Vol. LXIV No. 36 Omaha, Nebr.
SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 8 Sivan, 5747 Friday, June 5, 1987
Ozzle Nogg president of Beth El Synagogue
Top Hadassah model She's not quite two, but Kylie Zacharia 'modeled' her way to center stage at the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah's Styleshow and luncheon last week at the Highland Country Club. She's the daughter of Terri and Richard Zacharia.
Panel rejects plans for Holocaust Museum • WASHINGTON (JTA)-Members of the Federal Commission of Fine Arts rejected designs for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, saying that the museum's hexagonal shaped memorial, the Hall of Itemembrance, protrudes too far into the «treet. But the architect, James Freed of I.M. Pei, New York, said he is concerned that changing plans will make the memorial look like an adjunct to the adjacent government .buildings. "The memorial will be treated like an of•fice building which does honor neither to the office building nor the museum," ^aid Freed, who told reporters after the meeting that he was "very disappointed" by the Commission's reaction. "I'^ rather not do it at all than make it look like the office buildings," he explained. Freed said there might have been a "misconception" among members of the Commission that could be resolved before the
By Morris Maline Beth El Synagogue, a Conservative congregation founded in 1929, has elected Ozzie'Nogg as its first woman president. Mrs. Nogg is the third member of the Nogg family to succeed to the high synagogue office. Her husband, Donald, served as president from 1979-81 and her fatherin-law, Nathan Nogg, served as president in 1954. Additional family participation in synagogue affairs included her mother. Belle, who was a founder of the Beth El nursery school and her father, the Rev. Alex Katz, a teacher and rabbi in the community more than Ozzie Nogg pauses by the Tree of Life at Beth El 40 years. He is now the syn- Synagogue—ready to work for the congregation as its first agogue's ritual director woman president. emeritus. Mrs. Nogg told the Jewish Press that the eration of Omaha as a member of the Board synagogue has been part of her Ufe since the of Directors, president of the Jewish Press, age of 10 when she and her family moved a member of the ADL-CRC Board of Directo Omaha. tors and as chairwoman of the Women's "Omaha is an enUghtened community Campaign. and women have been involved in congregaShe also is a member of Mizrachi, Hadas- . tional hfe.at Beth El for a long, long time." sah and Omaha Section, Council of Jewish Mrs. Nogg is the third woman in Omaha Women. to serve as president of a congregation. At Other new officers of the congregation are Temple Israel, Joan Lehr and Phyllis Glazer Harold Zabin, Sandy Friedman and Ray had been elected president. Goldstein, vice presidents; Cheryl Cooper, An active member of the Jewish commu- secretary: Sherman Golbitz, treasurer; and nity, Mrs. Nogg has served the Jewish Fed- Ben Wiesman, past president.
matter is voted on again June 19. Freed's design calls for an atrium-like Hall of Vyitnesses to function, as the focal point of the five-story, block-long museiun, which will have three flights of permanent exhibitions, a learning center, archives, library and an international computerized data retrieval center. The building would encompass 250,000 square feet. The Holocaust museum, which will cost The Head Start Child an estimated $45 million to $50 million to Development Commisbuild, will be located on Raoul Wallenberg sion has honored the Plaza here and stand between the Auditor's Jewish Federation of Building and the Bureau of Printing and Omaha for its gift of the Engraving. Also planned are a large plaza building at 3025 Parker with a grove of trees, water and reflecting Street to the organizapond. tion. John D. Lovelace, Freed, a German refugee who was apexecutive director of pointed architect for the museum in NovemHead Start, presents a ber 1986, said he was completely stuck on plaque commemorating how to proceed with the project until he visthe occasion to Steven ited'the Nazi concentration camps. Rod, executive vice presi"It was an extraordinary challenge to dent of the Federation, make a building that would fit into during Head Start's Washington and explain the unusual nature awards night program of its contents, " said Freed. "I realized that last week at Our Lady of a Holocaust museum is like other buildings Guadalupe Hall. The in that it is didactic and it teaches, but it building had been dois very different from other buildings in that nated to the Federation it deals with horrible and unthinkable years ago when it was a things." Hinky Dinky store. The most striking and controversial part of the building design is the Hall of Remembrance, connected to the museum, which would feature a skylit ceiling. It would be simply done with a wall for candles and seats. "The Hall of Remembrance is the only neutral, contemplative part of the building. You can't make it a pleasant place, but you General John T. Chain, Jr., commander can't make it disarming either," said Freed. in chief. Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air ''(The museum) was not a design easily Force Base, will be the featured speaker at reached. It was tested 14 or 15 times and the National Conference of Christians and the 'Hall kept getting smaller until it was Jews Brotherhood Dinner on June 15. three quarters of its original size," he said. In his preBut although the members of the Com- sentation, mission of Fine Arts praised the minimahst General style of the building, they agreed with chair- Chain will man Jay Carter Brown, who said "a stand- share ideas ard urban design shouldn't protrude into regarding the parking space." civic values Only State Senator Roy Goodman bf New that Ameri- I York City, who left before a final vote was ca needs to taken, suggested that the plans be ap- be aJiealthy I proved, noting that "because of the unusual democracy. General Chain nature of it (the museum), it can be set back Political, economic, and religious values will a little and given further exposure than con- be cited along with military values signifiuantional " \,;JJJi'-U\\^^l.caetUo<thctconUnualioa of our democratic
Jewish Federation honored
SAC commander to speak at NCCJ Brotherhood Award
Norman Krivosha to leave court Norm&n Krivosha of Lincoln has announced his intent to step down as chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court July 31. Mr, Krivosha said that he will join Bankers Life Nebraska in Lincohi as senior vice president, administration, and chief counsel. Mr. Krivosha, a member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, had served,on the court almost 10 years following his appoint•neill bv then Governor James J. Exon.
system. Charles and Margre Durham will be honored at this year's event. They are the first husband-wife team to receive the Brotherhood Award. The award recognizes community leaders with distinguislied records of community service in the field of human relations. Chairman for the evefit is Joseph Pfeister, partner-in-charge, Touche Ross and Company. The dinner will be held on Monday, June 15, at Peony Park; reception at 6:30 • dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event are available frbm the NCCJ office, 127 The Center, 42nd and Center Streets, 346-3357. Proceeds from the event help fund NCCJ's work in the Nebrask&CauocU Blu({»4iS8io!iir ,^-«. v^^-.-.i,i,** •
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