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United Talmud Torah to hold final graduation UTTO and United Talmud Torah's High School of Jewish Studies will hold a final graduation program on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue. Seven students will graduate from the high school program and 16 students will receive diplomas for completing studies. Since this is the final year of the UTTO and the High School of Jewish Studies, the ceremonies will include a tribute to the men and women who, us teachers and board members, have enabled these educational institutions to have an impact on Jewish life in the Omaha area. The High School graduates are Allison Gutnik, Ruvane Kurland, Brian Nogg, Jeffrey Nogg, Sarah Raful, Hannah Rennard and Beth Shyken. The Eighth Grade class consists of Melissa DeBruin, Michael Fineman, Sara Gordon, Sarah Hassljnger, Michelle Hellman, Mendel Kurland, Jennifer Lee, Erin Malashock, Michelle Malashock, Annelise Ocanto, Michael Parsow, Courtney Rabb, Aaron Rich, David Saylan, Ryan Tichauer, and Joshua Wolfson. Present and former teachers are: Sheri Abramson, Francee Altman, Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Elyce Azriel, Marcia Barnestein, Cantor Emil Berkovits, Susan Bernstein, Judy Brookstein, Pam Cohen, Rabbi Paul Drazen, Susie Drazen, Linda Dunn, Jay Durmaskin, Julie Durmaskin, Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein, Lois Endelman, Walter Feidman, Cantor Leo Fettman, Tiffany Franklin, Sandi Fried, Susan Friedman, Michael Gerson, Jody Goldstein, Shirley Goodman, Andrea Grossman, Carole Greenberg, Margie Gutnick, Claudia Jacobs, Judy Handelman, Sara Juster, Eileen Kader, Gloria Kaslow, Judy Katskee, Sindie Katskee, Cheryl Kricsfeld and Mark Levy. Also, Scott Littky, Rochelle Miller, Evie Mitchell, Stanley Mitchell, Larry Moldo, Devra Mor, Rabbi Isaac Nadoff, Gary Nachman, Carol Nathan, Ophir Palmon, Doris Parker, Bonnie Pawloski, Ruth Potash, Larry Raful, Sara Raush, Margo Riekes, Kim Robinson, Marti Rosen-Atherton, Janet Rosenstein, Lori Sachs, Marsha Senft, Marty Shukert, Phyllis Silberstein, Devra Spiegal, Cantor David Taub, Sandra Topper, Eadie Tiabari, Nili Twersky, Deborah Siegel Yoned, Phyllis Wasserman, Rebecca Wax, Daniel Wigodsky, Blanche Wise, Lionel Wolberger, and Bob Wolfson. Present and past board members are: Francee Altman, Shirley Banner, Lisa Epstein, Sharon Epstein, Lynn Eshelman, Pam Friedlander, Andrew Friedman, Don Gerber, Sherman Golbitz, Ray Goldstein, Peter Gordon, Andy Greenberg, Bruce Gutnik, Aaron Hostyk, Marcia Itkin, Robert Kahn, Sindie Katskee, Rick Katzman, Les Kay, Gary Kinstlinger, Shane Kotok, Barry Kricksfeld, Allen Kurland, Harriet Kutler, Beth Leeds, Teddy Levine, Michael Linn, Diane Malashock, Allen Morris, Carol Nathan, Donna Olesh, Myra Oberman, Susan Paley, Gary Parilman, Gary Rifkin, Francine Rod, Liz Shackman, Dani Shrago, Leon Shrago, Paul Shyken, Susie Shyken, Susie Silver, Nancy Skid, Steven Skid, Hyman Sukiennik, Marilyn Tipp, Joye Wees, Martin Wolf, Bob Wolfson and Bob Yaffe.

Wallenberg - a U.S. spy? By Daniel Kurtxman WASHINGTON (JTA) - Newly declaMined CIA I documents support claims that Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thouiandi of Hungarian Jews, served as a spy for the United Statee and survived well beyond his disappearance in 1947. A new study conducted by the newtmagaxine U.8 Newi and WorU fUport 'ihowi conclusively that Wallenberg wai a valued U.S. intelligence asset" for the Office of Strategic Service, the precunor of the CIA. (C«ntiB««d O0 iM«* 10)

Teen 4ge page wins community service

Ben-Gurion University wins beauty prize The Council for a Beautiful Israel presented its 1996 award to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva for the beauty and maintenance of its campus.

Jews who fled Nazis may qualify for benefits The United States and Germany have concluded 8 new Social Security agreement that will pay German Social Security benefits to German Jews from Eastern Europe who settled in the United States after fleeing their Nazi occupied homelands. In making the announcement, Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security, said the new agreement took effect jui May 1, 1996, and will result in German benefit payments to several thousand U.S. residents. The agreement amends a bilateral Social Security Agreement between the U.S. and Germany that dates back to 1979. Of particular importance is a new provision that grants benefits to people who previously lived in parts of Eastern Europe that were taken over by the Nazis during World War II and the pre-war era. Those who qualify will receive monthly Social Security benefits from Germany based on the time they spent working in their former homelands, even though they may never have worked in Germany. Benefits also can be paid to the surviving spouses and children of these workers. To be eligible for the new benefits, which can be paid as far back as Jply 1, 1990, claimants must pay contributions to the German Social Security system. There will be no actual cost for most people, however, since the contributions may be deducted from back benefits. In almost all cases, the back benefits will exceed the required contributions. People who wish to make voluntary contributions in order to receive the new benefits must file an application with the German Social Security authorities and meet a number of other requirements specified in the new agreement. First, they must be U.S. or German dtixens (or refugees or stateless perions) and must have estabiished residence in the U.S. before July 1, 1990. Second, they must be Jewish, and their mother tongue must have been German. In addition, applicants must have reached age 16 before the date the Nazis took control of their former homeland. This date varies depending on the region, but anyone who reached age 16 afUr Sept 1, 1941, will gener ally not be allgible to make the contributions. Anyone who wishes to apply to make voluntary contribution* or who wants more information should contact the nearest German consulate. Applications must be filed no later than April 30, 1998.

By Morris Maline Teen Age, a monthly page featuring original material submitted by Jewish teenagers, has been selected for the Jewish Federation of Omaha's 1996 Community Service award. The award will be presented June 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center during the annual meeting of the Federation. The meeting also will provide the community with the opportunity to elect Federation and Agency officers and to honor the Humanitarian of the Year, Volunteers of the Year, Young Leadership award winners, and Teen Leadership award winners. .. The Teen Age page was conceived in the fall of 1994 when Mike Platt, then Pacesetter Division chairman of the Federation campaign, talked about the need for the adult Jewish community to focus specifically on the teenagers in an ongoing and positive way. Initial funding for the page was provided by Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith and by advertising secured by Mr. Platt. An estimated 60 teenagers who have contributed their work to the page will be invited by Joanie Jacobson. editor of the page, to accept the award at the Jewish Community Center. Ms. Jacobson said 'Teen Age renders a Mnique and valuable public service to the Omaha Jewish community — it fosters good will and mutual respect between teenagers and adults, bringing the all-too-distant worlds just a little closer." Other programs nominated for the Community Service award were: "A Love Affair, submitted by the Bureau for the Aging; Class-O-Ramn, submitted by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council and "Restoration of the Kepulia Shul," submitted by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society.

Yad Vashem letter angers survivors By Naomi Segal JERUSALEM (JTA) — Holocaust survivors have reacted angrily to a fund-raising campaign by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. In a letter sent to Holocaust survivors, Yad Vashem said families could purchase plaques with the names of loved ones who perished in the Holocaust. The cost of the plaques would range from about $500 to $1,500, depending on the size of the plaque. 'After I received the letter, I couldn't sleep all night," Paula Tik, a 66-year-old survivor who lost her family in the Holocaust, told the Israeli daily Yediot Achronol. *I fell angry, insulted, and hurt. I would like to remember dozens of my relatives who perished, and such a plaque could be the only grave that memorializes them, but I can't economically handle it" Amcha, an organization which provides support for survivorsand their families, said the project was insensitive. *We think memorializing the victims of the Holocaust is very important for survivors to fulfillII a need to feel they have done everything to honor their loved ones' memoriae in a dignified way. Amcha would expect that there would be graal senaitivity to such a matter, to ensure that there ii no inequality between victims." Yad Vashem said in response that the 'Cave of Remembrance," where the plaques are to be placed, was only an additional option for rernmbering the Holocaust victims, and that the idea was first proposed by numerous families who sought such an axpraesion.

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By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke Parashiyyot BHar Sinai •- B'Hukotai How the Poor Help the Giver

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FHIIMY, ^\AY 10 Kusv.imCliib, \0 am, SUNDAY. MAY 12 ACTClnss, 1pm MONDAY, MAX '•' Yl:s l'r.ii;iiin\.10n,ni. Drivers EL) Class, 6 p.m. Cub Scoula Meeiing, 6:30 p.m. Community Event-Jewish National Fund Honoring Father Mornson & Rabbi Ainel.

The standard Torah reading this week brings the Book of Leviticus to a close. The two very short Sidrot at the end are of&r^ read together--as they are this year. There is historical proof that the laws of the Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee Year were actually in operation, at least during the time of the Second Temple, despite the obvious economic disruptions that they entail. ' I am intrigued by the difference in treatment afforded them in the Talmud, on the one hand, and in the Midrash Rabba on the other. The Talmud itself deals with them at great length. The Midrash Rabba on B'Har simply ignores them! The Midrash fastens its attentioh on two points, the duty of a seller to deal honestly and without greed, and on a phrase that occurs three times in Leviticus 25: "If your kinsman is in straits. . ." What this m'eans, of course, is, "If a friend, or neighbor, or fellow citizen has become poor. . ." A long string of comments by various rabbis follows. What they stress is the duty of everyone to help the poor. The Midrash simply cannot let pass this windfall of opportunity to state and restate and emphasize the moral responsibilities of everyone to everyone. If the Torah itself addresses the question three times in so small a space as a single chapter, how much more should we rivet our attention on it! , The height of their discussion arrives at this conclusion: The poor to whom you give aid, have done much more for.you than you for them! For the poor have given you the precious opportunity to prove yourself a genuine human being and a Jew! They have given you the opportunity to do a mitzvah! Think of this next time you are solicited for the Philanthropies or the Red Cross or the United Way... Who is benefited most? The Midrash has taught us here, or shall I say reemphasized here, the principle that zedakah is an obligation, but that its greatest beneficiary is the giver. Some gems from Chapter 25: ". . .You shall hollow the fiftieth year. You shall proclaim liberty throughout the land for all its inhabitants.' "Do not wrong one another, biit fear your God; for I the LORD am your God." "But the land shall not be sold beyond reclaim, for the land is Mine; you are but strangers resident with Me. ". . .as for your Israelite kinsmen, no one shall rule ruthlessly over the other. . .For it is to Me that the Israelites are servants: they are My servants, whom 1 freed from the land of Egypt, I the LORD your God.'

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Memorial services for Pearl M. Marcus will be held May 13 at noon at Temple Israel. She died May 7 at the age of 78. ,-—__,^ She was preceded in death by her husband^ Lester, and a sister, Gwen Smart. ' survivors include a daughter, Lynn Marcus of David City, NE; two sisters, Millie Frankel or Philadelphia and Florence Frischer of Cathedral City, Calif.; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Visiting Nurse Association-Hospice, 10840 Harney St., Omaha, NE 68154.

Omaha USY receives top honors My Michael Levine, Beth El Synagogue programming/youth director Omaha USY was the grand winner at. this year's EMTZA regional Sprink Kallah held recently in Lake Delton, Wise. The chapter received the regional Chapter of the Year award for the second straight year. This is the first time this has been done in EMTZA Region USY. Omaha USY was also honored by having Andi Gutnik selected as regional executive vice-president; Dan Parsow as regional membership/Kadimah vice-president; Gila Drazen •as the religious education member to the regional general board; and Shoshana Wees as the Israel Awareness member to the regional general board. Shoshana Wees and Andi Gutnik will also be ohairmen for this year's "Camp USY," a Seven-day retreat for EMTZA Region and Chicago Region USYers held at Camp Ramah, Wise, in August. The chapter also received numerous programming awards including the region's highest Tikun 01am donation ($1,800) and excellence in programming awards for their Sunday Food Sales program; the Hanukkah Pound Auction; the "We're More Than Friends" program; "Don't Break A Leg" ski trip; and both of USVs summer-time rush events." The chapter will celebrate their awards at the annual USY final banquet to be held May 30 at Beth El Sjmagogue.

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^H 7028 Caw Street ^P Oinah%NE68132 ' 5564S36 FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 8:16 pjn. Rabbi Azrid, : Rabbi Stiel and Cantor Contzius will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. Sitter Service-Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 11:15 a.m. Aaron Lane Fredricks, son of Sue and Alan Fredricks, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. Simcha B'shabbat—An alternative Torah Study service will take place in the Chapel. The regular ^Shabbat service will be held in the Sanctuary. V '^tSeemaToMe" f May 13, noon-Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks will lead an informal conversation in the style of the former "It Seems To Me" articles in the Tidings. Bring your lunch; drinks will be provided. Adult Education Tuesday, May 14: Post Adult B'nai Mitzvah, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16: Sisterhood Adult Education, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., led by Rabbi Stiel; "Modern Jewish Thought," 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., led by Rabbi Azriel. Beyond Midrash, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., led by Don Schwartz. Bat Mitzvah Allyson Freeman, daughter of Robyn and Bob Freeman, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service Saturday, May 18. TOW" Torah on Wheels (TOW) will be held May 14 from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Omaha Steaks, 10909 John Gait Blvd. Hosts are Alan, Fred, Stephen, Todd and Bruce Simon. Reservations are required. Call the Temple office at 556-6536. •TIGGS" Temple Israel Go Getters will meet for lunch May 15 at noon at Temple Israel. Cost is $4. Make reservations with Mary Lou Goodman at 553-6634, or Libby Kaplan at 561-6202. 'Shabbat Comes To You" May 17, 2 pjm.-Rabbi Azriel and the Temple Youth Group will lead a Shabbat service at the Rose Blumkin Home.

CHABAD HOUSE 1322 So. 119th St., Omaha, NE 681S4 607-1124 SATURDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. SUNDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m. Talmud Claaaes Talmud class, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. Chumaah Claaa Chumash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. YiddUh "Hooked on Yiddish* lessons Wednesdays, 7 p.m. EngliBh "Think Jewish and speak English" classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House.

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SOUTH STREET TEMPI^ 2061 S. 20th St Uncoln. NE 68502-3707 435-8004 Services are officiated by Cantor Michael tVeisser. FRmAYi Shabbat evening service at 7:46 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 0 a.m.; Religious Ichool, 10 a.m.

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 1602 No. 02nd St. Omaha, NE 68104 5864288 Services are conducted by Cantor Leo Fettman. Office hours: Monday throu^ Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7 p.m. ' SATURDAY: Morning services are at 8:46 a.m. in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Kiddush luncheon sponsored by the Alex Grossman family in honor of Miriam Grossman's 80th birthday. Mincha at 8:15 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Morning services at 9 a.m. Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Kaye at 9:45 a.m. Evening services at 8:16 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. Cookbook "Happiness is Still Good Food," available at the gift shop, or call Charlotte Kaplan at 551-5658. Sisterhood Gift Shop . Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Leah Siegel at 556-5455.

BEYT SHALOM RECONSTRUCTIONIST SYNAGOGUE

P.O. Box 241130, Omaha, NE 68124 For information, contact Mike Salmi at 291-3469, dr Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein at 697-1660. FlUDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m., at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha. SATURDAY: Torah service at 10 a.m. at the Second Unitarian Church to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Harris. SUNDAY: Religious School, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Westside Community Education Center, 108th and Grover (use rear parking lot).

B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION eiSMynsterSt Council Bluffs, Iowa 61503 322-4705-Synagogue 697-1660-Rabbi Ehrenstein FRIDAY: Shabbat services are held every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Ehrenstein and lay leaders. Oneg Shabbat follows. SUNDAY: Reconstructionist Religious School classes are held every Sunday at the West Side Community Education Center, 108th and Grover, from 10 a.m. to noon. The community may attend. Call Rabbi Ehrenstein or Dr. Martin Rosenburg, director of education, for an appointment.

TIFERETH ISRAEL 3219 Sheridan Blvd. UneoIn,NE 68502 423-8068 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:16 a.m. FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. 1906 USY/HEBREW HIGH Shabbat honoring graduating seniors: Robyn Cohen, David Hersch, Rob Hoffman and Shannon Seglin; and confirmation graduates: Adrianne Graham and David Hersch. Oneg Shabbat host^ by the parents of USYers and Hebrew High students. SATURDAY: Services start nt 9:30 a.m. Jr. Congregation. 10 IT) pi rn.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, led by Alan Shulewiti and Albert Friedman, start at 9 a.m. in the (Joldslrn Chapel, Me:nbers of the community are invited to join residents for the service and the Kiddush fnllowing.

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B^H EL SYNAGOGUE 14506 California, Omaha, NE 68154 492-8550 Office 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: i Services start at 6 p.m. < SATURDAY: ^ * Services at 9:30 d.m. Kiddush following services. Emily Epstein, daughter of Howard and Sharon Epstein, will become a Elat Mitzvah Friday and Saturday. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) will meet at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time, first and third Saturday at 11 a.m. ICtantan meets the second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 8:25 p.m. SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Bar Mitzvah Robert Epstein, son of Gary and Lisa kpstein, will become a Bar Mitzvah Friday, May 17, and Saturday morning. May 18. Lunch.'n Learn Friday, May 17, 12:16 p.m.-Stories, songs, Israeli dancing and lunch for children under six and their families. Make reservations with Rhonda Saferstein; 333-3565. Judaica Shop Tuesday through Thursday, 11a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; or by appointment

OFFUTT Capehart Chapel, 25th and Capehart Omaha, NE 294-6051 FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m.

B'nai Mitzvah Robert Dustin Epstein, son of Lisa and Gary D. Epstein, will celebrate his bar mitzvah May 18 at Beth El Synagogue. A seventh-grade honor student at Beveridge Middle School, he participates in stage band. Knowledge Master, school newspaper, and the seventh-grade mentor program. He also participated in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. In addition, he ei\joys basketball, music, art, reading, football, and all spectator sports. Robbie has two brothers, Ben and Alex. Grandparents are Etta and Harold Epstein of Omaha, and Mimi and George Malacoff of Sunrise, Fla. Allyson Jo Freeman, daughter of Bob and Robyn Freeman, will become a Bat Mitzvah May 18 at Temple I^ael. A seventh-grade honor student at Lewis and Clark Junior High, she enjoys playing tennis, Softball and piano and was in the school musical "Annie." She participated in the Duke Talent Identification Program, Knowledge Masters, and has been selected to be a summer youth columnist for the Omaha WorldHerald Allyson has two sisters, Lauren and Susan. Grandparents are Jerry and Joanne Freeman and Tom and Barbara Burke, all of Omaha. Groat-grandmother is Alice Schafer, also of Omaha.

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Jewish Agency voices concern about official Russian actions , By Cynthia Mann NEW YORK, April 30 (JTA) — Russian authorities this week halted an immigration semin^ sponsored by the Jewish Agency, prompting agency officials to express concern about their status in the country. The Jewish Agency operates in dozens of countries throughout the world and has never been subject to such treatment," wrote Avraham Burg, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, in a letter of protest Tuesday to Russian Justice Minister Kovlivov Valentin. The disruption of the seminar Tuesday in Pyatigorsk, in Russia's northern Caucasus, follows the cancellation of the agency's accreditation in early April by Russian authorities. Agency leaders repeatedly have downplayed the suspension of their license as a technicality and insisted that their operations in Russia remained unchanged. The agency encourages and oversees the immigration of Jews to Israel, Nonetheless, the loss of accreditation had given rise to a host of speculation that sensitive politics are at play in advance of Russia's June presidential elections and that Jewish emigration could be at risk. The agency's muted tone changed after Russian authorities arrived Tuesday at its offices in Pyatigorsk and asked emissaries for documents proving that they were operating legally in the area. According to an agency statement, the Russian officials then asked the agency emissaries to accompany them to an immigration seminar being held nearby. There, the officials read aloud the government's orders cancelling the accreditation and then halted the seminar. The cancellation of the immigration seminar is one more episode in a string of events through the past few weeks that have raised a doubt as to a possible change in the position of Russian authorities regarding Jewish Agency activity in Russia," an agency statement said. "Any disruption in Jewish Agency activity in Pyatigorsk has an immediate effect on the process of immigration to Israel," the statement said. Pyatigorsk is "an area with many ethnic and political tensions" and, hence, a source of steady emigration to Israel, it added. In a telephone interview from Jerusalem, Burg said, "The concern is we don't know whether it is bureaucratic stupidity or if there is a policy here." Burg planned to hold meetings this week in the United States with Jewish organization heads to discuss steps to be taken in tight of the new developments. But in arriving at a strategy, it is clear that he is walking a line line. Burg noted that in a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Israel, Alexander Bcvin, it was agreed that 'there would be no positive outcome" if the problems surrounding "the legal registry of organizations were to be blown out of proportion or become an issue with widespread repercussion." Meanwhile, even before the seminar was halted, the accreditation ibsue had caused concern in the Jewish world. "It's something that has to be watched," said Martin Wenick, executive vice president of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. "This is a transitional period in the former Soviet Union with a lot of uncertainty," he said. "It's not clear if it's Jewish Agency spedGc or is in relationship to the political situation and the operations of foreigners." Said another U.S. Jewish expert who asked to remain anonymous: This could be part of a broader campaign to make [Ruiiian President Boris] Yeltain and hia government appear more nationalistic.* If he is re-elected, he said, "the tone and tenor

. By Debra NuBsbaum Cohen NEW YORK (JTA) — Leaders of the Conservative may go back to what it was or there could be a removement's five mfyor organizations have jointly emergence of the old apparatchiks (Soviet-era issued a policy statement detailing what they bureaucrats) and their desire to see a return to believe is the proper approach to the high rate of what once existed: greater control over the- flow of intermarriage. people in and out" of the country. The six-page statement, which is strongly worded The Israeli media reported this week that new in places, can be read as an affirmation of the restrictions are being placed on the emigration of movement's long-held standards, i Jews of army age or working in security-related institutions. It can also he read as a rebuke to those within the But a well-placed Israeli official said any new movemeiit who would like to see Conservative polirestrictions on exit visas are related to the enforce- cies relaxed ^yis-a-vis the intermarried in order to ment of "secrecy" laws protecting national security make it more comfortable for non-Jews to particiand that they are not specific to Jews. pate in synagogue life, much the same way the When the Russian Ministry of Justice notified the Deform movement has. agency last month that new laws rendered its The statement's closing paragraphs say: "In the license to operate invalid, other foreign organiza- midst of our confusion and pain we should not ask tions operating in Russia received similar letters. of Judaism to adopt strategies which do violence to That prompted the agency to dismiss claims by its integrity." some that anti-Semitic or anti-Israel trends were at "At the very heart of this movement stands our work and to insist it was not being singled out. belief that we must find the proper application of Other experts in the field confirmed that rules and regulations for organizations in Russia are con- traditional Jewish norms and values to the modern stantly changing. context." Publication of the 1990 National Jewish Burg said the agency is working to comply with new accreditation laws. Jewish Agency ofTicials in Population Study confirmed what many in the Israel last week traveled to Russia to meet with Jewish community had long known i their hearts: officials about the accreditation. There are as many Jews marrying noii-Jews as there are those marrying Jews. The moyements have varied in their approaches Pollard case may be reconsidered to the crisis. By Naomi Segal

JERUSALEM(JTA) — Israel and the United States reportedly reached a new understanding on the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. Certain actions by Israel may induce the United States to reconsider the situation of Pollard, who is serving a life sentence for spying for Israel, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported. The Pollard case was raised during a meeting with President Clinton when Prime Minister Shimon Peres visited Washington recently, the pxper reported. Peres and other Israeli officials would not comment on the report. During his visit, shortly after Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, Peres asked Clinton to pardon Pollard, aformer U.S. naval intelligence analyst who was arrested in the United States in 1985 and sentenced in 1987 to life imprisonment. Rabin also raised the issue in his meetings with Clinton. Pollard, who has served 10 years of his sentence, is eligible to request an early release from a parole committee appointed by the president.JTA

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In the Orthodox community, where the rate of intermarriage is lowest, nothing much l\as been done to address it directly. In the Reform movement, which has the highest intermarriage rate of any population claiming religious affiliation, policies began to change long before the demographics were confirmed. The Reform movement has long been actively engaged in outreach and inclusion of non-Jewish spouses. In the early 1980s, it adopted a controversial policy, known as patrilineal descent, formalizing its practice of recognizing as Jewish those children who are born to a Jewish father and a nonJewish mother, as long as they are educated as Jews. That decision continues to be viewed by other movements as a deeply divisive change from the traditional definition of Jewishness,which comes from birth to a Jewish mother or conversion. Among Reform Jews, the issue continues to be debated at every national convention held by the movement.

By Naomi Segal JERUSALEM (JTA) — The lawyers for Yigal Amir have appealed his conviction, arguing that someone else could have fired the bullets that killed Yitzhak Rabin. Describing their grounds for appeal, Amir's defense lawyers said there is reasonable doubt the bullets that killed Rabin came from Amir's gun. Amir, 25, confessed to shooting Rabin at a Nov. 4 Tel Aviv peace rally. He was convicted of murder in February and sentenced to life in prison. During the trial, ballistics experts said that the bullets in Rabin's body matched those from Amir's gun.

Contrasting the Conservative position with the other movements, Alan Ades, president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which represents 800 Conservative congregations, said: "TWe're not going to go to the extremes that some others might be doing. We respect their feelings, but Conservative Judaism has a different standard." His movement, he said, emphasizes the importance of Jews marrying Jews, or, as the new statement describes it, "the mitzvah of inmarriage." Failing that, the statement says, the movement encourages the halachic conversion of the nonJewish spouse.

In the News Former Omahan Dr. Larry Marcus, a plastic surgeon with offices in Avon and Bristol, Conn was featured in a front page story in The Brittol Preii recently for providing services free of charge to victims of domestic violence. Dr. Marcus is one of about 270 doctors in the United States (•r.d Canada who are participating in the program which is called the National Domestic Violence Project. Dr. Marcuses parents, Irv and Harriet Marcus, reside in Omaha.

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If that does not work, the movement focuses on keruv (outreach), which means inviting the family's Don-Jewish spouse and non-Jewish children into the life of the Jewish community, but not altering the community's standards or practices to do so. "We are determined and committed to challenge intermarriage, rather than accept it," says the policy statement. What is new is the fact that the organizations overcame a history of working independently of one another — and at times, disagreeing with one another — to coordinate a larger effort to communicate a movement-wide approach on intermarriage.

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EHcerpts from a Forensics speech giuen by Dan Parsoui —^-^i—— Multi-cultufalism is an sHort by educators to inWoduce to their students new Cultures, new Ideas, and other new topics alxiut religions. At my school, I'm what you could call the multi-cultural exhibit. I end up educating most of my school on the holidays, traditions and other relalively unknown things about the Jewish faith. Now I will attempt to multi-cul-' turally educate you, and hopefully, you, too, will learn ( something from this new fad in Qgn education. Christmas and Hanukkah season Is especially annoying. It's not that I don't like getting presents, it's the questions. I'll be talking to someone and they'll ask It. The QUESTION. 'So, when does Hanukkah start?' •Uh, I doni know." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN. YOU

DONI momThe same questions over and over again, and me, with the same responses ... "Don't worry aoout if or "It'll happen when it happens' or if I'm really in a good mood, 1 might tell them. \^en IHannukah starts. It's a new questk}n. It gels asked at least three times a class. 'So, what did you gel for Hanukkah last night?" 1 shudder lor a moment and then answer, "Don't worry about it," or "I forgof or II I'm In a good mood, I might tell them. Or I may say, 'My parents don't k)ve me, so all I got was coal." Mora questions: 'You mean Santa doesn't visit you? . . So, you don't have a Christmas tree?'.. . "No, we have a Hanukkah bush. . ." and

"Santa doesn't visit us, but Hanukkah Harry jumps out of my menorah." And after Hanukkah... 'So. has Hannukah ended yet?' Then, there are other questions ... "You know those beanies you guys wear?...What are they?... Why do you wear them? ...Can you get me one?' Questions about Kashrut ..."So, ham isn't kosher?"... "You mean, you've never had a cheeseburger?'' They go from ham to lamb to goat to horse or any other meat you could possibly think of. I tell them no one eats goats or horses, so it's irrelevant. Take the kosher pickle. Why is this pickle diflerent from all other pickles? Why, because it was made in a clean environment, watched over by a rabbi, and then blessed. Now, you ask yourself, 'Sell, why would anyone want to bless a pickle?' That's a good question ... but wouldn't you rather eat a blessed pickle over a regular one? The questions persist ... 'Will you please speak Hebrew for us?... Can you mite in Hebrew?'... and my personal favorite ... 'Willyou please teach us how to swear in Hebrew?' At my school, there is little or no anti-semitism towards me. I have taeen living here all my lite and am on good terms with just about everyone... Have you ever heard the phrase, "History repeats itself?" Well, the kids at my school kind of take it literally. They have to ask the same questions year after year, Jewish holiday after Jewish holiday. Maybe it's a bad dream. Maybe they're just curk}us. Maytie it's something In the water. Well, whatever the case may toe, I'll be here in my multicultural world, answering questions about Judaism and telling people what I got lor Hanukkah; but, If you have a questk>n lor me, ask it. Everyone else does. 0$n /t a lunlof at Bkhom. i irtembtr olAZA «f, USYandBtth £1 Synagogue.

fl GOLDEN OPPORTUNITV By Fiorina Mosenkis — l3St fall, I had an opportunity to join Youth Leadership Omaha, a leadership development program. I learned about it through my school and decided to apply. The application process was complk^led; I needed three references and then an interview. After being accepted, I learned ttiat out of 280 sophomores from Omaha and surrounding areas, only 40 were selected. Other Jewish teenagers participating in the YLO program were UM PiUor and JOc/i Smti: Our activities started with an Opening Retreat. At first, I was nervous, but it turned out to be great. I teamed everything about the program and Its purpose. Youth Leadership Omaha is a program designed for selected high school sophomores It Informs, motivates and increases their awareness through issue oriented seminars and mteraclipn with community leaders. This program is fully supported by the Knights of AkSar-Ben, and coordinated by The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Ann Goklstein is the YLO SlaN Director and coordinator. After learning to much about YLO, I felt very privileged to be selected Bestdas being very informative. It is also a lot of fun. Since last December, we've had a sessk>n every month. For each leulorv we

get out of school and spend a day touring places like the Omaha Community Playhouse. Douglas County Correctk>n Facility, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and mar\y others. So far, Hmy favorite {was the 'Health & JH u m a n I Services" day. I We toured luNMC and I met with dilferlent health proIfessionals and Imedical stu-

Nine Central High students from the Omaha Jewish community were among 114 inducted into the National Honor Society at a brunch held April 28 at the Secular Building. Marly Shukerl was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. Pictured Irom left: Andrea Friedman, Karen l<azor, Lei Brown, Maggie Jacobson, Mr. Shukert, MlrlAm Fischer, Josh Cohen, Jason Hoberman and Rachel Roberts. Not pictured, Shoshana Wees,

JELUISH RTHLE TES-SO MRNV DRERMS, SO FEUJ COME TRUE By Jon Zoob ——i^^—• There are so many Jewish boys and girls hoping to be professional athletes some day, but so few that will actually t>ecome stars. At our local Jewish Community Center, there are hundreds of kids playing basketball while imitating Michael Jordan, and so many kids swimming in the pool hoping to be the next Janet Evans. Though their dreams are high, statistics show there are very few professional Jewish athletes in today's world. However, here are two Jewish hopefuls that may be the exception to the rule. Doug Gottlieb, one of eleven Jews at the University of Notre Dame, is the starting point guard for the Fighting Irish basketball team. 'I've always tjeen taught you have your own personal relationship with God. Coming here was more of a basketball deciskxi than a religkius one,* he said. Doug leads a Jewish lifestyle while living on a Catholic campus; he goes to High Holkiay senrk:es at a Temple in South Bend. "Whether I'm Jewish or not. Notre Dame fans like the way I play ... It's a lot more than a game to me." Doron Sheffer was an extremely important key to the University of Connecticut's 30-2 record in the '95'96 baskeltiall season. Doron grew up in Ramat Efal, Israel, where he was known as the 'Israeli Ice Man* at his high school Galil Elyon. This 6' 5' guard was the Big East's Rookie of the Year, and analysts expect Sheffer

to be a top draft choice for the National Basketball Association (NBA) after completing his senior season next year. These two men are rare cases of successful Jewish athletes, especially in basketball. The only Jewish player I could find currently in the NBA .is Danny Schayes, son of the great Adolph Schayes, a fomier NBA player Ihlmself. Danny I is not what you Iwould call a {'household I name' and has • struggled in the (league with [many teams. Being a ; Jewish athlete ^myself, I hope I to become a Iprofessional I iMsketball playJon er. I realize the odds are really against me - not only being Jewish, but being an athlete at all. Every athlete in the world is a competitor to me, and the odds of playing in the NBA are about 100.000:1. I am not encouraging children to quit participating in sports because of these odds, but rather encouraging them to try harder and proving non-believers wrong. If you have a dream, go for 1 As the sponsor for many million-dollar athletes once sakJ: JUST DO IT! Jon ft a tnihmin H Burkt, a rrmnbor olAZA 01 and Both El Synagoguo.

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I dents. This program 'has taught me a kit about my community, including how to become a better leader I learned a lot about careers in the health profession by gelting involved in the YLO Mentoring Program with Dr. Magda Peck as my manlor I also had a great time and made 40 new friends. This week, we have our Closing Retreat and then a graduation Next year, I plan to participate in the Ak-SarBen Youth Amtiassadors program Fiorina It a lophomort al Cmtnl, I mmntm of UZ Yothtnt BBO »nd Satfi m Synaaoou*.

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Storytellihg and puppetry highlight Parent Connection program By Claudia Sherman, free-lance writer Ventriloquist Mark Nancy Rips, presi dent of the Jewish I Levy, director of Federation Library United Talmud Torah board and an experiof Omaha, and his enced storyteller, will puppet, O'Hare, a read "The Tale of rabbit with braces on Meshka the Kvetch" at his incisors, will also the next Parent attend the program Connection Book Club on May 19 to lend his program from 1 to perspective on the 2 p.m. in the older stories that will be adult lounge during read. Mrs. Fineman the community Yom will supervise a craft Ha'atzmaut celebration on May'l9. project, and refresh"In the small village ments will be served. of Hemer lived Other selections Meshka who was con- '^oi'l' Levy, ventriloquist and director of UTTO, Mrs. Rips and Mr. sidered. .to be the vil- with his puppet, O'Hare, reads to (from left) lage *i;e(cA (a Yiddish Molly Noodell, Dayna Epstein and Andrea Levy will read that day include 'The Man word for complainer). Holmberg. With Many That's just what Telephoned," by Sela Zellman and Brigette Meska did. Complain. From morning till night." In tl)e book, by Carol Chapman, Meshka com- Evans, and 'Poppy Seeds, Too, A Twisted Tale plained about everything until one day, "some- for Shnbbat," by Deborah Miller. Families joining the Parent Connection Book thing terrible happened." The Parent Connection Book Club, co-sponsored Club will receive a kit which includes a memberby the Library and the Bureau of Jewish ship card, a sample parent guide, a list of Jewish Education, is a new program for families with terms and concepts, and two annotated book children from preschool age to second grade. The lists-one for preschoolers and one for students program is designed to encourage parents to read in kindergarten through second grade. with their children, explained Hollie Fineman, "The annual registration to join the Cliib is $5. coordinator of the program. Special arrangements will be made privately by Each of some 50 titles purchased by the Library the Bureau of Jewish Education for families in are supplemented by parent guides inside each financial need. Call Susan Drazen, director of book. The guides feature discussion topics related the Bureau, at 334-6445, for further information. to the books, vocabulary enrichment, Jewish conRegistrations will be accepted at the program tent, and follow-up activities to each story. on May 19. Mrs. Fineman said that the guides add to the The Parent Connection program was created experience of reading the books "by providing by Boston's Bureau of Jewish Education. It is some good quality family reading time. The funded in Omaha by a grant/rom the Esther K. guides also develop the Jewish aspect of each Newman/Carolyn Kully Newman Funds adminbook by clarifying Jewish concepts and words istered by The Foundation of the Jewish and by providing additional Jewish experiences Federation of Omaha. that parents and children can do together."

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Bert s Eye View Are you familiar with ,the prepared fish delicacy called sushi? For the uninitiated, let me explain that sushi is generally a combination of cooked lice and/or vegetable and raw fish of one kind or another. If you're still with me, I'll gq on to tell you that it is always artistically presented apd often looks like something too pretty to eat. So what's my point? Well, according to a recent story in tl)e New York Times, an oriental woman (in the east) who owns a glatt kosher Chinese and Japanese restaurant, decided to add a sushi bar ix> her other specialties. Alright-what's the big deal? Well, the big deal is simply that many (if not most) fish used for sushi is of the non-kosher variety. Enter a man with the title of Rabbi who is the mashgiach in this kosher kitchen. And, as you might guess, he demands strict, letter-of-the-law adherence to the rules. He won't permit the use of various trefe fish so substitutions are made; the oriental woman, who is the sushi maven, sometimes has apoplexy, but they have learned to get along with each other. A recent case in point concerned a fish called hamachi, which the chef claimed a "must" for the sushi bar. The kosher fish supplier (the only one the mashgiach permits) was unable to provide hamachi, even though it satisfied all the criteria for kosher. The chef defiantly ordered it from a Japanese supplier, and here's where the word 'compromise' is important. Since the fish itself met all the requirements to be termed kosher, the Rabbi said ok, even though it came from the "wrong" supplier. But they couldn't receive it in the form of fillets. How come? Because the knives used to prepare the fillets may have had contact with non-kosher fish, of course. So, no fillets, but the fish is used in other forms. Compromise. The entire subject is entertaining to me, beginning with the concept of a glatt kosher Chinese/Japanese restaurant. Since I'm a native midwestemer, I had no experience growing up in the environment where Jews are said to fill Chinese restaurants on Sunday nights. People of every culture and background like oriental food, of course, but there are those who believe without Jewish patronage, many of those places wouldn't make it! And, it goes without saying, many of our people still obey the riales of kashruth....but they want their Chinese food. Hence, kosher Chinese restaurants. I guess we (or should I say I) are naive on the subject, but it always strikes me funny. So the bottom line is simply this: If you love sushi and you're strictly kosher, don't despair. It's available-but be prepared to travel some distance to get it.

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By Eliane Freund Hiddush Levanah, the Omaha Jewish Women's Spirituality and New Moon Network, will host a Jewish New Moon celebration in hoiior of the upcoming month of Sivan. Sivan, which contains the festival of Shavuot, is traditionally the time of year when Jews rededicate themselves to the study of the Torah and specifically reflect upon the Ten Commandments, which were received at this time by Moses on Mount Sinai thousands of years ago. "This celebration will give Jewish women from the Omaha community an opportunity to share in creating a unique spirituar encounter like the one experienced at Mount Sinai through prayer, study, dance, and song," said Deidre Evans, event coordinator. "The group will also explore in depth the fifth commandment, "Honor thy father and mother" from the unique perspective of a child in the parent-child relationship." The event, sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, will be held Sunday, May 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the home of Deirdre Evans, 418 North 38th Street. A "Chai Tea" featuring light refreshments will be served before the service, and donations are requested to ensure funding for future events. For more information, contact Gloryann Levy, JCAC director, at 334-6403; or Ms. Evans at 551 9005.

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Oldtimers Review By Art Grossman The Oldtimers April 30 meeting, exactly two weeks prior to the geneiial Nebraska primary election, featured our own election of olTicers for '96-97. Sam Kaplan was elected for an unprecedented third term (we do not invoke term limits); Art Grossman, vice president; Lester Waxman, secretary/treasurer. At the Earlybird discussion, there was no gag rule in effect. We cyssed and discussed merits of candidates, new law proposals and offered advise without consent from politicians. Ted Koppel's Nightline interview with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres was a hot topic. Peres warned about the dangers of Islamic fundamentalism, particulary regarding two of the most violent anti-Israel groups: Hezbollah, the Party of God, in Lebanon, and the Palestinian movement Hamas. He described both as having a destructive potential comparable to Hitler's. At the luncheon, Dave Dvorkin led in reciting the Motzi, and Bernie Weiss chanted the Benschen. We stood in respectful memory of Bernard Swartz and Dave Rosenberg. Program chairman "Doc" Margolin presented a cassette, Tiddish, The Moma-loshen," with cameo appearances of old-time Yiddish actors. We must not let this colorful language fade into oblivion. Oldtimers and YES will join in a dual installation of respective new officers at a Mother's Day luncheon May 13 at the 'J". Gifts will be presented to all the ladies. Entertainment will be provided by "Dr. Klezmer." Reservations are required. Activities start at 10:30 a.m.; lunch at noon.Cost is $4. Call Margaret at 334-6521.

Births Gary and Sharon Kinstlinger of Englewood, N.J., formerly of Omaha, announce the March 4 birth of a daughter, Sara Debra (Shira Devora). They also have a son, Noah. Grandparents are Rochelle Kaplan of Chicago and the late Norman Kaplan, and the late Sol and Sara Kinstlinger. Louri and Charlie Sullivan announce the April 7 birth of a eon, Joshua Bruce. They also have a daughter, Rachel. Grandparents are Darlynn and Tom Fellman and William Sulhvan, all of Omaha. Great-grandparents are Helen and Leo Meyerson, also of Omaha.

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On April 21, Omaha Temple Youth Group (OTYG) hosted ite first "Everything You Wanted to Know About Judaism" program. The event won the National Federation of Temple Youth's best religious program award for the region and attracted 100 youth and adults from area churches. Some church groups came as far as 90 miles. Rachel Roberts, religious and cultural vice president of the youth group, pointed out at the beginning of the program, 'Sometimes nonJewish kids see Jewish students eating matzah or taking off for Jewish holidays, but the nonJews may not really understand or know much about these Jewish practices. This program gives area teens the opportunity to learn more about Judaism.' In addition, the event provided the youth a chance to test their Jewish knowledge and hone their skills at explaining Jewish practices and beliefs to others. The program started with a welcome and opening words from Miss Roberts and Rabbi Stiel. The m^ority of the afternoon was speat with visitors going from table to table learning about Jewish lifecycle events, holidays, worship services and youth groups.

Marci Brookstein, Josh Katelman, Rachel Slosburg, Alison Eggers, Meg Adams, Katie Kaplan and Jennie Gates each spoke on and answered questions about one or more of these topics. The groups then came together in the sanctuary where Rachel Roberts and Rabbi Stiel also answered questions about Judaism. Followinglhe discussion, pizza (a youth group tradition!) and dessert was served in the social hall. The event could not have happened without the months of hard work and planning by Miss Roberts. In addition, it would not have succeeded without the support and participation of Keith Singer, OTYG advisor; Carrie Kaplan, David Kurs, Sara Jacobson, Jeremy Evans, Jeremy Passer, Jessie Krieger, Glenn Wig^sky, Jill Sherman and other youth who sensed as tour guides and staff. Church members voiced their appreciation for the opportunity to learn about Judaism, and said they hoped this program would became an annual tradition. We hope it will, too!

More volunteers Marsha and Maury Spieker were among the outstanding volunteer nominees honored by United Way recently. Nominated by the Federation's Bureau for the Aging, their names were inadvertently omitted in last week's story.

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Births Gary and Sharon Kinstlinger of Englewood, N.J., formerly of Omaha, announce the March 4 birth of a daughter, Sara Debra (Shira Devora). They also have a son, Noah. Grandparents are Rochelle Kaplan of Chicago and the late Norman Kaplan, and the late Sol and Sara Kinstliiiger.

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On April 21, Omaha Temple Youth Group (OTYG) hosted its first 'Everything You Wanted to Know About Judaism' program. The event won the National Federation of Temple Youth's best religious program award for the region and attracted lOO'youth and adults from area churches. Some church groups came as far as 90 miles. Rachel Roberts, religious and cultural vice president of the youth group, pointed out at the beginning of the program, "Sometimes nonJewish kids see Jewish students eating matzah or taking off for Jewish holidays, but the nonJews may not really understand or know much about these Jewish practices. This program gives area teens the opportunity to learn more about Judaism." In addition, the event provided the youth a chance to test their Jewish knowledge and hone their skills at explaining Jewish practices and beliefs to others. The program started with a welcome and opening words from Miss Roberts and Rabbi Stiel. The m^ority of the afternoon was spent with visitors going from table to table learning about Jewish lifecycle events, holidays, worship services and youth groups.

Marci Brookstein, Josh Katelman, Rachel Slosburg, Alison Eggers, Meg Adams, Katie Kaplan and Jennie Gates each spoke on and answered questions about one or more of these topics. The groups then came together in the sanctuary where Rachel Roberts and Rabbi Sliel also answered questions about Judaism. Followinglhe discussion, pizza (a youth group tradition!) and dessert was served in the social hall. The event could not have happened without the months of hard work and planning by Miss Roberts. In addition, it would not have succeeded without the support and participation of Keith Singer, OTYG advisor; Carrie Kaplan, David Kurs, Sara Jacobson, Jeremy Evans, Jeremy Passer, Jessie Krieger, Glenn Wigodsky, Jill Sherman and other youth who served as tour guides and staff. Church members voiced their appreciation for the opportunity to learn about Judaism, and said they hoped this program would become an annual tradition. We hope it will, too!

More volunteers Marsha and Maury Spieker were among the outstanding volunteer nominees honored by United Way recently. Nominated by the Federation's Bureau for the Aging, their names were inadvertently omitted in last week's story.

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Wallenberg a U.S, spy? (Continued from page 1) Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), who, as a 16-year-old living in Hungary in 1944 escaped to a Wallenberg safe house in Budapest, welcomed the new revelations. *If he provided information that got back to U.S. intelligence ofGcials which was helpful in the Allied effort to defeat the Nazis, that is wonderful," said Lantos, whose wife, Annette, was also saved through efforts inspired by Wallenberg. Lantos stressed, however, that Wallenberg went to Budapest to save lives. "His was a humanitarian mission, but he may have provided some intelligence information. Clearly he was not a spy who just happened to save lives." Arriving in Budapest in July 1944, Wallenberg established buildings of refuge under the protection of the Swedish flag where he distributed food, medical supplies and Swedish pdssports. His efforts saved the lives of at least 20,000 Hungarian Jews facing deportation and extermination in Nazi death camps. Wallenberg's service to the OSS was approved' by President Roosevelt, although he was not formally on the OSS payroll, according to U.S. News. "His mission was not only to save Jews," the article states, "but to provide U-S. spymasters with access to anti-Nazi resistance forces trying to break up Budapest's alliance with Berlin." The article also asserted that Wallenberg browbeat and bribed Nazis.to free Jews using funds from the U.S. War Refugee Board, which the declassified files showed had links to U.S. spy operations. Soviet authorities, aware of Wallenberg's ties to U.S. intelligence, 'spirited him out of Budapest in January, 1945," U.S. News reported. The Soviet claim that Wallenberg died in 1947 has long been disputed, and U.S. News offered eyewitness and secondhand reports that placed Wallenberg in the Soviet Union decades after that date. One of Wallenberg's closest colleagues, retired • Swedish Ambassador Per Anger, believes he was alive as late as 1989 and may be alive today.

Anger told U.S. News he urged German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to help probe Wallenberg's fate in 1989. 'Holding an extension phone," the article states, "Anger listened as Kohl called Mikhail Gorbachev and pleaded 'let that old man go.' The Russian had no answer, says Anger, who then went to Moscow to appeal personally to the Soviet leader. 'He showed no interest' and 'implied that he had no control over the KGB.'' The new revelations about Wallenberg come as the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a postage stamp this week paying tribute to the Swedish humanitarian. It is only one of a succession of honors to be bestowed upon him. In 1981, Wallenberg was named an honorary U.S. citizen; in 1986, a Washington, D.C., street, where the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum now stands, was renamed 'Raoul Wallenberg Place"; and late last year, he was honored with a bronze bust in the U.S. Capitol.

Court releases 6 suspects in bombing of Jewish center By Sertfio Kieman BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Six former sergeants in the Argentine army have been released from jail after an appeals court ruled in their favor and dismissed charges that they participated in the July 18, 1994, terror bombing of the Jewish headquarters here. The six were arrested after the oflicial in charge of the case ordered a raid on army bases and private homes in suburbs near here. The arrests gave credence to the theory that right-wing military cells were involved in the attack.

Legislation threatens (cosher labeling WASHINGTON iJTA) — Legislation pending in Congress to improve and streamline Federal Food and Drug Administration regulations could undermine kosher labeling laws. Orthodox groups are warning that provisions in the FDA reform legislation, which would replace existing state food safety and labeling laws with uniform federal laws, could make it more difficult for kosher coiisumers to verify the authenticity of kosher products.

Schindler's widow critidized for book attacking iiusband By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The three men most responsible for bringing the story of Oskar Schindler, the flawed hero of "Schindler's List," to world attention Have taken strong issue with Emilie Schindler's outspoken attack on her late husband. | Ifi her book, "Memoirs," written in Spanish and published last month in Argentina, the 88-year-old widow describes her husband as a non-stop womanizer and a "selfish coward," who saved 1,300 Jews working in.his factory solely for their cheap labor and Ut avoid being drafted into the German army if he ceased to be an industrialist. At a news conference in Buenos Aires, Schindler also attacked Thomas Keneally, who wrote 'Schindler's List," and Steven Spielberg, who turned the book into an Academy Award-winning movie. She charged that the book was "packed with lies" and that the movie "idealized" her husband's role in protecting Jews, while underplaying her own contribution. The strongest rebuttal to these charges comes from Los Angeles businessman Leopold Page, who as the young Polish Jew Leopold (PoldekJ Pfefferberg, worked for Oskar Schindler from 1939 to 1945. It was Page who first told the Schindler story to Keneally and persuaded him to write the book. Page terms Schindler's remarks 'a disgrace to the memory of one of the true heroes of the century" and vouches for the accuracy of both the book and the movie.

Oklahoma jury convicts three WASHINGTON (JTA) — A federal jury has con victed three would-be terrorists of plotting to bomb various targets, including the Anti-Defamation League's Houston office. Prosecutors in the Muskogee, Okla., trial said that self-proclaimed prophet Willie Ray Lampley, his wife, Cecilia, and John Dare Baird believed in an imminent foreign invasion, and thought that bombing civil rights centers, welfare offices, gay bars and abortion clinics would somehow ward off the attack.

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Letter from Israel Israel's election is now less than three weeks away and most analjrsts think it is too close to call, despite what is acknowledged in most polls as a five-point lead for Peres over Netanyahu. But this is a far pry from the 20-point advantage Peres enjoyed until the February bus bombings shattered the Israeli political landscape. This years election is complicated by the new election law. Voters this year will cast two ballots, one for the prime minister and a separate one for the party Knesset list. One can vote for Peres, for example, and for the Likud or any other list of Knesset members. The reverse is also true, of course. So we could well wind up with a prime minister of one party and a majority of an opposition party in the Knessetmaking the formation of a government much more difficult than in previous years. This voter option adds to the uncertainty of the pundits. Then there is the general lack of "true believeremotion for either Peres or Netanyahu. Neither generates the kind of enthusiasm that, say, a Rabin or a Begin did. Peres is hurt by a general perception of non trustworthiness, Netanyau by a perception of shallowness plus the worry of having Ariel Sharon as a minister in a Likud led government. Though the peace process is a fundamental issue, the debate is somewhat more civil this time. (Civil, that is, by Israel standards). Netanyahu has said the Likud will honor the Oslo agreements (though the number two person on the ticket-Sharon— announced that Likud would not do soj.'Bibi" says he will be a tougher negotiator than Peres, but this is not a seminal argument-just a tactical one. Israel has changed enormously since 1992 and it is hard to assess what these changes will do to voting patterns. In 1992, the Russian Olim voted for Labor, venting their anger over what they perceived to be Shamirs failure to assist in their absorption. Today, 62% of Russian OUm own apartments; unemployment among that sector has dropped from 209b to 11%. The Russians are generally right wing-will they now turn back to their natural instincts, will they vote for Sharanskys party for the Knesset? No one really knows-indeed, they might well have not made up their own minds. The young people of the nation poured out their ' collective grief over the murder of Yitzhak Rabin.

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From left: Sandy Epstein, chairman of the overall committee for the centennial. Sub-committee chairmen: Cheri Ginsburg, invitations; Ellie Penner, food and wine; Janey Dann, fashion co-ordinator; Sue Meyers, food and wine; Jill Belmont, publicity; and Joanie Jacobson, production director.

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TheiAnti-Defamation League has been very busy lately preparing for two community events. On Thursday, May 30, the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Anne Frank Remembered," will be presented to the Omaha community. This special premier performance will be held at the Indian Hills Theater at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are required, seating is limited. Seats are available for $100 with reserved seating, and $25 for general admission. Patron seating is available for $1000. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact the ADL office, 333-1303, by Tuesday, May 28, for reservations. Also, ADL will host a public lecture featuring Julius Lester, a full professor in the Judaic and Near Eastern'Studies Department, and adjunct professor in the English and History departments at the University of MassachusettsArahurst. He will speak at the UNO Alumni Center Tuesday, May U, at 7:30 p.m. Professor Lester is an expert in black-Jewish relations and will speak on Minister Louis Farrakhan and his impact on the Jewish community. Professor Lester has published 24 books, seven non-fiction, 14 children's books, one book of poetry and two novels. He has won numerous literary awards, and his

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