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IN5CCJ will honor six Omahans at annual Humanitarian Dinner The National Conference of Christians and Jews Midlands Region will honor six Omahans at its annual Humanitarian Award Dinner on Tuesday, May 20, at. the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum.. Dave and Liz Karnes, and Alan, Fred and Steve Simon will receive 1997 NCCJ Humanitarian Awards. Truman Clare will be presented the Otto Swanson Spirit of Service Award, given to those who have spent their lives working with others, promoting understanding among communities. The NCCJ Humanitarian Award is presented annually to honor and give public recognition to the recipients for their contributions to the community and dedication to the mission of The National Conference. In addition to extensive community involvement, Dave Karnes serves in an "of counsel" capacity to Kutak Rock and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka. He is President and CEO of The Fairmont Group, Inc. and.a member of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Trade . (Continued on page 8) •
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UNO to bestow honorary doctorate Moshe Katsav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of the State of Israel, will receive an honorary doctorate from University of Nebraska at Omaha from President Dennis Smith at a ceremony at the William H. Thompson Alumni Center on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
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ADL launches Internet auction The Anti-Defamation League launched the first ever "Take A Byte Out Of Bigotry"- Internet auction recently at Julio's followed by an event featuring computers supplied'by Intelh'tek and free Internet < access on high speed lines provided by US West TeleChoice On-Line, both corporate sponsors. The auction will be online through Sunday, May 11 at 11 p.m. Successful bidders will be notified by e-mail on May 12. The site is located: at: http://www.bigo try.org The auction features a variety of items in three categories. The first is "general items," or retail goods. The second is called "marketplace" and lists items sold at or below market value. "This is an opportunity for people to purchase items that they might not otherwise buy. We are offering people the opportunity to support our work at the same time," said Cindy Kaufman, Development Director of ADL; The third,area contains "luxury" items. This 'includes a house from Royal Homes, a Lexus, a Schrier Ford conversion van, a high-quality fine furniture suite from All Makes and severalCaribbean cruise packages. ' "We are so thrilled to be able to offer such unique and exciting items. We are particularly grateful to Royal Homes for their support in making the house available for the auction," said Kaufman. (Continued on page 2)
Dr. Liz Karnes and former U.S. Senator Dave Karnes.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Moshe Katsav Katsav has been involved in the creation of a tourism center at the site of ancient Bethsaida which is being excavated by an international, consortium of universities headed by UNO. (Continued on page 8)
Terry Bradshaw to replace Tommy Lasorda at B'nai B'rith Sports Banquet . Terry Bradshaw, the legendary former quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers and current co-bost of "FOX NFL Sunday," will now be the featured guest speaker at the B'nai B'rith Charity Sports Banquet May 14 at Ak-Sar-Ben. "We are extremely pleased to have a person of Terry Bradshaw's stature step in at this late point in time," said banquet chairman Gary Epstein. "He is a popular speaker, an exciting personality and, of course, a sports legend." ' Due to persona) family matters on the West.
Coast, Tommy Lasorda, former head coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will not be able to appear at the Banquet, Epstein said. Considered to be one of the most prolific quarterbacks of all time, Terry Bradshaw threw for 6,589 yards during his collegiate career. A two-time First Team Ail-American in 1968 and 1969, he led the Nation in Total Offense as a junior. In professional football, he was the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-79, (Continued on page 21)
Shpah Foyodafion film wins award, to premiere TBS Superstation's and Turner Original Special Presentation: The Lost Children of Berlin Production's documentary Survivors of the. will make its world premiere on A&E on May 31 at Holocaust, captured a George Foster Peabody 9 p.m. Award, it was recently announced by The In April, 1942, the last Jewish school in Berlin University'of Georgia's College of journalism and was closed down by the Gestapo. In April, 1996, 60 Mass Communication. surviving pupils from all over the world returned The prestigious awards, which are often called to Berlin to hold a reunion at the recently-reopened the "Pulitzer Prize of Broadcasting," recognize dis- • school. tinguished achievement in broadcasting and cable. Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual Survivors of the Holocaust is a unique documen- History Foundation collected video testimonies tary that presents personal accounts of Holocaust from the attending survivors to create this special survivors, describing what happened before, dur- documentary about the survivors as they reunite, ing and after WWII. recall their lives and bear witness to the circumPresented by Steven Spielberg in association stances surrounding the closing of the school. with Survivors of the Shoah Visual History The documentary weaves together the events of Foundation and Turner Original Productions, the the 1930s and '40s in Berlin, from the richness of film is woven together with survivor.testimonies, . pre-war Jewish life through the onset of antiarchival footage, original music and survivor's per- Semitic policy to Kristallnacht and the Final sonal photographs and artifacts.. Solution. Hosted by Anthony Hopkins, the film In addition to the Peabody, the film has earned chronicles the lives of children during the two Primetime Emmys, a CableACE and a Holocaust. This program will be presented in its National Education Association Award. entirety without commercial interruption.
Yom ha Shoah Observances set for Sunday The home is located at 1734 North 127th in the Bryn Mawr subdivision and normally lists for $325,050. Bidding will begin at $299,050.
Lincoln and Omaha Jewish communities will host Yom ha Shoah commemorations this Sunday at 7 p.m. In Omaha, Rabbi Neil Gillman will speak at Beth El Synagogue on "From Darkness to Light." In Lincoln, Dr. Bruce Pauley will speak in the rotunda of the State Capitol. Children's choirs will perform In both locales.
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This Shabbat, we find ourselves suspended , between the joy of Pesach's recently concluded celebration of freedom and the sadness and pain of TOLL-FREE 800-774-4208 the commemoration ofthe horror of the holocaust. 1451-42001(393^8001 MembeV RH.CX: The contrast of moodsiBeems. jarring, as,we plunge from the spiritual heights to.the .depths. Yet, the proximity of the two moodsis not unnatural. Indeed, we often find in jeal life-thatijoy and sadness, exhilaration and anguish, clarify and con;jHappy^Mother's Day! fusion, happiness and heartache, comfort and pain are intermixed in complex ways. Our ancient Sages understood that in an unredeemed world this is to be expected. The Passover Seder plate contains a roasted egg, Packaging &»Shipping and the meal customarily begins with the eating of hard boiled eggs dipped in salt water. 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In line with this loss, the rab•Depression "Panic 'Stress 'Women's Issues "Divorce 'Trauma Recovery "Self-Esteem "Relationship Problems bis noted that the first day of Pesach falls on the "Parenting "Adult Children of Dysfunctional Parents same day of the week as Tisha B'Av. *EMDR FOR RAPID HEALING OF TRAUMA Later in the Seder, we highlight the Cup of Elijah. This represents the possible fifth expresCindy Ridgway sion of redemption mentioned in the Torah with • ; Consultationr; regard to Pesach. Elijah is the prophet who by tra8601 W. Dodge • 24-hour phoned; dition is to announce the coming of the Messiah, Suite 204 marking the ultimate redemption ofthe world. Our Omaha, NE 68114 Sages stated that on the very day of the destruc| Start Looking Forward To Tomorrow I tion ofthe Temple, the Messiah was born. In a world created by a just arid loving God, history has an end point. Our retelling the story of God's intervention in CUP & SAVE history at the time of the Exodus reminds1 us to keep faith that human history is not a random series of senseless, chance events, but rather that FRIDAY, MAY 2 history, with our active involvement, will culmiDr. Leon Fellman Scholar-in-reaidence with Rabbi nate in the triumph of righteousness. Neil Gilman, and Shabbat dinner, 6 p.m., at Beth El Our people, which has suffered so much persecuSATURDAY, MAY 3 tion, has never lost sight of that goal. In the midst Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Lercher, D'var Torah by Rabbi Neil GUlman, 9:30 a.m., at Beth El of the Holocaust, when humanity sank to the lowBar Mitzvah of Adam Waldbaum, 11:15 a.m., Temple est depths, there were countless acts of spiritual Theology Workship with Eabbi Gillman, 8:16 p.m., resistance. In the ghettos, the Jewish community -••.•at Beth El organized to maintain health care and educational, SUNDAY, MAY 4 Girl Scouts Awards Ceremony, noon social, and cultural networks to sustain its basic ' Temple Israel Grade 2 Parents Meeting, 10 a.m., Temple humanity under extremely trying circumstances. -Temple Israel Outreach Program, 10 a.m., at Temple Even in the death camps, numerous acts of comMen's Club Brunch & Learn, 10 a.m., at Beth El Yom haShoah Community Wide Program, 7 p.m., Beth El passion and courage testify to the unconquerable MONDAY, MAY 5 human spirit. Jews fled to the forests and took up YES Meeting, 9:30 a.m. arms against their oppressors. Revolts of starving BoyScouts/Cub Scouts, 6 p.m. inmates shut down some concentration camps. TUESDAY, MAY 6 BBYO Night, 6 p.m. The thirst for freedom incorporated in the Pesach BBYO Pledge Night, 6 p.m. holiday inspired the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto JCC Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. in their courageous revolt against Overwhelming Friedel Jewish Academy Board Meeting, . 7:30 p.m., at the School odds. They did not expect to defeat the Nazi armies Beth Israel Sisterhood Study Group, 10 a.m., Beth Israel which had conquered all of Europe, but they knew Temple Israel Family School, 6:30 p.m., at Temple Israel that free people had to take a stand for what 1B Temple Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting, 7 pin'.; Temple right. Their sacrifice will continue to inspire us Beth El Sisterhood Meeting, 7:30 p.m., at Beth El WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 throughout time to fight for a better world. BJE Israel Preparatory Class, 12:30 p.m. Following our singing of Chad Gadya, a song Intermediate Hebrew Class, 7:30 p.m. symbolizing the many persecutions we have sufBreadbreakers, noon, Highland Country Club fered, the Seder ends with our fervent prayer, THURSDAY, MAY 8 Wallt-in Drop-in, 9:30 ajn. I . "Next year in Jerusalem." Victory Day Celebration (Resettlement), 7 p.m. A Jew never despairs. In an imperfect world, let Temple Israel Sisterhood Adult Eduction,. us strengthen each other for iikkun olam, the per11:30 a.m., at Temple Israel Beth El USY Rush Program #1,6p.m., at Beth El fecting of our world. '
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HARRY KAPLAN Services for Harry Kaplan of Houston, TX, were held April 23 in Houston. He was 75. Survivors include his wife, Sandy; a brother, Joseph of Omaha; a sister, Ruth Cohen of Los Angeles; son, Larry of Omaha; son and daughterin-law,-Bruce and Kelley; daughter, Renee of Omaha; and nieces and nephews. HAROLD BERWIN KORT Services for Harold Kort of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Omaha, were held April 24 at Indianapolis Hebrew North Cemetery. He died April 20 at the age of 84. Survivors include his wife, Estelle Cohen Kort; two sons, Stephan and Barry; two grandchildren; and a sister, Prances Ferer of Omaha. Mr. Kort worked at the Omaha Douglas County Health Department from 1948-60. He was also Omaha's first Urban Renewal Administrator and Head of the Housing Authority until 1965. In addition, he developed the present Housing Code for Omaha. Memorials to Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. ALVANM. SENAL Alvan Senal died April 17 in Port Richey, PL, at the age of 70. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn J. (Goldman) Senal. He is survived by his wife Mariene M. (Ethen) Senal; son Mark, Omaha; daughters, Patricia Spiker and Genevieve Courtwright, Port Richey; daughter and son-in-law Leslie and Charles Holubeck, Katzebue, AK; grandsons Hal Senal, Omaha; Nicholas and Nathan Spiker; granddaughter, Michaela Holubeck; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Eugene and Dr. Marialice Sena), Mount Kisco, NY; sister, Karen Timmons, Forestville, CA; nieces and nephews. Memorials to Pasco/Hernando Hospice, 4422 Grand Blvd., Newport Richey, PL., 34653. BETTE SCHMIDMAN Bette R. Schmidman died April 25 at age 75. Services were held Sunday at Beth El Cemetery. With her late husband Leon Schmidman, she founded Landon's Clothing Store in Omaha. She is survived by daughters JoAnn, Megan Terry and Lynda Halbridge; son Dr. Neil Halbridge; grandson David Halbridge and special friend Mike Steiner.
Beth El Synagogue's Scholar-in-residence weekend Beth El Synagogue's annual Dr. Leon Fellman Scholar-in-Residence weekend will be held May 2, 3 and 4. Featured guest lecturer is educator Rabbi Neil Gillman, Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and a columnist for The Jewish Week. He is the author of Conservative Judaism: A New Century, which (Continued on page 8) •
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Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations 7023 Case Street, Omaha, NE 0 556-6536 FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat service, 7 p.m. ••'-/ Shabbat service, 8:15 pan. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan Contzius will officiate, along with members of the Temple Youth Group as they welcome MoVFTY Conclave participants. Guest speakers will be Dr. Howard Needelman and Jeremy Passer, who will speak on "Bioethics: A Personal and Professional Perspective." The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Caring Committee. 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 service, 11:15 a.m.; Adam Waldbaum will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. Simcha B'Shabbat-an informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of a variety of Jewish text. The regular Shabbat service will be held injhe Sanctuary. SUNDAY: V 10 a.m.-noon, Outreach group will tour Jewish Omaha with guide Mary Fellman of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society and 'Ollie the Trolley.' ADULT EDUCATION May 8-7:30-8:30 p.m., "Beyond Midrash," led by Don Schwartz. "SHABBAT COMES TO YOU" Friday, May 0, 2 p.m.-Hazzan Contzius will lead a Shabbat service at the Blumkin Home.
BEYT SHAtOM An Affiliate of the Jewish JReconstructioniet Federation P.O. Box 241130, Omaha, NE 68124-5130 768-9233 http^/pmahafireenetorg/bcytshal . FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat services, 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue. SUNDAY: Religious School, 10 aan., Westside Community Education Center, 108th & Grover. Contact Dr. Marty Rosenberg at 390-9062 for placement. FRIDAY, May 9: Rabbi Sachs will lead services. SATURDAY, May 10:10 ajn.-Rabbi Sachs will lead a Torah service; 4:30 p.m.-Adult Education "An Exploration of the Talmud" continues, 4048 Kristy Circle, Omaha; a pot-luck vegetarian dinner and Havdalah will follow. Everyone is invited.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME . Services, led by Alan Schulewitz, start at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join residents for services and Kiddish.
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BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE - Member ofthe Union of «j ' Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1502 No, 52nd St^ Omaha, NE 68104 Services 'cdndu'cted^RtibbiHoward Kutner. Office hdurs^Monda?1through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sriday.'TfcJem.' t* 2 p.m. FHaDAY:'Servfee>j:7p.'m. •• SATURDAY*'Service's,^ 8:45 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m., Kiddish sponsored by Sisterhood; "Parsha of the Week," a course led by Yakova Herzig, 6 p.m. at the home of the Herzigs; Chumash class with Rabbi Kutner, 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue; Mincha, 8:10 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Morning service, 9 a.m., followed by a class with Rabbi Kutner; Mincha, 8:10 pan. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and-8:10 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 7:30 p.m.: "Basic Jewish Thought,"a class with Rabbi Kutner; 8:30 p.m.Synagogue Skills I, Torah Reading.
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502 423-8509 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M.' Rosenbaum. . . . Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services; 8 P-m-j Leah Anne Keller Bat Mitzvah SATURDAY: Services,9:30a.m. Leah Anne Keller Bat Mitzvah. Oneg Shabbat and Kiddish following, hosted by Michael Keller. May 9: David Mellen, son of Betty and Jeff Mellen will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. CONGREGATION B'NAl JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE ' Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations 2061S. 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. TUESDAY: Adult Education, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Choir practice, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Shabbat services at 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service, 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m.
B'NAl ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE OlSMynuterSk, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 - " ;,- -,, 32M706 ' *\ " E-MAIL: doc Jeb?$uno.com FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. The discussion topic is 'Rabbi Kurzweil looks at Jewish history.'
CHABAD HOUSE ,, , An Affiliate of the Worldwide < . - Chnhad-Lubavitch Movement ' 11923 Pacific, Omaha,HB 68144 697*1124 h h d © t SATURDAY: Davening starts at 9-.30 a.m., followed by Kiddish. WEDNESDAYS: Talmud classes, 9:30 a.m.; "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, 7 pan. THURSDAYS: Advanced Talmud, noon
TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD ADULT EDUCATION Thursday, May 8—— 9:30-11:30 a.m. IN THE MILDER CENTER Dr. Leonard Greenspoon will Speak Dr. Greenspoon, Klutznick Chair at Creighton University and Scholar on Bible translations, will look at issues of gender in the Bible during this special guest presentation. All are welcome to join us.
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'B'nal'Mltzirah: B e n j a m i n J o s e p h Aaron Koval, son of ] Raymond and Yolande Koval, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah May 10 at Beth El Synagogue. A seventh-grade honor roll student at Lewis & Clark Middle School, he enjoys music. Benjamin has a brother, Alexander. Grandparents are Morris and Rosalyn Koval of Teaneck, N.J., and Joseph Haddad of Valenton, France. Daniel Richard Moshman. son of Ann and Gordon Moshman, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah May 10 at Temple Israel. A seventh-grade honor student at Westside " 'i'1 Middle School, he was selected for participation in District 66 Excellence in Youth. He plays ice hockey for the O.M.A.H.A. team, tournament champions this year in Jefferson City, MO. He also plays Pony baseball, is on the Westside track team, and plays roller hockey. In addition, he enjoys tennis and the trumpet. His mitzvah project was donating Braille prayer books to Temple Israel. Daniel has three sisters, Rachael, Hilary and Rebecca. Grandparents are Jack and Annette Moshman ofBethesda, MD. Great-grandparents are Richard and Patricia Schmid of Loveland, CO. Zachary Colick, son of Gary and Marilyn Colick, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah May 10 at Temple Chai in Phoenix, AZ. A seventh-grade honor roll student'at Desert Shadows Middle School in Scottsdale, he enjoys basketball and tennis, and has earned awards in both sports. Zachary has a sister,, Lauren. Grandparents are Ben and Elaine Nachman of Omaha and the late Harry and Betty Colick. Great-grandmother is Rose Novicoff of Omaha.
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; We've heard it before; some of our teens are drinking and using drugs. The parents won't admit there's A 'problem and when they db; they refuse to allow their teens to attend programs of the Jewish youth groups, fearing that those groups are contributing to the problems; •..:...»< Nothing could be further1 from:thertruthi. The strength of our youth groups is structure:' Whether it's BBYO, USY, OTYG or NCSY, all our- youth groups provide hours of productive programming for our Jewish teens. J u s t l o o k at the'Teen Calendar on the last Friday of each month to see how many worthwhile activities there are for them. This weekend OYTG is holding their Spring Conclave at Temple Israel; the following Shabbat is a Jr. NSCY Shabbaton at Beth Israel. Beth El recently hosted a regional mini-Sha'bbaton for Emtza Region. The active teens spend hours of time planning for events, but even those who are 'just members' caii find strength among their peers. Ye's, there continues to be a: substance-abuse problem with some teens. And community volunteer Joe Ginsberg is trying to get parents, rabbis and teens involved in finding solutions. But let's not blame youth groups; let's support their work!
Commentary
Remembering the Holocaust while celebrating the Exodus by Rabbi Irving Greenberg, president of CLAL, .The
National Center for Learning and Leadership, author of The Jewish Way.
There are three primary' reasons whjr the message • NEW YORK (JTA) - Must we choose between of the Exodus cannot' be uridelifood'jfrdperly unless remembering the Exodus and remembering.the one first grasps the injustice1 w'hScn is the backdrop H o l o c a u s t ? •••'" ' . : > . • '•••• * '•'•' •-•••••. •'.••:>•,'>'.•• • > • • • • ; of the liberation. ? f'1' ' > i v " '•'' " ' . ' .' •' In recent years, there has been a drumfire of critFirst, there is' a teh'diSicljr'b'n the' part of^pebple of icism that American Jewish commemoration of the good will to underestiih'atel-t6he; force of eyir'in the Holocaust constitutes the substitution of a death world. Particularly when one tells;the : story of a fixation for Judaism's central message of life. great victory for the downtrodden, such as the The Passover seder gives the lie to this false Exodus, there is a danger that the continuing choice. power of evil in the status quo will be minimized or There is no question that Passover is the core overlooked. >....•.• Jewish holiday. The Ten Commandments open Then good people will not organize sufficient with, "I am the Lord Your God who took you out of power to overcome oppression or they will criticize the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." and belittle those who use necessary force to defeat Deuteronomy tells us that the Exodus is the evil. This has often been the State of Israel's fate source of Israel's status as God's very own — chosen when it defended itself. - people. Central ethical Jewish teachings such as Second, given Judaism's optimism that good will treating the stranger with love and justice, helping triumph, there is a danger that its affirmations will the poor and taking care of the widow and orphan are validated and mandated by the event of the be heard as Pollyanna truths that veil the reality of evil and pain in the world. Many religions have fled Exodus. this world by dismissing it as an illusion or by lookPassover itself retells and reenacts the great ing beyond to a 'better,' 'higher' spiritual realm Biblical Exodus. The one ritual that every Jew had rather than confront the extent of human suffering to participate in was the annual Paschal lambthat needs to be corrected in tne here and now. feast. Failure to join constituted cutting one's self Faith in God should not encourage naivete vis-aoff from Jewry. Thus, the core teaching of Judaism became that there is a God who cares. That is why vis evil. Torah is not some simplistic belief that the Israelites who were enslaved werefled to free- denies the innocent suffering and injustice in this dom and a promised land where they could live in world or claims that people deserve what they get. Only by telling the extent of slavery and suffering dignity and equality. that preceded the Exodus — and that continued in Still, when the rabbis set out to create a ritual of other places after the liberation from Egypt — will memory to reenact the Exodus, they insisted that people grasp the mixture of fragile hope, hard bitter the tale cannot focus only on life and deliverance. realism and tenacity that is needed to realize the They determined that the seder must begin by Torah's promise of redemption. telling the shameful stories and conclude with celeKnowing full well the power -- past and future bration. of evil, Judaism stands up for hope and liberation. In the Gemara, the great teacher Rav suggests But it makes clear that only the passionate committhat the telling should start with the admission ted partnership of God and Israel, and God and that the Israelites themselves were originally idol• humanity, can overcome evil and perfect the world. aters. But his colleague, Samuel, makes clear that Finally, the rabbis understood that people take the account of liberation must begin by narrating the slavery - and the genocide - that preceded the life and good times for granted. Once freedom becomes the norm, there is a real danger that its Exodus. beneficiaries will live it routinely and fail to savor In fact, the Haggadah tells of the forced labor its depth and wonders. and agony of the Jews and of the drowning of the Only as people remember the life of slavery male children before it gets to the remarkable under tyranny, will they be inspired to fight pasdeliverance and the wonders in the desert. sionately against freedom's enemies. If people do :
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not remember of compare the present liberty embodied in democracy to alternative systems, they will not appreciate or maximize the benefits of freedom." ">. ' ...'.. , , •The Passover seder teaches us that the dance of life takes place on the thin bridge of hope and vitality that we build over the abyss of death and despair that looms below. "Love [and life] is more powerful than' death," says Song of Songs. But you will under appreciate life and underestimate death unless you come to life with eyes open and in full awareness of the power of death. Intuitively, American Jews have understood that Israel's life pulses more fiercely when you come to Jerusalem by way of Buchenwald and Auschwitz. The memory of the Holocaust liberates us from the illusions of shallow universalism or complacent liberalism. Many Jews include passages of Holocaust testimony in their seder and it deepens Jewish witness to life. The taste of maror (bitter herb) frees us to experience the intensity of the deliverance meal. The harshness of the matzah of slavery plays off the ease of our current situation and enables us to drink deeply and to savor the wine of liberation. In every generation, we must embrace the painful but dynamic dialectic of tragedy and triumph — bayamim hahem — in those days in Egypt and -- bazman hazeh - in our time.
Letter to the Editor To the Editor: (After reading the caption under the front page picture on the April 18 Passover issue), I cannot begin to tell you how much Edith Rogert's seder table will be missed! Yearly, we make a trip to the JCC Gallery to see if and how "the family" has grown. Last year's cellular phone was a delightful telling touch. Two trips, at least, are necessary to take it all in. The community (and the Klein family) appreciates the witty characterization of "everyman's seder." Hene Klein BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve Levinger, Vice President; Lloyd Roitstein, Treasurer; Jane Rips, Secretary; Bob Birt; Cynthia Epstein; Steve Danon; Marci Gallner; Joanie Jacobson; Sheryl Lee; Fred Mogul; G"eorge Schapiro; Howard Silber; Fred Tichauer; Sylvia Wagner.
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JERUSALEM (JTA) - After an eight-month lull, fervently. Orthodox demonstrators have resumed large-scale protests aimed at closing Jerusalem's Bar Han Street to Sabbath traffic. The weekend protests came in the wake of a High Court ruling to keep the street open on Shabbat and other Jewish holidays until Transportation Minister Yitzhak, Levy worked out a compromise between religious and secular interests. Bar Ilan Street, which cuts through religious neighborhoods, is also a main artery linking outlying city neighborhoods to the center of Jerusalem. The court decision was handed down after Levy rejected earlier compromise proposals, including one that called for the street to be closed during prayer times, and another road, currently closed, to be opened to traffic. Activists suspended demonstrations while they awaited the court's ruling. Last summer, Bar Ilan Street was the site of repeated violent clashes between Orthodox demonstrators and police. At the time, secular groups held protests of their own, often calling on their fol' lowers to drive along the street on the Sabbath. The street has become the flashpoint for an ongoing debate between secular Israelis, who want to be free of religious constraints when it comes to setting public policy, and the Orthodox, who view the presence of Sabbath traffic on the street as a violation of religious law. In the recent protests, which police said were less intense than expected, thousands of observant Jews clashed with large numbers of police, who pushed the protesters back to prevent them from blocking the street. Some 20 demonstrators were . detained, and about 10 police officers were injured. Jerusalem police chief Yair Yitzhaki said the police had achieved their goal of ensuring that the road remained open to traffic.
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Well, they've done it again-I heard on the news just this morning our present television sets will be obsolete in just a few short years. Some new digital miracle will change everything as we know it on our TV screens, and in order to be able to receive the-programming, we either need to buy a new set or some type of adapter. The new set will go for (as I recall) between two and fo^'ttousM'dSoilarsT ' Isn't that great deWs?| Yeajrj.ffigptL/Actually,up until now I hadn't included TV setsrin that categoV" ry of inventions created: with what I call "planned ' obsolescence." You khbw what I mean....no sooner do we buy the newest whatever'and the next model' on the market makes yours out-of-date. I saw some demonstrations and explanations about this newest version of the boob-tube and it appears the main improvement is on the size of the picture, or maybe I should say the scope of the picture. And, it's said to be much clearer and cleaner, compared to our present picture. Excuse me, but can I ask a dumb question? How much clearer does it have to be? The scene we get is beautiful and life-like and frankly, I don't need to see more deeply into anybody's pores, do you? I find the news about this new innovation more than a little annoying, since it's only been a matter of months that we purchased a nice, new, big television and I hadn't planned to ever need another one! Also, I wonder about all you folks who have those giant screen TVs, like the kind seen in a public place. Are those also going to be considered outdated? I guess if a person is Old enough to remember when radio was entertaining, then graduated to the "modern invention," television, it's difficult to project whaf s coming on the horizon. I mean, what next? It would seem the only thing left is to have the figures usually seen on the screen appear in person in your living room. Thafs where I draw the line....although, the idea of having some of those celebrity newscasters in my family room, explaining the latest in the peace talks is somewhat intriguing. On second thought, never mind. I'm not a neat enough housekeeper for that kind of stuff. Well, I'm getting off the subject, which was originally my complaint about planned obsolescence. Maybe I'm being unfair—maybe nobody actually planned to make all TV sets unusable in the future. Maybe it just happened as the brainchild of some gifted scientist. Who knows? In the meantime, I guess it's progress. If thafs what it is, I'll stop bourchin' about it. If I don't, for sure some smart aleck will be there to remind me that the inability to accept change and improvement on the familiar is a sign of old age. I don't need that.
Susan Rubin Suleiman. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press) 232 pages. This is a story about survival, adaptation and luck. The author, a professor of French at Harvard University, was born in 1940 in Hungary. Her family emigrated to America in 1949. Her return to Budapest in 1984 and a six month stay during 1993 at the Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study, an intellectual byproduct of the end of the Cold War, rekindled her memory of past youth as she observed Hungarian political and intellectual life wrestle with democracy, communism, fascism and poverty. She writes "Few people know the stories of their parents." We ask the questions, usually too late for them to reply. Suleiman searches for the shades of her parents. Dwelling on parents and place, she finds, not surprisingly, the first, far less than perfect and the second less than emotionally earthquake proof. ' During the Second World War she was renamed Mary and left with a Christian family, and reclaimed by her Jewish family at the end of the war. Fortuitously for the author, a feminist, "Motherbook" is the English translation of the Hungarian word for official documents such as birth, marriage and death certificates. Living in Budapest, walking the old streets, evoked memories of childhood and nurtured her search, turning every day objects into art. Beyond the particularity of her father, a Talmudic scholar, and his death at the age of 49, Suleiman's remembrances triggered by travel, may interact with the readers life experiences, prompting the recall of universal commonplace, such as parents forcing cod-liver oil on their children in the late '40s and early '50s. There are lighthearted moments such as the charming vignette of the women at the Gellert baths. Travel journals are a feminist time and space genre. Alice Kaplan, a fellow university French professor, published French Lessons in 1993. Its enjoyable self-indulgent rumin'ation and revelations chronicle the impact of a father, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg war trials, whose early death also left unresolved feelings, a gaping emotional hole. For Kaplan, mastery of French became an escape and a new reality. For Suleiman, the remastering of her mother tongue was tantamount to the prideful assumption of a new identity and flirtatious dalliance with Hungarian culture. This book is available at the Jewish Federation Library.
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VISIONS Spring membership luncheon meeting is Friday, May 16 at Caniglia's Venice Inn. Cost is $6.50. We will be entertained by our own Yale Trustin who will present a program of music melodies. We are asking members to donate used eye wear for Operation Eyeglass-Prevent Blindness Nebraska. Bring eyeglasses to the luncheon or anytime before to the Blumkin Home's front desk for Margaret's attention. Please fill out and mail reservation form by May 9 to Vera Lewis, 5424 LaFayette Avenue, Omaha, NE 68132. Visions will attend"Tony N* Tina's Wedding" Sunday, June 1 at 2 pnn, at the Joseph A. Ginsberg has Omaha Community Playhouse in the Howard Drew Theatre. Cost is $8 which received includes show and wedding dinner of pasta, salad, breadstick, and wedding . Scouting's cake. Tickets are limited. Reserve early. highest Please fill out and mail reservation form by May 15toMaurice and Rosalie district Meiches, 5036 Parker St., Omaha, NE 68104. Sorry, no refunds, duetotherecogniater policy. Make checks payable to Jewish Senior Services. tion, the BREADBREAKERS J Juvenile Breadbreakers will meet Wednesday at noon at Highland Country Club. Dr. i Diversion Leonard Greenspoon will be the guest speaker, according to Steve Riekes. Dr. Award of Greenspoon holds the Klutznick Chair of Jewish Civilization at Creighton § Merit. University. Cost is $7.75 and the event is open to the community. has JEWISH SINGLES 35+ A potluck dinner and game night will be held Saturday, May 3, 7 p.m. at the teered as home of Francee Altman, 514 So. 89 St. The event, sponsored by Jewish Joe Ginsberg. " an adult Family Service, will feature dairy and vegetarian meals. For information, call " group leader since 1994. During 390-0527. this time, he has provided leadership to 10 teen and three pre-teen Young Energetic Seniors bake matza groups. His compassion and wisdom are exemplified in his dealings with youth. Past participants have described him as being "caring, supportive and one of the nicest men they have ever met." To qualify, the nominee must be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America, and show noteworthy service to youth. "Joe is known among Scouters as 'volunteer extraordinaire,'" said Lloyd Roitstein, Scout Executive of the Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America. • •
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Ginsberg was recognized as last year's outstanding group leader. According to the announcement, "He canjbest be described by the words of the Scout Law: someone who, is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." • Jonathan L. Broder, son of Barry Broder and Anne Broder, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 1996 semester at Brandeis University. Dean's list honors are giventostudents who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Howard Neil Epstein of Omaha has been admitted to the 1997 State Bar Association and has joined the firm of Fellman, Moylan, Natvig, Steichen & Kelly The Pacesetter Corporation named Bill Goldman of the Grand Rapids office Vice President/General Manager of the Year for 1996. He was presented the award by Phillip G. Schrager, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pacesetter Corp., and Pacesetter President Harley D. Schrager.
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NCCJ Humanitarian Dinner (Continued from page 1) Policy and Negotiations. He has served as a U.S. serves on the Boards of United Arts Omaha, Senator and member of national governmental Omaha Jewish Federation, Opera Omaha and the Omaha Community Foundation. committees. Steve Simon is Vice-president and General Liz Karnes, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Nebraska, earned Masters and Manager of Omaha Steaks Foodservice. He is past Doctorate degrees from UNL. She is currently a President of West Omaha Rotary, blub;'a member Director of the Westside Community Schools Board of the Board of Trustees of Temple -Israel^and Co^ of Education, a member of the Airport Authority, Chairman of the UJA/Federatdon Men's Campaign. and serves on the boards of the National Because of his concern for the attitudes of teens, Conference, National Reading is Fundamental, and funds have been granted by Omaha;;Steaks to the Women's Fund of Greater Omaha. She has cover costs of the annual Prejudice Elimination been recognized locally and nationally for her work Workshops for high school students. for youth, education, and the community. Mr. Clare, a partner of Marks Clare & Richards, Alan Simon, Chairman and CEO of Omaha received his Doctor of Law degree at Creighton Steaks has been a member of the Boards of University School of Law. He is a member of the Directors of numerous civic organizations including Omaha, Nebraska, Iowa, and American Bar the Omaha Symphony, Boy Scouts of America, Associations, as well as Nebraska Society of CPAs Goodwill Industries, The Salvation Army and and American Institute of CPAs. He is a former Children's Hospital. He is the recipient of the District Deputy, Knights of Columbus and a 36Presidential Award for Outstanding Job Training year member of the Jewish Community Center. for Youth at Risk. The National Conference is proud to honor these Fred Simon is the Executive Vice President of individuals for their invaluable contributions and : Omaha Steaks, and President of the Consumer distinguished service to the community. For information on the Humanitarian Award Direct Division, directing the overall development of the company's direct-to-consumer business. He Dinner, please call the NCCJ office at 391-4460.
Scholar-in-residence (continued from page 2) discusses not only the present character of the Conservative Movement, but the future direction is examined as well as a concise history of the beginnings of the movement. The schedule of events at Beth El starts Friday
evening with a Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m. Rabbi Gillman will speak on "Foundations of Conservative Judaism." Services will follow at
8 p.m., concluding with a special Oneg. Dinner is limited to the first 100 people with advance reservations. Shabbat morning, May 3, Rabbi Gillman will deliver the D'var Torah. Minha, Ma'ariv and Havdalah will be at 8:15
on Saturday. Following services, he will direct a "Personal Theology Workshop." Recently, Rabbi Paul Drazen conducted a short series of classes based on the theme of this workshop concept. Again, it is limited to the first 25respondents. On Sunday, May 4 at 10 a.m., at "Brunch and Learn," Rabbi Gillman will lead a discussion on "Resurrection and Immortality: Jewish Concepts," based on the subject of his most recent book The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought. The Brunch and Learn is sponsored by the Beth El Men's Club. The Dr. Leon Fellman Scholar-in-Residence weekend was established by Dr. Fellman's family in his memory.
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(Continued from page 1) In his letter to the University Committee on Honors and Awards, Dr. Richard Freund,,Director of the Bethsaida Excavations Project, wrote of Minister Katsav: "I would like to recommend to the committee one of the most distinguished statesmen of Israel, who in addition to having a significant role in the quest for peace in the Middle East also has a pivotal role with the University of Nebraska a t Omaha's Bethsaida Excavations Project "Mr. Katsav is an Iranian-born Israeli who has risen through the ranks of political life of Israel to his present position as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism. "He has demonstrated extreme courage by creating a joint campaign for tourism with the Palestinian Authority and the Jordanian govern1- ment, a first in the history of the State, of Israel. This campaign may be called Tourism for. Peace, a sentiment which is echoed in the Ministry of Tourism's literature." Minister Katsav was formerly in the Ministry of Housing, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Minister of Transport, and only recently has taken on the portfolio not only as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, but also the Minister . responsible for Israeli-Arab Affairs. Jn the past 20 years, he has been involved with the many diverse peoples of Israel, the work force, the roadways and air routes, the housing of the immigrant populations coming from the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia, the Israeli-Arabs, and now as Minister of Tourism will be involved with one of the main sources of interest and income tourism. Bethsaida, an archaeological site in northern Israel has been excavated for the past 10 years by the Bethsaida Excavations Project. The Project is presently housed at UNO. It was originally identified by the Israel Tourist Corporation as a site which will be key in the future tourism plans of northern Israel. Tourismis; a unifying factor for the people of Israel and religious groups worldwide and Katsav will again play a role in this and other elements of his new position. , Dr. Freund also noted that he was proud of UNO's decision to award Katsav this honorary doctorate. , •' . . . "This is the first time in recent memory, that a sitting diplomat of the State of Israel has received an honorary doctorate from an American institution. This event again puts UNO in an international elite of institutions and places us center stage in world affairs. "I hope that everyone will come to provide Minister Katsav a warm Nebraska welcome and also see the new documentary on the Bethsaida site," he added. . ,The documentary and ceremony are by reservation only. Those wishing to attend should call 5542902 to leave the name and number of reservations.
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YWCA names honorees Eight women from the greater Omaha, metro area will be honored for achievement in their chosen field, community service, and their work to eliminate discrimination at the YWCA's Tenth Annual Tribute to Women luncheon. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Red Lion Hotel. Reservations, starting at $30 per person, are available through the YWCA by calling 345-6555. Several special parking options are available for the convenience of guests, according to the YWCA. Joanne Harrell of USWEST Communications chaired the committee, which selected the eight women. She noted that each honoree will again be profiled in a video vignette by KMTV-3. Included in the 1997 honorees and their categories are: Mary Lou Walker, Entrepreneur Starting with 11 employees, Mary Lou Walker's vision for Garbo's salons and her partnership with Linda Mixan came together in 1988. Shortly thereafter, joined by Mark Constantino, the company grew to four beauty salons and a floral and gift shop (Stems at Countryside). / . •• Walker and her partners were among pioneers in ,the:beauty industry to offer paid vacations, health benefits,- savings and retirement plans, and con-, tinuing education for staff. She has demonstrated courage in diversity. During 25.'years as manager \ of the Brandies beauty salons, she was the first. major local salon to hire African-American stylists.' • Always interested in helping, Walker offers Jier experience :to young entrepreneurs, knowing that success comes with laying out a solid business' plan. With an eighth, grade-education, she started business with a strong will and a dream. ' .The basis of her hiring is to find people who can be "motivated, innovative and creative;" her staff includes many ethnic backgrounds. .Walker and her husband, Art, have been married 42 years. They have three children and six grandchildren. WZii£& Ann K. Goldstein . ; ' Human Services/Community Advocate Ann Goldstein directs'leadership development initiatives at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, including Leadership Omaha and Youth Leadership Omaha. Goldstein, in conjunction with the Knights of AkSar-Ben and numerous volunteers, developed the
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Myron R. Heise was born in Bancroft, NE, and has lived in New York for the last 30 years. He paints the Lower East Side, and for over 15 years has been identified as a member of the Street Painters' School, which Raphael Soyer described in 1981 as "bursting with vitality and energy...What is most significant...they are all individuals and paint what they see through themselves, intensely, searchingly, feelingly." In 1983, the Street Painters' show "Artists' Choice, Painted Light," toured New York, Pennsylvania, Maine and Ohio. Heise's works have been displayed at New York's Lincoln Center and are part of many permanent collections including the Sheldon Art Museum in Lincoln, NE, the Museum of the City of New York, the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, the NYNEX Corporation, Peat Marwick, Main & Co., and the Robert Beth Barret Browning Society, Florence, Italy. He has had 17 one-man exhibitions and been represented in over 44 group exhibitions since 1981.
His most recent show was at the Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery at Hudson Guild entitled "Early Works, Recent Works, How We Have Grown." He is an illustrator for the New York Observer. Heise's rural Nebraska roots bring him back periodically. He has been an artist-in-resident at the Neihardt Center in Bancroft. When in Nebraska, he paints landscapes rather than tenements, bars and filling stations; and Farmers Elevators rather than crowded urban street. His sense of space, his love of locale and the earthiness of his brush result in a canvas vivid with color and the story drama of everyday life. Heise has a double vision—You cannot take the country out of the boy, nor can you take the city out of the man. This collection is brought to the Jewish Community Center Gallery through the collaboration of Robert and Roberta Rogers of Gallery 72, Oliver and Karen Pollak and the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. The show will run May 5-18,
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Births Felicia and Mark Weaver announce the March 31 birth of their daughter, Madison Myn, named in memory of her maternal great-grandmother, Marian Nathan. Grandparents are Marvin and Hedy Kirke of Omaha, Donna Weaver of Grand Island and the late Lynn Weaver. Great-grandparents are Helen Kirke of Omaha and the late Nathan Kirke.
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Washington, D.C.-^What makes a great Jewish city? Is it the number of synagogues, delis or Jewish community centers? Is it a place that is affordable or welcoming to newcomers? B'nai B'rith's Center for Jewish Identity (CJI) is searching for the best small, medium and large cities for Jewish people in the United States contemplating moving to a new city who want to live a Jewish life. The Center will publish the results in a booklet next year as a guide for people in various stages of life, including singles, young married couVictory Day is the observance of the end of ples and parents of young children. World War II in the Former Soviet Union. It comThe guide will provide information on the availmemorates those who lost their lives in this con- ability of such amenities as kosher restaurants, flict and celebrates those who returned. Jewish community centers, synagogues and day Jewish Women International's "Dolls for The New American Community and the Jewish schools. Democracy" took center stage at a recent Family Service Resettlement Program will honor Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen, a professor of sociology at Russian Club meeting. Rose Rosenberg, left, this important historical event Thursday, May 8, Gratz College in Philadelphia, will work with B'nai and Frieda Krizelman gave an informative from 7-9:30 p.m. B'rith to collect and compile the data. narrative on each doll. i A program of Russian music, poetry, stories and B'nai B'rith is working with Jewish federations desserts will be offered. Cost is $2 for ages 10 and and other agencies to gather the information and is Corrections looking for the public to suggest a particular city In the April 18 Passover edition of the Jewish older. For reservations, call Tami at 334-6490 by May for inclusion in the guide. Press, Gary Kaplan was misidentified in a photo caption as the son of Bernice and Lazar Kaplan. He 2. Tickets will be available at the door. To nominate a favorite city, please fill out a is their nephew; his parents are Susie Kaplan and Jewish Anthology seeks submissions questionnaire available from the Center by calling the late Howard Kaplan. Also, the archivist of the Jerusalem journalists Michele Chabin and Rikki (202) 857-6577, or send an email to: Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is Barbara Horowitz are seeking true-life Jewish stories and CJI@bnaibrith.org. Morrison Bresler; her last name was transposed. "There is a wealth of general information availanecdotes for an anthology they are compiling, tenIn the April 25 edition, all the photos taken at tatively entitled, The Jewish Heart. able on different cities such as cost of living and the Major Gifts Event with James Carville were The stories can be humorous, thoughtful or inspi- average temperatures, but there is nothing availtaken by photographer Lu Pavelka. Also, a line rational, serious, original or already published, able about living Jewishly," said Barbara Stollman, was inadvertantly omitted from the editorial; it with or without a moral, as long as there is clear chairman of the Center for Jewish Identity. should have read: "While crowds surged into Beth "For Jewish people contemplating a move, this Jewish content. El, Temple Israel was busy counting heads at their guide will help them make a more educated deciPlease send submissions, from 300-3000 words, concert "Tradition and Today." And, finally, Milt sion," she added. Marcus' last name was omitted from the photo- to PO Box 8800, Jerusalem, 91806, Israel or e-mail The Center for Jewish Identity promotes Jewish to: michele@netmedia.net.il graph of the Temple's Music Committee. continuity and family life through a variety of educational programs and inter-generational activities. Founded in New York 153 years ago, B'nai B'rith Turn your sense of style has members in 56 countries. into an... To learn more about the Center or B'nai B'rith activities around the world from the internet, see http://www.bnaibrith.org. • Represent an exclusive New York designer collection • Flexible hours • Sell via home trunk showings
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Joe and Ruth Rice set up Omaha's first Federation Pooled Income Fund
'In Honor of Thy Father and Thy Mother'
by Claudia Sherman. Foundation Public Relations Director
Maxine Rifkin and Milton Simons on their wedding day-Dec. 23,1945.
Sol Parsow married LeeJane Greenberg Jan. 19,1947. A new permanent exhibit remembering 50th wedding anniversaries and family reunions is now being developed by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society for display on a wall in the Jewish Community Center "Hall of History." This exhibit has been endowed by the children of LeeJane and Sol Parsow and the children of Maxine and Dr. Milton Simons in honor of each of their parents' 50th anniversaries. The Parsow children are Alan and Carol, David and Kit, Jay and Margo and Steven and Debra. The Simons children are Dr. Jerry and Judy, Laurie and Bryan Misle and Shari and Kerry Fields. A plaque in honor of the Parsow and Simons families, noting this contribution by the children, will be affixed to the wall. A designer has been consulted and the NJHS will begin the process of making 4x5 archival negatives of pictures loaned or donated to them for this project. Other Nebraska celebrants of 50 or more years of marriage are invited to bring their family pictures to the NJHS Archival office for inclusion in this permanent exhibit. All photos must be identified.
In 1989, the late Joe and Ruth Rice "wanted to do something for the Jewish Federation" of Omaha. With this purpose in mind, they became the first to donate to the Federation through a Pooled Income Fund. "A type of life income plan, a Pooled Income Fund operates similarly to a mutual fund," explained Sheldon Bernstein, endowment director of The Foundation of the Jewish Federation. "The donor's gift is placed in a 'pool' with many other donors' gifts. The donor is paid the income from his or her pro-rata share of the fund. The income from the fund depends on its earnings performance. Donors receive a partial charitable contribution income tax deduction. Upon the death of the income beneficiaries, the principal of their donation is transferred to the Jewish Federation," Mr. Bernstein said. According to Mrs. Rice in a Jewish Press article from Aug. 17, 1990, "We really worry about the young people going to college today. It has become so expensive. We just wanted to be able to help." Mr. and Mrs. Rice helped the Jewish community of Omaha quite a bit during their 69 years of marriage. Mr. Rice, a co-founder and an owner of Gland-O-Lac poultry pharmaceutical manufacturers, was a multi-term chairman of the Dr. Philip Sher Home for the Aged, president of Beth El Synagogue, and chairman of the Federation's Philanthropy Campaign. In 1949, he became presi-. dent of the Jewish Federation. Through the years, he was a tireless fund-raiser for the State of Israel, the Federation campaigns, and other community drives, according to the Jewish Press article. He was also instrumental in starting the Oldtimers organization, which continues to meet with the YES group at the Jewish Community Center. Mrs. Rice contributed her share of time and energy too. She was ^chairman-of the former Women's Division (now called the Women's-Campaign) and supported numerous women's organizations. Mr. Rice died in November, 1993, followed by his wife in February, 1995. The Rice's daughter, Adrienne Milder, lives in Santa Monica, CA, and their son, Donald, resides in Rancho Mirage, CA. There are seven grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren in the Rice family. The Pooled Income Fund was established with the understanding that the funds to be received by the Jewish Federation would constitute a permanent endowment known as the Joe and Ruth Rice Scholarship fund. The income from the fund is to be used for either loans or grants to provide scholarships to college and university students. Joe Kirshenbaum, president of The Foundation at the time the Pooled Income Fund arrangements were made, noted that "some very lucky students
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Nebraska Jewish Historical Society's creative writing contest ' The closing date for entries for the creative writing contest of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society has been moved to Sept. 15. This change of date will allow the young adult writers (high school to age 40) to have the summer to compose their essays on "The Greatest Influence on My Jewish Identity." The competition is being sponsored by the Morris and Mary Fellman Endowment Fund for Jewish Youth Activities. The first prize of $100 is for the best original short story about the entrant's Jewish life in Nebraska and Council Bluffs. Second prize is $50, and third prize is $25. The winning story will be published in the next NJHS Journal. For further information, entrants are asked to call the NJHS office at 402-334-6441 or 6442. : Letters are also being sent to all Jewish.youth' organizations urging their participation in this contest.
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The Twelfth Candle Editor's note: The fallowing recollections of last year's Nebraska Holocaust Commemoration were written by Marcia Kushner, chairperson of this year's state-wide observance. I stared at the three flickering candles. Six more to be lit in the two six-branched silver candelabra. As I sat on the dais, the next survivor made her way to the front to light a candle. It was Yom haShoah-the Holocaust Commemoration, 1996. As chair of the commemoration program committee, I was seated in the elegant art deco rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol. Our guest, Elie Wiesel, was in Lincoln for a lecture that afternoon as part of a speaking tour that took him on a tightly-scheduled swing through the heartland. The University people who arranged the lecture relinquished their plans for him that evening so he could attend the commemoration. We were told that he should not be asked to speak but would just be a guest. We delayed the start of the program as Prof. Wiesel had not yet arrived. When he entered, he was' seated with the Holocaust survivors who would each light a memorial candle. We would invite Professor Wiesel to light a candle with the 11 others. We asked, and he declined-
he seemed very tired and preferred to remain seated. It was his wish, but what to do about the twelfth candle? The program commenced. The middle school choir sang selections in beautifully articulated Hebrew and Yiddish. The 13-year-old Russian boy played interludes on his violin. It was so moving and there were tears in the eyes of many. Elie Wiesel seemed absorbed and formed the words of the deeply nostalgic Yiddish lullaby. But what to do about the extra candle? As I watched the three candles flickering and awaited the next survivor, a slight breeze blew through the Rotunda, the blower system no doubt. The flame of candle three blew sideways. The wick of the next candle was bent toward it and as I watched, the flame caught the bent wick and the fourth candle caught fire. I feared the breeze would continue to light the entire row of candles, but no, only one candle was lit. I realized that the problem was solved. The survivor lit the next candle and there would be no unlit candle at the end. The program continued and I seemed to be the only one who witnessed this slight miracle.
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Nancy Coren Covenant Award finalist Nancy Coren, a teacher at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, is a finalist for the Covenant Foundation Award for exceptional Jewish educators, it was recently announced. Her nomination was submitted six years ago. According to Mrs. Coren, she knew that someone had nominated her but hadn't heard anything for such a long period, she assumed nothing was to come of the effort. It was quite a surprise to find that she had been elevated to finalist status from the over 250-person national pool of fellow nominees. The Awards were inaugurated in 1990 by the; Covenant Foundation which was established by the Crown Family Foundation and the Jewish Education Service of North America. By rewarding the best educators, the Foundation "hopes to emphasize the importance of education in perpetuating the identity and heritage of Jewish people..." Mrs. Coren is one of six finalists being considered for the three awards. If she is selected, Tifereth Israel Synagogue will receive a $5,000 prize for being her home institution. Among her many accomplishments, she served as the volunteer parent director of the Tifereth Israel Nursery School for nine years, started a day camp for Jewish children, and was director of the Tifereth Israel Hebrew School for 20 years. Recently, she joined others, including Tifereth Israel's Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum, in the taping of a video to be used in human development classes at UNL. Participants communicated their understanding of the cultural aspects, values and beliefs of Jewish families to be used as a tool in learning about Jewish identity issues. Coren also helped organize the first conference to explore the relationship of Christians to the Holocaust, offered by UNL.
Over the past 1-1/2 years, we have been privileged to participate with Brenda Council and other African American leaders in a monthly Black/Jewish Dialogue. In view of the upcoming mayoral election, we wanted to share our thoughts about Brenda Council with our friends and relatives in the Omaha Jewish Community. During the past 1-1/2 years, we have come to know Brenda well and we are convinced she would be an outstanding mayor. She has a keen intellect and listens carefully to others before reaching conclusions. She thinks independently and can be trusted. She thinks of the interests of the city first and is not influenced by special interests. In our many discus sions, she has demonstrated sensitivity and understanding of issues facing the Jewish Community. Brenda and her family shared Passover dinner with us last year and joined our Seder this year. Omaha has an opportunity to elect a uniquely qualified, remarkable person as mayor. We urge you to strongly consider supporting and working for Brenda's candidacy and hope you will join us in voting for her on May 13,1997.
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