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Minyan in jeopoardy at Blumkin Home ' By Susan Paley This Shabbat could mark the end of the regular Shabbat morning minyan at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Minyan leader Yale Halperin will be retiring after services tomorrow and there is no one to take his place. There has always been a Traditional Orthodox minyan at the Home," Mr. Halperin said. "It began at the Dr. Sher Home in 1968 under the direction of Dr. Lou Yager and when the Blumkin Home opened in 1982, the minyan moved to the Goldsten Chapel under the direction of Charlie Guas , and myself. "We used to have more men from the outside than were residenis (of the Home). Now, we have only Harry Noodell, Iz Bogdonoff, Al Friedman, Ben Schneider, and myself It's going to be hard to find someone who is willing to come every week. People have gotten used to us. Charlie was so dedicated. When he died, I knew my time was limited." Mr. Halperin explained that the person who leads
Yale Halperin the service must have a personal rapport with the residents. "I wheel Morris Epstein up to the bima for the Kt^en aliyah and to say kaddish. I know that Abe Rosenthal aIways reads the Maftir aliyah and that he can chant the Haflorah cold. This minyan is not an ordinary service. It needs to have the personal touch.* Gene Brandt, executive director of the Blumkin Home, emphasized that the residents "no longer have the privilege of fellowship and interaction with people in the community like they did when they were able to go to the synagogue. Coming into the Home is a difHcult transition. They need Continued on page 2
LOVE will celebrate grandparents' day Ludlle Zetinsky, LOVE (League Offering Volunteers for the Elderly) coordinator, announced that on S^tnnber 13, at 1:30 pjn. a grandparanta day celebration will be heU in the auditorium of the Jewish Community Cen-ter. The prpgram, LUtcn Up, T«lra Klndsrlach, ia an artist-in-the-com. munity residency sponsored by LOVE, The Paraow Foundation, and The Nebraska Arts Council. Bluqikin Jewish Home ras^ianta mat weekly to disctiH thoughts and emotioni thay wanted to share with their family and oooununity. Bxcarpts ofthv'residanta* hiatorias ware oompilad into a book, The unabridfBd oral histories will ba archived by the Nabraaka Jewish Histor-
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lach* means children. Actual 'kinder* Is children and "kinderiach' is a wanner, more damonstrar tiye for children, the announcement stated. These words are symbolic of tKe immigrants from Eastern Europe, of how nurturing and protective these immigrants are of their children and grandchildren. "Listen Up* is part of teenagers' current language, understood to mean 'pay attention*. It represents the generations that wars bom and grew up in AnwrifBa, those that have beooma homog•nisad, indistinguishable fr«n other Amaricans." . Tha artist-in-reridanee, Miriam Ben-Yaacov, is a native of South Africa. ^ Is a graduate of UNO Writer's Workshop. During her lata taens/early ktlttodtkf. twenties she lived in HM intar-finarational, Israal.8ho and har fkmily intar-communal aspect of have lived in Omaha for UatMi Up, Talr* Kin- tha laat twelva yoara. darlaah ia conveyed in Ms. Ben-Yaacov has ^ Bfmt. Teire,' in Yid- publiahad both Iktkm and moans dear, as in poatry and has partidpatliOHi. and "kindef- ad in local raadlnp. Har CarnHmmtdoitpagaM
Becca Goldiit(>in By Snsan Paley Omaha's Becca Goldstein has been elected international N'siah (President) of B'nai B'rith Girls for 1992-93 at the international BBYO convention recently at B'nai B'rith Perelman Camp in Starlight, PA Miss Goldstein has just completed her term as international Mazkirah (secretary) of BBYO. In this capacity, she focused on three areas;
Educating the entire BBYO organiztion on the BBYO International Service Fund, developing communication between international BBYO and local chapters, and promoting the BBYO international summer programs. These programs include chapter Leadership Training Conference, international Leadership Training Conference, Kallah, and Israel Summer Institute. Kallah is a four-week Jewish studies program and ILTC focuses on preparing youth to become leaders on the council, regional, and international levels of BBYO. Miss Goldstein's role was to act as the liason between youth particpanta and the adult staff to help resolve problems and keep lines of communication open, a spokesman said. Her duties as international-N'siah will include visiting BBYO chapters throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe to promote the activities of B'nai B'rith Youth worldwide. In addition, she will represent international BBYO on the B'nai B'rith Youth Commission in Washington, D.C. Also, she will preside over the international BBG board of directors. B'nai B'rith Youth is the largest Jewish youth organization worldwide. Locally, Miss Goldstein participated with other Omaha teens in the March of the Living three week tour to Poland and Israel in 1991 and 1992, cosponsored by B'nai B'rith. She also spoke to local youth and adult groups about her experiences and participated in the latest Holocaust Remembrance program at the State Capitol in Lincoln. Miss Goldstein is the daughter of Donald and Ann Goldstein.
Dennis Prager plans New tone energizes weekend retreat current peace talks Dennis Prager, nationally known radio talk show host, writer, and lecturer, will be in Oinaha to lead a weekend retreat, 'Losing My Religion," for Jewish high schools students Nov. 6-8 at Mahoney State Park. This weekend will be a mamorable exparienca for taenagara who an interested in learning more about themselves and Judaism,' said Joel Alparson, chairman. The sessions induda interdating and intannarriage, prejudice and teenagers, and religion. A complete Shabbat will ba Oban-vwl which will add to tha spirit of the retrsat' A maximum of 70 teens can ba accommodated and ngistrations will bo acHwptad in the order in which they are received, the announcement stated. TartidpanU may aertd a check Ibr 100 made out to 'Losing My Religion', 3306 So. 167 Stroot, Omaha, NB 68130," Mr. Alparson aaid. "Ths fee inciudsB (ranaikirtatkm to and from tha park from tha Jewish Community Cent"' »ii mesis and lod)
.Dennis Prager The pw Angelas Timea reported that 'Dennis Prager is an amazingly gifted man and charismatic moralist whose mission in life is to get people obsessed with what's ri|^t and wrong.' A B'nai B'rith spokaman said that Dennis Prager has bean called tha most eloquent spaaksr of his ganeration.' Mr. Prager is the coauthor of Nina Quastioni People Aak About Judaism, with Rabbi JoaophTalushkin. 'Loeing My Religion' is being underwritten by Mnr
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By Cynthia Mann Stataa News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — Negotiators at the sixth round of the Middle East peace talks gave high marks to the Tirst sessipn, citing a new tone on all sides that, perhaps for the ftnt time, reflects a real oonunitment to the process. The Israeli delegittion ntet with the Syrians for more than three hours, presenting them with a detailed proposal to resolve the dispute over the 6olan Heights, but - neither party would disdoso what it entailed. Ilia Syrians said it was a serious plan and that they would prepare a response. liiay praiaed tha IsraeUa for accsptiag tha rslavance of U^N. Security Council Resolution 342, which calls on Israel to withdraw IVom occupied land in return fbr psaoa. The previous Likud government hnd iiririi«d that the rer iid *'"
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had fulfilled its obligation under the resolution by returning the Sinai to Egypt The atmosphere was buoyed by fresh hopes that Israel's new, more flexible governi^ent would spur the breakthroughs needed to resolve the region's intractable conflicts. Indeed, even as the talks were beginning, the Israeli government announced that it was canceling the deportation orders for 11 Palestinis^. The cancellation followed a whole series of conAdanoa-buildiag measursa announced ovar tha waokend that were dasigned.to "improve the atmosphere" among Araba living in tha tarrit»> rias, induding the easing of traVal restrictions and tha rslaasa of hundreds of Phkatiiiianprisooan In contrast to tha tough, intransigent talk titrnt .the piaviotu rounds of nagotiations, tha early rhatork wasftilloTi 1» lull o< W^H nass, optimism mism onfl^^^l "ipressions issions of ^o^H
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