Team Omaha had an awesome week at the 2017 JCC Maccabi Games in Birmingham, AL, July 30-Aug. 4. Five Jewish teen athletes from Omaha and Oklahoma City trained, prepared for and represented the Omaha delegation. More than 1000 athletes from seven countries came together to compete in athletics, connect with Jewish teens, and give back to both the Jewish and greater communities of Birmingham. Team Omaha may be the only delegation that came home with more medals than members of the entire delegation! READ MORE
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This summer, at 20 years of age each, we had the opportunity to travel to Israel together. We have been close friends since our third grade Hebrew School class. We went through bar mitzvahs, middle school and BBYO together, and this summer we wanted to experience the country we had heard so much about, while at the same time testing the limits of how many days in a row we could eat exclusively falafel. READ MORE
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Maggie Conti, Director of Activities and Outreach Programs at the Rose Blumkin Home, bubbles with enthusiasm when she talks about Sabine Strong, the Rose Blumkin Home Volunteer Coordinator, and the RBJH Activities Coordinators — Mary Heiman, Jill Ohlmann, Sarah Navratil, and Emily Clement. READ MORE
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