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""" J/ SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920 J-L Vol. LXIX No. 40 Omaha, Nebr.
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Annual meeting honors, humanitarian, leaders
Garden is seed crop By Jo CanoU Jews and Blacks in Omaha are finding th&t planting a garden together grows more than vegetables for the homeless; the activity sows seeds of dialogue and friendship. More than 150 members of Temple Israel and Bethel A M E gathered on church-owned land to plant a garden recently. Two weeks before the, Los Angeles riots members of Temple Israel were invited to Bethel A M E Church for dinner. A dialogue was started and plans were made to sponsor .a garden. The garden is on a plot of land across the street from Bethel. City workers tilled the land, and a variety of vegetables *as donated. Members of the two congregations planted the garden and will maintain it. Rev. Lee King, pastor Alielia Leakey, left and Sara Schweid. right, plant the of Bethel A M E. said he seeds of friendship together. iped the garden will help lOgue between the Jew- together was more impor- about relationships be«md Black communi- tant than the garden. tween the two communi"The ^ecta eitand way ties he said the situation "Th^ garden will be a beyond the garden," Mr. was like a marriaige. seed crop," he said. ' ' 'We need to weatlier the Siff said. Barry Siff, chairman of Rev. King said that storm. Then when we hear the social action commit- planting the garden to- of things happening on the tee for Temple Israel, also gether was so simple it east or west coast we can said the reason for getting was ohvious. Concerned say Yeah but not us."
Monument unveiled tween the Pea«e Palace and the former Jewish cembtery. About 18,t)00 of the dead died because they were Jew*. The rest k>st their livea as reaiatance fightars or were killed in an AlUad air raid
By Ruth E. Gruber ROME (JTA)-The Italian Jewish community is up in anus about remarks made by a leading church figure whoTeferred to Mafia asaaaams as members of the "synagogue of Satan." But Cardinal Salvatore Pippalardo of Palermo, who nude the statemeat, assured Italy's Jewish conununity that his refenoca meant no offense and wouki be speedily corrected. " In order to dispel any misunderstanding, 1 assure you that wh^ n^y »p<'--^ • Mished in the ofi e magazine thi- i.>iit^ii.'>iv« expresaktn will be changed to 'chureh of Satan,"' PappaUrdo said in a widely puUished statemreni
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.\L)LJjuH.tyillobWotfsoa, will speak June 7 after servicea at Beth El Synagogue, about his trip to laraelwitH'••" n..., N.',.!.ai,i, his nx" MilUater -tndiiur IUHI MI*' gaoeral situation in Israel. Bogalaaoil "Ut aarved The a to the cofflmuiuiv
Phil Sokolof
Barry Siff
tional Heart Savers As8odaUon(NHSA|.Inl987he traveled to Washington to persuade Congress and President Reagan to es tabKsh "National Know Your Cholesterol Month. to help promote cholester ol testing. In addition to health ait vocacy. Mr. Sokolof has devoted his time'to the Nebraska Foundation for th< Visually Handicapped Eight years ago, Mr. S<^^ eatabliabed the' Ruth Sokoiof^iecial Education Scholarship fSmcl administered through tht in.u.; .Mill,.I,
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Newman Foundation awards 1992 grants
Synagogue of Satan'
Israel update
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By Sheila Garsombke, staff writer • The Jewish Federation of Omaha has announced the dinners of the Young Leadership awards and the Humanitarian of the Year award which will be presented at the June 14 annual meeting at the JCC. Phil Sokolof wiU be recognized as Humanitarian of the Year and Diane Maiashock and Barry Siff have been chosen as the Young Leadership award winners. Mr. Sokolof will be presented the Humanitarian of the Year award by Tom Fellman, last year's recipient, because of his unparalleled volunteer efforts and accomplishments, according, to a Jewish Federation spokesperson. He has worked tirelessly to improve the health of millions of Americans by devoting countless hours and more than 3.5 nxiUion of his own money to help educate and save American coneumara from the threat of. cholesterol related heart disease. In his role as health advocate, he founded Na-
By Claudia Sharaiaa FoundatioB paUk relatioaa director The Murray H. and Sharee C. Newman Supporting Foundation has awarded financial grants to five k>cal Jewish community program* for the fourth consecutive year. according to HarUn J. Noddle, Foundation preaidant. The Newman Supporting Foundatiop •"-'•-^ funds available uala who reaide ui ur wiin in 75 mika of Omaha for charitable, educatiuoal or religious purpoaes. In addition to supporting individuala, the Fund alao tnakes available support to lh» Jeviah Federation and to the beneficiary agencies of ita cutteot budget and aUocatioa proceaa. Thrtae benaficiaries maintain principal offioaa in or within 75 nilai of OinahiL The 1992 grant redpienta ar«; 1. United Talmud Torah x.'i'.'imsaip ("I" gram, open to high school le^a wboae (aoilMM belong to Beth lartft, Beth Ml ind Temple Israel, riy M'.TU
ceived partial funding for scholarships to be af^tied toward stunts' continuiiig education at an accred ited institution of higher learning. The schotanmiiw are available to students who actively partKipate in Jewish community life outside formal high schfwi programs. Requirements include synagogue involvement, commtmal volunteer work and written asaignments. •i. Project Link. This program, under the auspices of Beth El Syna gogue, provkiea inter faith couples, parents and fam il^ of interfaith couples as well as JewA-by-choice. a nurturing enviroameot to share feeUnga and estah' liah links between mem be< groups. So^cial i, iJ-iupport groups i< <ud fa cilitatoro <»v ...au pro vkiad IPrejwictEliminatioa WorkatMM. The Anti-Defftp^^j)^ I eagiie of B'nai HViik r,Hnmunity Reiaomittee sponaort uu.t ouruthop (or itudanta in Omaha, Council Bhttfs aad Linsoin to promote better understandinx of the dynamics
and to make students aware of their own-biases. Focus is on the diveraity of our c\ilture and the reality of a multi-cultural world. 4. Jewish Caravan Acroas Nebraska. Tempte Israel wiU receive a grant for Jewiah junior and senior students to create a multi-media presentation as a mini-Introduction to Judaism and the land of Israel. The goal is to nurture . and develop the leadership and t^t^h''^ qualities ol the participat ing youth and axpooe out state, non Jewish Nebras kans to Judaism. 6. Theatre at the ' J . Funding for two productk»s of the 19i^93 ssaaon has been awarded to the JCC Performing Arta D& partment A fnltacala fhit dren's theatre production, "Feetival of Ughta," and a six person comedy. "Cantorial' by Jewiah playwright. Ira Levin, are planned. Granta were lekcted by N<""'"-" '^•:»porting Fott* d. «a. Sharee C N«wiiiiMi, i..MM C. Lewia, David L. FriadUnd. Jay R
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