Hadassah 90th
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Tears of Terrorism
Charlotte Kaplan and Sally Venger by EDIE WOLF
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Members and friends of Hadassah will meet on Wednesday, May 22, noon, at Ironwood Golf and Country Club, to celebrate Hadassah's 90th Anniversary and to honor Charlotte Kaplan and Sally Venger for their years of service to Hadassah and the Omaha community. Hadassah has evolved from the Purim day in 1912 when Henrietta Szold founded the Daughters of Zion to provide medical care to all the people of what was then Palestine. It has become the largest women's service organization in the United States, with over 300,000 members. There are about 1400 chapters in the U.S. This event is also the annual Hadassah Israel Education Services (HIES) luncheon. Because of the efforts and contributions of Hadassah members, students at the Hadassah College of Technology in Jerusalem are preparing for productive careers in fields such as computers, television production, photography, hotel management, optometry and dental technology. With support from Hadassah members throughout the U.S., the Hadassah Career Counseling Institute in Jerusalem assists soldiers who have completed their army service, and homemakers returning to the work force, retirees, immigrants and others. Members over the age of 90 will also be recognized, and Midwest Regional Hadassah President Serene Silver of Minneapolis will be the guest speaker; Cantor Wendy Shermet of Temple Israel will present a musical program. Co-chairmen are Faye Ruback and Edythe Wolf. Georgia Ann Steinberg, 558-5813, is taking reservations.
The Tears of Terrorismcare begins to suffer. is a three part series that Schools can't afford to documents real-life peroutfit their buses with sonal accounts of Israelis bulletproof glass or and how they are affected install protective fencing by the wake of unrelentaround their playing terrorist attacks. grounds, leaving the These stories are intendchildren vulnerable to ed to be glimpses into attacks. how some Israeli Jews The ripples continue to are coping under extraorexpand across the land dinary circumstances. until every Israeli, inIn response to the enordeed, every Jew, is mous needs facing touched by terrorism. Israelis, the Jewish At Lifeline for the Federation of Omaha has Elderly, for example 90established the Israel year-old Shulamit Terror Relief Fund to pro- An artist at Lifeline for the Elderly hand- (names have been vide aid and services to paints a silk challah cover. The d r o p in changed in this fictionalvictims and survivors of tourism has hurt sales of Judaica at Lifeline; iZed portrayal), peeked terrorist attacks in Israel, the group hopes visits to its website: www. life- out of the window of her But like stones tossed into line.org.illcatalog.html will make up the loss. tiny Jerusalem aparta pond, every suicide bombing causes a ripple effect ment. It was quiet on the street, as it has been all that radiates from the site of the explosion, growing too often lately. She had a difficult decision to wider as it reaches further, encircling the innocent make. Shulamit sat down in the worn chair next to people caught in a senseless chain of events. her bed and began to shake and cry. In the wake of increased terrorism, tourism to The explosion last night had hit too close to home Israel has become virtually extinct, creating anoth- and she was scared—really scared. er wave of victims; the thousands of people who The night before, a Jerusalem policeman stopped have lost their jobs as scores of hotels, shops and two suspicious-looking men in a car on Shivtei restaurants are forced to close their doors. Yisroel Street, not far from Lifeline for the Elderly As patient loads soar, the ripples of terror are felt (YadLaKashish), where Shulamit has worked in the in the hospitals. There is not enough money to buy embroidery department for years. The men exploded all of the modern, life-saving medical equipment the bombs, killing themselves and the policeman. they need and, as a result, the standard of patient (Continued on page 13) :.&-.•
Women to be Recognized at NOW Annual Meeting by SALLY ZIPURSKY
Susan Rothholz has been selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of Jewish Women, Omaha Section, and Jenny Meyerson, the Emerging Leader Award. The women will be honored at the NCJW Style Show and Installation Dinner, Wednesday, May IS, 5:30 p.m., at Ironwood Country Club. In addition to the awards, the slate of offiSusan Rothholz cers and board members will be installed, according to Debbie Friedman, current Nominating Committee Chairman. Janie Dann will be the moderator, and Vicki Sanford is the model coordinator. Stacey Rockman and Andee Scioli are chairing the event. This Distinguished Service award is presented to a member in recognition of outstanding years of service to and impact on NCJW Omaha Section. Recipients must have demonstrated loyalty, commitment, dedication to the section and an overall awareness of NCJW, volunteering with a willingness to volunteer at any level. Rothholz has been an active volunteer in NCJW and community-wide projects and programs. She has been significantly involved in Planned Parenthood for the last 12 years, serving as a board member and officer. Additionally, she was a founding member of the Nebraska Planned Parenthood Voter's for Choice Board. She is also an involved
Federation. Annual Meeting to Honor Volunteers, install New Board and Officers
participant as a volunteer at the Swanson . — Public Library, where by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor she has been a frequent Coming off a three-year term as National reader to and for chil- President of the National Council of Jewish dren. Women, Jan Schneiderman is glad to be "back NCJW has benefited home" and "involved again with the Jewish greatly by her chairman- Federation" as chairman of the Federation's ship of the NCJW Gift Annual Meeting, set for Monday, June 3, 7 p.m. Wrap project, an enor"It's an opportunity to recognize the contribumous, challenging project tions made by dozens of volunteers, salute outgoand vital to the Section ing board members and officers, and come together as its main fundraiser. as a community to hear about our accomplishRothholz has chaired this ments of the past year and our goals for the project for the last three -.future," she explained. years. Among the honors to be presented that evening Jenny Meyerson «it i s with great pride are: Humanitarian of the Year, Teen Leadership and warmth that we recognize this bright, strong Awards, Young Leadership Awards, Community and caring woman as one of our Section's distin- Service Award, and Volunteers of the Year. Steve guished leaders," concluded Carol Bloch, a past Pitlor will be installed as the 2002-04 President of award recipient. the Jewish Federation, along with a new slate of The 2002 Emerging Leader for NCJW, Omaha officers and new board members, which will be Section is presented to a member who has potential announced shortly. In addition, new Centers of for assuming future section leadership, understands Excellence Presidents will be installed. and supports the NCJW purpose and programs and A dessert reception will follow the meeting. For demonstrates commitment to the section. information, call Kathy McGauvran. 334-6427. Meyerson is a life member of NCJW who has been active for many years. She is currently a 3N59DE: Director on the Section Board working on this year's Donor campaign with Heidi Schneiderman. Primary ElvM-on Prov'***, starts on Previously, Meyerson has held the positions of ;) Membership Vice-president and Public Affairs/Ed- Teen Ago ucation Vice-president. Prior to holding positions on the Omaha Section farad 101 Board, Meyerson co-chaired the Yearbook and was Jewish Singfos tteconnpct pug** J * (Continued on page 14)