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ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Jewish Press Editor tarting in February, Jewish Family Service in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Omaha will sponsor presenters from the Set Me Free Project and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Parallel sessions will be offered to middle school and high school students as well as their parents. On Feb. 7, the topic is Red Flags to Recognize Human Traffickers; Feb. 21, Tools for Navigating Online Safety; Feb. 28, DEA: Is Rainbow Fentanyl in Omaha Yet? and March 14, Building Healthy Relationships. The sessions will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the North and South sides of the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Community Engagement Venue and in the Benjamin and Anna E. Wiesman Family Reception Room at the JCC. Each session stands alone, and you can attend as many as you like. Stephanie Olson and Danielle Howell from the Set Me Free Project will present most of the topics in our four sessions, except for the DEA presentation. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division representatives are Emily Murray and her colleagues. Their main focus will be on the dangers of Fentanyl.

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The Set Me Free Project™ is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring prevention education to youth and families to stop human trafficking before it begins. Its curriculum is informative, interactive, and flexible, reaching students (K-12th grade), educators, parents and leaders in every facet of our communities. The Set Me Free Project™ is unique in its use of engaging, age-appropriate curriculum in every presentation. With a focus on defining human trafficking and helping students identify why and how they could be at risk, the organization provides a foundation for all students to recognize the intrinsic value in every human being. CEO of The Set Me Free Project Stephanie Olson is a speaker, an author and a podcaster. Before founding the Set Me Free Project, she worked with women in the area of sexual and domestic violence, addiction, and homelessness. She also worked with youth teaching healthy relationships. After extensive training, research in the study of human trafficking prevention education and social media safety, she co-founded The Set Me Free Project. Stephanie also helps leaders build resilience. Her work on teaching resilience in leadership has inspired people across the United States with topics such as, leadership, trauma, See Teen & Parent Eduacion Series page 2

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Princess Diana the musical returns to the JCC

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The Alan J. Levine Theater at the Jewish Community Center will play host to ‘One For All Musical Theater’s’ production of Princess Diana the Musical, written by Karen Sokolof Javitch and Elaine Jabenis. Princess Diana the Musical was written in response to the tragic death of the ‘People’s Princess’ and its effect on millions of people around the world. The Princess de-

voted her life to helping others: the downtrodden, the sick, and she was the first famous person to hold the hand of an AIDS patient. Her compassion was endless, and we lost her because of a senseless car crash. The musical delves into Princess Diana’s relationship with her husband, now King Charles, and her coping with the challenges of being a Princess with a husband who was in love with another woman. More than a year after her death, with Karen and Elaine Jabenis writing the story and Karen composing the music along with the lyrics, the first production of the Princess’ story debuted in Omaha. With a musical score arranged by Mannheim Steamroller’s Chuck Penington, the show See Princess Diana page 3

Beth El hosts MLK Jr. Day of Service

ROBBY ERLICH Beth El Engagement Coordinator Monday, Jan. 16, was Martin Luther King Jr. day, a day to focus on service to others in celebration of Dr. King’s legacy. Beth El Synagogue hosted several activities for the community to take part in. All activities were made possible due to a grant from the Special Donor-Ad-

vised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. At Beth El that morning, congregants and friends of Beth El were engaged with two activities: making lasagnas for the nonprofit organization Lasagna Love and making blankets for Project Linus. Project Linus provides newly made tied See MLK Day of Service page 2