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Vol. LXX No bJfdmala
22Slvan,5753 Friday. Juno 11,1993
Federation honors volunteers
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Seven volunteers who help the Jewish Federation of Omaha and its agencies will be honored at the Federation's annual meeting in the JCC theater on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. Lee Bernstein, Anne Broder, Pam DePorte, Julie Frank, Yale Halperin, Judy Josephson and George Schapiro were named the Federation's 1993 Volunteers of the Year. Mr. Bernstein volunteers at the Anti-Defamation League of the Midwest, where he helps clip, sort and mount articles from newspapers and periodicals. ^Mi^Broder, who was nominated by the Jewish Federation of Omaha, played leadership roles in organizing several Federation-sponaored missions to Israel ft)r adults
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and teenagers. She also has served on the Women's the Aging, has assisted at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Division cabinet for six years and is a past chairman of Home since it opened in 1982; before that, he helped the division's campaign. Ms. DePorte, chair of the lead Shabbat services at the Dr. Philip Sher Home. He Bureau of Jewish Education's Special Needs commit- also recruits other volunteers to work at the Home. tee, was nominated by BJE, She has also served as a . Mrs. Josephson, vice president of the JCC, has held many volunteer positions at the JCC. She is a past teacher in BJE's special-needs program. Ms. Frank, vice president of the Jewish Family chairman of the Child Development Center, board Service Board of Directors and a boardmember since leadership development, patron membership, and 1988, is JFS' nominee for volunteer of the year. She membership committees. Mr. Schapiro spends several has served on other JFS committees, including Jewish mornings each week at The Jewish Frew, where he Family Life Education committee, which organizes files photographs, articles and invoices. He also prerabbi panels, parenting workshops and support groups. pares newspapers to be delivered to the Rose Blumkin Mr. Halperin,' a 17-year volunteer for the Bureau for Jewish Home and Livingston Plaza Apartments.
Temple honors elderly members Octogenarian congregants of Temple Israel were honored during the Temple's I22nd annual meeting on Sunday. The Temple's Caring Committee invited 86 congregants wito are 80 or older. Among the group were longtime congregants Lillian and Harold Farber, 86 and 90 respectively, whose children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are also involved at Temple. Mr. Farber served as Temple's president from 1958 to 1960. His son, James, served as president from 1989 to 1991. The Caring Committee also presented a tree to the Temple as a gift. "It symbolizes the Congr^ation's continued life and growth," said Harriet Sperling, the committtee's chairman. Also at the ninual meeting, past president Jerome Milder was honored. In the photo, flanking Lillian and Harold Farber are at left. Jay Noddle with his wife, Kim, and their daughter, Rebecca; Jay's sister, Susan Noddle and their parents, Harlan and Nancy Noddle; At right, Jim and Judy Farber with their daughters, Jennifer and Elizabeth and Rabbi Daniel Fink.
Women's Mission to Israel scheduled for October By BartMuw CluuuU«r Fedenitloii public reUtiona director Marcia Cohen and Zo« Rlakes will co-chair the Omaha Women's Dlviaion Miwkin to Israel Oct. 20 to 31. MlMfa>n pailidpants will b« joined by the women fttmi Dravtr'a FMUration. "iiif mlMlon itinerary indudaa • number of tidting and unkiue stops, such as an Israeli Arab viUags and OottAi, on* of the leading fashion houses in larael. PartidpanU Will also visit th« Roman theater and •qtiMhtct at OMMTM, tour Syrian stronghoUa In th« OoUn HaifhU, have lunch with Knasset mambara indodiDf YMI Dajfrnnand, oleourm, vlait Maaada and IhaOoMSa* Optional toun will ba oflarad Cor flrai-tliiMra uid lapwUn in order to oOar tha wiiml poaaibla Oparitnoa fcr araryooa Invohrad. Mrs. Cohan was last in ISTM) tan jraart afo, *My slttar Just raturnad from a Padaratlon Community mlaUon, and a* aha talked about what aha •aw. I raallsad that many thlnp hava chanfad in tha last Un yaan and ao many other thinp will navar changa.* (ha said. * I always Ilka to b* Involrad in
Women's Division In tome way, and leading this Women's Mission is an interesting perspective for my involvement in tha 1993 Campaign." Mrs. Riakes aaid aha want on the Federation's community mission this year thinking that nothing could top my previous vialta," aha said. "But what I found was that aach trip was batter than tha last' "lliara's always something naw to so*, aomathlng new to laam and new raaaona to bacoroa avan more oororoittad. Wbathar this is your first trip to Israel or your tenth, thia miaaion ofTars something new for IIM primaiy IMIU of the miaaion will ba to aaa, roaat and undaratand tha woman of Israel. Many of tha laaoaa lanMli woman oonfront art iaoiUiar to American Jawtah WOOMH. but IsraaU woman an fiwad with additional challwifai oncb as miliUry aarviea and religious law orar mattan of paraonal status. Intematlon asaatona about tha mlaalen will ba haM en Wadnaaday and Juna 34, both at 7:30 p.m. For mart information or to R.8.V.P. for information aaa•iona, call Jan Pieralman at Iha Padaratlon oflka, 384KiOO. SpMa on thia miaaion la Umltad.
Youth home renamed for Blumkins A home for developmentally-diiabled boya agea 10 to 21 was renamed thia week in honor of Louia and Franoaa Blumkin. Tha Blumkin* lad a campaign to rai** $200,000 to buy and AurnUh th* houaa at 6066 Country Club Rd. for Youth Car*, Inc., a private non-profit agency that wffintain* raaidanoaa for d*v*lopmantally-diaabladpaopla. Now aallad tha Loaia and France* Blumkin Home, tha houaa will ba home to aav*n boy* and • (Continumi on pag» 9}
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