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Volunteers of the Year Recognized NOW to Honor Three Women at Yom Yerushalayim Program

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by PAM MONSKY, Federation Communications Director

The Jewish. Federation of Omaha and its Centers of Excellence have named their Volunteers of the Year. These awards are given annually to people who have provided exceptional volunteer service to the Federation and our Centers of Excellence, the Eripke library, the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and the Jewish Press. The awards will be present-

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ed at Yom Yerushalayim, Sunday, May 20, during intermission of the Yehuda concert -(which begins at 6 p.m.}. The concert is preceded bj a picnic dinner. For more Information about the dinner, concert or awards ceremony, please call the Federation office at 334-8200.

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Three women will be honored at the annual installation meeting of National Council of Jewish Women. Omaha Section, on Thursday, May 17, 6J30 p.m., at Temple Israel. The organization's national award named for its founder, Hannah "- " --. ^4. ^ 6. Solomon, will be pre- ~ • sented to longtime community volunteer Evie * " * Zysman. Dr. Patricia 'f.

Newman will be recognized with the Distinguished Service Awards the Emerging Leader % Award goes to SaliyI ffipursfey. l&vie Zysman In addition to awards, new Section officers and board members will be installed and outgoing board members recognized for their service. Cost of the installation dinner is $19, payable to NCJW. Send reservations by May 11 to Lori Miller, 9951 HascaB St., Omaha, NE 68124.

The Hannah G. Solomon Award is presented to a woman who has changed the lives of others through her leadership efforts and service; who has helped to change and expand the role of other women in vital areas of community life; and whose leadership in areas of NCSJW—improving: the quality of life for people of ail ages and backgroundshas motivated others to fight for change, and has resulted in progress and enlightenment in the community.

The 90-year-young Zysman has always had education as a priority in her life. She received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1932 and has worked hard for early childhood education.

Years before the creation of Head Start, Zysman organized a group of volunteers to teach lowerincome children. She and her husband, Jack, founded their own company, Playtime Equipment, an educational toy company.

Yehuda! On the Green Kicks off 'New' Jewish Holiday

by PAM MONSKY, Federation Communications Director and RACHEL SHKOLNICK, Director of Jewish Programming

Popular Jewish rocker "Yehuda!" will perform a free concert Sunday, May 20, at the Jewish Community Center outdoor festival to celebrate Yom Yerushalyim, Jerusalem Day. The holiday commemorates the return of the Old City in Jerusalem to the Jews after the 1967 SixDay War for the first time in more than 2,000 years. Omaha's Yom Yerushalyim celebration starts at 5 p.m., with, a kosher fried chicken picnic dinner. "Yehuda!" will take the stage at 6 p.m.

Yehuda's music is high-spirited and energetic with lots of audience interaction. A native of Cleveland, Yehuda is a Yeshiva-educated young performer whose music is fun and inspiring. His unique blend of fun, surprise and inspiration is a big hit with audiences.

The community's volunteers will be recognized

Sally Zipursky Dr. Patricia Newman She has also worked with the Religious Coalition during intermission with , for Reproductive Rights for many years, and conthe presentations of the tinues to support political candidates in whom she Volunteer of the Year for believes. the Federation and its When told she had received the Hannah G. Centers of Excellence, Solomon award, Zysman commented, "Why would Outstanding Jewish Teen you want to give me an award for what I love to Leadership Award and do?

This is my life, this is what I do!"

Outstanding Community The Distinguished Service award is presented to Service Award. a member in recognition of outstanding years of This is a departure from service to and/or impact on NCJW Omaha Section. previous Jewish Federation The recipient has demonstrated loyalty, commitof Omaha Annual Meetings and is intended to rec(Contimied on page 11) ognize our community's dedicated volunteers in front of a much larger audience.

"Yehuda! on the Green is Omaha's own spin on INSIDE: Yom Yerushalyim. It's the sort of event that .......page 6encourages the entire community to relax together JFS Men's Forum with friends and family. This free performance is Cookbook Review............ «..~4>age 9 the community's way of saying thank you," said Maggie Gerber, who is co-chairing the event with. Yom HaShoah in Omaha & Lincoln....

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WRJ Meeting, 7 p.m., at Temple Israel ADL Youth Leadership Meeting, 7 p.m.

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by Rabbi Myer S. Kripke • "" of 95. Services were held at Mount Sinai Cemetery P a r a s h a t Ahare Kedoshim in L.A. The two Sidrot before us are often linked togethShe was preceded in death by her husband, Leo. er and read during one week in those years when Survivors include daughters, Rita Milder and the calendar requires the doubling of some Sidrot.

Sara Jones of L.A.; son and daughter-in-law, Alvin There is an old Jewish folk saying, that suggests no and Sharon Milder of L.A.; son, Jay Milder of NY; matter how sharply we may have criticized a person, grandchildren, Jonathan Milder of Orcutt, CA, we may not carry it into a time after his death: "Ahare Andrew Milder and Beth Tigay, both of L.A., Mot-Kedoshiml" After one has died, we may speak of Rachel Kosch, Rifka Milder-Sherman and Isobelle him only aa though we considered him holy.

Dow Milder of NY; Rebecca Schreiber of I remember as a youngster being almost fright- Huntington Wood, MI; seven great-grandchildren. ened by the verse, "Kedoshim tih'yu, (You must be Memorials to the Center for the Partially Sighted, holy, for I, the Lord, am holy"). How was I to be 12301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, or L.A. holy, like God Himself? Later, of course, I learned Retarded Citizens Foundation, 29890 No. Bouquet that I didn't have to go quite that far.

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We were supposed to be like God as for as possible. Imitatio dei: we were to try to copy God in ELEANOR W. (Dicky) EHRIICH those attributes where human beings can, indeed, Dicky Ehrlich died May 1 in Memphis, TN. A do well, in being compassionate, kind, patient, lov- memorial service is being held today in Memphis ing, eager, to do all these things, and more, to be with burial this Sunday in Bainbridge, GA. companionable, friendly, helpful and forgiving.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Lynn What more? Perhaps also to be included was the and Michael Salmi of Bellevue; son and daughterduty to be obedient. Sh'mal Listen, and do! in-law, Jerry and Karen Ehrlich of Memphis; and It was still later that I learned the summation of grandchildren P a r k e r Ehrlich a n d Aaron, all those traits was holiness! If you did all those Jonathan and Terry Salmi. things you were holy!

Ehrlich was a survivor of nine concentration And with all that in mind, we are able to set camps, including Auschwitz, With the assistance aside the notion that to be holy you had to be a of the American Red Cross, she came to America "holy Joe", one who kept to himself and carefully following the war. For the past two decades she cast himself off from the contamination of ordinary h a s been recognized for speaking about the things, ordinary people and ordinary activities. No, Holocaust from a first-hand perspective, one did not have to live in a cave, away from all Memorials to the American Red Cross. human contact.

It is not the monk who is holy from this point of Beth El Kids 'Snack & Learn' view, one who saves himself from human associa- by JEWISH PRESS News Service -—< ------tions. Quite the contrary. Holiness has no meanAll kids in the two-year to kindergarten age ing, except in the arena of life itself. Noah was a range are invited to be part of the Snack & Learn righteous m a n not because he kept aloof from Session scheduledforSunday, May 13, HsSO sum., other people, but specifically because he lived at Beth El Synagogue. "b'dorotav" in the midst of the people who sur- The program runs until noon, and little ones will rounded him. have a "Nourishing- Nibble" and make a Mother's On the other hand, note this: the primary mean- Day memento to take home, Call the Beth El office ing of kadosh, or holy, is to be separate, set aside. at 492-8550 to reserve space.

That being the case, we must understand the holy as that which is both separate and not sepaYehuda performs May 20 rate. It means that to be holy, one is not to feel better, superior, above everyone else. It nieans that to (Continued from page 1) •"• • » — • • ••• •• •• ••"••••'•— be holy one must live within the crowd, but not to "There is a great spirit of cooperation and comfall into the crowd mentality, not to accept low munity building surrounding this event," Sideris standards because they are easier. It means that to added. "Everyone is encouraged to bring their picbe holy one need not insist on space between him- nic blankets and come out and enjoy some great self and everyone else, but to insist on keeping his food, music and camaraderie!" own space on a high level.

Yehuda! on the Green is sponsored by the Jewish Our two Sidrot are Ahare Mot and Kodoshim, Cultural Arts Council, Young Jewish Omaha and "After Death" and "Holy". But these are only the the Jewish Federation of Omaha, "Yom. Yerushalyim takes on special meaning this clue words to name these biblical weekly portions, nothing more. Holiness lies within life, within life year, with the world questioning our rights to in society. As we improve our societies, we aim Jerusalem, to stand united as a community in our toward higher goals of human association. We aim support of Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel and the heart of the Jewish people. The toward the holy.

Yehuda concert is a great way for the Omaha Jewish community to show its solidarity with Israel during her time of crisis," said Rabbi Kutner of Beth Israel Synagogue.

Free tickets for the celebration are available by calling JCC Member Services at 334-6426. Cost for PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE the picnic dinner is $10 for adults and $5 for chil72nd & Q St. dren 12 and under and is payable at the door.

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SYNAGOGU FRIDAY: Family service, 7:15 p,m. Members of the Family School will conduct this service along with Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Jennifer Blum. The Oneg will be sponsored by Kathy and Stan Hirshman in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Philip, and by the members of the Family School.

SATURDAY: Bagels and Bible, 9:30-10:15 a.m.

Please join us as we begin our study of the Book of Ruth. Services, 10:30 a.m. P h i l i p A r t h u r Hirshman., son of Kathy and Stan Hirshman, will become a Bar Mitzvah.

• SITTER SERVICE , Available for Shabbat services Friday evening and Saturday morning, as well as Sunday mornings when there is Religious School. Please make reservations through the Temple office. Cost is $2 per family. There are no facilities for infants. . ADULT EDUCATION..

• ,:, SUNDAY, May 6: Jewish Journey Book Group, -10*11:30 a.m. Led by Temple member Tunmni Willett-Johnson, thus course explores The Ladivs Auxilary by Tova Marvin THURSDAY, May 10: Adult Study with Rabbi Debbie Stiel, 10-11:30 a.m. The fociiK will be on the theological and historical perspectives,; of Reform Judaism; Adult B'nai Mitzvah, 7-9 p.m.

SHABBAT COMES TO YOU Friday, May 11, 2 p.im.: Rabbi Aryeh Azriel will lead a Shabbat Service at the Rose Blumkin Home.

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

Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner.

FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m. West Minyan is at the homo of Susan and Dennis Paley, 13014 Leavenworth Eoad, 7:80 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shabbos services, 8:45 a»m.; Free Babysitting begins at 10 a.m. and runs through the conclusion of services; Kidduah is sponsored by Sisterhood; Mincha, 8 p.m.; Havdalah, 9:12 p.m, SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. and 8:10 p.m.

WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. and 8:10 p.m.

TUESDAY: Sisterhood Luncheon, 12;30 p.m.; Board of Commissioners Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Services officiated by t'untor Michael Weiaser.

FRIDAY; Sabbath Kve service, 7s45 p.m.

SATURDAY: Tomh Study, 10 a.m.-noon.

SUNDAY; Hebrew School, 9 a.m., Roligiourt School, lOaon,, MONDAY: Adult Hebrew .Study/Movies, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY: Conversion class, 7-8:80 p.m, WEDNESDAY: AA Meeting, library, 7:30 p.m.

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SATURDAY: Services, 9:80 a.m.; Fun Game Night, 8 p.m.

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FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY & TUESDAY: Religious School at the J. FRIDAY, May 11: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 p.m.

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sei-vices are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantors Emil Berkovits and G. Michael Horwitz, FRIDAY: Services, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Deborah Rennard will become a Bat Mitzvah; Kiddush will be sponsored by Dr. Stephen and Barbara Rennard in honor of their daughter; TSS (Torah and Siddur Skills) Program, 10 a.m.; ICtantan (K-3rd grade) 10:45 a.m.; Shabbat Story Time (pre-K and younger), 11 a.m.; Mishnah study session with Rabbi Drazen, 7:40 p.m., followed by MinhaMa'ariv and Havdalah, 8:10 p.m, SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m.; Torah Trope Class for upcoming B'nai Mitzvah students and their parents, 9:15-10 a.m., call Cantor Ui>rkovits, 492RfifiO, for more information; Peivk Yarni, 10:15 a.m.

The (.froup continues its .study of 1,ho Book of I'roverbB, led by Howard Kpefcoin.

WEEKDAYS: Services, (»:55 a.m, and 5:30 p.m.

FREE SITTER 8ERVI0R Available every shabbat morning from 10 a.m. to tlu> conclusion of twrvictiH. 'Hiia pru^rant is funded l>y the Early. Childhood DovelopmenL Committee and welcomes children Hfjos tH months and older.

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HELLS (Beth El Lunch & Learn on Shubbal) Saturday, May 12, after Kiddush: "Tho liHili>. in the 21K1, ('enlury: Wl»«ro lluvc nil [\u\ HWOCH-und Villinna•• Gone?"; second mission, led by l)r, Leonard (ireenspoon, is "Kinj.j David in U»> liilikO Lundv is $G in advance with reaervalaona. Babyaittinpr is free, by reservation only. For more information, call 4928550. The third session is June 16.

KID'S SNACK AND LEAEN Sunday, May 18: Special program for kids 2-5, 11:30 aJtn.-noou, A healthy snack and a Mother's Day momento to take home. Call for reservations,

B'NAI MITZVAH Sara Munzeaheimer, daughter of Alice Weiss and Ken Muiuesheimer, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah Saturday, May 12, at Beyt Shalom.

A seventh-prude student at Millard North Middle School, she enjoys bicycling, reading, shopping, aoftball and upending time with her friends.

For her mitzvah project, sho in n "Mustang Mentor" at her school. She Lakes an hour each day to tutor disabled and special needs students.

Sura has a brother, Ham, and ft Hister, Anna.

Grandparents* are Trudy and Herbert Nieder and the lute Larry mid Lillian Julia Kathryn Kvnen, daughter of Debru and Robert Evnen, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 12, ui.

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Julia is a seventh grade honor student at Irving Middle School. She plays the trumpet in the band, ,^' enjoys singing, dance, basketball and Hummer ramp.

For her Mit*/.vnh project, -Julie Is donating numey to the Dr. Mauritic Kussler Auditory Verbal Kducution (lentt'r in JoruRflleili. The center pro-

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Andrew Benjamin. Siref, son of Kathy and' Larry Riref, will celebrate his Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 12, at Temple Israel.

Andy is a seventh grade superior honor student at Peter Kiowit Middle School. He ejoys cheas, movies, and computer games.

For his Mit'/vuh project, ho volunteers at the Rose Blumkin Home assisting tho residents at Shabbat Services.

Andy has a brother, David.

Grandparents are Marsha and Philip Oofman and Esther and William Siref.

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behave in later years, too. If a child, then, is to learn respect for Mom and Dad, she has to see her parents showing honor to Bubbe and Zayde.

So, here are some simple suggestions to add to your list/of gifts for Mom on her special day, May 13: '• Call her and say, "I lo^e you."

• Offer to organize her photo albums and scrapbooks.

• Take a new family photo and frame an extra one for her.

• • Make a donation to her favorite charity, • Plant a tree in her honor—at your synagogue, the Jewish Community Center or in Israel.

• Collect hand prints and drawings from all the little ones in your family and create a collage.

• Record her recollections of her early years, her family history and all the relatives (do this one before it's too late!).

Even if your own mother is gone, you can make these kinds of gifts for a favorite aunt or a friend, especially one who has no children of her own, or whose children live out of town.

Set an example for your own children... and Happy Mother's Day!

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In a nation of immigrants where more than 35 percent of the population—or 100 million Americans-has at least one relative who passed through Ellis Island, officials at the historic entry point to New York have unveiled a new Website that will enable even the least tech-savvy to mine a motherlode of information on their family's roots, "This marks an immigrant's first footstep in America, and provides information leading back to Europe and forward into America," said Pet Zitko, spokeswoman for The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. Some immigrants, she said, "were very specific about which street they lived on in Kiev and which street they were going to in Cleveland."

The treasure trove of data, accessible at: www.ellisislandrecords.org, is being gobbled up by a public that reportedly ranks "family history research" among its favorite interests.

As soon aa it opened at 6 p.m., April 17, the Web site averaged 27,000 hits per second, and recorded 26 million hits in its first 54 hours, Zitko said.

So much interest overwhelmed the system, and only one in seven would-be genealogists was able to access the site, she said. The bottleneck eased somewhat this week as additional database servers quadrupled the site's memory.

The site promises to revolutionize the field of genealogy with the staggering depth of and access to information that it offers. Experienced researchers also are happy to save hours formerly spent scrolling tediously through microfilm.

"Our ancestors are for the most part forgotten, but doing this brings a .part of them back," said Adam Bronstein, who serves1 on the executive council •of the New York-based Jewish Genealogical Society.

Bronstein was impressed with the site in the brief time he gained access, but said he would have

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Honor thy Mother

EDITORIAL This issue not only offers gift ideas for Mother's Day, but also features columns and stories of interest to mothers and others. While we're thrilled to publish our ever-growing Gift Guide, we also use this issue to pay tribute to all our mothers.

The Torah, the Five Books of Moses, is quite clear when "Honor thy Mother and Father" is listed in the Ten Commandments. While all mitzvot (commandments) are said to be equal, there is no doubt that the Ten Commandments do carry more weight—and are more universal.

Notice, however, that the mitzvah is to honor-not love, not even obey, but honor. In other words, even when parents make mistakes, they are to be treated with respect. It doesn't free parents from the obligation of apologizing when wrong, nor does this mitzvah permit them to abuse their children, but there is an inferrance that parents do know best—even when their children don't want to admit that.

Children do notice parental behavior, however; the way a parent treats his or her mother and father will probably be the way that child will

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preferred an "advanced search function" to do a more detailed search.

Still, he understood the need for a utilitarian approach: "I could see how they'd dummy it up for people who have never done this," Bronstein said.

Indeed, as Zitko said, "the database was designed to be user-friendly, not something complicated."

The Web site contains records of the 17 million immigrants—and five million other travelers and crew members—who passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.

Online records will display details in as many as 11 "fields"—an immigrant's given name; surname; ethnicity; town and country of last residence; date of arrival; age on arrival; gender; marital status; ship number; port of departure; and line number on the ship's manifest.

In some cases, information may include the immigrant's occupation and mother tongue.

Perhaps most remarkably, the foundation has scanned three million pages of manifests and photos of 800 ships that docked at Ellis Island-some 85 percent of the total.

For a fee, the foundation will provide an image of the precise page that lists one's ancestor, and of the ship they traveled on.

Crucial to the project were the 5.6 million hours logged by 12,000 volunteers from The Ghurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Mormons, as they are known, are renowned for their keen interest in genealogy and their involvement in documenting Americans'roots.

While the Mormon pursuit of "posthumous baptisms" raises some concern among Jews, many are grateful for the time and effort the Mormons have invested in the Ellis Island project.

"Theirs was a significant gift, and it really cannot be underestimated," Zitko said. "They saved the foundation millions of dollars."

Visitors to the site are asked to enter a relative's

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name, and the search begins. In some cases, however, this can be tricky. Names in Cyrillic, for example, might have numerous possible phonetic spellings in English, A name like Moskovic might also be spelled as Moskovich, Moskovitch, Moscovic, Moscovich or Moscovitch. Users therefore are advised to try several variations.

They also are warned not to believe one of the great myths of U.S. immigration history: that many names were Americanized and simplified at Ellis Island. If names were changed, it happened in the old country or after the immigrant's arrival in America-not at the point of entry, Bronstein said.

"The names were written out on the tickets where they were purchased, with the original information, and the ship's clerk would transcribe it," Bronstein said. "You'll never see a manifest that was adulterated. It's just like at the Division of Motor Vehicles; a clerk would never change a name just to mako.it easier to pronounce."

The database itself is not fool-proof. Zitko conceded that some records may be missing, handwritten records may have been misinterpreted, and humans may have erred when entering information into the database.

"There's no way to guarantee you'll find your family's records here," she said. "But we can guarantee an interesting search experience. It's about; the adventure of the search."

For those Americans determined to pencil in the family tree, Zitko, Bronstein and others offer a further caution: the Web site in not a panacea that, will unearth the entire tree with a ai tuple click of a mouse.

While a significant lai.nich.ing point, tho Kllis Island site is only the firal. stop. Old-fashioned taj>; work still will be needed to fill in other gupu — from microfilm of U.S. censuses or •naturalization documents or records at the national archives or county clerk's office.

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Ss There an Arab "Peace Now" Movement?

by CARL ALPERT

Haifa-Conspicuous in Israel's political arena is a Palestinian violence is counter-productive, he told small but articulate and highly vociferous group the BBC, where his views were not welcome. The which is loosely called the peace movement. Its signed agreements with Israel, he went on, were to advocates call for surrender to Palestinian "end the conflict" via a process of talks, not shooting, demands in the naive belief that this will lead to Questions are being asked as to why the Arabs the much-desired peace. It has been commented are neglecting vital issues of concern to them. that the noisy activity of this group leads the Arabs "Rarely does someone talk about the need to to believe that the Israelis are divided among achieve investments, to stop the emigration of themselves, and that intensification of the terror youth (out of the Arab world), about educating the arid violence will ultimately lead to Israeli collapse. youth to have the qualifications demanded by the In a democracy, all expressions of opinion may be global economy, about the development of regional heard. Perhaps there is some justification for the water resources, about freedom, about the status of views of this minority. Perhaps, if there is a simi- women, etc.," wrote columnist Hazem Saghia in the lar peace-loving movement on the other side, we London based Arabic daily, Al-Hayat. Even if the might find common ground on which to build. And Palestinians had regained laud from Israel, he conso, over a period of many months, we have made a tinued, we would only have made it "into a determined effort to seek out parallel groups or windswept desert, and we would have achieved individuals among the Palestinians. national liberation only to move our legs in full The search has been fruitless, but here and there freedom in a river whose water has dried out." one does find expressions of an attempt at moderaRidha Hilal, a liberal columnist in the Egyptian tion, though far from the spirit which motivates the government-sponsored daily Al-Ahram, bemoans Israeli peaceniks. We summarize some of them here: the fact that calls for democracy and economic One recent indication revolved around the plans prosperity have given way to the slogan, "No voice to hold a Holocaust denial conference in Beirut, at should rise above the voice of. battle" as if, Hilal which hatred of the Jews could find full expression. says, "we are forever doomed to wallow in the mud Fourteen Arab intellectuals from various Moslem of violence, dictatorship and poverty." states, including Palestinians, issued a statement In the Israeli Arab city of Shfar-Am, when a group denouncing the plan and called for its cancellation. •of headstrong youth sought to demolish the? ancient The Lebanese government banned the conference synagogue there, the Arab caretaker, Mohammad on the grounds, as stated by Premier Raflk Hariri, Jaffari, with the full backing of Mayor UrsanYassin, that "we are looking for the future. We are looking banished them and protected the building. to establish a better climate," Alas, voices like these are faint and few and far Since early April, Jordan has banned rallies in between. The views that are loud and frequent do support of the Intifada, and has arrested not make pleasant reading. Not long ago Ikrima Palestinian agitators who sought to stir up anti- Subri, the Mufti of the Palestine Authority, made Israel demonstrations. , their goal clear: "From an Islamic point of view (the One hears occasional voices questioning Holy Land) stretches from the Mediterranean to Palestinian policies. Dr. Fahed Al-Fanek, a colum- the Jordan (River). It is Palestine in its entirety." nist in the Jordanian daily Al-Rai, calls for flexibilWhat about the Jews? he was asked. ity and compromise.

His reply: "For the Jews who lived hero before, "It is entirely clear," he writes, "that; the there will be placo, of COUTHO. But all thoHo JCWH Palestinian side has made a mistake by missing a who caxno here from all over the world, must rare opportunity that may never return," referring return to the plnct'-H whurc Lhny riimo from. Tho to Barak's offers at Canip David. "In the last centu- Jews of Germany should return to Germany...," ry," he adds, "there has been a sequence of opportuAnd again, alas, tho words of Dr. Ahmad Abu nities that the leaders of the Palestinian people Halabita, former acting rector of the Islamic rejected, , .Those who missed these opportunities University, are too often repeated—and heeded: bear the responsibility for the failure."

"Have no mercy on the Jews, no matter where they A rare human rights activist among the are, in any country. Fight them, wherever you are.

Palestinians, Bassem Eid, has urged a cessation of Wherever you meet thorn, kill them...," the shooting and a return to the peace process.

There is more along the same lines.

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WASHINGTON (JTA)-As the pace of diplomatic activity increases again in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he sent Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to Washington this week to "create the groundwork for future negotiations."

Speaking Monday via satellite to the AntiDefamation League's annual leadership meeting, Sharon said a "full cessation of hostility" was necessary before Israel could resume negotiations with the Palestinians.

"It should be quiet," Sharon said, reiterating a favorite theme. 'This government will not negotiate under pressure of terrorism and violence."

Sharon said Jerusalem is "under siege" and that his main goal is to restore safety and security to Israel. Remembered in the international community for his wartime experiences, Sharon said he understands the importance of peace.

"For me, peace is something serious," he said.

"Peace should last generations."

Aa part of that effort, Peres, a former prime minister and the elder statesman of Sharon's, government, arrived in Washington this week for a series of meetings with U.S. officials, including President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell. He also will meet with "congressional leaders and give speeches to Middle East think tanks and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Peres is expected to gauge U.S. reaction to an Egyptian-Jordanian plan for an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire. Peres spent the weekend in Cairo and Amman, presenting Israel's thoughts.on the proposal.

'••' .... ... 7 . . • "I see the beginning of a possibility of getting out of the present deadlock," Peres said in an interview with Israeli Television.

Tho Egyptian-Jordanian plan, drafted with the, aid of the Palotdiniana, calls on Isriu'l to case roHtrictionH it baa imposed on Palestinians since their violent, tipr'tninu m;mnHt. lamel botfim in late September, including pulling back Israeli troops from positions in the West Bank mid Gaza Strip and releasing tax money that has been withheld.

Most controversially, however, the plan demands that Israel completely cease settlement construction in the West Bank and Gaza. Sharon has agreed not to build any new settlements, but has reserved the right to expand existing communities to accommodate "natural growth."

If Israel agrees to the plan, negotiations would resume after the cease-fire holds for a still-to-be determined amount of time.

That the plan was produced by Middle East leaders represents a contrast from recent years, when the United States served as the main mediator, In his address Monday, Sharon endorsed an

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Last November, Jewish Family Service conducted a Men's Forum that attracted more than 70 Jewish men for a day of fellowship and workshops.

At the forum, Dr. Steven Skulsky presented "Significant Moments in Jewish Men's Relationship", consisting of a series of brief film clips and a few ideas to help understand how to facilitate events between men that might lead to deeper emotional and spiritual closeness.

The response was overwhelming, according to JFS Director Steve Stiel. Participants requested Dr. Skulsky present a similar workshop open to both'men and women.

So, on Sunday, May 20, 10 a.m.-noon, Dr. Skulsky will present his newest workshop, "Nachas and Tsorus: Gaining Insight from Films on Jewish Life in the JCC social hall.

WALK-IN, DROP-IN Runway • Commercials•• Print • Films Dr. Skulsky will use a number of modern films Members will meet Thursday at the JCC. such as The Chosen, Avalon, Fiddler on the Roof, Exercise starts at 10 a.m. in the Social Hall. For Enemy of Mine and The Pawnbroker, to mention a those going to Mister C's, please meet at 11 a.m. in the JCC main lobby. For transportation, call few, to demonstrate life issues in Jewish individuals, couples and families. Using film clips as examMaggie Conti at 334-6521. ples, he will outline life's joys and crises, and ways STUDIOS that facing them can facilitate emotional growth. A VISIONS Membership Luncheon Meeting is Friday, May combination of scenes from films with aspects from Representing all Ages 18,12:30 p.m., at Caniglia's Venice Inn. Cost is $8 stories in the bible utilized as a wealth of images of 9 Modeling * Acting per person. Join sportscaster Dave Webber from soul growth will be used in this workshop.

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by GARY JAVITCH You've watched "Jeopardy." You've played along health education with Stuffee, a nine-foot doll. any level. with "Millionaire," and gotten excited by "Weakest When the large zipper on the front of the doll is This year's winner, Dr. Patricia Newman, is a opened the internal organs—heart, lungs, past Link," president and member of the Board of Now, as part of the Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebrations intestines, stomach and more-can be removed for Directors for NCJW. She is a past regional board on May 6, there is a local opportunity to test your examination by children and their parents. First president of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai knowledge and win some money for your team and created for the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, B'rith, President-elect of Jewish Family Service, a a local Jewish charity or institution of the team's Stuff is now used by more than 100 museums and trustee of the Murray and Sharee Newman organizations throughout the country. choice.

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I admit that I fail to see that a Jewish mother is any more concerned (not to mention obsessed), or cautious (not to mention hovering), or filled with admonitions (not to mention warnings) than any other mother. For sure, the Irish, black, Russian, Catholic, short, tall, old and young moms of my acquaintance all seem a bit dippy when it comes to telling kids what to do.

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For instance, no mother ever said, "Be good and for your birthday I'll buy you a motorcycle!" It's possible that some mother, somewhere, may have offered to buy a helmet, but that's as far as I'd go.

And what Mom would use these messages (some of which reach me through e-mail, a ceaseless river of jokes): • "How on earth can you see the TV, sitting so far back?"

• "Don't bother wearing a jacket-it's quite warm out."

• "Let me smell that shirt—yeah, it's good for another week."

• "I think a cluttered bedroom is a sign of creativity."

• "Yeah, I used to skip school, too."

• "Just leave all the lights on. . .it makes the house more cheery."

• "Could you turn the music up louder so I can enjoy it, too?"

• "Hurry and bring me the scissors! Run!" •• "Aw, jus't turn these undies inside out. No one will ever know."

9 "I don't have a tissue with me-just use your sleeve."

• "Of course you should walk to school and back.

What's the big deal about having to cross a few main streets?"

• "My meeting won't be over till later tonight, You kids don't mind skipping dinner, do you?"

Or, my favorite, "Well, if Timmy's Mom says it's okay, that's good enough for me."

That's the one statement my kids wish I'd make, since I independently ponder whether or not to grant permission for events that, as far as they report, every other mom on the planet has endorsed, no matter how dangerous, late, or far afield. But even endorsing Timmy's Mom, sight unseen, is more likely than some of the other notions that come to my mind when I read this list, such as: • "Wow, isn't it great that you can climb so high up that tree."

• "Sure, keep that mangy kitten—even with two dogs, we just don't have enough pets."

• "We have some ice cream you can eat if you don't want lunch."

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• "Ah, forget about your homework, let's go to the movies."

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What do you have when the consummate cooking CATALONIA store creator, Chuck Williams, who has helped revTORTILLA DB ESPAERAGOS olutionize cooking in America, and an award win(ASPARAGUS OMELET) ning cookbook author, Joyce Goldstein, who was I ate this wonderful omelet at Casa Leopoldo in the guest celebrity chef this year at the Joslyn Art Barcelona early one spring, when the season's first Museum Cooking school, get together? A magnifi- asparagus and green garlic appeared at La Boqueria cent cookbook plus glorious color photography of market. If you cannot find green garlic (ajos tiernos people, places, things and food. in Spanish), a combination of garlic chives and garlic Part of the "Savoring Series" this is more than a cloves will capture a similar aroma. collection of 130 recipes. You'll get to know the 1/2 Ib pencil-thin asparagus, tough ends removed Iberian table, history and geography. Travel throughout these beautiful countries, learn and 6 tablespoons olive oil savor their food stuffs and idyllic villages. You'll 8 green (spring) onions enjoy the trip and the read. including tender green tops, Each chapter begins with pages and pictures finely chopped describing the section. The appetizer section for 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green tapas, acepipes (Portuguese opening plates) and garlic shoots, or salads begins, "The Spanish cook has elevated the 2 or 8 cloves garlic, minced making of tapas to sa\ art form." Each recipe is pic- 12 garlic chives, if using garlic cloves tured, the region of each recipe is given and head- 7 large eggs notes have helpful suggestions. Clear, detailed salt and freshly ground pepper to taste instructions follow the ingredient list.

Fill a saucepan three-fourths full of water.hntig to Other chapters are Soups and StewB-acorda a boil. Add asparagus, boil for 3-4 minutes, and (Portuguese "dry" soup), gazpachos, cocidos (Spain) drain. Place under cold running water to halt the and cozido (Portugal) are meals in a bowl, Main cooking. Drain again and cut into 1-inch lengths.

Dishes, Vegetables and Grains, and Sweets, Sut aside.

Two dozen features explore local ingredients, cusIn a frying pan over low heat, warm three tabletoms, beverages, coffee houses, hoatelries and spoons of the olive oil. Add the green onions and the more, Acorda a Alentejana (bread soup with corian- green or regular garlic and saute until tender, der, garlic and egg), Arroz dulce (rice pudding), about eight minutes. Add the chives, if using, and Cotiflur con Ajos y Pimenton (cauliflower with gar- the asparagus and saute to warm through, about lic and paprika) are among the listings in this over- two minutes. Remove from heat. In a bowl, lightly sized delight to uso or pe-ruso. heat the eggs until blended. Add the asparagus mixHop a piano to Spain or Portugal nud take in the ture. Season with salt and. pepper. beauty and savor the food, or run out and buy thin In an omelet pun or a frying pan over high heat., cookbook, datih in the kitchen and try this omelet. warm the remaining three tablespoons oil. until very hot. Pour in the rgg mixture and red nee the heat to medium. ('oak until the underside in golden, about six minutes. Hun a spatula around the edges of the pan a few times during rooking to loosen the eggs. Invert a large plate on top of (.he pan, invert the pan and plate together, and lift off the pan. Slide the omelet back into the pan and return it to a low heat. Cook until pale gold, and just set, 2-,'i minutes longer.

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Volunteers of the Year (Continued from page 1) • •—•••' ; ; »•——— Pete Brodkey is the Volunteer of the Year for the Jewish Federation. For more than 20 years, Brodkey has volunteered for every single Federation Annual Campaign as either a Worker or Division Leader. He is continuing his unparalled Campaign work by taking on a new challenge for the 2002 Campaign as Chairman for the Men's Campaign, a new position created in the restructuring of the Annual Campaign.

In addition to his Campaign work, Brodkey has also served for many years on the Federation's Budget and Allocations Committee, and the boards of Jewish Family Service and the Jewish Community Center.

Jody Malashock and Marcia Pitlor are Volunteers of the Year for the Jewish Community Center. The two have volunteered to chair Omaha's host city committee for the 2002 Maccabi Games.

This is the largest project ever undertaken for Jewish youth in Omaha, involving more than 1,000 participants, hundreds of volunteers, 30 subcommittees and 70 chairpeople.

Malashock and Pitlor have set very high standards for the Maccabi Games and are providing exceptional leadership and enthusiasm. While the fruits of their labors won't be evident until the first week of August, 2002, the two have been chosen as Volunteers of the Year because of their leadership in stepping forward to make all of this possible.

Steve Riekes is Volunteer of the Year for Jewish Educational and Library Services. A long-time member of the JELS Board, Riekes is also cofounder of the College of Jewish Learning as well as a past-president of the Friedel Jewish Academy Day School Board. His incomparable dedication to Jewish education is demonstrated through his willingness to plan, support, publicize and participate in a wide variety of community educational opportunities.

Jewish Family Service has chosen Todd Simon as their Volunteer of fche Y§ar, Simoil h p guided the agency through a yearlong process of planning and restructuring. Utilizing his business skills, he has spent many hours working with the JFS Board to provide a solid infrastructure; long range plans and clear goals for the future.

The Kripke Federation Library has selected Jill Behnont, Cheryl Lerner and Felicia Littky as their Volunteers of the Year. All three women are , new members to the Library Committee and have provided fresh, new ideas to enhance Library activities. Behnont, Lerner and Littky organized the Children's Reading Group and a Library Resource program for the Pennie Z. Davis Child Development Center as part of the children's activities for Jewish Book Month.

Joanie Jacobson has been named Volunteer of the Year for the Jewish P r e s s . In addition to Jacobson's veteran status as a Press committee member and officer, she has been the guiding light behind "Teen Age," a creative forum for Jewish

teens published 10 times a year. In addition, Jacobson also teaches a course at Temple Israel focusing on the role of the Jewish Press.

Under her stewardship, the Press upgraded its graphic design last September to match its improved content. She continually challenges herself with her volunteer responsibilities and uses encouragement and creativity to inspire others.

Sheila Tomps is Volunteer of the Year for LOVE (League Offering Volunteer Services to the Elderly). Her volunteer career includes work with Boy Scouts and mentally handicapped students at Rose Hill School and Special Olympics. Her dedication to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, however, is her most enduring volunteer contribution. Tomps is always available to visit lonely residents, and assists with errands, doctor appointments and is the first one to volunteer as a chaperone on outings. At her request, there is no written record of the time she spends at the Home.

The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home has named the National Council of Jewish Women, Omaha Section, as its Volunteers of the Year. Since 1952, Omaha Section has been improving the quality of life for our Jewish elderly. Beginning at the Dr. Sher Home, NCJW women have provided recreational programming for residents. The Section then donated $25,000 towards the current Rose Blumkin Jewish Home building fund. Over the past few years, they have focused on providing safe, reliable transportation for Jewish seniors by providing three buses that take seniors and residents to doctor appointments, social events and community religious programming.

Dr. Jim Wax is Volunteer of the Year for Jewish Senior Services. Dr. Wax is the Executive Chairman of Visions, a club for active seniors. As Chairman of the group's Mitzvah Committee, he collected $640 from Vision members for needy Jewish families. He also organized an eyeglass collection for Nebraska Prevent Blindness and paper products for battered women at the Sietina/Frances House, In addition, Wax helped organize a bingo and ice-cream party for residents of the Rose Blumkin. Jewish Home.

Dr. Wax is also an active volunteer at Beth El Synagogue, where he is Vice-president of the new HAZAK group that provides social, spiritual and educational programs for mature congregants. He also serves on the steering committee of the social group "Thirty-Nine Forever" and holds a position on the Jewish Cultural Arts Committee Board.

Jewish Senior Services has also named Sarah Lewis as Volunteer of the Year. Sarah is Co-president of the Young Energetic Seniors (YES) Club.

Her duties for YES include leading board and luncheon meetings, assisting at weekly functions and leading the "YES Talk," a discussion group that focuses on current events. Lewis was Co-president of AMIT Women, involved with Beth El Sisterhood and an active member of Hadassah.

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On August 4-9, 2002, the Omaha JCC will host the JCC Maccabi Games, an Olympic style event for Jewish athletes ages 13-16. More than 1000 Jewish athletes from across the country and Israel will converge on Omaha for this week-long event.

The JCC Maccabi Games offer more than just athletic competition, Maccabi also reflects the spirit of Tikun Olam (repairing the world) and Tzedakah (deeds of ch arity).

Each yaar, at all of the host sites 'participating in the JCC Maccabi Games, the athletes and coaches take time out from their schedule to participate in "Day of Caring and Sharing," to benefit the local community. At the same time, athletes in the Games will take back to their community a new sense of inspiration to continue Tikun Olam.

To ensure a successful Day of Caring and Sharing, the projects) selected are well planned and implemented, and all community service sites must be well prepared to have a minimum' of 40 athletes at

their facility. The projects) should be fun and exciting, but above all else, tnust.be meaningful.

There are two basic models; several different.projects, several locations, or one large project, different locations.

The committee, including Janie Murow, Bonnie Bloch, Nancy Jncobflon and Carole Groouborg, arc Hooking community service opportunities in efforts ),o arrange, meaningful projects for 1000 athletes and 300 adults. D&y of Caring and Sharing typically begins in tho early afternoon and lasts until 5-6 p.m. The scheduled date is Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2002.

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Candidates Voice Strengths in Race for Omaha Mayor

National UJC Leader Visits Omaha to Make the Case for Overseas/Israel Needs

Federation Executive Director J a n Perelman and Federation President Forrest Krutter, welcome Richard Wexler, center, to Omaha to discuss the continuing social and humanitarian needs facing Israel.

Eichard Wexler, a Chicago native, is immediate Past President of the UJC Board of Trustees and its past National Chairman, as well as past Chairman of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. According to Wexler, the recent violence and political situation has deflected the focus of American Jews from Israel's desperate social needs such as the enormous Ethiopian and Russian immigration.

"Caring for Jews everywhere is what is at the core of every Jewish community," Wexler added.

He discussed the challenges facing Jews worldwide in the next century with the Budget and Allocations Committee, comprised of Omaha Jewish community members nominated to make decisions about allocating the funds raised through the Federation Annual Campaign.

Members of the committee are Robert Eisenberg, Chairman; Bob Belgrade, Carol Bloch, Pete Brodkey, Henry Davis, Jay Gordman, Sara Juster, Howard Kooper, Forrest Krutter, Bob Kully, Howard Kutler, Bobbi Leibowitz, Susie Levine, Shelly Pichik, Steve Redler, Carl Piekes, Jane Rips, Mark Schwartz, Norm Sheldon, Todd Simon and Arnie Weitz.

Mike Fahey (Editor's Note: This week, the Jewish Press This election offers voters of Omaha a sharp conpublishes statements from mayoral candidates Hal trast between differing leadership styles and difDaub and Mike Fahey. Next week, we anticipate fering priorities for the city. That doesn't mean publishing additional statements for candidatesthat one is bad and the other is good. Rather, it running for the Omaha City Council.) means this election offers a choice.

I begin with the simple philosophy that governHal Daub ment works best when people work together. I It was just six years ago that I first asked for believe we should listen more than we speak. I your support in my campaign to become mayor of believe that from diversity of people and opinion Omaha. Since then, working with the people of comes wisdom and strength.

Omaha to bring about positive changes in our comI want to take my business background and munity has been one of the highlights of my apply it to running our city and controlling spendadministration. I believe, with the help of many, ing.

With a city budget of $480 million dollars, I this goal has been achieved. know we can do better.

During my time as mayor, our team has worked I also want our neighborhoods to be a priority for hard to form partnerships so we could all benefit City Hall. What happens in your neighborhood, from the new and exciting things happening in all and in neighborhoods across this city, is just as parts of our community, such as the new important as what is happening in downtown.

Convention Center and Arena, riverfront redevelThat's why I've offered a series of proposals to opment, beautification of Abbott Drive, new busiimprove our neighborhoods. ness parks in North and South Omaha, and more I think we can do a better job of fighting crime. than $5 billion in downtown development - all the Omaha's violent crime rate is nearly 2% times the result of the talent and generosity of Omahans. national average.

It's time to take a fresh approach We made improving basic city services our top and that's why I support community policing. Twopriority. Improving public safety was at the top of thirds of American cities have adopted some form the list and today we have 96 more police officers of Community Policing and their crime rates, with and 52 more firefighters on our streets. We also few exceptions, have gone down. accelerated the sewer separation program, My opponent has called it an old, tired liberal improved many important street projects, 69 new idea.

I think he is wrong. And so does the U.S. neighborhood parks and lowered the city tax rate Conference of Mayors and the International six years in a row!

Association of Chiefs of Police. Both endorse comThe revitalization Omaha is undergoing keeps munity policing.

So do Republican mayors from our neighborhoods flourishing and citizens proud Wichita, Phoenix, and New York City, all of which of the community in which they live. Should we be have adopted community policing. Community ao privileged to continue our public service, you policing is not a liberal idea, it's the right idea. can be assured my wife, Mary, and I will work as Making neighborhoods a priority, reducing viohard the next four years as we have our previous lent crime, controlling spending, and returning term. civility to City Hall: these) are my priorities.

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He continued his streak with eight RBIs against the University of Hartford, including a three-run homer. . Kutler, who starts at left field for Brown, is the son of Debi and David Kutler.

Dr. Donald Cohen of Lincoln was named one of four Outstanding Teachers for 2001 by the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Cohen, Director of general pathology for undergraduate dental and dental hygiene students and advanced oral pathology for graduate students, joined UNMC's faculty in 1976 as Assistant Professor. In 1998, he was appointed member of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.

In addition to the Master's of Business Administration he earned at UNL in 1989, Dr. Cohen has a bachelor's degree in biology from City College of New York, a doctor of dental medicine from Washington University in St. Louis, and certification in oral pathology and a master's in oral pathology/oral biology from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Evan Saltzraan, son of Errol and Lynne Saltzman, received the Excellence in Jewish Studies Award from the Stone Beit Midrash Faculty Academic Standing Committee of Yeshiva University. Saltzman, who graduated Y.U. in December, works for Rosenthal Diamonds in New York City.

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The Audubon Society of Omaha awarded prizes to 21 students from Friedel Jewish Academy in the recent student art contest. More than 400 were entered. Fourth-grader Chad Sideris and firstgraders Lilly Phillips and Alena Senik received Award of Excellence prizes. Awards of Merit went to: Becky Doty, Alyssa Gerber, Noah Kohll, Brendan Leahy, Arielle Levine, Aaron Nissen, Rachel Reno, Seth Rich, Cleo RogersMarcovitz, Brookellen Sideris, Keshct Spiegelstein, Andrew Taylon, Dylan Wertheim, Uriah Wertheim and Elina Yurikov.

More than 30,000 women and their children will spend this Mother's Day in shelters. Jewish Women International is delivering flowers to battered women's shelters across the country, including the Domestic Violence Shelter in Omaha and the Friendship Home in Lincoln. A contribution of $18 or more supports JWI's ongoing domestic violence programs and honors someone with a Mother's Day Tribute Card.

To make a contribution to the Mother's Day Flower Project, call Jennifer Earotkin at JWI, 18Q0-843-282S; secure donations can also be made at the organization's website, located at: www jewishwomen.org

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The second session of BELLS-Beth El Lunch & being waged between archeoiogists and biblical Learn on Shabbat-will meet on Saturday, May scholars over how much of the bible is really "true," 13, immediately following Shabbat morning ser- The BELLS discussion on May 12 will focus on vices and kiddush. These gastronomic and eduea- "King David in the Bible: The Truth, the Whole tionaPopportunities are open to the entire commu- Truth and Nothing but the Truth?" nity.

Dr. Leonard Greenspoon organized the series and The main topic of all BELLS sessions is, The leads the discussion. He also prepares brief materiBible in the 21st Century: Where Have AH the als for reading prior to each BELLS meeting. Dr, Heroes-and Villain$-*Gbne? Each meeting eontm~ Greenspoon holds the Klutznick Chair in Jewish ues the examination of the lively debate currently Civilization at Creighton University. Beth EPs

Adult Education Committee, chaired by Bam Novak and Justin Cooper, sponsors the program.

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Lincoln and Omaha Commemorate the Holocaust

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Every year, organizers wonder, tures about the continuoing impact of "Will the community respond? Will the Holocaust. there be enough of a crowd so that In addition to her speech, survivors survivors of the Holocaust know the and rescuers lit candles in memory of community remembers and cares?" those who died at the hands of the This year, there were no worries. Nazis. The Lincoln Jewish communiMore than 500 attended the Yom ty invited Lux Middle School Chorus HaShoah program in the Capitol to perform and two middle school Rotunda in Lincoln on April 19 and winners of a contest read their poems, six days later another 400 came to but this year, the Holocaust Committee also invited a Sudanese Temple Israel.

Marcia Kushner,' Chairman of the refugee to light one of the memorial Statewide Commemoration of the candles.

Holocaust, has come to understand Dr. Racelle that involving the general community Weiman. told as well as the Jewish one, not only more than 400 ensures a good crowd, but also people at expands the opportunity to teach the Temple Israel moral lessons of the Shoah. last week that "80% of the This year, speaker Anna Rosmus, a Jewish leadernative of Germany, shared those ship — teachlessons with Jews and non-Jews alike ers, musiin Lincoln and then at Friday night cians,rabbis, services at Temple Israel. actors — died Because Rosmus wasn't satisfied during the with the answers from her own relaHolocaust." tives about the town's history during Sief .Mahagoub, who is among the World-War II, she delved into the town's past, She discovered, for exam- thousands of "Lost Boys" orphaned by ple, that Passau, in Bavaria,-had the tribal wars in East Africa, now actually tried to expel the Jews as liv^s in Lincoln. Thanks to Lutheran early as 1920. Rosmus described the Social Services, close to 2000 of these brutality of those times and of many teenagers have been granted refugee of the town's people. However, her status in the United States. research did lead her to discover that We must never forget the unspoakher own grandmother had defied the ble horror of the death of six million Nazis by collecting food for prisoners. Jes and five million non -Jews, said Rosmus was eventually forced to Yale Gotsdiner, president of the leave Passau due to threats to herself Lincoln Jewish Federation. and her family. Today, she lives in The same sentiments were shared Washington, D.C. and frequently lec- at Temple Israel last week when

Omaha's rabbis and cantors joined together to participate in an original memorial service. It began with candlelighting by survivors Cantor Leo Fettman, Bea Karp, Carl Rosenberg, Dr. Fred Kader, Lola Reinglas and Rachel and Carl Rosenberg.

"The moment I started feeling, I knew I was human again," said one Holocaust survivor to the guest speaker, Dr. Racelle Weiman.

Those words were spoken by an older woman who enrolled in one of Weiman's classes at the university of Haifa in Israel.

"I couldn't understand why she came to my class," Weiman told the congregation last week. "After all, she lived through, more of the Holocaust than I could ever teach."

The survivor explained to Weiman that while she may have experienced that darkest period in human history, "it was only one story" and she wanted to hear the rest.

Weiman explained the power of hope and a belief in the future when she said, "Only six weeks after Bergen-Belsen was liberated, a school was formed. In those camps, survivors begged for a memorial day, but it took five years after the establishment of the State of Israel to create Yom HuShoah, a day of remembrance of the Holocaust in 1953."

Above: Carl Rosenberg lights a candle in memory of those who died in the Holocaust. Below: Anna Rosmus and Lt. Gov. Dave Maurstad, who said, "We can remember and learn."

But when Israel began Yom HaShoah, it also established the firHt; museum dedicated to the history., of that period. And, it remains the only museum to also recognize the contributions of those "Righteous Gentiles" who helped save people from the Nazi killing machine.

"The Jewish people entered the 20th century with 18 million and left with fewer than 14 million," Weiman added,

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Friedel's Science Unit 'For the Birds'

by DIANE AXLER BAUM - - - — — They welcomed back the robins in February, and now they're waiting for the return of the orioles. They've read, mapped, observed, and conducted experiments to explore feathers and feeders, migration and molting.

"Our in-depth study of birds has been the perfect science unit for spring," said Barbara Sather, who teaches Friedel Jewish Academy's Herzliyya class. The unit integrated science, art, and language arts, and the focus on ornithology became a springboard for learning about conservation and aerodynamics.

Sather brought in feeders for the third and fourth graders to hang outside their window. She explained that different types of seeds, and different kinds of feeders, attract different species. This fact led directly to one of their handa-on experiments.

"I set up eight stations. At each station I placed small, variously-shaped objects simulating foods that birds eat," she said. "I also placed three tools, such as tweezers, tongs and netting, that simulate the shapes and sizes of the different beaks." After students determined which tools were best at picking up particular food

FJA students and teacher Barbara Sather, back row, second from left, get a close look as a Horned Owl spreads its wings. Students who heard from Jenny Renrickson of the Omaha Raptor Team were Dylan Wertheim, front rowt left, Josh Sideris, Sydney Nlssen, Jesse Reno and Anna Kohll; middle row: Audrey Gerber, Seth Rich, Chad Sideris, Rachel Reno and Arielle Levine; top row: Chad Sideris and Elina Yurikov, types, they began to look more careful- seasonally to follow the food they eat. ly at the beaks of different species, she To augment their learning, students continued. made maps to chart the migration of An understanding of how particular different species. species retrieve their food helped stuOther experiments were more expe» dents see why certain birds migrate rience-based, Sather said, Students discussed wing spans and checked their own arm spans. They talked about the speed of different birds ... based on "flaps per second," For BESTT 12th grade graduates are example, the robin's 28 ilapa-per-seoBrian Durmaskin, Robbie Epstein, ond, the starling's 45 and the humNaomi Katskee, Joanna Kay, Justin mingbird's 700 were imitated by the Lernor, Matthew Lertier and students, who said "they wore stiff and sore" the next day.

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T h i s la the. time of year when bird watchers get excited,* said Sather, who enjoys taking escorted bird walks and keeps feeders all over her back yard. A dedicated watcher herself, she hopes birds will become an enriching, lifelong interest for her students.

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"One told me he'd never had science make his arms ache so much!" Sather added.

Sather also used the unit to spotlight the differences and similarities between birds and reptiles. Integrating the science unit with language arts, she assigned Oliver Butterworth's The Enormous Egg, an imaginative novel about a boy who finds a huge egg that hatches into, of all things, a dinosaur.

Sather said the science unit was enhanced by a recent all-school art project. Guided by Julie Phillips, director of the art curriculum and a "Friedel mom," students participated in the Audubon Society's Art Contest 2001. Friedel came away with 21 winners, including Chad Sideris, a fourth-grader in Sather's class, who won an Award of Excellence for his beautiful drawing of a blue heron.

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"Sometimes they talk about everyguided many a widower through Ms first experience washing clothes, thing but t h e person who recently helped widows find a reliable died," Zipursky explained.

"We try to stay in touch once a plumber, and agonized with grandmonth, except before Christmas and parents who have lost a child and Thanksgiving, when we know they find themselves p a r e n t i n g t h e i r need u s more," Zipursky added. grandchildren."

"Well spend three to four hours a For Jess and Zipursky, the 11-year day making phone calls then; it's the experience with VNA came j u s t toughest time of the year." before the death of their own mother, Most of VNA's clients a r e not Nettie Katzman.

Jewish, but there have been a few "When Mom got sick, Dr. Dan members of the Jewish community Miller (who was instrumental i n Jess and Zipursky have called. starting hospice in Omaha), recomThe VNA is very interested in mended hospice to us," Zipursky recalled. "Though she died a short Jewish practices of death and time later, we knew within a few mourning and have sent their staff months that we wanted to do some- to Temple Israel's class on this subject. Jess and Zipursky recently gave thing in return."

At the time, VNA ran the only hos- an in-service, as well, to the VNA pice in Omaha, a service which helps staff, covering this topic. the terminal patient and his or her "It is easier to tell some anonymous family through the final few months of voice your deepest secrets and fears," life, offering practical nursing services Jess admitted. "But even our Jewish as well as much-needed companion- clients have not recognized us as we ship, household help, and respite for only u s e our first names. And care givers. VNA also runs Hospice frankly, the VNA so highly recomHouse, where the terminally ill can mends t h e Rose Blumkin Jewish spend their final days in a safe and Home, we know that the staff will comfortable atmosphere, and also take care of the patient, and Shane sends volunteers, nurses and social Kotok will take care of the family!

"And, of course, our conversations workers into the homes. with them are confidential," Zipursky "The staff a r e r e a l angels," added.

T h e only tame we reveal anyZipursky said, with effusive praise thing is if we're concerned about their for the professionals at VNA. mental or physical health."

Jess and Zipursky were trained "There will always be clients," within three months of their mothZipursky said about her volunteer er's death. They learned how to work.

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