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by OZZIE NOGG After nearly 20 years as spiritual leader of Beth El Synagogue, Rabbi Paul Drazen will step down at the end of June, 2002, to assume the position of Executive Director of the newly-formed MidContinent Region of the Untied Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The announcement came last week in a letter from Rabbi Drazen to the Beth El Board and congregation. Rabbi Drazen, his wife, Susie, and their then twoyear-old daughter, Giia, came to Beth El in August of 1982. The Drazen's son,Yoni, was born in 1984. In his letter to the congregation, fiafobi Drazen said, "Through nearly two decades we have been privileged to share all life brings with the Beth El family: the good, the not-so-good, the times of sadness and, happily, many opportunities to celebrate. My family and I have grown, matured, learned and gained much from being in Omaha.

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Federation Communications Director— H I Joanie Jacobson and Patty Nogg are leading the 2002 Women's Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha towards "new territory." As 2002 Women's Campaign Co-chairs, Jacobson and Nogg have planned a number of events, big and small, focus on bringing the women of Jewish Omaha together.

"I believe Beth El, too, has grown, matured and learned much through these years as well. We have accomplished much together as we added new programs and activities and built a new home. For the Drazen family, Beth El and Omaha will always have a special place in our hearts." According to Howard Epstein, Beth Ei Synagogue President, "As the spiritual leader of our congregation, Rabbi Drazen has shown himself to a devoted, effective caretaker, committed to our synagogue and its families. His (Continued on page 11)

Bombing in Jerusalem Leaves Terror, Anger in its Wake

Joanie Jacobson and Patty Nogg "It's time to reconnect and enjoy each other's company," explained Jacobson. "Jewish women are spirited, insightful, diverse and dynamic. We've led our communities to higher ground for centuries. We can motivate each other, learn from each other, and apply it for the common good. It's exciting!" she concluded. The 2002 Women's Campaign will kick off Aug. 21, with a Cabinet party at the home of Patty Nogg. Then, on Sept. 12, A Jewish Book Swap, the first of seven "House Parties", will be held. Jaeobson and Nogg explained the inspiration behind the House Party concept. "Said Jacobson, "It's been years since we've gathered in small groups and enjoyed sharing who we are and what we think. So we're introducing The 90-Minute House Party!, an interactive celebration designed to bring out the best in everyone!" she added. "No solicitations will be made at any house party." (Continued on page 15)

In the aftermath of last Thursday's bombing at the pizzeria in Jerusalem, Israelis lined up to say prayers and light yarzheit candles. Among those killed: Giora Balash, 60, Brazil; Zvika Golombek, 26, Carmiel; Shosfaana Yehudith Greenbaum, 31, Brooklyn, NY; Tehlla Maoz, 20; Frida Mendelsohn, 62; Michal Raziel, 15; Malka Roth, 15; all of Jerusalem; Mordechai

Schijvesehuurder, 43, and Ms wife Tzira, 41, of Talnaon, and three of tiaeir children: Ra'aya, 14, Avraham Yitzhak, 4, and Hemda, 2; Liii Shamilashvili, 30;* Tamara Sfaamilasnvili, 8; and Yoeheved Shoshan, 10, all of Jerusalem; about-130 'were injured. Hamas and the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Mare on Israel on pages 5 and16. Photo by ISRANET.

Coming Soon to a Classroom Near You: the yelton Adult Mini-School Opens Here by SUSAN PALEY, Omaha Meiton Director

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Florence Melton, communal activist and longtime advocate for adult Jewish learning, had a vision. In 1980, she proposed a unique concept for an adult mini-school providing for a comprehensive foundation of core Jewish knowledge which "leaves the student confident, competent and wanting to learn more." The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School inaugurated its pilot site in Northbrook, IL, in 1986. Fifteen years later, the response by the thousands of students in 63 communities worldwide proves, according to Melton, "If you give Jewish adults a serious opportunity to learn, they thrive on it." "In 1995, I started hearing about this incredible, high-quality, international program developed at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem," said Susie Drazen, former Executive Director of the Bureau of Jewish Education (now part of JELS, Jewish Educational and Library Services). "It's serious study of the basics of Judaism, but with a sophisticated look for educated people. I always thought that the Melton School is the kind of education this community deserves."

forefront of its priorities. Federation President Forrest Knitter is a sponsor and supporter of Jewish education, along with Steve Riekes and Justin Cooper who chair the College of Jewish Learning. The Melton School is pluralistic, non-judgmental, stimulating and interactive. The text-based, sequential course of study covers Jewish theology, practice, history and ethics. Classes will be taught by local Jewish professors, professionals and educators and will meet on Mondays at the Jewish Community Center for 30 weeks. (Continued on page 2)

Henry and Dorothy Hiekes "How many times have people said Td love to take a class, but I feel inadequate,'" stated Carolyn Novicoff, JELS Director. "So often we stopped our formal Jewish education after our Bar/Bat Mitzvah and didn't pursue text-based learning like we did with our college classes. This is our chance to rectify that." The Federation has placed Jewish education at the

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Our liturgy, and in fact our entire tradition, contains insightful and powerful means of gaining comfort in tough times. We know that our tradition ordains a structure for mourning, and helps us gradually recover from the shock and pain of a loss. Less known is our faith's stirring response to our own history. As we marked Tisha B'av, the 9th day of the month of Av, we recalled the destructions our people have endured throughout the ages. In the weeks following that sad day, as we approach the High Holidays, our tradition helps us recover and refocus. The move from the bitterness and sorrow of the 9th of Av to the joy and sweetness of the New Year is aided by the Haftarot we read in the weeks between the two. Taken from Isaiah, these seven Haftarah readings are collectively known as the haftarot of consolation. This week, we will read those enduring words of Isaiah, found in the 13th verse of chapter 54: "And all your children shall be taught of God, and great shall be the peace of your children." Those lines stand out not only for their simplicity, but for their depth as well. On the surface, the notion of procuring peace for one's offspring by merely teaching them about God seems readily available and easily accomplished. One may need to merely drop off their child at religious school, and voila! the child or children will know peace. But this simple approach just does not work, as many of us know from our own lives. Teaching our children usually requires that we understand the subject ourselves first. And how many of us can say that we really understand God? The brilliance of Isaiah's words can be found not only in their beautiful images of comfort,* but also in the real-life struggles they evoke. Isaiah does not say that our children have to master an understanding of God, or even accept one. Rather, they need only to learn. Isaiah teaches us that we need to bring our children into the dialogue, into the vast debate stretching over centuries and millennia that is Judaism. Teaching a child about God can be among the most difficult tasks for any parent. Even tougher is opening up one's own struggles to the next generation. Such is the core of Isaiah's message: we must be willing to share our own struggles, our own questions, our own discoveries, with our children. If we can do this, then, Isaiah tells us, great will be the peace of our children. The prophet is correct-the child who learns to accept struggles, the questions without answers will, in the long run, find peace. Isaiah teaches us that comfort comes not from answers, but from learning, wrestling, exploring. Isaiah urges us to confront such obstacles, and to gain comfort from our challenges. Isaiah counsels us to engage our children in our own search for the Almighty. Peace will come, says Isaiah. We need only to enter the fray, open ourselves up to exploration, and teach our children to do the same.

LEON DON Graveside services for Leon Don were held Aug. 16 at Beth Israel Cemetery. He was 76. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ita. Survivors include sons, Harry, David and Louie; daughter-in-law, Debbie; grandchildren, Sara, Kevin and Trevor; sister and brother-in-law, Frieda and Abe Blankenstein; and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. Memorials to Beth Israel Synagogue.

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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. A festive Friday Night dinner will follow services. After dinner, the YU Summer Torah Seminar staff will speak on "The False Messiah." Free babysitting service will run from 7-10 p.m. There-will be no West Minyan this week, due to the YU Summer Torah Seminar. SATURDAY: Shabbos services, 8:45 a.m.; Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood; A lunch will follow services. After lunch, the YU staff will lead an adult session on "Elul: The Month of Introspection" and a teen session on "How We Prepare for the High Holidays." "Pirkei Avot-Greatest Hits" class, 7:25 p.m.; Mincha, 7:55 p.m., followed by Shalosh Suedot, where the YU staff will speak on "Chasing Kindness," and Ma'arivj Havdalah, 9:02 p.m. SUNDAYS Services, 9 a.m., 8 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m, and 8 p.m. TUESDAY: Talmud class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. '• WEDNESDAY; Beth Israel Board of Commissioners Meeting, 7 p.m.

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Buildings vs People World opinion has judges buildings to be more important than people. After all, "only" 15 people died a horrible death in the suicide bombing of the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem. (The bomber doesn't count in this total since it was his actions which caused five members of one family to be brutally murdered, along with a pregnant American, children and tourists.) But the media has chosen, instead, to focus on the Israeli takeover of the Palestinian headquarters in East Jerusalem and the shelling of the police stations in Jenin and Ramallah (where, by the way, not one person was injured!). According to David Bedein, media research analyst for IMRA (the Israel Resource News Agency), "The Orient House was a hub of PLO activity throughout the past seven years of the Oslo process and especially over the past 10 months, when various armed forces of the PLO made it their venue for meeting. Reporters visiting the Orient House witnessed daylight meetings of the Tanzim, the Fatah hawks, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. It was not unusual to witness them brandishing their weapons." Obviously, territory is viewed more newsworthy than the lives of innocent vie-

tims of terror. The bombing of the pizzeria was followed a day later by a suicide bombing in Haifa. Luckily, only the bomber died from his own actions; however, 23 patrons of the Wall Street Cafe in Kiryat Motzkin were injured. That barely rated a mention. Yet, the news media couldn't wait to interview the parents of the suicide bomber and the Muslim cleric who heartily endorsed his actions. "We're proud of him," they all stated. What kind of parents voice pride in suicides which also claim the lives of others, including babies? What kind of culture fosters this reprehensible kind of behavior? According to columnist Daniel Pipes, "PA television harps constantly on this message. On the Children's Club (a "Sesame Streef-like children's program), a young boy sings, 'When I wander into Jerusalem, I will become a suicide bomber.' In another, the words to a children's song go: "How pleasant is the smell of martyrs, how pleasant the smell of land, the land enriched by the blood, the blood pouring out of a fresh body.'" Where are the responsible voices in the Muslim world and the Arab states? Where are the responsible voices in the media? We wait for answers...and more Jews die.

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I hope my good friend, Leon Chesnin, will forgive me for telling this story. Many, many years ago during the turbulent '80s, one of Leon's children said he needed to drop out of college for a while to find out who he was. Leon's reply was a simple but telling one, "What do you mean, finding out who you are? You're (name omitted) Chesnin, that's who you are!" It is a profound truth—we are what we are—and it's one that we, as Jews, need to apply to our personal and communal lives. One of the charges Stalin made against the Jews was that we were "cosmopolitans"—a people who were unable to be loyal even to our own traditions, let alone the political Stalinist State of Russia. In a political sense, Stalin's charge was sheer dexnagoguery, but the cultural charge is worth examining. The loyalty of Jews to the countries in which we now or in the past have resided is not to be questioned. Jews fought for the Kaiser and the Czar; we shared equally with our gentile countrymen, the blood and toil of World War II, even in the Soviet Union. But what of our loyalty to our distinct cultural heritage, our national history? We do not here speak of one being religiously observant or not; that's hardly the issue. We just observed Tisha b'Av. In a religious sense,

I do not like the day. I no longer mourn for the To the Editors . It is reprehensible that German Jesuit Rev. destruction of the Temple as the destroyed center Peter Gumpel criticizes as "irresponsible" the of spiritual Jewish life. But the imagery of the liturgy is among the most Jewish historians working to study the role of the powerful in the world. The exile from Jerusalem is Holy See in Europe during Hitler's Third Reich. It was the same Father Peter Gumpel, S.J., the part of our history-we are not required to give up "relator" of the cause of the canonization of Pope that history as a price for being a part of the world Pius XII, who said, "It is a fact that the Jews have about us. To negate our own history in order to absorb the culture in which we all live, gives cre- killed Christ. This is an undeniable historical fact." Father Gumpel repeated thia officially discreditdence to Stalin's charge of "cosmopolitanism." There are segments of Israeli society who believe ed charge in a CBC interview in March of 2000, that the only Jewish history worth noting is just days after Pope John Paul II presided at the Zionist. I am an ardent Zionist, but our culture and historic liturgy of catholic repentance in St. Peter's our history predate Herzl by thousands of years Basilica, according to the Toronto Globe, March 18, 2000. and, like Leon Chesnin's son, that's who I am. We pray for truth and prelate property. So, for the Tel Avivians to keep all the restauGuinter Kahn, MD, PA rants open on the day when the rest of the country ' Miami Beach, PL. observes the fast, is destructive of Jewish history. To be a part of world culture, to enjoy the symphony, to read widely (even Harry Potter), to even To the Editor: Jewish Television Network seeks inspiring stohave liberal political leanings (thought I admit those leanings are evaporating slowly, but surely) ries of courageous, everyday people of all backdoes not require that I forget the Jewishness that grounds working selfleasly to help others. Profiles of Courage will highlight everyday heroes working defines who I am. This is not a call for any religious fundamental- to make the world a better place. Readers are ism—hardly. But for Jews to run after every cultur- encouraged to submit story ideas to al fad and discard every Jewish tradition is a sad jewishtv@earthlink.net. Jay Sanderson, Executive Producer verification of our refusal to acknowledge who we are and from whence we came.

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JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Almost universally condemned abroad, Israel's policy of targeting suspected Palestinian terrorists is drawing widespread support at home - though its efficacy is stall up for debate. Even Washington, Israel's closest ally, sharply criticized Jerusalem for a helicopter attack last week that killed a top Hamas leader in Nablus. Two boys who happened to be passing by the building as missiles slammed through the third-floor windows of the Hamas offices also were killed. Inside Israel, however, government policy and army actions enjoy broad approval. This comes despite some doubts over whether the policy that Israeli officials call "targeted preventative measures"— and which most of the world condemns as "assassinations" -- really is effective. The operation in Nablus, for instance, was criticized by opposition leader Yossi Sarid as carrying too high a risk of collateral casualties. But even Sarid agreed that the senior Hamas official killed in the attack, Jamil Mansour, should have been "marked to die" as far as Israel was concerned. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News that Israel might have "some justification" for the killings if they prevented attacks on Israelis. Many Israelis, in fact, note the apparent disarray in Palestinian ranks tho killings have caused. Some say Israel's recent HIICPOSS in foiling BO many Palestinian terror attacks stems from the fact Unit the targeted killings have hampered tho terrorist organizations, forcing them to HCMUI out novices with haphazardly prepared weapons. Even in Ha'arctz, (he mont liberal of tlu> Israeli dallies, commentators have hmdrd the Israel Defense Force actions. "The lcadurs of I'aU'Ktinian terrorism can now be soon through HW Hold IJIUHH 68 as they run for their lives and hide in every crevice," Dan Murrain, wrote last wook. IIin colleague Yoel Marcus similarly supported tho policy. "The policy of jisnus.sinal.ions is an interim one, which is described by one of" I'rime Minister Ariel Sharon's "advisors as "crisis nnmn|{eiuont.' It internsifjee. pinpoint uU.uoks. hul does not pull out nil the. stopi, and does not close the door to negotiations*," Marcus wrote. "In tho varied menu of escalation possibilities, the policy of aaausHinationa is the least of all evils." Among the leading politicians of the left, only

liiiilliliiil When we left,, JINSA WJIS plumbing the State Department for a position on the Palestinian killings of "traitors ami collaborators." The Department; took the view that tho problem is "due process" and the "rights of the accused," not the definition of "traitors and collaborators" that the PA uses. If people are "T&C" under the terms of PA law, and if the PA made its case in a fair court, the State Department, would have no trouble with the imposition of the death penalty. (See JINSA Report #203 on our website; www.jinsa.org'.) We would. "T&C" are loosely defined as those who help Israel locate and eliminate wanted terrorists and/or give Israel information to stop an attack being planned or underway, Those activities are obligations of the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo (and subsequent) Accords. They are the very definition of the "full security cooperation" between Israel and the PA

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Yossi Beilin, justice minister in the former Labor government, consistently has opposed the policy. Apart from the ethical problem of a government ordering a premeditated killing without judge or jury, Beilin argues, the mounting toll of Palestinian activists eliminated in this way — more than 40 in recent months — carries with it the prospect of Palestinian reprisals. Indeed, the Palestinian Authority recently prepared a list of 50 Israeli "extremists" it wants arrested, saying it will begin assassinating them if Israel does not crack down. Palestinians and other Arabs also have put prices on the heads of Israel's Ashkenazi chief Rabbi, Yisrael Meir Lau, and Shas leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, and death threats have been made against Sharon and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Moreover, Beilin contends, Israel's policy makes it impossible for Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat to crack down on militant groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The targeted killings only serve to radicalize the Palestinian public, Beilin says. Pressure from an inflamed Palestinian public then makes it too dangerous for Arafat to face down the groups by arresting — in many cases rearresting — men on Israel's most-wanted list. Evon without the killings, however, there is scant evidence- that Arafat would contemplate u major effort against tho fundamentalist groups. And tho logic cited by government offictulH is precisely the reverse of [k'ilin'a thinking. Sharon and hit) advisers Hay the policy »•• which they call "active self-defense" •••• is justified because it targets Palestinian militants before they can strike innocent Israeli civilians. In addition, they ar-ffuo, Israel only olinunutoH activists when it has concrete information they have been involved in deadly terror attacks or an; about, to do so, and after the Palestinian Authority has rebuffed Israeli demands to arrest the men, Moreover, tho government, believes Arafat still could rein in tin* violence if ho wished. They con tend that by steadily raising: the pressum* on Arafat, they will eventually force him to face down tho extremists in the. Palestinian campIt was tills logic, apparently, that convinced Israeli officials to raise the striken hint wenk by tar-

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geting Mansour and his senior lieutenant, Jamal Selim, in Nablus. Targeting Mansour, Israeli analysts said, showed that Israel no longer accepted the distinction the fundamentalist groups' sought to make between "military" men who carry out the attacks and the "political" handlers who recruit and indoctrinate them. The killing of Mansour immediately raised questions about the nature of Israel's "hit list," Earlier, officials read on television the names of seven wanted Palestinians Arafat has refused to arrest. The unusual announcement raised speculation that Israel had in effect pronounced a death sentence on the men, prompting Egypt's foreign minister to denounce the Sharon government as a "gang of assassins." Does Israel's list include the leader of the Palestinian militias in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti? On Saturday, Barghouti's bodyguard was wounded when Israeli helicopters fired on a convoy of cars near Ramallah, Some Palestinian, sources said Barghouti, leader of Fatah's Tanzim militias, was in the convoy, while others said he was in his office at the time. It was unclear whether Barghouti was the intended target, though the Palestinians sought to milk the incident for its full propaganda benefit. Israel security sources said they were aiming for Barghouti'e aide, who hud been involved in numerous terror attacks during the pant 10 months of violence. Jual the same, tho sources did not rule out that the operation could serve HB a warning to Barghouti, Does the hit list also include, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the crippled cleric who leads llamas and was MiuiHour'B immediate superior? Does it include Palestinian ministers? While the policy of tar^otini! militants enjoys unanimous approval within tho Cabinet, there have, been Mi{m« of discord this week between the prime minister and lutt top Labor lieutenants -Peres and Hon-KIiezer •• over Sharon's refusal to pnjjfiffn in political dialogue with the Palestinian Authority sm Wmij iu\ violence, conl'mucs, Tho Laborritfoitftatft%&y they are not advocating "talks under fire," but rather "talks about a coaso-fire," which need not be aeon us a sop to Arafat. But Sharon is adamant, and tensions are said to be mounting within Israel's innermost policy making circle.

Targeted Killings that was the underpinning of all other cooperation. The Palestinians wore to halt propaganda and incitement to violence, arrest LorromtK wanted by Israel, confiscate illegal weapons, and shut, down the loosely defined "terrorist infrHHtructuro." If they had met those obligations, all sorts of PA officials would have been "T&(\" OK, HO maybe that's why they don't do it.. The definition is tho definition of traitors under wartime conditions; giving aid to the enemy. Hut if Israel is the enemy, what happened to the solemn obligation for a peaceful resolution of differences that Yasser Arafat undertook to Yitzhak Rabin in 1993? The Palestinians never gave up their "war option," and the current war fur predates Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in September, and well predates the collapse of the Camp David II summit last July. Israel complained almost from the beginning of Oslo that the Palestinians had too many men. under arms and weapons not permitted

by the iij.fra'iuontK mortars are only tho la tost and mo{4 ('jfropom oxsunpU1. SPVITHI times during the 90s, participuntH in JINHA'H Kind & (Jcnoral OffiocirK Trip to bimrl im>t. with commandom of the Palestinian "police." AfUir each meeting, our quests Hnid, "TIIOHC arai't policu, thoy fire .soldiera." AH far back as March 2000, Israeli offirialK were talking about this "Lebanouization" of the West Bank, the militarization of the population and an increase in roadside bombs. Tho Nciv York Times wrote about tho radicalization of children bj&fiiLB Camp David. In October, tho PA launched open warfare against the people and the State of Israel. Executions ore just one way that the PA dictatorship controls its people while it runs the war. The rules of engagement for war are different from those under the "peace process," and friends of Israel have to know that if the latter over existed, it is over now.

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Ejcyoying dinner in Tel Aviv were, counter clockwise, from left: Allan Josephson, Harold and Dianne Becker, Robert Becker, Larry, Debby and Melissa Josephson, Nancy Henry, Maya Becker, Lauren Becker. In the planning stages for a year, a Becker of Atlanta and Sherri Becker family reunion brought members of of Kansas City, and Sherri's boythe Josephson/Becker family together, friend, Bill Coleman. the first time since 1987. The reasonAside from celebrating the Bat the Bat Mitzvah of 12-year-old Maya, Mitzvah of Robert's daughter, who lives Debbi Josephson's niece-gave family in Ramat HaSharon, the family did members from Omaha, Boston, Cedar manage to see some diverse sights in the Rapids, IA; Kansas City and Atlanta small country. an excuse to visit Israel, despite the "We took a jeep ride in the Golan," bad press and continuing violence. Debbi said, adding that it was "very "We just didn't listen to the news," bumpy." They did see a variety of Debbi said, admitting that her husband, native animals, including a gazelle, Larry, did tune in "once in a while." several jackals and cattle. While she and 17-year-old daugh"It was desolate up in the Golan ter, Melissa, have been to Israel Heights," she added, "but we had before, this was the first trip for breakfast, picnic-style, at a spring and Larry and son, Alan, a 20-year-old could see the lush valley down below." student at the Berklee College of The group toured the Galileo and Music in Boston, who plays saxo- Tiberias, explored Roman ruins in phone. Caosarca, visited Haifa, and toured "Because of all the adult Jewish edu- Jerusalem. Theiy also floated in the cation classes I've taken, my impres- Dead Sea and rode the cable car up sions wore different from my last vinit Masadu, where, like the Jiicobnun fanii and from the othor inembcrH of (,h<> ly who wenl. to Israel for the Maivabiah group," Debbi added. "J really wanted Games, they, too, had no wait. to see the Dead Sea Scrolls and we did"We didn't wait in any of the n't have time, but we did travel to restaurants or in the shops," Debbi Qumran to see the caves where the explained. "The only mall that wan scrolls were first discovered." crowded was the Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv, and most of the shoppers were Israelis." , One night, as the family sauntered into the Hilton Hotel for dinner, Debbi's son, Alan, nodded to one of the musicians on stage. "I thought, 'How neat! Jazz artists have a secret code!'" Debbi said with a laugh. "When I mentioned that to Alan, he laughed and told us the Israeli goes to school with him at Berklee!" It turns out that the prestigious Boston music conservatory ***'" < ~ t is home to many Israeli musi"• "•' dans. Even the manager of the . hotel told us his son goes there!" M Melissa went river rafting and ijpl "got stuck on the rocks" because ^ $ ' there's been little rain the last _, , , . , . , "'4 ; • , few years; Israel is still suffering I he bunker in which the Josephson's through a drought. Israeli tour guide and his family use ' "Everywhere we wont we for safety is located in Moshav Vered s p o k e t o i s r u e l i a n b o u t t h e ^ t u . Jerico. The highrise building in the a t i o n » D e b | ) i s a k L « C a b ^ distance is Jericho's casino, off-limits s h o p 'cashiers, waiters, anyone to Israelis since the start of the latest w h o s p o k e g o o d English, told us intifada almost a year ago. they are devastated by the lack While they couldn't actually go into of tourism. They're also terribly disthe cave, the group visited a small appointed in Arafat and the building nearby, which features a Palestinians. movie about the scrolls and actual "The Israelis we spoke to said ruins from the sect of people who they're still willing to give back land lived there at the time the scrolls as long as they know they have a were written. partner who abides by the agreeJoining the Josephsons were ments he signs." Debbi's father and his wife, Harold While it; may be a long wait until and Dianne Becker, and her brother, the Israelis get their wishes fulfilled, Robert Becker, and Robert's girl- for the Josephson family, "just being friend, Nancy Henry, all of Cedar together as a family" was the best Rapids; Debbi's sisters, Lauren thing about this trip to Israel.

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Rabbi-Rabbi Couples: One Says Kiddush, the Other Makes Havdalah by DANIEL FLEISHMAN

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NEW YORK (JTA) - Mordy Schwartz and Esther Reed started dating a few months into graduate school. They fell in love, were engaged 10 months later, and got hitched less than a year after that, It's a typical story with one detail that many might find unusual—they're both rabbis. But, as it turns out, their story is not so uncommon, In fact, rabbis marry rabbis with surprising frequency. There's even a name used to distinguish such couples: dual-rabbinic spouses. The son of former Omahans Ann and Don Schwartz, Rabbi Schwartz is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at the • Conservative movement's Jewish ' Theological Seminary. He noted J there were three other dual-rab- ^ binic marriages at the school when he and his wife recently graduated. Of course, college students at nonreligious schools routinely fall in love and marry one another. And what better place to find a mate than one where hundreds of peers convene to work toward similar goals. "We live lives that are pretty similar to the lives of our peers-doctors, lawyers, other professionals," says Schwartz. He and his wife agree that their marriage thus far has been idyllic, but acknowledge that under different circumstances things could have been stickier. "The fact that I'm pursuing an academic career allows mo to go where she goes," Schwartz aays of Reed, who is the Assistant Director of Hillel at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "My wife always wanted to work in Hillel. I always was academically inclined. I didn't know what direction it would take, but it's all worked out for the best. r guess for people who are planning on going into the pulpit world, it creates difficulty because pulpit jobs are in different parts of the country," he added. Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg-SaaBO shares a pulpit with her husband, Eabbi Dennis Sasso, at an Indianapolis synagogue affiliated with both the United Synagogue o£ Conservative Judaism and the Reconstructionist movement. She says she wasn't concerned about the challenges of being married to another rabbi. "We weren't really thinking about it at the time," she says. "Probably a bigger issue was how.I would be accepted as a woman rabbi," Eisenberg-Sasso was the second woman ever ordained in the United States and her congregation became the first to hire a female rabbi, The couple has been an integral part of their Indianapolis community for close to 25 years. Rabbi Shira Stem, Director of chaplaincy at the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County in New Jersey and daughter of renowned violinist Isaac Stern, has been married to pulpit Rabbi Donald Weber for 18 years. For 14 years, they both held pulpits at New Jersey synagogues only a few miles apart. Not long after gutting married, Stern and Wflber periodically a timid eel an informal support f,;ruup for dual-rabbinical spojiww. "There was a iiuw. wium.J.hon.* wore

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Maccabi Delegation Head —————.— Thirty athletes, nine sports, five lost their lives at the Munich days^ one mission: To participate in-the Olympics in 1972. To conclude the 2001 JCC Maccabi Games in Sarasota, Opening Ceremonies, the 2001 JCC FL. More than 700 athletes from Maccabi Games torch was lit, and around the world traveled with their host families met their athletes to delegations, coaches, and families last take them home for a good night's week for a week of .Olympic-style com- sleep, as competition would begin petitions, social events, and communi- bright and early Monday morning. ty service projects. Competition began Monday mornThe Omaha Delegation arrived in ing and continued through Thursday, Sarasota on Sunday, eager to visit with a break Tuesday morning so the Planzer JCC, meet their host athletes could participate in commufamilies, and get ready for Opening nity service projects, where most of Ceremonies. As 700 athletes took the Omaha delegation was transporttheir places in preparation for the ed to Venice, .FL, to help others partraditional Parade of Athletes, the ticipating in the Special Olympics. Manatee Civic Center was buzzing Kids spent time playing sports with with excitement. Athletes began the Special Olympics participants immediately trading their delegation and helping out in their track and pins and T-shirts, which made for an field events. easy and exciting way to -meet kids The evenings in Sarasota were from other cities. filled with social events, including a The Omaha athletes appeared from beach party, an ice skating party, and behind a curtain, waving to the crowd a night set aside to spend with their with the theme song-from Chariots of host families. Some were taken out to Fire playing in the background. As Sarasota's restaurants, while others the audience cheered for our delega- spent the time shopping with their tion, athletes threw T-shirts into the host families. crowd, reading "This year in The week was loaded with activi- to the Omaha Delegation, as hosts of Sarasota, next year in Omaha!" as ties, all culminating in a Closing the 2002 JCC Maccabi Games. There the emcee announced that Omaha Ceremonies event, which featured a to accept the torch were Marcia Pitlor was the proud host of next year's falafel dinner, inflatable games, a and Jody Malashock, co-chairs of the Games. disc jockey and a dance presentation, Games in Omaha; Lisa Shkolnick, After the national anthems of the which included Omaha's very own the Games Director; as well as repreUnited States, Canada and Israel Shayna Kurland and Anna Turetsky. sentative athletes from the Omaha were sung, tributes were made for At the end of the evening, the JCC delegation. the 11 Israeli athletes who tragically Maccabi Games torch was passed on (continued on next page) by RACHEL SHKOLNICK, Omaha JCC

The gold-medal basketball loam includes, back row, from left: Rachel Taylon, Hannah Wolf, Emily Gordon, Michelle Simon, Coach Bob Franzeee; middle row: Stephanie Lovette, Jamie Lovette, Sasha Skulsky; front row,*.Lindsay Lovette, Lindsay Itkin and Emily Muskin.

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vision and insight have been key elements in the growth and vibrancy of our synagogue and his influence can be found in all our daily procedures and rituals. Those of us who work closely with Rabbi Drazen recognize his keen intellect, quick wit, eye for details and marvelous organizational abilities. "Obviously, t h e national leaders of the have announced their l\,,: Conservative Jewish movement recognized these engagement. Wt strengths when they selected him for this new and The bride-to-be is a \ important job," Epstein added. "It is apparent that fashion design student at >•-';•.;'> Rabbi Drazen is a rising star in the Conservative the Parsons School of! ! movement and I would not be surprised to see him in Design in New York*,; a top executive position some day at the national City, and will graduate office in New York. I can only wish him the very best in 2003. She" is t h e granddaughter of Harry and Kthel Chaifetz of as he pursues this new opportunity in his career." Epstein continued by saying, "Susie Drazen, too, is Worchester, MA, the late Gertrude C.haifotz, and a dynamic part of our Omaha Jewish community. the late Carl and Sarah Greenberg. Her fiance graduated from Yes hiva University She has a warm, welcoming smile and terrific ideas. with a bachelor's in information systems. He works As Beth El's Programming Director, she makes in customer support and is the personal assistant things happen. Susie has been the Hazzanit at our for the CEO of Rapaport Diamond Corporation of alternate High Holiday services for many years and is a regular Torah reader, gahhai and service leader. New York City. "Clearly, the rabbi, Susie, and their children, Gila His grandparents are Martin and Selma Weber of Queens, NY, and the late Perry and Beatrice and Yoni, have made a profound impact on our congregation and the Omaha Jewish community during Saltzman. the past T.9 years. We will certainly miss them." A Juno, 2002, wedding is planned. The Mid-Continent Region of United Synagogue HptuiB North America from Mexico to the Hudson Hay and includes the metropolitan areas of Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, St. Louis and by ART GROSSMAN — — —. Kansas City, n« well as Omaha and Beth El. In his The lengthy string of flOV woathor on the dutoa of new position, Rabbi Drazen will be responsible for our Monday niee.ttngH, eventually had an affect on helping congregations with programs and projects our attendance. Yet, augmented with somu folks from the Conservative movement and offering cotm.'iel Mid advice in synagogue operations. from the, lllumkin Homo, our numbers wer<* boosted. 1 In addition lo his duties nt Beth Kl, Rabbi Drazen It was a ran day' two rabbin wore on tho agenda. Rabbi Myor Kripke. led the. chanting of I ho Iwnch- currently HOI'VCH on the Law Committee of the itif*, witile liabbi Aryeh Azriol wan I'UOHL speaker. Coimorvative Movement, is Parliamentarian of the FI in words ami counsel are alwnys welcome and Rabhinieul Aiwinhly and in on iLs Executive CnmmitU'e. He in nlito President of the Mid -Western apprciciated. The diitcuwHiou tvulrivil on the HIHKI! inu by the I'ale.slini:mti in MVl Aviv, injuring; 10 Ht.ai.eK Region of Hie U.A. He was a «ie.mbtu" of its Publications ('omniiltw mid WJIH choHeii lo be pnrt of litrucli soldiers in from, of t.lu1 I>efeiifje MiuiKlry, So tuber Lhuught wan given lo Nvtv York Trtnea ihi newly' esifahtiVhecl Mentorinjt Program. Krunt 1!>H<! !>H, Siiuir I >rayeu was Director of the rolumnisl William Safin1'1; t-diliirisil. lie pivi.t'nfcd the overriding' retiHoa for fchu wnr eoMfcfnuinjr in ttiiVcfnu of itewinlt Kdutiiif-iott of the Jewish Israel so that the I'aU'stiniaiu* ciiu create a tit site Federation, She served us Regional Executive from the .Jordan River to the sen, with JeruHalem Director for the Central HUU.en and Provinces aa its capital. They then plan to flood i t with Region of United Synagogue front 1998-2000, "With Rubbi DruzonV HKHiHlnncp, the search for "returning 1'ulonLininnH" and drive the JOWH from his replacement haw already begun," said Epstein. the Middle Euat. We panned in reverent reaped, for llene Klein "A committee, under the chairmanship of Richard Kelhiuui, is forming and will begin its work in and NorniiUi Wolner. earnest right, sifter the High Holidays." Shalom, CIMIFETZ/SALTZMAN Rebekah Chaifetz, daughter of Richard and Ruth

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iadassah Convention Draws Largest Contingent of Jews to Jerusalem in Montiis by JEWISH PRESS News Service

JERUSALEM-Bonnie Lipton, National President of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, opened the organization's annual national convention in Jerusalem last week with a firm commitment to the 550 delegates that Hadassah is "working to reject the accusation that Zionism equals racism." The convention is the only regularly scheduled annual convention of a major Jewish organization to hold its in Israel this year. Stating" that attempts to delegitimize the State of Israel, Zionism and the Jewish people may be "more terrible now than in the past," Lipton stated that "the target for this destructive campaign to undermine the rights of the Jewish people is the next generation of Jews. Our enemies know that the connection between the State of Israel and the Jewish people is Israel's greatest strategic asset. "As Jews and as Zionists, we must counteract this threat. Hadassah has raised its voice and will continue to do so in America and around the world in response....Our great family of Israel must speak out. We must make a clear and definitive stand. The place to make that stand is the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Forms of Intolerance. w We must also use this as an opportunity to teach the world and to teach the next generation that the fight against'racism, intolerance and discrimination is not just a human right issue. It is a Jewish issue." Lipton followed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the dais, who in an infrequent public appearance thanked Hadassah "for the right to be called Zionists in the United Nations, Hadassah is an iron wall against rising anti-Semitism around the world and a guardian of Zionism," Earlier this year, Hadassah won special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council in the face of months of intense pressure from the Arab Hoc to reject Hadassah's application.

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by JEWISH PRESS News Service — • — . Classes for the fall semester of the Beth El Synagogue Talmud Torah High School of Jewish Studies begin on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and, as in past years, the classes ure open to all high school students in the community. The weekly sessions meet every Wednesday from 7:30-0:15 p.m. in the Beth El Talmud Torah school wing. In addition to the weekly classes, the program also includes a once-a-month dinner and speaker, These sessions begin at 6 p.m. This year's guest speakers will discuss national organizations. "Our first 'Dinner & Speaker' will help us kick-off the opening of school," said Anna Gologorsky, Beth El's Education Director. "Kim Noddle, Presidentelect of National Council of Jewish Women, Omaha Section, will be with us on opening night. We'll meet in the West Court for one of Lucy White's great dinners and, after dinner and Kim's presentation, the students will attend classes." Gologorsky also explained that the Fall Semester includes required classes in the first hour and elective subjects in the second hour. Ninth- and tenth-grade students may choose one of the following first-hour required daases: 8 Conservative Judaism: Our Ancestors to Our Descendants, taught by Rabbi Paul Drazen, will focus on who we are as Jews. The group will study the history and philosophy of Conservative Judaism and use Elliot N. Dorff B fine, revised text on Conservative Judaism as its guide. • How Da I Decide? is led by Glen Fineman. Using Rabbi Roland B. Gittlesohn's text of the same name, students will take u contemporary Jewish approach to the issue of right and wrong and discover how their Jewish heritage can help them strengthen family relationships and fulfill communal respounibilities. JKkventh and twelfth graders may ehflose from the following first-hour required classes:

* The Amazing Aduenturea of the Jewish People. In this class, students will take a sweet journey through Jewish history using the book of the same name by celebrated author' Max I. Dimont. Murk Kelln is the instructor. * Great Jewish Thinkers: Their IAovs and Work is taught by Daniel ChriMtonson. This introductory course in Jewish thinking will mix biography, history and philosophy to present the lives and work of 16 seminal Jewish thinkers. Naomi Passachoff is the author of the text. For the second hour, all grade levels may choose one of the following elective classes: * Uncle Miltiv. and Friends is led by Daniel Christensen, who will help students explore the Jewish involvement ia the television industry from its beginnings to today. * Danger! 7rhis (hurst1 will, t>« Habit Forming far Jewish Teens! is taught by (lien Fineman. Sot within a Jewish context, teens will learn effective communication techniques to help thorn HtruntfUum relationships and find success and personal fulfillment. A road map for toons to IIKO an they move along life's journey, this course will alwo develop nourishment for their BOUIH. * Jewish Sports Grouts is packed with surprising information, amusing now anwdoU);;, personal revelations and littkv-known facts ahoui Jewish sports heroes. Mark Kelin is tho instructor. Cost of the program for Beth 10! meniher.s is $W> per student, or $r/Ti for a family of t.wo or more students. For non-xnt'inbcir., lees ure $7f> per student, or $95 for a family of I wo or mure wlunVnts. "We invite all teen:1., Bet.h K3 members or nunmembers, to enrnlJ in (hi:; (writing .-icriiw of Haw: es," Cioingorsky !;ai<!, "I'll he happy to CHM'UHS the program with fchfiu and their parents-.. For imuv information or a i'ej<i-,tr;iti<iij liinu, please rail mr at the school office, -i'.ix u!HM."

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United States Senator Chuck Hagel says he is no expert on the Middle East. However, he has studied hard and admits to trying to understand the issues. In the summer of 2000, he spent a week in Israel, Egypt and Jordan, right before the Israeli election. Sen. Hagel spoke of his experiences to an overflow crowd at last week's meeting of the B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers. He received a standing ovation as he entered the crowded room of Breadbrealrers and their guests. Included in the crowd was Robert Cunningham, former Omaha mayor. During his visit to the Middle East, he met with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and current Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Over the past few years, Hagel has gotten to know Sharon and the chief-of-staff of the Israeli defense force. "We are in a situation that probably is as bad as at any time since 1973. It is particularly dangerous because the role has changed in that those in possession of sophisticated weapons are more in number today than what we saw in '73," he explained. "Israel has always enjoyed a qualitative advantage over its neighbors in we.aponry and intelligence--in every measurement of warfare." That qualitative advantage is being narrowed and this is "very, very dangerous," according to Hagel. It is also dangerous because the situation seems to be spiraling out of control on the diplomatic front as well. Possible Answers "I talked with Colin Powell on Friday when I was at the White House meeting with Vice-president Dick Cheney about the Middle East. And we, in the United States, are in a tough spot on this because, as much as we want to do something to stop this violence, which is essentially out of control, we seem powerless to do it!" he admitted. Hagel says he doesn't pretend to be wise enough to have an answer about the problem. However, he says as we seem to drift, it may well be that the next possibility is peacekeeping forces. "Nobody in this country likes to talk about itcertainly not Congress—but what we're wrestling with here is some kind of a preliminary answer to stop this cycle of violence," Hagel added. Since he has gotten to know Sharon, Hagel says the Prime Minister is intent on one approach to the problem. "I suggested to him that the politics and the geo-political strategic dynamics of the peace process are changed. It seems to me that we and all parties have to address that change. "Then you bring in Iraq and Iran in a more overt, pronounced way than they already are in this. That means that the Saudi Arabians would probably go

the other way—even more than they are. And, what I fear more than anything else, if this cycle of violence continues, is isolation." Hagel recalls the isolation of Israel? in 1948 and and the lack of any hope that anything could ever be resolved. When that occurs, and people have that mind-set, normally disaster soon follows. "This administration has been desperately trying to wedge its way in to change some dynamics. However, as Powell and President Bush have both said—until you can get both sides to commit to some kind of preliminary-^ agreement to make every effort to stop *$£ ^5 this violence, it won't be stopped! "The high expectations over the few years are probably, in hindsight, a very good idea. We can't just push all and get it done in two or three'v years," he explained. "What we do is keep reaching out and continue to work on both sides to do everything we can to find some opening to get through to both sides that this is not in anyone's best interest." There are many interests in the Middle East that do not want any peace or stability. "There have been those dark horses who have existed from the beginning. We have to find some common ground, a common denominator, common sense leadership among the Arabs and build on that. If we cannot do that, it seems to me you will see America right into the middle of this!" Hagel apologized to the group for his "bleak assessment." He plans to return to the Middle East shortly to see if there is something we can drive toward, opening. "It is consuming the administration. However, it is not yet consuming congress because they essentially react and respond to the immediacy of the current crisis. In Congress, they can talk all they want," he said, "bul they have no responsibility for their actions. The president doesn't have that luxury." He said this is not the time for either party to be making provocative statements or sending provocative documents out to either side. "I think we must be very careful here and the focus should be entirely on stopping the cycle of violence before it escalates to a point where it is really out of hand." Sanction Vote Explained Sen. Hagel went on to explain his vote against

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Sen. Chuck Hagel the Iran/Libya Sanctions Act. He was one of only two votes against renewing the act for another five years. He does not feel that the act stops anything. "This is not a debate about whether or not I agree with Iran and Libya," he asserted, "Unfortunately, it gets tied up in the emotionalism, but that's not what it's about. This is about a thoughtful approach to how we deal with Libya and Iran in the bigger picture," AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, however, had a different point of view, noting that "both the Senate and House demonstrated unprecedented support for maintaining sanctions against Iran and Libya, two countries that continue to sponsor terrorism and pursue weapons of mass destruction. The ILSA Extension Act of 2001, which renews the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act for an additional five years, passed by historic margins, 96 to 2 in the Senate and 409 to 6 in the House. "Congress must continue to pressure Iran and Libya to renounce terrorism and abandon their pursuit of weapons of mass destruction," said AIPAC President Tim Wuliger. "The action of Congress today demonstrates U.S. leadership and resolve to stand firm on this issue and sends a strong message to Iran and Libya." According to AIPAC, Sen. Hagel offered a two year amendment. However, every other member of the Nebraska delegation supported five years. (Continued on

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Worries About the Middle East page) What this act was supposed to do was sanction our allies and friends for doing business with them. However, in the five years that the law was on the books, it was never used. "The French oil company was there doing business; the Japanese just signed a contract; the Russians, we can't do anything about; the Germans just signed a contract, too," Sen. Hagel admitted. "The one time that President Clinton exercised some presidential authority, he granted a waiver!" Hagel asserts that if the U.S. is going to do something, it ought to have meaning or deterrent value. In his opinion, this bill is a charade and does nothing.

"I think we're far better off if we hit these up squarely, honestly and transparently," he insisted. Iran's got 70 million people, and 65% of those people are under the age of 25. There 1B something going on in Iran and there's no question that the Ayatollah is still in control of the military foreign policy." There is a reform movement, and the young people are interested in the internet and all of the forces of freedom that seep into countries. "I'm not sure that it is in the interest of the United States or Israel to continue the kind of mindless policy that has no deterrent or strategic value and hasn't stopped anything.

"Why aren't we engaging in a way where maybe we might have some ability to alter the behavior of these countries? Sen. Hagel asked. "Now, we're completely shut off. We have no intelligence coming out of Iran because we've cut ourselves off. I don't think it's responsible, and I proposed a two-year extension on the act and to have the State Department do an 18-month study and come back to congress and evaluate. We need to ask ourselves if these sanctions are working," he added. "I don't think it was my job to just blindly and mindlessly go along."

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"There's literally something for everyone in these our Jewish values of tzedakah and tikkun alam. House Parties," said Nogg. "Each House Party is Our Jewish community has given my family and held in someone's home, with Omaha's Jewish me so many wonderful opportunities. I feel comwomen presenting the topics. Every House Party pelled to give back and serve as an example to my will be held in the morning from 10-11:80 a.m,, and children," she said. About co-chairing the Campaign with Jacobson, then again from 7-8:30 p.m., so that almost everyone's schedule can be accommodated, These get- Nogg said, "I'm just so happy to be working with togethers are based around a common interest, Joanie! We're related by marriage and we're the best of friends! She brings an abundance of energy activity or subject matter," explained Nogg. The parties include: A Jewish Booh Swap, Israel and exuberance to the Women's Campaign!" Cyberpats, the ART ofTzedakah, Me?A Matriarch?, Jacobson agreed, and added, "It's thrilling to lead Jewish Meditation, Planting a Jewish Family Tree, the Campaign with Patty, and energizing to be surand Up For Discussion: Living as a Minority in a rounded by so many capable women in this commuMajority World. They're are open to all woman in nity. Being Jewish and female is special. When the Jewish community, and invitations will be Jewish women gather, when Jewish women work arriving this week. In addition to the House together, when w© exchange ideas and draw on what Parties, the Women's Campaign will host a we have in common, wonderful things happen!" Shabbat Dinner in Elmwood Park on Sept. 21, as The following are members of the 2002 Women's well as a performance of the play, Door to Door, Campaign Cabinet: Past Chairpersons, Cookie Hoberman and this year's Women's Campaign Event, "I'm excited about this year's Women's Event," Sharee Newman; National Women's Division said Nogg. "The performance of 'Door to Door', on Liaison: Bobbie Epstein; Lion/Pomegranate Oct. 15, will appeal to so many women! It's not Event: Mary Bernstein und Sharce Newman; your typical generational story where the grand- Womon'a Event: Cheryl Coopor and Ann mother baa como from the 'old country.' It's about Goldstein; Lion of Judah: Nancy Greenberg and modern Jewish women and just, about everyone J e n n i e Neff; Chni/Pomotfrnnate: Gnil KoliII, Blonburg; will be able to relate to it. This is a professional Bobbi L e l b o w i t z and BHon production by well-known Chicago playwright Leadership: Mngg'ns Gcrbcr and Veto Passer; James Sherman who wrote 'Beau Jest', which has Iifbs avers: Joyce Cohen, Lisa Epstein, Rosalie been performed at the Omaha Community Greenspan and Judy Bottntan; Heritage: Pam Playhouse and Chicago's 'Second Git/," she added. Friedlander, Rocky Lewis, Rosalie Meiches, Jacobson and Nogg have been involved with Vicki Perimeter and Ruth Potash; Initial Gifts: Federation and Women's Campaign fox* many Maralyn Burr, Fran Coren, Judy Joeephson, years, and are eager to lead the 2002 Women's Wendy Mantvit* and R h o n d a SaferstcinHanson; Young Leadership Chairperson: Susie, Campaign together. Noddle Leviue; Young1 Women: Jackie Cohn, "Patty and I have wanted to co-chair the Women's Campaign since our children were in Ilobyn Kooper, Sandy Lehr and Kim Piaczck; junior high school! We were slated as Chairmen- Young Energetic Seniors: Kay Ferer; HOUSR Party elect in 1992, but that was the year of my accident Chairperson: Sally Zipursky; and Partnership and the recovery was long. Between community 2000: Zo£ Rickes. The 2002 Campaign schedule includes: commitments, our kids going to college, the illSept. 12; A Jewish Book Swap; Sept. 20: Lenny health of parents and just timing in general, it's taken nine years to finally put it together!" said Krayzelberg Young Leadership Event; Sept. 21: Jacobson. "I love being Jewish, and I especially love Shabbat Dinner in Elmwood Park', Sept. 24: Israel the work of the Federation. I was the Public Cyberpals; Oct. 4: The ART ofTzedakah; OcUl: Relations Director for three years and became Me? A Matriarch?', Oct. 13; Introducing Jewish totally committed to its mission to involve Jews in Meditation; Oct. 15, Women's Campaign Eoent, meeting Jewish communal needs locally, nationally "Door to Door;" Oct. 25; Community Campaign Event with New York Times syndicated columnist and worldwide," she concluded. Nogg agreed, adding, "Giving of myself is a part Tom Friedman; Nov. of who I am. I watched my grandparents and par- 28: Planting a Jewish ents participate in Jewish communal life and Family Tree; Nov. 29: learned how vital it is. In my work at the Child Up For Discussion: Development Center, I work with young kids and I Living as a Minority in see first-hand how important it is to instill in them a Majority World.

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Appetites can be satisfied a t any of t h e 20 kosher food vendors' booths -while exploring After two successful years, the committee organizing the Jewish Arts Festival in Kansas City has created a winning formula: combine the best in entertainment with fun activities for kids and families, add delicious food (and kosher, too) and enough display space for dozens of talented artists. Scheduled this year for Sunday, Sept. 9,11 a*m. to 7 p.m., even Omahans and Lincolnites can easily make the three-hour drive to enjoy this unique celebration. If that weren't enough, organizers also reserved rooms at the Holiday Inn and Hotel and Suites and 1-35 and Nail and will provide shuttle bus service from the Sprint campus to the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park. The 11-acre site, located at 5801 W. 115th St., between Nail and Lamar Streets, will be transformed into a multi-tented world of Jewish culture. Headlining the group of entertainers at this year's festival is Craig Taubman. The former Ramah counselor from California (now grown up, married and with kids of his own), has carved out Ms own place in the American and Jewish music worlds, blending kid-friendly themes with adult music appeal. He'll be joined with other familiar entertainers,

Disney entertainer Craig Tanbman has delighted audiences for years with Ms unique blend of spirited music and Jewish values.

art and Judaica offered by 68 artisans. More than 15,000 attended last year's festival. like Danny Maseng (who returns to Temple Israel Nov. 2-4), the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band {Omahans will remember their spirited performance at Yom Ha'Atzmaut just a few years ago), contemporary singer Julie Silver and impersonator/songster Avi Hoffman, among others. The Rugrats...Liue features the two 'Jewish' members of the popular cartoon show. Tommy Pickle and Chuckie Fenster! Six local Kansas City musical groups are also on the program. In addition to music, comedy and entertainment, nearly 70 artists from around the country will offer their handmade Judaica, jewelry, oils, watercolors, stained glass, textiles and cartoon caricatures. Twenty kosher food vendors will sell a wide variety of snacks, main meals and delicacies. Among them will be well known author and culinary artist Joan Nathan, who will sign her newest book. Foods of Israel Today. Dishes prepared from Nathan's recipes will be made by Einstein Catering Express and sold in her booth. Last year, some 15,000 people enjoyed the festival. For more information on what to see and where to go, call the festival's hotline, 1-913-3278248, or visit its website: wwwjewishartske.org.

• An Israeli woman and her two-year-old daughter were wounded in a Palestinian shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron. The woman sustained moderate woaadss wMle the eMld was lightly hurt. la other violence, three Palestinian gunmen were wounded during a firelight with IsraeK troops near Bethlehem, la another incident Tuesday, an Israeli child was lightly wounded when Palestinian stone-throwers attacked his family's car aear the West Bank city of Nablus OB Tuesday, according to Israel's Army Sadio. • Most Americans support Israel over the Palestinians in the ongoing conflict, according to a new Gallup polL The poll, conducted for CNN and USA Today, also found that 64 percent of respondents beEeve there will never be peace between the two sides. In addition, 65 percent the United States should aot play an active role in trying to end the .violence.*

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