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Gjn June 2017 Cc.Indd Pre-Sort Standard U.S. Postage PAID Stamford, CT Permit No. 1063 Jewish News Volume XXV1, Number 4 UJA Greenwich | One Holly Hill Lane | Greenwich, CT 06830 June 2017 | Sivan 5777 Newsworthy JCC Greenwich Receives Award for 35th Annual Yom Hashoah Creative Programming Commemoration JCC Greenwich has been honored More than 160 people of all ages attended with the first Jewish Book Council the UJA Greenwich community-wide Award. Programs were judged by a observance on April 23, where Holocaust national advisory board based on survivor Dr. Moshe Avital shared his journey creativity. Together with UJA’s Women’s from despair to hope. Preceding the commemoration JCC Cinema screened the Philanthropy, JCC Greenwich ran an Oscar nominated film Joe’s Violin. event in November 2016 to make chicken soup for community members Fighting Antisemitism in need. The goal was to restock the with Dr. Charles Small Schoke JFS Kosher Food Pantry and On May 2, 30 people attended a UJA the UJA Chicken Soup Project, which Greenwich event with Dr. Charles Small, provides free soup to sick, convalescing president of the Institute for the Study or bereaved people in and around of Global Antisemitism and Policy. With Dr. Dale Atkins, Dr. Small explored what Greenwich. While the broth simmered, is behind the rise of hate in society and participants also took in food for recommended community safeguards. thought, provided by Jessica Fechtor in JCC Greenwich Goes to Broadway a moving discussion of her book, Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That On May 3, 36 women went to see Brought Me Home. It is a great honor “Indecent” on Broadway and met with the producer of this Tony nominated show and to be recognized nationally for the its actors for a ‘talkback’. creative and innovative programming happening here. Master Teacher of Israeli Poetry and Literature at UJA Greenwich Rachel Korazim met with more than 35 past and present Melton students for a class on biblical motifs in Israeli poetry on May 8. Taking Action Against Breast Cancer More than 170 women attended a panel discussion, a collaboration of JCC Greenwich and the Breast Cancer Alliance, on May 15. Physicians from Weill Cornell UJA Greenwich Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering and Get Hooked on “Shtisel” Greenwich Hospital shared key trends in The Israeli TV hit Shtisel is Annual Gala genetic testing, screening, and prevention. soon getting a U.S. remake, Celebrated in May Melton Graduation titled Emmis. Meanwhile Honoring Brian Neilinger This year’s UJA Greenwich Melton Class you may want to see the graduated six students on June 6: Pat original format, which follows See p. 9 for more photos Brecher, Judi Bobman, Barbara Epstein, a fictional Haredi family Bev Magida, Leslie Golschmid, and Judy living in Jerusalem’s Geula Rein, with a special program at the home of neighborhood. If obstacles are Debbie Simon. the soul of drama, Shtisel’s PJ Library Party in the Park strictly regimented world is Bobby Doowah rocked out in Bruce Park as dramatic as things get. Not on June 12 during this annual PJ Library only has the series racked up summer event, generously sponsored by the Penn-Oberlander Family. Fun activities awards, it has also mesmerized and watermelon guaranteed a great time both secular and religious for PJ Library kids and parents. communities alike in Israel. Page 2 June 2017 PJ Library Parent Planners Have Great Things in Store for Our Community Armed with creativity and experience (and little future PJ Planners), PJ Parent Rickert, Cori SaNogueira (Chair), Kelly Wines Freishtat, Stephanie Planners help deliver PJ Library programming to Greenwich with support from Esquenazi, Rebecca Cooper, Lisa Abrams. Not pictured: Alona Altman, local family sponsors and our Grandparents Circle partners. We thank all of Marissa Cohen, Romy Cohen, Jennifer Davis, Jill Derikrava, Jamie our Parent Planners for helping to introduce PJ Library to new families and the Kesmodel, Natalie Landres, Jody Siegartel Lazlo, Jordan Sanders, Lisa community! (L-R) Anne Akyuz, Stephanie Otten, Hillary Rosenthal, Jessica Small, Rebecca Tipermas, and Jen Smokler Zigler. PJ Story Time at Greenwich Library Our Mitzvah Volunteer Is Off to Brandeis! With tearful joy we say “Shalom!” to Cynthia Crispino, a dedicated volunteer for the Greenwich PJ Library. Cynthia began her work with PJ Library as a Bat Mitzvah and has given us more than 200 hours of her We are grateful to Daisy Florin for leading the first ever PJ Library Story Time series at Greenwich Library this year. Story time, helping with events and office Time was welcoming and informal. We attracted a steady tasks alike. In five years, assisting stream of toddlers, with 60 programs, she became a siblings, caregivers and skilled and dependable member of moms. Daisy read classic PJ our team. We will miss her cheery Library titles in a manner presence and hands-on support. Cynthia also raised money that captured everyone’s to help sponsor “PJ” enrollments and supplied numerous attention, as we shared our brand new, age appropriate toys for children to enjoy at the Jewish values of friendship, UJA office. A recipient of the prestigious Weitzman Award for gratitude, visiting the sick, Teen Philanthropy in 2016, she was also a steady volunteer at (Bikur Cholim) and the Greenwich Reform and the Friendship Circle. We thank Cynthia celebration of trees (Tu B’ Shevat) in four story-time for her valued service and send a Mazel Tov! on her acceptance sessions. BIG THANKS to Miss to Brandeis University. Daisy and her children Oliver and Ellie, who helped out in the room along with our teen volunteer, Cynthia SAVE THE DATE Crispino. We also thank Children’s Librarian, Deirdre Sullivan, and 3rd Annual our friends at Greenwich Library Back Together Family Picnic! for providing a perfect Sunday, September 17th environment for this program. Please mark your calendars and plan to come. June 2017 Page 3 COMMUNITY My Jerusalem – On the DIRECTORY UJA Greenwich Anniversary of the Six-Day War (203) 552-1818 Anti-Defamation League by Racheli Ben Shimol (203) 288-6500 “Mountain air as clear as Bi-Cultural Day School wine and the scent of pine… (203) 329-2186 Carmel Academy Imprisoned in her dream, is (203) 863-9663 the city which dwells alone, a Chavurat Deevray Torah wall within her heart.” These (203) 637-9478 or (203) 637-5877 Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich, words, written by Naomi Camp Gan Israel of Greenwich Shemer in May 1967, just (203) 629-9059 before the start of the Six Day Gan of Greenwich Preschool (203) 869-1742 War, the 50th anniversary of Israel, I didn’t visit Jerusalem Congregation Shir Ami Sponsored by Rita Edelston which was marked on June much before my year of (203) 504-2424 National Service. During that Greenwich Reform June 15 .................................................................Ari Lieberman 5th, convey the Jewish people’s (203) 629-0018 Divinely Inspired lifetime longing to return to year I was introduced to parts Congregation Kehilat Shalom/Hebrew Wizards Might and humility–independent or co-dependent attributes? A lesson Jerusalem, a city which has of the city that I hadn’t known (203) 249-4036 JCC Greenwich from G-d. been the core of our faith before. I saw not only the (203) 552-1818 June 22 ............................................................Rabbi Elisha Paul and history for centuries but historical avenues of the city Jewish Family Services of Greenwich was unreachable for years. but the vibrant life within it. (203) 622-1881 There Is No Fight Like a Family Fight Jewish High School of Connecticut What’s the right way to have a Jewish dispute? Find out from Pirkei Fifty years ago, during the Six My favorite spot in the city (203) 357-0850 Avot. Day War, that longing finally is Machne Yehuda Market Jewish Senior Services became a reality. (Shuk Machne Yehuda), (203) 365-6400 June 29 .................................................... Rabbi Moshe Edelman Selma Maisel Nursery School at TS How Jews Complain Many look at the Six Day War which represents the diversity (203) 622-8121 It began in the Torah as precedent. It rumbled on to the Talmud. Trace as a turning point in Israeli and richness of Jerusalem. Temple Sholom the long roots of the “kvetch.” history, when Jerusalem was Jerusalem is a city that integrates (203) 869-7191 many generations, religions, July 6 ............................................................Aaron Koller, Ph.D. reunified in an uplifting atmo- SHABBAT & HOLIDAY Bar Kokhba, Man and Legend sphere, with a sense of unlimit- narratives and cultures, while CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES What does archaeology tell us about Bar Kokhba, the man and his war, ed pride and strength. In 1968, remaining a home to all. Fri., June 16 .............. 8:10 pm and what do we know of how Jews remembered both? the Israeli government assigned Jerusalem’s beauty comes from deep within, rooted in Fri., June 23 .............. 8:12 pm July 13 .....................................................................Chaim Lauer the 28th of Iyar, this year May How Does Judaism View Freedom? 24th, as Yom Yerushalayim its people and in every stone. Fri., June 30 .............. 8:13 pm Are we ever truly independent? Explore how the Talmud looked at (Jerusalem Day), making it a Yom Yerushalayim has a politics and government in its time–and how it can help us see our national holiday. Every year, new meaning to me, not only Fri., July 7 ................. 8:12 pm world today. parades are held in Jerusalem because of its 50th anniversary Fri., July 14 ............... 8:09 pm July 20 ...............................................................Rabbi Shai Held and children are taught about and its historical importance, The Heart of Torah the significant part the city but because knowing and Fri., July 21 ............... 8:04 pm Rabbi Shai Held, President of Hadar, will discuss his new book, The plays in our culture and identity discovering the Jerusalem of Fri., July 28 ..............
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