by Jewish Federation | Jan 30, 2015 | Featured, World News
By Leah Falk (Jewniverse via JTA) – It might seem that the only Jews left in Pakistan are underground – in Karachi’s lone Jewish cemetery. But that’s not quite so. Faisal (Fishel) Benkhald, the son of a Muslim father and Iranian Jewish mother, dares to call himself a...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 30, 2015 | Editorial & Opinion, Featured, Food, Jewish Culture
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — I had not even heard of Tu b’Shvat until college, when I attended a seder celebrating the holiday. And while it may sound a bit crunchy to celebrate a holiday for the trees, nuts and fruit, it comes at a time in our lives...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
1.30.15 Issue by Sherrie Saag, Communications, Jewish Federation of Omaha 2015 Annual Campaign co-chairs Norm and Suzy Sheldon and host Zoë Riekes welcomed our community’s major donors Tuesday evening, Jan. 13 for a special briefing with counter terrorism expert Dr....
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
1.30.15 Issue by Mary Sue Grossman, Program Coordinator, The Center for Jewish Life Last year, the Center for Jewish Life introduced a new program, the Klutznick Learning Series. That first series focused on the Ten Commandments, and nearly 200 people attended over a...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Local News
1.30.15 Issue by Ozzie Nogg Feeding both our minds and bodies is important for optimal mental and physical health. So take part in one or all of these February Mainstreeters offerings. They’re like booster shots for the entire you! Over the Counter Pain Relievers...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Local News
1.30.15 Issue by Joey Hoffman What would you do if your mother endured 18 pregnancies in 22 years? Margaret Sanger, the iconic birth control activist, sex educator and nurse, fueled by this grim fact about her own matriarch, opened the Brownsville clinic in a Brooklyn...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Local News, Obituaries
1.30.15 Issue Mildred “Millie” Needelman passed away on Jan. 25 at age 94. Services were held Jan. 27 at at the Westlawn Cemetery in Norridge, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph and sister, Gladys Raffkind. She is survived by sons and...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Local News, Obituaries
1.30.15 Issue Jeffrey Lee Mellen passed away on Jan. 8 at age 61. Services were held on Jan. 11 at Temple Israel Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morton and Marilyn Mellen. He is survived by daughter, Erinn Mellen; son and daughter-in-law, David and...
by Jewish Federation | Jan 28, 2015 | Local News, Obituaries
1.30.15 Issue Muriel (Mickey) Greenberg passed away peacefully on Jan. 20 at age 89 at her home in Scottsdale, AZ surrounded by her loved ones. Services were held on Jan. 22 and performed by Rabbi Mari Chernow at Mt. Sinai Cemetery. She was preceded in death by...
