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HESHVAN 5764 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 03 THE GREATER DES MOINES Published as a JewishCommunityJewish Service by the Jewish Federation of Greater DesPressPress Moines volume 20 number 2 All-In-One Campaign Defying the IRINA KAPLAN TO Laws of SERVE AS CHAIR GravityThis famous physicist is celebrat- OF WOMEN'S ed in a new exhibit at Chicago's CAMPAIGNJewish Press: Irina, Field Museum. you are a dynamic If there is one word that embodies the individual and we spirit of Albert Einstein (besides "genius," are very happy to of course), it has to be engaged. Whatever have you on the he was doing – playing the violin, fight- Board of Directors ing for civil rights, raising money to build of the Federation a Hebrew University in Jerusalem, or and now as the changing our understanding of how the Chair universe works – he was never less than of the Women's fully committed to the project at hand. Division of the All-In-One Campaign. Einstein's deep and multifaceted On the current Board you are Co-Chair engagement with the world stands out of the Financial and Human Resources in a remarkable new exhibition-called, Development Pillar, along with Herb simply, Einstein that takes a comprehen- Eckhouse, and prior to that you served sive look at the 20th century's most as Secretary to the Board. We appreci- famous scientist: his life, his passions, his ate your service to the community and science. The exhibition brings to light want to take this opportunity to have Einstein's contradictions and accom- our readers get to know you a little bet- plishments and clarifies his abstruse the- t e r . ories in innovative and compelling dis- Tell us a bit about how and when you plays. Above all, Einstein shows us that came to Des Moines. even the most complex science is a fun- Irina Kaplan: I came to the United States damentally human enterprise, and that thirteen years ago from the former Soviet even the most revered scientists are Union, Kiev, Ukraine, along with my complex human beings. daughter, Inga, who was then 9-1/2, The exhibition opens at Chicago's and the rest of my family: my sister and Field Museum Friday, October 17, 2003, her family and my mother. Des Moines and will be on view through Sunday, was our first destination, where my moth- January 4, 2004. It's free with Field e r Museum admission. suggested we go, because it was where my brother-in-law had relatives, Naum JANINE ZACHARIA and Rita Zaprudsky. They were the only Des Moines Delegation to SPEAKS AT ISU, relatives we had at the time in the NOVEMBER 10 United States. My mother was right in Attend Jerusalem GA in picking Des Moines; it was here that I met Participants from Des Moines will be also include performances by musical The Washington bureau chief for The my husband Ken! amongNov the huge number of Jewish superstars Achinoam Nini and David Jerusalem Post, Janine Zacharia, will JP: I understand that you are a musi- community members nationally who Broza. address the topic of U.S. Diplomacy in cian. will soon be winging their way to Israel Organizers are pulling out all the the Middle East, Monday, November IK: Yes, I received a professional educa- to tour the country and to attend the stops as they anxiously await the great 10, 2003 8:00 pm in the Great Hall of tion as a classical pianist in the Ukraine UJC's General Assembly of Jewish influx of the North Americans, with some the Iowa State University Memorial and I taught at the school for gifted chil- Federations convention in Jerusalem. 3,400 participants from the US and Union. dren in Kiev. When I came to Des Our delegation, headed by Polly Oxley, Canada already registered and hotels Ms. Zacharia's presentation is part Moines I was fortunate to find a position departs for Israel on November 9. around Jerusalem booked solid. GA of the ISU Lectures Progam's series in teaching at the community music school Prime Minister Sharon will be key- highlights include a massive party in the coordination with ISU's Institute on at Drake University and privately within note speaker at the GA opening plenary hip downtown of Tel Aviv and a day of World Affairs and is funded by the ISU the Des Moines school district. I had on Sunday, November 16th. The event will visits to some 60 UJC sponsored sights Student Government and co-sponsored stopped teaching a few years ago but Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines Non-Profit 910 Polk Boulevard Organization [inside] U.S. Postage Des Moines, IA 50312-2297 PAID 4 OPERATION GOOD MENSCH NOV 19 Des Moines, IA Address Service Requested Permit No. 2506 10 ALL-IN-CAMPAIGN: A THANK YOU 16 LEVITAS: ANTI-SEMITISM GROWING 18 IJHS EXHIBITION OPENS NOV. 9 18 VISIT DECORAH MUSEUM EXHIBIT real people, Senior Adult News true stories The Federation? It makes a huge difference. [Susan Talbott, speaking about how the Federation assists her mother, Mrs. Mary Lubowsky.] "My husband and I have been in town five years. I came to be Director of the Des Moines Art Center. About two years ago, after my father died, we brought my mother to join us. To suddenly land in the middle of Iowa was a huge cultural leap for my mother, someone who had never in her life lived September Senior Luncheon organized by Kady Russell, Senior Services Coordinator outside of New York, which is predominantly a Jewish city, or hardly ever traveled out- for the Federation side of New York State. But she is extremely happy here – and among the things that make her so happy here CALENDAR OF SENIOR ADULT PROGRAMS is her contact with the Jewish Federation and the services it provides. Library Group The Library Group meets on the first Friday of each month. She enjoys conversing with other Jewish people at the Federation's Senior Adult lun- cheons. That itself is important. But, in addition, the Federation's staff person, whom Senior Luncheons she adores, comes and takes her to the library, because my mother is an avid reader, October 30, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, violinist Herb Rosen. and she sometimes even takes her shopping. My mother just celebrated her 90th birth- November 20, Temple B'nai Jeshurun, Guest Speaker, Gina McCrea, Elderly Outreach. day, and even though she is in good health, she doesn't get around that much anymore. So it is really wonderful that the Federation enables this one-on-one interaction. December 18, Beth El Jacob Synagogue. Presentation by Kris Thompson, State of Iowa Insurance Division. It all makes a huge difference." Casino Trip The Jewish Federation can only offer its services through the generosity of people who A trip to the casino in Council Bluffs is being planned for November. Watch for details in care about our community. your Senior Adult Newsletter. Support our community. Support the All-In-One Campaign. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Services Pillar of the [teen-to-teen] Jewish Federation. Under My Grandfather's Talit For more information or to receive the Senior Adult Newsletter, contact Kady Russell, The deep comfort of my grandfather's voice Senior Services Coordinator, at 277-6321. Envelopes me like the talit he has Placed so lovingly upon my shoulders. This sacred shawl, so much a part of him, Brings my childish soul The deepest comfort possible. Once a week YOU HELP US The worn blue and white cloth, Becomes my Grandfathers haven. My Grandfather offers up his soul, CHANGE LIVES… Frees his mind from the troubles of the world. His talit becomes his path to heaven. We are your JEWISH COMMUNITY Now the comfort is mine. So many sorrows have been woven through this cloth. SERVICES and you are our partner in preserving Its weight is the weight of the world. and But underneath its shelter Only the peaceful blue and white can be seen. strengthening the Jewish family. And only the deep lull of my grandfather's voice, As he offers up his prayers to heaven, Can be heard. 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