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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920
Vol. LXV No. 18 Omaha, Nebr.
2S Tavet, 5748 Friday, Jan. IS, 1M8
Federation bestows honors at 84th annual meeting
More than 250 attended the Jewish Federation of Omaha's 84th annual meeting Sunday night at the Jewish Community Center and paid tribute to honorees who were recognized for a range of activities and accompUshmenU. In the photos from top left, Jnle Newman (left) is presented with the 1987 Endowment Achievement Award by Isadon M. Tretiak, a paait president ««1 Fedaratfofc^am Fried, a past president of tiM Society of Survivors, presents the Humanitarian of the Year Award to the Bev. ElizalA.th B. Beams, executive director of the United Methodist Ministries in Omaha and executive producer of Great Plains Media Ministry. Steve Zuber (left) and. Jodi
Jan. 24 reception to honor Klutznick Chair principals A reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Klutznick and Dr. and Mrs. Menachem Mor will take place Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center. The receiption, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Omaha and the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, is being held in connection with the formal inauguration of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University, in conjunction with the Jewish Federation of Omaha. ,. Dr. Mor #iU'fae installed as holder-.of the Philip and Ethel M. Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University the next day. He will deliver an inaugural lecture at 3 p.m. in the Rigge Science Building Lecture HalL The lecture will focus on ancient Jewish history and its relevance to the current situation in the Middle East. Former U.S. Secretary'of Commerce Klutznick, a 1930 graduate of the Creighton School of Law, will attend. The Chair was endowed by a $1 million gift from Mr. Klutznick and his wife. The funding agreement made it possible for the Jewish Community of Omaha to benefit from programs involving the holder of the I Chair.
Dr. Mor, recently appointed associate professor of history at Creighton, came to Omaha from the University of Haifa in Isroel. He was bom in Lodz. Poland, and emigrated to Israel in 1950. He earned a master's degree from the University of Haifa and Duke University in Durham, N.C., and a doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Reservations for the reception may be made by calling 334-8200.
Invitation from Cece Cece Zorinsky has extended an invitation to this newspaper's readers to join her Monday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m., in the Omaha Press Club. She said that at this time she officially will announce her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Second Congressional District. The appearance at the Omaha Press Club was said to be the first in a number of announcement-appearances to take place in the District during the day.
Greenberg present Jewish Teen Leadership Awards to Ken Polikov (second from left) and Allen Klopper. In photos from bottom left, are new Federation President Saranne Gitnick. In the center photo, PhilHp G. Schrager presents the Lois Jeanne Schrager Memorial Young Leadership Award to Jody Malashock while at nght, Henry Grewiberg presknte the Justin Greenberg Memorial Young Leadership Award to her husband, Dr. Neal "Buzz" Malashock. Stories on the Malashocks and additional photos are on pages 3-4.
Sharp words from Shamir as tensions rise in Egypt By David Landau and Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA) - Premier Yitzhak Shamir has struck back at President Hosni Mubarak of Egj^t for his criticism of Israel's handling of disturbances in the administered territories and his charge that Israel violated the Camp David Accords when it annexed East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. The Prime Minister's Office noted in a sharp response Sunday that neither Jerusalem nor the Golan Heights were part of the 1978 Camp David agreements. And an angry Shamir took up the verbal battle directly before an audience here Monday. Shamir declared that Egypt was hypocritical in criticizing Israel for harsh measures because when Palestinians demonstrated on the Egyptian side of Rafah, the town bisected by the Israeli-Egyptian border. He said the Egyptian soldiers "didn't wait around ... they started shooting." He also contended that Mubarak was mistaken in calling for Israel to abrogate the Jerusalem and Golan moves. "That has nothing to do with Camp David," Shamir said. He noted that the Egyptians under the late President Anwar Sadat were prepared to negotiate over the Camp David
autonomy proposals after the controversial Jerusalem and Golan laws were passed. The Jerusalem Law declared that unitej Jerusalem was Israel's capital. The Golan Law applied Israeli law to the Golan Heights, captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. Shamir's response came as concern was growing in Israeli circles over Egypt's increasingly strident criticism of the situation in the territories. Israeh correspondents in Cairo reported Monday that the mood there has worsened perceptibly in the last two days. One journalist noted that pro-government media are openly discussing the possibility of a rupture of diplomatic relations with Israel as Palestinian fatalities mount in the territories. Maariv reported, meanwhile, that Egypt for the first time officially announced the arrest of an Egyptian citizen accused of spying for Israel. The suspect, a teacher, allegedly transmitted intelligence of utmost importance to the Israeli military establishment. Maariv noted that until now, only opposition newspapers have reported the exposure of spy networks in Egypt working for Israel or the United States.
Robert Gordman named Grand Gifts chairman Leonard Lewis, chairman of the 1988 Men's Campaign of the Jewish federation of Omaha; announced this week that Robert Gordman will serve as chairman of the Grand Gifts Division. "Mt. Gordman has served the Federation in a variety of leadership capacities in the past few years," noted Mr. Lewis, "and I am deUghted that he was able to accept this important position within the Men's Campaign;" Mr. Gordman has served as a vice president of the Jewish Federation, chairman of its Budget and Allocations Committee and member of the Pacesetter Division Cabinet in the past several years. He was the 1986 recipient of the Justin Greenberg Memorial Young Leadership Award. Robert Eisenberg, Don Greenberg, Jerry Hoberman, Jay Lemer and Paul Epstein have been appointed by Mr. Gord-
man to serve on the Campaign Cabinet for the Grand Gifts Division. Mr. Epstein will also serve as chairman of a Grand Gifts Dinner scheduled for Feb.4; details for this "innovative dinner" will be announced. "I have been very pleased at the response I have received in asking men of the Jewish community to work with us in this important endeavor," said Mr. Gordman. At press time, the following men have accepted assignments as workers within the Grand Gifts Division for 1988: Mike Feldman, David Goldstein, Don Goldstein, Gary Ja\ • itch, Kevee Kirshenbaum, Stan Malashock, Marlon Soni berg, Al Ross, Al Bloch and Yale Richards. The entire group will meet on Jan.20 to discuss further.] plans.
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