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A poor man from the Russian village of one be clean if both came down a dirty Kasrilevke (everyone there was poor) went chimney? If you don't understand this, you to see Baron Rothschild in Paris arid offered never will Understand Talmud." him the secret of eternal life — for the palFor many in the audience the best story try sum of 300 rubles. involved a house guest who was implored to Rothschild paid the sum and asked for the stay and enjoy the delights of food and secret, of eternal life. The poor man said, drink. "Move to Kasrilevke, no rich man has ever When he finally persuaded his host that died there." he had to leave, the host presented him with And so it went, a series of characters from a bill for food and ^lodging. the world of Sholom Aleichem was transThe case went to the rabbi for arbitration. ported to the Jewish Community Center The rabbi heard both arguments and detheater last Saturday night, T* cided in favor of the host. An estimated 500 filled every seat in the When the guest proceeded to make paytheater and much of the stage as entertainer ment, the host said, "Money, I don't want Murray Horwitz introduced "An Evening of your money... I just wanted you to see what Sholom Aleichem" to open the new semes- a lousy rabbi we have." ter of the College of Jewish Family LearnThe show, hailed as a success by most of ing. those contacted by this reviewer, followed a The one-man show brought to life not deli dinner in the JCC auditorium. Enough only the village of Kasrilevke, but the mis- said about the dinner. (M.M.) ery of the inhabitants ajid the wisdom of the rabbis. Books here Kasrilevke, for example, is known for its The Jewish Federation Library has anmud, and one day this poor shlemel finds a nounced that copies of "The Best of Sholom wallet in the mud. He rushes to return the Aleichem", edited by Irving Howe and Ruth wallet and the 90 rubles to the rightful R. Wisse are available for $3.95. owner with the expectation of a promised reward. But the owner claims that the wallet contained 100 rubles. The case goes to the rabbi who decides in favor the shlemel. "Obviously, if the wallet you lost contained 100 rubles, this is not your wallet!" Alan Katchen, director, ADL-CRC Some students played a prank and placed agency of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, a sleeping man near a tombstone in the has been promoted to regional director of cemetery. . • -••••••-. ADL in Columbus, Upon awakening, the man reasoned,- '-'If Ohio. •- -*'- •• ;-. • • I am dead, why do I have to go to the bathAccording to Dr. room?" —:a triumph of Talmudic logic, Mr. Carl Greenberg, Horwitz exclaimed. ADL/CRC presiThen, of course, the famous story about dent, a successor to the Russian soldier who demanded that Reb Mr. Katchen for Yosef teach him the Talmud. the Omaha post is First, the three question test, said-the being sought and a rabbi. transition period is If two men go down a chimney and one planned. emerges clean, which one washes. The anMr. Katchen has swer is wrong. i'served as local diThe second and third question are the rector the past two Alan Katchen same as the first and the frustrated soldier and one-half years." answers incorrectly each time. In his new post, he will havejesporisibilities Finally, the rabbi explains, "How could in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
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By Robert and Susan Yaffe Kullah Weekend chairman The Jewish Cultural Arts Council announces that noted author and speaker, Max Dimont, will be the 1984 Kallah Weekend .Scholar. The Kallah weekend will be March 9-11. Mr. Dimont is perhaps most famous for his bestselling book, Jews, God and History, a book that has over one and a half million copies in print. It has been translated into French, Hebrew, Spanish, Hindu, Japanese, Swedish, Max Dimont and Russian. As one commentator observed — "Two things most common to Jewish homes in America are the Mezzuzah and a copy of Jews, God, and History." One reviewer called it, "A scholarly work that reads like a detective story." The Los Angeles Times called it, "Unquestionably the best popular history of the Jews written in the English language." In addition to Jews, God, and History, Mr. Dimont has authored, The Indestructable Jews an "action-packed" journey through 4,000 years of history, and The Jews in America, a book dealing with the roots, history and destiny of American Jews. His latest-work- —, The;Amazing Adventures.of.the Jewish People —"a history book for children, will be published in the spring of this year.
Mr. Dimont is also highly regarded as a speaker and has lectured extensively throughout the United States and Canada. He has also lectured in Israel, South Africa and Brazil. Max I. Dimont was born in Helsinki, Finland. He came to the United States in 1930 and served with the U.S. Army in the Intelligence Section of the Airborne Corps during World War II, seeing service in Europe. Mr. Dimont will present three lectures while in Omaha. On Friday evening, March 9 at Beth El Synagogue — the topic will be "Background to Danger, The New Christian Perception of the Jews." The lecture will deal with the "Jewish Moral Minority" and the "Christian Moral Majority." On Saturday morning, March 10, Mr. Dimont will speak at Beth Israel Synagogue. The subject will be, "Will the Real Jewish History Step Forward Please." This lecture is billed as "an examination of myth and reality in Jewish History without schmaltz or lamentations." Finally, he will lecture at a Sunday morn' ing brunch at Temple Israel, the topic being "The Indestructible Jews," the incredible Jewish History viewed as a three-act kabalistic drama of the survival of a people whose ideas are destined to serve as an ethic for mankind. Beth El will cancel its Saturday morning service on March 10 and Beth Israel will cancel its Friday evening service on March 9 to allow congregants to hear all of Mr. Dimont's presentations. The Sunday, March 11 brunch at Temple Israel is at 10 a.m. and there is no charge. -
Pope John Raul II should order an investigation orany Vatican role in helping Nazi war criminals escape after World War II, just as President Reagan did in probing the American role in the Klaus Barbie case, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said this week. Julius Berman, chairman of the Conference, made the proposal in a cable to the Vatican following a story in The New York Times that had been based on a recently-declassified 1947 State Department report. That report, prepared by a Foreign Service Officer in Rome, Vincent La Vista, said that "in countries where the church is a controlling or dominating force, the Vatican
has brought pressure to bear which has resulted in the foreign missions of those Latin American countries taking an attitude almost favoring the entry into their country of former Nazi and former Fascist or other political groups, so long as they are antiCommunist." ' The La Vista report also named a "no- / torious" smuggler of Nazis, Dr. Willi Nix, as one who operated under the "benevolent protection of the Vatican." The names of 22 clerics linked to the illegal emigration were also listed in the State Department document. . In his cable to the Vatican, Mr. Berman said: ' "We are deeply disturbed by the report of (continued on page 2)
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Women's Division Campaign 'Chairman Marcia Cohen announces four new; division leaders.. Julee . Katzman and Margie Levy are cbrtfipteing the Young Leaders division, for rioh-wdrkteff.iyonian 35 years old and under. Rocky Sterra and Joyce Rosen are cochairmen for the'newly'restructured Buoinecs and Professionaldivision, which now encompasses "work-, ing women of nil ages. Young Leaders and Busineso and Professional will be haying a-joint workshop for • Captains and workers in late February.
Thousands of dollars in interest-free loans are being ignored by. college students and their parents, according to Howard Epstein, spokesman for the Dr. Abe Greenberg Foundation. . The principal requirement for the loan, said Mr. Epstein, is that the recipient be the chikTor grandchild of a B'nai B'rith member. ' •I.Mr. Epstein, said that last year only a few applications were submitted and that the Foundation has the capacity to generate many more loans. The Foundation, established to honor the late community leader, is administered by trustees from Henry Mohsky Lodge. Mr. Epstein said that approximately 60-70 students now are in the process of repaying loans which average fr,om $500 to $1,000. , • For information about making application fora loan, or for donating funds to the Foundation, contact Mr.' Epstein in. the evening at 333-4797..,.,',..,. :.. .
Seymour Rockoff, who is both a rabbi and a cantor, will present a concert of Jewish music, April 1 at 7p.m. in Beth Israel Synagogue. The proceeds will be used to subsidize summer camp scholarships for children, the announcement stated. The Beth Israel spokesman said Rockoff is nationally known through his ' tapes, recordings and origiSeymour Rockoff nal compositions and that he will be writing an original composition for the Beth IsEnglish, both comic and serael concert. rious, which have left, audi"Especially unique are his ences thrilled from coast to original compositions in coast," the spokesman said.-