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April 22, 2011 | 25 Nisan, 5771 | Vol. 85; No. 7Published by The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg | Greater Harrisburg’s Jewish Newspaper

www.jewishharrisburg.org

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Th e Israeli doctors of Save a Child’s Heart really did perform

a miracle in Bethlehem this year

and gave Lourd, a young Christian

Palestinian girl, the best possible

Christmas gift--the gift of her life.

Fox News traveled to Israel to fi lm

this touching story, showing Lourd

and her family going to the Wolf-

son Medical Center in Holon for

her lifesaving heart surgery. Fox

featured this story during Christ-

mas on its U.S. and international

networks. We are pleased to an-

nounce that Lourd’s surgery was

successful, and she made it back to

her home in Bethlehem in time for

Christmas.

While this amazing story was

taking place, the fi rst child from

Indonesia, Kevin, arrived in Israel

for heart surgery scheduled in Jan-

uary. Indonesia, the most populous

Muslim country in the world, does

not have diplomatic relations with

Israel. Th is surgery will facilitate

improved relations with Indonesia

in the future and is made possible

through the generous support of

the American Jewish Committee.

Please join the Maimonides

Society of the Jewish Federation

of Greater Harrisburg on Sun-day, May 1, 2011 at Blue Ridge Country Club, 12:30 PM, as we

welcome David Litwack, Executive

Director, U.S. Offi ce of the Save

a Child’s Heart Foundation pre-

senting Mending Hearts...Build-ing Bridges. Hear how, as Israel’s

largest international humanitarian

organization, Save a Child’s Heart

• Saves the lives of children

from developing countries

through surgery in Israel and

medical missions abroad

• Trains medical personnel

from the Palestinian

Authority and other

developing countries

• Improves relations with

countries around the world

through its medical work,

including countries that have

no diplomatic relations

with Israel

• Has directly saved the lives of

more than 1000 Palestinian

MAIMONIDES SOCIETY PRESENTSSAVE A CHILD’S HEART FOUNDATION EVENT

Mending Hearts...Building Bridges children from Gaza and the

West Bank and holds a week

cardiology clinic for

children from the

Palestinian Authority

• Is one of the few medical

charities in the world

funded by the European

Union and is the only

Israeli charity that is an

offi cial charity of the

World Bank

• Functions as one of the

most important elements

in improving Israel’s

global image

Mr. Litwack has been the Ex-

ecutive Director of the U.S. offi ce

of the Save a Child’s Heart Foun-

dation since 2007. He is the for-

mer Director of Development for

the National Jewish Democratic

Council (NJDC). Prior to work-

ing for NJDC, he was a Regional

Director of American Friends of

Hebrew University. In addition,

Mr. Litwack was the national Di-

rector of Leadership Development

for Optimist International, one of

America’s largest civic organiza-

tions. He has served as a member

of the Church/State Commission

and the International Concerns

Commission of the National Jew-

ish Community Relations Advi-

sory Council.

Also joining us for this exciting

program is Harrisburg’s own Oze

Henig, Save a Child’s Heart vol-

unteer and 2nd year Medical Stu-

dent at University of Pennsylvania

School of Medicine.

Th is special event is generously

underwritten in part by Dr. Ira

& Joanne Sackman, Partners in

Women’s Healthcare, Dr. Steven

& Shira Ettinger and Dr. Larry &

Cheryl Sinoway and Dr. Charles

and Janice Yanofsky.

Th e price is $20 per person.

Dairy Food is Provided -- Glatt

Kosher available upon request.

Reservations are necessary. RSVP

by April 18, 2011 by visiting the

Jewish Federation website www.

jewishharrisburg.org or calling

Francine Feinerman, Campaign

Coordinator at 236-9555 Ext. 3299

or [email protected].

Th is entire community is wel-

come to attend.

JCC Senior Adult Club to Host Chuck Rhodes

The JCC Senior Adult Club will be hosting Chuck Rhodes on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Chuck was most kind in re-sched-uling his program, after we were snowed out in January. Please make your reservations as early as possible by call-ing Cheryl at 236- 9555 Ext. 3115, so we can accommodate everyone who will want to attend.

After 35 years of forecasting weather at WHTM-TV (abc27) in Harrisburg, PA, Chuck Rhodes “hung up his barometer” for good in May 2008, then moved down the hall to begin his new career as a feature reporter.

The job he took originally with ABC 27 (then WTPA-TV) in 1973 was his fi rst in television broadcasting. His early duties included anchoring and reporting news, but when assigned to do weather forecasts, he soon became a viewer favorite. Chuck brought a unique blend of warmth and humor to his forecasts, leading to his being voted the “top television personality” and “favorite weather forecaster” by the readers of Harrisburg Magazine several years in a row.

A native of Lewistown, PA, Chuck served four years in the United States Navy and upon his discharge in 1970, earned his degree in Radio-Television Broadcasting from Penn State University.

Away from his broadcasting duties, Chuck enjoys jazz, yard work, and hiking with his golden retriever. He is also involved with fund-raising for United Cerebral Palsy, Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, Perry County Literacy Council, and the Leukemia/Lymphoma So-ciety. Chuck resides outside of Duncannon, PA with Carol, his wife of 37 years.

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CommunityReview

Vol. 85 No. 7April 22, 2011

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editorial/opinion

SENIOR FOOTNOTEBy Esther I. Boldes

On March 15, 2011, Professor Dr. Donald Koones lectured on the subject of the Panama Canal – an architectural masterpiece. However, most of his presentation dealt with one of our historically more infl uential presidents – Th eodore Roosevelt, one of whose major building projects was the Panama Canal. Teddy Roosevelt was our 26th president. He came into offi ce in 1901 and served until 1909. He was married to Alice Hathaway Lee and later to Edith Kermit Carow and was the father of fi ve children. He was an 1880 graduate of Harvard Law School and was a native New Yorker. Roosevelt died January 6, 1919 at his home in Oyster Bay, New York.

When Roosevelt came into White House in 1901, he became the fi rst president to signifi cantly expand the executive powers of the offi ce. In justifi cation of his actions he wrote in March 4 of 1905, and I quote, “Much has been given to us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have become a great nation, forced by its greatness into relations with other nations of the earth and must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities.”

When you read this, it almost sounds like something spoken very recently. In those days, it eff ectively usurped for the fi rst time some of the pow-ers of Congress. During his presidency, Roosevelt aided Panama to gain independence from Colombia. In exchange, the United States treaty with Panama stipulated an initial payment of $10 million to own the Canal Zone plus annual payments. Roosevelt added the “Roosevelt Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine, which had established the Western Hemisphere off limits to foreign powers. It stated the United States’ responsibility to militarily intervene in Latin America in such a case. Th is was part of what became known as “Th e Big Stick Diplomacy.”

Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace prize for mediating between Japan and Russia in 1904-1905. In 1906, he enacted the meat inspection act, called later “Pure Food and Drug Act,” still in existence to this day under the auspices of Th e Food and Drug Administration. He was a conserva-tionist, but loved to hunt big game. Roosevelt was the author of several books: Th e Naval War of 1812, Th e Winning of the West, African Game Trails, a 1913 biography and America and the World War (1915).

Th ere are pages more of Roosevelt’s accomplishments and legacy to this country, including the story of going hunting for bear. Th ere was no bear to be found, so his guards caught a little one and tied it up. Roosevelt declared this would be not a fair hunt and refused to shoot the bear. Th us, the name “Teddy Bear,” an endearing name for every stuff ed bear you buy for your children, was born.

Shalom!

From the Desk of Sally Jo [email protected]

Th e seders I had as a child were great because we loved having company, my mother was a great cook, and, as the youngest, my job was to walk around with a pitcher and a basin so that everyone could wash their hands, and squirt water at me. Today I hear of other traditions that make Passover sound like a party: hopping frog toys, marshmallow tosses, puppets, plush toy plagues, and red-stained water. I have heard of guests dressing up as plagues, and many theme-based seders including Black-Jewish freedom seders (such as the one held last week at Penn State Harrisburg), and female-centric seders. I always wondered if it was “kosher” to blend exciting and creative elements and traditional haggadah reading. I recently found an answer that works for me. In a JTA article from April 1, 2011, In the spirit of the Mishnah, freeing up the seder, David Arnow , says that “[you] can fi nd the secret to creating lively Passover seders in a surprising place -- an 1,800-year-old law code called the Mishnah. For starters, the Mishnah did not envision reciting a Haggadah at the seder. Instead, it designed a careful balance between aspects of the evening that should be fi xed and others that left room for spontaneity. Fixed elements

included drinking four cups of wine, eating matzah, explaining the meaning of the Passover sacrifi ce, eating matzah and bitter herbs, and reciting the six psalms of Hallel. Th ese would bind us together as a people wherever and whenever we live. But when it came to telling the Passover story, the Mishnah encouraged creativity. Th is would prevent seders from becoming lifeless clones of one another. Brilliant!”

Please share your families’ old and new traditions with me and I’ll be happy to publish them! But now that the seders have passed, and many of us are tired of seder left-overs and matza pizza, I share with you some appetizing suggestions from my good friend, community member, and Curacao native, Bella Altman. She scours sites like epicurious.com for Pesach-friendly recipes. Here’s one I’m going to try:

Leek Patties Recipe (Kyeftes de Prasa Recipe)6-7 medium leeks3 small onions3 eggs1/2 cup matzo meal1/4 cup instant potato fl akes, or 1 medium boiled potato, mashed1 teaspoon saltFreshly ground pepperVegetable oil for frying Instructions for the Leek Patties recipe / Kyeftes de Prasa recipe: Rinse leeks and remove roots and damaged greens. Split leeks lengthwise and chop both white and green parts into 1-inch (2.54-centimeter) pieces (Some cooks use only the white and tender green portions.). Place in a large bowl of water and agitate to remove all sand from the leeks. Drain and repeat if needed. You should have about 10 cups. Peel and coarsely chop the onions. You should have about 2 cups. Place leeks and onions in a large pot. Add 2 to 3 cups water, enough to cover the vegetable about halfway. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer about a half-hour or until the leeks are very soft and easily smashed between the fi ngers. Drain the vegetables (the liquid is excellent for soup or stock) and let cool slightly. Chop fi nely. Place in a medium bowl. Add eggs, matzo meal, potato fl akes or mashed potato, salt and pepper. Mix well. Th e batter should be stiff ; add more matzo meal if it is runny. Heat a thin layer of oil in frying pan on medium-high. Form patties 2-3 inches (or 5.08-centimeters-to-7.62-centimeters) in diameter and 1/4-inch (or 0.64-centimeters) thick. Fry 10-15 minutes or until golden brown, turn and fry 10 minutes or until golden brown. Do not crowd in the pan. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm until ready to serve. Patties may be frozen in a single layer on cookie sheet, then removed and stored in airtight bags or containers. Reheat on cookie sheet in preheated 325-degree Fahrenheit (160 degrees Celsius or Centigrade) oven for about 20 minutes.

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federation | annual campaign

Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg

2011 Annual CampaignThe Annual Campaign is an important part of providing support and services here in the Harrisburg area as well as worldwide. Your pledges have helped to make the difference.

Name _______________________________________________Address _____________________________________________Phone _______________________________________________Please accept my gift in the amount of: $ ______________I want to secure the future of the Community through the Communal Endowment (plus giving only) $ ________

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Please return by April 15, 2011 toJewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg

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Please accept my gift in the amount of: $____________

I want to secure the future of the Community throughthe Communal Endowment (plus giving only) $ ______

PROTECTING COMMUNITY: A painless way to ensure the future

From the Campaign DepartmentSure, you’ve heard it all before: How it’s important for everyone to par-

ticipate in the Annual Campaign regardless of the size of your gift; how every gift is important. It’s all true and hopefully, you’ve gotten the mes-sage and participate. But what about 10 or 20 years from now? Will you be here to lend your support so that our children or grandchildren or even we as senior adults have a place that will provide that vital core that binds the Harrisburg Jewish community together: the Jewish Community Center and its vital programs and services?

Organizations across the country have discovered that an endowment fund is crucial to their future. A fund that will grow annually and provide a safeguard to programs and institutions of our communities is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. That is the focus of the Harrisburg Jewish Com-munity Communal Endowment Fund (JCEF) 2nd Line Gift Opportunity.

The Communal Endowment Fund contributions will supplement Annual Campaign contributions. With the direction of the donor, an additional gift to the Annual Campaign may be designated toward JCEF to help se-cure the future and benefi t the community. The principal will never be encroached upon; the annual income of the fund will be available at the end of each fi scal year. Year after year, the fund will grow. Year after year, the community will benefi t.

If you have already made your commitment to the 2011 Annual Cam-paign, we thank you but now ask you to consider adding an additional amount to create the Communal Endowment Fund. If you haven’t made your commitment, please continue your support of the Campaign and con-sider the 2nd Line giving opportunity to the JCEF. Please contact Francine Feinerman at [email protected], 236-9555 Ext 3299, or Beth Romano at [email protected] or Ext. 3204 or to create a per-sonal endowment fund, please contact Howard Ross at Ext. 3202.

Thank you. With your help, the Harrisburg Jewish community will thrive.


foundation news

Reading the Wall Street Journal, I note a front page article titled, “Fed’s Low Interest Rates Crack Retiree’s Nest Eggs”. Th e article details a number of retired couples who thought they planned well by saving a retirement “nest egg”, as-suming the interest would supple-ment their social security, assuring

Foundation of the FoundationNot Enough To Live On... But There Is A Way...By Howard Ross | Executive Director | Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania

ment offi cials have suggested that an annuity is one of the best ways to assure that income lasts for life and brings a higher interest rate. A charitable gift annuity not only solves the concerns of interest rates and income for life, it also aff ords maximum tax advantages and the opportunity to create a legacy with a charity of the annuitant’s choice.

As an example, Bob and Sue Schwartz, both 70 years of age, have a $500,000 nest egg. Th ey are receiving $2,100 per month social security, from which is deducted Medicare Part A and B premiums. Th eir $500,000 is invested in a cer-tifi cate deposit, currently paying 1.5% or $625.00 monthly, giving them a total monthly income (so-cial security and interest income) of $2168.75 before taxes. Should they need more, they must en-

croach upon their principal, lower-ing their monthly income until the principal is gone.

As an alternative, they could do-nate the $500,000. to a charitable gift annuity which would pay them $2250.00 per month (5.4%), of which $1525.50 would be tax free (at the 10% bracket, saving them an additional $152.50 in taxes per month. Additionally, they would receive a $122,799.20 charitable deduction credit which they could use for up to 5 years, basically re-ducing their federal tax liability to zero for 5 years.)

With this plan, Bob and Sue would have a monthly income of $6600.00 vs. $2168.75. Bob and Sue can live the way they planned when they started their retirement nest egg.

Th e Jewish Community Foun-dation can help if you fi nd that

An Ode toMy Birthday

By Tyler Swidler, 13

Some birthdays of mine

I have a horrible time.

From traveling, to matzah,

To starving and no pasta.

My birthdays I truly hate

Because of one stupid date.

Th e Passover feast

Has no yeast.

But every so many years

I don’t sleep with fears

For passover’s date

Is very, very late,

And when the date is seen

“Hurray!” I scream.

And I can’t fake,

Because I don’t have fl at cake.

Happy

PassoverAl & Shari Cowan

Happy

PassoverDoris and Kurt Moses

Happy PesachAnn Feierman,

President JCC Senior

Adult Club

Chairman, Federation’s

Yiddish Club

you, like those couples highlightedby the Wall Street Journal, are notreaping the rewards of your retire-ment savings and planning. Andyou can assure that your personal legacy will be left to the agency of your choice, be it the JCC, your synagogue, Silver Academy, JewishFamily Services, the Jewish Homeor special project which you feel you want to support.

Give me a call: 236-9555, exten-sion 3202.

a comfortable retirement. Financial planners have suggested

that retirement “nest eggs” should invest in a higher percentage of fi xed income vehicles. Retirees do not have the time luxury needed in equity investing to lessen risk.

But with interest rates extremely low, retirees are not reaping the in-terest income they had projected and are forced to either cut back on expenses or dig deeper into the principal of their nest eggs, precipi-tating concern that the money will not last for their lifetimes.

Unfortunately, the article states the problem but does not recom-mend possible strategies. Many fi nancial planners and govern-


jcc news

AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS

WHERE: Jewish Community Center

3301 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110

WHEN: May 25 and May 26, 2011, 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM

8-hour classroom – no test – minimal fee ($14 to AARP – if you belong to AARP you receive a $2 discount)

Nation’s fi rst and largest – Geared to your safety needs

Learn how to compensate for age-related changes

Learn the new traffi c laws

Review the rules of the road and much more

Your state law requires all auto insurance companies pro-vide a multi-year discount to program graduates*

Millions of graduates; are you missing out?

Registration call Cheryl, 236-9555 ext.3115

*Most Insurance companies will give you a minimum of 5% off your Insurance Premiums for three years when com-pleting this course! Call your Insurance Company to see if you can fi nancially benefi t from taking this class!!!

We only offer this two-day course once a year and you must take this course before being able to take the one-day refresher course in the future.

HEALTHY STEPS FOR OLDER ADULTS (HSOA) FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM

The Harrisburg JCC Senior Adult Depart-ment, in conjunction with the Dauphin Coun-ty Area Agency on Aging, is seeking people 55+ years young to participate in the Healthy Steps for Older Adults program.

This FREE (HSOA) program consists of one two-hour session designed to provide infor-mation about health care, exercise, home safety resources and other available resourc-es to help older Pennsylvanians prevent falls. Your participation will help you learn valuable information and will also provide the JCC Se-nior Adult Department with a donation from HSOA per attendee. The session will be taught by Carolyn Dwyer, Primetime Health Coordi-nator for the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging. The date and time are as follows:

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

If you are interested in participating, please call Cheryl at 236-9555 ext. 3115 by May 17, 2011. This is a Win-Win for everybody! You get a lot of helpful information and you give a painless donation to the JCC Senior Adult Department!


By Debby Abel and Bryan ReidNearly 10 years ago, on May 7,

2001, Pennsylvania pioneered a bold plan and became the fi rst state to pass an education tax credit aimed at corporations. Garnishing wide bipartisan support, the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) provides for a win-win situation. It allows businesses in Pennsylvania to earn tax credits ranging from 75-90% (max $300,000 annually) and provides much needed funding so that families may have a choice in their education. As of 2008-2009, that expanded to allow “subchapter

S corporations and other business entities that pay their State busi-ness taxes under the personal in-come tax on PA business income” to participate as well. [Source: REACH Foundation. http://www.paschoolchoice.org/reach]

A number of schools and orga-nizations depend heavily on EITC funding to enhance the aff ordabil-ity of their programs. Th e Silver Academy, Central Pennsylvania’s only Jewish Day School, is one of those organizations and is in fact partially supported by generous al-locations through the EITC that

go directly to scholarships for our students.

Support for this program comes from many sources, both inside and outside the community, ranging from businesses to representatives of our government. A few of these supporters recently took a tour of the Silver Academy to see the ef-fect of their generous donations and hard work. Specifi cally, on February 18th, the Silver Academy received a visit from executives of Metro Bank, and on March 24th, the Silver Academy enjoyed a visit from executives of Capital Blue

Cross and Senator Jeff Piccola, one of the many senators who strongly support the EITC program.

Having never visited a Jewish Day School before, all were impressed by the curriculum, the nurturing environment of our small student-teacher ratio, the ease with which the children adapted into technol-ogy based learning (including us-ing computer keyboards in English AND Hebrew), as well as the eff orts made to maximize resources to as-sist students with learning challeng-es. Th ey were able to see fi rst hand how the school is able to cover a full general studies curriculum while also integrating a second language and higher order critical analysis in text-based Judaic studies subjects. In fact, upon hearing about some of the concepts our students learn in their study of Jewish texts, Senator Piccola commented that most stu-dents don’t get exposed to subjects of this nature until law school, at-testing to the early development of critical thinking fostered by our rig-orous curriculum.

EITC is an often misunderstood program by families unfamiliar with the program. Families who previously may have felt that pri-vate school was out of their reach often are not aware that these scholarships are readily available to them to allow school choice to be a possibility. In fact, as of last month, revised rules make it easier to qualify than ever before. For the 2011-2012 school year, the total household annual income limit is $60,000 (increased from $50,000) plus a $12,000 additional income allowance (increased from $10,000) for the student and each

additional dependent (as defi nedby the IRS) living in the household. Th is means that a family with 3kids could qualify for EITC evenwith an annual income of $96,000. [Source: http://www.newpa.com/webfm_send/1625]

Businesses, too, do not often re-alize how they can maximize theirtax benefi ts. Qualifi ed businessesnot only gain up to 90% in PAtax credits but can also claim thecontribution as a charitable dona-tion on a federal level and in somecases close the gap and realize a100% benefi t in tax savings. Th e Silver Academy urges companiesnot already involved in the EITC program to register. According tothe REACH website, businessesauthorized to do business in PAthat pay Corporate Net IncomeTax, Capital Stock Franchise Tax,Bank/Trust Company Shares Tax,Title Insurance Companies SharesTax, Insurance Premiums Tax, Mu-tual Th rift Institution Tax, as well as the company types mentionedat the beginning of the article areall eligible. Applications can besubmitted as early as July 1st for1st year C-corps or July 8th for 1styear S-corps.

For more information on howyour business can participate orhow your child can benefi t fromthe EITC program, please contactthe Silver Academy at 717-238-8775. In addition, each month, tours are scheduled for interestedparties to come and visit the Sil-ver Academy and see what we areall about. If you are interested intouring the school, please contactNachum Chasan, head of school at717-238-8775 x 206.

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Th e Annual Adult Sports Ban-quet, held on Saturday, March 26, 2011, saw record attendance when nearly 200 individuals came to-

gether to honor Lauren Jacobs and Patty Schwab. Th e night also fea-tured a special guest speaker, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri

Adult Sports Banquet Honors Schwab and Jacobs

Lauren Jacobs getting awardfrom Herm Minkoff

Patty Schwab getting award from Kerri Strug

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Strug. Strug gave an inspirational talk about pushing against the odds and not letting anything hold you back from your dreams.

Th e 2011 Ben Cherry Inspira-tional Athlete Award was presented by Herm Minkoff to Lauren Jacobs. Minkoff explained the background of the award and gave some history about the JCC’s fi rst inspirational athlete Ben Cherry. Th is year’s re-cipient, Lauren Jacobs, volunteers her time as a spin instructor and is a constant presence in the fi tness center. From running on the tread-mill to swimming to lifting weights, Lauren truly does it all. However, what really makes Lauren an inspi-ration is not only her commitment to fi tness but her ability to motivate those around her. She is a constant positive force in the fi tness center and helps make the JCC seem like our members’ second home.

Th e night concluded with the special induction of the newest member of the JCC Sports Hall of Fame, Patty Schwab. Schwab was introduced by a video put together by her husband, Dan Schwab, and a speech by friend and JCC program director Andrea Weikert. Weikert, along with Kerri Strug, presented Schwab her Hall of Fame plaque. Schwab joins an elite group of Harrisburg athletes in the Sports Hall of Fame. Schwab was a true standout in soccer as well as bas-

ketball and tennis. Her high school retired her soccer jersey, and she was the Con Edison Outstanding Scholar athlete award winner for New York State. She played col-lege soccer and rugby at Franklin

and Marshall as well as played clubsoccer at the University of Barce-lona and Cambridge University.Schwab continues to stay involved by coaching soccer and basketball.


Hadassah to

Celebrate Yom

Ha’Atzmaut at DonorThe Harrisburg chapter of Hadassah, along with its

Young Women’s Council, will hold its annual donor event

with a Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration on Tuesday, May 10,

2011, at 6:00 PM in the Mary Sachs Auditorium. The Na-

tional President-elect of Hadassah, Marcie Natan, will be

the guest speaker, and Susan Leviton will present a pro-

gram of Israeli music. The menu will be Israeli inspired.

The cost for the dinner is $25, and a $36 minimum donor

pledge is required for attendance. Reservations are nec-

essary. Please contact Laura Monaco by May 1, 2011 at

671-8506 or email her at [email protected]. Join

us to celebrate Israel’s independence and learn more

about the Hadassah projects which benefi t Israel.


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Visit the Congregation Beth Israel Web Site at www.con-gregation-beth-israel.org All are welcome to our egalitarian services: Sun-days at 9 a.m., Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. Our Shabbat services, lead by Rabbi Paula Reimers, are at 8

p.m. on Friday evenings and on Shabbat morning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Congregation Beth TikvahCarlisle • 245-2811

www.bethtikvah.org

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Historic B’nai JacobMiddletown • 319-3014

Historic B’nai Jacob Syna-gogue, Water and Nissley Streets in Middletown, will conduct Shabbos/Pesach services on Friday, April 22nd at 7:30 p.m.

We are a Community Shul, all are welcome.

Visit web site for more infor-mation www.bnai-jacob.orgPUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Kesher IsraelCongregation238-0763

www.kesherisrael.org

Participate in our daily Min-yanim. Mornings: Sundays and Federal holidays at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday

at 6:45 a.m. Rosh Chodesh and fast days at 6:30 a.m. Evening services begin at 20 minutes before sunset.Please join us for our 9 a.m. Shabbat morning services - followed by kiddushPUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Temple Beth Shalom697-2662

www.tbshalom.org

Friday, April 22: Shabbat ser-vice, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Shacharit Shabbat service, 9 a.m., fol-lowed by Pot-luck lunch

Tuesday, April 26: Yizkor ser-vice for Passover, 9 a.m.

Friday, April 29: Tot Shabbat service, 6:30 p.m., for children ages 6 and under and their families, to introduce them to the customs which begin Shabbat. An oneg will be served to the children follow-ing their service. Shabbat service, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 30: Shacharit Shabbat service followed by

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FRIDAY, APRIL 22

Adult Discussion Group, 10 a.m., JCC

MONDAY, APRIL 25

PASSOVER

ALL FACILITIES CLOSED

TUESDAY, APRIL 26

PASSOVER

ALL FACILITIES CLOSED

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

Senior Adult Lunch

Program – 10 a.m., JCC

Program: Lunch n’ Learn

with Rabbi Muroff

FRIDAY, APRIL 29


SUNDAY, MAY 1

Holocaust Observance,11 a.m. - Holocaust

MemorialReading of Names,

7 p.m. – 7 p.m.,Monday, May 2

Temple Beth Shalom

MONDAY, MAY 2

Reading of Names,Ongoing – 7 p.m.,

Temple Beth Shalom

TUESDAY, MAY 3

Senior Adult Lunch


Federation BoardMeeting, 7:30 p.m., JCC

THURSDAY, MAY 5

Senior Adult Lunch


FRIDAY, MAY 6


April 22 ................. 7:33 p.m.

April 29 ................. 7:40 p.m.

May 6 .................... 7:48 p.m.

CANDLELIGHTING

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

pot-luck lunch, 9 a.m.

Sunday, May 1: Tallit and Tefi l-lin, 9 a.m. When was the last time you used your tefi llin? Join us as we learn how to put on tefi llin, how to say the blessings and how to keep them. Don’t forget to bring them if you have a pair, along with your tallit! A light break-fast will be provided.

Yom Hashoah 24-Hour Read-ing of Names begins at 7:30 p.m. Temple Beth Shalom hosts the Yom Hashoah Reading of Names, which will begin with an opening ceremony featuring students from congregational religious schools and the Silver Acad-emy. The reading of names will begin immediately fol-lowing the opening ceremony and will continue until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2. If you would like to read names during the commemoration, please contact Lillian Rappa-port, 236-9555, ext. 3402.

Monday, May 2: Reading of Names continues until 8 p.m.

Friday, May 6: Shabbat ser-vice, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, May 7: Shacharit Shabbat service, 9 a.m., fol-lowed by Pot-luck lunchBe sure to check out Temple Beth Shalom’s website: http://tb-shalom.org.PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Temple Ohev Sholom233-6459

www.ohevsholom.org

Friday, April 22: Shabbat Ser-vice, 6 p.m., Lehrman Chapel

Friday, April 29: Shabbat Ser-vice, 7:30 p.m., SanctuaryFor additional information, please contact Cantor Kunitz at 233-6459, ext. 14


3125 Walnut StreetHarrisburg, PA 17109(717) 545-3774

Nathan Bitner, Supr

Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home, Inc

We are honored to be selected as the funeral homefor the Jewish Community.We have served the greater Harrisburg community

for over 70 years and are committed to helping families before, during and after their time of need.

If you have any questions or concerns during this time of transition, please call either Nathan Bitner or Graham Hetrick at 545-3774 and we will be happy

to assist any of your needs.

BRACHENDORFMEMORIALS, INC.

REPRESENTATIVE: JOHN MCGINNESS

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

l ife cycleHELENE A. HARTMAN

Helene A. Hartman, 89, of

Harrisburg, passed away on Tues-

day, April 5, 2011 in the Jewish

Home of Greater Harrisburg. She

was born on October 17, 1921 in

Harrisburg and was a graduate of

William Penn High School. He-

lene dedicated most of her life to

volunteering for Hadassah, Kesher

Israel Synagogue, and Th e Rabbi

David L. Silver Yeshiva Academy,

where she also worked for 32 years.

Helene will long be remembered

for the gentle way she cared for

generations of students at the Ye-

shiva Academy and her famous

tooth boxes. She was a dedicated

mother and grandmother who

enhanced every holiday and oc-

casion with her delicious cooking,

family traditions, and presence.

Predeceased by parents Benja-

min Levine and Gertrude Levine

Woolf, husband Manny Hartman,

sister Doris Rubin, and brothers

Jack Woolf, Ben Woolf, and Joseph

Woolf. Helene is survived by sons

Barry (Pat) Hartman and Ronald

(Leslie) Hartman, daughters Gail

( Joel) Burcat and Hara (Michael

Pucci) Hartman; grandchildren

Rachael (Seth Jawetz) Hartman,

Maya Hartman, Molly Hartman,

Sam Hartman, Dina Burcat, Shi-

ra Burcat, Greta Pucci, and So-

phia Pucci; and many nieces and

nephews. Helene is also survived

by siblings Dorothy Dorbian and

Mervin Woolf. Funeral services

were held on Wednesday, April

6th in the Kesher Israel Cemetery

Chapel, with Rabbi Akiva Males

offi ciating. Burial was in Kesher

Israel Cemetery. Arrangements

were handled by the Hetrick-Bit-

ner Funeral Home. In lieu of fl ow-

ers, contributions may be made to

Th e Rabbi David L. Silver Yeshiva

Academy 3301 North Front Street

Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the

charity of your choice in Helene’s

honor. To send condolences to the

Hartman family please go to www.

hetrickbitner.com.

BERNICE A. SMITHBernice A. Smith, 90, of Har-

risburg, passed away on Tuesday,

April 5, 2011. She was born in

Harrisburg on September 14, 1920

to the late Samuel and Lillie (Toor)

Abrams.

She retired from the Common-

wealth of Pennsylvania, Depart-

ment of Public Welfare. She was

a member of Chisuk Emuna Con-

gregation; a volunteer for RSVP

and a graduate of William Penn

High School. Bernice is survived

by two daughters, Jill Nelson and

her husband, Christopher of Penl-

lyn and Donna Barlup of Dills-

burg; three grandchildren, Derek

Wingate of Arizona, Brett Wing-

ate of Harrisburg and Joshua Bar-

lup of Dillsburg; and one great-

grandson. Funeral services were

held on Th ursday, April 7th, at the

Chisuk Emuna Cemetery Chapel,

with Rabbi Ron Muroff offi ciating.

Burial was in the Chisuk Emuna

Cemetery. Arrangements were

handled by the Hetrick-Bitner Fu-

neral Home.

Memorial donations can be

made to Wags Rescue, P.O. Box

1514, Southampton, PA 18966 or

to Furry Friends Network, P.O. Box

519, Boiling Springs, PA 17007.

LINDA GRASS CHEMTOBLinda Grass Chemtob, of New

York, NY and Honolulu, died on

April 6, 2011.

Formerly of Harrisburg, she is the

daughter of Lois Lehrman Grass

and the late Alex Grass. She is also

survived by her husband, Claude;

her daughter, Rachel Shapiro and

her husband, Christopher Grymes;

and her son, Adam Shapiro; her sis-

ter, Elizabeth Grass Weese; and her

brother, Roger Grass. She received

her B.A. from Clark University, her

M.A. from the University of North

Carolina, and her JD from Catho-

lic University’s Columbus School of

Law. She was a corporate attorney for

many years. While she lived in Har-

risburg, she was Chair of the Board

of the Harrisburg Academy, Women’s

Division Chair of the United Jewish

Appeal, a member of the Board of

Jewish Family Service, and a long-

time member of the Board of Market

Square Concerts. She had a long-

standing commitment to classical

chamber music; this became her pro-

fessional and philanthropic focus. For

this, she was the recipient of numer-

ous awards recognizing her for public

leadership in articulating the needs

and goals in music and art education.

She was founding Executive Direc-

tor of Concertante, an internationally

acclaimed chamber music ensemble

that performs and expands the string

sextet repertoire and appears regularly

at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center at

HACC. She founded the Arts for

Talented Youth (ATY) program at

the Peabody Institute. ATY was one

of the fi rst secondary school music

programs to develop and use a struc-

tured curriculum integrating dancers,

instrumentalists, and singers. Until

her death, she was a Vice-President of

the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center,

as well as serving as the Chairman of

the Special Music School’s Participat-

ing Board. Th e Special Music School

is the only school in the United States

that integrates a public school educa-

tion with structured musical instru-

ment training (the musical education

is supported by the Kaufman Center-

the private partner). She served as a

member of the board of Concert Art-

ists Guild, Chamber Music America,

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Com-

pany, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation,

the National Guild of Community

Schools of the Arts, and the Peabody

Institute. Contributions may be made

to Temple Ohev Sholom, 2345 N.

Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110, or

Concertante, 1000 Front St., #503,

Wormleysburg, PA 17043.

SYLVIA LOWENSTEINSylvia Lowenstein, 95, of Media,

passed away Friday, April 8, 2011

at Riddle Memorial Hospital. She

was born in Harrisburg on March

27, 1916 to the late Isaac and Ida

(Hecker) Yoff ee. Sylvia was a re-

tired Lab Technician from Har-

risburg Hospital and Lankenau

Hospital. She was a former mem-

ber of Beth El Temple and Beth El

Sisterhood.

Sylvia is the widow of the late

Alfred N. Lowenstein. She is sur-

vived by her two sons, Ron ( Ju-

dith) Lowenstein, of Aston, PA,

Michael (Susan) Lowenstein of

Contact

545-1081 or

232-1147

Romberger Memorials

Collingswood, New Jersey; and

four grandchildren Marc, Daniel,

Joanna and Shari. Funeral services

were held on Monday, April 11

at the Beth El Temple Cemetery

Chapel, with Rabbi Eric Cytryn

offi ciating. Burial was in the Beth

El Cemetery. Memorial contribu-

tions can be made to the Riddle

Village Endowment Fund, Riddle

Village, 1048 W. Baltimore Pike,

Media, PA 19063. Online condo-

lences can be shared at www.het-

rickbitner.com.

HARRY SILVERMANHarry Silverman, father of Beth

El Temple member Brandon Sil-

verman, passed away on Tuesday,

April 5, 2011. Harry Silverman

lived in New York and served our

country in both Korea and Viet-

nam. Surviving are his son Bran-

don ( Jennifer) Silverman of Car-

lisle; brother Maurice Silverman

of West Chester, New York; and

sister Audrey of Phoenix Arizona.

Funeral services were held on Long

Island with burial at the Calverton

National Cemetery. Your contri-

butions to Beth El Temple, 2637

North Front Street Harrisburg, PA

17110 will be a source of comfort

for the family.

SEASONABILITY IN JEWISH COOKING

A TALK AND COOKING DEMONSTRATION

Joan Nathan

Thursday April 28th, 2011 at 5:30pm

Adams Hall-Basement

A light buffet vegetarian dinner will beprovided following the program

The Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life at Dickinson College Presents

For more informationor for directions to campus, call717-254-8963or visitwww.dickinson.edu

Joan Nathan is the author of ten cookbooks including the

recently published“Quiches, Kugels and Couscous:My Search for Jewish Cooking

in France.”

email [email protected] or call 717-254-8963 for reservations.

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