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Kol Kehillat Kernow Voice of the Jewish Community in Cornwall Issue 49 kehillatkernow.com April 2018, Nisan 5778 Reviewing the past and preparing for the future Pat Lipert In some ways, our KK new year begins with our annual AGM meeting which not only highlights what went on during the year, but also offers a glimpse of what is in store for 2018. Chairman Jeremy Jacobson opened this years AGM meeting, held on 19 November 2017, marking his one year leadership of the KK community since Life President, Harvey Kurzfield, stood down as founding chairman. Poignantly, he began by noting that Jewish government from the smallest shul to the largest organisations, is the product of three thousands years of shared experience, and what we do is in some ways is part of an age- old, evolving tradition. Jewish Reviewing government is the the past years activ­ product of 3,000 ities, he years of shared highlighted our regular experience and festival services and thanked our Shliach Tsibburim for their Making plans-Some members of KK can be seen at the annual AGM meeting working out events for the coming year. From left to right are: Adam Feldman, Bonnie and Wilf Rockley, Babs Colman, leadership. He went on to discuss the cemetery Gloria and Jeremy Jacobson, Pat Lipert and the back of Rachel Browns head (sorry Rachel). consecration of the Wildflower Cemetery at Penmount in Truro along with the open day at meeting was followed by a light buffet. LotsLots moremore the Falmouth Ponsharden Cemeteries. New in­ The next AGM meeting will be the 18th of No­ itiatives, the Film-Food-Fact and Fiction Club, vember 2018. inside,inside, Letters from the Chair (to stimulate discussion Lots more on a variety of Jewish topics) and the Further Education Grant Scheme were also covered including...including... along with the KK participation in the Interfaith inside, Forum and Holocaust Memorial Day activities. Jacobson stressed the opportunities available including... through our associate membership in the MRJ KK Holocaust Service................2 and the need to take increased security in a more volatile world. He also thanked various members of KK for their service along with the Cambridge lands in Cornwall 3 particular honours given to Harvey Kurzfield, Bonnie Rockley, Anne Hearle and Anthony Fagin Israel welcomes Nicola...........5 for their contributions to the community over the years. In the business portion of the AGM, members British Army reception ............6 reviewed finances (healthy), additions to the Arnold and Leatrice Levine Library, re-election Thai chicken recipe....................8 of council members, a possible Limmud session to be organised with other Southwest Reform synagogues, Rosh Chodesh events, and a visit NEWSLETTER BY: to the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro to review DESIGN EXTREME Website hosting 1zGB space with their Jewish texts as well as a Library-themed FREE _ HTTPS for evening as part of the Film-Food-Fact and Fic­ Newsletter design This was the year that was-KK Chairman, £50/year Website development tion Club. Jeremy Jacobson, addresses members of the Website hosting designextreme.com Held at The Lipert house in Rosudgeon, the community. Do you want to share your Kol Kehillat Kernow? Visit: kehillatkernow.com/newsletter for an online version of the newsletter! 2 April 2018Kol Kehillat Kernow Chairmans Cornwall remembers the six remarks million Jeremy Jacobs Pat Lipert an inter-faith service held by members of Kehillat Kernow along with Elder Andrew Are we Jews obsessed with the past? Every year Services and activities in Cornwall Chapple and members of the Redruth Baptist we read the same old stories. We bore the socks commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the Church took place. A documentary, Into the off our children as we repeat these stories, to liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration Arms of Strangers narrated by Judi Dench, oblige them to read them and to squeeze camps during the weekend of January 26-28th was shown after the service which told of the questions from them about their to mark Britains annual Holocaust Memorial children who were rescued on the meaning. Our year is full of Day. Kindertransport and brought to England from festivals, commemorations, Two days of services on the 26th and 27th of Nazi-occupied lands. Both Andrew Chapple remembrances of things that January were held at Truro Cathedral in and Jeremy Jacobson organised the event. happened long ago, or not so conjunction with the Devon and Cornwall Police A specially created Yom HaShoah Memorial long ago. Some people even and the Cornwall Council. A series of activities Service for the Six Million by the Cornwall accuse us of making an under the theme of The Power of Words, Jewish community was led by Pat Lipert, and industry out of our history. included an exhibit highlighting the various was the second annual memorial service held Well, yes, we are obsessed with at the Redruth Baptist the past, and a good thing too. It Church. Many members is an obsession that keeps us alive, thinking in of Kehillat Kernow the present, working for a better future. Indeed, attended and our most central story,The Exodus, is not just participated in the something we remember. It is an experience event along with that we must constantly live in our struggle to various members of the free ourselves from the mental shackles which greater Cornish can so easily take a grip of our minds and hearts. community. In January we commemorated the Holocaust, The programme on again coming together with Redruth Baptist Sunday included a Church to offer a joint service followed by welcoming address by refreshments replete with shared conversations Elder Andrew Chapple and finally, the screening of a film about the along with his Kindertransport. Members of the community comments on Jane also attended events in Truro Cathedral where Haining, the only the Devon and Cornwall Police Diversity Team Scottish woman to be guided visitors around their genocide exhibition. murdered at Auschwitz It is a sore reflection on humanity that for her support and We remember-One of the six candles lit on Holocaust Memorial Day remembering the Holocaust has not prevented to represent the six million Jewish lives murdered in the Nazi care of Jewish and other genocides: Bangladesh, East Timor, Holocaust. Christian children in Cambodia, Guatemala, Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, Budapest during the besides the relentless killing of myriads of genocides committed against the Jewish holocaust. Members of the Baptist community civilians in many conflicts, those most recently people, Cambodians, Rwandans, Bosnians and said prayers, read confessions of contrition, in Syria. However, it is very possible that the the people of Darfur. The personal experiences recited psalms and delivered Jewish blessings world would have boiled over with suffering and of survivors, a Tree of Hope, the impact of and part of the Shema (in Hebrew). death were it not for our remembering. We must these heinous times on peoples lives and loss The Jewish service included an address by not forget. were illustrated. Pat Lipert of KK remembering the specific For our Library Club night we met to share our At 1pm on Friday and Saturday, candle-lighting deeds of Rabbi Dr. Leo Baeck, and other readings of books from our library. I read The ceremonies took place to specifically religious leaders during the Holocaust. The Story of God by Robert Winston. At first sight the remember the six million Jews murdered during service itself included many readings of those idea of God having a history is strange. After all, the Holocaust. KK member Liz Berg bearing witness as well as prayers of God exists beyond time in a way we cannot really participated in the services on Friday as did remembrance, poems, and Jewish liturgy understand. The book is more a history of our KK Chairman, Jeremy Jacobson on Saturday. delivered by Pat Lipert, Jeremy Jacobson, ideas about God, how human evolution has been PC Colin Gameson Diversity Officer, and Clare Andrew Chapple, Rachel Brown, Harvey bound up in these ideas. It has helped me Hall-Davies, Equality and Diversity Advisor of Kurzfield and Adam Feldman. The services understand better where Judaism fits into the the Cornwall Council, helped to organise these closed with Kaddish. human religious picture. Of course it is our God events. A supper provided by the Christian and Jewish who has commanded us to remember our On Sunday, the 28th of January from 4-7:30pm, communities followed the service. history, to write it, together with the central tenets of our faith, our hearts. I recently read an article in The Falmouth Packet First Seder night for erev Pesach about the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK. One reader commented he had no sympathy The annual communal seder for erev Pesach Haggadah, or bring an individual menu, by because of what Israelis do to Palestinians. He will take place at 6:30pm at Trelissick all means do. Kiddush wine, Matzah, the complained no one takes any notice when Gardens in Truro on Friday, 30th of April, in Seder plates, and dinner will be provided by innocent Palestinian children are killed while, the Barn Restaurant. All of you should have members of Kehillat Kernow. Both Ashkenazi when an Israeli is killed, it is reported as a major received your announcement last month and and Sephardi fare will be offered. Easy disaster. My first reaction was to want to bash should have made your reservations for this parking is available just outside the him about the head with a heavy book. Instead, most popular simcha. restaurant. I thought about the contents of my heaviest If you wish to bring your own candles (not The event is being organised by Anne Hearle book.

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