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Omaha 'makes impact on Partnership by Carol Katzman

Prom tentative steps two years, UJA/Federation's Partnership 2000, or P2K as it's called by supporters, is now cementing solid relationships between the Western Galilee and Midwest Consortium, of which Omaha is part.

Local "P2K" chairman Jan Schneidorman reviews plans and architectural drawings for the $50 million restoration plan for the city of Acco with designer Ori Abramson. The group, including P2K-Chairman Bobbie .;Ejpst€iipi;,;r,4nev^ed the fnendships made last sum-, meir between Omaha and five doctors who visited' here. from the .Westerii Galijee, Hospital,Epstein, was in Israel to attend the annual allocation meeting of the consortium. Along with Interim Federation Director Jan Perelman, Omaha waB represented as was Dayton, Akron, Indianapolis, Des Moines and Louisville. . • One surprise connection was made when Epstein and Perelman discovered that former Omahan Beth Seldin-Dotan, daughter of Sarah and Ted Seldin, was now education director at the children's museum of the Ghetto Fighter's'Museum. The institution is located within the Western Galilee P2K region and will receive the largest sum of the $600,000 annual allocation. The funds for P2K come directly.from the UJA allocations made by each of the Midwest Consortium cities. Although P2K has been established by UJA, the Israeli regions and the U.S. Jewish Federations, it bypasses regular UJA chan- nels and the money flows directly to its recipients. "It creates a'people-to-people' connection," commented Bobbie Epstein, "as donors can see how their funds are directly benefitting people in this area of Israel as well as in Midwest communities." "We're very excited about the kinds of projects , P2K is now funding,".she added, "like the computerization projects at the Ghetto Fighters Museum

which will soon hook up our kids in Omaha and the other Midwest cities with Israeli youngsters." This Virtual Knowledge Center will receive $180,000 of the $600,000 for the, Western Galilee Re-| gion. The computerization project has creat- Omaha's own Bobbie ed internet links Epstein conducted the among the museum, recent PK2 meeting. the Western Galilee College and Hospital and the region's libraries. Websites are in development in both Hebrew and English and educational curricula have been created. Other recipients include: $90,000 for MATI, the business development authority which has already assisted 200 new businesses and involved 45 young entrepreneurs. Next year, MATI hopes to establish an Artists Colony in Gesher Haziv and propose specific funding for at-risk populations. Funds of $53,000 have also been set aside to bring Israelis from the region to the United States for the Young Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. next March as well as a college delegation to visit the Midwest communities, among other projects planned by the region. Another,: $35,Ood' .ivill v-fund Leadership Development projects such as building bridges between* Jewish and Arab leadership in Acco and improving the status of women. Two projects aimed at the Ethiopian communities in the region include $40,000 to fund "Anu Lamaanenu" and the immigrants at Hazerot Yosef, the only remaining Ethiopian absorption center. The English-language camps, to which Omaha sent three teens last summer, will receive $22,000 to continue their work. And special events in the region will get a $40,000 boost to help increase attendance and bring needed dollars into this area considered ripe for development in tourism. . Three projects will benefit Acco: the theater, budgeted for $40,000, and the Tourism Development Center, budgeted for $50,000, are also aimed at raising the area's image. Another $40,000 will fund the region's Youth Council and the culture club in Acco, among others. As Acco is more than 50% • Israeli Arab, one of the project's aims is to improve their financial status as well. Only $10,000 was set aside for the cost of staffing the Consortium's needs in Israel. This includes the part-time Israeli liaison, former Daytonian Beth Zuriel, as well as the expenses of the meetings between the Midwest delegates and Israelis.

December 12,1997

Newman Committee awards new grants by Claudia Sherman ' : v Foundation Public Relations Coordinator '.

Four beneficiaries have been announced by members of the Grants Committee of the Esther K. Newman/Carolyn Kully Newman Funds. The Grants Committee met last month and considered several requests for subsidization for programs serving children, teenagers, and young adults under the age of 23. •. .. "••' Friedel Jewish Academy was allocated a grant for a program that enables parents to share interactive learning by computer with their children. Two computer programs, "Who Stole Hanukkah?" and "The Interactive Haggadah," both in CD ROM format, are intended to give parents and children the opportunity and ability to discover more about their-Jewish heritage and traditions, together while having fun. '•-•-=—--p--:-.,..-.. The Academy -yjilj. keep some of theVcbmpiqt.v -. disks and give some of them to Beth El Synagogue, Beth Israel Synagogue, Beyt Shalom, Temple Israel and the Jewish Federation Library. A grant was also awarded to the Jewish Cultural Arts Council to subvent the cost of curriculum development, program'and transportation expenses for area Sunday School students in preparation for attending Omaha's Yom Ha'Atzmaut 50, the celebration of Israel's 50th anniversary.' ' .'; -••.'<•. • ' , . - . . A distribution was also made to the Jewish Cultural Arts Council to help defray the cost of creating The'Shuk, a marketplace in ancient Jerusalem. The Shuk will be built for the Omaha Yom Ha'Atzmaut 50 celebration. . ' . . . • An allocation of funds was also made to the Jewish Education and Library Services Center for Excellence for the Bureau of Jewish Education. ' The grant will be used for scholarships for.-Jewish.'."'. camping experiences, trips to Israel, and xlajr ; school education. *'=> Myra Oberman is chairman of the Newman Grants Committee. Other members who attended the meeting were Dani Shrago, Pam DePorte, Rosalie Saltzman, Mary Rich, Sherri Green, Jeff Shyken and Jill Belmont. The Esther K.'Newman and Carolyn Kully Newman Funds are administered by The Foundation of the Jeyrish Federation.

YJO to deliver gifts this Sunday Members of Young Jewish Omaha.will deliver new gifts to Boys and Girls Club of Omaha this Sunday at 12:40 p.m. To volunteer, call YJO Director Sharon Kirshenbaum, 334-6485.

JCC Cultural Arts Department presents Hanukkah specials Magen Davids to be displayed

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Hadassah Grand Hanukkah Party, noon Temple Israel. Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., at Temple FriedelJewish Academy Hanukkah Program ::i &'Recej>tion,'7:30p.m. ..: . . . .-....•' •'-'•'- '•'• WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 17 Jewish;Press Board Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Breadbreakers, noon, Highland Country.CIub ; Temple Israel TIGGS, noon, at Temple BESTT Hebrew High School & Dinner, 6:45 p.m., at Beth El Beth El Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Beth El Temple braelOTYG Dinner, 6 pjn., at Temple Chabad House "Ladies Night Out," 8 p.m., at the Chabad House All qvents hold at the JCC unlass otherwise indicated. The Jmriah Press Is not responsible (or the accuracy of the abovo events. To keep calendar accurate or for questions, call Mariana Hort at 3344437.

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The tragic and triumphant life of Jacob

Sparks from The Word

by Rabbi Myer S. Kripke

Parashat VayYishlach The life of Jacob, the third Patriarch, is fascinating, but we frequently overlook the series of tragic or stressful incidents that make up that life. Consider: Esau, Laban, Dinah, Joseph. These names define Jacob's life and they indicate that he never had a peaceful moment, from the time he wangled the blessing of Isaac from Esau, until he became the guest of Joseph in Egypt. Indeed, when he was brought before Pharaoh by Joseph, when he thought he must be near the end of his life, Jacob says that he is 130 years old: "Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life." I once used this verse, "few and'evil," as a text for the funeral service of a professor of psychology, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who died still bitter and bewildered in his new country. The president of the college where he was teaching remarked afterward (and at that point we didn't know the extent of the tragedy of the Holocaust): "You brought the whole catastrophe into this room." Such is the power of a few biblical words. Think of it. Jacob grew up in that Near Eastern environment of Canaanite society where to survive was to live by your wits. His successful deceit of his father Isaac, engineered by his aggressive mother, Rebekah, left him with the blessing to be sure, but with the hatred of his brother Esau and with fear for more than 20 years. Now escaped to Aram Naharayyim, he is subject to the crafty antics of his wily Uncle Laban, who, over 20 years, deceived him steadily, exploited him and hoped to leave him impoverished at the end. Jacob answers trickery with trickery. He returns to Canaan with a large family and a large retinue serving his expansive flocks and herds. When did Jacob become Israel, leaving behind the characteristics of Canaanite trickery and adopting a spiritual lifestyle that eventually became Judaism? The easy answer, of course, is to say that it was after the "man" who had wrestled with him had blessed him with a new name. I think not. That was only a potential. I think it was after he came into the center of the land, to Beth El. There, conscious of the implications of the act, certifying himself as an alien among the idolatrous Canaanites, he demanded that everyone in his retinue give up the little gods and icons of polytheism they carried with theni. Presumably, this included Laban's gods, which Rachel had stolen from her father. This drastic religious surgery that Jacob insisted on made him now Israel, the man who is God's champion, no longer Jacob, the supplanter. To reach this point of spiritual triumph, Israel suffered long years of stress and sorrow. But he left us a heritage that makes us proud to call ourselves B'nai Israel, Children of Israel. ' ' •

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Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1502 No. 52nd St., Omaha, NE 68104 6564288 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: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 4:40 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning services, 8:45 a.m.; Little People's Service, 10:30 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 aan. Kiddush, following services, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Siegel in honor of their 42nd wedding anniversary. Chumash class with Rabbi Kutner, 4 pjn.; Mincha, 4:30 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Services at 9 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 4:40 pan.

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FRIDAY: Shabbat Evening Service, 8 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan Contzius will officiate. Archbishop Eldon Curtiss will speak on "Examination of Conscience: A Time . for Reconciliation." The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 1030 aan. Simcha B'Shabbat-An informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of a variety of Jewish texts. 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 OFFUTT v reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are 25th and Capebart, Omaha, NE no facilities for infants. 2946051 SUNDAY: Chapel Prayer Service, 9:15 oan. This service gives members an additional opporServices conducted by Rabbi Ira Flax. tunity to pray and recite Kaddish. Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.PANCAKE BREAKFAST 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 9-11 a.m.: Temple Israel Sisterhood will sponsor an all-you-can-eat breakTIFERETH ISRAEL fast with the "Pancake Person" in the Friedman Member of the United Synagogue Social Hall. Cost is $4.25 for adults and $3.50 for of Conservative Judaism children age 12 and under. 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502 423-8569 "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" The next luncheon session will be Tuesday, D e c Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. 16, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rabbi Stiel will lead the Rosenbaum. discussion. Bring a brown bag lunch; Temple will Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. ' provide the drinks. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. Adult Education: SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Junior WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17: Adult B'nai Mitzvah Congregation begins at 10:15 a.m. Class, 10 a.m. to noon. COLLEGE STUDENTS OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, DEC. 1& Rabbi Stiel will teach Saturday, Dec. 27: college students and young "Talmud for Beginners" 9:30 - 11 a.m.; Beyond adults are invited to share services, followed by a Midrash, led by Don Schwartz, 7:30-8:30 p.m. dairy lunch. Chairmen are Barb Seglin and Brenda COLLEGE STUDENTS GET-TOGETHER Friedman. For more information, call the office. College students are invited to the Breckenridge CHABAD HOUSE Brewery, 1316 Jones St.-, Monday, Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. to meet old friends and visit with Rabbi Azriel. An Affiliate of the Worldwide There is no charge. Call the office for reservations. Chabad-Lubavitch Movement RECYCLED JEWELRY SALE 11923 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68144 Sisterhood will sponsor a Recycled Jewelry Sale 697-1124 on Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., during and E-MASL~chabad@aol.com after the Pancake Breakfast. Jewelry, purses, hats, SATURDAY: Davening starts at 9:30 a.m., folgloves and silver serving pieces will be offered. lowed by Kiddish. Shabbat program which Proceeds of the sale will benefit Sisterhood's includes lunch for Mommy & Me kids and Kiddie Tribute Fund. Kollege families, 11:45 aan. Mesibos Shabbos, fun for kids, led by Chaya Arnold and Henchi B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Goldstein, 3:30-5 pan. 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 MONDAY, Dec, 15: Yiddish Class, Blumkin , .322-4705 Home, 7 p.m. : E-MAIL: docjebfgjuno.com TUESDAY, Dec. 16: Torah Tikes Hanukkah story through puppets and song, 10 aan. - noon; FREDAY: Parsha Study Class, 7 p.m. Vayeshev, Rabbi • No services this week. • Friday, Dec. 19: Hanukkah dinner in conjunc- Katzman discusses Joseph's conflict with brothers. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17: Mitzvah Munchkins, tion with services, 7:30 p.m. Reservations to Hanukkah story through puppets, science experiSandy Kurland at 323-8885. ments, 10 a.m. to noon., Ladies' Night Out, Last six sessions, 8 p.m.

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Beth El schedules Hanukkah dinner The annual Hanukkah dinner will feature a Chinese menu and a movie on Wednesday, Dec.,24, starting at 5:30 p.m., according to its chairmen,; MTLee Hasslinger and Susan Friedman. i:; "It's a tradition for some of us to do our to dinner ii and a movie on that night;" noted IJasilinger, "Wejji wanted to try something new for'btir'iHanukkah § dinner this year and since the two holidays toincid- '! ed this year, it seemed like a natural match." Friedman added that the event will also include candlelighting and Hanukkah songs with entertainment provided by Beth El's Youth Chorus. The movie selection will include one suitable for family viewing and sitter service is available. Reservations are required. For more information, call Cheryl Lerner, 492-8550.

CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations .. 2061 S. 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-27,97, 435-8004 '.:-..• " Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisse'r'.' FRIDAY: Services,,7:45 pan. SATURDAY: Torah Study, 10 aan. 1 SUNDAY: Pot-luck get-together, Newman United Methodist^Church, 23rd and R Streets, at 5:30 pan. "" ' HOLIDAYPANEL Sunday, Dec. 21, 3:30 p.m. Rev. Terry Cain of Newman United Methodist Church will join Cantor Weisser in a discussion of the AfricanAmerican holiday of Kwanza. HANUKKAH DINNER '-:i Saturday, Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required for the annual Hanukkah dinner. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 4-13 years of age; non-members, $10 for adults, $5 for children.

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Editorial

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Making a difference at Hanukkah

1 It's a little tricky to caution gift certificate...and don't forget readers about over-commercializ- our furry friends. Think about ing the holidays when this issue treating someone who lives is loaded with the highest num- alone to lunch or dinner, too. ber of ads we've ever had for our (Not only do you then support local restaurants, you give a Hanukkah gift guide! However, with the first candle shut-in a day out-on-the-town.) Speaking of meals...have you of Hanukkah on Tuesday evening, Dec. 23, it's likely to be thought of buying ingredients overshadowed by that other, big- for a home-cooked meal (or one ger winter holiday - the one on already cooked from a food which so many retailers and . department or shop) for somemanufacturers depend to make one who's ill or overwhelmed with the needs of young chiltheir annual sales figures. Here are some ideas of how to dren or an elderly parent? Get your children involved, patronize our advertisers (without whom we'd have smaller too. Let them buy an extra toy, issues of our paper and fewer book, game, video or gadget articles) and still keep and donate it to either Jewish Hanukkah as a holiday which Family Service's Project Dreidel or the Young Jewish celebrates freedom... Keep in mind the Oct. 26 storm Omaha project at Boys and while you're planning your new Girls Club. The lessons of Hanukkah - of landscaping. Perhaps there's an elderly neighbor who would love standing up for what is right, to replace a tree and can't afford also can be taught by giving of to do so...so consider buying a ourselves to those in need.

Commentary

Point man in the pluralism war by Gary Rosenblatt, Editor, NY Jewish Week

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nized for civil purposes, but not for cAlex Lubotsky insists that the conve-rMonbnr-that the Orthodox parties religious classification. He admits tion government r, to the great distress of many American Jews, would have a boomerang effect. "It would be bad for the Orthodox," says Lubotsky, himself an Orthodox Jew, who has served as the point man between the Netanyahu government and the commission seeking a compromise to divert a split between Israeli and American Jews. Lubotsky believes that flaws in the conversion bill are the best hope for achieving "an historic compromise," because both sides see problems with the, legislation. And despite the prevalent gloomy mood, where most experts are pessimistic about the chances of solving the problem before Jan. 31, the commission's deadline, Lubotsky is hopeful that the end. result could be "a blessing. : "We are in the midst of a crisis, and the end will either be much better or much worse," he says, "but it will not be the same." For the last nine months, Lubotsky, 40, who was.head of the Hebrew University mathematics department before being elected to the Knesset last year,-has. been immersed in this issue. He has worked to achieve a compromise between the Reform and Conservative movements, who are seeking recognition in Israel, and the' Orthodox, who insist on maintaining halachic standards of matters of personal status, including marriage, divorce and burial. • Among his proposals have been maintaining the status quo (with no Orthodox-driven legislation or Reform and Conservative-initiated litigation), and a technical solution,. where all converts would be recog-

SPRING GLEN, NY (JTA) - As sions to Judaism in Israel, Lamm said, these suggestions amount to "sweep- Israeli Orthodox political and reli- "communal peace is also a principle of ing the problem under the carpet gious leaders battle out the future Judaism." Lamm's remarks came during a rather than a real solution," but feels of Jewish peoplehood with the Reform and Conservative move- speech and in a private interview durthey are better than nothing. A member of the Third Way party, ments, public input from leaders of ing a convention of the World Council which is firm on retaining the Golan American modern Orthodoxy has of Orthodox Leadership, which drew some 650 people to the Homowack Heights but moderate on social issues, been patchy. Leaders of the congregational Hotel in Glen Springs, N.Y., over the Lubotsky is a refreshingly candid politician. "I'm new to politics," he branch of the movement that inte- Thanksgiving weekend. (Editor's note: grates Torah and modernity have Beth Israel's Rabbi Howard Kutner said. "I haven't learned to lie yet." his wife, Nadine, were in attenNon-Orthodox American Jews are occasionally spoken out against the and dance as well.) liberal movements' positions. upset about the conversion bill, which : The council is a new umbrella orgaBut until now, Rabbi Norman would codify the status quo and allow only Orthodox rabbis to officiate at Lamm, president of Yeshiva nization representing the leaders of 21 conversions in Israel. Many American University, the fountainhead of modern Orthodox institutions. The goal of the conference, an. orgaJews say it would make them feel like modern Orthodox ideology and the nizer said, was to clearly articulate training ground for many centrist second-class Jews, though in practical terms such a law would affect only a Orthodox rabbis and educators, has the principles of-modern Orthodoxy and to develop a strategy to implehandful of people a year. Lubotsky been noticeably silent. This silence is in contrast with his ment them. The gathering came at a points out that the.real focus of the bill is the estimated 200,000 Russians more vocal role a decade ago, when time of intra-Orthodox as well as living in Israel who are not Jewish, by the "Who Is a.Jew" debacle threat- interdenominational. Jewish strife. It is a time when, because of the any standards. Under the Law of • ened Israel-Diaspora relations. influence of the right on centrist At that time, Lamm urged the Return, they are granted citizenship by being married to Jews, or a mem- Israeli government to put Jewish Orthodoxy, some are questioning what ber of an extended family, but they unity ahead of the desire of modern .Orthodoxy really stands for. Lamm told; his listeners that they are in religious limbo. They cannot Orthodox political parties to exclude non-Orthodox converts should value and encourage the efforts marry, divorce or be buried as Jews. Lubotsky says that the rabbis are from invoking, a Jew's automatic of non-Orthodox leaders to more seriously .integrate traditional Jewish ' concerned that young Israelis who go citizenship in the State of Israel. practices into the lives of their followNow, after months of silence, to school, army and university with the Russians, accepting them as Lamm has once again come out on er's and welcome the creation of equals, will face.problems when they the side of Jewish unity, urging his Reform and; Conservative day schools. constituents to put compromise and In many communities, Orthodox day want to marry each other. . / ' "This is the biggest problem, from cooperation with the non-Orthodox schools, or Orthodox-oriented community day schools, have large numbers the point of view of Israeli' society," . ahead of theological differences. "We should vigorously support . of students from non-Orthodox famisays Lubotsky. . Of the 10,000 Russians who have applied for conver- compromise by the Ne'emah lies, he added. The liberal movements should be sion, only 400 have been approved by Committee," Lamm said, referring the Chief Rabbinate. The question is to the Israeli government-appointed appreciated and encouraged because how to integrate into Jewish society interdenominational committee they are doing something Jewish, even these tens of thousands of people who charged with reaching a solution to if it is not the way that Orthodox Jews would like them to, he said. willingly joined the state of Israel. To the current conversion crisis. "What they are doing is something, While the Orthodox need to ignore this potentially explosive social ensure the validity of allconver-. and something is better than nothing." crisis is to only make it worse.

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Kof tet'B', the 29th of November, 1947, the date on which the United Nations passed the resolution which led to the creation of the State of Israel came and went without very much fan-fare (except in Iraq where demonstrations were held against both the United States and Israel). So, too, such days as Dec. 7 (1941) or July 4 in the United States evoke little public celebration. Yet for those of us who, in the words of the late Dean Acheson, "were present at the creation," the 29th of November remains a date in our minds of utmost clarity - as if it can be etched by a master engraver. The emotions of that time can best be described by the following telegram sent to me, and I'm certain to hundreds, perhaps thousands of Zionist activists. It read as follows: "Victory at last. United Nations has just approved plan establishing separate Jewish and Arab states in Palestine. The emotion all of us are experiencing can come but once in a lifetime. "We of the American Zionist Emergency Council

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Organizations • YES Members will meet Monday at the JCC. Come exercise with Larisa Treskunova at 10:15 a.m., or play bingo at 10:30. Bring articles to share at the "YES Talk" discussion group at 11. Following lunch at noon, Dr. Arav, an Israeli Archeologist, will speak. For transportation, call 330-4272. Reminders: Membership Dues are due at $2 per person. Mail your check payable to YES to Frieda Krizelman, 331 S. 93rd Ave., Omaha, NE 68114. Come celebrate the Festival of Lights a t the annual Hanukkah Party on Monday, Dec. 22 with Hazzan Erik Contzius. Cost is $4. Members are asked to give a donation to Jewish Family Services Mitzvah Project to help families in need. For reservations, call Maggie a t 334-6521 and leave a message on voice mail. Deadline is Dec. 15. Pay for lunch the day of the party. WALK-IN, DROP-IN There will be no Walk-In, Drop-In meeting due to the trip to Winnavegas. For those going on the trip, please meet at the JCC by 8:30 a.m. RUSSIAN CLUB The Russian Club will meet Friday, Dec. 19 at the JCC. Come celebrate the Festival of Lights as we enjoy the Annual Hanukkah Party. Cost is $1. BREADBREAKERS . City of Omaha Mayor Hal Daub will speak at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, Dec. 17, noon, at Highland Country Club. Cost is $8.50 and the event is open to the community. There will be no Breadbreakers on Dec. 24 and Dec; 31. 1 JEWISH WAR VETERANS Epsteih'iMdfgan Post #260 will meet on Sunday, Dec. 21,10:30 a.m., in the JCC Conference Room. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE JFS is sponsoring an informal breakfast for mental health professionals on Jan. 27, 1998. Please call the JFS office, 330-2024, to include your name on the mailing list and confirm your reservation.

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J a y Axelrod, son of Larry Axelrod, was selected as linebacker on the*-,. Metro Coaches All-' Division Football Team.. Leading Central High[ School, where he is a senior, in the highest , number of tackles, he '• ,-;rwas listed in the Omaha , ^ '^^-iy/*-- :?;j'-i;~.: World-Herald statewide ' ' «-••- — as the fourth leading tackier for unassisted I tackles. He also received I the Outback Restaurant • Player of the Week award1 and the Central High trophy as Most Valuable Linebacker for his overall performance as this season's team defensive leader. Jon Simons, son of Judy and Jerry Simons, was selected for the All-Metro Second Team. A senior at Westside High School, he is an offensive lineman on their football team. • Rabbi Dr. Richard Freund was a guest speaker at the Solomon Goldman Lecture Series at the Spertus Museum in Chicago recently. He introduced the documentary film, The Lost City of Bethsaida. Dr. Freund is founder and director of the Bethsaida Excavations Project and Professor of Religion at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. S h a y n a Flatowicz, daughter of Frank and Cheryl Flatowicz, appeared recently in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at Hastings College.

Birth Jennifer a n d Chuck McKeag of Naperville, IL, announce the Nov. 9 birth of their daughter, Rachel Elizabeth. Grandparents are former Omahans Barbara and Allen Chandler, Tuscon, AZ, and Chuck and Karen McKeag of Omaha. —Nobody't Closer Than.. •

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Bert's Eye View

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Let's see, who haven't I picked on lately? Just Remember that one? If you were lucky, you kidding, but as a matter of fact, I do have a few didn't see it just before dinner! things to say about all those goofy commercials the To be honest, all commercials aren't disgusting ad industry throws at us. or annoying. Some are very appealing and enterThe one that is guaranteed to irritate me beyond taining, like the ones with little kids selling the belief is that ridiculous picture of some celebrity or product. Without fail, the children are so adorable other with a milk mustache. • you wish you could invite them in for a while. I mean really, who do you know over the age of While it's true that every one of us knows we have three who actually leaves such traces after drink- the cutest children or grandchildren, I have to ing milk? And why does the dairy industry think admit the kids used by Madison Avenue are very it's cute or otherwise amusing? special. I'm certain the people who pose for those ads Ads for movies which will soon be released can must enjoy the enormous fees they receive for often make me turn my head the other being photographed looking like idiots, but I'd way....movies intended to grab the viewers interest guess the rest of us think they're dumb. and make sure of attendance. I've seen previews of There's another one that makes me hit the mute films I wouldn't see if I was guaranteed a check for button on the TV remote. any amount every day for the rest of my life. I supIt's the one where a young man, looking as pose they appeal to somebody, but it isn't me! though his most beloved has sent him packing, So there we are....commercials, ads, ckinick hockmoons around and stares into space until you real- ing on every conceivable subject. It's the American ize he's looking at his money in a bank vault! This way isn't it? And the sad thing is, most of it works one insults the intelligence in addition to annoying very successfully. People buy that stuff all the the viewer. • time. They must, or we'd never see all that disgustYears ago, in early TV days, I remember a coming junk they keep interrupting our favorite tv mercial for a product which promised to fix the shows for. Or picturing in our magazines or newsproblem of stomach acid. The announcer demon- papers. strated the severity of the 'add by showing how it Well fine, but do me a favor, will-you guys? Wipe could eat a hole through a handkerchief. the milk off- nobody believes it anyway.

Jewish Book Fair, Kallah events bring out crowds

Oldtimers/ YES Review

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With the 1998 UJA^Federation Campaign in full swing, it was significant that Federation Communications Director Pam Monsky addressed last week's meeting of the Oldtimers/Young Energetic Seniors group. . Augmented by explanatory brochures distributed to attendees, Monskjlr presented facts, and figures of how and where funds are allocated, internationally, nationally and at our local level. : 7 '• In addition, a video cassette portrayed and quot-., ed department directors of the "J" and their activities, along with Jewish needs in foreign countries. At the general meeting, our Maggie (Coriti) again . displayed her copious talent by leading the 'Stretch and Kvetch' class through its exercises. ;• During the Early Bird Talk Show, co-hosts Toni Kutcher and this reporter focused on a variety of topics: a presidential commission that urges review of herbal remedies, such as an anti-aging pill. Is it fact or a bubbe maiseh? .:'•[ A meeting on global warming, held in Kyoto, staring last week,,wj!is of vital concern. The earth is heating up with potential dire consequences. Social security anc] medicare changes are on the horizon. Make no mistake; seniors are'intensely concerned as to what kind of legacy we will bequeath our kinder \tn kinderlach.

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The newly opened Euro Cafe and Deli will be the site for a Hanukkah party for New Americans on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. Owned and operated by Alia and Michael Zinkov, the cafe, located at 750 No. 120 St. in the Western Crossing Shopping Center, features traditional Russian foods. "When we arrived here, there was no food like the kind we grew up with," explained Mrs. Zinkov. "It could only be found in big cities"." Now, dishes like pelmeni (chicken-filled Russian ravioli), borsht, blintzes and authentic chicken Kiev come out of her kitchen. The cafe also offers imported cheeses, candies, salami and assorted smoked fish, as well as desserts and vegetarian dishes. It is open only for breakfast and lunch, as well as British High Tea at 2 p.m. by reservation. The Hanukkah celebration will feature traditional holiday foods, music and dancing. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under age 12. Attendees are urged to bring Hanukkiyot for the lighting of the sixth candle. Reservations (for the event and for transportation) are a must and can be made by calling the office, 334-6495 by Dec. 24. Volunteers are needed for cooking, clean-up and transportation.

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"When you hear a story read out .loud with expression and feeling, you can't be too young or too old to enjoy it," says Marcy Cotton. "A good story can entertain a listener of any age, whether young in years or young at heart. This wonderful event might be mon r*T*" appropriately named!}; '•' 'The Festival of Storl for the Festival o Ughts.' Aimed at promotin * Jewish Book Month, tli> event is sponsored by tli' Jewish Federation Li brary and is free an>l open to the public. Tin Book Fair features sale of books, videos and „ _ other gift items through Marcy Cotton, above, an •rjec 28 d six other storyAs chairman of the to4ers w i U P r o ? e t h a * Storytelling Festival, P o i n t a t * h , e J f w i s h Cotton enlisted a cast, B « o k F a l r s S t « r y including: Diane Cox, ^UinJ Festival, SunLibrarian at Field Club day, Dec. 21, from 2 to School; Sherry Fletcher, 3:30 p.m. at the JCC. a local actress currently appearing in Tina and Tony's Wedding; Beth Friedman, who has appeared in productions for NCJW and Beth El; Nadine Kutner, a children's librarian; Mark Levy, an educator and ventriloquist; and Ann Kibel Schwartz, Education Director at Temple Israel. Schwartz will begin the festival with a session from 2-2:30 p.m. for children under three who are accompanied by an adult, called "Younger than Three...A Grownup and Me." The other concurrent sessions in half-hour blocks are geared for children ages three to five and those from age six and up. For more information, call the library, 334-6461.

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OUR WISHES TO YOU FOR A HAPPY HANUKKAH Celebrating 80 Years of Tradition! To enjoy luscious comfed Midwestern beef and other gourmet treats, visit the Omaha Steaks location nearest you. 96"1 & "J" * Crossroads " Westroads " Eppley Airport Oakview Mall " Mall of the Bluffs ' Nebraska Crossing ' Lincoln

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f Sale Starts Now! • Neiman• Rockwell*Agam • and More

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Omaha's First Four Diamond restaurant is surprisingly affordable! Experience our new menu featuring . continental cuisine with exceptional meats, fresh fish and seafood as well as choice wines by the glass or bottle. Dinner: Monday - Thursday 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday 6:00 p.m. -11 p.m.

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DREIDEL GAME For two or more players

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The dreidel game is a Hanukkah tradition. To start the game each player is given 10 coins, nuts, or other objects. Flayers put three of them into the

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The letters have also been interpreted to mean "A great miracle happened there" (Nes Gadol Haya Sham). In Israel, the printing on the "sevivon" (dreidel) reads Nes Gadol Haya Po ("A great miracle happened here!").

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