Omaha welcomes Raya Strauss
Annette van de Kamp-Wright, Editor of the Jewish Press
While the Maccabi Games, with their emphasis on sports, sports, and more sports, have invited numerous athletes and accompanying coaches to our community, we will see additional visitors as well. The Partnership with Israel will bring us someone who has no intention of competing in any athletic events, but whose presence will nonetheless enrich the experience in a major way.
Raya Strauss Ben-Dror, co-owner and President of the Strauss investment company (they bring us such delectable temptations as Elite coffee and chocolate) will be visiting Omaha for the first time. Although we love it, it’s not those chocolate bars that bring her here. “Raya was invited by the Partnership Chairs, Stacey Rockman and Kimberly Robinson,” says Zoë Riekes, who has strong ties with the Partnership herself.
JCC Maccabi Games include Day of Caring and Sharing
Annette van de Kamp-Wright, Editor of the Jewish Press
It is customary for a host city to provide an opportunity for Tzedakah during the JCC Maccabi Games, a hands-on project that gives participating athletes and volunteers the chance to give to others. Since 1982, those attending the games have been part of a variety of activities, such as packing school supply kits for Family Centers and Israeli children, visiting sick kids and teens at local hospitals, spending time with older adults in nursing homes, or improving neighborhoods or local facilities. (i.e. Habitat for Humanity).
This, too, is the case in Omaha this week, as on Wednesday, Aug. 4 more than 1000 kids will be transported to Lincoln to perform a very special task.
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