NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 1 Check out our Chanukah Section, Pages 16-19. Published by the Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. www.jewishlouisville.org

INSIDE Stacy Gordon- Funk Named JCL Vice President of Philanthropy STORY, PG. 7

Communit■ ■ y FRIDAY VOL. 41, NO. 03 6 KISLEV 5776 NOVEMBER 20, 2015 JHFE Designates $200,000 Double Your Impact Challenge for 2016 Campaign by Shiela Steinman Wallace Editor he Jewish Community Cen- ter’s Senior Adult Lounge was packed with eager volunteers at T the 2016 Federation Campaign Kickoff on Sunday, November 1, when Campaign Chair Leon Wahba called David Kaplan forward to make an excit- ing announcement. The Jewish Heritage Fund for Excel- lence has renewed its generous $100,000 support of the Federation Campaign for 2016, Kaplan said. Because JHFE un- Celebration of JCC@125 Wraps Up with February Bash derstands the importance of growing Whether you have memories of grow- fitness class or come to the JCC for any horizon for the JCC tomorrow. the Annual Federation Campaign, this ing up at the JCC, attending camp, learn- reason, this party is for you. We are cel- “We’re looking forward to this being year, they have partnered with the Jew- ing to swim, going to Hebrew School ebrating all of the incredible people who an event for all members of the commu- ish Federation to do so. JHFE has des- or being part of a teen club where you have made our JCC what it is today and nity, whether you are currently a mem- ignated $200,000 for the JHFE Double made lifelong friends or you are new to we’ll take this opportunity to share with ber of the JCC or you are a past member Your Impact Challenge. Louisville’s Jewish community and have you some of the exciting things on the see 125 GALA page 14 see CHALLENGE page 6 found the JCC a great place to work out, meet people and bring your children, you know the JCC is a great place to be. It’s Time to Light Up Amb. Ross Headlines Major Gifts Dinner Throughout this year, the JCC has CenterStage and Party by Shiela Steinman Wallace been celebrating its 125th anniversary Editor with events for one and all. Now it’s time by Tamara Ikenberg for the grand finale – a huge blowout Public Relations Specialist Campaign Chair Leon Wahba has announced gala on Saturday, February 20, at the that Ambassador Dennis Ross will be the featured Hyatt Regency Downtown. So put on Tickets to Light Up CenterStage at 7 speaker at the Stronger Together 2016 Federation your cocktail attire and dancing shoes. p.m. on Saturday, December 5, are as Campaign Major Gifts Dinner on Sunday, December The evening will begin promptly at 6:30 hot as the flaming bananas foster that 13, at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Con- p.m. and will include dinner, special- will be served at the JCC’s most glamor- ference Center. ty cocktails and dancing with The Sly ous event of the year. “This is a time for us to bring our community to Band. The fabulous fundraiser is almost sold the next level by increasing our fundraising,” Wah- If you’ve ever participated in a JCC out. If you don’t snag your tickets quick, ba said. “It is our time to step up and ensure that program, attended a CenterStage show, you’ll be left out in the cold while lucky we are raising sufficient funds to support all the ser- swam in the pool, played a game of pick- gala-goers feast on hors d’oeuvres and vices and programs that make us strong – youth and up basketball or on the softball fields, senior programming, the Jewish Community Rela- read a book from the library, taken a see LIGHT UP page 11 tions Council, Hillel, Jewish Family & Career Ser- vices, our religious schools and so much more.” “Dennis Ross is an exceptional speaker,” Wahba INDEX Ambassador Dennis Ross see MAJOR GIFTS page 7 JCRC Update/Muslim Statement...... 2 Mazin Juried Art Show...... 4 Beit Tefilah Israeli...... 5 Calendar of Events...... 5 JCC Community Remembers GA Inspires Louisville Leaders...... 8 Anshei Sfard Addresses Issues...... 8

POSTAGE Annette Sagerman Fondly KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE LBSY Fundraiser...... 9 PERIODICALS NCJW Honors Yetter...... 9 Annette Simon Sagerman passed away on JHFE Lecture ...... 9 Tuesday, October 27, at the age of 91. Update from Peter Anik...... 10 “The Louisville JCC is a better place because Steklof Goes to Israel...... 11 of Annette Sagerman,” said Jewish Community Biking from Rosh Hanikra to Eilat...... 12 of Louisville President and CEO Sara Klein Wag- Chorale Performs Paulus Work...... 13 ner. “She was a role model to several generations Oliver! Review...... 13 of professionals and her words of wisdom have Temple Shalom Founders Garden...... 14 not only touched countless Louisvillians, but Marta Fuchs Story...... 15 have spread to Jewish communities throughout Geraldine Brooks’ Book...... 20 North America. Kristallnacht/Anne Frank Play...... 20 “Annette was a mentor, a leader and a cham- JCC to Pilot PJ Our Way...... 21 pion of every person who walked through our Bronfman Youth Fellowships...... 21 doors,” Wagner continued. “She believed with Chavurat Shalom...... 21 her whole heart the JCC should be open to ev- Camp, Israel Scholarships, Grants...... 22 eryone.” Teen Topics...... 22 A proud Louisvillian who attended Louisville Newsmakers...... 23 Girls High School and the University of Louis- JFCS Calendar...... 24 ville, Sagerman began a part-time job at the Around Town...... 25 Lifecycle...... 26 Jewish Community Center (formerly the YMHA) D’var Torah...... 27 see SAGERMAN page 27 Annette Sagerman 2 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Communit y Community is published monthly by the Jewish JCRC UPDATE Community of Louisville, Inc., 3630 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205-3216. by Matt Goldberg, Director military presence in the streets, increas- ward as an example of cooperation of USPS #020-068 at Louisville, KY. Jewish Community Relations Council ing intelligence gathering on their own our local Muslim and Jewish communi- citizens. All this might be necessary, ties. If you are interested in donating to The Jewish Community of Louisville is Paris Revisited a nonprofit organization. $26 of your pledge but it is so sad that it has come to this. this worth cause, please visit www.jew- is for a subscription for Community. It seems like such a short time ago that But one thing I am hearing in the ishlouisville.org/federation/south-asia- For more information, call we were remembering Paris, honoring news coming from the political leader- earthquake-relief/. 502-459-0660, fax 502-238-2724, Paris, saluting Paris for the vicious at- ship in Europe is particularly disturb- We will also be repairing the world e-mail [email protected] or check out tacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Kosher ing and we cannot accept it. There are with our Muslim friends, and our first the website www.jewishlouisville.org. supermarket. Je Suis Charlie, Je Suis now serious questions as to whether it is step will be on December 6, when our POSTMASTER – Send address changes to Ahmed, Je Suis Juif, were everywhere. wise to open our collective doors to the communities will come together for the Community, 3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, We paid our respects to the victims and hundreds of thousands of refugees from JCRC’s second annual Project Warm KY 40205-3216. we, as a community and a country, at- Syria in desperate need of assistance. Blitz. Several teams from our two com- tempted to give strength to all of Paris. . What separates us from the extrem- munities will join Project Warm in insu- COMMUNITY DEADLINES We talked tough about vengeance and ists is our humanity and it is now in our lating the homes of those less fortunate, Deadlines for the next two issues of Community justice, we swore we would not let the hands to act humanely. Due diligence ensuring that they do not freeze this for copy and ads are: December 16 for terrorists win, and we uttered the words is required in vetting anybody trying winter and that their utiltity bills are publication on December 25 and January 15 for that are so meaningful for the Jewish to enter our country, but we must open more manageable. publication on January 22. community, “Never Again!” And yet the door and welcome them in and treat We will start at noon for a brief train- Community publishes Newsmakers­ and Around here we are, 10 months later, mourning them with warmth, not suspicion. ing and we will be working all afternoon Town items at no charge. Items must be again for France. All of us in the Louis- We cannot give the terrorists a victory If you have questions and/or are inter- submitted in writing. Please include your name ville Jewish community once again are by treating our new Arab and Muslim ested in participating, please contact me and a daytime telephone number where you standing with the people of France. neighbors with anything but genuine at [email protected] or can be contacted in the event that questions Violent Islamist extremism is a arise. Community reserves the right to edit all hospitality. Let us not forget the horri- 502-238-2707. scourge on decent people everywhere. ble scenes we see of desperate people These will be the first steps in a long submissions to conform to style and length Just since the beginning of this year, it requirements. forced to leave Syria to save their lives march arm in arm with our friends and has touched Beirut, a Russian plane, and their families, and let us not forget neighbors in the Muslim community, so ADVERTISING INFORMATION Kenya, Nigeria, Iraq, Syria, Paris – that the violent Islamist extremists rep- stay tuned for more opportunities and To advertise, please contact our sales twice, and, of course, Israel, which is resent a small minority of a great peo- friendships to be solidified. representative at 502-418-5845 or e-mail no stranger to being a victim. Countless ple … people who will for the most part Let’s all pray that we prevail over the [email protected]. other locations have been victimized. make great Frenchmen, great Germans, terrorists in every possible way, with The appearance of advertising in Community As I watch and read the news there and great Americans. strength of arms, and strength of spirit. does not represent a kashruth endorsement. is no shortage of experts pontificating on what caused this attack, and the two New Initiatives with the Muslim Partnership Trip to Israel EDITORIAL POLICY things I hear most often are that there Community Please join us and our 13 other Part- Community accepts letters to the editor was an intelligence failure and that this Here in Louisville our Jewish com- nership2Gether Consortium communi- for publication. All letters must be of interest to was not totally unexpected. munity can set an example for coexis- ties in a trip to Israel this spring. This is the Jewish community or in response to I don’t pretend to be an expert, but tence and friendship with the Muslim the 20th anniversary of our partnership an item published in the paper. They must be from a layman’s perspective, it is ex- community. Last month, in response and we are celebrating with a once-in-a- no longer than 300 words in length and signed. tremely sad that countries need to be to a deadly earthquake in Pakistan lifetime trip. Travelers will get to spend Name, address and daytime phone number must investing so much money and effort in that killed over 400 people and injured a few days in the Western Galilee, Golan be included for verification purposes only. the security of restaurants and concert thousands more, our community start- Heights, Upper Galilee and other beauti- Community reserves the right to refuse to publish halls. ed a campaign to raise money for the ful parts of Israel. any letter, to edit for brevity while preserving I also hear pundits talking about the victims. Not only is it the right thing to Louisville has always been an ac- the meaning, and to limit the number of letters change that needs to come in France, do for the survivors of this tragedy who tive participant in Partnership, and we published in any edition. like metal detectors everywhere, a visible are still suffering, it is a further step for- have developed close relationships with Email your comments to: Community, our friends in Israel. The trip is March Letters to the Editor, [email protected]. 28-April 4, 2016. For more information Community’s circulation has please contact me at mgoldberg@jew- been audited by the Circulation ishlouisville.org. Verification Council. Interfaith Chanukah Party Come join us on Sunday, December How can we make life even easier? 13, at 2 p.m. in the JCC’s Linker Audi- EDITORIAL STAFF torium as we celebrate Chanukah with Shiela Steinman Wallace our greater Louisville community. Editor/Communications Director There will be music, candle lighting and, 502-238-2703, [email protected] of course, lots of delicious food!! Make your life easier by paying We will honor Fred Whittaker, local Kristy Benefield Holocaust educator, at that time. off higher rate loans, managing Community Subscriptions We are also collecting winter hats, 502-238-2739, [email protected] unexpected expenses or even making gloves and mittens for needy JCPS stu- Ben Goldenberg some home improvements. We know dents, grades K-12. Open to all; invite Marketing Director that life’s easier when your bank is too! your non-Jewish friends. 502-238-2711, [email protected] For more information please contact me at [email protected]. Misty Ray Hamilton Sr. Graphic Designer & Web Manager 502-238-2778, [email protected] Home Equity Line of Credit Muslim Community Issues Tamara Ikenberg Statement on Paris Attacks Public Relations Specialist Closing 502-238-2730, [email protected] Louisville’s Muslim community is- sued this statement following the terror- BOARD OF DIRECTORS Costs ist attacks in Paris: Board Chair Home Equity Line of Credit The Muslim community of the great- Jay Klempner er Louisville area strongly condemns the atrocious attacks committed by the cowardly ISIS in Paris. If there is one JCL SENIOR STAFF thing that connects us to those affected President & Chief Executive Officer by the Paris attacks, it is the condition of Sara Wagner our hearts, as ours have been hijacked, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beaten, and bruised by the same vicious, Ed Hickerson unstable and insane impostors. 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We pray for their derwriting and approval. Additional restrictions apply. Limited time offer. Republic Bank & Trust Company Loan Originator ID # 402606. friends, each one having lost a piece of see STATEMENT page 4 NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 3 4 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Expanded Mazin Juried Art Show Opens This Sunday by Tamara Ikenberg rector and Visual Arts Chair Bette Levy. $500 and third place receives $300. Louis. Levy said she’s been an admirer Public Relations Specialist “When you have a local show there’s a Mazin is pretty much a creative free- of Rimel’s work and taste for years. good likelihood you’re going to get the for-all. The only rules are that the artist “I know she has an exquisite eye for he JCC’s Annual Mazin Art Ex- same artists entering each year. We must be 18 or older, the submitted pieces identifying wonderful artwork,” Levy hibit is extending its reach. wanted to broaden the pool of entrants must have been completed after January said. “The show is going to be quite di- This will be the first year the so that we could get some artists who 1, 2013, artwork must not exceed three verse and quite beautiful.” T multimedia juried art show dis- were unknown in this area…it has really feet in any dimension, and sculptures Rimel has plenty of experience cu- played in the JCC Patio Gallery will be become a show that people are clamor- can’t weigh more than 50 lbs. rating and judging art shows. She has open to artists within 200 miles of Lou- ing to be juried into.” With such loose rules and so many en- been the sole juror or part of a jury for isville, instead of just local artists. Artists can submit pieces in any me- tries, the selected juror has a major task shows including the Laumeier Art Fair The opening reception for the show dia or style to the show. The result is cus- choosing which pieces to include. in St. Louis, Fantastic Fibers in Pa- is Sunday, November 22, from 2-4 p.m. tomarily a visual smorgasbord of paint- This year, Levy entrusted that re- ducah, KY and the Kentuck Festival of Mazin will remain in the Patio Gal- ing, sculpture, textiles, assemblages, sponsibility to St. Louis-based tex- the Arts in Northport, AL, lery through Tuesday, December 29. ceramics, stone carvings and more. tile artist Luanne Rimel, who is also Se- For Mazin, Rimel had to narrow near- “We wanted to make it a more com- This year, the first place winner will nior Director of Education at Craft ly 150 submitted pieces from nearly 60 petitive show,” said JCC Patio Gallery Di- receive $1,000, second place will get Alliance Center of Art + Design in St. artists down to 29. She said most of the artists who ap- plied submitted digital images of two or three pieces for consideration. No artist can have more than one piece in the exhibit. It’s a blind selection process, meaning Rimel doesn’t know which art- ist created which piece when she makes her choices. Rimel said its common these days for jurors to select from digital images in- stead of seeing the actual work. She add- 2016 FEDERATION ANNUAL CAMPAIGN see MAZIN page 5 STATEMENT WEEK OF Continued from page 2 their life’s puzzle. We pray for the survivors as they learn how to live again, trying to make sense of a thing that makes no sense at GIVING all. We mourn the loss of the innocent lives, people who did great things, who DEC. 6-11, 2015 could have done more great things, if only given the time on this earth. Having a viable, vibrant Jewish We stand with our fellow Louisvil- lians, regardless of faith. We stand with community in Louisville is very our fellow Americans, regardless of background. We stand with our fellow important. To ensure that we raise Muslims, regardless of creed. We stand with our fellow Parisians, hoping that enough money to provide vital services this tragedy only brings us closer togeth- er, as we are your brothers and sisters to our children, our teens, our college and we pray you consider us the same. students and our seniors we encourage you to make your pledge during the Week of Giving, December 6-11, and make this another successful Annual Campaign.

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT PLEDGE TODAY. ANY NEW DOLLARS WILL BE DOUBLED. This year, you can help grow the Campaign and the funds available to support critical programs dramatically. Your donation to the 2016 Federation Campaign will be matched by a generous Double Your Impact Challenge Grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence.

To make your pledge for the 2016 Federation Campaign visit www.jewishlouisville.org/donate or contact Kristy Benefield, 502-238-2739 or kbenefi[email protected]. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 5 Beit Tefilah Israeli Returns to Louisville Dec. 18-19 ast year, Beit Tefilah Israeli to recognize a familiar Beatles tune? evening begins with a family Shabbat of its Kabbalat services at http://bit.do/ packed the house at The Tem- Imagine the sun setting on the wa- dinner at 6 p.m. in the Heideman Au- beit-tefilah. Videos, including one of ple, entertaining all ages at their ter, families sitting on the beach, and ditorium and continues with an unfor- last year’s performances, also are on L music-filled Shabbat services. If the music enveloping you in song and gettable worship service that will leave The Temple’s website at www.thetem- you missed this incredible, spiritual and prayer. What you may be thinking is a your heart soaring. The family dinner is plelouky.org musical worship event you will have an- perfect California setting is actually a $5 for adults and kids 13 and under eat other opportunity on Friday, December Tel Aviv experience of a lifetime. free. 18, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, December The Temple will present an encore RSVP for the dinner by Tuesday, De- CALENDAR 19, at morning services at 10:30 a.m. at performance of Beit Tefilah Israeli – A cember 15. Call The Temple office at OF EVENTS The Temple. Special Kabbalat Shabbat Prayer Ser- 502-423-1818 for dinner details, reserva- NOVEMBER 21 & 22 Beit Tefilah Israeli brings the spir- vice in collaboration with Temple Sha- tions and to make payment. Or you can JCC Snowflake Shop it from the beautiful Israeli shores to lom. This cheerful yet emotional experi- pay online at www.thetemplelouky.org. Preview Party, November 21, 7-9 p.m.; One touch our souls. ence is returning to The Temple thanks The Temple also welcomes items for Stop Holiday Shop, $10; November 22, 11 Have you ever found yourself smiling, to a generous grant from The Jewish the Friday evening Oneg Shabbat. Please a.m.-3 p.m., free admission. Shop for all singing, clapping, and dancing during a Heritage Fund for Excellence. bring your baked goods marked Beit Te- your holiday gifts and benefit the JCC’s Early Shabbat service led by a Hispanic Rabbi, Experience what thousands and thou- filah Israeli to The Temple Office. Please Learning Center. and accompanied by young profession- sands of people experience on Tel Aviv do not include any nut products. NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 29 al Israelis musicians playing original Port. This worship service will have you To learn more about this wonderful Mazin Art Exhibition compositions? Ever been drawn into the dancing in your seat and around the group, check out a YouTube video for Patio Gallery – juried art show. Opening chant of an ancient Hebrew prayer only sanctuary before the night ends. The a brief news broadcast and sample one reception Sunday, November 22, 2 p.m. Announcement of winners, 3 p.m. DECEMBER 5 MAZIN “There are some very expressionistic Light Up CenterStage Continued from page 4 pastels that give you a sense of depth, $108 per person. JCC. 7 p.m. This exciting some beautiful landscape paintings, gala includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, ed that using such a method always adds some very abstract pieces, 3D sculp- desserts, auctions and a Broadway-style an element of surprise once the juror is revue. Purchase tickets at jewishlouisville. tures, quilts…” she said. “It’s all over the physically in front of the work. org/lightup or RSVP to Joanna Bleiden, 502- place and very colorful.” “I will be going to Kentucky this com- 238-2763. Rimel said one of the most unique ing weekend to judge the work in person,” pieces submitted was a clay rendering of DECEMBER 6 she said. “You never know exactly how a smashed oil can so detailed that it even PJ Library Chanukah Book Reading it’s going to look in person and I’m excit- includes a clay-crafted sales tag. Free. Barnes & Noble at the Paddock ed to see it.” Shops. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Meet in the chil- She always gets a thrill from being Rimel really immersed herself in the dren’s area for Chanukah stories, dreidels bombarded with such a rich collection selection process and gelt. Special Hebrew Book reading at of imaginative work. “It’s several days of work. It’s involved,” 10:30. 10 percent of your purchase from “It’s a beautiful way to see what peo- she said. “The artists have taken a lot of December 22-26 will go to PJ Library if you ple are inspired to make,” Rimel said. “It time to make their work, and as a jurist use the code 11735792 when checking out. fascinates me; what people want to I feel obligated to take enough time to DECEMBER 6 make into reality.” really look at it.” Fusion by Russie Wright-Waltman Project Warm Blitz The Mazin Art Exhibit was creat- She said she was impressed by the Free. 12 p.m. Teams from the Jewish and ed ten years ago by Bernice and Benja- breadth and quality of the submitted show that would celebrate local artists, Muslim communities will work as teams to min Mazin, and is funded by the Mazin work, and paring the pieces down to 29 so they set up a fund to underwrite the insulate the homes of some less fortunate Visual Arts Fund and finding the right balance of media cost of having it on an ongoing basis,” individuals in Louisville. There will be a brief “The Mazins were on the JCC’s visu- training session before work begins. For and styles was a big challenge. Levy said. “We are so grateful to Bernice al arts committee and wanted to have a and Benjamin and their family.” more information, contact Matt Goldberg, [email protected] or 502-238- 2707. DECEMBER 6 Dreidel Dash $25 prior to November 27; $35 late reg- istration. 5K race will start and finish at the JCC at 1:15 p.m. 1-mile Family Fun Run, approximately 2:15. Music, vendors, snacks, etc. Sign up at jewishlouisville.org/ dreideldash. See story, CenterPiece, pg. 1. DECEMBER 6 J-Forty Fivers Chanukah Party $5; free for JCC Members. 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the JCC. For more information, contact Mike Steklof, [email protected] or 238 -2774. DECEMBER 6-13 Federation Campaign Week of Giving Double Your Impact. All increases and new gifts to the 2016 Federation Campaign up to a total of $200,000 will be matched by a generous Double Your Impact Challenge Grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence. When you give during the Week of Giving you will not be called later in the Campaign. Go to jewishfederation.org/feder- ation/donate today to make your donation. DECEMBER 13 2016 Federation Campaign Major Gifts Event with Amb. Dennis Ross 6 p.m. cocktails, 6:45 p.m. dinner. Rudd Heart and Lung Center. Minimum individual or couples gift $5,000 or for Ben Gurion Society members $1,000. See story, page 1. See story, page 1. DECEMBER 18 & 19 Beit Tefilah Israeli Free, 7 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at The Temple. The Temple and Temple Shalom are hosting Beit Tefilah Israeli: A multi-generational Israeli Musical Eperience. Open to all. See story, this page. FEBRUARY 20 JCC’s 125th Anniversary Gala $125 per person; $1,100 per table of 10; $75 Next Generation (under age 30). 6:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Downtown, Cocktail attire, dinner, specialty cocktails, dancing with The Sly Band. RSVP to Paula DeWeese at 502-238-2764. See story, Enriching Life. page 1. 6 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776

years with Dr. Muhammad Babar, Dr. CHALLENGE Babar texted Goldberg when the van- Continued from page 1 dalism occurred and the JCRC director Through this Double Your Impact was one of the first people on the scene. Challenge, JHFE will match every new Jewish Family & Career Services gift and every increase on a Campaign makes a real difference, helping fami- gift up to $200,000, creating a unique lies cope with life’s challenges. opportunity to add $400,000 to the For all these reasons and many more, Campaign. (Kaplan serves on both the Nibur called on the volunteers to get ex- JHFE and the Jewish Community of cited about the Campaign, because we Louisville Boards.) really are Stronger Together. “Two hundred thousand new dollars To inject some fun into this year’s Craig Lustig and Jeff Tuvlin is an aggressive goal for our Campaign,” Campaign, JCL Board Member Jeff said JCL President and CEO Sara Klein Tuvlin announced the leadership team Wagner, “but it is essential to provide for has devised a friendly competition. Des- the needs of our Jewish community. We ignated as #fantasyfundraising, mem- need everyone to come together to make bers of the JCL Board recruited teams this a reality,” to work together on the Campaign. As David Kaplan “I am very appreciative of JHFE for teams raise money for the Campaign, their confidence in us,” Wahba said. “It they earn points toward the opportunity is important for us to reach this goal so to designate a special gift for the agency we can fulfill more of our community’s or program of their choice. needs.” JCL Board Member Becky Ruby How will this impact the community? Swansburg spoke about the important YAD Co-Chair Laurence Nibur ex- role our volunteers have in reaching out plained, this year’s theme is Stronger to our donors. Together, and JHFE’s challenge demon- More volunteers are needed. The strates just what that means. The Cam- Campaign team will make it fun and paign has three pillars – caring for the easy while you get the satisfaction of vulnerable, inspiring and ensuring Jew- knowing that you are making a differ- Joanie Lustig and Karen Abrams ish futures, and safeguarding, enhanc- ence. To get in on the action, help grow Alan and Debbie Friedman ing and strengthening Jewish commu- the Campaign to provide for community nities and peoplehood around the world. needs and meet the JHFE Double Your Looking around the room and noting Impact Challenge, contact Matt Gold- that at that time more than 80 people berg, 502-238-2707 or mgoldberg@jew- had volunteered to help make the 2016 ishlouisville.org and he’ll connect you Federation Campaign a success, Ni- with a team so you can help earn an ex- bur pointed out that the JCC cares for tra allocation for the agency or program the vulnerable in the room in which of your team’s choosing. the Kickoff was taking place. “This is Campaign efforts are underway. Vol- the room where seniors get their meals unteers are calling donors, initiating that keep them young and living inde- conversations and holding parlor meet- pendently,” he said. ings. There will be a Week for Giving “Look around the building,” he con- starting December 6, during which vol- tinued. “We ensure and inspire Jewish unteers will make a concerted effort to futures” with programs like BBYO and contact donors to ask for their help in Hillel, training the leaders of tomorrow. meeting the Double Your Impact Chal- When it comes to changing the world, lenge. (See ad, page 4.) That effort will Denise Schiller Nibur highlighted the work of the Jew- PHOTOS BY TED WIRTH Leni Sweet and Helen Wahba culminate in the Major Gifts Dinner ish Community Relations Council. Not with featured speaker Dennis Ross on long before the Kickoff, Louisville’s Riv- December 6. (See story, page 1.) er Road Mosque had been vandalized. Please give generously to the 2016 Since JCRC Director Matt Goldberg had Federation Campaign, because we are developed a strong relationship over the Stronger Together.

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Ben Vaughan Peter Resnik and Glenn Levine NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 7 Gordon-Funk Named JCL Vice President of Philanthropy by Shiela Steinman Wallace Editor ty of Louisville President and CEO Sara “I was born and raised here,” Gor- Gordon-Funk has lots of plans for her Klein Wagner announced that in this don-Funk said. “My parents are Marsha new position. “With the help of many vol- tacy Gordon-Funk will be join- capacity, Gordon-Funk will be leading and Don Gordon, and my aunt and uncle unteers I have raised millions of dollars ing the Jewish Federation of the Annual Federation Campaign, the are Janet and Sonny Meyer. Many in the for other organizations,” she said. “I’m Louisville as vice president of Jewish Foundation of Louisville and di- community know us” certain when our community comes to- S philanthropy. Jewish Communi- recting fundraising efforts of the Jewish She grew up participating in Jewish gether the same will happen here.” She Community Center. activities that included a lot of time spent expects to “have a high impact meeting “Stacy grew up in our community at the JCC. When she came to the JCC to the expanding needs of our Jewish com- and at our JCC,” Wagner said. “We are talk about a potential position, she told munity, the Center and the Federation.” pleased to welcome her to the JCL team. Wagner, “I feel like I came home. It just “I’m looking forward to high level in- She brings over 30 years of fundraising seemed like those were the halls I just volvement in the Jewish community and expertise and will be a real asset for our walked yesterday.” When she talked with our Jewish culture,” she said. local community.” Community for this interview, she noted “Today, when I was walking in … it Professionally, Gordon-Funk has that she had probably sat in a Hebrew felt very uplifting walking through the been involved with fundraising for School class in that same second floor playground area,” she observed. “The many years. She served as president of classroom in which we were talking.” children were outside playing and I the Kentucky/Southeast Indiana Chap- “I loved the activities here as a young saw elderly people sitting on the bench ter of the National MS Society for the person,” she added. She was a member talking to each other and … it had a last seven years and previously as direc- of Amitie, attended socials, played ten- good community feel. … I feel like I’m tor of development and marketing for nis, swam, was an assistant camp coun- coming home.” the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana and Big selor and in general just hung out at the Jewish heritage is important to Gor- Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana. JCC for many years. don-Funk, and the mission of the JCL In each position, she led successful Gordon-Funk earned a BA in psychol- resonates with her. “My grandfather, Abe fundraising efforts that included spe- ogy with a minor in communications Lyon was a very pious man. He would be cial events, annual campaigns and cap- from Stephens College in Columbia, so proud that I am carrying on his belief ital projects. Gordon-Funk is strongly MO. She lived in Yuma, AZ, for a short in tzedakah and our traditions. It’s going committed to volunteer engagement while, which she described as “the hot- to be very rewarding that my work will and is driven to enhance organizational test place in the United States.” There ensure a Jewish future for my daughter mission. She’s eager to put her talents to she worked for a community-based non- and other young adults.” work for the JCL and her Jewish com- profit organization that served abused For many years Gordon-Funk has Stacy Gordon-Funk munity. and neglected children. She married her been providing support for BBYO high school sweetheart, Don Funk, who through the Stacy Marks Nisenbaum State James Baker, Warren Christopher, has been in management at UPS’s World Camp Fund. This fund was created for MAJOR GIFTS and Madeleine Albright. Prior to his ser- Port for close to thirty years. Nisenbaum after her passing by Stacy Continued from page 1 vice as special Middle East coordinator The couple moved back to Louisville Gordon-Funk and her friends, Wendy said. “He’s been and advisor to presi- under President Clinton, Ambassador and married in the late 1980’s. Their Snow and Sally Weinberg, who estab- dents, a special envoy to the Middle East Ross served as director of the State De- daughter, Brittany, was born in the ear- lished a scholarship fund in her name. and has shaped several accords between partment’s Policy Planning Staff in the ly 1990’s, is now 24 and is an assistant Scholarship recipients often attend Israel and its neighbors. It will be very first Bush administration. In that capac- brand manager at Thornton’s. Brittany BBYO leadership training institutes interesting to hear his insights and an- ity, he played a prominent role in U.S. recently married her college beau Daniel where they acquire skills that benefit swers to our questions.” policy toward the former Soviet Union, Wenig. Daniel is a second year law stu- their chapters. The dinner is open to those who make the unification of Germany and its inte- dent at University of Louisville. When she’s not working, Gordon-Funk an individual or couples gift of $5,000 or gration into NATO, arms control negoti- She and her husband are members of enjoys hot yoga, clocking her steps and more to the Federation Campaign, and ations, and the 1991 Gulf War coalition. Keneseth Israel and the JCC. time with family and friends. to members of the Ben Gurion Society During the Reagan administration, – young adults who give a minimum of he served as director of Near East and $1,000. South Asian affairs on the National Se- In addition to being an accomplished curity Council staff and deputy director diplomat, Amb. Ross is an author, and in of the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assess- his latest book, Doomed to Succeed: The ment. Ambassador Ross was awarded US-Israeli Relationship from Truman to the Presidential Medal for Distinguished Obama, he explores the attitudes and ap- Federal Civilian Service by President proaches of every U.S. president toward Clinton, and Secretaries Baker and Al- Israel and the Middle East since the Jew- bright presented him with the State De- ish State was established, including each partment’s highest award. president’s key assumptions, the unity or All donors are encouraged to con- division of the presidents’ advisors, the sider an increased gift to help the 2016 key events of each administration and Federation Campaign meet the Jewish how the overall relationship has evolved. Heritage Fund for Excellence Double Today, Amb. Ross is counselor and Your Impact Challenge. JHFE has gra- William Davidson Distinguished Fellow ciously offered to match all increases at The Washington Institute for Near to the Campaign and all new gifts up to East Policy, an agency with the mission $200,000. For more information on the of advancing a balanced and realistic challenge, see story, page 1. understanding of American interests in Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m. and the Middle East and promoting the poli- dinner at 6:45. There is also a $40 per cies that secure them. person couvert. The fair market value of Prior to returning to the Institute in this event is $40 per person and is not 2011, he served two years as special as- tax-deductible. Valet parking is avail- sistant to President Barack Obama, Na- able. tional Security Council senior director For more information or to reserve for the Central Region, and a year as spe- your place, contact Kristy Benefield, cial advisor to Secretary of State Hillary 502-238-2739. Rodham Clinton. Leon Wahba is the 2016 Federation For more than 12 years, Ambassador Campaign Chair; Karen Abrams, Victo- Ross played a leading role in shaping ria Diaz, Debbie Friedman, Jane Gold- U.S. involvement in the Middle East stein and Denise Schiller comprise the peace process and dealing directly with Lion of Judah Committee; and Keren the parties in negotiations. Benabou and Laurence Nibur are the A highly skilled diplomat, Ambas- YAD chairs. sador Ross was U.S. point man on the Editor’s note: Amb. Ross’ biographical peace process in both the George H. W. material came from The Washington In- Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. stitute’s website. He was instrumental in assisting Israe- lis and Palestinians to reach the 1995 Interim Agreement; he also successfully Please... brokered the 1997 Hebron Accord, facil- itated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace trea- tell our advertisers that you saw ty, and intensively worked to bring Israel and Syria together. their message here. A scholar and diplomat with more They make it possible for us to than two decades of experience in Sovi- et and Middle East policy, Ambassador bring Community to you. Ross worked closely with Secretaries of 8 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 GA Inspires, Educates, Connects and Energizes Louisville Leaders by Shiela Steinman Wallace isville Board Chair Jay Klempner, past agreed that “it was wonderful to see so her father was the officer in the Nazi Editor Young Leadership Award Winner Amy many people there.” work camp who is depicted in Schin- Ryan, JCL President and CEO Sara “The keynote speakers were very in- dler’s List as “the commandant who was he General Assembly of the Jew- Klein Wagner and Vice President of teresting,” she added. “I got a lot out of shooting people indiscriminately from ish Federations of North Amer- Philanthropy Stacy Gordon-Funk at- the sessions.” Ryan went to several ses- his house.” ica (JFNA) is one of the largest tended the GA from November 8-10 in sions on developing leaders. One pre- Author Jennifer Teege talked about annual gatherings of Jewish Washington, D.C. sented ideas to invigorate young leader- how this knowledge affected her life and T ship programs and another focused on leaders focused on the future of Jewish “I’ve never been around so many what she is doing for the Jewish commu- philanthropy, identity and education as young Jewish people,” Klempner said, using demographic and affinity groups nity today. well as topics like rising anti-Semitism, “and I’m amazed at all the things JFNA to get people involved. Klempner also attended interesting Israel and global needs. does domestically and world-wide.” One idea that particularly appealed to and helpful workshops on the Jewish This year, Jewish Community of Lou- This was Ryan’s first GA, and she her came from the Miami Federation. identity crisis, the role of a community “They let their young leaders co-create organization – convener and/or advo- their program,” she explained. For ex- cate – and leadership. Another session ample, new Latino immigrants offered a addressed how to support Israel when Anshei Sfard Addresses Issues program to explain to newcomers how one cannot support its current admin- by Shiela Steinman Wallace Then, the JCL will do what it can to help. the American Jewish community works. istration. Editor Business First had reported that sell- Ryan would like to share that concept There was an all-star lineup of speak- ing the Anshei Sfard building might be and consider implementing it in Louis- ers, including Prime Minister Netanya- It has been widely reported in local an option. Hyman again stressed that ville. hu and Isaac Herzog, who is chairman media that Congregation Anshei Sfard the congregation has not made any de- There was a special Young Leader- of the Labor Party and the leader of the is facing some serious challenges; how- cisions on what to do. ship Awards presentation at which Ryan opposition in the Israeli Knesset, Presi- ever, some of the information that has Klempner reiterated that it is the con- was recognized along with leaders from dent Barack Obama’s chief of staff and been reported is misleading and incom- gregation’s decision what to do, but indi- communities across North America. several Canadian officials. Gordon-Funk plete. cated to Hyman that the property, which “I loved the camaraderie and spirit of called Netanyahu’s address a high note. Roy Hyman, Anshei Sfard’s president, is contiguous to the Jewish Community the GA,” Gordon-Funk said. “The speak- Klempner learned about a JFNA bond reported that the congregation’s mem- Center, is an important part of the Jew- ers were amazing, and I learned a lot on program that helps local federations and bership has dwindled significantly and ish campus. the training side” and about the organi- might enable the JCL to lower its financ- it cannot survive if it continues operat- Currently, Louisville Beit Sefer zational culture. She was particularly ing charges for capital expenditures. He ing as it has in the past. At this point, the Yachad holds classes there and the JCC impressed by JFNA’s diversity. plans to look into it further. congregation is looking into its options Summer Camp also uses the facility for People come to Jewish life through “Sara and I also met with other com- and has made no decisions about what some activities. Both groups need the many different doors, she explained. “We bined organizations,” Klempner said, path to take. space and pay rent. heard speakers who were inspirational “and with an individual from Orlando At a recent congregational meeting, Whatever the congregation does de- and I learned so much on the training whose Federation and JCC are consid- members put forth a number of options, cide what to do, Klempner plans on side about our philanthropic culture.” ering merger.” They also met with lead- including looking at ways to attract ad- working closely with Hyman and if the She was particularly impressed by ership from Austin’s integrated Jewish ditional Orthodox Jewish people to the decision is made to sell the property, JFNA’s diversity. “I saw firsthand how community, “and had good discussions community. Klempner hopes that something can be individuals come to Jewish life through on what they found to be positive moves Hyman and Jewish Community of worked out to keep is as part of the Jew- many different doors,” she explained. in their transition.” Louisville Board Chair Jay Klempner ish campus. “We heard speakers from interfaith The Louisville delegation usually at- confirmed that two meetings have oc- Klempner and JCL President and backgrounds, from multicultural back- tended different sessions so they could curred between those organizations. CEO Sara Klein Wagner are keeping the grounds and all were embraced because bring home as much information and in- “We think it is very important to have JCL leadership apprised of their discus- the common thread that binds us is our spiration as possible. They heard about an Orthodox presence in Louisville,” sions. They recognize the difficult situa- Jewish heritage.” programs and services offered by other Klempner said. The first thing that has tion Anshei Sfard’s members are facing Gordon-Funk found it interesting to Federations that could be used as mod- to happen is for the congregation to and will help in any way they can. learn about the scope of JFNA’s work, els for Louisville, including “different determine the path it wants to follow. “not only what we do for the Jewish com- ways of connecting Jews through pro- munity, but also for others in need, and grams and services and building philan- the pride we have in our mission.” For thropy within the Jewish community.” her, the conference’s theme, “Think For- The delegates had the opportunity to ward,” and the message she took away meet and talk with Harold Grinspoon from it, “Sense of Community, Sense of and other individuals from the Grin- Tradition, Sense of Philanthropy and spoon Foundation, which created PJ Li- Sense of Global Community,” are exact- brary and provides financial support to ly what we have in Louisville. the program across the country, includ- For Klempner, the overriding message ing in Louisville, as well as the JCamp of the GA was that the common denom- 180 program for which Louisville was inator we all share is that we’re Jews. chosen earlier this year. “They all seem We might disagree on issues or perhaps to be happy with the PJ Library pro- hold differing opinion of Prime Minister gram we have in Louisville,” Klempner Binyamin Netanyahu, but what really observed. “While we were there, the matters is “we’re still Jews and we have 300th child was signed up for PJ Library to look out for one another.” in Louisville,” and the delegation shared “The programs and speakers were the news with the Harold Grinspoon phenomenal,” he continued. In one ses- Foundation Representatives. sion, he recounted, the speaker talked “Overall, the GA uplifts you,” he not- about being adopted as a child in Ger- ed. Through networking, our Louisville many. Seven years ago, she found a leaders came to realize that our com- book with a picture that looked familiar. munity is dealing with the same kinds Then she saw a photo of her mother and of issues other communities are dealing grandmother. She soon discovered that with – finding ways to engage and reen- gage people, encouraging young people to return after college as well as finan- cial, social and demographic issues. “Next year,” Klempner concluded, “I would like to see more of our young peo- ple attend. … They can learn so much and get energized so much by going” as he has been about “the opportunities we have here at the JCL.” “It was great to be back at the GA after several years away,” said Wagner. “The biggest difference I noticed were how significantly the tent has widened as JFNA has acknowledged and embraced the Federations’ role as a true convener. The second was the energy from the Hil- lel students, their desire to help build a vibrant Jewish community and their willingness to step up and take responsi- bility for the future.” Gordon-Funk noted that she enjoyed getting acquainted with local leader- ship volunteers, Jay Klempner and Amy Ryan, as well as spending time with JCL President and CEO Sara Wagner. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 9 LBSY Fundraiser Was an Evening of Fun with Jonathan Wolff Gardencourt and later at the University came to the dressing room, something by Shiela Steinman Wallace The musician said he had a “wonder- of Louisville School of Music. Along the she almost never did, thanked him and Editor ful youth that many of you shared with way, Wolff shared memories of the songs apologized for not introducing him me” and he recalled “being raised at the that influenced him and how he evolved when she introduced the band. It was onsummate entertainer Jona- JCC.” However, unlike those with whom into an accomplished accompanist and not an oversight. She just didn’t know than Wolff, who was “raised by he grew up, Wolff’s world really centered a composer in high demand. his name. When he told her, she asked this village” made the Louisville around music, starting with “The Pink With piano and tambourine, he tan- him, “Can I call you Johnny?” He quick- C Beit Sefer Yachad fundraiser on Panther” when he was age 5. talized the audience with a presentation ly assented. Sunday, November 8, at the Kentucky He recalled his first piano teacher, laced with spirited performances inter- When she turned to leave, Wolff said, Science Center, a truly memorable event. Jo Anne Abraham, going on to study at spersed with personal stories. In one he “Thank you, Diana,” and immediately recounted receiving an urgent call. Di- her minions corrected him, “It’s Miss ana Ross’s keyboard player had a fam- Ross.” ily tragedy and Wolff was needed im- While his story was peppered with mediately. Without even time to change music – songs that influence him, songs clothes, he hurried to the airport where he admired, songs he wrote – there was a private jet was waiting. one song missing from his performance, When he arrived at the concert hall, but he couldn’t get away without it. Ross’s people told him, “This is not what When Wolff called for questions, LBSY you wear to play with Miss Ross.” They Board member and the evening’s emcee found something for him to wear and Craig Lustig requested that he play his rushed him onto the stage. most famous score, the theme song for Where was the music? There is no Seinfeld. book, he was told. The regular accom- A short video showcasing LBSY stu- panist didn’t need one. It turned out that dents and their activities was shown “the kid who ingested Motown music” prior to Wolff’s presentation. Cantors found that it was still inside him. He David Lipp and Sharon Hordes sang was able to tap into that and call on his Wolff’s “Hinei Ma Tov” to accompany it. strong jazz training to deliver a solid The evening also included time to performance. explore the museum, a silent auction, After the show, Wolff recalled, Diana cocktails and dinner. Jonathan Wolff kept the audience entertained at the LBSY fundraiser. PHOTO BY DRAKE HATFIELD National Council of Jewish Women Honors Yetter by Phyllis Shaikun the inaugural Pathways Award and was “In the interim,” she continued, “Ken- Special to community humbled to be the second recipient. tucky Youth Advocates has grown into She traced her involvement with the a highly respected, independent re- ational Council of Jewish Wom- state welfare system to a single case in- search, policy and advocacy group for en, Louisville Section, honored volving a youth in state custody who be- Kentucky’s children and the Council de- Courier-Journal (C-J) reporter came a juvenile offender for continually serves credit for its vision in helping to N Deborah Yetter with the David running away. His public defender, the organize it nearly 40 years ago. Richart Pathway to Justice for Children late Harry Rothgerber, who also was a “This morning,” she added, “I joined Award at a program held on Wednesday, KYA founder and served on its board for with others in Lexington to hear The October 28, at The Temple. many years, asked her to research the Courier-Journal, Herald Leader and Section President Joyce Bridge began case and she found the organization an Todd County Standard argue before the proceedings by recognizing Couri- invaluable resource for her work on that the state Court of Appeals over whether Deborah Yetter, Pam Platt, Beth Salamon and Joyce er-Journal Editor Wes Jackson, former report and for others as well. the state Cabinet for Health and Family Bridge. judge Jerry Bowles, State Representa- “That led me to David,” she said, “who Services can withhold certain informa- tive Tom Burch and others who have as- understood the state’s child welfare sys- tion in the cases of children who die or sisted NCJW in its efforts to help better tem and could speak as an independent are nearly killed from abuse or neglect. the lives of women, children and fami- advocate.” She went on to write what be- Both gubernatorial candidates promise lies for over 125 years. came an ongoing series of stories about change by dividing the Cabinet into sev- Beth Salamon, state policy advocate the state’s troubled child protection sys- eral parts.” for NCJW in Kentucky, reiterated the tem – issues that continue to this day. A “I would like to say the system today is section’s core belief that progressive reporter for more than 30 years, Yetter better and in many ways it is,” Yetter ob- ideals put into action can improve the has spent much of that time covering served. “But all of you involved in this field world. In 1975, NCJW and the late Da- child abuse, neglect, social services and know of the acute shortage of resources vid Richart co-sponsored creation of juvenile justice. for children and families and the near-cri- Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA), to “In thinking about David,” she said, sis conditions of the state social service be the independent voice of Kentucky’s “the Council and this award, it struck system that spill into family courts every children. Richart became KYA’s found- me how events and people in our lives day. The only real way to force officials ing executive director, and when he died intertwine, in this case for the common and the public to acknowledge this, I be- in 2011, NCJW established a committee good. Here I am some 20 years later lieve, is to force them to look at it. And the in his name to advocate for the state’s accepting an award named after David best way to do that is through access to children and recognize those who have from NCJW, which helped found Ken- courts and records of cases.” Peking City Express worked on their behalf. tucky Youth Advocates along with Harry The Richart Committee is co-chaired 4000 Dutchmans Ln In 2014, the Richart Committee host- and many others. by Jane Emke and Sonia Levine. 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He of Chicago and for four years was a dis- Not valid with other offers ed the Richart Award to Yetter. “Debbie also addressed the issue of female cir- tinguished professor of the Liberal Arts never stops,” Platt noted. “She docu- cumcision. and Medicine and creator of the Hu- Expires 12/31/15 ments, studies, researches, interviews Dr. Gilman is currently distinguished manities Laboratory at the University of and uses that information to write edi- professor of the Liberal Arts and Scienc- Illinois at Chicago. torials. Her work has saved lives and her es as well as professor of psychiatry at His numerous groundbreaking books Luncheon Special dedication to craft reflects glorious and Emory University. For 25 years, he was a (80 in total) have widely influenced Starting at $6.50 heroic work.” member of the humanities and medical Jewish scholars working in the fields Mon-Sat: 11:00am - 3:00pm Yetter began her remarks by thanking faculties at Cornell University where he of history, sociology, cultural studies, Served with rice, soup and a spring roll NCJW for its longtime efforts to make held the Goldwin Smith Professorship literature, psychology, philosophy, and life better for Kentucky’s children. She of Humane Studies. For six years, he beyond. Perhaps his most famous book Mon-Sat: 11:00am - 9:00pm recalled sitting in the audience in 2012 held the Henry R. Luce Distinguished to date is the classic 1986 study, Jewish when Representative Burch received Service Professorship of the Liberal Self Hatred. Sunday: Closed 10 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Former Louisvillian Peter Anik Reports What’s Happening on the Ground in Israel Today by Shiela Steinman Wallace religiously garbed Jews. police roadblocks at the intersection at What appears to have made this year Editor Most of these incidents occur in Je- Arrabe stopping people and talking to different was the eruption of the “knife” rusalem and the surrounding areas. Al- them before they allowed them to pass. intifada in Jerusalem. Depending on eter and Dalia Anik are former most all of the perpetrators of stabbings Dalia had an issue a few years ago what you read and whom you talk to, Louisvillians who live in Lotem, (a number of them being pre-teen chil- on the bus in Bedouin Salame when a you get a different explanation. a kibbutz in Northern Israel. Pri- dren themselves) come from across the group of men started banging on the Personally, I think there was some be- P or to moving to Israel, Peter Anik Green line, especially East Jerusalem. bus, but that wasn’t during a period of hind the scenes provocation orchestrat- worked for Louisville’s Jewish Federa- Only a few Israeli Arabs with strong Jewish-Arab tension. It was during a pe- ed probably by Hamas and their back- tion. One of his roles was director of the connections to Gaza or the West Bank riod of local Arab on Arab tensions and ers (Iran too) to stir things up, not only Jewish Community Relations Council, have been involved with these extremely we think it was related to that. against Israel, but against Abbas and the and in the capacity, he was an active ad- violent incidents. The frequency of these Being in the North we both work with Palestinian Authority (PA) as well. vocate for Israel. incidents seems to also have peaked many Israeli Arabs. The media report that Arabic social With almost daily reports in the news and now occur far less often. That be- Dalia teaches English in an after media also worked to promote violence about the rise in violence in Israel, Com- ing said, it is still far more dangerous to school program in Karmiel (50,000 peo- and celebrated each attack as an act of munity contacted Anik and he agreed to drive on the roads in Israel because of ple and 90 percent Jewish) and she es- heroic resistance. Abbas and his PA al- answer a series of questions to provide the car accidents. The West Bank might timates half of her students are Arabs. ways seem to follow the leader (not to some perspective for those of us in Lou- be a different story Parents appear to relax and continue be outdone by Hamas) in their actions isville. Q: Does this situation affect you and talking with each other waiting for their and statements, and this time, it appears Q: From the Dalia and are you taking any special children to finish their lessons. to be more of the same as momentum news reports we precautions? About one third of my workplace con- builds. get in the United A: According to recent statistics for sists of Arabs. Some of the Arab women Israeli police and bystanders shooting States, it sounds the Northern District, 44 percent of the on the kitchen staff wear religious garb Arab assailants was then portrayed as like this is a very population is Jewish, 38 percent Mus- and I will admit to random thoughts Jewish lynch mobs randomly victimiz- dangerous time to lim and the remainder divided almost while working next to them while they ing Arabs on the streets and then plant- be in Israel. Can equally between Christians (mostly were cutting vegetables. ing knives next to the bodies. you give us a real- Arab but not all) and Druze. Most towns What I have experienced though, is We are living in a region that is aflame istic assessment of and villages are divided by ethnicity and that whenever tensions increase on the and Israel is surrounded by intense tur- the danger? religion. “street,” we all go out of our way to be moil on all sides. Information and calls A: The percep- Our community of approximately more polite with each other in the work- for action flow freely across all borders. I tion of danger 500 people is located on a hilltop next place. In the six years I have been work- don’t believe there is one primary cause, Peter Anik is from the fear to a Bedouin town and across the valley ing in my present position, I have never but combinations of interacting issues these stabbings from a number of other Arab and Jew- seen or known of any issues between that inflame the situation. and car accidents (driving cars into pe- ish towns. The main road runs through Jewish and non-Jewish staff. Settlements and occupation as prima- destrians and bus stops) create in their Saknin and Arrabe; a fairly large Arab Karmiel is the commercial hub in this ry cause? I don’t buy it. apparent randomness. Twelve Israelis Muslim metro area of about 30,000 peo- area. Businesses here are both Arab- A significant portion of the Arab pub- and approximately 70 Palestinians have ple. and Jewish-owned. When shopping lic inside and outside of this country been killed since mid September (many The two local Bedouin towns, Salame in any of our three malls, stores and believes that all of Israel is occupied ter- of those killed are the stabbers them- and Hosnia, are very friendly. A number restaurants, Jews – Ashkenazi, Sephardi ritory and must be liberated from the selves). of their residents serve in the IDF. Now, and Ethiopian, secular and ultra Ortho- Zionists. The Palestinian Liberation Or- Israeli victims of stabbings and in- and even during the last two recent wars dox – and Druze, Christian and Muslim ganization, riots and civil unrest predate tentional car accidents include pre- in Gaza they were both quiet. Arabs, all freely mix together. The scene the 1967 war, settlements and the occu- teen children, the elderly, policemen and Saknin and Arrabe, however, are a on the street is a mish-mash of the diver- pation of the West Bank and Gaza (the soldiers. Especially targeted seem to be different story. Although both are qui- sity of Israel. latter of which is now completely free of et when things are calm and we all do Security has, until recently, been all Jews). much of our shopping in both towns, tighter. Before entering the mall parking Civil unrest within the Arab commu- when there are tensions the situation garage they returned to the practice of nity and world because of the fear that becomes problematic. Saknin especial- making us open up our rear trunks for Jews are about to destroy the Al Aqsa ly is a center for Arab Israeli Islamist inspection. They stopped doing that this mosque is not new and reappears every activity. past week. few years. This too will quiet down, but The Islamic movement in Israel is ex- So, all in all, things locally appear to guaranteed – especially with the current tremely anti-Zionist and the city often have returned to what they were before regional climate – something new will hosts massive (20-50,000 participants) the latest outburst. cause a flare up within the next year or anti-government rallies. During times Q: From your perspective, why is this two. of tension there are frequent incidents happening now? Given all the constant turmoil, a re- of people throwing rocks at traffic and A: Every year or so the Islamist Move- cent poll revealed that over 80 percent burning tires at intersections through- ment in Israel promotes the narrative of Israeli Arabs and 80 percent of Israeli out the north. Last month we were that Jews are about to take over the Jews would not want to live anywhere warned to stay out of the local Arab Temple Mount and action must be tak- else but Israel, even if offered passports towns during the most tense period. en to prevent this from happening. I to any other country. Go figure. I drive to work in Karmiel through was actually pleased that last year’s call Things get to a boil here, but before the Bedouin towns, as does Dalia when for a mass rally to protect the Mosque they go too far, everyone seems to work she takes the bus, so neither of us expe- was met with mostly apathy as, notwith- to cool things off – at least that’s how it rienced any problems, but I know people standing the occasional appearance of a appears to me. from other towns who did have issues nationalist Jewish political figure partic- Q: Do you have any other comments with rocks being thrown at them. Last ipating in a tour on the mount, I think you’d like to add? month, for a few nights following a huge their claims are nonsense and a deliber- A: When I was in my 20’s, I taught in anti-government Islamist rally, I did see ate provocation. a boarding school for emotionally dis- turbed youths in Florida, and each sum- mer, I co-staffed backpacking trips with our students throughout the American Northwest. Being a New Jersey/Metro New York City boy, this was all a new ex- perience for me. I had traded the subway for the forest. I especially remembered the thrill of camping in grizzly country, the need for caution and keen awareness of your surroundings. Living in Israel kind of feels like that – never a dull moment and the need to be constantly aware. Just as a grizzly might enter camp looking for a scent of food on some unsuspecting camper, at any time Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon might rain on our heads. But time flies by here and my life is always meaningful and rich no matter what I am doing. Although I would like to get back to the States more often, espe- cially to visit our daughter and her fami- ly, I would not trade this lifestyle for any- thing else and I love this country dearly. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 11 Merrin Israel Trip Was Hands-On Learning Experience for Steklof by Shiela Steinman Wallace teen engagement and networking. Editor “The number one focus was on how to engage teens,” he explained. “We met ssistant Director of Camping with people who work with teens like the and Youth Services Mike Stek- leadership of the Tzofim.” Louisvillians lof traveled to Israel for 10 days are familiar with one part of The Tzofim A in October as part of his Merrin or Israeli Scouts program, because a Teen Professional Fellows Program for group of Tzofim performers stop in Lou- some intensive programming. isville most summers to put on a show One of just 15 professionals working for JCC summer campers and commu- with teens chosen from across North nity members that tells Israel’s story and America for this prestigious program, shares pride in the Jewish State. Steklof explained that the fellows fo- The fellows learned how the Tzofim cused on three pillars: Jewish literacy, build their curriculum and how they put together their plan for the year. Since Steklof develops the yearly plan for Lou- isville’s BBYO program, he said, “It was interesting to see how they do things differently and the same and how I can incorporate some of their ideas. “Teens in Israel are more engaged that the ones I lead,” he observed, “but in Israel, teen organizations have fewer The Merrin Fellows in Israel – Mike Steklof is standing behind the group. full-time employees, so teens drive the programming” more than they do here. grams and inner city teen programs in nile delinquents where they spend time With all the other things teens here are other communities. working on a farm in rural Israel. “It involved in, Steklof was not sure how A highlight of the trip for Steklof was was interesting to learn how they built that would translate to Louisville. the opportunity to spend time with the program and how they deal with The fellows also met with the Jewish Avraham Infeld, the consummate teach- Jewish pluralism as well as mental Agency for Israel (JAFI) program leader er who has invested his lifetime build- health issues. for gap year programs who “challenged ing Jewish identity and strengthening Immediately upon his return, Stek- us on how much we can give the teens to the State of Israel. Steklof found Infeld lof put his new understanding of Israe- do and how much we do,” he said. inspiring. li culture to work. There was a BBYO Steklof is currently working with The group spent a day at an Israeli sleepover with the theme, “From Holo- BBYO and Pact in Action, a program high school where they learned about caust to Israel.” Holocaust survivor Fred designed to address dating violence in the Israeli education system, “which is Gross spoke to the group and Steklof the Parkhill, Algonquin and California very different than American educa- “shared what I just learned.” Neighborhoods. As a Merrin Fellow, he tion,” he said. And another day was spent The Merrin Teen Professional Fellows is looking at ways to form connections with Mechina, a gap-year program for Program was started in 1999, with the between members of BBYO and Pact in Israeli teens between high school and support of Seth Merrin and Anne Hey- Mike Steklof and Ido Medan David cooking dinner Action as well as between JCC teen pro- their mandatory Army service. man. Their partnership with JCC As- “We looked at growing up as a teen sociation initiated this exceptional pro- in Israel,” he explained, “to get a better gram to give those working with teens Instead of stalking their coveted auc- sense of understanding Israeli culture.” the skills to better serve a critical sector LIGHT UP tion items and repeatedly writing bids The group also looked at a program of the Jewish community. Continued from page 1 on paper, gala-goers will be using Click- for underprivileged children and juve- Bid, mobile software that allows guests decadent desserts, sip cocktails from the to bid via smartphone, iPad or Tablet, open bar, bid on lavish items and experi- from anywhere in the venue. ences at the silent and live auctions, and “Any time you’ve been outbid, you get take in a full Broadway revue performed a text,” and are shown the current high by the stars of CenterStage. bid, said event chair Sarah Harlan. “You You also won’t be privy to the an- could be standing in the hallway and be nouncement of CenterStage’s 2016-17 furiously trying to outbid people.” season or get to see the JCC transformed If digital bidding seems daunting, into a magical hidden forest. don’t fret. “You won’t recognize the place,” said Harlan said ClickBid and JCC staff CenterStage Artistic Director John Lef- will be on hand to guide guests through fert. the process, and an assortment of iPads This year’s Light Up theme is “An and iPhones will be available for folks Enchanted Evening.” There will be lan- who don’t have their own digital devices. terns hanging from the ceiling, moss If ClickBid is a success at Light Up, it and wood-accented centerpieces, actors will translate into more money for Act- posing as statues, and even a few trees ing Out, the CenterStage program that scattered throughout the venue. is the main beneficiary of the evening. This year’s auction items are simply Acting Out brings full professional dazzling. theatre productions and corresponding Devotees of the Queen of Pop can educational exercises to area schools. bid on an awesome Madonna Package, The latest Acting Out show is And Then which includes floor seating at her up- They Came for Me: Remembering the coming sold-out KFC Yum! Center con- World of Anne Frank, a moving and re- cert, VIP booth rental at drag and dance velatory piece that adds dimension the club PLAY Louisville, a one-night stay story of Frank, and also tells the stories at Courtyard Marriott Louisville Down- of her German Jewish friends and Ho- town, brunch for two at The Oakroom at locaust survivors Eva Geiringer and Ed The Seelbach Hilton, and a $50 gift cer- Silverberg. (See story, page 20.) tificate to Mesh restaurant on Browns- Bidders who log on to ClickBid prior boro Road. to the event will be able to see auction Other auction items include a French items, read descriptions, and plan their Lick vacation package with a one-night strategy ahead of time. stay at West Baden Springs Hotel and JCC Development and Special Events two tickets to Big Splash Adventure, a Director Lenae Price said attendees will 14k yellow gold ring with pave-set dia- get directions for joining the Light Up monds and an oval cut natural sapphire auction on ClickBid when they purchase from Cherokee Coins & Jewelry, a hair- tickets. Item pictures and descriptions cut and color every 4 weeks for a year will be accessible a week or two before from J. Michael’s Spa & Salon, and 140 the event. units of line and wrinkle-removing Dys- Admission to Light Up CenterStage port and two syringes of Restylane Der- is $900 for a table of 10, and single tick- mal Filler from Physician’s Center for ets are $108. To purchase tickets, visit Beauty. https://jewishlouisville.org/jc/center- This year, the way Light Up attendees stage/light-up-centerstage/ or call Joan- bid on silent auction items has been rev- na Blieden at 502-238-2763. olutionized. 12 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Partnership Bikers Go from Rosh Hanikra to Eilat in 4 Days by Shiela Steinman Wallace leagues in Israel’s Western Galilee Re- came together, Joffe, who rides his bike Editor gion and friends from the Central Area a lot, decided it was something he want- Consortium in the U.S. ed to do. artnership2Gether is truly an op- Jon Klein. Louisville’s Partnership- It was Joffe’s second trip to Israel. The portunity for people in Louisville 2Gether co-chair, can tell you all about first time, when he was 21, “was when I to design their own projects and it. Three years ago, the avid bicyclist was backpacking through Europe. This P bring them into reality with col- dreamed of creating a bike trip in Israel was a very different opportunity,” he that would take a group of riders from continued. It enabled him to “see Israel Rosh Hanikra, on Israel’s northern bor- from a different point of view – not as a der with Lebanon on the Mediterranean tourist.” Sea through the country to Eilat, Israel’s “I went because I love biking and I southernmost point. love Israel,” Altman said. “I’ve been to Is- visiting Partnership projects and learn- That trip became a reality in October rael four times previously and I thought ing about the region. Joffe was glad of when six riders from the States packed this would be a unique opportunity to the opportunity to see how American up their bikes and flew to Israel. Klein combine two things that are very central dollars are used in the Partnership re- was joined by Louisvillians Colyn Joffe to my life,” and to experience Israel in a gion. and Bill Altman as well as Steven Klap- different way. The group also engaged in a per from Indianapolis, Richard Katz The group spent their first two nights trust-building exercise, riding tandem from Crown Point, IN, and Klein’s cous- in Tel Aviv to acclimate to the time bikes while the back rider was blindfold- in, Morris Rosenzweig from Salt Lake change. On the third day, they traveled ed, learned more about the Western Gal- City, UT. to Nahariya and reassembled their ilee Partnership Region from Resource “It took Jon [Klein] over three years to bikes. Development Coordinator Heidi Benish put this trip together,” Joffe said, and he Since Louisville partners with the and JAFI Partnership Director for the mentioned it often, so when everything Western Galilee, the group spent a day Western Galilee/Central Consortium Jon Klein Judy Yuda, and enjoyed a night of home hospitality with the Israeli riders. Altman observed that “the trip was organized under the auspices of the Partnership and was a really important extension of what we’ve done previously with the Partnership. My family and I have been active in Partnership2Gether through hosting kids who work in the summer at the JCC, through visiting Is- rael with a Federation mission with the whole family.” The day before the cross-country trip, Klein explained, “we did a warm up ride from Nahariya to Rosh Hanikra to make sure the bikes were in working order.” That ride took them up the cliffs and gave them a small taste of the climbing they would undertake later in the trip. When the day finally arrived, a large bus with about 50 other riders was waiting for them. These riders includ- ed a group of 15 diabetics who belong to a group that draws attention to the disease and participates in programs demonstrating what diabetics can do. These riders were in their 20’s and 30’s, and some were serious competitive riders. Some of them made the entire trip and others just part of it. “We started around 10 a.m.,” Klein re- counted, “went east along the Lebanese border and up to Tzfat. It was a climb of about 5,000 feet with switchbacks and 180-degree turns.” After a brief stop for a ceremony for the diabetic riders at the hospital, “we rode completely downhill to the Kin- neret [the Sea of Galilee] – a six- or sev- en-mile descent at 35 miles per hour with the lake in front of you.” They cir- cled the lake and spent the night at Kib- butz Ashdot Yaakov Ichud. The original route for the second day was to have taken the riders through part of the West Bank. For security reasons, that was changed. To keep the mileage the same as the original plan, “we ascended Mt. Gilboa, where Saul died battling the Philistines. It was a steep mountain, then a very long, fast descent,” Klein said. Then the group took a bus through the West Bank. “We were there for 40 minutes and never felt unsafe or inse- cure,” he added. Once back in Israel proper, they con- tinued riding. “To the left was the Dead Sea. We could smell the sulfur salts and potash – sights and smells you can’t ap- preciate in a tour bus,” he said After a night in Kalya Kibbutz, they faced the third and hardest day of the trip, Klein recalled. “We cycled 38 miles to Masada with the Dead Sea on the left, and beyond that, the hills of Edom.” The riders took the gondola to the top of the ancient fortress, went to the far side and carried their bikes on their see BIKE TRIP page 13 NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 13 Paulus Piece Pays Tribute to Nostra Aetate and Holocaust Victims by Shiela Steinman Wallace sections are “Renewal,” “Remembrance” includes the Shema, the traditional cantor and tenor Cantor David Lipp and Editor and “Visions.” Librettist Michael Dennis opening of many Hebrew blessings and baritone Alexander Redden. Members of Browne, who was there for the perfor- Hebrew and German recitations of “love the Louisville Youth Choir were the chil- he Louisville Master Chorale, mance, wrote in 2008 program notes your neighbor as yourself” juxtaposed dren’s chorus. now celebrating its fifth season, that “To Be Certain of the Dawn com- against calls for teshuva (repentance), The composite of all these pieces cre- came to Congregation Adath Je- memorates the Jewish children, almost innocent childhood musings and state- ated a dramatic and moving production. T shurun on Sunday, October 25, a million and a half of them, who were ments of the restrictions the Nazis im- It was a challenging work to pull togeth- to present two major works with strong murdered during the Shoah” and “in- posed on the Jews. er, and the Louisville Master Chorale Jewish connections. tends a message of hope for the children The soloists for this performance and their colleagues did a remarkable The first was selections from Georg of today’s world.” were soprano Mary Wilson-Redden, job. Friedrich Handel’s Israel in Egypt, and The text is a tapestry of images that mezzo-soprano Cantor Sharon Hordes, the second, Stephen Paulus’ To Be Cer- tain of the Dawn. where Oliver is trained to be a thief by whole, the music is fine and the sets The Handel piece was a straightfor- the Artful Dodger, played with bravado reflect the seedy side of early Victorian ward recounting of the Biblical story of REVIEW by Riley McNerny. Later we will return England. Especially noteworthy is the Jewish slavery in Egypt. there where Fagin, played campy-style singing and acting of Adamson. She is The Paulus piece, however, captured Oliver! with a touch of Tevye from Fiddler on the the heart of the production as her char- the imagination and dominated the per- Roof, by Michael J. Drury is “Reviewing acter, Nancy, is the heart of the novel. formance. The piece was commissioned by David Wallace the Situation.” The musical reflects the heartbreaking in 2005 by the Basilica of St. Mary in Special to Community Flash! To the Three Cripples bar poverty of England’s lower class and its Minneapolis as a gift to Temple Israel where arch-villain Bill Sikes, played in unbreakable spirit. in commemoration of the 60th anniver- menacing fashion by Brian Bowles, is Next up is Big Fish, January 28-Febru- sary of the 1945 liberation of the Nazi Oliver! The musical has just complet- introduced and Nancy, played by Jessi- ary 14. And don’t miss Light Up Center- death camps and the 40th anniversary ed its run at CenterStage at the Jewish ca Adamson, who loves him in spite of Stage on December 5. See story, page 1. of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican paper that Community Center. One question that herself, sings “As Long as He Needs Me.” reversed earlier church teachings and arises is how can you make a musical Finally, Flash! London Bridge be- stated that the Jews did not kill Jesus, out of a book that is focused on poverty comes the scene for the denouement opening the door for interfaith dialogue. in the lower class in England that is 415 where Bill Sikes is dispatched and Oliver The idea for the piece began with Fr. pages long? (Oxford Illustrated Dickens) is rescued from a life of crime. Michael O’Connell, the then rector of You do it by producing vignettes that Each flash illuminates part of the the Basilica. He recognized that it is im- highlight key events and persons in the portant for Christians to own and teach novel. about the Holocaust, and he decided to Flash! You begin with the workhouse use the oratorio as the vehicle to teach scene where Oliver Twist, played ador- people that children are key to prevent- ably by Charlie Norman, wants more ing genocide. gruel. The stage is set. Beginning with the call of the shofar, Flash! You go from the Workhouse To Be Certain of the Dawn mixes Hebrew Parlour to the Undertaker’s Workshop prayer with images of childhood inno- where we meet Mr. and Mrs. Sowerber- cence and suggestions of the harsh re- ry played in heartless fashion by Sam alities of the Holocaust. The interplay of Manning and Barbara Myerson Katz, the full adult chorus, a small children’s who have just purchased Oliver. chorus and a 24-piece orchestra sharp- Flash! You’re in Paddington Green ens the focus more. The performance is where the escaped Oliver is welcomed augmented with solos, duets and occa- into Fagin’s ring of pickpockets with sional projected images. “Consider Yourself.” Written as a triptych, the work’s three Flash! Into the Thieves Kitchen we go

“We got a feel for the land, the terrain BIKE TRIP and the smells of Israel,” Joffe added. Continued from page 12 “Every day was a new experience. There was a lot of climbing – hills and moun- shoulders down the Roman ramp. “At tains. “When you get on your bike, you the bottom,” he said, “the organizers find out what made of,” he continued. greeted us with popsicles” because it “Five hours into the day, you want to was very hot. give up. It’s 98 degrees and you still have “The next 40 miles were the hardest to do a 12-13 mile climb. It helps you find of the trip. Klein explained. “The first six what you’re all about.” miles there were inclines of 10-14 per- One of the things that truly set this cent, then it got a little easier – inclines trip apart was the camaraderie that of only six percent.” developed among the riders. Living to- The group climbed through the city gether for four days, a number of close of Arad and then traversed the Judean friendships developed. “We were im- desert. “There is nothing there,” Klein mersed with Israelis,” Klein said, “and stated, “just sandstone and desolation.” we got to know them well. It was the After a night at a bike hotel in Mitzpe most unique trip I ever had. Ramon, where they enjoyed great food, “Getting together with the Israelis they set off on the final 100 miles from and hearing their stories and where they the Judean desert through the Negev to came from” was an important part of Help ensure that CenterStage Acting Out Eilat. “At dawn,” he recounted, we went the journey, Joffe said. “It was some of to the Ramon Crater, a natural forma- the hardest biking I’ve ever done.” can visit the neediest children in Louisville; tion that was an ancient sea, and as it He came to appreciate how difficult it subsided, the land sank. It’s about 25 was to put the cycling trip together, and donate to the CenterStage Acting Out Match miles across and very deep. It looks like he “realized how fortunate I was to be the Grand Canyon.” part of it.” Campaign. The group of 50-60 riders watched the “I would encourage anyone who has sun come up over the crater and families an interest in Israel to find ways to ex- of ibex, wild mountain goats, fearlessly perience the country through the activ- came up to the group. “It was a stunning ities that they love and through sharing CenterStageJCC.org/Acting-Out experience,” Klein said. those activities with Israelis,” Altman The final day of the trip was Shab- said. “By doing this, people can gain a bat, so there were almost no cars on the deeper insight into the unique aspects road. It traveled straight through the of Israeli society and the challenges that desert hills. Everything was brown and Israeli society faces. Ultimately it results desolate. in a deeper connection with Israel.” Israel comes to a point at Eilat, and Klein hopes to put together another Klein said as they approached the city, trip next year. “we could see the Western security fence A Partnership2Gether trip to Isra- to keep illegal immigrants out. We could el to celebrate the 20th anniversary of see the Jordanian border and we could the Western Galilee/Central Consor- see Egypt.” tium Partnership is planned for March There was one last climb in the Eilat 28-April 4, 2016. For more information Mountains and then they went down to please contact me at mgoldberg@jewish- the Red Sea. louisville.org or 502-238-2707. 14 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776

memorative program will support the 125 GALA JCC’s camp and membership scholar- Continued from page 1 ship funds. of if the JCC has ever touched you or Sponsorship opportunities are also your family’s life in any way,” said 125 available. This is a great opportunity Gala Chair Robin Miller. “We want you for both the JCC and its many business to celebrate with us. partners to honor each other’s roles in “We’re looking forward to honoring the community over the past 125 years. all past presidents of the JCC, the Feder- To reserve your space or become a ation and the JCL,” she added, “and we sponsor, please contact Lenae Price at have some exciting announcements to 502-238-2768 or go to www/jewishlouis- be followed by a fabulous party.” ville.org/125Gala. “I am honored and excited to chair RSVP for the 125 Gala by calling Pau- this hard-working committee,” Miller la DeWeese at 502-238-2764. said. The 125 Gala Committee includes So, gather your friends from camp, Chair Robin Miller, Dr. Karen Abrams, club, BBYO, sport teams and maj group Dr. Shellie Branson, Logan Buren, Mark and reserve your table today. Tickets are Eichengreen, Dr. Julie Ellis, Julie En- $125 each and a table of 10 is $1,100. sign, Tracy Geller, Abby Green, Dr. Ralph Temple Shalom Founders Garden Dedicated Next generation tickets will be available Green, Abby Green, Meredith Grego- at a discounted rate for those under 30 ry, Kim Hales, Abby Kamen, Dr. Laura On Sunday, October 25, Temple Sha- Brenda Bush, representing the years old. Klein, Dr. Lisa R. Klein, Marjorie Kohn, lom celebrated a significant milestone. Founders’ Garden Committee, which in- Do you have photos and memorabilia Tina List, Joan Lustig, Marcy Rosengar- Phase One of its beautiful Founders’ cludes Barbara Sanders (chair), Sandy from any JCC program that you’d like ten, Stephanie Rosenthal, Maxine Rou- Garden was dedicated. Diamond, Roz Shaffer, Fran Kratzok, to share? A commemorative program ben, Jill E. Simon, Julie Strull, Aaron Developed to honor the 74 farsighted Dafna Schurr, Connie Moser and Karen sharing highlights and memories from Tasman, Michelle Cohen Tasman, Dr. and determined original founders of Abraham, explained the plans for com- the JCC during last 125 years is being Jeffrey Tuvlin, Hunter Weinberg and Temple Shalom, the garden is the result pleting the garden. created. Tribute ads are available for $36 Frank Weisberg. of two years of intensive work, planning The plans include pathways in the to all community members who wish to JCC Development & Special Events and fundraising. The plan has two more garden, additional trees and bushes in share a favorite photo and a one-line Director Lenae Price is coordinating the phases. the area, benches and artistic sculp- memory or tribute to someone special. event. With approximately 70 guests in at- tures. This project will be a permanent All proceeds from ad sales in the com- tendance, Rabbi Stanley Miles lead a tribute to the cherished founders who poignant tribute to founders who have courageously made a dream into a real- passed and to the seven living founders ity 40 years ago. Concert Benefits who were in attendance. Upon completion the garden will pro- Water Step Guests included founders and their vide exquisite space for lifecycle events, Bruce Cohen of BC family members, Temple Shalom mem- teaching, meditation and other uses. plumbing company stands bers and friends. Of the 11 surviving Fundraising for the remaining phases with artist David Sanborn. founders, the seven in attendance in- and for garden maintenance is ongoing. Cohen sponsored Sanborn’s concert at the Kentucky cluded Margot and David Kling, Sey- Engraved garden bricks to com- Center November 18. mour Krinsky, Fay and Fred Levin and memorate and memorialize loved ones, Attended by 800 jazz fans, Joyce and Joe Wolf. friends and lifecycle events are available a portion of the proceeds Expressions of gratitude and admira- for $54 each installed. For more infor- went to benefit Water Step, an organization that pro- tion were shared with the honored guests mation about the garden and donation vides mechanisms for clean and all in attendance. A reception fol- opportunities contact any committee water around the world. The lowed with a presentation of pictures of member or Sofiya Pergam in the Temple concert was produced by the founders and memories of the past. Shalom office, 502-458-4739. Kol Israel. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 15 Marta Fuchs Recounts Flight from Romanian Revolution and How She Learned of the Righteous Gentile Who Saved Her Father from the Nazis by Shiela Steinman Wallace other Hungarians, to a refugee camp. was no longer alive, Yad Vashem pre- Following the formal presentation, Editor There was a problem in that camp. sented a righteous gentile medal to his Jewish Community of Louisville Presi- Jews and former Nazis were mixed in son Marton in 1994. dent and CEO Sara Klein Wagner and hen we think of Holocaust together, and the old hatreds were still Professionally, Fuchs is a psychother- Women Who Write Board Member Su- survivors, we tend to think strong. Fuchs said her uncle was beaten apist, and she credits her parents for san Lindsey served as panelists for a of those who left Europe to by an ex-Nazi in the camp, one of many withholding their stories until she was brief discussion. W settle in the United States or such victims. old enough to cope with them with her World Affairs Council Board Chair Israel. But there is also a group of survi- The family managed to secure pas- own happiness and well being. She has Ingrid Johnson emceed the event, which vors who chose to remain in Europe and sage to America, and Fuchs reported written two books about her family’s ex- was held at the University of Louisville’s begin again in their hometowns. that she was seasick for the entire 19- periences. University Club and Alumni Center. On November 4, the World Affairs day journey. They arrived in Linden, NJ Council brought Marta Fuchs to Louis- in 1957 and earned their citizenship in ville to share her family’s story of surviv- 1962. “We just got American,” her father al, not only of the Holocaust, but of the declared. The Jewish Community of Louisville gratefully 1956 Hungarian Revolution. When she and her brother were chil- acknowledges donations to the following “Of all the Jews in Europe,” she said, dren, their parents refused to tell them “Hungarian Jews could have survived. about what they endured during the They weren’t picked up until the eve of Holocaust. It was only 30 years later, in JCC SECOND CENTURY FUNDS AND liberation.” 1987, that she learned the details of their OTHER ENDOWMENTS In the end, though, of the 1400 Jews in parents’ ordeal. Tokaj, Hungary, only 80 survived. Fuchs’ At that time, Fuchs was asked by an JUDITH BENSINGER SENIOR ADULT FUND SUSAN ROSTOV family was lucky. Her parents survived Iraqi Jewish filmmaker to do an inter- MEMORY OF CAROLYN WOLF MARSHA & DAVID ROTH CARL BENSINGER SHERI ROTH and returned to Tokaj after the war to view for a film he wanted to make on the MAXINE & DAVID ROUBEN rebuild their lives and reinvigorate the multigenerational impact of the Holo- ROBERT & BETTY LEVY BRONNER ELLIS ISLAND PATTI & BENNETT RUBY family grocery store. caust. She told him that her family had DIANE, ELLIOTT & GLENN SADLE EDUCATION FUND JUSTIN SADLE Fuchs described her childhood as never talked about it, but she would ask MEMORY OF BETTY BRONNER CAROL SEIFER SARA & HOWARD WAGNER lovely. She studied piano and her broth- her father. “I think you’re old enough,” WARREN SHAIKUN er, violin. Everything seemed good and her father said when she asked. BRUCE & LIZ SHAPIRO normal. Her father had been in a labor camp JOSEPH FINK B.B.Y.O. COMMUNITY SERVICE DENISE SHAPIRO On October 23, the family was listen- in the Bryansk forests under a brutal SCHOLARSHIP FUND MAX & RENEE SHAPIRO ing to a concert in which a cousin was MEMORY OF JEROME ERMAN JUDIE, ERWIN & SUSAN SHERMAN & FAMILY commander who forced them to do DEBORAH & MILES BARNETT MARC SMITH playing the viola when the radio went crushing physical labor under difficult LINDA, DAVID & FRANKLIN FUCHS SUNRISE OF LOUISVILLE dead. The next day, they learned the rev- conditions. Then a new commander, BETTE & TERRY HYMAN EVIE & CHARLES TOPCIK olution was underway. By December, Zoltan Kubinyi, took over. PHYLLIS & DAVID LEIBSON FRANCES VINSON Fuchs’ family knew they had to leave SHIRLEY PAUL SARA & HOWARD WAGNER Kubinyi refused to carry a gun and SHERI ROTH SHIELA & DAVID WALLACE Hungary. Dressed in several layers of treated the Jews under his command EVIE & CHUCK TOPCIK BRIAN YESOWITCH clothing with party clothes on top, the with humanity. Toward the end of the SHELLY & KENNETH ZEGART family traveled all night to reach a train war, when he was told to march the Jews SADYE AND MAURICE GROSSMAN COMMUNITY MEMORY OF CAROLYN WOLF SIMON WOLF station in Budapest then made it to the to an extermination camp, he defied or- SERVICE CAMP FUND HONOR OF THE BIRTH OF THE GRADDAUGHTER OF ELAINE Austrian border. There, they told the ders and marched them to Hungary in- IRVIN AND BETTY ZEGART SENIOR ADULT FUND guards they were going to a wedding. BORNSTEIN stead, saving 140 lives. MEMORY OF JEROME ERMAN RECOVERY OF SHIRLEY GEER They said goodbye to their relatives After hearing her father’s story, Fuchs MEMORY OF NATHANIEL FINE MEMORY OF ANNETTE SAGERMAN and walked across the Austrian border. convinced him to document his story HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF DONALD GORDON RECOVERY OF LINDA SPIELBERG Once there, they were taken, with many for Yad Vashem. 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Since then, I’ve seen them across temperature top with sprinkle of everything bagel the country on brunch menus every- topping. Serve while still warm. Directions: where from diners to Michelin Star For the cream cheese: Peel and cut potatoes and onions in restaurants. 6 ounces cream cheese, left at room CORNED BEEF HASH LATKES WITH half. Peel garlic cloves. Place potatoes, Latkes – or potato pancakes, as they’re temperature FRIED EGGS onion and garlic through food proces- known to non-Jews – are comfort food 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill Yield: 12-15 latkes sor for a coarse grate (you can also grate that provide the perfect base to any 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice These corned beef hash-inspired coarsely by hand). number of savory toppings, but espe- Salt and pepper to taste latkes work best with thinly shredded Place potato mixture in a large bowl. cially a runny egg or salty, fatty smoked corned beef. If you can purchase a hunk Add eggs, flour, salt and shredded (or salmon. After all, a latke is very similar For the everything bagel topping: of corned beef, as opposed to sliced, that diced) corned beef. to hash browns, a quintessential break- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds would be ideal. If not, make sure to heat Heat vegetable oil in a large sauté fast food. 1 tablespoon poppy seeds up the corned beef before shredding it pan over medium heat. Form large, fist- It’s traditional to eat fried foods like 1 tablespoon dried minced garlic or dicing into very, very tiny cubes. sized mounds of latkes, taking care not latkes during Chanukah, celebrating the 1 tablespoon dried onion But don’t skimp on the salt in these to squeeze too much liquid out of the miracle of the oil lasting for eight nights. 2 teaspoons thick sea salt latkes just because you think the meat latkes. Fry until golden brown on each And who doesn’t love a holiday that en- Thinly sliced smoked salmon will be salty – the potatoes still need salt side, then place on a wire rack on top of courages enjoyment of a little extra oil? Vegetable oil for frying to make these latkes most flavorful. a baking sheet to cool. These breakfast latkes take the best of Immediately sprinkle with a pinch of a classic and add a fun, American twist Directions: Ingredients: salt. that screams brunch party. Before getting started on the latkes, I 4 Idaho (Russet) potatoes Fry or poach eggs to your liking. When Here I offer two options: one dairy advise making the everything bagel top- 1 small-medium onion ready to serve, place latkes on platter and one meat. If you keep kosher but ping and the dill cream cheese. 2 eggs and top with fried or poached eggs. Top want to serve both at a single meal, you Add softened cream cheese to a bowl 2 to 3 tablespoons flour with chopped fresh parsley. could leave out the corned beef from and combine with fresh dill, lemon juice 2 teaspoons salt the second latke and just top classic lat- and salt and pepper to taste. Place back kes with some fried or poached eggs. in the fridge until ready to serve. If you want to be really indulgent, you To make the everything bagel topping, could whip up some buttery Hollandaise mix together the sesame seeds, pop- sauce – you’ll have your guests raving for py seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and months. thick sea salt. Set aside. Peel and cut potatoes and onions in EVERYTHING BAGEL LATKES half. Peel garlic cloves. Put potatoes, on- WITH DILL CREAM CHEESE AND ion and garlic through food processor SMOKED SALMON for a coarse grate (you can also grate Yield: 12-15 latkes coarsely by hand). These latkes are both creamy and sa- Place potato mixture in a large bowl. vory. Making latkes bite-size makes the Add eggs, flour, salt, goat cheese and 2 experience a little more fun – guests can tablespoons everything bagel topping easily eat the latkes with their fingers, mix. and also feel like they can indulge a little Heat vegetable oil in a large sauté KENESETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION & PRESCHOOL PRESENT: more since the portions are small. pan over medium heat. Form bite-sized mounds of latkes, taking care not to Ingredients: squeeze too much liquid out of the lat- HANUKAH For the latkes: kes. Fry until golden brown on each 4 Idaho (Russet) potatoes side, then place on a wire rack on top of FESTIVAL our many KentuckyOne Health projects ISSUES that helps us to live out our mission, or Continued from page 16 as Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once OF LIGHTS and able to offer the resources necessary put it, “to pray with our feet.” Sunday, Dec. 6 @ 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. to not only intervene, but to help support As Thanksgiving and Chanukah ap- PROJECT WARM TIKKUN OLAM victims escape to safety. We have also proach, I am so grateful for the generosi- Start off Hanukah with a Mitzvah! Help at-risk families & seniors weatherize partnered with the University of Louis- ty, creativity and capacity to partner and ville School of Public Health to help us collaborate, so that we can work togeth- their homes – volunteers must be 10+. Meet at the JCC. track our success in trying to reduce er to create miracles. May the day soon these statistics for our community. come when violence will end, and all Sunday, Dec. 6 @ 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. There are many reasons to be proud those in pain can feel hope for a brighter HANUKAH YOGA of the work that we do, and this is defi- and safer future. Enjoy a Hanukah-themed yoga session led by Cantor Sharon Hordes and nitely one of them! This is just one of Katey Brichto, in cooperation with Hadassah.

Friday, Dec. 11 @ 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. BIRTHDAY KABBALAT SHABBAT–HANUKAH EDITION Happy Chanukah! Celebrate December birthdays & anniversaries with tons of Hanukah-themed family-friendly food, latkes, jelly donuts, and other yummy desserts.

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When you support Magen David Adom, it’s like you’re sitting in the ambulance next to the driver, sharing in the mitzvah of saving lives. As Israelis face terror attacks and other emergencies, MDA medics are counting on you to ensure they have the equipment and training they need. th As we celebrate Chanukah, please give the gift of life, and Saturday, Dec. 12 Vines and Canines make your year-end tax-deductible donation today. 7-10pm 1985 Douglass Blvd. Louisville AFMDA Midwest Region Cari Margulis Immerman, Director 23215 Commerce Park Road, Suite 306 Beachwood, OH 44122 Toll-Free 877.405.3913 l [email protected] Open bar – wine, bourbon, vodka, cocktails • Gourmet latke bar • Appetizers • Music • Dreidels & Gelt • Menorah Lighting This is event is free, but donations appreciated. RSVP to 459-2780 or [email protected] www.afmda.org Please bring canned/dried food for JFCS food bank. Must be 21+ w/ ID. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 19

Here Are Seven Perks to Being Jewish in December by Rachel Minkowsky parking lot waiting for a “Midnight Door parents, cousins, in-laws and their great- No Tall Tales Buster” sale. aunt Shirley who flies in from Nebraska I am grateful that I don’t have to re- EW YORK, November 8, 2015 once a year, all within 24 hours. I get member to hide an “Elf on the Shelf” (Kveller via JTA) – Growing up, Decorating Ease eight days to fill with lots of family to- in a new spot each day. And I don’t have ours was the only house on the The town where I spent my childhood getherness. Eight. Long. Days. see PERKS page 20 block with a menorah glowing could probably be seen from space. Ev- N ery year, on the day after Thanksgiving, in the window. This should have put me on the fast track to Christmas envy, but the neighborhood dads would hang it didn’t. I respected Christmas, but was Christmas decorations. They could all never jealous of those who celebrated. be found precariously perched on their In fact, watching my neighbors actual- roofs stringing lights across the rain ly gave me a deeper appreciation for the gutters. Plastic Santas and their rein- simpler joys of Chanukah. Here’s why: deer would be dragged two stories into the air and then somehow fastened to Early-Bird Shopping shingles. Celebrating Chanukah means I usu- I watched the scene, year after year, ally have an earlier gift-buying deadline relieved we didn’t have to do the same. to meet than my counterparts. I have to My dad + wires + heights = certain get myself in gear way before Christmas doom. The expectations for Chanukah shopping madness descends on the rest decor are less labor intensive. of the world. We plug in an electric menorah and By Thanksgiving, I’m usually done. I park it on the windowsill. Done. spend most Black Fridays sipping spiced cider and recovering from a turkey-in- Time for Fun duced coma. Being Jewish means nev- My non-Jewish friends have to find er having to freeze my tuchas off in a time for their kids, spouses, siblings,

20:27) Our internal light is God’s light LIGHTS within us, searching out every part of us, Continued from page 18 revealing in the hidden places our abili- ties to manifest that light outward. The Chanukah of the rabbis relies on This Chanukah, how can we return to the personal and embodied light that my the pure idea of our own personal lights, 5-year-old sings about. There is a beauti- or “ner li,” as my daughter would croon. ful idea from the Book of Proverbs that Not only the one I hold in my hand to we each contain within ourselves a light, light the Chanukah menorah, but the “The life breath (the soul) of a human is one that I have within me to shine light the lamp of God. With it, God search- into dark, seemingly unmovable or un- es all the hidden chambers.” (Proverbs changeable places around us? (Dasee Berkowitz is a Jewish educa- tional consultant and writer living in Je- VAAD HAKASHRUTH rusalem. She is a frequent contributor to JTA, the Forward and Kveller.com.) The following have been approved and certified by the Louisville Vaad Hakashruth:

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For more information, contact www.louisvillevaad.org. 20 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Geraldine Brooks’ The Secret Chord Looks Closely at the Life of King David by Dr. Ranen Omer-Sherman hints at an underlying cause for David’s herself in the antiquities of the David- many older brothers by Hussein’s for- Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence ephemeral relations with the women of ian period in Jerusalem as well as the mer wives. Chair of Judaic Studies the story. Judean desert landscape – and that ef- “And then there was Mikhal, who be- There are also a few delightfully in- fort shines forth with brilliant results came David’s first wife. Her father, King University of Louisville ventive bits such as Natan’s gentle, Mer- on every page. She renders the horrific Shaul, was ambivalent about the mar- lin-like tutelage of the young Shlomo brutality of biblical battles as viscerally riage. That reminded me of a strange n The Secret Chord, her latest nov- (Solomon). If Brooks adheres closely to as those in the Iliad and that unsparing afternoon when I was invited to tea by el, Geraldine Brooks (author of the contours of scripture in most other realism seems apt. Ayatollah Khomeini’s widow. She told the Pulitzer Prize winning book, instances (unlike the midrashic reaches Yet perhaps her greatest achievement me that day how she’d managed to mar- IMarch, among other international of Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent for ex- is the intricate approach she takes to ry a guy who was then an impoverished bestsellers), has set herself the daunting ample), she always finds delightful ways the lives of the women in David’s life. I religious scholar with no prospects. challenge of portraying one of the most to deepen and enliven the old story as asked her about this in a recent email “Khadijeh was just a girl, fully veiled heroic and yet morally troubling figures her prophet transcribes it: “as sour as exchange and her profound reflection in her chador, when she took in the tea in the entire corpus of Jewish literature the gall ink in which I wrote.” on gender and the roles of women in tray and managed to catch a glimpse of and indeed world literature as a whole. Nor does she shy from the story’s Middle Eastern society, past and pres- her would-be suitor, the young Ruhol- The entire arc of King David’s career, most terrible episodes, such as the hor- ent, is nearly as compelling as her fic- lah Khomeini. She liked that glimpse, from boy shepherd to raging decrepi- rifying rape of Tamar by her half-broth- tional world. Drawing from her years as but her father said no, he wasn’t good tude, is told through the prophet Natan er. And as one who often teaches 1 and a veteran reporter, she observes: enough. So, that night, she had a dream. (mentioned in just a few enticing plac- 2 Samuel, the primary source of the Da- “I thought about women I’d reported In the morning, she told her father that es in scripture, his shadowy presence vid story, and who generally approach- on, women such as Queen Noor in Jor- she’d seen Ruhollah meeting with all leaves a great deal for Brooks to fill in). es historical novels set in ancient Israel dan, Ayatollah Khomeini’s wife in Iran. the great prophets of Islam. Brooks adds further layers to his with significant trepidation (there are As I thought about Batsheva at David’s “It’s probable that 99.9 percent of Ira- sometimes melancholy perspective so many opportunities to err when it deathbed, maneuvering to get her young nians don’t know Khomeini’s wife’s first through employing the ingenious (slyly comes to rendering the natural and hu- son Solomon on the throne, I thought name, and yet she was immensely pow- anachronistic) device of the interviews man landscapes), I was gratified by how of Queen Noor at the Mayo Clinic in erful in shaping the Iranian revolution. he conducts with others, presumably at masterfully the author seems to grasp Minnesota, as King Hussein lay ill with So, there were plenty of lessons about the behest of the king himself who wish- the social, economic and military real- cancer. Somehow, it was Noor’s young how you wield private power in a society es a full and unsparing chronicle of his ities of the Second Iron Age. son who was named crown prince, sec- that publicly barely acknowledges you.” life and kingship to be a legacy. Brooks has said that she immersed ond in line to King Abdullah, ahead of The result is a shifting, multifaceted tapestry that captures both the enormi- ty of David’s crimes as well as his gen- JCC Marks Kristallnacht with Program and Anne Frank Play erosity and largeness of heart. And here and there Brooks cunningly sneaks in by Tamara Ikenberg tales in the actual words of the real Eva and arrested Jews on the streets all over a potent line or two from scripture to Public Relations Specialist and Helmut, as the teen versions act out Germany, shattered windows of Jew- great effect. the stories. Anne Frank, played by Mag- ish businesses and burned synagogues Above all, The Secret Chord succeeds “Everybody’s got a story,” said Holo- gie Patten, is also a character. Anne is to the ground. It was the worst public as a richly accomplished character caust survivor and Louisville resident portrayed as vivacious and a bit boy cra- demonstration against the Jews up to study of all the people who love, hate Fred Gross during an address marking zy. Her chaste courtship with Helmut that point, and a harbinger of the hor- and fear David. The most haunting of Kristallnacht before the public perfor- is the most delightful part of the show. rors to come. these are the women’s voices (Batsheva, mance of CenterStage Acting Out’s pro- In one sweet scene, Helmut recalls how Fred Gross shared pieces of his fami- Mikhal, Avigail, among others). duction of And Then They Came for Me: Anne would lean forward with her ly’s journey across Europe escaping the Yet it must be said that with lots and Remembering the World of Anne Frank hands under chin when talking to him, Nazis, and expressed his gratitude for lots of palace intrigue, shifting allianc- in the JCC’s Linker Auditorium on Tues- and we see her doing it. surviving. es, reconciliations, and betrayals that day, November 10. The play is also filled with frightening “What can I say? I’m lucky to be alive,” are somehow suspenseful no matter moments that are difficult, but import- Gross said. He documented his full sto- how well one knows the original, this The tale we know best is that of Anne novel is also a genuine page-turner. Frank, the world’s icon of innocence ant to watch. ry in One Step Ahead of Hitler, which was It is hard to single out just one exam- lost in the Holocaust. But there are For instance, it was harrowing to ob- published several years ago. ple of how Brooks’ electrifying prose en- thousands of other lesser known Jewish serve a teenage Eva cringing and crying Gross said the synagogue where his livens the original text, but an ebullient teenagers who faced the terror. as she’s fiercely interrogated by a shrill parents were married and his father moment in David’s career demonstrates At the show, which has been touring Nazi and told how her brother, Heinz, had his bar mitzvah ceremony was set her flair. Here is her supple rendering of area schools, an audience of all ages got will be tortured if she doesn’t spill se- on fire on Kristallnacht, and that the 2 Samuel 6: 14-15, the king’s lascivious acquainted with Auschwitz survivor Eva crets that don’t even exist. massacre affected every Jew in Europe. rejoicing at bringing the Ark to Jerusa- Geiringer Schloss and Ed Silverberg – “They had enough horror in their Following Gross’ address, Adath Je- lem: formerly known as Helmut Silberberg – voices. It was very emotional. They por- shurun’s Cantor David Lipp performed “David leaped ahead, whirling in the two German teens who knew Anne, also trayed it very well,” Louisville resident two verses of the haunting Dachau air. The light linen of his tunic flew aside, went into hiding and have their own sto- and Holocaust survivor Ann Dorzback Lied, or Dachau Song, a composition by revealing the long line of muscle that ries to tell. said of the performance. Dorzback es- Dachau prisoners and fierce arts advo- ran from hip to thigh. He had recent- Unlike Anne, Ed and Eva got out alive. caped from Germany in 1939. Survivor cates Herbert Zipper and Jura Soyfer. ly turned forty, but his limbs remained Silverberg was Anne’s boyfriend for a Gila Glattstein also attended the play. Lipp explained that Zipper played lean and strong, traced over with the brief time, and Eva was friends with her. Perhaps the saddest moment of the with the idea of turning the twisted fine white puckers of scar tissue from Eva’s mother married Anne’s father Otto show comes at the end, when a wall of Nazi mantra Arbeit Macht Frei, which old wounds. He did not care that he after the war. photos of a lovely, exuberant Anne Frank means, work makes you free, into an exposed himself. He was far away, lost The play, written by Pulitzer-winning is revealed, and Patten stands next to it. unlikely source of empowerment. in the dance. There was no regard for “It’s a tough show to do,” Patten said. As he strummed his guitar, Lipp’s kingly dignity, for manly self-mastery. writer James Still and based on a mem- This was naked joy, uncontained, aban- oir about Geiringer, uses a very unique “You really have to take yourself out of it soaring voice sang: doned. He had let go of self. He was a and effective storytelling technique. and just act or else you’ll fall apart.” But we have learned the solution of bright flare, a blur of stamping, spring- The teenage Geiringer and Silver- The Tuesday performance was held on Dachau ing, whirling animal energy.” berg are played by Cathy Wethersby the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht, And became as hard as steel One of the most memorable choic- and James Thompson, and as adults by or “The Night of Broken Glass,” and the Be a man, comrade es Brooks makes is to portray the re- Carol Dines and Larry Singer. Each ac- play was preceded by a few presenta- Stay a human being, comrade lationship between David and Saul’s tor in the ensemble, which also includes tions commemorating the anniversary. . Do a good job, get to it, comrade son, Yonatan, as unabashedly erotic as Dathan Hoop, plays multiple roles. On Kristallnacht, Nazis murdered For work, work makes you free. it is soulful, a decision that will likely The adult Eva and Helmut tell their resonate with many readers and even The Food PERKS Chanukah is the holiday of deep-fried Continued from page 19 everything. And chocolate gelt. ‘Nuf said. to make up stories to tell my daughters about how a jolly fellow actually gets Holiday Spirit around the world in one night, or ex- Whether families are making Christ- plain how reindeer’s nose can glow in mas cookies or sufganiyot, the whole the dark. month of December is dusted with pow- Instead I get to teach them the dreidel dered sugar and scented with vanilla. game while we snack on latkes. Bonus: Everyone’s mood seems to lift. People We don’t have to share our treats with are kinder and more forgiving. It’s eas- anyone’s flying pets. ier to believe that miracles can – and do –happen. This holiday season, I wish ev- The Music eryone peace, joy and magic. Only kidding. This is a category where Chag Sameach! I can’t honestly come up with a “perk” • • • for the Jews ... there just isn’t as much Rachel Minkowsky is a wife to an Chanukah music. Let’s see, we’ve got “I amazing man, mother to two energetic Have A Little Dreidel” and, um, what girls and works as a school counselor in else? Seriously, what did suburban Jew- New York City. Writing has been part of ish kids listen to before Adam Sandler’s her life for as long as she can remember. “Hanukkah Song”? Parenthood provides ample material. Ra- chel also loves to cook, read and spend time with friends and family. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 21 Louisville Chosen as Pilot City for PJ Our Way by Shiela Steinman Wallace Mann, who was a reporter for the Jew- night dinner or mount a mezuzah on Books, which gave books to impover- Editor ish news service said it was a privilege to their doorpost. ished children. First he partnered with cover significant Jewish stories for JTA Since the books arrive in the mail, Parton, then he developed the same kind he popular PJ Library program (the Jewish Telegraphic Agency), and there is no barrier to participation. The of program for Jewish families. was conceived by Harold Grin- now “I’m helping write one of the most books arrive in envelopes that identi- Today, the program has grown so spoon and is funded by the Har- significant Jewish stories, PJ Library.” fy them as gifts from the JCL. As trust much that it has delivered close to 15 T old Grinspoon Foundation in She said, “PJ Library is more than grows with each gift, the door opens to million books around the world. partnership with participating commu- a program. It’s a strategy.” When free, invite families to participate in events. Mann said the Louisville program nities. It is a key program in Grinspoon’s high quality Jewish books and CDs ar- Mann had high praise for the pro- is strong with a current enrollment of effort to build strong Jewish identities. rive in people’s homes from the time grams Tuvlin does. Within the last few 291 at the time of her visit (enrollment It is so important that Grinspoon their children are six month old through months, Louisville’s PJ Library has had reached 300 this month), and more than Foundation representatives visit com- age 8, there are lots of opportunities for a fashion show and tea party, apple pick- 25,325 books have been distributed. munities that have PJ Library programs family learning. ing and a Sukkot party. The Grinspoon Foundation is now on a regular basis. Cynthia Mann came The books arrive at the time when Since everyone likes receiving free developing a program for children ages to Louisville on October 26 to meet with parents are deciding what values and books, PJ Library also serves as an out- 9-11, and Mann announced that Louis- PJ Library Director Jennifer Tuvlin. identity to teach their children. While reach tool. Forty percent of the families ville has been selected as a pilot commu- While she was here, she also met with reading the books together, she said, participating in the program were previ- nity for PJ Our Way. Initially, this pro- the Jewish Community of Louisville “children share questions and respons- ously unknown to the Jewish communi- gram will be free to the community, and Board of Directors and briefed them on es, and something magical happens. The ty, she said. it is launching this month. Participating the program and announced that Lou- family’s Jewish identity develops and Almost 10 years ago, Mann explained, children will get to choose one of four isville had been selected as a pilot com- their family practices start to change.” Harold Grinspoon, then 86, heard about books each month. They will also be munity for a new program, PJ Our Way. They might add challah to their Friday Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library part of an online community where they can communicate with other PJ kids. Louisville’s selection, Mann said, “is a tribute to you and to Jennifer Tuvlin.” Bronfman Youth Fellowships Applications Available She concluded by thanking the Board for partnering with the Grinspoon Foun- lbany, NY – The Bronfman fran Foer, author of Everything is Illumi- larly noted for producing winners who dation on PJ Library. Youth Fellowships in Israel nated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly year after year are among the strongest (BYFI) has announced that ap- Close and editor of the New American candidates for admissions to highly se- A plications are now being accept- Haggadah; and Angela Warnick Buch- lective institutions.” ed for the 30th year of this prestigious dahl, the first woman to be named Se- Applications for the 2016 Fellowship program. nior Rabbi at New York’s Central Syn- are due January 6 and are available on- The Bronfman Fellowships selects 26 agogue and the first Asian-American line along with a recruitment video at outstanding North American teenagers person to be ordained as a rabbi and www.bronfman.org. High school stu- for a rigorous academic year of semi- cantor. dents in the United States and Canada nars including a free, five-week trip to Fellows have found that participation who self-identify as Jewish and who will Israel between the summer of Fellows’ in BYFI has helped them in their college be in the 12th grade in the fall of 2016 junior and senior years of high school. application process. In the guide, What are eligible to apply. BYFI is a pluralis- The program educates and inspires It Really Takes to Get Into Ivy League and tic program for Jews of all backgrounds; exceptional young Jews from diverse Other Highly Selective Colleges, Chuck prior Jewish education is not required. backgrounds to grow into leaders Hughes lists the Bronfman Youth Fel- Students are chosen not on the basis of grounded in their Jewish identity and lowships in Israel first in discussing, financial need but on merit alone. committed to social change. The pro- “the top scholarship programs particu- gram was founded and is funded by Edgar M. Bronfman, z”l, formerly CEO of the Seagram Company Ltd. and a vi- sionary Jewish philanthropist. Last year, Jacob Finke was chosen for this honor, only the third Louisvillian to Chavurat Shalom meets at the Klein program at 1 p.m. Kosher meals are make the cut. The two prior fellows were Center at The Temple, 5101 U.S. High- available for $5 upon request in advance. Abraham Levitan and Jacob Emont. way 42, unless otherwise designated in Walk-ins welcome, but to ensure that a The story about Finke’s experience can the listing. It is a community-wide pro- lunch is available for you, RSVP by Mon- be found at jewishlouisville.org/bron- gram and all synagogue members and day of the week you plan to attend to fman-fellowship-proves-life-chang- Jewish residents are welcome. Charlaine Reynolds at 281-804-5374 or ing-experience-for-finke. email [email protected]. During the program’s seminars, Fel- December 3 Transportation to Jewish events, such lows meet with leading intellectuals, Remembering pearl Harbor with as Chavurat Shalom, can be scheduled religious and political leaders, and edu- Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport by calling Jewish Family & Career Ser- cators, such Etgar Keret, A.B Yehoshua, December 10 vices at 502-452-6341. Transportation to Sayed Kashua and Rabbah Tamar Ap- Chanukah luncheon with white ele- Chavurat Shalom is $5 round-trip. plebaum. The Fellows then participate phant gift exchange Funding for Chavurat Shalom is in study and dialogue with a diverse fac- provided by the Jewish Community of ulty, which is made up of Rabbis and ed- December 17 Louisville, National Council of Jewish ucators associated with different move- Dan Lane, guitar music composer Women, a Jewish Heritage Fund for ments and perspectives within Judaism. December 24 and 31 Excellence grant, The Temple’s Men of Fellows also spend two weeks with Winter break – no meetings. Reform Judaism and Women of Reform a group of Israeli peers who have been Judaism, and many other generous do- chosen through a parallel selection pro- A healthy and nutritious lunch is nors. cess as part of the Israeli Youth Fellow- available at noon for $5, followed by the ship: Amitei Bronfman. Upon returning home from the summer in Israel, Bron- fman Fellows are asked to devise and lead local Jewish or social action proj- ects. 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Lemony Snicket, author of the best-selling “Series of Unfortunate Events” children’s books; Jonathan Sa- 502 585 3251 www.welenken.com 22 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Apply Now for Scholarships, Grants for Summer Camp, Israel Programs For children and young adults, over- His sister, Elece Kovel, agrees. The let- her husband, Dennis, and their children, that takes teens to Auschwitz/Birkenau, night Jewish summer camp experienc- ters she received made her realize how Molly, Max and Meredith, chose to me- Dachau, Majdanek and other Holocaust es, Israel trips and other intensive Jew- much the Israel trip means to the Cantor morialize her by ensuring others the op- sites in Poland, accompanied by a Holo- ish experiences are among the strongest Scholarship recipients. She knows the portunity to enjoy the Jewish camping caust survivor, and then to Israel. Partic- positive influences on Jewish identity. At additional funding makes it easier for experience that had been so much a part ipants visit Auschwitz on Yom HaShoah, overnight camp, everyone is Jewish and students to take advantage of the oppor- of her life and theirs. And when Dennis Holocaust Memorial Day, and are in Is- often camp friendships last a lifetime. tunity to study in Israel. passed away in 2011, the fund was re- rael to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Living Jewishly is the norm and learn- Written applications must be submit- named to honor his memory as well. Independence Day. ing is part of the fun. Shabbat is the ted to the Ellen and Milton Cantor Israel Since the Fine children had attended When Natania Lipp participated in highlight of the week. Scholarship Fund by January 15. Each the camp in Wisconsin over the years, the March of the Living last spring, she While these experiences are critically candidate must also include the recom- the endowment was created to provide realized how fortunate she was to be important, they are also expensive and mendation of his/her rabbi or an appro- scholarships to Beber Camp. able to have this experience and wanted often put a strain on family resources, priate Jewish communal professional. to find a way to help other teens have the which might prevent children from at- Scholarship recipients must commit Frankenthal Family Camp Ramah same remarkable experience. Working tending. to participate in voluntary community Scholarship with the Jewish Foundation of Louis- To enable as many children as possi- activities upon their return from Israel. Citing their family’s desire to make a ville, she established the March of the ble to take advantage of these opportuni- Applications can be downloaded from Jewish camping experience accessible Living Fund, and, starting this year, the ties, the Jewish Foundation of Louisville www.jewishlouisville.org/federation/ for all youngsters in our community, fund will provide some scholarship as- has a program and several scholarships foundation/jewish-foundation-louis- Kim and Stuart Frankenthal endowed sistance for a teen who wants to go on available that can help with summer ville-scholarships/ For more informa- the Frankenthal Fund with the Jewish the March of the Living. 2014 programs. tion, contact Mike Steklof, 502-238-2774 Foundation of Louisville. The Franken- Lipp hopes generous donors in the or [email protected]. thals had been Ramah campers and community will help her continue to One Happy Camper Grants found it an “eye-opening experience” grow the fund to make more scholar- Once again, Louisville Jewish camp- Summer Camp Scholarships for themselves and their children. “Jew- ships available in the future. ers can participate in the One Happy The Laura K. Cohen Camp Scholar- ish camping opportunities have always The next March of the Living will be Camper program. In conjunction with ship, the Miriam and Dennis Fine Be- been important to our entire family,” May 1-16, 2016. Written applications Foundation for Jewish Camp, your chil- ber Camp Memorial Scholarship and said Kim. must be submitted to the March of the dren may be eligible for an incentive the Frankenthal Family Camp Ramah The Frankenthal Fund provides need- Living Fund by January 15. Applications grant of up to $1,000 if your child has Scholarship are need-based grants that based scholarships for youngsters from can be downloaded from www.jewish- never before attended Jewish overnight provide assistance for families to send the Louisville area at Camp Ramah in louisville.org/federation/foundation/ camp program of 19 days or more or their children to summer overnight Wisconsin. “We hope kids in the area jewish-foundation-louisville-scholar- up to $700 for a program of 12 days or camp. The deadline for application for will take advantage of the scholarship ships/ or you may contact Mike Steklof, more. To qualify, your child must be these scholarships is January 15. and the opportunity to be a part of Camp 502-238-2774 or msteklof@jewishlou- registered for a Jewish overnight camp Written applications must be sub- Ramah,” says Kim. “If they have a love isville.org. for more information. Addi- program that lasts 19 days or more at mitted to the Laura K. Cohen Camp for Judaism and want to have some fun tional information about the March of an approved camp. Approved camps are Scholarship Fund, the Miriam and at the same time, there’s nothing like it.” the Living can also be found at http:// listed on www.onehappycamper.org. Dennis Fine Beber Camp Memorial motl.org/. Children currently enrolled in a daily Scholarship Fund or the Frankenthal March of the Living Scholarship immersive Jewish experience like a Jew- Family Camp Ramah Scholarship at the The March of the Living is a program ish Day School are not eligible for this Jewish Foundation of Louisville. Each program. candidate must also include the recom- Please visit www.onehappycamper. mendation of a Jewish communal pro- org for more information and to con- fessional (rabbi, youth group leader, re- TEEN TOPICS firm eligibility. Incentive grants are ligious school principal, etc.). Applicants limited to available funds so don’t wait! demonstrating financial need will be These scholarships will be awarded on given preference, but other criteria will a rolling basis while funding lasts, with be considered as well. priority given to those who apply by Jan- Receipt of the scholarships is contin- uary 15. gent upon enrollment/acceptance at an For more information, contact Mike eligible Jewish camp. By accepting the Steklof, 502-238-2774 or msteklof@jew- scholarship, the applicant agrees to par- ishlouisville.org. ticipate in appropriate publicity before and/or after camp in the Community pa- Ellen and Milton Cantor Israel per. Scholarship Fund Specific information about each The Ellen and Milton Cantor Israel scholarship is available below. Addi- Scholarship Fund provides an annual tional scholarships for Israel trips and scholarship to a high school junior or Jewish summer camp may be available senior from the greater Louisville area from different sources through the Jew- to help defray the cost of an Israel trip ish Foundation of Louisville. Applica- and enable that individual to participate tions can be downloaded from www. in an approved month-long educational jewishlouisville.org/federation/foun- opportunity in Israel. dation/jewish-foundation-louisville- Holocaust survivor Fred Gross with BBYOers. The Cantor Scholarship was original- scholarships/, or contact Mike Steklof, ly established by Milton Cantor in 1997 502-238-2774 or msteklof@jewishlouis- BBYO Shabbat to Remember in memory of his wife, Ellen. When he ville.org for more information. passed away in 2002, the fund was re- Louisville BBYO hosted 40 members of the local Jewish community at BBYO’s named in memory of them both. Their Laura K. Cohen Camp Global Shabbat, themed A Shabbat to Remember, this November 6-7. Among the son, Howard, who lives in both Florida Scholarship participants was Fred Gross, who shared his story of struggle and perseverance, and Chicago, receives letters from each The late Laura K. Cohen thought just days before the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht as the teens in attendance of the fund recipients when they return summer camp was the best. She so trea- embraced the great responsibility of passing down these personal accounts. home from Israel. sured her time spent at a Zionist youth This event not only happened on the local level in Louisville, but also on the global “The letters mean a lot to me,” he told camp as a child that when she passed level across 15 countries: Argentina, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, us. “The fund was important to my par- away, her friends and family chose to Israel, Latvia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay and the ents and its value is evident in the re- remember her by creating the Laura K. Unites States. actions I hear from the students. They Cohen Camp Scholarship. Gross was inducted into BBYO as an honorary member of the Aleph Zadik Aleph describe the impact the trip has had on Applications for the partial-tuition (AZA) symbolically giving him the opportunity to relive his childhood stolen by the them and how it has changed their lives. camp scholarships will be accepted Nazis. It has been wonderful for our family to from youngsters interested in attend- In statement issued in advance of Global Shabbat, Colin Silverman, 91st Grand be a part of it.” ing Jewish overnight summer camps Aleph Godol (International President) of AZA, and Lauren Keats, 71st International that observe kosher dietary laws, are N’siah (International President) of BBG, shared, “With A Shabbat to Remember, Zionistic in approach (provide an Israeli we aim to create celebratory and open spaces so that survivors can share their sto- element in orientation and/or program- ries. As the last generation to have the opportunity to hear from these survivors Stay Current! ming), and observe Shabbat. firsthand, it is up to us to make the most of this gift so that we will never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust or the lessons of strength and perseverance of the Jewish Visit Us Online At Miriam and Dennis Fine Beber people,” Camp Memorial Scholarship A Shabbat to Remember was first in- Besides her family and friends, one troduced in July at BBYO’s International jewishlouisville.org of Miriam Fine’s favorite things was Kallah where eight Holocaust survivors summer camp. From being a camper at joined an international community of And Join Our the JCC’s Ben F. Washer Camp to being hundreds of teens in learning, singing a counselor at Camp Livingston and a and dancing. Fanpage camp in Atlanta, it simply was her thing. She thought camp was important for all Teen Connection House of Boom “Jewish Community of kids and was adamant that her children On Sunday November 8, 15 middle would go as well. school teens had fun jumping at House Louisville” When Miriam passed away in 2004, of Boom. Teen Connection at House of Boom NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 23

Center. Prior to this, Resnik was chief at Jefferson Community and Technical operating officer at the Speed Art Mu- College, co-wrote a Guest Comment col- NEWSMAKERS seum. umn about Kentucky’s “urban-rural di- At the Kentucky Science Center, Res- vide” in Business First. CenterStage Artistic Director John nik will be part of the senior manage- Tobin and Brosky were both part of Leffert is the subject of an in-depth pro- $426,000 budget. CenterStage was be- ment team and oversee the communica- this year’s Bingham Fellows Class, a file piece in the current issue of Modern tween Clifton Center, which had a $583, tions, marketing and PR, development program of the Leadership Louisville Louisville magazine 143 budget and Louisville Youth Orches- and membership departments in addi- Center that brings community leaders The story traces Leffert’s career from tra, which had a $389,000 budget. tion to working closely with board mem- together to come up with plans to deal his days as an influential drama teacher On another Business First chart rank- bers. with critical issues in the community. at two Indiana public schools to his tri- ing the 2014 local gross income of the ar- “I am thrilled to be joining this dy- The 2015 class tackled the problem of umphs as the fearless leader of Center- ea’s 42 largest nonprofit organizations, namic team led by Jo Haas and see great the disconnect between Kentucky’s ur- Stage, which he has headed since 2000. The Jewish Community of Louisville, opportunities ahead for advancing the ban and rural communities, and Tobin In the piece, Leffert also discusses Inc., came in at #25 with a gross local Science Center throughout Kentucky and Brosky revealed some of the class’s CenterStage’s next production, Big Fish, income of $9.12 million. It was between and Indiana,” she said. “I have been tru- plans to improve the situation in the a musical based on the 1998 Daniel Wal- Actors Theatre of Louisville Inc., with ly impressed with the educational pro- Business First piece. lace novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic a $9.68 million local gross income, and gramming that they accomplish inside Among their proposed projects are Proportions and the 2003 movie Big Fish, WHAS Crusade for Children Inc., with the museum and throughout the greater Unite Kentucky, a broad statewide directed by Tim Burton. an $8.87 million local gross income. Kentuckiana area.” project to research the urban-rural di- The story centers on a son learning According to Business First, Louis- Business First reports that Louis- vide, Louisvillians: Organized, United, what bits of truth are behind the tall ville-based novelty candy firm Candyr- ville-based eyeglass manufacturer and Informed and Engaged, or LOUIE, a tales his dying father has told through- ific LLC is getting a new headquarters retailer Korrect Optical is close to com- targeted project to improve outcomes out his life. at 108 MacArthur Drive in St. Matthews. pleting a $3 million expansion that has in Frankfort on issues important to Leffert was wowed by the show on a Candyrific CEO/COO B.J. Ruckriegel enabled the company to add about 50 Louisville voters, and Grow Kentucky, recent New York trip. said the company should be in the new new employees. a grassroots project to connect young “I’ve always loved the film Big Fish space by early 2016. The expansion funds are being used people in rural and urban areas through and I’ve always loved the book, but the Business First’s “First Honors” special to enlarge and renovate the Bishop Lane credit-earning classroom farming proj- musical is just so beautiful,” he said. publication recognizing the accomplish- facility Korrect Optical has occupied ects. “The root of my directing is always that ments of local young people poised to since 2009. Once the job is finished, A Rosh Hashanah story by Bob you have to tell the story, and that’s what become tomorrow’s leaders included a Baker said the company, which current- Sachs was selected for the latest issue of this piece is about!” handful of standout students involved in ly manufactures about 3500 lenses a online literary journal jewishfiction.net. Leffert also shared his passion for the Jewish community. day, could produce up to 5,500 per day. The story, “The Casket in Coogan’s timeless classic musicals. Here they are: The increase in jobs is due to the addi- Cellar,” was also highlighted on jewish- “I like to keep the classics alive. They’re Sarah Schwartz, a 17-year-old Du- tion of a third shift. fiction.net’s Facebook page. important to me: they are the reason I’m Pont Manual High School senior who Republic Bancorp CEO Steve Tra- In the story, family secrets are ex- doing what I’m doing because I grew up has worked at The Temple. Schwartz, ger recently told the Tampa Bay Busi- posed after a man discovers a casket in on them. The Sound of Music is why I who aspires to become a physician, par- ness Journal that the company’s plan to his cellar on erev Rosh Hashanah and con- love theater. ticipates in extracurricular activities purchase Cornerstone Bancorp in St. fronts his mother about it. Snapsheet, a mobile app that quickly including Future Physicians of America Petersburg, FL. For $32.3 million is part gives auto repair estimates after an acci- and Future Business Leaders of Ameri- of a strategy to grow into a $1 billion dent, was one of ten companies honored ca. Schwartz also volunteers at Baptist bank in the Tampa Bay area. at the 2015 Chicago Innovation Awards Hospital and the Kentucky Science Cen- Trager said the bank’s desired growth on October 27, at the Chicago Harris ter and has won accolades including the could result from increasing the cur- Theater. Manual Field Hockey 110 Percent Award rent book of business or buying another Brad Weis- and Science Fair Awards. bank. berg, a Louisville Chad Kamen, a 17-year-old Kentucky “We are very open to both of those op- native and the son Country Day School senior. Kamen, who tions,” Trager said of Frank and Bar- will pursue a career in social entrepre- St. Francis High School graduate bara Weisberg, is neurship, participates in extracurricular Brice Rosenbloom was named winner Snapsheet’s CEO activities including golf, cross country of the Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award, and co-found- and spring musical productions. He also presented by the Jazz Connect Confer- er. He accepted founded and is president of Team Food ence. Rosenbloom will receive the award the award with Chain, is a National Merit Semi-Finalist on January 14, 2016 at the Jazz Connect co-founder CJ and has worked at Camp Timberlane for Conference at Saint Peter’s Church in Przybyl and mem- Boys and New Roots, a local nonprofit New York City. bers of their exec- Brad Weisberg that provides nutritious locally grown Rosenbloom is the founder of the utive team food for neighborhoods located in food BOOM Collective and organizer of Win- This year, there deserts. ter Jazzfest, the Undead Music Festival, were 100 finalists and more than 500 Sonia Gadre, an 18-year-old Ken- the BRIC Jazz Festival and other inno- nominees for the Chicago Innovation tucky Country Day School senior. Ga- vative live events, as well as music direc- Awards. dre’s extracurricular activities include tor of Le Poisson Rouge. Kentucky Opera Development piano, track and Math Team. She also The Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award and Administrative Director Frances volunteered with the Heuser Hearing was created in 2014 in honor of the jazz Skolnick was quoted in a Business First Institute and is Captain of KCD’s Speech record executive who was a champion piece titled “The Show Must Go On,” and Debate Team and Co-Chairwoman and advocate for so many jazz artists about the state of the opera following of Louisville Girls Leadership. over the last four decades. The annual the July death of General Director David Gadre is also a Kentucky Governors award recognizes an individual who has Roth. Scholar. Other honors and accolades in- demonstrated extraordinary leadership Kentucky Opera has dedicated the clude the Commonwealth Ambassador and vision in expanding the audience current season to Roth. Award and the Cross Country Coaches for jazz and who has made a real differ- “In the immediate wake of David’s Award. ence for the artists, the music and the death, nothing was easy,” Skolnick said. Dr. Mark Perelmuter of Perelmuter audience. “David was a huge personality, a huge & Goldberg Orthodontics recently at- Diane Tobin, special assistant to the leader, and a huge asset to the organi- tended the Invisalign Clinical Adviso- president at the Kentucky Center for zation.” ry Board meeting, which is a group of the Performing Arts and Lisa Brosky, Skolnick added that Roth had already eight American orthodontists who do vice president of college advancement planned and secured funds for the 2015- research and development for the In- Are you new to the 2016 season, so Kentucky Opera’s imme- visalign clear, removable orthodontic Louisville Jewish diate needs were already taken care of appliances. Dr. Perelmuter was the first Shalom Tower Waiting community? when he passed away. to use Invisalign in Kentucky and has List Now Has 9-12 Skolnick also said Macbeth, the Op- served on the Clinical Advisory Board or era’s first production of the season, was for Align Technology since 2005. Month Wait for Vacancy Do you know someone who has come a great box office success. The company Shuckman’s Fish Company in Lou- to Louisville within the last year? Let the Jewish Community of Louisville is combining the positive momentum of isville and Ale 8-One Bottling Company make the connection. that accomplishment, and Roth’s spirit in Winchester have combined forces of dedication and creativity to move for- to create Kentucky Ale 8-1 Sweet Heat Please let us know you’re here by giving ward. Cheese Spread. The Kentucky Proud your name, address and phone number to Paula at the JCL, 459-0660 “David would be the last person to cheese spread is now available at area or [email protected] want us to stop and flounder because we ValuMarket stores. lost him,” Skolnick said. He’d be the first “We have had a wonderful response For further information, please call person to say, ‘Use it to create a new be- from our sampling groups about the Ale Diane Reece or Sue Claypoole at 454-7795. Welcome to ginning.’” 8-One Sweet Heat Cheese Spread,” said In a Business First chart ranking the Lewis Shuckman owner of Shuckman’s Louisville! 2014-2015 budgets of 24 of the area’s per- Fish Company. Jewish Community of Louisville forming arts organizations from high- Lisa Resnik has been named direc- 3600 Dutchmans Lane est to lowest, the JCC’s CenterStage tor of external relations – a newly cre- 3650 Dutchmans Ln., Louisville, KY 40205 Louisville, Kentucky 40205 (502) 459-0660 • jewishlouisville.org theater company came in at #12 with a ated position – at the Kentucky Science (502) 454-7795 24 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 JFCS CALENDAR

Sign up for the JFCS monthly e-newsletters! Send your email address to bbromley@ jfcslouisville.org and stay in the know with Work Program Recognized EVENTS upcoming JFCS events and news. LOOKING FOR CHANUKAH CANDLE LIGHTERS JFCS is looking for families who want to help light menorah candles at long-term care facilities in the area. If you and your family are on the lookout for mitzvah opportunities during the celebration of Chanukah, this is a perfect opportunity. There are many care facilities in the Louisville area. You can find out which ones are looking for Chanukah candle lighters by contacting Kim Toebbe at JFCS or by email at [email protected]. Happy Chanukkah!

Louis & Lee Roth Family Center SAVE THE DATE 2821 Klempner Way JFCS invited job seeking clients to a speed networking event on Thursday, November 5. Participants met with JAZZ AND JEWELRY EVENT Louisville, KY 40205 representatives from local businesses and nonprofits for 3 minute increments to discuss ways to utilize services Thursday, February 26, 2016 phone (502) 452-6341 and potential employment options. Featured networkers included HR and community resource representatives. 6-8 p.m. at JFCS fax (502) 452-6718 We are asking for donations now! Be website www.jfcslouisville.org The unemployment rate in Jefferson Distinctive psychological challenges like on the lookout for any new, gently used County steadily declines, but one diminished self-confidence, skill erosion or antique jewelry you might be interest- population in the community still and loss of social networks make finding ed in giving to the fundraiser. FOOD PANTRY struggles to find work. They are the long- new work more difficult. The workshop We just ask that they be clean and in term unemployed, or folks who have teaches stress management techniques excellent condition. Jewelry displays and been out of work for six months or more and offers networking opportunities. gift boxes are also being accepted. All Donations: [email protected] and whose unemployment insurance is A recent networking event at JFCS proceeds will be given to the JFCS Food Suggestions for December: nearing expiration or has expired. connected job seeking clients with area Pantry. • Pancake mix To help this group, JFCS in partnership recruiters. “A lot of these participants You can donate up until January 30, • Snack size juices and candy with the Kentucky Career Center Get have been working careers for 10 years 2016. Stay up-to-date on this event by • Assorted jellies and jams Opportunity! (KCCGO!), developed the or more,” says Kendall Thirlwell, career contacting Kim Toebbe at JFCS or by • Mashed potato mix Job Search Turnaround. This 18-hour and employment specialist at JFCS. “We email at [email protected]. • Gravy mix workshop pairs traditional technical have people with engineering, marketing • Stuffing mix job search training with non traditional and human resource backgrounds. It’s Food must be donatied in it’s original behavior health assistance. a wide variety of professionals who are THE KEY TO YOUR packaging before it’s expiration date. These clients often require more great candidates for their fields.” Monetary donations may also be made than just skill building strategies. Job Search Turnaround started as a INDEPENDENCE to the Sonny & Janet Meyer Family small-scale demonstration project in Food Pantry Fund. 2011, and expanded into a large-scale grant funded program when JFCS began a multi-year partnership with KCCGO! Since the collaboration began in 2013, 60 percent of long-term unemployed participants have secured acceptable employment. Door-to-door transportation This year, 66 percent of the long- for Jewish Seniors to attend term unemployed secured employment within three months of completing special community activities the program. As a result of this suc- cess, JFCS was recognized with a 2015 Program Award for Collaborative Agen- cy Programming Excellence from the COUNSELING & SUPPORT International Association of Jewish Vocational Services (IAJVS). IAJVS is an association of health and human RELATIONSHIP SOLUTIONS services agencies in the United States, Every Tuesday Evening Canada and Israel, of which JFCS is a 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. at JFCS member. JFCS conducts a weekly clinic for couples and families who have a need LINKEDIN WORKSHOP for counseling with a reduced fee December 2 & December 3 schedule. 6-8 p.m. at JFCS Hourly sessions are available by If you’re not using LinkedIn, you could appointment only. The cost per session miss out on employment opportunities. is $20. Please call Kathryn Fetter at JFCS helps take your profile to the next JFCS or by email at kfetter@jfcslouis- level. A workshop fee for both sessions is ville.org to schedule an appointment. $20. Register with Janet Poole at JFCS.

Support Groups Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Groups All meetings are held at JFCS Louis & Third Monday of the month, 12:30p.m. Lee Roth Family Center unless specified. Third Wednesday of the month, Adult Children of Aging Parents 10 a.m. at Kenwood Elementary Third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. Family Resource Center Contact Mauri Malka, ext. 250 7420 Justan Ave. Contact Jo Ann Kalb, ext. 335 Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Parkinson’s Caregiver Second Friday of the month, 2 p.m. Support Group Contact Kim Toebbe, ext. 103 Second Thursday of the month, 1 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Contact Connie Austin, ext. 305 First Tuesday of the month, 4 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, Support groups are facilitated by JFCS 4936 Brownsboro Rd. and funded by KIPDA Area Agency on Contact Naomi Malka, ext. 249 Aging through the Older Americans Act and the Cabinet for Health Services. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 25

WAVE sports anchor and reporter Brian The Temple offers a range of adult ed- Winner will come to Temple Shalom to ucation classes on Monday nights. AROUND TOWN talk about University of Louisville and Text Study with Rabbi David at The University of Kentucky sports, and field Temple meets at 7 p.m. The class is called Talk Torah over Coffee and kah Unity Celebration by lighting the 16’ questions. Brunch will also be served, From the Beginning. This class will read Bagels at The Temple menorah at Fourth Street Live! The pro- and costs $5 per person. Make reserva- and discuss the Bible from Chapter 1 of Rabbi David Ariel-Joel leads discus- gram will begin at 4 p.m. and culminate tions by December 10, by calling Temple the book of Genesis and examine the 70 sions of the weekly Torah portion every with the lighting at 5:45 p.m. Shalom at 502-458-4739. ways to understand every verse and ev- Saturday, 9-10 a.m., in The Temple’s Fish- All Unity Celebration events are free ery chapter. Meditate and Caffeinate at Advanced Hebrew with Rabbi Rapport man Library prior to the Shabbat service. and the whole community is welcome. Chabad House Coffee and bagels are provided. The next meets at 8 p.m. This class, called Bring Here are the dates, times and loca- Experienced meditation teacher Rab- discussion is Saturday, November 21. Your Hebrew To Life!, is a comprehen- tions for each night’s Chanukah celebra- bi Avrohom Litvin of Chabad of Ken- tion: sion based course on Hebrew reading Weave Your Way into Anshei tucky is leading a guided meditation and grammatical structures which will Sfard’s Knitting Circle Monday, December 7, 6 p.m.: The Pad- series on the signs of the Zodiac as they dock Shops, 4055 Summit Plaza Dr. guide learners to know what they say Congregation Anshei Sfard’s Knit relate to Jewish lore and mysticism. Tuesday, December 8, 8 p.m.: 7312 when they pray and understand the & Qvell Circle will meet Thursday, De- Classes are held at the beginning of Wesboro Rd. Chanukah will be celebrat- words of Torah as they were written in cember 3, at 1 p.m. in the shul library. each lunar month at 7 p.m. at Chabad ed with a Ladies Only Chanukah Cele- their own day. All knitters and want-to-be knitters are House, 1654 Almara Cir. The next class bration and Unity Program exclusively Wednesday Classes invited to attend. For more information is Monday, December 14. A $5 donation for ladies 12 and older. A pop-up upscale Justice and Righteousness: Person- contact Toby Horvitz, 502-458-7108. All is suggested but not required, and re- Chanukah clothing boutique will be set al Ethics and National Aspirations with knitted items are donated to the Jefferson freshments will be served. up at the site. Rabbi David is 9:30-10:35 a.m. County Public Schools Clothes Closet. Rabbi Litvin also leads guided med- Wednesday, December 9, 7 p.m., Jo- Using texts from Bible, Talmud, Jew- itations based on the work of the late ish philosophy and theology, Jewish his- Attend Alef Service at The Temple seph Beth Booksellers, The Mall at Lex- Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneerson, On Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m. in the ington Green, 161 Lexington Green Cir., tory and Jewish mysticism the class will known as the Rebbe RaShab at 8:15 a.m. journey in exploring the Jewish values Klein Center, The Temple will present Lexington. on the last Wednesday of every month Alef – A Service of Holiness and Renew- Thursday, December 10, 6 p.m.: Out- of Justice and Righteousness and their at Chabad. The next class is on Decem- application in the modern world. al, led by Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks. Alef is let Shoppes of the Bluegrass, 155 Buck ber 30. These sessions include relaxation a creative Shabbat service in which the Creek Rd., Simpsonville. There will also Jewish Life in the Golden Land with exercises. Coffee and refreshments are Rabbi Rapport is 10:50 a.m.-12 p.m. congregation sings along with guitarist be a menorah lighting on the University served. Steven Stuhlbarg, Ukranian mandolinist of Kentucky Campus at 7:30 p.m. A many-layered look at the joys and For more information call Chabad at challenges of American Jewish Life: Irina Bernadsky, and percussion instru- Friday, December 11, 5:15 p.m.: 502-459-1770. All are welcome. ments. Alef Services are the first Shab- Chabad House, 1654 Almara Cir. The past, present and future. Who were the bat of each month. December›s theme menorah lighting will be followed by The JCC Book Club Highlights first Jews to come to this land? Why did is: Lights of Dedication and Rededica- Shabbat services and dinner. Harper Lee they come? What were they seeking? tion. Please bring your own menorah. Saturday, December 12, 7:30 p.m.: The JCC Book Club will meet Mon- And, how did their experiences shape Chabad House. The menorah lighting day, December 21, at 10 a.m. in the JCC our own still today? The course includes Refresh Yourself at Alef-Bet Café will be followed by a havdalah bonfire Board Room to watch the movie To Kill a field trip to Cincinnati to visit Hebrew Relax, refresh, rejoice and reconnect and barbeque. a Mockingbird. On Monday, January 18, Union College, the American Jewish Ar- with friends at The Temple on Saturday, On the final night of Chanukah, at 11 a.m., the book club will meet in chives, and Historic Plum Street Syna- December 5, at 7 p.m. at an Alef-Bet Café Chabad invites the community to create the JCC library to discuss Harper Lee’s gogue. hosted by Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks in The their own unity celebrations with family Mockingbird sequel Go Set a Watchman. Klein Center. There will be a brief Ha- Visit Israel in Spring and friends. Both meetings are free and open to the This is the 20th anniversary of The vdalah service with entertainment by For more information, call Rabbi public. Steven Stuhlbarg and Irina Bernadsky. Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership- Chaim Litvin at 502-442-2208 or email 2Gether program, and the milestone Café-goers can enjoy international cof- [email protected]. Catch Chinese Dinner and a fees, desserts, and drinks including beer Movie at The Temple is being marked with a trip to Israel and wine. Alef-Bet Café is free and open Escape with The Temple Young The Temple will present a free screen- from March 28 through April 4, 2016. to the public. Adult Group ing of the 2014 documentary film The Travelers will spend a few days in the The Temple Young Adult Group will Green Prince on Thursday, December 24. Western Galilee, Golan Heights, Upper Make Winter Warmer for host an event on Sunday, December A free Chinese dinner will be served at 6 Galilee, and other beautiful parts of the Louisvillians in Need 6, at 5:30 p.m. at escape game venue p.m., and the film will begin at 7 p.m. land. Louisville has always been an ac- The Jewish Community Relation Breakout Louisville. The event is for The Green Prince follows the experiences tive participant in partnership and this Council and the Louisville Islamic Cen- young adults ages 22-33. A light dinner of Mosab Hassan Yousef, a Palestinian trip is an opportunity to experience Isra- ter are partnering for an Interfaith Proj- will follow the game. RSVP at www. who became a spy for Israel. RSVP to el with a personal and familial encoun- ect Warm Blitz on Sunday, December 6. thetemplelouky.org. For more about 502-423-1818 by December 21. ter that is uniquely enjoyable. For more You’re invited to lend a hand. Breakout Louisville, visit https://break- information contact Matt Goldberg at Volunteers will meet at the JCC at outlouisville.com. The Temple Has Adult Ed Classes [email protected]. noon for orientation, and then disperse Monday Classes to weatherize homes. Each team will Explore Feminism and Judaism at weatherize 1-2 homes, with the average Temple Shalom time commitment of about 4 hours. Rabbi Helen Bar-Yaacov will be the Project Warm provides free home speaker at Temple Shalom’s First Mon- weatherization services for Louisvil- day Adult Education program on De- lians in need, including installing plastic cember 7, at 7 p.m. window coverings and sealing windows In her presentation, titled “Is Judaism and doors with foam rope or rope caulk. Conducive to Feminism?” Bar-Yaacov For more information, contact Matt will explore the issue from ancient Bibli- Goldberg at mgoldberg@jewishlouis- cal times to the present. The program is ville.org. For more about Project Warm, free but RSVPs are requested by calling visit http://www.projectwarm.org. Temple Shalom at 502- 458-4739. Do the Dreidel Dash Celebrate with Chanukah Dinner Folks of all faiths and fitness levels at Anshei Sfard are invited to usher in the first evening The community is invited to join Con- of Chanukah at the JCC’s inaugural gregation Anshei Sfard on Tuesday, De- Sunday, December 6, 1:15 p.m. Dreidel Dash 5K, on Sunday, December cember 8, at 6 p.m., for a Chanukah din- 6, at 1:15 p.m. ner celebration. Dinner is $8 for adults, The Dash, for runners and walkers $5 for children ages 3-12, and free for Start and finish at the JCC ages 10 and over, will be followed by a children 2 and under. Make reservations (3600 Dutchmans Lane) one-mile Family Fun Run for everyone, by Thursday, December 3 by calling 502- and an awesome after party with games, 451-3122 ext. 0. music, Chanukah snacks and a meno- The Temple Hosts Chanukah Dinner Followed by a 1-mile Family Fun Run rah-lighting at sundown. The Temple will host a Chanukah at approximately 2:15 p.m. Come cheer on the racers, enjoy the chicken dinner sponsored by The Tem- after party and bring canned goods for ple Brotherhood on Sunday, December the JFCS Pantry. 13, from 5-7 p.m. There will also be An after-race party at the JCC with music, Registration fee is $25 prior to Fri- latkes, arts and crafts for kids, Chanu- day, November 27, and $35 thereafter. kah Bingo, a performance from Temple vendors, snacks, etc. Register at https://jewishlouisville.org/ choir Shir Chadash, and a group meno- jcc/health-wellness/sports/2015-dreidel- rah lighting. Attendees must bring their REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! Registration is $25 dash-5k/ or by calling Tara Stone, 502- own menorahs. Candles will be provid- NEW jewishlouisville.org/dreideldash 238-2726. ed. Dinner is $6 for adults, and kids 13 prior to November 27, Celebrate Jewish Unity and and under eat free. RSVP by December $35 late registration Chanukah with Chabad 9, to The Temple, 502-423-1818. On the first night of Chanukah, Sun- Temple Shalom Men’s Club Jewish Community Center of Louisville For more information, contact Tara Stone at day, December 6, Mayor Greg Fischer 3600 Dutchmans Lane • Louisville, KY 40205 Presents WAVE’s Brian Winner 502.459.0660 • www.jewishlouisville.org will kick off Chabad’s seven-day Chanu- On Sunday, December 13, at 10 a.m., 125 Years 502-238-2726 or [email protected] 26 Community Y NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776

Interment was at Adath Jeshurun Born in Fargo, Cemetery. Herman Meyer & Son han- ND to Louis and LIFECYCLE dled arrangements. Ida Rose Geller, Expressions of sympathy may be the fifth of nine B’nai Mitzvah Obituaries made to Congregation Adath Jeshurun, children, Jerry en- 2401 Woodbourne Ave., or the Donor’s listed in the army Eli Harris Nathaniel Fine favorite charity. in 1942 and hon- Schramko Nathaniel “Son- orably served his Eli Harris ny” Fine, 95, died Roger Eppinger country as a Staff Schramko, son of Friday, October Sergeant in the Mona and Frank 23, at his resi- Roger Henry European Theater Schramko and dence. Eppinger, 67, died of World War II. brother of Bennett Fine was a grad- Monday, Octo- Jerry moved to Des Moines in 1948, and Carly, will be uate of the Univer- ber 26, at Norton and soon met his beloved Barbara. They called to the Torah sity Of Louisville Audubon Hospi- married in September 1950, and togeth- as a bar mitzvah Speed School. He tal. er raised two sons. In 1961 he founded on Saturday, De- also received his Eppinger was Geller’s Glass and Upholstery, a family cember 12, at 9:30 master’s degree in born on Novem- business that he sold to his son, Leslie, a.m., at Adath Jeshurun. chemical engineering from the Universi- ber 25, 1947, in in 1989. He transitioned to proprietor of Eli is the grandson of Shellie and the ty of Cincinnati. He was a Chemical En- Cincinnati, OH Jerry’s Upholstery Supply until his re- late Melvin Benovitz and Dianne and gineer with Reynolds Metals and later and graduated from Seneca High tirement in 2009 at age 91. Frank Schramko of Ligonier, PA. went to work for M. Fine and Sons. School where he was the student man- He was a member of Beth El Jacob Eli is a seventh grader at Meyzeek He became a realtor and formed Nat ager of the state basketball champion- Synagogue, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Middle School where he plays on the Fine Realtor and later on worked for ship teams in 1963 and 1964. He earned B’nai B’rith, and the Jewish War Veter- tennis and soccer teams. He is also a Rainey Jones. He also owned several a bachelor’s degree from Western Ken- ans of the United States of America, for member of the Kentucky United Na- laundromats around Louisville. He was tucky University and a master’s degree which he served as Treasurer. tions Assembly and Beta Club. He enjoys a specialist in FHA and VA loans and a from University of Louisville. Jerry is survived by Barbara, his playing all sports (especially tennis) and business broker. He spent his professional career as an wife of 65 years; sons Leslie and Da- hanging out with his friends. Eli loves He was a loyal and devoted Univer- English teacher, first with the Jefferson vid (Debbie) Geller; granddaughters spending his summers at Beber Camp. sity of Louisville football and basket- County Public Schools at Shawnee High Devora Geller and Riva (Joe) Andersen; In addition to the volunteer hours that ball fan and attended all the basketball School and later at DeSales High School sister, Esther Oleisky; brothers, Harry Eli contributes to Beta Club, he is partic- games since the 1960’s. Nathaniel loved for 19 years. He was a wresting and (Annette) Geller and Aaron Geller; and ipating in the JFCS Pledge 13 program. to watch University of Louisville football baseball coach at DeSales, where he was many loving nieces and nephews. He For his mitzvah project, Eli collected and basketball and golf tournaments on known as “Coach Epp”. Most recently he is predeceased by his parents, brothers and hosted a used sports equipment TV. One of his favorite pastimes was was employed by Mills Detective Agency Sam and Max Geller; and sisters, Mary yard sale. The money raised was donat- playing bridge. at University of Louisville Hospital. He Ann Popowsky, Dora Snider, and Leah ed to Meyzeek’s athletic department, to He was a member of Congregation was a member of The Temple, Kiwanis Fursetzer. help students who can’t afford to be on Adath Jeshurun and the American Con- International-Dixie Louisville and Der- In lieu of flowers, please direct memo- school teams. tract Bridge Association. by City Brown Backers. He was a life- rial contributions to Beth El Jacob Syna- Eli and his family invite the commu- He is predeceased by Marion, his be- long Cleveland Browns fan and an all- gogue, 954 Cummins Pkwy, Des Moines, nity to join them as they celebrate this loved wife for over 60 years. around sports enthusiast. IA 50312, or Tifereth Israel Synagogue, joyful simcha. He is survived by his three sons, Dr. He is preceded in death by his par- 924 Polk Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50312. Mark (Karen) Fine of Toledo, OH, James ents, Minnie R. and Melvin L. Eppinger. (Phyllis) Fine and Brent Fine of Chan- He is survived by his sister, Elaine Stein- Dr. Jerome Erman dler, AZ; his brother Dr. Malcolm (Jan- berg (Sonny); his brother, Lee Eppinger; Dr. Jerome Erman, 71, died Wednes- ice) Fine; and five grandchildren and six his nieces Mindy Steinberg, Holly Rein- day, November 4. He was a retired podi- great-grandchildren. es (Craig), Tracy Steinberg Goodman atrist and a member of The Temple. and Kathryn Chaplow (Chris) and neph- He is survived by his loving wife, ews Andrew Steinberg (Wendy Sue) and Linda Erman; his sons, Stephen (Emi- Micah Eppinger. ly) of Kansas City, MO and Darren Er- Burial was at The Temple Cemetery. man of New Orleans, LA; his brothers, Herman Meyer & Son handled arrange- Jeffrey Erman (Kathy) and Michael ments. The family requests donations Erman (Jean) both of Detroit, MI; and be made to the Steinberg Family Schol- two grandchildren, Ethan Williams and arship Endowment at Jefferson Com- Asher Erman. munity and Technical College, 109 East Expressions of sympathy may be Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202. made to the Joseph Fink BBYO Commu- nity Service Fund at the JCC or the Rab- M. Joel Ungerleider bi David Ariel-Joel Discretionary Fund M. Joel Ungerleider, 87, formerly of at The Temple. Toledo, OH, died peacefully on Thurs- day, October 29, at the Episcopal Church Kimberly Adams Klein, Home. Kimberly Adams Klein, 58, passed Ungerleider was a native of Brook- away peacefully on Monday, November lyn, NY. He graduated from Stuyvesant 16. She is survived by her husband Zell, High School in New York and attended son Adison, and her parents, Thomas A. the University of Kentucky. He was a Adams, Sr. and Doris Adams. She is also pharmaceutical sales representative and survived by her siblings, Thomas Ad- worked for Roche Pharmaceuticals. He ams, Jr. (Tammy), Leslye Adams (Brad) was member of The Temple, Mensa, and Jay Adams; and her in laws, William Louisville Magic Club, and The Romeo’s and Myra Klein. and was a Mason and proud Kentucky Kim had two loves in her life, her fam- Colonel. ily and her job. She was devoted to her He is preceded in death by his loving son and her many nieces and nephews. wife, Paula Ungerleider. She loved working for the Gene Glick He is survived by his daughters, Cher- Company for 36 years. Helping provide yl Ungerleider (John Russ), Suzy Auker- housing for those who needed assistance man (Paul) of Urbana, OH, and Robin was her passion. This led her to serve on McKelvy (James Pence) of Toledo, OH; SAMA and work with HUD. She was a his sister-in-law, Raema Green; three member of Keneseth Israel Congrega- grandchildren, Eric Russ, Greg Auker- tion, where she was past president of the man and Althea McKelvy; and three Sisterhood as well. great-grandchildren. Burial was at Glasgow Municipal Herman Meyer & Son handled ar- Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may rangements. Expressions of sympathy be made to the donor’s favorite charity. may be made to The Temple or Peace Education Program, 318 West Kentucky In Memoriam Street, Louisville, KY 40203. Rose Rita Wurmser Jerry Geller In remem- Jerry Geller, a World War II veteran brance of Rose and longtime Windsor Heights, IA resi- Rita Wurmser, a dent, died peacefully on his 98th birth- loving wife, moth- day on Tuesday, November 3, at the Iowa er, daughter, sister, Jewish Senior Life Center. He leaves this cousin, aunt and world with dignity, respect, and the love friend. of his family and many friends. NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Y 6 KISLEV 5776 Y Community 27

often dark world in which we live. Let on Thursday, December 10, at 6 p.m., and us hope and pray that this message of there will be a bonfire Havdalah meno- D’VAR TORAH Chanukah will illuminate and brighten rah lighting party at Chabad House on Chanukah and Jewish Unity is the true nature of light, to brighten the the everyday life of every single one of us Saturday, December 12, at 7 p.m. world all around it. The Chanukah lights personally, and of our society in general. Happy Chanukah by Rabbi Chaim Litvin are specifically meant to brighten and il- In this vein, I encourage everyone to • • • join Mayor Greg Fischer and myself on Shabbat candles should be lit on Fri- Special to Community luminate the “outside,” symbolically im- plying that our mission is to bring light the eve of Chanukah for a grand Jewish days, November 20 at 5:09 p.m., Novem- hanukah is the Festival of especially to those areas of life and of Unity Celebration at Fourth Street Live! ber 27 at 5:06 p.m., December 4 at 5:05 Lights. It recalls the miraculous the world that may still be in darkness. in Downtown Louisville on Sunday, De- p.m., December 11 at 5:05 p.m., Decem- victory, more than 2,000 years This message takes on added signif- cember 6, at 4 p.m. The menorah will be ber 18 at 5:07 p.m. and December 25 at ago, of a militarily weak yet icance this year, as it is the year tradi- lit by the Mayor at 5:45 p.m. 5:10 p.m. C tionally known as “Hakhel,” which was A public menorah lighting will also Editor’s note: Rabbi Chaim Litvin, a spiritually strong Jewish people over the large and mighty forces of a ruthless en- celebrated by every Jewish man, woman be sponsored at The Paddock Shops local emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, emy that had inundated the Holy Land and child, coming to the Temple to share on Monday, December 7, at 6 p.m.; The has volunteered to provide Torah com- and threatened to in celebration and unity. We desperately mentaries for Community. mask the land of need more unity and more light in this Outlets of the Bluegrass in Simpsonville Israel and its peo- ple with darkness. dia of Jewish history and the Louisville niece Jordana and great, great nephews The miraculous SAGERMAN Jewish community. Until the end she Doran, Jacob and Nathan Sparber, who military victory, Continued from page 1 could regale listeners with accounts of shared hours of pleasure and uncondi- culminated with when she was 19 years old and went on events long past and provide informa- tional love with their aunt. the rededication to work there full time until her retire- tion about friends and acquaintances The family sends special thank yous of the Holy Temple ment 65 years later. she made over the year. to her best friend, Eloise Stemmle, her and the kindling During her tenure at the JCC, she held She was an avid grammarian and ed- former caregiver and dear friend Geral- of the menorah, many positions, including director of ited the speeches of the many past pres- dine Kelly, the fabulous staff of Forrest Rabbi Chaim Litvin is celebrated by the USO, cultural arts, adult activities, idents and staff members of her beloved Springs Health Care Center, and Drs. lighting the meno- membership and hospitality depart- JCC. Sixty-hour work weeks were noth- Gary Fuchs and Lowell Katz, who cared rah as a symbol of ments. She was also one of the original ing to her and when she retired, she had for her with unconditional love. the triumph of freedom over oppression founders of the Jewish Community Cen- accrued six years of unused sick days Sagerman’s funeral procession and light over darkness. Each good deed ter’s Bingo program, which provided sig- and 13 years of unused vacation. She stopped in front of the JCC to enable the we do, each flame of the menorah that nificant additional resources for the JCC said they would have to carry her out staff to stand on the front steps in front we light, adds to the goodness and the for 29 years. and they did at the young age of 84. of wide open doors as a tribute to her light of the world. The lights on the me- Affectionately known as “aunt” or She was preceded in death by the love service and their love and respect for her norah remind us that “a little light can “auntie” by many, Sagerman always en- of her life “her David” Sagerman. leadership. dispel a lot of darkness”. sured that the JCC was open, warm and She is survived by her niece and neph- The family asks that donations go to We light the menorah in our homes to welcoming to all. She was always ready ew Jaye and Bob Bittner, who cared for the Annette and David Sagerman Special illuminate our everyday lives with these with a big smile and a word of encour- her; her great nieces and nephews Sarah Events Fund at the Jewish Community spiritual lights. But, even though it be- agement. and Jarred Sparber and Jolyn Kram- Center, Congregation Adath Jeshurun or gins at home, it does not stop there. This Sagerman was a walking encyclope- berg and Lane Sparber; her great, great the WHAS Crusade for Children.

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