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Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks Non-Profit Organization Jewish Cultural Center, PO Box 14925 U.S. Postage PAID Reading, PA 19612-4925 Permit No. 2 readingjewishcommunity.org Reading, PA Change Service Requested Enriching Lives Volume 49, No. 8 September 2019 Elul - Tishrei 5779 - 5780 ShaloThe Journal of the Reading Jewish Communitym published by0 the Jewish9 Federation1 of Reading/Berks9 Your Federation Supports: Jewish Education Preview the 18 authors taking part Food Pantry in first season of Literatour Berks Friendship Circle By Amanda J. Hornberger The Literatour Berks committee has Chevra The Literatour Berks committee is been working extremely hard since May thrilled to announce the line-up for our to plan this program, and we cannot Community Shabbat first season of Literatour Berks! Please wait to bring these amazing authors Reading Jewish Film Series see page 10 in this edition of Shalom for a to our area! complete list of authors, dates and venues. Save the Date for our first Literatour PJ Library The community is invited to a preview Berks author event on Monday, Oct. 7, night to learn more about the authors at 7 p.m. at Exeter Community Library. Jewish Family Service coming to Literatour Berks, purchase Author E.R. Ramzipoor will be at Jewish Cultural Center some of the authors’ books and learn the library to discuss her debut novel, more about how the community can “The Ventriloquists,” based on a true Lakin Holocaust Library support this new endeavor. story of resistance during World War The preview night will be held Monday, II. & Resource Center Sept.9 at 7 p.m. at two locations! Stop Special thanks to The LGBT Center of Israel & Overseas by the JCC or Exeter Community Library season of Literatour Berks, I have been Greater Reading for being a community to previewMonday, Literatour September Berks 9, 2019 materials. at 7 p.m. JCC thrilled and Exeter and Community humbled Library by the community partner on this event. Camp Scholarships Light refreshments will be servedLiteratour at Berks both Preview Night Interested in supporting Literatour? support. locations. You’ll alsoCome belearn able more toabout purchase the 18 autho rs visitingA complete Berks this listyear! of sponsors, patrons Patrons and sponsors from the Israel Trips a_______________________________________________________________ Literatour Berks tote bag to carry these and friends______________________________ of Literatour Berks will be community are encouraged to help Jewish Community fantastic reads over the next year! published in the October Shalom, but support this amazing new collaborative Monday, October 7, 2019 at 7 p.m. Exeter Community Library Literatour Berks will featureE.R. Ramzipoor I could not write this without saying program! High School 16 events from October throughThe Ventriloquists THANK YOU for your kind words, Contact Richard Nassau at June. support and enthusiasm for this new [email protected] or 610-921- Emergency Support Presented in partnership with the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. As coordinator of the inaugural project. 0624 to find out more. Lakin Preschool Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 7 p.m. Location Provided Upon Registration Richard J. Yashek Lecture Angela Himsel A River be a Tree Transportation New era in Jewish education A program of Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks. Maimonides Society ____________________________________________________________________________________ Your Jewish Legacy to get underway Sept. 8 Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Wachovia Theatre, Albright College 92ND ST Y Programs Thomas Wolf By Mark Nemirow The Nightingale’s Sonata: true, or it’s showing only one side. There are The next era in local TheJewish Musical education Odyssey of Lea Luboshutz people who are talking of boycotting Israel Joint Distribution Committee th begins Sunday, Sept. 8, as40 Israeli Annual educator Leo Camp Memorial Lecture for things that are not true or are much more Meir Panim AdiProgram Shalev includes comes Curtis to InstitutReadinge musicians to help performing with César Franck’s “Sonata for Violin and Piano”. complex than people can really understand, our high school, develop youth activities saying that ‘this is right’ or ‘this is wrong.’ Annual Campaign and adult programsPresented andin partnership be an withon-site the Camp family and Albright College. “What most people know about Israel is representative_______________________________________________________________ of Israel to our Jewish and _____________________ related to politics. Israel has so much more Jewish Agency for Israel non-Jewish community.Monday, December 2, 2019 at 7 p.m. Exeter Community Library to offer, like food, art, business startups, etc. Yemin Orde Federation is partnering with theTiffany Israeli Shlain “I’ll try to bring my story as much as I 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week company Bonim B’Yachad, which means can, because I want to show my Israel.” School Education Programs “working together” in Hebrew. Bonim Adi looks forward to working with Interfaith Unity Council B’Yachad combines outstanding Israeli many different age groups and developing educators with cutting-edge technology. messages appropriate for each. Her Israel Advocacy It provides strong online educational audience may include members of Hillel Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 7 p.m. Location Provided Upon Registration programs that we can collaborativelyDawn Raffel chapters at local colleges. Youth Events customize to address theThe needs Strange of Case our of Dr. Couney: “When l arrive, I will try to find out what How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies Great Decisions Series students. people need, what they want to know The JewishA Community program of Maimonides High School Society of Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks. and what I can bring that will make them Jewish Community will meet Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon know Israel better and maybe to feel more Adi Shalev at the JCC. Federation leaders met with connected to it.” Relations Council local families Sunday,in August December to discuss 15, 2019 some at 4 p.m. ExeterAdi, Community 25, resides Library in Modi’in, Israel. While As has been past practice, parents must Community Holiday Programs of the plans for the school.Joni Among Klein-Higger them and Barbaraserving Sharf in the Israeli military, she was a sign up their children for the program. The are greater collaboration withBarnyard the Bubbe’slocal Hanukkahsergeant in the Education and Youth Corps. cost to participating students is just $250 for Women’s Philanthropy youth groupsPresented such by PJas Library NFTY, of Reading BBYO with and suppor Shet from has the Sueconsiderable B. Viener Memorial experience Fund of working the year thanks to funding from the Jewish NCSY. School will not be inJewish session Federation on ofwith Reading/Berks. young people from outside Israel to Federation of Reading’s education budget Jewish Federations weekends __________________ those groups are__________________ having major ____________help them better_______________________ understand the country. and the generous support of the Edna Rubin of North America events. Some weeks students will spend Adi said she is excited to work with Youth and Education Fund. Though Edna their school time doingFor community More Information service people- 610-921-0624 in the Reading and Lancaster areas. is no longer with us, the impact of her quiet Counseling Services projects or going on educational trips. “My main goal is to bring Israel to the generosity makes it possible for us, our To Register - ReadingJewishCommunity.org/home/literatour Leo Camp Lecture Another goal is to increase contact community in different ways,” she said. children and grandchildren to celebrate and between children in our community and “First of all, I’ll bring my Israel, my story understand our heritage. Shabbat B’Yachad their counterparts in the Lancaster area. and my experience from living here, Families with children in grades 8-12 are Lancaster’s Jewish community is partnering because Israel is not necessarily what we encouraged to get involved and see what with us to bring Adi Shalev to our area as a all see in the media and what we hear in this great new program has to offer. Please Shaliach, an Israeli emissary who will reach demonstrations. join us Sept. 8 and on succeeding Sundays out to our Jewish and general communities “I think that in general the media is to help build a stronger community of young and develop programs for all ages. showing something that is not necessarily Jews with a greater understanding of Israel. Page 2 SHALOM September 2019 All working together By Richard Nassau people and families in our community. place that now better meets her needs. Development Director Think of “Rose,” fashioned from JFS continues to provide outreach It is because of the many people helped every day by services, ensuring she remains active you that our Jewish Jewish Family Service. She is a widow and involved with our community. community is so living in the same house she bought Your support of Federation’s vibrant and active. with her husband when they were first Community Campaign makes it possible t The range and married. They raised their children here for JFS to have the resources to help depth of programs in Berks County, but the closest now people like Rose. offered by JCC, our lives about four hours away. In the coming months, we’ll be synagogues, Jewish As Rose aged, her family realized
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