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Orphan train rider seeks Jewish identity This woman knew tha By Morris Maline she and Anne were ambni In the early igobs, idvance men came out to five children who had liese parts from the East been sent by trail) .to fiv^ iJoast in an effort to publichildless couples who were iize the availability of members of St. Maryi's Irphan children for adopCatholic parish. ion., '^ 'My fathel' had-threat'. When suitable parentiB ened the end of all &iendirere found, the children ships should anyone ever vere placed on so-called, tell of her adoption," Mrs. Orphan Trains,' for Harrison said. ransportation throughout She never told her parhe midwest. ents about knowing of her On one of these trains adoption .and didn't seek ^ode a young girl who Anne Harrison'of Lincoln seeks informa' any additional informanded up in Colorado tion on Jewish parents tion until reading the Iprings, Colorado, as the August, 1986, issue of the aughter of John J. and Anna M. Gruele, a Smithsonian Magazine, which contained an artilatholic couple who raised their adopted child as cle on the Orphan Train Movement. . iilabeli a name later changed to'Anne. "I then realized that I was part of it." : Today, Anne Harrison, 86, resides in Lincoln, 'After correspondence spanning three years, she ind is searching for her Jewish roots. received a copy of her birth certificate which stated : Mrs. Harrison believes that her birth parents that her name wets Mabel Rubin, her mother's yere Jewish and the story of how she came to this name was Jennie Rubin, 19, born in Russia; her )elief is recorded in a book, titled. The Orphan father's name was Moe Cohen, 21, born in New rrains.'' York Ci^, and her father's address was 604 . [ Her search for identity really started at the age Eastern Parkway. . "* if 25 when she pursued a career as a singer in With this new information, Mrs. Harngon jogged^ Sew York City. her memory recently lipon talking with a fellow .' Her father had told her earlier about being bap- docent at the Sheldon Art Gallery. She noted ized at St. Vincent Ferrar Catholic Church, yet Barbara Cohen's last name and suggested a possiirhen she stopped at the church to ask for a copy of ble relationship, adding that she was mostlikely lie record, she was referred to the New York unable to proce^Rirther with her search. . ToundUng Hospital and there she was presented Mrs. Cohen suggested that perhaps a story in the th a baptismal certificate dated Feb. 27, 1909, Omaha Jewish Press might interest some readers ,8ting the Grueles as her parents. who could offer, advice on finding out more .about In most cases, this probably would have been the her birth parents. ind of her search. However, upon returning to That's how this story came about, and as I left inver a few years later, she renewed a friendship Mrs. Harrison's apartment, she said, "It's a funny |he had with a woman who had attended first and feeUng, all of my life I have felt close to the Jewish :ond grade with her in Colorado Springs. people, now I know why... I'm really Jewish."'
Memorial event honors veterans From Generation to Gei^eration: Keeping the emoiy Alive", is the theme for an event honoring le American vetevnB who liberated Nazi concention camps and those they liberated. The memorial event, a 50th anniversary celebra' ^on of this historic and emotional time, is also {lart of Victory "96, a atate-wide commemoration, The special observance is sponsored by the Plains States Office of the Anti Defamation ague. The celebration will be May 10 in the itherspoon Concert Hall at the Joslyn Art useum at 7:30 p.m. Following the one-hour for at program, will be a dessert reception in the toslyn Atrium. • According to Sam Fried, Holocaust survivor and vent chairman, "the purpose of the program is to ducate the public through ongoing awareness and iducational activities so that this catastrophic ime in world history will never be forgotten." Honorary chairmen are Louie Blumkin, Robert )augheny, John Gottschalk, Norman Krivosha, till Ramsey, Howard Silber, Roy Smith and knald Yale. S One of the guest speakers at the (Xremony will le Robert Powers, Landsberg Concentration Camp Iberator and author of "Holocaust, The Story of he 103rd Infantry Division* Powers and Raymond Menuey, national preti•nt of the 103rd Infantry Division Association, rill be presented a plaque ezpretting the {ratiude of Holocaust survivors to American veterans rWorid War II. A plaque will also be pe««)t«l to •m Pried, who will accept on* behalf of all Uocaust •urvivora. Tor information, call Cindy Kaubnan at tha
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Yom Ha Auniii^^ The community-wide celebration of luhtel's 47th anniversary w'ill talie place at the Jewish Community Center, May 7, from noon to 2:30 p.m., find will feature Gary Rosen, children's and family entfertairier, who incorporates "Tot Rock" with Jewish and Israeli music. _
Gary Rosen-Good Times Tbt Rock Mr. Rosen won the 1993 National Parenting Publications Award and has comoosed songs for "Sesame Street' characters Big Bird and'Sscar the Grouch. "There will be a special emphasis this year on children and I^ilies," said Nancy Schlessinger, co-chairman of this year's Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration. . , -" . ' In addition, ther;^ will be Israeli Klezmer m'usjf, ' Israeli food and drinks, holiday arts and crafts, a roving clown, and lots of fun and surpmes. "The goal is to educate the^community about Yom Ha'Atzmaut through hands-on 'informal fun pro-. gramming and celebration in solidarity with the State of Israel," said Cheryl Lerner, co-chairman with Nancy Schlessinger.- "^e hope that everyone who attends this progkam will feel a stronger link to their heritage and the State of Israel and be filled with pride as a Jew," added Ms. Schlessinger. The program ig sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council and is free and open to the public.
The Cantor & The Klansman When Cantor Michael ' ^^ > Jewish cantor and liis fami' Weisser of Lincolnly befriended a. white^j received threats from supremist made national Larry. Trapp, Grand headlines in 1991. Dragon of the White Less than a year later, Knights of the Ku Klux there was a new and Klan of Nebraska, the astounding chapter in the Cantor and his family story. turned the other cheek. The Klansman was iiivit^^' •The Cantor & The ed ii)to the cantor's hqni^ Klansman," airing where he was nurse()> •• Wednesday, April 26, through his terminal ill9:30 p.m., on the ness. Nebraska ETV Network, He converted to Judaism features interviews with and joined the NAACP. Weisser, his wife, Julie, In her book, Ms. and author Kathryn •; Watterson tells the 'Story of Watterson, who wrote an vjrapp's life as a radst, his accqunt of Trapp's trans - transformation in response formation in Not by the _ ... i ^ , ' „^_ j to the love and kindness of o . m. . . Former white •upremacist Larry Trapp, second ., „, , Sword. The special ,r^„ Hght, converU to Judaibm in.the syna-.^he Weisser family with repeats Saturday, April gogue he once planne«Llo Jjomb, with Canton,'^'hom he'lived untilUis 29, at 7:30 a.m. Michael Weiiaer, left, ofrteiating. See page 8 also, death in 1992, ahd Trapp's The story-• of how a " . crusade for redemption.
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Library to provide books on cassettes The Jewish Federation Library has announced a new 'Talking Books" service to benefit those who are blind or partially-iigfated. The new service will provide Jewish-content books on audio cassettes, said Joyce Cohen, library president. "The ability to ofTer cassettes is something the library has waolsd to do for a long time, and now it is possible because of a specific donation from PMinle Davis,* lIs.C«han addwi.
She explainm that Mr. Davis is a member of Friends of the Library and that he earmarked a donat/^fVl^athe cassette program with the understanding'that only with extra help can the library meet the'spiraling needs of its patrons. With this donation, Mr. Pavis continues a history of past support which has provided new furoJshingi for the children's secfion of the library, a fV||u) (pr the promotidi of library use and awareness, ind a new computer.
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By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke Last Day8 of Pesah 'The Fountains of Triumph" Oliver Wendell Holmes once tried to put into a ; fewr words what we ought to do after we have contemplated life and our times and find ourselves unable to chart a clear path: "With all humility, I think that 'whatsoever thy hand fjndeth to do, do it with thy might,' is infinitely more iip'portant than the vain attempt to love one's neighb6r a& oneself." He thus preferred Kohelet's CEcd. 9.10) insistence that serious attempts at work give meaning to life, , to the idealistic view of Leviticus (Lev. 19.18) that meaning in life is found in serving our fellows compassionately. Pesah finds still another approach in our eager attempts to find meaning in life: an insistence that God's plan (which we cannot penetrate) includes an eventual liberation of mankind and a redemption. When that occurs, .human life will have attained a status worthy of God's children, (Of a truth, 1 miss — sorely miss — the Haftarah for Shabbat Hoi haMoed Pesah, which we dotiot . have this year. That Haflarah, Ezekiel 37, prosaic in structure, soars to poetic heights as the prophet pictures the restoration of life and fortune to the Israelite exiles in Babylonia.) (Be siire to read it!) The inspired choice of the Messianic prophecy in Isaiah H for the last day of Pesah electrifies the •reader, or listener, with the promise,of betterthings-to-come. It is possible that the prophet was' only thinking of the potential of the crown prince, Heleki.ah; but we are certainly justified in thinking that Isaiah meant much more, ah era of peace and justice, a time in the distant foture.when the "wolf shall dwell with the lamb," and."the land sh'all be filled with devotion to the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." rThis is the last bit of Scripture reading for Pesah. The worshiper, in the Synagogue or at home, is left savoring the vision of a world yet-to-be, a world different in spirit and in kind from the crass world of raw power and human cynicism which is ours. By this Haftarah, Pesah teaches us that the nature of mankind can be changed, indeed will be changed. And Pesah teaches by its history that the nature of God will not change, tfiat our God insists on free dbm, both in the ijresent and in the future, even as He did in the distant past. In every generation, we are reminded, evil-doers rise up against us. But in every generation the hand ot God is with those who yearn for freedom, risk all for freedom, and'strive for 'that day," as our last Haftarah puts it, when "joyfully you shill draw water from the fountains of triumph."
Deaths SAMUEL ZACHARIA Services for Samuel Zacharia, 88, were held April 14 at Temple Israel Cemetery. He was preceded id death by his wife, Minnette. Survivprp include two sons, Lawrence and Richard, both of Omaha, and six grandchildren. • Memorials may be made to Temple Israel,^ Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, and Make A Wish Foundation. ELAINEZUKER Word has been received of thedeath of Elaine Zulfer in Miami, Fla. She was preceded in deaith by five sisters. •^ -Survivors include one brother, Meyer Zuker of Omaha, and nephews. RABBI SAUL BOLOTNIKOV Services for Rabbi Saul Bolotnikov of Sioux City w(^ere held recently at the United OrthodoXi Synagogue. Burial was in the Independent Farane Cemetery. He died March 30 at the age of 88. He was. preceded in death by a sister. • *. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Rochelle, and two grandchildrgp. Rabbi Bolotnikov attended rabbitical schools in Europe and became a rabbi in 1929. He moved to Sioux City in 1937 and had been a rabbi for the Orthodox community there ever since. He married Reva Kaplan in 1979 at Beth Israel Synagogue in Omaha. REBECCA (REVA) NATHAN Services for Rebecca Nathan of Omaha were held Wednesday at Fisher Farm Cemetery. She.^ied ftl the age of 71. Survivors include her husband, Paul Nathan; two sons, Allen and and Ira; a brgther, Irving Prankel of New York; and three grandchildren. • Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. • ,
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>-The Jewish Community is reading (Editor's Note: newcolumn from the Jewish Federation Library will appear intcrmit^ntly, listing the books ciirrently in demand by lilirary borrowers) ' Ajid They Shall Be My People by Paul'Wilkes, blends the down-to-earth daily tasks and the spiritual life of a contemporary American rabbPi'n Worcester, Mass. . ' Far to Go by Julie^Ellis. A tale of foui generations of unusual women Tlabbi, Rabbi by Andrew Kale. Complicated rornance betweeir an Orthodox rabbi and the "gieat love of his life," a female Reform rabbi. '^ Roommates by Max Apple. Intimate portrait of a relationship between a grandfather and-his grandson. ' ,
Jeff Taxman and Karen Javitch will present a "Program of Song" at the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah HIES luncheon Tuesday, May 10, 11:30 a.m., at the Highland Country Club. The event will also include the honoring of more than 20 womien in Omaha and Council Bluffs who are members of the nursing profession. According to co-chairmen Faye Ruback and Elaine Feldman, "having Jeff and Karen with us promises a special treat on a day that also honors the up-to-date vocational and career counseling offered by Hadassah Israel Education Services in Israel commerce and industry. Cost is $10 per person. Send reservations for the brunch to Phyllis Fried, 656 JE George Blvd., Omaha, NE 68132, by May 1.
The Sacrifice of Tamer by Gnome Rage. The author of Jppthe's Daughter and Sotah tells the story of an ultra Orthodox woman who struggles with a "dreadful" secret Sanctuary by Faye Kellerraan. Continues , Kollerman's series featuring detective Peter Decker and hii wife, Rina Laiurus Decker.
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Synagogues Oandleli^ting 7:S2 pjn. TEMPLE ISRAEL "• 7023 Cass Street , ' *^ Ri Omaha, ME 68132 6S6-6636 riilDAY; ) Shabbat evening service at 8:15 p.m. , Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Cantor*Vablonski will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. Guest, violinist will be Naomi Leiserowitz. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by participants of the 20's and 30's Federation Mission to Israel. Sitter Service Sitter service is, available each Shabbat evening service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service jwben there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly^ There are no facilities for infants. ) SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service at 11:15 a.m. Simcha B'shabbat~The congregation will study the Torah portion for the week. SUNDAY: Yom Hastioah Community Holocaust Memorial service, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel. The Services will include testimonies of Holocaust surrivors, followed by the music of "Silenced Voices," by members of the Omaha Symphony. The program features the work of three Jewish composers and jiilsicians who were victims^f the Holocaust. Bat Mitzvah Michelle Taylon, daughter of Mary Ann and Charles Taylon, will celebrate her jBat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning Service Saturday, April 29. Adult Education '. Tuesday: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Adult B'nai Mitzvah. Thursday: Beyond Midrash, 7 to 8:15 p.m., led >yrion Schwartz.' "TOW" Torah on Wheels (TOW) will be held Tuesday 'rom noon to 1:15 p.m. at A.G. Edwards, First >Iational Plaza, 11404 W. Dodge, Suite 600. The lost is JefFLaudin. Reservations are required. Call e Temple office at 556-6536. CHABAD HOUSE 1322 So. 119th Street Omaha, NE 68144 697-tl24 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 'almud, 12 p.ni. Thursday. ' Chumash Class' Chumftsh class'for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Yiddish "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons Wednesdays, 7 p.m. English . ' "Think Jewish and speak English" classes on ^ewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and "hursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House. ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services held in the Goldsten Chapel at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join fesidents for the service and the kiddush following. Special memorial services are held on the last laturday of each month." B'NAI JESHURUN 20th and South Streets . Lincoln, NE 68502 435-8004 ices.are officiated by Cantor Michael 'eiBser. ' . FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service at 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; ReliE^ious school, 10 a.m. OFFUTT Capehart Chapel 26th Street and Capehdrt Omaha, NE 68123 294-6051
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T BETH (jpilAEL SYNAGOGUE BBTH ra. SYNAGOGUE .14606 California 1502 No. 52nd Street Omaha, NE 68154 Omaha, NE 68104 ' 492-8550 ' ''' 556-6288 Office! Hours; Office hours: Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through iThursday, 8 a.m.'to 4:30 p.m.; Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ' Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Services are conducted by Rabbi Joseph Friedman. Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Last Days of Passover Kabbfllat Shabbat service at 7:55 p.m. FRIDAY: SATURDAY: Minha-Ma'ariv, 6 p.m. Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in the SATURDAY: ' Shaharit (Yizkor), 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. services^ Yizkor/Sermon, 10:30 a.m. Sitter ^ervice starts at 10 a.m. ' Mincha, followed by lesson with the rabbi, 7'55 Shabbat story .time, the first and third Saturday p.ip., followed by Ma'ariv. at 11 a.m. ' , Havdalah, 8:53 p.m. K'tantan (program for kindergarten, first, second SUNDAY: and third grades) meets the first and third Morning services at'9 a.m. Saturday at 11 a.m.. Breakfast and a study session with'Rabbi TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) at 10 a.m. Friedman follow the service. Minha-Ma'ariv, 8:05 p.m.. Evening services at 7:55 p.m. Passover ends no earlier thanB:31 p.m. ' WEEKDAYS: SUNDAY: , Services at 7 a.m. and 7:55 p.m. Services are at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Lunch 'n Learn Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Lunch 'n Learn wiibbe held'Tuesday from noon to Judaica Shop 1 p.m. at the home of Dennis and Susan Paley, Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 13014 Lcaveriworth Rd. p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon; and by apjiointment. Sisterhood Gift Shop Bat Mitzvah Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Michelle Malashock, daughter of Diane and Leah Siegel at 556-5455. Larry Malashock, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday evening, April 28,'and Saturday morning, April 29. Lunch and Learn ' Yom Ha'atzmaut Lunch and Learn for children Michelle Malashock, daughter of Diane and ages 5 and under, Friday, April 28, 12:15 to 1:30 Larry Malashock, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah p.m. Reservations are required. Call Barb Giller at Saturday, April 29, at Beth El Synagogue. 334-5746. A seventh-grade honor student at Beveridge Junior TIFERETH ISRAEL High, she enjoys draw3219 Sheridan Blvd. ing cartoon characters, Lincoln, NE 68502 talking on the phone, 423-8569 .listening to music, and Services are cpnducted by Rabbi Stanley M. swimming. Rosenbaum. Michelle has two Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. brothers, Andrew, 10, FRIDAY: Seventh Day of Pesach and Jeffrey, 6. Services at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Grandparents are Light candles no later than 7:55 p.m. Donna and Donald MicheJIe Malashock SATURDAY: Eighth Day of Pesach Barna and Barbara and Stanley Malashock, all of Services start at 9:30 a.m. Omaha. Jr. Congregation at 10:15 a.m. YIZKOR Great-grandmother is Myrtle Fox of Miami, Fla.
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B'NAI ISRAEL The RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION 322-4705 Services led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and congregants. NOTE: Services on the first and-third Fridays of each m^nth are held in Omaha. All other Friday night services are held in Council Bluffs. For information.on any activities, call 3^2-4705. FRIDAY: Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m., 3029 S. 119 St., Omaha. Members of Second Unitarian Church will visit. Kosher for Pesach Oneg will be provided. SUNDAY: Religious School resumes, 10 a.m., West.sidp (Community Education Center. THURSDAY: Auction fund-raiser, 7 p,m., Standley Auction House, 6607 Sunshine Dr., Omaha. FRIDAY, April 28: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m., 018 Mynster, Council Bluffs. SATURDAY, April 20: Study Session, Havdalah, and Hanukat ha Bayit for Hollis Closer, 1709 N. 50th St., Omaha.
Michelle Suzanne Taylon, daughter of Charles and Mary Ann Taylon, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah Saturday, April 29, at Temple Israel. A seventh-grade honor student at _ , Logan Font^nelle I 1 Junior High in I * /* Bellevue, she enjoys soccer, basketball, softball, reading and playing the clarinet. She is a member of National Junior Honor Society and the Student Council. Michelle Taylon Michelle has a brother, Sam, and a sister, RacheL Grandparents are Esther Tnylon of Orhaha ana the late Sam Taylon, and Vera and Don Dowdell of Rio, Wise.
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Doctor to doctor : Dr. Edward B, Roaenbaum came h(|me to Omaha recently and made a 'house call' to the Jewish Federation's Maimonides Society at a dinner meeting in the Marriott Hotel. To the delight of some 60 friends, relatives, and colleagues, he dispensed a variety of 'tonics' to ease the dliflculties associated with the practice of. medicine. His. advice to the medical profession came from his' own experience, attending both Creighton University and the. University of Nebraska medical Khool,' serving an internship at the Jewish Medical Hospital of St. -Louis, and Uien pursuing advanced studies at the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, ft the Mayo Clinic, and at the University of Minnesota. ~vj In 1948, he settled in Portland, Oregon, and 40 yenrs later earned national celebrity status with the publication of his best-selling book, A Ttute of My Own Sledicine. The book became a movie coiled The Dohtor, starring William Hurt as Dr. Rosenbaum. •"The producers built a hospital on the set, borrowed all of the necessary equipment, and even •gave nie a part ... 1 had to say the word, "Hi," so tliey had me do it 37 times and I got n check for $411 for my part in the film." ' DiyRosenbaum said the producers made Hurl n cnrdinlogiBt rather than an iiiternisl and eliminated any reference to Jewish content contained in the [book. For the audience, he discussed his early Jewish life in Omaha recalling when his wife bought fresh fisli, then went across the street to get a freshkilled chicken and then went to Adier's bakery to pick up a fresh-baked chnllah. Art Adler. a boyhood friend, was in the audience. Dr. Rosenbaum addressed what he described as the "diminishing image" of doctors, suggesting that unrealistic expectations coupled with "no margin fnr error," the isolation of physicians, and being in ;a diffprent eronnniic group - - all played a part. His experience,'said Dr. Rosenbaum, taught liim never lo any "I'm anrry" to a patient. "The patient, upon hearing those words, would conclude that there's nothing else to be done " Dr. Rosenbaum said he once was taken abnrk when a patient asked, "When am I going to die?" When the patient was asked where he got the idea that death was imminent, the response was fYnu said goodbye old friend, and yon had never said that before." In a more humorous vein, he told about the 'patien^ who questioned how he could take a pill three times a day after meals if he didn't eat lunch. The answer was: "Pretend you eat lunch." In a conversation with this writer, Dr. Rosenbaum described the Omaha Jewish community as a wonderful example of how Judaism can^ flourish away from the miyor renters of Jewish life. Where I live, he said, tlie next generation nf Jpw.i will coiiRider themselves Jewish by going to R lestaurant and ordering n corned beef i>iin(lwirli. In new busiuess, Dr Ron (Nioper welciinied new ;nipml)Prfl as follows: Dra, Alan I,angnaR, Margaret Hlock, and Barry Kricsfeld.
Corrections • A recent editorial staled that the pastor of the Presbyterian Faith Church in LaVista had agreed to let Rabbi Joseph Friedman address his congrega lion to refute claimB*made during a Jews for Jesus presentation. Rabbi Friedman said he had asked for permission, but no acceptance has been forth coming. A recant photo caption erroneously identified Yuriy Oalev ai Maxim Dobin.
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To the Edlton B'nlai Israel recently Invited Mt. Zion Pentecoital church, a Black congregation .with whom we are developing a relationship, to a Hf^vdalah service. In place of our usual study component, we asked Pastor Oeraldine Sanford to address us and lead the combined congregations in a discusaion, , Pastor Sanford.spoke very movingly about the need to remember, as discussed in the book of Deuteronomy, Ailer focusing on the need to remember in terms of her experiences in relation to the last 60 years of Black history, she told of becoming acquainted with a Holocaust survivor. Through learning of his personal experiences, she discovered common ground between Blacks and Jews, both of whom have endured so much persecution, She has shared her knowledge with her children and their children, and with her congregants as well. As Jews, we were inspired to learn that members of a Black church were learning from and remembering our story, anti they felt that the injunction to "Remember" applied not only to their own history, but also to ours. As a Jewish community, we have a special obligation to remember. Sunday evening at 7 p.m., we will come together to remember the Holocaust and to honor the survivors through a community program entitled "Silenced Voices." I hope the entire Jewish community will follow the injunction to remember, and to teach our children what has transpired, to expose the evil people who would deny our terrible experiences and to help ensure that history can never repeat itself Understandably, not all survivors wish to relate their experiences and we must honor'their choice, but many need to talk about what they have been through. We can help by listening. We can invite Ihein to speak to us, lo help us to learn from their experiences. As a Reconstructionist rabbi, I don't believe there is intrinsic meaning in suffering. But I do believe in nur responsibility lo make meaning out of it and to learn from it. On this fiOlh anniversary of the end of WW II, it is important for us to come together as a commynily lo remember those who perished in the Holoraust and to honor its survivors.. I hope you will join us. Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein B'nai Israel Synagogue.
By Mark Levy, eduoation director ,» Studies and programs about Passover were springing up at the United Talmud Torah df Omaha this semester. The students In the primary grades had a Passover multi-experience program recentlir at the Beth Israel Synagogue facllltl«B,' Under the supervision of Ruth Potash, and the guidance of their teachers, Sheri Abramion, Tiffany Franklin, Sandi Fried, Shirley Goodman, Andrea Oroiiman, Phyllis Silberatein, and Blanche Wise, and assisted by Jeannl* Qiliniky, Lisa Epstein, Kristy Schulman, Qlan Fineman, Sarah Raflil and Janet Rosenitein, the atudents made matiEah covers and charoaet, land Pasaovr aongi and dramatized the events of the ancient exodua of the laraelitea from Egypt, Alao at Beth El, students in the upper grades went through the finals of the first annual "Matzah Match"-a Passover Quiz Bowl-conceived by Margo Riekes and developed in conjunction with Education Director Mark B. Levy, The winning team of students in fourth and fifth grades consisted of Jennifer Cooper,Yoni Drazen, Danny iMorris, Rebecca Murow, Michelle Simon, and Aaron Wolfson; members of the runner-up team were Ben Kova, Andrew Malashock, Brandon Rich, Alexis Rothenberg, Natasha Sadolsky and Tamara Schneider, For the sixth and seventh grades, the winning team consisted of Michael Fineman, Sara Gordon, Sarah Hasslinger, Naomi Katskee, Noah Priluck and Annelise Ocanto; members of the runner-up team were Melissa DeBruin, Michelle Hellman, Jonathan Linn, Mara Olesh, David Pitlor and Courtney Rabb. All the teams were given much honor for having reached the finals, and members of the winning teams were awarded medals and gift certificates to Blockbuster Video. If you would like to see how well you would have done in this contest, here is a sampling of some of the questions: L Pesach is one of the "Shalosh R'galeem". Name the other two. (Answer: Shavu'ot and Sukknt) 2. On which days of Pesach may a Jew work? (Answer: Choi HaMo'ed) 3. What was the name of Moses',wife? (Answer: Tzipporah) 4. What's the highest number in 'Chad Oadyah"? (Answer: 13)
To the Editor. Just five short years ago, B'nai Israel celebrated their first annual Tu b'shvat seder emphasizing the greening of Israel and the responsibilities of mankind to be responsible and respectful of our earth. Today, as before, congregation B'nai Israel continues lo educate the congregation, young and old, using these same values. Children in religious school learn the niilzvah of Bnl Taschit, not destroying, families have taken up recycling and tomposling wholeheartedly, and others belong to nnd are active in many environmental orgnniza tinns. B'nni Israel lias meniherahip in the organization Slinnirpi Adnnuih, Keepers of the Karth, whidh pro vides publicnlion and infornmlion on the relationship between Judaism and ecology aa well as offering information on current legislation and' other issues that affect our planet. , With this commitment by such a small group of peoplte, it would only seem natural to direct our fund-raising efforts in ways that would promote our ideals toward recycling and protecting and beautifying Ihe earth. Both fund-raisers, the Spring Auction on April 27, and the Spring Flower sale April 30, carry through this basic premise. A synagogue beautiflcation project involving children of congregation members i*-alio planned in cotvunction with this sale. Linda Sadoftky
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Some members of Onfaha's Russian Club from the JCC were featured in the April issue of the New Horizons magazine. Among those in the photo were Roza Kogan, Julia Nakhimovich, Yentle Kulick, Bronya Chudnovsky, Leah Kupfer, Ida Grinshpon, Sima Shapiro, Mariya Fridman, Larisa Treskunova, Margarita Treskunova, Esfir Zisser, Ohizlia Feldman, and Director Margaret Conti. Also, interviews were done and articles were written about Ida Grinshpon, I.idiya Linde, Sliefta Zisser, Natjilie Rubin (resettlement coordinator for Jewish Family Service), and Margaret ('oiiti (Russian Club director).
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F When Annie arid Harry ^len met at the Jewish Community Center in Omaha Qver 50 years ago , they knew they had one thing in common. They pere both (Zionists. ! They married, had careers, raised a family ahd in 1987 realized their dream of moving to Israel. Mr. Allen says, This is where! needed to live as a Jew. We wanted to come while we h>uld ei\joy it togethei.' Rental property is scarce in Jerusalem, according to Mr. Allen, but when they first arrived they were lucky enough to find a man who wanted to rent his apartment as well as his car. "We had to promise hot to;drive it on Sabbath,' Mrs. Allen said. *Bec8(u8e he didn't have car insurance on Sabbath." She'said many cars are insured that way because it is cheaper. ' The Aliens have moved several times since that apartment and novf reside in a high-rise complex. Complete with three bedrooms and two baths, it is In one of Jerusalem's first luxury tower apaiTments that were built in the '70s. Most of the furniture is rented with the apartment but the walls are filled with Jewish treasures that the Aliens have collected during their marriage. A paper cut sent from friends in Lincoln, Kebraska hangs over the couch. A fi-amed telegram from Israel, dated 1947, sent to the Allen when they lived in Nevada thanking them for their relief efforts, has a special place in the hall.
In order to get to know people when they moved to Israel, the couple immersed themselves in activities. They betong to a Conservative congregation, they take classes in adult education and they belong to the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. ' i
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. But in the middle of Israel, the Aliens have not forgotten Nebraska. A rug from Nebraska Furniture adornes the living room floor, and Mr. Allen has a prized videotape of the winning football team close to his VCR. The lower level of the apartment building is connected, along with four other towers, to a shopping Inall where they Eire able to shop for groceries and other necessities without going outside. Mrs. Allen says she like^ going to the big open markets but sometimes it's not very convenient. Mr. Allen works for a philanthropic organization in Israel, often deciding who will receive grants. He Bnd his wife travel across Israel in order to make these decisions.
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Mrs. Allen is a volunteer for Hadassah, an activity she also enjoyed when she lived in the United States.* But here the conversation is different. The coffee talk is not so casual and it centers on soldiers. "Everybody has sbmebody in the service," Mrs. Allen says. She has two grandsons in active duty and a sonin-law who is still called for duty occasionally. She says it's a different kind of service than she and her husband knew in the States. They call home more often because they're so close." Her grandson had invited the commander of his unit home for dinner one evening. The Hebrew language has been difficult for the Aliens to master, but they navigate the necessities of the market and the telephone with a midwestern flair. Mr. Allen emphasizes that personal security in Jerusalem is not an issue, but the security for the country is an issue. Mrs. Allen, who describes herself as a labor Zionist, middle of the road, recently applied for Israeli citizenship. Mr. Allen will continue to have his Tourist visa renewed every three months.
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'Silenced Voices' e music of three Jewish victims of the Jlolocaust, Ervin Schulhoft", Vitezslava Kapralova and Gideon Klein, will be featured in this year's community-wide Yom HaShoa, Holocaust Memorial Commemoration Sunday at 7 p.m. at Temple Israel, 7023 Cass Street. The music will be played by members of the ^Omaha Symphony during the Yom HaShoa program. The program also includes a candlelighting by Holocaust survivors and a special memorial service taken from "The Six Days of Destruction — Meditations Toward Hope" by Elie Wiesel and •Albert H. Friedlander. The testimonies of Joe Boin, Lilly Boin and Hilde Mayer will be read during the .program. The Yom HaShoa program has been made possi.ble through the support.of the Dorothy Lustgarten .Riekes Music Fund, the Mort Richards Endowment Fund; also, ADL/CRC, the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, and JCC, agencies of the Jewish rFederation of Omaha. For information, contact Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts Council director, at 334-8200, ext. .232.
'Liberated And Not Forgotten* "Liberated And Not Forgotten: 1945-1995" is the theme for the Holocaust Memorial Observance to ';be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the East Senate Chambers of the State Capitol in Lincoln. Dr. Sander L. Oilman of the Department of German [Literature at Cornell University will speak, with remarks by Governor Ben Nelson and Lincoln Mayor Michael Johanns. Music will be provided by students from Irving Middle School, Paula Baack, choral director. Marilyn Armagost's students from Irving Middle School will offer selected poetry readings on their feelings about the Holocaust. The event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Governor, Office of the Mayor of Lincoln, Jewish Federation of Lincoln, Community Relations Division of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, and the Lincoln Interfaith Council. Marcia Kushner is chairman of the Planning Committee. The people of Nebraska are called upon to rededicate themselves to the principle of ^ual justice for all peoples during this 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, and are asked to remain vigilant against all tyranny, recognizing that hatred and bigotry provide a 'breeding ground for tyranny to flourish. The program is free, and the public may attend. A sign-language interpreter will he provided.
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Fifty years ago, in the latter ^ays of World War II, the full horror of the Holocaust was revealed to the world with the liberation of the Nkzi concentra- (Jmana s Aulo Air Condilitm1n<) Aulnorifij tion camps. VISA • Mastercard - American Express - Discover Each year on Yom HashOah, the Jewish world remembers the Holocaust with a service of commemoration, reinforcing the need never to forget mankind's capacity for evil.'Most often, this is an essentially Jewish commemoration. This year in Omaha, aomething is different. Presbyterian Church of the Cross, 1517 South' 114th Street, will present a concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Holocaust. "The Holocaust Remembered: 50 Years Later," will take place at the church on Saturday, April 29,^:15 p.m. This concert is the last in the Organ Vesper Aayou maka pliiw la hold TOUT vtry qMclalavtnt, any wa'iuffMt Series which Presbyterian Church of the Cross preuUt 70U pay partkulu- •tUntton to th* InnaporUlIon M«da of your (UfttU. Kidi Kftb offcra mt; rallibU door-ta-door tnmporution MrvitM sents annually. It will be repeated at Midland Ibrchildnn ind adulu. Lutheran College in Fremont on April 30. Planned It's The Finishing Touch by Dana Sloan, music director of the church, the - To A Wonderful Affair program will include music of Jewish origins directed toward the Holocaust. Following Saturday's program (April 29), a reception co-sponsored by the church and Temple andaduttttoot ASK FOR OUR SPECIAL RATES AND SUMMER CAlfP mANSPORTATION Israel's Music Committee will provide an opportuFor the oonvcnicDoe of your guecta, ball UxUy nity for fellowship. 333-2412 Mr. Sloan noted that the 8:15 p.m. starting time lU14W.C«lcr>0malu was specifically planned to fall after sunset to allow attendance by the entire Jewish community. The Organ Vesper Series is free and open to the public. . Dr. Michael Yablonsky, Temple Israel's cantor, rrip Of Your l.ifctinu-I" will participate in the program, singing the Kol Nidre chant and a traditional Hebrew melody, "Eli, EU." In addition, the program features orchestral and choral works performed by the Omaha Symphony Chamber Orchestra, choirs from Presbyterian Church of the Cross and Midland Lutheran College, plus soloists Margaret Kennedy, soprano, Lucinda Sloan, mezzo-soprano, Bill Shomos, bariSail tfus QE2. tone, and Mitch Haindfield, counter-tenor. • Direct frilkh Airwayi Highl from Omahi to LofKion on Max Bruch's Kol Nidrei for cello and orchestra, SftltjTday, August 16,1995 oit the Supcnonic Coftcorde! part of Ernest Bloch's "Sacred Service," Elwood • RveNighn In London Fsluring V\b<ld ClaH HoMt Toun ind Mon. • Luxurious Five-Day Traru-Atianlic Return Crossing Aboard Derr's song cycle "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" Supnlinn Queen Biubelh 1. and Paul Sifler's 'The Agony and Despair of Pricai Start at )559S Dachau" are among the presentations. Brief narraTaiCimf\itU TUfltifbrmiUionCtU tive will link the works. Phyllii Roffman In addition, Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester «91-a747 • 1-800-798-8748 Psalms," which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, 14211 tacMc St. •OmolKi will be performed.
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20's & SO's Mission participants listen to Israeli guide about their upcoming trip. From left: Alex Fleischer, Jan Perlman, J.D. Gordman, Jeff Gordman, Bridget Gordman, Kenneth Gordman and Tom Vann. [ The Dead Sea, Masada, the Western Wall gnd the celebration of Israel's Independence Day are just a few of the unforgettable experiences that await the SO's and SO's Mission departing for Israel April 27. . Recently, at the home of Patty and Steve Nogg, participants were given, a preview of the adventure ithat lies ahead from Mission Guide AJex Fleischer, *I am excited to see such a fabulous bunch of people. I have rarely seen such a young and enthusiastic group ready for their exploration of being a Jew in Omaha in connection with Israel. Not.many Jewish communities can bring such a great number if young adults together," he said. : The 11-day mission will take participants to Eilat, Kibbutz Ayelet Ha'Shachar where Omaha native Beth Seldin Dotan is a member, and then on Jo Safed, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. •- "I am excited tjivisit Israel for the first time with ihany of my friends from Omaha to increase my Jewish identity,' commented mission participant Tom Vahn. The mission is also chaired by Sandi and Ed Tried, Jeff and Sharon Kirshenbaun, Sheri and ke Abramson, Heidi and Scott Schniederman, ennifer Rubin and Trenton Magid. I look forward to expanding my knowledge of 'srael. The participants of this mission are very fortunate to have the support oif the Jewish federation of Omaha, and the Frohm, Livingston imd Goldsten Foundations which have contributed ip such an incredible trip," Trenton Magid said. The 47 participants, mostly from Omaha, will be iie first since the 1980'8 to go on a young leaderihip mission of this type particularly designed for ;h'ose in their 20's and SO's in the community.
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Oldtimers Review By Harry Paskowitz Art Grossman moderated the Earlybirds discussion group on a cold and blustery day, welcoming us all to Tukon, Nebraslca." Our opening topic was Arlen Specter being the first Jewish candidate for the Presidency, but .it seems that Milton Shapp threw in his yarmulke back in 1976. Dave Dvorkin stated that Buchanan and others would disclaim Jewish candidates. Jacque Dolgoff remembered that while living back East he received literature for financial badcing for Specter as a Pennsylvania Senatorial candidate. Norm Zevitz said that Jewish candidacies give others the impression thaf the Jews are running the country. Harry Schulman stated that the Jews are only 3% of the population and don't have a chance. Art stated that Specter has all the qualifications for the Presidency but that his being Jewish will be an impediment.Rubin Ratner reminded us that Al Smith, a Catholic, broke the ice for John F. Kennedy. On term limitations, Art said that the Nebraska Supreme Court is still kicking the idea ardund, although 22 states already have adopted such restrictions. Irving Nogg felt that if there is a good person in office, keep himTher-just like a business keeps good help. Art noted that The Wall Street Journal stated that ].30 bills have been introduced to limit Congressional terns. Dave Dvorkin declared that the property taxincrease will hit apartment dwellers the same as homeowners. It was also noted that the Salfes Tax amassed $8 million in December alone. Mention was made that O.J. Simpson is not financially strapped for legal fees-that his book has made $10 million. It was affirmed that if it was not for the double murder charge, Simpson would be out on bail, and that the case will soon hit the chemical analysis stage. Harry Paskcfwitz, vice-president, presided at the luncheon and thanked the food providers and servers, Motzi was by Dave Dvorkin and benschen by Harry Schulman. Norman Wohlner, courtesy of Kate Ferer, gave the hospital report, which included Babe (Bertha) Dobrofsky, Tillie Plotkin, Delores Fox, Avraham Aharon, Janet Berek and Sarah Meyer. We stood in memoriam for Lewis Asbyll. Lester Waxman gave the treasurer's report. Our guest speaker was KPTM's Byron Woodanother of Dr. Margolin's good programs. Due to the Passover holidays, Oldtimers are invited to join the YES group's luncheon at the JCC on Monday. Marty Shukert will speak on the new GordmaU'Fducational Center. The Earlybirds discussion group will also meet. Monday at 11 a.m. in room 6.
Kathryn Watterson, author of a book that chrynicles the relationship.between a Jewish cantor and his wife, and a former Ku Kluz Klan leader in I Lincoln, will address the Nebraska Wesleyan University Forum on Friday at 10 a.m. The lecture, titled "Not By the Sword," will be held in McDonald Theatre, located in the Eld^r Memorial Speech and Theatre Center, Slst Street and Huntington Avenue. . ^B. Watterson's book, "Not By the Sword: How the Love of a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman," is the story of the relationship between Cantor Michael Weisser of Lincoln's South Street Temple and his wife, Julie, and Larry Trapp, former Grand Dragon of the White Knights of the Ku mux Klan. After pioving to Lincoln, the Weissers became the target of harassing phone cdlls and hate mail. Authorities determined that the threats were the work of Trapp, a ^yhite supremacist who had plso \harassed African-Americans and Asians in Lincoln. The Weissers, though, reached out to Trapp and helped change his life. Trapp, who was terminally ill, converted to Judaism and spent the last few years of his life denouncing racism and bigotry. Ms. Watterson spent close to thbee years researching "Not By the Swdtd," which was published in 1995. The winner of "New York Times Notable Books Awards in 1974, 1992 and 1993, she has lectured throughout the .United States and taught writing at numerous colleges and universities, most recently for the Princeton University Writing Program. . ' . The University Forum is free and open- to the public. Selected forum presentations will be broadcast at a later date on Omaha public radio station KIOS-FM(91.5). tALLOONTveOONI • Party Dtcorafng Proltiiionali • Balloon BouquttJ • Invitations and Announcwnanls
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Larry Oolditrom, Chairman of the 4 lit Annual B'nai B'rith Charity SporU Banquet and the Youth |Athietlc Committee, hai announced that Tony Schrager of Weitside High School, and Renee Saundera of Omaha Mdrian High School, have been named the winner* of the Metro High {Senior Athlet*! of the Year by B'nai B'rith. Participation In the lalectlon of the winners came iVom 67 area coachei, athletic director! and local media reprelentativei. ' Mr. Schrager, ion of Mr. and Mri. Harley Schrager, hai excelled in baieball and baiketball, and will attend Yale Unlverilty in the fall. He hai been invited to play for The USA Tea;n in the QoodwiU Oamei in Auetralla this lummer, and also ito play on The USA Team in the Caribbean Seriei. In addition, he hai been nominated for The Olympic Festival Oames to be chosen this summer. He is a Regional Finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman Award, a National Merit Semi-Finalist, and was 'tiamed a University of Nebraska Distinguished Scholar. He is also a member of the National Honor Society, Future Business Tjeadere of America, National Junior Classical League, and Welcome to Westside. • Mr. Schrager is a representative of The National Congressional Youth Leadership Conference. He forked on the Omaha Housing Authority RBI Inner-City Summer Youth Program. Miss Saunders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders, achieved excellence in her participation in basketball, volleyball and track. She will lattend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and play both volleyball and basketball. Miss Saunders played on the US Junior Olympic National Volleyball 'Team which traveled to Puerto Rico, and has played AAU Basketball for The Blue Bombers. She was ranked by USA Today as one of the top T2 high school basketball players in !Nebraska. She is a National Nominee for Wendy's High School Scholar, Athlete and Citizen Scholarship, and was named the top Scholar Athlete for A'olleyball by The Greater Omaha Sports Committee. She is also co-president of the Fellowship of ^Christian Athletes, president of Th6 Drug and Alcohol Free Qroup, and a member of DARE end pLC. ' Both students will receive The Bert Render and The Earl Siegel Awards respectively at the April 26 Banquet sponsored by Henry Monsky Lodge B'nai B'rith. - The $75 per plate event at AK SAR BEN will feature Joe Theismann, ESPN Sports Analyst and former Washington Redskins quarterback as the main speaker. For tickets, call Larry Goldstrom at 5924976, or the B'nai B'rith Office at 334-8200.
Birth Stephanie and Roger Edheimer of Chiragn announce the March 24 birth of a daughter, Rmily Gene. Orandparents are Dora and Mark Ooldstrnm of Omaha and Joyce nnd Henry Edheimpr of Cleveland, Ohio. Oreat-grandparents are Anne Gerber of Omaha and the late Edward Gerber, Belty Goldstrom of Omaha and the late.Bernard Goldstrom, and Mr and Mrs. David Leizman of Cleveland and the late Gertrude Leizman. 1
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YES and 0LDTIMER8 Oldtimeri will Join YES members at the JCC Monday. *YES Talk" diicusiion group starts at 10:30 a.m. in the adult lounge, Bingo and Engliih class alio start at 10:30. The Oldtlmers' Early Bird discussion starts at 11 a.m. In room 6 (across i^om the ADD. YES choral group will rehearse at, 11 in the auditorium. Following lunch at noon, Marty Shukert will discuss the new Qordman Education Center. For transportation, call 330-4272. WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Drop-In will meet Thursday at the JCC. Exercise starts at 10:16 a.m. Bingo starts at 10:30. After lunch, at 12:16 p.m., come play "Nutrition Bingo" with two nursing students horn Oreighton. RUSSIAN CLUB The Russian Club will meet next at the JCC on April 28. Exercise starts at 10 a.m.; lunch is at 11. Following lunch, there will be a trip to Boys Town. Cost is $1. Make reservations by Friday (today) with Lidiya Linde, 697-9169. VISIONS Western Heritage Museum tour and dinner at Angle's Restaurant is Sunday at 3 p.m. The May membership luncheon meeting will be held Friday, May 19, 12:30 p.m., at Caniglia's Venice Inn. Cost is $6.50. Mail reservation form by May 12 to Helen Rifkin, 9302 Bemia Plaza, #2, Omaha, NE 68114. Visions membei's will see the show "Damn Yankees" at the Dundee Dinner Theatre Sunday, May 28. Cost is $18.60 per person and includes meal, coffee or tea, show, tax and 16^ gratuity. Dinner is at 6 p.m., and the show is at 6 p.m. Space is limited. Mall reservation form to Ethel Goldston, 10630 Pacific St., #104, Omaha, NE 68114. BREADBREAKERS Richard Diamond, Breadbreakers April chairman, has announced the program for Wednesday will be 'Networking Lunch." Participants are asked to bring their business cards and meet new people. Non members are encouraged to attend. A general discuiaion will be held, and a door prize will be offered. The event is Wednesday at noon at Regency West Best Western. Cost is $7.60 and the public may attend.
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By Shana Novak, Burke High School Jewish Press intern A while ago, I told you about snowmen, blizzards, and Winter Convention--a weekend open to all B'nai B'rith Youth Organization members in Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Louis. Well it's not December anymore—it's April—and that means it's time for Spring Convention! This year, Spring Convention will be April 27 through 30 at beautiful Camp Sabra in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The theme, "Eve of Destruction," is about preventing the 'eve of destruction' and further corruption .of o^iplanet. It sounds like a popular topic, for a recWd number of teens plan to 'attend. "This is the biggest turnout of Omaha kids we've ever had" said convention planner Jon Broder. Omaha teens aren't the only ones interested in this year's convention—Jon predicts 200 other teens from Columbia, St. Louis and Kansas City will be in attendance. _ Helping Jon is MZ Yoshanah's Beth Shyken. Beth also feels Spring Convention is going to be one of the best and biggest. "I'm really looking forward to seeing all my hard work payoff. It will also be great to spe everyone having such a good time,'' Beth said. Jon and Beth have been hard at work for months planning Spring Convention. Attendance is up and expectations are high. Lake of the Ozarks— get ready for BBYO.
The MTdwest Region of the Federation of the Reconstructionist Congregations and Havurot will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movement by •recognizing local and regional Reconstructionist • artists. ' The cocktail reception will take place Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Block Gallery on the Northwestern University Evanston campus,. Those chosen by the Omaha/Council Bluffs^ Congregation to participate are Rebecca Bloom for print making and paper making, and Lionel Wolberger for ethnomusicology. The artists will each be presented with an award, Tof Miriam '(Miriam's Tambourine), especially designed for this event. Also, each artist will have an opportunity to display a selection of his/her artwork during the event. i Reservations are requjted. Tickets are $100 per person. Call the FRCHjpftice at 312-726-1974.
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By Carol Katzman Few cities the size of Omaha are-able to sustain ongbing weekly minyans. In Omaha, however, there are three 'teams' of regular minyan participants fltiBeth Israel Synagogue: the morning, evenin^Tufa Sunday "crews." They will all be honored during Shabbat service April 29 for their dedication and perserverance. • i A Rosh Chodesh luncheon will follow services. Chairmen are Melissa Friedman, Julee Katzman and Susie Shyken. Cost for the meat luncheon is $6.50 for adults; $4 for children ages 2-12; and $1.50 for children under age 2. • For reservations, mail a check to the synagogue office or call Bev Franklin at 334-7365, bj Monday. •
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Ariel Shukert, Kim PiUor, Jenny Finlde and Shauk and Tamara'Meyera are among cast members in "Raniona Quimby," to be performed at the EmmJ' Giffttrd Children's Theater. It is the final mainstage production this season, and will run from lApril ^4 through May 21, Because the show is triple cast, those attending ore asked to check with the box office about particular cast availability, 345-4849.
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Robbie Epstein, son of Lisa and Gary Epstein, has won first place in the state of Nebraska for his watercolor painting in the National PTA Visual Arts Reflections contest. A sixth grader at Columbian Elenientary, he was judged in the intermediate division, grades six through eight. Robbie displayed the theme, "Dare to Dream," in his watercolor painting of a man rafting'in the white water river rapids. Jessica Christensen and Jeremy Evans,. juniors at Central High School, have been selected to be representatives at Girl's State and Boy's State in Lincoln in June. They \yere selected after meeting the requirements of Leadership, Character, Honesty, Belief in God, Scholarship, and Community dnd School Participation. Jessica is the daughter of Bill and Cathy •Christensen. Jeremy is the son of Dr. Bette Evans and Steve Evans.
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Editor's note: This article includes opinion tity. That's why I'm going back this sununer." "In fact, many of the teens have been.baekto of the writer. If you have a child entering 10th through •12th Israel since their Artza experiences," explained Ms. grades in the summer of 1996, the Jewish Broder, "We know each student who has beeni to Community Center is offering a unique opportunity Israel feels a connection to our, heritage and an understanding that they did not have before they --Artza'96! Close your eyes and imagine you're a teen spend- went. That's why I'm so committed to sending teens . ing four weeks in Israel. Yes! Israel! Youll be s^- to Israel." Once again, the Jewish Community Center is ing all, the breathtaking sites; such as Masada,, the Wall, Eliat, Tiberias, the Golan Heights; youll be making available a special Israel experience. floating in the Dead Sea, tasting Israeli food, work- "Artza '96: To the Land" is open to all Jewish teens ing on a kibbutz and, experiencing first hand, the regardless of synagogue or youth group affiliation. The trip itself is scheduled to take place July 7 history of the Jewish people. Now, imagine what it would be like for your child through Aug. ,4, 1996. However, educational proto travel to Israel with up to 60 other teens from graming will begin next January. More information will be available this summer, Omaha. They will have the opportunity to make friends with other Jewish teens and to share the and registraion will begin in the fall. experience of Israel together. Plus, they will prepare for this exciting adventure by attending six moritha of pre-tripeducational workshops and activities. This can be a reality! According to Anne Broder, Artza Committee Chairman, "This trip is an example of how the Omaha Jewish Community is the Did you know Ihal alcohol and some tmdicalions can cause serious birlh leader in providing Israel experiences for our delecis, even menial lelardalion' Jewish teenagers. Every Jewish teen should have Please read labels caielully. consull your doclor. anji^your mflByi Associalron lor the opportunity to go to Israel-that is the focus of Relarded Cilizcns lor more rnloimalion this trip. "An Israel experience can have a profound effect 'on a young person's life. We have seen this in our ABOCUIIOn torBBUTOBd gtUtft participants of past Artza programs." According to Brian Nqgg, a participant in the Greater Omaha Artza III:-1993, "The experiences that we shared Association for Retarded Citizens. will be with us for the rest of our lives. I feel much 402/316-5220 closer now to the other kids that went on our trip." Kelly Broder, another Artza III participant, adds, "Artza III made me more aware of my Jewish iden-
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