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Gordman Center groundbreaking Aug. 14 By Barbara Chandler, Federation public relations director
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Dan and Esther Gordman Center for Jewish Learning will take place on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the southwest comer of the Jewish Community Center. Jerry Slusky, president of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, commented, "We are most grateful to the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordman for their commitment to Jewish learning in this community. "Their generosity and graciousness will remain as a legacy for future generations of Jewish children and adults as they learn about our heritage, culture and history in this wonderful building. "We are very pleased to be able to move forward with this project," continued Mr. Slusky. "We hope the entire Jewish community will join us at the groundbreaking to share in the joy of the creation of this center for Jewish Learning. "This Center for Jewish Learning is the result of seven years of planning, study and fund raising," continued Mr. Slusky. "Many people devoted countless hours to the process, and 1 would like to thank them for their efforts and their commitment to this project, particularly Mary Fellman, Steve Riekes, Marty Shukert, Saranne Gitnick, Jay Lerner and Don Yale," he concluded. Speaking on behalf of the Gordman family, Jerry Gordman thanked Mary Fellman and Steve Riekes for their work on the project. "Mary Fellman deserves special recognition for her tireless commitment to this project. "She spoke with my father often and was able to conceptualize a vision that was something he believed in. "He grew up in a rural community in upstate New York where a Jewish education was not available. As a result, my father knew how important Jewish education was to the future of our people. "My only regret is that my parents will not be able to see the results of their vision." The construction and operating costs of the build-
simply felt strongly about the support of a center for Jewish learning. Additional gifts will be us&l to establish an endowment fund for the building. Those interested in contributing should contact Sheldon Bernstein, executive director of the Foundation of the Jewish Federation.
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Dan and Esther Gordman ing will be entirely covered by donations from private individuals and foundations, and by the rent paid by the organizations that will be housed in the building. • The Gordman Center will include the classrooms and offices of the Friedel Jewish Academy, the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society Henry and Dorothy C. Riekes Historical Museum (see related story next week), and the offices of the Bureau of Jewish Education. In addition to the $1 million gift from the Gordman's for the building, gifts of $100,000 from Henry and Dorothy Riekes family and $50,000 from the Herbert Goldsten Trust were made to establish the Henry and Dorothy C. Riekes Historical Museum. Other major gifts have been received thus far from Eugene and Charlotte Rich, the Carl L. Frohm Memorial Foundation, the Maurice and Julius Katzman families, Bob Eisenberg and First National Bank. Several individual gifts have also been received, including an unsolicited $5,000 gift from a young family with small children, not yet school age, who
The Jewish community of Omaha has been invited to bring their entire families to participate in the groundbreal(ing for the Dan and Esther Gordman Educational Center, Sunday, Aug. 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the Southwest corner of the Jewish Community Center. This is an opportunity for the generations to join together in a family celebration highlighting Jewish education.
Swiss to vote on hate laws By Tamar Levy
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Margolins celebrate 65th anniversary Dr. Milton and Ann Margolio celebrated their esth wedding •aniveraary at a reception recently in the Jewish Community Center. Their family picture includes: from loft, Joey and Julie Greene, Ina Weiner, the Margolins, Peter Runge, Dik Weiner, Mindy and Barry Weinatein. Wendy Runge calms the great grandeblldren: Yehuda Weinstein, Yoni Runge, Benjamin Greene, Aharon Weinstein, and Talya Runge •?SSST:
By Pamela Druckerman NEW YORK(JTA) — The new president of the Urban League has taken a fresh stand on black-Jewish relations, praising Jews as "longstanding allies" of the African American community and mapping out an inclusive road to black empowerment. Hugh Price, who became president and CEO of the black civil rights group on July 5, said in a recent speech that a weakened economy and a lack of communal infrastructure — not white racism — arc the major obstacles confronting poor blacks in the United States. And at a time of heightened tensions between black and Jewish groups, Price stressed that Jews have been key players in the civil rights struggle. "Many whites of good will have accompanied us on our long journey for racial, tocisi and economic justice," Price said. "None has matched the Jewish community as long distance runners in the civil rights movement." Price, 62, a former member of the New York Timet editorial board, waa a aenior ofTicer at the Rockefaller Foundation before joining the Urban Laaguf, a group traditionally aupport-
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In his keynote address to the Urban League's national convention in Indianapolis on July 24, Price said that looking at social and economic problems exclusively through the filter of race is simply bad business. "It's suicidal economically to become so bitter that we isolate ourselves from others," Price said. "For all our suffering, we cannot become so fixated on our problems that we ignore our commonality of^ interests with others." •"What constructive purpose ii served by driving deeper wedge^ between races?" he asked. "Of course we must root out vestiges of racism^ but let's not wallow forever in real orl perceived grievances, lest wt bccomel Bosnia some day." In his speech. Price called on middle-class blacks to fund "prevention strategies" in the inner cities, including a youth development fund, and to work within the African American community for economic •elf-su/Ticiency. In a clear reference to Nation of lalam leader Miniiter Louis Parrakhan, whose incendiary racist and anti-Semitic statements have been the subject of recent controversy, Price akrataed the need to denounce racitm wharaver it occura.
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De-Mystifying college admissions When should you start planning for college? Does success in life depend on where you go to colilege? What do colleges really look for in a student? How important are the SAT/ACT and coaching courses? How involved is the college application process? These are some of the questions that will be answered at a seminar for students and their parents Thursday, Aug. 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.in., at the Jewish Community Center. Sherry Pelton and Stacie Chesen of the Stanley Kaplan Educational Center will answer questions one may have on college admissions. Free material will be distributed. Deadline for registration is Aug. 23. Cost is $2 for JCC members, and $3 for non-members. For information, call Alon Mor, senior high director, at 334-8200, ext 235.
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By Lisa Glazer MOSCOW (JTA) — Alia Gerber, a Jewish deputy in the Russian Parliament, recently announced the publication of her book, "Mama and Papa." Formerly a journalist, (Jerber had published excerpts from her book in magazines, but the nonfiction account of her early years is only now being published in full by a small Moscow publishing house. Speaking at a news conference, Gerber said she wrote the book to commemorate the warmth and affection of her home life as a child in a family that was part of the intelligentsia during the Soviet era. Although her father was eventually punished and sent into exile in the Gulag, and other family members suffered under communism, this is not the focus of the slim volume. "I call it a prayer for my parents," Gerber said. "\ wanted to express a feeling that might be lost now, a feeling of family and love."
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By Matthew Dorf I WASHINGTON (JTA) — Scoring high marks for his historic summit here with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, King Hussein of Jordan has won partial debt relief from Qpngress. Less than a week after the Middle Eastern leaders declared an end to their 46-year-8tate-of-war and returned to their homes, U.S. lawmakers included in the final version of this year's foreign aid bill over $200 million in debt relief to Jordan. House and Senate conferees worked out the final version of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act in the early morning hours of last Friday. Once the measure i8.,approved by both Houses of Congress, President Clinton is expected to sign it into law. • The $13.6 billion foreign ^id package also includes $3 billion in aid to Israel, $2.1 billion to Egypt and $78 million for the Palestinians in Gaza and Jericho. The United States will use $99 million to write off up to $220 million in Jordanian debt. The actual amount varies depending which loans are paid ofT and when. Both Rabin and Hussein made the issue of debt relief for Jordan a priority during their meetings with President Clinton during the two-day summit last week. After the measure is approved, Jordan will owe the United States approximately $500 million. Other nations, which hold over $6 billion in Jordanian debt, are expected to follow suit with limited debt relief before the end of the year. While forthcoming in response to Jordan's initial debt- relief request, Congress stipulated in the bill that in order to receive any additional debt write-offs, Jordan must end its boycott of Israel, sign a comprehensive peace treaty with Israel, and adhere to the United Nations sanctions against Iraq. Capitol Hill leaders and White House officials plan to forgive the remainder of Jordan's debt over the next two years if Jordan meets the measure's requirements, sources say.
By Lisa Glazer MOSCOWJTA) — Moscow police recently received a phony threat about a bomb at Moscow's historic Choral Synagogue. The warning came in wake of terrorist attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in Buenos Aires and London and at first raised apprehensions here. But the bomb squad that arrive<l nl the synagogue on Arkhipova Street at 2 a.m. on July 27 found no explosive devices, said Igor Yaroslavsky, the synagogue's executive director. Nervousness took hold for a short while, as the squad thought it had only ?.5 minutes to prevent a bomb from exploding. But a thorough search turned up no explosive devices. Despite greatly increased security at Jewish sites and Israeli embassies around the world, Yaroslavsky said the Moscow synagogue had not taken any new security precautions. "Wo want to but we don't have the money," he Mid.
Deaths PAULINE FRIEDMAN MAYER Services for Pauline Friedman Mayer were held July 21 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Council Bluffs. She was 78. I Survivors include two daughters, Judy Feierta^ of Chicago and Joanie Lehr of Omaha; a son, Richard Friedman of New York; two sisters, Rae Brodkey and Shirley Kulakofsky, both of Omaha; a brother, Harold Bernstein of Omaha; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to charity of your choice. ZELJ)A FREEDMAN Services for Zelda Freedman were held July 31 at BHH Cemetery. She died July 29 at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herschel. Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Joseph of San Francisco; a son. Dr. Gerald Freedman of Mill Valley, Calif; two brothers, Archie Charney of Silver Springs, Md., and Irving Charney of Omaha; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. MARYSHUKERT Services for Mary Shukert were held Wednesday at BHH Cemetery. She died Monday at the age of 84. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry. Survivors include a son, Michael; a daughter, Gloria; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home or Beth Israel Synagogue.
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Israel won't join military in Haiti invasion By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel has rejected an American request to join a U.N.-sponsored international military force for a possible invasion of Haiti. Speaking on Army Radio on Monday, Deputy Foreign Minister Yossi Beilin said Israel was willing to send humanitarian assistance to Haiti. But he ruled out sending members of the Israel Defense Force, saying the climate in the Middle East prevented Israel from taking such a move. "I don't think as long as there is not peace in the Middle East we can send military aid," said Beilin, adding that the United Stales had asked Israel to provide military, logistical or humanitarian support in case an international force were to invade Haiti. "We responded to an appeal by the U.S. so that if and when a peacekeeping force is created for Haiti and democracy is restored, we will agree to participate in humanitarian aid to Haiti, with medical, not military, staff," Beilin said.
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By Lisa Glazer MOSCOW (JTA) — Whether he's throwing a punch in the Russian Parliament, spitting at Jewish demonstrators in France or relaxing half-naked in a Slovenian sauna, Vladimir Zhirinovsky has generated a lifetime's worth of attention since his victory in the legislative elections here six months ago. But besides the splashy headlines and outlandish antics, how much of a threat does the ultranationalist pose to Russia's fledgling democra^^ cy — and to Russia's Jewish community? ^M Not much, say a surprising number of community leaders and others. "Today, not many people consider him a serious figure," said Michael Chlenov, the president of the Va'ad, the federation of Jewish institutions in Russia. "I never considered him a threat" "He is losing his glamor, we know all his gimmicks already," added Tankred Golenpolsky, th^_ editor of the Jewish Gazette newspaper. ^M "In perspective, I don't think Zhirinovsky is an important figure." Alia Gerber, a Jewish deputy in the Uumn, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, had this observation of her combative colleague: "People voted for him ai a prophet, but now ho ii too close, you can touch him. "The popularity of Zhirinovsky in the Duma and among the population in general i» fallinj now," the said.
AiiCiutS,lBM BETH EL SYNAGOGUE 14606 Califbrnia Omaha. NE 68154 Candleli^tiiig: 8:18 pjn. 492-8650 Office Hours: BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE; Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to. 5 p.m. 1602 No. 52nd Street Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Omaha, NE 68104 Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen 5564288 and Cantor Emil Berkovits. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. FRIDAY: to 4:30 p.m.; FViday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services are at 6 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Joseph SATURDAY: Friedman. Services are at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following serFRIDAY: vices. Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7 p.m. The Devar Torah will be given by Susie Drazen. SATURDAY: Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Morning services are at 8:46 a.m. in the Shabbat story time is the first and third Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Saturday at 11 'a'.tn.'" Kiddush sponsored by Mrs. Sylvia Ross in honor Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services at 8:30 of the 10th wedding anniversary of her grandchil- p.m. dren, Sarah Jane Ross and Teddy Weinberger. Weekly Torah study, an English discussion of Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. the Torah portion with modern commentaries, Lesson with the rabbi at 7:20 p.m. meets 30 minutes after services. Mincha is at 8:20 p.m. Shalosh Seudot, Ma'Ariv SUNDAY: and Havdalah conclude the services. Services are at 9 a.m. SUNDAY: WEEKDAYS: Services at 9 a.m. and 8:20 p.m. Services are at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Breakfast and a study session with Rabbi Judaica Shop Friedman follows the morning service. Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 WEEKDAYS: p.m., and by appointment. Services at 7 a.m. and 8:20 p.m. Beth El Picnic Series Beth El's series of picnics for children and their 1^^^ TEPERETH ISRAEL families continues Thursday, Aug. 11, for fifth and ^HB 3219 Sheridan Blvd. sixth grades at Beth El. For reservations and infor^^^^ Lincoln, NE 68502 mation, call Dan Fellman at 492-8550. •P 423-8569 Etat Mitzvah ^Services are officiated by Rabbi Stanley Melissa DeBruin, daughter of Hanna and Larry Rosenbaum. DeBruin, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday Mi nyans every Monday and Thursday at 7:15 evening, Aug. 12, and Saturday morning, Aug. 13. a.m. i FRIDAY: Light candles no later than 8:21 p.m. Services start at 8 p.m. TEMPLE ISRAEL Oneg shabbat hosted by Dr. Dan and Dalia 7023 Cass Street Morgenstem in appreciation to the congregation as ^ Omaha, NE 68132 they leave for residency in Israel. 556-6536 SATURDAY: FRIDAY: Services start at 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. Aufruf honoring the nnarriage of Eric Hoffman Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Michael Yablonski and Amanda Lainof. will officiate. The theme for the early services in July and August is "Finding Our Way: the Road to WSM JE8HURUN Jewish Spirituality." 20th and South Streets SATURDAY: Lincoln, NE 68602 Shabbat morning service is at 10:15 a.m. 435-8004 Simcha B'Shabbat — The congregation, together ervices are officiated by Cantor Michael with the Rabbis and Citntor, will study the Torah Weisser. portion for the week. FRIDAY: Sitter Service Shabbat evening service at 7:45 p.m. Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening SATURDAY: service. Please make a reservation so we may plan Torah study and service at 10 a.m. accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. SUNDAY: Hebrew school at 9 a.m.; Religious school at 10 a.m. TUESDAY: CHABAD HOUSE Adult education classes at 7:30 p.m. 1322 So. 119th Street \ THURSDAY: Omaha, NE 68144 Choir practice at 7:30 p.m. 697-1124 SATURDAY: ^ B'NAIISRAEL Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. ^K The RECONSTRUCnONIST SUNDAY: ^B. CONGREGATION Davening is at 9:30 a.m. ^V Omaha-Council Bluffs Talmud Classes f 322-4705 Talmud class, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Services are led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. Chumash Class congregants. For information on any synagogue activities, call Chumash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. 822-4705. Yiddish FRIDAY: "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, Wednesdays at 7 Special Shabbat services to welcome Rabbi p.m. at Chabad House. Ehrenstein to the connmunity, 7:30 p.m., 618 English CUsa Myniter St., Council Bluffs. An Oneg in Rabbi "Think Jewish and speak English' classes on Ehrenstein's honor will follow. All members of the Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Jewish community may attend. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House. FRIDAY, Aug. 12: Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m., 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs. ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: OFFUTT Services ars held in the Goldsten Chapel at 9 Capehart Chapel a.m. 25th Street and Capehart Members of the community ars invited to join Omaha. NE 88123 residents for the service and the kiddush following. M4-6H1 Special memorial servicss are held on the last FRIDAY: Saturday of each month. Ssrvicu start at 8 p.m.
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Sparks from The Word By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke Parashat Reeh How Do You Follow God? Our Sidrah is relatively long, and it has a wide variety of ritual and moral laws, including the law of the central sanctuary, details of permitted and forbidden foods, and holy days. Even the casual reader is puzzled by questions that arise as he reads. Even if the law of the central sanctuary, for example, was very old, and especially if it comes from late times (long after Solomon's Temple was in operation as modern scholars believe), why is Jerusalem not mentioned by name, rather than simply as the place where God will cause His name to dwell? Further, for a second example, in the list of Holy Days, only Pesah, Shavuot, and Sukkot are treated. Why no mention of Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur? It is not relevant except in a popular way, but here we are in the year's cycle when we are already expecting the fall Holy Days, with Rosh haShanah only a few weeks away — and our Torah reading offers no mention whatever of the greatest of the Holy Days, emphasizing instead as the most important of the festive days the one which gets greatest neglect from us — Sukkot! But I wish to turn, with great brevity, to another subject — the relation between ritual and moral law. Our discussion here obliges us to get some sense of proportion between Biblical and rabbinic law. Jews take it for granted that our understanding of Judaism recognizes without objection that rabbinic interpretation of Biblical idea and Biblical law is not an insignificant tangent, but is part and parcel of it. It is true that not all Jews follow all aspects of the rabbinic interpretation; but it is also true that Judaism is not defined by the Bible alone: Rabbinic Judaism added to, elaborated, and interpreted Biblical Judaism. Here is the verse I have in mind (Dt. 13:5): "Follow none but the Lord your God . . . worship none but Him and hold fast to Him." The Talmud asks (Sotah 14 a and elsewhere). Is it possible to "follow" God? It answers: Follow what He does; as He clothes the naked, as He visits the sick, as He comforts mourners, as He buries the dead, so should you. We might have expected a short list of ritual procedures — perhaps you must observe Shabbat and its restrictions, you must be careful of dietaiy laws, you must carefUUy observe the obligatory prayer services, etc., etc. No. Rabbinic thought cuts to the heart of religious concerns. Rituals are necessary for many purposes. But the godlike character to which they point focuses on human values, the deprived, the miserable, the helpless. How can you help them? Help them and you follow God.
Bat Mitzvah Melissa Beth DeBruin, daughter of Hanna and Larry DeBruin, will become a Bat Mitzvah Aug. 13 at Beth El Synagogue. A seventh-grade honor student at Peter Kiewit Middle School, she enjoys playing the violin and piano, traveling, bicycling, reading, swimming, shopping, spending time with her friends, Melissa DoUruin and loves her poodle, Graham. Melissa has a brother, Steve. Grandparents are Tauba Simerlak and the late Joe Ssmerlak and Cantor Gerald and Belle DeBruin of BufTalo, NY.
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Omahans with vision In a recent telephone conversation, a newcomer to Omaha remarked that her move to this location had received an advance buildup from her Jewish friends on the East Coast "They have a great Jewish community there, youll be very happy in Omaha." This conversation replayed in my mind days iafter the event, making me wonder how the reputation of the Omaha Jewish community travels from the Midlands to the Coasts. I also recalled a conversation I had with a colague at the recent American Jewish Press Association convention in New Jersey. 'The number of people from Omaha attending the emergency meeting in Israel a few months ago was quite noticeable,* he said, adding that there was more representation from our city than many of the m£uor Jewish population centers in the country. Yes, Omaha certainly has a favorable reputation, and as I pointed out to both my colleague and the telephone caller, I believe that our national reputation is due, in great part, to the leadership that this community has produced over the years. There are so many that were I to attempt a listing here, I certainly would be unable to produce a fully accurate list. Take my word for it, Omaha can be proud of its committed Jewish leaders. In addition to the production of national leaders, the Omaha Jewish community also can be proud of its numerous men and women of vision, local leaders and philanthropists who have left and are leaving legacies of commitment to this generation and those generations to come. Some of these benefactors will be identified and written about in the upcoming New Year issue of the Jewish Press. Our theme will be The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, and stories will discuss the motivations and vision of those who have established endowments for the perpetuation of the Jewish community. And while we are on the subject, this is an appropriate time to mention that after years of solid work, the vision of Dan and Esther Gordman is ^ut to bear fruit. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Dan and Esther Gordman Center for Jewish Learning will take place Aug. 14 at 4:30 p.m.at the Jewish Community campus. Thus, still another contribution to the betterment of the Omaha Jewish community will be made known throu^out this land, and our fellow Jews might say: "Wow, Omaha has done it again, that's a great Jewish community, vrith great leader*'Pf"
MISSION' In any language By Ann Silverman Family Mission participant The crying child stood in front of me with bis arms raised. It was the international gesture for "hold me, love me." I picked him^m and his crying ceased. I felt his comforting wflBt'Ilkmy arms. This child and I could have been^hywhere, but we were in Israel. The playground we were standing in was at the daycare center at Ra-anana Absorption Center in Tel Aviv. My soothing English words calmed this baby, this new oleh, who was only just beginning to understand Hebrew. Three weeks later, I am at the Omaha JCC Ann Silverman (riKht) and working at Camp Shalom. Silverman with children at Ba'anana A little crying girl stands in front of me with her Daycare. arms raised. I pick her up and look into her trusting, sweet face. I feel her comforting weight in my Two Jewish children reach out for the same love. arms. Two Jewish children who are half a world apart are My words calm her and her crying ceases. so much alike.
NCSY plans end-of-summer programs Senior NCSY members and guests will share photos and stories from summer camp and overseas experiences while attending a free jazz concert at Joslyn Art Museum, featuring Matt Wallace, Thursday, Aug. H, Members will meet at Beth Israel Synagogue at _ ^ the outdoor concert. 6:15 p.m. for transportation to Snacks and drinks" will be providedTaccording to Rabbi Allan Gonsher, adviser. Elections will be held at a barbeque at the home of Melissa Katzman, Senior NCSY president 9151 Hamey St., Sunday, Aug. 14, from 2:30 to 5 p m junior NCSY, for fifth through seventh graders. wilj also hold elections at a barbeque at the home of Jacob Katzman, 12717 Capitol Plaza, Aug. 14,'from 12 to 2 p.m. NCSY is open to any Jewish students in the greater Omaha area, For reservations and information about Senior NCSY, call Melissa Katzman at 393-8005, or Josh Gonsher at 558-2767. For Junior NCSY, call Jacob Katzman at 3336621, or Zach Gonsher.
Births Mitchell Warren and Alice Kriz of Johannesburg, South Africa, announce the July 25 birth of a son, Luke Benjamin. Grandparents are Marty and Marilyn Warren of Chesterfield, Mo., formerly of Omaha, and John and Oriel Kriz of Palisades, N.Y. Great-grandparents are Dave and Jeanne Dvorkin of Omaha and Suzanne Kriz, also of Palisades. David and Ann Noodell announce the July 26 birth of a son, Benjamin Edward. They also have a daughter, Molly Margaret, 3. Grandparents are Jack and Maxine Noodell of Omaha and Don and Peggy Girard of North Platte. Great-grandparents are Margaret Owen of Clarinda, Iowa, and Opal Girard of Arvada, Colo.
CORRECTION In the July 15 edition of the Jewiah Press, Julie Katelman was incorrectly identified. She is the daughter of Jon Katelman and Shelli Katelman.
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Louise Abrahamson featured in Journal. The July issue of the Omaha Business Journal featured Louise Abrahamson, president of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, about her work with Boys Town. In 1990, Mrs. Abrahamson, a former receptionist and administrative secretary at Boys Town, suggested the idea of a shop for donated clothing for the resident boys and girls. Since that beginning, the Clothesline shop has moved several times to accommodate alt the clothes donated by manufacturers and stores all over the country. Mrs. Abrahamson is also activities coordinator for Boys Town and arranges for free tickets and discounts for students for Opera Omaha, Ballet Omaha, UNL football games and hockey games, and other local events. Anyone interested in volunteering to assist Mrs. Abrahamson or able to arrange for more discounts, free tickets or clothing items, contact her at 4983206.
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The Lipsman family—1922 (before the birth of Marian and Harvey Lipsman). Back row: Abraham and Esther Lipsman. Front row, from left: Alex, William, Eve, Sylvia, Helen, Molly and Celia. This photo is one of many now being brought to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society office for "Visions of Yesterday,'' an exhibit opening Oct. 11 in the JCC gallery.
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JEWISH BUIXETIN , OF NORTHERN CALnfORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — Computer-users cruising along the information superhighway have a new place to stop and fill up — but this is no burger joint. The Jewish Information Network is more of a bagel-and-lox kind of place. On JIN, anyone with a modem and computer can shmooze with other Jews throughout the United States and Canada, learn about travel and educational opportunities, look for a job, or even meet their true love — all without ever leaving home. JIN is America's first online service created specifically for the Jewish community, according to Eric Svetcov, 26, co- founder of the network based in Davis, Calif. In the past, there were only local Jewish bulletin boards, where modem- users could leave electronic messages for one another. Svetcov and his partner, Elyse Blummer, 24, set out to change that. The two met at U.C. Davis, where Blummer had graduated and was serving as executive director of Hillel, and Svetcov was an adviser to the student Jewish newspaper. "When Elyse and I were discussing this project, we looked around to see what was available. There were a couple of local online Jewish bulletin boards, but nothing on a national level," said Svetcov, who earned his MBA at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Like Prodigy, a popular computer online service, JIN is open to the public. However, unlike on other networks, those using JIN can be openly Jewish without fear of encountering anti- Semitism or discrimination. "On other networks, you couldn't discuss Jewish issues, or you'd end up with people making snide remarks," Svetcov said. "We are a public system, but if people act up we can ask them to leave." On the Jewish Information Netijvork, users can participate in live discussions through interactive teleconferencing. If, for example, a person from San Francisco and a person from New York were to "log-on," or access JIN, they could instantly send mossges to one another.
A user also can direct a private message to select parties in the middle of a public discussion. "Twenty people could have 12 public discussions at once. Meanwhile, everyone could send private messages as well," said Svetcov, who was born and raised in Marin County. The network, which came online June 1, offers a variety of other features. Some are of a specifically Jewish nature, while others of general interest include a Jewish component. There is a singles forum, where Jewish singles can fill out personal questionnaires emd find people with similar interests. Users have the option to send in photos of themselves, which can be downloaded on the computer for anyone to see. "As a young twentysomething, I realize how hard it is to meet Jews," said Blummer. "The singles forum will allow thousands of individuals to meet in a safe and intimate way." An employment service, meanwhile, allows job-seekers to send their resumes to various employers, and organizations and agencies can post job listings. "The employment service is quite exciting, especially for recent graduates who are looking for work in the field of Jewish communal service," said Blummer, who has worked for such Jewish organizations as AIPAC, the Anti-Defamation League and the S.F.- based Jewish Community Federation. Weekdays, members have access to news from USA Today as well as Sportzlink, which provides daily scores of all major sporting events worldwide, including Israel. In the future, Blummer and Svetcov hope to offer press releases from the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., and other Jewish organizations. Members can even do their shopping over the computer. Businesses advertise goods and prices on the network, and interested parties can call a business to get more information or make a purchase. In addition, a file library lets users access Freeware and Shareware programs. And interactive games gives users an opportuni-
ty to test their reflexes and logic against each other. Information on travel, (Conferences, programs and study opportunities also are available through the network. As membership increases, JIN will adapt to user desires. "We want JIN to reflect what users want it to be. People will be in charge of different forums, from halachah to Jewish cooking," said Blummer. The network has already attracted about 120 members ifrom a variety of places, including the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Oregon, Washington, D.C., New York, Ohio and Florida, according to Svetcov, whose father, Sanford Svetcov, served as chairman of the S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council. *'The Jewish community is spread out all over the U.S., and people in different communities don't know each other," he said. "This is a way for communities to interact." JIN users can call access centers in more than 500 cities in the United States and Canada. Membership costs $25, which includes full access to the network, five free hours at evening/weekend rates, an internet mail address, and a photo scanned into the system. In addition to long-distance charges for some users, hourly rates are $3 on weekends and evenings after 5, $5 on weekdays starting at 4 a.m., and $9 if a user accesses the 800-number. For information on the Jewish Information Network, call (8O0) 6977609, or make contact by modem at (800) 8140629 (NAD.
Orthodox arrested By Hugh Orirel TEL AVrV (JTA) — Israeli police arrested some 25 fervently Orthodox Jews in the Jaffa quarter of Tel Aviv this week after a demonstration against archaeological excavations turned into a riot. The demonstration involving more than 100 people turned violent on Wednesday when protesters began attacking the police.
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Teachers study Hebrew mysteries By Dr. Lionel Wolberger, , Is it only our imagination, or dp Israelis tend to si>eak more quickly than Americans? And do they tend to use shorter sentences? And if so, is that because of the form of the Hebrew language flUffl^K. itself, or because of the culture of the early Israeli pioneers (halutzim)? The answers to these questions (yes, yes, yes and yes) were revealed in one session at this summer's course, "The Advai;icement of the ^ ,. . .„ „ Teaching of Hebrew in Dr. Lionel Wolberger ^^^ ^ g^^,^^, „ forms the Hebrew ^^ Lionel Wolberger, letter lamed . community teacher, attended along with 40 other participants from all corners of the U.S., as well as from Winnipeg and Buenos Aries. They were teachers, Hebrew language coordinators and directors in Conservative and non-affiliated day schools. The two Argentineans were teachers in seminaries. The course was organized by Dr. Adina Ofek and convened at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, lasting nearly two weeks, and included lectures, workshops and educational experiences. Lectures were given by top academics, professionals in the areas of second language and Hebrew instruction. "Creators of m^or Hebrew language programs explained their methods to us," said Dr. Wolberger, "We viewed materials created for children who are new Israeli immigrants (olim) to see how their approaches might be adapted.' We also acted, sang and danced together, applying methods of making Hebrew language learning a vital experience." Dr. Wolberger also lectured on "chant and Jewish musical" and lead a workshop on movement. "Most of us stayed in a nearby dormitory," he said. "We received news of the bombing of the Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires hours after it happened. "This strengthened the bonds with the two Argentinean teachers even more and funds were raised on behalf of their community." Dr. Wolberger concluded, "The course presented us with a challenge. Our days of learning were filled with humor and games. "If psycholinguistics, syntax and morphology can be made this interesting, surely my typical Omaha Hebrew classroom can come alive wiUi word plays, jokes and activities that make Hebrew learning vivid and enjoyable."
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Qldtimers Review By Harry Paskowitz At the Earlybirds discussion group, Norman Wohlner presided with 24 members present. He started on gun control and said how it was so easy for the criminals to get guns. He also stated that owning a gun for self-defense is not as good a protective crime deterrent as watchful alarm systems and detector devices in stores and business places. Sam Kaplan spoke about the Israel-Jordan peace accord and up came the question of Golan Heights. Dr. Margolin said he has relatives living down the hill from the Heights and t^at it is just a bunch of rocks. Norm brought up the subject of typical waste in Washington with the outrageous cost of printing a report by Vice President Gore. Dr. Margolin joked about the Pentagon knowing very little and the men's room is the only place where the personnel know what they are doing. Art Grossman reminded the group that before giving away the West Bank, it should be remembered that everything happening now is just paper. At the limcheon, president Sam Kaplan presented Amy Potash, who is leaving us the first of the month, vrith a card signed by the Qldtimers and a gift. Amy introduced Margaret Brosnihan, the new adult director. Amy, we will miss you, and Margaret, we welcome you aboard. Motzi by Sam Kaplan. Benschen by Bemie Weiss. Norm's hospital report, furnished by Kay Ferer, included Abe Gendler, Elaine Bernstein, Gordo'i Cherwitz, Steven Brooks and Lou Levey. We stood in memoriam for Isadore Weiner and Dr. Robert Grant. Lester Waxman gave the treasurer's report. Mark Kraft, president of Downtown Omaha, spoke. He said his organization "is a non-profit privately funded corporation dedicated to helping the downtown community become a viable, healthy segment of Omaha. Next Oldtimers meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Jets arrive By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) — A first group of six F-16 fighter jets that the United States promised to deliver to Israel arrived at an Israeli air force base Monday. The six planes were part of a larger package of 50 F-16's that will be delivered in stages over the coming months. The modem fighter jets, which come from U.S. Air Force surplus stocks, were promised by the United States in appreciation for Israel's cooperation with the allied forces during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
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The result was the Wexner Heritage Foundation That's because each person took up to sevi Leadership Program, now in its ninth year, which hours of classes a day, including three hours daily I just spent a week as a gfuest at a has sought a low profile but has made a profound on Islam, its history, religious teachings and kind of Jewish Club Med for the mind impact on the hundreds of people it has reached impact in the future. through seminars in more than 20 cities around the I took courses on the life and teachings of and spirit, five fiill days of top-quality countiy. Maimonides, taught by Michael Paley of Columbia courses ransfing from the Bible to The concept is simple and compelling: Select the University; Jewish responses to catastrophe (Rabbi Talmud to the Arab-Israeli conflict, best students, provide the best teachers, and make Jacob J. Schacter of The Jewish Center of New and a lovely Shabbat, offered in the Jewish history, ethics and religion come alive. In York); and Israel in the identity of American Jews isolated splendor of a mountain resort return, the students will help energize the Jewish (Arnold Eisen of Stanford University). community. Each was first-rate, and the class discussions in Snowbird, Utah, courtesy of the The participants, or Wexnerites, pay no money were stimulating. Wexner Heritage Foundation. for the program, but plenty of commitment is But I kept wondering if a program like this could The retreat is part of a two-year program offered required. work for large numbers of American Jews, to its members by the foundation, whose goal is to Those chosen, men and women between the ages Eisen answered my question, in a sense, in his identify, recruit, educate and train a small cadre of of 35 and 45 who have proven themselves to be closing keynote address on the future of American lay leaders of the American Jewish community. leaders in their Jewish communities, sign on for Jewry. The program is unabashedly elitist. You don't two years of intensive Jewish study, a four-hour It was a passionate, inspiring talk, a call to arms apply, you are chosen. "That's the key," says Rabbi class every other week, in addition to two weekend to the Wexnerites to work together to get even 10 Herbert Friedman, the foundation's president, who retreats and three weeklong summer institutes. percent of American Jews to move from the ranks maintains that "the most effective way to deal with The faculty is made up of the finest teachers and of the marginal to the involved. a large problem is to influence a small group with scholars from Israel and the U.S., who are flown in Eisen's premise was that the influence of power to work firom within." to teach the classes. American culture, with its emphasis on individual The large problem he is speaking of is American About 130 men and women from the New York freedoms and disregard for history, was too strong Jewish survival, and there is a lesson here for all who seek to confront the issue through programs area have just completed the program, which is for most American Jews to move closer tp tl>eir relinow operating in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, gious heritage. . . for the masses. But he argued that despite the fact that "we are Rabbi FViedman, 75, and former chief executive Denver, Phoenix and San Diego. Based on my own observations as a participating swimming against the stream," Judaism has. two officer of the United Jewish Appeal, is an acknowleoged visionary who created the UJA young leader- guest, and conversations with a number of strengths that can touch the lives of many ship cabinet several decades ago to ensure that the Wexnerites and several of the 26 faculty members, American Jews: adult children of major philanthropists would fol- I found the program an overwhelming success in • It can offer them community and meaning. that it not only educates but inspires participants. low in their parents' path. Eisen noted that so many people are lonely and A forceful, opinionated man, he has little toler- (As proof, virtually all of the graduates of the two- spiritually empty, and that if American Jewry simance for what he sees as the small-mindedness that year program continue their studies voluntarily for ply emphasized the qualities that have been a third year, and often a fourth. drives organized Jewish life. Judaism's strength for 3,000 years, it could have In 1985 he met with Leslie Wexner, a wealthy The foundation provides the teachers, Wt the enormous impact on the lives of soine, if not a businessman from Columbus, Ohio, who wanted to students pay for them.) Another benefit of the pro- majority, of Jews in this country. start a philanthropic project that would help com- gram is that it provides participants with a social bat assimilation among American Jews without network that reinforces the goal of working with It seems to me that the Wexner Foundation duplicating existing programs. colleagues and peers to improve the Jewish com- has done precisely that, giving a small group Rabbi Friedman argued that American Jewish munity through increased involvement. of talented Jews the sense of community and leadership is weak. To effect change, he said, we Like a summer camp for adults, last week's meaning that can inspire them to redouble need to produce lay leaders with a point of view institute found the 240 participants socializing at their efforts in Jewish communal life. and ideology based .on knowledge and appreciation meals and in the evening, but much of their talk It's ambitious, difficult and expensive, but of their Jewish heritage. was about what they had learned that day. it works.
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By David Landau JERUSALEM (JTA) — As U.SJ Secretary of State Warren Christopher prepares to return to the Middle East in an effort to breathe new life into the long-stalled Israeli-Syrian peace talks, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is maintaining that the two countries are still "substantially apart" on nntgor components of their negotiations. « In a radio interview on Monday, Rabin said the two sides were still in dispute over four main points: the depth of the envisaged Israeli withdrawal from the Golan; the timetable for the withdrawal; the number of phases for the withdrawal; and the nature of the peace with Syria that will be established during each phase of the withdrawal. Rabin's assessment of the situation came one day after he met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to discuss the Israeli- Syrian negotiations. The continuing gap between Israel and Syria shows how little has changed in the two side's positions in the negotiations, which have been stalled for months over a Syrian insistence that Israel withdraw entirely from the Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Damascus. Israel has in turn been offering a phased withdrawal, but first wants a Syrian commitment to a "full" peace with Israel that will include open borders, free trade and a full exchange of ambassadors. Christopher is scheduled to return to the region next week for another round of shuttle diplomacy to help bridge the gaps between Israel and Syria. Following the 90-minute meeting with Mubarak at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba, Rabin predicted that no progress would be made with Syria unless Syrian President Hafez Assad takes a series of public steps to persuade the Israeli public of his desire to make peace. Mubarak, who met with Assad last week to discuss the status of the negotiations with Israel, was somewhat more optimistic about the status of the talks, telling reporters that he had found some flexibility on the part of the Syrian president.
, By Larry Yudelson NEW YORK (JTA) — After closing 15 offices in the United States in recent years, the new president of the State of Israel Bonds now plans to expand operations. "Step 1^ step, within the existing resources, we are going to move into areas that were closed up," said Nathan Sharony, who became president and chief executive officer of the organization earlier this year. This shift exemplifieis the dual nature of Israel Bonds, as both an agent of the Israeli Finance Ministry and as a Jewish organization. Closing offices that had overheads of as much as 8 percent of the amount they raised may have been fiscally prudent, for example. But expanding the links between Israel and the Diaspora, said Sharony, is worth the cost, "way beyond the dollars and cents. "I don't know how to quantify the weight of it," he added, "but I do know it carries some weight — sometimes very little, sometimes a lot." Gary Tobin, director of the Cohen Center for Jewish Studies of Brandeis University, agreed that building the connection was important. "What does it mean for an 18-year-old or a 16year-old to buy a $25 or $50 or $100 bond? Its value is more than just the dollar amount purchased,' said Tobin, who has written extensively on Jewish philanthropy. Sharony, who is based in New York, said the increased emphasis on promoting a Jewish connection to Israel will be reflected in the mix of investment vehicles that Bonds will be selling. Last year, about 60 percent of the $1 billion raised by Bonds was in the form of notes, highdenomination private placement of Israeli debts. This year, that will decline to 40 percent, as the Bonds organization pushes the lower-denomination bonds with hopes of reaching "many more Jews," said Sharony. "We are pushing our people in the field to do more sales to individuals," he said.
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Lautenberg fundrraising letter sparks debate ^^^f By Doug Chaadler ^H^^ Trenton, NiJ.oorrespoDdent, ^K. MetroWest Jewish News The debate over a contrbversial fund-raising letter mailed out by -U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) is taking a new twist in light of material distributed by his Republican challenger, Garabed "Chuck" Haytaian. The Lautenberg campaign is accusing Haytaian of hypocrisy for attacking a Lautenberg fund-raising mailing that refers both to the Holocaust and to the Jews saved by Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist, because the GOP challenger is appealing for money with references to the Armenian genocide. David Eichenbaum, Lautenberg campaign manager, says the two situations are parallel and that, therefore, Haytaian has "nerve" in attacking the Democratic mailing. But an aide to Haytaian, campaign consultant Larry Purpuro, says Eichenbaum's charge is a false one for which he deserves "the spin-of-the-year award." The controversy over the Lautenberg mailing first surfaced in May, when some Jews and others objected to its mention of the Holocaust, a subject they feel is too solemn to be used for partisan political purposes. The mailing consisted of a letter written by Murray Pantirer of Hillside, a Schindlerjude, who encourages Jewish involvement in the political process and endorses Lautenberg, whom he calls a man of "vision, courage and commitment." With the letter is a list of all 1,100 Jews rescued by Schindler. Lautenberg defended the letter, citing his involvement in issues related to Israel and the Holocaust, but in an interview with the Jewish News, he apologized to those who may have been offended. There the matter rested until Haytaian's campaign issued a press relea charging that Lautenberg "has again mailed the same letter" to thousands of additional supporters. "So much for those who might be offended," said the release, which was drafted by campaign spokesperson Karen DeMasters.
Responding to the latest criticism, Eichenbaum sought to turn things around by citing two appeals used by Haytaian that are aimed at Armenian Americans and that mention the Armenian genocide. "I'm not condemning that, but I'm condemning his hypocrisy in commenting about Schindler's list," said the Lautenberg aide. "He has the nerve to criticize this campaign over something his own campaign is doing." The two appeals to which Eichenbaum refers are a letter signed by Haytaian, speaker of the NJ Assembly, and a 10-minute video in which thte candidate appears. In the letter, addressed to "Dear Fellow Armenian American," Haytaian writes of his pride in sponsoring a resolution that puts NJ on record as "unwilling to bear witness to a second genocide of Armenians in this century." He also mentions his sponsorship of a bill requiring high schools to teach "the calamity of genocide," his calls on the U.S. Congress to establish an Armenian Martyrs' Day and his role in organizing corporate donations to Armenian earthquake survivors. The same points are made in the tape. The first few minutes of the tape are devoted to a discussion by Haytaian about the state budget and his own efforts to cut spending and taxes. But much of the tape concerns his background as an Armenian American and his work to recall what he refers to as the Armenian genocide. The tape ends on the same note as the letter, as Haytaian asks for help in making him "the first Armenian American U.S. senator." Asked for comment about Eichenbaum's charges, Haytaian aides said the letter and tape prepared by their candidate are in no way similar to the mailing used by Lautenberg. "You're talking about mentioning something positive that Chuck has done," said DeMasters, referring to legislation sponsored by Haytaian. "You're not talking about taking a survivor of what was a horrendous act of history who says, 'I survived, so contribute to Frank Lautenberg."' Purpuro said the tape covers the same things that Soldier shot TEL AVI (JTA) — An Israel Defense Force soldier was lightly wounded Tuesday when shots were fired at the army minibus in which he was traveling through the Hebron Hills, in the West Bank. - The car used by the giuimen was later found absutdoned on the outskirts of Hebron. It had been stolen recently from within the Green Line, Israel's pre-1967 borders.
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Haytaian has said publicly, "and it has nothing to do with using a solemn and sacred event such as the Holocaust." "No one has referred to our video as offensive, as a shameful error and as panderipg in the worst way," he added, quoting from various editorials that condemned the Lautenberg mailing. "Mr. Lautenberg has every right to outline his record in support of Israel and the Jewish community, he has a good record, and no one would take that away from him," said Purporo. But in his eyes, the Lautenberg mailing was crass because of the letter's "form, style and tone" and because it used "the specter of another holocaust" as a way to raise funds. Eichenbaum, however, notes that Lautenberg's mailing referred to some of the senator's accomplishments, including one directly related to Schindler. "It's easy to make a charge Ithat you're using something for political purposes," said Eichenbaum, adding, Haytaian aides have done so "without looking at the substance of the issue." As for the Haytaian's charges that Lautenberg is continuing to mail the letter, Eichenbaum said the production and mailing process for such literature is sometimes hard to stop for many reasons, including cost. But that doesn't mean Eichenbaum feels the letter was bad for the campaign. He said the campaign continued to use the letter because of a judgment it would not hurt the campaign. "It wouldn't have been sent out if that's how we felt," he said. "We stand by that letter. It's a sensitive letter." Ron Fauchex, editor of the independent Campaigns & Elections, agreed that stopping such a mailing may be difficult, depending on how the literature is reproduced and on the type of postage used. But even with those variables, Fauchex,'a former political consultant, said he would assume most campaigns would stop any mailing deemed to hurt a candidate with potential supporters. Purpuro called Eichenbaum's explanation "part of the say- anything style of the Lautenberg campaign. Security strengthened LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Jewish community organizations and police have implemented tougher security measures this week, in the wake of three local bomb scares that came within days of the attacks on Jewish institutions in Buenos Aires and London. In the first reported incident, on July 27, police cordoned off a section of Wilshire Boulevard, after a suspicious car was reported parked on the sixth level of the 17-8tory building housing the Israeli Consulate. The previous day, a bomb exploded outside the Israeli Consulate in London, injuring 13 people. Early in the morning of July 27, another bomb exploded in front of a Jewish communal building in London, injuring another five people. )\\\ii\it]itu*\iW,i%vi%\t\.W,.%:iV,it:^t\.iutit,tV,l-.
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Israel Defense Force adapts system JERUSALEM — Adapting night-vision technology used by the Israel Defense Force (IDF), Israelis have developed a thermal-imaging camera that confirms proper blood flow through coroitary bypass grafts inside the heart The system, said to be the first of its kind in the world-, was developed and tested in conjunction with the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital. Called IVA (Intraoperative Vascular Angiography) 2000, it includes a videocassette recorder that can play back the entire operation. "Until now," said Dr. Gideon Merin, head of Hadassah's Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, "a surgeon could use only his or her experience and intuition to know whether blood flow through a graft was normal." The IVA 2000 had to be adapted to pick up small variations of temperature while remaining close to the patient, but not touching the patient nor using X-rays or ultrasound, explained Dr. Menahem Zucker, who developed the system for Opgal Medical. Open-heart surgery was performed on a SO-yearold man using the IVA 2000. After connecting one end of a piece of leg vein inside the heart, Dr. Merin injected saline (salt) solution that is just two or three degrees colder than the rest of the body. The solution showed up in black on the screen opposite Dr. Merin's head; he could see that it flowed perfectly through the vessel. He then attached the other end.
Doctors at Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital in iferusalem demoostrate the IVA 2000, a new device that confirms whether blood is flowing property to the heart following cardiac bypass surgery. Dr. Zucker, em electrical engineer, said the system has been used to perform 200 bypass grafts in Israel; it has also begun testing in the U.S. and is on the way to Italy, Spain and England. He expects that every cardiothoracic surgery unit in Israel will purchase at least one and that it will become standard equipment around the world in three or four years. The IVA 2000, Dr. Zucker added, will be applicable in other types of surgery, such as that involving peripheral blood vessels in the neck, arms and legs, and even in gynecological operations.
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Pretty soon some buddinski is going to claim By Bert Lewis Watch out . . . the Food Police are on another that kugel isn't good for us, or that matzo balls are search for the latest enemies in the nutrition war. harmful or that gefilte fish should be avoided. Well, They managed to bring many of the fast food pur- wait a minute, OK? Let's get something straight. To begin with, those of us who tend to prepare veyors to their knees (or at least to their senses), the above, already know how to leave out excess then went on to other £^iilty parties. ' Not too long ago, somebody blew the whistle on egg yolks in kugel, thus avoiding trouble. We've the popcorn served in movie houses. Actually, it also been acquainted with substitutes for a long wasn't the popcorn — it was the oil in which it was time. I remember hearing a dam good cook explain popped that got the bad grade. And I was glad to that her gefilte fish came out just fine with egg learn that something so unhealthy would no doubt whites oiily! And w4o even uses the WORD; be changed for the better. schmaltz anymore? W^don't need it for'chopped Fine. What's next? Oh yes, Chinese food was liver because now we make chopped liver out of next on the hit list. Too much fat and oil and salt vegetables, for your information. and heaven knows what else. The rice was OK — Anyway, just a word of warning to the Food just don't put anything on it that tastes good. And Police. Stay away from THIS ethnic food category. go ahead and eat the vegetables, of course. Unless Responsible people are in charge of kitchens which they were dipped in something and then deep fried. turn out healthy, nutritious food. Responsible people who, for centuries, have been saying "don't eat That's a no-no. The latest to hit the Public Enemy number one that — it isn't good for you." Didn't WE know that the food which is now list is Mexican food. Now they're picking on the Hispanic people and their ethnic favorites, which taboo because of nitrates wasn't good for us? are also the favorites of lots of us who aren't Alright, so it was trefe too., but we knew we Hispanic. This food, too, starts out to be healthy shouldn't eat it ages ago. That's my story. If anybody bugs you, just tell and nutritious, then somebody messes around with it, adding stuff which is said to "clog the arteries" them we've been (carefully) reading ingredients and otherwise hurt the consumer. So nu, what's labels since the first one was printed. Jewish food is OK, so gay aveck. next? Or maybe I should say WHO is next?
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