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The Jewish Federation of San Antonio Will “Gift” $1000 to First Time Jewish Overnight Campers Through One Happy Camper Grants INSIDE: What’s been happening in your community? PAGE 20 The Jewish Journalof san antonio TISHREI - CHESHVAN, 5777 Published by The Jewish Federation of San Antonio NOVEMBER 2016 More than $194,000 raised in a single day Making an Impact MORE PHOTOS! and Changing Lives See photos of volunteers who TODA RABA! Thank helped make an impact at you to the more than 100 Super Sunday! PAGE 22-23 community volunteers who collectively raised a record the community came breaking $194,229 at Super together to reach out to their Sunday, on September 25, at fellow community members The Campus, representing – to Make an Impact and a 23% increase over last Change Lives. year’s achievement. Super Super Sunday co-chairs, PARTNERSHIP CORNER Sunday was truly a day Greg Davis & Liz Rockstroh San Antonio and Israeli of “Community”, where children build new volunteers from all parts of See SUPER SUNDAY, page 22 friendships and understanding. PAGE 11 CELEBRATE HMMSA teams with educators Jewish community to gather SHABBAT GRANTS and AT&T to promote to commemorate Kristallnacht Host a Shabbat get Learn together compliments and Remember and other The San Antonio to more than thousands of of PJ Library. Holocaust Memorial Jewish businesses, hundreds Museum, in partnership PAGE 7 of synagogues and schools, education programs with Congregation Agudus and murdered dozens of The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Achim and Temple Beth- Jews. San Antonio (HMMSA) has received El, will host a Kristallnacht Approximately a $15,000 grant from AT&T which Commemoration program 30,000 Jewish men were will ensure area teachers continue to for the entire community at rounded up and sent to have access to an innovative Learn and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. concentration camps. Remember program and other teaching 9 at Temple Beth-El. The program at Temple tools provided by the Museum. Kristallnacht refers to Beth-El, geared towards the night of November 9, religious school students GET YOUR TICKETS Area educators, community leaders and Holocaust survivor Anna Rado 1938, when the sounds of and their families, will Still need tickets to the breaking glass shattered the JCC’s Main Event? See REMEMBER, page 15 air, as German Nazis set fire See GATHERING, page 15 PAGE 26 12500 N. W. NON PROFIT WHAT’S INSIDE Military ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE Highway, #200 CANDLE LIGHTING 4 SENIOR NEWS 34 San Antonio, PAID ARTS & CULTURE 19 PERSPECTIVE 36 TX 78231 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHAT’S HAPPENING 20 US & WORLD 38 Change PERMIT NO. 17 IN THE COMMUNITY 26 MAZAL TOV 43 Service Requested Home- Requested Delivery By YOUTH NEWS 32 Nov. 5, 2016 Also read the Journal online at: www.jfsatx.org PAGE TWO The Jewish Journal of san antonio PUBLISHED BY SUPPORTED BY The Jewish Federation of San Antonio Grants from the Helen Arronge 12500 N. W. Military Highway, #200 Fund, the Eilenberg Family San Antonio, TX 78231 Memorial Endowment Fund, the Charles Atkin Memorial Trust (210)302-6960 Fund, the Freeman Education www.jfsatx.org Fund and the Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. RONIT SHERWIN, CEO JONATHAN GURWITZ, Board Chair LESLIE KOMET AUSBURN, Editor/Director of Marketing & Communication ADVERTISING SALES PROOFREADERS Sandy Leigh Idelle Abramson Eleanor Komet Debbie Linck GRAPHIC DESIGNER Barbara Argo Marsha Surad Lauren Sandoval is a proud member of the Jewish Federations of North America. EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS: The submission deadline for the DECEMBER 2016 issue of the Jewish Journal is NOV. 12, 2016 at noon. All materials submitted after this date will be considered for the following issue. How to submit: Email submissions to [email protected] • Articles & Announcements - Email as word documents. Articles submitted for consideration are subject to editing. • Photos - Email high resolution images (300 dpi) in jpg attachments only. ADVERTISING: To place an advertisement or request ad rates, contact Sandy Leigh at (240) 498-8999 or [email protected]. Ad deadlines for DECEMBER 2016 ISSUE: • Ad space reservations due no later than NOV. 12, 2016 by noon; • Press ready ads due by NOV. 16, 2016. Please include a contact name and phone number with all submissions. Emerge Yourself The Jewish Journal is a free publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, and is published in print and online 11 times a year In Elegance as a public service to the community. Donations to offset production and mailing costs are always welcome. at the JEWISH JOURNAL EDITORIAL POLICY The Jewish Journal of San Antonio is a monthly publication created Éilan Hotel & Spa and paid for by the Jewish Federation of San Antonio. The Journal's primary focus is creating awareness and engagement within the local Jewish community about activities, programs and issues with which the Jewish Federation is involved. As a service to the broader Jewish community, area synagogues and organizations are invited to submit content relevant to the Jewish 18603 La Cantera Terrace community at large for publication consideration. San Antonio, Texas 78256 Items selected for publication are done so solely at the discretion of the Journal Editor and the Jewish Federation. Submissions may be edited and/or re-written for content and length. 210-598-2900 We aim to fairly reflect the breadth and depth of activities and Jewish www.eilanhotel.com life taking place in the San Antonio Jewish community. 2 NOVEMBER 2016 A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio THE JEWISH JOURNAL THE JEWISH JOURNAL A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio NOVEMBER 2016 3 YOUR FEDERATION DOLLARS AT WORK CANDLE LIGHTING A time of gratitude and calm Friday, Nov. 4 Friday, Nov. 25 Light Candles at: 6:27 p.m. Light Candles at: 5:17 p.m. We are almost there – Letter from can help us unite, at Shabbat, Nov. 5 Shabbat, Nov. 26 the conclusion of the 2016 our CEO least before the holiday Shabbat Ends: 7:21 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 6:13 p.m. Presidential Campaign! decorations emerge and RONIT While talking politics is SHERWIN remind us that we are not Friday, Nov. 11 Friday, Dec. 2 tricky business, I think it all of the same faith and Light Candles at: 5:22 p.m. Light Candles at: 5:16 p.m. is safe to say that many, if traditions. Thanksgiving Shabbat, Nov. 12 Shabbat, Dec. 3 not most, of us are ready typical work weeks, each is one of my favorite Shabbat Ends: 6:17 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 6:13 p.m. for the campaign season capped by Shabbat. My holidays because it has to be completed. I eagerly family knows that I cherish no ‘yontif.’ Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 18 await the chance to move a “normal” week, a week is for all Americans, no Light Candles at: 5:19 p.m.. forward and work towards without an event or a matter what religion you Shabbat, Nov. 19 a sense of unity that series of meetings. I love a practice or where you may Shabbat Ends: 6:14 p.m. highlights the strength of Shabbat without plans and fall on any spectrum of our great democracy and a Sunday at home, reading observance. the leadership responsibility the newspaper and cooking Gratitude is something we carry in our world. lunch and dinner. I am for which we can all Looking for As a Jewish people, we grateful for a non-eventful aspire. I often times do not have also moved beyond day. properly acknowledge the the community the High Holiday season Though our Jewish plenty I have. I have much CALENDAR OF EVENTS? and are now entering the calendar is calm this to be thankful for at this slower paces of the winter month, we have reason to moment, and November The monthly calendar for the San month. Between now and celebrate as Americans. I helps me to remember Antonio Jewish Community is now Hanukkah, we have fairly hope that Thanksgiving those blessings. available online on the website of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio. Keep up with the most up to date happenings IN LOVING MEMORY at www.jfsatx.org. Elie Guggenheim Rivian “Cookie” Markey Simply click on “Community Calendar” for a comprehensive listing of Jewish community events. Robert Gernsbacher Edmund Serfaty Submissions for consideration may be emailed to Dr. Gary Gossen / 2x2 units (4 units) Caitlin Strayer at [email protected]. Jewish Journal - April16 Interest-Free Loans. Because ‘Life Happens!’ Gastroenterology Clinic of San Antonio, P.A. 8550 Datapoint Dr. Suite 200 San Antonio, TX 78229 210-615-8308 We help make the impossible Fax: 210-615-8313 POSSIBLE! Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Antonio Please visit our website at drgossen.com 210.736.4352 | www.hfla-sa.org | info@hfla-sa.org 4 NOVEMBER 2016 A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio THE JEWISH JOURNAL YOUR FEDERATION DOLLARS AT WORK Front right to left: Docent Committee Chair, Marge Gregerman and Kristin Becky Hoag and Survivor, Rose Williams; Hernandez Docents Ed and Lynn Scheiber Docent in training Jody Reddy and Ellen Back right to left: Docents in training Ollervidez Phyllis and Steve Cole. HMMSA: Month at a Glance September was a busy month for the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio staff and docents. The month included a docent education planning meeting, a field trip to Austin to see a temporary HMMSA Chairs and Docents meet to plan Docent Education (Clockwise from bottom Holocaust exhibit at the Bullock left): Vicki Aarons (Education Committee Chair), Matthew Faulkner (Programs Museum, and an exciting reception Coordinator), Kristin Hernandez (Collections Manager), Gene Festa (Docent), Ed where the Museum was awarded Scheiber (Docent), Lynn Scheiber (Docent), Marge Gregerman (Exhibits Committee grant funds from the Charity Ball. Co-Chair), Becky Hoag (Docent Committee Chair), Juana Rubalcava (Education HMMSA volunteers Barbara and Burt Arnow.
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