SERVING NEBRASKA, Omaha. Neb.. Fri., July Z 1982
Allan Greene, 37, has been nnmed to succeed Louis B. Solomon as executive —director1—ef—the^—Jewish— Federation of Omaha. Mr. Greene was selected from three candidates screened by the Search Committee, chaired by Howard Knslow, after an extensive process Involving members of the Board, staff and Jewish community leaders. The Federation's Board of Directors gave unanimous approval to Mr. Greene's appointment during the Board's June 23 meeting. Since 1979, Mr. Greene has served as director of Allan Greene Planning and Budgeting for the Federation. He also has and several national and Bureau For the Aging and held many other assignthe Jewish Press. overseas organizations. ments and has served as The committee also A major planning acting director of two From left, Sandy Friedman. Ted (kldln. Allan C.re«Je andJPsal Cohen astlst Mori Richard* monitors all departmental' assignment was organizing Federation departments (center) la U» rHfboa-cuttlag cmroony; «fflc1al!y de4te*attag tne Livingston Plaja Apartbudgets on a quarterly basis and working with the hunduring staffing transitions. ment*. and reviews all requests for dreds of volunteers which He has had the main funds during the year. worked on the Center for the responsibility for staffing the Planning assignments Aging project which Central Planning and have included a personnel resulted In the funding and Budgeting Committee which review and classification construction of Livingston reviews annually the description for all Plaza and the new Rose requests of all departments Federation staff. Also, he Blumkin Jewish Home. and recommends allocations has staffed evaluations of In 1980, Mr. Greene to them as well as the UJA Jewish Cultural Arts, the (Continued on Page 2)
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ItyJIIIKinlinrr •Irwitb Pre»* Intrrn "We will, by our action to tak** care o? each other, have dedicated not nn apartment house today, hul a monument truly honoring the ideals and goals of those whose name identifies live structure" With these words Jewish Federation President Paul (*ofu*nhfjp<vt ilfffjirnlp thi* Livingston Plnw Apartment complex adjacent to the .ICC last Sunday. More than 150 attended Hit- ceremonies on the apartment patio. Mr Cohen outlined the years of planning, research, and demographic studies that went into the effort. He wild Ihc Livingston Plaza complex was designed to accommodate the elderly — "(he fastest growing segment of our community." These apurlments represent almost in years of hard work by hundreds of committed, concerned, and car in;; volunteers, said Mr. Cohen.
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Hromberg. who delivered Ihc invocation. Attributing (he Plaza's establishment to the community's united effort and hard work, he staled that such a project "brings together the elderly and tlw young of this community." Mori Hi c h a r d s , representing the Livingston foundation, paid tribute to and called the Plata "Ihc culmination of a dream and an idea." He added that "when Murt Kichnrds says it's ;i beautiful day. he's not just talking about the weather." Max Kalz, one of the apartments' residents, expressed pleasure with his new Miroundingx, calling the Plaza "a beautiful building, and a beautiful home." "Thorcsldentsnreoll like one family." he added, "We gather together Just like a typical Jewish family."
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several pcopl? wlio were instrumental in the planning and building of the plaza. Among those cited were: Ted Sclclin, executive president of Uic Scldin Management and Development Co,.; Grove Licey. Seldin Co's vicepresident; Troy Grlgsby, HUD acting area manager; and Kobcrt Wickman of
Also introduced were: Hetty Lake, associate director of property management; Max Erritt, construction coordinator for theSeldinCo.; Jerry Mimes, construction manager; and Don and Mary Jane Hein, the apartments' managers.
Norman Krlvosha [center] shows the N'egev award which he presented to Gerald Grant durinf! the Israel Itond dinner in Lincoln recently, At left Is Dorothy Grant who received the Golda Mrir Award. '
Mr. Friedman also thanked Kxther Canar, Mitch Orlik, Phil Wayne, and Dorcen Lerner for helping with the program.
The dedication closed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Rabbi Sidney Urooks' benediction: "We Sandy riedman, of ' the have brought our dreams to coordinator -realitjf;;.n««xpress our laveat the apartments' corn- and our care for those who pletlon, and introduced have cared for us."
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Gerald and Dorothy during the program at recipient as "one of my Grant were honored by 150 of Tifcrcth Israel Synagogue. closest and dearest friends." In a surprise presentheir friends during the June Norman Krlvosha, chief 23, State of Israel Bonds justice oi the Nebraska tation, Dorothy Grant was -Trlhule-Blnner-in-I^lncnln,—Supremo—Cauct^-presented—awarded—the—Golda JWelrThe group purchased more the Negcv Award to Mr. Award by general chairman than (64,000 in Israel Bonds Grant referring to the (Continued on Page 2)
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