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1997 UJA/ Federation Campaign by Pam Monaky Federation Communications Director Rescuing the imperiled, caring for the vulnerable and revitalizing Jewish life are the goals of the UJA/Federation Campaign.

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Paul Epstein and Steve Simon, General I.Campaign Co-chairmen, and Linda Mann and Barbara Platt, Women's Campaign Co-chairmen, ;have been working with Campaign Divisional leadership for several months preparing to raise the funds to meet those goals in Omaha, Israel and 68 countries around the world. The Campaign supports the programs and services of the Federation and its beneficiary Agencies-the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service, Bureau of Jewish Education, Bureau for the Aging, ADL/CRC, Jewish ^Federation Library and the Jewish Press. In addition. Campaign funds support social services in Israel and for Jews in need worldwide. (Continued on page 2)

Nazi gold stored in N.Y. By Stewart Ain New York JeuUh Y/eek staff Writer Millions of dollars in gold bars looted by the Nazis - possibly including gold fillings pulled from the corpses of Jews murdered in the Holocaust are sitting in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York vaults in Lower Manhattan, according to recently dectassifled documenU. "It totals millions of dollars. Whether its tens of Bullions we don't know," said the executive director ilf the World Jewish Congress, Elan Steinberg. Nobel laureate and survivor Elie Wiesel was •hocked by the news. "We will never come to the end of the story," he said. "Something new will felways appear about that period." The World Jewish Restitution Organization, Mtabliihed in 1992 to receive restitution in behalf Bf the Jewish people, called upon the United States, Britain and France to turn over the gold ind other looted Nazi treoiur* to "individual lufbrera from Nazi persecntfM, their heira and their Euniliet." Tha gold bars, some perhaps with the Nazi iwattika emblazoned on them, have been sitting DO the bedrock of Manhattan Island, 60 feet below lea level, at 33 Liberty St. for 50 yean. (Continued on page 19)

September 27,1996

Anne Frank Center USA seeks 'spirit' nominees NEW YORK-The Anne Frank Center USA urges the public to submit nominations for its 'Spirit of Anne Frank' awards which will be presented at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, in New York City, Oct. 28. The awards will honor three students, one teacher, one outstanding citizen and one business or community leader who have demonstrated courage, compassion and responsibility in the face of discrimination and violence. The New York based Center is dedicated to carrying on the legacy of courage in the face of discrimination shown by Anne Frank. The awards will be presented by Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne Prank; Hannah Pick-Gosler, Anne's childhood friend, and by other notables and celebrities. The event will also feature the New York premiere of a song based on the original theatrical production of Yours, Anne. To nominate someone for the awards, call the Anne Frank Center, USA, at 212-431-7993. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 1. Anne Frank Remembered, the 1995 Academy Award winner for Beat Documentary will be released on videocassette on Nov. 5. Combining personal testimony, never-before-seen photos, previously undiscovered family letters, rare archive footage (including the only known moving footage of Anne herselO with contemporary film, the documentary chronicles the history of the Frank family.

Locally, the Omaha Theater Company for Young People will present The Diary of Anne Frank, Oct. 11 through Nov. 3 at the Rose Blumkin Performing ArtvOenter. For information about ticketa, call the box office at 345-4849.

Based on the diary she left behind, the documentary Anne Frank Remembered will be released on video Nov. S.

Rabbi l\/lendel Katzman seeks $1 million to establish cnsi^id-Hbiisrcm Pacific Street by Morris Mallne, Editor emeritus

J" Plans call for this residence at 117th and Pacific St, to be converted to a Chabad Houv Nebrasiia'a Lubavltcher presence. Rabbi Mendel Katzman has announced plans to other support services,* he noted. raise $1'million to establish a Chabad House on According to Rabbi Katzman, initial giits are Pad&c Street. being solicited from supporters in the community "Our goal is to purchase the one-acre lot and before a general fund-raising campaign gets under residence on the North side of 117th and Pacific way. and renovate the building into a full-service Since their arrival in Omaha, Rabbi and Shani Chabad House.* Katzman have been involved in numerous outHe explained that the work would take place in reach activities ranging from providing a fullstages and ultimately provide the community range of educational opportunities for children to with a facility offering a mikvah, classrooms, a offering programs for the general community and sanctuary, lodging for out-of-town visitors and a special activities for the elderly. kosher kitchen. Rabbi Katzman also is serving a police chaplainRabbi Katzman said he hopes that much of the cy with the Omaha Police Department and a work would be accomplished before next May-the prison chaplaincy serving Nebraska, South Dakota 10th anniversary of a Chabad presence in Omaha. and Western Iowa. *When Shani and 1 came to Omaha we initially 'We have an obligation to help Jews no matter utilized our residence for Chabad acUvitiat, but where they are. Wherever there is a need, we try then with the help of supporters we opened a to fill that need thereby helping to bring perfection Chabad House in a storefront at South 119th to the world through all of our efforts,* he said. Street,* jutt south of Pacific. A sampling of current programs offered locally Rabbi Katzman said the current location worked includes weekend davening, Talmud and Yiddish well for a number of years, but that activities and classes, crisis and preventive counseling for programs have grown to the point where more teenagers and adults in addition to a variety of space is needed. pre-school activities. *We already have reached agreement on the pur'Chabad not only involves itself in filling needs chase on the Pacific Street location, and we now within the Jewish community, but also service* are in the process of working with our volunteers the general community by providing a Jewish presand friends to establish a building committee and ence wherever it is needed," he added.

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By IbibU Myer a Kripke Sulckot 5757 Tempering Joy With Sobriety You can hardly pick up a comment on Suldcot that does not remind you that the Suldcah forces you to consider that life is tenuous, uncertain,,full of'the unexpected. The open roof, which is no roof, 19 open to the wind and rain-as life is subject to the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.' All this, mind you, for the festival when we are told "You shall tfijfikfi Iwfore the Lord!" The rabbis of the Midrash allow themselves free flow of discussioii on the subject. Rabbi Johanan, accompanied on a journey by Rabbi Hiya, pointed out this field and that vineyard, and remarked that they had once belonged to him, but he sold them in order to support himself for Torah study. After a bit, Rabbi Hiya began to weep, "You've left nothing for yourself!" But Rabbi Johanan answered, "The fields and vineyards of the world were created in the six days of creation; but I have 'bought' Torah, which took the Lord 40 days to produce for Moses when he ascended Mount Sinai!" Another of their reflections suggests that even in the material things of the world, the Lulav and Etrog of Sukkot are wonderfully effective. They point out that in Egypt, at the first Passoyer, the Israelites were to identify their homes as out-ofbounds for the Angel of Death, by smearing blood on their doorposts with a bunch of hyssop. And this little gesture secured for Israel the Exodus, the wealth of Egypt, the wealth of the kingdoms of Sihon and Og, and of the 31 kingdoms of Canaan. Now see how much larger and more important are Lulav and Etrog than the bunch of hyssop in Egypt, and imagine the reward for taking up Lulav and Etrog! The rabbis return to the theme with which we started, a sober recognition of the truths of human life. They quote Psaim 16 (attributed to David): "You (Lord), will teach me the path of life. Your presence is perfect joy. . ." The rabbis, of course, interpret this as meaning, "Show me how I can earn a place in the World-to-Come." They say that the Lord replied to David something.like this: "If you want life, you must recognize that it is sharply restricted." And they quote Proverbs 6:23: "The way to life is the rebuke that disciplines." Rebuke? Discipline? This is what we may expect in the good life? The rabbis went on to say that joy in life is to be found in Scripture, Mishnah, Talmud, Tosefta and Aggadah. Well, now we know! When the Torah tells us on Sukkot "You shall rejoice before the Lord," it does not mean to welcome only the rich harvest and the beauty of the fall season-but to find joy also in Torah study and in a sober assessment of life. Joy that makes sense is not La Dolce Vita, but the striving for meaning and morality. Have a Merry Sukkot!

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Among participantB for tlie Mali Jongg tournament are, from left: Rosalie Greenspan, Cindy Shulewitz, Esther Wax and Corinne I>evin. Jewish Women International (formerly B'nai B'rith Women) will host a Mah Jongg tournament fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Jewish Community Center. Registration starts at noon, games start at 12:30 p.m. For reservations, send a $15 contribution by Oct. 9 to Rosalie Greenspan, 8108 Howard St., Omaha, NE 68114 (391-1964) or Cindy Shulewitz, 15253 Bemis, Omaha 68154 (4935605). Prizes will IM' awnrHi'H mid rcfriKliniciits will be served.

BIARVINBliAim Services were held Sept. 13 for Marvin Braun. He is survived by his wife, Carleen, two sons, Aaron and Andrew, all of Omaha; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Braun, Boca Raton, FL.; and a sister, Marilyn Braun, San Diego, CA. Memorials may be sent to the Leukemia Society. IRA HOCKENBERG Services for Ira Hockenberg, 89, were held in Des Moines Sept. 13. He was a resident of the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center. i Survivors include his wife, Mary of Des Moines; a brother, Bernard of Omaha; one niece and two nephews.

Temple Israel to offer outreach support group Temple Israel Outreach Committee will sponsor a six-week support group for interfaith couples. It will be designed to provide a safe, supportive environment in which to discuss problems and challenges which confront all those in interfaith relationships. These sessions will be held at Temple and facili- ' tated by Sally Kaplan, LCSW, a therapist at the Child Saving Institute who specializes in couples, families and parenting issues. The group will meet on Tuesday nights, Oct. 1, 8, 22, 29, and Nov. 5 and 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The cost of the six-week session is $20 for individuals, $30 for couples. It is open to both members and non-members of Temple Israel. For more information, please call Sally Kaplan at 553-6000. To register, please call Temple Israel at 556-6536 as soon as possible. We will cut off registration if the group becomes too big.

1997 Campaign (Continued tirom page I) The Chairmen announced that this year's Campaign programming begins with an evening with Betty Kane on Sept. 30. Ms. Kane is the National Women's Campaign Chair and has experienced the work of UJA first-hand through rescue and renewal of Jews throughout the world. The program is free and open to the entire community. General Co-chairman Paul Epstein says he has many reasons for becoming involved in the 1997 UJA/Federation Campaign. "Foremost to me is that I've always been proud to be Jewish. I feel that the Campaign is imperative to our heritage." Mr. Epstein continued, "Being Jewish is talking about what is going on here and abroad, and doing that is important and exciting to me. I want to get together with people and say, 'let's talk about our families, our city, ADL or Jewish Family Service, or any of the agencies.' We don't just want your donation, we want to talk about what we're doing and discuss it." Steve Simon, (jieneral Campaign Co-chair, feels that dialog with the donor makes the Campaign more meaningful. "I feel we have an obligation to give back to the community. 1 want to work to increase the Campaign dollars to fund the Federation agencies and for Israel. This Campaign is about face to face, personalized giving. For every pledge we get, we need to make sure that we held a conversation With the donor to talk about what we are accomplishing and what we hope to accomplish in the future," explained Mr. Simon. Linda Mann and Barbara Platt feel strongly about what the Women's Campaign can accomplish. Mrs. Mann wants to dedicate this year's campaign to the memory of her father, Eli Zaikin, who was "Philanthropic Chairman" in 1974. "If I don't stand up for my children, who will? I am my fatlier's legacy and my children will be my legacy," said Mrs. Mann. Women's Campaign Co-chair Barbara Platt said, "I've been aware of where our money goes here in Omaha, but when I went to Israel and saw firsthand what our money does there, it made me aware of how much our gift to the CampaignI can cai^ change people's lives."

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TEMPLE ISRAEL Member of the Union «fAn«ric«n Bel>r«w Congmiprtfam* 7083 CAM 8t|ra«4. Om»h|^ NK«81Sa FRIDAY: Erev Sukkot Sukkot family service, 7 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan ConUius will officiate. Members of the congregation are asked to bring canned food to the service. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Stade and Bob Bleicher in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Bei\jamin, and by Temple Sisterhood. Sitter Service Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please make a reservation. There are no facilities for infants. SATimDAY--SUKKOT: Shabbat morning service, 11:15 a.m. Benjamin Daniel Bleicher, son of Stacie and Bob Bleicher, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service. Simcha B'shabbat-An alternative Torah study service will take place in the chapel. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the sanctuary. . SUNDAY: P.E.P.-Parallel Education for Parents will meet at 10 a.m. The topic will be the review of the Yom Kippur sermons. Adult Education Oct. 3: "Beyond Midrash," 7:30-8:30 p.m., led by Don Schwartz. "Fabrangen Fiddlers" Oct. 4: Tuffy Epstein's group will entertain at the Simchat Torah celebration. Services start at 7 p.m.; the "fiddlers" start playing at 6:45. Following the service, Tuffy's group will continue in the Social Hall.

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TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of the United 8yn«ca^e of CoiuervaUve Jndtdmm 3219 Sheridu BlviL, lineeiiiv NE 68602 423-8S68 iervices are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. Oneg Shabbat will follow. SATURDAY: Services start at 9:30 a.m.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME FRIDAY: Nancy and Sheldon Rips will lead 8ervi(;es at 7 p.m. Kiddush in the Sukkah will follow. SUKKOT (all services led by Don Schwartz) Saturday, Sept. 28: Services, 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29: Services, 9 a.m.

CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE Member of the Union of American Hebrew Consregationa 2061 a 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-2707 Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Shabbat services at 7:45 p.m. S/miRDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m.

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BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Bbaber «f tihie Union «f Ortfiodox Sjmacogoe* UMtt N*. fifatd 8t, OaMba, NE 68104 80»«n8 Services are conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. OfHce hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. , FRIDAY: Erev Sukkot Morning service, 7 a.m.; Mincha, 6:55 p.m. Shiur with Rabbi Kutner on "The Mitzvah of Sukkah," followed by Ma'ariv. SATURDAY: First day of Sukkot Services, 8:45 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m.; Mincha, 6:65 p.m. Candlelighting: 7:53 p.m. Shiur with Rabbi Kutner on "Hilchos Yom Tov,' followed by Ma'ariv. Luncheon in the Sukkah; call the office for reservations. SUNDAY: Second day of Sukkot Morning service, 8:45. a.m.; Mincha, 6:55 p.m.; Havdalah, 7:51 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. FRIDAY, Oct. 4:.Hashanah Rabbah, 6:30 a.m. Gift Shop Sisterhood gift shop open by appointment. Call Leah Siegel at 556-5455.

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The sukkah by Rabbi David Wolpe, assistant to the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary According to Jewish custom, one should put the first nails in the sukkah right after Yom Kippur. Why the rush-what connects a day of somber fasting with the command to dwell in a booth? Instability. Instability is at the heart of the message of Yom Kippur: your days arc uncertain and numbered. Forgive, repent, reconcile because life is lived without guarantees. The holiday of Sukkot emphasizes the same message. Even our bastion of security, the home, is not so secure as we might imagine. The sukkah must be a temporary dwelling. It reminds us that brick walls do not keep away the storms of life. The illusion of security is comforting but dangerous. The world is turbulent; the winds of history and individual vagary blow hard. The sukkah sways. In the last century, a hasidic rabbi asked an intriguing question, "Why do we ask the question, 'Why is this night different from all other nights?' on Passover but not on Sukkot? After all, what is stranger than sitting in a temporary booth?" His conclusion is disconcerting. In Jewish history, it is rarer to sit with family at a peaceful festive meal, as we do on P&ssover, than it is to sit insecurely in a temporary dwelling at the mercy of the elements. Sadly] the strange night is Passover. Sukkot we know all too well. This theme is reinforced by the reading of the season, from Ecclesiastes. The book is about the futility of so much of life, the precariousness of human achievement. The author is driven to despair at the ultimate lack of permanence - death. The sukkah embodies these themes. We are temporary, our lives are precarious. The sukkah sways. But sitting in the sukkah, one can see the stars. In the midst of our impermanence, we remember eternity. From the unstable dwelling, we offer prayers to God who is unchanging. The process l)egun on Yom Kippur, coming to terms with our (ioubts and setting a foundation of faith, culminates in Sukkot, which begins in insecurity and I'nds in affirmation. The year begins to look bright.

Rabbi ElishevB Sachs (left), gets acquainted with Maya Weribeimer, the new community teacher for Beyt Shalom and other Omaha religious aehools. imsiKita^^aBOKa.-^iE'

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A 'sweet' program Rabbi Mendel Katzman has armounced a bee colony will be on display at the JCC Oct. 1, at 10:;«) a.m. For information, call Marias at Chabad House, 697-1124.

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September 27,1996

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Jews are not immune from domestic violence

^nabbi Debbie Stiel alerted tjhis newspaper to the I'fact that Oct. 6-12 is the second annual 'Week without Violence' comemmoration in Omaha. According to SHALVA (Shejter, Advice and Legal Aid for Victims of Abuse) in Chicago, "domestic abuse appears to occur with the same frequencies in Jewish families as it does in the general population...about 10-20%...in 95% of these cases, the husband is abusing the wife." Statistics also show that men who beat their partners frequently beat their children as well. Even children who are themselves victims of abuse may be witness to violence against their mothers. In a 1995 report prepared by the Women's Fund ; of the Omaha Community Foundation, "domestic abuse is a serious social issue that affects nil communities. It cuts across racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic lines." The report also notep thai "there is a clear correlation between spouse abuse and child abuse. When spouse abuse occurs in a family, children are abused at a rate 1500% higher than the national average." And, yes, our Jewish Family Service does receive phone calls regarding abusive relationships. In fact, Jewish Women International (formerly B'nai B'rith Women) issued the third edition of its Resource Guide for Rabbis in its campaign to educate the Jewish community about domestic abuse. So what is to be done? The first response must be to immediately help those in need. To prevent abuse in the future, more education is needed...for men, women and children. And it need not be in the form of classes...Susan Koppleman. an anthologist of short stories and herself a survivor of domestic violence, will speak Monday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, about her new book which contains 30 stories about abuse written by women. SHALVA, JFS, the Women's Fund and the YWCA Women Against Violence Program all have I resources available to our rabbis and social workers in helping Jewish families face this serious problem. As we note a "Week without Violence," let us also not hide the abuse that occurs within our own community. Let us provide the strength and assistance necessary to change victims into survivors.

Rabbinical seminaries offer scant training on sexual ethics by Debra Nussbaum Cohen ' NEW YORK (JTA) - When it comes to training rabbis in sexual ethics, most of the seminaries of America score an incomplete. The four m^or rabbinical seminaries-the Reform movement's Hebrew Union College, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary and the Orthodox Yeshiva Universitydo not offer their students any full courses devoted specifically to issues of rabbinic sexual ethics and behavior. Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in New York runs a single-session seminar for senior students on ethical conduct that focuses largely on sexual conduct, said Rabbi Larry Raphael, who recently left, HUC, where he worked as the dean of administration. There is no course or seminar devoted to rabbinic sexual ethics at the Conservative movemeniA JTS, said Dr. Samuel Klagsbrun, chairman and professor of pastoral psychiatry at the seminary. The issue comes up, however, in his courses on pastoral education, which are optional, and in part of a seminar devoted to personal conduct, Klagsbrun said. "We teach Talmud and Shulchan Aruch, and we still don't do a very good job in helping rabbis to learn the ropes of real life issues," he said. At the Orthodox movement's Yeshiva University, the issue of "appropriate rabbinic relationships with laity" is addressed in a pastoral psychology course which is very popular with rabbinical students, though not required, said Rabbi Robert Hirt, vice president of Yeshiva's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. At tlie Reconstructionist Rabbinical College students are required to take a daylong seminar on sexual harrassment, said Rabbi David Teutsch, president of the college. The" college also runs an annual seminar devoted to sexuality and gender issues-, and requires students to take counseling courses which examine boundary issues for clergy. "If the college doesn't model high standards and their clear enforcement, and work to create a sense of safety and openness around these issues, then where will rabbinical students learn how to create that sense of moral responsibility and safety inside the institutions where they are leaders later?" he said.

Letters to the Editor To the Editor: We're in the midst of the holiday season. For us as Jews, it is a time to look inside ourselves, searching deep into our souls to find ways to become better people, to return to God and His ways. I, along with eighty people from our community, recently had the privilege to return in a physical way, too. We returned to the land of Israel and personally experienced the power and the majesty of the Jewish homeland. It was awesome to hold a service erev Shabbat on the steps that led to the Temple, the steps our ancestors walked on more than 2000 years ago. Yes, we had returned and we do remember. It was awesome to share Shabbat with the ARTZA'group, their faces radiating with joy and delight for having the chance to experience Israel. Artza means 'to the land;' they had returned, too. It was also awesome to walk through the ancient city of Petra, carved into huge sandstone mountains of breathtaking colors and then to stand on Mount Nebo, the spot where Moses stood when he looked into the Promised Land before his death. I kept thinking about how much time, work, blood and tears went into the rebirth of the State of Israel. I kept seeing the contrast of the desert and the lush greenery today and realized that only when Jews have inhabited the land, is it a land of

a land of milk and honey. In the Book of Isaiah, God says, "For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee.' Mar^o Riekes To tfae*Editor. Congratulations on a magnificent Rosh Hashanah issue of the Jewish Press. I thoroughly ei\joyed all the wonderful articles and photographs and I appreciate the huge effort this project must have required. Larry Raful To the Editor: Dynamic New Year's issue. Fine journalism. Egalitarian treatment. You have my plaudits. Mazal tov. Dr. Jerome Bleicher To the Editor: Please forgive a proud father for a correction; according to the Jewish Press, Nov., 1984, and the Omaha World-Herald, July, 1982, there were four co-chairwomen in charge of developing Seven Can Help, not three as stated in the New Year's issue. They included Saranne Gitnick, Research; Leanne Goldberg, Training and Manuals; Bobbie Leibowitz, OfHce; and Cathy Christensen, Publicity. Thank you for setting the record straight. Dr. Earl Wigodaky

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Around the Jewish World Benefit auction to 8ei^;art I Nazis stole firom Austrian Jews by Toby Axelrod Nea York Jeic^ih Week NEW YORK t JTA):- Fifty years ago, they graced the parlors of the humble and the libraries and galleries of the well-to-do. Today, some 8,000 items ripped Mm the homes of Austrian J^ws by Nazi government looters are about to be auctioned, their owners app^ently lost in the Holocaust. The works-including about 1,000 paintings and drawings—will generate money to support needy Holocaust survivors from Austria and to help rebuild the next generations of Austrian Jewry. During the days before the Mauerbach Benefit Sale, scheduled for Oct. 29 and 30 in Vienna, the works, turned over to the Jewish community by their custodian, the Austrian government, will see the light of day after spending 40 years in a 14th Century monastery in the Austrian town of Mauerbach. Christie's auction house- will conduct the sale on behalf of the Federation of Austrian Jewish Communities and will make no profit, according to Mark Porter, Christie's U.S. point man for the event. The international firm has estimated the auction will raise more than $3.5 million. Porter said 88 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Jewish communal organization and the remaining 12 percent "goes directly to groups representing nonsectarian victims of the Holocaust," including all those considered undesirable or dangerous by the Nazis-among them Jews, Gypsies, political dissidents and homosexuals "That's how we felt we could honor the memory" of Austrian Holocaust victims. Porter said. Two honored for decades of service by Heather Camlbt NEW YORK (JTA) - World War II had just ended and before Ted Feder stood a 6-foot-4-inch German man. Before the two began talking, a side door opened and one of Feder's colleagues entered. He took one look at the German, screamed, fell to his knees and kissed the man's hand. The German was Oskar Schindler, the businessman who had saved more than 1,000 Jews from the Holocaust by employing them in his factory. With the war over, he turned to Feder, deputy director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee office in Munich, to get assistance for himself and his family. Feder, who joined the JDC in 1946, helped Schindler and his wife move to Argentina to begin a new life. Unable to make a living there, Schindler, in the early 19S0s, turned once again to the JDC, asking for help to relocate to Genncmy and to start a new business. The JDC obliged. In the end, they had given Schindler some $25,000. The Schindler story was one of many anecdotes shared recently as the JDC honored at its New York headquarters two of its longest employees, Feder and Herbert Katzki, who together have served the international humanitarian agency for 110 years. The JDC has spearheaded efforts to help Jews around the world since 1914, including rescuing Jews and aiding in the rebuilding of remnant communities. The stories Feder and Katzki shared at the JDC luncheon honoring them provided some insight into the contributions made by the JDC to sustaining Jewish life. Tel Aviv subway construction begins by Naomi Segal JERUSALEM (JTA) - Construction of a subway system aimed at easing growing traffic congestion in the Tel Aviv area has begun. The project is in its initial stages, with four plans for subway lines in the greater Tel Aviv area still under consideration. The subway is expected to cost some $2-3 billion and taken close to 10 years to complete.

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New Sierra Club president is first Jew to head group Quests in the Alpairt Succah HAIFA - When I was small, we never had a succah in our home. Aside &om the fact that we had no place for it in our modest abode, we lived in a suburb of Boston where a strang^ structure of that natiire would have provoked curiosity and perhaps more. Here, we have not only a congenial atmosphere, but also ample space on our broad terrace fvhich is perched over the edge of the Carmel ridge and commands the classical view of Haifa Bay and the Galilee hills beyond. - The traditional prayer invited the BiblicaliperJBonalities to j6in us and we recite the formula, "Enter, exalted holy guests,' listing Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Joseph, David, to honor us with their symbolic presence. If Elijah can come to our Passover Seder, why should the others not be availjable to visit us in our Succah, as well? But here we depart from tradition with an innovation which in our family has already become trailition. We take the opportunity to invite others as well, personalities from the annals of history or the pages of the newspaper. This Succot, we shall again intone, *Enter, exalted guests...' and shall this year play host to: : James G. McDonald, originally a professor of history who served as head of the Foreign Policy Association in the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt drew him into the goverpment and he became involved in seeking a solution to the European refugee problem. He advocated the Zionist cause and fought for the right of the Jews to immigrate to Palestine, clashing frequently with the State Department. Truman named him the first Ambassador to Israel and he served until 1951. Another guest? If he can take time off from his duties in Jerusalem as Minister of Industry and Trade, Natan Scharansky would make a most welcome guest. As he suffered in a Soviet prison, could he ever have imagined he would be a respected member of the Israeli government some day? \ I have oflen wondered what happened to Louis Green, a British engineer, who in 1928 studied whether it was feasible to keep the Technion open. He concluded it wasn't, but fortunately, his advice was not taken. If it had, the fate and fortunes of Israel might have turned out quite differently.

Around the Jewish World (Continued from page 4) Archaeological site is opened Kosher food sent to Russian Jews by Naomi Segal NEW YORK (JTA) -- For more JERUSALEM (JTA) - An archaeothan 20 years, a National Conference [bgical site yielding evidence of the on Soviet Jewry lay leader has lestruction of the Second Temple has spearheaded a program to furnish ipened in Jerusalem, after two years Jews in the former Soviet Union excavations. with kosher food and religious items. The excavations, conducted by the Rabbi David Hill, a vice chair of the rael Antiquities Authority, reveal a conference, provides American individuals traveling to the former laved Herodian street, with ruined ops along it , Soviet Union with a 10 to 12 pound Stone blocks weighing 46 to 60 tons package of kosher food. ach were integrated into the paveThe "Operation Lifeline" program ent. A complex drainage system and Hill runs for NCSJ also sends prints ritual baths were also exposed. ed materials and other supplies, as The road runs edong 77 yards of the well as teachers, to Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union. Western Wall of the Temple Mount, ^haeologists found stones apparentAnyone interested in participating y hurled by soldiers of the Roman in the program can contact Hill at ^gion during the destruction of the (212) 264-6994 or Shirley Goldstein, at 334-1050. Second Temple in 70 C.E.

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NEW YORK (JTA)-It'8 time to put up or shut up for Adam Werbach. 'I've been movthing ofT for so long saying that young people need to assume positions of authority," the 23-year-old southern' California native says. *Now was the time." The Sierra Club board of directors agreed, nar.rowly electing Werbach as its youngest president. The December graduate of Brown University assumes control of the oldest and largest environmental organization in the country, with its 600,000 members and $44 million annual budget. Werbach is also the club's first Jewish president. *There is a long Jewish tradition of young people inheriting their future and taking responsibility for preserving it," he says, noting the biblical characters David and Joseph. While it may seem strange for a group whose average age is 47 and whose founder, John Muir, was 64 when he was chosen its first president, to elect someone so young, Werbach has been active in the 104-year-old club since he was 8. "What we need to do now is to create the new format for the 21st century, which is going to use the World Wide Web, it's going to use MTV and it is going to use rock 'n' roll. Werbach was a second-grader at Valley Beth Shalom Day School in Encino, Calif., when he came across a letter from the Sierra Club asking his parents, who also are members, for help in a petition drive. Adam took the petition to school, and by the end of the day he had some 200 signatures. He was hooked on the Sierra Club. Five years later Werbach became a bar mitzvah and took out a student membership. He also became a vegetarian, "so de facto 1 was kosher." Werbach then created the now 30,000-strong Sierra Student Coalition and served as its first director. In high school and at college, he handed out black snow cones to dramatize the risk of opening up the Alaska Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. During his three summers at Camp Alonim in southern

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"Caretaking over the planet, 'ahomrei ttdamah,'i8 not a political issue," Werbach said. "It is an issue of goals, ethics, our values, American ethics arid world ethics, and that definitely comes from my Jewish upbrin^ ng. That Werbach's environmental outlook evolved from his Jewishness does not si^rprise Mark Jacobs, project coordinator for the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life. "Most of us feel connected to God when we have experiences in the outdoors that provoke awe, wonder, reverence and gratitude," Jacob: says. The environment, Werbach proclaims, is "somewhere where common collective action, community action has really made a difference. Environmentalism is the best example of how people in the United States have workdl together over the last 20 years to make a difTerenc<|." "Religion gives us spirituality, it llielps us understand the big picture," he says. Environmentalism is about "preserving the big picture. It is actually in religious traditions to protect the picket."

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Community invited to premiere of new musical The community ie invited to support the theater and performing artB a|t the JCC by becoming patron donprs of the performance of an original new musical, From Generation to Generation, Thursday, Oct. 10,7:30 p.m., at the JCC Theater. The JCC Theater Endowment Fund will be recipient of the pro<5eed8 of the opening nig^t performance, which ta produced and co-written by Karen Sokolof Javitch. Following the evepings's performance, Phil Sokolof, Mrs. Javitch's father, will host a reception of appreciation. Contrary to a previous announcement, no cheese will be served at the "wine and heart-healthy goodies" buffet, according to Mr. Sokolof I Tickets for the donor evening are available by calling Member Services at 334-6426 for advance reservations through Oct. 4. Gold Patron tickets are $50 each; Silver Patron tickets are $25 each. Five additional performances, open to the general public, will be Oct. 12, 13, 17, 19 and 20 at the JCC Theater. For information and reservations for these performances, call 397-6789.

Married DAVIS/SADOFSKY 'erri Sadofsky and Bryan Davis, both of Salt Lake City, were married Sept. 1 at the Georgetowne Club in Omaha. Cantor Michael Weisser officiated. A reception followed. The bride is the daughter of Susan Cooper and Michael Sadofsky, both of Omaha. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis iof Broken Bow, NE. Honor attendants were Caryn Freirich of Kansas City and Lisa Sadofsky of Roeland Park, KS, sis'ters of the bride. Best man was Brad Norden of Omaha. The newlyweds took a wedding trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

YES Bring in the Sweet New Year at the Sukkot Festival Monday at the JCC. At 11 a.m., qome enjoy snacks and drinks under the Sukkah. At noon, a holiday lunch will be served in the auditorium. Following lunch, Joe Taylor will perform. For transportation, call 330-4272. Deadline is Oct. 4 for the show. From Generation to Generation, on Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. Make reservations with Margaret at 334-6621. Deadline is Oct. 7.for reservations for the trip to Winnavegas on Oct. 17, Cost is $5. Call Margi^ret. WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Drop-In will meet Thursday at the JCC. Exercise with Larisa at 10 a.m., and play bingo at 10:30. English class is also offered at 10:30. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:45. At 12^5 p.m., come enjoy the video "Jackie Mason, W^ Equal Opportunity Offender." For transportation, call 330-4272. VISIONS Deadline is Oct. 1 for the trip to Loess Hills on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Cost is $35 per person and is all inclusive. For more information, call Betty Sanford at 399-2001. Deadline is Oct. 5 for reservations to the musical From Generation to'Generation, to be shown at the JCC Theater, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Special price is $5 for members. Send reservation form to Harry Alloy, 5811 Nicholas St., Omaha, NE 68132. Board meeting: Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m., in the adult lounge.

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Buf ky Greenberg recently competed in |the National Master's Long Course (50 meters) Swimming Meet at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He won gold medals in the 50, ilOO and 200 meter breaststroke events and currently holds three American and two world breaststroke records in his age group. Mr. Greenberg trains with Jan Bidrman, breastroke coach for the University of Nebraska Swimming and Diving Team. Mr. Bidrman also coached Penny Heynes, former UNL swimmer who won gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke at the recent Olympic Games in Atlanta. An article by Rabbi Kripke, "Doogie Houser as Darshan," appears in the current issue of The Jewish Spectator. Although severely edited, the article questions the current national practice of inviting non-rabbinical people to the pulpit.

Flu shots offered for seniors The Douglas County Health Department and the Eastern nebraska Office on Aging will offer flu shots for senior citizens, 65 and older, at 35 locations in October, including the JCC, Oct. 9, from 9-11 a.m. People age 60-64 who have chronic health problems are also eligible. Flu shots are covered by Medicare Part B, Those not eligible, but who meet age requirements, can receive the shot for $6.50. ,

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BREADBREAKERS Breadbreakers will meet Wednesday at noon at Highland Country Club. New officers of Henry Monsky Lodge will be installed: Ed Joseph, President; Spencer Jacobs and Richard Diamond, Vice Presidents. Gary Epstein is Immediate past president; Adam Jacobs is chairman for October. Cost is $7.76, and the event is open to the community. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE Jewish Family Service will hold a Survivors of Suicide support group meeting Wednesday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., in the Rose Blumkin Home conference room. The meeting will last approximately an hour. To register, call the JFS office at 330-2024.

WASHINGTON, D.C, - Boxes of High Holiday treats, gifts, books and religious articles were sent to troops at Tuzia Air Base in Bosnia who are Jewish by the members and friends of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA. This program is an extension of JWVs annual 'Care Package Campaign" which reaches out to America's Jews of the armed forces serving in distant and isolated locales during the High Holiday period. This year, JWV expanded the program to include approximately 200 Jewish personnel serving in Bosnia. Locally, the next meeting of the JWV will be on Sunday, Oct. 20, 10:30 a.m. in the JCC conference room, according to Jay Benton, Commander of the Epstein-Morgan Post #260. For more information, call Mr. Benton, 390-9058,

State job fair links seekers with employment opportunities The State Personnel Office will sponsor a Nebraska State Job Fair, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, 14th and M Streets, in Lincoln. Participants will have the opportunity to visit with various state agency representatives for information about job openings and the hiring process. For more information, call Angele Grajeda, Recruitment SpecialisU, 402-471-4692.

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Annual Bible Quiz announced Ed Joseph, President of Henry Monsky Lodge B'nai B'rith, has announced that the Eleventh Annual Edward Zorinsky B'nai B'rith Bible Quiz will be held Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. in the theatre of the Jewish Community Center. According to Mr. Joseph, the purpose of the Quiz is to encourage Jewish you^h to become more familiar with their heritage, the Bible. It is also to honor the. memory of the late Senator tk]ward Zorinsky, ; who had a special concern for Jewish young people. Four prizes will be awarded to those judged as winners by rabbis in the community. First prize is $600; second, $300; third, $200; fourth, $100. The prize monies can be applied toward college tuition or a trip to Israel. The contest is open to all Jewish teenagers in the Oipaha area who are in grades nine through 12. "It is hard to believe that this is the eleventh year for the contest," said Steve Riekes, a Trustee of the Lodge. He thanked the Lodge and the family of Senator Zorinsky for their support. He gave special thanks to Gloria Kaslow, Stan Mitchell, Ann Kibel Schwartziand Alon Mor for their "outstanding help and commitment." He also recognized the dozens of teenagers who have participated during the past 11 years. The subjects for the contest are chapters 11, 19, 23 and 26 in the Book of Leviticus; chapters 11-25, 27, 32, 35 and 36 in the Book of Numbers, and the

entire Book of Esther. Prior to the contest, the contestants ^11 be asked to familiarize themselves with the assign^ chapters by reading them. "Any teenager, regardless of previous Jewish education, who thoroughly reads the required material, can compete,' said Mr. Riekes. "The'q^iz is not hard," he added. "Sample questions will be given contestants in advance and several practice sessions may be held." Mr. Joseph said the Lodge has received tremendous cooperation in putting on this event The Quiz is held in cot\junction with Jewish Book Month and the Federation Library. Also, each of the synagogues, their youth groups and schools, and the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization are all assisting in this year's contest. "I know that Henry Monsky Lodge has always been committed to our youth, and I am pleased to be involved with this program," said Aloh Mor, BBYO Director. ' Those interested in entering the contestjnay do so by submitting their name along with their parents names, address and zip code, telephone number, high school and grade to the B'nai B'rith Office, 333 S. 132 Street, Omaha, NE 68154, or call Lois Epstein at 334-6443 by Nov. 4. Additional information may be obtained by calling Mr. Riekes at 333-8498 or 492-9800.

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Jewish Women International Jewish Women International has announced its annual shower for the Rainbow House will be held Oct 3, at noon, at 7815 Hamey. All kitchen and bathroom paper products and cleaning supplies are needed. If you can bring baked goods, call Lila Jacoby at 397-4617.

Creighton announces Yoss^m scholarships for Jewish students Daniel T. Witkin of San Jose, CA., has been awarded Creighton University's first A.A. and Ethel Yossem Scholarship. The $6000 annual scholarships are awarded to Jewish freshman entering the school's undergraduate program. They must be in the top 7.5% of their high school graduating class and have an ACT score of 29 or SAT score of 1280 or higher. The scholarship is renewable for four years if the student maintains a 3.0 GPA at Creighton. An Omaha real estate developer, Mr. Yossem has gifted more than $1 million to the university which includes funding for the A.A. and Ethel Yossem Endowed Chair in Legal Ethics at the university's law school. DRUG USE IS ABUSE

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OTYG Sunday, Oct. 6 Dinner and program on preventing violence, TBA Friday, Oct. 11-Sunday, Oct 13 NFTY Missouri Valley Leadership Conference Friday, Oct. 18 Being Jewish at College, 4:45-6 p.m. at Temple Israel Saturday, Oct. 19 OTYG/JYO "Haunted Housing," TBA Sunday, Oct. 20 Club 66 (6th and 6th Grade) Bowling, 2 p.m. For more information, call OTYG Mark Spizman, fdviser, 566-6636.

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Small in number, non-Orthodox in Israel battle for recognition by Cynthia MaiU JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's minister of reli*The Refprm movement's Hebrew Union College gious afTairs recently attacked what he said was has received for the past three years an annual the undue ii'ifluenoe of the Reform movement in grant of $100,0|00 from the Ministry of Religious Israel, given the small numbers of its adherents. Affairs, while the movement itself ihas received "It's not feasible that there are less than 2,000 . $60,000 a year ^r thp past two years from the here and that they will influence the country as if same source. The ministry awarded the Masorti there were 200,000 or 200 million Reform Jews movement $60,000 in 1994 and $100,000 last here," Eli Suissa, of the fervently Orthodox Shas year. For several years, th^ Beit Midrash, the Party, wps quoted as saying. quasi-independent affiliate in Jerusalem of the It is true that the headlines grabbed by the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Reform and Conservative movements ih Israel in Seminary, has also received government fUnding. their'fight for legal recognition belie the strength of * A Supreme Court ruUng secured the right for their formal membership. Conservative and Reform representatives to sit on It is also true that Israeli politicians of all Istripes local religious councils, which have a large impact jTOutinely lecture non-Orthodox reUgious leaders in, on local religious institutions. Among other funcNorth America who complain of their second-class tions, they pay for neighborhood rabbis' salaries .status in Israel. They tell them that if they want and furnish maintenance and supplies for local, their movements to have parity with Orthodoxy, mostly Orthodox synagogues and mikvahs, or the official state religion, their followers should Jewish ritual baths. Only two local municipalities make aliyah and register to vote for their represen- fund Reform synagogues. tatives in Israeli elections. This court ruling, however, has been resisted in But Reform and Conservative champions inside many cities and is being challenged by members of and outside Israel say numbers have nothing to do the new coalition government. Several deputy •with rights and that if they had legal statmi-^fiat ministers or ministers made news recently when gave them access to the free marketplace of ideas, they vowed that no Reform members would be they could boast much higher nuniUers of loyalists. seated on the councils. The Jerusalem municipali"Given thei opportunity to operate on an equal ty has been fined $10,000 for failing to seat ifooting and reach out to the public without demo- Reform and Conservative members. nizalion," says Rabbi Uri Regev, non-Orthodox * The court has also issued a ruling opening the streams would flourish. Until then, "to the extent way for the legal recognition of non-Orthodox conwe're talking about Israel as a democracy," hp con- versions in Israel, but the governing coalition has tinues, "it is inconceivable" that the importance of pledged to bar this through legislation. religious freedoms would be nie.isured by numbers * The two movements also won some recognition of affiliates." when the Shenhar Commission, appointed by the ' "Jews, of all people, should know better than to government to address the crisis in Jewish learnsay liberties should be limited for small groups," ing and identity, recommended that the curricusays Regev, the director of the Israel Religious lum in, secular public schools include nonAction Center of the |Refomi| Israel Movement for Orthodox Judaism. Funding for such programs Progressive Judaism. He is also the most visible already has been cut for budgetary reasons. Israeli champion in the Supreme Court for the Although the number of Israelis who identify with legal recognition of non-Orthodox movements. non-Orthodox Judaism is small, this uneven legal The Con.servative movement, called the Masorti status accorded the religious streams appears to movement in Israel, claims 20,000 members or go against the public grain. affiliates, 50,000 program participants and 45 conPolls show that more than half of the Israeli gregations and havurot nationwide. Of the 45, 20 public favors equal status for non-Orthodox have rabbis. streams of Judaism and favors recognition of nonThe Reform movement claims 5,000 official mem- Orthodox marriages. In fact, the legal monopoly bers and lens of thousands who are involved in over marriage enjoyed historically by the their programs. There are 22 Reform congregations Orthodox is already showing signs of strain. and 30 rabbis, about half of them born in Israel. One survey by Hemdat, the Council for Freedom Refonn and Conservative rabbis preside over cer- of Science, Religion and Culture, found that one of iain reUgious life-cycle events, including circumci- five Israeli couples married outside the Orthodox sions. Bar Mitzvnhs and weddings. But their offici- rabbinate in 1994. That includes those who rejectStion at weddings, for instance, is not legally recog- ed Orthodoxy, those who could not marry under jiized in Israel. Israeli couples who choose this Orthodox Jewish law and immigrants whose route must leave the country for marriage cere- Jewish status was uncertain. Ten percent of these monies, which then are recognized under interna- were married by Reform or Conservative rabbis. itional treaties. If their synagogues get any public The number of Reform weddings has grown from funding, it is a minute fraction of tlie amount that 200 two years ago to more than 500 this year. has sustained the Orthodox establishment and perRegev sees "light" on the horizon. As evidence, mitted it to flourish since the state's founding. he points to the recent outpouring of protest by Formal, dues-paying, synagogue affiliation is not non-Orthodox Israelis over efforts to close .part of Israeli custom, so Orthodox synagogues typ- Jerusalem's Bar-Ilan Street to traffic on Shabbat ically rely on such public funding for their survival. and holidays. He says the new effort by politicians Non-Orthodox synagogues are severely disadvan- to crack down on Reform will awaken people "who taged by its absence. didn't give much thought before" to the need to But the Reform and Conservative streams have fight to preserve religious liberties and support eecured some advances in recent years: "an alternative Jewish voice."

Spertus museum continues on-going prize (CHICAGO) - Advancing the world's largest', ongoing challenge for the creation of new and innovative Jewish ceremonial objects, Spertus Museum announces it has chosen a collaborative entry by architects Brian Kaye and David Kesler as t^e winner of the 1996 Philip and Sylvia Spertus Juflaica Prize: The Passover Seder Plate. A biennial competition, the Spertus Judaica Prize grants a First Prize award of $10,000. Spertus Institute of Jewish' Studies will officially, announce the winner at its Annual Celebration of Jewish Learning and Culture on Sunday, Oct. 13. The exhibition will open that day at Spertus Museum, 618 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Entries were submitted to the 1996 Spertus.,|Vize Competition from all over the world, including the U.S., Israel, Holland, Canada, Germany, Cuba, Australia, Italy, England and Poland.

1996 Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judaica Prize Exhibition: The Seder Plate. Photo eour1t9y ofSpertut MuMrum

The winning entry is a Torah Ark-like, geometrical design that can be stored in a self-contained, tower-like structure, which is disassembled and reassembled to take the form of a Seder plate. Using pure, angled lines, the Seder plate consists of a cone-shaped Elijah's Cup and Matriarch's Cup, as well as four brass plates that hold the various symbolic Seder foods, supported by two brushed, stainless steel bars. The linear, orthogonal structure is intended to focus on only the essential functions of the Seder plate-clearly distilling the object's role within the Passover holiday. Inaugurated in 1994, the Spertus Judaica Prize was established to recognize exemplary work in Jewish ceremonial art. It is designed to stimulate debate about the criteria determining quality ceremonial art and to foster greater appreciation for all Judaic art forms. Underwritten by Philip and Sylvia Spertus, and sponsored by the Spertus Museum of the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, the competition is open to artists of all nationalities and religions, and awards a $10,000 prize to the winning artist, determined by the jury. The focus of each Spertus Judaica Prize competition is a specific Jewish theme or ceremonial object. The next prize will be given in 1998 and will feature the Havdalah Spice Box. For information or to receive a prospectus about the 1998 Spertus Judaica Prize competition, contact Spertus Museum, 618 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605, or call 312-322-1747. A 52-page, color exhibition catalog is available. The exhibition continues through April 30,1997.

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The College of Jewish Learning at the Jewish Community Center will hold Intermediate Hebrew daises at the JCC on Wednesdays, Oct 2-Dec. 18, from 8-9 p.m.; and Tjjesdaj'i.'Oct 1-Dec. 17, bom noon to 1 p.m., with Rini Ooneher. i The course is designed for individu^s who have completed a beginning Hebrew course and would like to build on the knowledge they have gained and improve their skills. Cost is $50 per person, and $75 fi>r a couple. Fo|r more information, call Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts Council Director, at 334-6403.

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New books for children in the Jewish Federation Library Just Stay Put, by Qaiy Clement Mendel, a lazy dreamer from the village of Chelm, sets off to see the dty of Warsaw. Circumstances along the way turn this into a fun tale for all. Age» 4-8 Bone Button Bortcht, by Aubrey Davis. A delightful story about a beggar who can make borscht from bone buttons. Based on the folktale Stone Soup, the villagers learn to help one another. Aliases Gideon's People, by Carolyn Meyer. Torn between youthful rebellion and their traditional heritages, two boys from very different cultures, one Amish, one Orthodox Jew, discover just how similar they really are. Ages 8-12 The Lady with the Hat. by Uri Orlev. In 1947, 17year-old Yulek, the only member of his immediate family to survive the German concentration camps, joins a group of young Jews preparing to live on a kibbutz in Israel, unaware that his aunt living in London is looking for him. Teenage. Gittle's Hands, by Erica Silverman. In this deUghtful variation on the claaaic Rumpelstiltskin, elements of the Passover tradition are highlighted. Ages 4-8. Fitting In, by Sharon Kirsh. Mollie is growing up Jewish in the '60s. Her concerns about fitting in change as she learns about the Holocaust and what it meaiis to her family and the community. Ages 8-12

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Wdat 5oine people call \>a^el? ' Purim, 1984--B'nai Israel, Council Bluffs. The exhibit "Today's Youth-Tomorrow's Leaders" has been moved to the Corridor of Jewish History and to the Hall of History at the JCC. Presented by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, the exhibit includes photographs of Omaha Jewish Youth in the 1970'8, '80s and '908 participating in a variety of activities including youth groups, camping, athletics, and Jewish education. The youth exhibit, "L'Dor VDor" has been replaced in its permanent location, also in the Hall of History. Preparations are also under way for a new exhibit, the opening of the Goldsten Wall of Synagogue History in the Reikes Museum. This permanent exhibit will depict the history of the synagogues, temples and congregations in Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs and is scheduled to open at their annual meeting Nov. 3. The Society's newly-enlarged office and archive collection space is open for the community to visit in the JCC, across from the Membership Desk. Please stop by or call Barbara Bresler, Archivist, at 334-6442.

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By Art Grosnnan My three-month absence from composing the Oldtimers Review was caused by a vertebral fracture. Marvelous medical mechanics decided to run me through a hospital body shop to repair the damage and extend my mortality. To which all 1 could say was: "OY VAY! the pain!" The meeting of Sept. 17 WM one that will remain in memory. Our alternate Tuesday get togethers are now history. We are joining the Young Energetic Seniors from here on for lunch and meeting on alternate Mondays. Our Earlybird discussion group will continue separately at 11 a.m. Natural attrition has reduced the ranks of membership of both our groups. Both are vital for our elderly and collectively we make a sizeable gathering. It is a good "Shiddach." At the Sept. 17 Barlybirds, we discussed the wave of mail and phone scams directed at the elderly and the methods these crooked approaches employ to relieve you of your savings. Beware. The problem witli Iraq and the forthcoming election engendered some interesting observations. At the luncheon, this reporter led in reciting the Motzi, and Bernie Weiss chanted the Bentshen. We stood in memoriam for Leo Meyereon, Marvin Braun and Norman Rice. Bob Wolfson, Executive Director of ADL, addressed the assembly on "What it means to live in our world as a Jew." Monday, Sept. 30, will be a gala Sukkot Festival, reservations are a must. Call Reva Oruch, 3918344. Tlie first joint meeting of YES and Oldtimers Ja Monday. Ort 7

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Nazi gold stored in New Yoric (oontinuedfr««p.g«i) *We have a giant vault that is broken down into , I Even as the WJRO request was sent, British •mailer compartments, and the gold is stacked like Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind was in ' you would stack bricks," said a spokesman for the Switzerland pressing the government there for a Federal Reserve Bank, Barton Sotnick. The gold full accounting and restitution of gold and other stored in the vault is owned by foreign central property in accoynts opened by Jew^ and other banks and international financial organizations, i Nazi victims who were murdered in the Holocaust Sometimes our own view of the world becomes "Just as you wouldn't want to announce how A year ago, Swiss bankers announced that they much is in your checking account, it's not our place had conducted a search of their files and discov- addictive. We depend upon it and coiqe to expect to say how much is here," he said. But the recently ercjd accounts now worth $34 million that could life to always be filtered through our particular declassified documents from the U.S. State have belonged to Nazi victims. The Swiss Bankers lens. This is normal, perhaps desirable. Some say Department revealed that the Nazi gold here Was Association dismissed as speculation suggestions that anti-Semitism is not a justification for our •hipped from Europe to both London and New that the assets held in these secret accounts could work, that defense is an overstated part of our agenda. Sometimes this view needs to be shaken, York and included the tons of gold found at the have swelled over time to as much as $7 billion. Merkers salt mine in Germany. It was there that But Mr. Rifkind revealed that his own research of we need to be reminded. Such an event occurred to the Nazis kept the largest collection of gold they British archives had found that Swiss banks could me recently. I was not reminded by a conversation but by ihe looted from the central banks of countries they still be holding billions worth of Nazi gold transoccupied in their effort to conquer Europe. ferred there during the i^ar. It has long been news clip declaring a self-proclaimed Nazi was It was only "three weeks ago" that their existence alleged that the Swiss kept nearly 90 percent of running for the House of Representatives in the in Manhattan became public ailer government doc- the gold bought from Hitler's Germany rather than 34th District of the Iowa Legislature. Jim Dillavou, the candidate, has been known to uments stored at the U.S. National Archives in hand it over to the Allies after World War 11. Washington were declassified at the request of the After long negotiations, the Swiss banks initially me for a number of years. He is a member of the Senate Banking Committee and the World Jewish agreed in May to develop a 'transparent mecha- Church of Jesus Christ Christian Aryan Nations Restitution Organization, according to Israel nism' whereby independent auditors could review headquartered in Hayden Lake, Idaho. He admits Singer, chairman of the WJRO executive. Swiss bank accounts and verify those figures. The in the article to being an identist and a racist. He The first hint that the gold bars may contain gold auditors would work under a six-member commis- is a Holocaust denier. He believes white Aryans fillings pulled from the mouths of Jewish sion composed of Swiss bankers and Jewish groups au-e the "true" descendants of Adeun. He believes mixed breeds are bastard children. He states in Holocaust victims was found in a July 1946 letter chaired by former chairman of the U.S. Federal from an American diplomat to U.S. Secretary of Reserve Paul Volcker. Its work is expected to last the interview, "Jews are the anti-Christ and are out to destroy the white race." ;State George Marshall. The diplomat asked that one year. It is certainly no shock to me or to anyone close 8,307 gold bars recovered from the Merker mine be A co-chairman of the WJRO, Avrum Burg, who is assayed to determine if they "represent melted also chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, said to the work we do at the ADL/CRC to know that down gold teeth fillings." it was irrelevant how much money remains undis- such people exist. It is a part of our regular work Mr. Singer said he did not know if the bars were tributed. What is important, he said, is that what- to identify these people and to keep as much an eye ever assayed but that if the gold was smelted with- ever assets remain are "given back to the victims out for them as is possible given our limited out being cleaned of all amalgams, it would be pos- and their heirs. Where there are no heirs, it should resources, human and financial. These folks also . sible to determine if gold fillings are in the bars. go to the State of Israel, which is the sovereign ^ are not a huge group. But they are not to be dismissed either. They gain influence. They use tech"A wedding band uses a different kind of amal- heir of the Jewish people. gam than dental gold, so you can tell if it is made "I do not want to believe that now, 50 years later, nology wisely. They try hard to move closer to the from monetary or dental or jewelry gold," he said. there will be an economic continuation of the phys- main stream. We must not be silent. Sometimes we try to keep The documents reveal that the gold found in the ical destruction" of the Jews of Europe, he said. Merkers mine was redistributed along with other Mr. Singer said the gold bullion in Manhattan is the reality of these issues from our community. looted Nazi gold valued at $2.7 billion at today's the "smallest part of the story" that only now has You should not get frightened unduly. We should react to the real threats not to a few crazy people. prices. All but $100 million was sent to the banks begun to emerge. of 10 European countries, but primarily to France, "What we have here is one of the greatest untold We should not base our identity and lives on being .Holland and Belgium, by the Tripartite stories, one of the greatest untold financial and victims, passed or potential future ones. But we will not be silent to the point of letting Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold. tragic stories, of the Holocaust," he concluded. our community think these folks do not exist. We will remind you to prevent apathy. We will remind you to enhance appreciation for the hard, tedious sometimes private work that we do to help ensure our communal saftey. American Heart Jim Dillavou is running for political office. Our Association, public statement was succinct and not well reportFighting Heart Osesse anaStmke ed. The ADL has long been familiar with Jim Dillavou. He is a racist, a bigot, an anti-Semite and a Holocaust denier of the worst order and we reject and abhor everything he stands for. While he is entitled to believe whatever nonsense he chooses, even dangerous nonsense, his views are clearly beyond the pale. Like the sound of the Shofar, this should scream to you, "Wake Up!" We will continue our work. I promise. ' ^ a support group for Jcxtrish AdtiCts

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