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SERVING NEBRASKA AND lOWAStWCE IMP VW. LXVI No. «1 OnwlMi, N«br.
M Ninn, 87S1 Friday, April 12,1991
Impact on local services
Omaha will help Soviet Jews in Israel with Exodus II and loan guarantees By Mofiia MaUiw The Qmaiw Jewish community haa decided to job a nationwfcieafliort to provide adtHtJnnal financial aiqiport for an anticqiated one mfllion Soviet Jews settling in Israd. IMnetora of the Jewish Feda'atioa of Omaha approved a plan to conduct an Exocjns II fundraiaing campaign and to provide loan guarantees. •Hte plan calls for inqdementatioo of a second fundraiaing campaign aimed at raiaingtl.Siniliioa and the cnmmitinifpt of the Fedaratioa to pertic^te In a loan guarantee program iqi to limited liability of $1 millkm. In approving the plan, the Boeiil eeasMiaOy aooepted the nromnwadationa of its Eaegmve Committee which offered a modified vcrsian of the natioaal program suggested by the Council of Jewish Fedaratkns. Actioo on the plan took (dace after three hours of diseosaiaii at a spedal meetfaig Monday night in the Jewish Community Csnter. "These an enotknal and difficult iasoee to deal with andthefommwittyiriBbeinyactedanalongisrmbasis," Federatiao Preakient Jay R. LctiMr told the board. The tamMct, it was said, may start as eatly as the next fiscal year which begins in July. A Fot|«at Krvttfr aasmfaaaat rsgardiBg the loan CaaraaUe caOtd qpon fliB M^rt aad ABoetfdcMoom'Uifttee'tb miRvnie apunylrtewiiiii'lfcan In tlMCOiB' JWBlty hndirt to baiid a leseme tar tfas le— gqaraalee pngnon. The two motioiu reoonumnded to the FIsdsratioa Board by the E<eeutive Cn—nittee waTO aa toBowa: 1. Tlutt th* Fsdsntioo Board nnrtwtake a continuatloD of the Opantkn Bzodna Campaign but not be tied to the dalivai7 of a spedflc pndstamiiisd amoont. (This motioQ, amended by Qary Javitdi, aat tlie amount to be raiaed at 11.8 milUon: howwvar, tUa
In presenting its motions to the Board, the £xecutive Committee had streased the point that undertaking oommitments for fntun flnandal obligations likeiy wffl mean a re-prioritisatk» of community reeource aUocations and a heightened tenaion between k>cal and laradbaaed needs. The continuation of the Operatitm Exodus CanqMdgn calls for ccmtiflbator paymenta in 1992,1993, and 1994^ and the local campaign goal (exclusive of tbe regulas 1992 Campaign) is based on the previous formula daived from a combination of population and the 1990 Campaign totaL The United Statee continuation of the Exodus Campaign seeks MM miUion including ths qipnudmstdy 11.3 miOion from Omaha. With respect to the loan guarantee program, the io' tarnatMiMl Jwiah rrwnfiwii^ity iff *ft gnSfWltW tO fawlBm-
nify the Coundl of Jewish Fedentioni hi tin case of knn defaults by Soviet immigrants.
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amount wiU not be guaranteed to the Council of Jewish Fsderatkma.) 2. ThAt the FMmrtioD Boerd undertake to partie^Mt* fai thii Inan gnmrmnt^ pmgrmm mUh m tn»w\wtifrft HaMI.
ity for the Federation to be capped at II mfiUoo. Both motiona wen aHvoved b^ > vote olll to 6 with some abetentions.
Loans of f 1,000 per person or $4,000 per family an to be made to the hninigranta by Isn^ bsoka with the total outI«y eatimatod at $900 qpon ptns interest titfougb a lOi^ear pagrback cycfe. Tb« CJF had HPoaniBended that Omaha ggaraotee $13 atilUoa. but the aBMwnt was aafiUIed by BUGBtive Committea nmmmprfaHafc mdiJhMrd iction to $lmillkin. Omaha's sctkm win fc* pnscntad April 16 in WaaUng^ ton. D.C., doriag a spedal mini General Aaaamhiy hold by the Council of Jewiah Fec)eratiana and the United , Jewish Appeal Murray Newman, a member of the Board of Directors, and Charlie Epstefai, assodata director of the Federation, plan to attend.
Wall of Recognition dedication, April 22 By JiU KoahBv Bebasnt Fedantifln pobUc In 1963 Howard J.Kaslow, than prssidsnt of the Jewish Federation, set the Iriwels in motkm to fbriiaBy establish The Founjation of tbe Jewish Federation ol Omaha. ' Since than, over 00 in4ivkhiab havaeataUidied permanent endowment nnds of $6,000 or mon Mtb the Foundation. The •amee of those donon or •amee designated by the •onocs, will be placed in iirpstuity and honored on ibe Foundation** recently tompleted "WaB of Recog|Utk)(D," which win be dediiated at a community reiaption OB Monday, April |2, at 7:30 p.m., at the lewish Community Cenp'The WaU aervee a nminity purpoae," Mr. Kasr8rid."Ifpeopisarago[ to do qiedal thingB for I community, it's a nice lay to recognise their dty." tdamonstrateean of hlatory and iitinuity,besakL"It'sa
way of perpetuating the memory of people who really made a difference in the commpnity, so that futun geoerationa can at least know their namee, if not spedficslly what they did." In addition the WaU win serve as a mnlnder to others that their gifU to the Foundation wodd be "weioomed, acknowledged and remembered," he said. The exietence of a healthy Foundation is eassBtlal,Mc-Kaslow added. "We'n faced with a contimdag squeeze on what we can raise through the annual Campaign, particularly with the special campaigna such as Operation ElOdns and Operation Moaaa. If we don't have an •oAnrment that con provWesmpieoMntal funds, I don't think we can expect to operate on a pay-as-yougo basis." David Friedlsnd, who served as Foundation chairmaa from 1988 to 1090, agrsad, saying, "the importanoa of the Foundation la Immaasorsbls. Without it, the king-term
wellMng of the Omaha Jewlah community woold not exist. The Foundation helps ua through periods of economic doireturn end also provldee building blocks for our future." Th« Foundatian'a fint diafrman, Mort Trachtenbarg, noted that prior to 1983, endowment funds existed end gifts wan mode to the Federation. However, by making the Foundatkm a structured organization, "we could give people goals and objectives so th«y could soy, 'WeU,ifwehaveaPouadatkn, hen'a what we can do with it.' The educational scholsrships, grants and Kgrams offered have n vastly ei^Mnded directly ae a result of being able to ofCir the people a Foundation where they could ghra their money," he said "The Foundation has grown adndraUy since Its inception and I tUok w* have nothing to do bnt fO forward and keep growing," he added. Citing the "dramaUc pn«rasa" the FouMlatkm
haa made in the past eight yean, current chairman Joseph Kirahenbaum ssid the WaU of Recognition "exemplifiee that growth snd gives the community an opportunity to ass the widespread partidpation of donors, llirough this tribute, we csn keep their names in the forefront." Mr. Kirshanbaum also e;qn«88ed u^>raciation to Murray and Sharee Newman, who, through a generous donstlon, made the WaU of ReoognitioQ possible. Mr. Newmsn served as Foundatkin chairman from 1986 to 1086 and bos been involved in the organization sinoe its establiahmsnt. "1 always felt that looking down the rood,' we needed a Foundation which would be a sound nast sgg,' he sakL "In the futun, who knows whet the ability of the community win be to raise funds for programs or emergandee? "I felt then, snd continue to (sol, that it ia a* impoftaat vehicle lor peo*
pie to have to make an expression of a gift and also to serve the community. Hie WsU is our expreesioo of thanks to all of the people who have supported
the Foundation over the yean." The entira community is invited to attend the dedication ceremony and dessert reception on April 22.
Jewish Heritage Weeic WASHINGTON (JTAKNew Yoric's two U.S. senaton won plaudits from Jewish Isadsn tUa week for introducing s Senate Joint Rtaohttkm dealgnating April 14-21 as Jewish Heritage Week hi the United Statee. The Upartiaan measun waa ofrsponaorad Inr Sans. Denial Patrick Moynihan, a Democrat, and Alfonse D'Amato, a Republican. The measure slso deelgnstas the week of May 3-10,1992, aa naxt yaar'a Jewish Heritage Week. Mkhsal Miller, executive director ol the Jewish Community RelatkNis Coundl of New York, said: "We are gratefol to both Son. D'Amato and Sen. Moynihan for their laaderahip in eupportlng the celebration of Jewiah Heritage Weak.^'^ Honoring the history, eultura, trsditianaaBd oontributkma of the Jewiah poopla foatan an uaderatanding and appreciation t&r the diversity that makee America unkpia, MUkr said. - .^ Moynihannboerved that Amkicaaa ean be proud of the idoab and vahiee brought here by people of many races and rsUgiens. "Among thaee immlgranta, ths Jawieh community has contributed signilicantly to the spiritual and cultural growth of oar oatfcin," ha aaU.