MARCH 11, 2021 – 27 ADAR 5781 JEWISH JOURNAL VOL 45, NO 16 JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG JOURNAL LAUNCHES $200,000 EPSTEIN-LITCHMAN FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN JOURNAL STAFF REPORT along with the community’s support, will provide not only the financial security we need to sustain our mis- Inspired by a challenge from philanthropists Arthur sion but also to allow us to be there for our readers in J. Epstein and Bryna Litchman, The Jewish Journal has even more ways, whether that be through enhancements begun an unprecedented $200,000 fundraising campaign to our website, or providing breaking-news coverage to to help sustain the publication for the future. The mar- expose acts of anti-Semitism, or reaching more members ried couple has generously agreed to donate $100,000 to of our community and others who have an interest in it the Journal if the publication can raise $200,000 by July through social media. Steve Rosenberg and the Journal’s 15, 2021. staff have done a tremendous job keeping us informed “I believe that the Jewish Journal serves as the connec- and connected, and I know that, with this gift, the Journal tor of our North Shore and larger Jewish community, and will be able to have an even greater impact.” we all need to invest in its sustainability,” said Epstein. Over the last year, the Journal has provided compre- A native of Malden, Epstein spent most of his adult hensive coverage of the health and economic impact life on the North Shore. He began his professional career COVID-19 has had on the Jewish and interfaith commu- with Midas Muffler in 1966, ultimately holding the most nity, and its institutions. It has also covered the disturb- franchises in New England and winning numerous ing rise of anti-Semitism, while also focusing on area awards for his service. He is one of the most respected temples, Jewish education at Epstein Hillel and other and supportive community leaders and has contributed programs such as the Lappin Foundation’s initiatives. his time, expertise, leadership and resources to several The paper serves Greater Boston, and is mailed to more local institutions. In Salem, he funded the creation of the than 100 cities and towns in Massachusetts, and to sub- Epstein Center for Behavioral Health at the North Shore scribers in dozens of states. Medical Center, and in Marblehead, the Epstein Hillel Journal Board of Overseers members Matthew Swartz School – the area’s Jewish day school – is named for him. and Howard Rich are serving as co-chairs of the his- Epstein is fond of saying that he invests in people, toric fundraising campaign. They called it a remarkable and his respect for and confidence in Jewish Journal opportunity to solidify the Journal’s future. “We need Publisher and Editor Steven Rosenberg is evident with the whole community’s support to contribute and help this challenge. reach our goal of raising $200,000. I’m confident that we “I believe in communication and I think that the Arthur J. Epstein and Bryna Litchman will reach a level of solvency and sustainability that is Jewish Journal is an essential part of our Jewish com- essential in order to continue to serve the community,” munity. It informs us about the latest local news, and Journal. The funds we raise now will serve as a bridge to said Swartz, a Swampscott resident. about the JCC, the Epstein Hillel Jewish day school and the immediate period after COVID-19, and to the years Howard Rich, of Marblehead, who is a close friend the synagogues. It is a link that holds the community ahead,” said Steven Rosenberg, the Journal’s publisher of Epstein and Litchman, praised the couple’s commit- together,” said Epstein. and editor. “We will be able to bolster our journalism, ment to the community. Rich believes this is an essential The Journal, which began publishing in 1977, is the website and social media presence and also provide fundraising campaign. “This is what we need to do to largest Jewish paper in New England – mailed free to over wider coverage of the area. Most importantly, it will allow keep going through this period, and until the economy 10,000 homes every other week. Over the last year, it has us to continue to print our paper, and mail it for free to recovers. The Journal’s high-quality level of journalism faced significant economic challenges during the coro- our dedicated readers. And it will allow us to continue to is extraordinary, and it is read widely allowing people to navirus health emergency – with its major source of rev- connect the community, which is an essential part of our connect to the community,” said Rich. enue, advertising, dropping over 35 percent. Still, while mission.” other Jewish papers in major cities such as New York and “Arthur and Bryna’s generosity has truly inspired us The Jewish Journal is a registered nonprofit and all Los Angeles dropped their print editions, the Journal has to think about how we can do more to inform, educate, donations are tax deductible. Donations can be mailed continued to print and remain a free publication – mostly and connect our community, to strengthen the ties that to The Jewish Journal, P.O. Box 2089, Salem, MA. 01970, because of loyal advertisers, donations from readers, and keep us together, and to reach more readers who share or made on our website at jewishjournal.org. For more a committed staff. our love of the Jewish North Shore,’ said Johanna Matloff, information, call 978-745-4111 or write to rosenberg@ “This is an historic fundraising campaign for the president of the Journal’s Board of Overseers. “Their gift, jewishjournal.org. After elected official’s anti-Semitic slur, Lowell’s Jews urge tolerance

By Steven A. Rosenberg necting a Jew with finances, went JOURNAL STAFF unchallenged by guests and the pro- gram continued on for another 85 LOWELL – What does a Jewish minutes. community do after one of its elected On Feb. 26, Hoey announced his School Committee members calls a resignation. While local Jews wel- former city employee a “kike” on live comed his departure from city gov- TV? ernment, area Jewish leaders – led That’s the question many are ask- by Rabbi Robin Sparr, of Temple ing in Lowell, after Robert Hoey Jr. Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley in appeared on a public access show and Lowell – called for Lowell to swiftly uttered a slur about the school depart- implement anti-bias training for all ment’s former chief financial officer. city officials and employees. To date, “We lost the kike, I mean the Jewish there’s been no announcement of guy. I hate to say it but that’s what peo- such plans by the city. ple used to say behind his back,” said “It’s a bit disappointing. As far as Hoey, on Feb. 24. The slur, which also Former Lowell School Committee member Robert Hoey Jr., left, on the TV show “City Life.” continued on page 15 repeated an anti-Semitic trope, con- Hoey resigned after using an anti-Semitic slur on the program. SMART PRODUCTS. COMPETITIVE RATES. METRO HAS A MORTGAGE FOR YOU! Call 877.MY.METRO or click MetroCU.org. NMLS #198524

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How is school going this year during the coronavirus pandemic, as far as attending GENERATION either in-person, hybrid, or remote?

I never pictured the trek to school would be the five steps between my bed and my desk. It certainly wasn’t the senior year I envisioned, but we’re all just trying to make the best of it. School itself is going smoothly with the exception of Z sporadic Internet crashes. Within my school district, I’m especially thankful for our athletic department and coaches for their tireless work in making sure our sports season could take place. If nothing else, I was hoping for a somewhat normal senior season as a cross country captain, which I got. I have also taken leadership roles as the president of the National Art Honors Society and the secretary of my school’s Environmental Club, which meet regularly via Zoom thanks to the dedication of faculty advisers. I’ve found that the fluster of school hasn’t stopped, we’ve just found cre- ative ways to engage in the things we normally would in order to work around the pandemic.

Do you have any college plans, and if so, what you would like to study?

I guess the one positive part of the pandemic was avoiding this question at family gatherings! I’m 17, and choosing a major that will potentially lay the ground for the rest of my life terrifies me. However, I am interested in writing. In my opinion, whether it’s black and white print or the virtual illumination from our 21st century devices, literature never fails to shine through. The words migrate to our minds and send us to new places, silently scream at us, and allow us to grow in the sequence of turning pages. This is what great literature has done for me, and it’s exactly what I want to do for others. My love for writing unintentionally translated into a collection of business plans piling up on my desk. I found the creativity that is present in literature stretches past merely reading and writing and fostered my passion for business, specifically entrepreneurship. I fell in love with the imaginative, innovative process that falls behind design- EMMA KEITH, 17 ing a business. I’ve grown up in an environment where everything has been thought out in a business perspective. For example, when my sister and I used to ask my father for ice cream money, he morphed a light summer treat into a By Ethan M. Forman lesson of price analysis and comparisons on grocery store quantities versus smaller proprietors. Additionally, Sundays JOURNAL STAFF were for learning how the stock market works, poker was played for money management strategies, and “Shark Tank” took the place of what would count in most households as “family movie nights.” As for colleges, I have no idea where I will end up. The biggest question currently is, will it be an American university, a Canadian one, or a Scottish one? HEBREW NAME: Nechama Sifra

HOMETOWN: Newburyport Briefly describe your Jewish background growing up? What temple do you attend? CURRENT SCHOOL: Newburyport Where did your bat mitzvah take place, who officiated, and how did that go? High, ‘21 I’ve been raised in a household where my mother is Jewish and my father is not religious but grew up in a Protestant FAVORITE JEWISH FOOD: household. I’m thankful to have grown up with “Christmakkah” [Christmas + Hanukkah] and “Jeaster” [Jewish Easter]. It was fun growing up in an environment where I felt equally connected to both sides of my family, but when asked what Nammy’s matzo ball soup my religion is, without hesitation I would reply Jewish. My temple is Ahavas Achim in downtown Newburyport. I got bat FAVORITE JEWISH PERSON: mitzvahed there with my sister since we are only a year apart, and I was thrilled to share the attention with someone else. Ironically, the reception was held down the street at the Greek Orthodox Church, which I still find comical. Looking Menash (My Israeli tour guide) back, I wish I took the whole experience more seriously. I thought memorizing each line of Hebrew through an audio recording on Google Translate during my bus rides to school would be my smartest bet when approaching the Torah FAVORITE JEWISH HOLIDAY: portion. Unfortunately for me, memorization is not one of my strengths. I ended up writing the phonetic pronunciation on continued on page 9 Rosh Hashanah the backs of my hands.

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Hate stickers posted in Peabody; swastika found in Marblehead

By Ethan M. Forman Square, was not far from their Salem police have received According to the Anti- JOURNAL STAFF home. The “Better Dead Than reports of six slap-tagging inci- Defamation League New Red” sticker has also turned up dents in the downtown since England’s Media and PEABODY — A Peabody cou- in Salem. Jan. 1, according to acting police Communications Manager ple became concerned when In nearby Marblehead, police Chief Dennis King. Stickers by Shellie Burgman, ADL’s H.E.A.T. stickers for white supremacist have not had reports of such another white supremacist, anti- map shows that there were 338 groups were slapped on an elec- stickers. However, Police Chief Semitic group, Nationalist Social incidents of white supremacist trical box on Gardner Street not Robert Picariello said the town Club, were found downtown last propaganda in Massachusetts in far from their home, not once recently experienced two hate summer. 2020, compared to 258 in 2019, but twice in recent weeks. incidents. And on Jan. 29, Beverly a 31 percent increase. There has They also spotted a sticker In an email on Monday, put out a “unified statement already been 16 white suprema- for an anti-Semitic and white Picariello said that on March 3, denouncing hate symbols” after cist propaganda incidents in the supremacist group called Patriot graffiti was reported on a mural reportedly scratched a swastika “receiving troubling reports of state this year. Front – which has been actively under the Village Street bridge. into the paint of another officer’s stickers, recruitment flyers, and The ADL says the groups “slap-tagging” in some North The tagging contained racist lan- personal car sometime in the most recently the display of a flag responsible include Patriot Shore communities, according guage, the chief said. summer of 2019. The incident attributable to white-supremacy Front followed by Nationalist to the Anti-Defamation League. “The other was a swastika only came to light publicly last groups, including the Patriot Social Club and Revolt Through The sticker, found on a utility formed out of gum or some other December. It’s not know when Front and Three Percenters.” pole in heavily trafficked Wilson similar substance and stuck to a a report on the incident will be continued on page 18 pole near the tennis courts at the released to the public. JCC,” said Picariello, who added These incidents have upset that the Jewish Community Jews across the North Shore. In Center on Community Road Peabody, Sasha Gillin, a 39-year- PHyllIs lEvIN reported the incident on March old labor attorney and mother 4. The incidents are under inves- of two, said of the hate stick- on Real estate tigation. Marty Schneer, the JCC ers showing up in her neighbor- UPDATE yOUR CREDIT REPORT executive director, declined to hood, “If left unchecked, it’s like comment on the incident. a cancer.” It’s important to take advantage of the govern- The incidents come at a The posting of hate stickers by ment’s Fair Credit Reporting Act and get your free time when the Marblehead Patriot Front and other groups is credit report every year, even if you aren’t planning Police Department and the becoming more common on the Phyllis Levin to get a loan soon. And when you go get your report, town have commissioned the North Shore. This group twice CRS GRI CBR it’s essential to go over all the information in detail Winthrop police chief to inves- targeted Pride Flag stickers at a because, according to a study by the U.S. Public tigate an allegation that a for- Salem vegan bakery in January Interest Research Group, nearly 80% of credit reports contain mistakes. mer Marblehead police officer and February. Inaccuracies in your credit report could cost you time and money during a loan process or could even derail it altogether. So it’s important to dispute any mistakes like incorrect account balances, bills from non- Talmudic principle guided physician through existing accounts, lower credit limits, old items that were handled years ago and even wrong addresses. All of these errors can raise suspicion with a year of pandemic a lender and could impede the loan process. By Rich Tenorio reflected on what it is like to care Correcting your report is quite straightforward. Just go online to www.ftc.gov/freereports and follow their simple two-step process to get JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT for people as medical profes- sionals. your credit report up-to-date and in good condition before you meet with BOSTON — Dr. Mark The beginning of the pan- your lender. Poznansky of Massachusetts demic, Currier said, was a General Hospital invoked a prin- moment when he and his col- EXPERIENCEJUST CALL AND Is THEI’LL DODIFFERENCE. THE REST ciple from the Talmud during a leagues “took a chance to also Feel free to callFeel me free at toSAGAN call me REALTORSon all aspects recent virtual discussion about examine why we went into med- on all aspects ofof buying buying oror selling real real estate estate the COVID-19 pandemic. icine in the first place, the idea at 781-367-8150at 781-367-8150 Asked what has guided him of why it was important. In good the most during the year or so www.phyllislevin.com [email protected] (781) 367-8150 continued on page 18 of the pandemic, Poznansky website email cell replied, “That fundamental belief that to save one life is [to “Every life that could be saved save] the world.” is incredibly important to every “It’s a very important thing,” doctor and every health care said Poznansky, who is a mem- worker in the hospital in the ber of Temple Emanuel in battle we engage in against dis- Newton. “Every life that could ease,” says Dr. Mark Poznansky. be saved is incredibly important to every doctor and every health were dealing with.” care worker in the hospital in Currier described coming the battle we engage in against into the ICU at 1 a.m. to care for disease.” the new patient. He put on PPE, “A Day in the COVID Unit,” the a practice known as donning. March 1 panel event sponsored Wearing gowns, gloves, masks by Boston’s Vilna Shul, included and eye protection, he and a res- a surprise guest with a particu- ident trainee went through two larly remarkable lifesaving nar- sets of double doors to examine rative: Jim Bello, the first patient Bello. to test positive for COVID-19 at “Originally, when [Bello] the MGH ICU and the subject of came in, he started getting bet- the New York Times profile “32 ter,” Currier said. “We felt things Days on a Ventilator” by Pulitzer were going really well. Very soon Prize winner Pam Belluck. thereafter, he took a turn for the Notice a Change in Mom or Dad? On the panel, Bello joined worse. We were very, very wor- one of the doctors who cared for ried about him.” Cohen Florence Levine Estates and him – Dr. Paul Currier, the direc- Currier and his team used a Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Assisted Livings tor of MGH’s Respiratory Acute technique called proning to turn Care Unit – as well as Poznansky, Bello onto his stomach in an can be exactly what you need. who is the head of the hospital’s attempt to improve his oxygen Vaccine and Immunotherapy situation. We will give your loved one warmth, support, Center. “The next morning, things comfort and companionship. “I don’t have a ton of memo- were looking worse again,” ries,” Bello said. “What I take Currier said. “Once you flip Call or email us today! away from it is how Paul and somebody over with proning, Email Kristen Donnelly at Email Marisa Iafrate at everybody at MGH treated my there’s really only one step after [email protected] [email protected] family ... the doctors, nurses, that, a few other tricks.” or call 617-887-0826 or call 978-854-1812 CNAs, respiratory therapists.” This time, Currier and his Bello was admitted to MGH team used a technology called during what Currier said was an extracorporeal membrane oxy- atmosphere of dread following genation or ECMO to try to the COVID-19 surge in New York improve his oxygen supply. City. “It’s very specialized, difficult- 2 0 1 C a p t a i n s R o w, C h e l s e a , M A 0 2 1 5 0 240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody, MA 01960 “I just remember the intense to-run technology,” Currier said. fear of what was going to hap- “It’s available in very few institu- Kosher Dietary Laws Observed pen,” Currier said, “the way we tions,” and it was used “in order tried to get ready for a thing that to be able to keep him alive.” www.chelseajewish.org we had no idea exactly what we Currier and Poznansky both 4 THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – MARCH 11, 2021

JEWISH JOURNAL Marblehead teens schmooze with advice and Publisher/Editor Jewish insights with their LowKey Convos podcast Steven A. Rosenberg [email protected] By Ethan M. Forman and now serves teens in the Associate Editor JOURNAL STAFF MetroWest as well as the North Ethan M. Forman Shore. [email protected] MARBLEHEAD – A couple of “We’re proud of Lucy and Marblehead High seniors, Lucy Sofia for creating a compel- Accounting Manager New and Sofia Vatnik, say they ling and fun podcast to share Anne Waymouth are not shy about talking in front their perspectives and connect [email protected] of others or talking about their with their peers,” said Brett Director of Jewish life. Lubarsky, JTI’s director. “Lucy Advertising & Marketing So the pair have started a and Sofia are showing how the podcast call LowKey Convos Jewish Teen Initiative — and Lois Kaplan they hope will connect with oth- JewishBostonTeens.com — [email protected] ers. empowers and inspires teens. We Senior Strategic Media Manager “We’ll keep it low-key,” says are excited to amplify their voic- Marcy Grand Vatnik during their promo epi- es and the voices of many other [email protected] sode. “Let’s schmooze.” teens in our community through The girls hope their conversa- www.JewishBostonTeens.com Graphics, Web, tions about “topics that matter, — the go-to place for all things Russian Chronicle Editor current events, and ways that #JewishBostonTeens. Yulia Zhorov you can connect with the com- In an interview via Zoom last Sofia Vatnik and Lucy New [email protected] munity” will connect with other week, Lubarsky, New and Vatnik Graphics, Web, Obituaries teens so they can feel like they spoke about what they are try- Senior Fellows, meaning they they have learned to help other Andrew P. Fleischer are “part of the fam.” ing to accomplish with LowKey are leaders in a program which teens cope and the idea of mak- [email protected] It’s the first podcast to come Convos. Vatnik attends Temple involves reaching out to their ing a podcast came up. “We are out of the Jewish Teen Initiative, Sinai in Marblehead and New peers to better engage them with already friends, and we enjoy Administrative Assistant which is now part of Combined goes to Temple Emanu-El, also the Jewish community. The girls doing projects together,” said Linda Smidt Jewish Philanthropies, a pro- in Marblehead. are also active with the Lappin New. “That would be a fun chal- [email protected] gram that has its roots on the The young women are both 17 Foundation’s Teen Antisemitism lenge to take on, and we were North Shore going back to 2008, and serve as JTI Peer Leadership Task Force. excited to work on it with Brett.” Editorial Cartoonist As of this writing, the close “I feel like Lucy and I always George Freedman friends, “two girls who like to have intellectual conversations,” Board of Overseers talk,” have recorded a couple Vatnik said, “and we wanted to Johanna Matloff, President of episodes. The first had the share those with other teens and Bob Blayer, *Rick Borten, teens dishing about how they see what they think. So, we were Andrew Caplan, Beverly Clark, cope with stress, given teens like, why don’t we record what are dealing with mental health we say and organize it and make Fred M. Cohen, issues around the pandemic and it available to everyone so our Neil D. Donnenfeld, virtual school. The girls, who thoughts can be out there and David Gershaw, Mill River Consulting have been trained on ways to we can help someone. Marcia Glassman-Jaffe, Gloucester, MA tackle stress, talk about prac- New said they plan to produce Cara Hogan, Lynn Nadeau, ticing yoga, headspace medita- one episode a month, including Donna Lozow Pierce, tion, walking outside, driving, Jewish related topics and other *Howard Rich, *Robert M. Rose, Creative solutions for land development journaling, or listening to their topics not related to the religion. Stephanie Simon, John Smidt, ENGINEER • DESIGN • ADVISE favorite tunes from Tate McRae They plan to theme the April Bradley J. Sontz, Ted D. Stux, or Shawn Mendes. podcast around Passover. Matthew Swartz, Their second episode was They hope to include other *Selma Williams 978-282-0014 themed for Purim, complete Peer Leadership Fellows in with a brief summation of the future episodes. *Life Board Members www.millriverconsulting.com Megillah, talk about their favor- Does Judaism inform their Past President ite hamantashen flavors with podcast? Neil D. Donnenfeld links on their blog to recipes. “Yeah, we are connecting all Publisher Emerita LISTEN TO COMMUNITY LEADER New spoke about how she of our topics back to Judaism,” Barbara Schneider was supposed to go to school said New. While not everything JIM SHAINKER AND GUESTS in Israel this winter and experi- they talk about is Jewish-related, The Jewish Journal, DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS ~ LITERATURE ~ HOLIDAYS ~ ence Purim celebrations there, they plan on making connec- ISSN1040-0095, an independent, POLITICS ~ ISRAEL ~ MUSIC ~ HALACHA ~ AND MORE but due to the pandemic, her tions back to their Jewish culture non-profit community trip was delayed. In fact, her trip and lives, and themes from the newspaper, is published has been delayed three times, Torah. bi-weekly by North Shore Jewish L’CHAIM Press, Ltd., P.O. Box 2089, something she has gotten used Where did the podcast’s name Salem, MA 01970. JEWISH INTERACTIVE RADIO to, she said. “I’m just lucky to come from? Lubarsky said when Periodical postage paid get there, and I guess the sad- the pandemic hit, they had con- at Salem, MA. FRIDAY @10AM ~ SUNDAY @7PM dest part is I quarantined, and versations about how they could POSTMASTER: 980 AM / WWW.980WCAP.COM / ANY RADIO APP then I had to re-quarantine, and zero in on what they could do to Send address changes to YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SHOW! then my trip was delayed, and help support their community. THE JEWISH JOURNAL, I have to quarantine again, but Last year, the JTI fellows cre- P.O. Box 2089, right now I’m technically out of ated a LowKey Convos series for Salem, MA 01970. quarantine,” she said during the teens to be able to help them Circulation to Eastern podcast. connect and talk about stuff Massachusetts and North of Her goal now is to be able that matters to them, “and this Boston. The opinions of contrib- to experience Passover in Israel, [Podcast] was a really exciting utors do not necessarily reflect those of the paper. The Jewish with plans to share her experi- way to amplify that.” Journal assumes no financial ences on the podcast. The girls So far, the girls like what they responsibility for typographical managed to tie the theme of have produced. errors in advertisements, but non dairy Vatnik’s disappointment at “I really like listening to what will print in a subsequent issue certified kosher mk her friend’s going away for an we have created,” Vatnik said. a retraction and correction of extended period of time, back “It’s really cool … when we have that portion of an advertisement whose value has been affected. to Purim’s themes of making the been working on it for so long The Jewish Journal does not best out of a bad situation and and then when it finally came endorse the goods and services the importance of doing acts of out, to be able to listen to it advertised in its pages, and it NOT JUST CHALLAH AND ROLLS kindness. on Spotify and Apple, that was makes no representation as to Fresh baked Pastries packed and ready to go So how did the podcast come really cool, especially for all the the kashrut of food products and about? 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Kismet helps Jewish pharmacist score role as Fenway Park vaccine coordinator

By Ethan M. Forman In 2009, Bloom, who has quickly,” she said. a premonition, and had been JOURNAL STAFF three daughters, wanted a better These days, Bloom gets up at thinking about Nascembeni the work-life balance, so she went 5:15 a.m., works a 12-hour shift day she got the call from the LYNNFIELD — When Jewish back to work as a retail phar- at Fenway, and gets home by recruiter. pharmacist Margot (Kreplick) macist, working for Rite Aid in 7:30 p.m. “I’m hoping that I get it Bloom of Lynnfield found her- Melrose and Gloucester. “Nobody’s complaining, because it will give me some self out of work last year due When her mother, Roberta you know,” said Bloom. “We purpose to everything,” Bloom to the pandemic, she wondered Kreplick, died in 2013, Bloom have created a very well-oiled said she told Nascembeni. “And how she could make a differ- wanted to be closer to her father, machine in a short amount of then I get the job.” ence. who is now almost 85 and lives time. I’m a numbers person. I’m “The first three days at work, She wanted to do some- in Salem. very detail-oriented and this is well, what do I do? I try to keep thing to honor her friend Karen She took a job at Eaton’s exactly what this job is.” her with me, so I wear the shirt Nascembeni, a Lynnfield resi- Apothecary in Lynn, two blocks Bloom said the beauty of the to work,” Bloom said of her dent and general manager of from where her father’s drug job is she is able to honor her “Hello Darling” T-shirt. She also the North Shore Music Theatre store once was. friend. She still has the text mes- wore the shirt when she got vac- in Beverly. When Eaton’s was bought by sage from Karen Nascembeni cinated herself. Early on in the pandemic, CVS, she stayed on for two years from last St. Patrick’s Day that “Everybody that meets Karen Nascembeni lost her husband, and left to take a job at a com- she and her husband both had loves her,” Bloom said. “She Steven T. Richard, at age 58, and munity health center. the coronavirus and were head- would do anything for anyone, her father-in-law, Earl Richard, Then the pandemic upended ing to the hospital. and I felt this was my way of at 99, to COVID-19. Nascembeni her plans. Her last day at CVS “The COVID-19 pandemic hit honoring her. You know, she has herself survived a 2-month-long was March 26, 2020. Margot on a very personal level,” been through hell and back.” battle with the disease. During She planned to have 10 days Nascembeni said in an email. Bloom, who belongs to her recovery, Bloom and others off before starting her new job, Their lives have been inter- Temple Tiferet Shalom in in Nascembeni’s wide circle of but then the state shut down. twined for nearly 30 years. Steven Peabody, believes somebody friends purchased T-shirts fea- Margot Bloom holding up a She couldn’t be trained for her Richard and Margot’s future was watching out for her. turing her likeness and embla- syringe of COVID-19 vaccine at new community health center husband, George Bloom, were “It’s very bizarre how things Fenway Park. zoned with “Hello Darling” to job. “Even though I’m essential, I roommates. Nascembeni, who happen sometimes. You say, help fund a photography schol- administered more than 55,000 couldn’t start work,” Bloom said. was dating Richard at the time, ‘Why did this happen?’ or ‘Who arship in her husband’s name. shots, according to Governor By the time the state re­ suggested to George Bloom that was watching out for me?’ When it comes to honoring Charlie Baker. opened, the health center had he date a Jewish woman. … Sometimes you can’t plan Nascembeni’s story, Bloom hit a Fenway handles about 1,200 rescinded its offer. “So Karen and Steven are things, there is no way you could homerun, becoming the vaccine to 1,300 vaccinations a day, Then at the end of January, responsible for our union,” predict this would happen.” coordinator for the Fenway Park Bloom said. The site is oper- “out of left field,” she says, Bloom Margot Bloom said. With April 1 — Opening mass vaccination site. ated by CIC Health, which also got a call from a recruiter with “I have no doubt that Steven’s Day — fast approaching, Baker Bloom chalks up getting the runs vaccination sites at Gillette an intriguing job offer: vaccine death and my near-death expe- announced during a March dream job to her people skills Stadium and the Reggie Lewis coordinator. She later learned it rience touched the Bloom 4 press conference that the and a bit of kismet. Track and Athletic Center. was for Fenway Park. family on a very deep level,” Fenway Park site would transi- She wore her “Hello Darling” So, how did Bloom wind up She had an interview on a Nascembeni said. tion to the Hynes Convention T-shirt to work on Feb. 2, her first at the mass vaccination site at Friday, and waited on tenter- Bloom said Steven Richard’s Center. day overseeing vaccinations at Fenway Park? hooks to hear back. She didn’t death was among the first in The Hynes site will open the Sammy’s On 3rd Pub, locat- Bloom grew up in Marble­ have to wait long: The following Massachusetts from the corona- March 18, Baker said. Fenway’s ed in the 3rd Base Concourse of head. Her father, Hubert Monday, she got an email at 10 virus. Then in mid-April, Bloom last day will be March 27. Fenway Park. Kreplick, ran Paramount Drug a.m. for a 3 p.m. interview. At lost her father-in-law at age 97 “I’ll miss the nostalgia of The bar has been converted on Union Street in Lynn from 5:30 p.m., CIC offered her the job. to COVID-19. Fenway Park,” said Bloom. But to a prep area, and 12 nearby 1962 to 2003, and Bloom worked She started work that Bloom said she found her she also is willing to go wherever tables are being used as vaccina- in the pharmacy as a young girl. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 8 a.m., with recruitment to be the vaccine she’s needed “to get the job done tion stations. After graduating from Mar­ no spring training, so to speak. coordinator at Fenway Park a and help get more people vac- Bloom oversees the process ble­­­head High, Bloom earned a “It’s like going from 0 to 180 very strange coincidence. She had cinated.” from when the vials of Pfizer bachelor’s degree in pharmacy vaccine come out of the freez- with a minor in marketing from er at minus 70 Celsius to when the University of Rhode Island in shots go into arms. 1987. She became a licensed By the time the Fenway Park pharmacist, but decided to go LARRY LEVINE’S mass vaccination site closes into pharmaceutical sales KOSHER MEATS & DELI March 27, workers will have instead. PASSOVER PRICE BUSTERS Whole Chicken Shoulder Beef Brisket Legs Roast Major Changes 14 lb avg. $ $ $ Have Been Made lb. 8.99 lb. 3.29 lb. 8.99 Lean Jumbo Potato or To The Tax Laws. Flanken Eggs Farfel Kugels

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Students for Justice in Palestine at Tufts promoted a student referendum to rebuke the university’s former police chief for participating in a 2017 exchange program with Israel. Here, members of the SJP group in New York take part in a protest. porters, what happened to Tufts trips as somehow responsible government – was outrageous. student Max Price was nothing for American police shootings of Not only was he subjected to new, even if the abuse hurled at African-Americans. As such, it is profane insults but also forced him was pretty severe. not merely a false and defama- to sit through student govern- The Students for Justice in tory argument, but a 21st-cen- ment meetings in which he was Palestine (SJP) chapter at Tufts tury blood libel in which Jews questioned about his Jewish promoted a student referendum are blamed for crimes commit- background and beliefs. At a aimed at rebuking the universi- ted by others. Zoom meeting during which ty’s former police chief for par- At Tufts, that took the form of the referendum was discussed, ticipating in a 2017 exchange a referendum promoted by SJP he was muted and literally program in which American law in which a resolution filled with prevented from speaking. The enforcement and first respond- misleading and false informa- message from the student gov- ers receive training in Israel. tion about the exchanges was ernment and from a university The exchange programs involve voted on by the students. administration that stood by information-sharing and are That’s where Price, a mem- silently as Price suffered these useful because the Americans ber of the Tufts Community insults was clear: If you are a learn from the Israelis’ time- Union Judiciary, stepped in. pro-Israel Jew, you are going to tested experience in dealing His post is tasked with the job be treated as a racist advocate with emergencies. of fact-checking and removing of white supremacy who must These programs are, how- false information from student be marginalized, rather than ever, the centerpiece of a pro- government legislation. Price respected and heard. paganda campaign called denounced the falsehoods in It is fear of similar treatment “Deadly Exchange” launched the referendum text. That led that more often than not con- by the anti-Zionist group Jewish SJP and its supporters to sin- vinces Jewish students to keep Voice for Peace. According to gle him out for a campaign of their heads down and stay silent them, they are a diabolical plot harassment, culminating in an when Israel is being falsely in which Americans are taught effort to get him thrown out of besmirched as an “apartheid how to abuse and kill minorities his position by a disciplinary state.” Indeed, that’s the whole by Israelis. In this way, groups committee because of his “pro- point of the BDS movement. like JVP and SJP not only attack Israel bias.” While ostensibly a campaign of Israel, but also delegitimize the Price’s treatment – not just by economic warfare against the American Jews who sponsor the SJP but also others in student continued on page 7 OPINION THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – MARCH 11, 2021 7

The great political divide splitting American Jews goes far beyond Israel

By David M. Shribman debates over health care, student loans, JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT and climate change, another group is leaning even farther to the right. The nd you thought the midwinter result may be the radicalization of both schism between Mitch McConnell extremes. Aand Donald J. Trump was wide. Writing in the online publication Steven Grossman and Joshua Katzen Tablet, Joel Kotkin and Edward Heyman have lived a few blocks apart for most of identified what they called “a growing their adult lives, and in recent months chasm between an increasingly left-wing the debate they have been having for rabbinate that dominates all but the three decades has become even more traditionalist Orthodox denominations, animated. Let’s listen in to the disparate and their synagogues’ often more con- views these two Newton neighbors pos- servative, or at least centrist, members sess: and donors.” Grossman: Many of the things Each side is astonished that the other Benjamin Netanyahu has done have side could hold its views. consistently undermined whatever pros- Conservatives, for example, are trou- pects of peace still exist between Israel bled that Democratic Representative and the Palestinians. The policies on Betty McCollum of Minnesota – who last the West Bank have been harmful to the year said “violence used by Israel against prospects of peace. You can’t continue to Palestinians, especially children, is shock- take more and more land and think that ing and abhorrent” – is the new chair will help bring about peace. Joshua Katzen Steven Grossman of the House Defense Appropriations Katzen: The Democrats are bad for Subcommittee. Democratic partisans Israel. There are a lot of anti-Semitic prospects in the Middle East, spills over measure of the strong support the 45th such as Alan Solomont, the Dean of the and anti-Israel people who are rising to onto other issues, ranging far beyond the president captured and a reminder that Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life prominence in the party and see Israel deeply emotional question of whether Jews cannot be regarded as a monolithic at Tufts and an Obama appointee as as colonialist. The rest of the Democrats to apply the terms “apartheid” or “geno- voting group. US ambassador to Spain, believe “Israel are stuck in old thinking that has total- cide” to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Moreover, it increasingly appears that under the present leadership is driving ly failed. It wasn’t until Trump came These two views also diverge on whether there are two distinct profiles of Jews in itself off a cliff, and there are some peo- along and stopped pretending there was to support the Black Lives Matter move- American politics. ple in the American Jewish community a peace process – Democratic dogma ment, how to think about abortion and, On the ground and generally outside with their foot on the gas pedal … It con- – that things started going right. Now like so much in American civic life today, Orthodox circles, Jews remain socially founds me that people actually believe under Biden, we are going back to the how to view former progressive, promi- occupying the West Bank, expanding set- ridiculous nonsense of the two-state President Trump. nent in the Democratic tlements, poking the Palestinians in the solution. On paper, Jews retain Party, and present in eye is good for Israel. It’s the same puz- Grossman is the former treasurer of a strong allegiance to As some Jews lean its left wing. In fund- zlement I feel about why people think Massachusetts, the onetime national the Democratic Party, even farther to the left as raising and in lobby Donald Trump is good for America.” chairman of the Democratic National providing pluralities a result of the contemporary efforts, conservatives Jews have been arguing and disagree- Committee and, from 1992 to 1996, the (and often far more) to racial reckoning and fresh are flexing their mus- ing with each other since Biblical times. president of the American Israel Public the party’s nominees cles. AIPAC has swung But this is a fundamental schism that is Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the lead- in every presidential debates over health care, right in recent years; changing the profile of Jews in American ing pro-Israel lobby in Washington. election since 1920, student loans, and climate GOP megadonor and civic life. Ordinarily divisions within a Katzen is a real estate developer, inves- when the Republican change, another group Massachusetts native group that represents about 2 percent tor, and manager who regularly votes Warren G. Harding beat is leaning even farther Sheldon Adelson, who of the nation’s population might be the for Republicans and was Massachusetts Democratic nominee died two months ago, preoccupation primarily of scholars and chair of “Jews Choose Trump.” James M. Cox, princi- to the right. was a strong Trump political professionals. But these are Unlike Trump and McConnell, the two pally because more and Netanyahu sup- not ordinary times – and the divisions are on warm speaking terms – friendly than a third of Jewish porter. Last summer among Jews are especially significant but ardent defenders of two points of voters sided with the socialist Eugene V. Mort Klein, president of the Zionist because they mirror divisions within the view that increasingly define the profile Debs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt took 90 Organization of America, sent out a broader population. of American Jews in politics. But this percent of the Jewish vote in both 1940 Tweet saying Black Lives Matter is “a Jew divide is wide, it is significant, and it and 1944, a feat replicated by Lyndon B. hating, White hating, Israel hating, con- David M. Shribman, who teaches has substantial implications not only Johnson two decades later. Jews sided servative Black hating, violence promot- American politics at McGill University’s for the Jewish community, but also for with Joe Biden over Trump by more than ing, dangerous Soros funded extremist Max Bell School of Public Policy, is exec- American politics. a 3-to-1 margin in November. group of haters.” utive editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh That’s because this disagreement, Even so, 22 percent of Jews voted for Bottom line: As some Jews lean even Post-Gazette. He led the newspaper’s defined easily by the colliding views Trump – double the rate that supported farther to the left as a result of the con- coverage of the Tree of Life shooting that about Israel and the future of peace George H. W. Bush in 1992 – and both a temporary racial reckoning and fresh won the Pulitzer Prize. An act of courage by a Tufts student from page 6 Jewish state, it has done nothing though, anti-Semites win. After government post. American or other minority stu- to swim against the intellectu- to damage its vibrant economy all, their objective is to clear the That’s good news for Max dent been attacked for defend- al tide on campuses in which through its pathetic drive to public square of proud Jews and Price and more evidence of ing his community? BDS is considered enlightened undermine, for example, sales friends of Israel. the necessity of the Brandeis While Price won this fight, thought and support for Israel of Sabra hummus. Instead, like Rather than granting a hate Center’s efforts. there’s little reason to believe is deemed reactionary. other successful cancel cul- group like SJP such an unde- Price was right when he told that will stop SJP and cowardly That’s a difficult thing to ture efforts, it seeks to silence served triumph, Price fought JNS that SJP’s retreat didn’t university administrators, who ask of anyone, let alone a col- those who refute intersectional back. And he wasn’t alone. absolve them of their respon- fear being “canceled” more than lege student who at that age is myths about the Palestinian war The Louis D. Brandeis Center sibility for the anti-Semitic they value the rights of Jewish more eager to fit in than to be against Israel being linked to for Human Rights Under Law, treatment he received. The uni- students, from behaving in a a noisy dissenter against aca- the struggle for civil rights in the which specializes in defending similar fashion the next time a demic fashion. Yet as has always United States and which brands students in these situations, student calls out anti-Semitic been the case throughout his- Zionism as racism. intervened to represent him. These programs groups for their conduct. After tory, courage is what is needed But Price wouldn’t be silent. It rightly accused the univer- are the centerpiece all, even a Jewish publication if Jewish rights are to be suc- In similar situations, most sity of failing to defend Price’s like The Forward covered this cessfully defended. college kids choose to avoid rights. Allowing him to suffer of a propaganda story as if it were a misunder- Not every student can be putting a bull’s eye on their anti-Semitic harassment was campaign called “Deadly standing in which both sides expected to be as tough or to backs by challenging fashion- in violation of Title VI of the Exchange” launched had some right on their side suffer the kind of opprobrium to which Price was subjected able leftist theories promoted Civil Rights Act of 1965, which by the anti-Zionist rather than a straightforward by both professors and other forbids such discriminatory example of anti-Semitic agita- by anti-Semitic BDS support- students. Indeed, even many of treatment at educational insti- group Jewish Voice tion. ers. But if we are to end the idea those who do speak up respond tutions that, like Tufts, receive for Peace. But this also points the way that it’s always open season on to the personal attacks by quit- federal aid. to the answer as to how the BDS Jews who care about Israel on ting student government in dis- What followed was what usu- movement can be beaten. college campuses, then we are gust. The same thing happens in ally happens when bullies are versity also deserves blame for Jewish students must be going to need more young men other venues, such as journal- challenged. Rather than face the passive role it played. They armed with the facts to enable and women who can learn from ism, when those labeled as too a lawsuit or the escalation of wouldn’t step in to stop the them to respond to lies like his example. interested in defending Jewish this fight into something much harassment of a Jewish student those of the “Deadly Exchange” rights or Israel are singled out. bigger than a simple case of because of his unwillingness campaign with the truth. But Jonathan S. Tobin is edi- Walking away from such fights successful intimidation, SJP to join with others in smearing they need more than just infor- tor in chief of JNS – Jewish as not worth the grief is under- gave up. It withdrew its effort to Israel. Would they have been mation. They need to have News Syndicate. Follow him on standable. When that happens, throw Price out of his student so slow to act had an African- the courage that is necessary Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin. 8 THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – MARCH 11, 2021 PREPARE FOR PASSOVER

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Y2I plans winter sojourn for seniors, so long as it’s safe

By Ethan M. Forman trip. she said. JOURNAL STAFF “We are moving forward with Y2I was the brainchild of the planning the trip and we will fol- late businessman and philan- SALEM – The Lappin Foun- low protocols if it’s safe to travel,” thropist Robert I. Lappin, and dation’s signature Youth to Israel Coltin said. Planning includes it was originally called Let’s Go Adventure program – a fully sub- holding pre-trip informational Israel. Lappin, who grew up in sidized trip to Israel for teens and educational meetings and Salem and lived in Marblehead which celebrates 50 years this providing opportunities for the and then Swampscott, died last year – did not take place in 2020 kids to get to know one another. April at age 98. A celebration due to the pandemic. Like other Israel trip provid- of his life and legacy and 50 However, the foundation is ers, they have been in touch years of Y2I is scheduled for planning to run the adventure to with a group called the Israel Sunday, March 21, at 3 p.m. To Israel to take in the sights, while Travel Alliance to keep tabs on register for the Zoom link, go to reinforcing teenagers’ Jewish developments about traveling to LappinFoundation.org or con- identity and pride, at the end of Israel, Coltin said. “We are very tact Susan Feinstein at 978-740- this year. well connected, we are connect- 4431 or sfeinstein@lappinfoun- This is instead of the tradi- North Shore Jewish teens on a recent Y2I Adventure trip to Israel. ed with people in Israel,” said dation.org. tional two-week trip over the Coltin as they look to see what summer. it will take to travel safely to the For more information about 2022, a trip that will be for those ers,” and protocols from the US And the winter trip will be run country. the December 2021 Y2I Trip for in between their sophomore and government for travel. for high-school seniors, instead Coltin said everybody can’t Seniors, contact Sharon Wyner at junior years of high school. The “Right now, we don’t have of incoming juniors. It will also wait to get back to Israel. “Israel 978-565-4450 or email swyner@ foundation will be recruiting for specific guidelines, but there is be slightly abbreviated. is waiting for us with open arms,” lappinfoundation.org. this trip in the fall. a lot of interest,” she said of the The trip is open to Jewish stu- “The summer [2021] trip is dents who live or are a mem- not taking place in July, but we ber of a temple in the 30 North are planning a trip from Dec. Shore cities and towns of the 23 to Jan. 2 for seniors in high GENERATION EMMA KEITH, 17 foundation’s service area. Teens school,” said Deborah Coltin, from page 2 who live in the service area are executive director of the Lappin Z eligible to apply for a subsidy to Foundation. The foundation pay for the trip. On average, 100 held a virtual informational You went on the Lappin Foundation’s Y2I trip in 2019, and you were teens go each year and about meeting for those interested on 3,000 have taken part in the trip “welcomed home” in Israel when you arrived. How was that trip life March 4. since its inception a half century changing? “It’s a little shorter by a couple ago. of days but it’s a last chance to The winter Y2I trip will be for get them to Israel before col- a cohort of North Shore students lege,” said Coltin of the desire To understand the importance of Y2I in my life, I think it is important to note my relationship who are seniors as of Sept. 1 who to have a trip to Israel for this missed out on the trip last sum- with Judaism when I was younger. Every Tuesday, I put up my best argument to get out of group. A full itinerary of activi- mer when it was postponed due Hebrew school, and I joined a youth soccer team to avoid going on Saturdays. I think of my ties is planned. While the stu- to travel restrictions imposed teachers and the rabbi in the highest regard but I never had much of an interest in Hebrew dents won’t have the opportu- because of the coronavirus school and I hated that I didn’t have a choice in the matter. Since going to temple was never nity to sleep out in the desert, pandemic. Normally, Y2I also my choice, it became an uncomfortable experience. This made me feel less Jewish. Going they will get the chance to climb includes some incoming seniors to Israel altered my entire perspective of Judaism. I realized that not wanting to go to temple up to the fortifications on Mount who might have missed the trip Masada, swim in the Dead Sea didn’t make me any less Jewish. It was the culture that accentuated a love for my religion. the year before. The winter trip and take a camel ride. Additionally, being surrounded by other kids who were Jewish was an entirely new experience. will only include seniors. The unknowns include what I am one of four Jewish students in my grade. Because of this, I never had any close Jewish However, in the fall, the will be the guidelines from the friends, and I’m particularly thankful to Y2I for changing that. Lappin Foundation will be busy government of Israel, “what’s planning Y2I for the summer of going to be required of travel- BLER TRAVEL

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‘Shtisel’ returns on March 25 on Netflix “Shtisel,” the series about an ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem – that turned into a surprise hit and global phenom- enon – will return for another season on March 25 on Netflix. The series follows the lives of the extended Shtisel fam- ily, a warm, closely-knit and argumentative family who live in the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. Created by Ori Elon Photos: courtesy of Harvard/University of Haifa and Yehonatan Indursky, it pro- Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow, left, and University vides unique insight into the of Haifa President Prof. Ron Robin. daily lives and loves propelling the “Haredi” society. Shira Haas, Dovale Glickman and Michael Aloni in “Shtisel.” University of Haifa to honor Akiva (Michael Aloni) is now a father and a thriving artist, (Neta Riskin), together with her to prefer to focus on his stud- Harvard President Lawrence Bacow though he is still a cause of husband Lippe (Zohar Strauss), ies. Yet when he meets Shira The University of Haifa will by former U.S. President Barack concern for his father Shulem run a successful neighborhood Tzibulnick (Reef Neeman), confer an honorary doctorate Obama to the Board of Advisors (Dovale Glickman). Giti Weiss restaurant and are dealing with a beautiful, incredibly smart on Harvard University President for the White House Initiative their grown children: Ruchami young woman, his life is no lon- Lawrence S. Bacow in recog- on Historically Black Colleges (Emmy Award Nominee Shira ger the same. nition of his global leadership and Universities. In 2018, seven Haas) and Yossale (Gal Fishel). “Shtisel” premiered in 2013. in higher education, redefining years after he became a Harvard Ruchami is learning to adjust The program originally ran for the critical role universities play board member, he was named to married life and the chal- two seasons on Israeli TV and in developing and sustaining the 29th president of Harvard. lenges of becoming a mother, was picked up by Netflix in 2018. communities, and his advocacy “Throughout his career, while Yossale has reached the The first two seasons had 12 epi- for the importance of diversity President Bacow has advocated age where he needs to consider sodes per season and the third within education. for the enduring values of colleg- getting married using the gre- season has nine episodes. The In a virtual event on March es as enablers of the American garious matchmaker Menucha show picks up five years after 15, President Bacow will for- dream,” said University of Haifa (Hana Laslo), though he seems the last episode. mally receive the honor and President Prof. Ron Robin. “It deliver an address centered on is a great privilege to confer the importance of academia upon him an honorary doctor- and the evolving landscape of ate degree from the University higher education in the COVID- of Haifa.” 19 era. The Harvard president The honor for President will also discuss the subject of Bacow comes as both Harvard advancing social mobility both and the University of Haifa on and off campus. prioritize the issue of social The University of Haifa is mobility. Just as Harvard’s pres- collaborating with Harvard ence has historically generated University in a number of areas, socioeconomic progress in its including marine sciences, surrounding neighborhoods archaeology and environmen- of Cambridge and Allston, the tal studies. Currently, the uni- University of Haifa’s primary versities are conducting a joint mission in recent years has cen- project on the etiology of large tered on a “multiversity” con- Elijah Called. He’s Hungry. sea mammals, which is consid- cept: a strategic mechanism for ered the world’s most ambitious driving progress in the city of research initiative on that topic. 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Ragozin of Congregation Shirat Hayam more information contact Sharon TUESDAY, MARCH 23 of the North Shore. Free and open Wyner at 978-565-4450 or swyner@ PJ LIBRARY PASSOVER to all. Visit www.jccns.org for more lappinfoundation.org. Upcoming information and to register. STORY TIME, 10 a.m. Children ages 6 and younger are invited to learn about SUNDAY, MARCH 28 Passover with a story and Passover THURSDAY, MARCH 25 songs. Free and open to all. Visit www. CONGREGATION SHIRAT LappinFoundation.org to register for PJ LIBRARY PASSOVER HAYAM SECOND SEDER, 6 p.m., the Zoom link. For more information, PUPPET SHOW, 4 p.m. Lappin with Rabbi Michael Ragozin, Cantor contact Susan Feinstein at sfeinstein@ Foundation invites families to a special Alty Weinreb and the Shirat Hayam lappinfoundation.org or call 978-740- PJ Library Passover puppet show with community. Have candles, Seder plate 4431. puppeteer Anna Sobel on Zoom. Learn and Passover table prepared. Haggadah about Miriam and Moses and how available online or email barri@ TORAH HUB-UNITY, PEACE they grew to be leaders. Free and open shirathayam.org for copy. Register for [email protected] AND HOPE, 7:30 p.m. Koolulam’s to all. Visit www.LappinFoundation. Zoom link at shirathayam.org/Passover/. One Day Project with Rabbi Michael org to register for the Zoom link. For Free for all ages. shirathayam.org/holy-happy-hour. For SUNDAY, MARCH 14 more info email [email protected]. “HAVANA CURVEBALL,” 4 – 6 p.m. Presented by the Walnut Street MUSICAL PASSOVER FUN Synagogue in Chelsea. This film is the AND SHABBAT WITH MARCY story of 13-year-old Mica who takes YELLIN, 5:30 – 6 p.m. Presented to heart his Rabbi’s dictate to help by Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield. “heal the world.” He launches a grand Come enjoy Passover fun with Marcy plan to send baseballs and baseball Yellin. This is an interactive musical equipment to Cuba, a country with a event for families with young children, mysterious pull. Free, register at www. babies through preschool. At 7 p.m., walnutstreetsynagogue.com/film-series. community is invited to join us for a musical Friday evening Shabbat service BAKING DEMO BY SUSAN with Marcy Yellin and Rabbi Alison SILBOVITZ, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Adler of Temple B’nai Abraham of Presented by Temple Emmanuel of Beverly. To participate, please send an Wakefield. Bake with Susan as she email at [email protected] makes two kugels: A rich traditional kugel loaded with wide noodles, SUNDAY, MARCH 21 sour cream and cottage cheese, and cinnamon and sugar, and a Passover REMEMBERING ROBERT I. fruit kugel, perfect for your Seder table. LAPPIN, 3 p.m. Lappin Foundation To get the recipes, and the Zoom link, will hold a virtual Celebration of Life RSVP to Susan: [email protected] or and Legacy in memory of its founding 919-605-0523. president, Robert I. Lappin, who was a successful businessman, philanthropist, WHY IS THIS PASSOVER and active member of the Jewish DIFFERENT…? 10 – 11 a.m. community for decades. Fifty years Presented by Temple B’nai Abraham in ago, he founded and funded Youth to Beverly. The Passover Hagaddah and Israel Adventure (Y2I), which included Seders in 2021 - A Discussion with a fully subsidized teen trip to Israel for Rabbi Alison Adler. We will learn about Jewish high school students of the the seder structure and meaning, and North Shore. The virtual gathering will discuss some why’s and why nots. commemorate the first anniversary of We will also share ideas for making Robert Lappin’s passing and the 50th a remote Passover engaging for kids anniversary of Y2I, his legacy. Natan and adults.To participate, send office@ Sharansky, human rights activist and tbabeverly.org a message to receive the world-renowned Jewish leader, will Zoom login info. be the featured speaker. Free and open to all. Register for the program at MONDAY, MARCH 15 www.LappinFoundation.org. For more information, contact Susan Feinstein SPRING AND PASSOVER- at 978-740-4431 or email sfeinstein@ THEMED PAPER MOSAIC lappinfoundation.org or read more WORKSHOP, 7:30 p.m. Join Israel- online at LappinFoundation.org/donate. based mosaic muralist Mia Schon for a one-hour spring and Passover-themed NICKA SMITH – REVERSE paper mosaic workshop. Participants GENEALOGY: Finding Cousins and will learn how to creatively repurpose Chasing the Living, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. paper step-by-step to design their Presented by the Jewish Genealogical own unique and beautiful spring and Society of Greater Boston. Free for Passover-themed card using supplies members; nonmembers, $5. Register from home. Register for the Zoom link at: https://www.jgsgb.org. on LappinFoundation.org. Contact [email protected] or call A CELEBRATION OF AN IRISH (978) 565-4459 with questions. JEWISH COMMUNITY, 11 a.m. Presented by Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield. Filmmaker, playwright, TUESDAY, MARCH 16 klezmer musician, and cultural TORAH HUB-PIRKE AVOT: interpreter Ruti LachsRuti Lachs will A Rabbi and Lay Leader Sharing share stories, original music, and clips Our Inherited Wisdom, 7:30 p.m. from her award-winning video on the Discussion with Temple Emanu-El history and present of the Cork Jewish of Marblehead’s Rabbi David Meyer Community. For more information and JCCNS Executive Director Marty and to receive the zoom link: contact ✶ EVENT PLANNING ✶ Schneer. Free and open to all. Visit [email protected]. www.jccns.org for more information and to register. MONDAY, MARCH 22 THE PERFECT VENUE Donna Kagan’s WED., MARCH 17 JBM VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES EXTRA CHAPTER , 7 FOR YOUR EVENT MUSIC WITH MARCY, 1 p.m. p.m. In celebration of Women’s History Elegant Touch Free and open to all. Visit www.jccns. 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Judith (Farber) Danziger, 99, of Peabody Harland Shapiro, 93, of Peabody, Judith (Farber) Danziger, of grandmother, and great-grand- formerly of Marblehead and Lynn Peabody, passed away peace- mother. She will be deeply fully on Feb. 24, 2021 at Kaplan missed by all who knew her. Harland Shapiro, of Peabody, Estates Assisted Living. She was Judith is survived by her entered into rest on Feb. 27, predeceased by her husband, daughter Debra Rachman and 2021 at the age of 93. Saul Danziger, and her daugh- her husband Ben; her grand- Beloved husband of Rose ter, Ilene Danziger Kan. children Elisa Goldberg and her Arlene, devoted father of Mark Born in 1921 in Brooklyn, husband Pete, Josh Rachman, (Mimi), Ellen (Dave), and hon- New York, raised and educated Marni Kan and her husband Ziv orary daughter Rosa Alvarado. in New Jersey, she was the lov- Younger, and Jordan Kan; great- Cherished grandfather to Brian ing daughter of the late Sam grandchildren Sydney, Cooper, (Jill), Emily (Adam), Jessica and Rose Farber. and Addison Goldberg, and (Clint), and Jonathan (Taylor), Judith was employed as Judah and Isaac Younger. and great-grandfather of seven. a full charge bookkeeper in Due to COVID-19 pandemic Loving brother of the late Irving Patchogue, New York, where restrictions, private graveside and Edward Shapiro. she raised her family with her services were held at Star of Born in 1928, Harland grew beloved husband until retiring David Palm Beach Gardens, up in Lynn and graduated from to Lake Worth, Florida. She was Florida. In lieu of flowers, Lynn English High School and a lifetime member of Hadassah expressions of sympathy may Bentley School of Accounting and the Sisterhood of her syna- be made in Judith’s memory and Finance (now Bentley playing poker with his buddies. gogue in Patchogue and Lake to Kaplan Jewish Hospice & University). He raised his family His greatest joy was support- Worth. She volunteered chair- ily and friends gatherings. Palliative Care, 123 Captains in Marblehead and was a com- ing the activities of his chil- ing her synagogue’s children’s Her cooking and baking were Row, Chelsea, MA 02150, or the mercial real estate broker with dren, grandchildren, and great- events, and holiday events. eagerly anticipated by her fam- American Cancer Society (www. Miller-Shapiro Co. for over 50 grandchildren. Her warm and loving home ily, cousins, nieces, and neph- cancer.org). Arrangements years. Memorial donations may was the center of many fam- ews. She was a wonderful mom, were handled by Stanetsky- He served with the U.S. be made to North Shore Elder Hymanson Memorial Chapel, Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, and Services (https://www.esmv. Salem. For more information or San Diego, California. He loved org/give/) or My Brother’s Table INDOOR SHOWROOM to register in the online guest- reading, skiing, traveling, his- (https://mybrotherstable.org/ book, visit www.stanetskyhy- tory, bowling, and in his youth, donations-gifts/). HUNDREDS OF MEMORIALS mansonsalem.com. NO SUB-CONTRACTING IN-HOUSE DESIGN & MANUFACTURING NOTICES

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I can see the city has not moved of Greeks, French-Canadians, moving to Westford, and like to adapt anti-bias and anti-rac- Portuguese and Cambodians Garnick, was surprised that a ist training more broadly,” said still remains, with people living Lowell public official would Sparr, who leads Lowell’s last and working side-by-side. And utter words of anti-Semitism. synagogue, of 50 families. “My many aren’t sure what to make Like other area Jews, he wants hope is that we will continue of Hoey’s anti-Semitic slur. to know more about the people to build bridges across other “I think he [Hoey] made a stu- Hoey was referring to when the groups that feel this is impor- pid mistake, and you can’t judge ex-school board member said tant and to keep bringing pres- a population by one person,” others used the slur to refer to sure on the city.” said Paul Garnick, 81, who grew the former Jewish city employee. Lowell’s next steps to address up in the Highlands, and runs Hoey did not respond to an the incident are unclear. While Garnick’s TV & Music with his interview request. Lowell Mayor John Leahy, Lowell brothers on Middlesex Street. “I do hope that this act and City Manager Eileen Donoghue It’s one of the last Jewish-owned reaction are being used as teach- and School Superintendent Joel businesses in the city, and was able moments in the schools Boyd originally denounced the started by his family 84 years and anywhere leaders convene,” incident, they did not respond ago. “Traditionally, the city has said Laurie Mindlin, executive to multiple interview requests been very accepting of Jews.” director of the Merrimack Valley from the Journal. Jewish Federation. Jews have had a presence Jim Shainker, who for- in Lowell since the 1830s, and By the early 1900s, merly served as president of in this hardscrabble city anti- the Merrimack Valley Jewish Semitism was so common in Jewish-owned stores Federation and Lowell’s Temple the early 1900s that Lowell offi- formed the foundation Beth El Brotherhood, now hosts cially refused to allow Jews to of the downtown’s a morning radio show in the bury their dead within the city. city on WCAP. Like other local Undaunted, Jews built cem- retail trade. Jews also Jews interviewed for this arti- eteries in Pelham, N.H. and in served the city as cle, Shainker said he had never Chelmsford along the Lowell factory owners, doctors, experienced any blatant anti- border. Semitism in Lowell. He also As the decades wore on, lawyers and educators wants the city to quickly address Lowell’s Jews prospered. Initially, – and gradually overt the incident with education and many Eastern European Jews anti-bias training. came to Lowell to work in the anti-Semitism seemed “The School Committee and factories. But upon arrival, they to fade. the city has to react to it,” said declined those jobs after they Shainker. “They can’t just say it were told they had to work on happened and forget about it. the Jewish Sabbath, according “I was very shocked to hear They need to say it’s still there, to Robert Forrant, a profes- a School Committee mem- that there are still some people Photo: Tyrrell Richard Schein sor in the History Department at The former Anshe Sfard Synagogue stood next to the ber speak so casually in a vile who use words of hate and we the University of Massachusetts Montefiore Synagogue on Howard Street in Lowell before it was way,” said Howie Flagler, a need to recognize that and teach Lowell. razed during Urban Renewal. The two shuls merged in the late former executive director of people as to why it’s so hurtful.” Instead, many tried their 1960s, and moved to Westford Street in 1971. the Merrimack Valley Jewish luck as junk and rag dealers and Federation and president of Steven A. Rosenberg is the eventually expanded into other lined Chelmsford Street. and hardware stores closed in the former Lowell Hebrew editor and publisher of the businesses. By the early 1900s, As Lowell’s downtown Jewish- recent decades, Lowell’s remain- Community Center. Flagler lived Jewish Journal. Email him at Jewish-owned stores formed the owned furniture, clothing, shoe ing Jews believe the melting pot in Lowell for 15 years before [email protected]. foundation of the downtown’s retail trade. 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Hate stickers posted in Peabody; swastika found in Marblehead Talmudic from page 3 principle Tradition. Additional flyers were white supremacist stickers on mitted to not give up,” Trestan ist events across America and from page 3 posted by Daily Stormer Book public property. We encourage said. “When it comes to hate, we Europe.” Club (which left Holocaust denial anyone with additional informa- can’t give up. We have to con- “They are trying to make times and bad, we were actively flyers on the grounds of Temple tion about the perpetrators, or tinuously fight it, otherwise they money on hate, that’s what’s working to try to help people in Emanu-El in Marblehead in July additional acts not yet reported win.” going on here,” Trestan said. the context of illness. It was a 2019), New Jersey European to contact the department at After not hearing back from According to Trestan, the group is time of a lot of soul-searching Heritage Association, Identity 978-531-1212.” the city for a couple of days after related to the white supremacist early on.” Evropa, and The Base. “Patriot Front is a white the first sticker appeared, Gillin group, Rise Above Movement, “It’s actually a tremendous Gillin believes it’s important supremacist group and they said her husband scraped it off. based in Southern California. privilege to look after patients,” for the city of Peabody to take a have got members all over the A couple of days later, a new one This group operates like a street Poznansky said. “You take their stand, even if it’s just in the form place, and this is one of the ways appeared. flighting club. lives in your hands along with of city personnel removing stick- they spread their message,” said “The fact they keep appearing Gillin said she went to the your colleagues, trying to restore ers from public places. Robert Trestan, executive direc- after they are taken down is kind group’s “slick” website, and the patient to full health again. Gillin said she and her hus- tor of ADL New England’s Boston of terrifying,” Gillin said. found it was for white national- It’s undoubtedly a privilege that band, Chris, did not get an office. Trestan also believes it’s The second sticker was for a ists peddling Nazi propaganda. you’re entrusted and trained to immediate response to a voice- important to speak up, condemn group called Will2Rise. It con- “It’s the same old messages do this and work with inspiring mail message they left with the and remove such stickers as a tained the organization’s logo in a new form,” said Gillin, who teams of doctors and nurses to city about the initial sticker left community, and not to ignore and lightning bolts consistent is Jewish. achieve this greater good.” on the electrical box by Patriot them. with white supremacist imagery After the couple scrapped this As doctors worked to treat Front, however, the mayor and “I think what’s important is derived from the SS symbol or SS second sticker off the electri- patients in the hospital, they the police chief have since con- that we don’t become immune bolts of Nazi Germany. cal box, Gillin emailed Peabody also encouraged the public to demned the slap-tagging inci- and numb to the message of The sticker is an emblem of a Councilor-at-large Tom Gould, follow public health measures dents in a joint statement. hate. If we ignore it, we become group that sells apparel, shirts, who forwarded her message to that might keep others out of the “Peabody has always been a normalized to it,” Trestan said. outwear, and fight clothing for the Peabody police chief. hospital. welcoming and inclusive com- Trestan said Peabody and white nationalists. Its website “I’m disappointed it hap- At the beginning of the pan- munity and we reject any ideol- Salem are communities with has an address in the Flushing pened. It was not intentional, demic, Poznansky said, “we ogy based in hate, intolerance, “very strong moral compasses,” neighborhood in New York City. we take these things very seri- knew that COVID-19 had a and exclusion,” said Mayor Ted that should not be judged by It’s website boasts: “Will2Rise ously,” said Christopher Ryder, capacity to mutate and change. Bettencourt and police Chief a message slapped on a utility is founded by front line nation- the mayor’s chief of staff, about We were not sure a vaccine Tom Griffin. “The Peabody pole. However, Trestan urged the alists that have attended and why the city did not get back to might be possible at that par- Police Department is actively community to be vigilant. defend our people at some of the Gillins’ voicemail message ticular point all those months investigating ‘slap-tagging’ of “And we also have to be com- the most significant national- right away. ago … Despite this, masks and social distancing along with other public health measures definitely worked well to con- tain the pandemic during that first year.” EWOOD DIFF Since then, there has been DG ERE a rollout of multiple COVID-19 E E N H CE vaccines in the U.S. from Pfizer/ T BioNTech, Moderna and most recently Johnson & Johnson. Poznansky leads a team with Dr. Patrick Reeves and Dr. Jeff Gelfand at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center LIFELONG (VIC) at Massachusetts General Hospital on the development of a second-generation COVID- LEARNING 19 vaccine. VIC is working in partnership with a new biotech- that keeps your brain nology company called Voltron Therapeutics Inc. which builds on its toes. on the Department of Defense- funded VaxCelerate program. “Where we are, one year on Nowhere is Edgewood’s culture of continuous learning and growth more evident and now going forward, we now know that the first gen- than in Edgewood Lifelong Learning, a program that features classes, lectures eration of COVID-19 vaccines and workshops on a variety of topics chosen, and often led, by members. can work and prevent the most serious forms of disease and No wonder we say Edgewood members put the life in our LifeCare Community. death caused by COVID-19,” Poznansky said. “We have great To learn more, call 978-420-4175. data from Israel,” including that “they vaccinated [over] 50 per- cent of the population.” One questioner asked wheth- er pregnant women should be vaccinated. Poznansky said, “The CDC advises pregnant women to be vaccinated. There should be a joint decision between the mother-to-be and her obstetri- cian … Israel is a great example. A large number of people have been safely vaccinated, includ- ing pregnant women.” In the future, Poznansky said, “We should remember all the things we learned – masks, social distancing, now the vac- cines … carry all of this knowl- edge forward into the next six months to a year as data and science informs our next steps to combat this pandemic.” “There will be a new normal,” he predicted, “but it will not be the old normal.” Bello said he has no long- haul COVID symptoms. He has returned to an active lifestyle, 575 Osgood Street and his family includes a recent- North Andover, MA 01845 ly adopted dog named Blake. 978-420-4175 “For me, things could always EdgewoodRC.com be worse,” Bello reflected. “You can’t change the past. You can Edgewood is a not-for-pro t 501(c)(3) organization. control the future.” PEOPLE THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – MARCH 11, 2021 19

Melrose rabbi named an 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Hannah Solomon to wed Brett Ponn

Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal has retreat in Spring 2022, regular been selected to take part in webinars, small group learning the18Doors Rukin Rabbinic and one-on-one mentoring. The Fellowship Program, which Fellows will each offer programs launched with a virtual kickoff and workshops for interfaith retreat earlier this month. couples in their own communi- “As the Jewish community ties and virtually for a national continues to reflect the diver- audience. They will also work sity within America, we must individually with couples seek- make it clear that all who are ing Jewish clergy to officiate a part of a Jewish family are not lifecycle event through 18Doors’ only welcome, but truly belong referral service, answer ques- within our doors,” said Rabbi tions, and connect couples to Lowenthal, who is the spiritual existing inclusive resources and Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal leader of Temple Beth Shalom organizations. Melrose. Studies. The new Rukin Rabbinic Temple Beth Shalom is Rabbi Lowenthal, who grew Fellows are part of a unique a Reform Jewish synagogue up in Framingham, obtained community of practice, which serving over 100 families her MBA in non-profit man- will help them hone their skills from communities includ- agement and her M.A. in working with interfaith couples ing Melrose, Malden, Medford, Jewish Leadership through the and families. Each will partici- Reading, Saugus, Stoneham and Hornstein program at Brandeis pate in professional develop- Wakefield. For more informa- University. She completed her ment provided by I8Doors. In tion, email [email protected], B.A. at George Washington addition to the virtual retreat in visit www.tbsma.org or call 781- University in Religion and Judaic early 2021, there will be another 665-4520.

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Jill Wine-Banks

By Ina Resnikoff which never happened because of Nixon’s eventual resignation. MARBLEHEAD — Anybody She remarks about the first who lived through Watergate impeachment trial of Donald Karen and Steve Solomon of Marblehead, Debbie Mendelson in the 1970s probably remem- Trump that held many simi- Ponn of Danvers and David Ponn of Lynnfield are excited to bers prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks. larities and marked differences announce the engagement of their children Hannah Belle Solomon Wine-Banks was the only from Watergate. and Brett Alexander Ponn. Hannah and Brett are both gradu- woman on the government’s Born in Chicago into a warm ates of Cohen Hillel Academy and reconnected in the CJP LEADS Watergate team, first under the Jewish immigrant family, Wine- Young Adult Program four years ago. Hannah graduated from direction of Special Prosecutor Banks attended public school, the University of Delaware and works for PEAK Event Services in Archibald Cox, and later under studied ballet and piano, and Woburn. Brett graduated from the University of Miami and works Leon Jaworski. Wine-Banks’ was convinced she would for Greene Rubber Company in Woburn. A June 2022 wedding is cross-examination of then- someday become a journal- planned. President Richard Nixon’s sec- ist. Her heroes were Anthony retary, Rose Mary Woods, blew Lewis, Nancy Dickerson and Jill Wine-Banks open the government’s case, Swampscott’s own Lesley Stahl. which ultimately led to Nixon’s of the trailblazers who paved the Wine-Banks was shy but never resignation in 1974. way for women’s independence, afraid to express her opinions, On March 22 at 7 p.m., in equality and success. The vir- and her parents imbued her celebration of Women’s History tual event is free and open to all. with a deep sense that she could Month, the Jewish Community For further information and to achieve anything. Center of the North Shore register, please go to jccns.org Wine-Banks began her (JCCNS) is featuring a panel (or contact [email protected]). career as an organized of remarkable women, includ- The event is co-sponsored by crime prosecutor at the U.S. ing Wine-Banks; Janice Kaplan, Congregation Shirat Hayam, Department of Justice and author of “The Genius of Hadassah Northeast, Jewish became the lone woman pros- Women: From Overlooked Women’s Archive, Worcester ecutor for Watergate. She also to Changing the World;” and JCC and Vilna Shul. served as general counsel of Marlene Trestman, author In Wine-Banks new book the U.S. Army, deputy attorney of “Fair Labor Lawyer: the “The Watergate Girl: My Fight general of the state of Illinois, Remarkable Life of New Deal for Truth and Justice Against a and chief operating officer of Attorney and Supreme Court Criminal President,” she out- the American Bar Association. Advocate Bessie Margolin.” lines the unraveling of the In each of these roles, she The panel will be moderat- scandal from the break-in was the first woman to hold ed by Shelley Sackett, attorney, at the Democratic National the position. Currently, Wine- freelance journalist and former Committee’s Watergate offic- Banks is a legal analyst for editor of the Jewish Journal, es, to the development of the MSNBC and is co-host of the with the authors discussing the actual impeachment articles, to podcasts International Politics remarkable accomplishments preparation for a Senate trial, and SistersInLaw.

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