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Purim parties, parades, prompt public participation Huodreds of diildren and adnlts celebrated Purim this week at carnivals and other activities at Jewish iafltitntions in the dty. Top left, Jnle Senft receives a prize from Ari Riekes at Beth EH Synagogue; top center, Terry Fredericks coaxes Us SMM Lee, to go 'fishing' at TempleIsraeTs carnival; top tight, Roy LevinelSMiuiM prisss ilRiSr Lanri Eprtcin at Beth Isnid Synagogue's carnivaL Lower left, Lobavitcher RabU Men-
© ®m By Joanie Jacobson Federation public relations director
Thanks have to admit that I was less than exdted when my boss, Steven J. Rod, executive director vice president of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, informed me several weeks ago that I would be attending a UJA Campaign Leadersliip Seminar on March 6 in Chicago, at the Westin O'Hare Hotel from 10 auL to 4 p.m. With rehearsals for Cauqtaign Cabaret in full swing and my duties here as Federation public relations directs, I was not exactly looking for something else to do. However,... I made arrangements for my children accordingly and awoke bright and early to catch American Airlines Flight #760. Sandy Friedman and Jeny Hoberman, Federation campaign chairmen for 1988, akn^ with Mr. Rod and me, dqurted praiiq>tly at 7:60 aim. We landed safely at Chicago's O'Hare field and immediately boarded a shuttle bus to the hotel. Th0 Registration table. Packets. Printed materials. Name tags. The agenda. Standard procedure.
Pair wins bridge event Pierre Flatowicz and his partner David Kbig woo the Masters Pairs event in the Natiooal Bridge Toumamnt at the Adams Mark Hotel in S(. Louis last wedrand. , Mr. FUtowicz teaches a couriB in bridge ^at the Jeiriah Community Center under the gponaarah^ of Metro-Tech. He and Mr. King were one of 460 pairs. They played in the morning and afternoon, oBHrging as the t«)p pair in the event qwnMind by the American Contract Bridge
The Omalia ddegation made its way to what Mr. Rod assured us was an "excellent table" in a meeting room that seated about 100. Sometliing caught my eye. Two men called to each other across the room. A firm handshake. A hearty embrace. Jewish men and wopien coming together to do Jewish business, truly (^ to see each other. I would remember that. The "Welcome" was just the welcome until the names of over 20 dties in the r^on were read aloud—dties whose Federation preddents, directors and campaign chairmen filled tixB room. Pittsburg. St. Louis. Milwaukee. Peoria. Denver. Columbus. Omaha. I would remember that The momiug speakors. Marty Stein, UJ A National chairman. Marvin Lender.lJJA Major Gifts chaffman. "The Concord Mission ... The Prime Minister's Mission... TbB President's Mission to Israel." Jane Sherman, Projed; Renewal. Project what? Project Renewal. A chance for American Jewish communities to rebuild Jewish neighborhaodB in Israel Total monies raised to date: 1182.6 millkn. Ileamed more in a morning than I had in a year. Lmich. Keynote l^peakar Akaumder Slepak, son of Vladmir Sbpak, denied an exit viaa from the Sonet Union for the last 16 years. I took notes: "Tlw aiistinoe of Soviet Jewty is a direct thrMt to our aafaty pa Jews in Amarka... The mystery «rf our people is that'thajr can't break us... If yoa torn your eyaa aw«y from us for even a momant, we wiU cease to eadst... .Hie Hokieauat was an historical mistake, bat let'a learn from oar mistakes... Wemedtobemdndedai who we (Contfaned on Page 11)
del Katfman distribntes Pnrim boxes of refreshments to residents of the Rose BlomIdn Jewish Home; lower center, members of the Jewish Commonity Center staff in coBttane tut the ^qf'. and lower right, diildren from the JCC pre-school prepare for {S3r pd^ade'tlironglioat tike building.
Bruce Fellman trust offers four scliolarships Four scholarships are available for the 1987-88 school year as a result of a scholarship trust which has been established in memory of Bruce M. Fellman. The Bruce M. FeUman Charitable Foundation Trust wiU award these schdarships based on financial need to allow students to further their post-secondary educations at the college, business or trade school of their choice. "The goal of the scholarshqw is to insure that stu-
dents do not miss out on an educational q>portunity because of finandal need," according to Foundation trustee Howard Ko<^>er. Bruce, son of Tom and Darlynn Fellman, was a 1982 graduate of Westside High School. He was active in BBYO and served as preddent, vice preddent, secretary and treasurer of Chaim Weizmann AZA. He attended George Washington Univerdty in Washington, D.C., and was partidpating in the Univer-
dty of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea at the time of his death. "The annual awarding of these scholarships is the most appropriate way of hoooring Bruce's memory," Mr. Kooper noted. Applications for a Bruce M. FeUman schdarship are available by calling Mr. Kooper's office at 392-1800. The completed form must be recdved by April 20 at 6 p.m. Other trustees of the Foundation are Darlynn M. Fellman and Terri Schrager.
Growtii seen in Scouting under Jewish auspices IRVING. TEXAS - Scouting programs affiliated, Jewish identity, and much more," can provide excellent opportunities for con- notes Rabbi Hyman Chanover, of Bddtinuity in Jewish education, enrichment, more. "Best of all, the programs can have and identification.. » (Continned on Page 11) That's the message being spread by the Jewish Education Service of North America and by five other major national Jewish organizatians iHiich have announced their enMarda and Jack Cohen, coH:hairmen dorsemoit of Bc^ Scout programs as a vahiof Campaign Cabuet '87, have anable resource for the American Jewish comnounced that no more than 1000 reser^ munity. vations can betaken for the gala dinner With only 304 of the nation's more than and musical revue to be presented on 130,000 Scouting units functioning directly Saturday, March 28, at Peisny Paric beundo* Jewish auspices, a major push is.unginning at 7:16 p.m. Reeervatians numderway to bring many more Cub Scout bered over 800 at preaa time. padia, Boy Scout troops, and Explorer "We hope that eveiyane iriw wants to poets under wing of synagogues, temples, go to Caaqiaign Cabaret haa made a Jewish community centers, and day reservatioB," said Mr. Cohan, "and we schoola. look forward to an eadting and memor"SooDting programs can provide exoelknt able evaning for the Omaha Jewish comoppottonitiaa for continuity in Jewish edumunity." cation, Jewiah belonging and enrichment, involvenilmt of fan%, reaching the nn-
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