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President’s Gun Control Legislation
Resonates With Local Jewish Community
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JASON COHEN | JE STAFF Making communities safer
• The attorney general con-
IN THE AFTERMATH of Pres-
vened a call with U.S. Attor-
ident Barack Obama’s Jan. 5 exec- neys General around the
country to direct federal pros-
utive order to enforce stricter gun ecutors to continue to focus
on smart and effective en-
regulations — including back- forcement of our gun laws.
• The president’s 2017 budget
ground checks for all firearms — proposal will include funding
for 200 new ATF agents and
members of the Philadelphia investigators to help enforce
gun laws.
Jewish community lauded the • ATF has established an Inter-
net Investigation Center to
president’s efforts to employ com- track illegal online firearms
trafficking. It is dedicating $4
mon-sense safeguards to stem the million and additional per-
sonnel to enhance the Nation-
tide of deadly shootings in the al Integrated Ballistics Infor-
mation Network.
United States efforts. • ATF is finalizing a rule to en-
sure that dealers who ship
President Obama’s executive firearms notify law enforce-
ment if their guns are lost or
order is meant to improve back- stolen in transit.
ground checks on gun buyers, ▲ Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFirePA (right), was Mental health treatment
while boosting resources in com- present at the Jan. 5 event where President Barack Obama announced • The Social Security Adminis-
munity safety, mental health his executive order enforcing stricter gun controls.
treatment and smart gun tech- tration has indicated that it will
begin the rulemaking process
nology. The Department of to include information in the
background check system about
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms beneficiaries who are prohibited
from possessing a firearm for
(ATF) is finalizing a rule requir- ingful gun control is a huge part shotguns and rifles — without a mental health reasons.
• The Department of Health and
ing background checks for indi- of the reason there’s a shooting background check, is the perfect Human Services is finalizing a
rule to remove unnecessary
viduals trying to buy some of the every six hours in Philadelphia.” example. Goodman strongly be- legal barriers preventing States
from reporting relevant infor-
most lethal weapons and other Shira Goodman, executive lieves this needs to be addressed. mation about people prohibit-
ed from possessing a gun for
items through trusts, corpora- director of CeaseFirePA, who “You’re never going to stop specific mental health reasons.
tions or other legal entities. attended the White House press every person who wants to get a Gun Safety Technology
• President Obama has directed
Under current federal law, on- conference, described it as an gun from getting one,” Good-
the Departments of Defense,
ly federally licensed dealers must emotional event. The organiza- man said. “Why should we make Justice, and Homeland Security
to conduct or sponsor research
conduct background checks on tion, which started in 2012, is a it easy for guys to get guns? We into gun safety technology. He
has also directed the depart-
buyers. There is no specification statewide coalition of mayors, know we have a problem. We trated by the fact that Congress ments to review the availability
has not done anything on this.” of smart gun technology on a
whether this applies to online police chiefs, faith leaders, com- know how to solve it. We just regular basis, and to explore po-
The key components of Obama’s tential ways to further its use
sales or those trading guns in an munity organizations and indi- need the courage to do it.” executive order: and development to more
broadly improve gun safety. l
informal setting. vidual Pennsylvanians working She noted the new regulations Background Checks
• Attorney General Loretta Contact:
Newly elected Philadelphia together to take a stand against would not reduce purchases, but
Lynch has sent a letter to states [email protected];
Mayor Jim Kenney commended gun violence. Goodman and her would ideally keep guns out of highlighting the importance of
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gation Beth Or in Maple Glen, crimes of domestic violence.
• The FBI is overhauling the
We know we have a problem. We know how has worked with CeaseFirePA. background check system to
make it more effective and
to solve it. We just need the courage to do it.” He agrees that Pennsylvania efficient. The envisioned im-
needs to limit the ability for provements include processing
background checks 24 hours a
SHIRA GOODMAN people to purchase rifles. day, seven days a week and im-
“I think that it is time for proving notification of local
authorities when certain pro-
some sensible gun legislation to hibited persons unlawfully at-
tempt to buy a gun. The FBI
try to limit the devastation that will hire more than 230 addi-
tional examiners and other
Obama’s stance on gun control. colleagues have lobbied for is being wrought on this coun- staff to help process these back-
ground checks.
“He’s incredibly gratified to stricter gun control. She feels this try,” he said.
see the president doing some- is a step in the right direction. Another organization that
thing on this issue,” said Kenney “It doesn’t solve all the prob- works closely with CeaseFirePA
spokesperson Lauren Hitt. “He lems,” she cautioned. “We’re ex- is the Jewish Social Policy Ac-
was devastated in the days after cited about the idea to expand tion Network, comprised of ac-
Newtown” — on Dec. 14, 2012, and improve the background tivists fighting for change and
20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally system. I think the people felt social action.
shot 20 children and six teachers inspired and energized and this “We’ve long had a policy on
at Sandy Hook Elementary is a great beginning.” gun violence and felt that the
School in Newtown, Conn. — While praising Obama’s efforts, kinds of initiatives that the pres-
“when Congress failed to take she said that more needs to be ident took are in line with the
action. He feels this has given us done at the state level. Pennsylva- things that we have been saying,”
all hope that change can happen. nia, where people can buy a long said JSPAN executive director
Illegal guns and a lack of mean- gun — a category that includes George Stern. “We’ve been frus-
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Free Dental Care Program for Holocaust
Survivors Expands Nationwide
NATIONAL chew their food, he added. Since then, the fraternity, which sector to create ways to “It involves one generation to
While Finkelstein said it’s dif- held its convention in Washington help survivors. another,” he said, calling it the
SUZANNE POLLAK | JE FEATURE last week, has built two dental highest form of tzedakah because
ficult to blame all of the Holocaust schools in Israel — one in Alpha Omega- it is done without recognition.
IN THE FIRST year of its three- survivors’ dental problems on the Jerusalem, the other in Tel Aviv. Henry Schein Cares
year program, an international fra- poverty and lack of nutrition they Oral Health Program “Some of the finest dentists in
ternity of Jewish dentists has pro- endured during World War II, The fraternity, which has 5,500 grew out of those dis- this country” are involved, he said.
vided $500,000 of free dental care “logically speaking, they would members throughout the world, cussions. A three-year “They do not hesitate” when asked
to nearly 500 Holocaust survivors. be more prone to dental diseases.” is planning a trip to Poland in pilot program to pro- if they could assist a survivor in
He said that as people age, their May. Participants will visit con- vide free dental care began last their area, he added. Some dentists
Alpha Omega International dental problems tend to worsen. centration camps and the Warsaw January. Already active in Wash- help one patient, others as many
Dental Fraternity has joined with Ghetto, “basically to follow in the ington, D.C., the program recent- as six, during the year; many of the
Henry Schein, Inc., an interna- Alpha Omega was founded in footsteps” of the survivors they ly expanded to Philadelphia, procedures require several visits.
tional distributor of health care 1907 at the University of Mary- now treat, said Rothman. Chicago, Boston, Detroit, the “It’s a wonderful, wonderful feel-
products and services, to provide land School of Dentistry by a New York-New Jersey metropol- ing, and our dentists are proud.” l
pro bono dental care to needy group of dental students who Survivors are referred to the itan area and Seattle, plus
Holocaust survivors who lack wanted to fight discrimination program by the many Jewish Montreal and Toronto, Canada. Suzanne Pollak writes for the
dental benefits or whose benefits against Jews who were trying to agencies that provide them with
don’t cover all the work they need. get into dental school and set up other services. This year, it will also offer Washington Jewish Week.
practices around the country, dental care to survivors here at
“We do everything” except said Dr. Marc Rothman, the After learning of the program, the Temple University School of
cosmetic dentistry, said Dr. Allen Philadelphia-based chairman of Vice President Joe Biden sought Dentistry, as well as at the
Finkelstein of New York, vice the United States Foundation of to expand it nationwide. Aviva Arizona School of Dentistry and
chair of the fraternity’s board of the Alpha Omega Fraternity. Sufian was appointed in January Oral Health in Mesa.
directors. The procedures enable 2014 as the first special envoy for
aging patients to improve their “It was very difficult for a Jew Holocaust survivor services, and About 600 dentists are expect-
dental and overall health, and to to break out” in those days, said her role includes collaborating ed to donate their time and serv-
Rothman. with nonprofits and the private ices during 2016, Finklestein said.
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Beth Segal Has Summertime
on Her Mind All Year Long
LOCAL has always had a special mean- which likely won’t be completed
ing to her, going back to when for a couple of months. There’s
JON MARKS | JE STAFF she worked at Sesame Rock- also putting together the pro-
wood Day Camp in Blue Bell. gramming for all those campers
AS BETH SEGAL begins the The routine then was to bring over the eight-week camp period
process of settling in as the new Brian, now 30, and Craig, now — there is a three-week mini-
director of the JCC Camps at 28, with her to camp for the day. mum requirement for campers
Medford and assistant director of Then she’d drive to the Steak & — which offers plenty of options
Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, it quick- Ale just off the turnpike exit for families if they wish to take
ly becomes clear that this isn’t the near home, where she’d meet her vacations in the middle of the
first time she been thrown into husband, Ira, to do the “ex- session and then return.
the deep end of the pool. change,’’ before heading off to
work at the JCC. When you’re in charge of
Fortunately, she really knows such a massive facility, there’s
how to swim, having been profi- “Then I’d get up the next day plenty of preparation to be done.
cient enough to be a part of four and do it all over again,” she “We’ll be looking at the facility
straight championship teams at added. “I worked at Sesame and seeing what upgrades need
Council Rock High, before con- Rockwood for 11 years when I to be made,” said Segal, who will
tinuing her natatorial ways at was working at the JCC at the
East Stroudsburg State. same time. BETH SEGAL
A few years later — as the “I loved camp and my kids ▲ Beth Segal (top left) has taken the helm of the JCC Camps Medford — along with its 120 acres of activities for
Bensalem-based mother of two loved camp. So this is the perfect 1,400 campers.
young boys — she took the marriage for me of camp and
plunge that would shape her pro- being in the JCC.” soon be off to visit son Brian, wards a hot summer day in JCC — after becoming a widow
fessional life. “I went to the Klein who lives in Shanghai. “We’re in June. “I get to be a kid again all 11 years ago. “There’s some-
branch and put my older one in The JCC Camps at Medford, the woods — in the Pine Bar- summer,” she said with a smile. thing to be said to know you are
preschool and took my younger which encompasses 120 acres rens — so there’s a lot of main- “I get to wear shorts and my creating memories — memories
one to the babysitting room and in the Pine Barrens, with five tenance and upkeep. baseball cap, and go on the zip and experiences that will last
I would go swim,” recalled Segal, pools, a splash park, zip line, line and paddle in the canoe. forever. It’s been wonderful
who still lives in the same house petting zoo and a four-acre “Historically, we have a very It’ll be great.” More important, meeting all the directors of the
as she did then. “A couple of lakefront, isn’t your ordinary good retention rate. Once people though, will be making sure all different camps and listening to
weeks later, the aquatics director day camp. Not when you’re start, they stay all the way those campers have a great how passionate they are. How
follows me into the locker room dealing with 1,400 campers through. So far, in the five weeks summer, too. “I’m waiting for they love being with those kids.
and says, ‘Where’d you learn how ages 3 to 14, 600 staffers — I’ve been here, I don’t think I’ve that first day when 1,400 kids
to swim that way? I need some- including 100 lifeguards — 42 met anybody that hasn’t had a get off the buses with smiling “Summer can’t come soon
one to teach swimming lessons buses to transport the kids and connection to this camp, whether faces who can’t wait for their enough.” l
two days a week. Are you inter- a full kosher kitchen to prepare their kids went or they went or summer to start,” said Segal,
ested?’ I said, ‘Sure.’ That was 28 2000 lunches a day supervised worked at camp.” who lives at home with son Contact:
years ago.” by a mashgiach. Craig — who works at the Klein
On this chilly day in January, [email protected];
Over the ensuing near three “It’s a big operation,” Segal Segal can’t help but look to-
decades, Beth Segal has just about concurred, who’s been on the job 215-832-0729
done it all in various capacities five weeks. “It’s broken down by
for the area JCCs. From teaching age so each group within the
swimming, she became aquatics camp has age-appropriate activ-
director at Klein JCC, followed ities. Each pool is geared toward
by a stint as the organization’s the age of each kid. We have arts
health and education director, and crafts, all kinds of sports, sci-
followed by other positions ence, adventure, a sledding slope
including JCC Maccabi Games and a rope challenge course.
director. Most recently, she served
as executive director of Kaiser- “We’re in heavy-duty recruit-
man JCC in Wynnewood. ing right now. We do camp fairs,
parlor meetings in homes. We
“I’ve been like the JCCs’ have a lot of people who call the
poster child,” she laughed. ”From center who want to do tours.
being a preschool mom and part- And Sunday, the JCC had an
time employee, I’ve worked all open house for membership.”
the way through the Philadelphia
JCC system.” Those who sign up get a spe-
cial camp discount, plus use of
And now, even though she’s all the JCC facilities. Not only
crossed the Delaware into South that, but once camp gets under-
Jersey, she’s still very much at way, members are entitled to use
home. Especially since day camp the lakefront during weekends.
The next step: hiring the staff,
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This Year’s Politicon Draws Plenty of Pros
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JASON COHEN | JE STAFF
IT HAS BEEN a long-held tra- ▲ Participants in Barrack’s Politicon include (from left): Avi Lipton, a senior at Barrack; Minna Ziskind, a Barrack history teacher and the event
dition at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew coordinator; and U.S Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Del.).
Academy in Bryn Mawr to mark
the presidential primary season on the issues,” Lipton explained. this event, according to Madon- economy and college loans will modern history.
with an opportunity for its stu- While he enjoys politics, he na, most people between the ages spark an interest at Barrack and “Given the world affairs that
dents to learn about law, govern- of 18 to 29 are typically are not with young adults throughout
ment, politics and media. feels many students are disen- interested in politics. the country. we’re going through right now,
gaged when it comes to govern- this could end up being an elec-
The tradition, which began ment. He believes it is crucial for “It’s hard for politicians to “This is an election in some tion about big change.” l
in 1984, when the school was teens to be knowledgeable about speak to young voters,” he noted. ways about where we go as a
known as Akiba Hebrew Acad- current events and the presiden- country,” Madonna said. “We are Contact:
emy, continues Jan. 20, when tial race because of the impact it Madonna added there is no deeply divided and deeply polar- [email protected];
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Politicon, in addition to its “You need to care about these
mock primary election. The issues and talk about these issues,” Overwhelmed
goal of the program is to pro- Lipton said. “I get very frustrated
mote political participation and because I want to hear a real pol- With senior care needs?
active citizenship throughout icy discussion, but unfortunately,
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CeaseFirePa.; Josh Shapiro, Mont- are bombarded with social media
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Risa Ferman, Montgomery Coun- They need to have the knowledge
ty common pleas court judge; to make smart decisions,
U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan
(R-Delaware); and Terry Madon- “This generation benefits
na, political science professor. from a remarkable amount of
Among the topics to be addressed: information,” he said.
gun control, the death penalty, po-
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students who are interested in Meehan that millennials’ voices
politics and events,” Ziskind said. matter. He will discuss the histo-
ry of presidential elections in
One of them is senior Avi Pennsylvania and talk about its
Lipton, who teamed with class- status as a swing state.
mates Jacob Gordon, Julian
Hirsch and Alexandria Gutierrez While the students at Barrack
on the committee that helped are showing initiative by holding
plan the program.
Lipton, a member of the
political club at Barrack for the
past three years, told the Jewish
Exponent his passion for govern-
ment began when he fell in love
with the show, The West Wing, a
few years ago.
“The goal of the event is to in-
spire people and educate them
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A Day of Service to Honor a Lifetime of Service
LOCAL She will teach what the Reverend Robin Hynicka of churches, community centers, really ensure that we are good
Hebrew means in the songs and examples in the community, and
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF correct pronunciation, but she Arch Street United Methodist synagogues and service fraterni- how we treat people that are
maintains that the messages different from us.”
“I HAVE A DREAM ... that spread far beyond just learning Church in Center City and ties. This shows how much the
everyone will volunteer on the words. Monday, Jan. 18/All weekend:
Monday and continue the legacy Reverend Gregory Holston of program has grown, Wohl said, Taking Monday as more than
of service that I have left behind.” “It’s all in the idea of singing,”
OK, that might not be the exact she said. “But it’s much New Vision United Methodist adding that that support has a day off from school and using
quote, but Martin Luther King Jr. broader than just the song — the opportunity to give back can
Day is always a great way to get it’s the unity that we’re sharing Church in North Philadelphia been instrumental in increasing be beneficial, according to many
involved with the community in each other’s houses of wor- who are running events in honor
and find a way to give back. ship.” will speak about both the chal- the diversity of the event. of Dr. King.
This year, there are myriad The services have had a Students assemble and Taking tikkun olam quite
opportunities to get involved profound effect on the literally, Repair the World:
with the Jewish community in younger members who at- listen to clips from some of Philadelphia is holding volunteer
honor of the Civil Rights hero: tend, Barnathan said, recall- events to help out in underserved
ing how much her own chil- Dr. King’s famous speeches. areas of the city all throughout
Friday night, Jan. 15: dren enjoyed it when they the weekend.
Start off Shabbat with a were younger — and still do, Afterward, students can share
even in their 20s and 30s. Rabbi Seth Goren, director of
healthy dose of tolerance, fellow- their own experiences with the nonprofit’s Philadelphia
ship and plenty of singing. The end of the service each chapter, is excited to give others
year sends home Dr. King’s bias and prejudice. They the opportunity to give back.
Many synagogues in the area messages of peace and unity as
have taken the opportunity to the choir joins together, hand- break out into groups of 12 to There are eight Repair the
partner with other places of wor- in-hand, to sing “We Shall World Fellows, who spend a year
ship in the community to offer a Overcome.” Dick DeMarsico/Library of Congress 15 and join with student fa- doing community programming
unique Shabbat service to wel- and service projects with the or-
come the weekend and provide a “Seeing people of different cilitators from Delaware ganization, who will be at differ-
chance to get to know your neigh- races, religions, backgrounds ent events throughout the week-
bors — Jewish and non-Jewish. singing ‘We Shall Overcome’ — it’s Valley University and Arcadia end and the day on Monday to
super powerful,” Barnathan said. help out.
Beth Am Israel and Main University — who are trained
Line Reform Temple have part- Saturday, Jan. 16: They’ll start off on Friday
nered with Zion Baptist Church Continuing to use Shabbat through the Peace Center in night with a “Turn the Tables”
in Ardmore for their weekend Shabbat dinner, which will in-
services, something they have services as a vehicle to honor Dr. Langhorne — who talk with clude dialogue and discussion
done for the past 25 years. King, Beth Sholom Congregation about racial disparity and how to
will present Dr. Beth Wenger, the students about their — you guessed it — turn the
“It’s really unity not just for professor of American Jewish His- tables on conversations about
music,” said Rabbi Shelly Bar- tory and history department chair experiences. racial justice. This year, accord-
nathan of Beth Am Israel, “but at the University of Pennsylvania, ing to their website, the discus-
unity through our friendship, who will talk during the service “Students can talk on a sions will focus on the education-
through our community support. about the Jewish impact during al system, specifically looking at
When there’s been stressors in the Civil Rights Movement. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. much more intimate level the “school-to-prison” pipeline.
the African-American commu- about their own experiences
nity or Jewish community, we’re At Mishkan Shalom at 10 Apart from volunteers who
there for each other.” a.m., Reverend Mark Tyler, the lenges and “the opportunities and how they handle it and re- come out during the day on
pastor of Mother Bethel AME in Monday, they’ve also partnered
Friday night services will be Philadelphia with Rabbi Shawn we have to pursue racial justice spond to it,” Wohl said. “That’s with local organizations who have
held at Main Line Reform Temple Zevit of Mishkan Shalom — who opportunities available throughout
at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday morn- serve as co-chairs of the POWER right now” and Reverends probably one of my favorite parts the weekend. This year, they are
ing services will be held at Zion (Philadelphians Organized to working with agencies such as
Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. Witness Empower & Rebuild) Moore and Fernandez will because the students are so sup- Jewish Relief Agency, Challah for
Clergy Caucus — will be speak- Hunger and Jewish Farm School.
Rehearsals for the Unity ing about the legacy of Martin service as the respondents. portive of each other and really
Choir, made up of 75 members Luther King, Jr. and racial justice “Some of it is, we just reach
from all three religious institu- during a morning service. want to make a difference in out to other organizations that
tions plus a band to accompany we know that have really solid
them, are leading up to the “pin- Germantown Jewish Centre Sunday, Jan. 17: terms of equity, not races and volunteer opportunities where
nacle,” which are the services. will hold its 32nd annual Ralph people can make a difference and
The choir sings from both faith Granger Memorial Shabbat at On Sunday, the third annual religion that kind of thing.” see that difference in the course
traditions, Barnathan said. 1:30 p.m. following services. of a day,” Goren said.
Granger was a well-loved and re- Teen Peace and Social Justice Opening up the dialogue this
“There’s gospel music — their spected former custodian at GJC. He said they are anticipating
leaders will teach us in their gospel Summit will take place from 4 way allows others to see how having 500 or more volunteers
style,” she elaborated. “Main Line According to the syna- throughout the weekend to help
Cantor [Marshall] Portnoy has gogue’s website, the program p.m. to 7 p.m. at Central Bucks their words have power. People out with “anything from commu-
written some pieces, and then I’m will focus on “how we can best nity gardening to farming,
teaching the pieces that we’re work for and support racial jus- High School South. — and not just students — might clothes sorting with Our Closet,
doing — a peace medley.” tice in our present moment.” which provides clothing to peo-
The event began as a response make discriminatory or insensi-
to a crop of anti-Semitic inci- tive comments without even re-
dents, including finding alizing it, Wohl said.
swastikas on school buses and “Students who make com-
that kids wrote “Heil Hitler” at ments to African-American stu-
Central Bucks High School East. dents, they think is a joke,” Wohl
“It was astonishing,” said Jerel said. “It’s not — it’s educational
Wohl, a part-time professor at and enlightening for them to un-
Delaware Valley University and derstand the repercussions of the
director of fiscal operations at words that come out of their
University of Pennsylvania Law mouth and the actions they do.”
School, who started the event He expects about 250 to 300
three years ago in response. people at the event, which is free
“What we learned through that, and open to the public.
there’s anti-Semitism, there’s The goal is to start conversa-
racism — all kinds of discrimi- tions and understand how to bet-
nation that happen.” ter treat one another.
The summit was held at “I think it’s important that we
Temple Judea for the first two demonstrate that we live in a very
years, where Wohl is a member diverse community where Jews
and past president, but the event and African-Americans and
has outgrown the venue — this Muslims and Protestants and
is the first time it will be held at Christians are all in one commu-
the high school. nity,” Wohl said, “and how we
This year, the event is spon- respect each other and treat each
sored by 12 organizations, in- other is valuable. We’re all made
cluding the Bristol Township and in the image of God and I think
Central Bucks school districts, it’s important that we as Jews
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ple in need, and serving meals Various synagogues are hold- already been involved with that Congregation B’nai Jacob will groups in need. Donations of
through Broad Street Ministry” ing events on Martin Luther they could help. hold its Martin Luther King Day yarn will be appreciated.
and many more opportunities. King Jr. Day to provide an oppor- Mitzvah Concert at Frederick
tunity to engage in activities that “It’s going to be a great morn- Living Center. Samuel Marks and Beth Chaim Reform Congre-
Goren encourages anyone to benefit the larger community. ing of getting together and doing Benjamin Yeiser will do their gation will do its Martin Luther
volunteer not just because of the service together and feeling good second annual “Random Acts of King Day of Service at the Jewish
Jewish value in giving back but Beth Am Israel is holding its about it,” she said. Music” for the residents in the Relief Agency, leaving the syna-
also what it can mean for the city. second annual Day of Service Alzheimer’s unit. gogue at 8:30 a.m. until about 2
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A selection of other events going p.m. There will be a bus for stu-
“It’s a great way to address Participants can make dog toys for on throughout the weekend and Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu- El dents fifth grade through confir-
some of the challenges that we all the ASPCA, join in Cook for a on Monday: will have its MLK Jr. Day of Serv- mation and parent chaperones.
face as a community in a hands- Friend, sort clothes for Our Closet, ice from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MBIEE
on, productive way, and to learn even create bookplates for donated The staff at Congregation will be collecting new and gently On Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2:15
about what those injustices might books and make no-sew blankets Adath Jeshurun is preparing and used school supplies for students. p.m., Shir Ami is hosting a Day
be,” Goren said. to distribute to homeless citizens. serving dinner for approximately Please drop off items in the syna- of Tikkun Olam, starting with a
80 residents at the Philadelphia gogue lobby or let them know if quick blessing and breakfast at
“More broadly, it’s a wonderful “It’s important because we Ronald McDonald House on you’d like to volunteer. 9 a.m. with projects to follow,
opportunity to get to know other want to show were part of the Jan. 18. including a clothing drive for
people in your community through community and we service the Congregation Ohev Shalom which you can bring items in
volunteering and working side by community,” said Sara Chernov, The religious school students holds its MLK Day for Social plastic bags and activities such as
side with them. That type of the synagogue’s youth engage- at Temple Adath Israel are doing Action from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. making cards for soldiers,
community is something we value ment associate. “It’s a great way many different things on Jan. on Monday. bracelets for birches, making pet
as an organization, and something to give back on a special day. It’s 17, and there are other projects toys, library projects and Alex’s
we think is of value to the Jewish a way for Beth Am to connect to scheduled for Jan. 18, including In honor of MLK Day of Lemonade Stand.
community in Philadelphia.” the other people that are here CPR training, Red Cross blood Service, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
and realize people in our area drive, art supply collection for the Social Action Committee at For more information on
Of the many values Martin need help, too.” the children of “Family Support Beth Israel Congregation will these events and to see how else
Luther King, Jr. shared with the Services,” cooking meals for the sponsor Hats for Hope (“The you can get involved, check the
world, Goren identifies most The event has brought out homeless, lunch bags for the Mad Hatters”). Knit or crochet community calendar and syna-
with his vision of “equity.” people from all over the commu- homeless, serving the meals at warm hats to be donated to the gogue websites. l
nity, she said. They looked into homeless shelter and going on- homeless who run with Back on
“There’s a vision of fairness what needs could be met site to the “Family School SW” My Feet (BOMF), for children Contact:
and justice and kindness and through these projects and what of Family Support Services. from birth to 14 years (for Cra-
compassionate empathy that organizations members have dles to Crayons), and for other [email protected];
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Sestak to Anchor Cutler Installation at Beth Israel
LOCAL Sestak’s Israel Ties Go Way Back
JON MARKS | JE STAFF THERE WERE BARELY enough people had a pistol on the table, it was so bad consulate in Philadelphia. “It’s darn im-
to hold a minyan when former Pennsyl- there. I once left my ship in Israel on pur- portant,” he replied. “I know they tried to
AS AN ADMIRAL in the Navy, vania Congressman Joe Sestak — now pose and spent two weeks traveling close it before — it’s probably a money
Joe Sestak frequently encoun- seeking to become the Democratic nom- through the country. I was on the Richard thing.”
tered people like Jon Cutler: Gay inee for Senator next November — ar- E. Byrd in 1978. It was the middle of my
men who had to shield their true rived late in the afternoon on Jan. 7 at St. deployment, so I could leave from any port Perhaps “The Admiral,” as he’s known
identities due to the military’s Luke’s United Methodist Church in Bryn I wanted to; I waited until we got to Haifa.” on the campaign trail, can exert some of
“Don’t Ask: Don’t Tell” policy. Mawr to discuss his plans to restore the his influence from his days in Congress.
American Dream for working families. On a later trip, Sestak did what so many After all, they sort of owe him one.
That’s why he says he feels tourists do: “I bought my wife’s diamond “When I was a congressman, the ambas-
honored to participate in Cutler’s But following his remarks and a engagement ring there,” he remembered. sador from Israel had my wife and I over
installation as rabbi at Congrega- question-and-answer session in which “In Tel Aviv. But I went everywhere. And along with the head of the Israeli Navy for
he attempted to address public concerns I read the history. I still have my T-shirt the first night of Chanukah when we were
▲ Rabbi Jon Cutler (left) with in a non-political way, Sestak spoke at that says, ‘Never Again Masada.’ ” in Washington,” recalled Sestak. “It was a
Joe Sestak. length with the Jewish Exponent. The wonderful time celebrating with them.
man who said he’s honored to be a par- And he’s not the only one in the family During the dinner, the ambassador and
tion Beth Israel of Chester County ticipant at the Jan. 15 installation of Rab- with such familiarity. “My wife, Susan, the head of the Navy said to me, ‘We can’t
Friday. “I’m very proud to do it,” bi Jon Cutler — a naval reserve chaplain works for the Israeli military,” as an analyst get access to the new ship the Navy is
said Sestak, who’s in the midst of who connected with Sestak, a retired for the Institute of Defense Awareness, he building.’ It took me four months, but I
campaigning to become Pennsyl- admiral, over their service history — at explained. “She goes over there every few met with the CEO of the shipbuilder and
vania’s Democratic Senate nomi- Congregation Beth Israel of Chester months working with Israel. She was there got them access.”
nee and unseat Republican in- County, revealed he has longstanding during some of the shelling from Gaza.”
cumbent Pat Toomey, who beat ties to Israel going back to his years in Besides that, Sestak carries a midrash
him by 80,000 votes in the 2010 the Navy that underscore his great affin- All of which has given Sestak a thor- with him and cites a story he once heard
election. “He’s someone who’d ity for the local Jewish community. ough awareness of the situation. “Until from a rabbi of the devotion of two
gone through having to live in the you’ve traveled to Israel, you don’t really friends — one condemned to death but
closet and now he’s come out. It’s He also indicated he’s probably made understand why they feel like they do.” the other willing to give up his life to spare
more visits to Israel than the number of He then recalled a time there was so him. The king is so touched by their hu-
See Sestak, Page 27 people who were in the building listening much Israeli cell phone interference it manity, he declares he’ll spare them both
to him speak. “I’ve been to Israel conser- jammed naval radar. “It’s a postage if they make him their third friend.
vatively at least 10 times — probably more stamp. I do believe in a two-state solu-
like 14,” said the 64-year-old Sestak, who’s tion. The problem is, there’s no one to Sestak says one other thing he’s learned
hoping for another shot at current Sen. Pat negotiate with. But I’ve been quoted say- about Judaism is it seems more applicable
Toomey (R-Pa.), who defeated him by ing before I’d lay down my life in the than other religions. “The rabbi looks at
80,000 votes in 2010. “I can remember Navy for Israel — and I’d do it today.” me,” said Sestak, “and says, ‘You have to
going there in the early ’70s when everyone remember: Many of us don’t even think
Closer to home, Sestak was dismayed there’s an afterlife.’ ” l
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Examining the Past, Present RABBI
and Future of Polish Jewry ALAN ISER
LOCAL sity, was a scholar in residence at Things proceeded to get saved Jews. I don’t think a lot of ment assistance, through the local
Beit Warszawa Synagogue in worse. On July 4, 1946, The people are aware how many community and non-governmen-
JASON COHEN | JE STAFF Warsaw in August. He visited Kielce Pogrom, an outbreak of Poles were killed by Germans.” tal organizations. “I think there is
Poland for a week, accompanied violence against the Jewish com- a lot of potential — there is much
BEFORE THE NAZIS invaded by his wife, Sharon Liebhaber, munity, resulted in the deaths of Iser told the Jewish Exponent curiosity about Judaism among
in 1939, Poland was home to 3.3 whose family lived there for gen- 42 people. he was pleasantly surprised by the people who are discovering
million Jews — 10 percent of the erations before the Holocaust. the revival taking place in the they have Jewish roots, but staff
country’s population. Today, no After this, the pace of Jewish Jewish community in Poland. and resources are needed to reach
one knows what the Jewish “It was emotional for her be- emigration quickened until, by While the number of synagogues out to these people,” he added.
population is, although most cause most of her father’s family 1947, only 80,000 remained. has decreased from thousands to
estimates list it as being between was killed there,” he said. “It was Then in 1967 and 1968, Jews around 10, shuls are slowly being Avivah and Gabriel Pinski of
3,000 and 25,000. As Rabbi Alan a voyage of discovery, a life- were expelled from Poland, as rebuilt, he noted. Chabad has a Wynnewood, who went to
Iser puts it, the magnitude of this changing experience.” they were accused of begin large presence in Poland, with Poland two years ago, with a
genocide would be like if most of “ruthless and cosmopolitans.” four shuls in Warsaw, one in Holocaust study group through
the black American population Iser said many people believe Krakow, one in Wroclaw and a Gratz College, attended the talk,
was wiped out today. Poles were anti-Semites because “That was the end until recent- few others. but disagreed with Iser’s assertion
all of the concentration camps ly of the Polish Jewish communi- about the revival of the Jewish
“Suffice to say, on the eve of were in Poland. However, this is ty,” Iser said. “Jewish identity was Jewish tourism is beginning to community there.
World War II, Poland had one of a misconception, he explained. driven really deep underground.” grow as well, he told the audience.
the great Jewish populations of It was simply easier for Germans There are kosher restaurants, “That’s why we’re kind of
all time,” said Iser, who discussed to transport Jews to Poland. Poland began to see a Jewish coffee shops and Jewish-themed skeptical reading about the rebirth
the life, death and possible re- renewal during the past 20 years, stores in Warsaw and Krakow. of Jews in Poland,” Gabriel said. l
birth of the Polish Jewish com- Many Jews fled to the Soviet he said. As communism ended,
munity on Jan. 10, at Main Line Union after the war, leaving about people were now able to live open- “I was very impressed — even Contact:
Reform Temple in Wynnewood. 369,000 in Poland. For those who ly as Jews, and many began redis- though it’s [Krakow] a small
returned, their fortunes were not covering their Jewish identity. community — by how much they [email protected];
Iser, formerly a pulpit rabbi and improved — Polish gentiles, wor- have going on,” he said. “Krakow
currently an adjunct instructor at ried that the Jews were returning “I think American Jews prob- is like a little Jewish Disneyland.” 215-832-0747
Villanova and St. Joseph’s Univer- to claim their homes, killed ably have a dark picture of Poles
countless survivors. and don’t realize it’s more com- Iser explained that growth is
plicated,” he said. “A lot of Poles happening largely without govern-
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LOCAL success, having already signed up which have Jewish themes, there’s ▲ PJ Library director Robyn Cohen (left) and Lori Rubin, director of family
400 subscribers. special local programming both engagement at Jewish Learning Venture, with a selection of the array of
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Best of all, it’s free, thanks to Way, which is sponsored by
LORI RUBIN REMEMBERS the generosity of the Harold Grin- jkidphilly.org. “We partnered act out the books together. The who might be interested to be on
what it used to be like trying to spoon Foundation in Agawam, with Elmwood Park Zoo and did stories are really entertaining and the design team to submit a writ-
instill Jewish values in her three Mass., outside Springfield. “The ‘Jkidphilly Goes to the Zoo’ on engaging, so you learn the Jewish ten application. We reached out
children through reading. Not story we hear is that he’s a philan- Chanukah,” said Rubin. “We had values. They’re wonderful stories to congregation educational di-
only was it time-consuming and thropist inspired by Dolly Parton, 250 people there for crafts and they like to read again and again. rectors. We’ll be hosting our first
exhausting; it was expensive. who had a literacy program,” ex- an animal show. Then we lit the It’s just a really positive experi- meeting at the end of January.”
plained Rubin, who works in con- menorah and had a bingo game. ence for families.”
“When they were little, I used junction with PJ Library director On Martin Luther King Day, The hope, then, is that, as PJ
to go to every Jewish bookstore Robyn Cohen in JLV’s Melrose they’ll be making flower arrange- PJ Our Way is currently avail- Our Way becomes better known,
and buy every Jewish book, so I Park offices. “He heard about her ments they’re going to distribute able in 34 cities, with plans to it will ensure the next generation
could provide that experience for literacy program and thought, at the Wesley Enhanced Living expand nationally in the near of Jewish parents will have a
them,” recalled Rubin, director of ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could Facility” — formerly Martins future. According to Rubin, its fuller understanding of a tradi-
Family Engagement at Jewish get books in the hands of the fam- Run. “And we’ll do Tu B’shvat novelty is what makes it so in- tion they’ll be able to pass on to
Learning Venture since 2011, af- ilies raising Jewish children?’ So Story Time at several different triguing. Regardless of the book their own children. “For us to
ter serving as educational director thousands and thousands of books stores in the region.” or the topic, there’s a Jewish con- have PJ Our Way building upon
at Or Hadash and preschool di- books are sent out every year.” nection without favoring any our successes with PJ Library
rector at Temple Judea. “I created According to its brochure the particular denomination. allows us to continue to connect
a Jewish library for them on my That’s how it’s worked with PJ Grinspoon Foundation has five with families for a longer period
own. It did take more of an effort Library. PJ Our Way takes it a step prime objectives: “I think this provides a very low of time and help them along their
on my part, but because I was a further, adding the elements of barrier way for families — who Jewish journey — whatever that
Jewish educator, I was already in- choice and an interactive website, • Encourage young people to may be interfaith, even — to bring means,” said Rubin. “We help
vested in doing that. Now, no- pjourway.org, to the mix.” PJ Our reach their academic and Judaism alive in their homes,” said them meet other Jewish families
body has to do that anymore.” Way is a pilot program not yet leadership potential Rubin. “There are ones about and create new rituals in their
available to everybody,” said Co- sports, ones about camp, historical own homes. Each one has a
It started in 2006 with JLV’s hen, who’s not only familiar with • Promote literacy and early books, fiction. … message and they’re non-denom-
and the Jewish Federation of PJ Library as an educator but as a childhood education inational, so any family raising
Greater Philadelphia’s PJ Library parent. “There’s the website, “The other part is, we’re cre- Jewish children can find value in
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Beth Sholom Congregation,
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and two of them get PJ Library
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Make sure all babies & children have that feeling! JLV in 2014. “My kids are so
excited to get their books. They
Kare4Kids & Beth Sholom Mitzvot B’Yahad Social Action are making blankets for don’t just view it as bedtime
babies & children su ering trauma or illness in their lives. stories. They’ll rip it open in the
hall when they get it and they
You don’t have to know how to sew! If you can use scissors, you can do this! want to read it together. They
Bring 1-1/2 yards of Blizzard Fleece fabric or $10.00 for the cost of fabric range from 5 to 14 and some-
and a pair of large SHARP scissors. times, my older kids will read to
my younger kids.”
Donations of shampoo, liquid soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste,
and/or new infant or children’s size pajamas areneeded also! The message in each book ex-
tends beyond bedtime. “They’re
Blankets & toiletries will be donated to various local social service agencies excited to read it with me and to
including Libertae Family House,Trevor’s Place, Project Rainbow & talk about it,” continued Cohen.
Montgomery County Special Services “They’re excited to sometimes
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LOCAL “I’ve been attracted to Baltimore on Jan. 16 for the New energy to the worship experi- 18
klezmer music since the ’80s, Orleans North Jazz Festival and ence,” he said. “Granted, it is a 30
RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF when I first heard it,” Schenck wanted to expand the trip to the different experience than you’d
said. “The first time I heard Philadelphia community. normally get, even at our temple, www.bertasawyer.com
THE SWINGING SOUNDS of klezmer was on the public radio which we normally have piano
the Crescent City will share the when I lived in D.C. I was glued Marx said Temple Sholom and guitar. But it really brings a enjoy that.”
stage with the musical landscapes to it every week. I heard this hasn’t really done anything like lot of joy and emotional connec- Schenck is actually a Quaker
of Eastern European Jews when really joyous, sexy clarinet and I this before; he hopes the novel
Panorama Jazz Band performs at said, ‘I don’t know what that is, nature of the event will entice tion to the music.” from Maryland. Although there’s
Temple Sholom in Broomall for but I have to have it.’ ” hundreds of people to attend, The band will also per- not much of a Quaker commu-
a New Orleans Jazz Shabbat on including the temple community nity in New Orleans, he has,
Jan. 15. Schenck said he’s inspired by and music aficionados of all form some of their own through the music, embraced a
Philadelphia-based klezmer mu- persuasions. songs. new community.
Panorama, which has been sicians such as Hankus Netsky,
performing for more than 20 Elaine Hoffman-Watts, Susan “It’s nice because it’s some- “A rabbi once called jazz “I feel like the music really
years, has released five albums Watts and Dan Blacksberg. thing I can bring — my time in Shabbat services with kind of recruited me,” he empha-
that combine the melodies of New Orleans — to the Broomall Panorama, ‘Shabbat on sized. “For me, in some sense, the
Eastern Europe, the traditional, At Touro Synagogue in New community,” he said. “I hope steroids,’ ” Marx joked. “He Jewish community filled in that
indigenous rhythms of the Orleans, the congregation holds people see a little window into said it’s everything that you place in my life where you just
Caribbean and the vivacity of an annual Jazz Fest Shabbat, New Orleans culture. That’s normally experience on kind of have a spiritual home or
New Orleans jazz. which Panorama has played at something that Panorama specif- Shabbat but a little bit a sense of a spiritual community,
for about 15 years. ically brings, that New Orleans heightened, a little bit even if I’m not really participat-
The septet includes band jazz and world music flavor.” sweeter, a little more fun.” ing that much.
leader Ben Schenck on clarinet, The event combines the
Aurora Nealand on alto saxo- liturgy of a Shabbat service with The band will join with the After services, the con- “I feel very blessed and hum-
phone, Charlie Halloran on klezmer music. Schenck said congregation’s volunteer choir to gregation will host a New bled to be graced by the Jewish
trombone, Matt Schreiber on ac- they will try to do a striped- perform familiar Shabbat Orleans-themed oneg Shab- community here in New Orleans.”
cordion, Patrick Mackey on ban- down version of the festival in melodies but with an added swing bat, complete with a few
jo, Matt Perrine on sousaphone Philadelphia. flair, which Schenck called “con- king cakes shipped up for After 20 years, Schenck has
and Doug Garrison on drums. temporary Jewish liturgical music.” the event. certainly learned a lot and is well
Cantor Jamie Marx at Temple versed in Jewish culture, Yiddish
Although none of the mem- Sholom used to work at Touro Marx said the layered Schenck said the band has phrases and the musical stylings
bers are Jewish, they play at Synagogue for several years, melodies enhance the spirituality played for many Jewish audi- of Debbie Friedman. He still
synagogues and Jewish events which is how he met Schenck. of the Shabbat experience. ences. learns more and more at each
often. In fact, their first gig, in wedding, Bar Mitzvah and
1995, was a Jewish wedding. Schenck reached out to him “When you add in that much “We’re like the house synagogue the band performs.
because the band has a gig in instrumentation, it adds so much band at Chabad over here,”
he said. “I’m always learn- “If you need anybody to turn
▲ Panorama Jazz Band will participate in a New Orleans Jazz Shabbat Jan. 15 at Temple Sholom in Broomall. ing. It’s not my culture, it’s off a light switch, we’re happy to
Photo provided not my religion, but I’m al- do that for you on Friday nights,”
ways learning, and I really he laughed. l
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Consulate Center City, was first rumored to is used as a punching bag when Balcher said the Israeli govern- “it adds an additional layer of dif-
close in 2013, but the Jewish com- Israel wants to cut corners.” ment does not see a need for a ficulty for anyone in the mid-At-
Continued from Page 1 munity and local politicians suc- consulate in the middle. lantic region who is either going
cessfully fought to keep it open. As the third-largest Jewish to be pushed to go to Washing-
news first broke on the morning community in the country, clos- He doesn’t think this will ton, D.C., or New York for any-
of Jan. 6. That day, the only offi- Rumors of closure again began ing the consulate is not just a lo- strain U.S.-Israeli relations in the thing from visas to what’s hap-
cial statement from the consulate percolating in August 2015, when cal issue, Balcher said, but an larger sense, but he emphasizes pening in Israel,” Adler said.
came in the form of a terse, reports surfaced indicating Prime American one. that pulling away from Philadel-
three-sentence email that read, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phia is still the wrong message. Israel also has consulates in
in its entirety: “We can confirm and the Israeli government would “The Israel consulate in Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Hous-
that the Ministry of Foreign Af- close the Philadelphia consulate Philadelphia is the lifeline in six The ministry may save a few ton, Chicago, Los Angeles and
fairs of the State of Israel has de- and six other embassies and con- states” — in addition to Pennsyl- shekels, he added, but they lose San Francisco.
cided to terminate operations of sulates around the world. vania, the consulate covers Ohio, the big picture.
the Consulate General of Israel Delaware, West Virginia, Ken- “We are sorry to hear of the
in Philadelphia by the end of Although this is the third and, tucky and South Jersey — “that Sharona Durry, founder and closing of the Israeli consulate in
2016. Until the Consulate ceases apparently, the final time the will be lost without the services,” executive director of PhillyIsrael, Philadelphia,” added Bud New-
its activities it will continue op- threat of a closure has been he said. “With Philadelphia as agreed that this decision is not man, Jewish Federation presi-
erations and serving the Mid-At- made, Lou Balcher, former direc- basically the birthplace of the na- final. dent, in a statement. “We will
lantic region; once closed, other tor of the Department of Aca- tion — the symbolic role of continue to work on behalf of the
Israeli missions in the U.S. will demic Affairs for the consulate, Philadelphia in the sense of She said she hopes the Israeli state of Israel in our region.”
expand their reach. The Ministry said the community can help re- American values of freedom and government sees how important
will do its best to assist its local the consulate is to the city and Although speculation about
employees in this process.” ▲ In this 2013 photo, Israeli Consul General Yaron Sideman reads a letter new businesses. its closure has been building for
to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, informing him that the consulate several years, the announcement
Budget costs were cited in the will remain open. “It’s always good to have a rep- came as a surprise to many, in-
decision. According to a report resentative from the Israeli gov- cluding Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.).
in the Jerusalem Post, resources Photo provided. ernment because it gives you more
are being shifted toward a new of an official presence of Israel,” “The consulate is essential to
consulate in China as part of an verse the decision again. liberty, and there being a Liberty Durry stated. “We, as Israelis, have continuing the strong relationship
effort to improve trade relations “We need to make sure that Bell in Jerusalem — in my mind, dual citizenship and are very con- between the people of Pennsylvania
between the two countries. America is the most critical part- nected to whatever is going on in and the region with the people of
they get how important Philadel- ner that Israel has in the world.” Israel, but at the same time, we’re Israel,” he wrote in a statement. “I
The ministry also released phia is to the narrative of Amer- also American citizens.” recently met with the Israel consul
a statement the day before an- ica — and the Jewish community Because Philadelphia is in be- general Yaron Sideman to discuss
nouncing the establishment of a of Philadelphia, too,” he said. “It’s tween the consulate in New York Naomi Adler, CEO of the the potential for expanded eco-
Technion Israel Institute of Tech- unconscionable that Philadelphia and the embassy in Washington, Jewish Federation of Greater nomic cooperation between the
nology in the Chinese province Philadelphia, who has advocated commonwealth and Israel, as well
of Guangdong, which is near Is- for the consulate since she started as concerns about the BDS move-
rael’s consulate in Guangzhou. at the Jewish Federation in 2014, ment in Europe and elsewhere.
expressed disappointment in the
Israel currently has its embassy ministry’s decision. “We need to maintain these
to China in Beijing, as well as con- strong ties. I will be writing to
sulates in Hong Kong, Shanghai “It’s very shortsighted on the Prime Minister Netanyahu and
and Guangzhou. The fourth con- part of the Israeli government,” other Israeli leaders to urge them
sulate will be located in Chengdu. she said, adding that “the govern- not to close the consulate.”
ment of Israel didn’t listen to
The local consulate, located in what the Jewish community had Other Pennsylvania politi-
been saying for years.” cians chimed in on the matter via
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“We’re obviously disappoint- of Jerusalem Israeli Gift Shop on tance; it’s very disappointing to Sadness der said the Ministry will do its
ed, given our sister city rela- Castor Avenue, was shocked hear this,” said Glantz, who’s been best to assist the 15 other Israeli
tionship with Tel Aviv,” wrote when he heard the news. at AJ the past 12 years. “The staff Continued from Page 1 and American employees at the
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Ken- of the consulate has always been consulate, but there is no set plan
ney, “and we’ll be reaching out “Where do we go if we need there for our synagogue in a mul- two separate issues. of action yet.
to them to see if there’s any- anything?” he asked. titude of ways. They do an incred- He added that plans to open
thing we can do to change their ible job creating alliances with Sideman stressed the im-
decision. But regardless of the Nurit Erez, co-owner of politicians in Philadelphia as well a consulate in Chengdu, China portance that the decision to
outcome of those conversa- Shalom Pizza on Haverford Av- as the business community.” were already in the works about close “in no way whatsoever
tions, we are still committed to enue, was just there to renew her two years ago. reflects or impacts the special
maintaining a positive relation- children’s passports. Now that will change, which relations between Israel and
ship and open dialogue with Glantz said can’t possibly be good “At the end of the day, they the U.S. All of the areas of ac-
our Israeli residents.” “Hopefully they won’t close for the local community. opened a consulate in China but tivities and responsibilities of
it,” she said. “It’s very convenient they didn’t close Philadelphia. Now this place are going to contin-
“The Israeli consulate, cou- when it’s here.” “My assumption is that’s go- it’s purely budgetary constraints ue being carried on.”
pled with Southeastern Pennsyl- ing to mean someone will be as- that have nothing to do with open-
vania’s strong Jewish population,” But it’s likely few will feel the signed a multitude of locations ing elsewhere,” he explained. Sideman added that he will
said Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), impending vacuum more than and have to stretch themselves miss his staff, colleagues and the
“has long played an integral part Howard and Dayna Glantz, the between them,” he said. “I won- “It doesn’t render Philadelphia community in Philadelphia.
in developing important busi- cantor and programming direc- der how much effect can they less important,” Sideman said.
ness, artistic and political ties be- tor, respectively, at Congregation have? Obviously we will make “It’s always an extremely painful “For me, it was a humbling
tween the U.S. and Israel. The Adath Jeshurun in Melrose do, but I will be responding di- decision to make. All of the re- and very rewarding — it still is
loss of the consulate in Philadel- Park. rectly to Israel’s government.” sponsibilities and activities of this — experience to be working with
phia could unfortunately hinder consulate will be administered in such capable and dedicated,
future growth opportunities and To them, the consulate has That’s an opinion shared just a different way by other existing committed people,” he said.
partnerships.” been a lifeline to better help them up the road at Congregation Israeli missions in the U.S.”
connect with their sons, Rafi and Beth Sholom. Although some members of
Ferne Hassan, the associate Remy, currently living in Israel. Sideman, who has spent nearly the community believe this de-
director of the Philadelphia re- “It meant a lot to have the con- four years in Philadelphia, was tak- cision can be changed — it was
gion of StandWithUs, and Steve “The folks at the consulate sulate here,” said Rabbi David en aback by the announcement. threatened with closure twice be-
Feldman, executive director of have been wonderful to Lone Sol- Glanzberg-Krainin. “It made ac- fore — Sideman confirmed that
the Philadelphia office of the dier parents — and there are a lot cess easier for a lot of folks to stay “It’s always a shock and a sur- this decision is final.
Zionist Organization of Ameri- of us here,” said Dayna, whose connected to Israel. I can express prise,” he said. “It’s a painful thing
ca, both heard rumors about a oldest, Rafi, just completed his unequivocally: It will be a loss for to do. As necessary as it is, it’s “We’re already receiving
possible closing, but neither ex- tour in combat search and rescue the Philadelphia Jewish commu- very painful.” many messages of concerned
pected it. but has remained over there while nity, and it will make our access people, people who are express-
18-year-old Remy serves. “For more difficult. You develop rela- Deputy Consul General ing their disappointment, their
“We are very sorry to hear me, it’s been a comfort to know tionships. Because of the proxim- Moran Birman just began his sadness over this decision,” he
the news of the consulate’s clos- they were there. If I had some ity, that will be much more diffi- stint here in August. said. “I feel that this consulate
ing,” Hassan said. “The con- kind of question I went directly cult to have without the office has embedded itself in the com-
sulate’s office has lent a strong to [former deputy consul] Elad. here. It will be a loss for everyone.” “It’s not an easy start,” he said. munity. I myself feel very much
Israeli presence to the commu- As matter of fact, Elad signed my “I was just starting to know the among family in the community
nity that will be sorely missed. son’s visa. Israel’s far — this helped Jason Cohen and Jon Marks city, the community, the people, and certainly here in the con-
The consul general and staff bring it a little closer.” contributed to this story. l so that makes it hard.” sulate with my colleagues.” l
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EDITORIAL Breaking Our Silence on Duma
Why Is the BY SUSIE GELMAN The newlyweds are friends with potential TV camera. Moreover,
the two settler youths who are “keeping it in the family” or out
Consulate Closing? THE IMAGES ARE shocking. being held as suspects in the of the international public view
Celebrants at a Jewish wedding murder of the Dawabsheh family. is merely an ill-conceived (and
THESE ARE SAD DAYS for pro-Israel Philadelphians and Jewish in Jerusalem dance to a rock Though the groom claimed to be completely ineffectual) attempt
residents across the Delaware Valley. Last week, Israel’s Foreign band while brandishing assault unaware of the hateful demon- to counter efforts to defame and
Ministry announced that it will close its consulate at 18th and JFK rifles, guns, knives and a fake stration taking place at his own delegitimize Israel through the
by the end of the year, ending the Jewish state’s 55-year diplomatic Molotov cocktail, and repeatedly wedding, the guests included the boycott, divestment and sanc-
presence in the City of Brotherly Love. stab a photograph of Ali Dawab- lawyer for the suspects, Itamar tions (BDS) movement. When
sheh, the 18-month-old Palestin- Ben Gvir, and Bentzi Gopstein, we witness the Israeli NGO
“It meant a lot to have the consulate here. It made access easier ian toddler who was murdered leader of the virulently anti-Arab Breaking the Silence, whose
for a lot of folks to stay connected to Israel,” said Rabbi David along with his parents by Jewish group Lehava. Even the rabbi members are Israeli army re-
Glanzberg-Krainin of Congregation Beth Shalom in summing up terrorists in the West Bank who officiated at the wedding, servists, being criticized and
community reaction to the announcement. “I can express unequiv- village of Duma five months ago. Rabbi Daniel Stavsky, has marginalized by Israeli public
ocally it will be a loss for the Philadelphia Jewish community and (The alleged perpetrators were weighed in by stating that the officials for publicizing experi-
it will make our access more difficult.” indicted on Jan. 3.) Duma killings were perpetrated ences during army service in the
by the Shin Bet and Arabs. West Bank and Gaza, we must
The consulate, which serves the sixth-largest Jewish community The song to which the revel- ask ourselves who is protecting
in the country, and Jewish communities and Israeli citizens through- ers were dancing is a well-known As Anshel Pfeffer wrote re- whom and from what. Sunshine
out the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, “revenge song,” “Zachreni Na,” cently in Haaretz, “This is what is still the best disinfectant.
Delaware, and the southern part of New Jersey, will be closed along based on Samson’s final words: a climate of tolerance and accept-
with four other diplomatic missions, in what has been described as “Remember me … let me take
a cost-cutting measure. For our community — which has been rais- one vengeance for my two eyes The idea of keeping Israel’s challenges and
ing money to support Israel since even before it was a state — the on the Philistines.” In Hebrew, less-than-positive aspects “in the family”
idea that our connection is being severed to save money is tremen- Philistine and Palestinian derive is beyond antiquated.
dously disappointing. And the fact that, beyond an explanation from from the same root and are
the consul general, the Foreign Ministry has signalled little appetite essentially the same word. This ance of violence, hatred and Israelis have good reason to
for discussing the decision adds a significant element of frustration. song is played regularly at Bar racism looks like.” For too long, feel beleaguered — the instability
Mitzvahs and weddings in the it appears that the security serv- of the region, the threats from
There are numerous alternatives to the total closure of the consulate. religious Zionist community, so ices did not act aggressively Iran, Hezbollah and the Islamic
But, unfortunately, there has been no open discussion of them. If it it cannot be dismissed as some enough to staunch the growing State, and, of course, the latest
was purely a matter of money, perhaps our community could have sort of extremist anthem, and its Jewish terror underground wave of violence against innocent
arranged for the housing of consulate offices in our Jewish Community playing, unfortunately, cannot be movement by investigating its civilians that shows no sign of
Services Building, three blocks from the current consulate. Or perhaps viewed as an aberration. crimes, such as church and abating. But the idea of keeping
there was room to scale back the range of services being offered mosque burnings, “price tag” ac- Israel’s challenges and less-than-
through the consulate, rather than simply closing it down. For example, The video, taped on a wed- tions, illegal outposts established positive aspects “in the family”
does every city where there is a consulate have an academic affairs ding guest’s smartphone, origi- by the “hilltop youth,” and so on. is beyond antiquated; it harms
liaison, a cultural liaison and a press liaison, like we have had in nally aired on Israeli TV news Former Shin Bet chief Carmi Israel’s own interests. I some-
Philadelphia? Would it make sense to standardize such services across Channel 10 last week and has Gillon, who headed the security times get the feeling that Israeli
the board in order to weather the current economic difficulties, rather since gone viral. Israeli leaders services when Prime Minister officials are surprised that Amer-
than shutting doors that once closed will be difficult to reopen? across the political spectrum Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated ican Jews follow developments
have strongly condemned the in 1995, has described the threat in Israel as closely as many of us
We acknowledge that the planned closure will not likely affect U.S.- “wedding of hate.” Yet Ayelet to Israel by the far-right Jewish do. But we have access to Israeli
Israel relations. It will, however, affect the ease with which people in Shaked, a star in Naftali Bennett’s terrorist underground as even print and television news in
our region are able to do business with Israel. For example, instead Jewish Home party and current greater than that which existed Hebrew and in English, and in
of having a ready consulate in our city, they will have to travel to New justice minister, told Israeli Army during the period leading up to real time, so this should come as
York or Washington for visas, and other mundane activities. And as Radio a day after the video first Rabin’s murder at the hand of a no surprise. The days of charac-
an integral part of Jewish Philadelphia, the absence of consulate per- aired that she “regretted” that the Jewish extremist. In chilling re- terizing Diaspora Jews as disloyal
sonnel at communal events, on campus and in regular dealings with video was released because it minders of that time, President to the State of Israel for express-
elected officials will leave a void. It didn’t have to turn out this way. l “hurts the State of Israel.” Reuven Rivlin and Prime Min- ing our concerns about societal
ister Benjamin Netanyahu have trends in Israel are over, and
Join the Actually, Minister Shaked, been depicted recently in social those of us who still believe in
conversation! what is hurting the State of Israel media in Nazi and Arab garb, Israel as a Jewish and democratic
is the atmosphere in which this just as Rabin once was vilified. state need to speak up and sup-
Tell us what you’re thinking kind of blood lust — something port those in Israel who share a
we are used to seeing with the Clearly, these extremists do deep distress about a growing
and interact with the community at Islamic State, even with Palestini- not represent the vast majority atmosphere of intolerance and
ans celebrating the deaths of of Israelis, and all countries, hatred that leads to scenes like
jewishexponent.com terrorist martyrs, but not from including our own, have to con- the “wedding of hate.” After all,
fellow Jews — finds expression tend with intolerant, racist, vio- we’re still family, and it’s time to
Connect with us on in one of the holiest of Jewish life lent elements in our midst. But break our own silence. l
cycle events, a wedding. It should the suggestion of Shaked that the
be noted that the bride and video should not have been pub- Susie Gelman is a past president
groom belong to an extremist licized is naïve and absurd in the
group, The Rebellion, whose aim extreme in this day and age when of the Jewish Federation of Greater
is to topple the Israeli govern- every smartphone is now a
ment and replace it with a Washington.
monarchy, and expel all non-
Jewish inhabitants in the process.
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Duma Reaction Shows How KVETCH ’N KVELL
Israeli, Palestinian Responses Far From an Open-Door Policy
to Terror Differ
Morton Klein’s Op-Ed on Dec. 24 calls for the United States to shut its
BY AVITAL LEIBOVICH a “terror attack.” The Knesset held don’t leave even one.” There are doors to all Syrians seeking protection through our refugee program. He
a special meeting on Aug. 4 where numerous other examples that oc- writes he is “shocked” that HIAS, the Anti-Defamation League, AJC,
I WON’T SOON forget the the atrocity was condemned by cur on a daily basis. the Union for Reform Judaism and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
morning of July 31, when I members of all the political parties, signed a letter supporting the continued resettlement of Syrian
awoke to the horrific news that from the far left to the far right. Palestinians also have other refugees. As the local affiliate of HIAS, Inc., but an independent
a firebomb had been hurled at a ways of glorifying their terror- agency, HIAS Pennsylvania also supports the resettlement of Syrian
Palestinian house in the West Moreover, across the country, ists, naming city squares after refugees, and we are joined by an outpouring of support from area
Bank village of Duma while the Israelis shared their sense of out- them and “honoring” murder- synagogues of various denominations and other faith communities
family living there was asleep in- rage at the murders, disassociat- ers of innocent people with who have contacted us asking how they can help. At this time, however,
side. Three people were burned ing themselves from the extrem- official certificates. given the complex and intense security screening, very few Syrians
to death, including a baby boy. ists who had perpetrated it. Many have arrived in Philadelphia. HIAS PA has resettled one family of five,
“Nekama,” the Hebrew word published condemnations on Over the past four months, 24 which fled Syria in 2011, arriving only three months ago.
meaning “revenge,” was spray- their own social media profiles. Jews have been murdered in the
painted on a house nearby. course of more than 50 Palestin- The vetting process for Syrian refugees is very detailed. Refugees’
The silence from the Palestin- ian terror attacks, including stab- fingerprints and biometrics are taken and checked against the
Israelis were shocked at the ian Authority regarding acts of bings, car rammings and the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Depart-
news. This was especially so for terror acts has, in contrast, been hurling of rocks and firebombs. ment of State, FBI and Counter-Intelligence databases. The processing
Jewish Israelis. It seemed incom- deafening. The goal is clearly to kill as many of refugees takes between 18 months to three years; all security checks
prehensible that Jews could be be- Jews as possible, and hence the are done before arrival. Delaying resettlement for so many years puts
hind this hideous act. If anti-Arab On Aug. 3, three days after large number of identifiable Jews those who are in dangerous situations at great risk. By allocating suf-
Jewish extremists did such a the Duma attack, Palestinians who have been targeted: religious ficient staffing and resources, the process can be streamlined for all
thing, I thought, they must be fol- hurled a firebomb at an Israeli people, soldiers and policemen. refugees, balancing our security needs with our humanitarian values.
lowing a Bible very different from vehicle in Beit Hanina and in- Where is the condemnation from
the one that most Jews respect. jured an Israeli woman. On Aug. the Palestinian leadership? As Jews, we’ve learned the hard way not to confuse the victims
14, Palestinians from the village of terror and oppression with the perpetrators. During the Holocaust,
A few young extremists sus- of Awartta set fire to a gas station In a recent poll of Palestinians two-thirds of the American public did not want to accept Jewish
pected of the crime are being held near the Israeli settlement of Eli. conducted by the Palestinian refugees from Germany or Nazi-controlled areas. That is one lesson
in administrative detention and When the perpetrators were Center for Policy and Survey from history that resonates in our community and must not be
interrogated. Whether or not arrested, they claimed they were Research, 67 percent support the repeated for any nationality.
acting in revenge for the Duma use of knives in the current
Judith Bernstein-Baker | Executive Director, HIAS Pennsylvania
The aftermath of the Duma arson attack. A History of Evidence-Based Activism
Wikimedia Commons Mr. Wahlberg (letter, Dec. 31) wrongly takes issue with the Zionist
Organization of America for allegedly always acting as if we’re right
there is enough evidence to con- attack. There wasn’t a single con- confrontations with Israel and, with no evidence or facts. However, we were the only major Jewish
vict them, the damage to the State demnation of either act of vio- in the absence of peace negotia- group to explain our opposition to the Oslo accords and the forced
of Israel’s public image will be lence from the Palestinian side. tions, 60 percent support a return unilateral Gaza evacuation of 9,000 Jews, correctly predicting it would
huge. The media and human to an armed intifada. lead to disaster. Our basis, which we proclaimed loud and clear, was
rights organizations, never reluc- Moreover, Palestinian Media that Palestinian leaders were longtime terrorists who were fulfilling
tant to portray Israel in a negative Watch reported the two most To be clear, terror attacks com- none of their Oslo obligations to outlaw terrorist groups, end incitement
light, will most likely omit the fact popular Palestinian television sta- mitted by Israelis are done by an to violence, and extradite terrorists. We emphasized that the Arab war
that the views of these radicals are tions continue to incite against extremely small, non-representa- against Israel is not about land but about the Jewish State’s existence —
likely held by less than 1 percent Jews. On Dec. 4, the host of tive fringe and are condemned by the Palestinians’ official emblem still shows all of Israel as Palestine and
of the Israeli population. “Children’s Talk” on the official everyone else. In contrast, terror their party’s charter still calls for “armed struggle” and the “destruction
Palestinian Authority television is approved, even applauded, by of the Zionist entity” while continuing to refuse to sit down and nego-
The vast majority of Israelis station explained that all of Israel mainstream Palestinian society. tiate. We also feared leaving Gaza would lead to a Hamas takeover of
have condemned this violence. On will become “the state of Pales- Gaza and thousands of rockets being launched into Israel. We also pre-
the day of the murder, President tine.” On Nov. 16, the same station And that is what makes all the dicted President Obama would be the most hostile president toward
Reuven Rivlin castigated the attack broadcast a funeral of two Pales- difference. l Israel based on the fact that he attended an anti-Israel church for 20
on his Facebook page in both tinians, where one of the eulogists years, had close friendships with Israel-bashers Prof. Rashid Khalidi,
Arabic and Hebrew. Prime Minis- said: “Strike the Jews, count them Avital Leibovich is director of the Bill Ayers and Ali Abuneimah, and his statement that Hamas and
ter Benjamin Netanyahu called it and kill them to the last one, and Hezbollah have “legitimate claims.” And we published article after article
American Jewish Committee’s detailing the basis of our opposition to the catastrophic Iran deal.
Jerusalem office. Dr. Michael Goldblatt | Chairman, National Board
of Directors, Zionist Organization of America
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Pan Am Maccabi Games Provide
Southern Exposure to Athletes
SPORTS himself and for the athletes. getting to know their fellow ath- ▲ The U.S. girls soccer team juniors division in action during a match.
The bond and sportsmanship letes, which was a key takeaway
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF for Moyerman. they played together — but she While the opening cere-
between the participants, which wasn’t worried. monies were definitely a highlight
AS THE CLOCK ticked down is particularly demonstrated Though, of course, a few for Greenberg, one of her favorite
to midnight on New Year’s Eve, through the opening ceremonies, medals wouldn’t hurt. Team USA “It’s impressive how fast you memories came on the field.
while many of us toasted with is one of Moyerman’s favorite as- won 133 medals — the highest can get to know each other,” she
Champagne, over in Santiago, pects of the games. count — with host country Chile said. As the last whistle blew in the
Chile, thousands of Jewish ath- finishing in second with 95. final match against Brazil, Green-
letes celebrated together as they “Part of the whole Maccabi ex- The bond with her teammates berg, who plays forward, noticed
entered their last week of the Pan perience,” he said, “is the cama- The games gave the athletes was one thing she was looking that the Brazilian captains had
American Maccabi Games. raderie amongst the athletes.” the opportunity of “the pride of forward to developing. gone up to the referees. They had
being a Jew and being around asked to present the USA team
The games, held Dec. 26 to “The world is such a small Jewish people and seeing other “I think one of the things I their gold medals.
Jan. 5, brought together more place now,” he continued. “A Jewish communities,” he said. took away from Israel was, a lot
than 3,000 athletes — including Mexican soccer player meets a “Knowing you’re representing of my teammates have become “Having the Brazilian girls
about 400 from the U.S. — from U.S. soccer player and they’re your country and representing my best friends that I still talk to come up to me and give me a
countries such as Uruguay, friends. They could go home and as an American Jew and these daily three years later,” she said. hug and put the medal around
Brazil, Peru and Colombia and email each other, and Skype each people are cheering for you and “One of the biggest things of the my neck — I never experienced
more to compete in everything other and they become friends you’re cheering for yourself and Maccabi experience I was look- sportsmanship like that before,”
from volleyball to futsal. forever — that kind of thing.” your teammates.” ing forward to was making those
relationships with my teammates See Maccabi, Page 24
Before making the 10-plus- He added that the games are al- For the athletes themselves, in Santiago.”
hour flight to Chile, General so “a big trading bazaar,” as many those feelings rang particularly true
Chairman of the Organizing Com- athletes exchange hats and pins during the opening ceremonies. A World Premiere by Bruce Graham
mittee Lou Moyerman was look- with their country’s name on them. Directed by Matt Pfeiffer
ing forward to the athletes getting “One of the most incredible
some of the same experiences he’s He also was looking forward things that happened was walking Nobody takes comics seriously until they do something serious.
had with past Maccabi Games. to a service component they were into opening ceremonies,” said El-
adding to the Pan Am Games for lie Greenberg from Gladwyne, “Bruce Graham is
Moyerman’s history with Mac- the first time. One of the aspects who played on the soccer team in Philly’s own
cabi reaches back to 1981 when of the Maccabiah Games in Israel the junior division. most prolific
he first competed as a judo athlete that always stuck out to Moyer-
in the Maccabiah Games. Since man was the opportunity to do “Everyone’s decked out in their and best-known
then, he has remained involved tzedakah, which he pushed to own country’s apparel — hats, playwright,
and worn many hats including replicate in Chile. sweatshirts — and we walk into
coach and team manager. He also the stadium chanting ‘USA!’ and with a gift for
was the USA team manager in ju- “One of my favorite things in it’s very patriotic,” the 17-year-old character-defining
do for the 2000 Olympic games Israel when I coached the judo recalled. “All the countries are
in Sydney, Australia. team was to do one of the proj- standing together and the first dialogue.”
ects,” Moyerman said. “I always thing you do to open the event,
Watching the athletes now was very touched and my ath- you sing ‘Hatikvah.’ It was incred- –The Philadelphia Inquirer
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District, made the trek to South ever since she can remember and
America with his two sons, one In an email update sent out always looks for opportunities to
of whom took after him and got during the games, Maccabi exec- keep playing. In 2013, she got her
into judo. utive director Jed Margolis first taste of Maccabi through
shared that “through the efforts traveling to Israel for the Mac-
His son, Adam, was also given of Marc and the Team USA cabiah games.
the honor of carrying the USA Medical Team, they have raised
banner during the opening cer- enough funds to purchase the “I had just finished my fresh-
emonies along with two other machines they were using so that man year of high school,” she said.
athletes, Lauren Greenberg and they can leave them in Chile for “I had such an incredible and pos-
Dallen Stanford, all of whom future exams.” itive experience there, I knew I
were surprised with the task. needed to do the Santiago games.”
For Moyerman, these projects
The opening ceremonies at were important “for us to do as Similar to her experience in
the Estadio Israelita Maccabi, a team.” Israel, she didn’t know any of her
which he said were like “a big teammates before arriving in
party,” were one thing Moyerman The team building aspect Santiago. Their first practice just
was looking forward to, both for came through through these ex- a few days before the competi-
periences off the field, but also tions began was the first time
through competing together and
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Beautiful New Year, Beautiful New You!
FASHION of prices to help. To catch me up with a luscious gloss on top. Like a softer lip with dramatic eyes; im- find you find your best fit. (An-
on the latest scoop, I visited Saks all make up, lipstick is very per- portant lip with softer eyes. other tip: If you’re 50ish and, like
ELLYN GOLDER SAFT Fifth Avenue’s Alisa Older, one sonal — not only color, but texture me, starting to hate your neck,
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1, countless women made the I have often written about the to look polished in an instant. half lashes, enhancing your eyes makes them recede.)
same New Year’s resolution: to importance of having relationships in a way you won’t believe, with-
take better care of with sales people when it comes I NEVER WALK OUT THE out that “false eyelash look.” It’s Of course, even the most ex-
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lots of us — and an important act same thing holds true with CARA: My favorite make-up bag, in the store the first time, but af- never look right without wonder-
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doing for others; there comes a market at any moment, it becomes From pamelabarsky.com one pair three times for true masks, and moisturizers — every-
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ourselves a bit — like dominos, way. And though there are trends That said, personally, I will not professional put you on a regimen
when we go down, everything — particularly as we become 50ish leave the house without mascara. Best method: Take a Q-tip, or, even better, call a licensed aes-
falls apart. One by one, we dis- — we just want to look beautiful. It opens and defines your eye and break it in half and put a drop of thetician. (I use Michelle Collins
cover the dazzling lift that comes When Alisa shows me a new makes you look younger, prettier glue on the cardboard tip; I pre- in Bala Cynwyd, [email protected],
from feeling great, from looking shadow and says, “You’re going to and more alert. Chanel to May- fer Duo black eyelash glue, found or ask a friend for a good recom-
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more workouts, more blowouts, says, “This new lipstick is the for me, a must-have. Eyeliner en- through the glue, then adhere to you will be amazed.
more manicures and more mas- hottest thing but too bright for hances even further, use a Q-tip your lash line over your liner.
sages? How are you doing? you,” she’s usually right, too. or eyebrow brush to blend. Add mascara and watch your And last, once you’ve put on
eyes pop. A fabulous, feminine a good face, take time to un-
Let me help. The easiest way to A good professional keeps Ready for something new? Try look you’re going to adore. wind at the end of the day. It’s
stick to a regimen is to book ap- you from making mistakes a smoky eye, a beautiful look on all about well-being and vitality,
pointments. See a make up artist. and, frankly, from overspend- everyone. Don’t forget brows — As for blush, the look workouts to yoga to meditation
Call a gym, a hair stylist, an aes- ing on products you’ll never nothing is more aging than grey is “glowing.” Nars “Orgasm” blush to creating a home spa. Indulge
thetician or skin specialist. Even use. How many lipsticks, hairs in your brows. And always, becomes a go-to for many, but in luxurious bath products,
better, make standing appoint- blushes and eye shadows reside you really must try and try to leaving your skin smooth as
ments. And keep them. Buy your- in your make up bag? How silk. And don’t forget to treat
self gift certificates. (That really many do you use? That’s why yourself to a delicious scented
works. Some salons even offer dis- you need a professional. candle — so perfect on a cold
counts for buying several weeks of They’re behind every counter evening or a wonderful gift for
services at once.) Just do it! in every make-up department. your favorite hostess.
MAKE STANDING APPOINT- Showing me YSL’s new creamy, Pamper. Unwind. Relax. Re-
MENTS — AND KEEP THEM: sparkly “Golden #20” lip gloss juvenate. Stick to your resolu-
(now one of my favorite things), tions. Steal an hour at least once
If you look good, you feel Alisa advises the quickest way to a week. Go to the gym. Get a
good — trite, but true. There are get a lift is from a new lipstick. mani/pedi. Have your hair blown
loads of new products in an array Gorgeous reds, peaches and pinks out. Have a massage. Just do
it! What do women want? Now
you know. Here’s to a healthy and
gorgeous 2016! l
Maccabi n’t so bad, she joked. see how they all played together,
The games were the first Mac- which worked out quite well. “It
Continued from Page 23 seems like we’ve been playing to-
cabi experience for Shanefield, a gether for a while even though we
Greenberg said. senior at Upper Darby High only played together for the first
Before that, Greenberg scored School, who has been playing vol- time at competition,” she said.
leyball since seventh grade.
two goals — including the game- The opening ceremonies were
winner — after being down 1-0 “I was excited for the compe- a “powerful” experience for her
in the match against Chile that tition and to play against other and a highlight from her trip.
sent the USA team to the finals. countries,” she said, “and being
able to meet people from every- Included in the speakers dur-
“It was such an incredible op- where and form new connections ing the event was a Holocaust
portunity to meet Jews from all with people in other countries.” survivor, whose “inspiring” story,
over the world that share your Shanefield said, affected many of
love for athletics and to really After learning she was sel- the athletes. “I think we all took
create lasting friendships with ceted to Team USA in February, the inspiration from that and put
other Jewish people from around she connected with her team- it into our playing.” l
the world,” she said. mates over social media, but they
hadn’t met in person until they Contact:
Evie Shanefield from Drexel all got to Chile.
Hill valued the games for similar [email protected];
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Mealtime Whenever my husband David and I
Memories travel to cities with dwindling Jewish
of Mumbai populations, we visit synagogues. In
Mumbai last November, we stopped
LINDA MOREL | JE FOOD COLUMNIST at the Gate of Mercy Synagogue,
Shaar Harahamim, on Samuel Street.
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The caretaker, from Samarkand to New York. In
it, Roden explained that with few
Emmanuel exceptions, Bene Israeli cooking
mirrors South Indian cuisine.
Samson, led Tomatoes and onions are used
more abundantly than in Hindu
us through the recipes, and lemons are chosen
over yogurt. However, coconut
synagogue’s milk is ubiquitous in soups,
stews, curries and rice. Sesame
courtyard. Pi- oil abounds. Foods are seasoned
with cinnamon, cardamom,
geons nested cumin, dried red chilies and a
dash of sugar.
on the roof.
From Roden’s descriptions
He removed and the foods I had enjoyed in
Southern India, I cooked up
his sandals Jewish style fare from this spicy
corner of the world.
before going
SQUASH SOUP
inside. Meat or Pareve
“Should we 1-2 chicken or vegetable
bouillon cubes
▲ The Gate of Mercy Synagogue, take off our
2-inch piece of fresh ginger
Shaar Harahamim. David J. Morel shoes?” I 2 Tbsps. sesame oil
1 large onion, diced fine
asked. He 3 Italian plum tomatoes,
shook his diced
2 carrots, peeled and
head “no.”
diced
I was curious about whether or
See Food, Page 26
not there was any local Jewish cui-
▲ Mr. Samson, the
sine, but Mr. Samson’s English was synagogue caretaker.
spotty, so I didn’t ask any questions. David J. Morel
He explained the synagogue
is open only on the High Holi-
days — there are few worship-
pers left to attend. “My family is
in Israel and London,” he said.
“I’m the last one here.”
A dark blue curtain with
white Judaic designs shrouded
Torah scrolls on the bimah. Black
mold dotted the walls. Mildew
filled the air.
“The synagogue is lovely,”
I said. But I was gripped
by sadness. David gave
him money for tzedakah.
Although there are
eight synagogues in
town, this congregation,
founded in 1796 by
Bene Israelis, is the
oldest. They may be
descendants of seven
Jewish families who
fled persecution in the
Galilee and were ship-
wrecked in India
during the Second
Century BCE.
Back home, I con-
sulted Claudia Roden’s
The Book Of Jewish
Food: An Odyssey
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LIFESTYLES/CULTURE
Food
Continued from Page 25
1 20-oz. package fresh
peeled butternut squash,
diced if pieces are large
Kosher salt to taste
1 cinnamon stick
¼ of a piece of dried chili,
or more, depending on
the desired heat
2 Tbsps. fresh lemon juice
Dissolve bouillon cube in 3 rets and cut into bite-sized pieces. ¼ tsp. ground clove Add all the spices to the pot. ¼ lb. string beans cut into
cups of boiling water. Reserve. In a large pot, heat 2 Tbsps. of Stir until the scent of spices fills
¼ tsp. ground cardamom the kitchen, about 2 minutes. ½-inch pieces
Peel the ginger. Dice it fine sesame oil on a medium flame.
and then chop until minced. Add the shallots and garlic and ⅛ tsp. ground nutmeg Add the tomatoes, carrots and Dash of sugar
Heat the sesame oil in a large pot stir to combine. Sauté briefly un- sweet potato. Stir occasionally until
on a medium flame. Add the til they sweat, about 2 minutes. 5 Italian plum tomatoes, the tomatoes give off their juicecs, Open the can of coconut milk.
onion and ginger. Stir until about 5 minutes. Add the sugar, Spoon off the coconut cream at
sweating, about 2 minutes. Add the spices. Stir until the diced lemon juice and 1 1/2 cups bouil- the top and discard. Pour the
kitchen is fragrant with the scent lon broth and stir to combine. coconut milk into a 4-cup meas-
Add the tomatoes, carrots and of spices, about 2 minutes. 4 carrots, peeled and Cover the pot, raise the flame to urer. Add enough water to equal
butternut squash. Sprinkle in salt medium, and bring to a fast sim- 3 1/4 cups of liquid. Reserve.
sparingly, because the bouillon Drizzle in 2 more Tbsps. of oil diced fine mer. Stir occasionally until the
is salty. Sauté until the tomatoes and the lemon juice. Spoon the sweet potato is fork tender, about In a medium-sized saucepan,
begin to give off their juices, broccoli into the pot. Stir until 1 sweet potato, peeled and 15 minutes. heat the oil on a medium flame
about 3 minutes. coated with oil and spices. Add until just warm, about 1-2 min-
more oil at any time, if broccoli diced fine Meanwhile open the can of utes. Pour in the rice and add the
Add the bouillon, cinnamon sticks to the pot. Stir continuous- coconut milk. Spoon off the salt. Stir continuously until rice
stick, chili and lemon juice. Stir ly, until the broccoli is cooked but Dash of sugar coconut cream at the top and dis- turns translucent, about 1-2 min-
to combine. Cover the pot and not mushy. Serve immediately. card. Pour the coconut milk into utes. Add the string beans and
bring to a slow boil. Reduce the 2 Tbsps. lemon juice the pot and spoon in the chicken stir until coated with oil.
flame so the soup simmers slow- Serves 6 breast pieces. Simmer until the
ly. Simmer until the squash is 1 13.5-oz. can of coconut chicken is cooked through, about Pour the coconut mixture
soft when pierced with a fork, COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY 5-10 minutes. Serve immediately into the rice. Add the sugar and
about 40 minutes. Meat milk with Coconut Rice. stir to combine. Cover the pot
and bring to a boil. Reduce the
Cool to warm. With a slotted 2 large onions 3 lbs. skinless, boneless Serves 6 flame to low and simmer until
spoon, remove the cinnamon 2 ½-inch piece of ginger all the liquid is absorbed, about
stick and discard. In batches, 1-2 chicken bouillon cubes chicken breasts cut in COCONUT RICE WITH 20 minutes. If rice is still hard,
puree the soup in a food proces- 3 Tbsps. sesame oil, or STRING BEANS stir in another 1/4 cup of water
sor fitted with a metal blade. half crosswise Pareve and cover the pot until the water
Pour the soup into a saucepan to more if needed is absorbed. Open the saucepan
reheat. Serve immediately. 6 cloves of garlic, minced Peel onions and cut them into 1 13.5-oz. can coconut as little as possible.
Kosher salt to taste thin slices. With your fingers,
Serves 6 ¼ tsp. ground turmeric separate each slice into rings. Peel milk When the rice is soft, quickly
¾ tsp. curry powder the skin off the ginger and dis- fluff with a fork. Cover the pot and
STIR-FRIED BROCCOLI 1 tsp. ground cumin card. Then chop it fine. With a 1 Tbsp. sesame oil, or let rice soak (rest) for 5 minutes.
Pareve ½ tsp. ground cinnamon sharp knife, dice the ginger. Place Fluff again and serve immediately.
¼ dried red chili, or more, the bouillon in 1 1/2 cups boiling more, if needed
2 bunches of broccoli, water to dissolve. Reserve all Serves 6 l
depending on tolerance three ingredients. 1 ½ cups Basmati rice
about 4 small-medium
On a medium-low flame, heat Kosher salt to taste
sized heads 3 Tbsps. oil in a large pot. Spoon
the onion rings into the pot. Stir
2 Tbsps. plus 2 Tbsps. occasionally until they begin to
caramelize, about 15 minutes.
sesame oil, or more, if (Add more oil at any time, if
needed.) Add the garlic and
needed ginger and stir until fragrant,
about 2 minutes.
2 shallots, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, minced
⅛ tsp. freshly ground black
pepper
Kosher salt to taste
½ tsp. curry powder
¼ tsp. ground tumeric
½ tsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Cut off broccoli stalks below
the florets. Pull off any leaves and
discard both. Rinse broccoli under
cold water and pat dry with paper
towels. Break the broccoli into flo-
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Whither the Plagues? A Good Question Today
RABBI SETH FRISCH hand of those who abuse them. hardly blame Moses for not For those who have CANDLE LIGHTING
In time, Hagar will be cast out
PARSHAT BO wanting to return. Moses is right lived in humiliating January 15 4:42 P.M.
EXODUS 13:16 again, but her progeny will found to be concerned, not with his conditions, an under- 4:49 P.M.
a nation, eponymously named speech impediment, but rather standing of the plagues January 22
EARLY IN THE Book of Gene- Mitzrayim or Egypt. It is there that
sis, we read that Hagar HaMitzrit the Children of Israel will travel to that the Israelites more than likely as justice served and ap-
(“The Egyptian”) attempts to flee for sustenance; and it is there that
from Abraham’s tents, and yet they will remain, both protected will not listen to nor believe him. propriate punishment neither hardened and he has lost control.
she is told by an angel to return and well treated until there arises
and submit herself to Sarai’s a Pharaoh that knew not Joseph. We now can more clearly see the seems farfetched nor inappropri- The Israelites discover that very
harsh treatment. She is promised It is with a new Pharaoh in the
that her son’s offspring will also Book of Exodus that we see the emerging purpose of the plagues ate. This is especially so in a power that has been exercised
become a great nation, at least in rise of the Egyptian slavery and
number. While the other descrip- Israelite humiliation. that God will visit upon Egypt. world that all too often appears over their lives is empty, tempo-
tions of her future progeny are
not exactly laudatory, the Torah Very quickly, we meet Moses We see that with every plague, terrorized by one people doing ral and ultimately illusory. Most
in Genesis 16 is quite clear: in the first Parsha of Exodus.
Sarai’s treatment of Hagar is, in Raised as both an Egyptian and Pharaoh is only too eager to set- horrible things to another. importantly, it is now coming to
a word, harsh. as an Israelite, he must flee Egypt
because he no longer fits in. He tle the issue and just as willing to To pray for or to ask for divine an end, and it is unfolding before
Hagar does return — and yet, has killed an Egyptian and has
we are left wondering why any- been mocked by one of his fellow send the Israelites away hoping retribution is neither unheard of their very eyes.
one would do so, especially Hebrews.
in light of the treatment she to be rid of very problem brought nor difficult for any of us to un- An important lesson we all
endures. That being said, there Away from Egypt, God tells
is some sort of persevering reality Moses that he must return to about by each plague’s arrival. derstand. However, it would might take note of, even in our
for those who live with humilia- Egypt and demand that Pharaoh
tion and abuse, who are unable let his people go. Moses remon- If we understand it this way, seem that one plague should own times.
to extricate themselves from their strates, claiming that he is
living conditions and from the unqualified and not the right one then the plagues could not serve have been enough. The Israelites
humiliation they suffer by the to go back. Unlike Hagar, who
willingly returns to Abraham and solely as an instrument of pun- do not see this as divine retribu- Rabbi Seth Frisch is the rabbi of
Sarai’s harsh treatment, we can
ishment for the Egyptians. After tion; instead, they see the very Congregation Kesher Israel in Center
all, they were the ones who were system that has kept them in this City Philadelphia and a member of the
willing to let the Israelites go. state of dehumanizing slavery as Executive Board of the Philadelphia
One could easily make a now falling apart and beginning Board of Rabbis. The Board of Rabbis
mockery out of Egypt with just to implode. of Greater Philadelphia is proud to pro-
one plague and so we are left with As the plagues unfold, the vide the Torah commentary for the
the question as to why God need- Israelites are able to learn that Jewish Exponent.
ed 10 plagues in order to get his the slave masters who terrorize
message across. Perhaps the them are no longer in control.
plagues were brought in order to Pharaoh’s decisions are made
teach the Israelites something that from weakness and then, espe-
they could not even begin to cially toward the end, made in
fathom before Moses first arrived. fear. Pharaoh’s heart has been
Sestak of tragedy. “If you’ll recall, in 2013 about his military background. miration for Sestak goes back to next year or so.
there was a shooting at the Navy With Sestak on hand to speak when “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was “It never happened, so it had to
Continued from Page 10 Yard” — 12 men and women at about the importance of chap- being repealed as military policy.
the shipyard by an employee at laincy in the military, it’s the be enforced. If some young sailor
a special honor to do it for him.” the Washington Navy Yard in perfect setting to do so. “The point is, I wasn’t able to came up to me and said, ‘Captain,
While Sestak didn’t actually September 2013, who was subse- talk about being gay in the mili- I’m gay,’ we needed to dismiss him.
quently killed by police — ex- According to Internal Revenue tary until 2011,” said Cutler, who But I didn’t like it when it hap-
meet Cutler — a chaplain in the plained the 59-year-old Cutler, Service statutes regarding church- previously served as rabbi at Con- pened, because you want the best
Navy and Marines since 1987 — who’s been a reserve since leaving es and religious organizations, as gregations Beth Tikva in Flem- of every demographic.”
until last year in Washington, he active duty in 1991. “I was called long as politics are left outside the ington, N.J., and Tiferes B’nai
was already quite familiar with the for duty in 2015 because they room, Beth Israel won’t be in jeop- Israel in Warrington, in addition This Shabbat, Cutler will tell
native Philadelphian who served were moving back to the building ardy of losing its tax-exempt status to creating the community group his own story, with his hus-
during Operation Desert Storm and needed chaplain support. as a nonprofit religious institution. Darkaynu. “On a personal level,” band, Thierry, their 24-year-old
and in Iraq as recently as 2008. That’s the rule unless Cutler or Sestak has been “very supportive adopted son, Thomas, and his
“Because of my experience in someone from the congregation in repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ friend, Rear Admiral Joe Sestak
“I had somewhat of a familiar- counseling — I have a doctorate in officially endorses Sestak or any I’m asking him here as a personal (Ret.) by his side. “I want to in-
ity with the reserve and active counseling — we were dealing other candidate. friend, not as a candidate.” troduce my congregation to the
chaplains, because on my ship I with people who were traumatized. military piece of my life,” said
made it a point to have an identi- The role of the chaplain is expan- Earlier this month, Cutler Sestak is happy to oblige, hav- Cutler, who admits not know-
fied denominational leader for sive — it ranges from leading serv- emailed newspapers in the state ing wrestled with the issue for ing until he was overseas that
each of the various faiths,” said ices, to one-on-one or group coun- from a private email account that years. “When I was selected to my serving in the Navy also meant
Sestak. “I might’ve been aware of seling, to post traumatic stress to Sestak “isn’t just the right choice first ship, an admiral asked me serving in the Marines. “As
him as a rabbi in the reserves, but personal issues — the gamut.” for Pennsylvania. He’s the right after I was installed what I thought guest speaker, he’s going to talk
I know very much who he is. choice for Israel.” Though Cutler of ‘Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell,’ ” recalled about religious faith in the mil-
Where I really got to know him Having already revealed his included his congregation in his the 64-year-old Sestak, who served itary and his own experience.
was in Washington at the Navy sexuality and other intimate de- signature, the Sestak campaign said two terms in Congress leading up Being an admiral, he knows.” l
shipyard. He asked me if I’d come tails of his life to his new congre- that the email did not rise to the to his unsuccessful 2010 senatorial
down for his installation.” gation, Cutler will use his instal- level of an official endorsement. bid. “I said I thought it would be Contact: [email protected]
lation as an opportunity to talk declared unconstitutional in the
Theirs is a relationship born Cutler said that a lot of his ad- 215-832-0729
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JEWISH FEDERATION of GREATER PHILADELPHIA
e Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s mission is to mobilize financial and volunteer
resources to address the community’s most critical priorities in Greater Philadelphia, in Israel and around the world.
Get on Board with Solidarity
See and Support Israel with Pride MICHAEL CZARNOMSKI
JESSICA ENDY | JE FEATURE added Gold, who is a member of the mission’s Na- JE FEATURE
tional Leadership Committee.
In 2006, Dave GolD traveled to Israel as part of sIGn uP now
an LGBTQ mission — a trip with a special purpose. Since this is a national mission, Greater for the Jewish Fed-
“We were able to see where Jewish Federation of Philadelphia’s representatives will have the oppor- eration of Greater
Greater Philadelphia dollars go overseas, while also tunity to travel with Jewish LGBTQ community Philadelphia’s lat-
demonstrating our support for the LGBTQ com- members from around the United States. est Solidarity Mis-
munity there,” said Gold. “It was a truly unique ex- sion to Israel, in
perience, and our group formed a very special bond.” The trip will include a variety of travel excur- response to the lat-
sions, among them a walking tour of Jerusalem’s est uptick in vio-
Now, approximately 10 years later, as co-chair Old City, visits to Masada and the Dead Sea, an lence. Meet Israelis, learn from experts and, perhaps most im-
of the Jewish Federation’s Jewish Pride group, Gold overnight stay at a kibbutz, a security briefing, portantly, just say: “We’re here; we stand with you.”
is excited that his fellow local LGBTQ community brewery and winery tours, visits with top artists
members can join him on a similar life-changing and much more. highlights of the trip include:*
experience when the Jewish Federations of North • Meetings and excursions with scholars and experts in a variety
America LGBTQ Mission travels to Israel from The mission wraps up in Tel Aviv, just in time
May 26 to June 2. so everyone who wants to can participate in Tel of fields
Aviv Pride, “one of the most exciting pride cele- • Visits to Haifa, Caesarea, Tel Aviv and Israeli-Arab commu-
“The mission will offer participants an exclu- brations in the world,” according to Hoffman.
sive, behind-the-scenes look at Israel through an nities
LGBTQ lens,” said Warren Hoffman, the Jewish Gold noted: “I guarantee that going on a mission • Insiders’ presentations on how Israeli and foreign media cover
Federation’s Associate Director of Community with us will be a highly unique experience because
Programming. “In addition to everything from a of all the activities and meetings with Jewish leaders events
special dinner with the President of the State of Is- that you just can’t get on a ‘regular’ trip to Israel.” • Visits to a trauma unit and families of terror victims
rael, Reuven Rivlin, to private concerts with top • Dinners with the Mayor of Jerusalem and Lone Soldiers
Israeli performers, everyone will see first-hand the The Jewish Federation can help you book your
difference our local Jewish Federation has made airfare or you can make travel arrangements on Participants in the Solidarity Mission will gather at Super
in Israel.” your own. Greater Philadelphia residents who reg- Sunday on Feb. 21, to travel together to Newark Liberty Inter-
ister for the mission using the code “PHIL500” will national Airport. They will return to Philadelphia on Friday,
“We also will meet with LGBTQ Israel Defense receive a $500 discount. Feb. 26.
Forces soldiers and representatives from LGBTQ
community organizations, and offer our support For more information or to register, visit For more information about the mission, visit
to the LGBTQ community and to Israel overall,” jewishphilly.org/missions, or contact Pam jewishphilly.org/solidarity. The cost of this mission is $1,800
Pearlmutter, Manager of the Jewish Fed- per person, plus the cost of flights; a gift of $1,000 or more to
eration’s Philadelphia Israel experience, at the Jewish Federation’s 2016 Campaign is requested. To register
[email protected] or 215.832.0837. and pay a deposit, visit jewishphilly.org/missiondeposit.
For information about other Jewish Federation missions,
contact Pam Pearlmutter (Manager, Philadelphia Israel ex-
perience, at the Jewish Federation) at 215.832.0837
or email [email protected], or visit jewishphilly.org/
missions.
*Itinerary subject to change
Bucks County Becomes Second Super Sunday Site
JILL FINKELSTEIN | JE FEATURE Debbie Rosenberg and Alan Sheinberg are chairs says Sheinberg. “I am very happy that we can once
of the Bucks County Jewish Coalition, which works again host at a local venue for residents who want to
ThIs year, resIDenTs of Bucks County won’t in partnership with, and is funded through, the take part in this great event. We have a thriving Jewish
have to travel far to participate in the Greater Neighborhoods Initiative of the Jewish Federation. community in Bucks County and many people would
Philadelphia Jewish community’s largest single day “I am really excited that the Bucks County Jewish like to get involved, so we are making it possible for
of fundraising and community-building, Super Sun- Coalition is having Super Sunday out here in con- them to do so.”
day, on Sunday, Feb. 21*. In addition to the event’s junction with the one in Bryn Mawr,” says Rosenberg.
main location at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy She adds: “I am happy we are able to support the Jew- Help make the calls that make a difference by reg-
in Bryn Mawr, the Jewish Federation of Greater ish Federation on a large scale in the community in istering for Super Sunday at one of the two locations.
Philadelphia will host a “mini” Super Sunday from which we all live.” To sign up, visit jewishphilly.org/ssregister.
9:00 a.m. to noon at Shir Ami, at 101 Richboro
Newtown Road in Newtown. This marks the first “Ever since we stopped having a Super Sunday in For questions about super sunday in Bucks County,
time since 2007 that Super Sunday will have mul- Bucks County, which we had for many years, I’ve been contact alan sheinberg at [email protected].
tiple locations. troubled by the fact that people in our community
didn’t feel they could get involved due to distance,” * In the case of snow, Super Sunday
will take place on March 6, 2016.
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▼ THURSDAY, JAN. 14 preschoolers, and parents welcome. Building, 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia. at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the Baptist Church and Old York Road
RSVP required; please call Sheri at Start with coffee, tea and munchies installation of Rabbi Jon Cutler. Temple-Beth Am will sing at 7:30
Mommy and Me. 215-635-4180 or [email protected] at 8:30 a.m. followed by a choice of Guest speaker Admiral Joe Sestak p.m. Call 215-886-8000. 971 Old
to save your spot. 8201 High School chair exercise or current events at will be conducting the ceremony. In York Road, Abington.
Sherrie Turetsky will lead a weekly Road, Elkins Park. 9:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m., join Rabbi addition, the Beth Israel Choir and a
one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at Beth Janus for Kabbalat Shabbat musical trio will be joining in. A Literary Shabbat.
9:30 a.m. at Old York Road Temple- Animals at Gutman. and a hot kosher lunch at 11:30 a.m. special Oneg Shabbat will follow
Beth Am. For more information call Lunch will be followed with services. 385 Pottstown Pike, Eagle. Join Beverly Rosen during an erev
215-886-0650. 971 Old York Road, Staff from The Academy of Natural entertainment by vocalist Bobby Shabbat service at Congregation Kol
Abington. Sciences will stop by Gutman Early Jones. RSVP to 215-832-0539. Kabbalat Shabbat. Ami at 7:30 p.m. as she reviews The
Learning Center from 9:30 a.m. to Last Flight of Poxl West by Daniel
Einstein Celebration. 10:30 a.m. Children will learn about Interfaith Celebration. Join a Kabbalat Shabbat service with Torday. A 15-year-old boy named Eli
3 different animals: one that truly Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir “Heart of worships his uncle Poxl, who writes
Celebrate Einstein Healthcare hibernates for the winter, one that Join members of Main Line Reform the City” at 7:30 p.m., led by Rabbi a well-received memoir about his
Network’s 150th year of caring for stays active all winter with periods Temple, Beth Am Israel and Zion Julie Greenberg and cantorial heroic exploits as a bomber pilot
the healthcare needs of the of rest and an aquatic turtle that Baptist Church at its annual Sabbath candidate Jessi Roemer. Service is during World War II. But in the wake
Philadelphia region at the National spends the entire winter underwater. of Interfaith Harmony honoring Dr. open to everyone. Bring family and of the book’s success, Eli discovers
Constitution Center. The evening The children will also have a chance Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the friends. Stay for an oneg after the that Poxl is not exactly who he has
celebration starts at 6 p.m. and will to pet the animals! All toddler, Shabbat Evening Service on Friday, service. Ethical Society Building, claimed to be. 8201 High School
feature iconic singer Diana Ross and preschoolers, and parents welcome. Jan. 15 will be hosted at Main Line 1906 S. Rittenhouse Sq., Road, Elkins Park.
Jason Alexander, of Seinfeld fame Gutman Early Learning Center is Reform Temple, beginning at 7:30 Philadelphia.
and star of stage and screen. Tickets located at 7500 West Ave., p.m. Sunday morning, Jan. 19, join in Jazz It Up.
are $150 per person. VIP experiences Melrose Park. RSVP required, fellowship at Zion Baptist Church in Making a Joyous Sound.
are available. For more information, please call Julie at 215-635-5570 x112 Ardmore at 10:30 a.m. Spirited Join Temple Sholom in Broomall for
contact Kimberly Gross at 215-456- or [email protected] to save music by the Unity Choir at both Please join Old York Road Temple- a musical, prayerful jazz Shabbat
6172 or [email protected]. your spot. services. Main Line Reform Temple is Beth Am for a unique musical service at 8 p.m. that will feature the
525 Arch St., Philadelphia. located at 410 Montgomery Ave., Shabbat service including Jewish Panorama Jazz Band, a premier
Wynnewood. and Black religious and cultural klezmer and world music group from
Teeny Yogini. ▼FRIDAY, JAN 15 music in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin New Orleans, which has been the
Rabbi Installation. Luther King, with guest speaker, Rev. unofficial “house band” for Touro
Children will meet with Miss Tiffany For Seniors. Dr. Bruce W. Petty, senior pastor of Synagogue in New Orleans for the
from Teeny Yogini at Kol Ami Early Beth Israel Congregation of the First Baptist Church of last decade. The jazz band closely
Learning Center at 9:30 a.m. to learn Seniors are invited to join KleinLife: Chester County invites all to a very Huntingdon Valley. The individual collaborated with Temple Sholom’s
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Calendar box office at 1 p.m. to get tickets for information, call 610-667-5000. Puppet Show. Starbucks (1945 Callowhill St.) and
the 2 p.m. matinee. The group will then walk together to the Free
Continued from Page 29 go out to dinner after the play. MLK Day of Service. Mlanjeni Magical Theater will visit Library to hear New York Times
Snow date is Saturday, Jan. 23. Buerger Early Learning Center for a bestselling author Mark Bowden in
own Cantor Jamie Marx at their For more information, call Gale at Bring a friend and join Beth Am puppet show and magical conversation with Buzz Bissinger. To
annual Jazz Fest Shabbat service. 215-331-8194. $25; dinner is pay as Israel and the larger community as presentation at 9:30 a.m., as he talks register, e-mail [email protected]
Come join for their “reunion” and you go. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad we come together for a day of about the life of Dr. Martin Luther or call 215-545-4400.
experience a thrilling and enlivening Street, Philadelphia. service honoring the legacy of King Jr. He will present the program
worship service. 55 N. Church Lane, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from with his usual blend of magic, ▼WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20
Broomall. ▼SUNDAY, JAN. 17 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Great hands- comedy, puppets, music and
on projects for all ages, bagels and storytelling fun. All toddlers, Hilltoppers Program.
MLK Shabbat. JRA Distribution. snacks will be served. Beth Am Israel preschoolers, and parents welcome.
is located at 1301 Hagys Ford Road. 619 North Broad St., Philadelphia. The Hilltoppers Group of Temple
Reform Congregation Keneseth Join the Jewish Relief Agency to Penn Valley. RSVP required, please call Andi at Sholom in Broomall (for active
Israel welcomes Shabbat and pack and deliver food from its 267-535-2643 x111 or seniors) continues its quality
discusses Reverend Martin Luther warehouse to struggling families MLK Day of Service. [email protected] to save your programming with a special
King Jr. at 8 p.m. 8339 Old York throughout the greater Philadelphia spot. presentation at 1:30 p.m. by Cantor
Road, Elkins Park. For more area. This opportunity is great for Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El invites Jamie Marx on “Sing a New Song
information, call 215-887-8700. volunteers of all ages and abilities. the community to join us for a day Support Group. Unto God, or, How Come the
Box packing runs from 10 a.m. to of service, with activities geared Cantor Doesn’t Sing the Traditional
Singles Shabbat. about 11:30 a.m., followed by food towards all ages. From 10 a.m. to Jewish Adoption and Family Care Mi Chamocha?” After the
delivery. Times are flexible, groups noon, younger children and their Options (JAFCO) will hold a Support discussion of how the 20th century
Join a Singles Shabbat Services held welcome. Community service forms families are invited to assemble Group for Caregivers from 10 a.m. to brought unprecedented change in
at Congregation Beth El in the available. For more information care packages and make New Year’s 11:30 a.m. This group will provide an the style and sound of Jewish
Small Chapel at 8 p.m. This is open contact [email protected] or cards for those that will be opportunity to share common worship music, particularly in the
to all. There is no cost and 610-660-0190. The JRA warehouse receiving them. From 1 to 4 p.m., feelings, fears and experiences of Reform movement, refreshments
reservations are not needed. Contact is located at 10980 Dutton Road, partake in sandwich-making for the being a caregiver to a grandchild, will follow. Hilltoppers Members:
Norma Kamis at 856-662-7916 with Philadelphia. Narberth Food Bank. Cook for a niece, nephew or other children in Free; Non-Hilltoppers Members:
any questions. 8000 Main Street, Friend is also 1 to 4 p.m. and your family. This group will also $3. 55 N. Church Lane, Broomall.
Voorhees. Jewish Singles Event. provides a more in-depth provide community resources
cooking/baking experience that addressing topics that are relevant Mah Jongg Game.
▼SATURDAY, JAN. 16 Meet at Ruby’s Buffet in Cherry Hill will be delivered to the elderly. both today and for the future of your
Plaza, 2100 Rte. 38 West at 5 p.m. 1001 Remington Road, Wynnewood. family. 234 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Enjoy an evening of mah jongg
Bagels, Coffee, Torah. for an evening with South Jersey Ste. 100, Bryn Mawr. RSVP to Rachel with the Sisterhood of Old York
Jewish Singles. Separate checks. Film Screening. Levy, LSW, at [email protected] or Road Temple-Beth Am at 7 p.m.
Begin Shabbat morning at Old York Senior discount. RSVP to Judy at 610-525-1040. For more information, call
Road Temple-Beth Am with an 609-953-8649. Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El invites 215-886-8000. 971 Old York
interactive, engaging discussion of the community to a screening of Lunch and Learn-Center City Road, Abington.
the weekly portion, including bagels ▼MONDAY, JAN. 18 Rosenwald at 8 p.m. In addition,
and coffee at 9 a.m., followed by a there will be a special teen screening Join Rabbi Robert Alpert for a lunch ▼THURSDAY, JAN. 21
peer-led Shabbat service at 10:15 Blood Drive. at 4 p.m. Aviva Kempner’s and learn at noon. All are welcome.
a.m. Casual dress is appropriate, and Rosenwald is the incredible story of Offices of Cozen O’Conner, Buerger Singalong.
everyone is welcome. For more Take part in a Blood Drive at Adath Julius Rosenwald, who never 1650 Market Street, Philadelphia.
information, call 215-886-8000. Israel from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. finished high school, but rose to
971 Old York Road, Abington. Appointments preferred; call 1-800- become the President of Sears. Lunch and Learn-Elkins Park Children at Buerger Early Learning
733-2767 (1-800-RED-CROSS) or go Influenced by the writings of the Center will have a sing-a-long at
Camp Expo. to redcrossblood.org. For educator Booker T. Washington, this Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum will 9:30 a.m. led by Amy Jo. All
appointments, use sponsor code: Jewish philanthropist joined forces lead a lunch and learn program inthe toddlers, preschoolers, and parents
Come to Bucks County’s best camp temple adath israel. 250 North with African-American communities library at Congregation Adath welcome! RSVP required, please call
fair — the only regional camp fair Highland Ave., Merion Station. during the Jim Crow South to build Jeshurun at noon. 7763 Old York Andi at 267-535-2643 x111 or
presented by the nonprofit more than 5,300 schools during the Road, Cheltenham. [email protected] to save your
American Camp Association. Meet MLK Day of Service. early part of the 20th century. spot. 619 N. Broad St., Philadelphia.
directors from nearly 50 day and 1001 Remington Road, Wynnewood. Lunch and Learn-Plymouth
overnight camps. There’s a camp for The day kicks off at 12:30 p.m. with a Meeting/Norristown All Together Sing.
every family and every budget. Take stimulating workshop by the Anti- ▼TUESDAY, JAN. 19
advantage of early camp registration Defamation League entitled “ADL Rabbi Gary Charlestein will lead a Miss Jean will teach fun songs as well
discounts and learn about local Honors the Legacy of Dr. King: ZOA Meeting. lunch and learn at 12:30 p.m. Offices as have children play with different
camp programs and exciting Building the Beloved Community,” of Premier Dental Products, 1710 instruments at Kol Ami Early
overnight opportunities, featuring and continues at 1:30 p.m. with Zionist Organization of America- Romano Drive, Plymouth Meeting. Learning Center from 9:30 a.m. to
traditional and specialty camps, teen community service activities. Greater Philadelphia District hosts 12:30 p.m. All toddlers, preschoolers,
tours and adventure programs, and Participate in activities for the whole its quarterly meeting at Temple Mindful Yoga. and parents welcome. RSVP
camps for children with special family, including a FUN-A-THON Adath Israel, 250 N. Highland Ave., required, please call Sheri at
needs. Kids welcome! (Good for carnival, donate blood, prepare Merion Station. Guest speaker will Relax with Julie Coopersmith during 215-635-4180 or [email protected]
Montco families, too!) Noon to meals for those in need, sorting and be Israel Consul General Yaron Mindful Yoga from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to save your spot. 8201 High School
3 p.m. Delaware Valley University, packaging donation items for Sideman, plus remarks by ZOA at Beth Sholom Congregation. Call Road, Elkins Park.
Student Center Bldg., 700 E. Butler charity, writing letters to soldiers, National President Morton Klein. Stacey Salsman at 215-887-1342
Ave., Doylestown. enjoying craft activities, The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. At x109 with any questions. Suggested Mommy and Me.
knitting/sewing blanket squares for 7 p.m., Philadelphia ZOA members fee: $10 in a sealed envelope.
Theater Outing. veterans and the homeless, and are eligible to vote in our election of 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Sherrie Turetsky, director of the
much more. The Blood Drive hours officers. Officers will be installed School of Early Learning at Old York
Join the Mosaic Outdoor Club of are 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. following the election. The meeting JIFF Event. Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a
Philadelphia for a trip to the Wilma (appointments preferred). Har Zion is free and open to the public. For weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me”
Theater at Broad and Spruce Streets Temple, 1500 Hagys Ford Road, more information, call the ZOA Join the Gershman Y’s group for class at 9:30 a.m. For more
to see Tom Stoppard’s play The Hard Penn Valley. For additional Office at 610-660-9466. those in their 40s and 50s for information call 215-886-0650.
Problem. The group will meet at the “coffee and correspondence” from 971 Old York Road, Abington. l
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a
complimentary cup of coffee at
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WEDDINGS ENGAGEMENTS
◀ DORFMAN-OTTENI ◀ ROTH-BROWN
Dr. Jake Michael Dorfman and Dr. Claire Sheryl Roth and Susan and Eric Brown
Elizabeth Mei Mei Otteni were married announce with love the engagement of
on May 23, 2015 at The Franklin Institute their children Stacey Ilyse Roth and Seth
in Philadelphia, with the reception Kyle Brown.
following in Franklin Hall. Rabbi Bradley
Bleefeld and Father Louis Temme offici- Stacey earned a doctorate of physical
ated the ceremony. therapy from Drexel University. She cur-
rently practices at M&M Physical Therapy
The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. in South Jersey.
Fred Larry Dorfman of Richboro and
grandson of the late Louis and Mildred Seth graduated from Drexel University
Manis and the late Jack and Irma Dorf- with a bachelor’s of science in accounting
man. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and and finance. He is a senior financial
Mrs. David Michael Otteni of Raleigh, analyst in the health care industry.
N.C. and granddaughter of Sauchun Wong and the late John Yung Kwong Wong and
of the late Marjorie Kuffer Viera and the late Roy Michael Otteni. Stacey is the daughter of the late Alan
Jake is a graduate of Council Rock High School South, Penn State University and Roth and the granddaughter of Marlene and Joe Roth and the late Ruth and Jack
Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry. He is currently an orthodontic Rosenthal. Seth is the grandson of Martin and the late Estelle Eilberg and Ed and
resident at Temple University. Claire is a graduate of Needham Broughton High the late Eleanor Brown.
School, Penn State University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
She is currently completing her internship at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are Stacey’s brother Robby and Seth’s sister Dana.
The couple honeymooned in Greece and reside in Center City. Stacey and Seth met as freshmen at Drexel University and are planning an October
2016 wedding in Philadelphia.
▶ LYMAN-ROLO
▶ SPERLING- FRENZEL SULYOK Sharon and Gary Lyman of Bensalem
and Esther and Jacob Rolo of Philadelphia
Janet Fleetwood Sperling and Michael are thrilled to announce the engagement
Sperling of Bryn Mawr are happy to an- of their children, Erin Rachel Lyman and
nounce the marriage of their daughter Eli Rolo. Erin is a graduate of Bloomsburg
Alissa Rose Sperling to Jared Frenzel University, where she earned a bachelor’s
Sulyok, son of Jeannine Frenzel and Peter of science in marketing. She currently
Sulyok of Bridgehampton, N.Y. works as an associate merchant at New
York and Company.
Alissa and Jared were married on Oct.
10, 2015 at Top of the Tower, an event Eli is a graduate of the Pennsylvania
space in Philadelphia. The wedding was State University, where he earned a bach-
officiated by Rabbi Seth Goren, formerly elor’s of science in labor and industrial
of Hillel at Lehigh University. Rabbi relations. He is presently a realtor with
Goren’s daughter, Liana Goren, served as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.
flower girl and attendants included sib-
lings Brian Sperling, Mark Frenzel Sulyok and Lydia Frenzel Sulyok; cousins Lindsey Sharing in their joy are Erin’s brother and sister-in-law Marc and Irene Lyman,
and Melanie Sacks; and friends Sienna Barbeau, Alex Batoff, Kimberly Berenbaum, and Eli’s sisters Natalie and the late Shoshie Rolo.
Rebecca Holtz, Amanda Tuchinsky, Ariela Weinberger and Da Xue.
Erin is the granddaughter of Sandy and Jack Lipshutz and the late Albert and
Alissa and Jared met at Lehigh University where they were resident advisors in a Hazel Lyman. Eli is the grandson of Leon Fogelman and the late Shoshana Fogelman,
sophomore dormitory. Alissa graduated from Lehigh with a degree in mechanical en- and the late Susan and Victor Rolo.
gineering and social science and subsequently attended the University of Pennsylvania,
earning a master’s degree in secondary science education. She is a physics teacher Erin and Eli reside in Philadelphia, where they are planning their June 2016 wedding.
at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Jared graduated from Lehigh with a dual degree
in psychology and philosophy and is pursuing a master’s degree in human resources www.jewishexponent.com
management. He is an information technology specialist at Drexel University.
After a honeymoon in Mexico, Alissa and Jared returned to their home in
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MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF
Edwin Berkowitz was a man of The couple raised four chil-
many interests, according to his dren, two of whom live on the
wife, Barbara. Main Line, another in Pittsburgh
and another in Israel.
Berkowitz, who passed away
last week at the age of 89, was “He always had a wonderful
born in Philadelphia and went sense of humor,” Barbara said.
through school in the city. He at- “He was very smart, very bright,
tended the University of Penn- very knowledgeable. He just had
sylvania and studied economics, this way about him to make you
graduating in 1949 after taking feel very protected and very
a leave of absence to serve in the
U.S. Navy. See Berkowitz, Page 37
Soon after, he joined his fa-
ther’s glass manufacturing
company.
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marrying Barbara, to whom he
was wed for 65 years.
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Berkowitz’s fraternity, Alpha Ep-
silon Pi, three years before they
were married — while Barbara
was on a blind date with some-
one else.
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Berkowitz “At the time,” Alpert, CEO of “We would talk about any- Greater Philadelphia, first met cluding the Jewish Federation.”
Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, re- thing on our mind,” she said. Berkowitz at the Philadelphia-Is- In his role with the Jewish
Continued from Page 33 called in an email, “Hillel at the “Life problems, solutions, current rael Chamber of Commerce,
University of Pennsylvania was events — he was very interested where Berkowitz was president Federation, Seltzer had the op-
cared for, that kind of thing.” housed in a facility that was woe- in world conditions.” when it was just starting out. portunity each year to talk with
His interests ranged from fully inadequate. Ed, already a Seltzer was the organization’s first Berkowitz about the needs are of
man approaching 70, climbed Berkowitz enjoyed going to full-time executive director. the community.
politics to architecture to theater. the three flights of stairs to my services every Saturday at Har
He took classes on as many sub- office, introduced himself and Zion Temple accompanied by “As a young professional,” “We would have a meaningful
jects as he could while at Penn, told me, ‘This place just won’t do.’ Barbara. He was also a past board Seltzer said, “Ed taught me Jewish conversation every year
she recalled. Then and there he committed member and past treasurer of the through his own example the im- about how he could help,” Seltzer
himself to doing something synagogue. portance of fiscal integrity and said. “His philanthropy goes far
His interest in architecture about it.” intellectual honesty in running a beyond the Jewish Federation
led him to be a key figure in the His Jewish ties also led him to nonprofit.” community; I was always hum-
construction of the new building This was just one way he gave serve as past president and board bled by that generosity. The
for Hillel at Penn, Steinhardt back to the community. He was member of many organizations, Berkowitz was, as Seltzer de- Philadelphia Jewish community
Hall, in 2003. also heavily involved in rebuild- such as Jewish Theological Sem- scribes him, “brilliant, strong, mourns this profound loss.”
ing and reorganizing senior inary Philadelphia Division, Ak- forceful and loving,” and left his
Barbara said that he spent a lot housing at Golden Slipper Center iba Hebrew Academy (now Jack mark across the community. Echoed Alpert, “Edwin J.
of time at Hillel as a student and for Seniors, of which he was a M. Barrack Hebrew Academy) Berkowitz was a rarity, a leader
wanted to give it a better home. past president. and the Center for Advanced Ju- “His fingerprints, and that of with heart upon whom an entire
daic Studies at Penn — just to his beloved partner, Barbara, are community could depend. He
“He got involved with that be- “He just felt it was an impor- name a few. He was also past on virtually every institution in will be sorely missed.”
cause when he went to Penn and tant thing that had to be done,” president of the Sealed Insulating our region and, in many cases,
saw where the Hillel was at the Barbara said, “and he was very Glass Manufacturers Association. around the world,” Seltzer said. Edwin Berkowitz is survived
university, it was a very old build- community-minded.” “The Torah teaches us to ‘look out by wife Barbara, their four chil-
ing — decrepit, run-down — he For those who had worked for the widow, the orphan and the dren, Alan, Arthur, Dan and Pn-
felt very strongly that they de- Together, she and Edwin en- with him, “Ed” Berkowitz was a stranger.’ Ed Berkowitz and his ina, and 10 grandchildren. l
served” better, she said. joyed going to the theater, spend- great leader. family do just that in their fund-
ing time with family and friends ing and in their leadership of too Contact:
In fact, the first time Rabbi and just sitting and talking. Bob Seltzer, campaign director many organizations to count, in-
Howard Alpert met Berkowitz of the Jewish Federation of [email protected];
was because of his concern for
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For the first time, the Ten-year-old Margalit Founding partner Law Examiners, and is a Fellow of the Col-
Association of Steel Eisenstein will repre- Stuart W. Davidson, of lege of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Distributors’ “Steel Man sent Philadelphia as one Willig, William and
of the Year” is a woman. of 10 children chosen by Davidson, has been ap- Jeffrey Sherman,
Lisa Goldenberg, cur- the Harold Grinspoon pointed to chair the In-
rent president of the Foundation (HGF) to ternational Foundation Esq., has been appoint-
family-owned Delaware join the national PJ Our of Employee Benefit
Steel Company of Penn- Way Design Team. Plans Committee on a ed to the board of the
Lisa Goldenberg sylvania, which was one-year term. The Stuart W.
founded by her grand- In its second year of Margalit nonprofit IFEBP — Davidson Jewish Employment
father, will be honored existence, PJ Our Way Eisenstein the largest such organ-
for longtime contributions to the industry. — open for 9- to 11- ization in the country — aims at being a and Vocational Services
Goldenberg, who served as the ASD’s year-olds —provides access to Jewish- leading objective and independent global
first woman president from 2012 to 2104, themed chapter books and an interactive source of education and information board. A partner at The
was instrumental in the creation of the website in order to create content, includ- about employee benefits, compensation
ASD Scholarship for members’ children ing videos, reviews, blog postings and and financial literacy. Law Offices of Sand,
and helped launch the Future Leaders Fo- more. The children will work together to
rum. One of her goals was to incorporate interview authors, participate in work- Consistently included among The Best Gibbs, LLC since 1996,
ASD membership from different geo- shops and lead conversations about the Lawyers in America in the fields of Labor
graphic locations, cultures or backgrounds. books amongst their peers. and Employment Law over the past 20 Sherman has been a Jeffrey Sherman
She becomes the third member of her years, Davidson has been named a Penn- member of the
family — following the lead of her grand- Made available through the Jewish sylvania Super Lawyer by Thomson
father Bernard Brownstein, and father, Learning Venture of Philadelphia, PJ Our Reuters annually since 2004. He’s served Delaware County Bar
Jerald Brownstein — to receive this award. Way becomes the latest extension of PJ as a Commissioner of the Delaware River
Library, which was originally designed Port Authority and Chair of the Board of for over 40 years.
for children 6 months through 8 years.
A graduate of Villanova University
School of Law, he went on to be an asso-
ciate and later a sole practitioner, before
joining Sand Gibbs.
‘Wheels’ Rolls Into TBI
Former Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler entertained the Tiferet Bet Israel Men’s Club at a recent sports breakfast. The event was co-sponsored by the Men’s Club of TBI
and Congregation Or Ami.
▲ From left to right: Phil Silverman, Ben Simkin, Marv Bachrad, Fred Weiss, Murray Toas, Leon Fox, Marty Schaffer, Chris Wheeler, Bernie Allmayer and Scott Miller.
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