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the Jewish bserver www.jewishobservernashville.org Vol. 82 No. 5 • May 2017 5 Iyyar-6 Sivan 5777 Chef Joe will be manning the grill as community Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration returns to Red Caboose Park oe Perlen has cooked the food for a lot of community events What: Free community over the years – fundraisers and celebration of Yom Purim carnivals at Akiva School, Ha’atzmaut, Israeli BBYO’s annual Pasta before Independence Day Passover party. J“At Akiva they call me Chef Joe,” When: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, he says. “I know how to cook for a whole May 7 bunch of people,” On Sunday, May 7, Chef Joe will be Where: Red Caboose Park, cooking for one of the Nashville Jewish The popular New York-based trio Jonathan Rimberg and Friends, show here at the 694 Colice Jeanne Road community’s largest gatherings – the 2016 Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration in Red Caboose Park, will again provide the musical entertainment at this month’s celebration of Israel’s independence day. (Photo by Rick Malkin) Contact: Adi Ben Dor at annual celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, sponsored it will move indoors at the GJCC.) has been organizing the celebration. [email protected] by Jewish Federation of Nashville and Returning to provide the musical The Nashville Israeli folk dance group Middle Tennessee in conjunction with entertainment this year will be a three- will be on hand to lead traditional kosher hot dogs and will also provide typ- the Gordon Jewish Community Center man band led by Jonathan Rimberg, a and contemporary Israeli dancing, she ical Israeli fare like falafel, pita and salad. and the active participation of the local popular New York City musician and said, and there will be a bouncy house, There will also be three food trucks pro- congregations and Jewish agencies. bandleader whose synthesizes tradition- face painting and other activities for viding parve and dairy fare: Farm2Mesa, The celebration will be from 3-6 al Jewish, Israeli and American style children. Dan’s Gourmet Mac & Cheese, and Blue p.m. at Red Caboose Park at 694 Colice music, said Adi Ben Dor, the Jewish And food, of course. Perlen will be Monkey Shaved Ice. Jeanne Road in Bellevue. (If there’s rain, Federation’s community shlichah, who bringing the grill from Akiva to cook Continued on pages 3 On Yom Hashoah, story of WWII sergeant who saved hundreds of Jewish POWs illustrates how “choices matter” By CHARLES BERNSEN

n his remarks last month at the Nashville community’s annual Yom Hashoah ceremony, Chris Edmonds referred over and over again to the choices large and small that individuals make every day. I“Those choices matter,” the East Tennessee Baptist pastor told several hundred people gathered in the sanctuary at The Temple to remember and honor those who perished in the Holocaust. “Even ordinary people can make extraordinary choices, epic choices, choices that can change the lives of thousands of people.” His father, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, made such a choice on the morning of Jan. 27, 1945 when, as the highest-ranking soldier in a German POW camp, he defied the camp’s Nazi commandant and saved the lives of about 200 fellow Jewish soldiers. The commandant had ordered Chris Edmonds speaks with religious school students before the Yom Hashoah cer- The event included a traditional can- Edmonds, a 25-year-old infantryman who emony at The Temple on April 23. Roddie’s Code is the organization he runs to dle-lighting ceremony for holocaust sur- had been captured during the Battle of inspire “heroic choices” through the story of his father, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie vivors and their descendants like Erin Continued on pages 2 Edmonds. (Photos by Charles Bernsen) Coleman and her son.

A Publication of the As she leaves At Vanderbilt, Health & her Foundation it was seders, Beauty post for a new seders and Special adventure, Risa more Section Klein Herzog seders page 9 says she will page 15 not forget her communal roots WWW.JEWISHNASHVILLE.ORG page 4 Yom Hashoah Continued from page 1 contained an offhand remark by Lester the Bulge less than 40 days earlier, to Tanner, one of the Jewish soldiers his have only Jewish POWs report for the father had saved. After talking to Tanner morning presentation, presumably for and others, the younger Edmonds was deportation to a concentration camp. able to document the story. Instead Edmonds had every one of the Last year Roddie Edmonds became nearly 1,300 hundred POWs report, tell- one of only five U.S. servicemen recog- ing the commandant, “We are all Jews.” nized as a Righteous Among the Nations, Even when the commandant held a gun Israel’s highest honor for non-Jews who to his head, Edmonds refused to comply. risked their lives to save Jews during the After a few moments, the German officer Holocaust. With then President Barack lowered his weapon and walked away. Obama in attendance, Chris Edmonds “I’m so proud of my father and grate- was presented the Righteous medal and ful for the choice he made,” Edmonds certificate by Israeli Ambassador Ron said. “My challenge to you is to live like Dermer on the 71st anniversary of that Dad did. Choose right over wrong, good fateful day. over evil. Stand for the dignity of life.” Though he father won a number of The annual Yom Hashoah com- military decorations and is being consid- memoration was sponsored by the ered for the military’s most prestigious Community Relations Committee of award, the Medal of Honor, Edmonds the Jewish Federation of Nashville and said, “I’m convinced the honor from Middle Tennessee. In addition to the Israel is the highest Dad will ever receive presentation by Edmonds, it included a this side of heaven.” traditional candle-lighting ceremony by Too few people stood up to the evil Holocaust survivors and their families as of anti-Semitism during the Holocaust, well as special readings and prayers led Edmonds said. “But today there are mil- by local clergy. The event ended with lions of Christians like me who love the the singing of “Hatikvah,” the Israeli nation of Israel and we will always stand national anthem. with you.” Roddie Edmonds died in 1985, never Today, Edmonds heads an organiza- having told his family about the remark- tion called Roddie’s Code that seeks to able events that had occurred 40 years inspire heroes through his father’s story, earlier. His son found out about his and in a special presentation to religious father’s heroism only after reading a school students before the ceremony, 2008 article in the New York Times that he emphasized that, like his father, they

Holocaust survivors Frances Cutler Hahn and her husband, George Hahn, light candles during the Yom Hashoah ceremony. have “the power to influence, the power died earlier this year.) to inspire people to do good” through the In the video, Tanner recalls that he choices they make. never saw Roddie Edmonds after their “And then you will live heroically camp was liberated on the second day of and do what the Talmud says: Go save Passover in 1945. your world,” he said. “But he has never been out of my Perhaps the most poignant moment mind. It has been the defining experience of the Yom Hashoah event was when of my life,” Tanner said. Edmonds showed a short excerpt from Noting that his 18 children, grand- a video featuring remarks from sev- children and great-grandchildren eral of the Jewish soldiers saved by “wouldn’t be here without him,” Tanner his father – Tanner and Sidney “Skip” added, “He was a righteous man.” Friedman, both successful lawyers, and For his part, Chris Edmonds said, Irwin “Sonny” Fix, a successful tele- “The greatest joy and blessing of my life vision executive who hosted the chil- has been meeting the men my father dren’s show “Wonderama.” (Friedman stood up for. I love these men.” •

Chris Edmonds (center) was presented with a Jerusalem medallion by Jewish Federation Executive Director Mark S. Freedman and Federation Community Relations Committee Chair Ron Galbraith. “This links the city of our hearts to the city of your heart and the city in which Roddie Edmonds will live forever,” Freedman said.

With Rabbi Saul Strosberg accompanying on the piano, Cantor Tracy Fishbein sings “Eli, Roddie Edmonds is now on the list of Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem, the Eli” during the Yom Hashoah ceremony. Israeli Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem. 2 May 2017 The Observer PBS show documents how advanced archeological techniques helped verify Holocaust escape story By TOM TUGEND self” and did not speak of his experiences. The little he learned of his father’s LOS ANGELES (JTA) – A one- past came in two ways: One was the annu- hour TV program that aired last month al reunion, on the last day of Passover, on the PBS show “Nova” document- held by escapees who had settled in Israel. ed how new scientific methods were At dinner, when shots of vodka loosened employed to support an incredible tongues, the men talked of the past, pay- Holocaust escape story. ing no attention to the boy listening in. “Holocaust Escape Tunnel,” In later years, Gol discovered that sheds new light on the attempt by 80 his father had kept a written record of his imprisoned men and women — mostly past, which the son translated into English. Lithuanian Jews — to make a break for One small recollection from the diary: the freedom in the face of Nazi bullets. The persistent stink from the combination of show documents the application of new kerosene and tar the prisoners had to pour methods of archeological investigation on the wood pyres to fan the flames. to verify what would otherwise be a near- At the time of the tunnel’s discov- ly unbelievable story. ery, Seligman of the Israel Antiquities The documentary is set in and around Authority wrote, “As an Israeli whose Vilna, the Yiddish and Hebrew designa- family originated in Lithuania, I was tion for Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. reduced to tears on the discovery of the At its peak, before World War II and the escape tunnel at Ponar. This discovery is Holocaust, the city had a Jewish popula- Jews digging a trench in the Ponar Forest in which they were later shot and buried. (Photo a heartwarming witness to the victory of tion of some 77,000, 105 synagogues, the courtesy of Yad Vashem) hope over desperation. The exposure of largest Jewish library in the world, and six absence of any physical evidence of camp in Munich, Germany. The elder this tunnel enables us to present not only daily Jewish newspapers. the alleged tunnel. Lithuania — already Gol died in 1986 at the age of 77, and the horrors of the Holocaust, but also the The vigorous Jewish life in Vilna beleaguered by charges of its wartime his son will be 68 in July. The family ini- yearning for life.” started to decline in 1940, when the collaboration with the Germans — tially immigrated to Israel, then moved With the deaths of the last eyewit- Soviet Union absorbed Lithuania. It showed little enthusiasm for further to the United States. nesses of the Holocaust, Freund said, was almost completely destroyed after investigations. Abe Gol, who lives in Pembroke historians will have to rely increasingly German armies attacked Russia in 1941, In recent years, however, with a Pines, FL., told JTA that friends recalled on yet unknown scientific and techno- quickly conquering Lithuania. change of attitude by a new generation of his father as a young man full of life and logical advances to preserve and enlarge Within a year Nazis shot and killed Lithuanians, their government was ready as a natural leader. However, the father our knowledge of the great tragedy of the most of the Jews and tossed their corps- to seek the truth about the Holocaust and young Abe knew “withdrew within him- 20th century. • es into huge pits in the nearby Ponar invite outside experts to participate. Forest, initially dug by the Soviets to An initial contact was Jon Seligman, store fuel and ammunition. One pit a leading researcher with the Israel alone held 20,000 to 25,000 corpses. Antiquities Authority. Freund, of the In late 1943, with Russian armies University of Hartford, also was inter- advancing from the east and partisans ested — he had directed archaeological attacking German supply lines in sur- projects at the Sobibor extermination rounding forests, Hitler’s headquarters camp in Poland, as well as at six ancient in Berlin decided to cover up the monu- sites in Israel. In 2014, the two scholars mental massacre by ordering that all the decided to cooperate on the project, bodies be cremated. spurred by their similar ancestral descent The Germans ordered the region’s from Vilna Jews. A third member of the surviving Jews, along with some Russian documentary team with Jewish roots in prisoners of war, to first chop down large Eastern Europe was Paula Apsell, the trees in the forests, cut them into planks, senior executive producer for “Nova.” form huge layers of wood, spread the In approaching the project, the team bodies between the layers and then set ruled out using the traditional method of them aflame. Methodically, the Germans digging into an archaeological site with formed 10 “burning brigades,” each con- spades and machines. The memorial at the infamous “Burning Pit” where the Nazis burned the bodies of thousands of their Jewish victims in order to hide evidence of their atrocities. (Photo by Ezra sisting of 80 prisoners, mainly Jewish. “Traditional archaeology uses a Wolfinger for WGBH) After a day’s work, the “burners” highly destructive method,” Freund told were held in pits and their feet shackled. JTA. “You only have one chance to get One such unit, consisting of 76 men and it right and you can’t repeat an experi- Yom Ha’atzmaut four women, decided it was duty bound ment. Additionally, in our case, we were Continued from page 1 (This year, the two holidays fall on May to pass on the truth to the world and determined not to desecrate the site and Ben Dor, she fully expects this year’s 1 and 2.) future generations. victimize the dead a second time.” celebration to recreate the excitement of This year also will see a modification The prisoners freed their legs by Instead, the teams used two non- from last year’s, when it was held in Red to the torch-lighting ceremony of recent cutting the shackles with a smuggled invasive techniques that are widely Caboose Park for the first time and drew Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations in which file and, for the next 76 days, using only employed in gas and oil explorations. more than 500 people. 12 individuals or groups were honored for spoons and their hands, carved out a One approach was through ground pen- “It’s going to be fun,” she said. their efforts to strengthen ties between 2-by-2-foot tunnel extending 130 feet. etrating radar (GPR), which uses radar “Everyone is really excited.” Nashville and Israel. Instead the Jewish April 15, 1944, the last day of pulses to return images of objects found There are a couple of changes to Federation will honor the city’s five Jewish Passover, was set for the escape. As the beneath the earth’s surface. The results this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration. congregations, who will be represented by first prisoners left the tunnel, guards were analyzed in Los Angeles by geo- In the past, it has begun with a ceremo- either their presidents, past presidents or opened fire and killed almost the entire physicist Dean Goodman, who devel- ny and readings in observance of Yom incoming presidents. Currently serving as group. But 12 made it out and cut oped the GPR software. Hazikaron, the day on which Israelis the congregational presidents are: Barbara through the wire fence. They joined a In the second approach, called elec- remember terror victims and soldiers who Dab of West End Synagogue, Roberta detachment of partisans commanded by trical resistivity tomography (ETR), sci- have died in defense of the country. The Goodman of Congregation Sherith Israel, the legendary Abba Kovner. entists investigate sub-surface materials Yom Hazikaron commemoration is being Jeff Landman of Congregation Micah, At the end of the war, all but one through their electrical properties. The held separately this year on May 1 at Michael Simon of Congregation Beit of the escapees were still alive and even- same technique is widely used in medical Congregation Micah. Tefilah Chabad and Martin Sir of The tually settled elsewhere, mainly in pre- imaging of the human body. The Independence Day event will Temple-Congregation Ohabai Sholom. state Israel and the United States. Using these techniques, the inves- begin with a brief moment of silence “Given the success of the community Among the thousands, if not millions, tigators were able to scientifically con- and the recorded sound of sirens wailing mission to Israel last year that included of post-Holocaust remembrances, the story firm the existence and dimensions of a before transitioning into a celebratory all five congregations and their continued of the Vilna escapees was met with wide- wartime escape tunnel. The New York mood with the singing of Hatikva, the support for Israel advocacy and education, spread skepticism even by the future wives Times listed the feat as one of the top Israeli national anthem. In that way, it’s fitting and appropriate that we recog- and children of the 11 survivors, said his- science stories of the year. it will still simulate the experience of nize the congregations for their ongoing torian Richard Freund, who is prominently One of the successful tunnel escap- Israelis themselves, who solemnly observe commitment and deep love for the people featured in the documentary. ees was Shlomo Gol, whose son Abraham Yom Hazikaron one day and then cele- and land of Israel,” said Jewish Federation The skepticism was fueled by the (Abe) was born in a displaced persons brate the nation’s founding on the next. Executive Director Mark S. Freedman. • The Observer May 2017 3 From the Federation As she leaves her Foundation post for a new adventure, Herzog says she will not forget her communal roots

By CHARLES BERNSEN and goings,” said Sedek, who has been Herzog’s co-worker at the Federation for t didn’t take Risa Klein Herzog 21 years. “This is not a time for good-bye long to name her most import- – shalom – but rather a time for ‘see you ant achievement during the 22 later’ – l’hitraot.” years she worked at the Jewish At a lunch earlier in the day, Federation and Jewish Foundation Herzog’s Federation co-workers also gave of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. her with her Kim Phillips papercut of the IIt came in early March of this year Hebrew words lech lecha in recognition when 13 of Nashville’s largest Jewish that, like Abraham when he set out for institutions and agencies – including the land of Canaan, Herzog is beginning all five congregations – signed up to a new chapter in her life. participate in Life & Legacy, a nation- For her part, Herzog told the 75 wide initiative of the Harold Grinspoon staff members and community volun- Foundation that helps Jewish communi- teers at the reception that her decision ties across North America secure endow- to move on was “absolutely the right ments and build legacy giving into their one – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t very, philanthropic cultures. very hard ... You have taken me into For Herzog, the successful launch your confidence and the privacy of your of Life & Legacy represented the cul- Mark S. Freedman, executive director of the Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation families, and that is a gift that I do not mination of her work as the Jewish of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, presents a plaque to Risa Klein Herzog at an April take lightly. These relationships mean so Foundation’s director of development, 6 reception in her honor. Herzog left her position as Foundations development director much to me.” and it came just a month before she to take a similar position at The Land Trust of Tennessee. (Photos by Charles Bernsen) With her husband, Drew Herzog; stepped down from her position with director. Today, the Foundation is the “Risa has been planting seeds that daughter, Vivian, and parents, Jerry and Foundation to take a similar one with repository of endowments funds totaling will flourish in a day, a week, a month, Mimi Klein, standing nearby, Herzog The Land Trust of Tennessee. upwards of $30 million, more than twice a year or longer,” Freedman said. “Her recalled how moved she was at the “I feel like I have helped tee up the the amount when Herzog became devel- impact on this community will be felt for outpouring of support from the Jewish community to focus on its long-term opment director. many years to come.” community in the wake of a fire that financial security,” she said during an Herzog saw her job as not just rais- Herzog also received a mezuzah, which destroyed her family’s home in January. April 6 reception in her honor at the ing money but also building and nur- was presented to her on behalf of the “It’s when the wind blows the hard- Gordon Jewish Community Center. turing the value of Jewish philanthropy community by Naomi Limor Sedek, the est that you need the deepest roots,” Herzog was just 28 when she joined and voluntarism. She accomplished Federation’s assistant executive director. Herzog said, quoting Jonathan Sacks, the the Federation staff as the temporary that through a number of initiatives – “By presenting you with this mezu- former chief rabbi of Great Britain. annual campaign director in 1995. She the Book of Life sculpture in the GJCC zah, you will always be reminded of “The fire was our wind,” she added. was named to the job permanently a lobby that recognizes those who establish the Jewish community in your comings “And you are our roots.” • short time later and served for 10 years legacy funds to support the communi- until being named to the newly creat- ty, for example, and the B’nai Tzedek ed position of Foundation development Program which, using matching gifts from the Feldman/ Hassenfeld fund, has c c STAFF c c encouraged more than 350 local Jewish teenagers to create their own endow- Publisher Mark S. Freedman ments funds. During the reception in her honor, Editor Charles Bernsen Federation Executive Director Mark Advertising Manager Carrie Mills S. Freedman presented Herzog with a Layout and Production Tim Gregory plaque commending her for her years of Editorial Board Frank Boehm (chair), service to the Jewish community. 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4 May 2017 The Observer From the Federation Nashville gets a visit from its P2G “cousins” from Hadera-Eiron By CHARLES BERNSEN cational, economic development and community-building initiatives. Over y profession, Shlomit the years, Nashville has taken part in Zimring is a human resourc- P2G exchange trips and projects involv- es professional who runs ing students, teachers, artists, musicians, an HR department for firefighters, and business entrepreneurs. the kibbutz movement in This month, a delegation of doctors from Israel. But her passion is Hadera-Eiron is visiting Nashville. Bnurturing Jewish peoplehood, which Through the Federation, the is why she is also a volunteer with Nashville Jewish community also funds Partnership2Gether, the 21-year-old ini- a several programs in Hadera-Eiron – a tiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel youth center and after school tutoring that pairs Jewish communities in the and sports programs for the children of diaspora and Israel. Ethiopian immigrants as well as the the “For me, Partnership is the way to Hadera Young Adult Center. build the Jewish people,” Zimring said At the Grants Committee dinner, last month during a dinner meeting Federation Executive Director Mark S. with members of the Jewish Federation Freedman said P2G has become “an of Nashville and Middle Tennessee’s essential part of the Federation’s mission Grants Committee. – and one of the most personally reward- Zimring is a member of the P2G ing for me.” steering committee in Hadera-Eiron, the Rubin, a retired IDF lieutenant colo- region north of Haifa that is partnered nel, is relatively new to P2G. It was only with 10 cities in the U.S. Southeast, about 18 months ago he even became including Nashville. She was part of aware of the program and was persuaded During their visit to Nashville members of the Partnership2Gether leadership team a five-member P2G delegation from from Hadera-Eiron visit Akiva School. Pictured from left are Shanna Wilons, Rachel to chair steering committee. Yet he said Hadera-Eiron that included two other Koch, Faith Haber Galbraith, Hana Sirkis-Katz, Doron Rubin, Dorit Zini, Maya Shoham, he is already aware of the special kinship volunteers – steering committee chair Shlomit Zimring, Harriet Schiftan, and Adi Ben Dor. the program has fostered among Jews Doron Rubin and member Dorit Zini – from Nashville and the other Southeast as well as Director Hana Sirkis-Katz and educators at West End Synagogue. They The purpose of P2G is to foster consortium cities. Program Coordinator Maya Shoham. also squeezed in a quick tour of downtown personal connections and long term rela- “Everyone who comes to Hadera- The group was in the United States to Nashville led by Mark Cohen, a professor tionships between diaspora Jews and Eiron, it feels like a cousin is visiting,” attend the annual Southeast consortium at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Israeli Jews through a variety of edu- he said. • steering committee meeting, which was Management who has twice accompanied held this year in Richmond, VA. They students to Israel as part of a course on used the opportunity to visit four other global entrepreneurship. consortium communities in Knoxville, Zimring traces her awareness of Charlotte, Charleston and Nashville. Jewish diversity and her interest in build- Their visit to Nashville was short – ing connections with the Jewish diaspora less than two days – but busy. In addition to her experience as a shlicha (Israel to the dinner meeting with the Grants emissary), first in Sydney, Australia and Committee, they visited students and then in Palm Beach, FL. As a member of teachers at Akiva School, met with the a P2G education sub-committee, she has OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE 81st ANNUAL MEETING staff at Vanderbilt Hillel to discuss upcom- been particularly involved in exchange DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 ing Birthright Israel trips to Hadera-Eiron, trips and joint programs involving TIME: 7:00 P.M. talked with teenagers who will be staying American and Israeli teachers. PLACE: GORDON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER with host Israeli families in the region “When dedicated educators get 801 PERCY WARNER BOULEVARD this summer as part of a Get Connected together,” she said, “that’s when the NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37205 exchange trip, and met with religious miracle of Jewish peoplehood occurs.” SLATE OF NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS—2017-2018

OFFICERS (ONE YEAR TERM) PRESIDENT Lisa Perlen VICE PRESIDENT Lori Fishel SECRETARY Steve Hirsch TREASURER Michael Doochin

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS (THREE YEAR TERM) Aron Karabel David Levy David Steine, Jr. Janet Weismark

Submitted by the 2017 Federation Nominating Committee Carol Hyatt, Chair Harriet Schiftan (left), associate executive director of the Jewish Federation of Committee Members: Didi Biesman, Frank Boehm, Marjean Coddon, Nashville and Middle Tennessee, speaks with Hadera-Eiron P2G Program Coordinator Frank Gordon, Mindy Hirt, Rabbi Saul Strosberg Maya Shoham and Doron Rubin, chair of the Hadera-Eiron P2G steering committee.

Please note: Any twenty-ﬁve members of the Jewish Federation may submit additional names provided such names are submitted to the president or to the executive director at least Learn more about the Jewish Federation of Nashville twenty days before the annual election. The persons nominated for ocer positions must be or have been members of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee list and all and Middle Tennessee at www.jewishnashville.org other qualiﬁed lists are to be presented for election at the annual meeting which is open to all members of the Jewish Federation. The Nominating Committee shall publish the list of nominees twenty days before the annual meeting. (Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee Constitution, Section 6.1) The Observer is online at www.jewishobservernashville.org The Observer May 2017 5 Congregational News & Events

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Rabbi Philip ‘Flip’ Rice speaks with teenagers who visited Congregation Micah recently as part of the Nashville Metro Schools’ Houses of Worship Tour. The students also had American-Israeli comedian Benji Lovitt lunch in Micah’s social hall. Israeli comedian Benji Lovitt will provide laughs when WES elects new board and Rabbi Rami Shapiro will lead two sessions officers at annual meeting on the art of loving kindness Rabbi Rami will explore of the art of loving kindness during two evening May 17 West End Synagogue will hold its annual meeting on May 5 during which it will and 24 at Congregation Micah. Both sessions begin at 7 p.m. elect a new board and trustees and officers. The 5:30 p.m. meeting will be followed by Drawing on the thirteen attributes of loving kindness articulated in the Book of a congregational dinner and a good laugh courtesy of American-Israeli comedian Benji Exodus, the sessions will explore teachings and practices for cultivating compassion, Lovitt. grace, patience, and forgiveness. The goal is to provide insights into the divinity of the The 7 p.m. dinner, which is cosponsored by an anonymous donor, costs $10 a per- self and others and tools for developing a loving and compassionate life. son. Lovitt’s performance, which will begin at 8 p.m., is sponsored by the Janet Levine Autographed copies of Rabbi Shapiro’s book, The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: March Memorial Cultural Affairs Fund. Preparing to Practice, will be available for purchase for $20. Please RSVP on the Events Lovitt, a Texas native, graduated from the University of Texas, where he was active page of the Micah website at www.congregationmiach.org. in Young Judea and Hillel. He made aliyah in 2006 and his comedy is built around observations about Israeli society from the perspective of an oleh. He also has written for a number of publications, including USA Today, Time magazine, Huffington Post, Barry Wishnow will host “A Woman’s The Times of Israel and the Jerusalem Post. He is perhaps best known for his annual list of “Things I love about Israel.” Circle” at his design studio on May 19 He performs regularly throughout North America, where he works with Jewish Barry Wishnow will host “A Woman’s Circle” from noon-2 p.m. on May 19 at organizations to Thehelp buildObserver connections wants to Israel toand helpbridge youcultural differences Bash, his clothing design studio at 1120 Montrose. between Jewsbring in Israel andcustomers the diaspora. through your door. Bash is a 1940’s-inspired bespoke clothing brand for men and women. Following a The new slate of officers includes: Steve Hirsch, president; Karen Weil, exec- light lunch, Wishnow will share his experience in the fashion industry and how Judaism utive vice president; StephenAdvertise Potash, first vice-president; in the Batia Karabel, second has inspired and influenced his professional life. vice-president; Daniel Levin, treasurer; Emily Schneider, secretary, and Barbara Dab, RSVP on the Events page of the Micah website at www.congregationmiach.org. past president. Attendance is limited, and notice will be given on the site once RSVPs are closed. Up for a two-year term on the board of trustees are Adina Barocas, Richard Cohen, Jerry Levine, Martin Ted Mayden, Matthew Segal, Abby Sparks and Harriet Workman. COUPONServing the last year of a two-year term (or as a one-yearISSUE replacement) are Ayal Also this month at Micah: Bitton, Mary Cornelius, Jesse Ehrenfeld, Nancy Flexer, Leslye Lapidus, Michael Metzmanto andbe Ellie published Rosenbloom. Also serving one-year appointed terms will be Michael • The Micah book club will discuss Bee Season by Maya Goldberg at 7 p.m. on Friday, Gryll, Men’s Club representative, and Barbara Herman, Sisterhood representative. May 5 in the library following the Shabbat service. For more information, contact June 2016 Ron Heady at [email protected]. • Micah Adult Education presents a lesson in traditional Jewish cooking featuring Ad deadline master challah maker Lewis Goldstein on May 7. Bakers will meet at 1 p.m. in the To access the Community Calendar, kitchen. The cost is $15 per person; please RSVP on the Events page of the Micah May 15,go 2016 to www.jewishnashville.org website at www.congregationmiach.org. 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Chabad to host a Southern Style Shavuot Yizkor will be on June 1

Lag B’Omer BBQ Congregation Beit Tefilah Chabad will hold the Shavuot Yizkor sevice on Monday, June 1, at 11:15 a.m. in the Doochin Sanctuary at the Genesis Campus for Jewish Life. Chabad of Nashville will host a Lag B’Omer Southern Style Kosher BBQ and an The Yizkor memorial prayer for the departed is recited in the synagogue four times Israeli bonfire beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 14 on the outdoor patio of its cam- a year: On the last day of Passover, the second day of Shavuot, Yom Kippur and Shmini pus at 95 Bellevue Road. Atzeret. Participants will learn about and celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, the “When we recite Yizkor, we renew and strengthen the connection between us and 33rd day of the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, by gathering around a our loves ones, bringing merit to the departed souls,” said Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel. bonfire for a of Israeli music in Chabad Park and take part in the planting of kumzitz Traditionally Jews make a charitable gift or perform other mitzvot through which they an organic herb garden that will be used in preparing Shabbat dinners throughout the bring merit to the souls of their dear ones, he said. summer months for the Nashville community. There is no charge to attend the event, although the cost of the meal is $10 a person. Reservations are appreciated. For further information or to make reservations got CGI Nashville offering ten days of Jewish to www.chabadnashville.com/lagbomer. fun and pride during June Celebrate the Ten Commandments’ Camp Gan Israel Nashville will offer two 1-week sessions this summer, June 12-16 and June 19-23. 3,329th birthday “Our program is designed to let our campers’ minds run wild, enjoying nature, crafts, sports and water activities, while building character and responsibility in a Chabad will celebrate Shavuot from the evening of May 30 to June 1, with the relaxed, fun atmosphere,” said CGI Director Esther Tiechtel. reading of the Ten Commandments scheduled for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31. Each day of camp has a theme, such as Shabbat or Israel. All of the activities Following the reading of the Ten Commandments, a dairy buffet dinner will during the course of that theme reflect its theme. For example, during charity day, the be served, including blintzes, pastas, pizzas, and a special Ten Commandments Ice children create little wooden charity boxes, enjoyed a penny hunt, and baked edible Cream Party. All are welcome to come and celebrate, and there is no charge. charity boxes. Shavuot celebrates the revelation of Torah on Mount Sinai 3,329 years ago. Celebrating its 15th year of operation as part of the world’s largest network of “Every year on the holiday of Shavuot this revelation is re-experienced during the Jewish summer camps, CGI Nashville is open to children ages 3-12. It offers scholar- reading of the Ten Commandments in the synagogue,” said Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel. ships, sibling discounts, and daily hot lunches. All applications received before May “It is of great importance for every family to attended synagogue on Shavuot together 10 receive a free camp T-shirt. For more information or to register please go to www. with their children, to listen to the reading of the Ten Commandments, as the children chabadnashville.com, or call Camp Gan Israel Nashville (615) 646-5750. played a critical role in our receiving the Torah.“ For more information about Shavuot at Chabad visit www.chabadnashville.com or call (615) 646-5750.

@ The Temple

Workshop will look at building an anti-racist movement as Jews

Claire Schwartz and Hannah Cornfield will facilitate a workshop on Saturday, May 6 at the Temple focusing on building an anti-racist movement. The workshop will consist of two sessions designed to be taken together on a single day. A morning session from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. will offer an interactive historical over- view of Jewish commitments to racial justice movements in the United States from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Live Matter. An afternoon session from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. will include activities aimed at self-reflection, envisioning an anti-racist future, and identifying steps that might be taken to work towards racial justice. Joint town hall session with Micah will discuss health care as right or privilege

Is health care a right or a privilege? U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and Dr. Larry Van Horn, executive director of Health Affairs at Vanderbilt’s Owen School of Management, will present different views on this sub- ject on Wednesday, May 10 during the first of two collaborative town hall meetings GREEN HILLS co-sponsored by The Temple and Congregation Micah. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at The Temple. Distinctive Residential Settings | Chef-Prepared Dining and Bistro Dr. Frank H. Boehm and Rabbi Laurie Rice will moderate, Rabbi Shana Mackler will offer introductory remarks, and Rabbi Mark Schiftan will close the session. Premier Health and Wellness Programs | Award-Winning Memory Care The town hall is part of an ongoing series focusing on issues of social justice and Professionally Supervised Therapy and Rehabilitation Services communal concern through a variety of viewpoints in the spirit of an open, civil, respectful and honest dialogue. Also this month at The Temple: Cmunit Buil Li.® 615-279-9100 • belmontvillage.com • The 166th annual congregational meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 5 Winner of the Argentum 2016 Best of the Best and George Mason University Healthcare prior to the Shabbat service, which begins at 6 p.m. Awards for the Circle of Friends© memory program for Mild Cognitive Impairment. • The graduation ceremony for The Temple’s 2017 pre-kindergarten class will be t

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Young chef is one of several trying to make Ashkenazi food cool By BEN SALES “This is a meal and a pop-up restau- Jewish chefs are buy- rant that celebrates spring. The food will ing their ingredients CHICAGO (JTA) — The plat- be green, the food will be bright and it at farmers’ markets, ter, served during Passover, contained a will be delicious,” Posner said. avoiding processed green, a bitter herb, an egg and matzah. While success stories like Michael foods and making sure But it was no seder plate. Solomonov and Einat Admony may their dishes have color. Instead, it was the appetizer of a six- have made Israeli food all the rage in the “A lot of peo- course prix fixe meal at Aviv, a pop-up, U.S., Wandering Foods is one of several ple we knew really kosher-for-Passover restaurant housed for recent enterprises that are aiming to loved cooking locally one night at Rodfei Zedek, a Conservative make Ashkenazi food hip. sourced, high-quali- synagogue in the Hyde Park neighbor- The Gefilteria has resurrected tradi- ty meat, but when it hood on Chicago’s South Side. tional recipes for gefilte fish, horseradish came to Jewish cook- The course featured pickled and borscht with an emphasis on local, ing, like when it came cucumbers, pickled asparagus tips and seasonal ingredients. The Wandering to making a brisket, beet-pickled eggs, along with olive tape- Chew creates artisanal Montreal-style they didn’t care, real- Jonathan Posner, center, works with co-chefs Quincy Ream, nade, citrus-carrot horseradish and — de Jewish food and conducts culinary walk- ly,” Alpern said. “The right, and Garrett Skyhardt, at Aviv, Posner’s Passover pop- up restaurant in Chicago. (Photos by Aleya Cydneys) rigueur for a Passover meal — Tam ing tours of Mile End, the Canadian ways this is different Tam crackers with everything topping. city’s Jewish neighborhood, complete is it’s a coming together of our values as Last year he entered rabbinical school The first course also came with a soft with tastings of bagels and smoked meat. a generation around food, and our love at the Conservative movement’s Jewish gluten-free matzah that resembled a tea Zak Stern, aka Zak the Baker, a kosher of Jewish cooking and authenticity and Theological Seminary in New York. cracker and, as guests noted approvingly, deli owner in an artsy Miami neighbor- tradition.” In addition to elevating the quality didn’t really taste like matzah. hood, makes his sandwiches with fresh- Plus, tasty food can be an accessible of Ashkenazi recipes, Posner aims to fuse Aviv had taken over the synagogue baked sourdough bread. entry point for many into other modes of them with other cuisines, from Sephardi social hall, with guests seated at long Despite the accolades garnered by Jewish life. More events like his pop up dishes to other American and global culi- tables covered with disposable white these food entrepreneurs, Posner still restaurant, Posner said, could draw young nary traditions. The matzah ball soup, for table cloths. The courses, served on feels that Ashkenazi foods like brisket Jews to large synagogues that may fail to example, included shiitake mushrooms; biodegradable dishes, included a shaved and kugel get short shrift. He asks why attract them to Shabbat services. David for dessert, the flourless chocolate cake Brussels sprouts salad with lemon-gin- other international cuisines, from Italian Minkus, rabbi of Rodfei Zedek, which was accompanied by green tea ice cream ger dressing and micro-herbs, as well as pasta to Chinese stir-fry, have become hosted the Passover pop-up, agreed that a and espresso. whole-roasted spiced cauliflower with common in a home cook’s repertoire, synagogue can, for various reasons, be the “It’s not just a Sephardic-Ashkenazic seared haloumi cheese, parsley gremolata but traditional American Jewish food right place for a Jewish culinary event. mashup,” said Posner, who will also be and marinated Fresno chilies. — even among American Jews — is “I thought it was an opportunity to hosting a regular supper club on the The pop-up restaurant was the generally relegated to Rosh Hashanah reshape the way people think about hav- Upper West Side of Manhattan begin- latest creation of Wandering Foods and Passover, if it’s eaten at all. ing kosher food, how they think about ning in May. “It’s taking specific items, Productions, a caterer that aims to create “The base for most Jews in America eating in a synagogue,” he said of Aviv. “I specific techniques, specific ingredients, kosher fine dining experiences that fuse is that Jewish food at best is bland, didn’t understand why synagogues didn’t understanding them in their own con- traditional Jewish recipes with other cui- except the one or two things that some- use their kitchens, which are usually texts and then making something that’s sines. Wandering Foods is the brainchild one does really well, that someone does large, industrial and kosher, to do some- greater than the sum of its parts.” of Jonathan Posner, a lanky, 26-year-old once a year,” Posner said. “Jewish food thing beyond serving kugel on Saturday Posner isn’t sure what he’s going to rabbinical student with a baritone voice is really holiday food and doesn’t exist afternoon.” do after rabbinical school or how long and five years of experience working in in the daily kitchen of most American Posner was raised in an observant he can sustain Wandering Foods with a upscale Chicago restaurants. Jews. In what ways can Jewish food have Jewish family and was trained as a chef full course load. But he said working in “How to rethink what Passover a cuisine the way we have French cuisine in downtown Chicago’s fancy restau- a kitchen and behind a pulpit aren’t all is like and what it means to eat on or Italian cuisine?” rants. As he returned to Jewish obser- that different. In both cases, Posner feels Passover” is how Posner, dressed in a According to Liz Alpern, the vance as an adult, he knew that work- he’s leading “a life in service.” black T-shirt with a pinstriped apron, Gefilteria’s co-founder, she and other ing Friday and Saturday nights — the “People seek out rabbis for a lot of described Aviv as he welcomed 35 guests Jewish foodies are merging their gener- busiest times for restaurants — would the reasons they go to restaurants,” he to the first of two sold-out seatings on ation’s culinary sensibilities with Jewish prevent him from keeping the Sabbath. said. “They go for the most momentous the fourth night of Passover. The price culture. Just like previous generations So he left the restaurant scene and two occasions of their lives. People want expe- was $54 a head. cared about low-fat diets, these young years ago founded Wandering Foods. riences. People want to feel cared for.” • Einstein was a sex magnet? New TV series explores the personal side of world’s most famous genius By GABE FRIEDMAN premiered on April 25 and runs through Here are some non-scientific things and Mileva, whom young Albert meets at June 27. that viewers learn about the iconic Jewish college in Zurich. But “Genius” demon- NEW YORK (JTA) — Think “Albert Einstein is a name and a physicist from the pilot. strates — along with a trove of let- “Albert Einstein,” and certain images or figure everyone thinks they know, but He failed his first college entrance ters uncovered in 2006 — that Einstein phrases come to mind: “genius,” “kooky,” when I began to dive into his story, I exam (badly). had multiple mistress over the course of “wild hair,” “theory of relativity,” “E = was fascinated by how much was new to When the teenage Einstein (por- his adult life. mc2” — maybe even “Zionist.” me,” Ron Howard, an executive produc- trayed by Johnny Flynn) opens the book- J. Edgar Hoover had the FBI keep Sex and violence? Not so much. er of the show and director of the pilot, let for the entrance exam for his dream tabs on Einstein. Then there’s “Genius,” the recently told Vanity Fair. “When you school, the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Despite his stubborn insistence on National Geographic channel’s first move past his scientific contributions, Zurich, he is shocked. He coasts through staying in early 1930s Germany, Einstein, scripted series, which provides a Albert’s life story — what his youth was the math and physics sections, but hadn’t fearing for his safety, eventually is forced healthy dose of both. Within the first like, who his friends were, who his ene- prepared for any other subjects, such to leave. He tries to flee to the United few minutes of the first episode, viewers mies were, his tumultuous love life — is as zoology and French. He fails every States under the guise of a visit to witness the bloody murder of a Jewish a story people don’t know.” non-scientific section of the exam and Princeton University, but the American politician (Einstein’s friend Walter “Genius” alternates between the goes to live in Aarau, Switzerland, where embassy gets suspicious. In a tense scene Rathenau) in tense Weimar Germany. scientist’s daydreamy teenage years and he would complete his secondary studies that feels particularly relevant today, an The action then shifts dramatically the early decades of the 20th century, and prepare for his second try at the test. embassy employee (Vincent Kartheiser to a 50-something Einstein (played when the accomplished scientist deals (He passed on his second try.) of “Mad Men”) interrogates Einstein and by Academy Award winner Geoffrey with rising anti-Semitism in his native He married two times — and had wife Elsa about their proposed trip. FBI Rush), without pants, being intimate Germany. The show’s content, which several mistresses. chief Hoover has been watching him, the with his assistant. deals with everything from scientific The sex scene near the beginning of agent explains. Hoover and other agen- The goal is immediate and obvious: inspiration to young love to sinister the episode was not much of an exaggera- cies would continue to watch Einstein for To delve into the personal life — appar- Nazi rallies, is rich and compelling — it tion — Einstein apparently got around in the rest of his life — monitoring his mail, ently sometimes steamy — of the larger- is Einstein, after all — even if the dia- his day. The first episode introduces his phone calls, even his trash — in part than-life scientist. The 10-part series logue occasionally lapses into cliche. two wives: Elsa, played by Emily Watson, because of his enthusiasm for socialism. • 14 May 2017 The Observer At Vanderbilt, it was seders, seders and more seders f you were on the Vanderbilt Meanwhile, Chabad of Vanderbilt would have been unable to afford the dizes the position of two staff members University campus during Passover held its second Seder on the Lawn – an undertaking.” who helped students organize the them: and couldn’t find a seder – well, interactive first-night-of-Passover meal Aside from helping fund the seders, Ryabinin and innovation specialist Zoe you weren’t looking very hard. In under a huge tent on Alumni Lawn that Dubin said the Federation also subsi- Kress. • all there were 20 seders large and drew 300 people, said Rabbi Shlomo small that drew more than 1,000 Rothstein. A family-style second-night Ipeople. seder at the Chabad house on West End Vanderbilt Hillel organized 14 Avenue drew about 60 people, he said. Passover meals in the university’s All the Hillel seders were led by stu- Schulman Center for Jewish Life and dents, except for those for graduate stu- co-sponsored four others elsewhere on dents, which were led by Max Ryabinin, the campus. the Jewish Agency for Israel Fellow at There were first night seders and Hillel, and Rob Friedman, a Vanderbilt second night seders. Seders for under- alumnus who is now a third-year rabbin- graduates and seders for graduate stu- ic student at Hebrew Union College. dents. And there were seders with special “I take tremendous pride in the themes – a “Meme Seder” that connected raw numbers, but as we say in Hillel, funny, trending internet memes to the we strive for both breadth and depth,” Passover story, for example, and a “Sips Dubin said. “Our staff worked closely and Strokes Seder” during which students with so many seder leaders to create created a Passover-inspired painting as unique Passover experiences that com- they read the haggadah. Oh, and there bined our students’ family traditions with was a “Good Jewish Boy Seder” that high- new and innovative concepts. Several lighted famous Jews in Hollywood. seders went so far as to create their very In all, the Hillel-sponsored seders own haggadot.” Students perform a skit during a seder for Chi Omega, Delta Tau Delta, and Zeta Tau Alpha at Vanderbilt University’s Schulman Center for Jewish Life. It was one of 18 drew almost 700 people, including 150 In an email letter to Harriet seders sponsored by Vanderbilt Hillel that drew almost 700 people. (Photo by Sharie Derrickson) graduate students as well as eight students Schiftan, associate executive director from Belmont University and six from of the Jewish Federation of Nashville Middle Tennessee State University, said and Middle Tennessee, Dubin said the Ari Dubin, Vanderbilt Hillel’s executive success of Hillel’s Passover events “was director. Nine fraternities and sororities made possible by the Federation’s sup- participated in the seders, he said. port of our seders, without which we

The tables are set for Vanderbilt Chabad’s annual Seder on the Law, which drew Vanderbilt Israel Fellow Max Ryabinin leads one of the Hillel seders for graduate about 300 people this year. Chabad held a smaller, family-style second-night seder students. (Photo by Sharie Derrickson) attended by about 60 people.

Community Relations Communiqué Celebrating the Jewish people’s attachment to Jerusalem

By ADI BEN DOR Miriam, used to share stories with me of even further away from a city that I felt and harmony, trying to find the bal- how she smuggled weapons underneath only a historic connection to, not a per- ance between history and the present. hese words from the 1967 her dress for Jewish partisans in Jerusalem sonal one. A city that integrates many generations, poem “Jerusalem of Gold” who were members of Lehi, an acronym Jerusalem was a distant city in my religions, narratives and cultures while by Naomi Shemer convey for a pre-state armed underground group life until my service in the IDF. I was remaining a home to all. the Jewish people’s long- called Fighters for the Freedom of Israel. introduced to Jerusalem through the We can discuss history, facts and ing to return to the city My grandfather, Avraham, shared stories eyes of my officer, a young secular Jewish wars, but Jerusalem’s beauty comes from that has been the core of about battles he took part in as a member woman and a Jerusalem native. For the deep within, rooted in its people and in Tour faith and history for centuries but of the Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary first time in my life I saw not only the every stone. Jerusalem Day has never was unreachable for years. Fifty years organization that eventually became part historical avenues of the city but the been as meaningful to me as it is now, ago, during the Six Day War, that long- of the IDF. young, vibrant life that people were not only because of the 50th anniver- ing finally turned into reality. My dad told me stories of the days leading in it. sary of its reunification or its historical Many look back at the Six Day War after the reunification, his first visit to As I became more intrigued by importance, but because today I can say and the reunification of Jerusalem as a the Old City, meeting the Jewish and this contrast between the past and the that Jerusalem is in my heart. • turning point in Israeli history. Along Arab citizens living there. My mom told present, my brother decided to move with many new social and ethical issues, me about her first time visit the Western to Jerusalem and study at the Hebrew Adi Ben Dor is the community it created a sense of pride and strength. Wall – Ha Kotel – when she moved to University. Suddenly, Jerusalem became schlica (Israel emissary) serving with the In 1968, the Israeli government des- Israel with her youth movement to vol- family. I was exposed to a city strug- Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle ignated the 28th of Eyar as Jerusalem unteer in a kibbutz at the age of 17. gling yet not giving up on diversity Tennessee. Day, a national holiday celebrating the Despite these stories and patriotic reunification. This year Jerusalem Day feelings, we hardly ever visited Jerusalem. falls on May 24, and as happens every The long and winding roads were an The Observer is online at year parades will be held in the city and excuse to staying away from the city that www.jewishobservernashville.org children will be taught about its signifi- has always been full of struggle and con- cance to the culture and identity of Jews flicts. When the second Intifada broke and Israelis. out in 2000, fear was added to the mix Learn more about the Jewish Federation of Nashville As I was growing up, I experienced of Jerusalem’s complexity. Bombings, and Middle Tennessee at www.jewishnashville.org these lessons firsthand. 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16 May 2017 The Observer lifecycles B’nai Mitzvah lecting books for Youth Encouragement 24 at Saint Thomas West surrounded by graduated from Fashion Institute of Services (Y.E.S.) of Nashville in partner- his loving family. He was preceded in Technology in New York where he Dustin Paul Averbuch was called ship with McKay’s Bookstore. The books death by his wife of 60 years, Charlotte majored in industrial engineering and to the Torah as a bar he collects will be turned in for certifi- Bernstein Strauss. He is survived by business administration. Later, the mitzvah on Saturday, cates at McKay’s for at-risk youth from children Myrna Strauss Lee and William school awarded him the Henry C. Ritter April 29 at West End the center to choose their own books. Alan Strauss; sister Gloria (Manuel) Sir; Award for outstanding career accom- Synagogue. He is the grandchildren, Lauren, Tyler, Brandi, plishments. He rounded out his edu- son of Jessica and Sam Jake Binda will be called to the and T.K.; great grandchildren Alana, cation by attending Brooklyn College Averbuch, brother of Torah as a bar mitzvah Brantley, Jaxson, Stella, and Brooks; prior to serving in the U.S. Army during Toby Averbuch, and during services at 10:30 nieces and nephews Debbie Klar, Greg the Korean Conflict. granddaughter of Dr. a.m. on Saturday, May Sir, Stephanie Klar, Jeffery Klar, and Howard was a brilliant businessman Larry Averbuch and the Dustin Paul 27, at Congregation Laney Sir. with a tough shell, pitch-perfect wit and late Sandy Averbuch Averbuch Micah. Jake is the son of Leon was born in Nashville on June a heart of gold. With keen strategic abil- and Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Pearlstein of St. Mona and Mark Binda. 18, 1927 to Esther and William Strauss. ity and spontaneous charisma, he had a Petersburg, FL. He is the grandson of He graduated from Vanderbilt University highly successful business career, serving Dustin began his education at Judith and Jacob Sherak where he later met his wife, Charlotte, as president and chairman of Colonial Jake Binda Akiva School and is a seventh grader at of Fair Lawn, NJ., and the love of his life. They worked side by Corporation of America. During his University School of Nashville. He loves the late Carolyn Binda and the late side at Leon’s Ladies Apparel for over tenure, the apparel manufacturing com- music and plays guitar, piano and trum- Ronald Binda. 30 years. Leon’s passion was playing golf pany located 20 of its 40 factories in pet. He also enjoys playing school sports Jake is currently a 7th grader at and getting together with his friends for Tennessee. including basketball, frisbee and lacrosse. Bellevue Middle School. He loves art and lunch every Tuesday. Although he came to Nashville This summer will be Dustin’s sixth at science and won first place in the school Funeral services were on March 26 and Middle Tennessee because of work, Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA. science fair two years in a row. He enjoys at The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Howard fell in love with this communi- Dustin chose to help the homeless as video games (especially Minecraft), Sholom. Pall bearers were Jeffrey Klar, ty and, after retiring, set about to make his mitzvah project. During the winter, he movies, and graphic novels. Jake enjoys Steve Klar, Greg Sir, T.K. Wood, Tyler it better. volunteered with Room at the Inn host- spending time with his friends and fami- Strauss, and Sam Shober. The family Howard always said of his volunteer ed by West End Synagogue. He helped ly, especially on their many beach, cruise, wishes to thank Leon’s caregivers, Jeannie efforts that “when people know you will prepare lunch and dinner, and also made or Disney vacations. Abro and Lisa Ford, and are grateful for work for free, you are always in demand.” beds and toiletry kits for the men. He For his mitzvah project, Jake helped the excellent care given by Dr. Edwin As the lore of his volunteer work enjoyed the opportunity to get to know collect money and toys for the Last Anderson Jr. and the doctors and staff spread, he was never without a project the men, some of whom he recognized Minute Toy Store, where he has also at Saint Thomas West. Donations in his or two or three. He shared his time from the streets of Nashville, while he volunteered for the last three years. The memory may be made to The Temple or and business expertise with non-prof- served and ate dinner with them. organization provides holiday gifts for Saint Thomas Health Services. its, including the Nashville Symphony, needy families across Davidson County. The Community Foundation of Middle Russell Warsetsky will be called ... to the family and friends of Tennessee, the Legal Aid Society, Alive to the Torah as a bar Mazel Tov Howard Stringer, who died on March Hospice, Health Assist Tennessee, mitzvah during services 25 on this 87th birthday. He is sur- the Nashville Ballet, Grace M. Eaton vived by his wife, Hope Stringer, of Day Care and Early Learning Center, at 10:30 a.m. on May … to who will Gina Klein Jorasch, whom he was so proud that he often and the Mayor’s Committee on Early 20 at Congregation play singles and doubles tennis in July as greeted strangers by saying, “Allow Childhood Education. Micah. Russell is the a member of the U.S. team at the 20th me to introduce myself. I’m Mr. Hope Exuberant, intensely curious and son of Gail and Marc quadrennial World Maccabiah Games Stringer.” Survivors also include his always engaged, Howard had a profound Warsetsky and the in Israel. Gina, a native of Nashville brothers, James (Bonnie) Friedman and interest in people and gained happiness brother of Hannah and and daughter of Mimi and Jerry Klein Monte (Trina) Friedman, and chil- from lighting up the lives of others. He Jessie. He is the grand- Russell and sister of Risa Klein Herzog, recently dren, Bonnie Stringer, Wendy Brooks, will be missed by the dozens of nonprofits son of Ede and Bruce Warsetsky won all her singles matches in the U. Brett Stringer, Gregg Stringer and who benefited from his work, his wisdom, Slovin of Port St. Lucie, FL., and Barbra S. Tennis Association national finals Holly (Steve) Schmadeke of Denver. and his wit. And his joie de vivre will be and Gerald Warsetsky of Coral Springs, in Palm Springs, CA, playing at the Additionally, Howard leaves five forever imprinted on all who knew him. FL. He is the great-grandson of Helene 4.0 level. Her Northern California team grandchildren Noah (Alison) Brooks, Services were on March 28 at and Edward Warsetsky of Deerfield placed 4th in the country. Beach, FL. Anna Catherine Brooks, Miriam Congregation Micah, where he was a Russell is a 7th grader at Grassland Brooks, Aaron Schmadeke and Grant founding member and former board Middle School. He loves playing strat- Sympathy Schmadeke. Howard was preceded in president. Contributions in his honor egy, computer, and video games. He is death by his mother, Kate Friedman, may be made to Congregation Micah, an avid reader and enjoys math, drama, … to the family and friends of Leon and brother, Edward Stringer. The Community Foundation of Middle hip-hop dancing, flag football and Boy Burton Strauss, 89, who died on March A native of Brooklyn, NY, Howard Tennessee, or Alive Hospice. Scouts. Most days you will find him enjoying his favorite treat, a Coke ICEE. 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