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li/ SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 Vol. LXIX No. 30 Omaha, Nebr,
Jerold Rosen dies, directed Foundation
Jerold I. Rosen Jerold I. Roaen, executive director of the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, died Monday in Tucson. He was 67. Graveside services will take place Sunday at 2 p.m. at Beth El Cemetery. Mr. Rosen is survived by his wife. Sheila E.; daughter, EUan Thurmond of Tucson; son, Steve, of Fairway, KS; brother, Edward of Omaha: sister, Irene Sajtzman, of Omaha, and three grandchildren. A native of Omaha, Mr. Rosen graduate from C^tral High School in 1943 and joined the Navy six days atter graduation. He was assigned to the USS California in Pearl Harbor in 1944 and was released from active duty in 1946. Mr. Roaen married the former Sheila Pradell in 1947 and worked briefly for his father-in-law, the
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late Abe Pradell, in the grocery business. Mr. Rosen attended the University of Nebraska at Lincob and was trained in insurance, pension funds, and estate planning. He was caUed back to active duty during the Korean' war and returned to civilian life in 1952. He-.was an agent with Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. and held the position of staff supervisor in the Omaha agency. Mr. Rosen was active in the Jewish community and was a member of Beth El synagogue. He served on the Board of Trustees from 1964 to 1973. In addition, he served as Beth El Men's Club president, treasurer, and membership chairman. Mr. Rosen was the president of Comhusker Lodge of B'nai B'rith, and cochaired the Men's Division of the Federation annual campaign in 1957. The Rosens resided In Tucson, Arizona from 1973 to 1981, when they returned to Omaha. In 1984, Mr. Rosen began his association with .the Foundation as a parttime job! It quickly became a full time endeavor and Mr. Roe^ was appointed director: During his tenure, the Foundation's assets grew from $8.4 million to almost $14 million. Memorials may be made to the Jewish Federation of Omaha.
Jerry Rosen-a tribute
By Howard Bloom. ' Fwkration executive director WA Rashi wrote that the departure of • wise man leaves his community collectively diminithed. The nxiwtlng of our Jewish community's needs was Dot • vocation for Jerry Rosen, but for the past eight years, the life of this Jewish commuoity has been his avocation and we are all the better for it. For^ht years, Jerry labored to develop and pro^ fessionauM ths Foundation of ths Jewish Fedsrattoo ofOnuJu. Before h« took ov«r as director, the Foundation was nothing more thsu t coUactioo of disparate funds. Jerry patiantly weUsd and built this nucleus into what is psrhsps ths finsst Foundation of aay Jewish Federation this sixe. Jsrry Rosen had many virtoes, but two stand out for ms. First and (oraowet, his loyalty as a friend snd a coUsagus. And sscond, his patisoos and attentivenaas to osUil, svsn under ths moat trying of drcumstsncee. These qusdUties have bean instrumental in establishing the credibility and stature of the Founds tioa Jsrry's passing is a kMS for all of us snd will, indssd. iMvsour commuBity coUactively diminishsd We will miss you, dssr friend Our rondotonfss go to Jerry's wife, ShiiU snd his (•m%. M^ ths Almighty consols th«n smong the nwuroTs of Zion and Jsrusslsm.
22 Adar 2, 67S2-Friday, March 27, 1992
Cantors plan concert with Sephardic music
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Chabad House dedication I Shani Katsman, (left), presents a plaque to Jona Kaiman in appreciation of the flnandsl support she and I her late husband, Ben, gave to Chabad House. The presentation took place at the dedication of Chabad I House Isst Potim evening. More than 100 adults and I children attended. Others participating in the program included Rabbi Mendel Katzman, Rabbi Allen | Gonsher, Rick Katzman, Murray Newman and son, Nick.
Cantor Emil Berkovits of Beth El and Cantor Karen Webber-Gilat of Temple Israel will present "Los Bilbilicos, The Nightingales Sing," a program of liturgical and secular Sephardic music in recognition of the influence of the Sepharad on the world Jewish community. The program is designed to highlight facets of the Sephardic iMeditenanean) tradition and will help acquaint the members of the community with the musical traditions of this little known aspect of Jevnsh culture, the cantors said. Tickets for the March 29 concert, 7 p.m., at Beth El'Synagogue, may be purchased at the door for $ 10. Previously purchased tickets may be picked up at the Jewish Community Center today, Friday. March 27, or at the synagogue prior to to concert
American Jews called angered and dismayed WASHINGTON-American Jews are "angered and dismayed" by the President's rejection of a compromise worked out by Senate leaders on Israel's roquest for loan guarantees for refugee absorption, Shoahana Cardin, chairman of the Conference of President of Major American Jewish Organizations, told a news conference here. "The President's unyiekling position leaves in question Israel's ability to rely on its chief ally, undermines the peace process and encourages further Arab intransigence in the peace talks," Mrs. Cardin said She continued 'Morth over, the Presiden
tion contradicts the understanding we had, based on his public statements and on our meetings with him and Secretary of State. Baker, that there would be no linkage between the humanitarian need for loan guarantees and the political issue of settlements. "We recall the President's statement at a news confermce on July 1,1991, in response to a question about such linkage, when he sakL 'I don't think it ought to be a quid pro quo.' "And the statement at a White Houas briefing by Martin Fitzwater on July 23. 1991, that there is no direct linkage.'
Richard A. Freund honored by UNO Rabbi Dr. Richard A Pteund asaocints professor of philosophy ana rsMgion St the University of Nsbraska St Omaha has bsen sward I ad UNO's Distinguished Rnui.urch and Creativity for 1992. It is ths reUgioa has rsniwd ths •ward. Ths swsrd is presented to one faotlty msmbar from the university par yssr snd csprsssnta an scadsmidnn's UDiquscoatributk»tohWharfydofsMy Dr Fmind teschss Judaic etudisa at ths univsraity. Dr. Frsund is ths sutkor of ths racantfy pubhshsd book Undwataadfea Jvwfah Kthks, a na« approach to undarstsnding ths dsvsk>offlant ol nia^v stUcsl issuas in Judaism. Dr. Frtund is also co-il: Hsthssida la ths Golan, s m«)or srchasotogi' liraal
Cantor Karen Webbe^Gilat wonderful site for such a program and the sanctuary has excellent acoustics, " Cantor Berkovits said. Emil Berkovits and his brother. Cantor Edward Berkovits, come from a cantorial family tradition —their father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all established cantors. Bom in Czechoslovakia, Cantor Berkovits immigrated to Canada with his •lunily after World Warll. Educated in Montreal. Cantor Berkovits studied at McGill University Conservatory of Music. As a child, he appeared in concerts with some of the renowned cantors of the Lime. Later he sang in operas and Yiddish theater and. with his father and brother, performed in concert throughout the United States.
Cantor ^mil Berkovits Accompaniment and additional musical selections will also be presented by Tuffy Epstein on fhite and Ron Bower on guitar. Shirley Schwartz will accompany the cantors on the piano. In keeping with the Sephardic theme. Darlene Golbiti. Karen Pollak and Beth Seldin Dotan assisted Lucy White in the Beth El kitchen in preparing the refreshments being planned for the reception whkh will foUow the coocert. Program co-chairmen are Judy Marburg and StanWidman. Ths concert is beiqg sponsored by the Jewish Cultursl Arts Council as part of 1492. The Other Event rhat Chsngsd the World'' its on-going ysarlong program commsmo-
rtting the «xfmWoa of ths Jews from ^tain in • "" Procasds will Iwi: portth».i''"' •.smuin progran> Soph arsJ '92. JCiiirauu to Ms. l)olan. JCAC mnctor. "I am vary happy that w« can prssen cart at B«th >
Kum Webber-Gilat. the eldest of three daughters, was bom and reared in Connecticut. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in English/theater dtoce from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. She comes to Omaha via the Hebrew Union College-Jewish In^ stitute of Religion in New' York City where she earned a Master's of Sacred Song
degree. While at Hebrew Union, Cantor Webber-Gilat spent a year studying in Jerusalem and rsceived the Roy B. Einhorn award for general excellvriLV She noted that I s. in theatw w«^ .._ a in college in both local and summer stock productions and continues today at Temple Isrssl as she aeatss movsfflsnt/music theater piecas based on Jewish texts as well as childrcr ' genera Cantor woDtJui wiui LI worked with youth and aorvsd as drama director at the UAHC Kuti Camp in upstate New York Shs attaiiMd (huncy in American Sign Language while s student at ths Na lional Thsstsr of lbs Dsaf ProfeiMional School.
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