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Pulitzer Prize - winner to speak atJCC, visit Omaha friends by Diane Axler BaunT
Glenn Frankel When Pulitzer Prize-winner Glenn Frankel presents his new book at the JCC in celebration of Jewish Book Month, the audience will include an Omaha couple who've been his friends for more than 30 years. Bill and Margo Rosen met Frankel in 1968 when all of them were students back East. Still Margo Neesman then, she was involved in Frankel's meeting Betsyellen Yager, the Smith College student who later became his wife." Over the years, the four have kept in touch with
calls, letters,-photos and an occasional visit. "In addition to being a journalist of the first rank, Glenn is a great guy," said Bill Rosen. He's funny, warm, witty—and a mensch. It's been wonderful to watch his career develop." Frankel's career reached a pinnacle in 1989 when he received the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his coverage of the Palestinian uprising. Other high points included reporting from London, Zimbabwe and South Africa, the last of which inspired him to write Rivonia's Children: Three Families and the Cost of Conscience in White South Africa. Frankel will share the sights, feelings and experiences behind the pages of Rivonia's Children at a book presentation/reception on Sunday, Nov. 7, starting at 7 p.m., in the Jewish Community Center theater. Following his remarks, he will answer questions from the audience. A dessert reception and book signing will conclude the evening. The event, sponsored by the Jewish Federation Library, is free and open to the community. In Rivonia's Children, Frankel probes South Africa's transition to democracy by focusing on the activities, personalities and revolutionary politics of three married couples who plunged into fighting the injustice of apartheid at great personal danger andjexpense. The three.cpuples are whits* 2}?ddleclass, communist and Jewitfhr ;-' • •' "" (Continued on page 6)
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Photographer documents dire needs in Former Soviet Union by Pam Monsky Federation Communications Director
With each click of the slide projector and each story she revealed, photojournalist Sharon Faulkner tore straight to the heart of the problems in the Former Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of the people who suffer the most.
Sharon Faulkner was in Omaha to show her dramatic photos to workers for the Federation Annual Campaign. She is pictured with Joel Alperson, General Campaign Chairman. For the past several years, Faulkner has been photographing the Jewish elderly in the FSU, and has become increasingly involved with them. Her passion for theseuvery~dignified people who happen to be in the worst circumstances is evident in her (Continued on page 14)
Time to look back:
History highlights 75th anniversary of AZA byRobYunich (Reprinted with permission from B'naiB'ritb Todajf)
sary celebration at the Marriott. Growing up is never easy. Highlighting the event will be the When young teens around the country screening of taped interviews with two step onto a strange college campus for living charter members: Bernard the first time, they often look to fraterniTheodore, now of Los Angeles, and ties and sororities as a place to meet Marion Graetz of Lincoln. The Nebraska new people and acclimate themselves to Jewish Historical Society will display the new'surroundings. Most fraternities memorabilia, and the lodge will show a and sororities have three Greek letters slide presentation of some memorable as their name, and their members wear AZA moments. those letters proudly. -" The lodge will soon send invitations to In 1922, a group, of 14 Jewish boys, its members for the celebration. They who attended Omaha's Central High will also include a survey, asking about School, wanted to join their school's frapeople's roles in AZA and B'nai B'rith ternity: Alpha Zeta Alpha. However, Girls' (BBG) and asking for memorabilia they were not allowed to join because donations. Additionally, all AZA Sweet.they were Jewish. In protest, the teens hearts will be honored. . borrowed the group's initials and started "I'm very excited that (B'nai B'rith their own Jewish fraternity: Aleph International President) Richard HeideZadikAleph(AZA). man will come visit Omaha and partici. Two years later, on May 3,1924, AZA was declared an international order. . . .• ,. . ». . , ^ »» .« • pate in the celebration," Jacobs said. Sam Beber, one of the Omaha group's Longtime B'nai B'rith International President Henry Monsky AZA has been part of B'nai B'rith for most of its history. However^ the two founders, was named Grand President of <rieht>» «» 1 9 4 5 meeting with President Harry Truman. organizations were not connected until the Supreme Advisory Council, and ter treasurer; A few months later, Sam Beber Nathan Mnookin was named the Grand First Vice- appointed Klutznick to the AZA Legislative Henry Monsky convinced the members at B'nai president. The group of Omaha boys was deemed Committee. As an adult, he was elected International B'rith's 1925 International Convention that AZA should join B'nai B'rith. Monsk/s speech that day Mother Chapter #1. President of B'nai B'rith. was not a random occurrence. In fact, Monsky was On July 4-6, 1924, the inaugural AZA National Arid nobody will forget where it all started. Convention was held a t the Omaha Jewish "I'm extremely proud that AZA was founded here involved with B'nai B'rith for most of his life. Born on Feb. 15, 1890, Monsky graduated from Community Center (the J, on 20th and Dodge): in Omaha," says Adam Jacobs, President of B'nai There were only four chapters then: Mother B'rith's Monsky Lodge in Omaha. "I base what the Creighton Law School in 1912, and then became Chapter #1, AZA #2 in Kansas City; AZA #3 in lodge attempts, to do as to further the continued president of the Omaha Hebrew Club. By 1921, he was president of B'nai B'rith District 6, one of the Lincoln; and AZA #4 in DesMoines. But by the vitality of BBYO and AZA." Mid-America Region's predecessors. time of the fourth convention two yqars later, the Jacobs and other B'nai B'rith members will have Monsky was elected president of B'nai B'rith number of chapters had exploded to 55. : • , the chance; toshow off that pride on Nov. 20, The AZA #2 in Kansas City was founded by 6:30 p.m., when the lodge hosts the 75th anniver- International in 1938, and proceeded to lead it • (Continued on page 6) Nathan Mnookin; Philip Klutznick was elected chap-
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PERSONAL The family Mabel Katskee wish to thank both her friends and our friends for the thoughtfulness, many acts of kindness and the words of support that have marked her passing. Judy & Milt Katskee Pola & Mel Katskee Sindle & Jerry Katskee
What Does God Look Like? by Rabbi Myer S. Kripke
Kid's Lunch & Learn scheduled at Beth El A "Let's. All Make Shabbat!" Kid's Lunch & Learn, set for Sunday, Nov. 7, at noon, at Beth El Synagogue will feature hands-on challah braiding for both kids and adults. Cost is $2 for children, and $3 for adulte. The event is sponsored by Beth El's Early Childhood Committee, chaired by Diane Shandell and Kathy Weiner. Reservations can be made through the Synagogue office at 492-8550.
Parashat VaYera Among the stories that mothers like to tell of "the cute things my child did," is the onsw&the kid drawing a picture of God, so that people would finally know what God looks like.. Our Sidrah has it, "And God appeared to Abraham..." The text goes on to say that Abraham found three men (or is it two?) standing at his side. He hadn't seen them approaching. Nor was there any donkey which people, at the time would have . used for mounts through the sands. LeHerlng and Memorials The men simply were there. Thus, God appeared to Abraham. Now I don't know how telling that occurrence Kansas City B'nai B'rith Youth Organization would fare in a small group that I am teaching (BBYO) is planning a 75-year reunion celebration CUSTOM CONDO. (rather discussing with them) on a weekly basis. for the weekend of June 23-25, 2000. Plans include For Sale by owner (by appointment only)' They range from the most simple, traditional to . a Friday night Shabbat service, a Saturday night ' ' 3bedrooms,3baths,2-cargarage. ,, , the sophisticated-critical in their approach to the dinner and dance and a Sunday family brunch. 2320 N. 133 Circle $225,000 Bible. Search committees have formed to locate all I, myself, as many of you know, look upon the Kansas City, Wichita and St. Joseph BBYO alumi. Marilyn B l a t t 492-8568 , : text as sacred and I am always reverent~but I am Information needed is name, maiden- name, critical. . address, city, state and zip code, area code and Some in my group would say, "If that's what the phone number, year of high school graduation and Journey home to Jewish Omaha. Bible says happened, that's what happened." At AZA/BBG chapter name. the other extreme, some would say, "We have to www.jewishomaha.org All alumni should forward the information to understand the language as including figures of BBYO reunion, 11583 Earnshaw, Overland Park, speech. What really happened, if anything, was KS 66210; e-mail to KERMIE524@AOL.COM or that Abraham was somehow acutely aware that he contact the Kansas City BBYO reunion hotline a t : was in God's presence." 913-327-8248. ; : The question we can't shake free of is, "What For more information, please contact the BBYO does it mean to say that 'God appeared to reunion hotline. .« F=-/**«*i CUur IUH .. Does God appear to people? Or only to i tor \our tipme Abraham"?" the greatest, like Abraham? Does "appear" mean i tor Ybur aome that He could be seen, as in the persons of the two (or three) whom Abraham could see and talk with? Can we, in our sinful and materialistic land, in our sinful times-can we think that God appears to ^LOCKSMITH by Beth Cohen any of us? This is a central problem for religion. We teach Beth Israel Synagogue will kick off their adult children that God is always there and is always education classes beginning next month. approachable. One may use standard prayers or Rabbi Howard Kutrier will lead a new class, "In. one's own words-or no. words. . . the News," a Jewish perspective on current events. Eye Brows • Eyeliner • Lips • • FREE Leah Tint with Consultation until NOV. 15 There is the story of the ignorant boy who simply The class will analyze local and world news I (402) 597-EYE-1 (3931) 24 HOURS I recited the Aleph Beit, and told God, "I don't know through discussion of Jewish thought and law. ' _ Permanent Cosmetic Specialist \ the words, but You do; so please put the letters "In the News" will, be .hosted twice a month in I LOCATED AT Jeffrey Popp, MO, Cosmetic Surgeiy, PC • together into my prayer to You." congregant's homes. The first will be Monday, Another story has it that a shepherd boy issued a Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., at the home of Rick and Julee shrill whistle that interrupted the synagogue ser- Katzman. The class is chaired by Dennis Paley and vice. The people were aghast at the blasphemy, but Harry Bennan. ' • the rabbi heard it differently. The rabbi announced PRINTIHG, Rebbitzin Nadine Kutner will kick off her monththat the shrill sound had pierced the heavens. It ly ladies' Lunch and Learn with a book discussion COPYING asd DIGITAl NETWORK was the sincere prayer of a deeply pious soul seek- on Kosher Sex by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Lunch ing God, and it had brought blessing on the whole and Learn will be held on the first Wednesday of 3706 South 132nd Street • 402 330-5050 congregation. the month starting Nov. 3, a t noon, in the JCC If even the most simple can instinctively know conference room. Lunch will be provided by the Letterhead • Brochures • Newsletters how to find God, then surely God can appear to us. Bagel Bin for $3. Reservations for lunch should be Business Cards • Mailers • Postcards All of this implies a simple, unsophisticated defi- made with the synagogue office at 556 6288 or enition of God. It requires Him to be ah identifiable mailed to Bethlsrael@novia.net. People interestperson, One who can actually be present in a given ed in attending are encouraged to read the book, situation. For many of us this no longer works. which can be checked out from the Federation For many of us Godis idea or forces for good or the Library or purchased at local book stores. spirit of the good, something transcendent, but Nov. 4-7 brings JEP (Jewish Education Project) FOR SALE without form or matter. Here the problem becomes back to Beth Israel for a second year. JEP is an murkier and more difficult to handle. Spectacular Home-Site, 3 Acres (Omaha) outreach organization headed by Rabbi Mordechai 20-mile view of the Missouri River Valley '150,000 Does this kind of God bring bread from the earth Katz of Boro Park, Brooklyn. He will be joined by Commercial lot, 17 Acres and expect me to thank Him for it? Does He com- two yeshiva-educated couples who are religiously Council Bluffs-across from K-Mart '700,0001 mand (yes, command) me to wear a tallit, to wave committed as well as successful in their secular Commercial lot, 8 Acres the lulav, to recite the Hallel psalms on Yom Tov? careers. They will share Shabbos meals, and lead Council Bluffs-near Mall of the Bluffs. '395,000 Does this kind of God identify the Shabbat and the small study sessions and discussion groups on comHoly Days? bining a life of Torah with the modern world. How, in short, are we to understand the tradiThe community is invited to attend a Friday tional approach of rabbinic Judaism, and react to night dinner, Shabbos lunch and a Melava Malka NP Dodge Co. 758-1479 it? How much easier it would be just to accept the (after Shabbos party) on Saturday evening. JEP II story as is: God appeared to Abraham. is chaired by Betty and Jack Kozlen and Sally and I have been mulling over these problems (and Leon Wintroub. •demand that you do too!) for some time. Here I Other classes beginning soon include weekly •have let my mind wander and run off the way peo- Talmud classes, weekly Chumash classes, and a HOME APPLIANCE ple sometimes let their mouths run off. But here's monthly Business Ethics Lunch and Learn. SERVICE the point, for example: Rabbinic Judaism says that For more information or for a copy of the Adult "Serving Omaha Since 1946" God does not permit me to carry a handkerchief in Education program brochure, call the Beth Israel my pocket on Shabbat. If I think I need one, I must Synagogue office, 556-6288. ., SERVICE PARTS find some way to wear it as a garment, if I venture PROMPT AND DEPENDABLE out with it. ONE COMPANY REPAIRS ALL YOUR I no longer react positively to this kind of teachMAJOR APPLIANCES ing...How then can I understand t h a t God 8827 Maple" 391-4287 appeared to Abraham? THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS
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FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 8 p.m. Rabbi Debbie Stiel and Cantor Jennifer Blum will officiate. Rabbi Stiel will give the sermon. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Women of Reform JudaiBm. '. SATURDAY: 9:30-10:15 a.m.-Bagels and Bible: an informal opportunity to learn Torah with the rabbis; Shabbat morning service, l(h30 ajn. SITTER SERVICE Sitter Service is available each Friday evening, Saturday mornings for Bagels and Bible and the worship service. Cost is $2 per family. Please make a reservation through the Temple office. ADULT EDUCATION TUESDAY, Nov. 2: Chumash Bemidar, 1011:30 ajn. Rabbi Shlomo Levin will use classic and modern commentaries to study central stories of the Book of Numbers from an original Midrashic perspective; Advanced Prayer Class with Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, 7:15-8:45 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3: Midrashah, 10 a.m.noon; Introduction to Jewish Philosophy, 7'8:30 p.m., facilitated by Professor Guy Matalon. Discussions will follow readings from two classical Jewish texts. THURSDAY, Nov. 4: Sisterhood Adult Education, 10-11:30 ajn. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel -will teach "Scattered Among the Nations-Documents Affecting Jewish History-49 to 2000 C.E."; Jewish Itentity in Film, 7-8:30 p.m. Facilitator David Yudelson looks at film as a medium of expressing what it is to be Jewish. Jewish Journey Groups • THURSDAY, Nov. 4: "Living with Illness, 78 p.m., for people who are living with illness or for those, who love someone who, lives with illness. Sally Kaplan, L.C.S.W., will lead the group; The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel, 7-8:30 p.m. Facilitators Lee Needelman and John Dacey will examine Heschel's concept of sacred time and his vision of the Sabbath. FRIDAY, Nov. 5: Jewish Spirituality, 9:3011 ajn. Mimi Rogers will lead the group in readings, discussion, Jewish Meditation and yoga.
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FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. Professor Yvone Freund, a teacher of education at UNO, will speak on "Just what is the 'message of the Jews' and why must we listen to it?" Oneg Shabbat, prepared by Peggy Deland and Sandra Kurland, follows.
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.
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BatMitzvah Brittany Lynn Sukiennik, daughter of Hyman and Marlene Sukiennik, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, i Nov. 6 at Beth El Synagogue. An eighth grade superior , honor roll student at Kiewit ;Middle School, she.was , i selected to be in the Duke V- Talent Identification Program. She received state . recognition at a Millard public school board meeting for her exceptionally high SAT scores. She enjoys dance, basketball; movies, shopping and spending time with her friends. : Brittany has a brother David, 10. Grandparents are Jack and Ann Belmont of Omaha, Ben and Ann Sukiennik and Taisa Simon of Overland Park, KS.
Temple Israel hosts Jewish Book Fair by Elyce Azriel and Iris Ricks, Temple Israel
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Each year, the Jewish Book Council designates Hanukkah and the three weeks preceding it as Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Jewish Book Month, to popularize books on Jewish SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m., followed by subjects among adults, youth and children. Kiddush; Mincha/Ma'ariv, 7:15 p.m., followed by Coming as it does during the Hanukkah season, Havdalah. it reminds us that there is no better gift than a book. The practice of presenting books as ^ O S E BLUMKlN JEWISH HOME Hanukkah gifts to children is especially recommended; that is one way you can help your child SATURDAY Services, 9 a.m, led by the Beyt learn to enjoy reading. There is an ever-growing Shalom Congregation. library of Jewish books available to you and your" All services followed by Kiddush. A memorial family, from which they will not only derive keen service is held on the last Shabbat of each month, pleasure, but obtain a wealth of information. in memory of residents who have died. Members of This year, Temple Israel will host the only the community are welcome to attend services. Jewish Book Fair in town, Nov. 19-23. We will disSWITCHDAY play books from the Jewish Enjoy-A-Book Club for Due to the Christmas holiday falling on both children and adults. Also available will be Saturday this year, we will not be able to have games, videos, computer software, cassettes and Switch Day in the same manner we've dont it in novelty items. A few titles to be highlighted for the past. The RBJS is planning on giving time off children: God's Paintbrush; Something from tosome staff on Friday, but this will not require Nothing; Animated Hagadah; Keeping Quilt; Mrs. many volunteers. Katz & Tush; Rugrats Book of Hanukkah: My Switch Day will take place in December of 2000; Favorite Hanukkah Book & Cassette; My Lucky the volunteers, staff and residents of the Blumkin Dreidle; Does God Have a Big Toe?; Letters From Home look forward to its return. For more infor- Rivka; Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues; plus 300 mation, contact Volunteer Coordinator Lois Wine additional titles. Videos: Lamb Chop Hanukkah at 334-6530. and Passover; Rug Rats Hanukkah and Passover; Hanukkah at Bubble's and Lights. Computer Software: AlefBet Schoolhouse, Hanukkah Activity Center; Jewish IQ Basketball; Once Upon A Holiday. Watch for further details, such as sale hours, in future issues of the Jewish Press. The entire community is welcome.
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'New' faces in the presidential race This week, speechwriter and political pundit Patrick Buchanan announced he would leave the Republican Party to seek the Reform Party's nomination as President of the United States. Another potential candidate for that position is waiting in the wings: New York builder an<j developer Donald Trump. Can actor/director Warren Beatty be far behind? In the 1960's, comedian Pat Paulsen let his name stand for president every four years. While no one took him seriously, his 'race' for the presidency often lightened up an otherwise dreary political scene. Buchanan and Trump don't call themselves comedians, but some of their public statements certainly are humorous. After all, Buchanan can't be serious when he calls for trade sanctions and outrageously high import taxes, an end to foreign aid and American involvement in hot spots like Rwanda and Kosovo. His written statements have been characterized as "anti-Semitic." And Trump? Two things are certain withhim...he'llhaveabeautiful First Lady (or maybe a succession of them) and he's reaping free publicity for his casinos and hotels (all of which are named Trump, of course). While the Jewish Press does not endorse any political party or candidate, we do comment on issues. And
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we think presidential politics is seri' ous business. After all, the one elected will be the most powerful leader in the world. If Vice-president Al Gore, former Senator Bill Bradley and Texas Governor George W. Bush would actually state their visions for America in the next millennium, per1-'"" haps Buchanan and Trump wouldn't be in the news'as often. The media, finding little to quote from the leading candidates (and the public finding them dull and.boring) have focused their attention on "The Last Angry Man' and 'The King.' Their political philosophies are nearly opposite, as far as we can tell, and yet they're seeking the nomination of the same party. It sounds more like the Madhatter's tea party than a real political party. Whatever the outcome, we hope that members of the Jewish community will read and learn about all the candidates, become informed voters, registered voters and involved in the political process. Our participation, which once was held the distinction of being the highest percentage of minority voters, has fallen in the last few decades. The candidacies of Buchanan and Trump can make a contribution to this civics lesson by getting the attention of more potential voters. For that, at least, we'll give them credit. But not much more.
Water, water everywhere, but not yet fit to drink by Carl Alpert
Haifa-Since the seas cover three fifths of the surface of the earth, why should there be a shortage of water for drinking and for agriculture anywhere in the world? Salt? Surely, scientists know how to . remove the salt. Yes, they dp, but the cost of doing so is high. Well, improve the method and bring the costs down. That is precisely what is being done in many countries, and Israel is among the forefront. Two of the country's universities, the Technion in Haifa and Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, have special teams which are working assiduously on the problem. Mekorot, Israel's water company, is doing research in the field, and Tami, a company belonging to Israel Chemicals Ltd., is also at work on the problem. What are the costs? Local supplies of fresh water from underground aquifers, from the Sea of Galilee and from'wells cost about 30£ per cubic meter to produce, though the water is sold to domestic and agricultural consumers for much more than that. And what does it cost to take the salt out of sea water? Five years ago it cost $2 per cubic meter. In the meantime, research has lowered the cost to about 78; per cm. That's still high, but it shows encouraging progress. About 90% of Eilat's fresh water supply comes from the local desalination plant, but three quarters of it originates in Negev brackish waters which have been freshened, and only one quarter from the sea.
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Japan, Israel, South Korea and the European Community, but no Arab state except for Oman takes part, though all will benefit from the results. Prof Kedem, who has published close to 100 articles on the subject, and holds international patents, provided us with an explanation of the reverse osmosis process, but it is difficult to reduce it to r layman's language. " •.*' In brief, large quantities of water are forced through synthetic membranes which filter out substances in the water, like salt. Another, membrane method calls for the introduction; into the water of an electric current which draws out the salt. In all methods, the goal is to make the process more economical. '...•• ' Outside the laboratories, industry is quick to seize upon every technological improvement; two months ago Clal Israel and the Arison group's Housing and Construction Holding Company announced plans to form a joint venture with U.S. Filter Corporation, the world's largest water treatment company, to set up a commercial enterprise for desalination of sea water. They are planning to invest $100-150 million in a desalination, plant. One possibility is a regional project with the participation of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. There are no breakthroughs yet, but each inch of progress anywhere is faithfully reported injinternational scientific publications and shared by scien: tists everywhere. •
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To the Editor: The editorial (on gun control in the Aug. 20 issue of the Jewish Press) contained many allegations, half-truths and falsehoods that shouldn't go unanswered. Most states prohibit the use of large capacity firearms for any type of hunting. "Need" is not an issue. The ownership of fully automatic firearms has been severely restricted since the National Firearms Act of 1934. Unlawful possession is punishable under state and federal laws by up to 10 years in prison. Conversion of self-loading firearms to fully automatic has long been a felony. Self-loading or semi-automatic firearms with eight' or 10 round capacities have been around since before the turn of the century. They are used legally by millions of Americans for both formal and informal target shooting, self-defense and in i the prevention of crime. They are even required in ; several Olympic events. . ; There are more than 20,000 federal, state and local firearms regulations on the books. Why are these laws not being enforced. An even better question is "Why, with even more laws on the books since the 1968 Firearms Act, do we have more violence?" What has changed? Omaha's public high schools used to have rifle ranges' in their basements. I first learned safe firearms handling and ratget shooting at Camp JCC. Odd, there was little gun crime then. Why now? The Jewish Press editorial offered a simplistic solution to a complex problem. An editorial should not resemble a news reader's sound-bite. It should present reasoned argument based on factual background. Does' the editor really know how to legally acquire a firearm in Nebraska or anywhere else in the U.S.? Solutions? Consider the following: do punish the guilty severely; do insist that prosecutors don't 'swallow the gun' for easy convictions; do insist that schools have dress codes; do withdraw support from individuals and organizations that fight against those codes. Withdraw support, call the sponsors of any entertainment or print media that .glqrjify, violence and denigrate the values we as Jews learned in a caring community. Do get all the facts. Do support legislation that punishes/criminal intent and use of any weapon, hammer, firearm,or baseball bat, to commit a crime. Don't fall for it when somebody offers 'gun control' as the only answer. We have 'gun control' in America today. What we lack is criminal control and the will to secure i t Richard E. Engel
Winston Churchill once described Russia as a, "mystery inside a riddle inside an enigma." There are those in Israel as well as in the Arab world who would not apply the same description to Ehud Barak. But in reality there is not much mystery about him, he is simply laser focused on his objectives, and pursues them relentlessly with little apparent council from either right or left. His strategy has won him very few friends, but on the other hand those who disagree with him have been left wondering what to do about him. He is the quintessential 900-pouncTgoriHa. . Consider for the moment what he has done in his first 100 days. Despite the opposition of the Israeli right he reconfirmed the Wye agreement. He conceded nothing that Netanyahu before him had not agreed to - but he managed to win the applause of America, the Palestinians and much of Europe by simply changing the rhetoric and meeting with Arafat. As Woody Allen once opined, life is 90% just showing up". But it is on the domestic political front that he is confounding the opposition-much of it from members of his own coalition. Israel is constructing a large power station in Ashkelon, but a major turbine is manufactured in Herzilia. It is so large that it cannot be moved except on Friday night when there is virtually no traffic, otherwise the roads would be undriveable for about 14 hours. So the government decided to move the machines on
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Friday night. The religious parties furiously objected and threatened to leave the coalition. Barak held his ground and only a small Haredi party left to almost no one's notice. More importantly the new Minister of Education, Yossi Sand is determined to reign in the Shas school system and instill financial responsibility in that sector. The Shas schools are 100 million shekels in the red as a result of mismanagement and some possible fraud. Shas insisted that the government bail them out or they would leave the coalition. Shas' 17 seats would be a major blow. Barak said no bail out and Shas stayed. Eventually, they will get some help but not before major reforms and government supervision is in place. Last week, Barak decided to remove 12 illegal outposts erected by the settlers in the West Bank. He did so despite the vehement protests by the steam is largely gone from the Greater Israel movement. Barak also told the Labor party he wants to forge a new party of the center that would include Gesher and the moderate religious party, Meimad, along with Labor. Within the party there is little affection for Barak. The speaker of the Knesset, Avram Burg, speaks to him only when it is officially required. Shimon Peres can hardly conceal his dislike and Haim Ramon still has his eyes on party leadership. But Barak retains his popularity with the electorate and that, in his mind, is the only thing that counts.
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Jewish Family Service presents Project Dreidel by Jennifer Meyerson
Hanukkah is just a few weeks away, with the lighting of the first candle at sundown on Dec. 3. Jewish Family Service is once again gearing up for Project Dreidel, the annual gift distribution program for local Jewish families in need. And, once again, the community is asked to help. Hanukkah is not simply a holiday for children; it is a time for families to come together in celebration, v Individuals and Jewish organizations are invited to participate in this year's Project Dreidel by not only purchasing.gifts for children, but gifts foi" the whole family, or for children to give to their parents as well. • • • ' • . . . ' ! Possibilities may include gift certificates to malls, stores, supermarkets (which may be. purchased through the synagogues) and recreational events. Books for adults or children and family games are especially appreciated. Cash donations-which may be used by Jewish Family Service to help pay for a family's medical or utility bills—are, of course, always welcome. Gifts must be new and unused. If a gift is wrapped, it must be labeled as to its contents, and the potential recipient's age range and gender. All donations and gifts may be brought to the JewishFamily Service office. We must'receive all items no later than Monday, Nov. 29. We will wrap, pack. and deliver gifts, along with food .from our Hanukkah Project.Tzedakah, pn Dec. 1 and 2. , ,: For more information about Project Dreidel, or if you wish to refer a Jewish family facing financial difficulties that could benefit from this program, or volunteer for Project Dreidel or Project Tzedakah, please call Jewish Family Service at 330-2024. . We thank you for your continued commitment to the mitzvah of giving. •
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Sam Beber (right) with a B'nai B'rith official B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO). With the formation of BBYO, the B'nai B'rith Youth Commission was formed, and Monsky was named its first chairman. By 1950, there were about 420 chapters in North America, and about 12,000 members. Today; there are over 250 AZA chapters, 300 BBG chapters and 102 combined AZA/BBG chapters in North America, with a total of 19,000 BBYO members, about half of them AZA members. Thousands more members exist in chapters in other countries, including Israel, Australia, Bulgaria, England, France, Poland and Sweden. • AZA and.BBG are still growing rapidly. Today's success probably stretches beyond the wildest dreams of Beber and his fellow, founders. Had the 14 teenagers not spoken up at their high school in 1922, or had Monsky not spoken up at the B'nai B'rith International Convention in 1925, there would be no celebrating to do this year. V But they did. And there is. • For more information about the Nov. 20 celebration, call Lois Epstein at the Monsky Lodge office, 334-6433. Rob Yunich is the Assistant Editor ofB'nai B'rith Today, a publication of B'nai B'rith International.
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Tikun Olam day at Temple's Middle School
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by Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director
From lift. Tern /uihnrin, Sam Schrier, Talia Eisenberg, Rebecca Moshman and Jeff Gates with child from the Lydia House.
. Friedman and Daniel Gutman with child from the Open Door Mission. It is hard for any 7th or 8th grader to imagine the difficulty and danger faced by someone who doesn't have a regular home, who is sleeping in a shelter (when lucky). It is hard to imagine never feeling dean, secure, rested or comfortable and always hungry' As part of our first TiKkun Olam day recently, for Grades 7 and 8, students boarded buses to visit the Open Door Mission and the Lydia House. With athletic equipment, toys, books, puzzles and loads o f snack food, we played with the children at both locations. Students came back with the feeling that caring for the homeless is a recognition, that we are all one another's guests; or that every one of us, representing God's love to one another, must play the role of host on God's behalf. Our tradition calls for each of us to participate in tikkun olam, repair of the world.. It is very important to share what we have with other people. Temple Israel middle school will.sponsor two other Tikkun Olam days during this school year. r
The 2000 Women's Campaign got off to a tremen- over 250 women and described the lives of the peodous start, according to co-chairs Joanie Kaiman ple on the kibbutz who are always on high alert for v and Nancy Noddle. attacks from Lebanon. One of the most unique aspects of this year's The most recent event featured Sharon Faulkner, Campaign was the a renowned photo jourArtists' Opening for Israenalist who dramatically li sculptor Itzik Benshadocumented the dire lom, whose work- was needs of elderly Jews in shown and sold prior to the former Soviet Union the Women's Luncheon on for the Lion of Judah Oct. 5 and 6. and Pomegranate divisions. "We are very excited to have a piece of Mr. BenThe Women's Camshalom's work for the new paign is about one-third entrance to the JCC. The of the way to their goal sculpture, which depicts a of $680,000. All money family, is being paid for raised from the Annual by proceeds from the sale Campaign goes to supof the sculptures and from port programs and serprivate donations," said vices in Omaha and Kaiman. helps rescue and resettle The Women's Lunch- S c u l p t o r Itzik B e n s h a l o m a n d h i s s o n , Jews in need overseas. eon featured Michael Amnon, pose with building architect and JCC For more information, Ginsburg, head of securi- President Mark Sanford i n front of the family please contact Kathy ty for Kibbutz Misgav Am sculpture. The sculpture is being paid for by McGauvran, Women's on the Israeli-Lebanese proceeds from Benshalom's sculpture sales Campaign Director, at border. Ginsburg spoke to and private donations. 334-6429.
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Why is my birthday so important? by Myer S. Kripke
Why are people making such a fuss over my birthday? It isn't as though 1 \ will be 100, or even 90. I'll be only 86, God willing. Eighty-five I could . understand, a little~but 86? And yet, everything I L read, everywhere I go, f there is this Y2K thing. I guess it stands for (like "et tu Brute") "you too, | Kripke." But what did I'do? What did I do ton? I have heard that the concern has reached all the way to Council Bluffs, and even to Iowa City! Besides my birthday isn't Jan. 1. Ifs true that I became a Bar Mitzvah on Jan. 1, 1927. But that wasn't my birthday. It was simply a convenient day in the scheduling of a particular synagogue in Toledo. . . ' • . : But I think now I understand the excitement, like all proper Jews, I have two birthdays, one in the Gregorian calendar, and one in the Jewish religious calendar. In the latter, my birthday is the undistinguished 23rd of Tebet (Teves to you). Undistinguished, yes! Excepting that 23 Tebet, 5760 is Jan. 1,2000. Now I get it. People are afraid the world will shut down. Computers will explode, the refrigerator won't work, two gallons of ice cream will melt, money will be abolished, bank accounts will be eaten up by their own interest, faucets will run dry, deodorants will all smell bad, TVs will run CSpan over and over, radios will emit nothing but static, physicians' offices will close while doctors will run madly about making house calls, churches and synagogues will close for the holiday, the clergy (busy with non-stop poker games) will be unavailable for counseling, doctors' offices, will display signs saying, "Please pay as soon as soon as you can get around to it," newspapers will reprint yesterday's copy, armies all over the world will lay down their arms (Hallevai!), all bad guys will change their ways, all good guys will go on vacation to Florida, all Floridians will banish football and go on vacation to Hawaii, Hawaiians will go to Alaska, Alaskans will put up booths to feed the visiting Hawaiians, all congresses and parliaments will end their useless chatter, and many other modern conveniences and inconveniences will somehow right themselves without the aid of Mr. Fixit. And they will blame or credit me, Y2K, you too Kripke. I will get proper counsel. If I make it to Y2K, I'll need it. At any rate, since Jan. 1, 2000, will be Shabbat, if the world doesn't go backwards, please go to synagogue that day. If you listen to the d'var Torah, and particularly if like most Jews you don't listen, you'll have something to argue about with your rabbi. Or with me.
OTYG Friday, November 5 JYG Services and Bowling Saturday, November 6 Torah Time With Mendel, 2-3:30 p.m., at Crane Coffee Wednesday, November 10 JYG dinner, 6 p.m., in the youth lounge , Saturday, November 13 Havdallah, Bowling and Ice Cream, 7-10:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 17 Program Planning Meeting, 5 p.m.; all OTYG members are welcome!! OTYG dinner, 6 p.m., in the youth lounge. Friday, November 19 Shabbat/Camp Dinner, 6 p.m.; Service,7:16 Sunday, November 21 Pizza Fundraiser, 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, November 24 Dinner at Spaghetti Works, 6 p.m. . Community Thanksgiving Service, 7:30 p.m. at ; First United Methodist . . For more information, call Stephanie Grossman, OTYG Advisor, at Temple Israel, 556-6536.
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Tuesday, November 9 BBYO night, 6 p.m. AZA Basketball season begins, 6-8 p.m., at the J November 12-14 ATT/MIT Weekend (new members) in KC Tuesday, November 16 BBYO night, 6 p.m. AZA Basketball, 6-8 p.m:, at the J Saturday, November 20 AZA 75th Celebration, 6:30 p.m., at the Marriot Tuesday, November 23 BBYO night, 6 p.m.) .' AZA Basketball, 6-8 p.m., at the J Tuesday, November 30 BBYO night, 6 p.m. AZA Basketball, 6-8 p.m., at the J For more information, call Julie Kushner,BBYO • '•.. ' ..•- U S Y • - M ; . ' ^ Director at 334-6404, or the BBYO Hot-Line, 3346508. Thursday, November 4 USY Night, 6:30 p.m. '.•/•• Thursday, November 11 NCSY . Kadimah Shabbat, 6 p.m.. • November 5-6 Thursday, November 18 ' Mini-Shabbaton at Beth Israel for Juniors and USY Night, 6:30 p.m: Seniors Thursday-Sunday, November 26-28 November 12-14 USY Kinnus in Minneapolis Junior Regional Convention in Chicago For more information, call advisers Derek Altman November 19-21 or Holly Friedman, 492-8550. Senior Mini-Shabbaton in St. Louis For more information, contact Rabbi Allen'• Gonsher, adviser, 558-2767.
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Y.E.S. garden mystery tour Y.E.S. Members will meet Monday in the auditorium of the JCC. Exercise with Michelle Streif at 10:15 a.m. in the auditorium. Try your luck at bingo with Eileen Remer at 10:30 ajn. in room 10. Bring articles to share for the "YES Talk" discussion group, led by Art Grossman, a t 11 tun.. Following lunch at noon, Lois Wine will reminisce back to the good ole days as she discusses 'Remembering When.' For transportation, call 330-4272.
Who wants to livetosee 100? As host of the Y.E.S7OT discussion class, I posed that thought-provoking question at the Oct. 18 session. The reply was astonishing! Almost everyone responded with "Yes!"Even though such negatives as illness, infirmity and financial difficulties are almost certain to be anticipated. That question appeared recently in a Wall Street Journal article that surveyed what Americans expect in the 21st century. Confidence and optimism abound in almost every measurement. The upbeat assessment cut across almost all groups surveyed. • Will the U.S. continue to lead the world? Opinions in the areas of technology, economy, health, creativity just to name a few were all emphatically positive. Therefore, what is all the tsimmes about a couple of zeros on effecting computers as we enter the Y2K thing? It's the preparations of stockpiling that worry some officials more than an actual breakdown duetoyear-2000 computer problems. Cool it kinderlach. Our lunch was a contrasting mechaieh. Opening with matzah ball soup, followed by a delicious cold cuts plate. Such a turnout this time. Senior Services Director Barbara Gottlieb donned an apron and helped serve. Entertainment was provided by the husband/wife team of Dorothy Andrews and Jerry Brabec who enthralled with golden memory show tunes. .: ..', We joined in reverent silence in..memory of Mable Katskee, Jeanette Nepomnick and Ruth Goldstein. Shalom.
WALK-IN, DROP-IN Members will meet Thursday a t the JCC. Exercise starts at 10:15 a m . For those going on the Lunch Bunch to Carey's Cottage in Fremont, please meet at the JCC by 10:45 a.m. at the south entrance. For {transportation, call Maggie Conti at 334-6521.
Among members of the Young Energetic Seniors on a recent outing to the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Omaha Botanical VISIONS Gardens and the Historical Old Market on a Membership Luncheon Meeting is Friday, Nov. garden tour were, from left: Minette Katz, 19,12:80 pjn., at the Venice Inn. Meet Hazzan G. - Anne Rosenblatt, Evelyn Finkelstein, Ilene Michael Horwitz of Beth El and enjoy his melodies. Pachman, Milton and Ann Margolin, Dorothy For reservations, please send payment of $7 per Strauss, Molly Kurtz, Betty Kelberg, Sonya person, by Nov.; 12 ,to:Jim and Esther Wax, 118 Mulnick, Betty Alvis and Millie Altaian. S. 88th St., Omaha NE 68114. Make check to Jewish Senior Services Bring a monetary donation for Project Dreidel to help Jewish families in need to the luncheon, or send check to Marcel and lisa Kahn, 1011N. 148th ROFFMAN/VTTEK St., Omaha, NE 68154. Make payable to Jewish Mr. and Mrs. Normand Roffinan announce the Family Service. ' ' On stage at the Dundee Dinner Theater, Singin' engagement of.their daughter, Edye Lynn, to in the Rain, on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. Cost of Joseph Carl Vitek, son of Joseph Charles Vitek $19.50 per person' includes show, dessert, and the late Mary C. Vitek. The prospective bride is a Directory Advertising coffee/tea, tax and gratuity. Send payment by Dec. 5toMaggie Conti, 323 S. 132nd St., Omaha Consultant for US West Dex. The bridegroom is a partner in the law firm of Ellsworth, Vitek and" NE 68154. Welch. A mid-winter wedding is planned. B*NAI B'RITH BREADBREAKERS Dr. Sol Kutler, an Omaha dentist, will speak at KUSHNER/WEDtlCH B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers on Wednesday, accordKaren Kushner and Robert Weirich, both of ing to Gary Javitch. Dr. Kutler's topic will be "Pioneering the Advertising Revolution in Health Kansas City, MO, have announced their engagement. Care." The bride-to-be,' daughter of Barbara and Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon at Pastime's Restaurant, 129th and W. Maple. Cost Marshall Kusher, is a concert pianist and recording artist. A 1980 graduate of Northwestern is $8.50; the program is open to the community. University, she received a master's degree from the Julliard School of Music in New York City. OMAHA CENTER FOR TORAH LEARNING Dr. Weirich, son of Margaret and Richard Tuesday, Nov. 2: Stories from the book of Numbers, hosted by Temple Israel at 10 sum., and Weirich of Massillon, OH, holds the Jack Strandberg/Missouri Endowed Chair in Piano, at at Beth Israel at 7:30 pan. : the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He is a Wednesday, Nov..3, noon-1 p.m.: Lunch 'n graduate of Oberlin College and earned graduate Learn, hosted by Jeff and Sherry Taxman, 1810 So. degrees from Yale University in New Haven, CT. 108th St., phone: 397-5816. Eat lunch together The couple plans a spring wedding in Omaha. V(please bring your own), followed by study of the hovel The Lonely Man of Faith by Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik; Modern Spoken Hebrew, 5-6 p.m., hosted by Al Ross, 676 N. 56th St. Thursday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.: Talmud class, hosted by Beth El Synagogue. Study the Tractate dealing with the laws of Pesach. For information, call Rabbi Shlomo Levin at 5511 5 6 4 ;
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How's your sense of direction? I guess what I really want to know is this: If you are driving and come to a place where you must choose whether to turn right or left, are you always certain you're making the right choice? I must admit, since everybody knows it anyway, there's something wrong with the way that gyroscope inside my brain works....the one that determines how well I deal with direction. Actually, sometimes I get so confused I wonder if I even got a gyroscope when my equipment was assigned. Maybe it's missing, which would explain a lot. I get along fairly well here at home, under ordinary circumstances, but out of town that's not always the case. It takeB me forever to develop a system of landmarks so that I'm able to get from point A to point B without calling the marines. I learned long ago that if I'm expected to be someplace I've never been before, if s prudent to make a dry run the day before, to acquaint myself with some familiar building or other and get a good look at the place in question. Then, maybe I can count on being able to drive right to it when I need to. This has been a lifelong problem, but in some ways it has been a help to my room-mate. For example, if we're in the car and a decision must be made regarding "do we turn right or left?", he always asks me what I think. After careful study, I give him my answer, and without hesitating he goes the opposite way. As you might guess, that usually works out perfectly. It seems I've passed this genetic defect along to at least some of my kids. My daughters apparently are nearly as bad as I am. At least the youngest is bad enough to admit she is. She, however, is fortunate enough to have an 11-year-old child who has been blessed with exceptional skills when it comes to space and direction. In fact, when Sam is in the car and she isn't sure which way to turn, she just asks him. He, without missing a beat, tells her. And the pathetic part is, he's always exactly right! She considers him her human compass, and she may be correct because the kid only has to be taken somewhere once and he can explain to anybody how to get there ever after. You might say an 11-year-old should have a sense of direction, but this kid has been this way since he was maybe 4 years old. I don't know where this ability came from, unless my theory about a gyroscope in the brain is correct, in which case I figure Sam got a special model, while his grandma missed the boat altogether! His 7 year old brother was in the car with me this summer when I, thinking out loud, said l e t s see, do I turn here or there?" He looked over at me and said, "Don't ask me. I have no idea". He hasn't shown any signs of his brother's talent yet. ••.•.•••.••"• In the meantime, this is often the cause of some embarrassment and can be the cause of an argument, depending on who is sitting next to me. My room-mate has always been the kind of person who can get off a plane in a distant city, rent a car, get directions and then proceed to wherever it; is we're going. It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn he can't understand why it's so hard for me to tell one way from another. It astonishes him when he says "turn north at the next corner" and then realizes I don't know which way that is. This is out of town, of course. At least here I usually can be counted on to know which way is north. (Everybody knows you just point up and that's north, right?) Well, so be it. It's too late to change things now. He's given up, after more than a half century, and tries to be patient. . .he tries, but it isn't easy. I try, too, because I'd rather do most anything than make a wrong turn when he's in the car with me. So the end of the story is simple. I have a lousy, if not non-existent, sense of direction. . Come to think of it, I've managed to get along up until now, so I guess that's what I'll always have. It's true, I've driven many miles out of my way before realizing the street numbers are becoming greater when they should be smaller, but in the end it was ok. So I was late a few times....it wasn't the end of the world. That doesn't mean I don't care or don't try to do better. It just means I'm making the best of a bad deal. • I would like to know where this defect came from, since I don't remember ever seeing either of my parents hesitate about direction. Well, one thing U sure. It's too late now, so I'd better concentrate on something I can change, like my mind.
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The Herb Tea Book by Susan Clotfelter (Interweave Press, $12.95) Reviewed by Lois Friedman While tea isn't intended as a substitute for medical treatment, many articles are written about the possible benefits of these brews. "A glass tea," possibly with.a spoonful of strawberry or other preserves at the bottom, was a familiar offering in many homes. „"'.. '"" . . Teas are believed to have met boiling water five thousand years ago by the Chinese. The popular "Chai" is as old as the word for tea in Russian. The first few chapters of the cookbook describe herbs,' tea leaves, tools and techniques for preparing tea. Then the 50 recipe's, contributed by a baker's dozen well-known authorities, writers, editors, gardeners and herbalists, are categorized in sections Energizing, Relaxing, Seasonal, Festive, Green, Chai and Comforting teas. Learn sun tea, hot tea, spicy tea and everything you want to know about how to get tea and spices into hot water to serve one or many. Many of the unusual ingredients can be ordered from the resource list. Other ingredients can be , grown and dried or purchased from natural food stores. This is a book to browse through with a steaming mug or fragile cup of your favorite blend at your side. Thumb through the book to find recipes, as many page numbers in the index are incorrect. Savor the moment with a green tea concoction.
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Ethiopians in Israel appeal for quick action on relatives
Mandela brings messages of peace and 'violence' on his trip to Mideast
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NEW YORK (JTA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv over the weekend to raise public awareness of the plight of thousands of their relatives they say remain stranded in Ethiopia. Organizers of the meeting appealed to Prime Minister Ehud Barak to personally intervene to hring the group of immigrant hopefuls— often deferred to as Fahjsh Mura-to Israel." "We called on the prime minister to personally intervene to bring the entire community here immediately," said Avraham Neguise, Director of the Ethiopian advocacy group, South Wing to Zion, that organized the conference. "The lists are ready, people have been checked," he said, referring to a census Neguise says his group has compiled of members of the Falash Mura community living in what are universally recognized to be squalid conditions. The number of those waiting vary widely, with estimates ranging from 11,000 to 25,000. Israel's ability to mobilize immigration operations from Ethiopia has been proven numerous times: in mass airlifts in 1984 and 1991, in followup operations in the early 1990s, and again this summer, when—largely due to pressure from American groups—about 1,400 more people were brought to Israel from the Kwara region of northern Ethiopia, most of them Jews who had been left behind in previous evacuations. The Israeli government's position on the Falash Mura, however, is more complicated. Officially, Israel says that the arrival in Israel of the remaining Kwara Jews during the next few months will mark the end of Ethiopian aliyah, or Jewish immigration to Israel. Those still there, which Neguise and other advocates refer to as Beta Israel to stress their Jewishness, are descendants of Jews who converted to Christianity. Most say they want to return to. Judaism and are practicing Jewish rituals. ••;., Israel does not recognize the Falash Mura as Jews, even though several thousand were brought to Israel in the early 1990s as part of Operation Solomon in 1991. Since then, the number of Falash Mura seeking to immigrate to Israel has increased dramatically. Thousands have streamed into the urban centers of Gondar and Addis Ababa in what they hoped would be the first step in moving to Israel. • Israel says that the only ones who would qualify to come would do so under the Law of Return, which holds that any person with one Jewish parent or grandparent is entitled to make aliyah.
JOHANNESBURG (JTA)~Former South African President Nelson Mandela says he wants to play a mediating role in the Mideast, but has not abandoned the idea of violence if negotiations fail. "If the only alternative is violence, we will use violence," he told an enthusiastic Palestinian legislative assembly in the Gaza Strip last week. Following meetings with Israeli'officials, Mandela received a hero's welcome in Gaza, where he talked of the "long-standing bonds between our two liberation movements" and met with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. A longtime supporter of the PLO, Mandela told reporters that "Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967 and, in particular, Israel should withdraw completely from the Golan Heights, from south Lebanon and from the West Bank." While declaring himself to be sympathetic toward the Palestinians, Mandela also urged Arabs to grant Israel "firm and unequivocal" recognition of its right to exist within secure borders. Previously, Mandela had visited Syria, Iran and Jordan during his first trip to the Middle East. While in Tehran, he said, he spoke to Iranian President' Mohammad Khatami regarding the plight of 13 Jews accused of spying for Israel arid the U.S. Mandela conveyed Khatami's assurances to Israeli President Ezer Weizman that the 13 would be given a fair trial with "full legal representation." Mandela also said that Israel is correct in asking for recognition from Arab nations. "I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel within secure borders," Mandela said after meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy. _ He also said he believes Syrian President Hafez Assad is committed to making peace with Israel. "Syria is your neighbor. Take it from me, they are seeking a peaceful solution," Mandela said in Israel in the presence of a South African delegation, which included Israel's ambassador to South Africa, Uri Oren; Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris; Marlene Bethlehem, Nnational President of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies; and Russell Gaddin, the board's national chairman. Mandela expressed his "fascination" with development in Israel,.saying the state could be an "economic powerhouse" in the Middle East. The chief rabbi pointed out that South Africa could, in the same way, serve as an economic model to subSaharan Africa. (Continued on page 15)
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Around the Jewish World Reports say Syrian leader's brother seeks mercenaries in power struggle by Douglas Davis
- LONDON (JTA)-The brother of. ailing Syrian : President Hafez Assad h a s reportedly offered British mercenaries tens of thousands of dollars to join his side in a struggle for Syrian succession. According to the London Sunday Times, the merce: naries were approached in London and asked to help protect Rifa'at Assad's property in the port city of Latakia, which has been repeatedly assaulted during the past month by forces loyal to the president. The heavily guarded compound was most recently attacked last week, ostensibly to destroy an "illegal port" that Rifa'at had constructed. . The attacks on Rifa'at's loyalists and property are regarded as attempts to weaken him and his son, Sumer, who lives in London. They are perceived to be seeking to undermine the possible transition of power from Hafez to his son, Bashar. . . •. . •. Sources close to Rifa'at told JTA they believe the attacks on Rifa'at's interests have been prompted by a serious deterioration in the health of the Syrian president, for whom the question of succession is now . assumed to have become an urgent priority. Rifa'at was dismissed as Vice-president of Syria last year and was also expelled from the ruling Ba'ath Party. The main target in Rifa'at's quest to raise a force abroad was reportedly Dean Shelley, a veteran mercenary. According to Shelley, he was telephoned Oct. 10 by a caller who identified himself as "Richard" and said he was acting on behalf of an Arab client who wanted Shelley to recruit about 20 mercenaries. When the two met in London, Shelley discovered that "Richard," a former British soldier, was working for a supporter of Rifa'at in London. He told Shelley he should have his men in place for "a small paramilitary operation in a foreign country* on Oct. 26. When they again met in London two days later, "Richard" revealed that the foreign country was Syria "and that1 the mercenaries were-neededto'launch a counter offensive against the Syrian presidential forces who had attacked Rifa'afs Latakia residence. ;: Last week, however, "Richard" was summoned to another urgent meeting with his boss and told that the mission was cancelled. Shelley is now reported to be claiming some $ji,000 in fees and expenses.
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Dr. Mary Pipher to speak at Temple Israel by Joan K Marcus
Best selling author Dr. Mary Pipher will present i a workshop at Temple
I Israel on Wednesday, Nov. 10, from e:30-' 8 pan. The workshop will | be funded by The Milton 1 S. and Corrinne H. Liv! ingston Foundation and i The Lazier Singer Memorial Fund, and will be presented in association with The Jewish Community Center Child Development Center and
Dr. Mary Pipher Jewish Senior Services. Dr. Pipher has authored .several best-selling books, three dealing with multi-generational family issues: Hunger Pains, Reviving Ophelia, Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, The Shelter of Each Other, Rebuilding Our .families, and Another Country; The Emotional Terrain of.Our Elders. In an interview with Dr.Pipher, she said she would try to use some of the information from three of her books during her presentation, which is entitled, "Ophelia's Family; Across the Generations." She is particularly interested in how the culture affects our families. "No matter what I write about, I always go back to that question. I don't think that human natures changes conditions around us change," she said. She cites examples of how television, technology and psychotherapy have changed families. For instance, television and air conditioning have made it so families no longer sit on their front porches. Therefore, we are less likely to know the children of the neighborhood. Kids are no longer in and out of
each other's houses because women now work. "This isn't-a terrible thing, but it just shows the changes that have taken place in the world." Dr. Pipher comes across as sensible, down-home, and funny. She is against the tyranny of clothes and make-up, many times wears flannel shirts, blue jeans and work boots, and never wears makeup. She does, however, have a genuine curiosity about people's lives, and her books are full of intimate, revealing stories. > , . She deliberately decided not to write a book about 90-year-old marathon runners, tennis players and other age-rdefying men and women. She says, "I wanted to explore the experiences of ordinary people. These are people who know about loss, ill health and diminishment. They cope with experiences that would take down a younger person!" In her book, Another Country, she observes that to grow old for many people in today's fragmented, agephobic, age-segregated America, is to inhabit a foreign country, to be isolated, disconnected and misunderstood. Since she has always loved older people, she started her book as a way to get reacquainted with her five aunts—Grace, Henrietta, Agnes and Betty—all in their' 80's. She "hung out" with them and interviewed them. She eventually expanded her stories to include stories of other aging Midwesterners whose lives have been shaped by the Depression, World War II, and the hardships of rural life. When her severely diabetic mother was hospitalized six years ago, she experienced, firsthand, the frustrations that often divide older parents from their adult children. Pipher says, "Failure to confront and discuss such issues as money and health can saddle families with regret that never goes
away. Yet, a recent study by the American Association of. Retired Persons found that two out of three older parents have never talked with their children about their desire to live independently.'' Pipher tells of her own struggles during her own mother's last illness. Those of her "sandwich generation" fell torn between the needs of their parents and-the demands of their own families. She was pulled by her family, writing, and full-time employment. She writes, "I alternated between guilt and anger. Sometimes, I'd feel like a horrible daughter and, by the time my mother died, I felt like a weird combination of being stressed to my limits and ashamed that I hadn't done more!" , Dr; Pipher's knowledge of the aging process was reinforced when one of h e r retinas became detached two years ago. She was at home during a record blizzard and was unable to get to a doctor; she lost vision in one eye. She said, "It started me ' thinking about my own aging and how I wanted to prepare for it. I wanted to see how old people cope." In addition to being an author, Pipher is a psychologist in private practice and a visiting assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her BA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She remarked, "I'm just a therapist to the bone. I love to listen to people's stories and, modestly speaking, I'm very good at problem solving." Dr. Pipher said that she purposely doesn't speak often in Nebraska. Because she lives in Lincoln, she feels that Nebraskans will tire of her if she speaks in her home state too often. Her workshop at Temple is named Ophelia's Family; Across the Generations, and is free and open to the public.
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