OpinionPost&Volume 77, Number 10 • August 31, 2011 • 1 Elul 5771

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The Jewish Indiana Edition

BJE kicked off its centennial celebration on Sunday, August 28(see details in Editorial page 2 and more photos on the P&O website.)

This is an exciting time to be Jewish inIndianapolis! Three new rabbis are servingin the community. Rabbi Paula Winnig isthe director of the Bureau of JewishEducation (BJE), Rabbi Nadia Siritsky isthe associate rabbi of Indianapolis HebrewCongregation and Rabbi Dr. Eytan M.Cowen is the rabbi of Etz ChaimSephardic Congregation. We plan to haveinterviews with them in upcoming issues.

Also this year is the 100th anniversary ofthe BJE. To kick off their centennial year abarbeque was held in Celebration Plaza infront of the school on Sun., Aug. 28. Theweather was perfect and everyone had agood time. Besides the fun hot dogs andveggie burgers, activities included music, aballoon artist, a climbing wall, a photobooth, Heritage Art and other games.

As Jewish children returned to HebrewSchool at the BJE on Aug. 21, they became an essential part of AmericanJewish history as they entered the oldest,continually running, inter-denominationalschool in the United States. In 1911 theUnited Talmud Torah, founded by RabbiNeustadt and supported by the JewishFederation of Greater Indianapolisopened its doors to provide quality Jewish education by properly trained andadequately paid teachers.

While the name has changed – it wasalso called the Jewish Educational Alliance(JEA) – its mission has never changed.The BJE still provides quality Hebrew education to the Jewish children ofIndianapolis. The BJE also operates a pre-school and Kindergarten program.In addition to teaching children, the BJEoffers adult education classes includingModern and Biblical Hebrew as well asmany courses in other areas of interestabout Judaism, Israel and the modernworld.

The Maurer Library of the BJE is a partof the Marion County Library services.At the Maurer Library members of thecommunity of the Northwest section of Indianapolis can use the library’s computers, check out or drop off booksand materials and browse its Hebrew and Jewish studies holdings. The BJE also provides a Holocaust Trunk programto provide educational teaching aides to Indiana’s public schools and teachertraining for teachers who incorporateHolocaust education into their curriculum.

The next BJE event in their centennialcelebration will be, “A Century of theAmerican Jewish Songbook”on Nov. 12 inthe Laikin auditorium at the Arthur M.Glick JCC.

Mazel Tov to George Kelley and Dianne

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Isaacs who got married in June! George isthe education director at Beth-El Zedeck.

Happy Birthday to several members ofthe community who recently turned 90!Mimi Werner celebrated with family atKona Jacks on July 10, Martin Koor turned90 on Aug. 9, a party for Arthur Schillerwas held on his birthday Aug. 20, andGene Glick turned 90 on Aug. 29. JackAlboher turned 90 last Nov. 6. Two whose90th birthday is coming soon are SigBrenner and Betty Carlin.

Imagine what Indianapolis would belike if these Jewish citizens had not livedtheir lives here. It would not be the thriving city that it is. They have all made a huge difference not only by simplybeing who they are but also through their material contributions and by raising children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who have continued intheir footsteps.

I am always amazed when I see seniorsin their 90s who have the courage get upevery day and continue to carry on productive lives when I know they havephysical challenges doing simple everydayactions such as going from sitting in a chair to standing up. They set a remarkable example for all of us to emulate. I say to all of them,“Bis hundertun tsvantsik! (Until 120, long life to you.)”

Jennie Cohen, August 31, 2011 AAAA

BJE Centennial Celebration .........CoverEditorial.....................................................2Community Events .................................3Birthright Israel: Teacher Trek..............4Rabbi Benjamin Sendrow

(Congregation Shaary Tefilla) .................5Rabbi Dr. Eytan M. Cowen

(Congregation Etz Chaim) ......................6Etz Chaim Bake Sale...............................7Bonds as Strong as Steel .........................7Obituaries .................................................8Purdue Jewish Studies Events............11Glick Eye Institute Dedication...........12Jewish role in Civil Rights Movement ....13 IU Jewish Studies Events ....................14Rabbi Brett Krichiver

(Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation) ....15Last Folio ................................................16Local Jewish Cemeteries Vandalized 16

August 31, 2011 The Jewish Post & Opinion – IN 3School of Public and EnvironmentalAffairs, IUPUI.

Yuval Ron EnsembleYuval Ron Ensemble Middle Eastern

Mystical Music will be performing at theArthur M. Glick JCC Tues., Sept. 20 at 7p.m. The JCC in partnership with theInternational Interfaith Initiative welcomes the Ensemble for a stunningmusical performance with guest dancer,Jamila Ali. The Ensemble featured musicians from Jewish, Muslim, Sufi andChristian faiths.

Jewish lawyersJewish lawyers group meets for lunch

on the fourth Wednesday of each month.The next meeting is Sept. 28 at Shapiro’sdowntown at 12:15 p.m. Presently thegroup’s leaders are Irwin Levin, Zeff Weissand Elliot Levin. For more informationcontact Elliot at edl@rubin-levin.net.

An Evening of Art & Jazz Join Hadassah on Sat., Oct. 15, for a

fabulous evening of art, music, food and wine! “An Evening of Art & Jazz”willfeature live jazz performances, artists displaying and selling their work, a terrificsilent auction, hors d’oeuvres, and

wine-tasting! Proceeds from this eventwill benefit Hadassah Hospital, so inviteyour family, your friends, your neighbors –everyone you know! – to join us for a greatevening. The “Evening” will take place inthe Laikin Auditorium at the JCC and runfrom 7–10 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance;$30 at the door. So mark your calendarsnow and help us kick off Hadassah’s centennial year celebrations with music,art, and a lot of fun! To purchase ticketsand for more info call 317-475-4278 or goto www.hadassah.org/IndyArtAndJazz.

Joshua Nelson, “The Prince of Kosher Gospel”

Joshua Nelson, a Black Jew, is undeniably the “Prince of Kosher Gospel.”Nelson crosses cultural divides and unitespeople in song and spirit. Accompanied bymusicians and 3 back-up singers, Nelsonwill perform two stellar concerts at theJCC Sat., Oct. 22, 7 p.m. and Sun, Oct. 23,3 p.m. Nelson’s gospel interpretations offamiliar Jewish prayers and songs willhave the audience singing along anddancing in the aisles…just as he doeswherever he performs all over the world.Whether singing in Hebrew or English, it’sthe uplifting music and Nelson’s charismathat make for an unforgettable experience. AAAA

Jewish Bereavement Group The Albert & Sara Reuben Senior and

Community Resource Center offers abereavement group in partnership withCommunity Home Health Services, a partof the Community Health Network. Thisbereavement group, which has a Jewishperspective and is facilitated by RabbiBruce Pfeffer, is open to all. Questionsshould be directed to Julie Sondhelm at317-259-6822 x6. Meeting dates and timesare: the First Thursday of each month from7 p.m.–8:30 p.m and the Third Monday ofeach month from 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Congregation Beth ShalomThe next gathering of the congregation

will be Shabbat services on Fri., Sept. 9 atUniversity High School at 6:30 p.m. Theservice will be led by the congregation.High Holy day services which are listed onour web site, www.BethShalomIndy.orgare open to anyone who wishes to worship with us. There is no charge, ormembership requirements. We also continue to serve lunches to the homelessat Holy Family Shelter once a month.

Sarah and Sol Sacks Elul Learning Program 5772

Join us for a special event featuringRabbi Yaakov Palatnik who will speak on“Why Being Judged is Good”. This willtake place Thurs., Sept. 15 at CongregationB’nai Torah. Refreshments and book saleat 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Palatnik’s talk will beginat 7 p.m.

Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik joined the AishDC team in 2005, bringing with him anillustrious career as an Aish Rabbi. After 10years at Aish Jerusalem under the tutelageof Rabbi Noach Weinberg, ob”m, andreceiving rabbinical ordination there,Rabbi Palatnik worked for 13 years withAish Toronto and was the founding rabbiof The Village Shul. His wisdom, warmth,and ability to teach Jewish values with relevance to our daily lives has resulted inthe growth of Aish DC as more than just aLearning Center, but a vibrant OutreachSynagogue as well. Rabbi Palatnik is thecoauthor of the book Remember My Souland the father of five children.

Hadassah opening meetingSun., Sept 18 at 3 p.m., Guest speaker

Sheila Suess Kennedy will talk on“Elevating Ignorance: Why AmericansAren’t Learning.”This will take place at 3p.m. at the Arthur M. Glick JCC, RoomA25. Refreshments will be served.Kennedy is Professor, Law and PublicPolicy Director, Public Affairs Program,

Community Events

The Rabbi, Board ofDirectors, and Members of Congregation B’nai Torah

and its Sisterhood extend the best

New Year’s wishes to the entire

Jewish Community!

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Indianapolis educatorselected for Israel tripBrings new network of fellow educatorsand benefits of international learning tolocal students

Rachael Adele Heger (below), 29, ofIndianapolis, who has been a DerechTorah (8th and 9th grade) instructor at theIndianapolis Hebrew Congregation formore than four years, recently traveledalongside 30 educators who were carefullyselected to take part in the first ever,Taglit-Birthright Israel: Teacher Trek. Thetrip was offered to Jewish educators whowork in complementary (part-time)Jewish education.

Heger spent 10 days in Israel, thanks tothe Partnership for Effective Learning andInnovative Education (PELIE). The tripwas a gift of Taglit-Birthright Israel and apartnership between the people of Israel,Jewish philanthropic partners and theJewish community. PELIE is an organizationmade up of a group of funders who are committed to improving the field ofcomplementary Jewish education.

The Taglit-Birthright Israel age limit isusually capped at 26; however, this uniqueopportunity was open to American andCanadian educators ages 18 to 29. Thirtyteachers were selected to travel with asmall group of Israeli counterparts.

“The trip was amazing,” says Heger. “It felt like one long day and I am still processing everything. I didn’t realize howimportant the experience would be until I saw it firsthand. While the Jewish community in Indianapolis is strong, it is small. Now I have a network of 29 educators to collaborate with and buildcurriculum for my students. That is aninvaluable resource.”

Over the course of 10 days, the educatorstoured the country and visited diverseeducational settings. They experienced theliveliness of Tel Aviv and diverse spiritualityof Jerusalem, seeing firsthand the history,vibrancy and challenges of modern Israel.The goal of the trip was to offer educatorsa balanced and whole perspective of the

(see Heger, page 5)

possess. I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.”

She then began to sob and walked away.What a moving story. I wish more

people knew this woman’s point of viewthan Mick Jagger’s. Which would yourather carry with you into the new Jewishyear of 5772?

Our traditional wish is for a good and sweet year. Sweetness comes fromappreciating enough, not proclaiming thateven too much isn’t enough. And so, myfriends, on behalf of my synagogue familyat Congregation Shaarey Tefilla, and onbehalf of my own family, Arlene, Evan,Sammy, and Rachel, I do wish you ashanah tovah u’metukah, a year of health,happiness, goodness, and sweetness.In 5772, I wish us all dayenu. I wish us enough.

Rabbi Sendrow is the spiritual leader ofCongregation Shaarey Tefilla in Carmel, Ind. AAAA

in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye tosomeone knowing it would be forever?”

“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me forasking, but why is this a forever good-bye?”I asked.

“I am old and she lives much too far away.I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral,”she said.

“When you were saying good-bye I heardyou say, “I wish you enough.” May I askwhat that means?”

She began to smile. “That’s a wish that hasbeen handed down from other generations.My parents used to say it to everyone.”

She paused for a moment and looked up asif trying to remember it in detail, she smiledeven more.

“When we said ‘I wish you enough,’ wewere wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things tosustain them,” she continued. Then, turningtoward me, she shared the following as if shewere reciting it from memory.

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain toappreciate the sun more. I wish you enoughhappiness to keep your spirit alive. I wishyou enough pain so that the smallest joys inlife appear much bigger. I wish you enoughgain to satisfy your wanting. I wish youenough loss to appreciate all that you

BY RABBI BENJAMIN SENDROW

EnoughA widely heard, though

less than prophetic voice,Mick Jagger, famouslysaid, “Too much is never enough.” That’squite a message. It says that no matterwhat, there can be no satisfaction or contentment in life. I can only hope forMr. Jagger’s sake that in the twilight of life,he has changed his thinking.

I would like to offer a far better perspective. It comes from a story that has been widely distributed via email,attributed to a man named Bob Perks.He wrote:

Recently, I over heard a mother anddaughter in their last moments together at aregional airport. They had announced herdeparture and standing near the securitygate, they hugged and she said, “I love you.I wish you enough.”

She in turn said, “Mom, our life togetherhas been more than enough. Your love is all Iever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.”They kissed and she left.

She walked over toward the window whereI was seated. Standing there, I could see shewanted and needed to cry. I tried not tointrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me

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High Holiday Service Date TimeSelichot Reception Saturday, September 24 8:30 pmSelichot Service Saturday, September 24 11:00 pmErev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, September 28 6:30 pmRosh HaShanah Thursday, September 29 8:30 amTashlikh (Carmel West Park) Thursday, September 29 6:30 pm2nd Day Erev Rosh HaShanah Thursday, September 29 7:30 pm2nd Day Rosh HaShanah Friday, September 30 8:30 amErev Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre Friday, October 7 6:45 pmYom Kippur / Yizhkor Saturday, October 8 9:00 amYom Kippur / Mincha Saturday, October 8 5:15 pmYom Kippur / Neila, Maariv, Havdalah Saturday, October 8 6:30 pm

L’Shanah Tovah Tikateivu!From the Board, Rabbi Sendrow, and membership

of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla,wishing you and all your loved ones

a Healthy, Sweet, and Good New Year!

From our newborns to our seniors, we are a family! We’d love to have you join us!

Call us for more information regarding services, seats, and membership.

3085 W. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032(317) 733-2169 • www.shaareytefilla.org

country. A second Teacher Trek trip isscheduled to take place this winter, withregistration in September.

PELIE is now working with the educatorsto form an online community that willenable the teachers to share the ways theyhave brought Israel to their students andtheir students’ reactions to the lessons.

“We had an amazing group of educatorson the trip who all work in different backgrounds and brought a lot to thetable,” says Adena Raub, informationmanager at PELIE and Teacher Trek tripleader. “Everyone left feeling inspired and deeply connected to Israel and I amexcited to work with all of them in thecoming months to see how this experiencehas enriched and shaped their work.”

For information about participation infuture Teacher Trek cycles, please emailAdena Raub at araub@pelie.org.

About PELIE:Founded in 2007, The Partnership

for Effective Learning and InnovativeEducation (PELIE) works to improvecomplementary (part time) Jewish education in multiple settings throughoutthe nation. PELIE accomplishes thisthrough advocating, consulting, andresearching the field; by highlightingand adapting models that work; andby funding with local partners to bringchange to their communities. PELIE also works to bring technology into Jewish education along with a variety ofother “tools”- assessment, organizational,and experiential – to impact the ever-changing field of complementaryJewish education. AAAA

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does it matter what I do on Rosh HaShanah?Everything’s already planned! Well, I

have news for you: Rosh HaShanah isaptly named the head of the year. Each ofus, too, is endowed with a part of this creative power and having our “heads” inthe right place on Rosh HaShanah is ofparamount importance. Just as the headdirects the body (or, at least, most of the time it should), so too, our thoughts,our prevailing emotions, and our actionson Rosh HaShanah will determine theoutcome of the rest of the year.

Good, positive thoughts; constant imageryand affirmation of a successful year aheadfull of Emunah, gratitude, love, joy, andcontentment begin to leave the realm ofthought and potential to enter into thedomain of action. What do you think allthat stuff with apples and honey is about?It’s precisely the symbolic actions that setthe stage for a year of sweetness!Thoughts transforming to actions.

It is my prayer to all that the blasts of theShofar be a call to each of us and a realtransformation of positive thought intosustained action throughout the upcomingyear. May the words of Nehemiah that weponder at the conclusion of our prayers on

Rosh HaShanah ring true for everyone:“Go, eat rich foods and drink sweet

Thus, Rosh HaShanah, as it is so aptlynamed, is the head of the year. And, just asthe head directs the body (or, at least,most of the time it should), so too, one’sactions, thoughts, and prevailing emotionson Rosh HaShanah will determine theoutcome of the rest of the year.

Rosh HaShanah is a day signifying ourcreation. Our Holy Books teach that thisawesome day corresponds to the day ofhuman’s creation. Creation and judgment– how does that work? Stop and thinkabout it for a moment. When was the lasttime you wanted to start a new project orlaunch a new business? In order to createsomething new, we all need a sense ofjudgment and discernment. Should we go ahead? Will we be successful? RoshHaShanah is no different. It requires, fromthe side of HaShem, a new creation: aNew Year. The year to come has not yetbeen, and needs to brought into existence.

Creation. Just as the construction of abuilding requires a blueprint, so too, theconstruction of the year needs a specificplan. Just as a designer draws up the plansfor a room, so is HaShem the designer ofthe year. The plans of HaShem are draftedon Rosh HaShanah. So, Rosh HaShanah is not merely the first day of the Jewish calendar, but the outline for the entire year.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. What

BY RABBI DR. EYTAN M. COWEN

Rosh HaShanah:The real day of judgment

Rosh HaShanah is called the Day ofJudgment. Judgment? What judgment?Who’s judging? Why do we need to bejudged? What’s that all about?

Our Sages teach in the Talmud, TractateRosh HaShanah 8b, that on RoshHaShanah, it is decreed what will be at theend of the year. Just imagine the crowningof a King or Queen on the day of theircoronation; all the pomp and circumstance!Along with this coronation, comes therecognition that a King or Queen (at leastat one time) hold the power to decree andjudge throughout their land. So too, wecrown HaShem on this day of RoshHaShanah and recognize the omnipotenceof the Almighty. This is one of the mostimportant aspects of Rosh HaShanah.

Our tradition teaches that all is at stakeon this great day – our health, our wealth,and, truly, our very lives. Whatever takesplace in the last month of the Jewish calendar, known as Elul, was alreadydecreed at the very beginning of the year. (see Cowen, page 11)

Shana TovaTizku leshanim rabbot

Best wishes, good health and happiness to the entireCommunity for the coming year

Rabbi Eytan M. Cowen and family

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BY SUSAN LERNER

In our fast paced world it’s not uncommonfor dinner to be takeout, or microwavedprocessed food. Thank goodness for thingsthat remain constant.The aroma of sautéingbutter and onion. The sweet scent of buttery dough steeped with cardamomand honey. The Annual Etz Chaim BakeSale. Get your Sephardic treats. Taste history. Turkish coffee not included.

Susan Lerner is a freelance writer livingin Indianapolis. She is working towards anMFA in Creative Writing and posts bookreviews at http://booklerner.blogspot.com. AAAA

Etz Chaim BakeSale: Sept. 18th

Golden triangles of flaky dough – tursidas. Honey fragranced, nut-filleddiamonds – baklava. Crisp round cookies –taleekoos. Crescents of tender dough pocketing potato clouds – bourekas.Hungry yet? Etz Chaim’s DeborahSisterhood’s Annual Bake Sale is Sun.,Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This yearthe popular Indianapolis event is movingto a larger venue to accommodate thecrowds of Sephardic food lovers, and willbe held at the Jewish Community Center’sLaikin Auditorium, 6701 Hoover Road.

The women of Etz Chaim have beenstirring, measuring, mixing, rolling andbaking their best challahs, onion pies, andSephardic pastries. The delicacies are prepared from the same recipes thebakers’ grandmothers used back in theirhomeland of Salonika, Greece. Thesemouth-watering goodies draw crowdsyear after year. Certified kosher goods satisfy the needs of the observant community. The sale, well known amongmembers of Indianapolis Jewish community, also attracts a burgeoningnumber of foodies, eager for a taste of the exotic.

Imagine: tasting tursida. Crackling,thinner-than-paper phyllo dissolves inyour mouth, and tiny explosions ofcreamy, salty feta and tender, greenspinach dance on your tongue, beforemelting into rich, tangy goodness. Dream:biting into boureka: The contrast of crunch –the sesame studded, shiny, golden crust –against smooth – the velvet filling of softpotato and onion – demands you haveanother. And another.

A history ofIndiana scrapmetal dealers

Bonds as Strong as Steel: A history of Indiana scrap metal dealers and their families. By The Indiana Jewish HistoricalSociety.

In Bonds as Strong as Steel, the IndianaJewish Historical Society is telling thebusiness histories and family stories of 19Indiana families who were active in thescrap industry. The information abouteach family not only tells their businesshistories, but also their determination,good business sense, devotion to employees,charitable contributions and civic involve-ment that made each business/familyvaluable to their community.

The families highlighted in the bookinclude: Trockman, Joseph Kroot,Weinberg, Borinstein, Sam Kroot,Solotken & Alpert, Louis Smith, Glazer,Sposeep, Ruchman & Warshauer, Lewis,

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The families were asked by theresearcher, Erin Hamilton, an intern in theGraduate Assistantship Program at theIndiana University Center on Philanthropyfor either a face to face interview, a phoneinterview or to fill out a questionnaire.Erin then transcribed these interviews intoindividual articles. In reviewing these articles, some families chose to add moreinformation, personally taking their ownfamily’s story into more detail.

Most of these businesses began with an immigrant with a wagon collecting old rags, scrap metals, and hides. Severaleventually became multi-million dollarcompanies. Many of these businesses are still operating today and continuing to thrive.

Bonds as Strong as Steel is available for$12.50 by contacting the Indiana JewishHistorical Society at 260-459-6862 or indiana.jhs@frontier.com. AAAA

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eight years at the Indianapolis Children’sMuseum in visitor services. He was amember of Indianapolis HebrewCongregation, B’nai B’rith, InterfaithAlliance, and a past president of IHCBrotherhood.

Gary is survived by his loving wife,Sheila; sons, Marc Seleman of St. Louisand Fred (Laura) Seleman of Jupiter,Fla.; and granddaughters, Melanie andCarrie. He was preceded in death by hisdaughter-in-law, Stephanie.

A funeral service was held April 21 atAaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary. Burial wasin Waldheim Cemetery in Chicago.Memorial contributions may be made toIndianapolis Hebrew Congregation, 6501N. Meridian St, Indpls, IN 46260.

Madelyn M. Lillianfeld, 60, of WestLafayette died May 6, 2011. She was bornin Indianapolis on Nov. 1, 1950 to Williamand Dorothy (Arnow) Meyers. She receiveda Masters Degree in Forensics Studies atIndiana University. She was a member ofthe Lafayette Congregation Sons ofAbraham and Hadassah in Lafayette.

Madelyn leaves behind her husband,Mark I. Lillianfeld; son, Robert BrianLillianfeld, Ph.D.; two daughters, AbbyLauren Lillianfeld and Becky ClaireLillianfeld; mother, Dorothy A. Meyers;two sisters, Susie Jacobs and Leslie(Jimmy) Curlow of Carmel; and brother,Michael (Sally) Meyers of Indianapolis.

Services were held May 9 at the Soller-Baker West Lafayette Chapel, 1184Sagamore Parkway West, West Lafayette,

Ind. Burial followed in Sons of AbrahamCemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requeststhat memorial gifts be made to theMadelyn Lillianfeld Memorial Fund forMultiple Myeloma research at the IUSimon Cancer Center. Gifts should bemade payable to “IU Foundation” andinclude a notation indicating the fund.Gifts should be mailed to: IU SimonCancer Center, c/o IU Foundation, PO Box660245, Indianapolis, IN 46266-0245.

Sophia Nahmias Paul, 88, died May11, 2011. A lifelong resident, she was bornJune 22, 1922 to Paul and Esther (Ovadya)Nahmias. Sophia and her husband, Alfred,owned and operated Paul’s DepartmentStore at 29th and Clifton from 1946–1970.Later, she worked at Shamberg’s onMonument Circle selling women’s apparel from 1970–1985 when she retired.She was a member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Deborah Sisterhood andBeth-El Zedeck Sisterhood.

Survivors include her sons, Stephen(Deborah) Paul and Michael (Catherine)Paul; brother, Meyer (Doreen) Nahmias;sister-in-law, Cecile Nahmias; threegrandchildren, Gabriel (Deborah),Jonathan (Lisa) and Matthew Paul; andher great grandchildren, Isabella, Zacharyand Clara Paul. She was preceded in deathby her husband, Alfred Paul.

A graveside service was held on May 13in the Beth-El Zedeck North Cemetery. Inlieu of flowers, memorial contributionsmay be made to the Beth-El Zedeck EarlyChildhood Center, Deborah Sisterhoodc/o Etz Chaim Congregation or theHooverwood Guild.

Rudy Grumbacher, 91, died May 11,2011 with his family at his side.Born September 15, 1919 in Frankfort,Germany of parents Heinrich and BettyGrumbacher, Rudy came to the UnitedStates in 1937 to live with family in Chicago.

He married Margaret Lasky in 1944.Margaret preceded him in death in 1993.They spent most of their lives in Muncie,Ind., and were members of Beth ElTemple. Rudy was active with the Templein every official post including president.Since moving to Indianapolis, he has beena member of the Indianapolis HebrewCongregation.

Rudy married Sara King McDonald in1999. Rudy enjoyed life to the fullest andwas a true people person. He retired in1989 from State Distributing Corporationafter 21 years as a salesman. To stay active,he drove a limo and worked with hisyounger son at RM Medical. He also volunteered at St Vincent Carmel Hospitalfor 17 years in the ER and Pharmacy.

Judy Sherman Goldblatt, 65, tragicallylost her life on April 15, 2011 in Palo Alto,Calif. She and her husband Larry were inCalifornia visiting with their family. Judywas born in Indianapolis on June 23, 1945,the second daughter of Henry B. andFrances C. Sherman. She graduated fromTudor Hall School in Indianapolis,and attended Briarcliff College, ButlerUniversity and Indiana University fromwhich she received her bachelor’s degree.

But Judy is best known for her endlesscapacity to love and to find the best ineveryone. First and foremost she wasdevoted to her family. She is survived by her husband of over 25 years,Dr. Lawrence Goldblatt, her daughtersJoanna Kenyon, Lauren Iannarone andJennifer Van Allen, her grandsons Evanand Gabriel Kenyon, her sister JanisSherman Popp and Dr. Richard Popp ofPalo Alto, Calif.

Judy was buried April 21 in Colma, Calif.A memorial service was held atCongregation Beth El Zedeck. To share amessage of condolence for the familyplease visit www.arnmortuary.com.

Gary P. Seleman, 77, died April 18,2011. He was born on March 5, 1934 in Evanston, Ill. to Victor and Clare(Dashe) Seleman. Gary was a sales manfor HPS for 20 years and later worked for

April & May (See May - Aug. in the next issue.)

August 31, 2011 The Jewish Post & Opinion – IN 9Rudy is survived by his loving family,

sister, Margot Myers, Munster, IN; wife,Sara; sons, Lewis (Sue) Grumbacher andRonald (Mary) Grumbacher; four grand-children; five step-children, SaralynAarvig of Denver, Ronda Braden ofDenver, Scott McDonald of Omaha, StacyMcDonald of Denver, and KevinMcDonald of Denver; seven step-grand-children; and three great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to express specialthanks to the caring doctors and nurses atthe St. Vincent Heart Center and St. Vincent Seton Hospital for theirextraordinary care.

Funeral services were on May 13. Burialfollowed at the Indianapolis HebrewCongregation Cemetery, 161st and North Meridian. In lieu of flowers pleasemake a donation to Northern IndianaCommunity Services, c/o Ryan McCarthyHolmes Memorial Scholarship Fund, POBox 807, Rochester, IN 46975.

Eva Shamitz Weiss, 88, died May 18,2011. She was born in New York on Feb.22, 1923 to Isaac and Sophie Shamitz. Shewas a member of Congregation B’naiTorah. To Eva, her children, grandchildrenand great grandchildren were her life.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Weiss and daughter, IreneStein. Eva is survived by her son, Michael(Waunita Smothers) Weiss of Indianapolis;daughters, Judy Rembusch of Chatham,Ill. and Marlene (Mike McConnell) Weissof Indianapolis; six grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; and son-in-law, Larry Stein.

A funeral service was held May 20 at the Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary. Burialfollowed in B’nai Torah Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made tothe American Lung Association or St.Vincent Hospice.

Harry Golden Morgan, 85, died May22, 2011. He was born in Terre Haute onOct. 20, 1925 to Sam and MarionettaMorgan. Harry served his country in theArmy during World War II. He was a graduate of Shortridge High School in1943 and Butler School of Pharmacy in 1951.

Harry was the co-founder and co-owner of Morgan Pharmacy Inc. with his brother, Richard Morgan. Togetherthey operated five pharmacies on thenorth side of Indianapolis. The two mostimportant things in his life were his family and the family business. The eightMorgan children grew up working in thepharmacies. Harry retired in 1990.

He was a member of CongregationBeth-El Zedeck, Elks Club and the IndianaPharmacy Association.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley RoseMorgan; children, David (Leslie) Morgan,Susan (Steve) Knowles, Thomas (Cherie)

Morgan, and Andrew (Susan) Morgan;eight grandchildren, Sawyer, Evan, Sam,Jamie, Daniel, Claire, Anna and Sam; twogreat grandchildren, Jayla and Lia; andbrother, Richard (Miriam) Morgan.A funeral service was held May 25, 2011 at

the Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary. Burialfollowed in Congregation Beth-El ZedeckNorth Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made toCongregation Beth-El Zedeck, 600 West70th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260. AAAA

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MANY THANKS TOOUR 2011 SPONSORS

A generous contribution made by Irwin Katz in

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Mon, Oct 31, 7 pm

Lee KravitzLee Kravitz is busy. In UnfinishedBusiness: One Man’s ExtraordinaryYear of Trying to Do the Right Thing, he catches up on a list of unfinished business—the could’ves, should’vesand would’ves that plague us all.

Tue, Nov 1, Noon | FREE

Storytime with Bubbe and ZaydeAn intergenerational story hour for ourkids, their grandparents and parents.

Mon, Nov 14, 7 pm

Charles FishmanWithout preaching, Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water,asks us to re-evaluate our relationshipwith water. Though the “golden age ofwater” may be over, he insists we arenot in a crisis...yet.

Tues, Sept 20, 7 pm

Yuval Ron$12 public / $8 Adult JCC members$6 All children under 19Join us as the internationally acclaimed,interfaith Yuval Ron Ensemble, togetherwith guest dancer Jamila Ali, perform“Seeker of Truth” and “The Legend of the Baal Shem.”

Partners: International Interfaith Initiative and Peace Learning Center.Co-sponsors: Etz Chaim and Gadi Boukai—The Dan Bowden Team.

Sat, Oct 22, 7 pm and Sun, Oct 23, 3 pm

Joshua Nelson, “ThePrince of Kosher Gospel”$20 public / $15 Adult JCC members$10 All children under 19Become united in song and spirit withour community through the uplifting and cross-cultural gospel music ofJoshua Nelson. Together with back-upsingers and live musical accompaniment,this “Prince of Kosher Gospel” willhave you singing along and dancing inthe aisles!

Tues, Oct 25, 7 pm

Marilyn BergerBerger, author of This is a Soul: AnAmerican Doctor’s Remarkable Missionin Ethiopia, relays the remarkable storyof one doctor devoted to caring forvictims of famine, genocide and war.

Oct 26–Dec 30 | FREEReception: Thurs, Oct 27 5:30 pm

Herron School of Art and DesignBooks with hair? Allow Karen Baldnerto guide you through an intensive andhands-on immersion into the worldof book arts and discover that booksthemselves can be art.

3 ways to register:visit www.JCCindy.orgcall 251-9467stop by a JCC membership desk

Sat, Oct 29, 7 pm

Indianapolis Premiere Screening:

Nora’s WillNora’s manipulative plans and meticulous intentions before taking her own life make for a comedic film that is pure entertainment.

Wed, Nov 2, 7 pm

Ghita SchwarzDisplaced Persons: A Novel exploresthe stories behind the survivors ofthe concentration camps. Follow fourPolish women as they re-establish theiridentities and reconstruct their lives.

Sun, Nov 6, 9 am—4 pm

Feeding the CommunityBody: A Day of WellnessJoin yogi and author Meta Chaya Hirschlfor a two-hour yoga workshop. Stop byour mini farmers market for some localeats. Participate, learn and share in a wide range of workshops and activitiestaking place all day at the JCC.

Tues, Nov 8, 7:15 pm

Myla GoldbergIn her new book, The False Friend, young protagonist Celia Durst is notquite as innocent as she seems. Join Myla in a private discussion about thenovel before the actual event when youpurchase the book at the JCC.

Wed, Nov 9, 7 pm | FREE

SuEllen FriedAuthor and anti-bullying advocateSuEllen Fried will lead a workshopfor adult, pre-teens and teens in the Laikin auditorium at the JCC. Herbook, Banishing Bullying Behavior, offers tools to solve this problem.

Sun, Nov 13, 10 am | FREEat Congregation Beth-El Zedeck

Anita DiamantAuthor of The Red Tent, Anita Diamantspeaks on ways the strengths andvulnerabilities of the female bodyshape a women’s experience andidentity, freedom and spirituality.

Tues, Nov 15, 7 pm

Indianapolis Premiere Screening:

The Little TraitorMonths before Israel becomes a state,tensions rise between the Britishoccupiers and Jewish rebels. Thisengaging movie of friendship andloyalty tells the story of one boy and aBritish sergeant, his unlikely friend.

BooksFilmsSigningsArtAuthorsChildrenPerformance

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Mon, Nov 16, 7 pm

Tom Fields-MeyerFollowing Ezra: What One FatherLearned about Gumby, Otters, Autismand Love from his Extraordinary Sonis a heartwarming story about acceptanceand patient parenting.

Sponsors: Butler Hillel, Voices of Deliverance Gospel Choir andLeon M Mordoh.Co-sponsors: Chase Bank, Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, Dialogue Today,Great Cooks and Company and Your Event Partner.

Sponsor: Fifth Third Bank

Sponsor: Fifth Third Bank

Co-sponsors: Albert & Sara Reuben Senior and Community Resource Center and PJ Library of Greater Indianapolis.

Co-sponsors: Wendy and Phil Larman

Sponsor: Congregation Beth-El Zedeck.Co-sponsors: Shaarey Tefilla Sisterhood and Hadassah.

Partner: Bully Safe USACo-sponsors: Indianapolis Section of National Council of Jewish Women, The Villages, Prevent Child Abuse, and The Mothers’s Circle.

Sat, Nov 19, 7 pm

3 Screenings:

Heartland Truly MovingPicturesThe JCC and Heartland arecollaborating once again for anotherentertaining and thought-provokingevening of film and discussion.

Partner: Second Helpings

Presented by the Alan and Linda Cohen Center for Jewish Learning andLiving at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in partnership with The Writers’Center of Indiana, IUPUI, The Women’s Studies Program of the IU Schoolof Liberal Arts and the Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts at the JCC.

Partner: Friends of the White River

This activity made possible, in part, with support from the IndianaArts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts,a federal agency commission, and the National Endowment forthe Arts, a federal agency.

Butler HillelVoices of

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Wednesday, October 26 ~ StewartCenter, Room 320 ~ 12:30.

Stella Setka, Doctoral Student, LiteraryStudies, Department of English, PurdueUniversity “Trends in 21st-century JewishAmerican Fiction.”

Wednesday, November 16 ~ StewartCenter, Room 318 ~ 12:30 .

Colleen Neary-Sundquist, AssistantProfessor, Department of ForeignLanguages and Literatures, PurdueUniversity, “Glückel of Hameln: A JewishAutobiography.”

For more information, please contactAlice Wenger, Assistant to the Director Purdue University Jewish StudiesProgram, Beering Hall of Liberal Arts andEducation, Room 6166, 100 N. UniversityStreet, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098,office 765-494-7965, fax 765-496-3633,wengera@purdue.edu. Office hours: 9-12and 1-4, M-F, http://www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies. AAAA

Purdue U. JewishStudies Program lecturesFall 2011 semester

All members of the Purdue Universitycommunity and the public are cordiallyinvited to attend these free events offeredby the Jewish Studies Program.

4th Annual Larry Axel Memorial Lecture in Religion

Tuesday, October 4 ~ STEW 202 ~ 7:30 p.m.

Mark Noll, Professor of History, NotreDame University, “The King James Bibleand the U.S. Populace.”

Co-sponsored by the Purdue JewishStudies and Religious Studies Programs(http://www.cla.purdue.edu/religious-studies/events/index.html).

Purdue Jewish Studies Program Noon Lecture and Discussion Series

Wednesday, September 7 ~ StewartCenter, Room 320 ~ 12:30.

Xue Yu, winner of the 2011 EdwardSimon Barzillai Lodge No. 111 Prize inJewish Studies, “Escape to the East: TheShanghai Jewish Community During theSecond World War.”

beverages, and send portions to thosewho have nothing prepared, for today issacred to our Lord. Do not be sad; theenjoyment of HaShem is your strength.”Shanah Tova U’Metuka (a happy and sweetnew year) and may you all be inscribed inthe Book of Life.

Rabbi Dr. Eytan M. Cowen is the new rabbiof Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation. AAAA

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students. In April of that year, we werepleased to announce their transformationalgift of $30 million to the IU Foundation forthe creation of the Eugene and MarilynGlick Eye Institute. From this extraordinarygift, $20 million was applied toward the construction of the $26 million eyeinstitute, while the remaining $10 millionwas directed to an endowment to fundresearch. Their gift also is a challenge to our community to join with them increating a program that will lead the wayin eye and vision research worldwide.

Their gift defines visionary — the visionresearch they are funding will touch people far beyond Indiana. Gene andMarilyn Glick likely will not benefit fromany of the discoveries that take place inour laboratories, but their descendants,and our descendants, will. This gift, and somany of their other gifts, is less aboutthem and more about others.

The Glick Eye Institute is the pinnacle oftheir giving and lays the burden of findingvision discoveries squarely at our feet.As we move into this marvelous newbuilding, we are now responsible for realizing Marilyn Glick’s dream of ensuring miracles occur. As a result oftheir legacy, we are committed to creatinga world where everyone can experiencethe most precious gift of vision.

Cantor is chairman of the IU School ofMedicine Department of Ophthalmology,Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute.Reprinted from the Indianapolis StarAug. 18, 2011. AAAA

BY LOUIS CANTOR

Benefactors hopeto see miracles atnew eye center

Eugene and Marilyn Glick have madesignificant gifts to support many projects andcauses in their hometown of Indianapolis.Their concern for their fellow man is evident in the charitable causes they havechosen to support – children, families,health care, history, arts and education.

Today, we will dedicate the new Eugeneand Marilyn Glick Eye Institute at theIndiana University School of Medicine, abuilding in which Marilyn Glick expectsmiracles to occur. This extraordinary gift toIU is the capstone of their philanthropyand has provided for something muchlarger than a building: It’s the foundationfor discoveries that will yield treatmentsand cures for blinding eye diseases.That will be the lasting legacy of the Glicks in Indianapolis, Marion Countyand perhaps across the country andthroughout the world.

The Glicks’ philanthropy began withsupport for Junior Achievement, theChildren’s Bureau and health and recreation centers to serve families whoneeded a hand up. As their interestsbroadened, so did their support for art,literature and culture. We can thank themfor the Cultural Trail, the Eugene andMarilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award anddonations of exquisite glassworks to theIndianapolis Museum of Art. Recognizingmen and women who lived lives of peaceresulted in development of the GlickPeace Walk, an outdoor space where luminaries are honored for improving the lives of those who came after them.

Throughout her adult life, Marilyn Glickhas been committed to preventing blindness. Through her involvement withPrevent Blindness and People of Vision,she has helped provide countless visionscreenings to Indiana school children andadults, saving the sight of thousands ofpeople who might otherwise have beenunaware of a potential vision problem. Butshe continued to dream bigger.

The institute that bears their name is anopportunity for them to place their time,resources and spirit into creating a betterfuture for others. For Marilyn Glick, this hasbeen an endeavor that began in her youth,when at age 7 she began raising money fora local charity in her hometown of Detroit.

In 2007, Marilyn Glick first inquiredabout what it might take to build an eyeinstitute at IU, a place where the best andbrightest scientists could work alongsiderenowned ophthalmologists and medical

August 31, 2011 The Jewish Post & Opinion – IN 13Internet connection. JWA’s innovativewebsite, jwa.org, is a destination for people seeking knowledge, a sense ofconnection and community, and a way to affirm and enhance the legacy ofAmerican Jewish women.

Jwa.org receives more than one millionunique visitors a year. Updated andenriched regularly, it offers a wide range ofdigital resources on such topics as politics,pop culture, sexuality, social justice,feminism, food, and film. Among recentadditions is MyBatMitzvahStory.org, aninteractive sub-site designed to make thecoming of age experience more personallymeaningful for Jewish girls.

For further information about the JewishWomen’s Archive, call 617-232-2258 orvisit jwa.org. AAAA

stories told in ways their students relateto. These are stories that have rarely beentold before. They inspire students to recognize that they too can make history.”

The Jewish Women’s Archive Institutefor Educators is made possible by a grantfrom the Dorot Foundation.

For more on the Institute, read JWA’s blog, go to the website, and look at photographs on Flickr.

The Jewish Women’s Archive wasfounded in 1995 to respond to the lack ofinformation about and understanding ofthe contributions of Jewish women toAmerican history. Since then, JWA hasamassed the world’s most extensiveonline collection of material on AmericanJewish women, all of which can beaccessed for free by anyone with an

Local educatorexplores Jewishrole in Civil RightsMovement

George Kelleyof CongregationBeth-El Zedeck inIndianapolis wasone of 24 Jewisheducators from 16 different statesand two Canadianprovinces whogathered July 11–15 in suburbanBoston for the Jewish Women’s Archive’s(JWA) summer Institute, The Power of OurStories: Jews and the Civil Rights Movement.

The program began with each persontelling a two-minute story about an objectand the Jewish woman connected to it.From their homes in places as far away as Whitefish, Mont., and Winnipeg,Manitoba, participants brought rollingpins, jewelry, recipes, photographs, prayerbooks, and even in one case an edibleobject – blintzes left over from that morning’s breakfast with a beloved grand-mother – that evoked stories of Jewishwomen who were important in their lives.

After sharing their personal stories, theparticipants began the more formal part ofthe Institute, a series of sessions designedto introduce JWA’s Living the Legacy socialjustice curriculum.

Among the highlights were presentationsby Dr. Debra Schulz, author of GoingSouth: Jewish Women in the Civil RightsMovement, by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, director ofRabbis for Human Rights and author ofThere Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing SocialJustice through Jewish Law and Tradition,and an interview with Vicki Gabrinerabout her experiences as a civil rightsworker in the South. By the end of theInstitute, the participants had begun todevelop plans for using Living the Legacyin a wide age-range of educational settings.

“I was really impressed with the percentage of Northern women who actually went South in the movement whowere Jewish,”Mr. Kelley said of the Livingthe Legacy curriculum.“I was also struck bythe way many of these women realizedlater that their cultural connection toJewish values helped guide their actions,even if they didn’t know it at the time.”

JWA Executive Director Gail Reimerexplained,“Every day we hear from educatorswho tell us what a difference Living theLegacy is making in their classrooms.We see how appreciative educators are of

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“Romancing Sephardic Jewry:Orientalism in a German-Jewish Key”

Professor John Efron, Koret Professor ofJewish History, University of California,Berkeley.

Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 pm, State RoomEast.

“American Jewry in Transition”Joan and Samuel New Institute.Professors Judah Cohen, Sarah Imhoff,

and Shaul Magid.Sunday, April 22, 1-5 pm, Broadmoor

Country Club, Indianapolis.

Films, Peformances

The Rape of EuropaFilm screening.Sunday, September 11, 3:00 pm, IU

Cinema.

ShoahFilm screening. Sunday,September 18, Time TBA, IU Cinema.

The ConformistFilm screening. Thursday, October 20,

Time TBA, IU Cinema.

Au Revoir les EnfantsFilm screening.Saturday, November 12, Time TBA, IU

Cinema

Lectures, Symposia, Exhibits

“War and Memory: A Symposium onthe Last Folio”

September 1, 3 pm, IU Cinema.Participants: Yuri Dojc, Katya Krausova,

Dov-Ber Kerler, Ed Linenthal, MarkRoseman, Jeff Veidlinger.

“The Spoils of War”September 1 – December 18, IU Art

Museum, 1st Floor Gallery of Arts of theWestern World.

Last Folio: A Photographic Journeywith Yuri Dojc.

September 2 – October 1, GrunwaldGallery.

Panel Discussion and Reception onLast Folio: A Photographic Journeywith Yuri Dojc

September 2, 5:30 pm, GrunwaldGallery.

“From Degenerate Art to theMonuments Men: An Overview of Art in Nazi Germany”

Jenny McComas, IU Class of 1949 andCurator of Western Art after 1800.

Sunday, September 11, 2:00 pm, IU ArtMuseum, 1st Floor Gallery of Arts of theWestern World.

“Collecting in the Third Reich:Hermann Goering and Nazi Art Looting”

Nancy Yeide, Head of CuratorialRecords, National Gallery of Art,Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 16, 4:30 pm,Woodburn Hall 120.

“Folklore In Jerusalem Between Warand (no) Peace: The Jerusalem Project1991 – 2011”

Workshop with Galit Hasan-Rokem,Salim Tamari, and Amy Horowitz.

Wednesday, October 12, 1-4 pm,Location TBA.

“From Beginning to Destruction in theFolk Legend of Polish Jews”

Professor Haya Bar-Itzhak, SchustermanVisiting Israel Professor.

Monday, October 24, 7:30 pm,Dogwood Room, IMU.

The Robert A. andSandra S. BornsJewish StudiesProgram at I.U.Calendar of events, 2011-2012

‘We Can Only Tell the Story: GershomScholem and the Problem of Modernity”

Professor David Biale, EmanuelRingelblum Professor of Jewish History,University of California Davis.

Thursday, November 3, 7:30 pm,Dogwood Room, IMU.

“Narrow Escapes: Stones of Survivalin Nazi Occupied Europe”

Jenny McComas, IU Class of 1949 andCurator of Western Art after 1800.

Sunday, December 4, 2:00 pm, IU ArtMuseum, 1st Floor Gallery of Arts of theWestern World.

“The Sound of Jewish Modernity:Sephardic Hebrew & the Berlin Haskalah”

Professor John Efron, Koret Professor of Jewish History, University of California,Berkeley.

Monday, March 19, 7:30 pm, StateRoom East, IMU. (see Borns Jewish Studies Events, page 15)

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The Board of Directors and the Foundation of

Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation along with its Brotherhood, Sisterhood,

Youth Groups, Staff and Members wish you

L’Shana Tova!May 5772 be a Happy, Healthy, and

Prosperous year for us all.

Rabbi Brett KrichiverRabbi Nadia SiritskyCantor Janice Roger

The Imprintof Our Lives

these important days. As you explore thelanguage of the Mahzor during these services, you will find many references tothis same theology of the Book of Life.There is no heavenly pen poised to recordour every deed and misdeed. Rather, weplace the final imprint of our lives, andwith our own hand we seal the record ofour deeds. Each of us is an author of ourown Book of Life. We are fully responsiblefor the quality of our life, for making themost of it – or the least of it.

The past ten years have seen growth anddecay, progress and conflict. May this finallybe the year when we, all of us, inscribeourselves in the Book of Life for blessing.

Rabbi Krichiver is senior rabbi ofIndianapolis Hebrew Congregation. AAAA

BY RABBI BRETT KRICHIVER

This year marks thetenth anniversary of the attacks on theTwin Towers in New York and thePentagon in D.C. No matter where wewere on that day, we pause this month toreflect on where we have progressed as individuals, as a community, and as anation. And the High Holy Days liturgywhich has confronted us each September,again and again, is no less challengingthan it was ten years ago. It is still impossible to imagine that God truly sitson a throne of judgment and decrees whoshall suffer and who shall thrive duringthe year. Even as a metaphor it is troubling. It flies in the face of commonsense; it flies in the face of our intuitionand our experience of the world. So whatsense can we make out of our liturgy whichtells us that the Book of Life is open duringthe High Holy Days; that God’s presenceis nearer to us as we turn in Teshuvah?

The idea of a Book of Life first appearsin the Talmud, where Rabbi Yochanan states:three books are open on Rosh Hashanah:one for the completely righteous, one forthe completely wicked, and one for thosein between, that is, average human beings.According to Reb Yochanan, the first twobooks are sealed on Rosh Hashanah; thelast is kept open through Yom Kippur sothat “if the [average person] does well, theyare inscribed in the Book of Life and if theydo not do well they are inscribed in theBook of Death (BT Rosh Hashanah 16b).”

Of course, any one of us reading thispassage would assume that we ourselvesare members of this average group. Nowicked person perceives themselves ascompletely wicked; no righteous personsees themselves as completely righteous.We are, all of us, positioned at the tippingpoint of the scales. No matter what youractual count of good deeds versus baddeeds, Rabbi Yochanan reminds us thatTeshuvah is possible; it is possible to tipthe scales.

What a radical religious notion! Thepower is in our hands, right now, thisminute, to change our destiny. The greattwelfth century thinker, the Rambam,writes in his book, The Laws of Teshuvah:“One should see the world and himself asa scale with an equal balance of good andevil. When he does one good deed thescale is tipped to the good – he and theworld are saved. When he does one evildeed the scale is tipped to the bad – heand the world are destroyed.”

It is possible to tip the scales. Each of ushas the power to affect the judgment during

Out of CordobaFilm screening and discussion with

director Jacob Bender.Thursday, November 17, 6:30 p.m., IU

Cinema.

Hiding in the SpotlightThe Jewish Theatre of Bloomington

production.November, 2011.

The TrainFilm screening.Sunday, December 4, 3:00 pm, IU

Cinema.Waltz with Bashir

Film screening and discussion withdirector Ari Folman.

April Date TBA, Time TBA, IU Cinema.

Public Performance for the Latvia Project

Saturday, January 21, Time TBD, RoseFirebay, John Waldron Arts Center.

Other Events“Educators’ Workshop: The Spoils of War”

Sunday, November 20.

Plesae visit http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp. AAAA

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On August 31, 1945Itzhak Perlman, violinist,

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Vandals overturned headstonesMore than 70 headstones have been

toppled or broken at a Jewish cemetery on Kelly Street, on Indianapolis’ southside. No graffiti was found and the damage appeared to be random. Thecemetery, located between MeridianStreet and Bluff Road, dates back to 1856.

The police are investigating the damagethat was discovered on Wed., Aug. 17 by amaintenance crew there to cut the lawn.

Paula Fogle and her mother CharlotteEpstein went there to assess the damage.They went to the side of the cemetery

closest to Kelly Street that looked to befrom the older section.

“It’s my opinion that it had to have been more than one person. Some of theheadstones were huge – way too big forone person to topple,”Fogle remarked.

The good news is she met two menthere cleaning up. They told Fogle they areChristian and wanted to help.

In a story by the Indianapolis Star on Aug.19, it was reported that “another cemeteryis near the one that was vandalized, butthere were no reports of damage there.”AAAA

Photos by Paula Fogel.

A stirring tribute to a vanished cultureLast Folio: A Photographic Journeywith Yuri Dojc (Sept. 2 – Oct. 1, 2011)

The Grunwald Gallery of Art inBloomington, Ind., is pleased to announceits inaugural exhibition, Last Folio.

In 2006, the accomplished photographerYuri Dojc encountered an abandonedschool in Bardejov, Slovakia where timehas stood still since the day in 1942 whenits students were taken to concentrationcamps. When Dojc arrived, the schoolbookswere still there. He found notebooks withcorrections, school reports, and remarkablyenough, later in his journey – a book onceowned by his own grandfather. Last Foliofeatures Dojc’s stunning photographs ofwhat remains of a once vibrant community.

Discover more at http://www.indiana.edu/~grunwald. AAAA