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Bruce Fellman Memorial Young Leadership Award Howard Marcus receives UNO Faculty Award Page 3
“Yosef ’s dedication to the Jewish commuANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT nity is an inspiration to all who know him,” Jewish Press Editor he Bruce Fellman Memorial Liora said. “His volunteerism for the Young Leadership Award is Chevrah Kadisha cannot adequately be degiven annually to honor a scribed. The Chevrah Kadisha, which literyoung man who has demon- ally means Holy Society, are a group of strated personal commitment, Jewish people who care for the deceased to prepare them for burial. dedicated involvement, This is seen as one of and exemplary leaderthe most important ship qualities in rendermitzvot one can do, as ing service to the Jewish the deceased person and general community. cannot show their apThis year’s recipient preciation or repay the is Yosef Seigel who, achelp given to them. cording to Beth Israel’s Without the work of Executive Director, this group, Jews in Liora Herskovitz, is a Omaha could not re“model community ceive a proper burial.” member.” Yosef is a Yosef was born and member of Beth Israel’s raised in Boston, Mass.: Board of Directors and “I attended New Engits executive commitland Hebrew Academy tee. He also sits on the day school there,” he Jewish Federation of said, “before moving to Omaha’s Board of DiBrooklyn, NY for rectors and the Rose Yosef Seigel yeshiva education. I Blumkin Jewish Home’s Board of Directors. In addition, he is also a then matriculated at New York University. I senior member and dedicated volunteer of subsequently met and married my Omahathe Chevra Kadisha. Yosef is the Assessment born wife Sarah Abrahamson in New York, & Diversion Data Analyst at the Douglas where she was living and working at the County Juvenile Assessment Center. He and time, and our daughter Ella (who will be Bat See Young Leadership Award page 2 wife Sarah have a daughter, Ella.
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Temple Israel presents Concert of Lights: the Movie Page 5
Druze delegation visits U.S. to combat misinformation Pages 6 & 7
Don’t Bring Hate
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SPONSORED BY THE BENJAMIN AND ANNA E. WIESMAN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND
SHARON BRODKEY Executive Director, Jewish Community Relations Council In case you missed it, our partners at the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) debuted their newest commercial, Don’t Bring Hate to the Protest, during last Tuesday’s Celtics vs. Cavaliers NBA playoff game on TNT. The commercial is a response to the virulent antisemitic and anti-Israel protests across the country. The core message is that while political issues can and should be debated on college campuses and in our communities, hate speech and intimidation simply can’t be tolerated. In the face of the hatred and violence that have taken over
Images from Don’t Bring Hate to the Protest commercial
college campuses across the country, this campaign reminds us all to Stand Up to Jewish Hate and All Hate.
It’s easy to understand the temptation to change our behavior or not See Don’t Bring Hate page 2
Mazal tov, Charlie Yale DIANE WALKER JFO Foundation Fund and Scholarship Adminstrator The Financial Aid Committee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha is pleased to announce Charlie Yale has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the David Keiser and Lillian Keiser Stoms Foundation Education
Charlie Yale
Endowment Fund for Academic Excellence Scholarship. The only merit-based scholarship granted by the Financial Aid Committee, this award relies heavily on academic achievement as a primary measure. Equally important to consideration is the recipient’s demonstrated commitment to the Omaha Jewish community. Mary Sue Grossman, chair of the Financial Aid Committee shared, “In my many years of working with the Federation’s scholarship program in a professional capacity, it is an honor to see the high caliber of academic performance coupled with involvement in Jewish activities of our graduating seniors. Seeing the accomplishments of these young people gives me a wonderful feeling about the future. Charlie is one more in a long line of deserving recipients.” Charlie, the oldest son of Sarah and Adam Yale, will graduate from Omaha Central High School, second in his class of 660. He is a legacy – the 4th generation to graduate from Omaha Central. Charlie participated in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program in his junior and senior years. He was drawn to this program certainly for the academics but also the smaller class sizes and the tight knit group of participants. Charlie has had a busy four years at Central with various roles at the Central Register, the student-run newspaper, including Staff Writer, Web Editor, Sports Editor, and Digital Editor, as well as Play-by-Play Commentator for StrivTv, Central’s live streaming broadcasting service. He is active in the Student Progressives Club and the Quill and Scroll Honors Society. Charlie is also a member of Central’s Congressional Debate Club which simulates the congressional debate process See Charlie Yale page 3