Formation of Chavurot Urged by Rabbi Shulweis ^COUNCIL BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OM4HA Omaha. Neb., FrI., October 17,1980
Vol. LX No. 5
"Jews need Jews to be Jewish." So said Rabbi Harold Shulweis in his talk before over 200 members of the Omaha Jewish community last Sunday evening. Rabbi Shulweis, spiritual leader of Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue, Encino, Calif.,
Goldberg Named Bond Chairman; Will Honor Milton Abrahams world. "The international community, moreover, is exerting evcrmounting pressure on Israel to make political concessions that eventually could force the country to fight again for Us life. "Its economy Is under siege, and there is all-out maneuvering to isolate Israel further.
Manny Goldberg, president of Keystone Pharmacies, Inc. and Keystone Wholesale, Inc., has been named to head the 1980-81 Israel Bond campaign in the Greater Omaha area. Mr. Goldberg said It is his Intention to develop a cabinet which will reach out to a greater portion of the Jewish community and the non-Jewish community wherever feasible. Mr. Goldberg in accepting, stated, "Israel Is under the financial gun again. The country Is caught In an economic crunch that parallels the des-
Manny Goldberg
Milton R. Abrahams
perate situation of 1948. Inflation and unemployment arc
up, earnings are down, taxes may be the highest in the
B'nai B'rith Launches Weekly Bingo Game Omaha chapters of B'nai B'rith will sponsor a weekly bingo game starting Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. According to Avrum Greenberg, vice president of Henry Monsky Lodge and chairman of the bingo game, the Wednesday night games will be competlli ve with others run In the city. "We will offer cash prizes and will provide a printed program outlining the regular schedule of games and prizes." The bingo game is licensed by the State of Nebraska, Mr. Grccnberg said, and will operate under state laws regarding bingo. Mr. Greenberg noted that
'Dolls'on WOWT Saturday at 3p.m. A program sponsored by B'nai B'rith Women will be seen Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. on WOWT as a part of a series of programs produced by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. The program, "Dolls for Democracy," shows a number of dolls depleting members of the white and black, Christian and Jewish communities who, over the past 200 years, have made a contribution to human rights. Explaining the roles of each of the personalities ore Rachel Blelcher and Judy Brookstcln of the Omaha B'nai B'rith Women's organization. The show was pre-recorded with Mary Fellman as producer.
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there will be a designated parking area In the JCC lot and the JCC kitchen has contracted to sell food on bingo evenings. In addition, Mr. Greenberg pointed out, B'nai B'rith has arranged with the Douglas County Sheriff's office to provide off duty officers as security people. The first evening of bingo will be a preview or "shakedown game" with cheaper cards and smaller prizes, according to Mr. Greenberg. B'nai B'rith has purchased standard bingo equipment and members will provide the manpower. Approximately 22 persons will be needed | each game night and volunteers should anticipate working about once a month, Mr. Greenberg said.
Former Omahan Receives Nobel A former Omahan, Lawrence Klein, has been awarded the Nobel Prize In economics. Dr. Klein graduated from Central High In 1933 and was a member of Temple Israel. According to his aunt, Mrs. Rae Becson, Dr. Klein has been Chairman of the department of Economics at Wharton School In Philadelphia for many years. In addition 'to Mrs. Beeson, other relatives living in Omaha are cousins Helen Frank and Betty Laser. Dr. Klein's parents, Mr. arid Mrs. Leo Klein, now reside in San Francisco. >
An organizational meeting to recruit volunteers will be held this Sunday, 9:30 a.m., In meeting room 10 at the Jewish Community Center. Lox, bagel, juice and coffee will be served. Members of Henry Monsky Lodge, Cornhusker Lodge, B'nai B'rith women and B'nai B'rith Youth Organizaton who wish to volunteer to work on the bingo evenings should attend this meeting.
"When you make a loan to Israel, you make a loan to life! We Jews are a family, and we have obligations to one another. At this point in 1980 our obligation is to lend Israel what it needs to the maximum extent of our ability to do so. Israel can count only on family. That means us." Mr. Goldberg, in his capacity as chairman of the Greater Omaha Israel Bond campaign, announced that Milton R. Abrahams, attorney and civic leader, will be the guest of honor at the Omaha Israel Dinner of State sponsored by the Israel Bond organization Nov. 23. The dinner will be held at Peony Park Ballroom. Dietary laws will be observed. Invitations are being prepared and will be mailed to the entire Jewish community shortly-
was the inaugural speaker for the College lor Jewish Family Learning of the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, Mary Fellman and Steve Riekes Interim committee chairmen. The success of his talk, according to Rabbi Sculwels, will be In Its consequences. "We are faced with the opportunities to meet the revolutions ol the 80s; we have new expectations and needs and are asking new questions.'' There are two "agendas," Rabbi Shulweis said: the public and the private. The public agenda is traditional and is heard at conventions, heard from pulpits. It deals with such problems as anti-Semitism, Soviet Jews, Jewish education. It is In the area of the "private agenda," the area not addressed by organized Judaism that Jews are expressing deep feelings of concern, Rabbi Shulweis said. These concerns are those of the individual wrestling with personal and family problems. "Jews are
no longer apart from the problems ol-the general community — divorce, runaways, alcoholism." Rabbi ShuWiets noted that Jews are experiencing a disenchantment with self, children. "There is a fear of a lack of grandeur, of stability in our Jewishness," he said. "Jews no longer want to know what I can do for Judaism. . ..what I can do as mitzvot. . . what I can do for the synagogue . . . They want to know what Judaism, what mitzvot, what the synagogue can do for me personally in ray aloneaess." Because they are not getting what they need from Judaism, Jews are going to cults and self-realization groups, not to synagogues. Even after leaving the cults, Rabbi Shulweis pointed out, they still speak of the idealism, the warmth, the spirituality of the group. "Jewsneed Jews to be Jewish. They need personalization, humanization," the rabbi said. To fill these needs Rabbi (Continued on Page 2)
City of Hope Honors Three Three members of the Omaha Jewish community will be honored at a dinner on Oct. 29, 7 p.m., at the Peony Park Ballroom. Receiving the National Idealism Award of the City of Hope at the Hope Gala honorIng the Food Industry of Omaha are Louis Albert, president, Louis Albert and Son Food Company; Harold Cooperman, president, Harold's Supermarkets, Inc. chairman, board of directors, United A-G Cooperative, Inc.; Meyer Ruback, chairman of the board, Food City. The program states
these men are among sue. being recognized for "unique dedicated service through leadership in their industry. Their contribution to this personal crusade resulting in the enrichment of the Omaha community, the State ol Nebraska and mankind. Exemplifying their dedicated humanitarian pvecepts. Ml proceeds to establish medical research funds in a major catastrophic disease in the honorees' names at the free, nonsectarian pilot medical center and research institute, City of Hope." •
Family Learning College Presents Two Courses "Disraeli, A Man of Mystery" will be the seminar topic of Dr. Oliver Pollak at the Oct. 20 session of the College for Jewish Family Learning at the Jewish Community Center at 7:30 p.m. The seminar Is the first of a number of seminars and mini-series to be offered In the fall course which Is sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. All members of the community may attend. According to Dr. Pollak, associate professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Disraeli, prime minister of England in the 19th century, was a man whose life as a converted Christian was totally influenced by his early years as a Jew. The subject of Disraeli will be presented in a discussion setting (or the first hour and followed by a special showing of the original 1930 film of Disraeli. Persons wishing to attend only the discussion or the film may do so.
In a class setting especially for women, but open for any men in the community who wish to attend, Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum will present the subject "The Woman in Jewish Law". The class will meet at the Jewish Community Center on Oct. 22 and continue on Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 as a mini-series offered by the College for Jewish Family Learning through the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. Coffee will be served at 12:30 p.m. and followed by the class until 2 p.m.
Dr. Pollak In the break period, a 10 minute explanation by Mel Linsman about the technical Innovations about the film will be presented. Dr. Pollak received his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles. His undergraduate work was done at California State University.
Rabbi Rosenbaum, associate professor of Judaic Studies In the department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Is director of the Department of Jewish Education of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. He has Eerved as an adjunct member of the Department of Theology at Crelghton University. Rabbi Rosenbaum Is a graduate of the Hebrew Union Col-
Rabbi Rosenbaum lege Jewish Institute of Religion and r e c e i v e d hia doctorate from Harvard in 1979 In near. Eastern languages and civilization with specialization in Semltics and Bible. There Is no charge for the class. Sitter service is available upon request.