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Committee announced for women's event By Jan Perelman Women's Division publicity chairman The Women's Division of the 1990 UJA/Federation Campaign has announced the names of the committee members for "A Picture Perfect Ending," a recognition event to be held on Dte. 14 at Ak-Sar-Ben. The event will be offered twice during the day. Women may attend a luncheon and program at noon, or a dinner and program at 6 p.m.
LOVE jewelry George Shapiro and Bemice Horwich prepare to put the Roae Blnmldn Home'i gift ahop iewelry enterprise on the road, so-to-flpeak With the wheels, the voluntears plan to show the abop'a new Uoe of jewelry thronghont the Jewish Commiuiity Campos.
The committee members for both the daytime and evening gatherings are Jane Batt and Carol Bloch, menu; Susie Landow, decorations; Rini Gonsher, Marcia Cohen, Rocky Stem and Wendy Goldberg, hostess recruitment; Silvia Hoffman, res-
Journalist tells Omaha Israel not understood Arriving not with political answers or sohitions, but describing the soul of a nation. Freda Keet spoke to over 100 at the Jewish Community Center Sunday. Miss Keet, a journalist from Israel, emphasized that there is no analogy in the West to what is happening in Israel. Miss Keet said the outnde world simply doesn't understand what is happening in Israel. She stated Israeli society is filled with anxiety and fear; people are afraid to tniat or believe or even to She MBphMiaad that all the alogans and chants and rejections from the aurrounding Arab worid have a terrible effect oo the Jewiab people. "If doaa Dot fill our society with overwbafaning self coofidsDce. It fiUs oar aodety with great faar," aheaafaL "We are hecwrinf victku of the thklfi called earniit eventa. We are for0Uing who we are and vhera ilw have oome from. We are kMiiif aight of oursalvea. We are loaing sight of larael as a natioa" I Sheopiainedthediflw mn between the laraei ^»«t tmirieta aee io the daylifht and UM laraal tbat exiita after aandown. Amariciae who fo to laMal aae IB iiive, aidting
dty, but the Israel after dark is filled with sadness and fear. The sense of rejection really b«gan when the first settlers came to rebuild the ancient homeland. Arabs tried to destroy them eveo then. "And that is what we were bom into and that is all that we have ever known. We live as no other nation on the face of this earth lives." She told of fear that "hangs over us every waking moment and our nightmares as well." While the Weet bears a new voice cooling from the Arabs, according to Miss Keet, the Israelis do not. "There is no one who examines the Arab world more than we do." She atated Jews are able to listeo to the aame voicea in Arabic tdking to their owi) paople, "not doing a soow Job on the Weatera Worid' Israel ia in the East, Miaa Keet reminded her mdiaww, "whew thare are no nilae or you have the rules of the jungle." She atid the queatioo theo becooMa, "How do you live in the Jungle and not becone a part of the jungle?" Aaidng her audiMioe not to kiae faith in larad. abe •akl. "We have not become mnwatara, we have not loat ov aoula." And in a lighter monant sheiohad."Iar«lhaenot beooM that •vO aniiira
and Shamir is not Darth Vadar, he's not even tall enough." The United States is impatient with Israel, Miss Keet said because, "They can't cope with problems that don't have answers." Making a plea of support for her country, Miss Keet said that Israel is a nation of ordinary men and women. She said the administration of the United States is only as committed to Israel as the Jewish communities are. "We need to know tbat you are there." Miss Keet grew up in a Zionist home in Rhodesia, where her father kept maps of laraal oo tlie waU. She waa educated at Capetown, Sooth Africa, and the Royal Academy in England.
Eiiraaiil «iM Mil By Edwin ^jrtaa
PARIS (JTA( - JeanMarie La Pen'a extreme right-wing National Front woo aaeat in the Natioaal Aseambly in one runoff election Sunday and came doae to winning a aeet in another.
ervations; and Pam Friedlander, printed materials. In addition, 29 women from the Omaha Jewish com'nunity will serve as table hostesses for both events. They include Charlotte Adler, Jill Belmont, Genevieve Bornstein, Esther Canar, Bernice Crounse, Jean Duitch, Bobbie Epstein, Frieda Erman, Bettie Fisk, Cindy Goldberg, Dora Goldstrom, Rini Gonsho', Julee Katzman, Sandy Kutler, Nancy Lazer, Bert Lewis, Lisa Lewis, Linda Mann, Nancy Noddle, Vicki Perlmeter, Marcia Pitlor, Dinah Raful, Jeanne Raznick, Dode Redler, Margo Ridces, Zoe Riekes, Jane Rips, Toni Rosen and Susie Shyken. According to Ruth Erman, event chairman, the committee is pleased with the response thus far.
"Frankly, " she said, "the choice of gatherings held at two different times is an experiment. We want to make attendance easy by accommodating everyone's schedule. The evening event is particularly suited to mothers concerned about sitter arrangements as well as working women and teens who cannot attend during the daytime. "Participation is important, not only because of the excefStional program that has been planned, but because this is an opportunity to celebrate together. It is a time to recognize thie Jewish women in our community for their hard work, their concern, and for their dollars," Mrs. Erman concluded. "The Jewish American Princess: No Laughing Matter!" will be the topic
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"Because of its importance to Jewish women of all ages," Mrs. Erman emphasized, "Everyone is encouraged to attend." The cost of either the day or evening event is $12 per person. A minimum gift of $52 to the 1990 UJA/Federation Campaign is required to attend. Teenage girls are exempt from the minimum gift requirement and may attend for only the cost of the meal and program. Dietary laws will be observed. Reservations can be made by contacting Ellie Penner, women's division director, 334-8200, Ext. 264.
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Avoid meeting By Tamer Levy GENEVA (JTA)-Five Israelis, including one Knesset member, were on a pand with officials of the Palestine Liberation Organization, among others, at a meeting of the Socialist International's Council here. The Middle East was discussed, and nobody walked out. The Israelis attending were Knesset member Nava Arad of the Labor Party and fellow Laborites Israel Gat and Abraham Hatzamri. Mapam, the United Workers Party of Israel, was represented by Arie Jaffe and Arieh Shapir. The qwkeeman for the PLO group was Khaled al-Hassan. While the PLO repreaentativee and the Israelis dkl not engage in converaation. Gat told the Jewiah TetegnpUc Agaacy later that the Labor Party'a policy ia not to leave when PLO dehgitea are around the aame tabia and the Middle East is debated. In fact, according to Gat, the PLO dalagatee spoke in moderate terms, liiey implied that peace coukl haw* been achieved before^ and certainly why not now; he said.
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Mayor has new job Omaha Mayor P J. Morgan wrapped presents at the Wooen'a AiMricaa ORT Holiday Gift Wrap last waeksad at Craaaraada Mall. ORTs annual gift wrap center will be epaa throogh Dec. 24 daring shopping asall houra. Hnnnkkab wrap ia available. The nuyor was accompanied by Ua draghtac, Jnlie, top. la the lower photo, fraa left, Rebecca Greaabarg, Laura, Caryn, Jeuifw and Gary SifUn, awi Merry Atinaky "snparviaa" the •Hijrar'a work
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