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DIRECT FROM THE DIRECTOR;
A MISSION TO YOUR LIKING

Recently Iwas reading some promotional

materials on upcoming United Jewish
Appeal missions. Each sounded exciting
and enticing. So Istarted wondering why
more people didn't take advantage or these
well thought out trips; there seemed to be
something to suit all tastes. Three
excuses/reasons came to mind. "They are
too expensive." "They are too touristy.
You don't get to see the real people." "They
all take you to the same place. Iget bored
with all the sameness." Please bear with
me while Itry and refute these positions -
and ultimately interest you in a mission.

On the surface the cost of a mission to
Israel or to Washington, DC. seems
substantial. It takes skillful money
management to get together the funds
needed for such a trip from one's finite
0.fiscal resources. One approach is to
investigate the availability of subsidies. In
many instances, if enough people evidence
interest in a particular mission, national,
regional, local, or matching subsidies can
be negotiated. If subsidies are not
available, think ahead. For example, if you
cannot afford a family mission this year,
start budgeting for next year. Today,
travel is an essential part of learning.
Whether one goes to London, Kentucky or
London, England, there is something to be
gained from the trip. So consider the cost
a challenge rather than an obstacle and go!
After all, you are worth it!

I am puzzled by the implication that
because a mission visits a specific site or a
selected group of people, the place or
person does not represent reality.
Somehow, the scenario is contrived. This
is incredulous! With particular regard to
Israel, it is essential that we understand
that every locale and every Israeli is
genuine. They are no less authentic
because they are being presented as
examples of how U.J.A. funds are being
spent. Rather, Icontend that visits to
designated sites or people emphasizes the
confidence U.J.A. has in their being prime
illustrations of the viability and value of
Israel, the people of Israel, and the Jews of
the world at large. Acontrived nation and
people could not have survived the real
adversity that Israel and the Jewish people
have overcome.

My reaction to the issue of sameness and
boredom also is one of astonishment! I go
home - to the same place - day after day,
year after year - and always am glad to be
in my home. I take pleasure in the
comforts and the stability of my home;
even as Ianticipate improvements Ilmow
must be made. The same feelings hold for
both Israel and the District of Columbia.

Both of these places are aspects of my
greater home. In this vein, Itake pride in
their attainments and assets and look for
ways in which Ican contribute to bettering
their environments and operations.

Neither is ever "old hat". Both are evolving

and stirring.

We in Central Kentucky will have the
opportunity to participate in three
distinctive missions in the Spring of 1993.
First will be a long awaited mission to
Washington, DC. A new administration
means there are new people to educate
and inform. If political action is your
forte, be on the alert for further
information on what surely will be a
stimulating trip.

From 14 -24 March 1993 we will have the
opportunity to take part in the U.J.A.
Midwest Region Small Cities Mission.
Participants will travel from the Golan
Heights to Ein Gedi, will visit olim from
Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union, and
will be able to discuss foreign and domestic
Israeli policy with experts. Stop by the
office for a brochure!

A special mission, "In the Footsteps of
Maimonides", should intrigue members of
the health professions. In addition to
enjoying briefings by government officials,
visits with new Israeli citizens, tours of
new archaeologic finds, and luxury hotels,
participants will be able to discuss health
care issues and advances with their Israeli
counterparts. This mission, chaired by
Miles Adler, M.D., a gastroenterologist in
Oakland, CA, runs from 7 - 17 March 1993.
For additional information, write the UJA
Western Region, 11846 Ventura Boulevard,
Suite 203, Studio City, CA 91604, attention
Elana Rimmon.

We are a people with many missions. Join
in as many as you are able.

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KENTUCKY JEWISH FEDERATION IS
ENTERING A "NEW AGE". ON JANUARY 4,
1993 OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
WILL EXPAND AS WE WELCOME OUR NEW,
FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

HOWARD L. ROSS.

HOWARD COMES TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY
FROM PITTSBURGH , PENNSYLVANIA WITH
INVALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE
EXPERIENCE, HAVING HELD
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS WITH ISRAEL
BONDS AND THE ANTI-DEFAMATION
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. . MAZEL TOV . . . FANNIE MILLER”

Fannie H. Miller (Mrs. Sherman E. Miller), who served as a member of the Board of this Federation
when it was the Central Jewish Association, has received two well merited awards. In her honor, a group
of her former students at the University High School and the University of Kentucky college of Education
have established the Fannie H. Miller Motivation Fund. This fund will support educational programs that
train future teachers how to motivate children with special learning problems.

In addition, the faculty of the UK. College of Education has named Mrs. Miller as the first recipient
of their Distinguished Emeritus Faculty Award for "...outstanding contributions to the College, the
University, and the education profession." Their rationale for naming Fannie Miller to this prestigious
award included testimony by former students that she was responsible for their love of and dedication to
teaching, and her history of having received numerous honors for teaching, advising, and leadership.

We are proud of Fannie Miller for exemplifying the ultimate in service to her profession and her
community. We wish her Mazel Tov and a Refuah Shelaymah.

 

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 1998 CJF GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD
IN JERUSALEM

he Board of Directors of the Council of Jewish

Federations has agreed to hold the 1998 CJF
General Assembly in Jerusalem in
commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
State of Israel, CJF President Charles H.
Goodman has announced.

It will be the first time the GA will be held
outside of the United States and Canada. The
General Assembly is the largest annual gathering
of Jewish lay and professional leadership in the
world. At least 3,000 delegates from North
America, Israel and international Jewish
communities participate in the General Assembly.

This year's GA was held from November 10-
15 in New York.

In a resolution approved at last month's
CJF Fall Quarterly in St. Louis, the Board
declaredzf

"It is most fitting then, that the General
Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations,
the largest annual gathering of Jewish leaders in
the world, takes place in 1998 in Israel. As
thousands of Federation leaders and their families
convene in Jerusalem, to celebrate there with our
brothers and sisters, we will reflect on how much

e depend upon each other -- how Israel
‘rengthens diaspora Jewry just as diaspora
Jewry strengthens Israel."

Goodman noted that programming
regarding Israel is an integral part of every
General Assembly, including this year's, at which
President Chaim Herzog was a featured speaker.

"Each year a large delegation of Israel's
leaders travel to North America to participate in
the GA," Goodman said. "In 1998, thousands of
North American leaders will return the favor. It's
six years away, but I‘m looking forward to that GA
already."

The Council of Jewish Federations is the
continental association of almost 200 Jewish
Federations, the central community organization
which serves nearly 800 localities embracing a
Jewish population of more than 6.1 million in the
United States and Canada.

Established in 1932, CJF helps strengthen
the work and the impact of Jewish Federations by
developing programs to meet changing needs,
providing an exchange of successful community
experiences, establishing guidelines for fund
raising and operations and engaging in joint

lanning and action on common purposes dealing
‘ith local, regional and international needs.

JEWISH CONFERENCE ON POVERTY URGES
COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN ISSUE

NEW YORK (JTA) - An almost palpable sense of
urgency permeated the air at the American
Jewish community's first national conference on
fighting poverty in America.

The Conference, "Fighting Poverty: The
Challenge to the American Jewish Community,"
was meant to be a first step in getting American
Jews involved in an issue from which they have
been largely absent in recent years.

The national, multi-organizational meeting,
held here September 21-22, was designed to give
Jewish lay and professional leaders an
opportunity to discuss and develop strategies for
fighting the growing problem of poverty in
America. More than 150 people attended.

Diana Aviv, associate executive director of
the National Jewish Community Relations
Advisory Council and one of the organizers of the
event, said she hoped the conference would serve
as "a rallying point" for Jewish action.

NJCRAC co-sponsored last week's event
with the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish
Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
and UJA-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of
New York. Planning committee members
represented such groups as the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Chicago and the Religious Action
Center of Reform Judaism. The conference was
endorsed by more than 25 Jewish national and
regional organizations.

Invoking biblical commandments, rabbinic
directives and centuries of precedents affirming
the Jewish people's responsibility to care for the
poor, conference speakers repeatedly called for
the Jewish community to engage itself in the
much-needed fight against poverty.

There was a strong sense that the severity
of the situation dictated that the time has come
for American Jews to return to their historic
position of champions of social justice and
equality, for the sake of the Jewish poor and the
poor in general.

In 1991, the number of poor Americans hit
its highest level in more than 20 years, with 2.1
million additional Americans falling into poverty,
according to a report from the Center on Budget
and Policy Priorities. Census data show that 35.7
million Americans -- one in seven -- fell below the
poverty level in 1991.

The center attributed the growing poverty
trend to a long-term decline in wages, a
weakening of the safety net for the poor and the
unemployed, an increase in single-parent families
and the effects of the current recession.

Because of the increasingly desperate
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historical gathering be more than a pep rally to
motivate Jewish leaders. Much time was devoted
to discussing and planning programs in strategy-
developing groups.

Conference goals included confirming
Jewish commitment to the cause, articulating
strategies that will have impact on the poor and
devising means of implementing those plans.

Jewish values of choice, community,
balance and caring could be instrumental in
providing those things most necessary to bring

people out of persistent poverty: equity, security
and self= sufficiency.

CKJF is following these conferences closely
as we move toward the development of a Jewish
Family Services Agency. More immediately,
however, we are concerned with the outcomes of
these discussions as our Social Services
Committee grapples with increasing need and
requests for help here in Central Kentucky.

 

WE NEED TO ANSWER; WHY JEWISH
SURVIVAL?
By Leonard Fein, Special to the Jewish Times.

A recent report on the crisis of the Los
Angeles Jewish federation -some millions short of
what they anticipated in collections, slashing
operating and agency budgets for the second time
this year - concludes with the following
observation from a federation "insider": "We are
dealing with a new generation that no longer
remembers the Holocaust and which can't
remember when there wasn't an Israel. We need
something to bring them to identify with a Jewish
community in a broader sense."

So what else is new? The Torah of the
organized community has long stood on two legs,
Israel and the Holocaust, and, for long-since
predicted reasons, both are considerably less
sturdy than once they were.

We might wonder why it has taken so long
for the institutional community to wake to the
institutional and fiscal implications of the
weakening of its traditional supports, but the
answer is so obvious that the question itself is
trivial: Institutions do what they know how to do,
which is, by and large, what they were doing
yesterday. That is true even of the LA
Federation, not-withstanding the fact that over
the years, it has come up with more than one
important innovation.

The more interesting and by far the more

important question is what federations around
the country are disposed to do about it.
No great surprise: The evidence suggests

that what they propose to do about it is to
substitute a couple of new words for the two that
have lost their compelling appeal and to go on

with business pretty much as usual. The language
of crisis is altogether too familiar, too integral to
their world-view, to abandon it. So if Israel is less
manifestly in crisis (Oh, for the good old days of
war) and the Holocaust now becomes more a
memory than a motive, fill in the blanks with
other and more voguish words.

Ladies and gentlemen, this way to the

emergency entrance: Intermarriage and anti-
Semitism.
For those who are turned principally

inward, we have the new and alarming data on
Jewish self-destruction through intermarriage,

the evidence that our "I do's" are spoken
increasingly to strangers and will, within a
generation, lead to a mass "I won't" regarding
Jewish affiliation, Jewish life.

And for those whose antennae are pointed
outward, we have reports from nearly everywhere
of a rise in anti-Semitism. You want Germany?
Here are the skinheads. Here are the best-sellers.
You want Russia? Here's Pamyat. You want the
good old US of A? Here's New York City, and
here's Farrakhan, etcetera etcetera ad nauseam.

In the nick of time, then, we have lucked
out. We remain partners in a voyage of the
damned; it's just that the reefs that threaten to
capsize us have changed, no big deal, a reef is a
reef. By whatever name, the threat to Jewish
survival remains, and that is the banner under
which we have learned to march and under which
we shall ever continue to march.

Itall comes down to Jewish survival, which
is plainly our collective obsession. It is an
obsession that derives from our destabilizing
historical experience - and that is encouraged and
sustained by the myopic timidity of our
institutions.

I say this not as an enemy of Jewish
survival, perish the thought. Isay this because of
an absolute conviction that if a people wants to
stand, it must stand for something. Survival is
not something to stand for; survival is the result
of standing for something.

Until we can persuasively complete the
following sentence, we shall be in trouble, and our
survival will remain iffy: "It is important that the
Jews survive in order that ." In order
that what? In order that we not disappear? But
to say that is to say that we build our lives on a
redundancy.

The sentence is not so terribly difficult to
complete, nor is there only one substantial way to
complete it. "In order to do God's will" is one way.
"In order to provide a sheltering community in an

impersonal society" is another. My own, the one
I believe most precisely derives from the
intersection of the Jewish tradition and the

American tradition, is "in order to help mend the
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their texts and their memories and their situation
have prepared them."

But I don't insist that mine is the "right"
one, only that we cannot build a worthy future on
a foundation of perpetual emergency, however
the emergency of the moment be defined. We
cannot, and we do not need to; there are better
and healthier ways - which, not so incidentally,
are also more likely to improve the odds on our
survival.

Reprinted by permission of the BALTIMORE
JEWISH TIMES.

 

JDC RESCUE AND RELIEF ACTIVITIES IN THE
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA - NOVEMBER 16, 1992

In October, 1991, when the fighting first broke out
in the former Yugoslavia, JDC started sending in
food and medical supplies, and later, emergency
relief funds.

In April, 1992, following the eruption of violence

in Bosnia and the rapidly deteriorating conditions,

JDC, together with the local Jewish communities

and the Jewish Agency, organized three airlifts,
rescuing 510 persons, including 80 non-Jewish

children plus non-Jewish relatives and friends of
the Jewish community.

As the security situation in Sarajevo deteriorated
further, and the airport became too dangerous to
use, negotiations were initiated to ensure use of a
land route. That route included 38 checkpoints in
mountainous territory controlled by Moslem,
Serb, and Croatian forces. Since August, about
1000 people were rescued from Sarajevo to Split
in seven land evacuations, including both Jews
and non-Jews.

To assist those remaining in Bosnia, JDC and the
Central British Fund-Jewish World Relief
organized shipments of food, medications,

blankets, and clothing. Truckloads of relief
supplies donated by various European Jewish
communities were also taken into Bosnia with the
help of JDC. Much of the goods channeled to the
Jewish community of Sarajevo were distributed

on a non-sectarian basis. JDC also assists the
small number of Jews isolated in various parts of
Bosnia (Mostar, Doboj, Banja-Luka).

On November 6, a JDC rescue team entered
Sarajevo to install a radio communications system
between the Jewish community of Sarajevo and
the JDC office in Zagreb. The team remained to
organize the November 14th evacuation.

JDC established an "Open Mailbox for Bosnia-

Herzegovina" in August to provide non-sectarian

assistance in the region. JDC is shipping thick
plastic windows from Israel to replace the glass
windows shattered by mortar shell, so that at
least one room in each home is kept warm.

The Jewish refugees from Sarajevo who make it
to Serbia and Croatia are assisted by the local
communities, with the help of JDC and CBF-
Jewish World Relief. A current emergency
caseload of over 600 refugees, equally divided
between Belgrade and Croatia/Slovenia, is being
assisted through this care and maintenance
program. While most Sarajevo refugees leave for
Israel with help from the Jewish Agency, some
resettle in Canada and Western European
countries.

JDC continues to work closely with the Jewish
communities to rescue and provide relief to those
in need in this devastated region.

 

"SUCCESSFUL KLITAH"
THE ROCKY ROAD HOME

 

SHIMON VASSERMAN, who worked in the former
Soviet Union on defense-related projects, is now
employed by one of Israel's most prestigious
manufacturers of medical equipment. Vasserman
admits to travelling a rocky road before achieving
success.

 

  

NEWSBREAK

from National Conference on Soviet Jewry

NEW YORK -- Russian Foreign Minister
Andrei V. Kozyrev's statement of concern
for the rights of non-indigenous
populations of the former Soviet Union
(FSU), including Jewish communities of
"certain new states that emerged on the
territory of the former USSR, especially in
Estonia and Latvia," in an address before
the United Nations General Assembly on
September 22, was welcomed by NCSJ
Chairman Shoshana S. Cardin and the
organization's Executive Director, Mark B.
Levin.

Noting that the NCSJ has and will
continue to raise the issue "wherever in
the FSU human rights are threatened," the
NCSJ officials characterized Minister
Kozyrev's expression of concern as being
"most timely," adding that "it is through the
words and deeds of high governmental
officials of the FSU such as Minister
Kozyrev that those who would attempt to
tread upon the basic human rights of those
who seek to express their religious and
ethnic individuality will be given the
message that their repressive actions will
not be officially tolerated."

Mrs. Cardin and Mr. Levin also
expressed their gratification at Minister
Kozyrev's pledge that the Russian Republic
will continue to raise the issue in the
United Nations and other forums.

MOSCOW -- Roundtable meetings on anti-
Semitism initiated by V. Fadeev, Head of
the Mossoviet Commission on Human
Rights, were held in mid-September.
Characterized repeatedly during the
proceedings as being "at best amechanism
aimed at pushing the Russian legislative
bodies toward adopting appropriate
legislation on the problems of racism and
xenophobia in the country," the roundtable
was viewed by the Jewish representative
as only a step in the right direction:
According to the NCSJ Information
Network, the representative insisted that
as legislation has yet to be adopted, both
the Russian President and the Parliament
are obligated to declare themselves
publicly on their specific attitudes toward

anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia.

The Information Network notes
that President Yeltsin did issue a public
statement on anti-Semitism in July, in
Omsk, and that its contents were published
in the July 25 edition of The Evening
Omsk, including the following words:
"Recently, I visited Armavir. Isaw a man
holding a sign with the words: 'The
Government consists only of kikes and
masons.‘ Icame up to him and told him:
'Give me the names of those kikes and
masons.‘ The man was silent. Then I
asked him how much he had been paid to
carry that sign. The man answered that he
was paid 200 rubles. Such things should
be punished."

The disappearance on August 18 of
businessman YANKEL DAMSKIY, 52, a
Board Member of the Wallenberg Society,
is being investigated by Moscow's
Department of the Interior.

According to the evidence gathered
to date, Mr. Damskiy's disappearance is not
believed to be connected with his activities
with the Society.

 

 

CHANUKAH
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DECEMBER 21, MONDAY 8 PM
CHANUKAH LIGHTS explores the
special, familial warmth of the
Chanukah experience in poetry
and prose.

DECEMBER 21, MONDAY 9 PM
THE ‘WESTERN WIND VOCAL
ENSEMBLE: THE CHANUKAH STORY
ENCORE! provides a wide variety
of‘ music and a narrative written
by Rabbi Gerald G. Skolnik, which
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If your interest is in involvement in interfaith activities, this is your opportunity.

For applications for any of these grants, write to the Campership/Scholarship Committee, Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation, 340 Romany Road, Lexington, KY 40502. Be certain to mark the envelope
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Counselors. We need individuals who love working with children ages 4-9 and who enjoy working in an
outside environment.

Deadline for Camp Shalom applications is January 31, 1993.

If you are interested please call the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation at 268-0672 or Jessica Ross at 273- . ‘
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B'NAI B'RITH OPENS REGISTRATION FOR 1993
ARI PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, DC —- Registration has begun for
the next 10—week session of the B'nai B'rith Israel
Commission's awarrlrwinning Active Retirees in
Israel (ARI) program. The dates for ARI 10 are
January 4 - March 15, 1993, encompassing the
celebrations of Tu B'Shvat and Purim in Israel,
and returning home for Passover.

Participants in ARI -~ which has won the
praise of Israeli leaders, as well as the prestigious
(.‘ouncil of Jewish Federations' Shroder Award for

"superior initiative and achievement in the
advancement of Jewish service" -- enjoy a unique,
volunteer study-travel experience that has

become so popular that many of the nearly 750.

alumni repeat the program.

The ARI program, now it its tenth year, is
based in the lovely Mediterranean resort city of
Netanya. ARI provides the opportunity to
volunteer mornings in a school, hospital, park,
kibbutz, military installation or other facility,
while learning Hebrew at a comfortable pace in
the afternoons. The evenings are filled with
social and cultural activities, including concerts,
stimulating guest speakers, lively discussions on
Judaism and Israel, and interaction with
immigrants from around the world: From North
America to Ethiopia, and from Argentina to the
Soviet Union, who have made their homes in the
Jewish state.

Sightseeing in the Promised Land is also
an important component of ARI: comprehensive
but leisurely guided tours of Jerusalem, the
Negev, the Galilee and the Golan Heights are an
integral, enjoyable and educational part of the
program.

ARI is open to anyone who is at least 50
years of age, in good health and a member of B'nai
B'rith (one may join prior to departure). The cost
of the entire program is $3950 (US) per person
(double occupancy). This price includes round-
trip airfare from New York via El AL Israel
Airlines, meals, lodgings, tours, gratuities, and
other program expenses. Israel Bonds are
accepted as partial payment. The World Zionist
Organization is a co-sponsor of ARI.

To receive more information and/or
application forms, please contact the B'nai B'rith
Israel Commission-ARI, 1640 Rhode Island
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. 20036; phone: 202-
857-6584, fax: 202-857-1099.

11

MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY

Once again the Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation will be part of the
Multicultural Diversity Day, "A Festival of
Life", at the University of Kentucky. The
Festival will be held Wednesday, February
17 and 18.

This is truly an exciting event to be
part of! Iwould like to ask for help with
participation in our booth, or sharing with
the Federation a piece of Judaica to
exhibit at the booth. It can be an unusual
Menorah, Yalmulka, Seder plate, Kiddish
cup, book or whatever you think would be
appropriate. Please call me at the office
268-0775 or at home for more information
at 273-6774.

If you cannot participate,
try to come. It really is a
fun time with great food and a
special time to learn and share
with others. ~~ Sharyn Sharer,
CKJF Program Coordinator.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Wednesday, February 17,1993

 

Opening Ceremony 11:00-11:30 am

A Taste of Diversity 11:30-2:00 pm
Cultural Exhibits 11:30-3:00 pm
Entertainment

11:30-3:00 pm

Thursday, February 18,1993

 

Orientation 10:00-11:00 am
A Taste of Diversity 11:00-2:00 pm
Cultural Exhibits 11:00-3200 pm
Entertainment 11:00-3200 pm
International Night 7:00-9:30 pm

 

 

  

ART FOR ART’S SAKE

The Central Kentucky ,Jewish Federation
is a member of the Lexington Arts and Cultural
Council. The problem is that while we may be
members, we have no voice or input because we
do not have a representative.

Are you an artist at heart? Can you attend
a monthly meeting at 12:00 noon on the fourth
Wednesday of each month at Arts Place? Could
you write a brief report of each meeting and
submit it to the CKJF President or Executive
Director for inclusion in the Bulletin?

If you are willing to "give it a go", please
call the office (268-0672) and let either of us know
of your willingness to volunteer. Thanks.

 

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lots of supplies to

Now that Ihave your attention,
This year we will be collecting

help our resettlement efforts; we expect
approximately 15 new Americans. By extension,
this means we will need considerable square
footage of dry, accessible storage space. If you

have, or know of someone who has, such a storage
area, please call Sharyn Sharer or K