the dayton jewish observer, june 2014

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June 2014Sivan/Tammuz 5774Vol. 18, No. 10

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Expressions of remembrance

Against All Odds by Rachel Stayer, 12th grade, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Max May Memorial Holocaust Art Contest

What if Anne Frank had lived?28

Rosa da Silva in Anne, which premiered in Amsterdam on May 8

Kurt van der Elst

Dayton’s Yom Hashoah Observance brings generationstogether to reinforce the Holocaust’s lessons

The class of 201419

Celebrating our high school graduates across the Miami Valley

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IN THIS ISSUEArts & Culture... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg

Installation of Beth Abraham’s rabbiBeth Abraham Synagogue will hold

the installation for its new rabbi, Joshua Ginsberg, during Shabbat services on Saturday, June 14 at 9 a.m.

Ginsberg began his work with Dayton’s Conservative synagogue July 1. A native of Chicago, he came to Beth Abraham from Shaare Tikvah B’nai Zion in Chicago. He also served as rabbi of Shaare Tikvah and Nevah Shalom Congregation in Bowie, Md., and was assistant director and campus rabbi at the George Washington Univer-sity Hillel in Washington, D.C. Ginsberg received his

rabbinic ordination from Jewish Theo-logical Seminary.

Officiating at the ordination will be Cantor Wendi Fried, who serves Shaare

Tefila Congregation in Olney, Md. An active member of the Cantors Assembly, Fried was a member of the Zamir Cho-rale in New York and leads choirs at her synagogue.

After services, the congre-gation will host a kiddush lunch in Ginsberg’s honor. The installation and kiddush lunch are open to the com-munity. For more informa-tion, call the synagogue at 293-9520.

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With a goal of sharing Jewish tradi-tions with the Jewish and non-Jewish communities, Temple Israel will present its fourth Jewish Cultural Festival on Sunday, June 8 from noon to 6:30 p.m.

Courtney Cummings, Temple Israel’s music and program director, said the Mitzvah Alley at this year’s festival will have an eco-friendly theme.

“The Boonshoft Museum will be on site for some education/demos and we have an in-kind sponsorship from Rumpke to assist with recycling efforts,” Cummings said.

Food vendors will include C’est Tout, El Meson, Pasha Grill and Smokin’ Bar-B-Que, with their interpretations of

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will sell challah, honey cake, ha-mantashen, and mandel bread. The Cin-cinnati Klezmer project will play again, and kosher craft beers will be available for purchase.

Along with educational sessions on storytelling and interfaith dialogue during the festival, the exhibit Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Ger-many Under the Third Reich will be on display, sponsored by the Jewish Com-munity Relations Council and Dayton Bar Association.

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Expressions of remembrance

Yom Hashoah brings generations

together to reinforce lessons

By Marshall Weiss The Observer

Sam Heider was the only one out of his family of nine to survive the Holocaust. He made it through Auschwitz and Dachau. Heider met his wife, Phyllis, who survived Bergen-Belsen, in a DP camp in 1945. In 1949 they and their 21/2-year-old son arrived by train to settle in Dayton, their new home.

In the early 1950s, Heider and other survivors who settled here held their first Holocaust com-memoration, at Beth Abraham Synagogue. Each year after, they would come together to cry and remember. In 1964 this would become the Greater Dayton Yom Hashoah Observance.

After the Heiders retired to Florida, they would return to Dayton to visit family and friends at the High Holy Days and from Passover through Yom Hashoah.

At each year’s observance, when his health permits, Heider

chants El Maley Rachamim — a prayer for the peace of the departed soul — in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust.

On April 4, a week and a half before Passover, Heider’s wife of 69 years died.

Three weeks later, in front of Beth Jacob’s full sanctuary of Jews and non-Jews, middle and high school students who won prizes in the Holocaust writing and art contests and their par-ents — and buoyed by the pres-ence of members of the Israel Defense Forces — Heider recited El Maley Rachamim at this year’s Yom Hashoah Observance.

“As long as we have the IDF, the Israel Defense Forces, with some of them here tonight, to defend Israel at any time, and as long as the gates to Israel are open, the doors to the crema-toriums are going to be closed forever,” he said before reciting the prayer.

Five Israeli soldiers partici-

pated in the April 27 observance in conjunction with Partner-ship2Gether, a program of the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Israel’s Western Galilee region.

During the ceremony, they talked about how the Holocaust inspires their service to the Jew-ish state.

Ari Rosenstein, a 26-year-old intelligence officer from Beit Sh-emesh, told of an IDF ceremony he took part in at Auschwitz.

“As I stood at attention, the sound of the Israeli national anthem, and when the shofar sounded, my eyes were filled with tears,” the Brooklyn-born grandson of Holocaust survivors said. “At that mo-ment, I was shattered to the core. But suddenly I realized: I remembered I was not alone. We are not alone. The Jews are not alone. The state of Israel is reborn from the ashes of the Holocaust. And it’s here to stay.

Left: Beth Abraham’s Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg leads the candlelighting ceremony at the Greater Dayton Yom Hashoah Observance, held April 27 at Beth Jacob Congregation. Jordan Vandersluis hands a candle to Scott Hochstein to light a flame on the Dayton Yom Hashoah Candelabra. Soldiers with the Israel Defense Forces spoke during the observance

Right: IDF Captain Aviad Moshe and survivor Sam Heider after the program

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On the first Monday in June, Gov. Kasich will dedicate the Ohio Holocaust and Liberators Memorial for the Ohio State-house, making Ohio the second state in the nation to commemo-rate the Shoah with a monu-ment. Joining Kasich will be

architect Daniel Libeskind, who designed the new memorial. Libeskind, the child of survivors, designed the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the master plan for the World Trade Center redevelopment. Turnout is expected to be so high that as of press time, the ceremony has been moved from the site of the new monument on the south lawn of the Statehouse to the Ohio Theatre. In this issue of The Observer, you’ll get a sense of how our community continues to honor the survivors in our midst, remembers those who perished in the Shoah, and educates area students and adults about the lessons we must absorb from the Holocaust.

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It represents the Jewish triumph of life over death, and it’s here to stay. We’ll make sure of that. With God’s help, the IDF will make sure of that.”

Second Lt. Shir Hoshkover, 20, is an education officer with the IDF Education and Youth Corps.

“The education in the army is the education for values,” she said. “One of the biggest goals of the edu-cation corps in the army is to make the soldier a better person and a better citizen for later in life.”

Hoshkover is a guide for commanders touring Yad Vashem.

“One of the most impor-tant lessons that you can learn from the Holocaust is the fact that the people who did it — the Nazis — they were just people like me,” she said. “They weren’t monsters or aliens, they were people. They had families and were great fathers or grandfathers at home. But outside they lacked the values and the moral standards that each of us needs to have to make the world a better place. You don’t have to be a Jew to relate to that. Many commanders that I train are not Jewish.”

Hoshkover said that when she was a little girl, her mother told her when she grew up she wouldn’t need to go into the army because there would be peace.

“Well, I probably will say it to my kids one day,” she said. “But here I am in front of you, an officer of the IDF, so proud to be here and to say the Jewish people lives. Am Yisrael Chai.”

Just before Heider chanted El Maley Rachamim, he said, “And to the six million Jewish brothers and sisters — including one and a half million Jewish children who perished during the Holo-caust — let us say just two words, Never Again. They will hear our voices and they will sleep in peace.”

After he intoned the prayer, Heider descended the steps from the bima. The program came to a halt. The audience remained on its feet. In silence, Heider walked to the soldiers. Tears streamed down their faces when they embraced him.

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Beth Abraham Synagogue presented its Women of Valor awards during a luncheon on May 7. Shown here are honorees (Seated, L to R): Susie Katz, Patti Schear, Gayle Moscowitz, (Standing) Event Chair Elaine Bettman, Ellen Leffak, Harriet Klass, Melinda Doner, Helene Gordon, Event Chair Randi Fuchsman. Beth Abraham also honored the memory of Carol Pavlofsky at the event; several honorees spoke of her as their mentor.

Participants at the Greater Dayton Israel Independence Day Celebration join members of Janifer Tsou’s Israeli folk dancing class on the dance floor at Temple Beth Or on May 4. The community event was sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council and Partnership2Gether.

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Lt. Col. Modi Ben-Nun, Israeli liaison officer at the U.S. Air Force Support and Assistance Directorate at Wright-Patterson A.F.B., talks about the latest technological advances from Israel, during the Israel Independence Day Celebration on May 4 at Temple Beth Or

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Mother’s legacy of heroism serves as memorial tribute to Carol Pavlofsky

Carol Pavlofsky

Jeannie Opdyke Smith

By Marshall Weiss The Observer

The first time Jeannie Op-dyke Smith heard her mother’s story, she was 14.

“One evening in 1972 the phone rang while we were hav-ing dinner and my Mom got up to answer it,” Smith recalls. “On the other end of the line was a college student doing a phone survey for a report at school and the topic was The Holocaust Never Happened, that it was just propaganda for the Jews to create sympathy. And it just shocked her so much that she started telling this story and I was sitting at the dinner table the first time I heard it.”

Her mother, Irene Gut Opdyke, hung up the phone, crying. She told her daughter, “All these years I kept silent, I’ve allowed the enemy to win. If we who are firsthand eyewit-nesses, if we don’t start speak-ing about it, history will repeat itself.”

A Polish nurse who hid Jews during the Holocaust, Opdyke began to speak about her ex-periences. Israel’s Yad Vashem would name her Righteous Among The Nations and she would receive the Israel Medal of Honor, the Jewish state’s highest honor.

Her story is part of the perma-nent exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mu-seum, and in 1999 Alfred A. Knopf published her memoir, In My Hands, Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer.

In 2008 Tovah Feldshuh brought Opdyke’s story to life in the play

Irena’s Vow by Dan Gordon, first off-Broadway and then on Broadway the following year.

Smith will share the story of her late mother’s life at a Jewish Federation program on June 19 in memory of Carol Pavlofsky, a longtime fund-raiser for the Federation and mentor to gen-erations of Jewish women in the Dayton community.

Between 1979 and 1997, Pavlofsky raised more than $24 million for the Federation in her roles as director of the Women’s

Division and the annual United Jewish Cam-paign. She died in May 2013 at the age of 84.

Women who gained formal and informal leadership development training from Pavlofsky over the years still refer to themselves as “Car-ol’s Girls.”

Smith, who grew up in Southern California and now lives in Washington state, began speaking about her mother after Opdyke’s death at the age of 85 in 2003.

“I had no interest in talking publicly,” Smith says. “I’m kind of an introvert and it just never would have happened.”

When Opdyke died, Smith opened her mother’s appoint-ment book to find that she had nearly 60 speaking engage-ments lined up. She started call-

ing the venues to cancel the talks.

“But there were too many that were very close and they just felt like they couldn’t be can-celled, and asked me if I could do it,” she says. “That was the last thing I wanted to do but I did, and I’ve been doing it ever since. So now it’s my joy

and a passion and my full-time job, too.”

She and her mother were good friends with Dan Gordon, who wrote Irena’s Vow.

“She got to see the script but she never did get to see the play performed,” Smith says.

During the run of the play, Smith says she was on stage every night following each per-formance, to lead a Q&A with the audience.

Smith’s message is that one person can make a difference. “Sometimes we wait for an eclectic group to have power but one by one we can make a difference in people’s lives.”

Her mother’s story, she adds, isn’t a specifically Jewish story; it’s for all people.

“We currently have history repeating itself over and over again,” she says. “In Rialto, California this week, there’s a school that told 2,000 eighth graders to do an essay deciding whether the Holocaust was pro-paganda or not. They were to do interviews and read papers to decide. And they were shot down by the Anti-Defamation League.

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The Jewish Community Relations Council and Dayton Bar Association opened the exhibit Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich at Temple Israel on May 14 with keynote speaker University of Pennsylvania Law School Adjunct Prof. Harry Reicher (L), who explained how the Nazis corrupted Germany’s legal system. Shown here with Reicher (L to R): Dayton Bar Association Executive Director William B. Wheeler, Exhibit Chair Robert Kahn, and JCRC Chair Rick Carne. The exhibit will be on display at Temple Israel through June 8.

Kasich to dedicate Statehouse Holocaust & Liberators Memorial

Rendering of Daniel Libeskind’s Holocaust and Liberators Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse

On June 2, Ohio will become the second state in the nation to commemo-rate the Shoah with a monument, when Gov. John Kasich dedicates the Holo-caust and Liberators Memorial for the Ohio Statehouse dur-ing a noon ceremony at the Ohio Theatre.

Iowa dedicated its Holocaust Memorial at the state Capitol grounds in Des Moines on Oct. 23.

Ohio’s memorial — to honor Jews and non-Jews who perished in the Holocaust, and liberators from Ohio who freed thousands from the Nazi death camps in the spring of 1945 — was designed by Daniel Libe-skind, architect of the Jewish Museum in Berlin and master planner for the World Trade Center redevelopment.

Kasich first called for a state Holocaust memorial at the Statehouse during his speech there at the 2011 Annual Gover-nor’s Holocaust Commemora-tion.

A year later, the governor signed legislation authorizing the creation of the memorial, to be overseen by the Capitol Square Review and Advisory

Board, and the Ohio Arts Coun-cil.

The governor’s proposal for a memorial was met with opposition from former State Sen. Richard Finan, chair of The Capitol Square Review and Ad-visory Board, for not following proper procedure. Finan also said in an interview, “I don’t think a Holocaust memorial fits with the historical markers (at the Statehouse).”

Finan ultimately resigned from the advisory board last year after serving as its chair for two decades.

The 1,029 square-foot memo-rial will be situated on the south lawn of the Ohio Statehouse. Libeskind, a child of Holocaust survivors, is scheduled to be present at the dedication.

— Marshall Weiss


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By Ron Kampeas, JTAWASHINGTON — J Street wasn’t

welcomed under the umbrella, but it hasn’t been left out alone in the rain.

J Street’s failed effort to join the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations showed that many in the Jewish community still regard the dovish Israel policy group as beyond the pale.

In a secret ballot April 30, 22 member groups of the Jewish community’s for-eign policy umbrella body voted against admitting J Street, with 17 in favor, three abstentions and eight not present.

At the same time, the membership bid elicited an unprecedented show of support from leading Jewish groups, some of which had previously clashed with J Street or kept it at arm’s length. The Presidents Conference’s rejection of J Street elicited loud protests from prominent Jewish groups and calls for reform of the conference.

“J Street kind of won the popular vote,” said Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, execu-tive vice chairman of the Conservative movement’s Rabbinical Assembly. “The folks who represent actually millions of

J Street’s president, Jeremy Ben-Ami, addresses his group’s 2013 national conference in Washington

In Presidents Conference loss, did J Street win its fight for mainstream acceptance?

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Jews voted to say we believe the tent is big enough and the table wide enough to continue to grow and to have dia-logue.”

Groups that had called for J Street’s admission to the Presidents Conference included the Anti-Defamation League, arms of the Reform and Conserva-tive movements, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the community’s domestic policy umbrella, among others.

J Street has had a complicated relation-ship with the rest of the organized Jewish com-munity, simultaneously seeking acceptance while also dishing out criticism of other groups.

J Street, which describes itself as “pro-Israel, pro-peace,” has criticized Is-raeli government policies and called for U.S. pressure on Jerusalem, as well as the Palestinians. J Street has also backed the Obama administration’s opposition to additional sanctions on Iran while

negotiations are taking place.Some of the groups supporting J

Street’s membership bid said that they did necessarily agree with its policy positions but felt that it represented a segment of the community and should therefore be included.

Groups voting against J Street said that its actions did not merit admission.

Farley Weiss, the president of National Council of Young Israel, said that bring-ing in J Street would render meaningless the Presidents Conference’s mission of presenting a unified Jewish voice to the government. He

noted that J Street lobbies Congress and that its positions often were opposed to those of the American Israel Public Af-fairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse.

“They would go to Congress and say, ‘We’re critical of Israel and we’re mem-bers of the Conference of Presidents,’” Weiss said of J Street.

According to participants, the debate at the Presidents Conference boardroom was civil, with contributions by past chairmen of the conference, both for and against admitting J Street. Partici-pants said that no one’s mind appeared changed by the debate.

The rejection prompted calls from some Presidents Conference constituent groups for an overhaul of the body.

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By Ami Eden, JTAThe vote is over, but the

debate rages on over the recent rejection of J Street’s applica-tion to join the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Depending on where you stand, the 22-17 vote reject-ing the application was either about J Street’s own missteps or the conference’s failure to live up to its billing as the Jewish community’s vehicle for bringing together organiza-tions from across the political and religious spectrum to forge a strong pro-Israel consensus.

With passions running high, it seems like a good time for some fact-checking:

1. Claim: J Street is beyond

the communal paleJ Street did not round up

the votes, but in defeat it put to bed the argument that the group falls outside of the communal mainstream. If the Reform movement, the Conservative movement, the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Council for Pub-lic Affairs (a body bringing together the largest synagogue movements, several national organizations and scores of local community relations councils) say you belong in the Conference of Presidents, then by definition you are operating within the communal tent.

You got a problem with that? Don’t shoot the messenger — take it up with all of the above, not to mention the prominent Jewish and Israeli figures as-

steps will be,” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said in a statement. “We may choose to advocate for a significant overhaul of the Conference of Presidents’ processes. We may choose to simply leave the Conference of Presidents. But this much is certain: We will no longer acquiesce to simply maintaining the facade that the Conference of Presidents repre-sents or reflects the views of all of American Jewry.”

Before ascending to the URJ’s helm, Jacobs was a member of J Street’s Rabbinic Cabinet.

Other major groups, includ-ing the Conservative move-ment’s Rabbinical Assembly and the Anti-Defamation League, also were calling for an overhaul.

“The Conference of Presi-dents has 50 or so organiza-tions, each one has one vote, the majority of those organizations are quite tiny,” Schonfeld said. “The fact that J Street did not pass today’s vote is reflective of structural anomalies of the conference.”

Smaller members of the con-ference with similar outlooks to J Street, including Ameinu and Americans for Peace Now, also called for reforms. APN said it would “weigh its options” regarding its relationship with the conference.

A source close to the Presi-dents Conference said that given the secret ballot it was not clear that J Street’s rejec-tion was driven by the smaller groups and noted that many of the membership bid’s backers were also small.

The source said that previous attempts to change the voting system to take into consider-ation the various sizes of the constituent groups failed in part because there was disagreement on what criteria should deter-mine the proportional weight of a member organization.

The expressions of support for J Street’s bid contrast with the cool reception the group often received in its early years. Most major Jewish groups kept away from its first national conference in 2009. Rabbi Eric Yoffie, Jacobs’ predecessor at the URJ, agreed to speak, but much of his speech criticized J Street for not backing Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza earlier that year.

Since then, more major groups have participated in J Street conferences as attendees and speakers.

The growing warmth is in part the result of J Street

advocating for Israel to other liberals.

JCPA officials have said that J Street proved critical in defeating divestment motions targeting Israel that were be-ing considered by left-leaning mainline Protestant churches.

Opponents of J Street’s bid said they were influenced by the group’s willingness to invite to its events supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, though J Street opposes BDS.

J Street’s founder and presi-dent, Jeremy Ben-Ami, said that his group would continue to engage with those with oppos-ing views.

“The whole point of debate is to actively engage with the people who disagree with you,” he said.

But the Zionist Organization of America’s national president, Morton Klein, said that some viewpoints, such as support for BDS, do not deserve a Jewish platform.

“To give them a podium so that others can hear their arguments, no, that gives them legitimacy and allows them the chance to convince other people,” he said.

Ben-Ami said he was sad-dened by the vote.

“We wanted to be in this tent, we belong in this tent, we’d be an important asset to this tent,” Ben-Ami said.

But after it was rejected by the Presidents Conference, J Street quickly went on the of-fensive against the conference and its vice-president, Malcolm Hoenlein.

“Dear Malcolm,” J Street said in a letter posted on its website for which it is seek-ing signatories. “Thank you

for finally making it clear that the Conference of Presidents is not representative of the voice of the Jewish community. We recognize the need for an open and honest conversation on Is-rael in the United States. We ap-preciate you being honest. Now we’ll work on the openness.”

Representatives of various conference members said that Hoenlein appeared to keep out of the process.

The ADL’s national director, Abraham Foxman, advocated for admitting J Street despite his disagreements with the group.

“They infuriate me,” he said.Foxman said that J Street had

undermined its own cause by criticizing other Israel sup-porters and emphasizing its differences from the communal consensus.

He pointed to a defense posted on the J Street website of Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent warning that absent a peace deal, Israel could become an apartheid state. Kerry was strongly criticized by Jewish groups for the comment, and he later said that his use of the word “apartheid” was inap-propriate.

“Look what they did, right before the election, defending Kerry when Kerry would not defend himself,” Foxman said.

But whether he liked J Street was beside the point, Foxman said.

“We’re checking the tzitzis of those who want to celebrate Israel,” he said, using an ex-pression that describes overly intrusive inspections of Jewish devotion. “We’re doing tzitzis checks of how deep is their love. That’s a troubling devel-opment.”

Fact-checking J Street and its critics

sociated with J Street.2. Claim: J Street is more

left wing than the other dov-ish members in the Confer-ence of Presidents

I’ve heard the arguments, but I don’t see it. Yes, J Street has pushed for the U.S. gov-ernment to exert pressure on Israel, but so have other groups in the conference.

J Street hasn’t endorsed a settlement boycott, or (unlike conference member Americans for Peace Now) even sort of endorsed a settlement boycott. And in sticking by the Obama administration’s side on Iran through various policy shifts, J Street has at times found itself to the right of some of those on the left in the Conference of Presidents.

3. Claim: J Street is just like any other left-wing group

Well, no. When it launched several years ago, J Street came out swinging — not just at Israeli policies it thought were dangerous but also at the Jew-ish establishment.

The group has demonstrated a willingness to take aim at individuals and individual organizations, some of whom have long memories and sharp elbows. The group and its sup-porters are outraged by any suggestion that J Street is not pro-Israel but have no problem questioning others’ commit-ment to peace.

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By Uriel Heilman, JTANEW YORK — A lot of

people around the world hate the Jews.

That’s the main finding of the Anti-Defamation League’s largest-ever worldwide survey of antisemitic attitudes.

The survey, released May 13, found that 26 percent of those polled — representing ap-proximately 1.1 billion adults worldwide — harbor deeply antisemitic views. More than 53,000 people were surveyed in 102 countries and territories covering approximately 86 per-cent of the world’s population.

“Our findings are sobering but, sadly, not surprising,” ADL National Director Abra-ham Foxman said at a news conference at ADL’s national headquarters in New York. “The data clearly indicates that classic antisemitic canards defy national, cultural, religious and

A swastika on a wall in the Volgograd, Russia soccer stadium

publicly pressured others to boycott Pastor John Hagee and shun pro-Israel evangelicals.

So, yeah, J Street might fall within the conference’s and the community’s existing political spectrum, but the group sure has a way of getting under people’s skin.

If you’re looking for another example of why, just check out this statement from J Street in response to the vote: “So,” J Street declared in its statement, “join us in thanking Malcolm Hoenlein for clari-fying this situation and revealing to all what we’ve long known: a new voice is needed to represent the true majority of Ameri-can Jews — and non-Jewish supporters of an Israel at peace.”

First off, why make it all about Hoenlein, the confer-ence’s chief executive? By all accounts that I have seen or heard, whatever Hoenlein thinks about J Street, this process for better or worse was driven by the 50 member organizations, with plenty of openness and debate.

Second, why not use the electoral defeat as a way to dispel the notion that you are a sanctimonious organization

Fact-checking J StreetContinued from previous page

that is incapable of playing nice with others (not an unimport-ant trait when you are trying to gain admittance to a politically and religiously diverse consen-sus-driven organization)?

Maybe something like: “While disappointed that we failed to gain admission this time around, we appreciate the opportunity to apply and look forward to reopening the conversation at some point down the road. Meanwhile, we hope to find ways to work with our fellow Jewish groups as we devote ourselves to securing a peaceful and democratic future for Israel.”

Even some of those who voted for J Street have expressed frustration and/or disgust with the way the organiza-tion has at times conducted itself.

Of course, I can think of one or

two right-wing members of the conference who are similarly skilled at driving folks crazy. But J Street is the one currently on the outside looking in.

4. Claim: The Conference of Presidents no longer repre-sents the full spectrum of the Jewish community

You can argue that J Street belongs in the Conference of Presidents. You can argue that the existing voting rules are out of whack, giving too much influence to smaller groups on the right over larger left-lean-

ing and centrist groups. But that doesn’t change

the fact that with or without J Street, J Street’s views are rep-resented in the Conference of Presidents, and the conference continues to serve as the most diverse and reflective platform in the Jewish organizational world.

Period. Full stop.Plus, it’s worth noting that

the process doesn’t need to be over. Other groups have fallen short and then made it in down the road.

All that said, it’s easy to understand why, if someone is a member of J Street — or just identifies with the organiza-tion’s stated commitments — he or she might feel slighted, not wanted, disenfranchised.

This vote took place in a wider context, where J Street and its members have been consistently, harshly and sometimes unfairly attacked, and their motives and loyalty (as opposed to their ideas) questioned, with some of the group’s loudest opponents all but saying there is no room in the Jewish community for those who would criticize Israeli policies.

So, yeah, it’s complicated. What do you expect? After all, we’re talking about the Con-ference of President of Major American Jewish Organiza-tions.

Ami Eden is the CEO and editor-in-chief of JTA.

So yeah, it’s complicated. What do you expect?

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ADL survey: More than

a quarter of the world

hates Jews

economic boundaries.”Among the survey’s key

findings:• Some 70 percent of those

considered antisemitic said they have never met a Jew. Overall, 74 percent of respon-dents said they had never met a Jew.

• Thirty-five percent of those surveyed had never heard of the Holocaust. Of those who had, roughly one-third said it is either a myth or greatly exag-gerated.

• The most antisemitic re-gion in the world is the Middle East and North Africa, with 74 percent harboring antisemitic views. Eastern Europe was second at 34 percent. The least antisemitic region was Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) at 14 percent.

• The three countries outside the Middle East with the high-est rates of antisemitic attitudes were Greece, at 69 percent, Malaysia at 61 percent and Armenia at 58 percent.

• About 49 percent of Mus-lims worldwide harbor anti-semitic views, compared to 24 percent of Christians.

• The West Bank and Gaza were the most antisemitic places surveyed, with 93 per-cent of respondents expressing antisemitic views. The Arab country with the lowest level of anti-Semitic views was Moroc-co, at 80 percent. Iran ranked as the least antisemitic country in the Middle East, at 56 percent.

• The least antisemitic coun-try overall was Laos, where 0.2 percent of the population holds antisemitic views. The Philip-pines, Sweden, the Netherlands and Vietnam all came in at 6 percent or lower.

• Approximately 9 percent of Americans and 14 percent of Canadians harbor antisemitic attitudes.

• Thirty-four percent of respondents older than 65 were deemed antisemitic, compared to 25 percent of those younger


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“The ADL’s Global 100 index will serve as a baseline,” Foxman said. “For the first time we have a real sense of how pervasive and persistent antisemi-tism is today around the world.”

The survey gauged antisemitism by asking whether respondents agreed with an index of 11 statements that the ADL believes suggest anti-Jewish bias: Jews talk too much about what happened to them during the Holocaust; Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the countries they live in; Jews think they are better than other people; Jews have too much power in international financial markets; Jews have too much power in the business world; Jews have too much control over global affairs; people hate Jews because of the way Jews behave; Jews have too much control over the U.S. government; Jews have too much control over global media; Jews are re-sponsible for most of the world’s wars; Jews don’t care about what happens to anyone but their own kind.

Respondents who agreed that a ma-jority of the statements are “probably true” were deemed antisemitic.

Over the years, the ADL has been criticized for overstating what qualifies as antisemitism, with critics suggest-ing that some of the statements used to measure bias actually are more indica-tive of admiration for Jews than anti-Jewish hostility.

Foxman addressed such criticism at the news conference.

“We frequently get accused of seeing anti-semitism everywhere, and we’re very conscious about the credibility,” he said. “We were cautious, we were conservative, to understate rather than overstate.”

The survey was over-seen by First International Resources and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research. It included telephone and in-person surveys conducted in 96 languages between July 2013 and February 2014. At least 500 adults were interviewed in each of the countries surveyed. The margin of error is 4.4 percent in countries with 500 interviews and 3.2 percent in countries with 1,000 interviews. The study was funded by New York philanthropist Leonard Stern; the ADL declined to say how much it cost.

The survey also questioned respon-dents about their attitudes toward Israel. Outside the Middle East, Israel’s favorable rating was 37 percent, com-

pared to 26 percent unfavorable. Within the Middle East, Israel’s unfavorable rating rose to 84 percent.

The only other region where Israel’s unfavorable rating outweighed its favorable was Asia: 30 percent unfavor-able, compared to 26 percent favorably.

Asked how many Jews they believe there are worldwide, more than half of the respondents significantly overes-timated the number. Some 30 percent

said Jews comprise between 1 and 10 percent of the world’s population, 18 percent said the figure was larger than 10 percent, and 9 percent said more than 20 percent of all people are Jewish. The actual figure is 0.19 percent of the world’s population, according to the ADL.

After the Palestinian-populated territories, the most antisemitic places were Iraq, where 92 percent harbor antisemitic views; Yemen at 88 percent; Algeria and Libya at 87 percent; Tunisia at 86 per-

cent; Kuwait at 82 percent; and Bahrain and Jordan at 81 percent.

Israel was not included in the survey.“It is very evident that the Middle

East conflict matters with regard to anti-semitism,” Foxman said. “It just is not clear whether the Middle East conflict is the cause of or the excuse for anti-semitism. There is no statistical data at this moment to support causality.”

After Laos, antisemitism was lowest in the Philippines at 3 percent; Sweden at 4 percent; the Netherlands at 5 per-cent; Vietnam at 6 percent; the United Kingdom at 8 percent, the United States and Denmark at 9 percent; Tanzania at 12 percent; and Thailand at 13 percent.

In Western Europe, the most anti-se-mitic countries were Greece (69 percent) and France (37 percent). In Eastern Eu-

rope, Poland (45 percent) and Bulgaria (44 percent) topped the list, and the Czech Republic was the least antisemitic, at 13 percent.

In the Americas, Panama (52 percent) and the Dominican Republic (41 percent) ranked as most antisemitic. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal was the most antisemitic, at 56 percent. The least were Uganda, Nigeria,

Ghana and Tanzania, all at between 16 and 12 percent.

The most commonly held stereotype among the ADL’s list of 11 statements was that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their home country — a view held by 41 percent of respondents. More than one-third agreed with the state-ments that Jews have too much power in the business world and in interna-tional financial markets, that Jews think they are better than other people and that Jews don’t care what happens to anyone but their own kind.

The margin of error is 4.4 percent in countries with 500 interviews and 3.2 percent in countries with 1,000 interviews.

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By Douglas BloomfieldBenjamin Netanyahu should

be one happy fella. He is a hero to his far-right coalition part-ners who threatened to topple his government if he got too se-rious about making peace with the Palestinians. For the second time in five years he thwarted an American-led peace initia-tive that neither he nor Pales-tinian leader Mahmoud Abbas wanted, and together they probably ended chances for a renewed effort before a new administration takes over in 2017, if then.

Secretary of State John Kerry may be reluctant to admit de-feat for his energetic effort to bring the two sides together, but he once again proved that we can’t want peace more than the parties themselves, and the truth is neither Netanyahu nor Abbas took Kerry’s effort very seriously. Kerry says he is going to take a timeout to think about what went wrong.

That was answered by an unnamed senior American of-ficial — believed to be the head of Kerry’s negotiating team, Martin Indyk — in an interview with Israeli journalist Nahum Barnea in the Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot. The American official focused most of his criti-cism on the Israeli leadership.

The talks were “sabotaged”

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Timeout to think about peacein several ways but “the pri-mary sabotage came from the settlements,” the source said.

“Netanyahu was using the announcements of tenders for settlement construction as a way to ensure the survival of his own government” and to allow “ministers in his govern-ment to effectively sabotage the success of the talks,” the official said. There were some 14,000 construction tenders and in ad-dition Israel also was “expropri-ating land on a large scale.”

That served to convince the Palestinians that Israel does not intend to let them found a state, the source said.

Three Israeli officials were singled out as the main sabo-teurs. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s attack on Kerry as only looking for a Nobel prize was considered a “great insult.” Yitzhak Molcho, Netanyahu’s lawyer and relative, was ap-pointed by the PM as “baby-sitter” for the nominal chief negotiator, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, and “repeatedly undermined her. “

The most damaging was Housing Minister Uri Ariel, the source said. His announce-ment of 700 additional housing tenders just before the fourth and final prisoner release was due was “an intentional act of sabotage, one of many.”

Netanyahu appeared to acquiesce, if not support Ariel’s actions.

Netanyahu’s decision to re-nege on releasing the prisoners convinced Kerry “an agreement would not be reached.” But it didn’t close the door to resum-ing talks; that happened when Abbas decided to form a unity government with Hamas, a ter-ror group that not only opposes peace with Israel, but the very existence of the Jewish state.

The American official called Livni “a heroine” who “fought with all of her might to promote the agreement” and probably the only minister in Netanya-hu’s government who actually supported the peace process.

Netanyahu had constructed his cabinet to protect him from any pressure to make peace; by deciding to go to the far right rather than bring in centrist parties he could argue that any serious concessions to the Pal-estinians would bring down his government. It left little doubt that peace was not a priority for his government.

Abbas made some conces-sions, the source said, but not enough to satisfy Netanyahu, who “wouldn’t move more than an inch.” When Abbas felt the Israelis didn’t “appreciate” his offers, he began “shutting down, locking into his posi-tions.”

The American official, at least as reported by Barnea, had little critical to say about Palestin-ian conduct that has soured the Israeli public’s attitude toward peace, including incitement, the glorification of terrorists, insistence on maximalist posi-tions and the failure to prepare the Palestinian public for the difficult compromises essential to making peace.

Netanyahu’s demand that Palestinians recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people may not have been as much of a deal breaker as Israel portrayed it, the source said.

The Americans were puzzled why Netanyahu brought it up at the outset because by push-ing it so insistently he seemed to be using it to sabotage talks; they believed that Abbas’ oppo-sition might have been tactical,

something to swap at a later stage for a major concession. That may have been wishful thinking, but they never got a chance to find out.

If recognizing the Jewish state was Netanyahu’s litmus test for Palestinian seriousness to make peace, halting settle-ment expansion was Abbas’ measure. Both men failed mis-erably, perhaps intentionally.

The Palestinians say that in Netanyahu they did not have a partner for peace, a view apparently shared by many on the American team. But Abbas himself was no candidate for the Profiles in Courage award, either. In the end, both leaders emerged from the nine-month ordeal with exactly what they probably wanted — an excuse to scuttle the talks and credible grounds for blaming the other guy.

Kerry had repeatedly said this could be the last chance to make peace. He warned that Israel has a difficult choice to make between continued oc-cupation of 2.5 million Pales-tinians or being a democratic, Jewish state. His use of the in-cendiary word “apartheid” was a poor choice, but the warning was right on target. Most Israe-lis support the two-state solu-tion, which Netanyahu pays lip service to but fails to act on, and if a peace agreement is not possible, now may be time to consider unilateral disengage-ment.

What next? “As of now, nothing is stop-

ping the Palestinians from turn-ing to the international commu-nity. The Palestinians are tired of the status quo. They will get their state in the end — whether through violence or by turning to international organizations,” said the American official.

Meanwhile, he added, “we’re taking a timeout to think and reevaluate.” Kerry may present an American proposal or there will just be “a period of reas-sessment, reevaluation.”

It’s difficult to see what he can achieve when neither party is really interested.

The secretary of state has been indefatigable in his quixotic quest but for the time being it seems the Israelis and Palestinians have decided to kick the can down the road. The trouble with that is it is a very dangerous road. But now he’ll have time to deal with some real crises.

Douglas Bloomfield is a freelance columnist based in Washington, D.C.


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Chabad Reading of Ten Commandments & Shavuot Dairy Dinner: Wed., June 4, 5:30 p.m. 2001 Far Hills Ave., Oakwood. 643-0770.

Community EventsTemple Israel Jewish Cultural Festival: Sun., June 8, noon-6:30 p.m. 130 Riverside Dr., Dayton. 496-0050.

Beth Abraham Synagogue Installation of Rabbi Ginsberg: Sat., June 14, 9 a.m. 305 Sugar Camp Cir., Oakwood. 293-9520.

An Evening Remembering Carol Pavlofsky: Thurs., June 19, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation. W. speaker Jeannie Opdyke Smith. Boonshoft CJCE, 525 Versailles Dr., Centerville. $18. R.S.V.P. to Alisa Thomas, 610-1555.

JCC Day at the Reds: Sun., June 22, 11 a.m. bus departs from Boonshoft CJCE, 525 Versailles Dr. for 1 p.m. game at Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati. W. guest speaker Marc Katz. $30 includes ticket, kosher lunch, transportation. $20 for ticket only. R.S.V.P. to Karen Steiger, 853-0370.

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Dr., Centerville, OH 45459. Email: [email protected]. There is a $10 charge to run a photo; please make

checks payable to The Observer.

At Wright State’s spring commencement ceremony, held May 3 at the Nutter Center, the university presented an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Debbie Feldman, president and CEO of Dayton Children’s Hospital.

Before joining Children’s, Debbie was employed by Montgomery County for 30 years, serving the last 15 as Montgomery County administrator. During her work with the county she addressed issues related to youth

Rachel Haug Gilbert

Beth Abraham is Dayton’s only Conservative synagogue, affi liated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

We are an enthusiastically egalitarian synagogue.

We also have an ener-getic Keruv program that reaches out to intermarried couples and families in our synagogue and in the Dayton Jewish community.

For a complete schedule of our events, go to bethabrahamdayton.org.

Beth Abraham is Dayton’sonly Conservative synagogue, affiliated with the United Synagogue ofConservative Judaism.

We are an enthusiasticallyegalitarian synagogue.










The Installation of Rabbi Joshua

Ginsberg

Shabbat ServicesSaturday, June 14, 2014

9 a.m.Cantor Wendi Fried Officiating

Special Kiddush Lunch To Follow

Beth Abraham SynagogueInvites You To

‘May you go from strength to strength.’

Sam NicholaisenSam Nicholaisen, son of Craig Nicholaisen and Debbie (Norbert) Klopsch, will be called to the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah on June 21 at Temple Israel. Sharing in the simcha will be his brother Jack, sister Sara, uncle Dr. David (Keri) Kirschman of Dayton, grandparents Dr. Edward (Rachel) Kirschman of Centennial, Colo., Pearl Kirschman of Denver, and Judy (Jack, deceased) Nicholaisen of Thornton, Colo. Sam attends Harman School in Oakwood. He is a Boy Scout with Troop 236, and his hobbies include the arts, camping, biking, Tae Kwon Do, music, trombone and spending time with friends. For his mitzvah project, Sam raised funds and collected art and school supplies for Crayons to Classrooms.

Parker Dylan MagrishHeidi and Dan Magrish of Pittsburgh have announced the birth of their son, Parker Dylan, on Dec. 19. Heidi is a former resident of Dayton. Parker weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. Welcoming him into the family is his brother, Logan, as well as his grandparents, Bari and Steven Blumhof of Dayton, and Joy Moravitz and Peggy Magrish of Pittsburgh. Parker Dylan (David Chayim ben Daniel v’Gitel) was named in memory of his paternal grandfather, David Magrish.

development, homelessness and health care. She is also a past president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton. Debbie urged the students to set high goals, work hard to achieve them and to get involved in the community.

Longtime DCDC Company supporters Maureen Lynch and Richard Lapedes were honored at DCDC’s 45th Anniversary Gala Celebration on May 10 at the Mandalay. DCDC surprised Maureen and Richard with a video tribute featuring representatives from organizations they support including. Richard is chair of DCDC’s board.

Let’s hear about your college graduates!

It’s that time of year to shep naches. Send your Kvelling items to Rachel at [email protected] or to Rachel Haug Gilbert, The Dayton Jewish Observer, 525 Versailles Drive, Centerville, OH 45459.

Debbie Feldman, president and CEO of Dayton Children’s Hospital, received an honorary doctorate degree from Wright State May 3

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JEWISH FEDERATION of GREATER DAYTON AGENCY NEWSLETTER | JUNE 2014

Jewish Federation of GREATER DAYTON

RSVPs are due at least 1 week before event. Events with no price listed are free.

PLEASE CONTACT KAREN STEIGER REGARDING ALL EVENTS UNLESS NOTED OTHER-WISE: 610-1555, [email protected]

ABOVE: Community members walk through the Lawyers Without Rights exhibit, currently on display at Temple Israel. LEFT: Attendees enjoy Israeli dancers, featured at the Community Relations Council’s Israel Indepen-dence Day celebration, hosted this year by Temple Beth Or. PHOTO CREDITS: MARSHALL WEISS

Thursday, June 19› Faith, Love, & Hope: An Evening Remembering Carol Pavlofsky7PM @ Boonshoft CJCE Join us for an evening celebrating the memory of community member Carol Pavlofsky, featuring speaker Jeannie Opdyke Smith who will share the story of her mother, Irene Gut Opdyke, who risked her life saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust. $18/per person.

We all get a lot of blogs, emails, Facebook notifications, etc. I al-ways take a few moments to see if there is something interesting to read. Recently, I found a real ‘humdinger” in my world.

I love the concept of marketing. It’s how we relay a message through a plethora of medium. Now, there are more ways to do this than ever before. But, the real question that I am most curious about is WHAT should we be marketing?

There is only one answer – “just listen” to what is being said. In the quote I have added below you, can see that “the Marketing Director of Amazon (the #1 brand in cus-tomer satisfaction) described his job as more than 50% listening.”

As I move through the Dayton Jewish community and the Miami Valley in general, I am always lis-tening to what is important to you. The more I listen, the better job

I can do to meet the needs of our changing world. I can also do a much better job at partnering with all of you to dream a vision of what can be.

So please, if you have any ideas, comments, suggestions or dreams, give me a call or send me an email. I will always make time to listen.

Cathy L. GardnerCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton

ADDITIONAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT, FROM MICHAEL ROWLAND, JCCA MARKETING CONSULTANT:

“In the beginning was the Sales Department.

Then about a hundred years ago the Advertising Department appeared, which eventually morphed into the Advertising & PR Department. It was only after World War II that we saw the introduction of the Marketing De-partment, initially among the Fortune 500.

This represented a huge shift in how companies connected with their custom-ers. No longer would they first develop a product and then try to figure out who it was for and how to sell it. The process would be reversed, using marketing intelligence, to work from the outside in.

In 1952 General Electric explained how things were about to change. ‘The Marketing Department will establish for the engineer, the designer, and the manufacturing man what the consumer

wants in a given product, what price he is willing to pay, and where and when it will be wanted. Marketing will have the authority in product planning, product scheduling, and inventory control, as well as sales, distribution and servicing the products.’

It’s amazing to read this today, but Marketing was intended as the feedback loop to inform decisions affecting all areas of the company. An emphasis on evidence over guesswork, on understand-ing over propagating, is what made the Marketing Department different from Sales or Advertising. It introduced a focus on getting into the heads of customers, setting up listening stations, feeling the pulse of the marketplace.

At a recent conference, the Marketing Director of Amazon (the #1 brand in customer satisfaction) described his job as more than 50% listening.”

DAYTON: “I’m Listening”

Partnerhip2Gether with Israel hosts Israeli teacher locallyPartnerhip2Gether with Israel

recently hosted Israeli teacher Nili Tishler. Nili was in the United States to participate in a Partnership teach-ers’ seminar in Omaha, Nebraska.

Nili’s school in Israel, Chofei Ha Galil, is a partner school with Hil-lel Academy. While in Dayton she taught alongside Hillel Academy teacher Rina Thau and participated

in a Seder held at Hillel. Nili also taught in a second grade class at DECA Prep school where the chil-dren were delighted to have her write their names in Hebrew and

spent time with the kindergarten class at the Jewish Federation.

Beth AdelmanCOMMUNITY RELATIONS Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton


Jewish Community Center

of GREATER DAYTON

RSVPs are due at least 1 week before event. Events with no price listed are free.PLEASE CONTACT KAREN STEIGER REGARDING ALL EVENTS UNLESS NOTED OTHER-WISE: 610-1555, [email protected]

›Mamaloshen A little bit of Yiddish to share with friends, courtesy of the JCC Yiddish Club, in memory of Lynda A. Cohen.Shrekn: \SHREK-en\ Verb To frighten, terrify (with the reflexive zikh - to be afraid of, fear).Phrases with Shrekn: 1. Dem Yidns simkhe iz mit a bisl shrek - A Jew’s joy is [always mixed] with a bit of fear.2. Di shrek farn toyt iz erger vi der toyt aleyn - Fear of death is worse than death itself.Expression with Shrekn:Reboyne shel oylem, shrek mikh, nor shtrof mikh nisht! - Master of the Universe, frighten me, but do not [actually] punish me!

Sunday, June 22› Day at the Reds Game, Depart Boonshoft CJCE at 11AM, Game 1PM at Great American Ballpark (100 Joe Nuxall Way, Cincinnati 45202). Gear up for a day of family fun and baseball at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, special guest speaker Marc Katz will discuss Judaism and sports. $30 per person (includes ticket, kosher lunch, and transportation) or $20 (ticket only).

Sunday, June 22› Active Adult Ice Cream Social, 2PM @ Boonshoft CJCESummer is finally here! Delight in a sweet treat & enjoy great company and entertainment by Dayton’s very own Belly Dance by Bronwen. $5 per person.

Thursday, June 26› Hollywood Casino Outing9AM-5PM @ Hollywood Casino, Columbus. Join the Active Adults for fun at the Hollywood Casino! 9AM pick-up at Boonshoft CJCE, 9:45AM pick-up at Meijer’s, (9200 N. Main, Englewood), 3:45PM departure from casino. $25 per person - pay directly to bus driver at pick-up. Fee includes $20 to play, $5 toward food.

Preschool Camp Shalom offers a wide variety of summer adventures and exploration for children ages 18 months to entering kindergarten.

JUNE PRESCHOOL CAMP THEMES:

WEEK 1 (JUNE 9-13): PUTTING DOWN ROOTS

WEEK 2 (JUNE 16-20): FURRY FAMILIES

WEEK 3 (JUNE 23-27): TRACING THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL

WEEK 4 (JUNE 30-JULY 3): BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

For our 4 and 5 year old campers, this month will include field trips to Knollwood Garden Center, Loft Theater’s SummerStock performance, and Beth Abraham Synagogue. All of our campers will get to experience in-house guests including “Animals Alive!” from the Boonshoft Museum and a police officer and firefighter. Don’t miss out on the fun! Contact Audrey MacKenzie at [email protected] or 937-853-0373 for more information. Got older siblings? Contact Yale Glinter at [email protected] or 937-401-1550 for Camp Shalom, grades 1-7.

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Summer adventure awaits!

ABOVE: Pharaoh (Ehud Borovoy) and Moses (Yale Glinter) team up to teach the Brachot Cheder about the ten plagues of Pesach during the JCC Early Childhood Passover Experience. PHOTO CREDIT: LISA SIEGEL WE LOVED SEEING EVERYONE AT THE MOVIES!

TOP: A string quartet from the Dayton Philharmonic

Orchestra entertain guests at the JCC’s 2014 Film Festival

opening night.

MIDDLE: Film Fest committee members Ruthe & Ed

Meadow keep the popcorn popping!

BOTTOM: Dressed to the nines, community members

Alice & Burt Saidel show Kim & Shelley Goldenberg

a good time. PHOTO CREDIT: MARSHALL WEISS

REMINDER » Early Childhood enrollment is open to new families for the 2014-2015 school year.

» THE LAST DAY OF THE PRESCHOOL YEAR WAS FRIDAY, MAY 23. TO ALL OF OUR CHILDREN LEAVING FOR KINDER-GARTEN, WE WILL MISS YOU, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AT YOUR NEW ADVENTURE!


Jewish Family Services of GREATER DAYTON

PLEASE CONTACT CHERYL BENSON REGARDING ALL COVENANT MANOR EVENTS : 854-6319

REINVENTING OURSELVES THROUGH ENRICHMENT, ENGAGEMENT, & EDUCATION Tuesday, June 3

12:30PM @ Covenant ManorMusical Entertainment with Tim Cochlin, Pianist

Friday, June 6NOON @ Covenant ManorFresh Friday- Enjoy a delicious home cooked meal prepared by Bernstein’s Fine Catering.

Tuesday, June 10 12:30PM @ Covenant ManorChallah baking with the Camp Shalom campers

Wednesday, June 1412:30PM @ Covenant Manor Craft Circle

Tuesday, June 1712:30PM @ Covenant ManorSpecial Entertainment with Bill Figley

Friday, June 20NOON @ Covenant ManorFresh Friday- Enjoy a delicious home cooked meal prepared by Bernstein’s Fine Catering.12:30PM Bingo

Tuesday, June 2412:30PM @ Covenant Manor Bob Ford, Storyteller and Musician

Why is it important to take my medicine? Espe-

cially when I feel better? To sustain a healthy life, it

is important to take your medicine and to take it ac-

curately. Some people think they no longer need the

medicine once they are better. Yet it is crucial to con-

tinue the medication, unless told not to by a doctor, to

stay healthy. If you misuse your medication, you could

experience dizziness, trouble sleeping, nausea, memory

issues, and increased falls. Other symptoms may not be

physically noticeable. It is also important to know the

side effects of any drugs being taken, and how the differ-

ent medication can interact with each other.

Older adults who live alone are at a higher risk of

misusing medication. Around 10 % of all hospital ad-

missions are due to misuse of medication. The average

senior takes around 7 different medications a day, so it

is important not just to remember to take your medi-

cine, but to take the right dose of each medicine. Taking

more than the prescribed dosage can be dangerous, and

could possibly lead to death. According to the CDC,

Center for Disease Control, there are 125,000 people a

year die from not taking medication properly. To help

remember to take your medication you could; keep a log

of when you took the medicine, keep a pillbox with the

days of the week on it, and to try to take the medicine at

the same time every day.

To maintain a healthy life, it is vital to take your med-

ication every day, and the right amount of it. Also eating

well and being active influences a healthy life. You need

to know what medicine you are taking, why, the correct

dose, and any side effects. Doing all of these things, will

help to keep you healthy and give you a higher quality

of life. For any additional information, please contact

one of our qualified social workers who can come to

your home to and assist you in finding the most appro-

priate resources. Contact Jewish Family Services at (937)

610-1555.

Jessica Leach, MSW InternJewish Family Services of Greater Dayton

L’Chaim,To Life!Jewish Family Services will be sponsoring the first “L’Chaim, to Life!” Fair. This exciting event will take place on July 10th, 2014, from 10am- 2pm at Temple Israel, 130 Riverside Drive, Dayton, Ohio. Meredith Moss, Dayton Daily News columnist will be the keynote speaker moderating a panel discussion, highlighting reinvention stories. The Dorothy Lane Market Culinary School will sponsor a presentation on preparing nutritious budget friendly meals for one or two.

Experience the three E’s up close and personal! Become enriched, engaged and educated as you peruse the vendor tables that showcase the many volunteer and learning opportunities in our community.

Please bring a canned good or staples for the Federation food pantry. A box lunch will be provided with reservation.

Reservations are mandatory by July 3rd. Please call Karen Steiger at 937.610.1555

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDIf you have the time, we have the job just right for YOU! We are looking for a few more good volunteers who can visit 1-1 with clients. Whether at home, a nursing home or an assisted living facility, your gift of time is the most meaningful and valuable gift! Please call Janice Kohn for more details at 401-1558.

The Importance of Taking Medication


Jewish Foundation of GREATER DAYTON

Legacies, Tributes, & Memorials JCC

FAMILY SERVICES

FOUNDATION

PHILANTHROPY: Leadership Fund

Share Your Story & Inspire Others» If you or your family has established an endowment, we invite you to participate in the Foundation’s Book of Life. Stories in the Book of Life are meant to beautifully convey the generosity and rich history of the Dayton Jewish community, as well as inspire future generations to create a legacy of their own. If you would like to be a part of this meaningful project, please contact Alisa Thomas at [email protected] or 937-610-1796.

The Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton is pleased to announce a new endowment fund has been established. The Carol J. Pavlofsky Leader-ship Fund (created by Carol’s children Ervin, Gary, Howard and Marlene) will help provide speakers for leadership programs or provide a stipend to at-tend a conference with a leadership component.

Carol’s children said, “We are privileged to cre-ate this fund honoring our mother’s memory. Her tireless work with the Federation was something she shared with everyone and this fund is the perfect tribute to her legacy. She mentored everyone she worked with, giving them a close and lasting con-nection to the Federation and its mission. Those who worked with her know her passion and love for the things for which it stood. With this fund, it is our hope that not only her children but all of those who get to know her legacy will understand how impor-tant the Jewish Federation is to our community. We thank you for your contributions and for helping to promote her legacy.”

Carol J. Pavlofsky (of blessed memory) helped raise over $24 million for the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton between 1979 and 1997. Carol be-gan her career as membership director for the JCC,

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CAROL J. PAVLOFSKY LEADERSHIP FUND

eventually serving as director of the Women’s Divi-sion of the Federation’s Annual Campaign and in 1990, Campaign Director. She also oversaw special resettlement campaigns, including Operation Mo-ses, Operation Solomon and Operation Exodus. Carol influenced and touched the lives of many women in the community, and was instrumental in

sharing the importance of tzedakah and establish-ing many of the Lions of Judah and endowments we have today. Through the Pavlofsky family’s gen-erosity, Carol’s legacy will live on through future leaders.

If you are interested in establishing an endow-ment in remembrance of a family member, or would like to establish one for yourself, please con-tact Cathy Gardner, CEO or Cheryl Carne, Chief Development Officer at 937-610-1555.

“With this fund, it is our hope that not only her children but all of those who get to know her legacy will understand how important the Jewish Federation is to our community. We thank you for your contributions and for helping to promote her legacy.” ~ Carol’s children

Carol J. Pavlofsky (of blessed memory)

FEDERATION

CAMPAIGNIN HONOR OF› Judy and Dr. Howard Abromowitz’ new granddaughter› New home of Larry and Sophie Skolnick

Debby and Dr. Robert Goldenberg› Judy and Dr. Howard Abromowitz’ new granddaughter

Mary and Dr. Gary Youra› Debbie Feldman receiving an hon-orary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Wright State University

Jeff WeinerIN MEMORY OF› Bob Emoff

M.J. and Bella FreemanJudy and Dr. Howard AbromowitzBarbara and Jim Weprin

› Sylvia Weissman› Phyllis Heider

Judy and Dr. Howard Abromowitz

LINDA RUCHMAN FUNDIN MEMORY OF› Bob Emoff

Marshall Ruchman Family› Joseph Braunstine

Marshall Ruchman

HOLOCAUST PROGRAMMING FUNDIN HONOR OF› Harriet Klass receiving the Beth Abraham Women of Valor Award

Marlene and Dr. Henry MaimonIN MEMORY OF › Phyllis Heider

JOAN AND PETER WELLS FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUNDIN HONOR OF› Judy and Dr. Howard Abromowitz’ new granddaughter› Graduation of Addison Caruso

Cathy Gardner› Zachary D. Fasman’s new partnership

Joan and Peter Wells› Thank you to Cathy Gardner for the Calligraphy Lesson

Caryl Segalewitz and the Temple ClassIN MEMORY OF› Sylvia Weissman

Joan and Peter Wells

HERTA G. AND EGON F. WELLS CHILDREN’S FUNDIN HONOR OF› Judy and Mort Berkowitz’ new grandson

Joan and Peter Wells

Hyla and Dr. Raymond WeiskindKathy and Mark GordonHelen HalcombEvelyn OstreicherEsther and DeNeal FeldmanMarilyn and Larry KlabenPenny SpiegelThe Body & OPS Groups in PED,

Honda East Liberty PlantYauching and Anthony JasinskiSylvia HeymanMarlene and Dr. Henry MaimonMelinda and Bill DonerPam and Wayne DriscollSandy JacobsonNancy Polin Jeffrey GordonFred WeberSandy and Irv Zipperstein

› Alice Dworkin› Dr. Morton Nelson› Roslyn Klein Nelson› Janice Garfunkel› Marvin Felman

Marlene and Dr. Henry Maimon› Bob Emoff

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DOROTHY B. MOYER YOUNG LEADERSHIP FUNDIN MEMORY OFMarvin Felman

Marcia and Richard Moyer

JEWISH FEDERATION BOARD DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN MEMORY OF › Bob Emoff

Cathy Gardner

JEREMY BETTMAN B’NAI TZEDEK YOUTH PHILANTHROPY FUNDIN MEMORY OF› Bob Emoff› Phyllis Heider

Jean and Todd Bettman› Bob Emoff› Joseph Braunstine› Marvin Felman

Elaine and Joe Bettman

SENIOR SERVICESIN HONOR OF› Debbie and Bruce Feldman’s new granddaughter› Marriage of Elizabeth Grimes› Aviva Katz’ engagement

Susan and Jonas Gruenberg› Birthday of Claire Soifer

Jean and Bert LiebermanIN MEMORY OF› Mother of Barbara Hollander

Susan and Jonas Gruenberg

› Marvin FelmanEsther and DeNeal Feldman

SPECIFIC ASSISTANCEIN HONOR OF› Speedy recovery of Pam Feldman› Complete recovery of Pam Feld-man’s brother, Richard› Good health to Bobbie Newman

Hyla and Dr. Raymond WeiskindIN MEMORY OF› Joseph Braunstine

Hyla and Dr. Raymond Weiskind

FOOD PANTRYIN HONOR OF› Helene Gordon receiving the Beth Abraham Women of Valor Award› Susie Katz receiving the Beth Abraham Women of Valor Award› Melinda Doner receiving the Beth Abraham Women of Valor Award› Gayle Moscowitz receiving the Beth Abraham Women of Valor Award

Helen Halcomb

SOCIAL SERVICESIN HONOR OF› Marilyn Scher’s new great-grand-daughter

Renee and Dr. Frank Handel & Family› Speedy recovery of Bert Lieber-man

Sandy and Irv ZippersteinIN MEMORY OF› Bob Emoff

SalesForce.comArleen and John LevineSteven FalknorEllen and Alvin SteinClaire and Oscar SoiferEsther and DeNeal FeldmanPromotional Consultants

Mary and Robert BrodbeckPorter, Wright, Morris and Arthur, LLPPatricia and Andrew StrausShelly and Barry IgdaloffWharton, Vail, Dunlap and Assoc.Andrew Davis

Donating to an endowment fund is a wonderful way to honor someone. To make a contribution, call Sheila Myers at 937-610-5538. Let us know what fund you would like to donate to, or we will be happy to help you choose a fund.

The Class of 2014Celebrating our high school graduates across the Miami Valley

Alexander AfrickParents: Michael & Cynthia AfrickGrandparents: Barbara & Irwin Zane, Allan & Judy AfrickSchool: CentervilleActivities: BBYO, Counselor at Camp Wise, Ultimate Disc Rec League

Volunteering: Washington Township-Centerville Library Teen Advisory Board President Honors: National Honors Society, CHS Spanish Honors SocietyCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: Emory University, Atlanta, business

Michael Harrison BettmanParents: Jean & Todd BettmanGrandparents: Elaine & Joe Bettman, Chit & Rody BernardoSchool: NorthmontActivities: Sales Associate for Life is Good, Assist with business activities for Shops By Todd Inc., fund raising and volunteering with various organizations through and representing the company Honors: Academic scholarships, Graduation With Academic DistinctionCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration

Adam BloomParents: Amy & Michael BloomGrandparents: Beverly Bloom, Susan & Wayne Myers, Marty & Laura Bloom, Butch & Teri KabbSchool: Dublin School, New HampshireActivities: Theatre, Crew

Team, Sailing Team, Counselor at Camp Wise Volunteering: Writing Center Tutor, Chabad Purim Project, Habitat for Humanity Honors: Passion for History Prize, Chemistry Award, Rising Star in Theatre AwardCongregation: ChabadAfter Graduation: Trinity College

Rachel BloomParents: Julie & Robert BloomGrandparents: Emily Loewenstein, Beverly Bloom, Marty & Laura Bloom

School: OakwoodActivities: Guitar, Camp Wise Counselor & Song Leader, Singer & Songwriter, BBYO, Swim Team Volunteering: Chabad Friendship Circle, Peer Mentoring, Camp Wise Staff In Training Honors: National Honor

Society, High Honor RollCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: The Ohio State University, Politics, Society & Law Scholars

Josie BuchananParents: Dennis & Bonni BuchananGrandparents: Mel & Jan Berman, Joan and the late John BuchananSchool: NorthmontActivities: TIDY, Northmont Gymnastic Team, Camp GUCI Camper & Counselor, Madricha at Temple Israel, Peer Facilitation, Yearbook Volunteering: Food Pantry, Safety Kids Honors: Honor SocietyCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: University of Dayton, College of Engineering Technology

Addison J. CarusoParents: Patty & Michael CarusoGrandparents: Donna & Yale Holt, Joan & Jim Stark, Gerald & Sandy CarusoSchool: OakwoodActivities: Varsity Track, Cross Country, Clarinet, Saxophone, Marching & Jazz

Bands, BBYO, NFTY, Principal/Superintendent Adv. Bd., MARV, Temple Israel Madrich, Sinai Sundays, Speech & Debate, Theatre, Academic Team, GUCI Counselor Volunteering: Dayton History Interpreter, JCRC, Thanksgiving Feast of Giving, Organizing for America, TEDx Dayton, Political Campaigns Honors: National Honor Soc. Pres., 1st Alt. Hearst Youth Senate, Buckeye Boys State Debate Rep., Scholar Athlete, Junior Leadership Dayton, Miami Univ. Scholar, Rotary Speech WinnerCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: Miami University

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From Michael’s English teacher and advisor Ms. Shea Davis:

“Michael is such a pleasure to have in class. He shows his creativity on a daily basis, whether we are creating sentences with new vocabulary words or crafting videos to illustrate rhetorical concepts. He combines his creativity with a genuine desire to truly under-stand each topic that we study.”

I am a

Sinai Scholar!Name / Congregation

Michael Perevozchikov; Beth Abraham

Why I attend MVSI always felt comfortable at that school. The education I have received so far is such an asset to me, and I am just start-ing to appreciate that. It is the perfect combination of academics challenges, sports and social life. This school is truly amazing and a great choice for any student who wishes to excel in school and succeed in life.

My favorite thing about MVS

I constantly feel like my teachers are always by my side supporting me through my work and looking to help me im-prove. Not only are the teachers some of the best in their field, they are so much more than just teachers of academic subjects. They are also life role models interested in helping their students in any way possible.

What being a Sinai Scholar means

I’ve had the chance to meet great friends through the Sinai program that I don’t know if I would meet otherwise. It is easy to find a group of kids with the same interest. Sinai Scholar promotes diversity and spirit. I found the Sinai program helps me and all MVS students to be welcoming, diverse, open-minded and supportive.

In my spare timeI like hanging out with friends, spending time with my sister and playing with my dog.

Hobbies

I love to play tennis. As a freshman I’m playing #1 seed for the varsity team at MVS. I started to play when I was five years old. Tennis taught me so many lessons. You are on the court by yourself and there’s no one to blame. I can win or lose and I have to be ready for both. That quality is important because it stays with you for the rest of your life.

Inspiration

I need inspiration, motivation from different angles to keep me going. My parents inspire me in the everyday life, Roger Federer in tennis. I’m also inspired by people who have the courage to pursue their dreams and in return help others do the same. I hope I can do it someday.

In 10 years, I see myselfIn medical school. I like math and science, so I’m considering a bioengineering major.

Michael PerevozchikovClass of 2018

The Sinai Scholars foundation provides scholarships for qualified Jewish students in grades seven to twelve to attend The Miami Valley School – an award-winning independent school noted for its academic excellence. Sinai currently supports 23 students at MVS with Judaics classes included as part of the curriculum.

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Melissa Lee FrydmanParents: Angela & Joel FrydmanGrandparents: Great-grandmother Carmen Appel, Renate and the late Charles Frydman, the late Carl & Connie FasanoSchool: OakwoodActivities: Varsity Tennis, Oakwood Speech & Debate, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society President, Choir & Ensemble Volunteering: B’nai Tzedek, Crayons for Classrooms, Dayton Food Pantry, Beth Abraham Social Action Honors: AP Scholar Award, Oakwood Speech Award, Speech & Debate 2-year National Qualifier, 4-year State Qualifier, 2014 State FinalistCongregation: Beth Abraham SynagogueAfter Graduation: George Washington University

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Honors: CHS Bowling MVP, All-Ohio First Bowling Team, 3rd Place OSHAA-Div. I State Tournament, Sycamore High School Coach’s Award for Good Sportsmanship, BPA Presentation Management, 5th PlaceCongregation: Temple Beth OrAfter Graduation: University of Pikesville, Ky., business management & bowling team

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Rachel HalaszParents: Teri & Michael HalaszGrandparents: Jerry & Maxine Halasz, Dan & Ruth Franklin, Bill MeisterSchool: CentervilleActivities: Competition Dance, Dance Teacher, Camp Livingston CIT Honors: BOTY President, Dance Team CaptainCongregation: Temple Beth OrAfter Graduation: Univ. of Cincinnati

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Benjamin WacksmanParents: Juli Bainbridge, Steve WacksmanGrandparents: Roy & Lucille Foreshee, Sandy & Fred WacksmanSchool: NorthmontActivities: Dayton Stealth Hockey Honors: KTH Parts Industries ScholarshipCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: Wright State University, athletic training

Grant HarlanParents: Lisa & Todd HarlanGrandparents: The late Joe & Freda

Bienenfeld & Norman HarlanSchool: Miami ValleyActivities: Varsity Track & Cross Country, Aviation Club Founder, Ram SAT Team Founder, helped

design suborbital payload for national competition, Student Pilot Volunteering: Chinese Student Assistant Teacher, St. Vincent de Paul with Beth Jacob Congregation Congregation: Beth Jacob CongregationAfter Graduation: Purdue University, mechanical engineering

Levi JohnsonParents: Donna & Marshall Weiss, Patrick & Heather JohnsonGrandparents: Evelyn & the late Louis Barnett, Norman Weiss, the late Pearl Weiss, Terry and Jeanie Johnson, the late Virginia JohnsonSchool: Miami ValleyActivities: Lifeguard at Kettering Tennis Center, Cross Country, Track & Field, Chess Club, Trumpet & Guitar, Jazz Band, Camp Gan Izzy Counselor, Camp Shalom Counselor, MVS Technical Support Leader Volunteering: South Dayton Vet Clinic, St. Vincent de Paul, Dayton History Interpreter Congregations: Chabad & Beth Abraham SynagogueAfter Graduation: Wittenberg University, secondary ed. & history

Alexandra Rose KnollParents: Dr. Aaron & Karen KnollGrandparents: Dr. Charles & Joan KnollSchool: OakwoodActivities: Academic Team, Teacher’s Aid Volunteering: Blue’s Mews Animal Rescue Congregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: Wittenberg University

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Chaya MangelParents: Rabbi Nochum & Devorah MangelGrandparents: Rabbi & Mrs. Mangel, Rabbi & Mrs. SmetanaSchool: Rohr Bais Chaya AcademyActivities: School Play Volunteering: Chabad Friendship CircleCongregation: ChabadAfter Graduation: Seminary in Tzfat, Israel

Evan H. SherbetParents: Ann & Steve SherbetGrandparents: Fern & Bob ArcherSchool: CentervilleActivities: Centerville Marching Band, Science Olympiad, Boy Scouts Troop

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Carly SobolParents: Todd & Jody SobolGrandparents: Judge & Mrs. George Glasser, Dr. & Mrs. Arnold SobolSchool: OakwoodActivities: Oakwood Speech & Debate Team, Peer Mentoring Program, Oakwood Giving Student Philanthropy, NFTY-TIDY Programming Vice President, GUCI Volunteering: Chemistry Tutor, Give Kids the World Village Welcome Card Maker/Volunteer Honors: National Honor Society, National Forensic League Member, Outstanding Junior & Freshman Female Citizen, Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership AwardCongregation: Temple IsraelAfter Graduation: The Ohio State University, honors neuroscience/pre-med

Rachel WesterkampParents: John & Lori WesterkampGrandparents: Morton & Lillian Ohlbaum, Tom & Joyce WesterkampSchool: BeavercreekActivities: Varsity Soccer, Ohio Elite ECNL Club Soccer, Classical Guitar Volunteering: TOPSoccer For Young Athletes With Disabilities Honors: Varsity Soccer Captain, Club Soccer Ranked 6th Nationally, Unanimous Superiors in Classical Guitar CompetitionCongregation: Temple Beth OrAfter Graduation: Illinois Wesleyan University, physics & playing soccer


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The Class of 2014

By Gil Troy, New York Jewish WeekI recently led a periodic outside re-

view of the Young Judaea Year Course, the flagship gap-year non-yeshiva program for American teenagers. I discovered a striking but not surprising anomaly. Although most participants describe this year between high school and college as a “miracle,” “magical,” “the best year of my life,” few American Jews bother attending. Only 400 to 600 non-Orthodox American Jews per year choose to spend a year living in Israel after high school. With all the anxiety about Israel’s standing on college cam-puses and the next generation’s Jewish identity, parents are overlooking an obvious solution to the twin problems.

A great gap-year in Israel provides many payoffs. Universities are encour-aging students to defer admission for a year, because students who take time off often arrive on campus more settled and more mature than most freshmen. Good gap-year programs understand this is a complicated transition year, wherein the participants are both post-high school — needing some supervision — and pre-college — meaning ready for free-dom, too. Striking that balance in a safe, comfortable but exciting setting does wonders for young adults.

Clearly, we are not just talking about matur-ing in a random, safe, comfortable or exciting setting, we are talking about Israel. Spending a year in Israel has been a constructive rite of passage for thousands of Jewish kids for decades. It allows them, as they leave their homes, to embrace their tradition and homeland on their own terms. The sociologist Robert Bellah lamented that modern America’s maturation process often entails cutting oneself from one’s family, one’s traditions, one’s anchors. Spending time in Israel — a sister de-mocracy which is traditional, family-ori-ented, and rooted — challenges young Jews to think about their identities, and recalibrate them in ways that help resist the moral anarchy and identity nihilism epidemic on college campuses.

Students who attend college after a year in Israel have a sophisticated, multidimensional view of Israel. They understand Israel as a living, breathing country, in all its complexity. They are less likely to panic when faced with the politically correct prejudice that targets Israel on many campuses — and in too many Middle East courses. They not only have the seasoning to laugh off the ridiculous caricatures of Israel as racist or practicing South African-style apartheid, which was race-based and

Gap years in Israel as Rx for Jewish alienation

not connected to a nationalist conflict, but they also have the tools and motiva-tion to become campus leaders in their Jewish and Zionist communities.

Many young Jews I meet are over-whelmed by the tremendous pressure their parents and teachers impose to succeed academically to get into the right college, and to get the right job to make enough money. It pains me that Jewish students often associate this pressure with American Judaism — and that many young Jews have absorbed that message to succeed more than the more important message to live a good life. More parents need to instill in their children Jewish ambitions, Jewish ho-rizons, Jewish dreams, not just dreams of American-style success. Encouraging their children to take that year in Israel, to postpone college for a year (for those who are going), can help reorient the Jewish community from materialism and careerism to spirituality and caring.

Three decades ago, Orthodox Ameri-can Jews started sending their high school graduates en masse for a year or two of yeshiva in Israel. This now stan-dard ritual has solidified thousands of young Jews before entering the confus-

ing world of American college life.

More recently, break-through programs like Birthright Israel and MASA have proved just how valuable Israel experiences can be in identity formation. The Zionist prescription for alienated Jewry works — Israel and Ameri-can Jewry both benefit when American Jewish kids engage Israel fully, intensely, constructively.

With the Jewish Agency’s new strategic vision putting Israel front and center in Jewish identity-building worldwide, it is time for American Jewish parents to stop grousing, stop worrying — and start encouraging their children to begin their adult post-high school lives with posi-tive, inspiring transformational gap year in Israel programs.

As I travel around North America, I am often asked, in worried tones, “What about the students?” We should start asking, “What about their parents?” — what are they doing to ensure not only a strong Jewish communal future, but happy, satisfying, values-rich lives for their children? Making a gap year in Israel as routine a step as a Bar Mitzvah and a high school graduation could revolutionize the Jewish future, in Israel and America as well.

Gil Troy is professor of history at McGill University and the author of eight books on American history.

With all the anxiety about Israel’s standing on college campuses and the next generation’s Jewish identity, parents are overlooking an obvious solution to the twin problems.


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The gift of each dayBeth Abraham SynagogueConservativeRabbi Joshua GinsbergCantor/Dir. of Ed. & Programming Andrea RaizenMonday through Friday 6:50 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Fri., 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. Sundays at 8:30 a.m. 305 Sugar Camp Circle, Oakwood. 293-9520. BethAbrahamDayton.org

Beth Jacob CongregationTraditionalMornings: Sun., Mon., Thurs., 7 a.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. Evenings: Sun. through Fri. 7 p.m. 7020 N. Main St., Dayton. 274-2149. BethJacobCong.org

Temple Anshe EmethReform320 Caldwell St., Piqua. Call Eileen Litchfield, 937-547-0092, [email protected]. Correspondence address: 3808 Beanblossom Rd., Greenville, OH 45331. ansheemeth.org

Temple Beth OrReformRabbi Judy ChessinAsst. Rabbi/Educator David BursteinFridays 7:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat 4th Friday, 5:30 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. 5275 Marshall Rd., Wash. Twp. 435-3400. templebethor.com

Temple Beth SholomReformRabbi Haviva HorvitzSee Web site for schedule.610 Gladys Dr., Middletown. 513-422-8313. thetemplebethsholom.com

Temple IsraelReformRabbi David M. SofianRabbi/Educator Karen Bodney-Halasz1st & 2nd Fri., 6 p.m. Other Fri., 7:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat 4th Fri., 6 p.m. Sat., 10:30 a.m.130 Riverside Dr., Dayton. 496-0050. tidayton.org

Temple SholomReformFridays 6 p.m. 2424 N. Limestone St., Springfield. 399-1231. templesholomoh.com

Chabad of Greater DaytonRabbi Nochum MangelAssociate Rabbi Shmuel KlatzkinYouth & Prog. Dir. Rabbi Levi Simon. Beginner educational service Saturdays 9 a.m. adults, 10 a.m children. Sundays 9 a.m. Tuesdays & Wednesdays. 6:45 a.m. 2001 Far Hills Ave. 643-0770. www.chabaddayton.com

Yellow Springs Havurah IndependentServices 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10-noon. Antioch College Rockford Chapel. Contact Cheryl Levine, 937-767-9293.

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By Rabbi Levi Simon Chabad of Greater Dayton

According to the Jewish calendar we are now between the holidays of Pesach, Passover, and Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks.

This period has a special name and mitzvah associated with it. It is called Sefi-rat HaOmer or the time of the counting of the Omer. The word omer means a measure, in this case, a measure of grain. Each evening during this 49-day period, we say a blessing prior to counting of

the Omer. Historically, after the Exodus

from Egypt commemorated by the Passover holiday, the Jews counted the days in eager anticipation of the receiving of the Torah which was to happen exactly seven weeks later on the holiday of Shavuot. Each year we relive this journey with our counting of the Omer.

The Lubavitch-er Rebbe, of blessed memory — whose 20th yahrzeit will oc-cur on the third of Tammuz, corresponding to July 1 — teaches that the commandments of the Torah are not merely to remind us of our history but to give ongoing lessons and life direction for all time.

Since the flow of time is beyond our control, the count-ing of time seemingly has no

ShavuotFestival of Weeks, Receiving of the TorahJune 4-5/6-7 SivanMarks the end of the counting of the Omer, a 49-day period that begins on the second night of Passover, and recalls the giving of the Torah at Sinai. In biblical times, it fell at the end of the spring harvest. An all-night study session called a tikun, originally a mystical practice, has become increasingly popular.

Torah Portions

June 7/9 SivanBehalotecha (Num. 8:1-12:16)

June 14/16 SivanShelach (Num. 13:1-15:41)

June 21/23 SivanKorach (Num. 16:1-18:32)

June 28/30 SivanChukat (Num. 19:1-22:1,

Num. 28:9-15)

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First Eve Shavuot, June 49:49 p.m.

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Perspectives

consequence. So why does God command us to count each day?

The truth is that this mitzvah teaches us a valuable lesson. Counting things by the unit indicates the significance and importance of each unit. When we count day after day for 49 days it shows us the value of time.

We must appreciate the gift of each day and make proper use of it.

The things we have to accom-plish today cannot be post-poned for tomorrow, for each day gone is irretrievable.

Although it is true that the flow of time is beyond our control because we can neither slow it down nor speed it up, yet we can directly affect the quality of time by filling it meaningfully.

Just as time is not really measured in quantity but qual-ity, so too man’s efforts should be measured qualitatively.

Each day brings an opportunity for improvement and for self betterment. We must never stay stagnant. We are challenged each day to learn something new,

to do something positive that we have never done before. We must fill our days and weeks with goodness and kindness until we reach the ultimate per-fection: a time when the world will be filled with only good. This will occur in the times of the Moshiach, the Messiah, may it happen speedily in our days.

We can directly affect the quality of time by filling it meaningfully

New military SiddurBy Debra Rubin, JNS.org

The Shabbat of Memorial Day weekend will mark a first in American Jewish life: Three New York congregations rep-resenting the three major U.S. Jewish movements will daven from the same prayer book.

Produced by the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chap-lains Council specifically for the military, the Siddur that the trio of shuls will use for those services made its debut at the Jewish Community Centers of North America biennial in March. Distribution of the books to U.S. military bases worldwide began in April.

JWB’s last military prayer book was issued after World War II. Although it was updated in the 1980s, many chaplains found the old military prayer book lacking. To the Orthodox, there were too many omissions; gender-specific language, meanwhile, bothered more liberal chaplains.

“It was a small pocket edition, but it really wasn’t adequate to hold a full range of worship services,” Rabbi Har-old Robinson, director of the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council and a rear admiral in the Navy Reserves, said. “A lot of the traditional liturgy just wasn’t there. You could do a service, but it wasn’t going to be a com-plete service, which was fine in the field,” explained Robinson, but not on established bases that hold services on a regular basis for service members and their families.

The result was a mishmash

of prayer books at military installations. As chaplains of varying denominations came and went, service members found themselves adjusting to a new Siddur.

“If you’re in the military, you’re not Reform, Conserva-tive or Orthodox. You’re just Jewish, and a chaplain comes in and changes your whole world every two years, or you change bases every few years,” Robin-son said.

For service members, there was no continuity. In 2006, JWB set out to fix that.

A program of the JCC As-sociation, the JWB re-ceives funding from the three movements’ rabbinical groups: the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly, the Reform Central Conference of Ameri-can Rabbis, and the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America, which all gave JWB “copyright of excep-tion” to lift whatever

it wanted from the movements’ prayer books in creating the military Siddur, Robinson said.

Working with movement representatives, Rabbi Barry Baron, then JWB deputy direc-tor, prepared a draft that was vetted by the three rabbinic associations. “Everybody made changes,” Robinson said.

He concedes that not every-one was happy with the final Siddur. “If you read it alone, you think, ‘my movement has gotten short shrift,’ but when everyone got together in one room, you realized that every-one had made adaptations,” said Robinson.

The Siddur also includes readings specific to the military such as the Prayer for Loved Ones at Home.

While the copyright per-missions allow the book to be distributed solely within the military, the Memorial Day weekend Shabbat is an excep-tion, coinciding with Fleet Week, which brings thousands of members of the Navy, Ma-rines, and Coast Guard to New York.

The Reform Central Syna-gogue will use the book for Friday evening services, while the Conservative Park Avenue Synagogue will use it on Satur-day morning and the Orthodox Kehilath Jeshurun on Saturday afternoon.


FOODTHE JEWISH INTERNET

Hello cheesecakeShavuot is almost here. For a people

hooked on a holiday diet of meat and poultry, Shavuot is unique on our gastronomic calendar: a festival that celebrates dairy food.

Shavuot is best known for the giving of the Torah so why the association with dairy? The Jewish Celebrations site lists six reasons. Two of the most famous: On Shavuot, the Jewish people received a new code of law, including the dietary restrictions that became part of their daily life. Since the new laws

of separating meat and milk were still unclear, only dairy products were eaten on Shavuot to avoid transgressing the unfamiliar laws.

And for those into Gematriah, Jew-ish numerology, “The Hebrew word for milk, chalav, has the numerical value of 40, symbolizing the number of days Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Chalav is spelled chet (numerical value, 8), lamed (30), and vet (2) (http://bit.ly/shavcheese1).”

Others look for allusions in the Torah which suggest we eat dairy to symbolize the “land flowing with milk and honey (Ex. 3:8).” Or that the Torah is compared to milk, as is written in Song of Songs: “Sweet-ness drops / From your lips, O bride; Honey and milk / Are under your tongue (bit.ly/shavcheese2).”

As for the recipes themselves, the Jewish-Food Blintz Archives has three dozen variations including Berry-Topped, New Mexico Kaese, and Asparagus and Cheese (bit.ly/shavcheese3).

And if you are tired of the same old chocolate cheesecake, the Jewish-food List has a gut-busting supply of 83 recipes including Pumpkin Swirl, Triple Threat and Etrog Zest (bit.ly/shavcheese4).

Of course, there’s more to Shavuot fare than blintzes and cheesecake. At Let’s All Eat Dairy, Rosalyn Manesse has prepared a menu with Sephardic-Style Fish, Linguine Primavera and Dairy Scones (bit.ly/shavcheese5).

At Kosher Delight, you’ll find doz-ens of other ideas including Chana’s Grated Cucumber Salad with Pista-chios, Raisins and Yogurt and Michael Fierro’s Four-Cheese Herb Quiche (bit.ly/shavcheese6).

The recipes sound mouth-watering

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but what to do about all the calories, saturated fat and cholesterol? Marcy Goldman notes that “Shavuot is not congruent with some of the caveats of the American Heart Institute but you can always substitute low fat cream cheese, sour cream, or any other dairy item, so easily available these days. Shavuot is however, a fine occasion to boost your calcium, so enjoy (bit.ly/shavcheese7).”

While some people will be more than satisfied to pile on the blintzes and cheesecake, for others a Jewish holiday isn’t a holiday without a nice piece of chicken. So they dine on both — dairy and meat — only not at the same time.

In Cheese Blintzes and Beef Welling-ton, Rabbi Moshe Donnebaum ex-plains the Shavuot tradition of having a dairy meal shortly followed by a meat one, and the sometimes intricate rules governing all this dining (bit.ly/shavcheese8).

After coming across all these mouth-watering recipes, Linda Morel’s article In praise of a neglected Shavuot soup hit a nerve.

“Schav, the khaki-colored soup once savored by Ashkenazic Jews, has fallen on hard times in recent decades,” writes Morel.

I actually remember eyeing strange bottles in the back of our fridge and wondered who would drink that green liquid.

Morel explains “schav is made from milk or cream, sim-

mered with chopped sor-rel leaves” and was seen as a refreshing alterna-tive to the bland foods with which European Jews had to make do.

The once popular food has fallen into

disfavor of late. Maybe it’s time to rediscover the

traditional soup as well as a recipe for Sorrel Potato Salad that Morel supplies (bit.ly/shavcheese9).

The recipes mentioned above are undeniably delicious. But I believe that the tastiest part of any holiday is its memories.

I’m sure that Cyndi and her beloved Auntie Rivka would agree. It seems that Cyndi’s family had mouse problems in their home and decided to set out some mousetraps. When Auntie Rivka dropped by to make some Shavuot blintzes, her niece quickly scooped the traps up and hid them in the freezer. When her aunt reached into the freezer to put away the cream cheese and — well, let’s just say “Auntie Rivka never went into Mother’s freezer again (bit.ly/shavcheese10).” Mark Mietkiewicz may be reached at [email protected].


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JEWISH FAMILY EDUCATION

Mishpacha & MenschlichkeitThe Jewish Family Identity Forum

Lessons in character from coffee & college

A final thought in the Look at the Holy Book series

To develop a character of value...it must be built on a foundation of value

I went to serve coffee to guests recently and discovered that much to my chagrin, I had forgotten to put in the filter be-fore brewing. You can imagine the mess. There are just a few simple rules for using a coffee

maker: put in a filter, fill the coffee and water, and plug it in. Ignoring any one of those basic steps means a less-than-satisfactory result.

The coffee incident unexpect-edly reminded me of an opin-ion piece in The Denver Post that noted many top universities in the United States no longer require their English majors to take a course on Shakespeare, including Yale, NYU, Penn State, and OSU (Shakespeare, the missing man on campus). That’s like trying to make coffee with-out a filter.

Learning, like coffee-making, starts with a few simple rules, the most important of which is “begin with core subjects.” Not doing so has led to the abys-mal illiteracy of college grads, documented in the American Council of Trustees and Alumni study, What Will They Learn?

Of course, coffee making can go way beyond the basics, as parodied in a Starbucks order

Literature to shareThe Ten Commandments: How Our Most Ancient Moral

Text Can Renew Modern Life by David Hazony. What do the commandments really mean? How do they address the universal human fallibilities and provide the core of moral wisdom? And what was so revolutionary about their ideas? Written for the layperson, this volume combines scholarship with practical application and is worth rereading every year in this season.

The Littlest Mountain by Barb Rosenstock. The rabbinic tale from the Talmud (Bereshit 99:1) about how Mt. Sinai was chosen for the giving of the Torah is brought to life by the dialogue and lively watercolor illustrations in this simple picture book. A natural for dramatizing by young children, it is the perfect story for Shavuot and a must-have for the family bookshelf.

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of “triple venti sugar free, non fat, no foam, caramel drizzle under and over the whipped cream, caramel macchiato, extra hot, double cupped.”

Higher education also ex-hibits extreme offerings, such as Street Fighting Mathemat-ics (MIT), Arguing with Judge Judy – Popular Logic (UC Berkeley), and Conservation and Captive Management of Raptors (Cornell). But for most popular coffee shops and suc-cessful colleges, the main menu starts with the basics.

So what can coffee and college teach us about engaging with the Bible? Too often, we approach scripture as if it were designed only for the Starbucks extrem-ist: those fluent in the vocabu-lary, familiar with the details, and capable of meaningfully combining multiple elements. Or, like many universities’ attitudes toward a core curricu-lum, we view the Bible as an archaic legalistic code, outdat-ed by relevancy and modern sensibilities.

Both approaches keep us from seriously engaging with the most interesting, relevant, and universally influential wis-dom literature ever written.

If we want to satisfactorily engage with the Bible, like

coffee and college we need to begin with the basics, the coffee beans and core courses. There are 12: a pair and a Decalogue.

The most basic lesson about how to approach the Bible is found in the universally famil-iar response by Hillel. When asked to summarize the Torah while standing on one foot, he responded, “That which is despicable to you, do not do to your fellow. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commen-tary. Go and learn it (BT Shab-bat 31a).” This is not “Do unto others,” a kind of quid pro quo approach to relationships, but a simple admonition to do no harm or unkindness to others.

This is the ethical founda-tion, the simple rule upon which all the biblical stories and laws of interpersonal relations are built. Rather than getting caught up in the details, this is one of two core values we should seek in the text.

This ethical foundation of interpersonal relationships is balanced by a second core value, the divine founda-tion of personal character implicit in the challenge, “You shall be holy,

for I the Lord your God am holy (Lev. 19:2).”

In other words, we must elevate our own personal character, not just our interac-tions with others. We must improve our individual selves as fervently as we improve the world.

Qualities such as humility, honor, enthusiasm, gratitude, and integrity, encouraged by the biblical stories and ritual laws, are the foundation of holiness.

This is the other half of the Torah, I would say to Hillel, but just the same, “all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it.”

Without this pair — the interpersonal and the intra-personal, the ethical and the holy — the biblical text seems to suggest, we cannot be fully human.

What about the other 10 cof-fee beans and core courses or basics of the Bible, the Deca-logue? According to tradition, the Ten Commandments (or better, declarations) function as categories for all the com-mandments in the Bible. Thus, they too can be understood as biblical basics.

The Decalogue begins by outlining what it means to be

holy: recognize the Divine, the source of liberty; do not wor-ship earthly gods (neither idols nor gods like power, wealth or fame); do not take God’s name in vain (through false oaths and promises or by belittling God in public); remember and keep holy the Sabbath (and sacred times, separating them from the secular); and honor parents (as well as other adults and teach-ers who act as God’s emissaries in the world).

The remaining five highlight the key elements of ethics: do not murder (physical or emo-tional harm, such as embarrass-ing or degrading in public); do not commit adultery (sexual immorality); do not steal (in-cluding the theft of physical or intellectual property, unethical business practices, and kidnap-ping); do not bear false witness (perjury and all sins of speech, lashon hora); and do not covet

(wanting that which belongs to your neighbor to the point of conspiring how to get it for yourself).

Together, the tablets of the Decalogue reflect the core prin-ciples of holiness and ethics.

What can we learn about character from coffee and col-lege? To develop a character of value, like excellent coffee or a worthwhile college education, it must be built on a foundation of value, one based on a few simple rules or basic principles. The rest is just commentary. Now go and study. Family Discussion: There are 5,888 verses in the Torah (Kiddushin 30a), working out to about 100 verses per week. If the Torah is largely commentary, as Hillel suggests, which basics — the pair or the Decalogue — are reflected in this week’s biblical reading?


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Robert M. Brackman, age 84 of Dayton, passed away May 17 at Good Samaritan Hospital after a lengthy bout with pneumonia and COPD. Born in Xenia to the late Celia and Bernard Brackman, Mr. Brackman is survived by Gloria, his devoted wife of 59 years, daughter Judith Martin of Dayton, and son Dr. David Brackman of Columbus. Mr. Brackman was a buyer for Rike’s and Elder-Beerman, and a 30-year sales rep for Schwabb Inc. where he was fondly known as The Stamp Man. Mr. Brackman was a volunteer for more than 18 years at the Victoria Theatre and Schuster Center, an army veteran and a lifelong member of Temple Israel. Our grateful thanks to the ICU at Good Samaritan for their excellent care of Bob. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the charity of your choice.

Margaret H. Feldman age 93, of Dayton, passed away May 13 at The Hospice of Dayton. Mrs. Feldman was a member of Beth Abraham Synagogue. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack E., in 1980; father, Max Hirsch; mother, Toba Strull Hirsch; stepmother, Esther Moscowitz Hirsch; sister, Lillian Schmidt. Mrs. Feldman is survived by her daughter, Toba Jeanne Feldman of Columbus; son, Barnett Robert Feldman of Dayton; nieces, nephews, cousins, and many other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to Beth Abraham Synagogue or The Hospice of Dayton in her memory.

Lila Gensler passed away on April 17, at Hospice of Dayton. Mrs. Gensler was born in the Bronx, N.Y., 85 years ago, before settling in Dayton in 1956. She was predeceased by her husband, Moe,

her sister Berri, and her parents David and Belle Braunstein. She is survived by her caregivers: daughter Fran and husband John Hoover, who mom called “son,” daughter Cheryl Cooney, son Gary Gensler, grandchildren Michael and Benjamin Stempler and Laurel Cooney, Nick and Andrea Hoover, and great-grandchildren Essie and Audrina, best friend Rita Bennett, and her faithful dog Bandit. Mrs. Gensler worked for Elder Beerman for 42 years, and everywhere she went someone knew her. Mom was a longtime member of Temple Israel. Thank you to Suanne Montgomery for your loving care, Home Instead, and the staff at Hospice of Dayton. Mrs. Gensler generously donated her body to the Wright State Anatomical Gift program. Memorial services were held at Temple Israel. Please donate to the charity of your choice in Mrs. Gensler’s memory. May she rest peacefully.

Bernard Emanuel Tracht, 93, born Aug. 20, 1920 in Pittsburgh, passed away at Mountainview Hospital, Las Vegas on April 18. A longtime resident of Dayton, Mr. Tracht is survived by two sons and a daughter, Michael Jason Tracht of Columbia, Md., Cantor Avery Tracht of Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, and Jo Ann Tracht-Rawson of Oakland, Calif. He is also survived by three granddaughters, one grandson and one great-grandson, Heather Staten, Joeie Tracht, Ariel and Evan Rawson and Nathaniel Staten. Mr. Tracht was co-founder of the former CPA firm Tracht, Solomon and Company. His late wife, Edith Silberman Tracht, died in Dayton in 1993 and is buried at Beth Abraham Cemetery. There were two memorials held in his honor, in Las Vegas and Curaçao. He and his wife were longtime members of Beth Abraham Synagogue of Dayton and Meadowbrook Country Club. Should you wish to offer condolences to his children, who all grew up in Dayton, they may be reached through the following e-mail addresses: Michael: [email protected], Avery: [email protected], Jo Ann: [email protected].

Patricia Jo Wasserman, age 76, passed away May 12. After graduating fron Xenia High School, she went to work from 1955 to 1964 as a secretary at the Systems Engineering Group of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where she met her beloved husband, Reuben, of 56 years. Mrs. Wasserman worked in the Aircraft Laboratory Special Projects Division. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cloda and Harold Ramsey. She is survived by her loving husband, Reuben;

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAAMSTERDAM — At a Paris

café after the war, a young publisher is quickly falling in love with an adorable Jewish author he just met as she dis-

cusses her still-unpub-lished book.

It is an intensely private account based on a personal diary that recounts her amaz-ing survival of the Holocaust in hiding with her parents and sister in Amsterdam, in a small annex on Prinsengracht 263.

Her name is Anne Frank.This scene is the bold in-

troduction of the play Anne, which premiered at the Dutch capital’s new Theater Amster-dam on May 8.

Produced with a multimil-lion dollar budget in an 1,100-seat theatre built for this show, Anne is the first play ever writ-ten based on the full archive of the Frank family.

In reality, the Nazis caught the Franks after the family had spent more than two years in hiding. Anne died at the age of 15 at a German concentra-tion camp along with her sister toward the end of World War II. Her mother perished at Auschwitz.

Yet in the world premiere of Anne, the ghost of the person she might have become is an omnipresent character who guides spectators through an elaborate plot that is dis-tinguished from previous adaptations by its breadth: It begins before the Franks ever went into hiding and extends past her death from typhus at Bergen-Belsen.

The fantastical element of the fictional character of older Anne — the same Dutch actress, Rosa da Silva, juggles

Dutch actress Rosa da Silva portrays Anne Frank in the new play Anne, which had its world premiere in Amsterdam on May 8

Imagining if Anne Frank had lived to tell her story

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both Annes, sometimes in a single scene — is a singular artistic liberty in a play that otherwise adheres rigorously to historical accuracy.

“The principle of historical authenticity is one of the condi-tions we had for going ahead with this theatrical adaptation in the first place,” said Yves Kugelmann, a board member of the Anne Frank Fonds (foun-dation) in Basel, Switzerland, who in 2009 initiated the writ-ing of the new script and the Amsterdam production.

He noted that even the scene in Paris is based on entries from Anne Frank’s diary, in which she wrote that she dreamed of living in Paris.

The play is produced by Kees Abrahams and Robin de Levita, a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer who worked on hits such as Chicago and Les Misérables.

The show required a sub-stantial initial investment by the for-profit Imagine Nation, founded by Abrahams and de Levita, and its sponsors. The company would not disclose the sum. The show is sched-uled to play in additional loca-tions in the future, according to Imagine Nation.

Imagine Nation pays the Anne Frank Fonds royalties from tickets that cost between $50 and $100. The foundation will use these revenues exclu-sively for charity and educa-tional purposes, in keeping with Otto Frank’s directive.

To achieve authenticity, Kugelmann gave the creators of the play full access to count-less documents that are the sole possession of the foundation. The foundation was set up in 1963 by Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father and the editor

daughters Deborah Wasserman, Miriam Wasserman and her partner Victoria Reece; sister Joyce (Tom) Gustin, brother Bill (Nan) Ramsey, and many other relatives and wonderful friends. Throughout her life Mrs. Wasserman was a member of several organizations including the MG Car Club and Red Hats. She was a Brownie Troop leader; chairperson of Shoshana Chapter of B’nai B’rith Women and conducted Dolls for Democracy, giving presentations at local schools to combat bigotry and intolerance. She was a board member of Girl Scouts Buckeye Trails Council where she formed the Minority Presence Group to advocate for handicapped girls in Girl Scouts. She was co-chairperson of the Beavercreek Bicentennial Parade in 1976. She was also a member of Temple Israel. Through Mrs. Wasserman’s volunteer work and charitable contributions to various organizations, she touched the lives of many. She was an avid collector of teddy bears, which gave her much joy. Mrs. Wasserman was passionate about reading, enjoyed music and was a funny, caring, thoughtful person who was an animal lover and a dear friend to all. Mrs. Wasserman enjoyed traveling with friends to Hawaii, Alaska and Europe. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton or SICSA. Mom, may you rest in peace.

Charles William Weprin, age 90 of Jupiter, Fla. and Dayton, passed away May 10. He attended Georgia Military Academy and The Ohio State University before serving in the U.S. Army. He fought in Africa and Italy, landing on the beaches at both Sicily and Anzio. Mr. Weprin returned home and received his accounting degree from the University of Dayton. He and his brothers founded and ran Main Auto Parts Inc. for more than 40 years. He was a member of Temple Israel for more than 80 years and served on its board, and was a past president of Meadowbrook Country Club. Mr. Weprin was a loving husband of 58 years to Corrine “Pookie” Weprin, who preceded him in death, along with his seven brothers. He is survived by his sons; Bart (Linda), Stuart (Gail), Larry (Meryl), Michael (Karen), 20 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren who all cherished him and will miss him greatly, as well as many nieces, nephews and devoted friends. The family thanks the caregivers and especially Hospice of Dayton for their loving care. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pookie and Chuck Weprin Legacy Foundation at Temple Israel or Hospice of Dayton.


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of the world-famous compila-tion of his daughter’s writings, The Diary of a Young Girl, first published in 1947.

Otto Frank had already ap-proved a script by playwrights Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett — an American Jew-ish couple — for a theatrical production that premiered on Broadway in 1955. But their adaptation was based on his own selection of sources, which left out countless documents, letters and other accounts.

Based on those more expan-sive materials, the new play tackles painful subjects, such as Anne’s growing estrangement from her mother and sister during their days in hiding. It also includes a scene in which she gets her first period.

“The theatre world evolved in ways that facilitate the dra-matization of situations which were more difficult to convey in the past,” Kugelmann said. “We wanted the play to evolve, too, but we wanted to broaden the scope and set the Anne Frank story in its historical Jewish context for educational purposes.”

The new play’s premiere, which was attended by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, took place on the 69th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s sur-render and shortly after the 70th anniversary of the death of Anne Frank and her sister, Margot.

The new techniques include a giant revolv-

ing platform that rotates the annex where the Frank family hid, allowing viewers a simul-taneous view of all inhabitants. Kugelmann calls this “life-acted performance.”

The effect is reminiscent of reality television shows like Big Brother in which participants share a single building with little privacy.

And that is no coincidence.“Anne Frank’s story was a

Big Brother show avant la lettre, one where exile meant death,” said Leon de Winter, the Dutch Jewish novelist who co-au-thored the script for Anne with his wife, Jessica Durlacher.

De Winter said he hoped the Big Brother allusion would help younger viewers connect to the play.

Another technical innova-tion offers spectators real-time footnotes to the scenes as they are being acted out on stage. The footnotes — photographs of actual pages full of Anne Frank’s handwriting — are projected on side panels while the cast portrays the situation described in the text.

As the months in hiding progress, the handwriting gradually matures from the hesitant block letters of a child to the flowing cursive style of an author who is gaining confi-dence as she hones her writing skills.

Authenticity is further pursued through language. The play itself is in Dutch with a bit of German. Simultaneous translation into six languages is offered to the audience through earpieces.

De Winter, whose parents survived the Holocaust in hiding, said that one of the predominant emotions he had while writing the script was anger.

“I worked with my anger, my fury, over what was done to her,” he said.

Durlacher, whose own father survived Auschwitz, said that she drew inspiration for the script from letters that Otto Frank had written to relatives after his return from the Nazi death camp.

“In the beginning, he didn’t know what had happened, he

was only then finding out. And that’s heart-breaking,” she said, referring to Otto Frank. “It gave me the tools to write to my best ability so that the story of Anne Frank would get re-adapted for generations in a way which better speaks to contempo-rary viewers, in their language. That’s what we’ve tried to do.”A scene from the play Anne during its world premiere

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Ketubah exhibit in Columbus

Detail of a ketubah on exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art from the collection of The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary

Thirty ketubot (Jewish marriage contracts) from the collection of the Jewish Theological Seminary Library in New York form the exhibit The Art of Matrimony, on display at the Columbus Mu-seum of Art through June 15. Ketubot in this exhibit date from the 12th century to the present day and reflect communities across the globe where Jews were permitted to settle; they were chosen from JTS’s collection of more than 600 ketubot. The Art of Matrimony has been exhibited at New York’s Jewish Museum and includes ketubot from Iraq, Italy, the Netherlands, Morocco, Ukraine, and 11 other countries. Also on display at the museum will be a 19th-century Iranian ketubah from the collection of the late Robert Shamansky, a recent gift to the museum, and a 19th-century Torah binder, purchased for the museum by private funders. For more information, go to columbusmuseum.org or call 614-221-6801.

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given to this holiday in the Torah point to the centrality of agriculture in this lovely celebration.

The first name, Shavuot, meaning weeks, marks the seven weeks of the count from Pesach to the day of the holiday (Deut. 16:9), thereby connecting the holiday with the end of the spring cyclical celebrations.

The second name is Chag Hakatzir, the harvest festival (Ex. 23:16), pointing to the first harvest after Pesach. And the third is Yom Habi-kurim, the day of the first fruits (Num. 28:26), refer-ring to the first crops of the fields after Pesach. Since agriculture is the focus of the celebration of Shavuot, let’s direct our attention to the phrase pri ha’adama, the fruit of the earth.

It is a Jewish custom to bless God for the food we eat and drink. For example, before we drink wine we bless God acknowledging that He is boreh pri hagafen, “the Creator of the fruit of the vine.” And when we eat vegetables, fruits or any kind of greens we bless God with the words: boreh pri ha’adama, “the Creator of the fruit of the earth.”

The word pri, which means fruit, product, profit and interest, is derived from the root prh meaning to bear fruit, fertilize and fecundate. In the Bible pri

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generally means fruit. For example, pri haetz means fruit of the tree (Gen. 1:12), and pri habeten means fruit of the womb, namely children (Gen. 30:2). Also, pri means one’s labor as in pri yadeha, literally the fruit of her hands (Prov. 31:31).

Later, in the Mishnah, pri also meant income or interest from investments (Tosefta Peah 1:20).

There are many phrases in Modern Hebrew where pri is at the center. We will mention here that pri hadimyon means fruit of the imagination, a fan-tasy, and pri haet is the fruit of the pen, namely literary contributions.

As for adama, in Genesis tradition it means ground, soil, earth or land.

Adama is probably de-rived from adom meaning red, denoting the red color of the arable ground and connected to dahm, meaning blood.

In the biblical tradition the first human being was created from the adama, and hence was called Adam.

Adam also refers to all humanity (Gen. 5:2). Interestingly, in English as well, the word human is derived from the Latin humus meaning ground or soil.

On Shavuot, let us bless pri ha’adama, acknowledging that it is not pri hadimyon, a fantasy we celebrate on this lovely holiday, but rather, pri yadeynu the fruit of our hands. Chag Sameach.

Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Bible and Hebrew at New College of Florida.

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