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Promoting Empowerment in Our World Frohman, of blessed memory, started the signature program PAM MONSKY 35 years ago. Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Students are carefully selected by their teachers and guidAssistant Director he Jewish Community Relations Council ance counselors to participate in the workshop. The day (JCRC) recently hosted eighty tenth grade stu- consists of small group activities designed to examine bidents from ten different metro area high ases that exist within ourselves and throughout the comschools for the 35th PEW, Promoting Empow- munity. After going through the activities, the students reunite with their schools erment in our and discuss ways to comWorld, a day-long workbat discrimination and inshop focusing on anti-bias justice within their school training and introspection. communities. For 35 years, PEW has During lunch, Edem Soul brought together students Music performed. Edem is from different school disa 12 time Omaha Entertricts, backgrounds, relitainment and Arts Award gions, ethnicities, races, and nominee, 2018 OEAA wincultures for an intensive ner for Best Soul and a 2020 one-day, interactive workand 2021 Winner for Outshop designed to heighten standing World Music. students’ awareness of After completing her 2017 stereotyping in their own residency with the Union environment and enable for Contemporary Art, them to recognize and Edem became Omaha, Neovercome biases in themStudents making identity sculptures braska’s first Capitol Disselves and their peer group. The students, along with their school chaperones and 22 trict Musician in Residence. In addition to the students, teachers and facilitators, a trained facilitators began the day at Temple Israel with a breakfast and welcoming remarks from JCRC Executive Di- number of volunteers were on hand to make sure the day rector Sharon Brodkey, who told the story of how Barbara See Promoting Empowerment in Our World page 3

Book Group reads The Button Man Page 3

Making friends in Budapest Page 4

Election results in Israel Page 5

Imagine your legacy

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DIANE WALKER JFO Foundation Fund & Scholarship Administrator The Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation is again offering you the wonderful opportunity to help your dollars go further and benefit the Omaha Jewish community for years to come! With our Endowment Fund Incentive Match program – you can play a significant role! We have two options available for your consideration. You can establish or add to either and receive a 20% match, up to $20,000 per gift, now through Dec. 31, 2022.

A PACE/LOJE FUND: The Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE) or Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) funds are permanent funds dedicated to endowing your Jewish Federation of Omaha Annual Cam-

paign gift. PACE and LOJE funds are not intended to take the place of any current annual gifts. Instead, they serve as a lasting legacy that will continue to make an annual gift to the campaign in perpetuity on your behalf. A BUILDING FUND: Establish or add to an existing endowment to help pay costs to repair, replace, or renovate the JCC. We are all enjoying the newly refreshed Staenberg Omaha JCC. With your help, we will be able to maintain the fresh look and continue to make improvements for years to come. Between now and Dec. 31, 2022, the Jewish Federation of Omaha See Imagine your legacy page 3

Temple Young Adults Pop-Up Shabbat

Members of Temple Israel’s TISH were able to participate in a Pop-Up Shabbat at Heirloom Fine Foods, where they were able to come together for a cocktail hour to converse with other members in their age group.

NATE SHAPIRO Temple Israel Executive Director On Friday, Sept 9, a sold-out crowd of 45 young adults joined Temple Israel’s TISH group for a pop-up Shabbat experience at Heirloom Fine Foods event space in

midtown Omaha. The night opened with a cocktail hour in Heirloom’s ‘secret garden,’ before guests moved inside for a traditional Shabbat meal and conversation. Dinner kicked off with See Pop-Up Shabbat page 2