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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 Vol. LXVI No. IB Omalta. Nobr.
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Annual meeting will feature ARTZA show
Kallah Weekend speaker P helps Jews be Jewish By Joni Wolf Dr. Ron Walfson says he hears this one frequently: "My zayda used to lead the aeder every year. We knew our individual parts, but mumbled the rest. Now I'm 38 years old with my own children and I don't know how to lead a sederl " Dr. WoUsou has made a career out of teaching Jewiabfamiliee how to be more Jewish. Hetraveb the U.S. and Canada holding large group "demonstrations" of Shaobat diuMrs and Passover seders and lecturing on modera Jewish fami^ |»oblems. He will be the featured speaker for the three-day Kallah Weekend Seminar starting Jan. 27, 1989. Dr. WoUson was bom and raised in Omaha and was active in Beth El Synagogue, USY and Central High. He is currently director of University Relationa and an asffyjate profegsfff of educa-tion at tne Univeraity of
Judaism in Los Angeles. "Most of us are products of afternoon Hebrew school' said Dr. Wolfson in a recent telephone interview. "We were either poorly taught or didn't pay much attention because most of us are now wondering how to provide a religious background for our kids." Dr. Wolfson's specialty is teaching parents tips on how to make home Jewish rituals more fun and understandable for children. Hia Kallah Weekend lectures at Omaha's three synagogues will also extend to special family prohlems: How to include non-Jewish relatives in holidays, singles who leave their cities and need "substitute" families at holiday time, etc His advice is blunt and timely. On raising children of mixed faith marriage with two religions: "1 don't think it works. The kids are
a blank, a confusion, You end up with nothing." On Christian celebrations in public schools: "Teachers come into the system and are not sensitized to this issue. But many Jews are not either." . On Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m, at Beth Israel Synagogue, Dr. Wolfson will speak on ''Observing Shabbat: What's Ita Meaoing for Modem Jews." Saturday night, 8 p.m., at Beth El Synagogue, he will address "What's Happening to the Jewish Fanuly?" Sunday, Jan. 29 at 10 am., at Temple Israel, Dr. Wolfson will lead a workshf^ on "Raiaing a Jewiah Family," following a bagel breakfast. Kallah Weekend is an annual seminar hosted by Omaha's three synagogues and sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. For more information, call Sara Juster at 334-8200.
Omaha leader honored by national Jaycees
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The United SUtea Jaycees has announced that Myron H MiUer ol Omaha. Neb.. hM b0M QOfiWKhAtwl wd Witt be inducted into the U. & Jaycaes Foundatkm'a HaU of Leadership. Mr. Milder witt be honored on Jan. Hat aceren>o«y in Tulsa, Okla. Mr. Mikler's Jaycee career began in 1960. He was the Omaha Jr. Chamber of Conumroe preaidant (1966571 and Nebraska Jr. Chamber oi CotWBarce (1969^). He abo aarved aa Intematjfftif^ Bthtiunit NatMMxal vice preaidant n9«0>«l> and nprwanted the U.& Jr. ChamlMr of Conwaacce at the United Statee I>e|MrtmmU, MaatJBge and Brief Mr.lifldKwaathaaMcuttw laaiatant to Jaycaaa Inttnatfawal pnaidant UM3)
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mwce, I have become moat intereated in two fields. •. youth welfare and intemar tional relations... The doee personal friendships with pa^ife... are the real acccButtahmaaita of aaiy civic work IB which 1 have been involved and the constant flow of overseas visitora to our hofoe is the pleasure," Mr. MiUar said. The honor of induction is bestowed anouallly on those lomwr JIaorcaas whose ac-
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By JoMia Jacohaoa Faderatiaa pnhiic ralatlaas 4irect«r "Artoa: The Omaha Teen Trip to Israel," a alide presentation set to muaic and produced by Cookie Hoberman, will be featured at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Fedwatkin of Omaha, Sunday, at tha Jewish Community Center, 7:30 p.m. "It was a collaborative effort with Margo Riekes and Sara Juster." Mrs. H<4ier man explained, "but the teal stars of the show are-the kids. "1 took each of theon inside a recording booth and w« just talked, OMKMHXM. I bagan by saying I had never been to Israel but wanted very much to go aoneday. It becana ctpar that what ever the sight—Maaada, Yad Vesham. the Will, the paocfe or the natural beauty ol tns land—each of thane
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talked about their impreasions and their feehnga. It wasn't what they expected it to be, but the inconvenience and lack of American style, for instance, were hardly mentioned. "Itseeniathatevenat 15, 16,17... 30 or 80, no one is pnpared fw tlw i^aiMt of being in I(riai.ah««Qted. "These young peopfe were Jews who went to Israel and found an aspect of their identity they didn't know existed. They became involved with the emotional experience and their relatiouahip to the country as Jews It was a total experience for the kids—one that remains as strong and poignant today aa whan they first lived it fiyat months afSL "We,aaa. nity. should i timate the power of kisntity by aasociation." said Mia. Hobarman. "I wouU encourage the Federation to make a financial coounit•snt (or future tri^ to laraal by our young paopln I Mn't think ol a battar one wa couU ouke in their bntha Midw«a4 ia to nronoaahar, it'a even OKin cru-
cial to create meaningful Jewish experiences outside the academic and religious life of Judaisnt. 'Oneofthekklssakl.'We went aa individuals and came back as a group... we came back aa a group of friends.' What more could a Jewiah {MRPt wynt for th«ir JafMt<i)l«Hn? You cant put a pitka Ab what was gained It's imnfea^urable." Sara Juster, JCC cultural arts director and Artza's director, emphasized the benefits of aconununity trip to Israel "Community trips offer something national trips do not," shaaaid "People come back together, aa a group. Thay'r* excited. They can Maka an impact on tha comaM fat otiiers exMw back with a ataanaar commitment to baaaf Jawiah and Jawiah eanunonity life, and a gieatai dsaiia lo uai tkiiiiia ' Thaaa kida faal the Onaha owaa—aty haa really dona aomatking for than." said Mra, Juatar. "Now. thay want to work far this oaafununity. Thay want tn gi«a kack aonatUag in ratun. You saa, onca you auka that first trit to UradL kka rawarda can ha ovarwhataung."
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