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Serving Nebraska and Iowa Since t920 Vol. LXX No. 13 Omaha
23 KISLEV. 5753 Friday, Dacembar 18.1992
1993 UJAyFederation Campaign:
How we're doing...
2,650,000 2,300,1m 2400,000 2,100,000 ZfiMfiOO 1,900^000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,500,000
Holiday workshop Menorah Valerie Feniuck Rosenberg shows Jeannie Liddy the Menorah she made in a B'nai Israel holiday workshop. (The next holiday workshop, devoted to exploring Hanukkah through the arts, is open to all children, ages 3-8, of unaifUiated families throughout the community. It will be held Sunday from 10 a.m.-noon at the JCO. For information call Martin Rosenberg at 390-9062.
Tower Award honor to Isidore M. Tretiak The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will prese.nt its Order of the Tower Award to Isidore Michael Tretiak during its winter commencement tomorrow. ,. The Order of the Tower is the University's highest non-academic award. It honors members of the community whose service and/or financial siipport has made it possible for the Univsrsity to addrass the academic, cultural and economic nasda of the paopl* of QvaahM and the sUta of Nebraska. Alao to bo honorod with tha award is Jamas Ha was III. vie* prasMant and chiaf axacuttva offlGw^Nateuka for US Waat Communication. Born in Novokonstantinov, Russian Ukraine, Mr. Tretiak immigrated to Uta United SlaUs in Vtta. Ha workad for the ^•atut Jobbing CoB>p«ny HKN sUrting hia own wholaaaHng and ratalling After Mr. Tratiait luironea ui tha University' of Nabraaka at Omaha, and in 1»S4 he aaraad a of Arta dsgrsa In Ha also has racalved
By Barfoara Chandler Federation public relations director
bMora M. Trotlidk Society) and Omicron Delta Kappa (National LeadsrH^'i" Honi.f Society). Mr. TreiiaK aiiu nit wiia, Salma Saka Tretiak. aaUbllahad tha Kenneth Ray Tratiak mamorial (bnd as a tribute to thair lata son. The fund has provided ftinds for playground equipment for pra-school childran, educational materials and support for the United Talmud Torah of Omahn Marit Scholarship program.
Jill and Mark Belmont, 1993 Super Sunday chairmen, have announced the members of their steering committee. They are Cindy Kaufman, Wendy, and Todd Manvitz, Ellene and Stan Edelstein, Shelly Fox, Merry and Jordy Atinsky, Susan and Mike Norton and Larry (jendler. The Belmonts also expressed appreciation to Sheri Idelman who has volunteered to train callers again this year, and to Richman Gordman for once again providing Iheir corporate office'for the phone bank. "It requires a great deal of planning to have, a successful phone-a-thon," explained M*. Belmont. "and Super Sunday just wouldn't be poasibla without the participation of these people. They give of thair time and resources to help make this a vary succassfiil UJA/FMaration Campaign fUnd-raiaing avtnt* Tha staaring oommlttaa will maka all tha nacaaaary arrangamanta for tha phona-a-thon. inctudiBg racniitmant of addittooal vohiataan, preparatipo of the phaa* banks and training area, and relVashments for the caUera. Super Sunday, which will ba held on Fab. is tha largest ona-d«y ftind-caiaing avaot in our-Jawiah community It Invohraa naarty 200 voloBtaars and moru than laOO people will ba contacted Supar Sunday ia pwt of tha anaual lUA/ireavniuiM) CWnpalgn whkh raiaaa Aukda to support Israel and tha local aganciaa of tha Jawish Fadaratloa
'k*i 4 Mazel tov citizen Howard Bloom, executive director. Jewish Federation of Omaha and a native of Canada, became a United States citizen during a naturalization cerenu)ny last week. He is pictured at the left waiting with other new citizens, and at the right being congratulated by Judge Lyie E. Strom, chief judge, U.S. District Court.
Jerusalem awards
The Defender of Jerusalem awarda, givan annually to paople or groups whoaa actkma halp daland tha rights of the Jawish people, were given this yaar to U.S. Son. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii: Rabbi Shiomor Riskin, chief rabbi of Bfrat, Israel; and tha Znhal Diaablad Vatarana Organiaakion. based in laraaL Tha award was first given in 1963
Friedel Jewish Academy to seek new director Friedel Jewish Academy will conduct a Battaawida search to Bsd a naw eaacutlva director, said Mike Katsman. chairman of tha school's board of diracters. TliiM wvxk tKu Jirvcturs
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The school's current axacutive director, Jody Goldstein, wtll laave IViadal whan bar contract eapires in July, IMS. He said the school would look for an aaacntlv« dlraclor *wbo can land us into the fi> (^rllullitjli.UM .ill
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Super Sunday team prepares for Feb.7
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school teaching and administration, and tal ants in fundraisiag and recruitment. Mr. KatsMrs. Goldstein 'ably orgaalaad tha taachlag staff, budget and atfanha:stration of tha school," Mr
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The school plans to move to a new building, the recently-approved Gordman Educational Centar. in 19M. "It's a vary exciting proapact." Mr. Katsman ••14 "^e will ha«« a new exacutivo dlractar combiaad with tha conatructiOB of a B«w aAicattaiMil