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VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 2 , KISLEV 7, 5756 / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 35¢ PER COPY Story on Ac cused Rabbi Changes From Day to Day Hecht On Vacation Ye hos hua H echt, said hi s quoted totally out of context." by Cynthia Mann father's character was being as­ Nonetheless, he said, "l wish NEW YORK (JT A) - The sassinated and he had become to publicly apologize to my com­ Brooklyn rabbi who said Jewish a n easy target fo r all the "anger, munity for causing any unin­ law permitted the assassination chagrin and pain" of the Rabin tentional aggravation and pain of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assass ination. that I may have caused them." has been publicly isolated by "My father is not a Khomeini," Ambassador Colette Avita!, his congregation for his remarks. he said, referring to one of the Israeli consul general in New But, contrary to previous epithets that have been directed York, welcomed the apology at news reports here and in Israel, at the senior Hecht. "He is a the time that it was issued, but Rabbi Abraham Hecht has not prince of a man. He has always in thewakeof the assassination, been fired from Shaare Zion had the interest of the Jewish she has accused Hecht and oth­ Congregation. people and the State of Israel ers who used violent rhetoric of There are conflicting reports foremost in his mind." creating a climate of intolerance over whether the congregation HechtmadeheadlinesinJune and hatred that made the killing is looking for a way to force when he said at a news confer­ possible. Hecht to retire. ence that by conceding land for The New York Board of Rab­ The controversy continued as peace, Israeli leaders fa ll into the bis, with 800 mostly non-Ortho­ reports surfaced in Israel that category of "moser," or people dox members, issued a similar rabbis there had issued similar who betray Jews to gentiles. condemnation o f the harsh edicts against Rabin. According to Maimonides, rhetoric. Leaders of the Brooklyn syna­ Hechtsaid,such people not only One of the other rabbis at gogue have presented a letter to deserve the death penalty, but . Hecht's synagogue, who asked the Israeli Consulate in New should be killed before they ca n not to ·be jdentified, said there York, saying that the statements perform the deed. had been several closed-door uttered by Hecht were "his own In late October, Hecht, the meetings of the congregati on's personal views a nd not those of president of the Rabbinical Alli­ executive committee since IN LOVING MEMORY - Sena H. Yamuder stands with the Congregation Shaare Zion." ance of America, penned a Jetter Rabin's assassination. "shin" she sculpted in memory of Steven Andrew Shatz. The ButMorrisFranco, the congre­ to Rabin expressing regret for his Although he was not invited sculpture was unveiled following a special ceremony at Temple gation's president, dismissed earlier statements. The alliance is to attend themeetings, hesaid it Am David in Warwick on Nov. 26. HeraldphotobyNeilNachbar widespread reports that Hecht a group of a few hundred fer­ was clear that the congregation had been ousted . "I deny every­ vently Orthodox rabbis. had been concerned about the thing regarding Rabbi· Hecht's According to an open letter "public relations aspect" of the dismissal from the synagogue at from Hecht to his congregation matter. Sculpture Unveiled in the present time," he said. after the assassination, Rabin Manyinthecommunitywere At the same time he refused had read the letter and "ex­ "very upset about the com­ to discuss what course the syna­ pressed his satisfaction and ac­ ments" after they were made in Memory of Steven Shatz gogue might next pursue with ceptance and my apology to June and "did not identify at all Hecht. those present." with the sentiments of Rabbi by Neil Nachbar Sena Yamuder, a longtime Hecht, who is in Florida, In the letter, Hecht said, "My Hecht," said the rabbi. friend of the Shatzes and fellow Herald Associate Editor could not be reached for com­ remarks have been twisted and Other sources belonging to When Steven Andrew Shatz congregant at the Warwick ment. But his son, Rabbi misconstrued and I have been (Continued on Page 16) was tragically killed in an auto­ temple, worked on the sc'ulp­ mobile accident on March 3, ture since early 1994. lt was dis­ 1992, at the age of 27, his family played for the first time in the Reconstructionist and friends were shocked and temple's foyer, following a devastated. touching ceremony in which Movement To this day, the many peo­ loved ones remembered Shatz. ple whom Shatz touched can't "As time has gone on, I've Changes Name believe that the young man wondered if people will still re­ by A. Engler Anderson has died . member Steven," said Frank Jewish Exponent On Nov. 26, a sculpture, in Shatz,Steven'sfather. "But I con­ PHILADELPHIA (JT A) the shape of the Hebrew letter tinually find that people have Leaders of Judaism's small est "shin," was unveiled at Temple put things on his gravestone. religious denomination have Am David in Shatz' memory. (Conti nued on Page 16) tossed out their group's wordy and unwieldy moniker, the Fed­ erationofReconstructionistCon­ Fink Wins Metcalf Award gregations and Havurot - ab­ Michael Fink, contributing reporter and regular columnist for breviated FRCH a nd called The Rhode Island Jewish Herald received a Michael P. Metcalf Award "Firch" by movement insiders on Nov. 28 from the local chapter of the National Conference. and picked a briefer title: theJew­ Each award ca rries with it a $500 stipend to be donated to the ishReconstructionistFederation. nonprofit organization of the recipient's choice. "We wanted to get Jewish in Fink, who won the award for a story on Aristides de Sousa the title and we wanted a shorter Mendes, a Portuguese consul who saved 10,000 Jews from con­ name," said the group's execu­ centration ca mps in the Holoca ust, tive director, Rabbi Mordechai stipulated that his award be divided Liebling. between the Society of Friends of For many Reconstructionists, The Man With The Golden Heart Touro Synagogue and the Touro Na­ though, the rationale for a name Richard Oster, on the right, accepts the Ameri can Heart tional Heritage Trust. change went deeper than the The award is in recognition of ef­ multiplicity of words and syl­ Association (RI affiliate) Annual Gold Heart Award from Lawrence G. Sadwin, AHA chairman of the board. Story on forts to fight bigotry and promote lables. The appeara nce in fun­ understanding between di­ damentalistcirclesof"Christian page 2. verse groups of people. (Continued on Page 16) ■ ------

2 -THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 INSIDE THE OCEAN STATE Oster Honored by AHA Compassionate More than 500 business and monic Orchestra; The Jewelry Be There or be Square community leaders attended a Institute; The Miriam Hospital; Friends Author Daniel Pearlman will ing of his newest thriller, The luncheon at the Westin Hotel on University of Rhode Island; and to Meet visit Books on the Square on Fires of Midnight: Nov. 21 in honor of Richard M. Volunteer Services for Animals. Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m., to read from Kirkus Reports call ed Fires Oster. "Richard Oster exemplifies a The next meeting of The Com­ and sign copies of his new col­ " ... a triumph of suspense fic­ Oster was presented with the winning culture," said Mark passionate Friends (a self-help lection of futuristic short sto­ tion if ever there was one." American Heart Association, Weiner, chairperson of the Gold group for parents who have suf­ ries, The Final Dream & Other Gita Brown will also be at R.I. Affiliate's first Gold Heart Heart Luncheon. "Hereflectssuc­ fered the death of a child) will be Fictions (Permeable Press). Books on the Square Dec. 6 at Award by Larry Sad win, chair­ cess in all that he does ... from held on Dec. 11 at St. Brendan's The progr,am is free and open 7:30 p.m., to read from and sign man of the board of the AHA. leading a publicly held,$3 billion ChurchHaU,33Turner Ave.,East to the public. copies of her new novel, Be 1 Oster, group chief executive corporation to shaping the future Providence. Books on the Square is lo­ Whole. The book is regarded as a of Cookson Group pie, the in­ of Rhode Island by his many This will be a special candle­ cated at 471 Angell St. in Way­ celebration of the storyteller's ternational speciali st industrial trustee and board memberships. light memorial ceremony and land Square, Providence. art and of the value of oral tradi­ materials group, received the He believes, and is proof that, dinner meeting where members Call 331-9097 for more infor­ tions which preserve family lore. ◄ award at the luncheon which people have the power to grow, will be able to remember their mation. It also speaks to the difficulties raised more than $65,000 for the to refine and perfect their skills deceased children with those Jon Land, author of Kingdom of survival for people of color in research and education pro­ and expertise," Weiner added. who truly understand. Members of the Seven, will appear at Books 1950s America. grams of the American Heart LarrySadwin,chairmanofthe are asked to bring a candle, any on the Square on Dec. 6 at 7:30 .The event is free and open to Association. board of the American Heart As­ size, shape, or color and a p.m., for a reading/book sign- the public. The award was presented in sociation, Rhode Island Affiliate, candleholder. Pastry and snack recognition of Oster's commit­ added, 'The American Heart As­ food dona.tions would be ap­ ment and contributions to the sociation is driven by individuals preciated. comi;nunity, and for his leader­ like Richard Oster who under­ The cost of the dinner wiU be Open House at Roger Williams ship role with numerous local stand that one person can make a $8 per person; siblings wiU be organizations. He has been ac­ significant difference to the well­ admitted free. Members are re­ Lincoln School Plans New tive in Big Brothers, Inc.; Bryant being of others." mipded that this dinner meeting Lincoln School, thestate'sonly Surgical Center College; Meeting Street School; Chairpersons of the Gold is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. all girls' independent school, pre­ Providence College; Rhode ls­ Heart Award Luncheon were Reservations should be made school through grade 12, wiU hold Roger Williams Medical Cen­ land Convention Center Au­ Mark and Susan Weiner. by calling Carol Smith at 885- an open house on Dec. 3 from 1 to ter announced plans fo r a new thority; Rhode Islanc:! Philhar- 2900 before Dec. 8. 3 p.m. Locatedat301 Butler Ave., surgical center at a campaign on Providence's East Side, the kick-off celebration held at the school wiU be open to the public. home of Kathleen Hittner, MD, chairwoman of the department of anesthesiology at Roger Wil­ liams Medical Center. World AIDS The comprehensive renova­ Attention Herald readers and advertisers! tion and expansion of existing Day operating suites will honor Harold J. Wanebo, MD, the sur­ Reserve greetings space now for our 1995 Observances gical oncologist who is chair­ On Dec. 1, from dusk to mid­ man of the department of sur­ night, the Mount Hope Bridge gery at Roger Williams. will be lighted in observance of World AIDS Day. The bridge usually is lighted only on na­ tional holidays. · Star Gazing Chanukah Issue That same evening, 800 The Orion Nebula will come candleswillbelitalong thecam­ into view this month at the pus walkway at the Roger Wheaton College Observatory. Thursday, December 14, 1995 Willliams Universityinmemory Visitors to the observatory's of Rhode Islanders lost to AIDS. open houses on Dec. 7 and 14 Wish your relatives and friends in the Jewish community a Happy Chanukah! 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leg inside the cast wa~ of wood, t A Family Pharmacy not flesh. But his father and sis-' My Last Uncle terwanted todigintothatsteak. He reflects on his life today, nights after Chanukah, so you'd by Mike Fink Part2 "The boar had never done at a seacoast home in New En­ last like the light by the miracle by Mike Fink anything to me, so I wasn't about gland. "It all happened so long Herald Contributing Reporter • of good luck and goodwill, only . It was the index finger of my Herald Contributing Reporter to become the mighty hunter. ago to a very young. boy/ man. take you so far. "Non-soldiers talk of glory. Finally he moved away, and No; I do not have nightmares n ght hand, the digit that holds One shot of penicillin cured a the pen and forms the letters, What I really remember is be­ sometime later I was relieved." about it. I had only one dream sore throat in an hour, not a ing cold, hungry and very tired And he sketches in words when I woke up screaming, a my primary tool for survival. I week. The pace picked up in the all thetime. ldidn'tdreamabout the happy sight his unit shared, month orso after my discharge. cut it somehow and the wound postwar world of new drugs. women, but about food, and my of a bra, panties and dress hang­ Sleeping in the Summit Avenue got infected. I almost miss the slow sim­ The swelling climbed like sap poor feet were so painful." ing to dry on a clothesline! house in Providence, I dreamt mering of my parents' tricks But he adds a paragraph Finally, myG.1. uncle reviews that rats were eating me." upward to the wrist and arm, though. Their creed said, if you until I wore a sling. about his foxhole, a candle in­ the leg wounds that won him He leavesme,and his daugh­ _feel comfy and cheery, your side his helmet serving as a that Purple Heart. ter, and whoever reads his ac­ My dad didn't take me to body wi hea I itse If. II stove. "Dig a deep hole bath­ "My jacket looked like a piece count, with a legacy. "What I any doctor to lance the.boil. In­ I suppose I am inventing this stead, he bit off a heel of rye tub size. Throw all the dirt you of Irish lace. I knew I'd been hit have taken away from the war, memory just a bit. My mother dug around the sides as protec­ but the shock was delaying the my war, is a very high regard bread, chewed on it, and spat wasn't a Gypsy, and my father the wad just above my knuckle. tion from shell bursts. Pile the pain." for creature civilized comforts, wasn'tanlndianmedicineman, hole high with hay and put a He writes about flying and a disgust for the military "We'IJ let it dry. Saliva disin­ though he did look a little like fects and kills the germs. The pup tent over the whole thing. mind with its stupid arrogance, the profile on the old nickel. I'm Crawl in. Very cozy and warm. imagined aristocratic caste sys­ sponge of dough will suck up the one who feared needles and the pus." But a death trap if attacked. tem and total disregard•for life. nasty spoonsful of purple syrup. I guess the harmless folk rem­ "So, do you want to be warm, "Did I say how disappointed I would lie abed ina delirium edy worked, although I can still or permanently cold?" I was when they had a non­ and imagine that my mother's make out a tiny scar at the spot. My artist relative never loses ceremony to give out medals? cool hand and soft voice could My father also believed in the his Homeric humor, even Just distributed them out of a magic power of raw onion to make me well by telepathy, with­ whimsy .. He became company box, the cheap bastards. Not drive away bad blood. His faith out anybody prodding and pok­ translator with prisoners and even a small parade. went beyond reason by today's ing my person. adds. "It must have grated the "Sorry to get preachy at the standards, because it submitted We make up our parents out Germans to ha ve to talk Yid­ end. But this is the reason I to the magazine ads that fea­ of our childish needs, and they dish to an American Jew. I got a refuse to do certain time- tured experts in white lab coats. go along with us. big kick out of that." consuming point­ Yes, medics claimed that And in fact, their naive no­ Like a lot of visually talented less chores and cigarettes were good for your tions didn't save them from the people, my renowned relative silly errands." health. You light up a Camel invasive hospital techniques of has a problem with spelling. He I don't need to and your spirits get a lift. Your their last days. They, too, went doesn't think of himself as a sum up, but I can't passages clear out. You face the grim gamut from surgeon's writer. help catching your day with a head full of knives to shelves of prescrip­ But I have never read a mili­ glimpses of my nicotine-sharpened wits. At 16 tionsand pilesofbillsand forms ·tary diary with the verve and own childhood in we got pipes and lighters as a at the end. variety of this letter. through the air, my uncle's reflec­ starter gift. But in their strong years they My excerpts hop skip and hoping his head tions. He has cast Mom didn't share this take set out a model that alternative jump among some remarkable wouldn't be hit me into the role of on tobacco, but she didn't load medicines are only just lately accounts that spare nobody. He by pieces of the family historian. up the medicine chest with rediscovering. Whether you use finds his fellow combatants tank, that he I place his daz­ .m~ssage or crystals, herbs or cruel and mindless and makes wouldn't be run Post-War Passport Photo zling descriptions storecbought · bo\tles and jars along the V mail either. She just squeezed fresh aromas, yoga or numerology, little distinction between the over. you are turning away from the sides, but his pacifism, such as Since he wore no uniform at (not Email) momentosl have of orange juice each dawn, put up letters we sent abroad to our a pot of hot perked coffee, and authority of experts and back to it is, is never sentimental. that point, he was at first treated gentler wisdom. "We were shocked when in hospital as an officer, far bet­ cousins and uncles at war. got us going uphill to enter the I see so many sides of The fray of the day. Cure thyself, even if it means young kids in oversized uni­ ter care than he got when they sip your glass of wine, sniff that forms (costumes?) shot at us. asked him his rank. Duration. They whirl like oak Her first years were passed leaves around the storm center among the pastures and or­ jar of vanilla, swim in the salt "But after a few Americans "The one redeeming quality sea, munch that clove of garlic were wounded by these rotten was the light flooding in I discover among the loose chards of rural Rumania. Fresh sheets of Herb's epistl e. fruit and alien corn were good that chases the vampires from little bastards, no one felt any through lovely 18th-century your portal. compunction about killing the windows, for it had gotten to be "Some of these events are out for what ailed you. of proper order, the sequences Her teens took place in Laugh off the blues, orputon murderers." springtime."With that light, he an old record and weep away He hates claptrap cheap he­ started drawing every day. 'The jumbled up in my mind. As a Montreal, and she valued deep lowly infantryman I never even snow as a restorative against your worries. roics, even though he calls the drawings got better all the time." That finger that bears the re­ enemy "subhuman vermin." On The final scenes were more was altogether sure where we the vapors. My mother loved were at any given time or day." shoveling snow, or just climb­ minder of my father's gesture · patrolinaGermanforesthehears familiar to me. His first army of concern, the pointer that what he fears is a German army hospitalmealbackstatesidewas I place these papers as best ing the hill through snowdrifts. I can as testimony before the It drove the other women of thrusts itself into sweet and sour unit. When he looks, he finds a sirloin steak, rationed and rare and sways like a compass to­ instead a big black wild boar with at the time. close of the 50th anniversary of her family and neighborhood war's end. up the wall that separated their ward sun and moon, to cite an several of his lady pigs. His mother worried that his Anderson tale, it touches base FOR AD RATES, values. "I like to bake, wash, and looks at me like a puppet. Patronize our rake, move," she would say with ''Love burns off all the poisons," "B' CALL 724-0200 a smile. · ittellsme,and that's the simple advertisers! She had a theory that sick­ truth. ness came from sloth. She never stopped doing things, like gath­ ering up the fa llen crabapples Israelis, Palestinians to Import from behind our property line, 'Sesame Street' cooking them on the stove, hang­ ing muslin bags from chair legs, by Naomi Segal and making sweet jelly to keep JERUSALEM (JT A) - Bert The Palestinians expressed us going through the winter on and Ernie have a special mes­ their desire to support the bedtime tonics of toast and co­ sage of peace to bring to Israeli project. The president of the coa. and Palestinian ·children. Children's Television Work­ The house smelled unbeliev­ As a result of a meeting re­ shop, Jeµy Lasser, said this ably delicious during those late cently in Israel initiated by the project is one of the most unique autumn afternoons. The arorria American Children's Television in the 27 years that his company finally drove off the lingering Workshop, some 65 shows of has existed. perfume of mothballs that pre­ the children's television pro­ served the health of the woolen gram "Sesame Street" will be rugs and curtains of the parlor. shown to Israeli and Palestinian LIFETIME If one of us had a fever, we kids. would sit by the open fire on the The segments will stress pro­ WINDOWS~ TRAN&TIO!!f hearth, with a bathrobe warmed moting tolera nce and braking Vinyl Replacement Windows P t:T SITTING• SHUTTLE St:RVICE • CMERGENCV T RANSPORT specially by hanging over the down stereotypes. 826-7880 We visit your pet up to 3 times daily and guarantee each pet, young or old, screen. They claim these days Israel Educational Television LIFETIME WARRANTY ON WINDOWS fllllY wil l receive individual attention from a dedicated anima l specialist. that a chimney only pulls the and a Palestinian production INSUHD heat out of your house. It didn't company will participate in the GOOD ...... •145 Services available for. Dogs • Cats • Birds • Fish • Rabbits BETTER .. •150 • Guinea Pigs • Iguanas • Some Wildlife• Exotic Animals work that way then. venture. BEST ...... •165 Of course, household hints Ahuva Fainmesser, Israel Allp1i cesincludainsu11!ation. For furtlier infonnation, please call Ron Nastari at (401) 354-4470 Television director general, said Any size, doublatiung. for safeguarding the soul R.I . UC . 12186 Insured • Bonded l{lrough the Joni; 9ark days and t~r series would air in 1997. , 4 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 EDITORIAL Earthly vs. Heavenly 'Moses, Too, Was Once a Marginal Jew' Rejecting the idea that the motivated, such as day schools innovative perspectives if they Jerusalem Jewish community should fo­ and yeshiva!. are to appeal to the unaffiliated. cus its limited resources on the While such programs are . "Among the alienated are !em is Shabbat in the spring. The by Yosef I. Abramowitz "faithful few," the president­ worthy of support, he argues, large numbers of creative, intel­ sound of the horn ushering the I remember ent~ring the open elect of the Union of American the community must also find lectual,compassionate,spiritual Sabbath, the disappearance of compound area at the Western Hebrew Congregations is ca ll­ ways to rekindle the pintele yid and energetic individuals who traffic, the multitudesofbirds that Wall and being greeted by a sea ing for a campaign to bring Jews - "the eternal spa rk of are ca pable of revitalizing sing at the cue of the shofar, the of white sneakers juxtaposed on the periphery back into Jew­ Yiddishkeit that can rekindle in American Judaism," said Yoffie. setting sun highlighting the gold against dark pants. I was 7 or 8 ish life. every Jew the spirit of faith and Still, recognizing that reach­ of the Jerusalem stone, the candles that Yorn Kippur w.hen my fa­ in the current issue of teshuvah - return." ing out to the unaffiliated is only glowing through windows, the Reform ther took me and a tattered In the magazine's cover story, the first step, he adds, "ulti­ white dinner tablecloths, the Judaism magazine, Rabbi Eric prayer book to the kotel. Yoffie argues that the Jewish titled, "Moses, Too, Was Once a mately, our synagogues must people walking to their neigh­ We shared the prayer book, community cannot afford to for­ Marginal Jew," Rabbi Yoffie re­ be so vibrant and joyful that it borhood shul, the sounds from my father patiently waiting to sake the unaffiliated, estimated jects the elitist notion that unaf­ will never occur to born Jews all directions of prayer and song, turn the pages when I indicated to be more than half of the filiated Jews "have nothing to not to affiliate or ask 'why be and thetwinklingheavensabove. that I, too, was done reading. In American Jewish population. offer," citing historical examples Jewish?' The richness of Jewish As my sister, Miriam, discov­ truth, the feeling of guilt has re­ Rabbi Yoffie's position is di­ such as Theodore Herzl and living, the grandeur of Jewish ered during one visit, "in such a mained with me that more than rectly opposed to those who Solomon Ansky, author of The ethics, and the majesty of Jew­ holy place, the air is cleaner and once did I nod affirmatively for propose a kind of "Jewish Dar­ Dybbuk. ish faith will speak for them­ the challah simply tastes better." him to-turn the pages even though winism" - the view that the He also notes that syna­ I miss the challah. What selves." I didn't read all the prayers. select few will keep Judaism gogues and other Jewish insti­ Yoffie' s article is followed by Jerusalem misses about me, I What I remember most, how­ alive - and who therefore ar­ tutions are "naturally prone to seven personal stories by people hope, is how open I was to her ever, is the intensity of the crowd gue that the community should inertia and inclined to fight the who made the journey from spiritual dimension. and the religious energy that concentrate its funding on pro­ problems of today with marginal Jew to affiliated and But these non-tangible aspects was directed at a bunch of Sec­ grams and institutions which yesterday's solutions," and of the lioly city do not stand alone, committed. ond Temple stones. serve the deeply committed and therefore must adapt new and After Kol Nidrei, we made untouched by the cruelty of our way out through the wind­ people and nations or by the ing alleyways to our pale blue stones of a young Hassid. Reader Returns From Israel VW bug and started to drive The Jerusalem I read about, the Jerusalem I argue about, the When Palestinians are brought To the Editor: home to Ramal Eshkol, a new in for "questioning," it is done in I just returned from a memo­ the I;,te prime minister. area that was recently liberated Jerusalem I am prepared to com­ promise with is the earthly Jerusalem's Russian compound rable trip to Israel with a small I was tremendously moved by from the Jordanians. in what most people would con­ group. Prior to our departure, we the support that the Israelis And then I saw a young kid, Jerusalem, the one that houses the Israeli parliament, that hosts sider a torture chamber. learned that the prime minister showed. I am sure that the Israe­ dressed in black, sidelocks dan­ Ten thousand agunot, Ortho­ had been killed. We were in a lis were left heartbroken, just as gling down, pick up a rock and countless demonstrations, the one that often rejects, exploits, dox women who wish to di­ dilemma whether we should we were when President throw it at our car. THUD! It hit vorce their blackmailing, abu­ travel and intrude on Israel's Kennedy was assassinated. the side and others started rain­ impedes and simply ignores its spiritual destiny. sive husbands, are ignored by mourning period, but we did I did explain that one of the ing down, as my father sped Israel's chief rabbinate, head­ leave the United StatesonNov. 7. reasons we came to Israel was away. The only ti me I have ever been beaten up by police at a demon­ quartered in Jerusalem. When we arrived in Tel Aviv, that we felt deeply about Rabin's When I think of Israel - its And it is in Jerusalem where we lit a candle for Yitzhak Rabin assassination and we wanted to magic, its history, its meaning stration was in Jerusalem; I was calling for the reunification of so~e petty politicijlnS abuse a I the place he was assassi na led. cry with the Israelis. - I think of Jerusalem, the city Jewish charitable dollars from Again, when we vi.sited his Here's to peace, shalom, in infused with the energy of Jew­ Ethiopian Jewish families. My friend Hillel Novetsky, around the world to forward grave, we lit another candle. our time. ish prophets, scholars and kings. There was an enormous out­ Dorothy Ann Wiener whoisarabbinicalstudentstudy­ their careers aboard the sinking I think of Naomi Shemer's Providence, RJ. ing in Jerusalem, was recently set World Zionist Organization. pouring of love and support for "Jerusalem ofGold" and of the To reconcile the holy and the Bible's "City of Peace." upon bypoliceata peaceful dem­ onstration calling for the release profane is no easy task, espe­ What I miss mostaboutJerusa- cially since the city is becoming of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. more devout and more politi­ cized. A Gentile's Farewell RHODE ISLAND JEWISH In Jerusalem there are more Jews studying text than ever to Yitzhak Rabin HERALD= before in her history. There are more houses of worship, and (to Nat and Marilyn, Warren and Jayc.e, there are more observant Jews and G-d's People of Israel) (USPS 464-760) than during the first or second Published Every Week By The by Michael J. 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Jf!~ISb rel~r~e~lc Agency THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 - 5 EDITORIAL The End of Democracy----­ in Israel man who kept speaking against political conservatives praised • his peace plan (etc.) on the Is­ him, while Mayor Koch (self­ To The Editor: raeli radio. proclaimed king of the Jews) When I came home from shul When Rabin found out that and his left-wing Jewish bud­ ~ TORAHTODAY~ last Sarurday night, I was feeling the man was a security guard, he dies created a shandeh (a dis­ fine following a fineShabbos (11 / contacted the gun licensing board grace) by denouncing the bounc­ 25 /95). A little while later, I to have the man's gun license ing of Arafat by this proud opened the national news. After revoked. The security guard was Christi an (who also didn't in­ that, I wasn't feeling so well. A no wimp, and went to court. He vite Castro, a known murderer Help in OvercomJng newsitemshocked me to the core. received his gun license back. This of Arafat's ilk). The Labor Party (Socialist­ was one in a long line of such Since the time of Rabin's Communist Alliance) of Israel political low blows. death, the media has given the Temptations wasrecrwtingall the nation's stu­ Hiring special police to give fa lse impression that the slay­ This week's Torah portion, Israel, he was told to leave Beer dents to "inform" on any teacher fellow Jews a good beating (since ing is the first time a political Vayeitze, begins: "And Jacob Sheba and the study halls of who spoke to the right of the some regular police couldn't leaderoflsrael has been slain by went out from Beer Sheba and Shem and Eber where he had Socialist-communist ideology. stomach ii) was another tactic. a Jew. went towards Haran." learned for the past 14 years. He My mother, who was a teen­ While the Women in Black (a I made sure to call the Arlene The Torah offers two reasons was to come to Haran, a place ager al the time of World War!!, Leftist group) was able to dem­ Violet talk show and inform lis­ for the name Beer Sheba: one is where G-dliness and holiness told me that ii reminded her of onstrate on Friday afternoons teners that this was not the case. because of the oath · Abraham were concealed. stories told in America (during against _the Israeli Army (refer­ Back in the 1940s, I believe Rabin made in his covenant with In Haran, it was very easy to thewar)aboutGermanchildren ring to them as Nazis), the was a hi Iman for David Ben­ Abimelech; the second is be­ sin and very difficult to be virtu­ who ttu'.ned in parents who did Women in Green (a Ri ght-Wing Gurion, murdering one of his cause of the seventh well dug ous. Yet, it was precisely be­ not accept Nazi Party ideology. group) was assaulted by Rabin's political opponents with a hand after Isaac's peace treaty with cause he was steadfast when It seen\s that the feared civil special police with night sticks grenade. He also was among Abimelech. exposed to temptation that Jacob war between Jew and Jew is off for chanting against Rabin's those in recent Israeli history to Both of these explanations in­ was able to build the House of and running. At the same time land giveaway. · try and cover up (and in a very dicate a condition of tranquil­ Israel so that "his offspring were Jewish leaders are worrying U.S. politicians were asked sloppy way) the facts about the lity for Isra~I. But the name perfect"; not one of his children more about Croatia and Bosnia to look into this human rights' kidnapping of Yemenite chil­ Haran is the reverse, as our sages straying from the Torah pa th. ... two nations that aided the abuse. It seems that the U.S. dren by the Ben-Gurion regime. interpreted it to indicate "the This offers a lesson for every Nazis in the genocide of the Congress is more worried about The facts must be known. The fierce anger - charan af - of one of us. Part of our Divine Jews. When reading the only Israel than the Knesset. revisionist history by liberal the world.' mission involves being exposed Jewish right-wing weekly in the Even American Jewry's left Jewish writers must cease. There are those who won­ to temptations. United States, The Jewish Press, I is no bargain. Leah Rabin brought up old der:" G-d has given us so many To be tempted and prevail am shocked by [stories about] When PLO President Yasser revisionist history after her rnitzvot. Wherever we hrrn there raises man to higher levels. plotting of the Jewish left. Its Arafat came to Mayor Rudolph husband's death. In 1933, a So­ is either a positive precept for us It is understood, though, that Israeli and U.S. counterparts do Giuliani's bash, uninvited (the cialist Jewish leader in colonial to observe or a pro hi bi tion we are speaking of tests and dastardly things to stay in United Nation's 50th anniver­ "Palestine" was murdered by against which we must guard temptations with G-d places power. sary), and was kicked out ... the Arabs. To gain points wi th ourselves. before us: it is a fundamental Just some weeks before his guess who praised Giuliani and future voters in an independent At the very least, shouldn't belief that man has the capacity death, Prime Minister Yi tzhak who condemned him? Israel, the Socialists told the G-d have removed all our wor­ to remain steadfast in the face of Rabin was informed of a certain The Christian and Jewish world that it was a hit by right­ ries in order to make it easier for all difficulties and testsimposed wing Jewish forces. They knew us to observe the rnitzvot? In fact, upon him by Divine Providence. he had been slain by Arabs. we shouJd be altogether freed of Man, however, is not to sub­ Over a decade ago, one o f the worldly concerns so that we can ject himself to temptations as a old revisionist Socialists (an old spend more time doing mitzvot test. . YR man who wanted to come clean) andstudyingTorah,ifthisiswhat By overcoming these temp­ told the truth. G-d truly wants of us. tations, ii is possible to build a Lo yisa gay el goy here-a LeahRabinstill uses this false The Torah shows Jacob's be­ Jewish home which is both radi­ National shall not lift up sword against nation. history to make the right-wing havior, through which we can ant and warm. (including the Orthodox) look understand how to conduct our­ like a group of thugs. Leah, Adapted from the worzds of the You can't know the unspoken feeling of deep dark . selves. Lubavitcher Rebbe. Submitted by please stop it and let the healing Before Jacob was to marry, despair Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer. It is a feeling that sits in your mind a bum on a side­ begin. that is, to build the House of walk Jerry Snell The feeling sits with you and there is no fulfillment, no Providence, R.I. end to the sorrow Zoo's can live longer with no animals than theft with no sorrow Hear, I tell you, this is not the theft of a possession, but of a necessity A father being taken from his baby, a pen away from a writer Killing this necessity, this father or this pen is the theft

Rare it is for a great thing to move with no friction And stranger than rare it is for this same great thing to stop moving · But why after it was moving smoothly on the tracks was it derailed It finally placed first and was curtly stopped by the three piercing problems Now as the "Song of Peace" lay shredded and bloody in his pocket What do we have to say for ourselves?

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The commission suggested gogue leaders, as well as lead­ or inclination. Jewish women feel "completely Neither Hadassah nor the establishing a mentoring pro­ ing Conserva tive Jewish schol­ Fourth, Conservative jews removed from today's Jewish Cohen Center would release the gram for Jewish women on col­ ars and educators, told del­ must add to their lives a mini­ world," according to a new study cost of the work. lege campuses throughout the egates that Jewish survival was mum of three new mitzvot ev­ underwritten by Hadassah and "It's an embarrassment how country, increasing funding of in their hands. ery year. researched by sociologists at little solid information there is formal Jewish studies programs In a message repeated over Fifth, the Conservative Jew Brandeis University'sCohenCen­ about the American Jewish and creating a national network and over during the meeting, must employ the value of tikkun ter for Modem Jewish Studies. woman," said Shulamith of Jewish women's student synagogue leaders were told olam to help in the world's con­ "Disincentives to getting in­ Reinharz, chairwoman of a groups. that unless members of their tinual repair. volved, and the everyday de­ Hadassah-convened commis­ It proposed a clearinghouse congregations adopt Jewish be­ Sixth, in making decisions mands of family and work pre­ sion, as weU as director of the of information on women's em­ haviors now, they cannot ex­ about Jewish behavior, theCon­ vent many Jewish women from women's studies program at ployment in Jewish organiza­ pect their children to do so in servative Jew must consider the taking advantage of opportuni­ Brandeis. tions and agencies, which would the future. effect that decision will have on ties to enhance and enrich their The goal of the study, which' compare positions, pay, tenure, Rabbi Jerome Epstein, exec_u­ Klai Yisrael. lives through Jewish affiliation," was not designed to be statisti­ rates of hire and rates of promo­ tive vice president of The United Seventh, Conservative Jews the study said. cally valid, was to put faces on tion for men and for women, Synagogue, told delegates that must increase their ties to Israel The results of the study, numbers,accordingtoitsauthors. and use the results to advocate the American synagogue's most in concrete ways, whether "Vojces for Change: Future Di­ "We wanted to hear what for gender equity in Jewish important task is to train Jews to through political action, visits rections for American Jewish women had to say in their own groups. live Jewish lives. He then listed to the Jewish State, or other ac­ Women," show Iha I" American words about their Jewish iden­ According to novelist and eight behavioral expectations tivities. Jewish women yearn for a con­ tity and spirituality, their in­ essayist Anne Roiphe, another toward which each Conserva­ Finally, Conservative Jews nection to Judaism," said volvement in Jewish and non­ member of the commission, a tive Jew should strive. must notonly maintain Hebrew Marlene Post, Hadassah's na­ Jewishcommunities, family and central lesson of the study is First, the ideal Conservative in their services, but must also tional president. work, philanthropy, feminism that "we've got to make more Jew must support a Conserva­ increase their knowledge of and Israel," said Sylvia Barack children" if there is to be such a tive synagogue by participating Hebrew. Fishman, the Cohen Center's thing as Jewish continuity. "It in its activities. Epstein concluded that "Con­ "It isn't fine to wait until senior research associate, who isn't fine to wait until you're39" Second, he or she must en­ servative Jews area people with you're 39." worked on the project. to start thinking about children, gage in Jewish study a mini­ a mission: the creation of souls The results revealed "these she said. "Women have to have mum of one hour per week. - Jewish souls." Anne Roiphe women'spleasforwelcomeinto their families earlier." Third. Jewish learning must theJewishcommunity," said Or­ The Jewish community must Some women believe that thodox feminist and author Blu "provide day care and the men Jewish organizations are not Greenberg, a member of the who will be in there doing the welcoming to newcomers or commission. fathering," she said. outsiders. Others perceive that Women participating in the "This is not a Jewish women's Jewish organizations are overly study spoke about feeling ne­ problem, but a Jewish people's preoccupied with fund-raising glected by the Jewish c_omn:iu- problem," said Roiphe.

L.A. Proposes 'Rabin Square' by Tom Tugend LIFE AT THE REGENCY LOSANGLES(JTA)-Apro­ posal to rename a major traffic Special Services for out Residents intersection Yitzhak Rabin Square has come before the Los 24-Hour Security Angeles City Council. CityCouncilmanJoel Wachs, Service Desk who made the motion of the name change, said the slain Is­ Elevators raeli prime minister was "be­ Catered Lunches Daily loved not just by the great ma­ jority of his nation's people, but In Home Dining Service by people around the world who Rededicating A Torah Scroll desire peace and oppose cease­ Handicap Accessible less warfare, racial and religious Jews in a small Ukrainian town have a Torah scroll, at last, after 70 years of being without. Their scroll is 75 years old, has Hair Salons hatred and terrorism." Rabin Square is slated for the crossed the ocean several times, and finally, under the aus­ pices of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Comittee, was Convenience Store intersection of two major traffic arteries in the Studio City neigh­ repaired and delivered to its new home, where it was wel­ Dry Cleaning Service borhood of the Los Angeles met­ comed by an unprecedented and emotional crowd. ropolitan area. The site is near Handyman Service Uni versa! Studios, one of the city's Maid Service biggest tourist attractions. Full Activity Program Including Bingo, Bridge & Movie Night • OSTOMY • LIFTCHAIRS YOU'RE LEAVING? ~ Foxwoods Trips Take time to let us know. Whenever and wherever you go, we • HOSPITAL BEDS want you to tell us about it!.!£. Not.the Post Office. They don't tell Community Room • WHEELCHAIRS us everything, you know! Call us at 724-0200, and keep in touch. • WALKERS Swimming Pool ... or whatever! Transportation to Supermarkets WE'LL DELIVER IT & BILL MEDICARE, Studio, One, Two and Three Bedroom Apartments MEDICAID, Rent includes all utilities and cenLral air OR YOUR East Side Painting and Restoration INSURANCE INTERIOR • EXTERIOR COMPANY. REGENCY PLAZA Expert Wallcovering Installation One Regency Plaza Decorative Art-Stenciling, Pickling, Marbleizing, Stipling, Providence, Rl 02903 Stria , Graining and Rag Rolling 861-0400 On-Site Kitchen Cabinet and Furniture Refinishing The Finest Quality Work At Afford~b/e Prices 25 Years Experience • Free Estimate SURGICAL CENTERS iranklin Koslow (ftOI) i68-ZJ68- Michatl Mancino (ftOI) 9ft9-Il66 380 WARWICK AVE ., WARWICK, R.I. 7

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I 8 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 MORRE -~---====-==== = LE JEWS

O n these pages are eigbt "remarkable" Jews - from the pages of Remarkable People, by pl10tographer Stephen Brigid; of the Bristol Workshop. Brigidi' s subjects are all Rhode Islanders. H e says be felt compelled to create the book as a rebuttal to those who deride the state and its residents. He bas succeeded in showing us some truly remarkable Rhode Islanders. Tbe book is published by Swrningdale Publishers.

More Remarkable Jews Discovered!

BY ALISON S MIT! I

H ERALD EDITOR l[ No sooner had our Nou 16 issue appeared, with its center/old of eight remarkable Jews /rom Stephan Brigidi's new book, "Remarkable People" than we began to hea r from readers who thought we'd overlooked someone they knew to be in the book, and Jewish. W., called Brigidi, and he very graciously agreed to send us more pidures of more remark­ able Jews as soon as we could identify them.

71,e winnowing process has been completed, and we now add eight more illustrious charaders to our original eight (which makes a total of 16 Jewish subjed s, out of over 100 pictures, a remarkable /act in a nation with a population of two to three percent Jews).

In pursuing this project with Brigidi, we learned something or were reminded of some­ thing that passed by us by the first time round. To quote Bngidi, "Sunningda/e Charitable Foundation is the publisher (of the book) and will donate 100 percent of book pro/its to Amos House, Rhode Island Community Food NancyMayer

Bank, and other non-pro/its. GENERAL TREASURER, STATE OF R,ttODE ISLAND

"I donated my time and materials to the project and will not receive any royalties. admire Nancy Mayer's outspoken independence and responsible approach to her office. She is a new breed of politician. In her short tenwe as General Treaswet; she "71,e theme of this book is about GIVING, there/ore the book itself should be a vehicle /or I had defended·the taxpayers' rights against pension abuse and sponsored legislative giving in Rhode Island. " change lo eliminate back-room dealing. Mayer has also reformed the 1:reasury's invest­ ment practices, bringing a greater return for taxpayers dollars. (ED. NOTE: WITII ALL DUE RE SPECT TO TIIE BOOK AND OUR REMARKABLE jEWS, THIS IS THE BRISTOL ~ 22 .JANUARY 1994 EN D OF Tl-I E SE RI ES FO R NOW. I F WE'V[ OVERLOOKE D SOMEONE, WE APOLOG IZE .)

George and Lois Graboys Peter Geisser ACTIVISTS ARTIST, TEACHER, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

ndividually, George and Lois Ora.boys b.ave each accomplisbed a substantial record magine yourself having commissioned 10,000 ceramic ttles, then coon.linating several Iof achievement from which tbe slate comrnunity has benefited. Togel11er, they are Ilmndred ch.ildren lo make them, and then arranging for their installation among lmn­ an awesome duo of tireless energy, constant in t:heir comrnilments to the various dreds of oth er artworks. What you have might seem to be an insurmountable task. For services tbcy perform. George bas generously offered l1is knowledge lo boards, including Peter Oeisser, it is what comes natu.r.il\y, like a bJ1or of love in working with children and the Unilecl Way Campaign, and tbe Children's Crt.J.Sade for Higl1er Education. George bas art. The Circle of Clay projecl as Hasl,ro's Cluldren's Hospital is one of Gci.sser's many been recognized for l1i 11 charitable endeavors with tl,e AOL Torch of Liberty Award ancl t.he acl1icvcments, as he is wcU knovm fur his many murals of gla5s ancl ceramics instaUed NCCJ Brothcrbood Award. Lois founded and worked for 13 yeani al Voluulccr Services tl1r0ug'1oul the slate. Gcisser bas been n."l:ognizeJ for l1is work wilb Ll1e Humanitarian for fu1imals, lo assist animals impounded in municipal shelters. S l1 e l1as nxcivet! an award Award for Very Special Ans by the Business Volunteers for the Arts . TIU11 dt,.Jicatcd teacher from tbe Rl Women's Political Caucus, and in .1985 was awarded a Jellerson Award fo r and arlisl l1as also been indude

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Lucy Brown,M.D. Sara WW eiss PEDIATRIC RESIDENT, WOMEN AND INFA NTS HOSPITAL ACTIVIS T FOR T H O SE WITH DIS ABILITIES

would call Lucy Brown an inspiring person. She has had lwo careers. H er first career ara Weiss knows about the difficulties involved with being disabled as she heraelf I was as ·a mother raising three cb.JJreo, and by t:he ti.me they were self-reliant, th.is - ·S was slricken with polio at age 25. She is interested in helping otbers to_become self. detenn.ined \voman launched her second career: working with still more chJdren, supportive and independent. Sara Weiss is an active board member of Meeting caring for them as a doctor. It was a realization of a great dream by Brown to become a Street School and a pee, counselor for the disabled al Rhode Island College. She also is a child,en's docto~ and by age 50 she had well succeeded. He, rewacds became the demand­ member of the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council and works with the RJ Protection ing hours, the enormous debt, the sacrifices of a personal life, but also came the satisfying · and Advocacy System in providing free legal sen-ices for the disabled. gralilication that she could help a little child. Lucy Brnwn is a gifted heale, doing he, parl. NEWPORT ~ tO.JULY 1 9 95 PROVIDENCE ~ 3 0 MARCH 1 9 9 5

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P"OVIOB N CE ~ 8 NOVEMBER I 993 WARW I CK .7l 5 .J UN E 1 995 10 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 THE JEWISH COMMUNITY Chanukah Encounter With Book Fair to be Held at Pre~Chanuk~__h Crafts·Workshop Lasting Significance Temple Torat Yisrael · on Dec. 4 In celebration ofjewish Book by Rabbi Mordechai Nisse! The idea behind theChanukah about expanding their own Ii- A pre-Chanukah ''Make it­ Month, Temple Yorat Yisrael December can be a challeng­ Encounter is simple. People who brary, or purchasing books as Take it" craft workshop will be will hold its 12th annual bok fair ing month for tho_se of us who have a background in Jewish lit­ gifts for others. If you decide to held in the vestry of Congrega­ from Dec. 3 through 7. don't want Chanukah to get lost erature and traditionarematched buy books as Chanukah gifts, I lion Agudath Achim at 36 A wide selection of hard­ in the glitter of the holiday sea­ up with partners who have not the temple's school committee Winthrop St., Taunton, on Dec. cover and paperback titles, that son. had the benefit of an intensive willprovidefreeChanukahgift- 4, at 7:30 p.m. appeal to every age and interest wrapping. Sponsored by Sisterhood of As many Jews know that Jewish education, but are eager group will be featured. In addi­ Chanukahdoesn'tneed to com­ to give it a try. TempleToratYisrael is located Congregation Agudath Achim, tion to the latest fiction and non­ at 330 Park Ave. in Cranston. the workshop will offer partici- pete with all the department The choice of topics is wide fiction, many traditional favor­ Hours of this year's fair are: pants their choice of two store windows and TV specials; enough to embrace any facet of ites will be available for pur­ Dec. 3 - 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; projects: one involving making, that it isn't a consolation prize, Judaism which may appeal to chase. but rather their own special and participants, including theory, Dec. 4 - by appointment; Dec. painting and decorating two The public is invited to meaningful holiday, of which practice, prayer and the deeper 5 - 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 7 to 9 Shabbat candlesticks and two browse in the synagogue's li­ p.m.; Dec. 6 - 10 a.m. to 12:30 beeswax candles, the other, the they can be proud. meanings behind Chanukah's brary, or to visit the gift shop. But when it comes to explain­ symbols and rituals. p.m., 7 to 8:30 p.m.; Dec. 7 - 10 creation of challah covers. The fair is a good opportu­ $8 ing it to their children or to the "It is inspiring to see Jews a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost of each project is nity for those who are thinking which includes all materials. neighbor next door, they are running the entire gamut of Jew­ Extra kits will be available for often at a loss for words because ish educational and affiliational they might not understand the backgrounds getting together lo purchase to be given as gifts or completed at home. reasons themselves. delve into the wisdom and Would You Like Some The Judaica gift shop will be The Partners in Torah beauty of their heritage," said open for those who wish to pur­ Chanukah Encounter was de­ Rabbi Nisse!. "When you walk Yiddish With Your Bagel? chase Chanukah or other items. signed to address this challenge. into a Partners in Torah pro­ Perspectives - The Rhode door board game night on Dec. The Chanukah J;:ncounter is gram, there's an electrifying Island Jewish Young Adult 16, visiting the elderly for a one-to-one learning program hum of voices filling the room Project - will host a Bissel Ba­ Chanukah on Dec. 17, a trip to which will give participants and - the animated, inquisitive Tennis gel Brunch on Dec. 10 from 11 Foxwoods Casino on Dec. 24 their hand-picked study part­ voices of Jews involved in a a.m. tol p.m.attheJewishCom- and helpingoutat a soup kitchen meaningful dialogue with each Anyone? ners an opportunity to explore . muni ty Center of Rhode Island. on Dec. 25. Call Ingber for more the deeper meaning of other and united by the tran­ Chai Productions (Jewish Learn Yiddish with David information about any of these Chanukah and how it relates to scendent striving to learn more singles ages 25 to 45) will host a Kaplan and munch on some events. our lives today, so that they can about their spiritual legacy." tennis party on Dec. 9 at the bagels. Perspectives is committed to come away with exciting new The Chanukah Encounter is Waltham RacquetClub, 249 Lex­ A $2 donation is requested programming in the following insights to share with their fam­ unique in that, unlike other Jew­ ington St., Waltham at6:30 p.m. for this event. R.S.V.P. by Dec. 7 areas: philanthropic/ social ac­ ish adult-education programs The cost is $15. R.S.V.P. by ily and friends. by calling Marcie Ingber, Per­ tion, sports/social, religious/ Chanukah Encounter partici­ where educators, usually rab­ Nov. 29. spectives director, at 521-3541. educational. The group is open pants will meet in a central loca­ bis, serve as "teacher," it works All levels are invited for an Recently, Perspectives held a to adults in Rhode Island and tion for an hour a week of stimu­ solely with lay people, none of evening of round-robin from shabbat dinner in Warwick and Southeastern Massachusetts lating disctis~ion, for two con­ whom are paid. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., followed by a Rock-N-Bowl in Crans1on. Up­ who are in their mid-20s to mid- secutive weeks. They can either gathering at the club's cafe. Although two people maybe coming events include an in- 30s, either single or married. follow the study materials pro­ Mail checks payable to: Chai matched up because one person vided, or focus on the points Productions, P.O. Box 534 has expressed an interest in a that interest them most. Sudbury, Mass. 01776. particularsubjectwhile the other I "One-to-onestudy" -which Call (508) 650-1829 or (508) has a level of proficiency in that allows partners to bounce ideas 443-7834 for more information. same area, the nature of their Adoption Expert to Speak at off each other - is an age-old relationship is peer-to-peer, not Jewish learning tradition that teacher-to-student. ·Temple Beth-El ______has unfortunately been missing "Large classes can be intimi­ from the modern experience of Sharon Kaplan Roszia, BSW, adopted or are considering creating an open adoption; and dating and people are often hesi­ Judaism," said RabbiMordechai MS, will speak about adoption adopting children. from non­ was a contributing author to tant to ask questions for fear of Nisse!, coordinator of the local on Dec. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Jewish backgrounds. These top­ Workingwith Older Adoptees. She sounding ignorant or holding Chanukah Encounter program. Temple Beth-El, in a program ics might include conversion, co-produced twovideosentitled up the rest of the class," says "The 1990s Partners in Torah sponsored by Jewish Family identity and cross-cultural or "The Seven Core Issues in Adop­ Rabbi Abraham Jakubowicz, revival has met with over­ Service. The recipient of several cross-racial difference. tion" and "OpenAdoption;The Judaic principal of the Provi­ whelming success. lt is just the awards in the field of adoption, Program director of The Kin­ Experts Speak Out." dence Hebrew Day School. typeofengaging,interactiveand Roszia presents programs at ship Alliance, a licensed Cali­ Temple Beth-El is located at "The one-to-one approach al­ individualized approach to conferences throughout the fornia adoption and foster care 70 Orchard St. in Providence. lows participants to go at their learning that Jews today are United States and abroad on a agency, Roszia has been a rec­ Pre-registration is recom­ own pace and raise questions craving for." multitude of adoption-related ognized expert in adoption for mended. To register or for more on topics they might not feel issues. over three decades. information, call Toby Zaitchik, comfortable discussing in a For the JFS program, Roszia She is the co-author of Coop­ adoption coordinator at JFS at WE TAKE TRADE-IN'S classroom setting." will address topics of interest to eration Adoption, a how-to 331-1244. BEEPERS from: s50°0 To sign up for the Chanukah Jewish familiPS who have manual detailing the topics in Encounter, or for more informa­ AIR TIME from: saoo tion, contact Rabbi Mordechai Nisse! at 331-5327. Women's League Holds Conference,------f-AUTO-COMM For the second . time, Delegates from across the senior fellow, Wilstein Institute Mobile Commun1cat1ons & Electronics • 1/el,;,.,rn. I/ 0,cl,eco, m. 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THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995-11 MILESTONES Lisa Rocha and Carl Weinberg Wed Suddenly Lisa Ann Rocha of Cransto'h, Maria Ruvalcaba. R.l., and Carl Weinberg, of Best man was Dean G. Spring Cranston, R.1., were married in Weinberg,sonofthebridegroom. Cranston on Nov. 11. The bride Ushers were Joseph S. Rocha, by Cindy Halpern is the daughter of Silvino and brotherofthebride,and Dr.Marc Norma Rocha and the bride­ Weinberg, brother of groom. Spring has ended, groom is the son of Samuel and The bride is a graduate of St. Fall has begun, Li llian Weinberg. Mary'sAcademyBayViewand But where has summer Judge Ma ureen McKenna Uruversity of Rhode Island and gone? Goldberg officiated at the cer­ is self-employed. I felt the promise of emony. A reception was held at The bridegroom is a gradu­ summer the Ledgemont Country Club, ate of Uru versity of Rhode ls­ When I saw a robin Seekonk, Mass. land and Babson College. He is _ perched on a tree The bride was given in mar­ managing partner of Carl branch riage by her father. Weinberg and Co., CPAs. And heard her sing a Tiffirue Herzon was matron Their wedding trip was to merry tune. of honor and bridesmaid was Hawaii. But the tree's leaves began to die, As they yellowed, then turned brown. The bi rd flew off its branch As it felt the frost of winter When there should have been a lovely breeze. Now the tree is lifeless, Its branches broken off, Its limbs becoming buried beneath the frozen ground. There is no sign of life anywhere, As far as the eye can see. Mrs. Richard S. Smith Suddenly, there is spring. The seed planted during a winter's Alison Nabilow Weds storm Has sprouted new life. Richard Smith For over there, Alison Beth Nalibow and Ri­ were Sharon Pidgeon, sister of Beside the lifeless tree chard Samuel Smith were mar­ the bridegroom, Susan London ls another tree full of ried on Nov. 11 at the Provi­ and Ci ndy Yeh. life. dence Biltmore Hotel, Provi­ Best man was R. Andrew The promise has been dence, R.l. The bride is the Shore. Ushers' were Scott kept, daughter of Marilyn and Nalibow, brotherof the bride and as the bird makes a new Leonard NalibowofEastGreen­ Russell Klein. - nest. wich, R. l., and the bridegroom The bride graduated from the is the son of Jill and Stephen Uruversity of Pennsylvarua and Mrs. Carl Weinberg Smith of Voorhees, N.J. received a master's degree from Rabbi George Astrachan of­ Harvard Uruversity. She is a ficiated at the ceremony and high school French teacher in Congregation B'nai Israel Cantor Remmie Brown partici­ Bedford, New Yo rk. pated in the ceremony. The re­ The bridegroom graduated Honors George and Edith Woled Heis a vice president of Con­ ception was held immediately from the Wharton School at the gregation B'nai Israel and as fo llowing the ceremony at the Uruversity of Pennsylvarua. He On Nov. 17, a Sabbath ser­ and condolences. chairman of the finance com­ Providence Bi ltmore Hotel. is a buyer for the Lord & Taylor vice honoring George and Edi th George Woled, a retired in­ mi ttee, he morutors the finances The matron of honor was division ofThe May Company. Woled was held at Congrega­ stitutional food salesman, is a of the congregation. He over­ April S. Guilbault. Bridesmaids tion B'nai Israel, Woonsocket. member of B'nai B'rith and the seas the congregation's prop­ Edith Woled,a retired school Lodge of Masons. erty. teacher, holds life memberships A world War II veteran, he Rabbi Vicki Lieberman led in Hadassah, Congregation served in three campaigns in the service and addressed the B' nai Israel Sisterhood, Brandeis the Pacific Ocean and was at­ congregation. Honorary Presi­ Jewish Home Women's Asso­ tached to the 31st infantry divi­ dent_ Joseph Shorr chanted the Holiday Sale ciation, and the Miriam Hospi­ sion headquarters._ service. tal Women'sHomeAssociation. She was recording secretary of the Woonsocket chapter of Hadassah for 27 years. She is an *Take 25°1o Off All honorary member of the board (HANHAH, rn11~~l~, Na¥ nAR'~ of directors of Congregation B'nai Israel.

Alperin Schechter to December Vacation Camps and Hold Open House Programs Sponsored by JCCRI The Jewish Community Cen­ accommodate the professional by Dec. 8. Additional children On Dec. 8 the Ruth and Max certified by the state of Rhode ter of Rhode Island's Vacation needs of parents. in the same family will receive a Alperin Schechter Day School Island and is one of a network of camps will provide working Individual camps offered in­ 20 percent discount on the less of Rhode Island, 85 Taft Ave., Conservative Jewish day parents with the answer to the clude: Preschool December Va­ expensive camp. Providence, will hold its annual schools across the United States. December school vacation di­ cation Camp, for ages 3 to 4; Registration forms are avail­ recruitment open house from 9 It is a member of the Indepen­ lemma. Programs, run by the KidSpace Camp, for grades kin­ able at the JCCRI reception desk. to 11 a.m. in the Bohnen Vestry dent School Association of center's professional staff, will dergarten to three; Preteen De­ No spaces will be held with­ of Temple Ema nu-El. Rhode Island. provide a variety of activities cember Vacation Camps, for out payment and registration Tours of the school wi ll be Schechter and its faculty have and special field trips for chil­ grades four to six; Basketball form. The Jewish Community led by school director Myrna won awards for innovation and dren in preschool through grade Camp for ages 6 to 9, and Travel Center of Rhode Island is lo­ Rubel, assistant director Marcia achievement in education. seven. Options for early drop­ Camp for grades four to nine. cated at 401 Elmgrove Ave. in Kaunfer, Judaic studies coordi­ Schechter eighth-grade gradu­ off and late pick-up times as­ Registration and pre-pay­ Providence. nator Rabbi Andrea Gouze, and ates attend a wide variety of area sure the flexibility necessary to ment for all camps are required For more information, call the admissions director Penney high schools, both public and pri­ center at 861-8800. Stein. vate, and Schechter graduates Visitors will have an oppor­ have been accepted to many of Blackman Attending Convention tunity to meet wi th administra­ the country's finest colleges. , tors and faculty. Parents will Those who area considering Benjamin Keir Blackman, a Blackman, as a part of this get an overview of the Schechter a Jewish day school education junior at Toll Gate High School group, is not only touring the program. Topics to be discussed for their chi ldren are invited to in Warwick, is attending the Jimmy Carter Library, bu tis help­ include: the application proce­ attend the open house. Infor­ 63rd General Assembly of the ing build a home that is part of dure, extracurricular activiti es, mation on lateral entry (grades Union of American Hebrew Carter's Habitat for Humanity. busing, and opportunities for one to six) will also be available. Congregations through Dec. 3 Many dignitaries are partici­ financial aid. For more information, call in Atlanta. pating in this convention of Re­ The school with grades kin­ Penney Stein, ad missions direc­ He is a voting delegate to the form Judaism.Scheduled speak­ dergarten through eight is fully tor, at 751-2470. convention representing Temple ersinclude Vice President Albert Sinai of Cranston as well a youth Gore and acting Prime Minister delegate representing the Na­ of Israel Shimon Peres. tional Federation of Temple Blackman is the co-president Wheaton Wins Lecture Grant Youth Northeast. of CRAFfY (Cranston Federa­ Wheaton College recently re­ major in environmental science_ Representatives from UAHC tionofTemple Youth) at Temple ceived a grant to fund a lecture and minor in environmental member congregations across Sinai. His extra-curricular activi­ series on current issues in marine study as well as majors in biology North America are attending the ties at Toll Gate High School ecology and conservation biol­ and other natural sciences. convention, making contribu­ include the academic decathlon ogy from the national Sea Grant The first lecture, held earlier tions totheirnmediateand future team, model legislature, the program administered by the this fall, featured Les Kaufman, a goals of the Reform Movement. math league team, the cross i,yoods Hole Oceanographic In­ scientist from Boston University, Besides the regular biennial country team, and the drama Benjamin Keir Blackman stitution, Woods Hole, Mass. discussing threats to species di­ activities, the youth delegation club. He is also working toward The Marine Ecology and Con­ versity on tropical coral reefs and are having specific NFfY-ori­ the rank of Eagle Scout. servation Biology Lecture Series, the great lakes of Africa. ented workshops, services_and whichbeganonOct.24, will bring The lectures in Wheaton programs. marine biologists and ecologists College's Marine Ecology and to the Wheaton campus to dis­ Conservation Biology Lecture cuss their current research1nter­ Series will be free and open to the Valori Chair est and findings. The seri es public, and will be held through­ Discover complements Wheaton's new out spring 1996. Dedicated "We are making a moral choice, not one of political expe­ diency," said acting Prime Min­ the Meaning Poet to Read at Wheaton ister Shimon Peres recently, re­ David Ferry, prize-winning poetry, Dwelling Places: Poems ferring to the peace process poli­ poet, translator and literary critic, and Translations, was published cies being pursued by the gov­ will read from his poetry and in 1993. Following its publica­ ernment of Israel. o1Sllllllller transl~ons at Wheaton College tion, Ferry received an Ingram Peres was speaking at the at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 in the Cole Merrill Foundation. Award. In dedication of the Giancarlo Elia room of the Madeleine Clark 1994 he was elected a Fellow of Valeri Cli.air for the Study of Warmth Wallace Library. The reading is the Academy of American Peace and Regional Coopera­ free and open to the public. Poets, and in 1995 he received tion at The Hebrew University Electives Program Ferry's most recent book of the Teasdale Prize for poetry. of Jerusalem, the first chair in peace studies to be established at the university. Judaic Culture

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(508) 881-1002 Trad1110nally the Cohen Foundalion Camps 1111 Quickly We encourage you to call the Director ol each For more information, call 751-2J70 camp now lo inquue aboul your child s place to, 1he upcoming summer - QQt.8.T.~.~ .. ~ .IgRIAifiiYr~f?t::~ Art Bloc to Exhibit at Winter Celebration is Coming Cranston Public Library to URI Providence Center A group of artists called Art terpre,at,on in his or her style of The University of Rhode Dean Walter Crocker of the eludes its College of Continu­ Bloc will exhibit their work from two parts of the Mona Lisa paint­ Island's College of Continuing College of Continuing ljduca­ ing Education, Graduate Pro­ Dec. 3 to Dec. 29 at the Cranston ing. The parts prepared by the Education will be holding a tion said, "We are very excited fessional Center, Urban Field Public Library, 140 Sockanosset artists wi ll be pieced together Winter Wonderland program about beginning our spring se­ Center and some uni ts of its Co­ Cross Road. like a jigsaw puzzle to produce on Dec. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. in mester at the new URI Provi­ operative Extension. Work will include abstract, a "new" Mona Lisa. Providence. denceCenter. Our students and The new facility will have · figurative, portrait, and land­ An opening reception will be This will be the first event staff have worked hard at plan­ more than 50 percent more class­ scape art in a variety of media, held on Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 held at CCE's new location at ning this first event at our new rooms than CCE has at its cur­ including oil, acrylic charcoal, p.m. The reception is free and the URl Providence Center in home. We hope that the com­ rent Promenade Street location, and watercolor.. open to the public. The library is the Shepard building on Wash­ munity joins us in our Winter a bookstore, a 25,000-volume li­ There will be a collaborative accessible to people with physi­ ington Street. Wonderland celebration on Dec. brary, worldwide communica­ work-involving each artist's in- cal handicaps. The program is open to the 3, and takes-advantage of this tion capabilities and much more. public free-of-charge, and will opportunity to learn moreabou t Established 53 years ago, the feature s torytelling by Len CCE's new home and the other UniversityofRhodeisland'sCol­ Providence Art Club to Hold Cabral; a performance by the a me nities URl's Providence Iege of Continuing Education is CCE choir including a si ng a­ Center has to offer." dedicated to providing quality 'Little Pictures' Sale long session, face painting, holi­ The Shepard building, a 120- educationalexperiencesforadult day ornament making, and vis­ year-old former department learners in innovative ways in years - wi ll be held. FromDec.10to22inthemain its from Santa Claus and Frosty store located between Washing­ varied settings during the aca­ gallery of the Providence Art An opening reception for the Snowman. ton and Wesrninster streets in dernicyear and throughoutsurn­ Club, there will be an exhibit both shows will be held on Dec. Guided tours of the new fa­ downtown Providence, was re­ mer terms. called "Art for the Holidays" 10 from 3 to 5 p .m. cility wi ll be available, and re­ cently renovated to house URI's featuring small work by art club Gall ery hours are weekdays, freshments will be served. Providence Center, which in- artist members in all media, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Main), 11 a.m. priced at $125 or lower. to 4 p.m. (Dodge House), Satur­ AttheDodgeHouse, theNew days noon to 3 p.m., and Sun­ Calligraphy Members' Show - recent work days 3 to 5 p.m. CCRI to Stage 'Anne Frank' in all media by artist members All exhibits are free and open on Display "The Diary of Anne Frank," Knight Campus, 400 East Ave., accepted during the past two to the public. Ann Elliott will be exhibiting dramatized by Frances Good­ Warwick. her calligraphy in the Rear Gal­ rich and Albert Hackett, will be Tickets are $6 general admis­ lery of the Cranston Public Li­ presented by the Community sion, $5 for students and seniors. Bridgewater Presents brary, 140 Sockanosset Cross College of Rhode Island Play­ For reservations, call 825- Road, from Dec. 1 through Jan. 3. ers, on Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2 at 8 2219. The Women of Troy The show includes a travel­ p.m., Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. at the ing exhibit called "Dialogues Bridgewater State College All performancesareat8 p.m. withG-d" that isa series of Old Theater Arts continues its 1995- at the Rondileau Campus Cen­ Testament texts. Her work in­ 96 season with another original ter Auditorium. All seatsare$3. cludes embossed designs and work - Laboratory Theatre's For ticket reservations and watercolor with calligraphy. "The Women of Troy." more information, contact the Elliott has produced and This new adaptation written theater box office at (508) 697- taught calligraphy for 10 years. by director Dr. Stephen Levi ne, 1321. She owns Si lverleaf Arts and is based on Euripides' "The Tro­ "The Women of Troy," set in graduated from the University jan Women." The show pre­ the present day, reflects situa­ of Arkansas with a B.A. in art. mieres on Nov. 30 with perfor­ tions similar to the Bosnian Con­ Her work is ca rried in numer­ mances through Dec. 3. flict. ous gift stores throughout the The state. The exhibit is free and open to PURPLE CAT the public during library hours. RESTAURANT The library is accessible to people IN (HEPACHET SINCE 1929 with physical handicaps. Fine Dining in a Relaxed For more information, call Country Atmosphere John Fox Cory at 943-9080. YOUR HOSTS. THE LAVOIE'S Chepachet Village, R.I. A FAMILY IN HIDING is portrayed by Community College of (401) 568-7161 Rhode Island Players in "The Diary of Anne Frank." From the left AT THE JUNCTION OF are: Bonnie MacKay (Mrs. Frank); Laurie Anne Rauch (Anne); RTES. 44, 100, 102 Annette Burgess (Margot); and Jake Smith (Mr. Frank). Photo by Bert Silverberg

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and Elizabeth Glicksman. MORRIS BERMAN NORMAN GREENBERG gregation Adas Israel and the HYMAN SACKNOFF FALL RIVER - Norman Funeral services were held Fall River Jewish Home for the FALL RIVER - Morris Nov. 28 at Tifereth Israel Con• HOLLYWOOD, Fla. Berman, 97, a resident of the Greenberg, 71, of 342 Stetson Aged. Hyman Sacknoff of Hollywood, St., Fall River, a clothing sales­ gregation, New Bedford. Ar­ Besides his wife, he is sur• Jewish Home for Aged, 538 rangements were by the Max Fla., died Nov. 25. He was the Robeson St., Fall River, died man for Nobby Men's Shop, vived by two sons, Eric Lifrak of husband of the late Eleanor Barnes, Paul Woltman, the Hub, Sugarman Memorial Chapel, Alhambra, Calif., and Richard there on Nov. 22. He was the 458 Hope St., Providence. (Obshatkin) Sacknoff. husband of the late Mae and Anderson-Little for many Lifrak of Cheverly, Md.; and a He is survived by a son, years before retiring several brother, Hyman Lifrak of Fall (Epstein) Berman. MOLLY KOSOFSKY Myron Saxon of Cerritos, Calif., Born in Russia, a son of the years ago, died Nov. 20 at the River. and Sheila-Ann Horne of Hol­ Rose Hawthorne Lathrop FALL RIVER - Molly The funeral was held Nov. 28 late Joseph and Ida Berman, he Kosofsky, 86, of 1314 Meridian lywood, Fla; a brother, Phillip had been a resident of Fall River House. at Temple Beth El in Fall River. Sacknoff of Fall River; four Born in Fall River, he was a St., a buyer for the F.W. Arrangements were by the Max for 80 years. He was a fruit pro• Woolworth Co. for 40 years be­ grandchildren and one great­ duce dealer in Fall River for SO son of the late Israel and Nellie Sugarman Memorial Chapel, grandchild. He was the brother (Rabinovitch) Greenberg. fore retiring, died Nov. 22 at the 458 Hope St., Providence. years, retiring in 1980. Charlton Memorial Hospital. of the late David Sacknoff. He is survived bytwodaugh· He was a member of Congre· Gravesideservices were held gation Adas Israel. Born in Russia, a daughter of SHIRLEY R. PINA ters, Edith Gold and Avis the late Harry and Ida (Novak) on Nov. 27 at Temple Beth El Berman, both of Fall River, and He leaves a brother, Henry NORTH SCITUATE-Shirley Cemetery, Fall River. Arrange­ Greenberg of Fall River. Kosofsky, she li ved in Fall River R. Pina, 86, of Carroll Tower, 243 by two grandchildren and th[ee since youth. ments were by Max Sugarman great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Nov. 22 Smith St., died Nov. 25 at the Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., at Congregation Adas Israel, She was a member of Con­ OakcrestManorinNorthScituate. A graveside funeral service gregation Adas Israel. She was Providence. took place on Nov. 24 at the RobesonStreet,Fall River. Burial Shewasthewifeofthelater Alfred was in the Hebrew Cemetery. a member of the Rolling Green F. Pina. Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River. Senior Club. For many years, ROUF VI CEMAN Service we're coordinated. by Arrangements were by the Max Born in Providence, a daugh­ PROVIDENCE - Rouf Sugarman Memorial Chapel, she was a volunteer worker at terof the late Harris and Pauline Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, the former Truesdale Hospital, Yicernan, 67, of the Charlesgate 825 Hope St., Providence. 458 Hope St., Providence. (Berger) Friedman, she was a Nursing Home, a college profes­ now Charlton Memorial Hospi­ lifelong resident of Providence. EDITH B. HILLMAN tal. She was a member of the sor in Russia for 27 years, died ShewasamemberoftheCarroll Nov. 25 at the home. RIVERSIDE - Edith B. Jewish Home for the Aged. Tower Tenants Association. She leaves four nieces, Harriet Born in Russia, a daughterof ANITA CHERNICK Hillman, 59, of 876 Bullocks She leaves two sisters, Klar of East Providence, Gloria the late Abram and Leah PROVIDENCE - Anita Point Ave., Riverside, owner of Jeanette Gri ffin of Warwick and Philatelic Consultants the past Kolodoff of Warwick, Evelyn (Gurfinkel) Viceman, she had Chernick, 45, of 111 Ruggles St., Lillian Pierce of Foster;and a lived in Providence for the last died Nov. 24, at Rhode Island 12years,died Nov. 20at Miriam Brown of Pawtucket, Elaine brother, Elmer Friedman of Lieberman of North Providence three years, previously living in Hospital. She worked for the Hospital. Wichita, Kan. She was the sister Born in Pawtucket, she lived and three nephews, Howard Russia. International Insignia Corp. in of the late Dorothy Brooks and She leaves a brother, Alex­ Providence for several years, in Riverside since 1987. She pre­ Kosofsky of Warwick, Frank Leo Friedman. Kosofsky of Cranston and Harris anderVicemanofProvidenceand and previously worked at the viously lived in Barrington for A graveside funeral service Greenstone of Nashua, N.H. She a niece, Julia Viceman of Boston, former Jeremiah Jewelry Co. 27 years. was held Nov. 27 in Lincoln Park She was a member of the was the sister of the late Gertrude Mass. Born in Providence, a da ugh­ Cemetery, Warwick. Burial fol­ A graveside service was held ter of Tina (Korner) Chernick­ United Brothers Synagogue, the Greenstone, and David, Charles lowed. Services were coordi­ and Jack Kosofsky. She leaves a Nov. 27 at Lincoln Park Cem• Jordan of Cranston and the late League of Women Voters, the nated by Mount Sinai Memorial AmericanPhilatelicSocietyand friend,Myra Pacheco, with whom etery in Warwick. Service was David Chernick, she had lived Chapel, 825 Hope St., Provi­ coordinated by Mount Sinai in Providence since 1972, previ­ the Town of Barrington Bicen­ she made her home. dence. The funeral was held Nov. 26 Memorial Chapel, 825 Hope St., ously living in Cranston. She tennial Committee. at Mount Sinai Memorial Providence. was a graduate of Arthur She leaves two sons, Harold S. CHARLES DAVID PULNER Hillman of Pawtucket and Daniel Chapel, 825 Hope St., Provi­ Angelo's School of Cosmetol­ EL PASO, Texas - Charles HYMAN WEISSMAN CA. Hillman of Cambridge, En­ dence. Burial was in Lincoln David Pulner, died on Nov. I ogy & Hair Design. She was a Park Cemetery in Warwick. CRANST0N - Hyman volunteer for the Jerry Lewis gland, and a sister, Rhoda Fry of after a brief illness. He is sur­ Scottsdale, Ariz. Weissman, of 453 Meshanticut Telethon, the Muscular Dystro­ vived by his wife Gay. The funera l was held Nov. 22 Valley Parkway, died Nov. 26. phy Association, the Heart Fund MAXLIFRAK He was the son of Warren He was the husband of Lorraine at the Max Sugarman Memorial and the Cancer Society. FALL RIVER-Max Lifrak, and Claire Pulner. He was pre­ (Kurzer) Weissman. Besides her mother she leaves Chapel, 458 Hope St., Provi­ 84, of 230 Winter St., died Nov. ceded in death by his mother Besides his wife, he is sur­ dence. Burial was private. a stepfather, Francis "Frank" 25. He was the husband of Ella Theresa (Tery.) Pulner. vived by one son, Gerald Jordan of Cranston; a sister, (Siegel) Lifrak. He graduated from NMSU WeissmanofGolden,Colo., two HELEN RUTH HORVITZ Cynthia "Cindy" Halpern of He was born in Fall River, the with a degree in computer sci­ daughters, Karen Weissman of NEW BEDFORD - Helen Providence; a stepbrother, Mark son of the late Thomas and Ida ence and was a member of Phi Wilton, Conn., and Beth Jerome Ruth (Feinstein) Horvitz of 242 JordanofNorthFranklin,Conn.; Lifrak. He was a lifelong resi­ Kappa Phi Honor Society. He of Tiverton, R.I.; and two grand­ Parker St., New Bedford, died and a stepsister, Nancy Hecker dent of Fall River. was a computer scientist and a children, Joshua and Lauren Nov. 26. She was the wife of the of Newpo_rt News, Ya. She was Worked for the Common­ small business owner. He was Jerome. the sister of the late Russell and late Hyman David Horvitz. wealth of Massachusetts as a an instructor in computer sci· Graveside services were held Stuart Chernick. She is survived by a son, Louis clerk for the State Department ence at UT El Paso and was the Nov. 27 at the Sons of Israel and Horvitz of Redlands, Calif., and The funeral was held Nov. 26 of Public Works in Swansea for president of Thunderbird David Cemetery, Reservoir a daughter, Barbara Glicksman at the Chapel of Lincoln Park 10 years. Prior to working for Gems., Inc., Crystal Insights and Ave., Providence. Arrange· of South Dartmouth; three Cemetery, Post Road, Warwick. the state, he was the owner and Nature's Magic. ments were • by the Max brothers, Jerome Feinstein of Burial was in Lincoln Park Cem­ operator of the former Harry Beside his wife and parents, Sugarman Memorial Chapel, Auburn,Maine,RalphFeinstein etery.Arrangements were by Max Siegel Furnishings Co. in New he is survived by a daughter, 458 Hope St., Providence. SugarmanMemoria!Chapel,458 ofFall River and Elliot Feinstein Bedford. He retired 14 years ago. Amber; two sisters, Ellen Hunt Hope St., Providence. of Westport, Mass.; and three He was a member of Temple and Rach.el Grossman; one grandchildren, Laura, Cheryl Beth El and the Men's Club, Con• brother, Douglas Scheiner, in­ laws,Carolineand WilliamFuller; and two nieces, Tess and Maya Fer over 40 years, the owner of Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel,,, Hunt. Graveside services were held Mitchell... has served Rhode Island Jewish families over 8,000 times, .. Nov. 2 at B'Nai Zion Cemetery as a professional Jewish funeral director... as did his father and with Rabbi Stephen Leon offici­ grandfather since the 1870s ... with honesty ating. Arrangements were by Harding-Orr McDaniel, El Paso, ¢ and integrity. Texas. One of the reasons why the majority of Rhode Island Jewish families call Max Sugarman MOUNT SINAI Memorial Chapel .,--·~!.. Certified by the A MEMORIAL CHAPEL ~ 1= J R.I. Board of Rabbis 331-3337 Rhode Island's Oldest Jewish Funeral Home 825 Hope at Fourth Streets 458 Hope Street, Providence (Om,er of Doyle Avenue) Pre-need counseling with tax-free Please ca ll for your From out of state call : payment planning is available. New Year calendar. 1-800-331 -3337 331-8094 Out of State: 1-800-447-1267 Only R.I. Jewish Funeral Home that is a member of the national Jewish 0,/1 for our no-money-

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ture out of a 300-pound block of Singer Reconstructionist Rabbi Sculpture African Wonderstone. One rea­ (Continued from •Page 7) (Continued from Page I) (Continued from Page I) (Continued from Page 1) son she chose the letter "shin" was because it's one of the only space. The comets, planets, satel­ Reconstructionists" fueled the or close to the congregation who That'sproofthatpeoplestillthink letters that stands alone, as its lites, asteroids kept circling these callforincludingtheword "Jew­ refused to be identified said that of him, just as they will when three arms extend toward the shining centers ... " Dr. Fishelson, ish," they said. since the killing, the commu­ they look at the sculpture." heavens. It's also the letter that the Sp'inoza of Market Street, has Christian Reconstructionists nity had been seeking a way to Yamuder took up sculpting appears on mezuzahs and begun to circle hisshiningcenter, believe in a reconstructed view dissociate itself from Hecht and in 1992 as a hobby. While work­ tefillin. and he is one happy old man. of biblical practice that includes his remarks, and repair the ing on the "shin," she began to Steven Shatz was bar Sometimes, Singer appears to whippingaspunishmentforsins. "damage done to the syna­ think about Steven Shatz, who mitzvahed at Temple Am become autobiographical, as in "We wanted to make sure gogue's reputation." was a very popular and outgo­ David. For many years he was a "A Day in Coney Island," and nobody confused them with us," "They wanted to clear their ing member of the temple com­ United Synagogue Youth advi­ you meet the tormented man said Liebling. name," said one. munity, as well as the Rhode sor and during the High Holi-· behind.the talent. He struggled The Reconstructionists are Another said the congrega­ Island community. days, he served as a chaperone to find a morally acceptable way not alone in changing the name tion was looking for a way to "I thought about Steven a lot for Junior Congregation. to stay in America and avoid of their central religious organi­ force Hecht to retire. as I worked on it," said But according to Steven annihilation by Hitler. Even the zation. But Hecht's son said congre­ Yamuder. "Havingtwochildren Sholes, who was the master of air and sky at Sea Gate reflected Not long ago, Conservative gation members remained loyal his inner conflict. to his father. He said their writ­ of my own, I couldn't even be­ ceremonies of the tribute on Jews renamed the United Syna­ gin to understand the pain that Nov. 26, "Steven's devotion was "Outside, it was dusk... The gogue of America as the United ten repudiation of his remarks sun sank into the ocean, leaving was a result of their corning Frank and Elaine (Steven's not just to children, but to the Synagogue of Conservative Ju­ mother) have experienced." elderly and all those who asked a fiery streak. A breeze brought daism. under widespread attack with The sculpture started to take for help." the smell of underwater decay. Early next month, Reform "thei r beloved rabbi out of town on a whole new meaning, as One example of this was A cloud in the form of a huge leaders will take up a proposal on vacation." Yamuder decided to dedicate when Shatz worked tirelessly to fish appeared out of nowhere, to modify the name of their con­ "They are truly like a ship and the moon crept behind its without a rudder," he said. the piece in Steven's memory. assist a young woman named gregational umbrella group, the However, the next step was to Alison in getting a much-needed scales. The weather was chang­ Union of American Hebrew Ed Note: Why was "their be­ ing; the li ghthouse fog bell rang loved rabbi" still "out of town on introduce the idea to his father. bone marrow transplant. Shatz Congregations. "I thought about it for a didn' t even know A lison, but he sharply." The Reconstructionist Fed­ vacation" at a time when he, and long time first. I didn't know had heard that she needed help. I can smell the sea from here. eration, with the admission of his congregation were the subjects The thing to remember about of such conjecture and controversy? how to apptoach Frank," said Several speakers followed four congregations at the con­ Yamuder. Sholes, each with fond memo­ Singer's short stories is that they vention, now has 85 synagogues (JT A staff writer Debra are like the very best dark choco­ Nussbaum Cohen in NewYorkcon­ "I told her that she could talk ries of Shatz and the hope that andchavurot with anestimated to me any time she wants," said he will be remembered for a late - slightly bitter, tenderly membership of 50,000 people. tributed to the report.) sweet - so rich you can only Frank. 'The worst possible thing long time to come. dip into them a couple at a time. has already happened." "It was very moving to listen Enjoy! Enjoy! So Yamuder asked if she to how Steven touched their The Collected Stories, pub­ Archaeologist to Speak About couldgothroughwiththesculp­ lives," said Elai ne Shatz. "I feel lished by The Noonday Press of ture in Steven's honor, and his very honored." Farrar, Straus and Giroux, is New Discoveries at Petra father was delighted by the idea. "Steven's a person that's been available in paperback for $17. Archaeologist and Professor the "great'' temple of Petra since Yamuder carved the sculp- missed immensely," said Frank Martha Joukowsky of Brown 1992, and is an archaeologist Shatz. "lwasn' tsupposed to lose University's departments of Old with great fie ld experience in him, he was supposed to lose Jerusalem World Art and Archaeology and Lebanon, Hong Kong, Turkey, me. I wish he was here so I could (Continued from Page 4) Anthropology will speak about Italy, and Greece and now Jor­ talk to him." recent discoveries at the southern _dan. Her team is made up of The last time Steven's father texts in Jerusalem for a year prior "great" temple of the rose-red Brown University graduate and did talk to him was the night to college. city of Petra on Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. undergraduate students, stu­ before he was killed. Every UJ A mission should Her illustrated lecture is en­ dents from other universities, "He came over for dinner and bring two Torahs to the Wall, titled ''1995 Petra Excavations." professionals and enthusiasts. we talked until quarter past 11. one for the men and, defying (x Then he walked out the back Joukowsky has been director The southern temple repre­ the chief rabbinate, one for the of the Brown excavation team at sents one of the major archaeo­ door - he walked out 9f my women, logicai and architectural com­ life," said Frank. Any place where innocent ponents of central Petra. This Arabs are beaten up by mobs 7,000 square meter precinct is after a terrorist attack should be among all the Jews. Yet the rich composed of a propylea (monu­ memorialized with a plaque Jews paid forothers to labor, while mental entryway) and a lower ALL EL AL FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL quoting the biblical and rabbinic the poor struggled on their own. temenos (sacred area), and a texts affirming that everyone is The section that the poor Jews monumental grand stairway created in G--

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