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VOLUME LXXVIV, NUMBER 10 SHEVAT 6, 5753 / THURSOA Y, JANUARY 28, 1993 35< PER COPY Lifting of the PLO Ban Doesn't Change U.S. Policy by Deborah Ka lb rninistr,1t1on. St.ites News Service That will likely come as WASHINGTON ()TA) good news to Israeli Prime Thl' United States has wel Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who rnmed the Israeli Knesset"s wa-:. known to be concerned vote last week to repeal a ban that the Knesset action would on cont.icl!> with the Palestine prompt the United States to Liber,1tion Organi zation, but resume its dialogue with the ..,,1ys th e move will not have PLO or support calls for the ,rny immediate e ffect on U.S . organi,a1tion to pl,1y a more policy. J1recl role in the Middle East There has been no change peace talks 111 our policy .-is regards the The U.S. government began rto:· St ate Department low-level diplomatic contacts -,pokesm,,n Richard Boucher with the PLO 1n December -,.:iid Jan. 21 during his first 1988, after it recognized bnefing for the Clinton ad- (Continued on Page 24) Like Father, Like Son by Omar Bradley t·vcnt~, or concerts or parties Her.ild Contributi ng Reporter planned. In fact, the only game TELLING IT LIKE IT IS - Russ Raskin listens to his son, Yisrael Meyer, al the father ;md son b'cry S.:iturday night for the offen·d wa-; simply ' Motzoai .<,fudy session at the New England Rabbinical College on Saturday ni~hl. 11m1/dphf'foh11C>m1>rBr1111/rij two month., . lewi-.h boys Shabbm, I i,·e ., the <,\udy of t•agerly dragged their fathers Judaism. do\\"n to the New England In a unique program offered Pro-Israel Community Welcomes Appointments Rabbinic.:il College at 6:30 p.m by the. rabbinical college, Yt•\ there were no sporting (Continued on Page 24) by Deborah Kalb -,talc for Nl·ar Ea,;;t and South played a key role in facilitating States News Service A<,ian affair-.. the Arab-1,;;raeli peace talks. WASHINGTON ()TA) - A Sources :-aid the Clinton Other indications that the :,erie_., of high-level State te,m1 \,as also close to naming (Continued on Page 22) Dep.Htment appointments an 1\.lartin lndyk, head of the pro nounced ],1st week have left brael Washington Institute for American Jewish groups feel Nl·ar East Policy, to a National 456 Club Visits ing reassured that Bill Clinton's Securit y Council post responsi ,1dministration will put a high ble for at least part of the array Science Museum priority on the Middle East of Middle East issues. by Omar Bradley peace talks and on maintaining That appointment would be Herald Contributing Reporter c1 strong U.S. -lsrael relation welcomed by many Jewish If Sarah Goldberg, I I, could ship. groups, but no official an have her wish ·· M. T. Rex," Among the nominations an nounce ment has been made. a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus Rex, nounced Jan. 19 were Samuel In addition, Dennis Ross, would make a neat pet as long Lew is, a former U.S . ambassa who held the policy planning as he didn't trash her house or ,for to Israel, as director of pol post when James Baker was sec decide to eat her. Fortunately icy planning and Edward retary of state, has been asked for her and the rest of the 456 Djerejian, who will retain his to stay on as a special State Club stationed at the foot of post as assistant secretary of Department adviser. Ross has the 46-foot dinosaur, no such animal exists today. For the huge creature possessed 1_2- Secretary of State Confirmed inch teeth capable of dis patching any mere human into ,1 tiny tidbit, according to Dr. After Clinton Takes Oath David Norman. Yet this was by Deborah Kalb secretary woul d travel to the only one of the many wild and St• tesNewsServi ce region next month. And the fascinating experiences the 456 WASHINGTON ()TA) administration repo rtedly has Club enjoyed during an outing Ju!>\ a few ho urs after William expressed interest in Israeli at the Boston Museum of Sci Je fferson Clinton was sworn in Prime Mi nister Yit2hak Rabin's ence on Sunday. last week as _t he 42nd presi request for an early meeting The group comprised of 10 dent of the United States, the with the new president. boys and three girl s, departed Senate voted to confirm Wa r The administration has sig from the Jew ish Community rt·n Christopher as hi s sec naled its desire for continuity Center of Rhode Island at 9 retary of state in the peace talks by asking .-i .m. and arrived at the The Senate abo confirmed Edw.ud Djerejian to stay on as museum around JO : 15 after get former Sen. Ll oyd Bentsen assistant secretary of state for ting through traffic, .Brian (D-Texa!>) as treasury secretary Near Ea st and South Asian Owens stated. The children and former Rep . Les Aspin <1ffa1n,. wa5ted no time in seeking out (D Colo. ) as secretary of It has also decided to retain new discoveries in one of the Jl'f1.·nst• De nnis Ross, a top aide to for mo5l popular museums in the Christopher 1s expected to mer Secretary of Slate James East. make reinvigorating the Mid Baker who ha s pl,1yed a key ln the hall of electricity, Avi dle East peace process one of role in facilitating the peace Rosenstein drew electricity from .:i gla ss sphere to his out H. -E-S-P-E-C-T -"Mr. T" commands the respect of 456 Club his top and ea rliest priorities. t.-ilks, as a special adviser. members stationed al the foot of his pedestal at the Museum of fhcre were unconfirmed re Named to replace Ross as stretched fingers, while Noa h Science in Boston on Sunday. llm dd pho1obyOm11rBr11dlry ports last week that the new (Continued on Page 7) (Continued 011 Page 18) 2 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 INSIDE THE OCEAN STATE Diversity Is Theme of PC's Samaritans Seek Volunteers The Samaritans, Rhode ls Another training session will ~~ S.t was Multicultural Celebration land's suicide prevention cen begin March 31, also at the dge -ntry Providence College will celebrate these differences and ter, is looking for volunteers Samaritans Center. ~NEWS~ present its fourth annual similarities. who are caring, nonjudgmental The training sessions prepare es a college-wide multicultural cele One of the fea,tured celebra listeners to answer the 24-hour volunteers to receive calls on c:::> BRIEFS h'l llry; bration, scheduled for Feb. l, 2 tions will be Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. crisis line at the center, located the crisis hot line by covering ~ ~ns and 3 on the campus. with the program, "Diversity at 2 Magee St. in Providence. such issues as befriending, de Belcourt Castle Museum This year's theme is " Valu of Faith: Finding a Common A new training session for pression, grie f and loss, confi ney reopens daily for the 1993 ,rge ing Diversity: A Garden of Thread." Providence College crisis line volunteers is sched dentiality, and others relative season on Jan. 29 from 10 and Many Flowers" and the three and the National Conference uled to begin Feb. 11 from 6:30 to suicide prevention. a.m. to 4 p.m. The castle is of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) to 9:30 p.m. Those interested in volun day celebration will feature a located on Bel\vue Avenue, eld variety of new programs as will present an interfaith panel Classes are held at The teering at the Samaritans are two miles south of Memorial no well as an old favorite. representing Catholicism, Samaritans Center. There are asked to call the center at 272- Boulevard. For more infor ,,_St., PC's multicultural celebra Protestantism, Judaism and seven classes per session for a 4516 for further information or mation, call 846-0669. )11 - tion brings together all levels Native American spirituality. total of 21 hours of training. to schedule an interview. vid of the college community {fac The public is invited to the A Special Olymp ics Sports ulty, staff and students) and is events scheduled on Feb. 2 and 'Handicap of Hate' Is Topic at Brown Celebrity Carnival is set at designed to sensitize and edu 3. Admission is free to these The Afro-American Studies The community forum will the Providence Civic Center, cate the college community on events. Department and Rites & Rea E''
THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, TH URSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 - 3 FEATURE
Audrey actually was born in The Memory and Mitzvot of Audrey Hepburn Surinam, Dutch Guiana. 1 went \.~ S? by Mike Fink fabulous book, I thought, likl' wherever they live. Audrey there once to see the Sl•p hard i, Herald Contributing Reporter thl' Jews. carl'd . During the war she took :.ynagogue and thi:> monkeys, ;:jNEWS~ Rima lived in a tree house Anyway, Audrey Hepburn ri sks to help the victims o f the parrots and butterflies. Audrey with lwr shy and dt.'licate took the role in 01w of the N,uis. At thi:> close of her life suited the role of lfona; she c::> BRIEFS n-, m,rnM in a Central American li:><1 st-known of her movii:>s. I :. ht.• found meaning and fu lfill belongs to our hemisphere. ~ rainforest. She murmured mel will alw,1ys remember her as ment in trying to bring comfort The Community College of odll'!> to <111 the denizens of the tht.• bird-girl. Tu B'Shv,1t struck ,mJ help to children of famine iunglt>, from snakt•s to squir me as an ,1 p1 time to go over ,md diseast' all over the world. FANTASTIC Rhode Island and the Hospi FRENCH TOAST ta l Association of Rhode rt'b, ,ind won:- orchids in her the life and work of that She ins piri:>s us and brought Isl and will sponsor a video h,1ir. The Brit ish-Argentinian charming pt.·r:.on . that ml'!>sagl~ to our state," ht> Valerie Anne's conference entitled , "Con ornithologbt \V. H. Hudson I t·alleJ Alan Shawn Fein said. 727 East Ave ., Pawtucket 727-3620 tinuous Quality Improve Hl'ated tlw character in his :. tt.•in to .1sk for !>Omc local, and Ira Wellin:. vol unteers for Tues.-5at 6-3. Sun. 7-1 m ent in Health Care: strange novel, Gree11 Ma11- !>Olllt.' Jewi !> h, aspects o f !ht· L.OO mobile and brought a System Skills," on Feb. 2 sio11s, a fantasy fi lled with Audrey'!> characti:> r. Ala n has hedgehog and a snake to the fr om 11 a.m . to 2:30 p.m. fact and lore ahout the florn promised to open a food bank bookstore in the square over The videoconference wil l be and faun,1 of the dl'l'P woods. bc,.uing the name " Audrey tlw weekend. He s,1id, " You broadcast at the CCR l Flana R1m.1 w,b the last of her r,Kt:.' , a Hepburn.·· arcn't born with hate. Kid s BLOOD PRESSURE gan Ca mpus, 1762 Louis hum,m creature derived not " Of course I care about ,onw to Roger Williams Park quisset Pike, Li ncoln. For fr om primatcs but from birds. brad, bu t l wMll people in o ur ,mJ torturl' the snakes. I' m PILLS ONLY WORK mori:> information, contact Like the phoenix, !>he goes community to know that Jews, here to show you how to speak Ann Ma cki e at 333-7087 up in flaml'!>. Wl' can imagine who ha ve known hunger and gl'ntly and softly to animals." IF YOU TAKE THEM. hl'r rd1orn from tlw ashcs, lik<' mju!> tice, art' Sl'nsiti ve to suf Lionel de Rothschild used to nature. When fir!>! I read this fering among their neighbors, talk to his rhododt•ndrons like /j, The monthly meeting for children. And this is what Self Help for Hard of Hear Audrey Hepburn said in ing People (SHHH) wil l be Gn·,·11Mt11rsio 11 s. 1;/r~ \_ held Feb. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m . A!> shl' lit up th"-' screen wit h {)({)' / ~ at the Sargent Re habilitation her l'Yt.' S ,1r1d her !>milc. so she Center, 229 Waterman St., That Reminds Me 1ltumii1<1tt.'S this Tu B'Sh vat Providence. John Preece, with lwr memory and her f___/ professor o f audiology at 111117..VOI. URI, .will speak on the theme of a Story American Heart " What's It Like Hearing Get the facts! Association ) Through a Cochlear Im plant?" For more informa Read the Herald! by Rabbi Hersh y Worch tion, ca ll Kimberly Tremblay ill 467-9797, Special to tlie Hera ld
There once was a writer who Mandatory Auto Insurance A spaghetti dinner to be ne Then one day he began, and is coming to A.I. Febru ary 1, 1993. There is fit Annie's Place wilt be was blocked . .. Ha!" l hear you there it was, coming out of the an alternative to the "A.I. Assigned Risk Plan." held Feb. 5 from 5:30 to 8 demand, " Define bl ockage, if machin e like automatic wri t p.m., with sittings at 5:30 you please ... ing, line after line neither bet ARE YOUR CDs PAYING TOO LITTLE? and 7. The dinner, which You 're right of course; ter nor worse than hi s previous There is an alternative investment. costs $5, wil l be held at Cole writer's block is no t an easil y stuff. Go figur.e~ • quantifiable syndrome. Still, FINANCIAL SERVICES Junior High School, 100 LIFE • HEALTH • HOME • AUTO Cedar Ave. in East Green it's real enough, fo r all that. For more about being BUSINESS AND INVESTMENTS wich. Annie's Place is a not Could he write his name? blocked, unblocked and other fo r-profit organization de Yes. Could he sign checks? Jewish life-cycle events, call 14011 353-6930 ROD BERNSTEIN signed to meet the various Yes, he could . Could he fill out Rabbi Hersh y Worch at 729- (401) 431·0911 For all your insurance needs. needs of teen-agers with dis fo rms? The answer is, of 1606. abiliti es in an integrated en course, yes, yes, yes, in tripli vironment. For information cate. But you know what I .------.~------lcouPONl------7 and reservations, call Annie mean, right? 1 / 10 - at 884- I 830. His best friends suggested Party Platters Save Buy one dozen assorted : he just sit at the typewriter let made to order• bagels, get 1/z-fb. cream cheese free. ting hi s fingers do the walking. 1 Admiral William J. Crowe Whatever ensued would be •2 weeks notice required Good thru 2/4/93. Jr., head of President Clin writing, ergo, before he knew 1------1,21,n------~ ton's Foreign Intelligence it he'd be over the hump, the Advisory Board and fonner writer's block would be a thing chairman o f the Joint Chiefs of the past and that would be of Staff, wi ll deliver the that. fo urth memorial lecture of "No," he shook his head, the Anne S. K. Brown Mili muttering to himself." They've tary Collection on Feb. 5 at 8 absolutely no idea, no idea at p.m. in the Salomon Center all. Now is it writers, writer's on the College Green at or writers'?" Brown. The lecture, "Politi His editor, having more cal and Military Horizons: sense than most, said nothing A Look Into the Future," is at all. His wife polished the o pen to the public without typewriter keys, checked the charge. ribbon and kept the desk tidy. It was al l to no avail. He might feed the paper into the machine fo r an hour, resetting the mar ~ Si4, gins and tabs; he could sharpen all his pencils again and again, ~NEWS~ adjusting the height of his BRIEFS chair, oi ling the squeak, messing with the blinds on the ~ window or the stack of paper on the deskt op, just pointless, Bristol Community College futile, a waste of time. 1\· ill o ffer a free fi ve-week When push ca me to shove tuining program for peo though, the moment of truth, ple interested in becoming the proof o f the pudding, it literacy volunteers through was a disaster. Imagine how the Commonwealth Li te racy foolish an assassi n must feel Corps. The program begins We carry only certified kosher products made in New York. unaJ:,le to do the deed. Fingers 1- eb. 2 and meets for five poised to strike like some Gourmet Coffee, Da9els, Knishes, Sandwiches, Dialys, 13/intzes consecutive Tuesdays, from demented pianbt refusing to 6:30 to 9 p.m . at the Col I st-Cut Kosher Peli: Pastrami, Corned Deef, Dolo9na, Salami hit the keys. It was all an abate lege's Durfee Street campus Matjes Herring in Wine Sauce. Halvoh ,n downtown Fall River, ment of breath and perching on the edge of the scat. Our Ma~s. for more information, poor writer appeared as some 589 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island • (401) 467-3060 c,111 (508) 678-281 I, Ext., bml about to peck, froL.en 111 a Monday-Friday 7am-6pm, Saturday 7am-4pm, Sunday 8am- 3pm 2367 parody o f museum diorama . 4 -THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JA NUARY 28, 1993 EDITORIAL On Religious Freedom, Letters or the Lack Thereof tothe ~ A thought popped into my Whatever happened to sepa EDITOR head last week as I watched ration of church and state? the presidential inauguration: While reporting for a small What if Clinton were Jewish? daily paper in North Orange Well, maybe not with a name County - the ultra-conserva He Is Partial like "Bill Clinton," but put sim tive, predominantly Christian ply, what if the new president bastion of Southern California to Quakers or vice president were Jewish? - a fellow journalist and I con To the Editors: Instead of that worn and tinually questioned the appro Chelsea Clinton will be at cherished family Bible, would priateness of prayer - specifi tending a private school, not a the first " person" have been cally Christian prayer - at City public one. So what's the big clutching a Torah? Would the Council meetings. Not being a deal the press is making about new president have quoted resident, I didn't feel it was my it? King David, in the Book of place to voice an objection; but 1 just read that the school is rsalms, in hi s inaugural ad it still bothered me. So I run by the Quakers. It made me dress? Not to mention the huge protested silently by not stand pause and think. shift in celebrating religious ing or participating at times of Why? Because l owe a lot of holidays. No more lighting of prayer. ln my own small way, I gratitude to the Quakers. Let the White House Christmas felt l"d made my point. me explain. From 1943 on, that tree. So l was pleased to discover, is when I was liberated by Al And what of the use of reli through Providence Municipal lied forces, I tried everything to gious references by presidents Court Judge Victoria Leder find my way to the United and people in public office berg, that Rhode Island courts, States. As I did not know any ("Thank you and G-d bless at least, do not use the Bible to one in this country who would you")? In an age of political swear in witnesses. According sponsor me and my mom, I "correctness," I would expect a to Lederberg, witnesses are contacted organizations - bit more from the leaders of our asked, ·· o o you swear to tell Jewish groups first, of course, country - a country populated the truth, the whole truth and but obviously they were the by people of all races, religions nothing but the truth, so help wrong ones or could not help and cultures. you C -d? me. Sponsorship was required What if an atheist or agnostic " lf they object to the 'so help RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - Virginia Doris of Warwick under the old immigration were elected president? Instead you G-d' portion of it, it's omit commissioned this painting of Roger Williams by Robert Evans laws. of a Bible, would that person ted," Lederberg said. Breck. She plans to donate a framed photograph to every school Then I found a young Ameri use their favorite book, like That seems only appropriate, in the state. The gesture will commemorate the 390th anniversary can officer and became friendly Mo/1_11 Dick? Imagine that - the in a state founded on the of the birth of the founder of the colony that first separated with him when J worked in the president sworn in with a copy premise of religious freedom. church from state and thus paved the way for national religious displaced persons camps. After of M(l/J_II Dick. freedom of worship. explaining my situation to him, he got in touch with his home office in Philadelphia. It was We Should Not Be Surprised by Germany the American Friends Service ~ Rhode Island Jewish Herald Jl:ll b y Arno Herzberg The Knesset in Jerusalem de Committee, a Quaker oraniza UNION, N.J. (JTA) - It is voted a fu ll -scale debate to the tion, and a few weeks tater I SUBMISSIONS POLICY all a riddle to a conscious sur anti-Jewish acts in a united was holding an " affidavit of The Rhode Island jewish Herald welcomes any Send to: vivor. Germany. lt was an atmos support" in my hands. The written submissions from its readers on Jewish letters to the Editor It is a riddle that recent phere tinged with anger. A "sponsor" was a Mr. Ea rl concerns. Articles must be typed and double RI jewish Herald events in Germany have sur host of bewildered questions Bradley from Seekonk, Mass., spaced. Please include a daytime telephone P.O. Box 6063 prised so many trusted souls; were asked. It was difficult to who was CEO of Builders Iron number. Anything longer than 500 words Providence, RI 02940 that reports of riots, shootings hide the past. Foundry in Providence. And may be edited for space restrictions. Or fox to: 401 /726-5820. and attacks against foreigners But what did all these peo the rest is history, as they say. and Jews have produced such a ple expect from a united Ger Now, can anyone blame me remarkable scale of emotions, many? What did they hail for being partial to the Quak RHODE ISLAND JEWISH from a hardly concealed embar when unification came, one ers? rassment to a release of anger century too soon? A "New Hans Heimann HERALD and disappointment. Germany''? Cranston It is a riddle that discussions Nobody, it seems, realized among the molders of public that the surprises encountered (USPS-464-760) PubHshedEveryWeek8yThe opinion are going on month and the questions now being JewlshPressP,,iblishlngCompanv after month and that a thou asked point to the fact that the Amtourn:e vc,ur weddh•g. bar EDITOR: sand explanations and theories policies propagandized in the or bat mitnah, anniversary or ANNE S. OAVIOSON have been advanced to shed la st SO years have been put to achild'sbirthinthe ASSISTANT EDITOR: Candlelighting KAMMIE KETTELLE light on an unexpected de a crucial test and that Jewish Rhode Island Jewish Herald. leaders all the world have The community is interested CONTRIBUTING REPORTER velopment. over MICHAEL FINK Even Jewish forums are to ask themselves where do we in what happens to pu! COLUMNIST January 29 showing signs that people are go from here. Blackandwhitephotosare DOROTHEA S NYDER groping for an understanding They have to realize that it is welcome. Send submissions to: PHOTOGRAPHER of a reality new to them but a never-ending task to change RIJewishHerald,P.0. 8ox6063, OMAR BRADLEY 4:39 p,m. Providence, RI02940 ADVERTISING ACCOUNT REPS: happening before their very the basic character of a nation, JEANETTE HIDALGO eyes. (Continued on Next Page) "-"'-- MYRNA H . DRESS GRAPHICS· JOHANNA BULICH
MAILING ADDRESS: 8ox6063,Providence.RI02940 Fifty Years Ago This Week In The Jewish Herald TELEPHONE: (401 )724-0200 PLANT: Unified Campaign HeraldWay,offWebslerSlreet Pawtucket,RI02861 Abba Hushi Gives Plan for NEW YORK - With mil OFFICE: Jewish-Arab Peace WEEK OF JAN. 29, 1943 lions of oppressed and 1175WarrenAvenue NEW YORK - Scoring Jew homeless victims of war and EastProvidence.Rl 02914 Rescind Antj.Jewish ish and Non-Jewish leaders Hitlerism in need of immedi Decrees in T ripoli Secondclasspostagepaodru Providence. Anode who are continuously broad ate help to sustain them until lslanr.lPostmast8'1'.sefldaddresschanges1olheRI TRIPOLI, Libya - The Ger ',:;;;snHe,ald,PO Bor606J.Prov,dence,RI02!140 casting ill-founded programs the forces of democrMy for Arab-Jewish rap mans executed several bring liberation and peace, Subsctl()IJOnRa1esThtrty-hveten1sp,;1rcopy8y prominent Jews before sur ma,1 $1000 i:,er annum. outside Rhode Island and prochement, Abba Hushi, [thej announcement was sootheas1ernMassacl'KJsens $1400pe,arinum.8ulk secretary of the Haifa Work rendering ,Tripoli to the tri made this week that large ra1esonreQll9S1TheHelaldaSS11messubscnplions umphant British Eighth aiecontmuousu,n!t,ssnoblied101hecomrarvinwrit,ng ers· Council of the Histadrut, scale war rescue activities TheHeraldass.umesnohnancial,esponsOhtylo! has issued a program for the Army, it was disclosed this embracing many neutral and typograptucalerr0
neglect to meet the challenge omission and commission, re We Should Not Be Surprised by Germany we see in Germany today. proaching a world and a Jew There was an outbreak of ish world for ignoring the (Continued from Previous Page) with nothing. The years pro is limited. They did not suc hatred against those who obvious. that it is almost impossible to duced only a deafening silence ceed in educating their people ddred to be different. lt all goes back to the simple make a nation forget that the and a gigantic cover-up. and weaning them from their Jews and Jewish cemeteries fart that anybody who did not values they admired in the Parents never told their off old habits. were attacked. Police were con live consciously during the past are no longer valid and spring of those years of shame They have raised their fined to the sidelines whenever Hitler years of infamy cannot that these values have been re and they showed no regret for voices - but they were late. riots broke out. Justices were realize o r even imagine the jected by a world that \Vithin the crimes committed in their President Richard von Weiz hesitant to apply the law. A extent and the intensity by itself has to fight a never name. History books used in sacker was one of them. Sev government too weak and too which life was changed with ending fight for decency and high schools devoted very little eral weeks ago skinheads concerned with some per the willing consent of all Ger- tolerance. space to the Hitler years and pelted him with eggs. It was ceived menace did nothing. (Continucd o n Next Page) Fifty years have gone by what they said about the Holo not a wonderful sight. Thousands were demonstrat During all those years a re caust was revealing in its super In an exchange of letters dis ing for a constitution too frail education of Germany was ficiality cussing future relations of Jews to defend the defensible, and beset with a host of problems, Surely. there were and are with Germany. I put some chal the demonstrators turned into Bring The Family. from a built-in impossibility to German men and women who lenges to Weiz.sacker. ferocious Nazis as soon as In sabotage. wanted to guide their nation to If one full year would go by Hitler came to power. Fact, BringTwo. It started with a so-called something better than we Jews and no forlorn Jewish cemetery The present is a tragic re de-Nazification, which turned have experienced with un would be desecrated, if the minder of the past. Who can out to be a cruel joke. It ele speakable and indescribable inventors of the concentration say that things have changed vated high-placed Nazis to horror. camp game would be ap in Germany? Years ago. when fi);;hlers of democracy; it ended But their innuence was and prehended and sentenced to Jews were rounded up to be long prison terms, I might marched to their tragic fate, the begin to see Germany in a dif good burghers stood on the We Should Understand Self-Sacrifice ferent light. sidewalk and applauded. The Torah portion of Bo tells our ph yo;,ical and spiritual trials After a lt, this game would Today, as despicable thugs of the special commandment and tribulations with self-sacri not have been invented, pro throw fi rebombs into the dor given to the Jews immediately fice, revealing the inner duced and distributed if those mitories of asylum-seekers, the before they were to leave strength of our eternal, godly involved would not have been good German burghers stand Egypt. soul. ln the merit of our reso convinced that there are like on the sidewalk and clap their On the 10th day of the lute sta1Ke we will be privi minded buyers that would hands in unconcealed ap month of Nisan, each Jewish leged to -,ee Moshiach. make their e ffort worthwhile. proval. lt seems that only the family was to bring into its In Egypt, the Egyptians did The inventors, producers and calendar has changed. home a lamb, keep it there for not prevent the Jews from sac distributors were never found. Still, it serves no purpose to four days, and on the 14th of rificing the Passover lamb. The same holds true of a compose a bill of particulars. of Nisan, sacrifice it as a Passover Indeed, they actually lent the new version of that vicious offering. Jews their own silver and gold game that was placed on the vessels to enhance the Jews' market in Germany and Austria GREAT GRILLED godly service. So it shall be f~r 111 recent months. Germ,1ny CHICKEN SANDWICHES u <, . Through our own self-s,1cn efficiency has its limits \Vhen it fin.·, our opponents will comes to prosecuting hate Valerie Anne's IStAMVER become our protectors and sup crimes. 727 East Ave. Pawtucket 727-3620 porter-,, and together we will The choke hold the past has Tues.- Sa1 6-3. Sun. 7-1 merit the final redemption; on German mind!> is seen may it come speedily in our again and again, sometimes in days. viting comparisons with events An intrinsic part of this com Adapted from Ilic u•or~s ()f the now almost forgotten. mandment was keeping the L11/Jat•itd1a r1'111'e. Sulm1itted b11 Before the Republic of 0 lamb in the house. This was Rab/11 Yl'lwslwa Laufer, wit/!,,.,,:_ Weimar capitulated to Hitler's 50%- 75% Off done to arouse the curiosity of 1111ssw11 af L'Chaim pu/1/irn minions in 1933, there was the Fall & Winter Merchandise the Egyptian neighbors so they lhll/S. same climate of hesitation and would ask what would be Sale In Progress done with the lamb. The lamb was one of Egypt's Wayland Square • Providence chid gods. Could the average Garden City • Cranston . Jew be expected to tell an Egyptian that he was holding the lamb to use as a sacrifice? The precise intention of the commandment, in fact, was to give the "average Jew·· a test 13.82% - 1991Total Return - did they truly believe that 10,54 % - 1990 Total Return G-d was more powerful than the Egyptian idols? And would 10,42%- 1989 Total Return' they follow G-d's command even if the road was fra ught Where can you tum when CDs and with danger? money markel funds' let you down? Step The Jews passed this test up to Premium Income Fund from TNE with nying colors. They fol Funds. The Fund seeks high currcn1 lowed G-d 's command and income by investing primarily in U.S. were not afraid or ashamed to government bonds and follows slricl tell their non-Jewish neighbors guidelines designed to minimize price what they were doing. Our ancestors were not on fluctuations. The result-consistent some high spiritual plane, sure performance 1hat you can be comfonable of G-d's prolt.'rtion; most of the with. Jews who had suffered through Talk to your financial represcnta1ive or -.Ja very were steeped in the rc1um 1he coupon for more infonnation on culture of the Egyptian nation TNE Premium Income Fund. t111d idol-worship. Therefore, when our sages It'll us that one , ------7 of th.:.• reasons our ancestors I Yes, pit~~ ~nd mt m~rt compltte infornrntion on Premium lnrum, t·urn1. indudini: I \n.•re n ..•det'med from Egypt I ~;=,~~~~~~-s e\plainmi: chari:t1 and e,p('nws. I "ill rtad tht pro-pee-tu, C'llrtfoll)' I w,1s bcc,m.,e of this supreme act of self <,acrifice ·and faith, :~!~;~r(;. llrier, CLU we C,lll undl'rstand their tre Mil1on l. llrier.U,U nwndou'> self-s.icnfice I Ne,.· En1:l:111dSl'("ur i1its Thl'rl' io;, a parallel between ~·1,n1 ll'JShipStrcc1 the er.1 immediately preceding I /II' I'll()',! l'ru~itknce. 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6 - THE RHODE ISLAN D JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 WORLD AND NATIONAL NEWS Israel Gets Mixed Reviews Israel Still Def ends Deportations in U.S. Human Rights Report by Gil Sedan such as Hamas and Islamic JERUSALEM (JT A) - Prime Jihad. by Deborah Kalb the atrocities "dwarfs anything Minister Yitzhak Rabin is con Rabin emphasized that these States News Service seen in Europe since Nazi tinuing to defend Israel's de movements aim for the com WASHINGTON (JT A) times." portation last month of 415 plete elimination of Israel and Israel received mixed reviews Jewish group have been Moslem fundamentalists to that the fight against them in the State Department's active in urging the U.S. gov Lebanon. would continue even as Israel annual human rights report, ernment to take stronger action At the same time, some pursue!:! peace with its Arab whi ch was issued Jan. 19 on Israeli officials appear to be neighbors. on Bosnia, because many Jews INTERNATIONAL the last full day of the Bush see parallels between the Nazi hoping that the crisis will be re " We have the right to act administratio n. Holocaust and events in the !:iolved by Israel's High Court ,1gainst those who do not only JERUSALEM ()TA) - Afte, The report fou nd that the former Yugoslav republic. of Justice, which is hearing kill Israelis and Palestinians, months of deliberations, a number of Palestinians killed In Israel, there was no offi arguml'nts on the legality of but wish to kill the peace," he ministerial committee has by Israeli security forces in the cial reaction to the report, thl• deportations and could :,,aid made a landmark decision to administered territories rose which is prepared by the State reverse them. Oppostion among Israeli recommend that Israel allow sharply last year. But it also Department's Bureau of An Israeli military spokes J\r,1bs to the deport<1tions con the immigration of the Ferris noted "some improvements in Human Rights and Humanitar man was quoted as saying that tinued with dozens of demon Mora from Ethiopia as indi the human rights picture" ian Affairs, with input from there would be no change in '>lriltOr:> showing up J,m . 21 at viduals but not recognize there. international human rights the government's policy at the Ro:-h Hanikra border point them as Jews under the Law The report, covering the groups. least until the High Court with Lebanon. of Return . The Ferris Mora, human rights situation in 189 But Israeli officials said the hands down its decision. The The demonstrators tried to Ethiopians whose ancestors countries, reserved its sharpest report had fai led to take into court hearings were expected cross the border and deliver were Jews who converted to criticism for the Serbian-led consideration the country's to resume Jan. 25. ~u pplie!> to the deportees. After Christian it y, are variously "ethnic-cleansing'' campaign need to cra ck down on the con Meanwhile, Rabin met Jan. police and soldiers stopped estimated to number be of forcible relocation, rape, tor tinuing spate of intifada 21 once again with Chinmaya them from crossing, the pro tween 20,000 and 50,000. ture and murder in Bosnia related violence, which endan Gharekhan, the U.N. special testers waved banners on the Herzegovina. gers the lives of Israelis and envoy dispatched to the Mid Israeli side of the border and BER LI N (JT A) - An Israeli It said the massive scale of (Continued on Next rage) dle East to find a solution to shouted anti-government slo architect, Zvi Hecker, is de the deportation si tuation gans. signing the first Jewish C harekhan was scheduled to Palestinian spokeswoman school to be built in Berlin r------, H<1n,m Ashrawi said Jan. 21 return to New York on Jan. 22 sin ce the Holocaust. Con and report to the secretary that the new U.S. administra struction of the elementary BUY 6 BAGELS, GET 6 FREE general on his efforts. tion's policy in handling the school, which resembles a with this ad through 2/4/93 Charekhan refused to elabo deportation issue will test the sunflower, will begin in rate on the details of the dis consistency of Ameri ca 's Mid April cussion or to say whether he dle Ea st policy. had come up with a new com " I think this is a very impor JERUSALEM ()TA) - The promise to resolve the prob tant challenge to the new presi president of the former So lem. Speculation that a formula derit. " she said. viet republic of Kyrgyzstan, w,1s in the offing was spread a Moslem stronghold, has ing this week, but with no announced his country will resu lt s so far - at least for the WJC Fights open an embassy in record. Jerusalem rather than Tel Rabin, in an address Ja n. 21 Spielberg Film Aviv, where nearly al! other breads • bagels • desserts • soups • salads • sandwiches to a WIZO convention in Tel foreign embassies are lo 727 East Avenue Phone 727-1010 Avi v, stressed that Israel at Auschwitz cated. Pawtucket Fax 724-0075 would continue to use " various HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 7-6, SATURDAY 7-5. SUNDAY 7-1 me,1sures" in its fight against by Tom Tugend PARIS (JT A) - The Pales Islamic fundamentalist groups LOS ANGELES ()TA) - An tine Liberation Organiza L------~ attempt by the World Jewish tion's top representative in Congress to stop Steven Spiel Paris has reportedly fled berg from filming part of his France with his wife and next movie at Auschwitz has children following threats to The Rhode Island Jewish Herald been met with a largely nega hi s life. Ibrahim Souss, a tive response from the noted Jerusalem-born Christian Announces Its Special producer-director, oth er Jews Arab, told a close aide that in Hollywood and spo kesmen he received information for Holocaust memorial institu c1bout a possi ble assassina tions. tion attempt against him. the The WJC said it was con Jewish Telegraphic Agency cerned that access to commer has learned. cial filming at the death camp where more than I million CAMP Jews were killed would d isturb MONTREAL (JT A) - De· the dignity of the site. spite a severe snowstorm, A spokesman said the more than 500 members of organization had been in the Montreal Jewish com munity gathered at the Beth formed that Spielberg planned to use hundreds of extras and Ora synagogue recently to build a fake gas chamber for r,11ly ,1gainst racism and anti ISSUE Sl·mitism. The rall y was or his movie, "Schindler's List." WJC leaders were also re ganized by local Jewish or FEBRUARY 18, 1993 portedly upset because Spiel ganizations in response to berg. the director of such hits New Ye,u's weekend van Advertisers and readers are ,is "E.T." ,md " Gremlins," had dalism of seven synagogues bypassed the International throughout the city. invited to participate by /\u~chwitz Mu seum Council - submitting advertisements (Continued on Ne xt Page) AMSTERDAM ()TA) - Riot and editori al copy. police prevented 1.000 soc Germany cer fan s who were si nging ,mti -Sem1t1 c song!:! and su.!!~:~~~t~~b:'1l:~~T~9c;:::11es, (Continued from Prl'vious r,,ge) ..,lwuting 1wo-N,1.li slogans Children's Clothing, Sporting Equipment, etc. mans - a tiny, tiny minority from ,lttending a <;occer exempted. match recently in Diemen, Deadline for editorial copy is Monday. This explains why ordinary .in ea~tern suburb of Ams February 8. 11n. ot noon people cannot sec events as ll'rd,1m . The fans had tr,w they should be seen. This ex l'll·d from Utrecht to D1~'mc11 plain~ why the past still h,1 s a tli llwer on thl'ir home te,im, hold on the German mind and ,, hilh 11',1'> pl,1\'ing ag,,m..,t that 50 }'CdrS could not bring tlw 1\111-,terd,im ttwn Aj.l\ tlw de-,ircd ch.111ge. ~onwtiml'~ lon ,ilkred ., The world and the Jewish jl>111~h tt'.1111 bl'(,1t1<;e 11 ha<. world will h.we to reconcile h,1d k,1d1ng pl,n·l'r<; of Jew tlwmselves to this fact. 1:>h ong1n ,rnd lwc,1U!:il' the An10 Haz/irr~, a 1ctm·d r1c f,1thcr of 11'> ch
So Many From Which to Choose Goldman wants us to remem ber Jolson: Tlie Legend Comes to by Louise Lieberman Life. A Tale of Special to lhe Herald Howard Sachar has written While purchasing books last A History of tlie Jews in America Two Cultures summer, I again noticed the BOOK that is fascinating to read at vast amount of Holocaust your leisure, or it could make books avai\abre. There is a con REVIEW an exciting core book for a tinuing plan to publish as study group. Anson Laytner by Mike Fink many personal accounts, eye tells why Arguing with G-d is a Herald Co11trib11 ti11g witness episodes, histories and and Gloria Goldreich, Years of Jewish tradition. Benevolence Reporter autobiographies as possible. Dreams. There is a lso another and Betrayal by Stille is about It is the proverbial race Kemelman book entitled The five Italian Jewish families liv against time - to get in to p rint Day the Rabbi Resigned. ing under fascism. I sat right up front and set which her divorced d,wghters the " I-was-there" works en In the biograph y area is I will be introducing you to tled down into my se,11. The -,poil with their dreadful abling future readers to know Funny Woman: the Life and other books in future reviews. !>ound of something dicking tantrums. of the horrors endured. Most Times of Fa1111y Brice by Barbara Louise Lieberman is the librar· behind my row made me turn Everything ends happy with survivors are senior citizens G rossman. Arthur Zipser wrote ian at Congregation Misl,kan round and face back. Jenny that depressing upbeat tone set now; the needed years of sil Fire and Grace, the Life of Rose Tefi/a, Cliestnut Hill, Mass. The Kk•in was knitting away with relen tlessly by Shirley Mac e nce have passed. New to the Pastor Stokes. Alexander Ringer reuiew was reprinted wit/, per her softly clacking needles, not L,1ine, she of the fancy past Holocaust collection are Albert examined Arnold Scli oe11berg: mission of tlie congregation's wasting a precious moment. It livl'S and built-in hopes. Huller's Agony of Survival, The Composer as a /ew. Herbert newsletter. was the best o f times, it was The characters and the plot Hillel Butman's From Leningrad the worst of times. o f " Used People"' don·t add up to Jerusalem: the Gulag Wa y, to much. You get your laughs Escape into Darkness by Sonia Pity the Children of Somalia from the one-line gags. "'Jews Games and The Telleran Opera· don't swim ... "Go light on the by Lenka Rose but rather, a war for power. tio11 by Devora Omer. There !>paghetti spices. Jews take gas Speci~I to the Heald A moral travesty are many more additions from Oh, Somalia, Somalia !>t.>riously." I grinned in spite of which to choose. At the heels of the 21st cen- the jokes. Some of the latest additions What have you do ne to your tury. Only one subplot scratched in the fiction section include nomad Total anarch y, lawlessness, and reached beneath the sur new titles by familiar authors: children of Somalia? chaos, befell f.ice. Shirley's pre bar mitzvah The w ea ke ned nation of Anne Roiphe, The Pursuit of At the Horn of Africa. grandson believes his grand Happiness; Philip Roth, Decep· Somalia. pa's soul looks over him and Warlords, with your shooting 1io11; A.B. Yehoshua, Mr. Mani; Ho ping for a solution from " Used People'" mixed in a keeps him from harm. Like a tooting, America. group of big st.irs, some really type out of Salinger or Serling, Armed to the teeth cohorts, Jewish, like Sylvia Sidney, oth he flirt~ with suicide to test out Reduced these emaciated beau Put down your weapons i.'rs iust choizikmachers - fak his !>uperman theory of the HEALTH CARE TIP: tiful Somalia! l'r-. - and a gang of our local guardian angel. The part is A nursing home alternative .. Paper-thin people to dust. Solve your problems, ct'lebs at the sneak prC'view in pl,1yl'd <,traight and ,1dds a stay at home with Staff Builders Little children's corpses cov Not America. Sl•ekonk, Mass. !>t range charm. The boy's life is Home Health Care Services ered No mo re arms from America Shirll'y MacLaine goes !>,lvl•d - by an ,1ccordion. SUrtkMUO.r,1,,lllf2I Ml!
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I THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH H ERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, I 993 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Shadow of the Wolf b y Marion D.S. Dreyfus Special to the Her.lid All the sunshade-manda ARTS & tory, sexy pulsebeat places ENTERTAINMENT must have been filmed by now. Everyone in film must be BRIEFS sick to peeling of lolling about The Leventhal-Sidman Jew in gauzy linens, disputing the ish Community Center in virtues of SPF 30 vs. 45, scarf Newton Centre, Ma ss., will ing up pina coladas. present a Com ed y Cabaret How else explain in one Jan. 30 (8 p.m.) and 3 l (3 week the opening of two films p.rn.) featuring Bill Scheft, featuring the teeth-chattering, MMd Rose and George Mac skin-blueing likes of - first Donald. General admission .. Alive" (featuring the wind is $15, $13 fo r seniors and bitten frozen Chilean Andes) ~tudents; members receive and now, flatter to the earth if $2 off the ticket price. For more information, call the box office at (6 17) 965-5226
Bill Staines, folksinger and songwriter, will be featured in concert on Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. at the North Kingstown High School auditorium. For more information, call 294- 6823 or 294 -333 1. considerably further north, "Shadow of the Wolf," which "The Wi z" will come to The deposits its cast and crew on Wang Center for the Per the tundra permafrost? Though forming Arts, 270 Tremont rrovidence dwellers may be St., Boston, from Feb. 2 pretty much inured to chill and through 7. Based on "The brrr for most of the winter, no Wizard of Oz," the musical mere drift to the lee of Pea features a musical score in berry's is a patch on the hoary cluding such hits as "Ease reality of mornings on the floe. On Down The Road," "If Donald Sutherland, here a You Believe" and " Home." red-headed homicide detective For more information, call named Henderson, is charged 'Broadway Bound' The Wang Center for the with finding the Inuit murderer Performing Arts, (6 17) 482- of a disreputable white boozer. The Academy Players will present its win ter p roduction, Neil Si mon's "Broadway Bound," Feb.5,6, 7, 11 , 12, 13and 14. 9393. This go ·round, he reprises his solid, tenacious investigator of Michael Cappell i, Catherine Fox, Jeff St. Germain, May Anne Van Degna, Brian Mul vey a nd In ternationally known film " Klute" some 20 years ago. C huck Reifler appear in this production, hailed as "Sim on's fi nest play" by The Washington Post. animator, Robert Breer, will Perceiving that the insula r For more informatio n, call 885-6910. show h is work and speak locals are protecting one of about cinema and painting their own in a stony cover-up, wood fa r away from these spoon-feeds her mangled man foreplay. (Eroticism to the Feb. 3 in the Department of he intends to find the killer, people, yet one is fascinated to back to health, buttressing his Inuit, apparently, consists of Art, Fine Arts Center, Uni even if the trail leads to the see the many impressive cus self-esteem with a little asser " Woman, I'm back in the versity of Rhode Island, at chieftan's own son, Gofuk toms heretofore unavailable to tive love-play wit hout the (Continued on Page 23) 12:30 p. m . His lecture is part Sutherland's Henderson, dom peering Caucasian eyes. {Hair of Professor Ke ller's "Topics iciled for the nonce in the do and costuming will not in Fil m " class. chief's crowded igloo, cannily feat ure high in this film's coopts a vul nera ble tri be mem chances come Oscar nigh t.) Planning a Reception? ber wi th fi rewater, though him For champions of women's Join us at self a teetotaler. self-determination, there is an The New Bedford, Mass., The great Toshiro Mifune, impressive sequence. Till y not Zeiterion Theatre will too little seen of late, plays only saves her husband from present the Jose Greco Com Celebrations '93 Goguk's fa ther and the tri bal certain freezing and death o n pany, " The First Family of shaman with am ple gravel. the ice after his wrestling wi th Pa rty Planning Expo Spanish Dance," on Feb. 3 Meanwhile, living apart in a rabid wolf, but dons her muk From a gala wedding to a cozy home party, .11 8 p.m. For more informa what has to be near-reckless luks, mushes out onto the ice tion, call the Zeiterion Box Bar/Ba t Mitzvah, Swee/ Sixteen, Anniversary, solitude, Goguk and wife, to shoot game for food, then Office at (508) 994 -2900. Reunion, Birthday, or any Special Event. played by " Miami Vice's" Lew All the services you need will be on display . Diamond Phillips and fe tching " Artists Speak" will feature honeyfog-voiced Jennifer Tilly, More than 50 DecOfotors. HotelS. Coll!g1ophers. florists, FRESH STEAMED Entertainers, Caterers. Printers. PhOtogrophers. sculptor Tracy Brown (RI SO demonstrate the dichotomies VEGETABLES and more will present innovative Ideas f0< memo1ab!e affairs. '88) on Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m that so pervade the lives of Sunday, January 31 Noon-4pm Admission is free with the every Inuit Valerie Anne's Temple Israel • 125 Pond Street • Sharon, MA price of entry to the mu As far north as they are, 727 Eas1 Ave., Pawtucket 727-3620 AdmiSsion $2.50 Children under 10 FREE f Admission $2 with this ad seum, 224 Benefit St., Provi Goguk's decision to live un Tues.-Sat. 6-3, Sun. 7-1 I dence. compromised by the white man's rules still cuts deeply " Mothe rlands," a play writ into their daily consciousness. ten by Brown University stu The Scottish general store R H O D E CALENDAR OF EVENTS dent Heather Mackenzie owner defrauds Goguk of his 7 Region board meehng. Stl.l!Ofidge. MA Childs, will be presented rightful fee for his furs. The ISLAND 8 Croos!on{Worwickboordmeeting@office, lOo.m 10 Newpa! regular meeting, Touro Synogogue, 1 p.m 1-eb. 4 and 11 beginning at 8 harsh winter offers blizzards, 10 SouthCountyregulotmeetiog.JewelfydeSign. 7pm pm. in thl' Isabelle Russek shortages, animal threat. 14 IUChopterboordmeet1ng@omce, lOom Leeds Theatre, 77 Waterman Shades of " Dancing With 17 Powtucke1boordmeeting(brownbog).JCC.12noon 26 South County Shobbot sponsored se!Vices St., on the Brown campus Wolves." In their small, glow 28 Kent County brunch meeting. 11 o .m "Wildcat," by Brown stu· ing igloo, the couple have a HA 1 Cronston/Worwlck regulo" meeting. Temple Emonu·EI. l pm dent Anton Piatigorsky, child by the light of home J Newport regular meeting. nominations. 7 30 p.m "Nigh tTra in to Bolina," by made candles upon makeshift 7 RLChop!erboordmeetfng @offiee , 10am Nilo Cru1., and "The Book bedclothes, the only " doctor" 10 Pawtucket board meeting, 7.30 p.m 10 South County meeting. Horal arrangement program. Peocedole C!vic of Babe," by Rick Rankin, in attendance her nervous, DAS Centef.7:JOpm will be presented Feb. 5 and glassy-eyed husband. 13 Newport Progressive Dinner Porty 12. !;or more information, Cooking, hunting, even the 15 Prov,dence 0000.- Klcko" Pehle Lunch. H!ghklod Court 17 Kent County board mealing @ offiee. MO p m call the box office at 863- abrupt love-making tradition 21 HadossohEducationOoy. TempleEmonu·EL 10am -2p.m 2838 of the fur-swathed people are 22 Cronston/Worwick regular meeting@ office, 7 p,m SAH 22 Pawtucket 1egulor meef;ng, JCC, 7 30 pm. depicted, making viewer for 28 Young Leode(s Institute. S11.Jl't>fktge. MA conflid: One wishes the film..-_ - 401 -4 03-3636· 29 Cronston/Worwlck reg~Otmeeting. Warwick "-lliee Station. 7 30 pm ------~ m,ikers would have kept Holly- 10 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993
Eden in Every Yard Learning Lessons by Mike Fink popsicle sticks could all go to Tu B'Shval was my fa vorite From Animals Herald Contributing Reporter kindling. We laid a good base Jewish holiday because it fit
Rabbi Marder told me Tu for the dry hardwood logs on right into New England tradi 4 Tu B'Shval marks the time of year to dwell 011 trees and how they feed B'Shval is a festi val of trees. I the grate. lion. And w ith my offbeat mys 4 and shelt er us. By extension, it is also a holiday to celebrate the land in spent my afternoon laking in They say an open fire doesn't ti cal soul I saw pagan nixies even which the trees take root, and tire forms of life 011 the farms and orchards the profi les of winter trunks and give heal, it robs your parlor of in Hebrew rituals. Alt our can· that make up the human landscape.
branches, various scu lptured warm air. The balmy current delabra, our menorahs and Sab4 Few of 11s live as close to the soil as we 11sed todo. We buy our fruit and shapes rising out of earth and swoops right up the chimney to bath ca ndlesticks, o ur oil lamps our mea t, our cloth and 011r building materials, from warehouses and stretching toward the s ky. The the s tars. I never believed tha t and chanukiahs, weren't they shops, as tlto11gh raw materials UH!re all mere plastic, inert, lifeless goods Jewish way is to give thanks for lie. We sta red into the flames treesymbolsturned to sil verand without a so 11/. natural resources from w hich we and felt the welcome blast on crystal? Not thrown into the The following local story may just 1111dge us into remembering when draw our lives. foreheads, cheeks and the pa \ms gutter but saved for tomorrow! Jews kept horses in their stables, goats in their barns and kept patches of I put my mind to lumber and of hands o r soles of stockinged Oil comes from o li ve trees, like vegetables and potatoes for their so11p. - Michael Fink logs. My folks ran a furniture feet. pomegranates both for light and store. Where would they have As for the oranges from those for food, mind and body. by Kammie Kettell e my dad did not bother to put ii been without pine, maple, wa l crates my dad axed, the fruit of The kindest thing about trees Herald Assistant Editor on him. nut and cherry trees? I smile lo the Florida trees gave us sunny and the holiday that blesses I grew up in the country a nd I had just happened to look recall that my dad at Ri gney's juice. Vermont maples bled us them is, you don't have to kill to for many reasons I feel privi4 outside my window, and saw ice-cream cou nler al ways asked syrup to sweeten weekend win. Yo u can borrow a branch leged to have done so. I would Kri ssie running down the street for a cone of "maple walnut." waffles. R. l.appletreesdumped w ith a blossom o r a fruit. Leave have to include owning various toward my friend's house. She In my boyhood, our house treasures o n us for sauces, jel4 a sick tree and a bluebi rd will different kinds of a nima ls over never made it that far. The nexl 4 burned coal and then oil - but lies, pies and cider. America the nest in it. Harvest a healthy tree the years - rabbits, horses, door neighbor's dogs ran out to we kept the the rmostat way beautiful! and its sister w ill fill the space sheep,ducks and cats, to name a the road and chased her around down. Sundays we opened the In prewar Providence, you and drink the sunshine. You few - as one of the benefits their yard attacking her. I stood nue. We wandered around out lived closer to the natural re 4 haven't torn the glen or harmed from this. in fear and was about to run to side the house and the empty sources of Tu B'Shvat than in the jungle. The tree carries a Owning and caring for ani 4 he lp her when I saw Brandy lots of the block to gathe r sticks the postwar. Even your house friendly message from the mats brings wi th it a sense of running out of our yard, down and bra nches. came fr om woodland timber. planet and from the soil al its responsibility for a child. Hav the street and into the neighbor's Dad went down cellar or to The fruit from the stand wore roots. ing a li ving creature depend on yard. Thinking he was goi ng lo the garage lo break up orange stems and leaves. Thal house- Eden is there in the shade of you daily brings many rewards get attacked too, I dashed off to crates. Before p las tic, even sized fi eld made up a mini fo r4 every tree. Go back and pay a with it. As I re nect back on many try lo help them. crumpled scraps of paper or est, a toy o rchard. visit from time to time. si tuations, I learned a great deal To m y amazement, I saw from this farm 4 1i ke atmosphe re; Brandy chasing away one of the respect, compassion and an dogs, and then he li te ra ll y look ea rly appreciation for nature. the other dog that had Krissie I had a sheep, Krissie, who pinned lo the ground and would reg u larly follow me pushed it away w ith his head. around my yard without a leash. By that time, my dad had ar 4 Therefore, it beca me a regular ri ved to save the day. I-le man habit to let her wander about aged to get !hem both back into whenever I was outdoors. On our yard. days when I waswalkingdown I will never forget the events the street lo my friend's house, that unfolded on that date. s he would poke her head Thank good ness my mother and through her fence and watch father saw wha t happened ~:\:ntil I disappeared from because I always need lo tell people I have witnesses when I One particular incident on a end up explaining this story. bright and sunny summer day When I hear someone say that when I was 13 years old stands animals don't have feelings, out in my mind. My dad was it always angers me. f-I oiv workingoutsideand hedecided ca n one explain a horse corning to let Krissie move about on her to his companion's aid in any own. This was the first time she o ther way? had been set free lo roam about It is not instinctive fora horse the yard without me. However, lo ru n toward two barking, he also let our horse Brandy, g rowling dogs who are hunting who shared the same stall with down another animal. However, her, out of his paddock so he I believe it was out of pure con· could graze on fresh grass. Nor 4 cern that our horse reacted in mally Brandy would have lo be this way. There is basically no kept ona lead. For some reason, other explanation. During the Artzenu Yisrael II Future Leadership Mission, Larry Behar, national mission
chairman, participated in a tree4 planting ceremony a l Modi'in, with 165 other young men and women from more than 40 sta tes. Mission participants viewed JNF water conservation and afforestation projects, as well as land reclamation projects for tourism in the Negev and Galilee. They also met with military experts a nd resi dents of nort hern rural outposts, and held a solidarity march in Kiryat Shaman, w here rocket attacks from southern Lebanon killed an immigrant boy from the former Soviet Union.
to the lexl,and thegraphicsym4 that of the Haftarah, as is that of Sing Unto Him bols that represent those moti fs Lamentations ("Eycha," recited (also known by the Greek word on Ti sha B'Av), the Book of by Cantor Shimo n Gewirtz "trope"). Esther, the Song of Songs, etc. Spedal to the Heu\d Even the Talmud relates that The fac t that thesameaccents
Si nce February is usually des4 "if one reads theScriptures wilh4 were used for21 ofthesesacred ig nated as Jewish Music Month, out a ne'imah (melody) he ha s books- irrespective of the dif· I thoug ht it would be fitting to not fulfilled hi s obligation." By fe renl modes - proves they say a few words about the old 4 the ninth century, the g raphic were only meant to be "remind 4 est - and most authentic form symbols that we see above and ing signs" of the ri sing and fall 4 o f Jewish mus ic- namely, below the words- which indi 4 ing of the voice.They do not in 4 Plant More Trees taamei hamikra, thecantillating ca te how the text should be dicate scale or rhythm, tonality During the recent Artzenu Yi :- rae l ll Future Leadership of our sacred texts. sounded - were systemt1tized or tempo, interval or pitch. Mission, sponsored by the Jewish National Fu nd, 165 young The Hebrew word, taam, in Tiberias, under the direction Although the modes we em· men and women from more than40st,1tes met with Jerusalem means fla vor, and when we of a mancalled Aaron benAshcr. ploy are Ashkenazi in heritage, Mayor Teddy Kollek (center), in one o( his last public appe.u mm,icalize the reading of the This system is still in use today. there are Sephardic and Orien4 ances before rel iring from Israeli political life. Kollek encour Torah, J-laftarah or various It should be noted that there !al musica l traditions as well.
and the buds will sprout on the nomic and sociil l problems we Tu B'Shvat in America: ATime for New Hope trees. Tu B'Shvat is here and trees have faced, need this new spirit by Rabbi Dr. Chaim Shapiro B'Shva l as an educa tional lhe harbinger of spring-bring are being planted in some areas that Tu B'Shvat signals. I Special to the Herald springboard to discuss Israel. ing us a message of hope and of the world. The cycle is turning Perhaps, this year, wi th the Our traditional Jewishcalen its status in our traditions, its optimism. away from cold winds, depres optimism engendered by new dars li s t the holiday o f Tu current problems, etc. Tu 13 'Shvat arrives and sig sionand pessimism toa period of governmentalchanges,thearrival B'Shvc1t (15th day of the Jewish Another aspect ofTu B'Shvat nals the message that Purim and new growth and new hope. of Tu B'Shvat is so much more month of Shvat) as the Jewish that is peculiarly American is Passover will soon be with us; We, in this country in general significant for our congregations. new year of trees - "Rosh the psychological benefits we the wa rm weather is around the and in this area in particular, (The author is the rabbi at Touro I Hashanah L'elanot." In Israel, derive from observing this holi corner. Soon the birds will si ng especially during the recent eco- Synagogue, 85 Tor1ro St., Newport.) I thi s is the start of the spring day. It remi nd s usof the special season, a suitable time for plant relationship we should main ing trees. tain toward Israel, and should However, we in America, make u s more sensitive to especially in the northern areas, Israel's needs. However, it also Plant Your Roots often consid er thi s holiday an hasanotherpositivc psychologi enigma. We c1re teaching our ca l aspec t for us ilnd our loca l children about planting trees at communi ti es. in the Land! a time of the middle of the win Tu B'Shvatoccurs during the ter season. (Feb. 6 this year) cold and often dreary winter Celebrate Tu B'Shvat when we are chilled from the season. People tend to become blustery winter winds. Planting depressed during this time. We Since first purchasing the land for Israel, JNF has been planting trees is probably the last thing look around thecommunityand trees in an ongoing effort to restore life to the land and insure on our minds. we see trees bereft of their foli Of course, we can point out age, and our streets are often Israel's future. There are still barren stretches of land awaiting that therearedimatedifferences deserted of people. Friends and reclamation and JNF needs your support... PLANT YOUR ROOTS NOW! between our country and the acquaintances a re suscepti hie to Give a Gift of Trees to Honor Israel land of Israel. We can explain various illnesses and "achesand the customs of eati ng fr uits that pains" of winter. CALL: are related -specifi ca ll y to the The synagogue attendance land of Israel. such asfigs,dates tends to fall off, partially be (6 I 7) 731-6850 and, of course, Bokser. cause of the loss of our "snow Yet it seems to lack the full bird" population, moving to the import of othercalendar events. warmer climates of the south. We cannot provid e the genuine Then Tu B'Shvat arrives - experience of planting a sapling and partici pating in establish ing a new forest that the stu OVER 18 YEARS OF dents of Israel do receive. PROFESSIONAL However, I believe, that Tu EXPERIENCE B'Shvat does afford us several important messages, several concepts that need to be stressed ATARESE to our families. I believe, that even though our children can· DSCAPE not experience the actual expe NST.INC. rience of planting trees in Israel, New Lawns • Planting• Mulching they ca n be partners in this im Brick & Sluestone Walks & Patios portant task, by giving or rais Driveways • Bockhoe Work ing money to plant these trees. Fullylnsured Also, this is an opportunity lo 944-9334 renew our bonds with the land Craru1on,RI of Israel, using the theme of Tu '
-~,on'4\ LAWNMOWER SERVICE, INC. EARLY BIRD SALE! YES! I want to celebrate Tu B'Shvat. Please dedicate __ trees ror $ ______Wmter is the time to save - don't wait again! Send certificate to· ______Have your machine serviced now! Address·------,------::,----- POWER EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE City· ______State __ Zip ___ AAIENS • LAWN80Y •SNAPPER• 80LENS •TORO• JACOBSEN• YA.ROMAN Donor name Address ______BRIGGS 5 STRATTON· TECUMSEH· POULAN· WEED EATER City· State __ Zip ___ (401) 467-8814 • 674 WARWICK AVENUE , WARWICK , RI 02888 12 -THE RHODE ISLAND JEW ISH HERA LD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 TUB'SHVAT NOAH'S ARK A newspaper for Jewish ehildr~n
VOL. XV . NO f, JANUARY . 1993 / TEVt:T. SHVAT, 5753
A Video Family Tree
(Me-lo-nee) - My Dictionary ~ Tu B'Shvat is the holiday when Jews celebrate the ~ birthday of trees. Tu B'Shvat is a time to plant trees, especially in Israel. This year, make Tu B'Shvat i1~7'::t~ also the time to create a family tree! A family tree (mahtz-leh-mah) tell s your family history. One way to make a fami ly tree is to draw one. Another way camera would be to ask different fami ly c't~'? members questions, called an inter· view, and record their answers, (l 'tsah-lem) writing the answers on paper or to photograph either a tape recorder or a
ni'?~rtl On Tu B'Shvat, start to intetview (sh'eh-lote) your grandparents to discover your fa mily's history. It may take sev questions eral interviews to ask all of the questions you have. Some questions you could ask are printed below. Add your own to this list! (t'shoo-vote) where were your parents born? a nswers Where were their parents born? l:l'ilE, t;) When ·did your family move to this country? Why? (see-poo-reem) What are the names of your stories parents? What is your Hebrew name? Who were you named for? What do you know about that person? Tell me about your grandparents. Your great-grandparents. Grid Describe your Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Tell me about your childhood. Describe your wedding. How do we cele brate Tu B'Shvat? Describe your life as a newly·wed. How many children did you have? To find the answer, look in the grid and fi nd the small est What are their names? words first. For example, look fo r two and three letter words Who we re they named for? first. Write them in the boxes below and cross them off the When you were growing up, how letter board above the grid. If there is only one letter left in did your family celebrate Shabbat? a column, then put that letter in the empty box below it. Describe your Passover seder. Continue looking for the shortest words. T hen use the rest How did you celebrate Purim? of the letters to complete the ot her words. T he first letter How did you celebrate Rosh has been placed for you. Hashanah? What about other holidays? What is a special thing you would wa nt me to always remember?
If you discover something special about your family,. be sure to write about it to NOAH 'S ARK, c/o Interview, - Answer on next page. 7726 Portal, Houston, Texas 7707 1. THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 - 13 TU
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7 + + I + Rebus - (Ree-boose) o,:i~i + i't:1¢'~ - (Mees-chahk) - Game I + ' + I The J ewish National Fund does a lot more than plant· I : What is the first tree to bloom in Israel? : I ing trees. Match the answers below to learn how your I + ~--~ + money is spent when you donate to Jewish National Fund. : 3 - RE + [ %' ~ :J WL + : 1. Clears A. ___I srael green + + + + 2. Pushes B. _ __r oads ia~ UTH +~ - HA +J 3. Plants C. ___c amp sites + + 4. Builds D. ___s wamps k iCX UNK+dfu - B i 5. Paves E. ___ fo rests 1"-~"" + ~ + + + 6. Digs F'. ___sa nd dunes aside + + 7. ___r ocks • + ------+ Dries G. + + + - -- + 8. Makes H. ___wa ter pipes + + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Trees of Israel ?M;":1!;)0~ ~"Jr:t ;,~ (Mah Chah-dahsh Bah-seef-ree-yah) In 1898, Theodor Herzl, founder of What's New In the Library? the World Zionist Organization, went to Palestine to rebuild it as the Jewish homeland. When he got there, Herzl didn't see rich farmlands. Dust was everywhere and he saw only a few JOURNEY TO THE GOLDEN LAND. Stories and pic trees. tures by Richard Rose nblum. Jewish Publication Socie ty, copyright 1992. Age s 5-9. $14.95. There were few trees because the .....::-:-~~ .. -it~ Ottoman Empire, which ruled Palestine If you want to know what it was like for your grandparents at that time, built a railroad to go or great ·grandparents to come to America from another through Arab countries. They used Palestine's trees for the country, this book will tell you all about it. The reader will tracks and engines, leaving the land 97% bare. learn about life in Eastern Europe. the dangerous trip across the ocean, and arriving in New York. The story is told well Without the trees, the wind blew away top soil and the and the black and white pictures are excellent. land wasn't usable. When it rained , the earth couldn't absorb the water. T he remaining trees dwindled or couldn't grow. Rosenblum has writ.ten many other books that have been Some animals depending on trees, such as the Mesopotamian very popular. If you liked The Old Synagogue and My fallow deer, slowly died out. Now they are extinct. Sister's We dding, you will surely like this book, too~ As a symbol of his faith, Herzl planted a cedar tree near Jerusalem. In 1901, he announced the creation of the J ewish Answers To Game NOAH'S ARK National Fund, which would use donations to buy land in A Newspape r for 9 "H o ·.,i l g ·s Palestine. By 1910, several German Zionists donated enough ·a Jewish Children ·o C ·3 ~ ":) s ·v money to start planting an olive forest named after Herzl. Debbie Israel Dubin and Other forests were started and named for other famous and Linda Freedman Block helpful people. *********** Publishers/ Editors Answers To Rebus Nac hman, Illustrations Goldie Knoble r, Mickey Brodsky, An ancient custom of planting a tree for a child's birth Miriam Israe l, Ada Dubin, a nd began again. Branches from the tree were later used for the ·aa.1i puow1e aq.1, = Be rnard Dubin, Circulation q - aaq + ){Un - )(Ul1.fl + e4 chuppah (wedding canopy). R:12:1 Soulhu•t,<1 f'r«'way, S uit,, t .~O - pue4 + 4Jn - 41now + H<>u,ilon, Texm 77074 This tree planting custom grew. Trees were planted in IM - 11 eM + aJ - aaJ4J., 71,1/771-71 44 honor of a marriage, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or to remember C:.:opyriJ!'hl 1992 (c) NOA WS ARK ISSN: Q892·494S people who died: Certificates were given telling of the donation. *********** Answer To Today, the planting of trees and the certificates have be· Grid Grune come a part of J ewish life. About 2 million trees have been planted and 875,000 acres of desert land have been made By planting trees in Israel usable. Each day more land is brought back into use. This and eating fi fteen fruits that giant step at saving a country came from one man's dream. grow on trees. (The fruits we t ry to eat are those that Patricia Landsberg, copyright 1992 grow on trees in Israel.) 14 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993
CAREFUL INSTRUCTION - Michael Morosco listens to Diana Smirnov for instructions during a recent piano lesson. Herald plroto by Omar Bradley The Sounds of Smirnov by Omar Bradley der the spirals of St. Nicholas of the stale had left her with an Herald Contributing Reporter Cathedral. inability to express joy, to smile, About 37 years ago in Lenin Yet, the child grew unhappy she remembered. grad, Russia, a pregnant Fiana under the guise of Russian su Diana Smirnov has come a Bryans kaya could often feel her pervision even though she ex long way since those days of UNUSUAL TECHNIQUE-Little Michael Morosco, 8, uses two baby kicking inside of her while celled lo the head of her class despair and destiny, which re balloons to gain correct hand posture during a piano lesson at she taught classical music at the headed by mus ical genius mind her of how fortunate she Diana Smirnov's house. fll'raldplwtobyOmarBrndlry conservatory there. Li ttledid she Nathan Perlman. is lo have a home and family know that he r small burden of In 1974, her father, Vladimir, who a re safe from repression. were crazy, but it's true.Just ask and a d iet consisting of Chinese life would eventually blossom tired of being surveiUed by the Living in Providence with her little Michael Morosco, who was herbs, teas and natural foods. inlo a n exceptionc1lly talented KGB, emigrated to the United daughter, Diana teaches classi not only playing a tune but en Dia na's d ream is to leach chi l pianist named Diana. States and subsequently sent for cal music to childre n using a n joying it as well. d re n music in a school aimed at She would lull her baby lo his family two years later. A innovative method created by During a vis it with he r revolutionary practices similar sleep with sonatas from Brahms young Dia na remembered the he r mother, Fiana, who teaches mother, Fiana, the two com to those her mother promotes until her gifted child began harrowing experie nce of leap advanced music at the Longley bined lo play a duet of songs and to continue making people compos ing mus ic at 4. By ing from a moving train to avoid School in Boston. from classical to contemporary happy with her music. But as age 7, he r bri llianl daughter was te rrorist attacks aimed at Rus If anyone told you that bal that sounded simply beautiful. long as she uses colorful bal formally accepted into the sian Jews and the first breath of loons, green frogs or spongy el Both mother and daughter re loons and little green frogs, at Special Music School for Gifted true freedom in Vienna. But liv ephants could help you play the tain a youthfulness and vitality least half her goal appears to Children in St. Petersburg un- ing under the constrictive rule piano better, you'd swear they that they owe to dean living have come true. Cantors Assembly Welcomes New Members----- From its founding in 1947 by offering a catalog of some 70 career in the service of Jewish synagogue service lose a va\u Cantors Assembly directly. 10dedicated hawnim, theCm volumes of liturg ical works worship. able and critically important The second form of outreach tors Assembly has grown into available only through the Can The assembly's approach is worship ingredient. is the Cantors Assembly new the world's largest organization tors Assembly. two-pronged: to introduce Tomeetthis need, the assem "Ambassador Program" which of hazanim, with more than 450 O ver the 45 years of its exist promis ing students to the bly has established an outreach provideshazanim,onaone-time members worldwide. Members ence, the Cantors Assembly has cantorate as a career through program in the form of it "Baal basis, to spend a weekend or serve primarily in the congre aimed continually to meet the seminars on the major college Tefillah Institute," which aims several weekdays in small con gations of the Conservative challeng"es w hich the evolving campuses around the country, to replenish the diminishing gregations who have never been movement, although the assem Jewis h life patterns have and to provide financial aid to ranks of prayer leaders. able to afford a hazaninorder to bly welcomes members from brought to American synagogue those students who enter the lthas publishedauniquecol acquaint them with the many any section ofJudai sm who meet life. In the process it has broad Cantors Institute of the Jewish lectionoffourvolumesofmusi services which a hazancan pro the professional, ethical and ened its goals and perspectives Theologica\ Seminary. cally notated prayer books and vide: leading in prayer, teach ha Jakie standards. to include not only the needs of The goalofthisprogramis to audiotapes for (1) The entire ing others to lead services, pre Members a re served in a I he professionals, but the chang attract al least 15 students each weekday services (Shaharit, paring b/ ney and b'nol mitz number of professional areas; ing nature and needs of the con year for the next 10 years to ease Minha and Maariv); (2) P'sukey vah, teaching adult education the group sets and maintains temporary worshipper. the growi ng s hortage of deZimra for Sabbaths and holi courses, serving as pastors a long high standards of professional As we approach the 21st cen hazanim. Toward this end, the days(preliminaryblessings);(3) with the rabbi. All of this, in compete nce a nd ethics and is tury, the Ca ntors Assembly has assembly has mounted a $1 mil- Sabbath Min ha, and (4) the en add it-ion lo enha ncing the mean I heofficial placement agency for identified the recruitment and lion campaign, to which funds tire Shaharit services for Rosh ing and the beauty of Jewish hazanim in the Conservative training of a new generation of fromconcernedsynagogueJews Hashanahand Yorn Kippur, for worship. movement, serving both con hazanim and nonprofessional are solicited through concerts use by lay people, young and In spite of the ma ny innova gregationand hazan, with equal "baaley lefillah" as the most cru and through personal contacts old, who, upon mastering these tions in the role of the hazan concern for the needs of both. d a I needs of the Jewish commu in each community in which an services, will become competent over the last half century, the The primary purpose of the nity in the coming years. At the assembly member serves. "baaley tefillah" in their own Cantors Assembly membersees Cantors Assembly has always present lime, fewer than 40 It is also concerned with the congregations. himself/herself still in his/her been, and continues to be, to hazanim per year are graduated passing of the older generation The members of the assem most important role: as the answer the ma ny needs con from the major training institu of dedicated and knowledge- bly serve as instructors. Seven prime cus todian and transmit fronting the practitioners of this tions combined. able volunteer lay prayer lead- central local "Baal Te fillah ter of theauthcnticmusical trea sacred c,1lli ng. The Cantors Assembly's Re ers, upon whom synagogues lnstitules"arealready function s ury of the Jewish people. The a~sembly commissions cruitment Program is aimed spe once relied to chant those por- ing in Los Angeles, Miami, Whether lc,1dingservices in the new creativity and publishes cific.illy to reach t,1le nled and lions of the scrvices which the Philadclphi,1, Boston, Chicago, centuries-hallowed lradition,11 new and out-of-pri nt liturgical dedic,1ted young men and ha1.andoesnotordinarilychant. Akron, O hio, ,i nd I louston. modes and mdod1cs,.1san ir1tc music for hazan, h,1/anand con women who c.:in be convincC'd The need lo replace them grows Fin,111ci,1 I aid for students who gr,1 I p.1rl of the ob-.cn·.1111.:e and nrcgalion and h,van ilnd choir, of thf? bL·,1uty ,ind v.1 lue of <1 morl' urgent lc~t the lr.idition,11 request ii is offered b)' the (Continued nn Next l'.18'-')
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Mayer Explores 'The Song of the Sea' by Kammie Kettelle Shira melody which is sung to Her.aid Assist.ant Editor the poem. Cantor Brian J. Mayer of "Some musicologists say that Temple Ema nu-El took timeout it is the oldest Jewish melody of his busy schedule last week w h ich is common to both to highlight some interesting Ashkenazic and Sephardic aspecls about Shabbat Shira, Jews," Mayer said. which is on Feb. 6 this year. Taking time to explain the Mayer said that this is the reasoning behind this, he said it Shabbat when the weekly To is the only tune that is common rah portion falls on chapter 15 to both sets of Jews, probably of the Book of Exodus which going back to a time when both contains Shirai 1-fayam, "The sets of Jews lived in the same Song of the Sea." The cantor Middle Eastern region. said Shabbat Shira has become a The cantor said bolh the mu focal point for all things musi sic and poem of '1'he Song of cal. Over the years, he explained, the Sea" are very triumphant. people have used this special According to The Hertz Chumash, Shabbat as an opportunity to the song is probably the oldest bring more music into their lives. song of nationa I triumph extant. Mayer, a native of Fairfield, Mayer has been the cantor al Conn., who grad uated from The Temple Ema nu-El for four years. Jewish Theological Seminary of Among his many duties, he America in New York and is leaches at the temple's religious now an an adjunct professor school, helps prepare students A Musical Family leaching canlorial studen ls for thei r bar/ bat mitzvahs and Diana Smirnov and mother Fiana Bryanskaya make beautiful music together at her house in there, told the Herald about some current Iy teaches a course ca Il ed Brighton, Mass. While pregnant with Diana, Fiana used to lull her baby lo sleep with Brahms of the musicology surrounding Synagogue Skills for the Ben/ sonatas. Perhaps that's why Diana is such a talented pianist. Today, the pair play duets together, "The Song of the Sea." Bal Torah at the temple's Insti from contemporary to classical. Herald photo by 0111ar Bradley Also, he elaborated about the tute of Jewish Studies. A Little About the 'lch Bin a Klezmer' Shalom Chorale by Ted Casher tion by the larger society when The kid answers, "I was re Speci.altotheHer.ald applied to that goyish fami ly hearsing with the band." The Shalom Chorale, a blend recitals, including with the Uni Back in the old country,Jew known as the Bachs. Not so Grandma responds, "So ev of professional and nonprofes versity Orchestra. She studied ish professional musicians were among the Yidlach ery day you dray a hittel with sional voices, was organized in organ with Berj Zamcochian, regarded as second-class citi In the late '40s ,md 'SOs, and the band. Band, shmand, a be 1975. It is composed of 25 sing a solois t with the Boston zens by their fellow congreganls. even in the e.uly '60s, the fol gezunt. Besser you should be ers and has been presenting Symphony Orchestra, and has Those musicians, known as lowing scene was played out in studying your algebra." musical programs throughout been playing for37ye;irs. Pitnof klezmers, were disrespected be the kitchens of Jewish homes all The kid, a bi t disturbed, re- New England for both commu has also been director for all cause they would stay home and over the country: ~~~e;,c;',~,r~ndma, I want to bea nity and temple organizations. musical programming al make music with their families, Young man comes in, carry The chorale's primary goa 1i s Temple Shalom in Milton, Mass., rather than go to the yeshiva to ing a clarinet case. Grandma is To which the grnndma an to provide scholarships for de since 1975. study Talmud and Torah. peeling potatoes at the kitchen swers, "Musician!Oy-ak/ez111er/ serving music students. For the The chorale's repertoire runs In the time-honored tradition table. Du zoll nit machen a lebcn vi a last nine years, it has supported the gamut from musical com of musicians, klezmers found Grandma speaks, "So noo? klezmcr. Du zoll machen a leben an outstanding young woman edy to light classics and Yiddish understanding among fellow Why are you home from school studying at the Cantor's Insti theater. The group also performs music makers; marriages took so late? (Continued on Page 24) tute al the Jewish Theological Hebrew liturgical and Israeli place between musical families, Seminary. It has also provided contemporary music as well as resulting in a strong musical f l_ectronic keyboards for a secular music. gene pool. This kind of genetic !Milton, Mass., Middle School. To commemorate the 500th bloodline was given approba- Sylvia (Rose) Pitnof, chorale anniversary of the expulsion of "The Next Allan Sherman" music d irector, is a native of Jews from Spain, the Shalom trovidence. She is a graduate of Chorale prepared a Shabbat ser Brown University and has a vice based o n music of the H~nst• Orchesuas r:iaster'sdegree (rom Wellesley Sephardic Jews. The program '1.Accord1on.st • 01scJockey College. Pitnof,an accomplished may be presented either as a ' Non-Musleal Shabbos pianist, has performed in many culturaleventorasa fund-raiser. Bar & Bat Mitzvahs For information about the Nos111g,1ShowsonOld-TimeR1d,o&Old·rime Shalom Chorale, call Sylvia Te~vis,o~:!~~~~~.:.!°5~sf&lloj)s Pi tnof at (617) 6%-4386 or Elaine Prayrl!el!il.3no
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ZERO CHOLESTEROL EGG BEATERS AVAILABLE DISTORTION - Club 456 members get a distorted image of themselves in a curved mirror Valerie Anne's Sunday at the Museum of Science in Boston. HrraldplrotobyOmarBradley 727EastAvenue ® Pawtucket 727-3620 T1,1es.-Sat 6-3. Sun 7-1 Top Five Bowlers Benny Diaz 188.1 Rick Dressler 187.9 Mike Sugerman 181.3 Beth-El Bowling David Rohinson 178.4 Harold Rose 177.8 Change in top five: Harold Rosl' mowd into the No. 5 by spot over Sy Brooks 176.5. Jeffrey L. Goldberg L,1!.t week's High Scores: Special lotheHrrald David Rohinson 218, Harold Rose 2 16 (Scratch). High Series: Rick Dressler 602, Harold Rose 595 (Scratch). Team Standings Team High Game Scratch: Start of Second Half Won lost Baker Furniture 777. Come Screen With Me 4 0 Tearn High Series Scratch Trinkle Design 3.5 .5 Baker Furniture 2047 Baker Furniture 3 I Most Pins Over Average: Sh,,mrocks 3 I Barry Rotenherg 86 Goldstein Electric 3 I Notahle Shots: Marc Karnes Stand<1rd Glass 2 2 4 6 7 10 (Nicely done) Howies Hammers 2 2 At the time of this writing Halperin & Lax I 3 the Beth· El league was prepar· Tooth Fairies I 3 ing for the mid·season banquet N,1than Kaufman Co. n2 I 3 at the Lincoln Greyhound N,1than K,1ufman Co. .5 3.5 Park. We are to assume a good Oakland Mohil 0 time was had b)' all those in ,1ttendance. Casualties, if any, ' ' will appear next week IXtAMDER 960 Hope Street, Providence 331-9233 Weitzner Shares Top Spot with Cohen trying to promote shadow b y Jeff Goldberg url's. Matt S,mtos and Joe boxing. Special to the Herald Cohen scored 11 and 12 points Last but not least is coach When the dust settles, when respectively. Cary Greenberg Paul Formal and his te,1m . For the smoke clears, Jon \•Veitzner ,rnd Joel Freedm,m hit double mal was stlently grooming his ,rnd his once seemingly in· figures as well. tl•am for a run at the flag and Emerald Inn vincihlc squad will look and Cohen's team played the the contest on Jan. 25. Against Restaurant notice that they now share the game without the services of Cohen·s squad, which should top spot with J.1ime Cohen's Dale Wallick. Coach Cohen let have bl'en filled with plenty of Szechuan, Mandarin & Hunan Cuisine club. Weit.mer will have to \-Vallick off so that he could excitl'ment. Exotic Drinks pull out all the stops if he finish some endorsements. This might be a preliminary wants another championship. Co,1ch Groag had his personal of what the finals will hie'. ,mt -rJ,; 1275 Fall River Ave.~ Route 6 ~ Seekonk Injuries have decimated season best with 15 points in a Steven Litwin has improved 1111 ?'U (508) 336-8116 - (508) 336-8351 Wcitt.ner's squad. It appears losing cause. Word is he is lay· hi~ free-throw shooting and defensive ace Steve Abrams 1ng low until the playoffs. ridding himself of that nemesis 2 minutes from Showcase Cinemas - located between Pier I and Herman·s will be lost for the season. Until then, rumor has it he is (Continued on Next Page) Ahrams' presence in the mid· die will he hard to replace. Along with Abrams' injury, Wcitmer 1,·ill he without the !>c rvices of Max Brickle, and the return of Dave Malkin is still not known. These three players account for 29 points 1n the lineup. Weitzner will need to rel y on veteran Steve Lehrer and rookie Dan Stone if hl' 1s to have any chance of ... Truly Wonderful .. . entertaining another flag. ONE OF RHODE ISLAND'S FINEST RESTAURANTS The hottest team of late has Naturally Leavened Breads Baked Daily Under Original Management Wood.Grilled Pizzas, Fresh Juices been Jaime Cohen's. It came Major Credi! Cards Accepted • Accommodations For Private Parties up big the other evening with a A Variety of Special Entrees Award.Winning Chili, Salads CALL FOR RESERVATIONS convincing 78-62 victory over Whw food is truly wo11derf11/, it is nlso lmiltl,f11/. Steve Groag's team. Cohen 884-1987 or 295-8804 hlistered the nets for 29 points. LUNCH DINNER TAKE-OUT 7385 Post Road, North Kingstown (1/4 mile south of Quonset Point) En•r)'Onl' on the team scored -> -> 388 Wickenden St. (•I Hope St.), l'rovidence • 454·3920, Fu 454-7914 Open: Tuesday 1hru Saturday 5 pm • Sunday 1 pm · Closed Monday with six players in double fig· 18 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
ATTENTIVE - The audience listens to a program on Rosh Chodesh given by Dvoirah Worch last week at the Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island's kosher meal•site program. Utra/1I photo by Kamm it Keltt/It
THE REAL THING-Josh Baraba and Abbey Rosenthal examine a real sheep's heart and lung at the Museum of Science in Boston Sunday. HeraldpliotobyOmarBradlty Worch Speaks to Group 456 Club Discovers Museum of Science earlier encounter with a live albino snapping turtle hadn't About Rosh Chodesh (Continued from Page 1) has added a planetarium, hall phased her one bit. by Kammie Kettelle der (or Rosh Chodesh to be de Meanwhile. Manny Soares Marwil, 9, sent a metal washer of electricity, computer place Herald Assistant Editor clared, two witnesses had to ,rnd David Dudek stood eye· flying high into the air using and the world-renowned Last Tuesday, a large crowd see the moon and testify before an electrical charge. Omni-max Theatre in which ball to eyeball with newly the Baisin Din, the high court, h,1tched chickens in the in gathered at the Jewish Commu The museum, founded in the group viewed a I SO-degree nity Center of Rhode Island be in Jerusalem. Because women 1830, was o riginally known as presentation of " Antarctica." cubator exhibit. did not participate in worship· Upstairs in the hall of fore the kosher meal-site pro the Boston Society of Natural Despite warnings to stay to gram to hear Dvoirah Worch's ping the Golden Calf, Worch History, but eventually became gether, almost everyone man mechanical invention, a said. tlJ ey were given Rosh Terminator-type robot miracu presentation on " Rosh the Museum of Science in ,1ged to break away into little Chodesh," the traditional Chodesh for a holiday. 195 1. Since then, the museum groups and explore the un lously warned a curious child According to Rabbi Worch, not to touch him, or else. But women's holiday celebrated al known. In the human anatomy the beginning of each month. the Golden Calf is the statue hall. Nicole Webber, 10, was Noah Marwil and his friends Moses (ound the Jews worship were too busy making (aces in The listeners, made up of one of the few girls to touch a women, high school students ping after he came down from real sheep's lung and heart. a concave mirror that distorted giving the Ten Command their features to let a silly and a few men, got to hear a which she admitted was detailed discussion which also ments. '"kinda gross," even though an machine ruin their day. Rosh Chodesh. like other Although no guides were included an explanation of a varied array of Jewish holidays Jewish holidays, begins t~e available for general tours. evening before. On this day in everyone managed to find an ,md ri tuals. Worch, wife of Rabbi Hershy olden times, Worch said the object of interest. Abbey Worch of Congregation Ohawe women did not sew or weave, Rosenthal, 9, discovered a but instead, they would gather rA!TCffES liver, Sarah Goldberg became Shalam, started by explaining that the Jewish calendar is together and celebrate. INCORPORATED the fi rst girl to climb atop the much different from the West Worch added that reserving Apollo capsule and Issac ern calendar because ii revolves Rosh Chodesh asa special holi Danzincker won the awi"lrd for day for women shows how best disappearing act from around the lunar cycle. Rosh Chodesh literally begins at the they are really valued in the Brian Owens. Yet everyone (Continued on Page 23) seemed to agree that a trip to birth of the new moon on the the Museum of Science is noth· fi rst day of the new month. She said in olden times, in or- ing less than "awesome." Weitzner Shares (Continued from Previous Page) "Unique Personalized Cbildren's Gifts" is giving him an opportunity to JCCRI Kosher Meal Site ha ve a complete game. PRICES STARTING AT $5 The Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island's kosher Dave Baskin had another RockingChairs WallMirrors meal-site program invites seniors to join in a variety of activi impressive scoring night and Clothes Trees Doll Cradles ties and to share a hot kosher meal at noon weekly, Sunday went 6-6 fro m the charity Bulletin Boards Toy Chests through Friday. Doors open weekdays at IO a.m., with casual stripe. MADE-RITE Students' Desks Bookends conversation in the lobby for an hour. Lee Segal had 23 points; he Clocks Lamps Exercise is scheduled during the week at 11: 15 a.m. Seniors is averaging 3.9. Steve Groag ... and much more WINDOW TREATMENTS can try their hand at bridge o n Monday afternoon from noon had IS points; he is a veraging until 3:45 a.m. 5.4. Brian Owens had 13 600 Park Avenue, Cranston ( 401) 946-8885 By appointment only. On Tuesday a Women's Forum is held from 11:15 a.m. to points; he is averaging 2.7. (4011941-3222 noon and a bingo game runs from 12:45 to 2 p.m. R.I. Rea . #444 Jodi Millt'r and Marcy Grnnoff Until next week, sportingly Wednesday, the Men's Group meets from 11:15 a.m. to yours, noon. " Friend to Friend" meets Thursday from 11 a.m. to Jeff Goldberg noon, and bingo is played from 12:45 to 2 p.m. Shabbat traditions are observed on Friday. Sunday begins Standings MEDICARE & MED ICAID with tea, coffee and hot m uffins at 10 a.m., followed by a Team Won Lost :=NURSING PLAC-'fENT:= CERTIFIED AN OLI CENSED variety of movies or VCR programs. Weitzner 6 3 - HOME CARE IN1, - - For more information, contact Sandy Bass at 861 -8800. Cohen 6 3 SKILLED NU RSING STAFF Formal 5 4 CASE MANAGEMENT Gro.ig I 8 "Homecare You Can Rely O n" •RN Assessment PROVIDENCE BASED Scrvi11!]Ala.1.1acb11,11:tt.1 a11iJ RboiJc / ,,/a11J • 24-HourSupervision Results of Jan. 18 Providing Quality Healthcar~ for 17 years • Registered Nurses Formal 47 Weitzner 46 •LicensedNursingAssistants Cohen 78 Gro,1g 62 •Physical Therapy • Occupatiooal lherapy • Speech Therapy Scoring Leaders • IV Therapy N.imc Avcr.igc •MasterSocia1Work Lou ruiner 24.4 • Pediatrics Dave 13,iskin 23 .7 If/,: MIi proriJr yo11 .,,j1b S HMUE L T AITELBAU M 17.33 nro11111rrlu11.1i,•1: Garv Greenberg Providence Nonh K1n9stown Brooklme, MA progrnm to brl11 yo11 krr11 CERTIFIED MOHEL St('V(.' l lt\\"111 17 12 li&01)4S.Hm (i&Oll885-6070 (6171738·5030 your lm·rJ u,1,:,, nl bomr. 274 -3298 521-2498 J.1111wColwn 16 77 THE RHO DE ISLAND JEWIS H H ERALD, TH URSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 - 19 THE JEWISH COMMUNITY The Wright Beth Sholom Kind of Day Offers Hebrew by Omar Bradley Reading Course Herald Contributing Reporter The last thing Ethel Kaplan The Jewish Learning Ex expected to see upon arriving change at Beth Sholom is once at Wright's Farm Restaurant in again sponsoring a Hebrew Harrisville was a 7-foot reading crash course. The chicken waiting to greet her. course begins on Jan. 31 at She didn't think too much of 9: 15 p.m. Anyone interested in this getting a closer look at it, for if the giant chicken were to mir class or Hebrew ulpan studies Mulously spring to life, she in actual spoken Hebrew wondered if she would become (beginner class has just begun its main course. on Thursdays at noon) should But it turned out that the call the Beth Sholom office towering hird was only an immediately for details at 331- emissary of friendship for the 9393 JO-odd adults from Social Sen The Jewish Learning Ex iors of Warwick. No sooner change is located at Congrega had the group stepped off the tion Beth Sholom, 275 Camp yellow bus than the weather St., on the East Side of Provi produced an unseasonably dence. mild picture of tranquility. Roger Lapierre, manager and host, welcomed Ann Green COUNT RY C?OKIN'---:- Pearl ~cherer (!eftl, In~ Billingko~f, Ann Greenfield (second from right) field, program coordinator, and and Estelle Miller (far n g ht) en1oy a chicken dinner at Wright's Fann in H arrisville last week. the rest of the seniors to hi s Htnlfd plwto by Omar Bradll'y SP.i.4\B restaurant last week. JUNE in JANUARY SALE!! Although the restaurant has '92 900 S Convertible (While) ·,1 varied menu, chicken is what ings, the group also holds two automatic,leatherandmore. the seniors came to enjoy, and Greenfield explained that Theatre, the Beacon Hotel, main events a year, a Chanu 10,900 miles NOW ....• $24,885 it appeared that everyone was the trip provided something Boston and the Coachmen Res kah celebration and an annual for the group to look forward taurant in March. '93 900 S Convertible" (Blue) satisfied as the waitress served dinner complete with music. automatic,leathe,,loaded. salad, pasta shells, baked to ,1s a welcome alternative to Greenfield pointed out that Sophie Winoker, the first #8838 NEW ...... $28,885 chicken and rolls. Ina Billing staying home. anyone could participate by bingo winner of the day, was koff had eaten so much of the Simon Chorney, president merely contacting Martha very satisfied with the $2 jack chicken that she a lmost had no of the group, informed the Sonion, membership chair pot she received which helped woman at Temple Am David. 60 Month Financing room for the dessert of ice group that future events could to make this day a special one Factory 6 yr/80,000 Mile cream cake. include trips to the Zeiterion Aside from dinners and out- for her and her friends. Limited Warra nty (12) 1993SAAB900S andTurbo COnvenibles Available 1or Immediate Mysticism Lecture Series Offered TAKE-OUT deliveryatSubs1antialSav1ngs. Gallery 401 LUNCH ORDERS Rabbi Hershy Worch, the week's parsha, or portion, as WIGWAM To Feature spiritual leader of Congrega well as a chance to explore Valerie Anne's tion Ohawe Sholam, is offering some of the medieval and 915 CHARLES STREET 727 East Ave .. Paw1ucket 727·3620 353-1260 • 722-5700 a new class, "Mystical Insights Hasidic commentaries.'' Tues.-Sat. 6-3. Sun. 7-1 Local Artists into the Weekly Sedra." The In particular, the rabbi will Gallery 401 at the Jewish one-hour lecture series which bring in ideas from Reb Levi Community Center of Rhode began Jan. 20 will continue Yitzchok of Berditchev, Reb Elimelech of Lusinsk, and the Island will hold an opening re until March. CATERING BY ception for a group show on "The 5 Books of Moses has lesser-known, but stunningly Jan. 3 1 from 2 to 4 p.o,. The been divided into roughly 52 clear and profound Rebbe of show will continue through parts, and we read one section lshpitz. The cl ass is free to members Feb. 22. each week in synagogue," the (401 ) 738-5454 FAX 1as-2so, rabbi explained. "At this time (with a suggested donation of 1~l A wide variety of works in Delicious Prepared Dinners ... Just heat and serve! of year, we have just begun $5 for nonmembers), and open cluding multi-media paintings, Grilled Salmon...... $7 .50 eac~ photographs and sculptures reading the book of Shmos, or to individuals at all levels of will be featured by more than Exodus, which deals wit h Jew ish background. Boneless Breast of Chicken ...... $7.95 each IO artists from Massachusetts Moses and the Jews' redemp Congregation Ohawe Sholam (Acc-0mponied by vegetab/.e and a starch) ,rnd Rhode Island. tion from Egypt. 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She recognizes the special needs of women who Gallery 401 is located at the The Miriam Hospital have had breast surgery and will be able to Jewish Community Center of assist you in the selection of the proper Rhode Island, 41 O Elm grove Gift Shop breastform and most comfortable bra Ave., Providence. It is open to Our For your comfort, convenience and that extra the public Mond.iy through personal touch, we also offer in-home Thursday, from 3 to 10 p.m., mastectomy fittings. I riday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Gifts to remember H eaft!J Car e Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Th e To set up an appointment or for more gallery 1s closed on ?aturdays. and information contact: ror additional information, flowers by Mount Fuji Sandy Hartley c,111 Ruby Shal,msky at 861- 781-2166 8800 ,}.,] I 800 882 5000 R I toll free All major credit cards accepted ~ l I 800 556 7640 0 t f t I I II (i
Have a story idea? Know 0 someone in the community 1 1 with a story to tell? lhe R.f. ::: · ":~::·:M HO PTAL ~"·.~"~'"···•· ,. :,~S,,,'._'~UR.. ~G.. ,.,'"C"A '::L:,C" ENTOERS /ewis/1 He rald welcomes 5 I your ideas and suggestions. Call the Editor or Assistant ~ArnaJorte,.,.;:h1ngatf,ll{lttoftheB1ownUnivers1tySchootolMe:d,cine ~ Editor at 724-0200. '--~----"-'_"'""'_ ''_A_~~_ -•_'"""_ ~_ ,_,,_, _"'°'______, ~'·-; ,.. _ '!.,"t: - 380Warw1ckAvenue Warwick RI 02886 , , , \ / f ,JI 'ljl I !rj 20 - THE RHODE ISLAND JE WISH HER ALD, THURSDAY, JA NUA RY 28, I 993 THE JEWISH COMMUNITY Emanu-EI Class Explores Afterlife by Kammie Kettell e dl•,l\ h ,llld ,lftl'r dl',Hh. How · Herald Assistant Editor l'll'f, hl' said hl' w,1s surprisl'd \\'hat ,Hl' thl' Jl'w1sh vil'WS on ,11 what hl' disllll'l'rt'd thl' aftt'rlifl' and tlw world to J found ovl'r the year!> thl'rl' lOtlll'? Well. a lOUT':,e titlt•d l'X 1'> lllUlh tnUTl' inll'rt·sl in thl:' Jctlr that t,1Ught br Rabbi Al topll than I would h,l\'t:' imJg- \'an H. Kaunfl'r of Temple 11wd," K,1Unfl'r sui J . " l think Lm,1nu -EI b l'xploring this 1wopll• Ml' f.isl·in.ited by it. " '-]Ul''>tion Js p,,rt of the templo?'s Ht• -,pokl' of tlw m,llly M · Jn-,11tutl' of Jewish StuJil's. {Ounts of Jifo .,ifter·dl'ath t'XPl' A \'aried group of pl·ople rietHl's which
Pawt ucket 724·3 114 OUT OF THE ORDINARY - This unusual bar mitzvah class at Temple Beth-El is for parents and JACK M. MINKIN children. Ht rald photo by Omar Bradlty dba/Tile.Sel To assist the families wit h guide book created by Vicky about Judaic law. this probll'm, all were given ,1 Kelm;in which informed them According to Jewish l;i w, CERAM IC TILE IN STA LLATION AND REPAIRS ·sc,ittered fruit , sm;i!l sheaves Cleaning, Regrouting and Sealing - Leaks Fixed of grain, cakes of figs, loaves of KITCHEN and BATH REMODELIN G b.ikers' bread, strings of fi sh, Electrical and Plumbing pieces of meat, wool shearings ,~; ~pigrl's i~ brought from the country "A TROUBLESHOOTER W ITH IDEAS" hl'fore any manufacturing, INSURED • R.I. LICENSE NO. 4210 • REFEREN CES 243 Reservoir Avenue. Providence (near Cranston line) • 461·0425 hundlt•s of nax and strips of 0Rock Cornish Hens ...... S1.49 lb purple wool," may belong to Best Italian Beef Sausage (12 oz.) •..•...... •....•....•...... S2.99 pkg tlw finder Rabbi Meir pro· Cooked Turkey Breast ...... S5.99 lb cl,1i111ed in the work book. Miniature Egg Rolls...... S2.39 doz I lmvt'\'er, "t>verything which ~ VA.AD HAKASHRUTH OF RHODE ISLAND h.is person.ii marking~ or ch,mgl•s· must he publicly ad TAKE 95 NORTH OR SOUTH TO EXIT 16. ROUTE 10TO RESERVOIR January AVENUE, LEFT AT LIGHT. WE'RE 1/10 MILE ON LEFT. \l'rtisl'd," ,iccording to R,1bb1 Jud,1h . But tlll' look of gret'd w,1-, writ\t'n ,111 O\' t'r Rob Gold ht'rg'-, f.ltl' ,ls lw dl'scribt•J Clearance 11 h,1\ thl' ,H l'r,lgl' cititen may h,11e dmw on th,1t d,1v: I MARTY'S gr,1hh•d ,i-. muth lllOtll') ,ls I 30%--60% DISCOUNT KOSHER MEAT MARKET ,mild, !w [,r,1ggl'd 88½ Rolfe Street, Cranston• 467-8903 Surpn-,ingly. f,1t11il1l''> 11l'n' On Selected Merchandise nftl·n -.phi wlwn 11 l,ltlll' to l..l'l'pmg thl' monl'\ 1\ m1-. 35% Discount on Blade Sleaks ,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,, .. ,, .. ,,.,, .. ,,,,,,.,,,$ 3,49 lb. , hll'\ 1ou-. i;nn l'tlwrgt•d from Contempo Solids and Prints Ch.irll·~ Dul•t-.lh-. f.1,t' ,1-, hl' ,111d h1~ brotlwr lol'\. O\ t'r Fresh Brisket ...... $3.59 lb. rull'd tlw1r tll{l!lwr [uth l..t'l'P The "Only" Party Warehouse lllh tlw m,Hll'\ hl'l,lU'>l' II \1,1'> Chicken Wings ...... $ .69 lb. -.,,1tll'h'd )l'I. \111 1,1 ,ind \l,1rl.. 310 East Avenue, Pawtucket• 726-2491 8 '",\l'lllhltl h,1d 11<1 truublt' n•n ALWAYS DISCOUNT PRICES Beef Slew ,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,, .. ,,.,,,.,, .. ,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$2,99 lb. 111111ni-; tlw11 d,1t1hhll'r l~,hhl'I l 2 Ill ll'tlll'll till' llHl!ll'\ ,Hld Monday-Thursday 9:30-6 • Friday 9:30-7 • Saturday 9:30-5 Ji.11w tur ,1 ll'\1,Hd GO SEE MARTY! HE HAS MORE SPECIALS. JEANNE STEIN MANY (Lontmucd on rage 2.l) • Parent-Teacher Meeting
Focuses on 'Whole Language' February Vacation Camps at The Parent-Teacher Associa guage" classroom is not text· the Jew ish Community Center tion of the Ruth and Max book-oriented. Its emphasis is o( Rhode Island give kids in Alperin Schechter Day School on problem solving and infor preschool through grade eight recently sponsored an informa mation gathering, with the stu the opportunity to enjoy cook· tive program entitled, "What is dents engaged in interactive ing, arts and crafts, gym and Whole Language All About, learning and developing their swim activities with th eir Anyway?" own "texts." Students develop friends. Camps will run Feb. School Director Myrna comprehension and critical IS to 19 Rubel, first-grade teacher thinking skill s. Preschool Vacation Camp Susan Racette and fifth -grade ln Loril ynn's fifth -grade offers a full -day program teacher Lorilynn all partici classroom, parents were intro (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) for children pated in a discussion about the duced to creative writing as it ages J to 4. The fee for the "whole language" approach to is experienced by Schechter stu· (ivc-da}' camp is $120 for full learning and its role in the dents. The writing process members and$ J 70 for support Schechter school curriculum. would include reading, writ ing members. Early arrival is According to Rubel, "Whole ing, discussing, experiencing, ,wailable from 8 to 9 a.m. fo r language is a way to look at listening, telling and revising. an additional fee of $3.50 a children, to work with them In addition to keeping an day. Extended day is also of· and to teach them how to read on-going journal, students ft>red from 3 to 5 p.m. for an and write. It is not just for write original novels, in this t>xtra $8 per day. Call Debbie young children; it is for all case a "choose your own ad~ Blitz or Eva Silver at 86 1-8800 children." venture" book. Parents were for more details. Whole language enthusiasts encouraged to begin the proc Children in kindergarten point to the fact that a child ess by working in pairs to through third grade can sign comes to school with a we\1 - choose a theme and block out up for KidSpace C.1mp. Pre developed, rich language base. the twists and turns in the plot. teen Connection Camp is de The school should then take Parents soon observed the signed for those in grades fou r what the chil d already knows benefits of collaboration, as (Continued on Next rage) and use it in ord er to develop enthusiastic mutters and not his or her language skills fur so-quiet giggles filled the ther. All of the language skills: room. They then discussed the DAILY BREAKFAST listening, reading, writing and various steps that this manu SPECIALS speaking should be integrated script would undergo in the in the curriculum. process of producing a finished TOOTH T ROUBLE - Noah Marwil, 9, clowns with a giant Valerie A nne's novel. tooth in the hall of anato my at the Museum of Science. 727 East Avenue Racette described classroom ~ Pawtucket 727·3620 practices characteristic of the (51• 1• story 0 11 P11gf' Ji Htru ld photo by Omur Brudley Tues.-Sat. 6-3 , Sun. 7-1 " whole language" cl assroom. For example, the classroom and curriculum are student centered. The emphasis, then, is on the students- their abili SCATA ties and their needs. Further, there is a minimum of passive Makes The Pieces Fit activities. The whole emphasis is on engaging the child in active learning. At the first gra de level, manipulative, hands-on activities are pre ferred. Camp JORI is rich in tradition yet Says Racette: " A teacher inexpensively priced. needs to be flexible, to take advantage of the unexpected. Boys andg1rlsages 710 13 can take panm We are also continually observ~ alargevarie1yofact1v1t1esandevents . allled ing the students, assessing byaqual1fiedstaf!, which focuseson their progress and making nec FRIENDS buildmgvaluablesk1lls, sel!·conhdenceand fnendsh1ps . Loca1eclon135acresm essary modifications." FINDING THE RIGHT SUMMER SINCE 1970 Narragansett, Camp JOA! is the on ly Jewish Finally, the "whole Ian- overrnghtcampmRhodelslandand1ollows STUDENT CAMP AND TRIP ADVISORS, inc. koshe1d1e1arylaws. BOSTON. MA Ohawe Sholam Let your children experience big To Celebrate 617·469•0681 800·5 42 • l 233 excitement in linte Rhode Island. HOME OFFICE BOSTON MA Diamond Jubilee BRANCHES ATLANTA GA • ORI.ANDO FL• BOCA RATON FL • NEW HAVEN CT W. BLOOMFIELD Ml• CHICAGO IL• SAN FRANCISCO CA • MOl'ITREAL CANADA Congregation Ohawe Shalam of Pawtucket this yea r commemorates its diamond 1ubilee. Founded in 1918, the rnngregation has served the Jewish Community of Paw tu,ket as the only synagogue Exciting &Varied 1n tlw city for the past 75 years. fir-,t at its location on Hi gh Street, and in recent years, Programs for Girls from its current site at 671 East Ave Ages 7- 15 • 8 Week or 4 Week Periods A celebratory dinner has Mature Staff · Judaic Program • Excel lent C ui si ne been planned for May JO. The Affordable Rates • Scholarship A id committee has announced that Call or Write: Pearl Lourie, Director rncktails will be served ,it 5:30 pm. in the afternoon, followed 5 Birchmeadow Ci rcle, Framingham, MA 01701 $995per4weeksess1on by a gal.1 dirrner at 6:30 p.m. A 508/788-0[61 · Camp 0/fkc, 508/881-1002 Tnp1June29·July25 full program of entertainment Tnp2July27 Augus122 Campersh1psava1lable!or Rhode Islanders h,1~ been arranged. Formformalion. Current members of the ~ CAMP ITh11*DKE call(401)5212655orwnte congregation are asked to con Camp JORI MA gatewa)' to tact Evelyn Brown, 724 -2727, Lake Oldham • Pembroke, at the Cape Cod 229WalermanStreet or Nita Pli sk1n, 725 -3886, with SPONSO RED BY THE Ell & fl ESS IE COHEN FOU NDATION Prov1dence.AI02906 • the names and addresses of 11:lJ ACCREDITED f(1 rmer members who no ,!..c CA MP' ~ longer live locally so that they, CAMPJORI 1m1, may be in vited and par uc,pate in the celebration 22 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, TH URSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 OBITUARIES
CELIA BROWN mont Country Club, Seekonk, Madbon, Ala., Gerald Gross of East Providence, and its presi ning and construction. He was PROVIDENCE Celia and the Hillcrest Country West Hartford, Conn., Edwin dent for 30 years before retir a former member of the Ledge Brown, 84, of 50 Randall St., Club, Hollywood. Gro!>s of Cranston, and Irwin ing in 1978, died Jan. 25 at the mont and Metacomet Country died Jan. 19 at her daughter's She leaves two sons, W. Gros!> of Coventry; a sister, Hospice of Palm Beach County, Clubs. home in Boston. She was the Walter Feldman and Stephen Belle Kolander of Philadelphia, West Palm Beach. He was the Besides his wife he leaves a widow o f Max Brown. Feldman, both of Providence, Pa.; three brothers, Dr husband of Madeline "Pennie" son, Philip Lovitt of Coventry; Born in Providence, she was and a ~ister, Irma Kaufman of Herman Rakatansky, Harold (Simon) Lovitt. d stepson, Larry Frank of Crans a daughter of the late Simon Sarasota, Fla. Rakatansky, both of Provi Born in Pro vidence, a son of ton; two brothers, Sidney and Ida (Mednick) Kollen. A private graveside service dence, and Sidney Rakatansky the late Louis and Lena Lovitt, Lovitt of Warwick, George Brown was a member of was held Jan. 25 at Temple in North Carolina; seven grand he lived in Cranston for 13 Lovitt of West Warwick, and Hadassah, and the Pioneer Beth-El Cemetery. children, and five great-grand· years before moving to Florida two gr,mdchildren. Women. children. I 6 years ago. The funeral service was held She leaves a son, Dr. The funeral service was held Lovitt was a former member j,rn. 27 at Mount Sinai Memo Edward Brown of Cherry Hill, SADIE M . FISHBEIN Jan. 26 at Mount Sinai Memo o f Temple Beth-El. He was a ria l Chapel. 825 Hope St., N.J.; a daughter, Gloria Hor PROVIDENCE - Sadie M ri.il Chapel, 825 Hope St., founding member of the Crest Providence. Burial was in Con· vitz; six grandchildren, and a Fishbein, 89, of the Jewish Providence. Burial was in Lin wood Country Club, Rehoboth, gregation Israel and David great-granddaughter. Home for the Aged, 99 Hillside coln Park Cemetery, Warwick. Mass., and supervised its plan- Cemetery, Providence. The funeral service was held Ave., a retired Providence Jan. 2 1 at the Max Sugerman ~chool teacher, died Jan. 21 at Pro-Israel Community the home. THEODORE HALPERN Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope (Continued from Page \) lndyk, would complement the St., Providence. Burial was in A lifelong Providence resi CRANSTON - Theodore itppointments already an Lincoln Park Cemetery, War dent, she was a daughter o f the Halpern, 72, of 205 Belvedere ne1" administration will focus nounced. late William and Mamie Drive, chief air traffic control quickly on the Middle East wick. Thesc individuals " arc (Greenstein) Ri ch. ler 1n Rhode Island and Massa 11'ere reports last week that fclmili ar with the region and Fishbein spent most of her chusetts for 38 years, retiring 1!1en-Secretary of State-desig- supportive of the peace pro S HARON URYNES SO-year career as a first-grade 1n 1980, died Jan. 18 at Maui 1Mte Warren Christopher would Cl'!>s," he said. tea,her at the former Doyle Hospital, Hawaii. while on tr,wel to the Middle East next PROVIDENCE - Sharon Steven Grossman, president Brynes, 45, of 29 Wendell St., Avenue School. She retired in vacation. He was the husband month itnd that thc new presi 1973. dent himself is interested in an of the American Israel Public died Jan. 24 a t Rhode Island of Annette (Landy) Halpern. Affairs Committee, praised the She was a graduate of the Born in Providence, a son of early meeting with Israeli Hospital. State Department appoint formt'r Rhode Island College the late Louis and Rose (Bol Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Born in Providence, she was ments and the recent addition of Education, now Rhode vin) Halpern, he lived in Crans According lo sources in the a da ughter o f Nathaniel and of Nancy Soderberg to the Island Collegc, and began ton for 39 years pro-l!>rdcl community, Christo Doris (Gentile) Brynes of Provi National Security Council tt'aching when she was I 6. She He also was an assistant pher would like to visit Israel dence. staff. Brynes was an employee of rcceived a bachelor of arts teacher in ceramics at Rhode and several Arab countries, (Co11tril111ti11x 111 this report a jewelry manufacturing firm degree in 1956. Island College. possibly including some Persian Gulf states, in Feb was /TA (1> rrespo11Je11t David for 15 years before retiring six Fishbein was a member of He was a Navy veteran o f Lamlau i11 Jer11sa/e111.) years ago due to illness. the former Congregatio n World War II. ruary. But there was no official Besides her parents she Ahaval Shalom and was a for He was a graduate of Rhode confirmation of such plans leaves two brothers, Harvey mer member of Temple Island School of Design, Class from Clinton o fficials. Brynes of Providence, and Emanu-EI. of 1942. In 1984 he received a In Israel. the respected daily Michael Brynes of Warwick. She leaves a son, Rabbi bachelor's degree and in 1986 newspaper Ha "a retz reported *'*'*'*'*'***'*'*' that the new administration is A graveside service took Irwin Fishbein of Westfield , he received a master's degree Vacation Camps place at Lincoln Park Cemetery N.J., four grandchildren and from Rhode Island College. He prepared to set an early date for a meeting between Clinton (Continued from Previous Page) on Jan. 26. Service was coordi· three great-grandchild ren. was past master of Orpheus and Rabin, but only if the crisis to eight. Both camps run from nated b y Mount Sinai Memo The funeral service was held Lodge of Masons. He was a Feb. 15 to 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rial Chapel, 825 Hope St., Jan. 24 at Max Sugarman Me member of Touro Fraternal over Israel"s depo rtation of more than 400 Palestinians to and cost $20 a day for full Providence. morial. 458 Hope St., Provi Association. dence. Burial was in Lincoln Besides his wife he leaves Lebanon is resolved by then. members, $30 a day for su p Park Cemetery, Warwick. two sons, David Landy Hal The Israeli premier has re porting members. peatedly signaled that he Early arrival from 8 to 9 a .m . RUTH R. FELDMAN pern o f Cranston and Neal Hal wants to meet the new presi costs an additional $3 per day; FALL RIVER, Mass. - Ruth IDA GROSS pern o f North Providence; o ne daugh ter, Karen Cornell of Nar dent in advance of the major extended day from 3 to 6 p.m . R. Feldman, 82, o f 1633 High CRANSTON - Ida Gross, decisions the Israeli govern costs $6 a day. land Ave., died Jan. 23 at 82, of 125 Harris Ave., died ragansett, and four grandchil dren. He was the brother o f the ment must make if the peace The children will be grouped ho me. She was the wife of Jan. 24 at home. She was the talks with Syria, the Palestin accord ing to age for activities Milton Feldman. wife of Benjamin Gross. late Madeline Sirkin. The funeral was held Jan. 24 ians, Jordan and Lebanon are including daily swim, gym, Born in Brooklyn, N .Y., a Bo rn in Providence, a daugh to make real progress toward fiel d trips, parties, activities daughter of the late Frank and ter o f the late Morris and at the Max Sugarman Memo rial Chapel, 458 Hope St., agreements. with seniors and cooking and Flora (Breslawsky) Reitias, she Fannie (Dubinsky) Rakatan In the United States, mean craft projects. lived in Fall Ri ver for many sky, she lived in Cranston for Providence. Burial was in Lin· coin Park Cemetery, Warwick. while, Jewish groups praised Participants in current Kid years. 42 years. the latest additions to the Space and PTC programs will Feldman was a member of Gross was a partner with her Clinton foreign policy team. be given preference on their EDWARD LOVITT Temple Beth-El, its Sisterhood, husband in the former Cross's Malcolm Hoenlein, execu applications until Feb. I . Pre and Hadassah. She was a vol Kosher Catering Co., Provi SINGER ISLAND, Fla. - tive vice chairman of the Con registration is due by Feb. 5, as unteer at the former Truesdale dence, for 15 years before retir Edward "'Pat"' Lovitt, 79, o f ference of Presidents of Major no spaces will be held without Hospital. She was a member of ing 20 years ago. 4200 N . Ocean Drive, Tower American Jewish Organiza payment and registration form. the Greater Federation o f Besides_ her husband she II, founder of the former Lovitt tions, said the individuals For information, contact Hollywood, Fla., the Ledge- leaves four sons, Paul Gross of Beef Co. in Providence and named Ja n. 19, together with April Peters or Alisa Yanow at the projected selection of 861-8800,
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Lifting of the PLO Ban Does Not Change U.S. Policy
(Continued from Page 1) PLO." " Our position is that \Vhen asked if the PLO had parties really should fo Israel's right to ex ist and pub ml'I a series of conditions the their attention on the essen licly renounced terrorism. But United States had laid out two issues" that are being t the dialogue was suspended in yt:ars ago for resuming the dia lU'>sed in the bilateral t.: June 1990, after the PLO failed logue. Bou\ her said he had not ·and not allow themselves to condemn an attempted ter " reviewed the present situa be Jiverted into other issu rorist attack on Israel staged by tion" to see \Vhich of the condi he ~aiJ. 01w of its fac tions Boucher said the Uni When a'>ked if Washington tion'> apply But he reiterated that St at\.''> had t,1lked to was now (onsidering reopen 'thert' '> been no ( hange in our br,1elb, the Lebanese c ing the dialogue, Boucher said, policy regarding the dialogue, other governments " about t " I wouldn't put it that way, itnJ that''> where we arc .,ituation there, and we th no.'' He added: " There has it\ something that needs to been no change in our polic.y today: · Earlier in the day, Secretary rt•:.ulved.'' regarding the suspension of of State \•\larren Christopher Therl' h,1d been reports I tlw U.S. dialogue with the SAMPLE WORK - Colormasters painted and finished the wa:. ~uoted as telling reporters wet'k that Chri'>topher w,1s cl interior and exterior of this home. Herald pl1oto by OmM Bradley that bral,1 ·.,, lifting of the ban -,idering making a trip to J Klezmer on cont,Kt'> with the PLO is a 1\lidJle [a'>l in February; po<.it1 vc development that 1niect new momentum into I (Continued from Page 11) might be conducive to moving pe.ire t,1lk., . Kerzner's Message: vi a doktor. A klezmer hot ver· forward" on thl' peace talk'>. \\'hen qut''>lioned. the n, kakte arbeit. Feh!" Prugre'>.., on setting a date :.ent·tary told reporter'> he h Beware of 'Hackers' And out of this, many semi fN a new round of pe,1ce talk'> gi\l'n a little thought to th< happy physicians, lawyers and ha.., been sta!kJ over the isSUI;' but was not ready to annour by Omar Bradley CPAs were fo rcibly converted of brad's deportation last ,1 trip. Herald Contributing Reporter from theiroriginal career choice. month of more than 400 'Tm afraid there is a certc The next time you plan on A Closer Those same g randmas are P,,le..,tinians to Lebanon. inevitabilil)' ,1hout that," having your home painted, now rolling over in their graves, Boucher said the United '>aid. But he added_, " l would\ stained or wallpapered, it 'd be as in the '70s, klezmer music St,llt:''> continues "to beli~·ve in pack my bags until late Febr a good idea to give Fred became the subject of master's tlw import,inct• of the talks" ary at least." 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I really got a kick out of the en FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS (Continued from Page I ) was a special time for them to ergy of those records, never fathers and sons are en learn Torah and communicate thinking that in my adult years, couraged to read and learn with their fathers, who in turn, about the Torah and other learned from them. :~ce;;~l:~:~~;~~~~~:;:~ ,------,---"""~-----, sacred books, Tzvi Steinberg ln addition to learning, a raf for gigs. informed. fle was held offering such Attitudes have cha nged, too. Steinberg was very busy pre small prizes as a camera and Today, I can stand up and paring the study hall Saturday portraits of past and present proudly say "H ey, world! Jch for the large gathering he rabbis. Throughout the class, bin a klezmer! 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