KehilathjeshurunBulletin ©

Volume L, No. 4 January 7, 1983 22Teveth 5743

TUESDAY NIGHT CYNTHIA OZICK AND RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN AT KJ TO PRESENT SUPPER LECTURES SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS JANUARY 30 AND FEBRUARY 13 JANUARY 25 THE TUESDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE January 30 — "An Evening of Readings with Cynthia Ozick" AT A GLANCE February 13 — "Reversing the Streams of Contemporary 7:45 PM 108 Isaiah: A Messianic Judaism and Zionism: Implications from the Life and Thought Prophet's Response to Mis¬ of Rav Kook". Rabbi Haskel Lookstein sionaries

106 Tanya — The World of the One of the oldest activities found on in some cases, reversed those currents with Lubovitcher Rebbe the synagogue calendar will give us the op¬ profound implications for Jewish life today 8:45 PM 101 Workshop in Jewish Living portunity to hear two important programs both in Israel and in the Diaspora. Rabbi 109 The Roots of a Dream presented over the next few weeks. The Lookstein's presentation will be both im¬ Realized: Zionism Over the SUNDAY SUPPER LECTURES offer our portant and meaningful. Last 100 Years community an opportunity to join together, The Sunday Supper Lectures are co- COURSE DESCRIPTIONS socialize over dinner and then participate in sponsored by the Adult Education Commit¬ the lecture progrm. Each lecture is followed tee and the Kehilath Jeshurun Men's Club. 101 Workshop in Jewish Living by an extensive question and answer discus¬ Do join us for these two exceptionally in¬ 8:45-9:35 PM Rabbi Dale Polakoff sion. teresting and enjoyable evenings. Return Identify with the Jewish life experience by As this bulletin goes to press reserva¬ the reservation form in this bulletin, with understanding the observance of basic laws tions have been coming in quickly. The your check, to the synagogue office at this and concepts. cost, including dinner, for the two lecture time. Spring: Tools for survival in the world of series is $15.00 per person. To attend only Jewish observance - the laws, one of the lectures and dinner is $9.00 per customs and beliefs surrounding the person. Please use the reservation form on Jewish life - cycle birth, marriage, this page...... —.—....— i death. SUPPER LECTURE 106 Tanya - The World of the Lubo¬ AN EVENING OF READINGS vitcher Rebbe RESERVATION FORM A leading Jewish writer and lecturer, 7:45-8:35 PM Mr. Israel D. Rosenberg Cynthia Ozick is respected as one of the Contemporary Chabad continues to be one * Please reserve most dynamic authors on the American places for both 2 of the most and controversial vigorous Jewish scene. Listed in Who's Who in Sunday Supper Lectures to be held S movements in Jewish religious life. Explore America she is the author of several novels, on January 30 and February 13 at » its foundations through study of the writings more than one hundred articles and essays, $15.00 per person for the two. of its founder. and a number of including * anthologies Please reserve places for on- J 08 Isaiah: A Messianic Prophet's Re¬ works translated from Yiddish. She is par¬ ly one Sunday Supper Lecture, sponse to Missionaries ticularly known for her short stories and January 30 7:45-8:35 PM Ms. Rochel Taub poems. February 13 (check one) The On the 30th, study of Isaiah and the historical context evening of' January Ms. at $9.00 per person. of his prophecies with particular focus on Ozick will offer a dramatic reading of two hose verses and chapters used by Christian of her short stories, one a humorous piece, Total amount enclosed $ " nissionaries to validate the premise that the other a serious work. Each will be Jesus was the "real" Messiah. The Hebrew followed by audience discussion and criticism. ext; problems of its translation into Greek; NAME a response to missionary misinterpretations. 109 The Roots of a Dream Realized: Reversing the Streams of Contem¬ ADDRESS Zionism Over the Last 100 years porary Judaism 8:45-9:35 PM Dr. Jeffrey Gurock Born in Elul, 1865, Rabbi Abraham What were the differing dreams of na- Isaac HaCohen Kook came to be known as ionhood advocated by Zionist thinkers dur- HOME PHONE • an Ish Neged Hazerim, a man who swam ng the 19th and 20th Centuries? From against the currents of his day. In reality, Theodore Herzl to David Ben-Gurion, how BUSINESS PHONE ! his life and thought decisively changed and, were these ideas given practical expression? ...... J Page Two KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

ANNUAL RAMAZ LUACH AND LIMUD CANTOR HAINOVITZ DINNER DANCE TO HOLD INVITES KJ MEMBERS AT THE WALDORF SECOND MEETING Following the impressively successful JANUARY 16 JANUARY 23 Cantor's Concert on the theme, The Once Golden Age of Hazanut, Cantor Asher again ii is time for the Annual Din¬ A new Shiur, meeting on a Sunday even¬ Hainovitz ner Dance of the Ramaz Parents Council. It reflected on the beautiful ing once a month based on the LUACH will be weekend he spent with us here at Kehilath held this year on Sunday evening, AND LIMUD study project of the Union Jeshurun. January 16th at the Waldorf. Reservations of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of can still be made at $200 Cantor Hainovitz extended his thanks to per plate. Con¬ America will hold its second meeting on the tributions can also be sent to the community for making him feel so Ramaz January 23rd at 8:00 at the home of Rabbi warmly welcomed and in a most sincere Scholarship Fund which is the beneficiary and Mrs. Dale Polakoff. way of this extended an invitation to all members of KJ event. A rather significant number of KJ Mem¬ The Ramaz student to contact him in Israel prior to or at the body numbers, thank bers have already subscribed to this mon¬ time of any personal visits. He said he God, over 870 children this year, from thly pocket size business diary and Torah would be most nursery pleased to help Kehilath through grade 12. They are shower¬ study combination. The sec¬ Jeshurun members with special needs or ar¬ ing our community with glory and honor tion includes easy to read Hebrew with from their rangements while in Jerusalem and to outstanding academic translation. Each Mishna, arranged on a achievements in Judaic and welcome them to Yeshurun Synagogue general studies, daily basis, is explained and key points are which was the the their piety and menschlikiet and their ex¬ highlighted. recipient of proceeds from our concert. commitment to com¬ ceptional the Jewish The diary section includes a business Cantor Hainovitz can be contacted at: munity. month, corresponding Jewish dates and a If you like Yeshurun would to demonstrate your listing of special prayers and observances Synagogue own appreciation of what these children are for each day plus an almanac of candle King George street doing and will become, you can do so by lighting times. Jerusalem, Israel supporting the Ramaz Dinner Dance. Last The monthly Shiurim will meet with Rab¬ Or at home: minute reservations can be made by calling bis Lookstein, Polakoff and Bieler. 37 Ussishkin Mrs. Naomi Lazarus at 427-1000, extension Those wishing to participate on January Jerusalem, Israel 92463 333. Contributions can be sent directly to 23 are asked to call the synagogue office. Ramaz School at 125 East 85th Street, Phone: (02)-224967 New Those wishing to subscribe to the diary may York 10028. also arrange for this by calling the syna¬ gogue office, 427-1000.

NEW WORKSHOP IN CATS - ZMIROT SINGING SMASH SUCCESS TO BE OFFERED FOR MEN'S CLUB Don't be a "listener" anymore! Learn KOSHER BUTCHERS Two hundred members UNDER of the Congrega¬ the words and the melodies of the tradi¬ tion enjoyed a spectacularly creative and SUPERVISION OF tional as well as some of the newer songs for imaginative MIDTOWN BOARD OF evening of theatre at the annual the Sabbath and Holidays. Men's Club Theatre Party to CATS. This new workshop taught by our own, KASHRUTH Not only did the Men's Club select an ar¬ Cantor Avrum Davis, will be given on three tistic winner this time, but Club the Men's Wednesday evenings in February. Beginn¬ was financially successful, which will further A. Kosher butcher on the East Side ing at 7:45 PM for an hour and a half, a * enable it to conduct its service on Park East Kosher Butchers projects group of people will come together on behalf of the synagogue and 1163 Madison Avenue community. February 9, 16 and 23 enabling them to Our congratulations on this success Phone: TR 4-3045 go to enhance their own home and family obser¬ Chairman Sidney Friedman whose work on vances of Shabbat and Holidays as well as the B. Kosher butchers on the West Side project started almost a year ago and to better participate in community celebra¬ * Jonas Stern and Sons who can be credited with the selection of tions. 229 West 100 this play. thanks Street Similar go to Norman Cantor Davis is one of the masters at Phone: 662-7081 Bulow who chaired the ticket sales effort. teaching such programs. He has recorded a number of albums used for educational * Perl Kosher Meat Market purposes and we welcome his leadership of 2251 Broadway this workshop. Phone: TR 7-0266 The fee for the workshop is $15.00 per * person. Please use the coupon Meal Mart Take Out Foods and below to KEHILATH JESHURUN register at this time. Bring your cassette Catering BULLETIN recorder with batteries. 2189 Broadway Published Monthly except r~...... Phone: 787-4720 July and August by Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun i Name ! I I C. Kosher Fish 125 East 85th Street New York, New York 10028 ■ Address * ! Belnord Fish Co., Inc. Phone — 427-1000 EXT. 264, 265 USPS 544 Amsterdam Avenue (corner 86 St.) #292-0600 Phone: 724-4214 Second Class Postage paid at Phone Number ' New York, New York My check for $15.00 is enclosed. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Three

KJ RECEIVES THE JEWISH FAMILY: CHANGING TIMES, NATIONAL SYNAGOGUE ACHIEVEMENT CHANGING VALUES? AWARD OF Sisterhood Meeting Monday, January 17 at 12:30 PM Leaders Play Major Role at Biennial Convention Focusing on the impact of the changing values in Jewish Family life, Jonathan Samuel Eisenstat Elected Katz, Director of the Midwood Adolescent National Associate Vice President Project of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services will be leading a pro¬ gram on the theme: TP1E JEWISPl FAMI¬ There was an abundance of con¬ Board of Directors are, Hon. Jerome Horn- LY — CHANGING TIMES, CHANGING gratulatory remarks and good wishes ex¬ blass, Lawrence A. Kobrin, E. Magnus Op- VALUES? tended to Kehilath Jeshurun following its penheim, Hon. Norman C. Ryp and David Mr. Katz, a graduate of Columbia receipt of the National Synagogue Achieve¬ S. Weil. Of course, Max J. Etra continues University's School of Social Work, has ment Award presented by the Union of Or¬ to serve as Honorary President of the Or¬ been active in Jewish Communal Service for thodox Jewish thodox Union and Samuel J. as Congregations of America at Brennglass the past nine years. His presentation, to in¬ its 84th anniversary National Convention Honorary Chairman of the Board. clude a discussion with active audience par¬ held over We wish all of these members of our con¬ Thanksgiving weekend. The con¬ ticipation, will consider such areas as inter¬ vention took place at the American Great gregation well as they accept responsibility marriage, the instability of marriage, Gorge Hotel in New Jersey. The congrega¬ for the concerns of Orthodoxy on a na¬ women's liberation, single parenting and tion was honored for making many con¬ tional level and its concurrent concerns for widowhood. Klal Yisroel in these crucial times. tributions to the New York Jewish Com¬ The sisterhood invites all women of the munity "through a vast range of innovative congregation to join them on Monday, programs and services that constantly ex¬ January 17 at 12:30 PM for this important pand to meet the community's needs and topic. A light luncheon will be served. interests". The award was presented by the President of the Orthodox Union, Julius Berman who also now serves as Chairman fCaliona/ of the Conference of Presidents of Major Synagogue ^Achievement OAwarJ American Jewish Organizations. ^Presented to Congregation Alehilath feshurun, DCew Samuel Eisenstat, Rabbi Lookstein ]J°rh City and Robert Leifert Take Convention Role. for i/s uasi range of innouaiiue programs

and services which m ahe if Three leaders of the congregation played leadership roles in the actual convention a live/y and crealive cenier of fiewish life, program. conslani/y reaching oui io meei lis communiig 's needs Rabbi Haskel Lookstein was a panelist at LPresented ai ihe 84th Anniversary Aienniat OCational Convention the major theme session before the conven¬ of the Idnion of Orthodox fiewish Congregations of Am erica, tion on Shabbat discussing the topic: "The Demon Dalley, 00ew fjersey Day School: Is It Doing Its Job? OCovember 28, 1982 12th of AOis/ev, J743 The program, attended by virtually all of the thirteen-hundred delegates at the con¬ vention was both informative and pro¬ vocative. On Sunday morning at the convention, Sandy Eisenstat chaired a workshop on Political Action Committees (PACs). The orthodox movement is encouraging a pro¬ liferation of such PACs and Sandy will be spearheading this effort. At the opening session of the convention on Thanksgiving Day, Robert Leifert spoke on the topic "Synagogue Organization and Programming Techniques". Bob also serv¬ ed on the convention committee.

KJ Members Elected to Union Office Several members of the congregation have taken leadership responsibility in the Orthodox Union. Most noteworthy is the i lection of Sandy Eisenstat as a National Associate Vice Presidnet of the UOJCA. In ddition, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein and Ir¬ win Shapiro have been reelected to the Na- ional Board of Governors and Robert Leifert has been elected to that body for the Pictured from left to right: Julius Berman, Orthodox Union President; Samuel Eisenstat, irst time. Members of the congregation Robert Leifert, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, Marcos Katz, Chairman the Board of Governors, who have been reelected to the Union's of Orthodox Union; Rabbi Pinchas Stolper, Orthodox Union Executive Vice President. Page Four KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

CONGRESS SHOULD Reprinted from the New York Times, Sunday, October 10, 1982 (Simchat Torah) PROVIDE FOR The Credit and Gratitude Due Menachem Begin TUITION TAX CREDITS To The Editor: and as long as its composition made it im¬ by Congressman Bill Green When passions cool, Prime Minister possible for Yasir Arafat — even if he weie Menachem Begin will receive the credit and so inclined — to accept the existence of A tuition tax credit would indirectly gratitude due him. Israel, the overwhelming majority of benefit private and public school systems The world will recall that it was he who Israelis and all relevant Israeli political pa, - and have other favorable effects. There are initiated the negotiations that led to Camp ties considered it insane to turn over any many families who would send their chil¬ David and sacrificed for it the oil, air bases, territory to the Palestinians. dren to non-public schools despite the cost, mountain passes and "strategic depth" that But the P.L.O. is now dead. Neither the and it is justifiable to support these families the Labor Party deemed indispensable for Pope's obscene rendezvous with Arafat ncr in their effort to seek alternative learning Israel's security. the incantations of the United Nations cat environments for their children. In doing Now, in Lebanon, he has achieved securi¬ revive it. so, we would insure diversity of our ty for Israel's northern border, as he has And notwithstanding the last hurra t nation's school system with respect to ele¬ with Egypt on the southern border. Israelis sounded at Fez, recent remarks by King mentary and secondary education and give can return to the northern towns and Hussein as as rural well the optimism surrounc - parents freedom to choose public or non¬ settlers can let their bomb shelters rot. ing the Reagan plan already point toward public settings. Simultaneously, he liberated Lebanon the "Jordanian option": it is far more like¬ Many argue that a credit would subsidize from the P.L.O.'s Mafia-style domination ly now that Hussein will follow Sadat's ex¬ the rich and segregate our children by fami¬ and gave the Lebanese an opportunity to ample and negotiate with Israel the com¬ ly income. I would point out that 51.4 per¬ reunite their country. promise that most Israelis and Palestinians cent of students attending non-public Along the way, Begin has also dealt the (in contrast to the P.L.O.) have long schools are from families earning less than Soviet Union its most humiliating defeat in wanted. $15,000 per year; 71 percent are from fami¬ recent history by crushing its Syrian and As a matter of historical and lies earning less than $25,000. In cases many P.L.O. clients. demographic Jordan is the Palestinian — fact, such as that of the schools of the Roman Most significant, however, is the Leban¬ state. Therefore, an Israeli-Palestinian set¬ Catholic Archdiocese of New York — the ese campaign's contribution to the settle¬ tlement need not result in a new indepen¬ majority of the students are from minority of ment the West Bank issue. Having ac¬ dent state — an outcome that would backgrounds and more than 40 percent are knowledged at Camp David the "legitimate frighten the Jordanian Hashemites even not Catholic. The credit is merely a form of rights" of the Palestinians and proposed a more than it does the Israelis. (Reagan's ad¬ limited aid for those parents who are paying five-year autonomy plan as an incubation visers wisely had all that clearly in mind both for public schools and their private period for those rights, he has now when they excluded from "Palestinian schools. eliminated the main obstacle to their full rights" the establishment of a separate A credit is particularly important to ur¬ realization: the P.L.O. state.) ban areas and would be useful in combating For as long as the P.L.O. was accepted as As for the fury and anguish over the the decline of middle-class populations and the sole representative of the Palestinians Sabra and Shatila atrocities, the Israeli thus raising the revenue potential of our judicial commission will announce its fin¬ cities. The non-public schools in New York dings, and any Israelis, if such there be, and in other cities perform a function which found guilty of incompetence or worse will is much broader in scope than providing an AM HASEFER TO FEATURE be punished. education. These schools are part of a com¬ "AS A DRIVEN LEAF" By then, the explosion of accusations munity and are involved in activities of the against the Israeli defense forces and the surrounding neighborhoods, whether it be The second meeting of the year of the whole State of Israel will be seen for what it Am in raising funds for projects or participating Hasefer Book Discussion Club will be is — an orgy held on of frenzied anti-Semitism long in anti-crime programs. The school's role as Sunday Evening, February 6, 1983. repressed by the shame of the Holocaust a neighborhood center cannot be ignored The subject of this meeting will be Rabbi and now released by an opportunity to since it contributes immensely to the quality Milton Steinberg's book, AS A DRIVEN transmute, through delusional fantasy, the of life in the city. LEAF. Holocaust victim into a perpetrator of That the credit would also Cited by one critic as "A windswept encourage "genocide." families to stay in the cities is particularly novel of a turbulent age strangely like our What will also be seen for what it is is the compelling to me, as I have witnessed the own," the poignant story of Elisha ben no less pathological Israeli and Diaspora departure of people from urban areas dur¬ Abuyah raises a host of difficult philosoph¬ zeal to embrace those accusations — a ing my service in the New York State Legis¬ ical and religious issues for the thinking revival of the age-old joy of anguish, a lature, as Regional Administrator of the Jew. It has been described as a "rare and maudlin delight in guilt. Ever since the Department of Housing and Urban Devel¬ moving book, creative and sensitive." Cer¬ Roman crucifixion of Jesus, Jews have been opment tainly, it is one of the best known books of and as a U.S. Representative. accused of the crimes of our time. others, but seldom Families move in many cases so their before have they so fervently welcomed and children can attend what they perceive to be New members are welcome to join the even intensified the accusations. Am Hasefer Club. better schools. a tax Book All those wishing Granting these families Sadly, to attend should the though, the Christian world feels credit would give them an incentive to re¬ call synagogue office much more comfortable with the self- main in the cities and contribute to the tax to learn of the location of this meeting. It flagellating Jew than with the self-assured, base there, benefiting all public institutions begins at 8:00 PM. if these masochistic convulsions go on a lit¬ including the school system. tle longer, even the likes of George Ball may Since 1976, the proportional number of forgive Israel its survival. students attending private schools has risen. already apparent. Again, we would not be Arthur P. Mendel While many would argue that providing a encouraging people to leave but giving them Professor of History tuition tax credit would encourage students a credit when they have already chosen to University of Michigan to leave the public schools, this trend is do so. Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 2, 1982 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Five

KJ/RAMAZ FAMILY KJ COUPLES CLUB SPORTS NIGHT WIDELY REPRESENTED IN DATE: Saturday, January 22 (new date) LEADERSHIP OF TIME: 8:00 PM FEATURING: IRV BADER GREATER NEW YORK PLACE: Ramaz Upper School Gym, 60 E. 78th Street CONFERENCE ON (between Park and Madison) SOVIET JEWRY COLLATION: We are proud to announce that the Saturday Night "Brunch" will be served leadership of the Greater New York Con¬ COST: $20.00 per couple ference on Soviet Jewry, elected at a recent RESERVATIONS: plenary session, contains many members of the KJ/Ramaz Mail your check to — KJ Couples Club Family. 125 E. 85th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10028 Rabbi Haskel Lookstein and Melvin Stein serve as Vice Chairmen, as does Dr. Albert Hornblass, a former member of KJ. BARBER IN GULAG KJ TO PURCHASE Naomi Cohen is Recording Secretary, Ne- Review by Dr. Majer Landau ADDITIONAL CHUMASHIM chi Shudofsky is Corresponding Secretary and David S. Weil is Financial Secretary. While visiting the YIVO-Library, the As a result of the continuing increase in Members of the KJ/Ramaz family who librarian, Mrs. Dinah Abramovitz, drew Shabbat morning attendance, the congrega¬ serve on the Executive Committee of the tion is in need of two hundred additional my attention to a book she had just receiv¬ Conference include Nancy Dubler and Ezra ed, under the title: BARBER in GULAG, Hertz Chumashim. Levin, who are Parent Trustees on the by Fischer. reminds one Those who might wish to aid the con¬ Mr. Lipa (The title Board of Ramaz, and Dr. Noam Shudof¬ already of Solzhenitzyn's GULAG AR¬ gregation in this purchase by dedicating sky, Administrator of the School. Hon. CHIPELAGO). Chumashim in honor of or in memory of Robert Abrams is a past Chairman of the loved ones and friends may arrange to do Greater New York Conference and Irwin B. This is the story of a young man, Lipa this by contacting Robert Leifert at the near Robins is a past Treasurer. Fischer, himself born in a Shtetl Tar- synagogue office (427-1000). Perhaps this kind of activity, as well as nopol (Eastern Galicia). After the outbreak Chumashim may be dedicated at $18.00 of World War II he and his family came the many protests and demonstrations per volume. under the Soviet occupation and when in which have been led by Ramaz students and the KJ June 1941 the Germans attacked Russia, SUPER SUNDAY FOR UJA: family were what moved Professor Lipa Fischer, running away from the Ger¬ Alan Dershowitz, at a recent appearance JANUARY 23 before the Ramaz Parents Council, to mans, found himself deep in Soviet Russia. Three thousand volunteers are urgently Here, in Ashchabad, near the Iranian praise the congregation and the school as needed for UJA-Federation's "Super Sun¬ border, he and some of his friends were ar¬ being the focal point of Soviet Jewry activi¬ rested by the Soviets, accusing them of spy¬ day '83" in New York. They will be joining ty in New York. He probably gave us more fellow Jews in one hundred and sixty ing. Lipa was sentenced to a 10-year prison praise than we deserved but it was very nice American Jewish Communities nationwide. term. Some of his friends received the to hear this encomium from so distinguish¬ death-sentence and were subsequently ex¬ Super Sunday is a one day massive ed a scholar and so committed a fighter for the ecuted by a firing squad. telephone campaign that reaches out to the rights and life of our brethren in the local Jewish community in a demonstration Soviet Union. 1 was fascinated by his memoirs and of support for Jews everywhere. As Jews, could not put down his book, particularly we have a responsibility to "Be There" for: since I myself went through some of his per¬ • severely handicapped Israeli children sonal experiences and have worked in some needing rehabilitation services of the places where Lipa went through his • poor and newly-arrived immigrants in ordeals. (I and my family were deported JUDAICA SHOP FEATURES Israel needing housing and medical care during the War by the Soviets and I too cut REVITALIZED ART FORM • emotionally disturbed Jewish children timber in the woods of Siberia). in New York desperately needing quality In addition to its usual display of Con¬ Every word of his memoirs appear true care temporary Functional Judaica, the KJ and there is no trace of any fiction. I admire • unskilled Jewish workers and the elderly Ramaz Judaica Shop is now featuring his memory after so many years. He served in New York with nowhere to turn samples of a revitalization of the Jewish art form of the full sentence in many labor camps. He • aged, ill, and poor Jews in 33 countries paper cuts. The artist, Tzirl Walet- st 11 remembers the names of so many overseas needing food, clothing, and nur¬ zky is a pioneer in the application of laser- fellow-prisoners, Jews and Russians and the sing homes etching to the medium. names of the Three pieces can be seen that have been Gulag-commanders, some of It is our responsibility to provide these laser-etched from original paper cuts them Jews, who spoke Yiddish and even and other vital health, educational, and k tew some Hebrew prayers. designed and hand cut by Tzirl Waletsky. social services for our people in New York, These are now available matted and framed 1 Israel, and around the world. highly recommend this book (in English at very affordable prices. We are a people committed to Tzedakah translation from Yiddish) to all who are in¬ Also featured are beautiful serigraphs of and proud of our heritage that values caring terested in Soviet Jewry and life in the Ketubots for each other. by Jonathan Kramer. Soviets in general. Shop Hours for January are: If we won't "Be There" for our fellow The book is available in the KJ/Ramaz Jews, who will? Monday Judaica Shop. Price $8. (230 pages). We encourage Kehilath Jeshurun mem¬ and Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM bers to volunteer and ask you to call the Thursday 12 PM-5:30 PM campaign headquarters at 980-1000, ext. Friday 11:30 PM - 1:00 PM 775. Sunday 12:00-3:00 PM Page Six KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

AMERICAN GATHERING OF ABE ROSENBERG'S JEWISH HOLOCAUST "JEWISH OUTLOOK" 3n Memtfriam SURVIVORS Sundays at 7:00 AM April 11 -14, 1983: WYNY — 97 FM George Weiss Washington, D.C. For several years Abe Rosenberg, son of Everybody loved George Weiss. He had a Mr. and Mrs. Israel D. Rosenberg, has smile for us all, a cheery hello and a very The first national mass get-together of warm handshake. hosted JEWISH OUTLOOK, a delightfully He adored KJ and lo /ed survivors in America will take place for informative program heard every Sunday every minute spent in our Main Synagogue four days beginning April 11 in Washing¬ morning on WYNY radio here in New and in the Max J. Etra Chapel. ton, D.C. It will be an historic com¬ York. George Weiss was an autodidact, learned memoration of Jewish spiritual and armed Jewish Outlook will now be aired at its in general matters, well read and increasing¬ resistance against Nazi Germany. new time, 7:00 every Sunday morning. ly well informed about Judaism. He was The event under the auspices of the Days If you Jewish Outlook, one of the stalwarts of our Adult Education! of Remembrance Committee of the United have never heard this is an excellent Program. States Holocaust Memorial Council will be opportunity for you to become acquainted with this exceptionally He suffered for a long time with a dif¬ a powerful manifestation of solidarity, ficult fine program and its host who literally grew illness, but one could never tell from Jewish unity and support for Israel. up in our congregation. the happy countenance that was always Organizers have deemed it an expression of dis-| Amongst the varied guests Abe has had played to his friends and fellow con¬ commitment to remembrance of the past on his program are actors such as Rod gregants. He especially loved our children. and faith in the future. It is the follow up to Steiger, authors including Leo Rosten and We extend our heartfelt condolences to the 1981 World Gathering of Holocaust Elie Weisel, Israeli leaders such as Abba his dear wife, who was such a source of] Survivors in Jerusalem and a continuation Eban, Yehuda Blum and Chaim strength and support to him throughout his of the efforts by the Second Generation, Herzog. The program also explores controversial life, and particularly in the last difficult which organization locally meets regularly issues such as abortion, months and years. at KJ. prayer in the public schools, battered women, alcoholism to A serious and important program has name a few. Tillie Shapiro been planned and the location in Washing¬ WYNY is located at 97 on the FM dial. A ton should be both significant and impact¬ queenly personality, Mrs. Shapiro wasl ful. an elegant, refined Jewish woman who For further information, contact: brought happiness wherever she went, on American Gathering Shabbat in the synagogue, in Sisterhood DIAL 1 Park Ave., Suite 418 meetings, and at other congregational! N.Y., N.Y. 10016 Soviet Jewry Action Line gatherings. The 391-0954 Queen Mother of Jean and Mortimer| BlumenthaTs family, she was adored by her weekly recorded message children and grandchildren, and she set a sterling example for them as a wise, welll organized, independent person. We shall miss her in our shule. The glow| of her personality, however, lives on after her in the life of her wonderful family and| RECORD TURNOUT FOR BLOOD DRIVE in the spirit of KJ.

.. AS A LAST EFFORT TO TRY SAVE HIS TO LIFE" Dr. Isadore Givner

One of the senior members of the A record number of donors turned out Dear Rabbi Lookstein, con-| gregation whose affiliation with us goes for this year's Annual Blood Drive spon¬ We would very much like to wish you back for decades, Dr. Givner was an out¬ sored under the auspices of the KJ Men's and your congregation a very special and standing ophthalmologist who not only was Club and the Ramaz Parents Council. More happy Chanukah. skilled professionally but who also was the importantly, however, than the numbers is Our child, David Jansen is four years author of 75 articles and one book in his| the old. In a impact the blood donations have on November he underwent bone field. saying lives and in performing the mitzvah marrow transplantation — as a last ef¬ A warm and loving physician, husbandI of pekuach nefesh. fort to try to save his life. and father he loved nothing more than to Some of this can, perhaps, be better We are very grateful to Mr. Jerry give of himself and of his talents. His words understood by the following letter received Berkowitz and Mr. Abe Esses of your were wise; his temper was even; his in the synagogue office: time and bearing] congregation for all their effort was modest; his esthetic sense was in highly| lining up platelet donors for David. developed. We are, of course, extremely grateful The last very difficult years of his also to those who volunteered to donate life| cannot obscure the wonderful for David. contributions] he made to society and the love that he If your had] congregants can no longer for God and Israel, for Torah and Mitzvot| donate at this time, let them know A Modern Mikvah please and for Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. that we understand. We feel honoredfor is located in Our Community at all they have already done. We will 232-4 West 78th Street We pray that all the bereaved always be appreciative for fellow Jews families] (east of Broadway) will be comforted among those who mourn] helping us out when we were complete Telephone number for Zion and Jerusalem, and that they strangers. will| 799-1520 know of no further sadness for many Most years] sincerely, to come. Lester and Nancy Jansen KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Seven

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births COMMUNAL HONORS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Mazel Tov to DIANE AND THOMAS Congratulations to HON. ROBERT A form of cholesterol whose presence is KRON on the birth of their second son, Elie ABRAMS, Guest of Honor at the linked to the prevention of Atherosclerosis Nathan, whose bris was in our Synagogue. Lubavitch Youth Organization's Grand has been isolated in the blood of normal Mazel Tov to AMY AND JACK National Testimonial Dinner held at The persons by DR. NORMAN B. JAVITT, BENISHAI and their daughter Rachel on Plaza. Professor of Medicine and Chief of the the birth of Alissa who was born on the first Mazel Tov to NEIL BOYARSKY who is Division of Hepatic Diseases at the New night of Sukkot. serving as Chairman of the Lower East Side York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center. Mazel Tov to our new members LORI Merchants Israel Bond Dinner Dance. AND GEOFFREY HELLMAN upon the Congratulations to ISRAEL A. CONDOLENCES birth of their son, She'ar Yashuv. ENGLANDER who was the Guest of We record with sorrow the passing of Mazel Tov to MARILYN AND LEON Honor at the 78th Annual Dinner of the Morris A. Kessler, beloved father of Frieda MOED upon the birth of their first grand¬ Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Gur Lieberman. child, Alan Seth, born to their children Aryeh Institute held at the Sheraton Center. Our condolences to Mrs. Jules Sax on the Anne and Sheldon Golembeck. We are proud to announce that our passing of her dear father, Leo Mazel Tov to CAROLINE AND LEON esteemed member, I. ROBERT Frisch. We mourn with sadness the passing of FELDMAN upon the birth of a grand¬ WASSNER, was the guest of honor at the Sidney Wolff, beloved father of Michael daughter, Michal Bilhah Batyah, born to annual fund raising Melava Malka in behalf Wolff. their children Debbie and Peter Telem of of the Rizhiner Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Mr. We mourn with sorrow the passing of Kibbutz Gezer, in Israel. Wassner serves as Chairman of the Board Milton Freedman, dear brother of Linore Mazel Tov to GRACE AND DAVID of the Yeshiva and is helping that institu¬ Ward. WEIL upon the birth their grand¬ tion to construct a new synagogue in of Our condolences to Florence Freundlich daughter, born to their children, Rabbi and Jerusalem. on the passing of her beloved sister, Ruth Mrs. Aryeh Weil of Newport News, The Rizhiner Yeshiva was founded by the Levine, in St. Louis. Virginia. late Rabbi Mordecai Shlomo Friedman, the We mourn with sadness the passing of Mazel Tov to JOYCE AND ABE sainted Boyaner Rebbe. Our esteemed Nathaniel Kaplan, beloved stepfather of NEWBORN upon the birth of their grand¬ member, Israel Friedman, the son of the Jonathan Messeloff. founder, serves as President. daughter, born to their children Marion Our condolences to Dr. David and Aaron Tenenbein. Weisselberger on the passing of his dear May all of these wonderful newborn sister, Paula Teitelman. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION children be a source of great nachas and May all of these families be spared fur¬ We are to pride to their families and may they grow proud announce that our ther sorrow for many years to come. up in the finest tradition of Torah, Chupah distinguished member, PROFESSOR and Ma'asim To vim. ABRAHAM I. KATSH, was honored last SPONSOR A KIDDUSH month by the National Association of Pro¬ A beautiful and traditional way of observ¬ fessors of Hebrew at a special reception at ing a yahrzeit, anniversary, birthday or ENGAGEMENT the Hilton. Professor Katsh is Professor simcha is to celebrate with the com¬ Mazel Tov to SYLVIA TEXON upon her special Emeritus at Dropsie University and New munity by sponsoring a Shabbat morning engagement to Tom Rogers, Counsel to the York University. He founded the Jewish kiddush. Since August, there a House Subcommittee on Telecommunica¬ has been Cultural Foundation at NYU in 1937 and and Finance. sponsor each week, and others wishing to be tions Sylvia is an account ex¬ the New York University Library of ecutive at Merrill sponsors have been unable to do so. Lynch. Our warmest con¬ Judaica and Hebraica in 1942. We list here some available dates in the to gratulations DR. AND MRS. MEYER Professor Katsh was also the founder of TFXON on this wonderful milestone in the coming months: the National Association of Professors of life of their daughter. January 15, 22, 29 Hebrew, and served as its first president in Mazel Tov to ALAN FRIEDMAN, son February 5, 12, 19 1950. March 5, of MRS. ELEANOR FRIEDMAN upon 26 Mazel Tov to DR. LEON FELDMAN Call our Executive Director, Robert his engagement to REVA KURTZ, of who was elected a fellow of the American Toronto. Leifert, at 427-1000 to make arrangements. Academy for Jewish Research and is a reci¬ Mazel Tov to our new members, ELLEN pient of twelve grants awarded by the P1NSKER, secretary to Rabbi Bakst and IF, IN AN EMERGENCY — US/Spain Treaty of Friendship and RaBBI GARY HOFFMAN of our Lower Scholarly Exchange administered by the You must reach a Synagogue Official at Sc iool faculty, upon their engagement. Department of State. home, please note the following Congratulations to the proud Grand¬ telephone numbers: mother, MRS. JULIUS CHARNOW upon Rabbi Haskel Lookstein 628-0340 WEDDINGS her grandson, Dr. Stephen H. Blum's ap¬ Rabbi Dale Polakoff 628-5553 Mazel Tov to MARCIA BARANY AND pointment to the Menninger Foundation's Cantor Avrum Davis 534-3733 V CTOR CHONCHOL upon their wed¬ staff in Topeka, Kansas. Forty candidates Mr. Israel D. Rosenberg 831-3684 ding in Caracas, Venezuela. across had from the nation applied for this Mr. Robert J. Leifert . . . (201) Mazel Tov to STEVEN DAVENPORT 837-1018 position but Dr. Blum was one of four upon his marriage to the former ROBIN awarded this post-doctoral fellowship in WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRENNER. We extend our warmest con¬ Clinical Psychology. gratulations also to MR. AND MRS. LEO DEDICATE A ... Congratulations to DR. DAVID H. DWENPORT on this happy event in the WOLDENBERG who has been elected a Daily Prayer Book $10.00 life of their son. Fellow of the American College of Physi¬ Sabbath Prayer Book 10.00 May these wonderful couples be blessed cians. Hertz Chumash 18.00 wuh many years of happiness. Call Robert Leifert 427-1000 Page Eight KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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