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VOLUME LXIX, NUMBER 14 ADAR 2, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 35¢ PER COPY Hl:WS RT A Government for The AliLRHCI: People and by The People by Kimberly Ann Orlandi look at Washington and I don't tently with his views then he had • Britain's first Nazi war Herald Editor thinkitcouldgetanymorepara every right to withdraw the crimes trial opened in Lon he Rand.om House dictio lyzed than it already is." With nomination," said Guinier. don. Anthony Sawoniuk, nary defines democracy as: that the rooms filled with laugh "Whatifeltwasunfortunatewas 77, was charged with the Ta form of government in ter at her remark. Gui nier points that the debate, which had been 1942 murders of four Jews which the supreme power to the government of South Af one-sided, was never opened up in the German-occupied is vested in the people and exer rica as her example of propor to include other points of view town of Domachevo in cised directly by them or by their tional voting. and what [President] Clinton Belarus. In 1991, Britain elected agents under a free elec "In 1994, South Africa really did was miss that oppor enacted legislation permit toral system. Maybe someone adopted a system of propor tunity to discuss it openly." Lani Guinier ting the prosecution of Nazi ought to alert Washington to this tional voting in direct opposi Giunier doesn' t claim that war crimes suspegs who definition, because according to tion to the previous winner she, in any way, had a right to Professor and civil rights attor take-all system, a system much speak in front of the Senate when settled in Britain after That optimistic attitude is World War II. ney Lani Gujnier this definition like that of the United States. the firestorm concerning her is not being adhered to. With this new system, South political ideologies became pub what drives this ambitious 1 • Hadassah health care pro At a recent appearance at the Africa was able to give the whHe lic. What she does regret is that woman and what propels her to fessionals are working University of Rhode Island, minority some representation she was never given the oppor make the American public withagroupofTexasdoc Guinier spoke to a group of uni in the legislature," said Guinier. tunity to defend herself within aware that they have the power tors and a non-profit in versity faculty about the cons of "They assured seats within the the press-who were the insti to change things, but change can ternational relief organi our current electoral system and national assembly for political gators to the political firestorm. not come by telling people to go zation to send 85,000 the pros of proportional voting parties in proportion to the per Ironically, to this day, she holds out and participate in a corrupt pounds of medical sup a concept which sparked unwar centage of votes cast for that no bitterness toward her oppo system, because most will say plies to the West Bank ranted alarm in 1993 when party." nents and no regrets that she why bother? Iri her views, the and Gaza Strip. The Giunier was nominated by her Their new system now di had to go through such a public political system works for those AmeriCares Felief group friend, President Bill Clinton, to rectly reflects the racial diver experience. ForGuinier,shestill with the money to control it. and the Jerusalem-based the position of Assistant Attor sity of the country-something remains a democratic idealist, That seemed quite evident in Hadassah Medical Orga ney General of Civil Rights. lacking within our democracy, but "with a small d." The with the state's last election where, nization will distribute the According to Guinier, as long according to Guinier, who, her drawal of her nomination now unlike his opponents Myrth materials, which are oe as you hold an election and only self, is a child of ethnically di meant that change wasn't go York and Governor Lincoln Al ing donated as part of an a few people show up, people verse parents-her father be ing to come from inside-it mond, Cool Moose candidate effort to improve medical would say "that is democracy." ing African American and her would have to come from reach Bob Healey found himself at a care for Palestinians. WhatGuinier proposes is a sys mother being Jewish. Unfortu ing out to those who shared her disadvantage because he was • Lawyers for El Al Israel tem where the people who are nately, the system Guinier is commitment to a free govern unable to afford the expensive Airlines reportedly asked elected are held accountable by suggesting forour government, ment. television air time needed to get the nation's attorney gen the voters and not just by their sadly, was one of the beliefs "There's not a high percent his message to the people. eral for permission to fly own egos. Opponents of pro and political ideals which cost age in looking backwards, ex Guinier points to the fact that on Shabbat. Transporta portional representation say that her the nomination. cept to learn," said Guinier. "It's candidates have become so de tion Minister Shaul it would paralyze government. "I told the president initially, from our failures that we learn pendent on electronic media, Yahalom of the National With a smile Guinier said, "I that if I wasn't serving consis- to succeed." that television seems to have Religious Party, who op taken over the electoral process poses the move, has ap causing candidates to lose touch proved the sale ofonly 49 with the door-to-door aspect of percent of the state-owned voting. The answer, according airline to retain control King Abdullah to Renew to Guinier, is to clean-up gov over whether it flies on ernment from the ground up. the Sabbath. Cooperation With Israel "When you link campaign • A meeting of the Jerusalem finance reform to free television local religious council was by Douglas Davis vide a written commitment not report after secretly visiting access for candidates to a sys canceled when nearly all LONDON (JT A) - One of to conduct any operations in Jor Amman at the request of tem which would allow more of the members boycotted the first acts of Jordan's King dan, such as the botched Mossad Hussein to observe the training political parties to mobilize to protest the inclusion of Abdullah will be to authorize attempt in September 1997 to of Jordan's special forces unit around issues of concern for all representatives from the the resumption of strategic co assassinate Hamas official and to assess Abdullah's mili people, then I believe that you Reform and Conservative operation with Israel, including KhaledMashaalinAmman-a tary abilities. will see voters express an inter movements. Council head the restora lion of full-scale intel move that prompted Hussein to Abdullah made a reciprocal est because then you're saying Rabbi Yitzhak 'Ralbag ligence cooperation, according shut down the Mossad station. secret visit to Defense Ministry it's not just that we want your called the session after be to well-placed sources in The London-based newslet headquarters in Tel Aviv as vote, we want your voice." ing ordered to do so by the Amman quoted by the .foreign ter reported recently that Mordechai's guest last year, For years, the American pub High Court of Justice. Report newsletter. Mossad head Efraim Halevy before his father's health dete lic has been bombarded with riorated, and later urged his the message that government is • Israel's approximately $54 This is expected to lead to the met his Jordanian counterpart, father to reinstate the special a game-a place where the billion 1999 budget in reopening of an Israeli intelH Samikh Batikhi, after Hussein's gence station in Amman - de funeral and that they agreed to strategic relationship with Is Washington elite use their po cludes $4 million to 'fund litical positions to jockey them Israel-Diaspora relations. scribed as a "gold mine" foroffi hold further talks. rael. "Now that Abdullah is king," selves for another position, leav "This decision is a sym cials with Mossad, the Jewish It also reported that the re said the newsletter, "he will do ing theirconstituents in the dust. bolic step in the relation s tate's foreign intelligence sumption of deep strategic co this himself." "The two parties aren' t orga ship between Israel and agency. operation is the result of past It is also expected that Tur nized around solving problems, the Diaspora," said Trade Abdullah is also reported to secret contacts between King key will tie itself more closely to they're concerned with staying Minister Natan Sharan be ready to renew strategic un Abdullah, then a major general the Israeli-Jordanian strategi c in office and using this one-way sky, who added that the derstandings, such as the late commanding Jordan's Special understanding through three libertarianism to allow an in move reflected Is rael' s King Hussein'ssecretagreement Forces, and former Defense Min way, counter-terrorism exer cumbent posi lions of great lead "obligation" to be a "shin during the 1991 Gulf War grant ister Yitzhak Mordechai, now a ci ses and the assignment of ership," said Guinier. ing light in promoting ing the Israeli air force the ri ght candidate for prime mirtister in to fly over Jordan, if necessary, Israel's May elections. Turkish liaison officers to join According to Guinier, a pro Jewish education for fu their Israeli and Jordanian coun portional system of voting and ture generations." en route to Iraq. According to the newsletter, In exchange, Israel will pro- Mordechai deHvered a favorable terparts. (Conti nucd on Page l 9) 2-TIIE RHODE ISLAND JEWi'SH HERALD, TJ-ti..JRSDA¥, FEBRUJ,,\RY l8, 1999 I HAPPENINGS I ,t- Calendar: February 11th thru February 17th - rf Ent=.¢•rtainm=.¢"ltt 18 University of Rhode Island Theatre presents"A Doll's House," Kingston campus. Feb. 18 1- through 20, and Feb. 24 through 27. 8 p.m. Tickets $10 general admission and $8 students/ ,b seniors/ children. Call 874-5843. in f@r Chilclr=.t·n "Smokey Joes Cafe" at Providence Performing Arts 0:enter, 220 Weybosset St., Provi 1 dence. Feb. 18 and 19. Call 421-ARTS. t I The Providence Children's Museum, 100 South St., Provi :r dence announces the following activities. Call 273-KIDS. The Rhode Island Convention Center will be filled with the scents and sights of spring at the R.l. Spring Flower & Garden Show. Feb. 18 through 21. Call 458-6000. d February The Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellvue Ave., Newport, presents art and literature by IS 18 Paper Caper, noon to 3 p.m. Kids ages 5 and up become Professor Tyre. An extract from "The Shameful Life of Salvador Dali." Noon. Call 848-8200, y armchair aeronautical engineers as they construct classic The Rhode Island College Theatre presents "Noises Off," Roberts Hall. Feb. 18 through '.L paper airplanes. Kids fold and crease the classic dart, the 21. Tickets $10. Call 456-8090. straw glider and other time-tested paper planes and test 20 Cajun and Zydeco Mardi Gras Ball, 7:30 p.m. to midnight, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, 60 how far and how high they'll glide. Rhodes Place, Cranston. 783-3926. 19 Preschool Friday, 9:40 a.m . to 1:50 p.m. Scienterrific! !l Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 make a match as they play grouping Rhode Island Civic Choral & Orchestra perform "Music From Water Fire," Grace Church, and matching games with jars and lids, nuts and bolts. As Westminster St., Providence. 521-5670. kids sort through these intriguing objects they learn to The Joe Parillo Jp:z Sextet performs at CAV, 14 Imperial Place, Providence. 9:30 p.m., $5. :I discriminate differences and similarities through sound, Call 751-9164. n sight and touch. Enrollment in an eight-week series is rec All Aboard ... The Boston Chocolate Trolley Tour every Saturday and Sunday in February ommended. Call 273-KIDS, ext. 234 for enrollment informa and March. Noon and 2 p.m. Chocolate tasting at Boston culinary landmarks include tion. There may be space available for same-day registration LeMerdien and the Library Grill. Call (617) 269-7150. at the admissions desk. There is a $1 fee above the price of admission for same-day registration. 21 Monthly Kulanu Brunch at Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft St., Providence. Professor Jeffrey Confection Construction. Noon to 3 p.m. Kids ages 5 and up Lesser will lecture on "The Other American Jews: Jewish Life in Latin America." 9:30 a.m. build sticky structures out of marshmallows and toothpicks. $1 to $2 donation appreciated. Call 331-1616 to R.S.V.P. 20 Strike Force. 1 to 3 p.m. Kids ages 5 and up experience the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 300TowerSt., Bristol, presents a gallery talk with power of In Town Providence Y Strike Force, a high-energy Brown University graduate student Peter Lape. "Searching for the Past in Indonesia's Spice step group. They will perform tightly focused, synchro Islands," 4 p.m. Call 253-8388. nized step drills sure to amaze audiences young and old. 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Elliott's, Hope St. ------Rhoda's Judaica, Hope St. r 5I'HE RHODE :ISLAND JEWISH HERALiil,; THURSDAY1 FEBRUARY. 18, 1999 ::-- 3 JEWISH COMMUNITY Unsealing the Room JCC Asso~iation Launches First Author Rachel Kadish ing relationship with her mother. Ever Cooperative Ad Campaign shares the story behind There, she meets her Israeli by Emily Torgan-Shalansky to face in the approaching place-it's not just fitness. There her novel "From A cousin Tami, who is deeply Jewish Community Reporter milleniurn. are early childhood programs, Sealed Room" troubled by her alienation from In an effort to bolster JCC When the results of the study classes, and many other aspects her husband,Nachum,and their membership drives and foster a were released in May 1998, said that cannot be found within by Emily Torgan-Shalansky children Dov and Ariela. sense of unity among its rnern- Black, organization leaders re other contexts, and it never hurts Jewish Community Reporter Shortl y after her arrival, ber organizations, the JCC As alized that they needed to es to remind people of that." On Feb. 15, 29-year-old au Maya falls in love with Gil, an sociation of North America has tablish a common identity _ The "You Belong Here" cam thor Rachel Kadish admitted unstable Israeli artist who alter- developed its first-ever uniform within the movement and to paign, Black said, will help JCCs that she started her critically nately showers her with affec- print ad campaign for JCCs and increase their visibility in what advertise themselves at a cost acclaimed first novel for a mark tion and anger. YM-YWHAs across the United had become a highly competi they can manage, for member edly "undignified" reason. Downstairs from Gil's apart- States and Canada. tive market. organizations may purchase At Books on The Square in rnent, his neighbor Shifra, a dis- Entitled "You Belong Here," Shortly thereafter, the JCC rights to use the ads from the Providence to discuss From A oriented Holocaust survivor, theaggressive·adseriesfeatures Association, UJA-Federation of JCC Association on a sliding Sealed Room with members of believes Maya to be a sort of irnagesofJewishfarniliesgrow New York, and a committee of scale basis. The ads may be Perspectives, Rhode Island's savior. ing together at their local JCCs Jewish Community Center mar adapted to local newspapers, Jewish young adult project, After Maya's relationship in ways that they could notelse keting and public relations pro bus stops, commuter trains and Kadish curled up on a wicker with Gil takes a dangerous turn, where. fessionals began to work on the in-house publications. couch and recalled a fellow she returns to America where In one ad, people work out campaign with the New York "JCCs have to be more ag graduate student who had in sheuses someofShifra'sinsights on treadmills under the caption advertising firm Posnick & gressive," he said. "They'd be sisted that his classmates incor to reconcile with her mother, "You tread miles;" its compan Kolker, which offered its ser doing themselves a disservice if porate more sex into their work. then returns to Israel vowing to ion piece is a photo of a nursery vices pro-bono. they were not looking for new "He was a nice guy, and he see the nation as it really is. school class with the heading "JCCs are under increasing ways to promote themselves. really didn't mean anything by Srri.iling and nodding at 'They trade smiles." The copy pressure to promote themselves We're offering them something it," she laughed. Books on The Square as she dis- underneath reads, to the communities they serve, that can be used in a variety of Then a 23-year-old Princeton cussed her characters and writ- "You get more than just a often with very limited bud ways." graduate enrolled in a creative ing process with members of health club when you join a Jew gets," Black explained. "They Jewish Community Center of writing program at New York Perspectives, Kadish said that ish Community Center, you be are 'competing' with many en Rhode Island Executive Direc University, Kadish drafted a sometimes she had felt she had come part of an extended fam tities, from private health and tor Vivian Weisman said she is sentence that read roughly as little control as their personali- ily." Likeallofthenewadvertise recreation centers to parks de impressed by "You Belong follows: "Long after the war was ties and situations appeared on rnents, the text ends with the partments that offer programs Here." over, they made love in a sealed her computer screen. phrase, "Start a new family tradi- for kids." "I like it, and I think the price room." "Part of the way through the tion. Corne in and see how it feels According to Bl~ck, social is right," she said. "It promotes "When I write, I start with a writing, I realized that Shifra to be right where you belong." trends such as assimilation and the continental idea - people phrase or an image, then I go to was a Holocaust survivor," she According to JCC Associa the exploding fitness industry need to know that JCCs are not character and plot," explained said. "Althoughldidn'twantto tion Communications Director are forcing American and Cana just individual organizations Kadish, who now resides in write about the camps, I found Jason Black, the new campaign dian JCCs to compete for mem that have sprung up in different Cambridge, Mass. "I decided myself going there. I kept get- .. grew:outofastudyentitled "Be bers who would have been al places. It shows what a JCC is. that the people were in a room ting Maya wrong because I yond 2000" which looked into most certain to join decades ago: It's· important to be seen as a that had been sealed up during didn't want to get too close to the goals and challenges the "Today, people have a lot of Jewish Community Center, and theGulfWar,and thattheywere her and the trouble she gets JCC Association and its 275- choices as to where to go," he not as a community center that not young. As I worked, I no into." member JCCs would be likely said. "But the JCC is a special happens to be Jewish." ticed a theme coming up-it was After the book was com ironic that Israelis were living pleted, said Kadish, she experi- in rooms they had forgotten to enced an empty feeling. unseal while trying to move to "It was something like what wards peace. It became a sym post-partum depression is sup JTS Students Fill Pulpits bol of how hard it is to make posed to be," she said. "I had changes." lived with these people for a Nationwide On Seminary Shabbat A granddaughter of Holo very Jong time. But it's incred caust survivors, Kadish's New ible to walk into a room and There is no better way to ac in Seminary Shabbat, speaking vative Jewry. One is of the im Rochelle, N.Y., childhood and hear others talking about them. quaint Conservative Jews with to and teaching Conservative portance of Jewish education in adult life had been punctuated For years, no one but me and a the Jewish Theological Seminary Jewish across North America. creating an enlightened, liter by numerous trips to Israel, and couple of my friends knew than to have them meet ]TS stu Traveling to communities ate laity. The other is of the need she combined her memories and them." dents - the Jewish leaders of form Toronto to Tampa, Great to strengthen observance of imagination to bring characters When asked if she consid the next generation. On March 5 Neck to Grand Rapids, 52 stu Shabbat along with other as facing both contemporary and ered herself a Jewish writer, and 6, students from JTS's five dents are part of a larger group pects of a committed Jewish historical struggles of Western Kadish paused. schools-the Rabbinical School, visiting Conservative syna lifestyle as a component crucial Jewish life into her work. "I think of myself as a writer the H.L. MillerCantorial School, gogues this year. to Jewish continuity in an open Eventually, the project first, and I mostly write about the Graduate School, the Will In describing their personal secular society. morphed from a collection of Jewish subject matter," she an iam Davidson Graduate School Jewish journeys and experiences For more information, please short stories into a novel, and in swered. "I grew up in a Conser of Jewish Education and Albert on, campus, the students will contact Rebecca Jacobs (212) 678- 1996, G.P. Putnam's Sons pur vative home and went to a A. 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4-lHE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, liHURSDA'.Y, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 OPINION Preserving The Past, Reflecting on Blessings To The Jewish Community of transmit the Jewish culture and Rhode Island: religion to another generation. But at What Cost As I reflect on my fortune on If we can manage to maintain all by Mark Leibowitz which our tax dollars are spent. in America, Israel and abroad. having reached the age of 80 these Jewish institutions, our bout a year ago, I visited Especially when tax dollars are We must make sure that ev years, I realize how I have been community should be able to the Boston Holocaust Me being set aside to memorialize ery Jewish child has the oppor blessed with longevity and good re-establish a Jewish Home for Amorial located near Quincy the victims of the Holocaust. tunity ofaJewisheducation. We health. I am also blessed that I the Aged. Unlike many cultures Market for the first time. I It is inappropriate to criticize need to make sure that our Jew am able to maintain my tradi and societies, Jews have histori almost forgot that the city of and condemn outright the con ish day schools and yeshivot have tional Jewish way of life with cally revered their elders and Boston constructed a memorial. struction of such a memorial, the finest teachers and tools at outthe assistance ofothers. I am provided suitable placements I had graduated from Boston regardless of the enormous cost. their disposal. We need our able to transport myself to for those elders who were un University in May of 1995 and The memories of the Jewish synagogue leaders and rabbaim temple for daily prayer; I am able to live on their own. The soon after left the New England martyrs and clear, historical to educate our parents and their able to shop at the kosher time to act is now and act area to start work in Washing facts are needed today as more children who gave up on their butcher and donate my time to quickly. The need is there and ton, D.C. survivors join the souls of their Jewish education after becom the Miriam Hospital. However, we should not allow our older One of the most striking fea families and communities who ing bar/bat mitzvah. We must many of my contemporaries are community members to live tures of the nation's capital is perished, as Elie Wiesel would insist that if our tax dollars are not so fortunate. They want to their final years outside our Jew the plethora of monuments, stat say, during "that night." How spent on preserving the memory maintain their Judaism and their ish community. If smaller com ues and memorials. I became ever, as a proud Jewish student of the Holocaust victims, then it traditional ways of life and can munities in New Bedford and accustomed at seeing the large of today, I am unable to recon is the Jewish communities' obli not. Sadly, the Jewish commu Fall River can maintain viable monuments scattered across the cile the way in which that gation to let our elected officials nityinProvidencedoesnotpres Jewish Homes then the Provi district. However, I was shocked $750,000 was set aside solely for know how to best accomplish ently have a Jewish Home for dence metropolitan area should when I returned to my old the construction of six crystal that goal. I can think of no better our elderly brethren. be able to do the same. stomping grounds to come towers near Quincy Market. way to preserve their memory I cannot understand how a As Jews, we often make the across a Holocaust memorial Weliveinadayandagewhen than by building our Jewish huge and mainly affluent Jew impossible a reality. We cannot just yards away from Quincy the Jewish community is mak communities and educational ish community could allow this accept the word "no" when it Market. I moved away from the ing exciting and spectacular facilities throughout the world. to happen. We have large comes to such an important is shops and pushcarts to take a strides. My Jewish neighbors It is our commitment to Jew temples with substantial con sue as the future of our elderly. closer look at the memorial - and I live without the fear of ish life and the financial back gregatious. We have a modern I implore all that care about our its large crystal towers reaching being sent away to the death ing of our Jewish institutions Jewish Community Center and community to act expeditiously toward the sky emitting simu camps just because we are B'nai that will be the greatest monu a Holocaust Museum dedicated to restore to our Jewish commu lated smoke from their peaks. A Yisrael (the Children of Israel). ment to the 6 million Jewish to those who were lost in Nazi nity a viable home for our aged grim reminder of the not-so-dis Today families have the option souls who gave their lives for Germany. There is Jewish brethren. Shalom. tant past when the world stood of sending their children to Jew Kiddush Hashem (the sanctifica daycare for young children and Lou Yosinoff indifferent to the destruction of ish day schools or yeshivot. Thou tion of G-d's name). thriving religious schools to Pawtucket, R.I. European Jewry. sands of Jewish students in high I recently learned from an school and college are connect NBC Nigl-itly News report that ing with our true homeland of HAVE AN OPINION? If you have an opinion about something in the approximately $750,000 was Israel by spending a year in uni Jewish community, why n~t express it in the Herald? spent to construct this memo versity, yeshivah or even on a rial. It certainly does not take a kibbutz. Jewish college students SEND YOUR LETTf$R TO: student of economics to say that have more opportunities Rhode Island Jewi•sh Herald $750,000 is an incredibly large through Hillel foundations to P.O. Box 6063; Providence, RI 02940, or fax to 401-726-5820 sum of money. No one knows connect with their Jewish roots this fact better than most 25- and they are our greatest year-olds (myself included). We weapon against intermarriage are struggling to find decent and assimilation. The simple paying jobs, pay enormous col sight of a Jewish boy walking A Po\Ver Lunch Extreme · lege loans, beginning to think down the street wearing a kippah by Steve Denker "seventy elders of Israel" refers of Israel lived and lives in times about the prospects of marriage or watching a Jewish girl read Today we are no strangers to to a duly constituted communal and conditions unanticipated by and family, and cringe in uni ing a sefer (Jewish book) on the the idea of the "power meal" - authority, with the word "el the 73 who accompanied Moses, train makes me more certain son as we receive our weekly a breakfast, lunch, or dinner that der" connoting leadership posi we need not be distant from Si than ever that more financial paychecks minus taxes. Perhaps serves as a means of moving tion, not age. Klai Yakar on this nai. Reform Judaism teaches that resources be comrni tted toward now, more than any other time, forward a deal, sizing up an as passage points us to the Tal like our ancestors, we have a seat strengthening our comm uni ties am I concerned with the way in sociate, assessing a competitor, mud, which teaches that we at the table and that as a commu or cementing an important rela have always had councils of "el nity, we can engage in the holy tionship. An essential compo ders" (Yoma 28b). Elsewhere, ongoing process of defining the nent of the power meal is the the Talmud (Gitlin 36b, Jewish elements in our lives that RHODE ISLAND JEWISH opportunity that it offers par Sanhedrin 46a, and others) as can bring us into the presence of ticipants to see and be seen in signs great legislative power to G-d. the "right" company. The power communalbodies.Somesaythat HERALD Questions For lunch is hardly a new idea. 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Letlers to the ecit°' represent the opin- who "dined" with G-d and are validated by the com that we make today? ,. • It , klnsofthewrilln, noltheedton, andahol-'d lndudelhe Notice: The opinions presented on this letter wrtter's '9eptlOne number tor verificaton. Moses and thereby became par munity's involvement in revela The Herald Is a member of the New England Press page do not necessarily represent the ties to the covenant. tion. And although every sub Steve Denker is the rabbi of Con Association and a st.b9crber to the Jewish TN opinions of this establishment. g,opt,;c Agency. In the rabbinic tradition, the sequent generation of the House gregation Kol Ami in Chicago, lll. TI-'IE RHO[)E ISLAND JEWISH HERA1LG, THURSDAY, FEBRt!JARY '1.8, 1999 5 FEATURE A Landmark of Love's Labor A Royal by Mike Fink grounds, and schools of thought. AttheSundayopening,Isaid Herald Contributing Reporter R.I. S.D. professor Tim Flowers hello to Phil and Marcia Rabbi e often answer the knock and the recent winner of the Lieberman, photographer and of opportunity once Providence Art Club black-and writer who have crossed Tibet by Mike Fink Wonly. I skied snow-plow w hite competition, Reva on foot, to sculptor Ed Herald Contributing Reporter style at Bromley, and Leviten, shared the triumvirate Gershman and teacher-camera then plunged in the hot outdoor of mavens at the selection. They man Lev Poplow, to wood pool and called it quits. Well, I agreed to search for pieces that worker Abe Martinez, to Pat Have you heard strange ru tation in the lively voice of Rabbi cross-countried at Henniker, but mors that the seer named Leo. took to the open hearth for Nostradamus was a Jewish ma "He wrote in such flowery, R. and R. I sat on a jury at a gician? The astrologer of kings metaphorical swoops of abstrac beauty contest in East Provi and queens foretold future cen tion that special scholars could dence,a soloduty. Ernie Aucone, turies of tyranny, even the rise read almost anything they former owner of the bagel and fall of Hitler, or so claim wished into his texts," said brunch spot on Hope Street, chal enthusiasti c followers of his Abrami, perhaps ever so slightly lenged me to a game of pool on courtly predictions and poetic dismaying a public always ea MainStreet,Pawtucket,gaveme pronouncements. ger more for amazement and a lesson, and watched me beat Rabbi Leo Abrami, now of miracle rather than reason and him at his own game! This con Cranston, but once a hidden sly wit. Still, there were wine fession, by way of an introduc child in the French countryside, glasses and a dining room table tion to the art show at the Turner took us back to the castle streets laden with "galettes" -tradi Gallery, the unique spot at the and chambers of tional country town line where pinball ma Nostradamus in a cakes in the chine, Indian trading post, stu Pool room at an art gallery. Herald photo by Mike Fink lecture, presented cc · shape and style dio spaces and classrooms, and in French, at an af- c reminiscent of showplace for local artists share ternoon Alliance -· -' m edieval ban the magnificent brick volumes Franc;:aise festival quets awaiting of a mill castle. A minor foot featured a sense of fresh experi Schreiber, to so many landsmen held at the Music the reception that note: John and Ted's teacup ment and personal inspiration. that somebody called out over Mansion on Meeting followed the lecture. chihuahua, Jasmine, fits the bill Since I am primarily an En the friendly din to Ernie Aucone, Street. "A French doctor, not I went up to shake the rabbi's as company mascot. glish teacher, I can't help but "How are you, Mr. Cohen?" only the king's astrologer, but hand, and he showed me one of Thecurrentexhibit,forwhich look for literary metaphor, for I sometimes think that good the king of all astrologers," the books from which he had I was one of three judges, will symbols, values, even stories. I talk is the highest level ofluxury, boasted the pretty _flyleaf pro taken the lines of verse he had stand through the month ofFeb came across a picture of a hand but this delightful event gram, which featured a crown, read . "See the author's name ruary. The work is gathered trapped ina cage. At least, that's changed my line and my tune. a scepter, and a globe ... and also 'Leoni'? It is also a marrano from many media and genres, what I think it stood for. To me To talk with your hands, to fash a piano recital by Henry name. Nostradamus has the from painting and photography itsaid, humanfingersarecaught ion a thing that speaks for you, Majewski. point of view of the ironic out through sculpture and pottery. and jailed in a prison of gadgets. commands even loftier regard. A converso escaped from the sider. He was a favorite of the Designers, craftspeople and art Maybe the maker wasn't think Kudos to the Turner Gallery and Spanish Inquistion, Nostra Medicis, as both trusted physi ists come from diverse age ing of this at all. That's what I all who entered the labor oflove damus took his name, as did cian and reliable adviser." The groups, genders, ethnic back- got out of it. to its current collection. many once Iberian marranos, Abramis will conduct a tour of from the landmarks of the re Provence in the spring, featur gions into which they fled . Thus, ing places of Jewish interest, "Notre Dame" hidden in the notablythenewJewishmuseum latinate alias. The francophile in Paris. The Great Goldberg & Reuben audience in the lovely mansion The toast of the Alliance on an East Side hillside listened Franc;:aise, our own nearby by Mike Fink Reuben's name, handed me back Next morning I awoke my rapt to the careful and eloquent Nostradamus is here to guide Herald Contributing Reporter my ballpoint, and posed for dear boy and bragged about my words of research and interpre- us and give us counsel! Rumors have flown across portraits in the glare of flash success. I had slips of paper with the state since last summer: bulbs. I forgot for a moment the the John Hancocks of Scott Goldberg is coming! My wife question Reuben wanted me to Steiner-" he was grouchy and phoned every hotel and asked put to him. I only came up with looked silver and grey like Messiah in for Mr. William G. in hopes we a dumb question of my own. me" -Jimmy Hart, and Kevin - might even get him to make a "What kind of work is this for a Nash-" he recognized me from showing at Reuben's bar mitz nice Jewish boy?" He smiled last year <1nd shook my hand." Manhattan, Mt. Hope vah. Finally, in February, the good-naturedly. He jumped out of bed and gave by Mike Fink and eccentrics, or were they true fabulous champion wrestler, Then he quickly made his me a smirk of filial approval. Herald Contributing Reporter believers, seers, prophets? idol, ideal and icon to the small way to the elevators. I made my "Did you ask him if he ever Designers of the book The Jew There isa melancholy merri fry, made a dazzling appear own way around and through had a bar mitzvah?" of New York lived in Providence: ment about the comic-strip mas ance first at the Civic Center the crowd of well-wishers and "No, I forgot. I was just Ben Ka tchor, the writer and terpiece of the subtle and elu and then in the lobby of the famous signature seekers. A few thrilled that I found him and got graphic artist, and Misha sive genius who resided here reliable Marriott at Moshassuck. people called out my name. I his name and yours on that Beletsky, the craftsman who until a few seasons ago - This reporter was there to get chuckled to myself. What was I magazine poster." shaped the book as an object-a Ben Katchor, celebrated in the snapshots and autographs. doing here among these giants "You did good, Dad." And former R.I.S.D. student and a Forward, a friend and ally of Art What a scoop! and among these pygmies? I then he letmeinonall the shouts native of Russia. Spiegelman, a cartoonist of Reuben and ! scouted out the mean, if it were a hero or a hero and boasts that each one uses as The graphic novel is a rela deep and probing images. I lively joint the,night of his ar ine of my own era and zone of part of his shtick in the glow of tively new genre of storytelling found this oddball text at One rival, but to no avail. He went interestondisplay, I would have the klieg lights, the moonbeam, with a built-in sense of irony Benefit Street, site of the recent off to the big show with a troop fallen under the spell, but wres the sunshine of their Rhode Is and tragicomic detachment. reincarnation of Cornerstone of his friends and allies, while I tlers? I laughed again and land renown. This experimental effort goes Books, owned and operated by covered the home territory in clutched my prize picture and I file this report on the Jewish back to the American-Zionist Ray Rickman. I passiton to you the parking lot full of trailers my roll of images still hidden in wrestler who commands the New York state movement to without further comment. and trucks like a giant circus the camera slung over my shoul crowd's bravos and best bless create an Israel for immigrants ground. I stood among fans of der. ings. (For what it's worth). right off the every style, some of the young boat. This cu sters wearing Goldberg t-shirts. rious volume is Then along came the man, with crammed with an expression more mild and s trange facts gracious than I might have ex and fantasies. pected . He has a relatively Werethena small, intelligent, even placid, ti ves of this face, with a stalwart body and hemi sphere re-. sm ooth-muscled legs that a ll y the los t looked somehow tanned and tribes, deri ved groomed. I handed him a glossy fro m the wan picture of his royal self, which dering Jews of my son Reuben had just taken yesteryear? down from his bedroom wall We re the for this very purpose. "Where's found er s o f Reuben?" he asked with genial the mo vement interest. "He went to bed. It's to set up a late. Buthesentmeand told me loca I Jerusa to shake the hand of his hero." le m cra nks, The Great Goldberg gladly "WHO'S N EXT?" Goldberg among fans. Herald photo by Mike Fink fraucl s, cynics scrawled his initials a nd 6 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 JEWISH COMMUNITY Out of Respect To The Master by Kimberly Ann Orlandi more year at Hartt School of University of Massachusetts, and taking a child to a musical during her five years in Israel Herald Editor Music in Connecticut, it was where she teaches the next gen event, Aronson would certainly than it was when she returned hyllis Aronson always evident to both her and her eration of performers. take the latter. In her opinion, to the United States. wanted to be a flutist-not teachers that something won "Having a great teacher is music should be something a "It was a culture shock," said Pjust because her father was derful had happened with re everything in the development child wants to learn, not some Aronson, "corning back, and it a flutist, but because she gard to her playing technique. of a student," said Aronson. thing they have to learn. quickly became evident that if I loved music. Within the walls "The teachers just asked me In homage to her teacher, Aronson grew up with music, wanted to play in an orchestra of her family home, emanated where have you been study Aronson has established a flute and the joy of music came to her in the United States it was either the beautiful sound of her fa ing?" said Aronson. Aronson scholarship at the Music School when she was surrounded by it going to be one or the other ther playing, as well as varia was allowed to continue her in Pappoutsakis' name, which in an orchestra. (mainly because the American tions of classical pieces played studies with Pappoutsakis in will allow students with the Aronson's experience with orchestras were not as accom over the radio. Aronson desire to play, who may orchestral playing began with modating when it came to play alwayshaditinherheart lack the financial necessi the Israel Philharmonic, one of ing and working on the Sab to play the flute, but her ties to do so, an opportu the world's best orchestras. As bath). I wouldn't even tell you skills as a musician and nity to fulfill a dream. a musician and a Jew, now that Judaism is more im her passion from which "When you're talking Aronson's experiences in Israel portant to me than music-be her musical ambition about a professional brought her closer to both her cause I can't imagine my life derives was intensified player, the teacher is prob music and religion. Until the without either one." the summer she spent at ably the most important time she landed the job, Although Aronson no longer Tanglewood with re factor," said Aronson. Aronson admits that she was plays with an orchestra, she is nowned flute instructor "That's why when some somewhat lax with regard_to currently working on a project James Pappoutsakis. one wants to be a per religion. with a fellow musician to pro Pappoutsakis, a mas former, they will seek out "I always had a feeling of duce a CD of music by Jewish ter flutist himself with the best teacher." being Jewish but I never really composers. She has currently the Boston Symphony Although Aronson en knew what it meant," said discovered many unperformed Orchestra and Boston joys teaching th\? young Aronson. That is until she went works by Jewish composers Pops, was the man who sters of the Music School, to yeshiva in Israel and discov whose music was thought to be put Aronson's "musical she equally enjoys her ered what it meant to be Ortho destroyed after the war. She existence on another work with university stu dox. And what it meant was hopes that such a CD will open plain." She was brought dents. According to keeping all of the traditions, ri tu up a whole new appteciation to Pappoutsakis at the Aronson, the two offer her als and services of being an Or for the music that many thought request of her father, something totally different thodox Jew. That was easier had perished. who was a former stu in terms of satisfaction. To dent of his himself. see a young person hold a "I was totally intimi flute for the first time and dated and thought, 'I Phyllis Aronson stare in wonderment at the Jewish Pets can't have a lesson with soundthatemanatesisjust by Rabbi Bob Alper tion when their dog killed their him, he's too big,"' said Boston while earning credits at as joyous as witnessing a col- "If there is any kind of rein- son's pet turtle. Aronson. Hartt. . lege student tackle a difficult carnation," a friend told me O.K., maybe horror is too But, she and her girlfriend "He had a quality of making piece of music. Aronson admits years ago, "I want to come back strong a word. In fact, these traveled to Massachusetts to people feel special and his love that although a child's goal may asa pussycatinaJewishhome." people weren't exactly over have a lesson with the great of music showed," said just be to beat out their friend I certainly understand why. whelmed with grief. After all, Pappoutsakis. At the time, he Aronson, who describes the foi.! he next set in the band, the Our brown tabby, Dracula ("Cat how close can one get to a turtle? was teaching at Boston Univer famed musician as a man whd e,lp'f>suretomusicisequallyim- Dracula" to be specific, named Yet a proper burial seemed to be sity. When the two met, accord studied the classical style of po~,tant. , . . . . . by our the!" ?syear-old sonl, led th", right µµng to do, an_d so, one ing to Arqnson, "Something music. For Aronson, she learned I can t 1magme hfe without · a-perfectly splendid life circurn-· 'afterrioori, the family gathered very magical happened." "I just how to appreciate the beautiful music," said Aronson. "It's a scribed by food on demand, an around a hole that had been dug clicked with him," said sound of the flute and allow her great, great joy to me. I hesitate unending, frequently refreshed in the back yard as the reptile Aronson. "That summer was playing to reflect what was in tosaythateveryoneshould take supply ofkitty.litter,and indus was interred. I suppose, to be just a magical summer for me." her heart, as well as develop her music lessons, but at least being trial strength. catnip every For those lazy days of sum note accuracy and basic funda exposed to music does affect Purim. Now reverentially .re mer in New England, Aronson mentals. Today, she incorpo~ how a child develops socially ferred to as "Dracula Alper, of studied hard and quite differ rates that appreciation into her and academically." Blessed Memory," he is buried ently than she had in the past. teaching, both at the Music If there was a choice between right behind our house, sur When she returned to her sop ho- School in Providence and at the taking a child to music lessons rounded by the Green Moun tains of Vermont. Dracula's successor, though in no way replacement, is an The Jewish Theatre Ensemble orange ball of fur known as Floyd. He came to us with that Seeks Vaudeville Acts! name; it was given to him by his previous owner, a wizened Ver The Jewish Theatre En March 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. The cast, which played to a nearly monter who so dubbed him be semble, a program of the Jewish show will be presented to the sold-out theater. Previous per cause, he explained, "Why, one Community Center of Rhode public in May. Acts auditioning formances include "Crossing day I put down a bowl o'rnilk, Island, will be holding auditions . will be asked to give a sample Delancey," "Forty Years of Bad and that cat just floyd across the for its upcoming show, an origi performance of their style of act. Road" (an encore performance room." New Englanders laugh nal cabaret/ variety show. The For more information, call the of which was presented at the uproariously at that story, while Rabbi Bob Alper ensemble is seeking singers, JewishTheatreEnsembleat861- 1999 First Night Celebration), folks from other regions say, dancers, comedians, magicians, 8800, ext. 108. and "Milk and Honey." "Huh? I don't get it." accurate, that mini-ceremony jugglers, animal acts or other The JTE is the theater in resi· The Jewish Community Cen Floyd is a sweet guy, but he should be called "a mock turtle specialty acts. Auditions will be dence at the Jewish Community ter of Rhode Island is dedicated keeps me awake most nights funeral." held at the Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island and has to providing cultural, educa while sprawled across my Reflecting the turtle's nature Center of Rhode Island on performed to critical acclaim. tional, enrichment programs for ankles. "Kick him off," my less during his tragically abbrevi They recently presented "A Sab adults, families, children and compassionate spouse suggests. ated life, the simple ritual was bath Peddler," a one-act family seniors. For membership infor ·,,1 would," I reply, "but I'm laconic. But following a few play presented by an all youth mation, call 861-8800. afraid if I wake him, then he'll moments of uncomfortable si Have Rabbit- Will Travel be cranky in the morning." lence, Michael, age 5, asked The little guy gets along re whether someone might say a TELL THEM YOU SAW THEIR AD IN THE HERALD! markably well with our 55- word ortwoaboutthedeceased. pound mongrel, Giddy. (His His mother quickly suggested propernameisGideon. l wanted that since he and the turtle were to give him a nice biblical name, so close, Michael himself might KOSHER ALASKA CRUISE and, well, I was in a hotel room want to offer the final message June 1-15, 1999 one night...). Floyd enjoys lick on the life of thedearly departed. LonCerel ing Giddy's paws, and the two Michael was up to the task. MagicShows Aboard the SS Universe Explorer of them conference each morn He thought for a moment, and 52850-55650 per person double occupancy ing as the dog chomps his bis then solemnly intoned the fo l Including flight from Boston, cruise, cuit and the cat scavenges for lowing blessing: "Baruch atta 7:38'-0190 crumbs. Quite adorable. Ado11ai. Turtles gotta die." port charges and gratuities. But not all pets become Rabbi Alper, a Providence na Vnted R/'s Best Parry fri ends with one another. Rabbi tive, is a sta nd-up comic and au Enterta inmffll WINKLEMAN TRAVEL Cy Stanway of Las Cruces, thorofLi fe Doesn't Get Any Bet 720 Reservoir Ave., Cranston - 943-7700 - l-800-234-5595 N.M., told me of the horror that ter Than This. Visit him at struck a family in his congrega-
Leipzig Named Senior Newport Chapter Vice President of ACWIS of B'nai B'rith Jay A. Leipzig, a prominent quently visited Israel. He has Resumes Jewish community leader, has authored papers on a number of been appointed senior vice subjects, including the economy Programs president of the American Com of Israel and Jewish diversity. The Newport Chapter of the mittee for the Weizmann Insti A native of Pittsburgh, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization tute of Science in New York ef Leipzig is a cum laude graduate will resume its programming fective March 1. of Washington and Jefferson year on Feb. 21. This annual In making the announce College and holds a master's event is one of the most exciting ment, Martin S. Kraar, ACWIS degree in social work from the of the year. Snow tubing will executive vice president, University of Pittsburgh. take place at Amesbury Sports pointed out that as a key mem Park in Amesbury, Mass. Bus ber of the senior management transportation will be from the team at ACWIS, Leipzig's re Jewish Community Center in sponsibilities will include over Providence. Chapter members all management of financial re are urged to arrange transpor source development as well as tation from their local area. supervision and support for all The Newport chapter is in regions within the ACWIS net the finals of hosting a weekend work. "This new position is de this coming spring. The event signed to help develop and will take place on a Friday night implement the overall strategic with a service and continue on direction of ACWIS," Kraarsaid, Saturday with programming. "and Jay Leipzig is an excellent The evening will conclude on choice for this pivotal position." Saturday night with a dinner in Prior to joining ACWIS, Newport. Members of the local Leipzigserved theGreaterHart chapter and their families will Klein, Anonymous Author of Primary ford Jewish Community Center be asked to host a guest. Djnner Colors, Honored by Israel Bonds 1 Jay A. Leipzig on Friday night and breakfast for the past 22 years - first as Joe Klein (left), Washington correspondent for The New Yorker associate director, and then as on Saturday will be required. Call David Hochman, Rhode who as "Anonymous" wrote the best-selling novel Primary executivedirector,a post he held The Weizmann Institute of Colors, was presented with the Israel Cultural Award by Gideon for the past 15 years. Science, in Rehovot, Israel, is Island coordinator at 467-BBYO (2296) or Edna, the regional di Patt, president and CEO of State of Israel Bonds, at the He previously served as cam- one of the world's foremostcen organization's Sabra Society Dinner in New York. The dinner is paigndirectorof the.UnitedJew- ters of scientific research and rector at the regional office at (617) 969-8455 for more infor the flagship event of Israel Bonds' New York New Leadership ish Federation of Buffalo, N.Y., graduate study. Its 2,500 scien division. Photo courtesyoflsrael Bonds where he provided overall pro- tists, students, technicians, and mation. fessional direction to the annual engineers pursue basic research federation campaign as well as in the quest for knowledge and special campaigns. the enhancement of the human Allan Feinstein Learn of Jewish Life in Latin America Israel has been a significant condition, new ways of fighting part of his and his family's life. disease and hunger, protecting Makes Another $1 at Temple Emanu-EI Leipzig participated as a JCC the environment, and harness Everyone is welcome to a breakfast lecture at Temple Emanu-El on Feb. 21 at9:30 a.m. Professor Jeffrey Lesser will address the topic Association Israel Fellow for ing alternative sources of en a three months and he has fre- ergy are high priorities. ~~~~!?~ ~~~t~l!~~u~- of "The Other American Jews: Jewish Life in Latin America." No ger, philanthropist Alan Shawn reservations are needed. There is no cost for this program, al Feinstein pledged to match all r(]LIP & SAVE COUPON • OFFER EXPIRES 5/31/99 • PRESENT COUPON W/PAYMEN07 though a small donation for breakfast is appreciated. For more donation&- up to a total of $1 information, call Rabbi Kaunfer at 331-1616. 1~ -• :f ·ti 1-31 ·l I ~ it· l ~ ~ ii i'¥3 ~ i i'A C3 !Ji l; 1 million - made during the I II CARPENTRY • ODOR FREE INTERIOR PAINTING ! I month of March - to all non ImWALLPAPERING • SMALL HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS i profit agencies nationwide fight I 5% OFF ALL .IOBS • 725-4405 !ii ing hunger anywhere. Feinstein Ukraine, Lithuania ~-__hHpz//111e111bers.ho111e.ne•/ea•••lde ___ :_j is asking other philanthropists to add to that $1 million. If the and Latvia Slide Show donations raised toward this The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston presents challenge exceed the total of the a Ukraine, Lithuania and Latvia Slide Show on Feb. 21 from 6 to challenge funds, all participat 9 p.m. at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St. (Rte. 16), W. ingagencies will receive the per Newton, Mass. The admission is $3 for non-members and is centage of those funds that their wheelchair accessible. Call (617) 796-8522 for more information. total donation represents. The Donald Lockhart will take you on a slide show tour of JORI total challenge money will be towns, cemeteries and archives in Ukraine, Lithuania and distributed in May. Latvia, based on his visit to those countries this past summer. Wt ere /.<;&s an& s~mmer tfi;n 6ec0me ene r Agencies need only send a He will tell how he prepared for the trip, found interpreters, copy of their tax exemption or discovered archival documents, and met with villagers who affiliation to a tax-exempt orga Locoted in Norragansett. told him about the history of the Jewish communities in these nization, with a typed cover let towns. Among the slides will be close-up photograhs of some 11111 ter bearing their full name and Open to boys and girls ages 7-13. of the documents Lockhart discovered. Time will be reserved address, the total number of their for use of the reference resources. II donors and the total amount , Leadership in Troining for 14-and 15-year-olds. raised in March toward thischal- .______....J lenge, mailed only on April 6, to The only Jewish overnight comp in Rhode Island. 37 Alhambra Circle, Cranston, Dietary laws observed. Barrington Skater • R.I. 02905. Failure to follow these instructions exactly cottld invali Four-Week Overnight, $1265 Wins Gold in Free ~ date an entry. Trip I: June 28 to July 25 The first Feinstein national Trip II : July 26 to August 22 $1 million challenge last year Skate, Silver.Overall brought in $33 million to emers Adam Kaplan, 15, of Bar in the short (technical) program Two-Week sessions for gency food providers through rington, a member of the War event. first time campers only, $780. out the country. Another chal wick Figure Skaters Club, along The U.S. Fi g ure Ska ting lenge he made to Rotary Clubs with his partner, Colette Appel, Championships are the culmi brought those food providers 12, of West Hartford, Conn., nation of qualifying events held $3 million more. An ongoing (Charter Oaks FSC) captured in nine regional and three sec petition drive he launched last an exciting gold medal finish at tional events, across the coun fall asking Congress and the the 1999 State Farm U.S. Figure try. Kaplan and Appel ,_;on a president to make a commit SkatingChampionships onFeb. third place bronze medal at the ment to ending hunger in 8. In the Novice Pairs free skate recent 1999 U.S. Eastern Figure America has already garnered competition, the duo took home Skating Championships, Olds Camp Director: Ronni Guttln 170,000 signatures. an impressive silver medal mar, Fla., and a fi rst place gold Feinstein is founder of The overall. medal at the 1999 U.S. Regional Institute of Public Service at The novice pairs' team came FigureSkatingChampionships, For information, call (401) 521-2655. Providence College and the up against 12 of the nation's best Boston, Mass. Comp JORI 229 Waterman Street Providence, RI 02906 Feinstein International Famine teams, in the weeklong compe Kaplan is coached by Mel Camperships ovoiloble. Center at Tufts University. tition, which took place in Salt issa Lentini, of Rhode Island, . 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Conservation is Topic of JCCRI Announces New Summer Rhode Island Natural History Camp Opportunities for 1999 Survey Conference The Rhode Island Natural History Survey will hold its fifth The Jewish Community Cen weeks: July 19 through 30). The Center is pleased to bring back annual conference on March 12 at the Flanagan Campus of the ter of Rhode Island recently an Outdoor Adventure Camp will many of the traditional JCCRI Community College of Rhode Island, in Lincoln, R.I., from 8:30 nounced a return of the feature activities and events Camps for children age 2 am. to 5 p.m. The theme of the conference is "Challenges and community's favorite JCCRI designed to fulfill the desires of through grade 10. All JCc;RI Opportunities Facing Rhode Island's Biodiversity: The Science Summer Camps and several every young outdoors enthusi Summer Camps provide a safe, Behind the Issues." additions to its vibrant summer ast. Campers will experience the enriching, downright fun way Dr. Eric Dinerstein, director and chief scientist of the Conser program. New camps for 1999 amazing parks and recreation to spend the summer. Campers vation Science Program at the World Wildlife Fund, and an include Travel Camp for chil that New England has to offer. may mix or match weeks or join international authority on issues surrounding biological diver dren entering grades three to Highlights will include hiking, us for all nine weeks. sity, will deliver the keynote address. Robert Bendick, former eight. This specialty camp is be canoeing, and rollerblading, a The Summer Camps of the director at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental ing offered with three itineraries trip to Yawgoo Valley Water Jewish Community Center of Management, and now vice president of the Southeast Region for three weeks (July 5 through Park, horseback riding and Rhode Island even offer transi of the Nature Conservancy, will give the final talk of the day, 9,July12 through 16andAug.16 more. tion camps-ideal for the active "Conservation at the Threshold of the 21st Century." through 20) Highlights are trips The JCCRI Camp of the Arts child with working parents! For registration information and fees, contact the· Rhode to Boston's Freedom Trail, New is a two-week specialty camp Transition camps are fun the Island Natural History Survey Office at 874-5800. The deadline port, a late night in Boston, a visit designed to introduce children week before camp starts (June 21 for registration is March 1 . . to Salem, Mass., Water Country to music, fine arts and theater. through 25) and the week after USA, Boston Aquarium, beach There will be field trips and camp- ends (Aug. 30 through adventures, NBA Hall of Fame, swimming as well. The summer Sept. 3) and are designed to tran Riverside Amusement Park and will conclude with a special per sition the child from school to much more. formance for parents and the camp and back again! If you have an event you would like Also new for 1999 are an entire camp. The JCCRI Camp For more information on the featured on q»ur Jewish Community, Outdoor Adventure Camp (two of the Arts is offered in conjunc Summer Camps of the-Jewish weeks: Aug. 2 through 6 and tion with the Music School. CommunityCenterofRhodeis PLEASE SEND IT TO Aug. 9 through 13), and the In addition to these new pro land, call Rick Caplan at 861'- The Rhode Island Jewish Herald, JCCRI Camp of the Arts (two grams, the Jewish Community 8800. P.O. Box 6063, Providence, R.I. 02940
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Call For An Appointment 355 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI 02906 Contact Susan Morin ~ JUST HANGING AROUND - Children enjoy the summer camps of the JCCRI. .._ (401) 273-9550 ~ (800) 286-9550 ,- Pl,oto courtesy of JCCRJ /~'======~, IO - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 FEATURE The Challenge of Training Rabbis -Seminary Leaders Exchange Ideas by Debra Nussbaum Cohen College-} ewish Institute of Reli the Jewish Theological Semi Staub of the Reconstructionist Some of these issues surfaced TARRYTOWN,N.Y.(JTA) gion, the Conservative move nary, Price said. seminary said that although the during a session in which par In a quiet retreat center north of ment's Jewish Theological Semi Despite the wide range of faculties of his school meet once ticipants read Gershom New York City, the leaders of nary and Ziegler School of Rab approaches to Judaism repre a year with those of the Conser Scholem's essay on "Three non-Orthodox rabbinical semi binic Studies at the University . sented at the seminar, partici vative and Reform seminaries, Types of Jewish Piety" and dis naries around the world - and of Judaism, the Recon pants said they had much in that is a more informal gather cussed the paradigms he set out one which calls itself modern structionist Rabbinical College, common. ing. as they apply to rabbis and rab Orthodox -met recently for an the independent Academy for "We all face the issue of how At the Tarrytown seminar, binical students. unprecedented seminar. Jewish Religion, and the rab we teach our rabbis to go out "these are the policymakers of Themes common to almost A group of 19 presidents, binical training program con and educate our laypeople to the schools, and there's a lot of all of the participating schools deans and senior faculty from nected with the Aleph Alliance wisdom being brought to hear quickly emerged from that dis Traditional, Conservative, for Jewish Renewal. from one another," he said. cussion: the struggle to train stu Reconstructionist, Reform, Jew Leaders of the Leo Baeck The heads of the other rab dents who enter with varying ish Renewal and multi-denomi College came from London and, binical schools sounded similar levels of textual and practical na tional seminaries gathered though scheduling conflicts did "There is such enormous themes. knowledge, and the need to ap together to learn from each other not permit their participation wealth of knowledge and "There is such enormous preciate, and address, students' about new approaches to train this time, leaders of the wealth of knowledge and expe desire for a more spirituality ing Jewish communal leaders. Seminario, the Conservative experience within each of rience within each of the semi oriented approach to their rab At a time of ideological frac school in Buenos Aires, have the seminaries that we naries that we can only benefit binic education. tiousness among Jews playing indicated they want to be in from the cross-fertilization that In other sessions, attendees out in many arenas, many par volved in future gatherings, can only benefit from the can take place," said Rabbi heard from leaders of two non ticipants felt that a significant Barth said. cross-fertilization that Jonathan Magonet, the presi Jewish institutions, the Union part of the conference's draw Barth said she hoped the con can take place." dent of Leo Baeck College. Theological Seminary and the was the fact they were all com ference will meet year! y to ere Leo Baeck, which is spon YaleDivinity$chool,aboutchal ing together. ate an on-going network of semi Rabbi Jonathan Magonet, sored by England's Reform and lenges in preparing their stu "We don't ever talk together nary leaders. president of Leo Baeck College Liberal movements, has 20 stu dents for the ministry and from like this," said Rabbi Jacob The only non-liberal semi dents currently preparing for the experts who talked about lead Staub, vice president for aca nary participating was the Insti rabbinate. ershipskills, mentoring and life demic affairs at the Recon tute for Traditional Judaism's For Rabbi Daniel Gordis, long learning. structionist Rabbinical College Metivta, which is connected confront secular values,'' Price dean of rabbinics at the Ziegler Orthodox seminaries - Ye outside Philadelphia. with the Union for Traditional said in an interview at the con School of Rabbinic Studies at shiva University in New York The two-day Conference on Judaism. After breaking with the ference. the UniversityofJudaismin Los and Jews' College in London-_ Rabbinic Education, held Feb. 7 Conservative movement in1983 There are differences be Angeles, the seminar was at declined an in.vitation to par through 9, was organized by an when it decided to permit the tween his students and these at tractive because "we all know ticipate, said Barth, the confer independent consultant, Karen ordination of women, this group most of the other seminaries, he that the old models of rabbinic ence director Barth, and was funded by the began training its own rabbis in said, noting that Metivta stu trainingaren'tworkingthatwell "It's disappointing," shes.aid. Nathan Cummings Foundation, 1991. dents-enter with stronger flu anymore." "I would really have loved to Charles and Lynn Schusterman Rabbi Ronald Price, dean of encyinJewish texts, butaremore His school, affiliated with the bring together people from all Foundation and others. theTeaneck, N.J.-basedMetivta, challenged by the idea of ruling Conservative movement, was denominations." Participants came from Lon described his as a "modern Or on Jewish law independent of founded four years ago when it Rabbi Robert Hirt, vice presi don and Los Angeles, New York thodox" institution with "tradi their teachers. broke off from being the West dent of Yeshiva University's and Philadelphia. Some of the tional, or open-minded obser But "we don't have to have CoastbranchoftheJewishTheo Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theologi schools participating were large vance." It cur_rently has IO stu anything in common for this to logical Seminary. cal Seminary, whichhas220stu and connected to the major de dents. be valuable to us," Price said of The school, which will ordain dents, said in an interview that nominations; while others were This was the first time since the conference. "This is the first its first students next May, cur it wasn't opposition to the idea small and independent. the break-away group left the formal framework in which rently has about 70 students of sitting with leaders from the They included the Reform Conservativemovementthatits we've been able to meet with preparing for the rabbinate. liberal seminaries that stopped movement's Hebrew Union leadership had met with that of the spectrum" of Jews. "What people are expecting him from participating, but the of their rabbis is changing and "amorphous nature" of the con whatthestudentscomeintorab ference. binical school with is different He said he might consider Israel to Issue King Hussein than it used to be," said Gordis, participating in the future "if we who flew in from Israel, where see exactly what the conference Memorial Medal he is spending a sabbatical year, is and see if it has any direct A State of Israel Memorial isterial Committee for Ceremony presided over by Azriel Nevo. for the conference. relevance on what we're doing." Medal paying tribute to Jordan's and Emblems Chairman Moshe According to Shalom Peri, King Hussein has been an Katzav, to honor the memory of managing director of the corpo nounced by the Israel Govern King Hussein through a State ration, "The Corporation began ment Coins and Medals Corpo Medal. Approval of the issue preparing the medal immedi Heir-Apparent in ration. This follows the request has been given by the corp ately and in a very short time. by MinisterofTourism and Min- oration's board of management, The obverse features the portrait Damascus Shares of King Hussein and the reverse, the flags oflsrael and Jordan and Father's Hard-Line Views the inscription 'PeacefortheChil by Douglas Davis had "touched Arab feelings and dren of Abraham."' The speed 'LONDON (JT A) - The heir revived nationalist fervor." and effort put into preparation apparent to Syrian President "It has moved Israeli society of this medal is further proof of Hafez Assad said Syria would more toward chaos and confu the outstanding esteem in which not loosen its control of Leba sion. At the same time, it has King Hussein was held in Israel. non and denied that Damascus · fortified Israeli feelings of loss The medal is to be struck in was using its support of the Is and indecision as to whether to Coming in March 14kgold, puresilver,and bronze lamic fundamentalist Hezbollah stay in Lebanon and continue to in limited editions. as a bargaining chip to pressure suffer, or to withdraw ignomini For further information and Israel. ously. RI JewisL Herald to place advance orders, contact In his first media interview, "Saying that the resistance is the Israel Government Coins Bashar Assad also echoed his no more than a Syrian bargain Websites D-ireclQry and Medals Corporation: father's line when he bitterly ing chip, however, dwarfs its P.O. Box 7900, Jerusalem criticized Arab states that have role. The resistance is certainly your website or e-mail address is of interest 91078, Israel. 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12 - IBE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, IBURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 FEATURE Rabbi Pledges Christian Funds to Bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel by Debra Nussbaum Cohen Solomon lists because of a long happen over 18 months, accord to Israel. It has given a total of said she is comfortable with the NEW YORK (JT A) - Up to standing feud among Ethiopian ing to Avi Granot, minister of about $17 million to UJA for idea of accepting the money as $2 million donated by evangeli Jewish religious leaders. public affairs for the Israeli Em that cause over the last several long as there is no Christian cal Christians will redeem the The following year, some bassy in Washington. years. proselytizing involved. Jews of Kwara, Ethiopia, and 3,500 Jews from Upper Kwara Insufficient staff - particu At first, Eckstein said, he got Still, she said, "it's a sad state bring them to Israel. made their way to Israel. larly the fact that a single clerk no definitive response to his of affairs when the Jewish com The sum has been promised However, the 3,000 or so in in Jerusalem has been evaluat offer to help the Ethiopians. munity can't afford to rescue by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, neighboring Lower Kwara ing and processing the applica "Everyone was dodging it its own people." founder and president of the were essentially forgotten. Af tions - was to blame, said and no one could get a handle Granot disagreed, noting International Fellowship of ter an article in The Jerusalem Granot, who served as Israel's on where the problem was," that the government of Israel Christians and Jews. Report last summer brought ambassador to Ethiopia from Eckstein said. and the Jewish Agency, with An official confirmed that his their plight to public attention, 1995 to 1998. Finally, in early February, support from Jewish donations offer has been accepted by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin The 18-month plan was too Eckstein got his answer. abroad, funded years of aliyah government of Israel. Netanyahu quickly pledged to long for Eckstein, whose 16- Part of the reason for the de from Ethiopia and the former Eckstein's offer came with bring them to Israel. year-old organization builds lay, Eckstein believes, was re Soviet Union. two conditions: that all the Unlike the estimated 15,000 luctance on the part of Israeli In addition, he said, Israel K wara Jews-believed to num Fa lash Mura, who also seek en officials to accept dollars from and the Jews have "for years ber between 2,500 and 3,000- try to Israel but whose Jewish evangelical Christians. taken care of tens of thousands be brought to Israel within six ness is in question, the Kwara Still, she said, "it's a "A couple of individuals in ofEthiopianJewsand hundreds months, and that the source of Jews are recognized by the Is Israel's government are not en of thousands of Russian Jews" the money be publicly acknowl raeli government as Jewish. sad state of affairs when thralled with the idea of ac in Israel. edged. But little has happened to the Jewish community cepting funds from Christians In any case, getting the Jews Between 1984 and today, an bring them to Israel, say those for aliyah, though these funds out of the area has taken on estimated 45,000 Ethiopians involved with the issue. can't afford to rescue are given unconditionally, new urgency as tensions be have arrived in Israel, includ Fewer than 200 have been its own people." without any strings attached," tween Ethiopia and Eritrea, a ing some 14,000 during Israel's given permission to go to Is Avi Granat, minister of public he said. country to Ethiopia's north, dramatic Operation Solomon in rael, and an estimated 1,000 The Jewish Agency is work again flare up. 1991. Jews from Lower Kwara are liv affairs for the Israeli Embassy ing in concert with the Israeli Gondar is about 180 miles But those from the remote ing in squalor just outside of in Washington government, particularly the south of the Eritrean border and northern region of K wara were the northern Ethiopian city of Interior Ministry, on this issue. transportation between the left off official Operation Gondar, say some who have Granot denied that such an northern city and Addis Ababa, visited the area in recent attitude existed. Ethiopia's capital, from which months. Christian support for Israel and "There was no ambivalence flights leave twice weekly for The rest remain in Lower promotes greater understand about accepting it in Israel. Israel, is being cut as the mili Kwara, though more have be ing between Jews and Chris There were practical questions tary commandeers the airport, gun to s~ll their farmland and tians. about whether the government Ribakove Gordon said. -1helight huts to neighbors and stream ""It's unconscionable that can hire people and get the What's more, she said, once toward Gondar, said Eckstein, these Beta Israel should be lan money for it from an outside the rainy season begins in May, will return. a Chicago-based Orthodox guishing in Kwara and source," Granot said. Kwara becomes totally inacces rabbi whose longtime work in Gondar," Eckstein said. "In any case it was not sible for several months. Get interfaith affairs led to his in "There are people dying al viewed as a private donation, ting the Kwara Jews to Israel SFring volvement with the evangeli most daily from diseases which but one to the UJA campaign. "will get more difficult if action cal community. can,be cured in Israel," he said. This is not the first time that isn't taken very, very fast." will arrive. Last October, Eckstein qui He said he told the Jewish money has been given to Israel, For his part, Eckstein said etly approached representa Agency: "If finances are an is to aliyah purposes, from non that although he hasn't yet so tives of the Jewish Agency for sue, then the Christian com Jewish sources," he said. licited specific donations for the Israel with his offer. munity will take care of it." The International Fellow redemption of Kwara Jews, he Plan to celebrate The agency, whose staff The offer was not unprec ship's contribution "is signifi is confident that his constitu now by learning to evaluates and processes appli edented. cant and is very welcome," ents would pay for it as part of love something new, cants for aliyah, had been plan In 1998 the International Fel Granot said. their "biblical mandate" to be a ning to bring the K wara Jews to lowship donated $7 million to Barbara Ribakove Gordon, blessing to the Jewish people. and maybe meeting Israel, but had budgeted it to the United Jewish Appeal - executive director of the North "I'm going on blind faith," funds slated specifically to un American Conference on Ethio Eckstein said. "My kishkes tell someone too~ derwrite the cost of flying Jews pian Jewry, a humanitarian aid me that the Christian commu nity will come through for this." 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"Fame, highly successful TV show star this unique arts program pro known murals around the coun "Fame, The Musical," the red The Musical" is produced by ring DebbieAllenandJanetJack vides students with an oppor and toured as an actor and hot, emotionally charged, spec Richard Martini, Ronald An son which ran for six years on try tunity to study creative writing, scenery designer for the Ameri tacular stage musical, dances drew and Adam Spiegel. network television and in syn dance, drama, instrumental, can Theatre of the Deaf. into the Providence Performing Set in the 1980s, "Fame, The dication. The TV show received strings, vocal, and visual arts at "The arts, like sports, play a numerous Emmy awards and three levels-elementary level, vital role in bringing students has been seen in 68 countries. grades one to three, July 5 together and promoting team Performance times for."Fame, through 23; junior level, grades work. 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This ing financial assistance through THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 - 17 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Artist to Display Work at RISO Museum Museum Concerts Presents "Transboricua: An Installa admittance into the fenced por "Transboricua" and those stu The Arcadia Players Trio tion by Pep6n Osorio" will be tion of the work where (s)he can dents from Mary E. Fogarty Museum Concerts: Early right and forms the nucleus to on view through April 11. This have an insider's look. School that worked with the art Music at St. Martin's Concert the Arcadia Players Baroque exhibition marks the first of a Art ConText supports three ist during a day of family events Series will feature the Arcadia Orchestra and Chorus. They series of Art ConText events de artist residencies per year in one that explores recent immigra Players Trio, Dana Maiben, vio have for many years presented signed to bring arts program of nine library branches tion experiences. lin; Alice Robbins, viola da music of the 17th and 18th cen ming into communities throughout the city. In addition Art ConText is a strategic part gamba; and Margaret Irwin turies on period instruments and throughout Rhode Island. to Pep6n Osorio, two other art nership between the RISO Mu Brandon, harpsichord, perform in performance practices that "Transboricua: An Installa ists, with the assistance of RISO seum and the Providence Public ing music ofErlebach, Bach, and reflect the spirit and style of the tion by Pep6n Osorio" explores students and local community Library. Funded Telemann. period in which the music was the transformation of identity members, will create by the Pew The concert will be held at St. composed. The trio produces of Puerto Ricans and those from a new work of art Chari- Martin's Church, Orchard Av programs with guest artists in other Latin-American countries which will be dis - table enue, east side of Providence, an annual series of "Connois as they come to terms with new played in the Trusts • on Feb. 21 at 3:30 p.m.; ample seur Concerts" at the Blake lives in the United States. RISO Mu and the free parking, wheelchair acces Court of the Museum of Fine ("Boricua" has its word roots in seumupon Institute -0f Museum sible. Tickets at the door will be Arts in Springfield, Mass., the "Borinquen," a name given to its comple and Library Services, Art $10 and $8 senior and students, Mount Holyoke College Art Puerto Rico by its original in tion. Other ConTextisan initiative to bring $1 for children under 18 accom Museum, and the Words and habitants, the Tai nos.) Osorio, a artists chosen artsprogramrningintocommu panied by parent. Call 245-6347, Pictures Museum in North native of Puerto Rico, has cre for this year: Jerry Beck, nities throughout Rhode Island. hampton, Mass. The Arcadia ated an installation in collabo director of the "Revolving Mu By utilizing artist residencies in Program Information Players Trio is also active as a ration with students from the seum" in Boston and creator of branch libraries to create new The Arcadia Players Trio is a touring ensemble with princi Rhode Island School of Design the "I Scream Art Truck" project worksofart, this collaboration is chamber ensemble of accom pal guest conductor and violin and the Mary E. Fogarty Elemen and Barnaby Evans creator of designed to serve as a national plished musicians in its own ist Jaap Schroeder. tary School during a residency "WaterFire," an installation of model to demonstrate how or at the Providence Public 42 ritual bonfires on the Provi ganizations can take an active Library's South Providence dence and Woonasquatucket role in the life of a community. branch. According to Osorio, Rivers. The RISO Museum, located "The work looks at the transfor Osorio will discuss his art at 224 Benefit St. in Providence, mation of Puerto Ricans and sig work and the collaborative pro R.I., houses a world-renowned nifies the presence, growth, and cess involved in creating his collection of more than 65,000 diversification of America's work during "100% Boricua works of art from every period, Latino population." "Trans Latino, the Evolution of Latino culture,and genre. The museum boricua" also draws attention to Culture," a free lecture sched is open Wednesday thrnugh the issue of access in museums uled for Feb. 26, 7 p.m., in the Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and with its 15' x 20' padlocked fence. RISO Auditorium. In addition Friday until 8 p.m. Admission is The artist will distribute 100 keys to Osorio's lecture, the RISO $5 for adults; $4 for senior citi to people he has come in contact Museum's Free-For-All-Satur zens; $1 for ages 5 to 18; $2 for with during his residency in the day program slated for Feb. 27 college students with valid iden city. This key gives the holder (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) will feature tification. Finding The Wall$ of Troy at The Providence Athenaeum The Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St. (corner of Col lege and Benefit Streets) pre sents a talk by Susan Heuck Allen, visiting lecturer in ar chaeology at Smith College and a member of the board of direc tors of the Athenaeum, in honor of the release of her new book, Arcadia Players Trio Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik (Berkeley, 1999), on Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. From the time she was a teen ager, Allen was fascinated with Pouuovor i5 Approaching ... archaeology and Troy, kindled by Irving Stone's popular biog Passover begins March 31, 1999 raphy of Schliemann. As an ad ult, though, Allen found that The Rhode Island Jewish Herald will there were problems with the be publishing its annual Passover rosy picture painted by Stone. Greetings Issue on March 31, 1999 The popular author had To place an ad, or to ■ul>mit editorial copy skimmed over an important in please call 724-0200. dividual, Frank Calvert, a Brit Deadline for submission ■ ls Fri~av, March 19 ish citizen who lived at the Dardanelles for more than 60 years and was the first archae ologist ever to excavate the mound of Troy. Allen's book examines the discovery of Troy and returns Calvert to his proper place in the story, bring· ing him out of the realms of myth and into his proper place in history. This program is free and open to the public. The Providence Athenaeum is a membership library and cultural institution, established Days Let's Dance in 1753. The Athenaeum offers rare book collections and cur Flowers arrive the week ofMarch 22, 1999. Tango Buenos Aires takes thestageatRhode !~land Colle~e's rent titles, special adult and $5.00per bouquet Roberts Hall auditorium Feb. 25 in the Performing Arts Senes. children's programs and a Tickets are $21 with discounts for senior citizens and students. fri endly welcome to members Order today! (800) 364~5520 Call 456-8194. Photo courtesy of Rlwde Island College and visitors alike. 18 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 OBITUARIES ARTHUR ABRAHAM Born in Providence, he was a of Pawtucket and Janice Chapel, 825 Hope St., Provi MAX ROSENBLOOM 'CAPPY' KAPLAN lifelong resident of the city. Dawley of Cranston; two sons, dence. Burial was in Lincoln BARRINGTON - Max PROVIDENCE - Arthur He served in the Army dur Marvin Kaplan of Coventry Park Cemetery, Warwick. Rosenbloom, 84, of Robbins Abraham "Cappy" Kaplan, 84, ing World War II. and Donald Kaplan of West Drive, an electronics engineer of Carleton Court Apartments, He had been a professional Warwick; five grandchildren for many years, retiring in the a maintenance worker for the painter for many years and had and five great-grandchildren. LEONARD SAMUELLYONS early 1970s, died Feb. 13 at Ce Jewish Home for the Aged be been an independent owner/ He was a grandfather of the PLANT CITY, FLA. - dar Crest Nursing Home, Cran fore retiring, died Feb. 12 at operator of a Silver Top Cab. late Keith Kaplan. Leonard Samuel Lyons, 82, of ston. He was the husband of home. He was the husband of Besides his wife, he leaves The funeral was held Feb. Plant City, Fla., died Feb. 12 in the late Esther (Corman) Rosen Gussie (Broman) Kaplan. two daughters, Irene Shlevin 16 in Mount Sinai Memorial Florida. He was the husband of bloom. the late Louise Lyons. Born in New York City, a Born in Providence, he had son of the late Jacob and Clara lived here until moving to Plant (Koenig) Rosenbloom, he MAx SUGARMAN MEMORIAL CHAPEL City in 1995. settled in Barrington 30 years He was an industrial supply ago. Over 100 years of professional, dignified and caring service to the Jewish salesman, a member of Temple He was a Navy veteran of community of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts Beth El, the Majestic Seniors World War II. Guild and the Masons. He leaves a son, Paul D. He is survived by a son, Rosenbloom of Westerly, and {·:A·· AY&. ) Member of the Jewish Bruce Lyons of New Hamp two daughters, Ellen B. Lipman •-~ -' Funeral Directors of America shire; two daughters, Ardene of Albuquerque, N.M., and Chodosh of Pennsylvania and Sandra J. Rogers of Manchester Gail L. Jayson of Plant City, by the Sea, Mass. He was the 458 Hope Street, Providence Fla.; two brothers, Nathan Lyon brother of the late Lillian Katz. (Corner of Doyle Avenue) of Hollywood, Fla., Edward A graveside service was held Lyons of Massachusetts and Feb. 15 in Anshe Sfard Cem seven grandchildren. etery, Danvers, Mass. 331-8094 He was a World War II vet Please call for your 5759 New Year calendar. 1-800-447-1267 eran of the Army Air Corps. IRENE THOMASHOW Call for our no-money-dawn, pre-need plans. Lewis J. Bosler A graveside funeral service WORCESTER - Irene was held on Feb. 16 at Temple Thornashow, 85, of the Jewish Beth-El Cemetery, Reservoir Health Care Center, Worces Avenue, Providence. Arrange ter, Mass., died Feb. 12 at the ments were by Max Sugarman center. She was the wife of the Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., late George Thomashow. Providence. Born in Providence, a daugh ter of the late Max and Sarah -M21!1~!A~!LN~I ti- (Davis) Mandell, she lived in JOSEPH B. OSTIN Worcester for 65 years. NEW BEDFORD - Joseph She leaves two sons, Saul Over a century of Benjamin Ostin, 89, of the New Thomashow of Wilmette, IIJ., Bedford Jewish Convalescent and Irwin Thomashow of Home, died Feb. 9 at the home. Worcester, two daughters, tradition and service He was the widower of Esther Harriet Leider of Worcester and to the Jewish Community of Rhode Island (Horvitz) Ostin. Phyllis B. Solod of Warwick; Born in Newark, N.J ., he for two brothers, Murray Mandell and Southern Massachusetts merly lived in Newport, R.I. of Miami, Fla.; and Saul He owned Puritan Ladies Mandell of Sarasota, Fla.; a sis continues under the direction of Apparel ofNewportuntil retir ter, Freida Boxer of New Jill E. Sugarman, ing 25 years ago. buryport, Mass.; 12 grandchil He was a member ofTifereth dren and 6 great-grandchil third-generation family funeral director. Israel Synagogue. dren. She was a sister of the late He was a 32nd-degree Ma Samual, Leon, Robert, Arnold 825 HOPE STREET AT FOURTH PROVIDENCE, RI son and a member of Touro · and Wallace Mandell and . (401) 331-3337 Synagogue of Newport. Lillian Kitchner. Survivors include a daugh The funeral service was held OUTSIDE RHODE ISLAND CALL TOLL FREE 1.800.331.3337 ter, Marjory Ostin Greenberg Feb. 15 at Perlman Funeral of New Orleans; six grandchil Home, 1026MainSt., Worcester. dren and four great-grandchil Burial was in Worcester Hebrew dren. Cemetery, Auburn, Mass. The graveside service was held Feb. 11 at Plainville Cem MILES M. ZISSON • • • etery. PALM BEACH - Miles M. A Message From Michael Smith Arrangements were by the Zisson, 81, of Palm Beach, Fla., Max Sugarman Memorial formerly of Mamaroneck and Purchase, N.Y., an advertising . the Smith name has been known Chapel, 458 Hope St., Provi For generations . f . . My grand- dence. sales executive with Reuben H. h ' Jewish amt1 ies. DonnellyCo.inNewYork City and respected by t e area sl c erations. My father and Wh.itePlains,N.Y., diedFeb. d mohe ior gen 9 in Good Samaritan Medical father was a revere c B and Bat Mitzvah LEO RAINVILLE 1 children ior ar PROVIDENCE Leo Center, West Palm Beach, Fla. prepared count_ess ddin s And for more than a Rainville, 44, of121 Tobey St., a He was the husband of the late and sang at their we . g . f the Max Sugarman maintenance supervisor for Adelaide (Rudin) Zisson, and Ex t've Director o . . Temple Emanu-El until retir the late Nonna (Stern) Zisson. decade as ecu I h I d families in their ume ing due to illness, died Feb. 9 at Born in Providence, he was a Memorial Chapel, I have e pe Rhode Island Hospital. He was son of the late Barrow and the husband of Maria Rachael Zisserson. of need. . • l · (Rodriguez) Rainville. He attended Classical High bl ffer the same trad1uona service, Born in Pawtucket, a son of School, Brown University and Now I am a e to o rsonal touch in my Leo and Claire (Parquet) the University ofRhode Island. · n the same pe . the same compassto ' Shalom Memorial Rainville, he lived in Provi He received a master's degree . . rat my new dence for 20 years. in personnel administration own d1sunct manne . . d funeral home. Besides his wife and parents, from Boston College. He was a Ch I an independent fam1ly-owne he is survived by four sons, lieutenant in the Army during ape' ·n . ur time of need, 1 w1 Leo, Michael, Jason and World War II, and served as Please be assured that tn yo Jerernia, all of Providence; a captain during the Korean War. brother, Mark Rainville, and He leaves two sons, Jim two sisters, Debra Riveira and Zisson of Palm Beach, and Bud b, hm '° help. Michelle Silvia, all of Warren. Zisson ofJupiter, Fla.; a daugh i He was the brother of the late ter, Joanne Reed of Rye, N.Y., Michael Rainville. and five grandchildren. A graveside funeral service The funeral service was held was held Feb.12in Lincoln Park Feb. 12 at Temple Israel, 1901 Cemetery, Warwick. Arrange North Flagler Drive, West Palm ments were by Max Sugarman Beach. A graveside service was Tel.: /463-7771 Toll-free: 877-463-777 1 Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., held Feb. 14 at Mount Pleasant Michael D. Smid,, R.E. ;~~~g~""'"" " Cemetery, Commerce Street, Providence. Member National and Rhode Island Funeral Directors Associations •Taxfra, Prt-Nud Program1 Hawthorne, N.Y. ··---sc· -- / lHE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, lHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 -19 CLASSIFIED RIDOT Summer Co-Op Program Offers Swimming CONDOMINIUM FOR RENT JOB WANTED Opportunities for Student Engineers Registration to CRANSTON: EXCLUSIVE DEAN RIDGE - CNA - Will care for your loved ones. Per Magnificent 2-3 beds, 21 /2 baths, spacious sonal care, light housekeeping. Evenings 6 to For the 16th yearina row, the gram because it promotes the Begin at YMCA fireplaced living room, dining room , eat-in 10 p.m. some weekends. 725-2801 . Rhode Island Department of introduction of the civil engi Registrations are now being kitchen, family room, office, closets galore, 2/18/99 Transportation will be provid neering profession to minority hardwoods, alarmed, central ale, 2 car ga taken for the Winter II Session, rage plus storage, 2,000+ sq. ft. Private com ing summer positions to civil and female students as well as which begins Feb. 22. Classes munity. 861-7788 days, 946-7424 evening, SERVICES engineering college studen.ts. others interested in the field . are offered for people of all weekends. Long term preferred . 2/18/99 This is also the ninth consecu Positions are expected to begin ages, beginning with the 6- HOUSECLEANING BY DONNA Excellent ref tive year that RIDOT and the in May and will continue erences. All areas. Home, offices, etc. Afford month-old program and con ENTERTAINMENT able rates . Spring cleaning and windows. Call University of Rhode Island have through September, and assign tinuing through adult. jointly sponsored this coopera ments are available statewide. 232-1539. 2/25/99 The YMCA Skippers pro STEVE YDKEN, PROFESSIONAL DISC tive education program. - "The department is very JOCKEY, BAR/BAT MITZVAH SPECIALISTS . COUNSELING AND EDUCATION SERVICES gram is for children age 6 Do you feel stuck in your job, relationship, the RIDOT will be selecting ap proud that many of the months to 5 years. A parent joins Package includes - 2 dancers/lacilitators for BOTH teens and adults, New York light amount you weigh or just in your life? If the proximately 35 students and program's alumni are now em their children 6 to 36 months in answer is yes, call Rebecca L. Florence, M.A. eight University of Rhode Is ployed within the RIDOT, fed show, candle-lighting ceremony and dance a water rich environment class. contests. Fall River (508) 679-1545. No fee 723-2309. 2/18/99 land co-op students to partici eral and local governments and This program follows National consultation and set-ups included . 2/18/00 pate in this year's program. the private sector," said Will YMCA guidelines and is en WANTED "This program allows college iam D. Ankner, Ph.D., director dorsed by the American Acad of the Rhode Island Department FOR SALE students a unique opportunity emy of Pediatrics. PERSONAL CARE GIVER - Mature. Certi to work with engineering pro of Transportation. · For children between the ages BED -All new, black wrought iron canopy. fied , experienced. Afternoons and evenings fessionals in the areas of design, Those interested in applying of 3 and 5, the Skippers pro Queen mattress, box, lrame, Cost $1 ,100, preferred. Reference. 246-0464. 2/18/99 construction, traffic operations, should send a letter of interest gram offers progressive skill selling $345. Can deliver. 823-0228 materials, maintenance, and detailing their education and development. These classes 3/11 /99 WANTED TO BUY intermodal planning," said Paul work experience, an official copy stress water safety and water Pysz, RIDOT' s human resources of their academic transcript, and adjustment, correct body posi GUTTERS COSTUME JEWELRY - pre-1970s; also administrator . . a statement of their civil engi tion, floating, personal growth, autographed letter of well-knowns. Please The U.S. Federal Highway neering career plans to: Sum safety and fun. Class ratio is one INSTALLATION, REPAIRS AND CLEANING call in Fall River (508) 679-1545. 4/16/99 Administration strongly en mer Student Engineering Pro instructor to six children. -30yearsexperience. Call Mr. Gutter, Provi JEWELRY WANTED - Older je1Yelry, lair courages and supports this pro- gram, R.1. DepartmentofTrans, dence 354-6725; East Greenwich 884-071 4. prices paid. Please call Providence, 831- Children ages 6 to 14 can take 3/5/99 portation, Office of Human Re part in the YMCA Progressive 0558. 3/11/99 sources, Two Capitol Hill, Room swimming program which con 214, Providence, R.I. 02903. The sists of six levels, with each level HELP WANTED Send Classbox Correspondence to: IRS Sponsors application deadline is April 16. building on the preceding one. Class Box No. POSTAL JOBS to $18.35/hr. includes ben The R.I. Jewish Herald Small Business Participants are involved in ac P.O. Box 6063 efits. No experience. For appointment and Providence, R.I. 02940 tivities that include personal exam info , call (800) 813-3585, ext. 9424. 8 Workshop And Baby safety, stroke development, per a.m. to 9 p.m, 7 days Ids inc. 2/25/98 (Continued from Page 11) R.I. Jewish Herald classified ads cost $3 for 15 On March 5 from 9:30 a.m. to sonal growth, water sports and WILDLIFE JOBS TO $21.60/HRincludes ben words or less. Additional words cost 12 cents each. 3:30 p .m. at the Community What is common sense to games. Payment must be received by Monday at 4 p.m. efits. Game wardens, security, maintenance, prior to the Thursday when the ad is scheduled to College of Rhode Island, Knight many may not be common sense For adults there are two lev park rangers . No experience needed. For appear. This newspaper will not, knowingly. accept Campus, the IRS will sponsor a to most, especially if the women els of swimming instruction. appointment and exam info, call (800) 813- any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the R.I. Fair Housing Act and Section 804 (c) of small business workshop. !twill haven't grown up with the ben Adult swim instruction is de 3585, ext. 9425. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m ., 7 days Ids inc. 2/25/99 title VII I oft he 196B Civil Rights Act. Our readers are be held in the Conference Room efits of good health and proper signed for adult who may have hereby informed that all dwelling/housing accom modations advertised in this newspaper are avail West, 400 East Ave., Warwick, nutrition. Although Sweeney a fear of the water. It includes able on an equal opportunity basis. R.I. does see that more and more crawl stroke, techniques of flo.il-t· The workshop provides in women are having their first ing and rotary breathing. Stroke fqrrnation regardi1;tggeneral tax child at theageof30 through 35, improvement is designed for guidelines to new or prospec he does see a fair amount of adults who have knowledge of tivesmall business owners. Top younger women and girls hav the basic strikes but would like ics include: the advantages and ing children. For the women to perfect them and increase Volunteer Tutors Are Needed limitations of various types of choosing to have children later endurance. Volunteer tutors are needed to tutor adults in the greater business organizations; rights in life, most are opting for a New to the YMCA of Cran Providence area. Literacy Volunteers of America - Providence and responsibilities regarding career before they have chil ston is the Masters swimming will be holding tutor training beginning on March 8. record keeping; and, federal and dren. But waiting too long, es class. It is for people over 18 Tutors will be trained in techniques for teaching basic reading state filing requirements, em pecially after the age of 40, can who are looking for a structured and writing skills to native born persons, and techniques for ployment taxes and business increase the risk of certain medi swim workout. teaching conversational English as well'as reading and writing to deductions. cal factors including Down Syn There are also three different speakers of other languages. The workshop is free. Regis drome. Sweeney is quick to water exercise classes to choose The training workshop consists of seven classes. This series will tration is required. Call (860) point out that women over the from. The Y's way to water ex be held at Literacy Volunteers of America-Providence, 260 West 240-4149 to register. age of 35 should not refrain from erciseand water walking classes Exchange St., Providence from 6:30 to 9 p.m. A $15 fee for materials having children, but should be helps our members improve may be waived upon request. Pre-registration is required. Call 351- aware of the risk factors in their life on land through exer 0511 by March 1 to register or for more information. FEMA Issues volved. cising in the water. "With the process of in vitro Our arthritis ·exercise class Consumer Guide fertilization becoming increas improves muscle strength, joint r~------7 ingly popular, we are seeing flexibility and range of motion I to Pr,paring many women in their 40 and for people who live with arthri I i1i 1•1• 1-1 f1 !·J,1 •1" 1=\'t'f t-1 i Ii I=, ;r·J, 'I for Y2K '50s having children. They may tis. I just have to follow a stricter set The YMCA of Cranston is I The Federal Emergency Man of guidelines than their younger located at 1225 Park Ave. in I agement Agency has issued a counterparts, but it's possible to Cranston. I consumer's guide to preparing have children later in life," said For more information, con for the Year 2000, the Y2K Bulle I Sweeney. tact Scott at the Y at 943-0444. tin. It is part of FEMA's effort to CLASSIFIEDS I provide timely, accurate infor 15 words for $3.00 • 12¢ each additional word I mation on preparedness for I Y2K. Category I When the calendar turns to Message 2000, problems may occur be I Government I cause many computer-driven (Continued from Page 1) systems were designed to rec I ognize the last two digits as des cumulative voting-a system Volunteer! I ignations for a year. which allows each voter in the I The Y2K Bulletin contains city or country the same num answers to questions most com ber of votes as there are seats up THERE'S NOTHING I monly asked about Y2K, what for election-will make govern MIGHTIER THAN Name I to do about consumer electronic ment more assessable to voters THE SWORD Address I products, including your per and will, in turn, make voters I sonal computer, and steps for want to come out to vote. Some Phone I small business owners to take, thing to think about as the 2000 I No. Words Date(s) Run ______AMERICAN I among other topics. elections come quickly upon us. To Include a box number, send an additional $5.00. All responses I Single and multiple copies of "The American public isn't ~CANCER will be malled to the Herald via box number, and forwarded to etas- I the four-page newsletter are stupid," sa id Guinier. "The rea f SOCIETY~ allied advertiser. Payment MUST be received by Monday afternoon. PRIOR 10 avai lable at no cost from FEMA. son people aren't voting isn' t the Thursday on wt11ch the ad 1s to appear 10% discount g1ven for ads running I contmuously for one year ·ro place an order, ca ll (800) 480- because they're la zy, it's because Call toll-free RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD 2S20. Copies of the 8111/etin abo there 1s nothing in our public \( I Tl k P.O. aox 6063, PROVIDENCE, R.I. 02940 , are ava il oble on fEMA's web di ~clos ure that really requires 1-800-ACS-2345 mn 100. site, Save The Bay's ~ Meeting & Brunch Jeff Greenfield, senior news analyst from CNN, will speak On Feb. 28 at noon, Save The to help reduce bay pollution. Bay will hold its 29th annual Save The Bay also will present meetingandbrunchattheNew Environmental Achievement port Doubletree Islander Hotel, Awards to individuals, corpo Goat Island, Newport. Jeff rations, or organizations that Greenfield, senior news analyst have demonstrated outstanding for CNN, will deliver the key leadership and commitment to note address. environmental protection. At the meeting, the winners Tickets are available to cur of the Citizens Bank/Save The rent Save The Bay members and Bay Young Environmentalist their guests. Tickets and mem Award contest will be an berships may be purchased by nounced. Sixth-, seventh- and calling Save The Bay at 272-3540. eighth-graders subrni tted origi Individual tickets start at $30 nal plans or projects designed and tables start at $300 (seating either to teach people about the 10). Save The Bay membership importance of keeping the bay begins at $30. All ticket prices clean or to take direct action include brunch. ASDS Students Show Their Spirit Middle School students at ASDS show off their spirit with a sports day theme during Spirit Week. The Middle School Students of the Alperin Schechter Day School went all out recently to Grants Announced by RICH express their individuality during "Spirit Week." Daily themes included pajama day, sports day, The Rhode Island Commit Grant awards will be $2,000. For character day, hero day and crazy hair /hat day. Students were quite innovative in creating their tee for the Humanities is pleased more information or to receive a personal statements and enjoyed each other's ensembles. The annual event is a favorite of faculty to announce the launching of a copy of RICH's Guidelines and and students who take the opportunity to push the boundaries of their wardrobes. new grant category, the Inde ApplicationProcedures,contact Photo by Liz Goldberg pendent Research Grant. Jane Civins, RICH deputy di The Independent Research rector, at 273-2250. Grant category is intended for The Rhode Island Commit-· , individuals who would like to tee for the Humanities is an in Don't Pay The IRS and conduct original research or dependent affiliate of the Na who have already begun origi tional Endowment for the Hu nal research in the humanities. manities. Its mission is to pro Other Tax Filing Tips RICH seeks imaginative .re mote public understanding and search projects that will add to appreciation for the humanities Taxpayers who mail in their • Do not staple the payment impasse with the IRS over a col the body of knowledge of both and toprovideopportunitiesfor· federal tax returns should re to the return. lection notice? the academy and the general all Rhode Islanders to educate member to check for math er Taxpayerswhohavechanged Come to one of the IRS' public. Whenever possible, a themselves in the fields of his rors, sign and date the return, theirnamesbecauseofmarriage monthly Problem Solving Days, public presentation should be tory, literature, philosophy, re and affix enough postage. or divorce must notify the So special events designed to settle made at the end of the grant ligion, music and arts. The com The IRS, to protect taxpayer cial Security Administration unresolved, long-term tax prob period and the RICH staff will mittee itself consists of individu privacy, is no longer printing before filing their returns. Call lems. assist you with such an event. als with academic and profes taxpayers' social security num (800) 772-1213 to get Form SS-5 Taxpayers can meet face to This new grant category will sional backgrounds, who have bers on the mailing labels in the to record name changes. face with IRS employees at the beofferedatonedeadlineayear. joined together, to promote and tax instruction booklets. A tax Aliens who do not qualify for next Rhode Island Problem For 1999, all applications will sponsor public programs in the payer must put their SSN on SSNs must use Form W-7 to get Solving Day on Feb. 27 from need tobesubmittedbyMay17. humanities. their return as well as the SSNs an IRS-issued tax identification 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The of their spouse and dependents. number. Certain people who are event will be held at the IRS Another change this year is in the process of domestic adop walk-in office at 380 Westmin that checks and money orders tions should use Form W-7 A. ister Street in Providence. should be made payable to the IRS Publication 910, Guide to The IRS is asking individuals United States Treasury, not to Free Tax Services, contains other who have long-standing tax the Internal Revenue Service. tips for filing. Taxpayers can problems and who have had Other tips when mailing a fed order it by calling (800) TAX difficulty getting answers to call eral tax return: FORM or download it from the 528-4317 to make an appoint • Check the return for omit IRS Web page at WHAT TO DO ON A SAAB TEST DRIVE Park the 95 in your driveway. Wait a few minutes. Get reacquainted with your neighbors. Cap. cost reduction/Down payment...: ...... $ O $399 Lease a ;_~99 Saab Refundable security deposit ...... $ 400.00 PHDS Produces "Young Scientists" Acquisition fee ...... $ 450.00 The kindergarten class at Providence Hebrew Day School is First month's payment ...... $ 398.73 busy exploring the world of plants by engaging ina numberof Per mo./39 mos. Amount due at lease inception ...... $ 1,248.73 projects and experiments. This unit of study began with Tu B'Shvatwhen the children learned about the fruits and trees of Israel. In a recent experiment students used their magnifying glasses to inspec t celery stalks that were placed in a special colored water. The children could see how the liquid was WIGWAM SAAB absorbed by the celery and therefore how plants li ve and grow. Alisa Goldin and Meyer Beker are working hard to 915 Charles Street • 353-1260 make their trees for a Tu 'B Sh vat display. Photocourtesy of PH DS