Vol. LXXXll
No. 15
Omaha, NE
8 Tevet, 5763
December 13.2002
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Jewish Agency Institute Struggles with Bleak Demographic Projection by JESSICA STEINBERG
JERUSALEM (JTA)--Confronted with statistics indicating that world Jewry is shrinking, officials here are unsure how to respond. "We have no blueprint of what to do," the Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Sallai Meridor, said at an emergency session of the Jewish Agency's Institute for Jewish People Policy Planning. "We need policies that will carry out a strategy." According to the institute's statistics, world Jewry is losing an average of 50,000 Jews per year—or 150 Jews every day. There are now some 12.9 million Jews in the world, according to the institute's statistics, down from earlier estimates that put the total at 13.2. According to the institute, which convened the three-day emergency session this week to address what it called the "demographic crisis" of world Jewry, the number of American Jews dropped by 300,000 in the last decade to 5.2 million, according to the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01. Other major Jewish communities around the world also declined. Only Israel's Jewish community is growing, the institute said. Meridor called the declines "appalling," saying the figures represented "a point of no return." France, for example, has seen its
is Dennis Ross, former Clinton administration envoy to the Middle East and France 1.76 million now director of the Washington 0.5 million. Institute for Near East Policy. Ross has FSU called for "mapping" and identifying dif0.44 million ferent populations to find what creates a sense of Jewish identity. "How do you make being Jewish attractive?" he asked. "We have to do a survey and see what programs work and which didn't." United States Jewish day schools, camps and 5.2 million Israel trips create bonds and immerse children in an intense Jewish experience, Ross said. But the cost of day schooling is prohibitive, he noted. Meridor said that the cost of day school is one of several issues that deter Jews from remaining involved The distribution of world Jewry, according to statistics in a study by and active in the community: A family the Jewish Agency's Institute for Jewish People Policy Planning. with three children in day schools, for Graphic created by JTA example, could pay close to $60,000 Jewish community decline to 500,000 Just the same, Jewish demographer each year for tuition (In Omaha, that from 535,000 in 1980. In the former Sergio Delia Pergola was troubled by figure would be less than $13,000.) Soviet Union, the total has plummet- the institute's figures. That can have two effects, Meridor ed to 437,000 from 1.45 millionThere were 8,000 deaths of elderly said: Jews who are less affiliated may though much of that is due to the fact Jews in Russia last year and just 600 decide riot to pay those kinds of prices, that one million Jews left the former births, Delia Pergola said, reflecting and affiliated Jews who want to send Soviet Union for Israel in the past "the end of a long process of assimila- their children to day school may decade. tion and aging." decide to have fewer children. The figures may not be universally The bleak demographic picture Yet Ross noted that Jewish day accepted, however. For example, other makes it necessary to strategize and schools in America are experiencing a estimates of the number of Jews in the plan for the future of the Jewish peo- growth spurt that is "nothing short of former Soviet Union run as high as ple, institute officials said. phenomenal." three million. Serving as the institute's co-chairman (Continued on page 12)
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Jewish City Councilman to Speak About Postville Experience
Books attract BBYOers by DIANE AXLERBAUM-
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about life in Postville-How many towns in the United ^Tarting with the takeover States can boast having a nvvr of an abandoned Chabad Lubavitcher as a memPI oat-processing plant by ber of its city council? Postville, ihf Rubashkin family and Iowa, can. And Aaron Goldsmith, the arrival of hundreds of Postville's only Jewish council"Chabadniks" to this man will be at Omaha's Jewish t.jnall, northeast Iowa Community Center this town of 1500 residents. Thursday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m. to AmitTeultural differencesspeak about his experiences. -when townspeople could The Postville community not understand why the received much publicity follownew J ewish residents ing a PBS documentary couldn't eat • their (Postuille and the Hasids), the casseroles and cakes, for book: Postuille: A Clash of i;\ ample, Goldsmith Cultures in Heartland America by Stephen G. Bloom, and CNN's showed his fellow Jews coverage of the city council race. and Iowans alike that During Goldsmith's candidacy, common ground could be he faced neo-Nazi rallies and found. not-so-subtle hints from townsGoldsmith, who is people and others that he A a r Q n President of Transfer G o l d s m i t h i s a member of the shouldnt run-and in fact that Master Products, Inc., community of the Jews shouldnt be in c h a b a d . L u b a v i t c h manufacturers of <fhi-low" Postville, IA. Postville at all. beds, will speak on "The "Aaron Goldsmith's sensitivity and focus on the Little Town That Could: Jews Christians, Neo-Nazis positive are inspiring," noted Rabbi Mendel and Politics." The program, co-sponsored by the AntiKatzman of Chabad of Nebraska. He is a sterling Defamation League, is followed by a reception. Goldsmith will speak during a Shabbat dinner at example of an individual who has not allowed himthe Chabad House, 1866 So. 120 St., Friday self to be stumped by his challenges." Goldsmith's faith in humanity and his love for his evening, Dec. 20, 6 p.m., on "Every Jew Can Make fellow men allowed him to turn a potentially nega- a Difference," co-sponsored by Jewish Educational tive experience into a model for a meeting of the and Library Services. For more information, or to minds in diverse cultures, according to Rabbi reserve for either event, call Jennifer at Chabad, Katzman. He invited Goldsmith to speak in Omaha 330-1800, or me at 451-7251.
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization members Samantha Friedman, left, Alana Kinarsky and Keith Graul take a break from a meeting at the JCC to browse at the Book Fair in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. The Book Fair, continuing through December, features a sale of new and used books for children and adults. This Sunday, at 7 p.m., award-winning reporter Stephen Fried speaks about his book, The New Rabbi. The lecture, followed by a reception and book-signing, is free and open to the public.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 Beth Israel Shabbos Community Dinner , 5 p.m. Location: tba Scholar in Residence Andre Brooks, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Scholar in Residence Andre Brooks, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel Lunch and Learn on Shabbat (BELLS), 12:30 p.m. at Beth El For Your Dining Pleasure, 6 p.m. at Beth El SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 Scholar in Residence Andre Brooks, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel Hadassah Post Hanukkah Party, 2 p.m. Kripke Library Keynote Speaker Stephen Fried, 6 p.m.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 YES Program, 10 a.m. Florence Melton Adult Mini School, 11 a.jn. & 7 p.m. JFS Board of Directors Meeting, 11:30 a.m. Beyt Shalom Adult Education with Rabbi Kripke, ti:30 p.m. Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 ADL/CRC Board of Directors Meeting, 12 p.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. NCJVV Book Club, 7 p.m.
JANE BRODKEY RICHWINE Former Omahan Jane Richwine died Nov. 24 at RABBf MYER S the age of 64. Services were held in Kansas City. - KRIPKE • She was a resident of Kansas City for more than 's note: this column originally appeared in 40 years, where she had a long career in sales. the Dec. 9, 1994, issue of the Jewish Press.,) She is survived by her parents, former Omahans P a r a s h a t Vayigash I have always admired the skill of the writer of Lucille and Harold Brodkey of Western; MA; her the Joseph story in knowing just when to call off the husband, Michael Richwine; daughter, Lisa Stucky; cat-and-mouse game Joseph was playing with his daughter and son-in-law, Allison and James brothers. He had tortured them with the insistence Svetlecic, all of Kansas City; sister and brother-inthat they bring their youngest brother down to law, Karen and Allen Kaplan of Sudbury, MA; three Egypt with them, or not bother to return at all. granddaughters, Alexandra Stucky, Sophia and They brought Benjamin. And then, the final twist of Madeline Svetlecic. the knife (to change the metaphor): Benjamin, on a SYLVIA SCHWARTZ trumped-up charge, is accused of stealing Joseph's Sylvia Schwartz died Dec. 1 at the age 76. silver goblet, Services were held Dec. 4 at Beth El Cemetery She was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly Judah, in a magnificent speech that opens our Sidra, offers to remain a slave to Joseph, if only Hoffman. She is survived by her husband, Solomon (Sol) Joseph will allow the lad, Benjamin, to return to Schwartz; daughters and son-in-law, Debra L. and their father. If the writer had been less of an artist, he might Dennis Baack of Omaha and Nancy D. Schwartz have had Joseph reply, "Why should I take you for and David Leubben of Asheville, NC; grandchilhim? You're about 15 years older than Benjamin, dren, Janet and Evan Back; and brother, Melvin and I'd get 15 years less work out of you! I'll just Hurwich of Columbia, MD. keep the thief. You go back." Memorials to the Lymphoma and Leukemia But the writer was too much of an artist for that! Society, 2665 Farnam, Omaha, NE 68131, Beth El In his narrative, Joseph is overcome with emotion Synagogue or Temple Israel. FAYE COOPER and identifies himself to his incredulous brothers. Faye Cooper died Dec. 4 in Davenport, IA, at the And then the whole family comes down to Egypt, Jacob and all the sons and daughters and in-laws, age of 88. Services were held Dec. 6 with burial at with all their retinue of hired help, and all their Tri-City Jewish Cemetery. flocks and herds. Thus begins the saga of Israel in A 50-year member of Hadassah, Cooper's latest position was as chairman in the Quad City Chapter. EgyptShe was preceded in death by her husband, Ben There is one flaw in all this. In his wonderfully impressive plea to Joseph, Judah consistently Cooper. She is survived by sons and daughters-inrefers to Benjamin as "ha-katon, the little one." Our law, Dr. Steven and Margie Cooper of Davenport, Dr. Ron and Cheryl Cooper of Omaha; grandchilbest translation has it, the youngest one. But this does not solve Judah's continuous use of dren Suzanne Cooper of Lee's Summit, MO: the word naar for Benjamin. This can only mean Charles Rock Island. IL; sisters, Cele Heuman, boy or lad, or, at best, young man. This is what Rock Island, and Jackie Sandier, Des Moines; sismakes the poignancy of Judah's plea: Benjamin is ters and brothers-in-law, Elsie and Albert Baker of still a youngster, and I vouched for him to my Tucson, AZ, and Marilyn and Sid Abraham of father! Scottsdale; sister-in-law, Elinor Learner, Rock So what's wrong with that? Only that a later chap- Island. Memorials to Hadassah, Hospice Care of VNAor ter of our Sidra lists the people who came down to Egypt with Jacob. And of all of the sons of Jacob, Tri-City Jewish Center.Cooper, Kansas City, MO; who came with their own children, none had so Drs. Josh And Emily Cooper of Seattle, WA; and many sons as Benjamin! See Chapter 46, verse 21, Alex Cooper of Omaha; two great-grandchildren; where Benjamin's 10 sons are named! We are left, brother and sister-in-law, David and Ruth Learner, unknowing whether there were any daughters, and Rock Island. how many wives Benjamin had to produce so large Memorials to Hadassah, Hospice Care of VNAor a family. Tri-Citv Jewish Center. JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN Going back to Judah's impressive speech, how Joseph Goldstein died Nov. 25 at the age of 87. could Judah refer to the naar, the boy, the lad, with all the brothers, and Benjamin among them, stand- Sendees were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Park ing before Joseph? Had Benjamin not confided to in Hollywood Hills, CA, on Nov. 29. Joseph who had favored him and given him lavish He was preceded in death by his wife, Reva, and gifts, that he was a family man and a father 10 a son, Martin. times over? Goldstein lived in Southern California since 1948, but spent the last five months of his life at the Rose So our text leaves us wondering on this score. But nothing detracts from the unmatched elo- Blumkin Jewish Home. quence of Judah and the inimitable power of his He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Karen plea to Joseph. The literary grace and beauty of the and Oliver B. Pollak; grandsons, Noah Pollak of words of the Bible are matched here with the power Berkeley, CA, and Aaron Pollak of San Francisco; of the words. and sister-in-law, Betty Goldstein of Winnipeg. Memorials to the Martin Goldstein Scholarship Joseph succumbed to Judah's brilliant appeal. So did we-no matter how many times we have read it. Fund, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 Hadassah Board Meeting, 10 a.m. Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Kutner at Noddle Development, 12 p.m. Jewish Educational & Library Services Board Meeting, 12 p.m. Chabad House Adult Education Class, 7 p m .
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Devra Brain on violin. Right photo: Candee Mack, seated, a member of the winning table, correctly guessed the "murderer" in the OCTL's Fun Night, featuring the Fremont Dinner Train players. OCTL's next event is a Friday night Shabbat dinner, Dec. 20, 6 p.m. To reserve, call Rabbi Blum, 320-8055.
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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE Andree Aelion Brooks will be at Temple this weekend. Her topic is "Putting the Peices Together: The Survival of Sephardic Jewry After 1492." 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. Evening service, 7:30 p.m., Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Craig Marantz and Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate. Scholar-in-Residence Andree Aelion Brooks will speak on "The Conversos: A Moral Dilemma." The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Women of Reform Judaism. SATURDAY: Bagels and Sacred Books, 9 a.m.} in the Milder Center. Please join us when our scholar-in-residence speaks on "Jewish Contributions to the Renaissance: An Untold Story."; Morning service, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Join Men's Club for bagels and enjoy Temple's Scholar-in-Residence Andree Aelion Brooks on the topic "The Woman Who Defied Kings", 10 a.m., in the Milder Center. Open to the community. ADULT EDUCATION Tuesday, Dec. 17: Conversations with the Rabbis, noon-1 p.m. Join Rabbi Azriel for an informal BYO brown bag lunch and discussion of current events and issues that affect the Jewish community in Omaha and around the world; Thursday, Dec. 19: Beyond Basic Hebrew, 9:1510 a.m.; Adult Study with the Clergy, 10-11:30 a.m. Cantor Shermet will explore our Sephardic music heritage.
FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.
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: Kabbalat Shabbat, 4:40 p.m.; The West Minyan is at the JCC, prior to a Traditional Friday Night dinner at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Services, 8:45 a.m. Free babysitting begins at 10 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10:30 a.m., Kiddush is sponsored by Rachel, Joe, Bertha and Yafa Shyken in memory of Keva Shyken. The Shabbos House is at the home of Donald and Maggie Gerber, 3-5 p.m. All school aged children and their parents are invited to attend. Mincha, 4:30 p.m., followed by Shalosh Suedot and Ma'ariv; Havdalah, 5:42 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m MONDAY: Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Kutner, noon, at the office of Joe Kirshenbaum, Noddle Development, 13710 First National Bank Parkway. A Bagel Bin lunch is available for $5.
Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Early services, 7 p.m., come welcome our new members, followed by an Oneg. SATURDAY: Morning service, 9:30 a.m., Junior Congregation, 10:15 a.m., followed by Lunch and Learn. Men's Group meets every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. at the Knolls. LINCOLN FEDERATION MEETING Sunday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m. The community is imited to attend the meeting at Tifereth Israel.
FREDAY: Evening Service, 7:30 p.m. Topic will be "How has Islam Failed the Moslems?" Oneg will FRIDAY: Shabbat services, 7:45 p.m. followed by follow. an Oneg. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew School, 9 a.m.; Religious •iju* Affiliate <>f t l i ^ ^ i ^ J d wdfe iCHabad-Lubavitcfi Moy^menfc School, 10 a.m. MONDAY: Adult Hebrew Study, 7 p.m. TUESDAY: Mishna with Rabbi Milder, 7 p.m. i WEBSITE: wwwdIiaJ^dcent6rs.toin7omaha WEDNESDAY: Board Meeting, 7 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. THURSDAY: B'nai Mitzvah class, 3 p.m.; Monday-Friday, services at 7 a.m. Cantillation with Rabbi Weisser, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m., followed by a Kiddush luncheon. ROSE BtUMKINSJEWISH HOWIE SUNDAY: Morning Service, 8:30 a.m. WOMEN OF WORTH SATURDAY: 9 a.m., services, conducted by Steve MONDAY: 11:45 a.m.-l p.m., Bringing Heaven Reikes, are held in the Herbert Goldsten chapel and Down to Earth, led by Shani Katzman. Lunch will are open to the community. be served. TUESDAY: Crown of Creation, 9:30 a.m., through Dec. 24, led by Shani Katzman. 1 ^ ADULT EDUCATION TUESDAY: Parshas HaShavuah (weekly Torah S>119j^ portion), 7-8:30 p.m., led by rabbinic student Mendel Hecht. WEDNESDAY: Navigating the Talmud, 7-8:30 FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 7:30 p.m. p.m., led by Rabbi Katzman, at the JCC. TORAH TOTS SATURDAY: Shabbat in the Home. Wednesdays, Mommy and Me, 10-11:30 a.m., led SUNDAY: Hebrew School at the JCC, 3:30 p.m. MONDAY: Book Club Discussion of "Modern by Shani Katzman and Shirley Goodman. Join with Jewish Thinkers" at the Kripke Jewish Federation other moms and kids to rediscover the excitement of Judaism. Cost is $8 per session. Library, 6:45-8:15 p.m. To register for any class, please call Jennifer at TUESDAY: Religious Hebrew School, 4 p.m. at 330-1800, or e-mail chabadoflBce@aol.com. the JCC.
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Office hours are: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Shabbat Services are conducted by Rabbi Mordechai Levin, Cantor Emil Berkovits and Ritual Director Gaston Bogomolni. FRIDAY: Come join a joyous, musical Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning services, 9:30 a.m.; Kiddush sponsored by Beth El. BELLS Luncheon, following services. Guest speaker Dr. Terry Clark, professor of Political Science at Creighton University, will discuss "The War on Terror From a Holistic Perspective." Rabbi Levin's Torah Class, 4:10 p.m. Everyone is invited for the informal discussion and snack, followed by services at 4:40 p.m. SUNDAY: Men's Club Breakfast, 10 a.m,; Roger Dixon, Executive Director of Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority, will speak about the new Convention Center. A THOUGHT FOR SHABBAT To receive Rabbi Levin's weekly "Thought For Shabbat" e-mail message, please send your e-mail address to Exec@bethel-omaha.org. WEEKDAY SERVICES: Sunday, 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; weekdays at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. HAZAK LUNCH Saturday, Dec. 21, after Shabbat services. Rabbi Levin will speak in an informal "Fireside Chat." For more information and to make reservations, call Gloria Goodman at 333-3351. ANNUAL DEC. 24 DINNER & MOVBE Tuesday, Dec. 24, 6 p.m. Full Italian dinner plus first-run movies for all ages.
Raehael Monsky, daughter of Pam and Henry Monsky, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Temple Israel. A seventh grade honor student at Kiewit Middle School, Rachel enjoys music, reading, drawing, softball, horseback riding, friends, movies and swimming. For her Mitzvah Project she participated in HETRA, a theraputic horseback riding group. Rachel has a brother, Sam, 9. Grandparents are Sid and Nancy Pearlman of Des Moines, IAand Ramie Monsky of Palm Desert, CA. Audrey Rose Gerber, daughter of Maggie and Donald Gerber, will become a Bat Mitzvah. on Sunday, Dec. 22, at Beth Israel. A sixth grade student at Friedel Jewish Academy, Audrey enjoys reading, jazz dance and watching "Gilmore Girls". For her Mitzvah Project she will be raising money for Adopt-a-Fumily, which aids victims of terror in Israel. Audrey has a brother, Benjamin. Grandparents are Bernice and the late Arthur (Sonny) Gerber and the late Margaret and William O'Hanlon.
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Kudos goes to Temple Israel and Beth El for grappling with two difficult issues facing their respective congregations. Leaders of both realized that in order to make the best possible decisions, they needed to have the widest possible audiences for in-depth discussions. In Temple's case, several proposals were put on the table regarding the future of its facility: 1) move west (following Beth El and Beth Israel); 2) build a new facility on the current property on 70th and Cass; 3) remodel the current facility; and 4) "dust." Heartfelt statements were made by congregants, while the board of directors took copious notes. While the community doesn't know the outcome yet (members of Temple Israel will learn the decision first, as they should), members should feel that regardless of the final decision, all parties were allowed their say in a safe, non-judgmental environment. At Beth El, a group of parents pushed for an open meeting with the BESTT (Beth El Synagogue Talmud Torah) committee and staff to discuss the state of the school. The leadership responded and, once again, parents were allowed their say. All the comments, suggestions, and yes, even criticism, will be discussed by the BESTT committee and changes to
upgrade the quality of Jewish education at Beth El will surely be implemented. Again, while the Jewish community does not know the outcome (nor does the Jewish Press) in Beth El's case, we commend them as well for having the foresight to discuss serious issues of concern in .a public forum. Beth Israel, too, will be hosting a meeting next month to discuss the pending move to its new facility and what provisions will be made for shomer Shabbat congregants who live near its current building. The leadership here, too, is to be thanked, in advance, for having the courage to address this difficult issue. Boards of directors should not fear putting controversial issues on the table—and inviting those in opposition to the discussion. Better everything should be aired—in the open—than hidden behind closed doors. That way problems can be fixed, rumors can be stopped and members and congregants can feel that the issues of concern to them have had a fair hearing. We live in a country that touts a free marketplace, where all ideas are available for all the people to hear and decide for themselves what they'll choose. That choice will determine the "winners". Shouldn't our Jewish community live up to those ideals, too?
Americans broadly agree on two facts about the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq: its brutality and the danger it poses to themselves, especially the danger of nuclear attack. Disagreement arises primarily over what to do: Take out the regime now? Give Baghdad another chance? Follow the United Nations' lead? Visit an American university, however, and you'll often enter a topsyturvy world in which professors consider the United States (not Iraq) the problem and oil (not nukes) the issue. Here's a typical sampling of opinion: Noam Chomsky, professor of linguistics at MIT and far-left luminary, insists that President George W. Bush and his advisers oppose Saddam not because of his many crimes or his reach for nuclear weapons. "We all know that what they're aiming at," Chomsky said in a recent interview, "Iraq has the second largest oil reserves in the world," Jim Rego, visiting assistant professor of chemistry at Swarthmore College, stated at a panel discussion that even after Sept. 11, the U.S. government is merely manufacturing another enemy "to have an identity." Rego explained his thinking with an elegance characteristic of the Left; "I think we've run out of people's butts to
kick and that we essentially want to keep the butt-kicking going." Eric Foner, professor of 19th-century American history at Columbia University, states that a preemptive war against Iraq "takes us back to the notion of the rule of the jungle" and deems this "exactly the same argument" the Japanese used to justify the attack on Pearl Harbor. Glenda Gihnore, an assistant professor of history of the American South at Yale University, tells her school paper that confrontation with Iraq represents a plot to expand American power. It is nothing less, she asserts, than "the first step In Bush's plan to transform our country into an aggressor nation that cannot tolerate opposition." She concludes by quoting the wisdom of a cartoon character: "We have met the enemy, and it is us." Mazin Qumsiyeh, associate professor of genetics at Yale University and co-founder of "Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition," wrote in a Connecticut newspaper that "if Saddam Hussein is a dictator, [Washington] created him." He concludes that a U.S. war against Iraq would be just a diversion created by "Israeli apologists and [U.S.] government officials" who. share a "tribal affiliation" (in other words, are
Jewish). The only purpose of war would be to provide cover for Israel to commit what he calls "even higher atrocities" against Palestinians by removing them from the West Bank and Gaza. Tom Nagy, associate professor of business at George Washington University, proudly informed his university newspaper about providing aid to the Saddam regime against the United States during a recent (illegal) trip to Iraq. Specifically, he offered "estimates of the number of civilians needed to act as a human shield to protect infrastructure and buildings for Iraqi citizens." These views are unfortunately routine for the U.S. academy, which for some decades has been the major American institution most alienated from the rest of the country. As a 1978 bestseller memorably put it, Harvard Hates America. Of course, professors have every right to express their opinions, however cranky and mistaken. Yet the relentless opposition to their own government raises some questions: 9 Why do American academics so often despise their own country while finding excuses for repressive and dangerous regimes? • Why have university specialists
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proven so inept at understanding the great contemporary issues of war and peace, starting with Vietnam, then the cold war, the Kuwait war, and now the war on terror? • Why do professors of linguistics, chemistry, American history, genetics, and business present themselves in public as authorities on the Middle East? • What is the long-term effect of an extremist, intolerant, and antiAmerican environment on university students? The time has come for adult supervision of the faculty and administrators at many American campuses. Especially as we are at war, the goal must be for universities to resume their civic responsibilities. This can be achieved if outsiders (alumni, state legislators, non-university specialists, parents of students, and others) take steps to create a politically balanced atmosphere, critique failed scholarship, establish standards for media statements by faculty, and broaden the range of campus discourse. Daniel Pipes recently founded Campus Watch fwww.CampusWatch.org^, a project to monitor, assess, and improve Middle East studies in North America.
JEWISH PRESS COMMITTEE Joanie Jacobson, Vice-Chairman; Penny Endelman, Secretary; Steve Simon, Treasurer; Elyce Azriel; Jill Bolmont; Jean Duitch; Kip Gordman; Bobbi Leibowitz; Howard K. Marcus; Scott Meyerson; Linda Saltzrnan; Joey Shyken; Melanie Weinstein; Amee Zetzman; George Schapiro (Honorary Committee Member). Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of the Jewish Press Committee, the Jewish Federation of Omaha or the Omaha Jewish Community as a whole. The Jewish Press reserves the right to edit signed letters and articles for space and content. The Jewish Press is not responsible for the Kashrut of any product or establishment.
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To the Editor: BenchMark: NCJW's Campaign to Save Roe is a campaign to educate, mobilize, and advocate for a federal judiciary that will protect fundamental freedoms, including women's right to reproductive choice. In its historic 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion. In the decades since, the Supreme Court and federal appeals courts have chipped away at that right. Likely vacancies in these courts make the right to choose even more vulnerable. And make no mistake, if we lose reproductive rights, other core rights-like religious liberty and civil rightsmay be close behind. Over the next few years, more than 30 percent of federal appeals court seats and, very likely, some Supreme Court seats will become available to lifetime appointees. The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is committed to ensuring that the judges who fill these positions hold firm to the constitutional principles so essential to our democratic way of life. Be a part of democracy in action. Be informed. And be heard on Capitol Hill. Sign up for BenchMark today: www.benchmarkcampaigii.org. Wendy Goldberg and Susie Norton Co-Chairmen, BenchMark National Council of Jewish Women Omaha Section
To the Editor: Many Jews pride themselves on standing up for minorities and minority opinions. It seems, however, that if a minority opinion in the Omaha Jewish community is not in line with liberal thinking, it can be ignored and brushed aside. We were very disappointed to see that the Jewish Community Center was willing to host the recent presentation by Sarah Weddington, (the attorney who argued Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court), in an event put on by the National Council of Jewish Women. Since this presentation was held at the JCC and sponsored by NCJW, one could be led to think that all Jews support the current U.S. abortion law. This is not the case. Jewish law is quite clear in supporting abortion only to save the life of the mother. This recent event is just one of many incidents that have pushed the pro-choice cause on all of us. Traditional Torah-based Judaism teaches that life is precious, sacred and should be guarded. We look forward to seeing articles and presentations that represent this so-called "minority" opinion. Janet Kohll, Dinah Abrahamson and Susie Shyken To the Editor: As a fairly new subscriber to the Jewish Press, I was amazed to read the front page article on Nov. 22 honoring the Roe v. Wade lawyer. The sixth commandment says,
Birthright Israel Perseveres,, Despite Fears9 Funding Problems by RACHEL POMERANCE — NEW YORK (JTA)-Josh Neman has been wrestling for three years over whether to take advantage of Birthright Israel's free trips to the Jewish state. Now after canceling out at the last minute last year, the 25year old doctoral student in neurobiology at UCLA is taking the plunge. "I've come to the decision that if God forbid anything's going to happen, I won't cancel this time," said Neman, who is scheduled to depart with a UCLA Hillel group in late December. "It's a chance you have to take, but it's worth the chance." All Israel experience programs that foster a link between young American Jews and the Jewish state have been flagging since the Palestinian intifada began more than two years ago. Birthright Israel, which offers a free trip to Israel for 18-26 year olds, is drawing more participants than most Israel programs. Still, the numbers are significantly lower than originally projected when the program was launched in late 1999-and peace still seemed a possibility. In addition, the program is grappling with funding issues. The projected cost of the five-year program-which enters its fourth year in January—was $210 million, split evenly among the Israeli government, world Jewish communities and several major philanthropists. Unlike the philanthropists and the Israelis, however, the United Jewish Communities, the umbrella group of the North American federation sys-
tem, has not fully paid its portion. Now the UJC is considering a resolution that would commit it to paying $39 million to the program—down from what it was originally slated to pay. (Omaha has continued to pay its fair share, about $9300 annually.) The impetus behind Birthright was the realization that 80 percent of American Jews had never been to Israel. By that reckoning, more than 200,000 18-26 year olds would have been eligible for Birthright trips. Backers initially anticipated that Birthright would bring 90,000 young adults to Israel within five years, but expectations have now been slashed to 50,000. So far, more than 33,000 young Jews have participated. An average of 70 percent of the participants during the first three years have come from North America. The program was launched in December 1999 and publicized on college campuses and Jewish newspapers. But enrollment has fallen since the Palestinian intifada began in September 2000, despite measures to ensure security on the program. Free time to roam the streets has been eliminated. Birthright also puts a cell phone on each bus and buses are part of a global positioning system, so groups can be tracked at all times. At the UJC's annual General Assembly last month, the organization's Board of Trustees voted to consider a resolution to pay its $39 million pledge to Birthright Israel. A vote on the resolution is expected in about a month.
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"Thou shalt not kill." When you are pregnant, there is a life inside you; when jrou have an abortion, there is no longer life inside of you. Therefore God's creation has just been terminated. How can we in good faith tell people it is their right to choose to sin against God? Does God not have the final authority on the subject? As a side note, Roe has had a change of heart in the last few years. It would be great to have an interview with her or better yet bring her to Omaha as follow-up to Sarah (Weddington)'s visit. J a n i t a Pavelka Bellevue, NE.
Kill" would prohibit self-defense, including during times of war.) To the Editor: We need your help! With the rising tide of conflict and turmoil, both in Israel and beyond, the Honest-Reporting mission has never been more vital to safeguarding Israel's standing. This past year saw the ranks of HonestReporting member-activists swell from 18,000 to over 55,000 individuals worldwide. This growth makes it certain that thousands of voices will join together in protest of anti-Israel bias and distortions in the media. In order to continue our dynamic programs, we need your help again. Editor's note: It is the role of the The donations of our subscribers Jewish Press, as the. only weekly publi- underwrite the research and transcation of the Jewish community, to pub- mission of every e-mail alert. Your licize the programs and projects of any generosity allows us to maintain and Jewish organization in the greater promote this free service. Omaha and Lincoln area. The Press, We are also in the midst of produchowever, does not sponsor programs—weing a documentary film on the just report them. Mideast peace process, which we plan Abortion is legal in the United to distribute 200,000 copies in DVD States. The Jewish Press welcomes let- format to journalists, politicians, ters of opinion on this matter and oth- activists, opinion makers and commuers topics of interest to members of the nity leaders worldwide. Jewish community. Jewish organizaPlease send your tax-deductible contions are also welcome to sponsor pro- tribution to: HonestReportmg.com, grams of opposing viewpoints, which 156 W. 56 St. Suite 1201, New York, the Press may cover if arrangements NY 10019. (Please include your name, are made in advance. address, and phone number.) One additional note: it is a common Or donate online with a credit card mistake to translate the sixth com- at a secure website: http://honestremandment as Thou Shall Not Kill. porting.eom/a/Donate.asp. The correct translation is: Thou Shall John Wiggins not Murder. (To say, "Thou Shall Not and the HonestReporting Team
Jewish Federation Offers Israel Experience Grants
The Jewish Federation of Omaha through Jewish Educational & Library Services offers $1,000 scholarships for high school students for summer study trips to Israel. If you are a high school student who has not received this grant and you are a resident of Omaha/Council Bluffs you may qualify for this grant. For details and further information call Kathy Hirshman, Director, Scholarships & Education Administration at 3346445.
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ORGANIZATION HADASSAH Jeff Taxman "and company" will entertain residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m. in a program sponsored by the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah, Following the program, chaired by Mary Fellman and Lola Reinglas, dessert will be served in the Home's main dining room . Hadassah volunteers are asked to arrive at 1:30 p.m. to assist residents. OMAHA CENTER F O R TORAH LEARNING Rabbi Aryeh Blum leads a pctrasha shiur at the OGTL House, 1313 No. 58 St., Saturday, Dec. 14, 3:05 p.m. Torah Tots with Shari Blum is on Monday, Dec. 16, 9:30 a.m.; Time for Talmud with Rabbi Blum is at 7 p.m.; learn at the Beis Midrash, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., all at the OCTL house. Join Rabbi Blum at the Kripke Library for a discussion of the weekly Torah portion, Wednesday, Dec. 18, noon. The next Community Shabbat dinner is Friday, Dec. 20, 6 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults and $7.50 for children under age 10 (there is no charge for toddlers). Reservations for the Shabbat dinner are due by Monday, Dec. 16; call Rabbi Blum for more information, 320-8055. B'NAI B'RITH BREADBREAEERS Senator Ben Nelson will speak at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, D e c . 18, noon, at Park Inn Regency, according to Madeline Aufseeser, Chairman. Sen. Nelson will discuss topics of current interest. Cost is $9 for lunch and $2 for beverage service only. Breadbreakers will not meet on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1, but resumes Wednesday, Jan. 8. Y.E.S. Members will meet Monday at the JCC. Play bingo at 10 a.m. with Eileen Remer or exercise with Stacey Paskert at 10:30 a.m. Bring articles to share for "YES Talk" at 11 a.m. Lunch begins at noon, followed by the Peter Kiewit Middle School Swing Choir in concert. For transportation, call Dee Dee at 330-4272. WALK-IN, DROP-IN For those members going on the day trip to the Bluffs Run Casino, please meet at the JCC bv 8:45 a.m. LOMIR REDN YIDDISH The Yiddish Conversation Group will meet on Thursday, 1 p.m. at the JCC. Call Anne Skolkin for information at 343-1638.
STEIN/NEIGER Sima Stein, daughter of Susan and Howard Stein of Skokie, IL, and Jeff; 1 Neiger, son of Steve. and Regina Neiger of J Fairlawn, NJ, were • married July 28 by f Rabbis Chagney j Raviv of Israel and j | Harvey Well of' • . ., \\ Congregation Orj ,. ""' Torah in Skokie. A | " • } reception followed atj ", • '. J the Hyatt Regency of; Chicago. I The bride's atten- [ dants included Tova Perl, Rebecca Magence, Rachel Mandel, Pamela Neiger, Adelle Franikel, and Ayalla Scheer. The groom was attended by Ernest Mandel, Myles Brody, Aryeh Hakimi and David Stein. The bride, a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University in New York with a degree in political science, teaches conversational Hebrew for grades nine-12 at Weschester Hebrew High School. She is the granddaughter of Eve and Ben Heisler. The grooni graduated from Harvard College in Cambridge, MA, and attends the Albert Einstein School of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York CityFollowing a wedding trip to Israel, the couple resides in the Bronx, NY.
RENNARD/DUGAL Sarah Jane Rennard, daughter of Dr. Stephen and Barbara Rennard, and Dr. John Charles Dugal, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. ~ . -y . *.•••-" ^ Charlie Dugal of • ..:•"'" -;.-1 : 'l}-\' ' Sunset, LA, were mar- jj ried Sept. 1 by Rabbi Joseph Rosenblum at \ the Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO. A reception followed at Windows off Washington in down- i.-=V>"i . town St. Louis. Hannah Rennard, sister of the bride, served as maid oft honor. The bride's other sisters: Rachael Witherspoon, Emily Chrysler, Rebecca, Naomi and Among the "40 Under 40" honoring Omaha entre- Dina Rennard were bridesmaids. The groom's sispreneurs, business owners, managers and profes- ters, Missy and Cassie Dugal, were also bridessionals by Midlands Business Journal, are: David maids, along with friends Marlene Young and Gilinsky, Bennett Ginsberg, J a y Gordman, Sherri Li. Laura Ogiander, the bride's cousin, and Margaux Fisher, a friend of the bride, were junior Trenton Magid, a n d Todd Simon. Gilinsky runs Bergman Incentives for the 122- bridesmaids. The bride's niece, Sophia Chrysler, year-old family business; Ginsberg initiated the and the couple's friend, Ciana Young, were flower merger between Maenner Real Estate and CB girls. Richard Ellis/Mega and serves as president. Dr. Vikram Niijar, a friend of the groom, was best Gordman, grandson of the company's founder, is man. Groomsmen included: the groom's brother, president and CEO of Gordman's chain of 40 stores. Jacques Dugal, the bride's brother, David Rennard, Magid is president and founder of Coldwell Banker and her brothers-in-law, Jonathon Witherspoon Commercial World Group and Simon is a fourth- and Brad Chrysler, and friends Larry Planchard, generation owner and Senior Vice-president of Chris Young, Kristoffer McCoy, Clifton Thibodeaux, Omaha Steaks. and Greg Hebert. The bride is the granddaughter of Marvin and Talking Book and Braille Services celebrated its Mimi Rennard and Allen and Doris Ogiander, all of 50th year of service recently. More than 4600 St. Louis. The groom is the grandson of Jerry and Nebraskans with visual or physical impairment Mabel Rathey of Violet, LA. enjoy books by their favorite authors because of the The bride is a doctoral candidate in cultural anthroefforts of the Nebraska Library Commission's vol- pology at Tulane University in New Orleans. The unteers. For information, call Dave Oertli, 402-471- groom is a surgery resident at University Hospital in 4005 or e-mail him at: doertli@nlc.stale.nc.us. Columbia, MO, where the couple resides.
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The World Wide Web has always been a breeding tion of this news has been received, (sic)"— ground for paranoia and conspiracy theories. One of www.paknews.com/main.php?id=3&datel=200 those biggest theories has been reverberating 1-09-19. throughout the Internet since the terrorist attacks What impact have these reports had? Just weeks of 9/11. The claim: that 4,000 Israelis did not show after the attacks, a Gallup International poll up for work on that Tuesday in September because revealed that 48 per cent of Pakistanis believed that they had been warned that Israel was planning an Israel was responsible—www.insnbc.com/news/6attack on the World Trade Center. Today, a look at 44738.asp?cpl=l. And in February of this year, a the source of the rumor, the, damage it continues to larger poll surveyed people in several Moslem councause and the efforts being made to set the record tries including Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, straight. Pakistan and Turkey. The results: 18% believe that The story first surfaced on the Internet one week Arabs were responsible for the attacks while 61 % after the attacks and quoted a report from do not—www.usatoday.eom/news/attaGk/2002/02 Lebanon's Al-Manar television. There were actually /27/usat-polIresults.htm. three claims: that 4,000 Israelis who didn't show up But the story of the 4,000 Israelis isn't only havfor work; that Prime Minister Sharon was prevent- ing an effect in the Middle East. The theory gained ed from travelling to New York by an unnamed a vocal proponent recently when Amiri Baraka— "Zionist Organization"; and that the FBI arrested www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=458five Israelis four hours after the WTC attacks. as New Jersey's state poet laureate stirred controSlate Magazine was one of the first sites to-report versy with his poem "Somebody Blew Up America." The Jewish Agency, the IDF Homefront and debunk the story under the headline, ''34,000 It reads in part: "Who knew the World Trade Center Command, together with the Association of Jews, 1 Lie: Tracking an Internet hoax."-- was gonna get bombed / Who told 4000 Israeli work- the Deaf in Israel, started distributing emerhttp.7/slate.msn.com/?id=116813. ers at the Twin Towers / To stay home that day / gency warning beepers to the hearing Two of the most comprehensive and fascinating Why did Sharon stay away?"— impaired in a ceremony in Tel Aviv. The examinations of the allegation were done by the http://diversity.uoregon.edu/SomebodyBIewU Jewish Agency purchased the beepers thanks Anti-Defamation League--www.adl.org/911/isra- pAmerica.htm. to the donations of the United Jewish el.asp and by a site called Nocturne ResearchWhen the New York Times asked Baraka to Communities of North America (UJC) and www.nocturne.org/- terry/wtc_40O0_Israeli.ht explain his allegations about the 4,000 Israelis, he Keren Hayesod, as part of these organizaml. Nocturne explains how early news reports were responded: "Everything said about Israel in the tions' Israel Emergency Campaign. A total of seized upon as the basis for these rumors. poem is easily researched."—http://sh.lk.eom/190. 5,500 beepers will be distributed over the For example, the day after 9/11, the Jerusalem coming months. Should Israel come under Post reported that "Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem Mark Mietkieivicz is a Toronto-based website attack, these devices will inform the hearing has so far received the names of 4,000 Israelis producer who writes, lectures and teaches impaired with emergency information, such believed to have been in the areas of the World about the Jewish Internet. He can be contacted as "take cover" and "all clear" announceTrade Center and the Pentagon at the time of the at: highway@rogers.com. ments, orders to put on and remove gas attack."--www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/09/12/ masks, as well as other directives, Meir Noah, News/News.34692.html. right, who is severely hearing impaired, The CBS News website continues the story. "Then receives an emergency warning beeper from on Sept. 17 in Beirut, alManar, a television station GOC Homefront Command Maj. Gen. Yossef controlled by the radical Islamic group Hezbollah, Mishlav. Photo by ISRANET. aired the full fantasy for the first time. Billed as a special investigative report, al Manar claimed that 4,000 Israelis employed at the World Trade Center had not shown up for work on Sept. 11... In just a -~~^~———————. — — matter of days, one falsehood piled on top of anoth- by BETH COHEN, Executive Director— er and passed on to audiences around the globe had Joining forces with the Israel Emergency way of following through on our commitment to produced 'the big lie'—a lie now accepted as fact Solidarity Fund, Beth Israel Synagogue will initiate Israel, personalizing our support for the people of throughout the Muslim world. "-- the Adopt-a-Family project in Omaha as soon as Israel and helping them through the hardships due www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/04/60II/mai word has been received of its "match." to the continuing violence. n520768.shtml. This program matches Israeli families—who have "There are so many families who have suffered the TruthOrFiction is a website that examines all been victims of terror—with synagogues and organi- loss of a child and so many children who have been kinds of examines all kinds of urban myths from zations throughout the United States to create a orphaned," he continued. "Hundreds of victims have The Neiman-Marcus Cookie that Cost a Bundle significant and lasting bond. Through a careful been left permanently disabled. The Adopt-a(Fiction) to the Sea Creature Found on the Shores of process, the American community "adopts" an Family program was created in response to these Nova Scotia (Truth)--www.truthorfiction.com. Israeli family that has sustained loss of life or limb ongoing tragedies affecting families and children in Here is what it says about the 4,000 Israelis story: through terrorism in order to provide long-term Israel." "Nothing in this report fits with any of the facts that financial and emotional support. This commitment Although the Adopt-a-Family program has an eleare known about the terrorist attacks."— enables the terror victim and his or her family to ment of financial support, the goal is to care for the www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/wtcisraelis.h begin to rebuild their shattered lives with support family as one would care for members of the contm. above and beyond what their friends and family, gregation or community. Contributions are now Despite the debunking, the allegations are still Israeli government, or other support networks can being accepted and Rabbi Kutner is compiling a list out there. The ShiaNews site carries a report about provide. of people interested in corresponding with Beth an anonymous US military source's memo "that The Adopt-a-Family progratrris bring instituted in Israel's adopted family. points to the Israeli Mossad intelligence service American congregations: Reform, Conservative and "Our hope is that the establishment of a financial having links to the World Trade Center and Orthodox, and in local chapters in more than a and emotional support network will be in place," Pentagon attacks."—www.shianews.com/hi/amer- dozen national organizations. added Rabbi Kutner, "when the information about icas/news_id/0000166.pkp. "The outpouring of support for Israel shown by 'our' family are available next month." PakNews.com repeats the allegations but does Omahans during the Federation's Israel Terror For more information or to be included in the add this note: "This item news was first filed by AL- Relief Campaign last spring was phenomenal," said Adopt-a-Family Network, contact Rabbi Kutner at MANAHAR Lebanon. Till date, no other verifica- Rabbi Howard Kutner. "This project is Beth Israel's Beth Israel, 556-6288.
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Sisterhood Honors Tibe Stoier Temple israel invites by JEWISH PRESS News Service— ——— College Students for Coffee
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At its last donor luncheon in its current location, Beth Israel Sisterhood honored Tibe Stoier for her 50 years of involvement. Georgia Ann Steinberg, left, presented Tibe Stoier with a plaque and the original copy of Happiness is Good Food, the 1964 cookbook Stoier had inscribed and donated to Beth Israel's archives. The synagogue is moving to its new building, located at 126th and Pacific Streets, next fall.
College students are invited "to catch up and chat with each other and the staff at Espresso Mary's, 5111 Leavenworth St., on Monday, Dec. 23, 3-5 p.m., said Stephanie Grossman, Temple Israel director of youth and informal education. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel; Rabbi Craig Marantz; Elyce Azriel, middle/high school director, and Grossman are all planning to join the college crowd for conversation and a cup of coffee. "The relationship with college kids is extremely important," said Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. "At Temple, we try to keep that relationship alive and meaningful especially when those kids are away from their home congregation. Next year, we at Temple Israel are planning to visit colleges in the Midwest where there is a large concentration of Jewish kids from Omaha. An on-going relationship will help shape their identity as Jews." "Come to Espresso Mary's anytime between 3 and 5 p.m.," encouraged Grossman. RSVP to the Temple Israel office, 556-6536.
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Goldsten Trustees Award Nine Grants by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Foundation Public Relations Coordinator - — • • — - ~ — ™ ~ —
Trustees of the Herbert Goldsten Trust met in October to consider requests for funds for programs that will serve school-age children, teenagers, and adults in the Jewish and secular communities. The trust was established through a bequest from the estate of Herbert Goldsten to fund Jewish religious, charitable, and educational organizations in the Omaha metropolitan area. According to Howard Kaslow, secretary-treasurer of the trust, "Since the trust was funded by Mr. Goldsten's bequest in 1990, the trust has made grants to such organizations totaling more than $1,000,000." Goldsten trustees focus on programs that are expected to have a favorable long-term impact on the Omaha Jewish community. A grant was given to the Jewish Federation for Jewish Omaha Leadership Training (JOLT II), the continuation of a successful community leadership training program in 2000. JOLT II will offer 25 emerging and established leaders, between the ages of 25 and 45, an opportunity to develop leadership skills through a comprehensive six-month program. It includes skill development, Jewish education, spiritual growth, Israel, and a better understanding of the Omaha and worldwide Jewish communities. One of JOLTTTs objectives is to provide qualified leaders for synagogues, the Federation, agencies, committees, and organizations in the Omaha Jewish community. The program will begin in January 2003 and cdnclude in June 2003. Jewish Educational and Library Services (JELS) received three grants from the Goldsten Trust. The first one is for scholarships to provide Jewish educational opportunities for children and youth whose families aren't financially able to afford experiences such as Jewish camps and day school education. "It is critical that all children in our Jewish community have equal access to the programs, classes, etc. that will enable them to be fully participating members of the Jewish world," emphasized Carolyn Novicoff, JELS Executive Director. A grant was also given to Friedel Jewish Academy to provide "an outstanding general education, create an environment of Jewish learning, and to cre-
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ate lifelong learners." Some of the specific objectives at the school include developing a sense of joy and pride in being Jewish; cultivating knowledge of Jewish ethical principles and values; learning to read and speak Hebrew, learning about Jewish history, Torah, Israel, holidays, and prayers; community involvement; as well as skills in language arts, mathematics, science, technology, citizenship, government, history, and visual and performing arts. JELS received a third grant for the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. The school's core courses in Jewish literacy are for people with little or no background as well as for those who are knowledgeable, noted Novicoff. The Melton School opened here in October 2001 with 80 enrollees. This year. 35 new first-year students have enrolled. Through interactive discussions, adult students have a unique chance to become confident and competent about being Jewish, according to Novicoff. Graduates of the twoyear program earn a certificate in Jewish learning issued by Hebrew University. National Council of Jewish Women, Omaha Section (NCJW), was awarded a grant to help fund the publication of the fifth edition of Resources Available for Teens (R.A.F.T.), a resource directory distributed free of charge to all seventh through 12th graders in most Omaha area public schools as well as to school counselors, social agencies, and area professionals who serve youth. R.A.F.T. is updated every three years and contains more than 200 references hi 14 categories. The newest edition will also be available in Spanish and on the internet. Building on the success of the JCC Maccabi Games held in Omaha in August 2002, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) received a grant to extend the involvement and enthusiasm of the 117 Jewish teens who participated in the week-long, international, multi-sport event. The Omaha JCC will continue to increase youth participation in this program by offering sporting clinics, practices, and additional programming on a year-round basis. Funds from the Goldsten grant will be used to pay baseball, basketball, and volley-
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Chosen to Head Yeshiva University, Richard Joel Faces New Challenges by JOE BERKOFSKY — NEW YORK (JTA)~ Students from Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life gathered one night during the recent General Assembly of the Jewish federation system and confronted Richard Joel. The students peppered Joel, Hillel's President and International Director, with criticism Richard that events during the United Jewish Communities' annual gathering had condescended to them. Joel--who had delivered speeches, participated in panels and spent days working the summit halls— listened intently. He expressed sympathy for the students and asked them how they would have done things differently. For Neil Moss, the chairman of HUM'S board of directors and longtime colleague, Joel's reaction was "warm and engaging"-typical for a corporate chief who also plays accordion, dances and sings into the wee hours at summer Hillel retreats. "Sometimes I joke with him that he's an overgrown camp counselor," Moss says. "He's the guy who loses his voice." Joel's voice now will resonate in a much wider arena: On Dec. 5, Joel, 52, was named president of Yeshiva University, the flagship institution of modern Orthodoxy. His mission, Joel says, will be "to move along an institution whose job is to inspire and educate and give opportunities to a generation of young people, who will in fact lead Orthodoxy and Jewish life and the world at a time when there is a darkness of values." He will make the transition from Hillel to Yeshiva by spring 2003, Joel says. Joel's election capped a controversial two-year search that reflected the debate over whether to allow someone other than a Torah scholar to head the world's largest Orthodox university. For the first time in its 116 years, Y.U. officials named neither a rabbi nor a Torah scholar, but a charismatic, popular modern Orthodox figure widely regarded for his management and fund-raising skills. "I think he'll take an excellent institution and take it to all kinds of places we haven't dreamed about," says Barry Shrage, President of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. Shrage, who also is a member of the
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modern Orthodox movement, predicts Joel is '"going to continue to develop a vision for modern Orthodoxy that can be communicated within the community and outside of it." For his part, Joel insists he's setting his sights strictly on the world of Yeshiva, where he once was dean of the Cardozo School of Law. He has a daughter at the school's Stern College for women and Joel a son at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, or RIETS. "With real humility, I've accepted the presidency of Y.U. No one has offered me the leadership of the Orthodox world," he says. It's noteworthy that he was elected during Hanukkah, Joel says, as his new role also is "about the kindling of lights." Many who have worked with Joel say they're confident he'll succeed. In part, they point to Joel's professional skills and his 14-year track record at Hillel: He took an organization of campus religious chapters loosely tied to B'nai B'rith and on the brink of financial collapse, and transformed it into a high-profile, well-funded, corporatestyle entity, they say. "He took an organization that was considered dorky and turned it around into a place kids want to be," says Lynn Schusterman, president of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation, which has donated a good portion of Hillel's $46 million annual budget. Many involved in Hillel say Joel fueled the turnaround with his sheer magnetism. Schusterman calls Joel a "pied piper," while many cite his "charisma" in the near-reverent tones groupies reseive for rock stars. Joel's rhetorical abilities are well known. Rabbi Moshe Krupka, a spokesman for the Orthodox Union, says Joel "realizes the power of language in conveying ideas, in motivating people and institutions." It was Joel who created two key catchphrases at the core of Hillel: "Jewish renaissance" and the motto, "maximize the number of Jews doing Jewish." Still, some say the key is Joel's ability to marry lofty words to real strategies. "It's not a JFK-style charisma, it's something deeper," Shrage says. "What he has is a real vision that he can articulate and bring to life. People know he's for real."
Sarah Weddington spoke to • about 75 pro-choice advocates at a private luncheon and 85 at a community forum last week, describing her role in the landmark Roe v. Wade case before the Supreme Court which legalized abortion in the U.S. Weddington warned the groups of two issues facing them: apathy and those who hold political power. In the first case, she noted that with the Roe case being nearly 30 years old, today's Gen-Xers have "never known a time when abor- S a r a h Weddington was briefly intertion wasn't legal." r u p t e d by anti-choice protesters at a Regarding the second issue, community forum last week sponsored the Texas attorney noted that b y t h e N a t i o n a l Council of Jewish with Republican control of the Women-Omaha Section. Senate-and its Judiciary "Most of us have decided to spend our Committee, more "ainti-choice judges time more constructively," ensuring are likely to be appointed by that a woman's right to choose (aborPresident Bush—and approved" and tion) is still available in this country. that Attorney General Ashcroft's staff The events were sponsored by the at the Justice Department is "commit- National Council of Jewish Womented to overturning Roe." Omaha Section as part of its When asked if she and the anti- Benchmark Campaign, a project choice community had attempted to alerting members and supporters of find common ground, Weddington judicial nominations to the federal replied, "We've tried to find a 'meeting bench. Susie Norton and Wendy of the minds,' like working to prevent Goldberg, local Benchmark chairman, unplanned pregnancies," however the noted that more information can be anti-choice community didn't want to found at the organization's website: be seen as promoting contraception. www.ncjw.org.
Yachad Celebrates ianukkah by JEWISH PRESS News Service
Yachad, a group for mentally and physicially challenged young Jewish adults in the community, met Sunday to have a postHanukkah party and honor Linda Novak, Yachad adviser for the past 10 years. Left: Joe Goldberg, left, son of Wendy and David Goldberg, is mentoring Avi Wolfson, son of Doug and Sarah
Wolfson, as part of his Bar Mitzvah project at Temple Israel. In addition to attending Yachad events, Avi and Joe participate in other activities together. Right: Linda Novak examines the collage of photos of Yachad activities throughout her years of service.Yachad is sponsored by JFS.
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Still Cooking at 100 Pearlman. Celia also has nine grandchildren, 14 .-? n i (.•numbers arriving in Castle great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grand('iMtn W , Tori- .1 Parly 1923 from her native children.. I msl. RU-MI MIL " j - 21 years old and alone. Celia raised her family and worked alongside her Be.rt?' a hfvtlthv pi-rs 50," ^he was allowed to board husband. "Life was different then," said Gloria a iraiii v hj.h hp'uSfht htr to Omaha where some of Friedman. "It was more family oriented." Likehir rdtttm - hvtd many women of the time, Celia spent much of her She thinks 1 tunK ob »ut three days"forthe train day at home cooking and baking. *H L.imitk'te tht trip to Omaha. "We arrived in In 1945, the family left Fremont and moved to Los Om.iha alx'iu U y m ," »ne recalled. "The train Angeles. Art opened another food business, the sec*-t<>poeil and tbo<- torn.-, ir a gentleman looking for ond Rosen's Market. In 1976, the Rosens retired Ctli^ Ka^ui." the &aid in her Yiddish accent. He and moved to Desert Hot Springs. Art. died just a gv.e her a b j \ uf tandy. At. she got off the train, she year and a half after they moved there. % a» ueeted IK h t : "enure family. They took me to a Celia remains in Desert Hot Springs and lives in hu»}<j[j.!iu' Tae table wa-- Mft and there was challah. a senior mobile home community with one of her I hadn t -ten c hnuah since before World War I. granddaughters, Gina Pearlman, and a cat named Tl v, had tksf he- ft r me and I got all dressed up like Zsa Zsa. "It's very comfortable," Celia confirmed. in Amf nt in'" On -Jan 1, 2003, Celia Rosen will celebrate her Celia Rosen holds h e r newest great grand- Although she walks with a cane and her eyes have become "a little dim," she still cooks and bakes chalICuth birthd.u n Divert Hot Springs, CA, where child, Lauren. It was while Celia was shopping with her Aunt lah:, hamantasken, and all the traditional holiday she mm Ir.et-. Bryna at Mushkin Kosher Butcher Shop on North dishes. "I make the best mandelhread,'" she conBut with a mind still as "'sharp as a tack," according to her son Jerry Rosen, Celia recalled the out- 24th St. that the new immigrant caught the eye of fessed, and has already prepared 80 kreplach for break of World Afer I when she was a young girl in the proprietor. "I have someone for you," he said. her birthday party and plans to make more. Described as a "bubbly person" by Gloria Russia. "There was a let of shooting," she said. "For Mushkin introduced Celia to young Art Rosen, They three and a half years, we were refugees. We need- married in September 1923 and moved to Fremont, Friedman, Celia "loves to be with people" and always wears a smile. "When I'm kind of down," ed to move because of the fighting." Eventually, the NE. Art owned l 'a little market called Rosen's Market said Friedman, "Celia's a good one to call. She loves family ended up in Poland. Celia's parents Bash a and Uahe had four other on Second and Main" in Fremont. There were about to talk!"' Celia occasion ally has returned to Omaha for wedchildren. One of them, Faye Kagan Wolk, the 35 Jewish families there. The Rosens belonged to youngest in the family, lives in Toronto, Canada. "the Fremont shul. It was a nice Jewish communi- dings and other special occasions. But most of the The other?, who are now deceased, were Katie ty," said Gloria Friedman, Celia's cousin. Friedman time, if she's not cooking or baking, she watches telKagan Medniek, Jennie Kagan Klein, and Jack lived next door to Celia when she resided with her evision, listens to cassettes of Jewish music, and Kagan. Celia can remember "a teacher came to our Aunt Bryna and Uncle Jake in Omaha. "I talk to her enjoys visits from her grandchildren. She's looking forward to her 100th birthday celehouse and taught us Hebrew and Yiddish. often," Friedman said. "We have a lot of good bration on Dec. 28 in the recreation room of her Everything was in Yiddish," she explained. "I went laughs." Friedman, along with her parents and brother, mobile home community. More than 100 guests are to school and learned a little bit of everything." used to visit the Rosens in Fremont. She laughed expected from California to Toronto. There will Celia was the first of her siblings to come to North remembering it took two hours to drive from Omaha probably be some skits and singing, according to America. She lived in Omaha with her Aunt Bryna to Fremont in those days. The Rosens occasionally Jerry Rosen who is hosting the party along with his and Uncle Jake Friedman, Basha's brother. 'They were very good to me," she said. "They sent me to came to Omaha to visit relatives and to go to wife, his sister, Gloria, and her husband, and grandchildren Sue and Tom Slivic, and Michael and Toni day school-Kellom Sehool-for a couple months." Market Week, a special event for retailers. Celia and Art had two daughters in addition to Pearlman. But Celia wanted to work so she could send money back to her family in Poland. She warned them to their son Jerry who now lives with his wife Olga in Celia's family also gathered to celebrate her 90th get out of Europe. She worked making bow ties and Hacienda Heights in southern California. Daughter and 95th birthdays. Her cheerful disposition and was "a jack of all trades" while going to night school. Gloria Sinai and her husband Dave live in energetic spirit may give her family the impetus to Eventually, the entire family all made the journey, Columbus, Ohio. Another daughter, Shirley think ahead to her 105th birthday Pearlman, died in 1991. She was married to Edwin each separately. Celia will be happy to make the kreplach. ^'i n
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Enrichment and integrated learning take many forms at Friedel Jewish Academy. A recent unit, for example, interwove three general subjects—language arts, geography and animal anatomy, and connected these to Jewish studies, through a close look at the mitzvot that call for humane treatment of all creatures. One afternoon during the unit proved especially exciting, as students received a hands on introduction to two horses of the Paso Fino breed. Friedel teacher Dianna Griffin, a Paso Fino owner, arranged for Tim and Joanne Zawaba, local Paso specialists, to bring two beautiful examples of the breed to the Academy, First, students were divided into younger and older groups for a presentation. They learned that the Paso
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World Jewry (Continued from page 1} ———— Still, he added, "it has to be more accessible to more people," Jewish education is one way of keeping Judaism secure, agreed deputy prime minister Natan Sharansky. But it is no substitute for immigration to Israel. "We need to attract people to come here because of the quality of Jewish life here," Sharansky told the conference. "We are a warm Jewish home." Meridor described aliyah as a major Jewish growth tool, calling it a "vital need, like water in the faucet." He called for a more lenient attitude toward non-Jewish immigrants, primarily Russians who are eligible for aliyah because of a Jewish parent, grandparent or spouse. For Meridor, non-Jewish immigrants who are willing to become Jews offer one solution to the disturbing demographic numbers. By easing the conversion process for them, Israel will enable significant immigration from Jewish families that include non-Jewish members, Meridor said. Conversion still should be the only "gateway to the Jewish people," he said, but only as long as religious values do not endanger national needs.
A continuing problem in converting non-Jewish immigrants is the insistence of several parties in the government that only Orthodox conversions can be accepted in Israel. Such conversions often include a promise that the convert will lead a fully Orthodox life, which many non-Jewish immigrants are unwilling to do. With some 250,000 Russian immigrants considered non-Jews under Jewish law, other groups are looking to ease the immigration and conversion process. "We need to let people know that it's not an easy process, but that they need to do it," said Sharansky. "It's for the sake of the Jewish people." Funded with $1 million annually from the Jewish Agency and Jewish philanthropists, the institute was founded in May to create position papers that identify problems facing world Jewry and make recommendations to solve them. The institute's board of directors and its partners—the Jewish Agency and the United Jewish Communities umbrella organization of North American Jewish federations—then will try to put any plans into effect.
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One of the most basic ' Clinical professor of psyfacts of life on earth is the chiatry at Georgetown daily rhythm of light and University and researcher dark. Our bodies respond at the National Institute to this rhythm by increasof Mental Health (NIMH), ing or decreasing our he coined the term mental and physical ener! Seasonal Affection gy levels based on the Disorder-two decades cycles of sunlight, light ago. that ends the body's inter"Finally," he says, "pharnal night. ; i maceutical companies are For some people the Is getting interested in SAD. •A NT;. change in energy is so extreme they have trouble attention on it as a real functioning. These peo- Karen Gustafson problem, not just an inconpie, some estimates say 11 million in venience. After all, the disorder takes the U.S., have Seasonal Affective up half the year." Some of the antiDisorder (known as SAD), with anoth- depressants currently under study for er 25 million Americans suffering the treatment of SAD are Wellbutrin from a milder form of the condition. and Zoloft. SAD is a type of depression that folSome common symptoms of winter lows the seasons. The most common depression are: feelings of hopelesstype of SAD is called winter depres- ness and sadness, thoughts of suicide, sion which, in the United States, usu- hypersomnia, a change in appetite, ally begins in October or November especially a craving for sweet or but is most pronounced in January starchy foods, weight gain, a heavy and February, when the days are feeling in the arms or legs, a drop in shortest. A less common type of SAD, energy level, decreased physical activknown as summer depression, usually ity, fatigue, a tendency to oversleep, begins in the late spring or early sum- difficulty concentrating, irritability, mer. increased sensitivity to social rejec"The average duration of the symp- tion and avoidance of social situatoms may be as long as 5 months," tions. Such symptoms quality as SAD Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. indicated. only if they resolve in the spring and
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Budget Woes Plague City In an address to j "coming along nleeB'nai B'rith, ly" and would be Breadbreakers last, open by the end of week, Omaha | August of 2003. A Mayor Mike Fahey | | glitch In the devel1 said that our city is f opment was the lack faced with economic * • of money for a marchallenges during f j keting plan. the coming year,, i Officials were relynoting that "the! j ing upon the economy isnt good • < Convention and because sales t a x ! Visitors Bureau to numbers continue do the marketing to be sluggish." and that bureau is Fahey, who came to under county ausOmaha 30 years ago f pices. The city has f. to attend Creighton made a huge investUniversity, spent 10 ment and there years on the Omaha must be good marPlanning Board and keting plan, Fahey has served on many insisted. others boards and He's put together commissions. He is an advisory board well informed about of 14 people, made Omaha and its busi- Sam Epstein, left, a retired businessman, came t o h e a r up of hoteliers, ness problems. members of the Mayor Fahey's view of t h e future of t h e city of O m a h a . He is about Chamber of halfway through his first term and is happy the Commerce, the county planning board, the mayor's Civilian Employees Union accepted a "payfreeze"for office and the City Council. This commission will next year. Says the mayor, "This will enable us not to work together to formulate a plan to market the have to raise taxes. However, I think we will experi- new facility. ence a continuum of what we experienced last year." The mayor spoke about numerous inquiries from The city has had a hiring freeze since April. This different groups. "Along with the generosity from means that there are 128 open positions that have the Chamber of Commerce and the city putting in come about through attrition. According to Fahey, the some money, we have been able to begin a study on hiring freeze will continue until the economy begins to South Omaha. Well be using block grant and founturn around-at least through the 2003 budget. dation money and we'll go after proposals for con"We just have to do it because it has saved the city struction to start around 2004. over five million dollars. There certainly was a lot of The "North 24th Street Corridor" is already mov'give and take' when we wrote the 2003 budget and ing ahead and drawings are underway. According to every department is at the 2002 budget level or Mayor Fane}1, "We need to spruce up the streets and below it," he insisted. we're in collaboration with Creighton University." However, Public Safety is one area that he won't The issue of gambling will be front and center cut back. He firmly believes, given the mood of the during the legislative session in 2003. times, there should be no cuts in police and fire cov"You can't bury your head and say that gambling erage. There are modest increases in those two isn't going to be here," he said. "The last initiative areas that will get more police officers on the street stalled and didn't go on the ballot but there was an and do away with overtime for the fire department. appeal made. And, that appeal is hanging out there. "It takes everybody pulling together and collabo"There are people who aren't pleased with gambling, ration from the City Council and Chuck Sigerson. I but I'm also a realist and I think we'd be much better think we've been able to get along pretty well. off to keep it confined to a casino. That way we wouldEven in these tough times, when we disagree, we n't have it in every bar and grocery store." haven't become disagreeable!" he laughed. "We talk When he was asked about the issue of snow removal, about issues before they become front page news." Fahey explained there is no money left in the continBecause of some corporations and individuals in gency fund. He hopes that big snowfalls won't occur the private sector, Fahey thinks that the Sundawg and says that the main streets will be cleared quickly Program, holiday lights and an after school pro- and side streets may "just have to wait." Another question raised was if the city would have gram at Miller Park will probably be saved. A committee was formed six months ago to talk to pay Frankie Payne for the accidental demolishabout the possibility of merging city and county serv- ing of his building last month. Fahey noted that "it ices. "It isn't a new issue to those of us who have been won't cost the city anything," because the city raised around for a long time. The problem is that nobody the amount of insurance on the recent implosion. "It every does anything about it!" he added. "For once, won't mean that Frankie won't go through some there seems to be political will between my adminis-: 'pain' though," he added. tration and the City Council to do something." On the issue of the possible annexation of Elkorn, There are many hurdles, he admitted, including Fahey said, "I'm not in favor of that because we'd legislative issues, but some of these issues have also have to levy another two cents to everyone in been addressed by the planning, personnel and pur- Omaha in order to accomplish it. There's too much chasing departments. Fahey believes this merger debt out there right now and it just doesn't make sense at this time. I'd like to put that off until our can save money. "For once, we need to step forward and make this debt decreases, but I may not have a choice if the happen. Unless the largest city and the most popu- folks change their minds and-begin the annexation lated county are willing to make some sacrifices, process. how can we ask those (state) senators to do the Finally Fahey responded about his future political same thing?" plans. "I don't know where I go from here," he Fahey gave an update on the arena and conven- admitted. "I'm pretty happy. I l l be 61 at the end of tion center and noted the riverfront development was my term. Another four would be nice—maybe!"
Lori and Brad Nacht of Riverdale, NY, announce the Sept. 20 birth of their daughter, Daniella Rose, named for her paternal grandmother, Diane Nacht, and her maternal great-grandmother, Rose Comen. Daniella has two brothers, Jacob Micah, 7, and Samuel Elijah, 5. Grandparents are Natalie and Herman Rubin of Omaha, the late Diane Nacht, and Ron Nacht of River Edge, NJ.
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Celebrating Hanukkah AroyncS the World
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the Schneider Children's Hospital, sufjganiyot have put him in seventh heaven. Photo by ISRANET. Bottom right: Actor Billy Crystal holds up a tzedakah box given to him by Peter Willner, Executive Vice-president of American Friends of The Hebrew University before a benefit screening of his new movie, Analyze That. Photo by American Friends of The Hebrew University.
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