July 26, 2002

Vol. LXXXI

No. 46

Omaha, NE

17 Av, 5762

July 26,2002

SERVING NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA FOR 81 YEARS

Temple to Honor Senior Congregants

by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Temple Israel Communications Coordinator.

At its Shabbat worship service on Temple Israel by providing refreshFriday, Aug. 23, 5:30 p.m., Temple ments at the Oneg Shabbat are welIsrael will honor all senior congre- come to call me at the office at 556gants, 75 years of age and older, as 6536. We will acknowledge these geswell as several of the congregation's tures of love and respect in the service four-generational families. supplement."

In addition to the clergy,s special She also emphasized that the servblessings for all members of the con- ice is for everyone regardless of age. gregation who are 75-years-old and "August 23 is an opportunity for all of older; after the service, families will us, as a congregation, to honor the be able to have their photographs generations that came before us and taken on the bimah as a keepsake of celebrate the lives of our most senior the celebration; the Torah will be members," she said. passed symbolically from generation to generation during the service; and Tuffy Epstein's group will add to the festivities at the Oneg Shabbat.

A display of photographs depicting events at Temple Israel over numerous past decades is also being prepared for that evening.

Rosie Zweiback, P l a n n i n g t h e special granddaughter, Amee Temple program service are members of Zetzman; Shirley director, indicated some of the four-genera- Kulakofsky; and Chickie that "members tion families: M a r i a n Gilinsky, seated, and h e r who would like to Bookey, left, her daugh- daughter-in-law, Dee honor a senior at ter, Andie Kavich, and Gilinsky.

Report of Huge Bribe from Iran Could Fuel Probe of AM I A Bomb

by SERGIO KIERNAN — — BUENOS AIRES (JTA) - Argentine Jews are hoping that a report of a $10 million bribe allegedly paid to former Argentine President Carlos Menem to cover up Iran's responsibility for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center here will galvanize> efforts to crack the case.

Members of the Jewish community were deluged today by calls and mails from friends and relatives after The New York Times on Monday published Rescuers sift through the rubble in the leaked testimony of a defector the aftermath of the July 1994 AMIA Jewish cultural center bombing in from Iranian intelligence.

Photo by DYNIArchivo The community has been frustrated Buenos Aires. by the listless investigation of the case went to trial in September 2001.

1994 car bombing, which destroyed Relatives of the victims have harshly the AMIA community center, killed 85 criticized Galeano's handling of the people and wounded hundreds. investigation.

"Witness C," an Iranian man identiGaleano interviewed Mesbahi on fied in the Times as Abdolghassem two occasions in Mexico City, in July Mesbahi, said in a sworn statement 1998 and May 2000. He kept the conthat Menem received the bribe to tents of the interviews a secret, but cover up Iran's responsibility for the last year had to release copies to the attack and deflect the investigation three-judge panel overseeing the trial. away from the Islamic republic.

According to his deposition, Mesbahi "This comes to show, again, that defected from the Iranian secret servmany in Argentina have been working ice in 1996 and placed himself under actively to cover up the Iranian trail," German protection. In his testimony, said Laura Ginzberg, who lost her Mesbahi described an extensive husband in the bombing and heads Iranian intelligence network in South the group APEMIA, a group for vic- America. tims* relatives and survivors.

Menem's former chigfbf staff denied After a seven-year investigation by the allegations in the report, calling federal judge Juan Jose Galeano, the them politically motivated.

Jewish Component Adds "Something Special" to JCC Maccabi Games

by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor —

If you think that the upcoming JCC Maccabi Games are only for athletes and wanna-be jocks, you'd be missing out on lots of other exciting features. In order to host these Olympic-type competitions, the Jewish Community Centers Association (JCCA), which runs the Games, mandates two Jewish components: • a community service afternoon, which, for these Games, Sunday-Friday, Aug. 4-9, will feature a joint program of conservation with four local agencies: Girls and Boys Clubs, Keep Omaha Beautiful, the United Way and the Anti-Defamation League.

These projects are all part of the Jewish mitzvahoi tikkun olam, according to its chairman, Janie Murow, the "repair of the world."

• Hang Time, includes four activities in which the athletes can participate during their free time, one of which is an opportunity of American Jewish athletes to meet counterparts from Israel. This year's project is unique, according to Zoe Riekes, Omaha's Chairman of Partnership 2000.

"Nurit Cedarbaum, an artist from the Western Galilee College in our Partnership area in the northwestern corner of the State of Israel, created the beginnings of a mural with Israeli teens," Riekes explained. "She'll be bringing it with her, accompanied by two assistants from the college, for the Games next month.

"It starts with kids in Israel tracing their outlines in Israel. But that's not all," she added. "Our kids will be starting a mural here, tracing their body images, and Nurit will bring it home to Israel.

Eventually the two completed murals will hang here at the JCC in Omaha and at the college.

"Please stop by the Community Room at the JCC during the Games and watch the kids at work!"

Between athletic events, participants in the Games will have a chance to relax, meet Jewish athletes from around the country and add their own special artistic touches to this original mural.

"Funding for this project came from grants from the Mort Richards Foundation and the Esther K. Newman Endowment," Riekes explained, adding that it was matched by a grant from the Jewish Federation. "These funds also cover the cost of bringing four teens and a chaperone from. Israel to be a part of the Omaha JCC's delegation-one basketball player, one baseball player, and two soccer players-all boys!"

"The goals of the JCC Maccabi Games clearly^define the program as a Jewish event for Jewish teens, with the intent to foster long-lasting memories and identification with the oranized Jewish community and Israel," added •Michal Ben Dov, JCCA's Maccabi Games Educational Shlicha. "Jewish values are a fundamental part of the Michal Ben Dov Games. Jewish host families bring athletes into their homes and engage in the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim (welcoming guests).

Kavod (respect) and rachmones (compassion) are required from the athletes, on and off the field.

"The Israeli delegation brings the authentic feel of Israel, the homeland of Judaism and of the Jewish people., she added. "And, in Omaha, it will be even more special as the Hang-Time project has a distinctly Israeli feel to it."

In addition to Hang-Time, Maccabi athletes will

enjoy an Israeli night at Fun-Plex following their Day of Caring and Sharing.

"All the rides and booths have signs make it have an Israeli feel. The water slides are the Golan Heights; the motion ocean is the Red Sea; the Lazy River is the Jordan River," explained Lisa Shkolnick, the Omaha Director of the JCC Maccabi Games. "We will be making Hebrew bead necklaces on 'Ben Yehuda Street' and our two schlichot, Keren and Hadar, will do that with the kids.

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Keren Shlosberg and Hadar Bendett, Israeli shlichot to t h e Omaha JCC this summer have been working at the summer camps and will assist with t h e JCC Maccabi Games.

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by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE — — — • • — — held July 21 at Golden Hill Cemetery.

Parashat Ekev He was preceded in death by first wife, Margaree It has been remarked that it was not by chance Litt, and second wife, Sara Ostravich; and his sisalone that Jewish tradition loaded Tisha B'Av with ter, Claire Scweitzer. disasters and misfortunes that might more accuHe is survived by his sister and bother-in-law, rately have been assigned to other dates. There was Barbara and Harry Lewis, Phoeniz, AZ; sister, purpose and good sense to prevent the calendar Miriam Rum of Jackson, NJ; children, David Litt, from being crowded with days of mourning. With Mesa, AZ; Shari and Richard Lipshutz of the ninth of Av now passed by, attention can be Scottsdale, AZ; Michael and Debra Litt of Omaha; turned to other items of pressing interest. step-children, Alan and Eden Ostravich and Bernie Thus, when we come to our Parasha, Ekev, we and Rita Ostravich; many grandchildren. have the focus of our attention clearly trained on Memorials to the American Heart Association. the approaching Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe. And how neatly Ekev fits into the pattern! The patRICHARD MARTIN tern is the stubborn insistence of the Torah (i.e. in Richard Melvin Martin died in Chicago July 18 at our case, the Pentateuch itself) that righteousness the age of age 74.

Services were held July 21 at is rewarded and wickedness is punished. Ekev, Beth El Cemetery. without delay and without the slightest bow to any He was President of Micklin Lumber Company possible alternative, announces a long list of mateand was preceded in death by his first wife, rial (repeat, material) benefits that will follow, Josephine Martin.

Ekev (literally "on the heels of) right conduct on He is survived by his wife, Joanie; son and daughthe part of the Israelites. ter-in-law, Mark and Julie Martin of Omaha; In passing, it may be noted that reward and pundaughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Bob ishment in these passages is collective. It is the Feldman, San Ramon, CA, and Debbie and Brian community that is the unit, not the individual. Note LeVay of Chicago, IL; grandchildren, Adam and v'haya im shamoa, the second of the three Biblical Emily Feldman, David and Rachel Martin, Joshua, passages that make up The Sh'ma of our Siddur, where it is the community that is to be rewarded or Zachary and Jordyn LeVay; sister, Doris Wintroub, deprived (until the very end of the passage). The Phoenix, AZ; and brother-in-law, Morris Koom.

Memorials to the Jo and Dick Martin Fund at individual enjoys the prosperity of the community Beth El Synagogue. or is caught up in the disasters that come upon it.

And once our attention has broadened to encomJULIUS MILTON MARGOLIN pass the Yamim Noraim, we should note that the Dr. Milton "Doc" Margolin died July 20 at the age theology of these signal days" implies a softening of 93.

Services were held July 24 at Beth El Cemetery. punishment for the individual if he/she is given to He is survived by wife of 73 of years, Ann; childeeds of kindness and prayer and repentance. dren, Sharon Berfanger, Mountain Home, AR, Dr. (Question: does one of these help or two or must Jerry Margolin, Clearwater, FL, Ina and Dik there be all three in tandem?) The famous and Weiner, Omaha; seven grandchildren; 13 greatsolemn prayer in which this mitigation is promised, grandchildren; and sister, Minnie Cutler, Omaha. is clearly aimed at the individual: he is in the flock Memorials to charity of choice. of sheep that the shepherd musters, but is clearly an individual.

HOWARD D. VANN The Humash itself does not vary from this posiHoward Vann died July 21 at the age of 68. tion at all. But other books of the Bible, specifically Services were held July 24 at Temple Israel with Job and Ecclesiastes and here and there in burial at Beth El Cemetery.

Proverbs offer a more realistic (and pessimistic) Though he was a local real estate developer, Vann view. Sometimes nothing helps. Job's friends offer spent more time as a volunteer with Rotary endless statements of the orthodox (right doctrine) International, founding the Suburban Rotary, servview, but they tend to anger Job rather than chasing as its President and then working his way up tise him or comfort him. the leadership ladder on the national level. Vann And when we come to rabbinic literature, the was just finishing a term as an. International ancient rabbis did not argue with reality. They statTrustee and was serving as Vice-president of the ed, simply, that we cannot explain why sometimes Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts. the righteous suffer and the wicked prosper. It is Vann is survived by his wife, Judy; sons, Bill and that way. We must learn to live with it. But the rabTom; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. John and Wendy bis did not lose faith. They put it that God's ways Vann; five grandchildren; sisters, Kathleen are not our ways, and that we cannot in good faith Meyerson, and Susie Friedberg of Plantation, FL. ask Him what He is doing and why. It is that way.

Memorials to: Rotary International Polio Medieval Jewish thought, largely Aristotilean, Eradication Fundraising Campaign, PO Box 75133, and much more sophisticated than rabbinic Chicago, IL; 60675.

Judaism, was able to give answers to problems of this kind that were fully satisfying, given the postulates with which these thinkers started.

For ourselves, we will save ourselves much distress if we let Ekev speak for itself. If we challenge —— it, we will involve ourselves in a controversy that by JEWISH PRESS News Service • — — cannot decide whether to limit argument to Biblical The Jewish Press has named Ben Delman as their terms alone or to open the discussion to the full new high school intern. range of philosophical debate. Let Ekev be Ekev. We He will cover stories in must pay attention to the words which follow Ekev: the Jewish Community of we must listen. And by "listen", Biblical language interest to teens and implies "obey." And by this, we have opened up their parents. In the more doors than we can close. But this column is upcoming weeks, Delman nor a door. This column, with the reader's permis- will be covering the JCC sion, can be closed.

Maccabi Games from the teens' point of view—from the opening ceremonies Jewish Component to athletic competitions. of Maccabi Games Delman, son of Marc (Continued from page 1) •„ and Mitzi Delman, is a senior at Westside High "Israeli music will be playing during dinner-fea- School and works on the school newspaper, The turing falafel, of course, and, when the Maccabi Lance, as a section editor. He is also involved in the kids all depart, we are giving them Star of David school forensics team. Outside of school, Delman is 3D glasses, so on the whole ride home, every point the Vice-president of Charm Weizmann AZA. In his free time, Ben enjoys reading. of light will have a Jewish star image!" she added.

The JCC Maccabi Games officially open Sunday "We're thrilled to have someone of Ben's ability evening, Aug. 4, 7 p.m. with the opening ceremo- writing for us," said Carol Katzman, Editor of the ny at the Civic Auditorium. The entire community Jewish Press. "If you have a story you think would is invited to attend; for more information, call the be of interest to teens feel free to contact him at the JCC Maccabi office, 334-6418.

Jewish Press at 334-6448."

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FRIDAY: Men's Club, 11:45 a.m. All male members of Temple Israel are invited to a weekly informal get together at Spirit World, 7517 Pacific St. Join us for some relaxation and great conversation!

Shabbat Evening Service, 5:30 p.m. Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate. She will speak on "A Night on the Prairie with Aaron Copeland: His Importance in the 20th Century." The summer the study topic continues with"Remarkable Jews: Revolutionaries, Rabbis, and Romantics" focusing on Jews throughout history who have made a difference.

Outdoor Shabbat Evening Ssrvice, 6 p.m. Join us at the Frohm Pavillion at the JCC for a bring^yourown picnic supper, followed by a worship service, led by Rabbi Craig Marantz. Bring sporting equipment; a sitter will be provided for young children.

An indoor service also will be held at Temple at 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: . Bagels and Sacred Books, 9:30 a.m., in the Milder Center. Please join us as we continue our study of Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries: The Amidah. Services in the Sanctuary, 10:30 a.m.

SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available Friday evening at the 5:30 p.m. service. Please make a reservation through the Temple office so we may plan accordingly. Cost is $2 per family. Sorry, there are no facilities for infants.

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FRIDAY: Kaballat Shabbat, 7 p.m. (For those who accept Shabbos early at Kabbalat Shabbat services, candles should be lit by 7:25 p.m.)The West Minyan is at the home of Jack and Bette Kozlen.

SATURDAY: Shacharit 8:45 a.m., Free babysitting begins at 10 a.m,; Junior Congregation,10:00 a.m. Mincha, 8:20p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot and Ma'ariv; Havdalah, 9:33 p.m.

SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. and 8:25 p.m.

WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. and 8:25 p.m.

TORAH TOUR Tuesday-Sunday, Aug.13-18: Rabbinic students from Yeshiva University will be in Omaha for Lunch 'n Learn, daily shuirim, informal breakfasts and opportunities for learning, as well as and festive Shabbat meals.

Services officiated by Rabbi Michael Weisser.

FRIDAY: Services, 7:45 p.m.

SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

MONDAY: Adult Hebrew Study, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY: 7p.m. Choir practice; Hebrew'with Rabbi Milder, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. Discussion topic is "Jews on trial: Why must our ethics improve?"

Oneg Shabbat following services.

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Cantor Emil Berkovits.

FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat I Arvit I'shabbat, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY: P'sukei D'Zimrah, followed by Shabbat Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Devar Torah delivered

by Amy Reynolds. Free sitter service starts at 10 a,m. and runs through the conclusion of services; Kiddush sponsored by Beth El Synagogue; Saturday Evening: 8:20 p.m., Humash Class with Cantor Berkovits.

Knowledge of Hebrew not required; 8:40 p.m., Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah.

SUNDAY: Shaharit, 9 a.m.; Minha-Ma'ariv, 5:30 p.m.

HAZAK Sunday, J u l y 28: L'Chaim Chapter of HAZAK sponsors dessert and a movie, 1 p.m. Costs is $5; call Doris Shukert, 391-7530 or Kathy Schmitt at Beth El for more information.

Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman.

Monday-Friday, services at 7 a.m.

SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.

SUNDAY: Services, 8:30 a.m.

FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.

Beth El Sisterhood Offers Honey for the Holidays

§f§fll^ Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum.

Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 aan.

FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.

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Again this year, Beth El Synagogue Sisterhood is offering Honey for the Holidays—a "sweet" way to send Rosh Hashanah greetings to friends and famFRIDAY: Shabbat in the Home. ily. Cheryl Lerner and Julie Stein are co-chairmen of tiOSEIBlIUMKiNlEWISH HOME? the project with the assistance of Caryn SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., led by Alan Rifkin and Lynne Shulewitz in the RBJH Chapel, followed by by ALANA KINARSKY — Shkolnik.

Kiddush.

"Beth El Sisterhood Teens-4-Middle-East-Peace, the walk sponsored

by BBYO on last month at the Jewish Community invites you to send Center, proudly sent $5,000 to Magen David Adorn six-oz. bottles of honey last week. This amount exceeded the initial $4,000 along with a special New goal set by its coordinators Kym Pitlor, Keith Graul Year's greeting to your favorite people," Lerner said. and me. = «= When the final amount was counted, Pitlor said, "The packages are prepared, wrapped and mailed Taylor Sanford, daughter of Mark and VicM "I am overjoyed that the late nights Alana and I by our Sisterhood members. Last year we sent out Sanford, will become a Bat spent here at the JCC working out last minute more than 700 jars of honey, many of them to outMitzvah on Saturday, Aug. details were not pointless; we are making a differ- of-town recipients. This is the third year of the 3 at Beth El Synagogue.

Honey Project and by now people consider it a holience and that is an amazing feeling!"

An eighth-grade honor Many people helped with our effort, including day tradition and look forward to both sending and roll student at Kiewit Pam Monsky, Federation Communications receiving the honey packages."

Middle School, she enjoys Director, who added, "We are very proud at the The cost for each Honey for the Holidays package gymnastics, shopping and tremendous effort and initiative taken by the teens is $5.50 or $5 for orders of 10 or more. In order for spending time with her of Omaha. They showed us all that anyone can packages and greeting to arrive in time for Rosh friends. She currently make a immense difference in the world."

Hashanah, checks for orders must be received at holds the title of Junior The funds will be used by Magen David Adorn to Beth El no later than Aug. 5.

Olympic Level 8 Ail- purchase armored ambulances greatly needed to The proceeds from Beth El Sisterhood's Honey for Around Gymnast in her save lives in Israel. the Holidays are earmarked for synagogue projects. age division.

"Last year's funds were used pay for repairs needWe are still amazed at how our idea was able to For her mitzvah project, blossom into such a successful event. All the teens, ed on the Torah scroll used by our Bar and Bat Taylor is donating money to Mazon, the Jewish their parents, members of the community, and Mitzvah kids," Lerner added. "Sisterhood is always fund for hunger, and school supplies to Sienna especially Rachel Blum and Gary Katz, were so happy to contribute to our congregation in these House. ways." supportive every farfetched idea we had.

Taylor has a brother, Mitchell, 11.

For more information on how to order Honey For more information about Magen David Adorn Grandparents are Betty Sanford and the late Ted or to make a donation, contact Gary Kenzer at for the Holidays packages, please call Beth E at: Sanford and Don Klein and the late Ilene Klein.

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Sound familiar? It should. Our Jewish heads), stage opening and closing ceremonies~and Community Center has been promoting the upcom- worry about safety and security, an added concern ing JCC Maccabi Games with that tag line for more since 9-11. than a year now! And the clock ticking in the lobby Credit has to go to the lead professionals: Jeff of the JCC is down to days, not months or weeks.

Aizenberg, JCC Executive Director; lisa Shkolnick, On Wednesday, the mountains (and we mean JCC Assistant Director and Director of the JCC mountains) of water, muffins, cereal bars, cookies, Maccabi Games; Rachel Blum, Omaha Maccabi snacks, and lots more, will be divided and carted off the the 10 sports venues where athletic competitions will be taking place during the Games. (And well have a color photo on the front of next week's Press to prove it!)

A week from today, some coaches and delegation heads arrive for last minute preparations for the Games. A week from Sunday, more than 800 out-oftown athletes, parents, more coaches, chaperones and delegation heads will invade Epply Airport.

If you come to the Civic Auditorium Sunday night, Aug. 4, 7 p.m. (get there at 6 p.m. for a really good seat), you'll see an Olympic-type parade of Jewish communities as opening ceremonies kick off the largest event this Jewish community has ever hosted.

That's not to say we haven't sponsored big projects before. After all, we've handled regional conferences for NCJW, B'nai B'rith, the American Jewish Historical Society and Hadassah (with up to 200 out-of-towners). We've sponsored "Anne Frank Remembered" and the exhibit "Danzig" as well as a biblical archeology exhibit, among others.

But the 2002 JCC Maccabi Games is truly the first time this community has had to house 917 athletes from 25 different communities, transport them to various sports venues and local entertainment sites, feed them (and their coaches and delegation

by DANIEL PIPES — — ————— • Whatever the current burning issue is—trade with Iran, war with Iraq, support for Israel, building a missile defense system, accepting the International Criminal Court-Americans and West Europeans often find themselves on opposite sides of the argument.

Americans tend to dismiss the Europeans as softminded appeasers lacking moral fiber or strategic vision. In turn, Europeans depict Americans as cowboys under the sway of a "culture of death."

These current attitudes tend to be seen as immutable facts of life, arising out of the respective national characters. But these differences are hardly permanent. Two centuries ago, when Americans acted cautiously around the tough-guy Europeans, the roles were roughly reversed.

Today's attitudes, Robert Kagan writes in a brilliant analysis in the current issue of the Hoover Institution's Policy Review, follow logically from deeper realities. In particular, they result from two post-1945 developments so momentous they tend to go unnoted.

• Europe is weak. For 500 years before 1945, Europe dominated the world, Tiny Portugal and Holland took turns ruling the seas. Mid-sized Britain and France built empires that spanned the globe. But that was then.

Today, the European Union spends its money far more on social problems than on arms. Despite a population and an economy roughly similar to America's, it is a "military pygmy" that lacks the ability to project force or even handle a minor problem in its own neighborhood (as the Balkan fiascos revealed).

In contrast, Americans have continued massively investing in defense, creating a true superpower

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Americans Are from Mars, Europeans from Venus that no other state can challenge. "In military terms there is only one player on the field that counts," observes Paul Kennedy of Yale University. Looking historically at the contrast between the United States and the rest of the world, Kennedy finds that "Nothing has ever existed like this disparity of power; nothing."

This huge gap in capabilities causes Europeans and Americans to approach problems very differently. In their strength, Americans predictably see it as normal and legitimate to use force against enemy states such as Iraq. In their weakness, Europeans no less predictably find this approach worrisome and even immoral.

• Europe is post-modern. For the eighty years before 1945, the demon of German aggression haunted Europe, causing two world wars. Then, through a lengthy process of negotiation, multilateralism, building commercial ties, and applying international law, the Europeans engineered what Kagan calls "perhaps the greatest feat of international politics ever achieved" by integrating Germany into a totally peaceable Western European state system.

As the German lion lay down with the French lamb, Europeans widely congratulated themselves on a world-historical breakthrough and concluded that their future global mission is to develop a "postmodern system" that resolves problems without even the hint of force. (Along the way, they conveniently forgot that this transformation was only made possible because U.S. forces defeated Germany.) They aspire, Kagan argues, to replicate their success on a global scale, by taming a North Korea or an Iraq as they did Germany.

From this vantage point, American use of force (Founded in 1920)

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Delegation Head and dozens of JCC staff; along with JCC Maccabi Games Co-chairmen Jody Malashock and Marcia Pitlor and the hundreds of volunteers they've recruited to make this once-in-a-lifetime event a success.

So-get your game on! The JGC Maccabi Games are coming--soon!

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challenges the universal validity of Europe's soft approach. Worse: if the European methods of cajoling and paying off adversaries do not always workas they clearly do not—this suggests that Europe's own hope for perpetual peace among states may be illusory. The European Union's highly emotional reaction to American use of force derives in large part, then, from its horror at facing war again in Europe.

The differences, in brief, are stark: Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus.

Europeans spend their money on social services, Americans continue to devote large sums to the military. Europeans draw lessons from their successful pacifying of post-1945 Germany; Americans draw lessons from their defeat of Nazi Germany and of the Soviet bloc.

Kagan's insights have important implications: • U.S.-European differences are not transitory but long-term.

• They are likely to grow with time, • Europe is highly unlikely to develop a military power to rival America's.

• As Europe settles into strategic irrelevance, Americans need pay it less and less attention. « Contrarily, because Washington so predominates, it should make gestures to win European goodwill.

• NATO is little more than a shell. s Americans should look increasingly to countries outside Europe -Turkey, Israel, and India come first to mind~for meaningful military alliances.

Daniel Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and can be reached at: www.DanielPipes.org.

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ORGANIZATIONS Y.E.S. There will be no meeting on Monday due to the Maccabi Games.

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B'NAI B'RITH BREADBEAKERS Stormy Dean, Democratic Candidate for Governor will speak on Wednesday, July 31, noon, at the Park Inn Regency Lodge. Cost is $9 for lunch and $2 beverage service only. The community is invited.

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MARRIAGES GOLOGORSKY/BESSER Anna Gologorsky and Michael Aaron Besser were married on May 26 at Temple Beth El of Manhattan Beach, NY. Rabbi Dovid Kaye performed the ceremony.

Janet Ulman was the matron of honor and Rich Barnard was the best man.

The bride received her B.A. from Rutgers University, NJ, and an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City. She is currently the Education Director at Beth El Synagogue.

She is the daughter of Bella and Izidor Gologorsky of Livingston, NJ, and the granddaughter of Clara and David Gologorsky of Brooklyn, NY and the late Miriam and Avram Khazin of Israel.

The groom is continuing his education at Bellevue University. He is currently a loan officer at the Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Omaha.

He is the son of Susan and Jakob Besser of Omaha, and the grandson of Mauritz Cedar of Sweden, the late Miriam Ceder, and the late Rose and David Besser.

After a honeymoon trip to Alaska, the couple will live in Omaha.

OMAHA CENTER FOR TORAH LEARNING Join Rabbi Aryeh Blum for a discussion on the weekly Torah portion at Lunch ! n Learn, Wednesday, July 31, noon, at the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. The Torah Tots program begins in August with Shari Blum facilitating.

Join us for a Mezuzzah Celebration, Sunday July 28, 2:30 p.m. at the OCTL House, 1313 No. 58 St.; a reception follows.

There will be no Lunch'n Learn program on Aug. 6 due to the JCC Maccabi Games. For more information about OCTL programs, call 330-8055.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Omaha Section (NCJW) will hold its monthly Board meeting, Thursday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. at the JCC. All members are welcome to attend. Vicepresidents will be presenting their plans and goals for the upcoming year. A social event is planned following the meeting.

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It was particularly fitting that the speakers' topic at the OT/Y.E.S, meeting last week coincided with the special Healthy Living issue of the Jewish Press.

John Headly and Teresa Freeman, representing Kohll's Pharmacy and Home Care, discussed facts about osteoporosis, especially its effect on women.

Some of our senior women members are victims of this pernicious bone ailment that leads to 1.5 million fractures each year; 28 million people have osteoporosis in this country and most don't know it.

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Led by Vice-president Norm Zevitz and your reporter, the Early Bird class delved into a survey that anti-Semitism is on the rise. In Marseilles, France, a synsgogue brunet to the ground and more than 300 anti-Semitic incidents were reported just during April in France. In America, a new study found that 17% of those polled this year, compared with 12% in 1998, held strong anti-Semitic views, We paused in reverent respect in memory of Ida Mann and Rose Levin.

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Telpner earned his law degree at Ceighton University in 1952 and began practicing law that same year.

He was among the founders of the local office of the Legal Services Corporation of Iov/a, then called Legal Aid, and more recently, served in the Volunteer Lawyer Program. He was also President of the Pottawattamie County Bar Assoication and a member of the Board of Governors of the Iowa State Bar Association for six years. Telpner served on the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education and was honored with the Mercy Heritage Award. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs.

Alan Kricsfeld, MD, has completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has joined the Diagnostic and Internal Medicine Associates Practice in Council Bluffs.

Josh Danon and the Millard Blue Racers (nineyear-olds) a Holmes Murphy Insurance sponsored baseball team has qualified and played in the USSA Little League National World Series in St. Louis last week. He is the son of Steve Danon and Victoria Danon.

Sixty teams from across the nation and Puerto Rico participated in this tournament. Hundreds of thousands of players compete in organized baseball leagues and tournaments in the United States each year, but these players represent the only teams in their age group who qualified for this World Series.

Dr. Steven M. Denenberg has been named "Volunteer Faculty of the Month" by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, according to Dean James Armitage, M.D., who described Dr. Denenberg as "helpful in not only teaching our residents the details of facial plastic surgery, but also in instructing them in patient-friendly office techniques."

Omaha-based clothing and home fashions retailer Gordmans welcomes Footstar, Inc., the nation's largest licensed footwear corporation to operate licensed footwear departments in all of its current 40 stores and future stores, according to President and CEO Jeff Gordman.

Jeff Malashock, son of Diane and Larry Malashock, was named as a "Classical Kid" for August by KVNO-Radio. He plays piano and saxaphone and performs with a number of concert and jazz bands and has played for the Beveridge and the Cathedral Arts Festivals.

BIRTH Lori and Michael Miller announce the July 12 birth of their daughter, Emma Danielle.

Emma has two sisters, Hannah, 5, and Leah, 4.

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• Professional • 36% less likely to smoke marijuana than kids who don't Torah Tots will begin as Shari comes to OCTL Installation • 50% less likely to use inhalants a "stay and play for momand Torah Tots with an Mention this ad mies" on Monday, Aug. extensive background in and receive • 56% less likely to use cocaine 10% Discount 26, 9-11 a.m.., held at our Early Childhood •65% less likely to use LSD home, 1313 N. 58 St. Education. With seven For more information call: years of teaching experiShari hopes to give par1-800^48-4444 ence, Shari was the ents a choice to pick from landergarten teacher at two programs. Mondays http://vwvw.ptievlirik.org Manhattan Yeshiva Day will be a "stay and School in New York City, play"where mommies as well as the principal of stay with their child and MONUMENT CO. Lincoln Square together they learn, grow 60 Years Experience 1439 So. 13th and share. Wednesdays Synagogue Afternoon With Jewish 341-2452 will be a "Mommy and Hebrew School.

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Steve Riekes, Adult Education Chairman for Jewish Educational and Library Services (JELS) and Susan Paley, Florence Melton Adult MiniSchool Director, represented Omaha.

The Alliance for Adult Jewish Learning was established in 1997 in order to maintain a dialogue between professionals and lay leaders in adult Jewish learning and to advocate its cause. In creating the Alliance and collaborating with leading adult Jewish learning program providers and facilitators, adult Jewish learning will continue to be a major focal point for building a strong Jewish community in the 21st century.

The conference featured time for educators to network with colleagues and in meaningful text study.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell of National-Louis University, focused on both the theoretical foundation of adult education and the importance of spirituality in adult learning; subsequent information sessions were united by the theme of spirituality.

Two critical issues highlighted throughout the conference were the need to provide high quality professional development for all those involved in facilitating adult growth and learning, (from congregational rabbis to academics and teachers), and to develop a research agenda focusing on measuring the success of programs and initiatives.

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Internet & Mideast Opinion Warfare

Firing of Israeli Academics Fuels Debate Over Use of Political Boycotts

by MARK MIETKIEWICZ-

by JOE BERKOFSKY-

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Anyone armed with a keyboard, a modem and knowledge of the Internet's HTML language can be a participant in the Mideast conflict. For most people that, means using legitimate websites, petitions and discussion areas to try to sway public opinion. Others are using sophisticated techniques to hack into computers, deface websites and disrupt the flow of data.

Today, a look at "cyberterrorism," "hacktivism" and the "Inter-fada."

According to WiredNews, in October 2000, when the Israeli/Palestinian cyberconflict moved into full swing, pro-Palestinian hackers defaced at least 40 Israeli sites including the Bank of Israel and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange while Israeli antagonists marred 15 Palestinian sites.

Analyst James Adams said the attacks between Palestinians and Israelis are "just a taste of things to come... Their weapon of choice, the laptop, is easily available, and the ammunition, viruses and hacking programs, is free on the Internet."-www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,40030500.html.

According to USA Today, the Israel Defense Forces, Knesset and Foreign Ministry websites have also been attacked as has the Hezbollah sitewww.usatoday.com/Iife/cyber/tech /cti723.htm. It "was successfully penetrated by a hacker who replaced its blistering anti-Israel rhetoric with a rippling Israeli flag and a soundtrack of Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem."

On another occasion, visitors expecting to reach the Hamas homepage were diverted to a hard-core pornography site~http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi /english/world/middle_east/newsi d_1207000/1207551.stm.

WiredNews tells of a site that is distributing information and viruses to destroy Israeli websites, "Visitors to the site are greeted with the message, 'I swear that I will not use these programs on anyone but Jews and Israelis.'The site comes complete with a list of directions on how to use the attack tools.-www.wired.com/news/ info s t r u c t u r e / 0 , 1 3 77,40 449, OO.html.

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The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center monitors this kind of activity. It reported attacks Palestinian—and Israeli—related web sites in addition to one against the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that included theft of personal data, including credit card information.

The NIPC site warned "It is anticipated that as the conflict in the Middle East continues, the level and severity of cyber attacks being experienced may escalate and expand."-www.nipc.gov/warnings/advisories/2000/00-058,ktm.

Although the Internet has always been a breeding ground for hate, the Simon Wiesenthal Center recently noted some disturbing trends in its report Digital Hate 2002. "The biggest difference now is that we're seeing more Web sites enlisting suicide bombers and those that validate or encourage terrorism and more games targeting minorities," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, an associate dean of the center~http://whatpc.co.uk/ News/1133360.

The conflict on the Internet takes some other interesting tactics.

For example, let's say you want to find a site run by the Tanzim militia, the armed wing of Fatah, a faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization. You could go to the very popular search engine Google— http://google.com.-and type in "Tanzim." You would be directed to Tanzim.net which appears to be run by the militia—www.tanzim.net.

But look closely and you will find the headline "Pictures of our activities involved in mass killing" and an article titled "How to train Arab children to become martyrs." The site, clearly, is being produced by opponents of the Tanzim. I could not find an English language site run by the Tanzim themselves.

Next time, a look at online boycotts and the battle over Internet polling.

Mark Mietkiewicz writes, lectures and teaches about the Jewish Internet. He can be contacted at: highway@rogers.com.

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The surprising e-mail to Shlesinger, a professor of translation studies, came from her old friend, Mona Baker, at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in England.

The e-mail alerted her about an April embargo of cultural and scientific links with Israel that a few British academics had launched to pressure Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza Strip following its incursions there.

But Shlesinger told Baker she couldn't back the boycott "because academic life should be separate from politics/-' Shlesinger told JTA this week.

The exchange led to an even more surprising event that touched off an international furor in academic circles over questions of blacklisting, intellectual freedom and anti-Israel motivations. It also has become a lighting rod for an increasingly strident debate about the use of boycotts to protest Israel policies.

In June, Baker asked Shlesinger and Gideon Toury, a professor of translation studies at Tel Aviv University, to resign from the boards of two translation studies journals Baker publishes and edits.

The Cairo-born Baker, also a professor of translation studies, said she was acting in the spirit of the antiIsrael boycott. Since her colleagues represented Israeli institutions, she could no longer work with them, Shlesinger said she was told.

When Shlesinger and Toury refused to step down, Baker fired them.

"It's sad because it's so counterproductive and futile," said Shlesinger, the daughter of Holocaust survivors whose son-in-law was killed in an ambush by Hamas gunmen.

"If I were to lie down in front of tanks in Jenin, I would still be an Israeli. I am being dismissed because I am Israeli—not for anything I've done or said," said Shlesinger, who chaired the Israeli chapter of the human rights group Amnesty International from 1990 to 1993 and has been a Peace Now activist almost since its founding in the early 1980s.

The firings set off intense criticism, especially in the United States, where academics have largely lined up in support of Shlesinger and Toury and have questioned a series of attempts in Europe to isolate Israel and Israeli academics through boycotts.

Last week, the Association of Jewish Studies, based at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, denounced the removal of the Israelis and urged Baker to reinstate them.

"Political issues should not intrude on academic concerns and the intellectual pursuit of truth," said Aaron Katchen, executive director of the organization of Jewish Studies professionals.

Katchen called Baker's decision "egregious" and "unacceptable" and said she should be reprimanded if the Manchester Institute finds she violated any school policies.

Institute officials would not comment on the controversy, though they posted a statement on the school's Web site--www.umist.ac.uk--saying that "the Israeli academics should not

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Prof. Miriam Shlesinger was fired from her job because she is Israeli.

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have been removed" and that they

were conducting "an internal inquiry^' into the matter.

Since e-mailing its protest last week, Katchen said, his group has received "several dozen" responses from its 2,000 members against the firings.

The controversy has sparked protest from other quarters as well.

Stephen Greenblatt, a Harvard professor and leading scholar on Shakespeare who is president of the Modern Language Association, wrote letters to The New York Times and London Telegraph, among others, blasting Baker's move.

Noting that Baker's two journals to which the Israelis contributed concerned cross-cultural communication, Greenblatt said in a telephone interview this week: "It's rather difficult to have intercultural communication if you exclude a whole county on the basis of nationality."

And if Baker's intent is to hasten Mideast peace, he said, her actions will accomplish the opposite.

Hopes for peace lie "in the fostering of relationships, even between people who haven't spoken to one another."

Several commentators have also said boycotts are not likely to help the peace process because they isolate the very people-liberal intellectuals and academics-who support peace initiatives. Shlesinger herself reiterated that academics' politics have no connection to their work.

"Even if Professor Toury and I were right-wing or we were settlers, we still shouldn't be fired from an academic journal," she said.

Just what motivated Shlesinger's colleague and longtime friend remained unclear.

Baker could not be reached for comment, but several British media reports said she had become increasingly sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and was upset over Israel's Operation Protective Wall, which was launched in response to a wave of deadly suicide attacks.

It was in early April, shortly after Israel's operation began, that professors Steven and Hilary Rose of England's Open University launched the campaign to boycott Israeli academics. Their campaign, which also calls for an embargo on European funding of Israeli scientific and cultural institutions, has attracted more than 700 backers from 20 countries, including 10 Israelis, according to a list on their Website~www.pjpo.org.

In response to the boycott efforts, three Hebrew University professors initiated a countermeasure, which is spreading across the Internet— www.aaisc.net-and has gained at least 13,000 signatures. .

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Former also provided Lincolnite him with pocket Stephen money as well Fraenkel as room and one of the board. When he few Jewish engi arrived in neering Lincoln, he only had $20, but dents in managed to Germany in earn enough 1936 and 1937. during subseHe knew he litquent summers erally had no to pay for his future if he tuition at UNL. stayed there.

Besides the $20, Fraenkel is an Fraenkel also only child whose R; «; had a wooden mother had died case containing in 1932; his all of his clothfather perished ing. at Auschwitz.

Today, at age 83, "The crate he still presides now houses the over his own firewood supply firm. in my basement," he Born in Berlin laughed. "The in 1917 to a clothes, alas, no piano teacher longer fit!" and a bank manager, the But in 1941, family lived in a Fraenkel's stuwestern Berlin dent visa was apartment until soon to expire Stephen J . Fraenkel the end of the and he peti1920s, when the approaching worldwide depression tioned the U.S. immigration commissioner to began to threaten his father's position at the bank extend his stay. The dean of the engineering college, and his mother was diagnosed with cancer.

Harry Eisenstatt, and Hyman Rosenberg, offered to Fraenkel and his father thought the Nazi rise to take responsibility for Fraenkel and the young stupower wouldn't last and they decided they could dent was able to change his status to eventually remain in Berlin until the end of "the foolishiies..;". become a U.S. citizen.

However, in 1935, his father was "retired" from the "I was the only refugee, and essentially stateless, bank. Stephen then began to look for scholarships in the whole university," he recalled. "The dean of in other countries—or even for admission to colleges the engineering college made what I consider to be outside Germany. an absolutely courageous personal decision. He He selected engineering because he thought it was appointed me an Industrial Fellow of the the most "portable" of professions. However, the cli- Engineering College and superseded the fraternity mate in the Jewish community in Berlin was one of as my sponsor." despair and there were a growing number of suiFraenkel became a "guest" of Sammies' Sigma cides.

Omicron Chapter of UNL, where he created an outSix months as an apprentice in a Jewish owned standing academic record in the College of linen and textile business was further proof to him Engineering. that he wanted to go to college. However, by this . Following World War II, Fraenkel settled in the time, German engineering schools, like all other Chicago area where he spent ten years at the universities, Had announced that they were throw- Illinois Institute of Technology and earned his docing out all Jewish faculty and students. torate in civil engineering. He was manager of the Surprisingly, he applied at two other universities Department of Propulsion and Structural Research and was accepted at Hanover. However, it became at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research increasingly obvious that he would have to leave Institute. the country because, even if he did finish engineerAfter that, he had a career in engineering as a ing school, he would never be able to work and researcher and consultant. He has numerous make a living~or even live! patents, publications, awards and honors, and In the fall of 1937, Fraenkel received a call from a received a certificate of commendation from the professor who said he represented an organization Joint Task Force Three of the U.S. government. known as the International Student Service of Fraenkel has been director of research and develGeneva, Switzerland. The professor was able, opment for Stanray Corporation, director of engithrough the ISS, to place students in U.S. universi- neering research for Continental Can, director of ties where local Jewish fraternities would support research and development for Container them. These fraternities brought persecuted Jewish Corporation of America and director of the technolstudents to American universities, put them into ogy commercialization center at ITT. chapter houses, gave them new lives and, truly, He's an advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense saved them from the horrors of Europe. on effects of nuclear weapons, ationsultant on space In 1938, Sigma Alpha Mu, Jewish fraternity at the flight programs for ABC and is an arbitrator for the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, rescued him American Arbitration Association. He is listed in from Nazi Germany and brought him to Nebraska. many reference books, such as Who's Who in Fraenkel left his father and traveled to the U.S. America. on Jan. 1, 1938. Six years later, his father died at At age 83, he still runs his own firm, consulting in engineering, science and technical marketing areas.

Auschwitz and Stephen never saw him again Fraenkel spent his first night in the united States He and his wife of 61 years, the former Josephine in New York with a classmate from his high school Rubnitz of Omaha, live in Winnetka, IL. (They met in Berlin. The next day, he traveled via the when she had been selected by her sorority to act as Burlington Railroad to Lincoln, where he was met a translator for Stephen because she had had two and welcomed by Morris Lipp and Dave Bernstein. days of German class!) They have three children: "In my case, it was the fraternity and its mem- Richard, a foreign service officer; Charles, a lawyer bers-solely the fraternity-that brought me over in Chicago; and Martha, a city planner in here," Fraenkel insisted. "They made it possible for Connecticut. They have four grandchildren.

"It's not important what I did," Fraenkel insists. me to have an education and actually saved my life.

There cannot be many things of which the "I stayed in engineering all my life-especially Sammies can be more proud~nor can there be many research. What matters is what Sigma Alpha Mu did. It's easy to sound melodramatic, but I must tell more actions deserving such gratitude."

Some of Fraenkel's sponsors were Harry B. Cohen, you that the fraternity not only enabled me to have Jack Epstein and Eugene Blazer. The fraternity a career-it saves my life!"

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