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ureau of Jewish Education announces sclioiarsliip aid By Susan A. Drazen, director The Bureau of Jewish Education, a beneficiary of the annual UJA/Federation campaign and endow' ments, announces the availability of scholarships and loans for university studies through funds ; administered by the Foundation of the Jewish , Federation of Omaha. .' Incoming and current college students may apply for financial assistance for the 1996-1997 academic year. More information will be available in the Bureau of Jewish Education's Guide to Financial Aid programs, which will arrive at the end of December. ' Applications and accompanying forms are available from the Financial Aid Committee of the Bureau of Jewish Education, 333 So. 132nd St., Omaha, NE 68154, phone 334-6445. ' The following scholarship aid is available: Undergraduate Scholarships: The Lois Jeanne Schrager Memorial Fund provides annual grants to college students who demonstrate superior academic performance, extra-curricular involvement and financial need. The Beatrice and Nate H. Sherman Scholarship Fund, the David W. Frank Fund, the Maxine and ! Joe Kirshenbaum Scholarship Fund, the Livingston Scholarships, the Albert M. and JeanetteT. NepomnickEducation Fund, the Jerold I. and Sheila E. Rosen Endowment Fund, and the Edward Zorinsky Endowment Fund are designed to help undergraduates with financial need fund their college education. The Carl Frohm Educational Fund was recently established to pro: vide additional aid for college students. Graduate and Undergraduate Loans: The . David E. Beber Scholarship Fund makes low-
interest loans to qualified applicants of the Jewish graduate studies are available through the Sandra youth of Omaha to enable them to attend the col- L. Feldman Scholarship Fund, the Beatrice and lege or university of their choice. Nate H. Sherman Scholarship Fund, the The B'nai B'rith Dr. Abe Greenberg/Henry Livingston Scholarships, the Maxine and Joe Monsky Lodge Endowment Fund provides interest- Kirshenbaum Scholarship Fund, the Jerold I. and free loans to undergraduates whose immediate rel- Sheila E. Rosen Endowment fund, and the Albert atives are members in good standing of an Omaha M. and Jeanette J". Nepomnick Education Fund. B'nai B'rith Men's Lodge or an Omaha B'nai B'rith Scholarships are available for graduate students Women's Chapter. Financial need is a considera- in the fields of special education and general edution'in the granting of loans from both funds. cation through the Ruth So)colof Special Education Preference is given to those entering their fresh- Scholarship Fund. man year in college, although any undergraduate Jewish Professions: Scholarship aid is availstudent is eligible. able through the David E. Beber Scholarship Fund Scholarships for Freshmen: Income fi'om the for students pursuing careers in the rabbinate, Nancy and Don Greenberg Fund is Awarded each cantorate, Jewish education or Jewish communal year to a Jewish resident of Omaha entering his or service. her freshman year of college. Preference shall be All scholarships and loans granted by the Bureau given to candidates who have been employed dur- of Jewish Education take financial need into coning their high school years and have demonstrated sideration when making awards. As well, a record a 'B' average. Scholarships are also available to of charitable giving to the Jewish Federation of entering freshmen with demonstrable financial Omaha may be a factor in determining award eligineed from the Phillip G. and Terri L. Schrager bility. Foundation and the Edward Zorinsky Endowment Students interested in obtaining a scholarship or Fund. loan from the Financial Aid Committee of the Physical Education Scholarships: Funds are Bureau of Jewish Education should do the followavailable to undergraduate and graduate students ing: pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in L Contact the Bureau of Jewish Education at physical education, health and recreational sci- 334-6445 or 334-6446 for an appUcaUon. ences or related fields through the Burton L. 2. Fill out the appUcation in its entirety (includRobinson Student Athletic Fund. ing all financial information requested, transcripts Yeshiva Education: The Rebecca Friedman and recommendations.) Scholarship Fund provides scholarship aid for stu3. Return the completed application to the dents seeking a yeshiva education, either on the Financial Aid Committee, Bureau of Jewish high school or university level. Education, 333 So. 132nd St., Omaha, NE 68154, Graduate Level Studies: Grants to pursue no later than March 22,1996.
Celebrating Hanukkah
Family gathers at Rabin grave By Naomi Segal
Yaakov Tzabari, his wife Sada and then infant daughter, recent immigrants to Israel from Yemen, light the Hanukkah candles for the first time in their new home In Itohovot. For Mr. Tsabarl, this holiday repraaenta the victory of Jewish tradition over centuries of dispersion and persecution. Thanks In large part to the UJA Federation Annual Campaign, he now practices the beliefs he and other Yemenite •l«ws struggled so long to preserve openly and Areeljr in his new home in laraeL
Last year, Lilly Chak celebrated her first Hanukkah in Israel after immigrating from the former Soviet Union. This year, she's building a successful business and Jewish life for herself and her family. Ms. Chak has been selling her menoraha with the help of the Jerusalem Center for Business Development, which Is fbnded by the UJA Federation Annual Campaign and operated by the Jewish Agency for Israel, WJA Pnn
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli leaders and the family of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin gathered at his grave recently to mark the end of the 30-day mourning period. Rabin's widow, Leah, wore a blue blazer and colorful scarf around her shoulders to signal the end of the mourning period. Her son Yuval, daughter Dalia and grandchildi^n stood weeping before the new grave beneath gray skies at the brief ceremony. Yuval recited Kaddish, the mourner's prayer, which was followed by two eulogies given by Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Israel Defense Force Chief of Staff Lt Gen. Amnon Shahak. Describing the slain prime minister as a beloved and admired commander, Shahak called on the nation to take stock of itself in the wake of the tragedy. "How did it happen? How did it happen to us, among us?" he said. The soul-searching does not end with the end of the 30 days of mourning. It is just beginning now." Peres said Rabin's death was not in vain. "Your shoulders bore the burden of peace so that the children could be freed from the terrors of war," he said. The bullets that pierced your chest did not kill the fruits of your labors. They only exposed them." After filing past the grave, Leah Rabin and family members embraced close friends and shook hands with those who came to the ceremony —•• including Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, whom she had earlier criticized for contributing to an atmosphere of vitriolic verbal attacks on her husband in the weeks prior to the assassination. Afterward, members of the Rabin family went to the Knesset for the opening of a photo exhibit dedicated to the late prime ministai's life and tchieveraants.