Published by the Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. www.jewishlouisville.org Jewish Louisville Inside Shlichim return Israeli emissaries teach at Camp J community STORY ON PG. 9 FRIDAY Vol. 43, No. 6 | 9 Tammuz 5778 | June 22, 2018 Awarding Blogging evening from Poland Award winners Local teachers honored at to tour scenes annual meeting of Holocaust

By Lee Chottiner By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Community Editor Two Kentucky school teachers who The Jewish Community of Louisville have made major, though different, con- honored some of its leading figures at its tributions to Holocaust education in the 10th Annual Meeting on May 29. state, will travel together to Poland this The meeting, which is meant to “cel- summer to see the scenes of the genocide ebrate the work we do together,” accord- for themselves. ing to JCL Chairman Jon Fleischaker, Ron Skillern, who teaches Holocaust recognized 11 teen leaders from the past studies at Western Kentucky University’s year as well as seven young adult and se- summer VAMPY program for gifted stu- nior community figures, and one corpo- dents, and Fred Whittaker, who teaches rate sponsor who has made a significant the Holocaust through the religious difference in Jewish Louisville. studies program at St. Francis of Assisi It was an “active year,” Fleischaker Catholic School, will tour Poland as part said, as he paid tribute to all the honor- of the nonprofit organization Classrooms ees, as well as the JCL staff, volunteers Without Borders. and board members. While there, the two teachers will blog This year, “There was a positive vibe in Seven for Community, sharing their observa- the board meetings,” he said. tions and reflections on everything they Singled out for their work were this see and learn. year’s campaign chairs, Jerry and Mad- “I’m just really excited,” Skillern said. eline Abramson and Ariel and Faina Kro- Decades “What a terrific opportunity to do this to- nenberg. The Abramsons are stepping gether. We’ll be able to run things by each down from the job, but the Kronenbergs other.” will return next year with new co-chairs The group will be in Poland from June to lead the 2018-19 campaign. of Israeli 30 to July 10. It will visit the Warsaw In speaking for all four campaign Ghetto, Treblinka, Lublin, Majdanek, Wi- chairs, Jerry Abramson referenced the erzbnik, Kielce, Auschwitz, the Krakow declaration Jews make at the end of Jewish Quarter and Plaszow. each book of the Torah: Chazak, chazak Music Pittsburgh-based Classrooms Without v’nitchazek. (Be strong, be strong and Borders is an experiential project that may we be strengthened). exposes educators and students to the “That’s exactly what this community is Above, Ranen Omer-Sherman scenes of the Holocaust in Poland and about,” he said. tells the story behind each song elsewhere in Europe, generating new JCL President and CEO Sara Klein thoughts and ideas for teaching this Wagner said this year’s campaign drew at the May 30 “Seven Decades dark period of history. A survivor, How- more than 100 new donors, and 46 per- of Israeli Popular Music” program ard Chandler of Toronto, Canada, will be cent of this year’s contributors were ei- along for the entire trip, as will experi- ther new or had increased their gifts over at Adath Jeshurun. Right, enced docents. the previous year. Cantor Yvon Shore of In addition, Poles who are descendants The 11 teen leaders were recognized for Hebrew Union College-Jewish of Righteous Among the Nations – Gen- their service to AZA, BBG, their schools tiles who risked their lives to save Jews or the community at large. They were: Institute of Religion dances – will meet with the group, recounting Abigail Geller (Joseph Fink Community to one of the tunes. Seven their own family stories. Service Scholarship); Ava Schumacher A teacher for 31 years, Skillern started and Drew Goldstein (Ellen Faye Garmon cantors and vocalists the Holocaust studies course at VAMPY Award); Elizabeth Hemmer and Emily performed music from all seven (Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Renco (Stacy Marks Nisenbaum Award); Youth). He also conceived the idea for Tovah Frockt, Jacob Ioffe, Lucy Calderon decades of Israel’s existence. students from each summer’s class to and Julia Bessen (Stuart Pressma See story on page 16. create a life-sized mural depicting a (photos by Jerry Wolff) See ANNUAL MEETING on page 23 See BLOGGING on page 23

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By Rabbi Shmully Litvin this time of remem- For Community brance to make a personal journey, to Do you remember when you moved consider what was, into your first apartment away from what it meant and your parents, or when you first walked what we felt. into your new house? On Saturday When Duby and I returned to Louis- Night, July 21, Jews ville and moved into our house, it was around the world quite the adjustment from the single will mark Tisha bedroom apartment, and it took some B’Av (the Ninth of time to make that house our own. If you Rabbi Shmully Litvin Av), the day of the ask Duby, we are still working at it – breaking of the Ten every day. Commandments, the Recently, we were blessed with a son. destruction of the First and Second Tem- As we brought Gavi into his room I won- ples and numerous other calamities that dered: What will make this house into have befallen our nation. Each congre- his home? Will he connect with the art- gation will offer chances to experience work on the walls or the music that we our loss of G-d’s home, through prayer, play? Will the delicious smells from the meditation and song. kitchen of his favorite meals and baked During the first three Thursdays of goods bring that sense of security and July, I will lead an audio-visual journey comfort that a home should have? to visualize and experience the won- It may be some of these things or it derful structure that once sat upon the may be all of them. It may be different Temple Mount in Jerusalem. When Jew- things, not just for Gavi, but for each of ish Louisville celebrates Israel at 70 in us. We work every day to create a space August, we will participate with an ar- for ourselves and our family to thrive cheological exhibit where one can dig up and grow. relics from the Temple period, bringing What do you think it would take to the past to life and helping to visualize outfit G-d’s house? the future Temple. For almost 1,000 years, G-d had a While we yearn for the Temple to be home in the center of the land of Israel. rebuilt, our sages have taught that we Known as the Beit Hamikdash (the Holy can act today. As we design our personal Temple), it served as the place where G- homes and spaces, we have the chance d’s children could come together to cel- to create our own mini-Temple, a place ebrate with G-d. in our hearts and homes where we can Three times a year, the Jewish na- connect to the spark of G-d that we each tion came together in pilgrimage to the contain. We are all created in G-d’s image Holy Temple. The miracle of Chanukah and are thus empowered to be bearers of took place there, and many phenomenal G-d’s light and goodness. All we need to events mentioned in the Talmud oc- do is keep working to make G-d feel at curred daily in the Temple. Alas, it was home, and sharing this warmth and light destroyed. Our ancestors were forced with our family, friends and community. out of Israel. I wish everyone a most meaningful The J pools opened to the community on Memorial Day weekend, offering wet, wild fun to So where do you think G-d is residing journey and look forward to witnessing parents and children alike. Summer memberships are available (Community photos by William now? the greatest home improvement real- Beasley) Next Sunday, July 1, we begin the an- ity show ever: the building of the Third nual three-week period of mourning Temple. Amen. and sadness over the destruction of the Holy Temple. We will spend time pray- (Rabbi Shmully Litvin, director of the Jew- ing, singing, crying and yearning for the ish Learning Center, teaches at the Louis- rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash. Each ville Jewish Day School and the Louisville Candles Jew is invited and encouraged to use Beit Sefer Yachad religious school.) Here are the candle-lighting times for Shabbat in July: • July 6 @ 8:51 • July 20 @ 8:44 • July 13 @ 8:48 • July 27 @ 8:38

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STACY GORDON-FUNK 4 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 NEWS Day school choices developing KTD now taking applications for its inaugural term By Melanie Wachsman “They create the future leadership of For Community the Jewish community,” he said. “They attract young families to the community Kentucky Torah Day, a new Jewish day and retain families who otherwise would school in Louisville, is taking applica- leave to go to a city with a pluralistic tions for the fall. Jewish school. They provide Jewish con- KTD is one of three Jewish day school tinuity.” tracks in the Derby City, the other two Having three day school tracks for one being the already-existing Louisville small size city has some people question- Jewish Day School (LJDS) and a plural- ing whether Jewish Louisville can sus- istic track that is still in development. tain them all. All three are meant to address what “Obviously, the pie is not large many see as a dearth of Jewish educa- enough,” LJDS’ Litvin said. tion for young people, which could make Yussman, however, pointed to the Louisville less attractive to Jewish fami- success of Louisville’s four Jewish pre- lies considering a move. schools: Adath Jeshurun, Keneseth Is- “All forms of Jewish education are im- rael, Jewish Community Center and The portant,” said Sara Klein Wagner, presi- Temple. Those schools accept non-Jew- dent and CEO of the Jewish Community ish children, which Yussman said are of Louisville. important for a day school’s success. But, “a community Jewish day school “A viable Jewish school in Louisville has the potential to offer both an educa- will likely need to be welcoming to non- tional foundation and create a unique Jews as well in order to have a critical sense of community to the families who mass of students,” he said. “About 35 participate,” she added. Jewish schools across America have a KTD is currently accepting applica- To expose their children to the wealth of Jewish culture, three separate day school tracks now similar model whereby there are Jewish tions for students entering Kindergarten exist in Jewish Louisville. But some wonder if the community can support all of them. studies and global studies options for through third grade. According to its families.” mission, it will “provide the entire Jew- mon Core State standards and Kentucky Also, Louisville Beit Sefer Yachad and Reimagining the day school landscape ish community of Louisville an excep- Academic Standards. High School for Jewish Studies provide in Louisville has encouraged dialogue tional general and Judaic studies educa- “We have a very unique philosophy supplemental Jewish education from on the issue, which many agree is a good tion that will equip our graduates with focused on the whole child with child- grade school to high school. thing. the competence, knowledge, and 21st- centered, responsive, progressive educa- Using a 2014 grant from the Jewish “The advent of the new school really century skills to thrive in pursuit of the tion,” Blaustein said. Heritage Fund for Excellence for a day pushed into the forefront conversations highest levels of educational opportuni- Starting a day school from scratch is a school feasibility survey, Keneseth Israel about Jewish education,” said Rabbi ties and career endeavors.” “challenge,” Blaustein said. has engaged a demographer, Ira She- Shmully Litvin, LJDS Judaic coordina- But the organizers of KTD have made “It is hard to get a parent to commit skin, to facilitate Jewish education in tor. “That’s a positive.” clear that the religious instruction, and and be willing to be that pioneer parent. Louisville. While getting all parties to work to- the teachers who provide it, will be Or- Many parents are in the wait-and-see “Adath Jeshurun, Keneseth Israel, gether for one workable day school thodox. mode.” Temple Shalom and The Temple agree model has been difficult, “I remain com- “While we are not technically a plural- Additionally, Louisville already has a that a new, pluralistic Jewish school is mitted to that goal, Shmully Litvin said. istic school, the school is for the entire Jewish day school. LJDS, a Chabad-run vital to the continuity of the Louisville “I would love to see one gigantic school, community,” said Rabbi Zack Blaustein, school, opened its doors 20 years ago for Jewish Community,” said KI Executive not three schools.” head of school. “Every Jewish family in students in Kindergarten through fifth Director Yonatan Yussman. Wagner said much work remains to Louisville is welcome, and any non-Jew- grade. According to Yussman, the four con- develop day school education here. Dif- ish person is welcome to the school.” LJDS Founder and Director Rabbi gregations have launched a task force to ferent schools might require various de- At press time, the physical location of Avrohom Litvin said the school has determine the best way to establish the grees of buy-in, she noted. Communicat- the school was not determined, though enrolled as many as 58 to as few as 17 school. The 15-member team is tasked ing to parents what each school strives Blaustein said preliminary talks were be- students in a single year and has taught with developing a vision for Jewish stud- to achieve could be “challenging.” ing held with The J. students from all of Louisville’s congre- ies from a perspective that is inclusive of But the process is necessary. Tuition for the school costs $9,000 per gations. all denominations as well as those who “We have an obligation to hear and family, with financial aid available. Meanwhile, a third day school track consider themselves “just Jewish” or understand the desires and needs of the The school has an eight-member advi- meant to appeal more to non-Orthodox “secular.” community,” Wagner said. “One school sory board in place and an educational families is in development. The Louis- The task force hopes to deliver its ini- is a challenge, more than one has creat- coordinator, Ryan Levin, has been hired. ville Council of Jewish Congregations tial findings by September. ed dialogue and debate. Whether the vi- Levin’s responsibilities include hiring (LCJC), a forum for Jewish leaders, ad- Yussman, who spent two decades lead- sions for each school or potential school permanent staff, and educational plan- ministrators, board members and cler- ing and teaching in pluralistic Jewish are unique or duplicative is only one el- ning for the general studies and Judaic gy have discussed opening a pluralistic schools, sees them as vital to community ement families and potential supporters curricula, which will align with Com- school. growth. will need to understand.”

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Gaylia Rooks, the first woman rabbi in Kentucky history, will add one more first to her list this month when she becomes the rabbi emerita of The Temple, the first woman in the state to hold that title. The Temple will mark the occasion at its Independence Weekend with singer/ songwriter Joe Buchanan from Friday, June 29, to Sunday, July 1. Rooks, who has been on sabbatical for the past six months, joins Rabbis Ches- ter Diamond of The Temple and Stan Miles of Temple Shalom as rabbi emeriti in Louisville. She will use the feminine form of the word. “I had the last six months on sabbati- cal to adjust to that idea,” Rooks said of retirement. “It’s a radical departure from working an average 70 hours a week and not feeling like I ought to be there for everyone at every moment. It’s given me more time for my music, poetry and art – the more creative things that I’ve been doing.” Asked if being a rabbi emeritus means something different to her than to her male colleagues, Rooks said, “I’m going Rabbi Gaylia Rooks will become the first rabbi emerita in Kentucky by the end of June. (Community photo) to find out.” Officially transitioning to retirement doesn’t mean the end of work. Rooks The Texas-born Buchanan, who is Reform Judaism will hold a Red, White cellence, Institute for Southern Jewish said she might take a monthly pulpit Jewish, plays “Americana music,” blend- & Blue Oneg in Rooks’ honor at 7:30. Living, the Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks Fund somewhere. She is also working on a ing Torah values and Jewish history. He On Sunday, Buchanan will perform a for Music, Janet and Joseph Myerson book with her art as the centerpiece. has performed at synagogues and con- concert at 4 p.m. A cookout will follow at Performing Arts Fund and the Temple “It’s about taking the path of mourn- ferences across the country. 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults. RSVP by Brotherhood are sponsors. ing guided by the Hebrew aleph bet,” she Friday will be Independence Shabbat June 27 by calling 502-423-1818. said. with Buchanan at 6:30 p.m. Women of WRJ, Jewish Heritage Fund for Ex-

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Time for a woman to ordain Reform rabbis Email your comments to: Community, When Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk, then- education tracks. Letters to the editor, Lee Chottiner, at president of Hebrew Union College-Jew- This is a major job, and the search [email protected]. ish Institute of Religion, ordained Sally Human committee, which is only now beginning To submit items to Newsmakers, Around Town or Priesand in 1972 (over the objections of its work since the period of shloshim – Lifecycle, please email them to newspapercolumns@ many of her soon-to-be colleagues), he Resources 30 days of mourning – for Panken has jewishlouisville.org. made history. ended, must consider every option. Joy Priesand became the first woman rab- Greenberg, chair of the presidential bi ordained in America. Lee Chottiner search committee, just sent an eblast to Since then, women have been enter- alumni, calling on them to nominate po- EDITORIAL STAFF ing the clergy in ever-growing numbers. tential candidates. Lee Chottiner In some years, they have far outstripped There are plenty of questions her com- the number men entering the rabbinate mittee must consider: Editor ming with ideas for training future rab- 502-238-2783, [email protected] – and the cantorate – at least among Re- Even if a man is better qualified, bis, cantors and educators. Enrollment form Jews. should a woman be hired merely be- Kristy Benefield climbed on his watch. He will be missed. (Some years ago, I interviewed cause it’s a bold choice? Community Subscriptions Yet the school now has a historic op- Priesand at a conference in New Jersey. Must the next president have a doctor- 502-238-2739, [email protected] portunity: The next president of HUC- The now-retired glass ceiling breaker ate? Ben Goldenberg JIR should be a woman. It’s one of the told me how she had just attended that Does the next president even have to Marketing Director movement’s last glass ceilings. year’s ordination of rabbis in New York. be a rabbi? Why can’t he (or she) be a 502-238-2711, [email protected] It’s been half a century since Priesand’s There was just one man in the class, so cantor, or an educator? (The chancellor ordination. Since then, a wellspring of Bella Hodge after the ceremony, she walked up to him of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Ar- talented women has filled the clergy. Sr. Graphic Designer & Web Manager and said, “I know just how you feel.”) nold Eisen, is not a rabbi.) 502-238-2778, [email protected] We need only drink from that well. It hasn’t all been good news for women I asked Louisville’s three female Re- Naming a woman to lead the seminary Shiela Steinman Wallace in the rabbinate. Many are irked by the form rabbis to name some potential would be a bold move, but it wouldn’t be Editor Emeritus recent decision of a large congregation candidates for the job. Here are some of a first. Rabbi Deborah Waxman has been in Cleveland to pass over an assistant their favorites: president of the Reconstructionist Rab- BOARD OF DIRECTORS rabbi with 30 years at that temple for a Rabbi Amy Schwartzman, senior binical College since 2014. And Rabbi Jon Fleischaker man. They also were upset when a quali- rabbi of Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Sharon Cohen Anisfeld will be installed Board Chair fied female candidate for dean of the Church, Virginia (1,715 families) and as president of Hebrew College, a nonde- Cincinnati campus of HUC-JIR didn’t past executive board member of the Cen- nominational seminary in Newton, Mas- get the job. tral Conference of American Rabbis. JCL SENIOR STAFF sachusetts, on October 25. Nevertheless, women occupy positions Rabbi Andrea Weiss, associate profes- Sara Wagner But the history of women taking leader- at many levels of the Reform rabbinate sor of Bible at HUC-JIR, a Ph.D., and as- President & Chief Executive Officer ship roles in the religion goes back even today. sociate editor of The Torah: A Women’s further – to biblical times. Stacy Gordon-Funk One notable exception remains: No Commentary, which is widely used in “We did have women judges, and they Senior Vice President of Philanthropy woman in the movement has ever per- synagogues across the movement. played leadership roles, “said Rabbi formed smicha – ordained – other Re- Rabbi Tamara Cohn Eshkenazi, pro- Maury Young Gary Zola, executive director of the Ja- form rabbis. fessor of biblical literature and history at Vice President and Chief Financial Officer cob Rader Marcus Center of the Ameri- No woman has ever placed her hands HUC-JIR and the first woman appointed Thomas Wissinger can Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. “You on the shoulders of a HUC-JIR rabbinic a professor to the school’s rabbinic fac- Vice President, JCC Programs & Operations had Deborah. You also have examples of candidate and symbolically passed on ulty; also a co-editor of The Torah: A women scholars in the Talmud. Bruriah the tradition – an unbroken chain that Women’s Commentary. (a second century figure who is said to Tax deductible contributions may be sent to goes back to Isaac M. Wise, the founder This is just a tiny taste of what’s out have learned 300 halichot – laws – in a Community, 3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205 of the school, and into antiquity. there. They represent a generation of single day) is the most famous.” It’s time for a change. able rabbinic leaders whose time has But no woman has ever headed a rab- Last month’s death of HUC-JIR Presi- come. binical seminary as large as HUC-JIR, dent Rabbi Aaron Panken in a plane which has four campuses on two con- crash mortified the Reform movement. (Lee Chottiner is editor of the Jewish Lou- tinents, educating some 400 full-time Panken was young, energic and brim- isville Community.) © 2017 JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LOUISVILLE, INC. students in the rabbinic, cantorial and JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 Y Community 7 FORUM Summers spent at Camp J will make Organized Jewry good grownups out of good kids balking at zero-tolerance June at The J is the best time of year. vorite parts of camp are, we hear their Happy faces and laughter are front and counselors, swimming, art and morning (Editor’s note: The following is a let- center. circle. Parents especially commend our ter signed by 47 Jewish organizations Hundreds of campers and teen coun- staff, the benefits of physical experienc- to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions selors (the best role models ever) con- Sara’s View es, emotional and social. and Homeland Security Secretary verge on our campus for Camp J, our Every day, our campers practice think- Kirstjen Nielson, opposing the Trump summer camping program. From tots to Sara Klein ing differently. Our Yachad, (Together) administration’s zero-tolerance policy tweens, the kids are everywhere, and the program meets the desire and demands and the forced separation of parents energy is high; the magic of camp, which Wagner of families and campers with special and children. The JCL also has signed is the essence of The J, is hard at work. needs while also modeling important the letter.which will be posted at The Camp J is fun (and it should be), but values for the entire camp community. Community webpage along with the it’s much more, too. It is empowering, Camp J is an immersive experience, sure each kid will flourish and grow into names of all national signatories.) encouraging and inspiring – three gifts including shared morning and afternoon the best people they can be. The impact our kids need in a rapidly changing so- circle, Maccabiah and Shabbat pro- of camp provides lifelong skills. Camp- Dear Attorney General Sessions ciety. gramming. It demonstrates the power ers benefit immediately, enhancing their and Secretary Nielsen, At the recent JCCA biennial confer- of being part of a community, from win- crucial emotional skills, developing On behalf of the 47 undersigned ence in Memphis, Tennessee, Jeremy J. ning the spirit stick to creating a caring skills and strengthening their identity. national Jewish organizations and Fingerman, CEO of the Foundation for kehillah (community). Friendships are particularly impor- institutions, we write to express our Jewish Camp, spoke about the kids we Share the pride that we foster at Camp tant. While school is on vacation, Camp strong opposition to the recently ex- serve at camp. He referred to Generation J: Jewish values and celebrations, inclu- J is focused on ensuring that every kid panded “zero-tolerance” policy that Z, or “IGEN.” sivity, trust, safety and discovery. There learns how to build friendships, taking includes separating children from Who are these kids? is no limit to the outcomes our campers positive risks and building the kind of their migrant parents when they They are unique, research shows. achieve today. self-confidence they can call upon wher- cross the border. This policy under- They are growing up more slowly and ever they go in life. mines the values of our nation and less emotionally secure. They get less (Sara Klein Wagner is president and CEO Several generations have grown up at in-person social time and more hours of of the Jewish Community of Louisville.) Camp J. See ZERO-TOLERANCE on page 23 screen time. If you ask our campers what their fa- Camp J is purposefully planned to en-

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Two recent stories in the news have Jewry. While there is less national criti- There are groups on the extreme right reignited debate on what it means to be cism of Israel’s treatment of the Pales- that deny that there is even such a thing pro-Israel. tinians, most that engage in it remain as a Palestinian. Some advocate mass The first concerns Leslie Cockburn, a deeply Zionist. land confiscations, evictions and popula- Democrat running for the U.S. House JCRC Scene Case in point: J-Street, a pro-Israel or- tion transfers. All this should be anath- in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. ganization. Its voice needs to be heard. ema to Jews. About 25 years ago, she co-authored a Should J-Street endorse Cockburn, it For Jewish groups, the same rules ap- book targeting the American-Israeli re- Matt Goldberg should go a long way towards dispelling ply. Jewish Voices for Peace is clearly lationship. any thoughts that she is anti-Zionist. anti-Zionist and often promotes blatant In its review of the book, The New York Conversely, criticizing only Israel is misinformation about Israel. It cannot Times said, “Its first message is that, win anti-Semitic; that’s why we oppose BDS be taken seriously. But a group like If or lose, smart or dumb, right or wrong, in all its forms. Advocating for a boy- Not Now is more complicated. Its writ- suave or boorish, Israelis are a menace. tive movement camps around the United cott or sanctions against Israel, and ings, while certainly one sided, are not The second is that the Israeli-American States and Canada. Proudly pro-Israel, not China, Russia or any other country, propaganda-type lies. I would propose connection is somewhere behind just Camp Ramah has rebuffed this group, whose human rights record is far worse that all Zionists and pro-Israel advocates about everything that ails us.” some of whom are its alumni. (even if you believe Israel is guilty of read about them and think long and hard Her political opponents have accused In the Israel advocacy world, there are all the crimes it is accused of, which is about some of the things they are saying. her of anti-Semitism based on this book. many national organizations, spanning ludicrous) is anti-Jewish. One BDS re- Israel is a complicated nation but the However, Cockburn recently reminded the political spectrum from very left to sponse to this goes, “Well, you have to “Israel is always right” people and the voters that the book was written 27 years very right. start somewhere.” Well, when that start “Israel is always wrong” do have some- ago. She also said, “the U.S. should sup- I cannot emphasize enough the num- always appears to begin with the world’s thing in common: Their messages will port Israel, and yes, the U.S. should be ber of conversations our organization only Jewish state…. always be unable to convince those with supporting, to some degree, the Palestin- has had about the proverbial pro-Israel nuanced views. ian Authority.” tent – who is in, who is out – but I will That brings us back to the prover- Why? Because Israel, like all nations, is Furthermore, she said she was seeking shine some light as best I can. bial tent, which tells us who is kosher sometimes wrong and sometimes right. the support of J-Street, a pro-Israel ad- on Israel and who isn’t. While the range Our goal as pro-Israel advocates ought vocacy organization that, while support- Criticism of Israel is not anti-Semit- is wide, our measuring stick should be to be to emphasize the good, while not ing Israel, is often critical of the current ic. While some pro-Israel groups spe- basic Zionism: Belief in a Jewish and denying bad. Hopefully, Israel continues government’s policies. cifically do not criticize Israel’s actions democratic state composed of some part to strive to live up to its own high moral The second story concerns the advo- under any circumstances, those that do of the biblical land of Israel. bar that it rightly sets for itself. cacy organization If Not Now, which is love Israel no less. There can be strong disagreement on primarily composed of Jews highly criti- Our own national organization, the what that parts of the land should be Pal- (Matt Goldberg is executive director of the cal of Israel’s treatment of the Palestin- Jewish Council for Public Affairs, has estinian, but this is fundamental. Recog- Jewish Community Relations Council.) ians, who want a forum with campers criticized Israel recently on its treatment nition of a Palestinian entity must also at Camp Ramah, a group of Conserva- of asylum seekers and non-Orthodox be a part of entry to our tent.

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Camp J’s Summer of Superheroes kicked off on June 4 through 8 with new friends and new faces, including two new emissaries from Israel. Camp Director Mindye Mannel said the first week’s superheroes were the X- Men, and the weekly theme was friend- ship. “We had beautiful weather and spent time getting to know each other,” she said. “With the theme being friendship, we had activities that revolved around the theme, so campers were making friends and building friendships to last a lifetime.” Some of the older campers spent time off campus. Trek campers took field trips to Schimpff’s Confectionary in Jeffer- sonville, Indiana, the waterfront and to Renaissance Fun Park. The Young Lead- ers visited Cherokee Park and an art mu- seum. On campus, the bubble truck offered a fun experience to the younger campers, and the entire camp community partici- pated in silly sock day on Friday. Once again this summer, two shlichim (emissaries) from Israel have joined the camp staff. Noa Berko and Stav Pliscov are teaching campers Israeli music and This year’s shlichim at Camp J, Noa Berko (left) and Stav Pliscov, are teaching music and culture to the latest class of campers, passing on a culture. They also participated in a color taste of the Jewish state. (Community photo by William Beasley) run in the first week. Berko, who is from Modi’in and served give them another stamp,” she said. campers “learned a lot of new camp Pliscov said she is excited to get to as a social worker in the Israeli army, Pliscov, a former fighter in the Israeli songs in the music room,” many of know both the counselors and the camp- teaches culture. During the first week, army from Kochav Yair, is teaching mu- which were in Hebrew. ers. “We came to teach and learn from she had campers make their own Israeli sic. She spent the first week of camp “‘Happy Birthday,’ I learned how to you,” she said. passports. teaching campers Israeli songs. sing in Hebrew,” Harris said, “which I “Every time they come to my class I Keff Supervisor Rachael Harris said thought was pretty cool.”

Farm-to-Table Dinner a first for Jewish Louisville By staff and releases “JOFEE is one of our newest pro- grams,” said Sara Klein Wagner, presi- Food – where it comes from and how dent and CEO of the Jewish Community it’s prepared – will be the focus of The J’s of Louisville. “It’s only been at The J for first Farm-to-Table Dinner on Wednes- about two years, but in that time, we’ve day, July 25, at the Klein Pavilion. offered a wide array of events and gar- Tasting stations manned by local pur- nered a lot of community interest.” veyors such as Mayan Café, Flavaville Each participating restaurant or food and Monnik, will give guests the chance vendor at the dinner is sourcing at least to speak to chefs as they prepare their some ingredients from local farms, in- dishes, learning where the ingredients cluding The J’s own garden. come from. “The Farm-to-Table Dinner will give A bar with farm-to-table themed cock- people the opportunity to connect and tails, music from the Juggernaut Jug chat with chefs from local restaurants, Band and a silent auction will round out whether they’ve eaten there before, or the evening . they’ve been wanting to go for months,” “We want people to think of this not as said Amy Green, a member of the plan- a sit-down dinner so much as a summer ning committee whose company, Naked party,” said planning committee member Hummus, will provide food for the din- Robin Miller. “The food is going to be ner. fantastic, but it’s about the whole atmo- “It’s being planned in a way that not sphere, about coming with your friends only supports local businesses and the for a great evening experience.” food economy,” she added, “but focus- The dinner is a fundraiser for The J’s es on the people who grow and provide Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environ- your entire dining experience.” mental Education (JOFEE) Department. JOFEE oversees The J’s educational garden, which provides produce for the Area chefs will demonstrate how they cook with farm-fresh ingredients during the Farm-to-Table Want to go? JFCS food pantry, and its senior adult program at The J. (Community photo) Tickets for the Farm-to-Table Dinner, lunch and preschool. which runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m., are $75 JOFEE also supports the Gendler fresh vegetables accessible for everybody ing, recycling, and carbon footprint re- each. Visit jewishlouisville.org/farm- Grapevine Fresh Stop Market, a sliding- regardless of income or resources. duction at The J and educational oppor- table for more information. scale local produce market that makes Sustainability initiatives – compost- tunities also are among its projects. 10 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 CENTERPIECE HOOPMASTERZ ‘Hairspray’ will make your hair stand on end SUMMER SKILLS CLINIC – in a good way – during its July-August run By Elizabeth Gerber racism and social inequality in the 1960s For Community – and today – and understanding lessons from the past. You can’t stop the beat when Hairspray Hairspray won eight Tony Awards in dances onto CenterStage July 19. 2003, including best musical, and ran for Big hair, tall socks and daring dance over five years with numerous national moves will kickstart CenterStage’s 2018- and international tours. The stage musi- 2019 season as the cast performs its cal gained more fans in 2007 when it was rendition of the Broadway musical Hair- adapted into a movie, featuring Amanda spray. You certainly won’t want to stop Bynes, John Travolta and Michelle Pfei- this beat when the show dances into the ffer. Jewish Community Center this summer. For some campy fun from the ’60s and The CenterStage version stays true to some good music, Hairspray is the show the original story of the Tony Award-win- to see this summer. Just don’t forget to ning Broadway production and aims to do your hair before leaving for the the- make everyone sitting in the theater feel ater. like they are just as much a part of the FRIDAYS, JUN 8 - AUG 10 show as the cast. Want to go? 4 - 6 P.M. The family-friendly musical transports Hairspray will begin its two-week run UPPER GYM audiences back in time to the 1960s is known for its catchy pop and rock at The Jewish Community Center on July where Tracy Turnblad aims to land her melodies “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” “The 19, with performances set to conclude June 8 Shooting Clinic dream TV role, win the heart of the cut- Nicest Kids in Town” and “Good Morn- on August 5. Monday, Thursday and Sat- June 15 Super Triple Threat est boy in school and evoke a change in ing Baltimore.” The show is also often urday night performance will take place July 6 Advanced Point Guard Play civil rights law – all without messing up thought of as a fluffy, high-energy, kid- at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s matinee will July 20 Scoring in Transition her hair. friendly pop musical, which it most cer- begin at 2 p.m. Visit CenterStageJCC. Featuring music and lyrics by Marc tainly is, but it also provides its audience org for tickets. July 27 Being a Triple Double Threat Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Hairspray a sophisticated way of telling the story of August 3 Wing Player Scoring Clinic August 10 Advanced Post Play FEE: $25 per clinic, $150 for a season pass ‘Rocky Horror’ delights in third run with CenterStage Skills and drills, taught by Jr. NBA instructor Paris Cherry, with a focus on individual techniques to push By Elizabeth Gerber due to the fire alarm. While there was the production was his portrayal of Dr. your game to new heights. For Community no actual fire, some would say the event Frank-N-Furter. He captured the essence Intended for kids 11-18 years old. even added to the excitement surround- Tim Curry brought to the role while add- “It’s just a jump to the left and then a ing the show. ing minor tweaks to make it truly his Have questions? Contact Susan Kwasny! step to the right…” CenterStage sure was Frankly, Rocky’s sexual innuendo, own. (502) 238-2794 doing the “Time Warp” again. androgyny and suggestive lyrics aren’t Toilet paper rolls were thrown. Glow “Rocky Horror” may be one of the most as shocking as they were four decades sticks were waved. Janet and Brad were interactive films or stage shows in the ago when the show first debuted, but mocked by the audience. The show is a history of film, with spectators shouting they’re still entertaining and the Center- high-energy party and the audience ate invectives at the actors, dancing on cue Stage owned this year’s run, infusing it it up. GATORS and just generally having a rowdy good with freshness and truly making it their Energetic production numbers, strong time; and damnit Janet… CenterStage’s own. The performances showcased com- performances and a lively pace all con- SUMMER SWIM TEAM musical did not disappoint. pletely new choreography, set design and tributed to CenterStage’s fun night in the Thursday night’s opening captured the even some new performers. theatre. energy and campiness of the cult classic, Frank Goodloe served as director and despite a minor setback when the lights choreographer for the show, but argu- cut out and the building was evacuated ably his most notable contribution to CAMP

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502-238-2709 www.CenterStageJCC.org 12 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 NEWS $100,000 request New Roots seeks city assistance to make up budget shortfall By Lee Chottiner us from applying,” Moskowitz said, “but later this summer. rector of Jewish Outdoor, Food, and En- Community Editor I could see that our mission was no lon- If New Roots cannot make up the vironmental Education (JOFEE). “Many ger a fit.” funding shortfall? synagogues have invited New Roots staff New Roots, the Louisville NPO that That means New Roots, which has Moskowitz, whose organization runs members and shareholders to speak provides fresh produce to “shareholders” enough cash on hand to get through this 17 Fresh Stop Markets in Indiana and about their experiences at Shabbat ser- at community markets, always figured it year, will have to make up a $100,000 Kentucky, including one at the The J, re- vices and during a variety of social jus- would transition from big foundation shortfall in 2019 if nothing changes. fused to consider that possibility. tice-oriented events.” support to smaller individual donors. In March, Humana released details “We can’t not make up that money,” she The absence of Humana funding for It just didn’t think it would happen so of its new Strategic Community Invest- said. “There are many people [around next year would blow a hole in the or- soon. ments Program. That document says, the state] depending on us to eat.” ganization’s $324,000 annual budget and The Humana Foundation, which “In each of its Bold Goal communities, Metro Councilman Brandon Coan could set back plans for a winter food had been supporting New Roots and Humana is addressing Social Determi- urged Humana to reconsider investing initiative with New Roots new partner, its Fresh Stop Markets to the tune of nants of Health, particularly food secu- in New Roots. “Food insecurity is a ma- Paul’s Fresh Fruit Market, which is still $100,000 a year, released granting pri- rity and social connection.” jor problem in our community,” he said, in development. orities in March that discouraged New Louisville is considered a Bold Gold “and New Roots is a major part of the Moskowitz said New Roots has been Roots from applying. community, as are San Antonio, New solution.” trying for some time to wean itself from So New Roots founder and Executive Orleans, Baton Rouge, Knoxville, Tampa Supported by the Humana Founda- large foundation support. In the last two Director Karyn Moskowitz, appeared be- Bay, Jacksonville and Broward County. tion for seven years, New Roots received years alone, it has gone from 50 individ- fore a Louisville Metro Council meeting The document goes on to say Humana a $200,000 donation in 2016 – $100,000 ual donors to 550, making gifts as little on May 10, asking for a $100,000 alloca- will make investments in NPOs “whose each for operations in 2017 and 2018. as $5 and as much as $1,000. tion to cover the shortfall. She also said results ensure that people have daily ac- The Fresh Stop Markets are bimonthly One farmer contributed $10,000 so she is expecting $20,000 from the city’s cess to healthy food, and that people are pop- up markets for locally grown pro- New Roots could purchase a truck to External Agencies Funds (EAF), which making the social connections they need duce at local churches and community transport tents and tables to individual supports NPOs performing vital services. to improve and sustain positive health centers. Shareholders buy shares of Fresh Stop Markets. Metro Councilwoman Barbara Sexton outcomes.” what’s available at the markets on any “What we need to do is move that Smith (D-4) is requesting that $100,000 But the next paragraph suggests Hu- given month. $100,000 we used to get and transfer it for New Roots be included in the bud- mana will only make such investments This year, New Roots expects to “con- to smaller individual and corporate do- get separate from the EAF allocation. “in those communities outside of Louis- nect” 2,000 families with produce from nors,” Moskowitz said. She called access to affordable, healthful ville.” 50 local farms, supporting the regional Now, New Roots might have to ramp food “a basic human right.” Humana spokeswoman Kate Marx economy. up its grass roots support sooner than it Moskowitz said food insecurity, in said New Roots can still apply for Huma- The Jewish community has embraced had hoped. Louisville at least, which New Roots ad- na investments through its Headquar- New Roots. dresses, was not a Humana granting pri- ters Hometown Community Relations “We’ve had shareholders and volun- ority in the last funding round. Program, another investment program, teers from every Jewish organization in “They didn’t encourage or discourage the details for which will be announced town,” said Michael Fraade, The J’s di- JFCS NEWS, CLASSES & EVENTS

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CommunityNewspaperCalendar_LateJune2018_FINAL ART.indd 1 6/19/2018 3:59:51 PM 14 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 PICTURE THIS: 2018 Annual Meeting Awards Jewish Louisville honored its own at the 10th Annual Jewish Community of Louisville Annual Meeting, Tuesday, May 29. Leaders from the community’s teen, young adult and senior sectors were recognized for their work, and JCL officers and board members for the coming year were elected. The guests also saw a video touting the future J center, which will be built on Dutchmans Lane. (Community photos by William Beasley) JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 Y Community 15 PICTURE THIS: 2018 Annual Meeting Awards 16 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 ARTS Israel by notes AJ program tracks its national identity through music By Lee Chottiner ues to be a unifying experience.” Community Editor The cantors sang 14 selections, start- ing with Ha’ami Yom Yavo (Believe it, a Adath Jeshurun used music to mark Day will Come), performed by Hordes, Israel’s 70th anniversary Wednesday, a poetic Ashkenazi-style yearning for May 30, presenting a program of popu- peace as a young husband bids farewell lar songs from all seven decades of the to his wife before going to war. Jewish state’s existence. The show culminated with Mizmor “Seven Decades of Israeli Popular Mu- Layla (Night Song), made famous by sic,” was taped live at AJ by the public Ahinoam Nini – better known as Noa – radio music program Kentucky Home- perhaps the best-known Israeli singer front. today and an outspoken proponent for Cantors David Lipp, Sharon Hordes, the two-state solution. Cantor Shore, Yvon Shore, Paula Pepperstone, Melissa of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Cohen and Sarah Levine and vocalist sang the Arab-influenced melody, urging Jennifer Diamond performed the music the crowd to clap along and ululating accompanied by Kentucky Homefront in the celebratory tradition of Arab and musicians, Mizrahi Jewish women. Professor Ranen Omer-Sherman mod- In between, the cantors sang an eclec- erated the program, which will be aired tic mix of Sephardi, Mizrahi and Ethio- at 8 a.m., Saturday, July 14, on WFPK, pian-influenced music. 91.9 FM. In Lu Yehi (May it Be), a song by Nao- The 150 people in the sanctuary were mi Schemer, who also wrote Jerusalem treated to an entertaining demonstration of Gold, Diamond, The Temple vocalist, of how Israeli music has morphed since performed the post-Yom Kippur War ex- independence. pression of hope in uncertain times. “Israelis are divided in many ways,” Shir HaFreicha (Teaser’s Song), made Omer-Sherman said, “but music contin- famous by the late Yemenite pop star

Cantor Sharon Hordes was one of seven cantors and vocalists to tell Israel’s story in sonf dur- ing the Seven Decades of Israeli popular Music program at Adath Jeshurun. (photos by Jerry Wolff) Ofra Haza, is an upbeat piece about served as hazzan of Keneseth Israel from a woman who chooses to live life de- 2002 to 2008. She sang Horef ’73 (Winter spite its challenges and sadness. Cantor ’73). Often sung on Yom HaZikaron, it is Levine of the West End Synagogue in about IDF soldiers born after the Yom Nashville, Tennessee sang this tune. Kippur War, dispirited by promises not And Cantor Lipp of AJ, sang Yoshvim kept: You promised a dove/an olive tree b’Veit Kafe (Sitting in a Coffee House), leaf/you promised peace/You promised an angst-riddled song by the ethnically spring at home and blossoms/You prom- diverse Israeli rock band Teapacks. The ised to fulfill promises/You promised a lyrics reflect a pervasive feeling of help- dove. lessness by the state of affairs: “Sitting in The program concluded with an in- a coffeehouse/Feeling in a bubble/What strumental version of Schemer’s Yerush- haven’t we done/Where were we wrong?” alayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold), Louisville welcomed back Cantor Pep- which has become an anthem for the perstone, currently of Beth Sholom- Israeli capital since unification in 1967. Above, Cantor David Lipp accepts applause before singing a number. Chevra Shas, in DeWitt, New York, who

Vocalist Jennifer Diamond of The Temple JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 Y Community 17 FORUM Jewish Hospital has served – and changed – Louisville By Rabbi Nadia Siritsky in which Catholic on the Torah portion of the week to all For our local Jewish organizations For Community Health Initiatives the employees at Jewish Hospital, Fra- that are living out our values and his- has embraced my zier Rehab, Jewish Hospital Shelbyville toric legacy in a world that is increas- On May 31, I participated in a special input and feed- and the ambulatory centers and medical ingly integrated and pluralistic, we have panel entitled “Breaking Down Barriers: back. While Jew- group staff. These reflections are then a historic new opportunity to grow new The Importance of Jewish Hospital in ish Hospital may shared with many people across Catho- branches on the tree of life that we call Louisville’s History.” be less “culturally” lic Health Initiatives. Many of these in- Torah. How we create Torah from the This theme led to our being invited to Jewish, in that staff dividuals then forward my reflections to events of our lives is what ultimately participate in the “Throwback Thurs- and patients are others that they know, who reach out to defines us. There are challenges and op- day” Pegasus Parade this past year, cel- not predominantly me, asking to be put on my blind copy portunities whenever things change, but ebrating the historic contributions of Jewish, I believe list (if you would like this, contact me at I believe that facing the unknown with Jewish Hospital, and indeed, the Jewish we have become nadiasiritsky@kentuckyonehealth. hope and faith can help us make the community, greater Louisville. Rabbi Nadia more Jewish over org). most of every opportunity. Together, may This panel was part of a larger series, Siritsky the years. We have I am always touched by the responses we be blessed, as we have been a bless- “Louisville History through a Jewish kosher food for from staff members who save my emails ing, and will continue to be a blessing to Lens,” held at the Filson Historical So- our patients, staff and visitors. We have for days that are difficult, staff members all those we encounter. ciety and sponsored by the Jewish Heri- updated our Jewish chapel, making it who are surprised that rabbinic com- tage Fund for Excellence. wheelchair accessible. mentary on biblical text can be mean- (Rabbi Nadia Siritsky is vice president of We should be proud of the role Jews We also play a critical role within the ingful to them as non-Jews, pastors from mission at KentuckyOne Health.) have played in the development of this state, championing and caring for the around the country who let me know wonderful city. It is moving to recall sickest patients and serving as a safety that they quoted me in their sermons. Jewish Hospital’s sacred legacy as it ap- net for the most disenfranchised. Our proaches a new chapter in its existence. commitment to care for all people, in- Certainly, there can be concern, as we cluding the underserved, and our contin- approach the unknown, but there is also ued commitment to tikkun olam (healing The Jewish Community of Louisville gratefully acknowledges great hope, and the recognition that the the world through social justice) guides donations to the following future of Jewish Hospital lies, not only everything that we do. with its new owners, but in the ways in I could go on, but one of the things JCC SECOND CENTURY FUNDS which the Jewish community embraces that most touches my heart is the spiri- AND OTHER ENDOWMENTS it and supports it. tual keruv (outreach and education) that For myself, this truth has defined my I do. Frequently, I am told by a non- past four years of service as vice presi- Jewish staff member how they had never ELLEN FAYE GARMON B.B.Y.O. JUDY & DONALD GEORGE dent of mission, at Jewish Hospital and understood a certain Jewish practice or YOUTH AWARD FUND NANCY & JAMES STRULL within KentuckyOne Health and Catho- belief until I explained it. HONOR OF THE GRADUATION OF ANDREW TUVLIN LOIS FLARSHEIM lic Health Initiatives. One of my responsibilities is to pre- ELLEN & MAX SHAPIRA LOIS & IVAN MARKS This role is unique to Catholic health serve the Jewishness of Jewish Hospi- MARLENE WEISBERG & MICH GANNON care. As the sisters who ran the Catholic tal, within our larger blended interfaith ALLAN KLING CHILDREN’S FUND JANET & JACK MEYER hospitals came to realize, hospital ad- family. I help it articulate and expand HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF MARGO KLING MIRIAM BRODERSON ministration was increasingly complex, its understanding of how the hospital is SCHERRILL RUSSMAN SHELLIA & MEL DAVIS necessitating the hiring of experts to the to remain Jewish in an era where Jew- CAROLE SPIELBERG leadership team to navigate the chal- ish doctors are not excluded from other ARTHUR DAVID KREITMAN JEWISH ESTELLE COHEN lenges of our ever-changing health care medical centers, and Jewish patients MUSIC FUND KAREN & GARY ROSENTHAL environment. may get their religious needs met at any IN MEMORY OF ETHEL WISHNIA LISS NANCY STODGHILL So the role of vice president of mission hospital. With organizations like Jew- SIDNEY & BARBARA ISAACS HYMSON KAYE & SONNY KREITMAN emerged to serve as a strategic thought ish Family & Career Services and The LOIS & JEFF GUSHIN THELMA KREITMAN partner to the president and senior lead- J, as well as the Jewish Heritage Fund ROZ & DAVID FRIEDMAN ership team, and to ensure the integra- for Excellence, we have redefined what FLORENCE KREITMAN ISAACS SHIRLEY PAUL tion of the legacy and mission of the it means to live our Jewish values in an SUMMER CAMP FUND DAVID & DALE HYMAN hospital in all areas, including daily op- increasingly pluralistic society. HONOR OF 2018 RONALD & MARIE ABRAMS GLORIA & EDDIE JANS erations, spiritual care, ethics, employee Our focus on tikkun is one important relations, education, community out- way that we do this. When a non-Jew VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO JAKE BONNIE & MURRAY TOBOROWSKY reach, policy and advocacy, fundraising, who doesn’t understand Judaism in- WISHNIA MARLA GORDON marketing, patient experience, as well as teracts with us, and receives help and MARSHA KREITMAN & FAMILY BONNIE COHEN ensuring that the mission and historic support, healing and miracles, through BRENDA BUSH values of the hospital are integrated into a Jewish organization, we are changing MARIAN WEISBERG YOUTH THEATRE CAROLE SNYDER the long-term planning of the organiza- perceptions. We are fighting anti-Semi- FUND EVIE & CHUCK TOPCIK tion. tism, while creating a new and valuable HONOR OF THE 77TH BIRTHDAY OF LEWIS BASS TERRY BELKER I am proud to be the first Jewish vice expression of Judaism for our next gen- ELAINE & RON WEISBERG JOEL AND DANIELLE PEKAY president of mission. I have felt blessed eration. ED GOULD by this opportunity, as well as the ways Every Friday, I send out a reflection IRVIN AND BETTY ZEGART SENIOR FAYE & CRAIG LEFKOFF ADULT FUND THOMAS AND STELLA BLACKWELL HONOR OF THE GRADUATION OF THE KENNETH J. HOFFMANN, DMD, PSC GRANDDAUGHTER OF BONNIE & MURRAY CAROL & BART FREEDMAN TOBOROWSKY DONALD & SHIRLEY KATZ GOLDIA MORRISON AND JEANNIE RAYMA SHUSTER MORRISON JAY LEVINE YOUTH FUND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF HONOR OF SHANNON BENOVITZ FOR RECEIVING LOUISVILLE ALSO THE 2018 JOSEPH J. KAPLAN YOUNG LEADERSHIP GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES AWARD DONATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MEMORY OF THE MOTHER OF DANA SONNHEIM BEV & DAVID WEINBERG SANDRA K. BERMAN MEMORIAL HONOR OF JULIA BESSEN FOR RECEIVING THE SHALOM LOUISVILLE FUND 2018 STUART PRESSMA STUDENT LEADERSHIP MEMORY OF REBECCA WALL DEVELOPMENT AWARD MEMORY OF STUART HARRIS MEMORY OF THE GRANDFATHER OF JODI HALPERN HARRIS BERMAN BEV WEINBERG The Gendler Grapevine Fresh Stop Market opens MIRIAM AND DENNIS FINE BEBER STACY MARKS NISENBAUM FUND Tuesday, July 3 • 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The J Pavilion. CAMP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF SOMEONE SPECIAL FUND ANONYMOUS Fresh vegetables at The J! HONOR OF 80TH BIRTHDAY FOR BARBARA GORDON Purchase your shares by Friday, June 29 at newroots.org or 502-475-8979. 3600 Dutchmans Lane • Louisville, KY 40205 Jewish Federation VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - help set up or break down the market, or become 502-459-0660 • jewishlouisville.org OF LOUISVILLE a veggie cheerleader. 18 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 NEWS Indiana bank to house relocated Holocaust museum By staff and releases listed on the National Register of His- toric Places. TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – A historic Ownership of the building will trans- downtown bank building will soon be- fer to CANDLES once the restoration is come the new home of a Holocaust mu- done, though Indiana Landmarks will seum. retain a protective covenant. CANDLES Holocaust Museum and The only known organization dedicat- Education Center will move into the old ed to the memory of the twin victims and First Financial Bank at 643 Wabash Av- survivors of medical experimentation at enue once the circa 1903 structure is re- Auschwitz, CANDLES’ stated mission is stored. to “prevent prejudice and hatred through The project is expected to take three to education about the Holocaust.” five years to complete, a spokeswoman Through CANDLES, Eva and Miriam for the museum said. have located 122 individual Mengele CANDLES (Children of Auschwitz twins living in 10 countries around the Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments) was world. founded as a nonprofit organization in The actual museum opened in in 1995 1984 by Eva Mozes Kor, a survivor who, at another location. It was firebombed in along with her twin sister, Miriam Mozes 2003 by an arsonist, but the museum re- Ziegler, endured brutal experiments at opened two years later. Auschwitz by Dr. Josef Mengele. The museum, which drew about First Financial Corporation, the par- 12,000 visitors last year, has been strug- ent company of First Financial Bank, an- gling with limited space for its exhibits nounced last week that it is donating the and programs. The new venue is expect- building to Indiana Landmarks, a pres- ed to remedy that. ervation group. The structure must un- “In addition to being closer to our part- dergo stabilization and other restoration ner, Indiana State University,” Executive work before CANDLES can move in. The historic First Financial Bank in Terre Haute will be the future home of the CANDLES Ho- Director Dorothy Chambers said in a First Financial is contributing locaust Museum, the only such institution dedicated to the twin victms of Dr. Josef Mengele’s statement. “CANDLES will increase the $110,000 to assist with the work. experiments at Auschwitz. (photo provided) synergy among museums and other arts “First Financial is pleased to help pre- Norman L. Lowery said in a statement. munity.” and culture organizations that already serve a building known to generations of “As our main office headquarters for 60 Indiana Landmarks and CANDLES call downtown Terre Haute their home.” people in this area,” CEO and President years, it represents a significant part of first approached First Financial in 2016 the bank’s history of service to the com- about donating the building, which is

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NCJW seeks executive director isville History Through a Jewish Lens.” oneg will follow. Jews and Brews National Council of Jewish Women, Visit filson.simpletix.com/Event-List/ Rabbi Michael Wolk holds Jews and Louisville Section (NCJW) is seeking an for more details. No Shush Shabbat July 13 Brews, a one-hour Torah class over cof- executive director. This is a new part- Temple Shalom will hold its next No fee, Wednesdays at 11 a.m. in The J li- time position with flexible hours. It will Pragmatic spirituality discussion Shush Shabbat at 6:30 p.m., Friday, July brary. Due to holidays and vacations, involve working with volunteers and the Dr. Courtney Snyder and Marty Sny- 13. The evening will include a Power- Jews and Brews will NOT be meeting on community and is an opportunity for der facilitate a pragmatic spirituality Point service, music, instruments and July 4, 18, or 25. an organized, energetic individual. Con- discussion group at Adath Jeshurun to stories, making for an engaging time for tact NCJW at ncjwlouisvillesection@ discuss universal themes based on inspi- children and families. Rabbi Beth Ja- Mahjong Club gmail.com for more information. ration from spiritual thinkers. Sessions cowitz Chottiner will lead and Benji Ber- Keneseth Israel’s weekly mahjong take place on Sundays at 10 a.m. The low will sing and play guitar. Call Temple game is held at at 1 p.m. every Thurs- HSJS registration topic of the next program, on July 1, is Shalom at 502-458-4739 for details. day, except Jewish holidays, in KI’s small Registration for the 2018-2019 school “Claiming Our Authentic Self in a World chapel. All skill levels are welcomed. year at the Louisville High School of Jew- of Expectations.” On July 29, the topic Torah Yoga RSVP to [email protected] ish Studies is now open for all rising 9th- will be “There will be an answer…let it Cantor Sharon Hordes and Lisa Flan- or 502-459-2780. 12th grade students. Registration is on- be.” Contact Courtney Snyder at cbsny- nery lead a combination Torah-yoga line again this year. Visit louisvillehsjs. [email protected] for details. class at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of Torah Study org/register/ to get started. Paper regis- each month at Keneseth IsraeI. The next The Temple holds Torah Study with tration is still available by contacting Re- Knit & Qvell Circle class is set for July 19. Temple Shalom Rabbi David Ariel-Joel Saturdays at 9 nee Masterson at [email protected] The Knit & Qvell Circle at Anshei and Hadassah are co-sponsors. RSVP to a.m. in the Fishman Library before the for forms. You can also order pizza for Sfard will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, July 502-459-2780 or rsvp@kenesethisrael. morning services. Coffee, bagels and lunch – $36 for one slice, $72 for two for 5 in the library. All knitted items will be com. cream cheese are available. the year. The school is open to all Jewish donated to the Jefferson County Public high schoolers, regardless of synagogue Schools Clothes Closet. Call Toby Hor- LouCity Soccer and YAD affiliation. Students who wish to serve vitz at 502-458-7108 for details. Shared Tisha B’Av at AJ YAD members will watch Louisville as madrichim/assistants at LBSY or The A shared-synagogue Tisha B’av obser- Soccer at 5 p.m., Sunday, August 5, at Temple also must attend HSJS. Celebration Shabbat vance with Adath Jeshurun and Kenes- Slugger Field when Louisville City plays In response to concerns expressed by Adath Jeshurun invites all who are cel- eth Israel will be held at 9:30 p.m., Sat- the Indy Eleven. YAD will gather at the several families, HSJS will maintain its ebrating a birthday or anniversary in the urday, July 21 at AJ. Services will also be Jackson Pavilion before or during the normal Sunday schedule from 12:30 to month of July to participate in a group held at 8:45 a.m. at AJ and at 5:45 p.m. at game. Tickets are $12 per person be- 2:30 p.m. aliyah during its July 7 Shabbat morning KI on Sunday, July 22. fore July 20, $14 per person afterwards Contact Sarah Harlan at hsjssarah@ worship services beginning at 9:30 a.m. Contact Julie Hollander at jhollander@ gmail.com with questions. Big Rock Shabbat jewishlouisville.org for details. Shabbat and Sundaes Kenneseth Isreal’s summer outdoors WOTS Chai Campaign Keneseth Israel will hold Shabbat and Shabbat program, Big Rock Shabbat, AJ Book Club The Women of Temple Shalom, who Sundaes at 6 p.m., Saturday, July 7, at will return at 6 p.m., Friday, July 27. A The Adath Jeshurun Book Club is are taking a break from their annual the Graeter’s on Bardstown Road. KI family-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat will reading Norwegian by Night by Derek B. yard sale, will hold a Chai Campaign members receive a free treat up to $5 – be held at Big Rock Park, followed by a Miller. The book will be discussed at the this summer. The fundraiser will sup- dine-in only. vegetarian/dairy picnic with challah and next meeting at 2 p.m., Sunday, August port Temple Shalom and the community. kiddush with wine and grape juice. Wor- 26 at AJ. Contact Deborah Slosberg at Contributions will go toward Hanukkah Men’s Club BBQ shippers should bring their own blan- [email protected] or Helpers and School Helpers, Chanukah The Temple Shalom Mens Club will kets, dairy/veggie food and games. KI 502-458-5359 for details. and Purim celebrations, social action hold a BBQ and dues drive at Temple will provide dessert. RSVP to gkahn@ projects such as Merry Mitzvah at Mary- Shalom on Sunday, July 8. Mens Club kenesethisrael.com or 502-459-2780. hurst. members and prospective members will Donors may make checks payable to enjoy free food. There could also be a Game Day Women of Temple Shalom in increments poker tournament. RSVP Mark Epstein The Temple Women of Reform Juda- Goose creek of Chai ($18, $36, $54, etc.) Checks may at [email protected] or 412-525- ism/Sisterhood hold a a game day from be sent to WOTS at Temple Shalom, 9368. 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 29, in the Klein Diner 4615 Lowe Road, Louisville, KY 20220. Center. Refreshments will be provided. Call Temple Shalom at 502-458-4739 Lunch and Learn The event is free. RSVP no later than for details. Rabbi Michael Wolk holds his next July 25, to 502-423-1818. Bring an unex- Lunch and Learn at noon, Thursday, pired food item for the JFCS Meyer Food Jewish military experience in WWI July 12, at the Bristol on Main Street. Pantry. Jessica Cooperman, director of Jew- The class is free, but food is sold sepa- ish studies at Muhlenberg College, will rately. RSVP to mwolk@kenesethisrael. Free beginning Hebrew class speak at The Filson Historical Society com or 502-459-2780. Adath Jeshurun is offering five 90-min- at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, on the topic ute lessons on reading Hebrew. Taught Of equal or greater value. “Why in Heaven’s Name Expect Us to Shir Chadash Shabbat by Deborah Slosberg, the lessons ad- Not good with any other offers or discounts. Mingle? Jewish and Christian Soldiers Keneseth Israel’s next Shir Chadash dress the Hebrew alphabet and basic Must present coupon at time of purchase. in the WWI American Military.” Cooper- (“New Song”) Shabbat will be held at prayer book reading skills. Classes begin man will examine Camp Zachary Taylor 6 p.m., Friday, July 13. The abridged at 10:30 a.m. and run on five consecutive Expires 6/30/18 in Louisville, where young people from Kabbalat Shabbat service will focus on Sundays on July 29 and August 5, 12, Dine In Only different states and traditions inter- communal singing and a chavurah-style 19 and 26. The lessons are free. Contact Mon.-Th. 11-9 PM acted, testing new ideas about religious atmosphere. The service is sung commu- Slosberg at dslosberg@adathjeshurun. Fri. 11-9:30 PM pluralism. The program is the last in nally, sitting in a circle. Transliterations com or 502-458-5359. Sat. 8-9:30 PM the Filson lecture series “In Focus: Lou- and translations are provided, and light Sun. 9-8 PM 20 Community Y JUNE 22, 2018 Y 9 TAMMUZ 5778 NEWS & NEWSMAKERS HSJS graduates first lege of Wooster this fall. Louisville Melton Director Deborah Another $500 in tzedakah has been do- Isaac, also a member of Temple Sha- Slosberg presented certificates of Jew- nated to the Rohingya Rights Campaign class lom and a student since ninth grade, ish learning from the Florence Melton of the American Jewish World Service. never failed to come to high school with- School of the Hebrew University of Jeru- Cantor David Lipp closed the cere- The Louisville High School of Jewish out a donation for the JFCS Food Pantry, salem to the following graduates: mony, singing the Teachers’ Kaddish by Studies graduated its first class during a was an active NFTY member and occa- Gaby Berliner, Nancy Blodgett, Beth Debbie Friedman. ceremony, Sunday, April 29. sionally drove directly from out-of-town Ann Brown, Esakov, Felsen, Sami Details about upcoming courses can Talia Clayton-Shaw, Saralee Renick, Kallah events to high school. He will at- George, Thomas George, Bruce Haskell, be found at jewishlouisville.org/melton. and Isaac Rosenbaum were the inaugu- tend Stanford University this fall. Joy Haskell, Yehudah Husband, Cheryl Contact Deborah Slosberg at dslosberg@ ral graduates of the school, each receiv- Hughett, Michael Hymson, Bob Kano- adathjeshurun.com or 502-458-5359 for ing a copy of Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s vitz, Annora Sue Karr, Crystal Peters, more information. book Jewish Literacy and a mezuzah for Leslie Rowland, Julie Segal, Lee Shaw their dorm rooms. Louisville Melton gradu- and Ted Shlechter. HSJS Principal Sarah Harlan reflected The 19 graduates are part of 3,000 on each graduate during her remarks to ates 2018 class Melton students in 45 sites around the Goodman Abraham joins the guests. world attending graduation ceremonies The 2018 graduating class of the Lou- Talia, who enrolled as part of thefirst this month. UofL physician’s group isville Florence Melton School celebrat- class of 11th graders last year, will at- Louisville Melton is part of the Flor- ed two years of learning together with a Alyce Goodman Abraham has been tend Eastern Kentucky University in the ence Melton School of Adult Jewish ceremony, Sunday, June 3, at Adath Je- named the new pelvic pain nurse practi- fall. She and her family are members of Learning, the largest pluralistic adult shurun. tioner at the University of Louisville Phy- Adath Jeshurun. Jewish education network in the world. During the annual Celebration of sicians Group-Pelvic Medicine Urogyne- Saralee, of Temple Shalom, has been Rabbi Bob Slosberg welcomed the Learning/Graduation, Dora Esakov, cology. Goodman Abraham has been a at the high school since ninth grade, guests, and Rabbi Laura Metzger pre- Liam Felsen and Victor Shpilberg re- women’s health nurse practitioner for joining the Moot Beit Din team, which sented a $2,000 check from the weekly flected on their Melton study, and guest over 20 years. She currently serves as the competes with other schools, and lead- student tzedakah collection to Judy speaker Sherrie Weiss of Chicago, inter- Louisville director for the Kentucky Co- ing this year’s squad that took second Freundlich Tiell and Janet Meyer for the national board member of the Florence alition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse place in its division. She will attend Col- JFCS Food Pantry. Melton School, addressed the guests. Midwives. Jewish Louisvile supports Kentuckiana Pride Jewish Louisville was well represented Ava Hawkins (Lorriane); and Adeleke appearance in the Pride Parade as a unit, at this year Kentuckiana Pride Parade Goring (Motormouth kid). Music Direc- had about 20 adults and 3 children par- this past weekend. tor Julie McKay played the keyboard. ticipating, said Administrator Chavvah Not only did The Temple organize a “We performed at 1 :30 on the main Penner Johnson. team to march in this year’s parade (they stage,” said Centerstage Operations “We had matching rainbow Pride T- also held an abbreviated Shabbat ser- Manager Anne Ensign-Urteaga. “We did shirts, a pride flag with a Start of David, vice), but CenterStage sent the cast of two songs: ‘Good Morning Baltimore’ and a banner,” she said. “We also handed its upcoming production of Hairspray and ‘You Can’t Stop the Beat,’ and both out earphones with our Pride logo on the to perform at the Great Lawn by the Big of those are from Hairspray.” back and kippot. Four Bridge. CenterStage has participated in Ken- Matthew Derrenbacher, Aaron Gul- Among those cast members were Mimi tuckiana Pride for at least seven years, denschuh and Bonnie McCullagh, and Housewright, who plays Tracy Turnblad Ensign-Urteaga said. It will also be at Anthony Minstein led a service, includ- in the show; Shane Whitehead (Edna Louisville Pride this September on Bard- ing the lighting of Shabbat candles, kid- Turnblad); Landon Sholar (Link); Erin stown Road. dush, and hamotzi, before the parade Temple members march in the Pride Parade. Jump (Penny); Tony Harris (Seaweed); The Temple, which was making its first started. (photo provided by The Temple)

CHAVURAT SHALOM Thursday, July 5 – put on your think- grilled chicken, barley and grilled veg- baked tilapia, macaroni and cheese, vurat Shalom is $5 round-trip. Funding ing caps for a day of trivia games. Lunch etable salad, mixed green salad, fresh mixed vegetables, Caesar salad, fresh for Chavurat Shalom is provided by the will include beef hot dogs, baked beans, fruit and lemon dream trifle. fruit and banana pudding. Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence, the fresh fruit, potato salad, and cookies and Thursday, July 19 – Rabbi Joe Rapport Jewish Community of Louisville, Nation- brownies. will talk about the history of Jewish Lou- Chavurat Shalom is a community pro- al Council of Jewish Women, The Temple’s Thursday, July 12 – Rhoda and Bernie isville. Lunch will include beef teriyaki, gram for Jewish senior adults and friends. Men of Reform Judaism and Women of Faller, elder law attorneys, senior health stir fry vegetables, rice, Asian style cole- We meet in the Levy Great Hall of the Klein Reform Judaism, and many other donors. care advocates and elder mediation spe- slaw, fresh fruit and an assorted dessert Center at The Temple, 5101 U.S. Highway cialists, will teach a program on senior platter. 42, unless otherwise designated in the list- Remember to RSVP or request a veg- adult legal issues. Lunch will include Thursday, July 26 -- Just back from Is- ing. Lunch is available at noon for $5, fol- etarian meal no later than the Tuesday rael, Rabbi David Ariel-Joel will report lowed by the program at 1 p.m. Transpor- before each program to sarahharlan86@ on his trip and his studies at the Shalom tation can be scheduled by calling JFCS gmail.com or 423-1818. Hartman Institute. Lunch will include at 502-452-6341. Transportation to Cha-

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licensed CPA and a director of tax credit Stuart Harris Morris Kaplan B’nai Mitzvah investments with Monarch Private Capi- Stuart Harris, 81, passed away peace- Morris Kaplan, 93, peacefully passed tal. fully on Monday, June 4, 2018. away Sunday, June 10, 2018, at his home Samantha Megan Rachel graduated from Emory Univer- Stuart was gregarious and outgoing, in Elizabethtown. Chazen sity with a bachelor’s degree in Biology always eager to strike up a conversation Born in St. Louis on November 9, Samantha Megan and is now in her fourth year at Duke with anyone who happened to be in ear- 1924, a son of the late Louis and Mollie Chazen, daughter University School of Medicine. shot. Kaplan, he grew up in Chicago. of Alan and Nancy The couple will be married in Atlanta Born and raised in Louisville and a He was an Army veteran of World War Chazen and sister May 2019. 1959 graduate of the University of Ken- II, serving in the European Theatre of of Emily, will be tucky College of Pharmacy, Stuart was a Operations as a combat medic with the called to the Torah successful businessman, the owner and 104th Infantry Division (Timberwolves). as a bat mitzvah at CEO of a wholesale drug company in He earned the Purple Heart and Bronze 10:30 a.m., Satur- Obituaries Louisville, and in a separate wholesale Star. day, July 14, at The drugstore merchandising business with Morris and his late wife moved to Ken- Temple. Sara E. Cohn Kohn Davidson a nationwide presence. tucky in 1967. In 1972, they built The Samantha is the granddaughter of Irv Sara E. Cohn Kohn Davidson, 83, A passionate advocate for Orthodox Glendale Campground and in 1973, he and Bev Chazen, and Don Gorman and passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Judaism, his true love was the syna- established the Shelter Insurance Agen- Barbara Gorman. at her home in Prattville, Alabama. gogue. It was not easy to be observant in cy in Elizabethtown, retiring in 2001. She is a rising eighth grader at Kam- A native of Alabama, where she once Louisville, with few Orthodox Jews and He was a member of Temple Shalom in merer Middle School, where she is an owned a business, Sara also lived in Lou- no kosher restaurants or butcher shops. Louisville and a contributing member to Advance Placement student with a 4.0 isville, where she was a member of Ken- As a teenager, he raised money so the American Israel Public Affairs Commit- GPA, and a member of the dance team. eseth Israel Congregation and its Sister- Jewish youth clubs would provide ko- tee (AIPAC) and the World Jewish Con- She loves spending time with her hood. sher meals at some of their dances. gress (WJC). friends and family and is enjoying plan- She loved being a wife and mother and For nearly half a century, Stuart was In addition to his parents, Morris was ning her bat mitzvah. Samantha com- especially loved being a bubbe a driving force in all things financial at preceded in death by the love of his life, pleted her mitzvah project as an assis- She is survived by her loving son, J. Congregation Anshei Sfard, the only Modena; his beloved daughter, Karla tant to teachers and staff members at Mark Kohn; a dear daughter-in-law, Orthodox synagogue in Kentucky. He (Dale) Mink; and his cherished sisters, Kammerer. Beverly and three devoted granddaugh- served for many years as president and Gussie (Eli) Davidson and Yetta (Abe) Samantha and her family invite the ters, whom she loved dearly, Leah M. treasurer of the congregation. Cooperman. community to celebrate her bat mitzvah Frymire, Amanda K. Lee (Scott), Korie As president of the VAAD, he fought He is survived by his daughter, Dana and the kiddush luncheon following the L. Lowry (Christian); four great-grand- to ensure that the Four Courts Nursing (Silvio) Camodeca of Des Plaines, Il- service. daughters, Kelsea, Sydney, Ashton and Home would remain kosher. As a long- linois; his son, Steve (Ilene) Kaplan of Addison; and two great-grandsons, Car- term board member of the Louisville Chicago; his brothers, Samuel Kaplan son and Max. Jewish Community Center, he served for of Lincolnwood, Illinois, and Sol (El- Engagements Graveside services were held Friday, years as chair of the house committee. len) Kaplan of Northbrook, Illinois; his June 15, at Greenwood Cemetery in Stuart was a strong supporter of Elia- grandchildren, Ron (Elena) Sax of Aus- Montgomery, Alabama. Mark-Kohl hu Academy Jewish Day School, where tin, Texas, Deborah (Paul) Hatchett of Expressions of sympathy may be made his children matriculated. He served as Austin, Kentucky, Marnie Sax of Chica- Dr. Martin and Ronna Mark of Louis- to Keneseth Israel, Agudath Israel Con- ville and Scott and Diane Kohl of Chi- its treasurer during difficult financial go, Jeff Mappa of Chicago, David Mink gregation in Montgomery or the charity times. of Elizabethtown and Eric Kaplan of cago announce the engagement of their of your choice. children, Josh Mark and Jessi Kohl. Over the years, Stuart received several Chicago; and four great-grandchildren, honors from the various organizations Shane Sax, Dylan Tomlin, Skyler Sax Jean Waldman in which he participated. and Miles Hatchett. Frankel In 2006, Stuart and Penny moved to The family wishes to thank Morris’ Jean Waldman Bal Harbour, Florida. There, Stuart en- niece, Robin (Karl) Springer of Glendale. Frankel passed joyed a vibrant Orthodox Jewish com- Graveside services were held Thurs- away peacefully munity and plenty of kosher restaurants day, June 14, at Menorah Gardens in on Friday, May 25, from which to choose for his nightly Broadview, Illinois. A Celebration of 2018, in Louisville. dinners out with friends. He and Penny Morris’ life was held Thursday, June 21, She was 94. became valued members and leaders at at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabeth- Born Decem- Young Israel of Bal Harbour, where Stu- town. Expressions of sympathy may be ber 19, 1923, in art was the chair of kiddush. made to the donor’s favorite charity. Louisville, Jean, He is survived by his wife, Penny Mill- a daughter of the er; children, Donna (Glenn) Garfinkel, Noretta Sylvia Josh and Jessi are 2015 graduates of late Ruth and Max Waldman, was an ac- Indiana University, and currently live Michael (Lori) Harris and Jeffrey Har- Rosenthal complished artist who had a natural af- ris; and grandchildren, Marni Garfinkel, Noretta Sylvia in Columbus, Ohio. Jessi is a teacher at finity for drawing and painting. Her true Columbus Jewish Day School and Josh Ross Garfinkel, Maya Harris, Jada Har- Rosenthal, 104, passion was being surrounded by fam- ris and Josie Harris. passed away Satur- works in data analytics at Abercrombie ily and the joy her children and grand- & Fitch. He will pursue a master’s degree He was preceded in death by his previ- day, May 26, 2018, children brought her. She devoted much ous wife, Marilynne Harris, and his sis- at her home. in business analytics beginning this fall of her time to volunteering around her at The Ohio State University. ter, Esther David. Noretta was born family’s activities. Graveside services were held Wednes- March 23, 1914, in The couple plan to marry in the Fall Jean could bring sunshine into any of 2019. day, June 6, at Anshei Sfard Cemetery. Louisville, a daugh- room. She was filled with endless posi- Expressions of sympathy may be made ter of the late Sarah tivity and kindness despite what life Zachariah-Tobin to Young Israel of Bal Harbour, 9580 Ab- threw her way. Her smile, warmth and bott Avenue, Surfside, Florida 33154. Dawn Zachariah and Allan Zachariah charm always made those around her See OBITUARIES on page 22 of Atlanta, Georgia announce the en- feel special. gagement of their son, Ben Zachariah, Jean is survived by her children, Dana to Rachel Tobin, daughter of Linda and Sonnheim (Harry), Michael Frankel David Tobin of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Kathi) and Debbie Frankel; five grand- children, Jon Sonnheim (Lisa), Todd We’re CPA strategists! Sonnheim, Josh Frankel (Megan), Grace Helen Frankel and Bea Frankel; and three great-grandchildren, Abby, Cillian When you put Welenken CPAs on your team, you and Owen. In addition to her parents, she was pre- gain a partner that is focused on your overall ceded in death by her son, David Frankel; financial well-being. her husbands, Milton Zimmerman and John M. 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She was a graduate of Frankfort High Obituaries School and attended Spencerian Col- Ex-Israeli lawmaker in- continued from page 21 lege and the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. and David Blusinsky, and was a mem- Possessing a passion for learning, dicted, alleged spy for Iran ber of The Temple and The Temple Sis- Rebecca continued her education at terhood. Kentucky State University in Frankfort. By JTA He was energy She was preceded in death by her be- Later, she audited many classes in di- and infrastructure loved husband of 63 years, Leonard Al- verse subjects at the University of Lou- JERUSALEM — The former Israeli minister from 1992 len Rosenthal, who passed away August isville, doing so until 2012. lawmaker charged with espionage for to 1995. He served 7, 2004. She also enjoyed traveling, visiting allegedly spying on Israel for Iran said more than two Noretta will be missed by those who China, Europe and Israel as well as during his interrogation that he was try- years of a five-year had the opportunity to experience her much of the United States. ing to help Israel. prison sentence be- caring and kindness. She will be espe- She was a member of Congregation Gonen Segev was arrested last month, ginning in 2005 for cially missed by her son, Stephen. Adath Jeshurun, a lifetime member and the Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, trying to smuggle Stephen would like to thank Drs. Sal- president of Hadassah, the National said in a statement issued Monday. more than 30,000 vatore Ciliberti and Cary T. Kirk, and Council of Jewish Women and the Lou- Israel’s Channel 10 news reported ecstasy tablets into the nurses at Norton Brownsboro Hos- isville section of the League of Women Monday evening that Segev admitted Gonen Segev Israel from the pital, including Sandy Green, and the Voters. during his interrogation that he was in Netherlands and for staff of Hosparus for the kind and com- She was preceded in death by her contact with the Iranians, but that he did forging a diplomatic passionate care they provided. parents, Celia and Maurice Simon; it in order to “fool the Iranians and come passport. He later moved to Nigeria, A graveside service was held Sunday, her husband, David Wall; her brother, back to Israel a hero.” where he continued to practice medi- May 27, at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery. Dr. William J. Simon; and her sister, Segev also told the interrogators from cine. Expressions of sympathy may be made Carolyn Shapin. Survivors include her the Israel Security Agency that he did Segev was arrested in May trying to to the donor’s favorite charity. son, Samuel Joseph (Bianca) Wall; not hand over any classified informa- enter Equatorial Guinea, which refused her daughter, Julie (Mark) Gutkin; her tion. He added that he has no ideologi- him entry due to his criminal record, Rebecca S. Wall grandchildren, Jonathan (Shira) Wall, cal or financial motives for helping Iran. and turned him over to the Israel Police. Rebecca S. Jordan (Julia) Wall, Seth and Michael Segev was held in solitary confine- A joint Israel Security Agency and Wall died Friday, Gutkin, Bailey (Robbie) Kaufman; her ment for nine days and was not allowed Israel Police investigation found that June 1, 2018, sur- four step-grandchildren and six great- to have contact with his attorney during Segev has been working with Iranian rounded by her grandchildren. that time, according to Channel 10. intelligence and providing them with children in Louis- Funeral services were held Monday, He is scheduled to remain in prison information about Israel’s energy econ- ville. June 4, at Herman Meyer & Son, Inc., until July 9, when he will be brought to omy, security sites in Israel, and diplo- Born April 20, 1338 Ellison Ave. Burial followed in court for a remand hearing. matic and security personnel and build- 1921, in Louis- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery. Expressions Segev, a pediatrician who lived and ings, according to the agency. ville, she lived of sympathy may be made to the Celia practiced medicine in Nigeria, was lured As part of his mission, Segev put Is- most of her life in Simon Educational Fund at Congrega- to the Iranian Embassy in 2012 after be- raeli citizens in the foreign affairs and Frankfort, where tion Adath Jeshurun or to the donor’s ing asked to treat the children of its dip- security fields in touch with Iranian in- she was the president of M. Simon Fur- favorite charity. lomatic staff, according to the Channel telligence agents who he passed off as niture Co., working with her family for 10 report. He said he hoped he would be Iranian businessmen, according to the 58 years. able to restore his reputation that was agency. tarnished by the drug bust from over a Other details of the case against Segev decade ago. remain under a gag order. The Israel Experience AUGUST 19 • NOON-3 P.M. AT THE J

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come to better appreciate a truth we all “The values that drove Blanche Otten- “a compassionate and safe environment Annual Meeting share: the dream of peace and security heimer are the same that were taught to where living and learning are valued.” continued from page 1 for our children.” me in my Jewish education,” he said. She accepted the award for the entire Shannon Benovitz accepted the Jo- Martha Bennett, an “active listener learning community – parents, children, Student Leadership Development seph J. Kaplan Young Leadership Award with a welcoming hug,” won the Elsie P. teachers. Awards); and Alan Ocheretner and Ben- in the name of her father, Jay Levine. Judah Memorial Award, for her work at Finally, Kate Shapira Latts, vice nett Schramko (Tony Levitan Awards); A mother who worries about the fu- the Senior Adult Center. president of marketing for Heaven Hill ture for her children, Benovitz urged all “I’ve met a lot of people, and I contin- Brands, accepted the Corporate Friend For young adult leaders, Dr. Ian in attendance to build up Jewish Louis- ue to meet more all the time,” she said. Award for her company, toasting all the Mutchnick accepted the Julie E. Linker ville in ways that speak to today’s Jews. Jake Wishnia, recipient of the Ronald night’s awardees with a shot a bourbon. Community Relations Young Leadership “We have to remember that just be- & Marie Abrams Volunteer of the Year This year’s program moved more Award for his work on the Jewish Com- cause we’ve always done something in Award, thanked the Abrams family for quickly than last year – a result of short- munity Relations Council. a certain way,” she said, “doesn’t mean supporting the honor and recognizing er speeches and a reorganized schedule. A neurosurgeon who volunteers his there isn’t a different way it can be done.” people like him for “really just living like Also, JCL President Wagner chose not to time for the Palestine Children’s Relief Craig Greenberg, recipient of this they were raised to do.” give an address, referring the crowd to a Fund, treating kids at clinics inside the year’s Lewis W. Cole Memorial Young A lifelong fundraiser, Wishnia said he printed annual meeting update at each West Bank and Gaza, Mutchnick said his Leadership Award, credited the Louis- always feels comfortable calling people of their seats. love for Israel doesn’t negate his empa- ville Jewish community for “enriching” for their annual pledges. He even used Still, she said the printed update could thy for the Palestinians. his life. his remarks to urge anyone in the audi- tell only so much. “For real peace, I believe, we must en- In a video acceptance speech, he en- ence who had not yet made a pledge to “Numbers on a piece of paper could courage understanding of different ways couraged young leaders not to “repli- do so. never sum up the connections and inter- truth is lived in our conflict,” he said. cate” the community in which they grew Norma Cahen, Early childhood direc- actions we’ve had with people over the “While this may require appreciating up, but to “build new, exciting and en- tor of The J, accepted the Arthur S. Kling past year,” she said. our own truths in a new light, I do not riching opportunities.” Award award, which recognizes commu- believe it means we need to abandon our nity professionals (Editor’s note: A photo gallery of the An- truths of redemption, re-establishment Among other recipients, U.S. Rep. “Early childhood educators want the nual Meeting is on pages 14 and 15.) and rejuvenation. John Yarmuth accepted the Blanche B. same thing for our young children as Mr. “It may also be,” he added, “that we Ottenheimer Award also by video. Kling wanted for seniors,” Cahen said,

students from Poland, sharing his on- parameters for Holocaust studies. “The end [result] has never just been Blogging scene experiences as they work on their Teaching the history of any act of geno- adequate historians,” he said, “but young continued from page 1 projects. cide, he said, should reflect the unique adults who appreciate their calling to be A native of Waukegan, Illinois, and a circumstances of the victims. peacemakers on earth – to step into the Holocaust theme. Last year, the murals – teacher at St. Francis for 15 years, Whit- “We don’t want this to be a form of suffering of others and bring hope and dubbed the Never Again exhibit – toured taker was instrumental this year in per- genocide education in which any geno- healing.” Kentucky, came to The J and were the suading the Kentucky legislature’s to cide can be substituted for the Holo- subject of a KET documentary. pass the Ann Klein and Fred Gross Ho- caust,” Whittaker said. “The law is not (Editor’s note: Read Skillern and Whittak- “You need something for kids to per- locaust Education Act, which mandates finished; it’s still in its infancy. We’re er’s blog at jewishlouisville.org/commu- sonalize and feel,” said Skillern, whose Holocaust and genocide education in the working to create a committee so proper nity or at facebook.com/JewishLouis- students also perform a drama based public schools. He spent many hours in pedagogy and context can be generated. ville.) on the life and death of Anne Frank and Frankfort lobbying for the bill and re- Upon that foundation, any number of conduct a mock trial of Hitler. “Art is a cruiting St. Francis students and parents curricula can be placed.” great way to personalize.” to the effort. A devout Catholic, Whittaker doesn’t He hopes to Skype with his VAMPY Whittaker currently is involved in orga- shy from infusing religious teachings nizing a working group that will craft into his instruction of the Holocaust.

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