (dare it be said?) Pesach? Mention Passover to almost any woman now and she'll cringe at the thought of all the cleaning and preparation. So we won't mention the "P" word. Instead, we'll let you in on a secret: we've already started working on the theme of that big spring issue. Thanks to the persistence of George Eisenberg, whose story was told in the 1998 Passover edition Through Golden Eyes, the Jewish Press will devote our year 2000 issue to The Old Market.

Eisenberg alerted one of our freelance writers, Joan K. Marcus, to the rich Jewish history associated with the Old Market. Many Omaha businesses got their start there and newcomers have moved downtown since those days. Thanks to his remarkable collection of memorabilia, stories and photographs, the Jewish Press will be able to highlight the stories of grocers, wine and spirits retailers and wholesalers, developers, actors, fruit and vegetable purveyors, jewelers and theatrical producers, among others. Some of those featured are no longer with us, but their sons and

daughters have vivid memories of waking up in the dark to make a "special trip with Papa" to the Old Market. But there's more! In conjunction with this special issue, the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is planning an exhibit to open next spring in the Gallery of the Jewish Community Center. Featuring the grocers of the Old Market, the exhibit will display photographs and memorabilia too large to fit inside a 12x16" weekly newspaper! In addition, the NJHS is also planning to publish more stories about the Old Market in a future issue of its quarterly journal. In the meantime, the staff at the Press will be getting ready to publish our annual Hanukkah Gift Guide on Nov. 19, our annual Education/Camp Issue on Dec. 24, and our Tax and Financial Planning Issue on Feb. 4, 2000. (We'd be happy to answer your questions about placing advertising or submitting stories for those issues, too!) Both the Jewish Press.and the NJHS are looking for contributors for this unique project. Readers who have information, photos and the like from the Old Market, are asked to contact Barbara Bresler at NJHS, 334-6442, or the Press office, 3346448. Ours is a rich history in the Jewish community and we love sharing it!

Such a wonderful problem! by Richard M. Joel

In just four weeks of registration, over 9,500 Jewish college students applied for 3,000 places on Hillel's Israel 2000 program, a free, 10-day trip to Israel sponsored by Birthright Israel. Students applied on our Web site from private schools and state schools; by themselves, in pairs and in groups. They are activists and uninvolved, observant and non-observant. They are choosing Israel for winter break over Cancun, Cozumel, Panama City, Vail or Sugar Loaf. They are choosing a 14-hour flight over a quick jaunt; education (and fun) over pure fun; the Land of Abraham over the Land of Abercrombie and Fitch. Yes, Virginia, there is hope for the next generation of Jews. . . '. The success of Israel 2000 points'to the brilliance of philanthropists Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt, the visionaries behind Birthright Israel, who took an idea and brought it to life. Ignoring skeptics, they asserted-correctly, as it turns out~that things Jewish still have resonance for young Jews and that a free trip to Israel would be irresistible. They believed, "If you fund it, they will come." They did, and they are coming in droves -far too many to accommodate on this first trip. The sweep of the first trip is breathtaking. Birthright Israel is providing free trips to 6,000 students: 3,000 through Hillel, 1,000 through other Jewish organizations in the United States, 1,000 in Canada and 1,000 from other countries. Even before the first planes take off, the initiative has already given the Jewish community a number of gifts. It has thrown open the gates of

the Jewish world to young people and welcomed them in, giving Jewish identity a high profile in the process. Hillel professionals are using this opportunity to create meaningful events to engage ' these students in Jewish life. We can nourish this relationship using the list of Israel 2000 applicants, a database of thousands of interested Jewish college students. Not the least of all, Birthright Israel has provided a resounding morale' boost to Jews everywhere who can take heart in the enthusiastic response of thousands of young people. Hillel must now soften the disappointment of those who will not participate in the trip. We will offer them the opportunity to participate in the next Birthright Israel-funded Hillel trip to Israel. We will give them a token of our appreciation. And we are working hard to find strategies to fuel their newly expressed interest in Israel and Jewish identity, including free trial subscriptions to Jewish periodicals. At the same time, Hillel is grappling with the most important problem in this Pandora's box of possibilities: How can we give these students the trip of a lifetime; the Jewish experience of a lifetime, one that will lead to more Israel encounters and more Jewish doings? How do we find the resources to fund Israel stays in the years to come so that the students who cannot go this year can experience Next Year in Jerusalem? And how can we give them equally.exciting Jewish experiences once they return to the "real world" of the campus and community-experiences

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that lead to greater and greater involvement. The Jewish world will not be the same once the Birthright Israel participants return home. We will enjoy the enthusiasm of 6,000 young people who are turned on by Israel and their Jewishness; 6,000 young people who feel in their bones that they are part of a mass movement of Jewish college students and are not isolated in their Jewish identity; 6,000 Jewish college students who will have a personal connection to Israel; 6,000 students who will be able to connect their history with their present and future; 6,000 future parents who will be able to tell their children about the Shabbat they spent in Jerusalem or about their rafting trip on the Jordan. These students will relate to each other differently, to their families differently, to their community differently and to themselves differently. The relationships they form~and, eventually, the families they build-may be different as well. They will be a gift for our camps and schools in the short term, to our synagogues, JCCs, federations and other organizations in the years to come.The Birthright Israel experience-will be indelible. It will leave its mark on these students and on the Jewish people. Maintaining, improving and expanding this vision in the future may be difficult but what a wonderful problem! "V. Richard M. Joel is the National Executive Director of Hillel, the Jewish organization devoted to strengthening Jewish life on college and university campuses across the United States. JEWISH PRESS COMMITTEE Fred Tichauer, Vice-Chairman; Joanio Jacobson, Secretary; Howard Silber, Treasurer; Elyce Azriel; Jill Belmont; Steve Danon; Jean Duitch; Penny Endelman; Kip Gordman; Gary Kudym; Steve Levinger; Linda Saltzman; George Schapiro; Steve Simon. Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of the Jewish Press Committee, the Jewish Federation of Omaha or the Omaha Jewish Community as a whole.' The Jewish Press reserves the right to edit letters and articles for space and content The Jewish Press is not responsible for the Kashruth of any product or establishment.

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The capital city by Teddy Weinberger

A funny thing has happened since I've become a resident of a suburb of Jerusalem: I have become less committed to the idea of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Now, I know all about the centuries of Jewish longing, not just for Israel but, specifically, for JerusalemvAnd I know about certain key prayers in Judaism asking God to return the Jewish people to a rebuilt Jerusalem (I happen to say them three times a dayJ>^So I am well aware of my people's historical and emotional connection to Jerusalem. But I am also aware of the fact that another people is making claims on Jerusalem. And we are in peace negotiations with this people—and in real, serious negotiations each side has to be willing to compromise on vital issues. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay the price for an undivided Jerusalem as capital of Israel. : Let's start with a basic fact: like it or not, Jerusalem is a divided city. Officially, and on paper, the city may be undivided, but anyone who has visited Jerusalem knows the difference between East Jerusalem (Arabs) and West Jerusalem (Jews). Very few Jewish Jerusalem residents ever step foot into Arab Jerusalem. I once cut through East Jerusalem on my way from Mt. Scopus to the center of town. It's another world th'ere in East Jerusalem: Arabic is the language of the area and Islam the religion. Israeli police were pulling over many of the vehicles traveling along the main thoroughfare, and I was also stopped (they quickly

looked at my documents and sent me on my way). True, there are many Jews who take psychic pleasure in knowing that an undivided Jerusalem is capital of Israel. I happen not to be one of these. Another reason why I have begun rethinking the status of Jerusalem is that Jerusalem might have been the symbolic residence of the soul of the Jewish people in Exile, but in the modern State of Israel, there is a big chunk of the population that is not all that attached to the city. Many Israelis who live outside the Jerusalem area hardly ever visit their capital city. It's quite common to hear of Tel Avivians who have not been to Jerusalem (though just an hour away) for decades. A majority of Israelis just might feel that they want to "give" on the issue of Jerusalem in negotiations with the Palestinians. Do they have the right to do this to the Jewish people? I think they do. There is a difference between the heavenly Jerusalem and the earthly Jerusalem. Jerusalem can always remain the undivided capital city in the heavenly Jerusalem, but the earthly Jerusalem lies within a modern democratic political state that is governed by the majority will of its citizens. Having said all this, why was (is) the brouhaha over the Israeli pavilion in Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park so disturbing to me? Why should I not even have supported the National Association of Arab Americans, which protested the pavilion's stressing the centrality of Jerusalem in the life of the Jewish people and was

against all references to Jerusalem as capital of Israel? . I guess it's that there is a difference between protesting the specific parameters of Jerusalem as capital and protesting Israel's right to and reason for designating Jerusalem as capital. The recent protest over Epcot's "millennium village".felt more like the latter than the former. There are some in the Arab world who still prefer to view the Jewish presence in Israel as a typical colonial presence-a foreign people coming in and conquering a land. An exhibit that portrays the millennia-old attraction in thought and feeling of the Jewish people to Jerusalem undercuts this, view of the Jewish presence in Israel. In order for there to be real peace, the Arabs are going to have to fully and completely accept the Jewish State in the land of Israel; so, paradoxically, exhibitions stressing the centrality of Jerusalem in the history of the Jewish people make it clear that Israeli Jews are not your typical colonizers. Israelis might decide in the name of peace to refigure or even move our capital-but not before we are as sure as we can be that our right to designate a capital city will never again be questioned. There is some real fundamental rethinking and educating that needs to go on--on both sides-before a lasting and meaningful final settlement with the Palestinians can be reached. .:..••'.• It's all supposed to be finished in about a year and a half. I don't think so.

SAFETY ZONE To the Editor: For Welcoming Our Daughters, a forthcoming book on new Simchat Bat and other Jewish rituals of welcome for girls, I would like to hear from people who'have put together their own ceremonies, or those who can tell me something about special welcoming customs in their Jewish cultural background (Syrian, Greek, central European etc...) If you've welcomed your daughter with a special ceremony, please send me a copy of the program and/or a note with details about the day. Please also include your phone number and e-mail address so that I can contact you for a follow-up interview if I want to cite your ceremony in the book, which is to be published by Jewish Lights. I'm an award-winning religion writer for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the electronic news service carried by Jewish newspapers around the world, and have also written for New York magazine, The Village Voice, The Jerusalem Report and many other magazines. I can be reached at: DNussbaumc@aol.com, and by regular post at: 223 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Thanks for your input and assistance with this project! Debra Nussbaum Cohen To the Editor: I read with great interest the articles regarding Speedy Zweiback's recent significant donation to Temple Israel for the purposes of adult Jewish education. This donation is a magnificent tribute to the memory of Hermene. . In my opinion, his generosity is one of the most perceptive and thoughtful acts of philanthropy ever to be made in this Jewish community in recent years. It addresses an extremely critical need in Omaha, which, until his gift, received far too little attention, and even less funding. I hope that others will emulate his generosity through the Jewish' Federation of Omaha or through other affiliations. Surely Hermene's memory will be a blessing forever. '

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Jewish Educational and Library Services of the Jewish Federation of Omaha presents: "Not an Ivory Tower: Jewish Studies and Jewish Community in Nebraska" Lecture Series, Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the Friedel Jewish Academy Commons, Jewish Community Center. What do they do? How do they do it? What does it mean to the community at large? These are some of the questions that will be addressed. On Nov. 11, Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, holder of Creighton's Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, "How and Why Jews Study the Bible"; Nov*18, Dr. Jean Cahan, Director of Harris Centery-University of Nebraska-Lincoln, "Why Jewish Philosophy Now?" (Lecture will be dedicated to Dorothy and MyerKripke) • . Sponsored by the Lifelong Jewish Learning Committee, these lectures are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For further information, please call Michael Linn at 334-0517, or Leonard Greenspoon at 280-2303. HADASSAH OF LINCOLN

Hadassah Medical Organization of Lincoln is sponsoring its annual Donor Luncheon at the Nebraska Club in the US Bank on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 12:30 p.m. Co-chairpersons Faye Unger and Eve Hoffman have announced that Ruth Goldenberg, author of the recently published book Women of Valor, will be the speaker for the occasion. The minimum donor is $40, plus $12 for lunch. OCTL

The Omaha Center for Torah Learning offers two classes on Stories from the Book of Bemidbar on Tuesday, Nov. 9,10 a.m., at Temple Israel, and at 7:30 p.m. at Beth Israel. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, at noon, Lunch 'n Learn meets at the home of Sandra and Marvin Kohll, 1617 So. 107th St., 391-5603. Lunch (bring your own) is followed by study of the book, the Lonely Man of Faith by Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik. From 6:30-7:30 p.m., a class in spoken Hebrew is hosted by Al Ross, 676 No. 56th St. A Talmud class on Tractate Pesachim is held at Beth El Synagogue on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m.

BREADBREAKERS Bill Byrne, UNL Athletic Director, will speak on "Current Issues in College Athletics" at B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers. Because of the number of attendees For information on OCTL programs, call Rabbi expected, please make reservations with Lois at the Shlomo Levin, 551-1564. B'nai B'rith office, 334-6443. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon AMITWOMEN at Pastimes Restaurant, 129th and W. Maple. Cost Harris Finkelstein, Executive Director of the is $8.60; the program is open to the community. Jewish Federation Library, will be the featured speaker at Hatikvah Kalah Franklin Chapter's monthly luncheon on Sunday, Nov. _14> Russian Club visits state park 12:30 p.m., at the Livingston Plaza Club Room. Gostis$5. \ Please make reservations with Beverly Franklin at 334-7365, or Marion Strauss at 558-2646.

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At the Early Bird talk session, we gazed into our imaginary crystal ball, trying to discern what expectations could happen as we cross over to the 21st century. „, Medical care, communications, computers, overpopulation and'recession were some areas the crystal globe was attempting to tell us may be expected. One week later, it was a reversal. The discussion led to Headlines of History, a special section appearing in the local newspaper, which resurrected historic news clips going all the way back to 1900. The paper, also contained reprints of famous front pages, some of which are truly unforgettable: the sinking of the Titanic on April 16, 1912; the stock market crash of April 29, 1929; Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941; the assassination of President John Kennedy on Nov. 22,1963. These were but a few that brought back unfading memories. Following lunch, we were addressed by Jill K. Johannsen and Don Terry, representing Healthsouth, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center. Their key topic was osteoporosis and their customized exercise programs that help patients increase bone mass. We paused in reverent memory of Ruth Kaplan Cohen and Sarah Ginsberg. '

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Baker's Supermarkets has donated 2600 backpacks and 59 calculators to the young members of Boys and Girls Clubs of Omaha. The Nebraska Humanities Council is seeking

The Nebraska Chapter of the National nominations to its board of directors. Deadline is Association of Housing and Redevelopment Nov. 15. For a nomination form, call the Council at Officials (NAHRO) honored Orly Gilat as their 1999 Commissioner of the Year. She provided market studies, grant writing, needs assessment and consulting services to community and housing agencies. Gilat has served as commissioner for the Douglas County Housing Authority since March, 1996, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board.

Eight Jewish students at Burke High school were among the 58 inducted into the National Honor Society. They are: Becca Blumkin, daughter of . Susie and Irv Blumkin; Brian Durmaskin, son of Julie and Jay Durmaskin; Tony Endelman, son of Penny and Randy Endelman; Robert Epstein, son of Lisa and Gary Epstein; J a m i e H a m b u r g , daughter of Andrea and Marc Hamburg; J u s t i n Lerner, son of Sheldon and the late Judi Lerner; Matt Lerner, son of Cheryl and Gary Lerner; and Z a c h P e r e l m a n , son of J a n Perelman and Master storyteller and poet, Marge Kercy (author Sheldon Perelman. of He, She and It and Longings of Woman), has a new novel to offer her reading public: Three Women. The Omaha Area Youth Orchestras will open its Piercy, who is always insightful and always able 41st annual concert season on Sunday, Nov. 14, to delve deeply into the emotional core of her char- 7 p.m., at the Strauss Performing Arts Center on acters, presents the story of three generations of a the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. family whose aims and aspirations often differ, but Three additional concerts are scheduled for the who struggle and search for common ground and year: a Hanukkah concert on Sunday, Dec. 12, understanding. 4 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center; Copland Her women touch and move us greatly; they are Centennial Celebration on Sunday, April 2, 2000, well drawn and fleshed out; they are honest and 7 p.m., at Joslyn's Witherspoon Hall; and Spring real. It is a serious novel for serious readers. Serenade on Sunday, May 14, 7 p.m., at UNO's Don't pass it up; it's worth your time. Come down Strauss Center. to the Jewish Federation Library and check it out For ticket information, call 238-2044. or reserve it today.

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The educational and performance troupe, Up With People, will be in Omaha in November and December for four weeks of community activities, culminating in a performance on Dec. 11, 7 pjn., at Burke High School. Approximately 50 students from McMillan, Bryan and Beveridge Middle Schools will participate in an intensive series of interactive workshops on violence prevention, from Nov. 13-Dec. 3. Several peace rallies are scheduled for Dec. 6, 8 and 10, with a community rally on Dec. 10. Housing is needed for the international cast members during their stay here. Interviews for openings in the cast will also be held. For information, contact Lisa Brockie, 301-3301. Former Omahan Tiffani Sherman is now the producer of the 6 p.m. nightly newscasts for WTSBChannel 10 in St. Petersburg, FL. Sherman moved from Cincinnati to Tampa/St. Petersburg, which is the 13th largest U. S. media market. WTSP is a CBS affiliate. She is the daughter of former Omahans Mike and Ellie Sherman. University of Nebraska at Omaha will host "Biblical Archeology for the 21st Century," Nov. 11-14. The conference will open Thursday, Nov. 11, 7 p a n . , with the annual Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks Lecture featuring Dr. Richard Freund, who will speak on T h e Return to the Cave of Letters Project 2000."

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Small change for worthy cause by Erin Conway, staff writer, Westside Lance

Pennies. With value of only one-hundredth of a dollar, they seem so insignificant. Fabled to be a sign of good luck, pennies are found on the ground, hi the couch and in pockets. Often we are so intent on gettingridof the "worthless change" we give our Journey home to Jewish Omaha. pennies away. www.jewishomaha.org Senior Whitney Taxman, daughter of Jeff and Sherry Taxman, is on a mission to collect 1.5 million,' adding to the 700,000 she already has. Taxman is collecting one penny for each of the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust. She began this project for her Bat Mitzvah as a tTHE PHARMACY4; seventh grader in 1994 and is planning to finish it fTHATSPECIALIZESA for her senior project. IN HOME DELIVERY!' "Dr. Uchtman (Westside High School's principal) BRUCE GOLDBERG and I fully support Whitney and what she is doing," PHARMACIST • Discount prices, both For Home Delivery, call: said Jamie Palmesano, Service Learning charged and delivered Coordinator. "We think it is an incredible senior pro733-3216'metro area • Medicines, Herbals and* 734-5419 fax ject (one of Westside's graduation requirements)." Natural Vitamins • Accepting HMO & \Rr/ e-mail: Her project was inspired by Danny Siegel, who PHEXPRESSOaol.com Insurance- Cards fr*Ki travels around the country encouraging people to aid others. Upon the completion of her senior project, Taxman will have collected $15,000. She plans to donate all of the money to charities that support children. "I have always loved children and I want to help Office Furniture Wholesalers, a well-respected,! them," she said. nationally-known broker of used office furniture; Taxman has developed her love of children by with offices in Omaha, Sioux City and St. Louis, is working as a teacher's assistant at Temple Israel expanding its sales staff in Omaha. < Responsibilities include client and customer con- and baby-sitting. She also works at a camp for chiltact, sales and customer service. Experience and dren with cancer and blood diseases called Camp knowledge of office furniture helpful. Rainbow. The staff is composed of volunteers; all of For a fast-paced, exciting telephone-based sales and| the children attend free of charge. marketing position, call L a r r y at 402-333-5883. When Taxman first started her project, it received lots of attention. "It started really big even though I didn't do much to publicize it," she said. "This is an example of the essence of the senior Schollman's project: one that is meaningful and representative Beautiful Decorative of the knowledge a student has acquired during Cabinet, Door & high school," Palmesano said. Bath Hardware Taxman has collected $7,000.' She hasn't decided Supplies specifically which charities will benefit, but she HOURS: Mon-Fri 8-5; Sat. 8-noon does have some ideas. Camp Rainbow and the Schollman's, your personal hardware consultant Aiden O'Neil Foundation are finalists. She wants her contributions to help a wide range of children. 593-9210 Taxman is planning to present a variety show for 8425 "F" St. (across from Acura) elementary school children during Diversity Week re-established, 1998 in January to raise money. Anyone hi the community will be allowed to audition for a spot in her show, which will be held in the Westside High School Auditorium. She has applied for a Martin Luther King Day grant, but whether Westside will Specializing in Your Long Term Care Needs receive the $10,000 grant is not yet known. Some of these funds could be used to hire professional sound and lighting technicians for the show. Gary A. Katelman Taxman believes this project has helped her President learn how to interact better with people. "It has helped make me more aware of people Phone (402) 697-9590 River City BIdg. and how they are different," Taxman said. Ton Free: (888) 456-8884 399 N. 117th S t Suite308 Fax:(402)697-9668 (Editor's note: to assist Whitney Taxman Omaha, NE 68154 Email: LTCagency@aoLcom with her project or to contribute pennies, call her at 397-5816.) iLOCKBMITHB

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EXPERIENCE WITH A CELEBRITY by Elyse Gallner , A few years ago, I had an experience ' with a famous singer, Amy Grant, known as a Contemporary-Christlan-turned-pop singer. You might know one of her songs, Baby, Baby, called her "crossover = 'song."..', "When I was in fourth grade (I'm In Inth

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she was playing her guitar. She asked what song we wanted to sing and we picked Baby Baby. After we sang, we thought our "fame" was over. When we walked offstage, her manager told us we could hang out with the band members backstage for a while. Her

It started in the summer of 1998. My mom had decided it was time that our family did some community service. The plan was for us to visit the Rose , Blumkin Home a couple times a month. In early August, we started going to the Home in order I to familiarize) ourselves with it. Director of VolA.J. unteers, Lois Wine, was very helpful in getting us situated. Lois introduced us to many of the residents and told us some interesting stories about them. To be honest, I didn't want to be there at all. As with most young people, I had developed a common fear of seniors. I had been to the Blumkin Home several times before for Temple projects and things like that, and I was always a little afraid. Their unpredictability put me on the defensive every time. Besides, I was returning to school around August 20, and there was a lot of other stuff I wanted to do with the end of my summer. My mom was persistent, however, and she stated we would be attending the Home several times in the next month. During my very last week of summer vacation, my parents said we were going to go to the Blumkin Home every day for the next week in order to get used to going and to learn more about our future jobs. It just felt like a punishment to me.

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Naturally, I was angry, since I would be spending the end. of my vacation doing something I didn't want to do. However, those five days at the Home really changed my perspective. I met and got to know a lot of nice people, and for the first time, my fear of the elderly began to diminish. After school started, my family decided that we would begin going to the Home every Sunday, after my sister, Holly, got out of Sunday school..It was during this period that my dad started joining us. By January of 1999, we had gone religiously almost every Sunday. I had become friends with nearly every resident and was amazed at how friendly most of them were. My fear of them had completely vanished and, although a resident would occasionally become unpredictable, I began to understand their behavior and learned to respect them. I • also befriended many of the residents' family members, as these loyal people often paid visits to their loved ones. It's now October and I've been volunteering for over a year. My family and I have given about 100 hours of our time to the people at the Blumkin Home, and for that, I'm proud. However, it no. longer feels like a sacrifice to visit, because I now enjoy going. What began feeling like a punishment has turned into something my entire family enjoys doing. Of course, there are days when I'd rather stay home and watch football or/ do something else, but I go to the Home, and plan to continue going, not just because it's a fun thing to do, but because it's the right thing to do. A.J. Is a freshman at LaVlsta Junior High and a member of Temple Israel.

From left: Missy Goslee, Caroline Connell, Amy Grant, GG Haskell and Elyse after the concert. now), I went to an Amy Grant concert in backup singers, Kim Keyes and Tabitha Lincoln with my dad and one of my Fair, taught us the dance moves and friends. It was her "House of Love" tour. backup vocal parts to Baby Baby. This was my first concert, and I didn't When the acoustic part was over, the really know her music that well until then. band went back out and played Baby After the concert, I decided I liked her Baby. We got to go too, to dance and music. That was in February, 1995. sing. It was very memorable. The following summer, I went to anothGG, Missy, Caroline and I thought our er concert. This time, I went with my mom "good luck" was over. But after the conby Sarah Edelstein and a different friend, GG. We decided to cert, we went out by her tour buses; there take a sign to this one. W e put our was a line forming. After waiting about 20 he was'dressed in scrubs and a mask so It has been almost four years and I can addresses on it and, during the concert, minutes, we got to talk to Amy. We got I hadn't recognized him and assumed he still remember tightly, zipping my duffel laid it on the stage. Amy Grant said "Hi" to our picture taken with her and autobag and feeling that burst of excitement was a doctor. us; a few weeks later, we got some post graphs. "All set," said the nurse. As Mom cards from her fan club. If meeting her two times wasn't running through my body. Four years In May, 1996, my dad and I attended a enough, in November, 1998, she was ago in January, to be exact, is when my walked into the operating room, my heart benefit dinner at Amy Grant's farm in kicking off her Christmas tour in Omaha. dream of having a younger sibling finally was racing with excitement. My dream was about to become a reality. Franklin, TN (just outside of Nashvlille). I A few hours before her concert, she went came true. It was 8 a.m., that Jan. 3, 1996, when "Hurry up," I remember my brother, got to talk with her for a pretty long time. to the Salvation Army's annual Christmas we all sat down I got her autograph and pictures taken Tree Lighting. I left school early to Sam, calling as we all piled into the car in the waiting with her. I also met her husband (now attend. She sang two songs, Tennessee to go watch the Nebraska game at our I room. It seemed friends' house. Dad flipped on the radio; ex-husband), Gary Chapman. Christmas and Silent Night. She was like we sat for "Touchdown, Huskers!" the announcer When I first met Amy, I expected she signing autographs, and once again, I hours doing abshouted as the first score of the game would have the "stereo-type" personality got to meet her, get another picture solutely nothing was made. "Go, Huskers!" screamed that celebrities get (stuck up, etc.). She taken and another autograph. She actuexcept. . . waitSam in agreement with the play. was the exact opposite, very nice and ally told me I looked really familiar. I told ing. Of course, After arriving at our friends', we settled down to earth. She is also the mother of her I had sung with her five months jmy grandma comfortably on the couch to watch the three kids whom I met at the dinner; they before. didn't think so, were also very nice. Celebrities meet a lot of people, and I game. The Huskers won; we said our she was too After that, I didn't attend any other Amy think they remember most of them. Not good-byes and were off to my cousin, busy taking picMarilyn's, house so we could meet up Grant functions for a while. When her all famous people are stuck up, either. tures of everywith my grandparents. new album came out, she went on anoth- They can be really nice; after all, they are lone. Soon a Sam and I had planned to sleep at my er tour called "Behind the "£yes." I took like you and me. Their fame does not Sarah friend of c\ose Missy Goslee, GG Haskell and Caroline make their problems any easier to swal- grandparents' the night before the baby was to be bom so we would be able to ours, Bede Ostrow, came to join us. After Connell. Just for fun, we took a sign that low. said, "Amy, can we sing with you?" HalfI will never forget my experience with meet Mom at the hospital in the morning. anxiously waiting for some news, my dad way through the concert, we walked up Amy Grant. Who knows, we might meet After exchanging good night hugs and came out with the baby in his amis. "What is it?" I asked him. to the stage and gave it to her. To our again in December when I attend her kisses and giving Mom's tummy a little pat, for what we knew would be the last "A baby," he replied. surprise, she actually had us come up Christmas concert in Denver. "Duh," I said. during,the acoustic set of the concert. Elyse Is a freshman at Brownell-Talbot time, Sam and I climbed into my grandpa's navy Cadillac and were on our way. "A girl," he finally stated. Her band members were offstage, and and a member of Temple Israel. When we arrived at my grandparent's, After we all welcomed the new baby, everyone quickly got ready for bed, as Dad took her Into another room where we all knew we had a big day ahead Of they gave her a bath and cleaned her up us and needed some sleep. After, my a bit. A while later, Mom, who had been grandma tucked us in, I tried to fall in recovery, was wheeled down the hall - by Jessica Hasslinger asleep but I just couldn't; I was too excit- in her bed, and we all proudly walked ed. It seemed like I tossed and turned with her to her room. Finally, after everyStars'can carry wishes forever before my heavy eyelids and one was situated, a nurse brought the '• _, i ' -across the deep, black sky tired body finally gave in for the night. baby in so Mom could hold her for the . . 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Panelists include Judy Schweikart and Chuck The first in a series of panel discussions is schedSigerson. Schweikart is a partner in the Kutak uled for this Sunday, Nov. 7, 10:30 a.m., in the Milder Center at Temple Israel. "Mixing Religion Rock law firm and a Nebraska Democratic and Politics" will focus on the perspectives of the National Committeewoman. Sigerson is the owner of Sigerson Insurance Agency and serves various political parties. Questions to be discussed include: What place as State Chairman of the Nebraska Republican does religion have in policy deliberations? Where do Party. According to chairman Margo Rosen, "this things stand as the 20th Century ends? And where should be a lively discussion on the current state do we go from here? Bette Evans, Professor of Political Science at of religion and politics in Nebraska." The panel discussion is free and open to the Creighton University, will moderate the panel. She is the author of Interpreting the Free Exercise of community. For more information, call the Religion: the Constitution and American Pluralism.Temple Israel office at 656-6636.

Ruth Messinger, President of AJWS, presented Ambassador Mehmet N. Ezen, Consul General of Turkey, a check for $125,000 for emergency relief aid to earthquake victims.

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The American Institute of Philanthropy, a leading charity watchdog group, annpunced that American Jewish World Service (AJWS) rated among the top three charities offering aid to vie-. tims of the recent earthquakes. In order to receive a top rating the group must spend at least 60% of its budget on program services, and spend no more than $35 to raise each $100. AJWS has raised more than $850,000, and will spend 95% of this money on program services. Ruth Messinger, President of AJWS, presented Ambassador Mehmet N. Ezen, Consul General of Turkey, a check for $125,000 for emergency relief aid to earthquake victims. The money went directly to the Turkish Red Crescent Society to support their efforts on the ground to aid the victims. Their activities include addressing the immediate needs of shelter, medicine, water and sanitation facilities. u AJWSj inpartnef ship with Direct'Belief International, has sent three shipments of medical supplies to help survivors. The first was sent in August and included 3300 pounds of supplies estimated at a wholesale value of over $500,000. The shipment included first aid kits, antibiotics, and trauma-related items such as splints, bandages and orthopedic supplies. A second shipment of 3,000 pounds of emergency supplies was flown to Istanbul Social Security Hospital to treat survivors. A third shipment went to the Uludag University Hospital in Bursa. This was the first hospital to receive victims of the quake. They received largescale medical equipment (including tables, ventilators, electrical transformers, blood bags, a wheelchair, orthopedic fracture devices, defibrillators and monitors.) In addition, a $20,000 contribution was made to Catholic Relief Services in support of their operations on the ground providing shelter, basic food, hygiene commodities and psychosocial counseling through Caritas and the Anatolian Development Foundation. AJWS is a not-for-profit organization providing non-sectarian humanitarian support, technical assistance and emergency relief to people in needregardless of race, ethnicity or religion.

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Where are they now? by Carol Katzma

Her mother and grandmother were killed in a plane crash when she was only 12 years old; she and her younger brother, Lee, limped through their teen years with their father.. But her world changed again right before her senior year when her father announced he was remarrying and they were moving to Baltimore. It would have been the year she was captain of the cheerleading squad, would have written a column for the Register and, had a position on the O-Book staff. Readers may remember her as Layni Raskin, Forty years ago, she was a cheerleader at Central High School, and a well-liked member of the Class of '59. Today,*she is better known as Elayne Savage, a lecturer, seminar-leader, family psychotherapist and published author of Don't Take It Personally! The Art of Dealing with Rejection. Savage was in Omaha last summer to attend the â&#x20AC;˘ 40th reunion of Central's Class of 1959 and to give a book talk at Countryside Village's Bookworm. We talked about her growing-up years in Omaha, the impact of the plane crash and her work and life today in the San Francisco Bay area. "For years, every time I heard about a plane crash, I'd have a reaction," Savage said about that fateful day in 1954. Her mother, Goldie Wolfson Raskin, was accompanying her own mother to Mayo Clinic. A storm blew up suddenly and the plane crashed near Mason City, I A. The family learned about the crash from the evening TV news. Savage remembers "floating" through high school. Though she was greeted warmly by her fellow classmates at the summer reunion, she only recalls bits and pieces of her high school years. A teacher did try to draw Savage out, as did a family cousin, Alan Wolfson. Gail Tretiak Kohll gave Savage a 16th birthday party. But this was the '50s and most of society wasn't equipped with support groups and grief therapy. But some memories are vivid. "Right after the accident happened, I'd walk across the field at Central and a group of girls would suddenly stop talking," Savage said. "I just knew they were talking about me, feeling sorry for me. But no one knew what to say." The move to Baltimore changed her life. Instead of going to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with many of her Central classmates, she wound up at the University of Alabama. Omaha would still be part of the equation, however. Marlene Schwartz, Joy Freiden and Toni Fellman, all from Omaha, also went to *Bama, so "the decision was easy; I could still stay connected to Omaha," Savage said. She also met Chuck Arnold there (who later became Health and Physical Education Director at the'.Ton 20th and Dodge.) She worked toward her degree in sociology, was business manager of The Mahout, the campus humor magazine, and returned to Baltimore to become a social worker. When her stepmother died (10 years to the day after her own mother had died hi the plane crash), Savage moved to California with a college friend. Her social work background led her towards psychology and eventually (in. 1989) she earned her PhD. Looking back on her adolescent years has given Savage insight that helps her clients in her private clinical practice. During a graduate school class exercise, a professor asked the class to choose any name and age and write it on a name tag. Savage found herself writing the name "Marcia" and the age "15." It was then that Savage remembered that it was Marcia Blacker, her Central High English teacher, who once asked if everything was OK at home. (It wasn't.) "No one else seemed- to notice," recalled Savage. The graduate school exercise spurred her to find Blacker, who now lives in Lexington, KY. Blacker's son, David Blacker, teaches at'Illinois State University and has published Dying to Teachi'The Immortality of Teachers. "This story about his mother's far-reaching effect on me appears in his book," Savage said. "When I gave a reading of my book in Louisville, I was thrilled that Marcia came to hear me," adding that Blacker was the first teacher who encouraged her in her writing. Savage's columns have appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Baltimore Sun, among others. She's covered

Elayne Savage such topics as the "double-cross" relationship between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky, the rage following the police acquittals in the Rodney King beating, how some parents live vicariously through their children, and the pain of losing a parent. "I wasn't okay," Savage said about the decade following the plane crash. "And my brother Lee wasn't

okay. I put up a wall. And as kids, you don't have the power to make choices." The painful subject of rejection, the theme of Savage's book, hit close to home when two students opened fire at Columbine High School last spring. Now Savage is called upon to give seminars in the "art of dealing with rejection." "Tipper Gore asked me to sign my book for her," Savage noted, "and said she would take a copy to Hillary (Clinton)." (Savage recently received a thank-you note from Mrs. Clinton.) Savage now has a contract for a second book about the relationships between couples. It will be published in the Fall, 2000, by New Harbinger. T m addressing the issues of space and distance in relationships. What are appropriate personal bound aries? Whatfs intrusion? Why do we need to create so much distance?" Savage lives in Berkeley and has a 26-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, who resides in Seattle, WA. "By looking back at a childhood experience through adult eyes, you can put it in its proper context," Savage said in Don't Take it Personally. Certainly Savage has taken what was a traumatic childhood event and used it to learn and grow and catapult her into a position of influence today. Her book is available in the Jewish Federation Library and you can reach her at elaynesavOaoLcom She'd love to hear from you... "personally!".

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Book discussion reveals problems and strategies of aging by Shane Kotok, Director of Community Outreach Services, Jewish Senior Services

Readers of Mary Pipher's most recent book on aging are excited about the prospect of seeing her in person in Omaha next week. Pipher, an internationally noted psychologist, author and lecturer will speak on issues that touch all families members, transcending all ages in her presentation Ophelia's Family: Across the Generations on Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m., at Temple Israel. The program is presented by Jewish Senior Services, Temple Israel and the Jewish Community Center Child Development Center. Jewish Senior Services, a co-sponsor for Pipher's appearance, hosted a book discussion group at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. The group read and discussed Another Country: Negotiating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders in preparation for Pipher's lecture. Susie Drazen facilitated the Book discussion participants included: group's discussion. Drawing from her 20 years of experience as a ther- Carol Bloch, left, Orly Gilat and Bev apist, and from interviews with families and older Fellman. individuals, Pipher tells the stories of real people as have nuclear weapons or television (although these she maps out the territory that distinguishes the are certainly enormously powerful changes). elderly from subsequent generations. Pipher offers "What has changed most is that we have gone scenarios that bridge the generation gap. from a communal culture to a culture in which peoParticipants in the discussion group explored the ple don't know one another. Values about commuhook and some presented their own scenarios of the nity, individualism and the whole landscape of challenges their own aging relatives bring to then- mental health are quite different now than when lives. The group agreed with Pipher's analysis that our parents and grandparents were young." what separates the generations is not necessarily Pipher helps her readers understand the commuthe technological changes of the century. nication issues which occur as a result of this diviAs Pipher stated in an interview, "What has real- sion between generations. ly changed in the world isn't necessarily that we Reactions from the group included the following:

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. Rita Paskowitz said, "The book gave a definition to the problems and provided a vocabulary. Pipher's writing is a springboard for conversation. "The problems may not be solvable but she helps make them livable. You don't feel that she is an observer; you feel that she is an participant. Having read two of her books, I'm very anxious to hear her speak." Carol Bloch noted, "I thought it was a wonderful discussion group. Not all my problems are solved but I slept better knowing that I'm doing the best I can for now." "I felt that Pipher's vignettes brought to life the poignant experiences of people going through the aging process," added Myra Oberman. "The book brought into focus issues that we need to deal with in our adjustment to our own aging." - Facilitator Susie Drazen further explained, "Pipher comes across as real mensch. I'm looking forward to meeting her." "As a professional, I understand the health care needs of seniors; but as a daughter, I can relate, to Mary Pipher's comments regarding respect and dignity for our parents," said Barbara Gottlieb, Executive Director of Jewish Senior Services. Mary Pipher's upcoming workshop has been funded by grants from The Milton S. and Conine H. Livingston Foundation and The Lazier L. Singer Memorial Fund. The combination of diverse sponsors reflects Mary Pipher's ability to facilitate connections between generations.

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Barred from partisan politics, groups must muzzle their views on Buchanan

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NEW YORK (JTA) - If s never easy completing a 26-mile race, but one European far-right leader might find this Sunday's New York City Marathon particularly grueling. At least one Jewish politician is threatening to interrupt Jorg Haider, the leader of Austria's Freedom Party, if he goes ahead with his intention to compete in. the Nov. 7 marathon. "My goal is to have a conversation with him. I want to understand his views on the SS when he calls them men of character," said New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who represents a district that is home to many Holocaust survivors and Orthodox Jews. "I intend to do it during the race" with a group of survivors or children of survivors. Hikind made his comments after the president of the New York Road Runners Club refused requests from him and from Brooklyn's Chasidic community to ban the 49-year-old politician from the race. "We don't discriminate. We are not going to change this route, and we are not going to kick him out of the race," Allan Steinfeld, President of the New York Road Runners Club, was quoted as saying. The race, one of the world's largest marathons, goes through all of New York City's five boroughs. Several mainstream Jewish groups, while not hesitant to share their dislike of Haider, are not opposing his participation in the race. "If he keeps mouthing off the way in Brooklyn he has been in Austria, he may be running for his life," said Phil Baum, Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress. Haider's Freedom Party made international headlines last month when it finished second in Austria's parliamentary elections, capturing 27 percent of the vote. Haider, who rah on an antiimmigrant, anti-foreigner platform, has repeatedly made comments in the past praising Hitler. "His ugliness does not belong on the streets of Brooklyn, where many survivors took up residence after the Holocaust," Hikind said. "A man who seeks to replant the seeds of Nazism and fascist nationalism should not be allowed to run to taunt the population."

WASHINGTON (JTA)-In recent weeks, Jewish groups have publicly criticized the views expressed by Pat Buchanan that Nazi Germany posed no threat to the United States and that America did not have to enter World War II. But when Buchanan announced this week that he was leaving the Republican Party to seek the Reform Party's presidential nomination—and staked out a strong isolationist stance in his announcement-there was little Jewish reaction. The relative silence illustrates the delicate line Jewish groups-which because of their non-profit status cannot engage in partisan politics or electioneering—have to walk when it comes to taking on candidates whose views they disagree with. Buchanan, a conservative columnist who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1992 and 1996, has long been accused of anti-Semitism by columnists, politicians and Jewish organizations. It is a charge he denies. In announcing his decision and unveiling his agenda last week to several hundred supporters chanting "Go, Pat, Go," Buchanan said the United States should phase out foreign aid, curtail its intervention overseas and implement a "timeout" in legal immigration. It was a "very difficult day" for Jewish groups who could not respond, one Jewish activist said. It is "difficult to know how far you can go and where exactly you have to stop," said an attorney for the Anti-Defamation League. The Internal Revenue Sendee can strip a nonprofit organization of its tax-exempt status if it determines that the group engaged in election politics, the attorney said, adding that the IRS "does not provide a lot of guidance." Indeed, officials at Jewish organizations such as the ADL and the American JewiBh Congress, which have publicly criticized Buchanan's views, would not comment on Buchanan's party switch, saying that'as nonprofit, nonpolitical groups, they could not comment on such matters. Phil Baum, Executive Director of the AJ-

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Political {news (Continued from page 13) However, Matt Brooks, Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, cautioned against making Buchanan into a Jewish issue. "Pat Buchanan is an American problem, not a Jewish problem," he said. Brooks said Republicans and Democrats will likely ignore Buchanan if he is the Reform nominee until he proves he is gaining significant support. Various polls have shown Buchanan receiving five to nine percent of the vote. "You focus on your real opponents, not your imag-

ined opponents," Brooks said. In his speech, Buchanan also called for an end to affirmative action and said all Americans should learn English and a common history of American heroes. "The backsliding toward hyphenated Americanism must end," he said. Buchanan also appeared to call for school vouchers, which give parents funds to send their children to private or parochial schools. Jewish groups are split over the voucher issue. "If I'm elected president, the bureaucrats at the

Department of Education are not going to be teating kids, they're going to be testing the magic of the marketplace," he said. When asked for his reaction to Buchanan's call to halt legal immigration, Leonard Glickman, executive vice president of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, said it was "shortsighted" and failed to recognize the contributions immigrants can and have made to the country. -.-.'. "This kind of nativism really has no place on our country's agenda," he said.

Why I oppose Pat Buchanan by Donald J. Trump, special to the New Jersey Jewish News

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WHIPPANY, N.J. - Patrick J. Buchanan has ducted his policy with the belief that Hitler had no publicly stated that my view of Adolf Hitler and ill will toward the United States. He would have Persian and America's role in World War II is wrong. My view been our version of Neville Chamberlain. Middle Eastern I like what the great historian Stephen Ambrose is very straightforward. Adolf Hitler was our Cuisine enemy. He was a threat to humanity in general has said about Buchanan's ideas: They're so wrong Discover Omaha's Boat Kept Secret that a person who sets out to correct them doesn't and the United States in particular. 1 Buchanan believes otherwise. History and the know where to start. Not only did Hitler declare We Do CATERING! souls of Hitler's victims condemn his every word, as war on us-an interesting way to conduct a hands• Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Receptions '< do I. Yet I will say this — although he has not off policy-he ordered the creation of a fleet of war• Any-Occasion Party ' taught us anything about history, Buchanan has ships and bombers that would allow him to take his Casual Dining S Cocktails once again told us a great deal about himself. If s war to America's cities. Open Mon-iSat Lunch & Dinner time America learned the lesson of who Patrick J. Surely Buchanan doesn't believe that Hitler's Take Out Available Buchanan really is. Amerika bomber was envisioned for any other reaServing Israeli Wine Try a variety of Kebobs Buchanan is not calling all his critics on the car- son than to slaughter the U.S. population. Surely pet-quite the contrary. He has singled me out he is aware of the damage U-boats did to U.S. ship1712 North 120th St. 493-3080 because I was the first person to blow the whistle ping immediately off the East Coast. (Candlewood Shopping Center) •' on his revisionist ranting. While it took some But there is a larger issue at work here. Republican presidential candidates four days to Buchanan has enjoyed a long psychic friendship locate their sense of outrage—and George W. Bush with Adolf Hitler, whom he has called "a man of has yet to locate his—it took me only minutes to uncommon courage, a soldier's soldier and a leader issue my very first public denunciation. steeped in European history." Balebusta of the Month I responded quickly and forcefully for this reason: He argues that the gas chambers at Hitler's Unlike most politicians and pundits, I believe it's Treblinka could not have actually killed Jews. He time to stop patting Pat on the head and dismiss- has gone to great lengths attempting to technically ing him as a good-hearted eccentric. It's time to clear war criminals. And he has complained that start taking this man seriously as a threat. Jews are obsessed with the Holocaust. Let me be very clear. The argument I am having Yes, the man who praises Hitler for being SALMON LOG with Patrick Buchanan is not an academic exercise. "steeped in European history" accuses Jews who 1-lb. can Salmon Yes, it began with the publication of his latest are steeped in their history of engaging in "group 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese book, but this dispute quickly moved to the heart of fantasies of martyrdom." Public discourse in this 1 Tablespoon lemon |ulce public life. Buchanan is now arguing his position in country doesn't get any uglier than that. 2 teaspoons grated onion the context of a presidential campaign. He is not But Buchanan tries. 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish only seeking to rewrite history but to have his He also warns his followers that the United 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke shabby and dangerous views ratified by popular States is controlled by Jews, especially regarding 1/2 cup chopped nuts vote. Make no mistake. Those who support foreign policy. On slow days, he attacks gays, immi3 Tablespoons chopped parsley Buchanan are complicit in this attack on truth and grants, welfare recipients, even Zulus. When corDrain and flake salmon; remove skin and bones. Combine salmon with next five ingredients; mix human dignity. nered, he says he's misunderstood. But the fact is thoroughly. Chill several hours or overnight. I have stated that Buchanan winks at barbarism that he has a dead serious purpose, and one pur-_ Combing chopped nuts and parsley. Shape salmon in his new book. There is no other way to describe pose only: To gain political power. That makes him mixture into log, then roll in nuts and parsley. Serve his views. Buchanan argues that we should have a very dangerous man. with party rye bread or crackers. blessed Hitler's rampage to the east by leaving him Unfortunately, Pat is very much with us. He has alone. He meant us no harm, Buchanan says. The remained a major media presence throughout these Balebusta of the Month same man who argued forcefully—and, in my opin- scandals and has high hopes of hijacking the sponsored by ion, correctly—that we should not have given an Reform Party presidential nomination. He has inch during the Cold War now says Hitler should struck out with the Republican Party and is now have been appeased. grasping desperately for a new political vehicleThe barbarity of this position is breathtaking, for and its $12 million in campaign funds. Buchanan is arguing that Hitler should have had a I will do all in my power to see that his hijacking free hand to kill millions of Jews, Catholics, does not succeed. I won't stand idly by as Gypsies and anyone else who stood in his way. Buchanan promotes his dangerous ideas. Others We have no choice but to assume that had have already fallen silent but silence is not an Buchanan been president, he would have given option. There is far too much at stake. 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"We're excited that our community will have the opportunity to meet and study with Rabbi Wolf," said Rabbi Katzman. "Kabbalah is enjoying a worldwide vogue and Rabbi Wolf is one of its foremost exponents."• 'Rabbi Wolf is making his second appearance in Omaha; he Bpoke here in 1994. For more information, call Elizabeth at the Chabad House, 330-1800.

Carolyn S. Abramson and Jack A. Donnelly, both of Pittsburgh, were married Sunday, Oct. 3, at "Celebrations" in Omaha. A reception followed. Judge Samuel V. Cooper officiated. The bride is the daughter of Norman Krizelman of Omaha, the late

ADL promotes diversity through annual workshop

• . Six Omahans were among the 800 participants at last week's annual convention of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Rabbi Paul Drazen led the contingent, which also included Susie Drazen, Midwest Regional USCJ Coordinator, Beth El President Mike Abramson, Beth El Executive Director Larry DeBruin, and congregational members Howard and Faye Euback. Israeli Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner and First Amendment Scholar Prof. Dan Farber discussed the role of law in their respective countries, followed by breakout sessions with five Members of Knesset. Rabbi Elliot Dorff, from the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, spoke on ethics and halakhah as well as the ethics of running the synagogue as a business. Corporate CEOs Paul Silberberg and Jeffrey Swartz tackled the role of ethics in running a "mega-enterprise". Concurrent forums dealt with issues from the biomedical ethics involved in reproduction to "Fitting Jewish Education Into a Tight Schedule" and seminars covered every conceivable aspect of running an effective synagogue. ' -.•••••:. Major speeches were also given by USCJ Executive Vice-president Rabbi Jerome Epstein and President Stephen Wolnek.

More than 350 area high school students attended Wednesday's Prejudice Elimination Workshop, sponsored annually by the Anti-Defamation League. The teens represented 26 high schools, public, private and parochial. The event was chaired by Ken Bird, Superintendent of Westside Community Schools. The goals of the workshop included: •Providing an understanding of prejudice and discrimination and the harm they inflict upon individuals and society; •Recognizing biases and taking personal responsibility for combating prejudice and discrimination; •Challenging stereotypes and biases which inhibit inter-group understanding; •Building bridges of understanding and friendships among students who represent the spectrum of diversity with regard to culture, race, religion, sexuality and disability. Thirty-six facilitators representing Omaha-area business, civic and educational communities, led the workshops, according to ADL Assistant Director Debbi Brown. For more information about this program or other ADL programs, call her at 333-1303.

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When parents and teens talk by Courtney Rabb, Jewish Press student Intern

Over 25 seventh and eighth graders met at Beth El Synagogue with their parents on Tuesday, Oct. 26, for the first of a three-part series entitled, "Making Healthy Choices." The series was designed by Planned Parenthood of Omaha. Temple Israel congregants have already participated in a similar program, "Making Healthy Choices," led by Tara Miller-Donohue and Kathy Tollefsrud of Planned Parenthood, along with Rabbi Paul Drazen and Hazzan G. Michael Horwitz of Beth El Synagogue. Tollefsrud explains the purpose of this program: "From research we have seen that w o r k s h t ic8 kids want to talk about peer pressure, dating, sex and other serious issues with their parents. But we have also learned that parents often feel uncomfortable initiating such conversations. This program allows these conversations to be started for them. Hopefully, the program will be the starting point which will, in turn, result in their child making healthy choices.", The main objective of this dialogue was to discuss healthy decision-making and allow parents to see what types of pressure teens face. The program began with what is called a "fish bowl activity." The room was broken into smaller groups comprised of both teens and parents. The parents sat in the middle with the teens around them. The teens listened to the pressures their parents had faced at their age, then they switched places. The children in the center discussed what issues they and their friends face, while their parents listened.

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