obesity hits home First Lady establishes 'Let's Move' campaign By ANCY ABESHAUS Special to The Voice & Herald EAD A BOX of cereal lately? "More grains, less you!" "Simple goodness." "Nat· ural Advantage, Rich in whole /Nancy Kirsch grains." Sound good? It sounds downright delicious - and nutri­ tious. What else is in that bowl of JCCRI PRESCHOOL STUDENTS participate in the PJ Library all· cereal that you might not know? day celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Barnes & Noble Many cereals - a mainstay of "the bookstore in Warwick. Music, songs, stories and snacks / Karolyn White most important meal of the day" were part of the day's events. See more pictures on page 16. LAST JUNE, JONAH BOSTOM, (left) then a first grader, - are loaded with sugar · up to w orks in the JCDS community garden. Noam Raz, right, 20 teaspoons a serving and, with w ho also was a first grader last year, looks on. refined grains, offer O grams of J Street kick-off draws fiber. In February, Michelle Obama leaders, teachers, doctors and Though sugary, fiber-less cere· - self-described "Mom· in· Chief' nurses to help fight this health large crowd als aren't the only culprits, our - issued her wake·up call to the kids are getting heavier - obesity country's parents, community See ONE, Page 17 National group as a "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobby· rates have tripled in the past 30 ing group. It encoutages a stronger years. According to the Centers launches Rhode U.S. leadership role in moving for Disease Control and Preven­ Can Iran's democracy clock Israel, Palestinians and Arab tion (CDC), some 25 million Island chapter states toward a rwo-state solution American children, or one in outpace its nuclear clock? to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. three, today are overweight or BY ELIZABETH HOLLANDEH Neither clock is guaranteed to The evening fearuted presentations obese. Thirty percent of Rhode Special to The Voice & Herald Narrowly targeted keep ticking all the way down. introducing J Street and its policy Island's children (age 10 - 17) are The international community PROVlDENCE - More than 100 positions. Janette Hillis-Jaffe, the overweight or obese; the smallest sanctions may - or hopes to thwart Iran's acquisition people attended a lively kick-off New England regional political state has the 29th highest percent may not- work of a nuclear weapon. And despite event for J Street Rhode Island, director for J Street, described the in the country of such children, the upheaval in Iran last summer, a new liberal Middle East peace goals and strucrute ofJ Street. H i!· according to a report by Trust for BvRoNKAMPEAS no one is SUie that the autocratic advocacy group, on the evening of lis·Jaffe, who is Orthodox, opened America's Health and the Robert regime in Tehran is on its way out Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Jewish her remarks by sharing her personal Wood Johnson Foundation, rwo WASHINGTON QTA) - Iran - or whether it will be replaced by a Community Center of Rhode reasons for her J Street involve· nonprofit, non-partisan orga· watchers keep two clocks: One true democracy. Island in Providence. J Street ment. After living in Israel <luting nizations focused on improving counts down to a nuclear Iran, the Rhode Island launches the local the second intifada, she became the health and healthcare of all other counts down to a democratic See CLOCKS, Page 22 branch of the national J Street Americans. Iran. organization, which describes itself See LOCAL, Page 12 What's Inside: Old favorites from Lloyds Business ........................................ 24·25 Classic home-cooked Eliot, who ran the restaurant for years, Calendar ............................................ 10 ' became ill (and later died) that she went to Community ............. 2,3,6·8,12,14,23,28 mouth-watering recipes work. "I didn't know anything, but I learned fast," she said. Entertainment ...................................... 9 BY NANCY KIRSCH W hy the name "Lloyds?" Food ............................................. 17-21 [email protected] Solomon laughed and said, "It's so silly. Nation ..... ...................................... 11,13 PROVlDENCE - According to long·time I was about 18 when they bought the space they renovated for the restaurant. They kept Obituaries .......................................... 30 Rhode Island residents, Lloyds offered delicious, home-cooked food. Although saying, 'What are we going to call it?' As Opinion ........................................... 4·6 I've never had the benefit of Lloyds' home­ we drove home (we lived on Taber Avenue Seniors ........................... ............... 26-27 cooking - I moved here after it was sold - I in Providence), I saw the street sign "Lloyd Avenue" and said, 'Why don't you call it World .................. 22 have consumed some delicious treats made by Lloyds' owner, Anita Solomon. Lloyds?" NEXT ISSUE: Solomon's parents, Shirley and Abraham From a sandwich place with counter space PASSOVER Kestenman, started Lloyds, initially as a and only a few tables at Brook and Waterman ANITA SOLOMON, FORMER owner of hobby after her father left the jewelry busi· (t he late) Lloyds, reminisces about See CULINARY, Page 20 March 19 ness. It was only after Solomon's husband, her favorite recipes. PAGE 2 Jewish Voice ~l--l erald March 5, 2010 COMMUNITY A congregational response to climate change Rhode Island Levin of Temple Torat Yis­ rael in Cranston moderated Inteifaith Power & 0 the panel, whose members offered specific actions people Light conference is a can ta ke to make a positive call to action impact on the environment. Those measures, said Cough­ B Y L AU RA B ERLINS KY-SCIII NE lin, often begin at home, such Special to The Voice & H erald as cooking on a smaller stove lnterfa to conserve electri city or gas. N FEB. 11, Rhode Sekeres discussed her Island I nterfaith ex perience of applying fo r a 0 Power & Light (RI­ government-sponsored $1.5 IPL), a nonpro fit million wind turbine grant, developing a religious response to Power Light & which she eventually received. climate change in Rhode Island, Although the process was a hosted its third annual Rhode diffi cult one, she encouraged Island interfaith confe rence A Religious Response to Global Warming others to take similar initia­ on climate change. This yea r's tives. "W as it all worth it?" she conference, at LaSalle Acad­ asked. "The answer is a defi­ emy in Providence, "Improving • nite yes." / laura Berlinsky-Schine O ur Stewardship of Creation," Communities have a fo cused on locating and gener­ res ponsibi lity to be proactive, board member, noted how th is change in Rhode Island is repre­ ating resources fo r res ponding willing ness to adapt to changes, said Payne. "The institutions year's confe rence is different from sentative oflarger issues, she said. to climate change. The evening encourage the community to of the community have a leader­ past years' confe rences. "W e're "There must be an individual, co nference included exhibits implement practical changes ship role," he said. ti red of convincing people that communi ty and statewide initia- sponsored by environmentally­ and support legislation aimed at And, said Rabbi Levin, our global warming is real," he themed groups, concurrent improving the environment fa ith must be put into practice in wprkshops and a keynote panel said. "W e wanted to fo cus on ----------------- and cl imate changes. order to better our world. "The getting funding fo r projects addressing the ques tion, "Where Keynote panel speak­ Talmud teaches us that the Torah and moving forward." "The Talmud teaches us are the resources we need?" ers were Ken Pay ne, the is great when it leads to action," Pam Rubinoff, a coastal The rabbi of a local congrega­ chief of RI O ffi ce of Energy she said. "W e must go out and management specialist at the that the Torah is great tion, who requested anonymity, Resources; Thomas Coughlin, apply the principles of our fa ith University of Rhode Island, led ca me to the confe rence at a con­ when it leads to action ." National G rid program man­ in the real world." gregant's suggestion. 'Tm here to a workshop, "Climate C hange ager of energy effi ciency and Impacts and Implications fo r learn about ways to improve [the distributed resources; Karina For more information about the O cean State." Rabbi Amy Levin congregation]," he sa id . Lutz, deputy director of Rhode Island Interfaith Power & "Climate change has Exhibitors included New Eng­ People's Power & Light; Bob L ight, visit the Web site at www. emerged as one of the clear Chew, president of Alteris land Green Start, Rhody Fresh tive to red uce of g reenhouse gas riipl. org or call 267-0029. issues that communities need to Renewables' wind business; Milk Farms, RISE Engineering, emissions. W e must be proactive work on," Rubinoff said . "W e Bonnie Sekeres, executive direc­ Green Light Energy Solutions and think about adapting." Laura Berlinsky-Schine, who really need to look after our tor of Shalom Apartments; and recently graduated with honors from and R.I. Resource Recovery Cor­ So what's an individual to do? resources. If we don't, who will Father John Codega of C hrist poration, among others. Be aware of climate change and Johns H opkins University, is pursu­ in future generations?" Climate the King C hurch. 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