September 27, 2002

Vol. LXXXII

No. 4

Omaha, NE

21 Tishrei, 5763

September 27,2002

SERVING NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA FOR 81 YEARS

Joan Nathan Adds Zest to October Symposium

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If you surveyed the titles Southern Jewish cooking) of Joan Nathan's successon her dissertation, and I ful PBS series, Jewish wrote about Cara De Cooking in America, you Silva's In Memory's might come away thinkKitchen (recently reing there's not much she viewed in the Jewish doesn't know-or is interPress by Lois Friedman), ested in-about Jewishness before it was a book. and food. "I'm looking forward to a And you'd be right. fantastic experience in A show on "Jewish Baby Omaha," she added. Boomers in the Kitchen" As noted in her keynote is followed by "Immigrant title, Nathan is not only a Traditions."' And if "A great cook with an Kreplach by Any Other unmatched sense of Name" tantalizes, how American Jewish food; she much more so does also brings an apprecia- Henry Monsky rode his Harley-Davidson to "Stuffed, Phylled, and tion of the symbolism and Monsky Drive in Boys Town, named in honor Rolled". history of food for of his grandfather, Henry Monsky, a prominent Omaha attorney and Jewish activist who Even though Nathan's American Jews. show doesn't air on Her interest in the sub- gave Father Flanagan the money to build Photo by Rick Katzman. Nebraska ETV, we will ject is long-standing. "I Boys Town. have the opportunity to (Continued on page 2) really began studying hear Joan Nathan in perJews and food in my twenson. She is presenting the ties, when I lived in evening Kluztnick-Harris Jerusalem and worked Cookbook author Joan Nathan Symposium keynote with Mayor Teddy address on Sunday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., at the Kollek," she explained. "In those days, I noticed by CLAUDIA SHERMAN _. Jewish Community Center Theater. immediately how food was a way of bringing people Temple Israel Communications Coordinator — — — . The keynote lecture, titled "From Beans to Bagels: together, whether or not they were Jews; people Every member of Temple Israel as well as the A Social History of Jewish Food in America," will who didn't like the Israeli government could still Jewish community of Omaha will have an opportuend the day's activities. According to Klutznick relate to each other in a personal way, and a lot of it nity this year to fulfill the last commandment of the chair Leonard Greenspoon, these will begin with a centered on food. I wrote Flavors of Jerusalem at Torah which i panel of lectures at 8:45 a.m. at the JCC. A book that time. is to write a I signing and social gathering from 5-6 p.m. in the "Afterward, I studied at the John F. Kennedy Sefer Torah. JCC lobby will precede the keynote lecture, followed School of Government at Harvard, where I met folkIn April I by a dessert reception at 8:45 where members of the lorist Dov Noy, (who participated in the 1996 2003, Rabbi! community can meet with Nathan. All events are Klutznick symposium on the Yiddish language). He M o s h free and open to the public. really got me interested in the symbolism behind Druin, a| "I'm very excited to come to Nebraska," Nathan Jewish food. He said to me, 'I'm never going to write sofer, will [ said in a recent interview. "First, I've never been a cookbook, but I'll teach you everything I know.' I spend a week there. I'm going to be presenting with wonderful col- knew about food then, but I didn't know much about at Temple leagues. For example, I've worked from day one Judaism," she added. Israel restorwith Marcie Cohen Ferns (who will be speaking on (Continued on page 10) ing the Torah scrolls in the main sanctuary A spe-' -1 dally trained Rabbi Moshe Drain scribe who is by RITA SHELLEY — — —— Charlotte Kaplan remembers when the Beth their belief in the future, to Beth Israel's ground- an artist, a calligrapher, and a scholar of Torah, Israel sanctuary wasn't large enough to accommo- breaking for its new building Sunday, Oct. 6, 4 p.m., Rabbi Druin has also been commissioned to oversee date all its holiday service attendees in one room. at 126th and Pacific. More recent members, along the writing of a Scroll of Ruth to be completed in During her 30 years as synagogue secretary, Mrs. with members of other Jewish congregations who also time for Shavuot. Under Rabbi Druin's steady hand, members of Kaplan recalls, even extra chairs and pews set up value the presence of an Orthodox congregation, will on the stage weren't enough to seat everyone. join them; so will members of the non-Jewish com- Temple Israel will be able to participate in the actual inscription and repair of the Torahs. Congregants Several dozen congregants also observed the holi- munity. The entire community is invited. will also be given the opportunity to honor loved days in adjoining synagogue school classrooms, "The current building has outgrown us," fundraisones by dedicating a letter, a meaningful word, a thanks to the building's public address system that ing committee chair Joe Kirshenbaum said. "We are section, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah passage, or an entire brought services to them. a smaller congregation today than the one for which book of Torah in their names. Maury Katzman helped organize Beth Israel the current synagogue was built. We no longer can Rabbi Druin is a highly regarded teacher and calfundraising dinners in the 1950s that drew crowds support a building of that size and age." ligrapher with more than 20 years of experience. of several hundred to hear such speakers as former Initial cost estimates were for $2.5 million, and He and his father, Rabbi Gedalya Drain, who is also President Harry Truman and well-known enter- funds have been raised to cover 80 percent of that a sofer, live in Florida, but they're on the road regtainers of the time, including George Jessel and amount, Kirshenbaum said. Further refinements of ularly, teaching, evaluating, and restoring Torah Eddie Cantor. building plans indicate that the final cost may be scrolls on site. Jeannette Nadoff, whose late husband Isaac was more than the original estimate. The existing (Continued on page 8) rabbi at Beth Israel for 20 years, describes her time building will be sold to cover part of the new buildhelping serve the congregation at its current loca- ing costs, plus additional funds will need to be raised to meet the $2.5 million goal, or a higher one. tion as the best years of her life. INSIDE: "We're far enough along that we're confident we "But we can't look back," Katzman, a member of Monthly Calendar.. ....pages 6-7 the fundraising committee, said. "Congregations can reach our'goal, so we're going ahead," he added. evolve. We have to look at who we are today and "Our contractor, the Weitz Company, is confident we can have the building complete in time for the 2003 Scholar-in-Residence at Temple page 9 what our future is." Kaplan, Katzman, Nadoff and other long-time High Holidays." B'n&i B'rith President in Omaha ,page 12 synagogue members will bring their memories, and (Continued on page 2)

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by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE — - • — A charming Midrash suggests the reason for Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day piled onto the seven days of Sukkot. It suggests that the Lord turned to Israel and confided His wish to have a private festival with Israel. All the other festivals are meant for universal celebration, for everyone. But now, the Lord said, let us have a private day, Israel, just for you and Me! So now, readers of the Jewish Press, a word just for you and me. I have been writing this column (would you believe it?) for just under 30 years. A few more months would make 30 years. And you know what journalists mean when they end a column or an article with the number 30! They mean That's all, there ain't no more. Well, I think someone could fish out some more of these wise words from me, but I have sort of had enough. So I am turning this space, to which you have been so eagerly looking, week after week, back to the "tohu-bohu" that it once was. But do not despair! The Jewish Press is exploring the whole earth to find opinions and light-hearted expression to adorn this space. Watch carefully, and you will not be disappointed! And weep not for me! I shall be as eager as you to read the drivel that will appear here in the future. I fully expect it to be better drivel than mine. -30Myer Kripke

Federation to Publish Photos (Continued from page 1) -—-»-——-~ —~~—-— As part of the Jewish Federation of Omaha's Centennial Celebration, a book of photographs representing Jews in Omaha is in development. Local professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit photographs for consideration in t h e book, which is being sponsored in part by t h e Herbert Goldsten Trust. Rick Katzman, Chairman of the project, said t h a t t h e committee is looking forward to seeing t h e diversity of Jewish people living in Omaha a n d expects the photos submitted will cover a wide variety of subject matter and style. All of t h e photographs should be taken between Rosh H a s h a n a h 2002, and Passover, 2003. The intended publication date of the photo book is summer, 2003. For more information and photograph submission forms, please call Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director, a t 334-6431, or e-mail: pmonsky@jewisliomaha.org.

WANDA JUNE BLOTCKY Wanda Blotcky died Sept. 22 at the age of 70. Services will take place in New Hampshire. Blotcky was President of several community service organizations, including Swanson Community Club, Nebraska University Medical Center Faculty Women's Club, League of Women Voters. She was a 21-year member of the Congressional Military Academies Selection Board and a member of the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alan J. Blotcky. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Forest Rindels of Flower Mound, TX; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Pam Blotcky of Nashua, NH; grandsons, Benjamin and Jonathan, also of Nashua; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Nancy and David Friedland of Omaha. Memorials to the Omaha Food Bank or charity of choice. ERVTN SIMON Former Omahan Ervin Simon died Sept. 21 in Palm Coast, FL, at the age of 84. Services were held in Sept. 24 at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Daytona Beach; Rabbi Gary Perres officiated. Simon was co-owner of the Simon Meats from 195388; he recently retired to Florida. He was Chairman of Hadassah Associates and was honored for recruiting many associates in the Midwest Region for Hadassah. He was preceded in death by his son, Neil Simon, and his sister, Lenore Simon Aronson. He is survived by his wife, Miriam Simon of Palm Coast, FL; daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and Rainer Martens of Ormond Beach, FL, and Sara and Baruch Gold of Betar Illit, Israel; grandchildren, Dania and Alon Namdar, Chava, Natanel, Shlomo and Shirel Gold, also of Betar Illit. Memorials to Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties, 733 So. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, FL, 32174, or Palm Coast Hadassah, c/o Maxine Moore, 2 Woodglen PL, Palm Coast, FL, 32164.

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Beth Israel (Continued from page 1) -— — — In addition to current Beth Israel members, former members who grew up attending the 52nd Street location, as well as people who personally do not attend Orthodox services but want them to be available in Omaha, are contributing to the build. ing fund, Kirshenbaum said. "Omaha is a great community and a great Jewish community," he said. "People from all branches of Judaism recognize that a viable, healthy community needs an Orthodox Jewish presence. This is very gratifying." , In addition to providing Orthodox religious services, an Orthodox rabbi also must oversee the mikuah (ritual bath) and Chevrah Kadishe (sacred burial society). . . Bonnie Bloch, Beth Israel Vice-president and youth commissioner, said re-locating the facility to a neighborhood more accessible to several member families, plus the flexibility for accommodating both large and small groups that has been designed into the new facility itself, hold great potential for Beth Israel's future programmingpossibilities. "Most of our members with young families live in the west Omaha neighborhood," Bloch said. "The proximity to their homes, to the Jewish Community Center, and to the Friedel Jewish Academy, will help us on Saturday and even during the week. The

center of Jewish life in Omaha, once near 52nd Street, now has moved west." The opportunity to start over with a new sanctuary design also will allow the congregation to worship more comfortably. When the 52nd Street location was built, the congregation's men and women worshiped together, and microphones were used to amplify sound. During the last 10 years, worship changed to separate seating for men and women, and microphones were eliminated. But it has been awkward to incorporate these worship practices into a sanctuary that was not designed for them. Previous generations of Beth Israel's membership merged two smaller congregations to form the current one. For their new synagogue in 1948, they chose a location. in what at the time was west Omaha. Today's congregation also is taking calculated risks to ensure an active place of Orthodox worship in Omaha for the future. "Only a few people are left from that earlier time," Nadoff said. "But they built for the future. We have to do the same for whoever may come after us." Persons interested in making contributions to the building fund, or who have questions about it, are encouraged to call Kirshenbaum or Beth Cohen, Beth Israel Executive Director.

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556I628SJ 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! Erev Simchat Torah, 7 p.m., Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Craig Marantz and Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate. Kindergarteners and older students who have never been consecrated will participate in this special service, along with the joyous tunes of the Fabrangen Fiddlers, Tuffy Epstein's group. A special Oneg will follow with ice cream, cookies, music and dancing. 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. Simchat Torah service and Yizkor, 10:30 a.m, ADULT EDUCATION Tuesday, Oct. 1: The Prophets: Thundering Voices of Passion, Fire and Grace, 7-8:30 p.m. Temple member John Dacey will lead this Jewish Journey Group as it examines Rabbi Abraham J. Heschel's The Prophets and the meaning of life, from the prophets' perspective, for Jews in the 21st century. Wednesday, Oct. 2: The Jews of Spain: History and Culture, 6:45-8:15 p.m. Professor Guy Matalon will teach this course on the fascinating history of the Sephardim, the Jews of Spain. Thursday, Oct. 3: Adult Study with the Clergy, 10-11:30 a.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Marantz and Cantor Shermet will introduce the year's curriculum; Basic Judaism, 7-9 p.m. This 20-session course is designed to provide a broad range of information to Jews who want to explore their heritage and to non-Jews who are considering conversion or who want to gain a better underatanding of Judaism. Temple Israel's Director of Youth and Informal Eduacation Stephanie Grossman will lead the class. TOT SHABBAT Friday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m. A short service of song and prayer, followed by cookies and juice. Toddlers through children in the primary grades are encourages to bring their families. Come enjoy songs and a story with Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Marantz and Patty Nogg, in the chapel.

Temple to'Observe Child Advocacy Sabbath by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator — People of all faiths will have the opportunity to learn about the urgent needs of children during the national observance of Child Advocacy Sabbath sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund. Temple Israel will observe Child Advocacy Sabbath at Shabbat Worship Services on Friday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., in the sanctuary. Kathy Bigsby Moore, executive director of VOICES for Children in Nebraska, a statewide advocacy organization that addresses the needs of children, will be the guest speaker at services that evening. She plans to talk about issues on child abuse, juvenile justice, child care, and health care. Sally Kaplan, a member of Temple Israel's Social Justice Advocacy Committee, said, "As Jews we are mandated to nurture and protect children, to seek justice for those most vulnerable. Children's Advocacy Sabbath joins us with congregations across the nation to do 'tikkun olam'by advocating for the needs of children." An Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Social Justice Committee after services, PERSONAL Thank you for your kind words, concerns, phone calls and cards during my recent hospitalization. In lieu of flowers, we would appreciate any further donations to be directed to Jewish Family Service. Willard Friedman & Family

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Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. FRIDAY: Erev Shemini Atzeret: Candle Lighting, 6:55 p.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m.; There is no West Minyan this week. SATURDAY: Shemini Atzeret: Shacharit, 8:45 a.m.; Free babysitting begins at 10 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10:30 a.m., Yizkor, 10:45 a.m.; Kiddush is sponsored by Sisterhood, followed by a festive lunch; Mincha, 6:45 p.m., candlelighting no earlier than 7:53 p.m.; Ma'ariv and Hakafos, 7:30 p.m. followed by a dairy dinner and ice cream social (free of charge). SUNDAY: Simchat Torah: Shachrit, 8:45 a.m.; Mincha, 6:55 p.m.; Havdalah, 7:51 p.m.. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. and 6:55 p.m The entire community is invited to the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the new Beth Israel Synagogue building on Sunday, Oct. 6, 4 p.m. at 126th and Pacific Streets.

Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Monday-Friday, services at 7 a.m. FRIDAY: Mincha-Ma'ariv, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9 a.m., MinchaMa'ariv, 7 p.m. followed by Hakafot Celebration with the Torah. SUNDAY: Morning Service, 9 a.m., Hakafot Celebration with the Torah followed by special Kiddush, 11:30 a.m.

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: Shemini Atzeret service, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Sukkot morning service, 9:30 a.m.; TTS, 10 a.m.; Yizkor and dedication of memorial plaques; Mincha-Ma'ariv, 7 p.m.; Hakafot, 7:45 p.m. SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Mincha-Ma'ariv, 7:20 p.m. A THOUGHT FOR SHABBAT On Friday, Oct. 4, Rabbi Levin will begin sending a weekly "Thought For Shabbat" to the congregation. The "Thought" will go out every Friday, unless it's a Jewish holiday. The message will be short and arrive via e-mail. Send your e-mail address to Exec@bethel-omaha.org to be added to the list.

SUNDAY: Simchat Torah Services, 9 a.m. at the Rose Blumkin Home. Friday, Oct. 4: Josh Pilley will become a Bar Mitzvah at Kabbalat Shabbat services, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY: Evening Service, 7:30 p.m. Topic will be "How Can One Distinguish Between Good and Evil?" Oneg will follow.

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SATURDAY: Shemini Atzeret, 9 a.m., led by Rabbi Maximo Shechet. SUNDAY: Simchat Torah, 9 a.m., led by Beyt Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation. Services are held in the Herbert Goldsten chapel; all services are open to the community.

Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a.m, FRIDAY: Mincha-Ma'ariv, Consecration service, 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 9:30 a.m.; MinchaMa'ariv, 7:05 p.m.

Evan Jacob Baack, son of Debbie and Dennis Baack, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Temple Israel. An seventh grade honor student at Millard North Middle School, Evan is assisting at Temple Israel's Religious School for his Mitzvah Project. Evan has a sister, Janet. Grandparents are Sylvia and Sol Schwartz, Joyce Baack and the late Robert Baack.

Carolyn Ware, daughter of Barbara Gottlieb and the late Charles Ware, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. I 5 at Beth El Synagogue. An eighth grade honor student at Solomon Schechter Community Day School in Pittsburgh, PA, Carolyn enjoys dance, skiing, softball and playing the saxophone. She was selected to participate in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. For her Mitzvah Project, she volunteered at the E. Liberty Soup Kitchen. Grandparents are Bertiam H. Gottlieb and the late Helen Gottlieb, and the late Elizabeth and Harold Ware,

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:^yC As we've learned since Sept. 11, 2001, heroes come in many shapes and sizes and perform many tasks. Some are lifesavers—literally—firemen, police and emergency medical technicians. Others, like the air traffic controllers, managed to land more than 4000 airborne jets on Sept. 11, without a single mishap. And still others— the ironworkers and demolition experts—safely brought down the remaining skeleton of the World Trade Center buildings. Like the air traffic controllers, the clean-up crew performed their difficult task in record time without a single injury or death. We'll probably never learn their names or pay them the tribute they so deserve. Omaha has its heroes, too: men, women, teens and children~who quietly go about their daily lives providing comfort to the lonely, a meal for the homebound, a friendly word to the elderly, a last mitzvah for the deceased. These are the people we'd like to feature in our Passover issue, April 11, 2003, entitled Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World. Many of them have never served as an officer of a Jewish organization; few have been featured in these pages. They're not chairman or directors; they're just "ordinary people performing extraordinary acts of loving-kindness," a statement often made by

tzedakah guru and promoter of mitzvah heroes, poet/author Danny Siegel. They're the stories of the "regulars" at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Homethe teens, families and individuals who show up consistently to play cards, converse and assist with the elderly residents—who, as Jerry Gross reminded us in his poignant New Year's essay, were once "active...generous...successful" members of the community. They're the stories of the teens who have donated hundreds of hours to read stories to preschoolers at the Pennie Z. Davis Child Development Center and who have cleaned cages and cuddled animals at the Humane Society-all with a smile. They're the stories of the women who provide meals to the homebound, drive the infirm to doctors' appointments and grocery stores. And they're the stories of the Torah and Haftarah readers and daveners, who ensure our synagogue services run smoothly. The Jewish Press Committee has decided these stories are worth telling. We hope you agree—and will send us your suggestions of the hidden heroes you'd like us to interview. We have room for 35-40 stories, so please send the names and phone numbers soon, with a short description of the mitzvot they perform, to: Jewish Press Passover Issue, 333 So. 132 St., Omaha, NE 68154.

How Will It All End?

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Haifa-A perusal of history reveals that ultimately all problems are solved, in one way or another. The difficulties which face us here in Israel will likewise come to a conclusion, but obviously, the question is, how? There certainly is no lack of ideas, and they run a broad gamut from extreme to extreme. Out of curiosity we began to collect the various suggestions and proposals, and came up with what is certainly a widely-varied assortment. Here are some of them, in no particular order. A Decisive War. Israel refuses to endure a continuing war of attrition, and its patience is wearing thin. In the absence of any genuine desire for peace on the other side, the remaining choice is that which the Allies followed over 60 years ago~a war to destroy the other side completely. Having forced a total decision, the surviving Palestinians will have no alternative but to emigrate in large numbers to other neighboring states of their coreligionists. The Humanitarian Approach. Israel's superior military power alone is not going to bring about a solution.

Instead of armed retribution, we should give the Palestinians positive grounds for reaching an understanding. In the policy of the carrot and the stick, we have made use of the stick, but we have not tried the carrot sufficiently. We should extend generous humanitarian help to the Palestinian population which is suffering because of the policies of its leadership. We should distribute food and medicines as required and set up mobile climes for emergency aid. Such a policy will inevitably lead to a gradual change in attitude of those who today regard us as foes. Bi-National State. There is clear danger that as a result of the higher Arab birth rate their numbers will approach and perhaps exceed that of the Jewish population. The solution advocated is to establish a bi-national state, embracing the total area of historic Palestine. If Switzerland can make a success of its government with German, French and Italian national areas existing peacefully side by side, there is no reason why this country can not recognize Jewish and Palestinian

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and the other, Israel. Painful concessions will be required of both sides. Jordan, the Palestine State. The Israel will settle areas which do not Hashemite regime was artificially possess large Arab populations, and foisted on Jordan by the British. sections of Israel along the border Today Palestinians are a majority in which are densely populated by Arabs, that country, and its proclamation as will be transferred to Palestinian rule. the state of Palestine would give these With good will and a fresh start, the people the statehood they desire. two nations can establish friendly relaFurther, the vast area would provide a tions to no less a degree than Germany solution for absorption of the several and France, after their hostility. million Arab refugees. Patience. Israel has no alternative With independent statehood, the but to endure the terrorism, battle Palestinians could open a new chapter against it wherever possible, and of friendly relations with neighboring await the inevitable collapse of the Israel, which would be only too happy Arafat-led Palestine Authority. The growing death toll, unemployment to assist them in its development. Eliminate the Jewish State. Planted and hunger are the main features of in the midst of a Muslim world, a life in the Palestine areas today. Jewish state is always going to be a The commentator Daniel Pipes puts source of friction it is claimed. An end it this way: "Israel's burden is to be must be put to the Jewish national strong and to persevere until the identity, and Palestine as a whole will Arabs eventually recognize the futility become a state under Muslim rule. of rejectionism, and give up." Citizens of the Jewish and Christian There are more suggestions, each < faiths will enjoy freedom of worship. with its positive and negative points Divide the Area. In a new spirit of respectively. Destiny will eventually mutual tolerance, the present area project one solution. In the meantime, shall be divided between the two peo- we must still ask: When and how will ples, one part to be a Palestine state, it all end? national identities operating side by side with mutual respect.

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NEW YORK (JTA)--There are slightly more than 6.1 million Jews in the United States, according to a new study. If that count-6,141,325, to be exact-sounds familiar, it is. The figure, contained in a new study on American religious life, is a twoyear-old estimate, first reported in the 20.01 edition of the annual American Jewish Year Book, published by the American Jewish Committee. Such major media as The New York Times and The Washington Post recently reported last week on the study by the Glenmary Research Center, an arm of a Catholic missionary institute. "I assumed they had an independent means" of calculating the figure, said Lawrence Grossman, editor of the American Jewish Year Book, who had seen the new coverage. "I didn't know they got it from us." The demographic portrait of American Jewry will change in coming weeks and months, though to what degree is anybody's guess. The much-anticipated National Jewish Population Survey 2000-2001 is due out shortly, as is a population study by Gary Tobin, president of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco. The reports, which will examine the size and character of American Jewry, will fuel intense debate and may shape the agenda for organized U.S. Jewry for years to come. The new NJPS updates the 1990 version, which sparked controversy with the assertion that in the previous five years, 52 percent of U.S. Jews intermarried. The 1990 survey stirred intense communal soul-searching, and spawned a decade's worth of efforts at outreach and Jewish identity building. The 1990 NJPS put the U.S. Jewish population at 5.5 million. Tobin is among those who have voiced intense criticism of the 1990 survey, and he is no less suspicious of the American Jewish Year Book numbers that recently resurfaced. "Those numbers are not at all reliable," he said, because the grass-roots

methods used to gather the numbers are "hit or miss." One of those who gathered the estimate for the 2001 yearbook is Jim Schwartz, director of research for the United Jewish Communities and director of the North American Jewish Data Bank. Schwartz also is one of the chief researchers for the UJC's forthcoming 2000-2001 NJPS. Schwartz said the 6.1 million figure was based on "local community counts" by 200 Jewish federations, and on information from rabbis and other "informed Jewish communal leaders" hi areas lacking federations. Unlike the other counts from religious movements in the Glenmary study, the Jewish calculation includes self-identified Jews in addition to those who belong to a synagogue. The 2001 American Jewish Year Book figure did shift from earlier editions. In 2000, the yearbook reported the total U.S. Jewish population at 6.06 million. The Glenmary study offered snapshots of other religious movements as well. It found: • All Protestant churches combined claim 66 million members; • The Catholic Church remains the single largest movement with 62 million adherents; e The Mormon Church is the fastestgrowing religious body, up 19.3 percent from the last Glenmary study in 1990 to 4.2 million members; 8 There are 1.6 million Muslims, far lower than the 7 million figure expounded by some U.S. Muslim groups. The Muslim count was based on those "associated" with mosques, said Richard Houseal, vice president of the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, who advised the 1990 Glenmary study. The study surveyed one-third of the nation's 1,200 mosques. Though the portrait of U.S. Jewry is also rough because it does not differentiate between Jews who are "rigorous" in practice and those who identify mainly on a cultural basis, the overall number reflects a "more established" population than U.S. Muslims.

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teach a number of subjects throughout his visit. Rabbi Druin studied in Yeshivot of diverse affiliations in Israel where his family made aliyah when he was six years old. He was ordained as a rabbi and a scribe in New York where he met his wife Ahuva. They moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, where he served as a youth director, vice principal of the Jewish High School and later as a pulpit rabbi. He returned to the United States in 1998. The couple live with their seven children in North Miami Beach, Sponsored by Omaha's Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ-0), "this Torah Restoration Project is an experience the entire community can share," said Stacey Rockman, president of WRJ-O. "Writing a Torah is a mitzvah that can connect us all as one Jewish community."

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Scholar Studies Medieval Arabic by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator-

Dr. Raymond P. Scheindlin, profes- elist of the 19th century considered to sor of Medieval Hebrew Literature at be the grandfather of Yiddish literathe Conservative movement's Jewish ture, and a number of medieval Theological Seminary, will present Hebrew fictional works. In 1986, by "Lessons from the Past: Jews and combining his research with his interMoslems in the Golden Age of Spain," est in translation, Dr. Scheindlin pubas Temple Israel's first scholar-in-res- lished Wine, Women, and Death: idence of the new year. He will begin his weekend at Temple by leading a discussion on Friday, Oct. 18,10 a.m. Later that evening, he will give the sermon at Shabbat Worship Services at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 19, Dr. Scheindlin will share his insights at Bagels and Sacred Books at 9 a.m. At 5 p.m., he will discuss his experiences in Spain with those interested in going on Temple's Journey to Jewish Spain in February 2003. On Sunday, Oct. 20, there will be one more opportunity to meet Dr. Dr. Raymond P. Scheindlin Scheindlin at a 10 a.m. bagel brunch. Medieval Hebrew Poems on the Good A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Life, a book on secular Hebrew poetry Scheindlin is also the director of the in Muslim Spain. A companion volJewish Theological Seminary's ume on religious poetry, The Gazelle: Shalom Spiegel Institute of Medieval Medieval Hebrew Poems on God, Hebrew Poetry. He is a graduate of Israel, and the Soul, which Dr. the University of Pennsylvania where Scheindlin wrote when he was a he earned a bachelor's degree in ori- Guggenheim fellow, was published in ental studies. He received his mas- 1991. ter's degree and rabbinic ordination He did most of the writing for the from the Jewish Theological book on poetry when he lived in Seminary and his doctorate from Germany where his wife, Janice Columbia University where he spe- Meyerson, an opera singer, was workcialized in Arabic literature. ing in Essen. Dr. Scheindlin, on sabDr. Scheindlin's thesis at Columbia batical from the Seminary, taught a was a study of the medieval Arab poet, course on medieval Hebrew poetry in Al-Mu'tamid Ibn 'Abbad, who was Heidelberg, Germany. king of the tiny state of Seville in the In 1993, Dr. Scheindlin published a late 11th century "and a fine poet," translation of the late Ismar Elbogen's according to Dr. Scheindlin. "monumental history of Jewish litur"I picked him because he was a con- gy." Elbogen was a rabbinics scholar temporary of the Hebrew poets who from Berlin who fled to the United interested me, and I thought that if I States in 1938. really understood this representative More recently, Dr. Scheindlin pubArabic poet, I would have tools for bet- lished Book of Job, a new translation ter understanding the Hebrew poets." of the biblical book, and in 2000, A Dr. Scheindlin's thesis was published Short History of the Jewish People and as a book in 1975. He also wrote a ref- The Literature ofAl-Andalus which he erence book, 201 Arabic Verbs, widely co-edited. used by students of Arabic. Por three years, Dr. Scheindlin "I studied Arabic literature, because served as the part-time rabbi of the I was fascinated with the great Kane Street Synagogue in Brooklyn of Hebrew poets of the Middle Ages~ which he was a member. "It was a both with their works and with the very satisfying experience for me," he very phenomenon-and it became commented, "and I do return each apparent quite early that no complete year for the High Holidays to act as understanding of their works is possi- cantor." ble without an understanding of the Although Dr. Scheindlin has been to world in which they lived and wrote, Omaha to visit his mother and fatherthe world of Arabic culture at its high- in-law, Eva and Phil Handleman and est point. To try to do so would be like his wife's aunt and uncle, Noni and trying to understand American Jewry Hal Seiner, all members of Temple without knowing anything about Israel, "this will be my first non-famiAmerica in general," he explained. ly visit to Omaha," he said, although Dr. Scheindlin served on the facul- it will still be a "family occasion." ties of McGill University from 1969 to Looking forward to his trip to 1972 and then at Cornell University Omaha, Dr. Scheindlin added, "I am until 1974. He taught Hebrew lan- an admirer of (Temple Israel's) Rabbi guage and literature at both colleges (Aryeh) Azriel having met him on sevas well as Arabic language at Cornell. eral occasions and having heard about In 1974, he joined the faculty of the him from family and acquaintances in Seminary where, for four years, he Omaha." Besides, Dr. Scheindlin served as provost. He is also an noted, "I love talking about my subject to an eager audience." instructor there. Dr. Scheindlin's residency at Temple Pursuing an interest in literary translation, Dr. Scheindlin has pub- Israel is sponsored by the Hermene lished translations of a Yiddish novel- Zweiback Lifelong Center for Jewish la by Mendele Mocher Seforim, a nov- Learning.

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A Wednesday, November 6 6:45 p.m. ; Temple Israel Milder Center „..•••" Parents Book Club discussion about "Queenbees and Wannabes" \ with facilitators Rabbi Debbie Stiel and Sally Kaplan; L.C.S.W., and Lee Needelman / (Call Lori in the Temple office, 556-6536, to reserve your chair.) 4-' Wednesday, November 13 6:30 p.m. ; Temple Israel Sanctuary '••.„%•;/ Girls (of all ages) Only Workshop with Rosalind Wiseman i Book sale (15% discount) and signing following V 4- Thursday, November 14

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Cookbook Author at Klutznick-Harris Symposium (Continued from page 1) "~ m ~ CT ~*~*~°*''~~^ Nathan observed that there is also a good deal of romanticism and nostalgia about traditional foods right now. "Much of this has to do with memory, and might not always coincide with the actual food or how good it was. I take a cyclical approach to food, one that is based, like our holidays, on nature and natural cycles. That's something we're losing now in the global market and increasingly homogenized world community. When I put together a cookbook, I am looking for the best of what is available, combining the traditional with the new. "But we also have to look at our identity as families-what are we teaching our children? We worry that there is so much not carried on. You could spend the holidays in a home where a caterer prepares and serves a meal, and the foods are all copied out of a Junior League cookbook-there's no family identity in the food, and that's crucial. "We need to pass the traditions on to our children, which takes time and effort," Nathan insisted. "But it is so worth it." Nathan believes there is a growing interest in kashrut, even from a corporate marketing standpoint. But again, the meaning behind dietary laws is what is most important. "What connects every Jew, even if it is just in the back of their minds, is that our dietary laws also

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Concerns about Anti-Semitism are "on the agenda again" and we must keep informed of the trends in order to handle "our involvement and anxiety accordingly." This is the view of Anti-Defamation LeagueCommunity Relations Council Executive Director Robert Wolfson, who will join Guy Matalon in the Federation Library on Tuesday, Oct. 1, noon, in the first of a series of informal sessions on terrorism and anti-Semitism. In the "brown bag" seminars, Matalon will provide the perspective of an historian, while Wolfson offers the outlook of a political activist. Matalon is a member of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In the Oct. 1 presentation, the speakers will take a broad look at the rise of Anti-Semitism globally, with concentrations on European trends and ArabIsraeli issues. A week later, Oct. 8, they will focus on North America. They will emphasize the results of a recent survey and what they mean to the U.S. Jewish community in general and Omaha's Jewish

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community in particular. The Tuesday Lunch and Learn series, slated to continue Oct. 22 and 29, is sponsored by the College of Jewish Learning of Jewish Educational and Library Services (JELS). "Our hot series on the Middle East drew large numbers to the JCC, and we expect an equally enthusiastic turn-out for the current program," said JELS Director Carolyn Novicoff. "Bring a sandwich, or buy a bagel at the cart in the JCC foyer, and join us for a stimulating, informative lunch hour." An event related to the informal series is scheduled for Oct. 15, 11:45 a.m. Prof. Larry Raful, faculty member and former dean of the Creighton University School of Law, will speak on "The Role of Lawyers and Judges in the Rise of National Socialism in Germany in the 1930s" at a luncheon in the JCC social hall. Co-sponsoring the event are the CJL, the Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith and the ADL-CRC. Cost is $10. Reservations are required. For more information or to make a luncheon reservation, please contact Kathy Hirshman in the JELS office: 334-6445 or khirshman<§>jewishomaha.org.

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} V& The Omaha Public Library will host "How to Get Into and Pay for College," a free workshop for high school students and parents, featuring college experts and award-winning authors, Gen and Kelly Tanabe. The hour long program is Tuesday, Oct. 1, ,7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Florence Library, 30th and Bondesson. Registration is recommended by calling 444-5299,

A modern Laurel and Hardy, Paul Rajeckas and Neil Intraub return to Nebraska for two nights at the Johnny Carson Theater Thursday, Oct. 10 and Friday, Oct. 11. The 7:30 p.m. performances are a a PBS tape featuring Joan Nathan part of the Lied Center for Performing Arts' —— 2002/2003 season. Tickets for this performance are Reviewed by LOIS FRIEDMAN $28. Call the Lied box office at (402) 472-4747 or Recently a trip to the Swanson Branch of the (800) 432-3231 for ticket availability. Omaha Public Library and down the aisle yielded over a dozen Jewish cookbooks, including Jewish The Department of Theatre at the University Cooking in America by Joan Nathan, who will Sharon Sobel has been named Chairman of the Department of Theatre at the University of of Nebraska a t Omaha opens its 2002-03 season deliver the keynote address at the 15th KlutznickNebraska at Omaha. She continues to serve as with A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Harris Symposium Oct. . Resident Costume Designer for departmental pro- Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning American drama. I checked out the video tape, Classic Recipes for ductions. This summer, she designed the costumes Performances are Oct. 11-12,16-19,7:30 p j n . in the Jewish Cooking hosted by Nathan, a video companfor Shakespeare on the Green's The Tempest and UNO Theatre, Weber Fine Arts Building. Tickets ion to her cookbook and 26 part public television are $10; $8 for students and can be purchased by Two Gentlemen of Verona. series. Nathan's warmth is evident as she chats, calling 554-2335. questions, watches and gathers the stories of this The University of Nebraska Medical Center KFAB-radio 1110 announced that An Evening "hit parade" of cooks in their kitchens as they share received fourth quarter grant awards totaling $13.1 million, bringing the year-end total to $50.8 million, with Dr. Laura Sehlessinger, is Thursday, Oct. 10 their secrets and show their techniques. From Fred making his six-braided challah with its best year ever. Dr. Thomas Rosenquist, PhD, at the Orpheum Theater. Dr. Laura as she is poppy seeds and 93-years-young "firecracker" Dora Vice-chancellor for Research, said "UNMC's record known, is the host of a talk-radio program heard on making gefilte fish with her 80-year-old handchopbreaking year owes much to the strategic contribu- 315 stations with 12 million listeners. Tickets are per to Eddie from Brooklyn, chefs Jim and Alan tions of Dr. Howard Gendelman, Director of the $15 and are available through Ticketmaster, 422and Alice, a cookbook author/baker whose specialiCenter for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative 1212 or $20 at the door. ty is cheesecake. Jewish traditions are woven into Diseases, whose department realized explosive growth in funding from the National Institutes of Pianist and singer Michael Feinstein appears their cooking, this is a delightful tape to watch. Health (from $1.8 million in 2001 to $3.6 million in Oct. 4-5, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m. with A few other cookbooks on the shelf caught my 2002)." the Omaha Symphony SuperPops Series at the attention...Fast and Festive Meals for the Jewish Orpheum Theater. Tickets range from $11.50- Holidays by Marlene Sorosky (William Morrow, The Midlands Eldercare Network and Methodist $49.50 and can be purchased by calling the box $27). This award winning author updated and creHealth System will present the "Resources for office, 342-3560 or online: www.omahasympb.o- ated easier versions of her mother's and grandSuccessful Aging" conference on Sunday, Oct. 20, 8 ny.org. mother's recipes to include in menus for Shabbat, a.m.-4:45 p.m. at Westside High School. The conJewish holidays, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Brit Milah or ference will offer options for families and individu- Volunteers Ready for For Baby Naming, and Havdalah, descriptions of the als involved in providing care to the elderly. holiday, the rituals, ideas for crafts, and gameplans Participants will receive a copy of Eldercare for preparations. The recipes are written with sideResource Handbook, a comprehensive list of servicbars that include timing, instructions are detailed es, living options and government, legal and insurand easy to follow. ance contacts. Cost is $25. To register, call 444-3133 The Beginner's Kosher Cookbook by Seymour or go online to: www.midlandsmarketing.com. Fiedler (Feldheim) explains in the first 75 pages of the book the basics, tips and secrets of Kosher food, For the 16th year, Creighton University has going shopping for ingredients and stocking your been ranked among the top universities and colpantry. This book is intended to give first time leges of the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. cooks of all ages all the help they need and walks Creighton was ranked number two for 2003. them through cooking from boiling water through Strawberry Souffle. Numerical instructions give The Backroom Shoe Store, in conjunction with lots of details. Yaleet, Inc. and Federal Express, have donated The Jewish Gardening Cookbook by Michael more than 350 new pairs of shoes to the Open Door Brown (Jewish Lights, $21.95) shows you how to Mission and Lydia House. Yaleet, which distributes grow and cook for holidays and festivals. The introNaot and Negev Sabra footwear made in Israel, has duction begins with Ecclesiastes 3:1-8..."A season is been donating shoes to people in need for seven set for everything, a time for every experience years. under heaven...and so begins this cookbook with the times for growing and cooking." The Central High School Alumni Association will host its annual Hall of Fame dinner on Thursday, Create a Jewish garden using Biblical plants. The Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m. in Central's courtyard. Among recipes are all vegetarian and are included in the this year's honorees are the late Howard D. Vann, chapters: Growing and Using The Seven Species Dr. Gary L. Gitnick, and Howard Weinberg. Nick Laudin, a prospective member of the (fig, grapes, wheat, barley, date palm, pomegranate Tickets are $40 and reservations can be made by B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO), and olive), Enriching Your Holiday Observance and calling Paula Albert, a member of the Hall of worked with adult members of B'nai B'rith to Adding Spice to Jewish Living. Packed with good Fame Committee, at 334-5622. 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Basic Judaism Class B'naiB'rith Leader Joel Kaplan to Open is for Everyone by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator <

Basic Judaism, a 21-session course, open to Temple Israel congregants as well as anyone else in the community, provides "a deeper meaning of what Judaism is and what it means to be Jewish even for those who are Jewish" and have drifted away from their faith, according to Robert Howerton, who took the class last year at Temple Israel. Stephanie Grossman, director of youth and informal education at Temple, will teach the course as she did last year along with Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Craig Marantz, Cantor Wendy Shermet, and guest speakers. Basic Judaism meets Thursdays, beginning Oct. 3-March 13, 2003, 7-9 p.m. Basic Judaism is designed to provide a broad range of information to Jews-by-birth who wish to explore their heritage, Jews-by-choice, and to nonJews who are considering conversion or who want to gain a better understanding of Judaism. Last year, extended family members of people who have converted or are part of an interfaith family as well as unaffiliated Jews also attended, said Grossman. Howerton is an Episcopalian who wanted to know more about the Judeo part of his Judeo-Christian background. He felt he lacked the knowledge and understanding of "my Judeo heritage." More than 10 years ago, Grossman, who earned both a bachelor's degree in elementary and special education and a master's degree in teaching emotionally disturbed students, took a Basic Judaism class at Temple Israel herself. She also has completed the Fellows Training at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio, to learn to assist clergy in the conversion process. Among the topics covered in the Basic Judaism class are the Hebrew calendar, holidays, rituals and life cycle events, dietary laws, aspects of prayer services, the concept of mitzvah, the Jewish home, tzedakah and tikkun olam, Jewish history, the Bible, and Israel. "We'll attend a Friday night and a Saturday morning service together," Grossman said. "We'll also have an opportunity to participate in holiday events, hear scholars-in-residence and other adult education programs." "I got quite a bit out of the class," Howerton reported. He recommends that anyone who takes the class be clear on "what they want to get out of it." Time is taken during the first two or three weeks to discuss why participants are taking the course. Janette Shaffer, who is in the process of converting to Judaism, also took Basic Judaism last year. "I got a better foundation (in Judaism) that added to the knowledge that I had from working at the Jewish Federation Library," she said. She appreciated "the mix of speakers" who addressed the class. "We explore all different aspects of what it means to be a Jew," Grossman explained. "The class provides a very broad overview as well as resources to learn more." "We learned that being Jewish is not just one out of seven days," Howerton added. He said the course was "comprehensive in the sense that it covered life from beginning to end, Shabbat, the Jewish home- Stephanie does a super job on that-and community. It's not only about reading Torah, it's about living Torah." "The class gives people a starting place," Grossman noted. She hopes those who take Basic Judaism "come away with a knowledge of the foundations of Judaism and a desire to learn more." Registration for Basic Judaism is due by today, Sept. 27. Class fee is $150 for individuals and $200 for couples. Contact Rosie Zweiback, Temple's program director at 556-6536 or via e-mail at: rzweiback@qwest.net to register.

Klutznick Exhibit

by GARY JAVITCH — — — — — — — — - — — — The international president of B'nai B'rith will be a featured speaker at the Omaha opening of the Philip Klutznick traveling museum exhibit on Oct. 2. The exhibit, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the JCC, will present Klutznick's life and times, which, during an illustrious Joel S. Kaplan career, included service as Secretary of Commerce in the Carter administration, and as United Nations ambassador during President John F. Kennedy's tenure. Klutznick, like fellow Omahan Henry Monsky, also served as president of B'nai B'rith International. A practicing attorney in Garden City, NY, Joel S. Kaplan was recently elected to the top leadership position in B'nai B'rith International. Kaplan plans to arrive in Omaha Wednesday morning and proceed to the Park Inn-Regency where he will hold a press conference and comment on the Middle East, among other topics, prior to the weekly Breadbreakers meeting at noon. At his installation last month at the organization's biennial convention in San Francisco, the New York University Law graduate outlined several key goals for his administration. • "Continue our assistance to the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. By definition, children are our future. It is imperative that we meet our pledge to them, both emotionally and financially. 9 "Build a hands-on senior program-including social security advocacy and reach out to those seniors who are alone and scared. • "Make the Jewish defense aspect of our being bigger, better and stronger. As B'nai B'rith approaches its 159th anniversary, the key to another two centuries is centered around Jewish security, continuity and identification." At the evening program, Kaplan, who knew Klutznick, will discuss the concept of leadership.

Grandparents Day by EILEEN REMER „ _ « _ _ — _ _ _ ^ ^ _ The League Offering Volunteer Sendees for the Elderly (L.O.V.E.) certainly lives up to its name on Sunday, Oct. 6, 1-4 p.m. when the auxiliary of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home will host the annual Grandparents Day. As in the past, the group will kick off the afternoon with lunch (cost is $4 for adults; $2 for children). A magician and a clown will join the everpopular Dancing Grannies and Joe Chereck on the clavinova. Children (and their famines) can also participate in the Korczak kite-flying program, sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League's Institute of Holocaust Education.

Drawings and stories of bubbes and zaydes from children in the community will be displayed. Each child who submitted an entry will receive a prize. Ellene Edelstein helps her daughter Julia prepare her drawing. Grandparents Day is partially funded by the Chester and Phyllis Lustgarten Endowment Fund, the Betty A. Studna and Seymour T. Lee Endowment Fund and the Sheldon and Lorrie Bernstein Endowment Fund. Checks for the lunch program may be made out to L.O.V.E. and sent to Esther Wax, 118 So. 88 St., Omaha, NE 68114, indicating a hot dog or egg salad sandwich.

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Bible QuizContest Q. Who is eligible? A. Jewish Omaha high school students in grades 9-12.

Q. Who wins? A. The four contestants scoring the most points.

Q. What Bible subjects?

Q. Where and when? A. At the JCC, Wednesday, December 11, 2002,7 p.m.

A. All quiz questions will be based on the Book of Genesis and Jonah.

Q. How to enter? A. Submit entry to (he B'nai B'rith office at the JCC by November 1, 2002.

Q. What are the prizes? A. $600,1st prize; $350, 2nd prize; $250, 3rd prize; $125; 4th prize. (Applicable to college tuition, an approved trip to Israel or an approved camp or educational program sponsored by a Jewish organization).

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