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Shirley Goldstein to be awarded honorary doctorate by Carol Katmuui, Editor Shcharansky'B voice before he was alert Western nations with imprisoned for nine years. Shcharansk/s plight. Shcharansky That incident was described by now lives in Israel, where his politauthor Martin Gilbert in his book, ical party, Yisrael B'Aliyah, picked 'Shcharansky, Hero of Our Time.* up several seats in the recent elecIn a 1986 Jewish PreM interview tions. by Morris Maline, Mr. Gilbert said, "UNO is the only university in the 'because of the efforts of Mrs. country that has given an honorary Goldstein and her many volunteers, degree to someone in the area of the the city of Omaha is widely recogniied rescue of Soviet Jewry,* said Mrs. among the Reftiseniks in both Moscow Goldstein. 'I'm grateful that the the university is recoginizing a period of and Leningrad." Gilbert, who according to the article, Jewish history,* she added, "It was a is Rabbi Myer Kripke's sister's father- Jewish cause thiat turned into a The University of in-law, credits Mrs. Goldstein with human rights cause and the wort is Nebraska at Omaha being the first activist to still going on.* will award a Doctor of Humane Letters to Shirley Goldstein, tomorrow during commencement services at 9:30 a.m. at the UNO Field House. Mrs. Goldstein, recognized intemationaliy for her work on behalf of Soviet Jews, is the local chairman of the Committee for Soviet Jewry. She has made seven trips to the former Soviet Union. During a trip in 1975, Mrs. Goldstein met refusenik Natan (Anetoly) Shcharansky. He taped his lost recorded message in her hotel bathroom with the water running to avoid detection. It was to be Paul and Deanna Tully and in the Friday Shabbat lunch the last time the outside their daufhter, Emily, were program of the JCC's Camp worid would hear among those who participated Shalom.

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New Rabbi to serve Beyt Shalom By BAlke Salml, Synagogue President Rabbi Elisheva Sachs of Philadelphia joins Omaha's Beyt Shalom Reconstructionist Synagogue beginning Friday, Aug. 17. Rabbi Sachs, a member of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, will visit the Beyt Shalom conununity approximately once every three weeks for the next year. Her visits have been designed to coincide with Rabbi Sachs the important holidays during the Jewish calendar. According to synagogue leadership, the partnership of Rabbi Sachs and Beyt Shalom marks a significant step forward for this young, but growing, synagogue as it celebrates its first anniversary. Membership during the first year has increased. They will hold their first high holiday-services this year and have already performed several lifecycle events. The Reconstructionist Synagogue operates a religious school tinder the direction of Dr. Marty Rosenberg. Rabbi Sachs has ahready served oongregatioDs in Pennsylvania and California. In addition, the earned a doctorate from Yale and has studied in Israel three times during 1992 and 1993. Beyt Shalom encourages everyone in the Omaha Jewish Community to come and greet Rabbi Sachs at Shabbat eve services on Friday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m.; at the Torah service and discussion on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m.; and at the havdalak and First Birthday Bash Saturday night at 6 p.m. All events will be held at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha. For more information, call 291-3469.

UJA Women's Conference inspires leadership by Pam Monaky, Federation Communications Director

Eight women who are among the leaders of the 1997 UJA/Federation Women's Division Campaign attended the UJA Midwest Region Women's Campaign Leadership Conference last month in Chicago. Women's Division Co-chair Linda Mann described the conference as "very contemporary, young and energetic. The focus was on the situation right now. Much of the discussion centered on how to preserve ' Judaism in our own communities." Barb Phitt, Women's Division Co<hair, said that the training sessions gave 'fi-eah, new positive information. The new approach to making a gift is to focus on educating the donor about how their donation is spent. This makes the gift much more personal." Young Women's Division Co-chair and Barb's daughter, Lisa Platt, found that many participant* from other communities were "impressed with Omaha and what we are doing. I learned a lot from the opportunity to talk to women of other communities. Ihey were energetic and inspiring, and we all felt a common bond.' Mias Platt added, 'I feel very fortunate to be part of the Women's Campaign experience.* Bobbi LiebowiU, who was Just named to the Bagional Women's Campaign Board, felt the highlight of the confarsnoe wat tha training for trainen. "Va learned how to teach people to teach others. I learned why it's so important to bone our skill*. Votontaeriiig ha* changed, and u Campaign workâ&#x20AC;˘n, w* need to be rsaponaiv* to thoae change*." 1_*"'' Bobbi* Epstein, a member of the National and ^^^,,^^0 .^j ^alf of the Women's UJA/Federation Campaign Include, ftront row, ftx>m left: gional Women's Campaign Board, called the con- i^j^^^^ Alperwm, Bobble Bpateln and Bobbi Loibowita. Back row, from lefb Lisa PUtt, Barb (Costtinued on paga 10) PUtt, Linda Mann, Sharon Klrahenbaum, Joan Kalman and Jan Perclman

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News from JDC The activities of the JDC art suppontdby the annual UJA/Federalion Campaign. Support Network for Young Inunierants Lena, 16, arrived in Israel from the FSU with her parents 8 months ago. Eveiything was strange: the language, and the behavior of the teachers and students were all so very different from what she had known. The stresses of immigration added to those of adolescence were almost overwhelming. Unable to make new friends, she felt very lost and lonely. Her parents, busy trying to rearrange their lives and find work, had little time or energy to deal with Lena's problems. Her probk;ms are not unique. Many young immigrants arc failing to break out of their isolation, and some are dropping out of school. Lena's counselor at school suggested she go to the local community center. Then; she found other young immigrants with similar experiences who were participants in "Invitation to a Dialogue,''a project developed by JDC-Isracl with funding from "Partnership 2000." "Invitation to a Dialogue" helps young immigrants from the FSU deal with the difficulties of immigratioa Through the computer network, they can conespond in Russian, Hebrew or English with other immigrants, Israelis or young Jews still living in the FSU. Adult professionals lead network activities and a psychologist is available for private consultation. 1997 U.IA/Fcderation Campaign

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by Rabbi Stanley M. Roaenbaum Guest Columnist Paraohat Re'eh THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE , "Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse.' The stirring opening words of this week's portion drive home the fact t^at we live in a world of choices, and that we have the freedom, by our choices, to bring blessing or curse into our lives and the world about us. Our Torah provides for us a disciplined way of living that enhances life. Now discipline is a quality that is essential to any m^jor achievement All the athletes who competed in the recently-concluded Olympics, spent long hours in training, discipling their bodies and their minds for success in their chosen sport But, at the same time, there are other individuals who spend an equal amount of time and effort honing their skills for terrorism and destruction. They build into their minds hate for all that is different from what they know and believe and toughen their hearts so that compassion does not enter. It seems most likely that the horrific bombing of TWA Flight 800 was the work of such haters. And then there are those whose lack of a disciplined lifestyle leaves them vulnerable to strong whim and dark desire. It is suspected that the pipe bomb at the Oljrmpic games may have been the work of a person yearning to be hailed as a hero. As much as we may appreciate the fact that discipline and dedication can lead to unusual achievement, even against great odds, the more fundamental questions that must always be asked regard to what^^end all that effort is being put, and whether that goal is truly a worthy one. Perhaps this is why the Torah immediately follows the great statement of choice with a warning against idolatry and false prophets. We tend to dismiss idolatry as the worship of idols of atone and wood, and self-righteously assume that we are beyond such ignorance. But a more penetrating definition of idolatry is: making anything less than the Divine into an absoluteyOur highest value. By this definition, if our chief value in all of life is the pursuit of financial success, fame, security, popularity, self-actualization, or any other such goal, then we are guilty of idolatry. Instead, we are bidden to root out all forms of idolatry, in all of their manifestations. Smashing external idols is relatively easy. Dealing with our internal ones is far more difficult It is also far more critical to our success in life, for it demands of us the strictest and most honest self-confrontation. It demands that we strip our souls bare to their very essentials. Facing ourselves truthfully is perhaps the hardest thing that we may have to do. To perceive our limitations, to confess our ignorance, to be humbled in our awareness of our shortcomings, to acknowledge our smug selfrighteousnesB-all these are crucial to our spiritual growth. Is not this self-examination the basis of our coming High Holy Days? Associating with people dedicated to the same ideals and having the right leadership are important to building a worthy worid. The Torah warns us against false prophets, but telling whether a given leader is true or false is difTicult, for the false prophet is also powerful and charismatic (even performing "wonders"). It is especially crucial to judge leaders who would presume to speak in the name of religion. Falsity and truth in leadership seems to Ue not so much in specific actions, but rather in their motivation, goal, and methodology. The true religious leader is not concerned with idolatrous goals of self-aggrandizement, domination, or power, but in bringing people to a true knowledge of reality, and thus a truer, purer relationship with the Ultimate. And this must be done in a way free of self-righteousness, eschewing the promotion of divisiveness, suspicion, and hatred amongst individuals and groups. This way, the way of holiness, the way of Torah, is the path of life, the path of blessing and not ctirse. May it always be our choice.

LOUISA.SHAFTON Services for Louis A. Shafton, 93, were held Aug. 1 at Temple Israel Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ida; a son; Dona!ld of Tempe.'AZ; a daughter, Roberta Witte of San Diego; two sisters. Rose Frankel and Ida Arkin, both of Omaha; and a brother, Edward Shafton, also of Omaha. HARRY FRISCH * Services for Harry Prisch, 83, of Fresno, CA, for merly of Omaha, were held July 12 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Omaha. Survivors include a sister, Ruth Belzer of Beverly Hills, CA; and nieces, nephews ani^ousins. DAVro CHUDACOFF Services for David Chudacoff, formerly of Omaha, were held Aug. 4 in Los Angeles. He died Aug. 2 at the age of 92. Survivors include his wife, Sophie, two sons, Berton and Norman, all of Los Angeles; a brother, Irving of Omaha; and grandchildren, also of Los Angeles.

Tucson rabbi does 'back flips' for injured Olympic gymnast By Teresa Strasser Jewiah Bulletin of Northern California SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — At services recenUy, Rabbi Arthur Oleisky said a "misheberach," a healing prayer, for his most famous congregant — gymnast Kerri Strug. Strug, who is 18, tore two ligaments in her ankle while leading the American gymnastics team to a first-ever gold medal at the Atlanta Games. She was the youngest Olympian in Barcelona in 1992. "We ask God to help in healing her injury," said Oleisky, who described Strug's performance as heroic. 'As an American and a Jew, 1 was proud." The rabbi says he was moved not only by the Jewish gymnast's athletic prowess, but by her allusions to her spirituality. "I saw her on the morning talk shows after her event, and she said she prayed to God for strength," says Oleisky, the head rabbi at the Conservative Congregation Ansbei Israel in Tucson, Ariz., where the Strugs have been members since 1988. Most people in Tucson, including the rabbi, are carefully monitoring the progress of the city's bestknown daughter. They watched as the 80-pound gymnast landed her second vault, wincing as she stuck a painful landing that took her out of the allaround finals, but assured a gold medal for the American team. Because of her rigorous training schedule — Strug's coach is Bela Karolyi, who oversaw Nadia Comaned — the rabbi hasn't yet met the gymnast, though he knows her parents. Strug's mother said her daughter did not attend the synagogue's religious school or become Bat Mitzvah there because she was too busy, the New York Jewish Week reported. Oleisky said he is keeping copies of newspaper articles to give Strug when she comes home "because she might want extras for her scrapbook." Strug plans to attend the University of CaUfomia at Los Angeles — on a gymnastics scholarship, of course — in the fall.

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FIODATt Shabbat evening aervice, 7:30 pju. Rabbi Stiel and Hazian Contizua will officiate. History of Reform Judaism continues with 'God in Rrfonn Jewish Theolocy' 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. SATUBDAY: Shabbat morning aervice, 10:15 a.m. Simcha B'shabbatr-The congregation will study the Torah portion for the week. BEYT SHALOM Adult Education AikAffiUatMofthe Auf. 13: "Beyond Midraah," 7:30 to 8:30 pjn., led Jewirib Reatnstruetihmist Federation by Don Schwartz. P.O.BmS411SQ, Slubbat in the Paric OmJ)ha,NE«»t244(iaO A Shabbat service will be held Aug. 16 at the For information, contact Mike Salmi at 291-3469 Jewish Community pavillion. Bring a picnic supper Services: EviBry Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the at 6 p.m.,; services, led by Hazzan Contdus, will Second Unitarian Church, 3012 S. 119th St., foUow. In case of inclement weather, the outdoor service Omaha. Religious Schiool: Contact Marty Rosenberg for will be canceled. Regular service will be held in the Temple Chapel placement in the hill program, 390-9062. Beyt Shalom birthday party: Mark your calenat 7:30 pjn. dars for the weekend of Aug. 16-17 to celebrate two special events: tiie first birthday of Beyt Shalom CHABAO House " and the arrival at its new student rabbi, Eliaheva ..vi«'K.. llWi at,Omaha, NE68154 Sachs. WKB-wwwan«ta«inM9iND/«habadneb E.BfAII'~Sbli«(4i«koU(Mi SATURDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush SUNDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m. Talmud Classes Talmud class, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. Advanced Talmud, Thursdays, 12 noon Yiddish looked on Yiddiah' lessons, Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

tlFERETH ISRAEL Member oi*h» United Syaagocae of Conaenmtive Jodaiam 3910 Sborldan Blvd. Ii0oolii»NB 68803 'Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. . Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:16 a.m. FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. Oneg Shabbat will follow. SATURDAY: Services start at 9:30 ajn.

SATURDAY: Services, led by Miles Remer and Albert Friedman, start at 9 a.m. Members of the cooununity are invited to join residents for the service and the Kiddush following.

CONGREaKHON B'NAi JESHURUN SOUTH siwaasT ramx aieinbcrof the Union at Amerfeiin H«*r«w Congregations IKWl&iOaiSt^ Iini(Min,NBl Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service at 7:46 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hpbrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m.

Bat Mjtzva Bertha Shyken, daughter of Keva and Yafa Shykeili, will become a Bat Mitzvah Aug. 17 at Beth Israel Synagogue. An eighth-grade student at Westside Middle School, she e^jJ^ys kickball, swimmingj babysitting and sodaliiang with her friends. I Bertha has a sister, Rachel, and a brother, Joe. GrandparanU isre Yadida Shabatai of Lod, Israel, and the late ^hamuel Shabatai, and the late Bessie and Samiitel Shyken.

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Don Schwartz to lead Derekh Torah (Introduction to Judaism) course Don Schwartz has been appointed by the College of Jewish Learning Committee of the Jewish Cultural Arts Council to teach the fall Derekh Torah (Introduction to Judaism) course. The course will run for 20 weeks on Mondays, Aug. 26, through JMI. 6 j, g^^,^ 1997, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Classes take place in participants' homes. The 20-week Derekh Torah: The Way of Torah" is for those who wish to explore Judaism and define iU place in their lives. It is for Jews who wish to seek a deeper connection to their heritage and for non-Jews who are considering conversion to Judaism or who wish to understand it more fully while remaining within their own faiths. The course explores Judaism through Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstnictioniit points of view. The class discusses Jewish history, theology, ethics, Jewish Holidays, prayer, dietary laws, life cycle evenU, the Jewish people, Israel and other topics. Participants receive four books: 'Jewish Literacy' by J. TelushUn; Tenach,' JPS translation; -Jewish Holidays" by M. Straasfeld; and To Ufet* by Harold Kushner. Instructor Don Schwartz, is the Humanitisa Coordinator for Cooperative Education Internships at Peru State College, where he teaches Speech, Composition, Oral Interpretation and Organizational Communications. He has taught Jewish Mysticism, Spirituality and Bible for the Omaha Jewish communityFor more information or to register, call Mi Qloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural ArU Council Dirwlor, at 334-6403

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Can Omaha become a model for other JeWish communities? EUghteen months ago, the Jewish Federation of Omaha decided to undertake a strategic planning process. A consultant was hired; committees formed, Every pulpit rabbi and professional agency executive director was interviewed, along with dozens of community leaders from the Federation, its agencies, the synagogues and other Jewish organizations. Close to 100 volunteers have donated thousands of hours to looking at our current programs and the system of providing services to the community. TheyVe asked "What if?" and 'How will we meet the needsr They've debated about how the Federation shall be governed and volunteers recruited, about where future dollan will be raised and where they will be spent, about the look of our relationship with Israel and our relationships with one another. Several blueprints for a new Federation structure have been proposed and two open forums were held to hear the response of the community. Proposed changes in the delivery of services to the 'senior' members of our community were dropped and programs returned to the Bureau for the Aging. The Jewish Press, originally omitted from the Federation Board, was reinstated as a 'Constitutional' committee. Does this mean the Strategic Planning Committee was cowed by pressure from the community? No. It means that the Strategic Planning Committee listened.

Letter from Israel Givat Haim-Ichud is one of those kibbutzim which in many ways still retains its original ideology. It is so ideological that some years back it split in two during the great kibbutz movement debate between the Soviet leaning Hashomer Hatzair and the centrist Meuchad portion. Today the two parts of the same kibbutz are on either side of the highway though they have been able to cooperate in producing PRIGAT fruit and vegetable juices, Israel's largest juice export product. But the more fascinating part of the kibbutz is a small, well put together museum called Beit Theresienstadt - an exhibit dedicated to the survivorb of the Theresienstadt ghetto. Of the 15,000 children who passed through the camp, 150 survived. This was the 'model' camp portrayed in the movie "Playing for Time" with Vanessa Redgrave. The museum and its archives were founded by survivors and is one of the many, many such small marvelous places throughout Israel which remain largely unknown to tourists-and perhaps to many Israelis as well. A fascinating kibbutz member, survivor and volunteer, Aliza Schiller, supervises some 20 other volunteers plus one full time educator who together manage the well put together displays and research archives. Aliza's family came to Israel early on, but because of the terribly difficult times in Israel in the early 1920s they returned to Prague where she was bom. The pcuvnts and most other family members did not survive' the war-Aliza did and she returned to Israel-to the kibbutz and helped found Beit Theresienstadt. She is worried now-worried what when her generation is gone there will be none to care for the place, worried about a lack of funds to maintain the archives which contain biographical data on all 190,000 persons who passed through the ghetto, worried about the death of memory. This is being written on Tisha B' Av when memories of disasters past are momentarily stirred. Jews are quite good at collective memory about sorrow and tragedy. But in thinking about Ahza and the Holocaust

To the Editor: In the Bummeir of 1990, after 11 years of being In trying to meet the needs of the Jewish community of the next century, some changes must be 'refiiseniks,' at last, we received permission to emimade. Some agencies or committees should be grate from the Soviet Union. The first call yiie made was to Shirley Goldstein, 'absorbed' by others to avoid duplication of services and the overuse of volunteers. The committee is who w^ had met earlier that year in Moscow. And also right in changing our relationship with Israel she responded immediately. Because of Mrs. from a parental one looking out for its needy child Goldstein, and others like her, who helped us to that of two mature partners providing educa- escape &t>m the terrible comn^unist regime, many {Jews were given the opportunity to immigrate to tion, expertise and funds to one another. There is still much work to be ^one. New bylaws Israel and the United States. And many Jewish families are grateful to her. to accompany a new struct^ire will have to be After World War II, we desparately wanted to get dratted, rewritten, and approved. Developing rid of the anti-Semitic regime of the Soviet Union. future financial resources for this community wiU It was impossible, because the government did not have to include marketing the Foundation, as well let anyone out of their country. as the annual campaign, to insure long term secuAll refuseniks had very difficult lives. They were rity. And cooperative ventures between the sjrna- treated like traitors of the Motherland, deprived of gogues and the agencies need to continue and be jobs and spied upon by the KGB and militia. Our strengthened. old friends were afraid to communicate with us. Above all, the process of listening, planning and We were Uke lepers. acting must continue. Other communities have In these days, we are not alone. already requested copies of the proposed new The families who have arrived in recent years structure. Not only will they be looking to us as a cannot imagine how many difficult and dangerous model of cooperation, but members of our own tripe were undertaken by Mrs. Goldstein in order Jewish community are watching and waiting to see to help Soviet Jews escape finm the hostility. how we respond to their individual and collective Now, the University of Nebraska at Oma^a is needs. awarding Mrs. Goldstein an honorary degree Based on our long, glorious history, it's likely "Doctor of Humane Letters,' and we celebrate with that we will continue to be known as the Best of her. We join with the community to thank Mrs. Goldstein for everything she has done for us and Jewish Communities. for other Jewish families and wish her and her family many long, happy years. Eucene and Lydia Linde by Hairy Allen

and Tisha B'Av~and it is right and proper that we do so -it seems to me that these should not be the mantra we recite to affirm our Jewishness and Jewish identity. If we need to affirm ourselves through memory, and we do, we also need to affirm the optimistic side of Jewish history~we have had our share of triumphs as well as tragedy. The Temple was destroyed but more than a half milUon of us now live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem has been rebuilt in our day-Bonei Yerusahlayim B'yamenu. Six million of us were killed in the Shoah, but we have 'risen Phoenix-like from the ashes to create the modem State of Israel, the great victory of Zionism. So while we remember the tragic, and hope that Ahza Schillers' fears do not come to pass we must also remember with pride and optimism and faith, our triumphs as well.

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To the Editor: Last week, I was privileged enough to be invited as a guest host for the ADL's "Back to Campus, fighting anti-Semitism" program. For me, the program was an eye-opening experience to what is going on all over the country, not only on college campuses, but in cities much like Omaha. Unfortunately, the turn out for this exceptional program was very poor. We as young adults are the future of the Omaha Jewish community. It saddens me that less than a dozen students cared enough about our future as Jews. Many times it takes us being called "Dirty Jew* or having a Swastika painted on our synagogue to take action, but as I learned at this seminar, it is often too late. I challenge my apathetic group of peers to start educating themselves and taking action before its too late. United we stand, uneducated and unwilling, we fall. Danny Cohen

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by Debra Niuabaim Cohen But now we've learned that a lot of those Huguenots actually exaggerated some of that," Duke said during the show. Duke was elected to the Louisiana state legislature and, in 1990, ran as a Republican candidate for one of Louisiana's Senate seats. He garnered a surprisingly high 44 percent of the vote against the incumbent Johnston. i T|ie Republican establishment at that time—at the national and local levels—rcgectM Duke. But in this year's contest, Duke found an ally in the Statehouse. In late June, the Republican governor of Louisiana, Mike Foster, said he would back Duke for the Senate seat. A few days later, after a great deal of negative publicity, Foster released a statement addressing his earlier view without specifically referring to Duke. "I have not, do not and will not condone racism, anti-Semitism in any form, and I will not support anyone for any public office who promotes such," Foster said. "I will make no further statement on this matter," he added. The Jewish community both nationally and locally has so far been qiiiet on Duke's renewed effort tq get elected to the U.S. Senate. The Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, the state's capital, has not taken a position. The New Orleans Jewish Community Relations Council has not taken any action opposing Duke either, said Jill Goldwater, the CRC director. There seems to be a single Jewish voice working against Duke from Louisiana's Jewish community, that of Reform Rabbi Barry Weinstein, of Baton Rouee's B'nai Israel Synagogue. Rabbi Weinstein was formerly associate rabbi at Temple Israel in Omaha from 1971 to 1983. A lot of the Jewish people here can remember when the Klan was very active," he said. 'So how there's a reluctance to stir the waters. The coalition of rabbis, priests and ministers who opposed Duke in his 1990 bid is now defunct and Weinstein said his efforts to mobilize fellow clergy

From Rabbi Barry Weinstein: "David Duke is now polUng 7% in the Senate primary race, scheduled for Sept. 21. The top two vote-getters will go against one another in the general election on Nov. 6, unless one of the candidates receives 60.1%. "Because Lousiana is an open-pri mary state, voters can cross party lines in this primary. "It is dangerous thinking for our governor to say publicly, 'It doesn't matter,' with regard to David Duke's candidacy.

"The Jew is like the canary in the coal mine. We're the barometer of our society and we've got to lead the way. "If Jewish communities all over the country, including Nebraska, are concerned about Gov. Mike Foster's attitude, they should contact his press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, at the State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA. 70802, or me, at Temple B'nai Israel, 3354 Kleinert Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806."

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"WAert a sittinrr f*fprrr^^^ can flirt wi pathizer, then I say somte- , thing's wrong/* said Rabbi % Barry Weinstein, ing here is a barometer for where the action is," he said. Weinstein is also concerned about the "close relationship" Foster has with Duke. The governor's press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, said Foster is not close with the racist candidate. "David Duke wishes they were close," she said. "Duke calls the governor, the governor does not call Duke," she added. When asked whether Foster takes Duke's calls, she said he does "on very rare occasions." Their connection goes back to last year, when during Foster's gubernatorial campaign, Duke gave him "a warm, quasi-official endorsement," Weinstein said. Weinstein and about 10 Jewish leaders met with Foster at that time. The candidate told them that he could not afford'to alienate Duke's supporters by distancing himself from the white supremacist, but promised to do so once he was elected. He has "violated his personal promise" by not doing so, Weinstein said. The governor's press secretary said that "it is not Gov. Foster's style to attack anyone, period. The governor has chosen to let this issue rest and that's about tdl I can say,' she said.

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llie Corporate Executive Board of Royal Ahdd of the Netherlands announced ther appointment of former Omahan Allan Noddle as President of Ahold USA Support Services. Mr. Noddle is currently President/CEO of Ahold subsidiary Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, PA, but will be working out of Ahold USA North American headquarters in Atlanta, OA. Mr. Noddle was a cum laude graduate earning a BS in Business'Administration from UNL. He served as an ofiBcer in the U.S. Army from 19621964 based in Europe. Mr. Noddle is a past president of the JC,C of Omaha and has also served as President of the United Jewish Community in Harrisburg, PA. He currently serves on the Board of Visitors for Penn State Hershey Medical Center and the Allied Arts Fund and is an active participant in the South Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Capital Fund Drive.

John Skoog has wop the gold medal in the 60meter freestyle, a silver in the 50-meter breaststroke and a silver in the 100-meter freestyle at the Comhusker State Games in July. He competed in the 65-69-year-old division. He also won a gold medal in the freestyle relay with his team mem' bers' combined ages of 141. John swam on the Bradley University team in college and had set five school records. This was YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Exercise will his first race in 45 years. He is a participant in the start at 10:15 a.m. in the adult lounge; all are wel- Early Risers exercise class at the JCC. come. English class and bingo both start at 10:30. Mark Salomon has The YES choral group will rehearse at 11 a.m. formed a new loss prevenFollowing lunch at noon, the tap dancers will pertion consulting firm locatform. For transportation, call 330-4272. ' ed at 2003 So. 139th Circle Reminder: Make reservations by Aug. 19 to visit in Omaha. the General Dodge House (built in 1810) Thursday, The firm is called Mark Aug. 29. Cost is $8 and includes transportation Salomon Consulting and admission. Call Margaret at 334-6521.

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Jo Carroll, a free lance photojoumalist formerly of Omaha, has been selected to show her photography at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas Cit/s Jewish Arts Festival. The Festival will be held outdoors at the Jewish community campus, 5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS, Sunday, Sept. 8, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Her work will feature photos from Israel as well as black and white images that surround her present home in the famous cowboy town of Dodge City, KS. Steven Givner recently graduated from Drake Law School where he was director of the Drake Legal Research Service. He received his undergraduate degree from Kansas University in 1993. Steven is now practicing law with the MargoUn Law Firm in Kansas City.

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Darlene GolUts, ILN. (atandUic), discusses resident eare plans with Maureen Newman, RJN., aa she inputs information into one of the RBJH oompntera. As a family member approaches a nursing station of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home it is not unlikely that the scene will include two licensed professional nurses busily typing away at computr ers. Whatever happened to nurses who healed the sick and comforted individuals by their bedside? Tlie licensed nurses at the Home must now become proficient in both—bedside manner/assessment skills and computer software padcages. What is so bizarre is the fact that there are no computer classes within nursing programs. In hospitids, nurses are now expected to enter a tremendous amount of data at the patient's bedside computer or at the nurse's station. One might naturally then ask the question "Why does a nurse have to spend her time away firom patient care? Why oouldn't the home employ a clerical person to enter all this information?" The unfortunate fact is that the clinical/assessment information that is inputted into the system must be clinically accurate to reflect the individual's health status. There are a variety of "programs" where this information is fed. If errors are found, the Home might receive a monetary fine or a decrease in government reimbursement. This is

not a task for a novice! The nursing etafT is expected to complete the computerized medical record, mini-data asiesBment sheet and reimbursement form, care plana, etc. on either a daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. The amount of documentation that is being required firom health care facilities is mind boggling. The Rose Blumkin Home is considered extremely progressive because so many of the operational systems are computerised. The alternative would be to have nurses write the information by hand. Families and visitors are sometimes exasperated that there is so much "action" going on around tlie nurse's station instead of at the resident's bedside. Physician's orders, medication changes, x-ray and lab results are being transferred back and forth from these areas. There is constant attention around the printer! The reason for all this computerization is that government regulations are requiring nursing facilities to maintain so much information at a minute's notice. The health care delivery system is changing so rapidly. The Home is constantly trying to be ahead of the curve, but unfortunately, it takes its toll. Nursing facilities are forever on the "lookout" for the most "user firiendly" software systems that will allow nurses more time with the patient, with the most minimal amount of time inputting data. One mi^t ask "What happens to all tliis data?" Internally, it is analyzed to improve patient care. Externally, the government and insurance companies examine the numbers to determine trends, costs, and high quality care. The Home's operating budget is directly aifected because of the computerized systems. Funds must be available to train nurses on the hardware and software. One solution for this situation would be to have the Roee Blumkin Jewish Home oiTer computer classes to licensed nursing professionals. The problem is that, once again, the Home would have to ask its best licensed clinicians to teach the course, therefore, taking them even further away from its mission. Help!

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Fitness trend continues to grow by Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director On an average month, approximately 1,000 people use the fitness center at. the Jewish Community Center, according to Nancy Leutringer, Health and Physical Education Supervisor. ' Kathy McGauvran, Member Services Director, reported that the Omaha JCC has about 1600 family units as members, which represents nearly 6,000 individuals. "We are very family oriented. 1 am proud to say that we can offer services to anyone, six weeks to senior," said Ms. McGauvran. "The atmosphere here is comfortable, and people feel like they are part of the Center when they come here to work out. The staff is helpful and approachable," said Ms. Leutzinger. In fact, it is the people-orientated staff that makes the fitness center at the JCC so popular, according to Ms. Leutzinger. All of the six fiill-time staff members in the fitness center are American Red Cross Professional CPR and First Aid certified. The professional staff members have bschelors degrees, and some have masters degrees in exercise science and physical education. The success of the Health and PE Department has propelled Ms. Leutzinger to take a closer look at what could make a good program an outstanding one. One change that would be beneficial and cost-effective would be work on the indoor pool, said Ms. Leutzinger. "The primary uses for the indoor pool are lap swimming, water aerobic classes, Bwim lessons, open swim and water games. This makes the deep end of the pool wasted space, which is costly to heat and chemically treat. By filling in the deep end and making the pool uniformly four feet deep, we would save money in the long run and make better use of the space," she said. Another priority would be expanding the Health Spa. There are approximately 400 members of the Health Spa, which just completed renovations in April. The massage therapy service has experienced tremendous growth, and now employs five therapists who provide everything from Swedish massage to trigger point and pregnancy massage treatment 'However, we would like to offer more hours for working women. At this time, we are too limited

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wAomWOTON (JTA) — Five months after law maken gutted anti-tenorism legislation that many Jewish activists had long championed, the renewed push to strengthen America's band against terrorism does little to advance measures embraced by . the Jewish community. In the wake of the bombing at the Atlanta Ol3rmpic8, President Clinton has asked Congress for anti-terrorism tools denied him earlier in the year. The measures Clinton requested, however, are not among those which Jewish activists had sought There is still no talk of stricter measures to ban foreign terrorist groups from using the United ' States as a fund-raising base or stronger language that would allow the government to brand a group as terrorist. Nonetheless, Jewish groups are likely to back the new measures Clinton has proposed in what he described as a *Iong, disciplined, concerted, united effort" to combat terrorism. Specifically, Clinton wants to give law enforcement officials expanded wiretap authority to monitor all communications devicbs used by suspected terrorists, such as home phones, mobile phones and pagers. OfBdals are now limited to monitoring a specific phone number, rather than a specific person. He also wants to require that ezploeives contain chemical markers, or 'taggants," to make terrorist bombs easier to trace. The move comes in the wake of the Atlanta bombing, the explosion aboard TWA flight 800 and the bomb attack on U.S. airmen in Saudi Arabia. Clinton had initially proposed using chemical markers and expanded wiretapping authority after

the Oklahoma City bombing in April 1995. But the wiretapping measure was struck from anti-terrorism legislation when a rare grouping of conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats raised dvil liberties concerns. And Republicans scratched the chemical marker provision when the National Rifle Association said it would create a safety hazard. Amid the wrangling over the anti-terrorism bill earlier in the year, Jewish groups did not take a stance on the wiretapping or chemical marker provisions. Jess Hordes, director of the Anti-Defeunation League's Washington office, said the ADL is now "sympathetically disposed" toward supporting the administration's new anti-terrorism effort but is awaiting specific details. Richard Foltin, legislative director and counsel of the American Jewish Committee, said requiring chemical marking agents in black and smokeless powders "is clearly something that is appropriate and necessary to ensure that we're able to trace back perpetrators to these types of offenses." Expanded wiretapping authority is something the AJCommittee would also likely support, Foltin added, provided that the language gives 'appropriate regard to our concerns about due process and protection of privacy." At a meeting with congressional leaders, Clinton won pledges of support for strengthening the anti-terrorism law he had signed in April. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) indicated thai he would work with Clinton to pass the legislation, but said he wanted to do it in a "methodical way that protects our fireedom.

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Marty Shakert, deaiKner of the addition to Beth El SynafogBe, •reviews the work in progress. Behind liini and to liis left are the dasarooms and the courtyard garden. To his right will be the enlarged social hidl and more classrooms, '^ntil the addition is complete, visitors are reminded that this is a hard-hat area," said Mr. Shukert. '^e look forward to ita completion next spring when everyone will be able to eiUoy the new space."

AIDS activist Mary Fisher finds solace in Jewish faith by Leslie Katz, Staff Writer, Jewiih Bulletin of Northern California Tea, though I walk through the valley of the tion that fights to heighten HIV/AIDS awareness. ings and photos, and is fitted with a continuous shadow of death 1 will fear no evil: for thou art In addition to two books recounting the text of tape-loop playing "To Worship in the Ashes," a serwith me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me..." her speeches, she recently published a third, titled mon Fisher delivered two years ago. AB Mary Fisher battles AIDS, those biblical, words "My Name is Mary: A Memoir." Earlier this year, three senators invited Fisher to are a balm for her soul.' Fisher recently appeared at the San Francisco mount the exhibit in the rotunda of the Russell "I love the 23rd psalm," she says. "I have loved it Giants' third annual "Until There's a Cure Day," a Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. However, all my life." But beyond the liturgy of Judaism, it is benefit for AIDS education and treatment that has not everyone liked the exhibit's centerpiece, a coffaith itself that has provided the well-known AIDS raised more than $250,000 and inspired the San fin-shaped sculpture bearing the slogan "Let us activist with sustenance throughout her journey Francisco 49er8 and the Golden State Warriors to unite in life rather than death." These objections with the illness. host similar benefits. led Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) to rescind the offer. "I consider myself a spiritual person," she says, The event came just as the AIDS community cel- Ultimately, the exhibit moved across the street, 'and I have gotten through mainly because of my ebrates news of a drug combination that can signif- where it received more media attention than it deep-seated belief in God and belief that there icantly prolong the lives of people with AIDS. Ukely would have had in its original location. must be a reason" for the challenges life presents. But such encouraging developments should not "Doing what we do best will help make a dent in A single mother with AIDS now recognized as a lessen the public's interest in the disease, Fisher the epidemic," says Fisher, who decries what she leading voice for people with the disease. Fisher cautions. Not only are most people with AIDS sees as government apathy toward HIV/AIDS. first attracted national attention with a powerful unable to afford the drugs, but also research on Once a resident of Washington, D.C., Fisher now speech at the 1992 Republican convention. their long-term effects is yet to be released. lives outside New York City with sons Max, 8, and A former aide to President Gerald Ford and "I always have to voice a word of caution because Zachary, 6, and is feeling 'good, very good." She daughter of Detroit multimillionaire and promi- (the drug combination] isn't a cure," she says, gets tired, "but I think that's not as much a funcnent GOP fund-raiser Mai Fisher, Mary Fisher adding that recent media coverage gives the wrong tion of the disease as it is a function of my age," was, at that time, a small woman with a big mes- impression, as if ^we don't have to worry about [the the 48-year-old says half-jokingly. sage for the party faithful: "AIDS is not a political disease] anymore." For now, Fisher seems to have plenty of energy creature," she told them, but an eVer-present Fisher, who is scheduled to speak at the upcom- to work toward her primary goal-reaching as threat to be battled with courage, sound policy and, ing GOP convention in San Diego, is doing her best many people as possible with the message that most of all, compassion. to ensure that people do keep worrying about every single person with AIDS deserves compasIt's a message she's spreading more fervently AIDS. One way she does this is through her art. sion and care. "Part of my upbringing, being raised than ever these days-in schools, churches, syna- Among her works is a piece that memorializes the Jewish, is that no matter what you've done, you're gogues and political circles. In 1992, she founded fiiends Fisher has lost to AIDS, One sculpture rep- still a child of God," she says. "Judgments are not the Family AIDS Network, a nonprofit organize-. resents a wooden pulpit covered with words, paintcalled for; nobody tries to get this disease."

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