SERVING COUNCIL BLUFFS,
LINCOLN, OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Fri., July 10,1981
From grandparents to grandchildren, a I generations of the Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs Jewish communities have been invited to participate in the joyous "double Simchas" celebration Tuesday, July 14 at the Jewish Community Center
TUESDAY, JULY 14,1981 Jewish Community Center GROUNDBREAKING LIVINGSTON PLAZA APARTMENTS 7:15 p.m. Rear parking lot area Welcome . Joe Kirshenbaum, President, Jewish Federation of Omaha Invocation Rabbi Sidney Brooks, Temple Israel God Bless America Melissa Friedland Honor Guard Procession with Six Gold Shovels and Hard Hats Prayer of ThanksRabbi Isaac Nadoff, Beth Israel
The Groundbreaking for the HUD federally funded Livingston Plaza Apartments for the well elderly will begin at 7:15 p.m. at the rear parking lot area of the Jewish Community Center. That ceremony, which will be concluded in the theater, will be followed by the kickoff for the $3,600,000 campaign for the new Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Souvenir shovels commemorating the groundbreaking event will be given to each family. An "honor guard" of high school and college students will greet and direct cars arriving at the Jerusalem street entrance to the Jewish Community Center. • This same "honor guard", in blue and white outfits, will carry in six gold shovels and the hard-hats which will be used for the groundbreaking ceremonies in the rear parking area of the JCC. Members of the "honor guard" include Alex Miller, Robert Greenberg, John Lohr, Jim Baker, Tom Baker, Jeff Epstein, John Glazer, Jim Glazer, Marshall Pred, Jeff Kirshenbaum and David Goldberg. Other "honor guard" participants are Suzy and Cindy U-hr, Amy Mann, Danny Kochman, Jim and Bruce Belgrade, Paula Friedland, Amy Kavich, Amy Frankel. Dcbby and Suzy Kirshenbaum. Kathy Kenyon, Barbara Forbes and Suzy Roffmun. . Also participating arc Arny and Jane Ncff, Becky Kozlen, Laurie Yampolsky, Debbie Levitan, Handy Greenberg, Larry Widman, Amy Bernstein, Pam Vcitzer, J.D. Gordman, Dana Wayne, Stacy Erman, Tobie Cohen and Lisa Glass. A number of "host families" will assist in the greeting of guests.
Nancy Greenberg visits with some of the JCC Summer Camp children who are working on decorations for the groundbreaking program on Tuesday. The children are, from left, Philip Paley, Michael itassik, Andrew Altman, Adam Chamberlain. In the rear Is Jonathan Dultch, counselor. Mrs. Greenbergis chairman, of the Phase III Ilousbig Committee which is planning the groundbreaking ceremonies, pther members of Chairman Greenberg's committee are: Arlene Oeber, Jeanette Nadoff, Caryl Greenberg, Morris C. Fellman, Carol Farber, Nancy Noddle, Jeanette Nepomnick, Mpidne Kirshenbaum, Jane Brooks, Esther Canar, and Toby Kagan.
"No gift is too small. Every gift will be welcome," said Leonard (Buddy) Goldstein as he invited all members of the Omaha, Council Bluffs, and Lincoln Jewish communities to the Tuesday, July 14 "kick-off" for the $3,600,000 campaign to build the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Goldstein, chairman of the (.'enter for the Aging Finance Committee to raise funds (or the new 80-bcd long-term care facility on
the grounds of the Jewish Community Center, urged persons from all walks of life to attend this "once in a lifetime" happening the Omaha community. "While it takes large gifts to reach our goal of $3,600,000," Mr. Goldstein said,"if is important that every person, every family feel the need to give to the best of their financial ability to help us provide for the future well being of our elderly."
OneShoyelThree Simchas! The gold plated shovel which was used for the groundbreaking of the Jewish Community Center in 1972 will be ased for the ground-breaking ceremonies for the Livingston Plaza Apartments on Tuesday. It is planned to use this same gold shovel for ! the ground-breaking ceremonies for the Rose BlumkirwJewish Home when that "simcha" takes place. '
Goldstein said an interpretive multi-media presentation will open the campaign portion of the "double simcha" evening after which members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions about the plans they have just been shown. Individual pledge cards will be given to those present in order to make their private commitments. There will be no public announcement of gifts and no "calling of cards." Mr. Goldstein and Harlan Noddle, co-chairman of the Phase III Steering Committee for the Center for the Aging with Is Tretiak, announced that permanent memorial opportunities for the new home will begin at $1,000. AJI gifts pver $1,000 will be recognised by an appropriate permanent memorial plaqu$. Payment arrangements for up to three years will be accepted for all pledges. . .
"Shovel of Earth" Groundbreaking Honors Livingston Foundation Jule Newman, Stanley Slosburg, Morton Richards, Yale Richards. A Federation Joe Kirshenbaum, Paul Cohen, Don Greenberg, Jerry Hoberman, Steve Riekes, Sanford Friedman, Louis B. Solomon, Jeanette Nadoff, Howard Kaslow, MortTrachtenbarg. City of Omaha Council Vice-President Sylvia Wagner Center for the Aging, Phase I and II Alvin Abramson, Jane Brooks, Mimi Waldbaum, Saranne Gitnick, Charles A. Monasee, Maurice Udes, Sydney Osten, Nancy Greenberg. Center for Aging Phase III Harlan Noddle, Is Tretiak, Mary Fellman, Leonard Goldstein, Louie Blumkin, Art Grossman, Ed Belgrade, Dr. Blaine Roffman, Milt Abrahams, Jay Lerner. Bureau for the Aging Jerry Milder, Allan Greene, Fannie Manvitz, Norman Komey, Eva Schwartz, Toby Kagan, Mollie Delman. Continued Activities in JCC Theater Honored Guests on stage - Past presidents of Jewish Federation of Omaha, Members Livingston Foundation, Center for Aging Committee. Greetings - Nate Ruben, HUD Area Director Mike Boyle, Mayor Omaha A Tribute of Thanks to the Livingstons - Is Tretiak Benediction - Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg, Beth El
KICK-OFF CAMPAIGN ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME "A Time to Build-Together" - A MultiMedia Interpretative Presentation "A Time to Share" - Harlan Noddle, Leonard (Buddy) Goldstein
GALA "L'CHAIM TO LIFE" RECEPTION in the Gallery Maxine Kirshenbaum, Nancy Noddle, co-chairmen