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Reconstructionist College to honor Kripkes

Anne Broder to chair Federation annual meeting

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College has received a gift of nearly $1 million from Rabbi Meyer and Dorothy Kripke. Designated for scholarships, the gift is the second in a series of plannedgifts announced by the Kripkes in recent months. Since Rabbi and Mrs. Kripke both benefited from highly subsidized Jewish educations, they want to ensure that others will share their good fortune, noted Dr. David Teutsch, RRC president. In light of a lifetime of Jewish leadership and commitment to RRC,3he RRC will confer.the college's highest award, the Keter Shem Tov Award, to Dorothy Kripke at graduation on June 1. Rabbi Kripke will accept the award on his wife's behalf. The Kripkes' ties to the Reconstructionist movement date back to the rabbi's student days at the' Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) where he was a student of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionism. . The first gift announced by the Kripkes was a $7 million gift to JTS to restore the Seminary Tower for housing and classrooms. The funds are from the Kripkes' holding of Berkshire Hathaway stock bought in 1972 from their neighbors, financier Warren Buffet and his wife, Susie.

byPamMonsky Federation Communications Director

May 16,1997

Local physicians respond to Bulgarian crisis by Pam Monsky . Federation Communications Director

The annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Recently, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Omaha is scheduled for*' Committee (JDC) con! Tuesday, June 24, tacted Jewish Feder7:30 p.m., in the Jewish ations throughout the Community Center Thecountry to respond to a atre; it will be chaired by medical crisis facing long-time volunteer Anne Bulgarian Jews. Broder. She is a pastCatastrophic economic chairman of theUJA/ conditions have left many Federation Women's Bulgarians without basic Campaign and a member necessities such as food of the National UJA and medicine. High inflaWomen's Board. tion, close to 300% in The meeting is the; 1996, and unemployment Dr. Fred Kader time the community will"' . „ . rates plague the country. Aune Broder gather to elect FederHospitals do not have even the most basic supplies, ation and agency officers for 1997-98. • and doctors are able to perform only limited proceIn addition, community members will be honored dures as a result. with awards for outstanding service and programs. Dr. Fred Kader, an Omaha physician, was one of These awards include the Humanitarian of the the doctors who responded to a fax sent to Year, Community Service Award, Center of Maimonides members last month. Excellence Volunteers of the Year, Young "As a Jewish physician, one who is involved with Leadership and Teen Leadership Awards. the Maimonides Society, I believe in the basic phi"It is an honor to preside over the Annual losophy of Jews helping Jews," said Dr. Kader. Meeting," said Ms. Br.oder in accepting the chairDr. Kader was able to get a quantity of Howard Bloom manship. Zithromax, a potent antibiotic that is desperately announces resignation "I have the highest regard for this community needed in Bulgaria. . Federation Executive Director Howard Bloom and its leadership. It is also so wonderful to recogAt the request of the Bulgarian International has announced that he has accepted an offer from nize members of the Omaha Jewish community Agency for Assistance, JDC,is seeking non-sectarithe New Haven (Cp~Jewish Federatioh to become; "wKo" hasife -given so' much of" their time and an donations of urgently needed food and pharmaits director. Bloom has held the top'Jposition in resources to make this one of the best places to live ceuticals to protect thousands of children at risk, :-•'. Omaha's Jewish Federation for nine years. His res- and work," she added. including the 1,000 needy children in the Jewish The event is open to the entire community. ignation will take place in mid-July.. Community. For more information, contact the Federation at Tom Fellman, Federation President, is in the "It's the right thing to do as a human being-it's process of putting together a search committee to 334-6431. as simple as that," he said.They needed the drugs look for Bloom's replacement. and we've got a responsibility."

Jewish community celebrates Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Three cantors and a rabbi to perform at Beth Israel by Helen Schwartz

Among the afternoon festivities: a clown entertained young children; Rita Paskowitz told stories and an artist created portraits.

Sara Juster (left), holds son, Ariel, aloft as she enters the JCC auditorium with Vicki Sanford and her daughter, Taylor. The afternoon's activities included an overflow crowd in the JCC Theatre for a lively concert by The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band of Chicago. Featuring a medley of Yiddish songs, klezmer melodies and Israeli favorites, the nine-member band played for more than Jay Bcnton, lister Wajmian and Sam Kaplan two hours. The day's events were sponsored were among JWV members who lead the com. by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. munlty during the flag-raising ceremony.

Beth Israel Synagogue will present a "first" in the Jewish community June 8 at 7 p.m. Three cantors and a rabbi from three houses of worship: Cantor Emil Berkovits from Beth El Synagogue; Cantor Erik Contzius from Temple Israel; and Cantor Leo Fettman and Rabbi Howard Kutner from Beth Israel will perform in a concert. A dairy . reception will follow. Marvin Parilman, chairman, has been meeting with various committee members including: Bernice and Don Cohen, Sheldon Cohen, Elaine Feldman, Donald Gerber, Forrest Krutter, Doris Kwiatek, Dr. Gary Parker, Dr. Paul .Shyken and Georgia Ann Steinberg. . . "Come hear your cantor for a live musical event," said Parilman. Donations are $10 per person; $7 per person ages 18 or younger; $75 for Patrons, which includes two adult admissions. • For further information, please call Bernice or, Don Cohen at 558-3423. For reservations, please make check payable to Beth Israel Synagogue and mail it to the Cohens at 5606 Charles St., Omaha, NE 68123. Reservations con also be made with Beth El Synagogue, Temple Israel, Beth Israel or any committee member. UNO honors Israeli Minister of Tourism Moshe Katsav will receive an honorary doctorate from UNO on Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Thompson Alumni Center, 67th and Dodge Street For tickets to the ceremony and a showing of The Lost City of Bethsalda, call 554-2902. No one will be admitted without a ticket, due to space limitations.

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Look What's Happening...

NACHMAN TSABARI Nachman Tsabari died May 5 in Jerusalem at the age of 87. Survivors include his wife, Mazol; three sons, Avner and Hilik of Israel and Eitan of Omaha and their families; a daughter, Ahova of Israel; 13 Rabbi, you've had more than BO years experi- grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials to Beth El Synagogue. ence in the rabbinate, you've read the books, talked with theologians, and have amassed a good deal of wisdom. In this column, let's Friedel parents, friends reflect on man's relationship with God. Editor's note: The following column was tape-recorded at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home by Rabbi Kripke with the assistance of Morris Maline, Editor Emeritus:

Summer Family Mission, July 13-23, 1997 'Young Jewish Omaha Mission, Feb. 5-15,1998 •50th Anniversary Mission to Poland & Israel, March 18-31, 1998 'Major Gifts Mission to Israel and Jordan, Nov. 11-23, 1998

•City Sprouts, June 1 •YJO Mission to Israel, Feb. 5-15,1998 Maimonides & Cardozo Spring Event with Stephen Flatow May 21, 6:30p.m. Westin Aquilla Court •UJA Women's Chicago Conference, July 15-16

'Midwest Lion ofJudah Chicago Conference, September 1997 •Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly, November 14-19,1997 Indianapolis •Partnership 2000 Joint Steering Committee Meeting in Israel, October 26-31, 1998 Federation Annual Meeting June, 24, 7:30 p.m. in the JCC Theatre For more information on these programs, call Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director at 334-6431.

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When we talk about anyone's relationship with God, I think that we ought to leave out right from the beginning any of the childish conceptions of God that sometimes people have of a great policeman somewhere in the sky watching us, looking for our sins, misdemeanors or worse, getting ready to punish us for them. . That's not the conception of God that anyone should entertain for very long, certainly not beyond childhood. The idea of the great policeman in the sky- & long gone and the willingness to look at Jewish tradition including the Bible from a point of view of what is sometimes called "thV historical, critical viewpoint was evident at least in Mordecai Kaplan's classes at the Jewish Theological Seminary. This was the first time when I was still a young teenager that I came into contact with his ideas that we must even look at the Bible not necessarily as "God's word literally," but rather as an idealization of the development of the people, Israel, from early times — shall we say, pagan times — to the idea of monotheism, especially what sometimes has been called ethical monotheism. Now, getting away from all of this, let us look for a moment at how the Bible itself views God. I refer to nothing less than the portion of the Torah that we read only two days ago (May 10) in the Synagogue. Kadoshim "You shall be holy, for the „ Lord your God is Holy." Now to be sure, that Sidrah opens with a number of ritual demands that Jews should do this and Jews should do that. The text tells us that if "I am the Lord your God," there are certain things you shall not do. "You shall not oppress the stranger, you shall not steal, you shall not deal falsely or lie to one another "... Then, of course, you have the great statement which has been repeated, I suspect, billions of times in human history: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord." To believe in God means to do well in the world you live in. Be loving to your neighbor, be kind to everyone and don't do the things that make life miserable. Dp things that make life as beautiful as we can get it. Therefore, compassion, decency and love. These are what it is to believe in God. So I will leave it at that. Believing in God means believing in human obligations and human duties.

Jewish Singles to sponsor talk on the rules of dating by Alice A . Weiss, L .C.S.W., JFS Social Worker

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What are the rules and etiquette for dating from a rabbinic perspective? How important are looks, physical attraction, finances and family background, according to Jewish tradition? These and other questions will be addressed during a program entitled "The Dating Game: A Jewish Perspective" to be held Tuesday, May 27, 7:30 p.m., at the JCC. Guest speaker will be Rabbi • Howard Kutner of Beth Israel Synagogue who himself was a Jewish single for several years . before recently marrying. The evening will be hosted by Jewish Singles 35+, a group sponsored by Jewish Family Service. All Jewish singles age 35 and over are invited to what promises to be a fun and informative talk to learn the Jewish rules of dating. The event is free of charge; a dessert reception will follow. For further information or to RSVP, please call Jewish Family Service at 330-2024.

to be 'Partners in Torah' by Diane Axler Baum

"Partners in Torah," a program of discussion and. exploration, will bring together parents'aod friends of Friedel Jewish Academy, .335 S;' 132ndSt^ "for an. evening of pne-on-ohe learmngih a'relaxed setting^" Sunday, May 25, from7:30 to 8:38p.m." •"- r ' ; ' ' "" clearly-1 program is "Spirituality and'i The program" will open'With' a^stibil; d'vaf'Tdrahf by Rabbi Gavriel- Herzig, FJA Headmaster. ; : Following his introduction,- participants?.Will sepas rate into pairs Or smalL.groups.in ,which, they, will. utilize the learning materials as the basis ibr discussion. They will share thoughts and ideas before . arriving at their individual conclusions. Rabbi Herzig will bring the session to, a.closewith a summary of his own insights. .The'eyenihg, will conclude with refreshments and socializing. ' "The impetus for this program was the desire expressed by many Friedel parents to study what their'Children are learning. "Partners' iriTdrah''offers the parents of our Academy; and other inter- • ested adults in the community,.an opportunity to-, learn and grow in their understanding of the Torah," Rabbi Herzig said. The Esther K: Newman Foundation provided funding to make this program possible. ;•••,,. For additional information,- please call Friedei : Jewish Academy at 334-0517.

Area teens recognized Three graduating seniors have been named to the All-State Academic Team. Michelle Lee, daughter of David and Sheryl Lee, is on the All-Metro Second Team; L. Jason Hoberman, son of Beth Leeds and Steve Hoberman, and Matthew Rosenberg, son of Ellen Fennick and Martin Rosenberg, were given honorable mentions. ' ' • • Students were selected on the basis of SAT or ACT scores, class rank, difficulty of course workand participation in academic events. Michelle will graduate from Millard North this month and plans to attend American University in Washington, D.C. She has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 and ranked 14th in her class of 468. Other student scholars honored were: Brownell-Talbott School: Jason Kohll, son of Gail and Jerry Kohll. *•••' Burke High School: Michael Kricsfeld, son of Barry Kricsfeld and Cheryl.Kricsfeld; and JayLewis, son of Rocky and Marshall Lewis. Central High School: Josh Cohen, son of Isabel and Carl Cohen; Jonathan Cipperley, son of Sharon Cipperley arid.Dari Cipperley; Andrea Friedman, daughter of Amy and Sandy Friedman; Karen Razor, daughter of Renee and Louis Kazor; Rachel Roberts, daughter of Denis and Nancy Roberts; and Shoshana Wees, daughter of Joy and Steve Wees. Westside High School: Julie Egermayer, daughter of Jan and Robert Egermayer; Jeremy Friedman, son of Gail and Steven Friedman; and Sarah Needleman, daughter of Lee and Howard Needleman. Sharon Cipperley, CHS guidance counselor served as chairwoman of the six-member .metro-team judging panel. ..- • . GRADUATION pflRTv suppues

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BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE to*»&er of fine tftaim of 7028 Cass Street, Omalsa, HIS 681S2 FRIDAY: Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m. Members of Temple Israel's Family School will lead a creative service along with Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan Contzius. .. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. Sitter Service Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please make a reservation. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: r Shabbat service, 11:15 a m . Valerie Michelle Brewer will celebrate her Bat 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 in the Sanctuary.

Orthodos: Jewish CoBgregatiosja of America 1502 No. S2ad St., Omalia, NE 69104 Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Services, 7 pjn. SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m., D e r e k Passer" Bar Mitzvah; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m., Kiddish sponsored by Maxine and Allen Passer in honor of Derek's Bar Mitzvah; "Parsha of the Week," a course led by Yakova Herzig, 6 p.m. at the home of the Herzigs; Pirkei Avos class with Rabbi Kutner, 7:45 p.m. at the synagogue; Mincha, 8:15 p.m., followed.by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. Shalosh Seudos sponsored by Seymour Steinberg in memory of his parents. SUNDAY: Morning service, 9 a.m., followed by a class with Rabbi Kutner-, Mincha, 8i25 pan. WEDNESDAY: A class with Rabbi Kutner on Pirkei; AvosEthics of the Fathers, 7 3 0 pjn. ' WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a m . and 8:25p.m.

SUNDAY: P.E.P. (Parallel Education for Parents), 10 ajn. "FOOD FOR THOUGHT* Tuesday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.-l p.m.-- Rabbi Stiel will lead the discussion. Bring a brown bag lunch; Temple will provide the drinks. «TIGGS" Wednesday, May 21, noon-Diane Halperin will speak on her book Lives Well-Lived: I Remember Bubie arid Zadie. Cost is $4. Make reservations with Mary Lou Goodman at 553-6634, or Iibby Kaplan at 551-6202. . ADULT EDUCATION . May 22--Sisterhood Adult Education, 9:3010:30 ajn., Hazzan Erik Contzius will continue to lead a study of the old Union Prayer Book and the new Gates of Prayer, and other liturgical publications: 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rabbi Debbie Stiel will delve into Reform Responsa on a range of issues. 7:30-8:30 pan., "Beyond Mich-ash," led by Don : Schwartz. " •' • , '

Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m.; SATURDAY: Services, 9^0 a.m^ Jr. Congregation, 10:15 ajn. Lunch and Learn: Professor Tony Houston, "Sephardic oral Tradition."

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Jordan Kaplan Kenyon, son of Barbara and Allan Kenyon, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah May 23 and 24 at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Lincoln. He has chosen to symbolically share this day with Leib Rubinstein from Lublin, Poland, who perished in the Holocaust in Treblinka at the age of

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Do we need another amendment? . Once again, some congressmen are seeking to tear down the wall of separation between religion and state. Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) has introduced a constitutional amendment that will allow organized prayer and religious practice in public schools and government buildings. Prayer and religious practice, bv individuals, are already allowed in public schools. There is nothing written in law that prohibits a student, teacher or government official from praying, reading from the Bible, having a private discussion about religion, wearing a kipa or hundreds of other religiously connected acts...as long as they're not coercive. What is prohibited is prayer and religious practice organized by school or government officials that threaten the rights of religious minorities and those who do not practice religion at all. For 200 years, the Constitution of the United States has served as a guiding document with very few alterations. Those that seek to tamper with the First Amendment are upsetting the balance that protects religious freedom. If you are concerned about about this, contact Rep. Christensen and Senators Hagel and Kerrey.

Letter from Israel

by Harry Allen

Kibbutz Kfar Blum, named after the socialist premier of France Leon Blum, sits confidently atop the Hula valley in the Northern Gallil. It is a pioneering kibbutz, founded in 1943 to be a border outpost and to help develop the Hula valley which was then largely a swamp. Towering above the kibbutz are the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon, still covered with patches of snow during this late April Pesach. The Jordan which hardly qualifies as a river meanders along the kibbutz Eastern border. Christian pilgrims come to be baptized and young Israelis use the river for kayaking. It was in this setting that we decided along with part of our American family to spend the few days of Hoi Hamoed Pesach. The kibbutz maintains a first class 90-room guest house which I would recommend to any Israeli visitor. Our stay there, and the people we met gave us optimism about Israel. Kfar Blum is a non-religious settlement, yet it has a very charming small Beit Knesset (synagogue). One can use it or not as one chooses-some do most do not. But while we were there some 35 faculty members from Bar Ilan University were also vacationing and they dayened every day. They had no problems being guests of a secular socialist society which observed kashrut under the strict supervision of the rabbinate. On Shabbat, the D'var Torah was delivered by an older member of the kibbutz whose ringing Hebrew prose was used to denounce fundamentalism-religious as well as secular to an approving audience of Orthodox worshippers. It was the kind of tolerant atmosphere which one would hope . could enjoy wider acceptance in our Jewish society-both in Israel as well as in the diaspora. The secular kibbutz respectfully welcomed and accommodated its Orthodox guests and those1" quests were tolerant on the mixed swimming on Shabbat and other manifestations of secularism. One need not accept what is contrary to one's belief, but here at Kfar Blum was demonstrated that differences can live together. So it was a wonderfully uplifting Pesach - family . together, a beautiful setting and a microcosm of what we can all be as we celebrated our festival of freedom together.

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HAIFA - Against the" background of the problems with the Palestinians, Israel is today confronted with another controversy, though the ramifications are felt much more keenly in Jewish communities abroad. Indeed, the average Israeli is just barely aware of the problem. Reference is to the virtual exclusion of Conservative and Reform rabbis, in face of the monopoly enjoyed by the Orthodox. The immediate bone of contention is the introduction of proposed legislation to root in law the recognition of conversions in the country performed by Orthodox rabbis. •'••'•' It h a s often been said t h a t if there h a d been large numbers of Reform and Conservative Jews here, they would have been able to exercise a political weight that could influence t h e situation. They simply have not come to Israel a n d h a v e m a d e insignificant inroads locally. An acute observer of t h e scene h a s commented that what the liberal Judaism movements have lacked here is persecution. If the Orthodox has opened up a public campaign against them, their houses of worship, their rabbis and their activity, the resultant publicity would have created a great backlash of sympathy. The present furor, in the United States and elsewhere in the Diaspora about conversions, for the most part leaves the average Israelis indifferent. It doesn't affect them. '. The only religious practice they are familiar with is Orthodoxy as they see it in extreme form in Israel. They are very familiar,, too, with the pervasive influence of religious political parties in the operations of the. government, as influence which has not always been savory. The very concept of religion, therefore, is identified with politics and with the black coats and black hats of the haredim. While the actual numbers of Orthodox in the country is estimated at no more than about 15% of the population, they manage to exercise an influence far out of proportion to their numbers because of the Israeli 'political system. Something like half the population records itself as being 'traditional,' with family memories and efforts at more, than casual observance of the holidays, lighting of Sabbath candles, and more, but they find little

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outlet for their traditional inclinations* except the strict Orthodox, which turns them off. ' Even the moderate Orthodox are cowed politically by the extremists. Large numbers of those calling themselves 'traditional' are indeed de facto Conservative Jews, but they don't know it. Matters have come to the fore as a result of the proposed legislation oh conversions. The whole matter is perceived by the public, the traditionalists and the secularists alike, from a negative point of view, as a battle against something. In an article in HaAretz not long ago, Yair Sheleg expressed his disappointment' that so little had been done to 'sell' modern Judaism to the p'ublic. He suggests that there is fertile ground not only among the traditionalists, but even in certain circles of the Orthodox. Instead, all the public gets is reports of opposition, to the Orthodox. What is offered instead? ' •'•••' Some efforts are being made. In Jerusalem^; the Hebrew Union College of the Reform movement does reach out to the public with its' services and with an educational program; They have established a center in Tel Aviv, Bet Daniel,1 which likewise promotes a positive program, but all this barely scratches the surface. The Conservatives have inaugurated an educational system (the Tali schools) whose popularity gives evidence of the greater possibilities. ' " ' Another tactical error of the'liberal movements has been their association with radical left-wing parties and movements which fly the banner:of opposition to all religion. Since the immediate object of attack is the Orthodox, leaders of Reform and Conservative Judaism have made common cause with these unholy partners, for the moment oblivious of the fact that tHe^ radical secularists are, in essence, opposed to all religion. ' ' If the Reform and Conservative movements want to made inroads in Israel, Sheleg advises they should avoid the negative image of only fighting against something, but should embark on a great campaign to win over interest and support from the public on the basis of the positive spiritual program which they espouse. But, of course, basically the whole problem boils down to the question of separation of church and state in Israel. -

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Wither the Christian Coalition without Ralph Reed at the helm?

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To the Editor. WASHINGTON (JTA) •<- Ralph Reed quickly confidence in Pat Robertson as I do in Ralph Reed," I just finished reading my PaBsover edition of the became the man the organized Jewish community referring to the group's founder and president. • Press and I absolutely loved it. You should feel very loved to hate when he exploded on the national On Reed's watch, the Christian Coalition grew to proud. political scene eight years ago as executive director become a major player in the Republican Party. It is an exceptional issue that captures the sub- of the Christian Coalition. In a sign of its raw political power, Bob Dole stance and commitment of many dedicated people The Anti-Defamation League attacked the. delayed announcing Jack Kemp as his running who exemplify why Omaha's Jewish community is telegenic darling of the religious right as the mate in the 1996 presidential election until aides the best! leader of a movement that threatened religious had secured the coalition's blessing. ; Jeanne Lipsey Rosenblum freedom and pluralism in America. The American Reed also led the group to apologize for what he San Fransisco, CA Jewish Congress ridiculed his legislative blueprint, called his constituents' "embarrassing" history in asking whose family he claimed to represent when the civil-rights movement. He also sought to BEHIND THE HEADLINES his organization issued its "Contract with the improve relations between Jews and evangelical FDR memorial revives debate American Family," which called for school prayer, Christians when he apologized for insensitive lanschool choice and limits on the right to abortion. guage and pledged to work to eradicate references over U.S. efforts in World War II And last week, one of Reed's top priorities, bring- like "Christian nation" from the their vocabulary. by Matthew Dorf ing prayer to public schools as part of a Religious Reed also won praise as a strong supporter of Equality Constitutional Amendment, began its lat- Israel. He most recently signed onto an ad in The WASHINGTON (JTA) -- For "plucking the Jewish est legislative journey when U.S. Rep.- Ernest New York Times, pledging support for a united remnants from the fires and ovens of destruction" Istook (R-OK) introduced a bill on the House floor. Jerusalem under Israel's rule. , President Franklin D. Roosevelt "will forever have So now that Reed is leaving the Christian Founded from the grass-roots organization built a special place in our hearts." With these words, Coalition to run a campaign consulting company, during Rev. Pat Robertson's failed 1988 presidenRabbi Yechiel Eckstein closed the dedication of the one might expect a little rejoicing by the Jewish tial campaign, the coalition boasts almost 2 million FDR memorial and opened a new controversy over activists who have spent the past decade locked in members. Once pledging to run stealth campaigns, whether America did enough to stop the Holocaust. battle against the premier religious right organiza- the group has moved into the spotlight, distributing Since the publication of World War II-era corre- tion. But the only audible relief is reflected in the 45 million voter guides during the last election spondence in the 1970s that details intimate joke making its rounds among Jewish groups as cycle at churches across the country. The guides American intelligence about the slaughter of activists wonder out loud how they will raise targeted candidates who did not share their views. Europe's Jews, a debate has raged over FDR's money now that they no longer have Reed to vilify. Reed will leave the group just as a Federal actions or non-actions during the war. Instead, these activists fear that Reed will Election Commission investigation into these activMany historians, citing David Wyman's book, 27te muster greater strength in American politics now ities as well as others reaches full steam. A decision Abandonment of the Jews: America and the that he has shed the yoke of restrictive federal is pending on whether the coalition violated its taxHolocaust, argue that the U.S. stood by and rules by leaving the Christian Coalition. exempt status by engaging in restricted political watched as Hitler's troops killed 6 million Jews. As a non-profit organization, the group cannot activities. Others believe that FDR thought that the best way engage directly in electoral politics or contribute But it is the legislative arena where Jewish to help the Jews was to win the war.as qviickly as money to candidates. •^ activists will be focusing their primary attention possible!. And manyibelieve that the truth lies In his new role, Reed could rise as a formidable when Reed moves on. gomewhere in the middle- ; ......... ;. . :• opponent in the campaign arena as he seeks to Jewish groups from across the religious spectrum , In the dayB after his invocation, Eckstein, .the strengthen local, state and national candidates have opposed the coalition's demand for prayer in .director^. QC.the Center for Jewish and Christian sympathetic to his agenda. But the big question is: public schools and a constitutional amendment Understanding, apologized for a news release that How will the coalition move without Reed at the banning abortion. At times, Orthodox Jewish declared his presence on the .podium as a symbol of helm, once his, departure goes into effect on activists have worked with the coalition to support : "Jewish,support for. FDR's .work on, behalf of Jews S e p t e m b e r 1 . school-voucher programs under which students , u : ; i , •..',: ./••'. y i • • • « • • • jid^ng!Wprld[WarrIL'f. Insteadrthei invocation was ..: If the group sheds its compromising and prag- '. receive government subsidies to attend private and •. meajit to support FDR for. "his obsessive commit- matic approach ithat has dominated its policies parochial schools. , ment to end the war," Eckstein said. While Reed will no longer run the day-to-day under Reed, the religious right could rapidly find , But others continue to fault FDR, arguing that he itself losing influence. operations of the coalition, he will remain on its should have ordered ,a bombing, campaign of .Under his guidance, for example, the group.was board and is serving on the search committee for Auschwitz, eased immigration quotas and spoke the first to offer to compromise during last year's his successor. out to signal Hitler that:the United:States cared acrimonious Republican Party platform debate on "Ralph Reed's pragmatic approach, if it was not about the fate of the Jews. Elie Wiesel has .joined abortion. But the group could also find another just public relations camouflage, was never widely the criticism of FDR. :. • •.,: leader, willing to moderate positions in order to accepted by his community," said Stephen Silberfarb, associate director of the National "Proud as. we arei of the generosity that America exert more influence. . showed, we are embarrassed and dismayed by its "We will be, watching very closely who succeeds Jewish Democratic Council. behavior, toward Hitler's Jewish victims," the sur- Reed," said Phil Baum, executive director of the "He was a formidable opponent before, and we vivor and. Nobel: laureate, wrote in an introduction American Jewish Congress. "I do not have the expect he will be one now." to Wyman% book. "The .destiny of persecuted Jews carried too little weight to tip the scales in their favor. How else [to] explain the semi-indifference of an FDRiaced with the agony of European Jewry?"

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Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service

Passover Pack Meeting by Allison Latenser

For centuries, children have enjoyed books given voice by parent, teacher," or friend. Recently, One of the most unique Passover experiences in the Omaha Jewish Community took place at the adults have discovered books on audio tape as a way to turn a boring commute into an enjoyable April 20 meeting of Cub Scout Pack 218 at the journey. But Nebraskans with visual or physical JCC. A re-enactment of the Passover story was disabilities have long known the joy of books with presented by Cantor Erik Contsrius (who played a voice-books on tape-talking books. MoseB), and Scoutmaster Mark Pilley (as Pharaoh), which called for audience participaThe Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book tion. and Braille Service will host an information gettogether in Omaha Wednesday, May 21, at the ' The boys sang a refrain along with the cast J e w i s h Community Center, 333 South 132nd every time Pharaoh went back on his promise to St. If you or someone you know can't see well release the Jews. Everyone was showered with enough to read regular print or can't hold a book or plastic frogs and ping-pong ball hail in a simulaturn its pages, this event is for you. tion of the 10 plagues. Finally, the Cub Scouts marched around the auditorium as they imagCurrent talking book patrons and all interested ined themselves following their leader out of members of t h e pubiic are invited to attend. Egypt and through the Red Sea. Members of the Talking Book and Braille Service staff and Advisory Committee look forward to the After the show the boys competed in threeopportunity to meet you, answer questions and legged races to find the hidden ajfikomen. • . ' A recruiting picnic will be held Sunday, May hear your comments. 18, from 4-5:30 p.m: at the JCC. All boys ages six Introductions will begin at 10 a.m. sharp; discusand up, and their parents, are welcome. sion will wrap up at noon. Refreshments will be For more information, please contact Mark served. ''..'.'.. Pilley at 392-1746, or Yolanda Koval at 551For more information, call the Talking Book and 6436. Braille Service at 1-800-742-7691.

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events and programs," said Chana Halberstam, event coordinator. "Celebrating our Jewishness in a very down-to-earth manner is a wonderful Way to boost bur feelings of Jewish identity," Bhe added.., . Cost for the picnic is $4 for adults; $2 per child; or $10 maximum per family. The event is open to the entire community. R.S.V.P. to 697-1124.

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Year for The Jewish Forward NEW YORK- A series of major public events and awards ceremonies in New York will highlight The Jewish Forward's 100th Anniversary year, with Centennial editions published the week of May 16. On April 22, 1897, the first edition of the Yiddish-language Forward headlined 'Bravo . Cubans!' praising their resistance to the Spanish authorities, and Trom the Class Struggle: Lockedout Steamfitters are Holding Fast.' A century later, this legendary name in American journalism still leads the fight for social justice, with weekly Yiddish, English and Russian-language editions. * "Headlines-Humor-And Harts-Veytik," Sunday, May 18, 3 p.m, at Town Hall, is a free, public celebration of 100 years of writing in the "Forverts" poetry, drama, comedy and song. Scripted and hosted by Isaiah Sheffer, with musical direction by Zalmen Mlotek, will feature top-line entertainment. * A Yiddish and English-language event June 8 will feature Israeli novelist Aharon Appelfeld, Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg and Mordechai Shtrigler, Editor of the Yiddish-language Forward. * A reception honoring the Forward's Centennial - at Gracie Mansion, May 22, will be hosted by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. * The YIVO Institute will honor the Forward on its Centennial Anniversary with a special ceremony at the Institute's annual dinner this December. * A Proclamation issued by Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger cites "The Forverts, and now The Forward, as irreplaceable parts of New York City life, and living links to a language,, a heritage and a vital outlook on the world." Under the leadership of founding Editor Abraham Cahah, the Forward helped generations of immigrant Jews enter American life; was one of the earliest opponents of Communism; and led in the formation of the Jewish Labor Committee to help thousands of Jews escape the Nazi terror in Europe; / ' It was the first national circulation newspaper published in America in any language. Nobel Prize Laureates Isaac Bashevis Singer and Elie Wiesel contributed to the Forward, as did virtually every other master of modern Yiddish,literature.. "The Bintel Brief," a unique combination of "Letters to the Editor" and "Dear Abby," has been the paper's most read-and quoted—column. Editor Mordechai Shtrigler leads the paper today, preserving Yiddish literature and culture. The English-language edition was launched in 1990 under Editor Seth Lipsky, a longtime member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board. It has beqn a showcase for such writers as Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, Joseph Heller and Chaim Potok, and serialized Art Spiegelmah's comic strip on the Holocaust, "Maus," before it won a 1992 Pulitzer Prize. A Russian-language edition bowed in fall 1995 under Editor Vladimir ^elvl" Yedidovich, to provide a strong secular voice at a time of growth and ferment in the Russian Jewish community of more than 300,000 in New York alone. The Forward is dedicated to continuing its 100year heritage of outstanding reporting and publishing essential news, unparalleled cultural coverage, and outspoken editorials for the Jews of America.

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Being Jewish in Omaha Is somethiog special' by Claudia Sherman, Foundation Public Relations Coordinator

"I think there is tremendous pride in being Jewish and being Jewish in Omaha," said Anne Cohen, who along with her husband, Alan, is a Silver Circle Donor to the Jewish Federation's annual campaign. Mrs. Cohen, who is from Des Moines, emphasized, "We've really enjoyed being part of the Omaha Jewish community. It's a good place to raise a family." She took note of the impressive facilities of the Jewish Community Center and praised the leadership within the Jewish community. "Omaha's Jewish community is really special," she stressed. Alan Cohen said that he and his wife have been contributing to the Federation campaign since they were married nearly 31 years ago. Omaha's approximately 450 Silver Circle Donors have all consistently contributed to the UJA/Federation campaigns for 25 years or more. "My Dad came here from Russia when he was about 11," recalled Mr. Cohen. "As an immigrant, Dad sold newspapers and worked at Louis Market. He contributed to the community, and Omaha was a good place for him." Alan's father, Dan Cohen, owned the Fireside Restaurant. Alan worked at the restaurant and became acquainted with community involvement

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'Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll by Carol Katzman Make a statement like this headline and it's likely that the turnout to an event with this name would be quite large. That certainly was the case last week when Jerry Kaye, director of Olin-SangRuby Union Institute in Wisconsin, gave a twohour workshop on communication between teens and parents at Temple Israel. Kaye used movie clips from Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Risky Business to show examples of stereotypes, illustrate relationships and show the lack of trust between teens and parents. The clips were also used as starting points in the group's discussions. In relating the pressures ' put on teens to achieve, he stated, "We live in a world that says everything is a goal, but not every day has to be productive." Students^ of Temple Israel's High School, and their; parents, participated in the workshop which often, erupted into spirited debates about childrearing, testing limits, substance abuse and communication techniques. ..•.-.••.-•'. Kaye asked the tefiiis, "Are you willing to hear "No* from your parents?" And he asked parents, "What does it take for kids to become independent? The question of experimenting and testing is part of growing up." . ...'•' : . •: Kaye closed the program by asking the participants to move from the Livingston Chapel to the Social Hall. He and Rabbi Debbie Stiel then unrolled a Torah.between a row of parents and, teens to demonstrate the "manual that comes with the world." like a (manual that comes with a computer or any other piece of equipment, you need instructions on how to operate, noted Kaye, who is a certified psychotherapist and published author on youth issues. The program was organized by Elyce Azriel, director of Temple's high school, and funded by the Ike and Roz Friedman Foundation. She suggested the participants follow up by attending the second meeting of Concerned Parents Sunday at 7 p.m. at the JCC. Leaders of all Jewish youth groups, •^uBturDugair of Pride-Omaha and Rabbis'-Azriel,' Drazen, Kutner and Stiel will be available to answer questions about substance abuse. For more information about the upcoming meeting, call Joe Ginsberg, 346-5650 or 345-9699.

Parents and teens examined an unrolled Torah scroll as the evening's presenter, Jerry Kaye, told a story entitled, The Rabbi's Gift. Jerry Kaye has been associated with Olin-SangRuby Union Institute camp in Wisconsin for more than 28 years.

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Part of the evening's discussion involved a panel answering questions from the group: Paul Gerber, left, Whitney Taxman, Julie Coren, Debbi Brown and Adam Schwartz.

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Lincoln Remembering the Holocaust Center Chuck Kuba, Lincoln Correspondent, is on vacation; Marcia Kushner reported in his place.

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Editor's note: Dr. Bruce Pauley was the keynote speaker for Lincoln's Yom haShoah commemoration. The following are excerpts from that speech. The Holocaust is now one of the best documented events in world history. This fact, however, is a relatively recent phenomenon. Until the 1970s even survivors found the Holocaust too painful to discuss, and there were very few histories of that tragic event; most countries had reasons not to examine their activities during the Holocaust too closely. In the past quarter century, however, this state of affairs has changed radically. The Holocaust is a frequently taught and sometime required subject in high schools and universities on both Bides of the Atlantic and is commemorated in ceremonies such as this throughout North America, Israel and much of Europe. How has this remarkable change come about? The study and commemoration of the Holocaust has followed various patterns in different countries on that country's role in the event on its postwar political status. The strongest similarities can be found among those countries which constituted the Axis alliance, especially Germany and Austria, occupied western countries such as France and the Netherlands, ex-communist states such as Russia, and its former republics and satellites, and the predominately English-speaking countries of Great Britain, Canada, and the United States... During the 1950s, the Holocaust was largely for-

gotten, except for the publication of Anne Frank's diary, later made into a play and then a movie. However, beginning with the publication of Raul Hilberg's Destruction of the European Jews in 1961 and partly inspired by the trial of Adolf Eichmann in the same year, scholars slowly began to examine the Holocaust so that by the 1970s, 80s and 90s, a veritable flood of books about the Jewish disaster had appeared... . After 1970, the 80,000 Holocaust survivors living in the U.S. began to provide money and tune for informative programs. During the 1980s, Holocaust commemorations began to spread to synagogues, churches, colleges and universities and schools...The first of many Holocaust museums opened itB doorB (perhaps, appropriately) in Dearborn, MI, (home of Henry Ford, a notorious anti-Semite). By the 1990s, recognition of the Holocaust aB an issue of national significance has become generally recognized throughout the U:S. »• Although the commemoration of the Holocaust is now well-established, it is no cause for complacency. The history of anti-Semitism shows that it, as well as other prejudices, can lay dormant for decades. It only takes an economic of political crisis to revive them. : The recent events in Bosnia and Rawanda are reminders that smoldering ethnic and social hatred can suddenly burst into flames with horrifying results. They also prove that the Holocaust is no mere historical curiosity which can never be repeated.

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The products automatically shut the domestic water supply off when the temperature drops and also drain the main supply line. The Pump Saver starts a pump supplying water from a lake or stream so that pipes don't freeze. • Recently, Hasslinger presented a technical paper at an international trade show in Houston, title of which was "The future of automated freeze protection" . ' He said that since marketing his products, seven other companies have come out with anti-freeze products, but all of them require "human intervention," while his are completely automated. "What started as an attempt to help a customer with her rose'problem has become an opportunity to start a a new enterprise with international opportunities," Hasslinger said.

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