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Wallenberg Stamp to be issued at Holocaust Museum

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service will : - •'.'•' by Gloriann Levy pay tribute to Raoul Wallenberg on April 24 when Jewish Cultural Arts Council Director a commemorative postage stamp bearing his like. . The community-wide Yom HaShoah Holocaust ness is officially issued in a ceremony at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum here. Commemoration "This April we will pay tribute to a man whose will take place efforts on behalf of humanity make him a hero to Sunday, May 4, us all, at a place where we are so vividly reminded 7 p.m., at Beth El of the magnitude of hid contribution to mankind," Synagogue, 14506 said Postmaster,General Marvin Runyon. California St. It will Miles Lerman, chairman of the United States feature Dr. Neil1 Holocaust Memorial Council said, "The Holocaust Gillman, who will Museum is honored to be hosting this important speak on "From1 event. By issuing a postage stamp bearing Raoul Darkness to light." Wallenberg's likeness, the United States Postal threatening a Nazi general, he prevented the Dr. Gillman, Service is helping to preserve the memory of a bombing of a Jewish ghetto. Chairman of the - courageous rescuer of Jews from Nazism, and an - Wallenberg disappeared while on a trip to the Department of honorary American citizen." Jewish Philosophy Soviet zone and was rumored to have been arrested at the' Jewish S. David Fineman, member of the Postal there. According to documents released in 1991, he Theological Service's Board of Governors, who plans to attend died in a Soviet prison on July 17,1947. Seminary, is also a the issuance ceremony said, "As we look for modern In 1981, President Ronald Reagan approved a -columnist for The day heroes, we should not forget the heroes of our special Act of Congress, making Wallenberg an Dr. Neil Gillman Jewish Week arid a past that made the future possible. Raoul honorary American citizen. A montage, the stamp features a profile portrait contributing editor to Sh'ma.He is one of the Wallenberg showed the world that one person with of Wallenberg on the telephone. In the background, founding scholars of The Abrahamic Accord, an the courage to care can make a difference." Born Aug. 4, 1912, an heir of a prominent a group of Holocaust survivors looks over his shoulinter-faith dialogue program sponsored by the Swedish banking family, Wallenberg studied archi- der. A Schutzpass, the false passport he often Episcopalian Diocese of Rhode Island. " Dr. Gillman graduated from McGill University in tecture at the University of Michigan in the 1930s. issued, is included in the upper left corner. Burt Sullivan, the designer of the stamp, is anCanada and was ordained at JTS in 1960. He In 1944, he was appointed a Swedish special diplo.... established artist whose-work has appeared on the received"his PhD'in philosophy at Columbia- matic envoy to Hungary. With disregard to his safety, Wallenberg went to cover of The New Yorker magazine. . University and has served as 'scholar-in-residence Hungary and proceeded- to save tens of thousands The stamp, unveiled last year in a ceremony held in many congregations around the country. Beth El Synagogue will also feature Dr. .Gillman of Jews from Nazi death camps, primarily by issu- at Wallenberg's bust in the Capitol, will be availas its Fellman Scholar-in-Residence Friday and ing them falsified Swedish passports. Wallenberg able in Washington, D.C., April 24 and nationwide is credited with saving 70,000 lives when, by boldly . the following day. Saturday, May 2 and 3. . , Dr. Gillman's second book, Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew won the 1991 National Jewish Book Award. His new book, The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality by Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director in Jewish Thought, will be published by Jewish Young Jewish Omaha (YJO) will host its second Social Committee members include Beth Cohen, Lights Publishing this year. . The Yom haShoah program will include members monthly Tuesday Night .Out? at Julio's West April Jay Gordman, Robyn Kooper, Tim Kushner and of children's choirs from local synagogues, a 'March 15, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Chairmen for the social Bonnie and Steve Levinger. of the Living* representative, and a special mes- committee are Marc and Stacie Brodkey. YJO is .a Jewish. Federation of Omaha sponsored "Our first event on March 18 was really fun," group for Jews age 20-40, with emphasis on educasage from Ben Nachman, who is compiling survivor said Sharon Kirshenbaum, YJO Director. "We had tional, social and social action programming. testimonies. The program is free and open tovtbe public, with about 25 people, and I think now the word is getFor more information, please contact Ms. ting out about 'Tuesday Night Out? as a casual and support from the Mort Richards Foundation. Kirshenbaum at 334-6485. easy way to meet people after work," she added. For further information,'call 334-6403.

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Svetlana Rodinova, left, will perform two centures of Jewish music in a piano recital, Sunday, April 13,3 p.m. at the JCC. Tickets are $8; $6 for seniors andstudents, tuidiare-available by calling 334^$426. Cantors David Lesser Perper and Faith Steinsnyder-Gurney will join Hazzan Erik Contzius tjiat evening in a concert at temple Israel ai 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for children under 12 and are available by calling 656-6536. Cheryl Lemer, right, rehearses with Sarah Edelstein and Rebecca Murow and 19 other young girls for the Sunday evening, 7 pan. musical, "Beth El in all its Glory," at Beth El. There is no charge for this event. All events are open to the community.

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(reprinted from Insight and Interpretation, 1988) by Rabbi Myer Kripke In a beautiful thanksgiving prayer, recited daily in every Amidah, Jews give thanks for many things, including 'Your miracles, which daily attend us." When we think about it, we recognize that all the processes of Nature fall into that category, among them the process of conception, gestaIsraeli Consul General briefs tion and birth. In the Bible passages, however, which are before community on peace process us in the Torah this week, nothing of this aweinspiring feature is touched on, only the ritual requirements surrounding birth. And without delay, the Sidrah goes on to the priestly duties surrounding certain diseases and skin infections, which we cannot closely identify. So much for the Torah. It is quite different for the Midrash, which offers comments of ancient rabbis who were awestruck arid fascinated by the fabric of perpetuity that inheres in living things.' To be sure, some of their comments; reflecting the age and the state of science around theft, wtjre merely superstitious. They linked, for exanipUv the Jeff Bernstein, left; Re^ioriril Director fof'lsi diseases and treatments described at the end of Bonds, welcomes Consul General Arthur Avhohj •• the Sidrah with what precedes; they therefore saw Replacing scheduled speaker Chaim Shacliain,' these diseases as punitive consequense's of viola- Consul General Arthur' Avrion 'arrived'- in :Omaha tions of 'proper* sexual conduct. (Shades of AIDS last week a t the last moment to speak to those and herpes!) V gathered for an Israel Bonds reception "at the law But other comments are interesting indeed. One offices of Marks, Clare arid Richards. • -••'•.".-.;•'.: comment has it that man was created last-but In an interview prior to- the event,' Avrion was the first and only species to suffer punishment announced t h a t Prime Minister Benjamin : for moral lapses. . ;. Netanyahu was flying to Rochester, MN> to meet Another (Midrash Lekah Tov and elsewhere) personally with Jordan's King Hussein after the analyzes the nature of mankind, as compared with king's surgery. : :: : other species, and sees the human being as the "There is a very serious effort by the parties to product of three 'parents,' who have input into the the Peace Process," said Avnon, "especially Jordan nature of the human being: a father, a mother, and • and Israel, with the help of the United States. We ; the Holy One, Blessed Be He. • are hopeful that the Palestinian Authority, will get According to this Midrash, the male contributes their act together and jump on the bandwagon, but bones, sinews, fingernails, brain and the white of we don't see any signs yet." ; ;.....: : the eye; the female contributes skin, flesh, blood, The consul general noted that a statement was to hair, and pupil of the eye. And the Holy One con- be made last Sunday after the meeting between tributes breath, soul appearance, knowledge, Netanyahu and.Hussein for an accelerated Camp understanding, wisdom, sight, hearing, speech, David-type peace process, butribdefinite plans ambulation. • ' • wereannounced<;w ; - ; . ; ; . ; , - . , - - : Thus, there are five physical characteristics from (Continiied,on.page.5)r. the male and five from the female. Ten 'spiritual 1 ( 'features, i.e. 'life-identifying features•, are the gift ' of the Lord. Relentlessly, the Midrash,goes,on to ' say that when death occurs,;the_Holy, One takes •What.is His--leaving the .physical self for rhari to

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Reliving the Exodus in 1997 In preparation for the upcoming Pesach holiday, a lecture will be held a t Chabad House Sunday, April 20, at 10:30 aiini ; • " The talk, entitled Relwing the Exodus, will be presented by Rabbi Mendel Katzman to enhance participants' understanding of the relevance of this ancient event to modern day life. The session will explore the meaning and depth in the very details and nuances of the Seder. "Every year, the Passover seder beckons us to once again travel the road out of Egypt. On this night we are called on, not only to remember, but to relive the Exodus in body and soul," said Rabbi Katzman. "As we re-create the story in ritual and song," he continued, "we are transported back to the age of the Pharaohs, retracing our ancestors' steps in the land of the Nile over 3300 years ago. Rabbi Katzman explained that "it is often difficult to see how a tale from the dawn of our history can shed light on our complex lives." The presentation is open to the public at no charge, and will be followed by a question-andanswer period. Refreshments will be served. For information or reservations, call 697-1124. NOTE: Chabad House is now located at 11923 PacificSt. •

The model sederitab^e, designe.dr and created by Edith Rogert, will be on display | n the gallery at the JCC from April ^3Q/T|ie jable displays the traditional seder meal' arid guests. Rogert has taken on this special Passover project in conjunction with the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, and every year has added new and innovative touches.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. FRIDAY: Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. Shabbat service, 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stiel and Hazzan Contzius will officiate, Cantor-inFRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7 p.m. Residence Faith Steinsnyder Gurney and "The • SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m.; Jr. Western Wind" will join Hazzan.Contzius and the Congregation, 10:30 a.m.; Kiddush sponsored by Temple Israel choir for a beautiful worship service. Susan and Jake Besser in honor of the engageThe Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the ment of their daughter, Deborah. "Parsha of the Temple Sisterhood. Week," 4:30 p.m., at the home of the Herzigs; i Sitter Service Chumash class with Rabbi Kutner, 7:05 p.m. at - Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening the synagogue; Mincha, 7:35 p.m., followed by service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please make a SUNDAY: Morning service, 9 ajn., followed by reservation. There are no facilities for infants. a class with Rabbi Kutner, Mincha, 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: WEDNESDAY, 7:30 p.m., a class with Rabbi Shabbat service, 11:15 am. Kutner. Topic is "Do it Right on Pesach Night." Allison Lepp will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah. 8:30 p.m.-Synagogue Skills I, Torah reading. Simcha B'Shabbat-rain informal Shabbat service WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. tliat. includes study and discussion of a variety of FRIDAY, April 18: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m.; Jewish texts. Hazzan; Gurney will join in worship pre-Pesach Shabbos dinner, approximately 8 p.m. and song.: SATURDAY, April 19: Kiddush luncheon, .The regular Shabbat service will be held in the noon, following morning services. Shalosh Seudot sanctuary. sponsored by the Paley family in memory of Arthur, Evelyn and Phillip Paley, Dennis' parents 9:15 a.m.- Morning chapel prayer service. and brother. Reservations by.April 14 for both. 10 a.m.-r-Men's Club Brunch in the Milder HTIFERETH ISRAEL Center.; ,*Men as fathers: a discussion and .dialogue Member of the United Synagogue on the challenges and opportunities of fatherhood" ' of Conservative Judaism • • will be discussed by a.local panel.including Judge 32i9 Sheridan BlvdVlJncoKNE 68502 Lawrence Gendler, Dr. Joseph Rizzo. and Thomas Warren. • •• • •• • •. . . . • • ' '.' • s423-8569 ' -- - " Lox and bagels will be served. Cost is $3 for nonServices are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. m e m b e r s i - i '• '•• '• • " ••• :i ' ; • : . : . : • :. .. Rosenbaum. •. 7 pim.-jHazzan David Perper will join Hazzan Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. Gurney^md' Contzius in:a gala concert featuring. FRIDAY: ; Shabbat services, :8 p.m. Oneg Broadway, Classical Opera-,'Yiddish-art and the- Shabbat hosted by Donna and Alan Hersch. a l e r m U B J c . ' 1 " . ' 1 ' - ' - '• •;'•"' : ' ; ; ' - ; ; •;" "• •; •• i- • SAXURDAYc Services,., 9:30 a.m. ; Jr. ;'''TjcKets'ar.e a'yaitdbl^.at the door: 'A dessert : Congregation, 10:15 a.m.,Xunch & Learn" with Rabbi : reception will foilow."'," ' ' ' ^" Rosenbaum.:"PassovefT:TheFestival.of Freedom," . . ;

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FRIDAY: Services at 7:30 p.m. An ,Oneg Shabbat , , follows services.. Dipcussion topic will be "Jewish Farmer in America-believe it or not!" • '^|]fep^iJ$ii^%dj'tte^emp|^^U^^up^wifl. PASSOVER, SEDER,April 25, 6:30 p.m.leM k SJ&abbai; service at Oyingstpi) Plazai,'..''], Catered Passover..Seder and Sabbath service at the synagogue. Dr. Michael Yablonski will officiate. Cost is $10 for adults; children are free. For reservations, call Sandra Kurjand at 323-8885. ,,-,r!^,A» Affiliate of *he. • ' . Jewish Reeonstructionist Federation CHABAD HOUSE P.O. Box 241130, Omaha, NB 68124-5130 An Affiliate of the Worldwide •- • 758-9233 ' "~ Chabad-Lubavitch Movement http://omahufreencl.org/beytshol 11923 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68144 697-1124 E-MAIL--chabad@aoI.com FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at 3012 S. 119th St., SATURDAY: Davening starts at 9:30 a.m., folOmaha. lowed by Kiddish. Rabbi Sachs will lead services Friday evening, WEDNESDAYS: Talmud classes, 9:30 a.m. and Saturday morning at 10 a.m. THURSDAYS: Advanced Talmud, noon SUNDAY: Religious School at Westside Yiddish Community Education Center, 108th and Grover "Hooked on Yiddish lessons, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. inOmaha. Contact Dr. Marty Rosenberg for placePASSOVER SEDERS: merit at.390-9062. • '•','. Monday, April 21, 7:40 p.m., for new Americans. Join us for a first-night community seder on April Tuesday, April 22,9 p.m. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Call 758-9233 for details. SHABBAT COMES TO YOU,

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Hand-Baked Shmurah Matzahs available at Chabad House • Rabbi Mendel Katzman has announced that ohce;again Shinurah;Matzah is available to the community at cost price at Chabad House. Shmurah or "guarded," this matzah'has been carefully guarded and strictly supervised from the time the grain was cut so that it not come in contact with water, which would render it Chametz. "It is especially significant and beautiful that Shmurah Matzah be used at the Seder table," Rabbi Katzman explained. T o facilitate this, we have this special Matzah shipped all the way from Israel." Cost is $12 a pound, approximately 8 to a pound. To order, call 697-1124.

Rachel Lynn Javitch, daughter of Karen and Gary Javitch, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah April 19 at Temple Israel. A seventh-grade honor student at Westside Middle School, she is on student council, and was selected to play saxo1. phone in the school's jazz jband. She was- also ^selected for the Duke Talent Identification Program. In addition, she was in the "Odyssey of the Mind" program for three years and her team made it to the World Finals as the Nebraska State Champs each year. She enjoys playing piano, saxophone, volleyball, tennis and singing. Rachel has a sister, Jenny, and a brother, Mark, Grandparents are Phil Sokolof of Omaha and the late Ruth Sokolof, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Javitch of West, Palm Beach' FL, and the late. Millie Javitch. ' Rachel is sharing her Bat Mitzvah with her. cousins, Hadasa Fishman and Toibe Rochel Fishman, who never reached their 13th birthdays because they died in the Holocaust.

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Editorial How time flies! Though Passover doesn't begin until a week from Monday, that issue of the J e w i s h P r e s s has already been 'put to bed' as we say in the newspaper business. In it are 64 pages of heart-warming stories about individuals and families who've made an impact on synagogue life in Council Bluffs, Lincoln and Omaha. We only wish we could have interviewed all the people whose names were submitted, but we ran out of writers, we ran out of time and we ran out of space! Now that we have a list of names of folks who have done or are doing volunteer work that has made a difference to their synagogues, we hope to be able to feature them in the future. In the meantime, we've already begun to plan for the New Year's issue, to be published on Sept. 26, 1997. That entire issue will be devoted to Teen Age, now developed monthly by Joanie Jacobson. She, along with college students Danny Cohn and Beth Shyken, will be contacting Omaha Jewish teens, ages 13-19, to write, draw or photograph something meaningful for our readers. We hope you'll look forward to it as much as we do!

Letter from Israel

l»y Harry Allen.

The Arab terrorists have elevated what Alan Dershowitz labeled the "abuse excuse" to new levels of absurdity. The Palestinians are "abused" because things are not moving fast enough so in their minds (and I might add in the mindless comments of nearly all TV reporters) one is pushed to blow up civilians having a cup of coffee in a Tel Aviv cafe. Sammy Davis used to have this routine which concluded, "the devil made me do it." In this instance the devil turns out to be Netanyahu, Now as the readers of this column know, I consider Netanyahu the worst prime-minister in Israel's history. He is inexperienced, shallow, oftenuntruthful, and in many ways responsible for the climate which culminated in the Rabin murder, but by no stretch of logic can he be accused of being responsible for the bombing of the Appropos Cafe in North Tel Aviv. He is no more responsible than were.Peres and Rabin whom the right wing delighted in pillorying over the bus bombings. But what Netanyahu is guilty of is not recognizing that the only long term way to eliminate terrorism is to create a viable and strong Palestinian political force which can rein in Hamas and the rest of the crazies. This will take Arafat some time to accomplish, but Netanyahu by his stridency, his rash public pronouncements, his lack of a clearly defined strategy and his total unwillingness to consider any Palestinian sensibilities merely delays the time when stability will be established among them. Take the petty policy of not allowing Arafat to fly from the Gaza airport to the West Bank or allowing King Hussein to fly him from Amman to Gaza. These are humiliations that should not have happened. They do not contribute to dialogue. And now for Har Homa, and it should be emphasized again that going ahead with the project is no excuse for Palestinian terror attacks. There is no moral equivalence on that issue. But the hamhanded way in which the Netanyahu government approached Har Hqma needs to be changed for the future. Netanyahu did not invent the Har Homa project. It is part, and parcel of a plan started after 1967 to completely surround Jerusalem with Jewish neighborhoods on the ring of hills overlooking the city. Thus, the areas of Gilo, French Hill, Eamat Esh(Continued on page 5)

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Readers' ideas invited for 50th anniversary celebratibri I ' , Haifa - The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel will occur in May, 1998. The occasion will certainly be observed in.appropriate manner, but the authorities here have been late in getting started. i . ; It has been decided that the celebrations will begin at Hanukkah time in December at the end of this year, continue through a period of many months, and reach a climax in May, 1998. Simultaneously Jewish communities around the world, stimulated and assisted in part by Israel's diplomatic and consular representatives, will hold appropriate ceremonies of their own. In Israel a professional impresario, Hayim Slutzky, has been chosen to create the program and bring it to execution. Tentative budget has been set at around $80 million, but the Ministry of Finance has not yet been heard from. The Ministry of Tourism will play a leading role in the expectation that hordes of tourists will come for the occasion, and indeed thousands of new hotel rooms, now under construction, are being rushed to completion in suitable time. Local critics are already sharpening their knives to find fault with whatever is decided! At the moment the major criticism is leveled at the delay in getting started. No specific plans of any kind have been announced, but the Minister of Tourism has set forth in general terms what he regards as the aims of the festivities: to emphasize the continuity of the Jewish people, to promote closer relationship between Israel and Jewish communities overseas, to overcome differences of opinion among world Jewry and within Israel, to promote pride in Israel's achievements during this half century, to encourage interest in and support for Israel from the nations of the world. This is only a partial list, but the goals are lofty. How are these to be achieved? In the absence of a detailed list of events, and at a stage when ideas are still being crystallized here, we invite our readers to take a hand in the preparations. . What ideas do you have, that we can pass on to the planners here? If you were in charge of the celebrations what would you schedule? • . ' If you are planning to come here, what would you like to see and perhaps participate in on this his-

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Utterto the Editor To the Editor: It is wonderful that the, Friedel Jewish Academy proudly accepts children from Conservative, Reform, Orthodox and Reconstructionist synagogues. This is especially significant in light of the recent noise in the media. What better way to build cooperation and shalom than to unite children and families from various affiliations in their study of Judaism? . I'm also proud of the relationship the Academy has nurtured with the rabbinical leadership in our community. The level of mutual respect and cooperation is exemplary. .,. • • Our local rabbinical leaders have already framed the articles in the media as Irrelevant to Omaha.' There is no need to draw further attention to this issue. What I believe to be of more concern is the fact that in a community as outstanding as ours, so few children receive the benefits of a day school education provided by the Academy, yet many more children could benefit. Wouldn't every afternoon program be enhanced if the students came ready with basic Hebrew skills and a broad knowledge of

Judaism? Studies have demonstrated a strong cor relation between day school education and affiliation with synagogues, support for Israel and membership in Jewish organizations. If you are concerned for the future and continuity of our Jewish community, if you have been disappointed or disgusted by the sad political manuevering, consider the role of the Friedel Jewish Academy. We are Omaha's community day school. Our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to studying our heritage teaches children to appreciate each otherr despite our differences. . ' . ' • ' . Encouraging a family to attend FJA or contributing (whether financially or through the precious gift of volunteering) are the most meaningful ways of building a future for our Jewish community. " Joint Jewish education is the truly effective response to those that challenge Jewish unity. Working together to widen the circle of Friedel families and friends of FJA, we are guaranteeing a healthy Jewish future. Rabbi Gavriel Herzig FJA Headmaster

Israel deposited millions in Arafat account by Naomi Segal JERUSALEM (JTA) - Israel has deposited some The money in the account is Israeli refunds of $160 million in a secret Tel Aviv bank account tax revenues levied on fuel used by residents of the belonging to Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Palestinian autonomous areas, the paper said. Arafat since 1994, an Israeli newspaper reported Other tax revenues Israel is obligated to return this week. — — •. under the Israel-Palestinian economic accords are An inquiry by senior officials from European deposited in four bank accounts in the Palestine Union donor countries found that only Arafat and Bank and the Arab Bank in Gaza. his economic adviser were authorized to draw Ha'aretz quoted an internal document from the funds from the account, located in a Tel Aviv International Monetary Fund, which said the branch of Bank Leumi, according to the Israeli account "is not under any. kind of supervision or daily Ha'aretz. monitoring by.the Palestinian Finance Ministry." Other sources said the Palestinian Authority offiInternational donors have demanded full cial in charge of finance, Mohammed Zuhdi accountability of the Palestinian budget before Nashashibi, also has access to the account. releasing funds.

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Israeli Consul General (Continued from page 2) "Nothing will be dictated," Avnon added, "No one's in a position to do that. "There will only be a chance of success if all parties agree." , Avnon added that "it was important for me to say that headlines and pictures on the front page have not been favorable to Israel. "My job is to inform the general press that this government has brought the peace process to a point that certainly no Arab government has, including the Palestinian authority. Nine-five percent of all Palestinians are already in self-rule areas and there will be further deployments, beyond the nine percent that has already taken place," he noted. .

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Daily minyan energized by dedication of regulars by Diane Axler Baum A few attend daily; others come regularly once or twice a week; some show up sporadically....They are the "minyan-makers" of Beth El and Beth Israel Synagogues, and their commitment to daily prayer assures that the rest of us can say Kaddish when we need to. For decades at Beth Israel Synagogue, a core group h a s come together every day to make minyan, including Ben Heisler, Jack Diamond, John Kolm, Dave Richtman, Dave Wine and Mendel Landsman. Until a recent heart attack, Bernie Weiss was numbered among them. Beth El Synagogue recognizes Phil Ratner, Marcel Kahn, and Harold Perelman as the stalwarts of its morning minyan. Sy Katz was another among them until a serious accident last winter prevented him from regular attendance. Lynn Remer runs Beth El's evening minyan, a duty she shared with Saul Davis until his recent illness. For many of the constant regulars, it's a way of life. "I was brought up in a religious home, and after I learned how to put on tefillin every day, I never stopped," explained Marcel Kahn. For others, their regular attendance started with saying Kaddish. At Beth Israel, for example, Dennis Paley, Bob Oberman and Harry Berman have attended minyan daily for the past several months. Berman has expressed a sense of having discovered a new obligation and his intention to continue with regular attendance. Likewise at Beth El. Steven Pitlor and Jeffrey and Philip Itkin, who recently came to say Kaddish daily, continue to attend minyan with regularity. Maintaining daily minyan often means a struggle, "especially through the winter months," said Rabbi Kutner. "One of the primary purposes of the synagogue is to provide a daily minyan, especially for those saying Kaddish, he continued, "It's something we often lose sight of." Cantor Emil Berkovits of Beth El also talked

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Organizations YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. English class starts at 10 a.m. Come learn to make matzah at the workshop to be held in room 10 from 10-11 a.m. There will be no exercise or bingo. The YES choral group will rehearse at 11. Following lunch at noon, Brenda Council will speak. For transportation, call 330-4272.

WALK-IN DROP-IN Members will meet Thursday at the JCC. English class for new Americans and exercise both start at 10 a.m.; bingo starts at 10:30 a.m. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:30. Following lunch, the movie That Thing You Do!, featuring Tom Hanks, will be shown in the Blumkin Home auditorium. Popcorn will be served. For transportation, call 330-4272. Pictured above are Toni Kutcher and Marsha Kleinberg, "Saleswomen" at the 1996 B'NAI B'RITH BREADBREAKERS Breadbreakers will meet Wednesday at noon at Hadassah Bake Sale at Bakers Supermarket Highland Country Club. Bob Wolfson, Regional on 132nd and Center Streets. The picture was Director of the ADL/CRC, will speak. The event is taken by an editor of a supermarket magazine, a visitor to Omaha, who wrote, "The open to the community. people working at the sale and the name of this organization brought fond memories of HADASSAH The Hadassah Education meeting will be held my grandmother all dressed up for a Wednesday, April 16,1 p.m., in room 3 at the JCC. Hadassah meeting." The 1997 Hadassah Bake Cindy Cook, Director of the JCC Fitness Center, Sale will be held Friday, June 6, 9 a.m.-4 pjn., will speak about the facilities, with a tour to follow. at Bakers. Persons wishing to bake cakes, Those attending are asked to bring a sack lunch. cookies or sweets are asked to call Marine For reservations, call Bonnie Cdlcher, Chairman, Noodell at 493-7483. Associates and members of Hadassah are also needed as sales personat 393-2327. nel. According to Mrs. Noodell, cash contributions are also welcomed.

Henry Monsky Lodge to sponsor membership campaign

Henry Monsky Lodge B'nai B'rith is involved in a community-wide membership campaign and will sponsor a kick-off April 17 at the ScoreCard, 636 . N. 114th St. A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., according to Richard Diamond, Membership Vicepresident. Dave Weber, WOWT Channel 6 Sports Anchor, will be the guest speaker. All prospective members are invited to be guests of the Lodge, as well as all B'nai B'rith members. There is no charge for the evening. For more information, call Diamond at 493-1169, or the B'nai B'rith office at 334-6443.

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by Allan Gflnshor QUESTION: My children dislike Hebrew entity on the family calendar. It must be as much a part of the fabric of the family as the other activiSchool, Is this normal? ties are if it is to be appreciated by the child. ' Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Despite the Parents can elevate the importance of Hebrew best teachers, the best'programs and the best stu- School by doing, more than just dropping off their dents, kids still resist Hebrew School. child once a week. , Too often', we just throw Hebrew School into the Just as we would do a lot to support a child's weekly mix of activities for our children. We cheer interest in dance, show the same level of commitfor them at their basketball games, watch with ment to Hebrew School. Be a homeroom parent, pride at their dance lessons arid offer encourage- drive on special field trips and help plan the school ment at their karate competitions. Then we drop holiday parties. Let the child know that Hebrew them off at the synagogue and wave goodbye for . school is just as important to you and that your the next two hours. •'" ' expectations of achievement are just as high. When Hebrew School is compared with these The education that occurs at Hebrew School .other extracurricular activities with friends from should be an integral part ofthe child's overall ;,school of the;neighborhood, it becomes just an exposure to Judaism. It is not a once-a-week matunwelcome.interruption;:, , . :• < ..'-'•'" ' ter. Spend a few minutes with your child after ' The message we are sending the child, whether each class and ask him a few basic questions about intentional or not, is that tennis or karate is more the content. Relate what he heard in class to his important in life. We buy instructional videos, get daily activities. Talk to him about the relevance of tjticketS' when a special match comes to town, and the lesson. Visit the library together and "taik about winning,championships/Children will, check out books and videos. Later in the week, notice this disparity in our interest level and reach share.Shabbot dinner and services together as a the unacceptable conclusion about the unimpor- family. tance of Hebrew school in comparison to life's other Remember that Hebrew School is not just a stepenjoyments; ping stone to the Bar Mitzvah. It is an integral Parents can combat this resistance to Jewish part of the child's total Jewish development. Treat learning by giving Hebrew School the same atten- it with the same excitement as you would a baskettion in the household as the other extracurricular ball game. And your winning percentage will be activities. First, it should not be a; self-standing even better. • Omahan Allan M. Gonsher'is a nationally recognized educator and speaker on children's issues and the author of Tips for Kids and An Allowance is Not a Bribe.

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Melt chocolate, sugar and butter. Cool. Add coffee and beat in eggs. . Grease and line with foil an 8'A inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust forms. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate overnight. Remove from pan. Pile whipped cream on top of cake. Decorate with fresh strawberries and shaved chocolate. Keep refrigerated. Can serve whipped cream on side so cake doesn't get wet. Can be made 5-6 days ahead and frozen. Makes 10 servings. Increase by 112 for 16 servings. Sylvia Ross

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April 11,1097 Jewish Press, Omaha, NE Page 11 Heat 4 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat Tekamah-Herman h.s. presents in a deep, wide pan with tight-fitting lid. Brown I Never Saw Another Butterfly chicken breasts on both sides and set aside. Saute onions in same oil until soft and translusThe high school drama club of this rural cent (5-7 minutes). Reduce heat and deglaze pan Nebraska community has been working with Rabbi with 112 cup, chicken stock, scraping up browned Paul Drazen of Beth El Synagogue in rewriting bits with wooden spoon. Add the tomatoes and cook this play about children in Terezin concentration until they begin to soften. Add the saffron and camp. It first appeared in book form, containing honey; stir well to dissolve. Add cinnamon sticks the children's drawings and poems; Celeste and ginger root. Raspanti rewrote it as a play, published by Return chicken breasts to the pot, making sure Dramatic Publishing Company. they are covered with sauce. Turn heat down to simThe play is scheduled for Friday, April 18, and mer and cover pan with foil. Then cover with lid Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the high school and cook for 50 minutes. Test for doneness by auditorium. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for inserting a skewer or toothpick into the meat; if it students and children. runs yellow, meat is done. All the roles have been filled with students from While chicken is cooking, toast almondson a cook- the Tekamah-Herman area. In preparation for the ie sheet in pre-heated 350-degree oven until production, they visited Beth El and most students browned. Remove cinnamon sticks and ginger root remarked that they "had never been in a synabefore serving. Pass the sauce through a sieve; serve gogue before." chicken with sauce and almonds.

(Continued from page 10) Editor's Note: The following recipes were compiled from The Greater Omaha Cookbook by Sisterhood of Temple Israel, Copyright 1916, which sold for $1. Chairman of the book committee was Mrs. Edward Treller, and of the recipe committee, Mrs. Charles S. Elgutter. MATZO CRTMSELS 3 matzos 6 eggs, separated 1/2 cup seeded raisins cinnamon 1/2 cup almonds 1 cup sugar Soak three matzos in water; press out every drop of water,put into a bowl, stir to cream, add a pinch of salt, a little grated lemon peel, yoke of six eggs, a cup.of sugar, i raisins, almonds, which have been blanched and chopped.fine, a little cinnamon and, lastly; the stiffly beaten whites. Mix well. Can be fried in a.skillet like pancakes or dropped in deep fat,' using, about a.tablespoon of batter to'.each crimseh'Serve'hat withstewed prunes. • : ^ . • .• . MATZO PUDDING Beat yolks of freggs with'6-tables'pobris of granulated sugar. Add grated rind and juice1 of: one-half lem-ofrj^oneVhalf cup blanched and chopped almonds, 6 tablespoons of grated apples, 6 tablespoons of matzlomeali'iiaBtly/'add the well beaten whites of eggs. : ^: HeaUgenerOus quantity of fat (goose preferred) in baking, dish] pollv in the mixture, and let bake in moderate oven from 20 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately withwineorlemon sauce. Can also be baked in layers fbr a cake: • :•••_:.••.•• . ;•. ;.

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Births James R. and Kim T. Simon announce the March 18 birth of their daughter, Gabrielle Elisabeth.

Grandparents are Stephen and Kathryn Simon of Omaha, Michael Trusty of Santa Fe, N.M., and Vibeke Trusty of Reno, NV. Great-grandparents are Jean Daniel of Rogers, AR, Jean Weil of.Cle^ettfnd and the late Lester and Gertrude Simon. Linda and Stuart Rosenberg of Los Angeles announce the Nov. 19 birth of their daughter, Carly Mariah, named in memory of her maternal great-grandmother, Mildred Rosenberg. Grandparents are Rachel and Carl Rosenberg of Omaha and Judy and Harvey Rosenberg or Bloomfield, MI. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Miller of Houston announce the Feb. 20 birth of their daughter, Madeline Ashley. They also have a daughter, Orlea. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Miller of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Israel Lizka of Brownsville, TX.

by Sherm Golbitz,Hospice Services of Nebraska Who is eligible for hospice services? A terminal illness is devastating to a family, creAccording to the federal guidelines, a person ating many questions such as: What are we going to do? Where can we get help? Is there help avail- must have less than six months to live and be willing to forego curative treatment. able, if so what support services could we obtain? At this point, a hospice interdisciplinary team is There are many more questions that have been asked and thought of by the families and patients. appointed. That team consists of the health care Fortunately, there is a program that can help professionals and others, including: a physician, a reduce the stress for the patient, caregiver and the registered nurse, a social worker, a home health aide, a homemaker, a member of the clergy and family...hospice services. The hospice philosophy is a comprehensive pro- volunteers who begin to serve as a "support group" gram of symptom control and pain management, .to the patient, family, friends and caregivers. Comfort, pain and symptom relief are the goals of designed to bring care and comfort to a person with a life limiting illness. Services are provided by a the hospice team. They also serve as teachers dedicated team of health care professionals who instructing the caregivers on the best way to make address the medical, emotional, psychological and their loved one comfortable. spiritual needs of the. patient and their loved ones. Hospice services here in Nebraska follow closely Today there are more than 2400 hospices in the the hospice philosophy and stresses maintaining United States serving over 340,000 patients and dignity, comfort arid support of those who are facing a terminal illness. their families.

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