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by Carol Katzman In the middle of the Bummer of '46, Rabbi Myer "I am pleased with the letters I get frequentKripke, then spirily, thanking me for my influence on the Jewish tual leader of a personality of the writers," he wrote in 1992. "My ConBervative conown greatest single outside satisfaction has been greeation in New in teaching. I taught at the Municipal University London, CT, flew of Omaha (now UNO) for 10 years, while I was still out to Omaha for in the pulpit. There were nearly a thousand stuan interview. dents who came through my classes. When The late Dave Dorothy became ill, I had to give up teaching. Blacker chaired the "After my retirement, I began teaching again in search committee 1976, this time at Creighton University...! have of Beth El Synabeen teaching about 60 students a year, in Bible gogue. Rabbi Kripand general Jewish subjects. Thus there are ke had been told by another 800-1,000 students who have been in my firiends in the rabclasses." Some of Rabbi Kripke's students have binate that *it was become ministers or priests; some are teachers. considered to be a Their 50 years here has not been Umited to progood position and I viding scholarly pursuits for the rabbi only. Mrs. should take a look." Kripke's book career started in Omaha. Two weeks prior Joel Grishaver of Torah Aura will be publishing to Rosh Hashanah, her latest book. Let's Talk About Sabbath, later Mr. Blacker called this fall. and offered the job Dorothy and Habbi Kripke When asked about the changes he has seen in to Rabbi Kripke. Omaha over a half-century, Rabbi Kripke said, 1 couldn't leave my congregation in the lurch, so "The city has exploded. When I first came, there Rabbi David Goldstein stayed on at Beth El and I were cornfields where Crossroads Mall is located. arrived after the holidays," he recalled. *My wife, But the Jewish community is smaller; we lost a lot Dorothy, came in December with toddlers Saul and of people after World War II. Madeline; Netta was bom here in Omaha." "We had many immigrants in those years from The late Joe Rice was president of the congrega- Europe; now we also have Jews in Omaha from the tion and Sam Rice was chairman of the Beth El former Soviet Union, South America, South Africa, school board. Israel, even Cuba. *Belli El was my fourth congregation,'' he said, *I "And all the congregations have moved to the did expect to stay for life." right, religiously." And stay he has. For 60 years. Rabbi Kripke has Rabbi Kripke continues to write a column for the taught, counseled, written, lectured and cared for Jewiah Preaa, Sparks from the Word, as he has congregants and non-congregants alike. According for many years. to long-time friend Bemice Wolfson, "Rabbi Kripke 1 have rarely missed a week," he wrote in 1992, was active with churches and other organizations "It has given me pleasure to have people about in the community long before it was popular." town tell me they appreciate these columns and "Every rabbi has his own approach to his duties. read them regularly. My columns, they tell me, I thought the pulpit really important. I never challenge their thinking. approached it without a thoroughly thought-out "Retirement, to sum up, need not be limited to sermon or Uvar T6rah in mind, though I never had feolf and TV, though both of these and other divera manuscript," said Rabbi Kripke recently. 'My sions, used judiciously, may be good. Retirement chief responsibility was teaching Judaism, i.e., allows time for reflection, time for being human, Jewish tradition as it affects our lives now." time for probing the values of life. Today, he sees retirement as a great opportunity. "When the race has entered into the final Members of Beth El still consult him, still attend straightaway, every step should be deliberate," he his lectures and classes. concluded, "Every step Should count."

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War Veterans establish schoiarship endowment fund

by Claudia Sherman, Foundatioii Public Relationa Coordinator A new scholarship, for Jewish students who are residents of the Omaha metropolitan area to attend a university, business or vocational school, has been established by the Jewish War Veterans Epstein-Morgan Post #260 in memory of Nathan Marcus. The scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated financial need and has achieved a GPA of 2.0 or better. Preference will be given to veterans of U.S. military service or to children and grandchildren of veterans. Susan Draien, Director of the Bureau of Jewiah Education, "was instrumental in aniating us to Mrt up the scholarthip fund," Mr. Benton gratefully acknowledged. Mr, Marcus served in the U.S. Air Force during Member* of the Jewiah War Veterana World War II. After leaving the service, "he was Bpateln-Morfan Poat MaO signed the scholactive immediately in the Post," said his wife of arship endowment fund agreement in almost 60 yean. Babe Marcus. He was commander September. Front row, from left: Leater oftbe poat from 1963-64 and from 1964-67. Ha died Waxman; Sheldon A. Bernstein, Foundation in 1994. Endowment Direetar; and Jay Benton, Poat *Th« acholarahip was orifinally Nate's idea," Coaunander. Baek rowi Jaeque Dolfoff, 8am according to membars of Post f 360 who hope that Kapkn, Dr. Milton Margolin, Sol Mann and the endowment award will perpetuate his dream. Oeorfe Schapiro.

by Carol Katsman Ostensibly, Rabbi Uri Regev is in the United States with his family on a short sabbatical, but he's also here with a message. "We need the moral and financial support of the American Jewish community for religious freedom for Jews in Israel," he said in a D uu- wi • n recent interview. fJust Rabbi Un Regev ^g they did for Jews in the former Soviet Union before the fall of communism, for blacks in the U.S. during the civil rights movement, American Jews need to help us gain fi'eedom for Jews in Israel, too." It may be difficult to view Jews in Israel as a minority, but with an Orthodox lock on conversions, marriages, burials and even state support of religious schools, Reform, Conservative and even secular Jews have been and continue to be denied civil rights that Americans take for granted. Even Orthodox Jews are not immune to having their lifestyles questioned by rabbinic courts. In a recent case, a young American man who made aliyah was denied the opportunity to marry his Israeli fiancee because his Orthodox conversion was revoked after the court learned he occasionally answered the phone on Shabbat. "The religious kibbutz movement, the Orthodox (Continued on page 16)

Bobbie Epstein represents Omaha at International Lion of Judah conference UJA Women's National Board member Bobbie Epstein flew to Israel last week for the first-ever Lion of Judah conference to be held there. Entitled "Beyond Boundaries," the four-day conference brought together more than 600 women firom 59 communities around the world. Participants came from as far away a.s Morocco, India, Hung ary, Serbia, Lithuania, South Africa and | Australia. Accompanied by I Bobbie ^wtein Women's Campaign Director Jan Perelman, the two women heard from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former refusenik Ida Nudel, Jewish Agency Chairman Avrum Burg and Ambassador Colette Avital, Consul-general of Israel in New York, and others. In addition to the workshops and plenary sessions, the participants visited Jewish Agency sites, including Lifeline for the Old, a sheltered workshop for the elderly, and Kiryat Yaarim, a youth aliyah village. Mrs. Epstein was also ehoaen to serve as a mentor for two Jewish women from Croatia for the four day conference. Other conference guests included CBS News Corrsapondeot Bob Simon, Academy-award winner Gerda Klein, author of On< Survivor Remember*; Alice Shalvi, founder oftbe Israel Women's Network; and South African Member of Parliament Helen Suzman. Following the Lion of Judah conference, Mrs. Epstein and Mrs. Perelman will attend a Partnership 2000 conference. The Jewish Federation of Omaha voted in June to participate in this program which will link Omaha with communities in the Western Galilee for the purpose of economic, educational and human service exchanges of information and reaources.

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We are all of one mankind; all of us stem from the 8^6 family. That is the clear implication of the story of Noah and the Flood. Indeed, it repeats the implication from the story of Adam and Eve. Nonetheless, we display different characteristics, talents, stages of development, e^ven different skin colors. The Greeks excelled ip art and literature, the Romans in the government of enipire. Abram Sachar once remarked that while Anglo-Saxons and their Teutonic forbears were running around the forests 'of Europe clubbing each other on the head, his Israelite ancestors already had diabetes! The Torah was probably canonized about 400 B.C.E. All children of Noah, but our ancestors had a Book! A recent general news story has it that scientific investigation indicates that high I.Q.'s are produced by very early stimulation of the brain. It occurs to me that in my family and other Jewish families of the same generation we started learning in Chederpt with a Rebbe before we were in public kindergarten. I remember my Rebbe helping the angels to drop golden coins from heaven when we did pauticularly well. Was it any wonder, when I once did a study comparing the grades of Jewish kids at Central High in Omaha who were still carrying on Jewish studies or at least had been for many years in Jewish schools, tvith Gentile kids, that the Jewish kids excelled by a significant margin? The then principal, Mr. (later Dr.) Nelson waved it all away as obvious: "Everyone knows that the more one studies, the harder the curriculum, the better his perceptions and achievements." One might ask. Don't Gentile kids also get religious education at an early age? The answer might be that many of them get precepts to memorize and religious stories; but Jewish kids get a language to master and a text to struggle with. The stimulation of the brain starts earlier and demands more. In that earlier geAeration Jewish kids were reading Hebrew (not necessarily with comprehension) before they could read English. They distinguished between bore ori haeeafen and hammotzi lehem min haaretz almost from infancy. (And note, in passing, that wine - alcohol - is associated with a religious milieu, not with knocking off for pleasure or for the sheer sake of drunkenness.) Whether he discarded it later or not, a Jewish kid wore UiUit. And he didn't get breakfast 'till he had said mudeb. aiu. and sb!ina at the very least All of this was stimulation of the brain at an early age. The liberation of our later generations from all of this "folderol" did not, does not, auger well, unless something of similar value is substituted. I suspect the computer world is not the answer. And in the meantime, yes, it is true, we are all of us, all of us children of Noah, equal in God's sight. A few centuries, measured against the history of mankind, is only a tick of the clock.

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Deaths MARY W. WINE Services for Mary Wine were held Oct. 13 at Golden Hill Cemetery. She died Oct 11 at the age of 94. Survivors include a son, Harvey of Scottsdale, AZ; a daughter, Bert Lewis of Omaha; a sister, Beth Weinstein; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. I

RAE BRODKEY Services for Rae Brodkey were held Oct. 15 at' Temple Israel Cemetery. She was 82. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin. , Survivors include a daughter, Susan Weiser of Phoenix; a son, Peter of Omaha; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Harold Bernstein of Omaha; a sister, Shirley Kulakofsky, also of Omaha; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home oi favorite charity. ,

NCJW presents check for Yachad activities

Cheryl Lerner, Community Services Co' vice-president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Omaha Section, presents a check to Allan Gonsher for Yachad activities, a youth group for mentally or physically challenged Jewish teens and young adults. The organization is open to the community. The funds came from NCJW's Physically and Visually Impaired Fund. For more information on Yachad activities, call Linda Novak, adviser, at 493-8576.

Young Women's Retreat by Pam Monsky Federation communications director Why is Jewish communal work so fulfilling and important to Jewish women? Anne Broder and Rini Gonsher will talk about their experiences and why they choose to be involved with the Jewish community at the Young Women's Retreat Sunday, Oct. 27, at Cow Patty's in Council Bluffs. Participants are asked to bring a backpack containing items that are meaningful to them. The retreat will feature Jewish values discussions based on the contents of the backpacks along with a pumpkin-carving contest, hay rack ride and lunch and dinner. A bus will leave from the JCC at 1 p.m. and return at 8 p.m. Kimberly Robinson, co-chairman of the retreat with Kim Noddle, said. This is a unique opportunity for the young women of Omaha to come together and talk about things that are important to us. We have excellent speakers and activities planned in a fun, casual atmosphere," Ms. Noddle added, 'The response has been excellent. People are excited to be with the girls and get away with no makeup and their grubbies. This retreat is going to be more proactive than just sitting around listening to speakers.' Lisa Platt, Young Women's Division co-chairman, said, "For anyone who is contenplating not going, they should reconsider. Not only will they learn more about what the Campaign is, they will have a rare occasion to bond with their peers.* JjjM For more information and reaervationa, call^H Sharon Kirahenbauro, Young Women's Division co] airman, at 334-6431. U'Jiil-^jaij^JB;

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Shabbat Bervice, 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazsan Contzius will officiate and welcome delegates from tbe Midwest Council UAHC Regional Biennial. Rabbi Gary P. Zola, HUC-JIR, National Dean of Admisgions, Student AiTairs and Alumni Relations, will speak. The topic will be "On Building Worthy Towers: Strengthening Reform Jewish Life." The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the 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. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 11:15 a.m. Simcha B'shabbat-The congregation will study the Torah portion for the week. SUNDAY: P.E.P.-Parallel Education for Parents will meet at 10 a.m. The topic for this session is "The Parent as a Person with Real Needs That Must Be Honored'-a study and conversation emerging from Jewish text. Adult Education Oct. 24: Sisterhood Adult Education, 9:3011 ajn.--Rabbi Azriel will teach from the Pulitzer prize winning book "God, A Biography," by Jack Miles. The class will continue the search to understand and know God. "Beyond Midrash,' 7:30-8:30 p.m., led by Don Schwartz.

BEYT SHALOM AnAfnUateofthe Jewish Reoonstmotiooist Federation P.O. Boot 241130, Onwdia, hCE 68ia4.«130 75»«28$ FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m., at 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha Religious School: There will be a parents' meet^ ing Sunday at 10 a.m. at the school. Contact Dr. Marty Rosenberg at 390-9062 for placement. Classes are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Westside Community Education Center, 108th and Grover. There will be no school Oct. 27 due to staff inservice training. Jewish Book Club: Tbe book club will discuss the PBS documentary 'Genesis* with Bill Moyers. Contoct Jeff Ferber at 456-8645 for details. Next Club meeting is Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. at 1709 N. 50th St., Omaha.

CHABAD HOUSE 1322 So. 119tb St, Omaha, NB 08104 687-1124 WEB-WWWjiM)tawi>«.coai/ehabadneb E-MAIL~ShUacMtaoLeom SATURDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed byKiddush. SUNDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m. Talmud Classes Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. Advanced Talmud, Thursdays at noon. Yiddish "Hooked on Yiddish lessons, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. MOMMY AND ME Fun and learning for me... and my mom (A project of Torah Tola preschool) Oct. 23: 'Kibbud Av Va'era'-Honoring our parents, fall season.

SATURDAY: Services, led by Rabbi Maaimo Shechet and auiited by Albert Friedman, start at 9 a.m. lembera of the community are invited to join ints for ths service and the Kiddish following.

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Office HouiB: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. OfBce hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to to 5 p.in.;i Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and 4:30 p.m.; FViday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6:25 p.m. Services start at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: SATURDAY: Services, 8:46 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Services start at 9:30 a.m. Kiddish following. Kiddish is sponsored by Sisterhood. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. "Parsha of the Week," a course led by Yakova TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) meets at 10 a.m. Herzig, 4:15 p.m., at the home of the Herzig's. Shabbat story time, first and third Saturday Shiur with Rabbi Kutner, 5:15 p.m. at the synamorning, 11 a.m. ' * gogue. Ktantan, second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. Mincha, 6:15 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 6:25 p.m. Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. Morning service, 9 a.m., followed by breakfast WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and a shiur with Rabbi Kutner at 10:15 .a.m. on Sisterhood Brunch Contemporary Halachic Issues. Sunday, Oct. 20: Sisterhood will sponsor a Mincha, 6:25 p.m. brunch at 10:30 a.m. Send reservations to Lisa WEEKDAYS: Epstein, 1336 N. 129th Ave. Cir. Services at 7 a.m. and 6:25 p.m. Rabbi Harold Kushner MONDAY, Oct. 21: Monday, Oct. 21: Rabbi Kushner will speak at Rabbi Mendel Katzman will present "An Encounter with Chabad," 7:30 p.m., in the syna- •7 p.m. His books will be for sale and signing followgogue. Learn about Chassidus, study the Tanya, ing the event. Tickets are available at the ofiice or the classic work of Chabad Chassidic philosophy. at the door that evening. This course will be presented on six Monday nights. WEDNESDAY, Oct 23: "Basic Jewish Thoughts," a Shiur with Rabbi Kutner, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the synagogue. Josef Wees, son of Steve and Joye Wees, will Following the Shiur, Rabbi Kutner will teach how become a Bar Mitzvah to read the Torah, with traditional trop. (Bring a Oct. 26 at Beth El tape recorder). Synagogue. A seventh-grade student at Beveridge Junior B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE High, he enjoys playing eiSMynsterSt hockey, basketball and Council BlofGi, Iowa 51803 guitar. 3224705 Joe has a sister, Services are conducted every Friday Shabbat Shoshana, and a brother. Josh. Eve at 7:30 p.m. Grandparents are Stan Sermonette presented by a guest speaker, foland Aileen Shmuger of lowed by an Oneg Shabbat Kiddish. St. Louis and Elizabeth Wees of Detroit. Services are led by congregants.

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CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE Member of the Union «rf American Hebrew CongregationB SOftiaaOthSt. IJnoob>.NEa8502-8797 Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Shabbat services at 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m.

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TIFERETH ISRAEL Membo- of the United Synagogue of Conaenrative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln. NE 68802 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Roeenbaum. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 am.; Jr. Congregation, 10:16 a.m. Lunch and learn on Shabbat-Dr. Jean Cahan, 'Heschel's View of Religious Experience," a discussion of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a 20th Century Philosopher

Prof. Tony Houston to speak at B'nai Israel by Dr. Jerome Bleieher On Friday, Nov. 1, Shabbat eve. Professor Tony Houston from the modem language department of the Lincdtn campus of the University of Nebraska will continue his sermonette discussion at B'nai Israel. He will speak on the saga of the Spanish Jews in Medieval Europe and North Africa. The story of the Sephardim has played a significant role in Jewish culture and his talk will elaborate that point.

Guest lecture series begins at Beth Israel by Susan. Paley Beth Israel will inaugurate its "Community guest lecture series" on Friday, Nov. 1. Bob Eisenberg, author of best-seller Boychicks in the Hood, will comment on some interesting and unusual experiences encountered while researching his book. Mr. Eisenberg's discussion will be preceded by Kabbalat Shabbat services at 5 p.m. A Shabbat dinner, honoring new members of the synagogue, will start at 6:15 p.m. 'Yasher Koach to Rabbi Kutner for this innovative 'community guest lecture series,'" said Donald Gerber, president Cost is $9 for adults; $6 for children 2-12; and $2 for children under 2. For reservations, call the synagogue at 666-6288, or Beverly Franklin at 334-7366, before OcL 29.

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HAIFA - The headlines cry crisiB - and Carl welfare and fate of the nation as a whole. Alpert reports on matters that appear trivial comYet daily life goes on. Children go to school, the pared to the conflicts and emergencies that have citrus crop must be picked, ships and planes carry focused world attention once again on Israel. A few Israel's industrial and agricultural exports to the words of explanation are in order. far corners fllf the world. Weddings and Bar We do not seek to compete with the international Mitzvahs are celebrated. Concerts take place on news agencies or with television. They are better schedule. Internal controversies regarding the staequipped than we, both in number of personnel tus of religion, economic policies or Arab relations and in channels of instant communications, to pro- continue to be discussed energetically. vide the instant reports which the insatiable It is important that our friends and family overWhat if that ad were to appear in Jewish appetite 'of the pubhc demands. The media, both seas not get the impression that we are so obsessed newspapers across the country? What if printed and electronic, are doing an excellent job, with the crisis that we haye abandoned all dlse. and Uie readers in your community are kept fully Jewish families, young adults and seniors infonned, both through the columns of this paper Prosperity for a kibbutz? Unidentified Flying Objects over Israel? Giood deeds and good news? responded? and more immediately through the daily press and A new scientific discovery, a new comedy proWould this community be prepared to TV, on a day to day and an hour to hour basis. gram on TV, even the launching 6f a new food prodBut there is a tendency to permit the sensational uct, all receive an appropriate measure of attenn send a kit of welcoming materials? Would it include such items as a video from the headlines to obscure the fact that critical events do tion. Even as we keep a close and watchful eye oh ' not cause life in Israel to stand still. what is sometimes a daily dose of crises, life goes Chamber of Commerce, synagogue and The Israeli, too, hangs on every news broadcast, on, with determination. organization cookbooks. Federation his concern is immediate. Members of his close That is the picture of Israel we seek to bring you, brochures and past copies of this newspa- family are involved. Tragedy in personal terms to counterbalance the bleak and gloomy mood per? And would we be prepared to assist hovers overhead at all times, in addition to the which the headlines overseas tend to engender.

ne\ycomers with finding jobs and housing? In fact, our Jewish community has responded to welcoming Jewish newcomers; when the gates opened in the former Soviet Union, we opened our arms in Omaha to resettle fellow Jews from across the Atlantic. Why not do the same for Jews in big cities on the East and West coasts who are i looking to escape the rat race? Omaha is one of the best kept secrets of the American Jewish community. Why keep it a secret any longer?

Letters to the Editor To the Editor, First, I would like to wish a "Shana Tova" to all of you. I hope that you will succeed in everything this year. I came back to Israel the 20th of Sept I had a great time during my travelling and I realized that the United States is very large and beautiful. I still cannot imagine that I saw all of these gorgeous and exciting places. Now, when I'm looking back, I can just feel that I was so lucky to have this opportunity to get to know the United States, especially Omaha. I greatly appreciate and thank you for making my trip such a success and so special. Now, I am getting ready for my new life as a student at Hebrew University. Sagit Friedman (Editor's note: Ms. Friedman served as the schlicha from Israel in, JCC summer day camps). To the Editor, I am both impassioned and excited to join with other outreach, converted and interfaith couples in the February 1997 Mission to Israel. It promises to be very spiritual and special as we'see Israel through each other's eyes and hearts. Under the leadership of Rabbi Aryeh and Elyce Azriel, Dennis and Pam DePorte and with Israeli guide Alex Fleischer, we are virtually guaranteed a safe and appropriate trip in every way. In spite of the abhorrent activities that have happened recently, we will be carefully guided. With help from the Federation, I am proud and and thrilled to share this holy country with my new wife, Mindi, and other lucky couples. I urge you to join us! Scott Kotzen

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Tunnel vision by Gary Rosenblatt, JBditor, The New York Jewish Week

When I returned from Jerusalem recently, after a six-day visit, I was besieged with questions from friends and relatives about the dangerous situation in Israel and what I had seen of it. How could I tell them that I had spent the first days of Sukkot inspired by praying at the Western Wall, fascinated by witnessing the passionate fervor of chasidim dancing in celebration of the holiday? Was this the same bloodied Israel on CNN at war with Arabs? Of course the reality is that both Israels are true, the daily and the divine, the traffic jams and the shootings.,It's just that the dissonance is vast between the Jerusalem of international headlines, detailing the violence, and the Jerusalem of everyday life, particularly during this joyous holiday. But then, there is a similar gap between the rhetoric and reality of Prime Minister Bei\jamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat. Netanyahu speaks convincingly of continuing the peace process, but has little to show for it to date. For him, rhetoric has become a substitute for policy. Arafat, too, talks of peace, but stirs up violence in a calculated and deadly way to fit his purposes. What more perfect metaphor could there be for this dark and winding road away from Mideast peace than the Hasmonean tunnel-leading from Judaism's holiest site to the Christian and Muslim Quarters-whose opening precipitated the worst fighting in the area in three decades? One thing is certain: the uprising was not about the tunnel. It was about who controls Jerusalem. In hindsight, Netanyahu miscalculated badly when he decided to open the controversial tunnel without prior consultation with the Palestinian Authority. It was further proof that the prime minister still views Arafat more as enemy than partner. The Palestinian leader saw the opening of the tunnel as a pretext for frustrated Palestinians to set off a new round of bloodshed. The Arab claim that the tunnel now poses a threat to the foundation of the Muslim mosques is.ludicrous. The tunnel is not even near them and Israel has been exemplary in providing access to holy sites for each religion. Besides, the expected increase in tourism is certain to benefit the Arab merchants in the area. What's more, the tunnel has been open for eight years now, and all that has changed is that it has been extended a few yards to allow people to

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exit at the Via Dolorossa, in the Muslim Quarter. But any student of the Mideast knows that sjrmbols are more important than facts, and the tunnel came to symbolize sovereignty in east Jerusalem. After being encouraged by Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert and a number of right-wing supporters in the U.S. and Israel, Netanyahu decided to assert his government's position that Jerusalem was non-negotiable. Arafat, in turn, helped stir up anger and violence among young Palestinians. In so doing he was countering with his only trump card in the face of stalled negotiations: bloodshed as a means of capturing international attention and sympathy. In the short term, at least, it worked. While Netanyahu was criticized in the press at home and abroad for allowing the peace process to reachsuch a low point and for provoking the latest outbreak of violence, the Palestinian leader received empathy for the CNN scenes of bloodied young Palestinian men and boys and for financial hardships caused to his people by the border closures. One could argue that all that has been accomplished by the Oslo Accords is that in the new intifada, Palestinians use guns, courtesy of Israel, in addition to stones. The nightmare-come-true of up to 50,000 Palestinian policemen, armed by Israel as a result of the agreement, shooting at Israelis has convinced opponents of the peace agreement of the correctness of their deepest fears. Now, with the pressure of Washington, Netanyahu may be forced to realize, as did his immediate predecessors in the job, that Israel's future is no longer separate from that of the Palestinians. The only alternative is calling off the peace process and going back to the siege mentality of Israel vs. the world. That would lead to isolation, war and an apartheid-like state where Israel must police millions of hostile citizens. The showdown in Washington is a time for the U.S. to twist Arafat's arm and insist that if he does not curtoil the violence at home, once and for all, he will lose U.S. funding and be out of a job. This is a time for Netanyahu and Arafat to say what they mean to each other, do what is best for their respective peoples, and take the first steps toward rebuilding a trust that was all but shattered recently.

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Dole's Support for Israel WASHINGTON (JTA) - When the 106th Congress opens in Jaouaiy, legislation to prevent i religious discrimination'in the workplace will be high on the Jewish community's agenda. Legislation aimed at forcing employers to accommodate their employees' religious needs was introduced in both houses last month, but stood little chance as the 104th Congress prepared to adjourn. The measure's supporters, including just about every leading Jewish group, said they wanted to introduce it this session in hopes of mkking it a campaign issue and giving the legislation a jumpstart in the next Congress. "No American should ever have to choose between their job and the right to practice their religion," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who sponsored the bill in the House and plans to introduce it again next Congress. "The law should strike a reasonable balance between legitimate business considerations and the rights of employees.* Current law requires employers to "reasonably accommodate" the needs of religious employees unless it causes the employer 'undue hardship.' The proposed new standard, based on similar language in the federal law protecting the handicapped against job discrimination, would require employers to prove a "significant difficulty or expense" if they decided not to accommodate a worker's religious needs. "In many instances, it is possible to adjust work hours to allow an individual to observe the Sabbath or other religious needs," Rep. Nadler noted, "Similarly a kipa, turban or head scarf or other religious articles rarely interferes with job performances. In these cases, rehgious observance must not be allowed to become a pretext for limiting employment opportunities."

Rep. Benjamin Oilwian (RNY) it the chairman of the Houie International Relation* Committee and a number of the Adviaory Committee of the National Jewiih Coalition, a Republican Jewiih group.

Sen. Joieph Lieberman (DCT) ii a member of the Senate Armed Service$ Comikittee and it chairman of the Democratic Lead' e^hip Council WASHINGTON (JTA) - Four years ago, I was asked what a Clinton administration would mean for U.S.-Israeli relations and for the American Jewish community. I said then that Bill Clinton "has an abiding respect for the Jewish people" and "a profound behef in the State of Israel and its unique, historic role in the world." In 1996, the record is clear. Look at what President Clinton has done to further the cause of peace in the Mideast, an area of vital interest to America's own security. His leadership has been evident in his decisive response to the'recent outbreak of violence, inviting the region's leaders to Washington in hopes of getting the peace process back on track. The president's foreign policy leadership is evident on other fronts as well. No atomic warhead is aimed at any American community. From the silos of the Ukraine to the labs in North Korea, nuclear programs are frozen and nuclear bombs are being dismantled. With a strategy of Democratic realism. President Clinton has projected American military power and moral leadership in this new world so that democracy, trade and human rights can proliferate, not war or weapons of mass destruction. From the straits of Taiwan to the Persian Gulf, American strength has protected peace and held dictators at bay. Confronting threats from Saddam Hussein, the president has been steadfast, using military power to keep Iraq from threatening neighboring nations and American interests. In Bosnia, America has used force and diplomacy; genocide and ethnic cleansing have been stopped and hope and NATO reborn. We are not the world's policemen, but we are the , world's most respected peacemaker. That is a tribute to the skill and bravery of America's men and women in our armed forces. And that is a tribute to their commander-in-chief, whose vision of our nation's place in the world is dear and consistent. We need Presidenffillinton's vision as we prepare to meet the post-Cold War threats of terrorism and violent nationalism. With the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City and the barracks in Saudia Arabia, the president has focused American policy on the need to detect and deter terrorists. President Clinton has fulfilled his oath of oflice 'to preserve, protect and defend the nation. ; He deserves four more years.

WASHINGTON (JTA) - The upcoming presidential election will center around many issues. While a candidate's stance on the priorities of our nation controlling crime, promoting education and strengthening our economy - are top concerns for us all, the American Jewish community has a unique perspective. The way in which a candidate addresses foreign policy, defense and the issues which affect Israel and the Mideast is important for Jewish voters. A careful examination of Bob Dole's 35-year record demonstrates that he is a champion of those issues. As a member of the Senate, Bob Dole demonstrated a solid record of support; he has supported economic aid and assistance to Israel and remains a strong proponent of strengthening the strategic relationship that has defined the U.S.-Israel alliance. Every time legislation was introduced to cut aid specifically to Israel, Bob Dole, voted, "No." In fact, on repeated occasions. Sen. Dole led efforts to increase aid to Israel, including last year's vital anti-terrorist assistance package. Bob Dole's support for Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel is unmatched. It was Sen. Dole who introduced legislation, that has since become law, to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by May of 1999. The bombing of the Worid Trade Center demonstrated that American soil is not immune to the threat of Islamic extremists. Last year. Sen. Dole introduced the Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, which provides U.S. law enforcement officials with tools to combat domestic and international terrorism. President Clinton supported the legislation but haa failed to implement many of its key provisions, such as designating terrorist groups a necessary step to deport or exclude terrorists like Hamas and to halt their fundraising. Sen. Dole also understands the direct link between Iran's petroleum industry and its ability to finance terrorism and acquire weapons of mass destruction. With him as our comroander-in-chief, terrorist nations would be punished, not invited to the negotiation table. Bob Dole was also intrumental in passing legislation that allowed increased levels of immigration for Soviet Jews; he spearheaded efforts to assist those who were persecuted and denied the right to leave. The Jewish community will have no better friend in the White House than Bob Dole.

Jewish groups lend support to Workplace Religious Freedom National Council of Jewish Women joined a diverse group of religious, religiously-affiliated and civil liberties organizations to support legislation to accommodate reasonable religious practices by employees. The Washington office of NCJW issued this statement: 'Throughout the country, many Jewish workers are faced with a painful decision: should they observe religious holidays in synagogue even at the risk of losing their jobs? "Although we live in a nation founded upon the ideal of religious freedom, in reality, we also live in a nation where religious practices, however unencumbering, could place an individual's job in jeopardy...NCJW believes that in a democratic society, one should not have to choose between the right to rehgious freedom and the right to earn a living."

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'Wildlife Images' by Gloriann Levy, JCAC Director Gary Gerber's work will be on display in the Jewish Community Center gallery from Oct, 21 through Nov. 14. A native of Nebraska, Mr. Gerber has pursued his photographic interests since high school. Over the years, his Gary Gerber love of nature and passion for photography have merged. He often likes to think of his photographs as "the world through his eyes." His work has been displayed at the Peter Kiewit Conference Center, the Antiquarium, and 1299 Landmark Center. Mr. Gerber has also been the 'featured artist of the month" at a local art gallery. Some of his work is on permanent display at the Nebraska field office of the Nature Conservancy, and has been used by Prairie Valley Films. Although wildlife and scenic photography are his first love, he pursues all forms of photography. When not in a blind patiently waiting for a wildlife opportunity, he can be found in the studio shooting portraits or on assignment for Wandel Studios photographing weddings. Gallery hours are: Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-lO p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 1- 7 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. For more information, call Jewish Cultural Arts Council at 334-6403

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Upset about failing an assignment? Don't be. God wanted you, and all people, t^ struggle. Rabbi Harold Kiishner says. In his new book, How Good Do We Have To Be?: A New Understanding Of Guilt And Forgiveness, Rabbi Kushner traces modern man's connection between being human, making mistakes and being punished back to the story of Adam and Eve. Traditionalists have portrayed Grod as vengeful, suggesting He banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden as punishment for eating the forbidden fruit. But Rabbi Kushner sees God as Adam and Eve's liberator by forcing them to abandon their simple, animalistic lives in Paradise for more rewarding yet painful lives in the outside world. Rabbi Kushner also believes Adam and Eve may not have known of good and evil before tasting the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. So, Rabbi Kushner says, God may have hoped Adam and Eve would eat the fruit so they'd both develop a conscience and forever learn the frustration of aspiring to godhood. Because of this, Rabbi Kushner says, most mistakes deserve positive reinforcement, such as praise for trying and encouragement to do better next time. Strong criticism discourages people from doing what God may have hoped they'd do, challenge themselves to succeed. Little, Brown and Company will publish the book next week. The rabbi laureate of Temple Israel of Natick, MA, Rabbi Kushner is best known as the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People. •Tfou don't get people to change and improve by telling them they're hopeless," Rabbi Kushner told The Jewish Advocate recently. "Tfou get them to change by telling them they have the power to do good and do good things. However, many are branded 'losers," at home, at work, and in the mass media, afler any mistake, innocent or not. Parents chastise and discipline their children when they don't earn all "A* grades. Some employers force overtime on or dock the pay of workers who don't do their jobs perfectly. And popular culture highhghta social abnormalities by depicting only the best-looking people getting the best jobs, vehicles, homes and social lives, lliose without these things are characterized as nobodies and second-class dtizens. "It's an honor to be one of the top 100 competing athletes," Rabbi Kushner said. "But the mentality is that if you're not number one, you're a loser," he added. Two notions are inherent in that mentality: that the best people are flawless and that God loves only them. But Rabbi Kushner says these concepts cause more tension and unhappiness in society than they reduce. These days, people are so worried about failing that they fail anyway. This triggers anger, jealousy (of someone who succeeded), disappointment and/or fear. People often also begin associating their mistakes .with failing as an individual. Over time, one's inability to control these responses may spark physical or mental problems, such as ulcers. Rabbi Kushner believes "building forces into society that help people feel good about themselves" would help reduce this negativity. 'Fear makes people tense," he said. "Nobody does his or her best when he or she is afraid." On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews fast and pray for God's forgiveness for their mistakes of the past Jewish year, hoping to begin the New Year cleansed of sin. Rabbi Kushner writes that everyone who attends the erev Yom Kippur service believes the service's opening words, 'By consent of the authorities in heaven and on earth, we permit sinners to enter and be part of the congregation," apply to him or her. But, he writes, they shouldn't feel that way because 'God knows better than to expect perfection from us* and loves human* "anyway." 'Religion seta high standards for ui and urges us to grow morally in our efforts to meet thoM standards," he writes. 'Religion tells us, 'you could have done better; you can do better.' But listen closely to that message. Those are words of encouragement, not condemnation. They are a compliment to our ability to grow, not a criticiim of our. tendency to make mistakes." ,"£L•^lli^..^'•i•v_y_'^ . "• .•._,_'ua

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GARSQIttGOODMAN I Lisa Garson, daughter of Terrie (Nogg) Kleinman and Brian Garson, and Mark Goodman, son of { Susie and Bemie Goodman, were married Aug. 26 in Cleveland, OH. The bride's grandparents are Mary Garson and the late Ralph Garson and Babe and Leo Nogg. The groom's grandparents are Mrs. Robert Herman and the late Robert Herman and the late Mr. and Mrs. Sol Goodman.

MHJTZER/OOTBOW , EUie Ann Ostrow, daughter of Fred and Sandy Ostrow of Omaha, and Paul H. Militzer, Jr., son of Paul Sr. and Josephine Militzer, also of Omaha, were married Oct. 12 at the Happy Hollow Club in Omaha. Cantor Michael Weisaer officiated. A reception followed. Nadine Ostrow, sister of the bnde, and Doug Rowe, both of Omaha, were honor attendants. Following a honeymoon to the Caribbean, the newlyweda Uve in Omaha.

Births Nanci and Jeffrey Kavich of Omaha announce the Sept. 18 birth of their daughter, Chelsea Madison. Grandparents are Andi and Larry Kavich of Omaha and Joyce Rudman and Howard Neumah ofSt. Louis, MO. Great-grandparents are Ruth Kavich and the late Lazier Kavich, Marion Bookey and the late Marvin Bookey, all of Omaha, Helen and Leon Gross, also of St. Louis, and the late Ida and Leo Neuman. Pam Block and Mike Coyle announce the Sept. 25 birth of their son, Daniel Joseph. They also have a daughter, Alison, and two sons, Nathan and Patrick. Grandparents are Al and June Block and Jim and Margaret Coyle, all of Omaha. Great-grandmothers are Pearl Bookin of Palm Springs, CA, and Ida Block of Los Angeles.

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JCC galiery to exhibit HIAS photos Since its founding in 1880, the Hebrew ^ Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) has brought more ' than four million Jewish and non-Jewish refugees to this country.- Their exhibit, HIAS Means ('Freedom, which depicts the-history of Jewish i immigration, rescue and resettlement, will be on view in the Gallery of the Jewish Community Center from Monday, Oct. 21, through Thursday, Nov. 14. Dora Shefren noted that "The Joint Distribution Committee brought my parents from Lodz, Poland, to a DP camp in Germany after the war. Several years later, HIAS arranged our family's travel to Sioux City, lA. "My brother, Sam Kooperman, who is the LFederation Director in Youngstown, OH, says that \ he went into the Jewish communal field so he could give back to the Jewish community what HIAS had done for our family." The 16-panel display contains an array of photographs of the Ellis Island years, resettlement of

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From left: Jane Brooks, Dr. Kami Arav, Rabbi Sidney EL Broob: and Dr.'Richard A. Freund celebrate 10 years of Bethsaida ezcavationB. More than 300 people attended the third annual Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks lecture at UNO's Alumni Center Oct. 9. The Brooks' lectureship has been one of the most successful community lecture series at the University. It was established to honor the work which Rabbi Brooks contributed during his 40 years of service to Omaha, and especially as a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy and Religion. In 1995, Dr. Martin Marty of the University of Chicago drew a crowd of 500 to his talk on Religious Fundamentalism. This year's lecture was delivered by the Department of Philosophy and Religion's Visiting Distinguished Professor of Religion, Dr. Rami Arav. He is Chief Archaeologist of the Bethsaida Excavations Project which is housed at UNO. His topic was: "The Bible and Archaeology: The Tenth Anniversary of the Bethsaida Excavations Project." The project, which is in its tenth year of excavations, makes it the longest consecutively run excavation by any foreign university. Dr. Arav showed slides of the more exciting discoveries of the past 10 years, many of which have been featured in major news stories on TV and in print media. Dr. Arav has directed other excavations. He is a leading Israeli archaeologist who began a small excavation at the site on the northern Sea of Galilee in 1987. UNO formed it into an international consortium of universities which has since turned it into one of the largest excavations in the area. Last year, 300 students and volunteers from 20 universities and 10 countries participated in the dig. It is the largest study abroad program at the. University of Nebraska. In the introduction of Dr. Arav, it was noted that one of the reasons why UNO has Judaic, Biblical and archaeological studies is because of the pioneering work of Rabbi Brooks in the 1960s. It was also announced the documentary on Bethsaida, "The Lost City of Bethsaida," being produced by public television, will air the spring of 1997.

Scholars from Australia, Israel and universities around the United States will present topics on Yiddish folk literature, politics, theater and more during the ninth annual Klutznick Symposium, Sunday and Monday, Oct. 27-28. Michael Proterra, S.J., Dean of the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences; Howard Bloom, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha; itnd Dr. Leonard J. Greenspoon, Chairholder, Klutznick Chair i in Jewish Civihzation at Creighton University, will open the symposium Sunday at 12:15 p.m. at the JCC. "We are fortunate, not only because we have' attracted speakers of such high quality," observed Dr. Greenspoon, "but because of the amazing range of topics-from theater and literature to food and consumerism-that they are covering. 'I hope that everyone in the community will feel free to sample the delights of these two days, a little of this, a- little of that, even if they cannot attend every session," he concluded. Session I, which runs from 12:30-2 p.m., features four scholars and will be presided over by Kathryn Thomas of Creighton's Department of Classics and Modem Languages. The presenters include: Halina and Robert Rothstein, University of Massachusetts, speaking on Food in Yiddish and Slavic Folk Culture; Dov Noy from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, presenting Jewish Customs and Folk Beliefs in Yiddish Literature; and Sanford Pinsker, Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, with My Zaide's Yiddishkeit and Mine. Steve Riekes, chairman of the College of Jewish Learning; will preside over Session II, 2:15-3:15 p.m. Speakers include: Edna Nahshon of the Jewish Theological Seminary Department of Hebrew Language presenting Radical Politics, Radical Art, and UNO's Oliver Pollak speaking on Yiddish Theater in Omaha. Bob Eisenberg, author of Boychiks in the Hood, chairs Session III, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Two scholars, Miriam Isaacs fi:om the University of Maryland and Shifra Epstein from Emory University will speak on Creativity in Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish and Continuation and Change in Yiddish Folk Drama, respectively. The Sunday evening program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the JCC theater. Opening remarks will be given by JCAC Chairman Seth Bornstein; Byran Le Beau, Director of the Creighton University Center for the Study of Religion and Society; and Dr. Greenspoon. Keynote speakers are JTS' David G. Roskies, who will present Yiddish in the 20th Century: A

Literature of Homecoming, and Ori Z. Soltes, Director of the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, speaking on Art, Language and Identity: Yiddish in the Paintirigs of Marc Chagall and Shalom ofSafed. ' The Sunday night program will be followed by a dessert reception. Monday's program, Oct. 28, moves to the Creighton University Student Center, located at 2500 California on the campus. Sharon Sobel, UNO's Department of Dramatic Arts, will preside over Session FV, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Two speakers will be featured: Naomi Seidman, Center for Jewish Studies at Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, will present Burying Yiddish Literature and Marilyn Halter of Boston University will speak on Yiddish Identity and Consumer Culture. Session V is from 10:30-12 noon; Alan Steinweis, Harris Center for Judaic Studies at UNL, will preside. Speakers include: Rick Kuhn of the Australian National University, speaking on Organizing Yiddish-speaking Workers; Stanford University's Cecile Kuznitz, presenting On the Jewish Street; and Vassili Schedrin of Brandeis University who will speak on The State Tiddish Theater in Moscow. After a.lunch break, Greg Zacharias, Creighton Department of English, will open Session VI which runs from 1-2:30 p.m. The three presenters are: S. Lillian Kremer of Kansas State University, speak^ ing on Fiction by Bellow and Malamud; Theodore Weinberger from Florida International University in Miami, who will present The World of Irving Howe; and Kathryn Hellerstein from the University of Pennsylvania, speaking on The Matriarchs in Modern Yiddish Poetry. The closing session is from 2:45-3:45 p.m. and Dennis Hamm, S.J., of Creighton's Department of Theology, will preside. UNO's Dr. Richard Freund will present A Theology of Yiddish and Dr. Greenspoon will close the symposium with Bringing Home the Gospel. The symposium is free and open to the community. For more information, call Gloriann Levy, JCAC Director, 334-6403.

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Baker's donates Grand Champion Market Heifer to Girls' Inc. Baker's Supermarkets purchased the Grand Champion Market Heifer recently at the Ak-SarBen Champion Livestock Sale. They will donate the animal, raised by Lindsey Sievers of Randolph, NE (shown at right), to Girls, Inc. "Our purchase will help Lindsey with college costs, and girls all over Omaha will eiyoy healthy meals," said Jack Baker (third from left), chairman and CEO of Baker's. Other Baker's representatives include, firom left Bruce Friedlander, Mike Petersen, Jack Baker, Herb Brinkmeyer, Lonnie Eggers, Kevin Hennessy, Keith Bauman, Alicia Penas and Stan Willison. Also pictured is 4-H Queen Carrie Morgan, at right.

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Students may pray privately, read their holy books during free time, and may gather for religious purposes before and after classes, as long as the school is not the sponsor of the activity and no member of the faculty or staff participates. What the U.S. Supreme Court decisions have said, however, is that school-sanctioned prayer and Bible reading are unconstitutional and a state may not compose and prescribe the recitation of daily prayers. These decisions are based on the First Amendment of the Constitution which prohibits any government establishment of religion. Carol A. Lindhjem OWNER Most Jewish people are opposed to prayer in pubW«tlflilgt Shopping Ctnler• n?nd t W. Dodge Rd. 493-3893 lic schools because they believe that such prayer is inherently coercive. It forces all children to participate in, or conspicuously abstain from, the prayer session, leading to embarrassment, ridicule and ASK FOR... harassment. 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When I was a little girl, I approached the Jewish faith with the chutzpah of a rabbi. I wanted dearly to be a "good Jewish girl' since many of my parent's friends were skeptical of someone raising children devoted to one faith in an interfaith family. I was determined to prove them wrong, but then I got older, and a little more frustrated. By the time I was in middle school, I had lost a great dea,l of faith in Judaism. At first I believed this was due to my father being Christian and that some or his views had transcended into my value system, but then I realized he had never discussed his religion or views with me. What had influenced my distaste and frustrations over my religion was my school environment. In previous years, I was criticized by numerous teachers for missing school on the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. One teacher, during my junior year, had the audacity to tell me that I was probably going to fail his class for missing school for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, and perhaps it would be in my best interest to skip services. On another Ypm Kippur, I had to come back to school before afternoon services in order to receive one of the most important grades in the unit. From elementary school on, I was forced to participate in Christmas programs and parties. The customs- of other cultures or religions were never included. If any complaints were made by students or parents, maybe a token dreidel song would be sung. Although Christmas programs ended in high school, I couldn't escape the Secret Santas, Santagrams and Christmas decorations. These activities may be nice and sweet for the holidays, but I literally go through an identity crisis after having to go caroling too much. It is even more frustrating to see elementary school children who want to be in CCD and know the Lord's .Prayer better than the Vahavta, a Jewish prayer of devotion. People have a right to act upon their beliefs whether it is how they choose to worship or live. However, these beliefs should not be forced upon or infringed upon a person's beliefs. Separation of church and state does not exist in America's public school systems. I do understand the m^ority of United States citizens subscribe to the Christian faith, but we must also take into consideration the 38% who do practice other religions, and who our constitutional rights are supposed to protect. The United States made it constitutionally wrong to create a national religion, yet through the years, this amendment has been twisted and contorted into Christian principles even more so in the present day society. Politicians have proposed bills ranging from mandatory prayer to the Contract With the American Family and Contract With the Schools. However, I ask that more consideration be given in separating out a lot of the religious connotations that deck the halls every year. Julie Egermayer ia the daughter of Robert and Jan Egermayer and a junior at Weitaide High SchooL Thin article appeared in the The Lance, WHS, Sept. 27, 1996 and ia being reprinted with permiaaion.

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*I want to leave Bometbing more than a gold bracelet or some IBM stock.'Rose Lieberman says to' her unborn granddau^ter. *I want to know Tve made a difference.' If Rose Lieberman is based on the mother of playright Karen Sokoloff Javitch, then she has made a difference, not only in Omaha's theater community with the opening of From Gtneration to Generation, but also in the Jewish community. Surely, Mrs. Javitch's mbther, the late Ruth Sokoloff was watching opening night when a nearly packed house rose in standing ovation at the end of the two-hour production. And if she was, she'd be very proud. , Lead character Rose Lieberman, skillfully played by veteran Omaha actor Myma Robbins, is djring of cancer and decides to leave her pregnant daughter a taped ethical will. The play then weaves in events in Rose's family history and Jewish history from shtetl life in Russia to the Holocaust to the Six-Day War in Israel. Added to the mix are the memories of a mission to Israel and a hope that Rose's unborn granddaughter will not only go to Israel on a teen trip, but will carry 'The Light of Torah," one of the musical's inspiring songs. Interspersed are funny songs, like "I Love to Kvetch" and 'Golda," moving songs like "Soldier Song," and sad songs, like "So Quickly." The cast stars well-known Omaha actor Earl Bates, who has appeared at the Dundee Dinner Theater and Omaha Community Playhouse; Pegi Gteorgeson, who was awarded Fonda-McGuire Best Actress Awards for performances in / Do, I Do and The Philadelphia Story; and Rebecca Goodsell Glasson, recipient of the Clarence Teal Award for All My Sons and Lost in Yonkers.

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Chuck Penington, left, Lynda Oswalt, Karen Javitch and her son, Mark, e^joy a moment of celebration after the opening performance. Directed by Elaine Jabenis, last year's winner of the Theater Arts Guild Best Actress Award for her performance in Driving Miss Daisy, the musical was created by Karen Javitch, with lyrics by Roxanne Wach and additional material from Joanie Jacobson. The cast was not limited to adults; several young people from the Jewish community are in the show, including Jessica Hasslinger, Rachel Javitch, Deborah and Beth Radloff and Anna and Leah Rafiil. Mark Javitch plays tenor sax in the six-piece orchestra, directed by Chuck Penington. According to Marsha Lipsman, JCC Theater Chairman, the benefit performance raised close to $6000 for the theater's new endowment fund. Tickets, priced at $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and students, are still available for the last two performances Saturday night, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m.,_ and Sunday, Oct 20 at 2 p.m. at the JCC.

"Lucille and her Accordion" will entertain residents of the Blumkin Home Oct. 19 at the monthly Oneg Shabbat of the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah. The program starts at 2 p.m., and will be followed by a tea. Hadassah members and firiends are asked to come at 1:30.

The keynote address at the award luncheon was ' given by Alan Simon, Chairman and CEO of Omaha Steaks International. All Makes received the award for companies with more than 75 employees and was recognized for having fourth generation family members in key management positions. Larry Kavich is president and CEO of the business, founded in 1918 by Harry Ferer and taken : over by the late Lazier Kavich in 1942. Amy Kavich Zetzman, Finance; and Jeff Kavich, Operations, are daughter and son of Larry and Andi Kavich.

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Karen Libman to direct UNL's 'A Shayna Maidel' Karen Libman, grand niece of the late Omaha Jewish philanthropists Milton and Corrine Livingston, will direct the University of NebraskaLincoln production of'A Shayna Maidel" by Barbara Lebow. Ms. Libman is an assistant professor at UNL and teaches and administers undergraduate and graduate-level directing and theater education/children's theater courses as well as directing mainstage productions. Although she grew up in Atlanta, Ms. Libman has real roots in Lincoln. She said, "I have so many relatives in Wyuka 'Cemetery, going all the way back to my great-great-grandfather, visiting them constitutes

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