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PAGE 2 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Happy Passover from JFNH It is hard to believe that Passover is al- COVID-19 did give us the opportunity to conversations. most here, and we are once again plan- Elyse Hyman reach out across the state and include ev- • Sending children to Jewish summer ning family Zoom seders. I am not sure eryone in our programming and services camp, and on Israel experiences. any of us thought that here, a year later, this past year. • Presenting our Annual Jewish Film we would still be home, and not celebrat- Executive So, you may ask, how does the Federa- Festival (live or virtual) and hosting ing together with family and friends in Director tion allocate and distribute funds raised? special film series and panel discus- person. I want to wish you a very happy Your support of the annual campaign al- sions throughout the year. Passover, filled with good health, and lows us to continue: • Bringing Jewish customs and values hope that next year we will get back to support will help us continue to meet the • Supporting the community impacted into your homes, with PJ Library some type of normalcy. needs of our fellow community members. by the pandemic with much needed so- books and programs. The Jewish Federation of New Hamp- JFNH has representation from almost cial services. And the needs do not stop there. We shire is so appreciative for the support we every formal Jewish organization in New • Collaborating with community part- need you and your continued support. If receive from the community. This year Hampshire: large and small, religious ners to fight all forms of hate and anti- you have not yet made your gift to the has proven to be quite the challenge, and secular, social, political, cultural, semitism, through education and pro- Annual Campaign, please consider a do- from many perspectives. So many are iso- and educational. We warmly welcome all gramming. nation. We thank you for entrusting us lated and lonely, not to mention those those who are interested, and we encour- • Educating our community on all with this work. Know that we are making who have lost their jobs and security. It is age participation in all our programs and things Israel, innovative programming, a difference here in New Hampshire, in truly unprecedented. Your continued activities. We could say, in a sense, that the Shlicha program, and community Israel, and around the world. Your Support for JFNH Allows Us to Do More I echo what Elyse has written. Right fully. The combination of creativity, work, dedication, and passion for the now, more than ever, we could truly use Dr. Sarit Itenberg teamwork, and community support is NH Jewish community unfold. My fa- your support. A successful campaign just one piece. ther, a JFNH supporter, told me he vol- season only means MORE that we Your financial gifts are so appreciat- untarily solicited a gift from a commu- want to do for you, with those success- Board Chair ed. Please join me and challenge your- nity member whom he thought was not es. COVID-19 has no plans of leaving selves to help us do a little more. If a yet involved! The talking points he used yet, and our social services needs are gift is not an option, please reach out were his very own, and came from his increasing. We truly hope you consider and help us in other ways. We welcome heart. Dad, look out, you may get a call a donation. We must be here to help tinues, our collaborations and partner- new voices on the phone, and new faces to join the Campaign Committee! each one of you and your loved ones ships take no pause. Our physical dis- on Zoom calls! Thank you for all that you do. Chag should you need extra support during tance from you challenges us to be I must end on a funny note. This past Pesach Sameach. Stay healthy and this pandemic. Our programming con- there for you still, and more meaning- week, I have witnessed my personal hard strong… and stay in touch!

Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 3 DISCLAIMER: Events are submitted weeks progressive Alzheimer’s, his only joy being able to States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Team report on the pandemic and racism, and we in advance of publication, and are subject to sing in the local choir. When the choir’s conductor Hampshire, and periodic lecturer in First have chatted about what faith-based organizations change, particularly during the pandemic. passes away, He decides to take his place. Amendment law at UNH Law School. Mr, Aframe can do to effectuate change. The March 18 For information on format changes, re- Unbeknownst to his family and closest friends, will talk about the Hate Crime Prevention Act and presentation will begin with a panel discussion, scheduling, and so on, please contact the Noah is facing the toughest challenge in his other relevant statutes that the federatl government after which we will continue our conversation. personal and professional life, and the worse uses to prosecute federal hate crimes. event’s host. possible fate for a musician – he is going deaf. 4. Raphael Katz, Affirmative Civil Enforcement Sunday, March 21 Thursday, March 4 Coordinator and Civil Rights Coordinator, United Nashua the State of the City To submit Calendar items States Attorney’s Office for the District of New 9:30AM, Zoom for the print and online JFNH Calendar Hate Crimes Training Hampshire. Mr. Katz will discuss the potential civil To register email [email protected] or visit and E-News, go to 6PM-7:30AM, Zoom rights violations that might be pursued by the http://www.snhjmc.org https://jewishnh.org/community-calendar, Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/ federal government in a civil enforcement action. Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess is beginning his Second click the red "Suggest an Event" button, register/ Temple Beth Jacob in Conversation with Term of his Second Mayoralty. His presentation will tZcqcOyqrT8vGNSlxKFg1a8rkh2DKN7b6Gbp then fill in the form with Sarah Hurwitz focus on the economic growth of the community, on Four distinguished panelists will speak on the your event information. 7PM-9PM, Zoom strategies to ensure that all of Nashua’s children prosecution of hate crimes in NH and the difference Please email [email protected] or rabbi@ reach their full potential, on a stronger municipal between hate crimes and hateful incidents. The tbjconcord.org for the Zoom link. infrastructure, on steady progress toward a net zero panelists are: Wednesday, March 3- Sarah Hurwitz was a White House speechwriter Nashua, and on the cultivation of a 21st century arts, 1. Arusha Gordon, Associate Director of the Center, Wednesday, March 7 from 2009 to 2017, starting out as a senior cultural, and residential neighborhood in Nashua’s and Kieaira Lucas, Project Assistant, of the James speechwriter for President and then downtown. Mayor Donchess’ presentation will be NHJFF Presents Israeli TV Series Binge - The Byrd Jr. Center to Stop Hate at the Lawyers’ serving as chief speechwriter for First Lady Michelle followed by an open question and answer session. Conductor Committee for Civil Rights under the Law. Ms. Obama. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Presented by the Southern New Hampshire Jewish Virtual Event Gordon plans to cover what a federal hate crime is Law School, Sarah is the author of Here All Along: Men’s Club Cost is $20 - PURCHASE ONE TICKET PER and who is protected under federal law. She will Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper HOUSEHOLD FOR ALL 10 EPISODES also discuss the difference between a hate crime From Frozen Chosen to the Hebrew Hammer: Connection to Life – in Judaism (After Finally To purchase tickets visit https:// and a hate incident, and give examples of both. She The Inspiring Story of Israel’s Olympic Bob- Choosing to Look There). israelitvseriesbingefest.eventive.org/welcome or and Ms. Lucas will also discuss the importance of sled and Skeleton Team This is the tenth program of the Shapiro Family call the JFNH office at 603-627-7679 reporting hate crimes and hate incidents and 7PM, Zoom Lecture Series. On the occasion of their 50th The New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival presents mechanisms to do so. Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/ wedding anniversary, Betty and Peter Shapiro Israeli TV Series Binge - The Conductor 2. Seth Locke, Director, Civil Rights Unit, New register/WN_wExv_cmPSbSqETy_3T9YjQ endowed the Shapiro Family Lectures in memory of Synopsis: A world-renowned musician and Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. Join us and meet David Greaves and Larry Sidney to Peter’s grandparents Harry and Hattie Shapiro, orchestra conductor, abandons fame and fortune in Mr. Locke will focus on state-law specific aspects hear the incredible and unlikely story of Israel’s founding members of Temple Beth Jacob, and order to return to the home he left 30 years ago, of bias- or hate-motivated conduct. Bobsled and Skeleton Team. Peter’s parents Milton and Blanch Shapiro, TBJ leaving behind a brilliant career and a beloved 3. Seth Aframe, Assistant United States Attorney, members who were instrumental in TBJ’s decision girlfriend. At home, he finds his father in a state of Appellate Chief and Civil Rights Coordinator, United Sunday, March 28 to affiliate with the Reform Movement. The purpose Passover Second Night Seder with Etz Hayim of the endowment is to provide the TBJ and greater 6PM, Zoom Concord community the opportunity to engage with Contact [email protected] for the link or if you a variety of speakers on significant subjects of are in need of a . contemporary relevance. Past speakers have Virtual Passover Community Seder. Participants are included David Saperstein, Jill Jacobs, David encouraged to use their own Haggadah. Various Ellenson, and Lawrence Hoffman, and Professors participants may be asked to read portions from Sylvia Barack Fishman and Mehnaz Afridi. their own Haggadah, providing for an interesting Donations to the fund are welcome. diversity. There will be word search games and Sunday, March 14 Passover coloring opportunities for children. We will Shavua Tov Story Time- Passover break for the Passover meal and return for the afikomen and conclusion of the seder. 8:30AM – 9AM, Zoom Start your week (and your Sunday morning) with Wednesday, March 31 and interactive story time. This 20 Minute Zoom program is designed for JKids Radio All Star Musical families with children ages 2-5. 5:30PM, Zoom All registered families will receive a craft mailed to Registration coming soon! your home the week of the program. As a family We're thrilled to announce that we will be offering the make your craft ahead of the program and we’ll use JKids Radio Musical Passover Seder with an the finished projects as part of our program! Pre- unbelievable line up of the very top artists in Jewish registration is required, and the Zoom link will be kids music including Nefesh Mountain, Rabbi Josh provided when registration is received. Warshawsky, Eliana Light, Shira Kline, Ellen Allard, *Shavua Tov Story time is a new program through Rick Recht, Joanie Leeds, and Elana Jagoda! the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire’s Early During this highly-interactive seder experience, we'll Education Initiative! * sing traditional and contemporary songs, tell the Passover story, and explore the foods on the seder SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM Thursday, March 18 plate, the blessings, the questions, and the highlights Faith-Based Conversation on Race in NH - of - from slavery to freedom. This program is being sponsored by – The Jewish Free and confidential Part 3 Federation of New Hampshire, PJ Library, Bethlehem 6PM – 7:30PM, Zoom Hebrew Congregation, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Emergency financial assistance 603-627-7679 Our virtual interfaith community discussion Congreation Betenu, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Temple continues with a presentation on the state of white Adath Yeshurun, Temple Beth Abraham, Temple Beth Aging and eldercare issues supremacy in New Hampshire. Previously, we had a Jacob, Temple B’nai Israel, Temple Israel – presentation on the Governor's Covid Response Manchester, Temple Israel, Portsmouth. Lifeline devices Linkage and Referral See what’s happening in the community at www.jewishnh.org

PAGE 4 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 A Thank You to the Community The Jewish Federation of New Hamp- By Ken Litvack, Vice Chair JFNH shire performs though many of The Hebrew word our programs, our social services, PJ Li- “tzedakah” is commonly brary, outreach to our senior citizens, our used to signify charity Film Festival, and so on. None of this and philanthropy. It is a could have been accomplished without form of social justice in your support—not only financially, but which donors benefit also in service. from giving as much—or I am happy to announce that our more—than the recipi- Ken Litvack campaign has exceeded our goals, not ents. The donors are the true believers. only in dollars, but also in new donors. I remember going to services with my This could not have been accomplished grandparents, and on the way out, my without the hard work and untold grandfather would always put some coins hours that committee and staff put in. in a blue and white tin box called the We all have to thank our co-chairs, Tra- “pushke.” I asked him what it was for, cy Richmond and Judith Jolton, along and he always replied the same way: “It’s with the rest of our committee, Harry for people who are less fortunate than Shepler, Pat Kalik, David Goldstone, us.” My grandfather was not a wealthy our Super Sunday star Jay Madnick, man, by any means, but he always found and our amazing staff, Allyson Guertin, Families from across NH gathered in February on Zoom for the new JFNH some change to give to charity. I am Cheryl Gerrior, and Elyse Hyman. Early Education Initiative Shavua Tov Story Time to celebrate the birthday of proud to say his philosophy has impacted None of the wonderful things we are the trees. my entire life. You can still find these blue doing could have been accomplished and white boxes in many places in Israel, without the overwhelming support of and hopefully, the coins that Bertha and our community. For that, I thank all of SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS I left in them helped in a little way. you from the bottom of my heart. Tell Them You Saw Their Ad in The Reporter!

    

     

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PAGE 6 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Passover Greetings 2021 Chag Pesach Sameach! May Passover 5781 be much appreciated, as we have learned from – The Boyd Family and finally move forward from the Pandemic, distancing into responsible liberation for all people. Sending our best wishes for a happy Passover to our NH Community! – The Soreff family and nation – The Guertin Family; David, Allyson and Max Wishing you a Passover that is happy and filled with every good Chag Pesach Sameach. thing the holiday brings – The Jolton Family - from Renee Brenner

Happy Passover and delicious Pesach! During Pesach and always, the Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation – The Kalik Family wishes you love, joy and happiness.

Happy Passover from the Kushner family Best wishes for a healthy and peaceful Passover. - Andy, Norm, Scott, Jamie, Kenny, Lauren, Matthew, Ayla, Max and – Sol and Linda Rockenmacher Zoey Best wishes for Passover from your friends and fellow tribe Our best wishes for a happy and healthy Passover. members at Kol Ha’Emek, the Upper Valley Jewish Community in – Ken and Bertha Litvack Hanover, NH (www.uvjc.org) The root of the word “mitzrayim” means “narrow” or “boundaries” indicating the limitations of life in Egypt. Passover greetings from the Millers! Let us use this holiday to individually and collectively expand our lives through the lessons of our Jewish faith and heritage. Chag Pesach Sameach from Rabbi Robin Nafshi, Cantor Shira Nafshi and the Temple Beth Jacob Community! Have a Zissen Pesach! - Abner Taub and Liliane Sznycer Best wishes for a joy-filled, sweet Passover. – The Regan Family Chag Sameach, wishing you all a Zissan Pesach. – Michele and Michael Bank Chag Pesach Semeach to all. – Marc Rubenson Wishing all a joyous and Healthy Passover. L’shana Haba’a Panim el Panim! Next year in person! – Rabbi Daniel Aronson and Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene, NH

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PAGE 8 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Pesach and the Meaning of True Power This next month, we will celebrate at Rabbi in the House power is not imposing one’s will on oth- in the process rather than their subordi- the holiday marking our ancestors’ lib- ers, it is bringing out the best in those nate subjects to whom they dictate. eration from slavery and journey into around you. Leaders strive to bring oth- May the Holy Blessed One liberate us freedom: Pesach. We will gather in per- Rabbi Jeremy ers on board with them, rather than to from this toxic and destructive mindset son and virtually via the miracle of Szczepanski simply force their vision upon them. and lead us together in sacred partner- modern technology to recount our an- They seek to make others their partners ship with one another, now and forever. Temple Israel, Manchester cestors and their oppression at the hands of the Egyptian empire. The Egyptians perceived their power over the via their wealth and use of brute force. Our money, our stations in life, our ti- It was only when God stepped in and tles, our professions, our sense of pres- eventually humbled the Egyptians and tige, our positions in society all do not led the Israelites to pursue their dream give us the right to ever treat anyone like of freedom that it was clear what is they are the hired help, or worse yet, like meant by true power. indentured servants. Frequenting an es- The revered 20th century Jewish tablishment or paying someone a salary scholar Rabbi does not mean you own the person pro- +PXGUVOGPV/CPCIGOGPV taught the following in his masterwork viding the service, nor does it put them God in Search of Man: at your beck and call; it means you are   “We must not try to read chapters in fulfilling your end of a contractual the Bible dealing with the event at Si- agreement in exchange for securing their JCTT["UJGRNGTITQWREQO nai as if they were texts in systematic agreed-upon services. $GFHQTF0* theology. Its intention is to celebrate Pharaoh may have been bossy and the mystery, to introduce us to it dictatorial, but he was no leader. True rather than to penetrate or to explain it. As a report about revelation the Bible itself is a .” (p. 185) A gift from the Sign up your children ages 6 months The Torah is not a historical docu- through 11 years old and enjoy ment meant to be read literally, but a Jewish Federation of New Hampshire roadmap that is meant to challenge us in the gift of Jewish children’s books each generation through wrestling with and resources delivered to your her lessons. While the tradition teaches home each month. Explore Jewish that the Torah preceded God’s creation of the universe, once her timeless wis- heritage and culture through dom was revealed to humanity, the hu- PJ Library’s high-quality stories man writers who attempted to articulate about Jewish values, traditions, that wisdom needed to clothe it in lan- and heritage. guage that could be understood by the people of the time. Therefore, when we read the story of God and Moses lead- Through the program your family ing the Israelites out of Egypt, we are will be enriched by experiencing not reading about some long-ago story the joys of Jewish life. about a people who no longer exist; we are actively engaging in the ongoing process of Revelation to discern what Funded by the Jewish Federation of this parable is trying to teach us about New Hampshire, it’s a gift that will our lives today. nourish a Jewish life from the start. Pharaoh lived with an incredible and unfounded sense of entitlement to the point that he treated his fellow human beings like chattel. His sense of entitle- ment enabled him to impose his will on others by whatever means he desired without regard for the other. He did so blindly, thinking that he was beyond re- proach, only to be bested and humbled Ages 6 mos. through 8 when he finally pushed too far, too pjlibrary.org many times. SIGN The story of Pharaoh’s treatment of Ages 9 through 11 the Israelites is a cautionary tale not to adopt a sense of entitlement towards UP pjourway.org jewishnh.org others that ever allows us to treat one another as “the hired help,” as it were.

Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 9 Presented by the Jewish Federation of NH nhjewish lmfestival.org Middle East Education in Our Schools: What’s Going on in Our Schools? How Can We Improve Middle East Education? We have developed a list of objective re- By Dina Michael Chaitowitz sources that you can provide to your stu- What is your child's or grandchild's dent's schools. We hope to have this list school teaching them about Israel? available on the Federation website soon. A group of concerned members of the We also need your help in monitoring NH Jewish community are working on the information presented to our children ways to promote factual source material and grandchildren on this topic. If you on Israel, Judaism, and the Middle East in encounter material that you think is factu- our schools. ally incorrect or possibly antisemitic, or if The group decided to meet after discov- you are unsure, please contact Dina Mi- ering that one school gave students prob- chael Chaitowitz at dmichaelchaitowitz@ lematic material, obtained from an opin- gmail.com. And, please let us know about ion media site, as part of a lesson on the those schools that you feel are doing a conflict in the Middle East. good job teaching this subject matter. Become a Friend of the Festival The 13th Annual New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival premieres May 19 - June 10 &KDJ

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PAGE 10 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule: When Can I Get Vaccinated? The end of the pandemic is in sight, significantly higher risk, 2 or more Phase 2B: but first, the vaccination rollout must conditions, such as the following: Individuals 50-64 years old continue. Many people reading this have o Cancer already received their second doses of o Chronic kidney disease Phase 3: May and beyond the Moderna and/or Pfizer vaccines, or o COPD know others who have received them. o Down Syndrome Phase 3A: Meanwhile, FDA authorization of the o Heart Conditions • Individuals under 50 who are medi- one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is o Immunocompromised States cally vulnerable, and at moderate risk also on the horizon. o Obesity due to 1 or more of the previously However, since the vaccination pro- o Pregnancy listed conditions. cess moves in stages, many are wonder- o Sickle Cell Phase 3B: ing when they will be able to sign up. Of o Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus • Everybody else who has not yet been course, this can be a moving target, as • Family caregivers of people with 2 or vaccinated at this point. scheduling is dependent on available more of above conditions (however, doses, but in New Hampshire, here are caregivers under 16 are not yet eligi- That is the plan for New Hampshire. the basics, as provided by https://www. ble during this stage) To be clear, timeframes will depend on vaccines.nh.gov: • Residents/staff at residential facilities available doses. For more information, for individuals with developmental scheduling, and registration, please visit Phase 1: December to March and/or intellectual disabilities https://www.vaccines.nh.gov. Photo by Hakan Nural, Unsplash • Staff and officers in corrections Phase 1A: facilities • High-risk health workers • Healthcare workers and first respond- • First responders ers not already vaccinated during 1a • Residents and staff of long-term care facilities Phase 2: March to May Phase 1B: • People over 65 Phase 2A: • Medically vulnerable individuals at • School and childcare staff – K-12 Happy Passover Peace, health and happiness to you & your family!

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Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 11 Girl Scout Shabbat Chanukah, Drive-In Style

at Etz Hayim Synagogue By Etz Hayim Etz Hayim Synagogue welcomes all their faith in relationship to the Girl On Sunday, December 13, 2020, mem- Girl Scouts to celebrate Girl Scout Scout Law. During Girl Scout week, bers of the congregation of Etz Hayim in Shabbat on Friday, March 12th at 7:15 March 7th thru 13th, girls are encour- Derry celebrated Chanukah drive-in PM. The service will be via ZOOM. The aged to learn something new about faiths style, in the parking lot in front of the link will be sent to all who register. All other than their own. synagogue. Once the crowd gathered, Girl Scouts who attend will be able to they were led in prayer by Rabbi Peter Levy and in song by Amy Dattner-Levy participate in reciting the Girl Scout Girl Scout Promise and her guitar. Promise. If you have any questions, On my honor, I will try: Many brought their own menorahs to please contact Isabel Danforth – To serve God* and my country, light by their cars. A new, large outdoor [email protected]. To help people at all times, Menorah, built by Jay Madnick, glowed Girl Scouts is a value-based organiza- And to live by the Girl Scout Law. for all to see. tion that encourages members to explore Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be See what’s happening honest and fair, in the community at friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, www.jewishnh.org courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.  &KDJ3HVDFK6DPHDFK ,KRSHWKRVHREVHUYLQJWKLVKROLGD\IHHOWKHFRQQHFWLRQ WRIDPLO\IDLWKDQGWUDGLWLRQHYHQWKURXJKWKLVGLIILFXOW PRPHQWIRUFRPPXQLWLHVDURXQGWKHZRUOG

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PAGE 12 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation: Inauguration Day Brings Renewed Hope to Community and Nation who were on the front lines when it came the lights of our sanctuary, and blasted Present at the event with David Goldstone: By David Goldstone to first responses, care, medical treatment, the shofar in memory, in tribute, and in Leslie Dreier, Jacki Katzman, Martin Our temple community has endured and scientific advancement in the develop- renewed hope for our community, the na- Kessel the scourge of the pandemic affecting ment of vaccines, as we reach a turning tion, and humankind worldwide. our health and livelihood, civil unrest, point in our battles with this virus. Let’s all strive to make this moment the Video and Photos Courtesy of Leslie Dreier political upheaval, and insurrection over As the town of Bethlehem lit the build- dawn of peace and reconciliation. & Martin Kessel these past 12 months, and yet we have ings and church bells rang, we turned on – Dave Goldstone, President persevered, and in some cases, thrived as a community. The inauguration of our newly elected president appears today as a light seen at the end of a long tunnel of despair. It is a light signaling the turning point in our battle with the virus that has disrupted our livelihood and our very lives, a light of fellowship, of reaching across the aisle to heal the wounds fo- mented in partisanship, and a light of compassion and understanding of our nation’s diverse communities. On Tuesday evening, January 19, the Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation joined the town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire and villages and municipalities nation- wide in a Covid-19 memorial to victims of the pandemic, as well as a tribute to all

                     

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PAGE 14 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 “Exodus – History, Fiction, or Etz Hayim to Hold a Second Some Place In Between?” Seder on March 28, 2021 Presented by Isabel and Douglas Danforth, By Steve Soreff, MD Etz Hayim Synagogue will host its March 21, 2021 Sunday 10 AM by Zoom Second Night Passover Seder on Sunday, March 21, 2021, Sunday at 10 AM, March 28, 2021 at 6 PM. Our seder will Isabel and Douglas Danforth will be led by Rabbi Peter and Amy Levy and present “Exodus – History, Fiction, or it will be BYOH – Bring Your Own Some Place In Between?” by Zoom. Haggadah. For families with younger They will be looking at Torah, children attending, there will be activity archeological and historical evidence. cards and games for you to download. Can we conclude that the Exodus that To register and get the Zoom link, we celebrate at Passover was a historical please email our synagogue office by event or not? Much of our discussion March 22, 2021 at [email protected]. Stephen Soreff, MD, at soreffs15@aol. does come from the ideas of Richard More information, please contact: com or 603-895-6120. Elliot Friedman’s recent book, titled The Exodus. We will discuss some of his evidence and see if we can agree or not with his conclusions. Keeping you connected This is a Zoom event. To get the zoom link, email: [email protected] Isabel Danforth NEWS This is part of Etz Hayim Synagogue’s Stuff. For more information, please e Adult Continuing Education Program contact: Stephen Soreff, MD, at Hot Topics and Cool Contemporary [email protected] or 603-895-6120. jewishnh.org

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Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 15 ‘Nashua, The State of the City,’ brought to you by the Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men’s Club “Nashua, The State of the City,” will Mayor Donchess’ presentation will be style political event and our annual chil- ship for over thirty years. If you or be the topic discussed by Mayor Jim followed by an open question and answer dren’s breakfast, which this year fea- someone you know would like to join Donchess, on Sunday, March 21st, at session. tured a science exhibit designed to both our Men’s Club please contact our Presi- 9:30 AM, LIVE via Zoom, pre- The Southern New Hampshire educate and entertain young minds. The dent, Don Gorelick, via email: presi- sented by the Southern New Jewish Men’s Club is proud to Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men’s [email protected] or visit our website at Hampshire Jewish Men’s Club. sponsor Mayor Donchess’ pre- Club is a non-profit organization serv- http://www.snhjmc.org. Membership After graduating from Yale sentation which will start off with ing all of southern NH’s Jewish commu- Dues have been waived this year due to University where he majored in “Schmooze Time” from 9:00 to nities regardless of synagogue member- the COVID pandemic. Art History, Mayor Donchess 9:30 AM. This presentation is went on to earn his law degree open to the public but advance from NYU School of Law with registration is required. Please top honors. A practicing attorney for contact Don Gorelick at president@sn- many years, Jim became the 51st Mayor hjmc.org to confirm your registration. of Nashua in 1984 during a period when the city was recognized by Money Maga- About the Southern New Hampshire zine as the Best Place to Live in America. Jewish Men’s Club: Now, Jim is beginning his second term of The Southern New Hampshire Jewish his second mayoralty. He is focusing on Men’s Club was founded in 1982 and the economic growth of the community, conducts monthly Zoom meetings dur- on strategies to ensure that all of Nash- ing the pandemic. The Club’s mission is ua’s children reach their full potential, on based on building a brotherhood of like- a stronger municipal infrastructure, on minded men who wish to share their steady progress toward a net zero Nash- commitment and values to those in the ua, and on the cultivation of a 21st cen- greater NH Jewish community. The SN- Etz Hayim Tu B’Shevat tury arts, cultural, and residential neigh- HJMC has provided quality program- borhood in Nashua’s downtown. ming such as our bi-annual town hall- Zoom Seder A musical seder celebrating Tu and spices and a variety of grains were B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, was also suggested, and it is a common held online on January 28th by Etz tradition to make this a vegetarian meal. Hayim Synagogue in Derry. The Seder Rabbi Levy’s wife, Amy Dattner-Levy, was in two parts, separated by a meal, who sang and played her guitar, also led and those who participated were asked to the group in taking turns reading excerpts bring a few specific items. Rabbi Peter from Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, a story about Levy led the Seder and a discussion a place virtually devoid of nature, where about three kinds of fruits and nuts: no flowers or trees grow. • Totally edible, such as seedless grapes, Prior to the event, Rabbi Levy and his raisins, berries, and figs wife had delivered goody bags to religious • Those with inedible seeds, including school children for them to use during peaches, apricots, , and dates the Seder. The bags contained a sampling from your friends at • Those with inedible skins, like kiwi, of several foods relating to the holiday, bananas, , oranges, and nuts. and allowed the children to share with White and purple grape juice, herbs others during the seder. Chag Sameach. Wishing you a meaningful Passover, as we celebrate the Festival of Freedom.

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PAGE 16 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 ‘’ and ‘Shtisel’ actress nominated for Golden Globe Congratulations to Shira Haas, the star of ’s 2020 breakout hit Unorthodox, for becoming the first Israeli actress (or actor) to ever be nominated for a Golden Globe award! The Netflix original miniseries, which is primarily in , features Haas in a role inspired by the 2012 autobiography On Sunday, January 31, after the showing of "Shared Legacies," the New of the same name by Deborah Feldman. Shira Haas in Netflix’s Unorthodox (2020) Hampshire Jewish Film Festival hosted a panel discussion with (from left to Haas previously earned acclaim for her Haas has previously won awards and right) Robert Trestan, Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League's role as young Ruchami Weiss in the 2013 nominations in the Israeli Academy Boston office (top row, left); James T. McKim, Chair of the Episcopal Church Israeli TV series Shtisel – which follows Awards, the Jewish Film Festival, the National Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism & Reconciliation and President of the Manchester NAACP; Dr. Dottie R. Morris, Associate Vice an Ultra-Orthodox family in Geula, Tribeca Film Festival, and more, and President for Diversity and Inclusion, Keene State College; Rabbi Ira Korinow, – a series which also recently following her breakout role in Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in Haverhill, MA, and former Interim won a surprise following on Netflix, and Unorthodox, it seems clear that she has a Rabbi at Temple Israel in Portsmouth, NH; Professor Susannah Heschel, Eli was renewed for a third season. bright future ahead. M. Black Distinguished Professor and chair of the Jewish Studies Program at ; and Tanisha Johnson, Child and Family Services Director of Community Action Partnership of Stratford County and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Seacoast Chapter. Over 300 people watched the film, and SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS approximately 130 participated in the post-film discussion. Tell Them You Saw Their Ad in The Reporter!

Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 17 Movie Review: Leona (and preview of The Keeper)

By Zach Camenker, NH JFF Committee Member While many loyal fans of the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival may have been disappointed to see certain ti- tles scheduled for last year’s festival not included in last summer’s truncated vir- tual series, folks can take comfort in knowing that several of the films we had been scheduled to show are now available in a variety of places to watch from the comfort of your homes. One of the movies we had hoped to show at the previously scheduled in-per- son 2020 Jewish Film Festival was Isaac Cherem’s critically acclaimed 2018 dra- ma Leona, which is now streaming in Red River Theatres’ Virtual Cinema. The story of a 25-year-old Jewish woman named Ariela who lives in Mexi- co City, Leona depicts Ariela’s budding any plot surprises, the film’s title has a romance with a non-Jewish man despite major significance that unfolds toward objections from her parents and fami- the final act. It is noteworthy that when ly—an all-too-familiar narrative for the movie dramatically ends, your mind many people with experience in inter- cannot help but backtrack to previous faith relationships. The film, only 94 moments in which the title aligns with minutes long, is packed with raw emo- the themes and messages. tion and endless tension. Additionally, certain elements of Juda- One major perk that I have always as- ism resonate deeply as thematic material, allows the viewer to see a sense of realism uncomfortable for some adults. sociated with our Film Festival is the with intentional placement, throughout in the character of Ariela. Leona, along with many other excel- chance to see stories from other places in the piece. Some of the films that we While the supporting cast is quite strong lent films, is available to stream from the diaspora about which we in the Unit- screen at our Festival offer a poignant, all around, the film delivers two additional your home in Red River Theatres’ Virtu- ed States may otherwise know very little. but limited amount of Jewish themes female performances worthy of note: al Cinema through the Eventive app. Red Leona, taking place in a neighborhood in while others include a significant amount. from Carolina Politi, who plays Ariela’s River is a long-time partner of the NH Mexico with many Jewish families, is no Leona offers the perfect balance, embed- mother, a woman on her own search for Jewish Film Festival and continues to exception. I previously screened this film ding the subtle themes into various the right man following her divorce from support us as we transition to virtual in fall 2019, and I learned a great deal points within the film, from the begin- Ariela’s father, as well as Margarita Sanz, programming, so we strongly encourage about the Jewish culture in Mexico. This ning scene which takes place at a mikvah, who plays Ariela’s grandmother. Sanz, you to show your support for their orga- second time around, I picked up on other through several scenes at Ariela’s grand- who lives up to the adage of “there are no nization, as well. pieces that I had previously missed, mother’s home for Shabbat, and both ca- small parts, only small actors,” particular- Next on my to-view list is 2019’s The which is a gift that any film should be sual and intense conversations surround- ly stands out in how she showcases her en- Keeper, which was also scheduled for our proud of. ing Ariela’s religion. When she ultimately dearing relationship with her grand- 2020 Film Festival prior to the pandem- The depiction of Mexican Jewish life realizes that her non-Jewish boyfriend, daughter, as well as how she relays her ic. Based on the true story of Bert Traut- in Leona is one of its greatest strengths. Ivan, is going to be an issue for her fami- own life experiences to Ariela. mann, a German POW and soldier, this In viewing it, one can certainly make ly, the moment is heartbreaking. This second time around, I found Leo- film is available on Amazon to rent for comparisons and contrasts between Naian González Norvind’s portrayal na even more engaging and provocative $4.99. Stay tuned for my review of this American Jewish life, which ultimately of Ariela is superb. She offers a range of than previously. It is a well-made film film for the April edition of The Reporter. leads to great conversation and deeper emotions and while she has some espe- that leaves the viewer with ideas to pon- In the meantime, for more suggestions on thinking. The film’s two greatest cially tense scenes, she never overemotes der and manages to pack quite a lot of what to watch, feel free to visit my bi- strengths, however, are its use of themes or chews the scenery. This matches the emotion and plot into its short running weekly blog, “Close-Up with Camenker,” and its performances. Without disclosing persona of her character very well and time. My one criticism is that there are a sponsored by Red River Theatres in Con- lot of characters to keep track of, many cord at https://www.redrivertheatres.org/ of whom are underdeveloped and/or fail about/rrt-movie-columns/close-up-with- to resonate by the final act. The strengths camenker/. of this picture far outweigh its weakness- There are still tickets left for our next Keeping you connected es, though, and the film is certainly wor- event, the Israeli TV Series Binge Fest. thy of your viewing. The Conductor will start screening on NEWS While touching on an intriguing topic March 3rd and is available until March e for many members of the family, Leona 17. Purchase tickets by going to our web- does include some sexual scenarios that site www.nhjewishfilmfestival.com jewishnh.org are not suitable for children and may be As always, happy viewing!

PAGE 18 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Over 250 people watched the second movie in the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival’s special Black-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance Film Series, “Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent,” and over 80 people attended the virtual post-film discussion on February 4, 2021. Pictured here are the panelists and others Help Wanted! immediately before the panel discussion: from left to right: Patricia Gross Kalik, NHJFF Co-Chair (top row, left); Dina Michael Chaitowitz, JFNH Do you live in Keene, Laconia,Bethlehem, Hanover, Board of Directors; Rabbi Ira Korinow, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in or another NH community and want to help produce Haverhill, MA, and former Interim Rabbi at Temple Israel in Portsmouth, NH; Elyse Hyman, JFNH Executive Director (second row, left); Rabbi Neil Comess- the Jewish Reporter? Daniels, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica; Ross Fishbein, NHJFF Co-Chair; Wayne Jennings, chairperson and founder of New We are looking for people all over the state who are interested Hampshire’s nonprofit National Cultural Diversity Awareness Council (bottom row, left); Robert Treston, Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League's in writing about their local Jewish community. Boston office; and George Bruno, civil rights and immigration attorney and former US Ambassador to Belize. To get involved, contact [email protected]

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PAGE 20 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Teens Exchange Acts of Kindness for Ski Trip in the Torah. (Jerusalem Talmud Nedar- By Chanchie Krinsky, Director of im 30b) CTeen of NH Without pure love, it’s impossible to Acts of kindness are greater than charity treat others as they deserve. In Judaism, since they can be done for both the rich and each person is likened to an entire world. poor... Charity can only be done with one’s Remembering this helps us to see the val- money, while acts of loving-kindness can be ue in each and every person we come performed both personally and with one’s across, and can help us remember the key money. - Rambam (Hilchot Aivel 14:1) Torah commandment to be kind. While breaking for dinner from some However, the Rambam, commonly awesome skiing, every teen put thought known as , hadn’t met Mi- into what they could do to lift up the chael Bogart, who accomplished both in people around them – and wrote it one fell swoop. When I approached Mi- down. At home, in school, on the chael for a sponsorship request to help street, currently, and in their future. We defray the cost of a CTeen ski trip, Mi- talked about the power that one kind chael graciously agreed to make a dona- deed can have, and that deed’s poten- tion, with one stipulation. tial to change the course of a person’s Michaels request? “I will send you the life. We never know the ripple effect of $_____, in exchange I would like each our actions. participant to send me a paragraph of What would normally have been one thing they are willing commit to now “merely” a transactional contribution for Nashua, Claremont and Londonderry ample, their wisdom, and their desire to and in the future to change teens to enjoy a much-needed day of ski- are now ambassadors of light in their bring this world to a holier and more the world for the better.” ing with friends (which in and of itself is corner of the world. beautiful existence. The well-known Rabbi Akiva taught: still a huge mitzvah of tzedakah) turned Thank you to the people like Michael, Thank you to the teen members of ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ (Leviti- into a powerful tsunami of kindness. who not only support our community ef- CTeen, for being the bright future we all cus 19:18). This is the most important rule CTeeners from Hollis, Warner, Bedford, forts financially, but also with their ex- need and desire.

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Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 21 My Confirmation at Etz Hayim do in the future. I shared my aspirations ture, I also plan to raise money to sup- By Benjamin Adams to the congregation, about how I wanted port other Jewish communities like my On December 8, 2020, my friend David to continue my education in the future own, so that they too will be able to have Meyer and I were confirmed in Etz Hay- and how my perspective on Judaism has a place of prosperity.” im Synagogue, creating a new checkpoint developed as I have aged: “A Jew is some- Looking back on my confirmation, in our near decade of learning Jewish one who follows the culture, someone and what it means to me, I will always re- culture and history, as well as Hebrew. who is proud to be among millions of member with immense gratitude how my After our Bar Mitzvah, David and I at- those who they can call their people. I education in Judaism has shaped my life tended confirmation classes in order to plan to embrace my identity as a Jew and for the better. I would not be who I am gain a better understanding of our peo- while I will continue to practice the reli- today without the support and learning ple’s history, and how we got to where we gion by attending services, I plan to that I received from my Etz Hayim He- are now. mostly build on my interpretation on brew School Teachers, as well as my Con- We led the service on Friday, Decem- what being a Jew means to me. In the fu- gregation and Jewish community. ber 8, which served as a way to share our confirmation experience with our Congregation. David and I had decided to include modern songs intertwined with those that we all know to be part of the Friday service. This enabled us with a way to connect our historic cul- contain similar messages about how ture and song with the present day. For God is our protector, and acts as a example, we combined the prayer Mi- shield for all of us. Chamocha with words from the classic At the end of our service, David and I song Ain’t No Mountain High Enough to presented speeches explaining our jour- show how the prayer and song both ney to this point, and what we mean to



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PAGE 22 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Arriving in America possessions, we were greeted by a repre- month intensive English course before joke about a woman walking into an egg By Michel Adler, Bethlehem Hebrew sentative of the International Rescue emigrating. She explained to the repre- store and seeing the lower cost of the Congregation Committee (IRC) who helped us through sentative of New York’s finest our status cracked eggs, she told the clerk, “So crack “Those are the lights of Long Island,” the inspections and transfers that fol- and explained that the following week we me a dozen.” Produce stands and a laun- my father explained to me at three lowed. A customs official, using a crow would be moving into an apartment in dromat were also nearby. o’clock in the morning on the deck of the bar, ripped open one of our wooden the Bronx. A friend of my father and co- The real shopping area was Tremont SS Atlantic, August 29, 1951. I was ten crates which had been carefully con- worker in Zurich, who had preceded him Avenue. Here, we could find clothing years old. That was my first American structed with Swiss precision, and then, in the refugee exodus from Switzerland, stores, a supermarket, the Daitch Dairy, geography lesson. It was not a time for satisfied, he hammered the crate shut. had made the arrangements. My mother a bakery that sold a loaf of good Jewish sleeping as we were on the threshold of a That was the end of the inspection. I still explained that I would be attending pub- for ten cents, jewelry stores, new life in a new country. Who knows have a trunk built for us, stenciled, in lic school and my brother high school. banks, a couple of movie theaters what thoughts went through my father’s now very faint black paint, “Adler,” with (These turned out to be PS 92 and Theo- (Loews) and many more establishments. head? Was he wondering what kind of the inspection chalk marks still visible dore Roosevelt HS). The policeman, hav- Saturday was movie day and I with work he would find? Was he worried and customs stickers still affixed. ing done his duty, wished us well. friends saw such features as East of Eden about where we would live? The lady from the IRC bought every- We moved to the Bronx the following starring James Dean. I saw Gone with the As the ship sailed into New York har- one frankfurters on buns. Hav- week. My brother and I carried most of Wind with my mother. bor, we became totally enshrouded in ing just come from Switzerland where the contents of those crates from the In our first week in the Bronx, the fog. Bells clanked, foghorns blared. We sausages and rolls are a specialty, this basement up to our one-bedroom, fourth best news came from my father, who could not see but a few feet in front of us. snack did not delight our taste buds. floor apartment. One of those crates was found a job with Pan American World We could not see the Statue of Liberty Somehow, the IRC representative trans- covered with a blanket and served as a Airways as an entry level accountant for greeting us, nor the “lamp lifted beside ferred us to a “refugee hotel” on 112th kind of coffee table. Our apartment still $40 per week. Our IRC case worker also the golden door.” We may have been Street and Amsterdam Avenue. needed cleaning, and we needed help un- found him a bookkeeping job with a ko- “yearning to breathe free,” but one could At this hotel, we were introduced to packing and organizing our belongings. sher butcher for $35 per week. She tried hardly call us “huddled masses” or more American food. People cooked in Our IRC case worker arranged for a to convince him that with his difficulty “wretched refuse.” We also passed Ellis their rooms. The room doors were left cleaning woman with a southern drawl with English, the Pan Am job would be Island, a processing center for immi- open and cooking smells permeated the that was very difficult to understand. She too challenging. My father held fast to grants for many years, but now shut building. A woman resident had made a told my mother what to buy for lunch, his decision. Years later, he asked his down. I knew nothing of that then. special treat for us, red Jell-O with ba- and for some strange reason, that includ- boss why he wanted him to start the “On the left lies New Jersey, and on the nana slices. “Mmm! Jell-O with banan- ed oranges for juice. My mother under- very next Thursday, in the middle of the right lies New York,” was my second as!” she exclaimed with delight. We were stood, “Oranges for ,” and thought it week, when he had volunteered that he American geography lesson. polite, and with much hesitation partook very strange. Well, the misunderstanding could start on the following Monday. “Where are the skyscrapers?” I de- of this wiggly awful foreign concoction. I was happily resolved, but remained a His boss responded, “I was worried that manded to know. Of course, they were have since become more accepting of this joke for many years. The IRC also pro- someone with your qualifications would covered in the pervasive fog. In German, unnatural food. vided us with donated furniture – a din- get hired elsewhere for more money and skyscrapers are called “cloud scratchers.” My father disappeared early in the ing room set, trundle bed for my brother I didn’t want to lose you.” My father I guess in English they reach higher. Lat- morning, and after perusing the New and me, beds for my parents, additional claimed to have earned a degree in ac- er, when I was in college, for a cheap date, York Times’ Help Wanted section, went clothing, and everyday dishes. I became counting from the University of Vienna. a nickel for a ride on the Staten Island job hunting. My mother, my brother, the recipient of a wonderful warm winter Who could check that? Well, my father ferry bought us wonderful views of the and I spent the day outside on walks, coat lined with sheepskin which I wore remained with Pan Am, and he was reg- skyscrapers at the tip of Manhattan, the happy to leave the hotel. We found a until I outgrew it and it then was passed ularly promoted until he retired. Thanks Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Gov- grocery store where my mother bought on to someone else in need. to the generous fare discounts, my par- ernors Island. Sailing into New York cold cuts and rolls for lunch. It didn’t Our building, a six-floor tenement walk- ents enjoyed many trips back to Europe. harbor is always an impressive sight! take long to discover that the same rolls, up, was home to people with a variety of My brother and I took advantage of The tugboats soon pulled alongside bulkies, or perhaps kaiser rolls, sold for backgrounds. Yiddish was one of the these low fares also. We were able to the S.S. Atlantic and guided the ocean only a nickel each at the A&P, as com- dominant languages. Our Italian “super” regularly visit our relatives in England liner into Pier 42 on the Hudson River. pared to the dime apiece charged by the collected trash every evening. We deposit- and France. By then, it was six o’clock and passen- “nice” Yiddish-speaking grocery store ed it on a dumbwaiter and he hauled it My fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Eisen- gers were ready to disembark. The ship’s proprietor. A fellow Jew taking advan- down by pulleys from the basement. It berg, was kind and understanding. I was lounge had been transformed into an im- tage of other Jews and impoverished must have been quite a task every evening generally dressed in clean jeans and polo migration and customs processing center. refugees at that—shameful! He lost our as there were four six-floor buildings with shirts. Somehow, I failed to “get the The first to disembark were American meager business quickly. three apartments per floor - a total of 72 memo” as they say, that Wednesdays citizens followed by tourists from abroad. We usually spent the day at Riverside apartments! This unsanitary arrangement were assembly days with a special dress We, the new immigrants, the refugees, Park along the Hudson River. I would invited mice and cockroaches. code of white shirt, tie, and blue pants were last to clear immigration. It gave us dash off to climb on the monkey bars, or We lived on Mapes Avenue, between for boys and a white blouse and skirt for the chance to have a leisurely breakfast, anything else climbable, play on the 180th and 179th Streets, a couple of girls. The elderly, white-haired teacher in our last aboard this ship. My mother swings, or just otherwise entertain my- blocks from Southern Blvd. The neigh- the adjacent classroom pulled me aside loved the ship’s breakfast with the freshly self. On one of those sunny days, a po- borhood along 180th Street, had several and stopped to tell me I looked “like a baked rolls and , and in partic- liceman came by and thought I was play- specialty retail stores, a dairy, a kosher egg garbage can.” Mrs. Eisenberg overheard ular, the freshly squeezed orange juice, ing hooky. As I did not speak any Eng- store that also sold cracked eggs, which of and profusely apologized to me, and, I which later, when we could afford it, be- lish, I pointed him to my mother who course were cheaper than whole eggs. The can only suppose, talked to the other came a household mainstay. was conversing with my brother on a eggs were candled to ensure they were ko- teacher, who never did apologize. My Once on the dock and reunited with nearby bench. My mother spoke English sher and did not have evidence of fertiliza- mother was terribly upset. No matter our crates that contained our worldly relatively well, having attended a six- tion shown by a blood spot. We had the America continued on page 25

Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 23 Stonecrest Day Camp

By David Goldstone The following is a sample chapter from David Goldstone’s longer story, Hotel Memories, which he provided to The Re- porter.

Stonecrest had a day camp for the chil- dren, from toddlers to the preteen age. Ev- Mt Agassiz Observatory, Gift Shop, Snack ery morning the bungalow colony was an adventure. Sometimes we didn’t make Bar and Ranger Station awakened by the playing of a record re- it up the stiff incline of Prospect St., es- cording of “Reveli,” on the loudspeakers pecially when Max Schwartz, the owner, mounted on the peak of the roof of the was driving. He was a little old man who barn. That meant camp would be starting looked a little like David Ben-Gurion or in five minutes. We would all meet up at a Sam Jaffe, short and bent over. I don’t flagpole located near the top of a grassy know how he reached the gas pedal and porch filled with people on metal chairs hill. There were large boulders surround- clutch, and was able to see through the and wicker rockers. Across Log Cabin ing the flagpole. Each group of campers, windshield at the same time. The bus of- lane was a field where the “Howard on the white arrow was “Mt. Agassiz.” divided up by age and gender, had their ten slipped downhill when he downshift- House” once stood. You could see the re- We turned right here. own boulder where they would meet. ed. Sometimes we had to back up and mains of the old concrete swimming pool The accent of Agassiz Street started The counselors were kids in their late take the less steep street, which crossed with the Howard House sign lying in the off rather mildly, passing the grounds of teens or early twenties. The boys were the golf course and cut over to Maple bottom. Crossing “Park Avenue” we the “New Agassiz Hotel (the Sinclair’s also members of the Stonecrest Band, Street to get to the pool. Sometimes it passed the empty and crumbling Al- annex and nightclub) on the left and the and the girls were babysitters. would stall out altogether and George tamonte Hotel, and then a block of store- “Perry House” on the right. Agassiz The days were spent hiking through the would have to be called. fronts including Rexall Drugs and arcade Street became increasingly steeper. Max forest, building teepees, playing baseball When we got to the town pool, we and Ted’s Barber Shop. There was then had to rev up the old Bus in full throttle at Stonecrest’s own baseball field, shuffle- changed in the changing room, put our Ben Glazer’s Sunlight Apartments, Steve’s in its lowest gear to make it to the crest board, bocce, and miniature golf. On rainy clothes in the cubbies and hoped they Boston Club, Sam’s Meat Market, the of the hill and pull into the Mt Agassiz days there were plaster molds to paint, were still there when we came back! We Quality bakery, Durrell Methodist parking lot. whittling branches into letter openers and stepped into a little foot bath of disin- Church, the Woodlawn Hotel, and finally The sign for the “Magic Mountain” walking sticks, lanyards in arts and crafts, fectant and stepped out onto the pool the “Bethlehem Spa” restaurant and gift was a giant hand dropping the stones as well as basketball, bombardment, and deck. All the town people and kids were shop.To the right was Strawberry Hill down (from heaven..) to form this magi- tumbling in the gym. We would all go sitting around the pool. No one ever Street, a line of summer cottages and cal place There was a small wooden home for lunch, except for Wednesdays, seemed to be in the pool when we got rooming houses continued down this side “base lodge’ where you bought tickets to when there was a hamburger-hotdog there (years later a local friend told me of Main Street to the Colonial Theatre. go up to the top of the mountain, as well cookout behind the main house. that when they heard the Stonecrest Bus Then, under the Strawberry Hill Street as a snack bar and gift shop. You could Meanwhile, my parents put their golf chug into the pool area all the locals got sign, hung another metal sign: Bethlehem then walk up the mountain or take “the bags on their two-wheeled golf carts and out of the pool). Hebrew Congregation. Coming from an Magic Mountain Express”, which was a walked together up Prospect Street to the After the pool we played in the play- overwhelmingly Jewish neighborhood in model of a diesel locomotive (which cov- Bethlehem Country Club to check in. ground. The camp staff gave out ice cream , to Ida and Max Schwartz’s pre- ered a farm tractor) pulling a covered Stonecrest issued golf passes for free golf bars, popsicles, or fudgsicles. In the after- dominantly Jewish bungalow colony, I did trolley up a steep winding paved road.” and swimming passes to the town pool noon there were often large camp-wide not realize how unique it was to find a As you rode up the mountain there (Many first timers didn’t know that the games like “capture the flag” or “Ringo- synagogue in the White Mountains. would be clearings in the forest to view free golf and swimming pool were not on livio”. Every Sunday there was an evening There was also the Sinclair Hotel. A scenery of the Franconia mountain range the premises). They would play nine holes campfire and marshmallow roast by the line of tall cedars blocked your view into and the village of Bethlehem. At the top or 12 holes. The ninth hole was located flagpole followed by children’s, and then the hotel grounds: their private swim- there was an impressive fieldstone obser- opposite the back entrance to Stonecrest, adult, square-dancing called by “Sky ming, tennis courts and play fields, but vatory building with a three-story wood and so it was very convenient to leave Carter”. We occasionally went on field you could hear announcements made and pipe rail fire tower. It was considered from there. It was also quite easy to sneak trips to Forest Lake and hikes to “the old over their loudspeakers to guests loung- one of the best panoramic views of the onto the course from there and play the man in the tree” (Bretzfelder Park) and ing around the pool, and music playing White Mountains and its surroundings. “back nine,” when it was not busy. Mid-Acre Farm, where we would watch as well. The Sinclair was the largest hotel The building had a large gift shop restau- From the 12th hole you had to cross them process the milk and then buy glass in town. The four-story giant was built so rant and housed a U.S. Forest Service Prospect Street and walk up to the club- pints of fresh plain or chocolate milk and close to the sidewalk that it sometimes ranger. Outside was a terrace overlook- house to get to the 13th tee. My parents drink them in the great pasture overlook- cast a shadow over the whole street. ing a stockade fenced area where there usually quit at the 12th and headed back ing the mountains. Across from the Sinclair was the Sinclair were two black bears which you could to Stonecrest in time to make our lunch A highlight of the season was always a “Park” a formal garden and then the feed, by putting food in a can attached to at 12 PM, when the morning session of visit to Mt. Agassiz. The ride to the base Jackson Block, a four-story wooden a clothesline to a perched platform, camp ended. of Mt. Agassiz was a great challenge for building housing the US Post office and which the bears would climb up to. At 1:55 pm the loudspeaker let all of the Stonecrest bus. It had to climb up to the IGA grocery store. A large, three-sto- The final thrill of that trip was the ride Stonecrest know that it was time to re- the top of Prospect St where the shadowy ry high arrow was mounted on the build- back down on the Stonecrest Bus. Would port back to the flagpole. If the sun was remains of the then-empty (and probably ing facing both directions on Main St., the brakes hold, or would we be sailing out, we were off to the Bethlehem Town haunted) Upland Terrace stood. To the and pointing up to Agassiz St, opposite down Agassiz Street out of control…? Pool. The trip on the Stonecrest bus was left was the Strawberry Hill Hotel, with its the building. Painted in large red letters Stonecrest continued on page 25

PAGE 24 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Stonecrest continued from page 24 It felt as if every year of our lives was In addition to the store, I was now split in two. There was July, and there was mowing lawns and moving beds around the rest of the year waiting for July to from one unit to another. This was done come again. When we were staying in with the help of an old black Plymouth, Stone House #2, my sister became friends upon which we attached beds, changing with a girl in #3. They would talk to each from twin beds to doubles and back other for hours through the opening above again depending upon which guest was the showers in the bathrooms. We had checking in or out. I was working with a New York friends and New Hampshire Stonecrest 1969 (three sheep are grazing local Bethlehemite, Greg Clark, who upper right of pic) friends. Even though most of our Stone- lived on Agassiz Street. crest friends lived in New York, we only Stonecrest was now opened year-round saw each other in New Hampshire. one obtained a 16mm projector and Mon- and would attract fall foliage “leaf peep- In the sixties, the trains stopped run- day night became movie night. I remem- The Trailways Barry Schiffman ers” in October, hunters in November, Bus: Lunch stop ning, and we then took the thoroughly ber seeing Judy Holiday in The Solid Gold and skiers and snowmobiles in the win- modern Trailways Bus which went direct- Cadillac, Kirk Douglas in The Champion, ery afternoon at their little grocery store ter. Clem Hubert’s sister, Barbara, and ly from Port Authority terminal to Beth- and Henry Fonda in Failsafe. in the barn. In addition to milk, eggs her husband Joe, came to visit and even- lehem, nonstop. You could even reserve Clem Hubert bought four sheep which bread, and corn flakes, we mostly sold ice tually moved to Bethlehem, converting a your seats in advance, and we reserved he surmised would help to keep the grass cream pops, soda, and penny candies. large cottage on Main Street to a restau- the four front row seats, every year. cut. Sheep (and their droppings) were all The job expanded the next year to the rant they named The Villa. The Pepit- In 1964 I went to Boy Scout Camp in over the property. On movie night, in the full season. When my parents left in Au- ones and Huberts had snowmobile paths July instead of going to New Hampshire. dark of the casino, if you were sitting in gust, I was housed with the counselors in cleared by loggers and their children be- That was the year things changed. The the aisle, you would often feel a wet nose the barn. The drummer, Barry Schiffman came great skiers. In the summer, the Schwartz’s sold Stonecrest to two Long and a wooly coat brush by you foraging became a good friend of mine. He lived cleared paths would lead to an aban- Island couples, the Pepitones and the Hu- for dropped popcorn. That winter, the in Seaford, NY, when I was shocked to doned sugar maple shack and another berts. When I returned, I was now in my Pepitones and Huberts had many dinners discover that his father was none other path lead all the way down to Barretts teenage years, too old for camp, playing of lamb and mutton. than “Sky Carter” the square dance call- Brook, which was still within their 200 handball, tennis, golf, baseball, and hang- At the age of 16, kids my age were get- er (was anyone really from up there?). acre property. It was becoming an all- ing out with other teens by the pinball ma- ting “working papers’ for summer jobs. I The other counselors were from Brook- season resort. chines and the jukebox. The Pepitones was again going to Stonecrest but felt I lyn and attended the same high school as I felt that I would be happy for the rest were different too. They did not pack up was out growing “summer vacations.” I I did, but I only met them in New Hamp- of my life just living and working at and leave when summer was over. They remember my father spoke to the Pepit- shire. Midwood High School had 3 times Stonecrest … but the next year, I was re- began to live at Stonecrest year-round. ones, and suddenly I had my first sum- as many students as there were people placed by “locals” and I found myself The summers were the same. Tony Pepit- mer resort job: I worked a few hours ev- living in Bethlehem, NH. unemployed.

America continued from page 23 what I wore, she always made sure my and appreciate Yiddish. It seemed that iting re-found friends, refugees, Holo- clothes were clean. Where would I get a New York had a radio station for every caust survivors, who had also come to white shirt? The best we could do was a language in the world. We also listened New York. And so, we settled into a light grey shirt. It wasn’t per code, but it to the German radio station’s medley of regular routine, later taking advantage solved the problem. programming which included, news of New York’s cultural opportunities, Those were some of the events in the (from the Heimat), music, and lectures. theaters, museums, and parks. first two weeks in America. I soon made My parents spent their Saturdays writ- Now, seventy years later, I am a re- friends and played stick ball in the ing long letters back to family in Eng- tired electrical engineer, an avid skier, streets with a pink ball and broom han- land and France as well as to their many and, thanks to Martin Kessel’s invita- dle. The pink ball was made of pink rub- friends in Switzerland. Saturday eve- tion, a member of BHC. ber and also used for our games of nings we usually spent with our down- stoop ball and down the river. There was stairs neighbors, the Glucks, who invit- no end of activities. Sometimes we visit- ed us to watch “Your Show of Shows” SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS ed the Bronx Zoo or Bronx Botanical with Sid Caesar and Imogene fol- Tell Them You Saw Their Ad in The Reporter! Garden just a few blocks away. Our fam- lowed by the “Jackie Gleason Show.” ily went for walks in those parks every Sunday was the day for reading the Sun- Sunday. The Botanical Garden had day New York Times, the Aufbau (Re- fields of golden daffodils every spring construction), a weekly Jewish newspa- and many other varieties of flowers. per in German, a newspaper founded at We had been given an FM radio and the end of WWII with a large reader- Keeping you connected advised to listen to it to improve our ship among German-speaking Jewish English. We quickly discovered WEVD, refugees. It no longer publishes in New NEWS the station named in honor of Eugene V. York but has morphed into a monthly e Debs, a Socialist Party leader. This was glossy magazine published in Switzer- the Yiddish language station and while land. There was also the German news- it did not improve our English, it made a paper New Yorker Staats-Zeitung und jewishnh.org big difference in teaching us to speak Herold. Sunday was also the day for vis-

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PAGE 26 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Online Antisemitism is Soaring: Foreign Trolls and Other Extremists are Targeting Jews on Social Media ping, arms contracts…. By stoking anti- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), designed to deceive the public.” Alarm- By Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Israel sentiment, there’s a possibility that which helps aid (legal) immigrants in the ingly, extremist social media posts are This article was originally published on it helps them sell more arms, more oil, United States: “hias (sic) likes to bring in- proliferating even in mainstream social Aish.com (https://www.aish.com/jw/s/On- more shipping to Middle Eastern coun- vaders in that kill our people. I can’t sit by media sites – and our own behavior is line-Anti-Semitism-is-Soaring.html) and tries… You can see how disinformation and watch my people get slaughtered. making us vulnerable to being deceived. is reprinted with their permission. can benefit Russian political interests and Screw our optics, I’m going in.” It was an One problem is the emergence of what monetary interests within Russia.” echo of the anti-Semitic smears against academics studying online extremism call Terrorists and foreign trolls are driving The recent report, by the Network Con- George Soros that were filling the internet, echo chambers: these are structural ways anti-Semitic hate online in the United tagion Research Institute (NCRI) at Rut- and an uncanny example of online hate that social media sites allow us to keep States and elsewhere, posting negatively gers University in New Jersey, found that stoking real-life murder. out other people who might have differ- about Jews and driving hatred of Jews anti-Jewish and anti-Israel posts draw on Some of the examples of online Jew- ent views from our own. “If we become and Israel. age-old canards that Jews have too much ish hate bear the hallmarks of sophisti- friends on Facebook,” Prof. Lightman A new study analyzed 250 million ex- power and money and are somehow able cated campaigns meant to demonize explains, “and we share a lot of beliefs, tremist anti-Jewish posts and found that to bend others towards their wills. Jews Jews and Israel. we might exclude others (from our online anti-Jewish posts increased sharply dur- are portrayed as uniquely evil and even as In 2020, people searching Google for friend group). This reinforces each oth- ing times of political uncertainty and un- having almost superhuman powers which the phrase “Jewish baby strollers” found er’s beliefs to the exclusion of others.” rest. Much of the anti-Jewish hate that’s they use to harm others. sickening images of ovens on wheels. The Surrounding ourselves only with opin- being posted on social media seems to Instead of attacking Jews in general, NCRI was able to track down a series of ions that agree with ours online makes us originate with domestic terrorists and the Institute found that classic anti-Se- messages on the popular extremist mes- uniquely vulnerable to believing ever foreign “trolls” in Russia and elsewhere: mitic stereotypes are applied to promi- sage board 4chan in which users boasted more extreme variations of our existing anonymous and misleading actors who nent Jews, then spread as conspiracy the- that they’d succeeded in manipulating political tenets. are deliberately trying to stoke hatred to- ories about those individual Jews – with Google’s search algorithms to post the Another problem emerging in social wards Jews and foment divisions within the tacit understanding that these vial images. While it’s impossible to discern media is the existence of “filter bubbles” the United States. smears lower people’s opinions about all the true identities of the people behind that are built into social media sites. Prof. Ari Lightman, an expert in online Jews in general. Two popular targets are this and other malicious anti-Jewish Based on our behavior online – what we extremism at Carnegie Mellon University the Rothschild banking family and the posts, the NCRI found that both Russian watch, comment on, click on or “like” – in Pittsburgh, recently spoke with Aish. George Soros, who is a promi- trolls and American extremists some- social media sites’ algorithms will feed us com about the anti-Semitism that ex- nent donor to liberal causes. The NCRI times coordinate their posts, sharing con- similar content. In time, this content can tremists are bringing into American on- found a clear correlation between the on- tent and posting anti-Jewish memes and become ever more extreme. line message boards and conversations – line hate that’s directed towards these comments at the same time. In May 2020 the Wall Street Journal un- and what we can do to stop it. prominent Jews and real-world attacks Who is behind this massive rise in anti- covered an internal study that Facebook He cautioned that it’s often impossible against Jews and Jewish interests. Semitic posts? Prof. Lightman cautions commissioned – then buried – that showed to know the true origin of social media Take George Soros. The Institute that there are many actors, and that they the site’s algorithms was indeed feeding posts and memes. What’s clear from his found that most attacks against Soros ac- carefully conceal their identities when users ever more extreme content, effective- research, however, is that a plethora of cuse him of being a globalist. He’s rou- posting negative comments about Jews. ly radicalizing them. social media users from hate groups, ter- tinely accused of subverting “domestic Social media posts, cartoons, graphs and The NCRI report found a worrying in- rorist organizations, and hostile state ac- sovereignty (and giving it) over to an in- charts, memes and other content that we crease of extremist anti-Jewish posts on tors are deliberately concealing their ternational order while (it’s) being under- might assume was posted in good faith ostensibly mainstream online sites. While identities and posting anti-Jewish com- mined internally by immigration and in- by ordinary people was often deliberately extremist posts might originate and pro- ments and memes, disguised as “ordi- ternationalism.” On a typical day, the created in order to frighten us, inflame liferate on marginal social media sites nary” social media users. NCRI found between 2,000 and 3,000 our passions, and stoke hate. that are known for fostering hateful dia- “In my research, a number of Russian posts attacking George Soros on the sites It’s “the usual suspects,” who are fo- logue, these posts and the ideas behind fronts are covering for the old school it monitors. Many of these are posted in menting anti-Jewish hatred online, Prof. them can migrate for more mainstream KGB,” continuing that notorious spy coordinated ways by foreign internet Lightman notes. “The KKK, any of the discourse online. Newly popular sites like agency's attempts to harm and destabilize trolls and by domestic American extrem- white supremacist groups, the Proud TikTok and Parler have seen particularly Russia’s historically enemies – including ists and hate figures. Boys… Also folks who you might not be- high levels of anti-Semitic posts, Prof. the United States. “In order to create a Yet in the days leading up to the massa- lieve are directly in league with these Lightman notes. positive image of Russia, they promote cre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pitts- white supremacist organizations.” These A key condition for that to happen is anti-American feelings to cause unrest.” burgh on October 27, 2018, the number of might be anti-Immigrant groups or anti- stress. Periods of civic unrest and transi- The fact that the United States is a strong anti-George Soros posts rose dramatically Israel interests, or even racial justice tions of power render people vulnerable ally of Israel, and that Americans hold to 14,000 a day. While it’s hard to prove campaigners who oppose Israeli occupa- to succumbing to online hate. The NCRI broadly pro-Israel feelings, means that at- that this was linked to the shooting, much tion of Judea and Samaria, the regions found that “anti-Jewish disinformation tacking Israel – and by extension Jews – of the rhetoric found online about George known as the West Bank of the Jordan by conspiracy groups...peaked on Twitter can be seen by America’s enemies as a Soros seemed to echo the social media River. These extremists “don’t really care at the onset of the Floyd social justice mode of attack on America itself. posts of the shooter, Robert Bowers. about the collateral damage to an entire protests in May 2020, and remains higher According to Dr. Lightman, it’s not Bowers explained his actions by saying ethnic group” that hateful posts might now than it was before the coronavirus only state-sponsored actors who are at- that he blamed Jews for bringing immi- engender, Prof. Lightman explains. pandemic.” One day during the George tacking Jews and Israel on American so- grants into the United States. A few hours Prof. Lightman warns that online hate Floyd protests, the NCRI documented cial media. “There are a lot of large mon- before he entered the synagogue and mur- speech is increasing at an accelerating 500,000 Tweets concerning George Soros etary interests in Russia,” he explains. dered eleven Jewish worshippers, he post- rate. “Misinformation is being designed in one day. “There are oligarchs who have oil, ship- ed on the social network Gab about the to be subjective and misconstrued: it’s Antisemitism continued on page 29

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PAGE 28 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5781 • March 2021 Carla Chervin Jacqueline Fineblit Carla Maria Chervin — award-winning poet, mother, grandmother, instructional Jacqueline Sylvia (Cross) Fineblit, scholar, businesswoman, volunteer, wife, moth- designer, and curriculum development director — died Thurs- er and grandmother, formerly of Manchester, NH and cur- day, Jan. 21, 2021, at the age of 57. Born in NYC in 1963, Car- rently living in Boynton Beach, FL, died on January 19, 2021 la grew up an identical twin: stories of her childhood were at the age of 94. In Hebrew scripture Jackie would be consid- filled with the imaginative games and adventures she created ered “Eshet Chayil”, a woman of worth, valor, and strength. with her sister, Diana, and later, their younger brother, Charlie. A graduate of Simmons College at age 20, Jackie was a life- Throughout Carla's life, she was beloved by all who met her, long learner, astute businessperson, and active volunteer for for her fierce intellect, analytical nature, inner strength, and the organizations in both NH and Florida. A skilled writer, edi- infinite reservoir of love she possessed for family and friends. tor, and public relations professional, she utilized these skills Carla's multi-layered, intricate writing—each line unspool- professionally at the fledgling WMUR-TV station, the local ing its own thread of deeper meanings—won her awards and AAA and ultimately, as co-owner and partner with her hus- recognition for poems such as "The Falcon was in Love," and "Sisters," as well as band, Lionel, in the family-owned business, Pearson’s Jewelry. "Niobe's Prayer," and in 2017, her poem "A Song Sung by a Fish" was adapted to Married in August 1945, during the final days of WWII, Jackie and Lionel en- video form. When it came to her career, she was a self-professed "workaholic," who joyed 61 years together as partners in business and in life, until his death in 2006. produced stunningly high-quality work at startling speeds. She worked with such Balancing her work, family, and community activities, she raised three children, companies as Educadium, ATI, General Motors, and CT Courses, and was the co- graduated from the Gemological Institute of America, accredited as a registered founder of SoftSkills Interactive, Two Steps Ahead, and PC Enterprises. jeweler, and volunteered her skills to a number of local non-profits including the Whether in art, work, or friendship, Carla was a friend and mentor, who lent her early days of the Jewish Community Center Nursery School, the NH League of passionate support to the ambitions of others, while simultaneously challenging Women Voters, Manchester Garden Club, and Child and Family Services Manches- them to grow even deeper into their craft. If there were a single message Carla im- ter Regional Office Board of Directors. printed on every person she met – a guiding philosophy in her life – it was, in her Upon retirement, she and Lionel moved to Florida to be closer to her parents. She words, to always "Take the joy." She believed that something beautiful could be continued to take courses in graphic design, photography, and computer literacy. found in every moment, something she proved with her own life, as she endured Together they traveled extensively, but always came home to NH in the summer to hardships ranging from tragic deaths in the family, to a broken back, and her long spend time with their children and grandchildren. Following the death of her father, struggle against cancer. Through all of this, she never stopped "taking the joy," and Jackie discovered some papers in his home that seemed to have historical signifi- inspiring others to do the same. cance and embarked on her last great research activity. She joined the Jewish Genea- Carla was a giant within her family. Today, she is survived by her mother, Ronda; logical Society of Palm Beach County, volunteering as a researcher in their library aunt, Carla; mother-in-law, Jo; husband, Steve; sister, Diana; brother-in-law, Pete; at Florida Atlantic University, and spent the next 20 years researching and docu- closest friend, Jim; five children, Nicholas, Alexander, Maximilian, Zachary, and menting all four branches of her family’s history, amassing volumes of data going Martina; her daughters-in-law, Veronica and Ioana; niece, nephew, and niece's hus- back multiple generations. At the same time, she utilized her editing, writing, pub- band, Jennifer, Christopher, and Sean, as well as her great-nieces and great-nephew, lishing and graphic arts skills as Publicity Director for the organization. In February Teresa, Julia, and Francis; and, of course, her legacy shines on brightly through her 2017, the Society honored Jackie at a special luncheon, “Honoring Four Women at young grandchildren, Zaharina and Nathaniel, both of whom she had never ex- the Crossroads of 90,” with keynote speaker Chuck Todd presenting her with a spe- pected to live long enough to meet, and both of whom she loved deeply. cial award for her decades of service to the group. Carla once wrote that "Every exhalation is a new letter in the alphabet of a life," Her family: daughter Ruth and her husband Jay Zax, son David and his wife Su- and the life she breathed into the world will continue to thrive, long after her death. san Fineblit, daughter Judith Anderson and former son-in-law Arthur, grandchil- To all who knew her, may her memory be a blessing. dren, Amy (Zax) and her husband Ray Guimond and Evan Fineblit, niece, nephew and cousins, celebrate her long, productive and fulfilling life. 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Antisemitism continued from page 27 As we all endure the uncertainty of the help people be more open to believe them or by a person who’s being paid by a for- posts are rife. pandemic, political unrest, and changes – what can we as individuals do to stop eign government to impersonate Ameri- It’s an uphill battle. Most of us are in political leadership, the conditions for online hatred for Jews and Israel and for cans and write hateful posts. “Think like consumers of social media and are ex- higher levels of anti-Jewish hatred re- other marginalized groups? a journalist,” Prof. Lightman urges. posed to the misinformation and anti- main ripe. “We’re all targets for misinfor- “We have to be incredibly skeptical and Don’t be quick to believe what you read Semitism that fills our screens. We each mation,” explains Prof. Lightman, “espe- diligent in association with the informa- online. have an obligation to do what we can to cially when we’re under duress – and tion we get,” Prof. Lightman cautions. Elderly people and teenagers are par- educate ourselves, to speak out when we we’ve all been under duress for ten Keep in mind that seemingly authentic ticularly vulnerable to misinformation, see incorrect or hateful posts, and to limit months.” He calls misinformation the sources of information might be com- he notes, and are often targeted on social our own social media consumption. second pandemic that we’re all currently pletely fabricated. Studies can be biased, media. “We have to be skeptical of all the In a world with so much hatred and di- living through, and being grievously graphs that we see online might be wrong, information we consume online." This is vision, perhaps turning away from our harmed by. and posts that seem as if they originated a lesson that’s crucial to teach to our computers and phones and making an ef- In the face of such coordinated anti- with a real-world person might have been kids, who often engage in social media fort to engage with people in the real Jewish attacks – and the conditions that written by a terrorist, or by a neo-Nazi, sites where misinformation and hateful world instead is a good place to start.

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Director: Alon Zingman Israeli TV Series, 2018, Israel 10 Episodes - 40 Minute Each Hebrew with English Subtitles

A world-renowned musician and orchestra conductor abandons fame and fortune in order to return to the home he left 30 years ago, leaving behind a brilliant career and a beloved girlfriend. At home, he nds his father in a state of progressive Alzheimer’s, his only joy being able to sing in the local choir. When the choir’s conductor passes away, he decides to take his place. Unbeknownst to his family and closest friends, Noah is facing the toughest challenge in his personal and professional life, and the worst possible fate for a musician. This series features award winning Lior Ashkenazi and Shira Haas.

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