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SUPER TIMES A LEGEND
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JANUARY 25, 2018 / SHEVAT 9, 5778
Ed Asner reflects on
a variety of subjects.

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School Fosters Harassment
Jewish Pride for Persists
Soviet Jews
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elsewhere. WHETHER IT’S COMMENTS ON Protesters participate in the Women’s March 2018. Photos by Rachel Kurland
appearances or lingering hugs, female rab-
Page 4 bis have also experienced the sentiments Renewed Energy:
expressed by the #MeToo movement. Thousands Swarm
LOCAL Parkway for Second
“When the powers invested by a rabbi Women’s March
Mussar Center are embodied by a woman, some people are
Furthers Halacha still very uncomfortable to that and behave RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF “As a Jew, that really struck me,” she
Organization grows in ways that, consciously or unconsciously, said. “That is way too similar to what hap-
in size, influence. are efforts to reduce their powers,” said “WHAT CAN I DO?” pened in Nazi Germany against the Jews.
Barbara Breitman, who teaches a class on That was the question Beth E. Finn We always say ‘never again,’ but I have to
Page 8 ethical boundaries at the Reconstructionist actually make that mean something and
Rabbinical College (RRC). “One way of asked herself in 2016 when then-candidate do something.”
LOCAL doing that is to treat her like a sex object Donald Trump suggested creating a regis-
instead of like a Jewish spiritual leader and try of Muslims. She volunteered all her free time for the
Barrack Displays teacher.”
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School Fosters Jewish Pride for Soviet Families

LOCAL knew we needed to eat matzah lem. With this school, it looks Victoria Faykin (fifth from left) and Vadim Cherepakhin (far right) pose
SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF on Passover.” like we’re addressing, at least
partially, this issue.” with students in the Sunday program. Photos provided
VICTORIA FAYKIN remem- Faykin immigrated to the
bers the day she came home United States in 1997. Now, she Many Soviet Jews who came “We try to give children a lot school opened, Cherepakhin’s
from school, crying, and asked is the vice president of business to the United States lost their of information so they talk to kids were some of the first to
her father if he was Jewish. development, member services sense of Jewish identity when their parents and bring parents sign up. When they come home
and Russian programming at they no longer encountered along for this ride.” from the program, they tell him
He told her that he was. KleinLife, where she directs constant anti-Semitism like about what they’ve learned in
Faykin, then a 7-year-old the Sunday Jewish program they did in their home coun- The program includes class, and he has learned a bit
growing up in Russia, didn’t to cultivate Jewish pride and tries. But when they had their community service activities, about Judaism from them.
want to be Jewish. But her knowledge in students, ages own children, Krug said, they like baking hamantaschen
father continued by telling her 4 to 13, whose families come wanted to provide them with a for senior citizens or making “They tell me which foods
about what Jewish people have from the former Soviet Union. Jewish identity and knowledge. mishloach manot for Israel need to be on the table for certain
done for the world and about Defense Forces, and religious holidays, how [to] eat that food.
particularly accomplished Jews The program has grown from “It was only natural that, when activities, like a model seder They tell us the history about
such as Albert Einstein. 30 children to 70 over the past people would come here, they where the children lead their that tradition,” Cherepakhin
Despite the pride her father three years. Recently, the Gen- had an opportunity to shed this parents. They are planning a said. “It’s very educative for kids.”
raised her with, like most Jews esis Philanthropy Group has Jewish identity, that they glad- program for the children to
living in the Soviet Union, she approached the program about ly did so,” Krug said. “Nobody learn about immigration in late Faykin said the journey
grew up knowing next to noth- replicating it in other cities. called them derogatory names spring, where the children’s many of these families have
ing about Judaism itself. here, so they were happy to forget grandparents will be invited to taken to reintroduce Judaism
“My dad raised me proud “Russian Jewish communi- about their Judaism. However, share their personal immigra- into their lives makes holidays,
to be Jewish, but I didn’t know ties are notoriously unaffiliat- when we started having kids, it’s tion story, before they take a particularly Chanukah, more
anything about history or tra- ed,” KleinLife President and a whole different story because trip to Ellis Island. meaningful.
dition,” Faykin said. “We only CEO Andre Krug said. “So, people started wondering ‘What
how do you create meaningful are we missing here.’ ” The program also puts a “When we came here, our
Students in the Sunday program programs for the Russian com- special emphasis on Jewish children and us, we didn’t
munities is still a huge prob- Krug, whose own daugh- pride, Faykin said, by learning know how to light a menorah,”
ter attends the Sunday school, about Jewish heroes and Israel. Faykin said. “We had no idea.
wanted to create this pro- Now, it’s like a miracle. I love
gram to meet that need in the Vadim Cherepakhin, a par- Chanukah so much because it’s
Soviet Jewish community. He ent of a 7-year-old and a 9-year- like a real miracle.” l
got funding from the Jewish old who attend the program,
Federation of Greater Phila- said his kids love it. They knew [email protected];
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Weinberg Fund and worked
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Often, the children go home
and teach their own parents what
they learned in the program.

“Children become this kind
of a knowledge vehicle for their
parents, to introduce parents to
Judaism,” said Krug, who emi-
grated from Ukraine in 1989.

Centenarian Reflects on Family, Community Service

Libby Yaffe LOCAL er, granddaughter Samantha been very loving and caring,” “She loves to organize, and
Photo by Selah Maya Zighelboim SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF Rudick said at the party on Jan. Rudick said. she’s very efficient and takes
21. Other relatives recounted great pride in whatever she
RELATIVES CAME FROM the holiday meals she cooked Yaffe, born on Jan. 22 in does,” Yaffe’s daughter Risa
as far away as Switzerland and that brought the family 1918, was a daughter of Rus- Yaffe said. “She made sure that
Israel to attend the 100th birth- together, her love of theater sian immigrants who had fled any of her job responsibilities
day party of the Yaffe family and dancing, or her volunteer pogroms. She graduated from were completed perfectly.”
matriarch, Libby. activities — she volunteered Philadelphia High School for
for the elderly until she was 96. Girls, then went on to Strayer’s Because of World War II,
Libby Yaffe is the glue Business College (now Strayer Yaffe didn’t marry until she was
that holds the family togeth- “My bubbe has always kept University), where she studied 31 years old. She had already
the family together so well and to become a secretary. been dating her future hus-

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band, Harold, when a friend Shaare Shamayim, then called Libby Yaffe is surrounded by her family. Photo by Selah Maya Zighelboim
tried to set her up on a blind the Greater Northeast Jewish
date with him as well. Congregation. Their children retary for the math office for the more,” Risa Yaffe said. “She person, she started a travel club
attended Hebrew school and School District of Philadelphia. It wanted to create more of a life at KleinLife, where she orga-
Risa Yaffe said her father’s became B’nai Mitzvahs there. was an unusual move for a wom- for herself.” nized trips to museums and
generosity is what made Libby an in her position at the time, shows in New York.
Yaffe realize Harold was the She also supported the Jew- and Risa Yaffe said Libby Yaffe After two decades with the
one, but the centenarian had a ish community in various ways, was one of the first mothers she school district, she retired. “What I’m proud of is being
different answer. by volunteering for KleinLife, knew who went back to work. myself,” she said. l
fundraising for Israel and donat- But she was never one to just
“He was a good kisser,” ing to the Jewish Federation of “She didn’t feel quite as sit at home. In her retirement, [email protected];
she recalled. Greater Philadelphia. She was needed in the household any- Libby Yaffe did a great deal of 215-832-0729
also a cookie mom for the Girl volunteering. Always a people
Libby Yaffe stopped working Scouts and fundraised for the
when she started a family. Her American Heart Association.
mother lived with them as well,
so family members regularly “[Judaism] gave her the whole
came through the house. background,” son-in-law David
Rudick said. “It would be the
“It was a lovely memory to canvas of her life. Everything
have of this open house, where was painted on that — her ethics,
everyone was welcome,” Risa her morals, the way she met her
Yaffe said. “Seeing how my husband, the way she raised her
mother and her sisters loved their kids, the generosity. … It wasn’t
mother set a mood and a feeling, an intellectual Judaism. It wasn’t
so now we all take great pleasure Talmud scholar or something,
in giving back to my mother.” but taking the very essence and
being nurturing.”
Judaism was a large part
of Libby Yaffe’s life, and she When her kids got to mid-
raised her children to feel the dle and high school, Libby Yaffe
same way. She and her hus- returned to work as the head sec-
band were some of the first
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FLASHBACK

May ’34 in the Exponent: The Subtle A 1955 obituary in the
Anti-Semitism of the Magazine Time Delaware County Daily
Times said the Russian-born
A Series of Letters that Carry an Inescapable Inference goiter specialist was a former
instructor in endocrinology at
Bram apparent- noted a mis- Je erson Medical College and
ANDY GOTLIEB | JE MANAGING EDITOR

ly was set o by a sive that it did also the founder of the Bram
THE MAY 11, 1934 Jewish Expo- 1933 edition of Time publish with Institute in Upland, as well as
nent cover features a single article that published a protests from the author of four books and
— and a bizarre one at that. front-page photo of several Jewish numerous articles related to
Author Israel Bram, M.D., infamous Nazi Min- readers. his medical specialty.
writes a lengthy story accus- ister of Propaganda at didn’t
ing Time of being subtly anti- Joseph Goebbels. satisfy Bram, Old-School
Semitic and includes several “Why give this who contin- Language on
letters he wrote to the maga- creature the place ued his letter-
zine, as well as the responses he of honor on your writing cam- Page 3 And those recently betrothed

receives denying any such thing. cover-page? Why paign — which Things change, and that daughters could head to e
“For a long time the Jewish increase the hero-worship- generated more responses includes language, as seen on Blum Store at 13th and Chestnut
citizens of this country have ping of Hitler and his fellow- from Van Meter. the issue’s third page, which streets for a selection of frocks
been maligned by the edito- maniacs?” Bram wrote in one “Far from being anti- served as the equivalent of our for $10.95 and up. Interesting-
rial policies of the magazine of his letters to Time. Semitic, Time makes a partic- modern-day Mazel Tovs page. ly, another advertiser, Etelka J.
Time through its insidious Bram noted that he received ular point of avoiding even the But engagements are nowhere Schumberg, uses the modern
anti-Semitism,” Bram wrote. no response from the maga- appearance of bias for or against to be found. Instead, there’s a term “dresses.”
“While the editors of this zine, so he wrote again, this any group, racial, religious or listing for Betrothed, with four Vintage language or not, e
magazine have appeared fair time receiving a reply from political,” Van Meter wrote. di erent couples featured. Blum Store survived until the
enough to publish an occa- I. Van Meter, Time’s editori- No explanation satis- ere’s also a listing called mid-1970s, even expanding to a
sional letter from a Jew … al secretary. Van Meter wrote ed Bram, who concluded At Home, with two separate few locations. Another advertiser
Time persistently follows its that the magazine could only that Time would continue its families announcing recep- on the page, Bonwit Teller, lasted
apparent avowed policy of sub- publish a tiny fraction of the anti-Semitic leanings. tions in honor of the betroth- even longer, its last store closing
tle anti-Semitism.” letters that it received and So who was Bram? als of their daughters. in 2000. ●

NEWSBRIEFS

Meryl Levitz, Visit Philadelphia 1996 by year’s end, the organi- of the Jewish centers of the Josef Schuster, president of the IDF imprisoned a 16-year-
president and CEO zation announced. country — it’s easy to forget the Central Council of Jews in old girl named Ahed Tamimi
how few of us there are in the Germany. “ e ght against last month, an activist who is
Photo via LinkedIn Levitz will remain in her country and the world.” anti-Semitism is a task for all currently still incarcerated.”
role until the transition to a of us.”
Meryl Levitz to new leader is complete. Visit Anti-Semitism Monitor Gadot was hired recently by
Step Down as Visit Philadelphia has established a Established in Germany Blogger Refuses Revlon Revlon to lead its new “Live
Philadelphia Leader search committee to identify Award Because Gadot is Boldly” campaign.
possible successors. THE GERMAN Bundestag Spokeswoman
VISIT PHILADELPHIA voted to create a position of Rabid Animals Reported
President and CEO Meryl “My decision to step away anti-Semitism monitor for the AN ACTIVIST BLOGGER in Israel Up 250 Percent
Levitz will step down from the from Visit Philadelphia has not country, JTA reported. known as Muslim Girl rejected
organization she founded in been easy, but I am con dent an award from Revlon because THERE WERE 74 reported
that now is the right time,” Four of the ve mainstream the cosmetics giant hired cases of rabid animals
Levitz said. “I have spent four parties supported the proposal, Israeli actress Gal Gadot as a in Israel in 2017, up 250
decades putting Philadelphia with the Le Party abstain- spokeswoman, JTA reported. percent from the nine rabid
on the map. In 1996, Visit Phil- ing because it disagreed with animals reported in 2016, e
adelphia set out to prove the migrant-related wording. “Her [Gadot’s] vocal Jerusalem Post reported.
naysayers wrong. e words support of the Israel Defense
‘Philadelphia’ and ‘fun’ do e bill notes that it’s Forces’ actions in Palestine Jackals accounted for 47
belong in the same sentence Germany’s duty to condemn goes against MuslimGirl. of the infected animals, com-
and people do want to come and oppose anti-Semitism com’s morals and values,” pared to just six in 2016,
here. I am proud of the work because of the Nazi genocide wrote Amani al-Khatahtbeh, according to data compiled
that my sta and I have done.” of European Jews. 26, who is American-born and by the Knesset Research and
of Palestinian and Jordanian Information Center.
Levitz spoke about Judaism in Jewish leaders supported descent. “I can’t, in good
a 2013 Jewish Exponent interview. the move. conscience, accept this award e increase in rabid ani-
from the brand and celebrate mals was attributed to the
“It’s easy to be Jewish in Phil- “ e lawmakers have sent Gal’s ambassadorship a er in ltration of animals from
adelphia,” she said. “Because a clear signal that they take outside Israel, especially its
there are so many Jews here the concerns of the Jewish northern boundaries. ●
— because Philadelphia is one community seriously,” said

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Local Weight Watchers Founder Dies at 85

OBITUARY Marilyn Price Birnhak Now, the company employs 500 lance for Magen David Adom or er if the franchise discriminated.
RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF Photo provided people serving more than 20,000 building the Birnhak Transition “Absolutely,” she quipped. “We
members weekly in 450 meetings Care Unit at the Madlyn and discriminate against thin people.”
MARILYN PRICE BIRNHAK, before her 2004 death from across Southeastern Pennsylva- Leonard Abramson Center for
founder and president of Weight breast cancer. nia and South Jersey. Jewish Life. “That was her approach,”
Watchers of Philadelphia Inc., John Birnhak said. “That
died Jan. 13 due to complications “My parents built this compa- “They realized it wasn’t actu- “It wasn’t about the fundrais- movement from different social
from pancreatic cancer at Lanke- ny from scratch,” John Birnhak ally about the diet,” added John ing — it was [about] what she institutions created a void that
nau Medical Center. She was 85. said. Marilyn Birnhak first joined Birnhak, who noted the diet was could do to help these organiza- Weight Watchers filled. It was a
Weight Watchers while living in a single page from the New York tions be better,” he said. place that everyone could come
The Fern Rock native found- New York, attending classes with City Board of Health. “The suc- together from every possible
ed the Philadelphia cohort more founder Jean Nidetch. The Birn- cess came from the meetings, They also supported the background imaginable … and
than 50 years ago and holds the haks each lost roughly 40 pounds. from the support that they got, Jewish Federation of Great- they had one purpose, and that
title for the longest continuous- from the instruction they got, er Philadelphia, The Wellness was to lose weight. And they all
ly owned and operated Weight Inspired, the couple started and they knew that was the best Community, United Way, supported each other.”
Watchers franchise. their own Philadelphia franchise way to approach weight loss.” American Heart Association,
in Mount Airy in 1964 with two Alzheimer’s Association, Weight The funeral was held Jan. 17
The business is a fami- meetings and eight members. MarilynBirnhakremainedin- Watchers of Philadelphia Feeds at Beth Sholom Congregation,
ly affair: Her husband, Bob, volved in the business until her The Hungry, National Kid- where the Birnhaks are active
is the secretary and treasur- death, along with philanthrop- ney Foundation and Susan G. members and board directors.
er; son John is the executive ic endeavors. Both Marilyn and Komen Race for the Cure.
vice president; her late mother, Bob Birnhak were honored for In addition to Bob and John,
Reba Price, clerked and ran their charity by the Ben Gurion Even though Weight Watchers Marilyn Birnhak is survived
the bookkeeping for 25 years University of the Negev, the Phil- meetings ran long, John Birnhak by daughter Valerie; brother
before her retirement; and her adelphia Theatre Company and said his mother always did what- Stuart Price; grandchildren Lau-
late daughter, Tracey Birnhak, the National Liberty Museum. ever she could to support him — ren, David, Aleks and Rae; and
was vice president of market- except his junior high wrestling several nieces and nephews. l
ing and business development John Birnhak said she wanted team, he said with a laugh.
to ensure gifts were significant [email protected];
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Center for Contemporary Mussar Offers
Space for Study and Self-Introspection

LOCAL have the power to avoid it, do not
aggravate the situation even more
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF through wasted grief.”

LINDA KRIGER IS a “sucker for “The way that we do it,” Trey
self-improvement.” explained, “is you go through
When she discovered the prac- your day and when you have
tice of Mussar — defined as the interactions with other people,
education of the individual toward those interactions can be Mus-
strict ethical behavior in the spirit sar moments, which is a moment
of halacha — more than a decade where you could be there for the
ago, she instantly connected. other person or you want to be
A fellow congregant at Ger- there for the other person.”
mantown Jewish Centre had sent
an email about a daily practice The word Mussar means “cor-
in character development he rection,” she noted, which ties
engaged in. into the texts they study, specifi-
“I also have always had a chal- cally the concept of Yetzer Hara,
lenge about doing any kind of dai- restructured in their curriculum
ly practice,” she admitted, “so I from the traditional “evil impulse”
thought, ‘This is for me.’ I had no Graduating students with teachers Rabbi Ira Stone, second row right, Linda Kriger, first row right, and Beulah to “self-absorption.” Its counter-
idea what I was getting into.” Trey, first row left. Photo provided part, Yetzer HaTov, the inclination
toward good, is also studied.
She began learning with Rab- organization emerged in response: applied for 501(c)(3) nonprofit Trey developed the curriculum,
bi Ira Stone, who led the Mus- the Center for Contemporary status, designed a logo, created a which created a contemporized “In every age, Judaism needs a
sar Leadership Program based Mussar, which is based in Cen- budget and developed a fundrais- version of an ages-old practice. Mussar that corrects for whatever
at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel. ter City, though not in a physical ing plan, among other tasks. They The program is designed for four that age is about,” said Trey, who
However, upon Stone’s retire- space. Through technology, stu- plan to hold future retreats and years with two 13-week semes- grew up with an Orthodox back-
ment, the participants who want- dents as far away as Oregon and other communal events. ters. The first two years focus on ground. “One of the things about
ed to continue had to decide California participate. After a decade of studying, The Path and the second two on our age is that we’re very narcis-
whether to go elsewhere or start When she was asked to chair Kriger decided it was also time Tomer Devorah. sistic. ... So the correction for our
their own organization. the center’s board, Kriger whole- for her to teach. She will teach her “We’re doing the kind of work age is around how we are there for
“It was time for us to grow heartedly accepted. It’s been an second class — aimed at begin- that Mussar was intended to do,” other people. It really gets at a way
up and go out on our own,” exciting — and busy — process.As ners — next month. Stone said. “We have a pretty our current culture is distorted.”
Stone said. it is a new organization, its leader- A small group of students sophisticated protocol that allows
A year and a half ago, a new ship had to establish itself. They gather at her kitchen table in people to really use contempo- Stone, who has studied Mus-
IWE’RE BACK! her Mount Airy home to learn, rary psychological dynamics to do sar for nearly 40 years, echoed
I which creates a unique sense self-introspection.” that idea.
of connectedness.
RELOCATION “It’s this hidden gem of our The goal is “to increase holi-
CELEBRATION “It’s very intimate and because tradition,” Trey said of Mussar, ness in their lives, understanding
we have vaad [group practice] “which is all about how it is that holiness is a function of how
SALE! with every class and people talk that we use midot or bring val- we treat one another,” he said.
about very personal events in their ues into our relationships with “We’re not treating one another
lives, we have an agreement of other people.” too well, are we?”
confidentiality,” she noted, “and
In vaad, or their weekly group Kriger noted how transfor-
I love the intimacy. It’s really sessions, students learn a different mational the practice of Mussar
important to have that when you value, or midah, by which they can be for people — she’s seen
50-70% SIteelmecst are talking about these difficult can practice and evaluate their it firsthand.
challenges in one’s life.” relationships with others. Students
OFF keep journals in which they record “Everybody who comes to
The students study from two interactions and incidents to “find study Mussar on some level is a
texts, The Path of the Just by Moshe seeker,” Kriger said. “That’s the
Luzzatto and Tomer Devorah by out how could I have done better, best way to come in, with an open
Hurry in for Best Selection! Moses Cordovero, as they learn how could I have been more of mind and seeking to transform
midot, or character traits. Teachers service to this other person if I had the way that they react and inter-
203 Leedom St. (across from Piazza Parking Lot) trained to lead their own classes had this value in my mind?” act with people.”
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Students Share Dreams with Holocaust Victims

LOCAL inspired the legacy project. people like us were put in there
The date of the assembly and brought to their deaths
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF and died in them — and yet
falls by two significant mile- hope,” she said. “There always
“WIN A WORLD Series.” The replica cattle car that will be permanently displayed at Jack M. stones. International Holo- has to be an underlying level
“Become a doctor.” caust Remembrance Day was and layer of hope.”
“Go skiing.” Barrack Hebrew Academy. Photo provided marked Jan. 27 as was the 73rd
These are a few dreams anniversary of the liberation For Dorsch, this project
of Auschwitz. represented a chance for her-
students at Jack M. Barrack self and her fellow students
Hebrew Academy wrote down The significance of the to honor the lost children of
as they participated in the Tennessee town extends even the Holocaust in a meaningful
annual legacy project from the beyond the trip — the 3-foot- way. Sorting through the wish-
student-run Holocaust Edu- long replica cattle car was built es and dreams almost brought
cation and Reflection (HEAR) by the father of Sandy Roberts, her to tears.
Club. the Whitwell Middle School
teacher who started the Paper “I hope that this teaches fel-
Each year, students com- Clips project in 1998. low students not to take any-
memorate the Holocaust with thing for granted,” she said.
a schoolwide project, from For Schwartz, the signifi- “We all are privileged to go to a
a mosaic tile creation now cance of the 10 years of legacy wonderful school where we can
housed in the school’s lobby projects so far is that it gives be ourselves, pursue our pas-
students a physical connection sions, and receive an education.
We weren’t looking for Shakespeare; we were the world; how the Jews got to to the Holocaust as the number The children who perished in
looking for things like, ‘Go to Israel with my the camps and introduce the of survivors dwindles. the Holocaust were robbed of
students — perhaps for the those opportunities.” l
family,’ ‘win a baseball series.’ Simple dreams first time — to what cattle cars “We try to have tangible
that children who died would never have a were; and what their trip to things such as a salvaged Torah [email protected];
Whitwell was like and how it scroll, artwork that the entire 215-832-0740
school contributes to, a cattle
chance to do.” car so that we never forget that

SUSAN SCHWARTZ

to a remembrance garden. This Schwartz said. “Simple dreams
year, following a September that children who died would
trip to Whitwell, Tenn., to visit never have a chance to do.”
the school responsible for the “Many know the num-
Paper Clips Project, they com- ber 6 million, but it truly is
missioned a replica cattle car heartbreaking that 1.5 million
of the real one on the Whitwell of those 6 million were chil-
school grounds that was once dren,” added 12th-grader Emma
used to transport Jews to con- Dorsch, HEAR co-president. Featuring:
centration camps. “Children who never got the
“When we were in there, we chance to grow up and fulfill • Quality Installation
were so profoundly affected,” their wishes for the future. … for nearly 30 years
recalled Susan Schwartz, world We pledge to never forget, and
languages teacher and facul- live our lives knowing how lucky • Free in-home
ty adviser of the HEAR Club. we are to get to do things as sim- consultation and estimate
“When you’re standing there, ple as going to college or getting
imagining 100 people shoved in a good grade in math, for the 1.5 We’ll exceed your expectations!
there and there was just five of million who could not.”
us, it affected us so much. It was An actress and singer, she visit us online at: www.gospringhouse.com
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strips of paper on which stu- On Jan. 29, Dorsch and her 215-283-9000
dents in the school wrote a two co-presidents, Benjamin
dream to share with a child Rothstein and Gabriel Bry-
who perished in the Holocaust. ant, will address the school
“We weren’t looking for and talk to them about three
Shakespeare; we were looking for important topics: what libera-
things like, ‘Go to Israel with my tion of the camps looked like
family,’ ‘win a baseball series,’” and how it affected the rest of

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20-year Friendship Established at JCC
Extends Across Oceans and Generations

LOCAL my daughters and for my fam- Kafri and Danai wrote. “The Seiv- ri had married. They met her each have three children of
ily,” Seiver said. But the single er family has treated us almost new husband and his family, a their own — some now the ages
RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF week stretched out to an entire like we were Ashley and Erika’s “warm and sweet” experience. Erika and Ashley were when
summer, as the trio meshed on older sisters, and we truly felt like Seiver thought that would Kafri and Danai met them —
WHEN MINDY SEIVER multiple levels. we were part of the family.” be the last time she saw her and the Seivers met them this
hosted two Israeli women in The end of the summer friends, but Kafri and her hus- past December during another
her home for a week in 1997, “We instantly bonded on an brought some tears for the band Dudi settled on a belated vacation to Israel.
she never expected to even- adult level, they bonded with newfound friends, but their honeymoon to Costa Rica —
tually consider retiring there my children on a big sister-type friendship didn’t end there. with the Seivers. Seiver relishes their memo-
with them. level, and it was an incredible Seiver and her family vis- “That was how they chose to ries together and the fact that
relationship,” she said. ited Israel for the first time in spend their honeymoon,” she Kafri and Danai have watched
Her 20-year friendship with 2001 — also a celebration for laughed. “But it was interesting to her daughters grow up.
Anat Kafri and Ronny Marx Seiver enjoyed learning from her daughters’ B’nai Mitzvot see them out of the country and
Danai began as a coincidence, the pair, who taught her family — where they were greeted at not in my similar surroundings.” They recollected those times
but one they are grateful for. about Israeli culture, food and on the most recent trip while
life on a kibbutz. In return, she The friends in 1997. Bottom row, from left: Anat Kafri, Ronny Marx pursuing a photo album, with
Seiver’s daughters, Erika showed them around Philadel- Danai, Mindy Seiver. Top row, from left: Erika Seiver, Brad Seiver, memories of playing dress up
and Ashley, were attending phia, New York City and down Ashley Seiver. with the young Seivers, or Kafri
the Klein JCC Summer Day the shore. and Danai joking with them
Camp during their elemen- The extended family in December 2017. Bottom row, from left: that lightning bugs in Israel
tary school years, which Kafri and Danai said they Erika Seiver, Ronny Marx Danai, Amihai Danai. Second row, from left: glowed in different colors — all
had a new program that were interested in Jewish life in Avshi Danai, Brad Seiver, Dudi Kafri, Anat Kafri, Kate Jensema. Third the more reason for them to
took on Israeli exchange the U.S., and their open conver- row, from left: Mindy Seiver, Omer Kafri, Yarden Kafri, Ashley Seiver. want to visit.
students to work at the sations about life in both coun- Top row, from left: Rona Danai, Einav Danai, Nadav Kafri.
camp as counselors. tries formed a deep bond, one “Honestly, I feel like I could
so strong they were surprised Photos provided retire there,” Seiver admitted.
But there was one require- they weren’t actually related. “I feel a connection not only
ment — they needed hous- the airport with a huge sign by Their Israeli counterparts to the country and the land
ing. As it turned out, Seiver “We had such a great time and Danai, Kafri and their families. have revisited Philadelphia a but … if I would move there, I
was the only parent who vol- we have many great memories,” “We expected to see few times, too, and Seiver’s would have this family.”
unteered for the weeklong them in Israel, but we didn’t daughters returned on Birth-
exchange, so she took on both expect that they would treat right, where they each extend- “The connection with the
Danai and Kafri. us the way they did,” she ed their stays with Kafri and Seiver family gave us a feeling
said, where they had home- Danai’s families. of something that is bigger than
The two young women, who cooked meals and the oppor- “They took care of my just us. A feeling of a special
were in their early 20s then, tunity to see Israel from an daughters like they were their bond of Judaism,” wrote Kafri
didn’t know each other prior. elevated perspective. own,” Seiver said. and Danai, who each live near
The Seivers returned again Now, this extended family Haifa and Eilat, respectively.
“I volunteered thinking it in 2005, by which point Kaf- has expanded: Kafri and Danai “When we first came, two young
would be a great experience for girls who had just finished the
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A 2014 aerial photo of the King and Prince on the Atlantic Ocean. It still looks like this despite the hurricanes. King and Prince courtesy photo

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Georgia New York service. The King porary fixtures, conveniences The St. Simons lighthouse and
and Prince Hotel can arrange and amenities. museum are good places to
Continued from Page 11 for airport and train station • Enjoy an Atlantic Ocean sun- seek the island’s rich history.
pickups with advance notice. rise from the beach or pier.
• Take a trolley tour of the island Jeff Orenstein
GETTING AROUND: (lighthousetrolleys.com).
There is no island public trans- ance. The King and Prince
Lifetime island resident, charter portation system but there are IF YOU HAVE has elevators. The island has
taxis and trolley services con- SEVERAL DAYS: something for all ages and
boat captain, local politician and ducting island tours. Renting In addition to the above: is recommended for over-
a bike is great because rent- • Enjoy the costal ambiance on 50 travelers and for extend-
island historian Cap Fendig, owner al places and bike paths are ed-family vacations.
almost everywhere. board a sunset cruise, dol- When to Go: St. Simons has
of Lighthouse Tours, talks about phin cruise or inshore fish- a year-round good climate.
MUST-SEES FOR ing trip with Cap Fendig of August and September are
who is buried at historic Christ A SHORT STAY: Lighthouse Trolleys. usually hot, but winter is mild
• Stay at the King and Prince • Visit the old Coast Guard and a great time to celebrate
Church Cemetery. Jeff Orenstein station, Bloody Marsh Battle- the holidays island-style.
Beach and Golf Resort for field, Fort Frederica, historic October and March are usual-
17, it is an hour’s drive north oceanfront luxury. The hotel Christ Church and the St. THIS DESTINATION ly superb.
of Jacksonville, Fla. There is started as a dance club in Simons Lighthouse Museum. AT A GLANCE:
a large private jetport on the the Roaring ’20s, became an • Explore the shops and galler- Mobility Level: All mobility
island and nearby Brunswick upscale hotel in 1941 and was ies near the pier. levels will do fine as long as
(BQK) Airport, a former naval taken over by the Navy in • Explore Brunswick and adja- they can enter and exit a car
air station, is served by Delta World War II after a German cent Jekyll Island. or touring trolley.
Air Lines. Jacksonville (JAX) U-boat torpedoed shipping • Rent a bicycle and explore the
and Savannah (SAV) airports just offshore. It was an offi- island’s many bike paths. Senior Travel Advantages:
are both less than an hour and cer’s billet and home to a • Play the King and Prince Golf Upscale and unfrenzied ambi-
a half away and have exten- top-secret radar development Course and enjoy greens built
sive connections. The closest station, hence the name Echo on small marsh islands and
Amtrak stations are in Jack- for the hotel’s gourmet-qual- connected by boardwalks.
sonville (78 miles) and Jessup ity water-view restaurant. • Have breakfast at The Sand-
(48 miles), offering Florida-to- After the war, it resumed its castle near the pier.
role as a luxury hotel, and • Have lunch at Southern Soul,
today is the lodging crown Delaney’s Bistro, Gnat’s
jewel of St. Simons. Renovat- Landing or Café Frederica
ed in 2014 and totally repaired and enjoy dinner at Echo,
after 2017’s Hurricane Irma, the island’s only waterfront
the property blends a classic restaurant and/or Georgia
historical look with contem- Sea Grill.

The pier and the imposing bridge to the island can be
seen from the top of the St. Simons lighthouse.

Jeff Orenstein

Where to Stay: The King and
Prince Beach and Golf Resort
is the only beachfront hotel
on the island. Elsewhere,
there are a few chain hotels,
a golf resort and some bed-
and-breakfast properties, but
none can hold a candle to the
beachfront ambiance of the
King and Prince.

Special Travel Interests:
Beach, history, shrimping,
local sea life and golf. l

Jeffrey and Virginia Orenstein are
travel writers from Sarasota, Fla.

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March “Women are — we’re over it.” I lived in a pretty privileged “When you see a wrong in rying a Jewish star by pro-Pal-
Finn, who attends Congrega- white, middle-class bubble, and the world, stand up and resist. estinian activists.
Continued from Page 1 I have started to understand When someone tells you you
tion Rodeph Shalom, said she’s that there are people in the can’t, stand up and persist,” she In response, Berman felt
Hillary Clinton campaign so always been an active volunteer, world who don’t have as much said. “We must be bold, and we compelled to add a new voice to
that, regardless of the results, which stems from the value of advantage as I do, and so under- must be brave.” the forefront of social activism
she knew she did everything tzedakah. She found the Rodeph standing that has been really in regard to Zionism.
she could “to make sure that Shalom community very accept- eye-opening for me.” Other M.O.T.s came to the
the outcome was what I wanted ing and open-minded, which second march for the first time. “We reject BDS. We reject
it to be.” any discrimination against the

Although disappointed with A man standing in the crowd as marchers walk past. A group of women waved sheer blue flags to represent the Democratic Party.
that outcome, she felt empow- Photos by Rachel Kurland
ered to fight and resist — so she
joined the Women’s March as A woman protested with a balloon. Protesters at the Women’s March.
one of the founding organizers.
fueled her social activism. A few M.O.T.s took to the Amanda Berman co-found- Jewish people and the Jewish
The second Women’s March “That openness was not podium Jan. 20, including ed the Zioness Movement in homeland,” she said. “We exist
in Philadelphia drew a crowd of Rodeph Shalom Senior Rabbi August 2017 as a progressive, to say the American Jewish
about 40,000, who marched from something I was used to,” she Jill Maderer, Planned Parent- liberal organization that doesn’t community is proudly Zionist
Logan Square to the Philadelphia admitted. “It’s because of the hood Southeastern Pennsylva- “check their Zionist identities at and also has always been on
Museum of Art, equipped with work I’ve been doing over the nia CEO Dayle Steinberg and the door.” the forefront of social justice
witty yet solemn signs. last year, like the Women’s City of Philadelphia Control- activism, and we will continue
March, and understanding of ler Rebecca Rhynhart, who The movement was born out to do that and not be intimi-
The march had a far less the issues I didn’t even under- spoke hours before her wed- of the Chicago Dyke March
palpable fury in the air than stand existed in the world until ding that evening. last summer in which a Jewish See March, Page 14
its inaugural year, something I got involved with these causes. lesbian was kicked out for car-
Finn worried about, but she was
pleasantly surprised once the
speeches started that many have
not given up the fight. While
last year’s march coincided with
President Trump’s inaugura-
tion, the 2018 march added to
the continued conversation of
the #MeToo movement that has
shaken the nation.

Fellow founding organizer
Amy Martin joined the march
because she was “appalled” by
the election: “I have two young
children, and I’m trying to teach
them a certain set of values, and
I’m watching this man who’s a
potential president pretty much
go against everything I’m try-
ing to teach my children.”

Once the speeches began at
the museum steps, the crowd
roared and denounced the
Trump administration for its
positions on issues such as
reproductive rights, immi-
gration, equal pay, LGBTQ
rights, health care, the Black
Lives Matter movement and
sexual assault.

“The constant barrage of
nastiness coming out of the
White House — whether it’s a
racist comment, a homopho-
bic comment — I think the
#MeToo movement really com-
ing to the surface is definite-
ly compelling us even more
so this year,” Martin added.

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Harass We’re called kiddo, babe, sugar, Female rabbis have reported experiencing gender-based bias, such as can play in changing a cul-
sexy, honey. We’re advised to ture of gender inequality that
Continued from Page 1 get home quickly from a board sexual harassment. Pixabay leads to sexual harassment.
meeting so that we can make He especially encourages male
group called #GamAni was our husbands happy.” how we look.” from being an African-Amer- students and allies to work to
created for people in Jewish Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum ican rabbi, with some directly change the culture, a move
organizations to share their In the article, Person men- telling her they took issue with that will benefit everyone, not
stories as well. Breitman said tioned a new CCAR Task Force of Temple Har Zion in Mount her gender. just women.
in light of this, more female on the Experience of Women Holly, N.J., said that she has
rabbis are coming forward to in the Rabbinate. The idea for been the recipient of comments Rabbi David Teutsch, who He said creating and enforc-
add their voices. the task force had already been about her appearance and teaches the RRC class with Bre- ing policy, and doing training
conceived when the allegations clothing options. She said other itman, said he has been brought based on the policy, is key to
Women have been rab- against Harvey Weinstein came women have judged her out- into synagogues as a consultant addressing this issue. Most Jew-
bis in the United States since out, so sexual harassment is fit choices during Shabbat and to deal with sexual harassment ish organizations, he said, still
1972, when Sally Jane Priesand not necessarily the focus of it, High Holy Days, almost as if issues. do not have adequate policies
received her ordination from said Jill Maderer, senior rabbi at she was at an awards show. on sexual harassment.
Hebrew Union College-Insti- Congregation Rodeph Shalom He said he has confronted a
tute of Religion. Breitman said as well as one of the 22 members Particularly when she was donor himself who was behav- “Unless we continue to
that despite decades of women of the national task force. pregnant, she received a lot of ing inappropriately toward a re-educate, this problem will
rabbis, in addition to progress comments about her body. staff member. occur because it comes to us
on women’s rights, some are The purpose of the group from the general society in
still uncomfortable with see- focuses more on the experienc- “We’re trying to have busi- In his experience, he said, which we live,” Teutsch said.
ing a woman in the role of a es of women in the rabbinate ness dealings, but then it always female rabbis may experience
rabbi and respond by sexually in general and how rabbis can becomes personal because it “inappropriate comments Women rabbis don’t nec-
harassing her. help dismantle sexism. The task then goes into our bodies, and about their appearance, hugs essarily experience sexual
force is in the early stages of that’s a challenge,” she said. “I that are too close or last too harassment more than women
One person who has written learning about the issues and always want to keep an open, long or disrespectful behavior in other professions, Maderer
and spoken on this topic is Rab- figuring out what the outcome loving relationship and conver- at meetings.” said. But unlike other spaces
bi Hara Person, publisher and will be, but according to the sation going with people, but I in American life, synagogues
director of Central Conference CCAR’s page on the task force, feel like my body is off-limits. In addition to this particu- and other Jewish institutions
of American Rabbis (CCAR) female rabbis have reported It’s mine. I’m doing what I want lar class on ethical boundaries, have Jewish values to draw on.
Press and the CCAR director experiencing gender-based bias, with it. I don’t have to discuss or the topic of sexual harassment
of strategic communications. ranging from sexual assault to explain to anyone about it.” comes up in two other class- “What makes the Jewish
In a JTA article, she described inappropriate comments. es Teutsch teaches — all of community special is that we
the harassment and gender bias Berenbaum said she has which are required classes at have Jewish values, and we
female rabbis face. Maderer said those com- experienced more pushback RRC. He wants his students have wisdom from our tradi-
ments devalue rabbis’ work. from being a female rabbi than to understand the role they tions about how we should live
“Women rabbis are coun- our lives, and we want to hold
seled to wear lipstick or told not “Women rabbis extremely ourselves to a high standard,”
to wear lipstick,” Person wrote. frequently receive comments Maderer said. “It is an obli-
“We are told that our cloth- about their looks in their con- gation of the Jewish commu-
ing choices are too revealing gregations, their clothes, their nity to think about not only
or too dowdy. Our shoes are hair, every body part,” Mader- how we can address the spe-
too sexy or too old-fashioned. er said. “Our male colleagues cific legal definition of sexual
Our voices are too soft or too do not receive comments about harassment, but how we can
strident. We’re too emotional or their looks, and I don’t think address every way that women
we’re too cold. We’re called by there’s an awareness that those are devalued in our society.”
our first names while the male comments carry a message that
rabbi is called Rabbi LastName. devalues our work because peo- [email protected];
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March “There were a lot of Jews and Michelle Myers from Mount Myers, who teaches Israel advo- “we feel empowered.”
a lot of people in our communi- Laurel, N.J., led the Philadelphia cacy and Holocaust education It’s a numbers game for Finn
Continued from Page 13 ty who … felt like they couldn’t Zioness cohort at the Women’s through the Jewish Communi-
participate in the Women’s March with roughly a few doz- ty Relations Council. “We all and Martin, too. Their long-
dated by anyone who says we March because they simply en, after joining the movement have different political views, term goal is to promote the
are not welcome.” couldn’t support or endorse just a few weeks prior. but what we share is Israel has 2018 midterms — especially the
the messages that were coming the right to exist in safety and female candidates.
Berman was profoundly from the leadership,” she said, She didn’t march last year for security. Jews have a right to
inspired by the Women’s March noting she watched in tears. the same sentiments Berman their own homeland.” “We can make a difference,”
last year — until she heard expressed, but now she’s proud Finn said. “We need our elected
some leaders shared opinions “A year later, to have thou- to put her views out there. Berman emphasized that officials to represent us. They
on Palestinian rights, Linda sands of women showing up Zioness marched specifically work for us, not the other way
Sarsour or anti-Israel senti- as proud Zionists and to say “There’s such loud voic- for women’s rights and equal- around, and elections are a great
ments. Berman felt bringing up we will be welcome, we will be es speaking against Israel, but ity in cities across the country way to remind them of that.”
these issues missed the mark of active, we will be heard,” she nobody’s sitting down and this year, but there’s strength in
the march itself. added, “it really feels amazing.” having a conversation about numbers with their movement; [email protected];
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RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF More than half of Ameri- mortgages, students loans, debt then use what’s le .” past 13 years, leading to people
cans have less than $1,000 in consolidation and budgeting. Direct deposit is a helpful using credit cards to pay for
EVERYBODY IS different their savings accounts, accord- tool for that, since you can set basic needs.
when it comes to spending ing to a recent GOBankin- The goal sounds simple aside money automatically in But Peter Hecht, first vice
habits. Some may argue $150 gRates survey. enough: to save more than a separate account that isn’t president and wealth manage-
is better spent on prime foot- you spend. attached to your credit cards. ment at the Hecht Investment
ball game seats than a trip A simple method for “It’s not as visible so you’re less Group of Janney Montgom-
to Sephora — while others thoughtful budgeting, Eskin “ at basic formula applies ery Scott in Mount Laurel,
might say it’s better left in the suggested, is to lay it out in for people at the start of their N.J., said his best advice is
bank altogether. black and white: Write your earnings career as well as for not to panic.
income on one side and your people closer to retire- “ e biggest fear that peo-
But with habits that impetu- needs, wants and costs on the ment,” said Eskin, ple have is that they’re going to
ous, nancial distress can hap- other, like housing, food, elec- who is on the outlive their money,” he said,
pen in a ash. tric bill or gas. whether that’s thousands or
board of millions. “What we try
To avoid the scal merry- He recommended bank- trustees and board to do is look at their
go-round, we sought the advice rate.com as a useful tool to of directors, respectively, spending rates, their
of local nancial planners on understanding the basics of for the Madlyn and Leonard saving rates and
how to keep your Abramson Center for Jewish ... try to reas-
wallet bal- Life and the Endowments Cor- sure people
anced and poration of the Jewish Feder- or suggest
happy — ation of Greater Philadelphia. they may
and what You can’t control the stock have to
the warning market, interest rates or in a- cut back
signs are if tion, but you can control how on their
you’re in too much you’re earning — to a adempercem/ThinkstockMortignasgg.ep” end-
deep. degree — and mostly, how debt is
you’re saving. more acceptable than cred-
Mark Eskin, “ e expression is trite, but it cards, Hecht noted, because
executive vice pay yourself rst. Set some the rates aren’t as high. “You
president and money aside every single pay likely to spend it.” really should be able to pay o
wealth manage- period into an account that Another way to get a jump your credit cards from month
ment at Stedmark you’re just not going to touch, start on saving is to participate to month,” he added.
Partners of Janney barring an emergency, for the in your employer’s 401(k) plan, And when it comes to
Montgomery Scott in long term,” Eskin said, “and if possible, and do so at the investments, Hecht advised
Center City, said people minimum amount required to if you don’t understand what
tend to know in the pit of receive an employer match. a nancial planner is talking
their stomach when their If budgeting is a struggle, about, don’t go through with
stick to a debit card to avoid the investment.
nances are starting to spin overspending — and don’t “There are many oth-
out of control. accept every credit card o er er investments out there. We
you receive. don’t care what the neighbors
“If bills every month are Credit card debt is the are doing; we try to model it
more than the income coming most toxic kind of debt, Eskin speci cally for that person,”
in,” he explained, “the sooner
you can gure out a way to
slow that down and reverse it,
the better o you’re going to be
in the long term.”

said, with its high interest said Hecht, who helped man-
rates that can a ect long-term age the Jewish Federation’s
credit scores. 401(k). “Markets don’t blow
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household has $137,063 in debt, they’re turning down … or
according to a report by the when they start to bounce up
Federal Reserve. On average, again, so it’s really a matter of
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EDITORIAL Mahmoud Abbas, World’s

Children as Worst Historian

Political Props BY RAFAEL MEDOFF by the Romans only in the First The real reason for that name-
century CE, and there were no change had nothing to do with
CHILDREN, BY VIRTUE of their age, inexperience and vul- A NUMBER OF recent or cur- expressions of distinctly Pales- Truman’s opinion as to whether
nerabilities, are protected by law and custom from exploitation. rent international leaders hold tinian Arab nationalism until the Israel should be a Jewish state.
Except in extraordinary circumstances, parents have the right to earned doctorates, in fields 20th century CE. Israel’s representatives in Wash-
have the last word on how the world interacts with their children. such as law (the president of ington drafted their request for
That includes children being used for political ends — or it should. Greece), economics (the prime Middle East history is not U.S. recognition before the state
minister of India), or chem- Abbas’ only victim. In his 1983 was proclaimed and its name
The Frisch School, a Jewish high school in New Jersey, provid- istry (both the chancellor of Ph.D. dissertation-turned-book, was known. They learned the
ed a test case. News surfaced last week that Rabbi David Sher, the Germany and the prime min- The Other Side: The Secret Rela- new country’s name — via short-
school’s director of Israel education and advocacy, sent an email ister of Belgium). tions Between Nazism and the wave radio — just moments
to students urging those believing “that the president made the Leadership of the Zionist Move- before handing their request to
right decision” on recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and But, irony of ironies, the only ment, Abbas asserted that David the president. They corrected it
ordering the eventual relocation there of the U.S. Embassy to send world leader who holds a Ph.D. Ben-Gurion and other Zionist by hand to save time.
letters to President Donald Trump expressing their thanks. He in history has turned out to be leaders “collaborated with Hitler”
even provided a template for the students to cut and paste. “Just one of the worst historians in and wanted the Nazis to kill Jews, Not that any of this is a secret;
remember to sign your name on the bottom,” students were told. the world: Mahmoud Abbas of because “having more victims it appears in many mainstream
the Palestinian Authority. This meant greater rights and stronger history texts, but not the sort of
The email noted the letter writing was a project of NORPAC, a week the Palestinian president privilege to join the negotiating books that apparently interest
rightward leaning, pro-Israel political action committee. demonstrated yet again why he table for dividing the spoils of Mahmoud Abbas.
deserves that label. war once it was over.”
Frisch is the alma mater of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared How can one explain why an
Kushner, an adviser to the president on the Israeli-Palestinian Addressing the Palestin- The “real” number of Jews international statesman with a
conflict. Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s Mideast envoy, had children ian General Council on Jan. 14, murdered by the Nazis was Ph.D. in history would consis-
who graduated from the school last year. But, as is the case more Abbas said the State of Israel “is a “much lower” than 6 million and tently resort to such gross distor-
broadly, Trump is not universally popular at the school. colonial enterprise that has noth- might well have been “below 1 tions of the historical record?
ing to do with Jewishness. The million,” Abbas wrote. “Many
There is something disturbing about the orchestrated letter Jews were used as a tool under the scholars have debated the figure A skeptic might point to the
writing campaign. Apparently some parents thought so, too, and concept of the promised land — of 6 million and reached stun- quality of his education. Abbas
complained to the school’s principal, Rabbi Eli Ciner. He issued call it whatever you want. Every- ning conclusions — fixing the earned a law degree at the Uni-
a clarification, saying the letter writing was purely voluntary. thing has been made up.” number of Jewish victims at only versity of Damascus, which is
But he opened another can of worms by adding, “We often write a few hundred thousand.” controlled by a regime with
to our political leaders if we agree, or disagree, with their deci- Abbas has a long record of precious little regard for laws
sions.” According to Haaretz, some parents disagreed, pointing denying Jewish history in the Asked about his Holocaust or facts.
out that “students had not been encouraged to write letters pro- Holy Land. “They claim that writings in a January 2013 inter-
testing recent racist remarks allegedly made by the president,” as 2,000 years ago they had a temple; view with a Lebanese television Similarly, he received his
just one example. I challenge the claim that this is station, Abbas replied: “I chal- Ph.D. from the Soviet-controlled
so,” he said, referring to it as “the lenge anyone to deny the rela- Oriental College in Moscow, an
The Haaretz article has drawn criticism over how reporter alleged Temple” (August 2012). tionship between Zionism and institution whose regard for his-
Judy Maltz obtained information. Critics complained that Maltz He claimed the “never-ending Nazism before World War II.” tory may be measured by the fact
drew some of her information from a private Facebook group. digging” in Jerusalem is a con- that it approved Abbas’ Holo-
Jason Shames, CEO of the Paramus-based Jewish Federation of spiracy by Zionist archaeologists He added that he has “70 more caust-denying dissertation.
Northern New Jersey, said the school was “unfairly targeted.” to “vindicate the Israeli narrative books that I still haven’t pub-
[but] they have failed misera- lished” that he says would prove But that would be letting
We’re not so sure. The fact is that Frisch encouraged its students bly” (February 2012). Israelis are his claims. Abbas off too easy. It has been
to take a position on a sensitive political issue without notice to captives of “delusional myths,” four decades since he complet-
their parents, and certainly without their express consent. That’s he said, and they are trying “to Nor is Abbas above misrepre- ed his dissertation.
not the right way to do things — even if the school’s intentions change Jerusalem’s landscape in senting the words of an Ameri-
were honorable. But Frisch is not the only guilty party. Jewish every detail [in order to] invent a can president. When challenged That’s more than enough
schools across the country are increasingly using kids for political history” (January 2014). in 2014 over his refusal to rec- time to read some genuine
advocacy and sometimes only notifying parents after the fact. ognize Israel’s right to exist as history books and become
If the Jews weren’t there, who a Jewish state, Abbas told The acquainted with basic histori-
Whether it’s hosting a state legislator to offer thanks for tui- were? According to Abbas, “the New York Times that his position cal facts.
tion-funding legislation, busing kids to a state capitol to express Palestinians have existed before was supported by none other
their gratitude, taking them to a rally for a photo-op holding Abraham” (March 2016), and than Harry S. Truman. How so? A more plausible explana-
signs, or encouraging a politically motivated letter-writing cam- their achievements include “the Abbas pulled out a reproduction tion for his chicanery is that
paign, administrators need to be careful — even if their hearts invention of the Canaanite-Pal- of President Truman’s statement, Abbas is well acquainted with
are in the right place. Children should never be used as political estinian alphabet more than in 1948, recognizing the new- the facts — but cynically
props without their parents’ consent. l 6,000 years ago” (May 2016). born State of Israel. The Palestin- chooses to disregard all but the
Remarkable accomplishments ian leader pointed triumphantly ones that he can wield as weap-
Statement From the Publisher indeed, considering that the very to the fact that the words “Jew- ons in his fight against Israel. l
word “Palestine” was invented ish state” were crossed out and
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The Heroes and Haters Among Us KVETCH ’N KVELL Joshua Runyan’s
“The View From
Here” column
BY SUSAN WEINTROB ily members, at times walking (Rose kept a packed suitcase Ignoring Advice of Advisers will return Feb. 1.
miles, alone, to get passes to those under her bed, just in case.) Sometimes a Wise Choice

I WAS MAKING a quick run to already deported to transit camps. After the documentary aired, Bill Dauster’s op-ed (“Pharaoh’s Administration Offers a Cautionary
the supermarket when a shop- She saved 40 people. Her only Rose asked if I would show it to Tale for Today,” Jan. 11) claims that the downfall of the ancient Egyp-
ping cart moved in my way. comment, “I should have done her two grown sons and their tian Pharaoh of the Exodus was attributable to his refusal to heed the
It was pushed by an elderly more. So many more to save.” wives, who were unaware of her advice of his magicians and courtiers to let the Israelites go sooner.
woman from our local syna- “Weren’t you afraid?” I story. “Of course,” I agreed. Her The larger point here, as implied by the title, is that by heeding
gogue, whom I will call Rose. She asked, my heart pounding as children would finally learn of the advice of their advisers, today’s heads of state (like President
and her non-Jewish husband had her story unfolded. their mother’s heroism. Trump) would avoid the mistake of the ancient Pharaoh who
emigrated from Hungary after “Of course,” she said, sur- A son came down from Can- failed to listen to his own advisers, thereby leading to tragic con-
the revolution in 1956. prised that I would ask. ada; the other lived nearby. They sequences for him and Egypt.
“Susan,” she hesitatingly began. Shortly after the war ended, were intent as they watched the Notwithstanding this lesson from Jewish history, there have been
“I haven’t spoken of this in her husband was arrested by documentary at their mother’s instances when the failure of a head of state to abide by the counsel
years. My children do not know,” the Soviets as a traitor. He had home. The Canadian son had of his advisers has benefited Israel and the Jewish people immensely.
Rose said in a quiet voice and been conscripted into the Hun- many questions about his par- When the State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, in
moved closer. “I know I can tell garian army, and went, having ents’ and grandparents’ lives. “I’m the face of stubborn opposition by his closest advisers in the State
you.” I knew then that she would been told his wife would not just so proud of my mother,” he Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, then-President Harry S.
speak of the Holocaust. We lived be forced to live in the ghetto told me, tears in his eyes. His wife Truman personally extended de facto U.S. recognition to it. Dip-
in a small college town and most if he did. This probably saved agreed. They planned to tell their lomatic recognition of Israel by other countries soon followed,
people, including Rose, knew I her life. Rose went to the Joint children of their Jewish heritage thereby lending legitimacy to the fledgling state.
taught a Holocaust class. Distribution Committee and and learn more about it.
“You know I was born in received documentation from The other daughter-in-law Jerry Stern | Merion Station

Budapest,” she said, pronounc- them, which exonerated him, came up to me. “I want all the Trump’s Disregard for Grandchildren’s
ing the city with the “sh” sound, and she walked to the Soviet videos,” she demanded. Welfare is Unconscionable

as natives do. “We were not prisoner of war camp and freed “I’ll be using some for class in Richard H. Schwartz (“Israel Should Not Be extolling President
religious, but we went to the her husband. the future,” I explained. Trump,” Jan. 18) omitted Trump’s most-telling defect in his
beautiful Dahani Synagogue on Few knew of her heroism. That “You don’t understand.” litany of the president’s character faults: an unconscionable dis-
the High Holidays, for weddings was about to change. The next Her voice was rising. “I want regard for the welfare of his grandchildren.
or Bar Mitzvahs. Although I semester, Rose and her husband to destroy all of them. How After all, the “Jews (who) will not replace us” whom the Char-
married a non-Jewish man, we frequently spoke to my Holo- dare you say that my children lottesville neo-Nazis threatened and ranted about, include Ivan-
stayed close with both sides of caust literature class. The students have Jewish blood! These are all ka and Jared’s three kids. What kind of zayde insists that there
the family.” learned interviewing techniques, lies!” Her husband tried to qui- are some “very fine people” supporting individuals who harbor
Rose paused. “We heard and a bond grew between the et her as she started screaming. nothing but ill-will toward an eynikl?
about the Nazis. But they were class and this couple. Some vid- Rose and her husband were
Mara D. Atrash | College Park, Md.
far from us. My father told me, eoed Rose speaking, while some quiet, but not surprised. Now, I
‘It could never happen here. We photographed family artifacts, began to understand why they had Israel Public Services Not Equal for All
have a democracy. We are citi- including a picture of her father, taken so long to tell anyone. In People often come back from a visit in Israel and remark that the
zens.’” She paused a long time. wearing his mandatory Jewish Hungary, they feared that being Arab areas are very dirty. There is a good reason for this.
“But it did happen.” star. Some wrote the text accom- openly Jewish would harm their Public services in Israel neither clean the street in those areas
Standing in the supermarket panying the documentary, which young sons. They then moved to nor pick up the garbage. This shows both contempt and neglect
aisle for the next two hours, Rose aired on the local PBS. It was an Chile, along with many Nazis in and should be remedied forthwith.
told me a story of pain and loss, intense experience for all. hiding. That didn’t seem the right
heroism and courage. She lived One day while driving Rose to time. Anti-Semitism was not dead. Martin Gingold | Warwick

as a non-Jew outside the ghetto class, she suddenly cried out, “We This hatred persisted right here in In his book Murderers Among endured those times, changing
and brought food and supplies must go back!” the U.S. and in their own family. Us, the famous Shoah survivor them in ways we cannot fathom.
to her family, putting on a Jewish “Why?” I asked, thinking we Perhaps the daughter-in-law Simon Wiesenthal takes his It affects the perspectives of the
star as she entered the ghetto and just had the right amount of time would get used to the idea, I daughter to the trial of a Nazi second and third generations.
removing it when she left. Each to park and get to class. thought. A few months later, we accused of heinous crimes. His It survives in the anti-Semi-
visit was fraught with danger. “My papers, I don’t have my were both invited to a mutual daughter scrutinizes the Nazi, tism still present in Europe, the
She brought out a crying baby papers,” she said. She had for- friend’s party. When she saw me, then comments that he looks Middle East and, at times, in
found in an emptied apartment gotten her citizenship papers she again protested loudly that like everyone else. How did her our own neighborhoods. Some-
in the ghetto. She held the baby in and passport. her children couldn’t be related to father find these people to bring times, unexpectedly, hatred of
her arms on the train’s way out of “Rose, you’re fine,” I said reas- Jews. The daughter-in-law’s loud them to justice? Her father nods Jews exists in our own fam-
the ghetto, hoping no one would suringly. She remained silent. I voice carried to the guests. After thoughtfully and says that that is ily members. To paraphrase
betray her. (No one did.) continued, “It’s not going to hap- trying to explain the documen- the problem. They look like every- Simon Wiesenthal, heroes and
Less than 5 feet tall, Rose pen here.” tary was from her in-laws’ own one else and live among us. haters look like everyone else
stood in line for Raoul Wallen- She was quiet for a moment words and the photographs they On many levels, the Holo- and live among us. l
berg’s safe passes, despite beatings and then spoke softly, “That’s had supplied, I walked away. This caust continues its influence.
from Hungarian Nazis passing what my father said.” was a story that she clearly did not It dwells in the memories of Susan Weintrob is a retired educator
by. She took these passes to fam- I turned the car around. want to hear. the survivors and those who who lives in Charleston, S.C.

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Ed Asner Reflects Ahead of
Philadelphia Appearance

ARTS The actors started a tour “It’s a beautiful play,” said Ed Asner stars in The Soap Myth by Jeffrey Cohen at Congregation
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF of the play reading in a trib- Asner, who plays Milton Saltz-
ute to International Holocaust man. “It’s the triumph of good Rodeph Shalom on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Photo by Diane Bondareff
“THE FACT THAT I succeed- Remembrance Day across sev- over evil.”
ed at all has been amazing to eral states, kicking off in Flor-
me,” marveled Ed Asner recent- ida Jan. 22. Spoiler alert: The good guy
ly by phone in Los Angeles. wins, he said. But the deeper
“Congregation Rodeph Sha- message of the play for Asner is
Reflecting on his long lom is committed to engag- that it explores the power of the
career, spanning the stage, the ing the community in support individual in pursuit of truth
screen — big and small — and of Jewish arts and culture as and justice.
the page with his many books, an expression of our values
Asner is grateful for his “beau- and tradition,” said Catherine “The individual, if he believes
tiful life as an actor.” Fischer, director of congrega- in the rightness of a subject, can
tional advancement, “and we only hope that that individual
Whether you know him look forward to presenting this will pursue its acceptance and
from his time as newspaper moving play in our sanctuary, acknowledgement by the rest of
editor Lou Grant on The Mary whose grandeur magnifies the the world, no matter what the
Tyler Moore Show — and later power of the drama.” odds,” he said.
his own show — as the voice
of the curmudgeonly Carl The play takes place more His character escaped death
Fredricksen in Up or anything than a half century after the end in a concentration camp, but
in between in his illustrious of World War II when a young became aware of the practice
career, it’s not an exaggeration journalist sets out to write an of soapmaking performed by
to say that the 88-year-old actor article about a Holocaust sur- Nazis — a subject of much scru-
has become a household name. vivor and his crusade regarding tiny as to whether it did or didn’t
the Nazi atrocity of soap. happen — and takes it upon
And on Jan. 31, the sev- himself to do the job of trying to
en-time Emmy Award winner A description of the play convince the world that the soap
and former president of the states that it “explores how a myth is not a myth.
Screen Actors Guild will be survivor survives surviving and
at Congregation Rodeph Sha- questions who has the right to Johanna Day plays both
lom for a reading of The Soap write history: Those who have Esther Feinman and Brenda
Myth by Jeff Cohen. He stars lived it and remember, those Goodsen, the latter of whom is
alongside Tony Award nomi- who study and protect it, or a Holocaust denier.
nee Johanna Day. those who would seek to distort
and desecrate its very existence.” The story rings especially
true in an era of alternative
facts and fake news, as Asner’s

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Ed Asner and Johanna Day
Two-time Tony &
Seven-time Emmy Award Winner starring in Drama Desk Award Nominee

The Soap Myth
a play by Jeff Cohen

Wednesday, January 31, 7:00pm at Rodeph Shalom

This play reading explores the conflict between those who would sustain and honor the memory of
the Holocaust and those who would desecrate and deny it. Tickets start at $18 and can be purchased
at soapmyth.eventbrite.com. Underwritten by Julia & Scott Engel & the Alfred & Helen O. Sellers Fund.

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His character escaped death in a concentration camp, but became aware
of the practice of soapmaking performed by Nazis — a subject of much
scrutiny as to whether it did or didn’t happen — and takes it upon himself to
do the job of trying to convince the world that the soap myth is not a myth.

Ed Asner and Tony Award nominee Johanna Day star in The Soap Myth. Photo by Diane Bondareff

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milieu I grew up in.” 2001 will lose their right to people say it was tremendously
remain in the country in 2019” worthwhile to hear it.”
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Paul Green Leads Stairway to New Rock Academy

MUSIC Paul Green teaches classic rock in his new Paul Green Rock Academy in Roxborough. Photo by Rachel Kurland ish; his mother converted. He
RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF grew up surrounded by music
— his mother played acoustic
IF THERE’S ANYTHING guitar, finger-picking style, and
besides rock ’n’ roll that could his father, though he died when
influence Paul Green, it’s the Paul was 2, passed on his col-
76ers. lection of vintage vinyl.

It’s the one thing he missed “Every picture of him is him
most about his hometown with headphones on and all his
(that, and hoagies), so when albums,” Paul remembered.
he and his wife, Lisa, went to
a Sixers game last winter, they At 14, he reconnected with
knew a subsequent move back his Jewish roots on an intellec-
to Philly from New York was tual and artistic side.
beshert — in addition to open-
ing the new Paul Green Rock “His dad’s love of music just
Academy in Roxborough. completely filtered down to
him,” Lisa added. “His father
Paul spent five years in being Jewish and his father lov-
Woodstock, N.Y., as the music ing music just became what
director of Woodstock Film Paul did.”
Festival and host of “The Tool
Shed” radio show, but he is The brass rocker portrayed
most known for launching in the 2005 documentary or
the School of Rock empire as alluded to as the deafening
roughly 20 years ago in Cen- Jack Black character has since
ter City, which expanded to mellowed his demeanor, but
nearly 200 franchises across his expectations of his students
the country. have not withered at all.

But the academy takes per- ald Fagen from Steely Dan, School of Rock has collaborated with Jon Anderson from Yes, Donald
formance-based music educa- Gene Ween, and Kate Pier- Fagen from Steely Dan, Gene Ween, and Kate Pierson from the B-52s, to
tion to the next level, like that son from the B-52s, to name name a few. Renowned rocker and M.O.T. Scott Ian from Anthrax is already
of a master’s class in rock ’n’ a few. Renowned rocker and scheduled to meet Paul’s students.
roll. The advanced addendum M.O.T. Scott Ian from Anthrax
school will hone the craft of is already scheduled to meet [in the middle],” he said. “It’s you’re going to get good fast.” Rather than expanding the
10- to 18-year-olds, but instead Paul’s students. all about moving the goal line.” Paul grew up with a love Rock Academy, Paul hopes to
of music lessons, Paul will lead establish a real entertainment
weekly rehearsal sessions of “It’s one thing for me to tell Paul is a living example of for the underground punk rock option for Philadelphians (who
extremely advanced rock. the kids something, but when his own advice — the 45-year- scene of the ’80s, where Philly aren’t friends and families of
Scott Ian from Anthrax tells old is enrolled in Temple band Ruin was a big influence, the students).
The program is accepting them, they listen,” he said. “And School of Law part time, with as well as Frank Zappa, Led
auditions for students who are that’s what it’s really about — the long-term intent to pro- Zeppelin, Bad Brains, Dead “It’s better than seeing a cover
“exceptionally focused and putting these kids in as close vide better legal representation Kennedys, and even Joni Mitch- band because ... the kids have so
ready to work hard,” Lisa said. to real professional experiences to businesses involving artists ell and Simon & Garfunkel. much energy and enthusiasm. It
“It’s not necessarily a program as possible so that by the time and entrepreneurs. just becomes something that can
for students who are ‘good’ — they get out there on their own, “[Frank Zappa’s] third- be incredible magic,” Lisa added.
it’s a program for kids who they know 85 of 100 things that His students will also have worst album is still better
want to work really hard and could go wrong.” the opportunity to travel to than [anything] I or anyone His students will hopefully
get really good.” Germany for Zappanale, a else I’ve ever known have mold the future of the Philly
With 20-plus years of expe- Frank Zappa-themed music accomplished in their life,” he rock scene when they go on
This academy caps at 50 stu- rience, Paul knows the ins and festival, as well as the Wood- laughed, but only about half to form their own bands and
dents, and school will be in outs of classic rock, which he stock 50th Anniversary Festi- of his favorites overlap with music. “But to be able to trace
session Feb. 1. passes on to kids who are will- val in 2019. what he teaches. He’s not a big a little bit of that back to
ing to put in the time and work fan of The Who, but he can’t this second floor above H&R
“It’s all about motivating — as long as it’s not Nirvana, “In the first 18 months deny their skill level. Once Block next to a weird Evangel-
kids,” Paul said. “Kids know the couple laughed. you’ll be here, you’ll play met- he gets to know his students, ical church,” Paul laughed —
if they don’t practice there’s al, Radiohead, some kind of he’ll have a better idea of how that’s the great gig in the sky. l
another kid on the list — stu- “If you challenge kids to classic rock and then either go to personalize setlists.
dent 51 wants their spot.” learn some Nirvana songs, to Woodstock or Zappanale,” [email protected];
then they’ll usually hit it. If you Paul laughed — a pretty sweet Paul received his rock gene 215-832-0737
In the past, School of Rock challenge them to learn Queen, deal for high schoolers — “boy, from his father, who was Jew-
has collaborated with Jon then they definitely won’t hit it
Anderson from Yes, Don- because Queen can’t even play
Queen live, but they’ll end up

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Soup, Glorious Soup Black-eyed pea soup
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FOOD
The following soup recipes are simple,
KERI WHITE | JE FOOD COLUMNIST quick to prepare and easy to multiply for large crowds

THIS TIME OF year, we crave the warming comfort of a steam- or freezer stashes.
ing bowl of soup.

I realize everyone does not have hours of time to spend stir-
ring roux for 45 minutes in preparation for the perfect gumbo or
chopping 10 different vegetables for minestrone. But the follow-
ing soup recipes are simple, quick to prepare and easy to multiply
for large crowds or freezer stashes. Try them, you’ll never open
a can again.

QUICKIE TOMATO SOUP Serves four
During last week’s cold
1 tablespoon butter
snap, I had a craving for toma- 1 small onion, chopped
to soup. Normally, I make mine
with whole peeled tomatoes finely
and puree them — thinking 1 28-ounce can crushed
that the soup gets more “heft”
from the whole tomatoes. But tomatoes
as I scanned my pantry, I only 2 cups vegetable broth
found crushed tomatoes. Faced ½ teaspoon salt
with using the can of crushed Fresh ground pepper to taste
or going out in the single-dig- 1 cup heavy cream or half-
it temperatures, I resolved to
settle for a thinner soup. And and-half
I was pleasantly surprised to
learn that the consistency of In a medium stockpot, melt
the soup did not suffer a bit, the butter. Sauté the onions
and the preparation was one until soft, about five minutes.
big step easier without the
pureeing process. Henceforth, Add the seasonings, toma-
I shall use crushed tomatoes toes and broth. Bring it to a
for my soup. boil, then lower the heat, cover
and simmer for 20 minutes.

Add the cream, adjust the sea-
sonings, heat through and enjoy.

Tomato soup BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP 2 pounds dried black-eyed
Zoonar RF/Thinkstock My husband hails from the peas, soaked overnight
and drained
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM South, where it is traditional to
eat black-eyed pea soup on New 2 tablespoons oil
Year’s Day for good luck. Every 2 onions, chopped
New Year’s Day, he makes a 6 stalks celery, chopped
huge pot of this and distributes 6 carrots, chopped
it to friends and neighbors. 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons each
The typical recipes call for
a ham bone and cubed ham, chopped fresh rosemary,
which is not suitable for the JE thyme, sage and oregano,
audience, but we have adapted or 1 teaspoon each dried
it for kosher diners by substi- 1 tablespoon salt
tuting smoked turkey wings 1 teaspoon red pepper
and cubed smoked turkey. flakes (or to taste)
Regardless of your belief in the ¼ cup molasses
New Year’s ritual, you will cer- 1 bottle beer (dark or light,
tainly feel lucky when you taste according to preference
this delicious soup. or what is in your fridge)

Serves 10 See Soup, Page 28

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Soup AIGO BOUIDO Aigo bouido
This simple “garlic broth” is margouillatphotos/
Continued from Page 27 based on a traditional Proven- Thinkstock
cal recipe. It is as basic as can
2 smoked turkey wings be — really just water and gar- Soup is a healthy, economical, warming repast. But some feel like a bowl of soup
2 pounds smoked turkey lic with whatever other herbs is too scant to comprise a full meal. If that is the case around your table, it is easy
or seasonings you have on enough to round out the menu with some simple additions. Salad and bread are
cut in ½-inch cubes hand. In the south of France it classics. Consider these winning combinations:
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In a large stockpot, heat the remedy, much like we view • Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches and Caesar salad
oil and sauté the onions, cel- chicken soup. • Black bean soup, corn bread, escarole salad with chili-lime vinaigrette
ery and carrots until softened, • Miso soup, brown rice, baby greens with soy-ginger dressing
about eight minutes. If you want to make the • Chicken soup, roasted cauliflower, garlic bread
broth heartier, you can beat an • Beef barley soup, shredded cabbage and carrot salad with balsamic
Add the peas, herbs, salt egg and whip it into the broth
and pepper flakes, and stir. before serving. Or throw some vinaigrette, hearty whole grain bread
cooked noodles or beans in • Vegetarian chili, quesadillas
Cover the mixture with the pot. Leftover veggies? Rice? • Potato cheese soup, chopped Israeli salad
water and add the beer, molas- Toss it in. Ditto crostini, par-
ses, turkey wings and smoked mesan or, really, whatever you
turkey. The liquid should cover wish. The locals have an adage
the solids by about two inches. of aigo bouido sauva la vida
(garlic soup saves lives).
Heat the mixture to a boil
and then reduce the heat to low. Serves four
Simmer for two to three hours,
stirring occasionally, until 2 heads garlic, separated
the beans are totally cooked into cloves and peeled
through and soft. Remove the
turkey wings and serve. 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Scolnic will present a hilarious food insecurity by learning and making to make reservations. 9768 Verree Judaism teach us about life? How
Mommy and Me. program teaching us the difference challah with Challah for Hunger at 9 Road, Philadelphia. can Judaism address today’s needs
Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School between a dreidel and a draykop. a.m. We will have 20 challot available and challenges? Paul Wolpe, director
of Early Learning at Old York Road Come reminisce about your favorite to purchase that day. To pre-order a Eagles Scout Honor. of the Center for Ethics at Emory
Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly Jewish holidays, compare rugelach vs. homemade challah, go to bzbi.org. David Samuel Scott will be formally University, will speak on the topic at
one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at 9:30 schnecken and learn a bissel Yiddish. 300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. honored at his Eagle Scout Court of 7 p.m. at Temple Sholom in
a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Light refreshments will be served. The Honor at Beth Israel Congregation Broomall. He also serves as the first
cost is $5/person; RSVP to 215-677- LGBTQQIA Seniors in Israel. of Chester County. David earned the bioethicist for NASA. Contact Marissa
Knitting with a Mission. 1600. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. Jewish Federation of Greater rank of Eagle Scout as well as bronze in the office with questions, 610-356-
Join Jewish Family and Children’s Philadelphia’s LGBTQQIA affinity and gold palms at his Eagle Board of 5165. 55 N. Church Lane, Broomall.
Service as we knit/sew squares Caregiver Support Group. group and A Wider Bridge present Review on Oct. 16. David is a member
together to make beautiful afghans for Are you parenting an adult child Sara Sweiry and Robin Rosenbaum, of Chester County Troop 220 and the SUNDAY, JAN. 28
people in need of comfort. Our event with special needs, physical and/ two leaders of Beshela, Israel’s senior Horseshoe Trail District. He renovated
will take place the fourth Thursday or mental illness, disability, chronic women’s organization serving the and revitalized the Holocaust Boyle Visit.
of every month. A basic knowledge illness? Would you like to be part of LGBTQQIA community. Begins at noon. Memorial Garden for his synagogue, U.S. Rep Brendan Boyle will make
of knitting is required. 10 a.m. at a support group to share you and A kosher lunch will be served. Pre- Beth Israel Congregation of Chester his annual visit to Old York Road
the Barbara and Harvey Brodsky your children’s challenges, struggles, register at awiderbridge.org/zahav. County. Email [email protected] Temple-Beth Am promptly at
Enrichment Center of JFCS. RSVP by and accomplishments? Beth Sholom for more information. 385 Pottstown 9 a.m. The congressman will speak
calling Valerie Ricapito at 267-256-2018. Congregation will hold a bimonthly Music Shabbat. Pike, Uwchland. on current issues affecting his
345 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd. support group led by Barbara Pavelka The community is invited to a special constituents locally, nationally
at 7 p.m. Questions/RSVP: info@ Shabbat Shira at Congregation Beth Or Torathon. and internationally. He will offer a
Musical Performance. spiritualwell-being.org or 215-887- at 6:30 p.m. featuring Dan Nichols and Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El’s annual Q&A following his presentation. A
The Ohev Shalom Players group 1342, ext. 109. 8231 Old York Road, the Beth Or junior choir. Nichols, along Torathon will kick off with registration continental breakfast will be provided.
within Ohev Shalom of Bucks County Elkins Park. with his band Eighteen, has toured and lots of food starting at 6:30 For more information, call 215-886-
will put on a production of Little Shop Jewish camps across the U.S. for the p.m., presentations starting at 7 p.m. 8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington.
of Horrors from Jan. 25 through Feb. Meet the Authors. last 15 years. He has released 11 albums, This event is open to the public. It
4. Tickets can be bought in one of Meet the authors of The Last and several of his songs have become includes three hour-long sessions Let’s Talk Phillies.
four tiers: patron/$36, reserved/$25, Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Jewish communal anthems throughout of learning, each offering enticing Join the Melrose B’nai Israel
general/$20, and student/$18 (with Mahmoud Abbas at this free AIPAC North America. Don’t miss this spirited choices from one of five tracks, Emanu-El Men’s Club for a breakfast
a valid student ID). To reserve seats, event at Tiferet Bet Israel. Program service designed for the entire family. presented as scholarly discussions, brunch and Phillies talk with Jim
note number of tickets in each of the starts at 7:30 p.m. Registration 239 Welsh Road, Maple Glen. performing arts or film. Join us for Salisbury and Greg Murphy from
tiers and mail a check payable to Ohev required: RSVP by contacting the an enlightening evening of study NBC. Everyone is invited. Services at
Shalom of Bucks County, 944 Second AIPAC Philadelphia office at 215-587- SATURDAY, JAN. 27 and socializing. Admission $10; no 8:45 a.m. followed by breakfast and
Street Pike, Richboro, Pa. 18954. Call 4104 or [email protected]. 1920 W. charge for students. Free babysitting speakers at 9:45 a.m. $12/person. Call
215-322-9595 for more information. Skippack Pike, Blue Bell. Torah, Bagels, Coffee. is provided. Call 610-649-5300 for 215-635-1505 for more information.
Begin Shabbat morning at Old York more information. 1001 Remington 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
Word Mavens. FRIDAY, JAN. 26 Road Temple-Beth Am with an Road, Wynnewood.
Join us at Congregations of Shaare interactive, engaging discussion of Tu B’Shevat Celebration.
Shamayim at 7 p.m., to meet the Challah for Social Change. the weekly portion including bagels Tot Havdalah Jam. Join Morris Arboretum in
authors of the Dictionary of Jewish Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel early and coffee at 9 a.m. followed by a Join Rabbi Adam at Germantown commemorating the New Year of
peer-led Shabbat service at 10:15 Jewish Centre at 6 p.m. for a crafty Trees, at our annual Tu B’Shevat
The 2018 Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss a.m. Casual dress is appropriate, Havdalah jam where we will usher celebration. Student groups will
Lecture in Talmudic Civil Law and everyone is welcome. For more out the Sabbath Queen with lights, enjoy a variety of hands-on activities
information, call 215-886-8000. 971 smells, tastes and the promise of a and prepare their very own tree
Divine Law: Old York Road, Abington. sweet week to come. Make havdalah seedling to take home. This program,
A Tale of Two Concepts (and three responses) candles with beeswax, fill spice bags available to groups by advanced
Tu B’Shevat Celebration. and decorate a beautiful cup to use as registration only, will run from Jan.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018 Join Melrose B’nai Israel we make Havdalah. Stay to connect 28 to Feb. 1. $9/child. Reservation
Emanu-El for services as we celebrate with other families in the community required, contact Lisa Bailey at
s Tu B’Shevat with a celebration and around the table during a delicious, Morris Arboretum at 215-247-5777,
luncheon starting at 9:30 a.m. Call tot-friendly dinner catered by Centre ext. 157, or by email at BaileyL@
5:30 PM 215-635-1505 for more information. Catering (under TKS). RSVP for the upenn.edu. 100 E. Northwestern
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. program and/or dinner. The program Ave., Philadelphia.
The University of Pennsylvania Law School is free of charge; the dinner is $8/
Seder and Luncheon. adults, $4 children over 2 years of Tu B’Shevat Celebration.
Silverman Hall | S245A | Levy Conference Center Congregations of Shaare Shamayim age. 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. Join Congregations of Shaare
will celebrate the beauty of the Shamayim at 10 a.m. as we transform
3501 Sansom Street seasons and honor the New Year of Jewish Identity and Genetics. our lobby into an arctic tundra for
the Trees starting at 11:30 a.m. We The Genetic Age is coming, and with a fun Tu B’Shevat program. Guest
Christine Hayes The lecture will be followed by an informal reception. will eat different fruits and nuts, sing, it, confusion about the nature of our performer Sagit Zilberman will
Dietary laws will be adhered to. chant and celebrate the beauty of bodies, biology and sense of selfhood. get us singing and dancing along
2017-2018 the seasons. This event will begin Jews have long been exploring the with her variety of special and rare
Gruss Visiting Professor of Law immediately after services. Cost is issues of identity and self that genes instruments that connect us to nature

This program has been approved for 1.0 substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit
may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit should bring separate
payment in the amount of $40.00 ($20.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys) cash or check made payable

to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

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and our Jewish heritage. There will be the public. RSVP to Michele Lemasney opportunity and recognition. Begins dating, engaged and newly married tops all offers for your
activities and audience participation at mlemasney@openarmsadoption. at 3 p.m. at the National Museum of interfaith couples to talk about how to diamonds & jewelry.
for all ages. No charge; all are net or 609-694-2626. 345 American Jewish History. Call 215- have religious traditions in their lives
welcome. RSVP to 215-677-1600. 9768 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd. 238-1290 for more information. 101 S. together. Meets four Tuesdays from We can pay more because
Verree Road, Philadelphia. Independence Mall E., Philadelphia. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Good Karma Cafe. we know the true value.
Tu B’Shevat Celebration. $36. The workshop will be facilitated Immediate cash for one
Cellist Performance. Join jkidphilly for an afternoon of MONDAY, JAN. 29 by Rabbi Robyn Frisch, director of piece or an entire
Join Or Hadash for an exciting fun-filled activities including stories, InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia. 928 collection.
performance and presentation by Elad planting, snacks and crafts from 4 Bloom Mom Chat. Pine St., Philadelphia.
Kabilio, a renowned, award-winning to 5 p.m. at Abramson Center for Join Jewish Family and Children’s 201 Old York Road • Jenkintown, PA
Israeli cellist who has toured with Jewish Life. Note: Adults will need to Service Ma’oz BLOOM with other WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31
orchestras in both Europe and the register at the front desk and receive moms in a supportive space and an (215) 885-7070
United States. This event is open to a picture ID. For more information, art studio with Renfrew. To RSVP, Mommy and Me Yoga.
all, so bring your friends and share contact Robyn Cohen: rcohen@ contact Dvora Entin at 602-885-5967. Calling all mommies, daddies, nannies Open Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
the warmth at 10 a.m. For more jewishlearningventure.org. 1425 345 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd. and grannies — come get cozy with 10am - 4:30pm
information, contact Gerri Goldman Horsham Road, North Wales. your little one during this fun Mommy
at 215-887-7030. 190 Camp Hill Road, Mahjong Game. and Me series at 10 a.m. at Gutman Closed Sunday, Monday & Tuesday
Fort Washington. Shabbat Shira Concert. Join the members of Melrose B’nai Early Learning Center. Open to infants,
Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel’s Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood every toddlers and preschoolers. Class month, typically the last Wednesday
Women’s Clothing Exchange. Shabbat Shirah weekend will conclude Monday at 7 p.m. for a friendly game. series is sponsored free of charge of the month at 7 p.m. Contact
The 12th Annual Women’s Clothing with a special performance by Joey Everyone is invited. Call 215-635-1505 by Gutman Early Learning Center to David Green at [email protected]
Exchange at Germantown Jewish Weisenberg & The Hadar Ensemble. for questions. 8339 Old York Road, community members. Questions? or 215-646-5806, ext. 218 for more
Centre will be held from 11 a.m. The Sunday concert concludes a Elkins Park. Contact Allison at 215-676-7550, ext. information or to sign up. 239 Welsh
to 1 p.m. The room is set up like a weekend of workshops and musical 102. 7500 West Ave., Melrose Park. Road, Maple Glen.
giant bazaar and women, for a $20 gatherings in honor of Shabbat TUESDAY, JAN. 30
donation, “shop” through all these Shirah. BZBI and Weisenberg will use Tots and Caregivers Music. Mahjong Game.
things and take home whatever this moment in the Jewish calendar Mommy and Me Yoga. Cantor Annelise Ocanto, resident Old York Road Temple-Beth Am will
they like. This year, the proceeds as a springboard for exploring how Calling all mommies, daddies, nannies cantor at Ohev Shalom of Bucks host a drop-in mahjong game every
will be used to support GJC’s work music, especially singing, can be and grannies — come get cozy with County, will lead a music class for Wednesday at 7 p.m. Bring your
with POWER, a Philadelphia-based used to build and strengthen sacred your little one during this fun Mommy toddlers and caregivers beginning cards. Mahjong sets and cards will be
interfaith organization for justice. community. Tickets will be $18 at the and Me series at 10 a.m. at Lokoff in January and continue twice each for sale. Call 216-886-8000. 971 Old
Leftover items will be donated to door. 300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. Early Learning Center. Open to month until April 25. The class will York Road, Abington.
Whosoever Gospel Mission. Call 215- infants, toddlers and preschoolers. take place from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Bring
844-1507 for more details. 400 W. Piano Primavera. Class series is sponsored free of your toddlers and caregivers to this Play Reading.
Ellet St., Philadelphia. Join Congregations of Shaare charge by Lokoff Early Learning complimentary event so they can The Soap Myth by Jeff Cohen explores
Shamayim’s Chaverim for music from Center to community members. learn Jewish music in a joyful setting. memory, history and survival through
Genealogy Meeting. the Great American Songbook. The Questions? Contact Allison at 215- Snacks will be included. RSVP by the eyes of a young journalist writing
At 1:30 p.m., Hadassah Lipsius will discuss performance will star Charles deMets, 676-7550, ext. 102. 1920 Skippack calling 215-322-9595. 944 Second about a Holocaust survivor and his
“Warsaw 2018, Research Opportunities” staff pianist at the Walnut Street Theatre Pike, Blue Bell. Street Pike, Richboro. soap crusade. The play dramatically
at a meeting of the Jewish Genealogy and pianist for the national touring explores how a survivor survives
Society of Greater Philadelphia at Main company of Beauty and the Beast, and Lunch and Learn Noontime Lunch and Learn Noontime and questions who has the right to
Line Reform Temple. Call 215-338-7920 Stu Weitz, well-known cabaret singer Torah. Torah. write history — those who have lived
for more information. 410 Montgomery and bandleader with a Sinatra style and Discussion of the parsha of the week. Discussion of the parsha of the week. it and remember, those who study
Ave., Wynnewood. comedic personality. This evening will This session will be led by Rabbi Eric This session will be led by Rabbi Gary and protect it, or those who would
include a four-course Italian feast. Cost Yanoff at noon at BDO USA, LLP. All Charlestein at 12:30 p.m. at offices seek to distort and desecrate its very
Camp Expo. is $30/person. For more information and are welcome. 1801 Market St., 17th of Premier Dental Products Co. 1710 existence. Sponsored by Rodeph
At the Plymouth Meeting Mall from reservations, contact the synagogue floor, Philadelphia. Romano Drive, Norristown. Shalom and Temple’s Feinstein Center
1 to 4 p.m., attendees will enjoy free office at 215-677-1600. 9768 Verree for American Jewish History. 7 p.m. at
admission, free parking and a free day Road, Philadelphia. Lunch and Learn Noontime Tu B’Shevat Celebration. Congregation Rodeph Shalom. 615 N.
of family fun at the MetroKids Super Torah. Join jkidphilly from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Broad St., Philadelphia.
Camp Fair. Kids and adults alike will Enrichment Program Series. Discussion of the parsha of the week for an afternoon of fun-filled activities
have the opportunity to experience This is the first in a series of in Elkins Park. Rabbi Charles Kraus including stories, a tree walk at the THURSDAY, FEB. 1
live demonstrations and activities events to raise awareness of AMIT will lead the group at noon. All Temple University Ambler Campus
including caricatures. 500 W. Philadelphia Council/Shira chapter’s are welcome. Congregation Adath Arboretum, snacks and crafts. For Mommy and Me.
Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting. conversational English enrichment Jeshurun Library, 7763 Old York Road, more information, contact Lori Rubin Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School
program in Sderot. Call 410-484-2223 Elkins Park. at [email protected]. of Early Learning at Old York Road
Open Arms OASIS. for more information. Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly
Family support and therapeutic Love and Religion Workshop. Support Group. one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at 9:30
support activities for adoptive Jewish Women in Science. Being part of an interfaith couple Congregation Beth Or offers a a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington. l
families, parenting children with This talk will explore how Jewish can be challenging, but you don’t support group for divorced women
behavioral and developmental women like Esther Lederberg, Ora need to find the answers alone. This to meet and discuss common issues
differences. This free event at 3 p.m. Kedem and more changed the face of workshop offers a safe environment to and solutions to problems they are
at the Barbara and Harvey Brodsky science, technology, engineering and work on creating your religious lives facing. All are welcome to participate
Enrichment Center of JFCS is open to math, despite significant barriers of together. It is intended for seriously as needed. The group meets once a

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Torah Portion

What’s in a Name (Moses)? CANDLE LIGHTING

January 26 4:55 p.m.
February 1 5:03 p.m.

BY RABBI SHLOMO RISKIN surrounded by amniotic fluid, her maidens walk along the forth from the river, in the a double-entendre: Moshe the
the mother’s water breaks as a river, the princess sees Moses’ passive form. But if so, Hebrew son (in Egyptian), reborn in
PARSHAT BESHALACH sign of imminent birth, and a basket among the reeds. She grammar would dictate that the midst of reeds, will deci-
“AND WHEN ISRAEL saw person who converts to Juda- sends her maidservant, takes his name be Mashui, referring sively draw forth (moshe, in
the great hand that God had ism — whom the Talmud anal- the Hebrew baby, has compas- to he who was drawn forth. Hebrew) his people, the Israel-
wielded against the Egyptians, ogizes to a newborn — must sion for him, and allows Mir- ites, at the Reed Sea, facilitat-
the people feared God; they completely immerse him/her- iam, who had been carefully Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehu- ing their rebirth.
had faith in God and in his self in a mikveh of water. following the events, to find da Berlin (aka Netziv) offers
servant, Moses” (Ex. 14:31). a Hebrew wet-nurse for him a sharp insight, noting a very This is why Moses’ lone
If the birth of the Jewish (ibid., v. 5-9). different way of understanding appearance in the haggadah
Why does the heart of the people occurred at the time of these Biblical words: Moshe is occurs at the splitting of the
haggadah almost completely God’s covenant between the Pharaoh’s daughter does not an Egyptian word that means Reed Sea. Far from merely cit-
omit mention of Moses, limiting pieces with Abraham (Gen. give birth to Moses, but she “son,” as can be seen in the ing a verse that happens to
him to one cameo appearance? 15), then our rebirth took place does save his life, in the pro- family name of Pharaohs, include Moses’ name, the hag-
Moreover, that brief refer- at the splitting of the Reed cess endangering her own life “Ramses.” “Ra” was the Egyp- gadah is alluding to that most
ence, a verse from our portion, Sea. Paralleling our national by defying her father’s decree tian sun god, and in Egyptian, profound parallel of the leader
Beshalach, dealing with the birth and rebirth is the birth to cast all Hebrew baby boys “Moses” means “son.” and his people both experi-
splitting of the Reed Sea, seems and rebirth of Moses. Carefully into the Nile. History confirms encing rebirth, Moses by Pha-
to mention Moses in an inciden- studying his emergence onto that totalitarian despots never Herefore, Pharaoh’s daugh- raoh’s daughter (in the reeds of
tal manner: “And when Israel the stage of history, we find hesitate to execute their clos- ter names the baby Moshe, or the Nile), and the Jewish people
saw the great hand that God had parallels to the miracle and est family members who dare son. And it is not without cause by God at the Reed Sea.
wielded against the Egyptians, message of the splitting of the rebel against them. Pharaoh’s that she has the right to call
the people feared God; they had Reed Sea inspiringly apparent. daughter thus emerges as a him her son. After all, having And perhaps even more
faith in God and in His servant, courageous heroine! drawn him forth from the Nile significant is what Moses and
Moses” (ibid. 14:31). The birth of Moses is River on pain of death, she has the Jewish people did with
described early in the Book of This fortunate rebirth cul- earned this right. Every biolog- these additional opportunities
Certainly the leader of the Exodus: Born to parents from minates with the giving of a ical mother puts her life on the of rebirth.
Exodus should have merited the tribe of Levi, he is hidden name: “And the lad grew, and line with every birth, and Pha-
more prominent billing in the for the first three months of his [the wet-nurse, Yocheved, his raoh’s daughter endangered From the shores of the Reed
haggadah. After all, he was life. When keeping him hid- biological mother] took him her life by going against her Sea, they journeyed to Sinai
God’s point man in implement- den from Egyptian authorities to Pharaoh’s daughter; he father’s decree and saving this and received the Torah, becom-
ing the Exodus from Egypt! is no longer sustainable, he is became the son [of Pharaoh’s Hebrew baby. ing messengers of truly revolu-
placed in an ark smeared with daughter], and she named him tionary teachings to the world,
That said, if the lone men- clay and pitch, with the ark set Moshe, saying, ‘It is because I While his insight is com- such as the moral obligations of
tion of Moses is in a verse afloat “in the reeds” (ba-suf ) of drew him out (meshi’tihu) from pelling, it leaves us without a universal freedom and human
about the splitting of the Reed the Nile River (Ex. 2:1-3). the water’” (ibid., v. 10). verbal connection between the dignity that are as important
Sea, we must uncover its signif- Egyptian name Moshe and the today as they have ever been. l
icance. Birth is intimately asso- The rebirth of Moses begins The most commonly accept- Hebrew word, meshi’tihu, “I
ciated with water: The fetus is when Pharaoh’s daughter goes ed interpretation of the name drew him out.” To solve this Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is the chief
down to bathe in the Nile. As “Moshe” is that he was drawn dilemma, the Torah employs rabbi of Efrat.

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ENGAGEMENT Kathy and Seth Bloom of Wilmington, Del., announce the engagement of their
son, Adam Bloom, to Rachel Esformes, daughter of Ellen and Jack Esformes of
BIRTHS Alexandria, Va.

Adam received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware, and he
is a business excellence advisory specialist with Accenture. Rachel received her
bachelor’s degree from Indiana University-Bloomington and a master’s degree
from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. She is a middle school history teacher at
Friends’ Central School.

Sharing in the couple’s happiness are Adam’s sister, Rachel Bloom, and
Rachel’s sister, Teri Meighan, and Adam’s grandparents, Elaine and Ralph Fried-
berg and Myrna Bloom Marcus.

The couple lives in Philadelphia and is planning an April wedding.

JACK RORY DRIZIN JOSHUA ALEXANDER FRANKEL

Nikki and Dean Drizin announce the birth of their son, Jack Rory Keith and Staci Frankel (née Joseph) of Wilmington, Del., announce
Drizin, on Dec. 27. Sharing in the simcha are grandparents Caren and the birth of their son, Joshua Alexander (Yerachmiel Sason) on Oct.
Michael Herlich and Donna and Gary Drizin; great-grandparents Alma 17. He joins his older brother, David. Joshua’s grandparents are Lois
and Jerry Savrin and Myrna Lieberman; Aunt Jamie Herlich; and Aunt A. Frankel of Jupiter, Fla., and Garnet Valley; the late David M. Fran-
and Uncle Narda and Derek Drizin. Jack is named for Dean’s grandfa- kel; Linda Sterling-Joseph of Philadelphia; and the late Ronald Joseph.
ther, Jules Lieberman, and Nikki’s grandmother, Rita Metzendorf. Other relatives include Aunt Heather, Uncle Jason, Uncle Keith, Uncle
Jamin, Aunt Karen, Uncle Curt and Uncle Bruce. His cousins are Ryan,
Jake, Lauren, Jon, Daniel and Rachel. Joshua is named in loving memo-
ry of his maternal grandfather, Ronald Joseph, and his maternal great-
grandmother, Sylvia Ableman.

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FFFFF DENISE FINER TERRACES- Expanded 2 BD/ SHOWER, Silver • Coins • Gold above Estate have been granted to
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chen w/ extra window and work IT’S NEVER TO EARLY TO START provided. DECEASED.
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“Longport Place” ESTATE OF BERNICE TABAS a/k/a ESTATE OF JUDITH A. TAYLOR, ESTATE OF RICHARD E. WALD-
BERNICE C. TABAS, DECEASED. DECEASED. MAN, DECEASED.
OPEN HOUSE Late of the Township of Lower Late of the Township of Late of Maple Glen
Merion, Montgomery County, PA Doylestown, Bucks County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on
Saturday & Sunday 1/27 & 1/28 LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the the above Estate have been gran-
11am - 1pm above Estate have been granted to above Estate have been granted to ted to the undersigned, who re-
the undersigned, who request all the undersigned, who request all quest all persons having claims or
3 New Luxury Townhomes persons having claims or demands persons having claims or demands demands against the estate of the
28th and Ventnor Avenues against the estate of the decedent against the estate of the decedent decedent to make known the same
Longport, NJ 08403 to make known the same and all to make known the same and all and all persons indebted to the de-
persons indebted to the decedent persons indebted to the decedent cedent to make payment without
New Construction at the Gateway to Longport! to make payment without delay to to make payment without delay to delay to RISA GAVIN, ADMINIS-
4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 3-Story Fee Simple Townhomes (No Fees) NORMAN B. TABAS, AMY L. HALFRED E. TAYLOR, EXECUTOR, TRATOR, 1268 Fountain Road,
featuring elevator, optional plunge pool, off-street parking, rear yard SCHWARZ and JEROME R. TABAS, 5 Mercer Gate Dr., Doylestown, PA Newtown, PA 18940
EXECUTORS, c/o Rachel Fitoussi, 18901,
and multiple decks to enjoy ocean & bay views! Esq., 62 W. Princeton Rd., Bala Or to his Attorney: CORPORATE NOTICES
Just 1.5 blocks to the beach! Cynwyd, PA 19004, WARREN VOGEL 1410 BEER PARK, INC. has been
Or to their Attorney: ECKERT SEAMANS incorporated under the provisions
Starting @ $1,125,000 RACHEL FITOUSSI 2 Liberty Place, 22nd Fl. of the Pennsylvania Business Cor-
62 W. Princeton Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19102 poration Law of 1988.
Angel DiPentino The Jerome DiPentino Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 ESTATE OF LINDA M. HERBST, DE- Kelly & Herron PC
Sales Associate Premier Team Broker Associate ESTATE OF CHERYL ANN CEASED. 1500 Market St.
Cell: 609-457-0777 Cell: 609-432-5588 MADONNA ZEALOR DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia Center Sq., West Tower
[email protected] Late of the Borough of Norristown, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the Suite W3110
[email protected] Montgomery County, PA above Estate have been granted to Philadelphia, PA 19102
LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the undersigned, who request all PHILADELPHIA SPORTS WRITERS
Place an ad CALL: the above Estate have been gran- persons having claims or demands ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION has
in the ted to the undersigned, who re- against the estate of the decedent been incorporated under the provi-
NICOLE MCNALLY 215.832.0750 quest all persons having claims or to make known the same and all sions of the PA Nonprofit Corpora-
Real Estate demands against the estate of the persons indebted to the decedent tion Law of 1988.
Section or JILL RAFF 215.832.0749 decedent to make known the same to make payment without delay to Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel
and all persons indebted to the de- REGINA HERBST AND ROBERT 200 South Broad Street
cedent to make payment without HERBST, EXECUTORS, c/o Amy F. Suite 600
delay to JUAN ARREAZA, ADMIN- Steerman, Esq., 1900 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
ISTRATOR, c/o Jennifer L. Damelio, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Premier Rentals Philadelphia Lim-
Esq., 101 Greenwood Ave., 5th Fl., Or to their Attorney: ited has been incorporated under
Jenkintown, PA 19046, AMY F. STEERMAN the provisions of the Pennsylvania
Or to his Attorney: AMY F. STEERMAN LLC Business Corporation Law of 1988.
JENNIFER L. DAMELIO 1900 Spruce St. David T. Shulick, Esquire
FRIEDMAN SCHUMAN Philadelphia, PA 19103 Two Penn Center Plaza
101 Greenwood Ave., 5th Fl. ESTATE OF MICHAEL UPCHURCH, Suite 1110
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television and talk radio shows and has parti-
BIRNHAK cipated as a speaker and panelist for many GROSS ROSENTHAL SIMON
health oriented events and fairs. She also has
Marilyn Price Birnhak, 85, of Bala Cynwyd, been a guest lecturer for many of the area’s Elsie S. Gross of Delray Beach, FL, died on Ellen L. Rosenthal, 64, January 13, 2018. Be- Bernice Simon (nee Lipschutz), January 15,
PA, the founder of Weight Watchers of Phil- medical colleges and universities. She also January 9, 2018. What she called her fortu- loved daughter of Alfred Rosenthal and the 2018; beloved wife of the late Jerome; loving
adelphia, Inc. 53-1/2years ago. She holds the was a creative person with interests in the nate life began July 17, 1921, in Phil- recently deceased Carol Rosenthal; treasured mother of Marsha (Alan) Kear and Charles
distinction of being the owner of the longest arts and theatre and was an inspirational adelphia, PA, when she was born to the late sister of Susan (Howard) Gallop; adored aunt (Lucia) Simon; also survived by 5 grandchil-
running continuously owned and operated force for many people, especially women. Samuel and Bessie Starr. An excellent stu- of Amy and David. Ellen received loving care dren, 4 great grandchildren and all of her
franchise of Weight Watchers International. Marilyn is survived by her husband of 63 dent, she graduated from Girls High and at Step By Step group home in Collegeville. family of friends at the Devon Senior Living .
She died at Lankenau Hospital in Wyn- years, Bob, son, John, daughter, Valerie. She Temple University. It was there that she met She will be missed dearly and remembered Services were held on Thursday, January 18,
newood, PA from complications of pancreat- also is survived by her brother, Stuart (Es- the love of her life, the late Adolph Gross. with incredible adoration by everyone who 2018 at Joseph Levine & Sons, 4737 Street
ic cancer, surrounded by her family and close telle) Price, grandchildren Lauren, David, She and her husband of 74 years enjoyed a knew her. Services were held Tues., Jan 16 at Road, Trevose, PA. Contributions may be
friends on Saturday afternoon (January 13). Aleks, Rae, and several nieces and nephews. life of commitment to each other, their exten- Joseph Levine & Sons, 4737 Street Rd, Tre- made to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Marilyn had worked with Weight Watchers Contributions in her memory can be made to ded families, and to doing what they could to vose. Contributions in her memory may be
longer than any person in the world. A native the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for make the world a better place. That included made to Step-By-Step, 1012 W 9th Ave, JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
of the Fern Rock section of Philadelphia, she Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Road, North long-time support of Israel, where they lived #150, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
first became affiliated with the international Wales, PA 19454. for a number of years. Elsie was a busy vo- SPORKIN
weight-management company while living in lunteer and a devoted friend, who enjoyed JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
New York where she attended Weight Watch- GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S bridge, travel, crosswords, and keeping up Merrill “Mel” Sporkin, 89, October 21, 2017,
ers founder Jean Nidetch’s weight-loss class RAPHAEL-SACKS on current affairs. She believed in kindness, SCHIFF of Merion and The Watermark, Center City.
to lose weight personally. Following her suc- gratitude, and doing the right thing. For all Beloved husband to Barbara (Goldberg), de-
cessful weight-loss which she accomplished BROOKS her 96 years, her family was the center and Lee Schiff on January 11, 2018. Beloved hus- voted son to Nathan and Mayme Sporkin,
along with her husband J. Robert Birnhak, focus of her life. She is survived by daugh- band of Joyce Schiff (nee Morgenstein). Lov- cherished father to Andi Sporkin and Dr.
she became a dynamic and inspiring Leader Shirley Brooks passed away on Saturday, ters Barbara Kelly and Joanne Wilson ing father of Lisa Sher (Scott Sher) and Bradley (Karyn) Sporkin, grandfather to Dani-
for the program and the only person within December 16, 2017 at her home in Alphar- (Lawrence Friedrich), granddaughter Kathryn Aileen Goldberg. Devoted grandfather known elle (Jasen Kelly) Sporkin and Eric Sporkin,
Weight Watchers International who worked etta, GA. Ms. Brooks grew up in Worcester, Wilson, cherished great-granddaughter Mor- as Pop to his 3 grandchildren Lauren (Nico), brother to Odette Steinberg. A man respec-
directly with and learned from Jean Nidetch, MA the daughter of Ethel and Harry Brooks gan Wilson, and a number of nieces and Steven, and Hanna. Contributions in his ted for his wisdom, integrity, outgoing per-
the founder of Weight Watchers. In 1964, she and sister of Martha (Brooks) Steinberg nephews. memory may be made to the American Lung sonality, terrible jokes and love of family. A
and her husband started Weight Watchers of (married to Benjamin Steinberg- deceased) Association, 527 Plymouth Road, Ste. 415, Wynnefield native who also grew up in At-
Philadelphia, Inc., the Philadelphia franchise, and Kaila (Brooks) Osuna. Upon graduation JACOBS Plymouth Meeting PA 19462 www.lung.org lantic City and New York, Merrill was gradu-
in the Mount Airy section of the city with two from high school, she attended and earned a ated from Central High School and Penn
meetings and just eight members, some of degree from the Massachusetts College of Pearl Jacobs (nee Yampolsky) of Brooklyn, GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S State University and served in the US Army
whom were their family. Now in its 54th an- Art. Ms. Brooks was a most accomplished NY, Livingston, NJ and Philadelphia passed RAPHAEL-SACKS 101st Airborne Division during the Korean
niversary year, the company employs some fine artist and, in Boston, went on to a highly away peacefully at home on January 18, War. Merrill met Barbara on Chelsea Beach
500 people serving as many as 20,000 mem- successful and award-winning career in the 2018. She is the beloved wife of the late Wil- SGRENCI and proposed on their first date. While
bers weekly in more than 450 meetings in field of commercial art. Additionally, she also liam; loving mother of Neal (Jennifer) Jacobs things didn’t progress quite as quickly as
11-counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania studied and played the violin. She leaves be- and cherished grandmother of Abbie and Betsy Howard Sgrenci, 67, passed away Fri- he’d wished, they wed in 1953 and raised
and Southwestern, New Jersey. She was act- hind her children- Larry (Gordon) Dratch and Justin. Funeral services were held Sunday day, January 19, 2018. Born in Trenton, she their family in Merion in a home he’d de-
ive in operating the company almost right up his wife Kathy Waring, her daughter Marlene (1/21/18), at Joseph Levine & Sons, 4737 was a former resident of Langhorne, PA. Mrs. signed and built for them. Merrill spent every
to the time of her death. She was very proud (Dratch) Merrill (married to Brian Merrill- de- Street Road, Trevose, PA 19053. Contribu- Sgrenci was a graduate of Rider University summer of his life at the shore, for many
to serve and employ so many people in her ceased), and her son Alan Dratch and his tions in her memory may be made to a char- and was an elementary school teacher for years with three generations in a beach
community. Though the years, the company wife Angie. She also leaves behind her sister ity of the donor’s choice. many years before retiring. Daughter of the house in Ventnor and then at The Berkley
has helped hundreds of thousands of people Kaila (Brooks) Osuna and her husband Or- late Eugene and Jean Howard, she is sur- Condominiums. He loved travelling around
to live and enjoy healthier lifestyles by suc- lando, her granddaughters Chelsea and JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS vived by a daughter and son-in-law Dr. Amy the US and the world with his favorite com-
cessfully losing weight and has provided em- Melissa Merrill, grandsons Benjamin and and Andrew Langsam, a son and daughter- panion, Barbara; playing the piano and
ployment to hundreds of employees who Samuel Dratch, nieces Sheila Greenshields, JARETT in-law Adam Sgrenci and Srijana Angdembey, singing along; sharing his experiences and
reside within their geographic marketing re- Ellen Osuna, nephew Jerry Steinberg as well a brother Dr. Peter Howard, and four grand- knowledge through writing; celebrating at
gions in the Keystone and Garden states. Al- as numerous great nieces and nephews. Ms. Leonard Jarett, MD, of Bryn Mawr, PA died children Zoya, Sufiya, Ethan, and Haley. Fu- family gatherings; and connecting with relat-
though busy and totally committed to operat- Brooks is predeceased by husbands Paul January 13, 2018. Beloved Husband of Ar- neral services were held January 22 at Or- ives he’d uncovered through genealogy re-
ing their business, the Birnhaks have made Gordon, Joseph Dratch, Morris Kaplan and lene (nee Kramer); Loving father of Stacy land’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pen- search. A leading force in the commercial
time to volunteer on boards of numerous her sister Martha (Brooks) Steinberg. (Jonathan) Jarett Levitan, Douglas D. Jarett nington Road, Ewing, NJ. The family respect- door and hardware industry, he was Founder,
charitable and non-profit organizations. They and Jennifer J. Jarett; Devoted grandfather of fully requests memorial contributions to two President and CEO of Sporkin Associates, a
have been singled out for honors by many in- FRANK Jacob S. and Maya G. Levitan. Contributions organizations that support interests and val- prominent manufacturers’ rep firm of major
cluding, The Madlyn and Leonard Abramson in his memory may be made to JChai, 274 S. ues important to her: Girls Education: The brands, and author of numerous federal and
Center for Jewish Life where they dedicated Sandra Joyce Frank (nee Blank), of Wyn- Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 or the Malala Fund: www.malala.org And Gardening: state door standards and codes that im-
the Birnhak Transition Care Unit. Bob and her newood, PA, January 11, 2018. Cherished Univ. of PA Parkinson's Disease Ctr., 330 S. Plant One Million www.plantonemillion.org proved public safety. He completed the rig-
son, John, the company’s executive vice daughter of the late Leon and Rose Blank; be- 9th Street, Phila., PA 19107. orous testing to achieve Certified Door Con-
president, also served on its board of direct- loved wife, of 61 years, of Kenneth Frank; ORLAND’S EWING MEMORIAL CHAPEL sultant (CDC) status. After selling his com-
ors. They have additionally received honors loving mother to Chaya/Deborah (Yaakov) GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S EWING, NEW JERSEY pany, he didn’t retire; instead, he became the
from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Schwartz, and Diane (Richard) Schwartz and RAPHAEL-SACKS nation’s foremost expert witness on door and
Magen David Adom, The Philadelphia Theatre the late Mark; devoted Mom Mom to Avigail, SHERER hardware lawsuits including product defects,
Company and the National Liberty Museum. Miriam, Tiferet, Shlomo, Yiska, Achiezer, KRASSEN forensics and disability issues, working until
The Birnhaks have been long time members Rachel, and Yosef of Israel, and Michael, An- Leah Sherer, nee Lipschutz, (1928-2017) last year with attorneys nationally on more
of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, drew, Daniel, and Jonathan (and grand-dog Susan Ellen Krassen (nee Rosenberg) of formerly of Philadelphia, died peacefully, in than 500 cases. In his later years, he also
PA and Bob has served on its board of direct- Raleigh) of Broomall, PA; proud great-grand- Huntingdon Valley, PA died peacefully on Bethesda, MD, on December 30, after an ex- became a licensed Realtor and enjoyed work-
ors. Marilyn also is a founder of the AIM mother of 19. Donations in her memory can January 12, 2018 at age 76. Mother of tended illness. She was a music lover and ing with the team at Herbert Yentis and Co.
Academy, an educational program for bright be made to the Bryn Mawr Hospital Founda- Joshua Samuel (Teri), Adam Benjamin fine pianist, and she was an O.R. nurse in Earlier in his career, he was active in building
children who learn differently.In addition, the tion designated to the 6C Hospice Unit (130 (Susan) and Paul Ross (Nicolle). Former wife Philadelphia and N.Y.C. She was the wife of and construction with his father, with a port-
Birnhaks have been active in fund raising and South Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA of Richard G. Krassen. Grandmother of the late Max G. Sherer M.D. and was pre-de- folio of residential properties in Philadelphia,
contributing to numerous causes, including, 19010), or a charity of your choice. Sydney, Blair, Miles and Eli Krassen. Susan is ceased by a daughter, Lisa. She was the Margate and Ventnor Heights and the
the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, also survived by her dear friends Dorothy mother of Deborah Sherer, grandmother of Brookhaven Shopping Center in Chester. His
The Wellness Community, The United Way, JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS Bauer of Southampton, PA and Anne Bloe- Mia Pomerantz-Amaral (husband, Jorge Am- commitment to doing good reached beyond
The Hero Scholarship Thrill Show, Inc., men of Perth, Australia. Susan was prede- aral, who, with Mia, constitutes the classical his professional life. Merrill was a founding
American Heart Association, Alzheimer’s As- A Community ceased by her parents Adolph and Pauline guitar group Duo Amaral), and great grand- member of Lower Merion Community Watch.
sociation, Beth Sholom Congregation, Weight Remembers Rosenberg of Hollywood, FL. Susan was an mother of Adele. She was the mother of Dav- During the 1970s gas rationing, he dis-
Watchers of Philadelphia Feeds The Hungry, accomplished pianist, vocalist and music id Sherer M.D. (wife, Laura), and grandmoth- covered that service stations were refusing
The Kidney Foundation, Susan B. Komen Monthly archives of teacher. She inspired the love of music in her er of Liam. She was also the mother of Adj. drivers with out-of-state tags, including his
Race For The Cure, and the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Death Notices children, grandchildren and countless stu- Assoc. Prof. Daniel Sherer. She was also the daughter in college and himself. Building a
Theatre Company. Marilyn and her daughter, dents. Services are private. sister of Professor Emeritus Michael Lips- coalition of stakeholders and securing local
Tracey, who predeceased her after a long and are available online. chutz (wife, Linda). She was aunt to Col. media coverage, he lobbied state officials and
courageous battle with breast cancer, foun- RESNICK (NGUS) Joshua Lipschutz, M.D.(wife, Lisa), changed policy. Merrill had a bigger-than-life
ded the “I Have Strength Fund” associated www.JewishExponent.com Mark Lipschutz, (wife, Stephanie) and presence - whether performing in musical
with the Abramson Center at the University of Maurice J. Resnick on January 9, 2018. Be- Jonathan Lipschutz (wife, Anna Talamo), and theatre, uncovering the “aha” element to
Pennsylvania. The Birnhaks have endowed loved husband of the late Syliva Resnick; great aunt to six great nieces and nephews. solve complex forensic cases, charming
the Nutritional Counseling Center located in father of Dr. Michael (Nancy) Resnick, Carla Requested contributions: to any Israeli healthcare aides, driving fearlessly through
the Perelman Center For Advance Medicine. (Joel) Shafer, and the late Ellice Lansman orphanage, Magen David Adom, or the Amer- the worst weather conditions, jumping into
Marilyn and Bob also have a daughter, Valer- (the late Neil); beloved brother of Florence ican Diabetes Association. the newest technology or simply being with
ie, who is an artist who lives in Maine. Mar- (the late Jack) Rosenthal and the late Frances family. While his voice might be silenced,
ilyn additionally has appeared on numerous (the late Dowitt) Steinman; son of the late SHMUKLER he’ll be remembered and loved forever. Ser-
Abraham and Esther Resnick; grandfather of vices were private. Contributions in his
Jennifer (Jesse) Hoffman, Scott Lansman, Elaine Sylvia Shmukler, on January 13, 2018. memory can be made to American Friends of
Meredith (Michael) Ferleger, Lisa (David) Mother of Ferne Andre, Maxine (Steven) Magen David Adom.
Keller, Brian (Morgan) Shafer, Lauren Wright. Grandmother of Edward and Isabella.
(Steven Cohan) Resnick, and Lindsay Res- Great-grandmother of Nevaeh. Contribu-
nick; great-grandfather of three. Contribu- tions in her memory can be made to the
tions in his memory may be made to Ab- Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 125 S. 9th St.,
ramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Hor- Suite 202 Phila., PA 19107
sham Road, North Wales PA 19454, or a
charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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Paul Louis Stone, 1919-2018, on January 11, Barry Baruch Weinstein DDS, on January 16, Stanford Roland “Stan” Zukin, 77, of West LOOK your very best.
2018, at almost 99 years of age. Husband of 2018. Beloved husband of Eileen (nee Meck- Chester, PA, died peacefully at home on
the late Alice Conhaim Stone; father of Mi- ler). Devoted father of Erica Weinstein. Dear January 15, 2018, with his family and dearest YOUR SOURCE FOR BRINGING OUT THE BEST
chael B. Stone of TN; grandfather of Lisa brother of Donald Weinstein and Robert friends surrounding and embracing him. IN BOTH YOU AND YOUR HOME IN 2018.
Marie Cagigas, Michael B. Stone Jr. and Alma Weinstein (Ruby). Loving brother-in-law to Born in Philadelphia, PA, on August 27, Don’t miss your chance to reach the
Stone, all of CA; uncle of Kenneth Stone Rob- Marcia Meckler and Jeffrey Meckler. Very 1940, to parents Solomon and Rose (née affluent Jewish market this Spring!
son, Linda Stone and Katherine Stone special uncle to many nieces and nephews. Garland), Stan grew up in a loving family with
Kaufmann and great uncle of five. Mechanic- Barry was a periodontist in private practice in his devoted older sister, Marcia, and identic- THE LOOK SPECIAL SECTION
al engineer and proud World War II Navy Exton, PA for 32 years, until his retirement in al twin brother, Ronald. From the time they Publishes: February 22
Lieutenant. Memorial gathering will be 2016. Donations in Barry’s name can be were born and well into their adulthood, Stan
private. Contributions in his memory can be made to Lymphoma Research, checks pay- and Ronald shared a communication that was (Space Deadline: February 16)
made to the Pennsylvania SPCA, 350 East able to the "Trustees of the University of almost telepathic and a love for mischief that TO ADVERTISE, CONTACT YOUR SALES
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c/o Katie Detzel, 3535 Market St, Suite 750, gious full-face smiles. When he was thirteen,
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S Philadelphia, PA 19104. Stan met the love of his life, his guiding light,
RAPHAEL-SACKS Elsa (née Rothstein). Stan spied Elsa at the
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S corner candy store in Philadelphia’s Logan
TENENBAUM RAPHAEL-SACKS neighborhood and he was hooked. Following
their courtship through their teens at Olney
Paul Tenenbaum, Mechanical Engineer, Janu- WEISS High School, Stan and Elsa married in 1961.
ary 13, 2018, of Warminster, PA. Devoted Their connection somehow was deeper than
partner of Rita Gross; husband of the late Edward Jay Weiss, age 74, of Broomall, PA a marriage. They were bonded, cemented, af-
Hansi Tenenbaum (nee Barber); father of the originally from Phila., passed away suddenly fixed and attached to one another. Stan and
late Jeffrey Tenenbaum. Family and friends on January 14, 2018. He will be greatly Elsa were each other’s brace, buoy and
were invited to services January 18, at missed by his wife Deborah (nee Lazaroff) biggest fan. A graduate of Temple
Joseph Levine and Sons Memorial Chapel, Weiss; his son Aaron (Romy) Weiss of Fal- University’s School of Pharmacy in 1962,
4737 Street Road, Trevose. Contributions in mouth, ME and his daughter Rachel (Lee) Stan along with his brother, Ronald, also a
his memory may be made to the U.S. Holo- Handis of Plymouth Meeting, PA; and his 6 graduate of Temple, bought Thatcher’s Phar-
caust Memorial Museum. grandchildren Makayla, Rayna, Delaney, macy on Market Street in West Chester in
Tamar, Jared, and Alona; also survived by his 1966. Stan always said that his customers
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS brothers Theodore Weiss, Paul (Naomi) were like his extended family. Later, the phar-
Weiss and Irwin (Amy) Weiss. He was a macy was moved to its expanded location at
WEINRAUB skilled lawyer, an avid Eagles fan, and loved Gay and Walnut Streets. At age 55, Stan re-
golf, reading, Sunday Morning Study Group, tired from practicing pharmacy and expan-
Eleanor Weinraub (nee Rosenbaum) On skiing and tennis. And most of all loved ded his already-successful real estate hold-
January 17, 2018. A beautiful person inside spending time with his family. Funeral Ser- ings in West Chester and surrounding com-
and out. Beloved wife of the late Raymond. vices were held at on January 17, 2018 at munities. At around the same, Stan’s son,
Devoted mother of Melvyn Weinraub (Ilene) Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid, 715 Paxon Wayne, a recovering lawyer, began his own
and Robin Falkow (Frank). Loving Mom Mom Hol-low Road, Broomall PA. Donations in his real estate development business in Phil-
of Susan Grimes (Phil), Larry Weinraub, memory may be made to The Michael J. Fox adelphia with his dad as his lead investor.
Lauren Albertson (Ryan), and Amy Falkow FoundationParkinson's Research www.mi- Stan’s other son, Scott, left his cabinetmak-
and Great Mom Mom of Ellie and Connor. chaeljfox.com or Congregation Beth El-Ner ing profession to help Stan grow Zukin Re-
Also survived by many loving nieces and Tamid. alty and transform West Chester into the
nephews. Dear sister of the late Mary Gins- thriving community that it is today. Daughter
burg, David Rosenbaum, Clarence Rosen- JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS Lori embraced her father’s entrepreneurial
baum, and Milton "Mickey" Rosenbaum. Dear spirit and created Zukin Leadership specializ-
sister-in-law of the late Terri Goldberg. Con- ZEBIN ing in executive coaching and leadership con-
tributions in her memory may be made to or sulting. Stan’s three children look forward to
the Philadelphia Protestant Home, 6500 Jack Zebin, a decorated WWII Veteran, on working together to continue what their fath-
Tabor Avenue, Phila., PA 19111 (on memo January 16, 2018. Beloved husband of Phyl- er began. Just a few weeks ago, Stan looked
line - Pathways Recreational Therapy Dept.) lis (nee Dubin) and the late Dorothy “Dossie” out across the sea of broad smiles on the
(nee Cohen). Father of Gail Zebin and the late faces of his three beloved children — Wayne
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S Marsha Zebin. Stepfather of Larry Atkins. (Sue Smith); Scott (Jeanenne Browning); and
RAPHAEL-SACKS Grandfather of Shawn (Mark), Holly (Eric), Lori (Michael Rotker) and seven adored
Hal, Rod and Brett. Great-grandfather of Ry- grandchildren (Max, Isaac, Lily, Evan, Adam,
an (Leah), Paige, Harlee, Gabrielle, Jack, Rose and Mark), swung his head from side to
Anna, Niki, Caleb and Mason. Contributions side in contentment and awe, took Elsa’s
may be made to Dementia Society of Amer- hand and said “Look at us, Bubby. We’re just
ica in memory of his late wife Dossie or to a two pishers from Logan. Look at what we
charity of the donor’s choice. made.” Right up until the end, when Stan and
Elsa walked down a street or a corridor or
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S just about anywhere, they always held hands.
RAPHAEL-SACKS Donations may be made to Beth Chaim Re-
form Congregation and/or Chabad Chester
  County and/or David Ari and Michael Eric
Zukin Religious School at Kesher Israel Con-
We Buy Houses in “As-Is” condition. gregation and/or in support of prostate can-
cer research, to the Brady Urological Insti-
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Community Volunteers from Sandmeyer Steel Co. cooked and packaged chicken meals and emergency
blizzard bags for the RSVP Philadelphia Home Delivered Meals Program at KleinLife. They
NEWSMAKERS also wrote greeting cards and made a donation to the Home Delivered Meals Program, which
serves seniors in Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery counties who cannot shop or cook for
Mitchell Gerstein of Wynne- themselves.
wood joined Isdaner & Co.
as a senior tax adviser with
more than 30 years of account-
ing experience. Gerstein will
assist clients with tax, finan-
cial, investment and business
consulting. Prior to joining the
firm, he was a principal at a
national accounting firm.

Mitchell Gerstein

Jewish Family and Children’s Service hosted Linda Geraghty Julie Borsky, second from left, KleinLife director of community services, and John Eskate, far right, direc-
for a conversation about addiction on Jan. 11. Author Hallee tor of RSVP Philadelphia, with volunteers from Sandmeyer Steel Co.
Adelman moderated the conversation, which drew 140 attend-
ees. After the conversation, attendees participated in yoga, art Students at KleinLife's Jewish Sunday Children's School made mishloach manot packages for
therapy and meetings with JFCS social workers. members of the Israel Defense Forces. Along with the necessities and goodies, they made
thank-you cards and letters.

From left: JFCS President and CEO Paula Goldstein; speaker Linda Back row, from left: KleinLife’s
Geraghty; moderator Hallee Adelman; and Pia Eisenberg, JFCS senior vice Jewish Sunday Children’s School
president of community engagement students Sam Puhachevsky, Daniel
Porotov and Mia Krug; and Victoria
Faykin, KleinLife vice president for
business development, membership
and Russian services

Front row, from left: KleinLife’s Jewish
Sunday Children’s School students
Abigail and Sofia Puhachevsky and
Ron Shainsky

Speaker Linda Geraghty and The youngest members of Congregation Beth El in
moderator Hallee Adelman New Jersey marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day this
year with a Mitzvah Day, where they made gifts and
Adrienne Gavern-Tomlinson, useful items for people served by local nonprofit orga-
JFCS director, education and out- nizations. Their creations included decorated gift bags
reach services containing handmade cards and neck warmers for
patients of Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice.

Jared Miller and Joanne Rosen, vice president of marketing
and public affairs at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice

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