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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 Vol. LXVI No. 16 Omaha, Nebr.
15 Tavat, 5749 Friday, Dae. 23) 1988
Beth El signs contracts with architectural firms By Lynda Frank Beth El Synagogue's move to a new location came closer to fruition last weekend when contracts were signed with the architects. From the 21 firms submitting proposals, the Architectural Selection Committee chose Notter Finegold and Alexander Inc. as the chief architects and the Omaha firm of Wilscam Birge and Associates to work with them. Maurice N. "Moe" Finegold, president of Notter Finegold and Alexander Inc., said he personally will be overseeing the Beth El project. Mr. Finegold said his firm, which has offices in Boston and Washington, D.C., has worked nationally for several years because of its specialty in historic preservation. "The designing of reli-
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By Joanie Jacobson Federation Public Relations Director Ilene Klein, chairman of the Human Resource and Development Committee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, announced that the Federation's Annual Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m., January 15, 1989, at the Jewish Community Center. Suzanne Singer is chairman of the event. "This is the only opportunity we have to thank those volunteers who have helped to make our Omaha Jewish community as strong.and vital as it is," said Mrs. Singer. "These are the people who give us direction—
who make things happen." The evening will feature a special, musical slide presentation of "Artza: The Omaha Teen Trip to Israel," produced by Cookie Hoberman. "Artza" was a three-week tour of Israel by Omaha teenagers sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Jewish Community Center. Thirty-two young people participated in the prograpi. The Annual Meeting will also include the installation of 1989 Federation officers and board members and the presentation of the following Federation awards: Agency Volunteer of the Year, Community Service,
Humanitarian of the Year, Jewish Teen Leadership, the Lois Jeanne Schrager Me-^ morial Yoimg Leadership and Justin Greenberg Memorial Young Leadership awards. The 1988 Endowment Achievement Award, presented by the Foundation of the Federation, will honor former board members, of the Foundation and past president of the Federation, Howard Kaslow. "Let's join together in a collective 'thank you' to all who are being honored," urged Mrs. Singer, "and share in the wonder of Israel through the eyes of our 'Artza' children."
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Jim Crounse named Hoagland top aide
Jim Crounse, a native of Omaha who has been leading the Peter Hoagland transition team, has been appointed chief of staff with the title of administrative assistant. Mr. Crounse, the Nebraska and Northeast political director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), will be based in the C(Higressman's Washington office. "Jim's Nebraska background combined with his Washington experience, makes him the ideal person for this position. He under
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Maurice N. Finegold gious structures, especially synagogues, has always been an important interest of mine," said Mr. Finegold, who described the Beth El project as a moderate-size project. "We like projects where excellence in design takes priority, and I have found here (at Beth El) a friendly, warm congregation
also looking for excellence." A Jewish thread is seen in, many of Mr. Finegold's projects. He has had a significant role in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., for about six years. "We became involved early on in the earliest con- ' cepts for site analysis, development of the program and early design steps. I expect construction to begin soon and we'll be involved there, too," he said. Other projects with a Jewish thread have included an addition and remodeling of a synagogue in Action, Mass.; an addition of a sanctuary for a small Hassidic congregation in Brookline, Mass.; and interior artwork, including the bimih, for synagogues in Connecticut
Annual Meeting features Omaha teens in Israel
Jim Crounse stands the issues facing the people of eastern Nebraska and he knows the inner workings of Capitol Hill," said Congressman-elect
Hoagland. Mr. Crounse, the son of Bemice and Paul Crounse, was in the political consulting business in Omaha and left last year to accept the DCCC position. He will continue leading the transition team while he conducts the search for staffing both the Washington and district offices. Mr. Crounse, 35, earned a political science degree at the University of Nebraska and a law degree from Creighton University. He is married to Dr. Mary Ziomek, a dentist, and the couple resides in Columbia, MD.
Robert M. Spire honored Robert M. Spire, attorney general of Nebraska, receives the State of larael Bonda 40th Anniversary Commemorative Award at the community dinner sponsored by the Lincoln State of Israel Bond Committee Dec. 14, at the University Club in Lincoln. From left are: Gerald Grant, co-chair; Moehe Fox, Consul of Israel; former chief jastice Norman Krivosha, dinner chairman; General Spire; Elaine Spire; Senator«lect Robert Kerrey; Andrew Gordman, co<hair. Story on page 8.
Likud, Labor agree on
^^ By Gil GU Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA) The Labor Party and the Likud reached agreement Monday to form another unity coalition govenunent, in which both parties will have equal representation. The dscision, coming seven iraeks after indecisive Kneaaet electiona produced a political stalemate, drew expreeaioBi of anger and diaappointmant from Labor'a left wing and from Likud'a die-hard right. One kajr element of the agreement ia that if either perty deddee to quit, the , only altanative will be a new rtund of electiona. not a narrow coalition with othar pattiae. Another proviaioo givee eech of the two partnere veto power over admitting a third party to their govenunsnt. The acreament ia subject to apiiNvai byeech party'a
Central Committee. While it is expected to carry in both, political observers are not ruling out laat-minute "surpriaee." The ultra-Orthodox parties and most of those on the far right of the political spectrum are furious. Politidana bvax the religioua bloc realize that the elaborate promisee made them by Likud negotiators in recent weeka have bean largely nullified by the agreenoent with Labor. They accuaed Likud of "betrayal." Labor and Likud have been dickering for more than a week over a broad coalition. Prime Minietw YiUhak Shamir waa reported Sunday to be "fed op" and ready to go with ithe extremiat partiee. The breakthrough reportedly came when Likud acniiaeoed to a Labor demand tut ooe of ita people would'
minister: Yitzhak chair the influential Knesset Kneeaet fense min Rabin (Labor); Foreign minFinance Committee. Shimon Pena, the Labor ister Moshe Arens (Likud); Party leader, already had Housing minister: David agreed to relinquish the of- Levy (Likud); Economic fice of foreign minister, coordination minister Yitwhich he has held for the zhak Modai (Likud). <• The justice and transporpast two years. He will become finance minister in the tation portfolios are to go to either Ronni Milo or Dan new government. Each party will have 10 Meridor, both of Likud. When news of the agreeministers, with two in each bk)c holding no portfolios. If ment broke, the smaller par the practice of the outgoing ties that had been the object govemnMot ia retained. La- of intanaive courtship by bor and Ifikud woold each Likud reacted with fury and heve five miniatere in the threatened to go into oppoInner Cabinet, the govern- aition. "Not honoring the promment's U^ potky-making iaes Likud made to the relibody. No formal announcement gious partiee is an act of was made of the smkar Cabi- treeeon. Likud will have to net aaaignmenf. But it ap- ecGOunt for it," declared vetpears the new government eran Kneaeet member Menahem Porush of the ultrawill ahape up as foUowt: Prime minister Yitzhak Orthodox Agudat Yisrael Shamir (Ukud): Vke pre- perty. The Netional Religious mier and finance minister Shimon Peres (Laborh De- Party aald it wouki Join opg .eWm'rFBSL
unity position ranks unless ess it got control of the Education Ministry, promised it by Likud. Shas, the ultraOrthodox Sephardic party, made the same threat if it does not get the interior and housing portfolios. The Labor-Likud agreement provide that pnxnises made ,to the religious parties would be reviewed by the new government in .the context of next year's tfational budget. Those promisee included heavy subsidies for the ultraOrthodox schools and other institutions. The two major parties •greed that eight new aattlementa wouU be eytabliahed in the administered territories during the first year of the new government. Additiooal aettlementa wouU be aubject to review after a year. Likud ba^ promiaed the
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right-wing Tehiya part^^^^ party new settlements a year for a total of 40 during the government's four-year tenure. Nevertheless, Tehiya indicated that it might join the broad coalition, despite the concession to Labor on settlements. According to Knesset member Oeula Cohen, Tehiya is needed in the government to minimize the influence of Labof "in view of the difficult international situation which larael faces." Thia a^ieared to be a reference to the U.S. government's decision to begin talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization. llMre were also espressiona of diaappointment on the left. Kneeaet member Halm DoroB of the eodalist party Mapam aald the new government was being bom "in aia" j