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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 10 Adar, 5752 Friday, Fab. 14, 1992
Ijrol. LXIX No. 24 Omaha, N«br.
Herbert Goldsten Trust accepting applications
Rebbe's house
Endowment fund established by isadore H. Weiner
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen By Jill Kushner Belmont Foundation public NEW YORK (JTA)relations director He'll soon have his own A new endowment fund house in Israel, bu^ the Luhavitcher rebbe will not be which will benefit the Jewmaking aliyah—that is, ish Federation's Bureau not until the Messiah for the Aging, has been esbrings every Jew to Eretz tablished through The Foundation of the Jewish Yisrael. • When real estate de- Federation of Omaha by velopers who are followers Isadore H. Weiner, accordof Rabbi Menachem Men- ing to Foundation Board del Schneerson recently of Trustees chairman Jo-" decided to expand Kfar seph Kirshenbaum. ' The Isadore H. and Rose Chabad, a 1,000-family The Trust was established K. Weiner Trust Fund was community located beby the late Herbert Goldcreated to improve the tween Ben-Gurion airport sten and funded through a and Tel Aviv, they came to quality of life for the senbequest from his estate the rebbe for a blessing, ior citizens of my homefollowing his death in and with a petition calling town community, said Mr. 1990. . on him to reveal the fact Weiner, 88. He noted that Mr. Kirshenbaum noted monies will be specifically that he is the Messiah. that special consideration earmarked for the Rose They also asked the 89will be given to grant apyear-old hasidic leader if Blumldn Jewish Home, to plications for projects he would like them to build be used for equipment, which require substantial a house for him in Kfar supplies and other necessifunding that would not ties. Chabad. otherwise be available "This community has The rebbe said yes. from general community been very good to me and But the rebbe did not resources, and which mean that he Would get on my loved ones," Mr. Weia plane the next day for ner said. "I owe it a debt the Holy Land, explain his of gratitude." Bom in Omaha in 1904, followers. Rather, he is exMr. Wmavijsuae from a pecting the imminent arfamily ot hotel proprietors rival of the Messiah to parts for the identification By Tmn Tngend and assumed that same LOS ANGELES (JTA) number issued to Mengele. bring us all to Eretz Yis- livelihood for 50 years, —The trail of German war The Paraguayan police rael. The initiator of. the prior to his retirement in criminal Josef Mengele, fumilshed the information. rebbe's new house, Zosha 1973. During his career, he the sadistic Auschwitz It appears that by Nov. Rivkin, reportedly tried to death campdoctor, was fa-' 18, if not before, Mengele miliar to government offi- changed his residence convince Schneerson twice cials and police in South from Argentina to Para- in the past to have a house Aqierica and former West guay, said Rabbi Marvin built for him in the LuGermany during the de- Hier, dean of the Wiesen- bavitch enclave, only sucBy Hugh Orgel cades after World War II, thal Center, who is study^ ceeding recently. TEL AVIV (JTA)when his whereabouts ing the files of suspected Immigration from the lieemed a dark mystery Nazi war crimineds rerepublics of the former SoImany doubted he was leased by Menem. viet Union, which last ^ve. The date, which premonth reached its lowest That is clear from docu-' level in'two years, is conments the Argentine cedes the first publication NEW YORK (JTA)- tinuing to plunge. Some government has - handed of Mengele's whereabouts ver to the Los Angeles- by only- a few days, is of Martin Horwitz, a vetwan officials blame deterioratSimon Wiaiwnthal some importance in the Sovietdogist and profes- ing economic conditions in ater for study and anal- acrimonidps debate be- sor of Russian language Israel. tween former Mossad and literature, assumed Others cite the expectaf an part of Argen- chief Isaer Htrel and Nazi- hia dutiea as director of tion of improved condihunter Simon Wieaenthal. the newly dpeoed head- tiont in the Common!8 warorimiaal nles raonaily unaealad. by Harel, who led the 10- quartan of the World Un- wealth of Independent , Saul Monam at member laraali t«am that ion for PrograMive Juda- States and the other succtramony in Buenoa captured Adoff Eichmann iam in the eapltal of tha cessor republics of the old Soviet Union. I on Fab. 3. in Buanoa Airte in May Ruaaian rapubUc. Still others point to a Tha Wwid Unira b the Mcngak antared Argen- I960, angrily contaatad i as an "Italian" on a Wieaanthal'a.' long-atand- intamatbmal umbralla or- more generoua U.S. refuCross passport in ing claim that ha had fur- ganJMtloB of Liberal, Pro- gee quota thia year. Thi reaaona aeem to and apparantly felt niahad the lawla that kid to greasive, Reform and I enough in 1966 he the succaaa of Haral'a mia- Reconstructionist Juda- vary with the officials' poism, according to ita preai- litical affiliations. But to the Carman em- sion. none con deny that a crisis dent, DonaU Day. sy in Buenoa Alrea and Not only was WiaaanUntil now. its programs is at hand. ntify hiniaelf by hia corOnly 975 olim arrived in thal's information worth- for Soviet Jews ware conrect name. thia point, both the less. Harel insiated, but ducted through ita Jerusa- the first nine days of I and Argentine au- the Vienna-based Nazi lem office by Rabbi Rich- February, compared to thorities knew beyond hunter had in effect sig- ard Hirach. aaaiated by a about 2,000 during the doubt where Mengala lived naled Mengele that his Soviet inunigrant, Vaaily some period lost month. And January iteelf was whanabouta wan known. Paukov. I oonld ba found, Aa a raault, Maagala laft Day said the World Un- the worst month for aliyah aanae of sacurity until 19S9 when Argentina for Paraguay km offka in Moecow would since the Soviet Unkin Maafale laTt his aecond two weeka before the cap- work with Congregation flung the emigratkn giatee wifa, Martha, in Buanos ture of Eichmann and Hinani, the firat officially open wide in the fall of _Airea and made tracks for thereby eluded the Israeli reeogniaed Refonn ooogrv 1989. While 6.000 lonm Sotaun, Harel wrote last gation in Moecow, and rtfiuy. Nov. 18. 19ft9. the year in a 378-paffa private with the Va'ad, the central viet Jewa coma to larael Btina polica ukad manuacript obtained by Jewiah communal body in laat month, 4,300 went to the former Soviet Union. the UnitMi SUtae. r Paratniavan couotar- the Jeniaalam Poat. By Jill Kushner Bclmont, Foundation public relations director The Herbert Goldsten Trust, a fund which benefits Jewish religious, char- _ itable and educational organizations in the metro-. politan area, is now accepting grant applications, according to Joseph Kirshenbaum, president of the Goldsten Trust.
would have a favorable long-term impact on the Omaha Jewish community. Applications requesting relatively small amounts which could be funded through other sources will only be considered in extraordinary situations, he added. Grant application forms have been sent to Jewish organizations and are also available through the Jewish Federation Foundation endowment director, Jerold Rosen. Applications (six copies) must be submitted by March 10, and should be sent to the Trust, do The Foundation of tl^e Jewish Federation of Omaha (Attn.: Jerold Rosen), 333 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154. Grant selections will be made at the April meeting of the Goldsten Trust Board of Trustees.
Argentina Icnew
Aliyah declines
World Union In Moscow
This photo of Isadore and Rose Weiner was token in 1971. owned and operated hotels including the Fifth Avenue, the Lee, the Flatiron and the Conant. Mr. Weiner and his wife. Rose, were married in 1931 and were longtime supporters of both Beth Israel Synagogue and Temple Israel. The couple celebrated 51 years of marriage before Mrs. Weiner's death in 1982 at age 76. The
Weiners' family includes three daughters: Leta Levinger of Yankton, S.D.; Janey Dann of Omaha; Bette Stern of Dallas; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Persons wanting to contribute to the Weinertrust fund may contact Foundation endowment director Jerold Rosen at 334-8200, ext. 275.
Weapons to India TEL AVIV (JTA)Israei may become the new supplier of military technology and weapons to India, according to a report in the influential Times of India newspaper.
Quoted by the Israeli media Tuesday. New Delhi announced la«t week that it would upgrade what had been marginal diplomatic ties with Israel to the highest level.
1992 UJA/Federation Campaign:
Moving toward our goal
Omaha
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