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Vol. LXX No. 17 Omaha
29 TEVET, 5753 Friday, Januaty 22,1993
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale to speak at^Tiai B'rith Dick Vitale, college basketball analyst for ESPN and former head basketball coach a't the University of Detroit, will speak at the B'nai B'rith sports banquet on April 21atAk-Sar-Ben. Master of ceremonies will be Dave Blackwell, according to Myron Kaplan, chairman of the banquet Mr. Blackwell, sports director at KISN radio in Salt Lake City, is a former sportscaster on Omaha's KMTV and a former Comhusker football analyst on KFAB radio. This event is the 39th annual sports banquet sponsored by the Henry
Brave new world The Uvaydov family arrived in Omaha last week to greet their future in Omaha. The biting cold and snow were surprising; their native Tashkent boasts a warmer climate where the mercury usually rises well above freezing, even in January. The Uvaydovs, unlike most recent arrivals from the former Soviet Union, have no relatives in Omaha. They live in an apartment near 120th and Center streets. Pictured above are Mikhail Uvaydov, Nelya Uvaydova, and their diildren, Arsen, 18, and t)iana, 5.
Where is »Tashkent? Closer to Afghanistan than to Russia, Tashkent Is a city of about 2 milion people. Located on the eastern 'panhandle' of Uzbekistan, its population includes Moldavians, Estoniana, Latvians, Lithuanians and oth^H who wer« relocated there by Soviet authorities in the 19408.
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Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith. Each year, the lodge honors male and female high school athletes of the year with the Bert Render award for boys and the Earl Siegel award for girls. Mr. Vitale has analyzed sports for ESPN since 1979 and also has been a commentator on ABC Sports. During basketball season, he is host of the Dick Vitale Talking Roundball program. He serves as assistant publisher of Dick Vitale's Pro and College Basketball yearbooks. He covered NBA finals and the 1992 summer Olympics for ABC radio.
Kosher food in Acapuico
Yearning for a vacation in sunny Mexico? Jews who keep kosher can now vacation in Acapuico, where kosher Mexican-style, continental and traditional Jewish «ui8in« is served at a restaurant in the Sheraton resort. According to Jacob Rapeika, president of Hotel Reservations Corporation, a company that promotes hotels that serve kosher food, this is the first kosher hotel restaurant iii Acapuico. The restaurant, called the Deli Garden, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is supervised by the Magen David Community of Mexico, which is recognized by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations. A kashrut supervisor at the restaurant works under the guidance of Rabbi Meir Antebi, a member of the United Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America.
Dick Vitale Tickets to the banquet are $75 and are available by calling Mr. Kaplan (390-1112) or the B'nai B'rith office (334-8200, ext. 209).
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South American countries also voluntear on bases and other worksites In Israel. According to Sar-El, 38,071 people volunteered for three-week work shifts between 1983 and 1990; more current flgures are not available. Volunteers rang* in age trom 18 to 70. Some are in Israel seeking spirituality or Jewish identity; others simply want • dlfTerent panpective on Urael. While on duty, volun teert sleep In single-sex barracks, sat meals in campy dining halls, and apand'four days each wsak working. 'It's a graat maf f' •pand time in laraal,* saki MM, Maih. whoaa iiaea^^^^ duttss Oa Ihrea-wwdi kltakaa dvtjr, Rathla Potaah nu* •eiaa vt 9 ^^a^^^Wf ^a^v^^a
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