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September 2008 Elul 5768/Tishrei 5769 Volume XXXIII: Number 1 FREE Annual Fall holiday celebration to be held September 21 Community welcomes Halye Aisner, special to the WJN pples & Honey, an annual family new shaliach event that celebrates the Jewish fall Eileen Freed, special to the WJN A holidays, will take place on Sunday, he Greater Ann September 21 from 1–4 p.m. at the Jewish Com- Arbor Jewish munity Center of Washtenaw County. Chairing Tcommunity the event this year is Pyper Alpern and Viktoriya welcomes Tomer Zur, a Strumba. Everyone is invited free of charge. member of Kibbutz Ein Participants will be able to taste apples and Hashofet, who will serve honey, symbolic of the New Year. There will as a Shaliach (emissary) be many children’s activities including bounc- – a cultural and infor- ers, games, shofar blowing and arts and crafts. mation liaison between Clowns and jugglers will entertain guests while the Greater Ann Arbor Tomer Zur face-painting and making balloon animals. Is- Jewish community and Israel. As a member of raeli food, kosher baked goods and lunch will the Jewish Agency’s Young Shlichim Unit and the be available for purchase along with gifts and Jewish Federation team, Tomer will serve as the Judaica items. community’s central resource for Israel-related This program brings together many local activities and will work with congregations, the Jewish organizations to provide information JCC and other Jewish communal organizations about their purpose and to educate participants to increase Israel-related programming and to about the upcoming holidays: Rosh Hashanah, strengthen the Israel/Diaspora relationship. the Jewish New Year; Yom Kippur, the Day of Zur has extensive experience working with Atonement; and Sukkot, the fall harvest festival. youth having been involved in his Kibbutz youth Reservations are required. For more infor- movement, working as a boarding school coun- mation on sponsoring a table or to register for selor, and running after-school programming on Apples & Honey, call 971-0990. n the kibbutz. Zur utilized his significant youth programming skills with American teens as a counselor for Tamarack Camps where he served as a counselor and planner for Israel culture program- JFS adds United Way to its list of grant funders ming and staffed the Tamarack Alaska trip. Jonah Carol Lessure, special to the WJN Geller, executive director of Tamarack Camps says ewish Family Services of Washtenaw Coun- United Way is one of nearly a dozen grant of Zur, “his leadership skills and enthusiasm are ty has joined the group of local providers making agencies that support JFS including: wonderful qualities that he possesses.” of key social services to receive United Way The Jewish Agency, through the Areivim- J Washtenaw County, Employment Training funds. For the first time, JFS has become a certified Young Shlichim Unit, sends young, idealis- and Community Service United Way agency due to recent efforts by Washt- tic and dedicated Israelis to serve in Jewish enaw United Way to invite new agencies to apply Michigan Department of Education communities and with Jewish organizations for a designated pool of funds for new agencies The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation throughout the world. The shlichim choose to supporting basic service needs. Donors of the Jewish Funders Network participate because of a strong desire to “give” and a belief that all Jews are responsible for one JFS has secured United Way support to pi- The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation lot a new process for supporting families and another. Zur expressed his personal motivation The Benard L. Maas Foundation to spend the next year in Ann Arbor; “Sum- individuals in financial and emotional crisis. for future funding support from the United The Nonprofit Security Grant Fund of mer camp is a great thing, but I felt it was not The grant will fund a new intake approach for Way so that JFS can meet the increasing de- Michigan enough… I see the need [to bring] Israeli and emergency crisis intervention as a way to guar- mands for its services from a community fac- Jewish culture to the communities around the antee that each new client can receive the in- ing deepening economic challenges. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation globe, and I know I can bring another piece of dividualized “wrap-around” approach to care Those who contribute to United Way, are The Michigan Department of Transportation the puzzle that is unique to me.” management that has become the hallmark of asked to consider designating their gift to Jew- The Humanitarian Award of the Jewish Zur has a particular interest in theater and Jewish Family Services. The approach includes ish Family Services. Designating a gift to JFS Federation of Greater Ann Arbor plans numerous events to enhance the cultural an action plan that will avert crises, stabilize can help one participate in the local United The Knight Foundation life at Kibbutz Ein Hashofet including holiday the situation, enhance self-sufficiency, and em- Way campaign while helping the increasing The Area Agency on Aging celebrations, lectures, weddings and parties. He power people to access appropriate resources, number of local families that face crises during The Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor is particularly excited about coming to Ann Ar- services, and ongoing support. these times of economic distress. If one’s work- These grants support over half of the bor because he feels Michigan is his home away United Way grant reviewers commented place runs a United Way campaign, a desig- agencies operating expenses (54 percent) from home and looks forward to learning from on the high quality of JFS services offered to nated donation can often be matched by one’s and over a dozen specific programs and ser- and contributing to his new community. To “a highly vulnerable, at-risk population of the company and will directly benefit local families n contact Zur, email him at shaliach@jewishan- community.” The grant may also pave the way seeking services from JFS. vices that rely on grant-based support. narbor.org or call 677-0100. n

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------The first year of classes are offered on Tickets to individual avail events are now Tickets Friedman’s lecture Friedman’s will occur at the EMU The Newcomers’ Booth The willNewcomers’ offer informa only requirement is the desire to learn. learn. to is the desire requirement only Monday evenings from 7–9:15 p.m. at the 8 begin and September will Classes JCC. run for 30 weeks, excluding holidays. The first a Melton ofis and includes $550 year tuition coursepack. the contact register, to or information more For visitwww.jccannarbor.org or 971-0990 at JCC or www.fmams.org.il. famed Jewish-American conductor LorinMaazel (now in his final season Directoras ofMusic the Philharmonic) will return to UMS for a weekend that will include two performances, free master classes, and sev eral educational programs. The program will Saturday feature works of Mendelssohn, and the Sunday and Mussorgsky, Schumann, program will works feature of Tchai Berlioz, 7 at March (Saturday, Stravinsky. and kovsky, 8 at 7 p.m.) March Sunday, and 8 p.m. able for purchase through the UMS website and through the UMS Ticket Office (phone be added to the mailing list, or To in person). contact the UMS Ticket Officeat 764-2538 list e-mail an has also UMS www.ums.org. or that provides up-to-date information about all UMS events; sign-up information is avail the website. on able gramming, Friedman will speak on his book, Flat and Crowded. Hot, of is TBE pm. 12:30 at on Center Convocation fering 500 free bleacher seats to temple mem bers, limited to two per as family, part of our Ifsponsorship. tickets remain after September they10, will be available to the community-at- first large. Calls a should on be directed to distributed the TBE be of will and 665-4744, fice, served first basis. come, community sponsors, including TBE’s Sidney Sidney TBE’s including sponsors, community Davidson Memorial Scholar-in-Residence pro Lunch Series Speaker ofits part As Fund. tember 21 from 1–4 p.m. This free community community free This p.m. 1–4 from 21 tember take will Holidays Fall Jewish the of celebration at the JCC. place Jewish Arbor Ann the and Arbor Ann meet about to tion chance a and coupons gifts, community, others who have recently moved to the Federation area. Jewish the and JCC the of Members will newcomers. boards be welcoming Hon & Apples the about information more For ey program and Booth, Newcomer’s call Leslie Bash at 971-0990. Welcome newcomers Welcome special the WJN to Aisner, Halye Newcomers to the Ann Arbor area and new members of the Jewish Community Center Countyof are Washtenaw invited to visit the Sep on Honey & Apples at Booth Newcomers’

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2005 work Three - cel that 2000 in premiered piece a Melton Melton is a program of Jewish study ini Finally, the PhilharmonicFinally, New York and The Washtenaw Economic Club Economic Washtenaw The Leon Botstein Leon sity in Jerusalem. It is offered in more than more in offered is It sityJerusalem. in locations in North Austra America, Europe, lia The is and curriculum Israel. by designed scholars There at are Hebrew no University. exams, no homework, no pre-requisites; the approach approach that draws upon the best scholarship of Jews of allfrom all movements lev Judaism. els of knowledge and observance are welcome. els of welcome. and observance are knowledge tiated by philanthropist Florence Melton in Univer Hebrew The with cooperation in 1986 February 14 at 8 p.m. in the Power Center) and Center) Power the in p.m. 8 at 14 February DecaDance firstworking decade Ohad ebrates Naharin’s with Batsheva by featuring excerpts from 10 Feb different dances created by (Sunday, him. Center.) in the Power ruary 15 at 4 p.m. pany pany will return to UMS for its first visit in ten years with the Introduction to Concepts, Methods and Uses. He held highlymany regarded positions over the years, including president of the Ameri can Accounting Association, vice-chairman ofand Foundation, the Financial Accounting vice-president of the American Institute of as well as teaching at Ofthe CPAs, University Chicago Graduate School Of Business for 41 years, serving as its dean from 1969 to 1974. He was inducted into Hall the Accounting of in 1983. Fame day, September day, 17, with the help of several Thomas Friedman to Michigan on Wednes tivity. Participants tivity. are asked to bring a pair comfortable shoes. flat, of other or sneakers For more information contact Laura Steiner at [email protected] or 395-4223 or the desk at 971-0990. JCC front ------Sidney Davidson - - - Financial Accounting: An

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In November, In the November, acclaimed Jerusalem (born Ax Emanuel pianist Jewish-American The Israel-based Batsheva Dance Com Community Excitement Excitement fills the air every Thursday eve The Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw Washtenaw of Center Community Jewish The County will launch The Florence Adult Mini-School in The September. Mini- Melton School is sponsored by the JCC and made possible through funding by the Jewish Fed Florence Melton Adult Mini-School offers unique Jewish study offers program Mini-School Adult Florence Melton special the WJN to Kohn, Karen col in and Foundation Covenant and eration with laboration a of consortium community and organizations. congregations Temple Beth Emeth co-sponsors Thomas Friedman talk at talk Thomas Friedman Beth Emeth co-sponsors EMU Temple special the WJN Simon, to Ronnie

Jim Leija, specialJim the WJN to UMS Season features Jewish and Jewish-Americanartists Jewish UMS Season features ning at the JCC as people come together for ning for at the together JCC as people come a fun evening of Israeli dance. The dance a become has and 2008 early in started craze big hit at the Jewish Community Center of County. Washtenaw line dances, Israeli learnlatest and the tunes All dances are and welcome to drop mixers. in The every 7:30 from to 10 Thursday p.m. $3 per student. or is $6 per person cost steps to old Then favorites. at 8:30 evp.m. intermediate withmoving gets really eryone steps to requested songs. Seasoned dancers Cheryl Feit and Amnon Steiner lead the ac- ous but accessible two-year course of Jewish pluralistic a with taught are classes The study.

formers formers in five eventsduring the 2008-2009 Septem Wednesday, from runs which season, 2009. 26, April Sunday, 2008 through ber 10, Symphony will make its UMS debut under the musical direction of Leon Botstein with con This soloist. as McDuffie Robert violinist cert will highlight the works of three Jewish composers: Erich Sternberg, Leonard Bern stein, and Novem Aaron Copland. (Sunday, Auditorium.) in Hill ber 16 at 4 p.m. in Poland to camp concentration survivors) and Israeli-born Bronfman pianist willYefim perform an evening of piano duos by Brahms, (Saturday, Rachmaninoff. and Mozart, Bolcom, Auditorium.) in Hill 8 at 8 p.m. November T Karen Kohn, special the WJN to Kohn, Karen Israeli dance is hopping at the JCC cial accounting. During his lifetime, Davidson Davidson lifetime, his During accounting. cial - includ wrote several texts, classic accounting ing the widely used An annual adult education education adult annual An opportunity has been giv en to Temple Beth Emeth Emeth Beth en Temple to establishment the through of the Sidney Davidson Memorial Scholar-in-Res idence Fund. 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All participants participate in To either program, contact Anyone interested in receiving information information receiving in interested Anyone These programs have been made pos learn about the chapter’s programs, including including programs, chapter’s the about learn Club. and Cinema the Book Group sia network to its provide vocational through and technological Today, Jews. for to education strives ORT centers, and colleges, schools, of meet the training and education needs of its nearly 270,000 students, of all ages and back grounds in Israel, the former Soviet Union, Latin America, the United States, and many thein compete can they that so countries, other rapidly of changing market the 21st century. ORT members and prospective members are invited to attend this opening at event. For more Levitt Joan contact RSVP, to or information at [email protected] or lous cakes go www.flickr.com/photos/dahlias cakes/2177523887/in/set-72157600943688636/ music laughter, and company, dancing at Ha birthday dassah’s The party. cost is$5 per per son. RSVP by September 5 by sending a check 1049 made out to Eileen Hadassah to: Thacker, Ann MI Arbor, 48105. Way, Westview If you would like a ride to the meeting, call Jeanne at 973-8642. Berkowitz products. To see products. an To example of Dahlia?s fabu success. success. Discussions are led by Russell Collins, and Theater, ofMichigan the director executive indepen viewed are Movies JCC. the at held are dently at local cinemas. dently ber 11, 7–8:30 p.m. There are a few spaces avail spaces few a are There p.m. 7–8:30 11, ber who wish join. to newcomers for able The series. the of remainder the for register must cost is $60 for JCC members and $75 for non- who those for members for a year-long membership with pro-rated 10 be will fee The sessions. This fee does 2008 start date. the June join after of movie the cost ticket. not include your [email protected]. at 769-0209 or Abbie sible by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Federation Jewish the granta from by sible County. Washtenaw your your friends are about to welcome a little one into “Shalom their welcomes Baby” lives. par ents, their newborns and newly-adopted chil you provides Baby” “Shalom JCC. the into dren with to a giftOur Welcome World bag full of fun and helpful gifts, information on parent ing, Jewish resources for parents and families caringand support volunteers. from on the JCC’s new Shalom programs, should contact Halye Aisner at 971-0990 or halyeais These [email protected]. programs are a wonder ful way for newcomers to meet new people, make new friends and learn about the Jewish available. and the resources community ------

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The next session will take place on Thursday, The new JCC Film Discussion Group is a Community/ Women Community/ will host its opening brunch, “Yesterday, Today, Today, will host “Yesterday, its opening brunch, September at 7, 10 on Sunday, and Tomorrow” of at the home Linda Greene. a.m. mem founding of panel A 1968. from members bers bers will discuss their experience beginning the Ann Arbor chapter and working together information for the education of feature ORT students around thealso will brunch The opportunity world. the and today, America ORT about Arbor events. Ann future plan for to learn about ORT’s programs in 62 countries worldwide. It is also a great time to meet old and new friends, buy ORT greeting cards, and Hadassah opens year with birthday opens year celebrationHadassah (cake) special the WJN to Beybey, Anne Karen Kohn, special the WJN to Kohn, Karen JCC says shalom (welcome) to new residents to shalom (welcome) says JCC Joan Levitt, Joan special WJN the to ORT opening brunch on September 7 ORT opening brunch on September Hadassah is Hadassah planning a memorable birthday Septem Tuesday, event, opening our as party ber 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center Professional County. of Washtenaw cake decorator Dahlia will Weinman share cake spectacular a decorating in expertise her to commemorate Israel’s 60th birthday and the birthdays of members Hadassah turning will60, We too. be able to sample Dahlia’s that evening. creation be raffledoff aswell as a basketof Israeli spa munity. munity. The “Shalom Ann Arbor” Welcome Package is an essential information packet for newcomers or those considering relocating here. It includes a copy of the Guide to Jew ish Life, the most recent edition of Washtenaw Jewish News, information on activities in the Jewish community and are Volunteers more. in and welcome personal a provide to available community Jewish Arbor’s Ann to troduction here. moved already those who have for Jewish newcomers Jewish to Ann newcomers Arbor--babies and adults alike--can take advantage of two new - the them to communi programs welcome to Baby.” “Shalom and Arbor” Ann “Shalom ty: of moving to the area, the Jewish Community Ann “Shalom County’s of Washtenaw Center com the Jewish to you welcome is here Arbor” - educa drop-in monthly a Conversations,” er tional and support group for adult children in a variety of caregiving roles for their ag aging live your parents Whether ing parents. independently or need full-time care either find come facility, residential a in or in-home fac are who peers among support and solace ing similar caregiving issues. Commu Jewish the at p.m., 6:30–8 18, September will The topic County. nityofWashtenaw Center be“Legal Issues: ofPower Attorney for Health briefa will session feature Each educational care.” discussion. open by followed presentation Jewish Family Services will convene “Caregiv convene will Services Family Jewish

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Humanitarian aid sought for Agriprocessors workers Robert Savit, special to the WJN he Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan the situation in Postville and a more detailed ing kosher meat packing business has brought and their families. On the contrary, following (AAOM), with the support and coop- description of the current situation. The final significant economic benefits to the Postville the raid, Agriprocessors moved quickly to hire eration of Beth Israel Congregation, the section, “What our Jewish community can do,” area, but it has also changed the nature of the workers from other parts of the country to re- T community. In addition to a small but signifi- place the arrested workers. Since the company Reconstructionist Havurah, the Jewish Cultural includes information about how to contribute Society and the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw to the relief fund. Timely contributions would cant and very visible Orthodox Jewish presence, does not pay its workers in advance, and since County, has organized a relief fund to help the be very much appreciated by relief organizers. Agriprocessors has recruited and brought in, at those who come to Postville to take these jobs former workers from the Agriprocessors kosher various times, non-local workers willing to take have very few resources, these new workers have meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa. In May, The Postville situation the many dangerous, difficult and low-paying turned to the volunteers at St. Bridget’s for sup- 400 workers, largely undocumented Guatema- jobs offered in the plant. The latest such group port, putting additional strain on an already Background of workers consisted of approximately 800 overextended volunteer organization trying to lan immigrants, were arrested by the U.S. Im- In 1987 Aaron Rubashkin and his fam- (mostly undocumented) workers, primarily help the families of arrested workers. Thus, not migrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ily, Orthodox Lubovitch (Chabad) Jews, pur- from Guatemala and some from Mexico. Many only has Agriprocessors not materially helped While Agriprocessors is a private business not chased a defunct meatpacking plant in the small came to Postville with their families. their former workers and their families, they officially representing any Jewish organization northeastern Iowa town of Postville and turned have made matters considerably worse by im- or denomination, it is a high profile Jewish it into a kosher meat packing plant operating The ICE raid porting other out-of-town workers without business, owned and operated by Orthodox under the name Agriprocessors. Postville is a On May 12, 2008, the U.S. Immigrations and regard to how that will affect the community Jews. Because of the nature of the arrests and very small community where most long-term Customs Enforcement (ICE) part of the Depart- and its scarce resources. Some feel that the be- the role played by Agriprocessors in the work- residents are of German Lutheran heritage. ment of Homeland Security, raided the Postville havior of Agriprocessors and the Rubashkins ers’ plight, many in the community feel it is Over the next 20 years, the Rubashkins devel- plant and detained nearly 400 undocumented following the ICE raid is a chillul Hashem ( a of great importance that Jewish organizations oped this plant into a very successful business. workers, many of whom had false identity papers. desecration of God’s presence in the world, lit. respond generously and visibly to help allevi- It is estimated that the Postville plant provides In the following weeks, most of these workers were a desecration of God’s divine name). These ac- ate a serious humanitarian crisis in northeast over 60 percent of the kosher beef to the U.S. subjected to summary trials. About 300 of them tions stand in startling contrast to the case of Iowa. What follows is some background about market, and also exports to Israel. This develop- were given prison sentences of 5 months to be fol- Aaron Feuerstein, also an orthodox Jew, who, lowed by deportation. Another 45 or so, (mostly when his textile mill, Malden Mills, burned women) were released to care for their young de- down in 1995, kept all 3000 of his workers on pendent children. Among these 45 families there full pay and benefits for months after the fire. AIPAC annual conference are approximately 150 young children. The 45 Unlike the Rubashkins, Feuerstein’s actions are Florence Gerber, special to the WJN parents were fitted with ankle bracelets to moni- a paradigm of kiddush Hashem (a sanctifica- In June, Harvey and Shelly tor their movements. The conditions of their re- tion of God’s presence in the world, lit. a sancti- Kovacs Berman; Judy and lease require them to remain in the state until their fication of God’s divine name). Malcolm Cohen; Liz and cases go to court—which will not be until October. Mike Fried; Florence and They are forbidden from returning to any kind of What our Jewish community can do Marvin Gerber; Laurel work, including the packing plant. An additional Agriprocessors is owned by Orthodox Jews and Bob Hern; Jane and 20 minors were also detained and released on hu- associated with the Chabad Lubovitch commu- Herb Kaufer; and David manitarian grounds, and they face a very similar nity. Agriprocessors, however, is not a Chabad Nacht attended the Ameri- situation to the adults on conditional release. organization. It is not an Orthodox organiza- can Israel Public Affairs The current situation tion. It is not even a Jewish organization. It is Committee‘s (AIPAC’s) The sentence of 5 months incarceration merely a private business owned by Orthodox, Annual Policy Conference followed by deportation is an unusually harsh Lubovitch Jews. But in being a successful kosher in Washington, DC along sentence and has created a humanitarian crisis meat packing plant, it is a very visible business with over 7,000 other par- in Postville. Postville is a very small community with a very strong Jewish identity. As a result, ticipants. Over the course even though there is nothing officially “Ortho- • Securing passage of $2.55 billion in security with little in the way of a social welfare system. of the three-day event, At- dox” or officially “Jewish” about the business, assistance to Israel; As a result of the ICE raid, there are many fami- tendees heard candidates for president of the its policies and actions necessarily reflect on the • Ensuring Israel’s right to defend herself from lies of former workers at the plant that have no United States and the entire leadership of the entire Jewish community, and, in the percep- ongoing threats of terrorism. means of support. Some have loved ones cur- House and Senate expressing their unwavering tion of the non-Jewish world, has implications AIPAC is a nonpartisan educational orga- rently in prisons in various parts of the country. support for Israel and her citizens. In addition, for the ethical foundations of our religion. nization that does not support specific candi- These families cannot work, and continue to be participants attended seminars on a large array For these reasons it is vitally important that dates or political parties, but instead works with tied to Postville until their loved ones are released of topics and issues relating to Israel, the United the Jewish community respond vigorously and all American political leaders to promote pro- from prison. The situation for those workers who State and the Middle East. The conference was publicly to the humanitarian crisis in Postville. grams and policies that support the continued were temporarily released is yet more uncertain in a powerful testament as to why there has to be The organization providing relief to the work- welfare of Israel and her citizens. that their hearings are not scheduled until October. an Israel – and why the U.S.-Israel relationship ers’ families in Postville estimates the cost of AIPAC Policy Conference 2009 will be held There is no organized relief agency in Postville, but is so vital. providing basic needs for these families over May 3-5, 2009 in Washington, D.C. To find out some volunteers from the area have been working Right now, AIPAC is working with Demo- several months at about $700,000. The fund more about AIPAC’s work with both Demo- through a local church, St. Bridget’s, to provide crats and Republicans on some critical issues: that the AAOM has established for the aid of crats and Republicans in Congress and the am- what relief they can. • Curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions with tough- these workers has already collected over $3,000 bitious agenda ahead visit www.aipac.org n. er sanctions on Tehran; The role of Agriprocessors in contributions. It is our intention to collect ad- The plight of these former workers of a ko- ditional contributions as quickly as possible from sher meat processing plant is of great concern to the Ann Arbor Jewish community and send Local authors sought for JCC’s Annual Jewish Book Festival the Jewish community, not only because it is a those funds to the relief organization in Postville Halye Aisner, special to the WJN significant humanitarian crisis, but also because in support of their work with the families of the it is a crisis that has been created, at least in part, The Jewish Community Center of Washt- day, November 16 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. former employees of Agriprocessors. by the actions of Agriprocessors. enaw County is searching for local authors Books must be written by a Jewish author Contributions may be made on-line at Over the years there have been many allega- to participate in the Jewish Book Festival, an or have Jewish content and were published http://www.annarborminyan.org using pay- tions of mistreatment by Agriprocessors of their annual event that takes place this year from within the last year. To submit a book or pal. Click on the “Donate to the Postville Relief workers. These charges against the company are Wednesday, November 5 through Monday, for further information, contact Leslie Bash Fund” button. Donations can also be made by serious, but they have not been unequivocally November 17. Writers can promote their 734-971-0990. Submissions must be received check made out to the Ann Arbor Orthodox substantiated and in the absence of such sub- new books at The Local Author Fair on Sun- by Monday, September 15 Minyan and marked for the Postville fund. stantiation one should not be quick to judge Checks should be sent to Ann Arbor Orthodox

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A response of Agriprocessors to the plight of their Seeking Israel volunteers for book One hundred percent of all funds collected will former workers is clear, and, in itself, is chillingly be sent to the St. Bridget’s Hispanic Relief Fund I am compiling memoirs for a book about volunteers to Israel who travelled there in June 1967 to help. disdainful and uncaring. In brief, Agriproces- in Postville where they will be used to help pro- Many Jews and Gentiles participated, to help as nurses, drivers, farm workers, etc. Time is passing sors, beyond providing small amounts of meat vide basic services to the families of the workers. quickly, and the record must be compiled before it is lost. If a reader is among those who went to help, to the St. Bridget’s food pantry and to a few For more details about the situation in Post- would you please contact me at [email protected]. If you are acquainted with someone immigrant families, has done nothing to help ville, email to [email protected]. n who went as a volunteer, would you kindly forward this information to them. –Alan B. Joseph. alleviate the suffering of its former workers Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 6 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 7

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Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor: new name, new leadership, same mission Eileen Freed, special to the WJN he Jewish Federation of Greater Ann board of directors. Fisher recently experienced leadership as Aronow and Gary Freed; Allocations Com- Arbor recently changed its name from retired as an ATT general manager a volunteer in the non- mittee co-chair Stacey Lee; immediate past- T the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw and since then has focused on vol- profit sector and a deep president, Malcolm Cohen; Jewish Community County. In doing so, the Federation aims to unteer activity within the Jewish commitment to the Ann Foundation chair, David Herzig; and return- increase the recognition and stature of the community including membership Arbor community.” ing board member and Personnel Committee community in national and international fo- on the boards of Jewish Family Ser- Several capable and ex- chair, Larry Smith. The 2009 Allocations Com- rums. In particular, it is attractive to identify vices and the Jewish Community perienced board members mittee will be co-chaired by Laurie Barnett. A with the core community of Ann Arbor. “Ann Foundation. She has shepherded the join Fisher as officers. Vice complete listing of Federation volunteer leader- Arbor conjures visions of a politically and community’s long-range planning President Harriet Bakalar ship and staff may be viewed on-line at www. culturally active community,” says Executive Capital Needs Task Force and co- has served as Allocations jewishannarbor.org. Director David Shtulman. chaired the successful 2008 Annual Committee co-chair and The Jewish Federation has experienced The new name accompanies a new era Campaign. In addition to her work is a former president of change during the past year; its mission re- of Jewish communal leadership for the local in the Jewish community, Fisher has Hebrew Day School; Sec- mains the same: to foster Jewish communal life Jewish Federation, which is entering its 22nd lent her considerable talents to the retary Carey Sherman has through the spirit of tzedakah (righteousness) year in Ann Arbor. David Shtulman, Ann Ar- University of Michigan Musical So- served for the past two and tikkun olam (social justice). The Jewish Fed- bor’s new executive director arrived in July ciety Advisory Committee. Susan Fisher years as co-chair of the Is- eration’s mandate is to initiate, to coordinate, from Pittsburgh where he served as the di- Shtulman believes that Fisher rael/Overseas Committee; and to preserve activities, which strengthen rector of agency endowments at the United is exactly the right partner for him as he as- and Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair Lisa Jewish life locally in Israel and throughout the Jewish Federation. sumes his position as the professional head Molnar is a former JCC president. Additional world. All members of the Jewish community At the Federation’s annual meeting in May, of the Federation. “Susan brings that perfect members of the Federation’s executive com- are warmly invited to get involved and partici- Susan Fisher was installed as president of the combination of success in the business world, mittee are: 2009 Campaign co-chairs, Herb pate in the furtherance of this mission. n Sharing lives, building friendships Kol Yisrael arevim zeh b’zeh Ann Arbor/Nahalal Box Project makes connections with All Jews are responsible for one another Partnership 2000 community in Moshav Nahalal Jeffrey Lazor, campaign director/assistant Foundation director, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor Viki Shayna, special to the WJN e all know that Greater Ann Arbor other, the community itself will disappear. This past spring, seven Ann Arbor families met families were delighted with their Shavuot- is a special place to live and be Jew- The Federation is able to provide for the at the JCC to create and fill the first boxes to themed mail. Ann Arbor families met again W ish. But why? What makes this place well-being of its family, locally and globally, send to their partner families at Moshav Na- in late June to share a bit of themselves and unique? The answer lies in the people who live through our annual campaign efforts, and in halal in Israel. “Ann Arbor summertime fun” with their new here. The members of our community are com- 2009 these efforts will be as important as ever. An initiative of the Jewish Federation’s friends. Boxes included tie-dyed Celebrate Is- mitted to creating and sustaining a strong, vi- The 2009 Annual Campaign faces certain eco- Partnership 2000 Community-to-Community rael t-shirts. brant and active Jewish life for themselves and for nomic challenges, but also new opportunities to program, the BOX Project is a 3-dimensional, The eleven families participating in Ann future generations. What defines us is our ability make a real difference in the lives of the people family-to–family pen pal project that connects Arbor eagerly anticipate each new box sent to be connected to one another, to see ourselves we reach. This year we need to ask for greater families in Ann Arbor with one-another and and enjoy the camaraderie of gathering with as more than just a community of Jews; we see commitments to enable further growth and with matched families in Nahalal. Members families from across the Ann Arbor Jewish ourselves as an extended family. The Jewish Fed- support for our many local and Israel/overseas of the Ann Arbor and Nahalal steering com- community to create the craft projects and eration of Greater Ann Arbor might be seen as programs. The Annual Campaign gives us an mittees, who first met during a planning mis- assemble the boxes. Likewise, families in Na- the matriarch of this family. We bring our family opportunity to make a difference both in the sion in Ann Arbor last October, conceived the halal appreciate the opportunity to develop together, set the table around which the commu- lives of those less fortunate and in our commu- project as a way to make personal connections personal relationships with their counterparts nal agenda is discussed and provide the means to nity as a whole, in essence, strengthening our between families in each community. in Ann Arbor. accomplish our communal priorities. family. We need to embrace this opportunity Viki Shayna and Ruth Freedman, Box Proj- Ann Arbor Box Project families come from Like any family, we have issues that we will together, this year, more than ever. ect coordinators developed a schedule in which Temple Beth Emeth, Beth Israel Congregation, agree or disagree with; some issues unite our Since our Jewish community is a family that boxes are sent every other month from Ann Hebrew Day School and the Jewish Cultural collective community and others divide us. makes each of you a member. As our tradition Arbor and on alternate months from Nahalal, Society. Families are asked to commit to one What are important are the common values teaches us, we have a collective responsibility to typically around holidays and other significant year when they join the program. The com- that we share with one another. This is what has one another. We hope you will join us in ensur- events. The first meeting was in early April so mittee hopes to expand to 25 families from all sustained us as a Jewish people through the mil- ing that each member of our local and global that families in Israel would receive their boxes walks of Jewish life by Spring, 2009. Each fam- lennia—the common values links us together as family enjoys the benefits of a strong and vi- in time for Passover. Ann Arbor families made ily is matched with a family in Nahalal. Hebrew a single Jewish community. As soon as we stop brant Jewish community. Kol Yisrael Arevim Passover crafts and filled their boxes with per- is not required since many Israeli families are seeing each other as a single people and feeling Zeh B’zeh. n sonal stories, letters, photos, Passover recipes bilingual, and there is a translator living in Na- that sense of shared responsibility for one an- and other items that they thought their part- halal. Families may enter the program at any ner family would enjoy. time during the year. In May, the boxes returned to Ann Arbor, For more information or to join the Box Give YAD a chance filled with letters and other items from the Project, contact Viki Shayna at VShayna@tem- Tina Gargotta, special to the WJN partner families in Nahalal. Shavuot is a spe- plebethemeth.org, Ruth Freedman at rpfreed@ YAD offers many ways to get involved and get basketball games at the JCC, movie nights, and cial time in Israel, particularly for agricultural umich.edu or Eileen Freed at eileenfreed@jew- connected, including fun social events; mean- a new Jewish holiday cooking series. Some of communities like Nahalal, and the Ann Arbor ishannarbor.org or 677-0100. n ingful volunteer service opportunities; trips to our continuing programs include Power Hour, Israel and overseas Jewish communities; stimu- a bi-annual business networking event; Shabbat lating educational programs and fulfilling lead- in the Park, a community-wide picnic Shabbat ership positions. YAD also serves as the focal experience; and PJs and Pancakes, an evening point for powerful philanthropic giving. Each with a Jewish storyteller, arts and crafts for kids financial gift made through YAD supports a and breakfast-for-dinner. And of course, Abso- wide variety of relief agencies helping the needy lute YAD, the well-known and well-attended throughout our global community. monthly bar night where attendees can pick up

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A eration (YAD) sponsors events that may appeal ties and upcoming events. to people with wide-ranging interests and at all If you are between the ages of 21–45, and stages of life: families, singles and everyone in be- would like to get involved, contact Tina Gar- tween. YAD events often cross these boundaries gotta, YAD coordinator, at 677-0100 or tina@ to bring the entire community together. Some jewishannarbor.org. Visit the YAD Web page at of these diverse opportunities include pick-up www.jewishannarbor.org/weareyad..

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A there has been an equally remarkable founded the Enoch Seminar in 2000 and serves as Property and Justice in the Talmud: A New Approach Ghetto Girls and Reforming Men: Love, expansion of the subjects and themes that Judai- editor-in-chief of the journal Henoch. to the Academic Study of Jewish Law Inter-Marriage, Politics and the American ca scholars explore. Over the next academic year, Melting Pot, 1900-30 Madeline Kochen is studying Talmudic property twelve scholars from around the world will exam- Alanna Cooper, American historian Regina Morantz-Sanchez ine the ramifications of extending the borders of lecturer of cultural anthropology, Boston College law and the sometimes parallel, sometimes over- frames her research by a boundary-crossing 1905 Jewish studies as fellows at the Frankel Institute lapping realms of Communities on the Margins: Re-Centering divine and human inter-marriage for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Jewish Studies between Jewish Michigan. Hailing from diverse fields, including property ownership. Cultural anthropologist Alanna Cooper exam- immigrant cigar- history, comparative literatures, anthropology and Taking this intuitive, ines communities traditionally marginalized in maker Rose Pastor religious studies, these fellows will spend the year yet novel approach Jewish studies through an analysis of existing lit- and wealthy, Ivy working on individual and collaborative projects to Rabbinic law she erature and draws attention to the lack of research League “old stock” in relation to the common theme of Studying Jews: finds a basic concep- on the historical ties between these groups and the reformer Graham New Topics, New Methods, New Directions. tion of property in wider Jewish world. Cooper expands her previous which all property is Phelps Stokes and examines a num- The Frankel Fellows work on Bukharan Jews and addresses the Bene encumbered by an Israel of India and the Yemenite Jews, drawing obligation to make a ber of historical changes in the US Anthony Bale, attention to the historical relationships between “return gift” to God, these groups and centers of Jewish life, which have Madeline Kochen which inures to ben- Progressive pe- senior lecturer of English and Humanities, Regina Morantz-Sanchez riod in the early been fraught with conversation regarding the ex- efit of those in need. This theory is of comparative Birkbeck College, University of London twentieth century. These changes include Jewish- Fear, Pleasure and the Medieval Jewish Image tent to which Judaism can be adapted to local cir- interest to contemporary ideas about ownership, ob- cumstances and still be considered part of a single American acculturation, the relationship of Jews A scholar of medieval literature and Jewish- ligation and ethics. Prior to joining the University of social, cultural and religious universe. Cooper is to the history of the American left, the role of Jews Christian relations, Anthony Bale comes to the Michigan, Kochen was a researcher at the Institute for currently a lecturer at Hebrew College. in progressive reform politics as well as shifting un- Frankel Institute with the goal of understanding Advanced Study, Princeton; a fellow at the Center for Ethics and the Professions, Harvard University; and derstandings of race, gender, and class. Among her the conjunction of fear and pleasure in late me- books are Conduct Unbecoming a Woman: Medicine dieval images of Jews, drawing on English and Todd Endelman, the founder and director of the New York Civil Liber- William Haber Professor of Modern Jewish History, on Trial in Turn of the Century Brooklyn (1999) and northern European literary sources. Bale’s research ties Union’s Reproductive Rights Project. University of Michigan Sympathy & Science: Women Physicians in American focuses on the ways that medieval Christian culture Medicine (1985, reprinted 2000). developed a way of seeing Judaism as aesthetically, Boundaries and Emphases in Modern Mikhail Krutikov, as well as socially, “interruptive” and discordant, Jewish History assistant professor of Slavic Studies and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan Aharon Oppenheimer, and the ways in which Jews in turn engaged with Todd Endelman explores the substantial shifts professor of Jewish history, Tel Aviv University these aesthetics. Such aesthetics had a fundamental that have occurred in the last half-century in the Discourse of the Shtetl and the “Jewish The History of the Jewish People from Bar role in the formation of enduring ‘antisemitic’ ste- Renaissance” in Eastern Europe topics about which Kokhva till the Moslem Conquest reotypes. Bale is the author of the award-winning modern Jewish Mikhail Krutikov explores the place, role and sig- book, The Jew in the Medieval Book: English Anti- historians choose nificance of the theoretical concept and the phenom- A scholar of ancient Jewish history, Aharon semitism, 1350–1500. to write and in the enon of the shtetl in Oppenheimer comes to Michigan from Tel Aviv methods they em- the post-communist University where he serves as incumbent of the Amir Aharon Banbaji, ploy to write about resurgence of Jewish Sir Isaac Wolfson Chair of Jewish Studies. While assistant professor of Hebrew literature, them. Endelman studies and Jewish at the Frankel Institute, Oppenheimer offers a new Ben Gurion University and Sapir College intends to weave culture in contem- perspective on a central chapter in the history of Palestine as a Roman province and of the Jews History of Hebrew Literary Criticism and a group of histo- porary Eastern Eu- in that region. Oppenheimer’s interdisciplinary Theory: The Haskala Period riographical essays rope. He investigates into a coherent study, beginning with the Bar Kokhva revolt in 135 Amir Aharon Banbaji posits that the history of the roles of the shtetl whole and to write CE until the Islamic conquest of 638 CE, analyzes literary criticism and theory has never been prop- in the academic and Todd Endleman a lengthy introduc- Palestine against the backdrop of Roman and Late erly differentiated from the history of Jewish ideas ideological agenda of tion that will highlight the theme of the Institute for Roman history in general. This influential period and the history of Hebrew literature. Analyzing Jewish institutions, the year: how the questions asked about Jewish histo- determined the character of the Jewish people for Hebrew literary thought from Samuel David Luz- the shtetl as a meet- ry and culture and the methods used to answer them Mikhail Krutikov generations to come and witnessed the formation zatto’s Leshon Limudim (1724) through the emer- ing ground between determine the answers presented in scholarly work. of a significant site of the Christian Church in the gence of the national-humanist aesthetic paradigm Jewish and general scholarship and the impact of In particular, his research emphasizes how the stance East. (1880s), Banbaji hopes his research can fill that gap. New East European scholarship on the field of Jewish (cultural, ideological, religious) of the historian He addresses a variety of meta-poetical questions studies. Beyond his role as educator at the University shapes the contours and content of his or her vision Barry Trachtenberg, including historical, hermeneutical, generic, and of Michigan, Krutikov is co-editor of East European of modern Jewish history. Todd Endelman served as Jewish Affairs, associate editor of Prooftexts, and a col- assistant professor of Judaic studies, philosophical-aesthetic. Banbaji received his Ph.D. University of Albany (SUNY) director of the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for from University of California –Berkeley and has umnist for Forverts, the Yiddish weekly newspaper. Judaic Studies for 11 years. Write and Record! The Yiddish Encyclopedia taught at Ben Gurion University and Sapir College Project and the Holocaust since 2003. Howard Lupovitch, Chaya Halberstam, associate professor of history, University of Western Ontario Barry Trachtenberg follows the historical path assistant professor of religious studies, Indiana University of the first comprehensive Yiddish language ency- Gabriele Boccaccini, Toward a New Hermeneutic of Religious Reform: professor of Near Eastern Studies, Sacred Possessions: Material Culture in Early The Life and Legacy of Aron Chorin clopedia, Di algemeyne entsiklopedye (The General University of Michigan Jewish Texts Focusing on the rabbinic career and religious Encyclopedia, Paris & New York, 1934-1966). Ini- tially designed to bring general knowledge to Eu- Diversity Without Unity, Judaisms without Chaya Halberstam examines early Jewish mate- outlook of the Hungarian-born Aron Chorin, his- ropean Jewry, the agenda of the encyclopedia was Judaism? The Search for Rabbinic Origins as rial culture, ranging from the society of the authors/ torian Howard Lupovitch seeks a more compre- dramatically changed by the inconceivable rise of a Quest for the Elusive Core of Judaic Studies redactors of the Pentateuch to the early Amoraic rab- hensive spectrum of religious observance for the bis. Rather than looking at archaeological remains, Jews of Central Europe that uses criteria beyond Nazism and the Holocaust. Trachtenberg studies Gabriele Boccaccini, a leading specialist of Sec- how the original mission of conveying universal ond Temple Judaism, contemplates the dilemma she aims to access early Jewish attitudes toward traditionally accepted ideology and affiliation. Go- material objects by close readings of legal, narra- ing beyond the ideologies of Reform, Orthodox and knowledge shifted to the particularistic task of docu- of contemporary Judaic studies to reconcile the menting the destruction of European Jewry twentieth intellectual, religious dimension of Judaism with tive, and exegetical texts about things. In addition, Positive-Historical Judaism, Lupovitch redefines September 2008 September century. Barry Trachtenberg has taught Judaic stud- its sociological, ethnic dimension. The search for she will draw upon contemporary legal theories of alternatives to Orthodoxy and Reform as more A property and ownership, anthropological theories of than median positions between Reform Judaism’s ies at University of Albany since 2003. He received rabbinic intellectual roots and sociological origins a 2008 Summer Research Grant from the National in the Second Temple period has led many schol- material culture, and psychological theories of object sensitivity to the spirit of the age and Orthodoxy’s relations. Halberstam explores how interaction with commitment to the authority of Jewish law. Lupo- Endowment for the Humanities supporting his re- ars of ancient Judaism to the center of the prob- search on the Yiddish encyclopedia project. lem. Boccaccini views the Second Temple period the material world was reconfigured in late antiquity vitch was the Pulver Family Chair of Jewish Stud- as the formative age of Jewish identity from both after the destruction of the Second Temple and rise ies at Colby College where he was instrumental in the intellectual and sociological dimensions. Thus, of Judaism as a “portable” religion. creating the college’s Jewish studies program. continues on next page Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 10 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 11 734-665-1025 ------versity. Ricky Kamil - “We are to pleased McGinity “We have Keren The Mandell L. Berman Postdoctoral Re During 2006– for for scholars and artists from around the world to con duct research in relation to a given theme. Established through a generous financial contribution from the Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Heritage Founda tion, the Frankel Institute is the only one of its kind at a public university in the United States. The Institute is committed to interdisciplinary, multilingual work spanning ancient times through the contemporary era. By combining intellectual with autonomy the ideal of a scholarly it community, aims to offer global leadership in Jewish Studies. For more information on the Frankel Institute Fellows 763- call events, Institute Frankel about more learn to or 9047 or email [email protected].. now beingare Applications accepted for 2009–2010 In stitute Fellowships devoted to the theme The ofCulture Jewish Objects. The application deadline is October 17, 2008. For a detailed description and application mate or call 763-9047.rials, visit www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic to to understanding intermarriage in America. “What did intermarriage mean for ‘ordinary’ Jewish men who married ‘out’ across time?” McGinity asks “How in her fellowship proposal. in ethno-religious their play influence intermarriage did men Jewish did roles what and identities Ultimately, lives?” spiritual families’ their shaping may questions these to answers the expects she address concerns of the Jewish community as within the academy. interests well as scholarly as our first BermanPostdoctoralResearch Fel low low in Contemporary American Jewish Life,” Deborah Dash director Moore, of the Jean and “I Studies said. Judaic for Center Samuel Frankel research anticipate will that offer Keren’s practi cal knowledge for the Jewish community in the United States. The implications of her research should resonate among diverse segments of American Jews and contribute new perspectives intermarriage on debates and its meanings.” to search search Fellow in Contemporary American Jewish Life is designed to foster the long-term health of social science scholarship on Ameri can Jews. Berman, an influential figure in the a critical has played community, Jewish Detroit role on the national scene through the estab lishment of the North American Jewish Data Bank. He has previously supported graduate n at Michigan. Studies in Judaic fellowships ey Zedek in East Lansing. Ricky traveled to Israel on birthright israel in the summer of he birthrightthe experience, following 2007; remained in Israel for two months to travel Uni at Hebrew and study and to Argentina. He is consequently very involved be to excited in planning the 2009 trip EMU. for 2008, Ricky worked as a fourth grade teacher of Hebrew and Judaic studies at Shaar Congregation

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Hana Hana Wirth-Nesher extends her examination of While While in Ann Arbor, McGinity plans to professor of English and American studies, Tel Aviv University Aviv Tel and American studies, of English professor Scripts: Writing English Letters, Cross Hebrew Hana Wirth-Nesher, Wirth-Nesher, Hana continued previous from page cus onto Hebrew as a major element in the shaping of Jewish American identity as manifested in literature, as texts. religious and culture popular arts, visual the as well By emphasizing language, she aims to - Jew reconfigure ish American culture in the frameworks of both Jewish and American cultures. Wirth-Nesher is the Samuel L. and Perry Haber Chair on the Study of the Jewish Ex perience in Shethe United States University. Aviv at Tel Yid for of Institute is Family also director the Goldreich and Culture. Literature dish Language, The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the of University Michigan provides annual fellowships multilingualism multilingualism in Jewish American literature, the - sub ject of her recent book Keren McGinity to be inaugural Fellow in Contemporary American Jewish Life Jewish American Contemporary in Fellow inaugural be to McGinity Keren special the WJN to Weingarden, Matthew Judaic Studies hosts new Berman Post-Doc: Post-Doc: Berman new hosts Studies Judaic F named Keren named McGinity Keren as the firstMandell L. Berman Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Con pear this fall, published Univer by York New sity In Press. contrast to public opinion that intermarriage erodes the Jewish community, increasingly became the women book argues interested in and committed to perpetuating time. over Judaism investigate the experiences of Jewish men—a topic that has sparse She attention. received ar vitalis ofcategory analysis a as gender that gues History of and Women Intermarriage her dissertation research at Brown University University at Brown research dissertation her inter-religious in women ofJewish study the on marriages. The resulting work, ies. At MSU, Ricky was president of the Jewish Jewish of the president was Ricky MSU, At ies. dur and, year, senior his during Union Student ing his junior he year, was in charge of Kesher, the organization for Reform Jews at Michigan Services Shabbat led and organized Ricky State. for MSU from 2005 to 2008. In his various of fices, he was also ableto help plan and execute In MSU. at programming of Jewish the much participatedHil MSU Ricky in 2008, and 2007 Alternative lel’s Spring Break trips to Uruguay Hillel at Eastern Michigan University welcomes University Michigan Eastern at Hillel Michigan from Frederick Kamil as the new graduated program associate. known, is he as Ricky, Interdisciplinary with this honors in past spring State University degree bachelors a with 2008 Stud Jewish in specialization a and Humanities Karen McGinityKaren EMU Hillel welcomes new program associate Hillel welcomes EMU special the WJN to Silver, Clara I Campus

Show them the money: Campus groups offer students cash for Torah study By Ben Harris NEW YORK (JTA)—Several years ago, Rabbi Sh- amazing knowledge and to give them right mind- So it sounded intriguing–the check.” he was looking to advance his Jewish education lomo Levin hit on a new way to attract students set, it’s to lock them in,” said Fully Eisenberger, an Founded in 2005, Sinai Scholars will be of- and meet new friends. The money, he said, was from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to Orthodox rabbi at the University of Michigan fering students at more than 40 universities not a prime motivator. “It’s sort of like a coupon,” classes at his nearby Orthodox synagogue. Instead who runs the Maimonides Fellowship program $500 to attend classes in the upcoming semester. Landau said. “Why does a pizza place offer a buy of spending money on eye-catching advertising, on the Ann Arbor campus. The program is supported by the Rohr Family one, get one free? It’s to get them in the door, and Levin reasoned it would be simpler just to give The program, which was launched in 2001 Foundation and Elie Horn, a developer of luxu- then if they like it they’re going to stay.” the money directly to the students in exchange by Jewish Awareness America and is supported ry real estate from Brazil. Both Landau and Peizner, neither of whom for attendance. Though the sums involved were by the New York City-based Wolfson Family One of the leading non-Chasidic Orthodox are Orthodox, say they are glad they took part in relatively modest, the initiative was a success. “My Foundation, offers participants $400 or a free trip outreach programs, Aish Hatorah, also has ad- the program, though they add that they haven’t thinking was very, very practical,” Levin told JTA. to Israel. In exchange, Eisenberger said, students opted the pay-the-participants approach. In an made any lifestyle changes as a result. “Instead of spending all that money on elaborate “have to commit to 10 classes and come to week- article last week, The Associated Press reported Eisenberger, the rabbi running the initiative publicity, just give the money to the people who end getaways,” including a trip to Toronto –all that AishCafe, a Web site run by Aish Hatorah, at the University of Michigan, said that alumni come to the program. They’ll be happier.” expenses paid. offers students $250 cash or $300 toward an Is- of his fellowship program have become more Not everyone was happier. Some board mem- Providing financial support to students who rael trip for completing its program and passing observant, and he believes he has even prevented bers at the rabbi’s Lake Park Synagogoue were engage in Torah study dates back more than a two tests. some intermarriages. He also claims that about uncomfortable from the start, Levin says, and century. In Europe, kollels provided an annual Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz, who started the a third of students donate the money back to after the local newspaper reported on the proj- salary to married men who studied full time, a first Maimonides Fellowship, at the University of the program. ect, the synagogue shut it down. practice that has continued among the Orthodox Michigan, said he screens participants in his pro- “This thing works,” Eisenberger said. But the idea of paying college students to in the United States and elsewhere. gram to weed out financially motivated students. Defenders of the programs note that the attend Jewish studies classes has not only sur- Organizers of the college student fellowships “The financial offer was only an additional incen- payouts are not that different from college vived, it has expanded to more than 70 cam- describe their programs in similar terms -- as tive,” he told JTA. “Someone that comes only for scholarships, which also provide cash incentives puses across the country and attracted support “stipends” to enable Torah study free from the the financial benefit is not really the quality stu- unrelated to financial need. They also note that from major Jewish philanthropists. pressures of earning supplementary income. dent we’re looking for.” providing free food is a time-honored method And though the programs are justified in But payments are being used increasingly to at- Still, Jacobovitz acknowledged that the pay- for attracting hungry college students. terms similar to birthright Israel, the massive tract unaffiliated Jews who may not otherwise ments have boosted participation in his programs. “God forbid you give them cash, that’s very, philanthropic undertaking that provides young attend a Jewish class. Indeed, that was precisely why he founded the fel- very bad,” Levin said sarcastically. “But if you give Jews with all-expenses-paid trips to Israel, they “I had a friend who was doing it,” recalled lowship after noticing that a federation stipend them this gigantic food thing, like some of the provide not only a free service but cash rewards Elise Peizner, who participated in the Sinai program was drawing students to a combination organizations bring in a Chinese food chef and to students who complete them. Scholars Society, a program run by the Chabad- of Jewish studies and leadership classes. have a whole Chinese thing, that’s not seen as “This was an idea to get students involved in Lubavitch movement, as a sophomore at Bos- Andrew Landau, a sales representative for unseemly or a bribe. I really don’t understand learning Judaism, learning about their heritage, ton University. “But to be quite honest, I heard Google who completed the Maimonides Fellow- totally the difference.” and as an incentive, in order to give them the there was a $500 check that went along with it. ship during his sophomore year at Michigan, said continues on page 39 September 2008 September A Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 12 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 13 ------n

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Contributions may be sent with childcare Community members are also welcome to The preparation and gathering for the Services are open to members and and break-fast reservation forms to the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah, PO Box 7451, Ann MI, Arbor, 48107-7451. Childcare is provided, but reservations are required and must be made by September 5. Without ad vance reservation, childcare will be offered on basis only. a space-available enjoy a meal with and the “Apples An group. oneg Honey” will be held immediately - follow ing Erev Rosh Hashanah services. Communal lunches at the homes of Havurah members or out at favorite restaurants are organized af ter morning services on the first dayof Rosh Hashanah. A Break-the-Fast will be held on (around Ne’ilah following 9, October Thursday, 8 pm). A catered dairy buffet with traditional, dairy, vegetarian, Jewish and Middle Eastern - web AARH the out Check served. be will foods n all reservation for forms. site Yom Kippur Nidrei serviceKol will Yom begin at Partici 8. October Wednesday, on p.m. 6:10 pants willthe opportunity have on reflect to ways that they strayed have from being who willreflections These be. strivingto are they be incorporated into the Al Cheyt prayers. The morning service Kippur for Yom Day will begin at 9:30 a.m.; a restorative yoga willmeditation walking a be and/or practice beginwillservice Yizkor p.m. 2:45 at offered at 5:15 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a momento of the loved ones that they are op the have will Participants remembering. portunity to share a memory or short story withThe finalthe shofarcommunity. blow ing is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. Everyone is for invited a immediately break-the-fast - fol of services.lowing the conclusion non able upon prior request. Contributions for participation in services are much appreci ated. For more information, check out the Pardes Hannah website at www.pardeshan nah.org or call Renee Robbins at 761-5324 e-mail [email protected]. or ------ll are welcome to join Pardes Han nah, the Jewish Renewal Commu Holiday High for Arbor Ann ofnity Services are open and accessible to all mem all to accessible and open Servicesare Services are at no cost for current members. members. current for cost no at Services are High Holiday services this year will be held The first dayof Rosh Tues Hashanah, On Wednesday evening, September 10, Rabbi Levy and Cantor Rose will facilitate a dinner dinner a facilitate will Rose Cantor and Levy Rabbi 10, September evening, Wednesday On Reconstructionist Reconstructionist Havurah. Planned are times of communal activity and quiet vegetarian prayer, dairy meals workshops together, and traditions, child care and services. children’s Direct general questions to the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist 445.1910. or at [email protected] Havurah High Holiday schedule High Holiday bers bers of the community. Services will be led by Havurah members Aura Ahuvia and Deb Kraus and will be musical and participatory. held be willservices indicated, otherwise Unless at the Unitarian Congregation Universalist of Road. Arbor-Saline Ann 4001 Arbor, Ann we ask that Ifmakeyou are not you a member, a contribution of $126 per household to help cover the costs of these services, or simply to donate what you can. No one will be turned prayer. from away Pardes Hannah High Holiday Services Hannah High Holiday Pardes special the WJN to Robbins, and Renee Kurtz Lucinda A services. services. Pardes Hannah uses a mixture of modalities: chanting prayer and hasidic nig traditional gun, and prayer pracmeditative tices to enable participants to do the deep with connect to and season, the of soul-work with and texts, sacred its and tradition Jewish and the divine. the community at Epicopal/Northside Community St. Aidan’s Church at 1679 This Ave. Broadway open and inviting sanctuary in a beautiful wooded envi ronment provides a peaceful setting for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services led by otherof support the with Ginsburg Elliot Rabbi ofmembers the community. September 30, day, the service will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude by 1:30 p.m. with a kiddish. This service will follow traditional Jewish Renewal style. Second day Rosh Ha medita- a willbe 1, October services, shanah kiddish by followed service chanting and tion serviceThis lunch. luck pot vegetarian a and p.m. 1 by conclude and a.m. will10 beginat will lunch. follow Tashlich High Holidays at Temple Beth Emeth atHigh Holidays Temple specialthe WJN to Simon, Ronnie Auditorium Pease at congregation the for services main its hold again will Emeth Beth Temple on the EMU Campus this Guests year. in the community are invited to attend by contact ing the temple 665-4744,for office, or tickets, by sending in theorder form available on the website: Parking www.templebethemeth.org. temple’s for the services is at the Convocation are tickets No Auditorium. of door front the Pease will buses and to lot the run Center from necessary for the Services, AARTY for grades 6–12, that are held at TBE on Rosh Hashanah The morningat community is 8 at Nidre also and p.m. 11 to invited the for a.m. Kol annual “Birthday of service, led the World” by Cantor Annie, Rose on Rosh Hashanah Day at 2:30 cake. birthday and includes parents, and their This service pre-schoolers is for p.m. beginsat Dinner Torah.” through Days Holy High the for Heart your “Preparing on program 665-4744. office, temple the to RSVP person. per $15 is evening the for charge the and p.m., 6 The High Holiday season is ushered in with Selichot, September on 20. Saturday, Refresh by followed will p.m., begin8 Rose at Cantor and Levy with Rabbi session study a and ments on dinner the attend to invited is community The p.m. 9 serviceat Selichot the Havdalahand 20. the September on 10 and Selichot the September ------you you be you you be charge charge at charge charge at bull not tonot bull bull not tonot bull pecting the pecting pecting the pecting like like ex like like - ex person person is person person is are are a good are are a good cause you cause you fairly be fairly be the world to treat you the world to treat you “Expecting “Expecting goodness: goodness: goodness: goodness: forts toward forts toward in our ef in our ef out out the world out out the world dency dency to close dency dency to close noted our ten our noted - ten our noted humorously humorously humorously humorously Rabbi Rabbi Kaplan Rabbi Rabbi Kaplan cause you are cause you are An An integral part of this relationship is our This is comforting admonishment maybe What Reconstructionism is rather requires join to invited is community the in Everyone is to be withreplaced natural and community- determined relationships, what community expect? should we and what nature reckon internal an with ourselves, relationship ing necessary yet often difficultto judge alone. a vegetarian.” a The vegetarian.” impersonal nature of our a vegetarian.” a The vegetarian.” impersonal nature of our tenet, following the Reconstructionist universe, meaningfula fu strangethat comfort provides mor mere of hands the in not thankfully is ture suggests the tals. rabbi, Moreover, this comfort is found in not expecting such a sophisticated and individually tailored salvation during the holidays. They charge upon us for improve ment and judgment whether we believe we are present in the community or not. It is how we make the holidays that shows our worth and us meaning. gives to in many Jews our area who are not sure of their ability and desire to be and do among Holidays. High the during community Jewish The philosophy of the Reconstructionist contains movement a principle “trans- called holiday between cross the allowing valuation”, traditions, including theism and and liturgy, our individual struggles to experience old with Reconstructionism new. is not godless, to but some it other may be in this felt, year, Reconstruc God-lite. or God-free as dividual, tionism is not Orthodox, but it may be seen, by some individual standing nearby this year, in contemplation, as conforming and pure. Deriving meaning and satisfaction, apprecia the oneself, for compassion ofdifference, tion ab is who non-Jew and Jew the you, near Jew strang complete the home, at left pet the sent, not certainly some, is here enemy: the even er, be found. to values communal all, suggests itbut that the define, to presence one’s re-establishment of our deep love of human animals ity, and plants, organic and inorganic life, nature and cosmos in Judaism constructs true both relationship, with the entirety of life, place precious and small our and echad, adonai not own the do copyright the faith, on We in it. Nidre Kol at Sherylexplained Lewart Rabbi but last year to Reconstruc her “As congregation, tionists, as Jews, as people who want a life of act called in godly ways.” to are we meaning, and ways Jewish old and new of exploration the spend the High Holy Days with Arbor the Ann ------

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For some of us the coordination of new andof new coordination the ofus some For Whoever we are as Jews, both solitude and From a Reconstructionist perspective, this Our community observes traditions to Kaplan’s conception of a “transnatural” Congregations or or twice in the proceed of Life. Many faces we have seen but once manual manual that is the Book sheer sheer dread, or a parade, squadrons veteran’s and cohorts of of the head tradition, of upon steals the usyear like class reunion for the entire religious civili nal search through the manual that is the Book of Life. Many faces we have seen but once or twice in the proceed zation, zation, replete with anticipation, nostalgia, or sheer dread, or a parade, squadrons veteran’s and cohorts of familiar people, familiar stripes of kippot and tallit, - famil iar voices and faces, one worn all year longer in commu ing others from year, Shabbat the week before, but in become partthese either Jews case, of us again in the temporal celebration of eternal re newal. old leads us to a debate on whether to to join in a relating we Are all. at services at community belong we that feel we Do days? these God our felt be to holiness is How community? Jewish to and known during these next willWho weeks? Does that matter?be there? community potentially bring about—through to ought and are we ways of the reconciliation de by bag mixed A something day. ofthe holiness for be—the time a are holidays high our sign, brand promising, new, and something brand tradition. what has promised: old, new-oldness seems natural as well as remark able. In our small Ann Arbor Havurah, each inten and anticipation the with beginning year, tion of Selichot and completed with the turn ing of to “beginning” its creation Torah story of Bereshit we at reflect Simchat on Torah, the simultaneity of regeneration and repetition as a community. touch upon old holiness, while deriving satis faction from the holiness found in adaptation and innovation. Our approach stems from the work of the belated Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, whose views on the divine, and thus our rela tionship with the divine in these next months, got him kicked out of his post at the Jewish Theological Seminary and began the ruckus that became Reconstructionism. sal our for makes that power universal God—a vation rather than a figureheaddealing reward our and (mitzvot) deeds our for punishment or gener each approach, our In chet). (al missteps ation—not only genealogical, also each year— needs reflecton itsrelationship with God and with those who “make withfor salvation” us. Does this salvation need to be made? And if god anthropomorphic an with relationship our I

Marcy Epstein, special Epstein, the WJN to Marcy Reconstructionist values, communal holidays communal Reconstructionistvalues, I Holiday services and more at Beth Israel Jewish Cultural Society fall activities Elliot Sorkin, special to the WJN Erika Hauff, special to the WJN Beth Israel 2008 Fair the High Holy Day Services all about, on Adult education begins second year gathering for socializing and social action. It On September 7, from 11 a.m.–2:15 p.m. Wednesdays, September 10, 17 and 24 from Last year the JCS successfully launched an grew to become a multi-generational circle Beth Israel Congregation will offer for the first noon–1:15 p.m. at Beth Israel Congregation adult education class. This year they hope to of women celebrating, sharing, creating re- time a free outdoor event open to everyone Garfunkel Schteingart Activity Center, 2010 build on that success. newal and honoring tradition for themselves in the Jewish community. (In case of rain, the Washtenaw Avenue. The first class is September 28, 10 a.m.– and their community. The upcoming Rosh program will be held indoors). The event will Even after many years of attending High noon. Larry Kuperman will host a discussion Hodesh calendar is now set and all women feature a free concert by Gemini at 1:30 p.m., Holiday services many people may find that on “The Story of Abraham: Lessons in Mo- are welcome, bat mitzvah age and older, to Israeli dancing led by Neil Alexander, Bingo they still feel a bit lost. These sessions will rality.” The discussion will focus on the bib- attend. The group offers the opportunity to and a Texas Hold “Em” showdown for adults, explore the overall flow of the machzor (the lical story of Abraham and how that story, meet new friends and strengthen bonds of a soccer skills competition, a bounce house, High Holiday prayer book and examine some and the moral lessons contained in that tale, friendship and community. and free hot dogs and snow cones. There will of the most important individual prayers and have effected the Jewish experience. Discus- The first event will be on September 28 also be special programming for entering kin- rituals. There will also be time during each sion topics will include the role of women for the Community Apple Cake Bake in dergarten and first grade students beginning session for questions and answers and discus- in biblical times, the treatment of children preparation for Rosh Hashanah. For pro- at 11 a.m. taught by Ellen Forsman, the new sion. Participants are welcome to bring a dairy and how this story has effected thinking in gram details on this and all of the Jewish gan (kindergarten teacher) at Beth Israel’s re- lunch. Beverages and dessert will be provided. modern times. Cultural Society’s Rosh Hodesh events, such ligious school, and Karen Shill, Beth Israel’s There is no charge for the series. The second adult education class will as our Book Sharing Night, Women’s Pesach long-time first grade teacher. feature a guest speaker. Dr. Stephen B. Segall Seder, and Outreach to Muslim Women, go Pet Shabbat for humans and their is a physicist who has worked on controlled to www.jewishculturalsociety.org. Adult Hebrew Classes loyal pets thermonuclear fusion, Star Wars lasers, the- Beth Israel Congregation will offer pro- On Friday September 19, at 6 p.m. par- oretical physics and artificial intelligence. He Apple picking for Rosh Hashanah fessionally taught Adult Hebrew Classes for ticipants are invited to bring their pets to an is also the author of the book Understanding Just as cherries are a special treat in summer, 2008–2009, open to anyone in Washtenaw outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming the the Exodus and Other Mysteries of Jewish His- Michigan is bursting with crisp apples in County. There are three levels of Conversa- Shabbat service). The service will be led by tory and has spoken at the JCS on previous the fall. Join Jewish Cultural Society for an tional Hebrew, and three Levels of Biblical Rabbi Robert Dobrusin and his dog Benny. occasions. For this class, he will present a lec- afternoon in preparation for Rosh Hashanah. Hebrew, with 12-week semesters in the Fall ture on the belief in an afterlife in Judaism. All community members are welcome to and Winter, and a 6-session mini-semester Selichot program and service Check www.jewishculturalsociety.org for come to Wasem’s Fruit Farm, Saturday, scheduled for the Spring. There are classes for The late night Selihot Service at 11 p.m. on class times and schedule. There is no charge September 27, 2–4 p.m., to pick crisp fall those with no knowledge of Hebrew whatso- Saturday, September 20, is designed to help wor- for the program. Light snacks and coffee will apples to celebrate a sweet new year. ever and for whose who are fluent and wish to shipers direct their hearts and minds to the process be provided. For more information, contact Participants are welcome to pick as many maintain their skills of teshuvah. It ushers in the High Holiday season [email protected]. as they want‑and then keep their apples or Classes start the week of September 8. Ad- with the traditional penitential prayers, read- donate a portion to the JCS for their annual vanced Biblical Hebrew starts on September ings and song, and concludes before midnight. JCS celebrates Rosh Hodesh Apple Cake Bake. The JCS Rosh Hodesh will 8 (5:15 p.m.) and will be held at Temple Beth Preceding the service at 9 p.m. there will be a Rosh Hodesh, the Jewish celebration of the bake apple cakes on the following day, Sun- Emeth. Beginner (6 p.m.) and intermediate (7 presentation by Rabbi Robert Dobrusin on new month, is a great opportunity for the day, September 28, for the JCS Erev Rosh p.m.) levels of Biblical Hebrew start on Sep- the themes of the High Holidays, based on the women in the Jewish community to come Hashanah observance. Cider, fresh donuts, tember 10 at Beth Israel. All Conversational book he is writing, with discussion and refresh- together for community building, friendship, caramel apples, already picked and bagged Hebrew classes begin on September 11 (Be- ments. study, tzedakah, and fun. The Jewish Cul- apple varieties and other treats are available ginner at 6 p.m., Intermediate at 7:30 p.m., tural Society’s Rosh Hodesh circle of women at Wasem’s. Wasem’s Fruit Farm is located and Advanced at 8:30 p.m.) and are held at Rosh Hashanah Family Celebration began last year as a loosely structured group at 6580 Judd Road in Milan. (http://wasem- Beth Israel. Future days and times will be ar- for young children of women and bat mitzvah age students fruitfarm.com/info.html) n ranged at the first meeting. On Monday, September 29 from 4-4:45 p.m. Malli Holoshitz, who teaches the Con- in the Main Sanctuary, Beth Israel will offer its versational Hebrew classes, is a native Israeli annual “Rosh Hashanah Family Celebration” pur on October 8, at the GSAC for students in congregation around 11:30 a.m. Babies will be who has taught Hebrew for many years; she – a program of stories, songs, dramatic games, grades eight–twelve. This unique service will be presented with tshirts marking the date of their is noted for her lively and animated teaching and the blowing of the shofar. The program led by teens and will include a discussion facili- upcoming bar/bat mitzvah year, followed by a style. She earned a Ph.D. in education from is intended for families with young children, tated by Beth Israel Ritual Assistant Ron Suss- special kiddush for everyone present. the University of Michigan, and has taught at although all are welcome. This program is of- man and Programs Director Jake Kander. the Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit, fered free of charge to anyone in the commu- Shabbat Child Care and Tot Shabbat Keshet Ann Arbor, and at the School of Edu- nity, and no tickets are required. Free tickets for High Holidays for Tot Shabbat for 3–5 year olds and their cation at Eastern Michigan University, as well newcomers, special dues for those 35 parents will meet on Saturday mornings on as at the University of Michigan. Rosh Hashanah Family Service for September 13, and September 27 from 11 and under a.m.–noon. Tot Shabbat on September 13 will Pauli Weizman, who teaches Biblical He- children through third grade, and Individuals and families who have moved be led by Peretz Hirshbein, assistant director brew, has been teaching Hebrew at the Uni- to Washtenaw County since September 27, child care/services for ages 3 and up. of the JCC’s Early Childhood Center. Enjoy versity of Michigan since 1987. She is the 2007 may receive free High Holiday tickets as On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Tues- stories, puppets, songs, and kiddush tables recipient of an “Excellence in Education” Beth Israel’s way of welcoming them into the day, September 30, a family service for children just for 3–5 year olds. In general, Tot Shab- award by the Department of Near Eastern local Jewish community. Graduate students through 3rd grade and their parents is set for bat is scheduled for every second and fourth Studies. She is a also a native Israeli and has and first and second year residents with I.D.s 10:30 a.m.–noon at Vitosha Guest Haus, 1917 Shabbat of the month. There is no charge, earned two master’s degrees — one in Teach- may also receive free individual tickets. People Washtenaw Avenue, to be followed by a simple and non members are welcome to participate. ing English as a Second Language and the who are age 35 or younger may become mem- kiddush of challah, honey and apples. This ser- Childcare for pre-schoolers aged 2–5 years old other in social work; she also has a bachelor’s bers at a special rate of $300 for the whole vice is free of charge to anyone in the commu- is offered every Saturday from 10 a.m.–12:15 degree in Hebrew Linguistics. Weizman teach- family for their first year of membership. nity and no tickets are required. p.m. es at Keshet Ann Arbor, and has developed her Alternatively, childcare and Junior Con- Tickets for the High Holidays are provided own introductory Hebrew course pack (with gregation services are offered for all children free of charge to all members of Beth Israel. General community is always a compatible online program) entitled “Get- ages 3 and up at Beth Israel Congregation on Non-members may purchase tickets for the ting Acquainted.” High Holiday Services, though no tickets are welcome to events the first and second day of Rosh Hashanah, All of Beth Israel’s events, with the excep- For registration forms, contact Beth Is- required for the Rosh Hashanah Family Cel- and on Yom Kippur. tion of High Holiday services due to limited rael Congregation, 665-9897, or email rab- ebration and the Rosh Hashanah Family Ser- space and security concerns, are open to the [email protected]. 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Deborah Huerta, special to the WJN the rest of the campers. Thanks to the spe- amp Raanana, the Jewish Commu- cialties, the entire camp had the opportunity nity Center of Washtenaw County’s to see exciting performances such as dances, outdoor summer day camp for chil- plays, and magic shows as part of Camp Raa- C nana’s weekly celebrations. The specialties dren entering grades K-8, experienced an incredible summer this year. Not only were the truly enlivened the camp experience and have new programs well received by parents and given the younger campers even more to look campers alike, but attendance numbers were forward to in future years. well above those of last year. For Camp Raanana’s oldest campers, the th One of the major changes unveiled this Pioneer Travel Program for 6 –8th grad- summer was the introduction of weekly ers provided a summer of enrichment and “specialties” for campers entering grades excitement. In addition to fun field trips to 3–5. These campers spent each morning dur- water parks, arcades, u-pick berry farms, ing the week engaged in a specialty of their sporting events, and more, this year’s Pioneer choice and then enjoyed swimming, arts and program featured weekly mitzvah projects. crafts, sports, and general camp fun in the The campers volunteered at the Great Lakes <>K:JHILD=DJGH6L::@6C9 afternoon. The specialties included Martial Rabbit Sanctuary, helped spruce up the JCC’s Arts, Silly Science, Model Rocketry, Edible landscaping, assembled pinwheels for the L:ÉAA<>K:NDJ*!%%%N:6GH Art, Dance, Drama, Abrakadoodle Art, Magic, “pinwheels for peace” project, and helped Digital Photography, and Boating. with activities for the younger campers. In Martial Arts, campers received expert Of course, Camp Raanana’s youngest instruction from Rabbi Peter Gluck, who has campers had a blast this summer, as well. The >c been teaching youth martial arts classes at the more frequent swim lessons introduced this JCC for several years. The week culminated in year resulted in amazing improvement in the 6cc6gWdg a performance of skills in front of the entire water. The campers also became experts in camp and a ceremony in which the campers Israeli culture through their Music and Cul- received their white belts and certificates. ture sessions and created a wide variety of The Digital Photography specialty pro- unique craft projects during in Art. They also duced some beautiful lasting works of art. enjoyed nature excursions, sports time, free I?=DKFJ;D;:@;M?I>IJK:O The photo- swim, sing-a-longs, visits to the SprayZone, graphs taken and much more. Two Year Curriculum and framed A special component of Camp Raanana’s program is the camp-wide field trip or special with faculty Aviva Panush and Michael Weiss by the campers have been event held each week. This year’s special events Located at the JCC of Washtenaw County on display included the Camp Raanana Maccabi Games, for several the Israeli Scouts visit to Camp, Messy Day, 7:<>CC>C<I;FJ;C8;H."(&&. weeks for the and Shabbat at the Lake. The campers also en- enjoyment of joyed field trips to the Detroit Science Center, ;DG(%L::@H visitors to the the Detroit Zoo, Howell Nature Center, Jump JCC. In con- City, and several other fun destinations. Mondays, 7:00 - 9:15 p.m. trast, most of Summer may be over, but there is an up- the work pro- coming opportunity for campers to recapture 9EIJ0**%#%%E:GHIJ9:CI!E:GN:6G duced by the the Camp Raanana spirit of fun and excite- >cXajYZhBZaidc8djghZEVX` campers in Edible Art did not make it home, ment. On Sunday, September 21, a Camp but was enjoyed in other delicious ways. Raanana reunion will be held at the JCC from Nkjinjm`_]tocÈ`rdnc>jhhpidot In Silly Science, the campers kept busy per- 1–4 p.m. in conjunction with the Apples and >ìo`mjaR\ncoì\r>jpiotrdoc forming chemistry experiments, building roller Honey celebration. Campers can come plant npkkjmoamjhocÈ`rdncA`_`m\odjija coasters, and trying to create the biggest explo- the peace pinwheels they created on Mitzvah

September 2008 September Bm`\o`mjq`i\io sions using coke bottles and menthos. Campers Day and have fun with their camp friends A Ajpi_\odji\i_di^jgg\]jm\odjirdoc\ participating in the Model Rocketry specialty and counselors. Information about Camp ^jinjmodphja^jhhpidot^jibm`b\odjin also learned to master the art of explosion, as Raanana and plans for next year will also be available for interested families. n \i_jmb\idu\odjin) they built and launched their own rockets. These specialties and the many others of- For more information about Camp Raanana, fered this Summer were enjoyed not only by contact Deborah Huerta at deborahhuerta@jc- the participants in the specialties, but also by cfed.org or 971-0990. Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 16 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 17 8/13/08 4:00:43 PM - - - - - Untitled-2 1 Hebrew Hebrew Day School port was needed. Adding the position represents an important growth mile the school. for stone also welcomes Bilha Rivlin as the new Hebrew teacher for its kindergarten, as well as Lauren a Field, new classroom assistant for first grade.Rivlin has been teaching Hebrew at Keshet community the Arbor, Ann educational educational program for high school students. She was also a Hebrew lecturer at the University of Michigan. Rivlin is also a professional and storyteller, the producer and director of puppet shows and story the ater performances. She is currently working on her Masters in Fine Arts Lauren from Field was most Michigan University. Eastern recently an Early of director Childhoodand Center, Childhood Early JCC’s Educator at waterfront at Camp Ranana. She has a mas ters in education from ofUniversity Michi and did teaching Dearborn, her gan, student in public schools in Ypsilanti, and Plymouth, n Dearborn. in more for or school, the of tour private a For formation, call 971-4633 or check the school’s www.hdsaa.org website, ------Lauren Field Lauren - - - - - The The position of vice-principal is a new Lori Moizio new principal Society Jewish Cultural for special the WJN to Gales, Julie The Jewish Cultural Society welcomes their long- a is Moizio Moizio. Lori principal, new time member of Society the Cultural Jewish and has served the community in many ca pacities. She began teaching at the pre Jewishtaught has and 2000 in Society Cultural school, kindergarten, second grade, third grade and mitzvah b’nai classes. Moizio has a degree bachelor’s in economics from the ofUniversity Michigan and more recently, received her Elementary Education Certifi cation from Eastern in Michigan University 2006. December academic excellence. The high academic excellence. expectations the students, staff, and families have of one another is simply impressive. I felt an Next, immediate con nection to the HDS commu and kind so was Everyone nity. welcoming to me during my amaz an is There HDS. to visit ing and unique synergy that exists amongst the staff, stu genu they families; and dents, inely care about each other’s that factor final The wellbeing. at HDS work me to convinced was the school’s commitment fortunate feel I school. the at student every to com education dynamic a such ofpart be to Startman looks forward munity. to applying “I have her former work experience to HDS. also witnessed the fabulous benefitsof dual she “My pas said. language programming,” experi my and culture and language for sion ence with curriculum and learning will fuel the work hard necessary to fully support the community.” HDS education one for the Hebrew Day School now in its 33rd year. The need for the position was identified this pastyear as partof acompre hensive strategic planning With the process. areas curricular both in school the ofgrowth sup additional for need the enrollment, and ------her work, she her work, implemented a two-way immersion language program. She was also an adjunct professor at Concordia Universit y in Nebraska where she taught a course on Language WJN

ebrew ebrew Day School has added an other administrator tier to its cur rent leadership. Barbara Startman

“Three factors convinced me to work at Youth and Culture. Barbaraand Culture. taught English as a sec has joined Head of School Dina Shtull as the as Shtull Dina of School Head joined has HDS StartmanVice-Principal. came to the community from Omaha, Nebraska where Language Dual K-8 the recently most was she Coordinator for the Omaha public school in teachers overseeing four elementa system, ry schools and two middle schools. As partAs of ry middle and schools two schools. ond language and special education in the She Venezuela. in and schools public Omaha America For (TFA) where worked for Teach as served teachers, other coached taught, she an on-line curriculum and consultant, was School Lead selected to participate in TFA’s ership Initiative Professional Development presenter and trainer national a is She series. on classroom management for the Boys Family BarbaraHome Program. has a Town masters degree in education administration and supervision from the ofUniversity Ne braska-Omaha. She has a bachelors degree in in social University work Marquette from Wisconsin where Milwaukee, she was voted the Social Department’s Work Outstanding Senior. Barbara is a volunteer community coach for Girls on the an Run, after-school program that promotes healthy living. Her main responsibilities will be overseeing the academic program, classroom instruction, development. professional and teacher said “First, Startman. I HDS,” was inspired by Hebrew Day School’s commitment to H

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P.O. Box 7458 • Ann Arbor MI 48107 • 734-994-5032 Growth, Transformation, Healing JCC youth activities Deborah Huerta, special to the WJN Afterschool classes begin September 8 spect themselves and others, achieve body The Jewish Community Center of Washt- self-awareness, and perform basic self-de- enaw County has announced the schedule of fense techniques in a fun and safe environ- afterschool classes planned for this Septem- ment ber and October. Youth Enrichment classes Registration for these classes is due by for elementary students will begin Monday, September 4. Class fees vary. September 8 and run through the week of October 27. These fun and stimulating af- September Kids’ Night Out to feature ternoon enrichment classes are open to both “Camp Rock” JCC members and non-members and run Each month the JCC offers a Kids’ Night from 4:15–5:15 p.m. Supervision before and Out event featuring games, crafts, dinner, and after the classes is also available. a movie to give elementary age kids a chance On Mondays, a Terrific Tennis class will to have fun with their friends and parents a be offered for students in grades 1–5. HDS chance to have a night on their own. This gym teacher Kim Braun will provide an in- month’s event will be held at the JCC from troduction to all the basics of tennis, includ- 6:30–10 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, ing serving, volleying, and more. Rackets will and will feature the Disney Channel Origi- be provided. nal Movie Camp Rock. The movie is about On Tuesdays, there will be a Kickball with a rocking teen summer camp and features Kim class for students in grades K–2 and a music from the Jonas Brothers. Jazzy Jewelry class for students in grades 1–5. Kids’ Night Out events are open to JCC In Kickball with Kim, students will practice members and non-members in grades K–5. kickball skills and rules and will play dif- The cost for JCC members is $20 (additional ferent kickball games each week. In Jazzy siblings: $18). The cost for non-members is Jewelry, students will learn how to use bead- $25 (additional siblings: $23). Registrations ing tools, make their own beads, and create are due by Thursday, September 11. n pieces to wear or give as gifts For additional information or to register for On Thursdays, a Martial Arts class for JCC youth programs, contact Deborah Huerta students in grades K-5 will be offered. Rabbi at [email protected] or 971-0990. Peter Gluck goal is to teach students to re- New after school care options begin in September Deborah Huerta, special to the WJN CANTOR SAMUEL The Jewish Community Center of Washt- in after school programs for 6th–8th grad- GREENBAUM enaw County has announced another their ers should inquire about the JCC’s “Helpers” — Certified Mohel — after school programs starting in Septem- program. Skill, Sensitivity and Tradition ber. The JCC’s after school programs are This year the JCC’s after school programs come together to create your special Bris. designed to provide the safety and conve- will be housed in a completely remodeled room with direct access to the JCC’s inno- Answering all of your anesthetic & aftercare needs. vative new school age playground. Popular (248) 855-A BOY (2269) activities such as challah making on Fridays, Office: (248) 547-7970 daily arts and craft projects, and recess out- [email protected] 1299150 side or in the gym will continue, and many new programs are being planned for this year. Kids’ Club will feature new activity BE A PATIENT PARTNER choices such as book groups, computer time, digital photography, and an email pen pals program. Do you have good listening Both Kids’ Konnection and Kids’ Club offer convenient scheduling options, allow- & communication skills? ing parents to choose schedules from 1 to 5 days per week and also to utilize drop-in care for additional days. Participants also receive Looking for a unique and discounts on youth enrichment classes at the JCC and priority enrollment for the JCC’s essential volunteer opportunity? School’s Out, Snow Day, and Vacation Fun Days programs. Additional siblings enrolled in the JCC’s after school programs receive a Join a new effort to support older nience parents need and the fun and excite- 20 percent discount, and employees of Jew- ment children desire. JCC Youth Director ish community organizations are also eligible adults and their caregivers. Deborah Huerta and After School Program for discounts. Coordinator Brandi Goodman are excited to Several afternoon transportation op- unveil this year’s after school program options are available for students who attend tions, Kids’ Konnection and Kids’ Club. local elementary schools. Ann Arbor Public Fall training classes forming now! The Kids’ Konnection after school pro- Schools provide free bus transportation to gram caters to students in kindergarten the JCC from Bryant and Pattengill elemen- through second grade with nurturing staff, tary schools. The JCC can also provide van September 2008 September Contact Deborah Renner at daily circle time, and exciting supervised transportation from some other elementary A 734-769-0209 or [email protected]. activities. Kids’ Club is a brand new pro- schools; contact Deborah Huerta for details. gram designed to meet the interests of third For more information about the JCC’s af- through fifth graders with designated home- terschool programs, contact Deborah Huer- work time, separate hang-out spaces, and ta at [email protected] or 971-0990. new activity choices. Both programs run Registrations will be accepted in the fall and from 3:20–6 p.m. daily. Parents interested throughout the school year. Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 18

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The who dedication exemplary their ECC to to andwork is teachers show given Award The Krislov Giorio and Crandall both show extreme commitment to helping the JCC Early Childhood Dina Shtull, specialDina the to Shtull, After 33 years in operation, the sages have determined that now is the time to fill theand broad a vital conducting to committed is HDS (HDS). School Day Hebrew for of mascot role fill this critical the perfect to for candidate position. search comprehensive cellence in: cooperation and teamwork, civic responsibility, commitment to lifelong learning, learning, lifelong to commitment responsibility, civic teamwork, and cooperation in: cellence and look apparel. good on also be photogenic must Mascot and joyfulness. creativity, discrimiwillnot process selection mascot The ofchildren. joy a and education in excellence nate on any basis: plant, animal, species, tail-length special or consider feathers. However, schools. other in use by and those not commonly original to ideas, be given ation may nation forms will be available to the community on September 1 at the Jewish Community Nominations 971-4633. calling or [email protected] emailing by obtained be can or Center, nominations serious all and community, ofthe sectors all from encouraged and welcome are will be given full A consideration. primary election within the school will determine which 4. the community-wide election November to on proceed nominations parties will be invited to submit original artistic renderings or interpretations of the mascot Renderings will the for be duefinal on andofficial December HDSbe mascot. to considered 17 and the decision will be made public on January 5. More details about this will become selection process. in the mascot proceed as we available ting your nomination. nomination. ting your Karen Kohn, special the WJN to Kohn, Karen Kris named winners of were the JCC Early Childhood Center the Evelyn from teachers Two JCC ECC teachers win 2008 Krislov Award Krislov win 2008 teachers ECC JCC nection offers monthly social activities monthly nection offers year. and field trips the school throughout Connection members to do not to be have Teen at ber from 6:30-10 the Teens 27, p.m. JCC. but willthe option participate, of have signingalso Older are welcome teens up at the event. participate.to will dinner pizza A more. and Sports Wii DDR, Mario Hero, Guitar Revolution, Dance as such fingers their give to ready are who those for p.m. will8 movie at a shown and be provided be and legs a rest from are gaming. welcome Teens to bring a game, console, or accessories of the fun. add to owntheir to cost for non-members is $25 (additional deborah siblings: at $23). RegistrationsHuerta Deborahare due contact by Thursday, information, additional for or register To 25. September 971-0990 or [email protected] The was award given Dinner. Appreciation at the Award JCC Annual lov Teacher Excellence and $500. a plaque who received each Crandall, GiorioAnne and Jamie to demonstrate excellence in integrating Judaic curriculum in the Winners ofclassroom. this award introduce new ideas a to have pursue the positive attitude, extra classroom, trainingnon-required functions, school after at and hours school during both attendance good have seminars, and courses the call ofbeyond and duty.” “above considered thingsand do that are centers. care all among child shine out Center Teen Game feature Night to arcade games and movies Teen special the WJN to Huerta, Deborah The Con Jewish Community Center Teen ofCounty Washtenaw is 6-8. grades partneringin teens with Jewish the for B’nai events Brith Connection Teen offer to Organization Youth Hebrew Day School seeking mascot for school for mascot Day School seeking Hebrew JCC youth activities youth JCC special the WJN to Huerta, Deborah I On Another Note

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iad mysteries and maladies of the brain than ing to me, but Hanukkah songs are evoked in (734) 662-1711 [email protected] 1703 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor physician and author, Oliver Sacks. Sacks, my mind whenever an image of a menorah who is professor of clinical neurology and impinges on my retina, even when I am not psychiatry at Columbia University and has consciously aware of it.” written nine previous Much of the book books on brain related is about the heal- subjects, (including ing or ameliorat- Awakenings which in- ing power of music. spired the Oscar-nom- Sacks relates moving inated film,) turns his stories of people suf- attention to music in fering from dementia his most recent work, or Alzheimers, who Musicophilia—Tales of have lost almost all Music and the Brain. communicative lan- My tattered, trusty guage, yet remember desktop Funk & Wag- and respond to the nalls defines -philia as songs of their child- “a tendency toward, hood. Or of others, or an excessive affec- who have forgotten tion or fondness for.” nearly everything, Employing a series of who require help absorbing and intrigu- with many of the ing case studies, Sacks simplest tasks of life, writes here of people yet are able to play who exhibit musico- Chopin flawlessly, or philia. We’re not talk- sing the baritone part ing about professional of countless songs. It musicians, or of pas- seems even when we sionate music lovers, but rather of people have lost much of what makes us human, who develop very powerful, unusual, inex- we still retain perhaps our earliest ancestral plicable reactions and relationships to mu- gifts. (In a fascinating aside, Sacks writes of sic as a result of trauma due to accidents, scientists who theorize that music may have strokes, or degenerative diseases. been our Darwinian ancestors’ pre-language Sacks begins with the story of a man with form of communication. And why that may almost no formal training, and a completely explain why music is found in every culture, typical, casual relationship to listening to and how music may have helped shape the music, who after being struck by lightning way our brains evolved.) developed a passionate desire to listen to Sacks combines compassion, curiosity piano music, learned to play the instrument and considerable literary gifts. He brings us quite well, and went on to compose beautiful up to date on the “enormous and rapidly and impressive music for the instrument— growing body of work on the neural under- all after the age of forty! Sacks goes on to pinnings of musical perception and imagery, relate other cases of musical creativity flow- and the complex and often bizarre disor- ering late in life, a sort of Grandma-Moses- ders to which these are prone.” He also adds of-music effect. a balancing note. “These new insights of Sacks also relates sad cases of amusia, the neuroscience are exciting beyond measure, opposite of musicophilia, for example, peo- but there is always a certain danger that the ple who suffer seizures brought on by music. simple art of observation may be lost, that “The most striking case of all was that of an clinical description may become perfunc- eminent nineteenth-century music critic, tory, and the richness of the human context Nikonov, who had his first seizure at a per- ignored.” Sacks respects and incorporates formance of Meyerbeer’s opera, The Proph- both approaches in this book and adds, “… et. Thereafter, he became more and more above all, I have tried to listen to my patients sensitive to music, until finally almost any and subjects, to imagine and enter their ex- music, however soft, would send him into periences.” convulsions. Finally, Nikonov, though so Suffusing Musicophilia is Sacks’ brilliant knowledgeable and passionate about music, intellect, his endless inquisitiveness, and his had to relinquish his profession and avoid all deep compassion for his patients. Reading contact with music.” it, one can’t help but be filled with wonder,

September 2008 September There is a whole chapter on earworms, at times a little fear, and above all, gratitude;

A the catchy, insidious, got-this-tune-stuck-in- wonder at the infinite possibilities, good and my-head melodies, songs or jingles that can bad, of which our brains are capable, fear on occasion assume the level of pathology. about what can go wrong and—if we are Sacks uses as an example one of his own, the fortunate—overwhelming gratitude for our Chad Gadya from the Passover seder. own health. n Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 20 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 21

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Budapest rediscovered Sandor Slomovits, staff writer arlier this year, my brother and I few days later and was buried in the Jewish years, after being neglected and gradually al- which is now owned by the government and visited Budapest for the first time since cemetery on the outskirts of the city. By then lowed to fall into severe disrepair since the permanently closed, though there is some talk Eour family emigrated from Hungary in it was almost impossible to sneak out of the 1960s. We visited the cemetery in its court- of renovating that too as a tourist attraction. 1957, when we were eight years old. Through- Ghetto and so my mother was not able to go to yard where most of the Jews who died in the Then we visited the smaller orthodox Ka- out our ten day trip, I found myself far more her funeral. She didn’t see her mother’s grave Ghetto during the war were, by necessity, zincy utca synagogue, also in the same neigh- often reminded of being Jewish than I usually borhood. Two men were standing in the gate am in my daily life here in America. Nearly ev- leading to the building’s courtyard. As we ap- erything I saw and heard, it seemed, forced me proached, I heard one of them say to the other to be extra conscious of my Jewishness. in Hungarian, “Here come two more tourists.” For starters, we flew from Detroit to Am- When we got near them I said—also in Hun- sterdam before we continued on to Budapest. garian—”Not everyone is a tourist here. You What Jew, post-Holocaust, can be in Amster- should be careful.” dam and not think of Anne Frank? Only afterward did I recall that my father We were only in Amsterdam for a few hours once talked about how some people at the Ka- to change planes and so didn’t leave Schipol zincy used to look down on all Jews who were airport, but even in the terminal it was impos- not orthodox. The more things change…. sible to be unaware of being Jewish. While we We ate lunch in the glatt kosher Carmel waited at the gate for our flight, a half dozen Restaurant right next door to the Kazincy; chosids, looking exactly as they would in Wil- palacsinta, (crepes) with mashed potato fill- liamsburg, arrived at our boarding area. They ing and mushroom sauce. Delicious. We ate chattered cheerfully amongst each other in every crumb. The waiter complimented us on Yiddish for a few minutes and then three of how well we cleaned our plates. them began davening. It was morning and so When we went back to the Dohány on Fri- they put on tallis and t’fillin. The others left day night for Shabbat services, the guard at the and returned a few minutes later carrying Sty- gate informed us that the building was closed rofoam hot cups with tea or coffee in them. to tourists. We had to convince him in our Then they too put on tallis and t’fillin and rusty Hungarian that we were coming to wor- began davening. They all swayed ecstatically, ship and were not carrying cameras before he occasionally glancing toward the gate to check reluctantly let us pass. Inside, there were less if their flight was called. than two hundred people, considerably less A few people gave them curious looks, than the number of tourists who’d been there but most didn’t even seem to notice them. I during the day, and far fewer than the capacity couldn’t help thinking that sixty, seventy years crowds that used to come before the war and ago—even in Amsterdam—their actions even into the 1950s. would have been suicidal. Laz at the Bethlen Tér Synogogue I got goose bumps when the enormous The in-flight magazine on board the Malev pipe organ sounded its first notes and the Airlines flight to Budapest had a brief inter- until she returned to Budapest in June of 1945. buried. Then we went next door, to the Jew- Rabbi, Cantor and synagogue officials walked view with Aliza Bin-Noun, the Israeli ambas- Our hotel was also only a few blocks from ish museum, built on the site of the house in out to the music, exactly the way my father de- sador to Hungary. The article, in Hungarian the famed Dohány utca Templom, the largest which Theodore (Tivador) Herzl, the founder scribed doing when he led services there. and English, quoted her saying that one of her synagogue in Europe, and the second largest in of Zionism, was born. And then the choir began singing, about a major aims is “to increase the number of Hun- the world. The enormous, ornate building—it There is a room in the museum devoted dozen female voices, the singers hidden from garians visiting Israel. Every year more than seats over three thousand, though nearly twice just to items and photos relating to the Jew- our view. They sounded angelic at first. I was 100,000 Israelis come to Hungary but only that number manage to crowd in for Rosh ish Ghetto of 1944-45. Displayed behind glass moved to tears repeatedly, overwhelmed by about 10,000 Hungarians go to Israel.” The Hashana and Yom Kippur—was built over was a map of the Ghetto. Where our hotel now memories both real and imagined. As the first magazine also had an article about tourist at- 150 years ago in Moorish architectural style, stood on Akácfa utca (Acacia Street) was just verse of the Lecha Dodi says, “Observe and tractions in Israel, and a brief piece about the complete with “onion” domes. It has recently inside the northeast corner of the Ghetto. The Remember in a single command…” Klezmatics upcoming concert in Budapest. been completely and beautifully renovated to barricades that walled off the Ghetto ran right But soon I began to notice that one of the Our hotel had been advertised as being in its pre-war glory and is now a major tourist down the middle of that street. The other side voices in the choir, naturally the loudest, was the “old Jewish district.” True enough. As re- destination. Pictures of it appear in all the of the street, the side we saw from our hotel often out of tune and had a harsh, unpleasant cently as the 1960s the area boasted three huge tourist brochures. The morning we went there window, was not in the Ghetto. tone. And the Cantor, who did have a beauti- synagogues, several kosher restaurants and the were many visitors, each group with their own I talked with one of the museum docents. ful and powerful voice, got considerably out offices of various Jewish organizations. Before, tour guide explaining the features and history He was nearing retirement age and said he of synch with the organist—in both pitch and and to a lesser extent after World War II, it was of the building in more than half a dozen will probably move away, perhaps to Israel, rhythm—so much so that the organist finally also the part of Budapest where many Jews lived languages, English, German, French, Dutch, because of the rising anti-Semitism and the stopped in midstream several times through- and worked. But, in 1944, the “old Jewish dis- Swedish, Japanese and even Hebrew. failing economy in Hungary. out the service. It intruded on my experience, trict” became the Jewish Ghetto where nearly We, however, did not visit the Dohány as We ate at a Hummus Bar nearby. Though to say the least, but I was also happy to have all the Jews of Budapest were sequestered. Our tourists. We remembered it from our child- not advertising itself as kosher, the restaurant’s something to smile about, to balance my tears. hotel was only a few blocks from the “csillagos hood. Our father served as Cantor there on a ceiling was papered with Jewish newspapers As another line in the Lecha Dodi says, “Long ház,” or starred house, (houses designated with number of occasions in the 1950s and, though and Israeli music played in the background. enough have you dwelt in the vale of tears.” a large Star of David) in which our mother was we didn’t recall this, he told us that we used to Our second day in Hungary was Yom forced to live beginning on October 15th, 1944, play in the organ loft while he rehearsed with Ha’atzmout. That night we walked to the when the Ghetto was crudely walled off from the organist and choir for Shabbat services. Dohány again. While we stood in the square the rest of the city with makeshift barricades. (A word of explanation: the Dohány is a in front of the building, by the locked gate in She lived there for almost three months with neolog synagogue. Neolog is, as far as I know, the fence, an elderly lady approached us and her mother and one of her sisters, along with a uniquely Hungarian variety of Jewish prac- asked if we knew if there would be a Yom dozens of Jews she didn’t know, crammed into tice. In observance it is approximately midway Ha’atzmout celebration there. We told her a building that previously housed far fewer between American Conservative and Ortho- we didn’t know, but that the building seemed people, until she was deported to Ravensbrück dox; kosher and shomer Shabbes, but allows closed. She was born in Budapest, moved to

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A Her mother, Karolina, became gravely ill organ to accompany services.) a few days. She said that because of recent soon after they were forced into the “csillagos There are tall iron fences surrounding the anti-Semitic incidents, Hungarian Jews were ház” and my mother somehow managed to Dohány now, and metal detectors and a secu- probably too worried to draw attention to get her to a hospital outside the ghetto. She rity guard checking everyone’s handbags and themselves with a public celebration. and her sister could only visit her by sneaking backpacks at the gate. The next day we looked up the nearby out of the Ghetto and pretending to be nurses We toured the gorgeous building, which Rumbach Templom, another enormous, or- who worked at the hospital. Karolina died a has been beautifully restored in the past few nate building, similar in style to the Dohány, San at Dohány utca Templom Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 22 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 23 ------, he Boi Kala , filled to capacity with worshippers, worshippers, with capacity to filled shul, I was called up to the Torah and it felt sur felt it and Torah the calledto was up I A memory surfaced. I recalled my father After After Shabbat morning services, the rabbi, kenazi feel and I had no trouble joining in. in. joining feel and I had no trouble kenazi real standing where my father had stood so sur So ago. years fifty than more times, many real that I made a mistake I’ve never before made in my portionAfter life. my Torah was read, I accidentally began reciting the incor rect blessing, the one I’d chanted before the I rightedreading. myself almost immediately, and the Gabbai, perhaps sensing my embar fin I when warmly hand my shook rassment, It’s here. very“I’m ished gladand said, you’re came.” very good you telling me once that the firsttime he sang at turned he when night, Friday a on Dohány the to face the congregation to sing was so nonplussed by the sight of the enor mous words the on blanked he seconds few a for that times before. countless sung he’d insist mean do I and insisted, others and gabbai ed, that we stay for kiddush, and then plied us with pálinka (brandy) and seed poppy pastries, n make. used to our mom the ones like just Next month: Visiting our grandparents’ graves his with lived father our which in village the and war. the before first family, - - - - Learn K-7 ClassesK-7 Olam Tikkun Culture, Religion, Support / Mitzvah Bat Bar welcome children Non-member ! ! ! ! , melodies, different nusachimfrom , the There were less than 30 people the were for ser There vices, vices, most of them in their thirties and for ties. Half a dozen women and a few young children sat in the back, curtained off with a makeshift mechica. The service used a num ber of ones we learned as children from our father. Ash they Still, all had that Eastern European, .” a little. .” Find out more: www.aarecon.org www.aarecon.org out more: Find egy kicsit

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l The scandal that eventually would force Olmert’s public standing also suffered had report the claimed minister prime The and the change That changed only in July, out the after years two nearly June, late In The deal was alternately praised and criti With the prime minister reeling from low The new Kadima leader would become Despite the political turmoil of 5768, - Is the However, strong shekel, which rose Australia-based Australia-based tycoon. The prime minister - appoint political making for probed was also he administration business small the to ments controlled as minister of trade, industry and 2003 and 2005. labor between Olmert to resign his position as party leader, Mor May. late in came minister, prime as and an American ris Jewish Talansky, fund-raiser and businessman, testified that Olmert had accepted about $150,000 in cash payments under dubious circumstances over a 15-year period before he became Po prime minister. lice also said they were investigating Olmert expens whose abroad trips double-billing for charities. Jewish paid by es were of the from aftermath the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. The publication in late January of the final Winograd Commision’s hisof critical scathingly was war the on report performance, but it stopped short of recom that he resign. mending - deci his vindicating by stigma” “moral a lifted sion to launch a major ground operation in the last 60 hours of the even thoughwar, the operation cost dozens of lives and its utility proved to be But inconclusive. the two sol the sparked that attack the in kidnapped diers missing. war remained not war. diplomacy, came through break Israel ofand Hezbollah agreedthe war, of remains the July, In exchange. prisoner a to Gold Ehud and Regev reservistsEldad Israeli for exchange in Israel to returned were wasser the remains of some 200 Lebanese and Pal estinian fighters and therelease of five Leba nese terrorists, from including Samir Kuntar, jails.Israeli cized in the Israeli media, and it was widely as a victoryseen Hezbollah. for popularity ratings and allegations of brib of election of violations and trust breach ery, campaign laws, Olmert finally announced in that July he not would run for re-election when his Kadima, party, held new primaries in September. prime minister as soon as a coalition govern be formed. could ment In strong. relatively remained economy rael’s the firstquarter of 2008, unemployment hit a 13-year low of 6.3 percent, and in 2007 Is rael’s per capita gross domestic product rose to $31,767—on par with countriesEuropean and Italy. as France such by about 20 percent against the dollar dur first the for and, exports Israeli hurt 5768, ing time in years, sparked some signs in Israel of n inflation. incipient of 5768, Israel’s economy Israel’s of 5768, strong. relatively remained Despite the political turmoil ------

All the while, many members of members - many the Knes All the while, Olmert was questioned for allegedly re Meanwhile, Israel launched indirect Meanwhile, peace aftermath the in begun had year the Though The big question was whether, in return Indeed, Israel’s main strategic concern intense Israel’s lobbying effort to have the arguedofficials that the Israeli intelligence With sanctions having failed to halt Minister Transportation Shaul Mofaz - de he said. disappearing,” are options “Other large- out carried Force Air Israel the June, In Quiet came only when Hamas and Israel In the first quarterofIn 2008, product rose to $31,767. to rose product unemployment hit a 13-year 13-year a hit unemployment 2007 in and percent, 6.3 of low per capita gross domestic Israel’s the international community failed to act, Israel act, failed to community international the strike. might a pre-emptive launch set and the Israeli intelligentsia worried that Olmert was too distracted by the corruption to focus investigations sufficientlyon theIra nian threat. Calls for Olmert’s ouster grew against him. withalong the investigations ceiving a substantial discount on a house in Jerusalem in return for helping contractors was He projects. other for permits building get trying as to well for allegedly tilt investigated the terms of a tender for the privatization of the Lowy, Frank friend his help to Leumi Bank international international community take tougher mea plate any peace settlement with settlement peace state. the Jewish any plate talks with another sponsor of terrorism and the regime in Damascus. longtime enemy, of an Israeli airstrike on a suspected Syrian nuclear installation, and though February saw Mughniyeh chief Imad operations Hezbollah May heldOn Syria and Israel soil, Syrian on assassinated auspices. Turkish under in contacts secret simultaneously issued statement joint a in 21, Jerusalem, Damascus and Ankara, the parties of the renewal talks. announced peace for the Golan Syria Heights, would detach it self orbit. the Iranian from in 5768 was not peacemaking, but as Iran’s weapons. nuclear for drive sumed last setback major a suffered Iran against sures December when a National U.S. Intelligence - co a suspended had Iran that found Estimate program in 2003. weapons nuclear vert program had since resumed and intensified, increasingly became it on went year the as but apparent to Israeli officials that the United States—and the moving West—was further with Iran. confrontation from away suspected nuclear weapons Iran’s program, Israeli pronouncementsofficials’ Iranabout harsher. grew clared that an Israeli attack against Iran was inevitable.becoming scale maneuvers simulating an aerial attack on ifthat fears stoking installations, nuclear Iranian ing between Israel and the militants escalated, escalated, militants the and Israel between ing with Hamas firingGrad longer-range rockets conducting Israel and at city ofthe Ashkelon Gaza in early March. into an incursion agreed to a truce deal in late June. But Hamas contem or Israel recognize to refusal its to clung ------

Olmert’s Olmert’s political weaknesses cast a shad Even before Olmert and P.A. President The United States devoted a great deal of But as long as Hamas controlled Gaza, Israel international endured critiInstead, In late January, Hamas scuttled Israel’s But with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Israel Israel and the de facto leadership of the Year In Review In Year nuclear weapons. but Iran’s assumed drive for for drive assumed Iran’s but Israel’s main strategic concern concern strategic main Israel’s peacemaking, not in 5768 was tion allegations and struggling to hold onto his that suspicions lingering were there power, him helping at more aimed were efforts peace survive politically than at achieving genuine diplomatic breakthroughs. ow over his strategic and diplomatic efforts the year. throughout Mahmoud Abbas met at Annapolis, peace advocates worried that the two leaders were summit, the At deal. peace a reach to weak too array ofArab lead- an impressive which drew sides the two East, the Middle across from ers Israeli-Palestinian final a conclude to pledged peace deal by the end of 2008—a “shelf” agreement that would be implemented as permitted. soon as conditions energy to the process. President Bush visited Secretary in May. and in January twice, Israel of State Condoleezza Rice made several trips to monitor progress. Former British Prime the Blair, special Minister Tony ofenvoy the international Quartet comprised of the Unit ed States, the European Union, the United $7 than more raise helped Russia, and Nations billion to jump-start the depressed Palestin Dayton trainedKeith Gen. U.S. ian economy. parts in security over take to forces Palestinian Bank. ofWest the full peace between Israel and the Palestin ians seemed a distant prospect. Shelling and rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza continued - retalia two-pronged while Israel’s ceaselessly, tory strategy—targeting the militiamen and imposing a land and sea blockade on Gaza— failed to bring quiet to the beleaguered resi ofdents southern Israel. cism for declaring “a Gaza hostile territory” and severely cutting electricity and fuel sup the strip. plies to blockade by blowing up the border fence be tween Gaza and Egypt, allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to stream into Egypt. After Egypt resealed the fight border, under under investigation on a number of corrup year of multiple peace overtures, a growing sense of urgency regarding nuclear Iran’s program and an embattled prime minister’s office. in losing fight stay to Palestinian Authority launched renewed ne JERUSALEM (JTA)—In Israel, 5768 was the Israel, (JTA)—In JERUSALEM gotiations after a U.S.-hosted peace confer ence last November in Annapolis, Md. Israel and Syria announced in they May hold were Turkish under negotiations peace indirect ing Hamas the and Israel June, in And mediation. leadership in the Gaza Strip agreed to a truce Egypt. by brokered

by Leslie Susser Leslie by 5768: Worries on Iran, new peace overtures, Olmert’s fal Olmert’s peace overtures, new on Iran, 5768: Worries I I Israel

Dead Sea in focus: As Dead Sea shrinks, concerns for future grow by Uriel Heilman EIN GEDI, Israel (JTA)—The beach at the By 2025, the sea is expected to be at 1,440 In the meantime, the shifting groundwa- ago along the Dead Sea’s shores have preserved Ein Gedi Spa at the Dead Sea would seem like feet below sea level. ter has wreaked havoc with the natural oa- their beaches only thanks to an artificial pool of an ideal place for a little R&R amid the frenzy The shrinking of the Dead Sea has become ses and springs near the sea. Some natural sea water. The pool, which is connected to the of modern Israel. an issue of grave concern for environmentalists, habitats have been destroyed, and with them Dead Sea, is maintained by Dead Sea Works, the Set in the quiet of the desert, it has stunning industries that produce Dead Sea-related prod- the feeding grounds of indigenous wildlife. massive mineral extraction plant whose opera- views of Jordan’s mountains and its therapeutic ucts and Israel’s tourism sector, which worries Ornithologists say the annual migration of tions have accelerated the sea’s disappearance waters reputedly do wonders for the complex- that the visitors who birds to this area— through wholesale evaporation of water. ion. There’s only one problem at this beach: The come here from all over the third-largest If not for the artificial pool, the hotels would sea is gone. In its place are empty lifeguard tow- the world will disappear The Dead Sea is shrinking migration in the be in the desert, since the southern portion of ers and abandoned beach umbrellas lodged in along with the sea. world—has begun to the Dead Sea no longer exists. Though visitors the parched earth that make a mockery of the To environmental- because nearly every source of taper off. cannot tell that the hotels’ beaches are artificial- Dead Sea’s quiet retreat. ists, the shrinking of Perhaps most ly maintained, hoteliers say they fear potential The sea actually still exists, but it’s smaller, the sea is an environ- water that feeds into this iconic significantly for the tourists are deterred from coming to the region shallower and much more distant than it once mental disaster that left tourist destination has been people who live in the because they think the sea’s retreat has left the was—some 160 feet from the original beach unchecked could dev- region, the economic hotels high and dry. built at Ein Gedi. The Dead Sea is shrinking be- astate the region in the cut off, diverted or polluted consequences of the “Tourists from abroad don’t know exactly cause nearly every source of water that feeds into coming decades. sea’s retreat have been where the sea is located and where the sinkholes this iconic tourist destination has been cut off, The sea’s retreat over the last half century. staggering for agricul- are, so they don’t come as much anymore,” said diverted or polluted over the last half century. already has spawned ture and tourism. Avi Levy, who used to be the general manager “This is a completely man-made disaster,” thousands of dangerous sinkholes. Created “This has cost us more than $25 million of the Crowne Plaza Dead Sea but now works says Gidon Bromberg, the Israel director of by retreating groundwater washing away salt since 1995, when the sinkholes started opening at the franchise’s hotel in Tel Aviv. “Also, I think, Friends of the Earth Middle East, an interna- deposits that had supported a surface layer of up,” Merav Ayalon, a spokeswoman for Kibbutz there is antagonism that we are allowing such a tional environmental group. “There is nothing sand, the sinkholes have decimated beaches, na- Ein Gedi, the largest Israeli town at the Dead valuable site as the Dead Sea to be destroyed.” natural about this.” ture reserves and agricultural fields in the area. Sea, said. Agricultural industries in Israel, Jordan and A tram now shuttles visitors from the aban- Future development along the northern The kibbutz has had to close its resort vil- Syria siphon water from the rivers that used to doned beach at Ein Gedi to the new beach, rim of the sea has been suspended indefinitely, lage—though it still operates guest houses— feed into the Dead Sea, diverting the water flow which sits at more than 1,300 feet below sea lev- and the sinkholes have taken a toll on the area’s abandon its groves of date palms and forego any for agricultural use. This, along with the dump- el. Thirty years ago this beach was submerged roads. Route 90, the Israeli highway that runs expansion plans because it is virtually locked in ing of sewage by these countries and the Pales- under water. In 10 years it likely will be dry, too, north-south along the Dead Sea’s western shore, now by mountains or unsafe, shifting ground. tinian Authority, has turned the Jordan River, and the visitors’ ramp again will have to be ex- has had to be rebuilt several times because of Farther south, at the cluster of hotels on tended to reach the sea. sinkholes opening up in its path. the Israeli side of the sea, hotels built decades continued on next page Facing worst drought in history, Israel relies on innovations, cuts by Dina Kraft GILAT, Israel (JTA)—In the sands of the Ne- hydrologist and research coordinator, says while third one is about a year away from comple- Booky Oren, the president and CEO of Mi- gev Desert here, small groves of eucalyptus, olive standing in front of one of the 200 reservoirs the tion. But the country’s desalinization capac- ya-the Arison Water Initiative, a $100 million and pomegranate trees grow in shallow depres- JNF has built in Israel to store treated sewage wa- ity is just one-third of what it was supposed company that invests in water technology, says sions dug out to catch floodwater, a method used ter. “Every drop of water can make the land here to be according to the government’s plans. Israel—the country that first brought the world by the Nabateans thousands of years ago. The potentially into agri- Last month, the drip irrigation techniques—must harness its tal- ancient technique is one way Israelis are trying to cultural land.” Knesset established a ents in water management. “The difference about harness every drop of water, an effort that has be- The reservoirs Israel has made great strides in state commission of today is that there are the technological tools to come critical as the country reels from its fourth comprise about 16 inquiry to determine cope with this crisis,” says Oren, a former director straight year of drought. percent of the total using recycled sewage water for why the government’s of Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, who Experts say Israel is in the worst water crisis it volume of Israel’s wa- desalinization recom- touts Israel as the Silicon Valley of water technol- has ever seen. “We don’t have any water to waste,” ter reserves. About 30 irrigating farmland. About 75 mendations were not ogy. “When people take responsibility and don’t says Elisha Mizrahi, the director of the Jewish Na- percent of Israeli wa- percent of sewage water is treated implemented. wait for rainfall alone, we can assist nature and tional Fund’s Southern Region, which initiated ter used every year is “This is not a wa- help find solutions.” the project. Mizrahi looks out onto the groves, recycled wastewater or and then used for agriculture ter crisis; it’s a politi- Among Israel’s water-related innovations the only hint of green for miles. desalinated water. cal crisis,” says Arnon are electromagnetic sensors that check for wa- As Israel’s population swells, increasing water But the water savings aren’t enough in this Soffer, a geography professor at Haifa University. ter contamination and hi-tech water purifying demands have exacerbated the effects of below- parched land. Compounding the crisis is the coun- Uri Schor, a spokesman for Israel’s Water Au- filters used everywhere from industrial plants to average rainfall rates and less consistent rainfall, try’s reliance on ground water, which provides thority, the government agency responsible for wa- fish farms worldwide. One Israeli company, Wa- which some scientists suggest are a consequence about two-thirds of Israel’s drinking water. ter issues, says expanding desalinization capacity “is tersheer, has developed a small filter for personal of global warming. “With the depletion of the water table from a process.” The desalinization plant in Ashkelon is drinking water use that is being marketed to hik- The country’s three main reservoirs, includ- the ground, there are opportunities for saltier the largest of its kind in the world, he notes, and ers, armies and developing countries. ing Lake Kinneret, have passed their “red,” or water to seep in and contaminate the fresh water,” by 2020 Israel will have built enough plants to de- Waterfronts-The Israel Water Alliance is emergency, lines. If the water levels continue to said Avner Adin, the founder of the Israel Water salinate 750 million cubic meters of sea water per working to encourage investors, private compa- drop, Israel may have to limit water use from the Association and a professor at Hebrew Univer- year. “This will stabilize the water situation in the nies, and Israeli universities and research centers Kinneret in the wintertime. sity’s Department of Soil and Water Sciences. medium- and long-term,” Schor told JTA. to develop new water technologies so that Israel The government has cut back on water allo- “These are very difficult processes to re- In Israel, about 1.1 billion cubic meters of wa- can be a leader in the field. cations for farmers and industry, and the Israeli verse,” Adin says, warning that the water ter per year go to agriculture—including recycled As the sun begins to set, Arie Schreiber, a farmer public is being urged to reduce usage in an ag- shortage may become “a catastrophic situa- sewage water. About 766 million goes to domestic from Kibbutz Nerim in the western Negev, near Is- gressive TV campaign featuring a woman whose tion if not handled properly.” use and some 120 million goes to industrial use. rael’s border with the Gaza Strip, visits the orchards face cracks up like a parched piece of earth as an Some water experts say the current crisis Along with the desalinization plants, Schor his kibbutz tends. Part of a larger plot of orange, ominous voice-over intones, “We don’t have any could have been averted had Israel followed says Israel’s strategy to tackle the water problem lemon, tangerine and date trees farmed together water to waste.” through on its plans after the last water crisis, is to continue its pioneering work in recycling with other local kibbutzim, the 1,000 acres or so of

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For the time no the For to solution being, prob In In addition, companies like Dead Sea Works Potash can be used to make glass, soap and The work of these companies has turned At the time of Israel’s founding in 1948, at needs Sea Dead the that estimate Scientists policy, water-use in Short of change major a There are two main ideas for stabilizing the to flowwant to restore Environmentalists The other idea is to construct a canal to Notwithstanding the enormous financial without made be cannot this like decision “A The Bank World is conducting a $14 mil continued previous from page Dead Sea, lem lem of the Dead Sea has moved beyond the review stage. withMeanwhile, the Holy Land con sea the years, 80 in drought worst its facing n disappear. to tinues lion lion study into the practicalities of the channel, Canal. the Red-to-Dead dubbed ed dribble that doesn’t even reach the Dead reach Sea even ed dribble that doesn’t during months. the summer anymore about of rate a at sea the from water removing are lu the at get to year per meters cubic million 150 export for products The minerals minerals water. the beneath crative chemical produce to used are as potash and magnesiumsuch chloride. and magnesiumfertilizer, chloride can be used in the manufacture of foodstuffs and roadway products. deicing what once was the southern portion of the sea industrial site. a massive into shrunk about 1.4 billion of cubic meters per yearwater has total That Sea. Dead the into flowed polluted. it of much meters, cubic million 100 to the only Today fresh water the sea gets is from underground springs With and in rainwater. the adequate fresh sea water, has become more salty and oleaginous. in year per water of meters cubic million 650 least decades. two the next over stabilize to order which environmentalists say is imperative, the current its at shrink to continue will an Sea Dead reaches it until year per feet 3.5 to 3.2 of rate equilibrium in 100 to 200 years at some 1,800 experts say. sea level, feet below Dead Sea. the sea from the But Jordan that River. would of Jordan use the in reduction a sharp require River water for agricultural and domestic con At sumption, as well as Jordanians. cooperation between and the Syrians Palestinians, Israelis, likely. seems neither this point, bring salt water to the Dead Sea from the Red some Sea, 125 miles to the Championedsouth. and Israeli Shimon Peres by President Israeli to up of real estate magnate among Isaac oth construction Tshuva, the envisions plan this ers, into 200,000 new hotel route rooms and the transforma channel’s the along desert the of tion valley.” “peace an Israeli-Jordanian costs of such an enterprise—$3 billion to $5 billion—scientists say bringing salt water to a by fresh only fed been has heretofore that sea has unknown risks.water checking the ecological impact on the environ said Noam Goldstein, ment,” project manager at Dead which Sea has Works, made a fortune extracting minerals like potash, table salt and that possible “It’s Sea. Dead the from bromide withintroduction a canal the the sea will of turn brown or It’s red. because stink will it possible into substances biological and chemical new of the water.” flowdescribed in theBible to pollut amuddy, the sea’s the main sea’s tributary, from the voluminous I Year in Review

5768: A chronology

The following is a chronology of highlights from mentary,” a massive, 14-year effort by Jewish JERUSALEM—McCain, after becoming the pre- JUNE the Jewish year 5768: female scholars and rabbis, is unveiled at the sumptive Republican presidential nominee, vis- WASHINGTON—U.S. presidential contend- Union for Reform Judaism biennial. its Israel on a congressional fact-finding mission ers Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clin- SEPTEMBER and reaffirms his strong support for the country. ton and John McCain are among the featured HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The Ben Gamla Char- JANUARY http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20 speakers at the annual AIPAC policy confer- ter School in Hollywood, Fla., the nation’s first JERUSALEM—President Bush visits Israel and 0803190319mccainisrael.html ence. Olmert also speaks, urging a blockade Hebrew-language charter school, is allowed affirms his ties to the Jewish state while urging a NEW YORK—New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is of Iranian imports. Days after the conference, to resume teaching Hebrew after a unani- freeze on settlements. During a visit with Abbas, implicated in a prostitution scandal and resigns. Clinton concedes the Democratic candidacy to mous vote by the Broward County school Bush also says he understands why Israel needs http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20 Obama. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ board. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ roadblocks as a protective measure. http://www. 08031020080310cipelspitzerisrael.html article/20080604blairhouse.html article/20070918bengamla.html jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200801042008 SAN FRANCISCO—The National Center for JERUSALEM—A truce between Israel and WASHINGTON—Michael Mukasey, an Ortho- 0104bushsettlements.html Jewish Policy Studies releases a study of inter- dox Jew, is appointed U.S. attorney general by NEW YORK—World Jewish Congress President married couples in four U.S. cities suggesting a Hamas, brokered by Egypt, is announced. President Bush. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/ Ronald Lauder writes a letter to Olmert urging correlation between rabbinic officiation at their http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2 news/article/20070918Mukaseyhalberstam.html him to allow Diaspora Jews to have a say in de- intermarriages and the couples’ later involve- 0080617susserupdate06172008.html NEW YORK—Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cisions on Jerusalem’s future. http://www.jta.org/ ment in Jewish life. PARIS—French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits visits the United States. The Iranian presi- cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080116olmert.html Israel, bolstering his desire to be a regional peace dent speaks at Columbia University in New APRIL broker. Sarkozy is the first French president since York City, instigating much protest by Jewish FEBRUARY WASHINGTON—As Israel at 60 events take Francois Mitterrand to speak at the Knesset. groups. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ JERUSALEM—Israel decides to build a security place throughout the world, both houses of the http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20 article/20070924unrally.html fence to separate the Negev Desert and the Egyp- U.S. Congress unanimously congratulate Israel on 080619sarkozypeacebroker.html NEW YORK—Debbie Friedman begins teach- tian Sinai to prevent the passage of arms smug- its 60th anniversary. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/ BOSTON—Hebrew College ordains its first ing at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Insti- glers and terrorists. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/ iowa/news/article/20080424congress60th.html class of 11 transdenominational rabbis. tute of Religion cantorial school, heralding an iowa/news/article/20080203egyptfence.html WASHINGTON—Former President Jimmy official stamp of approval of her sing-along style WASHINGTON—The Orthodox and Reform Carter meets a top Hamas representative, Khaled JULY of synagogue music. movements back legislation that would protect Meshaal, prompting condemnation from many WARSAW—Nine rabbinical students from the religious rights in the workplace. http://www.jta. corners. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva of Warsaw become OCTOBER org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080213workpl article/20080416cartermeshaal.html the first rabbis ordained in Poland since World JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Ehud acereligiousrights.html NEW YORK—Ben-Ami Kadish, a former U.S. War II. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ar Olmert faces his third investigation, this WASHINGTON—The Republican Jew- Army engineer, is accused of spying for Israel ticle/20080701polandordination.html time into criminal allegations that he tried ish Coalition launches an ad campaign titled by the U.S. Justice Department. Kadish allegedly JERUSALEM—As part of a prisoner swap to advance the interests of a foreign inves- “I Used to be a Democrat,” to be placed in borrowed documents from an Army library in between Lebanon and Israel, the bodies of tor during the privatization of Bank Leumi in major Jewish newspapers across the United Dover, N.J., from 1979 to 1985 and shared them slain Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and 2005.http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ States. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ with the New York Israeli consulate’s science af- Eldad Regev are returned to their families article/20071011olmertmazuz.html article/20080213rjcdemocrats.html fairs consul. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/ in exchange for five jailed Hezbollah terror- JERUSALEM—The United Arab Emirates re- LOS ANGELES—Limmud, the lay-led Jewish news/article/2008042220080422benamikadish. ists. The freed terrorists receive a hero’s wel- fuses to grant visas to Israelis to attend two con- learning experience launched 30 years ago in html come. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ ferences. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ Britain, expands its U.S. presence with the first NEW YORK—The Jim Joseph Foundation article/20080717goldwasserregev.html article/20071015dubaivisa.html Limmud LA here, followed by Atlanta in March invests $25 million in programs to promote JERUSALEM—Olmert announces he will not JERUSALEM—Israel launches a high-profile and Denver in May. Jewish involvement among Birthright alum- run for re-election in the wake of numerous cor- diplomatic initiative to thwart Iran’s nuclear am- ni. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ ruption charges and strong political opposition, bitions following President Bush’s warning that a MARCH article/20080415Jimjoseph.html though he maintains his innocence. http://www. nuclear Iran could produce World War III, with NEW YORK—The U.N. Security Council WASHINGTON—Pro-Israel doves launch J jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200807302008 Israeli leaders traveling to member countries of places a third round of sanctions on Iran that Street, an initiative to promote support in the 0730announcementolmert.html the U.N. Security Council. includes financial blacklisting and an expanded U.S. Congress for the peace process and mod- JERUSALEM—Obama visits Israel, including JERUSALEM—Israel cuts power and fuel to ban on selling technologies to the Islamic Re- erate Palestinians. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/ the embattled southern city of Sderot, in an ef- Gaza to deter Palestinian rocket attacks in re- public that can be used for military purpos- iowa/news/article/20080415jeremybenami2008 fort to shore up his foreign policy credentials sponse to unceasing attacks by Hamas on Is- es. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ 0415.html and his image as a friend to Israel. raeli towns, cities and kibbutzim near the Gaza article/20080304iransanctions.html TEL AVIV—Yossi Harel, who brought 24,000 NEW YORK—The Conservative movement Strip. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ WASHINGTON—Daniel Kurtzer, the former European Jewish Holocaust survivors to the released its guidelines for a Hekhsher Tzedek article/20071030gazarockets.html U.S. ambassador to Israel, endorses U.S. Sen. shores of Palestine between 1945 and 1948, kashrut certification, outlining the social justice WASHINGTON—Seven of the eight Jewish mem- Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for the presidency and including on the Exodus, dies at the age of standards companies must meet if their food- bers on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs becomes a Jewish surrogate in the Democratic 90. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ stuffs are to qualify. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/ vote in favor of a resolution recognizing the World primary battle. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/ article/200804290429harelobit.html iowa/news/article/2008073107312008ekhshertz War I-era Ottoman massacres of Armenians as news/article/200803050305kurtzer.html edek.html genocide. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ JERUSALEM—A terrorist attack on the Mercaz MAY article/20071012schiffsensoy.html HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem leaves eight students POSTVILLE, Iowa—The kosher slaughterhouse AUGUST dead. The shooter, who is killed by an off-duty Agriprocessors is raided by U.S. Immigration WASHINGTON—The McCain presidential NOVEMBER soldier, eventually is discovered to be a previous and Customs Enforcement in what the federal campaign asks Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the only ANNAPOLIS, Md.—President Bush convenes driver for the yeshiva. http://www.jta.org/cgi- government calls the biggest raid of undocu- Jewish Republican member of the U.S. House the Annapolis summit. Bush, Olmert and Pal- bin/iowa/news/article/20080306Mercazshootin mented workers. The raid spurs a litany of com- of Representatives, to provide personal docu- estinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, g03062008.html plaints by workers about conditions at the plant, ments, leading to speculation that Cantor will along with leaders of the Arab League and the WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Repre- invigorates calls for ethical considerations in possibly be the GOP’s vice-presidential candi- European Union, discuss how to jump-start sentatives overwhelmingly passes a resolution kashrut and in July, an interfaith rally on behalf date. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ stalled Israel-Palestinian negotiations. The strongly defending how Israel has repelled rocket of the displaced workers and their families. Iowa article/20080803cantormccain.html Maryland conference ends with the issuing of a attacks. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ authorities recommend charging the company JERUSALEM—Mass Ethiopian aliyah of the joint statement by all parties, despite an under- article/20080305housegaza.html with violating child labor laws. http://www.jta. Falash Mura ends after nearly five years of 300 new lying expression of differing goals by all sides. NEW YORK—The collapse of the Wall Street gi- org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080606200806 immigrants per month. However, advocates vow http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20 ant Bear Stearns sends shock waves through the 05koshersupply.html to continue to fight to bring an additional 8,700 071127bushpledge1127111.html Jewish community, prompting concerns over LOS ANGELES – Ugandan Gershom Sizomu is Ethiopians. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/ layoffs and future philanthropy. http://www.jta. ordained as a Conservative rabbi by American news/article/200808050805falashmuraend.html DECEMBER org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080319steinha Jewish University, making him the first official MOSCOW—More than 200 Jewish residents flee WASHINGTON – The National Council of Jew- rdtbearsterns.html rabbi of Uganda’s Abayudaya community. fighting near the Georgian border, most from ish Women calls for the United States to with- NEW YORK – Acrimony continues at the Uni- JERUSALEM—The governments of Israel and Gori, a city where Russian bombers destroyed draw from Iraq, becoming the second Jewish versity of California, Irvine when an off-campus Syria announce they will resume peace talks several apartment blocks, according to the Jewish September 2008 September group to make the call. http://www.jta.org/cgi- Jewish group suggests the school is too anti- brokered by Turkey. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/ Agency. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ A bin/iowa/news/article/20071205ncjwiraq.html Semitic for Jewish students to attend—a charge iowa/news/article/200805210521syria.html article/200808150815garefugees.html WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I- hotly contested by the university’s Hillel and NEW YORK—A cyclone hits Myanmar, prompt- NEW YORK—Pakistan’s President Pervez Mush- Conn.) endorses presumptive Republican presi- Jewish student groups. Later in the spring, Mark ing Jewish groups to organize relief efforts to aid arraf resigns, leaving Jewish observers uneasy, as dential candidate John McCain. http://www.jta. Yudoff becomes president of the $18 billion victims. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/ control of the world’s only nuclear-armed Muslim org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20071216200712 University of California system. Yudoff keeps a article/20080513orgs.html state is left up in the air.http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/ 16liebermanmccainbrief.html kosher home, lectures on Maimonides and is a iowa/news/article/200808190819pakistanres.html NEW YORK—”The Torah: A Women’s Com- vocal supporter of Israel. 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Presidential forum highlights divergent views on Supreme Court by Eric Fingerhut WASHINGTON (JTA)—When Senator The composition of the court could affect ments, and argued that the Jewish community the abortion issue. Obama called himself “pro- John McCain (R-Ariz.) was asked last month church-state issues such as the permissibility of should feel comfortable with Roberts because choice” but focused on reducing the number of which member of the U.S. Supreme Court he religious symbols on public property, Pelavin “he has not come to his decisions with an exten- abortions in the country, while McCain empha- would not have nominated, the Republican said, noting that two cases last year dealing with sive ideology or legislative intent.” sized his presidency will have “pro-life policies.” presidential candidate didn’t just name his the display of the Ten Commandments resulted The general counsel of the American Jewish Ratzan, of the National Council of Jewish least favorite justice. in a “fractious court.” Congress, Marc Stern, said he found nothing Women, somewhat downplayed the exchanges He picked four—the group commonly Issues of government funding for religion particularly new or notable about either Mc- on abortion, saying that neither candidate re- identified as the more liberal wing of the court, also are sure to be impacted, Pelavin said, point- Cain’s or Obama’s comments regarding judges, vealed anything they hadn’t said publicly before. including the two Jewish justices, Ruth Gins- ing to cases making their way up the system deal- pointing out that it was just a continuation of She said she doubted it would be a substantial burg and Stephen Breyer—citing their “legislat- ing with the constitutionality of the “faith-based the politicization of the issue of judicial nomi- issue in the election and argued instead that the ing from the bench.” initiative,” or providing government funding for nations that began during the Nixon adminis- courts are the “long-term issue” voters should McCain’s answer at the Saddleback Civil religiously infused social services. tration and continues to this day. be focusing on. Forum on the Presidency—an event in a Lake In addition, he said, jurisprudence “on abor- “Each candidate said what they needed to say Forman, of the National Jewish Democratic Forest, California, church aimed at evangeli- tion, a variety of civil rights, affirmative action, for their base,” Stern said. “It would have been Council, said that based on anecdotal evidence, cals—bothered some Jewish activists. environmental protection and the whole ques- surprising if they’d said something” that went he believes a number of Jewish voters, generally The issue isn’t that McCain would have tion of federalism” as well as the limits of execu- against “the religious beliefs of their party.” strongly “pro-choice,” think McCain’s maverick wiped out Jewish representation on the court, tive power could change with new justices. But, while emphasizing that it all depended image means he’s not “pro-life.” Saturday’s fo- but rather that he would have eliminated a Calling the courts a “critical issue” that does on the specific judge nominated and who he or rum also clarified that issue, he said. whole worldview from the justices’ delibera- not receive the exposure it deserves, Nancy Rat- she was replacing, Stern did say that an additional The forum, one of only four joint appear- tions. And, Jewish communal observers say, the zan, the president of the liberal National Coun- judge in the McCain mold could have a signifi- ances scheduled for the candidates in the gener- clear contrast the candidates drew on judicial cil of Jewish Women, said her organization was cant effect on church-state separation cases. al election, featured each candidate one-on-one nominees could lead to the issue taking on a “pleased the candidates were so clear about their He said a number of conservative judges have with Warren, with them on stage together only higher profile in the campaign. distinctions and very clear about what kind of been less willing to allow cases on the basis of “psy- briefly between the two interviews. The event While McCain zeroed in on the entire lib- judges we need.” chic harm” arguments in areas such as graduation took place at Warren’s evangelical Christian eral bloc, Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) told Ginsberg and Breyer “have been justices we’ve prayer cases. Thus, such cases may never even get church, but Jewish observers said the site didn’t the forum’s moderator, Pastor Rick Warren, that admired and appreciated and valued,” Ratzan said. the chance to be heard in the courts, depending bother them and they praised Warren’s thought- he would not have nominated Justice Clarence McCain’s openness was “clarifying” and “useful.” on the future makeup of the court. ful queries and wide scope of questions. Thomas because he did not believe Thomas was “I thought it was a pivotal moment,” she said. One Jewish legal observer who asked not to “The questions were good and the candi- qualified at the time of his appointment. Obama Jewish Democrats are promising to play up be identified noted that an Obama pick could dates were clear,” Ratzan said. added that he wouldn’t have nominated Justice McCain’s answer about the justices. “It sum- disappoint some in the Jewish community on “I don’t think I’d want every candidate fo- Antonin Scalia, another of the court’s staunch marizes the stakes of the election,” said Ira For- security-related issues. For example, the expert rum in a church,” Pelavin said, but added that conservatives, because “he and I just disagree.” man, executive director of the National Jewish pointed out, some Jewish groups have advocat- he thought Warren drew out more interesting The potential stakes are high when it comes Democratic Council. ed for treating terrorism as more serious than answers from the two candidates than anything to the Supreme Court. One top Republican Jewish activist, in con- typical criminal activity in the legal arena—a else they’d offered during previous appearances. The judges McCain said should not have trast, doubted that the issue would make much stance that could be affected depending on fu- And he noted it was significant that while issues been appointed to the court, including Justices of an impact among Jewish voters in November. ture appointments. such as abortion and gay marriage were on John Paul Stevens and David Souter, really repre- Jews are “overwhelmingly focused on national Whatever the effect a president can have on the agenda, so were poverty and the environ- sent centrist viewpoints, not classically liberal po- security” and the “continued vitality of the U.S.- the Supreme Court, the issue has not always ment—a change from the focus of many other sitions, said Mark Pelavin, the associate director of Israel relationship,” with the economy second, resonated in past elections. Pelavin said he had evangelical leaders. the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. said Mark Lezell, the treasurer and a board been wrong about the potency of the issue in the After years of religion becoming “highly “If you take away those votes, by any fair reading, member of the Republican Jewish Coalition. past, but said 2008 could be different, because politicized,” and evangelical Christians being the court would move significantly to the political The issue of the Supreme Court, he said, both candidates appear to be “willing to make viewed as beholden to one party, it’s a “healthy right,” said Pelavin, whose organization generally is “not a tipping point issue” but one of many it an issue.” McCain, for instance, specifically sign for our country that we can have an open stakes out liberal positions on domestic affairs—in others on the Jewish agenda. Lezell noted that asked Warren when he’d be able to talk about debate about religion and faith,” Stern said. It keeping with what polls suggest are the views of an McCain has previously said that Chief Justice the Supreme Court issue during the forum. “indicates a greater distance between church overwhelming majority of American Jews. John Roberts would be a model for his appoint- The candidates also drew a sharp division on and state.” n In energy debate, Jewish groups concerned with security, environment by Ron Kampeas

WASHINGTON (JTA)—For Jews, the energy said Neil Goldstein, the executive director of drilling, refining and building nuclear power off-shore or in Alaska, he said, but it must be debate is a case where tough-minded hawks the American Jewish Congress, a group that plants,” JINSA said. “’We can’t drill our way out done in context. and feel-good liberals are in agreement. has taken a leading role among Jewish organi- of this,’ they chant. No, we can’t. But we can drill, “We have 2 to 3 percent of the oil reserves, Whether one views the presidential candi- zations in energy advocacy and independence. refine, generate, reuse, reduce and recycle.” and we use 25 percent, and it won’t come down dates’ ideas to solve America’s energy problems “The long-term position has to be to become Another proposal, touted by JINSA and the from drilling or political pandering,” he said. through the lens of national security or the en- independent; we must get off of this depen- American Jewish Committee, is to remove a While AJCongress and AJCommittee take vironment, Jewish organizational leaders say, dence on foreign oil.” tariff of 54 cents per gallon on importing sugar environmental issues into account when for- neither aspirant’s proposals look very good. The AJCongress says the first priority should ethanol from South American and Caribbean mulating energy policies and considering which National security hawks say the quick fixes be to enact legislation to require America’s nations. The tariff satisfies American farmers energy-related legislation to support, some touted by the campaigns of U.S. Senator Barack eventual transition to the manufacture of cars producing corn ethanol, but sugar ethanol has groups have made environmental concerns the Obama (D-Ill.), the Democratic nominee, and that run on alternative fuels. proven much more efficient to manufacture, as determining issue. his Republican rival, U.S. Senator John McCa- Continued dependence on foreign oil sub- well as less damaging to the food supply. The Coalition on the Environment and Jew- in (R-Ariz.), miss the bigger picture: America jects the United States to the potential threat of The tariff makes little sense given the exigen- ish Life, a collection of about a dozen national needs a comprehensive plan to wean itself from a cut-off in supply. An Iranian blockade of the cies of petroleum security, said Ami Greener, the groups that includes the Reform and Conser- Middle Eastern oil, and fast. Straits of Hormuz, through which much of the AJCommittee’s energy policy specialist. Brazil, vative Jewish religious movements, issued a McCain advocates allowing states to open Middle East’s oil must travel, would have im- which is friendly to the United States, is a major statement last week calling for an emphasis on up offshore sites previously closed to drilling. mediate and catastrophic consequences. sugar producer while Venezuela, which has cozied climate change and natural resources in creat- Obama wants to reduce replenishment of the Likewise, President Hugo Chavez of Vene- up in recent years to Iran, is a major oil supplier. ing energy policies. strategic oil reserve, the Energy Department’s zuela could follow through on threats to stop oil “I’d rather see our money going to Brazil “It is the responsibility of every human,

September 2008 September emergency stash. sales to the United States, though the prospect than Venezuela,” Greener said. from every walk of life and every religious back-

A Both candidates also tout more comprehen- is unlikely given that Venezuela is as reliant on The number of alternatives, including tax ground, to protect the environment for our- sive policies, but they back these interim solu- America’s oil purchases as America is on Ven- credits for using alternative fuel, research into selves and for the generations to come,” said the tions as a way to address painful gasoline prices ezuelan oil sales. more efficient coal use, the use of windmills statement from the coalition, which operates hovering at $4 per gallon. The Jewish Institute for National Security and natural gas, and the development of elec- under the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Such salves are meaningless without plan- Affairs faulted both major U.S. political parties tric cars—an area in which Israel is leading— The statement cited the “need for promot- ning, Jewish organizational officials say. for politicking instead of working out a compre- are vast, Greener said. ing domestic energy security, increasing fuel “We are not interested in interim solutions,” hensive plan. “Congress is still dithering about That doesn’t necessarily count out drilling

Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw continues on next page 30 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 31 ------y there, the “We are creating a hell creating of are ourselves a job for “We Echoing sentiments frequently voiced in Is Advocates, however, claim that the vast effort their on up giving not are Advocates They also are lobbying Knesset members. Ethiopian for advocates offiercest Some the - com now 2003 in begun aliyah the with But UJC fell nearly $30 million short of its $100 That cut funding for aid NACOEJ’s pro A UJC official told JTA recently that the begin will Israel when clear not it’s now, For “The reality is stronger than people like members of Israel’s own Ethiopian Jewish com Jewish Ethiopian own Israel’s of members munity are among the skeptics, and they have been behind efforts quantify and to cap the ali ofyah Mura. the Falash because of political correctness or trying to be Israel’s interior Meir minister, Sheetrit, nice,” interview. in a 2007 Post the Jerusalem told Falash the on would aliyah the that aspersions fears expressed Sheetrit rael, cast also He finish. never calling Christians. them Jewishness, Mura’s majority of those petitioning to immigrate to Israel have legitimate links to Jewish ancestry practices, Jewish to returning genuinely are and not simply adopting Jewish observances in a bid to immigrate. Many advocates say Israel’s fromstems the Mura Falash accept to reticence reject. officials Israeli racial charge bias—a for the group of 8,700, saying Israel should re view their applications for aliyah to determine their eligibility instead of refusing to consider them outright. Theylined up have a number of high-profile figuresbehind their cause, includ ing former Israeli Supreme Court justice Meir Dershow Alan professor law Harvard Shamgar, parliamentarianitz and Canadian Irwin Cotler. Last month, the 120-member passed parliament two nonbinding resolutions in favor of 43-1. and of44-1 votes by petitioners, 8,700 the no legal power. have The resolutions aliyah aliyah are in the United States. North Ameri can Jewish federations, including its umbrella organization, the Jewish United Communities, have pressed the Israeli government to accept in Ethiopian operating immigrants group and aid bankrolled Jewish the main the of work on Conference American North the Ethiopia, known as NACOEJ. Jewry, Ethiopian plete, and the Interior Ministry and Supreme aliyah the Court saying for the government has fulfilledsupport its Jewish American pledges, has dwindled. aliyah Ethiopian for goal fund-raising million a partofas absorption OperationPromise, and June, In 2005. in launched that effort three-year the UJC announced that its Ethiopia-related funds had been exhausted. permonth. $68,000 some gramsby Ethiopia in Several big-city federations supportive of Ethi opian aliyah were informed of UJC’s cut and NA but if slack possible, the up pick advisedto of closure the forced has shortfall the says COEJ young for Gondar in program food group’s the children. and their mothers umbrella group might be willing to consider on depending in Ethiopia, funding resuming the humanitarian situation. eligibil- their for petitioners 1,400 the reviewing ity to make And aliyah. though Israeli officials have no obligation to bring the remainder of the 8,700 people said to be left in ad Gondar, they insist will fight. up their vocates not give said Avraham Neguise, the Sheetrit,” - direc tor of South Wing to Zion, an Ethiopian Is raeli “If advocacy group. everyone is afraid of 8,000 in today, another few years we can bring more. The longer they sta n bring.” to will Israel more have ------com Israel time last the from cry far a was It That more morning’s subdued reception Just weeks after declaration, Netanyahu’s the arrived, milestone month’s last before Even About a year and a half ago, advocates for But Israel’s Interior Ministry refused to that the The however, court recommended, That means, in essence, that Ethiopian ali The debate surrounding the immigration Skeptics point to the frequent additions Israeli ministers, Jewish aid officials and NEW NEW YORK (JTA)—When the last plane morning from one early down touched Ethiopia month at Ben Gurion Airport International with 65 new immigrants aboard, there was no to mark ceremony what constituted the end of Instead, aliyah. Ethiopian mass of phase major a the immigrants were escorted through the old airport terminal, processed and bused to Jew ish Agency-run absorption centers across the 17,000 than more of last the were They country. government Israeli the since Israel to come to of number limited a in allow to 2003 in decided Mura. known as Falash additional Ethiopians Benjamin pleted a Minister major phase of in Ethiopian aliyah, Prime then, Back 1998. June immi the welcome to hand on was Netanyahu of Jerusalem tour bus a them promising grants, and declaring mass Ethiopian immigration to over. officially Israel in part, owed, to aftermath the ofcontroversial that ceremony. more than 8,000 additional Ethiopians turned up at Jewish aid compounds in de Ethiopia the peti In Israel. to taken be too, they, that tioning of tens ofthousands have Ethiopians since, cade come in to Israel, large part due to the efforts of States. and the United in Israel advocates immigration— Ethiopian of phase this of closing massof end the constitute would it thought many aliyah—carried of echoes Ethiopian 1998. 8,000 another that announced aliyah Ethiopian Ethiopians had migrated from their rural vil lages to where Gondar, Jewish aid compounds are located, and demanded that they be pro aliyah. for cessed screen the new group for eligibility to immi the by covered not were they that arguing grate, 2003 government’s decision. Advocates for the in position ministry’s the challenged Ethiopians favor in ruled Court Supreme Israel’s but court, group—which the that finding ministry, the of 8,700—represent springto swelledthis had by ed petitioners. new 1,400 some ofeligibility the review government of the and petitioners, several weeks with ago Prime principle in agreed Olmert Ehud Minister that recommendation. “There was no becauseevent over. yah still isn’t an event would have made a statement that Michael a Jankelowitz, spokes aliyah is over,” out carries which Agency, Jewish the for man the government decisions on Ethiopian aliyah, “Theflight issuesaid arrived. after last month’s yet, book closed a not is Ethiopia from ofaliyah a ceremony.” have no need to so there’s of the Falash Mura—Ethiopians claiming links to people whose Jewish ancestors converted to economic escape to ago a century returning are Christianity now who but pressures, social and - Isra immigrate petitioningto and to Judaism to fluctua frequent the by influenced been el—has be in Ethiopia. left said to tions in the number to those numbers as signs that non-Jewish Ethiopians are deceptively claiming links to Ethiopians of Jewish descent and exploiting escape to immigrationregulations Israeli lax Africa’s desperate poverty for the relative ofcomfort state. the Jewish Falash Mura aliyah ends—sort Mura aliyah of Falash Heilman Uriel by ------n

“I am interested “I to am know interested what you think “The topic, the on book whose Black, Edwin have a “We confused public and an unin Most Jewish communities have yet to tackle to yet have communities Jewish Most autho could that states the of one Florida, In On a weekend outing to the Entebbe bo playing Later, soccer with the children, Until Little Light was established, many In the school’s early days, heavy rains Mercy Annet, whose 3-year-old son Ki will school the eventually says Tenenboim the difficult things thatwedoquick “It’s

rize offshore drilling should it receive congres sional Debbie sanction, Rep. Wasserman U.S. Schultz declared her opposition in a recent mailing to constituents. But the Democratic is Jewish on Hill Capitol on leader a lawmaker, persuasion. to she was open suggested sues, about this topic, especially now that energy she wrote. increasing,” are prices said is due be to published in September, Plan,” public. educated is a better the key formed media that doesn’t know what ques tions ask to and malarkeypoliticians delivering n he said. and false promises,” the question of offshore drilling because it is a said. Susskind proposal, recent relatively even improvised a improvised religion-neutraleven grace be fore fore meals that works for both the kinder garten’s Christian and Muslim children. In prayer Uganda, is a fixture in most schools and in the workplace. Kampala, from miles 20 some garden tanical Qasasa stands at the ready with her first-aid kit, nursing scrapes and mosquito bites al most before they happen. For some of the children, it is their first ride in a car. One toddler becomes motion sick, vomiting on best. Sunday her her stop doesn’t abaya black flowing Qasasa’s from diving to the ground to make a save. ‘’The kids really change when alco they buy come to to used ‘’Some says. she school,’’ the knowl basic them give I sweets. it’s Now hol. it higher.’’ and they take edge, of the children who attend the kindergarten spent their days picking through the moun tains of trash that litter the slum. Searching for scrap metal, bottles and other valuables, they’d sell their findings forhad ‘’They a few families. their centsand themselves to feed says. Qasasa scavenge,’’ to talons nails like turnquag its dirtwould muddy a floor into mire. Then an Israeli construction firm in Kampala poured a concrete floor here free of charge. the says the preschool, Ramson attends nene school has helped make Kinene healthy and An kids,’’ the for much so care ‘’They strong. can’t we which milk, him give ‘’They says. net afford.’’ community-run partbe of comprehensive, a center that will also host older children and evening parenting classes. It just may take a little time. ly; the impossible she takes a little longer,’’ says, quoting the late Israeli Prime Minister flourisha - now is ‘’Israel Ben-Gurion. David ing an country, example to struggling ones like Uganda. I see international aid as the new Tenenboim Zionism,’’ says. ‘’We did it ourselves with the help of the international back.’’ give time to it’s Now community. ------

“It wouldn’t have any real impact,” Susskind impact,” real any have wouldn’t “It The Religious Reform Action movement’s “Jewish tradition insists that we care for the World Jewry/Israel World ‘’We decided ‘’We to invest in young children Children come to Little Light from as far 3 aged children 60 about week, a days Five Along with a steady stream of Israeli - vol For their part, the Israeli volunteers say Yards away, among away, the Yards wooden shacks, economy economy and supporting the development of new methods The of JCPA renewable energy.” has long opposed drilling in wildlife Alaska’s di Washington its Susskind, Hadar said refuge, been “It’s used as rector. a political straw to man, going not it’s knowing there out it throwing Susskind said. He happen,” cited government figures showing that the drillingwould have a negligible impact prices. on bad and ineffective.” “It’s said. has Center been especially in aggressive oppos drilling.Alaska ing earth and preserve the goodness of God’s cre the Torah center said the ation,” in in a backgrounder pub instructed are “We year. last lished not to destroy (bal we tashchit). Rather, are to of the land.” and protectors stewards become Energy, continued prevoius page from Energy,

by Jonathan Pulik Jonathan by A shining light for Kampala’s orphans Kampala’s light for A shining tre is filled with AIDS orphans, children who children orphans, AIDS filled with is tre are disabled andand regulardisfigured, kids the slums. from with no place to go, nourish them and pre pare them says for the school,’’ physician, Shiri who Tenenboim, has since returned to Israel. She helps manage the school’s ad ministration and fund-raising efforts from Tel Av iv. away as neighboring where Congo, a savage refu into families their and them turned war gees. One girl’s face is scarred permanently by burns from a falling candle that set her percent 10 than Fewer slept. she as alight bed electricity have at home. of Ugandans from learn and breakfast nutritious a eat 7 to teachers who are trained with funds raised in Israel. The money comes from donations made by Israeli companies and funds raised by the sale in Israel of bead necklaces made in Uganda. unteers, the kindergarten is run by Qasasa - Mus of a devout a resident the slum, Ayeha, lim and a diehard fan of Haifa soccer Israel’sNot club. yet a formally quali Maccabi fied teacher, Qasasa is in the midst of years oftwo training—paid for with Israeli do changed has experience the says She nations. ‘’I had her metnever view Israelis of Israelis. she ‘’I says. knew them before,’’ as inflexible see After makers. weapons sophisticated and I of Entebbe, storming the about film the ing thought they had supernatural powers!’’ that what impresses them about Qasasa is and Qasasa ‘’innate her versatility. wisdom’’ the the Namuwongo slum stretches along the main rail line that runs through this capital tracksthe use who Shantytown dwellers city. as a pedestrian thoroughfare are killed or passing trains. by maimed regularly for kindergarten a of walls bamboo the stand Started neediest children. ofsome the slum’s Aviv Tel from intern oncologiy an by year last who was volunteering in Uganda with the Israel-based humanitarian aid organization Brit Olam, the Little LightCen Children’s KAMPALA, Uganda (JTA)—Bleak and dusty, dusty, and (JTA)—Bleak Uganda KAMPALA, I I Books

Become a creative chef with new local cookbook Kate McCabe, special to the WJN f you haven’t heard about Michigan using very little prepared or pre-packaged natives Max and Eli Sussman’s new food. We also went shopping at as many lo- I cookbook yet, you’re bound to soon. cal farm stands as possible, and even took a Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook rowboat across the lake to get berries. In the to Creative Chef brings culinary skills to the book, that’s not reflected in specific recipes uninitiated, beginning with the very simple but in the general attittude that it’s better if and building up to some quite delicious and you make it yourself. complex dishes. The Sussman brothers envi- At eve I learned a lot of details about sioned the book as a teaching tool as well as cooking technique. After working there, I a cookbook after noticing how their friends had a much greater understanding of the MAD;G>>==9L9LAE= behind the scenes knowledge I gained of Freshman in the at eve. Kitchen. WJN: How did you Ann Arbor resi- choose the recipes dent Max Sussman, to include in the a recent University book? Which is your of Michigan grad, favorite and why? currently works in the kitchen at Eli: It took us a Zingerman’s Deli long time to deter- and Eli does mar- mine the overall keting and catering tone and flow of the in Los Angeles. book and we had to eliminate a lot WJN: What made of recipes we liked #F%=JJQLGOF9;JGKK>JGEL@= 9JE=JK'9JC=L you decide to write a cookbook? What a lot. The recipes we selected fit together in makes it different from all the other cook- the flow and display a wide variety of ethnic books out there? backgrounds—which clearly articulates our own love of food and cooking from so many Max: We decided to write a cookbook because areas of the world. Furthermore, a lot of all of our friends were always asking us how these recipes teach techniques and provide to cook. We knew that there are a lot of insights that are valuable for creating your people interested in food and learning how own recipes down the line. to cook so we wanted to give them a book that would be informative and useful in the WJN: Do you have any culinary influences, in kitchen, but also be lots of fun to use. terms of types of cuisines, cooking styles, or chefs? Eli: Each chapter begins with simple recipes and builds in difficulty. In this form, our Eli: I love straightforward cooking without a cookbook works as a guide, with each pre- lot of fanfare. I love an incredible steak, a vious recipe laying a foundation for the great sandwich, and well-made side dishes recipes that come after it. The techniques that compliment the main item. A great in Chapter One can end up benefiting you sandwich shop or an Italian restaurant that in a recipe in Chapter Five, helping you focuses on flavor first and foremost are my step outside the box to invent a new dish or primary favorite styles. a variation on something you’ve attempted I think Anthony Bourdain is an incred- in the cookbook. Ola_e]hJasUa]nÑoiajq ibly insightful writer and although I’ve never tasted his food, I would love to. WJN: How are your cooking experiences at bnkiVejcani]jÑo6 Mario Batali is a master and I love to places like Camp Tavor or eve reflected in watch him on TV because you can tell he SdkhaNk]opa`=ieod the book? ?de_gaj(Nk]op>aab loves cooking, eating and talking about food Eli: Our ability to cook quality food for the so much that you have to respect his craft >neogap(H]i^P]ceja( masses—a trait we began to refine at Tav- and dedication. D]jì]àCaÚhpa or—shows through in a lot of our recipes. Max: All those that Eli mentioned—and my This comes from the mindset we developed Beod(Faseod?de_gaj biggest influences are anyone who keeps cooking at Tavor. We never wanted to sacri- >nkpd]jìkna things simple and the focus on the food, fice delicious food just because it was sum- =r]eh]^habknle_g) shows respect to the land and works with mer camp or we were cooking primarily producers. n qlâcejjejcO]p*( for kids. We take the same approach with Oalp*.3]p--]i* our cookbook—we treat the audience as a group that loves food and can be adventur- You can order Freshman in the Kitchen on- ous. They just need to be nudged in the right line now at www.freshmaninthekitchen.com Reaspda_kilhapaiajq direction and given some clear instruction or find it in at bookstores in the Ann Arbor and

September 2008 September on how to become creative in the kitchen. Los Angeles areas. Meet Max in person at the ]psss*vejcani]jo`ahe*_ki* A Kerrytown Bookfest on September 7, or at the Max: For me, cooking at Tavor and eve were re- Homegrown Festival on September 13. Both ?]hh]da]`pkkn`an]p3/0*22/*/0,,* ally important experiences. At Tavor, I was Max and Eli will appear at the 21st Annual able to run a kitchen that fed around 200 Ann Arbor Jewish Book Festival, Thursday people three meals a day. It was a lot of re- evening, November 6 at the Jewish Community Vejcani]j#o@ahe_]paooaj¡0..@apnkepOp*¡=jj=n^kn(IE sponsibility, but it was also a lot of fun. The Center of Washtenaw County. Klajaranu`]u(3]i)-,li¡3/0*22/*@AHE biggest change we implemented was cook-

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Family cookbook satisfies a hunger to recall the past By Linda Morel NEW YORK (JTA)—Judy Bart Kancigor With minimal publicity, word spread is one of the rare Cinderella stories in publish- about this self-published book. Melting Pot Mama Hinda’s Challah Yield: 1 1/2-pound round challah ing, beating the odds to earn a contract without Memories sold faster than honey cakes at Rosh contacts in the industry. Hashanah—sales reached 11,000 copies. Its No Jewish food reminds Kancigor of her grand- It all started with a spiral-bound volume of overwhelming success landed her a book con- mother more than Mama Hinda’s challah. With a Lit- vak sensibility, Mama could live without sweets. But family recipes that would become Cooking Jew- tract from Workman Press to write an expanded once a year, at Rosh Hashanah, she sprinkled raisins ish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Fam- version, which became the recently published into her challah dough to enhance its sweetness. ily (Workman Publishing, 2007). Cooking Jewish. In 1996, Kancigor was a court reporter and Along the way, Kancigor’s son asked, “Why 3 ½ cups bread flour about to become a grandmother when some are people reading about our family?” ½ cup warm water (100° to 110°) aunts on her maternal grandmother’s side of the The simple answer: They are hungry for 2 ¾ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 teaspoon, plus ¼ cup, sugar family were declining. “As Aunt Estelle’s condi- their forgotten past. In essence, the Rabinowit- 2 large eggs, at room temperature tion worsened, Aunt Sally was moving into as- zes are every American Jewish family. ¼ cup vegetable oil, plus extra for oiling the bowl sisted living,” Kancigor recalls. “Aunt Hilda was “Although the Rabinowitz family is Ashke- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher (coarse) salt on dialysis, and Aunt Irene didn’t know who I nazi, I wanted Sephardic dishes in my cook- 1/3 cup raisins (optional) was when I called.” She pauses. “That’s when it book, too,” Kancigor says. “If anyone had Vegetable oil, vegetable cooking spray or parchment paper for greasing baking sheet hit me—one generation was leaving while an- married into a Sephardic family, I was dying to Egg wash: 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon water other one was coming. How would my grand- include their foods.” child know about the Rabinowitz family?” She sought tales and recipes from relatives 1. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the flour. Place the remaining flour in the large bowl of an Alarmed by this prospect, she wanted to give as far flung as in-laws of in-laws. The result is a electric mixer, fitted with a flat paddle or dough hook. Make a well in the center of the baby a gift—the past on a plate. “I wished nostalgic step back in time. the flour and pour in ¼ cup of the warm water. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and I could reach my arms across the generations “Every Friday, my grandmother baked chal- add 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Using a fork, stir the water, yeast, and sugar together and somehow pass on a taste of the legacy that lah,” Kancigor says. “My brother Gary and I gently, keeping the mixture in the well. (Don’t worry if a little flour becomes incorpo- had been bequeathed to me,” Kancigor says. “I could smell it wafting from upstairs.” rated.) Let stand until bubbly, about 10 minutes. decided to become a conduit. But I wondered At Rosh Hashanah, they would break off 2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, the ¼ cup oil, the remaining ¼ cup sugar, and the what I wanted to impart besides Aunt Sally’s chunks and dip them in honey for a sweet New salt together with a fork. Add the egg mixture and the remaining ¼ cup warm water apple cake and Aunt Irene’s kugel. I wanted the Year. Decades later in 1976, when Kancigor to the flour mixture, and beat on low speed until incorporated. Then beat on me- next generation to know the stories, to know heard her grandmother was in intensive care, dium speed until smooth and silky, 5 to 10 minutes. (The dough should feel slightly where we came from, to know our history.” she was compelled to get the recipe for a challah sticky and, to quote Adventures in Jewish Cooking, by Jeffrey Nathan, “like a baby’s It was a history seasoned with tantalizing that was as light as a cloud. tush.”) If it is too sticky, add the reserved 2 tablespoons of flour (or more, if neces- foods. Cooking and eating were staples of Rabi- From her deathbed, 91-year-old Mama sary), 1 tablespoon at a time and continue to mix for a few more minutes. nowitz life. Hinda dictated its ingredients and instructions 3. Oil a large bowl and place the ball of dough in it, turning the dough so it is oiled all Kancigor’s maternal grandparents, Hinda to Kancigor’s mother, who wrote it down. The over. Cover with a kitchen towel and set aside in a warm place until the dough has and Harry Rabinowitz, had immigrated to New recipe would be set aside for years. almost doubled in bulk, at least one hour. (A warm place would be an oven preheated York City from Belarus, Russia, in 1907. In Belle Assembling her cookbook, Kancigor tried to the lowest setting and then turned off.) Harbor, Queens, they raised seven children on the recipe. The results were disappointing. “In 4. When the dough has almost doubled, punch it down and knead it by hand for one– shtetl fare, notably kishke and kreplach. Free her condition, perhaps Mama Hinda forgot to two minutes, incorporating the raisins, if using. from Cossack terror, they hoped their children mention certain crucial things,” she says. 5. For a spiral Rosh Hashanah challah, roll the dough into a single rope about 34 inches would receive an education and succeed. Devastated, Kancigor took the recipe long. Beginning at one end, wind the rope from the center of the spiral outward, Their children thrived on foods Mama Hin- scribbled on scrap paper to a professional keeping the center slightly elevated, like a turban. Tuck the end under. da measured with a yahrzeit glass. They spoke baker, who miraculously re-created the chal- 6. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Place the shaped dough on the prepared baking sheet, cover it English, fulfilled their parents’ dreams and nev- lah’s exact taste.“I had a Madeleine moment with a slightly dampened cloth, and allow it to rise in a warm place for one hour. er heard the hoofbeats of Cossack horses. when I took my first bite,” says Kancigor, ad- 7. Preheat oven to 375°. Kancigor’s mother and aunts carried the mitting that the baker took a different route torch, cooking Old World favorites in their to arrive at the same place. 8. Brush the top of the loaf with the egg wash. Bake until the top is brown and the bot- modern kitchens. They relied on Mama Since then Kancigor’s first grandchild was tom sounds hollow when tapped with your fingers, 25 to 30 minutes. Hinda’s handfuls of a little of this and that to born; three more have followed. “They never 9. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. make black bread, potatoes and chicken soup knew Mama Hinda but they’ve eaten her chal- as they simultaneously embraced Jell-O and lah,” she says. “It’s tying the generations togeth- Herta Heidingsfelde’s German Plum Cake sliced white bread, clipping trendy recipes from er. “The thing I’m most proud of—even more Yield: 6-8 servings women’s magazines. than publishing a book—is collecting our fam- Kancigor grew up in a two-family house ily stories and recipes.” Herta Heidingsfelder is the mother-in-law of one of Kancigor’s cousins. Herta learned downstairs from her grandparents. Her favor- Jewish history is ongoing, she explains. to make this traditional Rosh Hashanah cake—really a tart with a cookie crust—from her ite pastime was sitting on the front porch glider “By knowing where you came from, you can mother-in-law. At 90, she still bakes this dessert for the new year. and listening to family stories. Like a piece of see what part your family played in it, whether 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing the sponge cake, she soaked up anecdotes—Mama it be from the Lower East Side to the suburbs, pie plate (Margarine can be substituted for the butter.) Hinda’s cooking, too. Her delicious memories from the Holocaust to Los Angeles, or from ½ cup, plus 2 tablespoons, sugar became the motivation for preserving the fam- peddler to investment banker,” she says. Yolk of 1 large egg, at room temperature ily’s legacy. Kancigor is gratified that readers respond 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus 1 to 3 tablespoons, if needed Early in the process, Kancigor enrolled in to her relatives as if they were characters in 2 to 2 ¼ pounds fresh Italian plums, halved and pitted a cookbook writing seminar at UCLA. The a novel. She encourages everyone to write a 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch pie plate, or the bottom and 1 inch up the sides teacher, cookbook author Norman Kolpas, memoir cookbook. “This Rosh Hashanah, of a 9-inch springform pan. asked students to describe their projects. you and your children are blazing into the 2. Be sure the butter and egg yolk are at room temperature. Combine the butter, the ½ Among chefs, food writers and caterers, 21st century with honey cake and challah, cup sugar and the egg yolk in a bowl and mix by hand, until thoroughly combined. Kancigor was intimidated. “Oh, I’m just writ- carrot kugel and sweet wine,” she says. Gradually add the 1 cup flour. If it is too sticky, add the extra flour, 1 tablespoon at a ing a family cookbook,” she mumbled. Kolpas The Jewish New Year is a time to contem- time. Press the dough into the bottom and barely up the rim of the prepared pie plate, grew serious and pointed a finger at her. “What plate the past while considering the future, a or over the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the springform pan. you’re doing is very important,” she said. “Don’t time to dig out old recipes, a time when cooking 3. Cut 2 slits in each plum half, slicing it two-thirds of the way down, so it fans out into let anyone stop you.” Jewish is cherished. But for those who’ve lost

September 2008 September 3 sections. Stand the plums upright in the pie plate, packed tightly in circles with the Kancigor contacted relatives as she as- their grandparents’ recipes, open Kancigor’s skin facing out and the uncut ends pressed into the dough. There should be very little A sembled an album of family recipes, stories cookbook and prepare a Rabinowitz favorite. dough exposed. Bake until the dough is lightly browned, about 45 minutes. The tart and photos. Taking a huge gamble, she printed After all, they’re family. will seem juicy when it comes from the oven. Let the tart cool on a wire rack. 500 copies of Melting Pot Memories. While The following recipes are from Cooking 4. If you will be serving the tart the same day, store it at room temperature. Otherwise her husband feared these spiral bound books Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz store it, covered with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Allow it to come would forever clutter their garage, she handed Family. n to room temperature before serving. out copies at a nephew’s bar mitzvah. 5.. Immediately before serving, sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over the fruit. Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 34 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008

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Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Selichot Service: Chabad. Led by Cantor Rabbi Pol- SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Fitness Fun with Ma- Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish ter from Oak Park, Michigan. 1:30 a.m. Tuesday 23 ria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Current Events legal system by following the intriguing discus- Shabbat services: See listing at the end of calendar. with Heather Dombey, a Jewish perspective on sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Fitness Fun with Ma- this week’s news, 11 a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy of practical law, logical argumentation and moral ria Farquhar, 11 a.m.; $4/session or $10/3 ses- Buffet Lunch, noon; Special events and guest teachings. Study of the original Talmud tractate Sunday 21 sions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, noon; presentations (varied), 1 p.m.; Literary Group Bava Metziah chapter 6. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Games and activities including mahjong, quilt- with Sidney Warschausky, 2:15 p.m. at the JCC. Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for ing, art projects and card games, 1 p.m. Every Presentation: Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Friday 19 Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the Tuesday. “What is the Content of Jewish History?” Pre- prayer book, an overview of the weekly Torah Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): All sented by Todd Endelman, William Haber Pro- reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. at ages and levels welcome including UM and non- fessor of Modern Jewish History at the Univer- Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Chabad House. Every Sunday. UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Café, sity of Michigan. Room 2022 Thayer Building at Meets at a private home every week except when ground floor of UM Michigan League. For in- 202 S. Thayer Street. Noon. monthly group meets at JCC. 1:30–3 p.m. Call Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the formation, call 936-2367. Ray Juni at 761-2765 for directions. For infor- basic text of Chassidism and open your eyes to Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. mation, call 971-0990. the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. at Chabad Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish House. Every Sunday. Reading the Bible may be easy, but understand- legal system by following the intriguing discus- Pet Shabbat: BIC. Outdoor service for humans and ing it is no simple matter. Study the text in the sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite their loyal pets. 6 p.m. TBE Brotherhood Limudim: TBE. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Apples and Honey: JCC. Displays, bake sale, lunch original, together with the classical commentar- of practical law, logical argumentation and moral Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. for purchase, and camp reunion. Children’s ac- ies. 8:30 p.m. at Chabad House. Every Tuesday. teachings. Study of the original Talmud tractate tivities including face painting, inflatable slides Bava Metziah chapter 6. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Saturday 20 and jumpers, clowns, make-a-shofar, challah Wednesday 24 braiding, rides and more. 1–4 p.m. Friday 26 Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Cha- Camp Raanana Reunion: JCC. During the JCC Lunch and Learn: BIC. “What are the High Holiday bad. Learn more about the mystical dimensions Apples and Honey event, campers will plant peace Services All About?” With Rabbi Dobrusin and Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. of the Torah: Chabad. 1 hour before sundown at pinwheels and reunite with camp friends. Advance Rabbi Blumenthal. Bring a dairy lunch. Drinks Meets at a private home every week except when Chabad House. Every Saturday. registration required but there is no fee. For infor- and desserts provided. Noon. mation or to register, contact Deborah Huerta at monthly group meets at JCC. 1:30–3 p.m. Call Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study Busy Women’s Dinner Out: TBE. 6 p.m. Ray Juni for 761-2765 for directions. For infor- group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Jew- 971-0990 or email [email protected]. Men’s Torah Study: TBE. Twice monthly gathering mation, call 971-0990. ish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown at Chabad Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learning to discuss weekly Torah portion. For informa- SPICE* at Brookhaven: JFS and JCC. A session House. Every Saturday. the deeper meanings to the Jewish way of life. tion, contact Roger at 327-9215. of Jewish programming at Brookhaven Retire- Selichot Service: TBE. Study session with refresh- 8 p.m. at Chabad House. Every Sunday. Talmudic Ethics: Jewish Learning Institute. JLI se- ment Community. These sessions are open to ments at 8 p.m. followed by service at 9 p.m. ries bringing wisdom of the Talmud to the gen- the public and supported by the Max and Celia Selichot Presentation: BIC. Rabbi Dobrusin will Monday 22 eral public. 7:30–9 p.m. at the JCC. Pear Family Endowment Fund. Contact Merrill read selections from the book of sermons and Poliner at [email protected] or 971-0990 personal reminiscences he is writing, dealing English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. ext. 40 for more information. with the themes of the High Holidays. 9 p.m. Ongoing class from 9:30 a.m.–noon on Mon- Thursday 25 Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. Selichot Service: BIC. Service designed to help days–Thursdays and 1–3 p.m. on Fridays at Jew- worshipers direct their hearts and minds to the ish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. 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Does a ‘certain Jewish something’ really What’s cooking? David Erik Nelson, staff writer set Jews apart? eptember and October are big months tortes, their candlelight dinners, accompanied by Ruth Ellen Gruber for big meals in Ann Arbor, with foot- by live classical music, are a wonderful way to WEIMAR, Germany (JTA)—I learned a new post-communist Europe. Jews are few here Sball Saturdays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom relax into the Sabbath. Both their decor and word this summer—”allosemitism.” now; Jewish communal life, though reviving Kippur break-fast, and Sukkoth. It’s a perfect fare are distinctively Eastern European, and the Coined by a Polish-Jewish literary critic in some places, is in flux; and Jewish cultural time to take a look at cooking options beyond menu remarkably well-priced. named Artur Sandauer, the term describes a expression is often embraced or even perpe- you, the Betty Crocker Cookbook, and a chick- If you’re looking to lighten your cooking concept with which I am quite familiar—the trated by non-Jews. en defrosting in the sink. load without spending the time and money idea of Jews as the perpetual “other.” Strict halachic definition may suffice for the Many of our community’s cafes and res- on a night out or carry-out, look to Treetown Allosemitism can embrace both positive religiously observant. But for Jews and non- taurants boast a variety of catering options. Vittles (http://treetownvittles.com, 678-6600). and negative feelings toward Jews—every- Jews alike, that has always told only part of the Charlie’s Mediterranean Grille (2370 Car- Straddling the fine line between home-cooking thing, as the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman story. And indeed, as experienced so drastically penter, Pittsfield Township, 973-2737) offers a and catering, Treetown Vittles offers healthy, put it, “from love and respect to outright con- in the Shoah, definitions of what, or who, is wonderful array of Lebanese dishes. Meals at prepped meal kits, composed largely of lo- demnation and genocidal hatred.” Jewish often come from the outside. this family-friendly restaurant are very afford- cally grown organic foods. Each meal comes At root is the idea that, good or bad, Jews Is there, as the concept of allosemitism im- able, especially considering the huge portions. in an ice-pack-cooled tote bag, which holds are different from the non-Jewish mainstream plies, a “certain Jewish something” that does “With only one location,” owner Charlie Bazzi the washed, sliced, measured ingredients and and thus unable to be dealt with in the same so set Jews apart? explains, “we concentrate 100 percent on the everything you need to cook a full meal for way or measured by the same yardstick. The Jewish Museum in Munich has quality of the product. I prepare the food every two, at home, in less than 20 minutes. Guided The word cropped up during a recent sym- mounted an exhibit this summer actually single day myself,” resulting in Bazzi’s distinctly by easy-to-follow instructions and color-coded posium on Jewish and Roma (Gypsy) cultures called “That Certain Jewish Something.” It superior cuisine. containers, there’s no planning, no shopping, that I attended here as part of a project called, takes a creative and rather provocative ap- A newer addition to our community is no measuring, no prep, and almost no clean- significantly, “The Other Europeans.” proach to explore the intangibles that can im- MoonWinks Cafe (5151 Plymouth Road, 994- up. It’s perfect if you find yourself responsible It was gratifying to find a term that so aptly bue objects, situations and even individuals 5151). This bright, airy, warm full-service cafe for a big meal either on short notice or during describes the ambivalent ways in which Jews with a sense of Jewishness. boasts Zingerman’s coffee, cakes and tortes an especially busy week. Some of this month’s are regarded. And it was amazing to me that The museum called on the public to bring from Terry’s Bakery in Ypsilanti, lox and ba- meals include penne with roasted eggplant and I hadn’t come across it earlier, considering all in an object the people felt had “a certain Jew- gels, meat and veggie wrap sandwiches, fresh heirloom tomatoes, grilled quesadillas with my reading and writing on the subject, not to ish something” about it with a written state- fruit and salads, and specialty box lunches on fruit chutney, Spanish potato and portobello mention my experiences over the past decades ment about why they had chosen that item. football Saturdays. They also regularly prepare saute, and harvest rellenos. as a Jew in Europe. More than 120 people, most of them non- appetizer and desert trays for large events, and Families looking for something totally dif- We all know about anti-Semitism and the Jewish or with only distant Jewish roots, an- are exceptionally flexible in the light fare they ferent this month, and eager to avoid football historic demonization of Jews. But anti-Sem- swered the call. All the objects were delivered might offer. game traffic jams, should head to Makiel- itism can be counterbalanced by an idealiza- on one day, June 22, and then arranged in dis- Likewise, for full-service catering, consider ski Berry Farm (7130 Platt Rd., Ypsilanti, 572- tion of Jews and Jewish culture that also can play cases with the stories behind them. Ayse’s Cafe (1703 Plymouth Rd., 662-1711). 0060, http://www.makielskiberryfarm.com/). be divorced from reality. The resulting, wide-ranging collection, as This exotic, yet homey, cafe also offers dine-in Enjoy the bright autumn days roaming through “People who think Jews are smarter than the museum puts it, provides “a multifaceted meals and carry-out, serving delicious Turkish Makielski’s four acres of insecticide-free black- everyone else don’t have Jewish relatives,” my view into a very personal and modern picture home cooking for lunch and dinner. Frequent berries and 20 acres of red, yellow, and amber brother Frank likes to quip. of Judaism.” Some of the objects are explicitly diners rave about Ayse’s “sublime” specials. raspberries. While you’re there, be sure to grab The Other Europeans project examines Jewish: menorahs, an old container for mat- Of course, there’s no shame in indulging in a few jars of a treat sure to complement your some of these issues by focusing on the rela- zah, kitschy shtetl figurines, family silverware an occasional night out. Although the elegant Rosh Hashanah dinner: Makielski’s “raspberry” tionships between Jewish and Roma cultures, marked for meat and dairy, a Ten Command- Amadeus Cafe and Patisserie (122 East Wash- honey is raw, unfiltered, and produced on site particularly in the realm of music. ments paperweight, a comic book called “Sha- ington, 665-8767) is most closely associated by their own bees. The project statement doesn’t use the term loman.” with their wonderful selection of pastries and May your year be good and sweet! n “allosemitism.” Instead it describes Jews and But for many of the items—a flashlight, a Roma as having “transcultural” European rock, a tablecloth, a necklace, books, paintings, identities “in both fact and imagination.” an ordinary pair of sneakers—”that certain This, it states, has led to the condemnation Jewish something” is revealed only through I Advertisers of both groups as “rootless,” “parasitic,” “degen- their meaning to those who selected them. erate” and worse, as well as to continuing anti- A set of faded snapshots shows a smil- Semitic and anti-Roma outbursts. At the same ing, bespectacled fellow attending a party in Amadeus Cafe/Patisserie...... 27 Jewish Federation...... 40 time, it notes, “the same transcultural character a Mexican costume. The man who brought Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah...... 23 Joe Cornell Entertainment...... 19 of Yiddish and Roma music is romanticized them in had found the snaps when he moved Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra...... 29 Kenville Studios...... 18 and embraced by contemporary ‘world music’ into a new apartment, and they apparently Susan Ayer Photography...... 27 Kruz Photography...... 19 pop culture, which frames it as subversive and showed the previous tenant, a Jewish man Ayse’s Cafe...... 20 Lewis Jewelers...... 5, 39 transgressive and therefore ‘hip.’ “ who had passed away. Bank of Ann Arbor...... 17 Ken Lussenden ...... 25 The Other Europeans project is the brain- An 11-year-old boy brought in a shirt from Bennett Optometry...... 37 Margolis Nursery...... 16 child of the musician Alan Bern, an American the Bayern-Munich football team because Beth Israel Congregation...... 21 Merkel Carpet One...... 27 who has been based in Berlin since the 1980s. he had read that the team’s president before Bivouac...... 7, 11 Midwest Travelers Health Service...... 37 It is sponsored by three Jewish culture fes- World War II had been a Jew. Barbara Boyk-Rust...... 18 Modern Mechanical...... 18 tivals—the Weimar Yiddish Summer Weeks, The ordinary pair of sneakers belonged to Center for Plastic Paper Station...... 19 which Bern directs; the annual Festival of Jew- a Jewish man. They in fact are a tangible sym- and Reconstructive Surgery...... 5 People’s Food Co-op...... 32 Charlie’s Mediterranean Cuisine...... 4 Phil’s Rugalah...... 2 ish Culture in Krakow, Poland, which this year bol of the force of his faith: He wears them Chelsea Flower Shop...... 7 Polo Fields...... 27 marked its 20th anniversary; and the Klez- to the synagogue on Yom Kippur, he wrote, as Dakota Laser Vision...... 24 Michal Porath; Edward Surovell Realtors...... 37 MORE Jewish Music Festival in Vienna. they are made of cloth, not leather, which is Dennis Platte Graphic Design...... 27 Quality Kosher Catering...... 39 All three present and teach Jewish music prohibited on the holiday. Dragon’s Lair Futons...... 20 Rochman Design Build...... 17 and culture to a predominantly non-Jewish That allosemitic, “certain Jewish something” Elite Kosher Catering...... 7 Select Ride...... 11 public. is in what they represent, or how they are repre- Fawzi’s Westgate Auto Repair...... 12 Christopher Sevick, PLC...... 17 Bern, a key figure in the klezmer music re- sented, not in what they actually are. n Ilene Friedland; Reinhart Realtors...... 3 Simply Scrumptious...... 20 vival over the past two decades, is a thoughtful Ruth Ellen Gruber’s books include National Geo- Georgetown Gifts...... 3 Pam Sjo; Reinhart Realtors...... 27 observer of the sometimes uneasy cultural dy- graphic Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to Eastern Gold Bond Cleaners...... 2 StarTrax...... 19 September 2008 September namics between Jews and non-Jews in Europe. Cantor Samuel Greenbaum; mohel...... 18 Tecumseh Center for the Arts...... 19 Europe, Virtually Jewish: Reinventing Jewish Cul- A “You define culture through interactions,” Hebrew Day School...... 29 Treetown Vittles...... 2 ture in Europe and Letters from Europe (and Else- he told me during one of our many conver- Hiller’s Market...... 15 United Bank and Trust...... 29 where). A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow, she has written sations. “What defines something is often the iSoldIt...... 3 University Musical Society...... 9 for The New York Times, the International Herald point of view from which you regard it.” JET: Jewish Ensemble Theatre...... 36 University Musical Society...... 17 Tribune and many other publications. How to define what is “Jewish” provides Jewish Community Center...... 16, 24 Village Apothecary...... 3 endless fodder for debate in post-Holocaust, Jewish Cultural Society...... 21 Weininger, Miriam; Surovell Realtors...... 17 Jewish Family Services...... 18 Zingerman’s...... 32 Washtenaw Jewish News Jewish News Washtenaw 38 Washtenaw Jewish News A September 2008 39

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor wishes our community a happy new year

Come celebrate Jewish life with us: Sept. 5, 2008 Young Adult Division presents Shabbat in the Park Sept. 8, 2008 Young Adult Division Solicitor Training Sept. 9, 2008 Solicitor Training Sept. 15, 2008 Young Adults Division presents Power Hour Sept. 23, 2008 Campaign Kick-Off, Kosher Wine Tasting Oct. 29, 2008 Maimonides Society Event Nov. 13-24, 2008 General Assembly and Mission Trip Nov. 18, 2008 Young Adult Division presents A Night of Hilarity & Charity Dec. 11, 2008 The Main Event, with Mara Liasson, NPR’s National Political Correspondant March 8, 2009 Women’s Division Event April 26, 2009 Celebrate Israel -or- May 17, 2009

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