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American Jewish Life in 50 years IS There A Demographic Time-Bomb? By Yosef I. Abramowitz
"Rabbi YolTanan said: Since the Temple was destroyed, prophecy has been taken away firom the prophets and given to fools and children." — Talmud For five years on Monday nights, Jewish identity issues were dramatically and amusingly played out on "Northern Exposure," the hit CBS series about a New York Jewish doctor living in small-town Alaska. Was Dr. Joel Fleischman going to live with Maggie (yConnell? If 80, would their home be a Jewish one? How do you define who's part of your community and who can say Kaddish for the dead? . And can importing bagels from New York maintain one's Judaism far fh>m the centers of Jewish life? Fleischman wrestled with these issues, escaped from them and ultimately returned to New York. "Mazal tov," says O'Connell as Joel re-enters the land of his ancestral past, leaving her behind. The tension between the Jewish doctor and his non-Jewish love interest, and their struggle to accommodate his troubled yet unyielding Jewish identity, may hold a due in real life to what Jewish life might look like in 50 years here in the lower forty-ei^t." The decisions we make today, where to allocate money and to what projects, will affect the American Jewish community for generations to come," says Professor Robert Chazan, chair of the department of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New |, York University and chair of the Werner Graduate I Fellowships Committee, which funds graduate ' training for future Jewish leaders. To have the greatest impact, however, we must think not 6 or 10 years down the line, but 26 or 50." A peek at the future, at Rosh Hashapa 5805 (2045 C.E.), is important as the Jewish community today takes stock of 5755 and assesses its priori:tie8. And despite the fact that 'Northern Exposure" -was canceled last season, the prognosis about the Jewish future may not be all bad. But that all depends upon who you ask. "When the United States celebrates its 'Tricentennial in 2076, the American Jewish com'munity is likely to number no more than 944,000 persons, and, conceivably as few as 10,420" Elihu Bergman, the assistant director of the Harvard Center for Population Studies, wrote in Midstream in 1377, unleashing a storm of debate and eventually widespread rebuke. While Jewish sociologists and demographers are split between optimists and pessimists, none of today's pessimists come close to sounding the death-knoU as does Bergman. But even the optimists, like Steven Cohen, a proJissBor at the Melton Center at Hebrew University, predict that in 60 years the 6.6 million strong American Jewish community of 1996 'will be •mailer than it is today." Here are the grim vital statisties: Half of all weddings involving a Jew are to a non-Jew and that number exceeds 2 out of 3 in many "new frontier communities* like Lo« Angeles, Colcuwlo and in smaller Jewish communities, like Ahuka, where there are 3,000 Jews. The Jewish population is increasingly moving Out of high density Jewish cities to places where there are fewer Jews, so the interfaith marriage ireta is likely to climb even higher.
Of the interfaith marriages,' more than two thirds of the children are being raised in another religion or with no religion. "Almost all, over nine in ten by my calculations, of the grandchildren of today's mixed marriages will not identify as Jews," says Cohen. Intensifying this demographic time bomb is the lowest fertility rate in the country of any reUgious group. If there was no interfaith marriage, the community would still be shrinking. Professor Vivian Klaff of the University of Delaware, a moderate in the demographic debates, projects a Jewish population that will shrink about 15 percent to a little over 4 milUon people in 50 years. "Lowered fertility combined with an aging population, and an increasing level of assimilation is likely to lead to a decline in the population," he writes in a forthcoming study of the Jewish famij And in their new book on Jewish life, Jews the New American Scene, Seymour Martin Lipset and Earl Raab predict that "the cohesive body of Jews will not only be a smaller portion of the American population by the middle of the next century, it will be smaller in absolute numbers." Despite the strong negative trends in Jewish life, however, there are optimistic and youthful voiceajvho contradict the conventional wisdom. "There will be 7-8 million Jews in 50 years," says Abby Holland, 18, the immediate past president of the Reform Movement's National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY). Her optimism is echoed in different degrees by Andrew Ashkenazi, 17, head of the Hadassah-sponsored Young Judaea youth movement; Eitan Gulton, 18, head of the United Synagogue Youth (USY) of the Conservative movement and by Jeffrey Greenberg, 18, head of the National Council for.Synagogue Youth (NCSY), affiliated with the Orthodox Union. The worst case scenario, articulated by Greenberg, is that the community will st^y about its current size. "Maybe the academics and the experts are tired, old, cynical and maybe they have given up on Jewish life, but maybe the 16, 18 or 22 year olds haven't," says Dr. Gary Tobin, director of the Cohen Center of Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. "I would expect that what you hear from the 16 to 18 years olds is radically different from what you hear the 50 and 70 year olds. Why? Because they are the next generation of Jews who aren't going to die. These teens are a cadre of leaders and their ideaUsm and energy will help mold the Jewish community of the future." According to Peter GefTen, the 1963 USY president and current director of the Israel experience program of the CRB foundation, "there is no question that we are sitting on the potential of an enormous demographic crisis that could eat up vast numben of our people within the next 10-16 years. But the flip side is that I believe as a matter of faith that our tradition has transcendent and practical value. Given exposure, it will speak to the hearts and minds of prsaentiy disconnected Jews •• long as we spend the next decade focusing our resources. By the year 3010, if we have not marshaled the human and financial resources to put forward our beet face and the highest quality of what we can difosrn and distill tnm our tradition that speaks to people's real-life needs, then we would have failed." Behind some negative trends in Jewish life.
Egon Mayer the director of the Center for Jewish Studies of the City University of New York and of the Jewish Outreach Institute, sees opportunity. "Effective Jewish outreach can swell the ranks of the Jewish conununity in a very short space of time by providing networks of inclusion for lie 2 million non-Jewish spouses and children of the intermarried that will exist at the beginning of the 21st century. By enabUng non-Jewish family members to participate and join in Jewish communal activities they will ultimately come to identify with the life and culture of the Jewish people, resulting in Jewish inclusion and growth." Applying Dr. Mayer's reasoning to Northern Exposure's Joel Fleischman and Maggie O'Connell, had they married and produced children, they could represent a net gain to the Jewish people if, as a family unit, they adopted Judaism. . Mayor's idea, not accepted as realistic by most experts, may not be far off the mark. In a forthcoming study of real Alaskan Jews, Bernard Beisman and Joel Reisman of the Cohen Center, find that despite low levels of Jewish organizational affiliation and high levels of interfaith marriage, "younger Jews observe Jewish customs and attach more importance to being Jewi^h than do older Jews...Thi8 finding is especially noteworthy since the rates of intermarriage are also statistically associated but in the opposite direction." In other words, even though intermarriage is high, it is positively correlated with Jewish pride and observance. Another surprising finding of the study is that among Alaskan Jews, there is a high frequency "with which the non-Jewish spouse acquiesces to the household being considered as Jewish and that children will be reared as Jews." If we make these patterns the nbrm in the United States within the next 50 yean, then we will defy the prophecies of the demographers and affirm the visions of the youth. But ifs a long shot (Part two, next week) Yosef L Abramowitz, a jounudiat, lecturer and consultant, ia the editor of the fortiieoming Jewish Family 4 life!, a Jewiah parenting and life styles magaxine. He can be reached at JFamilyLO aolxom
Mark the FAST with Food An effort is under way to provide 2,000 bags of food for Omaha area food banks during the high holy days. Rabbi Paul Drazen, president, Nebraska Rabbinical Council, said the council and the rabbis of area synagogues have launched a program called,"Mark the FAST with FOOD." Congregants are being asked to bring a bag of food before Kol Nidre services at Beth El, Beth Israel, B'nai Israel and Tiffereth Israel (Lincoln) Food will be collected at Temple Israel on Yom Kippur. He said that although individual synagogues have been collecting food regularly throughout the year, the coundl dedded that a combined effort would be in keeping with Isaiah 68:6-7 '.^ IhU U tht fiut I dmii^. tt i$ to tluire your brtad uUh th» Huitgry, And to lake the wretched poor Mo your home; when you see the noMod, to clothe him, And not to ignore your oun kUu'
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HELEN B. MAKOBSKT Services for Helen E. Makiesky, 88, were held Tuesday at Temple Israel. Burial was at Temple Israel Cemetery. i i Survivors include thr^e daughters, Beth Feldgarden of McLean, WA, Susan Barrow of New York, N.Y., and Nancy Zumoff of Atlanta, GA; three grandchildren and one niece. DOROTHY COHN WHITE Word has been received of the death of Dorothy Cohn White of Kensington, MD. Services were held Aug. 30. Survivors include three sons, Bruce of Irvine, Calif., Murray of Kensington, and Sheldon of Las Vegas; two daughters, Rosalyn White of Berkley, Calif., and Laura White of Durham, N.C.; and grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
I Parashat Ki Tetie Animal Righta-A Limitation on Human Rights All of us khow that organizationB to protect animal rights have grown up in recent decades in Europe, the United States and elsewhere. It is instructive to see how much of this feeling for animal life is already Biblical, particularly in Deuteronomy, and, more particularly, in our Sidrah, The basic view, Biblically, is tl^at despite mankind's special status, the human being is not the only rightful citizen of the earth; animal life preceded man's, and animals are also rightful dwellers on earth, with "inalienable rights." Note that in the 4th Commandment (and spelled out more specifically in Exod. 23:12), farm animals were to have rest on the Sabbath, just like human beings! "We hope that patron ticket holders will plan to To return to our Parashah: lost animals must not arrive at the OPPD Atrium Sunday by 6:30 p.m," be allowed to wander: it is your duty to shelter them and to try to return them to their owners and said Lorrie Bernstein and Florence Brody, co-chairmen of the fund-raiser for the Rose Blumkin caretakers (Dt. 22:1). One must not turn aside indifferently when he Jewish Home. 'Many volunteers have worked hard to plan this sees a beast of burden collapsed under his load. He spedal evening, and the dinner will be gala," Mrs. must lend his effort to alleviate the situation (Dt. Bernstein continued.. Time is short, however, and 22:4). . Out of compassion for the feeling of subhuman we want to begin serving promptly at 6 p.m. Ufe, one must not permit a mother bird to see her Arriving by 5:30 p.m. will allow plenty of time to young taken (Dt.22:6). Jewish tradition made much pick up table seating cards and be seated," she of this in later centuries. (See Nac^manides, added. Mrs. Brody said that this promptness will enable below). A farmer, no matter how hard-pressed by circum- everyone to arrive on time across the street at the stance, must not plow with an ox and an ass Orpheum for the 8 p.m. show featuring Shecky together, obliging the smaller animal to equal the Greene, with vocalist Marilyn Maye. Tickets are available at the Orpheum box ofRce. output of strength of the larger (Dt. 22:10). Moreover, when an ox is used in threshing, one ENTRANCE DOOR NEED REPLACING? must not muzzle it, but must permit the beast to Dfioroliwc Emboitrd Do II /S.acaRn Sicci Door • 24 Gauge YourMlt With eat of the crop he is processing (Dt. 25:4). INSTAIXAT10N AVAILABLE All of these, and others, were later subsumed Pilnwl. Polyuraltani Con - 'U* Fadot .1X7 - 'IT US, 2'/, llriM baltac tan KHI mod. Wi^iMIc «M>itr Dripunder the rabbinic category of "tzaar baale hayyping. SM«I x^ ol door HMx* tnd an IMnno Mpt. im," the prohibition to give pain to living creatures. mad to pnvanl trail •ndcoumnlw. SyMrmnMy •OiM doof nipago, IxMIng I Murintton. PraThe Kashrut laws of slaughter, for example, hung In a prlmod. woodon door Ham arilt) adiualabta alurmnum llvaahoU and m* mold aUdial include extreme care to avoid unnecessary pain. Maw SWiMM Mbad Ofrt aM OixnIt was Raobert (Jiordis (alav hashalom. Professor (.oolr U» Itbod MWi SMXdMnlavaa of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary and 733-6440 Columbia University) who pointed out that CAU FOR A FREE ESTIMATE OR COME VISIT OUn LAI«1E SHOWROOM Cai*a% Ucaad - Saning 0«M tor M Wan - aH% Pn>dyda • CoavaMn Frtnal Nachmanides (Spain and Israel, 13th c.) had conOMAHA DOOR & WINDOW cern for endangered species. In his comment on 4Mt XI'• 001«) to loli Btaal or 42RI atraal • Oo Z aioelB ioun to F snalTttantoMMaaanaL saving the mother bird, Nachmanides included concern for the possibility of making the species •^ extinct. Do you know of any other moral teacher GLORIA'S before our century who recognized the possibility of ELEGAIVT mankind's arrogant destruction of other living species? IIVTERIORS
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BETH EL SYNAGOGUE 14506 CaUfttmia, Omaha, NE 68154 492-8550 OfBcei Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. , FRIDAY: Services start at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m.,Kiddush following services. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) will meet at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time, the first and third Saturday at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 7:36 p.m. SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:66 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Judaica Shop Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment. B'nai Mitzvah Courtney Kirsbaum Rabb, daughter of Steve and Lori Rabb, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday evening and Saturday morning. Justin Lemer, son of Sheldon and Judi Lemer, will become a Bar Mitzvah Friday evening, Sept. 16, and Saturday morning, Sept. 16. Sisterhood Forum Sisterhood will present "Why the Religious Right is Wrong," Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El. Reverend Dorothy Murdock Hill will speak. The event is free and open to the public. Selihot Services A discussion, 'Where Will You Be On Rosh Hashanah, before Selihot services, will start Saturday, Sept. 16, 9:30 p.m., followed by a reception. Selihot services start at 11:46.
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B'nai Mitzvah Justin Lemer, son of Judi and Sheldon Lemer, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah Friday, Sept. 16, and Saturday, Sept. 16. A seventh-grade honor student at Beveridge Middle School, he eiuoys volleyball, golf, basketball, collecting baseball cards and being with his friends. In addition, he I plays the trumpet in the | school band. He was one of the winners at the regional spelling bee and was on the winning team at the annual all-city math competition at McMillan Junior High. He also received the President's Education Award in recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement. Justin has a sister, Jodi, 16. Grandparents are Hannah and Morris Aizenberg of Sioux City, Iowa, and the late Helen Lemer Frenkel and Jospeh Lemer.
Jeffrey Eric Fredricka, son of Terry and gaily Fredricks of Rapid City J S.D., formerly of Omaha,! became a Bar Mitzvah! Sept 2 in Rapid City. An eighth-grade studenti Adult education BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Thursday: Sisterhood Adult Education. 9:30at Southwest Middle! 1502 No. 52nd Street, Omaha, NE 68104 10:30 a.m. ~ 'Taking a New Look at the Jewish School, he ei\joyB pla}rin 566-6288 Holidays," using Arthur Waskow's book 'Seasons of tennis and riding his bike.l Oilice hours: Our Joy:' A Modem Guide to the Jewish Holidajrs, Jeff has a brother, Lee,| Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; led by Rabbi Stiel; 10:30-11:30 a.in. - 'Modern and a sister, Claire. Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jewish Thought," led by Rabbi Azriel; 7-8:15 pjn. Grandparents are Davidl Services are conducted by Rabbi Joseph - 'Beyond Midrash," led by Don Schwartz.. and Arlene Fredricks and! Friedman. Dr. H.C. Henderson, Jr.,| s. CHABAD HOUSE FRIDAY: and the late Irma Henderson. 1322 So. 119th Street, Omaha, NE 68144 Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7 p.m. e97-1124 SATURDAY: SATURDAY: DEDICATION Mording services are at 8:46 a.m. in the Pavening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. A memorial for Shirley Bennan will be dedicated Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. SUNDAY: Sunday at Golden Hill Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Davening is at 9:30 a.m. Rabbi Joseph Friedman will officiate. Super Shabbos-For children of all ages, 9:30 a.m. Talmud Classes Talmud class, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood. Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. Mincha at 7:30 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Chumash Class Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. Chumash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. SUNDAY: ITS NOT TOO LAU Yiddish FOK TICKETS TO THE Services at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons Wednesdays, 7 p.m. WEEKDAYS: English Services at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Think Jewish and speak English* classes on Lunch A Learn Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Tuesday at noon. Call the synagogue for location Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House. and lunch order. •AUOONTVOOOM Cookbook • Pirty DMonVng ntlMtlontl* Stay AVc/ioefi, ' TIFERETH ISRAEL" "Happiness is Still Good Food," available at the f^tleal Dlr*etor • kwlalioni ind AnnouncanMnb r 3219 Sheridan Blvd., IJnoolii,NE 68502 gift shop, or call Charlotte Kaplan at 551-5668. ForAIOeemhnt 423-86«8 Sisterhood Gilt Shop S51S11ior6S3-1733 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Roeenbaum. Leah Siegel at 666-6456. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:16 a.m. MONTEMARANO FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. LANDSCAPING B'NAI ISRAEL B'nai Mitzvah of Adam and Mitchell Graham. & LAWNS The RECONSTRUCnONlST Oneg Shabbat hosted by Jaine and Mark ComnaKW t RMMnlW CONGREGATION, 697-1660 ConpMa DMtoi. tail Graham. noislairna Services are led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and SATURDAY: congregants. Services start at 9:30 a.m. FRIDAY: B'nai Mitzvah'of Adam and Mitchell Graham. (402)492-6532 DINO Services at 7:30 p.m. Services will be followed by Kiddush and luncheon Wlth\Jocatltt hosted by Jaine and Mark Graham. MARILYN MAYE
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By Judith Marburg Temple Israel publicity *I can make a difference.' Sometimes called the Pied Piper of | tzedakah, Danny Siegel, Temple Israel's Scholar-in-Residence, has the ability to get people to say and mean those words. Mr. Siegel will speak at Temple Israel the weekend of Sept. 15, 16 and 17. Mr. Siegel has published 20 books on mitzvah heroes and Danny Siegel practical tzedakah and has assembled an anthology of 600 Talmudic quotes about Uving the Jewish life well. An author, poet and lecturer, his message motivates young and old ahke. A graduate of Columbia University, Mr. Siegel also holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Theological Institute of America. He is one of three recipients of the 1993 Covenant Award for Exceptional Jewish Educators. Mr. Siegel will bring his message to the congregation and the community during 8:16 p.m. Shabbat services in the Temple sanctuary on Sept 16 when his subject will be "Where Heaven and Earth Touch: The Awesomeness of Being Human.' This evening's talk will be signed for the hearingimpaired. An Oneg Shabbat will follow in the social ball. The signer wiU also be present for Slichot. Shabbat morning services and Torah study are held at 11:15 a.m. in the Livingston Chapel. At the 9 p.m. Slichot program on Saturday evening, Sept. 16, following Havdoledi, Mr. Siegel will discuss "Just Exactly What Do We Want to Be When We Grow Up?' His talk and a dessert reception will take place in the social hall with Slichot services commencing at 10:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Mr. Siegel will conclude the Scholar-in-Residence weekend at a bagel brunch on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. His topic that morning will be "How to Solve All the World's Problems by Making Just One Phone Call." These events are all free and open to the community. Mr. Siegel will also conduct sessions with Temple Israel faculty, teachers, students and parents. In addition, on Sunday, Sept. 17, Mr. Siegel will speak at Tifereth Israel Synagogue (social hall), 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Coffee and discussion will follow. The event is free, but non-perishable donations to the Lincoln Food Bank are encouraged.
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The College of Jewish Learning has announced that fall Hebrew dassee will begin on Wednesday and Thunday, Sept. 20 and 21. The crash course in Beginning Hebrew for thoae who would like to read, write and understand basic Hebrew will meet on Thursdays, Sept. 21 throu^ I Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon. The same course will be given in the evenings on Wednesdays, Sept. 20 through Dec. 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. Cost for each course is $60 per person or $76 for a couple. The Advanced Beginners' Course for those who have completed a Beginning Hebrew Course and wif|)> to build on their knowledge and improve their skills will meet on Thursdays, Sept. 21 through Dec. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. The same course will be given in the evenings on Wednesdays, Sept 20 . through Dec. 6, from 8 to 9 p.m. Cost for each Alice Eve Cohen in "Book of Trutli, Booli of Lies." course is $60 per person or $76 for a couple. All courses are held at the Jewish Community Theatre at the 'J* has announced the first in a Center of Omaha and are tau{^t by Rini Gonsher. series of Jewish solo performing artists. For more information, or to enroll, call Gloriann Alice Eve Cohen will present her one-woman ; Levy, director of Jewish Cultural Arts, at 334-6403. show, "Book of Truth, Book of Lies," Saturday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. This sRow uses the ancient Jewish legend about a man-made creature called a 'golem' as a springboard for a play about mysticism, loss and love. A TURKEL/HUGHES young couple loses their infant son. The mother Julie Lauren Turkel and Brian David Hughes grieves and recovers, but the father refuses to were married Aug. 12 in a garden ceremony in San mourn, attempting instead to recreate the life that Antonio, Texas. was lost. The solo play combines acting, dance, The bride, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bernard J. masks, puppetry and music for an unforgettable Turkel of Omaha, is a case manager for Goodwill evening. Industries Deaf and Blind program. She has a masTicket prices are $8 for JCC members; $10 for ters degree in social work firom the University of non-members; and $7 for students and senior citiNelu'aska-Omaha. zens. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Sylvia Turkel On Sunday, Sept 17,1 p.m., Ms. Cohen will perGreenberg and the late Dr. Sam L. Turkel, Elmer form the one-person play 'The Three Golden Greenberg and Iz and Anne Bernstein. Hairs.* This play, for all ages, is based on Grimm's - The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Hughes of fairy tale. She uses a minimiim of props and cosCircle Pines, Minn., is a captain with the United tumes and a maximum of comedy to create 16 char* States Air Force in San Antonio. He has a masters acters and multiple settings. degree in electrical engineering from the At approximately 2 p.m. (following the play), Ms. University of Colorado-Boulder. Cohen will hold a storytelling workshop for chilThe newlyweds reside in San Antonio. dren ages 8-13. Participants will share stories from their own experience and explore a variety of storyShecky Greene tickets available telling techniques to transforin their own stories Tickets for Shecky Greene's perfor- into fantastical tales. Enrollment in the workshop mance at the Orpheum Theater Sunday is limited. Tickets to the show are $6; admission to the at 8 p.m. can be obtained by calling the Rose Blumkln Jewish Home at 330- workshop is also $6. To attend both the show and workshop, discounted price is $10. 4272. For information and reservations, call Rachel According to the planning committee, Hauben, Theatre manager, at 334-6401.
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The Judaica Committee, chaired by Margo ' Riekes, has aimounced that a new sound system has been installed in the entrance and gallery wings of the Jewish Community Center. Jewish and Israeli music can now be heard when entering the Center. According to Ms. Riekes, "This Jewish, Israeh and holiday music will create a Jewish ambiance at the Center and help to educate the community through sound." This is just the first step in creating a Jewish ambiance in the public areas of the Center. As you may have noticed over the past year, there are holiday banners at the front desk, created by Cheri Ginsburg, and decorations and displays during Jewish holidays. The various departments of the "J" will decorate their areas of the Center in honor of the holidays as part of an overall informal Jewish education program for the community through sight, sound, taste and smell. The sound system was made possible, in part, by a donation from the late Paul A. Steinberg. For more information, call Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts director, at 334-6403.
News and Views By Bemie Mosow The latest bulletin from Lincoln's Interfaith Council had some thought-provoking articles in it The one entitled 'Mitzvot Lectures" was of particular interest to me. It was an invitation to attend' the free lecture "Where East & West Unite: The Awesomeness of Being Human," to be held at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Sunday, Sept 17, at 7 p.m. It noted the qualifications of the guest lecturer, Mr. Danny Siegel, as a noted social activist, poet and author. But the captivating line in the article was this: he will address the concept of "mitzvot," or "the humankind's finishing God's work on this earth." I am not nor do I ever pretend to be, a scholar of our tradition, but I do read and try to learn something about Judaism and I have never heard this explanation ofmitzvot (OK, so I'm not bright, but this one statement has aroused my curiosity.) This is a program sponsored for the public by the Dr. Eli & Tillie D. Geffen Memorial Lecture series. I hope to see all of you there. PROJECT WARM-UP M-.!' s,|M Mini ( n.ils, ll.ils. (iliivc^, XlilllilS Mdii' inliisoon ir.iiiiiii( iim()iiii!ii
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By Mendel kuriand l^itot't notet Mendel Kuriand, son of Alien •nd Sandra Kuriand, reeeived a first^place award for the following ipeeeh in the Optimist Speech Conteet He went on to the Zone Competition and reeeived a aecondiplaee award. Hatred. What is hatred? Some people think that hatred is hurting someone's feelings or putting someone else down. I think that hatred is much deeper and more involved than just hurting someone's feelings. For instance, if a person walks into a public place and that person feels discriminated against in any way, that would be a forin of hatred. But why do people inflict the harsh pain of hatred on other people? The people giving the hatred usually do not have positive self-esteem. Because of this, they need to feel control of something to feel secure, so they decide to build themselves up at .the expense of ai^other person. Someone else will tell the person what he has done. When that person understands what he has done, he gets low self-esteem, again and the person is right back where he started. The person getting the hatred hurts emotionally. Although the past cannot be changed, the future is still in your power. In past sodeties, there has been segregation of Nazis and Jews. This segregation was made of, first, physical attack, like gang violence, personal assault, and later the extermination of the Jews. Can you believe that a group would discriminate against someone else's religion? Why would someone do that? Tm not ti^ng to msike Reuses. I know those of you in the Ustening audience don't make racial or ethnic slurs. I know you don't bum crosses in other people's yards. And I know you don't discriminate against other people's religions. But we need to do something about this. If we all work together we can create a new community that builds on our strengths and diversities, and together we can create a real community. In present times, there is a great amount of antisemitism in my school. It makes me feel shut out just like the Jews were in the old days This is a bad feeling, but, although this is true, it can be overcome. What must we do to stop this in our nation? We must educate students in school and make it clear to them that the only race is the human race. We must act as a nation to eliminate gang-related hatred. We must also set examples for youth so that they will understand that all people are created equally. Let me use an analogy. *A single strand of hemp, used to make rope, is easily snapped in two by a child of five, because the single strand is whisper thin. However, the strands woven together within a community of many people, makes rope that can hold an ocean-going liner." We need to change fit>m listeners to leaders. We must overcome the hatred of races and creeds. Never again should we have to experience the burdens of discrimination. Violence and hatred need to be stopped in the United States of America. Listen to me. Hate is not a family value.
YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Bingo, English class and TES Talk' discussion group all start at 10:30 a.m. The choral group will rehearse at 11 a.m., and all are welcome to join in. Following lunch at noon, Carolyn Novicoff,' an executive firom Boys Town, will spe^. For transportation, call 330-4272. YES/Oldtimers will celebrate the holidays at the Jewish New Year's party Monday, Sept. 18, with entertainment by "Mr. Klezmer.' Make reservations by Monday, Sept. 11, with Reva Oruch at 3918344. t ^ WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Drop-In will meet Thursday at the JCC. Larisa's exercise class starts at 10:15 a.m.j and bingo starts at 10:30. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:30. The movie "Quiz Show" will be shown at noon in the Rose Blumkin Home n"flitorium. Popcorn will be served. VISIONS Deadline is Sept. 15 for the trip to Grampa's farm in Blair Sunday, Oct. 8, to celebrate Sukkot Cost is $22 per person and includes transportation, farm activities and a barbeque. Send reservation form with full payment to Betty Sanford, 9205 Western Ave., #127, Omaha 68114. Reminders: Visions luncheon meeting is Friday, Sept. 16,12:30 p.m.; at Caniglia's Venice Inn. "Theatre at the 'J" will present 'Book of Truth, Book of Lies" by Alice Eve Cohen Saturday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. RUSSIAN CLUB Russian Club will meet Friday, Sept. 22, at the JCC. Larisa's exercise class starts at 10 a.m. Lunch is at 10:45 a.m. Transportation for the day trip to Martin's Orchards in Council Bluffs will leave the JCC at 11:16 a.m. and return at 2 p.m. Cost is $1.50. Make reservations by Sept. 18 with Lidiya Linde at 697-9169. BREADBREAKERS Tom Shatel, a columnist for the Omalia WorldHerald, will speak to B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers Wednesday at noon at Regency West Best Western, according to Mike Abramson, chairman for September. Cost is $7.60 and the public may attend. AMIT WOMEN Hatikvah Chapter and Kalah Franklin Chapter of AMIT Women will hoet a soup and sandwich luncheon Sunday, Sept. 17, noon, at Livingston Plaza club room. Coet is $5. For reservations, call Beverly Franklin at 334-7366, or Marion Strauss at 6682646. Next meeting is Oct. 22.' EPSTEIN MORGAN POST #260 Epstein Morgan Post #260 will meet Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center.
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Beth Israel Sisterhood plans joint tea This year B Joint Sisterhood Tea will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue.!The event is an opportunity for members of meti^o area Sisterhood organizations to meet for their first event of the year. The program will feature a presentation by a designer from Baker's Flowers, who will speak on. the latest trends in floral design. 'Whether for Shabbat, Rosh Hashana or any other occasion, flowers are always a welcome addition in any home,' said Mary Grossman, chaim^an. This will bb a wondeHxil opportunity to hear the latest ideas in floral design while having the chance to see friends from around the city,* she added. The event is free, and refreshments will be served. Call Ms; Grossman at 463-3362 for information.
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In the News Martin Shukert of Renaissance Design Group/Martin Shukert, Inc., has announced that his company and that of Crose-Gardner Associates, Inc., of Des Moines will become RDG Grose Gardner Shukert and will operate a landscape architecture and planning flrni out of offices in Omaha and Dea Moines.
B'nai B'rith Women of Omaha will hold its annual potluck dinner Thursday at the home of Corinne Levin, 906 So. 96th St., at 6:30 p.m. Leslie Griesh, pianist, will entertain. Frieda Krizelman, president, will conduct the evening. Betty Goldstrom, chairman, will be assisted by Natalie Schlauger, Sylvia Davis and Rose Rosenberg. New members will be honored. For information, call Mrs. Goldstrom at 561-8293, or Mrs. Levin at 391-6090.
Beth El to hold pre-Selihot discussion By Michael A. Levlne programmlnc^uth director During the holidays and throughout the year, everyone is aware of re^gious responsibilities and obligations to families and jobs. How many will choose to miss work or school for all the holidays? For any of the holidays? Beth El's Adult Eklucation committee will sponsor a'discuBsion Saturday evening, Sept. 16, 9:30 p.m., at Beth El Synagogue. A dessert reception will follow. Selihot services start at 11:46. The discussion will be led by a panel of Beth El members, and business owners and professionals, managers and employees, students and teachers will be represented.
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