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RACheL mARtin f you’re looking for a summer filled with imaginative and exciting opportunities, look no further than J Camp! Recruitment for J Camp 2019 is well underway with multiple camp experiences available for youth in Kindergarten - 11th grade. “One of the great things about J Camp is that every day is different,” said Amanda Welsh, Assistant Director

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of J Camp and Youth Programming. “J Camp is a fun, safe, and engaging place for children to be friends and enjoy summer. Each day and every week is a new experience for our campers as there are always new things going on different than the day before.” Welsh explained that the JCC offers a variety of options for our campers. “I have worked at other comparable camps, and none of them has offered

the variety that J Camp has,” she said. “This comes with both the JCC facility as well as the individual programs we offer within the camp. We also offer expanded cultural experiences as we bring Jewish and Israeli culture to camp daily by raising the Israeli flag, singing the HaMotzi blessing at lunch, including a Camp Shaliach (Israeli culture specialist) and celebrating Shabbat see J Camp registration page 2

Mainstreeters in February ADL-CRC holds Annual Meeting

mAggie Conti Director of Activities and Volunteer Services, RBJH Join us for the documentar y that will inspire: Age of Champions, Friday, Feb. 1, 1 p.m. in the JCC Theater. Complimentary popcorn -- warm and delicious -will be served. No reservations necessary. Bring a friend or two. Age of Champions is the award-winning PBS documentary following five competitors who sprint, leap and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You’ll meet a 100-year-old tennis cham-

pion, 86-year-old pole vaulter and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the limitations of age. The Washington Post called the film “infectiously inspiring” and theater audiences across the country have fallen in love with its light-hearted take on growing older. It’s a powerful story to share with the whole family and get motivated to be healthier, happier and more active. The running time is 70 minutes and it is rated G. If you’d like to enjoy a STAR Deli lunch at the Blumkin Home before the show, the STAR Deli opens for business at 11:30 a.m. at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Protecting Yourself against Senior Fraud: Monday, Feb. 4, 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Boardroom. Presented by Stacy Schultz VNA Business Development Representative. There is no charge. Stacy Schultz has worked for the past see mainstreeters page 3

Jim Fried, Past ADL-CRC Board Chair with Danny Cohn, current ADL-CRC Board Chair over this past summer. She has a masPAm monsky Community Development Liaison, ADL-CRC ter’s degree in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary and has The Annual Meeting for the ADL-CRC spent the last four years working as a Plains States Region took place on SunHillel Professional on both the University day, Jan. 13 in the JCC Social Hall. The of Denver and the University of Michigan meeting marked the end of Board Chair campuses. She will be expanding on the Jim Fried’s term and the installation of Danny Cohn as Board Chair. “Words to Action” program, empowering The event opened with opening remiddle school, high school and college students as they address anti-Semitism marks from Jim Fried and Alan Potash, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. at school and in the community. Stephanie Shakhirev is the owner and Regional Director Dr. Mary-Beth Muskin director of Media on Main, a boutique introduced new ADL-CRC staff members Jamie Skog-Burke as Words to Action co- marketing firm in Malvern, Iowa. Stephanie recently re-located to southordinator and Stephanie Shakhirev as Community Development Director. Jamie west Iowa from Colorado Springs where is an Omaha native who returned home see ADL-CRC Annual meeting page 3

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Continued from page 1 on Fridays as a whole camp family.” J campers range from rookies to veterans, which is part of the combination that makes J Camp so special. During camp drop off in the morning, campers flee their parents’ cars and run to hug their counselors and learn about the activities the day will bring. Counselors corral campers into a camp-wide circle surrounding the flagpoles before singing You’re a Grand Old Flag as the American and Israeli flags are raised. “From this point on, you can see, hear, taste and feel J Camp all over campus,” Welsh said. “Our groups split up by age and start their individual schedules. You might smell older campers baking sweet treats in the Youth Lounge kitchen, or get splashed by younger campers swimming in the pool during their instructional swim time. You can see older campers playing a game of Gaga (Israeli dodgeball) or War ball and hear the campers cheering for their favorite counselor to hit the backboard. At any time during the day, you can feel the energy that both our campers and counselors bring to J Camp. This energy is uplifting, positive and filled with enthusiasm.” Some of the annual traditions campers look forward to at the JCC include Colors Wars, J Camp Talent Show, and Harry Potter Premiere Camp. Each year these weeks are the most popular of the summer. “Great traditions are what keep campers coming back, and are a consistency within our otherwise ever-changing camp,” Welsh said. “Summer camps, J Camp included, are always looking for ways to change things up and improve on their programming, but there need to be some traditions rooted in the programming so the campers have something to come back to each summer.” Welsh pointed out that with younger campers, traditions make them feel more comfortable, as well, by knowing some of the activities to expect summer after summer. J Campers know that each summer they will experience Color Wars, Friday Fun Days, Pizza Fridays, field trips and more along with all the other activities that are constantly changing. Welsh has been around camp environments in a variety of capacities since she was eight years old. “I was fortunate enough to attend a resident/overnight camp one-two weeks each summer from when I was eight until I turned 17,” she said. “My overall favorite memory from my camp experiences are the relationships I built over my years at camp. I would only be at camp for a week or two each summer, but in that short time I built relationships with people who I still consider some of my best friends. My core group of camp friends would make sure to go back to camp the same weeks year after year. Some of my other favorite memories include meal times when we would stand on tables and sing at the top of our lungs, all-camp games where the entire camp would be running around, and campfires where we would sing songs and reflect on the day.” J Camp 2018 left quite the impression on campers, counselors, parents, and the JCC community. “One memory that sticks out in my head was our talent show,” Welsh said. “It was wonderful for me to be able to see all the groups working so diligently on their group acts and then to see it all come together was truly magnificent. The variety of acts such as dancing, synchronized swimming and thumb wrestling truly made our talent show great. Another memory I have is an allcounselor game of Gaga during one of our Friday Fun Day Activities. The most fun part of this was watching the campers cheer on their counselors. Throughout the summer there were countless times when our campers were excited, but the level of excitement at that moment could not be topped. Campers were screaming and chanting at the tops of their lungs for their favorite counselors, and then running up to them and comforting them if they got eliminated.” Each J Camp week offers different benefits and opportunities that impact all parties involved: J Camp campers and

families, staff and community members. “I think everyone comes out of their camp experience with something different,” Welsh said. “I hope that our campers leave camp with one new “thing” on top of many new memories. That “thing” could be a new friend, a new skill, or even an interest in something new. I hope that our staff members gain selfawareness and confidence in themselves as they spent a summer caring for children and giving them the best experience possible. I hope parents gain security with the JCC and J Camp, and that we are doing all we can to offer the best for their children.” J Camp is always changing from year to year, and the Youth Department staff is always looking to make improvements. One of the biggest changes coming to J Camp in 2019 is a focus on engaging 4th-7th grade campers. J camp will be adding more team-building and leadership programming as well as some older camper perks including overnights, weekly field trips and archery. Friday Fun Day activities will grow and change as staff strive to make these into a daylong event for the entire camp as a fun way to end the week. “Changes in camps are always necessary to keep things interesting for the campers who come back year after year,” Welsh said. “We want to provide something that will make campers excited to keep coming back every summer. This is especially true for our older campers, some who have been at J Camp since Kindergarten. We need to find a way to keep campers engaged and excited about returning. This will then, in turn, give our younger campers something to look forward to as they get older.” J Camp is open to both JCC members and non-members, and the J is always looking to engage new campers and their families. Welsh shared some of her best tips when considering J Camp for your children: ● First and foremost, ask questions. There are multiple resources here at the JCC available to help answer questions about J Camp. The Youth Department staff want to make sure that whatever camp you are sending your child to is the right fit for your whole family. If we can help in this decision process we will gladly do so. ● Come and check out the JCC if you have never been here. We can tell you everything about J Camp and the JCC, but sometimes it is best to come and see where your child will be spending the day (or summer!). ● During your visit, get the answers to some of our most frequently-asked-questions: What does the pool look like where my child will be swimming? Where will my child eat lunch? Is there adequate room for my child to run around and enjoy nature? These are not things we can tell you over the phone or email, but we are happy to walk around and show you the entire multiple acre campus to help you feel more at ease. ● After registering your child for any of our J Camp experiences, plan to attend both the New Parent Orientation and Meet the Staff Ice Cream Social. Both of these will alleviate any stress you may be feeling about sending your children to a new place. You will have the opportunity to get any lastminute questions answered, and your child will recognize several friendly faces on their first day of J Camp. “Summer Camps are a wonderful experience for ALL children,” Welsh added with a smile. “Camps give them the opportunity to make new memories and friends, try new things, and self-develop. Every camp offers something different for campers and there are plenty out there that will fit your family. We would love J Camp to be the camp that fits your family’s needs. Please reach out to one of the Youth Department staff if you have any questions and to see if J Camp is a great fit for you!” For more information about JCC Youth Department programming and J Camp 2019, please contact Amanda Welsh, JCC Assistant Youth Director at awelsh@jccomaha or 402.590-2152.

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Feb. 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the JCC Auditorium. Sponsored by Jewish Social Services. There is no admission fee. Everyone is welcome. Backed by music director David P. Murphy on piano, bassist Mark Haar, drummer Mike Deluca, saxophonist Chad Stoner and a special performance by Dave Wingert. Camille will entertain audiences with her signature vocal stylings. Come to celebrate one of the most honored singers of our time. Come have lunch before the Streisand Concert at the STAR Deli. The STAR Deli Camille Metoyer Moten is open for business at 11:30 a.m. on Main Street at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Mainstreeters welcomes all Jewish residents of the Omaha area age 60 plus. The group offers a mixed bag of social events and learning opportunities that give participants the chance to meet new people, exercise their brains, take part in new activities and continue enjoying life to the fullest. For information and transportation call Maggie Conti, Director of Activities and Volunteer Services, at 402.334.6521 or email at mconti@rbjh.com.

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Continued from page 1 seven years for both the hospice and homecare divisions of Visiting Nurse Association. Stacy works to raise awareness in the community about hospice and homecare programs and services that are available to individuals and families. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 19 years and is very proud to be a member of the VNA family. Jewish Social Services and the Visiting Nurse Association realize the importance of being proactive about your health. This edStacy Schultz VNA Business ucational workshop will be Development Representative a specific interest to seniors who want to learn more about taking charge of their well-being. To RSVP, please call Maggie Conti at 402.334.6521 or email mconti@rbjh. com by Monday, Jan. 30. Refreshments will be served. A Free Afternoon at the Movies: First Man, Friday, Feb. 8, 1 p.m. in the JCC Theater. Complimentary popcorn -- warm and delicious -- will be served. No reservations necessary. A look at the life of the astronaut Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the moon. Featuring Ryan Gosling. Time: 2 hours and 22 minutes; rated PG-13 (for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language). Don’t be late for the show! Bring a sweater. Community Concert with Camille Metoyer Moten Celebrating the Music of Barbra Streisand: Friday,

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Continued from page 1 she spent ten years as the co-founder and Business Development Director of a successful web development firm that was acquired by a larger IT corporation in 2016. During that period, she also worked for Mayors Steve Bach and John Suthers as the President of Colorado Springs Sister Cities International, a Washington, D.C. based non-profit that manages the city’s seven international municipal alliances. As Community Development Director, Stephanie is very excited to forge new bonds and strong alliances within the Jewish community. Newly installed Board Chair Danny Cohn announced the formation of the ADL-CRC Alliance, a group of emerging leaders who will act as ambassadors for the ADL in the community. Tri-chairs of the Alliance are Lindsay Belmont, Steve Hogan and Megan Spomer. The meeting also featured a question-and-answer segment with Bob Wolfson, former ADL-CRC Regional Director and National ADL staff and Mary-Beth Muskin. The two addressed issues from the historical background of the ADL-CRC to national and regional perspectives. The meeting included a video highlighting the events of the past year, produced by ADL-CRC Administrative and Communications staff Scott Kurz as well as testimonial from Stella Daskalakis Thurkill, a trained ADL facilitator and broadcast journalist from Sioux City, Iowa.

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a bit about Chabad of nebraska and its future oung Rabbi Mendel and Shani Katzman came to Omaha in 1986 as emissaries of the Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory. Having been raised in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City, they arrived in Omaha with the sense of commitment that they will spend the rest of their lives in our town, adding their knowledge and energy to the sustenance of Jewish life in our area. This, in fact, they have done. They have lived here ever since (and intend and expect to continue to do so) while also raising twelve children. Many of us have had the good fortune to be touched by their efforts on behalf of our community, whether in the form of connections with our families, providing a venue for expressions of our Jewish traditions and obligations, lending an understanding ear to us as individual persons, as well as their direct and indirect contributions to strengthening our local Jewish institutions. Given the breadth of the activities (including police and prison chaplain responsibilities, a food pantry and social assistance, provision of Kosher meals for travelers, summer camps, adult education, college student outreach, etc.), Chabad of Nebraska is a quiet but effective part of Jewish Omaha: Judaism with its sleeves rolled up. We are at a juncture where a number of people from the Omaha Jewish community are looking at ways and means to see whether we can bolster Shani and Rabbi Mendel’s efforts by bringing an additional Chabad rabbinical couple to Omaha. The new Chabad couple will have as part of their mission, education, furthering engagement with younger Jewish Omaha (young couples and their children), and a variety of other aspects

of Jewish life. The design will be for this rabbinical couple to bring a passion for programming and for education.

The goal is to arrange funding commitments in place to provide for a oneyear experiment. We want to see if, with that funding, Rabbi Mendel’s and Shani’s leadership, along with the energies of an additional new couple, there is appropriate benefit to help secure and sustain Chabad of Nebraska in what we believe is its position as one important element of our local Jewish community. This past summer, two prospective couples were hosted for several days in Omaha. We have now reached the point of trying to take the concrete steps to make it a reality that Rabbi Mendel and Shani will have this help. Chabad of Nebraska is not a membership organization. There are no dues or obligatory building funds. Funding is needed but it is not a donor-driven organization. It is and will be led within the integrity of its rabbinical couples’ presence. If you have questions, you may contact Rabbi Mendel or Shani, or others whom you may know who have at-

tended any of the recent small gatherings for discussion. If you care to donate, there is now an endowment fund established at the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, first for the purposes of this appeal, but with the flexibility to last beyond this initial year. Attributes of this endowment include the ability to accept further donations, the ability to disburse principal as well as earnings but with restrictions on timing and amounts, and expiration/termination provisions with any residue flowing back to Chabad of Nebraska and general (unrestricted usage) endowment funds of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. The goal is for first year funding of a minimum of $125,000 which, if met, will mean moving forward with the effort to bring a second Chabad Rabbinical couple to Omaha to strengthen the foundations established by Shani and Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Should more than the $125,000 be raised for this endowment fund, the additional monies will be used under similar restrictions for ongoing funding for the additional Chabad rabbinical couple or other Chabad programming and will not be used for building funds. To get involved, or to get more information, please contact Gary Epstein, Phil Wolf or Anthony Scioli who have taken the lead on this project.

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B’nai B’rith BreadBreakers

B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers meets weekly on Wednesdays at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home auditorium from noon to 1 p.m. For specific speaker information, please email Gary.Javitch@Gmail.com, Breadbreakers chairman. For more information or to be placed on the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibrith@jewishomaha.org.

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Community Open House at Friedel

students developing engineering skills and coding robots in Friedel's innovation Lab. sara kOhen All adults in the community—not just parents—are invited to check out the amazing things going on at Friedel Jewish Academy at the Community Open House on tuesday, Jan. 29. Tours are scheduled to begin a 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. so that interested community members can see the students in action. Private tours also can be made by appointment. To reserve your place, or with questions, please contact Sara Kohen at skohen@fjaoma ha.com.

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Enjoy a soirée in Arizona with the Omaha Jewish Alumni Association (OJAA)

Margo Parsow Life & Legacy Coordinatior, Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Thursday, Feb. 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the Omaha Jewish Alumni Association (OJAA) along with the Jewish Federation of Omaha and the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, will sponsor a soirée in Arizona, at the home of Stephanie Shapiro Cohen and Larry Kelberg. This event will provide a wonderful and fun opportunity for former Omahans who now live in Arizona, as well as snowbirds who leave Omaha for the winter, to mingle and chat while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the desert. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. There are 687 members of the Omaha Jewish Alumni Association. Our mission is to establish and secure the future of Omaha’s Jewish community by connecting Jewish individuals who are currently living in Omaha with all Jewish individuals who formerly lived in Omaha and now live elsewhere. If you have not become a member yet, you can do so by visiting the OJAA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OmahaJewish Alumni. Our Facebook tag is @OmahaJewishAlumni, which can be used to share your Facebook posts and pictures.

This is the third event that the OJAA has sponsored, and the interest in more activities and opportunities to connect is growing. Look for an announcement this March about an event to be hosted in Omaha. Omaha will always be

real estate “Still Home Omaha:” STILLHOMAHA. Gracious hosts for the evening are Marilyn and Gary Colick, Lisa and Gary Epstein, founders of the Omaha Jewish Alumni Association, Amy and Sandy Friedman, Randi Friedel Jablin and Alan Jablin, Judy and Keith Josephson, Stephanie Shapiro Cohen and Larry Kelberg, Patty and Steve Nogg and Debbi and Speedy Zweiback. The soirée will be held at the home of Stephanie Shapiro Cohen and Larry Kelberg, 11899 N. 80 Place, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260. Please RSVP to mparsow@jewishomaha. org or 402.334.6432 by Feb. 11.

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A visit from our Partnership On Tuesday Jan. 30 at 4 p.m. the Jewish Federation of Omaha will host an educational presentation in the JCC Social Hall featuring Dr. Sami Tobias and Dr. Assaf Shemesh. Both doctors come from our partnership regions in Israel and Hungary. Dr. Sami Tobias is a neurosurgeon and grew up in Mexico. He spent 10 years at the Cleveland Clinic and made aliyah a number of years ago. Since then, he has opened the Department of Neurosurgery at the Galilee

Medical Center in Nahariya. He was very involved with treating Syrian patients. Dr. Assaf Shemesh is Israeli, went to medical school in Budapest and stayed. He works in Emergency Medicine and is now in the National Directorate of Disaster Management in Hungary. Dr. Shemesh has created an Emergency network for the Jewish community.

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ing services at 10 a.m. as well as during lunch. Ozzie NOgg Saturday evening, Feb. 2: Kiddush Over Beth El Synagogue will host preeminent Beer: Beer Tasting with Josh. Scott Littky is Talmud scholar Dr. Josh Kulp on Friday, Feb. chairing the event which begins at 7 p.m. in 1 though Sunday, Feb. 3. Besides being a the Beth El chapel. highly respected educator, Dr. Kulp is a Sunday morning, Feb. 3: Moonwatchers triathlete with three Iron Man competitions vs. Sunbathers: Ancient Jewish Calendar Wars. to his credit. “Simply put, Josh Kulp is a fanThe discussion begins at 11 a.m. in the Beth tastic person,” Rabbi Steven Abraham said. El chapel. “The weekend with him will be very special.” Dr. Kulp is a co-founder of the ConservaDuring his visit to Beth EL, Dr. Kulp will tive Yeshiva in Jerusalem, where people from discuss The Paths Not Taken: The Judaisms a variety of Jewish backgrounds have the opthat We Are Not. In the sessions, participants portunity to learn sacred Jewish texts at a will encounter groups that interpreted Torah high level and engage with peers in a supin ways far different from the ways contemDr. Josh Kulp portive, open-minded environment. Both porary Jews approach Biblical text, including the Dead Sea Sect, the Sadducees, the Pharisees and early Rabbi Abraham and Scott Littky attended the Yeshiva and studied with Dr. Kulp, either in Jerusalem or in his on-line Christians. Talmud classes. “We know, first hand, that he is an amazing The weekend topics include: Friday night, Feb. 1: The Search for Authority: How Do We teacher and a real mensch,” Rabbi Abraham said. “I encourage Know What God Wants Us To Do? Dr. Kulp will speak at din- everyone to come learn with him.” The Feb. 1 though Sunday, Feb. 3 weekend with Dr. Josh ner following Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6 p.m. Saturday morning, Feb. 2: The Source of the Christian/Jewish Kulp is sponsored by the Ann Goldstein fund, and open to Debate on Abortion. Dr. Kulp will teach during Shabbat morn- the community at no charge.

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Tower Duo Returns! The ground-breaking flute and saxophone duo from Columbus, Ohio will perform a program of 21st century music at KANEKO at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 as part of the Eko Nova series. Eko Nova, a partnership between the Omaha Chamber Music Society and KANEKO now in its fourth year, is dedicated to presenting breathtaking new music in a modern space. Concertgoers are able to experience live performances surrounded and enhanced by KANEKO’s current exhibitions – in this case, Human Condition and installations by artist Sunkoo Yuh. Tickets are available at http://thekaneko.org/programs/eko-nova-tower-duo and are $15 for General Admission and $10 for students and KANEKO members. Tower Duo, comprised of married couple Erin Helgeson Torres and Michael Rene Torres, works as a contemporary renaissance ensemble - commissioning, composing, and performing music written specifically for our time. They’re particularly interested in premiering works by emerging composers, and their first album, CROSSWIND, was re-

leased on Jan. 11. The Omaha Chamber Music Society is a nonprofit organization that organizes and performs multiple classical music and chamber music series around the Omaha area, with partners such as KANEKO, UNMC, Gallery 1516, the Omaha Conservatory of Music, and the JCC. Their work also goes beyond performance to education and service – more information can be found at omahachamber music.org. KANEKO is a non-profit arts and cultural organization dedicated to exploring and encouraging the creative process and how it impacts our lives. Established by internationally renowned sculptor Jun Kaneko and his wife, Ree, KANEKO was conceived of as “open space for your mind,” a place where thoughtful examination of others’ ideas through exhibitions and public programs leads us to new and exciting ideas of our own. For more information about KANEKO, please visit thekaneko.org.

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TOWER DUO RETURNS! Erin Helgeson Torres and Michael Rene Torres, the married flute and saxophone duo, premiere works by emerging composers in KANEKO’s stunning Human Condition exhibit. Visit thekaneko.org. February 4, 2019 at 7 p.m. Kaneko: 111 Jones St. Tickets $15/$10 for Kaneko members and students

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AnneTTe VAn de kAmP-wrighT Editor, Jewish Press ecently, Jill Adkins was hired as Jewish Federation of Omaha Corporate Development Leader. Jill was born and raised in Omaha and is married to Wes. Together, they have four kids: Mason, Samuel, Lucas and Emma. From 1994 to ’98, she studied business management at The University of Nebraska in Omaha. “When I decided to begin a new professional journey,” she said, “I was looking for an organization with strong roots in Omaha. The JFO has been serving Omaha for 115 years, to build and sustain a strong and vibrant Omaha Jewish community and to support Jews in Israel and around the world. Our vision is for every person in Omaha to feel welcome on our campus. In addition, everyone should feel inspired to have a meaningful and relevant relationship with JFO and our agencies, and that is what I strive to accomplish each and every day.” In her newly created position, she is tasked with “developing meaningful relationships with Corporate Omaha and the multitude of foundations to garner financial support for our agencies, programs, and services.” Jill says a typical day includes meeting with businesses, attending networking events, and working with other nonprofit organizations to determine how we can engage with each other. “This engagement may look like financial sponsorship for events, aligning with businesses that share the same core values and beliefs, and working to educate ‘Omahans’ of the work we do and how it benefits the greater Omaha community,” she added. Her goal? To diversify fundraising/revenue income to enable the Jewish Federation of Omaha to continue its work for the next 100 years. Before she came to work at our Federation, she was familiar with at least one part of our building: “I used to come swim at the JCC pool with an elementary school friend who happened to be Jewish.,” she said. Jill brings a wealth of experience to the job:

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“I worked as the Director of Operations for New York Says Thank You Foundation for almost ten years. New York Says Thank You Foundation (NYSTY) is an international disaster relief organization that administered several programs to build hope and provide healing to people around the world to continually “pay it forward” for the humanity, kindness, and volunteer spirit New Yorkers – and all Americans – experienced on 9/11.” Jill was introduced to NYSTY in 2008, while workJill Adkins ing at Merrill Lynch in Omaha. At the time, the organization was planning a rebuilding project at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, Little Sioux, IA, that was affected by an EF3 tornado that took the lives of four young scouts. Steve Levinger, JFO Chief Development Officer says: “Jill’s work is essential to ensuring that the general Omaha community recognizes how vital our agencies’ programs and services are. All these pieces help make Omaha a better place to live and raise a family. Jill has a unique ability to connect the dots. She has a deep understanding of our agencies’ work and is uniquely qualified to tell the story of why and how a corporation and/or foundation should partner with the JFO.” Levinger commented further that the JCC Campus Transformation project offers countless opportunities for businesses to align their brand with our membership base. In addition, JCC facilities and staff provide a unique set of resources for a company to build out their corporate wellness program. “Jill is helping us tell the JFO story and ensuring we are viewed as a relevant community focused organization,” Levinger added. Please contact Jill Adkins at 402.334.6461 if you would like more information.

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Our community THANKS YOU for your generous gift to the 2019 Annual Campaign. It's not too late, please join us. 2019

Your gifts are funding scholarships, educating our community, investing in Israel, fighting Anti-Semitism and prejudice, caring for our seniors and those in great need, and securing the future of Jewish Omaha.

Donor list as of January 31, 2019. A final acknowledgment ad will follow at the close of the 2018 Annual Campaign. Every effort was made to ensure accuracy. We apologize if your name was incorrectly printed or inadvertently omitted. MAJOR DONORS Corporate Sponsor ($100,000+) Omaha Steaks International Lion of Judah Platinum Lion ($100,000+) Susan Cohn Prime Minister ($100,000+) Murray and Sharee Newman King Solomon Circle ($25,000-$99,999 Ind. & Couples $50,000-$99,999 Corp. & Family) Joel Alperson The Baker Family Ronald Blumkin Joseph Erman Michael Erman Thomas Fellman Herbert Goldsten Trust Howard Kaslow Joseph Kirshenbaum Howard Kooper Jay Lerner Jay Noddle Bob Newman Carl Riekes Harley Schrager Phillip Schrager Of Blessed Memory Theodore Seldin Michael Staenberg Emerald Lion ($25,000-$35,999) Nancy Friedland Chai Circle ($18,000-$24,999 Ind. & Couples $25,000-$49,999 Corp. & Family) Irvin Blumkin The Epstein Family Gary Epstein Harold Epstein Paul Epstein Ike and Roz Friedman Family Susie and Marvin Cohn Dana and David Wear Sarah and Adam Yale Donald Goldstein Nelson Gordman Rich and Fran Juro Livingston Foundation Andrew Robinson Norman Sheldon Steven Silver Gerald Simons John Waldbaum Sapphire Lion ($18,000-$24,999) Frances Blumkin Darlynn Fellman Sharon Kooper Nancy Noddle Major Donors Couples ($11,000 - $17,999) Sanford and Amy Friedman Steve and Gail Friedman Edward and Sally Malashock Jon and Denise Meyers Eric and Julie Phillips Arnold and Anne Weitz Joshua Circle ($10,000-$17,999 Ind, $18,000-$24,999 Corp. & Family) Steven Bloch The Glazer Family Jim and Jordana Glazer John and Jennifer Glazer Dick and Phyllis Glazer Of Blessed Memory Richard Jacobson Mark Javitch Helen and Dick Kelley Michael Liddy Allan Murow Steven Nogg Omaha Bedding Company Stanley Perlmeter Of Blessed Memory Steve Pitlor Natan Schwalb Bruce Shackman Mark Singer Jerry Slusky Philip Wolf Speedy Zweiback

Ruby Lion ($10,000-$17,999) Anonymous (1) Judy Baker Ellie Batt Carol Gendler Linda Gordman Maxine Kirshenbaum Joan Lehr Zoë Riekes Terri Schrager Anne Shackman Gail Veitzer Pacesetters ($6,000-$9,999 Ind. & Couples $6,000-$17,999 Corp. & Family) Anonymous (4) Robert Belgrade Richard Fellman Ted Friedland Bruce Friedlander David Gilinsky Bruce Goldberg Jerome Gordman Kip Gordman Elon Granader Don Greenberg Gary Javitch Steve Kaniewski Myron Kaplan Larry Kelberg Kevee Kirshenbaum John Lehr Platt Family Dick Robinson Jonathan Rockman Jeffrey Schrager Richard Schrager Tom Vann Lion of Judah ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous (2) Phyllis Aronson Betsy Baker Sandra Belgrade Carol Bloch Margaret Block Chris Blumkin Susan Blumkin Paula Boggust Lisa Epstein Sandy Epstein Jamie Friedland Cindy Goldberg Nancy Greenberg Karen Javitch Gloria Kaslow Dana Kaufman Sharon Kirshenbaum Sandra Lehr Deana Liddy Sue Meyers Jean Neff Phyllis Newman Patty Nogg Fefe Passer Marcia Pitlor Barbara Platt Kimberly Robinson Stacey Rockman Susan Scherl Janice Schneiderman LOJE Fund Beth Schrager Hannah Schwalb Sarah Seldin Suzy Sheldon Phyllis Sherman The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation Harriet Singer Ellen Slosburg Melissa Steiner Louri Sullivan Joodi Veitzer LOJE Fund Nancy Wolf Zahal ($3,600-$5,999) Anonymous (1) Marvin Bittner Jack Cohen Howard Epstein Donald Gerber Larry Gilinsky Mark Goldstrom Joseph Kirshenbaum Robert Malashock Bruce Meyers Larry Meyerson Alan Potash Anthony Scioli Michael Sherman

Paul Shyken Michael Siegel Adam and Sarah Yale Mort Zuber Double Chai ($3,600-$4,999)

BUILDERS Sabra ($1,800-$3,599+) Anonymous(2) Mike Abramson Shervin Ansari Albert Bloch Peter Brodkey Robert Freeman David Goldstein Gary Gotsdiner Mace Hack and Rosie Zweiback Gerald Hoberman Jerome Kaiman Gary Kaplan Michael Kaufman Don Klein David Kohll Harvey Konigsberg Michael Leibowitz Steve Levinger Buzz Malashock Larry Malashock Harold Mann Todd Manvitz Howard and Lisa Marcus Joseph Meyers Michael Norton Jeffrey Passer Martin Ricks Steven Riekes Robert Rifkin Jack Shrago Swartzbaugh-Farber & Associates, Inc Wolf Brothers Tom Kirshenbaum Matt Kirshenbaum Pomegranate ($1,800-$3,599) Anonymous (4) Michele Ansari Janey Dann Frances Fried Pamela Friedlander Jan Goldstein Judi Goldstein Andrea Hamburg Joanie Jacobson Beatrice Karp Marilyn Konigsberg Barbara Lashinsky Susan Lehr Diane Malashock Jody Malashock Tina Meyers Jane Murow Amy Nachman Susan Norton Iris Ricks Judith Roffman Laura Schrager Patty Sherman Helene Shrago Judith Simons Debbi Zweiback Leadership ($1,000-$1,799) Anonymous (4) Bruce Baron Mark and Jill Belmont Alan Biniamow Sherman and Sandy Brodkey Alan Cohen Karen Cohen Michael Cohen Arthur Davidson Irving Epstein Matthew and Kristin Faier Jerry Freeman Joanne Freeman Jim Fried Deanna Gilinsky David Goldberg Andi Goldstein Gary Goldstein Margie Gutnik Leslie Hoberman Sheryn Joffe Larry Josephson Rabbi Mendel Katzman Margaret Kirkeby Dick Kirshenbaum Harry Klein

Philip Bierman Lisa Biggs Michael Binder Denise Blake Claire Blass Larry Blass Joann Blatt Jacob Bleicher Joel Bleicher Jon and Helen Bleicher Sandy Bleicher Brent Bloom Rebecca Bloom Andrew and Naomi Boehm Brian Bogdanoff Esther Bogdanoff Howard Borden Quint Bowsman Ayanna Boykins Lynette Brannen Barb Brehmer James Bresel Ben Gurion Society Marge Bresel ($1,000+ less Gloria Brodkey than 45 years old) Miriam Brooks Brett Atlas Karina Brown Stacey Atlas Michelle Bucher Jennie Gates Beckman Larry Budwig Danny Cohn and Andrew Miller Elaine Bukenholts Shane and Jessica Cohn Sam Bukenholts Rebecca Aron and Ryan Downey Scott Burger Alex and Lindsay Epstein Helen Burns Jason Epstein John Burns Laurie Epstein Molline Cassman Rebecca Groothuis Samuel Cemaj Andy and Amy Isaacson Peggy Chasen Adam Kutler Kimberlee Cherry Chuck and Lisa Lucoff Jonathan Chester Brian Nogg Cathy Christensen Jaime Nogg Michael and Danni Christensen Jeffrey Nogg Joyce Clark Kelly Nogg Edwin Clignett Andrew Ruback Eileen Clignett Marc and Caryn Scheer Anne Cohen Andrea Scioli Arlene Cohen Nate and Carly Shapiro Beth Cohen Allyson Freeman and David Cohen Geoff Silverstein Howard Cohen Rabbi Brian Stoller and Jack Cohen Karen Flayhart Marc Cohen Ryan Welner Marlene Cohen Paul Cohen GENERAL CAMPAIGN Rebecca Cohen Sheldon Cohen ($1-$999) William Cohen Anonymous (45) Toba Cohen-Dunning Ronni Abolafia Doris Cohn Steven Abolafia Edward Cohn Gaylene Abrahamson Pam Cohn Linda Abrahamson Larry Cohoon Mark Abrahamson Sandra Cole Hodaya Abramovich Sharon Comisar-Langdon Roberta Ackerson Margaret Conti Jill Adkins David Cooper Robert Adler Harvey Cooper Lawrence Albert Jeff Cooper Paula Albert Jeffrey Cooper Michelle Alberts Justin Cooper Vicki Allely Lisa Cooper Doris Alloy Rose Cooper Harry Alloy Sarita Cooper Samuel Anderson Susan Cooper Melinda Armstrong Fran Coren Joyce Ashley Meyer Coren John Atherton Jonathan Crossley Denise Baccus Donald and Marlene Dandy Kevin Balter Juanita Davidson Arnold Ban Lisa Davis Shelly Ban Peggy DeLand Ida Banner Karen Delgadillo Jill Baron Manuel Delgadillo Lynn Batten Dennis DePorte Diane Baum Pam DePorte Donald Baum Richard and Cheryl Diamond Sandra Bautista Vera Dobin Emily Beattie Debra Dodd Robert Beber Teresa Drelicharz Gene Beckerman Esta Dubov Maya Beckerman Gregory Dubov David Beckman Beth Dworkin Bruce Belgrade Stan Edelstein Bert Benson Janice Egermayer David Berman Shelley Eisenman Dianne Berman Penny Endelman Harry Berman Arnold Epstein Mary Berman Daniel Epstein Ida Berman-Cohoon Harriet Epstein Joan Bernstein Helen Epstein Mary Bernstein Melvin Epstein Rose Bernstein Ronald Epstein Stuart Bernstein Sharon Epstein Terrance Bernstein Abram Erlich Thomas Bernstein Richard Erlich Jakob Besser Mary Etus Susan Besser Justin Kohll David Kotok Barry Kricsfeld Howard Kutler Mark and Julie Martin Scott Meyerson Lynda Mirvish Bettie Muskin Jim Polack Michael Ross Teresa Ruback Michael Sadofsky Kael Sagheer Howard Shrier Sissy Silber Scott and Jill Simon Janet Slusky Jim Spooner Jeffrey Zacharia Richard Zacharia Steven Zalkin

Deirdre Evans Steven Evans Judy Farber Judith Feigin Lillian Feldman Marla Feldman Ronald Feldman Gerald Ferenstein Hannah Ferer Mary Ferer Nicholas Ferer Whitney Ferer Ellie Fields Paul Fine Glen Fineman Hollie Fineman Carrie Fingold Steven Fingold Joel Finkel Lois Finkel David Finkelstein Barbara Finkle Katherine Finnegan Doug and Deborah Finnicum Jane Fishkin Claire Flatowicz Paulette Flatowicz Pierre Flatowicz Sherry Fletcher Amy Forss Shelly Fox Beverly Frank Brenda Frank C. Thomas Frank Alan Fredricks Arlene Fredricks John Freeman Robyn Freeman Marshall Fried Norma Fried Jason and Jackie Friedland Arthur Friedman Candice Friedman Cindy Friedman Deborah Friedman Dustin Friedman Jeremy Friedman Josh Friedman Morris Friedman Robert Friedman Scott Friedman Suzanne Friedman Thomas Friedman Marlen Frost Pam Ganz Harry Gates Linda Gates Hymie Gendler Dan and Sarah Gilbert Kevin Gilinsky Barb Giller Kaye Giller Ron Giller Stu Giller Julie Ginsberg Mikhail Ginsburg Arkadiy Ginzburg Larisa Ginzburg Jennifer Gittelman Larry Gittelman Richard Goedeken Darlene Golbitz Benton Goldberg Leanne Goldberg Sandra Goldberg Wendy Goldberg Zina Goldberg Irwin Goldenberg Of Blessed Memory Howard Goldstein Joseph Goldstein Brad Goldstrom Dora Goldstrom Chrystal Gonzalez Barbara Goodman Dolores Goodman Jen Goodman Mosah Goodman Robert Goodman Scott Goodman Shirley Goodman Allison Gordman Andie Gordman Jay Gordman Peter Gordon Steven Gottlieb Corey Green Gary Green Sherri Green Rosalie Greenspan Leonard Greenspoon Herman and Barbara Greenwald George Grieb Alex Grossman

Mary Sue Grossman Karen Gustafson Victor Gutman Bruce Gutnik Allan Handleman Janice Harris M’lee Hasslinger Maxine Hedquist David Herzog Colin Heskin Shari Hess Dena Higginbotham Bonnie Hines Ken Hoberman Nancy Hornstein Bonnie Horwich Rhonda Houghtaling Bryan and Danielle Howell Jeanine Huntoon Carissa Hupke Jill Idelman Marilyn Ivers Elaine Jabenis Mark Jacobson Nancy Jacobson Rachel Jacobson Lynne Jensen Patrick Jensen Linda Jess Tamara Johnson Anne Joseph Ed Joseph Leslie Joseph Sorin Juster Fred Kader Sarah Kader Roxanne Kahn Howard Kaiman Joan Kaiman Debra Kaplan Robert Kaplan Sally Kaplan Konstantin Kaplun Renee Kasner Gary Katelman Jeanne Katelman John Katelman Richard Katelman Cookie Katskee Kari Katskee Milton Katskee Roy Katskee Esther Katz Philip Katz Lester Katz and Jack Becker Shani Katzman Helen Kay Leslie Kay Louis Kazor Michelle Kazor Renee Kazor Jay and Susan Kenik Gail Kenkel Marcia Kerrigan Rod Kestel Mark Kirchhoff Kelly Kirk Jenn Kirshenbaum Kate Kirshenbaum Ronna Kizlin Janet Klein Karen Klingberg Alexander and Olga Kogan Ari and Sara Kohen Diane Kohler Janet Kohll Sara Kohll Beau Konigsberg Sarah Konigsberg Georgine Koom Larry Koom Lori Kooper-Schwarz Joseph Kosinovsky Leah Kosinovsky Alice Kosowsky Harold Kosowsky Shane Kotok Bette Kozlen Jack Kozlen Marc Kraft Susan Kramer Alan Kricsfeld Barbara Kricsfeld Debbie Kricsfeld Angie Krieger Stanley Krieger Adam Kroft Bruce and Monica Kruger Traci Kugler Gary Kuklin Jane Kulakofsky Gregory Kulik Rita Kulik Yevgeniy Kulik

Leslie Kully Boris Kuperman Allen Kurland Sandra Kurland Jordana Kurtzman Barbara Kushner Marshall Kushner Abigail Kutler Bruce Kutler David Kutler Nancy Kutler Pam Kutler Carole Lainof Wayne Lainof Randy Langdon Danielle Larsen Lene Larson Joan Latchaw Allison Latenser Bobbi Leibowitz David Leibowitz Martin Leiserowitz David Lercher Cheryl Lerner Gary Lerner Martha Lerner Richard Lerner Karen Levin Michael Levine Bonnie Levinger Jeffrey and Terry Levinger Leta Levinger Lina Levit Barbara Levitan Clifford Levitan Celeste Lewis Rochelle Lewis Dmitriy Libov Jeffrey Libov Marina Libov Chickie Linsman Morris Lippert Marcia Lipsman Emily Lischer Felicia Littky Scott Littky Helene Lohman Robert Lohrman Susan Long Doris Lubman Stephen Lubman Erika Lucoff Phil Lucoff Ron Lugasy Jan Lund Candee Mack Jerry Mack Bernard Magid Carolyn Magid Norma Malashock Phillip Malcom Linda Mann Paul Mann Lueen Mansfield David Manvitz Wendy Manvitz Dan Marburg Deb Marburg Judith Marburg Emilie Marek Myron Marko Michelle Marsh Joan Marshall Leon Martin Caryl Martinez Jose Martinez Elizabeth May Margaret Mayhugh Nancy McCormick Russell McKay April McKenna James McMullen Patrick McNamara Ngoc McNulty Dan Meiches Alexander Mesishchev Deenie Meyerson Jennifer Meyerson Robert Meyerson Renee Micklin Gayle Milder Jim and Carol Milder Nancy Milder Lazer Ellie Militzer Paul Militzer Paul Miller Lindsey Miller-Lerman Tracy Modra Michael Mogil Patricia Mogil Susan Mogil Henry Monsky Pamela Monsky Roni Mor

Anna Mosenkis Ann Moshman Gordon Moshman Ana Motley Ken Munzesheimer Alan Muskin Linda Muskin Caroline Mwenda Mort Naiman Hteeshee Nart Thierry Ndjike Howard Needelman Laura-Lee Needelman Patricia Newman Alan Nogg Anthony Nogg Nancy Nogg Patricia Nogg Sandra Nogg Ann Noodell Dave Noodell Jack Noodell Maxine Noodell Steven Noodell Donny and Ellie Novak Mark Ocheretyanskiy Jon Okun Maggie Ortmeyer Ann Osborne Donald Osborne Louis Pachman Doris Parker Erica Parks Margo Parsow Clara Paskar Gary Paskar

Sandra Passer Anna Patkovsky Ella Patkovsky Drew and Jenny Patterson Helga Patterson Elinore Penner Betty Perelman Vicki Perlmeter Cheryl Phillips David and Shiri Phillips Michael Pichik Ann Pickel Gilda Pieck Roman Pisetsky William Pisetsky Deborah Platt Karen Plotkin Suzanne Pocras Lynne Popp Steven Popp Julie Potash Ruth Potash Marti Poulos Gwendolyn Pred Ramon Pred Paul Rabinovitz Gretchen Radler Irina Raksin Leonid Raksin Nancy Rampey-Biniamow Jonathan Ramsey Emily Ray Nick Ray Steven Redler Robert Reiss Wendy Reiss

Roni Reiter-Palmon Miles Remer Barbara Rennard Stephen Rennard Don Rice Tom Rice Joel Rich Jonathan Rich Mary Rich Caryn Rifkin Helen Rifkin Jane Rips Nancy Rips Jeremy Ritchey Andy Robinson Marcelyn Rogers Debbie Roitstein Lloyd Roitstein Alan Rosen Kenneth Rosen Margo Rosen Marisa Rosen Toni Rosen Marti Rosen-Atherton Ann Rosenblatt Gerald Rosenblatt Richard Rosenblatt Sidney Rosenblatt Sue Rosenblatt Dorothy Rosenblum Martin Rosenstein Charney Rosinsky Lee Ross Lenore Ross Peggy Ross Bunny Rothenberg

Steven Rothenberg Susan Rothholz Marcy Ruback Alla Rubezhin Mark Rubezhin Betty Rubin Betty Rubin Rebecca Ruetsch-Finkelstein Amanda Ryan Marina Sadofsky Rodney Sadofsky Mark Saferstein Michael Salkin Ernest Saltzman Kevin Saltzman Linda Saltzman Rosalie Saltzman Mark Sanford Taylor Sanford Ellen Saylan Bernard Schlessinger June Schlessinger Michael and Hannah Schmidt Edward Schneider Ronda Schramm Jeff Schrier Adina Schuller Debra Schwartz Jeffrey Schweid Greg Searson Lourdes Secola Aviva Segall Betty Segell Dalma Seitelbach Nathan Seitelbach Gil Shalmon

Larry Shapiro Matt Shapiro Melissa Shapiro Sherry Shapiro Raisa Shats Jeanne Shechet Maximo Shechet Leonard Shefren Lev Shekhtman Alison Sherman Claudia Sherman Debra Sherman Mark Sherman Lisa Shkolnick Phoebe Shkolnick Andreea Shnayder Michael Shnayder Danita Shrago Leon Shrago Melissa Shrago Michael Shrago Michael Shrier Alan Shulewitz Cindy Shulewitz Rachel Shyken Susann Shyken Andy and Debra Sibbernsen Simmy Siegel Wayne Siegel Peter and Michelle Silberstein Esther Silver James Silverman Susan Silverman Paul Silverstein Chuck Simon James Simon

Deborah Simpson Harold Siporin John Siref Larry Siref Mary Siref Linda Siref-Redler Nancy Skid Jeffery and Ricki Skog Jamie Skog-Burke Andrea Skolkin Michael Skolkin Debi Smedlund Jeffrey Smedlund Crystal Smith Stewart Smoler Carmen Soltis Ramon Somberg Susan Somberg James Sophir Penny Sophir Ben Spatz Stacie Spies-Matz Dorothy Spizman Justin Spooner Lorraine Stein Elvira Stepanova Carolyn Stern David Stern Kim Stern Kimberly Stoler Becca Sudbeck Rory Sudbeck Scott Susman Lynn Sweet Sara Tangdall Brandon and Kari Tauber

Benjamin Taxman Sherry Taxman Alain Taylon John Terry J.D. Thompson Alan Tipp Amy Tipp Marilyn Tipp Sonia Tipp Steven Tipp Ellina Tomchin Max Tomchin Sheila Tomps Svetlana Tronyak Eadie Tsabari Eitan Tsabari Galina Tsed Judy Tully Stewart Tully Margaret Turetsky Tevee Turkel Randi Turkel Nanfito Chris Ulven Margie Utesch Annette van de Kamp-Wright Erin and Jennifer Vik Sylvia Wagner Diane Walker Mary Lou Walker Marilyn Warren Bill Wax Jan Wayne Phil Wayne Dana Wear Helen Weber Joye Wees

Steven Wees David Weill Holly Weill Ruth Weiner Dale Weinstein Alice Weiss Ari Wells Amanda Welsh Audrey Wiener Allyson Wilczewski Chris Wilczewski Laura Wine Lois Wine Norman Wine Stewart Winograd Sally Wintroub Ronald Wiseman Isaac Witkowski Bob Wolfson Leona Wolfson Sibby Wolfson Isabella Wright Jeremy Wright Mendel Wright Robert and Rita Yaffe Galina Yurikov Barbara Zacharia Laurence Zacharia Terryl Zacharia James Zipursky Sally Zipursky Family Zlotnik/Golovey Barry Zoob Beverly Zuber

It has been a tremendous privilege for our family to serve Jewish Omaha as your Federation Annual Campaign chairs and to witness firsthand the enthusiasm and dedication of our wonderful community. The Annual Campaign allows us to meet our collective responsibility of maintaining an exceptional community— and do so together, as one. This community wasn’t built in one day. It was created over many years, and has grown into something we can all be proud of. Our vision for the 2019 Annual Campaign included an emphasis on the connection to our future generations. It’s all about the people in our community; and the dollars raised allows the Federation and its agencies to care for fellow Jews in need, both in Omaha and throughout vulnerable regions of the world. With gifts small and large, we all have a voice and a place in the Federation system. The Campaign dollars also help insure a Jewish future, which is why a significant percentage is allocated towards youth focused education and programming. In addition, the Federation provides opportunities for us all to engage with one another – this strengthens the core of our community, and we hope you have been able to participate in programming like our Campaign Kickoff Event with Sidney Friedman or one of our mission trips to Israel. We appreciate how incredibly supportive Jewish Omaha is and are grateful to the individuals and couples on these pages who recognize how vital the mission of the Federation is to securing a bright future. We thank you all for your loyalty and commitment. Together we are able to Impact Today and Imagine Tomorrow! Warm Regards, Pam and Bruce Friedlander Andee, Anthony, Jack and Joe Scioli Jimmy Friedlander, Sophie Ambrose, Will and Jonah

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all events held at the Jewish Community Center unless otherwise noted. This calendar does not include all community events. For a complete listing, visit the Federation’s website: www.jewishomaha.org (click on calendar). To keep calendar accurate, call Pat Anson at 402.334.8200. The Jewish Press is not responsible for the accuracy of the events. Friday, January 25 Beth El BILU USY Winter Shabbaton through Jan. 27 Friday Learning Series with Rabbi Shlomo, 11 a.m. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Mainstreeters Movie, 1 p.m. Chocolate Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Saturday, January 26 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Synagogue

Sunday, January 27 CPR/AED/First Aid Course, 8 a.m. Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Becoming A Soulful Parent with Rabbi Abraham, 10 a.m. at Beth El Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel TED Talk, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel Yachad Durham visit and Spaghetti Works: Meet at the JCC at 11:30 a.m. or at Spaghetti Works at noon. OTYG Board Meeting, noon at Temple Israel Teen Foundation Meeting, 12:30 p.m. Omaha BBYO IC Meeting, 2 p.m. JYG Social Action Program, 2 p.m. Russian Gallery Planning Mtg, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, January 28 Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m. tueSday, January 29 Friedel Community Open House, 9 a.m. at FJA P2G: Lunch and Learn, noon BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m.

WedneSday, January 30 Meeting with Idan Zaccai, 11 a.m. Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel Western Galilee Hospital Briefing, 4 p.m. BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El BILU USY Meeting & Lounge Night, 5:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Class - Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, 6 p.m. at Beth El BESTT Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel P2G: Young Adults Division Happy Hour, 7:30 p.m. at Blackstone Social thurSday, January 31 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel P2G/YJO Lunch N’ Learn with Idan, noon OTYG Decade Trivia Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Yachad Personal Training with Ben, 6 p.m. at JCC JCC Maccabi 2019 Parent Information Session, 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 1 CGPN Meetings, 9 a.m. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Mainstreeters Movie, 1 p.m. Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Joshua Kulp, 6 p.m. at Beth El First Friday Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel

Saturday, February 2 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Joshua Kulp, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Synagogue Sunday, February 3 Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Jews and Money: Jewish Attitudes to Wealth with Rabbi Yosef Seigel, 10 a.m. at Beth Israel Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Joshua Kulp, 11 a.m. at Beth El Annual Super Bowl party, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel Monday, February 4 Eye on Israel, noon Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m.

tueSday, February 5 BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m.

WedneSday, February 6 Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Class - Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, 6 p.m. at Beth El BESTT Hebrew High Dinner, 6 p.m. at Beth El BESTT Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Mitzvah & Mysticism Class with Rabbi Abraham, 7:15 p.m. at Beth El thurSday, February 7 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Beth El Chesed Committee visits Rose Blumkin Home, 2 p.m. Miriam Initiative Tzedakah Art Project, 6 p.m. at Beth El Friday, February 8 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Temple Israel Shabbat Comes to You at Heritage on Sterling Ridge, 4 p.m. Pre-Neg & Tot/Family Shabbat, 5:30 p.m. at Beth El B’nai Israel Monthly Service, 7:30 p.m. at B’nai Israel in Council Bluffs

Saturday, February 9 Lifeguarding Course, 8 a.m. Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Shabbat’s Cool, Grades 3-7, 10 a.m. at Beth El

Sunday, February 10 Lifeguarding Course, 8 a.m. Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Jews and Money: Jewish Attitudes to Wealth with Rabbi Yosef Seigel, 10 a.m. at Beth Israel Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Book Club, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel Temple Tots Sunday, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel Beth El Habonim Kdg-2 grade Youth Group, noon Super Sunday, noon OTYG Board Meeting, noon at Temple Israel Omaha Artists, Inc. Reception, 2 p.m. Monday, February 11 Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m.

tueSday, February 12 Mitzvah & Mysticism Class with Rabbi Abraham, 11:30 a.m. at Beth El Beth El Chesed Committee visits Remington Heights, 2 p.m. BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. OTYG Spaghetti Dinner Prep Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel YJG High School Event, 6 p.m. WedneSday, February 13 Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El BILU USY Program, 5:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Class - Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, 6 p.m. at Beth El BESTT Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. at Beth El Board of Commissioners Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel thurSday, February 14 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel

Friday, February 15 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Beth El's Miriam Initiative “Shabbat Overnight,” 5:30 p.m. Six-String Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. at Beth El Chocolate Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Saturday, February 16 Beth El's Miriam Initiative “Shabbat Overnight,” 9 a.m. Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel JCC Dance Party, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 17 Musical Theater Rehearsal, 3 p.m.

Monday, February 18 Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m.

tueSday, February 19 Mitzvah & Mysticism Class with Rabbi Abraham, 11:30 a.m. at Beth El BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. OTYG Spaghetti Dinner Prep Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel WedneSday, February 20 Beth El Chesed Committee visits The Heritage at Sterling Ridge, 2 p.m. Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El BILU USY Program, 5:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Class - Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, 6 p.m. at Beth El BESTT Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Mitzvah & Mysticism Class with Rabbi Abraham, 7:15 p.m. at Beth El thurSday, February 21 Middle East Forum, 9 a.m. at UNO Community Engagement Center Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Miriam Initiative Tzedakah Art SNOW DAY, 6 p.m. at Beth El OTYG Spaghetti Dinner Prep Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Temple Israel Leadership Develop.m.ent Class, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel Friday, February 22 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Camile Meteyer Moten, noon Beth El “Our Shabbat Tables,” 6 p.m. YJO: Shabbat at B’nai Israel, 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 23 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Synagogue OTYG Spaghetti Dinner Prep, noon at Temple Israel FED Event, 5 p.m.

Sunday, February 24 CPR/AED/First Aid Course, 8 a.m. Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Becoming A Soulful Parent with Rabbi Abraham, 10 a.m. at Beth El Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m at Beth El TED Talk, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel BILU USY/Kadima Program, noon OTYG Board Meeting, noon at Temple Israel Teen Foundation Meeting, 12:30 p.m.

Monday, February 25 OTYG Spaghetti Dinner Prep Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m.

tueSday, February 26 Mitzvah & Mysticism Class with Rabbi Abraham, 11:30 a.m. at Beth El BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. Friedel Jewish Academy Science Fair, 7:30 p.m. WedneSday, February 27 Kindergarten Roundup at Friedel Jewish Academy, 10 a.m. Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel Training Company Concert 2019 Dress Rehearsal, 4 p.m. BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Class - Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, 6 p.m. at Beth El BESTT Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Beth El welcomes Scholar Rabbi Avi NovisDeutsch, 7 p.m. at Beth El thurSday, February 28 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Kivunim Presentation, noon and 6 p.m. OTYG Spaghetti Dinner Prep Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel

Join the Kaplan Book Group for A Cup of Tea kripke Jewish Federation Library staFF n Feb. 21, the Dorothy Kaplan Book Discussion Group will be discussing the Amy Ephron book A Cup of Tea. Amy Ephron is a screenwriter, film producer, journalist, and novelist. With her sisters, Nora, Delia, and Hallie, they have been referred to as the “famous literary Ephron sisters.” A Cup of Tea, written by Amy Ephron in 1977 is loosely based on the Katherine Mansfield short story of the same name. The book’s short, easily read chapters produce a short story feel. Set against the backdrop of World War I in the spring of 1917, we are introduced to all the novel’s major characters very quickly. As the story unfolds, socialite Rosemary Fell sees Eleanor Smith, a homeless woman, out on the street in the rain and invites her into her home for a cup of tea. Shortly afterward Rosemary’s fiancé, Philip Alson, enters and “exchange[s] an unmistakable look...” with Eleanor which prompts Rosemary to give Eleanor some money and clothes and sends her out from the house. Jane Howard, Rosemary’s best friend and fellow socialite,

witnesses this exchange and follows Eleanor into the wet streets to offer her the name of a friend, Dora, who might offer Eleanor a job at Dora’s hat shop. And so begins the whirlwind adventures involving these four characters. We witness the discovery and loss of love, a secret love, the class struggle that exists between the haves and the have nots, and the perils of duty and its consequences in life, in service to one’s country and in social responsibilities. The book presents ample material for a lively discussion. The Dorothy Kaplan Book Discussion group meets on the third Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. New members are always welcome. The group receives administrative support from the Community Engagement & Education arm of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. For information about the group, contact Shirly Banner at 402.334.6462 or sbanner@jewishomaha. org. To view books discussed by the group over the past several years, go to www.jewishomaha.org, click on the “Community & Education” pulldown tab and navigate to “Kripke Jewish Federation Library,” then to “Dorothy Kaplan Book Discussion Group.”

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annette Van de kamp-wright Editor, Jewish Press This is a reminder that monday, Feb. 25, from 7-9 p.m. the Jewish Federation of Omaha and the JFO Foundation will co-host a Financial Literacy workshop, led by financial advisor Susan Wier. Location is the Sans Souci Room at Swanson Towers, 8405 Indian Hills Drive; light refreshments will be served. This event is open to the public. Susan is an experienced financial advisor who has successfully built two financial service firms from the ground up. She is the co-owner and Executive Vice President of First American Trust LLC and assists high-net-worth individuals with insurance, financial, estate and investment planning. A Cerified Financial Planner, a Registered Financial Consultant and a chartered Financial Consultant, she holds series 7 and 63 Series Security Licenses. She is married to Dr. Charles E. Wier and they have five grown children, five grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Wier’s main lesson is “Don’t be an ostrich.” In her presentation, she will discuss a multitude of topics, including but not limited to asset allocation, diversification and mutual funds to types of tax-deferred accounts, types of investment and investment risks. You do not need to show up with prior knowledge, so this is a great opportunity to get financial advice. “Our target audience,” Margo Parsow said, “consists of community members over 50 who need advice in how to plan for the future. It can be overwhelming and attending this workshop cannot only help you ask the right questions, but also help you find the exact answers you need. We are very excited to offer this experience to the community.” This is the first in a series of workshops JFO and the Foundation will be co-hosting, there is absolutely no charge to attend, and there will be no solicitations. To RSVP, contact Life and Legacy Coordinator Margo Parsow at mparsow@jewishomaha.org or 402.334.6432.

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The art of apologizing ANNETTE vAN DE KAmP-WRiGHT Editor, Jewish Press t seems U.S. Congressman Steve King, R-Iowa, owes us an apology. “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization – how did that language become offensive?” King asked in an interview with the New York Times. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?” (Care2.com) But it gets better. According to an article on WashingtonPost.com, “He also retweeted a message — ‘Europe is waking up’ — from a British author who questions the Holocaust, wants to separate the continents by races, blames slavery on Jews, mocks interracial children, wrote a book embracing National Socialism and once called himself a Nazi-Sympathizer.” During a subsequent interview with CNN, King refused to take responsibility: “I’m not deleting that,” he said at one point in the interview, “because then you’ll all pile on me and say: ‘King had to apologize! He was wrong. He knew he’s guilty.’ I’m not,” he said. “I don’t feel guilty one bit. I’m human.” Still, by January 4, he was sort-of sorry: “Mr. Speaker, I regret the heartburn that has poured forth upon this Congress and this country and especially in my state and in my congressional district,” he said. “I reject that ideology, I defend American civilization, which is an essential component of western civilization.” (c-span.org) That is not an apology. It’s not even a bad apology. We’re all familiar with the “I’m sorry, but…” apology. Someone is caught doing something, she or he apologizes, only to follow up by excuses, or worse, denial that the offense ever happened. Sometimes they use words like “misunderstood,” “unintentional,” or “I’m sorry you feel that way.” In Rep. King’s case, he used the tried-and-true “I was misquoted,” but nobody is buying it. Saying you’re sorry isn’t hard; leaving it at that and not ruining it when you keep talking is the difficult part. We

all have the need to over-explain ourselves when, deep down, we know full well something went wrong. When Roseanne Barr mocked former Obama official Valerie Jarrett in a tweet, she said: “I recognized that she thinks I wronged her. I’m sorry that anyone thought that was a racist and not a political tweet.” It’s not exactly an apology.

Steve King speaks during a hearing where Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2018. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

When U.S. journalist Peter Beinart was detained at Ben Gurion Airport and questioned about his political activism, Prime Minister Netanyahu called it an “administrative error.” Again, not exactly an apology. Here’s an odd one: “Michele Bachmann, former congresswoman from Minnesota, apologized in Israel for calling on Jews to convert to Christianity. In 2015, she said that Christians need “to be faithful in the Kingdom and to help bring in as many as we can, even among the Jews — share Jesus Christ with everyone that we possibly can because, again, He’s coming soon.” At a joint Jewish-Christian Bible study at the Knesset in May 2018, she asked for

“repentance from the Jewish people for the horrible and arrogant way Christians — myself included — treated and regarded the Jewish people.” (JTA.com) Is she apologizing for all Christians? That hardly seems fair, since we can assume when she made her faux-pas, she wasn’t exactly speaking on behalf of all Christians. Maimonides had some ideas about how to act when you’ve done wrong and need to make amends. Here are his four steps: 1. Verbally confess your mistake and ask for forgiveness (Mishneh Torah 1:1). 2. Express sincere remorse, resolving not to make the same mistake again (Mishneh Torah 2:2). 3. Do everything in your power to “right the wrong,” to appease the person who has been hurt (Mishneh Torah 2:9). 4. Act differently if the same situation happens again (Mishneh Torah 2:1). Since he hasn’t exactly mastered step 1, I’m not optimistic we’re getting that apology from Rep. King anytime soon. And as a country, we are more familiar with the ‘fake apology’ than we are with a flat-out refusal. Perhaps the news cycle will take care of things; we’ll focus on other stories, this one gets buried and we’ll forget, until the next time King says something awful. Maybe he’s counting on that. But, rep. King, Maimonides’ steps don’t include “Wait for this to blow over.” Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, has already removed you from the Agriculture and Judiciary committees. Jeb Bush, Tim Scott and Matthew Brooks denounced your words. Jewish leaders in Iowa (your home state!), called you “an enthusiastic crusader for the same types of abhorrent beliefs held by the Pittsburgh shooter.” My advice? That apology should still be made. Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of the Jewish Press Board of Directors, the Jewish Federation of Omaha Board of Directors, or the Omaha Jewish community as a whole.

With time running out, we must engage with Holocaust survivors

JuLiuS BERmAN JTA There are over 400,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors worldwide, but the survivor population is rapidly diminishing. As we prepare to celebrate the High Holidays and mark the beginning of another year, each of us needs to reflect on what we have done in the past year to support this shrinking community and commit to doing more for them in the coming year. If you have never met a survivor, you are not alone. The Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness study conducted in April in the United States revealed that U.S. adults have little personal connection to the Holocaust, and 66 percent have never met a Holocaust survivor. This is unfortunate, as meeting and engaging with survivors and learning about their experiences firsthand can significantly impact the way individuals perceive Holocaust-related issues as well as hatred and bigotry overall. Damage perpetrated during the Holocaust and the resulting grief and pain continues to this day. Consequently it is never too late to reach out to survivors, and it’s always necessary. Engaging may be easier than you think. Events recognizing and celebrating survivors can be found around the globe at local synagogues, Jewish organizations and social welfare agencies that specialize in elder care. For example, Hanukkah 2017 marked the first International Holocaust Survivors’ Night – a day set aside to honor survivors. On the third night of Hanukkah, simultaneous candle-lighting ceremonies were held in New York City, Berlin and Jerusalem at the Western Wall. This year, International Holocaust Survivors’ Night events will expand to include candle-lightings in Paris, London and Moscow. Moreover, Claims Conference-sponsored Cafe Europas – local gatherings of Jewish Holocaust survivors that include entertainment, dancing and often a meal – are hosted by social welfare agencies around the world. Each Cafe Europa provides a

special opportunity to hear firsthand testimony about the Holocaust and observe what it is to still have hope and a positive outlook despite having been forced to endure the darkest chapter of human history. The Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness study also indicated that 58 percent of Americans believe something like the Holocaust could happen again. This bleak yet sobering outlook confronts us with

Holocaust survivors and visitors attend a Hanukkah event at Café Europa in Cherry Hill, N.J. in 2016. Credit: Claims Conference/Jordan Cassway the knowledge that as a global community, we have not done enough to address the bigotry and hatred that paved the road to genocide more than 70 years ago. Such a finding underscores the unmistakable importance, and urgency, to “never forget.” To that end, and despite the lack of knowledge about the Holocaust revealed by the study, there was a silver lining in the survey: 93 percent of Americans agree that all students should learn about the Holocaust in school, believing that education is the key to preventing the recurrence of such a horrific tragedy. This could serve as a strong foundation for leveraging local campaigns for survivor engagement and public education. Currently, only 12 states mandate Holocaust education in their schools. While the number is small, it represents an opportunity, a serious gap that an overwhelming majority of the country agrees should be addressed.

Let the plaintive cries of the shofar during these Days of Awe not only pierce that part of us that remains complacent with the way things are, let it also fortify our call to action for the new year: Find a way to engage with the survivors in your community. Invite survivors to share their experiences with your organization, synagogue or local school. Honor survivors on Dec. 4, the third night of Hanukkah. Contact your local and state representatives and push for Holocaust education in your schools. Try to bring Holocaust-related films to your community centers or neighborhood theaters with a related panel discussion including survivors. All too soon, it will be too late. When the survivor population is gone, our opportunity to learn from them and enrich our lives passes as well. Clearly this call to action is no small ask. It requires diligence from survivor advocates and family members, innovation to develop new and creative ways to preserve survivor memories, and – most important – that we understand that whatever we do, it will never be enough. During the Holocaust, the world stood by complacently while 6 million people were murdered; not for what they did, but for who they were. Make this new year different. Make this the year you take responsibility – or additional accountability – to support our survivor population. As long as there is a single survivor left it is not too late. In the end, our call to action is quite simple: Don’t just stand by. Do something. Get engaged with the survivors in your community. Julius Berman is president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) and has headed many national Jewish organizations, including the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the American Zionist Youth Foundation and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its parent company, 70 Faces Media.

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The Forward’s woes deal the Jewish world a blow to the kishkes

andrew silow-carroll NEW YORK | JTA My dad, who grew up in a time and place where his Judaism only marked him as an outsider, never really got my professional fascination with all things Jewish. at all changed when nearly 20 years ago I got a job with the Forward, the English-language offspring of the venerable Yiddish daily. He recalled how the Forverts would arrive at his family’s home in New York state’s rural Orange County, one of his parents’ few links to the bustling Jewish community downstate and a window into a wider world. “My father learned to be American from reading the Forverts,” Dad told me. I came to the Forward in its second generation as a revived weekly dedicated to treating its subject matter — the Jews — with the seriousness and curiosity they deserved. Seth Lipsky had reimagined the paper as a quality Jewish journalistic enterprise a decade earlier. His successor, J.J. Goldberg, kept that spirit of inquiry alive, and as his managing editor I managed to work with an array of people far more talented than I — I am lucky to call more than a few of them my colleagues to this day. Under Jane Eisner, the Forward remained an incubator and farm team for excellence in writing about North American Jewry in the post-immigrant, postmodern and, as some warn ominously, post-Zionist era. Some of the top Jewish media organizations — including the online magazine Tablet and 70 Faces Media, JTA’s parent organization — and at least one national magazine are led by its alumni. e news last night that the Forward, already reduced to a monthly magazine, is stopping its print operations altogether, and that key senior staffers, including Eisner, are being laid off, hit all of us in the industry hard. Personally, many of those let go are my friends. Professionally, it is an ominous sign of the state of Jewish journalism. But you don’t have to be a Jewish journalist to bemoan the diminution of a storied news enterprise. Love it or hate it (and many people do), the Forward represents the kind of serious conversation that Jews need to be having in turbulent times. Its reporters have held Jewish organizations and leaders accountable to the people they serve. Its opinion pages raise important questions that we might otherwise be reluctant to

Shivah for The Forward

anneTTe van de kamp-wrighT Editor, Jewish Press “e Forward, one of the most renowned and longest-running Jewish publications in the United States, will be ceasing its print edition and laying oﬀ its editor-in-chief and 20 percent of its staﬀ. e New York Post reported Wednesday night that the Forward would be ending its print run more than 120 years aer it began publication in 1897. It will continue to exist online in English and Yiddish.” ese are sobering words to read, even if this news didn’t come as a complete surprise. So much so it tempted me to write a response, even though that means there are two of my bylines on the opinion pages this week, which I normally like to avoid. Let’s be honest: we all struggle. Whether we are a Jewish newspaper or not, whether we are widely read all over the country or local, whether we openly admit it or not. Newspapers are going through a dark time. A “dying breed.” We’ve heard the words so many times, we don’t even get upset anymore when someone mentions we’re fighting the tide and losing. Still. e Forward has for so long been a beacon of hope to especially Jewish news people everywhere. And yes, I understand they’ll still exist online, but face it: it’s not the same. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard it: “At least e Forward is still here.” Since 2008, numerous Jewish-American newspapers have ceased to print and it never stops making me sad. Because simultaneously, countless online Jewish news outlets (some of better quality than others) have come and gone. e continuity is what is at stake here: the story of Jews in America, that story that deserves to be told, no longer makes enough money to earn the paper it would be printed on. Many voices have pointed it out: pretty soon all news will be digital only. e time will come when there is no more print journalism. When Andrew Silow-Carroll calls it “a blow to the kishkes,” he is not kidding. And yes, it’s personal. Each time I hear of an editor at a Jewish newspaper who loses their livelihood because the paper

discuss in public, and give voice to those — Jews of color, trusting professional and volunteer stewards of multimillionMizrachim, women, Jewish “renegades” — who too oen are dollar nonprofits — your money, in other words — to police le out of the communal conversation. Most of all, it reminds themselves. You are okay with tuning out political and ideous to think like adults, and put aside the kitsch and pablum logical views with which you don’t agree. You are trusting the that sometimes defines the Jewish discourse. Jewish story to outsiders, and will not have the answers when is week I took part in a Muslim-Jewish dialogue spon- others confront us with their versions of the truth. sored by the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. e Forverts taught my Jewish immigrant grandparents e focus was the media’s treatment of our respective groups. how to be American. e revived Forward taught all of us how I was reminded how lucky we are as Jews to have a mature and robust tradition of communal self-scrutiny. e Muslims in the room represented their communities’ critical thinkers, in all senses of that term, and more than a few quietly bemoaned the lack of outlets for an honest and oen uncomfortable discussion of the challenges facing them and their coreligionists. Although the Jewish discourse can oen be coarse, and the intramural fighting ugly, I am always proud as a Jewish journalist to be in newsboys for the Forward wait for their copies in the early morning hours, march 1913. Credit: Lewis Hine/Wikimedia Commons the thick of it. As an industry, Jewish journalism is on the ropes — weekly to think Jewishly in an era of assimilation and acculturation. newspapers have been shrinking, many dying, for more than I hope a new Forward, and all of Jewish journalism, can rea decade, the result of the double jeopardy of economic and bound to teach us how to argue with one another, learn from ethnic upheaval. Readers don’t expect to pay for the news they one another and love one another. consume, and advertisers have fled to a cheaper online space Andrew Silow-Carroll is JTA’s Editor in Chief. Previously where size is oen all that matters. Jewish ethnic ties are fa- he served as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewmously frayed. ish News and wrote an award-winning weekly column in the e Forward hopes its new digital strategy will help it sur- Times of Israel. He was also the managing editor of the Forvive these changes, but ultimately a journalistic enterprise is ward newspaper, editor of the Washington Jewish Week, only as good, and as healthy, as its people. I wish the Forward, senior editor of Moment magazine, and a reporter for the its staﬀ and its alumni only good things. e Jewish world Jewish Telegraphic Agency. needs them. And if you doubt that, or are gloating over the e views and opinions expressed in this article are those of Forward’s financial woes, you are arguing for a community the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its that cannot discuss its most pressing issues honestly. You are parent company, 70 Faces Media.

they’ve put so much energy in ceases to exist, it’s personal. Because I know full well they are grieving much more than a paycheck. And I’m extra grateful to the Jewish Federation of Omaha, to the Jewish Press Board of Directors, to every single donor who has ever pulled out their checkbook and remembered this paper (especially the Wiesman family, who saw the

abraham cahan, one of the founders of the Forward, in 1936. Credit: Wikimedia Commons writing on the wall when papers began to disappear le and right), to everyone who continues to read and support the one Omaha newspaper that is unapologetically Jewish and local. I’m reminded I am not here for myself, but because I get to be a very small part of a much larger story. It’s not just a job, not for any of us on the staﬀ. It’s a privilege. So why is it so important to hold the news in our hands, versus reading it online? Why do we stubbornly continue to believe in print, why are we holding on so tightly? ere is permanence in a paper, a real paper that you can feel, touch, hold in your hands. It’s there in your mailbox, on your kitchen counter, wherever it lands. It’s a permanent guest in your home.You might not read it right away and maybe some weeks you don’t read it at all. You may see stories you

vehemently disagree with, or stories that don’t interest you. But you also see your friends, your family members; you read about causes and organizations you care about and if you only found your Jewish Omaha news online, would you be in danger of forgetting? Would you pay as much attention if you didn’t have that physical reminder every week? Admit it; you’re used to seeing the Press arrive before the weekend (or, in some cases, if you live far enough away, a little later) and you would miss it if it weren’t there. Or so I tell myself. I know; nothing lasts forever, and the day may come that this paper no longer appears in print. Perish the thought. I hope the entire current staﬀ is retired when that happens, because we’d be heartbroken. Sure, we believe in online presence. So much so that we are currently working on revamping our website to make it more user-friendly. We know full well it’s where the future lives, plus it comes with handy extras like room for special sections with very little overhead costs. But we love our print edition. ere’s excitement in the office when the truck delivers the stacks each week. I know we are not alone in that excitement. So for now, we’re not going anywhere and we sincerely hope you’ll all continue to support this almost-one-century-old institution. Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of the Jewish Press Board of Directors, the Jewish Federation of Omaha Board of Directors, or the Omaha Jewish community as a whole.

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synagogues B’nai israel synagOgue

618 Mynster Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 712.322.4705 email: CBsynagogue@hotmail.com

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Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California Street Omaha, NE 68154-1980 402.492.8550 bethel-omaha.org

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Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific Street Omaha, NE. 68154 402.556.6288 BethIsrael@OrthodoxOmaha.org

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An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 South 120 Street Omaha, NE 68144-1646 402.330.1800 OChabad.com email: chabad@aol.com

COngregatiOn B’nai Jeshurun

South Street Temple Union for Reform Judaism 2061 South 20th Street Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 402.435.8004 www.southstreettemple.org

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Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive Omaha, NE 68144-1206 402.556.6536 templeisraelomaha.com

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Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Boulevard Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 402.423.8569 tiferethisraellincoln.org

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Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker Jeannette Gabriel. Our service leader is Larry Blass, and as always, an Oneg to follow service. Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel! For information on our historic synagogue, contact any of our board members: Scott Friedman, Rick Katelman, Howard Kutler, Carole Lainof, Wayne Lainof, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf, or email nancywolf16620@gmail.com.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. friday: Nebraska AIDS Lunch, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10 a.m.; Mincha following Shabbat morning services. weekday serViCes: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. sunday: BESTT Classes, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; Becoming a Soulful Parent, 10 a.m.; Yiddush Class, 11 a.m. with Hazzan Krausman. tuesday: Mahjong, 1 p.m. wednesday: BESTT Classes, 4:15 p.m.; USY Purim Prep, 5:15 p.m.; The History of American Anti-Semitism, 6 p.m. with Jeanette Gabriel; BESTT Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. thursday: Breakfast and Brachot: Service, 7 a.m. and Breakfast, 7:30 a.m.; Beth El Cinegogue Movie: Zero Motivation, noon. Become a Soulful Parent, sundays, Jan. 27, feb. 24 and March 31 at 10 a.m. Join us for an exploration of parenting challenges against the backdrop of Jewish ideas and texts. Scholar-in-Residence: Dr. Josh Kulp, friday, feb. 1-sunday, feb. 3. Chesed Committee Visits Blumkin Home, thursday, feb. 7, 2 p.m.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer friday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha, 5:14 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 5:14 p.m. saturday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Sponsored Kiddush by Devora and Zevi Friedman, 11:30 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Torah Portion, 4:15 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 5 p.m.; Havdalah, 6:18 p.m. sunday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:20 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. MOnday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Jewish History — Your History, noon with Rabbi Shlomo; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:20 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. tuesday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Torah Tuesday, 3 p.m. with Rabbi Ari; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:20 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. wednesday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:20 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. thursday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Connecting with Our Faith, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ari; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:20 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

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Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. friday: Shacharit, 7 a.m. followed by coffee, treats, study and shmoozing. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. weekdays: Shacharit, 7 a.m. followed by coffee, treats, study and shmoozing. MOnday: Personal Parsha class, 9:30 a.m. with Shani. wednesday: Mystical Thinking, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Katzman. thursday: Talmud Class, noon with Rabbi Katzman; All programs are open to the entire community. For more information call 402.330.1800 or visit www.Ochabad.com.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Teri Appleby. friday: Candlelighting, 5:18 p.m.; Erev Shabbat Service, 6:30 p.m.; Oneg, 7:30 p.m. hosted by Elaine Monnier. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:45 a.m. on Parashat Yitro; Movie Screening: The

Reluctant Radical, 7 p.m. at Unitarian Church of Lincoln; Havdalah (72 minutes), 6:49 p.m. sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m.; LJCS Parent Teacher Conferences, noon; Board of Trustees Meeting, 1:30 p.m.; Purim Spiel audition, 3 p.m. Wanted all ages: actors, singers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, dancers, baton twirlers, comedians, etc. Production staff needed for props, costumes, and set design. Everyone who wants to take part will have a role!; Come learn and play Pickleball, 7-9 p.m. All equipment furnished. Wear comfortable clothing. For questions, call or text Miriam Wallick at miriam57@aol.com. tuesday: Stand Up & Speak Out Town Hall Discussion 7-9 p.m. Hosted by ADL-Anti-Defamation League (Plains States), ACLU of Nebraska and The Unitarian Church of Lincoln at The Unitarian Church of Lincoln, 6300 A St in Lincoln. wednesday: LJCS Hebrew School, 4 p.m. at TI. thursday: Purim Spiel Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month: Family Service and Oneg, friday, feb. 1, 6:30 p.m. with a special inclusion activity for children. Scholar-in-Residence: Prof. Margaret Gurewitz-Smith and Dr. Zachary B. Smith, saturday, feb. 9, 10:30 a.m. on Christianity and Anti-Semitism: Culture Roots. It's not too soon to be thinking about summer camp! All Federation families are eligible for Camp Incentive Grants of $300 per camper to pay the initial camp registration deposit. Application packets are available in the Temple office and on the Temple website.

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friday: Services, 7:30 p.m. every first and third of the month.

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saturday: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Larry Debruin. Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

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friday: Chocolate Shabbat: Dinner, 5:15 p.m., Services, 6 p.m. Join us at Temple Israel for a multi-generational family service featuring our kids’ choir, Kol Chokolad! Everyone is invited! Chocolate Shabbat starts with a community dinner, continues with Friday evening Shabbat service, followed by a delicious chocolate oneg. There is no cost for the dinner, but we do need your reservation so we know how much macaroni and cheese to make; OTYG: Chocolate Shabbat & Urban Air, 6-9 p.m. saturday: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Service,

10:30 a.m. Bar Mitzvah of aaron “aJ” shefsky, son of Jessica and Andrew Shefsky. sunday: Caring Committee Baking Day, 9 a.m.; Beginning Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m.; Religious School for PreK-6, 10 a.m.; Temple TED Talk, 10:30 a.m.; OTYG Meeting, noon; Temple Israel Tri-Faith Committee Meeting, noon; JYG Gives Back, 2-4 p.m. wednesday: Religious School Grades 3-6, 4 p.m.; School Dinner, 6 p.m.; Grades 7-12, 6:30 p.m.; Family School, 6:30 p.m.; What (We Say) We Believe: Understand the Prayer Book, 6:30 p.m. with Rabbi Brian Stoller. thursday: The History of the Jewish People: Martin Luther & the Jews, 10 a.m. with Rev. Stacy Martin, President and CEO of Lutheran Family Services; OTYG Details of the Decade Trivia Night, 6 p.m. First Friday Shabbat Services, friday, feb. 1, 6 p.m. Enjoy lively services with our First Friday band! Super Bowl LIII at Temple Israel: Come watch Super Bowl LIII with us on our big projection screens in the Social Hall! On sunday, feb. 3, 4:30 p.m. we will be providing all-youcan-eat appetizers and nonalcoholic drinks. BYOB. We’ll have everything from wings and dips to meatballs and sweets. Kids activities and sitter service provided. The suggested donation for the evening is $7 per person or $15 per family. Please RSVP to Temple Israel, 402.556.6536, by Friday, Feb. 1. Rosh Chodesh: Opera Omaha Hosted by Karen Flayhart, sunday, feb. 10, 5 p.m. Join Opera Omaha’s upcoming backstage tour of The Elixir of Love. You will get an exclusive look at what it takes to bring this charming, comic opera production (which is set in the 1980s) to the Orpheum Theater! Contact Temple Israel, 402.556.6536, for all the details!

tifereth israel

Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: Monday-friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. friday: No Services; Candlelighting, 5:14 p.m. saturday: Shabbat Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a light Kiddush luncheon; Junior Congregation Got Shabbat, 11 a.m.; Lunch and Learn, noon wtih guest speaker, Marcia Wallen, MS, RD, LMNT on Your diet, nutrition, and your health; Havdalah (72 minutes), 6:24 p.m. sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m.; LJCS Parent Teacher Conferences, noon; Come learn and play Pickleball, 7-9 p.m. All equipment furnished. Wear comfortable clothing. For questions, call or text Miriam Wallick at miriam57@aol.com. wednesday: LJCS Hebrew School, 4 p.m. It's not too soon to be thinking about summer camp! All Federation families are eligible for Camp Incentive Grants of $300 per camper to pay the initial camp registration deposit. Application packets are availible in the Tifereth Israel foyer.

Chadian peacekeepers killed in Mali

MarCy Oster JTA An attack in the west African nation of Mali that left 10 Chadian U.N. peacekeepers dead was in reaction to the visit to Chad by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel and Chad tecently announced the resumption of diplomatic relations.The announcement came Sunday, Jan. 20, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in the African nation on what he called a “historic and important” visit. “This is part of the revolution that we are doing in the Arab and Islamic worlds; I promised you that this would happen. There will be more major news. There will be more countries,” Netanyahu said. Chad severed ties with Israel in 1972, due to pressure from the leader of Chad’s neighbor, Libya’s Muammar Ghaddafi. Netanyahu and Chad’s President Idriss Deby told reporters that one of the two agreements the two leaders signed during their meeting prior to meeting with reporters was the renewal of diplomatic relations. The agreement comes two months after Deby visited Israel and met with Netanyahu. “The relations between our countries were cut in 1972 for specific historic reasons, but our spe-

cial relations continued all the time,” Deby said then. Deby has served as president of the Muslim-majority Chad since 1990. An Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali, called Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb, claimed responsibility for the attack on a United Nations camp in northern Mali on Sunday, shortly after Netanyahu and Chad’s president, Idriss Deby, announced that the two countries would reestablish diplomatic ties. The claim for the attack and the reason for it was relayed by the Mauritanian Al-Akhbar news agency, which receives statements from the group, the French news agency AFP reported. In addition to the 10 killed peacekeepers, another 25 were injured. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the UN envoy for Mali, in a statement called the attack “vile and criminal.” He said the terrorists “arrived on several armed vehicles.” “It demands a robust, immediate and concerted response from all forces to annihilate the peril of terrorism in the Sahel” region of Africa, the statement said. The U.N. Security Council later on Sunday condemned the attack and paid homage to the peacekeepers. There are about 13,000 UN peacekeepers deployed in Mali, to protect against violence by Islamist militias.

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Charlie Mogens Yale, son of Sarah and Adam Yale, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Temple Israel. Charlie is a seventh-grade student at Westside Middle School where he is an honors math student. Charlie is interested in lacrosse, tennis, skiing, travel, movies, reading and he is a member of the District Quiz bowl team. For his mitzvah project, Charlie volunteered as a counselor at Camp Walk Tall, a day camp for kids on the autism spectrum. He has two brothers, Henry and Alexander. Grandparents are the late Janis Yale, Donald Yale and Jody EpsteinYale, and Cindy and Mogens Bay. Great-grandparents are Ike and Roz Friedman, Charles and Eleanor Yale, and Marie and Lawrence Belsky.

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Dr. H. Martin Blacker pased away on Jan. 12 after a long-standing history of coronary artery disease and more recent diagnosis of cancer in Lexington, Kentucky. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date. He is survived by his wife Jeanne; children: Nancy Blacker, David Blacker, and Mimi Blacker; step-children: Mark Montgomery, Beth Meyer, and David Montgomery; sisters, Jeanne Rosenblum and Barbara Kamesar; thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dr. Blacker was a neurosurgeon who served on the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston from 1979-1998 during which time he started and directed the Pain Control and Functional Restoration Clinic under the aegis of the Department of Neurosurgery. Doctor Blacker obtained his MD and MSc in biochemistry from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine following which he served as intern, resident and chief resident in Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore. After residency he was appointed to an advanced post-doctoral NIH fellowship in Neurophysiology at the University of Wisconsin following which he spent a year of further Neurosurgical training in Montreal. Dr. Blacker then joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky Medical Center where he ultimately became Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery. The medical students at the University of Kentucky awarded him the ‘Golden Apple’ as outstanding clinical teacher and selected him to be the Commencement Speaker. The medical faculty of the University of Kentucky voted to select him as UK’s candidate for the Markle Scholarship in Academic Medicine. Dr. Blacker was recruited to the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1979. Dr. Blacker was also part of the Vistage speaking community, providing presentations on ‘Stress, Health & Longevity’ to executives across the United States. He was a member of the scientific honorary society, Sigma XI, and the medical honorary Alpha Omega Alpha, and contributed over 40 articles to the neurosurgical literature. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

‘I want Jexit’ graffiti found in Washington DC

JTA e words “I want Jexit” were spray painted in bright yellow outside of two businesses in northeast Washington, DC last week. One of the businesses targeted on Friday was an auto shop called Shalom Tire and Auto Repair. Jexit is believed to stand for Jews Exit, a play on Brexit, which stands for Britain’s exiting the European Union. In December, the slogan was painted on a wall of the American Federation of Teachers headquarters located in the District of Columbia, according to the Washington Post, and the group, which has a Jewish president, called it antiSemitic. Washington, D.C. police said they have been discussing the graﬃti with groups knowledgeable about hate crimes, including the Anti-Defamation League, the Post reported. e police also have discussed it with leaders of the local Jewish community but note that there is no consensus on

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s part of the ongoing Adult Education program at Beth El Synagogue, Rabbi Steven Abraham, Professor Leonard Greenspoon and visiting lecturer Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch, will offer a series of educational opportunities open to the community in the coming months. Beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 12 and running through Wednesday, May 29, Rabbi Abraham will take the next steps on A Journey Through Talmud and Rabbinic Literature. “People who attended the fall semester expressed an interest in continuing our study of Talmud throughout the winter and spring,” Rabbi Abraham said. “This topic is one I really love, and I’m gratified that others want to continue on the journey with me.” Participants are invited to join either a Tuesday luncheon class or Wednesday evening sessions, both at Beth El. The Tuesday luncheon classes meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 19 and 26; March 5 and 19; April 2, 9, 16 and 30; May 14, 21 and 28. Cost: $65 includes lunch. Wednesday evening classes meet from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Feb 13 and 20; March 6 and 27; April 3, 10, 17 and 30; May 1, 15, 22 and 29. A Journey Through Talmud and Rabbinic Literature requires online registration at: www.bethel-omaha.org. Professor Greenspoon’s class, Introduction to Wisdom Literature, begins on Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, and continues on Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6 and March 13. The sessions run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: $45 includes dinner. “Wisdom, in the biblical context, is the most accessible biblical material,” Professor Greenspoon said. “It raises eternal and universal questions like the meaning of life, the unfairness of life, and how we can live with difficult bosses, children, parents and spouses.” During the five meetings, the class will examine wisdom

found in The Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Book of Job, Psalms, Torah narratives as well as the apocryphal books of Ben Sira, Wisdom of Solomon, and Tobit. “There is little if any specifically theological discussion in these books,” Greenspoon said. “Mainly, they highlight the highs — and lows — of being human.” Introduction to Wisdom Literature requires online registration at: www.bethel-omaha.org.

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Following Professor Greenspoon’s 6 p.m. session on Wednesday evening, Feb. 27, visiting scholar, Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch, will present 21st Century Judaism: Heavenly and Earthly Jerusalem. The discussion, which begins at 7 p.m., will center on the Western Wall and the controversies surrounding egalitarian prayer which have been a flashpoint among politicians and citizens in Israel and in the U.S. What is the current situation off the ground? How can we better support pluralism and democracy in Jewish life in Israel? Rabbi Novis-Deutsch was ordained as a Masorti rabbi by the SRS in 2003, has an MA in Jewish Studies from JTS, and is presently the Dean of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary. He,

his wife, Nurit Novis-Deutsch, and their three children live on Kibbutz Hanaton. Register online at: www.bethelomaha.org. God 101: An Introduction to Faith for Believers & Skeptics, taught by Rabbi Abraham, is a new addition to Beth El’s Adult Education curriculum. “Many of us lead busy, overly-connected, 24/7 over-programmed lives,” Rabbi Abraham said. “And we wonder if faith and religion have a role in helping us spend our days in more fulfilling and meaningful ways. In this class we’ll look for answers in Rabbi David Wolpe’s inspiring book, Teaching Your Children About God: A Modern Jewish Approach. We’ll also turn to thinkers like Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel and others.” Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch The God 101 sessions are scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the following Sunday mornings: Feb. 10 and 17; March 17; April 7 and 14; May 12, 19 and on Memorial Day, May 26. The God 101 class is also offered on these Tuesday evenings: February 12 and 26; March 5; April 2, 9 and 30; May 14 and 28. The eight evening classes run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: $65 includes dinner. God 101 sessions require online registration, available on the synagogue website, as is a link to Amazon for purchases of Teaching Your Children About God: A Modern Jewish Approach. Please go to: www.bethel-omaha.org. Students are responsible for purchasing their own book.