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dlumkin Home seeks applications The Bureau For the Aging has announced that applications are now being taken for the new Rose niumktn Jewish Home scheduled to open this fall. Each application will be reviewed by the Medical Advisory and AdmlssionsCommlHee of the Bureau for the Aging. Admission to the Blumkin Home will be determined by medical need, it was said. Those Interested in becoming residents of tie Blumkin Home should make a request in writing for a pre-admission application from Seth D. Levy, Dr. Sher Home, 4S0I North 02nd Street, Omaha, NE C8104, according to the announcement. When the completed pre-admission form is returned to Mr. Levy, the applicant's name will be put on the admission list. All applicants will receive written confirmation that their pre-admission form has been received, the announcement stated.
for an enecytiwe director liy Cookie Ilobcrman On the surface, it might appear that the search. committee's recommendation of Allan Greene as the new Executive Director of the Federation was "almost" predetermined before the "search" began.Well ...surfaceviews are for the most part inaccurate and incomplete. After having the privilege of serving on the search committee. I volunteered to describe the impressive
JCC appoints director of children's programs The appointment of Sandra Hclene White as director of children's and Junior high programs at the JCC has been announced by Steven J. Rod, executive director. Her major responsibilities arc to develop programs for children in kindergarten through eighth grade; (he continued development of Club M for fifth and sixth graders, and Club 78 for seventh and eighth graders. Miss White received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in May. She is a native of
Kansas City where she was involved in BBYO and USY during her high school years. While attending school in Madison she serveda* youth advisor to Temple Beth El and was responsible for development of USY programs for high school teenagers. The JCC Children's Committee chaired by Sandy Killer, the Junior High Commitee chaired by Sheryn Joffcc, and the Club 56 Committee chaired by Simmy Sicgcl will be working with her to assure the strongest and brightest possible array of programs for the fall of 1S32, Mr. Rod said.
Sandra White Meantime, she is working with a group of children to develop a variety of summer programs. She may be called at 334-8200.
summon a Constitutional issues on which different convention if petitioned to do states have called for a so by two-thirds of the states. constitutional convention for This would mean that such the purpose of proposing Jewish leadership in this petitions must come from 34 amendments. Jewish organizations do counlry is now engaged in a of the 50 states. By now, 31 state not have a position on the serious fight to prevent the crippling of the United States legislatures have passed necessity of a balanced resolutions calling for a federal budget. Constitution. They oppose the move to ! There is an attempt by a constitutional convention. considerable number of slate Only three more are needed impose upon Congress the legislatures to force the to mandate action by calling of a constitutional convention because they Congress to call a con- Congress. stitutional convention for the The majority of the states consider this move an attack purpose of amending certain requesting the calling of a on the present Constitution articles in the Constitution. convention seek primarily to which has served the country This can affect the Bill of amend the Constitution in a so well for nearly 200 years. Constitutional experts Rights, the separation of way that will put the stale and church, the ban- government under obligation believe that there would be ning of prayers in (schools to maintain a balanced no way to limit a constitutional convention to the and other aspects of basic federal budget. American legislation In But other states request issue of a balanced budget. which the Jewish community the amending also of other They assert that the is deeply interested. laws gusr*~~ed by the requested convention could pass any amendment. Under the Constitution Constitution. If ratified later by threeThere are today about 40 the Congress is mandated to ByBorUHmolar
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process that resulted in meeting and reviewed each designed to gather the inAllan's nomination, formation and to make a candidate. The search committee Fortunately, Paul Cohen recommendation. Prior to was headed by Howard had attended a conference In this meeting, we were each Koslow and consisted of Don Washington and he had an given a name and or names Grcenbcrg, Marvin Polikov, opportunity of personally of references. Long distance Miml Waldbaum, Sandy meet with six of the seven ocalls were made. A Friedman, Paul Epstein, out of state candidates. "minimum of five references Paul Cohen, Jcanette Nadoff Based on our review of each were called for each out of -and Cookie Hobcrman. resume and our discussions state candidate. (That's me!) with Fcrne and Paul, we I must admit when I Howard "set the pace" selected the three most with a professionally qualified candidates to walked into the meeting that organized format em- request personal interviews. night, I truly did not have phasizing the weight of Before meeting the can-any idea what the result responsibility each of us had didates each of us was would be when all the into our community and to assigned a community goal. formation was reviewed. I, like the rest of the search ourselves. Similar questions were committee, was most imHoward emphasized asked each candidate for the pressed with the quality of objectivity and demon- purpose of comparison, Our strated the kind of respect next three meetings con- the candidates. toward each of us that we sisted of individual inOver 100 written inhad for him and each other. terviews. However, our in- terview evaluations were <!n other words, he was a terview session was NOT the read out loud. We each "terrific leader!") only I n t e r v i e w . reported the results of our Arrangements were made reference Investigations. The search committee for each of the candidates to And our personal obmet six times. Each meeting meet with Federation staff, servations were described. lasted at least three hours. department directors and We talked. We discussed. We The first meeting wls rabbis. Also, breakfast listened, We decided ... designed to identify the meetings were designed to UNANIMOUSLY. When the concerns and characteristics allow any Federation board facts were presented, Allan of an executive director and member the opportunity to Greene was selected ... not to describe in detail both the question each candidate. by predetermination, but by, short and long term goals of A representative of the a process. A process that our community. search commmittec was involved an enormous Prior to the second present to observe at these amount of time and meeting, we each received meetings. Of course, we also dedication by each member resumes of all of the can- "nttended informal lunches of the search committee. A didates applying for the and dinners with out of state process that reflected our position and we were asked candidates, Everyone who respect for each other and to to review the resumes attended any meeting was. our care for our community. A process that enhanced our before the meeting. Feme risked to fill out a conpride in who we arc and what Kntlcman, Director of fidential evaluation of each we have — a very special ; Personnel Services of candidate, Jewish community. Our final meeting was C.J.F., attended this
fourths of the state legislatures, this could change the entire Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Leaders of Jewish organizations fear such a possibility. An alarming call to Jewish communities throughout the country to fight against the recfucst for a constitutional convention has been issued by the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council — the roof organization of 12 leading national Jewish organizations and more than 110 local Jewish community relations agencies standing guard over civil rights. The NJCRAC considers the issue as "a serious and high priority issue." Since most Jews in the
counlry arc not aware of the issue and its potential dangers, the NJCRAC urges its constituent bodies to initiate and participate in educational campaigns to alert the Jewish community — and the general public — to the dangers of a constitutional convention.
scrapped them and produced a new constitution. Attempts were made in later years to bring forth another constitutional convention but they failed to achieve the backing of the required twothirds of the states needed before a convention can be called.
It also urges them to join in broad-based coalitions to "vigorously" oppose the calling of such a convention. There is only one precedent in the American history for calling a constitutional convention. That convention was held in 1707 and was called to revise the Articles of the Confederation.
The potentially disastrous consequences of a constitutional convention for the character and structure of the United States were among the reasons.
It went beyond its mandate. Instead of amending the Articles, It
Jewish leaders believe that a balanced federal budget might be achievable by Congressional action rather than by a constitutional amendment. This is also the sentiment of many members of both houses of Congress.