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Tovu to Play at Annual Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration by JEWISH PRESS News Service
"When people ask me what kind of music we play, I often hear the same response: 'Jewish Rock and Eoll? Really?' said Josh Zweibaek, onethird of the musical group Mah Tovu, who will be performing at the Jewish Community Center at this year's Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration, Sunday, May 6, starting at 12:30 p.mu "It may sound funny at first, but Contemporary Christian music has become incredibly popular, and extremely successful commercially. Artists like Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, and Michael W. Smith are filling up stadiums around the country and winning Grammy Awards. Why can't contemporary Jewish music become just as popular?" he asked.
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Mah Tovtf s style. "When people hear 'Jewish music*, they most often think of Klezmer, the polka-like, clarinet and mandolin powered Jewish folk music dating back to the 15th century," explained Steve Brodsky, who along with Zweiback and third p a r t n e r Ken Chasen, forms the core of Mah TOVTJ.
"Klezmer has made a big comeback in recent years, which is great—but this is definitely not ffiezmer," he added. Brodsky, Zweibaek, and Chasen all grew up listening to '60s, *70s and '80s Steve Brodsky and Josh Zweibaek, two- pop and rock radio, and tMrds of the duo, Mah Tovu, who will per- •were heavily influenced by form at Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Sunday, May 6, an eclectic TTHY of artists. 2 p.m., at the JCC. (Continued o n page 13)
For Jewish Groups, Bush Budgets is a Case of the Glass Being Half Foil
NCCJ to Honor Nancy and Marian 'Noddle by JEWISH PRESS News Service
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The National Conference of Community aad Justice will honor longtime community volunteers at its 2001 Humanitarian. Dinner, J a n e 1 at the Holiday Inn Central, according to Executive Director Jane Batfc. Among the faonorees are Nancy and Harlan Noddle, who will be recognized, along with Mogeas and Cindy Bay. Ben Gray will be given the Otto Swansea Spirit of Service Award. The event is co-chaired by Clarenee L. "Mickey Landen, Jr., Mary Landea and James E. Landen, respectively C h a i r m a n , 'Vice-chairman and President of Security National Bank, aad Diane N. "Diay" Landen, owner and president of Vantage Conimanicalions. "MCCJ*s 2001 bonorees are exceptional, capable and deserving leaders," noted B a t t . "The Humanitarian Awards are presented annually to publicly recognize and honor the recipients for their history of service to the community and to provide funds to support the mission of NCCJ in the Midlands; fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America.** • : . . . . Harian J. Noddle is Chairman of the Board of the Noddle Development Company. A native of Omaha, Noddle is active in various regional and national volunteer organizations, including AIPAC, t h e American Israel Public Affairs Committee. He serves on the Executive Committee of the University of Nebraska Foundation; the board of directors for NCCJ; president of the Murray H. and Sharee C. Newman Supporting Foundation; and chairman of the Nebraska Health Systems board of directors.
by SHARON SAMBER
WASHINGTON (JTA)-President Bush's proposed budget is not what many Jewish groups hoped for, but it's a lot better than they feared. That's what Jewish groups are saying following Bush's recently released proposal. Under the plan, social service programs of key importance to the Jewish community don't suffer the potentially severe cutbacks they had feared under budget plan. But Jewish groups say the proposed funding still falls well short of what they want. Groups that work for refugee assistance and affordable housing for the elderly say their causes would receive a slight increase in funds under the plan, but their needs still far outweigh the money proposed. Other programs, such as health care for the uninsured and environmental programs, are marked for cuts. Still, Diana Aviv, Vice-president of public policy for the United Jewish Communities, the Jewish community's central social services agency summed up the reaction of much of the Jewish community: "This could have been much worse, and it's not." With months to go before a final budget is approved—the House and Senate have passed their own plans in recent weeks, which will need to be reconciled with Bush's proposal—the final budget numbers are far from certain. The cornerstone of Bush's economic policy is an across-the-board tax cut that he claims will amount to $1.6 trillion over 10 years. The House budget largely tracked Bush's proposal, while the Senate proposed significantly more discretionary spending than did Bush, along with a smaller tax cut of $1.18 trillion over 10 years. Many Jewish, groups, however, say a tax cut should be placed on the back burner until social service programs are sufficiently funded. Bush also hopes to set a cap of four percent growth for the budget. Bush's priorities and restrictions leave no room for discretionary spending increases, and will make it difficult for the budget to keep up with inflation
and population growth, according to the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. "This budget has the feel of a document prepared after the tax cut," said RAC Associate Director Mark Pelavin. T h e decisions don't make sense." For example, Pelavin pointed out that despite the nation's continuing energy crisis, funding was cut for research into alternative energy sources. Bush released his budget plan April 9. Groups are still combing over the numbers and assessing the situation. Congress will examine the Bush budget in detail, and over the next few months committees and subcommittees will hold hearings on relevant proposals under their jurisdiction. The deadline is Oct. 1, the start of the next fiscal year, but the government can continue functioning under an interim framework if the deadline is missed. The migration and refugee assistance program, which funds overseas refugee assistance and U.S. admissions, would increase from $700 to $715 million under Bush's budget. But UJC and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society have been pushing for $800 million for the program to meet the needs of a refugee population estimated at 14 million worldwide. Aviv noted that funding for elderly housing would increase slightly-from $779 million to $783 million-but that still is far below the $1.3 billion allocated in 1995. "We're going backwards," she said. Sammie Moshenberg, Director of the Washington office of the National Council of Jewish Women, agreed that the surplus should be invested rather than returned to the public in the form of tax cuts. The budget proposal also includes language on helping faith-based organizations that provide social services. Jewish groups are concerned that the government will step back from its role of providing social services, and that the program may cross the lines of church-state separation. Orthodox groups, however, baek the faith-based initiative as a way to increase funding for religiousbased social service programs.
Nancy and Harlan Noddle Noddle also serves on the boards of the Omaha Symphony and the New Community Development Corporation. He has led every division of the Jewish Federation Annual Campaign and is a past president of the Federation. Nancy Noddle started a linen rental and event planning company in 1982, now known as Events, Inc., from which she is now retired. She is a twotime co-chairman of the Federation Women's Campaign, and has served on the boards of Temple Israel Sisterhood and Friends of Planned Parenthood. Her leadership positions Include service as president of t h e Joslyn Art Museum's Women's Association, co-chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Chancellor's Investiture, and co-chairman of the University of Nebraska a t Omaha/Jewish Federation Archeological Project. For information about the event, call NCCJ at 391-4460.
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The first is the city Piano, TX 75093. family as distinguished from the rural family. Sheer space is an operative factor here. A family JOSEPH F. STERN with many children requires more space than city Graveside services for Joseph Stern were held families can usually afford. April 23 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He died at the The second factor is the urge to attain a high age of 94. standard of living. This is much harder to achieve Survivors include his wife, Helen; daughter, with a large family than a small one. Elisse Stern; and grandchildren, Andrea and And the third is the ratio of higher education for Jonathon Collis. the mother to the number of her children. The Memorials to Beth Israel or Temple Israel. longer a woman stays in school, the smaller (generally) is the number of children, if any, to whom she CELIAR. COOPER gives birth. Services for Celia Cooper were held April 23 at These three are likely the main sociological fac- Beth El Cemetery. She died April 21 at the age of tors in keeping families small. And American Jews 82. are at the forefront. Hence, the slowly falling She was preceded in death by her husband, birthrate in the American Jewish community. Nate. Hence the perilous inability of our community to Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, even reproduce itself. Jeffrey and Susan Cooper; daughter, Mindy Years ago, the now defunct periodical Look had a Cooper; grandchildren, and Erin Cooper; sisstartling article on "The Vanishing American Jew." ter, Joan Raduziner;Josh and brother, Marvin Has that prediction now found an element of truth, Richards, large or small? Memorials to favorite charity or Alzheimer's Our national organizations, religious and secuAssociation. lar, ought to be looking into this situation. They have the trained personnel and the financial resources to get a firm hold on the problems Solution to April 13 involved. Indeed, this is nothing new for them and Crossword Puzzle: they have addressed the problem before. Jerusalem and Neighbors One of our Haftarot (to Parashat Bemidbar) © by R. BERNARD MANN, David Legacy starts off: "The number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be H A 1 F A — C. A L KM c P A S numbered or measured." (Hosea 2:1) A P R E S|A s 1 A | A R R T At no time in history have the children of Israelwe Jews-been large in number. Everywhere we T R UT 1 E T | Isl 0 G A have been a small minority. Small, therefore vulS L E E KIR A B Apr A M 0 N nerable. It is the vulnerability of Jews that made E[P1E N M|E L 0 them so convenient a scapegoat and whipping-boy C R E 0 L|E|S S O[L in so many of history's tragic events for Jews. 1D1 H E B R OINJI R U NA The scandalous treatment of Jews in history, the fake accusations and the pogroms that accompaA A Rd A N 1S 0 R nied them, was directly related to the small numSNOY R 0 S | T T z\\ K L A G ber of Jews in various countries. Even in Poland, A|V 1 A R S where Jews at one time were as many as three milA 0 S lion, they were outnumbered about ten to one. I R "NTS They were thus a living invitation to thugs and B R U SIAX E M • A Q A B bigots for a riotous good time with clubs and \Q\ P T S • M l M E • N U M E R knives and axes. T E E •'OR E L • D | E T A No one should be deceived by the expurgated picture of a pogrom in Fiddler on the Roof. The facts 0 A S UN] T RAM of the Shoah indicate to us that pogroms were real, fatal and frequent. 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Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantors Emil Berkovita and G. Michael Horwitz. FRIDAY: Services, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. JKaddush will be sponsored .by Beth El; TSS (Torah and Siddur Skills) Program, 10 a.m.; K'tantan (K-3rd grade) 10:45 a»na,; Shabbat Story Time (pre-K. and younger), 11 ojn.; Mishnah study session with Rabbi Drazen, 7:40 p.m., followed by Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah, 8:10 p.m. SUNDAYS •Service's; 9 a.m.; Torah Trope Class for upcoming B'nai Mitzvah students and their parents, 9:15-10 a.m., call Cantor Berkovits at Beth El, 492-8550, for more information; Terek Yomi, 10:18 a4in. The group continues its study of the Book of Proverb. This week's discussion leader is Miriam Ben-Yaaeov. WEEKDAYS! Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5(80 p.m. FREE SITTER SERVICE Available every shabbat morning from 10 sum. to the'conlusipn.of services. This program is underwritten by th© Early Childhood Development Committee and welcomes children ages 18 months and okter. ' . : ADULT EDUCATION \ • .-WEDNESDAY, May 2s Adult B'nai Mitzvah, 7:80p.m.
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• • still In Denial Despite the loss of David Irving's libel suit against author and Emory Professor Deborah Lipstadt in the English courts last year, the Holocaust denial industry is still in business. . • . Just a few days ago, the Jordan Writers Federation announced it would postpone a conference on denying the Holocaust until May 15, to coincide with the founding of "the Zionist entity" in 1948. The government of Jordan, to its credit, has not given any support to this so-called conference and, in fact, asked that it be cancelled from its original date in April, just prior to a meeting between American President George W. Bush and Jordanian King Abdullah. A similar conference planned to take place in Beirut was canceled following significant criticism against Holocaust deniers by Arab intellectuals. The story, which originated with the Associated Press, was reported in the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'Aretz. Palestinian Media Watch reported this article defining the Holocaust as a "fable" appeared just days before Yom HaShoah in the official daily, and includes the following: • Tho Holocaust "history" is a "fablo"; • Tho Zionists use the Holocaust -fable for political and financial profit; • The Jewish controlled media in the West perpetuate Holocaust myths;
• The 6 million figure is a lie as "the vaults in the camp could not have held even one percent of that number"; '• The Jews brought the European anti-Semitism on themselves because Zionism needed a unifying factor against assimilation; and • The Palestinians are the true Holocaust victims. Hiri Manzour, official Palestinian Authority daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, was quoted April 13: "A recently published book by an American researcher discusses the holocaust. Employing scientific and chemical evidence, it proves that the figure of six million Jews cremated in the Nazi Auschwitz camps is a lie for propaganda, as the most spacious of the vaults in the camp could not have held even one percent of that number." And finally, MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) reported, in his short daily column in the Egyptian government-sponsored newspaper Al-Akhbar, entitled "Half a Word," columnist Ahmad Ragab wrote this about the Holocaust: "Thanks to Hitler, blessed memory, who, on behalf of the Palestinians, revenged in advance against the most vile criminals on the face of the earth. Although we do have a complaint against him for, his revenge on them was not enough." Thought you'd want to know these are the folks with whom we're supposed to make peace.
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Israeli conflict than did President Clinton. State Department officials therefore are concerned that naming an envoy indeed would create the impression of increased involvement, and may try to make statements clarifying Bush's continued low-key role before announcing any nomination. Some officials have been designated for Middle East posts within the State Department but have not yet taken office. Most department staff in Washington and Middle East capitals therefore are hold-overs from the Clinton administration. Once Bush's other Middle East appointees take office and divide the workload, it should become clearer whether a special envoy is needed. The appointment therefore is not considered imminent. Speculation about the appointment has focused on Edward Djerejian, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Syria. Djerejian is closely associated with former Secretary of State James Baker, and now heads Baker's Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Djerejian is respected by both Arabs (Continued on page 5)
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Pesach is one of the pilgrimage holidays—a holiday when, in ancient times, the Israelites journeyed to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices. In more recent time, there have been all-day walks to Jerusalem. But as Thomas O'Dwyer humorously wrote in the Jerusalem Post, it is likely that more Israelis left Israel for Pesach vacations than left Egypt in the exodus. It's not exactly so, since there were some 700,000 Israelis who went abroad for the holiday, and the Bible relates that 600,000 Jews left Egypt. But remember, only adult males were counted—if women and children were added in, the number would have been substantially greater. Yet the Pesach exodus is one of the hallmarks of modern Israel. During Pesach, schools are closed as are most government offices and many private businesses so it is a great time to take a vacation. But for those who remain, Pesach offers a feast of activity. The museums are filled to overflowing. This year, a new children's museum has been opened in Holon (a Tel Aviv suburb) and the 40,000,000 shekel hightech, hands-on facility had to turn families away. The national parks are literally mobbed and there are no rooms avail-
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able in either Eilat or in the GalliL This year, however the crowds are Israelis hot tourists, of which there are unhappily too few. The new Bahai gardens in Haifa are drawing throngs of visitors. These gardens, built on the slope of the Carmel, now extend nearly to the sea. .i, Built by the Bahai sect at a cost of $250,000,000 (yes, that's the right figure) they are truly one of the worlds greatest botanical developments rivaling the magnificent Bruchard gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. The city of Jerusalem, and most other cities, sponsor daylong activities for both adults and children, which draw very large crowds. The Botanical gardens in Jerusalem are also very popular. Then, of course, one must not overlook such imported fare as the Royal Shakespeare Company-one of many non-local performing arts groups which regularly make Israel a stop-over. So despite all the turmoil—Pesach continues this year to be a time of relaxation, of taking advantage of what this small state has to offer, which is considerable. The country side is awash in wild flowers and acacia blossoms. It is truly a wonderful time of the year.
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I find it quite apposite that a cur- al event due to security concerns or rent exhibition at the Israel Museum the qualms of a visiting performer, focuses on surrealism, for these last but there are more than enough months in Israel have certainly been shows, exhibits and performances to flavored with the surreal. In light of fill one's social calendar. Israelis the grit and determination for which seem to have an excellent ability for Israelis are famous, it will come as no not letting "the situation" interfere surprise to learn that life here has with their lives. proceeded apace even with the cur- As a friend told me the other day in rent Palestinian uprising: adults go the Givat Ze'ev fitness center: "It to work, children go to school, restau- can't be too bad if we keep on coming rants serve meals, and merchants sell in here." their goods. Before Passover, Sarah's elderly What has seemed surreal to me is cousin from Tel Aviv told us that the flagrant extent of this normalcy, although her son and his family in It's one thing to carry on with the Neve Dekalim really wanted her to basic ingredients of life; it's another come for the holiday, she had decided for a society experiencing guerrilla not to take them up on their offer warfare to insist upon a full and com- since it would be too arduous of a trip plete range of social, medical, and for her husband, cultural opportunities. Not a word was mentioned of the Thus, amidst the daily radio reports fact that Neve Dekalim is one of the of violent incidents between embattled Jewish settlements in the Palestinians and members of the Gaza Strip and that she might not Israeli Defense Forces, one can hear want to risk participating in a frequent advertisements for laser eye Passover Seder while under enemy surgery to rid oneself of glassies, for fire. Just a trip deferred, so it would cosmetic surgery to get the body of seem, for a rather mundane reason. one's dreams, and for Manhattan Yet despite all this normalcy, every apartments (these advertisements now and then one experiences a cerbegin with the familiar theme from tain shortness of breath. When I vis"New York, New York" and offer ited Israel in the summer of 1994 as a Israelis the ""peace of mind" that tourist, and my cousin told me that comes with ownership of a condo in sometimes she feels a strong need to the city that never sleeps). leave the country and breathe freely, Then there are the ubiquitous spots I didn't know what she was talking for Clinica Ohn ("Power Clinic"). about. Now I know. There are so many different and It only takes two or three "incirepeated advertisements for Clinica dents" in a week and I can feel my Ohn's treatment of male impotency choHt tightening and my world (one promotes the Clinic's discretion shrinking. Not to worry, though. and allays fears of disclosure, one tarEvon on the day of an "incident," gets women by saying "you can make life (for the most part) continues as the call for him," one suggests that all normal: kids come home from school, the gifts in the world can't make up adults return from work, restaurants for "that one little problem," etc.), Berve dinner, and merchants attend that a person could be forgiven for to their last customers of the day. concluding that they have come upon And not too long after the initial the main problem facing Israeli soci- non-stop coverage following the "inciety today. dent" (lasting an hour or so), here Yes, life certainly goes on in Israel come those advertisements for better even during troubling times. True, eyes, hips and romance, one reads about a cancellation here So will someone please tell me: Is and there of a concert or other cultur- there a war going on here or not?
To the Editor: Omahans have an opportunity to hear an internationally known American rabbi when he gives a weekend of lectures this Shabbat at Temple Israel. Rabbi Marvin Tokayer's 'experience in Japan is of particular interest. We should not lightly pass up this opportunity to broaden our experience through latching onto his experience and making his, so to speak, ours. Rabbi Myer S. Kripke
My mother was interviewed by director Stephen Spielberg's organization, and the videotape of that interview also provided some insight. I did note, however, that again' my mother did not delve into the darker side of underground life. Instead, she emphasized the generosity, heroism and strength of character of those around her. Perhaps this focus revealed a strength of my mom's own character, described in the article. I believe my mother never did "get over" her Holocaust experiences. They To the Editor: seemed to permeate much of her charAt the request of Dr. Ed Malashock, acter and expectations of life. I met I received the April 6 Passover issue of many other survivors who were friends the Jewish. Press, which contained of my parents. They, too, bore many an article about my mother, Use R. scars they hid to protect others. As one (Mrs Manfred'P.) Kuttner, written by would expect, this was especially true Scott Egermayer, Dr. Malashock's of those who survived the concentragrandson. tion camps and other atrocities. He described some history of my It will certainly be up to their mother's struggle descendants, people while in the Dutch liko young Mr. Egerunderground during tnayer and my two WW II. There were young nephews, to several interesting deensure such horrible tails I had not known. tniiui.se of power hapIt was also interesting piuiH "never again." to read a "take* on the In the final year of Holo-caust from someher life, she and I one a couple of generawere waxing philotions removed from sophic as she gazed at the events. the natural scenic My mother was very beauty outside her reticent about those sixth-floor window at years when disSkyline Manor. Mom Use R. Kuttner cussing the war with my sister was quite a lover of nature. Her time Naomi, and me, I think she tried to at Skyline was a well-earned respite. shelter "us from the horror, prefer- This photo was taken in 1951. ring that we dwell more on the wonThanks to Mr. Egernmyer for writderful opportunities of life in the ing tho article, to you Tor printing it, United Sluteti. It was mainly to the Maln-tshocks for retuaining through talking to my mother's faithful Wends, and to the Press for friends, such as the Malashocks, forwarding the paper to me. that I could fill in the gaps concernDan Kuttner ing my mom's experiences. San Diego, CA
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and Israelis and would bring a balanced approach, Jewish leaders said, in keeping with the Bush administration's stated policies toward the Middle East. Djerejian's Syria experience could be particularly useful, as • the administration is cognizant of concerns in Syria and other Arab countries that decade-old sanctions •harm the Iraqi population. Jewish leaders say Djerejian could soothe tensions between Israel and Syria and ease Syrian resistance to America's Iraq policy. In a speech to the Foreign Press Center last week, Djerejian said the time may have come for the U.S. to reassess its Mideast policy. History shows that when presidents make decisive leadership decisions, significant developments in the region have followed, he said. The administration should "structure the next phase of the negotiations along these lines in a more coherent and realistic regional framework which accommodates the interests of both sides and does not ignore popular opinion in both the Arab countries and Israel," Djerejian told
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year. The books offered run the gamut of Jewish publishing. The regular catalog will feature 120 titles. There also is a column in which Jewish thinkers and club members can voice their opinions. There will be bulletin boards on the Web, where club members can form virtual communities. Every other month, the catalog will highlight a different charity, and a contribution will be made to that organization. Literary books are sprinkled throughout the first catalog: Chabon's novel; Yaffa Eliach's awardwinning book about the history of a Lithuanian shtetl, There Once Was a World; a complete Tanach; and books on ritual and prayer. Traditions apparently hopes to appeal to all Jews, as the introductory catalog includes several cookbooks and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism. The aim, Berger said, is to choose books that are "central to what peoples' lives are, close to their hearts, the community they grew up in—its cooking, culture." Giant bookstores have proliferated throughout the United States in the past decade, but the book club will help readers of Jewish books because, in a store, such books might be scattered throughout different sections, Goldwag said. In certain books-like The Bee Season, a highly acclaimed first novel about the daughter of a Jewish mysticism scholar--"the main character is Jewish," Berger says. "But no one knows that because the publisher wants" to appeal to the widest audience and "therefore plays that part down." More information about Traditions can be found on the Web, located at: www. jointraditionsbookclub.com.
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Novel on the Holocaust Philip Roth, Move Over: and Comics Earns a Jewish New Jewish Women's Fiction by RAHEL MUSLEAH — ' < "•••"•• > .•.——— < Writer a Pulitzer Prize You too, Saul Bellow. It's time to make room for a new generation of American Jewish writers, many of whom are young women who have not even hit NEW YORK (JTA)--Michael Chabon's sprawling 30. Their debut novels on Jewish themes are earnnovel about a young Jew who escapes from Europe ing large advances, garnering stellar reviews and on the eve of World War II and makes it big in New bestseller lists. As the literary world looks York's comic book industry has made him a liter- reaching to crown fresh young talent, readers are reaping ary superhero. the benefits. Chabon's The Amazing Adventures ofKavalier & Take Nomi Eve's novel, The Family Orchard Clay won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction last week, (Knopf), which chronicles the six-generation saga earning the 37-year-old Jewish author one of the of a Jewish family in Eastern Europe, Israel and world's top literary awards. America. The 659-page book is full of magic, both literary The manuscript, which took seven years to write, and literarily. earned n.ow-32-year-old writer a six-figure Joe Kavalier, who apprenticed with a magician, advance the and a hefty first printing of 75,000. escapes from Czechoslovakia in a coffin after a Myla Goldberg's coming-of-age novel about an 11scene involving the legendary Golem of Prague. year-old spelling genius coached by her father, a After he arrives in New York, he and his cousin mystical-minded Reeonstruetionist cantor: Bee Sammy Clay thrive—for a while, at least—by creat- Season (Doubleday) has over 60,000 copies in print, ing a character, "The Escapist," a young hero res- and is scheduled to go into paperback this spring. cued from an orphanage in Central Europe who She's only 28. derives his powers to fight evil from a golden key. Diamant's reinvented version of the bibliThe creative forces behind the comic industry in calAnita story of Dinah, The Red Tent, (Picador), which that era, considered the Golden Age of comic books, has sold 350,000 copies, has been near the top of were mainly Jewish men: Superman creators Joe Book Sense's bestseller list (based on sales from Shuster and Jerry Siegel and Captain America and independent bookstores across America) for more Hulk creator Jack Kirby, for instance. than 40 weeks [38 weeks as of this writing], and Chabon himself was a big comics fan as a kid, has been translated into 14 languages. "I grew up steeped in comic books," he once told "Jewish women are writing music and novels and an interviewer. Like his father before him, theology, and painting and doing calligraChabon's father would bring him comic books every phy," saidsculpting Diamant. "There's a flowering of the Friday after work, arts across the board and we are a part of that culAs an adult, Chabon re-opened his old collection. tural ferment. We are most educated generation of "When I opened it up and that smell came pour- Jewish women in history. We are the readers and ing out, that old smell, I was struck by a rush of the writers.'* memories, a sense of my childhood self that seemed It's not news that Jewish women are writing ficto be continued in there," he has been quoted as tion. They have been doing ao for decades, Erica saying. Jong, Anne 'Roiphe, Sue Kaufman and others have The page-turning novel, replete with Jewish won solid places in the annals of contemporary ficthemes, comes after Chabon bus moved closer to tion. What is different, says novelist Susan Isaacs, Judaism. is that "in the past, Jewish' women have been repAfter a childhood ho describee as a "standard resented by angry Jewish women or angry Jewish suburban Jewish upbrini,finpB spent partially in the. men. That way u very limited picture. Writers plmmed community of Columbia, MD,, Chabon today are much more at home, both in America and earned a bachelor's dogreo at the University of in their religious identity, or even thoir lack therePittsburgh. of. They tiro taking their work boyond chicken soup Ho made a. literary splash in the late 1980s wilh sentimentality or 'I have kinky hair and I'm" his highly acclaimed debut, The Mysteries of angry.'" Pittsburgh. His second novel, Wonder Boys, about a Isaacs, who is at work on her ninth novel (a college professor undergoing a midlife crisis, was sequel to Compromising Positions), says that Biade into a movie starring Michael Douglas. Judaism as it reverberates through today's fiction While The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & has "more to do with theological and philosophical Clay is a much more ambitious and wide-ranging questions than ethnicity. That's part of the movework than his first two novels, it shares the ele- ment back to religion and study." ment of men struggling with relationships that Daisy Marylon, executive editor at Publishers also appeared in his earlier books. Weekly, the news magazine of publishing and bookAfter his first marriage, to a non-Jew, dissolved, selling, agrees: "Writers are a lot less self-conscious Chabon married an Israeli, lawyer and writer of their Judaism," she noted. "They are using their Ayelet Waldman. The two live in Berkeley, CAM own experiences-to illustrate their relationship to. the with their two children, world at large and to their-tradition. They offer innoChabon has joined a Jewish Renewal synagogue vative portrayals of communities and lifestyles." there, and sits on its board. So, we meet Batsheva, the colorful, free-spirited For someone who has been called an "American convert to Judaism who turns the insular world of Vladimir Nabokov," Chabon appears to think of Orthodox Memphis upside down in Tova Mirvis*s himself in a different light. The Ladies Auxiliary (Ballantine), And we meet Chabon, who turned down an offer to appear in Miranda Woke, Molly Jong-Fast's Normal Girl People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list, (Villard), who describes herself as "a crazy cocaine describes himself as "nebbishy." addict with a hunkering for heroin...just a nice Perhaps that's why, despite the comic feel of the Jewish ftfrl from the Upper East Side with Pradu novel and some initial triumphs for its heroes, Joe shoes." (Yes, Molly is the 21-yoar-old daughter of Kavalier and Sammy Clay face multiple struggles. Rrica Jong and Howard Past.) First they lose control of their comic creation. Wo nvet moth era and daughters, grandmothers-; Then, after Joe learns that his younger brother and ffronl-Rrandmothors, whoso lUulUgenorntJcmnl died before he could leave Europe, he joins the relationships create the texture of plot and narrative*. army-mid disappears, The new crop of writers continucit to offer an Sammy, meanwhile, faces his own personal insider's pwk into the worlds they know intimately demons. but thai, are foreign to most readers. That stago Despite his great success, demons appear to be has been set in the past live yoarn by writers like close to Chabon's mind as well. Pearl Abraham, who examined the Uasidic world He told The Associated Press after he won the of women in The Romance Reader (Riverhead); award that "For some Allcgra Goodman, who explored tho Orthodox bunreason, the idea of failure is never very far from my galow colonies of thu Outskills in KaaternkHl Falls mind, especially when I turn to thinking about (Dell), and Ilebocoa Goldstein, who traced three writing and literature." generations of women from ahtetl to Princeton proThis book in avuilublo in Uie Kripke Jewish fessor in Mozel (Viking Penguin). Federation Library. Goldstein and Goodman have completed new noveln (sfto list); Abraham is working on her third. These books are available in the Kripke Jewish Fedoration Library. by PETER E P H R O S S
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Heller Art Images presents a live demonstration by regional artist Jamie Lavin on May 5, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Selected works will be on display at the gallery in Miracle Hills Shopping Center through May 31. The Omaha Symphony will also perform with the Omaha Area Youth Orchestra on Sunday, May 13, 7 p.m., at Benson High School. The OAYO season finale is the first time teachers and students play side-byside, in a world premiere of James F. Hopkins "Psalm Variations." The concert will also feature OAYO Music Director Aviva Segall, Omaha Symphony Music Director Victor Yampolsky and Omaha Symphony Resident Conductor Ernest Richardson, each leading the combined group. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, and can be purchased at the door or by phone, 238-2044.
Former Omahan Max Sparber, now a professional writer in Minneapolis, will have his awardwinning play, The Girl Who Would Not Sing (A Legend of Omaha Theatre) .performed during the Lightening Festival at the Blue Barn Theater in the Old Market, May 3-27. The play is one of four in the festival, performed Thursday-Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m. For reservaThe Omaha Community Playtions and information, call 345-1576, or visit the theater's website: house will present The Diary of Anne Frank on the main stage from Oct. www.bluebarn.orff. 12-Nov. 4 as part of the 2001-2002 The Omaha Symphonic Chorus will season. Based on the true-life writing perform in the upcoming Omaha of young Anne Frank while in hiding Symphony production of Camelot, during World War II, her diary was May 4-6 at the Orpheum Theater. found after the war and translated Among those in the chorus are into more than 50 languages. Frank Marvin Parilman, President; was eventually caught and sent to a concentration camp where she died, Maxine Noodell and Will Wallace. Season tickets are now available For ticket information, call the symphony box office at 342-3560, or visit from the Playhouse box office, or by its website:www.omahasympho- calling 553-0800, or from its website: wwAv.omahaplayhouse.com. ny.org
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WALK-IN, DROP-IN OMAHA CENTER FOR TORAH LEARNING There will be no meeting on Saturday, April 28, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3. Rabbi Shlomo Levin hosts the class on the weekly Torah portion in his NATIONAL COUNCIL home, 2001 No. 53rd St. OF JEWISH WOMEN Tuesday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Chabad NCJW, Omaha Section, will hold a hosts Beit Midrash Garage Sale from May 31-June 2, Wednesday, May 2, noon, Lunch Tax-deductible donations of gently'n Learn meets in the JCC Library. used clothing, small household appliThe topic is "Pirkei Avot: Sayings of ances, kitchen items, books or chilthe Sages." Please bring a sack lunch. dren's toys are ixeeded. The sale will Thursday, May 3, 7 p.m., benefit NCJW's projects in Omaha, Talmud class, tractate Sukkah, host- such as Dictionary Day and Kits for ed by Bob and Myra Oberman at their Kids. home, 710 J.E. George Blvd. For information on dropping off Friday, May 4-Sunday, May 6, 20 donations or to volunteer, call Kim families will celebrate Shabbat at Noddle at 391-7022. OCTL's first Family Shabbaton at Mahoney Park. By reservation only. COUNCIL BLUFFS HADASSAH The annual Linen Shower, sponFor more information, call Rabbi Levin at 551-1564. sored by the Council Bluffs Chapter of Hadassah, will be Wednesday, OMAHA CHAPTER OF HADASSAH May 2, noon, at Lakeshore Country Entertainment for the monthly Club in Council Bluffs. Guest speaker Oneg Shabbat at the Rose Blumkin is Les Harvey, who will present a Home on Saturday, April 28, spon- motivational talk on how the mind sored by the Omaha Chapter of can influence the body. Hadassah, will be pianist Eve For reservations, call Edythe Meyerson Handleman. Krasne at 323-9172, or Sally Telpner Following the 2 p.m. musical pro- at 322-5607. gram in the main dining room, guests will be served dessert by Hadassah volunteers.
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Claims Process Underway In $1.25 Billion Swiss Banks Settlement Final Claims Must be Filed by August or September, 2001 by JEWISH PRESS News Service
New York, NY - The United States Court overseeing the historic settlement between Holocaust survivors and Swiss Banks has approved the Special Master's "Plan of Allocation" to distribute $1.25 billion to qualifying Class Members. The Settlement resolves Nazi-era claims against Swiss Banks and other Swiss entities. The Claims Process is now underway with claim filing deadlines as outlined below. Four independent international agencies have been selected to facilitate the distribution under Court supervision: • the Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT), established in 1997 in Zurich to arbitrate claims with Swiss Banks for deposited assets and, more recently, for insurance claims; • the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), a humanitarian agency in existence since 1914, which helped to resettle Holocaust victims after the war and paid more than half the costs of maintaining Jewish refugees who were admitted into Switzerland during World War II; " • the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc. (Claims Conference), created in 1951 to negotiate with Germany for material recompense on behalf of Jewish Holocaust victims; ami * the I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n Cor Migration (IOM), which is the leading international organization working with, migrants and governments primarily on migration issues and which ia already handling claims of Holocaust, victims filed under the German Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future". More than 560,000 individuals who submitted an Initial Questionnaire or requested information about the Settlement will automatically rccoivo information about the claims process in l-ho mail. Potential class members who have not yet participated iii the settlement process may still do so by calling a toll-free or local number or visiting www.swissbankclaims.com and following instructions and deadline requirements. "We are very gratified to reach this final stage of providing restitution for as many victims of the Holocaust as possible," said Burl; Neuborne, Lead Settlement Class Counsel. "We believe that our system of outreach around the world -- through the media and support of many organizations and individuals - will provide the most effective means of providing some relief, financially or in food and services, to the, millions of people who were robbed by the many players of the Holocaust." The Plan of Allocation addresses six groups of potential claimants as outlined below. Individuals who were persecuted by the Nazi Regime because they were or were believed to be Jewish, Romani,
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Jehovah's Witness, homosexual, or physically or mentally disabled or handicapped may be in one of the first five groups. The sixth group, Slave Labor II Claims, is not limited to the above listed "Victims or Targets of Nazi Persecution".
USD but no less than $250 USD. Certain heirs of refugees who died after February 15, 1999 are also eligible. Claims are due by Sept. 30, 2001. The Claims Conference and the IOM will administer these claims.
Deposited Assets Claims Individuals who had assets deposited with any Swiss Bank, investment fund or other custodian prior to May 9, 1945 and have not been previously compensated for these accounts will receive payment upon approval. Up to $800 million has been allocated for approved awards to claimants. A list of approximately 21,000 accounts "probably" belonging to Nazi victims has been published. Those whose names do not appear on the list may also file claims. Certain heirs of the original depositors are also eligible. Claims are due by Aug. 5, 2001. The CRT will administer these claims under the supervision of the Court and its Special Masters. Claim forms and other information about deposited assets claims as well as the list of account holders is available at www.dormantaccourttis.eh and www.crt-ii.org
Swiss Insurance Claims The Court has also approved a claims process to resolve any Nazi-era insurance claims specifically involving Swiss Reinsurance Company, Swiss Life Insurance and Pension Company; and certain of their affiliates, A separate claim form must be filed to make a Swiss insurance claim. Those wishing to exclude themselves solely from the insurance provisions of the Settlement with respect to these companies must do so before Aug. 5, 2001. Otherwise, individuals will be subject to the insurance provisions of the amended Settlement. Claims are due by'SepUJO, 2001. The CRT will administer these claims. For information on where to obtain a claim form and other information about : insurance claims, access www.crt-ii.org.
Slave Labor I I Claims Slave .Labor I Claims Individuals who plausibly demonstrate that they Former forced or slave laborers and certain heirs performed slave labor anywhere for • a .Swiss-run of former slave laborers who died after February company appearing on a list issued by the Court, 15, 1099 are eligible tor payment. All eligible will receive equal payments of up'.to $1000 USD claimants w~l receive equal, payments of up to and no less than $500 USD. Certain heirs of former $1000 USD and no less than $500 USD. Claims are slave laborers who died after February 15,1999 are due by Aug.ll, 2001. Claims will be processed by also eligible. Claims are due by September 30, the Chums Conference and IGM. Claim forms are 2001. The list is available at www.swissavailable at www,claimscon.org; and hankcluini«.ioi«,mt. The IOM will administer www.swifiHbankclaimH.iom.in thoHC claims. 'Rabbi Israel Miller, prusmlout,, (UuiiiiH Looted AHHOXH Group Conference, said, "While* umiu'y, alone, cannot UoctuiKO all survivors had UMH^.K takon by the hotfin to riftlit the; unconsrionabli1 wrongs of thi» Nazis, an individual claims pruumw for Una Claaa HolacuufeiL, Lb.it; istiLtkuuwjiL in, i« liiir iuuJ tsquiLuble was not feasible. Instead, needy survivors may be as can be expected while working within our legal eligible, for services such as food packages, medical system. I commend the Court and all other people assistance and emergency cosh grunts to bo distrib- and parties involved in this long, complicated uted through Court approved humnnitarinn relief process for reaching thin successful point of actualprograms. The distributions wiJJ bo implemented ly distributing money to victims and/or their heirs." by the JDC, Claims Conference and IOM, Dirk de Winter, director, German Forced Labour Compensation Programme of the IOM added, "We Eeftigee Claims . look forward to putting IOTVPs humanitarian knowIndividuals who plausibly demonstrate that, how and network of field offices at the service of while seeking to avoid Nazi persecution, they were claimants and working hand-in-hand with the denied entry into or expelled from Switzerland will other agencies to effectively process claims from all receive equal payments of up to $2,500 USD, but corners of the world in recognition of the wrongs no less than $1,280 USD. A partial list of names is related to the Nazi era." available at www.8wi8sbankclaims.iom.iint and Complete information on the Settlement, Plan of www.claimscon.org. rp}10ae w j l o a e namew do not Allocation and Distribution and contact informaappear on the list may also file claims. tion is available at www.swLssbankclaims.com, Those who were admitted into Switzerland as including phone numbers and related web site refugees but were detained, mistreated or abused addresses. there will receive equal payments of up to $500
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Winners of the recent Civic Oration Contest at the Friedel Jewish Academy are Rachel Reno, left, Arielle Levine and Seth Rich. Their teachers are Barbara Sather, back row, from left, and Denise Bennett. This year's topic, "People Who Students at Sunset Hills Elementary school Have Overcome," prompted Seth to write and recently produced the annual variety show. Among speak on actor Christopher Reeve; while Arielle the performers were Aaron Placzek, left, Emily focused on her own mother, Karin Levine, a surKatz, Haley Halstead 'and Max Katz. vivor of recurrent cancer. As first- and second-place winners, Seth and Arielle represented the Academy Metro Community College now offers tele- at the district competition at Girls and Boys Town, source and online classes for college credit for the upcoming summer session. Classes begin May 7 and end Aug. 12. For more information or to register, call 457-2419. To highlight National Foster Parent Awareness Month in May, Joyce Hansen, a family development specialist, will offer a workshop on what it takes to become foster parents on Wednesday, May 9, 79 p.m., at the Camelot Care Center, 6901 Mercy Road. For more information, call her at 392-2972.
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THC GREEK' JSLAN0S ing performances have gained a loyal and enthusiastic following across the country and overseas. Mah Tovu has been featured at Jewish festivals in Boulder and Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; and Cincinnati, OH, and has performed nationally at the prestigious Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education four times. In 1998, Mah Tovu traveled to England to perform at the Limmud Conference, an annual gathering of some 1500 British and European Jews. "We're taking words and teachings that are thousands of years old and putting a new spin on them, interpreting them into a musical language that speaks to people today," commented Chasen. "These ancient lessons are incredibly meaningful and powerful. They're also really universal, appealing to the spiritual side of Jews and non-Jews alike." Mah Tovu has released two full-length recordings as well as a CD single, and a new collection, entitled "Turn It", is slated for release this summer. Their Omaha performance will feature Zweiback and Brodsky backed by their crack Denver-based three piece band. They will debut much of their new material from the forthcoming recording. Sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, thin year's Yom lla'Atzmaut festivities celebrate Israel's (Kird birthday, and will si art at I2::j() p»m, with an Israeli luncheon, followed by a plethora of Judaic acl.ivll.ieH, which includes Israeli dancing, flower planting, Judaic arts and crafts, a petting zoo, archaeological ditf, ami much more. Mah Tovu in scheduled to perform in the JCC1 Auditorium at 2 p.m. The concert is five and will be open to the first. "U>0 people f.o be seated. Kor more informal ion, contact Hnchel Shkolnick at Xl'l (>4(M.
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hand. They tutor special needs students; they collect books to donate to children who wouldn't otherwise have books; they do fundraising; they give up personal time to help out at places like the Child Development Center, They ore an impressive bunch, this B'nai Mitzvah class of 2001. Many are reminders that all 18-ycarold kids aren't just hanging out at the mall or looking to get into mischief of some kind. They take seriously the early lessons about being a member of a Jewish family, and I especially liked reading their words of thanks and appreciation to their parents. Maybe this is typical of today's young teens, but I'm not lucky enough to have any around me, so I haven't realized what they're like. We're so often shocked to read about kids this age who, for their own tragic reasons, are responsible for bringing about heartbreaking events. Kids who decide to "get even" for real or imagined offenses, and who, in one unspeakable act, change their lives forever. The people who bring us daily news, keep us apprised of these actions, but unfortunately, seldom do you see a story (with pictures) about a youngster whose "project" is some worthwhile community service. Having said all this, I will only add those few words: You're a really good group, you guys in my April 6, 2001, Jewish. Press, You seem to be getting excellent training for your leadership roles in the future. I know your families must be very, very proud of you. I know I am.
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After 30 Years Leading Mount Sinai Cemetery, Joe Guss Retires by JOAN K. MARCUS - ^ — — — Joe Guss has retired after 33 years Association," he said with a smile. The Guss Family as president of Mount Sinai Cemetery at 78th and Crown Point Avenue. Guss' father was a peddler when he Leon Wintroub, who has served with first arrived and later opened a sechim since 1969, will succeed him. The ond-hand furniture store on 24th and late Reverend Arthur Gendler Parker. Guss always thought of his recruited the two men. father as being a great man because Said Wintroub, "We were recruited he was "tough!" "Dad taught me that the enemy because there were two 'old guys' who were running it and they wanted to only believed in one thing, 'strength.'" When Hyman landed in New York, get someone younger in before they he couldn't speak English and got a died." Mount Sinai Cemetery had been job washing dishes. When he was part of Adas Yeshuron Shul at 25th about two hours late to work one day, and Seward since 1934. It separated his boss told him he could no longer ^ work there. Then, the from the shul in the sf 1940s. boss asked Hyman, "Why were you so late?" Guss has dedicated a big 1 He answered, "I had to part of his life to making * walk because I had no sure the cemetery wasi money to take the bus or run well. For many years, 1 subway and I live all the the cemetery has had the way at the other end of reputation of being one of the most beautiful and * town!" His boss respondbest-kept in Omaha. % ed > <<Get t 0 w o r k ! " Wintroub has no plans to Joe never forgot the change the running of the ^ story, and his father's work organization. He hopes to '• ethic was instilled in him. continue raising funds for • There were five chilthe maintenance of the Joe Guss talks about d r e n i n fche G u s s p a m ij y . graves and grounds. the cemetery. Bertha and Charles have "Joe Guss has done a wonderful job died; Joe, Milton and Gertrude are and I don't want to do anything dif- still, living ferently," Wintroub added. Since it is Joe recalled when his father was a difficult to find people for the board, peddler around 9th and Pacific, Jews the present generation hopes to pre- were often ridiculed. Non-Jews would serve the cemetery. "Jerry Gordman make fun of them and throw sticks and Dr. Paul Shyken are the 'young and stones. guys' because it's hard to find people One day, Hyman loaded a bunch of who are interested in. cemeteries!" men in the back of his wagon and covGuss was born in Omaha on' Sept. ered them with a canvas. Each of the 17, 1918. His parents, Hyman and men had a two-by-four. When the Zesil Guss, were Russian immigrants harassing began, Hyman said, "Now!" who came to America. "They took the canvas off and beat "My parents were very outstanding the hell out of those guys!" Gusa said. people," Guss recalled. "They were "From then on, Jews got respect and community workers and builders they were never bothered. That's why even though they were poor immi- my father was always such a strong grants. They believed that helping believer in Jewish philanthropy. He the underdog was important, strange said, 'If yiddishkeit is to perpetuate, because they themselves were under- we must build things for the future.'" dogs when they first came." Guss grew up with the philosophy The family always had strangers at that present generations must build their seder and Shabbat tables. for the future in order to keep chilHyman was an organizer of the dren and future generations in Workman's Loan Association, which Omaha. loaned money to Jewish people so Growing Up Years they could start businesses. Joe grew up at 2217 No. 19th St. "Many of the Jewish businessmen and enjoyed attending Central High who think they're pretty smart today, School. He was president of the were given their opportunities Jewish Youth Council Round Table because of the Workmen's Loan for three years. He also worked at
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haven't achieved success if you haven't achieved a balance between career and family.' That's the most important thing!" He tells of the time that he went to visit his son, Stephen, at the hospital. "There he was—surrounded by his peers and he yelled out, 'Dad!' He came over and he kissed me in front of all those doctors. That was worth more than money!" Guss is proud of his heritage and of being Jewish. "The most important things in life are your deeds and actions. In all the years I took care of the cemetery, I never saw anybody take money to his or her grave." Guss said members of the cemetery board have all taken a vow they will keep the cemetery going as a private entity. All the graves receive the same type of care, even if there is no family to bill. Guss remembers the words of his father when he thinks of his lifetime of work with Mount Sinai, "The dead can't take care of themselves so we, the living, must Lake care of them!"
Joe's Philosophy He thinks his greatest achievement in life is that every Sunday, like a clock, his children call him. "I'm lucky because I have such joy from my children. I consider myself a very wealthy man. Each person considers wealth differently," he said thoughtfully. "I have the love of my family and my wife. That's why I'm wealthy. I tell my children 'you
Top photo: Joe Guss, center, grandson-in-law, Dr. Michel Siegel, left, and brother, Milton Guss; bottom, Pauline Guss and Joe Guss celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Carly.
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The work is the latest step in the now 22-year-long reign of Pope John Paul II to push Catholic leaders-and by extension their followers-into wrestling with the church's role and theological responsibility during the Holocaust years. Jewish educators were shown drafts of the work in progress, but it clearly treads on emotional ground for Jews. At one point, it reads "The popes [throughout history] could be and often were successfully appealed to by Jewish communities when local civil' authorities attempted to abuse them." Yet, two paragraphs later it adds, "But Christian anti-Judaism did lay the groundwork for racial, genocidal anti-Semitism by stigmatizing not only Judaism but Jews themselves for opprobrium and contempt. So the Nazi theories tragically found fertile soil in which to plan, the horror of an unprecedented attempt at genocide." The cardinal explained: "It's a Catholic document and we have presented it to help our people, but it is unusuul in that we had so much input from the Jewish skle." In a section on recommended courses, there is a brief breakdown of "prior history Jewish-Christian Relations" and "Aftermath of the Shoah: Efforts to Respond." A bibliography of resources lists church leachings on the Holocaust, "tho Shoah and religious reflection,"* Web sites and films, Catholic Teaching On The Shoah brings two now aspects to existing material for Catholics, the cardinal auid. "First it brings everything together under one umbrella and it adds the authority of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops." The cardinal spoke on behalf of the booklet at a fall 2000 meeting at which the National Conference being promoted on Catholic Web sites and approved of the work. "I assure you," iu newsletters. Schools can purchase it for Cardinal Keoler said, "tho motion passed unanimously." $2.95, bulk rates for 50 copies or more.
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BALTIMORE, MD-Catholic schools throughout the country can now turn to the first blueprint for Holocaust educational resources from a Catholic perspective. The publication, Catholic Teaching On The Shoah: Implementing the Holy See's We Remember, is an outgrowth of a 1999 conference in Baltimore between the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the American Jewish Committee, The 27-page booklet, printed by the National Conference, will be implemented in Baltimore City and County's 22 Catholic high schools, Baltimore Archbishop Cardinal William H. Keeler said last month. The work surpassed the 1998 "We Remember" declaration by Pope John Paul II because it includes material about the pontiffs visit to Israel last spring, the cardinal added. Indeed, the new booklet's cover is a black and white photograph of the pontiff plao ing a prayer for pcaco in Jerusalem's Western Wull and it begins with the pope's uddross at the Yad Vashem Holocuust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Museum. In "We Remember," tho pope said in part, "We wish to turn awareness of past sins into a firm resolve to build a new future in which there will be no more anti-Judaism among Christians." In Maryland, the booklet is most likely to be used in high schools because "that's whore tho young people have a greater reflective ability und are interested in this," Cardinal Kcolor said, While currently part of a curriculum review by Lho Baltimore Archdiocese's religion committee, which helps set mandatory course material, it is available immediately for teachers already exploring the Holocaust, he added. Catholic Teaching On The Shoah is
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FORT COLLINS, CO--Former Omahan Barry SIff and Coloradoan Liz Caldweli survived the toughest expedition race ia .tbe world, the Eeo-CIiallenge. In fact, they successftdly competed ia every major adventure race around the world in 2GG0. They will be sharing their experiences through a slide show and book signing on Wednesday, May 2, 7 p.m., in the theatre at the Jewish Community Center. Their slide show will reflect their team's experiences at races in Tibet, Nepal, Borneo, and other races all around the world. Adventure racing is one of the world's fastest growing team sports, incorporating various means of non-motorized travel across hundreds of miles over many consecutive days. Teams typically run, bike, paddle, rappel off cliffs, horseback ride, and swim In Whitewater day and night, with very little sleep. Millions of ordinary people are Inspired to compete In an adventure race each year when the EcoChallenge Expedition Race is featured on television. This year's airing on USA Network drew a record number of viewers. Unfortunately, most people have no idea how to go about entering and preparing for a race. Until now, that is. Adventure Racing: The Ultimate Guide is the new comprehensive book by Caldweli and Siff, jampacked with all the Information and tools necessary to compete In an adventure race. The authors draw on extensive experience gained from racing and putting on adventure races, as well as from their successful camps aimed at beginners. Ian Adamson, one of the best adventure racers In the world and winner of the 2000 Eco-Challenge and the 1998 Raid Gauloises, said in the
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Alumni, former and retired faculty, current students, parents and the general public will celebrate the centennial of the construction of the current Central High School building this Sunday, April 29, 2-4:30 pm., at the school at 20th and Dodge. Offer good thru April 30, 2001 Although Central was founded in 1859 (as Omaha high School), its classes took place in various buildings and the cornerstone of this current building was not laid until Nov. 16, Si|SLargestExcltiSiye BMW Dealer in NE,IA; Spr With The Highest Customer 1900. liSiSfflil^^ ••••-/'• Designed by architect John Latenser, the 100-year-old building was constructed around a much older building, demolished a year before Central was completed. In addition to tours of the historic structure (built on the site of Nebraska's second territorial capitol), The Ultimate the program includes: Driving Machine • Road Show in Retrospect, featuring acts from the past three decades, including pianists Peter Buffet and Mon-Thur: 8:30-8 • Pri-Sat: 8:30-63 Lars Erickson (Class of'76), violinist
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