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Book Fair encourages home library By Joyce R. Cohen Book Pair publicity chainnan In order to educate the community to the availability of good Jewish literature and to stimulate the desire for a Jewish home library, the Federation Li brary is offering a widy selection of books of Jewish interest for sale during the 16th Annual Book Fair, which will be held Nov:17-Dec.9.Thisisthe largest selection of hooks of Jewish interest for sale at one time in our comntunity, according to Edythe Wolf, Federation librarian. Books for adults, as well as books and other items for children and teens will be featured. There will be an assortment of games, puzzles, toyA, videos, and activity books for Hannukah gift-giving. The book sale will again offer the Sesame Street video series, which includes three new cassettes thia year. For toddlerft the new board books: "The Bagel Book," "Let's Make Latke," and "In the Synagogue, " will be available. There will be a wide as-
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Ubl-ariaii Edythe WoU, left, and volunteer Edith Rogert unpack books for the annual Book Sale.^ sortment of inexpensive children's activity books. Among the latest hardback children's titles are; 'Buba Leah and Her Paper Children," "Davey's Hanukah Golem," "Chicken Man," "Benjy's Room," "Melly's Menorah" and "AU the Lights in the Night." "Sheltering Rebecca" and "A Bridge to Freedom" will appeal to teenage readers.
The adult selection includes books on art, Bible, customs and holidays, history, Israel, and learning Yiddish and Hebrew. Holocaust literature will include several books on Anne Frank and memoirs of 'Omahans Carl Rosenberg and Lilly Boin. Some of the more popular titles that are now out in paperback and will be available (Continued on Page 12)
Jonathan Rosenbaum returns to Omaha to speak as Beth Israel's scholar Beth Israel Synagogue has announced a series of three Jewish scholars speaking here in Beth Israel's 1991-1992 Scholarin-Resiclence program. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum will be the lead-off speaker in the series the weekend of Nov. 22. Rabbi Rosenbaum will talk on Friday night, Nov. 22, at the Family Service at 7:30 p.m. on the topic "Grappling with modernity's challenges: The Jew in the ^ew World Order." An Oneg Shabbat follows the services, hosted by the Beth Israel Sisterhood. Saturday, at the worship services begiiming at 8:45 a.m., Rabbi Rosenbaum's subject will be "Women's roles and women's rights: Propertied or property; Jewish marriage and women's rights." Following the services, there will be a kiddush of sweets for everyone. A kiddush luncheon follows for those having reservatiooB. Price of the luncheon is >4.50 for adults and •2.50 for chUdren. Prior
Studies at UNO. Presently he is the Maurice Greenberg professor, and director of the Maurice Greenberg Center of Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford.
reservations are required, and should be made through the synagogue office. Rabbi Rosenbaum will speak Sunday morning, following the 9 a.m. Shacharit services on "Interfaith Issues: Japan and the Jews—Views of Jews in a country without them." A continental breakfast precedes Rabbi Rosenbaum's talk at 9:45 a.m. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum, a former Omahan, was executive director of the Bureau of Jewish Education and associate professor of Judaic
Rabbi Rosenbaum has written extensively for all types of Jewish publications and has made frequent speaking appearances in the East. "We consider ourselves most fortunate to have him appear here again this year. The community is cordially invited to come and hear this dynamic and outstanding scholar speak at Beth Israel," Rabbi Mark Urkowitz said. Future progrAms in the series will feature Dr. Kenneth Libo, curator of American Jewish History for the Museum of Jewish .Heritage in New York. He will speak here the weekend of Jan. 17, 1992. Professor Daniel Sinclair, professor of Law at Hebrew Uniwsity in Jerusalem will be the scholar the weekend of Feb. 15,1992.
Oliver North writes about anti-Semitism published Thursday by WASHINGTON (JTA) HarperCollins. 7-The U.S. government The former National eoDtains an "ingrained . Security Council aide streak of anti-Semitism" makiaa aaimjUr mcuaation and the State Department againat Caapar .Weinexhibits a "long-standing berger, writing that the and barely hidden pro- former defenae secretary Arab tilt," according to "seanwd'to go out of l(ia Oliver North. way to oppoae Israel on North levels these any issue and to blame the chargea in hia new book, Israelis for every problem "Under Pii«," co-written in the Middle Eut." with WiUiam Novak and North oSitn two by*
twthasea to explain Weinberger's antipathy toward the Jewiah state: hia years with the Bechtel Corporation, an engirtearing firm with many oontracta in the Arab world, and his "sensitivity about his own Jewiah ancea^y."^ The former secretary was in London and unavaiUble for comment, accordiflg to Kay Lelsz, a Wttnberger aide at' the
Washington \iv firm of Rogers and Wells. In a 1983 speech to, the Aineric«n Jeiriah Committea, Weiqberger denied the allegation that "I, peraonidly, have some animus againat larael." "I am a strong supporter of Israel, and an admiring witness to the democracy they have built and preserved imder the most trying conditions,"
, At the State Departhe said at the time. North claims that Wein- ment, North writes, "there 1 berger's "anti-Israel tilt" seemed to be a constituhad an impact on "our ency that actually relished planning for counter- any antagonism that could tenorist operations," be- be fostered between us and cause Weinberger "appar- the Israelis." North attributes much ently feared that if we went after Palestinian ter- of the, anti-Semitism in rorists, we would offend U.S. government circles to and aUenate Ar&b.govem- the fact that many federal ments—particularly if we officials "are.sons and acted in cooperation with grandsons of the great the Israelis." elite American faimilies.
Campaign Serenade—an evening of entertainment and community
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