The Indiana Jewish

Post&OpinionVolume 76, Number 2 • October 7, 2009 • 19 Tishrei 5770 Two Dollars

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Art by Irene Konig

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On Tues., Sept. 15, University of Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl came to Conseco Fieldhouse to help kick off the JFGI 2010 Annual Campaign. Everyone enjoyed his visit to Indianapolis. See story page NAT 8.

FUN HAD BY ALL —Little ones in the sukkah at Beth-El Zedeck preschool enjoying snacks.

Fall ProgramsDon’t miss the following

programs presented at Indi-ana University by the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jew-ish Studies Program,1011 E. Third Street, Goodbody Hall 326, Bloomington, IN 47405-7005. For more information contact the department at 812-855-0453 or iujsp@indi-ana.edu.

Tues., Oct 20, 7 p.m., a Jew-ish Studies film showing of Divahan.

Fri., Oct. 23 through Sun., Oct. 25, Beyond the Racial State: Rethinking Nazi Ger-many, conference convened by Mark Roseman, Grand Hall, Neal Marshall Black Culture Center.

Fri., Oct. 23, 12:30 (noon), We Are Not Mizrahi… We

Are Indian Jews: Issues of Culture and Identity in the Indian Jewish Community in Israel, a Jewish Studies Facul-ty-Graduate Workshop with Maina Chawla Singh, Ballen-tine Hall, Rm 137.

Mon., Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., An Evening with Famed Israeli Writer Etgar Keret, Indiana Memorial Union, Georgian Room.

Fri., Nov. 6, 12 noon, Amer-ican Synagogues: The Search for Style, a Jewish Studies Workshop with Professor Lee Shai Weissbach, Indiana Me-morial Union, Distinguished Alumni Room.

Mon., Nov. 9, Time TBD, From the Other Shore: Moses and Korach, renowned Israeli Biblical scholar, Professor Avi-vah Zornberg, location TBD.

Mon., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., Jewish Environmentalism? The Biblical Conundrum, Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Pro-fessor of History, Arizona State University, Indiana Me-morial Union, Oak Room.

Tues., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., Nature in Modern Judiasm: Between the Secular and the Religious, H Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Professor of His-tory, Arizona State Univer-sity, Indiana Memorial Union, Oak Room.

Fri., Dec. 11, 12 noon, From Common Ideology to Separate Institute Creation of Poland’s WIZO, or Jewish Women Na-tionalists in the Public Sphere, a Jewish Studies Faculty-Grad-uate Workshop with Jolanta Mickute, Indiana Memorial Union, Walnut Room.

Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at IU

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Community Events

(See Events, page IN 4)

Martin E. SolomonCriminal Law since 1984Free Initial Consultation

631-3048155 E. Market St., Suite 806

Holiday Greetings

Healthcare: Reform or revolution

Wed., Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the JCC Laikin Auditorium. There will be a panel discus-sion about healthcare present-ed by the JCRC, with Dr. Aar-on Carroll from the Center for Health Policy and Professional Research; Alex Slabosky, di-rector of Clarion Health Plans; and Dr. Mark Peskovitz, pro-fessor of surgery and microbi-ology/immunology at Indiana University. Dessert reception to follow.

An evening with Mickey Maurer and Alecia DeCoudreax

Tues., Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. the Carmel Clay Public Library present Mickey Maurer and Alecia Decoudreaux at the Car-mel Clay Public Library, 55 4th Ave. SE, Carmel, Ind. For more information call 317-814-3905

Indianapolis Hadassah Lunch and Learn

The Indianapolis Chapter of Hadassah will sponsor its Lunch and Learn study pro-gram of famous American Jew-ish Women this fall. Join them at Shapiro’s in Carmel on Oct. 14 for a discussion of the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg; on Nov. 18 to discuss the life of Emma Lazarus; and on Dec. 9 to dis-cuss the life of Marie Syrkin. All sessions begin at 11 a.m. For further information call 844-4309 or 257-7142.

Caregiver Support GroupIf you are caring for a family

member or friend on a regular basis, you might be interested in participating in this informal group. Facilitated by Judy So-sin, MSW, JCC associate execu-tive director, this is a safe place to share emotions and experi-ences, seek and give advice, and exchange practical infor-mation with others. You will see that your situation is not unique, that you are not alone in your feelings and experi-ences and you may find other people who have struggled with the same problems as you and have found answers. Third

Thursday of each month begin-ning Oct. 15, 3:30–4:30 p.m., No registration required. No fee. For more information, go to www.JCCindy.org.

Special Pomelit Event at IMAA special invitation from

Pomelit: A Social Group with an Intellectual Spirit has been made. They will be hosting a gathering the Indianapolis Mu-seum of Art related to the Sa-cred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World exhibit at IMA on Thurs., Oct. 15. At 5:30 p.m., gather for happy hour at the Nourish Café at IMA; 6:30 p.m., Rabbi Dennis Sasso will speak about Spanish Judaism before and after 1942; 7:30 p.m., a mu-seum docent will lead a tour of the Sacred Spain exhibit, which includes 70 works of art. Please RSVP to the Jewish Federation of Indianapolis by Oct. 9 at 317-726-5450 or at www.jfgi.org. For more information, contact Paula Goldberg at pgoldberg@indy.rr.com.

Flu Shots AvailableThe Albert and Sara Reuben

Community and Senior Re-source Center along with the NORC are providing an op-portunity for members of the community ages 60 and older

to get a flu shot. Shots will be available Thurs., Oct. 15 at 11:30 a.m. in the Laikin Audi-torium of the JCC. For those with Medicare the shot is free if you bring your Medicare card. For those without Medicare the cost is $25.

Family BINGO night!Sun., Oct. 18 from 4:30–6:30

p.m. at Hasten Hebrew Acad-emy.B – be there at 4:30 p.m. sharpI – incredible food prepared by our own Parisa Keisari N – no Colts game that day—what else are you going to do? G – games aplenty with lots of great prizes O – odds are great that a fabu-lous time will be had by all …But That’s Not All!

Colts tickets, a Laser Flash party, Pacers Tickets, and an Nintendo DSi are among the many great items in the Silent Auction. Be sure to take your checkbook or swing by the

ATM on your way. Reserva-tions encouraged by Mon., Oct. 12. Pay at the door. Email Ju-dith Friedman at Judith.fried-man@yahoo.com or call 317-566-1606. $7.00/adult, $5.00/child (age 2 and under are free) (max $30/family)

JCC Business NetworkThe next JCC Business Net-

work meeting will take place Wed., Oct. 21, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Please plan to join us and in-vite your friends. Grow your business and build meaning-ful relationships. When you come to this meeting, be pre-

pared to tell us about yourself and your business – what we can do for you and what you can do for us. The Business Network is free to JCC mem-bers and first timers. Anyone else, it is only $5. Pay at the door. Please RSVP to Larry at 715-9233 or lrothenberg@jc-cindy.org.

A Gathering of the TribePreviously we mentioned

a Gathering of JFGI’s Young Leadership on Oct. 25–26. That gathering has been can-celled.

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Hadassah presents The Jewish American Songbook

The Indianapolis Chapter of Hadassah presents The Jew-ish American Songbook, based on Carmel’s new Feinstein Foundation for the Education and Preservation’s The Great American Songbook. Featuring the music of American-Jewish composers, this program fea-tures world-renowned pianist (and Indianapolis native) Rich-ard Glazier. Mr. Glazier will perform “Gershwin – Remem-brance and Discovery.”

Program will be Sun., Oct. 25 at Meridian Music, Munger Hall, 12725 Old Meridian St., Carmel. Tickets: $20.00 per person; $10.00 for students. For tickets and information, con-tact the Indianapolis Chapter of Hadassah at 317-566-9870.

Spirit & PlaceThe Spirit & Place Festival,

running Fri., Nov. 6 through Sun., Nov. 15, 2009, is cel-ebrating its 14th year. Venues around the city. The Festival has a mission to stimulate con-versation, collaboration, com-munity-building and action based on the artistic, spiritual and civic traditions that make Central Indiana unique. Watch for more information.

11th Annual Ann Katz Festival of Books

Nov. 4–22 at the Arthur M. Glick JCC. See page IN 8 for more information.

Save this DateHasten Hebrew Academy

Chanukkah Campaign kick-off dinner Nov. 8. Noted author and lecturer Avivah Zornberg will be the special guest and speaker for the evening.

Dr. Zornberg was born in London and grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, where her father was a rabbi and the head of the Rabbinical Court. She studied with him from child-hood; he was her most impor-tant teacher of Torah. She holds a BA and PhD in English litera-ture from Cambridge Univer-sity. After teaching English lit-erature at the Hebrew Univer-

sity in Jerusalem, she turned to teaching Torah. For the past 25 years, she has taught Torah in Jerusalem at Matan, Pardes and the Jerusalem College for Adults. Dr. Zornberg also holds a Visiting Lectureship at the London School of Jew-ish Studies. She travels widely, lecturing in Jewish, academic and psychoanalytic settings. Zornberg is the author of sev-eral books.

The Chanukah Campaign dinner will be held at the HHAI Cultural Arts Center and be-gins HHAI’s annual fundrais-ing campaign. The dollars raised through this campaign go a long way toward support-ing the education your children receive at the Hasten Hebrew Academy. To attend the dinner a minimum donation of $250 per person or $500 per couple is required. Our Maccabee So-ciety donors give a minimum of $2,500. Membership in this society includes attendance not only at the Chanukah dinner, but at the HAI-Life Awards dinner in the spring, as well. For those who are not able to donate in these amounts, we welcome any meaningful gift you can give. Every dollar do-nated is greatly appreciated.

Congregation Shaarey Tefilla 4th Annual Holiday Bazaar!

Dec. 6, 2009 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. This fun-filled event is open to the public and admis-sion is free! Don’t miss the local talents of 30+ area crafters and your favorite vendors! Come and see the variety of items such as jewelry, gift, soaps and unique crafts. Don’t miss face painting sponsored by the JCC, and entertainment thought out the day. Indy Hoopers will perform Hoop dancing, Master Mike Mari-enthal Tae Kwon Do will of-fer demonstrations, and stick juggling demonstrations will be done by Juggle Fun! Do-nations are being accepted to Ovar’coming Together, Indi-ana’s ovarian cancer education and support resource agency. Congregation Shaarey Tefilla, 3085 W. 116th St. Carmel, Ind. 46032. For more information, contact Stacey Bunes at 317-726-8975 or Rebecca Holloway at 317-840-6975.

The following scholarships are available to Jewish

Studies majors and minors.Irving Glazer Scholarship –

up to $10,000 per year Leonard and Ruth Gold-

stein Scholarship – $5,000 per year

Isadore Mervis Scholarship – $5,000 per year

Selma Lee Mervis Scholar-ship – $5,000 per year – for Jew-ish Sacred Music curriculum

Robert and Sandra Borns Scholarship – $5,000 for one year only

Irving M. Glazer Student Scholarship – $4,000 for one year only

The application process in-cluding providing a cover let-

ter, with name, address, phone, e-mail address; a signed state-ment of commitment to pur-sue a Jewish Studies major or minor or the Sacred Music Curriculum; high school tran-script; a personal statement of academic and career plans and role of Jewish Studies program; resume of extracurricular ac-tivities, awards, honors; and two letters of recommenda-tion – one must be from a high school teacher acquainted with student’s academic abilities. Applications are due by Jan. 25, 2010.

For more information e-mail the department at iujsp@indiana.edu. Mail information to Jewish Studies Freshmen

Scholarship Competition, Rob-ert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jew-ish Studies Program, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 326, 1011 East Third Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7005. Phone 812-855-0453, fax 812-855–4314.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) will host a Graduate Studies Open House on Thurs., Oct. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Independent Col-leges of Indiana building, 3135 N. Meridian, Indianapolis. Prospective students can learn more about the graduate pro-grams at SMWC and scholar-ship and financial aid opportu-nities.

SMWC currently offers six graduate programs in art ther-apy, earth literacy, education, leadership development, music therapy and pastoral theology. All of the graduate programs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Col-lege are open to women and men, and they are delivered through distance education, al-lowing students to spend mini-mal time on campus.

In addition to offering stu-dents quality graduate educa-tion in a convenient distance format, Saint Mary-of-the-

Jewish Studies Scholarships at IU

SMWC hosts Open House in Indianapolis

(See SMWC, page IN 6)

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Sunday, October 18th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

United Artists Galaxy Stadium 14

8105 East 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46256

Where the Wild Things Are Opening Weekend

Special activities will be offered on Sunday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Animalia will be present at the theatre with their animal act, children’s games will be offered throughout the lobby. The movie starts October 16th. Tickets to the movie are on sale and available at the box office or on www.REGmovies.com Contact Cari Weise with questions at (317) 570-5970.

In the last weeks of Sep-tember, just preceding Yom Kippur morning service, Rab-bi Eric Bram was taken to the hospital in Cleveland. Rabbi Bram was the senior rabbi at Indianapolis Hebrew Congre-gation from 1995 to 2002 pri-or to Rabbi Lew Weiss, who was the interim rabbi prior to Rabbi Adland arriving.

Rabbi Bram was stable and resting after a biopsy done at the Cleveland Clinic. The doctors found a brain tumor and conducted tests to deter-mine the appropriate course of action. The rabbi returned home to rest while the test results were analyzed. Rabbi Bram’s rabbinic responsibili-ties at Cleveland’s Suburban Temple – Kol Ami are being covered during this period. To those who have already offered assistance, please know that family and congre-gation are truly grateful and will keep this in mind.

For those of you who may

wish to send your personal prayers and wishes, the best way to contact the family is through cards, notes or via email with Suburban Temple – Kol Ami in Cleveland: Deb-bie’s e-mail dbram@subur-bantemple.org.

For more up-to-date in-formation, the following ad-dress is listed on their web site: lresnik@@suburbantem-ple.org.

Rabbi Bram stable and resting

Rabbi Eric Bram

The Indiana Jewish Histori-cal Society invites you to its

next annual meeting, on Sun., Oct. 25, noon, at the Broad-moor Country Club, 2155 Kes-sler Blvd., Indianapolis, Ind.

Rear Admiral Rabbi Harold L. Robinson, of the Chaplain Corps will attend as the guest speaker. He is the deputy chief of chaplains for Reserve mat-ters and the director of reli-gious programs for the Marine Reserves.

Rear Admiral Rabbi Har-old Robinson was previously the rabbi of Temple Israel of Gary, Indiana (1974–1977), and two other congregations until 2006. He was commissioned as a chaplain in 1975. He has 34 years of experience as a mili-tary chaplain and has held nu-merous Reserve assignments. He currently serves as the di-rector of the Massachusetts Jewish Welfare Board-Jewish Chaplains Council.

His presentation, “Jews in the U.S. Military, Past and Present,” will give us insight into many ethical and religious questions Jews may have about military service.

The IJHS luncheon meeting will begin at noon with a wel-come and introductions, fol-lowed by the brunch. At 1:00 p.m., the official 2009 Annual Meeting will begin. Executive director, president and nomi-nating committee will report.

IJHS board members will be available to collect new archive material for our collections at the Indiana Historical Society. Please have all documents/photos identified, and in a pro-tective envelope. Erin Hamil-ton, researcher for the History of the Indiana Jewish Scrap Business project, will give an overview of the project’s goals.

At 1:30 p.m. the program by Rear Admiral Rabbi Harold Robinson will begin. A ques-tion and answer session will follow.

Reservations are required for the dairy brunch. This program is free and open to the public. You may attend the program without attending the brunch. The cost of the brunch is $20 per person. To make reservations, please send your check to the IJHS, 6301 Constitution Dr., Fort Wayne, Ind., 46804. Please list the names

of those planning to attend the brunch. The deadline for making reservations is Wed., Oct. 21.

For more information con-tact the Indiana Jewish Histori-cal Society at 260-459-6862, or indiana_jhs@verizon.net.

Rear Admiral Rabbi Harold Robinson

Indiana Jewish Historical Society 2009 Annual meeting and brunch

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The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) has received a grant from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation in honor of the children and families of Christel House in the amount of $30,000. This General Oper-ating Support award will be used to underwrite the Origi-nal Composition for the 8th Quadrennial Competition to be held Sept. 10–26, 2010.

An Original Composition has been commissioned for each competition since its in-ception in 1982. It is included in the competition’s repertoire in order to test the interpre-tive skills of the young artists in playing a piece that has no performance history. Ameri-

can composer Joan Tower has been chosen to write the work for the 2010 Competition.

The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) recognizes, rewards, and promotes the world’s fin-est young classical violinists, and encourages understand-ing, appreciation, and support of the violin repertoire by a large and diverse audience. The IVCI utilizes its world prominence to bring interna-tional attention to Indianapo-lis, and maintains its efforts to be a visible and collabora-tive member of the arts com-munities in Indianapolis and Indiana. For more information about the IVCI, visit www.vio-lin.org.

Herbert Falender, 93Herbert Falender, lifelong

resident of Indianapolis, died suddenly on Sept. 23, 2009. Beloved husband of the late Jane (nee Loewenstein); father of James (Fran), Andrew (Jac-quelyn), and William (Carol); grandfather of five, Corinne Falender Blankenship (Monty), Sarah Falender, Laura Falender, Jason Falender, Rebecca Falen-der; and great-grandfather to Sawyer and Julia Blankenship. A memorial service was held on Sun., Oct. 4, 2009 at the India-napolis Hebrew Congregation. Memorial contributions may be made to Planned Parenthood of Indiana, 200 South Meridian St., P.O. Box 397, Indianapolis, IN 46206 or The Nature Conservan-cy, Ste 200, 1505 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. Arrange-ments: Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Blanche Lebowitz, 98Blanche Lebowitz, of In-

dianapolis, died on Sept. 27, 2009. She worked as a legal stenographer prior to her mov-ing to Indianapolis. She was a former member of Indianapo-lis Hebrew Congregation and the City of Hope. Blanche was an avid and devoted Maj Johg player. She is survived by her loving family: son, Joel (Lisa) Lebowitz, and daughter, Dee (David) Lutz; and five grand-children, Avery and Sara Leb-owitz, Garrett (Amy) Lutz, Mi-chael (Stephannie) Lutz, Mat-thew (Amy) Lutz; nine great-grandchildren. Graveside ser-vices were held on Wed., Sept.

30, 2009 at the Indianapolis He-brew Cemetery North. Memo-rial contributions may be made to City of Hope. Arrangements entrusted to: Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Louis Peter Goldstein, 53Louis Peter Goldstein, of

Carmel, died early Sat., Oct. 24 at his home. He was an entre-preneur and a loving father and grandfather. He is survived by daughters, Rachel Goldstein, Jessica Goldstein (Steve Grig-desby); granddaughter, Emma Grigdesby; siblings, Todd Goldstein (Sevra), Susan Gold-stein, Mark Goldstein (Patricia). There was a private memorial service held. Arrangements en-trusted to Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Pearl Alex Borinstein, 99Pearl Alex Borinstein was

born in Indianapolis on July 15, 1910 and died Sept. 29, 2009. She was happily married to Manuel A. Borinstein up until his death in 1975. They lived in Detroit, Mich., for many years before moving to Los Angeles. Always active in her commu-nity, Pearl was awarded two life memberships in the Beverly Hills PTA for her continuous work in the public schools.

Her creative abilities were unlimited. She expressed her love for her friends and family by creating exquisite and un-usual parties. Pearl was renown for the hours she spent in her “gift wrapping room” where she donated her talents to not

only wrap but also to teach oth-ers this unique art form.

Her philanthropic generos-ity continued by establishing the Manuel A. Borinstein Pro-gressive Cardiac Care Center and the Pearl A. Borinstein Radiology Research Fund at Cendars Sinai Medical Center. She set up a website for the Discovery Eye Fund for Macular Degeneration. Ageless in spirit, Pearl was an active board mem-ber of the Jewish Home for the Aged – Ida May Cummings Aux-illary.

She is survived by her daugh-ter Joan and her granddaughter Melanie Alex Borinstein. She was preceded in death by her sister Sara Shaw and brother Abe Axel, former Indianapolis residents. Her indomitable energy and lov-ing spirit will be missed by all whose loves she touched. Funer-al services were held on Thurs., Oct. 1, 2009 at the Hillside Mortu-ary. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to: Pearl A. Borinstein Memo-rial Fund c/o Ida May Cummings Aux. L.A. Jewish Home for the Aging ,7150 Tampa Ave., Rese-da, CA 91335-3798.

Woods College is committed to making higher education affordable. Each year SMWC awards six $6,000 scholarships and six $3,000 scholarships to graduate students who dem-onstrate financial need as as-sessed by the Free Applica-tion for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) results. SMWC has also partnered with several businesses to provide their employees with a 10 percent tuition discount when they en-roll in one of SMWC’s gradu-ate programs or the College’s Woods External Degree (WED) program.

The newest graduate pro-grams at SMWC are the Mas-ter of Education program and the Master of Leadership De-velopment program. These accelerated programs, which are designed to be completed in one year, incorporate a hy-

brid delivery model that al-lows students to complete the programs while continuing to work full time.

The Master of Education (M.Ed.) program is designed for practicing teachers with at least two years of teaching ex-perience. The program’s cur-riculum focuses on the devel-opment of leadership skills and excellent teaching, empower-ing teachers to integrate collab-orative technology tools and other pedagogical resources to address diverse student needs and circumstances.

The Master of Leadership Development (MLD) program is open to women and men in all types of organizations and businesses including for-profit, not-for-profit, civic, education, religious, and government. The program is designed to devel-op leaders with critical think-ing and problem-solving skills who can effectively and ethi-cally lead an organization in the global environment today

and in the future.The Master of Arts in Earth

Literacy (ELM) program uses interdisciplinary learning to foster the capacity to under-stand the world in order to promote sustainability. The Masters of Arts in Art Therapy (MAAT) program is designed for persons who utilize or plan to utilize art in therapy or art as therapy, and the Masters of Arts in Music Therapy (MAMT) program welcomes qualified music therapists seeking an advanced understanding of the therapeutic uses of music.

To register for the Graduate Studies Open House at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, or for more information about graduate studies at SMWC, contact the Office of Distance & Graduate Admission by phone at 800-499-0373 or by e-mail at gradadms@smwc.edu. More information about the graduate programs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College can be found online at www.smwc.edu.

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