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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920
20 Sivan, 5748 Friday, June 27,1M6
vol. LXIII No. *t Omaha, Neb
BBYO launches region; Andrea Gordman honored A new ngioB of B'nal B'rith Youth Organization WM officially establidied on Tliursday, June 19, 1986 at tlie culmination of tlie group's Spring R««|p|»I ConvMitlon, held here in Omaha. Leading the ceremony were BBG International N'aiah, Andrea Gordman of Omaha (far left) and AZA Gr»nd Alqth G dot, Jeff Ackerman of Denver <far right) They art. ahown here with the newly elected Midwest regional Aleph G'dol, Howard Opinaky of St. Lonto (left) and SUdwMrt regibnal N'alah, Carle Carter of Overland Park, K8. The Midwest region is a result of the combination of the former Cornbelt and Mo-Kan regions of BBYO. In photo at right, B'nal B'rith leaders honor Miss Gordman at a brunch in the Jewish Community Center. About 126 attended. From loft are Richard Juro, president, Henry Monsky Lodge; Allan Jacobs, international vice president of B'nai B'rith; MIM Ck>rdman and David T. Siegel, president, Omhusker Lodge, B'nai B'rith.
"You migo back" By Miriam Shrier "The,realities and any it's leas rewarding and heart ing. Yes, daar friends, this diehard finally Mioenmbed to years of invitatioaa attended my fliat union. The Sioux lity, Iowa BOth Central High BdHMl 8«' mrioB. That's the what and where ... now for the WHY? A nudging of a cotaria of old claas-natet. First and fonmost was l^is Ledsrer aka Ann Landers. Thiough the year the called then wrote and 1 TSiponded. In (act, I'd even Caught her act at the PIMS Chib Ball in Februaiy. Her main timut in our conununication was "Mimsy, you've never attended
a reunion at Central. Trust me, you will be enriched." Because of distance and happenstance, I'd not seen Popo for many years bdt was eager to see aiid hug lier if only for a moment. Because where the twins go the press is sui% to follow (and OHHHHH did DID they ever on this one) It's fiin being a celebrity but from where I view it, it ain't easy! > Now we come to HOW. How to get there. I don't drive highways and abhor buses. Roaagene Baron, an old Sioux City chum now in Omaiia (she was smart and skipped two grades and graduated two years before ma) said, "I think my cousins Idel and Dave Itkin might be driving — call them. I did and graciously they took me. The wonderful old friendship was renewed with great wanntb which was better than a shot of vitamin B 12. The fostivities ran from June 19 throu^ the 22. Charies Lindsey was chairman, with much wappoTt ttom his wife and a big committee planned for almoat a year and thfir
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NEW YORK (JTA) - OiganiaMi eatie- eration Organiiation. The priaon racsuitaMht campaign, the remisU of both the light and the left have taigatad American prisons for laciuitnient port said, is talitpg place agiinsta backand agitation, poshig potential new dangers ground of a dedias in. orguiiiad estiemiam of criminal violence and tamnism in this in this coun^, both in mwhen and influcountry, aocmdiiig to a report issued bare ence. But ona (rf the raaaona for the decline, CO by the Anti-Defematwn League of B'nai - the ADL pointed out, is Hiat iBMcant yaai* mendMrs of the Ku Khiz KUm. aao-Nad •"'rith. The report, "BitremismTuriets the Pris- oiganfauttitas. The Order.'the Blaek Libona," waa nuids pubUe at the recently con- aration Amy. the Waathar Uhdeigraund cluded session of the ADL's national ahd similar gnupa have been sent to priaon oommitskm ineeting tX Hat Grand Hyatt for anDtdmUmy, murder and bombin|s "and coieaquantiy mogr.of thejr most aeej' Hotel. ,."•'.-,.•• Seymour Ri^chUriian of iM ADI>> oib mdtm and ineanbiin an today behind jiational CSril Ri^ Oommittaa, told the Djiolaiing l|iat' eitiemists are inctaas._.paitk!ipantath«ti|eiiW9fthr«rtiedrganiiations engagiiig in priaon ac- iijily turnlHg iikb attention to jirisonsn, havaoversaaa links with statas'and be0» among thsk own eomradeaBM) (^thar ,.._,• that actively piom«>tii terroriam, intaitaa, the ntopit wmsdil^ "^li^ Mdsuch as Libya, Cuba and the Palestine Lib- icaljragipa aiM.ifMhMbnanr sbitMiea as tbab ftddes, ptboaire «Md ^i^ Meome a naw aoiitca-of ftathlr vMn^i ^ad disBulletiit order in the D^ons and,' amr »imtt, on The isaignation of Abn H.' Opodman the outside." Ike^ociOfd of BMBS iM<-ri|^t M contiDllar of U^a Jewish IMaration of and Cw-la(t foctiona shaaps tluit'.aaanbeiM Onaha was anwunoad tteMligr ni^ at o^i^ally racruited in tlif priaona "are the Maratkm Board of Dincton uset' among their mMt vibliiti leti^iMik.'' inp in th. Ja^fiwimumy.CMrtar. (contimMd onjpage 2)
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meticulous preparation was highly visible. brought their beautiful grandchildren to the From the hospitality room where we reg- reunion. Many people of high achievement pepistered at the Sioux City Hilton Inn to the planntog«fiB;*ihow and tell" display jq tfeS^. : pertrtthero6m..TwQroiniatBrft.rA two,$*iPn area. The first night we attendad dinMr U.S. Senator from Montana, who also runs theater at the Sioux City Community Thea- cattle in eleven states. Anna Louis Reeves, ter. All meals each day were prompt and who^ music was arranged by Deems T^iylor, a top music commentator in our times. She activities planned for every minute. Our beloved Friedman twins did not ar- also was secretary to two Secretaries of rive until a few hours before the final ban- State and was a courier at Yalta. The list quet . . . where they had graciously of achievers is too lengthy to mention. On a serious note, one friend remembered volunteered to speak briefly following cockwhen she came to my house to spend the tails and dinner. Eppie and Popo looked spectacular! Ep- night We were about eight years old. My pie in a long gown with leg of mutton mother had made us a snack which we were sleeves, ivory brocade and lightly beaded ei\joying on our big soreened-in porch. Our with a smashing not too low V back. Popo home waa on the comer of 24th and Grandkiux;ked the socks off the crowd in a long view Blvd, right acroes from a beautifiil sleeved figure bugging red beaded gown. To brenae statue of Abraham Lincoln placed ny knowledge no reporter has ever done in the front area of a three-square block credit to their large blue (and we're talking Grand View Park. A few yards from our BLUE) eyes whidi twinkled in their ever home we watched white-hooded and robed men carrying torches. My Father hustled ua mischievous, aware faces. Our accomplisbed matter of ceremonies into the bouse. He just said we didn't want set the dimate of tbe evening by itating that to know about that. In the fnoming the the Class of *36 was ouiiiandlng. Five statue of littcoln waa painted green. A cold hundred-fif^ graduates in a school that was chill came over us as we held hands and tops in Iowa and its echolsstic rsquirementa {nayed theae aituatione wouM nefvtr again were recognised aa the finaet in the nation. go through our land. An old Plaesaiata sitting at our table had -He said, "We were Dspreeeionkida; we lived through a part of hiatov that want from been ratiied bom the mOitaiy after many pastoral to torbulant, shortly tolie followed years. We diecuesed Lflrndon IjRmathe and I meotionad.be eepouead "theia waa never by World War D." We kwt many daanptgtsa during that war. a UokMWust, it's sll just propaiailda." My V In our midtt that nii^wa had many retired Christian friend aaid, Td like to take him militaiyi ambng|t them were two brothers and his groiq> to some of the varioaa connamed Kanopaii One a retired Vice Ad- centration camps we've viaitad — like (continued on page 8) miral aiyl the ot^ a retired (General They ProM the (taat of the amr Claai of'S« yMur book.
The Class 0f 36 B.a (BeftxeCiompul^) We are before the pill and tlie populatkm exploeiMi, «rhicfa ineXpUfadUy went hand in hand We aia before t^svfidon. pankriUiii. pdio lAota, antiUotkiSi Mll^ Ifaca. Before frotan food lylo!!, dacron, nroa, Kiaiayiiporta, air oo«i^^ c^da and ball ppint ptof. k o« tiiaa, doasta Mi»1te dotbaa not bit oa«ia« MitM ^ a tiinalwwt two ydanif people traveling tlMotf) Buraiie i|riiy eoddba caDad ''OurllMitt Wai«y«ing atiJIGw.''ln, thoea int^iimi^'mutimvmAlM^lm raUtlti.w^ not Volke«^ienaMct)onaldi Wi«!dSfidorM w«^^ im ito to I>nt,1lire were baWatta 40-hour aw* i»a wagee were^ We got nairiad fM^ind t^n lived together. Ortsa #« mewed ahd W>t amokad. And Madbmia «aaa iiint In 1986 "Made iajtvan" mkaUt juQk. "Making Qut" was referring to how we did on an exam. For one nkdtal you could ride the itraat car, pliy a jukebox, make a phone call, or buy enou^ atampa to mail doe letter and two post, cuds. If anyone asked us to ei|riain (HA, NAtV, NFL. JFK or lUD we would ha» eaid alphabet aoop. We were not before the difbranee tatwaan tte seaea wasHiawwirtJIiut we were before the eai change. WE JUST MADB 09 imH WIMP '^«XD: