r v^ Vol. LXVI No. 5 Omaha, Nobr.
SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920
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Omaha Jewish Press wins national award The Omaha Jewish Press has won an award for excellence from the Council of Jewish Federations, the umbrella organization for more than 200 Jewish Federations in North America. The Gold Award for this newspaper will be presented at the 57th General Assembly of the CJF. Nov. 16-20, in New Orleans. The Federation newspaper in San Antonio is the only other general newspaper to win a Gold Award. The Omaha Jewish Feder ation won a second Gold Award for an invitation it produced in connection with
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last year's Women's Campaign. Announcement of the awards was made last week during the monthly meeting of the Jewish Federation's Board of Directors by Joanie Jacobson, Federation director of public relations. According to Suzanne Parehnan of Kansas City, chairman of the CJF PubUc Relations Awards Committee, members judged the entries in nine different categories. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, as well as Honorable Mention recognition, were bestowed upon the most outstanding mate-
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Klutznicl('s l(eynote tailc will launch symposium
By Sara Jaffa rial in each category. Cultural Arts Director Seventeen Federations won Gold Awards, led by Jewiah Commmiity Center According to Philip M. the federation of Boston, which picked up a total of Klutznick, the key to worU three. The Fediarations of peace is understanding and Omaha, San Antonio and mutual respect between peoNew York each won two ples of different religions, Gold Awards, while Mon- races, and nationalities. In a telephone interview treal, Toronto, South Broward, Florida, Spring- with this writer, Sept. 28, field, Mass., San Francisco, Mr. Klutznick discussed his Dallas, Ottawa, Sacra- hopes for the Philip M. and mento, Youngstown, Ethel Klutznick Chair in Greensboro, Philadelphia, Jewish Civilization and his Akron and El Paso each upcoming address as part of the chair's first snnual symwon one. The award-winning ma- posium: "Eretz-Israel—Isterials will be on display rael and the Jewish Diaduring the CJF General As- spora: Mutual Relations Through the Ages." sembly in New Orleans.
Mr. Klutznick will discuss "The Relations Between Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel 1948-1988: An American Jewish Leader's Perspective," Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. His presentation will focus both on the pre-Israel and postIsrael situations in the American Jewish community and will examine the continuing relationship between the United States and Israel, looking at the future while reviewing the past and present. Mr. Klutznick said that "It's tneoneeivable that any knowledgeable Jew would
not want to see a good and friendly relationship with Israel." He continued, emphasizing how important it is for all peoples in the world to try and understand each other, and espedally for the small and scattered Jewish populations to support one another. "The purpose of the Klutznick Chair," he explained, "is to bring knowledge, understanding and constructive views to our pec^le—Jews and non-Jews alike... (because) in the final analysis it wfll be the understanding of the facts and (Continned on Page 2)
Supreme Court to hear key church-state cases
By Andrew Silow CarroU NEW YORK (JTA) The new Supreme Court term has shaped up as (^^ busy one for Jewish organilations, with the court agreeing to hear arguments in two key church-state CMpaand in anview of a landmark dvil rights decision. Beyond those individual cases, the term, which opened Monday, will be watched for signs of President Reagan's infiuance in sluqdng the court R«agan'a third and most reoeat apaointee to the high court. Justice Anthony Kennedy, may be in a poaition to cast the «<ffHipg vote in a review of Patterson va. McLeaQ Credit Uni«n. The court will uae that use to decide whether to overturn a 1076 ruling, Ruayon v«. McCraiy, that uphdd a broad interpretation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The Recooatnictlonist-era law barred race diacrinlnation in both the
public and private sectors. Richmond (Va.) vt. J. A. CioIf the court overturns its son Co., the court will con12-year-old ruling, it will sider a dty ordinance tt;at "take away a powwful rem- required dty contractors to edy for victims of discrimi- set aside 30 percent of dty nation," aaid Jill Kahn, as- contracta to minority-owned sociate director of legal businesaas, affairs at the Anti-DefamaIn Supreme Court dedtion League of B'nai B'rith. sions aa affirmative acti(m ADL, along with the Na- going back 10 years, includtional Jewish Community ing five during the last two Ralatioiu Advisory Council, terms, the court has conaisAmerican Jewish Coogresa, tently upheld almost all American Jewish Conunit- types of race and gender tee, the Union of American preference programs. But Hebrew Congregations and those decisions were very more than 100 other reli- dosely argued, said Marc gious and dvil rights or- Stem, co-dicector of the AJganizations have signed Congress Commission on ontQ an amicuB brief urging Law and Sodal Action. tha court to Wd fast to the "There is intense apaculaCivU Rights Act. tion that the court wfll lindo The ooni began hearing much of ita prior qiproval of arguments in the case Wed- affirmative action," said neaday, but ia not expected Stam. to issue a ruling bafore the Few organitatinnt have flrat of UM year, yet to take official atabds on A second major civil the current case, which will rigfata caae may not en- be heard Oct. 12. But most g«nder as unanimous a n- Jewiah gnnpa have long aponae among Jewiah stood in opposition to hiring groups. In hearing City of quotaa.
Kitty Dukakis talks to Temple congregation LOS ANGELES (JTA)If Michael Dukakis is alactad praaklsnt. he will tmnr Knot a uailatanJty daolar«t Falaatinian atato nor a nde (or the PalaaUna UbaniUoB OrgtaUatlon, litfoUyrwiuiioaatarThe aaaHraaca waa givw kara br KMy DnkaUa. o^ tn daacrfliad as hv huaiMd'a doaaft MofidutA SM WW tditmtit 1.000 •BtlwataaUe UataMta at WiMik* BoutovwtlTniila. "I km Mm mmM to Mkhairi tmUpan mt t«o noOha. «d I amlal jrou that ha hat Mvar wavarad in hit aonMrt of larMl" DukaUa MUL
Aa 4i auunple of her hnaband's cowmitiBaiit. the dted hia raeord as the flrat •awaaiMr in t^ eoiiDtiy to bar any oampaqy from doing buafaaw with hit atate uoiaaa it rwi^Hinoad the Arab ecnnwnte boycott d! ItraaL Dakaida'voiM naa M aha dadavtd'tMBluMeaOy Uwt htr huaband "haa oavw mad* aarf wOl aavar aMka a aaoat ditl «itk MOtoM." Tha raauuk apiMUcatly kt to numu* the JUmUk m-
Israei Bonds plans honor for Kripl(es
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RabUMyaraKi^ikaand Dorothy E. Kripka will be bonorad by laraai Bonds at a Dinner of SUta. Get 28, at Peony Park. They will be imetntad with tha larari 40th Annivaraary ladapandance Aiwd.ltwaa—iquMadby kiom^ H. Nannan, Nebraaka State ChiinBan. '•arrl-liniHiMjhiiii oiad U> have a special guaat apaakar for tha dianar, Ambitatdnr BaqiaiaiB Varan," Mr. NamuB itatai addhw that ki lf46, Aflthaaaador Vma and a ooOaagna wars oadtead fcr aivNilm *>•• dadalve Latia Amaticaa vote toward tha Paitathia Partfttoa Reacdiitkai af tha •jwci^'i.1 i'
United Nations, which led to tha aatabliahmant of the Bute of ItraaL "TUa event givea Omaha an opportunity to mf tribute to an outstanaii^ owpie and at tha aaoM tlaie dtounatiata oar backkw fcr laraal'a eooaoale upbulUia^" Mr. NewauB atatad. Richard KataMaa, Alaa Paraow aatf Teai FWhaaa ata co-ohalrawB of the dinatr. "laratl't uttkmal ooity
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our partaerthip wiUi laraal tad ita people who aramakiiw aoch graat ptrtoaal tacrinoaa to aehievt a ttable nO' tional economy." Mr. Newman aaid thit ia tha 88th year that the laraal Bcui OrfaaiuliaB haa batn a pihaa taelar ia laratl's aooBaadc graarth aa a BHjer ior awiry aapaet el UNjawiah atate'a oavahHMiti "ThapafathTMiHiMaof ImaUa are 1ml—Im to It it now up M aa to ouke aiiiailiwaw«ilortaad| DnvMfthataMhi ior tha Oaal wish to1 tora laraal a eeoaomy •round." ha aaid.