Issuu

A N AG E N C Y O F T H E J E W I S H F E D E R AT I O N O F O M A H A

The Jewish Press WWW.O M A H A J E W I S H P R E SS .CO M

INSIDE

WWW. J E W I S H O M A H A .O R G

SPONSORED BY THE BENJAMIN AND ANNA E. WIESMAN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND

RBJH wins Communities That Shine Award A glorious Hall of Fame Page 3

Shaanan Streett of Israel hip-hop band Hadag Nahash mixes music and activism Page 5

RBJH Activity Team: Roinin Staunovo Polacco, left, Christina Caniglia, Jill Ohlmann, Maggie Conti, Sabine Strong, and Amy Anderson

From My Kosher Jerusalem Kitchen: Special Chicken Latkes Page 6

MAGGIE CONTI RBJH Director of Activities & Volunteer Services he Communities That Shine Awards is an annual program that recognizes forward-thinking senior living communities using iN2L + LifeLoop’s solutions in creative ways to provide exceptional community experiences that

New additions to the Kripke Library’s collection

REGULARS Spotlight Voices Synagogues Life cycles

7 8 10 11

SHIRLY BANNER JFO Library Specialist YOUNG ADULT: Hidden Pearl by Judy Egett (J.E.) Laufer Hidden Pearl is an unforgettable true story about a “hidden child” and her family during WWII. It was the most desperate of times when people were facing many dangers on a daily basis. This story is about courage,

hope and resilience. Perfect for YA or Adult. Award-winning author J.E. Laufer of Choices The True Story of One Family’s Daring Escape to Freedom. ADULT: The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman Even as a child in 1910, Sara Glikman knows her gift: she is a maker of matches and a seeker of soulmates. But among the pushcart-crowded streets of New York’s Lower East Side, Sara’s vocation is dominated by devout older men― men who see a talented female matchmaker as a dangerous threat to their traditions and livelihood. After making matches in secret for more than a decade, Sara must fight to take her rightful place among her peers, and to demand the recognition she deserves. See Kripke Library page 2

empower residents and staff to live life with meaning and purpose. This year, the organization evaluated over 200 submissions to identify 15 above-and-beyond communities. In addition to motivating organizations throughout the industry to achieve similar success, the awards program gives recipients a chance to win a donation to support the charity See RBJH: Communities That Shine Award page 3

Judah Lopkin rocks out downtown Omaha

GABRIEL MALKA Sixteen-year-old Judah Lopkin is not your average drummer. Last Sunday, Lopkin took to the crowded Omaha streets to perform the bucket drums with the goal of rais-

ing money for the food rescue organization Feeding America. The bucket drums, as the dictionary defines it, is a style of percussion that involves drumming on plastic See Judah Lopkin page 2