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Rising leaders receive recognition at annual meeting Two teens honored By Lyada fVnk The Jewish Teen iMdacahip Award to given annually to two high school studeota who have exhibited leadership in a Jewish youth organization. The 1990 redpSents are Bill Shackman and Ari Riekee. Larry Moldo nominated Bill Shackman for his in^ ;:aovations and improve^ ments while presiding the 1989^ preaideDt BILU Utited Sjmapg^ Youth (USY). AiiJpes was Belerted by tllFJtCX; Executive Boud and BBYO Adult Advisory Board for restoring namberah^ and parti<^atton while acrving as AZA §1 praaldtBt. "Bill daaerves this award because of the haprovepnanta he has helped make la the chapter and the Ineretaiagly good reputatioa QtliiUu has Ihroo^ghoot thi> r^gjhn,
events, arrangiag for coepctaanUp <» evalite and in estabUshing weekly »ecutive meetmgs whkh have resulted in events being "planned and organiwd idth a greater laveT 6f communication than ever befgrje achieved." . The le-yaar-old had pnvioufly aefvad as BILD JJSY finriiman np-
part to Ua iMdirifi^" NpraMittatlve, Oatoha K^ne iponveatlon) eohtr.aioidpsaid. riwkmui, an tbe EMTZA wlft^iMtraamtal in tbe regioii aoeial action and ><hij|iliiir apflmni'liig a sue' Tikkm 01am committee, ctaJM t\m tmarm, wUtii and aa the 1989 candidate bvQUI^t in active fresh- membership training man, and in plfiwHing ( chainnan. The son of lii and Bruce snoossafol Tikknii Oiaat fundniasr during the HA- , Shackman. BiH iriU b^ a gioBol LeadanUp Trafai- seaior at Burke High Sdnodi ing laatitntau' Ari Biekes waa deAt Chs rsfhnal oonveotioD, the chaptar won scribed as "dedidMed and awards for aoeial action enthusiastic about his and raiiglous program- chapter, the regicm and otag. Bm also institoted a BBYO. When he seU his new tradition of helping mind on doing something, monthly at Blumkin hegoae full force and acBingo, inviting Lincob cotqsUahea it." Tbi son of Margo and students tfi chapter
Young LeadefsMp awards
By Lynda Frank Steve Nogg has been selected as £ 1990 wmnef' of tlie Justin Greenberg Young Leadersliip Award and Julee Kotznum as the winner of tlie 1990 Lois Jeanne Schrager Young Leadership AwuxL They will be honored at the Annual Meethig of the Jewish Federation of Omaha on Sunday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Je«^ Community Center theater. Mr. Nogg waa cited for ArilUekes "his keen awarenaos of Stsv« Ridna, Ari haa held Center purposes, proa variety of BBYO poai- grama aiMl laooessee, his tioita kKaUy and ragianaBy, hidoding AZA #1 lectively and his leader secretary, vice pnoidant shi^ qualities and positive and preaidant; Omaha personal vafaiee aiid lifeCouncil president and style." Midweat ngional presiA member of tiie JCC dent. Ha atoo servw sev- bofoid of directma, Mr. eral tinoa at adetsgafte to N«at was' 1989 chairmaa the regional conventions att^ ice golf toomaand as a delegate to the mpit and a 1989 4I^^M«n 1969 internatkoal convwi- co<haiiman of the Mea's Durfag Ari'a prtatdancsr, ASIA |1 pRigr«mmi«t~iticreased 90 penent, o^h terpartfcJjwtfcmiBCWiaaed 80 percent and niemher' ship doobled, rssulthig hi AZA §1 being named regiooa] Chapter of the Year. He also he^ establiah BBYO Nite; each •niesday evening thoraiaa dhuwr foUowed by a chapter meeting, coundl meeting or program. The 18-year-old, who plans to attend Emory Univarsi^ in the ttU, also set and met a goal for the region to increase the mon^ raisad for the Inter national Service Fund.
on Ws iKiard of JMAth Faaiily Sarvioa, ilor wfcidi he reeaivad the I9ds Voloateer of the Year Award, and aa a member of tbe nominating comnitteee for tiw JCC board oad Federatioa board. Mr. Nogg has also ssrvad aa oa advisor and coach of Midget League Baoketball, as well aa 1986-«7 chairman of the Midget League BaaketbaU Itfogram (lst-4th). He has served on the board of Beth El Synagogue, chahad tha Beth El membership committee, sarved on the bosrd of Highland
Steve Nogg Country Chib and ia currently serving iiis swond year on the board of Omar ha Rbtaiy West HW 199109«hainnaa of the Womaa'a Biviaioa Federation Campaign, Bilrs. Katanan has bMB active in Campaign afaioe 1983 and waa 1984 Young Women's Division eochairmaa. "Joiaei^iaaanthusiostic and skilled \uluiiliuei irlwiawi
ecvipCiai^df] ties within the'Jewish community," said Ellie Ftnner, Women's Division director. Mrs. Katzman is president of Beth larad Sisterhood; a board member pf Beth Israel Synagogue; en officer on the Freidel Jewish Academy board; vice preaident of Hadaaaah, Omaha Chapter; and a Hadaaaah rsgionsl bosrd member. She also eerved as 1989 Women's Division co-chairman for Isrsel Bonds. One nomination subn^ sion deecribed Mrs. Kstz-
Jnlee Katxaua man ss "passionate about Israd, h* Jud^inn and the inqwrtoaotcl tsedakah sad vduBtaer efforta for thoee Jews'lass fortunste than the rest of us. She is a womierAtl example to other young worn-
Final appeal By David UmdoH JBRUaALEMirrA)opened heMriags Mondiqr on Mm Oeo^aqjuk's final appeal against his sentence to death for war bilmea. Demjanjuk'a lawyer, Yoram ShaftaL haa promioad to piaaent new evidence that the Ukrainiaaten former U.S. citizen is not the brutal TVeblinka doath camp guard who was'known as "Ivan theTen&le." But Sheftei apent the first day of the hearing denouncing tlie 16-month trial h> Jerusalem District Court
An Omaha welcome for SovietJews Alex Dabia deft photo) who arrived la Omaha aeveral weeks ago fiam the Savlet Uiriaa. gnsU hb eovstaa, the Alexondw Ki«aas, at Epnlor Aliflsid Ma«day alight la the right photo, t«anry and Joaa Udee who have pMlgad niMMm) to resettle
Soviet Jews hi Omaha, greet Mariaana and Eliaa Kheroehukkbi who anhrsd with thair partnto, Yevgoay and Eouna, and graadaiother. SIOM Shakhawyetar. (See atery on PH* I^)
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