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NEW YORK (JTA) -- American Jewish leaders are being asked to follow the Ten Commandments. It's not the biblical version, but a communications strategy of that name by a group of major Washington political consultants behind a milliondollar-plus public relations campaign to build American public support for Israel. Among the commandments in the Israel P.R. Campaign: Stress your commitment to peace; draw parallels between Israel and America; don't attack Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat; and distinguish between the suffering Palestinian people and their government. The question is, can U.S. Jews keep this new faith? Led by Democratic consultant Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg and Republican strategist Frank Luntz, the campaign arises from a series of polls showing U.S. support for Israel eroding as Americans increasingly blame both sides equally for the ongoing IsraeliPalestinian conflict. Public opinion surveys that Greenberg carried out
in July found that American viewers, in fact, react negatively to many of Israel's media messages. When President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are blunt and unambiguous, Americans consider it candid, Luntz wrote in a private memo that has circulated among Jewish groups. But when Israelis take an in-your-face stance, Americans view their foreign accents and occasionally pugnacious debating style as confrontational. Research also showed that Americans-who just "want the rest of the world to get along"~grew more sympathetic when spokespeople focused on the values Israel shares with America, its deep desire for peace and its sympathy for the Palestinian plight, Greenberg and Luntz said. At the heart of the pro-Israel P.R. campaign are a series of national TV ads slated to appear in early September on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. The Washington insiders also are bringing their message to major U.S. Jewish organizations and top Israeli officials, arguing that it is crucial to change the way they make Israel's case. (Continued on page 9)
JewIsSi Communities in Dresden by MAGNUS BENNETT — - — w ^ ^ ^ - ^ - ^ , ^ ^ ^ ^
BERLIN (JTA) - Flood waters have forced some 150 Jewish immigrant families to evacuate their refugee home in Dresden, They have joined at least 30,000 other residents of the historic German city who have lost homes and belongings in recent days, as floods from the Elbe River swept downstream. By Monday, 15 people had died as a result of the floods in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany. In Dresden, the raging waters damaged landmark buildings-including the city's new synagogue-and cut off much communication and travel. The Jewish immigrants, most of whom had come from the former Soviet Union within the past six months, evacuated their refugee home last Friday as waters rose and engulfed apartments. "These are very poor people, and they lost everything," said Rabbi Shneor Havlin, who runs a Lubavitch congregation in Dresden. "We are giving everything to these families-places to sleep and eat —until the government can help," said Havlin, Director of Chabad Lubavitch in Saxony. Roman Koenig, president of the Dresden Jewish community, reported on Aug. 15 via the Berlinbased Central Council of Jews in Germany that representatives were checking daily on frail.or disabled members of the community. But on Monday, it was still unclear whether everyone was safe. "We will not know for a few days what happened to our friends and neighbors because people cannot reach each other," Jewish community board member Nora Goldenbogen said. Telephones were still not working and cell phones could not be recharged since there was no power in much of the city. E-mail, too, was cut off. Not far from Dresden, in the Czech capital of Prague, Jewish leaders have launched an international appeal for aid after floods caused an estimated $4 million in damage to Jewish holy sites. On Sunday, President Vaclav Havel visited several historical Jewish sites that were damaged last week during the Czech Republic's worst floods in more than a century. Havel expressed sympathy for the Jewish community while touring the 13th-century Old-New Synagogue and Pinkas Synagogue. Both sites took in several feet of water, and experts are still examining the extent of the damage. Havel's spokesman said the president had
Prague's Jewish treasures," said Tomas Jelinek, the chairman of the city's Jewish community. But "in a sense, we are grateful because the damage could have been much worse if the river Vltava's banks had burst." The Jewish Museum also was badly hit by underground flooding, which bubbled up through the city's sewers. Officials succeeded in moving precious Jewish artifacts such as Torah shields, pointers, manuscripts and rare books to higher levels before the floods, but the building is likely to be without electricity for up to four weeks after the generator was submerged in water. Czech Jewish officials also were trying to assess damage to buildings and equipment in the Terezin Ghetto. Ghetto Museum director Jan Munk said efforts were being made to save damaged documents relating to wartime transport lists. Munk added that all tourist sites in the ghetto were closed until further notice. A plane load of Israeli aid arrived in the Czech Flood waters cover the floor in the historic Republic on Sunday with detergent materials to Old-New Synagogue in Prague's Jewish help restore flooded Jewish sites, the Israeli daily Quarter following the recent massive flooding Ha'aretz reported. in the Czech capital . Photo by Martin GustlCTK In Germany, it was difficult for representatives of informed Israeli President Moshe Katsav and the Central Council of Jews to visit Dresden, as the Czech-born, former U.S. Secretary o | \ State city's train station was severely flooded, temporariMadeleine Albright about the damage and was ly halting train traffic in and out of the city. By hopeful help would be forthcoming. Tuesday, however, some service had been restored. Volunteers worked around the clock last week The basement of the city's new liberal synagogue, sandbagging synagogues and other Jewish sites in a dedicated in November 2001, was flooded despite desperate attempt to keep the waters away. the desperate efforts of the fire department and While giant steel barriers on the banks of Prague's countless volunteers. Before noon last Friday, the Vltava River prevented flooding over land, water waters poured over sandbags and filled the cellar. seeped through underground channels into the But it could have been a lot w'orse, Goldenbogen city's historic Jewish Quarter. said. "We worked from Thursday on in shifts. We Jewish officials discovered Aug. 14 that the Old- watched as the water rose, and then decided we New Synagogue had taken in four feet of water, cov- needed help. There were not enough sandbags. ering pews and damaging the building. (Continued on page 2) The Pinkas Synagogue also was hit, with water levels inside the building reaching nearly 7 feet and INSIDE: damaging some of the 80,000 handwritten inscriptions of the names of Czech Holocaust victims. A feast from Jewish Tunisia....page 8 Jewish officials, who had moved all Jewish artifacts including Tor ah scrolls from the sites before Etz Hayyim: A Cretan Tree of Life..page 10 the flood waters hit, were shocked by the damage. "There has been serious damage to some of Election Preview. ;..... page 14
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by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE — — - — — - — — - - — Parashat KiTavo For this Sidra also, one of the beautiful passages of Deutero-Isaiah is chosen for the haftara. I remember as a youngster being impressed, possibly for the first time, with what words can do. Here again, the brilliant prophet raises the spirit and the hope of Israel. From disappointment, defeat, and despair, he promises Israel a glorious future. "Arise, shine, for your light has come!" This is one of the most beautiful fragments of phrasing that we find in a great literature, the chapters of Deutero-Isaiah. He goes on to say in his excited promise, that you will need no more the light of sun and moon, "For the Lord Himself will be your light, forever." He goes on to say that the sun will never set, nor will the moon ever be withdrawn. But neither of them will be needed, for the light of the Lord will shine forever on Israel. I once tried to write a line using different words, for the first words of our haftara. I found that I could not do it. Actually the King James version, which is repeated in the Jewish Publication Society translation, is irreplaceable. And, if you know Hebrew, you will note that the English line repeats the number of words, or rather, the number of stressed syllables in the Hebrew, and the rhythm of the line is carried over directly from the Hebrew to the English. It has been said that the King James translators did much to set the English language from what had been a rather amorphous babble to a carefully and esthetically arrangement of words. The English language became one of the great instruments for expressing human thought and emotion. "Arise, shine, for your light has come," The Hebrew is brilliant and ecstatic. The King James translators caught its spirit and reflected it, as light is reflected, into the English language. It is an illuminating experience to read the Hebrew, or to read the English.
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What better way to celebrate the world's Birthday-5763 years, than with a series of special programs at the Chabad House? Come as a family Thursday, Sept. 5, 4 p.m. at the Chabad House. As part of the festivities for the New Year there will be birthday cake, party favors, hands-on shofar demonstration, and arts and crafts. Cost is $3.50 per child. To get the little ones involved in the holidays, there will be a special Mommy and Me High Holiday Series. Mothers and children are invited for three Wednesday sessions, (Sept. 4, 11, 18) to play games, make crafts, have a puppet show all revolving around the themes of the holidays. Cost is $18 per family. Call 330-1800 for reservations.
Digging out from Floods (Continued from page 1) ——.»»___„_*»____. "So we called the fire department and they reacted very fast.," she added. "They were there for more than 20 hours, pumping," added Goldenbogen, an historian and director of the Hatikva Meeting Place in Dresden, a source for cultural and historical information about the city's Jewish community. "Eventually the water went in, but it was one of the few buildings in the old city that was not so terribly affected." Volunteers ran the religious gamut, she said, and firefighters came from across Germany. The firefighters "said to me many times that they saw it as their duty to protect the synagogue," said Goldenbogen. Dresden's original synagogue was burned down on Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom against Jews and their property in November 1938. Last week, preparing for the high water, community members brought the Torah Scrolls and prayerbooks to the community house, which-like the Hatikva center, as well as the older Jewish cemeteries-is on higher ground, Goldenbogen said. Early reports that the city's new Jewish cemetery had been flooded turned out not to be true, she said. According to the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, Rau expressed his thanks and hopes that the "catastrophe would soon come to an end." He also invited Katsav to visit Germany. Should he visit Dresden today, Katsav would likely find devastation and hospitality in equal measure. This past Sabbath, some 50 people managed to cross one bridge before it was closed in order to reach the Chabad House for services and a "big kiddush." Some families stayed overnight in the rabbi's home and in the Chabad house nearby. Havlin and his wife, Ghana, who moved to
Germany from Israel five months ago, live in an area that was spared the worst of the flooding. By Monday, the Elbe had dropped about three feet, reaching a level of under 25 feet. But the underground water table continued to rise, endangering the foundations of buildings even in areas not affected by the flooding, according to Germany"s Inforadio. Until the waters recede, the extent of damage to Dresden's landmark buildings, apartments and private homes will remain unknown. The true state of affairs will only be revealed once layers of mud, trash and sewage are cleared away. The Jewish community soon will assess the damage to its new synagogue, which was dedicated last fall, exactly 63 years after the original synagogue was destroyed by Nazi arsonists. The synagogue, which has room for 300 worshipers, cost more than $10 million and was supported by the City of Dresden, the State of Saxony and the private Foundation for the Rebuilding of the Dresden Synagogue. "The community has a lot of problems" to solve, said Rabbi Havlin, who had visited the site and seen the water filling the basement. Jewish community officials in Prague have set up a bank account for donations in U.S. dollars. The use of funds will be publicly reported and audited, they said. The-account, number 179139212/0300 in the name the Prague Jewish Community, known in Czech as Zidovska oboe v Praze, is at the CSOB Bank in Prague 7. The SWIFT number for transfers is CEKOCZPP.
(JTA Correspondent Magnus Bennett in Prague contributed to this report.)
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FRffiAY: Men's CZu6, 11:45 a.m. All male memOffice hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 bers of Temple Israel are invited to a weekly infor- a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Services mal get together at Spirit World, 7517 Pacific St. conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. Join us for some relaxation and great conversation! FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m. (For those Shabbat Evening Service, 5:30 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh who accept Shabbos early at Kabbalat Shabbat Azriel, Rabbi Craig Marantz and Cantor Wendy services, candles should be lit by 7:25 p.m.) The Shermet will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. This West Minyan is at the home of Donald and Maggie special service will honor congregants, 75-years- Gerber, 7:30 p.m. and-older, and their dedication and contributions to SATURDAY: Shacharit 8:45 a.m., Free babysitfamily, Temple Israel and the community. ting begins at 10 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10:30 SATURDAY: Bagels and Sacred Books, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood; Mincha, a.m., in the Milder Center. Please join us as we con- 7:45 pan., followed by Shalosh Seudot and Ma'ariv; tinue our study of Traditional Prayers, Modern Havdalah, 8:53 p.m. Commentaries: The Amidah. Services in the SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Sanctuary, 10:30 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. SITTER SERVICE SELICHOT SERVICES Sitter Service is available Friday evening at the SATURDAY, AUG. 31,11 p.m., Rabbi Kutner will 5:30 p.m. service. Please make a reservation speak on "The Process of Teshuva", followed by through the Temple office so we may plan accord- Selichot at 11:15 p.m. ingly. Cost is $2 per family. Sorry, there are no facilKEVER AVOT SERVICES ities for infants. SUNDAY, SEPT. 1: Rabbi Kutner will lead servSELICHOT SERVICE ices at the following cemeteries: Golden Hill, 5025 SATURDAY, AUG. 31, 8 p.m.: The service begins No. 42 St., 11 a.m.; Beth Israel/Mount Sinai, 78th with a short program of Sephardic music, present- and Crown Point, noon; BHH/Fisher Farm, 8900 ed by Cantor Shermet and Dr. Tamara Field. A So. 42 St., 1 p.m. Seating will be available. dessert reception and Havdallah follows. Join us in GROUNDBREAKING the Santuary, following Havdallah, for a special cerSUNDAY, OCT. 6, 4 p.m.: Beth Israel will break emony preparing our sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls) for ground for a new $2.5 million synagogue at 126th the High Holidays. and Pacific. The 25,000 square foot building will include a 350-seat sanctuary, attached social hall and kitchen, chapel, religious education rooms and offices. .
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Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Mordechai Levin and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat 1 Arvit I'shabbat, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: P'sukei D'Zimrah, followed by Shabbat Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Alyssa Morris, daughter of Allen and Cindy Morris, will celebrate her Bar Mitzvah; Free sitter service starts at 10 aan. and runs through the conclusion of services; Kiddush sponsored by Allen and Cindy Morris in honor of their daughter; Saturday Evening: 7:30 p.m., Humash Class-Knowledge of Hebrew not required; 8 p.m., Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Shaharit, 9 a.m.; U a.m., First Day of BESTT classes; 10 a.m.; Annual Congregational Picnic at Zorinksy Park. Free bus transportation for BESTT students, 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Aug. 28, 6 p.m.: Dinner will be served prior to the beginning of the first evening of Hebrew High School. SATURDAY, AUG. 31, 8:30 pan.: Installation of Rabbi Levin, followed by a champagne dessert reception. HIGH HOLDDAY YOUTH PROGRAM First and Second days of Rosh Hashanah, 10 a.m.1 p.m.; Yom Kippur, 10 a.m.-l:30 p.m. COMMUNITY-WIDE BREAK-THE-FAST MONDAY, SEPT. 16, Sponsored by HAZAK, following neilah (concluding) services; call Doris Shukert for reservations, 391-7530.
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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. Discussion topic is "Will Guns or the Pen bring peace to Israel?" Oneg Shabbat following services.
Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 am. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY, AUG. 25, 6:30 p.m.: Tribute dinner in honor of Ruth Goldenberg. WEDNESDAY: Men's Group meets at the Knolls, 12:30 p.m. For more information, call Yale Gotsdiner, 423-7066. SELICHOT SERVICES SATURDAY, AUG. 31,10:30 p.m. A program and refreshments precede Selichot services.
TOT SHABBAT FRIDAY, AUG. 23, 7 p.m. Bring your youngsters for games, fun and song to Tot Shabbat Services at the synagogue. Hebrew school begins Sept. 3; for information, call 932-6931.
FRIDAY, 7 p.m., services led by Nancy Rips. SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m.} led by Rabbi Maximo Shechet in the RBJH Chapel, followed by Kiddush. 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. TUESDAY: Rabbi Milder's class, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, Choir practice, 7 p.m.
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iiiiiliiliiiii Alyssa Michelle Morris, daughter of Allen and Cindy Morris, will become a Bat Mitzvah tomorrow at Beth El Synagogue. Alyssa is an eight-grade superior honor roll student at Millard North Middle School. She plays the drums and piano and is in the school's jazz band. She is also the goalie for her Premier League soccer team and participates in basketball, volleyball, track and dance. Alyssa has a brother, Danny, and a sister, Jessica. Grandparents are Sally dayman and the late Albert dayman and Beverly Morris and the late Dr. Haskell Morris.
Allison Lauren Lehman, daughter of Denise Serap of Los Angeles, CA. Great-grandparents are Sarah Serap and the late and Howard Lehman, will Harry Serap, the late Harry and Ann Lehman, the celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 31, at late Al and Sylvia Tutnick, and the late Sol and Gertruder Meisner. Beth El Synagogue. An eighth-grade superior honor roll student at MEMORIAL SERVICE Kiewit Middle School, Allison enjoys shopping, Sunday, Sept. 1, noon Rabbi Howard Kutner will offiswimming, computers and ciate at Mount Sinai Cemetery, 78th and Crowne Point. spending time with her friends. For her mitzvali PERSONAL project, she made a contriI would like to thank everyone for your visits, flowbution to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Allison has a sister, Stephanie and a brother, ers, cards and donations during my recent hospttalization. Along with my family, I wish you a happy and Adam. healthy New Year. Grandparents are Arlene and Jerry Lehman of Freda Bucheister Omaha, Shirlee Serap of Phoenix, AZ, and Earl
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The Ethics of Business By now, the news of Enron's top offi- ever, are another story. Members are cers selling off their stock in the com- entitled to know how much their pany while the rest of their employees organization received during a year were forced to watch their savings go and how much was spent and on what. down the tubes, is not only old news, Even though the Federation hasn't it's been replaced by more stories of printed an annual report for the last unethical business practices. two years, one phone call to their office "Cooking the books" seems to be a will get you a copy of their audited common thread among companies financial statement. from World Com to AOL, from K-Mart The National Council of Jewish to Adelphia. A few years ago, even Women has been printing a copy of its non-profit organizations were caught, budget in its annual yearbook (due out when a top executive was charged shortly) every year for decades. NCJW with using funds from his charitable is the only Jewish organization which organization for his own personal use. lets all its members, not just its board Non-profits can't afford to be linked members, know where their donations to scandals like these—and, in these are going. days of growing anti-Semitism, even a It's actually smart business for two whiff of improper behavior would be reasons: first, it's a tool used to educate fodder for our enemies. Jewish organ- NCJW members about its programizations, synagogues, Federations and matic priorities; secondly, the old the like must be especially careful to adage, "success breeds success" often be open about their finances. translates into more contributions, Now, we're not talking about reveal- because donors want to be connected ing donor information-that's private with a non-profit institution they know and it should stay that way. (Point in will be around for a long time. fact—very few individuals on this camAll Jewish organizations would do pus have access to who gives what to well to tell their members the truth whom. The Jewish Press is not linked about the state of their financial to the Federation's annual campaign health. How much is coming in via database, which means when a donor dues, program fees, contributions and moves out of town, we have to ask, "Are interest-bearing vehicles? What poryou a current contributor?" If the tion of funds is being used on staff answer is "no", then it's only fair that costs, maintenance and programs? the Press charge for an out-of-town What provision is being made to endow subscription.) the future? And, who's in charge? Year-end financial statements, howThe people have a right to know!
"It's Not So. Easy to Be a Kid Here" by TEDDY WEINBERGER
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One of the most popular Israeli songs for children to perform at assemblies, talent shows, and concerts is called "It's Not So Easy to Be a Kid Here." Indeed, my 11-year-old daughter Kuthie performs this song with her Israeli dance troupe (the children sign the first part of the song and then the movements of the signing are incorporated into a poignant dance). The song speaks about "listening to the news every half an hour, knowing that somewhere another mother is praying, each tick of the clock greeted by a tear and then another tear." The song exposes what most Israeli adults rarely talk about—the fact that "the situation" here takes a psychic toll on our children. Thankfully, Givat Ze'ev schools (four primary and one middle) have given our children ample opportunity to express their fears and anxieties throughout this past school year. Already two years ago, Shaul Mizrachi, the Mayor of Givat Ze'ev, had the foresight to organize a workshop retreat for Givat Ze'ev's school principals concerning how a school can help children cope with stress. With the help of psychologists, the principals (and subsequently their teachers) systematically approached the problem and created responses to different scenarios. The main approach, says Atara Davidovieh, my children's principal at the public religious school in Givat Ze'ev, is to give the kids every opportunity to "let it all out," In practice, the system works largely as follows: the first part of the day after a terrorist incident is
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"I only. know that here is where I want to live/" what they are thinking and feeling. Sometimes this discussion period will be followed by drawing. The kids take out their markers and drawing pads and are told to draw whatever they are feeling. (Atara and her teachers were specifically trained in this area through a seminar entitled "identifying problems through drawing"). The teachers look at all the drawings and direct any that they feel needs special attention to the school's advisor and/or to a municipal school psychologist (several of whom rotate between Givat Ze'ev's schools). An example of a drawing that was passed on was one of a black, black heart. The child, when asked
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about it, said that that's how his heart was feeling. I told Atara that I was writing this column for readers in the States and that many of them, would be wondering why people would choose to bring children up in a country where they have to deal with this kind of stress. She said, "I am here because this is my destiny. If something is going to run after me, let it run after me here." Atara added: "Without faith, one cannot exist here. I'm doing God's work in settling this land-it's my purpose in life." In point of fact, "It's Not So Easy To Be A Kid Here" expresses a similar type of fortitude. The bridge of the song (connecting stanza to chorus) gives one hope for the future without trying to come up with an easy answer to a child's legitimate concerns: "Because here we can go it together and also alone, and I am sure that not everything is lost, and here I can do it, despite despite everything, to smile and to dream and to grow." And the song's chorus continues in a similar vein: "Blue skies, purples sunsets, boats on the water, flowers and tears, white houses, rains of blessing, ours in pain and in joy." If it seems unfair for kids to have to sing about both pain and joy, well it comes with the territory in this part of the world. There's plenty of joy in the lives of children in Israel, however. I guess it's for this reason that the line leading up to the song's chorus proclaims: "I only know that here is where I want to live."
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Consider the paradox: Almost every government agrees that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is an appalling monster and shudders at the prospect of his acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet those same governments are also furiously signaling their disapproval of an American-led military effort to depose him. That would be "risky adventurism," declares Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder; Saddam poses no immediate threat and Washington lacks a justification to attack him. Most U.S. allies worldwide agree. But they are plain wrong. Saddam is an immediate menace and the U.S. government has cause to preempt him. Here's why: • Record. Saddam has a history of unrelenting aggression. He invaded Iran in 1980. He conquered Kuwait in 1990. He assaulted Saudi Arabia and Israel with missiles in 1991. He's shot at U.S. and British aircraft in the "no-fly zone" since 1992. He attacked the Kurdish regional enclave in 1996. He also has many links to terrorism. Iraq harbors Abdul Rahman Yasin, one of the gang that bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. It also hosted the notorious Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, just found dead in Baghdad. He encourages Hamas suicide bombers by paying U.S. $10,000 to their families. His terrorists tried to assassinate former President George H.W. Bush and the emir of Kuwait. An Iraqi diplomat met with al-Qaeda's Mohammad Atta before Atta and 18 others launched their September 11 suicide mission. 0 Casus belli. Saddam has a history of violating international law and developing illegal weapons. In February 1991, he signed an agreement accepting all the United Nations Security Council resolutions passed after his invasion of Kuwait seven months earlier. In particular, he recognized the validity of Resolution 687, which demands that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) be "destroyed, removed or rendered harmless," and requires that inspectors be allowed into Iraq to stymie further efforts to build WMD. But Saddam then played "cat and mouse" with the inspectors by withholding information, dissimulating, and hiding materiel. "For example," noted a U.S. government report in 1998, "Iraq released detailed records of how many ball-point pens it ordered in the late 1980s," but left out vital information about its "missile warheads capable of delivering biological and chemical agents." Nonetheless, over seven years,
Haifa—For some time knowledgeable observers here, chief among them Prof. Arnon Sofer of the University of Haifa, have been sounding an alarm regarding Israel's future based on demographic factors. Demography: the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, disease, marriages etc. of the population. In recent weeks and months the Hebrew press here has called renewed attention to the problem with the publication of articles warning Israel that because the Arab birth rate exceeds the Jewish birth rate, it will not be too many years before Jews will become a minority in the Jewish state. Warnings of the demographic danger have been sounded for a long time. Commentator Yoram Ettinger reminds us that as far back as 1900 the eminent historian, Simon Dubnow, asserted with confidence that a Jewish state could never become a reality because the 50,000 Jews in Palestine at the time could at best increase to only about 500,000 in the ensuing 100 years, and would be a small minority in the overwhelming Arab/Muslim population. In 1948 the reputable statistician, Dr. Robert Bacchi, warned BenGurion not to proclaim establishment of a Jewish state on the grounds that within 20 years the 650,000 Jews in the area would be vastly outnumbered by the Arabs. Logical though these predictions may have seemed at the time, developments thereafter rendered them false. For one thing, there was the large scale departure of Arab refugees. Their place in the population statistics was taken by Jewish refugees, both from Europe and from Muslim countries which Jews were compelled to leave. The more recent immigration of over a million from the former Soviet Union tipped the scales even further. Today, we are told, the population of Israel is about six and a half million people, most of whom, 77.8% are Jewish; 15.25%, Muslims; 2.1%, Christians; 1.5% Druze; 3.2%, of undeclared religion. The Central Bureau of Statistics forecasts that at least until
inspectors did find and destroy at least 27,000 chemical bombs, artillery shells and rockets, 500 tons of mustard and nerve agents, and thousands of tons of precursor chemicals. They also dissembled much of Iraq's nuclear program, which was further along than previously thought - and which had continued in operation (flagrantly violating Resolution 687) since 1991. Then, in August 1998, Saddam accurately read the Clinton administration's mood and closed the door to further inspections, correctly figuring he would not have to pay a price for this unilateral abrogation of his promises. Now, four years later, Saddam continues to refuse to allow the inspectors admission to Iraq, much less to dismantle his WMD. • Dangers. Saddam has unquestionably used the past four years to build WMD. Adnan Saeed al-Haideri, an Iraqi civil engineer and a recent defector, informed the Defense Intelligence Agency that Saddam is building biological and chemical weapons in eight locations throughout Iraq. Khidhir Hamza, former chief nuclear scientist for Saddam's nuclear weapons development program and another Iraqi defector, estimates Iraq now has "12 tons of uranium and 1.3 tons of low-enriched uranium" and asserts that Saddam will have "three to five nuclear weapons by 2005." Richard Butler, former chief U.N. weapons inspector, says it is "foolish in the extreme" to believe that Saddam is not hard at work on longrange missiles, and nuclear, chemical and biological weaponry. If Saddam does get his hands on nuclear weapons, he will exploit them fully. He is the only ruler in power already to have used WMD~having deployed poison gases against both Iranians and his own Kurdish population (killing 5000 of the latter in one town on one day in 1988). Once equipped with nukes, this megalomaniac will pose an almost unfathomable threat. President George W. Bush is therefore right to state that the United States must "confront the worst threats before they emerge." With noother means to dismantle his arsenal and protect against future aggression, this leaves a military campaign as the only option-and the sooner it begins, the better for us all.
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To the Editor: As the High Holidays approach, I want to take this opportunity to wish "all of our friends in the Jewish communities throughout the Midwest a Shana Tovah. May there be peace and prosperity for the Jewish people all over the world in the coming year. This past year, we have witnessed events that served to remind us of director and how vulnerable we are as Jews, and to is a research reinforce the importance of Israel's East Forum, significance in the hearts and minds of the world Jewish community.
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the year 2020 Jews will -continue to constitute between 77 to 79% of the population, so long as we do not annex areas with large Arab populations. There seems little danger of that. To the contrary, there are suggestions that in annexation of unpopulated areas of the West Bank, Israel will, in return, cede to the proposed Palestine state border areas now under Israeli sovereignty which are heavily populated by Arabs. There are other factors involved, of course, including natural family growth. It is significant that though Arab families do tend to be larger than Jewish-families, their birth rate has been falling steadily as a result of improvement in their socio-economic status. In 1970 they produced eight children per family. In 1985 the figure was seven, and more lately, 5.6. Israel itself encourages this growth by providing generous grants which increase as the families increase in size. Haredi families also benefit from this aid, but the Arab citizens no less. There is an effort at this time to reduce this financial aid. In recent years Israel has also been accepting the return of Palestinian refugees on the grounds of family reunification, and it is claimed that as many as 150,000 Arabs have helped swell the population. Another factor, of course, is Jewish immigration. Should peace come to the Middle East, and Israel's security assured, there is little doubt that increased numbers of Jews will come to make their homes here. There is another possibility which may affect the statistics. Establishment of a Palestinian state would confront Israeli Arabs with opportunity to make a choice: to elect to remain citizens of Israel or, while retaining residence here, elect to become citizens of the new state, or even move there. Expectation that huge sums of money will be available to encourage the economy of the new state might well make this a real possibility. The prophets of doom continue to insist on their bleak forecasts, but we know by now that unexpected and changing circumstances have a way of offsetting theoretical expectations.
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and influence local cooking. "While not purely Sephardic, as much of this cuisine existed before the arrival of Jews from the Iberian peninsula in 1492, the taste interplay between North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula is evident in many a bite," says Goldstein, explaining that established Portuguese and Spanish Jewish communities were already- in Tunisia from earlier migrations before the expulsion from Spain. She claims that local ingredients and the use of specific spices create signature flavor profiles in each part of the Mediterranean world. But North African Jews play with the fullest spice spectrum, infusing foods with garlic, ginger, cumin, cayenne coriander, hot pepper and caraway. And tweaking tastebuds further, they also sprinkle mint, cinnamon, and dried rose petals into recipes, along with complex homemade spice mixtures. Goldstein used cookbooks as source material for her research and experimented with recipes that excited her. The cookbooks she studied were written by women who probably possessed the talent of world-class chefs, except their world centered in the home. Women customarily worked in teams hi the kitchen: grandmothers, aunts, and cousins; mothers and daughters; mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law; and neighbors too. Marketing and cooking filled their days, especially before holidays. Although food was prepared by hand, the old-fashioned way, there was joy in the team effort and satisfac(Contiimed on page 11)
Leave the Comers of Our fields for the Poor and the Strangi High Holy Dayt This is the fast I nave chosen... to share tpur bread with the hungry... Isaiah^ Although we live in an era of unprecedented abundance, 12 million American Children go to school hungiy, unable to concentrate and learn. Millions of elderly people live with hunger each day, uncertain of where their next meal is coming from. And millions more struggle under the crushing weight of hunger and poverty. For the last five years, thousands of Jews have given life to the tradition of tzedakab and tikkun olam by supporting "The Corners of Our Fields," a High Holy Days appeal that seeks funds for MA2ON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and food for local charities, The appeal has raised more than $4.4 million and over 6 million pounds of food.
The Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements and Hillel International have again joined with MAZON in "The Comers of Our Fields." And again we ask you to join in this extraordinary act of Jewish pluralism. As you look inward during these High Holy Days, MAZON asks that you reach outward to those in need. Please give to MAZON what you would have spent to feed yourself and your family on Yom Kippur. Your tax-deductible donation will support our grantmaking to programs mat provide food, help and hope to hungry people in our country, in:Israel and throughout die world. I "
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Priedel Jewish Academy students surround Steve Pitlor, Federation Pack #218 will host a "Sign Up for and Scouting: get-together on Sunday, president, Shirley Goldstein Sept. 1, 2-4 p.m. at the JCC. All interested boys are invited for super- (both rear center), vised activities and ice cream sun- who visited last week daes, while their families meet the to accept a $300 to the leadership and learn about plans for check Federation's Israel the upcoming year. To join, a boy must be in the first Terror Relief Fund. grade or seven-years-old. For more Omaha's Jewish cominformation, call me at 553-8853 by munity raised over $943,000 for Israel Aug. 30. terror relief through the Federation effort, led by Goldstein and Tom Fellman.
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It's a hot Sunday morning in June in Hania, Crete. Sephardim together numbered about 1,000 and Tourists are sitting and drinking coffee in the cafes although small in number, participated actively in the along the harbor. Here, in the cool garden of Etz economy and culture of Hania for hundreds of years. by CLAUDIA SHERMAN In 1912, when Crete was united with the rest of Hayyim synagogue in the old town, visitors are Temple Israel Communications Coordinator. Some changes and additions have been made to sampling bourekia, Sephardic delicacies like cheese Greece, many Jews emigrated to places like Smyrna, Alexandria, Paris and the United States, this year's schedule of High Holy Day Services at and eggplant pie, and orange walnut cake. thus reducing the population to about 300. Inside the lovely synagogue is an exhibit on Temple Israel. As in the past, however, there will be The destruction of the Jews in Hania happened two evening services, at 6 p.m. a n d 8:30 p.m., on Jewish manuscripts and illuminations dating from both Erev Rosh Hashanah, Friday, Sept. 6, and the 13th century, and showing Jewish involvement this way: they were gathered in the synagogue by in the arts, sciences "and philosophy. In the back- the Nazis and then taken to Herakleion, the major Erev Yom Kippur, Sunday, Sept. 15, port on Crete, about 170 On Rosh Hashanah, Saturday, Sept. 7, a 30- ground you can hear a km away. There, they recording of a haunting minute Young Children's Service begins at 9:15 joined Greek and Italian Ladino melody. a.m. in the Livingston Chapel. The morning service prisoners of war on a boat Etz Hayyim, in its own follows at 10:15 a.m. in the sanctuary. A concurrent bound for Auschwitz, but Family Youth Service will also begin at 10:15 a.m, unique way, the boat never made it along with synagogues all in the Livingston Chapel. there; it was sunk by an Written and led by Omaha Temple Youth Group over Europe, celebrated Allied bomb the first night members and Cantor Wendy Shermet, the Family the European Day of at sea, thus bringing to a Youth Service liturgy will focus on topics appropri- Jewish Culture in early sad end the story of the ate for older children and their families. Rabbi summer. All day long, Jews on Crete. Aryeh Azriel and Rabbi Craig Marantz will deliver local "Haniotes" joined Stavroulakis first visited sermonettes. Parents are requested to aeconipan}' visitors from many counEtz Hayyim in thel950's, their children to the Family Youth Service to share tries, including Germany, France, England, Israel, although he was warned it the meaning and music of the service together. would be a "sad experiRabbi Azriel and Rabbi Marantz and Cantor the U.S.A., Sweden and ence," and indeed it was, Shermet will lead worship services on both Rosh Italy, to join in this _t celebration. populated by squatters, Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings at the 9:15 unique In Hania, with almost no S h e r r i Moshman Paganos, left, and Nikos u s e d f o r a d o g k e n n e l ) a.m. Young Children's Service to help them better understand the meaning of the High Holy Days. Jewish population to Stavroulakis near the synagogue entrance. then a chicken coop, with The short, lively service, which includes a story or speak of, what is a synagogue doing, and an active broken furniture, garbage and weeds all over the lesson from the rabbi, provides an opportunity for one with a schedule of lectures, concerts, poetry courtyard, the mikveh left as a sewer hole. There parents and their youngsters, through approxi- readings, several weddings and now its first bar were also marks of bombing. mately fourth grade, to worship together. mitzvah this summer? Stavroulakis vowed then to restore Etz Hayyim Both the Family Youth Service and the Young There is a notice of the upcoming bar mitzvah out- one day as a memory and tribute to the Jewish Children's Service are scheduled at different times side the main gate of the synagogue, also with an community. As he reminds me, 94% of the Jewish than in past years. Seating for these services in the explanation (in Greek) of what a bar mitzvah is. population in Greece was destroyed, the highest chapel will be limited. This is possibly the first one since 1942, if indeed percentage in all of Europe, so the history of Jews in On Yom Kippur morning, the Young Children's there was one in those troubled years. There is also Greece is particularly tragic. For years he carried this idea of restoring the synService again begins at 9:15 a.m. followed by the a note: "Shalom and Welcome to Etz Hayyim. The morning service in the sanctuary at 10:15 a.m. An reconstruction of this sacred place is dedicated to agogue in his mind until he went back to Hania in alternate service, led by Temple Israel members Dr. Peace and Understanding amongst the nations and 1994, and set about making the idea a reality. Help came the following year when he was invited by the Magda Peck and Dr. Michael Walts, will begin at peoples of the world that we share." Peace and understanding: this is the vision and International Survey of Jewish Monuments to 10:15 a.m. in the chapel. Families from the congrethe work of a remarkable man, Nikos Stavroulakis, speak in New York about the condition of Jewish gation will recite the Torah readings. After the morning service, a panel discussion on head of the new Jewish Museum in Thessaloniki monuments in Greece. the topic, "Reflections on the Day of Atonement: and formerly director of the Jewish Museum in In response to his eloquent plea, the Worldwide Can Israel Preserve the Jewish Belief in the Athens until 1994 when he came to Hania as he Watch placed Etz Hayyim on a list of 99 other monSanctity of Human Life in Fighting an Uncivil says, "to rediscover my father's roots." uments of historical concern, including the Aghia War?" will be moderated by David Jacobson. Until the beginning of World War II, there had Sophia, Angkor Vat and the Synagogue of Cochin. Members of the congregation and the clergy will be been two synagogues in Hania. The one, Beth With major donations from Lord Jacob Rothschild part of the thought provoking dialogue. Israel, was bombed and destroyed in 1941, leaving and Ronald Lauder (son of Estee Lauder), A musical interlude, presented by the Nova String the other, Etz Hayyim, meaning "Tree of Life" in Stavroulakis' dream, the restoration of Etz Hayyim, Quartet, at 2 p.m. in the chapel, will provide a operation for the community of 300 Jews left in the Tree of Life, was launched and finally realized in September 1999 when the synagogue was dedipeaceful intermission to reflect on the meaning and Hania on the eve of World War II, importance of this most sacred day in the Jewish The Jews in Crete have a long history, dating back cated in a ceremony attended by government offiyear. Music by Jewish composers or featuring over 2,000 years. In Byzantine times many were cials and representatives from Jewish, Christian Jewish themes will be presented. farmers and made kosher wines and cheeses of high and Muslim communities. At 3 p.m., the Yom Kippur Family Youth Service quality. Stavroulakis believes that the synagogue Stavroulakis sees the synagogue as symbolic of a will begin in the sanctuary. At the same time, itself dates back to 1669 when the Ottomans con- renewal, of a refusal to accept the Nazi destruction Moments of Remembrance, a comforting gathering quered the Venetians and offered Etz Hayyim to the of the Jewish spirit on Crete. Now that the synato prepare for Yizkor, will start in the chapel. In a Romaniote Jewish population. gogue was a reality, however, he was faced with the supportive and caring setting, congregants are The Romaniote Jews (those who trace their ori- question of what exactly its role would be in the invited to share their memories and feelings of gins back to Greco-Roman times or to the Byzantine community. Certainly he didn't want to neglect the loved ones who have died recently or in the past. All era) differed greatly from the "newer" Judeo- religious role of the synagogue. those who attend are welcome to bring a photo or Spanish Sephardic population. Romaniotes and (Continued on page 12) memento to help convey the memory of their loved ones. At 4 p.m., the afternoon service is scheduled to begin in the sanctuary followed by Yizkor and Neilah at 5 p.m. Both the 6 p.m. evening services on Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur will be simultaneSkilled staff are at your disposal in both ously signed. The morning services and the young Bernina stores. 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(Continued from page 8) -^-™-—^-' tion from nimble hands gathered around a table. Women chatted and gossiped as the elder generation of experienced cooks passed on their skills to brides who watched how to stuff vegetables, grind nuts and spices and trim fruit. Today in America, the land of microwave ovens, low-fat frozen entrees, and fast food, this lifestyle is hard to fathom. Although American women are busy, Goldstein highly recommends team cooking because it's more fun than you can imagine. She discovered this while teaching cooking classes in the San Francisco Bay area. Teamwork or not, her recipes are easy for one person to master. "Students love the food and can't get enough of it," she says, touting Tunisian Rosh Hashanah dishes. She raves about the scent of cumin and cilantro wafting from a whole grilled fish. Its head represents Rosh, the head of the year. While chicken soup with eggs is a must on Erev Yom Kippur, it is also popular at New Year's meals like Ashkenazi-style chicken soup. The sweet and sour nuance of the squash and apricot puree is enhanced by couscous. When you cook this beautiful food and share its sensual and vibrant seasoning, you'll know why this cuisine tastes better than practically anything else, Goldstein explains. "It's infused with a wide range of flavors and the most spicy surprises." Surprises as layered as Jewish life in Tunisia surviving over 2,500 years. Recipes are from Saffron Shores by Joyce Goldstein.
SAMAK al BAMOUN BROILED FISH WITH CUMIN One 3 1/2 to 4-pound whole fish, such as striped bass, snapper, or rock cod 3 tsp. kosher salt 6 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 3 Tbsp. cumin seeds, toasted and ground 2 Tbsp. sweet paprika 2 tsp. minced garlic 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro Preheat oven to 450°. Rub fish with 2 tsp. of salt inside and out, then rinse. Cut diagonal slits in both sides offish, so marinade can penetrate. In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, spices, garlic, pepper and the remaining 1 tsp. salt. Whisk in olive oil. Rub this paste into fish, and if baking, wrap in aluminum foil and bake until opaque throughout, 25 to 30 minutes. Unwrap and serve sprinkled with coriander. If broiling or grilling, there is no need for foil. Yield: 6 servings. HLOU SQUASH AND APRICOT PUREE 11/2 cups (1/2 pound) dried apricots, cut into small pieces 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 1 1b. butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/2-inch dice) 2 cups water 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. ground cinnamon salt to taste Couscous (optional)
Soak the apricots in hot water for 1 hour to soften. Drain apricots. In a medium, heavy saucepan, heat the sugar and oil over high heat until the sugar is melted and pale caramel in color. (Don't worry if some sugar solidifies. It will melt as the onions cook.) Add the onions, reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the squash and water and cook until the squash is tender, about 20 minutes. Add apricots, lemon juice and cinnamon, and cook until you have a slightly chunky puree. Test for salt. Serve warm or at room temperature as an accompaniment to couscous. Yield: 3 cups. TEAIA . CHICKEN SOUP WITH EGGS 1 large stewing chicken or 2 broilers, cut into pieces (about 5 pounds chicken parts) 1 lemon, halved, plus 6 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice Kosher salt to taste 3 onions, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 3 turnips, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 2 leeks (white parts only), cleaned and chopped 1 tsp. saffron threads, crushed Bouquet garni: 3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, 2 bay leaves, 3 cloves, tied in cheesecloth square Freshly ground pepper to taste 3 pinches ground cinnamon 6 eggs Minced fresh mint, optional
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Remove excess fat from chicken pieces, then rinse. Rub each piece with lemon halves and sprinkle with salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Put chicken in a large stockpot and add cold water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and skim the scum from broth. Simmer gently for 30 minutes. Add the vegetables, saffron and bouquet garni. Cook for about 2 hours longer. Using a skimmer, remove the solids and discard. Pour the broth through a sieve lined with wet cheesecloth into a large bowl. Chill the stock, uncovered, in an ice bath in the sink until cold. Spoon off fat. Pour the broth into a pot, bring to a boil, and cook at a low boil, skimming if needed, until reduced and flavorful. Add pepper and cinnamon. Beat the eggs with the lemon juice and stir into the soup. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Garnish the soup with the mint. Yield: 6 servings HARISSA TUNISIAN HOT PEPPER CONDIMENT 4 large red bell peppers, seeded, deribbed, cut into pieces 3 large cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp. ground coriander 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds, toasted and ground 11/2 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 tsp. salt Extra virgin olive oil, as needed In a food processor or blender, grind or puree the peppers. Strain, pressing on the solids with the back of a large spoon. You should have about 3/4 cup puree. Stir in garlic, spices and salt. Add oil for spoonability. Yield: about 1 cup.
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( C o n t i n u e d from p a g e 10) ^•^•^^—•^^mm^^ "We do not have a minyan," reads another sign outside the gate, "but you are invited to pray with us as you feel fit." Stavroulakis himself prays every day for shachrit and ma'ariv services; on rare days when there is a minyan, he feels a little awkward in the role of a "rabbi" and feels more comfortable if all pray in a circle. In keeping with the religious role of the synagogue, there have been celebrations of Sukkoth, Tu b'shevat and Passover. For two years, a large and multicultural crowd of Jews and non-Jews has attended the Passover seder, making it a special challenge how to present the meaning of Passover in a comprehensible way. Stavroulakis has made a link between the slavery of the Israelites and the acts of egoism that constantly enslave us. He speaks of the message of the Covenant, that we "be righteous and just and that we love the stranger as we had also been 'strangers in a strange land.'" He hopes that by next year, there will be a change, that Etz Hayyim will put out its own Haggadah, but the menu, vegetarian kosher Sephardic dishes, will remain. Generally, how has the synagogue been accepted into the local community? Sometimes with "suspicion," admits Stavroulakis. That is why the cultural aspect of the synagogue is so important. The first poetry reading of local poets was recently held, there are taped music concerts the first of each month, there was a lecture series this past year on Buddhism, where participants included the local Catholic priest and several nuns from Sri Lanka.. Stavroulakis himself lived in a zendo in Jerusalem and constantly stresses the need to heed our more spiritual side. In addition, there is a resource library, mostly books from his own vast library, including the full works of the zohar, the books of Jewish mysticism. The librarian, also one of the community poets, explains that the collection is like getting a look into Stavroulakis' mind, reflecting his impressive and varied background, including an M.A. in Islamic studies and a Ph.D. in Byzantine studies, with interests in many other areas; for example he has compiled a fascinating collection and history of recipes in his Cookbook of the Jews of Greece, from
Tony leaves, other visitors come and go. The synagogue attracts people from all over the world. Stavroulakis hopes it will become a magnet to draw people to Hania, which many consider one of the loveliest towns of Greece. He believes strongly in leaving the door open, tourists. Right: The interior of the Etz despite the ppliLeft photo: Tony Fennymore, a Hania c m m u c h of ? tour guide, leads a group of British Hayyim synagogue in Crete. Europe, where As we talk, visitors drop in continually, some from the synagogues are not only kept locked and highly the Havurah (the synagogue community), others, guarded, but if you do want to enter, you must tourists just wandering through the lovely streets of answer a barrage of questions explaining the purthe old town and stumbling on Etz Hayyim. pose of your visit. Of course the high security is Suddenly we hear a booming voice in the garden. understandable in these days of seemingly increasIt's Tony Fennymore, a Hania tour guide, leading a ing anti-Semitic attacks. group of British tourists through the garden. They He recounts the story of a young German woman pause at the entrance to the synagogue, where Tony who came in one day through the garden and sat in dons a yarmulke" before entering. Inside, he tells the synagogue, her head down, as if praying in some of the history of the synagogue restoration. silence. She left without saying a word. The next The tourists look around at the beautiful wooden day she returned; this time she told him that her benches, (with lovely cushions recently added to grandfather had been a high ranking Nazi official, soften the hardness, a gift from the bar mitzvah and had participated in Kristallnacht. family) Oriental rugs, the chandelier, the eilal, ark. She'd always wanted to enter a synagogue but had Out back in the south garden, Tony points out the never felt comfortable because of all the high secumikveh and explains the purpose of the ritual bath. rity and questions asked. Here in Hania, Crete she The mikveh (because of its sturdiness) was the only finally found the peace she was looking for, she area of the synagogue left intact). In the garden, found peace and understanding from Etz Hayyim, fragrant with the scent of gardenias, Tony points the Tree of Life. out the papyrus plant that Stavroulakis finally sucYou can reach Stavroulakis via e-mail, at: ceeded in growing, after three attempts, cannon dori@grecian.net. You can also find out more balls from a 16th century attack on Hania by Barba information at the official website, www.etz-hayyRossa, and several graves, including one of a 16th im-hania.org. of Jewish Culture-Stavroulakis takes down the exhibit of Jewish manuscripts inside the synagogue. He's getting ready for the first bar mitzvah the next weekend. The boy and his family and guests will come mostly from Athens, along with the rabbi, or from Larissa, in northern Greece Some relatives will come from Israel and Switzerland The service will be partly in Ladino, to reflect the family's Sephardic background.
which the foods prepared for the European Day of century tzaddik (holy man). There is a feeling of (Editor's note: The author is the sister of Omahan Jewish Culture were taken. peace; goldfish swim in a pond and two turtles lazi- Dr. Gordon Moshman; she Hues in Greece and freMonday, June 17, the day after the European Day ly nibble on lettuce leaves. quently writes about her travels.)
fifi SweetP? Seiichot Service at Temple Applications for Goldsten Funds Due Set for August by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Foundation Public Relations Coordinator«—————
Applications for grants from the Herbert Goldsten Trust, submitted no later than Tuesday, Sept. 24, to the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, will be considered for funding by the Goldsten Board of Trustees at its meeting this fall. Funded by a bequest from Herbert Goldsten's estate, the trust benefits Jewish religious, charitable, and educational organizations in the Omaha metropolitan area. Members of the trust's board focus their attention on projects that are expected to have a favorable long-term impact on the Omaha Jewish community. These projects also require funding not otherwise available through general community resources. Applications must be submitted by the deadline in order to be reviewed. For more information, contact Marty Ricks, executive director of the Jewish Federation Foundation, at 334-6440, or Laurie Grasso, Foundation administrative assistant, at 334-6439.
by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Temple Israel Communications Coordinator
Cantor Wendy Shermet and Dr. Tamara Field, a member of Temple Israel, will present a program of Sephardic music at the Seiichot service on Saturday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m., in the Livingston Chapel at Temple Israel. They will be accompanied by Julie Sandene playing the piano. "Our study theme for this year is Sephardic Judaism, and as such, I thought it would be appropriate to begin the year at Temple with music encompassing both liturgical settings and secular themes and ranging in origin from the Middle East to South America." said Cantor Shermet. "Many of us are from Eastern European and Germanic backgrounds and are unfamiliar with the wonderful range of Sephardic music," the cantor added. Following the half-hour chapel prelude, a reception will feature chocolate desserts prepared by Women of Reform Judaism members Kim Noddle, Shelly Fox, and Keri Workman. Their chocolate cheesecake, chocolate covered fruit, chocolate cook-
ies, and brownies have become a sweet tradition at Temple Israel on Seiichot. Noddle said this is the fourth year she has made desserts for Seiichot. After the reception, Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Rabbi Craig Marantz, and Cantor Shermet will lead Havdallah in the Temple foyer. Seiichot, which means forgiveness, continues in the sanctuary where the Torah covers will be changed from their usual colorful attire to white for the High Holy Days. Selichot's penitential readings and music are meant to prepare our souls for the coming new year. "Prior to Rosh Hashanah," explained Rabbi Marantz. "Seiichot provides an opportunity to consider our actions over the year and account for the mistakes we've made. As we focus our minds on teshuvah, which means atonement and returning to God's path, we can begin to seek forgiveness. Seiichot gives us momentum as we begin the High Holy Days," he added.
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(Editor's note: While the Jewish Press does not endorse either candidates or political parties, we do publish stories when candidates relate their position on issues of importance to the Jewish community. Today's :3sue begins a series of informative articles which we hope will help voters to make informed decisions prior to the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election.) Jim Simon, native Omahaxi and member of the Jewish community, addressed the recent meeting of the B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers. In his introduction, Steve Riekes said, "Jim and his family are very involved in all kinds of civic, charitable and philanthropic activities. They are pillars of the Omaha community and Jim is involved with his family and the family business, Omaha ','>" &
S?mon, 33, married and the father o f for the Second three young daughters, is the Democratic candidate for the second congressional seat in Nebraska. In his opening remarks, Jim told of his background in politics. "When Ed Zorinsky died and Gov. Kay Orr appointed Dave Karnes to the senate, I was 18, becoming politically aware, and very excited that someone I knew was appointed to this great honor," he recalled. "My family was very close to the KarneS family and we shared in the great joy of him becoming senator." Tim added that as a result of the Karnes appointment, he ended up going to college in Washington, D.C., specifically to be near Sen. Karnes. Most of Jim's free time was spent on the senate floor, learning about the inner working of our government, "Of course, Dave's senate career ended sooner than I would have liked but it allowed me to have other opportunities," he said. Simon came back to Nebraska the following summer and went to work for Gov. Orr as a "joke writer." He identifies that job as the most difficult of his life-but, nevertheless, a great experience because he had the opportunity to travel around the state with her. After obtaining a degree in political science, young Simon went to work for George H.W. Bush on his Special • Judicial Selection Committee in the White House. After working on the president's reelection campaign in 1992, Jim began to rethink his party affiliation. After the Bush loss in 1992, Jim returned to Omaha where he went to work in the family business as a steak cutter, "While I was cutting steaks for a living, I had this great idea that we could begin selling steaks through the Internet," he explained. "This was back in 1993 when nobody had ever heard of the Internet and certainty hadn't thought about using it as a tool to sell things!" Simon began to sell steaks online
and it was an immediate success that caught the attention of a then small media company named America On Line (AOL). They came to Jim and asked him to come to work for them. "They were a great company to work for, but I soon began my own company called Digital Marketing Services," he continued. "I did it from the basement
left, talks to Jim Simon, candidate Congressional District. of my house in Omaha and, within IS months, we had 180 employees and it became a 25 million dollar a year business! Ultimately, we sold it back to AOL and I became their employee all over again!" Jim said he thought he knew what it takes to get elected to congress but now, he is very clear about what he needs to do. And, as the challenger of an incumbent, he admits to having many hurdles. In Omaha, he has been able to convince voters that he has a shot at winning the election. "Here's how it works-somebody decides to run for congress and they go to Washington and meet with the Democratic Campaign Committee." The committee said to him, "Jim, you seem like a very nice person and you've got an interesting story. However, your opponent has obliterated his last two opponents. We don't think you've really got that much of a chance!" Simon insists he has created a tremendous amount of support through his grassroots efforts and the amount of money he's raised. Now, all of a sudden, he has the attention of both the local and national Democratic parties, because they now believe he can beat his opponent. He says the greatest difference between them is that he believes in order to accomplish any goal, you must believe in compromise, teamwork and cooperation. "I don't believe it's possible to get anything done managing from extreme right or left of a party," Simon stated. "I will bring compromise and flexibility to the office. I'm a liberal, conservative, middle-of-theroad moderate Democrat! "That means I have ideas that are across the board," he added. "I believe there are other people like me, who can build a coalition in order to get things done--and that's key." (Continued on page 15)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Stormy Dean says he is committed to making Nebraska "a better place to live, work and raise a family." During an address to the B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers, Dean said that, if elected, he would bring fiscal responsibility back to the governor's office. He thinks he is a leader who is willing to ask the hard questions and one who is willing to make hard decisions. Dean formerly worked five years in the tax department of Peter Kiewit and Sons. He then joined Omahabased company Info USA and quickly worked his way up to his present job as chief financial officer. In 1998, he began his public service when he was driven by the desire to help to solve educational problems. He ran, and was elected, to the Ralston School Board of Education and also serves on the board of the Greater Omaha Workforce Development. During his address, Dean said, "As the chief financial officer of Info USA, I have met people I otherwise may not have had the opportunity to meet. I have had working relationships with former United States Senator Bob Kerrey, Senator Ben Nelson and Harold Andersen, former publisher of the Omaha World-Herald." Because he had a working relationship with these people during some difficult times for business, he feels he has learned to make adjustments quickly. "I told Senator Nelson that I thought that state aid to public education was ultimately going to break the bank of the State of Nebraska," he insisted.
"We need people who are willing to go our there and put their necks on the line to do what it takes to make the system work. Unless we have participation, democracy just doesn't work!" As a Democrat and an unknown, he has to work three times as hard as his opponent. He needs name recognition, money and time to work on his campaign and laments that he put 1000 miles on his car in two days. Dean thinks that the race will come down to a question of leadership. "Do Nebraskans want a politician or somebody with a business background who is going to play the game by the rules?" he asked. "We need a governor who is going to mind the store and take care of business." He cites one big problem as being that of the child support program that the state implemented last winter. "They had a $50 million dollar project that had to be implemented by a deadline in order to centralize the paying of child support and they didn't meet the deadline," he said. "It cost the state four and a half million dollars in fines and the system still doesn't work. "Recently, we had an opportunity to get a grant for housing for AIDS patients. We missed out because the paperwork wasn't filled out on time," he added. "And we missed getting a two million dollar grant to help move violent criminals because we didn't have the programs or process in place-we were the only state in the country that didn't get that grant-simply because we weren't taking care of business!" Dean recalled the present governor's 1988 campaign promises. Gov.
Henry Monsky Lodge President Gary Javitch, left, introduces Stormy Dean, Democratic candidate for governor, to members of B'nai B'rith. Dean added that the aid to public education was increasing and our governor was increasing taxes, spending the "rainy day fund" and ignoring this big bubble that was coming. He sees this as a problem for not only for education but for taxpayers. "It's something that needs to be addressed and I can't do it as a member of the board of education," he insisted. "I need to step it up and do it from a different level." In January, Dean received a phone call from Sen. Nelson asking him to consider running for governor. Since Dean thinks of himself as a "what you see is what you get kind of guy," he decided that he would run for the gubernatorial seat. We need people who will participate in government, according to Dean.
Johanns promised less government and Dean pointed to "a 21% increase in spending during his administration. Johanns promised to build a statewide economy and Nebraska has the highest unemployment rate in 15 years. "And the governor promised an economic development plan and 90% of it in rural and western Nebraska has been eliminated!" He added that his opponent has talked about protecting families. "Instead we have problems with child support checks and cuts to child care subsidies," he stated. "People who were working are back on welfare." Dean also alluded to possible further cuts in public education and the university system. (Continued on page 15)
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(Continued from page 14) Although he doesn't believe that a race can be managed by polls, Simon says it's interesting to note that people who can identify him and his opponent are tied. "When people can identify a moderate Democrat and a conservative Republican, the moderate Democrat wins every time. My opponent is still under 48% of re-electability," Simon insisted. "So, I don't have to take any votes away from this guy to win. We have a clear opportunity for victory!" If elected, Simon has prescription drug benefits for seniors on the top of his list. Another issue very much on the minds of voters is corporate responsibility. "It is my opinion that the federal government needs to take steps in criminalizing a lot of this behavior that executives have committed in order defraud investors, employees and consumers." Simon was asked by someone in the audience if he would support a national identification card to make airports and other public places more secure. He would be supportive if it involved local law enforcement. "I believe in common sense law practices," he added. Another question revolved around taxes. Simon responded, "I would like to simplify the tax system and would support a 7% flat tax, with no exemptions. I would also support a tax credit or rebate for tuition. I believe the greatest investment we can make is through education. It should be easier for people to send their children to post-secondary education." In summation, Simon said, "Regarding Israel's importance to our country-our very security in America is tied to the security of Israel. Therefore I need to speak to it in a very calm, collected, evenkeel manner. That is one of my only challenges. A couple of times, I've had phone calls that threatened that Omaha would never elect a Jew. I find this very 'creepy!'" When he began this race, he said he wanted to have a good time, have a great experience and win! "So far, I have managed to have a good time and it has been a great experience," he insisted. "And, I do believe that we are on the path to victory!"
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(Continued from page 14) Dean elaborated on the five-point plan that he has devised to reorganize Nebraska. "Sit down with all the agencies and see if they're doing what they're supposed to be doing. We need to check their charter and see if they are accomplishing their mission and the services are reaching the people. Is there a better way to do this? And, is this something that we need to be doing?" The second part of the plan would be to implement zero based budgeting. In times of financial crisis, agencies need to build their budgets from the bottom up. These budgets should include only the expenses they need in order to get through this year and next. The third part is what he calls, "efficiency management tracking." This is the use of measuring devices and ratios for each program and department to focus on the problem areas. The fourth part of his plan is about tax reform. "We always talk about how high properly taxes are in this state. However, if we move away from dependency on property taxes, where is the money going to come from for county and city government and public education?" Lastly, he says we need to have people from all across the states ask, "Where should we invest to move the state forward? Where should we provide economic incentives? "Until we ask these questions, we don't have the framework to prioritize spending," he concluded. "Then, if we have to make cuts, they are made in programs that don't work." He has gotten behind the petition to legalize gambling because "rightly or a wrongly-whether you're for gambling or not, this petition has the potential to raise between 125 and 200 million dollars of property tax relief in this state. People are tired of seeing the money go across the border. "Even with all the cuts my opponent has proposed, he hasn't addressed the shortfall we will have two years from now," he insisted. "If elected, I will fight for sound economic development strategies for all Nebraskans."
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