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lie Richman Reunited With Sister from Russia I If nunilKt kilter. EMher - Uw have Men radi I (• M-.it tliii' Mrs KKhiiitfii iril IH-I iidliw Kui ila U> vtMl rel«tlvM in America BecauM of Ito pocronw In huMta al Uial time, riw dccid •d to remain in Amerira St\r marrted fur boyfrinid. Sam. wh» IMd loUowc<| Iwr to the UntlMi SUtea and Uiey aattled In Omaha Her litter itayed in Ruuii. married and eventually moved with her huaband to SI beria to (e* away from tlir invadlng Germana Aner the death of their (a Iher bi im, Jtimle and EiUMr loal track o( each athar Mtanwhile. their brollMr. CMoma aetllcd In larael and evcfrtuatly re-eatabllalied rontact between Jennie and her "It waa juat wonderful when I called her on the tettphone In SMterla many telephone caila tallMWI." Mn RlchHMMMld. Mn Richmanaakedhrralsler to vlill hrr in the United Stataa al that time, but !>arah watnhictani to leave herhuattand who had been m poor health Afler hit death iMt yt»x. •lie acMitlad her eliter'a Invitation and arranfcd to come to
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Three Cambodian refugeea have arrived here under the iponaonhlp of the Jewlih Federation of Omaha They are from left. Unf|Huay Nam. her daughter. UngRealSamay, and her nephew. Tang Leans See The Whiten Word column on Pane S
Tuition Fees Falter Behind Living Costs
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the United Slates on aviMi CommunlcatinR in VuMi .h and Ruaalan, the two ilatrrit tn maklnR up lor loiU llmr Mdng the sighu and viiitinK with family Rithrr Trordman and Pearl Givrnler. two of Mrt Rich manS chlldrrn. aaid that a bio lamlly pirnic It being planned Sunday HI reMrallon Mrs Rlrhman's MM). Harry, eight grandchlldrrn »aA KI
iry.\\ ifrundchlidrm will Join Future plan.<^ arr Mill Ijelnii talked about Murh depends upon how Esther feels and how much travel the ran un derUke If poaslble. her iliter would like to lake her to vtait Florida andAhxona Meanwhile, after (W yean of separation. Jennie and Ktther are together
,\KW VOHK ' .JTA i Tht^iiipncan A>Mnialion (or !i \*i-,hK(lu< atiiin I AAJKi dik ' ihis wert ihut ris«^ in . i fees charaed by Jrwith caagrcgailonal ichoolt have iafged far behind inrreawa in lheoo^| << paat nine v '.here •urh lee* rM)u rFi)rrM-nl only 10 perreni of the coal of edufattngatludenl Reporting on a nationwide ninry on tuition scale* and policiM which It conducted during th» l!>78-79 academic year. IN* AAJK said thai sincf luen^TO I the lu.1t lime it under took a study in this areai. the cost of living rose more than 2'^ times aa mu<-h la did tui lion fees In primary, eirmen tary and high school claxses of one-, two-and three day aweek congregation schools
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The surve> hy Iht- AAJK s Department of Community Services. Informulinn and Studies analyjed findings from 2(6 seleried congregatio nal. day and communal schools in 46 American and Canadian communitlet. Ila analysis, according tn Department director Ur Oorge Pollak. ".strongly indlcalps thai a.s the Kap twlween Income and expends contm ues tn widen lor • •• • '-'n al schools, thes. II be Cttnitwlicft h. ' ClSli. tlOll.i
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billty and perhaps even synagogal autonomy " Pollak said certain options which would seem apparent to schools in such circumslances - those of either raising tui lion fee* or cutting operational
The Jewish ((immunit> ('enter hris .imKnincH that 1'f-r I ng Miii>d<i> iiia> 111 111^ ill their registration forms over Itie weekend For information regard ing the daaaas or regiitrBlion proccduTM, contact Herman Rubin, assistant executive director, on Sun day from 15pm
costi - "are in fact apl In he r..i>:.rrfcv| as counlerpmduc1- first incurs the risk 'uraging school enroll ment and congregational membenhip." he said, "while the second, involving the watering down of staff and depletion of staffing needs, carries with It the seeds of destruction for Jewish education "
/ Sang "Eli, Eli" in a Nursing Home
By Sylvia Tdpnar My wheelchair, my radio and I have become food friends In the Vllle de Sante nunlni hooM where I raskls My youUi hai slipped Into my part, and moatly. my tapes, and atpiratlont are no kmger Important Iwhoraiaed four children. I who managad rcstavranlt, worked In a defenea plant, and helped my buiband, I who came Into the world to make my mark have long ago forgotten about 'my
mark Today, my great accom pllahmentt are to pick up something I have dropped U) ring for a nurse - to use a bed pan with dignity My life It tin I. ' an'l leave my wliei ,'ito be put In bed I (an no mnger stand up to embrace my family and friendi whenever they visll me When no one vttiti, I have my radki, and the staff of the Vllle de Sante when they ^^UVf time I've BM a TV set, ^^•1 only my radio can be my ^^Kapanlen during the kmg
when I think of my youlh and health as they once One hope still rtaes in my braaat- a hope from my childhood—a hope thai has contin ued In all Jewish hearts since the second destrurlmn of the leoiple We still h<i|M'lor IMMIC for the Jewish peace in Israel. »'• In the world Recently, my radio brought me hope ft bmught me the signing of the Israeli Kgypllan peace treaty I heard Menac hen Begin 1 heard Anwar Sadat I heard our president I heard them talk abiiul peace "Sylvia, why doni ,vou •alch mil on TV" The voice broke inio my ears that were attuned to my radio The voice had a Hungarian accent and belwiged to Eva an aide at the vllle Her accent, her kind neat reminded me of my own parrnit and relallvet who had spoken with Roumanian ac tents At the adjusted my set. I heard ttw hwdipeakwrs Mare
I wanted to .shout, "(;<KI. where is your justice for the toas of Abraham. Isaac and Jacot)'' Where is your justice lor the follower^ "' ^<'"i '-<'r vani Moses' V, ir Justice for your • •••'• who have kept your name, your law, and your history in front of the world'" There was no one to listen My anguish for my people, blended with my physical pain from my illness, and I didn't even mention this to Ood I thought he didn't care atmul nie anymore I still cared about him, though It wu.sn't until the next day Ihut I was able In discuss the peace with any of the rest
out the announcement of a movie for the residents It was the usual announcement The movies and the announcements stopped tor no one. not even peace In Israel Not ever yone It Jewtah; or young, or weU I rhed as I watched the dig nlly of peace the dignity of the sons of Sarah and the son* of Hagar who agreed to try tn live in peace I was apprehen live because 1 knew thai the treaty would also cause prat>lema for FgypI and Israel The treaty meant more bombings, more murders, more dead children, more terrorist activ Itlrs. hy Vasser Arafat and his henchmen I thought of KhoumeinI the butclier of Iran and realized how intolerant are those who would wresi freedon of thought, of religion, of communlcallon from the cttlzent of their country I wanted to speak out to someone aboirt the tnJutUce of terrorist causes, of the Ar afsu, of UirKhoumelnit
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singing We sing patriotic songs - songs of America and her freedom My voice has changed since my youth, but It's still able to hold out for three or four songs On this day. though. I asked Donna who leads recreation at the nursing home if I could make an announcement on the microphone instead of singing lh«' songs Then I told these dear older friends of mine about the signing of the peace treaty I told them how I as a Jew felt about the treaty I told them of my hope ami love for Israel My voice had never h<'. •' -iK and my words ju lit I spokenl the '••••••< chiling
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the daily exercise routine I can'l. though, so I sit and watch until the clasxes are over Then It s my turn Telpner
F.very day, after the classes. I lead the patients In
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mania wtio were murdered in the Holocaust I spoke of Ihe . centuries of holocausts I spoke of Hannah, of Akiba; of | Haman I had their attention They sat in wheelchairs or leaned I Continued on Page 21
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