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Federation announces $500 Mission to Israel By Jonie jMobwm Padcratka |Mblk rdatioMi dinetor "land for $800," a sixday miMkm to tiM Jewish homdand dasignod ««dusivetjrfer meinbcn of the Omdia Jawiah ooaununity and scheduled for June 1722, hu ben amtounoed by the Jewiah Federatioo of Omaha. Tom Fellman, Joodi Veitzer and Howard KoQper are misaioD ooordinatora. "The Gulf War ia over, aad Israel needs oa more than ever hafon," aaid Mr. FaOman. "We've pnt an unbeHevabtotr^ together for an unheUevahle price. Peopia fai Omaha will never come acroaa a deal like thia one again—everl" "larad for 1800" haa been made posaiUe, in
part, by ganeroua subsidies from the &filtoo S. and Corinne N. Livingataa Fouiidatioa and the Cari L. Frohm Memorial Ftiundatioo. Mrs. Veitar was chaii^ man of the Omaha mission scheduled to leave in March, but tabled benruae of the war in the Persian Gulf. "I'm ^ad we have another opportunity to go to larael now that thero is peace in the area, and I'm deli^ted we're M» to Joodi Veitier HewaidKooper main it ao afiordable," she said. "I hope everyeae m- gift of MOO to the 1992 $6,000 or more. great time." "WellQyElAlAiiifaHB, derstanda the nniqutoeea UJA/Federation CamAn lafonMtkMMl Meetof this particolar miaaion paign. A aecond family stay in firat^laaa hotela, ing wlU be held on and will make every effort momber may travel far the enjoy a cuatomind itiner- Wedneaday, Apcfl 2i at to go." actual cost of the trip ary and an excdknt line- 7d0 pjB., at the hoow of The 8500 coet is avafla- (82160); an additfamalauh- <qi of guides and speak- Tom aad Darlyan FelUe to one peraon in a fam- aidy will be i^iUed If the ers," added Mr. FeUman. lman, 9906 Braadmoor. ily who givae a mJniianm combined fanmy gift ia "Moetly, well Juat have a Aayaae interested in hear
faig more about "land for S600" ie eacoan«ed to attend at iio obUgatioa. "Anyone who haa ever wanted to go to larael. or go badt to larail, ahould come to thia meeting," urged Mr. FeUman. "Well answer all their questions and try to meet their individual needs. "I promise people will remember this jbomey for the reet df their fives, and the coot of this trip is something no one oaif afford to paaa iq>l" r or rannar nnormatHii, contact Howard Bhwm or Jan Pttdman at the Federation Miadons Dept., 334-8200; Tom FeUman or Howard Kooper at 3921800; or Joodi Veitser, 333-3719.
Omaha votas no
Federations back $900 million loan plan for Soviet Jews W48liU!(0'nm OTAHNorth AnHdcm JmddiMiiiaduM iiiij|ii8MJ|<iigiy[^fpv».tfcMJk<|ap«rt.THiw)ay to a pJa* to BfolMatm «[dlkto'in1dl|M t4iaMr Soviet inunigranta te lanai. which the fadaratiaiis wooU guarB«t tii^ plan doee not go into effiset until each par Hfipmting iMlaratlaB aigsa a formd agreement oommittingttadf to the guaranteee. American federations wodd be reapoBsflile for gnarantedng an estimated $750 miOioai of the loana. "I think that the American Jewiah cooununity realized that wa don't have an option," Shoahana Caidin,
UMfcJKMifteiLjaf •thftOfliiacftaf Jaaj^ah Fbdwariwn, aaidI afUr after iMiantian iMiintibi Uadara btim acroaa tin ootttiBaMt voted at a apedd aaeambly ooovaned here to qipnve tlte loan program. "This is an opportunity, and mgyiia.the oohr opportunity, to bring Ud Yiarad (the Jafwlah peopM to larael." aaid CaitUn. who ia alao chairman of both the Natiood Confmoce oo'Soviet Jewry and the Coofarence of Pteaidaata of M^or American Jewiah OrganinffltiflnSi
Four federationa—in Cleveland, Minneapolis, Omaha and Madison, Wia.—voted egainat the readution authorizing the loan guarantee program. But other fed-
mitk a-aipa rtatiwsa-eaid thij HUB hupelul that •veryooe couki •vaatoaOy be eonviaoad to btek the prograui "We have to work with every community and get them to any yea" to dgidng indsmnifleation commitmeats, said Charlee Goodman, praaklant of CJF. which repieaenta aoma 200 North Amaridin federationa and waa the initiator of the program. CJF wiU "hopafutty get 100 percent" cooperaticm, he aakL Although the loan program waa approved by a (Continued on Page 4)
P&E Committee endorses community needs survey Syioaaie. Federation pdbUc rdatiena director 4^ heighten awareness end encourage active parUdpiatfam witUn the Omaha Jewish community, menbera of the Plannbg and Evahutkm Commit. tee of the Jewiah Federation of Om«b|t jaaued individud atateminta reganling the forthcoming Community Naada Survey. Tlwsurvfgr, adMduled to begin after the second week in Mi^, is befog compUed and admbiiaterd by the Canter for Public AffUre Reeearch of the Univerdty of Nebraaka at Omaha (CPARMt will be uaed b7 the Fadvatkm. ita *^ ighBcM alid (Dontitkittaee to eat prioritlea, effictivdy ^ budget and allocate what [ the Federation terme "limited reaogioaa." and > to determine future needa of the Omalu Jewish ooiDmunity. According to Jerry M. • Sluaky, PAE dudnnan, i 400 Jewiah famUy unite in ' the Omaha area will be [ randomly selected to par-
ticipate. Thay wiU be contacted byprofeadondtdephooe surveyors who will aak a eeriee of queetions, all of Vhkh wfll take approzimatdy 30 mlmites to complete. StatemenU by the P&E Committee are as follows: Mary Beth MaeUn (vice chairman): "Confidentidity ramaina a high priority, liu community needa to understand that this study will be conducted by a random aan^ipling—luck of the draw. It wiU oa adminatered by trained profeedonala with no biaa or no prafareace for any Jewiah paraon in the communitv. "PoUow-through ia the moat important piece. The work doM not aad whan the aorvey haa been completed. Well have to make aoma hard and faat dedaiofia and have tlie courage to Impleaaint tham. The needs aaaeeaaoent ia a vary important biatrument in finding eohiUona. It Is behigkokad at aarioudy by aU agaodee and indlviduale invdved." Jack B. Coheti:"'W« all
have a teadaacy to think we know exactly what the needs of this community are. The feet ia that other communities have done needa aaaeasmenta and, surprisingly, these communities have found tliere are areas more important than they thought and others less important than the current scbediile of programs and aervicea reflecta. "If everyone who ia called wiUingly and candidly partidpatee, our community will be able to provide for itself in a oAore effideot and meanhigful Barry SIff: "I aee it aa allowing partidpatfan in dedsionHnaking fhnn people who are not ordinarily caught op k the prucaaa. Abeent a aurvey like thia, ^W empower the leadara to Blaka our decldona with regard to prtoritioe, aUocationa and generd oommudty growth. Thia wiU open up the proceae to grasa roots participation." Mike Afaramaoa: "There have bean so many demo-
graphic changes within our cooununity over the laat 10 yeara. We need to focua our energy aild recognize we luve limited ddlars with which to accommodate thoee changee. 'Twenty-five years from now, my age group will be using different servicee than we do today, and we need to provide for our children's lives as well. A needs study is hardly a waste of time. It'a the fdr eat way to involve the whole community in meeting community needa." Steve PauMR "It's dmilar to voting—to casting a ballot If you don't vote, you don't fulfill your reapondUUty as a dtiaan to your community, and you leave the choice up to thoee who might have a veeted intereat different than your own. The needa aurvey ia an opportunity to participate in the governance of our community •and to benefit tnm the broad baae of input in ita devdo{>nient." Dr. Paul Shykea: "It
waan't until I served on this committee that I became aware of some of the eervices offered by our Jewish egeodes. Tlwre is outstanding work being done here in Omaha. I tliink 'awareness' will be an important by-product
of the needa aurvey and will provide toola for change where change ia indkatad. "A lot of time and effort was put into this project that has been guided by knowledgeable and credible profeadonals."
Annual meeting The annud meeting of the Jewiah Federation of Omaha wiU take place Sunday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jewiah Community Center theater, Ann Goldatein, chairman, haa • announced. She aaid the event indudae dectkm aad inatdlatkm of Federation officors and board membera, preeentatlon of awarda for Community Service, Leaderahip, Humanitarian of the Yeer, end the Federation Foundation. "The annud meeting ia an important opportudty for the Jewiah
community people, and recognize them for their eir enorta and dedication,' Ma. Ooldataln add. She added that invitations to the community wiU be mailed in mki May.