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Russian Immigrants a Rare Case of Successful Aliyah the First Magic Decade Stamford Women Receive National Jewish Book Award The New Jewish Voice Non-profit Organization 1035 Newfield Ave. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Community synagogues and 4 Stamford, CT 06905-2521 Permit # 428 organizations announce their Binghamton, NY Purim celebrations. Change Service Requested The ADL’s David Harris will 5 discuss “A Changing Global Landscape” on March 13 at TBE. Temple Beth El Sisterhood will 11 host health care professionals discussing “Managing Mood Without Medicine.” march 2014/Adar i-adar ii 5774 a publication of United jewish federation of Volume 16, Number 2 Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien Temple Sinai Concert The First Magic Decade Insights for Parents with Young Children Celebrates Children By Luisa Viladas confident, competent adults,” Five Singers Join Together “The First Magic Decade: said Sandi Waldstreicher, Insights Into Your Child’s educational coordinator for “Children, whether or not we Fantastic Elastic Brain” will the JCC Sara Walker Nursery have given birth to them, cared be the subject of this year’s School. “She is known for her for them and raised them, are JCC Early Childhood Scholar- ability to demystify the issues of our future,” says Cantor Micah In-Residence program, to be child development, learning, Morgovsky, of Temple Sinai in held on Tuesday, March 4, at identity formation and brain re- Stamford. “Every child, in the 7:30 pm, at the Jewish Com- search, and her presentations beauty of their innocence, holds munity Center. offer humor, understanding, the promise of hope and un- Parents with children ages parenting philosophy, and well- tapped potential. It’s up to us, as birth to 10 years are invited JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. founded words of wisdom.” adults, to teach them about the to hear nationally recognized Deak is the author of three world and set them on a path of educator and psychologist JoAnn Deak, books: “Your Fantastic Elastic Brain for growth and discovery.” For that Ph.D., share her insights and advice on Children,” “How Girls Thrive” and “Girls reason, Temple Sinai’s annual structuring children’s environments Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and cantor’s concert is titled “Chil- and experiences during the first decade Courageous Daughters.” dren Will Listen.” On Saturday, of life. Deak sees parents and teachers as March 8, at 7 pm, the community L-r: Appearing again in this year’s concert are Jenny “JoAnn Deak has 30 years of experi- guides or “brain sculptors” of children is invited to enjoy a night of music Jurek, Cantor Shayna DeLowe, Alex Ruvinstein, Cantor ence in helping children develop into See “First” on page 2 celebrating children. Micah Morgovsky and Ilana Davidson. The repertoire will include many Broadway favorites, art songs from the perspective of the child, while others Stamford Women Receive the last century and works by contemporary will express the thoughts and sentiments composers, all of which focus on the theme of the adult. “The concert includes songs of children. Some songs will be sung from See “Concert” on page 7 National Jewish Book Award By Mara Dresner “It is a great honor to re- “Kaddish, Women’s ceive the National Jewish Russian Immigrants a Rare Voices,” by Stamford resi- Book Award and to share dents Michal Smart and this year’s award with Barbara Ashkenas, has such wonderful writers Case of Successful Aliyah received the 2013 National in other categories,” said By Ben Sales small-business owner and rising politi- Jewish Book Award in the Smart, director of Jewish TEL AVIV (JTA) – Growing up in cian. He runs an air-conditioning store category of Contemporary studies at Bi-Cultural Day the Urals, Pavel Polev was a precocious and serves as deputy mayor of Ariel, the Jewish Life and Practice. School, who worked on ice skater and a member of the Soviet Israeli West Bank settlement city home Smart and Ashkenas will the book for three years. Union’s national youth figure-skating to a large Russian-speaking population. receive the Myra H. Kraft “Working on the project team. But in 1992, at age 15, Polev’s life “It’s impossible to compare now with Memorial Award for Con- was a labor of love. I am was upended when he joined the massive the situation 22 years ago,” said Polev, temporary Jewish Life and so pleased it is being read wave of Jews immigrating to Israel from a member of the Russian immigrant- Practice at a ceremony on and valued.” the crumbling Soviet Union. After serv- founded Yisrael Beiteinu party. Wednesday, March 5, at the Ashkenas said she was ing a mandatory three years in the Israel Polev’s immigrant success story re- Center for Jewish History Michal Smart “ferklempt” when she first Defense Forces following high school, sembles those of many of the one mil- in New York City, when heard the news. “It was a Polev took a job as a custodian. lion Russian-speaking immigrants who awards will be presented in more than pleasant shock. Just the fact that we put Two decades later, Polev is a successful See “Russian” on page 6 18 categories. See Book” on page 2 Candle Family 10 Adult 13 Professional 15 Voices & Bits & Pieces 6 Lighting 6 Central Education Support Views 18 Behrend Institute Reunion Alumni of the Behrend Institute for Leadership gathered in January to hear Dr. Steven Cohen speak about his interpretation of the Pew Research Center’s survey of American Jewry and to explore the implications for the future of American Jewry. For full story, see page 2. 2 THE NEW JEWISH VOICE ■ MARCH 2014 CEO’s Message Our North Star By James Cohen meetings and negotiations, Sharon was the cool- from Prime Minister Sharon’s. We remain fully dedi- Former Prime Minister Sha- est individual in the room. He was purposeful and cated to maintaining a vibrant, healthy Jewish com- ron passed away in January, direct and consistent. But what I remember most munity at home, in Israel and around the world. This but the man and his legacy are was the breakfast meeting at his home. I was in an means paying attention to all of the segments of our still very much on my mind. In adjacent room to the small policy meeting and as community and keeping “the big picture” in mind. It is speaking of his legacy, I refer not such was not served a meal. When the prime minister not a coincidence that the only Jewish organization in to any political stance or policy discovered this, he quipped, “Get this young man the Western hemisphere whose leadership was asked to decision, but rather what Vice a plate. How can he help us save the world on an comment on Sharon’s passing in Haaretz the morning President Biden referred to as empty stomach?” And when Sharon gave an order, after Sharon’s passing was the Jewish Federations of “his north star”: his passionate it was carried out quickly. North America. Only a quote from the organization and unwavering dedication to The following day, the powers that be solved the whose stated purpose is “the big picture” would do the survival of the state of Israel James Cohen, problem du jour and the border crossing was opened. when discussing such a topic. and the Jewish people. UJF CEO Granted, it had nothing to do with my being served All of the creative changes we are making here at I have been recounting some personal memories breakfast. It had a lot to do, however, with Sharon UJF, most notably the impact areas introduced in last as well. I met Ariel Sharon in the autumn of 2005. I sticking to his “north star.” If something was in Israel’s month’s New Jewish Voice, are designed to support our was staffing Secretary Rice’s visit to Jerusalem dur- interest, he worked for it with great gusto. “big picture” work so that we keep our eyes keenly ing the dispute over the Raffah crossing closure. The lesson we at Federation should take from this is focused on our “north star.” I think Prime Minister It was a very tense trip indeed. Through all of the that we, too, have a “north star” and it is not dissimilar Sharon would be pleased. Behrend Institute Alumni Explore Pew Report Implications for the Future of American Jewry More than 60 alumni of the Behrend Institute for constructionist or Reform, is considered vital to the in the Pew Report? Should resources be focused differ- Leadership, senior executives and rabbis gathered sustenance of so many major institutions and cultural ently? What should we, as a community, do to embrace in January at Temple Sinai to hear Dr. Steven Cohen aspects of Jewish life. inter-married couples and reverse the drift away from speak about his interpretation of the Pew Report and One big reason for the shrinkage of the “middle” is Jewish identity? Report-backs, which concluded the the implications for the future of American Jewry. the low birthrate of non-Orthodox Jews, which is about evening, presented a number of ideas. Cohen is a research professor of Jewish social policy 1.7 per couple (less than the 2.1 required to maintain The Behrend Institute for Leadership was founded at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Reli- a stable population). While almost all children born in 2007 to help develop potential leaders for the Jewish gion. He is also director of the Berman Jewish Policy to two Jewish parents identify as Jewish, the data shows community. Nominations for participants are invited Archives at NYU Wagner and has been called an expert that fewer than 50 percent with one Jewish parent from all local organizations.
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