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8 Sivan 5764 Jewish Federation of Rhode Island May 28, 2004 Inside... Israel Jewish Vets plan observance

withdraws WARWICK The Rhode fromRafah Island Jewish War Veterans QWV) By Dan Baron will hold a Memo­ T EL AVIV OTA)-Israel rial Day obser­ ended its operation in a Gaza vance on Sunday, Strip refugee camp this week SAY CHEESE - To cheese­ May 30, at 11 a.m. amid heated criticism - even cake and kugel. See page 20. in front of the from within the Israeli govern­ group's Memorial ment. Wall of Honor at During the week.long the entrance to O peration Rainbow, the army Lincoln Park killed 41 Palestinian terrorists C emetery. and 11 civilians and destroyed Sunday will three tunnels used to smuggle be the formal weapons, Brig. Gen. Shmuel unveiling of new Zakai said. Zakai also said 56 names inscribed homes were demolished. on the wall to But in Jerusalem over the honor the Jewish weekend, Israel's actions suf­ veterans who have fered their worst critique from died this past inside Prime Minister Ariel year. Sharon's own government. Guest speak­ "On television I saw an old ers will include woman rummaging through the R.I. Chief Justice M ayor Scott Avedisian of W ar­ Cranston, Sen.Jack Reed and ruins of her home in Rafah, Frank Williams; Reginald wick, Rabbi Emeritus George Congressman Jim Langevin. searching for her medication, A. Centracchio, adj. general Astrachan and Cantor Remmie There are approximately J. Brown, of Temple Sinai in of the R.I. National Guard; See VETS, page 3 See RAFAH, page 7 Bonding with Israel a R.I. Jewish tradition Rona Trachtenberg AUTHOR - Meet Bristol By author. See page 22. PROVIDENCE - On Feinstein June 8, the R.I. Committee for State of Israel Bonds will hold to receive its annual dinner at Temple Emanu-El. At the event, M ark R. Feinstein, president of the Bondsawan Jewish Federation of R.I., will PROVIDENCE receive the Freedom Award for M ark R. Feinstein, who has his support oflsrael and leader­ played a prominent lead­ ship in the Jewish and secular ership role in both the communities. Jewish and secular commu­ nities, will be honored with For more than half a cen­ the Israel Bonds Freedom tury, the group has been work­ Award at a reception on ing to raise funds for Israel. Tuesday, June 8, at 6 p.m. In 1950, the fledgling State of at Temple Emanu-El in Israel was struggling to develop. Providence. The tribute is Its barren land was home to being held under the aus­ BATTER UP - To a 'Field of H olocaust survivors, displaced pices of the Rhode Island Dreams.' See page 29. persons and Sephardic Jews Israel Bonds campaign. fleeing from Arab- dominated Iraq and North Africa. These Rhode Island Israel Section Page immigrants lived in primitive Bonds C hairperson Susan Calendar 2 Leach D eBlasio said, "We tent cities with rationed food ELEANOR ROOSEVELT accepts an orchid corsage at a R.I. Israel Op-ed, Letters 4 -5 very much look forward to and scarce resources. Some­ Bonds sponsor's dinner in 1954 from Henry Hassenfeld, who served Federation 6 honoring M ark Feinstein thing had to be done. as chairman of the General Jewish Committee Drive in Providence. Israel, briefs 8-11 at our Rhode Island Israel In the fall of 1950, Israeli To his right is Alex Lowenthal. Community 12-14 Bonds community event. Prime Minister D avid Ben­ Photo cour tesy of the R.I. Jew ish Historical Association Arts 21 Mark has been an extremely G urion formed the State of Books 22 proactive member of the Israel Bonds. The venture was pipelines, power plants, etc. invited 50 American-Jewish Terna Gouse 27 nce community, and Obituaries 30-31 designed to sell securities to As their first public rela­ businessmen to tour Israel and fund infrastructure projects in tions task, Ben-G urion's team C See FEINSTEIN, page 7 Israel - harbors, highways, See ISRAEL BONDS, page 3 - - - 2 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 The Jewish Communitv Calendar Voice & Herald Mon., May 31: second fl oor. tion, call 331-6070. See Commu­ NCJW annual meeting For more information, con­ nity. Editor Mystical Alphabet Noon. Temple Beth-El, 99 Jonathan Rubin 8 p.m. Providence H ebrew tact Peg Boyle 331-5437 or visit Mon., June 7 Orchard Ave., Providence. www.AdoptionOptions.org. See Assistant Editor Day School, 450 Elmgrove Ave., JCC golf tournament Mary Korr Community. Thurs., June 10 Providence. 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May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 3 Community Jewish Vets plan Memorial observance Sunday 3,300 names on the wall, which Family members will be given names have been added of the was erected three years ago to sketch paper to trace the names approximately 60 veterans who take the place of its temporary on the walls for their children died between Aprils 2003-'04. predecessor, at a cost of$250,000. and grandchildren. This year, 22 It costs $100 to have a name engraved on the wall. Irving H . Levin, who is the state commander of the JWV, said the group is "the patriotic voice of American Jewry." He said the organization is the oldest active Jewish veterans group in the country. The group formed in the post-Civil War era, after an article in a newspaper falsely stated that the Jewish commu­ nity did not serve in the Civil War. "The founders wanted to get the message out that those of the Jewish faith se rved their country," Levin sa id. "It's a mes­ sage that we still want to get out and pass on to our grandchil­ dren." Several hundred people are expected to attend the ceremo­ Almost 3,300 names are inscribed on the Jewish War Veteran's nies. Lincoln Park Cemetery is MEMORIAL DAY - Irving H. Levin, commander of the Jewish War Memorial Wall of Honor at Lincoln Park Cemetery in Warwick. located at 1469 Post Road, War­ Veterans, will unveil the names of veterans inscribed on the Memo- wick. rial Wall of Honor this year. Photos by Josh Korr Jewish community has bonded with Israel for over 50 years Fro m page 1. Island Jews bought $734,000 in bonds in see the country's needs first-hand. On a one-month period. their return home, they went to work and sold over $52 million during the first Lang estimates that over the past half Israel Independence Issue. For the buyers, century, "Rhode Islanders have purchased the bonds proved to be a sound invest­ over $50 million in Israel bonds for Israel's ment which secured an emotional return survival." as well. Marketing: 'The BIG Day' "The Israel Bonds organization has The Israel Bonds movement ofth e '50s had a consistently strong presence in created what was called "The BIG D ay" Rhode Island for the past half century," bond sale. BIG was an acronym fo r Bonds said Jonathan Lang, Israel Bonds' current of the Israel Government. The entire com­ New England executive director, "thanks munity attended this June extravaganza to charismatic leaders and enthusiastic vol­ that featured international entertainment, unteers." guest speakers, and lavish refreshments. A Rhode Island gets involved newsletter was mailed to every home and literally hundreds ofvolunteers made phone In Rhode Island, Israel Bonds began calls and walked door-to-door explaining in March 1951, when Milton Sapinsley the benefits of purchasing bonds to their was chosen as chairperson of the state fellow Rhode Islanders. International tele­ effort. "A bond for Israel is a bond with phone conferences were broadcast as Israel Israel," he said at the time. The Rhode Bonds leaders spoke with Israeli dignitar­ Island Council of Jewish Organizations ies, who explained Israel's current prob­ immediately orgaflized a meeting that lems and concluded with the need to brought together all the leading Jewish increase bond sales. In 1952, Gov. Roberts groups at that time: B'nai B'rith, ZOA, even proclaimed June Israel Bond Month. JERUSALEM CALLING - Rhode Island Israel Bonds campaign workers heard Prime H adassah, The Labor Zionist Council, Minister Golda Meir speak from Jerusalem on a nationwide telephone hook-up at a M izrachi, Poale Zion, Council of Jewish Private home receptions and parlor "Jerusalem Calling" meeting held at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Resnick of Providence Women, Hebrew Free Loan Society, meetings were organized to give person­ in March, 1971 . From left, are Mrs. Max Greenberg, co-chairwoman of the meeting Jewish Mothers' Alliance,Jewish War Vet­ alized attention to prominent individuals and "Woman of Valor;" Mrs. Arthur Einstein, Women's Division co -chairwoman and erans, Ladies Association, Ladies Auxil­ in the Jewish community. Bruce Rotten­ "Woman of Valor, " Mrs. Resnick , hostess, and Mrs. Sheldon Sollosy, chairwoman of iary, Hebrew Sheltering Society, Farband berg, the 1984 chairman, clearly remem­ the Women's Division. Photo courtesy of the R.I. Jewish Historical Association Labor Zionist Order Branch 41, and Pio­ bers, "If we could get them to come to neer Women. the house, we had a fairly good chance of In 1961, Robert Reisman was sitting and I went to the office of Clarence Gif­ getting them to make a nice-sized invest­ in ·his backyard, "minding my own busi­ ford, a prominent banker in Rhode Island Less than one month later, R.l. Gov. ment." Israel Bonds' volunteer Tom Pearl­ ness when then Judge Frank Licht came (in charge of Hospital Trust) and got a D ennis J. Roberts purchased the first Israel man added, "They took the time to listen over and drafted me to be that year's six-figure commitment from him. Then, bond from Benjamin R. Albert, M orris to what we had to say, and they usually Rhode Island Israel Bonds chairman." we found a new source, labor unions with Espo and Max Levin, who set an ambi­ invested based on their ability to pay." That was pretty much the same tale that resources to invest, who were very Israel­ tious goal of selling half a million dollars many of the former chairmen told. "We oriented thanks in part to their Jewisl· in bonds. They reached their goal, with Another technique was to bring "big were sort of a fraternity that worked really executives." S566,000 raised. name" personalities, such as Israel's Ambassador Abba Eban, to Rhode Island hard selling bonds, had an awful lot of fun "It's not what you know, but whc Whenever Israel was perceived to be in to help stimulate bond sales. Formal, doing it, and fe lt we accomplished some­ yo u know," said Stanley Blacher, chair· acute danger, a trend emerged for Rhode black-tie affairs were often attended by thing important for Israel," said Reisman. man from 1972 to 1974. "We placed Israe Island Jews to respond with increased bond 500 to 600 Rhode Islanders and were held As these early leaders tried to reach Bonds with the Ledgemont Country Club sales. For example, in 1967, in response to at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel. new sales peaks, they quickly realized that with temples, and with banks, as I wa, Egyptian President Gama! Abdel Nasser's it would be very productive to tap into big friendly with many of their professionals ." blockade oflsrael's shipping lanes, Rhode Savvy salesmen business. Reisman recalls, "Max A lperin See ISRAEL BONDS, page 2~ I

4 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 Opinion A MAJORITY OF ONE Tolerance Museum - a golden fleece? o hundred million dollars can founded in Los Angeles in 1977 by an What happened next is a subject of labs, a cafeteria and a library. When last A y quite a bit of tolerance, even Orthodox rabbi who came from Vancou­ controversy. It was widely believed and I looked, many of the classrooms were so intolerant a city as Jerusa­ ver with the backing of a wealthy Cana­ widely denied, that the Israel i govern­ still housed in trailers. lem. (It can also buy child and health dian family, to raise funds to build a ment, on excellent terms with Turkey, The move to Jerusalem aroused resis­ care, social services and garbage collec­ yeshiva. Given the· highly secular nature requested th.at the Armenian situation ta nce from Yad v'Shem, Israel's Holo­ tion in a city as lacking in these ameni­ ofJewi sh life in the Big Orange, it didn't not be stressed. Whatever the reason, the caust Memorial and research ce nter. The ties as is Jerusalem, but take him long to realize that California only reference to those massacres is in a Center has agreed not to emphasize the a donor's name is less money for Orthodox schools was diffi­ brief segment of a film on recent geno­ H olocaust and this has bought an uneasy visible when attached cult to come by, so he elected to build cides (Cambodia and Rwanda among truce. to such obscure civic a H olocaust memorial in addition to the others). The Armenian governor has The whole distasteful business needs.) smacks of a traditional Jewish. problem, Two hundred mil­ Two hundred million dollars is what the Simon Wiesenthal best descr_ibed by a pagan reference to lion dollars is what Center in Los Angeles is spending to build its Center for Human our "edifice complex." It is hardly the the Simon Wiesenthal Dignity-Museum of Tolerance in Israel's capital city. fault of the Center that many donors Center in Los Angeles do not respond to meeting communal is spending to build needs unless they receive proper recogni­ Yehuda its Center for Human yeshiva. long since retired. tion and that the larger the donation the Ley Dignity-Museum of The rabbi is an excellent fundraiser To divest the Center of any taint of more public the recognition demanded. Tolerance in Israel's and skilled at public relations. When religious affiliation, the officials who Nor is this an exclusively Jewish trait and capital city. Eight donors have already pushing the H olocaust button failed to serve them both collect separate salaries certainly we should be pleased that so contributed 40 percent of the funds, and raise the necessary funds, he shifted gears and the Center and the yeshiva main­ many of our wealthier brethren are ready walls, suitable for plaques, are currently once again and turned his project into a tain separate boards. But the ties are very to contribute to Jewish causes. under construction. Museum of Tolerance. This opened up close and it is fair to say that the Center, But anyone who has lived in Jerusa­ You don't raise that kind of money a new possibility, state funding, which nonpartisan in name, is to some degree a lem and shared the problems of a society by thinking small. Earlier this month the could not be given to a religious institu­ fund raising arm of the yeshiva. in which public services are falling apart, Terminator himself, Arnold Schwartz­ tion but might be forthcoming for a non­ Not that the yeshiva has prospered can, without any difficulty, find better ' enegger, flew _from California to Jeru­ partisan project. as a resu lt. Recently, a staff member went ways of spending $200,000,000. To be salem to participate in groundbreaking He went to the state legislature and pt1blic with complaints that virtually all truly tolerant it helps to have food, hous­ ceremonies for the complex of build­ asked for five million. of the money being raised is going to ing, health, schools and social services. ings, designed by Frank Gehry, Ameri­ The then governor of California, an the Center and to Jerusalem. Its officials Nowhere on that list is ego. ca's architect dujou,: If past experience is Armenian, was won over by promises of responded that they are putting millions Yehuda Lev, ofP rovidence, is a regular any guide, the Center will be interesting, prominence being given to the Arme­ into both the boy's and girl's schools. Be columnist and a retired journalist who has provocative and totally out of character nian massacres of 1915. The five million that as it may, they still do not have some worked in Europe, Israel and the United with the city it is intended to enhance. was approved. (To date the Center has of the amenities that high schools are States. Some background. The Center was received $50 million in public money.) supposed to have - a gym, computer

caglecartoons.com Letters to the editor Support for families with gay members I'm the happy mother of a lesbian, and I'm writing to echo the sentiments of Marc Paige and Louise and Bob Zuckerman in their letters published April 30. Their letters refuted Rabbi Moshe Antelman's view that gays and lesbians are to :>e condemned. Does Rabbi Antelman also think that adulterers should be executed? Would he kill any of his neighbors who desecrated the Sabbath? Does he think women and deaf people should be barred from testifying in a court of law? Look at your Torah, Rabbi Antelman: all those teachings are right there. Of course, like the fundamentalists of many religions, Rabbi Antelman cherry­ picks scriptures to find the ones he wants t0 support his narrow-minded opinio_ns. Isn't it curious that he takes literally only those verses that_condemn homosexuality, out is perfectly willing to accept the reinterpretations of other precepts. The Greater Providence Chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians ind Gays (PFLAG) is a grass-roots volunteer organization of which I am president. · ,,, - \ 111 ,., We support parents on their journey to acceptance of their gay children. Many fami­ \fl, .ies come to us burdened by guilt and fear caused in great measure by the censure and , , \/ I ,, , \111, ,, , I . .1arrow-mindedness of rigid clergy. "''' ,Vi 111/ All are welcome at our meetings. I ·urge anyone interested to call me at 751-7571. Myra B. Shays Providence

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May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 5 Opinion

ALISON ON ALIYAH Mint chocolate chip ice cream, a sign of culture shock

tarbucks. Drizzly, 40-degree become so accustomed to Israel in just was in America, and that there are other I will never forget the first time I was S weather in May - with no end­ seven months, but apparently I have. problems to deal with there. referred to as an "Anglo," and was told, less, blisteringly hot days in sight. Even though I am just barely fluent in I kept hearing about this new movie, "It doesn't matter," when I protested What seems like thousands of maga­ H ebrew, it would continually fly out of "Super Size Me," and about the lawsuits that I'm not English! zines with Brad Pitt on the cover. Mint my mouth instead of the customary Eng­ against McDonald's. I hadn't heard a We all grow used to our atmo­ ice cream! Soft toilet paper. Being able lish, before I was even aware of it. Some thing about any of it, and I realized sphere and the types of people that fit to speak English without people look­ of the little phrases and expressions how far removed Jerusalem is from into our natural schemas. Not until I ing at me twice. African Americans. are so automatic now - I frequently popular culture, American popular cul­ touched down in Newark did I realize As I stepped offthe plane at Newark had split-second trouble remembering ture. Israel shows American movies, but that my daily schemas have changed airport last week, I was "Thank you," "Come on!," and "Let's only months later than their release in so dramatically. It would be no less assaulted by America. I go" in my mother-tongue. America. Israeli media focuses on Israel, shocking to see an African American in walked to my connect­ On the other hand, I was very con­ America's response to Israel's actions, Jerusalem than to see the D alai Lama ing flight to Seattle scious of hearing English everywhere. It and political happenings all over the walking down the streets ofProviden ce. in a daze, not know­ sounded strange to me to be surrounded world that are significant to Israel. We It could happen - but it's pretty rare. ing what to buy first by it so fully, rather than hearing only don't hear much about (what is perceived Don't get me wrong; there are tens of! - but wanting to buy a smattering of it amongst the Hebrew. as constant) American lawsuits, celeb­ thousands of black people in Israel. But something more than Billboards, commercials, and television rity divorces, or even a great deal about they're Ethiopians - Ethiopian Jews at I could stand. Muf­ news were all continually fascinating to America's daily dealings in Iraq. that - and they fit into an entirely dif­ Alison fins, doughnuts, Dori­ me. As I sat in the airport waiting for my I had also forgotten a number of ferent schema unto themselves. Golub tos, Skittles - I had next flight, I heard the newscaster say, things about American society. I forgot Schemas, culture shock, different forgotten about these "And all of us Americans felt ..." It took that you have to pay for a suitcase cart at worlds. I suppose it takes being con- I things in Israel. Or me a few seconds to remember that I was the airport (S5 in ewark; $3 in Seattle, fronted with the old to realize how rather, I had forgotten how good they one of them again, for at least a short SO in Israel). I forgot that you don't have much one has changed. It was only after are in America. I finally settled on a big time. to pay for a grocery cart at the supermar­ I saw my old life that it hit home that hunk ofBreyer's mint chocolate chip ice And the shock continued through­ ket (5 shekels to use one in Israel, but my new life is so different. And the I cream - at 5:35 a.m. It was the best ice out the week. Every time I saw a bus I you get it back when you return the cart shock comes when they collide. cream cone I think I've ever had! It just couldn't help but shudder with the famil­ to its dock). I forgot that it only takes Alison Stern Golub is a graduate isn't the same in Israel - most of the iar split-second of wariness I always feel. about 45 minutes to wash a load of laun­ of Brown University. She welcomes cor­ time the green ice cream here is pista­ Every time I heard an ambulance siren dry in the States, as opposed to the gru­ respondence (and advice/) in response chio, anyway. I felt that same dread I always do in eling 2 hours (at least!) here in Israel. I to her articles and can be emailed at I I began to recognize my symptoms Jerusalem, wondering if there will be forgot that I am considered an American [email protected] - full-blown culture shock. I would more sirens, and if I will have to check at all; in Israel, we are "Anglo-Saxons," never have believed that I could have the news. But then I remembered that I or the more popular "Anglos." Indeed,

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VIEWPOINT My March of the Living By Marissa Weinshel ner of Hamden, Conn., Philip Ravski of (Editor's Note: From April 14-28, Valley Stream, N.Y., and Judith Meisel dozens of Jewish teens from Rhode of Santa Barbara, Calif. Island and Massachusetts flew to Poland At one point in the trip, someone for the March of the Living, an inter­ asked Meisel what she would say to Hitler national program that explores s Jewish if she could speak to him. She responded identity by learning about the past, pres­ with something like, "I wouldn't say ent and future. This is one of their sto­ much to him. I'd show him us (our ries.) group) dancing at the H askalah Temple I walked off the airplane at the Ben in Krakow, walking the March with Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv. I immedi­ Israeli flags draped over our backs, show­ ately got down on my hands and knees ing him that we are strong and that our to kiss the ground. It was my third time ancestors' spirit still lives. traveling to Israel, and I had never kissed At Auschwitz, all 107 marchers from the ground before. The ELAL security the New England/ Carolina group were guard taking my picture laughed. "Ma sitting beside the gas chambers for, a zeh?" he asked, as ifI was crazy to allow Tekes memorial service. Six marchers my lips to touch the cement. I ignored stood in front of everyone to read pieces ETCHED IN FLESH - The left arm of Pincus Kolender shows the tattoo forced upor him. If only he understood what we had of literature. After reading a selection him by the Nazis in the Birkenau concentration camp. Photo by Marissa Weinshel seen, where we had all been. from the book, Night, by Elie Wiesel, just the suitcases or the glasses, but the Somehow, he survived several brushe, Zach Lichaa of Barrington paused. H e I was never one to cry, but every­ shoes. Every shoe belonged to some­ with death. Pincus showed us his tattoc said, "growing up in Rhode Island, I have thing is different with the March of the one: a son, a daughter, a mother, a father, on his left arm. While everyone wa, always been a big fan of the New Eng­ Living. Seeing pictures from the Holo­ a grandmother, a grandfather, an aunt, taking pictures, Janet, his wife, said, "iJ land Patriots. Tom Brady is the man. caust moved me to silence, but not tears, and an uncle. For every shoe there was a you count the numbers, they add up re Until today he has been my hero. Now though they were tear-worthy. It wasn't person, a human being, a life. eighteen, Chai (life)." It's amazing ho"' . until I saw Treblinka, Tikochyn, Aus- I realize what a real hero is. The five life works . We went to each of the sites in chwitz, Birkenau, and Majdanek that survivors with our group: Uncle Phil, Poland with the survivors. They were The March of the Living is coor­ the tears came. I kept tissues in my Judy, Joe, Pincus, and Renee. You are remarkably strong individually. Together, dinated locally by the Bureau of Jewisr jacket pocket to dry them. Until I heard my heroes." the 107 of us were maybe even stronger. Education of RI and is supported b) In addition to the gas chamber, the stories of the five survivors traveling When visiting Pincus Kolender's bar­ a Community Mission grant from th, with us, I couldn't begin to know what while in Auschwitz I saw rooms filled racks in Birkenau, someone asked him Jewish Federation of Rhode Island. these places mean on an individual and with suitcases, human ha-ir, glasses, pots if he ever thought of committing suicide Marissa Weinshel, a senior at th, collective basis. Our five Holocaust sur­ and pans, hairbrushes, and most disturb­ while in the camp. He said, "Of course, Wheele,· School and the Harry Elkin M idra­ ingly, shoes. The robbery of the Holo­ vivors were: Pincus Kolender and Joe I thought about it. It was an easy way sha Community High School of the Bureai Engle of Charleston, S.C.; Renee Glass- caust affected me greatly, but what was out, but I never had the guts to do it." ofJ ewish Education of R hode Island, live: more disturbing was what they took; not in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. 6 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 Federation JFRI allocates $1.6 M locally By Sara Masri The JCC has been impacted attending programs has gone PROVIDENCE The by the economic downturn as up in the last year, but the agen­ fewish Federation of Rhode well; in addition, the agency is cy's program budget is under Island (]FRI) allocated just over at risk of losing over S100,000 $10,000 and they are still not 51.6 million for the 2004-'05 in United Way funds during the able to adequately serve the 1,200 fiscal year to local agencies. 2005 calendar year, due to a to 1,500 students on campus. Recently, its Board of change in United Way's alloca­ Nussbaum stated that, "We, at Directors voted to give an addi­ tion formula. URI Hillel, will effectively tional $58,000 to local agencies. "The increase in our Feder­ leverage the JFRI funding, The Bureau of Jewish Education ation allocation will help reduce resulting in increased donor sup­ (BJE) received $17,500; the the overall impact of next year's port, and almost double the stu­ Jewish Community Center (JCC) projected United Way cuts," said dent programming budget for $13,100, and Jewish Family Ser­ Rick Nelson, executive director the upcoming academic year." vice (JFS) $12,000. of theJCC. The Federation is also forming a campus study subcommittee to "I am happy that our com­ JFS may see a reduction in look at the most effective way to munity was able to provide more funding from the United Way, serve all Jewish students around financial resources for our agen­ as well as see increased costs in the state. cies, thanks to the generosity of running some of their core pro­ our donors," said Alan Litwin, grams. John Shalett, JFS execu­ In addition, the Jewish chairman of planning and alloca­ tive director, said, "The impact of Seniors Agency's Jewish Eldercare tions. the additional $12,000 will allow (JERI) program, the RI Holo­ caust Museum, Camp JORI, the In recent years, agencies have JFS to provide more direct coun­ Alperin Schechter Day School, felt the impact of the post-911 seling services and develop mean­ Lions of Judah leave legacy and the Providence H ebrew Day economic downturn. ingful outreach programs." On Monday, four Lions of Judah, (from left) Bar­ The University of Rhode School all received increased The BJE relies heavily on funding. bara Levine, Grace Alpert, Elaine Odessa and outside grants and has seen fewer Island (URI) Hillel Foundation The Federation board also Roberta Holland, signed a ketubah commemorat­ dollars available from all sources. received an additional $13,000. voted S1.5 million to overseas th The increased funding will enable In the past year, URI Hillel has ing the 10 anniversary of the National Lions of partners, the Jewish Agency for them to continue their outreach brought in a new executive direc­ Judah Endowment Program. Other "LOJES" who Israel (JAFI) and the American efforts, and support their suc­ tor, Victor Nussbaum, with the Jewish Joint Distribution Com­ were unable to attend the reception held at the cessful Israel education, special goal of increasing their program­ ming and presence on campus. mittee (JDC). home of Hope Hirsch of Providence included Caro­ needs programs and teacher sup­ lyn Cohen, Gloria Feibish, Joyce Hurwitz and one port services. The number of students Sara M asri is]FRJ's planning and allocation director. anonymous donor.

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Building Community. THANKS FOR AJOB WELL DONE! Helping Jews in Need. May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 7 Israel Fr!~gr,ael pulls out ofRajah and she reminded me ofmy grand­ mother who was expelled from her home during the Holocaust," Justice Minister Yosef "Tommy" Lapid, who as a boy fled the Nazi invasion of Hungary, was quoted as telling Cabinet col­ leagues Sunday. International criticism has mounted of Israel's demolition of dozens of homes in Rafah to widen a security zone between ~he Sale. Rafah and Egypt. Lapid's words were not wel­ 25 % 0 ff most items comed by Sharon, who has increased Israel's military pres­ 50 % 0 ff select items ence in southern Gaza while pushing for an Israeli withdrawal plan from the crowded strip. all month long. After a rebuke from Sharon, Lapid clarified his remarks. "To remove any doubt, I do not mean to liken us to the Germans or the Holocaust," he told Israel Radio. RAFAH TUNNEL- Israeli soldiers explore an arms-smuggling tunnel FIEL D & ROSE "But we ~ust remember that we found under a Rafah home near the Egyptian border in the Gaza w ww. fieldandrose.com are a humane people, we are Jews Strip last week. BP lmages!JTA 139 Elmgrovc Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island· 40 1.331.5323 and we have commitment beyond just our security needs." terrorism. for an incremental rather than a Israeli army operations inten­ For his part, Sharon report­ sweeping withdrawal. sified after Palestinians killed edly has revised his withdrawal But with many Israelis still 13 Israeli soldiers in Rafah two plan from Gaza and parts of the upset over the killing of 13 weeks ago. camp levya West Bank in an effort to accom· soldiers two weeks ago, any . Last week, the U.N. Security modate Likud voters who rejected compromise IS a hard Council passed a resolution con­ his original pullout plan in a party sell. 65th Anniversary Reunion demning Israel for the demolition referendum May 2. Israeli officials said the of Palestinian homes in Rafah, Sharon was expected to pres­ 24-foot-deep tunnel leading into June 26, 2004 which Israel said was done for ent the revised plan Thursday. Egypt, discovered Saturday in security reasons. Opponents of the plan main­ Rafa h's Brazil neighborhood, is 9:30am - 5:00pm The United States abstained sure to hurt the Rafah arms trade. tain that withdrawing from Gaza Join fellow camper, counselor and staff alumni to from the vote, signaling its dis­ But Israel's Channel Two tele­ under Palestinian fire amounts to celebrate Shabbat, rekindle camp friendships, and spend satisfaction with Israeli actions by a concession that will encourage vision reported Sunday that the the day at your childhood summer home on Lake Potanipo. departing from its usual policy of terrorism. Palestinian Authority is supply­ vetoing any U.N. Security Coun­ Sharon now is said to be ing Rafah terrorists with arms to For more info and to download the registration form visit cil resolution on the Middle East crafting a plan that will call supplement munitions they have that does not also condemn Arab lost to Israeli forces. www.cohencamps.org/tevya_ 65th_reunion.html Feinstein to get Bonds award From page 1 we are delighted to have this Bureau of Jewish Education. H e 11 * opportunity to highlight his was the first president of the n1:re C~ r4i-. ll~Jk , * achievements." Rhode Island Holocaust Mei:no- 11 ., to the He currently serves on the rial Museum. ~ fltte~ boards ofth e Miriam Foundation, The presider,t of Northeast Bank of Rhode Island, Temple Management, Inc., Feinstein Jewish Federation of Rhode Island's 1-f Emanu-El and the Jewish Fed­ owns and operates 28 Blockbuster eration of Rhode Island. He video franchises and is active in a 1 is president of the Federation, a wide range of communal endeav­ Women s ~lliance ~nnual e5'neeting position he has held since 2002, ors. and and served as JFRI Campaign The speaker at the June 8th Chair from 1999-2001. In the event will be Prof. Raymond past, he has sat on the boards Tanter, from the Washington 9nstallation of 0fficers and CVirectors of the Alperin Schechter Day Institute for Near East Policy, School, the Jewish Community an expert on international terror· Tuesday, June r, 2004 - 7:30 p.m. Center of Rhode Island and the ism. 12 Sivan 5764 What matters most to you Phyllis$. $iperstein ~amarisk ~ssisted £.iving 'Jlesidence is close to your heart 3 Shalom Drive - Warwick, Rhode Island Including the Providence Public Library in your estate planning will Installing League of Nations ref­ nal Pacelli - the Vatican sec­ President Truman threatened to ugee official from 1933 to 1935 . rernry of state who later became . break with Israel unless it allowed and the first U.S. ambassador to Pope Pius XII - also bear on the return of some Palestinian Israel, have provided a trove of current Vatican-Jewish relations, refugees displaced in Israel's 1948 insights into that period, which which have been strained by War oflndependence, documents echo to day in the ongoing con­ accusations that Pacelli didn't do newly unearthed by the U.S. troversy over the status of Pales­ enough to save European Jews Holocaust Memorial Museum tinian refugees. threatened with extermination. show. M cDonald's -records of hi s 1cDonald, who expresses unvarnished affection for many of the Jewish and Zionist leaders of the day in his 12,000 pages of diaries, learned of Truman's threat on June 9, 1949, from Abe Feinberg, a U.S. Jewish leader who acted as an interlocutor between the U.S. and Israeli gov­ ASSET MANAGEMENT ernments. McDonald described the MCDONALD-BEN -GURION - The first U.S. ambassador to Israel, threat as "startling. Israel would James Grover McDonald, left, meets with Israel's first prime minis­ have to choose between a break ter, David Ben-Gurion, circa 1949. W~ have researched and invested with him and making a construe- Photos courtesy of the James Grover McDonald collection/United States Holocaust in value securities for over 20 years. tive contribution to the refugee Memorial Museum Collections Division, Archives Branch. Isn't it time you put our value to work for you? solution," he writes. the Israelis from 1948 to 1950," McDonald had a hand in Ben­ In response, he says, Israel's Hochberg said. "But it was much Gurion's decision to come down Value Investments leaders considered allowing more tense than is the common firmly on the side of the United 100,000 refugees to return. view." States on the Korea issue, a dip- It was known that David T he same refugee issues that lomatic stand that placed Israel Ben-Gurion, Israel's fi rst prime If you have $250,000 or more to invest, Truman and Ben-Gurion dealt once and fo r all in the Western please call Gary Siperstein. minister, had tentatively made with were in the news again ca mp. such an offer toward a non­ last week, when President Bush In page after page of his aggression pact with Arab states became the firs t U. S. president to diaries, M cD onald evinces real Eliot Rose Asset Management, LLC that had attacked Israel, but formally reject the Palestinians' sympathy fo r the Jewish and the degree of Truman's personal claimed right of return to Israel. Zionist leaders he encounters. As www .eliotrose.com involvement in pressuri ng Israel is The 100,000 nu mber was a member of the 1946 Anglo­ news, according to Severin H och­ resurrected during the Camp America n Committee oflnquiry 401-588-5102 berg, a senior historian at the D avid talks of 2000 and was on Palestine, he describes Ben­ museum. cited by negoti ators in last year's Gurion's testimony as "leaving no "It's known to some extent non-binding "Geneva Accord" doubt that there would be, if nee- that Truman had problems with between freelance Israeli and Pal- essary, resistance to any move to estinian negotiators. liquidate or seriously weaken the McD onald chronicles other Jewish position in the country." Truman - Ben- Gurion tensions "It was unquestionably a mil­ in his diaries, adding nuance to itant if not a fighting presenta­ Truman's reputation as sentimen­ tion," McD onald says. tally pro-Israel. An Ohio-born, Responding to an Israeli H arvard-educated history profes­ thrust in the egev toward Egyp­ sor, McDonald was an admirer tian fo rces in late December 1948, of Chaim Weizmann, the Zionist McDonald describes Truman leader and fi rst Israeli president. usi ng language like "grave conse­ But he admits to being shocked in quences" and "review of our atti­ 1949 when Weizmann expressed tudes towards Israel." Truman was concern that Jews arriving from concerned that Israeli incursions Arab lands would "swamp the into Egyptian territory would country" and "destroy its unity." draw Britain into the fight. McDonald's relations with Another revelation is the Jewish leaders date back to the The alternative to "out of the question:' degree to which McDonald had early 1930s, when he was an advo­ ' to reassure his bosses that Israel cate for refugees, an outgrowth of would not drift into the Com­ his role in fo unding the anti-iso­ When your printer gives you a funny look, give Allegra a call. munist camp. After a November lationist Foreign Policy Associa­ 1948 meeting with U.S. Secre­ tion in 1919. Whether yo u have a tough deadline or challenging project to execute, Allegra can offer real life solutions - and still meet your deadline. 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Rafah homeowners may able and baseless anti-Semitic stereotypes that have no place in get compensation America or anywhere else," Kerry Israel may compensate Pales­ said. H ollings wrote an editorial tinians who lost their homes in column earlier this month saying Israeli army operations in Rafah. the war was fostered by Jewish Israeli sources said Sunday that hawks, and he went to the Senate residents of the refugee camp, floor May 20 to defend the in southern Gaza, could be eligi­ column and criticize the Amer­ ble for reparations if they prove 0 ican Israel Public Affairs Com­ ownership of property that was mittee, the pro-Israel lobby in damaged during Israel's week.long Washington. 96% di.at d/.1/,ee So/J !Ice e~ counterterrorist operation there. Dozens of homes were demol­ Peres denies We have more than 35 flavors of soft ice cream ished or damaged during the coalition report Israeli operation that began May Israeli Labor Party leader always available! 17, which drew international cen­ Shimon Peres denied a report sure. On Saturday, Israeli forces saying he is considering joining discovered a tunnel in Rafah used the Sharon government. On Ask for ... "Only 8 Yogurt'' by Palestinians to smuggle arms Sunday, Peres rebutted the Chan­ in from Egypt. Also on Saturday, nel One television report, which Nan-lfdlno ~ Palestinians accused Israeli troops said he had held secret talks w of killing a 4-year-old girl in with an adviser to Prime Minister Cakes made to order_from any of ourflavors lished over the weekend, 27 per­ Gadhafi walked out of an Arab Visit us online at: www.sundaes-icecream.com cent of Israeli teenagers do not League summit that ended think they will remain in the Sunday. Gadhafi walked out in 259 Taunton Ave. 775 Oaklawn Ave. 95 Greenville Ave. Jewish state, compared with 13 part because the 22-member Seekonk, MA 02771 Cranston, RI 02920 Johnston, RI 02919 percent of adults. Asked if they summit refused to consider a pro­ (SOB) 336-5584 (401) 942-8150 (401) 233-9100 back conscientious objectors in posal he made a few years ago that the Israeli military, 43 percent the Israelis and Palestinians form of the 585 teenagers polled said a joint state called Israteen, The _ yes. Their support was roughly New York Times reported. Before the same for soldiers who oppose ending the meeting, the league .9'he,m/wde,!T~ Gaza Strip. Middle East peace initiatives. JtaID if!Tsraeb [i/Jond& Bomber hits checkpoint Group wants IOC Israeli troops foiled a. West to press Greece Bank suicide bombing. Military The Simon Wiesenthal sources said soldiers at a check­ Center called on the Interna- - point outside a settlement in the tional Olympic Committee to Mark R. Feinstein Professor Raymond Tanter Jordan Valley fired warning shots press Greece on anti- Semitism. in . the air Saturday after their The center made its call in a President of the Jewish Federation A CBS News Network Radio suspicions were raised by a Pal­ letter to the president of the IOC, estinian who approached them of Rhode Island Analyst and commentator for Jacques Rogge, two and a half clutching a box. The Palestinian MSNBC, BBC & PBS News Hour months before the 2004 Olympic then set off a hidden bomb, kill­ games are scheduled to get under ing himself and lightly wound­ way in Athens. Unless Greece To receive oted authority on terrorism and an ing a soldier and fou r Palestinians takes action against anti- Semi­ Nadjunct scholar at the Washington at the checkpoint. The Popular Israel Bonds Freedom Award tism and racism, the center said Institute for Near East Policy and an adjunct Front for the Liberation of Pal­ ror his support for the State of Israel and its travel boycott against Greece professor and visiting researcher at Georgetown estine claimed responsibility for / his prominent leadership role in both the will remain in place. University. the attack. Jewish and secular communities. Kerry blasts Israeli film scores Hollings' remarks at Cannes Please Join us for a Reception An Israeli movie won an Sen. John Kerry called com­ ments about Israel by one of award at the Cannes film festival. TUesday, June 8 N 6:00 P.M. Keren Yedaya, ·director of "My his Senate colleagues "absurd." Treasure," took the Camera D 'Or T he Massachusetts senator and Temple Emanu-EI prize on Saturday awarded to the presumptive Democratic nominee 99 Ta~ Avenue "' Providence best full-length movie by a debut for president said in a statement director. The film is about the Friday that he disagreed with $18 per person"' Dietary laws observed lives of an Israeli prostitute and comments by Sen. Ernest "Fritz" her 17-year-old daughter, who Hollings (D-S.C.), in which For information and to RSVP - call (BOO) 752-5651 H ollings said the United States wants her mother to quit the street. It stars Ronit Alkabetz, went to war in Iraq because twice winner of Israel's Best of Israel. "Comments such as /)011 't 111iss your opport1111ity to flrl1•ertise i11 our A111111fll Guirlef,,r /e111ish l i1 1i11g. Actress award, and D ana Ivgy. these lend credence to unaccept- /'i111e is r111111i11g out. Cllll Frt111k /,as/off today at 401-'-121-4 11 I, <'.\/. 160 10 JeVl(ish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 Nation Mourners pay last respects to Nick Berg By Bryan Schwartzman Michael Berg even managed to Jewish Exponent Staff draw a few chuckles, according to PHILADELPHIA, May 18 the rabbi, when he removed his - The family of Nicholas Evan suit jacket to show a kelly-green Berg, known to most as Nick, T-shirt, the same type that his son chose to have their 26-year-old wore to scale telecommunications son eulogized in a guarded memo­ towers. Glanzberg-Krainin also Join us for this informative, educational rial service at Kesher Israel Con­ read remarks that Berg's mother, program, as we explore the situation from the gregation in West Chester on Suzanne, had prepared for the non-profit and for-profit communities. May 14. service. Thi, program i, A total of some 500 or so A fl.oral arrangement in the •P•••ortd by th, DISCUSSION LED BY people gathered inside the audito­ shape of a Star of David rested on Commw•ity Rtlation, rium at Kesher Israel to celebrate the Berg's front lawn. Nearby, the Council Richard Godfrey the life of a young man whose ubiquitous photograph of Berg in of th, beheading at the hands oflslamic a signature, sleeveless T-shirt Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing ltwish Federation of extremists in Iraq shocked and is taped to the next-door Rhodt Island and Mortgage Finance Corporation outraged the nation. neighbor's mailbox. "We are THURSDAY, JUNE 10 ... 5:00 P.M. "This was not a time to reflect stunned," said John Trama, who on the war in Iraq or global ter­ lives down the road. "He was a Jewish Commmily Center Art Gallery rorism. This was the time to very courteous, respectful kid." Berg received his early education This program is FREE and open to the public. mourn the loss of an extraor­ dinary young man," said Rabbi in the West Chester Area School For more information, contact R11bekah Raz at 421-4111, ext 172 David Glanzberg-Krainin, the District, where his father taught or E-mail [email protected] synagogue's religious leader, who for more than 20 years. presided over Berg's burial in the He attended Henderson Montefiore Cemetery in Jenkin­ High School, where former teach­ town and the memorial service ers described the 1996 graduate as that followed it. a "Renaissance man," whose inter­ Nick Berg's body was found ests included science, art, music, in Baghdad on May 8; his family fitness and, above all, people. was notified of his death the fol­ While at Henderson, Berg lowing day. He had been missing continued his involvement with Leave a bequest to The Rhode since April 10, after telling family science competitions. "He was members that he was headed not the kind of science student Island Foundation. We'll .make home. A video of Berg's execu­ that a lot of people think of," said tion surfaced on May 11 on a Harry Best, who teaches science grants to the causes you care Web site with links to the terror­ and technology at Henderson. about and the charities you ist group Al Qteda. "He was a global type of thinker." Still, moments of laughter Best said Berg dreamed of the day admire. In your name. Forever. broke up tears at the Kesher Israel when wires would not be needed Set up a donor-advised fund auditorium during the memorial to carry electrical currents, an service, according to Glanz­ innovation that Berg believed one at the Foundation. Take a big tax berg-Kranin. Among those shar­ day would improve life in remote deduction now. And make grants, ing humorous and poignant areas that are not easily accessible stories about Berg's life were to power lines. in your name, to any charity in his father, Michael, and his The teacher admitted that brother and sister, David and Sara. he was sometimes in awe of his the country. We do the paper­ star pupil, wondering at times work. who was actually teaching whom. Real Estate~ But Berg didn't only spend time Ask your attorney or tax MASTERS, Inc. in the lab. He was also a member advisor. Or call us. of the school's marching band, SERVICE BEYOND YOUR EXPECTATIONS where he played saxophone and, Bequest in your name: $5,000 minimum later, the tuba. In 1996, he earned Donor~advised funds: $10,000 minimum the John Philip Sousa Award, given to a top band student for musicianship, leadership and ded­ ication. By all accounts, Berg was a • special invitations to Foundation events compassionate person who pos­ • ou r informative insider's newsletter sessed a bit of wanderlust. H e • a how-to guide to setting up your own attended several institutions of charitab le fund higher education, including Cor­ • the Found ~tion's inspiring annual report nell University, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University C Visit www.rifoundation .org ) NORMAN I. TOBIN and the Uni ersity of Oklahoma. ----:::====:::i:::======::::.....-~ Mum-M,woN DoLlAR PRODUCER Berg left Cornell before gradu­ 24 YEARS EXPERIENCE ating to do telecommunications (...._ __c~a~II _Pa_u_li_ne_a_t_(4_D_ll_2_74_-_4_56_4_~) Office: 401-738-1130 x 17 work in Texas. Home: 401-884-6426 In recent years, Berg ran Prometheus Methods Tower Ser­ E-mail: [email protected] vices Inc., a small telecommunica­ The Rhode Island Foundation 1313 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD tions business, and was apparently WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND 02886 searching for business opportu­ Since 1916. DoinlJ lJOOd. In your 11nme. 111 perpetuity. nities in Iraq before he was cap­ . tured . May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald H Nation Many Jews flock to Bay State as . gay marriage law takes effect By Penny Schwartz to marry in a civil ceremony June among the Jewish state BOSTON (JTA) - Arthur 6. But the important ceremony legislators who have Lipkin arrived outside Boston for them is planned for October, been staunch support­ City Hall ea rly on the afternoon Beckman said, when they will be ers of same-sex mar­ of M ay 16, he and his partner married by Phil Weiss, religious riage, according to were among the first applicants leader of Temple B'nai Brith of Arline Isaacson, co­ for a same-sex marriage license Somerville, Mass., where their chair of the Massachu­ under a controversial Massachu­ fam ilies have been members for setts Gay and Lesbian setts law that went into effect at years. Political Caucus. 12:01 a.m. Monday, May 17. "I wish I could have done it "The Jewish leg­ Lipkin and hi s partner of ea rlier," Weiss said of his ability islators showed a real nearly 20 years will be married in a to officiate at same-sex weddings. understanding of dis­ civil ceremony by state Rep. Alice "Marriage is a, serious business. crimination in a way a Wolf today, May 28, - "before The status and intensity and the lot of other legislators sundown," Lipkin quipped, in a moral weight that marriage car­ didn't," she said at City nod to his Jewish faith. ries helps a couple trying to live Hall. Laura Moskowitz, top, her partner Robin Shore, bottom right, and their daughter Mariah, bottom left, from Cambridge, Mass ., wai1 On Sunday night, Laura committed lives. I'm looking for­ Isaacson said the hate mail ward to our being able to provide outside Cambridge City Hall on May 16 to apply for their marriage Moskowitz and Robin Shore were she gets because of her outspo­ license. Photo by Sean Levisma !The Jewish Advocate also lined up outside Cambridge that moral help." ken support for gay rights has City Hall, waiting for the doors Jewish leaders in Massa­ changed in recent years to include to open. The two Jewish women chusetts have been divided on harshly anti-Jewish messages. are the parents of a daughter who the issue of sa me-sex marriage, Last-minute efforts to block wi ll have her Bat Mitzvah in with outspoken support from the implementation of the law, includ­ November. Reform and Reconstructionist ing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Eve Alpern of Massachu­ movements and vocal opposition Court, fa iled. setts, who was seventh in line, from the Orthodox community. will be married in June by a The Conservative movement ARTHUR LIPKIN, at right, and his Reconstructionist rabbi, she said. is reconsideri ng its 1992 general partner Robert Elseworth, were fourth in line on May 16 to get "I feel very connected to Judaism statement that rabbis should not perform same-sex marriages, said their marriage license applica­ as a culture," said Alpern, whose tion at City Hall in Cambridge, partner, Brenda M orris, is not Rabbi Myron Geller of Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester. Mass. Photo by Sean Levisman!The Jewish. Jewish Advocate of Boston She felt strongly about having Geller is a member of the Con­ a religious ceremony, Alpern said, servative movement's committee and is having a chupah made for on Jewish law and standards. the occasion. She said she hopes Within the Conservative to raise a Jewish family. movement, Geller said, "We need Catch these packages Dawn Beckman and Susan to stress, no matter where we Sommer, who together are raising stand on the halachic aspects of before they fly away two Jewish children, were No. this, the fact that we don't sup­ 120. port prejudice against gays and their rights in society," he said, Fly roundtrip on EL AL to Israel and save with these special low airfares. "We left City Hall a little referring to Jewish law. "To a very Don't wait! Tickets must be purchased on or before June 4, 2004. before 3 a.m.," Beckman said later large extent, this is a generational Children under the age of 12 pay 75%. that morning in a phone inter­ issue and time is probably going view. "The lines were well orga­ to resolve it." 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May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 13 Community Rabbi Franklin honored for interfaith work PROVIDENCE - The National Conference for Com­ LGC&D WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC munity and Justice (NCCJ) Ill A Registered Investment Advisor celebrated the lives and accom­ plishments of five community leaders at the 52nd Annual .'A. 'l'rustea .'A.avisor '.R.eCationsfiip Community and Justice Awards event on Thursday, May 13 at the Rhode Island Convention Center. The NCCJ Interfaith Lead­ Jerrold N. Dorfman, CPA/PFS ership Award was given to honor LGC&D Wealth Management, LLC Rabbi Wayne Franklin ofTemple 10 Weybosset Street, Suite 700 Emanu-El and The Very Rev. Providence, RI 02903 Maria DeCarvalho of the Cathe­ Tel: 401-421-4800 t Fax: 401-421-0643 dral of St.John, to recognize their 1-800-927-LGCD t www.lgcdwealth.com work to promote interfaith under­ A Subsidiary of LGC&D P.C. standing. Through their efforts, members of the synagogue and church have grown to know each other, attend services together, and engage in dialogue and joint study. CAMP SUNRISE Recently, they led the effort to create a public forum for inter­ faith understanding of Jewish/ Christian relations and the "Pas­ sion" movie. Rabbi Franklin has DAY & RESIDENCE Programs also been a founding member and leader for a number of impor­ Creative program for 4-6 yr olds tant efforts to promote interfaith RABBI WAYNE FRANKLIN, of Temple Emanu-EI in Providence, dialogue in Rhode Island, includ­ accepted a leadership award May 13 from the National Conference Fostering Independence for 7-14 ing the R.I. Rabbis and Priests for Community and Justice for his work in interfaith dialogue. He was accompanied at the awards dinner by his wife, Anne, and Dialogue and the Abrahamic Visit us at: www.campsuoriseonline.com daughter, Batya. Accord. June 21 - August 27 PO Box 190, Hope, RI 02831 The mission of NCCJ is to respect. According to Dr. Toby ing their gifts of diversity and fight bias, bigotry and racism and Ayers, NCCJ executive director, leadership with the community." to promote understanding and "Our honorees personify that For further information, con­ mission in the work they do, shar- tact Dr. Ayers at 467-1717, ext. Temple Emanu-El plans 102. benefit bike ride PROVIDENCE - The bikers. Pledge forms are available Social Actibn Committee of in the temple office. There will Temple Emanu-El will hold a be a training ride at 9:30 a.m., bike ride to benefit RISE at 9 Sunday, June 13 (20+ miles), a.m., Sunday, June 20 (rain date beginning at the temple. Pro­ MAKE Youa June 27). ceeds will assist programs that The ride will be a scenic loop provide educational opportunities MEMORIAL DAY of 45 miles beginning and ending and mentoring for children of at the temple, going through rural incarcerated women. parts of Seekonk and Rehoboth. For more information, Riders should be experienced the temple at 331-1616. RED, WHITE, AND NEW with a NEW Release from Providence Hebrew Day Teacher receives excellence award BLOCKBUSTER PROVIDENCE - Rabbi of Jewish Education (BJE) Leah Yechezkel Yudkowsky of the Eliash Award fo r excellence in Providence Hebrew Day School teaching. H e was selected on his r------, has been awarded the Bureau dedication to his students. I RENT 1 MOVIE, GAME OR DVD & GET ONE MOVIE I GAME OR DVD RENTAL FREE I

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All rights reserved. 14 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 Community Juda,i,o Tr-cu.Ut'~~ R.L Holocaust ASDS gets Feinstein award · Your one stop shop for everythingjewish. ~~ Museum to hold PROVIDENCE - The of trail moc for Travelers Aid. annual meeting Alperin Schechter Day School Other mitzvah projects has been awarded Sl,000 by the included: Pennies for Patients to We are OPEN at our new locadon PROVIDENCE - The Feinstein Foundation, for per­ the Leukemia and Lymphoma Rhode Island Holocaust Museum forming good deeds and com-· Soc~ety; 2nd grade "Smiles 746 HOPE STREET · PROVIDENCE will hold its annual meeting and munity service as part of-the "I Across the Miles," sending let­ TEL: 454-4775 - FAX: 454-4692 installation on Wednesday, June Can Make A Difference" pro­ ters to those who are ill or gram. The award will be pre­ Email: jeff a judaictraditions.com • Website: www.judaictraditions.com 9, at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Com­ shut in; holiday visits to Tam­ munity Center. sented to the school June 8 at Hours: Mon.-Thurs.10:00 AM-5:30 PM· Fri.& Sun.10:00 AM-3:00 PM arisk; donating school supplies Alice Goldstein, research the Radisson Airport Hotel in to benefit Africa Aid; Tzippi associate emeritus of the Popula­ Warwick. the Tzedakah Bird, and funds tion Studies and Training Center Among the projects under­ to benefit Prevent Child Abuse Dr. Howard Schulman for State Representative of Brown University, will be the taken this year were Purim gifts Rhode Island and the Fidelco beawc the House needs a doctor featured speaker. The meeting is for the needy, food donations to Guide Dog Foundation. open to the community. a women's shelter, and donations Finally, the Parents Asso­ Born in Germany just before of toiletry items to Amos House. ciation is preparing for its 2"d Dear Fellow East Siders, the Hitler era, Goldstein spent her In addition, the ASDS Parents Annual Mitzvah D ay, with a early years under the Nazi regime, Association has held a monthly variety of projects available to My name is Howard Schulman, and I am "Sandwich Sunday," at which running for State Representative in the fleeing Germany with her par­ volunteers. they made sandwiches, and bags Democratic Primacy on Tuesday, September 14m. ents in August 1939. Her topic, I, "Going Back But Not Going I'm 39 years old and have been a practicing Home: A Survivor's Trip to Ger­ I general inrernist in Rhode Island since 1995. I many 60 years After the Holo­ graduated from Princeton University, and in 1990 caust," will discuss her May 2002 Races to benefit Teaching I came to the Miriam Hospital to train afrcr finishing medical school. journey there. The nominating committee, I am running because I know rhat our state would benefit from having a Every Way Center practicing physician as a member of the legislature. There has not been chaired by Stanley Abrams, has named the following slate for PROVIDENCE - The Registration fee is $15 if post­ one for 12 years. I bope to bring fresh insights and a~ to the third annual 5k/10k and youth marked by May 29'\ $20 on race legislature. We need leadership to computerize and integrate the health 2004-2005: Co-presidents: Ellie runs to benefit the Teaching day and $ 7 for kids. T-shirts will care bureaucracy and make it more user friendly and efficient. The health Frank and Selma Stanzler; Vice insurance and pharmaceutical drug companies must be removed from Presidents: Stanley Abrams, Toby Every Way Center, will be held be given to the first 250 entrants I medical decision making and prevented from looking at your chart. We London and Paul Silver; Secre­ on Sunday, June 6. and gift bags for all. Prizes will are obliged to attract and retain the best medical talent, and we are failing. tary: Rita Singer; Treasurer: Peter Registration begins at 8 a.m. go to the top three winners in Mezei; Lifetime Board Member: in front of The Gatehouse at each of the age categories. I will improve relations kgislators from the rest of the stat.e- Arthur Faler. Richmond Square. The youth run For more information and \ is at 9:15 a.m., followed by the registration, contact: 272-6862. l will address the state budget without gimmicks and minimize further 5k/10k at 10 a.m. tax increases.

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Go to www.GoTellHoward.com for more. Sincerely, µ Uiv.e_ftwish p•ren11 •nd • Jewish-sounding /,u, """"-? Howard Schulman for State Represcncative, 14 Bendit Street, Providence, RI 02904 401 -621-8994

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Summer 2004

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF RHODE ISLAND NEWSLETTER

Farewell Message Creating a Culture of Philanthropy from the JCCRI Past argo McAdams is a di ligent person. database, managing a volunteer M When she moved from her RI commi ttee, and creating rela­ President hometown to San Francisco in 1995, tionships with the communi ty. she quickly got on the bal l. While working fu ll With the current cuts in fund­ Thank you for giving me the opportu­ time at the University of San Francisco, she was ing that many non-profi ts are nity to become deeply involved in the also earning her Bachelor's degree in Applied experiencing, germinating Jewish Community Center of Rhode Economics. It was during her term at the resources in the local area is Island and through this process, gain a University's Development department that she more important than eve r. greater awareness and appreciation of realized that she was quite good at inspiring and "We need to find new ways to increase Jewish Communal work and the inter­ educating people about non-profi ts. revenue, so we can continue to provide our relationship among the various Jewish Upon her return to RI last year, she desired to current level of programming, as well as expand agencies. work in an organization whose values she could into the future." As President, I have learned that the support. While Margo is not herself Jewish, she Margo is working on establishing the Annual JCC is not a health club, a swimming pool sees the JCC as a vital institution and believes in Fund to acquire much needed dollars fo r building club, a school, a theater, nor an art its merit. The JCC mission is quite sim ilar to that renovations, upgrades to the fitness center, and gallery. While these are many of its com­ of her former employer, promoting community increased programming. ponents, this agency is all of these and bui lding, education, and social justice for all. The JCC Board of Directors is eager to work much more. The JCC is a place that pro­ Bei ng a Director of Development in these fi nan­ with her on upcoming projects and has been vides for the social, cultural, educational, cially crunched ti mes is not an easy task. For one enthusiastic and helpful. "Being a one person recreational, and health related needs of thing, many people are unaware of all that the development office, this job would be impossible the Jewish community on a daily basis. In JCC provides. From the senior and young adult to do without committed volunteers." fact, it is the only place in Rhode Island programs, to the infants and toddlers, the JCC has Plans are already underway fo r a major that provides a common meeting ground unique programming designed for all ages. Casino Night fundraiser to take place on for all segments of the Jewish population. Margo views educating the community on the December 4th of this year. Margo has quite a few Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform can extraordinary qualities of the JCC as one of her innovative ideas, and is also realistic about the and do come together for various activi­ fi rst challenges. She also plans on developing a limitations. "I'm trying to prioritize, to see what ties. best makes sense and what we're prepared to do." While we charge a membership fee, it is clear that this cannot cover the cost of Our Newest Member maintaining the facility and the quality services that we offer. We provide for the Last month we said goodbye to Lyn Schaffer, our Membership needy with programs like Meals on Director of the past 4 years. Lyn was a dedicated employee who was well Wheels and scholarships for children of liked throughout the Center. She was always available to members & had single/working parent(s). I feel that our many innovative ideas, including developing the New Member brunches youth are much better off here after & the Annual Membership Picinic. school than out on the street. We wish Lyn all the best as we welcome Amy Stein, our new From my perspective, one of the Membership Director, who joins the JCC staff with a wide variety of major challenges we face is to remain an experiences in the Jewish world. Amy holds a Master's Degree in Jewish integral part of the Jewish Community Education from Boston's Hebrew College and has studied at Hebrew and yet retain autonomy and independ­ University in Jerusalem. Before her move to Rhode Island last year, she ence. I believe that the JCC should act as worked at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh as the educational director. She has also served as a "hub" to the community as it partners a Program Director at the Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh. Her passion for Jewish with other agencies. We presently work education is driven by a commitment to families and a love of Jewish culture and tradition. with many organizations in the state Amy, a native of Framingham Massachusetts, and her husband, Rabbi Peter Stein, live in including, the Jewish Seniors Agency, Warwick with their two children, Eliana (5) and Ari (3). She is thrilled to be a part of the JCC fami ly, Jewish Family Services, Bureau of Jewish and looks forward to meeting all of our members. Education, etc. (continued on back page) *

Our mission To strengthen Jewish identity, family life, community and the connection between the local Jewish community and Israel is the mission of the Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island. The JCC provides for social, cultural, educational recreational and health-related needs of the Jewish community. With commitment to Jewish tradition, the JCC provides a common meeting place for all Jewish individuals and groups, and welcomes the cc general community to join and participate in its activities. rhode island 16 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004

The Sun Will Come Out ~OU at the JCC Thirty-two children from all over RI have gathered together to perform in the next Jewish Theatre Ensemble bJtlong production of Annie Jr. The all student cast, ages 9-18, have been involved with every aspect of the production, including (left to right) Melanie Chitwood and helping Lisa Bergman, Director and Choreographer to come Batya Franklin rehearse their h9r8® up with dance moves, and assisting Shelley Katsh, Musical floorscrubbing skills. Director. The students represent all different faiths and schools, including Maddie Hirsch of Wheeler School as Annie, Jamie Kay Phillips of Classical High as Daddy Warbucks, and Hannah Possibilities Abound Bergman of Providence Country Day as Grace Farrell. The Jewish Theatre Ensemble consistently searches for Jewish themes in their scripts. What at Camp JCC ,\ •, shines through in the production of Annie Jr., is the mitzvah (good deed) of taking care of chil­ dren, even those that are not your own, as well as assisting the poor. Camp at the JCCRI is ; © ~ Partial proceeds of the show will be donated to the Orphans Fund, a branch of the One Family anything if not varied. , I \ •' Fund, an organization to assist terror victims in Israel. Whether you choose tradi- The show, which is being produced by Don Kiefer, opens on Thursday June 3rd at 7:30pm, and tional, sports, or specialty camp, you can eas­ runs on Sunday the 6th at 1 and 4pm. You can also catch these talented youth the following week, ily design a summer experience to meet your with a Thursday show on the 10th at 7:30pm, and Sunday matinees on the 13th at 2 and 5pm. child's specific interests. Tickets may be bought at the door, or reserve yours by calling the JTE Box Office at xl89. Come Traditional Camp, which begins with support the efforts of our children! pre-camp week from June 21 to 25 and offi­ cially starts on June 28th, offers the greatest variety of activities. It provides all the pro­ grams one would expect, such as arts and Teens Go for the Gold at Maccabi Games crafts, recreational indoor and outdoor The Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, with support from Combined Jewish games, cooking, woodworking, sports and Philanthropies, will be hosting this year's JCC Maccabi 2004 Games, the Annual international instructional swimming. Olympic-style athletic competition for Jewish teens. This is especially thrilling for RI residents as Boston Sports camp focuses on the athletic is the nearest the Maccabi games have been in quite awhile. arena, offering programs in sports condition­ "It's great to be this close to the center of the excitement," says Alex Turek, Director of Health and ing, soccer, and aquatic adventure. The Harlem Globetrotters return for Basketball Physical Education. This year, Turek and his coaches are taking seventeen athletes, ages 13-16, to camp, for grades 1-11, starting the 1st week participate in the weeklong educational, cultural and multi-sport athletic event. These numbers are of camp on June 28th. much higher than the six participants that went to Houston last year. Once again, proximity plays an Specialty camps highlight specific important role. "Parents and anyone else who wants to will be able to come support us." Says Turek. interests, such as photography, dance, multi­ "Now, we'll have some fans." media/radio, chess and science. Dance camp The boys' basketball team will be coached by Alan Litwin, JCC board member and past president who offers many different styles, including ballet, is also the father of one of the players. The tennis team will be coached by Steve Bairam, Chapter jazz, contemporary, tap, ethnic, and President of Johnson and Wales University Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. gymnastics. The Maccabi Games run from August 15th - 20th, 2004 and will bring over 1,500 Jewish adolescents New this year is Travel Camp. During together from around the world to compete athletically, make life long friendships with peers as well as the week of August 23rd-27th, participants their host families, and participate in social justice activities. The Games will instill in our teens a go on five field trips, and have one overnight heightened sense of Jewish pride and will leave our community with an enduring legacy of commitment sleepover. Trips consist of excursions to and strength. beaches, zoos, museums, as well as an outing Contact Alex Turek@ xl49 for more info and to find out how you can be one of the 10,000 spectators at to Six Flags Amusement park. Opening Ceremonies on August 15th at the Boston Fleet Center. SEE YOU AT THE GAMES! What makes JCC Camp different than others? Camp JCC has very expansive ameni­ \ ties, both indoor and outdoor facilities, Nature Explored at Preschool Summer Camp I I which can accommodate a wide range of camp activities. The air-conditioned center If you are looking for a superior environment ready to explore new adventures. for your small child this summer, check out the \ has a 75-foot indoor swimming pool, gymna­ Coatact S"' Coono, @ , 130 to ' ! wonderful new camp programs being held by the register today! And be on the look- i sium, arts and crafts room, aerobic/dance I studio and computer lab. Outside, the JCC Early Childhood department at the "J". Summer out for major renovations taking offers a large playing field behind the center, programs are designed similarly to those of the place at the playground. Over twen- \ a playground and picnic areas. school year and give your child the stability of the ty-five parents came for a clean up Cindy Feinstein, whose daughter routine they are used to. The Camp employs in April and plans are in the works for the plant­ \ Hannah started attending Camp JCC two summer counselors and certified teachers, who ing of apple trees and a butterfly garden. years ago, couldn't be more thrilled. "We've are readily available to meet your child's needs. I tried every camp in the state," Cindy says, Summer programs this year have 3 week JCC's Preschools Connect "and the JCC is the absolute best." Hannah themes; the wonders of the world, plant life and On May 7th, participants of the Early enjoys camp so much that her parents have the environment, and experiencing the joy of the Childhood Department took an exciting excursion joked about her moving in to the center. ocean with water play. Children will learn Jewish to Barrington to meet with their preschoolers. "We come to pick her up and she doesn't values and concepts as they participate in fun, The children played games, listened to music and want to leave." stimulating experiences. planted for Lag B'Omer. This field trip is only one Whether you're looking for indoor For those entering Kindergarten in the fall, of the many exchanges that have been going on activities, outdoor activities, specialty camps JCC Camp offers a special program between the preschools. In recent months, mem­ that will meet all interests, or simply a place that includes field trips, creative arts, bers of the Habonim program have attended the for your child to enjoy an unforgettable and other exciting activities that Tu B'Shvat and Passover seders at the JCC . It is summer, the obvious choice is Camp JCC. i: translate the traditional pre-school nice to see that even our three and four year olds Registration has already begun, contact can be so involved in building community! Claudia Fiks at xl47 today! program into an experience for those May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 17

Two Thumbs up· for Jewish Film Festival In The Gallery The results are in, and it's unanimous! Greenwich Odeum. Other highlights Member Art Show opens The 1st Annual Jewish Film Festival, a included the film Secret Lives: Hidden June 6th, with a reception collaboration of the JCCRI and the Bureau of Children, and Their Rescuers During WWII. ~ on Tuesday, June 8th from Jewish Education of RI, has received glowi ng This film showed on closing night at the 4-7pm. Featuring works by ~ reviews from all its organizers. Now that's a RISO Auditorium and was followed by a Art Gallery Committee wonderful thing. discussion with Asya Eliash Berger, who had members Laura Mernoff, "It feels great to work hard on a program been hidden during the war. Lev Poplow, Harold lsserlis that really pays off, " says Linda Si nger-Berk, "Everyone I've talked to had a great time and Toba Weintraub as well as art from other Assistant Executive Director of the JCC, and and are very excited about continuing it," JCC members. Come check out all the talent one of the main staff organi zers of the event. said Linda Fain, one of the co-chairs of the we have right here in the Center! The festival ran from April 8th-17th and organizing committee. Used Book Sale: July 12th-23rd corresponded with parts of the Passover Plans are already under way for next Donations of gently used books will be holiday vacation. It was not only a joint effort year's festival, which will proceed in the same accepted from July 5th-9th. Peruse the book between the JCC and the BJE, but also vein of showing innovative Jewish themed selection set up in the gallery. One person's involved the Hillel department at Brown. Th e films. Organizers of this year's festival are trash is another's treasure! Jewish Film Festival coincided with Brown's excited to have more people involved. In August, Lenny Rumpler of Barrington Ivy League Film series, which invited partici­ "Now that we have more time to plan, " will return with his photographic retrospec­ pants to attend a live presentation by comic says Linda Fain, "we can include more tive. Lenny has been involved with the Jewish book writer Harvey Pekar, the protagonist in people. The thing we really want is community all his life, and his late father the film American Splendor that was shown more opi ni ons. " Alex Rumpler was Co-Chairman of the com­ at the Avon Cin ema. For info on the Annual Jewish Film mittee that was responsible for the building The festival was diverse, with films for all Festival, please contact Linda Singer-Berk @ that currently houses Gallery 401. Due to the ages, including a day of fam il y fun with the xll0 or Ruth Page @x181. success of Lenny's showing last June, we look Fiddler on the Roof Sing-A-Long at the forward to viewing his latest endeavors. September brings in a breath of pop mythology, featuring work by NYC artist Ed Adler from the 1st-28th. Ed's prolific career Perspectives Expands and Matures has spanned over 4 decades, and his interest Hi stori cally, Perspectives has been a group geared towards people in their 20's and 30's. in folk and tribal art has taken him all over The question was always raised however, what happens to those over 40 that are still the globe. He is considered to be an authority interested in meeting other Jews? Where is the place for them? Over the years, different ways on the Beat Generation and has conducted of dealing with this dilemma have been sought, but a concrete answer was never established. many seminars on the subject. In the wake of the success of the recent Perspectives events for members 35+, it is Gallery 401 is always open to new and apparent that the need for activities fo r people in this age range is imperative. returning artists. The gallery is currently Perspectives is hoping to fill this void. Since the current Perspectives committee is already booking for its 2005 season. To find out more hard at work on events for people in thei r 20's and 30's, the group will be looking for older about Gallery 401, contact Sue Suls @ x108. singles to step forward and help make this a reality. The next event for 35+ members will be a brunch on Sunday, June 13th at 11:30am. Jacki Rose, a professional speaker and training consultant, and author of the book Take your Life and Love It will enlighten us on how to use professional speaking tips in the dating field. Summer with the Sues The event will be held at the JCCRI and will cost $15. Participants must RSVP by Friday, June If you are a JCC member, then there's no doubt 11th @ 2pm. that you know of the Sues (Robbio and Suls). Well, And if you are not 35+, don't despair. Perspectives will continue to program just as many they're at it again, organizing all kinds of entertain­ fun, exciting events for our 20's and 30's contingency, including a BBQ Shabbat dinner on ing activities for our 55+ members. June 4th, as well as a weekend white water rafting trip at the end of the month. At the beginning of May, an entire busload of To find out more about our ongoing programs for young adults, and now older singles, folks traveled to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, please contact Tavlin @ x205 or [email protected]. and in June, they go the distance to NYC, where they'll be viewing the "Modigliani" exhibit at the Jewish Museum. Stay tuned for more exciting trips Tee Off with the JCC this summer, including an excursion to the lovely Camp Cronin in Narragansett, where participants will The Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island will be hosting its 19th Annual Golf enjoy an afternoon of music, bingo, and lunch in Tournament Monday, June 7th at Ledgemont Country Club in Seekonk, MA. This year, the Galilee. And all for a $2 donation! tournament will host a dinner followed by sales of sports memorabilia. Continuing through the summer will be the pop­ Funds raised from the Annual Golf Tournament go to support the ular Dancersize class every Wednesday at 10am in the Health and Physical Social Hall with Theresa Pearson, and the growing Education Department. Visit us on the web: Mahjong group, also on Wednesdays starting at 12:15 Please contact in the Art Gallery. Alex Turek at WWW.JCCRI.ORG Yiddish Shmooz wraps up another successful 401-861-8800 ext.149 season this month and wi ll commence again in for more information. September. Whether you're already a Yiddish speaker, or yearning to become one, this fun loving group is fabu lous to check out. And if yo u're interested in honing your technical abi lities, don 't miss the 12 week computer classes, that wi ll also return when the heat of the summer is over. Tina and David Odessa, Harley and Donna * To find out about these and other programs Frank, Jeff and Pamela Vogel, & Jill and Larry brought to you by the Sues, contact Sue Robbio @ x Goldstein, enjoy a dinner party they purchased 107 or Sue Suls@ x 108. at last year's Golf Tournament Auction. cc rhode island 18 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28,_2004

JCCRI Fund Dona~ons Fund Donations for Ms. Wendy Lawton Emile, Marcus and Ana JCCRI CENt&RPl~l. September-December Mr. David Leach Generol Fund Simonimi Newsletter 2002 Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Lederer Mr. and Mrs. Philip Berk Mr. \Villiam Solomon Published quarterly Donations December 17, Ms. Toni Lenztinberg Mrs. Marcia Blacher Mr. Ben Steil 2003 - May 19, 2004 Mr. Herbert Leshinsky Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steil Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lev Ms. Susan J. Greenhalgh Mr. and Mrs. Brian Stem The Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island Leonard Abrams Fund Mr. Melvin Levin Mrs. Ruth Marks Mr. and Mrs. William Surprenant 401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906-3400 Mr. Steven Abrams Mr. and Mrs. George Levine Mr. Scott Miller Mrs. Frances Wexler Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Levinger Ms. Reva Rifkin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson Phone: (401) 861-8800 • Web Site: www.jccri.org Mr. Robert Lieberman and Alperin Hirsch Mr. Richard Shuster Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yarnall Ms. Peri Ann Aptaker Rose Mossberg-Malkin Endowment Fund Richard and Betsy Shuster Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Linder Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Archer Family Fund United Woy Donor Option President Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Linsky Mr. and Mrs. Tavit Smith Dr. and Mrs. Paul Alexander Ms. Edna Lipsitt Dr. Scott Triedman and Richard A. Nelson Annual Fund Mr. Melvin Alperin Mrs. Deana Litwin Ms. Mary Jo Kaplan Anonymous Donor Mrs. Sima Belkina Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mann Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Waldman Executive Director Ms. Eva Beninson Ms. Mary-Jean Aschman Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGarry Mrs. Frances Wattman Mr. and Mrs. Victor Baxt *" Mrs. Phyllis Berry Linda Singer-Berk Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mittleman Dr. Stanley Zimmering Mr. Jeffrey Blumenstein Mr. Julius Bloom Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Morse Ms. Fanny Bojar Ms. Brenda Clayson Assistant Executive Dr. and Mrs. David Moss Golden Age Club Ms. Daureen Clyde Directo:JCC Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Bromberg Mr. Richard A. Nelson Tavlin Hogan And Family Mrs. Lesley Nan Haberman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Martin Newman Mrs. Melanie Coon Ms. Barbara Brosofsky Mrs. Ruth Marks Editing Reporter Mrs. Elaine Odessa Mr. and Mrs. Irving Schild Mrs. Susan Leach DeBlasio Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brosofsky • Sock h' rhode island Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Page Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Dorfman 511ver O rap 1cs Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chazen Dr. and Mrs. Steven Peiser In-Kind Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Mark Feinstein Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chinitz Graphic Designer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pelcovits Ms. Luann Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Edward Feldstein Mrs. Carol Dabek Mr. Oleg Pesin and Ms. Beatrice Daroff Mr. S. Michael Levin Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Galkin Mr. Edward Piccirillo r.1r. and Mrs. Stephen Garfinkel Ms. Sylvia Denhoff Ms. Svetlana Melamedman Mrs. Ottilia Plungyan Dr. and Mrs. Glen Rosenfeld Ms. Ludmilla Gorkina Mr. Vladimir Dobrushkin Mr. Seymour Port (President's Message continued from cover) Mr. Gerald Elfenbein Ms. Lyn Russell Mr. Elliot Greenberg Mrs. Genrietta Snigireva Mr. Stuart Greengart Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Emanuel Dr. Judith Westrick Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rabinowitz Ms. Susan J. Greenhalgh Mr. and Mrs. James Engle Currently, the JCC is servicing the Ms. Irene Ramm Ms. Debra Hill Ms. Pamela elson Erskine Paul D. Litwin Fund Ms. Sulamita Reikhrud Mr. and i''lrs. Howard Hirsch community Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Fain Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Litwin Ress Family Foundation Mr. Jeffrey Jarrett Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fain better than ever. For example: the Ms. Barbara Riter Mr. Michael Jarrett Mr. and Mrs. Martin f eibish Isador and Cecile Low Dr. and Mrs. Mark Robbin Mr. Shen\lin Kapstein high morale among the staff and the Mr. and Mrs. Mark Feinstein Fund Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robbins Dr. David Katzen and actively engaged community out­ Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Florence Mr. Richard A. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rockwell Mrs. Barbara Binder Mr. and Mrs. Harley Frank reach (JCC Pre-school at Temple Mr. Herman Rose Mr. Arnold Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Frank Lindo and Richard Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rosenstein Mr. and i''lrs. Bertram Lederer Habonim in Barrington, fu ture plans Mr. Vladlen Furman Mittleman Fund Mr. and Mrs. David Rubin Mr. Stephen Lehrer Mr. Arnold Galkin/Ira and Anna Mr. and J\'lrs. Richard S. fo r the West Bay, etc.). Mr. Herbert Sackett Dr. and f.·lrs ..Mayer Levitt Galkin Charitable Trust Mittleman Mr. and Mrs. John Sapinsley Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Lieberman The Board, Executive Committee and Offi cers, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gamm Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schupack Mr. Ronald Markoff Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gauthier mindful of their roles, are preparing a road map for Mr. and Mrs. Irving Schwartz Gertrude Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Brian Messing Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gewirz Mr. Milton Scribner Education Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. the future. Our ability to balance the budget and avoid Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Gnepp Mr. Gerald Shapiro Ms. Dana Anderson Mittleman Mrs. Bella Goldenberg deficits is directly related to the facil ity improvements. Ms. Priscilla Shube Mrs. Donna August Mr. LaMont Morris Mr. and Mrs. William Golditch Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shuman Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bobay Mr. Michael Nulman Every study on refurbished buildings has shown this to Mrs. Gertrude Goldowsky Mr. Mathew Shuster/Ralph & Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Branz Ms. Christine Pellegri be accurate. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Goldstein Clara Shuster Fund Mrs. Deborah Cathers Pfizer-Groton Mr. Jay Goodman and Mr. Lawrence Soforenko Mrs. Evelyn Cohen Mr. Charles Salmanson I am thankful to all who support the JCCRJ, and Ms. Gail Berson Dr. Sonia Sprung Ms. Suzanne David .Mr. Donald Salmanson give my very best wishes to Rose Malkin as she goes Mr. and Mrs. Morton Gray Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stanzler Davisville Middle School Dr. Irving Schneider Mr. and Mrs. David Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Yakov Stolyarskiy Ms. Violet Eklof Mr. Abe Shapiro forward as our first female President. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Grossman Mr. Calvin Sugarman Dr. Robert Epstein and Mrs. Jill Sholes With her background and deep commitment, this Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Grubman­ Dr. Eileen Lilley Mr. Mitchell Sugarman Ms Jane Shuman agency is in good hands. Black Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Suls Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Mark Silverman Rabbi Leslie Gutterman Mr. Leonard Tennenhouse and Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Halsband Ms. Sheri Snow Very truly yours, Mrs. Lesley Nan Haberman Mrs. Nancy Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. William Harrington Dr. David Solomon Richard S. Mittleman Dr. Arnold Herman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vadash Mr. and Mrs. Myer Jarcho Mr. Scott Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hirsch Dr. and Dr. Edward Westrick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Joyce Ms. Greta Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Irving Mr. and Mrs. Sanford White Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kapstein Ms. Deborah Slrauss Mrs. Nina lvanova Mrs. Nancy Winokoor Mrs. Florence Katz Mrs. Sue Suls Center Leadership Attend Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wolpert Mr. and Mrs. George King Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swartz Dr. Richard Jennis and Ms. Suan Korsower Mrs. Miriam Toloudis Dr. Bonnie Steinberg Harlan J. Espo Fund Mrs. Mildred Krauss Mr. Eli Winkler JCCA Biennial Mr. Petr Kanevskiy Mrs. Adele Espo Mrs. Judith Levine Mr. and Mrs. Harold Winsten Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kaufman Ms. Hope Mell ion Ms. Caryn Espo Mrs. James Winston Rose Malkin, JCC President; Doug Emanuel, JCC Vice­ Mr. and f,.frs. Robert Kemp Ms. Evelyn Munson Mr. David Yopak Dr. and Mrs. David Kitzes Robbie Fronk Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nelson Mr. Irving Zaidman President; and Rick Nelson, JCC Executive Director Ms. Ellen Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Summer Mr. and Mrs. James O'Brien Mrs. Estelle Klemer recently returned from the JCC'S of North America Ms. Claire Paradise Belle Zias Fund Ms. Elaine Kroll Jonathan Freiman PrintShops Mrs. Sandy Rubin Biennial Conference, hosted by the YM/YWHA of Mr. Seth Kum and Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard Santos Mrs. Barbara Harris Mr. Albert Saunders Montreal. Over 1000 leaders from 200 Jewish Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Brier Mr. and Mrs. Harry Labinger Ms. Ruth Silverman Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Suls Community Centers, including those from Argentina, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lappin the former Soviet Union, and Great Britain, attended the conference. The Biennial included tributes to forerunners of the Focus on Fitness JCC movement, who were recognized for their financial support and their vision for the future. The report, Running in the Fall Hagshama - Inspiring Jewish Journeys, was unveiled, which is the strategic plan for the JCC movement. 3rd Annual Miriam Hospital & Rose, Doug, and Rick attended various sessions JCCRI 5k Youth Road Race & including: Changes in Board Governance, Leadership Sunday, October 17th Development, Fundraising, and Strategic Planning. Stay tuned for more info on this Doug presented at a session entitled, "Outside the JCC: exhilarating event! Programming Where the People Are", which described our JCC's relationship with the new preschool program The JCC is still seeking sponsorships of at Temple Habonim in Barrington. any denomination. For more info, please Rose, Doug, and Rick will report to the Board of contact Lisa Mongeau @ x 210. Directors about the trends, changes, and practices they heard about. Doug Emanuel's trip was made possible by the Harlan J. Espo Fund for Board Leadership Development. -

May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 19 Communitv Midrasha graduates 33, honors Eleanor Lewis

CRANSTON - Thirty­ received the Al and Tina Simons boro; Stephanie Cerep and Emily wich; James Goldman, Hope Summer, both of Pawtucket; three. students received diplomas Award for excellence in Rabbin­ Weintraub, both of Cranston; Sholes and Michelle Smoller, all Marissa Weinshel of South Dart­ from the Harry Elkin Midrasha ics; David Miller, who received Seth Clark of Seekonk; Mer- of Warwick; Kendra Kobrin and mouth; Joshua Sykes of North Community High School of the the Harry Elkin Memorial Award edith Karetny, Benjamin Salk, Zachary Lichaa, both of Bar- Providence, and Suesan Zeigler Bureau of Jewish Education of for commitment to Israel, and Jonathan Steingold, and Rebecca rington; Joshua Rogol and Sarah of North Kingstown. Rhode Island (BJERI) on Sunday, Emily Ammerman and Jeremy Westerman, all of East Green- May 23, at Temple Torat Yisrael. Louise, who received the Rabbi Ari Newman, a film pro­ and Mrs. Israel S. Rubinstein ducer and a 1991 graduate of the Memorial Award for excellence Worker at JSA chosen 'caregiver of year' in contemporary Jewish studies. school, delivered the commence­ PROVIDENCE Anna ment address in which he urged In addition to the graduates, Goncalves, a certified nursing students not to be apathetic about the school bestowed its first hon­ assistant at the Jewish Seniors issues concerning them as Jews, orary degree on Eleanor Lewis Agency's Comprehensive Adult specifically Israel. He also stated for her contributions to Jewish Day Center (CADC), has been that the Jewish community needs education and to the Midrasha. selected by the D epartment of to be more accepting and wel­ Lewis has been involved in Elderly Affairs and the Depart­ coming to the younger generation BJE for many years, serving as ment of Human Services as the of Jews in synagogue and com­ a board member, vice president, Home & Community Caregiver munity life. and chair of the Midrasha school of the Year. Michelle Smoller addressed committee. She was instrumental She received the award in her fellow graduates and encour­ in transforming the school's cur­ ceremonies held May 20 at the aged them to continue to par­ riculum, bringing in Temple Sinai Rhode Island State H ouse. This is ticipate in Jewish life both as a participating synagogue, and the second ti me that an employee academically and by engaging in stimulating the growth of the from the center has won the meaningful Jewish experiences as student body. award. they move on to college. Michelle The graduates for 2004 are: Goncalves was selected was this year's recipient of the Samuel Bromberg, Adam Cable, because of her exceptional skills, Nathan Resnik Scholarship, an Joshua Gillman, David Gold­ caring, motivation, and respect ANNA GONCALVES, at right, of Pawtucket is a nursing assistant at award that recognizes an out­ gaber, Shayna H ersh, D avid for her clients. the Jewish Seniors Agency's day care center. standing graduate. Levinson, David Miller, Ben According to Roberta Sinapi, Other award recipients were: Odessa, Lisa Pelcovits, Benjamin the award, Sinapi cited Goncalves' 9uilting, knitting and crochet­ director of the center, "Anna is bi­ "particular gift in working with mg. Rebecca Westerman who received Savitsky, Jill Teverow, Denille lingual, which proves to be very the Eliezer Ben Yehuda Award individuals with dementia." She The center offers a wide Wachtenheim, Marlene Wacks helpful in communicating with for excellence in the study of also brought her talents in cook- range of recreational and social and Michael Wolpert, all of the CADC's multi-cultural pop­ the Hebrew language; Benjamin ing and sewing to the CADC's activities as well as medical mon­ Providence; Emily Ammerman ulation and their families. Savitzky and Adam Cable, who and Jeremy Louise, both of Fox- activity program. She initiated a itoring. For further information, In nominating Goncalves for cooking program and classes in call Sinapi at 351-2440.

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The Jewi.Jh Conununity Center ofRhod e / ,1/a niJ hu}i,•i,J1tal Partfripa11t., $200 per person • Includes 1 for Golf. ;,, a non-profit a_9ency that provule.J ,ier,,iceJ not only to itJ Jewuh and 11011-Jewuh 111e111herJ, hat to the _9reater Rhode [,1/a11d co11111z,u1.ity. The J CCRJ, which ;,, acceJJihle to Frie,ui., of.JCCRI $100 - Includes Name on Sponsorship Bo Lho;e who are phyJu:ally chall£11_qed, atri,,eJ to meet the Joc1a~ cultural and recreatwnal needJ of the entire commw1ity 1i1cludi11g infantJ, toJJlerJ, youth, tu,u, aoulta, an'J the eloerly, in a'Joitw11 to neu, Ameru:a11,1 • 11:30 am Buffet Lunch from the former Soviet Union and around the wor/J. • 1:00 pm Shotgun Start ALLof the JCCRJJ Jervu:eJ are aMttab!e to 111em.be1.1 • 5:30 pm Dinner Hors d'Oeuvres and Dessert of the COI/U7Ul/1l/y regarOkJJ of their ahifity /o pay. Silent Sports Auction Currently, nearly 011e-fifth ofour memherJ recei,,e Jome form of JcholarJhip aJJ1,Jta11ce. Your Jupport RSVP hy May 15, 2004 of the JCCRI allowJ lM lo continue our tn1,JJUJ11. Golfers - please wear soft spikes only FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ALEX TUREK AT (401) 861 .8800 ------·------

20 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 Food Try these recipes for cheesecake, kugel

By Marylyn Graff Here are two recipes for a special dairy dinner. Traditional Cheesecake Shavuot is a great excuse for enjoying this richest of dairy treats. Ifyou missed it, make one for a delicious dessert anytime. Ingredients For Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs mixed with 1/2 stick butter, melted. ·Press onto bottom and part way up sides of a 10-inch spring form pan. Set Cheesecake stars for dessert aside. Heat oven to 325 degrees. in a dairy dinner. 4 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, room temp. (bain marie). Or, the easy way 1/2 pt.(8oz.) sour cream 11/4 cups sugar and almost as effective is to put 3/4 cup sugar (or 16 pkgs. 4 large eggs a pan of simmering water on a sweetener) lower oven rack and bake the cake 1 cup sour cream 2 tsp. vanilla on a rack above. 2 tsp. natural vanilla 1 cup raisins Cool cake completely in the 1/2 tsp. salt Directions pan and chill before removing Beat cream cheese until from the pan and serving. Ifyou 3 cups milk smooth. Gradually beat in sugar, wish, decorate the top with fruit Directions Jeffrey Nathan's 'Adventures in Jewish Cooking.' Credit: Random House then eggs, one at a time. Beat or berries. Grease a 9 x 12 inch or in sour cream and vanilla. (Beat Ronda's Buhhe's Kugel (or equivalent) baking pan and Salmon cheesecake on fairly low speed of mixer or (From Ronda French via spread uncooked noodles evenly. blender so not too much air is Roberta Segal) Mix rest ofingredients, except for a delicious mistake beaten in.) Pour into prepared milk, in a bowl and pour evenly This is the easiest kugel you'll pan and bake about 1 hour 15 over the noodles. Then· pour the NEW YORK OTA) - "It mesan cheese and breadcrumbs. ever love! minutes or until edges are firm milk carefully and evenly over started with a mistake," says chef Pour into the pan, and tilt to coat and center is still quite soft. Set Ingredients all. Sprinkle sugar and cinna­ Jeffrey Nathan, explaining how the pan halfway up the sides. 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''Annie Jr.' at JCC Seniors display art PROVIDE CE - Water- wide range of recreational and color paintings created by par- social activities as well as medi­ ticipants in the Jewish Seniors cal monitoring to adults who are Agency's Comprehensive Adult unable to be left alone during the Day Program (CADC) are cur- day or who would benefit from rently on display in the third the socialization and therapeutic floor Art Gallery at Providence activities offered at the Center. City Hall as part of activities The purpose of the art ther­ commemorating Older Ameri- apy, according to art therapist, cans Month. Mayor David Cicil- Maurice Turcotte, is not to turn line hosted a reception May 18. out beautiful pieces of art, it is The artists and their family to provide a vehicle for social­ and friends were there to show ization, to build self esteem, and and sell their artwork with pro- to release feelings that may be ceeds going to benefit the CADC locked inside. art therapy program. The show, . Most of the artists in the according to Director Roberta show had never picked up a brush Sinapi, is helping to heighten before joining the CADC art awareness ofthe CADC's services therapy program. to frail elderly and people with For further information, call dementia. The CADC offers a 351-2440.

Jewish Theater Ensemble's pro­ duction of "Annie Jr." Above, from left, are Kate Richman, Hannah Bergman, Madelaine Roberta Winkleman presents: Hirsch, and Rachel Butera. At left, cast members Melanie MY SWEET TOOTH Chitwood and Batya Franklin rehearse their scrubbing duties candy Nuts & Gift Baskets for Miss Hannigan's Orphan­ age. The production is at the Opening Soon! Jewish · Community Center beginning Thursday, June 3. See calendar for complete list- 718 Reservoir Ave.Cranston KOSHER Supervised by the Vaad Hakashruth of RI Phone:,L 401-943-7704

The Jewish Theatre Ensemble of RI is proud to present

Restoring hidden and lost music of the Baal Shem Tov

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From page 3 A decade later, Melvin Frank, Dedicated mother/daughter teams etter dinners, where they made chairman from 1982 to '84, con­ included Muriel Leach and her impressive bond purchases and r------%----==------, tinued this successful tactic by daughter Susan Leach DeBlasio, hoped the rest of the community getting Miriam Hospital and who is the first woman chair of would follow suit, { (( &: a r b,OZ{,- Fleet Bank to make major invest- Rhode Island Israel Bonds, She In order to give every Jewish \! ments, "We got so much satisfac- has held this position for the past person a chance to connect to tion knowing that we were doing three years, the State oflsrael, a "Chai Bond" ------~ something right," said Frank, Creative innovations for $136 was created, followed Dedicated women As the Israel Bonds organi­ by a "Bar Mitzvah Bond" cost­ TILE SHOWROOM Prominent Rhode Island zation grew, many of the found­ ing $180 and a "Chanukah gift" Jewish women formed their own ing fathers logically started to option for $250, The newest, • Specializing In Ceramic Tile & Natural Stone division and hosted many suc­ bring the next generation into the the "Maze! 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And having meshugaas - getting thin with invitations but when accepting vitamin packed green vegetables. cheated once, the second cheat Year one of the diet plans lauded remind you what they cannot eat Pasta, forget it. Plain baked pota­ creates less guilt. (More depres­ in the bestseller on these diets; usually everything toes- forget them. A nd almost sion but less guilt). A nd the ten books. the hostess had planned to serve. every fruit grown in Chile. (Or pounds that took a month to lose You're Invited... Let me They brag more about how even the USA). T he usual desserts returns in a week. The first half of 2004 has start out by 111uch they have lost "so far" than are a no-no, including tasteless I am told that these bibles on seen interest rates remai n saying that I am they do about their grandchil­ sponge cake. In other words, carb­ weight loss usually have chapters low, the presidential race an authority on dren. And for sure, many of free means pleasure-free. But, on how to handle "slips" but I heat up, and concerns over health care continue. Our this subject. I them lose 20, 30, 40, or even remember, you will never feel have never met a dieter who has hungry. No steak will ever sat­ read the whole volume. program will present a have been a sue- more pounds. And they do look panel of industry analysts cessful dieter. I better. The weight loss justifies isfy me as much as our fa mily's So what is the answer for newfound favorite, called For­ who will look at these and Terna have been a the purchase of new wardrobes older fatties? I actually prefer to other issues confronting failure as a to enhance the " new, younger bidden Chocolate Explosion lee refer to them (us) as pleasingly Gouse Cream- so I guess I'm not a real ind ividual investors in the dieter - on (?) look." H aving lost weight, plump. A much more acceptable second ha If of the yea r. many occasions. seniors are sometimes rewarded candidate for the Zone. term. To stay active I do not want I have gained and rost hundreds with lower blood pressure levels T hose disciplined dieters, to become grossly obese, but as To reserve a seat for of pounds. And I have reached (if they have also reduced salt however, do take off the pounds. our years advance and our plea­ you rself and a relative or old age and have decided that intake) and increased energy (if The 40-year-old dieters look sures decrease, I do not see why friend, please call or stop dieting is a diversion for the more they also follow exercise instruc­ super and 70-year-old dieters look we cannot occasionally indulge in by. If you are unable to join discipl ined- not me. lfl do not tions). I have a vague recollec­ haggard and discover wrinkles cashews, or Brownies, or Forbid­ us for this free special achieve a glamorous appearance, tion, two or three diets back, of they did not know they had. We den Chocolate lee Cream. O r a video presentation, please so be it. accomplishing the same tempo- all know that seniors pay more Whopper? Or a pizza? To me, contact our office for other The bookstores have found rary improvements by just lower­ dearly for every benefit. noshing is not a dirty word. viewing opportunities. a bonanza in selling books on ing caloric intake. And then that size-10 older Tema Gouse is a regular colum­ June 8, 2004 the current rage of diets, none If I am listening carefully, lady goes on a cruise. Or she nist for the Jewish Voice & Herald. of which, of course, make the the old saints at Weight Watch­ 6:00p.m. slightest bit of sense. Overweight ers, Jenny Craig and Slim-fast 247 Rochambeau Avenue women pay outrageous sums for seem to have lost their popular­ Cranston temple holding Frederick J. (Rick) Harkins these volumes in order to learn ity. Today's diets are entitled the Investment Representative the easy path to slim thighs, erect Atkins D iet, the South Beach sing,es Shabbat dinner 247 Rochambeau Avenue breasts, and hollow cheeks. Over- Diet (questionllble results if you Providence, RI 02906 weight men are delighted with live on North Beach) and some­ CRANST ON - Temple paper have been published about Bus 40 I -751-4599 i diets that not only allow but also thing called T he Zone. T he Torat Yisrael of Cranston is host­ the lack of activities for Jewish Fax 877-556-4433 encouragevoluminous portions of Zone? W hat kind of a name is ing a Shabbat dinner for Jewish singles," said Bob Schoenberg, a steak and other normally fatten- that for a diet? singles of all ages on June 18. Ser­ member of the temple. "Let us www.edwardjones.com/ midyear ing protein. They all enter the Their claim to fa me is that vices begin at 6 p.m. and will be hope that other temples will join Member SIPC in this mitzvah and begin address­ diet programs with more deter­ while on the program the dieter immediately followed by a Shah­ bat dinner. The cost is $15. RSVP ing the needs of this neglected mination (and anticipation) than should never experience hunger. EdwardJones they ever brought to child rear­ to the Temple at 785-1800. segment of our community." Dieting - to lose pounds- one Serving Individual lnveston; Since 1871 ing. should never feel hungry?!! Steak, "Several letters in the news- T hey are as righteous as cler­ eggs, butter, hot dogs (to name ics and convinced that they have but a few) are encouraged, in the solution to a lifetime of glut­ volume. tony. They are usually boring But they do have an enemy in their verbal determination. in common-carbohydrates. 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Call to place your free 30-word ad! 1-800-375-1921 You must be 18 or olde1: May 28, 2004 Jewish Voice & Herald 29 e5'ny 1.Joice Jerusalem GIANTS in a league of their own 'Cause it's 1, 2, 3 strikes they're out of the ol' ball game' 13tt Ye~l.14a. Lev I wrote and read the news and knew most of the embassy per­ of seven in nings we were still the commercials, I could sonnel and they were mainly mid­ with in striking distance of our do what I wanted with dle-aged no n-athletes. T he next opponents. imme a yud an ayin, the res t of the time. day I announced the ti me and Unfo rtunately, baseball (,a nun, a kuf another The program was location of the game and invited games las t for nine innings . • yud and a samekh. designed to appeal to my listeners to come and cheer By the end of the seventh we All together the Canadian troops for the home team. were exhausted. Tamar, tired now: GO YANKEES! with the U in Gaza, Alas, I had forgotten about of standing in the hot sun, had Don't laugh. Do you think to tourists, to dip­ the embassy's Marine guards. long since found a shady tree it is easy being a Yankee fan lomats, to anyone, They appeared on schedule; at some remove from the field in Red Sox Nation? If you in short, who young, baseball-wise, energetic of battle. Our skills departed, can divert your gaze for a wanted and ready to knock the cover off our expectations withered and moment to the accompanying hear news, the ball. We realized immedi­ by game's end no scoreboard photograph, you will observe humor, inter­ ately that some unorthodox tac­ could have held the numbers a new and innovative strata­ views and tics were called fo r and one of ou r they racked up. gem for announcing support for assorted chit­ players volunteered his girlfriend, The next day, duly chas­ the True Faith without being chat from the a stunning H ebrew University tened, I reported to my listeners obtrusive. If you follow my lead student named Tamar, who sat on the outcome of the game and you will receive a lot of odd in the stands unnoticed vowed to refrain from making looks but few people you meet m o s in her skimpy bath­ such challenges in the future. in New England will know Israelis ing su it until we I did anticipate at least one what it is they are staring at, appointed positive result from this mis­ which is probably just as well. her our adventure, a rise in popularity Your reporter has been a first base of baseball among the hitherto devoted follower of the Evil coach. deprived Israeli public. No such Empire ever since I was first luck. A few of the kibbutzim taken to Yankee Stadium at the_ with American members did age of five and not even George fo rm a baseball league but Steinbrenner can destroy my apparently the Socialist ethos sense of loyalty. (Although foreign language, it became one of the Jerusalem Giants, to the Still, it was ev ident that was too strong fo r such typ­ heaven knows, he tries hard of the most popular programs in American Embassy in Tel Aviv we were going to take a shel­ ically capitalist entertainment enough. Whatever possessed Israel and this, keep in mind, was for a baseball game to be played lacking, especially after we saw and it collapsed after several him to get rid of Andy Pet­ before television was introduced on the soccer field of the Jeru sa­ their pitcher, a man who could fitful years. Israelis are hope­ titte?) into the land of prophets and lem YMCA. toss a baseball faster than any lessly addicted to soccer, a sport This passion, not only for political parties. Radio was still By the time the broadcast of us could see it coming. Even in which scoring a goal gives the pinstripes but for the game king of the airwaves.(Not every­ was over, the embassy had called Tamar's presence near first base, rise to hysteria on the field, itself, has survived even years of one was so delighted, of course. the radio station and accepted the intended· to distract our oppo­ probably because it occurs so living in Jerusalem where base­ The Association of English Lan~ challenge. nents, seemed a hopeless attempt rarely. ball is somewhat lower than ice guage Teachers in Israel fired off a Now I had a problem - there to postpone the inevitable disas­ There is, however, one ray hockey on the sports popularity protest to the gc>Vernment, charg­ was no Jerusalem Giants baseball ter. of hope. On my most recent scale. It's not that I didn't try to ing that their students were being team. A few of us played an occa­ The Marines, being the vis­ visit to the Holy Land, I saw, introduce the Israeli public to subjected to that most terrible sional pickup game at the "Y," iting team, batted first. Maybe in Afula, a shop licensed by the the game. In fact, your observer of all destructive cultural influ­ though hardly as a team. But the they had pity on us, or maybe National Basketball Associa­ was directly responsible for the ences, English with an American challenge had been broadcast, the Tamar was more effective than tion to sell uniforms, so-called first baseball game in the his­ accent.) embassy team had accepted it and we expected, but they scored only collectibles and other parapher­ tory of Jerusalem, including Among the news items most came with the necessary baseball three runs in the first inning. nalia bearing the logos of the Biblical times, to be broadcast in demand were the scores of equipment, including coolers full Now it was our turn. If people NBA teams. Basketball, which on the Israeli state radio - in a overseas sports events. One day of Coca-Cola, unobtainable else­ tell you that God does not smile requires little space and even manner of speaking, that is. I decided to have some fun and where in Israel at the time. upon the People of Israel, don't less equipment, has caught on In the 1950s and '60s I had I gave the Yankee score and a I put together a haphazard believe them. Our second batter big-time in Israel. the best job in Israel. Every detailed account of the game collection of swung weakly at a fastball and Now, if Major League afternoon at 4 p.m. I opened using every cliche I could think of. American expatriates, Israe­ sent it rolling toward the pitcher Baseball follows suit, maybe the studio microphone at Kol (Sports reporting, as you know, lis who had studied in the United who, in some way, managed to the sport will finally gain its Israel, the Israel State Radio, is usually written in cliches and States and a few Foreign Minis­ b_reak a finger in fielding the ball. deserved popularity in Israel. and invited · the audience to to these I added a few invented on try types who had been stationed It became evident very quickly And then, hopefully, they will share an hour of English-lan­ the spot.) At the end of the report in Washington. I was pretty con­ that his replacement was of much call me back to Jerusalem to do guage broadcasting. As long as I issued a challenge, in the name fident about our chances since I lesser quality and by the end the play-by-play. - ' 30 Jewish Voice & Herald May 28, 2004 Obituaries Ingeborg Adelsberger Mrs. Ernstof was a 1934 Ellen B. Green also served as president of the Katherine Gibbs School. graduate ofEast Providence High WEST HARTFORD. PROVIDENCE - Ellen B. Alumni Association, treasurer of Mrs. Levine was the owner School. She was a former member Conn. - Ingeborg (Hirsch) (Feldman) Green, 57, a child­ the 5th Qyarter Club, and was of the Candy and Nut Center in of the Barrington Yacht Club. Adelsberger, 83, of West Hart­ care administrator, died May 11. the National Fund chairman, and Fall River for 20 years. She pre­ ford, formerly of Cranston, R.I., Besides her husband,· she She was the companion of Laura a trustee of the URI Foundation. viously worked for 10 years as a died May 4. She was the wife leaves three daughters, Judith Koopman of Providence. An Army veteran of buyer for the former Cherry and Rovniak of Mentor, Ohio, Laura of the late Walter Adelsberger. A lifelong resident of Provi­ ~ World War II, he served Webb Department Store and was Seixas of Stuart and Lee Ripley They had been married for SO dence, she was a daughter of the ~ as a technical sergeant the co-owner with her husband of Duxbury, Mass; a sister, Jane years. late Samuel and Shirley (Halp­ in the Pacific. of the former Allen's Cut Rate for Wylie of East Providence; seven Born in Bergen-Frankfurt, ern) Feldman. Mr. Krasner received the 10 years. Germany, she was the daughter grandsons and eight great-grand­ Touhy Award from the Crans­ She was a member of Temple children. She was the sister of the Ms. Green had been an of the late Fritz Nathan and Rose administrator at Child Care Con­ ton Chamber of Commerce, and Beth El in Fall River and its (Gruenebaum) Hirsch. late Effie, Murdock and Freder­ had served on the city's Planning sisterhood, a member of H adas­ ick Horton Jr.. nection of Rhode Island and She graduated from the Southeastern Mass. for several Commission and Zoning Board sah and a life member of the Philanthropine School in Frank­ Jonathan Friedman years and had previously worked of Review. Fall River Jewish Home for the furt and then left Germany in FALLS CHURCH, Va. - at Nickerson House. He had coached in the West­ Aged. 1938. She lived in England for Jonathan L. Friedman, 48, of She graduated from Hope ern Cranston Little League, vol­ She leaves a son, Jay Levine 10 years, before coming to the Falls Church, died on April 24. High School in 1964 and from unteered for Meals on Wheels, of Somerset, and a granddaugh­ United States in 1948. He was the husband of Pilar St. Joseph's College in 1968. and was named Outstanding ter. She was the mother of the Mrs. Adelsberger was a long­ (Arnillas) Friedman. Senior on Cranston Recognition late William "Billy" Allen Levine Besides her companion, she Day in 1996. and a sister of the late Samuel time resident ofCranston, moving Born in Fall River, Mass., leaves a brother, Jeffrey Feldman to West H artford nine years ago. Jonathan was the son of Irma He was a member of Temple and Julius Mossoff, Ida Kotlan of Anchorage, Alaska, and two and Doris Berg. She leaves a son, Peter Adels­ (Reitzas Friedman) Kaufman of nephews, Peter Feldman of Los Sinai in Cranston and a former berger of Suffield; a granddaugh­ Sarasota, Fla., and the late Dr. Angeles and James Feldman of vice president of Temple Beth Burial was in Beth El Cem­ ter, Rachel Laura Adelsberger; Louis Friedman of Newport and Anchorage. Israel in Providence. etery, Fall River. and a cousin, Margot Lax ofFlor­ Fall River. Burial was in Lincoln Park Mr. Krasner was a member Frank Li pis of Overseas Lodge 40 F & AM, ida. She was the sister of the late He attended Providence Cemetery, Warwick. SOMERSET - Frank M. and a past president of the Neto­ Ari Hirsch. Country Day School and gradu­ Lipis, 87, a retired real estate Contributions in her memory pian Club. Burial was in Tikvoh ated from the University of Ari­ may be made to the American broker and developer, and a noted Chadoshoh Cemetery, Windsor, zona. Cancer Society, 222 Richmond Besides his wife, he leaves Fall River civic and business activ­ Conn. Previously a subcontractor for St., Providence, RI 02903. two sons, Steven Krasner of East ist, died May 15. He was the hus­ Greenwich and Michael F. Kras­ Contributions may be made NASA, he was a project manager Julius Krasner band of Bessie (Burstein) Lipis. to the International Rescue Com­ for RS Information Systems, Inc. ner of Westborough, Mass.; a They had been married for 63 mittee, P.O. Box 5058, Hager­ of McLean, Va. for the past ten CRANSTON Julius daughter, Marie K. Holloway of years. Boca Raton, Fla.; a sister, Judith stown, MD 21741-9874. years. Krasner, 79, a retired construction Born in Fall River, a son of Peisach of Shrewsbury, Mass.; Besides his wife and mother, executive, died May 11. He was the late Samuel and Gertrude Mildred Ernstof and eight grandchildren. he is survived by his daughter the husband of Lorraine (Fowler) (Schweber) Lipis, he was a life­ BARRINGTON - Mil­ Raquel, 6, and son Isaiah, 3, Krasner. They had been married - Burial was in Lincoln Park long resident of the Fall River dred H. Ernstof, 87, of Stuart, of Falls Church; a sister, Jodi for 54 years. Cemetery, Warwick. area, living in Somerset since Fla., formerly of Barrington, died Kaufman of Largo, Fla.; and Born in Providence, the son Helen Levine 1976. April 24. She was the wife of of the late Aaron and M. Isabelle his brothers, Myles Friedman of FALL RIVER - .Helen Mr. Lipis was a real estate J.M. "George" Ernstof. They had Clearwater, Fla., Fredric Fried­ (Ricci) Krasner, he had lived in been married for 67 years. Levine, a businesswoman, died broker for more than SO years, man of Providence, Andrew Cranston for 52 years. and worked 10 years as a build­ Born in East Providence, a May 9. She was the wife of the Friedman of Fairfield Center, He was a 1943 graduate of late Joseph Levine. ing developer. He was the broker daughter of the late Frederick and Maine, and Marc Kaufman of Classical High School where he Born in Fall River, a daugh­ of American Terrace, the largest Jennie (Ainslie) Horton, she lived Sarasota, Fla. was a member of its Athletic Hall home development in Somerset. in Barrington before moving to ter of the late Jacob and Liba A memorial service was held of Fame and a 1949 graduate of In 1994 he received the Roger Stuart 17 years ago. (Dashoff) Mossoff, she was a life­ in Falls Church on April 26. the former Rhode Island State Valcourt Memorial Award as Fall College, now the University of long resident of the city. She was a graduate of BMC River's Outstanding Citizen of . Rhode Island. The recipient of the Year. the Ram Award for Alumni; he Durfee High School and attended Your Only Local See LIPIS, next page Family-Owned Jewish Continuing our century-old tradition Funeral Home of service to the Jewish community.

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Liss and the late Annie (Firtler) Mrs. Winicour was a found­ York City; a daughter, Selena Evelyn Macie Silver, 93, of Hol­ Albert, she had Lived in Prov­ ing member of Congregation Winicour Barron of Hartsdale, He was a member of the lywood, died May 20. She was idence most of her life until Beth Sholom Synagogue and a .Y.; four grandchildren and fundraising committee for the the wife of Dr. Carroll Silver and moving to Pawtucket three years member of its sisterhood. She was seven great-grandchildren. United Way, and the Fall River the late Irving J. Fain. She and ago. a member of the former Women's Burial was in Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, ofwhi ch Dr. Silver had been married for She was a graduate of the Association of the Jewish Home Cemetery, Warwick he was membership chairman. 29 years. former Commercial H igh School for the Aged. She was a volunteer Contributions may be made He had also been vice president of in Providence. and a participant at the East Side to Jewish Eldercare of Rhode the Chamber business organiza­ Born in Laurel, Miss., a She was a salesperson for the Jewish Community Center. Island, 229 Waterman St., Provi­ tion, and president of the Cham­ daughter of the late athan and former Peerless Store and the She leaves two sons, Jeffrey dence, RI 02903. ber. H e raised funds for the new Anna Fine, she had been a res­ ident of H ollywood since 1985, former Boston Store for over 50 Winicour of Pittsburgh, Penna., Chamber of Commerce building years combined, retiring 25 years and served as president and trea­ and was a summer resident of surer of the Chamber Founda­ Middletown. tion. He started the Waldron M rs. Silver was a member Scholarship for college students. of Temple Beth-El and its Sister­ Jewish Hospital pioneers new Mr. Lipis started both the hood. Outstanding Citizen Committee She was a past president of and the Recognition Banquet the Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Committee, and served on the Association and a member of the hip replacement procedure nominating committee for the Miriam H ospital Women's Asso­ By JANICE ARNOLD natural range of motion, Anto- Antoniou expects resurfac- Outstanding Citizen Award. H e ciation, H adassah and American Staff Reporter niou said. ing will soon become much also served as a vice chairman for ORT. Canadian]ewishNews The surgery uses the latest more popular in North Amer- the Redevelopment Authority of Besides her husband, she TORONTO The generation of technology, known ica. Resurfacing has not been Fall River, and was on the com­ leaves a son, Lyle S. Fain of Provi­ JewishGeneralHospitalOGH) as Articular Surface Replace- as accepted on this continent mittee for the rebirth of down­ dence; a daughter, Elizabeth Fain has become the first medical ment (ASR), a trademark name because older generations of town Fall River. H e supported of Mill Valley, Calif.; and five facility in North America to of DePuy Orthopedics, a divi- implants did not always work development of the waterfront, grandchildren. She was the sister perform hip surgery that allows sion of Johnson & Johnson Inc. that well, he said. a downtown parking garage, the of the late Milton Fine and Reba patients to be up walking the About 200 surgeries in the world ASR is an improvement Marine Museum, and new water Leand. next day and offers a better have been done using ASR to over other metal-on-metal lines which enabled Globe manu­ Burial was in Temple Beth-El chanceofreturningtotheirprevi- date, Antoniou said. devices because the clearance facturing to remain in Fall River. Cemetery. ous activities, including sports. Resurfacing involves remov- between the two components is H e was the owner of the Tess W. Steingold Orthopedic surgeon Dr. John ing the diseased portion of the just right for the formation Telephone Answering Exchange, Antoniou announced at a press head of the femur, or thigh bone, a thin layer of a lubricating PROVIDE CE - Tess W. using its proceeds to establish the conference that he had sue- and reshaping it. It is then cov- joint fluid that reduces friction, Steingold, 92, a finance company Frank, Bessie and Charlyne Lipis cessfully performed a 1 1/2- ered with a metal cap with a short he said. ASR also represents executive, died May 23. She was Teacher of the Year Award. hour procedure on four patients pin on i,t that fits onto the bone. superior metallurgy to earlier the wife of the late David Stein­ H e was a member of the Fall at the JGH, all of hardware, featur­ gold. River Now Coalition for Excel­ them in their late ,------, ing ultra-smooth lence task force and served as a Born in Providence, the 40s ro early 5os. Antoniou said the metal-on-metal surfaces and thin­ daughter of the late Max and member of the American Dream They went home hip "resurfacing" technique he used ner metal. Challenge for the Citizens Schol­ Anna (Resnick) Woodman, she four or five days I In addition to arship Foundation. H e was a was a lifelong resident of the city. after surgery and is preferable to tota hip replace- potentially better benefactor of Charlton Memorial She attended H ope H igh did not require any ment for younger persons, or even function for School. and St. Anne's Hospitals. stay in a rehabilita- those as old as GS, who are very patients, Anto- Mr. Lipis was a member of Mrs. Steingold was a co­ tion institution. niou said ASR the Adas Israel Synagogue and founder with her husband, of Antoniou said active physically. should also wear B'nai B'rith. the Franklin Finance Co., Paw­ the metal-on-metal '------~ better. Testing Besides his wife, he leaves tucket. hip "resurfacing" The cap fi ts precise· 1 y mto · a meta1 indicates it could two daughters, A nn Rae Moeser She was a member of the technique he used is preferable cup that is implanted into the hip last 25 or 30 years, which is an of Somerset and Arlyne Laurence Corporation of Memorial Hospi­ to total hip replacement for socket. important factor for younger, of Fall River; and fo ur grandchil­ tal in Pawtucket, a life member of Younger persons, or even those more active patients, who tend as old as 65, who are very By contrast, a total hip to out1 ive erad itiona1 rota1 h'1p dren. H e was the father of the Miriam H ospital Women's Asso­ replacement requires amputation h 1 late Charlyne Lipis, and brother ciation and the former Jewish active physically. One of his of the head and neck of the replacement t at asts on aver- next patients is 61. h age 15 to 20 years and has a of the late Saul and Elias Louis H ome for the Aged, a member femur, and replacing it wit k fb k Lipis. of Temple Beth-El, a former One Of the first ",.our, a b all on a stem. The stem, higher ris o rea age. Burial was in H ebrew Cem­ member of H adassah, Pioneer 48-year-old engineer Phuoc which is about six inches long Younger patients have often etery, Fall River. Women, the Women's Associ­ Van Hoang, who had the sur- and an inch wide, is inserted been counseled to delay surgery ation of Congregation Ohawe gery on his left hip 24 days into the canal of the femur. and be less active because of Sandra Nunziata Shalam and B'nai B'rith. earlier, was at the press confer- The ball is mated with a cup the limited lifespan of total hip PAWTUCKET - Sandra She was a world traveler and ence. He demonstrated how he that is implanted into the hip replacement, Antoniou said. Nunziata, 54, of 10 Goff Ave., an amateur painter in oils. is walking at this stage, some- socket, forming an artificial ball- If the patient must some­ a homemaker, died May 7. Born She leaves a daughter, Reva what stiffly with a cane, but it's and-socket joint. The cup is often day have further surgery, the in Providence, a daughter of Lewis of Providence; four grand­ a vast improvement, he said. He plastic or separated from the ball resurfacing implants are easily H erman M orrison of Providence children and six great-grandchil­ also said he has no pain. Before by a plastic lining. converted into a traditional and the late Rhoda (Fishman) dren. She was the mother of the the surgery, the pain was so bad Hip resurfacing, a procedure hip replacement, he said. Morrison, she was a lifelong resi­ late Lorna Schiffman, and sister he had to take sleeping pills to that has been available since 1991, ASR is not licensed in Canada dent of Providence until moving of the late Philip and Samuel get any rest. is much more common in Europe, at the present time, but DePuy to Pawtucket five years ago. woodman. Replacement surgery is where more than 20,000 such is hopeful the product will She was an avid reader and Burial was in Lincoln Park generally used for people with operations are performed each become fully licensed in the writer and was a charitable Cemetery, Warwick. an advanced loss of cartilage year. A ntomou· sa1·d 1t· 1· s espe- near future. ASR is not avail- person. in the hip joint, usually caused cially accepted in England, where able in the United States, but is Besides her father, she leaves Shirley Winicour by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid about 10 per cent of hip surgeries currently being sold in Europe a son, Michael J. Nunziata of PAWTUCKET - Shirley arthritis. are done with resurfacing, as well where it is being made available Cranston; a brother, Steven E. Winicour, 95, a retired salesper­ The major advantage ofthe as Australia where the figure is on a patient-by-patient basis. Morrison of Pawtucket; and a son, died May 14. She was the new type of surgery is that it close to 30 per cent. This is partly JGH orthopedics chief grandson. wife of the late Benjamin Win­ preserves most of the hip bone explained by the fact the tech- Dr. D avid Zucker said the Burial was in Lincoln Park icour, former chief counsel for the and the natural shape of the nique and technology were largely wait for ASR surgery will Cemetery, Warwick Rhode Island State Liquor Con­ hip, meaning the patient will developed in Britain. be about four to six months. trol Administration. have more normal balance and Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Your 'by-line' -yvill strengthen

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