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By Mickey Gcrcllck I wonder what the reactions will be to the lonely face of an ancient Jew who dominates the front page of this paper. At a time when moon mission news ' dominates the headlines will an ancient Jew seem irrelevant? As we approach another Pass* over season, which lias more meaning—the memory of the past? The hope for the future? Or can either exist without the other? I know, for instance, that the younger set will not understood my choice of this Passover illustration. Even with his long hair and beard, they will not be able to identify with this ancient Jew. They will tell me that my nostalgia for things past, blind me to what is relevant—here and now. Yet I see In that ancient Jew the eternal Jewish struggle for freedom which has not yet been
.hunger of the Israeli Jew for security and peace. I see the plight of 3. million Jews in Russia. I can even see him with black face in 20tli c e n t u r y America, and he is ever so relevant. • And there is notalgia as well. I see in him the face of my grandfather, and the many generations that preceded him. It gives me a sense of continuity —of being part of a people who will not die. •'• 1190k at this ancient Jew and I know who I am. In my veins flows the blood of hundreds of
generations of heroes who did successful,exploration of the not shrink from the challenges moon. The insidious threats of of life. I am a descendant of slavery transcends • geographithe people of Moses and Isaiah cal and political boundries. . and Maimonides; and the deAnd so I see in that ancient fenders of the Warsaw- Ghetto Jew the misery of those enand the builders of Israel. I am 'slaved by war; tho bewilderan American, fortunate to be ment of those enslaved by drugs living iu the most powerful land and erotic pleasures; the agony the earth has ever known, of those enslaved by the horblessed with the freedom and rors of poverty, disease, illiteropportunity to "do my thing"— acy, hate, fear and all the other here and now, as they did — modern plagues that threaten there and then. ' ' mankind. And I know that just as ray The quest for freedom did not end with e x o d u s from ancestors were able to go forth Egypt nor will it end with the to freedom after 430 years sub-
Inside This Passover Edition The Jewish Census . . . .Page 8
Mouths of Babes . . . . . P a g e 12
A Nice Jewish Family .Page 9
Truth About Zionism . .Page 15
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Israel's Children . . . . . . Page 20
merged in the idegradaHon o£ their slavery, there can be a' new birth of freedom from the ugliness that surrounds my life. * * * Monday evening we will gather once, again for our family Seders. It will be a. familiar scene, and most of us will be sitting at the same places we sat-in years past. But there .will be a difference. We will feel the aching void of loved ones who will be miss-ingirom our tables for the first time this year. At the same time, we will note gratefully . the addition of new f a m i l y 'members. Joy and sadness will /be mingled as each of us view the Seder table, remembering; —the events of the past year that have changed our families in so many ways. Part of the magic of Passover is remembering, for it is our knowledge of the past that helps give us faith for the fu.ture.,,,-cut-,/-/**«,*u.».•/...-.
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Omaha . . . Dr. Yoram Dineteln, Consulate General of Israel In New York, will be the guest speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the Omaha Jewish Federation, S u n d a y , April 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Highland Country Club. A recognized authority on the status of Soviet Jewry. Dr. Dinstein will discuss the plight of 3,000,000 Jews in the Soviet Union. Election of officers will be held, and members of the 1969 Philanthropies Campaign leadership will be awarded appropriate recognition for their efforts and achievements. Elmer Gross, president of the Federa-
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Passover Opera Sunday on KETV CHANNEL 7, KETV will present "The Final Ingredient" on Directions Sunday, April 19, 1970, from 3 to 4 P.M. This Passover opera, composed by David Amram, noted conductor-composer with libretto by Arnold. Weinstein, is set in a Nazi concentration camp, l_:The story takes place on the day and evening of the first Seder. Within this oppressive death camp, Jewish prisoners secretly prepare their ritual Seder. Only one ingredient of the feast is missing... an egg, symbolizing Immortality . . . and a prisoner dies to secure it, "The Final Ingredient," an hour long color special, will feature the ABC Symphony Orchestra and several outstanding operatic performers.
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Why Is This Passover Different? By Rabbi Emanuel Rackman harden hearts. Witness, Nasser How does this Passover dif- three years ago. Nasser today. fer from all other Passovers? . But he is only the pawn. What My problem this year will not of the Soviet Union? Even Red be how do I explain to sophis- China wants to get into the act ticated children and grandchil- and. establish ties with Israel's dren the miracles that precipi- enemies, the El Fatah. tated the exodus from Egypt Never in human history were and how do I make them be- so many ravaging lions helllieve that it all happened. bent on the destruction of one Rather will I ask: "Cqn any- lamb. The line-up is terrifying. thing less than God's cataclys- As in Egypt long ago, and as mic intervention in history now in the Six-Day War not so long •top the mad march of the big ago, the finger of God must powers to the destruction of all strike. mankind? Can anything Jess If I do not believe this, how than miracles restore the pur- shall I live! suit of Justice and peace? But God does not want us Our world is sick — sicker only to pray for His interventhan ever. The Jewish situa- - ' tion. For centuries this was all tion, as usual, is only sympto- the Jew could do. The Prophets matic of the universal malaise. had been more unfortunate. Jews do try hard to achieve They were able to address their own redemption. But themselves to those whom God every move they make only re- wanted to warn. But after the • veals the hopeless depravity age of prophecy Jews had to of the very nations who can be silent. They could commune and ought to reverse the trend only with their Father in heavto s a n i t y and international en and not with anyone else morality. who would listen. Reason is not prevailing. HuHowever, the age of the deman life is losing its value. The hearts of all the Pharaohs mocracies did finally dawn. Jews helped to fashion it and are hardened. preserve it. And once again Man's righteousness is found they are able to speak—to adwanting and (fed must inter- monish—to warn. • vene. This, as a Jew, I mast do— Frankly this Passover I am worried. My commitment as a and do as never before. In Jew involves me in a paradox. France, in England, and esI believe that God cannot re- pecially in the United Stales, deem us w i t h o u t our being we must speak up. We must worthy of that redemption and speak with one voice. We must without our personal participa- speak with conviction. We tion in it. But I also believe must speak without fear. And that man is not the only author we must make it clear that it of history. God too plays a Is not ourselves alone that we seek to save but all mankind very important role. •I do not share the view once which is in as much danger as entertained by many Jews that we. We speak to serve humanuntil God acts we c a n n o t ity. If the oil interests claim that change the course of events. Nor can I share the view that the d e m o c r a c i e s must be man himself is the sole master "even-handed" vis-a-vis b o t h Israel and the Arab countries, of his destiny. God has His purposes for our let us expose the lie implicit existence and His Creation. He in the recommendation. Israel would have h o p e d that we was never favored by the decould share His Will and M- mocracies and never received fiii the niesslanic "dreamT'But aid comparable to what is being given to the Arabs. Not in as we fail, He must intervene. Every i n t e r v e n t i o n ought the.United.Nations, not in ecoleave its mark. But not always nomic assistance, not in milidoes i t Now it seems only to' tary equipment, and certainly
not in the press or Christian pulpit. If Israel is maligned because of the refugee problem, let us counter with the boast that no democracy ever treated its minorities—Indians, Blacks, colonials, as fairly and as decently as 'Israelis have coped, with their Arab citizens and refugees. Of course, war brings its dislocation of many persons. Who more than Jews were dislocated in the wars of this century! But none of Israel's wars were of her making. , They were forced upon her by the very people who now accuse her of inhumane behavior. Where Jews are still free, let them talk like the prophets of old—without cringing and without apologies. ' And woe unto us! These false arguments our enemies are using to alienate our own children from us and our cause! This is the most heinous offense of all. Using lies to make our offspring think that we are the villains! Yet this is precisely what they are doing. An older generation grew,up with the glorious h i s t o r y of Zionism as a part of its daily experience—the costly, lawful, acquisition of land from Arabs; the often fatal redemption of the swamps from malarial infection; the heartwarming experimentation with kibbutz life and other forms of cooperative enterprise—all of this coupled with the callous indifference of humanity to the Holocaust and Jewish genocide. This was the experience of the p a r e n t s , while the children hear from
our enemies that we are the ulous r e d e m p t i o n without murderers, the exploiters, the which at the moment I cannot colonialists! imagine mankind can be saved. But I shall also plead for a For tills crime of alienation there can be no atonement. resurgence of penitence and Does it differ from the kidnap- justice in the hope that manping of Jewish youth in Czarist will yet spare God the need to Russia to raise them as Chris- make manifest His power. I shall speak up to men and ask tians? Of all of this we must speak them to redeem themselves in as the Prophets of old. And the eyes of God and their posthus like them, on this Pass- terity. This is my duty on this over I shall pray for the mirac- Passover.
What Makes a leader? By JOAN SILBERSTEIN Moses was a slave in the land of Egypt. Obviously, he was never Chairman of a Board or Director of a conglomerate. Ife had no BankAraerlcard, no Cadillac, no wealth. Yet be led his people out of bondage, without a checkbook. The woman who taught school in Milwaukee never contributed a library to a university or a fleet of ambulances to a hospital. She never pledged half a million dollars at a fund raising dinner. Yet, through a lifetime of service, Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel. Which raises the question: what are the criteria today for the leaders of American Jewry? I bet the first words you think of are money and power. If so, neither Mrs. Meir nor Moses would meet your criteria. Since when does a man have to be wealthy or influential to be a leader? True we Jews, a tiny minority in America and an infinitesimal minority in the world, will always need wealth and influence to stay alive, never mind to flourish. For this, we thank those who give and will continue to give. But leadership should not be the reward for financial contributions. . Leadership should be conferred upon men who have demonstrated wisdom, compassion, honesty, guts, selflessness, commitment, vision, creativity . . . whether or-not they have money. And, In particular, leadership should admit young men to its r a n k s . . . whether or not they have money. • The leadership of the "Jewish Establishment" Is not forever. It is an elected leadership. You can broaden the base of the electorate—by voting. You can improve the quality.of leadership— by leading. . ,
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yet their levels of. comfort and Let's face it. The life of a advancement were slower in y o u n g , educated housewife achievement. and teacher who tries to balNew Trend ance home life,' career and But I can say that I am typiintellectual interests is bound cal of the move at present to be both frustrating and ex- from among young intellecciting. On the surface it_ap- tuals in many countries, and pears that the pressures and certainly from ' the United pleasures of life are much the States, to cast their lot with same. Whether one's home is Israel. So that for them as it New York, London, Johannes- was for me, absorption was burg or Tel Aviv. not difficult. I am 26 years old, a teacher I live in a three room apartby profession. I bold a Mas- ment in the heart of Tel Aviv. ter's degree from Columbia It is a pleasant if somewhat University and spent a year small home- Most of my shopstudying in Israel in I960 on a ping is done in the large modspecial grant from the Jewish ern supermarket not far from Agency for Israel. Last year my apartment. This . superI returned to Israel as a new market features double floors immigrant. and an escalator for shopping I cannot say I am a typical carts, something not to be new immigrant. We have seen found as yet in New York. in Israel the arrival of hun- Close by are shops with the dreds and thousands of new latest fashions, both made in. immigrants from less devel- Israel and imported from Lonoped countries without the ed- don, Paris and the United ucational package I brought States. T h e r e is no lack of with me. They move into de- anything in Israel shops. All velopment areas where they you need is money. are given all the facilities that And with my Master's deI was to get when I arrived, gree, it was not difficult for
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me to obtain an excellent teaching position. Israel is anxious to receive and place teachers, though standards are high. A high - school teacher must hold a B.A. degree, and a number of education courses -are-required ^-Salary- increases^ are granted in accordance with advanced degrees and if the salary does not compare with New York, Chicago, London or Johannesburg, you can live on it. Why Israel? The answer to '-'Why Israel?" is really an intangible one for somebody who thinks of changing his environment. In Israel you are personally and deeply involved in the daily experiment of development of a modern dew state. The Involvement is immediate and real. And if at times you want to relieve yourself temporarily of i n v o l v e m e n t and approaches and philosophical debates, you, can walk down Dizengoff Street and breathe in an air of happy -abandon — and perhaps even participate in it.
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U.S. Urged to Investigate Condiditions of Soviet Jews New. York (JTA)—An "international inquiry" under United —Nations-auspiees_to investigate^ "Soviet action against its Jewish population" was urged at a House. sub-committee hearing here on the plight of Soviet Jewry. The proposal was made by Stanley Lowell, vice president of the American Jewish Congress and vice chairman of the American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry. Mr. Lowell also outlined a program of action on Russian Jews that he said could be undertaken by the U.S. Congress and the State Department. Mr. Lowell called on both houses of the C o n g r e s s , by joint resolution, to "demand that the U.S. State Department and Charles Yost, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, call for an international inquiry into Soviet action against its Jewish population" and that the State Department "make direct i n q u i r y of the Soviet Union's Foreign Ministry with respect to the status of Jews in the USSR." Mr. Lowell also proposed that "world opinion be marshalled to demand that the USSR permit those of its Jewish citizens who wish to leave to emigrate freely to Israel and other lands that are willing to receive them."
Albert I. Chernin, executive Soviet law and official ideoldirector of the Jewish Com- ogy." jnunity Relations Council of Jerry Goodman,'director of GreatefTHiladelpiiiarsaid that—European affairs-of-ihe_Amet_ what may be most important ican Jewish Committee, said , "is for U.S. Government officials to hold Soviet officials the Kremlin's anti-Israel camto the p r o m i s e of (Premier paign has become "increasingAlexei N.) Qosygin to permit ly shrill" in the past three emigration and to press them months and has "surpassed in to enable Sovief Jews to have hysteria" Russia's campaign the cultural and religious in- against Red China, Czechoslostitutions that are available to vakian liberals and Marshal other national religious groups Tito of Yugoslavia. He said and that are consistent,• with Moscow's policy was designed to "appease" its Arab allies.
Des Moines Plans City-Wide Adult Jewish Education Series mittee is to be formed, to formulate plans for implementation. These plans will be presented to the boards of all Des Moines Jewish organizations for their approval. Mr. Riekes spoke to the group about the. importance of Jewish education and explained the origin and nature of the Jewish adult education program in Omaha. "Education is one of the most vital ingredients of Jewish life, and the very assurance of Jewish future," he asserted. He examined education from the standpoint of religion, explaining that the importance of education is s t r e s s e d throughout the Bible and Talmudic literature. From a historical standpoint, he cited education as a prime force in keeping the Jews "together without a homeland, without wealth, and in the face of persecution. From the standpoint of Jewish identity, he compared Jewish education with the new awareness on the part of American Negroes and In• dians of the significance of their heritage. From the standpoint of the individual, he told how Jewish education can give meaning to each Jife as well as insure the survival of Judaism. -
Des Moines—^Thirty-five persons representing Jewish religious, social, philanthropic and other organizations in Des Moines met Sunday to consider a community-wide program of Jewish adult education. Speaker was Steven Riekes of Omaha, Neb., chairman of the Jewish Cultural Commit- . tee of Omaha. Temporary chairman of the group is Mrs, Irving Weingart. Members from all the organizations- represented endorsed the concept,of planning a joint adult education program for Des Moines. A temporary com-
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The Jewish Census By BORIS SMOLAR Every ten years, the U.S. Government takes a census of the population. It avoids, however, the inclusion of a question on religious affiliation. Such inclusion would ha rnntrary to the spirit of the First A m e n d m e n t to the Constitution. The Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds has therefore initiated a National Jewish Population Study of its own, to be coordinated later with the data of the general census.
The CJFVVF pioneering study involves the Interviewing of some 10,000 sample J e w i s h households t h r o u g h o u t the country. They are being interviewed by trained professionals and field supervisors on questions that only the Jewish community can gather. These are questions on Jewish attitudes, identity and commitment. Data on these questions cannot be gathered in a government census, which can only establish basic facts in such areas as age, sex, family structure, marital status, place ?Z?'S"!,W'<W
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PASSOVER RECIPES Passover Sponge Cake 6 eggs one-half cup matzo-meal < 4 tbls. potato starch one-half tsp. salt 1 cup sugar 1 lemon 1 tbls. salad oil PRE-HEAT THE OVEN TO 350 degrees. 1. Separate the eggs. Put the whites in a large bowl, and the yolks in a small one. Mix the yolks with the oil and one tbls. of lemon juice. 2. Whip the whites with the salt. When the peaks start to form add the sugar, one tbls. | after the other, beating well after each addition. The unbeaten egg whites will form a nice meringue, stiff but not too dry. 3. Sift and measure the matzomeal and the potato starch. 4. Add the mixed egg yolk, very - gently to the meringue, and stir by a "folding" motion, with a big spoon or spatula. 5. Add the measured dry ingredients^ to._the meringue. Add a little at a time and fold gently after each addition! It is a good idea to add the dry ingredients, not f r o m the measuring cup directly, but through a sieve so it is sprinkled evenly all over the meringue. 6. Grate the lemon peel on a fine grater. Add the grated peel and fold in the batter. 7. Grease a baking pan (round. or square) and pour the batter in it. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick you insert c o m e s out dry and
clean. Cool and remove from pan. «• Matzo Balls 2 eggs 1 cup warm water 2 tbls. fried chopped onion 1 tbls. chicken fat or margarine 1 tsp. salt one and one-half cup matzomeal dash of pepper 1. Combine the e g g s , water, fried onions, fat and seasoning in a large bowl. Mix all ingredients with a fork. 2. Add the matzo-meal and mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes. 3. In a large pot bring to a'boil water with 2 tsp. salt. While the water gets hot, prepare the balls. Take a s m a l l amount of the "dough" and make a ball out of it between your palms; the size of the ball should be between onehalf inch to an inch. 4. When the water is boiling, put the balls into the pot. Cook for about 20 minutes. Drain the water, and serve.
of birth, education and income. The goal of 10,000 Jewish household interviews set by the CJFWF is larger than most national samples. The size insures the achievement of a representative cross-section of the a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6,000,000 Jews in the country, in every county. E v e n "unidentified" Jews will be reached, in addition to those identified on Jewish community or congregational listings. Jewish Image It is estimated that about 50 percent of the Jewish population in the U.S. resides in New York, Miami, Cleveland and Cincinnati. The interviewing of Jews in these cities is now being done. The sample census for the rest of the country will follow. The entire project will reach its end by July. It will mark the first time the American J e w i s h community will get a picture of itself.The CJFWF national study, when completed, will provide Information on the attitudes of Jews in this country toward various aspects of Jewish life, patterns of Jewish identification, intermarriage, the bringing up of children in a Jewish spirit, participation in Jewish organizations, contributions to Jewish causes, o p i n i o n s of Judaism, Jewish f a m i l y income, interest in the Jewish cultural heritage, the most favored Jewish fund-raising organizations, stands on American Jewish aid to Israel, and other basic questions concerning Jewish life. Reflecting the sentiments of all elements of American Jewry, the CJFWF census will indicate the direction in which American Jewish life is going. It will thus be of great value in designing and developing services best suited to the current and future heeds of American Jews.
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By Rabbi Irving Roseubaura Chicago Loop Synagogue
About 100 years ago in Germany when large numbers of Jews made the journey" to the baptismal font not out of conviction but because it was the easiest and almost Hie only way to achieve civil and economic rights, they used to tell •this wry story. Mrs. Goldstein was greatly concerned over the fact that, her daughter was being courted by a young Catholic lad. She raised all sort of objections to the match and put every conceivable obstacle in its path until one day she learned that her daughter's Catholic suitor, who bore an obviously Teutonic name, was, in reality, the son of old Colin. "Why didn't you tell me," she beamed. "I have always . wanted to have a son-in-law who is a nice Christian man from a good Jewish family!" •
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My grandmother used to tell me that "if you l i v e long enough, everything happens to you." So, I suppose I should not have been surprised when a character almost identical with one in the story walked into my study. There were, however, a few significant differences. In my case, it was a Jewish father who had come to see me about arranging a synagogue wedding for his daughter. He felt, he told me, that the place for a wedding was a synagogueafter all marriage was a sacred ceremony, not just a civil c o n t r a c t or an ostentatious pageant.. I nodded happily, de-
lighted at dealing with so perceptive and sensitive a person. We chatted a bit about time and date of the ceremony and his d a u g h t e r ' s educational background. When we had arrived at the -pohit-where-ITsuggested'-meet~ ing with the prospective bride and groom so that I might get to know them and make certain that there were no legal or religious impediments to the w e d d I n g, the girl's father paused for a moment and said, "I'm sure, Rabbi, k n o w i n g your interest in interfaftb programs and community work that it will make no difference to you, but I believe you should be aware that my son-in-lawto-be is not Jewish." Before I could indicate either assent or dissent, he hurried on to say, "But I want you to know, Rabbi,, he comes from a good Jewish family I" It took a little while, of course, for me to get the facts, let alone my emotions, sorted out. The boy was, indeed, not Jewish. He had been born a Unitarian,- had been raised a Unitarian and expected to live happily ever after—as. a Uni-
tarian. His p a r e n t s , though, had been born as Jews, but in •the early Twenties, when Unilarianism seemed to many ambitious and intellectual Jews the "ticket of a d m i s s i o n to Western civilization," they had _become_Unitarians • I never did meet them; so I do not • know whether or not they had any regrets about abandoning Judaism or even whether they had objections to acquiring a'Jewish daughter-in-law. But it was quite obvious that the bride's father was only r e c o n c i l e d to the match because' his Unitarian son-in-law came "from a good Jewish family." Since the Unitarian lad had no desire to revert back to Judaism or even to identify with the Jewish people, it was, of course, not possible to have the kind of wedding the father had envisioned. I don't think he ever really b e l i e v e d his daughter could have, as he put it,, "a real Jewish wedding"! but he- was trying desperately to normalize a situation that just wasn't normal. There are those who would say that if one is destined to have this kind of "tzores," his was the least painful versionafter all, the boy was "from a Improvements nice Jewish family." I am not A-connoisseur of w i n e s sure that I agree. There are no once remarked: meters which m e a s u r e. the' "If I had been Moses, I varying intensity of different would have improved upon kinds of parental anguish. In the Passover arrangements.. any event, whatever the perI would have given the sonal factors may be, the net Egyptians only four plagues result to the Jewish communand I would have provided ity and to Judaism is a loss. for the Jews ten cups of I do not cite this episode simwine." ply to prove that contemporary
truth can be stranger than by- perience of the Holocaust and gone anecdotes—but to point the continuing inspiration of Isup the fact that the problems rael, that our college youngof intermarriage are becom- sters are intermarrying at a ing ever more c o m p o u n ded rate (which is annually increasing )as great as that of a and complex. In a recent survey by the scattered handful of pioneers, Hnerp—lsrnot-cause-for-complacenejr can Rabbis, R a b b i Malcolm but for alarm. To say, as Rabbi Stern does, Stern appears to t a k e some small comfort from the fact that "the continued vitality of that the current intermarriage synagogue life will prove an rate on college campuses- is effective brake to the assimila15 per cent—about the same as tion trend . . . "is at best.a it was in the entire United half-truth. To me it appears Slates in the period between that we will have to place far stronger emphasis on this prob1654-1840. Rather than derive satisfac- lem in our religious schools, tion from that, I would despair. adopt far more stringent attiOne would have expected the tudes on inter-dating on the intermarriage rate in the Sev- high toschool level, and be willenteenth and early Eighteenth- J"S forego some of the al« centuries, when t h e r e were urements of the open society practically no Jewish religious in the interests of self-preserinstitutions and t h o s e Jews vation, if we are even to keep who came here' were, for the the intermarriage rate at its most part, without strong re- present frightcnlngly high rate. If we do not act decisively ligious ties or observances, to and soon, too many Jewish be much" higher. To find that in the Twentieth parents will not, I <fear, even Century with our vast array of have the small comfort of saysynagogues and institutions, ing, "But at least he comes with a Jewish population in the from a nice Jewish family." From Chicago Sentinel millions, with the recent ex"A Gracious Show Place"
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By Joan Silbersteln Saundra and Burt, very close friends of mine, live in a $250,000, brownstone in mid-town Manhattan. They love each other even more than they did the day they got married twenty •__ years ago. K MyocrwanHobetiollte about how you say It, their sixteen year old daughter Rutbie is "turned on." In not so polite language, Ruthie is well on her way to becoming a narcotics addict. I go through Ruthie's whole scene with them. Speed. Acid. " Uppers. Downers. Y e l l o w s . Beds. Ruthie giggling hysterically for no reason. Ruthie "stoned" and falling down like a broken doll. Ruthie not bothering to come home to sleep at night. Ruthie kicked out of one ' school. And then another. Dropp i n g out of a third herself. Saundra and Burt try to talk to Ruthie. I plead with her, argue with her. Cry for her. A psychiatrist listens to her. But, as the' months go on, an octopus-like fear begins to squeeze the hope out of us all. We are afraid Ruthie will do something fatal to herself—or to someone else. ' • One night, over one of those terrible uneaten dinners where everybody screams at everybody else, Ruthie turns a corner in her life. "I want to stop," • she says. "But to do it, we'd .have to move away from here -to some place where kids don't turn on." Bart and Saundra look at each otter. I know what they're thinking, because I'm thinking it too. 'No place. There's no place in America where kids don't take drugs.' But when Ruthie turns that corner, she herself sees anoth-
er direction to go in. "Maybe I could go to Israel. I know kids there are different from kids here. I want to change. I want to do something with my life. Maybe those kids will help me." "It is the one place where a -miracle-could_happen,!l_SaiLn-_ dra says. "We'll t a k e her there," Burt decides. Two weeks later we are there. I doubt absolutely the possibility of any miracle. I doubt it ail the way south from Tel Aviv to Beersheba, along the one road which dry-snakes its lonesome way through the desert. But then Ruthie's kibbutz appears out of nowhere, itself a miracle of some kind. Ari, the kibbutz director, meets us in the dining hall. The energy in him, the love of life that pours through him is another kind of miracle. We look around at everything, Ari leading the way. We see a stainless steel kitchen, equipped to feed 500 people. In one building, we see a mini-factory. Outside another building, we see a whole herd of dairy cows. Most of all, we see the Israeli kids. They seem to know who they are and where they are going. We hope Ruthie will become one of them. At the end of the day, we leave Ruthie and take our piano
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back to New York. After we are home again, we wait anxiously for Ruthie's first letter to come. It arrives three weeks later: » • • May This Festival Be the The reason it took so long to write this letter is there's so jnuch happening to me. I'm Preludejo a New Redemption really learning Hebrew fastr My teacher Shoslianah says in a month I'll be good enough to move up to a higher class. We study from 8 a.m. 'til noon. After lunch. I help in the kitchen. You should see me making cookies for the whole kibbutz! I Work 'til 4. Then we have "free time" but I've started to teach three kids E n g l i s h . They're from South America and they asked me to help them. I love it. There are some groovy guys here. So far, I like Mel best. He's from Australia. Commercial Stationer! I think you can tell I'm happy. The kids here aren't like the kids at home. No one here 1627 Howard 342-0805 "grooves". No one has time. If we have any time, -we have better things to do with it. I'm finding out that my friends in New York weren't really my friends;. We thought we were having fun, but we were really killing ourselves. I've never felt so clean in From Your Friends at body and mind. They've given me so much here. For the first time In my life, I want to give too—Instead of always taking. So, when you tell ray car for Morris Paint. . . Your Friendly, Complete me, instead of putting my monOne-Stop Decorating Centers ey in my savings account, will you give the money to Israel. See Us for Everything You Need in And don't tell my name. I don't PAINT • WALLPAPER' • ARTfST SUPPLIES want anyone to know. Please tell Aunt Joan, Israel 345-3536 27th and Douglas really is a miracle. Lovc.& Kisses, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••» Ruthie
garded as an office employee of the congregation who has to punch a clock and have his position reviewed each year. Any factory-worker-in a union has much more .security than the average rabbi," he said. - Rabbi Dobrinsky said that while newly ordained rabbis from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological .Seminary receive starting salaries of approximately $10,000 plus living quarters and pension, "those rabbis who have been in the field for a number of years are extremely underpaid as compared to other professions which would require simpler a c a d e m i c training or less." Rabbi Dobrinsky said many young men considering the rabbinate are first preparing for a Ph.D. in another field in order to gain a sense of securityHe said "imagine how a young prospective Rabbi must feel when he learns that some rabbis in the field for many years earn under $15,000, and that their contracts come up for review ev^ery year. Obviously, when they compare this with conditions of public school teachers* which many of them could become, who can earn up to ?17,000 In eight steps with every concelv* able fringe benefit, and when they compare the rabbinate with the field of law,, where lawyers can easily earn more than $20,000 after five years, or science, or professorship, they must obviously think about the needs of their families before Ichoosjngjo stepjato Jhe rabT binate." "
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1970 Campaign Shows 40 Percent Increase Des 'Moines — The Jewish Welfare Federation All-in-One and Israel Emergency Fund . Campaign for 1970 is running ^ p e r c e n t ahead of the 1969 drive, according to figures released by Campaign leaders. —A_total-©f $525,714 h a s t e n pledged to date tills year. The same contributors in 19C9 gave $383,183. Marvin- Pomeranlz, chairman of the Pace Setter 'Division, has announced gifts from 62 contributors totaling $435,100. In 1969 those persons gave $330,502. David Bear, chairman of the Special Gifts Division, has an-
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nounced 1970 contributions of $30,507, compared with $18,624 by the same persons last year. Barry Pldgeon, G e n e r a 1 Gifts chairman, has announced that 1970 giving stands to date at $6,403. In 1969 the comparable iigure-wa:r $4,832. Ron Daniel, chairman of the Young Adult Division, has announced gifts of $2,515 this year? Last year's donations by the same persons was $1,025. Mrs. l i a r I a n Hockenberg, chairman of the/Women's Division, has announced that giving in 1970 is up to $51,189, compared to a total of $28,200 last year.
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I like to say the questions four When Elijah comes to the door I eat matzo, eharoses and mo* ror And after that my stomach is sore! Lynnc Cohen Temple Israel 2nd grade
It Happened Like This
Once the Jews were slaves and they would always be slaves. Now once when two children were born they would have to be drowned so there Mother hid them. But pretty soon Moses got to big. (Moses The Jews always got bothwas his name.) So his mother ered. Once there was a very made a c r a d l e out of bull mean man named Faroll. He rushes then she placed Moses wanted the boys who had Jewin the cradle and put him in ish mothers to be killed. the edge of the lake. Once there was a boy named Then Pharoes daghter found Moses. Why was the boy named him In the lake and picked him Moses? Because the Mother up. She was going to her house. who had Moses cared so much Now Moses had to get away so about Moses that is why. she he went to a far off land and named him Moses. lived as a shepherd. And so God maded the fen Once when he was wandering plagues. Why? Because Faroll off he saw a bush on fire he made lots of Jews die. Suzy Gendler - also herd a voice. This is what it said: Go back to Egypt and 2nd grade—Beth Israel let the slaves free. Then Moses said: How will I make Pharo believe me? G-d turned .the river* into blood, then Moses went to Egypt and then turned the nile river into blood. Many Once upon a time there was .people of Egypt 'died. But a place called egept and we, Pharogh still wold not let the jews were slawes for a long' Jews go. long long long long long time. So G-d made frogs riming And we could not eat or sleep and jumping. But Pharough In the afternoon. We had to still would not let the Jews go work and work and work'and free." So G-d made gnats. They work and work! And faro had ate everything they would find, a daughter. then flies came all over. Bat still pharogh refused to let the Faro said every new brne Jews go. then came cattle de-• " baby boy shall be killed. And sease all the cattle died/* faro's daughter did not like this Pharough still refused, then all at all. the Ehypt got boils. Pharough And on every house of a jew still refused. So bunches of hail there was a" little blood—from came. Next came locuses they a lamb. And the death angle ate everything. Then came a would no that a person or anithick darkness for three days mal is killed and past over speand fineally all the babys that cial houses. were born died so Pharogh past Passover Is a very nice holiover the houses. day. Carol Alpcrson Marcy Wax 2nd grade—Beth Israel 2nd grade—Beth Israel
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The essays on this page were written by children In the. primary grades of the three O m a h a Synagogue schools. In order to preserve the special flavor and thought of each essay, they appear exactly as1 written; unedited; and with the unique spelling of each author.
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Pesach is a holiday. You cat) matzah. You have to find a afikoman. You have to eat matzah for seven days. Pesach ir! a Jewish thing. Pesach is fun.; Carey R i « . 2nd Gradc-Bctb E)j j
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Passover is one of my favor-' ite holidays. It remembers me of Moses. Marshall Prec, Beth El, 2nd Grade
Passover Procedure Passover is on the 15th of Nisan. We don't eat bread but we wat matzo. On the Sunday night of- Passover we search* for the chamatz with candles;, A beautiful table is set. W«: eat bitter herbs. We maktf Charoses. On the sedar plate? Is a roasted egg, a shank bonej and karpas. We drink 4 cups) ll of wine. We let ElJjan In forj some wine. I like to look for the A men best. Michael Browrj 2nd grade—Beth Israel
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I l i k e Passover because Moses took the ten commandments up to Mt. Sinai and God gave him another one. Mike Lustgarten 2-B Beth El
Once in Egapt the Jews ware slaves. One day faro said maybe they will go and help fight me. So he said that baby boys Could Be if they have a Jewish mother they will be drownd. One day I think Passover is when the a boy was born. The mother Jewish people were, freed from decided to hide the boy in the Egypt. And Moses led them out house. Then later she put him into the wilderness. And then in a basket and then he floted got the Ten Commandments. away. Faro's girl came and That's what I think Passover is. got the basket, she saw the boy Julie Rochman she loved him and took kare 2nd Grade—Beth El of him. Then he decided to go. One day when he was looking at his sheep a bush was on . Passover Fun fire. But it" did not burn. A Passover is fun. But afikovoice came from the bush it man that is more fun then anysaid go save the jews. And thing. But dinner is too. when he got ther faro said no Amy Lea Cooper so he made the nile river blood Beth El—2nd grade then Frogs came faro said you can have them. Amy Kozlen 2nd grade—Beth Israel The Jews whar slaves at this time. When a bush was on fire Good to Eat? God was in the bush. Moses tried to set the Jews free. But I like when we hide the matzah. I think Passover is fun. no—so God did. My sister has the ten comSydney Rubin mandments. They are one kind 2nd grade—Beth Israel of candy that Is really good.' We go to my grandmas to cat dinner. Freedom Message Dede Fclnberg Passover means that the AnBeth El 2nd Grade gel of death passed over all the Jewish houses. Passover is a Jewish holiday of freedom. Explanation Today we celebrate Passover • Wen the. bred was made it and think of being free and 4 was flat They did not have choosing what we want to do. ovens in that day. t Mike Budwlg n Barbara Abramson 2nd Grade—Beth El Temple Israel 2nd grade
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When we were finding the matco last year, we found some extra matzo in the kitchen and Marty and I said, "We found it," and Grampa said, "That's the wrong matzo." So Marty said, "we should put it back." So then we looked under the telephone and in. the desk drawers and under the T.V. and even where the dishes are kept. It was not in any of those places. We we looked under great grampa's napkin and it was there and we each got a dollar because it had come apart under the napkin and we each found a piece. Marty found'the big half and* I found a very small half. ' : Jay Rosen Temple Israel 2nd grade
Jews or Goos What's in a Name? The gooish people in iggpyt was hayeing fun. Till this man came he wanted to rool the land. He made the gooish people all slavs. He made them work day after days after days. When Moses got, bigger God told him to free the goos he said let the goos free, Debbie Meiches 2nd grade—Beth Israel
The End I Jjjke Passover because it is very very fun. ' It is becus the Jewish people were slaves and they were saved by Moses; I still have something to say and it is the last part. And this is what I have to say I love Passover. I really do—the end. ' Debra Nathanson 2-B Beth El
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Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Sidney If. Brooks and Cantor Manfred F. Kuttner will—officiate. Special guest preacher for the evening will be Dr. Herbert C. Brichto, Professor of Bible at the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio whose topic will be "The Meaning of (he Exodus." Dr. Brichto is spending the day at Temple Israel where he is guest lecturer for the thirtyfirst Annual Institute for Christian Clergymen. Musical portions of the service will be provided by Cantor Kuttner and the Temple Choir under the direction of Miss Ida Gitlin. An Oneg Shabby will be held immediately following the services in honor of Dr. Brichto. Saturday: 11 a.m. - - * • • • PASSOVER SCHEDULE April 20 Service 5:30 p.m. April 21 Service 11 a.m. Congregational Seder 6:30 p.m. • * * SISTERHOOD Sisterhood Coffee with Rabbi Brooks will be held Wednesday, April 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Temple. • • * BAR MITZVAHS WILLIAM KULESH, son o! Dr. and Mrs. Morton Kulesh, will become Bar Mitzvah at the Service Saturday, April 18,
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The Truth About Zionism By YOSEF TEKOAH In this campaign of slander Israeli Ambassador to the and distortion, the Arabs have United Nations found an ally in the Soviet • • • Union. In pronouncement after I am a Zionist. I nave always pronouncement, in books, in been one. I am proud of l[ and the press, over the radio, in 1 shall always remain a mem- pamphlets and in l e c t u r e s , ber of the Zionist family. Arab and Soviet propaganda This family has never been in greater need of unity than has sought to identify Zionism today. Zion and the entire Jew- with imperialism, colonialism ish people are facing a crucial and even totalitarianism. It is not sufficient to undertest of strength and will-power. It will determine Israel's fu- stand the absurdity of s u c h ture. It will decide the Jewish claims. Propaganda• cannot be dismissed simply because it people's destiny. A.fler Israel's independence puts forward unfounded accuthere might have been some sations. The Arab-Soviet slandwho thought that the Zionist ers have made i n r o a d s in movement had r e a c h e d its many parts of the world, inapogee and its task been ac- cluding this country, and, in complished. No one will dare particular, among the youth. say that after 22 years of inAmerican Zionists must tell cessant Arab warfare against their American friends what Israel. No one will suggest Zionism really Is. They must that, when it is clear that Is- tell them that when the Jews rael's struggle for survival is exiled from their land in the not over. seventh century B.C.E., sat by In such times, we must face the rivers of Babylon and wept the challenges and the dangers but also sought ways to go as one. home—that was already ZionStructural u n i t y , however, ism. will be of importance only if When Jews v o l u n t e e r e d , it leads to strengthened united from Palestine and from all action. over the w o r l d to establish First of all there is the prob- Jewish armies that fought on lem of Zionism's image. In his the side of the allies in World quest to annihilate the Jewish War II to fight Hitler, while people, Hitler began b'y distort- Arab leaders supported him—• ing the image of the Jew, by that was Zionism. rewriting Jewish history, by When Jews fought British fabricating some of the most odious historic and racial theo- colonialism while the Arabs of Palestine and the neighboring ries; The Arab Governments, in Arab stales were being helped their campaign to c o m p l e t e by Jt—that was Zionism. The world must be told that Hitler's crimes a g a i n s t tho Jewish people and destroy the Zionism is one of the world's Jewish state have adopted the oldest anti-Imperialists movesame method of falsifying Jew- ments; that it alms at securing ish history and in particular of for the Jewish people the rights besmirching the Zionist move- possessed by o t h c r nations; that it harbors malice to none; ment and its ideals.
that It seeks cooperation and understanding with the Arab p e o p l e s and their national movements. The world must understand that Zionism is as sacred to the Jewish people as the national liberation movements are to* the nations of -Africa and Asia; that if there is to be hope for peace in the Middle East there must be between Israel and the Arab states mutual respect for each other's sacred national values. Zionism, the world must be reminded, was not born In the Jewish ghettos of Europe, but on the battlefield against imperialism in ancient Israel. It is not an outmoded nationalistic revival but an unparalleled epic of centuries of resistance to force and bondage. Jewish youth, attracted by the ideals of social progress, always ready to be in the forefront of all struggles for human rights, can and must be made to realize that it is possible to find all these challenges within the Jewish family. • Jewish youth must be made to understand that in our epoch there is no struggle for human rights which is more dramatic, no cause more worthy of support than that of an entire people striving to preserve its life, to defend its right to independence and sovereignty, its perogative to create and develop in freedom.
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While commenting on the progress made, the NCFJE also issued s t r o n g warnings about soft-core pornography "which is fare more widespread and far more insidious."
pervades our life that all our values such as morality, religion, and education, become diminished. "You would think that sex Is the only tiling that mattered,—sa_jiistarted-is- the view we are getting." According to the NCFJE reAccording to the NCFJE re- port, "Those who want to port, s o f t - c o r e pornography sell something in our society, consists of the abnormal em- . be it books, or films, or plays, phasis of today's society on keep going as far as they can eroticism and sex. "No matter to outdo what went previouswhat anyone is selling, the em- ly." phasis is on sex. That is why "Tills accountsjor films like we seldom have a Hollywood 'I Am Curious (Yellow)' and film today without nudity and 'Fanny Hill' without any prosex scenes; why TV commer- test, making the rounds in the cials sell everything from soap neighborhood theaters." to automobiles, using half, Public Pressure dressed models reciting sugIn its year-end study, the gestive words with sexual innuendos; why theater shows NCFJE stressed that only a have actual simulated sex acts massive effort on the part of on the stage; and why news- the American public could repapers carry movie ads that verse the trend. "Mass moveare virtually pornographic in ments are being organized daily for everything from war themselves." protests to racial equality. We According to the NCFJE re- must do the same to fight porport, soft-core pornography so nography."
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"Free University1 at Albany for Non-Radieal Jewish Students A "free university" for Jewish students whose basic motivation is not opposition to the Jewish establishment but simply a desire to fill a Jewish void in their lives is now in its second semester at the State' University at Albany. Some 100 such students described by Philip Airian, educational director at the Temole Israel Education Center, as non-radicals "honestly curious about the roots of Judaism" enrolled for the second semester. Mr. Arian helped organize
the tuition-free project in Jewish subjects and is one of the instructors for one of the threa courses. Mr. Arian emphasized that the student participants were middle-class Jewish young people who have "no anti-establishment bent" and who have worked very well with the adult community. The genesis of the free university was a program of twicemonthly- informal meetings for discussion of Jewish topics and Jewish sources. Last year, for-
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QUESTION: Why Is it that one is forbidden to drink anything but water after drinking the four cups of wine at the Seder? ANSWER: Some claim that this is so that we will not become drunk because the time after the Seder is supposed to be dedicated to the study of the Passover Laws and the history of the Exodus from Egypt, Drinking more wine than the four glasses ._ after their measure has been completed might make us drunk or at least drowsy thus precluding our being occupied or concerned with further interest in the Passover story or its laws, Others claim that this practice was instituted because of the poor. The indigent would be provided with just enough wine for the four cups on botli nights of the Passover, i.e., eight cups in all. There is a danger, in the case of a poor man, that he might Indulge in drinking extra cups of wine after he has completed drinking the four cups on the first night and thus run short of /wine to fulfill the quote of four cups for the second night. As much as possible, Jewish tradition tried to equalize the rich and the poor, and so, claim some, all Jews are forbidden to indulge in any drink but water after the four cups have been consumed on the eve of Passover. Since this requirement was set for the first night It already applied to the second night so that the variety of practices would not lead to confusion where one might drink more than four coups on the first night thinking it was the second night. •
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By DAVID SCHWARTZ When Moses came to free the Jews, he saw right away, he would have a peck of trouble. Not only from the Egyptians, but from the Israelites. "Are you a Reform or Orthodox Jew?" the _ , Israelites asked " ^ Moses. "I am just a Jew," said Moses. "If you are a Jew, why are you not a slave like the rest of us? We h a v e n ' t seen you m a k i n g Schwartz any bricks. You walk about free like our Egyptian masters." "Well, there's a long story to that," said Moses. "I was raised by Pharoah's daughter" . "A likely story," some of the Jews said. "I guess soon you will be telling us that some of Pharaoh's best friends are Jews. Come clean, Moses, what's your game?" "What I am telling you is the truth," said Moses. "The Lord is determined to give you liberty and I have come to that end, to carry out his wish." "Now we have heard everything," said some. "How are you going to free us without an army?" they said. "Even Abe Lincoln couldn't free the slaves in America without an army. Where is your army, Moses?" y "The Lord has his ways," said Moses, "and now," he added, "I must leave you. I've got to go down to see Pharoah and tell him the Lord said to let his people go." At the palace, Moses went right to the office of the Secretary. She was reading the Egyptian Home Journal. "I would like to see Pharaoh," said Moses, "Have you an appointment?" she asked.- -•.-• -Moses pointed to the wand 1 by his side "0," said the secretary. "Go right In. The other magicians are already there." When Moses came Into Pharoah's chamber, P h a r o a h quickly noticed the wand. "Another magician, eh? Well, let's see what you can do." Moses stretched out his wand and did a few turns. "Wonderful, w o n d e r f u l , " said Pharaoh. "Do sojne "Your majesty," said Moses, "I have come on more serious business. I was sent by the Lord. The Lord wants you to give liberty to the Israelites." " L i b e r t y , " said Pharaoh, "what's that?" "Look it up in the dictionary," said Moses. "You will find it's a very important thing." Pharaoh ordered his aide to bring him the dictionary "I • can't find liberty In the'Egyptian dictionary," he said after looking. • "Maybe that's the trouble," said Moses. "Well, I will tell you what liberty is," said Moses. "Liberty is the rightto live fully. The right to Justlce. Liberty is the oxygen In the air which makes /things grow. It is the sunshine which warms with love. Liberty is
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happen if I deny the Israelites liberty?" "I can only tell you," said Moses, "that by the law of the Lord who sent me, people who deny liberty to the people suffer diverse plagues which I would not care to enumerate just now." Moses had hardly left Pharaoh when the telephone in the palace rang. ','Your Majesty," said the man on the phone, "a plague of locusts has broken out. If something is not done imediately, the crop's will be destroyed and unless we can get wheat from Russia, we will starve." Thene there were other plagues and Pharaoh finally decided to free the JewsWhen Moses told the Israelites about It, they were very happy. "Hurry now," he said to the Israelites, "we must go forth at once."
"But where are we going?" they asked. "We are g o i n g to take a walk in the wilderness. There is nothing like a walk to clear the mind." "But where are we going to?" they asked. "This is no time to discuss details," said Moses. "The world is waiting for us. We have to give the Ten Commandments to the world, to teach the lesson 'Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself.'- We have to bring to the world the ideals of the prophets." Moses took out a copy of a Philadelphia paper, dated 1776 and showed them the headlines, how the Americans were fighting for liberty and were waiting to inscribe on t h e i r Liberty Bell the words of the Israelites, "Proclaim liberty unto all the land." The whole world Is waiting for us to go forward today.
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Judaism Institute Endowed By Roienstock Memorials Omaha . . . The 31st Annual Institute on Judaism for the Christian Clergy will be held April 17, at Temple Israel. Guest lecturer will be Dr. Herbert C. Brichto, Professor of Bible at the Hebrew Union College. The Institute this year will memorialize the late Charles Rosenstock. In his invitation to the clergymen, Rabbi Brooks explained, "So widely has this search for deeper understand-
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BIUNDEIS WOMEN Ann Landers will speak on "How to Survive in the Schizophrenic 70's" Wednesday, May 6, 1970, at 8 p.m. at Joslyn Art Museum. The noted advice columnist will speak in Omaha under the sponsorship of the Brandeis University Women's Committee. Admission at $2.50 per ticket is open to all adult members of the community. Mrs. Robert Nogg is ticket chairman. Tickets are also available at the downtown Brandeis Ticket office and at the Joslyn Art Museum.
Omahans in News Howard Z. Marshall, son of Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Marshall, was named the top scorer of the 6,500 high school students who participated in the State Mathematics Contest, Others in the top 20 scorers were Dan Grossman, Lawrence Denenberg and Robert Rifkin.
Mrs. Murry Ehrinpreis Mr. and Mrs. Saul Kaiman announce the birth of a daughter, Julie Ann, born April 10,. 1970. They also have a son, Bruce Howard. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kaiman and Mr. and Mrs. Irv Hoberman G r e a t grandmother is Mrs. Rose Hoberman.
will be a discussion with FaSTAGE NIGHT Plans are underway for the ther. O'Leary and the youth annual Youth Council Stage groups from Creighton Prep Night to be held Saturday, and Mercy. May 2, at 7 p.m. at Lewis and All slate letters are due May Mr. and Mrs. Melvin BrenClark Junior High School. 1. ner, E v a n s ton, Illinois, anNancy Cohn and Gordie HoAt the meeting on April 7, nounce the birth of a daughter, berman are co-chairmen of the the following chairmen were Debra Sue, born April 7. 1970. event. named. Jeanie Pappenheimer Grandparents are -Mr. and is chairman for the Israeli In- Mrs. Sylvan Slepyan, LincolnU.S.Y. ~ dependence Day. Beth Pred wood, Illinois and Mr. and Mrs. Bilu U.S.Y. is sending over and Paula Sanders are co- J. Brenner, Skokie, Illinois. Mr. $CO0 to Israel from the profits chairman for the Esther K. .Ben Lindenbaum is the greatmade at its Purirn Carnival. grandfather. ...... Newman Camp Day. At the meeting April 26, there
Thomas Kirshenbaum and Ronald" BTumkih have teen , initiated into Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. The award is the highest honor given to students of the Business School for outstanding s c h o l a s t i c achievement at the University of Nebraska.
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didates'""for""'the"United State's" Senate will present and discuss their various positions and an' swer questions. The scheduled program of the Adult Education series, "Tourist View of Israel," has been postponed to May 1. Tifereth Israel R e l i g i o u s School Model Seder will beheld for all classes on Sunday, April 19, at 9:45 a.m. •Passover vacation b e g i n s Monday, April 20. Classes will resume Sunday, May 3. Tifereth Israel J r . Congregation services: will be held Saturday April 18th, at 10:45 Items for this column should be submitted to Mrs.Leo- (Estelle) Rosenberg, 701 Mulder Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska. Phone, 489-5813. a.m. Kiddush will be hosted by Mrs. Morris Schrier.
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The B. B. G. installation meeting was held at the Maryjn Dienstfry home, Sunday April 12. The following officers were Installed for 1970-71: President, Betti Pillor; Vice President, Joanne Grant; 2nd Vice President, S h a r o n Misle; Corresponding Secretary, Sonia Pitlor; Recording Secretary, Shari Dienstfrey; Treasurer, Cathie Chesin; and Dance Chairman, Marsha Misle.
Omaha . . . Miss Alice Ann Fellman became the bride of Murray N o r m a n Ehrinpreis, Sunday, .April 12, 1970. Rabbi ...••Mye.r_..lS._..Kripke._pfficiated at the noon ceremony at Beth El Synagogue. A reception and luncheon followed at the Highland Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Fellman of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrenpreis, Detroit, Michigan, are the parents of the bridegroom. Miss Ilene Sue Stoler, Boston, Mass., was maid of honor. Other attendants were t h o bridegroom's sister, Mrs. Leo Reichman, New York City; Mrs. Robert G. Fellman, Chicago, and Mrs. Arnold C. Fellman, Detroit, sisters-in-law of the bride, Steve Daniels, San Francisco, was best man. Groomsmen wero Dr. Robert G. Fllman, Dr. Arnold C. Fellman and Dr. Lee B. Reichman. Following a wedding trip to the island of Tobago in the Caribbean, the couple will make their home in New York City, where Mr. Ehrinpreis is a student at New York University Medical School.
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Church Press Hit for Anti-Israel Positions CHICAGO (JTA)—The church press and publicists have an important role as conciliators in this turbulent world, Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon of Illinois told several hundred delegates attending the recent Religious Communications Congress and declared he had seen too many anti-Israel comments in the church press. Recalling that the church press had in many cases been silent on Hitler in the 1930's, Mr. Simon expressed the hope that similar mistakes would not be made today in the face of the needs of a people who have suffered from church indifference. "We can be both pro-Israel and pro-Arab," he said. "We must recognize the needs of all suffering people," . The Democratic official, a son of a Lutheran minister married to a Catholic said that in his half Catholic half Lutheran home in a small Illinois community that is all white and all Christian he has a mezzuah on his door and menorah in his living room. This, he said, is a symbol that the Jewish people who have suffered Catholic and Lutheran prejudices must today-be accepted as individuals.
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closed session at the European Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry attended by more than 300 delegates from 17 countries. Their identities were not disclosed in order to protect the families they left behind in Moscow and Leningrad. The witnesses, two men and a woman, were described as past members of the Komsomols, the Soviet Communist P a r t y youth organization. They described in detail the cases of several Russian Jews who went to jail and whose families were subjected to severe harrassment b e c a u s e they had applied for exit permits to go to Israel. Cited as an example of such instances was the case of Mrs. Lilla Abramova Ontman, of Chernovsky, who was arrested . in Dec. '19G9 and sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a state court last Jan. 8 for "slandering the Soviet Union and insulting the authorities." Mrs. Ontman had requested permission to emigrate in order to re-unite with her elderly father in Israel. She had also 'submitted several unsuccessful applications on behalf of her husband, her adopted child and her younger sister. When the authorities reject-' ed them she declared that she no longer considered herself a Soviet citizen and refused her identity card. At her trial sfie told the court that she based her request on the Soviet Constitution and on the Universal" Declaration of Human Rights of which the USSR is a signatory. After sentencing, her sister was expelled from school and her adopted child was forcibly placed in an institution, the conference was told. Also related was the case of Boris Kochubfevsky, a Jewish engineer sentenced to three years in prison in Jan. 1969 for slandering the Soviet Union after he unsuccessfully applied for an exit permit.
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By MIRIAM GOREN • "There was a time when people in the Beisan Valley lived in idyllic pastoral conditions. We used to take the children for walks along the banks of the Jordan, and the whole area on either bank of the river was densely populated and cultivated! War came suddenly. For the last two and a half years we have been living under constant shelling and the fear of exploding land mines. As a kindergarten teacher, I have been asking myself what to do in order that our children may be calmer and more confident. I have come to realize that If the parents remained calm the children, too, wonld not suffer from lack of tranqnlUty." This is how Thelma Brenner, a young kindergarten teacher at K i b b u t z Maoz Chaim, summed up the problem that she faces every hour of the day: the upbringing of children under war conditions. The influence of war upon the children was the subject of a discussion at "Club house 213" of the Working Mothers' Association at Tel Aviv. Here the members listened to Thelma's story about the children of her settlement. Thelma told her audience that she was in the habit of keeping a record of her talks with her 3-6 year old wards,
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The fact is that t h e r e Is quired to state their chief dewho are free and open-hearted with her. During one of her hardly a family in Israel of sire in life. talks, a five year old little girl which some member is not Among 100 children quessaid: either serving in the army or tioned before the Six Day War, "The Arbas are bad, but in the Reserves. 4 per cent asked primarily for their children are good. ^ , M r - W c i L ' i a f r a i d £ t h e ' " " p e a c e . ShortlyJ before the war Kindergarten—teacher: —fluenceof-these"conditlons"on—, . , .. . are the bad ones? the c h i l d r e n ' s lives. Their broke out the percentage rose Child: El Fatah. s p i r i t u a l security is be- to 6 and immediately after the Kindergarten teacher: Who Their spiritual security is be- war, to 12. A year after the ing undermined. A sense of Six Day War, it rose to 20 per. are the good ones? hatred for the enemy Is being cent and two years after the Child: Those who live at Wadi inplanted .in them- They are war, (o 33 per cent. "Ara, and do not shoot." Generally, the opinions of Frequently the children con- unable to realize the fact that fess that they would like the the enemy, too, is a human the children reflect the opinArabs coming across to attack being. The war kills the sense ions of the adults. What disIsraeli settlements, to fall into of love and truth and accen- turbs them, disturbs also the tuates such opinions as the children. the Jordan and get drownedduty to kill. It leads them to No Hatred "It's no longer possible to see people through b l a c k According to Dr. Ziv: The get along with them any lenses. It engenders a sort of more," a five year old volun- unconcern and callousness to- situation in the towns is not teered and his little friend re- wards what is taking place bad. Not so in the border setmarked: "The Arabs tell their around: a sense of fatalism tlements. "However, I think that people are less afraid children that it was we who and inescape. there because the tension tends began the war." Dr. Avner Ziv, psychologist to raise the morale ana the The remark of another tiny ('tot is of special interest: at Tel Aviv University, is not sense of group - cohesion. All "The Arabs want our lands be- concerned about the influence that we can do is help the chilcause their country is not of the war on the cliildren. He dren adapt themselves to connice; they have no time to cul- spoke of a questionnaire cir- ditions and reduce their mentivate it; all day long they culated among eighth graders tal and spiritual stress as far shoot at us, that's all they do." during a psychotechnic test, as^possible." How that can be in which the children were re- done he could not say. Influences on Children Actually all children in Israel live under wartime conditions, Mr. Meir Weil, a school inspector, said. True, the problenv/ls more acute a m o n g children in frontier settlements, but even in the cities the children share the experience through the mass-communication media.
One Interesting phenomenon, Dr- Ziv pointed out, was that there is absolutely no hatred for the enemy in our educational system, although one might have expected an entirely different situation. In_ ~the~AT5bT{aTesTfor example, education is based entirely on hatred. In 500 questionnaires circulated among school pupils, only one child expressed the hope that all the Arabs would die. Dr. Ziv docs not, however, believe that this would continue for very long.
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Psychosomatic Skin Disease Studied at Hadassah Hospital Dr. Jacob Shanon of the De- diseases among the survivors partment of Dermatology and of concentration camps. Venereology of the HadassahIn his research w o r k , Dr. Hebrew University M e d i c a l Shanon analyzes the frequency Center in Jerusalem, is con- of various psychosomatic skin ~diictlrig~a study of psychoso- "disbrdefs~fh~."th"e~128~"patients matic skin diseases of 128 pa- from c o n c e n t r a t i o n camps tients who were former inmates treated. of concentration camps. He divides the psychosomatic These men and women have skin disorders into those'that been found to develop skin develop because of stress and diseases, some of them previ- those which are conflictogenic ously unknown in dermatolog- and develop because of inner lcal practice, as a result of conflict. Case Histories .emotional traumatic e x p e r i ence. Most "developed psychoA case history is given of a somatic skin disorders while In conflictogenic disorder, which the camps; Some displayed the manifests itself by strong itchskin symptoms several years ing all over the body. after their release. As a youth this patient witDr. Shanon found that among nessed the occupation of Po476 patients who had been in land by the Germans, public concentration camps, 27 per hangings, his father dying of cent developed psychosomatic hunger, his brother deported, skin disorders w h i l e among he and his mother being sent 1,467 who had not been in to Auschwitz. camps, only 10 per cent develUpon arrival at Auschwitz, oped such disorders. all inmates were divided into Deep suffering, p r o f o u n d two groups. He was sent to the grief, guilt feelings, suppressed right and was given the work, protest and rebellion, are all of operating the crematorium. part of the emotional pattern Simultaneously, his m o t h e r which results in recurrent skin was sent to her death. The
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•NEXT YEAR AT HOME' Is the wish of the American Jewish community, which provided Passover kosher foods through the National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) for these Jewish men in Vietnam. They are shown partaking of the bitter herbs, -whose* symbolic significance is explained In the Haggadah.
Next Year af This Is the text of the-Passover greeting to the American Jewish community from the four Jewish chaplains on duty with the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam—Ira Badcr, Sanford L. Dresin, Howard Shapiro and Glenn M. Stengel. Secondly, we must not forget that tens of thousands of men of many nations have already lost their lives in this conflict. We cannot rejoice in Uiis disaster, but must re-dedicate ourselves to the pursuit of peace. We express our sincerest gratitude to the Jewish community of the United States through the Commission on Above and b e y o n d the Jewish Chaplaincy and Womstrengthening of family and en's Organizaations* Services religious bonds during this of the National Jewish Weltime of need, Passover will fare Board and its cooperating, take on a deep and special organizations. meaning for the Jewish men Through your generosity, here in. Vietnam. kosher for Passover foods, This meaning is expressed - Haggadot and literature will during the Seder. As we enum- be available to. men attending erate the ten plagues, it is the central Sedorim as well, as accepted practice to drop to those men who find themsome wine from the goblet on selves far from major installthe plate. This is to remind us ations and involved in tasks of that when other human beings utmost importance in the field. are suffering, our cup of joy We pray that with the Alcannot run over. mighty's help a new era of We here la Vietnam can In- universal peace will come to terpret this Seder ritual in two this troubled world. May the ways- First, we must constant- observance of the festival ly beware not to become bra- strike a responsive chord in 1 tallied by the demands' of war;' our hearts- and may all of. u* Our decent, human impulses • in Vietnam be enabled to celemust be preserved In the midst brate next year's Passover of the ugly business of con- safely at home with our loved ones. . flict The festival of Passover will have special significance for the Jewish personnel in Vietnara. Although thousands of miles from our homes and families, we will join together in making Passover a meaningful, experience. The Sedorim and services will serve as a bond between us and our loved ones.
Atlantic City, N.J.—Taking issue witli a document asserting that rabbis should not perform marriages between a Jew and a nonJew, Rabbi Philip E. Schechter asserted that "to refuse to perform these intermarriages . . . would be betraying . . . our young people." The Reform rabbi said that "if the Reform rabbinate continues to categorically oppose intermarriage, I believe that they would be betraying our liberal purpose and what is , worse, I believe that they would be betraying our young people." HE ADDED that "to say that ttiey cannot add the sancta of their presence to an intermarriage, is to me a holier-than-thou attitude which will only serve to drive our young people away. How a position like that, which re-' jects their chosen mate, could ever attract them, is beyond comprehension. To use arguments like 'preservation pf Judaism', as the basis for a refusal to perform a religious service, is self-defeating." The Beth Israel rabbi took exception to a statement opposing performance by rabbis of mixed marriages issued by the Board of Rabbis of Essex County (Newark). He said that if such a statement were issued by the Atlantic County Board of Rabbis, he could not in good conscience add his name to it. The statement asserted that "the very blessings essential to a Jewish marriage ceremony, including the key formula 'Thou are consecrated unto me
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THE JEWISH PKESS PASSOVER
P»ge Twenty-four
Friday, April IT, WTO
EDITION
Student Activists Protest Against Center Sports Jewish Federation Fund Allocations By Charles Arnold
For More Information Call the Athletic Office 342-13GQ
HEALTH CLUB NOTES y p say—in the spring, a young Centers' Health Club for a man's fancy turns to thoughts workout and a massage. of . . . baseball. The schedule provides ample The C e n t e r is sponsoring time for business and profesthree baseball programs: the sional men to relax after a IDDY-BIDDY (Kdg., 1st and 2nd Gr.) on Monday and Tues- hard day on the job in comday afternoons 3:30 p.m. to fort and leisure. The. Health Club hours are 5:00 p.m. at Memorial Park; the JUNIOR SPORTS (3rd and 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mon4th dr.) on Fridays from 3:30 day thru Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Memorial to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and Park and the BATTER UP open all day on Sundays. Call Dallas at 342-1356, Ext. Program (4th. 5th and 6th Gr.) on Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 28 for an appointment. 3:30 p.m. at Elmwood Park. Registration fee for each of SPRIN'G EXERCISE the baseball programs is $0.00. CLASS FOR WOMEN Where have you been? It's YOUTH COUNCIL Spring a l r e a d y and we've GOLF TOURNAMENT missed you. Begin your new DATE: S U N D A Y , APRIL Spring look by joining the gals 19th every Monday, Wednesday and WHERE: B E N S O N GOLF Friday mornings from 10:00 COURSE. 5333 No. 72nd. a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Ex: tension Center West, 625 No. TIME: 11:00a.m. Each team will have four 90th Fee is $10.00 per month. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . Low total team score wins. Competition TENNIS LESSONS will be a sudden death playThe Centers' Athletic Departoff on the tenth hole. Fee will ment is sponsoring a six week be $4.50 per player. Tennis Instruction program for adults at Dewey Park starting SPRING HANDBALL Monday, May 4th. The class TOURNAMENT will be held once a week from There have been many re- 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. quests to form some type of Rich H a l p i n e , the area's one day doubles handball tour- leading tennis pro and Danny nament. At least eight players Grossman, N e b r a s k a State -are needed. Interested? Con- Singles Champion will team up tact Chuck in the gym. to instruct beginners and intermediates in all phases,of the SPRING PADDLEBALL game. Basic skills taught will TOURNAMENT include: fore-hand, backhand, All p a d d l e b a l l enthusiasts service, volley and strategy. who would be interested in a Fee is • $18.00 per registration singles T o u r n a m e n t to be for the six lessons. played-in one day should conJ a c t the Centers Athletic DeShop through the Jewish Press partment. Ads.
PASSOVER GREETINGS FROM
New York (JTA)—Forty-one student activists were arrested this week at the executive office of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies after refusing to give up their protest yagainst-alleged-Fcderation~In-^ ,' sensitivity to Jewish educa| tional and cultural needs. The protestors called on Federation to guarantee quality of Jewish education in the city, finance a foundation to aid youth p r o j e c t s , underwrite Jewish cultural endeavors, and contribute $10,000 to the April 26 Exodus March for Soviet Jewry. The group charged that "the select circle who run the Federation and formulate its policies have remained stubborn in their determination to deny a major commitment of Jewish community funds" for the recommended projects. The protestors* major point centered on Federation's alleged short-changing of Jewish educational needs. They quoted audit figures indicating Federation allocated §840,000
Passover
Seven rabbis, writer Elio /or religious education In 196763—with only 4.7 per cent go- Wiesel, professors and other ing to New York member community leaders Issued a agencies as against 14.1 per statement o£ support for the cent to agencies in other com"fully peaceful and non-vio« munities. -lent— student— protests They FedefaGoiTspokesmeii^t o 1 d~ the JTA that more recent fig- called on the Federation to ures showed $1.6 million for withdraw c r i m in a 1 trespass education purposes, and that charges against the 41 arrested while tho in-city percentage of activists and meet with them distribution was lower, because of the number of agen- in "good faith" on their "just" cies Involved, the slice of the demands for more equitablo piece was actually much high- financial aid to Jewish relier than in cities and towns out- gious education and ' social side New York. projects.
ABE BORSKY Funeral service were held in Los Angeles on Monday, April 13, 1970 for Abe Borsky. Survivors i n c l u d e sisters, Mrs. Dave Bernstein (Bess), Mrs. Sidney S o k l y n ' (Rae); Brother, Louis Borsky, all of Omaha.
MRS. ANNE DUITCH Funeral services were held in Spokane, Washington, April 13, 1970 for Mrs, Anne Duitch. Survivors are: husband, Mel« yin; daughter, Mrs, _ Pearl Singer, both of Spokane; son, Jack, Omaha; 8 grandchildren. • !.
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