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ANNette vAN De KAMP-Wright propel a new generation of philanthropists.” Underground dining is a concept that is popping up all over Editor of the Jewish Press n 2015, Danny Cohn and Andrew Miller moved to Omaha the country, and thanks to Andrew and Danny, it is coming to an --as of yet-- undisclosed location near you Saturday, Nov. 5 from Chicago so they could raise their daughter Nora in the Omaha Jewish at 8 p.m. community. “The first FED event “I grew up here,” took place last fall in Danny said, “and AnKansas City,” Danny drew and I were married said. “FED, a pop-up here 10 years ago this dinner event designed to November. Our daughengage the next generater Nora is eighth genertion of members and leaders of the local Jewation Omaha Jew, so it ish community, will inonly made sense that tertwine food, Andrew and I would community and philanchair the dinner party thropy.” What’s not to that had been 160 years like? in the making.” “The event was modWait; what dinner eled as a sort of modern party? supper club offering “It’s called FED, and pop-up dinners in unexit’s an underground dinpected spaces, but it was ing experience,” Andrew said. “We don’t believe also a fundraiser beneMeet the chairs: Danny Cohn and Andrew Miller fiting the Jewish Federaan event like this has ever taken place in Jewish Omaha. We’re saying it has been ‘160 tion of Greater Kansas City’s annual campaign.” Community members can expect an invitation with registrayears in the making’ because160 years ago, the first Jews arrived in Omaha after making passage across the Missouri River. FED tion information in late September; RSVPs are due by Oct. 28. “We want to dispel the myth of the rubber chicken dinner,” celebrates the accomplishment of the Jewish community and See Dinner party page A2 the Jewish Federation of Omaha and its agencies, and will help
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NCJW Omaha Section President Alice Klein continues to pile high the school supplies for these happy 6th grade students.
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starts the school year with needed school supplies for Jackson Elementary School. Another school year, and another day for the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Omaha Section members to provide supplies to all students at Jackson Elementary School. Jackson was chosen in the OPS Adopt-A-School program based on its need for assistance. This is the 11th year that NCJW donated supplies. Throughout its 123-year history, NCJW has See NCJW-Omaha Section page A2
leONArD greeNSPOON No visit to the home of Margo and Steve Riekes is complete without Steve’s telling a few stories, always humorous, often biographical. Additionally, a perusal of some of Steve’s recently purchased books, often scholarly, always Jewish, gives insight to his broad interests. Steve’s dedication to Judaism is legendary as demonstrated by his decades of commit-
ment and generosity, especially to educational programming. Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the JCC Auditorium, the Jewish community will gather together to toast Steve at a “Jewish Day of Learning -- through Laughing.” Headliner Rachel Shukert is traveling from Los Angeles especially for this event. She will be See Jewish Day of laughing page A3