29 KISLEV 5769 Vol. X - Issue XXV www.jvhri.org December 26, 200 A great miracle happened here!
Photo courtesy of Linda Kaplan and Neal Steingold Sara h Steingold in her natural element: the pool Youn.g teen swims through life
In the p ool, or in the ABOVE RIGHT, EDEN, 5, AND JONAH , 3, Samara, from Cranston, won t he PJ Li bra ry ocean, this 12-year "Guess the Number of Dreidels." The old loves to compete wood menorah was their prize. ABOVE LEFT, THE EVENING OF JEWISH BY NANCY KIRSCH RENAISSANCE d rew a packed ho use at t he [email protected] JCCRI on Dec. 13. From left, Rony Yedidia, Deputy Consul Ge neral of the Consul PROVIDENCE - Sarah Stein General of Israel to New Englan,Sharon gold swims. So what's the story Gaines, BJE/RI President, and Providence about that, you might wonder? Mayor David Cicilline. Everyone swims, right? Maybe so, but not like Steingold, age BOTTOM RIGHT, THE ENTRIES in the JCCRl's Menorah Building Contest were 12, who has been swimming imaginative and creative. The winner was competitively since she was announced at the Dec. 18 Funtastic Family five years old and has a table's Dinner. See photos, Page 3 Photo by Nancy Ki rsch See POO L, Page 11 Madoff scandal rocks Jewish philanthropy Eastern Europe, announced Scam made offwi th its closing Dec. 14. $50 billion At least one nonprofit is calling out for help in the B Y J ACOB B ERKMAN wake ofMadoffs collapse. ]TA Staff Writer The Gift of Life Founda NEW YORK (JTA) - The securi tion, a Jewish bone marrow ties fraud of Bernard Madoff has registry that relied heavily rocked the Jewish nonprofit world on M adoff as a benefactor, - and the worst may be yet to come. announced on its website Madoff, the founder of Bernard L. on Dec. 15 that it would Madolflnvestment Securities LLC, immediately need to raise was arrested Dec. Sl.8 million to make up for 11 after admit _ J_F_R- 1:_'_N_o_F_U_N_D_S_I_NV_ O_L_V_E_D_' recent losses. Sources ting to his board See Page 10 that a hedge close to fund he ran was essentially a Yeshiva University, $50 billion Ponzi scheme. where M adoff served as At least two foundations have treasurer of the board of been forced to close because they had trustees and board chair man of the university's The New York.,_Post's front pag~hoto by JT invested their funds with Madoff. 1he on Dec. ,16, 2008. Robert I. Lappin Foundation in Salem, Sy Syms School of Busi- Mass., announced Dec. 12 that it would ness until he resigned last nomic meltdown, philanthropic inside, shut down after losing $8 million - all week, said the school has lost at least $100 million; officials say the fallout from M adolf's scheme of its money. And the Chais Family Photo courtesy of heart2heart.org could be even greater. The insiders not, Foundation, which gives out some there declined to offer any specifics. that M adolf and oth C;rS heavily investe, DR . TOM GRAB0YS runs in t he 2006 Boston $12.5 million each year to Jewish causes Just as the reverberations of the sub Marathon. He is the a uthor of a new book in Israel, the former Soviet Union and prime mortgage collapse are still seen as recount ing his st ruggle w ith Pa rkinson's. contrib11tlno- tn thP n~tinn'~ w:irlPr prn- See PONZI. Paoe 10 ]
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Photo courtesy of JCOS FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS converse in Hebrew with 98-year-old educator, Esther Elkin Esther Elkin and the dog who knew Hebrew lev Hamevin lvrit and a the question about her age. Educator, 98, visits master Hebrew teacher fo r With the help of the ] CDS class decades, recently visited the fingers she held up, they class. Her presentation and guessed her age: 98! B Y RABBI ALVAN K AUNFER the discussion were con Then, with her wonderful Special to The Voice & Herald ducted entirely in Hebrew. optimism, she asked: "U Students had the chance to ask veod shnatayim kammah?"(in Photos courtesy of PHDS ID YOU EVER her questions in Hebrew about another two years, how old?) hear about a dog that A LITTLE BRIGHT MUSIC D the book: Is it a real story? Do Of course, there was a rousing understands Hebrew? Top: From right, Sholom Krinsky, Jacob Klein, Yitzchak you have a dog? How old were choral reply: "meah" (100)! Fourth-grade students at the Jakubowicz and Tuvya Maier, members of the Providence you when you wrote the book? At the end, sn,dents handed Jewish Community Day School Hebrew Day School band, play a medley of tunes at the PJ Who is Daniel in the book? Elkin a card they made for her Library celebration Dec. 10 at Barnes & Noble in Warwick. (]CDS) had read just such a With her charm and Hebrew and thanked her in Hebrew for Bottom: Yitzchak Jakubowicz, left, and Jacob Klein perform story written by Esther Elkin. teaching savvy, she replied to all writing such a wonderful book. on trumpet. Elkin, author of Hake- question in Hebrew, including
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FROM THE ITSEEMsToME ExEcuTIVE EDITOR Profile in young courage History, not Young man with disability do not have Hollywood happy end- out warning, Michael would find kitsch ings. What we wind up experiencing himself barking or howling like a BY RICHARD AsINOF demonstrates grace, in shows like Head of the Class is, as in dog. Such barking and howling was [email protected] t h the vast majority of Hallmark greet- extremely loud and lasted for sev- BBI Baruch Goldstein's S rengt ing cards, not the genuine emotions of era! seconds at each occurrence. pathos with a P but the artificial, man- Hearing these sounds for the first ffimemoir, For Decades I Was NE SUNDAY evening ufactured emotions of bathos with a B. time was certainly unsettling. But a ilent: A Holocaust Survivor's a few weeks ago, I So, why did I stay glued to Head listener coulq, if he or she so chose, journey Back to Faith," is not light 0 found myself watching a of the Class all the way through the simply leave the room. However, for reading. It tells his story of survival Hallmark Hall of Fame in the community ofMlawa in feel-good happy ending? Because this Michael, who remains the invol- made-for-TV movie called Head of East Prussia and then Auschwitz, movie brought me back to my one and untary source of this barking and the Class. Based upon a true story, the coming to America, becoming a only encounter with a person who was howling, there was and there is no movie explores how rabbi, getting married, raising a in fact living with Tourette Syndrome. exit; he can never escape the sound Brad Cohen comes family, and then, some 30 years In August 1996, I served as a faculty of his own voice, a voice distorted to terms with his after the Shoah, finding a voice member at an institute for Reform by the verbal tics ofTourette. Tourette Syndrome, to talk about what happened to Jewish teenagers at the Eisner Camp During his stay at Eisner, Michael a little understood him and his family of origin. in Great Barrington, Mass. More took a proactive approach toward neurological disease· It is brutally honest about his than 100 high-school students from helping others understand his medical in which the afflicted experiences in Poland and Ger all around New England, eastern New condition. Just before our first meal, he person is burdened by many; it is descriptive of his York State, and even Montreal had stood up in front of a dining hall full physical tics But it is time in America finding him come together for an intensive five days of teenagers and faculty members and self, and at the end, Goldstein Rabbi Jim the uncontrollable and of study, worship, and social activi- spoke with great dignity and simplic- offers his personal view ofJewish Rosenberg unpredictable eruption ties. What has made this thrice-yearly ity: "I want to explain what you are all faith after the Holocaust. of animal-like sounds institute so extraordinary is that the going to experience. I have Tourette After reading the book, I - often closely resem students themselves are always respon- Syndrome. Among my symptoms are found myself going back to my bling a dog's barking or howling verbal tics. I can't control them. bookshelves to find My Traitor's - that makes life so difficult Most usually I bark and howl. Heart, by Rian Malan, a South for the Tourette patient. "From time to time, Michael's barking Sometimes I will blurt out African exile who fled his country The plot of Head of the Class comments which will be totally in 1977, rather than serve in the is predictable: a young man and howling would accompany the out of context. Sometimes what South African military, and who overcomes great obstacles melody of our prayers. Whenever this I will say will strike you as very then returned to become a crime - the continuous ridicule, funny, and you will laugh." reporter, covering the violence the fear, the ignorance, the would happen, we sensed that God Before that dinner had between blacks and whites in malignant eagerness of both was listening just a bit more intently." ended, Michael's bark- the waning days of apartheid. peers and adult authority fig ing and howling filled the Malan was a traitor to his ures to blame the victim. family's patriarchs, who created dining room two or three Nevertheless, by the end of apartheid and who, for three sible for all of the programming. times. But because Michael the movie, Brad Cohen stands at the centuries, helped to define the It was during this August institute had had the courage to prepare us, "head of the class." Not only does he Afrikaner culture. His story that I had the pleasure of meeting an because he had had the courage get a job as a second-grade teacher, - and his honesty in telling it - is intelligent, articulate, and well-man simply to be there among us, we all despite rejection after rejection by reflective of Goldstein's attempts nered high school junior whom I felt bound in solidarity with him. school principals who are both hard to wrestle with his own silence. shall call Michael. He attended one And from time to time during hearted and short-sighted, but also What Malan presents is as of my classes, and I was impressed our worship services, Michael's he winds up being honored as rookie equally honest and difficult to by the quality of his questions. barking and howling would accom teacher of the year in the state of read at times as Goldstein's story One afternoon during a brief break pany the melody of our prayers. Georgia. And, for good measure, - murderous rages and violence in the program, as I was sitting under a Whenever this would happen, we Brad Cohen wins his "girl," whom from both sides. Malan concludes tree strumming on my banjo, Michael all seemed to pray with a bit more he actually does marry in real life. his tale with the aftermath of a came over to schmooze. After some fervor, for we sensed that God was white man's murder, where the Normally I cannot stay tuned to preliminary small talk, we moved our listening just a bit more intently. Zulus, some of whom were com such feel-good entertainment for more conversation in a more serious direc By now Michael is almost as old as plicit in his murder, performed a than 15 minutes. I do not take kindly tion; we began to discuss how Michael Brad Cohen. I wonder how Michael ceremony honoring him as one to such obvious efforts to manipu- was handling his Tourette Syndrome. is faring. I can only hope that in of their own ancestors, a story to late my feelings. I want a film that What impressed me most about his own way, fortified by his cour be told and retold by the tribe. makes at least some modest attempt Michael was his understated cour age and his wisdom, Michael, too, For both Goldstein and Malan, to acknowledge the painful com age. Despite the fact that he was is standing at the head of the class. it is important to tell their story plexities that all of us must face on taking several pills a day to manage honestly and accurately. our journey from cradle to grave. his symptoms, he nevertheless Rabbi Jim Rosenberg can be reached As I write this, the full-court Most of us learn fairly early on that could not control his verbal tics. at [email protected]. press for Tom Cruise's new movie, the vast majority of our life stories celebrating a German general who What this meant was that, with- tried to kill Hitler, is front and center in the news media. Black Letter to the Editor and-white photographs of Cruise, in the Nazi propaganda style remi Searching for a better understanding niscent of Leni Riefenstahl, grace ads on 1he New York Times web site. AM WRITING in response to offense when her class is asked to make and culture. It is not helpful for young What's wrong with this picture? I"Young teen discovers Holocaust Christmas wreaths. The mother calls people to "feel special for being Jewish" There is something obscene lessons resonate today" (The Voice the teacher to express this, and the when it is based on negative feelings. about turning the Cruise character & Herald, Dec. 12). The writer, an teachers, we are told, "did not under Many of my family have perished in into a modem-day hero of World intelligent 12-year-old girl, is meet stand it at all." Later in the article, the Holocaust, but attitudes that build War II. His desire to kill Hitler ing with a Holocaust survivor to the writer states: "My neighbors do walls between cultures and religions had nothing to do with Hitler's educate herself more thoroughly. not like us because of our religion." will never result in positive change. murderous policies toward Jews; This is admirable. However, she What struck me was the absence Bridgit Mulholland it had to do with saving what goes on to express feelings toward of any mention of communicating or Wakefield society that I found troubling. working with others to bring about See MEMOIR, Page 6 She describes her mother's anger and better understanding of our religion OPINION ______.. e_wjsh Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 5
FROM THE OLD OLIVETII Fanatics, Madoff: the worst of the Jewish community (that other Jewish newspaper) a That is exactly what the Talmud slip the dogs of anti-Semitism; the term of the Arab press, but Jewish individuals mere $355,000. If you've been teaches, make no mistake about if this is the first step toward one used by the Prime Min betraying others doing your arithmetic you'll see it. It is the main reason that welcoming back the Middle ister oflsrael). The hooligans I've accounted for less than 10 Jews have been despised and Ages, to accusations of us using shot Arab civilians, set fire to within their percent of the SS0 billion he's expelled from so many nations Christian blood to make our their homes, destroyed their reputed to have embezzled (or throughout history. Anyone matzah, you can look to Bernie crops and terrorized them. The community causes vaporized as far as anyone can familiar with the teachings of for inspiring it. Fascists of all Prime Minister's terminology concern, a/,arm tell). When I read in Ihe New the Talmud, i.e. 'Jewish tradi stripes who would destroy the sounds about right. He might York Times last week of a rich tion,' will know that such anti Jews are out there. Read fur also have called it an intifada. man, one ofMadoff's Judas Christian schemes are at the ther for another example. Further to fan the flames of E, as a people, goats who brought him Have your read Jose- backlash, Baruch Marze! and are as noble clients, and then followed phus' 1he]ewish War, his ltamar Ben-Gvir, two of the W as the greatest "Between gonifs like Max Bialystock's guid- history of the struggle Ayatollahs who urge the young tzadik, as low ing principle until Bernie's between Jews and Romans on their destructive rampage as the worst of our villains. (I Bernard Madoff and anti- scheme bankrupted even that reached its crescendo and then attempt to justify it, remember my mother always him, I didn't cry. Schaden Israel pro-Messianic religious with the destruction of the threatened to march with their breathing a sigh of relief when .freude is one of my minor Temple in 70 C.E. and troops bearing 100 Israeli flags she knew for sure that a crimi fanatics in Hebron, are we sins. But cheating Hadas the suicides at Masada through the Arab city ofUmm nal was not, in fact, Jewish.) sah? Yeshiva University? losing the legitimacy of our two years later? Accord al-Fahm near Haifa. Their Between gonifi like Bernard If all that weren't bad ing to him, the slaughter group? It has the evocative Madoff and claim that we hold the moral enough, he's also handed of]ews in Jerusalem was name of"The Jewish National anti-Israel a loaded shotgun to those high ground?" by the Jewish zealots who Front," a name that immedi pro-Messianic who already despise us and objected to those Jews who ately brings to mind fascists in religious fanat want to see us dead.Here's would live amicably (if France, Britain and the United ics in Hebron, a sample from a blog with warily) with the Romans. States who call themselves are we losing the innocuous sounding name, heart of such an 'education.' This Earlier this month, the the National Front and want the legitimacy "The Truth will set you free": is why so many of the financial Israeli Supreme Court ordered to impose racist policies on of our claim criminals involved in "Madoff was elected chairman the cur a disputed property in Hebron their reluctant homelands. that we hold rent Zionist-produced 'credit Jos_h of the board of (Yeshiva Univer vacated until it could decide Were not the fascists of the moral Stem sity's) Syms School of Business crisis' are Jewish Zionists who ownership. The army moved in, Europe enough for the world? high ground? in 2000 ... Does the 'Jewish have been indoctrinated in such expelled the 200 or so zealots in Have we learned nothing? Lord, M adoffs Ponzi scheme cost tradition' taught at Yeshiva 'Jewish traditions.' The Zionist occupation and then the fanat what fools these mortals be. Yeshin University Sll0 mil criminals involved in 9-11 and University support giant 'Ponzi' ics went on a rampage - against lion, H adassah S90 million, the schemes like the one run by their the cover-up of the truth are all Arabs. Their policy is called endowment fund of the Jewish chairman? Is this the kind of tied to the Jewish Theological "Price Tag." If the govern Joshua B . Stein, i.s a professor Federation of G reater 'vVashing Seminary in New York, which business they teach the students ment wants to be conciliatory ifhist ory at R oger Williams ton, D.C. more than SlO mil is a similar Zionist institution." at Syms? Cheat the 'goyim,' i.e. to Arabs, the price is these University. H e can be reached lion, the Jewish Funds fo r Justice Thanks, Bernie, for letting non-Jews, and steal their money? pogroms (not my term, nor atjs [email protected]. SJ.9 miUion, and Ihe Forward
N oT ALoNE Rejecting groupthink leads to better governance what can we learn from it? rooted in ignorance. Rather, it over candor and even truth. Hillary Clinton as Secretary ½gorous debate, F irst of all , what is group ca n unfold in the most sophis Surowiecki and others have of State, after the two of them dissenting views Lead thin k? The term has been used ticated and powerful places, discussed the tragic 1986 Chal clashed on fo reign policy and by sociolog,sts, social psycholo including the White H ouse. lenger disaster as a possible national security iss ues during to stronger, healthier gist , and journalists since the Indeed, this has been a result of groupthink. 1hey point the camp.tign? \Vas she right fo r middle of the 20th century, and frequent criti cism of the Bush/ to evidence that the concerns this position, and wou ld she be organizations served as the title of a 1972 book C heney administration, espe and doubts of some empl yccs willing .rnd ctblc to ea rn out the by Irving Jani,. More recently, cially in the build-up to the war at ASA were nurginalized b) pohcv deci. ions of the president? RESJD!-., 'T ELECT James Surowiecki, a writer fo r in Iraq. Bush and C heney appear power ful pressures to produce And .,fter Ob.,m.,·, long-stand Bara k Ohama made 'fh, Nrw }orka, addre~ ml m,HKlfl l1z, d cl , , 11ting vu,:\\ fromtnl 1 tl1~,lh_\d1 ti · 1011 , c:vrr1 w1th1n iii :.1dm1n PAGE 6 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008.______OPINION MvV01cE GesherCity - a home for Jews between the ages of 21 and 3 5 Being active and school to study for my bar at the chance, and that became a ter for BBYO alumni. Hour, H avurah and Wine mitzvah. After my bar mit:zvah, job when I accepted the posi I especially enjoyed the Tasting. We have three more having/rm I became a stranger until I found tion of program associate in diversity in the activities we clusters starting soon. They are BBYO. BBYO is a Jewish youth Rhode Island one year ago. were doing and the people I was Temple H opping (we go to a Bv ROBERT C. CUTLER group that is completely youth But even with all the work meeting. I enjoyed going to a different temple for Shabbat S~cial to Yhe Voice & Herald led. I made many Jewish friends I was doing with the teens, I game night with four of us just services each month), Spin and experienced some amazing still yearned for more. Then as much as going to a havurah ning, and Stitch & B*tch. PROV1DE CE - For some of times with them. with 12. What We have an extremely pas us, being a part of the Jewish The most amazing was also fun was sionate and active membership community is second nature. It's of those times is "We have an extremely passionate creating differ that enjoys a diverse group the same as saying you're part of when I think I dis ent program of activities. That member your own family. For others, the covered what being and active membership - people who ming every ship includes people who are Jewish community is as much Jewish truly meant. are single, married, with children, month for my single, married, with children, a stranger to them as someone I went on the own cluster. without children, Reform, walking by them on the street. March of the without children, Reform, Orthodox, I realized Orthodox, Reconstruction And for the rest of us, the Jewish Living my junior Reconstructionist, and Conservative." right away that ist, and Conservative. community is something that year of high school GesherCity Definitely, it's a far cry comes in and out of our lives. with BBYO. There was not only from my first thoughts of this We are a part of it when I discovered not I got a call from Jacob Brier member-driven being strictly a singles group. we are younger, studying for only what it meant to be Jewish last year telling me about this but also member-shaped. I They all have in common that our bar/bat mitzvah. But after but I also discovered that there new group called GesherCity finally found the Jewish commu they are Jewish and between that we become strangers to it. was a yearning inside me to RI. My first thought when I nity that I was looking for. And the ages of 21 and 35. Then maybe we are invited to be a part of that community. first heard about GesherCity not only was I a part of it, but I See you at the next event! a youth group or Hillel event. After high school, I went on was that it was only a place for was also taking part in growing Maybe we become involved, Come check out the web site to college and worked several Jewish singles. I was completely and shaping it. So, when I heard maybe we don't. But high atwww.GesherCity.org. You jobs. All the while I was lack wrong. GesherCity is a home about the position of GesherCity school and college eventually can contact me at 861-8800, ing any kind ofJewish meaning for everyone that meets two easy coordinator opening up, it was a come to an end, and we are ext. 124, or at [email protected] in my life. Sure, I had Jewish requirements. First, that you are no-brainer that I would apply. back to being strangers until or find both the GesherCity RI friends, but I still didn't feel Jewish, and second, that you are Since starting here in mid we have our own children and account and group on Facebook. part of the Jewish community. between the ages of21 and 35. August, I am excited to say start this cycle all over again. Then I got a call three years I became very active right that we have grown from eight Does this sound familiar? This R obert C. Cutler is the ago asking if I had any inter- away. I started going to clusters to 14. Some of these GesherCity RI Coordinator. is exactly how it went for me. est in being an adviser for my the majority of events and clusters are Board Garnes, Shab Growing up, I went to Sunday former BBYO chapter. I jumped even started my own clus- batluck, M ah Jongg, H appy school and then on to Hebrew FIRST PERSON PLURAL Don't give up the Golan for peace Dennis Ross during a visit to can see all the way across Israel Six-Day War: "Other nations bollah-Lebanese war, there Wiry it's important Temple Beth-El in May 2008. to the Mediterranean Sea. Until when victorious on the battle was a U.N. resolution to stop for Israel to keep the I have high regards for Ambas its capture by Israel during the field dictate peace terms. But supplying Hezbollah weap sador Ross, but I do not agree Six-D ay W ar of 1967, Syrian when Israel is victorious it ons. Has Syria obeyed the Golan Heights with him, and this is why. guns located on the Golan must sue for peace. Everyone order? No, H ezbollah has since The strategically located H eights regularly bombarded expected the Jews to be the only been rearmed by Syria with BY VLADIMIR PYATOV Golan Heights rise steeply from kibbutz homes in Israel. real Christians in the world." even more deadly weapons. S~cial Lo Yhe Voice & Herald the Sea of Galilee (some 600 feet The run-off from the Golan In my opinion, Israel should Syria lost all its wars with below sea level) to the Mount H eights and surrounding dictate peace terms to Syria. Israel, despite fighting with its stronger ally, Egypt. Syria will ''WhaveLLisrael to Avita! plateau (about 4,000 feet). mountains come together to Aggression must be punished. not attack Israel alone, espe give up The region, occupied by Israel in form the Jordan River, provider Now, some like Ambassador the Col.in 1967, is bordered by three states: of most oflsrael's fresh water. Ross say that Israel should give cially fighting against the Golan Heigh ) Absolutely." So said Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The land is this area is up the Golan Heights, for two Heights if it's in Israeli hands. Remember the recent lsradi former Middle East envoy From the Col.in Heights you extremely fe rtile. New Jewish reasons: to achieve a peace, and frontier settlements have to separate Syria from Iran. air mid land destruction of the flourished, attracting more Ambassador Ross calls the suspected Syrian nuclear reactor. MEMOIR: than 13,000 Jews to the Golan. Golan the "quietest border in Syria promised to retaliate. Did The area is known as a leading Israel." What will change after she? Syria ,s afraid oflsrael. A survivor breaks his own silence name in Israel's quality wine. signing a peace treaty with Israel could h•""" de troyed Hezbollah - and h:i.d ~n · bodu.: the anniru l.it:JOn of American philosopher Eric Syria? Wul Syria stop supply memory and imagination. His Hoffer wrote 40 years ago in ing H ezbollah with weapons? See GOLAN. Page 27 coll.«tions of tonC4 - ironic Yhe Lo, Ange/,, T,m,, after the After the latest l sraeli-H ez- and humoruu , such :u Mar hall Mc-Luh:tn cncl)Untenng GROUPTHINK: It' common in Buh admini tration Paul on the road to O,ma The need is more, not less, for services provided by Jewish agencies Jewish community each day, the number of home That prompted me to wonder multiple sclerosis, he has applied hungry or otherwise insecure. less families is on the rise and whether our community realizes for SSI but must pass through a Supporting the community members need our it seems that the need for basic how many families - many waiting period before approval. campaign is not a luxury, nor services has never been greater. for the first time - are turning He is seeking affordable hous is it only for when times are help - and we need Those of us who are able to offer to our Federation-supported ing, but risks losing his current easier than they are now. The your support help want to do all we home while waiting for community campaign sup can: But where should state services. ports Federation-sponsored we start? And how can "The community campaign is The winter weather agencies. Those agencies play OUBLING NEWS we be sure our dollars this year is bitterly cold, a unique role in understand bout the current the most efficient and direct will be used for the and a disabled single ing the Jewish community's economic conditions greatest possible impact? way for us to raise the funds mother of two teenage needs, whatever they are, and seems to be A friend and I were girls is having trouble knowing how to respond to inescapable that provide immediate help chatting recently about paying for her utilities. them. Our fellow commu these days. the current climate. for those who are cold, hungry She receives food stamps nity members need our help Every time we She has for many years and other state aid, but is - and we need your support. tum on the or otherwise insecure." been a faithful and now asking JFS for help radio, pick up generous supporter of with her heating bill. For more information about a newspaper the Jewish community, agencies for help with life's There is more need the annual campaign, wntact or go online but she told me that this year necessities. now, not less, for the services Bradley Laye, chiefphilanthropy we hear more she is thinking about directing A divorced father, with joint our Jewish community agen ojficerat]FRJ, at421-4111, ext. stories of the Doris some of her giving to the Food custody of his two children, cies provide. The community 173, OT e-mail [email protected]. economic Feinberg Bank instead, because it seemed recently applied to Jewish campaign is the most efficient turmoil that is Ifyou need assistance, con to her that they needed her Family Service CTFS) for help and direct way for us to raise rolling through our community, tact Jewish Family Service of money more than the Jewish with his rent, until he can find the funds that provide immedi our country and the world. Rhode Island or Age Well at agencies Federation supports. affordable housing. Ill with ate help for those who are cold, More seem to be out of work 223-2335, OT 866-524-3935. Embracing and being embraced by - community the blessing over the Shab- was watching the flowers bloom, learned it from listening to A family's bat candles in Hebrew. More from a seed he planted years ago. a video that I often put on commitment to impressive was that she to distract her when I Hineni did it, as if on cue, in front ------needed a quiet moment. Jewish values of her Saba, who was "A Jewish education does not My father's family fled BvJoRDANA]AFFEE visiting from New York. Germany shortly before Special to 1he Voice & Herald Upon witnessing the happen in any one place." the war. He grew up in passing of this sacred ------Israel. He fought in the UTAYEAR tradition to his youngest War oflndependence. ".l.l i1 o, I heard my two grandchild, my father threw me I would like to have been able He did not need to cultivate r-old daughter Af a contented glance. It was the to take credit for this beauti- a sense of connection to his ntaneously recite satisfied look of someone who ful moment. The truth is, she Jewish identity or be taught Here I am. to value it - he lived it. I grew up in New York to live righteously. It is about City, a Jewish wonderland, accepting our responsibility for This Hanukkah where it was easy to take certain the world around us, starnng in things for granted. There were our own community. It is about season ... plenty of communities to choose caring for those in ~eed. And, from, holiday activities, chari- it is about proudly rejoicing 111 ties and philanthropies. It was the heritage of our m cestry. easy to be a little complacent. Thi pas t year, D ,tn >. n www JFR Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 9 How to teach 'Jewishly' focus of educators' conference Joel Grishaver will be literacy and still meet the streets. The latter topics are now techniques at this educators' At the Zelniker Conference, math and English standards the ultimate priorities in Jewish conference, to be held at Temple teachers will study various chap keynote speaker that federal law mandates. schools. Habonim in Barrington on ters of the book, under Grishaver's Jewish schools face a similar One strategy for finding the Sunday, Feb. 1. guidance. They will hold the con BY LAWRENCE M. KATZ dilemma. We also want to teach time for all of this is to "teach G rishaver is a Jewish writer, versations in the hope that school [email protected] body ethics, music and environ Jewishly," to let Jewish values teacher, cartoonist, storyteller. cultures may be transformed. mental ethics, while at the same influence how we teach. PUBLIC education, In his book, Teaching ]ewishly, Ihe Zelniker Conference begins there is a tension between time ensuring that our students Joel Lurie Grishaver, a pro Grishaver looks at Jewish sources at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1. To Iteaching the basic "3 Rs" master Hebrew and synagogue lific author and great innovator as a foundation. He examines register, teachers can contact Diane skills. in Jewish education, will focus and teaching students to how to create a classroom based Cerep at 331, 0956, ext. 182, or at become good citizens. Public Jewish schools used to empha on this strategy as the keynote on respect and dignity, one that [email protected]. school administrators wonder size Hebrew and text study, not presenter at the 2009 Joseph & facilitates growth, esteem, and if there really is time to teach Jewish identity and the person Leba Zelnilter Conference of community, and that makes the Young Leadership environmental ethics, body to-person ethics that used to be the Bureau ofJewish Educa process ofJewish education an ethics, music and financial learned in the home and on the tion. Grishaver will model his expression of the Jewish message. RACHEL MERSKY WooA [email protected] EMBERS OF JFRrS Planting trees in Israel as a young girl MYoung Leadership Net The night before, my sisters and mental science, ecological aware it mean to me as a Jew who lives work enjoyed a fun evening of connecting and learning 1houghts on I made goody bags filled with ness, and human responsibility? in the world of 2009 with global at the recent Yashar Evening celebrating dsied fruit from shivat haminim, For me, Tu bS'hevat is about warming? What can I do to of Jewish Renaissance. At a the seven species, and attached finding the connecting thsead make a difference in the world? pre-reception, they welcomed Tu b'Shevat a short note to give to our real between the holiday and what These are just some ques the evening's keynote speaker. soldiers who were protecting us. will happen this year, early on tions on my mind. On Jan. 12, Reny Yedidia, deputy corl5UI B Y HADAS SOMMERS When I think about Tu the morning of April 8, 2009, at a Bureau ofJewish Educa general to Israel for New hsom [email protected] b'Shevat today, I know that my the 14th ofNisan 5769. tion of Rhode Island (BJE) England and David Yashar. a member of the Yashar family I LOOK back childhood experiences influenced We will all wake up to a new workshop, we will attempt whose generosity funds the my childhood, and shaped me. But now, as an day. For some, it will be another to answer these questions. Evening of Jewish Renaissance. gr wing up in the adult, an educator and a mother ordinary morning of Erev Pesach Whether you teach in a day The Network is looking mountains oflsrael, Tu b'Shevat in the Diaspora, I wonder, what - the first night of Passover. We school, supplemental school, forward to future programs was one of my favorite holidays. does Tu b'Shevat mean for me will be busy preparing for the or informally at home, you will and events that they will Everyone in my town went out to now? H ow can I pass these great great night to come. And, some definitely find something old, co-sponsor with Shalom the forest with a strong feeling: feelings on to my childsen in a of us will wake up that morning something new, something bor Rhode Island. PJ Library. the JCCRI. Mother's Orde and "That's it, we are going to make way that will fill their hearts with thinking of the opportunity that rowed and something green. The Women ·s Alliance. this desert bloom, we are going joy and a sense that they, even comes only once every 28 years: I will present the Tu b'Shevat The Network Signature to plant as many trees as we can." as little children, can make a the festival ofBirkat HaChamah, workshop on Jan. 12 from 7-9 Event will be held on Satur The songs we sang had significant difference? What can the Blessing of the Sun. p.m. at the BJE/ Rl Creativity day. March 7. at 8 p.m. at the a patriotic message, that I do to ensure that these feelings What is Birchat HaChamah, Center. To register, con- Federal Reserve. The cost we were "the soldiers" who will stay with them forever? the Blessing of the Sun? What tact Diane Cerep 331-0956, will be $50 per person and invitations will be sent out m gladly held the shovels and So many other questions come do we celebrate? What happened ext. 182, or dcerep@bjeri. January. For more informa org. Dinner will be provided marched to plant trees. to mind when I think about this 28 years ago? How did people tion, call 421-4111. rn. 206. I still remember the intense coming holiday. For example, celebrate it then and when was for those who pre-register. or e-mail r,yooa@p,.org. feeling in my heart and body: "I how is the Jewish calendar deter the first celebration? What does am H adas, 8 years old, making mined? What is the influence a big difference in my country." of the galaxy on Jewish holidays My parents felt that plant- and laws in the ancient world and ing trees was great, but was not today? What do our traditional Registration Open! enough to celebrate Tu b'Shvevat. Jewish texts tell us about environ- UJC National Young Leadership New Orleans Conference Statehouse prayer vigil: March 15-171 2009 call to adion Join hundreds of like-minded young Jewish leaders to experience the concept of tikkun a/am, repairing our world, through the lens of post Bv MARTY COOPER The R.I. Interfaith Coali mcooperfPjfri.org tion, whose mission is to hurricane New Orleans. Stipends available from Jewish Federation of fight poverty with fa ith, will Rhode Island. ~ ESDAY,JA .6, lead the vigil. More than 45 promaes to be a historic .l faith-based organizations, For more information , contact Rachel Mersky Wada. Director of Next day at the Statehouse, as including the Jewish Federa Generation Philanthropy, at 401.421.4111 or [email protected]. the Rhode I land interfaith tion of Rhode lsland OFRI), t0mmun,ty will hold a and i,everal synagogues and public prayer viKil at 3 pm. For complete conference information, visit www.NOLAconference.org Jewi,h .i.gcncies, are members in the Utchou~ rotunda of the coalition tr, Cfl( t,Uf.l~C thr ~t.1..t ' Since 11 formation 1n cl«tc.-1 of!i",1 to u ate ~ July, the C0al1t1on ha, met a hu,I t an.-1 pr"l(r•m vcral time to dmu,, how that ,II not come r the the faith h•-cd community ,, apcn 'Jfthosc in n~rd . tan work IOJ(Cthcr so th•t no At the Vll(tl, a hnfar child. t•mtly or per ,n will will he bk,wn and ,,:ral I('} to hetl hungrv or hnmdc . 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But Merkin, who last week damage to the philanthropic Reflecting this sense that told investors in his hedge fund, world could become clearer the full extent of the damage A scot P artners, that all of their as details emerge in coming is still unclear, the executive money had been defrauded by days and weeks ofjust who vice president/chief executive M adoff, is of particular inter- was invested with Madoff. officer of the UJA-Federation est to the Jewish community. One philanthropic official said of New York said that even He has philanthropic ties to a there is a lesson to be learned though its endowments were number ofJewish organizations here for the philanthropy world, not exposed, the organization and institutions, serving as a where Jewish businessmen and still could be hurt if donors volunteer investment adviser for philanthropists directed their lost money in the scheme. many of them, including Yeshiva own private funds and the "We do not yet know the University. 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(""l .. ).. ~... l.. i ... i.• ..■ ------Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 11 POOL: At home in the water, a 12-year-old finds her passion worth of ribbons to show for it. as the team sent 13 swimmers possibilities for Sarah, Sarah, who lives with her to the Olympics in 2008. now a seventh grader at parents, Linda Kaplan and Neal Is going to the Olympics one Gordon School in East Steingold, and her younger of Sarah's goals- or dreams? Providence. Many of the brother, Ben, on the East Side Although she admits to being competitive swimmers of Providence, first learned to highly competitive - in school, attend very good colleges swim in a ''Mommv and Me" Hebrew school and in any pool and receive scholar- swim program at the JCC when you'll find her, she doesn't see ships, said Linda, and she was a mere six months old. herself as an Olympic contender. swimming in college is It was a "Daddy and Me" Although her parents definitely appealing. program for Sarah, as her explained that Sarah is consid- While college is father, a Providence native, ered one of the best swimmers of several years away, her took her to swim lessons. her age in Rhode Island and is bat mitzvah this spring \ Vhen Sarah was five, her highly placed in New England, and competing in the parents found a competitive "Sarah sees how hard it is (to New England champi- swim program for her and, seven make it to the Olympics)," said onship for four days in years later, none of them regrets Linda. "The difference between February in Vermont are the decision. "I had too much 16th place and first place could nearer-term goals. Sarah Photo by Nancy Kirsch energy," explained Sarah, a bit be a second." Sarah regularly swims butterfly, breast- THE FAMILY AT HOME: from left, Sarah, Ben, and Neal Steingold, sheepishly, about the decision to swims with Beisel and others stroke, backstroke and and Linda Kaplan works on homework or listens to place to swim and boogie board. enroll her with the Bay freestyle, in individual her Torah portion on her iPod. This summer, too, she may par- and Ocean State Squids events and relays. rerun, then considered "Sarah is lucky. Some people search Sarah's goal for this "Sarah is lucky," said Linda. ticipate in the Save the Bay swim. "Some people search their That competitive streak one of the strongest meet is to be in the their whole lives for their passions whole lives for their passions extends to every member of this teams in New England. and never find them. Sarah found top eight swimmers and never find them. Sarah family: Neal played basketball \ Vhen her coach, Josh of her age group. found hers at age five." and football at Moses Brown and Stem, ceased coaching, hers at age five." Q,ialifying for this Little wonder, then, that her rugby in college, until he was she and several other meet and others, as passion for swimming extends injured; Linda was a competitive swimmers 'swam on she has several times to life beyond the pool. For figure skater when she was a girl; over' to Attleboro to join Linda Kaplan in the past, demands the Attleboro Bluefish. -----h- ,--b--t- t_h_ O_l__ _------a lot of swim time her Mitzvah Mania project (a and Ben plays soccer and base- w ove een o e ymp1cs, so requirement for all 7th graders ball, and played in the Mayor's Thar team name may be familiar there's no division or separation - hours and hours ofit. In total, at Temple Beth-El), she gave Cup baseball game last summer. to Olympics' funs - Elizabeth between the "Olympic hopefuls" she spends about 15 hours a swimming lessons to preschool- When this reporter came Beisel, the 15-year-old girl from and others. Swimming as part of week-week in, week out - in ers and kindergarteners at the to their house to interview Rhode Island who competed a relay, Sarah placed sixth in New the pool, and that doesn't even place where it all began for her them, there was a Monopoly in the 2008 summer Olympics, England when she was only 10. include the driving time to and - the JCC pool. Her bat mitzvah game out and in full swing. swam with that team. Elizabeth Swimming competitively at from the practices or meets. theme? The ocean, of course. Competition prevails. wasn't the only one, said Neal, college, though, offers many Drive time is often when she Narragansett is Sarah's favorite TI1e Dr. James yashar and Thank you to the presenters, vendors and special guests juJge MarioriP. yashar who helped make the 2008 Yashar Evening Evening of Jewish R_enaissance of Jewish Renaissance a great success. 3 Daughters Cosmetics N,dal Fahkouri Sam Lehman-Wilzig Eric Shorr Ethan Adler Jodi Falk Tami Lehman-Wilzig Lisa Shorr Bret Anww,tz Michael Felder Naomi Lipsky Lori Shulkin ZrvAssor Michael Fink Laura Mernoff Deborah Siegel N,tza Attal, Rabb, Wayne Franklin Allan Meyerowitz Rabbi Lawrence Silverman Patnd B•rberet Harold Gans William Miles Jeanine Silversmith R>bb, Jon•th•n Beck Wendy Garf-L,pp Dianne Newman Mynde Sipe rstein Sh,r-h Bergman Eric Ge,sser Jonathan Orent Sharon Sock M>rk B,nder Deborah Golcfhaft Rabb, Asher Oser Joshua Stein D,b at.,,, Al,ce Goldstein Rabb, Mordechai Rabb, Peter Stein Zoh,r Bromb<-rg V,oletGumn Rackover Lisa Van Allsburg P,bb, Jon,th>n Brumb-rg Ronn, Guttin R,ck Reamer Rabb, Elyse Wechterm•n Kr.;iu~ K>therine Haspel Ph,\ Rosen M1nam Esther Weiner With sp,cool thanks to Dr. jorm5 )'oshor M,,o, O,,,d Cmtl,n, SuHnne Herzb<:rg Bonn,e Ryv,cker Rachel Mersky Woda judge Mor1one Yashar, , hose support maku thi< program pos<,l,lt. M•rilyn Kag•n Rabb, Raph,e Schochct Susan Varden, Rabb, Andr,w Kiron Rabb, Dov,d Schw•rtz Rony Yed,d,a R,bb, Yeho hua Liule, R,bb, Joel S ltzrr Pabb, Vn 1 Uuf,-r Elo,a Shtr I l,1nd PAGE 12 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008. ______MEDICAL ARTS The Great Depression, viewed from the streets of Brooklyn Neither commerce Nine-year-olds were not products were now sold directly. newsboys wandering the streets head cost being cheaper than supposed to know the mean- Finally, when merchants with loads of fresh newspa- rent for the stationary produce nor community ing of despair, but they sensed could no longer afford store- pers in their sling pouches. store. Wagons or push-carts that something was pervasively front establishments, there So commonplace were they, also patrolled the streets seek ceased during amiss. Youngsters might not was a movement toward push- indeed, that the image of the ing old clothes (alte schmattes) understand the words whis- carts or tenement flats that youngster proclaiming, "Extra, purchased by the pound and the 1930s pered in Yiddish by the adults served as stores during the Extra!" became a banal icon of then laundered, ironed, and HIS past October - although they could not fail day and residences at night. the early Depression interval. resold in other neighborhoods. 2008 was a time when to feel instinctively the grav- Stores may have become Other youngsters constructed Literally, the street became T troubled America ity of the situation. My parents vacant but not the streets, since small boxes, purchased some the daily marketplace, the place examined its moral had rented a small, four-room rudimentary commerce never shoe-shining equipment and of banal commerce, much as values and its financial institu apartment for themselves, ceased. Upper- and middle- used their afternoon hours it had been 200 years before tions, finding the first confused my older brother and me. class Brooklynites avoided these offering shoeshines for three in Eastern European shtetls; and the second structurally By early spring of 1930, two congested streets of the Browns- cents. Still others ran errands, or more recently when the flawed. Not since the years of cousins had moved into the ville slums for fear, perhaps, carried messages, or did neigh- streets of the Lower East Side the Great living room and at mealtime that poverty was contagious. borhood shopping for others, all teemed with push-carts. Depression we took turns at sitting ------for a modest fee. Their People purchased their needs, have so many around the kitchen "When you purchased a pound hereditary merchandis- but not in silence. When goods doubts been table, a habit that ing genes came to the were exchanged, so, too, were persisted for years as a of potatoes, you often ended surface in a generation ideas. The streets became a mar stream of impoverished of impoverished Jewish ketplace of contending political relatives was sheltered up getting a free lecture on the kids. Sadly, though, the ideologies as well. When you in our living room. merits of socialism or the venality dropout rate in the local purchased a pound of potatoes, New York's Board high schools increased. you often ended up getting a free of Health placed no Of capitalism." What other mer- lecture on the merits of social occupancy limits upon chandise moved from ism or the venality of capitalism. the tenement flats the established stores to Then there were other enter of Brooklyn and my the rent-free sidewalks? prises that retreated to the family was accord Most of Brooklyn's major Fruit was now typically tenement flats, everything Those despairing years, ingly free to absorb as many department stores closed vended from small stands con from dress-making, millinery almost eight decades ago, are as we could accommodate. during the early years of the sisting of little more than a fruit efforts, the sale of second-hand magazines, even law offices. remembered most vividly by D YNAMICS OF RETAIL Depression, leaving only crate, set on end, with apples, peaches or oranges set atop in Thus, to this pre-adolescent those who survived them. ECONOMICS Abraham & Straus as a source neat pyramids. A hand-printed, youngster, the Depression cre January 1930: The newspapers A nine-year-old is no author of wondrous showcase dis plaintive sign below might add ated a massive mercantile retreat are now filled with statements ity on the dynamics of retail plays and upscale purchases. a moral incentive to purchase from the complex to the simple, provided by the nation's elder economics. Yet I witnessed a Newspapers in the pre an apple: "I am a veteran of from simple cash payment statesmen and other wise white dramatic, Depression-driven Depression years had typically the Great War of 1917-18." to a complex barter-system. males reassuring the rest of us shift from structured enterprises been sold in so-called candy Vegetables, with prices vary Credit cards had not yet been that our economy is fundamen established in department stores stores or kiosks established near ing from block to block, were invented, but credit was none- tally sound and that faith in our to neighborhood shops, and then subway entrances. Many of the leadership is all that is needed sales of daily newspapers were also sold from the backs of to the streets where the same See DEPRESSION, Page 27 to avoid becoming needy. then taken over by itinerant horse-drawn wagons, this over- Israel Film Series S..,turdJ\ , J~UlUJ r\ '· 2()()1J rm h:mpll I nunu I I Noodle 'lun l.n f.inu n --t. 201'N 'rm I\ .~ RI To ee If I n1 'n1iling ,unJd\. J,rnu \n l l 'OIW , trr1 T CALENDAR _ _ Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 13 Jewish Community Calendar December29 about child welfare and educa- MORE INFO: [email protected] MORE INFO: 785 -1800 tion. Alcoholics Anonymous Early Rabbis and the Church December 26 Temple Sinai hosts a newly WHERE : Temple Beth-El, 70 Fathers l)J- Orchard Ave ., Providen ce First in a series of six seminars on Hanukkah Dinner formed "So briety for All " group every Monday evening. Tu esda ys led by Rabbi Stein, To be followed by candle-lighting WHEN :7 p.m . January9 and Shabbat services. WHERE: Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen MORE INFO: 331-6070 WHERE: Temple Sinai, 30 Hag en Yiddish Schmooz Ave ., Cranston. WHERE: Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Avenue , Cranston Adults gather to speak Yiddish Ave., Cranston WHEN: 7-8 p.m. SUNDJ\ WHEN: 10 -1 1 a.m. and 8-9 p.m. WHEN : 9:30-11 :30 a.m. WHEN :6 p.m. MORE INFO: 942-8350 COST: $10 for Temple Sinai WHERE : JCCRI , 401 Elmgrove members and $20 for non- COST: $5/person , $20 family January4 Ave., Providence members. MORE INFO: 942-8350 to RSVP y Lithuanian Records MORE INFO : 862-8800, ext.108 One of the largest databases MORE INFO: 942-8350 compiled in recent years is the T January2 All-Lithuania Database, contain- AY Shabbat for Young Families ing more than 500,000 records of URSD~\Y Kid-friendly Shabbat dinner, fol- December 27 Litvak ancestors. Presented by January10 lowed by an interactive service January8 Chabad Hanukkah Cafe Jewish Genealogical Society of Tot Shabbat with stories, songs and prayers. Global Warming Conference Enjoy a post-Shabbat dinner Greater Boston. An engaging, fun and age-appro- WHERE: Temple Torat Yisrael, Rhode Island Interfaith Power and and hear guest speaker, Melave WHERE: Temple Emanuel, 385 priate Shabbat morning ser- 330 Park Ave ., Cranston Light, a network of faith groups Malka. Latkes, hot apple cider. vices, including singing, dancing, Ward St., Newton, Mass. and individuals, will convene WHEN: 5:45 p.m. prayers and story-telling. Ages up WHERE: The Laufer Home, 48 1:3 0 - 4 p.m. WHEN : "Faith Lights Our Way" to develop to 7 years, with a parent. Savoy St., Providence COST: $10 per family. free for members and $5 a religious community response COST: WHERE: Temple Am David, 40 WHEN : 7:30 p.m. MORE INFO: RSVP to Temple for non-members. to climate change. 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HN •- mt l l [.J,.d -'"'" 1r-.r,w, ,. IN 1<9'\ll ,,.. ] (hrr llll'J ffl'tM: f>r~ I' "'""'"------HrRAW -· lt.rt ,.. ______II Ill l l• -- """------1 PAGE 18 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 CAMPING Camp Ramah: One big Jewish community Providence couple fell first time, I was · >- Israel during marry someone like me." -~~~ ~Q~ Whether their relation- in love at beauty - she had mas holidays ship would have blossomed if amazing eyes. as a sopho they had met, say at college, is Camp Ramah I was instanta more at the anyone's guess, but Ivy firmly neously smit University believes that camp relation BY NANCY KIRSCH ten," he said. of Michi ships are a great way to get [email protected] In contrast, Ivy, gan, and Ivy to know someone. The most now a pyscho UR CAMP bunk visited him important part is friendship, therapist, was mates and camp when she and camp offers an organic way focusing on other O experiences, for came home to meet and develop friend issues, as she better or worse, may for Pesach. ships; it's a much more natu intended to make simply be distant memories, but Toby ral environment, she sa id. aliyah that fall not for Ivy and Daniel (Toby) anended The coeducational and and was sched Manvil, who met in 1970 at Hebrew educational aspects of Camp uled to begin Univer- Camp Ramah, the camping arm Ramah allow boys and girls to her freshman sity for his of Conservative Judaism, and do so much together, said Toby. year at Hebrew have been together ever since. junior year Campers bonded in so many University. Their Photo by Nancy Kirsch Before Ivy, a 17-year-old abroad, and ways, even through the less photo album, CAMP MEMORIES keep Toby and Ivy Marwil smiling, years after then they from Philadelphia, and Toby, desirable experiences, such as the which they pulled their Camp Ramah experiences. an 18-year old from Detroit, returned to daily 90 minute classes they had. out to show me, the United Then, all conversations were held arrived to work at Camp Ramah Ivy, who still has many, if not contained her one-way ticket States, got married and finished in Wisconsin, they had each all, of those aerogramme mis in Hebrew - cleanup, sports, to Israel. "I was excited to meet their undergraduate studies at everything - so we all gained anended Camp Ramah (though sives. (Kids, this was before him," said Ivy, "but my head was the University of Michigan. huge vocabularies, said Toby. at different sites) for several years e-mail, cell phones, Face- in a different place. Even though When they married, both For Ivy, Camp Ramah and had friends in common. I liked him, I sets of par- offered an incredible commu ow a developmental pedia thought to myself, ents wor- nity. When she first attended trician and a part-time cantor, "I loved that we were one big 'why get involved?'" ried that the Camp Ramah, as a 9-year-old, Toby described that first meet Their first date, community ... in the dining hall, the social young couple she didn't know the motzi or ing: "lt was the first night of on their counselors' was, well, other prayers, she said. "I loved pre-camp (before the campers hall, the Friday afternoon preparation for night off, was at a too young. that we were one big commu arrive, the counselors come to restaurant in the Shabbat was so peaceful." There was a nity... in the dining hall, the get everything set up and ready) nearby town of family history social hall, the Friday afternoon and Ivy arrived during Shab Eagle River. At the of youthful preparation for Shabbat was so bat services - her plane had end of the summer, brides -Toby's peaceful. We'd all be dressed been delayed. There was this Ivy Marwil they said their morn mar in white clothing for Shabbat. buzz, 1vy's here, Ivy's here.'" goodbyes, but Toby ried at age 18 The tree of prayer surrounded He pushed through the book1 so letter-writing was hitchhiked (Kids, don't try this and Ivy's mom married at age by benches: .. I loved it all.• crowd of people around her, the primary method oflong today- life was different in the 20, but as Toby said, "Now (as The Jewish geography con as if parting the waters, so he distance communication.) 1970s.) from Michigan to Phila a parent), I understand. I had nections are strong: long could see - and meet - Ivy. Toby took three part-time delphia before Ivy left for Israel. no prospects and I was young. "When I saw her for the jobs to earn money to visit Ivy in See RAMAH, Page 29 He wrote her every day, said I wouldn't want my child to WHERE can you live an inspired • JEWISH EXPERIENCE and WIND-SURF witb your CAMP!Qfil.N'SPOND www.campJorl.com friends on a GORGEOUS LAKE? • New features for Day camp • Transportation from Providence and Warwick, • Two week sessions starting June 30 through August 19 • Increased activity choices • Wednesday night overnights • Getting ready to step into overnight camping • Spirited family s le meals in our dining hall Dietary law obs rved Programs prov1d d by our Israeli staff FOR REGISTRAnON fNFORMATTON CONTACT C.A. MP JOR I. 10 5 Wof"d n·s Pond, Wak field. RI CALL <401~63 170 hotma1I om 1h &HERAW CAMPING Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 19 Al\lP RAl\lAH was a Cfamily affair for Rabbi Joel and Eliana Seltzer, who met at the C.1mp Ramah in the Poconos when they were six and five years old, respectively. Both sets of their parents worked at the camp, so these younger-than-typical camp ers participated in programs during the day and, at night, stayed in their parents' cabins. Eliana had a crush on Joel when she was U, and he, 13; Joel had a crush on Eliana Photo courtesy of Eliana and Joel Seltzer when he was 16; though they ELIANA AND JOEL SELTZER at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Discover the meaning of summer didn"t become serious until they where they first met. warmth. Call today! worked at Camp Ramah after Some people hear about the cantors and, even more impor- Joel's freshman year in college. H ebrew and text study and think, tant, an army oflay leaders." "I knew she was the one, but it 'Are you crazy?' Not everyone Seltzer added, "The friends Culturally Jewish Cam ps, coed and all-gins, + Arts. Drama & M.lslc I one-hour from Boston rook a year of con- made at Camp Ramah + Land& Wae For information and registration, visit ou r website www.RI FAC.com or ca ll 410-245-7902 MAIN ACADEMY IN WARREN AND _... CONVENIENT LOCATION IN WARWICK r h 0 o ~iao from: June 22 · Auqust 28 • J -camp [,p.-r •~nr: • Aqes 2 • 16 We're read cover to cover! Choose from 1 - 10 weeks 1bt Jf.WNf VOIO: & Hawn Great staff-to-camper ratio PAGE 20 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 ______ Do you remember the JCC' s camps? .------~ . "'\ •\ 'I \ j \ ' Photo courtesy of the R.I. Jewish Historical Association. ON TH E SWINGS at Campt ow n in 1951 . Do you recognize any of the campers? P't'loto from the Fred Kelman CollMtion at the R I Jewish Historical Association THE HAWKS, a group of 7-year-olds, play "Callie's Up.• From left, Sheldon Birenbaum, Stephen Potemkin, Irving Max, Kenneth Steiner, Freddie White, and Stuart Yorlas. IN THE POND at Camptown in 1951. e~ r1~ On Beautiful Lake Ttsr,aqwn Middleboro, Massachusett.1 02346 Bu1ldin2 J.,,."h ldcn1ity and s,1r-E,1cem through • Sport, • l·1dd T'np11 "por1 man,h1p, frornswork, Ach,n,emcot &. Rc~ pon"'lhilil)' • Swim.nun.a • Fvcrur,1 Act1v1llc • 8oat..tn1 • Ovcrn,aht C&JJ1.r--ouu • Aru ~ l_o tu• and a.nln-camp OOtllf'ICltlJc-o• ConJ. ~ t • Ju r,n I ~• \lf1la•h ,.,.,.~..,_...._ ...... ,... ------. ------ FOOD ______Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 21 Hanukkah treats: not-so-healthy, but oh-so-delicious Indulge your sweet Serves 6 to 8 raisins minutes on the From The Jewish Kitchen: 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil baking sheet, .~·· THE FOODS OF !i.. tooth: it's Hanukkah Recipes and Stories from Around then turn onto a ' the World, by Clarissa Hyman, Method: wire rack ro cool. • IS ~~-~-L T ~ :~~A Y - Bv NANCY KlRsCH and published by Interlink Books. Mix the flour, yeast, remaining Makes one 12- [email protected] CHOCOLATE BABKA water, oil and sugar. 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There is money available nance and depreciation on your up multifamily substantial appreciation for residential mortgages tax return which is not allowed residences during the three years I today despite any rumors on a single-family home. lived there. It allowed me that it has dried up. One of the biggest reasons VEN DURlNG a to buy my first single Rehab loans with 3 to buy a multi-family unit as recession, real estate family house for my percent down are available a first home is that it can be a Econtinues to be an second home purchase. to purchase bank-owned great stepping-stone to build excellent investment Statewide, there are or foreclosed properties. ing a real estate portfolio. After over one's lifetime. It's difficult 1,359 multi-unit homes The borrower can borrow you occupy the property, you for anyone to currently on the market. 97 percent of purchase can use the future equity to predict either Most cities and towns in price plus improvements. buy more and keep the cur the highest or Rhode Island have diver Generally speaking, rent property as a rental. lowest point in sity in the housing stock foreclosed properties can The prices are making the market. in their communities. be stripped of some of financial sense today to con In a recent conversa the items that we take for sider multi-unit ownership If you are "A multi-family unit as a first a first-time tion with my friend, granted as being included opportunities. Ifyour job is homebuyer, a Steve Tetzner from home can be a great stepping when we purchase a secure and you are ready to Homestar Mortgage, non-foreclosed property. think about home-owner- multi-family stone to building a real unit is one of we defined some of Recently, I have seen ship, this is a great time to take Sally the options the reasons for first- estate portfolio." homes stripped of their advantage of buying before the Lapides that you time buyers to buy a copper plumbing, kitchen market begins to go up again. may want to multi-family house. cabinets, bathroom consider. My grandparents • Rental income can as little as 3 percent down on fixtures and heating sys- Sally Lapides can be reached at and parents started their adult help a buyer qualify and pay a the purchase of a multi-family tems. This kind of program can [email protected]. lives in a two-family house. mortgage. It can be such a huge house. 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We designed and car ried out a gift-giving Photo courtesy of Girl Scout Troup 81 project as part of our Left to right, front row: Nicole Wilner, Rebecca Silberfarb, Hannah work towards the Girl Feinstein, Maxine Rasnick; middle: Sylvie Barry. Schneider, Lill ie Gutoff, Holocaust Education Center Scout Bronze Award. Nili Levine, Amy Vogel, Katrina Claflin, Talia Bessler; and back row: We painted two gift Karen Rasnick, Pam Vogel, Amy McGowan, La ura Silberfa rb display their seeks award nominees boards, created posters wrapped gifts at the JCC. and decorating boxes to were chosen to receive gifts. the Shirlala concert and the BYH OLOCAUST EDUCATION & The mission of the Holocaust display at the Providence ] CC. We set up two displays at the JCC Hanukkah party. 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More than 200 people enjoyed this outrageously hip concert which was sponsored by the Alan and Keral Gertsacov Carol Schneider Memorial Fund. Member of the #l Gammons Team • Realtor sin« l 983 HANUKKAH • Multi-million dollar producer CELEBRATION • Serving all of Rhode Is land .'-<«din~ FOR SENIORS W UI cxp.-ctali~ ~ Prudential 401-374-3774 JEWISH NURSING HOM E Gammons Rcalt and assi,ted living residents '-c1 enjoyed festive Hanukkah celebrations lad by the staff of Jewish Eldercere of Rhode Island (JERI), a program of Jewish Seniors Agency. ~ ~ --'· M ichele Keir, of JOI, holds a l{" 4 ·r----: :-, manorillh with Bethany Home a .,t.~,,,,, of IU re5ldents, left to right: "OM Portney, Lorraine Porter --... ------_ ...... end i...ris.. lleider. Kosher ice cream products available retail ad wholesale 1lwtk1 PAGE 26 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 COMMUNITY Winning art work will take to the skies B Y BABAGAN EWZ.COM com/destinationisrael. Special to 1he Voice & Herald BabagaNewz.com, an edu cational website for Jewish N A CONTEST designed middle-schoolers and their Ito make spirits soar, students teachers, is teaming up with in grades 4 - 7 are invited to Nefesh B'Nefesh, the orga create a logo for one of N efesh nization that is revitalizing B'Nefesh's aliyah planes. One aliyah from North America grand prize winner will be and the United Kingdom. selected to have his/her design All entries will be reviewed by reproduced on a Nefesh a panel ofjudges whose decisions B'Nefesh plane and will receive are final. No purchase is neces· roundtrip airfare and accommo sary. Schools are encouraged dations for two for a three night, to submit groups of individual four day trip to Israel in the entries, one per person. summer of 2009. This winner "The BabagaNewz team is will also have his/her work very excited to engage Jewish posted on BabagaNewz.com and students from across the country announced on NefeshB'Nefesh. and get them to express their com. Three runners-up will also connection to Israel in a creative have their art work published way," said BabagaNewz.com Photo courtesy of PJ Library and each will receive a gift Web Editor Sara Marx. "We MUSIC AND DANCE ENERGIZES TODDLERS pack from BabagaNewz.com. are happy to be working with The contest, which is currently THE YOUNG CROWD enjoys the PJ Library music entertainment at Barnes & Noble on Dec. 10. Nefesh B'Nefesh to offer this underway and open to students contest and are excited to see in the U.S. and Canada, except what students come up with." where prohibited, ends at 5 p.m. Contest updates and winners Academic scholarships available from HIAS on Monday, Feb. 5. Complete will be posted on BabagaNewz. 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The online application must be seniors who plan to pursue post The HIAS scholarship program submitted by midnight EST on secondary education and students has been helping HIAS-assisted February 24, 2009. HIAS also of all ages already enrolled in college, immigrants pursue higher educa awards scholarships in Israel. tion since 1974. Last year, awards profes51onal, vocational, university For more infonmation about 131 or graduate school programs are were given to students in the the scholarship program, United States. The U.S. scholar- those who can submit applications. visit www.hias.org. We 're Celebratmg our 5th Anniversary' In the Beginning ... STUDENTS COMPETE in the electroni c game of "Jeopardy" testing their knowledge of environmental issues. The Creation or Tama risk Sinai students are earth's guardians bepn with the vision of the Jew,sh Seniors Agency Bv LEONORE SONES hunt booklet SJ.Jd: "Just .. , the od of Rhode Island. It w;is Special to 1he Voiu & Hnuld fueled the Temple·, i\lenor•h for through their v1S1on. eight day<, w,: hJv,: the ch.rnce to ded1G1tion and hard worlt T TEMPLE SlNAl, the I\ be modem lacc.11:,ec<, cn,ur· that the dream w;is realized r\.religious school teach- mg that our ene"" IA • l ' _____Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 27 PJ Library Calendar y 10:30- 11 :30 a.m. PJ Library & Temple Habon im partner with Barrington Books January8 TUESDAY, 184 Country Rd ., Barrington BOOK CLUB 6:30- 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Day School January13 Rhode Island STORY TIME RIDA T 85 Taft Ave .. Provi dence Temple Emanu-EI 3:30- 4:30 p.m. 99 Taft Ave., Providence January16 y 10-11 a.m . SHABBAT STORY TIME Temple Beth-El January t o HURSDAY 70 Orchard Ave. Providence 3:30-4:30 p.m. Photo courtesy of SJE TOT SHABBAT PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN participate in story telling at PJ Library Temple Am David January15 Book Fair at Barnes & Noble on Dec. 10. More than 450 people 40 Gardiner St, Cranston STORY TIME from the Jewish community attended, and PJ Library earned about $900 as a result of sales. HOMETOWN: Growing up in a nitty-gritty city AUTHOR: Blending fact with From Page 7 him to pursue medicine. He tions, he became well-known fiction in Nov. 22, 1963 attended Cornell University, in Boston athletic circles when The family included his older doing what they hope to do where he met his first wife, he was part of the "dream From Page 3 brother, George, and his late with their lives (writing and Caroline, and then went on to team" of cardiologists who cor ing on something else? sister, Marilynne, "who suc publishing) are sitting in jail New York Medical College. rectly diagnosed Boston Celtic Braver: I do have to cumbed to lung cancer," he for expressing their views. His wife passed away 10 years forward Reggie Lewis with stop and take a break says, as well as a younger sib Perhaps my desire to help ago, from colon cancer, and a structural heart defect that between books. ling who died in childhood. others comes from the Jewish left him "bereft." The couple's ultimately led to his death. I enjoy teaching creative A Fall River physician, sensibilities I had grow- two daughters are grown and D r. Graboys was also actively writing at Roger Williams Dr. David Greer, now a dean ing up - I do feel a sense of now watch over their father like involved in the anti-nuclear University. I work with PEN emeritus of Brown Medical responsibility to the rest of the hawks. His grandsons are his movement, and served on the American Center, a human School, was instrumental in his world and I think that comes greatest joys, although he rues advisory board oflnternational rights organization for writers career choice. He let the young from my Jewish upbringing they never knew the real Tom. Physicians for the Prevention and journalists, that advo Tom Graboys, as a teenager of about service to your com Dr. Graboys has been a of Nuclear War, a group which cates for writers imprisoned 15 and 16, "round" with him munity. If! have the freedom clinical professor of medicine won the Nobel Peace Prize in for their political writings. at Truesdale Hospital. "I was to do what I am doing, I have and attending cardiologist at 1985, and which included Dr. In a semester-long project, drawing blood at 16," he says. the responsibility to make a Brigham and Women's H ospital, Greer and Dr. Bernard Lown; undergraduates develop a "You could never do that today." contribution to help others. These hands-on experiences the Lown Cardiovascular Center he has worked with the latter dossier of information on a and his admiration for Dr. and Harvard Medical School. for three decades and was his particular writer to present to BrO'Ver /i'IJ(!J in Rhotk Greer, with whom he ran, led In addition to his prestigious heir apparent until his ill- the Pen American Center. Island with hisfamily. H, academic and clinical posi- ness forced him to retire. This year, we're working on is the author of.four books. the case of a young Egyp More infamllltion, irulud GOLAN: No good reason to give it back tian student imprisoned for ing a video interview with blogging about the govern From Page 7 Hariri; and Iran, because of its apartment balconies declar Br(J'l)eT about writing Novem ment. They get really invested nuclear activities. Both states ing in Hebrew: "Ha'am im ber 22, 1963, is t1V0ilal,k a1 opportunity to do so in 2006. in the effort, when they are on the Ii.st of countries sup H aGolan" (the people with the www.adambrmxr.rom. However, an incompetent realize that human beings, :rnd indecisive Israeli govern porting terrorism and under Golan). The slogan opposes ment lost that opportunity. international sanctions. Both any deals with Syria that states have tensions with the rest might involve giving back any SEPARATE SYRIA FROM I RAN? of the Arab countries, and both part of the Golan region. The second reason stated have American troops on their Opinion polls show that only Jewish Community Calendar by Ambassador Ross was the borders. Both are pariah states 5 percent oflsraelis say they From Page 13 will speak to 5eparate Syria from need that are considered outcasts by are willing to return Golan Iran. What LS the benefit p.m. WHEN: 7 p.m., reception to fol the international community. in its entirety, but a majority WHEN: 1-2:30 compared to the price to pay? low Why should Israel reward one of would be prepared to let Syria MORE INFO: 621-5374 Both Iran and Syria arc them and ease their conditions? have some of the territory. WHERE: JCCRI, '401 Elmgrove under U.N. mvest1ga.t1on · Syria, AJJ over Israel you see Ave ProVldence bee aUi<'. of the u,a,., nation bumper stickers, posters and Vladimir Pyat/JV liv(J in War MONDAY MORE INRI kclarkson fri org f)f Ldnner.c Prime Mm1 Tr,, f 11 I fri,hcr. hwcr.1/ l ir .:tnr f,/11 '11g.11m 11, I 1111 ,.1/ f)i,- dnr CAMPING Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 PAGE 29 CAMPERS ALWAYS HAVE FUN at Camp JORI, whether mugging for the camera, left, or becoming "conehead" girls. Photos courtesy of Camp JORI JORI: New ropes course planned for 2009 From Page 14 Overheard were comments • "I wonder what plays in basketball and soccer, rolling in daily, there are such as: they are choosing for this research into available still spaces available for the Anna, a veteran coun • "Do you remember summer. . .I can't wait to try scripts is being done, and summer of 2009. Please selor, says you know you're when Michael hit that out." planned improvements for contact Camp JORI at 463- a JORI staffer when: homerun? I'm going to The response to all of the the ball field are on paper. 3170, or e-mail campjori@ • All of your CDs are hit further than that this JORI campers and staff New programming and hotmail.com. Registration is marked, mix 1, mix CJ CJ summer." waiting to hear the latest improvements include a taking place online at www. 2, etc. • " The swim meet was news is that planning for the ropes course to be installed campjori.com. Recently, campers and awesome! I think Lisa said summer of 2009 is already in the early spring, new Ronni Saltzman Guttin taff joined together at the we got a total of 10 ribbons." underway. equipment for the waterfront is the director of Camp JORI annual reunion to • "Services outdoors are A swim meet is already to make sailing on Worden's JORL the only Jewish reminisce about the summer more fun and the guitars scheduled for each session Pond more successful, and camp in Rhode Island. of 2008 and make plans for and harmonicas sound of camp, dates have been other surprises to come! camp during the summer of good." chosen for inter-camp play While enrollment is 2009. RAMAH: A place where memories - and relationships - live on From Page 18 night. There was something is responsible for more mar couples who met as campers or www.campramah.org/mar about the environment and riages than just theirs. In fact, counselors to "register their mar riages/marriage_register.html. before lubb, \Vayne Frank the space and the sunsets that Ivy recently discovered a site riages" and share their Camp lin wa a rabbi, he was Ivy' was inspirational - the gran on the Camp Ramah web site Ramah stories with the entire nm counselor at Camp deur of God was so clear." www.campramah.org, inviting Camp Ramah community, Ramah in the Poconos. For Ivy, Jewish camp is much "The addc t day 1>f m1• life more powerful than any other (c:t h yc.ir) , a th~ l.i.st clay Jewish force, more than going of mmcr camp," aid Toby. SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE 2009 to Israel or Jewish day school. "\Vhen I went l:,a.~k home, "You're living 1t every day." Tl:CH IQL'l: • POI IL• \ARIAi 10'\J'> • ( HARA( l cR • ,\\()D[ ~, • f ~, CVCI) thing there wa the same, That Camp Ramah com but I telt different and so munity has lasted long past her days as a camper and camp JULY 6 TO JULY 31 counselor. Both Ivy and Toby have served on the board of director, of amp Ramah in ADVANCED Palmer, Mas ., and their son,, INTENSIVE INTER TIO AL , 'oah and Zach, were camp FACULTY er and u,un,elors there. Age., I j to pre- profe~, ion.il L,trk wonder, then, that 1nclud1ng Men's Division lohn ( •. ndntY the .,mp R.imah rnmmunity 2 or 4 Week S · ions I ,mitrd \, /,nl,nl,,p I "nd1 t•r11·,lft ( 0,1, /,111g, I,• ult/,lr \urrr, 11rd Jl,,u,,,,, 1lt·,11Ld,/e Ny lll·r or ,.,,/,·(I ,md111rm on/-; JUNIOR INTFN IV[ 1\1 Ill I 1 }. or \ Wt k ',c,,ion, ' I I! ~1, ,tlh,dl, I , lllll 11110 If' 11 dh,,11,·I 'lllll Hit Vi I 11 'l FBPI llfH • ' • ,..,_ PAGE 30 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 ___ WE ARE READ We are read everywhere Where in the world will we go next? Thailand CHARLOTTE I. PENN shows her Voice & Herald during her three week visit in November with her son, lewis (Larry) Goldenberg, at his home in Bangsaen, Thailand. China LYNN AND LAURENCE POHL, of Providence, traveled to China in the summer of 2008. Their travels took them to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. They visited the Shanghai Refugees Museum with their well-traveled copy of The Voice & Herald. We have now been to: Africa: Tanzania, South Africa Egypt: Luxor Poland: \ Varsaw Antarctica England: London Portugal: Lisbon Argentina: Buenos Aires France: Paris Russia: Mosrow Armenia: Yerevan Gennany Singapore Austria: Vienna Gibraltar Scotland Azores: Ponta Dd Gada Greece Spain: Barcelona Brazil Hungary: Budapest Taiwan Cambodia: Angkor Wat Iceland: Reykjavik Thailand Canada: Quebec City, British India: Taj Mahal, Mumbai Turltey: Istanbul Columbia Israel: Tiberias, Jerusalem, Ukraine: Kharkov Caribbean: Aruba, British Masada, Golan Heights, Tel Aviv United States: Virgin Islands, Cruises, Bonain; Italy: Rome, Tuscany, Venice Alaska, Arizona, Ciliromu, St Thomas, Caymen Islands, Japan: Oldnaw.i Dictrict ofColumb... , F1orida, Ocho Rios Jordan lhwaii. l\1mnc:sota, l\lL,-<>uri, Gibraltar and Spain China: Beijing, The Great Wall, Laos New Harnp D'VAR TORAH Joseph skillfully planned and prevented deprivation during famine Although wc may lack Joseph"s hcizcd warnings. Indeed. analyst hunger, we rnu I AURA BETH WIESSEN AND STEVEN ADAM LEWIS were married L..on Oct. 26, at the Whispering Pines Conference Center in West Greenwich, by Rabbi Daniel Judson. The bride is the daughter of Roslyn Rosenberg and Sonny Wiessen and the step-daughter of Allan Rosenberg and Rand i Wiessen. The groom is the son of David and Elea nor Lewis of Providence. Laura is a documentary f ilmmaker and w riter whose work has appeared on such networks as PBS, A&E , MSNBC and Bravo. Steven is currently in his third year of study at the Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, Mass. oday to set up a tour or request more information, 401.861.8800. I ORI WILFAND of Warwick and N,w meml>frs only. Not va lid ln comoinatlon with any other discount. Valid !or mffl\bershlp startmq l2/1/08V3 V09. LDANA BRODY of Framingham, Mass announce their engage ment. Lori is the daughter of Wayne and Roberta Wilfand of West Warwick. She is the granddaugh ter of Esther and Irving Nemtzow of Coconut Creek, Fla ., formerly of Middletown, and Frank and the late Dubb1e Willand of Worcester, Mass Dana 1s the son of Lisa and Mic hael Brody of Newton, Mass MADRICHIM CALENDAR He 1s the grandson of the late SEARCHING FOR: fanurary 4th [)o }OU ha1 Haskell and Mildred Allen of Lori Wilfand an d Dana Brody 1,/J,11 ii lJkt>.-, Wayland, Mass. and the late Cyrille and Sanford Brody of Albany, N.Y. Feburary 8th " fVfR'tO f ;~ Lori and Dana are graduates of The George Was hington Un iversity ,;pedal..." in Washington, DC. Dana is the operations faci litator at MS Walker, March 1st "K.A .T.I.M.B.A. & In<. in lfarwood Mass Lori is an associate of medical educat ion event ~!"' planning at Jespersen & Associates in Boston, Mass. They currently reside in Cambridge, Mass April 5th " The Fin,1/ They will marry Sept. 6, 2009 in Newport. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? Stage ... " Engagement DR. AND MRS STEWART ROSEN is a sen ior recreation t herapist FE LD of WarWl Visit us online at: www.jvhri.org PAGE 32 Jewish Voice & Herald December 26, 2008 FEDERATION The Jewish Federation of Rhode Island inspires Jewish ltfe through arts and culture. Your dollars help us create those vibrant p-ograms nne people of all ages to our heritage. gift Is more impactfut and strategic than a gift to the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island's 2009 Annual Community Campaign! J,, hh