ttol. LXVN No. 39 OimiM. (Mr.
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903010-00 60 NEBR HISTORICAL SOC 150a.3 ST LINCOLN N6
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federation announces awards
Foundation dedicates plaque Tt»FoMrtto««rf«iwJewfafcP»dera«loiiirfOMh«<iiidk«titd«w«n|a«q»i>hniiorte doMn to th* FvBBdirtioB'a aMlowaMttt fudi MMdiV d^t at tte Jewifli CoauMaity Ceator, Th« pli^rno, doMt«l Iqr ShvM Mid MviTCjr Nowaaa, (liglit) k loeatad at tiiaaMte aatiawx to the J(X;. At hit k JcniM Rofl«i. oncathw dbwtar of tiw FaaadatioB aad Jo> Kbili—li—ia, Aabetum of t^ BoartI of Traatwa. Aa aatiautcd 100 tarawl oat (or tha
B'nai B'rith faces $2 milljpn deficit •)r Mbn NaMbaaa COIMB NEWYOBKjJTAh-'Hw lataat ArnKkaa JewM or gaahatkn to MI Tktim (o tos aoonimic pnmms that have teeid asvtnl natknal Jewkh gi wnw to mtniw h k B'nai B'ritk InttraatknaL B'nai B'rith. whkhbflb itMit as tha kxyaat Jewish orgaakatioo in the worid, k fadng a 12 milliao deficit thk fiscal year, wliich ends June 30, and a $2 million cut from next year's budcat. The arganiiatko k layins off 28 "t^ PMple> closing three regional " I of the B'nai B'rith
Youth Or^anisatian and enttfaig 10 percent across the board bam the B'nai B'ltth Hffid Fbandation. Drawing from interestearning cash raaovaa k generidly conaidered a measure of last reaort, explained Soymour Reich, the group's imnJUiate paat intenatiooal preaidant, because "you need to generate the income, and you can't use your principle as an operating account." Looking ahead to next year, B'nai B'rith ofSdak predict no increase in income from fund-raiaing,
wfaidt basheeB flat for the last three years, and an increaaa in exptosee becttise of JiiflaHoft. Baaed on these forecaata, ths smonnt needed to nurintain the size and strength of B'nai B'rith's staff and programs for the 1991-M fiacsl year would have besB Il6 ndUIaa But sbios the organisation's fiscal management committee foreeeea another t2 million deficit, it haa propoaed a bodgit cutback of that amount, which requires staff kyoffs, regional office dos(Coatlaaed on Page 4)
By Jo Carroll The Jewish Federation of Omaha has announced the recipients of the Humanitarian of the Year award and the Community Service award iddch will be presented at the Feder ation's annual meeting June 9. Tom Fellman has been selected Humanitarian of the Year tor hk outstanding atforts OD behalf of Opsnrtion giodue, a.Amdndsing emirt to reaittte Sovkt Jaws in Israel and the United States. Tlie TMvk Imil Caring Committee, spearheaded by Harriett Spsrikg, haa been choecn for tha Community Service Award. Tlik program, using the servioee of volunteer congregants. (rffers serviosa to all agee ia the entire Jewiah community. Mr. FaDman, who helped raise 11.7 mjfflian for OpsrationSzodua, maintained a busy public qiaaking schsduk during the csfflpaign. Ha bsU "pvtar msstii«s" in Mvatfe homss, 9pks to aodjances and local synagognes and met with Jei^h businessmen andwoaMB. During ths campaign, Mr. Fwman remarked, "I'm the hicfciest man k North Amsrica to chair thk fsmpalgn Thk k a oooe-in-a-llfstime opportunity snd a chaUsnga for us all Theee are Jewiah man and women and children ... our 'cousins' that couldn't get out of Russia. Ware psrtnere with theee folks. We can't kt thsm down. We can't kt ourselvee down." He also invohfad fainealf in the non-moaetacy problems of the newly arrived
TomFiUmaa Rnaaiana. and Worked closely with volunteers. He wss oonoamed about hei^)ii« thim find Jobs snd often placed caDa to potential enqikiyers himaslf. Howard Bloom, Federation exec#IVe (Briatitor, said, "Tom k a leader, a gentlMpn, an iiupfa«tta. a motiyator, acoa^ pi^rer and Oheerieader aH^aoiu He earned the fufi raspaet of the Federatkn Board, staff Slid ths entirs Jewish comitumity. There k no qpaatkn without Toga's leadswhip, we would not have be«> aa oaossfM(tal in thk moBHiMatal eMDrt to resettto Soviet r«Aigees " Mr. FaDman was also rsoogniasd by tba Unilad Wsy of ths Midlaads. In honor of hk work with Operation Exodia, Mr. Fellman was apond outstanding vetgiatiaar fw 1991 to till HhnkdlvfataL Whan rsadMd for oinnment shoot batog sakcted Humanitarkn of tbs Yaarl Mr. FeUmaa said. "Ttitt award doaant baloog to me. It belou»'t9 tiw RossifBs who kftthalr homss. It belongs to ths peopk who opened up their hearts snd thsir waOats to mske it poasibk for the
BeRktt Spariiag Russians to Goaae to larasi and the United Stataa." rtaiiieu operiiwg tooa an klaa from Rabbi Atyeh Azriel and enlarged it toto what k now \nown aa the Caring CoqunitteeL She ei|listed the blip of over 60 members <rf Teinids Israel and fbrmid aoiukr committeaa to addiasB nearly every need to the Jewiah foiwiiauiHy. The "Encountere of a ^MdaLKto^l'^ conmittae touches bese by tahftoie witlitiMpI* who at* HviivK akne "tt confined by iQ"L'aiahB-t*IiiB"waa ttftmtd as asupport group for widows and widowers. It k opsn to ths entire cOmnmnity. "Shabbat k Coming to Yon." brings a abort Sabbath sarvioe and Oneg, mootUly to aD Jewish reeldsnt St the Roee Bhunkte . Home, Montdsir Nuratog Horns, livingaton Flasa or Remington Heighte. RabU Azriel or Cantor Webber conduct the aarvBaaketa and remembranoae are delivered to thooe unahk to get out for (Coatkned en Pege 4)
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Commemoration participants
Dee Brawn Oalt). daughter af tha late B'nai B'rith stalwart, Bad Skgel. aad the that wanwtejeki Henry Menaty Ledge, laiamla the Bart akgelwrardtoLaara Gebhart, the Ugh eehoel feauk athkU of the year, at tha S7lh aaanal charity AptO 17 at Ak«v«en. Men on pHe 11
Oovemar Baa Nakon (kit) and Uaoola Mayer Bm Harria ware aaiai« the tvaahn Ji^ktheHokcaaatCiaiiBi—iialien pngi am at the State Ce|>itiaL Mara 10 aad 11.
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