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Vol. LXV No. 6 Omaha, Nabr.
30 TIahri, 5748 Friday, Oct. 23, 1987
Senator Packwood warns of foreign aid cuts
Cantorial expressionists Cantors Harold Firestone Oeft) of Temple Israel and Emil Berkovlts of Beth El Synagogue earned a standing ovation from the Old Timers group at the Jewish Community Center last week when they frolicked, cavorted, and otherwise expressiMi them-, selves with an entertainment package of music and theatrics accompanied by Dik Weiner at drums and Shirley Schwartz at piano.
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Six new projects funded
By Joanie Jacobson Federation public relations director The Esther K. NewmanyCarolyn K. NewmiBQ Grants Committee has approved funding for six new projects to benefit the Omaha Jewish community. The programs are: Authorl Author!, ^wnsored by the united Talmud Torah of Omaha; Boat-Ride Through Israel and Dig for a Day,sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council; Hebrew in Pre-School,sponsorei by the JCC Early Childhood Dept;Holiday Learnafun,sponaored by Chabad Lubavitch of Omaha; North American Maccabi Youth GameB,8pon8ored by the JCC Health & Physical Education Dept.; and Omaha Teen Tour,8ponsored by the Jewish Community Center and the Bureau of Jewish Education. Guidelines for Newman grants state that projects must he innovative and seek to enhance the Jewish identity of youth in the greater Omaha area. "This meeting was particularly exciting,"' said Marvin Polikov, chairman, "in that there were so many good grant requests. It means tilings are happening. It means that people are out there worldng to make Omaha a quality Jewish community." Aothor, Author, will give UTTO students the opportunity to meet a well-knewn Jewish author in an informal setting and provide a first-hand account of the Jewish literary WOTld. "Our goal is to stimulate interest," explained Stanley Mitchell, UTTO director, "and to encourage our young people to readmore Jewish books." Boat Ride... and Dig for a Day are hands-on activities planned for Israel Expo, said Caryn Rifkin, chairman of iQ\t. Israel Expo is an Omaha celebration in honor
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of Israel's 40th anniversary. Boat Ride will take place in the JCC pool and Dig will feature an exhibit on archaeology and the persona] thrill of finding ancient coins and pottery. Donna Olesh,. chairperson of the JCC Early Childhood Dept., explained that Hebrew in Pre-School was proposed so that children will be comfortable with the language at an early age. "They will be taught to use simple words and phrases in conversation and will have a more firm foundation for learning Hebrew at a higher level." Learnafun, presented by Shani Katzman of Chabad Lubavitch of Omaha, will offer a "truly educational celebration" of Jewish holidays. "It's like a party—music, games, entertainment and refreshments—all to reinforce the real reason for being there—to learn about being Jewish and to enjoy it." Fimds for the North American Maccabi Youth Games will give Omaha teenagers the opportunity to join 3,000 other athletes from international delegations in one of the largest Jewish youth sporting events in the world. Gary Bernstein, JCC assistant director, assured the committee that the Maccabi Games would be "an experience our young people would carry with them for a lifetime." "The Newman Committee has been extraOTdinarily generous to Omaha Teen Tour to Israel, said project coordinator Margo Riekes. "This is an Omaha-sponsored trip, staffed by Omaha Jewish professionals and designed specifically for Omaha Jewish teenagers. Its purpose is to enhance their Jewish identity and strengthen their commitment to the Omaha Jewish community. Experiences like this develop good leaders." The Committee will meet again in the Spring of 1988.
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Coming next week A Yankee Rosh Hashanah By Kevin Saltzman
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to achieve a budget in 30 days. If all of this By Lynda Frank "Do not underestimate the effect of the falls apart in the next 30 days, if the House Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget deficit and the Senate can't agree on a budget, then reduction act on Israel," warned Oregon the sequester is coming on Nov. 20. And if Senator Bob Packwood at the Marriott Ho- the sequester comes, the money Israel expected will be significantly cut about eight tel last Sunday. The Senator told over 20O people at the per cent. Therefore, the Bonds for Israel Israel Bond dinner that the Office of take on a heightened significance." Attorney Steven Riekes was presented Management and Budget would l>e announcing a sequester, a cut across the board with the City of Peace award. Mr. Riekes in a uniform amount with no priorities pven said, "Every day I sit or stand in amazement in all the goodness that surrounds any one department. "They will all be cut uniformly, including me." aid to Israel," he said. He credited his family, whose tradition it Although Congress has been cutting for- has been to serve the Jewish community ' eign aid to other countries, the Senator said and the community in general, and the they have tried to keep whole the Israel- idealism of his parents who dreamed of a Egyptian agreement. "The best money we Jewish state. He thanked his colleagues, his have spent since the Camp David accords, family, friends and a community "full of in terms of peace in the Middle East, is talented, dynamic, warm, wonderful money we have supplied to Israel and people." Egypt and it has been cheap at the price." According to Sylvia Wagner, general Senator Packwood added that "Foreign chairman, it was one of the t>est attended aid in support of your allies, wisely spent, dinners. probably does more to diminish the chance Also honored with Prime Minister's Club of war than anything else you can do. Be- awards for their "exceptional" participation cause we didn't do it in 1937, 1938, and in the economic development of Israel 1939, we got World War II." through Israel Bonds were the following: The Senator stressed that the United Mr. and Mrs. Harold Epstein, Mr. and Mrs. States should meet the commitments Murray Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie "we've undertaken to Israel and other coun- Nogg, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rich, tries where we're either trying to preserve Mrs.Toby Lewns, Mr. and Mrs. E. Robert or encourage democracy .. • and we should Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schrager, have the courage to take some spending and Mrs. Rose Blumkin. cuts in other areas and, if necessary, tax increases to pay for the things we say are critAmong the notables attending the dinner ical to this country." were Senator and Mrs. David Karoes, State Senator Packwood said, "Those of us who Senator Peter Hoagland, Cece Zorinsky, have a common goal and a common commit- and Jan Morrison, representing Congressment in the Middle East need to attempt man Hal Daub.
U.S. Senator Bob Packwood (left) congratulates Steven Riekes upon l>eing honored by Israel Bonds during a dinner Sunday night at the Marriott Hotel.
Arthritis Foundation honors Cece Zorinsl(y Cece Zorinsky has been named 1987 Woman of the Year by the Arthritis Foundation and she will be honored Nov. 12 at the 14th annual Arthritis Gala at Peony Park, announced Judy Simons, Gala publicity committee. The announcement included the following citation: During her late husband's years as mayor of Omaha, Mrs. Zorinsky served as Omaha's "&:st lady" and was active in community organizations. She was on the board of Keep Omaha Beautiful and worked as a volunteer teacher-naturalist at Fontenello Forest. During her 10 years in Washington, D.C., she was an active partner in her husband's public service career, a charter member of the Congressional Wives Task Force, a group wWch studied and made recommendations on national issues. She also served as president of the Democratic Congressional Wives Forum and oh the board of the Nebraska Society m Washington.
Welcome planned for Menachem Mor The Jewish Cultural Arts Council has invited the Jewish community to attend a reception welcoming Dr. Menachem Mor and his family, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center. Dr. Mor is the first scholar to be named to the Klutznick Chair at Creighton University. The Chair was funded by a $1 million gift bom Philip and Ethel Klutznick. Dr. Mor will be accompanied by his wife, Debora, and their three children. The Klutznick Chair provides that* a portion of Dr. Mor's time will be available to benefit the Jewish community of Omaha as well as in promoting educational and cultural studies in the general community. Following the reception. Rabbi Myer Kripke and the Rev. Michael Allsopp will discuss Jews & Catholics: Cooperation in Conflict. A second seminar wiU be held Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.