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SERVINQ NEBRASKA ANDtOWA^INi^lM^Jr Vol. LXVtf Ifo^ t, OiiMlM, N«br.
14, <5hi«tivwi, 5781 Prid«y, Nov. 2, 1900
Women's Division announces plans for kiclcoff event •r- By JOB Pcnlaum Wmaw's IMvUaa pnbUdty cfa«inuui Diane Malashock'and Juony Rothenberg; coof the Kickoff Svent spooBored by the YjOmen's Diviakm of the 1991 UJA/Federation Campaign, announced fbr the gala to be 1 on Nov. 8 at the JewCommunity Center, So. 182nd Street The evenlog will open I'mneandDeiMttat ^15 pjo. and will be fol'^lowed by an 8 pjn. performaiDoe of "lii^ The Can^ dies... Pass It On," an •Kkiginal muaical a^ddtaF^ teatk pnantatkm written and perfpcined by over 30 ipHrqmen in the Omaha Jewrfsh community. The program will alao honor 33 ^trooMD wfaohaye ««rved w ugn chairmen ainoe Coouolttee members include Jody Malaahock 1), Joyce Cohao, SbaI^ewaun. liaa Bpiiiin, ,_ nnie l^ii&f (decora^ons), SMaran Kooper
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Federation Board responds with 7 percent increase in pledges
By Joanie JaoobaoD Federattpa pnbUe relatloiw director After a brief overview of Mr. Hoberman's co^hair- making person-to-person the Men's Canyaign and a in«ti solicitations. personal soHdtatkm made "Our hope is to bring "I think the seven per by Jeny Hobeman, Men's cent fauarease is hidi^ative the story of the Omaha Division co'«hairman, the of the Board's comitiit- Jewish community into Board of Directors of the people's homes," he exJewidi Federatian of Oma- ment to' our comntnmity idaihed, "to create oonverand their de^Ucati(ui to ha coUectivdy increased their leading roles," Mr. saticm and to personalize their pledges to the 1991 Hoberman adifed. "They the needs. We are enUJA/Federation Canqwign should be commended for cooragiaff all workers to by seven percent. The setting 8 fine ex«n^ for i&ake h«If-hour sppointgroup was a^drasmd and other men and wanMn who ments with (»e or more solidted at the October will participate in this families at a convenient Federation Boaxd making. year's campaign time and place. We IM^, Diane MalMiMwk Baany Rotheaberg in turn, that the men and "I was pleaaed at the "We feel extremely for(reeervatioiu), Fran Blilder effort to make this a won- manner in iddidi the board tunate to have a dynamic women of ottr community (tranapottatton), and Joye derful event We Jiope that lemoaded to the message group irf ind^nduals serv- will open their doors and Wise, Wendf Goldberg and other woenan wiD come to araA'91C9i4)tfgtt,"8aki iogvon the Men's Cam- allow OS only 30 ndnntes Linda Kenyon (faoatawna). mqtport their efforts," she Mr: Hdbarmafi. 'On view paign Cabinet and work- of their tiine, if for no "Because 'U^t The said. of Vb^ fact ftat i^veryoue ing in the field." he said. other reason than to reAccording to Mrs. Roth- witmn our commtmity has "Other divisions within main informed. Camflas... Pass It On're"Special events have lates to the ootttiauity of enberg, "When yen have prob^ly beeii toodbed by the M^'s Catnpaign are been {dsnned, innovative famffies iod traditkaa. we the oniortanit^ tofifeheT one of the other fnnd ahpotug for as hig^ as s are hoping ite aviaBt will together a groiq» ol Jewish drives, Bob (Kullj^ and I IQ percent, even 20 per fund-raising incentives have ttfm&Bi^ftiofii from women fbr a moving ex- are exdtad tbat the Beprd cent hicreaae. Given their have already been implemented and the attianfiMr«tfoa^*'a«idBlbs. perience such «| this aw stefi^ forward and set tude among all divisioiud llalashdck. "We have promiaee to be, you re^fin tbep««." of these men, B<^ snd I leaders is excelient," he planned a beailrtifnl eve- the impor^nce of wjbai Btoberman was srstoonfiden^ that (hey condiKied. "Tbe Oma^ ntag tiiat aboold Ittve deap we're dioing and what |§j| wfiif meat or o***—«< their Jewiah <<i>HMlliiAidty hit>'alrnQaboatliv' mettdog fbr wtaaaodfw bujlttigtrftbe obTaelEtiWk!!.,.. wmwjMoaded in jtaowa to reattlinBi^tfiiSr agM. °^^%^ ""^g^M* Beth BI ^naagogoe Mr. llaiMiGftf'alao pre- bMHK^tltolttir, tli» Aae^ « are making a diffennce ofir roH>ilfHw4ty ninnk eon' and the endowment drive sented s video tape pro- sage is 'Onlaha, llie Best tribotisdaktortfaBeand (CeatianedonP^CeZ) for Tenqde Israel, three duced especially for the Of Jewiah Communitiee— major fandraisfaig efforts campaign by Cookie Ho- Peas It Onl'That is our inceeidncted In the Omaha berman in coopenration tention and we have every Jewiah community within with Joanie Jacobeon, and .reason to believe we win be the last year. Mr. Kully is deeigned for workera vdien successfuL"
Plans underway to celebrate annual Jewish Book Month
David Levy visits France
ByDehraPi Bookf^pablld^ In cooneotion with Jewsish Book Month the 1990 Ifewish Book Fair will run am Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. I Book Month origiRted more than a half a atvy ago when a Bot* librarian set up a ludaica Exhibit to mark first Jewish Book /eek. Forty-eeyen years |go the Jewish Book was ionned snd formerly week-long i was expanded into a ath of ceiabration, actoEdlythe Wolf. federation library di•^^ector. While Omaha lacks a Jewish book store, (he I Federation Library I avaflable a wide va' of Jewish books—for > tltfough the Book Fahloan from the Uitrary's coUection. "Jawiah Book Month recognition to the I mads to the Utaraiy by Jewiah anthota. Beyond the deaervfaig rse> dtion that Jewiah Book provides, is the j emphasis phKsad books Uwmaalvee ,the edocatiofl they ^de," Mrs. Wolf said. Mra. Wolf commented D the
BySdwinEytan PARIS (JTAI-Isroeli ForaJJBi; Minister David Levy joC fbm aaeuranoee Sunday from France that no matter how the Persian Gulf orlaia is resolved, Israel need not worry about tmdaag an Iraqi assault
The 1990 Jewiah Book Month postsr. gvan to Jewish Book oath, which this year is oalsbratad from Nov. 12 to Dec 12. Thare are many events offered for the whois family above snd beyond the adual book sale, aha eakL llMae inchide a lecture by Omaha native HowanI CnMiaooa, the Bi-
ble Quiz Conteet, th^ Annual Book Fair Luncheon, a panel diacuasion f»atu^ ing Omaha's Jewish authwa, and a Family Hanukkah Party. Datee, timee and details of the 1990 Book Pair »will be announeed.
Prime Miniater Michd Rocard tdd Levy that Fmce doee not yet know whather the criais will be ended by nilitaiy action or negotiations. But "whatever the solution. Saddam Hussein will never again be in a position to threaten you (Israel) and other countries," Rooard said. Rocatd's was rsspondIng to an interview published Sunday in Le Monde, hi which Levv waa quotad as saying that if Iraq avdds a military con* i^tatation, ISMMI WOUM oventuaUy be forced to face Hussein alone with his army Intact. Levy'a masting with Roctfd on the first day of hb fourday working vMt was exGoptionally cordial, in contrast to the ookl reoep(Ceatlmted en Page 2)
Eternal tribute ToBMBorlaUae UM W—witiee where Jewiah Hfe floulshsd in E«epe befar* the Naai onalani^ the VaUey of Dsetroyed Jewish Ceoihaaltiea omaartly is bslaig boUt on a alx-«» aite aamndlav Yad Vaahoaa In JeraaalsM, the Jewleh peopb'e eaattal weaserial to the Sh»nk. tV Valley featwea rough' hewn bnOdiag bleefca ef etoao on whkh are hsiag engraved the aaaMa o( aare than 6iMt Jewiah eoMmoalties destroyed datinf tiM Holeoavst. The eeeties featoriaf VIbu (VUalM) and otiwr Polish oemmonitiee Is show* above.
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