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BETh COhEN Friedel Jewish Academy, Head of School The sixth graders at Friedel Jewish Academy recently returned from what one student described as “a truly lifechanging experience.” They traveled to Alabama to meet up

with students from five other Jewish day schools located in small Jewish communities — like ours. Friedel worked with these schools to create a one-of-a-kind curriculum for the school communities to connect, collaborate and explore the See Friedel’s Connection Trip page A3

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MAggiE CONTi Director of Activities and Volunteer Services, RBJH Jewish Family Service is facilitating a discussion about Suicide Risk on Monday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Boardroom. There is no charge. Invite a friend. The class will present some facts, warning signs and prevention strategies. JFS staff will also talk about protective factors and why we need to challenge the

stigma of mental health so that we can help friends, family and community members. We are holding all age-specific discussions in smaller venues so that it lends to a more intimate discussion and helps to build connection….one of the greatest protective factors to prevent suicide. We hope that you don’t view this as “it doesn’t apply to me;” it applies to everyone. RSVPs are needed by Friday, May 3, to Maggie Conti at mconti@rbjh.com or call at 402.334.6521. Refreshments will be served. A Free Afternoon at the Movies: The Wife, Friday, May 10, 1 p.m. in the JCC Theater. No Charge. Complimentary popcorn will be served. No reservations are necessary. After nearly forty years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is See Mainstreeters page A2

Beth El Synagogue’s Cantor’s Concert to Benefit the Seth Rich Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund features Jaffa Road, an award-winning group of international musicians who bring a combination of jazz, Asian, Middle Eastern and contemporary sound to their unique approach to Jewish music. OzziE NOgg Jaffe Road to California Street: A Concert to Benefit the Seth Rich Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund will rock out on Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m. at Beth El. “We are privileged to have the support of the congregation and the community that comes together to raise money to help send our kids to Jewish summer camp,” said Jay Gordman, Beth El President. “Our Beth El youth have a level of connection to Judaism and Jewish friends around the world that wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for camp. “A few years ago,” Gordman continued, “when Allison and I were

exploring camp options for our son Spencer, we had the privilege of hearing from Seth about his incredible passion for camp. Not only did his summer experiences have a big influence on Seth, but the legacy he left at Camp Ramah continues to live on. Only by supporting summer camp scholarships will we create the next generation of young Jewish leaders like Seth.” Based in Toronto, Canada, the Jaffa Road band is influenced by Jewish roots, jazz, Indian and Arabic music and ancient Hebrew poetry. Their version of Lo Yisa Goy won the 2009 John Lennon Song See Beth El Concert page A2

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Continued from page A1 self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man's Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe's literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950s. The Wife interweaves the story of the couple's youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later--a lifetime's shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love. The running time is one hour and 41 minutes and is Rated R for language and some sexual content. If you want to have lunch at the Star Deli before the show, lunch is opened for business at 11:30 a.m.

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Frontier Strings Ensemble on Thursday, May 30 at 1:30 p.m. at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home auditorium. No Admission Fee! Frontier Strings is comprised of select students who truly encompass Omaha Conservatory of Music’s core values of musical community: passion, dedication, and excellence. This premiere string ensemble comprised of advanced students performs a variety of repertoire — pop songs, fiddle tunes, classical show tunes, and movie music — all from memory. Frontier Strings performs throughout the community during the academic year and tours during the summer. The group has performed throughout the United States and Europe, delighting audiences everywhere with their stunt fiddling dance moves, and even hula-hooping while performing music at top speed! The group is under the direction of Ruth Meints, the Executive Director for the Omaha Conser-

vatory of Music and violin faculty at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. All are welcome – bring a friend. Mainstreeters welcomes all Jewish residents of the Omaha area age 60 plus. The group offers a variety of learning opportunities plus social and cultural events. For more details, phone Maggie Conti, Director of Activities & Volunteer Services at 402.334.6521 or email her at mconti@rbjh.com.

The cover of Where the Light Gets In, Jaffa Road’s awardwinning album.

Continued from page A1 Writing Contest grand prize in the world music category, and their 2012 album, Where the Light Gets In, was named World Music Group of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards. The Jaffe Road to California Street concert will also include the voices of BESTT and Beth El Hebrew High students. Audience members will have a chance to meet the guest artists during the dessert reception that follows the concert. Chairmen for Jaffa Road to California Street: A Concert to Benefit the Seth Rich Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund, are Mary and Joel Rich and Pam and Bruce Friedlander. For information on individual ticket pricing and sponsorship opportunities, please visit the Beth El website at http://bethel-omaha.org or call the synagogue office at 402.492.8550. All giving levels include at least two concert tickets at no extra charge. Donations are tax deductible. “We very much appreciate the financial support of our donors,� Gordman said, “and encourage everyone who buys a ticket to also attend the concert. The energy in the sanctuary is off the charts when we have a full house.�

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Mrs. Denise Bennett, Friedel’s 5th & 6th grade teacher, and students Liora Shapiro and Lily Tam, take a picture after hearing Dr. Martha Bouyer, a civil rights historian, give the context of educational and employment laws in place in Alabama in the early- to mid-1900s that set the stage for the civil rights movement. Continued from page A1 concepts of American history, Civil Rights, literature, and Jewish texts and values. Students have been uncovering the links between the American, Jewish-American and Civil Rights experiences, and connecting these topics to Jewish texts and values.

From a student, “When we went on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, I felt like I gained more knowledge just by walking on it.”

Students at the participating schools traveled together to Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, Alabama, for a capstone educational experience to see, hear, and touch parts of history about which they have learned in the classroom, deepening both their intel-

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Friedel’s sixth graders along with Mrs. Bennett and Beth Cohen, Friedel’s Head of School. We walked part of the route of the March 7, 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march for voting rights, including over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where police brutally beat protesters. We also heard from Jo Ann Bland, who marched during Bloody Sunday when she was only eleven years old and later participated in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. lectual understanding of and emotional connection to these topics. We called this trip the Connection Trip because of the many types of connections it facilitates for the students: between Jewish wisdom and contemporary issues, between our students and those in other cities, and between classroom learning and lived experiences. Participating schools were from Rochester, NY, Greensboro, NC, New Haven, CT,

Birmingham, AL, and Omaha, NE. Funding for the trip was provided by the Staenberg Family Foundation Anything Grant and by over 100 individual donors who contributed on a crowdfunding platform as they virtually followed our students during the week of the trip. Friedel students journaled throughout the trip, and some of their reflections are included here.

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From a student, “Meeting Reverend Webb and all the other primary sources we got to talk to, really made history come alive.”

From a student, “There is a story in the Talmud about one of the sages who once insulted a different-looking man. The man told him, ‘Go to my creator and ask him why he created me like that.’ From that, you learn that we should treat everybody equally and with respect because we are all made in the image of G-d.”

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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, APRIL 26 Shabbat Service Honoring Cantor Wendy Shermet, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Temple Israel Cantor Shermet Celebration Weekend Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Beth El 8th Grade Holocaust Trip Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel TED Talk, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel Temple Tots Sunday, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel Religious School Celebration for Cantor Shermet, 11:30 a.m. at Temple Israel OTYG Board Meeting, noon at Temple Israel Recital Dance Rehearsals, 1 p.m. Temple Israel JYG Program, 2 p.m. Musical Theater Rehearsals, 3 p.m. Dinner in Abraham’s Tent, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 30 Mitzvah & Mysticism with Rabbi Abraham, 11:30 a.m. at Beth El BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Middle & High School Yom HaShoah Education Program, 5:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Community Commemoration of Yom HaShoah, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel THURSDAY, MAY 2 Friedel Annual Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Beth El Chesed Committee visits Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, 2 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 3 Friedel Annual Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH BESTT Graduation/Teacher Appreciation, 5:30 p.m. at Beth El First Friday Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel OTYG Installation Service, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel

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SATURDAY, MAY 4 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El SUNDAY, MAY 5 Prayer-Book Hebrew for Adults, 9 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Confirmation Service & Brunch, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel BILU USY Elections, noon at Beth El Lincoln Nebraska Yom HaShoah Commemoration, 1 p.m. at the NE Capitol Temple Israel Rosh Chodesh Event, 2 p.m. Beth El Cantor’s Concert 2019, 4 p.m. at Beth El JCC Dance Recital 2019-Cast B Performances, 4 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 6 Eye on Israel, noon Suicide Prevention and Education, 1:30 p.m. at RBJH JCC Dance Recital 2019-Cast B Performances, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 17 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH BILU USY Installation, 5:30 p.m. at Beth El Temple Israel Shabbat Service with Kol Rina and St. Paul Choir Exchange, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 7 Mitzvah & Mysticism with Rabbi Abraham, 11:30 a.m. at Beth El BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 18 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel “Grandfriends” Shabbat, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Miriam Initiative Simchat Shabbat, 10 a.m. at Beth El Shabbat’s Cool Grades 3-7, 10 a.m. at Beth El Orchestra Omaha Concert featuring Ilana McNamara, Viola Concerto, 7 p.m. at Omaha Conservatory of Music

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH Yom Ha’atzmaut, 3-8 p.m. Temple Israel Religious School, 4 p.m. at the JCC BESTT (Grades 3-7), 4 p.m. at the JCC Yom Ha’Atzmaut: Humans of Tel Aviv Gallery, 4:30 p.m. Hebrew High Goes to Yom Ha’atzmaut, 6 p.m. at the JCC THURSDAY, MAY 9 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel JCC Dance Recital 2019-Cast A Tech Rehearsal, TBA FRIDAY, MAY 10 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Temple Israel Shabbat Comes to You at Remington Heights, 4 p.m. Pre-Neg & Tot/Family Shabbat, 5:30 p.m. at Beth El Monthly Service & Speaker, 7:30 p.m. at B’nai Israel-Council Bluffs SATURDAY, MAY 11 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Temple Israel High School Grades 11 and 12 Havdalah, 5 p.m. at Cantor’s House SUNDAY, MAY 12 BESTT Hebrew School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Musical Theater Rehearsals, 3 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 13 IHE Governance Council Mtg, 11:30 a.m. JCC Dance Recital 2019-Cast A Dress Rehearsal, TBA Friedel Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at FJA TUESDAY, MAY 14 ADL-CRC Board Meeting, noon Beth El Chesed Committee visits Remington Heights, 2 p.m. BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. JCC Dance Recital 2019-Cast A Performances, 6:30 p.m. Holy Smokes, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH Beth El Chesed Committee visits The Heritage at Sterling Ridge, 2 p.m. BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Hebrew High, 6:30 p.m. at Beth El JCC Dance Recital 2019-Cast A Performances, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 16 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel

SUNDAY, MAY 19 BESTT Hebrew School, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Scoops for Shavuot, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Temple Israel Shabbat Service with Kol Rina and St. Paul Choir Exchange, 10:30 a.m. Camp Reunion! Celebration of Esther K. Newman Camp, 2 p.m. at Platt River State Park-Mallet Lodge Ilana McNamara’s Senior Recital, 2 p.m. at Omaha Conservatory of Music Musical Theater Rehearsals, 3 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 21 BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. Board of Trustees, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH J Camp: Safe with You Training, noon Temple Israel Annual Meeting, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel THURSDAY, MAY 23 Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel FJA Graduation and Reception, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 24 FJA Last Day of School Picnic, 11 a.m. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH SATURDAY, MAY 25 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel SUNDAY, MAY 26 Musical Theater Rehearsals, 3 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 28 Musical Theater Tech/Costume Rehearsal, 4-9 p.m. BBYO Chapter Meetings, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 Musical Theater Dress Rehearsal, 4-9 p.m. Breadbreakers and Speaker, noon at RBJH THURSDAY, MAY 30 Musical Theater Performance #1, 7p.m. Thursday Symposium, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel FRIDAY, MAY 31 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH YJO: Shabbat, 7 p.m.

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Amee Zetzman and Jeff Kavich of All Makes Office Equipment Co. were the featured speakers at the Jewish Business Leaders’ breakfast at Happy Hollow, Wednesday, April 17. Those in attendance were treated to an inspiring video presentation about All Makes’ history, a great speech and a scrumptious breakfast. This event was sponsored by SilverStone Group. For more information about upcoming JBL events, please contact Steve Levinger at slevinger@jewishomaha. org or Alex Epstein at aepstein@omnepartners.com.

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After several decades of intense interest in the Holocaust, I find myself much less interested now. To be sure, I would hold my Holocaust education up to anyone else’s; why, just as a graduate student I was the lead faculty person for a Holocaust course at Emory University. Now that I have become a grandparent, however, I wonder if I was too well-educated in the Holo- teddY caust. WeinBerGer As I hold my darling, sweet, 5month-old Noam in my arms, or my beautiful 1-month-old Yehuda Eitan, I have to viscerally fight off terribly violent, depraved visions of what the Nazis did to babies like Noam and Yehuda. Holocaust stories involving cruelty, sadism, and murder of infants and children are extremely powerful and therefore indelibly etched into my consciousness. We need to understand that there is a cost to exposing ourselves to horror. Terrence Des Pres, who taught Literature of the Holocaust at Colgate University in the 1980s, is the author of what to my knowledge is the only widely available account of a nightmarish, torturous aspect of Nazi concentrationcamp life: Excremental Assault (Chapter 3 of his exceptionally important work, The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps). I can’t help connecting Des Pres’s delving into the depths of horror with the fact that he took his own life at the age of 47. It’s true that without knowing more about Des Pres’s life, I cannot know if my conjecture is correct. Perhaps this is more about me and my reduced focus now on the Holocaust; in any case, Israeli society makes sure that I do not ever completely lose focus. Every year, just a few days after the conclusion of the Passover holiday, Israel ushers in Holocaust Remembrance Day (this year, it begins on Wednesday night May 1). Though

this “ushering in” is not as powerful as the one-minute nationwide siren on the eve of the Memorial Day for fallen soldiers, it is nevertheless part and parcel of Israeli culture. A few days before, there are articles about the Holocaust in all the newspapers, and the number of these articles peaks on the eve of and on Holocaust Remembrance Day (this year, May 1 and May 2). Radio and television programming on these two days are also heavily related to the Holocaust. And at exactly 10 a.m. on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a twominute siren sounds throughout the State of Israel (the twominute siren on Memorial Day goes off at 11 a.m. in order to allow people to get to the military cemeteries). The whole country stops to remember. [I should mention that unfortunately there is still too much emphasis in Israel on Jewish armed resistance against the Nazis; indeed the literal translation of how the day is known in Hebrew is “Memorial Day to the Holocaust and to Heroism.” Precisely here is where Des Pres’s book is most crucial— and if you have not read it, you really should. The Survivor teaches us that survival itself of the death camps should also be considered heroic.] For a person who cares about Jewishness, Holocaust Remembrance Day is another example of how my society supports my culture and how this feels good and affirming. And I can take my break from Holocaust-related materials knowing that my country will see to it that it is not a complete break. For two days of the year Israel urges its residents to remember the Holocaust. That is fitting, proper, and authentically Jewish. For me at this stage of my life, it is also enough. Teddy Weinberger, Ph.D., made aliyah in 1997 with his wife, former Omahan Sarah Jane Ross, and their five children, Nathan, Rebecca, Ruthie, Ezra, and Elie, all of whom are veterans of the Israel Defense Forces; Weinberger can be reached at weinross@netvision.net.il.

rosh Chodesh at temple israel

Cassandra WeisenBurGer Director of Communications, Temple Israel Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a beautiful, fresh flower centerpiece? Now you can! Susie Silverman and Pam DePorte will be hosting Temple Israel’s next Rosh Chodesh event which is a fun floral workshop with the expert help of florist Denise Meyers at her flower shop. Join us on Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m. at Arrange This N That, 4022 South 108 Street. The cost is $36 and everything you need will be provided including a vase, gorgeous flowers, food and drink, and you will go home with a beautiful centerpiece. This event is limited to 24 seats! RSVP online: TempleIsraelOmaha.com/Rosh-Chodesh.

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tim Clark, representing Metro Community College will speak about the very low unemployment level in Nebraska. It could be even lower. Over 50,000 job openings are available, but can’t be filled because there are not enough skilled Nebraskans to take them. (That unfilled jobs number in Douglas County is over 10,000.) Along with local businesses, he is finding ways to connect their curriculum, students and companies to help alleviate the shortage of skilled labor. Join us on Wednesday, May 1, noon. For more information or to be placed on the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibrith@jewishomaha.org.

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AnneTTe vAn de KAmP-WRiGhT Editor, Jewish Press t the Jewish Press, we are getting ready for a very busy year. While we just finished our annual Passover issue, we already know what our theme will be for the 2020 Passover edition: it will be part of our Centennial Celebration. That’s right, G-d willing, the Jewish Press will turn 100 years old! It’s a humbling thought; this weekly paper has been around longer than any of us. Of course, functioning in today’s landscape, we’ve faced challenges. We have seen countless community papers disappear, Jewish and other, and with them the stories they represented. It’s always sad to hear of another one that is gone forever. And yet, here we are. The answer to why our paper still publishes week after week, in color, filled to the brim with local news, is simple: it’s a community effort. It takes all of us to keep it going for this long, with no plans to quit anytime soon, and we can all take pride in that. We have the support of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, of which we are an agency, and a community that understands this paper is an essential part of who we are. In addition to a special issue in Spring 2020, we will also host an exhibit featuring front pages throughout the decades (Yes, we’ll include the first front page ever!). Please stay tuned over the coming months for more news and updates about our Centennial, because we are planning some very exciting ways to celebrate together. In his 2012 Letter to the Shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote: “Newspapers continue to reign supreme in the delivery of local news. If you want to know what’s going on in your town, there is no substitute for a local newspaper

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assault happens when one person is overwhelmed by the sexual desire they feel for another. In reality, sexual assault happens when one person sees their right to act on their desire as absolute, without reference to the other person’s wishes. It happens when one person’s humanity is seen as more real than another’s, so that the victim becomes a sexual object rather than a person whose interest and consent is equally necessary.

It’s a striking formulation. It takes all personal responsibility away from men – to choose to treat all people with respect, no matter what their sex or gender, and no matter what they’re wearing – and places all of it on women – to negate their own comfort and desire for personal expression to ensure they aren’t somehow too arousing and therefore partially culpable if someone chooses to assault them. It places women’s inherent personhood after their roles as daughters and sisters. It undermines the request for acknowledging agency and offering respect even as it attempts to make it. It also implies that these women would somehow be less fully people – or at least harder to see that way – simply because they were wearing something comfortable that happens to also be form-fitting. Telling women what to wear won’t prevent them from being assaulted, but teaching our children of both genders to respect other people and their bodies might. Sexual urges are powerful but can be controlled, and we must teach our children that those urges should never be imposed on another person. Teaching them that their bodies aren’t shameful might, too. Instead, we keep doubling down on the need to hide bodies away lest they prompt their own assaults. It seems to me that’s a way bigger problem than leggings. Avigail Gordon holds a PhD in clinical psychology and is an adjunct professor at New York University. She has been studying, writing about, and working to treat trauma for over a decade.

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AviGAiL GoRdon JTA Religious women are no strangers to having their clothing and bodies policed. We hear all the time about how we need to protect ourselves from assault and protect the men around us from our sexuality by keeping ourselves modest and covered up. In a recent letter to the editor of the Notre Dame Observer, Maryann White provides a perfect example of this problem as she begs young women to solve what she called “the legging problem … that only girls can solve.” The letter is a greatest hits compilation of the problems with the obsession over women’s clothes. It starts with White mournfully describing seeing young women wearing leggings while at Mass. “I’m fretting both because of unsavory guys who are looking at you creepily and nice guys who are doing everything to avoid looking at you,” she writes. Throughout the piece, White seems unaware of the irony that her lengthy description of these women’s bodies and “blackly naked rear ends” sexualizes and objectifies them more than donning comfortable pants ever could. White’s focus – not the women’s sartorial choices – makes the body inherently sexual as opposed to inherently functional. In her letter, White sees an essential difference between the “unsavory” guys and the “nice” guys. The “bad guys” enjoy looking at and will assault women who look sexy, and the “good guys” won’t assault women (as long as they don’t have to notice that the women are sexy). The difference is illusory, though, because both categories place the responsibility for preventing assault squarely on the women. Male self-control has no place in this formulation. The only choice men are given is to be predators or pretend women’s bodies do not exist. White sees wanting to “find a blanket to lovingly cover your nakedness and protect you — and to find scarves to tie over the eyes of their sons to protect them from you!” as a kindness. But this is where her argument becomes truly dangerous. The implication is that men need to be protected from the overwhelming sexuality of a woman’s body, based on the mistaken premise that sexual

A model wearing leggings at Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2018/2019. Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images As a clinician who has studied and worked extensively with trauma, I see this line of thinking as particularly toxic. After a sexual assault, many survivors torture themselves with self-blame. It’s not uncommon for the survivor to obsessively review the event to identify how she caused it or failed to prevent it. The social tendency to blame victims, often by focusing on what a woman was wearing when she was assaulted, reinforces this symptom and its painful impact. These survivors experience flashbacks, nightmares, panic attacks and repetitively relive the event in their minds, often for years. In fact, part of the treatment for trauma is placing the blame back where it belongs – squarely on the shoulders of the perpetrator. For White, it is the women wearing leggings who are the problem, the women insisting on being sexual or being attractive around these men. They make it “hard on Catholic mothers to teach their sons that women are someone’s daughters and sisters. That women should be viewed first as people — and all people should be considered with respect.”

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annette van de kamp-wright Editor, Jewish Press On a cold March afternoon, the Jewish Press received a visit from Schnapps, a one-year-old Dachshund. He can’t be described over the phone; he has to be experienced first-hand. Luckily, Lois was able to bring him to our building—and Schnapps was more than eager to introduce himself. It took him mere minutes to make himself at home in my office, then proceeded to sit down in my chair. He is the fourth in a long line of Schnappses: Lois and Norman Wine are not new at this. Lois herself grew up with a Dachshund named Hugo Von Miller. “He was born April 1, during Passover 2018 and came to live with us by the end of June,” Lois said. “He is my emotional support dog. One of our children has some serious health is-

sues and my primary physician suggested we make Schnapps my emotional support dog. We had him registered, he has to wear his special vest, but he still has a lot to learn so he is participating in obedience classes. Once he matures and calms down a bit, I can Lois and Schnap take him more places. We ps recently took him on his first restaurant visit and he behaved really well!” In the meantime, Schnapps enjoys plenty of time spent at both the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and the Mall, where Lois takes him on regular walks.

mark kirchhoff When my cousin Kathy from California contacted me about a national dog rescue transport program, I was intrigued enough to check it out. I learned that there is a national organization called “Doobert” with the tag line, “animal rescue made simple,” that is dedicated to transporting shelter dogs and cats from high-kill locations to areas of the country where they will find their “forever homes.” Doobert is the platform to collaborate, share information, transfer animals – by land and by air –to happy living locations. Since May of 2014 the organization has grown to over 23,000 volunteers, 1,100 organizations across the United States and Canada, with nearly 7,000 animals rescued by 3,500 transports. I definitely wanted to be a part of that. The structure of the organization calls for trip coordinators, drivers, and airline pilots. After applying for and being accepted to participate as a transport

driver with Doobert, I was soon contacted by “Liberty Ride Transport,” a trip coordinator. I was asked to assist with the transport of two beagles from Minnesota to Santa Rosa, California, by taking the Omaha to York, NE, leg of the journey. I learned that these dogs had originally come out of Texas and were to be hunting dogs, but didn’t work out so they were abandoned to fend for themselves. They were transported to Minnesota to a fostering program. There they had medical needs attended to, behaviors evaluated and rehabilitation initiated, as needed. I have participated in eight trips since beginning about a year ago. Each transport and each dog carries its own story. A true benefit of this endeavor has been that my animal-loving daughter, Alissa, often accompanies me on these trips. It makes for great father/daughter time. The task of doing these rescue transports is so easy and the sense of accomplishment so great that I anticipate continuing with it well into the future.

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Last rites for a monkey anneTTe van de kaMp-wrighT Editor, Jewish Press here’s loving animals, and then there’s really loving animals. As a veterinarian, Tippi Magid-Denenberg falls into that second category. You know that means she has some good stories. please tell us about your history with pets: We always had a dog. I am the only girl and I have three brothers. Despite my father being a doctor, I was the only one that could stand the sight of blood and other things that come along with having a dog. I was crazy about horses. When I was little, my dad traded OBGYN services for horseback riding lessons for his four kids. I must have been five or six. We had to drive all the way out to the country for the lessons-I think about 144th and Center! I also spent a lot of time with animals at summer camp in Colorado; I used to take naps on the owner’s Newfoundland dog, I swam bareback on horses, took care of barnyard animals, and eventually worked there as a wrangler. I was in love with my first dog as an adult. He would fly all over the country with me and my husband in our plane. His were the only photos in my first child’s birth announcement. I still haven’t lived that one down. My husband wanted us to clone him before he died. We are just about to get a new dog. why did you become a vet? Ever since I was a young child I felt a heightened sense of responsibility to care for those who could not speak up for themselves. I’m sure I was projecting. But I still feel that way. I had two neigh-

bors I thought did not properly care for their dogs, so I did as much as I could for those animals. When I was young, I used to have these Schindler’s-list-like dreams about caring for animals, “I could have done more!” As an adult, my

The Magid kids and their horse interest in the practice of medicine grew. My dad used to dress me up in scrubs and take me into the OR, which I adored. My natural aptitude is surgical, but I love logical clinical problem solving too. I’ve been a long-time NYT crossword puzzler, but medicine is the ultimate puzzle. where did you go to school? You know, I’m one of the few people who said as a wee girl, “I want to be a veterinarian,” and ac-

tually became one. I went to Westside/Vassar College/KSU vet school. My first job was working for Marty Ramm DVM at the NHS (NE Humane Society). I started there in 1999 when they were building the new NHS next to the old one. We used to operate in a room no bigger than a closet. Together we inaugurated the new huge surgical suite in the new building (fun fact: Leland Olson who donated the money for that surgery suite also delivered me. #OmahaStories). We also started a program there to teach vet students surgical skills and how to do shelter medicine. Shortly after starting at the NHS I began work at Dr. Ramm’s clinic, Rockbrook Animal Clinic, where I work today. I took some years off after my fourth kid was born. what do you think animals add to our wellbeing? Or do they? I’ve long said animals ground a household. Also, studies show contact with nature works wonders for the soul. Having a pet brings nature into the household. Now if you have a vomiting or incontinent pet, that’s another story. Then you should come see me about that. what’s the craziest vet story you can share (or two stories, or three)? Omg. Where to start? My best ones are from vet school. I saw a priest give last rites to a monkey. On my agricultural rotation I caught a bunch of farm boys trying to collect valuable semen See Last rites for a monkey page B2

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Lynne SaLtzman fell asleep. While she loves to cuddle (sometimes I think she hree years ago, I decided we needed a dog. I ab- thinks she is a cat because she sits on my shoulder and likes solutely adored my dear friend Marilyn Tipp’s dog, to lick at my feet), Lola never sleeps in our bed at night. My Ollie. He was the perfect size and temperament. I husband, Errol, has a very strict bedtime routine for her: told my husband my idea and putting it mildly, he Every night, he comes up the stairs and gives her a handful did not agree with me. I told of treats. Then he scoops her him we were getting a little dog because up and deposits her in her he never got excited anymore when I arpink crate in her own pink rived home from my various activities room. That is where she has and that a dog would encourage him to always slept since the day she be more active in his retirement. Needarrived at our house. I taught less to say, we got the dog! her how to climb the steps of I called Marilyn’s breeder and she told our 2-story house, quite a big me to come see the puppies that were feat for such a little dog, but born in January. We first met on Februshe is scared of the basement ary 25, my husband’s birthday... This was and never tries to go down definitely a good sign! I learned both there. She always wants to be available puppies were female and wherever we are. thought, “Wow... she can be like the Lola loves to travel around Lynne and Lola daughter I never had!” I picked her up with me. She has a little pink right before spring break and potty trained her in a week- I and black carrier for car rides that she feels safe in. One of love how everything fell into place! her favorite places to visit is the JCC and the Blumkin Home Lola is a purebred mini Shih Tzu and now weighs 7 1/2 on Tuesday afternoons when we go to play Mahjong. All the pounds. Since I keep a strictly kosher house and Passover was residents absolutely love her and look forward to our visits. I approaching, I decided to start her on a food that was permis- am glad she brings them as much joy as she brings to me. The sible to own on Passover and use it all year. This plan has first summer we had Lola, I took her with me to New York to worked out well for us. Although she does enjoy a little Challah visit my mother. She was fabulous on the plane, sitting in her on Shabbat, we learned quickly not to give her any other human crate under the seat in front of me. When I take long trips, food as she became ill after eating some Thanksgiving turkey. she stays home with Errol. She is his companion when I am Lola is a sweet and very spoiled dog. When she was spayed, not home. He loves her very much now and is so overprotecshe had to spend the night at the vet. The vet told us that Lola tive of her. When she goes outside in our fenced in yard, he was crying so pitifully from her kennel, she had mercy on her waits for her until she decides to come in. I cannot imagine and put Lola on her lap as she worked, where she promptly our lives without her!

Before kids

GaBBy BLair Staff Writer, Jewish Press Before kids, we had dogs. Big, hairy, overly vocal dogs... They were smart and crazy dogs. A Husky-mutt mix and a Siberian Husky with mismatched eyes who was all too happy to “tell” us exactly what she wanted at all hours of the day and night. The Husky could vocalize the way huskies doand could “say” I love you, water, food and dookie (for going outside. I know that sounds crazy but it is true.) They would share a food bowl, and without exception, they had a feeding time ritual. They would circle it eyeing each other and pick a side to lay on; muzzle to muzzle they would lower their faces into the bowl. Then one, and only one, would begin eating slowly all the while eye-balling the other while relishing each bite while the other one tried not to drool. Exactly half, right down the middle, would be eaten while the other dog watched carefully making sure not one extra bite was taken from their half while eagerly waiting for their turn. They were naughty dogs. The kind that would push a fancy birthday cake off the counter, eat it, and then try to sidle up to you guiltily, covered in frosting and seeking forgiveness.

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Continued from page B1 from a prize-winning bull: “...but Tippi, he’s the Scottie Pippin of bulls!” On my exotics rotation, some yahoo backed up his pick-up truck into the large animal receiving area with his pet cat in the back... his pet Bengal tiger cat, that is. He had a homemade cage welded to the bed of the truck, with dangerously wide slats. Since the tiger came in for probable glaucoma, he needed his eye pressures taken, which at that time was done with a tool like a big fat pen

The kind that would knock over the trash and attempt to swallow a chicken carcass whole, rather than give it up. Apparently, they did not care that chicken bones were bad for them. They could easily jump the chain-link fence around the yard and delighted in one of their favorite fun games…having us chase them through the neighborhoods, staying just far enough ahead to be out of reach, pausing here and there to give you hope that you’d catch them before sprinting off again, while laughing. Yes. Laughing... Until they tired of the game. They were also good dogs. The kind that would settle down at your feet in the winter while you watched TV on the couch, keeping them warm. The kind that would chase off raccoons and possums pawing through the outside trash. The kind that would guard your house and make you feel safe at night when you were alone. The kind that could sense sadness and would rest their head on your knee and ‘sing’ to you softly. The kind of dogs you missed when it was time to say goodbye. The kind of dogs you still tell funny stories about and remember fondly. We loved those dogs even though they drove us nuts.

you would touch to the eyeball. The father of veterinary ophthalmology was my attending doctor. I asked him how we were going to sedate the tiger to get close to his eye. He gave me this look like: ‘don’t nobody got the time.’ He ran and grabbed a big steak, held it half in and half out of the cage, and while he had a tug of war with the tiger for the steak, he stuck his hand in the cage and went right for the eyes. Darn if he didn’t get those pressures in 5 seconds flat!

This is Susan Pollack’s baby, Shayna Maidela, a 7 month old Siberian Husky. “She came to me when my kids both left for college at 8 weeks old! She’s the girly girl I never had and we are inseparable except when I work nights; then she’s daddy’s girl! She is definitely a true husky and spoiled rotten but she’s the best friend anyone could ever have! She has smiles and kisses whenever she sees me and of course a little husky attitude at times. I love everything about her! She’s always so happy.”

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Oreo. What a beautiful feline she is. I can’t believe she was lost and found under a trailer in Omaha. She was brought to the Humane Society, hopeful to find someone to care for her. Our family members said, “Oreo has no idea of just what a good thing she fell into.” Now she is a loving and lovable cat who never ceases to amaze us. She loves to snooze, drink out of toilets, attack various paper products, and eat too much. Her vet has put her on a diet. Oreo is indeed just as lucky to find us as we were to find her. Ann and Steve Rosenblatt

The little brown dog is Rugby, a five-year-old Border Terrier. We got her from Wag N Train Terrier Rescue when she was a puppy. This little dog is the personification of “spunky,” and she is totally fearless. When she is boarded at Petsmart, they put her with the big dogs. Her favorite thing in the world is a tennis ball, and she has the uncanny ability to bark with a ball in her mouth. She is an incredibly snuggly little girl. Rugby loves her family, other dogs and walks. She detests cats and all small furry critters, including squirrels, mice and rabbits. Basically, she is all terrier through and through. The big white dog is Kobi, a two-year-old Huskydoodle. We got him from the Nebraska Humane Society in March 2018. Even though Kobi is three times the size of Rugby, Rugby rules the roost. When we adopted Kobi, he had a bacterial infection, was significantly underweight and not housebroken. After a year, he has gained 19 pounds, is fully housebroken and is a walking cartoon character. He has a hilarious, joyful, dopey personality and always needs to be within eyesight of one of us. We have seen the Husky side of him this winter, as he loves the snow and is completely unfazed by the cold weather. His favorite activities:stealing socks from the laundry basket and chasing a tennis ball with Rugby. Linda Saltzman

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that of a professional network to look for a MArK KirchhoFF t was as if we were kids all over again solution. On one visit to Dr. Jensen, he when my wife, Marilyn, and I set out looked at me and said, “I have done all that I for Fremont that Saturday morning to can right now. I’m going to refer you to VCA adopt and bring home what we knew MidWest Veterinary Referral and Emergency would most likely be the last puppy we Center. Those folks have more letters after would raise. It takes energy, limber bodies, their names than I do, and they might find and swiftness afoot to keep up with a puppy, the answer.” And so we received the best of and we weren’t about to kid ourselves that care from there, with the added assistance of several years down the line we would have it in us to do it again. We had seen photos of the little guy we were to adopt. Thanks to social media, our breeder – soon Keeper and Banner to become friend, Dori — shared photos as he matured. two cardiac specialists from K-State. Yet there Marilyn names all our pets – she’s good at it. came a time when it was abundantly clear She named this handsome yellow Labrador that “Banner Dog” needed to leave us. And retriever, “Banner.” I don’t know where she so on Feb. 4 at 10 months of age and eight got it, but I loved it from the start. So when months with us, he did. We didn’t expect the we first met him on May 30, he already had a unexpected. name and it felt like he had been with us for Our grief was intense. I’ve heard it said that a long time. in life you are given one dog who will be that We were right. It takes energy and limber dog for you. Such was the bond I had with bodies to keep up with a puppy, and Banner “Banner Dog.” We loved our “Banner Dog” did not disappoint in that regard. Teaching so very much, and the house felt empty. I him where to do his “business” was a funda- looked for him to be at the back door when I mental task. Like always, there are times came home, and he wasn’t. I watched for his when we thought he would never get it, but nose at the deck door to come in. It wasn’t he did. We participated in puppy classes and there. As we moved through our grief, Dori he was the high-energy “I want to play with picked the right time to present us with a proyou” guy in each class. Never aggressive but posal. She knew how much we loved and always willing. He learned his basic com- cared for Banner. She called us “the best pet mands quickly – sit, down, stay, come, wait. parents I’ve ever had.” She asked if we would He learned meal manners – sit... wait... [until consider being the permanent pet parents for the release word]... “grub.” We admired his “Keeper.” He is a six-years-old yellow lab who restraint and took joy in his dash to the food was completing his outstanding career in the bowl. He loved our daughter, Alissa, when show ring. We were familiar with him from she came to visit – all animals love Alissa. We her webpages and were honored that she shared him with the world by taking him would consider us to be his guardians. We places and posting photos and anecdotes said yes, and on March 11, “Keeper” joined about him on Facebook. He established quite our family – his permanent home. a following. It seemed everyone loved our so“Keeper” is an outstanding Lab – his cial Banner. stature and demeanor grab attention and We didn’t expect the unexpected. He devel- produce “awes” when people first meet him. oped a serious heart condition. We worked He is the mellowest, loving guy you could with our veterinarian, Dr. Jensen, and he pur- imagine who will retrieve from sunup to sunsued all the avenues of care that made sense. down and likely dream about it throughout Dr. Tippi Denenberg had been following us the night. And I should mention - he is Banon Facebook and added her expertise and ner’s Papa. Expect the unexpected.

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cessful relationship with that person. Some questions you might ask this friend: How long have you been with the FA? Do you feel the FA really listens to you and and designs a plan to accomplish what is important to you? Have the strategies utilized been successful? Does the FA keep in touch with you regularly providing insights, updates and materials that are of value to you. Does your FA charge an advisory fee? To summarize: Investigate, look for ‘red-flags’. Meet face to face and trust your ‘gut’ and impressions. Ask several people you trust about their Financial Advisors. Contact Lorraine Seidel DiMartino, Financial Advisor CLU IAR with 23 years experience working with the Omaha Community at DiMartino & Associates Inc., 402.505.9494.

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Home for Huskies Great Dane Hercules, pictured here with Dallas Jordan Whetzal, was three years old when Melissa Whetzal and her family adopted him from Big Dogs Huge Paws Rescue. That was a year-and-a-half ago, and Hercules has become a familiar and popular presence on our campus, as he accompanies Melissa to the J every Friday.

Rebecca is David Rosen and Joyce Ashley’s pet; her favorite trick is “high five.” She is also an artist who creates designs with her small toysbut only when nobody is watching. She organizes the toys in squares, rows, triangles and other unusual arrangements. She even color-coordinates and puts similar designs together (ducks go with ducks, footballs go with footballs). Rebecca loves visiting her friends at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, especially the Residents because they like her and she knows it. Her favorite spot: under Joyce’s chair, while attending musical programs at the Home.

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seeing all of the dogs that were on Taysia Blue’s wait list to be e first got involved with dog rescue organi- rescued but couldn’t due to lack of space and available foster zations when our senior dog, Roxy, started homes. So, we decided to foster! Our first attempt at this was to show signs of her old age. We decided to a huge fail! We fell in love with this beautiful girl named Kiwi, get a second who became an instant memdog to help to ber of our family! Since we keep Roxy young, but also to adopted Kiwi in Sept of 2017, help with the transition when we have fostered four other she would eventually pass. We dogs, who found DIFFERENT started looking at different “furever” homes. We love our breeds and while there are dogs and our experience with many to choose from, we had Taysia Blue and want to share wanted a Siberian Husky for a little about who they are and many years and now seemed what they do. the opportune time. Taysia Blue Rescue strives to We decided to reach out to a save lives by keeping Siberian local Husky Rescue called Huskies and Alaskan MalaTaysia Blue Husky and Malamutes out of shelters. They mute Rescue. My husband and provide them with medical atI had four kids at the time and tention, socialization, exercise, wanted to be sure it was a famfood and a safe place to live ily friendly dog but were not with volunteer foster families convinced we wanted to get a until they can find them forthe tam family with their dogs puppy. We had a phone interever homes. Taysia Blue Resview and our background references were checked. Then, we cue is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. They are a family of had an in-person interview, where my kids were also able to volunteers and advocates dedicated to helping local Siberian ask a bunch of questions that they came up with about huskies Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes and their guardians. They are and adoption. We were then put on a waiting list for a dog solely funded and supported by the generosity of individuals that might fit our family’s needs. We were introduced to the and corporations in their communities. All of their dogs are dog who would eventually become our big teddy bear, Clap- located in approved foster homes in the metro areas of ton. The rescue was clear on some of Clapton’s shortcomings, Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, Des Moines, and Denver. but also made sure that we were prepared. They even con- Taysia Blue does not have a physical building and does not nected us to a trainer who could advise us. have set hours of operation. This was about two-and-a-half years ago. After having To learn more about Taysia Blue, you can visit their website: Clapton for a year, we decided to take on a different roll after https://www.taysiablue.com.

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Candice and Dusty Friedman adopted Sarge (Corgi/Dachshund mix) and Prince (Papillion/Poodle mix) from the Midwest Dog Rescue Network. Their daughter Frankie loves Sarge and Prince and she even helps feed them dinner—mostly from her own plate! Sarge and Prince both enjoyed extensive training at the NE Humane Society, and Sarge achieved his AKC Canine Good Citizen certification. These days, the two enjoy long walks around Loveland and teaming up to chase squirrels and rabbits out of their backyard.

Hudson is an eight year old Golden Doodle. He is loved by his whole family. Marty Cohen

DaviD Bittner I will bet that the respective merits of dogs and cats have been as endlessly debated throughout the ages as those of men and women. It is no accident that the word ‘feline’ is etymologically related to the word ‘female.’ To many people, even a male cat that is anatomically a perfect specimen of his gender is still considered ‘feminine’ compared to dogs. I have four cousins who say to their mother, all dogs are ‘he,’ and all cats are ‘she.’ I had recently begun the second half of eighth grade at Lincoln Junior High in Rockford, Illinois, when our family met Pug-z. I had it in my mind I wanted a dachshund, but when my mother and I walked into the pet shop, the five or six dachshund puppies paid us no nevermind. Then we saw Pug-z, who of course, was not yet named, standing on her hind legs. Front paws against the side of the cage, barking at us as if to say: “Choose me!” I didn’t even bother asking the pet shop owner about the dog’s gender before bringing her home. We bred Pug-z when she was two years old—mostly thanks to my encouragement of the idea, since my stay-at-home mom was obviously going to get stuck with most of the work. Unfortunately, sweetheart though she was, Pug-z was not a bright dog. The pug breed is known for a good disposition, but not for high intelligence. It had never made a difference, until we realized her maternal instincts were not what they could have been. When the puppies began to arrive, she didn’t seem to know (as Mother Nature should have ingrained in her) that she was supposed to use her claws to open the amniotic sacs. Were it not for the good fortune of having Mrs. Schmier, who was a nurse, as a neighbor, I shudder to think what could

have happened. It was she who opened the sacs. Then the labor became troubled, and she and my mom wrapped Pugz in a blanket and whisked her off to the vet. And to think I had toyed with the idea of using Pug-z’s birthing experience as my biology project. Shame on me! I am happy to say Dr. Smith safely delivered five apricot fawn females, like Pug-z, and a black male, in whom a few recessive genes had united. Nursing instincts were also slow in coming, so my mother had to feed the puppies a special gruel she learned to prepare. She initially administered the food with an eye dropper. We overheard her saying: “How did I ever let myself get talked into this?” Eventually, Pug-z caught on and took some responsibility, although not enthusiastically. Pug-z was not the sort of dog you taught any tricks. My dad jokingly referred to her as ‘good-for-nothing.’ He enjoyed pointing out to our house guests that in China, where the breed originated, they were considered a “great delicacy.” My mother used to say Dad liked to shock people. But although he liked to mock Pug-z, at the end of Pug-z’s life when I wasn’t around often, my parents would take her on long walks. When it was time to go home, she was too tired to make it under her own steam, and Dad carried her all the way home. And more than once, he invoked the law that states you must feed your animals before you feed yourself. Years after Dad was gone, my mother reminded me of something I’d forgotten. When Pug-z was at the vet’s during that ‘pregnancy crisis,’ Dad took time out of his busy day to visit the clinic and see for himself how she was doing. He understood how much I’d bonded with her.

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Sarah loves people and doesn’t miss a chance to have them swoon over her. Her pals are Lily Novak and Prudence Brodkey. She doesn’t hesitate to ride in the car to visit Chicago, and is famous at the bank, the JCC, Walgreens and anywhere else she can sneak in. She has flown to Phoenix several times and has earned her wings. If Sarah is left at home when I leave the house, I get a loud lecture when I return home. Sarah is a gourmet whose favorite foods are green beans and blueberries. She is a loving companion, genuinely friendly, sweet and amazing. Janie Kulakofsky

Lisa and Chuck Lucoff’s dogs Bascom, left, and Bucky. Renatta Rogers with Clovis Carrle (two years). He is a Pug. He likes walks, playing with his ball, naps and eating. Renatta is 11 and likes to have Clovis pull her while she rollerblades! Mallory and Gavin are her older sister and brother.

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GaBBy Blair Staff Writer, Jewish Press e got our puppy from a small cottage farm on Bainbridge Island. I remember how excited our kids were as we rode the Ferry back to Seattle with our sweet new pup, a Parsons Jack Russell, with two brown ears and a spot on her head. At ages four and six, they had longed for a pet and that dream finally came true. Indeed, the pup, now eight years old, loved her boys and they loved her. Two months after she joined our family, I found out I was expecting a baby. As my due date grew near and the puppy neared it first birthday, I became increasingly nervous about how the dog would behave around the baby. She was smart as a whip, mastering tricks quickly, but could be a handful...I admit I was regretting our decision to get her. The day finally came and baby arrived. I entered the house alone, and the dog greeted me excitedly, sniffing at the baby

blanket I was carrying. My husband then entered with the baby carrier. The dog, who to this day freaks out when anyone walks in the door, became unusually still. I removed baby gently from the carrier and sat down on the couch. She cautiously approached us, sniffing his tiny feet curiously. She looked at me and then at him before calmly settling down in front of us protectively. She loved her new boy just as much as she loved her other two. She is not a dog who longs to run off, but one who wants to be near her people. She is funny and full of character. She enjoys car rides and fetching balls, Frisbees, and sticks. She hates doorbells, brooms and tutus, (don’t ask). She loves playing in the snow in the winter and in the sprinkler in the summer. She chases squirrels and bubbles and delights in stealing the football when a catch is missed. She likes cuddling down wherever we are sitting and wants to do whatever her boys are doing. She is a great little dog and I really can’t imagine our life without her.

MiriaM Brooks When I was a young child (probably early grade school), our family got our first dog. In those days we had bread delivered from a company called Omar, and my parents became friendly with our delivery man. Apparently he had a puppy he wanted to give to a good home. So we drove to his house and picked up our puppy and promptly named him Lucky. Lucky was of indeterminate heritage, but he became an important part of our family. When he was only about a year old he was hit by a car and his left front leg became paralyzed. After a period of time the vet advised my parents to have the leg removed, and it was done. Lucky, of course, became famous throughout the neighborhood as the three legged dog. His disability didn’t hold him back from anything and

he lived to be almost 20 years old. My father was somewhat famous for his High Holiday children’s services. Each year he would bring an object, seemingly unrelated to anything having to do with either Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur and use it to teach a lesson to the kids (and their parents!). Over the years he brought a laundry ticket; a broken alarm clock; a Hula Hoop; and various other items. But his most memorable children’s service had a special guest star: Lucky. My dad brought Lucky into the sanctuary, and of course let all the children pet him. While Lucky lounged next to the pulpit, my dad explained to the kids that no matter what you look like, no matter what your physical limitations might be, no matter how “odd” people think you are, you are valuable, and lovable, and capable of anything.

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synagogues B’nai israel synagogue

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

Beth el synagogue

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

Beth israel synagogue

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

oFFutt air Force Base

Capehart Chapel 2500 Capehart Road Offutt AFB, NE 68123 402.294.6244 email: oafbjsll@icloud.com

rose Blumkin JeWish home

323 South 132 Street Omaha, NE 68154

temple israel

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

tiFereth israel

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

B’nai israel synagogue

Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on may 10, at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker Ophir Palmon. 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.

Beth el synagogue

Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. Friday: Synagogue Office Closed; Passover Day Seven Services, 9:30 a.m.; NE AIDS Coaltion Lunch, 11:30 a.m.– 1 p.m. off site; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service with Yizkor, 9:30 a.m.; Mincha following Shabbat morning services — Passover Congregational Lunch. Weekday serVices: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. sunday: Eighth Grade Trip to Chicago; BESTT Classes, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; Yiddish Class, 11 a.m. with Hazzan Krausman. tuesday: A Journey through the Talmud, 11:30 a.m. with Rabbi Abraham; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Wednesday: Cantor’s Concert Baking Day, 9 a.m.; L’dor Va’ Dough Delivery Day, 10 a.m.; BESTT Classes, 4:15 p.m.; Yom HaShoah Teen Program, 5:30 p.m. at Temple Israel; Omaha Community Yom HaShoah Memorial, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel. thursday: Morning Minyan with Breakfast and Brachot, 7 a.m.; Cantor’s Concert Baking Day, 9 a.m.; Chesed Committee visits Blumkin Home, 2 p.m. Hebrew High Graduation and Teacher Appreciation, Friday, may 3, 5 p.m. Shabbat’s Cool (Grades K-7), saturday, may 4, 10 a.m. Cantor's Concert, sunday, may 5, 4-6 p.m. BESTT at JCC (Grades 3-7), Wednesday, may 8, 4 p.m. Hebrew High Goes to Yom Ha'atzmaut, Wednesday, may 8, 6 p.m.

Beth israel synagogue

Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer Friday: Synagogue Office Closed; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7:58 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 7:58 p.m. saturday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Torah Portion, 6:55 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 7:40 p.m.; Havdalah, 9:02 p.m. sunday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:05 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. monday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Jewish History — Your History, noon with Rabbi Shlomo; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:05 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. tuesday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:05 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Wednesday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Community Yom Hashoah Commemoration, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel; Mincha/ Ma’ariv, 8:05 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, 8:05 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.; Moshiach Feast: Farewell to Pesach, 7:30 p.m. and Musical Havdalah Service at 9:15 p.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. Friday Night Shabbat Dinner, Friday, may 3, 6:30 p.m. at Marriott Downtown, 222 N 10th Street Omaha for Berskshire Investors Conference. All programs are open to the entire community. For more information call 402.330.1800 or visit www.ochabad.com.

congregation B’nai Jeshurun

Services conducted by Rabbi Teri Appleby. Friday: Erev Shabbat Service, 6:30 p.m. music by Elaine Monnier and Mark Miller; Oneg, 7:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 8 p.m. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service with Yizkor, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study on the Song of Songs, 10:45 a.m.; Potluck Dinner and Potluck, 6 p.m.; Havdalah (72 minutes), 9:31 p.m. sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m. Parents of children in grades 3-7 will pick up their student at Wyuka cemetery at noon; Adult Hebrew Prayer Class, 11:30 a.m.; Board of Trustees Meeting, 1:30 p.m.; 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. at TI. thursday: Holocaust Memorial Service, 5:30 p.m. at Wyuka Cemetery. Nebraska State Holocaust Commemoration, sunday, may 5, 3 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol Bldg. As you start to make summer plans, consider sending your child to LJCS CAMP ISRAEL, July 22–aug. 2, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Light Kosher dairy snack and lunch included. Tuition for each week is $75 per camper. This program is open to children ages 5-14. We require ALL campers to be registered through the LJCS, therefore we cannot accept drop-in guests.

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

rose Blumkin JeWish home

Friday: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Jim Polack. saturday: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Alan Shulewitz. Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

temple israel

Friday: Conclusion of Passover — Office Closed; Conclusion of Passover Service and Yizkor, 10:30 a.m.; Celebratory Fundraising Dinner Honoring Cantor Wendy Shermet, 5:30 p.m. (RSVP’s were required). saturday: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. Haftarah Reader: Miles Remer. sunday: Caring Committee Baking Day, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; Beginning Prayer-Book Hebrew, 9 a.m.; Religious School for Grades PreK-6, 10 a.m.; Temple Tots, 10:30 a.m.; Temple TED Talk, 10:30 a.m.; Religious School Celebration for Cantor Wendy Shermet, 11:30 a.m.; OTYG Field Day JYG and Tri-Faith, noon; OTYG Meeting, noon; Tri-Faith Committee Meeting, noon.; JYG End of Year Program, 2 p.m. Wednesday: Religious School Grades 3-6, 4 p.m.; Grades 8-12 Yom HaShoah Program and Dinner, 5:30 p.m. Program for Jewish teens in grades 8-12 and includes dinner and an educational component based on the short film Pigeon led by the staff of the IHE; Yom HaShoah Community Holocaust Commemoration, 7 p.m. hosted by Temple Israel, and all are welcome. Keynote speaker Scott Miller, recently retired Director of Curatorial Affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., will speak about his book, Tracing The Fates of the St. Louis Passengers. thursday: The History of the Jewish People: The Holocaust, 10 a.m. with Rabbi Stoller. Special Shabbat Service, Friday, may 3 at 6 p.m. tribute

to Sharon Comisar-Langdon, who is retiring after four years as our Religious School Director. OTYG board and Youth Advisor Jacob Kahn will be honored and 2019-2020 OTYG board will be installed. All high-school seniors will recieve a special blessing and Alec Feidman, son of Nancy Feidman and Ted Feidman, will be presented with the Brandon Thomas Pursuit of Passion Scholarship. Oneg in Brandon’s memory sponsored by Elly and Bob Gordman, Andie Gordman and Dan Fitzgerald, and Lindsey Thomas to follow. 10th Grade Confirmation, sunday, may 5 at 10:30 a.m. Because our high-school students are role models to our younger children, this year’s Confirmation service will include our younger students as participants. Community brunch open to all following the service. Please RSVP to Temple Israel, 402.556.6536. We will also dedicate new links on our L’dor V’dor sculpture outside our main entrance. Rosh Chodesh Floral Fun Event! Hosted by Susie Silverman and Pam DePorte, sunday, may 5, 2 p.m. at Arrange This N’ That, 4022 South 108 Street. This event is limited to 24 seats! RSVP online: templeisraelomaha.com/rosh-cho desh. (see full story on page A6) Tri-Faith Garden & Orchard Day, sunday, may 5, 2 p.m. Help set up and plant our Tri-Faith Garden and Orchard at Temple Israel. Volunteers needed to move soil, set-up raised beds, and plant trees. Please sign up for any tasks you are able to do: bit.ly/2pjvjVJ. Our community partner, Big Garden, will provide the tools: Be ready to get dirty!

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Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday: Synagogue office closed; Seventh Day of Pesach and Erev Shabbat Service, 6:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 8 p.m. saturday: Shabbat Service with Yizkor, 9:30 a.m. Please note, due to the kitchen being closed for Passover, we will not have a kiddush lunch; Got Shabbat, 11 a.m.; Pesach Ends, 9:01 p.m.; Havdalah (72 minutes), 9:01 p.m. sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m. Parents of children in grades 3-7 will pick up their student at Wyuka cemetery at 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. at TI. thursday: Hebrew Reading class, 7 p.m. at the synagogue taught by Nancy Coren. Please let her know if you plan to attend and bring a pack of index cards with you; Holocaust Memorial Service, 5:30 p.m. at Wyuka Cemetery. This gathering affords those of us who would like to say kaddish on Yom HaShoah an opportunity to do so. In case of inclement weather, the gathering will meet at Tifereth Israel. This year's Nebraska State Holocaust Commemoration will take place on sunday, may 5 at 3 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol Building. Our legislative sponsor is Senator Megan Hunt, and our guest speaker is Beth Dotan, Founder and First Executive Director of IHE. As you start to make summer plans, consider sending your child to LJCS CAMP ISRAEL, July 22–aug. 2, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Light Kosher dairy snack and lunch included. Tuition for each week is $75 per camper. This program is open to children ages 5-14. We require ALL campers to be registered through the LJCS, therefore we cannot accept drop-in guests. Tifereth Israel Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration, thursday, may 9, 6:30 p.m. We’ll be grilling outdoors and providing side dishes. Attendees should bring their own drinks for a meat meal. (No dairy drinks please.) A vegetarian option will be available upon request. Please RSVP so we can plan the amount of food to purchase.

Washington man posts more plans on Facebook to kill Jews in mass shooting

marcy oster JTA A Washington state man, out on bail after being charged with two felonies for posting plans on Facebook to commit a mass shooting against Jewish targets, has posted more violent messages and threats against Jews. Dakota Reed, 20, had been out of jail on $50,000 bond since December. But in the wake of the new social media posts he was jailed again on April 8 and his bail raised to $500,000, the

Washington-based Herald.net reported. His new posts referred to killing the “ZOG,” or Zionist Occupied Government, a far-right conspiracy theory that Jews control the U.S. government. “I’m shooting for 30 Jews,” Reed wrote in November. “No pun needed. Long ways away anyways. See you Goys.” Other posts referenced a plot to shoot up a synagogue in 2025. He has not been charged with a hate crime.

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Kathryn Howell, daughter of Danielle and Bryan Howell, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 4, at Temple Israel. Katie is a seventh-grade student at Bennington Middle School and is in the HAL reading program. Katie is interested in soccer, swimming, ultimate frisbee and theater. She most recently played the Elven Queen in The Hobbit at Circle Theater, and has participated in eight JCC musicals. For her mitzvah project, Katie raised funds through lemonade and cookie stands over the course of two years, to sponsor a cat adoption cage at the Blair Animal Shelter. She also volunteered at the shelter, helping to socialize the cats and assist in their care. She has a sister, Emmy, a brother, Jamie, a dog, three cats and a snake. Grandparents are Nancy and Larry Katz of Omaha, and Sue and Jim Howell of Pembroke Pines, FL.

How celebrities celebrated Passover

JoSefin DolSten JTA How was this night different from other nights? We have the same kind of dinner as Jewish celebrities. Like the rest of us, some of Hollywood’s Jews observed Passover this weekend — it turns out quite a few of them were eating matzah ball soup, looking for the afikomen and spending quality time with their families. Here are a few who shared their experiences on social media.

marcy oSter JTA A neighborhood in a Denver suburb will change its name from Swastika Acres. e Cherry Hills Village City Council voted unanimously last week to change the neighborhood’s controversial name to Old Cherry Hills. e subdivision was named Swastika Acres decades before the Nazis’ rise to power and adoption of the symbol, KDVR Fox Denver reported. e name comes from the old Denver Land Swastika Company, Cherry Hills Village councilman Dan Sheldon told the news station. e company divided the land into plots near the turn of the 20th century. e city had been unable to change the name in past years because city ordinances required 100 percent of property owners to sign off on the change. A new recently adopted ordinance requires a 51 percent owner approval.

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Rachel Elizabeth Roberts and Justin Robert Lewis were married Saturday, April 13, 6:30 pm at Noah's Event Venue in Westminster, CO. The ceremony officiated by Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. Rachel is the daughter of Nancy Milder Lazer of Omaha. She the granddaughter of the late Adrienne Rice Milder of Hermosa Beach, CA and Orvel Milder of Omaha, both of blessed memory and the great-granddaughter of Ruth and Joe Rice of Omaha, and Ella and Hymie Milder of Omaha, all of blessed memory. Her attendant was Isaiah Mainus, son of Derek Mainus and the late Marci Brookstein Mainus (Marci was Rachel's best friend for 35 years). Rachel graduated from University of Denver with a Bachelors degree in Communications, and earned her Masters degree in Elementary Math Education from University of Colorado at Denver. She is a fifth grade teacher at Southeast Elementary School in Brighton, CO. Justin is the son of Brenda and Chris Lewis of Stillwater, Texas and the grandson of Daniel Lewis of Golden, CO and the late Sarah Lewis, and Delores and Harold Underwood of Ogallala, NE, both of blessed memory. His attendant was his father, Chris Lewis. He works at Hulcher Services The couple resides in Reunion, CO and has a honeymoon planned in Akumal, Mexico at a later date.

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Plenty famous Jews shared photos from their Passover celebrations on social media. Credit: Instagram Glee actress Dianna Agron shared a video of herself getting in the mood for her seder by dancing to Tradition from Fiddler on the Roof. Mayim Bialik, of e Big Bang eory, posted a photo of a single, buttered piece of matzah and labeled it “dinner.” Zach Braff shared a photo of himself and Scrubs co-star Sarah Chalke titled “Happy Passover.” (It’s not quite clear why they are holding goats, but it may be related to an animalfilled Easter celebration from which he also shared photos.) Yael Grobglas, a regular on Jane the Virgin who grew up in Israel, posted tasty photos from her seder. West Wing star Josh Malina cooked up a pretty big pot of matzah ball soup. Actress and deaf activist Marlee Matlin posted a photo of herself signing both “Happy Passover” and “Happy Easter” and eating a piece of matzah. Debra Messing, of Will and Grace, shared two selfies with her son Roman at a seder. She also posted a photo of the scene following the meal, with two people passed out on the ride home. Comedian John Mulaney isn’t Jewish, but he shared a photo of him looking for the afikomen and making a joke about the Four Sons from the seder. (His wife Annamarie Tendler is Jewish) Michaela Watkins, formerly of Saturday Night Live and the Hulu series Casual, was happy with herself for throwing a seder for 12 people.

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Gabby blair Staff Writer, Jewish Press t is obvious when speaking to Barb Seglin, of Lincoln, that she loves her dog Duffy, a six-year-old Labradoodle. “Duffy was our daughter’s dog, but we took him in when she moved to Texas and we love him so much in spite of his occasional antics!” Seglin laughingly recounts a few stories of Duffy’s shenanigans. “Duffy is a repeat offender and known counter surfer. He has eaten cans of anchovies and sticks of butter. His most costly snack however, was when he once ate $130 dollars in cash!” When he is not surfing counters for his next snack, Duffy enjoys digging things up and playing hide and seek with his humans, grabbing dirty clothes (his favorites are socks and underwear), and leaving them strewn around the yard for his

humans to find. He also enjoys a good howling session when ever he hears a siren. Duffy always looks forward to visiting the office of Barb’s husband, a Lincoln attorney, and he sports his Star of David collar proudly. “At the end of the day, Duffy is a real character. He is funny and loving and brings a lot of life to our home. I suppose there is nothing that makes him a ‘special’ dog per se, but he sure is special to us and we couldn’t imagine life without him!”

Vanessa Gifford is a graphic designer in JFO Marketing and regularly brings Amazing Mazey to work. Mazey is a three-year-old Lab mixed with an American Bulldog, Collie and Spaniel. “I adopted Mazey through Hands, Hearts & Paws Rescue. I looked on Petfinder originally, wanting an older medium sized dog to be a good fit with my 13-year-old cat at home. But Mazey’s story and personality made me fall in love with her. When she was found on the streets, she was very pregnant and shortly after they rescued her, she had 13 puppies. Her foster parents said she was an amazing mom to her pups, hence the name Amazing Mazey. “Mazey is a food disposal and will eat most anything, but she really likes yogurt. When I adopted Mazey, she came with her favorite toy: an orange Jolly Soccer Ball, she’s obsessed with it. She likes to lay on her back on the couch with her humans. “Mazey wants to be friends and play with my cat so bad, but any-

time she attempts to play, Bagheera hisses and swipes her paw at Mazey, so in return Mazey tries to paw back at Bagheera, this usually makes things worse and Mazey gets slapped on the snout. They get along fine other times and will even touch noses but they just don’t know how to play together. Mazey also doesn’t like snowmen or those holiday blow-up decorations in yards and tends to be hesitant or bark at them when we walk by which gives me a chuckle.

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Jose and Caryl Martinez with OTCH Joui’s Unforgettable, a 5 1/2 year old Golden Retriever who is an Obedience Trail Champion (call name Tango). While I was still working as a urologist, I began to show Winston, who became an obedience champion. After my retirement, I actively pursued my hobby with the help of my wife, Caryl.

When my brother (Jon Jabenis) wanted to go dog shopping together, I had no idea we would find the most loving, sweetest petfriend I’d ever owned. This is Rudy. He likes everyone and wants to meet EVERYONE. His tail wags, always!! Here, is a picture of him doing what he does best... stealing my slippers. It’s his favorite game. We hope he loves his pet parents as much as we love him! M’Lee Hasslinger and Jay Durmaskin

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