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lsrael Invites Chilean Miners for'Epiritual' ttoliday in ltoly LandTourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov has ex-

tended an offlcial invitation to the 33 Chileanminers who were rescued earlier this month toexperience a "Spiritual Christmas Jaurney" in theHoly Land.

The men, who were trapped underground for6B days in a mine in Chile, were invited to lsraelwith their spouses for a weekJong, all-expensepaid sightseeing tour of various sites holy toChristianity"

"Your bravery and strength of spirit and yourgreat faiih that helped you survive so long in thebowels of the earth has been an inspiration to usall," the tourism minisier wrote in his invitation. "ltwould be a great honor for us to welcome you asour guests in the Holy Land. This December, Chris-tiani around the worlci celebrate Christmas andduring that time, we welcome iens of thousandsof pitgrims- This year, as our guests, we would bepleased to offer ycu this uplifting end extraordinaryexpenence.

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Jewish FederaftsffAnnou nces Annual Meeting

November 18 inM idbar Kodesh lernPfe's

Aleur SanctuarySpecial recognition of leadership and com-

munity service awsrds will be the focus of the_2010Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation ofLas Vegas. The Annual Meeting, which is free o{charge and open to the entire Jewish community,is scheduied for Thursday, November 18. Theprogram will be held in the recently dedicated newsanctuary of Midbar Kodesh Temple located al1 949 Paseo Verde Parkway in ffenderson. LynnandAme Rosencrantzare serving as Co-Chairs ofthe 2010 Jewish Federation Annual Meeling.

"TheAnnual Meeting of the Jewish Federationi$ an important opportunity for us to report lc ourcommunity on our accomplishmenis during thepast year as well as to project and present curplans for the future," noted Leonard Stone, Chair-man of the Board for the Jewish Federation. "lam very proud of the fact that our Jewish Federa-tion achieved so many important and noteworthyobjectives this year including our support for theestablishment of our JCC's new facility, the firsfever Nevada Birthright Israel delegatioNl and otlrfinancial support to our beneficiary and collabora-tive partners throughout the Jewish cornrnuniiy.'

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oscar ChaltielOn Sunday, October 17th, over 90 students

from The Adelson Educational Canlpus were seenactively pariicipaiing on the schools'computers inan excitinq COMPUIERTHON, designed to FightHunger Vl/orfdwide through the World Food Pro-gramme, ihe world's largest humartitarian agency,fighting hunger woridwide. Through FreeRice, anon-profit website run by the Unitsd Nation$ WorldFocd Programrne, students were given a fun andedilcational way to impact their world. The conceptis quiie simple - the more categorical questionsyou answered conectly on the computer, the moregrains of rice that were donated! With six differentsubject areas. our students were guaranteed tohave fun all while improving their speaking, wri!ing, thinking and language skillslAdelson studentsused their intellectual talents to feed the hungry!

The lkkun Olam Mitzvah Project, sponsorodby e,ighth grade student, Oscar Chaltiel, was ahuge success, surpassing its goal of reaching180,000 points by hitting the 198,000 mark! Foreach correct answer, 1 0 grains of rice are donatedto help end hunger. When asked why this particu-lar organization, Oscar responded, "i wanted to

Fit for Royalty:Mayor Oscar Gsodman

From Oirty l-lany to the Terminator' many cameand man!, wint. P'erhaps they should have hadhatter scrint writers! But few have come and with-siood the test of time in the glare of ihe spotlight.And only one comes to mind that has a certainaizzazz and panache to have helped turn LasVegas into tfte destination among destinations.With the toughness to handle ihe mob and thePresident, the brilliance of an lvy League criminaldefense lawyer. and the personality and wit iocharm some of the most famous celebrities onthe planet, as / see lf, Mayor Oscar Goodman isno "girly-man," but rather the puppeteer, the manpulling the strings behind the great success storyof Las Vegas.

What attracted you to become the Mayor?I had worked very hard for thirty-five years as

a lawyer representing unpopular people and un-popular causes. I had done just about everythlngthat a criminal defense lawyer would want to doin a career. There came a time that I felt that lifebeing short, I had to try something else l said 1omy children, "l think I'd like to be the Mayor." Sothey said, "Go for itl"'The

Mayorio me is the most important office inthe community because he repre$ents Las Vegas.He is constantly and cantinuously in communica-tion with the public. He is the first responder Heis immersed in the mix of ever$hing that is hap-pening, He can see whai he accomplishes and

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the public is able to ratehim based upon his perfor-manc€. lt's not as though hecan hide 500 or 3.000 milesaway. l'm a "put my face inyour face" kind of guy, so itwas the perfect job.

How do you think be-ing a lawyer prepared you

for this position?Being a lawyer was very chailenging. You

had io always be prepared, You had to be ableto express yourself. These are the two most im-portant areas in my opinion for the Mayor-to beable to accomplish something in the communityand convey my vision in a meaningful fashion toa person or a group of people to try to accomplishthe mission. In that regard it was a wonderful train-ing ground.

Tell me about your work ethic?I worked since I was 12 years of age and work

for me is fun. I wouldn't know what to do if I wasn'tworking. As a result of it being fun, it's not work. lnother words, when I come down here to City Hall,I don't consider this work; I consider it all a verypleasant experience.

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Do you think that being married has helpedyou accomplish more in your career?

lf lwasn't married, I'd be a bum in the park inNew York City or a bum on the beach'in Venice,California. lt's only because of my wife legitimatingme that I have taken the path that I took.

How do you keep yourself performing atyour highest potential?

Drinking mart inis to excess (smil ing andlaughing)...what else is there? And if there areno mailinis? | don't take myself seriously. I iakemy work seriously. I always had to perform as alawyer. I have to perform as a Mayor but l'm ableto laugh at myself. As soon as I stop being ableto laugh at myself, that's when I realize I better closomething else.

What do you think is the key skill to beingi suecessful?' The desire to succeed and to achieve. I think

that if you don't have a goal to attain excellencethen you're not going to be good at anything.

How doyou handle sonstantly being in thepublic eye?

I get a kick out of it. For thirty-five years as alawyer, I was very insular. The government was al-ways trying to trap me into doing something wrong.As the Mayor, I'm out and about. I love the people,I love circulating with them and hearing what theyhave to say. I love laughing with them and having

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ran an elevator in a bank building. While I was inHigh School, I thought it was a pleasant experi-ence when I sold Fuller Brushes. When I was incollege I worked in a Reformatory and felt that wasa meaningful experience. l've been working mywhole life. This is probably the mo$t joyous of thejobs because there's no pressure being the Mayor.lf I made a mistake on the elevator, we'd be stuck.lf I made a mistake as a lawyer, I'd never $ee myclient again. Here if I make a mistake, I put it backon the agenda and revote it.

How do you create a balance between yourwork and family life?

Unfortunately, when I was practicing law, myfamily spent many a day and night without me athome. I kidded myself thai qualitative time withthem was as important as quantitative time. Mywife did a great job raising my children.

Who are your role models?My mom and dad. My father was an attorney

in Philadelphia. When I grew up, my father wouldtake me with him and everybody would say, "HelloCounselor" when we would walk down the streetsof Philadelphia. I never knew him to do a dishonestthing in his life. Hewas a great role model. Hewasadmired and respected.

My mother was the artistic member of our fam-ily. She got her doctorate degree when she wasin her seventies, so it shows you the backgroundthat she came from.

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a good time with them. I love serving them"You have a tremendous outlook on life.Well, I have a good time. I'm handsome and I

have my showgirls.What advice would you give to someone

considering a career in politics?Have a career before you go into politics. Get

yourself financially stable so you're not going to betempted to go over the wrong line. Really feel asthough you're repaying the community for allow-ing you to have had a good life before you wentinto politics.

I have to ask you about yCIur ehair, was ita gift?

It's not a chair, it's a throne" Was this a gift?Well, it was a gift, but I'm told by the City Managerthat I cannot accept it. After I'm no longer the May-or, it will go back to the World Market Center.

This was given to me when I had the Confer-ence of Mayors out here. I took them over to theWorld Market Center, as one of our redevelopmenlprojects because I'm so proud of what's happeningdown here. This wa$ on a platform csvered with ared velvet cloth. They said, "Mayor Goodman, mayyou please come up?" They took the cloth off andsaid, -'Thi$ is your throne," | $at down and seventy-five hrlayors got on their knees and bowed.

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