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Vol. LXX No. 15 Omaha
Super Sunday set for Feb. 7 By Barbara Chandler Dire<:tor of public relations, The Jewish Federation of Omaha This year's Super Sunday phone-a-thon will feature a new twist, according to Super Sunday chairmen Mark and Jill Belmont. . Letters have been sent to all members of the Super Sunday Division of the 1993 UJA/Federation Campaign, inviting them to mail in their pledges before the Feb. 7 phone-athon. "This letter campaign provides another way for us to reach out to each
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member of oiir division and ask for their support," Mr. Belmont said. "We hope that those members who prefer to mail in their pledges will help us get our Super Sunday off to a running start." He said the'traditional phone-a-thon will continue as usual, so members
Israel prepares for Clinton administration OPENING IN APRIL, the United States Holocaust Memorial Muaeum in Washington, DC, will help tell the story of the Nazi annihilation of six mil-, lion Jews nearly 50 years ago. Exhibits include artwork, music and writings created by prisoners' in death camps. Films and [rfiotographs shot during the Holocaust and oral testimonies of sur-
vivors illustrate and affirm historical accounts. The four-level museum includes a Hall of Remembrance, which serves as a space for contemplation, and a Children's Wall which commemorates the children who perished in the Holocaust. The museum, a neighbor to tbe National Mall, is just 400 yards from the Washington Monument.
Czech Jews uneasy as nation splits in two now has Jews concerned, newly independent states. about independent.Slova- The Czech republic, with kia, where politics are its capital in Prague, has tinged by nationalist mili- over 10 million inhabitancy and anti-Semitism tants. Slovakia, whose ciipital is fomented by periodicals is Bratislava, has half like the weekly Zmena. Nevertheless, most Slo- that number. Unlike other parts of k Jews are determined lu stay, convinced that_ former Communist Eueven such unpredictable rope, the divorce between leaders as Slovak Prime the two ethnic groups is Miniiter Vladimir Meciar taking place without recognise the country bloodshed. Old-timert in the Jewneeds Western aid and ish community view the After 40 years of will need the good will of breakup of the federation Western leaden to get it. communism, After 40 years of com- with sadness. They recall munism, including more that Masaryk was The only 3.000 than two decades of first- ever head of state to Soviet occupation, Jewisit visit Jewish settlements membership in each of in then Palestine. in Czech That period canie to a ' the two communiiie* doe* not exceed 3,000. Several tragic end in 1936. when Jewish life. thouaand mure people of Csechoaktvakia wa* abanJewish origin are not reg- doned to its fate at when the Cie«hcwlovaki« istered with the commu- Muni. )• Only a few thouaurvived the nities and take only a Iheaded by Tomas Ma \„... :i.«u«l of a pre' '•"•'' Rtaryk was the mo»t demo- mif — "' •"•'^ war population of 266,000 ^cratic country in the re- at <m.000 in the Ciech ' I good place for and 197,000 in fui 0«LIV« • t ^ tim lit ki ui k iVB >l»c«de« o( Af In the N .IS separate vntttion and By Joaef Klanaky PRAGUE (JTA) Czechoslovak Jews are unea»y about the breakup of the country into Czech and Slovak republics. But cooperation between the two communitit.t expected to continue Older members ot ilif community look back with nostalgia at the i9208 and early 1930s,
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By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) — An influential tlunk tank here has cautioned the Israeli government that the Clinton administration will likely show "extreme sensitivity" and to guide its policies in the administered territories' accordingly. Failure to understand American thinking helped mar relations between the Bush administration and the Likud government pf Yitzhak Shamir, says a report issued by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. If Israel's Labor government wishes to avoid similar pitfalls in links witli the incoming Clinton team, it must gain understanding of the principles guiding American foreign policy, say the authors of the report, headed by Jaffee Center's director, Aharon Yariv, a former army chief of intelligence. The report, titled "After the American Elections: Anticipating Changes in the Israel-US. Relationship," also urges the government to consider a nuclear freeze within stringent parameters and to develop a new rationale for Israel's stratec^ ..i .,,..)..,. ,.,(), Washington. If the United States Insistb mi a luunai uifie, Israel should-insiat that its deterrent capability not "degenerate" in the context uf the balance of power in the region, say the report's authors. But, first, Jerusalem should encourage tlie Clinton administration to appreciate the regional imbalance that forces Israel to insist on retaining its qualitative ' edge "alao in its nuclear dimension." With the end of the Cold War, Israel should look to ttie American-bro kered peace process as the primary rationale for its strategic relationship with the United SUtea, the analysts say.
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Every pledge helps strengthen Omaha's Jewish community, Mr. Belmont said. "Each pledge, no matter the size, is important and appreciated," he said; "T^e key is participation."
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