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Above left: Princess Lalla Hassna, sister of the Moroccan king, accepts the inaugural Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.-Rabbi Abraham Heschel Award on behalf of her grandfather. See story p. 21. Left: Children enjoy the JCC’s Bananukah. Above right: A successful performance of a Liz Rubino Studio production. Above: The Sherman and Nudell families celebrate the holiday at the Heritage Manor Hanukkah party.

Vol. 13, Number 1 t January 2016 t Tivet/ Sh’vat 5776 Human Rights Anti-Defamation League lists top 10 Planning committee to celebrate most inspiring moments of 2015 life, work, and legacy of Dr. King New York, NY, Dec. 23, 2015 — In on January 9 as a string of terror attacks Charleston, NC, people from all walks perpetrated by Islamic extremists roiled of life gathered in solidarity after a racist France. Upon hearing the gunman en- gunman killed more than a dozen pa- ter the store, Bathily leapt into action, rishioners; in Norway, a group of Mus- ushering customers downstairs away lims formed a protective human chain from the gunfire. He shut the lights and around a synagogue in the aftermath of turned off the stockroom’s freezer. He an anti-Semitic attack; in Texas, a young later escaped from the basement and boy emptied his piggy bank to help re- provided crucial information about the pair a mosque damaged by arsonists; store’s layout that helped authorities end and in France, a Muslim immigrant the hostage crisis. His actions earned saved Jewish lives during a terrorist at- plaudits from around the world, and tack on a kosher supermarket. These soon after, Bathily was granted French and other events topped the Anti-Def- citizenship. amation League’s Top 10 list of most in- Americans unite in wake of spiring moments in 2015. Charleston church massacre The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King teen representatives of the Jewish, Mus- “We live in a world that has been Planning Committee of Mahoning lim, and Christian faiths. Alec Kan, convulsed with bigotry, violence and When a young man infected with County, of which the Jewish Com- who spoke eloquently at the Federation terrorism carried out by those who have white supremacist beliefs opened fire at munity Relations Council is an active Inaugural Campaign Event in Septem- singled out Blacks, and minorities,” an African-American church in South partner, will commemorate the life and ber 2015, will represent the Jewish com- said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. Carolina, the tragedy, with echoes of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with munity at this program. “And yet at the same time we have wit- terrorism that scarred the Civil Rights a celebration highlighted by a commu- The Monday workshop will include nessed extraordinary moments of hu- era, was greeted with a mixture of anger, nity service of worship on Sunday, Jan. a number of local voices and commu- man resilience and expressions of soli- shock and disbelief. How, in the year 17 at 3:30 p.m. at Third Baptist Church, nity activists as it addresses Dr. King’s darity that have inspired us all. 2015, when America has an African- 1177 Park Hill Drive, Youngstown, and challenge to address institutionalized “After an exhaustive review process American president could our country with a community workshop on Mon- racism. Following a keynote presenta- and lengthy deliberation involving a witness yet another hate crime moti- day, Jan. 19 at 8:30 a.m.-noon at First tion by local criminal defense attorney number of ADL professionals, we cre- vated by racism and hate? And yet the Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Avenue, Walter Madison, a panel discussion will ated a short list of those moments that response to the tragedy told a different Youngstown. The theme for both pro- be held featuring prisoner reform ad- we believe defined our humanity in story. In the aftermath of the shooting, grams is “Civil Rights 50 years later: re- vocate Akim Lattimore, education ad- 2015. These inspirational moments Americans reacted not with indiffer- membering what is civil and doing what vocate Rebecca Banks, and Youngstown serve as reminders of the potential for ence, but with an unprecedented show is right.” City Councilman Julius Oliver. human beings to stand up and make a of unity, love and hope. People from all The ecumenical worship service will At the conclusion of these presen- difference through occasional heroism walks of life – black and white, young include a feature presentation by Pastor tations, attendees will participate in and every day acts of kindness. These and old, famous and not – gathered in Christopher McKee, Jr., Pastor of Tab- round-table discussions on initiatives are the moments and gestures, both big Charleston for a show of solidarity with ernacle Baptist Church in Youngstown for community collaboration and coor- and small, which have helped to restore the victims. President Obama delivered since 2013. Pastor McKee is the found- dination on the issues presented by the our sense of faith in the power of people a powerful and touching eulogy to the ing executive director of the first local panelists. to overcome their differences and come victims, at one point launching into a Children’s Defense Fund Summer Free- There is no charge for the Sunday together as one.” solo of “Amazing Grace.” “As a nation, dom School, a cutting edge summer or Monday events. Jaladah Aslam, Rev. out of this terrible tragedy, God has vis- reading program, and a member of the Kenneth Simon and Penny Wells are the The following are ADL’s Top 10 ited grace upon us for he has allowed most inspirational moments: board of the Mahoning Valley Organiz- Co-Conveners of the Rev. Dr. Martin us to see where we’ve been blind,” Mr. ing Collaborative. The service will also Luther King Planning Committee. For Muslim Kosher supermarket Obama said. “He’s giving us the chance, include musical presentations by a com- further information on any of the activi- where we’ve been lost, to find our best employee saves Jewish lives bined youth choir from area churches, ties, contact Bonnie Deutsch Burdman selves.” and readings from sacred writings by at (330) 746-3250, x 183. In an unlikely twist to the deadly #LoveWins after Supreme Court shooting rampage at a Parisian kosher market in January, it was the heroic ac- legalizes same sex marriage constitutional right to marry nation- ruling was one of the most consequen- tions of a Muslim store employee that nationwide wide. The message “#LoveWins” was tial decisions for the LGBT community saved at least seven Jewish lives. Lassana Celebrations broke out across the the number-one trending hashtag in and, indeed, one of the most significant Bathily, a 24-year-old citizen of Mali, country and on social media after the the world on Twitter with more than civil rights decisions in recent memory. was at work in the underground stock- Supreme Court, in a landmark 5-4 de- six million tweets, and spontaneous cel- (Continued on p. 20) room of the Hyper Cacher supermarket cision, ruled same-sex couples have the ebrations erupted globally. The historic

2 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 What’s in this month’s Jewish Journal? Celebrations...... 20 What’s on the Calendar for January Culture ...... 10 Gallery reading Jan. 10 3 - 4 p.m. Education ...... 5 P.J. Library Tu B’Shevat Jan. 20 6- 7: 30 p.m. Endowment...... 4 (at Ohev Tzedek) Federation...... 14-15 Camp JCC Open House Jan. 24 1 - 3 p.m. Human Rights...... 2 Tu BShevat Jan. 24 evening – Archaeology...... 9 Candle-Lighting Times Israel – Business...... 11 January 1 7:32 p.m. Israeli Defense Forces...... 18-19 January 8 8:34 p.m. JCC ...... 12-13 January 15 7:38 p.m. Memorials ...... 16,17 January 22 7:34 p.m. Schlichim ...... 20 Synagogues and Sisterhoods...... 6-7 January 29 7:49 p.m.

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January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 3 YAJF Endowment Sandra L. Lippy Endowment Fund Sam Kooperman Endowment

The Sandra L. Lippy Endowment Fund of the Friends, family, and longtime colleagues honored the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation announced longtime executive vice-president of the Federation at that funds are available to eligible teenagers who his retirement by funding the “Sam Kooperman En- are participating in March of the Living, a Jewish dowment.” summer leadership camp or Israel summer experi- With input from Sam, the Federation Board of Direc- ence. tors established the fund which has two purposes: The endowment, which was established in 1994, To provide scholarships for Jewish overnight camp- commemorates Sandra Lippy’s Bat Mitzvah. Jew- ing experience for Jewish youth; and to provide ish continuity and the communal experience is very scholarships for Jewish young adults to study in important to Mrs. Lippy who herself studied at an Israel. in Israel. Competitive grant awards are available to appli- Having spent a great deal of time in Israel, she cants who reside in the Mahoning and Shenango knows the importance of experiencing the country’s Valley region. Consideration can be made for an ap- vitality and feeling the pulse of the people who live, plicant whose family resides in the region, but is not guaranteed. work, and raise their families there. Mrs. Lippy hopes that in some small way, through Applications are available at the Federation offices. the wonderful generosity of her friends, this endow- The submission deadline is March 31, 2016. ment will help open the eyes and hearts of young people in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys. Further, it is her wish that this generation of young people will step up to the plate as it becomes their privilege to provide leadership necessary to main- tain a vital Jewish community. Teenagers who are eligible may complete an applica- tion to the Scholarship Committee explaining why they would like to participate in this Jewish experi- ence. The committee will review the applications and may interview applicants to determine who will re- ceive the subsidies. Information and applications are available at the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, Ohio, 44504 or contact Emily Col- lins, youth director, at [email protected] or Debbi Grinstein, endowment director at dgrinstein@ jewishyoungstown.org or phone at 330-746-3250, Ext. 175.

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THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. 4 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Education Haifa University scientists identify activity of brain proteins associated with memory impairment in Alzheimer’s A new study conducted at the Uni- memories, and mice that carried the hu- “In previous studies we showed that it Following these studies and the versity of Haifa and published recently man gene APOE4, which is known as a is possible to improve long-term mem- patents we obtained, we are gaining a in the Journal of Neuroscience has iden- key risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer’s, ory by regulating the course of the PKR better understanding of the connec- tified activity of brain proteins associ- the form that afflicts over 90 percent protein and the eIF2 in models in young tion between the molecular course of ated with memory impairments in Al- of Alzheimer’s patients in Israel and and healthy animals. Then we found a PKR and eIF2 and Alzheimer’s. I hope zheimer’s disease, and has also found around the world. In the present study, connection between eIF2 and cognitive that the new start-up we established on that “repairing” this activity leads to an Segev and Bererra reach an even deeper impairment in the context of Alzheim- the basis of these findings will enable a improvement in memory. understanding of the abnormality of the er’s. Now, we have not only deepened drug to be found that can delay the on- “In the study we found that the nerve process and, in particular, finds that “re- our understanding of these processes, set of cognitive symptoms in dementia cells in the mouse models of Alzheimer pairing” the process improves the ability but we have also managed to show that it patients and in people with various face a type of metabolic stress. When a to create new memories. is possible to cause a cognitive improve- cognitive impairments,” Prof. Rosen- cell faces such metabolic stress, it is logi- As in the first study, a group of young ment in an Alzheimer’s model. blum concluded. cal that it will reduce its activity level in mice carrying the human gene APOE4 order to survive. showed cognitive impairment on the honors Kent’s Rabbi The problem is that this stress is behavioral level – in other words, they chronic and leads to impairment of showed signs of damage on the level of Lee Moore with 2015 Richard M. Joel cognitive functioning,” explains re- spatial memory. A molecular examina- search student Yifat Segev, who under- tion showed that the protein elF2 had Exemplar of Excellence Award took the study together with Dr. Ili- undergone phosphorylation (a phos- ORLANDO national. “Her work is critical not only to ana Barrera and additional colleagues phate group had been added to it, – On Dec 16, her community at Hillel at Kent State, but from Dr. Kobi Rosenblum’s laboratory changing its action), leading to several Hillel Interna- is helping to grow the next generation of and researchers from the University of processes, including elevated expression tional Presi- Jewish leaders across the country.” Bergen, Faculty of Medicine in Bergen, of the RNA on another protein, ATF4. dent and CEO “We are very proud of Rabbi Lee and Norway. This elevation delayed the expression congratulate her on this well deserved The researchers hope that the new of additional genes associated with the presented honor,” said Harvey Sass, interim execu- start-up they have founded on the basis consolidation of memory – i.e. the cre- Rabbi Lee tive director of Hillel at Kent State. “This of the findings will enable the develop- ation of long-term stable memory. Moore, Senior award recognizes the excellent work ment of a drug that will delay the onset According to the researcher, who is Jewish Educa- that Rabbi Lee does for Hillel and is a of cognitive symptoms. in the closing stages of her doctorate Rabbi Lee Moore tor at Hillel reflection of her commitment to engag- In recent years, researchers into Al- thesis, the measurements show that in at Kent State, ing students in a meaningful way.” zheimer’s have focused mainly on an several parameters mice expressing the with a 2015 Richard M. Joel Exemplar The 2015 Richard M. Joel Exemplar attempt to fight the disease after it has risk factor for Alzheimer’s “age” meta- of Excellence Award. of Excellence Awards were presented erupted, as well as on understanding bolically at a relatively young age. “The For nearly two decades, Hillel In- at the Hillel International Global As- its pathology. Nevertheless, it is well- abnormal activity in the regulation of ternational has recognized those indi- sembly, held in Orlando, Florida from known that the disease nests in the the activity of the ATF4 probably causes viduals who embody their mission with Dec. 14 -17. This conference brought brain for many years before the pa- the cell to ‘feel’ that is under stress, that enthusiasm and dedication on college together more than 700 Hillel staff and tient or those around them complain of is – overactive. campuses around the world, knowing leaders from around the world to share symptoms. A cell that is in stress reduces its ac- that they are an example and inspiration best practices, teach new skills and build A previous study by Segev at the lab- tivity in order to survive with the goal to all of Hillel’s student and staff. Rabbi a community among Hillel staff from oratory for research of molecular and of restoring it to a normal condition Moore is honored in particular for her countless different colleges and univer- cellular mechanisms, directed by Prof. after the stress passes. The problem is commitment to pluralism and inclusion sities. The Hillel International Global Kobi Rosenblum in the Sagol Depart- that in Alzheimer’s the stress is prob- - embodied in her engagement with Assembly aims to highlight and spread ment of Neurobiology at the University ably chronic, and accordingly there is students of all kinds, ability to respect a the powerful work, like that of the Ex- of Haifa, found a connection between no return to normal activity,” Segev ex- wide range of perspectives and opinions emplar of Excellence winners, in order a genetic condition known to be a risk plains. and willingness to assist with every as- to strengthen and innovate Hillel’s work factor for sporadic Alzheimer’s and pre- In order to reinforce the connection pect of her Hillel. on every campus. mature aging as manifested in ongoing they found, the researchers performed “Rabbi Lee Moore, and every Richard Hillel at Kent State is the foundation metabolic stress. an additional intervention in which M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award for Jewish life serving 1200 Jewish stu- In the previous study, Segev found a they prevented the eIF2 from causing an winner, demonstrates a passion for en- dents at Kent State University and 300 connection between abnormal activity increase in the RNA of the ATF4. When riching the lives of our students and en- Jewish students at University of Akron. of the elF2 protein, which is known to they examined these mice, they found suring that every facet of Hillel reflects a Its mission is to inspire Jewish under- regulate the formation of new proteins an improvement in their cognitive ca- culture of excellence,” said Eric Finger- graduate and graduate students to make needed for the creation of long-term pabilities. hut, President and CEO of Hillel Inter- enduring commitments to Jewish life. January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 5 Synagogues A new year for Sisterhood Temple El Emeth Happy New planes to arrive or take off, either as a Year from passenger or picking up or delivering Brunch with the Rabbi Jewish Christian Dialogue our house to the travelers. I think for a while they Sunday, Jan. 17. Wednesday, Jan. 6 your house also had a snack bar. Now, sadly, they Refreshments are served at 12:30 Minyan at 10 a.m. with all the have so many fences, security and rules, p.m. with the session beginning at 1 Light brunch beginning at 10:30 best for this I don’t believe you can get into the ter- p.m. This year’s theme is “Religious In- a.m. new year of minal unless you are a passenger. I know sights into Mysticism,” and the present- Rabbi will discuss Gematria. In He- 2016. there is one airline using the airport for er this month will be Dr. Sudhakar Rao brew, each letter possesses a numeri- Where have public transportation, but I don’t believe who will discuss the Hindu perspective cal value. Gematria is the calculation all the years it is very often. The Air Force base uti- on Mysticism. All are welcome to at- of the numerical equivalence of letters, gone? Thatlizes the airport to some extent. Those tend. words, or phrases, and, on that basis, old adage of were the days, my friends, those were Minyan, a Meal and a Movie gaining insight into interrelation of dif- living each day as it comes is the way to the simpler days. Saturday, Jan. 9 ferent concepts and exploring the inter- go, because yesterday is done and over, The December meeting and lunch Minyan begins at 5:15 p.m. with a relationship between words and ideas. and who knows what tomorrow will was a lot of fun. A delicious meal was pre- pared by David with Kravitz and served light supper starting at 6 p.m. After- R.S.V.P. to the Temple office by Jan. 14. bring. I try to live up to that as much so nicely by Patty and Cheryl. Thank you ward, the movie Keeping up with the Ti B’Shevat Seder and Dinner as possible. Time is too fleeting and dif- for the good food and company. Steins complete with with popcorn and Saturday, Jan. 23. ficult to keep from slipping away. We had the raffle drawing at the snacks, will be shown. Paid reservation Minyan begins at 5:30 p.m. fol- Why then do I keep digging into meeting and the winners were — love- forms are due into the office by Jan. 7. lowed by the Seder and dinner at the past? I think one of the reasons is 6:15. to know that it existed and at the same ly blanket: Rob Berk; “Cruising Down Sisterhood’s open board meeting Belmont,” Toby Brenner; hand knit- Tuesday, Jan. 12 The Israeli Shilichim, Gon and Shai time, memories keep us enjoying the past. Make sense? I’m not sure, but in ted hat and scarf, Alice Franklin; lovely The meeting will take place in the Erez, will lead some Tu B’Shevat ac- keeping with these thoughts, I had to necklace designed and created by Sandy Chapel at 10:45 a.m. All Sisterhood tivities with the children. Reservation drive out to Fowler Center last week to Miller, Ellen Weiss; my bread, Howard members are welcome to attend. There forms are in the Temple bulletin and are pick up a hand crafted present for Diane Sniderman; and $100 GE gift certificate, will not be a luncheon or program this due in with payment by Jan. 20. for Hanukkah. Phyllis Friedman. month. Shmoozing with Smulik is off this On the way out and back, I passed the We played bingo, with winners in- month and will return Feb. 29. cluding Sandi Altman, Toby Brenner, Women’s Rosh Chodesh Youngstown Airport. I don’t remember Daily minyans take place every af- Holly Small and yours truly. It was a lot Wednesday, Jan. 13 the last time I passed the airport, and ternoon Sunday through Friday at 5:45 of fun. at the Synagogue. it brought back a lot of memories of p.m., with Friday mornings at 7:00 am. By the way, we tried an experiment Carol Gottesman will lead the study time spent there. I remember when you mornings services are at 9:30 with Leagrams by raising them to $2 session on the month of Shevat. The could drive up to the airport and park a.m. and Shabbat afternoons in January each. Sadly, that experiment failed some- session runs from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 nd th in the lot and walk into the terminal are as follows: January 2 and 9 at 5:15 where along the way, and we will be go- p.m. and includes brunch. R.S.V.P. to pm; Jan. 16 and 23 at 5:30 pm and Jan. without all the security that you need the Temple by Jan. 11. ing back to the old way of $1 each in 30 at 5:45 p.m. today. The kids thought that the drive to April. Sometimes the old is still the best. the airport was a long trip. Those were As long as we are talking money, the days when we used the Youngstown I just wanted you to know Women’s terminal almost exclusively when we League has been gradually increasing wanted to travel by air. cost per member for the last few years. If I remember correctly, you could fly Due to their increases, we will, regretta- almost anywhere out of this airport. You bly, have to increase our dues from $25 only had to purchase your ticket, and to $30 each year. This change will not when the plane arrived you walked out become effective until June 2016. onto the tarmac and board. Someone Thanks to our Honorable Menschen could walk you out to the steps of the for the month of December: Debbi plane and watch you board. We used to Grinstein, Phyllis Friedman, and Ronna stand outside on the tarmac and watch Marlin for donating money to help un- the planes take off. It did become a little derwrite Sisterhood’s wonderful lunch- more of a challenge when the jets came es. We really appreciate all that they do because they could blow you off your for our Sisterhood. feet. We also would drive out with the Our next meeting will be Feb. 9. It is kids and go the top of the airport just an open board meeting, which means for fun to watch the planes come and go. that you don’t have to be on the board I remember when they remodeled to attend. Any Sisterhood member is in- Youngsters enjoying El Emeth’s Hanukkah party. and enlarged the terminal. I also re- vited. Wishing you all a healthy Happy member sitting for hours waiting for Ne w Year. 6 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 All of the classes are open to the en- Ohev Tzedek tire Jewish community. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m. • A Trek Through Jewish Science Fic- OT Board Meeting tion Short Stories: We will explore the Wednesday, Jan. 20, 6-7:30 p.m. themes and connections that have made The PJ Library Tu B’Shevat cel- us “an eternal people” through the time- ebration at Ohev Tzedek less medium of science fiction. Class participants are encouraged to bring Services stories and favorite excerpts from books Minyan to enhance the discussion. Every Thursday 7:30 a.m. • Reading the Psalms as a Spiritual Practice: The 150 psalms in Sefer Te- Shabbat hillim constitute an encyclopedia of Every Saturday 9:45 a.m. Jewish spirituality – how can we ap- “Torah Studies for Christians” proach them to elevate our spiritual Rabbi Saul Oresky and the Rev. lives? George Balasko will present this Bible • Selected Books of the Prophets: education series from 1 - 2 p.m., Jan. 20, Read beyond the haftarot! By delving at Villa Maria Education and Spriritu- deeper into some of the prophetic writ- alty Center. ings, we’ll begin to access the wisdom of Adult Education Classes this crucial middle third of the Tanakh. • The Sh’ma and its Blessings: Using Rabbi Oresky is interested in teach- Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman’s excellent ing the following adult education class- volume in the My People’s Prayer Book es. Each is designed to be approximately series as a guide, we will explore this 10 sessions. Some classes will require a central prayer as an entry into explora- text to be purchased in addition to the tion of tefilla, Jewish prayer. Photo/The Jewish Journal registration fee. Enjoying the joint Ohev Tzedek - El Emeth Hanukkah party are (back row, from left) Allan Sharapan, Ashley DeAngelis, and Hannah Sharapan; and (bottom row, from left) Megan, for a time, where he practiced environ- Rodef Sholom mental law. NIcholas, and Alyssa DeAngelis. Rodef Sholom Israel Trip Rodef Sholom Sisterhood Hanuk- Planned For July 10-July 21, 2016 kah has come and gone. We had a great on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at notify the Temple office if you could Informational Meeting time helping our Brotherhood prepare Rodef Sholom. At the meeting, we will make such a donation. We would be ex- Tuesday, Jan. 12 7 p.m. a successful, traditional Hanukkah pot- be seeking a co-chair and a secretary. If tremely grateful. At the home of Rabbi & Darlene luck dinner. Carol and Bruce Sherman’s you’re interested in either role, please Volunteer Choir Sought Muller, 18 Wildfern Drive latkes are always delicious. contact the Temple office. Do you like to sing? Years ago, Rodef Youngstown, OH I want to thank all of our wonderful Mari Alschuler, Chair, Sholom had a volunteer choir compris- R.S.V.P. to the Temple office by Sisters who answered the call and came Social Action Committee ing Temple members, and now we would Friday, Jan. 8 to our aid. It has been a great 2015. We Rodef Sholom Torah like to start a new choir. Home-grown have made this happen and it has made choirs are quite popular in Reform con- Shabbat Service on permanent loan us. We will take up the task of responsi- The Board of Trustees of Congrega- gregations these days, and at the recent Commemorating the Legacy of bility for the coming year, which we will URJ Biennial convention in Orlando the Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. tion Rodef Sholom has given one the face with strength and creativity. Temple’s small Torahsto Heritage Man- Shabbat services were greatly enhanced With special guest Dario Hunter Congregation Rodef Sholom Sister- or, to be placed on permanent loan, by a choir of more than 150 voices from Member Elect—Youngstown Board hood would like to wish all of our com- Temple searching for Reform congregations all over North of Education munity a happy and healthy new year America. These were not professional baby grand piano Friday, Jan. 15 6 p.m. 2016 full of peace, love and happiness. singers, but lay people. If you are inter- Tamarkin Chapel We will be stronger together for a future Congregation Rodef Sholom is look- ested in singing and would like to be a Dario Hunter is an American-born filled with Tikkun Olam. ing for a Baby Grand piano for our part of our new volunteer choir or pos- Israeli lawyer and academic, and is the With love and Sisterhood, Sanctuary to enhance our musical of- sibly even direct the choir, please give first Muslim-born individual to be or- Your Sisterhood President ferings during worship services. If you Rabbi Muller a call. dained a rabbi. He is openly gay and or someone you know is in possession Sally Blau Rodef Sholom Services was raised by his Iranian Muslim father Happy New Year from the Social of a baby grand piano that is no longer being used, Rodef Sholom could be the Saturday, Jan 2 10 a.m. and African-American Catholic mother Action Committee in New Jersey. He converted to Judaism, perfect place to bring it back to life. Of Friday, Jan. 8 6 p.m. Dario Hunter will kick off our 2016 first under the auspices of the Reform course any donation you make is tax- Friday, Jan. 15 6 p.m. SAC activities. We will have a SAC Movement and then through an Ortho- deductible according to the present Friday, Jan. 22 6 p.m. planning meeting and potluck dinner dox process. Dario lived in Haifa, Israel market value of the instrument. Please Friday, Jan. 29 6 p.m. January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 7 Athena Fund donates laptops and iPads to Israeli teachers

Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2016. — The program is designed to empower Israel’s Athena Fund today an- special education teachers by enabling nounced that the country’s oldest ag- them to communicate better with their ricultural school, Mikveh Israel, has students, thereby strengthening their joined the Fund’s Laptop Computer students’ social skills, which ultimately for Every Teacher in Israel program. helps students integrate into society. Located near Tel Aviv, Mikveh Israel With the iPad and training, teachers also was founded in 1870, in the days of the gain access to a wider range of teaching Turkish Ottoman Empire, by the Alli- materials, and can thus expose their stu- ance Israélite Universelle, a French Jew- dents to the world of advanced technol- ish organization. ogy and reduce educational gaps. Teachers at Mikveh Israel’s general “I would like to thank our donors, school received laptops, including 120 whose generosity allowed us to launch hours of professional training. The gen- the new program and to accelerate our eral school comprises a middle school existing programs,” said Uri Ben Ari, (7th-8th grades) and a high school president and founder of the Athena (9th-12th grades). Some of the general Fund. “Education is the key to Israel’s school’s students, including new immi- future, and the use of advanced tech- grants, reside in campus dormitories. nology in teaching will enable the next In addition to standard subjects – generation to be in the first rank of sci- such as physics, chemistry, literature Teachers at Mikveh Israel are excited about their new computers. entists, experts, executives and thought and agriculture – the high school stu- leaders who will lead Israel to new hori- dents also have an opportunity to focus (2012) and Tablet for Every Teacher of the Negev, and Netivot – located be- zons in all subjects – from scientific and on special subjects, including biotech- Science and Technology in Israel (2014). tween Be’er Sheva and the Gaza Strip, technological fields to the humanistic nology, art history and computer sci- The Athena Fund is a non-profit and the Bnei Shimon Regional Council and spiritual spheres,” he said. ence. The middle school also provides organization established in 2006 in or- in the northern Negev, encompassing Ben-Ari said that among the major specialized subjects, such as veterinary der to promote the empowerment of 12 kibbutzim and villages. donors to the Athena Fund are Bank studies, art and Photoshop, and com- teachers in Israel by providing them The Fund also donated iPads to spe- Massad, which specializes in provid- puters. with tools for self-fulfillment and pro- cial education teachers in the Hevel Ei- ing banking services to teachers, the Is- “Mikveh Israel was a pioneer in im- fessional advancement. The Fund was lot Regional Council, near the city of Ei- rael Teachers’ Union’s Professional Ad- plementing modern agricultural tech- founded by several prominent business lat, comprising 12 desert kibbutzim and vancement Fund, the Ted Arison Fam- nologies and methods 145 years ago, leaders under the direction of President communal villages. ily Foundation, WIZO and more. “We and today we are doing our bit to em- Uri Ben-Ari (CEO of UBA Ventures and The special education teachers who consider the donation of computers to power teachers with the latest ICT tech- former Executive VP of Ness Technolo- received iPads in Be’er Sheva work at teachers as being critical to Israel’s fu- nologies,” said Uri Ben-Ari, president gies). Tsad (A Step Forward), the ture, and we would be happy to see the and founder of Athena. “I congratulate The Fund’s flagship initiative is the Association for Conductive Education involvement of world Jewry in this proj- Ronen Zafrir, Mikveh Israel’s director, innovative Laptop Computer for Every in Israel. The association is recognized ect,” said Ben-Ari. on joining the program and under- Teacher in Israel program. This pro- worldwide for its holistic approach to Additional support for the donation standing the importance of providing gram has so far distributed laptops to rehabilitation and education of chil- of iPads to Netivot’s special education laptops to teachers.” over 12,000 teachers in 503 schools and dren, adolescents, and young adults teachers comes from the Jewish Federa- Ben-Ari said that the donation of kindergartens in 1,104 towns, cities and with cerebral palsy or motor dysfunc- tion of Greater Philadelphia and Netivot computers to Mikveh Israel was made small communities in regional coun- tions, based on the method of Hungar- – Sedot Negev partnership (part of the possible due to contributions by the cils, together with professional training ian Professor András Pető. Partnership2Gether program). United Jewish Appeal, Bank Massad, courses. The program’s goal is to provide iPad for Every Special Education The Fund’s flagship initiative is the which specializes in providing banking a laptop computer and 120 hours of pro- Teacher in Israel is a new program, join- innovative Laptop Computer for Every services to teachers, the Israel Teach- fessional training to every teacher in Is- ing Athena’s existing programs: Laptop Teacher in Israel program. ers’ Union’s Professional Advancement rael by 2018. Computer for Every Teacher in Israel, This program has so far distributed Fund, and other partners of the Athena Last month, Israel’s Athena Fund an- Laptop for Every Kindergarten teacher laptops to over 11,000 teachers in 939 Fund. nounced the donation of iPads to spe- in Israel, and Tablet for Every Teacher schools and kindergartens in 430 towns, Laptop Computer for Every Teacher cial education teachers in communities of Science and Technology in Israel. cities and small communities in region- in Israel (launched in 2006) is one of in southern Israel that were attacked by Through the new program, the Athena al councils, together with professional Athena Fund’s four programs. The other rockets in July-August 2014, during the Fund, together with its partners, will training courses. The program’s goal is three are iPad for Every Special Educa- Israel-Gaza conflict (Operation Protec- provide 10,000 special education teach- to provide a laptop computer and 120 tion Teacher in Israel (2015), Laptop tive Edge). The communities include ers with an iPad, along with 120 hours hours of professional training to every for Every Kindergarten teacher in Israel the cities of Be’er Sheva – the capital of of training. teacher in Israel by 2018. 8 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Archaeologists discover proof of ancient Jewish settlement

Excavations at the Kursi site on the site, and the Nature and Parks Author- shores of the Sea of have un- ity. The researchers soon realized that covered an inscription in Hebrew let- the ancient harbor was much larger than ters engraved on a large marble slab, had previous been thought. While it dating back ca. 1,600 years. No similar may have formed part of the Byzantine artifact has even been found before in site, it is also possible that it constituted Israel, and the finding confirms for the an adjacent but separate settlement. It is first time that the ancient settlement at possible that the ancient city of Sussita, the site was Jewish or Judeo -Christian. which is also being excavated and inves- The excavation is led by Dr. Haim Co- tigated by researchers from the Univer- hen and Prof. Michal Artzy of the Hat- sity of Haifa and is situated not far away, ter Laboratory in the Recanati Institute also used the services of the harbor. for Maritime Studies at the University of However, nothing could have pre- Haifa, in cooperation with the Antiqui- pared the researchers for an exceptional ties Authority and the Nature and Parks finding: A marble slab made from a Authority’s Kursi Beach site. single piece with dimensions of ca. 140 The existence of an ancient settle- cm by 70 cm bearing an engraving writ- ment at the site, on the northeast shore ten in the Aramaic language in Hebrew of the Sea of Galilee, has been known letters. The researchers have already since the 1960s, when Mendel Nun of managed to decipher two words from Ein Gev, together with Prof. the inscription: “amen” and the word Avner Raban of the University of Hai- “marmaria.” This latter word is probably fa, found remnants of a large breakwa- the word for “marble,” although some ter under the sea during their survey. scholars suggest that it could refer to Photo/Jennifer Munro/University of Haifa. They also noticed some stones, possi- (Continued on p. 11) The ancient marble slab found by archaeologists near the Sea of Galilee. bly belonging to a public building. Not far away, remnants were later found of a city whose main features resembled Open Weekends At Moonhawk Herbals we carry a full product line of those of a Christian site from the Byz- Sat 10am-6pm natural products for your antine period (5th century CE). In 1980 Sun 12-5pm health and well being. the entire site became a national park We carry healthy lines of and was named Kursi, after a Syrian vil- skin care , weight control, vitamins and teas as well lage that had previously existed nearby. as custom blends by our The common assumption was that the in-house herbalist, site was synonymous with Kursi men- Debbie. tioned in the Jewish Talmud as a site Our greenhouse is full of fresh potted herbs for if the synagogue possibly named after your culinary and holistic Yonadav son of Raghav and also as the preparations. “Land of the Gederenes” mentioned in Stop in today and one of the New Testament as a site visited by our expert staff will be Jesus during his travels around the Sea happy to assist you! of Galilee, and as the place where he performed a miracle by casting out de- Natural Flu Remedies • Allergy Products • Natural Supplements for Overall Wellness • Diet Supplements • Tonics by Jennifer • mons and driving them into a herd of Products for Restless Leg Syndrome • Large Selection of Honey Products • pigs (the Miracle of the Swine). Great Coffee Substitute: Dandelion Beverages A sharp fall in the level of the Sea of • Goji • Acai Berry • Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar ... & More! Gift Certificates Galilee enabled researchers from the • Goji Berries • Dragon Herbs • Garden of Life’s NEW Vitamin Code Vitamins Available Hatter Laboratory in the Recanati Insti- 713 Sodom-Hutchings Rd., SE tute for Maritime Studies at the Univer- Vienna, OH sity of Haifa to return to the excavations 15% OFF Tuesday - Saturday 10am-6pm around the breakwater, thanks to the Sunday 12-5pm CLOSED MONDAYS any purchases of 330-856-6567 support of the Avery-Tsui Foundation $ 00 713 Sodom-Hutchings Rd., SE 25 or more Vienna, OH www.moonhawkherbals.com from the US, and in cooperation with 330-856-6567 Visit us online at MoonhawkHerbals.com Expires 1/15/2016 the Antiquities Authority, Kursi Beach 5 January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 9 Culture Readings scheduled for Gallery Thousands flock to performance of lost Yiddish stage classic

Untitled John Guy Petruzzi’ Watercolor The Jewish Community Center of read from previous work. Greater Youngstown will be hosting Lit Lit Youngstown poets Will Green- Youngstown, a community of writers way, Mindi Kirchner-Greenway & Su- from the greater Youngstown area, for a san Wojnar read their work in the JCC literary reading corresponding with five Thomases Family Gallery on Sunday shows in the Thomases Family Gallery. Jan. 10, from 3-4 p.m. Three writers from the region will be in- John Guy Petruzzi’s watercolor paint- vited to engage with pieces on exhibit or ings remain on display until Jan. 22. Thousands of theatergoers cel- Photo’Ron Moody ebrated the city’s burgeoning Yiddish National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene cultural renaissance this week with the [NYTF] has presented a window into the Ofer Ben-Amots wins Italy’s opening of a long-lost classic stage pro- world of Jewish culture by engapging, duction, The Golden Bride, performed educating, and igniting the imaginations Smareglia Composition Prize by the National Yiddish Theatre Folks- of generations of theatergoers. It is the Israeli-born com- Inspiration, and is available on iTunes, biene. The Golden Bride (“Di Goldene longest consecutively-producing Yiddish poser Ofer Ben- Amazon, and Spotify. Kale”) was a hit during the heyday of the theatre company in the world, NYC’s lon- Amots has been “The Milken Archive has long held Second Avenue Yiddish Theatre scene gest consecutively-producing performing awarded first prize Ofer Ben-Amots in high regard as a more than 70 years ago, catering to the arts company, and America’s solesurviv- in the Antonio composer and as a valued member of city’s large immigrant population. ing professional Yiddish theatre. NYTF The play, which premiered in 1923 Smareglia Interna- our editorial board,” said Milken Ar- presents plays, musicals, concerts, literary and drew full houses for 25 years, is a tional Competition chive of Jewish Music Founder, Lowell events and workshops in English, Yiddish, timeless rags-to-riches American-Jew- for “Yo kon amor,” Milken. “This prize speaks to his stand- Ladino, Hebrew and Russian, with Eng- ish fairytale that takes the audience on Photo/Milken Archive one of the songs ing as one of the important composers lish and Russian supertitles accompany- a journey from the Russian shtetl to a Ofer Ben-Amots in his Kantigas Ul- of our time, and confirms the Milken ing most performances. Its mission is to New York City mansion. vidadas (Forgotten Archive’s guiding belief in the universal- celebrate the Jewish experience through A recently discovered manuscript Songs) song cycle. ity of Judaically-rooted music.” the performing arts and to transmit a led to the revival and restaging by the rich cultural legacy in exciting new ways. Composed in 2006, Kantigas Ulvi- Born in Haifa, Israel in 1955, Ofer National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to dadas is Ben-Amots’s second song cycle Ben-Amots gave his first piano concert www.nytf.org mark its debut year at the Lower Man- The mission of the Museum of Jew- based in the Ladino language. It features when he was nine years old. After win- hattan museum, with a score by cel- the contemporary Ladino poetry of ning an illustrious piano competition ish Heritage is to educate people of all ebrated composer Joseph Rumshinsky. ages and backgrounds about the broad Miriam Raymond and Shlomo Avayou when he was 16, he went on to study Performances beginning this week have set to original music by Ben-Amots. at Tel Aviv University, the Conserva- tapestry of Jewish life in the 20th and already packed the intimate MJH the- 21st centuries—before, during, and af- The recording, which features so- toire de Musique in Switzerland, the ater with people of all ages, from Brook- ter the Holocaust. prano Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet and Nordrhein-Westfalen Hochschule für lyn hipsters to elderly grandparents. Multiple perspectives on modern pianist Deborah Ayers, is part of the Musik in Germany, and at the Univer- The National Yiddish Theatre Folks- Jewish history, life, and culture are pre- Milken Archive’s Volume 2, A Garden biene Since 1915, the award-winning (Continued on p. 21) Eastward—Sephardi and Near Eastern (Continued on p. 11) 10 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Israel’s brightest startups meet with multinational corporations Axis Innovation Corporate Edition venture arms. The event’s participating took place at the Tel Aviv Stock Ex- startups were from a variety of tech sec- change on Dec. 16, bringing together tors including big data, cloud, cyber se- world’s leading companies interested in curity, mobile, fintech and ecommerce. investing in Israel to meet country’s top Each of these sectorss was designat- startups. ed as its own session, which included More than 25 of the world’s largest pitches from each corporate panelist, multinational corporations met with followed by startup pitches and feed- Israel’s brightest startups. Senior rep- back from the esteemed panel. resentatives from companies includ- In addition, time was dedicated to ing AVG, Ford, Yahoo, GE, Tyco, GM, roundtable discussions, keynote speak- ProSieben, and Mail.ru participated in ers and targeted networking sessions to the only event in Israel connecting glob- provide optimal networking abilities. al entities with leading Israeli startups, Linat Wagner, head of innovation and assisting them to break in to the local Startup Relations at Yahoo, said “The ecosystem in the optimal platform for importance for us specifically at Yahoo networking and deal making. in Axis Corporate Edition is the expo- “This is the second year we have put sure we got to startups and the corporate on our Corporate Edition event here in network we create during the events.” Israel for multinational companies and He said. “Yahoo has great interest the feedback from both multinational Photo/Axis Innovation in Israeli innovation, technologies and companies and start ups continues to be Ed Frank, CEO of Axis Innovation, addresses the second Corporate Edition event. talent. We recently opened our first ac- great, and this year was no exception,” celerator globally in Tel Aviv called Sig- said Ed Frank, CEO of Axis Innovation. of ideas between some of the bright- porate Edition was the biggest event of maLabs, thus taking Yahoo’s investment “Our event acts as a platform for busi- est minds in the corporate and startup its kind to ever be hosted and the only and support for the Israeli innovation ness to be facilitated and the exchange space Israel has to offer.” The 2015 Cor- event in Israel to target global corporate ecosystem to the next level.”

Ancient Jewish settlement discovered (continued from p. 9) Award (cont’d from p. 10) Maria’s great Rabbi, as ‘mar’ means Rab- from one anchorage to another. Since the inscription was dedicated must have sity of Pennsylvania where he studied bi. According to the researchers, an in- this is the only harbor in the area, the had a tremendous influence on the lo- with George Crumb and Richard Wer- nick. A long-standing member of the scription in Aramaic in Hebrew letters scholars believe that this story, together cal people. There is no parallel for such Milken Archive’s Editorial Board, Ofer dating to the year ca. 500 CE suggests with the inscription indicating the Jew- a detailed and expensive dedication in is currently Professor of Composition that the settlement at the site was Jew- ish origins of the settlement, together archeological findings to date in Israel,” and Chair of the Music Department at ish, or at least mixed. Accordingly, they provide archeological evidence that this Prof. Artzy notes. site may indeed be the Kursi of the New Volunteers from Israel and from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. added, the most reasonable assumption The Smareglia competition, run by is that 500 years earlier the settlement Testament. abroad are participating in the excava- The inscription testifies to the Jew- tions at Kursi beach site, particularly a consortium of Italian institutions, is would have been entirely Jewish. “The named for the opera composer Antonio presence of a Jewish site on the eastern ish roots of the settlement and is also from China and Taiwan and students unique in other respects. Indeed, it is from the International Program at the Smaregliea. It awards two prizes annu- shores of the Sea of Galilee is a very rare ally through an international compe- phenomenon. Until now we have not the first artifact of its kind found in Is- University of Haifa. Ground penetrat- rael. Most of the dedication plates from ing radar and other tests are being im- tition: one for solo piano and one for had any proof that Jewish settlements this period were made as mosaics em- plemented in cooperation with Dr. Yossi piano and voice. Winners are chosen by existed during this period along the bedded in the floor of the compound; Salomon of the Technion and research- a five-member jury and applicants are eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee,” Dr. this is the first of its kind engraved on ers from Spain and France. anonymous. Cohen explained. marble commissioned specially from In addition, volunteers from the Ben-Amots has received commis- The combination of all the findings Greece. The inscription was found at religious girls’ high school at Nov par- sions and grants from the MacAr- led the researchers to go back 2000 the entrance to an inner room inside ticipated in the excavation as part of the thur Foundation, Fulbright Founda- years, to Jesus’s visits to the area as de- a building that probably served as a Antiquity Authority’s “Heritage” pro- tion, Maurice Amado Foundation, scribed in the New Testament, and par- synagogue. “The dedication comprises gram. Additional archeological findings Schleswig-Holstein Music festival, ticularly to the “Land of the Gederenes,” eight lines, so that it is very detailed or at the site include earthenware vessels Fuji International Music Festival in a name that refers to Kursi. According expansive. In most cases we do not find and an earthenware oil lamp featuring Japan, Delta Ensemble from Amster- to the New Testament, Jesus came to so many words in Hebrew letters en- fish, as well as another ceramic oil lamp dam, Assisi Musiche Festival, and Kursi after crossing the Sea of Galilee graved on stone, so the person to whom featuring a ship. many others. January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 11 Jewish Community Center

implemented on a local level ADULT The Bridges off Madison County throughout . One of the most Through the program, we PROGRAMMING romantic stories mail free, high-quality Jew- ever written first ish children’s literature and music to families across captured the na- the greater Youngstown area on a monthly basis. For more information, contact: Darlene Muller 330- tion’s attention All families raising Jewish children from age six 746-3250 Ext. 106 Or [email protected]. as a best-selling months through eight years are welcome to enroll. novel by Robert The books are also available at the JCC Library for Darlene’s Destinations James Waller checkout. All PJ Library programming and events IF/THEN and is now an are open to members of the greater Youngstown IF/THEN is a contemporary irresistible, two community, and are not limited to the Jewish com- Broadway musical about time Tony Award- munity. winning Broad- living in New York today Tu B’Shevat Celebration and all the possibilities of way musical. tomorrow. With unforget- “The Bridges Of Date: Wednesday, Jan. 20 table songs and a deeply Madison County” Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. moving story, this original is the unforgettable story of two people caught be- Location: Ohev Tzedek new musical simultaneously tween decision and desire, as a chance encounter 5245 Glenwood Ave, follows one woman’s two possible life paths, paint- becomes a second chance at so much more. Price Youngstown, OH ing a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as includes orchestra seat, transportation and tip for well as the lives we might have led. Price includes the bus driver. Dinner on your own. Camp JCC Open House and Pool Party! orchestra seat, transportation, and tip for the bus Date: Sunday, March 13, 2016 Want to learn more about what we’re offering for summer 2016? Come with your campers (all ages driver. Location: Pittsburgh, PA Dinner on your own. welcome) to our Open House Pool Party on Sunday, Leave JCC: 11:00 a.m. Date: Sunday, Feb. 14 January 24, 2016 to find out what awesome things Return: 7:30 p.m. we have in store! The pool will be open for free Location: , OH $75/Member $90/Non Member swim and our staff will be there to walk you through Leave JCC: 11:00 a.m. our offerings and options for Camp JCC. Return: 7:30 p.m. Camp registration will also be available for an initial $75/Member $85/Non Member Dancing in the Streets deposit of $100 that will go towards the cost of your Join the original cel- camp fee. Sign up before March 31st and receive an Movie and Lunch Brunch ebration of Motown’s Early Bird Discount of $50 off your camp fee! Loving Leah Greatest Hits with the Date: Sunday, Jan. 24 spectacular, critically ac- A love story that defines tradition. Leah Lever is Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. claimed “Dancing in the married to an Orthodox rabbi, Benjamin Lever, Location: JCC whose brother Jake is a successful cardiologist and Streets.” Experience the non-practicing Jew. When Leah’s’ husband dies energy and electricity of Give the gift of camp this year! Camp JCC gift cer- suddenly, Jake is stunned that under an ancient Jew- the motor city in a stun- tificates are now available for purchase. Contact ish Law, he is expected to marry the childless Leah ning production packed Emily Collins if you are interested. with hit after hit. Expect to carry on Benjamin’s name. A love story that de- G2G: Generation to Generation fines tradition. Price includes light lunch. your favorite songs made famous by The Four Tops, G2G is an international program in which two dif- Date: Thursday, Jan. 14 The Temptations, Stevie ferent generations are linked together for mutually Time: Noon-2:00 p.m. Wonder and many more. beneficial learning. We’ve taken this initiative to Location: Multi-Purpose Room Price includes orchestra Youngstown where Jewish children and seniors will $5/Member $7/Non-Member seat, transportation and tip for the bus driver. Din- teach each other how to play the games of their $10 after Jan. 12 ner on your own. generations, from iPads to Rummikub. Together they will create intergenerational dialogue while learn- Date: Sunday, April 17 ing from one another. Location: Pittsburgh, PA The Jolson Story Dates: Sundays, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, March 13, 2016 Leave JCC: 1:00 p.m. One of the greatest musicals ever made. The Jolson Time: 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Return: 8:00 p.m. Story is an electrifying cavalcade of lavish produc- Location: Levy Gardens tion numbers with an all-star cast. This film traces $60/Member $70/Non Member 584 Granada Ave.,Youngstown, OH 44505 the meteoric performing career of Asa Yoelson, a talented cantor’s son determined to make it big in YOUTH Jr. JTeens Sip and Paint the “biz”. After changing his name to Al Jolson, Asa Sip on some warm hot cocoa while we learn to captivates audiences everywhere as a spellbinding PROGRAMMING paint from an instructor who will help us create a minstrel and jazz performer. Price includes light personal piece of art. All materials will be provided. lunch. Date: Monday, January 18, 2016 (MLK Day) Date: Thursday, Feb. 11 For more on Youth Programming contact: Emily Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Time: Noon-2:00 p.m. Collins 330-746-3250 Ext. 152 or [email protected] Location: JCC Location: Multi-purpose Room $20/Member, $25/Non-Member $5/Member $7/Non-Member PJ Library Maximum Participants: 20 $10 after February PJ Library is a Jewish family engagement program 12 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Jewish Community Center Shabbat and Paint Time: 4:15 – 6:15 p.m. attendee will receive a special name tag We will learn to paint from an instructor who will Location: JCC $30/Member, $40/Non-Member which will allow them to utilize the center help us create a personal piece of art with a Shabbat and its offerings with adult supervision if be- Maximum Participants: 15 theme. All materials will be provided. tween the ages of 8-13 Date: Friday, Feb. 12 (NEOEA Day) Hip-Hop! (Ages 7-12) Time: 1:30–3:30 p.m. Enjoy the fundamentals and specialty moves of hip- Location: JCC hop and breakdance in a high energy, fun, athletic $20/Member $25/Non Member Maximum Partici- environment with awesome beats and a fabulous GROUP EXERCISE pants: 20 instructor. Also, for those 13 and over, check out our adult hip-hop class one hour before with LRS and Group X. Pickleball is Growing at the JCC LIZ RUBINO Dates: Saturdays, Beginning Feb. 6 (8-week course) If you have never played Pickleball Time: 11:00 – 11:55 a.m. now is the time to learn. It’s a fun STUDIOS AT THE JCC $55/Member $65/Non-Member or Drop-In Rate sport that combines elements of $8 tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Minimum 5 Anyone can play and all skill levels One-Day Workshops are welcome at the JCC. We have instructors on hand if you need to For more informa- Make em’ Laugh! Clowning & Juggling! (Ages 10-21) learn the game. Join us! tion on the Studio Participants will work with specialty instructor, Jeff Monday & Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. offerings contact: Hafner (AEA), on the art of clowning. This one-day Tuesday & Thursday: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Liz Rubino 330- master class will lay the foundation for young per- 746-3250 ext. 187 formers to learn the inner Friday: 9:00-11:00 a.m. or workings of comedy, as they Sunday: 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. lrubino@jccyo- explore the rule of 3, peck- ungstown.org ing order, and slapstick, in the context of created scenes Group Exercise Classes We Love! and comic “bits” We’ll also Yoga Liz Rubino’s learn 3 ball juggling. Come Broadway 360 MINIS! (Ages 5-9) This is a gentle stretching class for beginner and in- dressed to move and bring termediate students. The emphasis will be on body The Lion King objects from home to juggle. positioning and breathing that promotes a peaceful These one-day musical theater workshops are Date: Sunday, Feb. 7 connection among your mind, body and spirit. designed to introduce youth to singing, acting Time: 1– 3 p.m. Date: Tues & Thurs and dancing a portion of a Broadway production $35/Member $45/Non-Member number in just 2 hours. Previous workshops have Time: 8:00-8:55 a.m. included the musicals Matilda and Mary Poppins. Minimum: 5 A superb training opportunity for young artists to Cross Training dabble in “triple-threat” land. Challenge your body and build lean muscle by FITNESS engaging in a variety of exercises. This class will Date: Sunday, Jan. 30, 2016 include lunges, weighted squats, jumping jacks, Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. sprints and more. Weights, medicine balls, steps, $35/Member $45/Non-Member For more information on Fitness and Personal Train- and body bars will be incorporated. This exciting Minimum: 8 ing contact: Keith Harry 330-746-3250 ext. 182 or new class changes weekly. Liz Rubino’s Broadway 360 SPOTLIGHT! (Ages [email protected]. Date: Tues/Thurs 10-21) Get fit fast with Personal Training at the JCC! Time: 4:30-5:25 p.m. Wicked Personal Training Benefits These one-day musical theater workshops are de- • Personalized safe and effective fitness pro- signed to teach a “triple-threat” segment of a day in grams AQUATICS the life of a Broadway rehearsal. Students will sing, • Achieve goals in a short time period dance and act an entire Broadway musical number in just 3 hours. • Improve muscle coordination, strength, en- durance, and flexibility Date: Sunday, Jan. 30, 2016 Learn-to-Swim Classes are taught by trained Learn-to-Swim Instruc- Time: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Personal Training sessions now include weighted rope training, suspension training and battle rope tors. The JCC Aquatics department offers swim les- $50/Member $60/Non-Member training. sons throughout the year in private and small group Minimum: 8 settings. Youth Personal Training (ages 8-13) Liz Rubino Studios Presents: Movie Magic! • A package of three, 30-minute personal train- Small Group Lessons Become the star of your own movie. Join Liz Rubino ing sessions, $66.00 (member) All Small Group Learn-to-Swim classes start on the and instructors as they present this exciting film first Saturday of each month. Classes run monthly. scene, writing and film acting course. Participants • Upper body, Lower body, Cardio, and Ab- dominal training specific The deadline to register is the 25th of the previous will write and develop a short movie scene and be- month. (Dec 25 for Jan classes) come the cast of the movie they write. For children • Proper gym etiquette and fitness center be- ages 10+. havior emphasized You & Me Baby Date: Feb. 1, 2, 3, 4, 2016 • At the conclusion of the three sessions, the This is a monthly class where (Continued on p. 20) January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 13 On behalf of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Annual Campaign Thank you To everyone one who participated and donated To the 2015 Combined Jewish Appeal/Annual Campaign Of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation We rely on the community to make a positive difference To Jews in need in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys, Around the world, and in Israel. Our donors make us the best small community in North America! We look forward to another successful year of enriching events and programs. www.JewishYoungstown.org (330) 746-3251

14 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Heritage Manor, a skilled nursing facility like no other, meets the needs of the community’s aging population.

Trips to sites such as the Maltz Museum Akiva’s 2015 graduating class. Akiva Academy, open to students of engage adult participants, through “Dar- all faiths, excels in the education it provides. lene’s Destinations” at the Jewish Community Center.

The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation comprises six agencies that serve the needs of the Jewish community in the Mahoning and Shenan- go Valleys: Jewish Community Center, Heritage Manor, Jewish Commu- nity Relations Council, Levy Gardens, Jewish Family Servces, and The Jewish Journal.

Participants in the Maccabi sports program meet other Jewish youth from around the country and the world.

All ages participated in Mitzvah Day, a community-wide effort to help those in need in the region and in Israel.

The Jewish Community Relations Council brought U.S. Sentaor Sherrod Brown to Levy Gardens to answer residents’ questions and discuss the news from Washington, D.C.

January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 15 In Memoriam Bertha ‘Mimi’ Sniderman Allan Samuel Weinblatt YOUNGSTOWN - Services were grandchildren; and one great-grand- Allan Samuel Weinblatt, 76, of He had a passion for cars and owned held on Dec. 2 at the El Emeth Cem- daughter. Memphis, TN, died on Tuesday, Dec. a large collection of antique vehicles. etery Chapel on Granada Avenue for Mimi was preceded in death by 15, 2015 after a long illness. Allan is survived by his wife, Bertha “Mimi” Sniderman, 90, who her parents, husband, and four sib- Allan was born on January 15, Sherry Weinblatt of Memphis, TN; died Nov. 30 at her home. lings. 1939 in Toledo, OH to Beatrice his daughter Lori Weinblatt and son- Mimi was born to Goldie and Memorials can be directed to The (Bess) Cannon Weinblatt and Harold in-law David Hilton of Portland, ME; Morris Mark on July 16, 1925, in Butler Institute of American Art and/ Weinblatt. his daughter Betzy Lynch and son-in- Brooklyn, N.Y. or Temple El Emeth. He spent his childhood in Toledo law Spencer Lynch of Birmingham, She married Harvey Sniderman Mimi’s family would like to ex- with his younger brother, Howard, AL; his grandchildren Leo Hilton, and moved to Youngstown in 1948. tend their appreciation to the staffs and his extended family of grandpar- Elinor Hilton, Cooper Lynch, and She was a member of Temple El and caregivers from MVI Hospice ents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Corene (Renie) Lynch; his brother Emeth. Care and Home Instead Senior Care He graduated from Devilbiss High Dr. Howard Weinblatt and sister-in- She is survived by her four chil- for the care and friendship they pro- School. On July 26, 1964, he married law Judy of Ann Arbor, MI; his niece dren, Karol (Anthony) Berliner of vided. Sherry Moritz of Ft. Worth, TX. He and nephew Lois Weinblatt and Aar- St. Paul, MN., Mark (Lynn) of So- Arrangements were handled by attended The Ohio State University on Weinblatt; and his beloved dog, lon, Glenn of Youngstown, and Jer- the Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller- and served as a medic in the First Ar- Dezzi. old (Cherie) of Marietta, GA.; nine King Funeral Home. mored Division – 13th Calvary of the Allan was buried in Elmwood U.S. Army from 1961-1963. Cemetery in Birmingham, AL, on He and Sherry moved to Dec. 17, 2015, officiated by Rabbi Jack Lyman Youngstown, OH, in 1967, when he Yossi Posner, eulogized by his broth- became owner and president of the er and daughters. Jack Lyman, who was 99 years old, rest of his life. He worked for WABC Cleveland Auto Wrecking Company, He was also remembered as a gen- died Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Veterans for about 10 years, then went to work which he lead until a health-related erous, accepting, loving storyteller Home in Yountville, CA, where he for the U.S. government and retired early retirement in 2000. who offered great enjoyment and had been living. when he was 65. He also served on and was presi- support to his family and community Mr. Lyman was a bachelor all his Mr. Lyman had a brother, Rich- dent of the Motor Vehicle Dealers during a service on Dec. 20, 2015 at life. His parents were Sadie (Gross- ard who died in the War, two sisters, Board for the state of Ohio during the the Memphis Jewish Home. Dona- man) Lyman and Dr. Louis Lyman. Peggy ( Lyman) Wagman, and Adele 1980s. He was a long-time member of tions in his memory may be made Mr. Lyman was born in (Lyman) Malkin who both lived in Temple El Emeth in Youngstown and to Hillel of Memphis, 3581 Midland Youngstown Oct. 4, 1916. After at- Youngstown. was involved in community-theater Street, Memphis TN 38111 or any tending Rayen High School, Mr. Ly- He leaves two nieces, Ellen ( both as a volunteer and performer. charity/cause of choice. man graduated and went into World Wagman) Barny of California and War II, during which he saw action Nancy (Malkin) Gottesfeld, and a overseas. nephew Richard Malkin, of Califor- After returning from the war. He nia, and nephew Daniel Malkin of decided to go to California for the Youngstown.

Beatrice Guralnik Herman

Beatrice Guralnik Herman passed and opened the Co-Optical optome- away on Nov. 7, 2015 in Cleveland. try practice. Bea worked as the book- Born on July 23, 1925 in Cleve- keeper for nearly 45 years. land, Ohio, Bea was the youngest The Hermans were members of child of Julius and Rose Guralnik. Beth Israel Temple Center, where Bea She graduated from Glenville High was active in the Sisterhood. She also School in 1943 and attended Flora belonged to the Warren Chapter of Stone Mather College of Western Re- Hadassah. serve University for two years. She Bea was known for her creative left school when her fiancé was killed theme parties for holidays celebrated in WWII. in her home, her cooking and knit- In 1947 she met and married Dr. ting talents. Her love of plants was Donald Herman, and they shared 63 expanded when she added a green years together until he died in 2010. They moved to Warren, Ohio in 1948 (Continued on p. 19)

16 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 James Makoff Yasinow

James Makoff Yasinow, former board president from 1995 to 1998. and community service. They also machines, what would cheer him up? president of the After Mr. Yasinow’s retirement as were part of the chaplaincy program Blind for several years, he couldn’t Board of Directors, died Nov. 27 at his a human resources manager in the of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. watch a Cavs game or enjoy a new home in Lyndhurst. He was 84. late 1990s from American Greetings A former member of the Greater book. What would bring some joy to Services were held Dec. 1, at The Corp., where he worked for more than Cleveland Food Bank board of direc- this beloved old man’s day? Park Synagogue East in Pepper Pike. 25 years, he focused much of his time tors, Mr. Yasinow also volunteered at After a few quick phone calls, and Interment took place at Zion Memo- on singing with the Cleveland East The Gathering Place in Beachwood the willing approval of school admin- rial Park. Suburbanaires, a barbershop harmony and for the Jewish Federation of Cleve- istrators, four members of the nation- “He was the kindest man you’d ever chorus. A 1949 graduate of Cleveland land’s Campaign for Jewish Needs. ally recognized Heights Barbershop- meet,” said his daughter, Debbie Yas- Heights High School, he inspired the Mr. Yasinow was the photographer pers were pulled from their classes to inow, assistant director of marketing founding of the Heights High Barber- for family events and a member of the rehearse for another type of show al- and communications for arts, culture shoppers, who won a national compe- Chagrin Valley Camera Club. He also together. and events for the Jewish Federation tition last year. took part in Senior Olympics in tennis It was all to honor their hero, James of Cleveland. “He was born a mensch, Mr. Yasinow, who grew up in and enjoyed golf. Yasinow, a 1949 Heights graduate and and that’s how he lived his life. Cleveland Heights, was inducted into “He made the world a better place a member of the CHHS Alumni Hall “He was always working to make the Cleveland Heights High School and loved his family and the commu- of Fame. Mr. Yasinow didn’t partici- life better for everyone around him. He Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. nity,” Debbie Yasinow said. pate in music when he was a student at was an eternal optimist; he always had He earned a bachelor’s degree in jour- Mr. Yasinow was the devoted fa- Heights because there wasn’t much of a smile on his face and a kind word.” nalism at The Ohio State University in ther of Eric (Paulette Balin,) Yasinow, a program in those days. But as a long- Melissa Yasinow, a lawyer, added, “I Columbus and an MBA from Harvard Bobby Yasinow, and Debbie Yasinow. time resident of the community, he never heard an angry word or a sarcas- Business School in Boston. He was an Adored grandfather of Melissa (Mat- had followed the impressive rise of the tic word from him. It was only in his officer in the U.S. Air Force. thew Shupe,) Denise, Adam, Scott music department over the years, and vocabulary to be kind. He always set a A longtime member of Park Syn- (Sasha Ross,) Spencer, and Trevor Ya- reached out to share his own passion good example.” agogue in Cleveland Heights and sinow. Dear brother of Louise Shultz. in 2006. As a member of the Cleveland At Mr. Yasinow’s funeral service,, Pepper Pike, Yasinow served on the Loving uncle of Miriam Rose (Dan,) East Suburbanaires, he wanted to en- his son, Dr. Eric Yasinow, described synagogue’s board of trustees and as Laura Maoz (Amichai,) Steven, and courage the school’s vocal music di- him as “a 5-foot-2-inch giant.” president of its men’s club. In 1988, he Barry (Tami) Shultz; Jody (Dan Red- rector, Craig McGaughey, to start an a “He was a giant in intellect, a giant received the Centerite Award, Park’s ding-ton,) Jeff (Buck Propst,) and cappella barbershop group. in his capacity to demonstrate love, highest honor, and last year, the Park Joshua Spiegel. Preceded in death by So, Ball and fellow Barbershoppers and a giant measured by his leader- men’s club presented him with a life- parents Dr. Aaron B. and Rose Makoff Maurice Powers and Orion Brock, both ship,” said Eric Yasinow. “He loved time achievement award. Yasinow, and brother Harvey. Loyal seniors, and sophomore Grant Heine- without reservation. He loved with his Mr. Yasinow and his wife of 56 and trusted friend to many and tireless man were eager to give back, and spent whole, giant heart.” years, Marcia, who died in 2013, were volunteer. Friday rehearsing some songs they had Eric Yasinow noted his father’s recipients in 2009 of the Ohio Gover- As Cleveland Heights City Coun- heard Yasinow sing. By 2 p.m. that af- proudest achievement during his ten- nor’s Joined Hearts in Giving Award, cil Member Melissa Yasinow drove ternoon, the impromptu quartet was ure as president of the CJN board was which honors Ohioans who have been to work on the morning of Friday, on its way to Ahuja Medical Center, so the establishment of a pension pro- married 40 years or longer and who Nov. 6, her mind was on her grand- James Yasinow could hear them sing gram for CJN employees. He served as share a commitment to volunteerism father. Stuck in a hospital, hooked to — bringing a huge smile to his face.

Harvey Faber Block, OD

COLUMBUS– Longtime Youngs- he received his Doctor of Optometry children. Creek Country Club, not long after town resident, Harvey Faber Block degree and opened a private practice After stints in the military and his eldest son, Terence, had become OD, died Dec. 31, 2015, in Columbus, in Girard. minor league baseball, Dr. Block de- the club’s youngest champion. Kathy at the age of 91. During that time, he met and voted himself for the next 50 years to Dougherty went on to be an active He was the fourth child born to married Myrna Altshuler, also of providing excellent eye care to resi- member of the LPGA, first as a tour- Morris and Alice Faber Bloch. His sib- Youngstown. Their marriage lasted 70 dents of the Youngstown metropoli- ing professional and then as a teach- lings, Sylvia Segall, Rosalind Chase, years until Myrna’s death in May 2014. tan area. A life-long Buckeye fan, he ing professional. and Bernard Bloch, all predeceased The two are survived by six chil- was an avid golfer, capable of turning A service is planned for early next him. dren, Terence Block, Wendy Allen, the average living room into a func- year. The family asks that any dona- After graduating from Chaney Kathy Dougherty, Richard Block, tional driving range. At age 58, he be- tions in Harvey’s name be made to the High School, Dr. Block attended The Robert Block, and Heidi Sundry; six came the oldest golfer to win the club Make-A-Wish Foundation at wish. Ohio State University, where in 1946, grandchildren; and 11 great-grand- championship at the former Squaw org/content/contact-us.

January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 17 More Christian-Arab enlisting in Israeli military than ever before. FIDF Ohio to host Christian-Arab Israeli soldiers celebrate Christmas panel for Florida snowbirds BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 15 – Ohio natives wintering in Florida will gather for a Friends of the Israel Defense Forc- es (FIDF) Ohio Chapter event on Tues- day, Jan. 12, at the Boca Raton residence of Ileen and Irv Rosner to meet IDF of- ficers and discuss the important roles women play in the military. Women in Israel are required to serve a minimum of two years in the armed forces and the IDF is widely considered a world leader in integrating women into the military. The event, starting at 6:30 p.m., will feature a keynote speech by Brig. Gen. (Res.) Gila Klifi-Amir, a 30-year veteran of the IDF who served as the Chief of the General Staff’s advi- sor on women’s affairs and handled all matters relating to women’s service in the Israeli military. “As a woman officer, I often found myself trying to break the glass ceiling,” said Klifi-Amir. “Up until 20 years ago, women in the IDF served in a narrow Photo/Courtesy of Israeli Christians Recruitment Forum. range of administration and support Recently, Father Naddaf gathered some of these Israeli Christian soldiers for a Christmas party, delivering treats and thanking them for roles. Today, 92% of the jobs in the IDF their service to Israel. are open to women, who serve as pilots, infantry soldiers, artillery combat sol- JERUSALEM, Dec. 23 — Amid in- Naddaf hopes some of Israel’s 165,000 clear voice: enough.” diers, electronic warfare specialists, and creasing discrimination — and even Arab Christians, whom he prefers to call At a Jerusalem ceremony, Father anti-aircraft and naval officers.” violence – against Christian minorities “Israeli Christians,” will follow, identify- Naddaf thanked “Christian donors Also attending will be Israeli Air across the Middle East, a small program ing and being perceived as patriotic Is- around the world” for supporting him Force helicopter pilot Cpt. “K;” FIDF in Israel is dramatically increasing the raelis rather than enemies of the state. through the Fellowship. “Your assis- Ohio Chairman Irwin Haber; and FIDF number of Christian-Arab Israelis who “Calling them ‘Arab-Christian’ puts tance is essential for the strength of Is- Ohio Director Lane Schlessel. join the Israeli military, with the aim them on the side of Palestinians and ter- raeli society,” he said. “This society will FIDF was established in 1981 by of integrating this minority population rorists, when, in reality, they’ve lived in achieve peace and defeat evil.” a group of Holocaust survivors as a into mainstream Israeli society. Israel for generations and just want to Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein founded the 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization With support from the International live in peace and security,” said Naddaf. International Fellowship of Christians with the mission of providing and sup- Fellowship of Christians and Jews, the The Forum, which also provides -fi and Jews (The Fellowship) in 1983 to porting educational, social, cultural, Israeli Christians Recruitment Forum, nancial aid to needy Christian families promote better understanding and co- and recreational programs and facilities led by Father Gabriel Naddaf of Naza- and discharged soldiers, does not re- operation between Christians and Jews, for the heroic men and women of the reth, is multiplying the number of Chris- ceive government support, but last week and build broad support for Israel. IDF. Today, FIDF has more than 150,000 tian nlisting in the Israel Defense Father Naddaf and the Fellowship were Today, The Fellowship is the world’s loyal supporters, and 15 regional of- Forces from just 40 in 2012 to more than recognized by Israel’s Defense Minister, largest organization of Christians ac- fices throughout the U.S. and Panama. 100 in 2014. In March 2015 alone, 102 Moshe Yaalon. tively working with Jews to support FIDF proudly offers its support to IDF Christian Arabs were inducted into the “I believe Israel’s Christian commu- Israel and the Jewish people. Since its soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, and army, through the Forum. nity should integrate more into main- founding, The Fellowship has raised wounded veterans through a variety of Minorities in the Jewish State are not stream Israeli society,” said Naddaf. close to $1.25 billion for this work. The unique and innovative programs. These opportunities reinforce the vital bond drafted into the IDF, although the Arab “Why do the Druze serve? Why do the organization has offices in the U.S., Isra- between the communities in the United Druze minority has remained an excep- Bedouin serve? But not the Christians? el, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and South States, the soldiers of the IDF, and the tion, and Druze have faithfully served It’s because they’re scared. This has to Korea. For more information please vis- State of Israel. For more information, change. It’s time to say in a loud and since Israel’s creation in 1948. Father it www.ifcj.org. please visit: www.fidf.org. 18 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Midwest Region brings hundreds of sufganiyot to Israeli soldiers Hundreds of Israeli soldiers enjoyed Hanukkah cel- ebrations on bases across Israel thanks to support from the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Midwest Region. FIDF’s ambassadors in Israel brought messages of hope and light – and sufganiyot – to the IDF’s Paratroop- ers Brigade, which the FIDF Midwest Region adopted as part of the FIDF Adopt-A-Brigade Program, which al- lows supporters to go beyond their donation to get more involved,providing financial aid for IDF soldiers and their families, supporting Lone Soldiers, and funding general wellbeing activities and weeks of rest and recu- peration for soldiers of the adopted brigade. About Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF): FIDF was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust sur- vivors as a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization with the mis- sion of providing and supporting educational, social, cultural, and recreational programs and facilities for the heroic men and women of the IDF. Today, FIDF has more than 150,000 loyal supporters, and 15 regional offices throughout the U.S. and Panama. FIDF proudly offers its support to IDF soldiers, fami- lies of fallen soldiers, and wounded veterans through a variety of unique and innovative programs. These opportunities rein- force the vital bond between the communities in the United Photo / FIDF. States, the soldiers of the IDF, and the State of Israel. For more Soldiers from the IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade celebrating the third night of Hanukkah in Hebron thanks to support from the information, please visit: www.fidf.org. FIDF Midwest Region.

Beatrice Guralnik Herman (Continued from p. 16) Churchill Commons house to her home. Bea and Don actu- Herman and David Herman. Great ally helped to build their unique home grandchildren are Gabrielle, Natalie, and enjoyed extensive traveling. C.J. Keough and Mira Herman. She Bea was the loving mother of Jef- was the dear sister of Sylvia Eigenfeld frey (Patricia Cluss) Herman, Daniel and the late David Guralnik and the Make every day Locally owned (Deborah Bouton) Herman, Russ cherished aunt, especially of Judy Ei- taste better and operated Herman and Benjamin (Martin Saa- genfeld.(Richard Maron). vedra) Herman. She was the devoted Contributions in her memory may grandmother of Ann (Ryan) Keough, be made to Helen’s Place Alzheimer’s Laura Herman, Joshua (Gwen Gil- and Dementia Center, 27090 Cedar Great Food lespie) Herman, Anna Herman, Julia Rd., Beachwood, OH 44122. Fruit Trays Tableware Rolls, Cakes & Pastries Cards Meat, Vegetable & Relish Trays . Decorations Wing-Dings Thank Yous  Fried Chicken Manischewitz & Mogen David Beverages Kosher Wines  Manischewitz, Mother’s, Streitz, Rokeach, Joyva Kosher Products  See our expanded Kosher section  4700 BELMONT AVENUE  759-9502 

January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 19 ADL’s top 10 inspiring moments (Continued from p. 2) JCC (cont’d from p. 13) Norwegian Muslims form human the document that transformed 2,000 ti-Semitism is an essential responsibility parents assist their children in the wa- chain around Synagogue years of church teaching on Jews and for all of us.” And U.S. Ambassador Sa- ter. Children will learn how to float Judaism. The pope traveled with Rabbi mantha Power warned that, “If we fail to A group of Muslims in Oslo, Norway on their backs and stomachs and will Dr. Abraham Skorka, his close friend expand dramatically the ranks of those improve their motor skills. made a powerful statement against anti- and interfaith collaborator from Bue- fighting anti-Semitism, not only will Semitism in February by organizing a Swim Team nos Aires, with him he co-authored a we fail in our obligations to the Jewish “human chain” of more than 1,000 people book on Catholic-Jewish dialogue. And people, but we will see the weakening to show solidarity with Jews just a week The recreational swim team will have he invited Jewish community leaders in our own societies of the rights and two 7-week sessions for the first part after a fatal shooting at a Denmark syna- to an interfaith service at the 9/11 Mu- bonds that tie us all together.” of the year! gogue. Muslims in Norway, many of them seum in New York City, which opened Winter 2: Jan. 11 – Feb. 26 young women, formed what they dubbed Boy donates life savings to and closed with remarks from Jewish Spring: March 28 – May 20 a “ring of peace” around the city of Oslo’s Mosque participants. The pope’s inspirational Register online. The deadline to regis- main synagogue, greeting members of the leadership in 2015 included several Seven-year-old Jack Swanson was so ter is the Sunday before practice starts small Jewish congregation as they filed statements throughout the year force- upset after learning about the vandal- for the session. out of the house of worship after Sabbath fully and strongly condemning the evils ism of a Texas mosque near his home in prayers. Organizers said the message to Recreational Groups of anti-Semitism. November that he decided to empty his the Jews in Norway was simple: that they piggy bank and donate his life savings Discovery 1 stand in solidarity with victims of anti- Transgender Americans move — $20 that had been collected in pen- Choose ONE of the following practice Semitism against Jews in Europe, includ- from the margin to the main- nies over time – to the Islamic Center times: ing the terror attacks in France in January stream of Pflugerville, Texas. “Jack’s twenty dol- Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30p.m. and in Denmark. President Obama became the first lars are worth $20 million to us because Thursday 5:30 – 6:30p.m. Alert American soldiers thwart president to say the word transgender in it’s the thought that counts,” said a pleas- Friday 5:00-6:00p.m. attack on Paris train a State of the Union address, hired the antly surprised member of the mosque’s $80/session* board. “Jack is just a little older than my Three Americans, including a mem- first out transgender staffer, Raffi Freed- Discovery 2 son, Ibrahim. If we have more kind- ber of the Air Force, an inactive Na- man-Gurspan, and appointed transgen- Choose TWO of the following prac- hearted kids like them in the world, I tional Guard member and a civilian, der attorney Shannon Price Minter to tice times: have hope for our future.” knew something was wrong when they the President’s Commission on White Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30p.m. heard the tell-tale sounds of weapons House Fellowships. Amazon’s ground- Immigration activist Lorella Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. being assembled and loaded in a bath- breaking show “Transparent,” about a Praeli gains her citizenship Friday 5:00 – 6:00p.m. room aboard a train speeding through transgender parent, won five Emmys, $160/session* Lorella Praeli, a DREAMer who Belgium bound for Paris. When a man a Golden Globe, and numerous other lived in the country without legal status emerged from the bathroom, shirtless awards. More than 16.8 million people F.Y.I –Family and Youth Initia- for almost 13 years and who became an and with a high-power rifle slung over tuned in to ABC’s 20/20 to hear athlete tive Dive-In Movie activist in the youth movement that has his soldier, the men responded, over- Caitlyn Jenner come out to Diane Saw- Relax in our pool while watching the pushed for a path to citizenship for an powering the gunman and wrestling yer as transgender. And Scott Turner hit family movie “Inside Out.” estimated 11 million people living in the him to the ground before he could be- Schofield became the first openly trans- Date: Monday, Feb. 15, country without legal rights, took the gin the attack. The gunman, a Moroccan gender actor to play a major role on day- Cost: Free/Member $5/Non Member oath of citizenship at a ceremony at the national, was on the radar of European time television, as the character Nick on National Archives in Washington, D.C., counter-terrorism agencies for his radi- the show The Bold and the Beautiful. ending her long struggle to become a cal extremist views. ADL later honored U.N. General Assembly convenes U.S. citizen. Originally from Peru, Prae- Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek first-ever session on anti-Semi- li’s outspoken activism with United We Skarlatos for preventing the August ter- tism Dream has inspired thousands with a ror attack with the ADL Heroism Award At a time when anti-Semitism was message that immigrants have a voice in at an event in Silicon Valley. on the rise around the world, the U.N. this country, and her optimistic message Pope Francis celebrates 50th General Assembly convened an im- has served as a counterpoint to those anniversary of Nostra Aetate; portant session dedicated to combat- politicians and pundits who have op- makes first visit to U.S. ing this pernicious hatred against Jews. posed immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship. Praeli says she Pope Francis inspired millions of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined found her voice after her early involve- people in October as he brought a mes- ministers from Germany, France and ment with anti-bias programs in ADL’s sage of peace and interfaith harmony the European Union and Ambassadors Connecticut Region. to the U.S., where he also took time to from approximately 50 governments in The Anti-Defamation League, founded meet with Jewish community represen- raising their voices at the General As- in 1913, is the world’s leading organization tatives in Philadelphia and New York sembly at its first meeting dedicated to the rise of anti-Semitism worldwide. In fighting anti-Semitism through programs and participate in a conference celebrat- and services that counteract hatred, preju- ing the Golden Jubilee of Nostra Aetate, a statement of support for the session, President Obama said, “Combating an- dice and bigotry. 20 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 Morocco’s King Mohammed V honored for protecting Jews Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2015 month after Morocco unveiled its just- (MACP) -King Mohammed VI’s late completed “Houses of Life” project, grandfather, Mohammed V, posthu- which since 2010 has restored 167 Jew- mously received the inaugural Rever- ish cemeteries across the North African end Martin Luther King Jr.-Rabbi Abra- Kingdom under the high patronage of ham Heschel Award in a ceremony at- King Mohammed VI. In a Capitol Hill tended by hundreds on Sunday at B’nai event co-sponsored by the American Jeshurun congregation in New York Jewish Committee and CJCM honor- City. Initiated this year by KIVUNIM: ing the project, Senator Ben Cardin (D- the Institute for World , MD) and Representative André Carson the award honors King Mohammed V (D-IN), recognized Morocco’s leader- for protecting Morocco’s 250,000 Jews ship in the area of religious tolerance. from discrimination and annihilation “This is a major moment,” Senator in the early 1940s, when Morocco was Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate a French protectorate occupied by the Committee on Foreign Relations, had pro-Nazi Vichy forces. said, “and what you are doing in Mo- Princess Lalla Hassna, King Moham- rocco will be an inspiration to leaders med VI’s sister, accepted the award on in other parts of the world to bring our behalf of her late grandfather. Dignitar- communities together and to recognize ies from Morocco’s Jewish community, that diversity is our strength, it is our including royal advisor André Azoulay heritage, it is our future.” and Secretary General of the Council Congressman Carson, who is a of Jewish Communities of Morocco member of the House Permanent Select (CJCM) and Ambassador-at-Large Committee on Intelligence, had also Serge Berdugo, also attended the cer- commended Morocco for setting an emony. example “for all of us, to celebrate the In a speech read to the audience by future of peaceful coexistence, and ef- Mr. Azoulay, King Mohammed VI said, fectively unity.” “We are living at a time and in a world in “King Mohammed V’s courage and which the collective imagination of our strength in protecting his Jewish sub- societies is too often impaired, not to jects during World War II reminds us say poisoned, by regression and archa- of Morocco’s rich history and long tra- ism. By capitalizing on the depth and re- dition of religious freedom, cultural silience of the legacy left by my revered diversity, and peaceful coexistence be- grandfather His Majesty Mohammed V, tween Jews and Muslims unrivalled in we can, together, set out to recover the the Arab world,” said former US Am- lost expanses of reason and mutual re- bassador to Morocco Edward M. Ga- spect which have vanished from many briel. “This respect for Morocco’s Jewish parts of the world.” heritage continues to this day.” Photo/Patricia R. Kelvin The award ceremony came just one The interior of the Synagogue in Fez, Morocco. U.N. General Assembly adopts Israeli resolution Yiddish Theatre NEW YORK - World Jewish Con- eas stricken by poverty and hunger, as simply because it was submitted by the (cont’d from p. 10) gress CEO and Executive Vice President well as natural disasters such as drought. Jewish state.” sented in the Museum’s unique Core Ex- Robert Singer welcomed the United “So many regions suffering from Singer also praised Israel’s Perma- hibition and award-winning special ex- Nations General Assembly’s decision hunger and drought will benefit im- nent Representative to the UN, Danny hibitions. Acclaimed public programs, to adopt an Israeli resolution to utilize mensely from this resolution, which will Danon, for his active efforts in promot- including discussions, films, plays, and agricultural technology for sustainable enable them access to the technological ing the resolution. concerts, highlight the richness of Jew- development, despite the Arab bloc’s at- tools necessary for helping themselves The has lob- ish culture and ideas. The Museum’s tempts to prevent its passage because it in times of need, thanks to Israel’s lead- bied in recent months for the passage of mission extends across the country and was submitted by Israel. ership in the field,” Singer said. “I wel- the resolution in diplomatic meetings the world with Fellowships at Auschwitz The resolution passed Tuesday, with come the General Assembly’s recogni- with various governments and repre- for the Study of Professional Ethics and 146 votes in favor, none against and 36 tion of this important resolution and the sentative bodies, particularly on the initiatives with affiliate organizations: abstentions. The resolution promotes humane solutions it provides, despite sidelines of the UNGA in late Septem- the Auschwitz Jewish Center and Jew- accessible agricultural technology in ar- efforts by Israel’s detractors to bury it ber. ishGen. www.mjhnyc.org January 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 21 Shlichim A new year – the Shlichim perspective Ethiopian Concept night! Every ending is a beginning of some- and embrace the beginning. This way, thing new. All beginnings are difficult. the new beginning will always look We’re inviting you to participate in But is the ending any less difficult? If brighter. traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony. not, where is the fun? Where is the joy? So, what is so hard about beginnings? We’ll learn recipes of traditional Ethiopian food while listening to a Fun is in the great friend that was Is it the new faces? New systems? lecture about the immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. once a total stranger, and you ask your- New partner? New teacher or students? Light meal will be served. self, “Why was I too shy to say hello at Maybe we need to get used to some-

the beginning?” thing new or change something we Thursday, January 7th, 2016 Fun is accomplishing something and loved. 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. remembering how hard it was at the be- Maybe we feel older, or feel as if we Adult lounge in the JCC ginning. need to improve ourselves all the way Fun is seeing the flower grow after from the start. Cost: $10/Member you planted it as a seed. Sometimes, we are so busy with the $15/Non member Fun is seeing the result of the diet difficulties of the beginnings and forget and thinking about how you were when to dream about the future, forget why you began it. we have this new beginning. Fun is in seeing your kids grow and With every new beginning we get Must R.S.V.P by 01.03.2016 becoming successful, and remembering new opportunities. We get a blank page, To Gon Erez at 330-746-3250 how nervous you were when they didn’t or sometimes this page is half full. It’s up ext. 159 do their homework. to us to decide. or Fun is in seeing the actual speech af- Whether it’s the beginning of a new [email protected] ter it began with just one sentence and school year, a new job, or a new life, be- zero ideas. ginnings are the basis for every big suc- Fun can be everywhere and all the cess. Let’s not waste them with thinking time. It’s all a matter of the right attitude. “what if?” Every day is a new beginning, Every day is a new beginning. Live Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is the moment, and dream the future. a new day with no mistakes in it? Happy New Year! From the Virgin Islands to the holy land Don’t wait until the end before you Gon and Shai. — a lunch-and-learn program see what you’ve done. Enjoy all the way Jocheved Bra- nigan was born as a Christian Worth Celebrating in the Virgin Islands. Later in her life, she Congratulations to — Welcome to the World — discovered the Joelle Umstead, daughter of Olivia Sara Cole was born Nov. 29 Jewish World Raymond Umstead and Gail to Kevin and Marissa Cole. Kevin is and converted to Bloom Umstead, received her Mas- the son of Bonnie and Michael Cole Judaism. After ters of Arts degree in Speech-Lan- and the grandson of Abe and Florence her conversion guage Pathology from Kent State Harshman. They reside in Sudbury she decided to University in December, 2015. Mass. Olivia has a 2 1/2 year old sister make Aliyah She graduated Summa Cum Juliana. (immigrated to Laude with a Bachelor of Science Israel). Joch- degree, minoring in Jewish studies eved lived in an in May, 2014 from Kent State Uni- orthodox town versity. where she fell in Following a trip to Israel, Jo- love and married elle with be residing in Columbus, an Israeli man. OH, to pursue her career. Jocheved passed away three years ago. Her daughter Maayana, today is the Shli- cha in Akron, and she will tell the story of her mother’s life. Date: Wednesday, Feb.3, lic. Lunch will be served. Time: 11:30-1:00 p.m. Must R.S.V.P by Jan 27 to Gon Erez. Location: Multi-Purpose Room. 330-746-3250 ext. 159 or This event is free and open to the pub- [email protected] 22 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine January 2016 In 2016, Chabad’s personal touch might make largest strides for college campus outreach By Jeffrey F. Barken/JNS.org campus mission is seeing rapid growth. Slonim and his wife, Rivkah, the couple have no beginning, middle, or end. In- There are currently 230 Chabad campus that founded the SUNY Binghamton stead, a keyword search directs visitors The Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s centers serving Jewish students at 500 chapter 30 years ago. He now serves to specific content of interest. Unique- robust Internet presence, and its net- schools. Typically, a Chabad-Lubavitch alongside his parents with his wife, Ha- ly, Chabad.org — the website for the work of emissaries who foster Jewish couple staffs each center, with the initia- dasa. Chabad-Lubavitch philosophy, move- life in communities ranging from the tive echoing the principles of openness “My parents [initially] rented a one- ment, and organization—mimics the urban to the remote, are two of the most and outreach that define Chabad in gen- bedroom apartment. Sometimes they real-world interaction that generations common elements associated with the eral. would have 5-15 students over for Shab- of Jews seeking refuge, instruction, and Hassidic sect. But at the start of 2016, “Many parents of current students bat dinner. Today, we have a steady 300- a deeper connection to their faith have Chabad might be poised to make its forged relationships with emissaries 400 students attending Shabbat din- found around the world when they en- largest strides in the arena of the college years ago,” Rabbi Yossy Gordon, execu- ners,” Rabbi Levi Slonim tells JNS.org. counter Chabad emissaries. campus. tive vice president of Chabad on Cam- The Binghamton Chabad center has On Chabad.org, a busy three-col- In November, nearly 5,200 Chabad pus International, tells JNS.org. “Now, grown alongside the university, which umned website structure presents di- rabbis and community leaders from 86 we’re seeing their children at their alma now attracts many students from Jew- verse subject headings. These links countries gathered in Brooklyn, N.Y., maters doing the same thing. It’s become ishly observant and Orthodox homes. lead to rich content that merges illu- for the International Conference of generational, somewhat of a family tra- The fact that married couples man- minating storytelling with historical Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. The an- dition for young men and women to re- age most Chabad houses establishes a anecdotes and descriptions of Chabad nual conference demonstrates the en- turn not only to the school their parents home-like atmosphere characterized services, while positing topics for dis- thusiasm shared by Chabad emissaries went to, but to Shabbat tables and Torah by a family’s devotion to the population cussion. as they seek to revive Jewish awareness classes at local Chabad centers as well.” and philosophy they serve. The website’s “About” page states that and practices around the world. Rabbi Levi Slonim, head of program- “Typically, it’s a lifetime commit- the Chabad movement’s “system of Jew- In the wake of the conference, ming and development at The Rohr ment,” Levi Slonim explains. “We serve ish religious philosophy” teaches “un- Chabad leaders are devoting renewed Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life until we have fulfilled the need, and it’s derstanding and recognition of the Cre- energy and resources to the Chabad on at State University of New York (SUNY), less of a profession and more of a com- ator, the role and purpose of creation, Campus program. Efforts to bring the Binghamton, has witnessed firsthand mitment.” and the importance and unique mission Chabad movement to colleges and uni- the exponential growth of Chabad on Couples are therefore preferred over of each creature,” thereby inaugurating versities began in the 1940s. Today, the Campus. He is the son of Rabbi Aaron singles as Chabad emissaries, because a lifelong process of self-reflection that “until you’re married you haven’t really guides an observant person’s daily exis- decided your life’s work,” says Slonim, tence. who adds that a Chabad center’s hosts Elsewhere on Chabad.org, there is a need to be able to address issues of both portal—“Ask the Rabbi”—that answers genders. questions about the Jewish religion. “It’s a real partnership,” he says. Similarly, visitors seeking guidance on As a result of the vast network estab- brit milah, bar mitzvah, marriage, and lished by his family during the past 30 other practices encounter a selection years, Slonim now receives daily com- of resources ranging from articles, tu- munications from former SUNY Bing- torials, and advice columns. The web- hamton students. site, however, ultimately steers visitors “We do reunions once a year, and toward direct involvement with their you get hundreds of people from all dif- local Jewish communities through the ferent years coming together,” he says. “Chabad Locator” search option for “There are so many people impacted Chabad centers. by our services [in ways] we will never Jews, from children to college stu- know. Suddenly we hear years later… dents to adults to the elderly, encounter [how] the nature of our work is personal Chabad emissaries when their curiosity and touches people in different ways.” about Judaism, or a longing for commu- The personal aspect, it seems, is the nity, prompts a concerted exploration. salient common thread underlying the An individual’s path forward is guided Chabad experience both in person and by Chabad affiliates, yet ultimately -de online. fined by his or her independent discov- Websites scattered throughout the eries. For that matter, SUNY Bingham- Internet provide multiple points of en- ton Chabad’s Levi Slonim says the goal try. Unlike books, movies, TV shows, of “owning Judaism” is a guiding prin- and other traditional media, websites ciple behind his work.

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