Vol. LXXXII
No. 35
Omaha, NE
30 Nisan, 5763
May 2, 2003
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Charlotte Kaplan, Marvin Gerber and Robert Mosenkis Win United Way Awards by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor Three members of the Omaha Jewish community were honored at Wednesday’s annual United Way luncheon: Charlotte Kaplan won in the Religion category, Marvin Gerber in the Ethnic category, and Robert Mosenkis for Youth. Kaplan has been demonstrating extraordinary acts Charlotte Kaplan, of kindness in the Omaha Jewish community for more than 40 years. But her volunteer work, while exceedingly vital, has been largely behind the scenes. Kaplan’s involvement in all aspects of the Jewish community has been widespread and varied. She has been active with the Va’ad HaKashrut committee of the Jewish Federation, Amit Women and Hadassah, Young Energetic Seniors (Y.E.S.) and the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, as well as Beth Israel Synagogue and its Sisterhood. But it is perhaps her association with the Chevrah Kadishe, the Jewish ritual burial society, for which Kaplan is most well known, according to the nomination submitted by the Jewish Federation. Kaplan is the women’s chairperson for of the Chevrah Kadishe; she and other women have been trained by rabbis in the careful and respectful tra-
Noted Rabbinic Couple to Speak in Omaha by RAE TRAYNOR Somehow accounting and the rabbinate don’t seem to go together, but for Rabbi Moshe Ungar and his wife, Debbie, it’s a match made in heaven. The couple will be in Omaha Friday and Saturday, May 1617, as scholars-in-residence for the Omaha Center for Torah Learning. Rabbi Ungar, “who is Debbie Ungar and Shari’s rabbi from her Rabbi Moshe Ungar hometown of Philadelphia,” said Rabbi Aryeh Blum, Director of OCTL, “is a master of adult education and one of Philly’s most engaging Torah personalities.” Rabbi Ungar received his smicha (rabbinic ordination) from Ner Israel Rabbinic College in Baltimore, MD; he lectures extensively in synagogues, community centers and schools throughout the Northeast and spoke at Congregation Ohev Shalom in North Dallas in January. Though Rabbi Ungar is the Director of the Etz Chaim Heritage Center, he is also a practicing CPA, having earned a degree in accounting from Loyola University in Baltimore. (Continued on page 8)
Marvin Gerber and Robert Mosenkis dition of preparing bodies for burial in the Jewish tradition. She’s recruited more than 25 volunteers over the years, but there is always a need for more. Her selfless actions were rewarded by the Jewish Federation in 1999 when she was awarded the first ever “Chesed” or kindness award. Kaplan is modest about her volunteer work, but her acts with the Chevrah Kadishe are considered to be the highest order of good deeds according to Jewish law. Marvin Gerber has touched the lives of many, especially the frail elderly as he “smothers them in kindness,” according to Maggie Conti, Adult Program Director for Jewish Senior Services. “He quietly works behind the scenes, making sure all are happy and never wants recognition or kudos for his volunteer work.” (Continued on page 8)
Amy Cotton Receives Liz Karnes Youth Award from NCCJ by BARBARA ANGELILLO, NCCJ The National Conference of Community and Justice (NCCJ) will confer the Liz Karnes Youth Award on Amy Cotton, the daughter of Marcy and Ira Cotton, at the organization’s annual Humanitarian Dinner on May 29 at the Holiday Inn Central. The award takes on even more meaning with Karnes’ recent death on April 24. Cotton, a freshman at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, is a 2002 graduate of Westside High School. She caught the attention of the NCCJ staff while attending its Anytown Youth Leadership residential program as a delegate in the summer of 2000. It was clear from the start that Amy possessed strong leadership qualities and a passion to pursue social justice. At the end of Amy’s freshman year at Westside, she became involved with the Omaha Theater Company for Young People at The Rose. She auditioned and won a position with a group called the Pride Players, which uses theatrical productions to raise awareness of the need to stem the tide of hate and harassment against gay men and women. Armed with heightened awareness as a Pride Player and Anytown Alumni, Amy was determined (Continued on page 8)
Jewish Federation Centennial Campaign Exceeds Goal by PAM MONSKY Federation Communications Director Joanie Kaiman and Jerry Kohll, 2003 General Campaign Co-chairs, announced that $3,024,000 was raised for Jewish community services during the 2003 Jewish Federation of Omaha Centennial Campaign, which closed on March 31. The goal for this year’s drive was $3 million. “I am so proud to be part of this wonderful Jewish community,” said Kaiman. “Each volunteer and donor pulled together and supported our Federation’s Centennial by making increased gifts to the Centennial Patron Program. I’d like to personally thank every single one of them for their hard work and support.” The Centennial Patron Program recognized donors who increased their Annual Campaign gift by $100 or more as “Centennial Patrons” by publishing their names in boldface type in the Jewish Press. Those who increased their gift by less than $100 were recognized as supporters with their names printed in regular type. Jerry Kohll also expressed his gratitude to the O m a h a J e w i s h community for their unfaltering generosity. "We knew this was going to be a challenging year for fundraising, espe2003 General Campaign Cocially conChairmen Jerry Kohll and Joanie sidering Kaiman the fact that this community had just contributed $970,000 for Israel Terror Relief, not to mention the economic and political environment we’re experiencing right now. But thanks to the donors and the hard work of literally hundreds of volunteers, the excellent programs and services funded by the Annual Campaign will continue," noted Kohll. The close of the 2003 Annual Campaign marks the end of Kaiman and Kohll’s two-year term as General Campaign Co-Chairs. They were instrumental in changing the volunteer structure of the Jewish Federation of Omaha’s Annual Campaign and instituted the "Campaign Leadership Team," which is made up of the volunteer leaders from the Campaign’s five divisions; Pacesetter Division, Men’s Campaign, Women’s Campaign, Young Leadership Division and Super Sunday. The 2003 Campaign Leadership Team included Pete Brodkey and Jerry Dann heading Men’s Division, Joanie Jacobson and Patty Nogg, Women’s Division; Bruce Shackman, Pacesetters; Michael Miller, Young Leadership Division; and Elinor and Guy Matalon, Super Sunday. (Continued on page 8)
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, MAY 2 Visions Board Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Shop Shalom, 10 a.m. at Park Inn Regency Lodge Kaiman Scholar in Residence Weekend, May 2-4 at Temple Israel SATURDAY, MAY 3 Shop Shalom After Dark, 9 p.m.
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SUNDAY, MAY 4 Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration, 10 a.m. Federation Mission Program, 10 a.m. Kids’ Snack and Learn, 11:30 a.m. at Beth El Shop Shalom 12 p.m. Haimishe Deli Night, 6 p.m.at Beth El RBJH Associates of Jewish Homes & Services Seminar, 7:30 p.m. location tba MONDAY, MAY 5 YES Program, 10 a.m. Florence Melton Adult Mini School, 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Federation Mission to Israel Guide Visit, 4:30 p.m. NCJW Open Board Meeting, noon, at Parkwood Terrace Apartment Clubhouse Florence Melton Adult Mini School, 7 p.m. Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Foundations in Drawing, 7 p.m.
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TUESDAY, MAY 6 Lunch & Learn, noon, at Kripke Federation Library BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Friedel Jewish Academy Board of Directors Meeting,, 7:30 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, noon, at the Park Inn Regency Lodge C 49th Annual B’nai B’rith Charity Sports Banquet, 5:30 p.m. at L Holiday Inn Convention Center I Spring Dance Recital, 7 p.m.
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by RABBI STANLEY ROSENBAUM Parashat Kedoshim At the very outset of this week’s sidrah, God issues the command: “You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy!” This is one of the most remarkable statements in all literature. Mere fleshand-blood, with all its limitations and inadequacies, is ordered to imitate the ineffable nature of the Divine Unity. What can this possibly mean for mere mortals? How is it attainable? In essence, this demand forces us to confront the very meaning of religion. It is appropriate to note at this point that classical Hebrew has no word for what we today call “religion”, nor in fact for what we call “philosophy.” Unlike the ancient Greeks, the biblical attitude towards life was not formulated in a logico-deductive system of postulates and theorems. Rather, as Dr. Max Kadushin pointed out, biblical thinking was of an organic nature, embedded in and infusing its value concepts in all aspects of life. That is why the code of law in the sidrah covers every facet of life: civil and criminal behavior, human and family relationships, sexual conduct, ritual requirements, and fundamental ethical duties. What, then, can we conclude about the Torah’s understanding of the meaning of holiness, of true religion? The prophet Micha gave perhaps one of the finest definitions some 2,700 years ago. When pressed by the people for direction, he replied: “It has been told you, O man, what the Lord requires of you: only to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” The hallmarks of true religious behavior are not mysterious and hidden, privy to only the chosen, enlightened few. The truth is simple and available to everyone. It is a reflection of Judaism’s understanding of the two major qualities of Deity: midat haDin (the quality of Justice) and midat haRachamim (the quality of Mercy). With humility and purity of spirit in our relationship with God, we must seek to conduct ourselves in all our relationships with righteousness, fairness, and honesty on the one hand, and with sensitivity, caring, love, and kindness on the other. That, the Torah insists, is what true religion is all about. Our given task is to create holiness with that which is awaiting to be made holy. Is this sacred task humanly achievable? Our sidrah’s opening charge to “be holy” may be read not only as a command, but also as a blessing. If God, who is the ultimate source of holiness, dictates that we are to be holy, then it must be possible. Certainly, in the life of each and every one of us there is the potential to creative warm, loving, and meaningful relationships. And each of us has the ability in some measure to improve the world. The search for holiness stimulates a passion for righteousness and justice, for sensitive caring and compassion. In the quest for true religious expression, in seeking to create and enhance holiness in our lives and in the world, let us remember the words of Rabbi Tarfon nearly two millennia ago, recorded in the Ethics of the Fathers: “The day is short and the work is great; and the workers are sluggish, but the Master is insistent…It is not incumbent on you to finish the work, but you are not free to desist from it…and know that the Master of your work will pay you the reward of your labor.” May we all find peace and contentment in bringing holiness into the world through the practice of true religion.
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DEATHS RONI H. REYNOLDS Roni Reynolds, formerly known as Judy Ann Cohen, died in West Palm Beach, FL, at the age of 61. Memorial services were held April 26 in West Palm Beach and will be held in Omaha in midJune. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Alan and Anne Cohen, nephew and his wife, Marty and Elizabeth Cohen, and their sons, Jack, Sam and Will Cohen, all of Omaha. Memorials to Hospice House, 7415 Cedar, Omaha, NE 68124. ZINA A. ROSENBERG-FINKELSTEIN Former Hastings resident Zina A. Finkelstein, died April 13 in Lincoln at the age of 89. Services were held April 14 with burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum officiated. She was a 1936 graduate of UNL and earned a master’s in 1938; she taught English at Lincoln High School. She was preceded in death by her husband Louis B. Finkelstein, who died in 1982, and her sister, Bella. She is survived by her son, David B. Finkelstein of Lincoln and her brother, David Rosenberg of Lincoln. ESTELLE C. KOMINSKY Estelle C. Kominsky died April 14 in Lincoln at the age of 79. Services were April 16 at Mount Carmel Cemetery. She taught preschool at Tifereth Israel Synagogue for many years, and was a teacher in the Lincoln Public Schools. She logged more than 750 volunteer hours with the Family Service Women Infants Children program. She is survived bye her husband Si Kominsky; daughter Marcia Wallen, Lincoln; son and daughter-in-law, Jordan and Pam, Chandler, AZ; grandchildren, Becky and Jake Wheeler, Oakland, CA, B.J. Wallen, Lincoln, and David Kominsky, Chandler, AZ; one great-granddaughter; sister, Henny Feld, Scottsdale, AZ; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Forrest and Jacqueline Mozer, Berkeley, CA, Leonard and Reva Mozer, Lincoln. Memorials to the American Cancer Society or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Lincoln. KIRSTEN A. BUDWIG Kirsten Budwig, a nurse who worked at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home for one week short of 10 years, died suddenly at the age of 36. Services were held April 25. She is survived by her husband, Larry Budwig; daughters, Brianne Coco, Hannah, Sophie and Aleia Budwig; parents, Vern and Dorothy Cornish; father-in-law and step-mother-in-law, Ron Budwig and Susan Silver; mother-in-law and step-fatherin-law, Susan and Phil Rothholz; brother, Tom Cornish of Texas. Memorials to Budwig Children’s Education Fund, c/o Susan Rothholz, 1349 So. 101 St., #206, Omaha, NE 68124.
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TEMPLE ISRAEL
BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE
Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism
7023 Cass Street, Omaha, NE 68132-2651 556-6536 templeisrael-ne.org
Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
1502 No. 52 St., Omaha, NE. 68104 -5013 556-6288 BethIsrael@novia.net
14506 California Omaha, NE 68154-1980 492-8550 WEB--www.bethel-omaha.org
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; Tot Shabbat, 7 p.m. A short service of song and prayer with Rabbi Craig Marantz, followed by cookies and juice for toddlers through children in primary grades. Shabbat Evening Service, 7:30 p.m., Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate. Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff will speak on “Ethics in the Business Environment: A Jewish Approach.” Oneg sponsored by WRJ. SATURDAY: Bagels and Sacred Books, 9:30 a.m., in the Milder Cente; Morning service, 10:30 a.m., David Joseph Anderson, son of Magda Peck and Jim Anderson, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah; Rabbi Dorff will speak on “A Sex Ethic for Our Time: Issues of Human Intimacy,” 4:30 p.m. in the Milder Center, followed by a fruit and cheese Havdalah. SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available at each Friday evening service, Saturday mornings when there is a bar or bat mitzvah, as well as Sunday mornings when there is religious school. Charge is $2 per family. Please make reservations with the office. SUNDAY: Join Rabbi Dorff for bagels and “Jewish Medical Ethics: New Issues in Bioethics...” at 10 a.m. in the Friedman Social Hall. This program is sponsored by the Ida and Samuel Kaiman Memorial Fund. All events are open to the community at no charge. ADULT EDUCATION WEDNESDAY, May 7: 8:30-10 a.m., A Guide to the Perplexed: Reading the Writings of Maimonides with Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. THURSDAY, May 8: Adult Study with Rabbi Marantz, 10-11:30 a.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, 7 p.m.; The West Minyan is at the home of Jack and Bette Kozlen, at 7:30 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 Sisterhood. Mincha, 8 p.m., followed by Shalosh Suedot and Ma’ariv; Havdalah, 9:10 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. and 6:45 p.m MONDAY: Talmud class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. A weekly e-mail update is now being sent out, listing synagogue events. Please e-mail the office to be on the list. SAVE THE DATE Sunday, May 18, 6 p.m.: Let’s Go Out to Eat with an All-American menu! Make reservations by May 13 with the synagogue office.
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday , 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FRIDAY: Come join a joyous, musical Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6 p.m. 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. This message is free and open to the entire community. SATURDAY: Morning Services, 9:30 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Arielle Levine, daughter of Michael and Karin Levine, who will host kiddish following services. Rabbi Levin’s Torah Class meets at 7:45 p.m. Evening services at 8:15 p.m. SUNDAY: Morning services, 9 a.m.; Kids Snack and Learn, 11:30 a.m.; Evening services and Study Session, 5:30 p.m. This relaxed, informal minyan, is led by Gaston Bogomolni. This week’s topic: The Torah Service and Its Prayers; HAZAK Eat-in or Take-out Kosher Deli Dinner, 6-7:30 p.m. Advance reservations please. WEEKDAY SERVICES: 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7: Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class, 7:30 p.m, led by Cantor Emil Berkovits. Thursday, May 8, noon: Introduction to Judaism class with Rabbi Levin; topic is “Uncovering the Deep Messages of the Jewish Holidays: Hanukkah and Purim.”
BEYT SHALOM
An Affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
3012 S. 119th St., P.O. Box 241130 Omaha, NE 68124-5130 402-592-4082 http://welcome.to/beytshalom/ FRIDAY: Family Shabbat services, 7 p.m., led by Robyn H at the synagogue, 3012 So. 119 St. SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. SUNDAY: Religious Hebrew School, 3:30 p.m. at the JCC. TUESDAY: Religious Hebrew School, 4 p.m. at the JCC.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., are led by Beyt Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation. All services are held in the Herbet Goldsten Chapel and are open to the community.
Beth Israel Elects New Board by BETH COHEN, Executive Director At a congregational meeting last Sunday, the members of Beth Israel Synagogue elected a new Board of Commissioners. Officers of the new Board include: President, David Kohll; Administrative Vice-president, Bonnie Bloch; Financial Vice-president, Ann Moskovits; Membership Vice-president Maggie Gerber; Treasurer, Russ Kaplan; and Secretary, Toba Cohen. The membership of the Board includes: Howard Gendelman, Sandy Kohll, Mark Marshall, Lynne Saltzman, Dani Shrago, Susie Shyken, Bruce Teichman, Dik Weiner and Norm Zevitz. In addition, Sisterhood President Georgia Ann Steinberg, is a member of the Board. This Board will serve through May of 2004.
CHABAD HOUSE An Affiliate of the Worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement
1866 So. 120th St., Omaha, NE 68144-1646 Phone: 330-1800 E-MAIL--chabad@aol.com WEBSITE: www.nebraskajudaism.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Monday-Friday: Services at 7 a.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Services at 8:30 a.m.
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 tiferethisraellincoln.org
B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 Phone: 322-4705 e-mail: doc jeb @aol.com FRIDAY: Evening Service, 7:30 p.m. Oneg will follow.
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Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY, Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv, 8:15 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Pirke Avot, 10 a.m. FEDERATION KICK-OFF SUNDAY, MAY 4: Enjoy a light supper at the home of Cindy and Marlon Weiss and a performance by Omaha’s Cantor Emil Berkovits.
CONGREGATION B’NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE
Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
2061 S. 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 435-8004 jewishnebraska.org FRIDAY: Early Shabbat services, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious School, 10 a.m.; The Jewish Federation of Lincoln kicks off its campaign with a light supper and musical entertainment, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: AA Meeting, 7 p.m. in the Library.
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE SAC Memorial Chapel 301 Lincoln Highway, Offutt AFB, NE 68113 294-6244 FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m..
DEDICATION A monument in memory of Leona Kohll Cohn will be unveiled on Sunday May 4, 12:30 p.m. at Golden Hill Cemetery, 42nd and Grand in Omaha. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.
B’NAI MITZVAH David Hirshman, son of Kathy and Stan Hirshman, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah Saturday, May 10, at Temple Israel. A seventh grade honor student at Platteview Central Jr. High School, David plays tenor sax with the school concert band, and electric guitar with the jazz band. For his mitzvah project, David cared for sick, injured and/or pregnant small mammals until they were ready for adoption through the Nebraska Humane Society. David has an older brother, Philip. Grandparents are Faye Hirshman and the late Milton Hirshman, Eleanor Walsh and the late Arthur Walsh. Eugene Turetsky, son of Boris and Lucy Turetsky, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah Saturday, May 10, at Beth El Synagogue. A seventh grade honor student at Kiewit Middle School, Eugene enjoys reading and computers. He is the boys gymnastics state champion. Eugene has a sister, Deborah, 5. Grandparents are Yefim and Svetlana Goldin, Dr. Ruvim Turetsky and the late Roza Turetsky.
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EDITORIAL A Light Goes Out in Omaha Liz Karnes had a Jewish neshama, a Jewish soul. An educator, political candidate, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, this energetic bright young woman made such an impact on this community that her name will live on in the good works she accomplished. No, she wasn’t born Jewish, nor was she a convert to Judaism, but she was a woman of tremendous faith. And throughout her 12-year battle with cancer (and its devastating side effects), she accepted the prayers of people of other faiths, saying with that infectious grin, “I’ll take help wherever I can get it!” So her home was filled with symbols of every religion of every one of her friends, from mezuzot and prayer books, to water from the Jordan River and books of psalms, She thanked visitors to Israel for putting her name in the Kotel--the Western Wall, asking for a speedy recovery; she joked about being known as Elisheva bat Miriam-Elizabeth, daughter of Mary. Her faith in God sustained her and her family throughout this long, often painful ordeal. And it helped her live one more day--every day--to attend District 66 school board meetings, and
her daughters’ graduations from Westside (she signed the diploma for each of them). Her illness never prevented her from asking others about their families, their hopes and dreams, their concerns. And her indomitable spirit allowed her to even joke about such serious subjects as surgeries and scars. We are poorer in Omaha now because we have buried yet another vital young woman. Too many times have we attended funerals of our friends and sisters, mothers and daughters, who died before seeing their own children marry and have children of their own. Too often have we put off until tomorrow the tasks we promised we’d do in their names. Too late are we in saying “I love you” or making amends one more time. In the Talmud, Reb Zuissia is asked in Olam HaBa--the World to Come-not why he couldn’t live up to the expectations of Rabbi Akiva, but why he hadn’t lived his life like Reb Zuissia. Liz Karnes arrives in Olam HaBa as a righteous person, knowing she lived up to the expectations of her life--and more--but those of us left in this world are poorer now as a light goes out in
Israeli Fridays and American Sundays
JOURNAL ENTRY FROM ISRAEL by TEDDY WEINBERGER Both America and Israel have a fiveday work week. In America, like most countries, it’s Monday-Friday, and in Israel it’s Sunday-Thursday. At first glance, with Saturday being common to the weekend of both countries, it might seem that Friday in Israel would be sort of equivalent to Sunday in America. But the American Sunday is very different from the Israeli Friday. In Israel, for anyone who ushers in the Sabbath with a big family dinner, Friday is clearly going to be different than the American Sunday, since a significant portion of Friday needs to be spent in preparing for this dinner (as opposed to Sunday, when one can eat the leftovers from the big Shabbat meals). So on the one hand, for Jews preparing for Shabbat, Fridays are much more pressurized than American Sundays. On the other hand, however, Fridays in Israel contain a wonderful relaxant (for parents) that is absent from American Sundays. That relaxant is called school. Israeli kids go to school six days a week, with Fridays being a very short day. In America, unless you are prepared to have your kids sit in front of a TV for 10 hours, Sundays are extremely challenging for parents. Sarah and I found that Sunday, a day that in the American mythos is depicted as oh so leisurely, was given over to answering our children’s terrifying
question: “What should we do now?” For parents in Israel, then, Fridays start out as weekdays: children all need to be woken up at their usual times and they need to leave for school at their usual times. But once 8 o’clock rolls around, you have the next four hours free--a wonderful, leisurely time-block. Sarah takes belly dancing during this period and I study Talmud and play tennis. Other couples use this time to go into town for brunch. There are also hikes and adult education classes that convene on Fridays. A friend of mine happens to use the first part of his free Friday mornings to make love to his wife. I try not to bother him then. If you aren’t preparing for a Shabbat meal and if you don’t have children, Fridays may very well be equivalent to American Sundays. Indeed, the weekends in Israel start on Thursday night, when people stay out late at clubs, restaurants, and concerts. One would think that Saturday nights in Israel should be like American Sunday nights since in both cases the work-week begins the next day, but it turns out that Saturday night in Israel more closely resemble Saturday night in the States: it’s a big night to go out to eat, to the movies, and to the theater (though the crazy all-night partying is reserved for Thursday nights and for secular Friday nights). Yawning is the national activity for
Sunday mornings. What is missing from even a childless, secular Friday is the opportunity for both secular and religious Jews to pursue similar days of relaxation, as they can do on an American Sunday. Indeed, Natan Sharansky’s political party (Yisrael B’Aliya) proposed changing Israel’s workweek largely for this reason. And while it’s true that Sharansky and his party suffered a terrible defeat in the past elections (going down from six to two Knesset seats and then basically being swallowed up by the Likud), the idea of Sundays off was still attractive enough for the National Religious Party to make it one of their issues. They joined Sharon’s coalition government (though we are still far from any kind of legislation being passed to this effect). In practice, the way that the “Sundays off” proposal is supposed to work is for the work-week to switch to Monday-Friday, with Friday’s workday ending at 2 p.m. and the extra hours being divided over Monday-Thursday (up until a decade or so ago, many Israelis worked this kind of Friday, in addition to Sunday). The proposal doesn’t specify who will prepare for the Shabbat meal if Friday is a work-day (especially in the winter when Shabbat begins as early as 4 p.m.), but it’s interesting that precisely a religious party is behind this proposal now. I guess that there is a certain hunger by the religious for one day of
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relaxation a week whose focus is not Shabbat. Personally, I happen to love a workweek that is in sync with my religious life (especially since I am a parent who knows the cruel trade-off of an American Sunday). Sunday in Hebrew, after all, is yom rishon, the “first day.” The traditional greeting on Saturday night after Shabbat is “shavua tov-have a good week.” With Sunday as the first day of the work week, the Sabbath is the climax of the week; it’s what the week is working towards. Whatever Israelis choose to do with their Shabbat is up to them. But it’s nice to live in a country that structurally invites me to observe Shabbat. To be sure, there are some secular extremists who object to this, who feel that the current workweek is coercive (according to this position, the Israeli work place should accommodate nonSabbath observers by offering more flexibility in the work week--a ThursdayMonday workweek, for example). My response here is to say that if it’s religious coercion to have offices closed on Saturdays in Israel, then it’s religious coercion to have offices closed on Sunday in America. Somehow, though, America even with its Sunday observance has managed to be the world’s beacon for religious freedom. So I see no reason why Israel’s work-week, including Saturdays off, should prevent Israel’s growth in this area.
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Needed: An Iraqi Strongman
by DANIEL PIPES Thousands of Iraqi Shi`ites chanted “No to America, No to Saddam, Yes to Islam” a few days ago, during pilgrimage rites at the holy city of Karbala. Increasing numbers of Iraqis appear to agree with these sentiments. There are ominous implications for the coalition forces. • Gratitude for liberation usually has a short shelf life, and Iraq will be no exception. As a middle-aged factory manager put it, “Thank you, Americans. But now we don't need anybody to stay here anymore.” • However delighted they are to be rid of the Saddamite nightmare, Iraqis mentally live in a world of conspiracy theories, causing many to harbor deep suspicions of coalition intentions. • “Yes to Islam” in effect means “Yes to Iranian-style militant Islam.” The introduction of that failed system would be a disaster for Iraq and would revive the Khomeini message, which by now has lost nearly all appeal in Iran. This state of affairs leaves coalition forces in a bind: As vanquisher of the Saddam Hussein regime, they aim to rehabilitate the country, which means sticking around. As liberator of the country, they must respond to Iraqi wishes, which means getting out fast. What to do? If coalition forces leave Iraq precipitously, anarchy and extremism would result. Stay too long, they will face an anti-imperialist backlash of sabotage and terrorism. Hold elections too fast, the Khomeini-like mullahs will probably win. Keep the country under an occupation force, and an intifada would rear up. The U.S. and U.K. governments need to square the circle--put the country to right while getting out of the way, and bring about democracy without letting the Iranians take over. I offer two pieces of advice: • Plan for the long haul. Building a full democracy (meaning, regularly voting the head of government out of office) takes time. From the Magna Carta in 1215 to the Reform Act of 1832, England needed six centuries. The United States needed over a century. Things have sped up and these days, but it still stakes twenty or more years to reach full democracy. That was the timetable in countries as varied as South Korea, Chile, Poland, and Turkey. • Plan for a gradual transition. A population emerging from 30 years in the dungeon cannot cope with all the choices of full democracy, but must get there in steps. Democratically-minded autocrats
can guide the country to full democracy better than snap elections. Therefore: Iraq needs--and I write these words with some trepidation--a democratically-minded Iraqi strongman. This may sound like a contradiction but it has happened elsewhere, for example by Atatürk in Turkey and Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan. Yes, it goes against every American instinct (“Democracy Now!” is the name of a national radio show) but that’s not a reason to reject it. Democracy is a learned habit, not instinct. The infrastructure of a civil society--such as freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of assembly, the rule of law, minority rights, and an independent judiciary--needs to be established before holding elections. Deep attitudinal changes must take place as well: a culture of restraint, a commonality of values, a respect for differences of view, and a sense of civic responsibility. Such institutions and views will need years to grow in Iraq. In the meantime, elections should begin on the local level. The press should inch toward full freedom, political parties should grow organically, parliament should gain in authority. The Shi`ites can develop democratic ideas, uninfluenced by Khomeinism. Who should fill the all-important role of strongman? The ideal candidate would be politically moderate but operationally tough; someone with an ambition to steer Iraq toward democracy and good neighborly relations. As for the coalition forces, after installing a strongman they should phase out their visible role and pull back to a few military bases away from population centers. From these, they can quietly serve as the military partner of the new government, guaranteeing its ultimate security and serving as a constructive influence for the entire region. The approach outlined here undercuts the rage of anti-imperialism, finesses the almost certain violence against coalition troops, and prevents the Iranians from colonizing Iraq. But the window of opportunity is closing rapidly; unless the coalition appoints a strongman very soon, it will not achieve its ambitious goals. Daniel Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and author of Militant Islam Reaches America (W.W. Norton). He can be reached at: www.DanielPipes.org.
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES Report: Intermarried Households Will Dominate U.S. Jewish Life by JOE BERKOFSKY NEW YORK, (JTA)--Households with intermarried Jews will soon dominate the American Jewish landscape, according to a new report. A study by the Jewish Outreach Institute in New York contends that intermarried households may soon become a majority of homes with one or more Jews. What’s more, the study says, more children younger than 12 already belong to intermarried families than to entirely Jewish families. “If the creation of intermarried households is not at the halfway mark, it’s clearly coming,” said Paul Golin, Director of communications and strategic planning for the institute and author of the report. The prediction comes as the Jewish community awaits the release of the 2000-01 National Jewish Population Survey, which will update controversial intermarriage findings from the last survey in 1990. In 1990 the survey found that 52 percent of marriages involving Jews in the previous five years were to non-Jews, while 28 percent of Jews overall are married to non-Jews. In the intervening years, responses have ranged from efforts to stem intermarriage by strengthening Jewish identity to encouraging interfaith couples to become more Jewishly active in hopes that they will raise Jewish children. The latest report, The Coming Majority: Suggested Action on Intermarried Households, urges more outreach as a way to shift the demographic tide. “Interfaith marriage is not the end of Jewish continuity--not raising Jewish children is,” said the institute’s executive director, Rabbi Kerry Olitzky. “The challenge is not necessarily in the rate, the challenge is in the response.” The 1990 study sparked a flurry of subsequent studies and reports on intermarriage. Some of them challenged the 52 percent rate, while others issued similar findings. In one noted example, sociologist Steven M. Cohen, professor at the Melton Centre at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, found that intermarriage was closer to 40 percent. In 2000, when the $6 million NJPS survey was due to be issued, the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York issued a report using similar methodology that found that 33 percent of Jews were married to nonJews. But Golin said the intermarriage numbers largely have been misunderstood.” Any rate higher than 33 percent means more intermarriages than in-marriages are taking place, he said.
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Temple Welcomes Community to Hear Ethics Scholar this Shabbat by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator “Do what is right and good in the Jewish Approach to Modern Medical sight of the Lord. . .” (Deuteronomy Ethics and his most recent, To Do the 6:18) Right and the Good, which is the title These words guide Rabbi Elliot N. of his presentations at Temple Israel. Dorff as he examines the laws and On Saturday afternoon, May 3, 4:30 theological tenets of the Torah regard- p.m., he will discuss “A Sex Ethic for ing social justice and its relevance in Our Time: Issues on Human today’s society. Rabbi Dorff will be Intimacy,” followed by a cheese and Temple Israel’s scholar-in-residence fruit Havdalah in the Milder Center beginning with Shabbat worship serv- at Temple. Rabbi Dorff ’s concluding ices at tonight, May 2, 7:30 p.m. session, a bagel brunch on Sunday, A leader in the field of Jewish ethics, May 4, 10 a.m., will address “Jewish Rabbi Dorff will reflect on the rele- Medical Ethics: New Issues in vance of Jewish sources within the Bioethics: Gene Mapping, Genetic context of modern-day life in his pre- Counseling, Genetic Engineering, sentations beginning with “Ethics in Cloning, and Stem Cell Research.” the Business Environment: A Jewish “Elliott Dorff never disappoints,” Approach” when he gives the sermon according to Dr. Neil Gillman of the this evening. Jewish Theological Seminary. Dorff ’s Rabbi Dorff, a Conservative rabbi, “studies should be required reading has directed the rabbinical and mas- for anyone concerned with a serious ter’s programs at the University of Jewish approach to the headline Judaism in Los Angeles where he is moral issues of the day.” rector and distinguished professor of Sponsored by the Ida and Samuel philosophy. He has written more than Kaiman Memorial Fund, all of Rabbi 150 articles on Jewish thought, law, Dorff ’s presentations are open to the and ethics; as well as nine books entire community at no charge. including Matters of Life and Death: A
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In Israel, unlike in the Diaspora, the Pesach (Passover) festival is celebrated for seven days. Tradition that has its origins in the north African Jewish community, has made the evening of the final seventh day, and the day after, a period of celebration for redemption from Egypt. The communities host the President, Prime Minister and other VIPs, in what has become a celebration observed by Jews far removed Photo by ISRANET. from their origins in north Africa.
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BERT’S EYE VIEW by BERT LEWIS My daughter Lisa and I recently discussed the idea of my Mother’s Day column this year being a little different. I wanted to find a way to remind people that being a mom isn’t the same experience for every woman with a child. Or, put another way, I wanted to say let’s not forget to count our blessings. Lisa later sent me an e-mail, saying “if it was my column to write, this is what I’d say. This is her message: “My three siblings and I were were born within six and a half years of each other, bringing our parents their share of worries and occasional sleepless nights. For the most part however, joys outweighed worries and pride outweighed concern. “For most mothers (and dads too) this is the way it is and indeed should be. All too often, however, this natural order is upset. For me, pain often outweighs joy and worry overshadows pride. My family and I struggle daily with the heartbreak of having a child with autism. The great expecta-
tions that accompanied our first child's birth have been replaced with very different views of the future. “In a few weeks our son will turn 15. Instead of worrying whether he will be a careful driver, we worry about how long he can continue to live safely in our home. Instead of thinking about college admissions, I wonder if he will ever be able to live in the community, and whether the necessary supports will exist when I am no longer able to advocate for him. “We become mothers and our lives change in an instant. We accept the sacrifices and in fact welcome them, out of love for our children. When things do not go as planned, we accept this too because really, what choice do we have? “So on this Mother’s Day, go ahead and kvell over your babies and enjoy whatever gifts the day brings. Please remember though, the greatest gift of all is a healthy child who will someday grow into a self-reliant adult. “And remember too, that for some mothers, this holiday rings a bittersweet note.”
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? by JOAN K. MARCUS In 1951, amidst all the splendor of the annual fessor at Webster University, a school noted for its Central High All-Girls Party, Joanne Jacobs, daugh- arts center, in conjunction with the Repertory ter of the late Julia and Larry Jacobs, was crowned Theatre of St. Louis and the Opera Theatre of St. “Miss Central XVII.” She was elected by all of the Louis. There students become skilled managers senior girls and class when they receive the university’s master of officers and also chofine arts in arts management and leadership. sen the senior who This degree was created to bring the arts to had made the greatnew levels of financial and cultural success est contribution to through dedicated and knowledgeable graduthe school. ates. We traced Joanne to Joanne’s dedication and qualifications for the St. Louis where she position at Webster go back to when she was a was pleased to reach child in Omaha. She has always loved drama back into the past and had her first leading role at age 12 in a and bring us up to the radio drama. At age 16, she was the director of present. She left a Girl Scout Radio Workshop that had two Omaha following weekly broadcasts. graduation from Even as a teenager at Central, she wrote and Central to attend produced scripts, performed in dramatic comW a s h i n g t o n petitions and operettas and had leading roles University in St. in dramatic productions at the University of Louis where she had Nebraska. As far back as 1965, she was a a four-year scholarmember of Community Council, an advisory ship. Her major in group formed prior to the founding of the board general literature led of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. her to meet Alan C. Joanne later became a board member of that Kohn, a young law organization and served until 1992. In addistudent and her hus- Joanne Jacobs was “Miss tion to serving as an officer in several capaciCentral” in 1951 band-to-be. ties, she was chairman of the Theatre Fair, ini“Meeting Alan was tiated the first educational lecture series, was the best thing hat ever happened to me!” she admit- responsible for a nationally acclaimed cookbook and ted. The couple was married in 1954, her senior was an advisor to its 25th anniversary history book. year, and they left St. Louis while Alan served in the Although she is reticent to talk about her accomarmy in Germany. Afterwards, Joanne attended plishments, Joanne does speak of her efforts and graduate school at Catholic University in success in restoring one of the only two Frank Lloyd Washington, D.C., while Alan served as a law clerk Wright Houses in St. Louis. at the Supreme Court. The Kohns returned to St. In 1993, Russell Kraus was ready to sell the house Louis in 1958 where Joanne took on the role of mak- and he contacted Judith Bettendorf, a local artist ing contributions to the community. and designer who had expressed a prior interest in She currently serves as Director of Arts buying the home. After seeing it, she realized that it Management and Leadership and an adjunct pro- was too small for her family, but she offered to help
find a way for it to be preserved. In 1997, Bettendorf moved to Florida and Joanne became chairman of the project. She led a campaign to raise more than two million dollars to purchase and restore the house and helped to turn it into a museum. The 10.5 acres around it have been turned into a county park. All memorabilia in the house has been restored and some 7,000 visitors toured it in the two years since its purchase. Because the restoration has meant so much to the architectural world, Joanne has been recognized for her contributions. In 2002, she Joanne Kohn received The President’s Award from the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. That same year, she received the Outstanding Fund Raising Volunteer from The Association of Fundraising professionals. Just of few of her other awards include: GlobeDemocrat Woman of Achievement in Fine Arts, JC Penney Golden Rule Award, Missouri Citizens for the Arts and the Sawn Award to an individual from Dance St. Louis. She also received the Missouri Arts Council Governor’s Arts Award from the State of Missouri in 2001. She and Alan have three sons: Tom, Jim and John. Their two grandchildren are Ethan and Grace. Joanne has certainly fulfilled the prophesy made by the Central High Class of 1951 by making a great contribution to the St. Louis community.
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(Continued from page 1) Gerber has served on the Vision board of directors for two consecutive terms, starting on the original board as the first treasurer. He has assisted Visions’ Mitzvah Committee with the annual bingo and ice cream social for residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and has written letters on behalf of residents prior to holidays so they can correspond with their out-of-town families. Gerber is also a volunteer with the Temple Israel Caring Committee and the Federation’s annual Super Sunday telethon and served on the L.O.V.E. board (League Offering Volunteers for the Elderly). He drives seniors on their monthly outings and day trips, takes reservations for Visions’ luncheons and plans entertainment for programs. In addition to his work with seniors, Gerber is also a tutor for Westside Middle School, volunteering for the past four years to help at-risk students with their homework. Robert Mosenkis, a 16-year-old junior at Burke High School, is a regular visitor at the Blumkin Home. He started volunteering there at the age of eight, when his parents, Igor and Anna Mosenkis, would bring him, along with his older sister, Florina. His service began with conversations with the elderly in the home’s first Room Service Activity. Fluent in Russian and Ukraine, he often acts as an interpreter. Recently, Robert and his teenage friends (many of whom he’s recruited as volunteers over the years) started a new activity, The Birthday Brigade. These teens visit and serenade residents, whose faces light up when the teens begin to sing “Happy Birthday.” He has participated in the Home’s Switch Day program since its inception seven years ago, when volunteers are recruited to substitute for staff members so the staff can spend X-mas holidays with their families. Robert is an active member of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) and was the first Jewish boy from the former Soviet Union to have been chosen as Beau for a BBG Chapter, MZ Yoshanah, in 2002. He’s currently Treasurer of AZA #1 and was recently elected President of the AZA Council. He’s also active in Beth El Synagogue’s USY Chapter, BILU and is the Social Action Vice-president. He has raised more than $2000 for charitable organizations in this position. Robert also volunteers for the Douglas County Teen Court Program and the Omaha Public Library. The awards were presented at Wednesday’s luncheon, emceed by KETV sportscaster, Mike Sigmound, son of Diane and Donald Baum.
(Continued from page 1) Rabbi Ungar will speak during Shabbos dinner at the OCTL House, Friday, May 16, 8:30 p.m. His topic is: “The Lessons in Parashat Behar.” During lunch on Saturday, May 17, 1 p.m. Rabbi Ungar will speak on “The Meaning of Shavuot.” Debbie Ungar will speak at a special Women’s Seudah Shlishit on Shabbos afternoon, May 17, 6:30 p.m. She will address the topic of “The Book of Ruth: Where You Go, I Will Go.” Mrs. Ungar, a graduate of the Sarah Schnierer Teacher’s Seminary in New York, is a leader of Philadelphia’s Bikur Cholim Society (a group which tends to the sick and infirm). She and her husband are the parents of 13 children. “I’m so honored and thrilled to introduce the Ungars to the Omaha Jewish community,” said Shari Blum. “I consider Rabbi Ungar ‘my rabbi’ and he and his wife are wonderful examples of kiruv (outreach) and spirituality.” Cost for the Friday night dinner or the Shabbos lunch is $15 for adults and $7 for children; a reduced price for both meals is available at $25 for adults and $12 for children. There is no charge for children under the age of five and the Women’s Seudah Shlishit is free. Checks may be sent to OCTL, PO Box 24-883, Omaha, NE 68124 or reservations can be made by calling Rabbi Blum at 320-8055.
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(Continued from page 1) to make a difference in her school for a small silent community with no visible advocates. She won the support and benefit of sponsorship status which enabled her to create a club at Westside, Called Common Ground, the club focuses on diversity issues with a goal to reduce prejudice and harassment, creating a school culture that is respectful and accepting of all its students. Born in January, 1984, three months early and weighing only one pound, seven ounces, Amy was born fighting to survive, according to her mother, Marcy Cotton. Now she advocates not only the right to survive, but the right to survive with respect. Amy plans a career in the biosciences--as well as planning to effect positive social change wherever she goes. Other NCCJ honorees include Jeff Knapp, Liz Karnes Youth Award; Richard “Dick” Holland and Mary Holland and Susie Buffett, Humanitarian Awards, Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., and Otto Swanson Spirit of Service Award. John and Ivel Reed are chairman of the dinner. For ticket information, call 391-4460.
Centennial Campaign (Continued from page 1) Federation Executive Director Jan Goldstein was awed by the commitment of time and energy Kaiman and Kohll gave to the Annual Campaign, noting, “Jerry and Joanie both feel a great deal of pride in, and responsibility for, the Omaha Jewish community and the welfare of Jews worldwide. Their commitment to the work at hand has paid off in very tangible ways and this community will be forever in their debt. It’s a pleasure to work with them and we’ll continue to utilize their talents and experience!” Steve Pitlor, President of the Federation Board of Directors offered his congratulations to Kaiman and Kohll for an extraordinary job well done. “Jerry and Joanie have set a standard of success as the community enters our second century. Their efforts, and those of the rest of the Campaign Leadership Team over the last two years have changed the face of the Annual Campaign for the better. Our 2004 Campaign Co-chairs, Maxine and Joe Kirshenbaum, can now continue to build from the foundation Jerry and Joanie built,” Pitlor said.
U.S. Soldiers Celebrate Pesach in Korea by JEWISH PRESS News Service
U.S. Army chaplain, Rabbi Ira Ehrenpreis, third from left, his wife Miriam, chief chef Mr. Choe, left, and a cook prepare for Passover last month in the kitchen at a U.S. Army base Photo by Adam B. in South Korea.
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by CAROL KATZMAN NCJW Nominating Committee Chairwoman With some new faces, seasoned lead- Pam Friedlander; Member Services Betsy Marantz; ership and returning officers, the Secretary: Carol National Council of Jewish Women- Parliamentarians/By-laws: Omaha Section will vote on its 2003- Bloch and Susie Norton; and 04 slate at an open board meeting, Nominating Committee Chairwoman Monday, May 5, noon, at the is Beth Friedman. Members of the Nominating Parkwood Terrace Clubhouse, 93rd Committee from the General and Western. The annual installation meeting will Membership are: Harriet Epstein, Josephson, and Heidi be held later this month, Tuesday, Judy May 20, 6 p.m., at Happy Hollow Schneiderman; Alternates are: Susan Country Club. In addition to the Lehr and Diane Malashock; Directors Danielle installation of the slate, outstanding include: Leslie Eades, Gordman, Tina Meyers, Kim volunteers will be recognized. The 2003-04 slate consist of the fol- Schwartz, Andee Scioli, and Mimi lowing women: President: Kim Silverman. Chairwomen of the Fundraising Noddle; Membership Vice-president: Deb Marburg; Public Department are Beth Friedman, Affairs/Education Co-Vice-presidents: Debbie Friedman and Carol Katzman; of the Special Karin Levine and Keri Workman; Chairwoman Public Relations Co-Vice-presidents: Fundraising Taskforce is Sandy Sally Zipursky and Linda Saltzman; Epstein. Lunch from Julio’s will be provided and Community Services Vice-presiat the May 5 open board meeting; dent: Rosie Zweiback. Jill Baron will continue in the sec- there is no charge and members and ond year of her two-year term as prospective members of NCJW are Treasurer; Financial Secretary: invited to attend. For reservations, Shelly Pichik; Recording Secretary: call Kim Noddle, 391-7022.
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Yale Richards Memorial Fund to Benefit Four Organizations by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Foundation Public Relations Coordinator An endowment fund has been established in memory of Yale Richards by the law firm of Marks Clare & Richards LLC. Richards died March 27 at the age of 80. He had been a senior member of the firm and had a decades-long history of serving organizations including the Milton and Corinne Livingston Foundation, Jewish Senior Services, the Jewish Federation, the Livingston Plaza, the Anti-Defamation League, Beth El Synagogue, and Jewish Family Service. According to the endowment fund agreement, the income from the fund, which will be managed by the Foundation of the Jewish Federation, will be divided among four organizations. They are the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Jewish Senior Services, Beth El Synagogue, and Henry
Monsky Lodge/B’nai B’rith for support of the Omaha B’nai B’rith Young Organization’s programs and activities. Steve Riekes, a member of the law firm, said, “We established the fund in Yale’s everlasting memory because of our great esteem and affection for his leadership, for his great abilities as an attorney and a counselor, and as a tribute to his exceptional character. He was very involved in the Jewish community and concerned for its welfare. The charities selected (as fund beneficiaries) were ones he was most associated with and concerned about.” Family, friends, clients, and business associates of Richards who would like to contribute to the fund are welcome to call Marty Ricks, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation Foundation, at 334-6440.
Holocaust Exhibit Features Children and Artwork of JCC Preschool by BETH SELDIN DOTAN The Institute for Holocaust Education of the Omaha ADL announces a new exhibition showing in the Pennie Z. Davis Gallery for Holocaust Education through the end of this month. “How Their Hearts Must Have Trembled: Children and the Holocaust” presents a selection of photographs of some of the many thousands of the Nazi's youngest victims. Flowers painted by four-year-old preschool students of the Pennie Z. Davis Child Development Center are also presented with the formal exhibit. Organized by the Holocaust Resource Centre of Queensborough Community College, City University of New York, the exhibit categorizes the photographs into themes: Life under Nazi Rule, The Ghettos, Partings, The Camps, 'Escape' Through Fantasy and Games, Hiding and Resistance, and Liberation.
The exhibition follows the Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration where the theme was based on “Hidden Children of the Holocaust,” also a topic touched upon in the exhibit. A catalogue entitled “An Introduction to the Holocaust for the Young Reader: It Really Did Happen...”, also produced by the Holocaust Resource Centre of Queensborough Community College, is available at no cost to the public. This catalogue provides a simple and accurate historical detail of the Holocaust, and is intended for younger readers. The Pennie Z. Davis Gallery for Holocaust Education is open SundayThursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.; closed on Saturdays. For more information, call me at the ADL: 330-1303.
The war in Iraq, for all intents and purposes, is over. The collapse of the Iraqi regime and the recent religious awakening of the Shia in Iraq pose a new set of challenges for policy-makers: What is the future of Iraq? How will the regime change in Iraq affect the status quo between Israel and Syria and the continuing violence by terrorist groups against Israeli civilians? These questions and more will be addressed by Professor Bernard Lewis in his lecture on Thursday May 22, 7 p.m. in “Jihad & Contemporary Politics” as part of the Live from the 92nd St. Y series. Cosponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Omaha and the Jewish Educational and Library Services (JELS), the lecture will be broadcast live via satellite from the 92nd St. Y in New York City and shown on a large screen in the JCC Theater. The developments in the Middle East, particularly in Israel are some of the topics discussed in the Lunch & Learn Series on Tuesdays at noon at the Kripke Library. The Lunch & Learn Series is also known as the “Guy and Bob Show” with Robert Wolfson of Anti-Defamation League and me. The future is usually shaped by past events and the key to understand where the Middle East is heading is to understand how it got to be where it is today. In his recent book entitled, What
Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East (London, 2002), Prof. Lewis offers a detailed account of the manner in which modernity entered the Middle East. He argues that for 1,000 years, Muslims did not concern themselves with the West until the 18th century. Throughout most of the period, Islamic civilization was far more developed and advanced in every field: medicine, astronomy, mathematics, geography, philosophy, logic and physics than the West. It was quite difficult for Muslims to accept their new status, vis a vis, the West once the scientific revolution was underway. Prof. Lewis explains that one of the possible reasons for Middle East lagging behind has to do with its resistance to the idea of secularism--the cornerstone of modernity and westernization. The key to the West’s success, according to Lewis, was separation of religion and state. Prof. Lewis is a world renowned lecturer who teaches at Princeton University. His new book: The Crisis of Islam, explores in depth the problems facing Arab countries today. Both books are available at the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. Tickets for the May 22 lecture are $5 for JCC members and students and $8 for non-members and can be purchased by calling JCC Member Services at 334-6426.
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Arab Groups Step up Pressure on Pipes’ Nomination to Peace Panel by MATTHEW E. BERGER WASHINGTON (JTA)--Mideast scholar Daniel Pipes will be making the rounds of the U.S. Senate in the next several weeks, drumming up support for his controversial nomination to the board of a government-funded think tank. Pipes, an author and lecturer (whose articles often appear on the op-ed pages of this newspaper) and who has spoken out about the threat of Muslim fundamentalism, was nominated by the White House earlier this month to sit on the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a non-partisan think tank that promotes peaceful resolutions to international conflicts. Pipes’ nomination has been criticized by Arab groups and others, including the editorial board of the Washington Post, which said Pipes’ nomination was like “salt in the wound” caused by government treatment of Arabs since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Pipes has found friends in interesting places, however, such as from some moderate Muslims. While Pipes is not speaking publicly about the controversy, sources familiar with the situation say he has contacted members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about meeting with them on Capitol Hill next week, when they return from Easter recess. Only one lawmaker, Sen. Charles Schumer (DNY), has come out in support of Pipes, but he is not on the HELP Committee. The committee’s ranking minority member, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), will speak next week at a banquet of the Arab American Institute, one of the strongest opponents of Pipes’ nomination. A spokesman for Kennedy said the committee just received the paperwork for Pipes’ nomination and is reviewing it. Little is known about when Pipes’ nomination will be voted on, though it would need to be approved by the HELP Committee and then the full Senate. There has never been an actual hearing on the appointment of a USIP board member, and votes on nomination can happen at any time in the Senate’s schedule. There are rumors that lawmakers could place a hold on Pipes’ nomination. If even one senator places an anonymous hold on the nomination, Pipes’ appointment may never come up for a vote. Jewish groups are rallying behind Pipes. The
American Jewish Committee sent a letter to President Bush earlier this month, praising the appointment. “You have selected an eminently qualified candidate with broad knowledge of the threats posed by extremist, antiAmerican interpretations of Islam-- and Daniel Pipes with the wisdom not to Photo by Campus Watch confuse the militants who make up that movement with the vast body of decent, moderate adherents of a proud and vibrant faith,” said the letter, signed by the organization’s President, Harold Tanner, and Executive Director, David Harris. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee supports the nomination and is “making sure the appropriate people know about it,” spokeswoman Rebecca Dinar said. Arab groups claim Pipes has “bigoted” views against Islam and that his appointment would not be in keeping with the USIP's mission to promote peace. “Throughout his career, Mr. Pipes has been a virulent critic of the Islamic faith and Muslims in general,” wrote Jean AbiNader, AAI’s Managing Director. “Indeed, his bigoted point of view does little but stir the already enflamed [sic] passions of people who are searching for a hero or a villain to either emulate or degrade. Mr. Pipes happily fills both roles.” Pipes has been a frequent target of the Arab community. A Website, www.danielpipes.com, was launched in 2000, forwarding visitors to a site run by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Pipes threatened to sue, and he won the rights to the domain name. Last year, Pipes launched a site called Campus Watch, which tracked professors on college campuses who denigrated Israel and the United States and justified terrorism and radical Islam. Critics, however, said the site smacked of academic McCarthyism.
Canonization of Queen Isabella Moves Ahead Despite ‘Jewish lobby’ by JEROME SOCOLOVSKY MADRID (JTA)--Queen Isabella will become a Roman Catholic saint even though she decreed the eradication of one of history’s most vibrant Jewish communities and created the dreaded Inquisition tribunal, a senior Spanish church cleric said. “The Catholic Queen will be canonized,” Braulio Rodriguez, archbishop of city of Valladolid, told Latin American ambassadors and other guests at a ceremony in Madrid on April 22. The event, marking the birthday of the 15th-century queen, was held at an Iberian-American cultural center where a publication of replicas of some of the monarch’s personal documents was presented. Aimed at promoting her path to sainthood, the publication was co-sponsored by the Spanish Education Ministry. “We are waiting calmly” for the decision of the church, despite protests from Jews and liberal Catholics over the proposed beatification, Rodriguez said. His archdiocese is the official sponsor of the beatification, a key step before canonization. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo reflected a widely held view here that a key impediment to Isabella’s beatification cause is Jews wielding influence in high places and not just in the secular ambit. “The worldwide Jewish lobby, which apparently has much influence in the Vatican, doesn’t look favorably on the beatification,” the newspaper said. Isabella’s beatification was first proposed in the 1950s, during the church-supported dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco. Little progress was made until two years ago, when the Spanish bishops’ conference formally revived Isabella's candidacy in a letter to Pope John Paul II.
The pope will meet with Spanish bishops during a visit to Spain next month, the first of several international trips this year for the 82-year-old pontiff. Isabella’s proponents hope she will be canonized by 2004, the 500th anniversary of her death. They say Isabella was instrumental in spreading the Christian faith throughout Latin America and purportedly advocated ideals, such as the abolition of slavery, that today would qualify as human rights, her supporters say. Isabella also is a hero of Spanish history, credited with sparking a national and cultural renaissance after she and her husband drove out Muslim kings from the Iberian peninsula after seven centuries of an Islamic presence. The archbishop of Valladolid said Isabella is an ideal candidate for sainthood because she is “a good example for Spanish Catholics today.” The beatification has been sharply criticized, both in Spain and the United States. Detractors say Isabella’s policies were nothing less than genocidal, leading to the destruction of indigenous cultures in Latin America and the expulsion of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula. After a century of pogroms against Jews, Isabella and Ferdinand put the nail in the coffin of the “Golden Age” of Spanish Jewry, which had produced great minds such as Maimonides and Yehuda Halevi and some of the first kabbalistic writings. The so-called “Catholic Monarchs” gave an estimated 100,000 Jews who remained in Spain in 1492 the choice of conversion or flight. They also established the Inquisition, which condemn heretics and “judaizers” to torture or death in the infamous auto da fe, or burning at the stake.
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Tanya The man who entered my compartment on that train Crossing the winter-gripped Ukraine Looked twice my age, but strong and tough; The kind whose war-time youth was rough; He said “Hello,” then paused a bit And took his seat. The train was crawling; we were looking outside; Another town was in sight; A park, a church, a monument To a Resistance fighter hanged… “They honor heroes,” I said, And turned my head. The man looked grim, a muscle was twitching on his face: “Young man, I fought in those days; Killed murderers, was stabbed; was shot; Had friends: a brave, daring lot; The most courageous of them all Was a young girl.
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Most obeyed, Tanya did not; I saw that eerie march of death: Graybeards, cripples, women, babies… The laughing Nazis machine-gunned them, Every one. I did not see Tanya smile ever since that day; “For us is left only one way,” She said and soon began the hunt; Forged documents; a small handgun… A one girl army she became After that day. When Tanya struck, her blows stunned the Nazi gang; The ones she killed were of high rank; Gestapo dogs were running wild; They searched for many days and nights; Even SS-men from Berlin Were flown in.
She was betrayed. We tried to save her, but we failed. Israeli soldiers light candles at Yad Vashem prior to the start of memorial services for six We later learned that in the jail million Jews killed by the Germans during Photo by Brian Hendler/JTA. They tortured her the Holocaust. beyond belief; Death came to her as a relief. She was just twenty. Not a word They got from her. I first met Tanya in the fall of 41; Kiev had just been overrun; After the war I met some high-ups and, I was a soldier, had to hide; in vain, The partisans were hard to find; Urged them to honor Tanya’s name; Tanya and her Resistance friends They made it as plain as they could: Saved me from death. “Jewish last names don’t sound good;” This is the world that we live in – I wish I had,” the man continued, “the words Cruel and mean.” To tell you what a girl she was; Her gentle beauty to describe; The man got off the train and vanished Her magnetism; her love of life… in the night; And no photos of her But not before leaving behind, Survived the war. With me: his last look, long and hard; The memories that I must guard; Then came the day all Jews were ordered The fire that has not ceased burning to report; In my heart.
Shop Shalom Now Open Shop Shalom After Dark opens at the Jewish Community Center, on Saturday, May 3, 9 p.m. to midnight, featuring shopping in a more intimate and upscale atmosphere with appetizers, wine and beer included in the $18 cover charge, which also benefits the Israeli vendors. Shop Shalom After Dark is open to the entire over-21 Jewish community. Your last chance to experience Shop Shalom is Sunday, May 4 12-6 p.m., at the JCC in conjunction with the community Yom Ha’Aztmaut (Israeli Independence Day) celebration; there is no entry fee. For information about Shop Shalom and to view the merchandise of some of the vendors and artists scheduled to attend, please log on to the community website at www.jewishomaha.org, or call Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director at 334-6431.
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Omaha BBYO Wins Many Awards at SRC by RACHEL KATSKEE, JCC Programming Assistant Omaha’s B’nai B’rith Youth Organization sent 40 members attend the Spring Regional Convention last month at Camp Sabra in the Lake of the Ozarks. During the course of the weekend, the seniors said their goodbye’s, the new Council Presidents were installed, and many awards were handed out. Omaha Cornbelt Council Ediar BBG says goodbye to Kim Pitlor, third had a winning year. MZ from left, Outgoing Cornbelt Council N’siah. Yoshanah won best their devotion and hard work by nomJewish Heritage program entitled inating them for these awards. “Women, Judaism and You”. At this Everyone had a great time and is program, Jewish Family Service ther- looking forward to another successful apist Tanya Sienna and Rabbi Debbie year. For more information about getStiel were the guest speakers and cov- ting involved in BBYO contact Rachel ered several issues from interfaith Blum, BBYO Director, at 334-6404. dating to tattoos and their acceptance within Judaism. MZ was also recognized with awards for best scrapbook and Chapter of the Year! Ediar earned the best Six Fold Program Award, and Mother Chapter. AZA #1 seized the Spirit Award and the award for best Educational Program for their AZA training. Chaim Weizmann acquired an award for producing the best AZA newsletter. Finally, Abby Ginsburg was given the MIT of the Year Award and Philip Hirshman received the AIT of the Seniors Trevor Gerson, left, Keith Year award. The MIT/AIT program is Graul and Andrew Malashock. for new members to learn the history, Trevor and Keith belong to Chaim traditions and functions of BBG and Weizmann and Andrew is a memAZA. Their chapters acknowledged ber of Mother Chapter AZA #1.
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Michelle Shkolnick Named Temple’s New Executive Director by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Mike Walts, president of the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel, has announced that Michelle Shkolnick has been selected as the new Executive Director of Temple Israel. In April, she began working with current d i r e c t o r D o r o t h y Spizman, who has fulfilled that position for the past 20 years. Spizman will retire on May 31. “We’re very excited and pleased to have Michelle coming on board. She brings a great deal of talent and enthusiasm,” Walts said. “...with her administrative and management skills, strength in interpersonal relationships, and love and commitment to Judaism, she is the ideal individual to assume the role of executive director.” Originally from Memphis, TN, Shkolnick considers herself an Omaha native. She moved here with her parents, David and Phoebe Shkolnick, and three sisters in 1980. After attending the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska, Shkolnick began working at Cox Communications in 1987. Working herself up from her dual role as a customer service representative and Cox’s first department new hire trainer, Shkolnick progressed to supervisor and operations coordinator. She had been manager of customer support services since 1999. In that position, she managed the day-to-day operations of the data entry/processing and reception divisions of customer operations for Cox, the fifth largest cable operator in the country. She also assured the timely, accurate, and efficient completion of customer account maintenance, sales applications, research, and reporting
throughout data entry/processing. In addition, Shkolnick’s responsibilities i n c l u d e d process and project management. She also designed the monthly customer operations commission standards and reward structure. But Shkolnick said she has “always wanted to work in the service of my faith,” and she welcomes the change. She joins two of her sisters, Lisa Shkolnick and Rachel Blum, who work within the Jewish community. Lisa is the Assistant Executive Director at the Jewish Community Center, where Rachel is the Director of Jewish Programming and of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. A fourth sister, Barbra Flott, works for The Gallup Organization. Michelle credits Cox for its “large part” in giving her the skills that have made it possible for her “to call myself Temple’s new Executive Director.” She believes her management skills and budgeting experience as well as management training and many leadership development classes will be of benefit as she assumes her new position. Shkolnick looks forward to “working in a more intimate environment where you can get to know everybody and work together at a much deeper level.” She believes that working in a synagogue, helping congregants with life events, planning programs that bring meaning to people’s lives and insuring solid operations at Temple will bring additional meaning to her own life. “I don’t look at this as just a job--it goes beyond a job. I’m really excited to go to work for this community. I’m working for every congregant in the synagogue.”
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Advertiser Page Lakeside Hills Apartments ................... 10 Mahogany Prime Steakhouse .............. 22 Mainstream Fashions ........................... 18 Markel BMW ........................................... 7 Market Basket ...................................... 14 Mediterranean Bistro & Wine Bar ....... 20 Montemarano Landscapes, Inc. ........... 10 Mothers Helper ....................................... 5 Mulhall’s ................................................ 14 Nebraska Jewish Historical Society .... 17 Nick & Tony’s ........................................ 21 Nobbie’s ................................................. 17 Omaha Children’s Museum .................... 6 Omne Grille ........................................... 20 Park Inn Regency Lodge ....................... 18 Parson’s House ........................................ 9 Parsow’s ................................................ 17 Pasta Amore .......................................... 21 Pennie Z. Davis Child Development Center .............. 11 Persnickety Pets ..................................... 5
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Beth El First Graders Perform Deeds of Loving Kindness
by OZZIE NOGG L.O.V.E. (League Offering Volunteers for the Elderly), the auxiliary of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, will hold its annual fundraising event on Sunday, June 8, 1:30 p.m., in the Jewish Community Center Theatre. This year’s celebration --The Gift of Time: Honoring Our Jewish Clergy-will recognize the Jewish clergy of Omaha who, in addition to giving their time to their congregations and to the community as a whole, have dedicated their energies and counsel to the Home. The afternoon musical program will feature Ernest Richardson, Assistant Director of the Omaha Symphony, and his wife, Anne, along with the Nebraska Choral Society and a special choral group made up of youth from each of the congregations. Esther Wax will provide the accompaniment, and Master of Ceremonies for the afternoon is Joanie Jacobson. A dessert reception will follow the program and presentations. Since L.O.V.E.’s inception, its board has worked to raise funds for the Blumkin Home,” said Eileen and Miles Remer, Co-Presidents of L.O.V.E. “The group also recruits volunteers who assist at the Home, under the leadership of the Home’s Volunteer Coordinator, Lois Wine. None of these things could be accomplished without the generosity of the L.O.V.E membership.” A portion of the money raised this year be used to help renovate the chapel at the Home. “Highlights of the renovation will be new needlepoint Torah covers, a curtain for the ark and new chairs,” said Judy Brookstein, chairman of the event. “The chapel means a great deal to the residents of the Home and we hope that through the community’s generous contributions to L.O.V.E., we will be able to add beauty to this sacred, worship space.” Invitations will be mailed soon. “We look forward to having the community join us for this exciting afternoon,” Brookstein added. “The past and continued support of L.O.V.E. is truly appreciated by the residents, their families, the staff and all those involved with the Blumkin Home.”
As part of their studies, Beth El Synagogue firstgraders have focused on a Jewish Values unit that stresses the adage: By three things the world stands--Torah, service and deeds of loving-kindness. To put these concepts into action, the class recently paid a visit to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home--the facility they had personally chosen to be the recipient of their tzedakah. The children were accompanied by Gastón Bogomolni, Beth El’s Ritual Director, and Holly Fineman, who--along with Francee Altman-- teaches the group on Sunday mornings. “In preparation for the visit, we spent weeks discussing Torah, volunteer service and the importance of performing deeds of loving kindness,” Fineman said. “We also talked a lot about the different stages in the growing up and aging process. I read several books that dealt with aging and the elderly. “One of the most interesting was Grandma’s Soup--a book written for children about Alzheimer’s,” she added. “It tells how Grandma’s soup begins to change as Grandma’s disease progresses. The story helped to prepare the children for what they might possibly see at the Blumkin Home.” With Bogomolni on the guitar, the first graders-wearing kippot made especially for the event-entertained the Blumkin residents with songs.
by OZZIE NOGG According to Fineman, “The residents were thrilled to have the kids there. They clapped along with the music and thanked us enthusiastically at the end of the show. The children were introduced to the residents, shook hands with them and it was a very comfortable, positive experience for all of us.” After the performance and refreshments of cookies and juice, the Beth El first grade class donated $21.61 to the Prayer Book Fund at the Blumkin Home. “The children collected the money specifically for the Home,” Fineman stressed. “We understand there are plans to renovate the chapel, so their gift seems particularly appropriate.”
Beth El first-graders: Julia Edelstein, left, Megan Kahn and Alyssa Kirshenbaum visit with Blumkin Home residents.
Omaha Student Elected to KU Hillel Executive Board by JAY LEWIS, KU Hillel Executive Director The University of Kansas Hillel has a new student Executive Board to guide its Jewish student organization and plan and develop programming to continue to build its rapidly growing community. Ryan Tichauer, Omaha, a junior, has been elected to serve as Social Chair on the new board. “KU Hillel has seen record numbers of participants this year, but we could only go so far without strong student leadership,” said KU Hillel Jewish
Student Life Coordinator Corey Rittmaster. The election of the student Executive Board is the culmination of a year-long Student Leadership Initiative designed to recruit and develop top students to lead the KU Jewish student community. For more information about KU Hillel Foundation and its programs, log on to: www.kuhillel.org or call 1-785-749-5397.
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A Few Nobel Laureates by R. BERNARD MANN, Legacy Crosswords, © 2003 ACROSS 1. ____ of lentils (Esau traded his birthright to Jacob for this) 5. Nuclear trial explosion 10. Station, as in diplomatic assignment 14. Epstein-____ Virus 15. Prefix meaning celestial 16. Singing voice 17. Scandinavian girl’s name 18. Throat, in Hebrew 19. Melee 20. ALBERT (1921) / SAUL (1976) 23. Snarl up 24. Oh-Wah-___, ‘pit and pebble’ game 25. About to occur (abbrev.) 28. Federal agency, lends to start-ups 31. “______ a monkey’s uncle!” 35. Pollutes 37. Perform 39. Grp. that kidnapped Patty Hearst 40. ISAAC BASHEVIS (1978) / SIR HANS (1953) / SADOR (1944)
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Or buy some of Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield’s Ben and Jerry’s and make one of the 150 sundaes described in this ice cream excursion. Or here’s a recipe for hot fudge and you can come up with your own creation with “jimmies” (an old fountain term for chocolate sprinkles), whipped cream and a cherry! THE BEST OF SCHRAFFT’S HOT FUDGE SAUCE 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup light corn syrup 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt Few drops of malt vinegar In a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the cocoa, sugar and 1/4 cup of the heavy cream until smooth, about two minutes. Stir in the corn syrup, butter, unsweetened chocolate bits and remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream, and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, salt and vinegar. Sauce may be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to three weeks. To reheat, set over a double boiler, whisking vigorously. If reheating over direct heat, use very low flame, and be careful not to let the sauce bubble or burn. Makes two cups. (Editor’s note: there are two typographical errors in this recipe in the cookbook that are corrected in the above recipe.)
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Artists-in-Residence to Juggle Stories, Songs, Prayer, and Dance by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Blending traditional tales, music, and even juggling, Mark Novak and Renée Brachfeld, a husband-wife storytelling duo from Washington, D.C., will be artists-in-residence at Temple Israel the weekend of May 9-11. Beginning with the family Shabbat worship service on Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Novak and Brachfeld’s theme for the weekend will be “Stories and Songs from the Jewish Tradition.”
Renée Brachfeld and Mark Novak During the Friday night service, they’ll present a D’var Torah in story and song. Following services, Mark and Renée will lead a spirited introduction to Israeli folk dancing at the Oneg Shabbat. Specializing in a medley of storytelling, song, prayer, and dance, the couple has been delighting young and old alike across the country since they met in 1991. Presenting programs from thoughtprovoking to humorous, Renée specializes in telling stories and juggling everything from bean bags to cigar boxes while Mark sings and provides accompaniment on piano and guitar. On Saturday morning, May 10, 9 a.m., the artists will attend Bagels and Sacred Books in the Milder Center at Temple. They’ll present “The Art of Prayer: The Spiritual Magic of the Niggun.” This interactive exploration of the power of the niggun to enhance prayer will be followed by Shabbat worship services at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. On the last day of their visit to Omaha, the artists will be back in the sanctuary on Sunday, May 11, 11 a.m., for “Too Much Fun: Stories and Songs from the Jewish Tradition.” Novak and Brachfeld will portray the magic of Jewish storytelling and song as they combine traditional tales, music, and juggling in this fun and fast paced performance. “Parents are encouraged to join their children for ‘Too Much Fun,’” said Temple Israel Program Director Rosie Zweiback. “What a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day as a family!” That same day at 2 p.m., Novak and Brachfeld will conclude their visit to Omaha at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in the theater with their rendition of “This Ain’t Your Bubbe’s Yiddish Theater.” Described as “rollicking, touching, soulful, thought provoking, and funny,” this program “celebrates the warmth and richness of Jewish culture. Mark and Renée weave together a vibrant and joyful performance brimming with folk tales, music, and contemporary stories drawn from Hebrew, Yiddish, Sephardic, and American Jewish sources.” It’s not necessary to understand Yiddish to enjoy the program which is in English. Novak and Brachfeld will be accompanied to Omaha by their six-year-old daughter Kaziah who is “always startled when adults comment on her imagination,” said her mother. “To us, it’s not using one’s imagination, it’s just the magical world in which we live whatever the story of the moment is- a folk tale, one of our own stories, a book we’re reading or a movie we’ve seen. We really live in story,” Brachfeld explained. Sponsored by the Janis Yale Enrichment Fund, all of the artists-in-residence events are open to the community at no charge. Reservations are requested for the Sunday afternoon performance at the JCC. Call Maggie Conti at 334-6521 by Monday, May 5.
“Israel and the Intifada” Exhibit in JCC Gallery Features Work of Former Omahan by RACHEL BLUM, JCC Program Director Freelance photographer Cynthia Kohll arrived in Jerusalem in the middle of the night on Aug. 7, 2000, prepared to be adventurous and to seek the unknown. She was 7000 miles away from New York and 7000 away from (what she thought at the time was) a safer place. Kohll spent the first part of 2000 photographing various parts of Latin America where she had come to understand political strife overseas. But then she found herself on the opposite side of the globe in the Middle East living on Israel’s “Green Line” where after Sept. 29, 2000, (when the “Intifada” began), she quickly learned the meaning of survival. Her photographs of Latin America, Israel and New York--or what she calls “Survival”, will be on display this month in the Gallery of the Jewish Community Center. “During my stay (in Israel),” Kohll recalled, “I wandered through Palestinian refugee camps and the West Bank, taking photographs on the front lines of riots and feeling the effects of having a car bomb explode less than 200 feet outside my apartment window leaving two people dead. Although, putting war and tension aside, I still was able to see the beauty and capture the spirituality that Israel has to offer.” By the time she left in late January 2001, Kohll viewed life in a changed light. “A few months in Israel felt like a few years and I greatly appreciated my transition back to New York and the American way,” she added. “Then came Sept. 11.”
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B’NAI B’RITH BREADBREAKERS Jessalyn, Waldron, the lead actress in The Yellow Dress, will perform at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, May 7, noon, at the Park Inn Regency, according to Gary Javitch, May CoChairman. Pat Kies will discuss this nationally acclaimed production about sexual abuse and violence in teen dating relationships. Cost is $9 for lunch and $2 for beverage service only. Breadbreakers is open to the community. OMAHA CENTER FOR TORAH LEARNING Rabbi Aryeh Blum leads a parasha shiur at the OCTL House, 1313 No. 58 St., May 3, 6:30 p.m. Torah Tots is Monday, May 5, 10 a.m., with Shari Blum (parents can learn with Rabbi Blum at the same time); Time for Talmud with Rabbi Blum is 7:30 p.m. The Beit Midrash meets on Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. The Wednesday Women’s Class is May 7, 7:30 p.m., all at the OCTL house. Join OCTL for the weekly discussion of Torah Topics at Lunch ’n Learn, Wednesday, May 7, noon, at the Kripke Jewish Federation Library; the Wednesday Teen Class meets at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Brooke Shrago, 805 So. 120 Ave. Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, when Rabbi Moshe and Debbie Ungar will serve as scholars-in-residence for OCTL. Rabbi Ungar will speak during Shabbat dinner and following Shabbat lunch; Mrs. Ungar will speak during a special Women’s Seudah Shlishit on Shabbat afternoon. For more information about OCTL or to arrange one-on-one learning or small group sessions, call Rabbi Blum at 320-8055. 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. Following lunch at noon, four talented students from Cathedral will reenact a History Day performance. All four were finalists at the statewide competition and three will go to nationals in Washington D.C. For transportation call Dee Dee at 3304272. Call Maggie Conti at 334-6521 for reservations for the: Mother’s Day Party on May 12 (deadline is May 5), Movie & Popcorn with lunch from the Bagel Bin on May 22 (deadline is May 15), Bluffs Run Casino on May 29 (deadline for reservations is May 22). JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES This Ain't Your Bubbe's Yiddish Theater with Mark Novak and Renee Brachield will be Sunday, May 11, 2 p.m. in the JCC Theater. There is no admission fee.
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WALK-IN, DROP-IN For those members going on the day trip on Thursday to the Rose Theater to see Miss Nelson is Missing, meet at the JCC at 10:15 a.m. LOMIR REDN YIDDISH The Yiddish Conversation Group will meet on Thursday, 1-3 p.m. at the JCC. Call Anne Skolkin for information at 343-1638. VISIONS Spring Luncheon Meeting is Friday, May 16, 12:30 p.m., at the Venice Inn. Cost is $9 per person. Visions members will be entertained by a preview of the Sound of Music by the Omaha Community Playhouse leading performers, along with the Musical Director, Jim Boggus. Send reservations to: Mickey and Tootie Simon, 8725 Izard, Omaha, NE 68114. Deadline is May 9. JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES The Lunch and Learn Series on Current Events will continue meeting on Tuesday, May 6, noon, in the Kripke Library through May 20. Also known as “The Guy & Bob Show,” the Series focuses on recent developments in current events that have an effect on Jewish life. Guy Matalon of JELS and Robert Wolfson of ADL discuss the events in the Middle East and in Israel specifically. Lunch and Learn will culminate with a lecture by Prof. Bernard Lewis on “Jihad and Contemporary Politics” as part of the Live from the 92nd St. Y series on Thursday, May 22, 7 p.m., at the JCC. For more information, please contact Kathy Hirshman in the JELS office at 334-6445. JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL JWI’s annual donor luncheon is Thursday, May 8, noon, at the JCC. Lunch is $7.50 per person and features entertainment by the JCC’s own Bob Berg and music of the 40s, 50s and 60s. To be eligible for donor you may contribute a minimum of $18. Reservations are being taken by Rosalie Greenspan, 391-1954, Frieda Krizelman, 391-0661, and Esther Wax, 393-4442. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NCJW-Omaha Section will host an Open Board Meeting, Monday, May 5, noon, at the Parkwood Terrace Apartments Clubhouse, 93rd and Western. Members and guests are invited to vote on the slate of officers and board members for the 2003-04 slate and on changes to the bylaws. Lunch is being provided by Julio’s, courtesy of President Kim Noddle. For reservations, please call her at 3917022.
HUC-JIR Admits Largest Class in 25 Years by JEWISH PRESS News Service The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion rabbinical program has accepted its largest class in the past 25 years. Rabbi Roxanne Schneider Shapiro, National Director of Admissions and Recruitment reports that 68 students have been accepted to the Rabbinical program of Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion. One
hundred and ten students applied for admission to the program this year. Following their first year of study in Israel, these students will head to HUC-JIR’s three stateside campuses in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and New York City. The previous largest class (67) was admitted in 1993. HUC-JIR has been focusing on its recruitment efforts.
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IN THE NEWS Former Omahan Lori Rabb has been named Director of the Jewish Theological Seminary’s Northeast Region. She will oversee a fundraising goal of more than $800,000 for JTS. Prior to taking this position, Rabb was Chief Development Officer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford (CT). Taylor Sanford recently completed her second season as a Level 8 (out of 10) gymnast. In the Nebraska State Championship, she was the Uneven Bar, Balance Beam and All-around Champion, in which she earned a score of 37.85 out of a possible 40 points. At that meet, she was the top qualifier to compete in the seven-state Junior Olympic Regional Championships. She is the daughter of Mark and Vicki Sanford. Temple Israel has been recognized as the recipient of the 2002-2003 Omaha Education Association (OEA) Human Relations Award. This honor is given to an individual, group, or organization that has made significant contributions to human and civil rights and served as a champion for social justice. In a letter to Rabbi Aryeh Azriel from Diane Green, president of OEA, she wrote that the award applauds “unifying social efforts within our community (that) serve as examples for all of us.” Captain Michele Zipay Olsen, now stationed at Hickam AFB in Honolulu, Hawaii, has received the honor of Company Grade Officer of the Quarter for Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces. She was selected for this honor from a pool of all lieutenants and captains for the entire headquarters for the months of January through March. She will now compete at the next level. Award announcements will be made in May. Additionally, Captain Olsen has been promoted to the position of Commander, Current Intelligence Flight Pacific Air Force, Air Intelligence Squadron. Capt. Olsen is responsible for providing current intelligence and anti-terrorism/force protection information to the Pacific Air Force Commander and his staff. Her job responsibilities include daily briefings to the Pacific Air Force Intelligence Director and the Director of Operations, and twice weekly briefs to the Pacific Air Force Commander, a four-star General. On-call 24 hours per day, she an her staff monitor all terroristic threats to the Asia Pacific. Her husband, Michael Olsen has just been promoted to Major. The Olsens built a new home and will live in Hawaii for three years. Michele is the daughter of Diane and John Zipay, and granddaughter of Lucille and Jack Epstein of Omaha. (olsen photo in file) The Bike Rack will be honored with the Mayor’s Trophy from the National Safety Council, Omaha Chapter, at its annual awards luncheon, Wednesday, May 21, 11:45 a.m., at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA. The award, presented by Steve Ford, son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, will recognize the Bike Rack’s contributions to bicycle safety issues in the Omaha community.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The “Book Guys” duo of Allan Stypeck and Mike Cuthbert are coming to Omaha, May 6-7. The Omaha Library Foundation, KIOS-FM radio and The Bookworm are sponsoring three events, which also feature author Nick Basbanes. KIOS will tape Stypeck and Cuthbert for two of their programs, May 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at the W. Dale Clark Main Library in downtown Omaha. The tapings are free, but organizers suggest a $15 donation to the Foundation’s Books for Kids program. Fact and Fiction on the Fourth Floor is a $100 per person cocktail/buffet on May 6, 6 p.m. at the First National Tower, 16th and Douglas. Reservations can be made by calling 444-4589. Finally, Cuthbert and Basbanes will present their book talks and appraisals on May 7, 11 a.m. at The Bookworm in Countryside Village. Basbaes, author of A Gentle Madness, will speak about the “mad” world of book collecting. A $15 donation to the Foundation is suggested. For more information, call Omaha Library Foundation Executive Director, Marcy Cotton, at 444-4589. The Rainbow Connectors Guild hosts its annual “For the Kids” benefit, the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Omaha Children’s Museum, tomorrow night, May 3. Five hundred guests are expected to attend, enjoying cocktails, a silent auction and the “Grossology” exhibit. A dinner and oral auction will follow. Honorary chairs are Dave and Sandy Parker. Tickets are $100 per person. The patron level costs $150 per person and includes a champagne pre-party. For more information, call Donna Erker, Guild president, 551-8527. Celebrate Mom by bringing her to the Children’s Museum, Sunday, May 11, 1-5 p.m. We’ll have a special gift for each mom or grandma who visits the museum. The regular excursion season for the Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad (FEVR) will open May 3. Regular scheduled weekend trips from the Fremont Depot at 1835 No. Somers in Fremont will run May through October when the season closes. The Saturday round trip run to Nickerson departs at 1:30 p.m. The Sunday round trip run to Hooper departs at 1 p.m. The railroad will also be hosting several special events this year including special train rides for John C. Fremont Days, the Fourth of July and Day Out With Thomas. Thomas the Tank Engine will visit Fremont May 30-June 1 and June 6-8. This event is highlighted by a 25 minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine. Guests also have a chance to meet Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy the many activities available including several interactive children’s activities, live music, plus much, much more. General admission tickets are $14 for ages one and up. For more information contact the Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad at 402-933-6435 or visit us at www.fremontrailroad.com.
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BIRTHS Ivy and Louis Kohll announce the Aug. 29, 2002, arrival of their daughter, Sophia Leona. She has an older brother, Jordan, age 10, and an older sister, Ariel, age 7. Grandparents are Marvin and Sandra Kohll of Omaha and Helen and Jack Pesses of Eldorado, AR. Great-grandmother is Mrs. Philip Pesses of Magnolia, AR. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grossman of Lincoln, NE, announce the April 15 birth of a son, Zane Douglas. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bantam and Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Grossman, all of Lincoln. Great-grandparents are Ethel Grossman and the late Moe Grossman.
Vadim and Inessa Pesetsky announce the March 20 birth of a daughter, Julianna Amber. Grandparents are Mark and Margarita Libov and Edward and Sophia Pesetsky. Great-grandmother is Samuel Libov of Belarus. Stephen and Lisa Ryan announce the April 8 birth of a daughter, Madeleine Claire. Grandparents are Steven and Elaine Schwartzbach of Memphis, TN (formerly of Lincoln, NE) and Thomas and Rosemarie Ryan Mahopac, NY. Great-grandparents are Ruth Schwartzbach of Delray Beach, FL, Ruth Lomant of Plantation, FL, Tony Fazio of New Rochelle, NY, and Stephen and Naomi Plunkett of Colorado Springs, CO.
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