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Experienced! volunteers to lead 1999JJdA/Fedemtion Campaign
Jan Schneiderman ..
Maxine Kirshenbaum
by Claudia Sherman
Maxine Kirshenbaum and Jan Schneiderman hope the third time around as leaders of the 1999 Federation Women's Campaign will be as gratifying and even more successful than the first two. Both Kirshenbaum and Schneiderman have previously steered the Women's Campaign to goal breaking finales. Kirshenbaum was co-chairman of the Women's Campaign in 1983 and 1990. Schneiderman led the campaign in 1991 and 1992. "As Jews and Americans, we should all feel an obligation to maintain and improve our community for the benefit of those who will follow us in the years to come," said Bob Newman, who will co-chair the 1999 Federation Annual Campaign with Bob Eisenberg. "When I think back and recall the many benefits
Bob Newman Bob Eisenberg I have received from the Jewish Federation, I feel a debt of gratitude to those who have been builders of our Omaha Jewish community,"Newman added. Kirshenbaum has been involved in the campaign for some 33 years, in one capacity or another. She has chaired the lion of Judah Division and served on the Boards of the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation. She is a past chairman of the Israel Bonds Campaign and has served in various positions with Beth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood. "I'm very concerned with services for youth, little children, and the elderly," Kirshenbaum said. Her compassion for young and old alike stretches from Omaha across the globe to Israel and countries where the Jewish population's survival depends on campaign funds raised by American Jewish communities.
JCC of Omaha captures silver a! national Maccabi Games The Boys' Basketball team, representing the Jewish Community Center of Omaha, finished in second place after a nail-biting playoff in the finals. The final score in the 15-16-yearold division was 62-61 in the game against the JCC Basketball team of Memphis, TN,-giving the Omaha delegation the silver medal for the annual Maccabi Games, this time held in Charlotte, North Carolina. • In addition to a silver in basketball, Adam Nichols also won a silver medal in raquetball, in the 15-16year-old division.
Sierra Gendelman, the only swimmer representing Omaha at the Games, won four ribbons in her meets. She placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle, fifth in the 100-yard freestyle, sixth in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth in the 100-yard backstroke. Corey Kirshenbaum, JCC Assistant Director, accompanied the 12-member delegation to the Games in Charlotte, held from Aug. 9-12, along with JCC basketball coach Bob Franzese, and BBYO Director Lisa Shkolnick. (More photos on page 12)
Members of the Omaha Maccabi delegation included: Dusty Friedman, left, Adam Nichols, Aaron Aizenberg, Matt Kutler, David Pitlor, Sierra Gendelman, Ed Makarov, Cory Epstein, Alex Shektman, Vitaliy Tsyrlin, Slava Etus and Robbie Epstein. The child holding the banner was a volunteer from Charlotte, N.C.
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"Young people from Russia leave there to go to Israel without their parents," she mentioned. "We're not only supporting the JCC, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Senior Services, and the other programs provided locally, we're also serving humanitarian needs worldwide through the Campaign." Schneiderman, who has worked on the Federation campaign for ten or 12 years, also commented on the global aspects of the fund-raising effort. "We're helping Jews in Israel and in other parts of the world to exist," she said. Currently secretary of the Jewish Federation Board, Schneiderman has served on the Federation Board "off. arid, on" for a decade. Previously, she'wasiaivice president. She. also was a member of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Federation arid is currently on the local Partnership 2000 Committee, a program that builds bridges between Israel and the Diaspora. In connection with the Partnership 2000 Committee, Schneiderman is a member of the steering committee for the Midwest Region Consortium. "Jews must help Jews," agreed both Schneiderman and Kirshenbaum. "We have to take care of ourselves," stressed Kirshenbaum. "The women's campaign gives us all - grandmothers, mothers, daughters - the opportunity to sup(Continued on page 2) ;
Cults, missionaries and teens by Gloriann Levy
To counter the effects of aggressive proselytizing, a group of synagogues and Jewish organizations are sponsoring a free lecture by the renowned expert on cults, Rabbi Tovia Singer. He will make an explosive presentation on Christian missionaries, cults and Jews for Jesus, especially geared for teens on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Auditorium. A light kosher supper will be served. The program is free and open to all area Jewish teens. Rabbi Singer is the director of Outreach Judaism, a national organization dedicated to countering efforts of Christian groups and cults, who target Jews for conversion. He lectures on college campuses and in schools, camps and synagogues throughout the United States, and uses a unique program of role-play for teenB, which has been well received .by Jewish communities through North America. Rabbi Singer is a graduate of the St. Louis Rabbinical College. He is one of just a handful of qualified and successful exit counselors helping families reclaim their loved ones from the evangelical church. He is the author of the book, Lei's Get Biblical, and its accompanying tape series, and is a frequent guest on television and radio shows.
Rabbi Tovia Singer The program is sponsored by Beth El Synagogue, Beth Israel Synagogue, Beyt Shalom Reconstruc-tionist Synagogue, Chabad House, Henry Monsky Lodge of B'nai B'rith, the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, Jewish Education and Library Services, Jewish Family. Service, Temple Israel and a special grant from the Mort Richards Fuiid;.; For more information or to make a reservation for the program,' call 3346403.
"To Bubbe and Zayde with L.O.V.E...a fun-filled family affair" This Sunday, members of the League Offering Volunteers for the Elderly will sponsor activities geared toward all ages, 1-4 p.m., including:
a puppet show, classic car exhibit, Mandelbread bake-off and more. At 1:30 and 3 p.m., The Magic of M/shpocha will be presented in the JCC Theater.
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The King and the President by Rabbi MyerS.Kripke
Parashat Shofetim I write well in advance of the appearance of this column in print. Indeed I write when Lewinsky's testimony has not yet been given and when the news has just been received that the President has been issued a subpoena. Law professors are called on to decide whether the President must appear or not. Can he legitimately disregard the subpoena? What penalties (poena) could be enforced against him? Can he insist on 1 answering the subpoena under his own terms, television in his own office, with his lawyers present? An interesting aside to all this is our Sidrah's description of Israel's king. Knowing, as we do, that the Book of Deuteronomy, which we are reading, came late in the history of Israel's monarchy, we assume that many of the restrictions were criticisms of the excesses of the unfortunate reign of Solomon in the 10th century B.C.E. In any case, here are some of the views of monarchy in our Sidrah: The King must be an Israelite. He must not overextend his army of chariots and war horses, particularly by sending conscripts as soldiers for Egypt in exchange for horses. He must hot acquire many women for his harem, which would lead him astray from true religion. (Solomon had built temples in Jerusalem and homes for the priests of foreign religions who accompanied foreign wives.) He must not become too wealthy (through exploitive taxation?). He must have a personal copy of this Torah (The Book of Deuteronomy? Deuteronomy's chapters on law, including this one?). He must read it regularly all through his life-time, so that "he may learn to revere the Lord his God" and follow this teaching (Torah). He must not be haughty to other Israelites, who are his fellows, nor turn aside from this instruction. By the time readers have this column before them, many of the questions so intriguing (as I write this today at the end of July) will have been resolved. But'is it not true that the Presidency is a strange kind of job, just as the monarchy in ancient Israel was supposed to be? In the United States the President wields immense power internationally; but before the American law, he is no different from any other citizen, no greater, no smaller. In the end, he is a citizen, subject to the bite of the law and its penalties. Is this a job for an American boy?
BOBBI (FRANK) FLATOWICZ Services for Bobbi Flatowicz were held Aug. 21 at Temple Israel Cemetery. She died Aug. 19 at the ageof45. Survivors include daughters, Nicole and Rachel of Omaha; sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda and Lee Sloan of West Yellowstone, MT, and Renee and Ken Wiseman of Minnesota; and father, Joe Frank of Omaha. Memorials to Jewish Family Service.
Experienced volunteers to lead 1999 UJA/Federation Campaign
(Continued from page 1) port what we believe in and have our voices heard in Omaha, Washington, and around the world." In addition, we are "building our community for generations to come," noted Schneiderman, who is a national vice president of National Council of Jewish Women and a long-time local and national leader of the women's organization. To kick off the Women's Campaign, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a well known psychosexual therapist, will be the guest speaker at a luncheon Oct. 20 at 11:30 aan. at Beth El Synagogue. Her topic will be "Heavenly Sex in the Jewish Tradition." Everyone participating in the 1999 Women's Campaign and contributing a minimum gift of $136 is welcome to attend the luncheon. Invitations to the luncheon will be mailed in September. "In this last campaign of the millennium," noted Bob Eisenberg, co-chairmen of the General Campaign with Bob Newman, "it's our responsibility to those who came before us and to those who will be following in our footsteps to raise the funds that will support the programs and services of the Jewish Federation, the JCC, J F S , Jewish Educational and Library Services, JSS, and the Anti-Defamation League/Community Relations Council (ADL/CRC) as well as the Jewish Press and the Federation Foundation. Newman and Eisenberg have worked together previously. Last year, they co chaired the Pacesetters Division of the Campaign. Newman said it has been about ten years since he has taken a leadership role with the Federation. "But working with Bob (Eisenberg), the many community leaders who assisted us, and the very capable Federation staff made my job much easier than I had imagined it would be. In retrospect, I was rewarded by the satisfaction of knowing that I had participated in helping so many people," Newman said. Eisenberg mentioned that it's gratifying to know The Jewish Federation Librarywill resume reguthe Campaign serves the Jewish community of lar hours on Sunday, Aug. 30, as follows: Omaha as well as Jews in peril in other nations, Sunday..... ...11 a.m.-5p.m. Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Eastern Europe, and humanitarian, medical, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and economic needs throughout the world. "Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eisenberg, the 1996 recipient of the Justin Closed Saturday. The library is open to the community. Greenberg Young Leadership Award, is also past president of the Jewish Press and has served on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors. Organizations Newman has served include the National Conference of ChristianB and Jews, B'nai B'rith Cornhusker Lodge, the Jewish Federation Board, the Israel Bonds Campaign, the ADL/CRC, Receive The Jewish Press at School and Temple Israel. He has also been involved in numerous community agencies such as the The Jewish Press will mail a weekly copy of the American Cancer Society, the Boy Scouts, and paper to you at college without charge so that you Archbishop Bergan Mercy Hospital. may keep in touch with local, national and internaJoining Newman and Eisenberg on the tional events. Make sure your name is on your Campaign will be Joel Alperson who will chair the mailbox to facilitate delivery. Pacesetter Division of the Please fill out the form below and send to: Campaign. The Jewish Press 333 S. 132nd Street "I want next year's camOmaha, NE 68154 paign to do even more to reach out to members of the community and listen Name_ to what they have to Address. say," said Alperson, who J£*_ ' **''"*.-** is currently United City . • State -ZipJewish Appeal (UJA) Major Gifts Chairman for , College—. . Joel the Midwest Region and Alperson Parents' Names. a member of the UJA Board of Trustees. Home AddressAlperson has served on the Federation Board, the JFS Board, and'was advisor for AZA#1 for 10 Home Phone_ years. He just completed a term as national chairman of UJA's National Young Leadership Cabinet. Effective Date.
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FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Debbie Stiel and Cantor Jennifer Blum will officiate. We will continue discussing the summer Torah portions. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, Mk30 aan. Simcha B'Shabbat-An informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of a variety of Jewish tests. Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. PLEASURE PAC Temple Israel Men's Club has announced that the new Pleasure Pac is now available. Stop by the Temple office and pick yours up for only $20, and support Temple Men's Club!
FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 pjn. Religious School resumes on Sunday. Aug. 30, 10 a.m., at the JCC (parents meeting also at 10 am.). Religious School on Tuesday at 4 pjn. for grades^)
SATURDAY: Shabbat services, led by Phyllis Hoffman, 9 a.m. Kiddush following services.
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. FRDJAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7 pan. SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m.; Little People service, 10:15 aJnu; Jr. Congregation, Mh30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Maggie and Donald Gerber in honor of the anniversary of Donald's Bar Mitzvah; Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7:10 pjn., followed by Mincha, 7:40 p.m., Shalosh Seudot, sponsored by Jeff Steinberg, Ma'ariv and' Havdalah. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m^ Mincha, 7:40 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a-m. and 7:40 pjn.
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Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7*15 ajn. PRD3AY: Services, 8 pjn. SATURDAY: Services, 0:30 aun.
Lee N e e d e l m a n , left, Mimi Rogers and Stephanie Grossman visited the Isaac M. Wise Temple on Plum Street in Cincinnati. Thirty-four lay people from all parts of the country and Costa Rica have completed the initial part of the Reform movement's first Outreach Fellows Program for Conversion certification and are about to begin working in partnership with Reform rabbis in their communities. Among them were Stephanie Grossman, Lee Needelman and Mimi Rogers of Temple Israel. "Our wonderful experience at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in Cincinnati included absorbing background on Jewish conversion issues," Needelman said on behalf of the group. "This incredible study experience initiated us in the first conversion fellows program nationwide. "The five-day program was overwhelmingly spiritual in the sense of community which our group shared as we learned and worshipped together." Jointly sponsored by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Central Conference of American Rabbis nnd HUC-J1R, the program focused on mentoring and facilitating discussions of the thorny issues that arise during the conversion process. The sessions explored as "How will I tell my parents?" and "When will I feel Jewish?" as well as a briefing on rabbinic requirements for conversion.
JtSitzvah project Services conducted by Rabbi Ira Flax. Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
For my Bat Mitzvah project, please help me collect NEW hats for children with cancer. There is a collection box In the canteen at the JCC. Please use the south entrance. Thank you for your support. RSeganJodla
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. •\ Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Services, 6 p.m. . Emily Gordon, daughter of Dr. Peter and, Genevieve Gordon, will become a Bat Mitzvah" Friday evening and Saturday morning. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services; Sitter service, 10 a.m.; Shabbat Story Time, first and third Saturday, 11 a.m.; K'tantan, second and fourth Saturday, 11 ajn^ Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah, 7:55 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. • WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 pjn.
Kim Pitlor, daughter of Marcia and Steve ' ' Pitlor, will celebrate her Bat, Mitzvah on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 and 5, at Beth El Synagogue. An eighth-grade honor student at Beveridge Middle School, she has participated in track, volleyball, debate, drama, school musicals and the Midnight Gold chorus. In addition, she was selected to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program. She enjoys tennis,.swimming, water-skiing and snowskiing. Kim has as sister, Lisa, 18, and brother, David, 16. Grandparents are Robert Gerelick and Rose Pitlor of Omaha, Mickey Greenberg of Scottsdale, AZ, and the late Norman Pitlor. Jacob Levi Priluck, son of Ira and Sheila Priluck, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Beth Israel Synagogue. An eighth-grade honor student at Beveridge Junior High, He enjoys computers, math, piano, violin and tennis. Jacob has three brothers, Joshua, Noah and Aaron, and a sister, Rebekah. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Priluck of Boston and Mrs. Elaine Geller and the late Dr. Joseph Geller of Minneapolis.
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We get letters... Most of the letters received in this office are either compliments . (which we sincerely appreciate), suggestions for future stories or themes of special issues,(which we often use) or inquiries about ournyyjex^ which dates back to 1920, the first year in which the Jewish Press was published. Occasionally, we get a letter of complaint, usually about an error (often ours) which we correct in the very next issue. Very rarely, do we receive a letter which needs to be investigated by Bob Wolfson, Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League. So rarely, in fact, do we receive what could be regarded as 'hate mail,' t h a t we are tempted to chalk it up to 'nuts.' But we do pass those letters down the hall to the ADL; if nothing else, they make for interesting reading.
A few weeks ago, we received a letter suggesting that several prominent volunteers have been covered 'enough.' The office staff was quite amused, for these particular volunteers hadn't been featured in an . issue for nearly eight months! However, it did lead to a provocative discussion-should the Jewish Press limit coverage of volunteers whose names and photos appear in these pages more often than others? We concluded that volunteers are special people. They're not paid for the time spent in meetings, planning activities, fundraising, or making long-distance phone calls. They do what they do because they care about the organizations in which they're involved - from the Jewish Federation to synagogues to both Jewish and community organizations. We tend to cover the people, organizations, projects and events that make a difference. There's plenty of room for more, if you're interested!
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Living with the Hilonim
A younger view of Israel
by Teddy Weinberger
by Harry Allen
Most of the young people on Israel summer programs have now left and the fall contingent has not yet arrived. The Friday afternoon meeting place on Ben Yehuda Street is not quite as noisy as in mid summer as the dwindling number of summer teenagers find fewer of their compatriots to loudly embrace and exchange the past weeks experiences—where did your group go this week, have you seen what's his name, and on and on. For those of older generations who delight in worrying about the younger generation, it would be well to observe this enthusiastic gathering of American teens on their Israel experience/Some are here from Orthodox communities, some from Conservative and Reform, others come under the auspices of their hometown federations. But however they come they take away with them greater understandings of Israel and deeper attachments to Judaism of whatever stream they choose to follow. The research desire to remain connected to the Jewish people, two trips improve this commitment in geometric proportion. Last phabbat evening in our Masorti Beit Knesset pearly 200 teenagers on USY pilgrimage filled ouy sanctuary. They led the service, davened lustily and gave great hope to those who feel that our young people are all leaving us. Some no doubt will jump their Jewish traces, but most I am convinced will not. Omaha and Lincoln are communities which can take great pride in the numbers of young people who have come to Israel on various programs. Both federations have been courageous in subsidizing these trips. These subsidies are not gifts but investments in the communities Jewish future. Every Jewish child needs as a minimum an Israel experience. Beyond that a years study in Israel is Borne added insurance. Each of the movements in America have year long programs. The Jewish Agency for Israel offers many additional opportunities and there are others. So next summer we hope to see many more Omaha and Lincoln kids swarming over Ben Yehuda Friday at noon time, meeting old friends and making new ones.
It took only a few weeks of living in Israel before my kids had added a new term to their arsenal of put-downs. "You hilonf (secularist), I heard one child say to another. I guess it was inevitable that such a taunt enter their vocabulary. Givat Ze'ev is a mixed community of religious and secular Jews; all the kids play together, and occasionally during moments of friction each group makes fun of the other. Sarah and I had not realized how significant a choice we made when we decided to live in a mixed community as opposed to a community that was 100% religious. We thought that it would be top claustrophobic to live in an all-religious community, and we liked the idea of living within the general Israeli population and not segregating ourselves off from it.
Editor To the Editor: On behalf of the residents, families, Board of Directors and staff, we are deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend and benefactor, Mrs. Rose Blumkdn. Mrs. Blumkin had the clear foresight'to know that our Jewish seniors were living longer and thereby needed a safe and secure environment in which to live. She and her family came forward on many occasions to assist the agency with both monetary assistance and in-kind gifts whenever there was need. After working the majority of her life as one of the best sales individuals of our time, Mrs. Blumkin finally decided to retire. It was during these past few years that she had the time to spend visiting friends at the Home. She and a companion often stayed for meals and then ended the afternoon with either a recreational activity or a musical program. Whenever she entered the facility, she was welcomed warmly as she offered staff kisses, hugs and kind words of support. Mrs. Blumkin was a "one of a kind" female role model that will be admired for generations to come. It was an honor and a pleasure to have had the opportunity to know this lady. We are thankful for her benevolence and vision. She will be missed. Jarold Kohll, President, Board of Directors Barbara K. Gottlieb, Executive Director
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Now, after having visited friends in all-religious communities (where there is no automotive traffic on Shabbat, for example), we have been forced to confront this difficult question: How are our religious lives enhanced by living within a mixed community? I can understand what a secularist might gain from living in such a community; though he or she might not be observant, seeing others practice Judaism might be a pleasant reminder of a shared heritage. But in what way is my Shabbat sanctified by living with people who don't observe it? (And it is precisely on Shabbat that the difference between religious and secular is most felt, since many of our hiloni neighbors observe kashrut and the major Jewish holidays.) The problem is complicated because I don't necessarily feel that my religious way is the right way (and hence, I have no particular desire to win over my secular neighbor to religion). So when I pass my neighbor on a beautiful summer Saturday morning as he and his family are piling into their car to go to the beach, I cannot comfort myself by thinking that he is wrong and I am right. Instead, I ask myself: Perhaps he has the right idea and I should also be going to the beach rather than to shul. I've thought about this and right now all I can come up with is that my Shabbat is not enhanced by living within a mixed community (and perhaps it suffers from this living arrangement). Yet Sarah and I don't regret choosing a mixed community and we still do so if we had to start again. Why? Because we believe that it is better for Israeli society if its people live together rather than in segregated communities. Human history tells us that a situation where you have one group living apart from another is a recipe for misunderstanding, alienation, and gratuitous fear and hatred. The tension between the religious and the secular in Israel, a focus of much concern here, can only increase as more people elect to live separately. We've decided that we want to model our lives to reflect our ideals for the common good, and if the • price for this is mild religious discomfort then we are willing to pay. And who knows? It may be the case thatin the course of livirigwith the hilonim I will ultimately find that in some ways I have gained religiously. Give me a'few years and 111 get back to you. J , . JEWISH PFJESSXJOMMITTEE Lloyd Roitstoin, Vice Chairman; Fred Tichauer, Treasurer; Joanie Jacobson, Secretary; Elyce Azriel; Jill Belmont; Steve Danon; Shoryl Leo; Linda Saltzman; George Schapiro; Howard Silber, Steve Simon. . Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of the Jewish Press Committee, the. Jewish Federation of Omaha or the Omaha Jewish Community as a whole. The Jewish Press reserves the right to edit letters and articles for space and content. The Jewish Press is not responsible for the Knshruth of any product or establishment. •
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How survivors can apply for Swiss payments by Julia Goldman
NEW YORK (JTA) - Applications for payments from a Swiss humanitarian fund are now available for needy Holocaust survivors in the United States. Eligible individuals can receive application information by calling the special application processing center set up by the World Jewish Restitution Organization, which will be handling all claims in the United States with the assistance of the New York State Banking Department. . The toll-free number is 1-800-549-6864. Interested individuals must request applications from the center by Nov. 17. The deadline for filing is Nov. 30. Instructions are available in English, Russian and Yiddish. Since the Swiss humanitarian fund was established last year by Switzerland's leading banks, more than 18,000 needy survivors in Hungary, Latvia and Slovakia have received payments. In the coming weeks, thousands of survivors in the Czech Republic, Croatia and Poland will receive checks from the fund, according to Gideon Taylor, treasurer of the WJRO, the body that is overseeing the distribution of the payments. Some $31.4 million from the $185 million fund will be paid out to qualified survivors in the United States after Nov. 30, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (RN.Y.) and New York Gov. George Pataki said at a news conference last week announcing the application process. The humanitarian fund is separate from the $1.25 billion settlement of Holocaust-era claims reached recently between Switzerland's two largest banks and negotiators for survivors. Anyone who receives payment from the humanitarian fund will still be eligible to participate in the proceeds from that settlement. WJRO officials expect between 20,000 to 40,000 applications from the more than 110,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors living in the United States. ,,,,Each,qualified applicant is .expected to get a onetime payment of about $500. Applicants must meet three criteria. They must be: * a Jew who lived in a country when it was either under the Nazi regime, Nazi occupation or the regime of Nazi collaborators; * now a citizen or legal resident of the United States; * in need of financial support.
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NEW YORK (JTA) - Will money be the last word on the Holocaust? In the wake of the recent Swiss banks settlement, Holocaust scholars and survivors are voicing concern that the publicity surrounding such monetary settlements may overshadow the memory and lessons of the Nazi genocide against the Jewish people. "I'm not sure how much it will be worth if the result is going to be a simple sound bite: 'Jews died because of their money/'Abraham Foxman, a survivor who is the national director of the AntiDefamation League, said in an interview after the Swiss banks settlement was announced. , Switzerland's two largest commercial banks agreed after months of negotiations with attorneys, and Jewish groups representing survivors to pay $1.25 billion over a three-year periodtosettle all Holocaust-era claims against Swiss interests, except insurance firms. . The Swiss banks settlement is the first in what is now expected to be large monetary settlements with European companies and governments regarding claims on bank accounts, unpaid insurance polices and stolen artwork. "The longer this dragged, the more the press got into it, it became a circus relatingtoJews and their money, Jews and then" bank accounts, Jews and their gold, Jews and their Picassos," said Foxman. Many in the Jewish community who work to preserve the memory of the Holocaust now fear that in some way the tragic legacy of European Jewry will be twisted by squabbles over looted assets. One part of the concern is "the real crime, the crime of genocide" will be overshadowed by monetary concerns, said Michael Berenbaum, president of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation in Lbs Angeles. Stuart Eizenstat, the Clinton administration's point man on Holocaust restitution, stressed that Holocaust education in Europe would be one of the most important outgrowth of the settlement, because it "will outlive the survivors and all of us." Establishing Holocaust education in schools is one of the projects the State Department is "most pushing for* as it pursues settlements with America's European allies, Eizenstat said. Were it not for the proliferation in recent years of Holocaust institutions and educational programs in America, others point out, the current claims would never have received the support of politicians whose efforts in Congress and at state and local levels brought pressure upon the Swiss banks to settle. (JTA correspondent Matthew Dorf in Washington contributed to this report.)
Haifa - Despite occasional publicity; the name Mashav does not mean muchtothe general'public. It is the Hebrew acronym for the Center for International Cooperation of the Israel Ministry of Foreign' Afiairs. For 40 years Mashav had been conducting 'training courses or providing counselling in sudi'fields as health, agricultMre,'leducnatibnt°community: organization, youth activity, eh"£rfeprerieurship,';c6mm'unications and more/reaching the populations of some' 140 developing countries in Africa, Latin America and the Far East. In many lands the name'6f'Israel is more familiartopeople because of thWaSsistance program, than because of any headlines" ; < ! ( v" ' • In recent years Mashav has expanded'its program to our more immediate neighbors in the Middle East. During 1997 its courses and professional consultation, in Arabic, reached closeto700 Palestinians, more than 600 Egyptians,"nearly 100 Jordanians and several dozen participants from North Africa and the Gulf States. From Shalom Magazine, published in English, Spanish, French, Russian and Arabic for the thousands of alumni of the courses, we learn some of the details. Significantly, the Palestine Authority and Arab governments are happytocooperate with Mashav Arab language courses in agriculture, community development, public health and similar areas. In 1996, eight agricultural courses were held in Egypt;'Israel also cooperated in the establishment of two,'R and D' farms in Egypt fcerd^eitsigricultural produfcfton. Last September, 29 Jordanian women took part in a course,here entitled Leadership for Women in Community Volunteer Organizations. A,course on Youth Leadership drew 30 professionals ihun Gaza and the West B a n k . , , . ; ,,,, r : . >?,'(<'•. "• A key agency in .this, program is, .the Galilee .College. In 1997, some 1,000 Palestinians attended courses given in Arabic at UieCoUege^funded by Mashav, and a number of other, agencies including the European Union and UNESCO. The Golda Meir International Training Center in Haifa, which carries on a yearround program, offered a four-week course for Palestinians in small business enterprises. Four more courses are now on the drawing board, and another in the Organization of Community Services. The program helps shatter previously held prejudices and stereotypes. For many Palestinians it has opened new horizons in their perception of Israelis -- and vice versa. Haim Divon, head of Mashav, puts it succinctly: "Peace in the Middle East will be secured only when it takes root in the every day lives > of pSpple in the region ); nurturing people-to-people contacts." ;-
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Young Jewish Omaha (YJO) members will have the opportunity to hear an incredible story of res1 cue on Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m., at the House of Hunan restaurant, 2405 South 132nd St. • • Yardena Fanta, the";jfeatured speaker, was born in Ethiopia in 1972. When, she was 12 years old, her entire family, parenfsiatid 11 siblings, came to • Israel during Operation Mosek. Fanta's family had to walk for 30 days from their home village in Ethiopia,to Sudan, and then remained in a tent camp for 11 months until they could get to Israel. ; '•' Although Fanta endured incredible hardships, her story is one of great faith and triumph. She ^graduated from Bar Ilan University with a degree in Criminology and Sociology, and is currently ac-
quiring her masters degree in Educational Counseling at Tel Aviv University. Fanta works as a counselor and workshop moderator for Ethiopian olim (immigrants). In addition, she works in the unit for the Advancement of Youth in the city of Ramleh, which assists children that have adaptation deficiencies and are considered to be children at risk. YJO Co-chairman Stacie Brodkey said, "YJO iB back with a gripping tale. Everyone will come away with some new insights into themselves as well as life in Israel." For reservations, call YJO Director Sharon Kirshenbaum at 334-6485. .'..:' Cost for the evening, which includes dinner, is $10, payable at the door.
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Fellman and Kooper funds announces scholarship awards Howard M. Kooper, a Trustee of the Bruce M. Fellman and the Robert H. and Dorothy G. Kooper Charitable Foundation Trusts, has announced that scholarship grants have been awarded to 22 Omaha-area college students which will assist them with their college education. Chosen for these 1998-99 scholarships are: Jonathan Cipperly, University of Kansas; Joshua Cohen, Washington University; Daniel Cohn, University of Kansas; Deborah Friedman, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Grigory Ginzburg, Northwestern University; David Golbitz, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Leslie Golbitz, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Joseph Hornstein, Colorado State University; Peyman Kharazi, Creighton University; Diana Kogan, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Joshua Lefitz, Evergreen State College, Fiorina Mosenbis, Washington University; Ella Patkovsky, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Vitaly Rabinoyich, Creighton University School of Pharmacy; Andy Robinson, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Carrie Roitstein, Illinois College of Optometry; Andy Ruback, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Michael Ruback, University of Kansas; Lawrence; Evan Saltzman, Yeshiva University; Michael Shekhtman, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Oleg Vinokurov, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Yuliya Vishnervskaya, University of Nebraska at Omaha. The Bruce M. Fellman Charitable Foundation Trust was created in memory of Bruce M. Fellman, son of Tom and Darlynn Fellman, after his untimely death while attending George Washington University and participating in the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea. The Robert H. and Dorothy G. Kooper Charitable Foundation Trust was created in memory of Robert H. and Dorothy G. Kooper, parents of Howard M. Kooper, in order to further the secondary education for Omaha area college students. • • •
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Tuesday, Sept. 1,8,15: Chapter Elections, JCC, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6: AZA #1 Sweetheart Dance, Westin Aquila, 7:30 12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8: Advancement Board Meeting, JCC, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, S e p t 11-13: Regional Coordinating Convention Sunday, S e p t 13: Basketball, JCC, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, S e p t 15: Community-wide Jewish Teen Program, JCC, 6 p.m; BBYO night to follow, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 27: BBYO night, JCC, noon to 5 p.m.; Basketball, 1-4 p.m. For more information about BBYO or the JCC Senior High Department, call Lisa Shkolnick, Director, at 334-6404.
An additional escort and three pages have been named for the 1998 Aksarben Coronation Ball on Oct. 17. Andrew Jacob Weitz, son of Arnold and Anne Weitz, has been selected as a n escort. He is a senior at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. % Pages for t h e a n n u a l scholarship event are: S t e p h e n Ryan Finkle, son of David and J u d y Finkle; Adam Goldberg, son of Bruce and Cindy Goldberg; and Susan Lynne Freeman, daughter of Robert and Robyn Freeman. Nebraska Spine Surgeons has changed its name to Nebraska Spine Center to more appropriately identify its full continuum of services and approach to patients with spine problems, according to partner Eric Phillips, M.D. ••- •••• The Nebraska Spine Center provides on-site pain management therapy, physical therapy and other rehabilitative services, as well as spine surgery and diagnosis in t h e t r e a t m e n t of t h e musculoskeletal system.
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Fourteen youngsters, ages 8-15, who form a songand-dance team made Up of students from different schools in Council Bluffs, captured our hearts at a Four women who battled recent meeting of the Oldtimers, Yourtg Energetic • ovarian cancer tell their stories Seniors. Under the artistic direction of Priscilla Brockwey, the group goes by the name of "Children of Promise" and performs at various community functions. They started with Council Bluffs Children's Theater three years ago. The Early Bird Discussion class was volcanic as the conversation turned to analyzing the tsoris confronting President Clinton. Sometimes heroes fly high and sometimes they plummet Point in mind: this correspondent presented a mini-review of an exhaustive biography of Charles Lindbergh, by A. Scott Berg. Berg, who is Jewish, quotes Lindbergh as stating in a 1937 letter, "Hitler was undoubtedly a great man, and I believe Labeled a silent killer because it strikes without has done much for his people." In 1939, in a speech Warning and is often discovered only after i t h a s in Des Moines, in reference to the Nazi persecution Spread beyond t h e ovaries, ovarian cancer is a of the Jews, he said, "The persecution the Jews sufdreaded disease. Over the past decade, though, the fered in Germany would be sufficient to make bitter chances of survival have increased notably through enemies of any race." He continued, Their greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership new and effective treatments. Four survivors will tell their stories in the new and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our do.cJ^hentary, Surviving Ovarian Cancer, which radio and our government." Some of his writings will premier Sunday,-*Sept. 6 a t 4 p.m. (check local were edited to soften his opinions. listings) on the Public Television Network (PBS). Following lunch, Toni Kutcher recited the blessThe program i s h o s t e d b y editor-in-chief o f ings; We stood in memoriam for Marvin Sabes. In Harper's Bazaar, Liz Tilberis, above, a n ovari- sick bay are: Ileane Cohen and Lillian Lieb at an cancer survivor and author of t h e recent Clarkson; Lester Waxman and Rubin Ratner at best seller, No Time to Die. Methodist. Shalom. ,
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FJA warms up for 1998-99
Omaha JCCers win at Maccabi Games
by Diane Axler Baum
Friedel Jewish Academy fired up the grille and a mood of back-to-school excitement at a barbecue for students, parents, staff and guests the Sunday before classes resumed. A late August barbecue sponsored by the Parent Teacher Organization has become a school tradition, according to PTO co-chairs Lynne Salzman and Vicki Flax. "We look forward to this annual opportunity to bring our Friedel family together and welcome new students and parents," said Salzman, while her fourth-grade son, Brent, grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. Michael Levine, father of third-grader Arielle, supervised at the coals. This year's gathering offered a chance to introduce two new faculty members. Diana Zeman, an experienced elementary educator and day care director, becomes Kindergarten-Grade 1 teacher. Holly Friedman, religious school teacher and youth group leader at Beth El Synagogue, joins Judi Thai in teaching Judaic Studies. Among the guests were the senior spiritual leaders of three Omaha congregations: Temple Israel's Rabbi Aryeh Azriel; Beth Israel's Rabbi Howard Kutner, who attended with wife, Nadine, and their toddler twins; and Beth El's Rabbi Paul Drazen, accompanied by wife, Susie, Director of the Federation's Jewish Educational and Library Services. • . Also in attendance were Rabbi Ira Flax, Military Chaplain at Offut Airforce Base, and Rabbi Richard Freund, both Friedel parents. Dr. Freund, Professor of Religion at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, serves the Academy as Religious Studies Consultant. For several of the students, the gathering unfolded as something of a reunion. Returning first-grader Sydney Nissen received and returned hugs, which prompted her mother, Jordanna, to remark, "Sydney loves her teachers; last year she developed an especially close relationship with Judi Thai." Her father, Bart, noted, "Sydney learned so much
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Diane Zeman, right, new K-l teacher, meets incoming kindergartner Benjamin Flax. last year. It's wonderful that Friedel enables students to learn at their own pace." Benjamin Flax, incoming kindergartner, expressed delight that a number of Friedel students are his friends already. He waved toward Eli Freund, a first-grader, and Rebecca Doty, fellow kindergartner, who was in his class last year at the Jewish Community Center's pre-school. Ben said he looks forward to going to the same school as his sister, Debra, who is entering third grade, because "I like being with her a lot." However, Ben does not expect Debra to help him with his homework. "I'll do it myself," he proclaimed. On this particular occasion, Debra seemed less interested in her brother than her two special friends, Arielle Levine and Elina Yurikov, but she promised to "introduce Ben to everyone" at school. Actually, students starting at Friedel do not need older siblings to ease their way. The small classes, caring teachers and nurturing environment take care of that. Teacher Zeman, discussing her new role with Kindergarten-Grade 1, summed it up well. "This age group is so wonderful!" she exclaimed. "I'm especially excited about having so few children and being in a position to meet the educational needs of each one."
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