Vol. LXVN No. 4 Onwlw, Noiir.
Jewish Studies Institute The Jewiah Cuttnnl Arts Councfl his annoanotd the F)A inOCJL Jewith Studies Insdtttte. The Jewish Studies InBtitate wffl begin Oct. 29 and ooatiiiue for six consecutive Monday evenini^, concluding on Dec. 10, 1990. This last evening will bring aU students together to hear gueet ieetunr Richard Elliott FHedman, ptofessor of Hebrew and Comparativ* Litera-. ture at tlw University of CsHfomia at San Diego.
Profeasor Friedman will speak on "The Hidden Face of God." He win raise questions about the disappearance of Ood in the Bible. Thia lecture is open to the entire oonnnmitjr. The College of Jewish Learning, a JCAC subcommittee thanks all Omaha Jewish organizations kr freebig Moodsy evenings to make this Institute poeaible.
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Hoberman, Kully, Broder, Katzman to lead 1991 Federation campaign
Ragistratioo for the Institute ia $18 before Oct. 16 and 125 after that date.
Class schedule 1st Hour 7-JM-Mpj^ "PMratMoabe,AMidraahonthsIJfeandDeathal Moaas;I>ramatic Poetic Ferscnal" with RabUSdney R.Braok8. : "Art and the Jewish E^qMrioKeln The Twentieth Century" with Dr. Martin Rosenberg. "Kh>g^hil8rMl"withFtofassorMenadMmM(ir. ZndHMr S-Jf^JOpA. "Woman hi Judaism" with Professor Richard Freund. "TocahTalk->Leviticu8andNumber8"withRabbi Find Draaen. 'RabUaic Response of Today" with ItebM Aiyah
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The Women'a Division of ths Jawiah Fsd«ntion of Omaha will spoaaor a luncheon on Oct. 15 to ac(fuiat women who are nowoamirs or nawiy mar ried with Jawiah woman's organiiatinns, anrordfaig to dudrmen Joanie Ldir and Sandy Lehr. The noon event will be held at the hcine of Jowoie Lehr, 9726 Nottingham Drive. "We're hnUng forward to a Mandty aftaraoon ol acquahiting these women wWh our many organisations," Joanie Lehr aakL ^ noted that rspreeentativas fhxn at least 11 organisations will bo on hand to outUne tiMir programa aaKl objectives and to answer qaeatkna. No soikiUtion of funds will take place, she added. Sandy Leiir said aha encouragee all woman who want to learn more about the organisations to attend. She added that the program's flazibia format "will allow worUng wo-
to come to lunch and hssr a few speakars before they have to leave. It will BtOl be worthwhile evsQ if they can't stay for the entire time." Tte upoon^ng party "introdooae a n«r fMst to the Federatkm's wakome program for newooaMra," aaid EllieP«an(r,Womaa'e Division director. "We siready q>anaor an annual newoomara party and deliver waloome baaketa to evetyoba. Now well offer something qisdal to the naw and nmiy married wonaa in Omaha—an event to halp tham beoome hivolved in and accHmsted to their new oonununity." About 70 invitations have been ecnt out for the Oct. 15 program, according to San^y Lehr, and anyone who did not receive an Invitation but would like to attend may contact hir at 898-7897, or Joanie Lehr. 8984860, by Oct. 8.
SsMly Uhr and Joaaie Lehr
Gerald Hoberman Bobart Kully By Joanie JaoelMan FedmtioB pnbUc relatioM dirw^tor Jay Lemer, president of "The Men'a Division the Jewish Pederatiao of will agafai qMnsor the FlyOmaha, amwonced Uie lead- In SqUdtatka ivogram; a ership of the 1991UJA/ SuDHuCaiK w^ft^"^' 0& D1BI& Federation Cawntiign, a hiva/'alnMuiy agreed to mi()or (ondfarittg mrt to paithilnate: Also, we have benefit the entlta Omaha met fcr the seeimd year Jewish community. with the Campaign Alum"Oa^m, Tbe^ Best ci DL Onoa sfiin, tb»'lraqia4Jawiah Oopiipnitiea-rfitiBi' «^>nd|»|9Wtai^<>£thisItOnl"iitlttjHa«aMaof $sMp4Htf|t9vaii nvwM' the 1991 Campaign to be bte'to ow sttcceaa. We led by Gerdkl Hobennan have evetythhig to hiok end Robert KnUy, codiair forward to as a commumen of flw Man's Dtvisini, nity." and Ame Broder and JuBe "The truth is that then Katsman, co«haiimen of have been several other the Women's Diviskm. major fund-raismg efforts "I am extremely op- being conducted witUn our timietic about reaching Jawiah oonununity over our goala thia year," said the laet couple of years," Mr. Hoberman. "With ezplshied Mr. Ku^y. "At Opcratkm Exodus deeriy the Sanaa thne, the needa hi ndnd. we've eetMUstie of our FWaratian. in other goela. and I think well be words, the needa of our snoosesftd for two reaaona. entfae Jewish omununlty, First, this comomnity has continue and have to be a longstandhig hiatory of met bahig able to enpply the "The Men's Cabinet funda to take care of iteeif. that haa been assembled I'm confident that, once combfaiee the expertise of again, our community win veteran fund-rsisars with answer to our needs. tha high cnsrgy and frtsh Secondly, Bob end I are kieas of some otttetandhig deligfatwl with the leader^ mwMmgstotharanipalgn. eh^ faivolved hi tUs year's Tofither they win produce Campaign Cabinet. We have a fine baknce of experieooe and new energy that make up an extramaly yiff^^ftig foam "Last ysar, the Ma's Division added a number By Caivl Katsniaa of fauwvationa that proved IV* article hMfada* to be vary BuoeeosniL We eeUhlishsd the Kfaig Sokh oyrfnion «/ (he wrlttr. Before Sbani Katzman mon's Circle u the Fedaration'e moat preetigkma came to Omaha fai the late donor award i^van to In- summor of 1986 to eetabdividuals who eontribnta Uah a Chobad Hones with $36,000 or mote, and to her husband. Rabbi M«nfamilios or buahieeeee oon- dd Katsman, I had never tributiag $60,000 or more. mat any Lubavitdier Ha"In addition to the sidhn. To be sure, I'd read twelve charter members •bout them, moetly in dry named last year, we are •cliolarly journab, romanveiy grateful to Peicy and tidaad nowab or in aenaaJoal Aiperson, who have tlowdised artidee hi the ooBie forward on their own madia (mostly in the Jewwithout any formal aoUd- ish media. 1 might odd). But it wasn't unUl LIs tation to become the thai nenabers of the Circle for Harria wrote Holy Days, the W«M of a lUaMIe 1991.
AnneBrod*' a vitaUty that ia so important in allowing our COBDmunity to move forward. "We know that thia year's campaign faoee q»> del chaUeiigss," he oonduded. "but with^ the team assemUed and the spirit of our oonunnni^, we eotpeet to addeve 9ur goals."
"llM Women'a mviakn has plane to shift tha toixSi" Mrs. Brodir ^om* mented. "For the first time in many years, we will sponsor a kick-off event and even^ wo^aan ill the Omaha Jewish oommunity is hivitad. Julee and I wanted Jewiah women fai Omaha to feel good about being Jewish women in Omaha. We wanted to do it with musk: and drama and to get women to atart tUnldng about thia community benre thiy give their dollars. We wanted them to feel how king we've been here, how weD we've done and what we etill need to da "I grew up in Omaha," sheoonthmed. "TbetUng that moet Infhuaiced aiy life Jewishly wss ths prseence of the JCC. We came to the "J" ahnoat arvery day after high achooL It
Julee Kataasoa waa fun. There was a good fading. Now there is a pre-«. school, a day care tadlity and a Latch KQT IVogram. 'nia"J"iBODlyooeofthe aceociee of the Pedentkn. I want aU of ourptagrsms and aenrtoea maintahied eo that other children can have that aensa oi Jewiah belM#iig that L hadi I want it to be a big peri of I thairliie. "Pe<^ who come to Omalia from out of town, professionals and vohmteen* arein awe of our fadlitiae," she continued. "Weseottyarethebeetof Jewiah communitiea and our job is to *paaa it on'to the next generatkm. Thia fwnmnnitar haa reeponded so magnifieesitly to laat year's needs end to 'Exodus.'We can't go bodL We can't say we'd eettia for anything less thsn what we've gut" Mrs. Katsman em^riur. shssd the strength of the Federation Campaign. "We're not Juat raidng money—we're trying to raiae the awareneee of every Jewiah amnan hi Omaha. It'a vital It'a our (Contfainad en Page 16)
Subject of book will address women Family in 1986, that readara like me had an authentic glimpse of Ufe faito the Crown Heighta section of Brooklyn, home to theueanda of Lubavitchere. The story revolves around one family hi par tiindar, the Konigsbergs, Shsins and Moshe, their blended famUy, the hoUd«ora, their beckgrounda and the Lubavitch way of life. So when the oppor tunity arose for a viait then (n the winter of 1987 SkdnaKodgabetg
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