SB1VINQ NEBRASKA AND IOWA SmCE 1920 Vol. UOX No. 4 Omaha, Nabr.
It TWirl, S752 Friday. Sapt 27.1M1
Charges planned
'Storm' of letters RabU Mark Uilmrita of Betk I«MI SyBi«acM pnaoita a batch of lettan snpportllif tha loaa gaanmtae pngram for braal to Rep. Peter HoagUad dariag a •MalliV tiM Co^naaman orgufaed laat week for aome 26 meariMn of tha J«viafceeiMaa«HyolOaMha.Tlwletteiaim»taai>aiadbytheco<«egatto«ofBaiBi IMMI darfag a program called"0peratiaa Letter Storm.''Bep.Hoiisiadl hvitad the groqp to provfafe iapot that he ooold atllise ia eaoouragiag Ua fellow Cooto joia fafan la snpportiag the loaB gnaraatee program.
Anne Frank exhibit maices Omaha debut ''Aaae Vtaak ia the Worid: 192»-1»45, an 800{rfece photo adtibit documenting world political events and paraQaUng Amw Frank's life, nil premiere at Oomha's ioifyn Castle OctXa-Nor.10. Commnnity programming, including a survivor's panel moderated byanchorwoman Pat Praand. tha Nefaraaka.Chfldm's Chams performing selections Cram "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" and an opening praonera with the iatSMtftional executive director of the Anoe Fiank Cettter, are j«Mt some of the edocationJAaVants aehedoled to euiiaspoiid with tha exhibit "For many jpaople, the etory of Anas mnk is the fbrst, if not tha only expoeoro to the Uatoty of the Holoeanst Thedlaiy haa come to repreaent mars than the thoughts of . a yoong giri who became ooeafHitler'asixmilUon victims, the Anna Frank atory is a univwaal qrmbol of ooor^ps and hope," said Anne Brodsr, co-chairman of tha exhibit. "Wa have attempted to invoiva tha entire community through innovative programming. In additkn to partidpatiao from both Oiigbtoa UnivarsiU and tha Univereity of Nebraaka at Onuha. local have rsoaivad a
AvM Broder deft) and JaMt Knrflaa are of the apcondag Anne Frank eahiUt. curriculum package designed to taaeh eighth graders sboat dlscHminatiML "nw stwknU wiU culminate the lesaon by attending igaciBl tows of Awwftai&iithaWorhl." sak) Janet Kratiaa, cochairman. The Frank family history is phwad in ths histot^ ical context of tha exhibit ahowlng a brood range of devaiopnaita daring the Naii «a and than nacrows in focus to obosrvB in giaator detail dally Bis in Nad Oermany sod ooeuplod Holland. Attention is paki to the chaksa people mnda: to vote tor Hitler or •gnlnat, to caMahorate or
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by Hn 111 PtaAOtar and the Aati-Defsmatkm League orB'ndB'rith.L»^ cd cornaratkma and individuaU have alao cootributad to make the exhibit and additknd aducatiood moramming free and opin to the pobUc "Wa m* fortunate to have such high-calibar speakers coming to Omaha for the community educattonal programming aurrounding the exhibit. The exhibit will be preceded by • vidt frtxn Pisrra Sauvags. Mr.Saa(Conthraed en Page «
PARIS (JTAI-An investigating magistrate is reportedly about to issue warrants tot the arrest of two high-ranldng Libyan dBdals in connection with the destruction of a French airliner snd the deatJis of all 170 people aboard over the African desert CO Sept 19,1989. Judge Jesn-Louis Bniguiere, convinced Libyans mastorminded the terrorist act, was reported ready to issue wsiranta for Mussa Kussa, libya's vtos minister for fbrdgP affairs, and Abdallah Senusai, tha No. 2 man of the Libyan secret eervice. There have been angry objectkms by the Libyan authoritiee and warnings from Tripoli that "appropriate steps" would be taken if France fcffmaQy accused Libya in the disaster. The French Foraign Ministry also rhartyiinot happy with Biu^iere's dogged pursuit <rf the case. But the judge haa vowed lo-'godltbewiiy?' * A suitcase containing a timlB bomb is beliaved to have been put aboard the UTA airliner at Brasavillai Congo, before it left on a fli^ to Paris. Congoleee of^podtion groups backed by Libya are hdd reepoosible. The plane blew up over the Tenere Desert. Bodies and debris were scattered over 24 square milee. But Fmch inveetigators managed to retrieve every B^inter. A etudy of the wreckage, which was rsassembled in Paris, led to Bruguiere's condurionw. Tbs judge showad a videotape to rdadvae of the victims, to whom he ex-pidned the Libyan connection. Bruguiere has inveetigated Bome of the worat terrorist attacka perpetrated on French eofl or against French interests. One of them was tha massacre b the Jewish quartar of Paria in August 1962. Tha judge managed to trace an abandoned PoUahmada WZM submachine gun to Syria, whkh gave it to tha Paiastfaie Uboratkn dganliation, which spparStly pot it in the hands of a Abu Nidd terrorist group. TRAVEL APPROVED TEL AVIV (JTA)-The Td Aviv District Court, reveraing a lower court's ordsr, has dadded to aUow peace activist Abie Nathan to go abroad, provfaiad that ha latums to Israd no latar than Oct 6 for iwtaiidno.
"Our Moment in History ..." (A message to the Jewlah ooauonnity from Jay Lsmsr, preddent of the Jewiah Fedsratkm of Oauhd "Our Moment in History..." This is the meaaage Our Moment inHittory.. of the 1992 UJA/Federatian Canqitaign. It ia our momtnt to infiuenoe the future of the Jewish people and to mark oar place in Uatory. We have before ua a great opportunity and a great respondbility that requira our immediate action. The Pledge Card On your 199S«anqiaign idedge card you wiB aee two pledge Unea. Usy mprsaisit two atparate campaigns. The first l|W ia your lagnlar UJA/Fsdcratioa Campaign pledga.'We hav»a nmarkible Jewiah ttmummity here. Our iRMrams, fadUtiBs and aervksea anqpaas those to many laigv eonunaddea and wa moat gnwd agafaist taking any of tills for granted. The ftators of tha Omaha Jflwiah ooomMmity is totally dspendnt on your continuous support. TIM aaoond Una on your card rspraaenta the oontinuatkn of tha mgmt fandnidng eanqdign that haa been mtdtHjfcsii by the workhride Jewiah oomnnmity-ConHwmgFKMliw Tlieae funds cover trsnsportathm coats, exit fees and initial abaorption axpenaea for oppreased JfllKwho are emigrating from the Soviet Union, East••giuupe and Africa. They are risking everything fw tuir1k«a(kim<aad have no time to wdt Thoy need our hs^ now. We mnat say, "Yea." Wa know that tius rsmpdga is^aflmndd chaBwigs far ear JeHridi community, but what is our (dtanative? ShaB wa abandon oar Soviet bretheit and ditcrif Shan we discontinue programs and sarvioee that make our Omaha Jewiah community so vitd? HM interlocked Stars of Davkl ilhistrated in the campaign measaga qrmboliase our inseparable link with the Jewe of Continuing Exodue. The strength of our k>cd Jewish community is their beet hope for survival, and their survivd strengthens the world Jewish community. We cannot sacrifice (me tor the other. The Locd Canqiaign Must COBM First However, to achieve our goal; our first consideration must be to snsure tha primacy, of tiie regular campaign. Only Jewiah Omahans support our Jewish community. Therefore, we aak that you eonaider your gift for the regular campaign independently of your gift for Continuing Exodua. Mark Yoor Place la HIatary As the 1992 UJA/Fedsration Canmoign gets underway, please read about the issuee and taft with friends and frunily about the future of our locd Jawiah community and laraeL And when our campaign workera call, pleaae take the time to discuss wtth than how jrour pledgee csn be most effective in msaHng the naada of both Omaha and Israel.
Agency ready to evacUHe Jews of Yugoslavia By Hugh Orgd TEL AVIV (JTA)-Cootingancy plans have been drawn up to transfer the Jawleh community of strifa^om Yugodavis to Israel, according to Uri Gordon, head of the Jewiah Aganoy's Immigration Departmnt "The eetablishment here is preparad. But it depends on the Jews there," he said. Yugodavia is in the throee of dvU war. Fighthig haa been eepedally fierce in the saoeadonmhided republic of Croatia, home to about 2,000 Jews, moat of whom Uva hi the capitd, Zagreb.
Oordon eatimated the totd Jedtah population of Yugoalavia to be about 6,600, of whom 17600 Uva hi tha nationd capital, Belgrade; 1,200. fai Zagreb; and 1,300 in San^avo, capitd of the provinoe of Boania-Haroegovina. Ha aaki Jewiah Agency emisaarias have gone to YngoeUvia hi recant montha to obesrva the oonditfam of the Jewiah population. One ia, at tha momant in the area of tha fighting, he add. JDC.meanwUla. haa allocated emargsBcy fnad^ to pnvUa adifitiand madH dna and food to tiw Yi^ goslav oonunoalty if tha (Uniting t