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by LIZ FELDSTERN IHE Executive Director Of all the many lessons imparted by the events of WWII and the Holocaust, perhaps one of the most poignant is the incredible power of just one human being. Sometimes for good, and all too often for evil – individuals during the Holocaust made decisions and took actions that sealed fates, that saved or lost lives, that changed history. This year’s Institute for Holocaust Education Film Series features three films -- all true stories -- which focus our attention on remarkable individuals. Each in their own way, these individuals made an impact on others and on the events of the Holocaust on an extraordinary scale. The IHE is honored to bring these unique and diverse films exploring the stories, lessons, and ethical questions of the Holocaust to the Omaha community. All three films will be screened at 7 p.m. in the JCC Theater, free of charge, and open to the public. Screening on Nov. 5, Run Boy Run tells the extraordinary true story of an eight-year-old boy who escapes from the Warsaw Ghetto and seeks the kindness of others in his solitary struggle to outlast the Nazi occupation and keep alive his Jewish faith. An unforgettable cinematic experience featuring exceptional performances, arresting cinematography and transcendent musical score, Run Boy Run is directed by Oscar-winner

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by MARY BORT Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation The Bennett G. Hornstein Memorial Scholarship for aspiring or current law students has been awarded to Laura Delgado for the 2014-2015 school year. She graduated from Doane College with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, with an emphasis in Political Science. Before making the decision to pursue a law degree, Delgado

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by OZZIE NOGG Noah’s Ark, a mini-musical featuring Residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and students from the Friedel Jewish Academy, will be presented on Friday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Theater. The production, written and produced by Deborah Greenblatt and David Seay, is free and open to the entire community. “In this original adaptation of the Flood and life on the Ark, seniors and students will sing great musical selections in a variety of styles, including blues, Cajun, calypso and Klezmer,” said Karen Menagh, RBJH Activities Director who chaired the project. “Students will be paired with Residents as they learn to express themselves through creative dramatics with professional artists. They will not only be acting partners, but friends and mentors to one another.” Maggie Conti, Director of Activities and Outreach Programs at the

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Blumkin Home, worked with Menagh to help bring Noah’s Ark to the Campus. “The actual performance is part of a five-day artists-in-residency with Greenblatt and Seay scheduled for Nov. 10 through 14, 2014,” Conti explained. “Eleven students and ten Residents will participate in this intergenerational experience that will encourage teamb u i l d i n g through designing a set, learning lines and Debbie Greenblatt and David Seay bring their mini-musicalsimply being a - Noah’s Ark -- to the JCC Theater on Nov. 14. The performpart of musical ance stars Residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home theater.” Mem- along with Friedel Jewish Academy students. bers of the Rose Blumkin Home Ac- work out of The Old Schoolhouse in tivities Department, the Volunteer Avoca, NE -- have been performing Coordinator and Friedel staff will together for over three decades and contribute their time to this project. offer a variety of duo and solo perIn addition, teen volunteers will work formances and workshops. The world premiere of their Noah’s Ark on set and costume design. Multi-instrumentalists Deborah was presented in the JCC theater in Greenblatt and David Seay -- who Continued on page 2

worked as a victim advocate at the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office. She is currently in her first year of the accelerated program at Creighton University’s School of Law. A divorced mother of a teenage daughter, Delgado decided to resign from the job she loved in order to pursue a law degree at the age of 43. She noted the importance of serving as a positive role model for her daughter, and said, “In my career as an advocate, I have been privileged to meet so many strong, brave, and resilient people. Perhaps it is they who have taught me to be courageous no matter what age I am and what barriers I have to overcome.” Before joining the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office, Delgado worked for Heartland Family Service’s Domestic Abuse Program. Among her earlier jobs, she provided emergency community support for the Salvation Army, served as an advocate to victims of domestic violence for the Equality Group, and worked as a legal advocate for the YWCA. “Laura is a dedicated and compassionate person who will advocate for the underserved, said Jean Brazda, Executive Director for Sarpy County Victim Witness Unit. “She was able to create lasting change at Heartland Family Service and the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office by educating members of the criminal justice system about the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual assault.” Delgado studied the Spanish language during her undergraduate Continued on page 2

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IHE Film Series Continued from page 1 runs 112 minutes and is in Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew, and German with English subtitles. On Nov. 19, the IHE will screen The Counterfeiters. The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon “Sally” Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi era. Suddenly, his luck runs dry when he is arrested and thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp. Handpicked for his unique skill, Sally and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Bernhard. The team is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Sally attempts to weaken the economy of Germany’s allied opponents, others refuse to use their skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones. Finally, on Dec. 10, the IHE will show The Return of the Violin. This documentary film chronicles the odyssey of a 300-year-old Stradivarius, now played by Joshua Bell. The film reveals the violin’s role in transforming superstar Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman into a legendary humanitarian who saved Europe’s premiere Jewish musicians by forming the Palestine Orchestra (now the Israel Philharmonic). Following the film, we will (tentatively) screen a pre-recorded interview with Joshua Bell about how he discovered the Stradivarius in London, and the making of The Return of the Violin. For questions or more information visit www.ihene.org or email info@ihene.org or call 402.334.6576. Scenes from the movies that will be shown at the IHE Film Series: from the top: The Counterfeiters, Run Boy Run and The Return of the Violin.

Hornstein Scholarship Awarded Continued from page 1 years. She then taught English in Mexico and was an ESL instructor at Metropolitan Community College. When Delgado graduates from law school, her ability to speak and write in Spanish will enable her to work as an attorney with the underserved Spanish-speaking community. She has not yet decided if she will work in the public or private sector, but she is sure she will continue to help victims seek justice. “I am so grateful that the Bennett G. Hornstein Memorial Scholarship committee sees the potential in me as a successful student now and as a public service attorney in the future,” stated Delgado. “I am very appreciative of both the financial assistance and the encouragement that being selected for the award gives me.” The late Bennett Hornstein, assistant Douglas County public defender for 20 years, was a passionate advocate of the rights of those who could not afford a lawyer. After his battle with cancer and untime death at the age of 46, his family established the Bennett G. Hornstein Endowment Fund in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. This fund provides an annual scholarship for a law student who will carry on Hornstein’s commitment to working for those members of society whom no one else wants to help. The criteria for selection are those qualities that Hornstein exemplified: a high standard of academic achievement, an adventurous spirit and a desire to take on an active role in service to the community. Applicants must also be attending law school at University of Nebraska or Creighton University. The scholarship selection committee is headed by Hornstein’s son, Joe, of Denver, Colorado, and includes Hornstein’s daughter, Jill Goldstein, attorney for Kutak Rock, as well as other attorneys from the Omaha area. According to Joe Hornstein, “We have awarded $24,000 in scholarship funds to aspiring law students since the endowment was established in 2006. It’s been very rewarding to learn that many of the past recipients have gone on to have very successful legal careers, including working as attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice, Nebraska Appleseed, and an Iowa County Attorney office.” For more information about the annual Bennett G. Hornstein Memorial Scholarship, please visit www.bghen-

dowment.org. Scholarship applications are accepted each year, per instructions on the website. The Foundation welcomes donations to the Bennett G. Hornstein Endowment Fund in support of the scholarship. Donations may be made via the Foundation’s website, www.jfofoundation.org, or by mail to: Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, 333 S. 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154. For more information, call the Foundation at 402.334.6551.

Noah’s Ark lands on campus Nov. 14 Continued from page 1 1988, a date both Greenblatt and Seay found sadly ironic. “Our first performance of the Noah’s Ark mini-musical was staged exactly one hundred years after the 1888 School Teachers Storm here in Nebraska,” Greenblatt said. “That storm hit with little warning, while the children were in school. There are many stories of heroic school teachers in one-room schoolhouses who managed to save the lives of their students that day. And then there are other stories...” During Greenblatt and Seay’s 2014 Noah’s Ark artistsin-residency, they will spend from one to two hours each day with the participants. “During the five days, Blumkin Home Residents and Friedel students will have the chance to meet with David and Deborah one-on-one and in groups,” Menagh said. “This mini-musical is an important way to introduce and unify the diverse Jewish age groups who share the Jewish Federation of Omaha campus, and we know Residents and students will benefit from their exposure to and interactions with each other and the professional artists. We consider this intergenerational program to be a gateway for more projects in the future that will allow the Jewish youth and elderly in our community to interact.” The Noah’s Ark artists-in-residency and the Nov. 14 performance of the mini-musical are made possible with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and the Esther K. Newman Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation.

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BBYO and Campaign by SHERRIE SAAG Communications, Jewish Federation of Omaha Earlier this month, the Jewish Federation of Omaha kicked off its 2015 Annual Campaign with an appearance by Jerry Greenfield, cocreator of the world famous Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand. He was expected to discuss his business, corporate and branding success in relation to his Jewish upbringing and philanthropic values. After Annual Campaign Chair Norm Sheldon suggested Omaha’s teens might find the evening interesting, BBYO Director Rachel Martin decided Greenfield’s message would benefit BBYO teens inching closer to higher education and career decisions. She arranged a BBYO night that included dinner and attendance at the Annual Campaign event. Nearly 25 Omaha teens were present, representing area high schools that included Burke, Papillion-La-Vista, Elkhorn South, Millard North, Millard West and Westside. Martin said more Jewish teens are looking for fun and meaningful ways to connect to their Jewish pride and each other, and they were excited to attend. “So much of our programming is centered on our own age group. The teens welcomed the opportunity to attend a community fundraiser where we see first-hand how funds are raised to support our programming.” One of those teens was Mother Chapter member Brett Robinson. “I really enjoyed hearing Mr. Greenfield speak. It was especially fun to experience his story of success alongside my BBYO chapter. I loved hearing about the way he chose to run his business; not as concerned about the money aspect but more the importance of supporting your community. I was happy we were invited to attend.” Burke Freshman Ben Raffel echoed his Mother chapter brother. “All my BBYO

friends were attending and that definitely got me interested. Plus, my grandparents (Suzy and Norm Sheldon, 2015 Annual Campaign Chairs) were helping to put the

Josh Polack, left, Ben Raffel, Brett Robinson, and Jake Baron. event together and we got free ice cream.” Referring to Greenfield, Raffel said, “It was interesting how his goal for Ben & Jerry’s was not to get rich; usually, people go into business to make money. Instead, he wanted to help his community, give back to people and just have fun making ice cream.” “I think it’s really cool my grandparents are helping the Federation and the Jewish community.” Cornbelt Council Godol Max Polack commented that he was looking forward to meeting a prominent speaker. “Greenfield successfully conveyed the message of trying different things in order to be successful. It was an important message, something we can remember when we plan programming for our upcoming regional conventions.” If making the teens aware of the relationship between BBYO and the Jewish Federation of Omaha was a priority, then it was an unqualified success. “Without the Jewish Federation, I feel like Omaha BBYO wouldn’t have a lot of the things we do have. It’s a great way to keep teens involved in the Jewish Community,” added Cornbelt Council Sganit Jessica Shandell. Senior Isaac Rogers shared an interesting perspective, “We are connected to the Jewish Federation of Omaha because we represent

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tion of leadership and excellence. Last year, Omaha Cornbelt Council Godol and Jewish Federation of Omaha Teen Leadership Award winner Tyler Siegel stated, “BBYO teens shouldn’t just be a part of the Jewish future, they should lead it.”

Activities run the gamut from social action to community building to fundraising. BBYO teens recently spent a Sunday afternoon helping build Sukkahs around the Federation campus and handcrafted High Holiday messages and decorations to send to IDF military bases. Last weekend, they enjoyed a Timeflies concert at the Sokol Auditorium. In November, they head to Kansas City for the Mid America Region Fall Convention and will run a canned food drive to support BBYO’s national drive in conjunction with the November release of the Third Hunger Games film, Mockingjay. Donations will be delivered to The Stephen Center and the Jewish Family Service food pantry. Want to join an amazing group of Jewish teens, plan events, secure leadership skills and have fun celebrating your Judaism? Become a part of the world’s largest pluralistic teen movement. Contact Rachel Martin at 402.334.6404 or rmartin@jccomaha.org or check out BBYO on its Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BBYOomaha.

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November Community Calendar FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Congregational Shabbat Dinner featuring Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Steven Wernick, 7 p.m. at Beth El SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Congregational Kiddush Lunch featuring Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Steven Wernick, noon at Beth El Scholar-in-Residence Steven Wernick, 7 p.m. at Beth El SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 BESTT Sunday Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Weekly Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Scholar’s Series with speaker Dick Fellman, 11 a.m. at Beth El Sisterhood Donor Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. at Beth Israel BESTT Kibbutz Chaverim goes horseback riding, 12:15 p.m. Israeli Film Night with Eliad Shushan, 7 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Exploring Judaism, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Adult Ed Class The Wonderful World of Jewish Music, 11 a.m. at Beth El BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Mah Jongg Mavens, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel Rabbi Weiss’ Weekly Class, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 UNO Class with Assaf Gavron Israeli Literature of War, 4 p.m. BESTT Weekday Classes, 4:15 pm at Beth El Torah from the Beginning, 6:30 pm at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High School, 6:45 pm at Beth El Institute for Holocaust Education Film Series, 7 pm THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Music in Transition with Cantor Shermet, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Parenting the Love and Logic Way, 6 p.m. with JFS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Friday Learning Series The Chosen People, 11 a.m. with Rabbi Ari Dembitzer SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Have a Cup of Coffee with God Learner’s Service, 9:30 a.m. at Beth El

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Babies, Bigger Kids, and Bagels Parent/Child Playgroup, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Sunday Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Weekly Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Torah Tots, 10:15 a.m. at Beth El Scholar’s Series with speaker Bea Karp, 11 a.m. at Beth El Beginning Prayer Study with Elyce Azriel, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel Mainstreeters at Omaha Community Playhouse, 2 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Exploring Judaism, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Community Concert, 1:30 p.m. UNO Class with Assaf Gavron Israeli Literature of War, 4 p.m. BESTT Weekday Classes, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Torah from the Beginning, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High School, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El Institute for Holocaust Education Film Series, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Music in Transition with Cantor Shermet, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Jewish Book Month Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Friday Learning Series The Chosen People, 11 a.m. with Rabbi Ari Dembitzer Scholar-in-Residence: Gila Manolson, 6 p.m. at Beth Israel

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Rabbi Abraham’s Weekly Class, 10 a.m. at Beth El BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Mah Jongg Mavens, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel Rabbi Weiss’ Weekly Class, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 UNO Class with Assaf Gavron Israeli Literature of War, 4 p.m. BESTT Weekday Classes, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Torah from the Beginning, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High School, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Music in Transition with Cantor Shermet, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Beth El Our Shabbat Tables, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Scholar in Residence: Gila Manolson, noon at Beth Israel Scholar-in-Residence: Gila Manolson, 6 p.m. at Beth Israel SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 BESTT Sunday Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Weekly Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Torah Tots, 10:15 a.m. at Beth El Beginning Prayer Study with Elyce Azriel, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Peretz Rodman, 7 p.m. at Beth El MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 JFO Board of Directors Meeting, 11:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel PJ Library Pajama Havdalah Concert with Mama Doni, 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Global Day of Jewish Learning Heroes, Villains, Saints, and Fools: The People in the Book, 9:30 a.m. BESTT Sunday Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Weekly Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Strange Customs of the Modern Day Jew class, 10 a.m. at Beth El Scholar’s Series with speaker Moshe Gershovitz, 11 a.m. at Beth El Beginning Prayer Study with Elyce Azriel, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT K–2 grade Habonim Swimming, 12:15 p.m. at the JCC

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Rabbi Abraham’s Weekly Class, 10 a.m. at Beth El JSS Board of Directors Meeting, 11:30 a.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Mah Jongg Mavens, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel Rabbi Weiss’ Weekly Class, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Torah from the Beginning, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 JCC Campus closed for Thanksgiving Beth El USY Kinnus Convention through Nov. 30 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Exploring Judaism, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Weekly Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Beth El Social Action Committee Serves Dinner, 5:30 p.m. at Stephen Center

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Eye on Israel with Eliad Eliyahu, noon BBYO Night, 6 pm JCC Board Meeting, 7 p.m. Mah Jongg Mavens, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel Rabbi Weiss’ Weekly Class, 8 p.m.

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 above events.

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Central High School Hall of Fame 2014 by ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Editor, Jewish Press On Oct. 2, the Central High School Alumni Association inducted nine individuals whose paths from the school led them to the highest levels of achievement in business and community service. Sam Beber, Class of 1919 After his graduation from Central and then Creighton University Law School, Sam became a highly successful attorney recognized for his integrity, wisdom, and legal counsel. In Omaha, in 1924, he created a program enabling Jewish young men, many of whom were immigrants, or their sons, to come together to socialize, to be of service to others, and to carry on Jewish traditions in the modern world. The program was named with the Hebrew letters, Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA). Sam enlisted B’nai B’rith, an international Jewish service organization, to sponsor AZA, which quickly became the largest Jewish youth organization in the world. Later, a similar organization for young Jewish women became, with AZA, the B’nai B’rith Youth Sam Beber Organization (BBYO), with chapters on every continent. Sam also was a founder of Omaha’s Beth El Synagogue. He helped rescue Jews fleeing Nazi Europe and was involved in many charitable and civic causes. Sam became a developer, helping to develop Park Forest, Illinois, a planned community of over 22,000, initially built to meet the housing needs of returning war veterans and the Port of Ashdod, in Israel. David Jacobson, Class of 1966 David Jacobson has achieved remarkable success as a corporate, civic, and community leader. After his graduation from UNL Law School, David practiced as a Legal Aid attorney in Omaha and joined the Kutak Rock Law Firm in 1977. From 1996 to the present, he has been Chairman of Kutak Rock LLP, a nationally-known law firm of 485 attorneys with offices in 16 states. David’s leadership has preserved and maintained the firm’s culture that supports the importance of community involvement, treating people equally, and developing the potential of all persons. David and his wife Nancy have four children (three Central alums) Rachel, Sara, Ben and Justin. David’s civic leadership is seen in his involvement in many pro bono and charitable causes, including as a 20-year board member of Partnerships 4 Kids, Chairman of the Board of Film Streams, and a co-founder of the Omaha Black/Jewish Dialogue. David has also provided community leadership for CHS by helping to raise funds needed to improve facilities for CHS athletics and by helping to establish the Central High School Foundation. Roy Katskee, Class of 1960 At Northwest High School, Roy achieved the highest recognition for his outstanding coaching accomplishments in girls’ and boys’ gymnastics, boys’ track, and softball. Roy’s 301-78 gymnastics record includes six state championships, eight Metro Conference championships, and eight individual all-around state champions. His track teams produced 27 individual, Metro, and state champions, and his softball teams compiled a 79-31 winning record. He is one of the Omaha Public Schools’ most successful coaches and, as a result, he has been inducted into several halls of fame, including the Northwest High School Hall of Fame, the Omaha Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame, the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame, and the Jewish Community Center Hall of Fame. Roy has also been active in his community, including serving as a merit badge con-

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Friedel Students celebrate Simchat Torah by CLAUDIA SHERMAN for Friedel Jewish Academy Torah is something to celebrate. And at their Simchat Torah celebration on Oct. 15, the students of Friedel Jewish Academy rejoiced! They danced, clapped their hands, sang loudly, and obviously enjoyed themselves as teachers, parents and grandparents watched and even joined the festivities. Rabbi Steven Abraham from Beth El Synagogue and Rabbi Ari Dembitzer and Rabbi Yaakov Weiss from Beth Israel Synagogue also participated in the holiday traditions. Four students visiting Omaha as members of Yeshiva University’s Torah Tours also joined the merriment. Jonathan Tavin, Ezra-Shimon Rosenfeld, students at Yeshiva University, and Evie Denemark and Bracha Robinson, who attend Stern College, joined hands with the children in gleeful circles and in hakafot in the school community court. “Their presence was a treat for the students!” indicated Judaic Studies teacher Naama Arzi, who led the revelry. Continuing a tradition begun by Rabbi Jonathon Gross, formerly of Beth Israel Synagogue, Arzi asked the adults, “Why do you love Torah?” Responses included “There’s always something to learn” from Tippi Denenberg.

Debbie Denenberg told the students, “It contains everything that’s important to me that I hope will become important to you.” Gabby Blair said, the Torah “is a guide for life.” “I love the Torah, because it came to us from God,” observed another adult. For Hakafa number seven, instead of

dancing, the students were surrounded by a Torah scroll which was unrolled from end to end completely encircling them as they sat on the floor. Kindergartners through third graders sang the first verse of the Torah, and the fourth through sixth graders chanted the Torah’s last verse. Before returning to their classrooms, adults holding tallitot over the assembled children blessed them with “Birkat Ha’ne’areem” in the names of Abraham and Isaac and prayed that the youngsters “may be teeming multitudes upon the earth.”

English publication of Gavron’s Hilltop by DR. MOSHE GERSHOVICH McCann, and Amos Oz, has united to exalt Director, Schwalb Center for Israel this translation as a major literary achievement. Early reviews have already called it and Jewish Studies, UNO Renowned Israeli author Assaf Gavron, “Funny, shrewd and tender” (Booklist) and currently residing in Omaha and teaching “Superbly orchestrated” (The Wall Street Journal). at UNO's Schwalb Center The Hilltop is the first novel for Jewish and Israel studies, to grapple with one of the will celebrate The US publimost charged issues in Israeli cation of his new novel, The society -- and the world -- in Hilltop, at a book signing recent years: the Jewish setevent to be held at The Bookworm Book Store in its tlements in the West Bank. new location: 2501 S. 90 St. Amidst this tense and often (90th and Center), Suite absurd landscape, the novel 111. This event will take delivers a moving, universal place this coming Sunday, tale of two brothers attemptNov. 2, at 1 p.m. ing to rebuild their lives and their relationship with one Hailed as “the great Israeli another. novel” (Time Out Tel Aviv) Assaf Gavron Gavron is the guest AICE and winner of the prestigious Bernstein Prize, Assaf Gavron’s The Visiting Israeli Professor at the Schwalb Hilltop is a bestseller in Israel and now Center this year, teaching Israeli and published in eight countries and counting. Jewish literature classes at UNO and at the Scribner's publication of the English trans- Omaha Jewish Community Center. lation on October 28, 2014, is set to bring During the Bookworm’s event, which is the full force of this universally-acclaimed free and open to the public, he will present novel to a U.S. audience. The international his novel in its week of English publication writing community -- including Khaled and discuss its content. He will also sign Hosseini, Reza Aslan, Etgar Keret, Colum freshly minted copies of The Hilltop.

Lincoln religious school On Sunday, Oct. 19, Kitah Aleph of the Lincoln Jewish Community School (LJCS) hosted the “Brunch with a Purpose” fundraiser, raising $120. Students will have a class meeting at the end of the year to decide how to allocate their class tzedakah fund. In preparation for their role as brunch chefs, the students decorated their own Hebrew name aprons. The LJCS is the joint religious school for Lincoln’s two congregations: Congregation Tifereth Israel and Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. Brunch chefs

were Joel Curtis-Hack, left, Eden Lewis, Maggie Gordon, Moses Bloom, Lydia Dalton, Elise Weisser, Samantha Aguilar, and Max Grossbart.

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Mainstreeters in November by OZZIE NOGG The Whipping Man: Sunday, Nov. 9, matinee at 2 p.m. in the Omaha Community Playhouse Charles Drew Theater. $20. The Civil War has ended. Caleb, a wounded Jewish Confederate soldier, returns to his parents’ ruined home. His family has fled, but their former slaves, Simon and John, remain. The three men, tied by faith and bound by secrets, hold an impromptu Passover Seder. This is a gripping drama woven with a complex web of revelations that bound this family. Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Life, Jewish Social Services, with partial sponsorship by Marty and Iris Ricks. Noah’s Ark, The MiniMusical: Friday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Theater. The production, written and produced by Deborah Greenblatt and David Seay, is free and open to the entire community. This original adaptation of the Flood and life on the Ark features Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Residents and students from the Friedel Milton Mendel Kleinberg Jewish Academy singing selections in a variety of styles, inducing blues, Cajun, calypso and Klezmer. Noah’s Ark, an intergenerational program, is a gateway for more projects in the future that will allow the Jewish youth and elderly in our community to interact. The performance is made possible with support from the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and the Esther K. Newman Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. Enjoy lunch with author Milton Mendel Kleinberg: Monday, Nov. 17, 12:30 p.m. in the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Auditorium. Kleinberg will discuss his book, Bread or Death: Memories of My Childhood During and After the Holocaust. Originally written as a memoir for his grandchildren, the book chronicles Kleinberg’s 4,500-mile journey from Poland through Russia and Siberia and eventually to Uzbekistan in Central Asia, as he and his family used bribery and darkness of night to flee while the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. This coming-of-age Holocaust memoir is the author’s personal account of how -- through great sacrifices by his mother -- he managed to survive the worst atrocities in human history, his uncertain days in a Polish Children’s Home, scrambling for fallen fruit, and surviving kidnapping and murder on the Black Road, his return to German Displaced Persons’ camps at war’s end, and his eventual immigration to America. Bread or Death is filled with remarkable twists of fate and a reunion quite unlike other Holocaust stories. Luncheon entrees include 1/2 hot

turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy or baked cod with seasoned rice. Both selections include green beans, cranberry sauce, challah roll, beverage of your choice plus a slice of pumpkin pie for dessert. Cost is $10 per plate. Reservations must be received by Monday, Nov. 10. Make check payable to Jewish Social Services and send reservation with full payment to Mainstreeters, c/o Maggie Conti, 323 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154. Free Community Concert with Michael Gurciello: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Auditorium. Join us as Jewish Social Services brings veteran Las Vegas entertainer and Omaha native Michael ‘Gooch’ Gurciello and his swinging big band sound to the JCC. Gooch grew up in Omaha’s Dundee neighborhood and started playing trumpet at Michael 'Gooch' Gurciello nine. He majored in jazz studies at the University of North Texas and went on the road with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Mike moved to Monterey, CA, where he founded the Monterey Jazz Orchestra, which played weekly at actor, jazz-lover, and pianist Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch. You’ll find Mike and his gang every Monday night on the bandstand at the Ozone Lounge in Anthony's Restaurant, where he conducts, blows trumpet and flugelhorn and croons songs from Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Michael Buble while patrons fill the dance floor. In the vernacular of jazz, come hear these cool cats on November 19, and (as Gooch urges on his web site), “Return to a time when the big bands roamed the earth. Rediscover what original pop music sounds like. Lyrics that speak of the beauty of a love gained and the heartache of a love lost.” Join Us at the Movies: Chef, Friday, Nov. 21, 1 p.m. in the JCC Theater. No charge for the film or for unlimited bags of warm, delicious popcorn. No reservations necessary. Invite a friend. When Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman), he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his exwife (Sofia Vergara), his friend (John Leguizamo) and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love. Chef's charming cast and sharp, funny script add enough spice to make this feel-good come-

dy a flavorful treat. If you want to have lunch at the Star Deli at the Blumkin Home before the movie, call Maggie Conti at 402.334.6521 to reserve a table. Lunch is on your own. The Star Deli opens for business at 11:30 a.m. Mainstreeters activities are geared to area residents age 60plus. Its programs give participants the chance to meet new people, exercise their brains, learn new skills and enjoy life to the fullest. Maggie Conti, Director of Activities and Outreach Programs at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, said, “Mainstreeters continues to offer diverse programs every month, and we invite community members to join the November excitement.” For transportation to events or questions about Mainstreeters programs, call Maggie at 402.334.6521. Mainstreeters programs are supported in part by grants from the United Way of the Midlands and the Jewish Federation of Omaha.

Birth Fran and Chris Edwards announce the June 18 birth of their son, Rhys Llewellyn Fitzgerald Edwards. He has three sisters, O’Bryen, Gavriella, Siobhan and two brothers, Malcolm, Lochlan.

In the news Several community members were represented at the 2014 Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation and Scholarship Ball. Among the girl pages were Sasha Belle Denenberg, daughter of Drs. Steven and Tippi Denenberg, and Aiden Meyerson, daughter of Jamie and Troy Meyerson. Among the boy pages: Benjamin Daniel Kaufman, son of Dana and Michael Kaufman; Cody Meyerson, son of Jennifer and Scott Meyerson; Joel Benjamin Sasson, son of Lise and Aaron Sasson and Joseph Samuel Scioli, son of Andee and Anthony Scioli. Andee Scioli served on the Women’s Ball Committee. Molly Jo Goldberg, daughter of Wendy and David Goldberg and Alison Elizabeth Slosberg, daughter of Martha and David Slosburg were among the Omaha Princesses. Kim Simon served as Women’s Ball Committee Chairman, and chose the theme All That Jazz for this year’s Coronation Ball.

Organizations B’NAI B’RITH BREADBREAKERS Speaker to be announced for Wednesday, Nov. 5, noon, at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. An optional buffet lunch costs $11; beverage service only is $3. For more information or to be placed on the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibr ith@jewishomaha.org.

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Noise from acrss the pond ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Jewish Press Editor George Calloway is the British poster child for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement. Galloway, who is the MP for the Respect Party in the city of Bradford, declared his city an “Israeli Free Zone,” in response to the Gaza War. It is no longer enough to refuse imported goods and cultural exchanges, according to Galloway, Israeli tourists are no longer welcome in Bradford. Unfortunately, in spite of Galloway’s on record comments, the Crown Prosecution declared there was “insufficient evidence on whether any offense had been committed,” and so Galloway will not be prosecuted. His response? “The ultra-Zionists wasted police resources in pursuing a vendetta against me.” He added: “My comments were aimed at the State of Israel, which is an illegal, savage and barbarous State, and had nothing whatever to do with race or religion. I take back not a word and I will continue to forcefully condemn Israel. It remains the case that there is a worldwide boycott of Israel, its goods, its services, its academics. I hope the citizens of Bradford will join me in refusing to treat with the advocates of this hateful and oppressive regime and truly make Bradford an Israeli-free zone.” It’s not a surprise, though. Although Galloway has been investigated, prosecuted and sanctioned in the past, he seems to get away with things quite easily. Frankly, when one takes a look at his personal and political history, it’s a bit scary how far one politician can take things, and still remain in office. George Galloway has been all over the place: he has been a very vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause since 1977. In 1994, he visited Iraq; having been highly critical of Saddam

Hussein’s regime for many years, he suddenly spoke out for him when he said: “Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability.” Under investigation for taking illegal payments related to the Oil for Food program, Galloway had to testify in the United States in 2005. He was involved with the War on

Very appropriate: A 'Galloway' is also a type of cow. Want program, and was accused of living luxuriously on that charity’s expense. In 2006, Galloway stated: “Hezbollah has never been a terrorist organization.” In 2009, Hamas gave him a passport. He also expressed support for Syrian troops in Lebanon, because they “maintain stability and protect the country from Israel.” Then, there was the Viva Palestina movement, which aimed to send goods to Gaza. Galloway was deported by the Egyptian government in 2010 after crossing the border from

Gaza; in 2013 VP was declared no longer a valid charity back in London, again as a result of financial inconsistencies. Messy, always on the wrong side, financially irresponsible and loud: there are few groups who Galloway hasn’t angered. He’s spoken out in defense of rapists, defended the persecution of gays, and acted as a mouthpiece for the Iranian government. He threatened to sue the Canadian government after they refused him entry, branded Zionism “a blasphemy against Judaism and God,” praised Hamas and claimed the execution of British former prime Minster Toney Blair would be a blessing. Okay, enough. One could write a book about all the idiotic things this man has said and done over the past 40 years. The question is, how is it that we look at politicians, and expect them to be smarter than the average citizen? George Galloway may be an extreme example, but he is hardly the only one. We’ve been down this road, many times. Yet every time an elected official opens his or her mouth and something utterly misinformed and blatantly wrong falls out, we act shocked. “Oh my,” we say, “I can’t believe he said that. What was he thinking?” We have to remind ourselves, constantly, that politicians anywhere, regardless of party affiliation, national origin or gender, are just average people. Perhaps slightly more ambitious, often with a hefty dose of charisma and quite a bit of money, but still: average people. They don’t have a bigger brain, or the ability to process information in an objective way any more than the rest of us. George Galloway is a creep and a bully; he is an antiSemite and an apologist. He is also just one man. We don’t need to be intimidated by the likes of him. What we do need to do is counter this type of public figure by aspiring to be better. Judging from Galloway’s career, that can’t be overly difficult.

The Death of Klinghoffer is an injustice to our father’s memory

Focus on issues LISA and ILSA KLINGHOFFER NEW YORK (JTA) -- On Oct. 8, 1985, our 69-year-old wheelchair-bound father, Leon Klinghoffer, was shot in the head by Palestinian hijackers on the Achille Lauro cruise ship. The terrorists brutally and unceremoniously threw his body and wheelchair overboard into the Mediterranean. His body washed up on the Syrian shore a few days later. Beginning on Oct. 20 for eight performances, a baritone portraying Leon Klinghoffer will appear on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera and sing the Aria of the Falling Body as he artfully falls into the sea. Competing choruses will highlight Jewish and Palestinian narratives of suffering and oppression, selectively presenting the complexities of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The four terrorists responsible for his murder will be humanized by distinguished opera singers and given a back story, an “explanation” for their brutal act of terror and violence. Opera-goers will see and hear a musical examination of terrorism, the Holocaust and Palestinian claims of dispossession -- all in fewer than three hours. Since the Met Opera’s decision to stage The Death of Klinghoffer by composer John Adams became public several months ago, much has been said and written about our father. Those opposed to the opera’s appearance in New York have elevated his murder at the hands of terrorists into a form of martyrdom. To cultural arbiters and music critics, meanwhile, his tragic story has been seen merely as a vehicle for what they perceive to be artistic brilliance. For us, the impact and message of the opera is much more

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deeply felt and tragically personal. Neither Mr. Adams nor librettist Alice Goodman reached out to us when creating the opera, so we didn’t know what to expect when we attended the American debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1991. We were devastated by what we saw: the exploitation of the murder of our father as a vehicle for political commentary. Over the years we have been deeply distressed with each new production of Klinghoffer. Critical views of Israel permeate the opera, and the staging and props of various productions have only amplified that bias. To have it now produced in New York -- in our own backyard -- by the country’s most prestigious opera company is incredibly painful. We have always been strong supporters of the arts, and believe they can play an important role in examining and understanding significant world events. Klinghoffer does no such thing. It presents false moral equivalencies without context and offers no real insight into the historical reality and the senseless murder of an American Jew. The opera rationalizes, romanticizes and legitimizes the terrorist murder of our father. Long ago we resolved never to let the last few minutes of Leon Klinghoffer’s life define who he was as a man, husband and father. Opera patrons will only see Leon Klinghoffer presented as a victim -- he was so much more. Our father was an inventor who loved to work with his hands. After his stroke, he continued to use his one good arm to repair anything that needed fixing. Every Saturday night he and our mother, Marilyn, would get dressed up and go out dancing. Family and friends meant everything to him. He was on a cruise with our mother, celebrating their 36th anniversary with a group of lifelong friends who summered

together on the Jersey shore, when terrorists took over the ship, announced a hijacking in progress, and separated the Jewish passengers from those on board. The terrorist thugs who murdered Leon Klinghoffer didn’t care about the good, sweet man our father was. To them he was just a Jew -- an American in a wheelchair whose life they considered worthless. As the years have passed, we have tried to ensure that his murder would not be forgotten or, worse, co-opted or exploited by those with an agenda. We believe his ordeal should continue to serve as a wake-up call to civilized society about the dangers of terrorism. We have dedicated our lives since the tragedy to educating people about the danger of terrorism, and putting a personal face on victims and their families through the Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Foundation of the Anti-Defamation League. Our father was one of the first American victims of Middle Eastern terrorism. Today with the memory of 9/11, the reality of al-Qaida and ISIS, and countless other attacks and threats, Americans live under the deadly threat of terrorism each and every day. Terrorism is irrational. It should never be explained away or justified. Nor should the death of innocent civilians be misunderstood as an acceptable means for drawing attention to perceived political grievances. Unfortunately, The Death of Klinghoffer does all of this and sullies the memory of our father in the process. Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer of New York City are cofounders of the Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Foundation of the Anti-Defamation League, which they established with their late mother, Marilyn, in 1985, to raise awareness about the evils of terrorism.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New? by ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT It has been said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All men make wars, young men fight them, but always, the children suffer most.â&#x20AC;? True words, and as true now as when they were written in The Jewish Press in 1920. When Jewish Press Board members Debbie Besser Kricsfeld and Nancy Wolf began looking at old issues of our paper, one thing stood out: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Imagine this headline today: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Famous Americans Join in Protesting Against AntiSemitic Outbreaks.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not such a stretch from that to an article I just read last week about celebrities speaking out against the Boycott and Divestment Movement and in support of Israel. Then there was this advertisement, telling readers â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ford plays no favorites--when it comes to making money!â&#x20AC;? The ad addresses Henry Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blatant antiSemitic writings in his paper, the Dearborn Independent. It then goes on to illustrate that, although Henry Ford is a rabid anti-Semite, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay selling his trucks to Jewish buyers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God pity him and nurse him back to normal mentality,â&#x20AC;? the ad concludes. Were Henry Ford alive today, would he join the throngs of people who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop criticizing Israel? Perhaps, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never know. Things were not all bleak back in 1920. For instance, the Natinal Farm School, located in Philadelphia, offered scholarships to Omaha boys: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The course is open to boys between the ages of 16 and 21 years, who have completed a grammar school Continued on page 11

State Lawmakers endorse Ricketts Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: In our Oct. 24 issue, we featured a letter endorsing Chuck Hassebrook for Governor of Nebraska. We are now including the most recent press release about Gubernatorial candidate Pete Ricketts. The Jewish Press does not endorse candidates, and when articles appear about candidates, we want to make sure we give them equal billing. Eighty-one current and former state senators today endorsed Pete Ricketts for governor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned in business that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get much done if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have strong relationships with those youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working with,â&#x20AC;? Ricketts said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a priority for me to create friendships and working relationships with legislators across the state. I look forward to working with the entire Legislature to bring about responsible reform and new growth in our state.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pete has the right background to move our state forward,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knows how to create long-term plans, make investments, and create jobs. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help Nebraska grow and reach its full potential.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited about working with Pete,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already taken special steps to build relationships within the Legislature, and has demonstrated a commitment to open communication and collaboration with lawmakers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very pleased that Pete has made the time to build relationships with state senators,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Galen Hadley of Kearney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He understands that good outcomes require collaborative leadership and partnerships. I look forward to working with him.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I trust Pete to be a great leader for Nebraska,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Beau McCoy of Elkhorn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has the executive experience to achieve needed reforms within state government and help our state grow.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pete will be a great governor for all of Nebraska, rural and urban,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Ken Schilz of Ogallala. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tireless worker, he understands Nebraska families and communities, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll dedicate himself to making state government work better for all Nebraskans.â&#x20AC;? A list of the senators endorsing Pete Ricketts for Governor can be found at petericketts.com.

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Media misstate Palestinian â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;statehoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dodge

Behind the headlines ERIC ROZENMAN (JNS.org) News coverage of the Palestinian Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;statehoodâ&#x20AC;? bid errs in ways strangely similar to failures during this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Israel-Hamas war. Compare coverage of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renewed bid to seek international recognition of a country called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestineâ&#x20AC;? with last summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reporting of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas fighting. Journalists report stenographically Abbasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demands that the U.N. Security Council adopt a resolution, with force of international law, requiring Israel to evacuate the West Bank to its â&#x20AC;&#x153;1967 borderâ&#x20AC;? within two or three years. The resolution would certify international acceptance of a new state of Palestine there, the Gaza Strip, and eastern Jerusalem. Media note official U.S. opposition to Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on-off recognition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestine,â&#x20AC;? but fail to report that two Security Council resolutions outlining the means and requirements of Arab-Israeli peace already exist. U.N. Security Council resolutions 242 (adopted in 1967 after the Six-Day War) and 338 (passed after the 1973 Yom Kippur War) call for, among other things, negotiations to resolve Arab-Israel conflicts and â&#x20AC;&#x153;secure and recognized boundariesâ&#x20AC;? for Israel and Arab countries party to the conflicts. Resolution 242â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authors recognized, as they made clear at the time and subsequently, that Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-1967 frontiersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 1949 armistice line with Jordan regarding the West Bank (until then often known as Judea and Samaria), and 1950 armistice line with Egypt concerning Gazaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;were neither recognized nor secure. The Palestinian Authority exists in no small measure because then Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agreed in a 1993 letter to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to end anti-Israel terrorism and resolve all outstanding issues through negotiations. The 1995 Israeli-Palestinian interim agreement takes resolutions 242 and 338 as reference points. These documents underlie the â&#x20AC;&#x153;peace processâ&#x20AC;? between the two parties. In chronically failing to provide this background when reporting Abbasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempted end-run around the relevant Security Council resolutions and PA commitments to reaching an agreement through direct negotiations with Israel, media feed coverage through the filter of Palestinian grievances. They thereby load all responsibility onto Israel. Coverage of the on-off intention of Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new government to join a few others in recognition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestineâ&#x20AC;? so far has failed to note that it too would contradict international statutes. The 1933 Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States requires countries to have, among other things, a permanent population, a defined territory, a unitary government, and the capacity to enter into relations

with other states. The 1991 Arbitration Commission of the Conference on Yugoslavia, dealing with the fragmentation of that country, reaffirmed these qualifications. Periodically announced â&#x20AC;&#x153;unity governmentsâ&#x20AC;? notwithstanding, the bi-polar Palestinian Authority does not qualify. It is split between administration by the Fatah movement on the West Bank and Hamas control of the Gaza Strip; has no jurisdiction in any part of Jerusalem; and lacks territory defined by a negotiated agreement with Israel. Insistence by Abbas et al that there is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestineâ&#x20AC;? to be recognized contradicts the Montevideo Convention and Yugoslavia Arbitration Commission. It also violates the 1993 Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles and 1995 interim agreement. Press omissions in this regard recall those during Operation Protective Edge. Then media reported, for example, that according to officials in the Gaza Strip, a majority of Palestinian Arab fatalities were civilians, often â&#x20AC;&#x153;mostly civilians.â&#x20AC;? Journalists rarely added that those casualty figures came primarily from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, or that the Interior Ministry, also Hamas-controlled, had urged Gazans to describe all fatalities as â&#x20AC;&#x153;innocent civilians.â&#x20AC;? When reporters occasionally added that Israeli sources disputed those numbers, they virtually never said why. Contextâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a traditional journalism valueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;would have called for reporting Israel Defense Forces estimates that nearly half the Palestinian fatalities were gunmen from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad or other terrorist groups. It could have noted analyses, like that of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), which indicated more than 50 percent were males between 17 and 39â&#x20AC;&#x201D;prime combat age. Media also might have pointed out that a U.N. estimate two years ago of non-combatant casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq involving U.S. and coalition forces ranged from 3:1 to 4:1, respectively. But no. As former Associated Press reporter Matti Friedman wrote, journalists widely conceive the IsraeliPalestinian conflict as a morality play in which evil Israel oppresses innocent â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestine.â&#x20AC;? News to the contraryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; including bloody anti-Jewish incitement not just by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but also by Palestinian Authority agencies in the West Bank, and ceaseless Palestinian terrorist attacks or attempted attacksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;barely counts. Maybe media failures to report Abbasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statehood bid in context validate Friedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premise. It appears to confirm that Palestinian violations of international agreements, especially when they undermine Israeli positions, simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t qualify as news. Eric Rozenman is Washington director of CAMERA, the 65,000-member, Boston-based Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America.

Letter TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Thanks to Annette Van De Kamp-Wright for revealing to us the radicals on the right who are a danger to our democracy and to Jews. At the same time, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very dangerous to overlook the radical left that is making life miserable and unsafe for Jewish and pro-Israel students on American college campuses. Leftist professors and student organizations, together with Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Association, are spreading hatred of Israel and Jews, as was evident in the signs at the world-wide protests against Israel defending itself from Hamas the past summer. This bizarre alliance between so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;progressivesâ&#x20AC;? claiming to want equal rights for LGBTQ individuals and women, and Islamists whose ideology calls for death for homosexuals, Sharia Law, and subjugation of women, makes no sense except when one connects the dots and realizes that what both groups share is a hatred for the West and a tactic of blaming Israel and America for any and all problems in the world. Our government insists that murderers shouting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allahu

Akbar,â&#x20AC;? such as the Fort Hood mass murderer and the recent beheader in Oklahoma, have nothing to do with Islam. The Fort Hood murderer is so desperate to convince Americans that he perpetrated his terror as a Soldier of Allah that he recently wrote to Pope Francis, hoping for his acknowledgement. Peter Bergenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statistics might look different if our government called things by their true names. The recent blocking (twice!) of the Israeli Zim cargo ship at the Port of Oakland was entirely perpetrated by leftist organizations such as Jewish Voices for Peace, the Occupy movement and labor unions. Did the Southern Poverty Law Center call out this bigoted attack on the single Jewish country on earth? Did our government intervene to protect free commerce? Picking and choosing when it comes to groups that threaten our existence is exactly what our politically correct government is doing. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why our president insists on maintaining the farce that ISIS has nothing to do with Islam. Sincerely, Maynard Telpner, Talent, Oregon

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Synagogues B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 618 Mynster Street | Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 |712.322.4705 email: BnaiIsraelCouncilBluffs@gmail.com Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker, Phil Wolf on Jews in Spain. For information on our historic synagogue, please contact any of our board members: Rick Eveloff, Rick Katelman, Carole Lainof, Marty Ricks, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf and Phil Wolf.

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: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. followed by a Congregational Shabbat Dinner with Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Steven Wernick. SAturDAY: Shabbat Service, 9:30 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10 a.m.; Mini Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m.; Kiddush lunch with Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Steven Wernick, following services; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:15 p.m. WEEKDAY SErViCES: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. SuNDAY: BESTT Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Torah Study Group, 10 a.m.; Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class, 11 a.m.; Sunday Scholar Series, 11 a.m., with Dick Fellman on My Journey in the Ukraine; BESTT Kibbutz Chaverim Horseback Riding and lunch, 12:15 p.m. at Shady Acres. tuESDAY: The Wonderful World of Jewish Music, 11 a.m. with Hazzan Krausman. WEDNESDAY: BESTT Classes, 4:15 p.m.; Hebrew High Dinner, 6 p.m.; Hebrew High School, 6:45 p.m. Family Shabbat, Friday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m. led by BESTT 7th grade students followed by a Congregational Shabbat Dinner. 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.BethIsrael@OrthodoxOmaha.org Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FriDAY: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:02 p.m. SAturDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 5:45 p.m.; Havdalah, 7:03 p.m. SuNDAY: Germara Brachot, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Understanding Our Prayers, 9:45 a.m.; A Deeper Look at Talmud, 10:30 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Shacharit, 7 a.m. MoNDAY: Current Events with Jack Kozlen and Rabbi Ari, 7:45 a.m.; Scholar’s Club with Boys, 3:30 p.m. tuESDAY: Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 8 p.m. thurSDAY: Women’s Class: Deepening our connection with God, 9:30 a.m.; Med Center Chaburah, 1 p.m.; Scholar’s Club for girls, 3:30 p.m.

CHABAD HOUSE 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: Shacharit, 7 a.m.

Bar Mitzvah Adam McGauvran, son of Kathy and John McGauvran, will become a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Temple Israel. Adam is a seventh-grade student at Westside Middle School. His interests include basketball, golf, biking and summer camp at Camp Sabra. For his mitzvah project, Adam volunteers at the Eastern Nebraska Office of Aging. He has two brothers, William, age 15 and Ryan, age 9. Grandparents are Linda and Harold Mann, and Ron and the late Sally McGauvran. Great-grandparents are the late Sara and Eli Zalkin, the late Ada and Irving Mann, the late John and Dorothea McGauvran, and the late Spencer and Charlotte Green.

Candlelighting Friday, October 31, 6:02 p.m.

SAturDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. SuNDAY: Shacharit, 8:30 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Shacharit, 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.

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 Services, 7:45 p.m. with oneg following hosted by Vicki Edwards and Linda Glaser. SAturDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Lech Lecha. SuNDAY: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Hallah High Lite, 9:45 a.m.-noon at South Street Temple; Hallah High, 9:45 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Cantillation Class, 6 p.m. tuESDAY: Star City Kochavim Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Hebrew classes, 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. ADult EDuCAtioN tuESDAY: Intro to Judaism, 6:30 p.m. led by Rabbi Lewis. thurSDAY: Beginning Hebrew and Adult B’nai Mitzvah Classes will not be held this week. The Temple is participating in the Habitat for Humanity Faith Build as part of our celebration of the congregation’s 130th anniversary. Volunteers are needed to help run the “Good Life Halfsy,” a half marathon to be run on Sunday, Nov. 9. Habitat will be paid for every volunteer, but they are having difficulty getting enough volunteers. Please consider going to www.lincolnhabitat.org and signing up either as an individual or small group.

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.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME 323 South 132 Street | Omaha, NE 68154 SAturDAY: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Andy Greenberg. Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

TEMPLE ISRAEL Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive | Omaha, NE 68144-1206 | 402.556.6536 http://templeisraelomaha.com FriDAY: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Shermet. SAturDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. isabella Wright, daughter of Annette and Jeremy Wright will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah. SuNDAY: Grades K-6, 10 a.m.; Third-Sixth Grade Event: Jump to the Stars and Beyond, noon. tuESDAY: Kol Rina Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.; Mah Jongg Mavens are Back!, 7 p.m. They invite anyone who is interested in coming for lessons and tips. Bring friends or make new friends (men welcome too!). $45 per person, includes a 2014 Mah Jongg card. Contact the Temple Israel office to RSVP, 402.556.6536. WEDNESDAY: Grades 3-6, 4 p.m.; Grades 7-12, 6 p.m.; Family Night, 6 p.m.; School Dinner, 6 p.m.; Torah from the Beginning: Why Torah? Who wrote it? What is my Torah?, 6:30 p.m. with Rabbi Josh Brown and Dan Gilbert. thurSDAY: Music in Transition, 10 a.m. with Cantor Shermet; OTYG Lounge Night, 6 p.m. First Friday, Friday, Nov. 7 with Candle lighting and Kiddush in the Community Court, 5:30 p.m. and Service, 6 p.m., dinner immediately following. Cost: $5/person, max of $20 per family. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Nov. 5.

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: Services, 6:30 p.m. SAturDAY: Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a Kiddush luncheon; Havdalah Havurah Group Meeting, 7 p.m. at the home of Lucy and Kirk Bowers. If you would like to volunteer to hold this event for future groups at your house please let Nancy Coren know. All supplies and snacks will be provided. SuNDAY: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Hallah High Lite, 9:45 a.m.-noon at South Street Temple; Hallah High, 9:45 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel. WEDNESDAY: Hebrew classes, 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Shabbat Potluck Dinner and Short Shabbat Service with UNL Hillel members, Friday, Nov. 7 at 6:15 p.m. at the UNL Multicultural Center. Our members will bring dairy or pareve salads/vegetable dishes/desserts to share with those in attendance. A main dish will be provided. Please RSVP to Nava by Wednesday Nov. 5. LJCS Hat and Mitten Drive: Join with the JLCS as we collect hats and mittens for the children of the Foster Care Closet. Donations can be dropped at the Synagogue through Sunday, Nov. 23.

at Shabbat feeling! by SCOTT LITTKY Program Director, Temple Israel In the last couple of weeks we read in the Torah about the creation of the world. God took six days to create all of our world. When God finished God instructed us that we were to have a day of rest, Shabbat. In our world today it is oen hard for us to think that we should stop and relax or that we should have a day each week that is special to us and our families. Each of us thus oen decides how we make our Shabbat special and meaningful. At Temple Israel we very much value Shabbat and are continually working to enrich that Shabbat feeling in all of our members. Aside from our weekly Friday night and Shabbat morning services we have a weekly Torah Study Group that meets every Shabbat morning at 9:15 a.m. before Shabbat Services at 10:30 a.m. Each week the Torah Study Group reviews the weekly Torah Parsha with a member of our clergy and then engages in a lively discussion. e group is open to the community and all are invited to attend! Once a month as a Temple community we gather for our First Friday Shabbat Dinner program. We begin with Shabbat singing and candle lighting at 5:30 p.m. followed by Services with participation from our First Friday Band!

Aer Services we continue our celebration of Shabbat with dinner and conversation. Our First Friday Shabbat Dinner program is family friendly and a highlight of the month for many families. e next program is on Friday, Nov. 7 and if you would like to attend the cost is $5 a person and no more than $20 per family. To RSVP, please contact, tem ple@templeisraelomaha.com. Shabbat is also special for the children and families in our religious school and Debbie Massarano, Director of Lifelong Learning has developed a number of programs to help enhance Shabbat for our families. eir next program will be held on Nov. 15 and will be an Experience Shabbat Program for students and their families in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade. For more information on our religious school, please contact Debbie at dmassarano@tem pleisraelomaha.com. When our great teacher Hillel was asked to teach about Judaism while standing on one foot he stated - “at which is hateful to you, do not unto another: is is the whole Torah. e rest is commentary -- [and now] go study.” One of the lessons that we learn here is to move forward and to experience and be Jewish. So here at Temple Israel we are moving forward each day with our study and growth as a Jewish community!

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In memoriam BERNICE RISEMAN KAPLAN Bernice Riseman Kaplan passed away on Oct. 21 at age 102. Services were held on Oct. 24 at Temple Israel, 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lazar Kaplan. She is survived by her children, Robert Kaplan and Toni Rosen; grandchildren: Jill and Gus Sideris, Jay Rosen, Michele Theberge and Marty Rosen; great-grandchildren: Chad Sideris, Josh Sideris, Brooke Ellen Sideris; loving nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, Temple Israel, or to the organization of your choice.

Spanish Socialist party to submit motion recognizing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Palestineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by JTA NEWS STAFF (JTA) -- Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Socialist party announced a new motion to recognize Palestinian statehood. The Spanish Socialist Workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Party, the second largest party in Spanish congress with 110 seats out of 350, earlier this month had announced its intention to submit a draft motion calling for the recognition on Oct. 30, the 23rd anniversary of the Madrid talks which preceded the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The Jerusalem Post reported that 300 left-wing Israeli public figures signed a petition encouraging the Spanish congress to vote in favor of recognition for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestine,â&#x20AC;? including a former director of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alon Liel, and numerous actors, as well as activists with the Peace Now left-wing movement. The Spanish Socialist Workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Party announcement follows the passage of similar draft motions earlier this month in Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lower house and in the Irish parliamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upper house, as well as a statement by the new prime minister of Sweden in which he declared his countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention to recognize â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palestineâ&#x20AC;? during his inaugural address in parliament. The Spanish Socialistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motion also comes after the Oct. 15 failure of a draft motion that calls on the Spanish government to work toward the suspension of the European Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1995 association agreements with Israel and to halt all arms trade with Israel. Filed by a regional left-wing group from Galicia in northwestern Spain, the failed Oct. 15 motion cited alleged human rights violation by Israel in Gaza. It also called for Spain to demand that Israel fund reconstruction of Spanishfunded infrastructure in Gaza that the Israel Defense Forces destroyed during its operation against Hamas this summer. That motion was rejected by a large majority of lawmakers, including members of the Socialist Party and the ruling Popular Party, which has 185 seats in congress, Europa Press reported. Commenting on the planned draft motion in favor of recognizing Palestinian statehood, Spanish Foreign Minister JosĂŠ Manuel GarcĂa-Margallo recently said that such a move â&#x20AC;&#x153;must be the result of negotiations between the parties,â&#x20AC;? the news agency reported. However, Daniel Fernandez of ACOM, a Madrid-based pro-Israel lobby group, told JTA that some members of Garcia-Maergalloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Popular Party may vote in favor of recognition in congress, making the result uncertain. His group is organizing a campaign that urges Israelis to support the ambitions of separatists in the Spanish region of Catalonia, he said.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New? Continued from page 10 education, or who have an education equivalent thereto, who are morally, mentally and physically fit, and who have a desire to follow agriculture as their lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.â&#x20AC;? All expenses paid, which is fantastic, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a boy. The assumption girls donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be included here is very jarring to 21st century eyes, but this was a different time. Reading old newspapers reminds us that, while thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much that stays the same, there are some things that do change. In this case, for the better. The Jewish Press has been coming to your mailbox for 94 years, and during that time, it has featured thousands and thousands of stories, announcements, opinions and editorials. Thanks to Debbie and Nancy, readers today will have an opportunity to see some of this material brought back to the Press. Learning about the past will help us make sense of the present; besides, we owe it to all those reporters and editors who came before to give their words another look. Stay tuned, and keep an eye out for the next installment of Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New?

Reports: Yaalon denied meetings with senior U.S. officials by JTA NEWS STAFF JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon was denied meetings with senior Obama administration officials during his U.S. visit, according to media reports citing senior U.S. officials. While in Washington last week Yaalon requested and was denied meetings with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, according to Israeli media and international wire reports. He did meet with his U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel, as well as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. The rejection was first reported in the Hebrew language daily Yediot Acharonot and its Ynetnews website. The rejection of the meetings reportedly was revenge for comments allegedly made by Yaalon in January and published in Yediot Acharonot, which quoted him as telling colleagues that Kerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace was â&#x20AC;&#x153;messianic and obsessive,â&#x20AC;? and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;all that can â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;save usâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is for John Kerry to win a Nobel Prize and leave us in peace.â&#x20AC;? Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Defense Ministry did not officially respond to reports that Yaalon was spurned, though sources close to Yaalon said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the aim of the trip was to meet with Hagel and the top security echelon in the U.S., and that happened.â&#x20AC;? Past Israeli defense ministers have meet with senior U.S. officials and not just their U.S. counterpart, the Associated Press reported. In an interview published Saturday in the Washington Post, Yaalon asserted that the Obama administration has â&#x20AC;&#x153;overcomeâ&#x20AC;? his past criticism of Kerry and said calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank were â&#x20AC;&#x153;irrational,â&#x20AC;? since Hamas would take over the territory. Yaalon said a future Palestinian entity â&#x20AC;&#x153;is not going to be a regular state for many reasons,â&#x20AC;? and that while it will have autonomy, it â&#x20AC;&#x153;is going to be demilitarized.â&#x20AC;? He acknowledged that U.S. and Israeli politicians have â&#x20AC;&#x153;disputesâ&#x20AC;? among themselves and that even so the â&#x20AC;&#x153;United States is Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategic ally.â&#x20AC;? Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid in a speech on Oct. 25 in Tel Aviv called the relationship with the United States â&#x20AC;&#x153;a crisis.â&#x20AC;? Relations with the United States are of crucial importance, and we need to do all we can to end this crisis. As Finance Minister and as a member of the security cabinet I know how important our good relations with the United States are, and so Israel must do everything to return to positive relations,â&#x20AC;? Lapid said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we were not in this crisis I have no doubt that Israel would have been involved in the regional conference in Egypt, and that carries with it great significance, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth remembering that relations between Israel and Egypt are good,â&#x20AC;? Lapid added.

Thousands attend funeral of Palestinian-American teen by JTA NEWS STAFF JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of a Palestinian boy with American citizenship who was killed by Israel Defense Forces soldiers. The funeral for Orwa Hammad, 14, took place on Oct. 26 in the West Bank village of Silwad, near Ramallah. The funeral was delayed so that Hammad's father, who lives in the United States, and his mother, who was in Jordan, could attend, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported. The Israel Defense Forces told reporters that the teen was shot as he was preparing to throw a firebomb at cars driving on Highway 60. The soldiers opened fire â&#x20AC;&#x153;in order to neutralize the threat to the lives of civilians driving on the highway,â&#x20AC;? the IDF Spokesmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department said. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement released on Oct. 24 that officials from the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem have been in contact with the family and were providing â&#x20AC;&#x153;all appropriate consular assistance.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call for a speedy and transparent investigation and will remain closely engaged with the local authorities, who have the lead on this investigation,â&#x20AC;? Psaki said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;We continue to urge all parties to help restore calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of the tragic recent incidents in Jerusalem and the West Bank,â&#x20AC;? the statement concluded.

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Hoops guru David Thorpe connects with players on and off the court by HILLEL KUTTLER BALTIMORE (JTA) – Rodney Glasgow catches a pass, pivots, takes one dribble and lays the ball in the basket. David Thorpe, Glasgow’s coach and trainer for a couple of weeks this summer, steps in to offer some pointers, instructing the former Virginia Military Institute guard to look up after making the catch and how to keep opponents from stealing the ball. It’s what Thorpe has been doing for nearly three decades out of his Clearwater, Fla., base: identifying and correcting flaws in a basketball player’s game in preparation for a season and, hopefully, a pro career. For some of his clients -- the NBA roster includes Israelis Omri Casspi and Gal Mekel, as well as Kevin Martin and Corey Brewer of the Minnesota Timberwolves -the relationship extends well beyond the court. Thorpe, Martin says, is “my second father.” “I get most of my pleasure by the maturing I see among the young men I’m helping, seeing them grow,” Thorpe says. “It nourishes my soul in a way that making a jump shot doesn’t.” A stream of players flows each summer to Thorpe’s consultancy, Pro Training Center, usually through referrals by their agents or teams. Mekel, of the Dallas Mavericks, is coming back from a knee injury suffered during his rookie season. Glasgow has come with an eye toward landing a contract with a European team -which he would do, joining BBC Monthey based in Switzerland. It’s an achievement he credits Thorpe with having “a major part in.” “He’s a great teacher and mentor,” Glasgow says. “He has this presence about him that is really outgoing. I could see that this person

has high character. He got to know me and “Every high-level player wants to be trained He also watched Martin and Casspi workwas really genuine.” by a highly skilled trainer,” Haynes says. ing out simultaneously, ingesting “every litThorpe, who also provides basketball In one session, Thorpe corrects a problem tle thing." analysis on the ESPN-owned website with Glasgow’s shot -- more precisely with “David would say it and Kevin would TruHoops.com, coached at Dixie Hollins his mechanics. show it,” Glasgow says. High School in St. Martin, a guard who first trained with Petersburg, Fla. -- a Thorpe as an incoming sophomore at couple of hours Western Carolina University, is now a from his native 10-year NBA veteran -- and has Seminole -- before returned every summer. starting out on his Thorpe immediately broke his tenown in 1993. dency to settle for jump shots, stressing “I really consider the importance of “getting to the hole myself a basketball and drawing contact,” Martin tells JTA coach who just while vacationing in Hawaii. helps these guys “I think he knew my calling card was get better,” he says. going to be putting the ball in the basAfter joining ket,” says Martin, who has done just Maccabi Haifa two that, possessing a 17.9 points-peryears ago, Mekel game average in the NBA. “He believed was directed to in me and saw the traits I have to be Thorpe by Casspi. successful.” Mekel, a guard, Thorpe’s work doesn’t end in the sumwould lead the mer. In season, slumping players will team that season to contact him. After bad games, too. Israel’s national “When you need me, when you have championship and a bad game, you have to call me,” secure league Most Thorpe says he tells them. Valuable Player Thorpe and his assistant, Ryan Trainer David Thorpe is flanked by two of his pupils -- Israelis Gal Mekel, left, Pannone, will review game film to honors. Credit: David Thorpe hone in on mechanics and identify Shortly after the and Omri Casspi, both playing in the NBA. Sacramento Kings selected Casspi in the Thorpe “was telling me certain tricks so solutions. 2009 NBA draft -- he’s now back with the I’d have a higher percentage of making the “I tell the guys, ‘I’m just going to be a mirteam -- a club official sent him to Florida, shot,” in so doing “breaking the game down ror, reflecting who you are. I’m not going to wanting Thorpe to help improve the for- at a pro level [in a way] that I never received” say you had a good day when you didn’t,’ ” ward’s three-point shooting. from coaches in college, says Glasgow, a Thorpe says. Glasgow’s New Jersey-based agent, Justin Washington-area resident. He stays close to his charges personally, Haynes, says Thorpe “is the best” at improv“That right away did it for me. I knew I too. Mekel and Martin attended the recent ing a player’s skills and providing “after-care.” was in the right hands. It told me his IQ level bar mitzvah of Thorpe’s son Maxwell; Mekel Haynes estimates that he’s sent eight play- was so high.” received an aliyah during the Torah reading. ers to train with Thorpe. With Glasgow By their second week together, the new Martin says of Thorpe, "He's just a guy I signing in Switzerland, all have gone on to habit was second nature and “I was shooting could trust. With David I felt the trust and play professionally. much better,” Glasgow says. loyalty would always be there.”

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