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Endowed by the Benjamin and Anna E. Wiesman Family Fund AN AGENCY OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF OMAHA June 12, 2015 25 Sivan 5775 Vol. 95 | No. 39

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RBJH honors volunteers at LOVE installation Page 2

Goodbye, Josh and Amanda Page 5 The Humanitarian of the Year Award winners Sarah and Ted Seldin. See page 7 for more photos from the Annual Meeting.

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by OZZIE NOGG age 12 and up, to assist with Resident Young people looking for a way to activities and services,” said Linda perform acts of loving kindness this Cogen, RBJH Volunteer Coordinasummer will find a solution at the tor. “The work gives kids the chance Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. “The to interact in a friendly way with Home is seeking Junior Volunteers, Residents, while also giving them the opportunity to earn service hours in a Jewish environment committed to caring, compassion and customer service. As a bonus, they also meet other teen volunteers from schools all over the city. Last year’s participants made new friends and gained valuable experiences they are now applying in school and the workplace. We invite all interested young people to call for an interview.

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by KEN SCHNEIDER As alumni of a proud fraternity prepare to celebrate the 90th anniversary of their chapter’s founding in Lincoln, Sigma Alpha Mu (headquartered in Indianapolis) has officially announced its plans to return to the University of Nebraska this fall. Originally founded as the Sigma Omicron chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu in 1926, “Sammy at Nebraska” has initiated nearly 670 men since – among them, an Olympic athlete (Jim Hartung), legal counsel to the President of the United States (Lee White), former Chief Justice of Nebraska (Norman Krivosha) and the current University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor (Harvey Perlman).

Ken Schneider, Sigma Alpha Mu’s professional staff consultant heading up the Lincoln expansion effort, shares some perspective: “The fraternity provides an opportunity for the motivated college man to learn, firsthand, life lessons not taught in the classroom. Sammy’s focus on scholarship, leadership, philanthropy and

community service combine to support the brotherhood fostered in this collaborative, values-based working environment.”

Schneider adds, “The challenge of building a fraternity chapter from the ground up means more than just bringing another club onto campus. This situation provides an immediate opportunity for leadership and personal development on an international scale, an experience otherwise unattainable in traditional college confines.”

Founded nationally in 1909 at the College of the City of New York, Sigma Alpha Mu presently has 54 existing chapters and new “colonies” across the US and Canada. In 2013-2014, the fraternity raised nearly $300,000 in philanthropic activity, with $75,000 of that being directed to the Alzheimer’s Association – its national philanthropy of choice. That same year, Sammy fraternity men collectively performed over 31,300 hours of community service.

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RBJH honors volunteers at LOVE installation Creating a garden for needy neighbors

by OZZIE NOGG LOVE (League Offering Volunteers for the Elderly) welcomed new officers and board members at a special Volunteer Recognition Program on Sunday, June 7, in the Silverman Auditorium at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

Linda Cogen, Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Volunteer Coordinator, organized the event. “This year’s theme was

Potash said, “The importance of volunteers within this community cannot be overstated. Our community thrives because of the passion and experience of our volunteers.

Over the years I have enjoyed seeing how the generations of leaders have impacted our Jewish Community.”

The June 7 event featured an authentic Asian menu with Chicken Satay, fried rice, fresh fruit skewers and sake, the

Clockwise from the left: Vicki Perlmeter, left, and RIcki Skog; Bob Kaplan, left, and Toni Rosen; New LOVE CoPresidents Mark Kazor and Michael Shrago express their gratitude to Jim Wax, Outgoing LOVE President.

by SUZANNE KURTZ SLOAN (JTA) -- Talia Abrams was struck by the irony that some of her neighbors on the Hawaiian island of Kauai could not afford to eat healthy food. So two years ago Abrams, who is home-schooled, wrote a bill as an educational assignment that would require the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to appropriate funds to create edible landscapes in public spaces by planting fruit trees and vegetable and herb gardens for public use across the state.

Talia Abrams says her edible landscapes program will be deemed a success “if even one mouth is fed.”

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You Are Worth a Fortune,” Cogen said.

“Those words symbolize the value we place on all those who volunteer at the Home.” Andy and Carole Greenberg were honored for their many years as Shabbat service leaders at the Blumkin Home, and Jim Wax received recognition for his role as outgoing President of LOVE. New LOVE officers for 2015-2016 are Michael Shrago and Mark Kazor, Co-Presidents; Les Kay, Treasurer; Ricki Skog, Secretary; and Dora Goldstrom, Membership Advocate.

Newly appointed and continuing Board members are Gaby Blair, Ed Horwitz, Vicki Perlmeter, Dottie Rosenblum, Crystal Smith, Shelley Stern, Jim Wax and Lois Wine.

Leaving the LOVE Board are Judy Brookstein, Beth Friedman, Howard Kaplan, Mark Lippett, Jim Polack, Sheila Tomps and Esther Wax. Alan Potash, Jewish Federation of Omaha CEO conducted the installation. In his remarks,

traditional Japanese fermented rice beverage. “Vu Chen, a wonderful pianist, provided the entertainment,” Cogen said.

“He is part of the dance program at the Jewish Community Center and often visits the Blumkin Home to share his music with the residents.”

LOVE was formed in 1971 and continues to play a vital role at the Blumkin Home. “Current LOVE volunteers assist with many of our programs,” Linda Cogen said, “and there is always a need for additional volunteers. If you have an interest in giving the precious gift of your time, please call to schedule an appointment and visit with me to find your niche." Linda can be reached at 402.334.6519.

She took the bill to her state representative, Derek Kawakami, who introduced it to the state House of Representatives. Ultimately the bill was defeated in the Hawaii Senate over liability issues, but it attracted support for Abrams not only from Kawakami but also her mayor and state senator. They helped secure $10,000 and permission from Kauai’s Department of Parks and Recreation for Abrams to start a pilot program at a local park in the town of Kilauea. The goal of the program, she said, is to serve as a model for how similar programs could run at the state level.

Abrams said the plans for the garden have already been drawn. In October, adjacent to a baseball field, playground and parking lot, the planting will begin: fruit trees, a hedge of vegetables, a taro patch, and two herb gardens with rosemary, basil, sage and mint. The resultant bounty will be available for everyone, she added.

For Abrams, the program will be deemed a success “if even one mouth is fed.” She also hopes to educate residents about how to garden, what to grow and how to use what they grow.

“You can’t do anything by yourself,” said Abrams, citing her community’s support for the program. “You need all the support you can get.”

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Building of Sobibor memorial said to be suspended following protests

by JTA NEWS STAFF (JTA) -- Polish authorities suspended the planned construction of a controversial memorial at the former Sobibor Nazi death camp, according to activists fighting the plan.

The suspension of the monument plan followed talks last month between the Polish Ministry of Culture and Yad

by Haimi, by which the Nazis led Jews to the gas chambers.

But citing concerns over construction on a mass grave with countless archaeological finds, Yad Vashem voiced its concerns over the plan last year, as did the Netherlands-based Sobibor Foundation.

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“In the end, it was decided to suspend and rethink the planned construction,” confirmed Yoram Haimi, an Israeli archaeologist whose team in September discovered the foundations of the gas chambers at Sobibor, which were thought to have been destroyed by the Nazis.

Haimi added that he did not know what would come instead of the proposed five million monument or where it would be built.

“We are waiting for new plans to be drawn up and brought for approval in Warsaw," he said. "Maybe the monument will remain unchanged, but for its construction outside the camp instead of on it.”

In 2011, Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage announced its plans to erect a visitor’s center and the monument – a mile-long wall along the path, discovered

international forum that funded part of the construction project and includes representatives from leading Israeli and European Holocaust institutions.

Yad Vashem would not confirm the suspension. Asked about it, a spokesman said that “negotiations are ongoing.”

The office of Tomasz Kranz, director of the State Museum at Majdanek and the person responsible for the Sobibor project, did not immediately reply to a JTA query on the matter.

But Jonny Daniels, founder of the From the Depths commemoration group that lobbied for the project to be scrapped, told JTA that he also had received confirmation of its suspension. He added that his group maintains all and any construction should happen outside the compound where 250,000 people were murdered.

If not for “our dozens of trips to the site and exposure like we received by JTA on the issue, they would be building now,” he added.

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Sigma Omicron at University of Nebraska Continued from page 1 Historically, in the early 1900’s, Jews were often quietly “unwelcomed” into the general Greek community on many campuses. Bright, young Jewish men, eager to participate in the best that the fraternal experience had to offer, chose to start their own fraternity chapters. And, throughout the first four decades of Sigma Alpha Mu’s existence, they initiated only Jewish men.

“Times change. Men often change with them. But, principles? Never!” This profound statement, published and spoken of often throughout the past 60 years of Sigma Alpha Mu history, has witnessed the evolution of the fraternity since World War II. In 1953, at their national convention, Sigma Alpha Mu voted to remove the prohibitive membership restriction from its Constitution. Today, the fraternity’s alumni leadership still honors its time-tested values, ideals and principles while recognizing its Jewish heritage, though its membership is now open to all men.

Legacies (sons, grandsons and brothers of Sammy members from any chapter) are automatically extended the courtesy of receiving a bid to join Sigma Alpha Mu. For more information on the return of “Sammy” at Nebraska, contact Ken Schneider at expansion@sam.org or call 1.888.369.9361.

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by BEN SALES JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Jay and Mikelle sat next to each other on the bus as it ascended the road to Jerusalem.

Later the same day they accompanied each other on an emotional trip to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum. The next day they planned to trek up to the desert fortress at Masada and swim together in the Dead Sea. During its week-and-a-half journey through Israel, their bus would stop so they could hike up north and relax at the beach in Tel Aviv. Some of the group had been here

Los Angeles and 51 from Phoenix -- and interviews were part of the process.

While the trip’s total expenses add up to about $10,000 per couple, the couples pay only $1,800. The Boston-based Jacobson Family Foundation is the primary funder.

The trip is not linked to Taglit-Birthright Israel, which is paid for in part by the Israeli government.

Rubel and Wise, the former CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo in New York, hope to run 50 Honeymoon Israel trips a year.

The Phoenix group from one of the pilot Honeymoon Israel trips gathers in Jerusalem, May Credit: Honeymoon Israel 2015.

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before; for others it was their first time.

But unlike the hundreds of TaglitBirthright Israel buses that traverse Israel every year, there were no random hookups on this tour. Its participants were couples, some with children. About a third of the participants weren’t Jewish.

Called Honeymoon Israel, the trip is a “Birthright” for married couples aged 25 to 40. Like Birthright -- the free 10-day journeys to Israel for 18- to 26-year-old Jews -the couples’ excursion hopes to foster Jewish identity in its participants as they are settling down and having kids. Acknowledging the growing number of intermarried families, the trip mandates that only one of the two partners be Jewish.

“We plan on raising our household Jewish,” said Jay Belfore, a trip participant who was raised Catholic and whose wife, Mikelle, is Jewish. “In order for me to gain a better understanding of the culture, seeing Israel is important to us.”

On their second date, Mikelle told Jay that she wanted to raise Jewish children. Jay appreciates Judaism’s emphasis on family, and said the trip has given him a frame of reference for Jewish life, teaching him about the origins of holidays and customs. The couple has two children, 3 and 1.

“My hope was that Jay would learn about Judaism on a deeper level and would feel more involved in our children’s upbringing,” Mikelle said. “Honeymoon Israel has created a safe place for couples in similar situations.”

That safe place is the trip's goal, said Honeymoon Israel co-CEO Avi Rubel, who launched the project with co-CEO Mike Wise. Families and Jewish communities at home can be judgmental of intermarried couples or those without much Jewish background, he said, and coming to Israel together allows them to have an immersive and supportive Jewish experience.

“What if they did feel welcome and not judged, and at home in the Jewish community?” said Rubel, formerly the founding North American director of Masa Israel Journey, which coordinates long-term Israel programs for young people. “Then at this time they’re looking for meaning, and they would find it in the Jewish community.

Honeymoon Israel’s two pilot trips, from Los Angeles and Phoenix, arrived in late May with 20 couples each. There was an outsize demand -- 85 couples applied from

Such initiatives, said Jewish sociologist Seven Cohen, are crucial in light of the results of the Pew Research Center’s 2013 A Portrait of Jewish Americans, which showed that 71 percent of non-Orthodox Jews were intermarrying. Showing intermarried couples a Jewish society, Cohen said, can give the non-Jewish spouse a larger context to connect personally to Judaism.

“Being Jewish in yourself is connected with being Jewish in your family, in your community and in your people,” said Cohen, a research professor at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

“These circles of social identity are layered from top to bottom.”

Honeymoon Israel is one of a few imitation Birthright programs to emerge in recent years. The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project runs eight-day group trips to Israel for Jewish mothers. An organization called Covenant Journey plans to bring groups of Evangelical Christian youth to Israel for subsidized trips starting this year.

Honeymoon Israel takes its participants across the country, but spends more time in Tel Aviv than most Birthright trips, aiming to show Israel’s modern culture as well as its historical and biblical sites. Participants on the Phoenix trip did Havdalah, the closing ceremony of Shabbat, with Beit Tefillah Israeli, a liberal prayer group that meets on the beach. And the group spent a day in northern Israel learning about coexistence efforts between Arabs and Jews.

“This is not a Disney World trip,” Rubel said. “We want people to see Israel in all its complexity. We want people to have a positive experience in Israel. We think part of doing that is giving people a chance to see the whole picture.”

The trips also aim to maintain connections among the couples after they return to their home city. Couples met at a Shabbat dinner before the trip, and monthly Shabbat dinners are planned for when they return. A trip staff member will also be available to meet with the couples back home.

“In this modern world where we have almost no boundaries, the new face of Jews is definitely an international one,” said Khai Ling Tan, who was born in Malaysia and whose husband, Jonathan Levine, is Jewish.

“You don’t want to be exclusive because when you do that, your world becomes smaller and smaller and smaller.”

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Goodbye, Josh and Amanda

On Wednesday June 3, it was goodbye for Josh Gurock as he and his wife Amanda are starting a new chapter in Albany, New York. The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home residents and staff, as well as many community members, sent him off in style.

Above, left: Josh and Mike Aparo (who will miss Josh particularly when the Star Catering staff travels to Kansas City later this summer to compete in the Kosher BBQ). Above, right: Beth Israel’s Rabbi Ari Dembitzer with Josh. Josh ended his presidency of the synagogue in May of this year. Bottom, right: daughter Leah and son Max cover Josh with shaving cream as part of the festivities. Not pictured: Josh and Amanda’s son Jacob and daughter Sophie.

We wish the entire Gurock family success and happiness in Albany. You will be missed!

Members of Lincoln's South Street Temple painted the exterior of a Habitat for Humanity home on Sunday, May 31, as part of the Congregation's celebration of its 130th anniversary.

Israel balks at Swiss government funding for exhibit by Israeli leftist group

by JTA NEWS STAFF JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel has formally complained to the Swiss government over its funding for an exhibit by an Israeli NGO that alleges misconduct by Israeli soldiers in their dealings with Palestinians.

The Swiss Foreign Ministry gave some $16,000 to the Breaking the Silence exhibit that opened in Zurich on Thursday, the French news agency AFP reported. Other funding came from the Zurich municipality and church groups.

Swiss government officials defended the ministry’s funding of the exhibit.

“We thought long and hard before giving this money,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Patrick Pons told AFP, calling the exhibit “very balanced” and saying it would increase dialogue about human rights.

Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Tzipi Hotovely, was quoted as saying in The Jerusalem Post: “We cannot accept a situation whereby an organization whose entire purpose is to sully the names and reputations of IDF soldiers is operating internationally in order to cause serious damage to the State of Israel’s image. The Foreign Ministry will continue its extensive activity against those

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Founded in Israel in 2004, Breaking the Silence uses testimonies, mostly anonymous, by Israeli soldiers who recount their experiences serving in the West Bank and their interactions with the Arab population there as well as in eastern Jerusalem, Lebanon and Gaza. Its founders have said they wish to end Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.

A report issued by the group last month, citing testimonies from over 60 Israeli soldiers who fought in last summer’s Gaza conflict, said that “permissive” rules of engagement led to indiscriminate artillery fire that caused unnecessary damage to Palestinian civilians.

Breaking the Silence said Thursday in a Facebook post: “We are proud to present the exhibition in Zurich after having showcased it dozens of times throughout Israel (including in the Israeli Knesset) in order to encourage an open and honest debate on the occupation.

“We are proud to give the international public the opportunity to meet former soldiers who care about human rights, and work to bring about justice and equality for Israelis and Palestinians. The debate that we are trying to facilitate is not a simple one, yet we prefer to engage in it rather than to perpetuate the silence.”

In the news Sandy Gordon and Ethan Finkelstein of Integrity ATA Martial Arts both qualified to compete in North Region District ATA Tournament by being ranked in the top ten in Nebraska. The tournament was held in Lakeville, Minnesota. The North District is composed of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. Ethan was unable to attend. Sandy did attend and received gold medals in Forms/Sparring and Combat Weapon Sparring. Sandy is now District Champion in her age group, and has qualified to compete in the upcoming Worlds Expo Tournament for World Champion next month in Little Rock.

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Temple Israel Confirmation

Tony Blair to head international group fighting racism and anti-Semitism

2015 Confirmation class from Temple Israel: front row: Rabbi Josh Brown, Whitney Feidman, Olivia Nogg, Mikayla Langdon, Emily Kazor, Cali Epstein and Cantor Wendy Shermet, middle row: Josie Platt, Alex Belgrade, Nate Gendler, Josie Slovut, Lindsay Osborne, Hannah Goodman and Debbie Massarano, back row: Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Jacob Wigodsky, Spencer Arnold, Seth Norton, Max Goldberg and Samantha Sullivan.

Mothers who drive

by JTA NEWS STAFF (JTA) -- A letter issued by rabbis of the Belz Hasidic group in London saying that the children whose mothers drive them to school will be banned was not approved by the schools’ board of governors.

Ahron Klein, chief executive of Torah Machzikei Hadass, a boys’ primary school, and Beis Malka, a primary school for girls, both located in Stamford Hill, told the Hackney Gazette that the message of the letter written by the rabbis was not seen in advance by the board.

“The head teacher sent out the letter on behalf of the spiritual heads of the community who had not taken into account the implications of such a policy,” Klein told the newspaper. “The school believes that women have a choice about whether they want to drive or not, and our policy is to accept all children who are members of our community, which we have been doing for the last 40 years.”

Late last month, Belz rabbis in London issued a letter saying that female drivers violate “the traditional rules of modesty in our camp” and that children would be expelled from

Belz schools if their mothers dropped them off by car beginning in August with the new school year. Many Hasidic groups in the United States also frown upon women driving.

The letter brought accusations that the Belz were “trying to turn their London community into Saudi Arabia.”

The policy of not allowing students to come to school if their mothers drive came from the Belzer rebbe in Israel, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, according to the Jewish Chronicle.

Britain’s education secretary and minister for women and equalities, Nicky Morgan, has ordered an investigation into the possible exclusion of pupils from school.

“This is completely unacceptable in modern Britain,” she told the Hackney Gazette. “If schools do not actively promote the principle of respect for other people, they are breaching the independent school standards.”

Morgan added that her department would “take any necessary action to address the situation.”

Both schools have been rated “good” by Ofsted, Britain’s Office for Standards in Education.

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by JTA NEWS STAFF (JTA) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been appointed to head an international organization that fights racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia.

Blair’s appointment as chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, heading a board of former European presidents and prime ministers, was announced.

The appointment comes a week after Blair announced that he will step down next month as the special Middle East peace envoy of the Quartet, the diplomatic group representing the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, a post he has held since 2007.

“Incidents of extremism, rising anti-Semitism and surging Nationalist forces who seek to cultivate a spirit of resentment by playing on people’s fears, threaten our European ideals of freedom, equality and a desire for peace,” Blair said in a statement emailed to JTA announcing his appointment.

“But such intolerance has been rejected before in our history and must be rejected again today. The ECTR stands against such close-minded views -- and I am delighted to have this opportunity to work with them to promote our shared vision for the future: societies based on an openminded, inclusive and tolerant worldview.”

The council’s president, Moshe Kantor, who is also president of the European Jewish Congress, praised Blair’s appointment, calling his experience in working for peace and reconciliation “invaluable.”

“Mr. Blair has worked tirelessly to end conflict and build better societies,” Kantor said. “His international reach will also allow the organization to address globally the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia.”

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Top: David Gilinsky and Jill Sideris; Patty Nogg and Alan Potash. Second row: Sarah and Ted Seldin; Jody Malashock, Rabbi Steven Abraham and Buzz Malashock; Bruce Friedlander with his daughter, Andee Scioli and his grandsons Jack and Joe. Third row: Phil and Nancy Wolf with daughter Hannah and son-in-law Mike Schmidt; Steve Riekes and Renee Corcoran; Dana Kaufman and Jason Epstein.

Fourth row: Max Gendler and Elissa Wiener; Roberta Deremer; Deborah Platt surrounded by her family. Fifth row: Brett and Stacy Atlas with their children Marley, Noah and Zachary; Esther and Jim Wax; Jan Goldstein and Dana Kaufman. Bottom row: Terri Schrager and David Gilinsky; Murray Newman with Darlynn and Tom Fellman.

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by ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Jewish Press Editor Amnesty International confuses me. Not, mind you, when they released their report on Israel’s misbehavior during last year’s Gaza conflict. There were no surprises there: Israel was the aggressor and everything was Israel’s fault. Bad, bad Israel.

Fine; be that way.

But then, they decided to release a report about Hamas, and judging from some carefully optimistic headlines in some newspapers, people fell for it.

Not that it lasted long, Amnesty International made sure of that by writing the following opening paragraph: “Israeli forces committed war crimes and human rights violations during a 50-day military offensive in the Gaza strip that killed over 1,500 civilians including 539 children, wounded thousands more civilians and caused massive civilian displacement and destruction of property and vital services.”

Wait; I thought this was a report about Hamas?

There’s more: “Israel maintained its air, sea and land blockade of Gaza, imposing collective punishment on its approximately 1.8 million inhabitants and stoking the humanitarian crisis. In the West Bank, Israeli forces carried out unlawful killings of Palestinian protesters, including children, and maintained an array of oppressive restrictions on Palestinians’ freedom of movement while continuing to promote illegal settlements and allow Israeli settlers to attack Palestinians and destroy their property with near total impunity.”

By the time Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program of Amnesty International, finally gets around to addressing what Hamas did, he words it as follows: “It is absolutely appalling that, while Israeli forces were inflicting massive death and destruction upon the people in

Gaza, Hamas forces took the opportunity to ruthlessly settle scores, carrying out a series of unlawful killings and other grave abuses.”

I get it. When you combine naïve expectations (“A.I. is calling on the Palestinian authorities, including the Hamas de facto administration in Gaza, to co-operate with independent and impartial international investigative mechanisms…”) with the delusion of being “Independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or reli-

gion,” you quickly find yourself in a no-win situation.

Amnesty International is not above politics. It never has been. Impartiality? Forget about it. The organization has long since made up its mind: Israel is guilty.

And just to drive the point home; Amnesty International’s report about war crimes by Hamas comes with expectations and demands. Not directed at Hamas, but at Israel.

Israel should cooperate with any independent and impartial international investigation (well, that counts A. I. out) and allow unrestricted access to Israel and the “occupied territories” by those organizations. It should cooperate with any investigation by the International Criminal Court. It

should also “rescind any punitive measures taken following Palestine’s signature of the Rome statute and refrain from imposing any additional punitive measures if the Palestinian authorities take further steps to pursue international justice for crimes under international law; completely lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip, including by permitting the unrestricted transfer of construction materials into the Gaza Strip and the transfer of goods from Gaza to Israel and the West Bank (oh, that sounds like a phenomenal idea!), and accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction.”

The report is a joke, except nobody’s laughing.

And while there’s no doubt in my mind that many of Amnesty International’s employees, members and donors have good intentions, I also kind of suspect that there’s a level of ignorance here that is hard to fix. Combine that with the rigid conviction of being right and humane and moral, and you end up with an organization that lacks self-criticism. And when an organization doesn’t from time to time doubt itself and the tough, uncomfortable questions are not asked, a fundamentalist, dogmatic attitude isn’t far behind. In fact, I think Amnesty International is already there.

Human rights organizations, if they want to be effective, cannot operate in a black and white world. They need to let in some color, and let go of the long-held conviction that they always have the moral high ground. Doubt is healthy.

Amnesty International should question its convictions on a regular basis. After all, they’re expecting us to do it all the time.

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In it’s third year, the PEP program pairs new day school Heads with veteran administrators, embracing the idea that educational leaders are enriched by the best mentorship and coaching. Through PEP, a select group of 10 new heads of school, called Fellows, benefit from the experience of Deans, seasoned professionals in the field who offer weekly phone conferences for one-on-one advice and encouragement.

In June and July, I’ll also be taking classes at UNO, including “Current Trends in Education” and “Teaching Students with Exceptionalities.” My kids think it is pretty funny that I’ll be in summer school, but it presents a great opportunity to grow professionally and to expand on what Friedel offers to its students.

All of this work over the summer doesn’t just apply to school administrators.

Denise Bennett, our 5th and 6th grade teacher, and Angie Gormley, our 1st and 2nd grade teacher, will attend the National Conference on Differentiated Instruction.

“Differentiation” is the buzzword in education that is the framework for effective teaching based on a highly organized yet flexible model of running a classroom that provides different students with different avenues for learning to best meet their individual needs.

In addition, Denise and Angie will both participate in POWER UP!, a conference for K-6 educators to engage with leaders at the forefront of technology. They will explore ways to build collaboration skills using technology, identify teaching strategies that incorporate the latest devices, apps, and tools, and learn powerful ways to build student digital media skills.

Diana Zeman, Friedel’s kindergarten teacher, annually attends the Nebraska Department of Education Early Childhood Professional Development Institute. The threeday conference gives Diana the opportunity to share and learn with early childhood educators from around the state.

As part of our professional development for our Jewish Studies teachers, many summers they participate in Tal AM training. Tal AM is the unique curriculum of Hebrew Language Arts and Jewish Studies that is used at Friedel.

Based on years of research on the principles of language development and learning patterns, Tal AM instructors are nurturing a generation of Jewish children around the world who are literate in the Hebrew language and equipped with the knowledge, skills and commitment they need to live vibrant Jewish lives.

The entire structure of TaL AM is based on the notion that the best learning environment for children is one in which knowledge is acquired through a variety of activities, using each of the five senses. Students use music, games and visual aids to learn the Hebrew language and to develop a keen understanding of Jewish concepts and values. They develop their Hebrew and heritage literacy in a gradual and spiraled process, building new ideas and concepts in an ever-expanding foundation of knowledge. Extensive and ongoing training is required for teachers to effectively implement the curriculum.

Summer vacation is an amazing opportunity for educators. We relax, we tackle the projects at home that have been put off, and we get to go out to lunch with friends. But we also get the time to really think critically about the work we do and to take the time to prepare to do the best job we can for our students.

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by BETH COHEN Head of School, Friedel Jewish Academy When I was hired in February to be the new Head of School at Friedel Jewish Academy, there was one question that EVERYONE asked me, “Do you work in the summer?”

My answer is, “It’s all relative.”

I am a year-round, full-time employee of the school, but I do work AT a school and it IS summer. That means my schedule is a little more relaxed but I’ll use the summer to refresh and recharge, to spend getting ready for the first day of school and beyond.

As anyone who has seen my desk lately will attest, I have a “TO DO” pile, a “TO READ” pile and a “TO BUY” list.

Review and revise the parent, employee and the Board handbooks, take an equipment inventory, replace a teacher’s desk chair, buy new picnic tables for the deck, reorganize our long-term files, purchase new recess equipment, work on marketing, recruiting and fundraising plans, integrate our donor database into our school records management system, get a storage cabinet for the health room, plan our specials schedule for next year... and on, and on.

Beginning in July and continuing for the next year, I will participate as a Fellow in RAVSAK’s Head of School Professional Excellence Project (PEP).

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50 years on, how Nostra Aetate has transformed Jewish-Catholic relations

by NOAM E. MARANS NEW YORK (JTA) -- The transformation of CatholicJewish relations over the past 50 years has been so successful that few today -- neither Catholics nor Jews -- know much about Nostra Aetate (“In Our Time”), the landmark document that inaugurated historic changes in the Catholic Church’s relations with other faiths and whose 50th anniversary we mark this year.

Officially titled the Declaration on the Relations of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, Nostra Aetate opened the door for Catholics to that which is “true and holy” in other religions, extending a hand to Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam -- as well as to Judaism.

The declaration’s 600-word section on Judaism -- approximately one-third of the document -- rejects the charge, long leveled against the collective Jewish people, that Jews are guilty of killing Christ. It also prohibits teachings in which Jews are seen as accursed, condemns anti-Semitism, affirms Christianity’s Jewish roots and validates God’s eternal covenant with the Jewish people.

Celebrating “the spiritual patrimony common to Christians and Jews,” Nostra Aetate recommends “mutual understanding and respect,” which is the fruit of “fraternal dialogue.”

Thus Nostra Aetate reversed nearly two millennia of Christian enmity toward Jews and Judaism that had led to violence and death, peaking tragically with the Holocaust.

But what changed after so many centuries? How did Nostra Aetate happen?

It was a confluence of key events and personalities. Pope John XXIII (1958-1963), who as a Vatican diplomat was personally involved in saving scores of Jews during the Holocaust, led the church in a period of self-reflection that revealed the degree of Christian culpability in the genocide.

Cardinal Augustine Bea, who was appointed by the pope to shepherd the process, spent years dealing with the complex and shifting nuances of Vatican politics in drafting that extraordinary document.

John XXIII did not live to see the final result. His succes-

sor, Pope Paul VI (1963-1978), promulgated the Second Vatican Council’s Nostra Aetate on Oct. 28, 1965.

Giving life to the theoretical, the church issued guidelines and educational materials for the practical implementation of Nostra Aetate. Beginning with John Paul II (1978-2005), popes used dramatic gestures to signal a new era. John Paul

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel meeting in New York with Cardinal Augustine Bea, who shepherded the process of Catholic introspection that led to Nostra Aetate, March 31, Credit: American Jewish Committee 1963. became the first pope since Peter to visit a synagogue. He also journeyed to Auschwitz and paid respects on bended knee. Significantly, he established diplomatic relations with Israel, followed by the first papal state visit to the Jewish state.

His successor, Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013), forcefully reiterated all of these messages, and Pope Francis is today continuing in that tradition. As the first pope to enter the priesthood after Nostra Aetate’s promulgation, Francis applied the document’s teachings in his exemplary relations with Jews while serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Francis has made his relationship with the Jewish people a central feature of his pontificate.

Nostra Aetate has been liberating for both Christians and Jews. It has enabled Christianity to advance beyond its bur-

densome past regarding Jews and Judaism. And it represents for Jews the possibility that Christianity would no longer threaten their security and well-being. For creative Jewish religious thinkers, it facilitated consideration of a positive role for Christianity in the divine plan.

Although it was not the first Christian attempt at selfreflection after the Holocaust, Nostra Aetate became the gold standard by which all others would be measured.

Protestant churches created their own documents, reforming centuries of antipathy toward Jews and Judaism. And leading Jewish activists in Christian-Jewish dialogue fashioned a Jewish response, Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity. The first of that document’s eight principles is that Jews and Christians worship the same God. Nostra Aetate has been the inspiration for 50 years of work

by Christians and Jews. The Catholic-Jewish leadership conversation has matured. Yes, there are disagreements from time to time, but they are discussed and often resolved among friends.

Given the remarkable normalization of interaction over the past half-century, it is understandable that many take such gains for granted. But in this Nostra Aetate jubilee year, we should recognize and acknowledge the courage of Catholics and Jews: Catholics who faced and addressed Christianity’s tragic anti-Jewish past, and Jews who were receptive to Christian change.

This golden anniversary is an opportunity to encourage Catholics, Jews and all people of good will to learn more about Nostra Aetate and educate others while celebrating and offering thanksgiving that we live in a post-Nostra Aetate world. Rabbis and priests should share the powerful brevity of Nostra Aetate with their communities, so that millions might know and grasp its contents.

We must nourish this achievement. Only then will it continue to give life to our cherished Catholic-Jewish relationships.

Rabbi Noam E. Marans is the American Jewish Committee’s director of interreligious and intergroup relations.

Comprehensive approach to fighting BDS is needed

by ABRAHAM FOXMAN NEW YORK (JTA) -- Let’s be clear from the outset: the BDS movement, the effort to support boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, is sinister and malicious and is having a negative effect on Jewish students on some campuses and on the wider Jewish community.

The origins of the movement lie in the highly organized and well-financed activities of anti-Israel activists who oppose the very concept of a Jewish state. They have cloaked their campaign in the language and imagery of human rights and looked to the efforts to isolate apartheid South Africa in the 1980s as the model for their own behavior.

The movement has already had several incarnations -thus far largely unsuccessful because most Americans are able to see through the absurd analogy between Israeli democracy and South Africa’s fundamentally exclusionary, racially based apartheid system.

Today’s version, however, seems to be picking up steam, particularly on college campuses across the United States.

While no universities have yet adopted or implemented BDS, there are a growing number of campuses -- now up to 29 -- where student organizations have held votes to determine whether they support BDS. All of this has a deleterious impact on Jewish students.

The last thing many of them expected or desired was to spend their undergraduate days under attack or having to defend the one Jewish state -- or even their own Judaism.

As anti-Israel activity increases, Jewish groups understandably feel a drive to do something about it. For many, this has meant educating Jewish students about the issues, preparing them psychologically to deal with them and informing college and university administrators about the nature of BDS campaigns and their impact on Jewish students. It also has involved positive programming for Israel on campus, encouraging Jewish students to build alliances with other minority groups. And it has involved urging university administration leadership to make clear, as then Harvard University President Lawrence Summers did in 2002, that a BDS program targeting Israel is inherently wrong and should never become policy on campus.

All of these initiatives are valuable and necessary, but they take time, persistence, stamina and commitment -- characteristics not easily achieved on campuses, where student bodies are in constant transition and where young people may undergo dramatic change in their lives and values in a short period of time. More can and should be done.

Then along comes an idea that looks to some like a magic wand: legislation at both the state and federal level making it

illegal to conduct boycotts, divestment or sanctions against Israel. The appeal of such legislation is understandable. It lacks the wishy-washiness of education, lobbying or persuasion. It seeks to use the very real power of government to stop the bad guys.

Magic wands, however, are just that -- magical. They give one the feeling of control and power, but they are not real.

And they divert us from the day-to-day unglamorous work that needs to be done.

Protesters urging sanctions against Israel at a rally in Melbourne, Australia, June 5, 2010.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Legislation that bars BDS activity by private groups, whether corporations or universities, strikes at the heart of First Amendment-protected free speech, will be challenged in the courts and is likely to be struck down. A decision by a private body to boycott Israel, as despicable as it may be, is protected by our Constitution. Perhaps in Europe, where hate speech laws exist and are acceptable within their own legal frameworks, such bills could be sustained. But not here in America.

Moreover, in light of such legislation, BDS campaigners would undoubtedly portray themselves as victims of efforts to stifle their free expression which would likely win them more sympathy and support from students -- even those who are not inclined to be hostile to Israel.

This fantasy of a magic wand will sap the energy from what is truly needed: a comprehensive approach to the rising BDS challenge by students, community groups, Jewish leaders, state and local government officials and business leaders. Today, there are at least 33 states with formal trade, research and development relationships with Israeli businesses and academic institutions.

Dozens of colleges and universities also have cooperative

research and academic programs with Israeli universities.

Our goal should be all 50 states and hundreds more academic institutions.

If, as a community, we seek to mobilize our elected officials, let’s work for the positive kind of action that promotes the expansion of mutually beneficial business, academic and cultural ties with Israel. We should reward universities and institutions who stand up to the boycott and who, in a courageous and vibrant way, invest in programs with Israel and support research and student-and-faculty exchanges.

More Israeli artists, performers and musicians should be brought to American campuses so Jewish students, together with the rest of the campus community, will experience the transcendent power of artistic expression. Organizations like the Israel America Council are already doing this.

And let’s take special note of the impact of Birthright Israel, which has given tens of thousands of young American Jews the opportunity to learn about Israel firsthand. There is nothing more effective to help equip our children with knowledge and understanding of the vibrant and complex Jewish homeland.

The truly admirable story of the American Jewish community since World War II is about commitment to the power of being heard and the value of championing just causes in the marketplace of ideas. It is a commitment grounded in what can work, and what cannot.

As we venture forth to meet new challenges from antiIsrael forces on campus and elsewhere, we should always remember how we got so far and accomplished so much.

Abraham H. Foxman is national director of the AntiDefamation League.

Letter TO THE EDITOR I registered to vote at the age of 21 as a democrat and have never changed my party affiliation. While I normally vote for the democratic candidate because his/her views mirror mine, I have been known to vote for either an independent or a republican.

Maynard Telpner’s letter in the May 29 edition of the Jewish Press seems to exemplify republican conservatism. If he’s so opposed to governmental generational dependency programs I thoughtfully suggest he give up both his monthly social security checks and Medicare “handouts.”

Linda Smith Sun City, AZ

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Synagogues

Candlelighting Friday, June 12, 8:39 p.m.

B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

CHABAD HOUSE

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME

618 Mynster Street | Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 |712.322.4705 email: BnaiIsraelCouncilBluffs@gmail.com Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on June 12, at 7:30 p.m. when guest speaker, Marcia Kushner of Lincoln will visit and reminisce about growing up in Council Bluffs. Oneg to follow service. Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel!

Larry Blass will officiate at all of the Speaker Series Services.

For information on our historic synagogue, or to arrange a visit, please contact any of our board members: Mark Eveloff, Rick Katelman, Carole Lainof, Marty Ricks, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf and Phil Wolf.

An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 South 120 Street | Omaha, NE 68144-1646 | 402.330.1800 www.OChabad.com | email: chabad@aol.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m SATURDAY: Minyan and Meditation, 9:30 a.m.

SUNDAY: Minyan and Meditation, 8:30 a.m.

WEEKDAYS: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m.

TUESDAY: Dynamic Discovery with Shani Katzman, 10:15 a.m. A class for women based on traditional texts with practical insights and application. RSVP by calling the office.

WEDNESDAY: Personal Parsha class, 9:30 a.m. with Rochi Katzman. RSVP by calling the office; The Development of the Oral Tradition, 7 p.m. with Rabbi Katzman. RSVP by calling the office. In memory of Forrest Krutter -- Efrayim Menachem Ben Avraham Yitzchak.

THURSDAY: Women’s Study at UNMC with Shani Katzman, noon. RSVP by emailing Marlene Cohen at mzcohen@unmc.edu.

All programs are open to the entire community.

323 South 132 Street | Omaha, NE 68154 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.

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California | Omaha, NE 68154-1980 | 402.492.8550 www.bethel-omaha.org Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman.

FRIDAY: Annual Meeting, BBQ and Camp Shabbat, 5:45 p.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, outside following the Annual Meeting & BBQ SATURDAY: Morning Service, featuring guest speaker, Omaha Fire Department Battalion Chief Timothy W. McCaw, 9:30 a.m.; Mini-Minyannaires, 11 a.m.; Kiddush, sponsored

by Aveva and Marty Shukert in honor of their anniversary and Aveva’s birthday; Mincha, 8:45 p.m.

WEEKDAY SERVICES: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY: Torah Study, 10 a.m.

Chef ’s Demo at the Blumkin Home, Friday, June 19, 1:30 p.m.

Tot Shabbat and Dinner, Friday, June 19, 6 p.m.

Morning Service, featuring guest speaker, Liz Feldstern, Executive Director, Institute for Holocaust Education: Holocaust Education in Nebraska: Insights from the Association of Holocaust Organizations International Conference, Saturday, June 20, 9:30 a.m.

All classes and programs are open to everyone in the Jewish community.

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific Street | Omaha, NE. 68154 | 402.556.6288 www.orthodoxomaha.org Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer.

FRIDAY: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; 15 mins after Kiddush -Mishna L’Neshamah; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 8:15 p.m.; Havdalah, 9:40 p.m.

SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels and Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m.

WEEKDAYS: Shacharit, 7 a.m.

MONDAY: Teen Class, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY: Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m.; Med Center Chaburah, 1 p.m.; Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m.; Jews and Brews Class, 8:30 p.m. at the Shtrobach home.

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 Services conducted by Rabbi Craig Lewis.

FRIDAY: Shabbat Evening Service, 7:45 p.m. with oneg following hosted by Stacy Balter.

SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Shelach SUNDAY: Jewish Book Club, 1 p.m. at the home of Lois Leiter and will discuss The List.

TUESDAY: Ladies Lunch Group, noon at The Eatery.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Dohner.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, June 19, 7:45 p.m. featuring the Star City Kochavim.

Game Night/Potluck, Saturday, June 20, 6 p.m.

Questions? Contact Deborah Swearingen.

Camp Israel 2015, July 13-July 24 weekdays from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Kosher snack and lunch included.

Call or email Andrea Halpern at ahalpern1386@gmail.com to sign your child up for this wonderful day camp experience for students entering kindergarten through 7th grade. The Jewish Federation of Lincoln we will be partnering with Camp Israel this summer by subsidizing tuition costs for every child in attendance. Parents will ONLY BE CHARGED $18 per child for two weeks of Camp Israel attendance.

President’s Office Hours, Sunday Mornings, 10 a.m.–noon at SST. If you have any Temple business you would like to bring before the Board of Trustees, potential programs, or new ideas, please let us know! Call for an appointment at the Temple or just to chat any time at 402.513.7697. Or if you prefer, just email David Weisser at president@southstreet temple.org.

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE Capehart Chapel 2500 Capehart Road | Offutt AFB, NE 68123 | 402.294.6244 FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. every first and third of the month.

White House backs Israel’s right of self-defense following rocket attacks

by JTA NEWS STAFF (JTA) -- The White House said it supports Israel’s right to defend itself after Israel retaliated for strikes on the country from Gaza.

“Clearly the U.S. stands with the people of Israel as they defend their people and their nation against these kinds of attacks,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Sunday in Germany, where the G7 summit of the world’s economic powers is being held.

Rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israel on Saturday evening -- the third attack in two weeks. In response, the Israel Defense Forces struck what it called in a statement “terror infrastructure” in the northern Gaza Strip.

On Sunday morning, before the U.S. statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the international community’s failure to speak out against the renewed rocket attacks from Gaza on Israel.

“I have not heard anyone in the international communi-

ty condemn this firing; neither has the U.N. said a word,” he said at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting. “It will be interesting if this silence continues when we use our full strength to uphold our right to defend ourselves.”

“Let it be clear: The spreading of hypocrisy in the world will not tie our hands and prevent us from protecting Israel’s citizens. Thus we have acted; thus we will act.”

In the latest attack, at least one rocket landed in an unpopulated area of Ashkelon. No damage or injuries were reported. Residents reported hearing the explosion.

The IDF also closed the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings between Israel and Gaza, with an exception for medical emergencies and humanitarian aid. The crossings were closed on Saturday night following an Israeli government directive, according to the IDF, and will require a government directive to reopen.

Last summer, Israel launched a 50-day military operation to stop rocket fire from the Gaza. Some 2,200 people, mostly Palestinians, were killed in the warfare.

TEMPLE ISRAEL Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive | Omaha, NE 68144-1206 | 402.556.6536 http://templeisraelomaha.com FRIDAY: Shabbat Comes to You at Remington Heights, 4 p.m. led by Rabbi Brown; Shabbat Evening Services Outside and Picnic, 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Evening Speaker Justin Cooper: Heroes & Mentors in My Jewish Life!

SATURDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. Torah Reader: Scott Goodman.

SUNDAY: Second Annual Mah Jongg Tournament, 9 a.m.

Registration fee is $35 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and one raffle ticket; Babes and Tots in the Park, 10 a.m., Stinson Park, 2285 S 67 Street. Join us for another morning together with the little ones. We will begin with bagels and coffee for adults and activities for kids. Singing and story time to follow.

Summer Shabbat Evening Speaker Phil Wayne: Heroes & Mentors in My Jewish Life!, Friday, June 19, 6 p.m. Come and relax and welcome in Shabbat with services being held in our brand new Amphitheatre. Following services, we will enjoy a picnic Shabbat dinner together. During dinner we will be entertained with the music of George Walker and his band.

Temple Israel Annual Golf Outing, Monday, Aug. 17, noon

TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Boulevard | Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 | 402.423.8569 www.tiferethisraellincoln.org Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

FRIDAY: Shabbat Services, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a Kiddush Lunch.

SUNDAY: Annual Tifereth Israel Meeting, 2 p.m. Please plan to be with us for this not-lengthy, but important, meeting of the congregation.

TUESDAY: Ladies Lunch Group, noon at The Eatery on 48th and Van Dorn Streets. Please contact Stephanie Dohner with any questions.

Our PJ Library families are gathering at Paint Yourself Silly, 4107 Pioneer Woods Drive, Suite 103, on Sunday, June 14, from 1:15-2:45 p.m. This program is limited to the first 20 children whose family members rsvps by Wednesday, June 10 to our office. We also need two more parents to serve as helpers while the kids are painting their ceramic tile.

Camp Israel 2015, July 13-July 24 weekdays from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Kosher snack and lunch included.

Call or email Andrea Halpern at ahalpern1386@gmail.com to sign your child up for this wonderful day camp experience for students entering kindergarten through 7th grade. The Jewish Federation of Lincoln we will be partnering with Camp Israel this summer by subsidizing tuition costs for every child in attendance. Parents will ONLY BE CHARGED $18 per child for two weeks of Camp Israel attendance.

B’nai Mitzvah Ryan Abraham Slusky and Samantha Elly Slusky, son and daughter of Jay Slusky and Gretchen Slusky, of King of Prussia, PA, were brought to the Torah on May 30, 2015 in celebration of their Bnai Mitzvah.

Ryan is in the seventh grade and excels in gymnastics, baseball and football.

He, also, acts in school plays and musicals.

Samantha is in the sixth grade and is an advanced tumbler, and has competed in local, regional, and national competitions. She was also recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society.

Grandparents are Jerry and Janet Slusky of Omaha and Harriet Fishel of Rockville, MD, Joe and Suzanne Hopper of North Wales, PA and Michael Long of Moorestown, NJ.

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A sign of BDS influence on French policy

by CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) -- To Israel’s supporters, the decision by the French telecommunications giant Orange to dump its Israeli affiliate is not only a politically motivated divestment by a major multinational corporation, but a sign that European policymakers are being impacted by efforts to boycott the Jewish state.

Citing the French government’s ownership of a quarter of Orange’s shares, European pro-Israel groups said the move reflected the rising influence of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, and France's growing impatience with Israeli reluctance to make concessions to the Palestinians.

“Orange’s pullout is part of the French government’s attempt to bring Israel to its knees and accept the Pax Europeana,” said Sammy Ghozlan, founder of the National Bureau of Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA, which has taken legal action against numerous promoters of BDS. But Orange insists it's nothing of the sort. In a statement Thursday announcing the termination of its relationship with its Israeli affiliate, Partner Communications, Orange said it was merely effecting a policy to end its presence in countries where it does not directly provide services. Its motivations, the company said, “have nothing to do with any political debate.” Israel is the only country where a third party is using the Orange brand, the firm said.

That claim was made harder to believe by the fact that it came only a day after Orange CEO Stephane Richard, speaking at a conference in Cairo, said he would abandon Partner “tomorrow morning” if not for contractual penalties.

"I know that it is a sensitive issue here in Egypt, but not only in Egypt,” Richard said. “We want to be one of the trustful partners of all Arab countries."

Richard later told Ynet he did not mean to suggest the pullout had anything to do with Israel or its conflict with some of its Arab neighbors.

Ghozlan called Orange’s statement “a transparent lie.”

Yonathan Arif, the vice president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, said Orange may be attempting to avoid prosecution for discriminating against a nation, which is illegal in France.

“Orange is active in many areas where human rights are violated, but Orange does not pull out of there,” Arif said,

adding that the French government was ultimately responsible and must “intervene and alter the decision.”

The Anti-Defamation League was not buying Orange’s claim either. Like the CRIF, the ADL pointed its finger at the French government and urged it to “make clear that complying with demands to boycott Israel are illegal under French law and contrary to the country’s national interests and moral values.”

“Orange took a cowardly decision to cave in to demands by the international campaign to boycott Israel,” Abraham Foxman, the ADL's national director, said in a statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced a similar appeal to the French government as did Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin.

On Friday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius reiterated French opposition to boycotts of Israel, adding that "it is for the president of the Orange group to determine the commercial strategy of the company."

The furious reaction comes amid mounting concern about the growth of the BDS movement as well as growing anger at the French government. Last month, the CRIF took the rare step of publishing a letter its president, Roger Cukierman, had sent to Fabius complaining about France's support for United Nations anti-Israel resolutions that are opposed by many other major democratic powers, as well as the reception in March of a convicted Palestinian terrorist at the Foreign Ministry's headquarters. While the CRIF has conveyed similar messages privately, the publication of its complaint was an exception for an organization that generally aims to cultivate constructive relationships with French officials.

“These policies create a certain atmosphere that is conducive to boycotts,” said Ghzolan. “Orange took its cue from the French government.”

France’s government is not the first to be perceived as encouraging divestment from Israel. In the Netherlands, the Vitens water company in 2013 cited its consultations with the Dutch Foreign Ministry in explaining why it decided to end its cooperation with its Israeli counterpart, Mekorot.

“The influence of BDS on policy is more than a trickle; it’s a flow,” said Shimon Samuels, the Paris-based director for international relations of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

“And it’s happening all over Europe.”

Caitlin Jenner asked to be guest of honor for Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week

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Jenner, 65, the former reality show star and Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, has not responded to the invitation announced last week. She has garnered the media spotlight with her recent transition to become a woman.

Tel Aviv’s Gay Pride week, which begins on Sunday, June 12, draws thousands of participants each year. This year, the celebration will emphasize the transgender community.

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How do you say Limmud in Armenian?

by CNAAN LIPHSHIZ a sociologist and a member of Lsaran’s organizing committee.

Like Limmud, the conference’s name translates as “learnMOSCOW (JTA) -- As soon as she entered the lobby of “Moscow has no Armenian community in the true sense ing.” And like Limmud, where at least a few lectures typicalthe Vinogradovo Holiday Inn in Moscow on May 22, of the word, namely one that preserves culture, traditions ly focus on the Jewish people’s darkest hours, Lsaran feaTatiana Pashaeva felt like she was in her element. and language,” Antoyan told the news site www.barev.today. tured several events dealing with the Armenian genocide, A project manager for Limmud FSU, a nonprofit that According to Teryan, Armenians exhibit a communal whose centennial anniversary was commemorated across organizes Jewish learning events across the former Soviet Union, Pashaeva is used to engaging with large numbers of conference participants struggling to conduct conversations over the noise of their scampering children.

As at every Limmud event, Pashaeva was met with abundant choices from a multi-track program whose trademark diversity and high intellectual caliber have helped spread the Limmud format to Jewish communities from Melbourne to Malmo.

But Pashaeva was not at a Limmud conference. She was at Lsaran, a Limmud-inspired spinoff Anahit Antoyan, a member of the Lsaran aimed at Moscow’s community of organizing committee, at the group’s first ethnic Armenians that Limmud conference in Moscow, May 22, 2015.

Participants in the Lsaran conference, which was inspired by the Limmud Jewish learning events, in officials say is the first adaptation Credit: Anna Ayvazyan/Lsaran Moscow, May 22, 2015.

Credit: Lsaran of their formula by a non-Jewish community outside of Britain, where Limmud started more emphasis on education, which makes them prime Limmud the world in April. than 30 years ago. material. And if attendance is any indication, she may be Where the two communities differ, however, is in the exisThe idea for an Armenian Limmud came from Evgenia right: More than 300 people showed up for Lsaran; organiz- tence of a robust infrastructure that supports cultural activTeryan, a financial consultant who attended Limmud ers expected 200. ities in the Diaspora. Lsaran organizers paid $4,600 from Moscow five years ago at the invitation of some Jewish “A conference that uses intellectual stimulation to build their own pockets to put on the event because the donations friends. communities may not be the best strategy for every ethnici- they gathered from wealthy Armenians were not enough to “I think it was the atmosphere that I liked more than any- ty,” Teryan told JTA in an interview conducted in April at cover the costs. thing else,” Teryan said. “How various parts of the Jewish Limmud Moscow, which she attended to get some lastBut in other respects, Armenians have stronger ethnic ties community come together -- religious with secular, young minute pointers ahead of Lsaran. “But I believe it will be as than Russian Jews, said Pashaeva, the Limmud FSU project with old, professors with musicians with dreadlocks. We effective for Armenians as it is for Jews.” manager. Virtually everyone at Lsaran speaks both have religious events. But we didn’t have that.”

Lsaran featured lecturers such as Slava Stepanian, an Armenian and Russian, while command of Hebrew among At least two million ethnic Armenians are believed to live in Armenia-born filmmaker who founded the Moscow Russian Jews is far less common. When Lsaran ended, she Russia, though estimates vary widely. The community has Armenian Theater after moving here from Georgia, and said, 100 people filled the hotel dance floor to sing produced a disproportionate number of scientists, artists, Karen Dashyan, who at 37 is the co-founder and managing Armenian folk songs and perform traditional dances. business leaders and high-tech innovators, but suffers from a director of a successful Russian investment bank in addition “We don’t really dance the hora at Limmud just yet,” lack of robust communal life, according to Anahit Antonyan, to being an award-winning triathlete.

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