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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 26 Adv I. B749 Friday, March 3, II
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Former Beth El cantor to return for concert
Cantor Chaim Najman will join Beth El Cantor Enul BwkoviU to preaent a special Cantors' Cmicert on Afuil 6, 7:30 p.m., at Beth El Synagogue. Cantor Najman, who served Beth El from 1972 to 1979, is presently cantor of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Mich. According to chairman Phyllis Zabin, the concert committee is looking forward to havinjr Cantor Naj-
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Women announce committee for Mary Travers event
the new Beth El building fund. Advance tkket prices are: Patron, tlOO (two tickeU); ^ponaor, S50 (two ticketa); general admiaaion, $10 per person. General admission tickets may also be purchased at the door for $12.60 each. To make reaervationa, mail a check to Beth El Synagogue, 210 South 49th street. Omaha. NE 68132, or call the synagogue office. 663-3221 for information.
By Joaale Jaoobaon Travers event. They include Federation pablic Charlotte Adler, Jill Belrelationa director mont, Shirley Berman, Lois The Women's Division of Friedman, Rini Gonsher. the 1989 UJ A/Federation Marsha Itkin, Julee KatxCampaign has announced man, Gail Kohll, Jane the names of the committee Kulakofsky, Barbara Kuah.members for the March 9 ner, Beth Leeds, Bert Lewis. luncheon featuring guest Diane Malashock. Roie Meyers. Dorothy Riekes. speaker, Mary Travers. Mickey Sturm. Shirley They are Mary Bernstein, Trachtenbarg, Joodi Veitaer tableaydecorations; Gene- and Sally Venger. vieve Btmatein, hostesses; "This event haa generated Anne Broder. printed pro- a lot of excitement." said gram; Audi Kavich. menu; Bobbie Epataln. chafaman Linda Patton, hosteaaaa; of the Women's Diviaitm. Patty Sherman, invitations, "Ev«y Jewish woman in and Suzanne Singer, reser- Omaha was invited to atvations. tend, to laam and to show In addition to these com- her support for our commumittee members, 19 women nity. Many are curious about in the Omaha Jewish comJewlah idmtities. Reform tions on their Uvea were ofmunity are serving as offi- Mary Travers and what she ten viewed as leading to a Jews chooae to affirm their cial hostesses for the haa to say. Many are symdilution of Jewry in the next Jewiahneaa and create Jewgeneration, Showstack says. ish communities. Show"There was a common stack wrote. He focused on Jews who misconception that Jews of their dollars without furBy Susan Blmbawm who chose Reform Judaism are neither traditional in reNEW YORK (JTA) - ther payment. "Give us the ware seeking a way out. Re- ligious practice nw reeiform Jews, however, see ditita of dense Jewish urban The Haaidic community of pr(^>erty." said Stauber. Now Yorit'a Williamabuif "Our community is bursttheir Invoivemant as a way neij^kborhoods. "nie author's piupoaa w*s aet^ien ia hoping to acquire ing at the seams." of sUxlng in, a way of being eoonacted to their Jawiah- to daaaooatrat^ tha oonnac- the Brooklyn Navy Yard The Wilhamsburg Jewiah nala." the author stressed. ticn between the aodal and and uae it to provkle houa- oommnnity indadaa Satreaidential pattana of Jawa ing for the growing number While they are 'free to mar. Piqia and IWim Haaibliad into the <^ea setting and how they faal about of Haaidic familiea hare. dim. all of ^riioaa groiqM Tho famed naval atation. origiiuted in Hungary, aa of suburban America in- their Judaism and Jewiahwhere ahipa were baih dur- wdl as nott-Hasidim, aaid stead of abandoning their ing World War II. is among Stauber. He said his tgeocy the 86 U.S. armed forces repreaents 126 Jewish oi^ baaaa that the defense aeoe- ganixations. tary'a Commiaaion on Base But the base's doaing ia RaaliinnMata recommended ba (doaad in 1990 f« not yet definite, and there ia ak«a4y conflict over who, if budgetary roaaona. mally requested by Weat the attorney general ID Rabbi Chaim Stauber anyone, would gat the propGermany, could lead Bonn Frankfort. made the requeat aa proai- arty. to aeek the extradition of Even though other local It refara to specific crimi- dent of the United Jewiah Aloia Brunner, one of the nal acta by Brunnar. a ckwe Organixations. of Wittiama- groupa and companiaa hav« last major Naxi war crimi- akiaol Adolf RirhmamaAo burg. an umhialla group for axpreaaed intareat in tha nals still at large, who is was an SScaiitaia atatknad the WUliamabuTg HMidim yard. Congresa still haa 46 knoam to be living in Syria. inSaknika. Stauber haa an appoint- legialativedaya from March Tht raqueat, by the Waat oaant with Pantagon offi- 1 to vote doem tha eommiaPnaidantKurtWaklheim Garman Justice Miniatiy, dab in late March to dis- sioa'a racommwnriatiwia was aignsd by Main VetseU. of Auatria also may be im- cuaa the nroparty. "Wa are plkatad. He aarvad aa an in; tailing the fsdaral govemtaltigaaca officer with the maat to aUow atiordafala Garman army ia Graaoe and public houatuf for aa." ha Yugoalavia duriot the war. Tha rabbi axplaiaad that Boaa aakad tka Oraak authcriliBi to try toobtam taa^ •Boa tha haw hwl barn built tiaaoiqr from four Gtaak an "tax doHara from AnariJenteh dsfartsae who may caa dt^Maa," tiMy aKouild ba aUa to reap tha rawarda atiUbaativA
man in Omaha. "We are excited that the community will have the opportunity to hear theae two outstanding canton peHbnn in concert," she said. Other committee members are: Nancy Rips, patron tickets; Carde Widman, publicity; Amy Friedman uid Patty Nogg, reception; Linda Muskin and Helen Epstein, general admission tickets. Mrs. Zabin said a deasert reception will follow the concert. Proceeds will bettefit
New study shows Reform commitment
I^PALTHAM, Mass. ^ (JTA) - A new study by a BrandaJs Univeraity professor seeks to refute the stereotypical view that Reform Jews refinaant a dilution of JtwJjh commitment The study, titled "Subu^ ban Communitiea: The Jewiflhnaas ot American Ratann Jewe." was written by G«^ aU Showatad; an aaalatiDt prefaaaor at Brandaia' Homstein Program in Javiah Communal Servioea. Reform Jews who do not adhere to Orthodox reatric-
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p Greeks to investigate extermination of 50,000 By Jaaa Cohea ATHENS (JTA) - The Greek government ia about to launch the first oSkJal inveatigation into the exterminatkai of the 60.000 Jews of Saknika under Naii oocopation during Worid War II. Tba invaatigation, for-
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pathetic to the subject of human rights and the abuaaa of them in this worid. Some will come to see people they luvw't seen fat a kiiig tiuM and others will come juat to feel good about being Jewiah." lie luncheon is scheduled to begin at 11:46 ajn. at AkSar-Ben Hall with lunch being served promptly at 12:16. The coat is $12.60 per per8<m, and a minimnm gift of $62 to the 1989 Federation Campaign is required to attend. Dietary laws will be observed. "The response has been excellent." noted Mrs. Singer, "and spans all age groups. Dotens of women are working very hard to make sure the afternoon is a tremendous success."
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