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1980 Israel Pilgrimage "Jan a, liMU u itie ik-iidlim' hir appikattM by Omaha (•maaen wtv i*^",. i,, i.nroll in Ihc l«M I' { I'll
dirM-lor-i III IIMMI ii»>pr(IHf synagogiM's accordinR In Mrs (JoiKtman These art' Kalitii Harr> Wi'inslpin rdu rational director Temple h rael. .Stanley Mitclwll. educa lional director Bclh Kl. RaWii Jarot) Kand ediKatlon al direrliM- of Itpih Israel TeenaKrrk in , cominunilwk ui. ihould contact hei m .Mi« Jack Duilch v* Aa la pMt yean. laraH Tour <rhalar«hlpi will he made available
plmace," »' • ^ • Mn. AUn H (Goodman new rhair man "Any local high trhiiol ((udenl who ha» (omplelrd hix or her Irp^hni.m vnihomore or jurii miT ol IW iitiUin the pilKTirnaKi' Umi
Tor many lunmerk OawlHI bM •!••)« MM M MllHiilMUe group an Ihe lirael PIlKrlmaRf The program has been planned (o providr an unlir- • • :• • ' •• rfHIgh
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" A »lx to aeven week lour in lirael hat a prolound impart on Jewish youth " said .Mrs (iondman It widens Jewish horuons and helps nur yiiunij peiiple la .slrenglhen their enM)lional and intelle<lual lies in Israel It alsu reinfori-es their botKls with Ihe Jewish people "
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"H Is important for i>ur in lerwsled vouth In see Iheir reli giou* direrlors as soon as pirs »lble in orrt«'r l« guali(> and meet Ihe deadlirH- , Anyone having Kew-ral questions are urgett lophiHM' Mrs (ioodman al m Xih\ or .Mrs Duitch ul
loMary Kelln Ihe Jewish i 'iroaha The Kederatmn has allo rated enough money to pn> vide min taiable lellowships ' ' I. II oiiri each for up In ...(lie In he a part iif Ihe I'lJcd il Intern vhips II inunalKp porlunilic^ ^rl)^;rltm This is the seeomi year of the prt>^ gram The five students will be plii't'd in supenised intern >hi|is 111 the lii.|i.irlments of tin-Keilerdlion Tlie> will also spend a numt)er ol hours a week litudving Ihe Jewish cominunlly and Ihe role ol the professional in Ihe commu nity The purpose ol th»> I'lJCf) I'rugram is lo give thnne college students who are
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'It.. Communul Profession is looking lor gofxl people said Conrad Kolli-r MJCS ol the Ked«'ralion stall who IS in charge of this pro gram The opportunilies are as varied as are people They range from working in a Jew ish pre school to a Jewish (en ter lor Ihe Age<) The work .1 working on col )^ or working for ifir I ,1 \ nil behalf ol Israel.' continued Mr Koller "Kach of th«' ir common base of ing At the n>ol ..; .i ... ...sh Oommunal professional's skills IS M dedication In a crea live Jewish luture." declared Mr Koller I Continued on Page 21
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Richard Juro. chairman of the Council staled that Or B<Tk will deliver his lirsi of • • Iteth Kl lec 21 at n , . ,..,, ...,. ..,-.,,^ "Soviet JewTV Al Th»' Turning Point " Services al Belh Israel Syna gogw will be ( ancelled on Ihis night Ml that their mem bership can have Ihe opportu nlly to listen In Professor Berk On .Saturday I tec 22 at K 45 am at Keth Israel Synagogue an address on Russian Hislo ry and Its Impact on Ihe Mid die KasI' will he delivered ,S«'rvice» al Belh Kl Synagogue will lie cancelled on this morn ing so that their membership can have the opportunity to listen to Professor Berk Temple Israel will host the third lecture on Saturday Dec 22 al H p ni when IIMScholar In Residence will dis cuss 'The HolocaUKi in Ihe
Hillel Bromberg Receives Riekes Scholarship Grdht Be(h Kl Synagogue has an tMiuflced Ihe recipient ol Ihe Henry and llorothy Hiekes Scholarship grant Re»-eivmg Ihe award, presj-nted by l)o nald Nogg presi<lent. on tie half of Ihe scholarship com mlllee. was Hillel Bromberg Mlllel IS the son nl Kabbi and .Mrs Kenneth Brtmiherg and IS a senior at Central High S«hor>l Hillel IS first vice pres ident ol I'niled Synagogue Youth and has s<>rved as chairman ol the religious com miltc<' and cultural commit tw ch.'firTit.iri nf Ih*- Piirini
carnival last year, and co^ chairman of Ihe regional con clave Ihllel has Ix-en a mem tier ol Ih- B«-lh Kl Talmud Torali tutorial learn and a re^ iilar Tiirah reader in Ihe svna gogue He IS a re<ipient of Ihe Jack M Molad Ruach Award Hillel plans to work and study on a hitibul/ I Ipan pro gram sponsored by Hamah He received a grani of (I inmini Th<' Riekes .Scholarship Program has lieen devi-loped lo idenlily and encourage lleth Kl youths who have d«-niciii vit:,!..,( ihr.iugh th«Mr studies
and related activities a com milment lo Judaism as an in tegralpartnf Iheir lives Slud«-nls who have shown signifii.inl leadership qual ilies during Iheir high school years and who have made our standing academic a(hievemenl in Iheir Jewish studies are eligible II is Ihe hope of the Riekes Program that this recognition of outstanding Jewish youth will encourage others to emulate this kind ol activity, thus ID provide both the Omaha and larger Jewish community with future lead ers
ProfeHorBerk l.ighlul History' Th<> final presentation will tx' held in Ihe theater o( the1 Jewish Community Center on l)e<' 2.1 al 2 p ni wh«'n Dr Berk will diwuss. America, Israel And The Middle Kast A graduate of the (iniversityl uf Pennsylvania and the hold-I er of an MA degre*- from Ihej linlversity of Chicago and a Phl> degre«" Irom Columbia and Its Russian Institute Ur Berk has served as visiting professor at the State I'niver-. sit) o( New York and Benning-J Ion College The author <il articles mj .K liki Ru.ssian HistoryJ i.: > anadian American Slav-f ic studies, he is currently enB'li'ed In an in-depth study olj in JewTV In Ihe late IMt
The Planning rommillee ' chaired by .Mr Juro includes . David Hleicher, Hahbi Kenneth Bromberg. Ratibi Sidney Brooks Dr Sidney MirvLsh. Stanley Mitchell Rabhi Isaac Nadoff Steven Riekes. Ratibi Barry Weinstein and Dr Martin Wolf Herman Rubin, sislani executive director of' the JCC served as staff co-ordinator Kach member of the Omaha Jewish community is encouraged to attend the lour presentations regardU>ss o( their per s 0 n a I affiliation, the •ommilti'e said
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A Hanukkah Miracle in Venta Prieta, IVIexico ByMoiTUMallne Editor. Jewlah Pnai (Jnttir first night ol Hanukkah I experienced a miracle I allc itb a gnHip ol Spanish speaking Mexicai ' ol .Mex ICO \,u] 1
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be Jews Surrounded by Catholicism, they have staunchly withstood all ellorts and pressures to convert lo Christianity They have intermarried with one another or in Ihe case of one family married a Jew outside the aimmunity lo insure their religious beliefs There are basically two lamilws among the l.^ii. because of Ihe Intermarriage, one sees resemblances in their appearance
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There is no permanent Rabbi to nrficiale. but Rabbi Samuel \jttvx of Beth Israel in Mexico City, has become their mentor He has olficiaU-d lor them al circumcisions, weddings, etc . and it Mas Habbi Lerer's name we used as an introduction lo these people
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... ..,. .iivlted to vim fpveral points of Jewish interval In Mexico to preview a pnaslble tour which is planned to encourigt Jewish tourism in thai country We arrived in Venta Prieta. a small town of aiMNit 4,090 people lel In the midsi of an agranan mming area, iomc 00 mll«t Irom Mex IcoC'lly Itl cloMil clly of any site Is PichtKa, Mine S4 mUw away and with* population olioo.ooo Among the 4.0N of VMU Prieta are ISOpcopic, larfely ol Indian and lome Kuropaanbhnd, who practice Judaltiii Their exUUnce Is certain tor ipproiimalely 100 yean, but
, Da vid. and Aaron - Jew* of VoiU PiiaU. Mexico. they claim dooMMtoncy from the Marranos who fled the Inquiii iMiol Spain. Whether or not ihey embraced Judaism from the time ol Cor t«t or lor lh« lait 100 yeart, la Immaterial - they truly wish lo
Arriving at the town early one Friday evening we sought out .Saul (rtMiiales the synagogue's president As we looked about we .saw the simple adobe like houses and narniw dirt .streets everywhere In all ol Venta Prieta there Is not one single telephone, amazing as we approach the 2lHt century Alter some questioning al the ger)eral .store we found Mrs Gonzalei at her home Through our driver who spoke lo her In Spanish we Introduced ourselves and we all drove to the svna fogue I Continued on Page 21