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Herbert Goldsten Trust donates $50,000 for "Wall of Synagogue History" By Mary Fellman A gift of $50,000 from the Herbert Goldsten Trust has been received by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society for the creation of a "Wall of Synagogue History' in the Henry and Dorothy Riekes Jewish Historical Museum. The Museum will be located in the Dan and Esther Gordman Center for Jewish Learning now being built on the southwest corner of the Jewish Community Center. Mr. Goldsten, who died in 1989, established the trust to benefit Jewish religious, charitable and educational organizations in Omaha, including but not limited to synagogues, Jewish schools and the Jewish Federation of Omaha. "Our Nebraska Jewish Historical Society lives on today and we will continue to gather and preserve the history of our Jewish heritage because of the faith and financial support of foundations like the Herbert Goldsten Trust, which strengthens our purpose and dreams for the future," said Louise Abrahamson, president of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. . According to Howard Kaalow, secretary of the Trust, "Herbert Goldsten lived in Omaha for more than 90 years and was a lifetime member and supporter of Omaha synagogues. The trustees of the Goldsten Trust therefore felt it appropriate to assist the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society in preserving the importance of Omaha's Jewish heritage that will be displayed on the "Goldsten Wall of Synagogue History".
In the early years of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society Mr. Goldsten donated $5,000 to enable the creation of the "Jewish Landmarks: Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs" exhibit which now hangs on the western wall of the Hall of History at the Jewish Community Center One of the m^'or gifls made during his lifetime was a $100,000 contribution to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home for the Chapel in memory of his parents. Exhibits on the "Herbert Goldsten Wall of Synagogue History" will recapture the changing story of Nebraska's early and present sjfnagogues through photographs, artifacts and memorabilia. During his lifetime, Mr. Goldsten, who was born in Omaha, was in the real estate business. He was a member of both Beth El and Beth Israel Synagogues and a veteran of World War II.
The photo at left was taken in the Goldsten Chapel at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Mr. Goldsten's contribution in honor of his parents made the chapel possible.
Other members of the Trust are Yale Richards, Art Goldstein, Art Grossman and Joe Kirshenbaum.
Esther K. Newman/Carolyn Kully Grants Committee now accepting applications
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By Claudia Sherman public relationa director, The Foundation The Esther K. Newman/Carolyn Kully Newman Grants Committee is currently accepting grant applications from Jewish organizations and institutions providing programming for children, teenagers, and young adults (those individuals under the age of 23 who are not attending a college or university), according to committee chairperson Myra Oberman. Both Newman memorial funds are administered by The Foundations of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Funds from the Esther K. Newman Fund are allocated for those programs designed to •trengthen Jewiih identity and valuea through educational, religious, cultural, social, or recreational activities, Mrs. Oberman •aid. She added that the conunittM ia particularly intarMted in n«w and innovativa procnunining. Oranta tnm the Carolyn Kully Nawman Fund banallt prograixu
for families with children kindergarten age or younger, Mrs. Oberman said. Money may also be allocated to purchase equipment and material needed for those projects. Among the criteria for selecting grant recipients are the community value of a program, including its special or unique features; an agency's ability to carry out the purposes and goals of the program or service; and the costbenefit considerations of a program. Sponsoring organizations are encouraged to participate flnancially or in-kind, Mrs.Oberman noted, adding that she hopes organizations will work together to provide programming that meets the needs of a croas-section of Jewish youth. The grants committee, responsible for the administration and allocation of monies from both funda, is comprised of repreaentativea from the Jewish Fadaration Board, the Budget and Aliocationa Committee, the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewiah Community Cantar, Bath
Israel and Beth El Synagogues, Temple Israel, Friedel Jewish Academy, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, and The Foundation. The deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday, Oct.4. The committee will meet Oct. 20 to determine awards, Mrs. Oberman said. Application forms are available at The Foundation office. Persons needing assistance completing the forms may contact The Foundation endowment director Sheldon A. Bernstein at 334-8200.
Deadline for submitting applications to the Esther K. Ne wman/Carolyn Kully Newman Grants Committee Is Oct. 4.
Ninth annual Bible Quiz Gary Epstein, president of Henry Monsky Lodge B'nai B'rith, has announced the ninth annual Edward Zorinsky B'nai B'rith Bible Quiz will be held Dec. 11, 2 p.m., in the theater at the Jewish Community Center. Four prizes w«ll be awarded to the winners, judged by rabbis in the community. First prize is $500; second—$$300; third—$200; and fourth— $100. The prize monies can be applied toward college tuition or a trip to Israel. The contest is 0|>en to Jewish teenagers in the Omaha area who are in grades nine through 12, stated Mr. Epstein. Prior to the contest, the contestants will be asked to familiarize themselves with the entire Books of Genesis and Jonah. ] "Any teenager, regardless of previous Jewish education, who thoroughly reads the required material can compete," said Steven Riekes, a trustee of the Lodge. The quiz is not hard. Sample questions will be given contestants in advance and several practice sessions may be held,' he added. Mr. Epstein said the Lodge has received tremen dous cooperation in putting on the event. The quiz is held in conjunction with Jewish Book Month and the Federation Library. Also, each synagogue, their youth groups and their schools, the Omaha High School of Jewish Studies and BBYO are all aaaiating in this year's contest. "I know that Henry Monsky Lodge has always been committed to our youth, and I am pleased to be involved with this program," said Aion Mor, BBYO director. Those intereatad may aubmit their name and their parent's namea, addrasa and zip code, telephone number, higli achool and grade to the B'nai B'rith offica, 333 S. 132 St., Omaha. NE 68164, or eaU Lola Bpatain at 334-8200. axt. 209, by Get 28.
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Parashat Ki Tavo A Young Visionary in Babylon
Lord . . . God. . . King .. . creating light and fashioning darkness, ordaining the order of all creation.' Evefy morning, following introductory prayers, Few worfhipers remember that .here they are the morning service opens with Ba'r'khu!, 'Praise quoting, and willfully misquoting, a young visionthe Lord, Source of blessing!' ary who lived in Babylon, or somewhere in The worshipers respond with the proper response, Babylonia, and spoke in ecstatic terms about and then they continue with, "Praisetf are ycrti, • Judah-Israel, probably in the decade 660-640 B.C.E. Second laaiah was an unbending, uncompromisFLAUTIST WTZVAH INTRODUCTIONS ing, believer in the oneness of God. His monotheCAIL SAMUELS Local, all ag»a, spBclal VMdInp • fVrtJa ism brooked no qualification. Thus he did not M/auiaum offer. L»l us fkidyour shrink from the inherent theological problem in Bptdal termona. monotheism: If there is only one God, is He not 1-800-747-1676 551-7177 responsible not only for blessing but for evil as weU? Thus this young poet was able to say for God, "I CARL JARL am the Lord, and there is none else. I form light LOCKSMITHS and create darkness; I make weal and create woe .. 3724 S. 132 St ." (18.45:6-7). 551-3347 7511 Dodge We are accustomed to darkness, and we do not CATERER 393-3rSOO hesitate to praise God for the rhythms of Nature. But praise God as the source of our welfare (weal) and of our troubles, our tragedies, our grief, our woe, all the evil in life!? The liturgists were unable to stomach this. When they quoted Second Isaiah for this clear monotheistic statement to start the day and precede the Sh'ma, they blurred the "woe" part of the statement into "creating all things." The Siddur I was quoting has it, "ordaining the order of all creation." I called our Second Isaiah a visionary not because of his espousal of monotheism in this extreme form, but because when others despaired about the future of the despondent Judean community of refugees in Babylonia, he greeted with ecstasy and enthusiasm the rise of Cyrus of Persia. He envisioned a new Exodus for the Judeans. Against all precedent, he expected the vigorous, conquering Cyrus to permit the return, even sponsor and encourage the return, of Judeans to the land of Israel! Who could have expected such a turn of events? Second laaiah did! He expected Cyrus to be less a conqueror and more a liberator! Cyrus did as Second Isaiah expected. He respected the nationality and the religion of all the people in his empire. And his decree, permitting and encouraging Jews to return to the land of Israel, is recorded (altered for Jewish use, of course) at the end of n Chronicles and the beginning of Ezra. The perceptive liturgists of our ancient past made no mistake when they chose passages from Second Isaiah for the Seven Haftarot between Tisha B'Av and Rosh haShanah. Our Haftarah for this Sabbath, our Torah reading includes the terrible Tokhahah (Warning), is among this special group. It promises not woe but weal; it promises light and joy.
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By Debra Nussbaum Cohen NEW YORK (JTA) — After a recent visit to Eastern Europe, activist Rabbi Avi Weiss has warned that the sites of former Nazi death camps are being Christianized by the presence of churches and crosses. Weiss, with a small group of followers, demonstrated Aug. 17 at a Catholic church located at the AuBchwitz/Birkenau death camp, and went on to the Sobibor death camp in Poland, Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic mid nurhnii, whirh IR located in Germany. The demonstrntion recailed the iiuw-nolunouB one Weiss led in 1989 to protest the presence of a convent at AuHchwitz It ended with Weiss and his followers being kicked and punched by convent workers in the presence of Polish police. This proteet went without incident. "R«visioniim is happening right now in the campa,' said Weiss in a telephone interview from Paris. This is nothing leas than an attempt to Christianize the Holocaust. "No matter where you stand in Auschwitz, when you look up you see crosses towering over your head," said Wcisi, who heads Amcha-the Coalition for Jewish Concerns. If revisionism is taking place right there, then it is intviUbla that the hintnrv of thn Hnlnmuiit will b« distorlMl." ha atid.
Deaths JOE GOTSDINER (xraveaide services for Joe Gotsdiner were held Sunday at Beth El Cemetery. He was 98. Predeceded by his wife, Leona, he is survived by son, Yale, of Lincoln; daughter, Eileen; seveii grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home pr fiiath El Synagogue. JOANNE M.WOLKr; Graveside services for Joanne M. Wolk, 64, who died Aug. 16, were held Aug. 17 at Qoldan. Hills Cemetery. ••*<•<•, . i,;. , Predeceased by her husband, PaiU, S&b tH:B\lrvived by SOB, Daniel. •. i . • 1 • Memorials may be made-<4<»^fieth JMraal Synagogue.
Writer Elias Canetti dies; won Not>el^or literature NEW YORK (JTA) — Elias Canetti, a Sephardic Jew whose writings iboiit feskiifeWi and the power of the dictator'garn6lrW him'the IdSl'N'dbel Prize for literature, died Atlg. 13 in Zurich. He wai^'S&'y^^ old. , , . • Born in RusChtik, Btilgaria, and raised in Manchester, England; Vienna, Zurich find Frankfurt, Canetti was buried last week in Zurich next to another writer, James Joyce. Canetti was raised speaking German, English, French and Bulgarian, arid Wrbte in German. He got a Ph.D. in chemistry ftotn the University of Vienna, but his devotion was to writing. His first novel was titled "Auto-da-Fe," the Portuguese term for "act of faith," used in the ceremony in which the death sentence was pronounced ontibnCatholics during the Inquisition. "Auto-da-Fe" is the story of a scholar-hermit whose intimidating wife forces him out of tl^eir apartment and into the world, where he is tormented before he sets himself and his books on fire. The book was seen as an attack on fascism and was banned in (jrermany. The Encyclopedia Judaica says the book "represents the work of a Jew shocked by cruelty and by those intellectual shortcomings which enable cruelty to flourish." Canetti wrote two plays, "The Wedding" and "The Comedy of Vanity," before he fled the Nazis, going first to Paris and then London. In 1927, Canetti had found himself in a violent demonstration in Vienna. From that experience he became entranced by the nature of crowds. In London he began to research the phenomenon and wrote a book, 'Crowds and Power," to try to explain mass psychology and the pull of dictators. . Canetti called that book his "life's work" and did not finish it until 1960. But while he wrote it he kept copious notebooks which were published In 1972 as "The Human Province." Among several other works, he also wrote "Voices of Marrakesh" and "Kafka's Other Trial." His memoirs include three previous published volumes, "The Tongue Set Free," "The Torch. In JMy Ear" and "The Play of the Eyes." The fou'rtfi ihd last volume of his memoirs, "The Agony, of flies" was to be published Tuesday by the New York publishing house Farrar, Straus &. Giroux.
SINGLES OUT ISRAEL ON HEBRON By Tamar Levy GENEVA (JTA) — A U.N. committee meeting here has unanimously adopted a resolution con demning international acta of terrorism, including the recent bombings of Jewish and Israeli buildngs in Buenos Aires and London. The resolution, adopted by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, expressed grave concern about terrorist acts occurring around the worid that target certain racial, ethnic or national groups. In particular, the committee condemned the ter rorist bombing of the Jewish headquarters in Buenos Aires on July 18 that left 99 dead and more than 200 wounded, as well as two separate bomb attacks in London that targated the Israeli Embassy on July 26 and the Joint Israel Appeal the next day. The committee also called for incraassd intama tional cooperation to prevent and combat terror ism.
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TEMPLE ISRAEL 7023 Cass Street Omaha, NE 68132 656-6536 FRroAY: Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Michael Yablonski will officiate. The theme for the summer services continues, "Finding Our Way: the Road to Jewish Spirituali^." A apAcial Oneg will follow services to welcome Rabbi Debbi Stiel and her husband, Steve. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service is at 10:15 a.m. Simcha B'Shabbat — The congregation, together with the Rabbis and Cantor, will study the Torah portion for the week. Sitter Service Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There cure no facilities for infants. Siichot Services Saturday, Aug. 27, 9:30 p.m. The congregations of Beth El and Temple Israel will join together at Beth El Synagogue. There will be a panel of mental health professionals discussing excerpts from the movie "The Quarrel." A dessert reception and Siichot services ushering in the High HoUday season will follow.
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FRTOAY: Services start at 8 p.m.
B'NAI ISRAEL The RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION Omaha-Council Bluffs 322-4705 Services are led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and congregants. For information on any synagogue activities, call 322-4705. FRIDAY: Family Shabbat services, 7:30 p.m., 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs. Parents with children of all ages are particularly encouraged to attend. FRIDAY, Sept 2: Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m., 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs. SATURDAY, Sept. 3: Selichot services at Beth El Synagogue, 14606 California St., Omaha. This is a joint activity with Temple Israel and Beth El. MONDAY, Sept 5: Erev Rosh Hashanah services, 7:46 p.m. (For the remainder of the holiday schedule, see the High Holiday issue or call 322-4705. CHABAD HOUSE 1322 So. 119th Street Omaha, NE 68144 697-1124 SATURDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. SUNDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m. Talmud Classes Talmud class, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. Chumash Class Chumash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Yiddish "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Chabad House. English Class "Think Jewish and speak English" classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services are held in the Goldsten Chapel at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join residents for the service and the kiddush following. Special memorial services are held on the last Saturday of each month. TIFERETH ISRAEL BETH EL SYNAGOGUE 3219 Sheridan Blvd. 14S06 California Lincoln, NE 68502 Omaha, NE 68154 423-8569 492-8S50 Services are officiated by Rabbi Stanley OfBce Hours: Rosenbaum. Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Minyans every Monday and Thursday at 7:15 Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. a.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen FRIDAY: and Cantor Emil Berkovits. Light candles no later than 7:54 p.m. FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. Services are at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Services are at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following serNaming of daughter of Karen and Steven vices. Sommer. Kiddush luncheon hosted by Karen and Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Steve Sommer, Carol and Peter Bregman and Shabbat story time is the first and third Elissa. Saturday at 11 a.m. Siichot services start at 11 p.m. SUNDAY: SUNDAY: Services are at 9 a.m. Memorial services at Mt. Carmel Cemetery at 11 WEEKDAYS: a.m. Services are at 6:55 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Judaica Shop Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 B'NAI JESHURUN p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon; and by appointment. 20th and South Streete B'nai Mitzvah Lincoln, NE 68502 Alex Wolfaon, son of Sibby and Robert Wolfson, 435-8004 will become a Bar Mitzvah Friday evening and Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Saturday morning. Weisser. Jonathan Collis, son of Elisse Collis, will FRIDAY: become a Bar Mittvah Friday evening, Sept. 2, and Shabbat evening service at 7:45 p.m. Saturday morning, Sept. 3. SATURDAY; Joint Sellhot Service! Torah study and service at 10 a.m. Beth El, B'nai Israel, and Temple Israel are SUNDAY: sponsoring the traditional Selihot services Hebrew school at 9 a.m.; Religious school at 10 Saturday, Aug. 27, 9:30 p.m., at Beth El. A proa.m. gram and deitert reception will be held, followed TUESDAY: by oervicei to usher in tl>e high holiday season. Adult odurution clasaes at 7:30 p.m. Memorial Prayer Service THURSDAY: Choir practice at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Prayer Services will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery (B'nai Jacob section) 42nd and Redick Ave. on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m. Rabbi Joseph Friedman will conduct
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PERSONALS W)< wish to acknowledge the support and octa of kindneaa ahown us during our recent leas. The family of Richwrd F. Gummors
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BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 1502 No. 52nd Street Omaha, NE 68104 566-6288 Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Joseph Friedman. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in t Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood Lesson with the rabbi at 6:50 p.m. Mincha is at 7:50 p.m. Shaloeh Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah conclude the services. SUCHOT SERVICE Aug. 27, special program starts at 10:30 p.m. Siichot recited at midnight SUNDAY: Services at 9 a.m. and 7:50 p.m. Breakfast and a study session with Rabbi Friedman follows the morning service. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 7:60 p.m.
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By Jennifer Finer The Detroit Jewish News BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (JTA) — Imitating the "Saturday Night Live" character Linda Richman, a keynote speaker told those attending the Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education (CAJE) here last week that CAJE is "neither a cage or a conference. "Discuss," said songwriter Julie Silver, continuing the character's shtick With the common goal of teaching Jewish minds, nearly 2,000 educators from around the world converged on the campus of Indiana University for the 19th annual five-day conference. CAJE, which is also the acronym for the sponsors of the conference, the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, meets every year to discuss alternatives in Jewish education programs ranging from preschool to adult. During the day, educators participated in discussions on any imaginable topic in Jewish education. Nights were devoted to Jewish entertainment. Participants could choose from over 800 classes to attend on topics like: "Shalom Y'all: The Culture and Traditions of Jewish Southerners," "Jewish Law for Young People" and "Finding God." Rick Goren, director of youth and high schobl activities at a Detroit-area synagogue, was convinced the CAJE book, which listed all the workshops and sessions, was larger than the Bloomington telephone book. "There are so many classes you want to be able to tn ce," Goren said. ' 1 found four I wanted to go to, but they were all at the same time. You just have to find the ones tliat you feel will be most valuable to you and your students." Susan Kamins, a kindergarten and third grade teacher from Rockville, Md., has attended CAJE conferences on numerous occasions. She said she returns because there are new things offered each year. "With over 400 pages of choices and classes on everything from crafts, special education and the Holocaust, attending CAJE is tike getting a shot of adrenalin," Kamins said. Extra energy "It gives me that extra push of energy and it keeps me fresh and up on new ideas. It's an interesting way to share in the newest material up close," In between workshops or afler eating a kosher meal in the dorms, many of the educators purchased materials for the classroom from about 80 different exhibitors. While workshops touched on almost every imaginable topic, discussions on continuity and family education were offered consistently. During an advanced seminar on family education, Cherie Koller-Fox, founder of CAJE, facilitated a discussion in which a handful of educators Uilkrd HIMUI how family education is incorporoted in thpjr communities.
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50th anniversary celebration The American Jewish Press Association (eichtb in a series) The role of the Jewish press is to be the conscience of the Jewish communitj^. I have always felt that the vested interests of the Jewish world, inevitably and quite understandably, propound only their own viewpoints and interests in the public media. The Jewish press needEl to make a different kind of statement - a more responsible one. The Jewish press shares with the general media a value system of dedication to truth, accuracy, and fairness. Yet, all too often, the Jewish press prints in toto the releases of different institutions and organizations, including typos and uncorrected errors. One can understand that this problem may occur , because most Anglo-Jewish information organs do not have the elaborate budgets of the general media to fine tune and check press releases, along with the other inevitable ingredients that go into putting a paper to bed every week. But there is a higher responsibility which needs to be met. The Jewish press also needs eo express the collective 'visdom of our people with courage and conviction about the issues that pertain to the continuity and the future of Jewish life. We are. indeed, fortunate to have a Jewish press in North .America with all of its shortcomings, but also with all of its strengths, that will deal with the crucial issues of our world. All too often these problems crowd in upon us without warning and without giving us a chance to prepare for the small as well as cataclysmic events which we are heir to day by day. The great challenge to Jews in the modern world is how to survive without being assimilated. In all of our variety of expression we need to find the elixir that permits us to continue .and to make our rich contributions to the world, but particularly to Jewish life in North America. •' The Jewish press in North .America plays a crucial role in this larger purpose and mission. It cannot avoid its primary responsibility to be ;vnd to remain the conscience of ihe Jewish world. I Dr. Alfred Gottschaik, presid-^nt, Hebrew I Inion College, Jewish Institute of Religion
K Non Orthodox rabbis seek council seats ^^' By Cynthia Mann JERUSALEM iJTA. — The High Court of Justice has ruled that Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert must explain why ne has failed to submit a list of candidates for the city's religious council — a list 'hat could include Reform and Conservative rabbis. Last week's ruling, the latest development in the continuine battle over religious pluralism in I.araei. answered a petition tiled on behnlf r,f two r-.'-bis .vno were chosen by the left-wing Meretz -.••rvf on •Jeru.'^alem? religious oouni-;. Reiorm. tne other is Conservative. r.>;cai reiitnous councils .ir«« OTvern;.. ;. .i ;n i.'narge of dispensing jasic religious .=»• r^'Cf1.! Jewisti ••ituens, aici'iainB -• • •; 'o iiamage. kasnrut and nunni. The petitioners believe that wlii.ert lias put otf prepanng the list becau.^f of the •=tiff unposition by Haredi, or fervently Orthodox. City Council nieniuers to members of non firtlnxlox -trf.ims -irvinir on the religious council The High Court derujin iMiuft uw.^ ynu in.it candidates could not be barred from serving on religious councils because they are not Orthodox. 'We have the feeling Olmert is trying to delay l)ecau8e he doesn't know how to deal with the problem of the Haredi factors in the City Council."
Letters To the Editor: When I travel, I try to connect with Jews in the places I visit. Eight year^ ago I passed through Omaha on a cross-country trip. I arrived on a Thursdiay night, and got up eeu'ly the next morning to daven Shacharit at Beth Israel Synagogue. There I met Dik Weiner. Although he had never met me before, he invited me to stay at his home, and to spend Shabbat with his family. I had a wonderful time. Just recently personal business brought me again to Omaha. Though I had not kept in touch with the Weiners, I stopped by their Dundee Realty office to say hello, and ageun Dik invited me.to stay at their house. Instead of spending the night alone in a hotel I instead got to eruoy the Weiner's hospitality, a delicious home-cooked meal. Once again, I had a lovely time. The Weiners take seriously the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim; they are a credit to your community. Shabtai Klein, Oak Park, MI
To the Editor: The National Museum of American Jewish Military History in Washington, DC is developing an oral history archive and exhibition on "^onlen in the Military: The Jewish Perspective" to open in 1997. The success of this project is dependent on the participation of female veterans. While no definitive Bgures exist, it has been estimated that during World War II two percent of the nurses and eight percent of the other female veterans were Jewish. It is essential that we reach as many women veterans as possible in order to present a m^or exhibition on the contributions these women have made to this country during war and peace. Leslie M. Freudenheim, director, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R Street. NW. Washington, DC 20009
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Stephanie (left) and her mother. Sue, ride a camel in the Negev during the Family Mission to Israel.
Israel — a lot different than Omaha! By Stephanie Millward It was lun riding on the camels. They were big and tall and weird. They made strange mumbling sounds that surprised me. The other animals they had in Israel were a lot different than in (jmaha because they had scorpions and wolves and cut. .ittie hedgenogs. We visited some neat swimming pools. One was like a rocky river that they had made into a public pool. We also went digging in caves where we dug for pottery and shells trom hundreds of ye; rs age. And. there was o! • tunnel that was re:iilv scary because it was ^lii 'ry and 'iiirit. and I aimosr lost my mom. There 'as f.ni.= "f-ailv neat nlace we went to wnere there w >? i tree it was ail written on. 1 thou'gnt it -vas prettv II It overlooked the country nfjor" •" • •• "'• St I'un tubing on the Jordan rUve' 11 the rjeginning because I gnr •stu'^k '.'u: lei; J!: .;;; tube. When ! joi UacK on my tuDe. it was very tun" We 'iiscoverea that the Jordan River wasni really very deep ! nould stand up :n it hut the current was strong, i ihought it was funny when my nioiii hit her bottom on the rocks in the river. My friend Er-ca thcughl :• was f-..nny when the rabbi fell off his tube, too. I thought the trip was really neat, because it was a lot different than Omaha. It was a small countr>' that hud a big army We .saw many soldiers with guns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I learned it was u big matter to be Jewish in Israel. It's nice thot Jews have a safe place to live.
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YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Bingo, English lessons and "YES talk' discussion group start at 10:30 a.m. The YES choral group will meet for rehearsal at 11 a.m. in the auditorium. Following lunch at noon, Sheriff Roth will speak. Due to a schedule conflict, the upcoming New Year's party will be held lAoniay, Sept. 12. Make reservations by Sept. 2 with Reva Oruch at 3918344 6r Julie Schapiro, 391-4869. Cost is $8 for members; $10 for non-members. For transportation, call 330-4272.
Howard Michael Wax of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Rebecca Leah Christiansen of Adel, Iowa, were married Aug. 21 at Beth El Jacob Synagogue in Des Moines. Rabbis Marshall Berg, Joseph Friedman and Yoasi Jacobson officiated. A reception arid dinner followed at the synagogue. Honor attendants for the bride were Julie Stein of Omaha and Sheryl Bever of Logan, Utah. Best men were David Stein of Omaha and Peter Unger of Minneapolis. The bride, daughter of Drs. Sarah and James Christiansen, also of Adel, is a Talmud Torah teacher at the Jewish Day School in Minneapolis. She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, where she was a member of Phi Sigma Iota sorority. Her father is a professor of biology at Drake University. Her mother is an actuary at The Principle Financial Group. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and, Mrs. James B. Christiansen of Storm Lake, Iowa. The groom, son of Dr. and Mrs. James I. Wax of Omaha, is a mashgiah for Star Kay Kosher Supervision and is employed by Stoller Fisheries in Spirit Lake. He attended the University of Nebraska in Omaha and Lincoln, the Wisconsin Institute of Torah Studies in Milwaukee, Wise, and Yeshiva University in New York City. His father is a pediatrician in the emergency department of Children's Memorial Hospital in Omaha. His mother is a pianist in the dance department of Creighton University. He is the grandson of Mae Pittelman of Milwaukee. The newlyweds reside in Minneapolis. CHANDLER/McKEAG Jennifer Chandler and Charles K. McKeag were married July 24 at the Marriott Hotel in Omaha. Cantor Michael Weisser officiated. Maid of honor was Amy Light. Best man was .Steven McKeag. > The bride, daughter of Allen and Barbara Chandler, is a student and full-time hall director at North Dakota State University. She is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. She also is a member of the National Residence Hall Honorary alumni. The groom, son of Charles J. and Karren McKeag, attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and is currently a student at North Dakota State University. The newlyweds reside in Fargo, N.D.
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Births Dr. Steven and Karen Sommer of Lincoln announce the June 22 birth of a daughter, Erika Anne. Grandparents are Peter and Carol Bregman, Shelly Bregman and Bill Schroeder, all of Irvine, Calif., and Melvin and Sybil Sommer of San Jose, Calif. Great-grandmothers are Sylvia Silver, also of Irvine, and Rose Markus and Anita Sommer, both of San Jose. A baby naming will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in Lincoln.
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By Michael Shapiro WASHINGTON (JTA) — Kory Ickler, student body president of Creighton University, a Catholic school in Omaha, Neb., used to feel inhibited talking to Jews because he had only minimal familiarity and contact with them. Now, however, after returning from a recent trip to Israel, Ickler said the barriers have fallen. The evidence? While he was stranded for 12 hours' in New York's John F. Kennedy Airp»i;t waiting for his return flight home, he walked over to a complete stranger — a man wearing a yarmulke — and started talking about Israel and his recent trip. Todd Chrzanowski, who lives in the self-described "white, Christian world" of small-town northern Minnesota, said his idea of Israel as "a stufTy, conservative society" was quickly dispelled by the "energy" of Tel Aviv and the bar scene in the holy city of Jerusalem. Jennifer Tschetter, a political science and economics major at South Dakota State University, also had several misconceptions of Jews and Israel dispelled by her visit to Israel earlier this month, which was sponsored by Project Interchange of the .\mencan Jewish Committee. Tschetter said she was worried about security and violence, byt felt very safe" once in Israel. The trip, she said, also gave her a "new understanding and appreciation for Judaism„not just as a religion. but as an enduring culture." Tschetter said that htr perception before the trip of Jews as a whole was solely based on "textbooks and stereotv-pes. • Ickler, Chrzanowsid and Tschetter were three of the 11 student leaders who were flown to Israel for Project Interchange's eight-day seminar, which exposed them to the complexities of Israeli society. They explored issues such as the Arab-Israeli conflict. Arab-Jewish coexistence, U.S.-Israeli relations, history, religion, archaeology, immigration and Zionism. The student body leaders, who are not Jewish, were chosen from schools in the Midwest and Plains Slates that have tew -Jewish students and that have had student body presidents go on to hold state and national political offices, according to Lisa Eisen, executive director of Project Interchange, For the past, 12 years. Project Interchange has sponsored seminars in Israel for some 1,200 ethnic and religious leaders, members of Congress and students. They are designed to educate the American leaders about Israel and to promote cooperation between the two countries. This most recent trip was the first held specifically for college student body presidents. Eisen said the goal of the educational seminar was to "give a general overview of Israeli society and the challenges it faces" to student leaders who have not been exposed to .rndnism and the Middle East, "The perfect time lu t-imtMie future American leaders about Israel is when they are young," Eisen 5aid. By meeting with Israeli and Arab student leac ,kibbuiz members and .«oiaiers their age. accc- .^..^ to Eisen, the students will have .=ome pe/sonal connection' to Israel and its people, whicn wn benefit iVmerican-Israeli TPlations in thefnnirr
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"We don't give a whitewash of Israel," Eisen said, in pushing their party line than in dealing with the referring to the many points of view presented to more mundane concerns of their peers, like parking the students, and the quality of food in the cafeteria. "We let them draw their own'conclusions." One popular site among the students, according In the end, Eisen said, most of the participants to Chrzanowski, was an old Syrian bomb shelter at "come out with a positive vieW of Israel," Kibbutz Degania which has been transformed into Some future "tangible effects" o£>the trip, accord- a ""rustic, crude" bar known as "The Bomb." ing to Eisen, may be support for Israel when and if Summing up the feelings of his fellow students, students reach Congress or trade relationships Ickler said, "'Across the board we all felt extremely between Israel and states in which they might hold privileged to be allowed the experience. I would go influential offices. back again in a flash." "When these people move up to state and nationADL forces official al leadership positions they will have a personal to resign his post connection and understanding and will be sensitive By Debra Nussbaum Cohen to Israel's concerns," Eisen said. Hypothesizing about future positions in Congress, NEW YORK (JTA) — In continuing fallout from both Ickler and Chrzanowski said their experiences the clash between the Anti-Defamation League and in Israel and their better understanding of Israel's Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition, the chairman goals would most likely influence them in favorable of ADL's Southwest regional board has been forced ways on issues dealing with Israel. to resign. "I see and understand the goals of Israel now," The resignation came after Gary Polland signed Ickler, a psychology m^or, said, an Aug. 2 advertisement in The New York Times Tschetter said that, if elected to Congress, she castigating the ADL for what the ad described as would be "in favor of keeping U.S. support for defjunation of the Christian right. Israel" strong. The ad was signed by 75 Jews, none of whom In the meantime, as leaders on their college listed their organizational afiiUations. It listed as a campuses, the students are planning to use their contact Toward Tradition, a Seattle-based group experiences to help educate their peers. formed in response to its perception of a liberal bias The 11 students, according to Chrzanowski, a in Jewish organization life. political science major at the University of North Dakota, have already discussed the possibility of holding conferences or presentations 'on their campuses to share their experiences with their fellow students and to inform them about the "complexities of the situation" in Israel. Tschetter, saying she has "an obligation to share" her experiences with others, already has over 20 speaking engagements at churches, local clubs and even a synagogue in her home state of GRILLED South Dakota. Ffifld in Q_ She said she will work to coordinate a conference on Judaism and Israel for -Midwestern colleges RESTAIHANT and universities and will invite representatives from the AJCommittee to come and speak to stuLunch Dinner dents. Mock peace taiks may also be a possibility, OM Mill ikmkt CMIM iDSrii« D*^ 49««m> she said: Having met with people representing various political views in Israel — right- and left-wing Israelis, Israeli Arab citizens and Arabs from the territories — Chrzanowski also said he has a "responsibility to inform people"' and to "lay out the facts" so people can make their own decisions. Genuine However, he said he will caution people not to Chicago make hasty decisions' about the region solely based on what they read in the papers or hear on televiStyle sion because the "dynamics' of the region are so complex. Hot Dogs Although they toured the country from the & More Golan Heights to Masada, the American student politicians were especially fascinated with how student governments in Israel differ with studpn' ••>'•2448 So. 120th St. • Omaha. l*fE 68144 ernraents on college campuses in America. Call In Your Take Out Orders Unlike in America. Israeli .students runri:;;^ ror office are supported and funded by tha various 402-330-4433 :;'.eii political parties. I did not run as a Democrat or Republicaa. Ciirzanowsid said. .Student poUuK- here is not as polarized," Ickler s lid it appeared, from their meeting with Israeli itudenr !t:-.ders at Tel Aviv University, that the 3tudent,<; were more intcrp.?red
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A D'var Torah by David Kricsfeld delivered recently at Beth Israel Synagogue We have all seen the comtnercials. Supposedly everybody is doing it. One of the gurus is Kenny Kingston (he is supposed to be the best), and even Dionne Warmck and Sylvester Stallone's mother are promoting it. Hardly anybody sees the small type that claims this is for adults and entertainment purposes only. In case you don't know what I am referring to, Fm talking about the newest rage in late night infomercial mania: the Psychic Friends Hotline that will predict your future. What kind of bologna is this? On TV, the lady asks an audience member for her name and then, standing 30 feet away from her, she can predict her future! But even worse, trained operators are standing by to predict your future just like the lady did on TV, yet the operator can't even see you! Something is not right. All of this psychic talk made me think. And following in the way of my grandfather, Bemie Weiss, I have thought up a joke: What do these 'psychic friends" and EuroDisney have in common? They both make lousy prophets! (Today's) Parsha Ro'eh speaks about false prophets. Deuteronomy Chapter 13, verses'2-6 states: 'If there appears among you a prophet or dreamdiviner and he gives you a sign or a portent, saying, "Let us follow and worship another god' — whom you have not experienced — even if the sign or the portent that he named to you comes true, do not
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heed the words of that prophet or that dream-divirfer. |For the Lord your God is testing you to see whether you really love the Lord your God with all of your heart and soul. Follow none but the Lord your God, and revere none but Him; observe His commandments alone, and heed only his orders; worship none but Him, and hold fast to him.' Rashi had something to say when it came to the sut^ect of false prophets. He said, "Reason, which declares his testimony false, is more to be trusted than the eye which sees his signs." What does this mean? It means that when there is a so-called "miracle," God is actually testing }rou to see if you can withstand the validity of man's claims. Therefore, as Hallevi and Miamonides both claim, do not accept a miraculous act as an unerring attestation of a Divine mission. So with all of this knowledge from throughout the centuries, today's Jews definitely know that there is only one God. And keeping this in mind, we don't like to hear news of false prophets. So is the Jewish population safe from these outside threats? Surprisingly, no. In the August, 1993, edition of Moment magazine, Arnold Markowitz wrote of the effects cults have on Jewish children and why Jews are targets of many cults. Markowitz has worked with thousands of families to help them get over cult experiences. Markowitz states that as many as 10 to 20 percent of cult members are Jewish. He goes on to state that at least 40 percent of the members of cult-like Eastern meditation classes in nugor urban centers are Jevrish. Markowitz believes there are reasons for the disproportionate number of Jews in cults and cult-like groups. One reason is because Jews are very open to alternative and theological ideas. Another reason is because almost 90 percent of Jewish kids attend college, where cults do their most fervent recruiting. So what can we do to prevent the Jewish youth from trading the pulpit of Rabbi Friedman for the pulpit of Reverend Sun Myung Moon? Markowitz suggests classes to educate Jewish high school students of the dangerous effects that cults have. He also urges parents to be supportive of the children, thus establishing a strong family background 80 a Jewish child doesn't need to depend on a cult for a sense of fulfillment.
Once again, the Torah is looking out for our safety. By following just one God, thfe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, you, needn't worry about the brainwashing that can occur inside some cults. So next time you see those false prophets on TV who want you to call in, remember what the Shemtov ben Shemtov said in 1489: The mere foretelling of future events is the lowest of prophecy, and in the eyes of the great Prophets of Israel, it was of quite secondaiy importance. Their aim was to fathom the secrets of holiness; and their striving by means of admonition and moral suasion, to guide the peoples in the paths which lead mankind to spiritual and political well-being." Shabbat Shalom.
Rabbis rule on kosher cow By Debra Nuasbaum Cohen NEW YORK (JTA) — Rabbinic authorities have put 8U1 end to a rumor that was circulating nationwide last week that milk produced in this country was not kosher. Leading mainstream kashrut supervision agencies have ruled that the milk is indeed kosher. The cause of the problem was gassy cows and the surgical techniques commonly used to relieve their discomfort. The procedures render the bovines and all that they produce "treif," or non-kosher. The gas-releasing procedures have been performed for years. But the controversy erupted recently when an onsite supervisor of a cholov Yisrael dairy reportedly noticed that it was being done more often than people seemed to be aware. Sharing his observation with a handful of people was all it took for the rumors to take off in religious circles, say observers. Leading kashrut supervision agencies, including the Orthodox Union, Kof-K, Star K and OK Labs, investigated the matter by examining the cows at dairy farms and consulting experts in bovine anatomy and veterinary medicine. They concluded that the m^ority of cows are kosher and, therefore, so is most of the milk produced in the country. If most milk is kosher, then milk overall is rendered acceptable, according to the authorities. "A certain amount of cows are definitely treif We're relying on the law of majority," said Rabbi Mayer Bendet, spokesman for the OK Laboratories, based in Brooklyn.
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OVE Notes By Sadye Newman Entertainment was provided recently by Wayne Miller on the accordion, sponBored by the Merrymakerg. Esther Belmont's 100th birthday was celebrated with her nieces and nephews, who came from near emd far. A tea was held in her honor. Hadassah's Oneg Shabbat was the rendition of Al Jolson's songs sung by Stan Widman, accompemied by Harold Zabin. A tea was served by hostesses Ann Belmont, Rhoda Blatt, Marty and Frances Kimmel, Lola R«lnglas and'Mary Pellman. LOVIB spwKkofed a Family Day with entertainment by Dim Oerveny on the electric keyboard.
t^^alc^rii iatdiBk^^isclosure By Matthew Dorf WASHINGTON (JTA) — Fueled by the U.S. government's continued refusal to release documents detaiUog I^ijjrt.Wfddheim'ip.Nazi tifs.^lawmakerB are seWmig fall tt§clo8Ure*bf all gwerftnerifld files on Nazi warcrhninals.' -'. •" '» Tb^ Oentral Intelligence Agency has denied repeated requests to disclose its files on Waldheim, a Ibrmer United Nations secretary-general and president of Austria. A bill introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney ^D- N.Y.) would harrow the provisions in the Freedom of Information Act that has allowed the CIA and other government agencies to keep its files secret. The bill, known as the WEU" Crimes Disclosure Act, would apply to all individuals on the so-called "Watch List" of aliens who are excluded from the United States because of their Nazi ties. ^'It is outrageous that the CIA was able to hide Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past even while the State and Justice Departments were placing him on the Watch List," Maloney said. Debate over Waldheim's war record has resurfaced in recent weeks afler Pope John Paul II conferred on him a papal knighthood, drawing the ire of many in the Jewish community. Waldheim served as an intelligence officer in the Balkans during World War II and has been implicated in connection with deportation and reprisal killing of partisans. Under current law, a government agency can ref^e to diiclose documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act by declaring that such disclosure would endanger the "national security." Maloney*! bill would force an agency to release requested information unless it reveals private and personal information, or if it reveals a current intelligence agent or endangers a current intelligencaaource. The bill alfo allows agencies to keep information seerei only If there is '^clear and convincing evidwfeiie' tikfit its xelease would threaten U.S. national^weyrity or foreign ralations. . ttfil^ney^ acdoi; drew Immediate praise from the Anti- Defamation League and the Simon Wlissenttial Center. 'We've long felt that there is an absolute necessity to do something ta streamline this archaic law to ensure the release of these documents," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
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Bomb damage in Argentina The United Jewish Appeal provided the photos on this page to show the extensive damage caused by the July 18 bombing of the Jewish community's headquarters in Buenos Aries. An estimated 100 were killed and more than 200 were injured.
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