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Jewish Communities Deliver Messages State Department's Terror List Includes of Thanks to New York Firefighters Hamas and Hezbollah by SHARON SAMBER WASHINGTON (JTA>-The U.S. State Department's biannual list of foreign terrorist organizations once again includes Hamas, Hezbollah and other groups that perpetrate terrorist attacks against Israel. But the significance of the list, issued last Friday, is unclear in light of the new U.S. war against terrarism.. The inclusion of Hamas and Hezbollah in the State Department list contrasts with President Bush's executive order issued two weeks ago that focused exclusively on those groups believed associated with Osama fain Laden's terrorist network. That list was aimed at terrorist groups thought to be responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States. Noting he was going after groups with a global reach, Bush called the move a "first strike" on the global terror network to starve terrorists of their support funds. The exclusion of Hamas and Hezbollah-as well as organizations associated with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat—dismayed Israel and many Jewish activists. Danny Ayalon, the foreign policy adviser to Hundreds of handmade tbank-yoii cards from the Israel and Overseas Pillar of United Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said these organiza-. children in the Pittsburgh area were present- Jewish Communities, delivered .the cards to tions are driven by the same ideology as terror sused Monday to firefighters at Engine Company Lt. Neil Sfcow and firefighters Chris Flatley pect bin Laden and have a global reach. "We think 8, Ladder Company 2, 8th Battalion, in and Bill Sankey, The Battalion lost 10 of its it is important that they be on the new lists in order Manhattan. Karen Shapira, second from right, firefighters in rescue efforts at the World to give fighting them high priority," Ayalon said soon, trustee and past chair of the United Jewish Trade Center on Sept. 11. after the executive order was released. Photograph by Robert A. Cumins. Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and chair of Mark Begev, spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, said there is "no doubt t h a t Hezbollah has a global presence." In addition, he said, Hamas has a global infrastructure and 1 Palestinian Islamic Jihad has global ties. Groups designated by the State Department as by DiANE AXLER BAUM — • • • foreign terrorist organizations are banned from At a mystery writers convention a few years ago, Joyce-Cohen and Nadine Kutner, co-chairs of the using U.S. financial centers and prohibits U.S. citiRochelle Krich Library Board and the luncheon, expect an zens from providing funds to these groaps. It also came across as unprecedented attendance at this year's event. (Continued on page 8} articulate, "Rocaelle Krich enjoys a devoted following among knowledgeable, mystery lovers and also has a reputation as a and totally ac- provocative, entertaining speaker," said Kutner. cessible to her "That's why we're looking forward to a large, diverse group including men and women, gentiles audience. Remembering and Jews alike." Cohen noted that the author's 10 previous sus, "i that experience, ' '_, _> ~ Jean Ann Kru- pense novels, most recently Dead Air, have been \ ~-~r \ , * ": • pinsky expects published internationally and have received r •'^-K •"•' " the same and numerous honors, including an Anthony Award. Krich holds a master's degree in English from more of Krich as . . keynoter for the U.C.L.A. Prior to her career as a writer, she was an £ ,*- annual Com- award-winning educator who chaired the English • Ax - C j munity Lunch- Department at Yeshiva University of Los Angeles eon, set forHigh Schools. Rochelle Krich She and her husband of 30 years live in Los Wednesday, Angeles. She is an extremely attractive, surprisingNov. 7, at noon at the JCC. "Krich writes gripping page-turners laced with ly youthful-looking mother of six grown children A Palestinian suicide bomber from Jen in Jewish cultural issues, and she truly brings her and grandmother of four. "I love mysteries. I love the puzzle aspect. I love blew himself up near the entrance to Kibbutz passion to the podium," said Krupinsky, a member and former president of the board of the Kripke the struggle between good and evil, the pursuit of Shluhot in the Beit She'an Valley, killing kibJewish Federation Library, sponsor of the lun- truth," Krich has said. "As a mystery writer, my butz member Yair Mordechai. Above, goal is to tell a great story-one with an intriguing, Mordechai's son and his wife attend the cheon. Meaningful Jewish content, she added, is a nat- suspenseful plot, well-developed, layered charac- funeral. Police experts believe if Mordechai ural for Krich, a daughter of Holocaust survivors ters and credible motivations.'' A past editor of the had not been sus- ious, the terrorist would who practices Orthodox Judaism, as do many of her national Sisters in Crime newsletter and a former have entered th< ibbutz and caused more director of the Mystery Writers of America, she loss of life. heroines. Photo by ISRANET. Shadows of Sin, published this fall by William remains active in both organizations and in the Morrow, is the latest in Krich's Jessie Drake series. " American Crime Writers League. Its plot about the ruthless murder of a plastic surThe annual luncheon highlights Omaha's celebraINSIDE: geon provides a vehicle for exploring issues of teen tion of National Jewish Book Month. Another feaviolence and family dysfunction: As Detective ture of Book Month is a display and sale in the JCC LO.V.E. Celebration Page 7 Drake struggles to solve the crime, she uncovers Gallery of quality volumes, videos and games the dark secrets of a Jewish family whose son was whose Jewish content makes them especially Archaeology Conference Page 9 raised by non-Jewish foster parents. While facing appropriate for giving at Hanukkah. This year, layers of intrigue and unexpected twists, she also Hanukkah starts on the night of Dec. 9. Frie.de! Wins Prize Page 16 needs to cope with upheavals in her personal life, Cost of the luncheon is $12. A kosher, dairy lunch including upsetting news from her father and the will be served. Reservations can be made by calling Women's Campaign Opens Page 11 tentative start of a new romance. the Federation Library at 334-6461.
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BELLS Will Ring at Beth El on Nov. 3 byOZZIENOGG
MARGARET BANDYNIA Margaret Bandynia died last week at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home at the age of 104. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Maury Udes; six grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.
Thomas Friedman to Speak to the Jewish Community by PAM MONSKY Federation Communications Director
Seating is filling up quickly for "An Evening with Thomas Friedman," the Federation's 2002 Community Campaign Event set for Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Holiday Inn Central. Seating opens at 7:30 p.m.; the program starts at 8 p.m. Anyone who makes an increased gift to the 2002 Federation Annual Campaign is welcome to attend. You will also have the opportunity to make your 2002 Campaign gift at the event. Friedman is the New York Times foreign affairs writer. Since the Sept, 11 terrorist attacks and subsequent US military action in Afghanistan, his expertise in Middle East politics has made him a frequent guest on many TV news programs. For reservations, please contact Sharon Kirshenbaum at 334-6485, or email: skirshen» baum@jewishomaha.org.
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BELLS, Beth El Lunch & Learn on Shabbat, will begin its second year of great gastronomic and educational opportunities on Nov. 3. The guest speaker will be Dr. Alice Shalvi, the first woman rector of the Schechter Institute of Judaic Studies in Jerusalem. Dr. Shavli's topic for the BELLS luncheon is "Abraham, Sarah and Hagar: The Eternal Triangle - and its Aftermath." The Schechter Institute is affiliated with the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. The Institute is a graduate school of Jewish Studies and Jewish Education, as well as a Rabbinical School that offers MA and Doctorate degrees and Rabbinical ordination for the Masorti—Conservative — movement. According to Susie Drazen, Program Director, "Dr. Shalvi is considered to be Israel's most outspoken and active Conservative Jewish feminist. She is known for persistently challenging Israel's male-dominated establishment in her quest for equal opportunity, equal reward and equal status for women. Dr. Shalvi chairs the Israel Women's. Network, she broadcasts on Israel Radio, has frequently appeared on television and lectures on social, education and feminist issues both in Israel and abroad. She'll be in Omaha to take part in the Women's Symposium on Nov. 4, and we're very pleased that she's chosen to worship with us and to speak to our congregation at the BELLS luncheon." Born in Essen, Germany, in 1926 and educated in England, Dr, Shalvi received both her B.A. and her M.A. degrees in English at Cambridge University. She gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work at the London School of Economics before emigrating to Israel in 1949. From 1950 to 1990 she taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she obtained her Ph.D. Dr. Shalvi has won countless honors and awards including the Rothfield Education for Peace Prize given by the International Center for Peace in the Middle East. The BELLS session begins immediately after Shabbat morning services and Kiddush and will finish no later than 2 p.m. Lunch costs $7.50 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and is available by advance reservation only. Free babysitting is also available from 12:45-1:45 p.m. by reservation. Reservations should be made by Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please call the Beth El office - 492-8550 for more information, Beth El's Adult Education Committee chaired by Kim Novak and Justin Cooper sponsors the BELLS program.
Having a latte at the JCC is no longer wishful thinking. The Bagel Bin and MJ Java have teamed up to open for breakfast and lunch, serving specialty coffees, bagels and spreads, tuna and egg salad, and donuts* Located in the front lobby, just outside the Kripke Jewish Federation Library, the 'cartf is open Monday through Friday mornings, through lunch time.
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A tribute to the military and police and fire departments will be held Sunday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m., at Westside High School, 87th & Pacific, Local celebrity emcee Jim Kalal will host the benefit show, put together by student Danielle Burr and songwriter Karen Sokolof Javitch. Cabaret groups include Omaha singers Camille Metoyer-Moton, Becky Noble, Paul Trinisi, Frank De George, Jim Kalal, Sue Perkins and Phyllis Noble, Two Miss Nebraskas, (2000 & 2001), Jill Pennington and Tina Foelinger will perform. A highlight will be recreating a scene from the musical 1776, with John LaRossa as John Adams. The River City Roundup Choir, directed by Dan Hays, and the Simply Irresistible Westside Show Choir will perform, Other performers include Nancy Rips, Marcy Cotton, Amy Cotton, Rebecca Wolfson, Danielle Burr, Rachel Javitch, Paul Kelly, Curtis Leach, Bob Goding, Pegi Georgeson, Barb Treadway, Karen Javitch, Cory Sanchez, Livsa Lind, Krissy Cole and the Chuck Penington Band. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students; they can be bought ahead of time at Hy-Vee on 90th and Center, or by calling 393-3893. They can also be purchased at the door. All money collected will be given to the Victim's Relief Fund,
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When major news agencies began receiving letters containing anthrax, someone asked if the Jewish Press would be changing its procedures for distributing mail. The answer is "no." That's not to say we won't be cautious when receiving suspicious-looking letters or packages. But we always have been. In fact, this paper has often received hate mail or mail that might better be categorized as "nut" mail. As a matter of routine, we turn it over to Bob Wolfson, Director of the Anti-Defamation League, but in the past five or six years, we have not received anything we would describe as life-threatening. Frankly, much as we like boasting about Omaha, we honestly don't think the Jewish Press is on the radar of these mass murderers. They're looking for high-profile people, like Tom Brokaw at NBC and Sen. Tom Daschle, the Senate Majority Leader. There's not a lot of publicity value in contaminating these offices. And so, we continue to do our jobs, write stories of interest to our readers, solicit ads, layout our paper and go about our lives as we did before Sept. 11, Our job is to keep you informed and we will continue to do that. The minute we stop reporting what is happening in the Jewish world, whether
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it's Omaha, the United States, Israel or the rest of the world, the terrorists have won. And we're not going to let that happen. A healthy attitude includes being aware of surroundings, being cautious (but not afraid), and understanding why the airlines have instituted new security measures (and wishing public institutions would do the same-and that means checking bags and using metal detectors and scanners at the entrances to federal and state offices, museums and other places where crowds can gather. Has the world changed? Yes. But they already knew that in Israel and in Argentina (where 95 Jews were murdered in a bomb blast nearly 10 years ago, now thought to be connected to the current crop of terrorists). They've known it for years in the former Soviet Union, Northern Ireland, England, Spain, Japan, China and Africa. So now we know it here in America. And we have to fight the temptation- to give in to the demands of terrorists in hopes they will stop the killing. They won't and we shouldn't. It doesn't work. These terrorists come from a different world than we do. They don't have any fun and they're trying to make damn sure we don't either. So, make your plane reservations and show 'em who's winning.
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JOURNAL ENTRY FROM ISRAEL by TEDDY WEINBERGER,
America, thankfully, has had very little experience in dealing with terror. Unfortunately, this also means that the damage perpetrated by the Sept. 11 terrorists created and continues to create many harmful aftershocks. Americans in cities hundred and thousands of miles from New York were afraid to leave their homes, were afraid to go to work, were afraid to send their children to school, Here in Israel, where any terrorist incident hits so much closer to home (of the past year's many terrorist incidents, all were within, a relatively short drive for the majority of Israel's population), we simply cannot shut down after each terrorist attack. My friend, Michael, an attorney in Boston, likens our situation here to people living near a volcano. With the ever-present possibility of a lava eruption, 3uch people develop coping mechanisms in order to carry on with their daily lives. In Givat Ze'ev, the West Bank town where I live,
we have our own particular volcano. It's called Highway 436 and it is the road that leads into Jerusalem. What follows are some hints for reacting to terror, written from the volcanic edge of Highway 436. 1) BE REALISTIC: Every day, thousands of cars travel on Highway 436. During the last year, there have been three terrorist incidents on the portion of the road that leads from Givat Ze'ev to Jerusalem. In other words, of the several hundred thousand vehicular trips on this road, three ended with terrorist violence. I remind myself of these odds as I drive on this road. 2) CONTROL YOUR IMAGINATION: Yes, there could be a terrorist sniper or stone-thrower perched on the hill just outside Jerusalem, a hill that hangs right over Highway 436, but I try not to think about this, It's possible to imagine all sorts of dangers lurking somewhere out there just waiting for you, but for God's sake, go back to rule #1. 3) BE ALERT: Just because I elect to drive into
Jerusalem whenever I care to (including nights), this doesn't mean that I need to be totally oblivious to my surroundings. So if, for example, an 'Arab' car is ahead of me, I will think very carefully before I pass this car. (Yes, Arab/Jewish distinctions even extend to cars: the Palestinian Authority's license plates are blue-green and Israel's are yellow; however, since Israeli Arabs can get Israeli license plates, you can't "always tell from afar if a car is Arab or Jewish.) 4) HAVE FAITH IN THE SECURITY APPARATUS: This rule is perhaps hard to follow for Americans in the wake of the tremendous security failure of Sept. 11, but, ultimately, it is imperative. Of course, this rule doesn't mean the methods of the security apparatus can't be improved, and certainly all those working in the security and in the intelligence fields must be held fully accountable for their work. But to use the succinct words of my Israeli friend, Doobi: "If the road is open, drive," (Continued on page 5)
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and seriously to combat terrorism. To the Editor: I feel compelled to write to you during these terriAs you know, I have lived in many countries in ble timea. Many of you have invited us to celebrate the world. When visiting the U.S., I have always in family functions this fall and winter. The State marveled at the naive citizens-truly believing in a of Israel has issued & travel warning to the U.S. global economy, yet thinking the States were "Ivory Certainly, now, we can't risk our families lives to Towers" isolated from terrorism and all other evils visit you. We will be happy to make donations, of the world. however. While we still love you, we can't underHow could the U.S. allow paramilitary groups to stand how you could put your loved ones at risk. train freely in Western Nebraska and other parts Please remind your president not to react to of the country? At least six years ago, 60 Minutes these acts, the only path to peace is through negoti- (and many other news shows) did pieces on how ation and mediation. We will be happy to send our government agents snuck into all the major U.S. diplomats to help you. Please do not jump the gun airports carrying guns, knives and flammable and blame the Arab world just because Arabs and materials. If the government and the FAA knew Palestinians were dancing in the streets and hand- this, why wasn't action taken? Why didn't we, the ing out candy to their children. Arafat denounced citizens of this country, demand a change? The these acts. He is shocked that the terrorists he let U.S. certainly has the technology available to X-ray out of jail earlier this year could be involved in all suitcases, Israel does. . . Israel has a variety of these terrorist acts. If Arafat denounced the techniques to prevent these types of attacks, howattacks then obviously, the Arab world is not ever, when the U.S. air carriers said, "your safety guilty. Perhaps it is the fault of Colin Powell for is our concern," they meant, "we can handle openhaving visited Western Europe and Israel. Acts of ing the emergency doors during a crash landing." terrorism do not constitute acts of war. They are Nothing more. Why did our FBI, CIA, diplomats only "hindrances," "obstacles" toward peace. and politicians not see this coming? The writing Should the U.S. decide to retaliate, it should be was in bold print everywhere, most, recently in done in an "appropriate and measured" manner. Durban, South Africa. For yoara, the Arab world For the sake of humanity, be sure that not one has burned our flags and nttuckod our ships, child is near a target, even if the enemy has placed embassies, and citizens around the world. a school near a nuclear plant. As a U.S. citizen, Fm not at all shocked that, vioLastly, the Arab world wants Manhattan and lence has landed on our shores, but rathor, I tun Washington, D.C. While I have lived in both places, distraught by the murder and ahcur chutzpah of perhaps these cities are really not important to the the plan. But mostly, I'm ombarrnsnotl that, our U.S. The best policy towards peace is, after all, military didn't see it coming and lot it happen. LAND FOR PEACE! I'm embarrassed also that tho 'reality coffee' we Now that I have your attention, you all know that were sipping was without caffeine. I gvuws now, we I'm being sarcastic and only throwing back the silly will be in the "real world* sipping double espressos. Please have a healthy and peaceful New Year. cliches the U.S. diplomats have been advising the Israelis. The advice is clearly not a practical one. May tho world stop its self-dostruction. The world can't "just say no" to terrorism (nor to drugs), Perhaps the only good that can come of this Tammy Itu bin Abramowitz, catastrophic event is that the Western world can resides in Jerunalem with her hunbana% David, now truly roll up its sleeves and unite creatively and three boys, Gabriel, Rafael and Zaehary,
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similar to the last one issued in 1999. The State Department list also includes two Jewish groups deemed as terrorist, Kahane Chai and Kach, extremist groups whose stated goals, according to the State Department, are to "restore the biblical State of Israel" and claimed responsibility for the shooting deaths of four Palestinians in 1993. The operational significance of the State Department's list has been minimal in the past, according to Patrick Clawson, the director of research at the Washington. Institute for Near East Policy. The question is whether the list will have more significance in light of the new war on terrorism. Richard Boucher, the State Department spokesman, said better collection of financial information and sharing of information with other governments could make the foreign terrorist organization designation more effective. Boucher also tried to provide reassurance that the United States will remain engaged in the fight against all teiTorist groups. "The effort is to end all terrorism of global reach and not just put this one organization out of business," he said. "We have worked with Israel very closely and constructively over the years in trying to deal with the problems that Israel faces against terrorism," Bouche added,, •'•
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Women's Campaign Opens 'the Door' by PAM MONSKY, Federation Communications Director
The Women's Division of the Jewish Federation held their 2002 Women's Event Monday, More than 230 women from the community came to the Theater at the JCC for a morning or evening performance of Door to Door, a professional Chicago production by playwright James Sherman about three generations of Jewish women. The women who made their pledges to the Annual Campaign at the event raised a total of $189,000, an increase of about 5% over the same pledges last year. In addition, three women increased their gifts to become Pomegranates (a gift of $1,800 to $4,999) and one to Ben Gurion Society (under 45 years old making a gift of $1,000 to $1,799). Top, from left: Women's Division Co-chairs Joanie Jacobson and Patty Nogg with the cast of Door to Door". Michael Mitchell, stage manager; Kim Wade; Cheryl Ross Mitchell and Roslyn Alexander. Among those in attendance were: Kim Noddle with her mom, Barb Platt; Linda Mann and Sandy Lchr; Kim Placzek, Gigi Osten, Willis Ross and Barb Kushner; Eleanor Slosburg, Genevieve Bornstein, Harriet Sperling and Marcia Gallner; Helen Epstein, Susie Brazen and Vicki Perelmeter.
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Or. Goldman t o Speak . at Temple Israel by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Temple Israel Communications Coordinator
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society plans new exhibit by JEWISH PRESS News Service
The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is cur• rently planning a new exhibit featuring the rabbis Dr. Karla Goldman, Historian-in-Residence at of the Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln and surthe Jewish Women's Archive in Brookline, MA, rounding areas. This exhibit will be displayed priwill be the guest speaker at Shabbat services on marily in the corridor between the JCC lobby and Friday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. at Temple Israel. She the Livingston apartments. will be in Omaha to speak at the annual KlutznickNJHS is asking community members for contriHarris Symposium, Oct. 28 and 29, at Creighton butions such as artifacts, photos, symbols, and University and at the University of Nebraska at mementos of local rabbis from any congregation in Lincoln. the area, from the last 100 years or so. At Temple, Dr. Goldman will present the topic, Please identify any items you would be willing to "Beyond the Gallery: share with us. Include all pertinent information Finding Women in «'", such as names of people in the photographs, conthe Story of nections to the rabbi, dates, descriptions of the American Reform object, and so on. Judaism." Items may be brought to the NJHS office at the Elaborating on her JCC weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., or call topic, Dr. Goldman to make arrangements for delivery, 334-6441. said she will talk about "women in the Solution to Last Week's synagogues beginning in colonial times Legacy Crossword Puzzle and how American synagogues were redesigned to accom- } modate women's presence as worshippers. We'll follow Dr. Karla Goldman that story with the emergence of Reform Judaism in America and how that; helped bring about the introduction of mixed seating and family pews." Founded in 1995, the Jewish Women's Archive is dedicated to uncovering, chronicling, and transmitting the historical experience and legacy of American Jewish women. Dr. Goldman has been with the organization since September, 2000. She was the first full-time woman faculty member at the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught American Jewish History from 1991 to 2000. After receiving her bachelor's degree from Yale University, Dr. Goldman earned her master's degree at Harvard University in 1986 and her doctorate degree at Harvard in 1993. Her degrees are in History and American History, She also taught History, History and Literature, and Women's Studies at Harvard. In addition, Dr. Goldman was an English teacher at Sinai School in Ashkelon, Israel. Some of Dr. Goldman's other academic interests include 19th century American Judaism and Black-Jewish relations. She is the author of the book Beyond the Synagogue Gallery: Finding a Place for Women in American Judaism, as well as numerous articles.
Return to the Cave of Letters, a documentary chronicling two excavations, in 1953 and 1960-61, through interviews with excavators and film of treasures that still exist there just under the surface, will be broadcast statewide in Nebraska. Airings will be on: Sunday, Nov. 4, 5 p.m., on Nebraska ETV; Wednesday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m, on NETV 2; Monday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m., on NETV 2; Tuesday, Nov. 27, 11 p.m., on Nebraska ETV. ALL-AMERICAN, Opera Omaha's musical tribute to the American Spirit, will be shown on Friday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m., at the Orpheum Theater. For more information, call 346-4398. The Omaha Children's Museum will host a Haunted Laboratory from Oct. 20 through Halloween. Among the highlights will be "The Chamber of the Body-less Human Head!" For more information, call the Museum at 3426164. Opera Omaha will present Tchaikovsky's Greatest on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20. Victor Yampolsky is the conductor. The event will fonture cellist Scott Kluksdahl, who made his orchestral debut with the San Francisco Symphony. He is a cum laudo graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Scott Kluksdahl American Literature. He also holds a Master of Music degree from the Julliard School. For more information, call the box office at 3423560, or visit their website: omahasyraphony.org
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Why does the United States control immigration from Mexico? The answer is simple. As much as the United States is a melting pot of races and cultures, it doea have a certain makeup, a comfortable balance. The Latino population isl2 percent and growing. Should the floodgates open and the nation suddenly find itself 40 or 50 percent Latino, well, it would be a different sort of place. Maybe better, maybe worse—I won't enter into that. But I think it is fairly not controversial to say that the United States tries to keep change at a certain crawling pace. All countries do this. The Australians recently turned away a ship filled with Afghan refugees; Germans foam about the Turks in their midst. The Japanese consider descendants of Koreans who have lived in their country 100 years to be Koreans still. So universal is this idea of keeping Our Side from being too richly seeded with Their Side that it must echo some deep chord of human nature. No doubt a throwback to the 100,000 years or so when we travelled in small tribes and slept in big, smelly piles for warmth at night. Given the basic, in-your-boneness of this desire to maintain the group, it would be almost funny--if it weren't so tragic--to see the Palestinians argue that Israel's attempts to preserve its own identity as a country and keep its people from being blown apart in public places as not only racism, but a particularly loathsome form of racism. To return to the comparison with Mexicans, a number of Americans harbor antipathy toward Mexicans and they want those borders sealed tight. It's a mystery to me. As far as I can tell, the central crimes held against Mexicans once they get here seem to consist largely of working hard at low-paying jobs and tending to speak a language not our own. Now, imagine the reaction if, in addition to these transgressions, Mexicans also lobbied for open borders by every so often showing up unannounced at local malls wrapped in dynamite and nails and blowing themselves up in crowds of shoppers. We'd go beriaerk. We'd have a big wall along the Rio Grande so high it would put the Great Wall of China to shame. Our racists and haters, who are Snarling and straining at their leashes on the best of days, would be liberated to run the countryside. Palestinians reading this will no doubt point out that, unlike Mexicans in the United States, the West Bank and Gaza (and no doubt, Jerusalem and the rest of Israel) are their land. Being a sympathetic sort, I can appreciate the power of that argument-it must be very vexing to spend your life crouching in a blazing sandy nowhere, convinced
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that some usurper is relaxing in your olive garden. The problem with the Palestinian logic is that it isn't true. It isn't their land—not anymore. Israel has it, and you can complain all you want about the injustices of history, but that doesn't change a thing. The United States got hold of Texas in a manner not nearly so fair and open as the creation of Israel, yet if Mexicans started to blow themselves up in Chicago, trying to get Texas back, they wouldn't make nearly the progress that the Palestinians made before their hunger to have absolutely every inch of Israel undid them. Before the West Bank was Israel's, remember, it was Jordan's. Jordan had it for years. They didn't rush to make it into a Palestinian homeland. The only reason Israel got hold of it was because, in 1967, the Arabs tried, for the third time in 20 years, to destroy Israel. The Israeli Army, as per tradition, kicked their collective butts. It took Gaza and the West Bank and Sinai and would have rolled into Cairo and done the hora around the pyramids, but with an eye toward future relations, pulled up short. The Egyptians played nice, so they got Sinai back. The Palestinians would have gotten a country already, with stamps and coins and a code of maritime law, had they been able to forget the fact that what they really want is all the Jews in Israel dead and their heads placed on spikes all along the border. You have to stand in awe of a hatred so hard and bitter you'd send your kids out to blow themselves up, just to give the hatred its daily exercise. I find it puzzling, though I try to ask myself how I'd feel if my grandfather fled the country where Ms family had dwelled for hundreds of years, leaving his land and possessions to be claimed by others. Then I remember, oh yeah, my grandfather did flee the country where his family had dwelled for hundreds of years: Poland. He fled, and those who stayed were slaughtered, every man, woman and child. And you know what? I don't want the family farm in Bialystok back. I don't hate the Poles at a l l heck, I consider myself half-Polish. The Palestinians,, who are scoring points borrowing a page from the Anti-Defamation League playbook for manipulating publicity, could also learn something from Jews when it comes to hatred. Jews have been done wrong all over the place. (I know Palestinians believe the Holocaust never happened, but we're fairly convinced. Nobody from the Polish side of the family shows up at reunions) Despite this, we are not overwhelmed by hatred, because we know that it,doesn't get you anywhere. We've learned a secret—life is precious and short, and hatred only consumes the haters, sometimes literally, in a deafening flash.
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Deaths of Palestinian Protesters Provoke Domestic Crisis for Arafat by GIL SEDAN
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After Sept. 11, Argentine Jews Hope Bombing Case Taken More Seriously
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JERUSALEM (JTA)--Yasser Arafat is facing Palestinian militants, who overwhelmingly support what may prove the most serious threat to his lead- bin Laden. ership since he returned from exile in 1994 to lead Some analysts, however, question Arafat's sincerthe Palestinian Authority. ity, noting that he has done just enough to appear A week after three Palestinians were killed fol- to be taking a stand against terror while leaving lowing a Hamas-led demonstration in the Gaza himself the option of allowing terror again if he Strip in support of suspected terror mastermind concludes that the Bush administration is not seriOsama bin Laden, Gaza remains tense. ous about pressing its war against terror globally. On Sunday, the families of Palestinians killed Arafat became the first Arab leader to condemn during the demonstration threatened to organize the attacks against the World Trade Center and mass street protests unless those responsible for Pentagon and express support for the international the deaths were punished. The threat was issued a anti-terror coalition Bush began building. Bush day after a third Palestinian died from wounds suf- responded by making two recent statements supfered during the Oct. 8 clashes. Two died at the porting the creation of a Palestinian state. demonstration, during which 10 Palestinian police The most recent came during a primetime news were injured. The Palestinian Authority rejects conference on Oct. 11, when Bush said he believes accusations that police killed the three, saying that if Israel and the Palestinian Authority could "masked men" had opened fire. end violence and begin political negotiations, then Immediately after the demonstration, Palestinian "there ought to be a Palestinian state, the boundpolice ordered the closure of several schools, briefly aries of which will be negotiated by the parties." arrested at least one Palestinian journalist who Bush also said the Palestinian state would have had been critical of the Palestinian Authority, and to recognize Israel's right to exist and treat Israel kept foreign journalists from entering Gaza to pre- with respect. On Monday, after meeting with vent coverage of any future demonstrations. Arafat in London, British Prime Minister Tony Those restrictions wire lifted in subsequent days. Blair also gave his support for the creation of a On Saturday, Palestinian officials allowed the "viable Palestinian state," reopening of two Hamas-run universities, Al-Azhar While Arafat and Bush are giving each other and the Islamic University. mutual support, there is a growing rift separating Jujt the same, angry students warned that clash- Arafat from radical Palestinian Islamists. es with police would recur if the Palestinian "The present intifada has undergone a process of Authority failed to punish those responsible for the Islaxnization," wrote Danny Rubinstein of the three deaths. Israeli daily Ha'arete. "Not in vain is it called the Arafat has been in a bind since the Sept. 11 ter- Al-Aksa Intifada,'" he said, referring to the Jerusalem mosque where Palestinian violence ror attacks against the United States. Arafat has been forced to choose between erupted in September 2000. President Bush and bin Laden—and despite bin But now, faced with American warnings that he Laden's popularity among some segments of could be considered part of the terrorist camp if he Palestinian society, he chose Bush, at least initial- did not come out squarely against bin Laden, ly. He made the choice m a matter of survival, even Palestinian police arrested several Islamic terrorists if the decision ultimately pits him against for the first time since the intifada begun last fall.
by FLORENCIA ARBISER * - * - — — , BUENOS AIRES (JTA)-Jewish representatives attending the trial of 20 people implicated in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center here are hoping that last month's terrorist attacks in the United States will help- focus attention on this unsolved crime, "The terrorist episodes in the United States made it even more important to follow the AMIA trial. And the Argentine government knows it, and the court knows it, too," said Jacob Kovadloff, Latin American affairs consultant for the American Jewish^ Committee. Samuel Kaplan, representing B'nai B'rith Internationa], also has been attending the trial for the bombing, which killed 85 people and wounded 300. Israel's ambassador to Argentina, Benjamin Oron, attended the trial's opening as well. Sofia Guterman generally sits next to Degtiar and shares the same empty look of exhaustion. Guterman lost her only daughter, Andrea, who was 28 and at AMIA's employment office looking for a job teaching kindergarten when the bomb went off. Guterman has been active in discussing the attack with local schoolchildren, A month ago, she spoke to a class of 12-year-olds, reciting poems she wrote to her daughter. "I cannot stay crying at home. I come heretoask you not to forget the AMIA attack," she said to an audience transfixed by her words. Jewish observers agree that this trial--which focuses on the "local connection" in the attack-is just a first step. "As long as the people responsible for the attack are not found, there is always the chance that it will happen again., like in September in the United States," Kaplan told JTA. In addition to the AMIA attack, the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 people also remains unsolved.
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October 19,2001
Friedel Wins Cash Prize in Box Tops Campaign by DIANE AXLER BAUM — •
Breakfast has become more than the most important meal of the day. Now, thanks to Friedel Jewish Academy, breakfast is also a proven means for the community to raise funds for Jewish education. Friedel started collecting "Box Tops for Education" from General Mills cereals in 1997, and expanded the campaign last year by enlisting the support of the Jewish Federation, the synagogues, the JCC and the Blumkin Home. "As a result of combined efforts, the Academy was proud to send a total of 1,154 box tops to General Mills during the past school year," said Lynne Saifeman, immediate past chair of the Parent-Teacher Organization who set the campaign, in motion. Because of the outstanding ratio of students-to-box tops collected, Friedel was singled out as one of 18 winning schools across the nation. Tara Heights Elementary in Papillion was the only other school recognized within the Nebraska-Iowa region. General Mills and Albertson's, sponsors of the program, expressed appreciation to the Academy with a. check in the amount of $1,000. They made the presentation at a breakfast event featuring cereal served with bananas and milk. In addition to the major prize, Friedel received a separate check of $115.40, representing 10 cents per
Kite Flying Recalls Korczak by JEWISH PRESS News Service
The point of the recent kite flying was to unify us as a Jewish community, according to Beth. Seldm-Dotan, Director of the ADL's Holocaust Institute. ••"We remembered Janusz Korczak, Jewish educator, physician, and orphanage director who went to Ms death with 200 orphans from the Warsaw ghetto," Dotan explained. "Korczak had visited Palestine ia the 1930!s and stated: The wind is a gift to the child' and made sure all children in the area he visited had a kite.* *We also flew the kites in solidarity with Israel. During the same weekend that we flew ours, children were flying kites in Israel," she added. This is also a tradition during Sukkot in some communities ia
Israel. And it is Use beginning of the rainy season in Israel, when Jews around the world recite moshiv haruah u'moiid hagashem—let the winds blow and the rain fallCorey Kirshenbaum, Director of the Pennie Z, Davis Child Development Center, added, "We combined our celebration of Sukkot and Shabbat under the Sukkah with more than 80 kites flying with the help of teachers and parents. It was an amazing site to see all of the children working together.* Larry Raful, a member of ADL's Board of Directors, noted that T h e fact that the war against the Taliban has also just started (Sunday, Oct. 7), and that the Taliban does not allow kite flying, made the day even more meaningful."
Lilly Phillips hugs the "HoneyNut Ciieerias Bee" after t h e breakfast. box top. Joell Gerber, PTO co-chair, is in the process of enlisting continued support from the community on behalf of this ongoing fund-raiser. She will report in the near future on the whereabouts of collection containers. "In the meantime," she urged, "please hold onto your box tops or bring them to the large collection container in the Academy. We are truly grateful for your assistance in this important effort." Youngsters from Beth El Synagogue get their kites ready.
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The 14th Annual Klutznlclc-Harris Symposium
Sunday, October 28, 2001
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Monday, October 29, 2001
University of Nebraska-Lincoln UNL Student Union
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Esther Fuchs, "Jewish Feminist Scholarship: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" Henry Abramson. "A Derivative Hatred: Representations of Jewish Women in Modem Anti-Semitic Culture" LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS Welcome: UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Richard Hoffinan Brenda E. Brasher, "Gender and Religious Aggression in the Middle East: Case Study of the Western Wall" Dan W. Clanton. "Judy in Disguise: D.W. Griffith's Judith of Bethulia" Ghana R. Kotzin, "The Adult Bat Mitzvah Phenomenon in America, 1950-2000'" . Karla Goldman, "Women and American Reform Judaism: Rhetoric and Reality" Reina Reiner-Rutlinger, "Royal Princesses On Stage: Theatrical Activity Among Religious Israeli Women"
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Keynote Address:
GaiS Twersky Reimer, Jewish Women's Archive "Women of Vaion Posters and the Changing Representation of Jewish Women's History"
Marjorie Lehman, "Women Celebrate Passover and Sukkor A Critique oFFeminist Approaches to the Study of Women in the Talmud'" S. Daniel Breslauer. "Negotiating Gender Roles: Three Stories from Peretz. Agnon. and Bufaer'* Jayne K. Guberman. "Hidden Stories/Living Memories: Women's Narratives as Lens on American Jewish History" Lunch Welcome: Creighton College of Arts and Sciences Dean Timothy Austin Charles D. Isbefl, "Nice Girls. Liquor, Sex & Power in Antiquity" Susan A. Brayford, "The Domestication of Sarah: From Jewish Matriarch to Hellenistic Matron" Sidnie White Crawford, "Portraits of Women in the Dead Sea Scrolls" Closing remarks
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