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Gore makes history, selects Lieberman as V.P. by Sharon Samber
abortion and hate crimes, WASHINGTON(JTA) Lieberman supports much Sen. Joseph Lieberman of what those organiza(D-CT.) has been in public tions stand for: some life a long time and has increased gun control, the left an extensive public right of a woman to choose trail of votes and positions and national hate crimes on the issues. legislation. But when Al Gore named the two-term U.S. One issue that may Senator and former Condefine him as a candidate-necticut attorney general and at the same time as his running mate this divides the American week, as much was initialJewish community—is ly made of Lieberman's school vouchers, governreligion as his record on ment money that could be the issues. used for private schools. Lieberman, who is Lieberman co-sponsored Orthodox, will be the first legislation in 1995 that Jew in U.S. history to be would have provided named to a major national vouchers to low-income party ticket. Perhaps this parents so they could scrutiny on his religion choose to send their chilcomes because his relidren to public, private or gious convictions form the parochial schools. base for his political Most Jewish organizaSen. Joseph Lieberman tiong o p p o s e gchool v o u c h . beliefs. His record shows him to be a moderate Democrat ers, fearing even indirect government funding of who crosses party lines on certain issues. His mod- parochial schools would still violate the separation erate approach fits most of the agendas supported between church and state. But Orthodox groups side with Lieberman. by mainstream Jewish organizations. "Certainly he has been one of the key champions On many domestic issues, such as gun control,
of school choice in the Senate," said Abba Cohen, Director and Counsel of the Washington office of Agudath Israel of America. Lieberman's plan doesn't directly provide vouchers, but is an incentive program and an "important step," according to Cohen. Another issue that may demonstrate Lieberman's pragmatic approach is his stance on prayer in public schools. While he generally opposes such prayer, in 1992 he spoke out against a Supreme Court decision that struck down prayer in school graduation ceremonies. "Students who are graduating will lose much more than they will gain from the prohibition of prayer at their graduation," he said. The Supreme Court this year said student-led prayers at high school football games are not constitutional. The court is expected to address the issue of student-led prayers at graduations in the coming term. Lieberman also takes a centrist approach to foreign policy. A strong supporter of Israel and foreign aid to the Jewish state, he did not want to put pressure on the administration to advance an American peace plan while Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Were going on last year. In a letter to the administration from 81 senators led by Lieberman, he said, "It would be a serious mistake for the United States to change from its traditional role as facilitator of the peace process to using public pressure against Israel." (Continued on page 4)
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Harley SanWick spends most of bis time working action (KIA) or are missing in action (MIA) during as an electrician on the building remodeling on the the Vietnam War. One of those found was Henry Adler, who was campus of the Jewish Community Center. In his spare time, however, he is President of the born in 1929 in Lincoln and killed Feb. 4, 1968, in Vietnam Veterans of American, Chapter 279, here Thua Thien, South Vietnam, in a helicopter crash. Those who had friends or relatives who served in in Omaha. He has come to know many members of the Vietnam can check a replica of the Vietnam Jewish community who frequent the campus, and Memorial by visiting SanWick's website: residents of the Livingston Plaza and Blumkin www.VA279.com and clicking on "The Wall." To add missing names or to provide additional Home. With the cooperation of the staff at the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, SanWick is information, contact him at 573-9499 or via e-mail: compiling data on Jewish vets who were killed in harleyVA@aol.com. CORRECTION Travel logs needed In the birth announcement for Chloe Madison, Any families who have been on a recent trip: daughter of Matthew and Shayna Rimmerman, Rose Blumkin Jewish Home residents would love great-grandmother Reva Oruch was incorrectly to share in your experiences. Please contact Anne, identified. Jennifer or Cathy at 334-7620.
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'Beyond Camp David: Understanding the Mideast Peace Process1 with Dr. Reuven Hazan Tuesday, Aug. 29, 7:30 a.m. Jewish Community Center Social Hall Dr. Reven Hazan is a political scientist, journalist and professor of political science at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is a frequent political analyst for ABC, the BBC and NPR. His commentaries have appeared in the Houston Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, New York Newsday, The Sun, The Boston Globe and other major newspapers. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling Kathy Hirshman, JELS Administrator, 334-6445, and leaving a message. Reservation deadline is Aug. 24. This event, sponsored by Jewish Educational and Library Services and the Jewish Federation of Omaha, is free (however a $2 donation for the cost of breakfast would be appreciated) and open to the entire Jewish community.
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Saying a she-che-chee-yanu Even though the Jewish Press is a non-profit responded to the waiting press, he spoke of giving newspaper, owned by the Jewish Federation of "thanks that Gore and I have reached this moment Omaha, we cannot ignore the historical significance together," surely a reference to the She-che-cheeof Vice-president Al Gore's announcement on yanu prayer. And that has to be the first time a Monday. For the first time in American history, a candidate on a national ticket has ever made that Jewish name will appear on the presidential ballot statement! this fall, as Sen. Joseph Lieberman has been selectHe has not always voted with the most liberal wing ed as Gore's running-mate. of the Senate, however, (sometimes in opposition to A respected member of the Senate from the state some of the political positions of most American Jews of Connecticut. Lieberman was the first Democrat on issues such as school vouchers), but his thoughtful to publically state his outrage over President insights and gentle manner of presenting his opinClinton's sexual trysts in the Oval Office. Yet, his ions have won him respect, even from his most vocal speech was aimed at Clinton's immoral behavior, critics. not at Clinton, the person. In the first blush of this historic announcement, Unlike Clinton's detractors (many of whom also kind words are even coming from his Republican colhad their own pecadillios exposed), Lieberman leagues. But as the campaign continues, his voting rebuked the president in a way that the rabbis rec- record, as well as his personal life, will be under close ommend: criticize the deeds, not the person. scrutiny (as it should be). In addition to his high moral convictions, Over the next few weeks and months, surely thouLieberman is known for his observance as an sands of words shall be written about this man, the Orthodox Jew while juggling his responsibilities as first Jew to be nominated as our country's Vice-presia senator. He has hosted Friday night dinners for dent. Whether you vote for the Gore-Lieberman tickJewish staffers and is rumored to have made a et or the Bush-Cheney ticket (or even for the minority shiduch or two! parties), there is no doubt that we are living in wonWhen he stood outside his home on Monday and drous times.
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Gore makes history, selects Lieberman as veep (Continued from page 1) The letter praised Israel's support of the Oslo accords and cited Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat's threats of violence. Nevertheless, at the National Prayer Breakfast last year, Lieberman, over objections from some American Jewish groups and congressional lawmakers, welcomed Arafat and prayed that God would guide him and Israeli leaders in the path to peace. Lieberman also has showed his disapproval for the administration's use of a waiver to postpone moving t h e U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the interests of national security. In 1999, Lieberman and nine other senators sent a letter sternly warning President Clinton against invoking the waiver, saying it would be inconsistent with the intent of Congress. "Non-fulfillment of the law does no good to the U.S.-Israeli relationship or to prospects for ArabIsraeli peace," the letter stated. Clinton exercised the waiver at that time, but he indicated after the failed Camp David summit last month that the administration would reconsider its position. Lieberman's Orthodoxy plays a major role in his politics and he is not afraid to say so. "One of the great values of American society, which I believe is shared by most all Americans, is a belief in God," Lieberman once said. In an interview several years ago with Reuters, Lieberman said that his religious upbringing and religious education contribute to his identity. "And who I am determines how I vote on particular
issues," Lieberman said. Lieberman has said he would break Shabbat in cases of an emergency and he has walked from his Georgetown home to the Senate, several miles across Washington. But one of the most memorable stands that Lieberman took was not on a policy issue, but rather on Clinton's behavior during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. In September 1998, j u s t a few weeks after Clinton admitted he had a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, Lieberman was one of t h e first Democrats to speak out and he chose the Senate floor as his venue. He called Clinton's behavior "disgraceful" and said the implications of the Clinton scandal were so serious that he felt a responsibility to his constituents and his conscience to voice his concerns publicly. "Such behavior is not just inappropriate. It is immoral. And it is harmful, for it sends a message of what is acceptable behavior to t h e larger American family," Lieberman said. "I am afraid that the misconduct the president has admitted may be reinforcing one of the worst messages being delivered by our popular culture, which is that values are fungible. And I am concerned that his misconduct may help to blur some of the most important bright lines of right and wrong in our society," he said. Lieberman's strqng moral stand showed his character, many analysts say, and will help Gore dis-
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tance his ticket from the problems of the Clinton administration. But even as he rebuked the president, Lieberman showed h i s loyalty to the Democratic Party and to Clinton, an old friend. While Lieberman said that Clinton's behavior should be followed by "some measure of public rebuke and accountability," Lieberman eventually voted against convicting Clinton on the two impeachment articles that he faced in the Senate in 1999. Facts about Sen. Joseph Lieberman Born: Feb. 24,1942, in Stamford, CT. Education: Bachelor's degree from Yale College in 1964; law degree from Yale Law School in 1967. Career: Elected to Connecticut State Senate, 19701980; served as majority leader, 1974-1980. Served as Connecticut's 21st attorney general, 1982-1988. Elected to U.S. Senate in 1988, re-elected 1994. Legislation: Supports abortion rights, school vouchers and gun control. Family: Lives in New Haven with his wife, Hadassah; they have one daughter together. He has a son and daughter from a previous marriage, and she has a son from a previous marriage. They have two granddaughters. Books: The Power Broker (1966), a biography of late Democratic Party Chairman John M. Bailey; The Scorpion and the Tarantula (1970), a study of early efforts to control nuclear proliferation; The Legacy (1981), a history of Connecticut politics; Child Support in America (1986); In Praise of Public Life (2000).
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Some attitudes of the vacationing Egyptian elite
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(Borq el-Arab, Egypt)—The azure ernment but realize they can do little blue Mediterranean Sea on Egypt's to change political reality and they north coast, some 30 miles west of certainly do not want violence or Alexandria and 25 miles east of the chaos to change their political system October, 1942, site of the Battle of —for that will inevitably hurt their Alamein, is about as far from Middle accumulated and accumulating Eastern political realities as one wealth. could imagine. In short, frustrations-both munSave for the absence of trees, golf dane and philosophical-influence this courses, and strip malls, we could be significant element of Egypt's intellianywhere between West Palm Beach gentsia. None or few of these and North Miami, FL. Gated commu- Egyptians are turning toward politinities, private pools, condominium/ cal extremism; on the contrary, they apartment complexes, and beachfront are focused on expanding material homes provide delicious ocean and individual betterment while breezes and cool temperatures for grumbling about their government's large segments of Egypt's upper non-democratic nature. classes. If this is a reasonably accurate, but Many spend weeks, if not months, tiny, slice of modern Egyptian society, here escaping the brutality of Cairo's then where is the zealous nationalism summer heat and teeming popula- and passionate pan-Arab fervor that tion. It is a haven for a significant was Egypt's philosophical cradle of portion of a patriotic but disgruntled fifty years ago? Egyptian economic, professional, and In the near or intermediate future, intellectual elite. neither appear likely to dominate Engage any number of these cos- either the Arab world or threaten mopolitan and fluent English-speak- Israel existentially. Like lemonade or ing Egyptians about Israel and the orange juice made from a can of conCamp David summit and their pes- centrate, with too much water, these simism about a successful political notions too. are now severely diluted. outcome barely hides an almost uniLike most Americans, the talk here form disdain for Israel. focuses on children, losing weight, the "If we could wave our magic wand, need to exercise regularly, making Israel should disappear. And as for money, recent and coming travel Arafat, we can not trust that he will excursions, and where to purchase defend Arab or Moslem interests in this or that item of furniture, clothJerusalem," they say. ing, etc. KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardy's, There is no love for Israel among and McDonalds are not at every cormany of these retired and active mem- ner, but they are found easily. bers of Egypt's professional classes. Materialism is not rampant, but Israel is still viewed as having stolen American culture continues to embed the Palestinian and Arab birthright; itself here, not quickly, but surely. Israel's illegitimacy is not doubted. And, it is too early to evaluate the Whatever agreement Arafat ultimate- impact which globalization will have ly signs with Israel will be seen here on Egyptian culture and society. But as incomplete and insufficient. these north coast Egyptians are as The eyesore of Israel's existence enamored with the Internet as are and successes remains apparent two our kids and contemporaries. decades after Egypt signed its 1979 Cell phones are everywhere, but in peace treaty with Israel. a country of 65 million there are estiSaid one highly successful Egyptian mated only 75,000 to 100,000 computretiree, "Deal with Israel if we must, ers! Perhaps globalization will arrive in Egypt and substantially by-pass a but not with open arms or warmth." It is the notion of Israel having computer stage. won, of dictating the terms of peace to It has been more than 200 years since the Palestinians, that generates dis- Egypt and Europe rediscovered each comfort. It sorely irritates Egyptian other; western ideas and mores drip pride that Arafat might be speaking irreversibly into the Egyptian fiber. for Egypt and other Arabs in negotiaEgyptians on holiday on the north tions about Jerusalem; in their spe- coast are not likely to take to the cial nationally egotistic view, only streets in protest or proclaim a Holy Egypt is the rightful voice for making War against the infidel, unless the infian Arab choice. del is defined as a turgid bureaucracy. But neither Israel, the Camp David What is likely is that regular and summit, nor Arafat's representation private grumbling about how they are of Arab interests dominates the dis- ruled will continue; they are focusing course of these upper and upper-mid- on their own lives and internal dle class Egyptians. issues. Though being opposed to These are extraordinarily bright, Israel is prevalent, that concept does generally happy, and satisfied folks. not have the depth of commitment or Yet, they possess a sullen attitude level of anger it enjoyed in Egypt a quarter-century ago. about government in general. These Egyptians read their national newspapers, but they would prefer to listen to Arabic radio newscasts from At Emory University in Atlanta, the BBC or from Israel rather than Georgia, Dr. Kenneth W. Stein is rely on Egyptian radio stations which the William E. Schatten Professor are considered less than objective and of Contemporary Middle Eastern without analytical substance. History and Israeli Studies. His A credibility gap exists between the most recent book is Heroic governed and those who govern; these Diplomacy: Sadat, Kissinger, well-off Egyptians generally feel no Carter, Begin and the Quest for different than many Americans do Arab-Israeli Peace (Routledge, about either trusting the media or 1999). He is presently in the placing faith in 'government.' Most Middle East collecting informatiere do not like their autocratic gov- tion for his next book.
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If you've dreamed of studying at an Israeli uni- in Rabbinic Literature." Jewish educators can participate in these courses versity but never had the chance. Or maybe you feel that it's time to join a regular Jewish studies at a reduced fee without receiving the course credclass but can't make the commitment to show up on its. Shorter two-month non-credit courses such as "Talking about God," "Finding Spirituality in the same night every week. Well, there is an alternative. Now you can be part Prayer" and "Teshuvah as Worship." of a virtual classroom that's as far away as your Also check out the free courses and children's keyboard. Today: Jewish Long-distance learning on educational courses at: http://learn.jtsa.edu/. the World Wide Web. How did Christianity cease to be a form of First, an overview of how these courses operate: Judaism? What were the forces that made Some are self-directed where you follow prescribed Christianity so antagonistic toward Judaism courses at your own pace. Others use live, class- through the millennia? How should Jews relate to room-based videoconferencing that allow students this religion? and instructors to communicate directly with each Those are some of the provocative questions that other, face-to-face. Still others are conducted via e- you could discuss and debate if you join the cybermail and a web site. The instructor posts a lecture class at Baltimore's jewishstudiesonline.com, or assignment on the Web. Participants have a few http://jewishstudiesonline.com/. days to do the required work. This is followed by a Hebrew College is located in Brookline, "virtual" class discussion, usually conducted via an Massachusetts, is accredited by the New England e-mail list. Association of Schools and Colleges and is authoClasses are often free. However, courses that are rized to offer Bachelor's and Master's degrees in offered by degree granting universities normally Jewish Studies and Jewish Education, charge a fee. Access to online materials in those http://hebrewcollege.edu. courses is usually restricted to enrolled students Recent courses include "Individual and who have a password. Most universities view their Communal Responsibility to the Vulnerable," "The distance learning courses equal in workload and as Israel Dimension in Jewish Education," "Using the demanding as their classroom-based courses and Internet for Jewish Education" and "Finding Your offer comparable credits. Voice: A Cross-Cultural/Interfaith Writing Bar Ilan University offers a wide assortment of Workshop." courses guaranteed to challenge and stimulate, at: Chicago's Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies www.bar-ilan.edu/courses.html. This year you offers distance learning for its Master's and can delve into the "Judean Desert Scrolls" with Dr. Doctoral programs in Jewish Studies and Jewish Hanan Eshel; Dr. David Elgavish looks at "War Education, at: http://www.spertus.edu/College/ and Peace in the Bible" starting with Abraham and MJS/Dist_Lrn.htm. following the exploits of Joshua and King David. Course packages include audio/video tapes, readAnd for something a bit more peaceful, join Prof. ing materials, a course curriculum and assignEdwin Seroussi as he introduces you to "Music in ments. Distance learners Distance Learners are Traditional Jewish Culture and Society", where he encouraged to be in regular contact with their compares and contrasts "Jewish music in its Program Advisor by phone, fax or e-mail. And for a diverse forms across the cultural bounds of real personal feeling, distance learners are expectAshkenazic, Moroccan, Yemenite, Turkish., and ed to spend at least five to six days a year at many other communities." Spertus' home campus in Chicago. These credit courses cost $360 or you can sit in Next time, we'll check out some free distance and audit them for US$180 each. The next semes- learning courses and look at how distance learning ter starts Sept. 17. technology is helping hospitalized children in Israel The Jewish Theological Seminary runs what continue their studies. seems to be a very sophisticated and well-designed site, at: http://courses.jtsa.edu/. Credit courses at Mark Mietkiewicz is a Toronto-based televithe Distance Learning Project include sion producer who writes, lectures and teach"Introduction to Talmud," "Methods of Teaching es about the Jewish Internet. He can be conPrayer," "Reintroduction to the Bible" and "Women tacted at: highway@home.com.
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Dr. Carhart speaks to Breadbreakers by Joan K. Marcus
Dr. LeRoy Carhart, a Bellevue surgeon who runs a women's health clinic, addressed the B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers at their weekly meeting. Dr. Carhart, who recently attended the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, rallied for people to "come out on a limb with him" to fight for a woman's right to choose an abortion. In his introduction, B'nai B'rith President Gary Javitch noted Dr. Carhart has been "recognized for his help to women." He also commented that Carhart has received notoriety from people who oppose abortion. Javitch also commented on a recent United States Supreme Court ruling that sided with Carhart and struck down a Nebraska law because it did not permit an exception for women whose health would be endangered. The Court said the law was so broadly written that it might ban other types of abortion.
Dr. LeRoy Carhart and his wife, Mary. Carhart urged a group at the convention to join him in capitalizing on the legal victory last month in Nebraska that would have banned abortions. He was the main attraction at the reception sponsored by Planned Parenthood. Dr. Carhart explained there is no such thing as a "partial birth abortion" and that the procedure is known medically as dilation and extraction. He and his wife, Mary, failed to get their resolution to the floor on the Republican Party's platform committee. However, more than 1800 pro-choice Republicans gathered for their closing reception. Many elected officials were part of the crowd. The Pro-Choice Coalition was formed two years
ago by several prominent GOP leaders in an attempt to rescue the Party from the control of what they felt was "a very vocal, extreme right wing fundamentalist faction" that has undermined the party structure. "We have seen the drifting of the Republican leadership away from the policies of less government and an emphasis on human rights to a radical, religious party," Carhart said. The Carharts submitted a resolution to the platform committee which would have removed abortion from being a political issue and returned it to being a personal one to be decided by the woman. On the hand vote, they received enough votes to secure a minority opinion on the platform. However, only 19 members would sign. To make matters worse, he added, the party included a plank to remove family planning monies and substitute abstinence counseling. They also adopted a plank to require an anti-abortion litmus test of potential Supreme Court Justices. Carhart fought the 1997 Partial Abortion Law. He explained that Nebraska already has a post viability abortion ban. "We saw it—as has every judge that has heard our arguments, as a nearly total abortion ban that would prevent all abortions up to the twentieth week of gestation," he noted, adding that this ban would do nothing to make abortions done later than 20 weeks illegal. "It is important that I tell you that I have never done a late second or third trimester abortion in this or any other state," Carhart stated. "Yet, their lying and deception continues to portray me as a late term abortion provider." He said anti-choice radical politicians in our own state have been very active in their assaults on him. Sarpy County State Senator Paul Hartnett and two others bought the building that houses his clinic and told him that he would have to stop using the first floor and the parking lot. Also, he would have to vacate the entire building by Oct. 15. Hartnett says that he objects to the clinic because it is across the street from a Catholic School. Carhart, on the other hand, sees this as another attempt to run him out of business. "All this was orchestrated while the buyers and sellers of the building knew that my lease contained a 'right to first refusal clause.' "The radical anti-choice politicians have singled out our clinic. At the State Republican Convention, delegates passed two resolutions. The first calls for my condemnation by the State of Nebraska and
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Dr. LeRoy Carhart with B'nai B'rith President Gary Javitch. He says abortion is always a very difficult decision for every woman and that they do not choose abortion without days and weeks of serious thought. "Some women are lucky and they can discuss their decision with parents and loved ones. Those who cannot should not be forced to. However, it is our belief that abortion is a moral decision and that any woman who feels it is necessary to make this choice is moral. It is our duty to trust women!"
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JELS announces 2000-2001 Scholarships (Continued from page 1) The Financial Aid Committee of Jewish Educational and Library Services (JELS) has announced scholarships from 18 funds were awarded to 39 Omaha-area college scholarships. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, financial need and active, committed participation in Jewish activities while in high school and college. This year's recipients were involved in a variety of such activities including: participating in synagogue youth groups, BBYO, Shabbat services and Jewish study groups. Award winners were involved in numerous Tikkun Olam projects, visiting nursing homes and hospitals. Many did volunteer work with the Federation Library, the Friedel Academy, the Rose Blumkin Home and the Child Development Center as well as with their own synagogues and Jewish organizations in Omaha. College students as well, were active in Jewish organizations and programs on the various campuses. This year was the first year for the Leo and Aileen Eisenstadt Scholarship for a Creighton University law school student, and the honors were awarded to Lisa Bowey. Phillip G. Schrager established the Lois Jeanne Schrager Memorial Fund as a tribute to his wife. Caren Friedman, George Warren Brown School at Washington University; Jennie Gates, UNO; Fiorina Mosenkis, Washington University; Evan Saltzman, Yeshiva University are the 2000-2001 Lois Jeanne Schrager Scholars. Friedman is also the recipient of the J.W.V. Epstein IMorgan Post #260, Nathan Marcus Memorial Scholarship, endowed to aid Jewish students who are residents of the Omaha area, and the children or grandchildren of veterans, to further their education. The Nate H. & Beatrice Sherman Scholarship Fund was endowed by the Nate H. Sherman Foundation to provide scholarships to qualified students. Sherman recipients are Andrea Collis, Johns Hopkins University; Andrew Novak, University of Colorado; Michael Ruback, UNO. Livingston Scholarships were created through the generosity of the Trustees of the Milton S. and Corine N. Livingston Foundation to provide funds for college students. Livingston Scholars for the 2000-2001 academic year are: Alena Astor, Creighton University; Danielle Chasen, Metropolitan Community College; Mathew Chasen, Metropolitan Community College; Jonathon Collis, University of Maryland; Caren Friedman, George Warren Brown School at Washington University; Jennie Gates, UNO; Sarah Hasslinger, University of Minnesota; Naomi Leiserowitz, Creighton University; Dan Levitan, Bellevue University; Fiorina Mosenkis, Washington University; Adam Nichols, George Washington University; Jeremy Nichols, Iowa State; Andrew Novak, University of Colorado; Polina Poluektova, UNO; Michael Ruback, UNO; Evan Saltzman, Yeshiva University; Diana Senik, UNO; Yuliya Vishnevsskaya, UNO and UNL. The Ruth Sokolof Special Education Fund was created and funded by Phil Sokolof to honor and perpetuate the memory of his late wife, Ruth, noted for her work with deaf and retarded children. The fund is designated to benefit students majoring in special education. This is particularly important now since there is such a critical shortage of special education majors. This years' scholar is Shayna Flatowicz who attends Hastings College. The Phillip G. & Terri L. Schrager Foundation generously provides scholarships for qualified students. This year, honorees are Nicole Flatowicz, UNO; Alena Kaplun, UNO; Marina Tsed, Northwestern University. The Maxine & Joe Rirshenbaum Scholarship Fund was created in 1994 to provide grants to university students. Danielle Chasen, Metro College, has been named this year's recipient. The David W. & Minnie Frank Memorial Scholarship Fund scholar for this academic year is Diana Senik, UNO. The Joe & Ruth Rice Scholarship recipient is Alena Astor, Creighton University. The Alan & Annie Fleishman Educational Scholar for this year is Mathew Chasen, Metro
College. This fund was endowed in honor of the Fleishmans to provide scholarships to university students. Jonathon Collis, University of Maryland, is this years' recipient of the Lillian Reiser Stoms Educational Fund Scholarship. Recipient of the David and Lillian Reiser Stoms Foundation Education Endowment Scholarship is Dan Levitan, Bellevue University. Trustees of the Carl Frohm Foundation created the Carl Frohm Educational Fund to provide scholarship assistance to academically qualified students. Recipients for the 2000-2001 academic year are: Ali Lerner, American University; Justin Spiegel, Kansas State University; and Marina Tsed, Northwestern University. Recipients of the Edward Zorinsky Endowment Fund Scholarships are Mendel Kurland, University of Iowa; and Sarah Hasslinger, University of Minnesota. The Rebecca Friedman Scholarship Fund was established to provide scholarships to students of the Omaha area who want to further their study of Judaism through a recognized Yeshiva or equivalent or for advanced Judaic studies. This years' recipient is Jason Perelman, University of Judaism. The Jerold I. and Sheila E. Rosen Endowment Fund and the Nancy and Don Greenberg Scholarship Fund were established to provide university scholarships for qualified Jewish candidates. The Sandra Feldman Scholarship Fund was established to provide scholarships to graduate students. In addition to these named awards, the Financial Aid Committee of JELS administers funds for the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha which include loans for college and graduate school, Jewish summer camps, preschool tuition, Israel trips and day school. The Lenore Simon Aronson and the Samuel and
Ida Raiman scholarships provide funds for Jewish youth to participate in Jewish camps. Additionally, the Aronson fund provides for college scholarships for education majors at UNO, and the Kaiman fund provides for preschool scholarships. • The Esther R. Newman Memorial Fund provides funds for day school, preschool and Israel trips for teens. Also, the Carolyn Rully Newman Fund provides funds for preschool scholarships. College loans are funded through the David E. Beber Scholarship Fund and the B'nai B'rith Dr. Abe Greenberg I Henry Monsky Lodge Endowment Fund. The Burton Robinson Scholarship is designed to assist students planning a career in physical education or recreational science. Financial aid for tuition-related expenses of single parent families is available though the Albert M. and Jeanette T. Nepomnick Education Fund. The Ben E. Raslow Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for Jewish camps, study trips to Israel and programs for Jewish Youth. The Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Family Fund also provides scholarship assistance for summer camp. The Herbert Goldsten Scholarships provide funding for youth programs, camping experiences and day school. The Ruth Somberg Rrantz Fund provides financial assistance for education and care of children with special needs enrolled in Jewish day care or religious school programs in Omaha. Those interested in contributing to existing scholarship and loan funds or endowing new funds should contact: Marty Ricks, Endowment Director, Foundation of the JFO, 333 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154, or call (402) 334-6440. Applications for college and graduate school scholarships will be available in the JELS office after Jan. 1, 2001. Call (402) 334-6445 for applications or information.
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This book combines two classics, Henry Roth's Call it Sleep and Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Kaufman is raised in an abusive household by his night shift postal employee father and his French Jewish holocaust survivor mother. The favored form of corporal punishment was the coat hanger. Memories of early childhood, elementary and junior high school, cheder, Bar Mitzvah, and high school, paint a picture of more than the usual amount of awkwardness and seemingly contradictory qualities. Recalling his infancy he noted he "was yet too young to identify" his mother's insanity. Other memories include the little-talked or written about wearing dirty, smelly underwear, looking at anatomy books, adolescent sexual hormonal maturation, and passing gas under the sheets. Teenagers negotiating amicable relations with African-Americans and gentiles are foreshadow issues faced by adults. At over 6 feet in height, Kaufman played varsity football. He received A's in all his literature and writing classes. A Jew who was a football player, rather than a basketball player, who relished the smashing of bodies, was an oddity. An athlete who was also a literary aesthete was also unusual. One teacher praised him as having Proustian sensibilities but Kaufman's literary hero was Jack Kerouac. In emulation, Kerouac Kaufman tries women, alcohol and pot, in excess. He capped these experiences by hitchhiking during Spring vacation from New York to Denver. On the way back to New York, he caught a Union Pacific freight, hobo style. Kaufman's appreciation of the Midwest is mixed. He has read Willa Cather. "I tried not to look at how big Iowa seemed" on the map. "It suddenly hit me where I was: Iowa." Although describing an experience that predates W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe being made into the 1989 film Field of Dreams, Kaufman's expression picks up on contemporary cultural icons. They "scooped the loup" in Iowa's capital, Des Moines. Then he got to Omaha: "We entered Nebraska through Omaha, which was a big city with lots of somber buildings fading in the terrific heat and men in tipped-back straw hats and rolled white sleeves congregating on the corners; got a ride all the way to Lincoln, a slightly small version of Omaha." The ride beyond Lincoln was with Reverend Bob
Sills of the Pentecostal Church of Our Holy Creation of Omaha. His evangelical rantings over Highway 80 sound much like the Reverend Sileven of Louisville. The Sills-Kaufman dialogue is a stitch. Having lived in Nebraska for over a quarter of a century, and having come to understand the landscape, Kaufman's description of the Great Plains as "the most far reaching desolation" he had ever seen, "a landscape of dust and sky, amazing—a kind of earth moonscape with just hints of life here and there in the form of skeletal abandoned tractors and ghostly barns and not a single living thing for hundreds of miles in any direction" is an unappreciative, and ignorant overstatement and exaggeration. That the open spaces were so different from Kaufman's cramped, onion-smelling Bronx slum was feint praise. His hitchhiking, walking, bus and freight train travel companion George, who Kaufman, in his adolescence, probably does not figure out is gay, "slept the whole way through Nebraska," not unlike a recommendation of Nebraska author Wright Morris. Catching the freight back to the east coast brings terror. The Union Pacific yard bull arrested Alan and his friend in giant North Platte switching yard. A thump from a night stick, a night in jail and a $25 fine later, they were back on the road. But not before Alan was treated to one of the most antiSemitic, anti-New York hymie Jew tirades from the local constabulary as it is possible to hear in America. Kaufman was put in such a fright that he asked for a priest to visit his cell so that he could convert, or receive last rites. The last several pages covers a stint on a kibbutz, service in the Israeli army, a bad marriage, alcoholism in San Francisco and three visits to Germany as a poet. I am seriously considering giving this book as a gift to my closest Jewish male friends and my sons. The last time I did that was with Gerald Shapiro's Bad Jews, to which Jew Boy has certain affinities. Kaufman's great-uncle was Abraham Cahan, founder of the Yiddish newspaper the Forward. Kaufman is the founding editor of the webzine www.tattoojew.com. A copy of this book should be at the Jewish Federation Library.
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Omahans participate in Maccabi games by Julie Kushner, BBYO Director
The games have begun! Twenty-five Omaha athletes are currently participating in the 2000 JCC Maccabi Games in Tucson, AZ. They've spent their time dancing, swimming, dribbling, golfing and serving. In the third day of competition, the 13-14-yearold boys' basketball team played Tucson in the first round of the tournament and won 55-46. The girls 15-16-year-old team played Kansas City, but lost in a very competitive game. Dancers Jen Cooper and Shayna Kurland have been on their toes; each participated in one dance category, jazz and tap respectively. Cooper will perform her ballet routine but results will not be known until after this issue goes to print. Kim Pitlor and Derek Passer played against tough competition in the singles tennis tournament. They've enjoyed meeting players from other cities for play in doubles' competition. Sierra Gendelman, Danny Morris and David Paige swam some of their best personal times. Morris created some of his own "heat" by competing in nine finals and bringing in nine medals so far! Josh Levine has been swinging through the fairways and greens of Tucson's golf courses. He has held on to second place throughout the tournament and is shooting for the silver medal. In addition to the games, the athletes have spent their time dancing the nights away in the JCC's own "dance club," as well as in activities ranging from video games to meeting other athletes from all over the country. All the teens have enjoyed spending time with their host families, sharing Shabbat meals and relaxing in area water parks. They know that some long-lasting friendships have been formed here. Final Maccabi results and photos will be featured in next week's Jewish Press.
Panel to nominate 100 greatest Jewish books by Nancy Sherman
Amherst, MA—The National Yiddish Book Center announced the establishment of the Great Jewish Books Program. Its first task will be to select a list of 100 books from Jewish literature in all languages. Book Center President Aaron Lansky said, "The need for the program arose from our conviction that many American Jews have not yet embraced modern Jewish writing—novels, stories, plays, poetry and memoirs chronicling the transformation of Jewish life from the old world to the new. Our goal is to carry the Jewish story forward from traditional texts to the present." The Great Jewish Books List will be selected by an international panel of judges assembled by the Center. The final list will be announced during 2001. Once the list is announced, the Book Center will launch the outreach phase of the program. The National Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit Jewish cultural organization that, since 1980, has rescued 1.5 million Yiddish books and distributed them to libraries and individuals worldwide. Its Visitors Center in Amherst, MA, is home to a permanent museum exhibition, English-language bookstore, weekly programs and other resources.
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SEED program returns for sixth year by Myra Oberman
A young rabbi and his wife, and two students from the Chaim Berlin Yeshiva in New York, are among the faculty for the sixth annual SEED program, beginning Aug. 15. Rabbi Doniel and Leah Chaifetz, along with Michael Kadosh and Jonathan Garfinkel, will join Rabbi Howard Kutner, spiritual leader of Beth Israel Synagogue, and Rabbi Shlomo Levin, Director of the Omaha Center for Torali Learning, for 11 days of oneon-one learning and classes. The program begins Tuesday, Aug. 15, 6 p.m., with a barbeque at Beth Israel Synagogue for donors to the SEED program. Reservations are required by Sunday, Aug. 13. Individual learning sessions will take place, starting Wednesday, Aug. 16, and will be held each week day; classes for men are from 8:15 a.m.noon, and 7-8 p.m., and for women they are from 9 a.m.-noon. These sessions are available to anyone in the community, regardless of the level of Judaic background. Also, on Aug. 16, 7 p.m., Michael Kadosh will speak on "The hidden Gems of Shabbos." Rabbi Doniel and Leah Chaifetz This year the program is dedicated to the memory of the late Seymour Steinberg, an avid Torah learner and participant. SEED was started by the Torah groups and lectures will be offered as well." Umesorah organization to provide rabbis and rab- Rabbi Chaifetz attended Yeshivah Chaim Berlin binic students to communities for intensive study and recently completed three years of additional study in Israel at Pachaz Yitzach and the Mirrer during summer vacation. Yeshiva. Kadosh and Garfinkel, both of New York "The SEED faculty is not compensated," noted City, are students at Yeshiva Chaim Berlin and chairman Bob Oberman. "They often give up their have also studied at the Mirrer Yeshiva in vacation time between Tisha b'Av and the High Jerusalem. The students have participated in the Holidays in order to give Jewish men, women and SEED program in other communities. teens a taste of the chavrusa learning style done in Several Lunch and Learn programs are offered yeshivot on the East Coast and in Israel. for women only on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and 23, "We're lucky to have this couple and these two at noon, in the JCC Library. For the first session, students join established rabbis in our community Leah Chaifetz will speak on "The Secret of Jewish like Rabbi Kutner and Rabbi Levin," he added. "In Immortality." The following week on August 23, addition to the learning sessions, several discussion she will speak on "The Importance of Jewish
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Friedel to host ice cream social by Diane Axler Baum
Friedel Jewish Academy will start the 200020001 school year with an ice cream social on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2:30 p.m. The event will unfold on the school's outdoor deck, weather permitting. (In case of inclement weather, the gathering will move indoors to the Friedel Commons Area.) "We're looking forward to this pleasant chance to get together and to an ideal opportunity for welcoming new students and parents into the Friedel family," said Michael J. Linn, Director. Parents considering Friedel for their children are also invited to attend. They are asked to call in advance, 334-0517.
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