the Jewish bserver www.jewishobservernashville.org Vol. 82 No. 2 • February 2017 5 Sh’vat-2 Adar 5777 With Super Bowl party and Purim Masquerade, NowGen Nashville aims to do good while having fun n addition to enjoying the typical said Ellie Flier, co-chair of NowGen, a Super Bowl munchies and liba- group for Jewish professionals ages 22-40 tions, the young Jewish profes- established by the Jewish Federation of Super Bowl Party/ sionals who gather for NowGen Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Nashville’s Super Bowl party on “Since many young professionals’ Feb. 5 will be doing a mitzvah: As lives are extremely busy, combining both Mitzvah Day Ithey watch the Atlanta Falcons play the a fun social event and a mitzvah project When: Sunday, Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m. New England Patriots, they will be stuff- is a great use of time,” Flier said. ing “necessity bags” that will be taken to Another example comes next Where: 1515 Demonbreun a shelter for the homeless after the game. month when NowGen holds its annual (in the Jam Room) “While many of us would likely Purim Masquerade. The party is one watch the game alone at home or at a of NowGen’s biggest social events of Cost: Free bar, this provides a chance to socialize the year, but the proceeds from ticket with other Jews in our cohort and give sales and sponsorships go directly to For information about items back to the community at the same the Federation’s annual campaign, which to bring for the homeless, time,” said Abby Kaye-Phillips, who has helps fund more than 70 local, national contact Carolyn Hecklin Hyatt at been involved in planning the event. and international programs and services. [email protected] or visit The Super Bowl Party/Mitzvah “NowGen is one of those programs,” the NowGen Facebook page. Day event is an example of NowGen’s said Marissa Wertheimer, a NowGen effort to incorporate Jewish philanthro- member who is helping to plan the py and voluntarism into social events, Continued on pages 2 Tiechtel family returns to its roots in Slovakia to honor a forebear and the “golden chain” By CHARLES BERNSEN chanting that prayer, I can tell you that I felt my great grandfather’s spirit right ast December, in the week there chanting along with us.” before Chanukah, an unusual Rabbi Tiechtel and his wife, Esther, scene took place in the little were among 17 members of the Tiechtel Slovakian town of Piestany: family who made the trip, which was Eight members of the arranged to celebrate the 70th birthday Tiechtel family representing of, Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Tiechtel, Lfour generations locked arms and walked Rabbi Yitzchok’s father and the oldest down a street in the central square, sing- grandson of famous rabbi of Piestany. ing Am Yisrael Chai and chanting proudly Their impromptu parade was a kind of and loudly a portion of the traditional triumphant re-enactment of a dark event morning prayer that begins, “Blessed is that occurred in 1938, when Nazi youths He who has created us for His glory …” forced Rabbi Yissachar, the head of a local Piestany, a resort town with a pop- yeshiva and chief of the rabbinical court ulation of 14,000, has almost no Jews, for that region, to watch the public humil- and the mini-parade drew more than iation of his teenage sons on that very a few quizzical looks from townspeo- spot. As stones rained down on them, the ple who couldn’t have known that the boys recited the morning prayer, “Blessed seven rabbis and child had traveled is He who created us to honor Him.” there from three continents to celebrate “We wanted to say what they did their family’s Jewish heritage and honor where they said it,” said Rabbi Yitzchok. a famous forebear, Rabbi Yissachar “There was something spiritual about Shlomo Tiechtel. being able to say the same words in the “We had a Jewish pride parade right same place.” there in the square,” said Rabbi Yitzchok Rabbi Yitzchok said his family has Tiechtel of Chabad of Nashville, the for many years described their Jewish her- Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel of Nashville and his father, Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Tiechtel (second and third from left) parade with other members of the family in the Piestany oldest great grandson of Rabbi Yissachar. itage as an unbroken “golden chain,” that town square. The banner behind them reads, “Journey to our Roots in Piestany in “And as we walked down the street Continued on pages 4 honor of the 70th birthday celebration of our dear father, Yisachar Shlomo Tiechtel.”

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WWW.JEWISHNASHVILLE.ORG NowGen Purim Masquerade NowGen Continued from page 1 When: Saturday, March 4, 8:30 p.m. March 4 masquerade at the Sutler Saloon. “Sometimes we forget how Where: The Sutler Saloon, 2600 Franklin Pike board much the Federation supports our young professional group, so this is a good Buy Tickets online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/purim- reminder and an excellent opportunity volunteers to give back.” masquerade-2017-tickets-31331066062 Ben Katz, the other NowGen to help staff co-chair, said that aside from helping Proceeds benefit the to serve the community while provid- 2017 annual campaign ing a social opportunity, the Purim of the Jewish Federation Tzedakah Masquerade advances another important of Nashville and Middle NowGen goal: to welcome young Jewish Tennessee. professional newcomers to the Nashville Tzunday area and help them become integrated any of the volunteers into the Jewish community. staffing the last shift of That was the case with Kaye- the Feb. 12 Tzedakah Phillips, who has been in Nashville only Tzunday phone-a- since last summer. thon will be board “Finding a Jewish community was so members of NowGen important to me that I actually reached decide where to move,” said Kaye- munity waiting for me was what helped MNashville, the Jewish Federation of out to NowGen when I was trying to Phillips. “Knowing that there was a com- me choose Nashville.” Nashville and Middle Tennessee’s group for young Jewish professionals. “We would not exist without the Federation, said NowGenco-chair Ben Katz . “Through NowGen, the Nashville C mmUNITY Trip: Federation brings together young pro- fessionals throughout Middle Tennessee for social and philanthropic causes. By telling that story, we hope our involve- ment in Tzedakah Tzunday inspires Nashvillians to make a meaningful con- tribution to this year’s campaign.” The annual fundraiser, which accounts for about 20 percent of the annual pledges to the annual campaign, takes place between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Gordon Jewish Community Center. The Federation is still seeking volunteers to staff one or more of three 2½-hour shifts between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. or to help in other ways, from pro- viding food to updating telephone num- bers to writing thank you notes to donors. Each shift is preceded by 30 minutes of training to prepare callers to speak with ARGENTINA 2017 family and friends about the Federation and the programs it funds. Volunteers can sign up online at www.jewishnashville.org, the Federation’s website, or contact Andrea Crowe at (615) 354-1641 or andrea@ jewishnashville.org. There will be refreshments for volun- teers as well as babysitting for those who register in advance by contacting Barbara Photos by Rick Wise Schwarcz at (615) 354-1630 or barbara@ jewishnashville.org. • Join us for an Information Meeting February 26 • 10 am DK^^/^KD/E'͊ Gordon Jewish Community Center DĂƌĐŚϮϴ͕ϮϬϭϳ

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The Observer February 2017 3 honor of Rabbi Yissachar and his grand- MARY AND HARRY ZIMMERMAN Tiechtel son’s 70th birthday. The town also erect- ed a permanent marker in a park com- YOUTH EXCHANGE ENDOWMENT FUND Continued from page 1 includes a lineage of rabbis stretching memorating the Piestany’s famous rabbi. HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE back at least seven generations. Perhaps Said Rabbi Yitzchok, “I truly felt like the golden chain had come full circle.” • AGE STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANTS the most prominent is his great grandfa- ther, who was quite well known through- out the region, not only among Jews but also among gentiles who frequented the resort town’s natural spas. When the war came, Rabbi Yissachar sent his sons away to escape Nazi persecution but refused to leave himself so long as other Jews could not. Hiding with a few others for several years in the attic of the town’s Over thirty years of research on the impact of the Israel Experience yeshivah, he wrote has shown that teens are at a critical time of development when they Eim Habanim are shaping their patterns of adult Jewish identity and loyalties. An Israel Rabbi Yissachar Semeichah (“A program can enhance or complement a formal Jewish education. It can Shlomo Tiechtel Joyous Mother of also aect those who may have been deprived of a rich Jewish life. Positive Children”) in which he rejected the Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel and other fam- moments and memories are central factors in the development of arming staunch anti-Zionist view common ily members visited an old synagogue group identification. The purpose is to strengthen Jewish identity. among haredi Jews at the time and near Piestany, one of the few Jewish The next generation’s commitment to the Jewish people can be instead argued that the redemption will structures in the area still standing. not come until Jews unite and rebuild the greatly aected by the experience of being in Israel as a teen. The Jewish land of Israel. Over the years, the book Federation of Nashville realizes this benefit and encourages families to had become a touchstone for religious consider sending their young people to Israel by oering incentive grants. Zionists in Israel. These grants are available to 9th-12th graders as well as college students Like much of his family, Rabbi through the Mary & Harry Zimmerman Youth Exchange Endowment Fund. Yissachar did not survive the war. He died, Programs that may qualify for partial scholarship grants include March Rabbi Yitzchok said, from grievous wounds of the Living, JCC Maccabi Xperience, NFTY, Ramah, USY, Volunteers for inflicted by a Nazi guard after he defend a Israel, High School in Israel and BBYO. fellow Jew while being transported to the For more information please contact Tania Bukengolts, o‚ce Mauthausen concentration camp. The yeshiva where Rabbi Yissachar administrator, at [email protected] or at 615.354.1668 penned his famous book is long gone, but the family did get to walk around inside a nearby ynagogue, now boarded up and abandoned. There was also a ceremony in the office of the town’s mayor, who The marker erected in a Piestany park presented them with a proclamation in in honor of Rabbi Yissachar Tiechtel. Psalms: Art Beyond the Boundaries Leslie J. Klein Lorna Gra Robbie LaskyDoris Wasserman Abby Hirsch Reish

The exhibit is based on themes from Psalms and includes 52 works of art from artists from the Hadera-Eiron Partnership Region and six Southeast Consortium communities including Nashville. Twenty six pairs of artists studied the themes from Psalms for six months and created works that relate to each other but remain distinct.

Five of the participating artists are from Nashville; By Leslie J. Klein By Robbie Lasky Lorna Gra, Leslie J. Klein, Robbie Lasky, Abby Hirsch Reish, Doris Wasserman. February 1-28, 2017

Artist Reception: Thursday, February 16 6:30 - 8 pm Gordon Jewish Community Center

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4 February 2017 The Observer From the Federation Disagreements 101: An Evening with J.J. Goldberg and Jonathan Tobin

By JUDE COHEN (BDS) movement. Tobin said BDS is the latest attempt of Israel’s enemies “to uring a two-hour debate wage economic war … to destroy the on Jan. 10 at the Gordon Jewish state in a way they can’t do mil- Jewish Community Center, itarily.” Especially on college campuses, prominent Jewish com- BDS is no more than a thin veil for mentators J.J. Goldberg and anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish students, Jonathan Tobin disagreed he said. Don many issues related to Israel, its conflict In keeping with the evening’s debate with the Palestinians and its relationship theme, Goldberg said, “I would like to with the United States. disagree … But I can’t.” Like Tobin, he But they ended the evening with described BDS as a Palestinian attempt to an admonition that echoed a sentiment gain diplomatic advantage against Israel’s expressed by President Barack Obama “overwhelming advantage on the ground,” during his farewell address the very same and he echoed Tobin’s call for unity evening: People are bound to disagree against the threat of BDS and “this hate on important issues, but there is a way to of Israel, hate of Jews, [and the] hate of do so respectfully and productively; no Jewish students sitting across the table.” progress will be made until we listen to The two commentators closed with each other and seek to understand opin- what gives them hope for Israel’s future: ions that differ from our own. Israel and the Jewish people’s indomita- Indeed both Goldberg, editor-at- Moderator Ron Galbraith poses a question to J.J. Goldberg (center) and Jonathan ble will to survive. And both said they Tobin during their Jan. 10 debate at the Gordon Jewish Community Center. large for the progressive Jewish newspa- enjoy these arguments with one another per Forward, and Tobin, senior online the Community Relations Committee of the impact of the Iran nuclear deal, the because of the importance of listening to editor for the conservative Jewish mag- the Jewish Federation of Nashville and expansion of Israeli settlements in the the other side. azine Commentary, indicated that mod- Middle Tennessee. West Bank, and the prospect of moving “Listen and learn,” Tobin said. “That’s eling respectful dialog about contentious In response to questions from CRC the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. how we become a stronger nation… the issues is one of the reasons they are Chair Ron Galbraith, who moderated Despite their many disagreements, things that unite us are stronger than the engaging in a series of debates with one the debate, and the audience, Goldberg Tobin and Goldberg did see eye to eye things that divide us.” • another in dozens of Jewish communities and Tobin argued about a range of topics: on the need for American Jews to rec- throughout the country. the future of the U.S.-Israeli relation- ognize and combat the rise of anti-Sem- Jude Cohen is a senior at Vanderbilt Their appearance in Nashville – A ship under a new President whom they itism in the United States, particularly University and a former Vanderbilt Hillel Debate between the Left and the Right: agreed is largely unpredictable, the rea- the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions vice president. Is There a Meaningful Path Forward for sons a two-state solution to the Israeli- the U.S. and Israel? – was sponsored by Palestinian conflict has been so elusive,

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Martin Luther King Day Message from the Shlicha “Thus walk the planters, song in the heart, spade in hand… on Tu B’shevat.” By ADI BEN DOR founded, she joined the Lehi, “Fighters for the Freedom of Israel,” a pre-state he headline above is armed underground group and took part the translation from a in the War of Independence, smuggling song in Hebrew about weapons and supporting the fighting Tu’B’shevat, the Jewish soldiers. Ever since, she has volunteered holiday often called the in many organizations for those in need Festival of Trees, which and worked as a professional tailor in a Toccurs this month. In Israel, it is a factory that stitched the IDF’s uniforms. tradition to plant trees throughout the My grandfather, David, is a descen- Rabbi Saul Strosberg and Reverend Harold Love speak about the relation- state in order to celebrate the revival of dant of Jews who emigrated from Russia ship between the African American and Jewish communities in regard to civil nature. This small act represents a strong fleeing from anti-Semitic attacks with rights during a celebration of Martin Luther King Day at Lee Chapel AME bond between the people and the land of the help of the Jewish Colonization Church. The event was one of two MLK events created and co-sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Nashville Israel that is felt not only on Tu B’Shevat Association lead by Baron Maurice de and Middle Tennessee. The Jan. 15 celebration at Lee Chapel, co-sponsored but throughout the year. Hirsch. His family moved to Argentina by Congregation Sherith Israel, included selections performed by the church’s In a larger sense every tree, street and founded a farm in the country- gospel choir and a meal. The next day, the CRC co-sponsored an MLK Day and house that we walk by in Israel tells side. Later they moved to Buenos Aires, program with the Gordon Jewish Community Center featuring Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett, author of Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us a story of “planters” who believed in where he became involved in the Jewish Care About Jews, the South and Civil Rights. Hartnett shared how Golden their responsibility to the country. These community. My grandpa David opened a became heavily involved in the struggle for civil rights and was one of four people aren’t anonymous John Does. bags factory and raised his three children white authors Dr. King spoke about in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. They are people like my grandparents, to be Zionists. Unfortunately he passed who immigrated to Israel and worked to away before he had the opportunity to “plant and grow” the state that would make aliya, but his kids made his dream become the home for all Jews. This Tu come true when they all made aliya and B’Shevat, I would like to share their sto- now live in Israel. ries with you. My grandmother, Shulamit, made My grandfather, Avraham, was born aliya as a single mother with her child in Transylvania, a region on the border after losing her husband, leaving the of Romania and Hungary. In 1935 when rest of her family behind in Argentina. he was only 15, his parents felt that She started a new life in Haifa, opening something bad was going to happen and a business that sold household goods. found a way to smuggle him to Israel. He My grandma used to attend every Friday got a fake identity and made it to Israel night service and practice her Judaism. when he dressed up as a teenage girl. She was active in women’s rights groups During World War II, his family and volunteered through the Jewish was taken by the Nazis to a labor camp. Agency helping new immigrants during Only his brother survived Auschwitz. their first steps in Israel. When he was only 16, my grandfather Four people, four amazing stories, one joined the Haganah, a Jewish under- state. When I think about Tu B’Shevat ground organization, to help defend and and our bond as Jews with the land of build the Jewish state in Israel. He later Israel, I think about the amazing people became a welder at the cement factory who chose to take responsibility in their in Nesher and was one of the founders of own unique ways and built a home for town Giv’at Nesher. all of us. From my point of view, they are My grandmother, Miriam, was born “the Planters” of Israel,” and they teach us and raised in Israel. Her family made a valuable lesson: that we have the ability the journey to Israel from Morocco to plant the seeds for our future. • in 1834. Her great grandparents had distinguished positions as the hakham Adi Ben Dor is serving a two-year ten- bashi (Turkish for the “chief rabbi”) of ure as community shlicha (Israel emissary) the Jewish communities of Acre, Haifa, at the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Safed and Tiberias. Before Israel was Middle Tennessee. Cheekwood will host family Tu B’shevat celebration on Feb. 7 heekwood Botanical All children are invited to partici- Garden and Museum pate and no registration is necessary. The of Art will host a spe- event, which is being coordinated by the cial celebration of Tu Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle B’shevat, the Jewish Tennessee, will explain the origins of the festival of trees, from 10 holiday and it contemporary focus on envi- Ca.m.-noon on Feb. 7 during its regular ronmentalism and will include activities Tuesday for Tots. involving planting and recycling. •

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6 February 2017 The Observer From the Federation Local educators build on Partnership2Gether friendships during exchange trip to Israel By HARRIET SCHIFTAN an amazing way to experience the land and people of Israel. Together, we long with Sharon Paz wrestled with the complex relationship and Rabbis Aaron between Israel and the Diaspora and in Finkelstein and Michael turn, gained new perspectives and deep- Shulman, I was a mem- ened connections. ber of the delegation that “Having been to Israel over a dozen traveled to the Hadera- times, I came away from this unique AEiron region of Israel in December on experience with new insights and direc- an annual Partnership2Gether exchange tions on how to strengthen these con- trip for educators. nections for our teachers and students And perhaps the most memorable in Nashville. I am grateful to the Jewish moment of the two-week trip was the Federation of Nashville and to our new unexpected reunion that took place friends in the Hadera -Eiron Region for during our visit to Haklai High School putting so much thought and hard work in Pardes Hana when a dozen stu- into crafting a powerful and meaningful dents and chaperones who had been experience for us all.” to Nashville on Partnership exchanges over the past four summers showed up Rabbi Aaron Finkelstein, who During their visit to Haklai High School in Pardes Hana, the Nashville members to greet us. directs youth education at Congregation of the annual Parntership2Gether educators delegation enjoy a mini-reunion with One of them – Yuval Vered – had Sherith Israel and teaches Hebrew and Israeli teens and their chaperones who had visited Nashville over the previous four recently graduated from high school and Judaic studies at Akiva School: summers. was about to enter the army. Hearing that his Nashville friends were vis- iting his school, he decided to sur- prise us. The joy of seeing Yuval and the other students was doubled when they described how much their visits to Nashville had impacted them. Several said that the trip to Nashville allowed them to see for the first time in their lives what it meant to be a Jew outside the state of Israel, an experience that helped them appreciate the significance of being Jewish in addition to and sepa- rate from being Israeli. It was a theme throughout the trip – teachers, students, chaperones and oth- ers sought out our delegation to continue friendships that had begun during visits The Nashville members of the 2016 educators delegation -- to our congregations, on Get Connected Harriet Schiftan (from left), Rabbi Michael Shulman, Sharon Paz, The 17 members of the U.S. educators delegation join 10 col- and Rabbi Aaron Finkelstein – pose for this photo during a visit leagues from the Hadera-Eiron for a two-day professional seminar trips, through home hospitality, and from to Robinson’s Arch at the south end of the Western Wall. in Jerusalem. other Partnership exchange programs and visits to the region. “What really struck me about the kids at Akiva to converse and connect ed by the hundreds of visitors touring This year’s educators delegation recent Parnership2Gether trip was the with kids in the Hadera region. We have the Museum. included 17 individuals from seven of opportunity to get know a different the technology but still need to iron out We explored Har Hertzl in a won- the Southeast Consortium communities. Israel, one a little less touristy and a bit the many details. At this point, we can derfully creative way that gave me We visited schools and youth programs, more contemporary. We spent about half make it so that we have our Jewish stu- ideas to bring back to my teachers for developed relationships with Israeli edu- of our trip in the partnership region of dents in Nashville speaking with Israeli experiential learning about Hertzl and cators, and even stayed in the homes of Hadera/Pardes Hana/Karkur. We forged a kids in Hadera or Pardes Hana. What are Israel here at home! It was also so nice some of them. The trip was underwritten relationship with this region through our we waiting for?!” to experience Israel with my colleagues by the Jewish Federation of Nashville and gracious host families, their children’s from Sherith Israel and The Temple Middle Tennessee, which chose a unique schools, and getting to know educators Sharon Paz, director of Beit Miriam and Harriet Schiftan who pushes for approach this year of inviting all the con- much like ourselves. These connections and lifelong learning at West End funding for special programs at our gregational education directors to partici- grew throughout the week, as we then Synagogue : congregational schools. It gave us a pate with the goal of increasing our reach traveled to Jerusalem and continued our “The trip gave me an opportunity chance that we don’t have to spend and impact within our part-time schools. learning together. to visit Israeli classrooms both in lower quality time together and to think “This kind of delegation requires “One additional takeaway was school and in middle school, to meet together with our Israeli colleagues months of planning for both our local getting to see the range of efforts with some of the Israeli teens who had about ideas to bring “Israel learning” community and the Israeli Partnership of different organizations working to been to Nashville and who have hosted and Jewish identity back to our schools communities,” said Faith Haber make a positive impact on others (and our Get Connected kids and to hear how individually and communally.” Galbraith, chair of the Federation’s especially on young people). In the their visits in Nashville impact their Partnership2Gether Committee. “But span of a few days, we visited the Jewish identity. For me it was uplift- For my part, the trip provided a rare we know both our community will reap greenhouse started by visionary and ing to hear that the Get Connected opportunity to spend so much quality the rewards of this immersion in our artist Avital Geva, which offers youth Experience not only strengthens our time with our talented and inspiring Partnership region’s schools and with of all different kinds an opportunity students’ Jewish identities, but strength- educators. We spend countless hours their outstanding educators.” to pursue their own scientific ques- ens the Israeli teens Jewish identities each year in meetings, planning edu- Though the three Nashville educa- tions; we toured Kibbutz Sdot Yam, as well. cational programs for others. It was tors had spent plenty of time in Israel home of Hannah Senesh and Israel’s “I made friends with three Israeli so refreshing to have the time learn previously, each said this trip offered new most elite sailing club as well as Neve educators and we are working on devel- together, to see Israel through a new and relevant experiences. Here are their Michael, Israel’s top crisis center for oping a Jewish identity connection proj- lens together, to visit schools together, comments about it: kids who have experienced trauma; and ect with our students in the 5th, 6th and to see new possibilities for what we we also traversed southern Tel Aviv and 8th grades in Hebrew and English can achieve together using Partnership Rabbi Michael Shulman, director of and learned how Bina is working with in time for Purim and Yom Ha’atzmaut. as our platform. • education and next generation program- Eritrean and Sudanese refugees. Four Although I have been in Israel many ming at The Temple: amazing organizations building for the times, it was the first time I had been Harriet Schiftan is associate executive “Traveling with fellow Jewish edu- future and investing in youth. at Yad Vashem that I felt I was learning director of the Jewish Federation of Nashville cators, both American and Israeli, was “I hope to find the right platform for alone with our educator, even surround- and Middle Tennessee. The Observer February 2017 7 Congregational News & Events

“Hibernate” at preschool’s @ The Temple wintertime get-together

The Temple Preschool will hold a wintertime get-together on Tuesday, Feb. 28 for Special musical service on Feb. 10 families who want to “hibernate” on a cold winter’s night. will celebrate Shabbat Shirah Winter Preschool Family Event will allow families to cozy up in caves, have some pizza, read some books and watch a quick movie. The event begins after school at 5:30 p.m. The Temple will celebrate Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Song, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 with a special musical service featuring a volunteer band, a special Torah reading and other fun surprises. Progressive dinner scheduled for Feb. 26 Shabbat Shirah gets its name from the weekly Torah portion from Exodus 15, The Temple will hold a progressive dinner in East Nashville beginning at 5:30 p.m. which includes the Song of the Sea sung by the Israelites after their miraculous escape on Saturday, Feb. 25. from Egypt through the parted waters of the Red Sea. The event wills start with appetizers at The Temple and then move to various restaurants in East Nashville for dinner before gathering again for dessert. The appetizers Book’em executive director will speak and desserts will be provided by The Temple. Participants will pay for their own dinners. at special Social Action Shabbat RSVP to Rabbi Michael Shulman at [email protected]. Melissa Spradlin, executive director of Book ‘em, a nonprofit that seeks to inspire Also in February reading in children, will be the guest speaker at a special Social Action Shabbat service • The Temple Book Club meets at 10 a.m. on Feb. 5 to discuss The Secret Chord by on Friday, Feb. 3. Geraldine Brooks. The service, which begins at 6 p.m., will celebrate organizations supported by The Temple’s social action funding.

look at the history and evolution of Temple Mount site and the numerous religious @ Micah buildings that have been erected there. The event is free and open to the public. The service begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by the potluck dinner. Micah provides the main dish (poultry); those partic- A Woman’s Circle meeting set for Feb. 24 ipating in the potluck should bring a non-dairy side dish. Please RSVP on the Micah website under “events” no later than Feb. 5. Mindy Drongowski will host A Women’s Circle at her home in Bellevue on Friday, Feb. 24. The casual afternoon of lunch, learning, and conversation will be led by Rabbi Consecration Kabbalat K’tan on Feb. 3 Laurie Rice. The lunch will begin at noon and will be followed by learning and conversation Rabbis Lauri and Flip Rice and cantorial soloist Lisa Silver will lead a fami- from 12:45 – 2 p.m. The event is free and open to all women. RSVP directly by Feb. 21 ly-friendly Shabbat service of music on Feb. 3 celebrating the consecration of the first to Mindy at [email protected]. grade class. A special oneg will follow the 6 p.m. service. Feb. 10 Shabbat guest Kem Hinton will Micah to host blood drive speak about the history of the Temple Mount Congregation Micah will host a blood drive in the Social Hall from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Kem Hinton of Tuck-Hinton Architects will present “The Temple Mount: An on Feb. 26. To schedule an appointment, log into redcrossblood.org and enter the Architectural Journey” on Friday, Feb. 10 following Shabbat service and potluck dinner. sponsor code CHAI. Covering a 3,000-year history in 60 minutes, Hinton’s secular presentation will

The event, which will be in Café Chabad on the Genesis Campus for Jewish life at @ Chabad 95 Bellevue Road, will include a fruit bar with various types of exotic and biblical fruit, and a variety of wines that will represent the four seasons of the year. The evening also will also include an open bar with hors d’oeuvres and desserts, with a jazz band and a music circle. The all-you-can-eat-and-drink cost is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. RSVP at www.chabadnashville.com. This event will feature some of Nashville’s best jazz musicians who will help cele- brate a Tu B’shevat with a mystical twist. It is open to the entire community. The Tu B’Shvat Seder is a 16th Century innovation of Kabblaism, the Jewish stream of mysticism, in which participants enjoy the fruits of the tree, particularly those native to the Land of Israel, and discuss philosophical and Kabbalistic concepts associated with the day. Chabad of Nashville will lead local contingent to annual “Shabbat in the Heights”

Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel of Chabad of Nashville will lead a local con- tingent to the annual Shabbaton in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn that is home to the Chabad Lubavitch headquarters. “Living in Nashville and working in the community for more than 19 years More than 200 people attended “A Country Chanukah” hosted by Chabad of Nashville makes Nashville home, but a big piece of my heart is always in Crown Heights where at the Gaylord Opryland resort, where a group of Chinese ice sculptors’ carved a I grew up” said , Rabbi Tiechtel. “I can’t wait to share it with my friends from the menorah out of a 500-pound block of ice. Nashville community.” More than 120 people from rom Jewish communities across the United States par- Chabad will host a jazzy ticipated in the annual Shabbaton, called “Shabbat in the Heights.” This year’s event will be May 5-7 and will feature guest lecturers and study groups Tu B’Shevat seder on Feb. 11 on the teachings of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, “the Rebbe,” as well as a guided tour of his synagogue, office and home. Chabad of Nashville will host a Tu B’Shevat Jazz Night and Kabbalistic Tu To learn more about Shabbat in the Heights visit www.shabbatintheheights. B’Shevat Seder at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. com or call Chabad of Nashville at (615) 646-5750.

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have been learning the Hebrew Aleph Bet this year and will share what they have @ West End learned in a skit. Members of this year’s class are Annika Abramson, daughter of Rick and Vandana Abramson; Ella Paige Gribben, daughter of Benjamin and Erin Gribben; Abi Kullock, WES will welcome Judy Klitsner daughter of Rabbi Joshua and Jessica Kullock; Sebastian Schneider, son of Justin and Emily Schneider; Ezra Sucre, son of Andrew and Jennifer Sucre; Eli Whelan, son of David as be scholar-in-residence next month Whelan and Rachel Sobel, and Maytal Wiston, daughter of Stuart and Debby Wiston.

West End Synagogue will host Judy Klitsner, a senior lec- turer at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and a disciple of the great Torah teacher Nechama Leibowitz, as its scholar in residence March 3-5. Klitsner, who uses a unique combination of traditional exegesis, modern scholarship and her own interpretations, will conduct three learning sessions: • “The Tent, the Field and the Battlefield” will look at what the infertile, tent dwelling mothers of Genesis have in common with the military spiritual leaders of the Book of Judges. (Follows Kabbalat Shabbat at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. • “Blurring the Lines between the Holy and the Profane: Judy Klitsner Abusive Leadership from the Pages of the Bible to the Pages of Today’s Newspapers.” (1 p.m. following Shabbat morning services at 9:30 a.m. and Kiddush lunch at 11:45 a.m.) • “Did Noah and Jonah Share the Same Boat? How Similar Stories Say Opposite Things about the Human Soul.” (Contact the synagogue for the time.) Vandy scholar will discuss Job

West End Synagogue’s Eat, Pray, Learn Series continues with an appearance on Friday, Feb. 24 by Vanderbilt University professor Choon-Leong Seow, who will speak on “Job in the Modern Jewish Imagination.” West End Synagogue celebrated its “stars” at the congregation’s annual fundraiser The presentation begins at 8 p.m. following Shabbat services 6 p.m. and dinner 7 p.m. last month. Pictured are WES President Barbara Dab (from left), event chair Karen Yazdian, honorees Ellie and Trent Rosenbloom, Steve Hecklin and Charlotte Seloff, Consecration set for Feb. 26 and WES Rabbi Joshua Kullock.

West End will hold is annual consecration ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 26 for chil- See what is going on in the community at dren who are celebrating the beginning of their formal Jewish education. The children www.jewishnashville.org

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Order Your Pesach Candy from Beit Miriam at West End Synagogue Do you have trouble nding good kosher candy for Pesach? Not this year! Beit Miriam will be selling Barton’s (Kosher for Pesach) candy, confections and nuts to help support upcoming educational and holiday programming. Let Beit Miriam make getting ready for Pesach much sweeter!

Buy candy directly from Beit Miriam students OR Download an order form directly on West End Synagogue Website All orders Due by March 5, 2017 The process is simple: 1) Find a Beit Miriam student or order on our website www.westendsyn.org 2) Have them ll out an order form with your candy selection 3) Write a check for the candy 4) Pick up your candy order at West End Synagogue the week of March 24 or have it shipped directly if you live outside of Nashville Don’t miss out on great Barton’s chocolates, caramels, nuts marshmallows and more! For more information, call or email Emily Ress, Beit Miriam Administrative Assistant at [email protected] or 615-269-4592 ext.18

10 February 2017 The Observer FEBRUARY 2017

The Observer February 2017 11 ebrates Judaism in every moment of every day, and we hope to welcome your child to Harpeth Hall: Continuing to offer girls the Jacobs Camp Family this summer. the best summer opportunities For over 14 years, Harpeth Hall has offered the best summer opportunities for girls Frist Center Summer Art Camp: in Middle Tennessee. This year is no exception with 12 new offerings added to our Inspiring creativity, imagination calendar. Whether it is serving a tennis ball or serving others, catching bugs or catch- ing basketballs, stringing a violin or stringing gemstones, there is so much to try this and self-expression summer at Harpeth Hall. Leading the state in the areas of academics, arts, and athletics, the Summer Kids ages 5–10 are invited to discover a world of inspiration and creativity at the Programs at Harpeth Hall offer the same excellence in teaching, leadership, and coach- Frist Art Camp. Classes encourage the use of imagination and self-expression, and ing that is found throughout the school year. The majority of our instructors are current develop critical thinking skills through artmaking. faculty or coaches, giving our girls and girls in the area an opportunity to see what a day All camps are created by museum educators, taught by experienced teachers, and is like at Harpeth Hall. Through its many activities, we consider our Summer Programs based on educational principles to help children see their world in new ways through to be an extension of our school year, priding ourselves in the dedication we have to art. Campers are divided into groups of 5 to 7 years and 8 to 10 years of age. All camp offer a safe and exciting environment for girls of all ages. sessions are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, with pre- and post-camp Here at Harpeth Hall Summer we have it all! Allow your daughter to experience care available. Campers should dress for mess and come ready to make friends, make anything she has ever wanted to try. We encourage girls to take risks and reach outside art, and have fun! of their comfort zone, to learn and grow, and to have fun during the summer. We echo There are two different themed camps this year. the school’s mission – this this summer we will teach your girls to think critically, to • “My Home, My Voice, My Art” gives campers an opportunity to learn about the lead confidently, and to live honorably. And have fun, too. Please go to our website contemporary American artists in our summer exhibitions and explore themes of for the full catalog of offerings and email [email protected] with any questions. community, history, and identity while stretching the imagination by experimenting with new tools and unusual materials. • “It’s Abstract, It’s Electric!” gives campers a chance to get charged up by the dynamic Jacobs Camp: Nashville Jewish patterns, colors, and images found in our Australian Aboriginal art and contemporary video art exhibitions, and will expand their horizons through creative and unconven- youths’ home away from Home tional methods of artmaking. Describing the camp, the parent of a camper last year said, “Absolutely fabulous! I am We are counting down the days to another incredible summer, and we hope to open beyond amazed at the art work my daughter brought home and the knowledge she gained.” our camp gates even wider for Nashville families this summer. Jacobs Camp, a reform Registration opens on February 6 (Jan. 23 for Frist members). Space is limited and Jewish summer camp in Utica, MS, has been home to thousands of Jewish youth from programs fill quickly. No previous artmaking experience is necessary. Visit fristcenter. the Deep South since 1970. Each summer, we create a fun, loving, and meaningful com- org/camp to learn more. munity for rising third through 10th graders. Jacobs campers get the chance to try new activities, build friendships, and grow their Jewish identity. Our campers return home feeling more confident, independent, and deeply connected to Judaism. GJCC Fashion Camp: Throughout the years, our programs have evolved to meet the changing needs of our community. We’ve expanded our specialty programs by hiring highly-trained staff Learn design from the bottom up to develop and teach our sports, creative arts, and adventure programs. Additionally, we are continuously enhancing our waterfront with new features to our lake and pool – a Five years ago Carrie Mills, a Parsons School of Design alumni, was asked to start a true highlight of the summer for our campers. With summer 2017 quickly approaching, fashion camp for Camp Davis at the Gordon Jewish Community Center. What started we are excited to unveil new and exciting features to make this summer the best yet. as a crash course in fashion design has blossomed into a full blown week of learning Enrollment for Summer 2017 has surpassed previous summers, and we want to fashion design from the bottom up culminating with a fashion show for the entire camp make Jacobs Camp your child’s home away from home this year. There are incredible complete with designs from the enthusiastic up and coming designers. scholarship opportunities for new Nashville campers which award as much as $2,000 This exciting camp covers everything from sketching, designing with fabric, repur- off your first summer’s tuition. We offer a rich, active, welcoming community that cel- posing, accessory design, modeling, fashion photos, styling – all culminating in the full

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A WORLD FULL Summer Art Camp sponsors Lynn & DISCOVER OF CREATIVITY! Ken Melkus Kids ages 5 to 10 are invited to discover a world of inspiration and creativity at summer art The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is supported in part by camp! Classes encourage the use of imagination and self-expression and develop critical thinking skills under the guidance of experienced educators. Camps are offered in full-day sessions for two weeks in June and two weeks in July. Registration begins January 25 for Frist Center members and February 6 for non-members. Space is limited, so secure your spot soon!

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12 February 2017 The Observer blown fashion show. This is truly a unique and exciting camp that takes place July 17- 21. Please see the Camp Davis brochure or online registration for enrollment. Financial Aid available Camp Davis 2017: Better than ever for Jewish Camp Davis has served as a flagship program of the Gordon Jewish Community Center since 1930. Now serving the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of its Overnight first campers, Camp Davis provides the ultimate summer experience for families in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The last two years were big years for this summer institution. The camp was under Summer the direction of a completely new team, which significantly modified its program model to place a stronger emphasis on outdoor programming as well as Jewish content. As a Camp result the camp’s programming and enrollment has continued to increase in exciting ways with waves of positive reviews. Both campers and their parents welcomed the cultural change to camp and embraced the idea that camp is about so much more than simply childcare. Camp Davis is an inclusive community where campers are pushed daily to try new things and expand their horizons all within a Jewish context. For 2017 we’ve continued our tradition of excellence. In addition to our traditional core program, we are pleased to continue to offer three specialty tracks per week. We Many of us remember those summers at camp that inspired our are also offering an improved Tzofim program for our 7th and 8th graders as well as a connection to Judaism – the singing after dinner or Havdalah on the tightened curriculum of leadership development for our counselors in training. edge of the lake at sunset. The Jewish summer camp experience creates A summer at Camp Davis provides children with a strong foundation to grow and explore. Visit us at www.campdavisnashville.com to see the magic for yourself! • community for life, not just for a summer. Year after year our children return from camp with stories, memories and friendships. For many of them it is the first time they’re surrounded by all things Jewish. Overnight Jewish camping is wonderful way to introduce children to the joy and celebration of Jewish traditions. The Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee realizes the importance of building Jewish life and makes financial assistance available on a need basis for students to attend Jewish summer camps.  
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16 February 2017 The Observer Vandy celebrates benefactor Ben Schulman for his pivotal role in “Jewish renaissance” on campus

By CHARLES BERNSEN reputation as a not-so-friendly place for Jewish students. or three days last month, Riven said the impact of the renais- Vanderbilt University and the sance that began with the construction Nashville Jewish community of the Schulman Center has reverberat- feted Ben Schulman on the ed beyond the campus. Citing a recent occasion of his 100th birthday. demographic study showing that one But the festivities were in every three Jewish households in Fjust as much a celebration of what Greater Nashville has a connection to Vanderbilt Hillel Executive Director Ari Vanderbilt, he said the local Jewish Dubin called “the Jewish renaissance” community is benefitting from the pres- that has occurred on the Vanderbilt ence of Jewish faculty members drawn campus over the past 15 years – a to the school as well as Jewish students renaissance that Dubin, Vanderbilt who decided to remain in Nashville Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos and oth- after graduation. ers said was in no small part a result The impact extends to Schulman’s of Schulman’s decision to help under- own family. One of the speakers at the write the construction of the university’s brunch was his great niece, Alyssa Jaffe, Schulman Center for Jewish Life. who graduated from Vanderbilt in 2015 “You helped build it, and then with a chemical engineering degree just they came,” said Bruce Heyman, a like her great uncle. Vanderbilt graduate and the outgo- After recounting her involvement ing U.S. ambassador to Canada, in a in Hillel and Jewish life at Vanderbilt, 15-minute tribute video that was played During a brunch in his honor hosted by Vanderbilt Hillel, Ben Schulman is honored she said, “Thanks to you, Uncle Ben, we during a Sunday birthday brunch for with a birthday cake decorated with an image of the Ben Schulman Center for Jewish became a community.” • Schulman in the building that bears Life, which he helped endow. With him is his friend, Jan Davis. (Photo by Charles Bernsen) his name. a Naval officer during World War II, The same video included thank-you he built a successful business career. messages from current Vanderbilt stu- Though he has lived elsewhere since dents describing the impact of Schulman graduating, he agreed to provide an Center and the Hillel chapter it houses endowment for the construction of the on their lives as well happy birthday Shulman Center in 2001 as part of an wishes from a half dozen couples from effort embraced by Chancellor Gordon around the country who met through Gee and Zeppos, then the provost, to their involvement in the Hillel activities boost Jewish enrollment. at the center. In her remarks at the brunch, Barbara In addition to the brunch, the week- Mayden, president of the Hillel board, end included a Friday evening Shabbat described the remarkable transformation dinner at the Shulman center attended at Vanderbilt since the Schulman Center by 300 people, including 200 students, opened in 2002. and a private dinner Saturday evening “You didn’t just help create a com- hosted by Zeppos. munity center. You helped create a com- For his part, Schulman seemed to munity,” Mayden said. “Jewish life on take the praise with humor and humility. campus is active, diverse and – who “Who is the Ben Schulman every- would have thought – abundant.” one’s talking about; I’d like to meet him.” Steve Riven, who became president he said at the brunch. “I’m flattered that of the Hillel board shortly after the build- so many people would come out to help ing opened, noted that Jewish students me celebrate my birthday.” now account for about 15 percent of the Schulman, whose family moved school’s student population, five times to Nashville from Decatur, AL when what it was before the Schulman Center he was just a child, graduated from opened. The Schulman Center played Vanderbilt in 1938 with a degree in Alyssa Jaffe, Ben Schulman’s great niece, speaks during a brunch in his honor about a crucial role in that transformation, he the impact the Schulman Center and Hillel had on her life at Vanderbilt. Like her great chemical engineering. After serving as said, and in helping Vanderbilt shed its uncle, she graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in chemical engineering. West End Synagogue to host forum on issues related to refugees resettlement est End Synagogue’s discussion. In addition, refugees residing Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a detailing TIRRC’s work to counter Social Action in Nashville will share their stories. The statewide, immigrant and refugee-led anti-refugee policy and Islamophobia Committee will panelists include: collaboration. She also is a member of in Tennessee. host a forum next • Kellye Branson, director of Refugee Mayor Megan Barry’s New Americans There will be opportunity for audi- month to address and Immigration Services for Advisory Council, an executive com- ence questions to the panelists. A dessert safety and econom- Catholic Charities of Tennessee since mittee member of the national Fair reception will follow. Wic concerns and other issues related to the 2008. She formerly worked in child Immigration Reform Movement and For information, contact the syn- admission and resettlement of refugees in welfare and juvenile justice for the a board member of the National agogue at [email protected] or the United States and Tennessee. Catholic Charities and several state Partnership for New Americans. She (615) 269-4592 or email Judy Saks at “Refugees: Straight Talk,” will and government agencies. co-authored a 2016 national report [email protected]. • take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, • Greg Siskind, a founding partner of March 9, at the synagogue, 3810 West Siskind Susser and an immigration End Ave. The forum is open to the lawyer for more than 25 years. He has Learn more about the Jewish Federation of Nashville entire Middle Tennessee community. authored the annual LexisNexis J-1 and Middle Tennesseeat www.jewishnashville.org Its goal is to impart a greater under- Visa Guidebook, Employer’s Immigration standing of the situation, free from Compliance Desk Reference and the rhetoric and politics. recently released Physician Immigration Three professionals who are knowl- Handbook. edgeable about refugee immigration and • Stephanie Teatro, co-executive direc- resettlement will participate in a panel tor of the Tennessee Immigrant and The Observer February 2017 17 After two waves of bomb threats, GJCC and other U.S. centers working with federal officials to bolster security uthorities had not deter- “I think this is just a continuing pat- Pennsylvania, as well as two in England. Jewish communal leaders to discuss the mined who was behind tern of what I would call telephone terror- Though some of the calls were live, many incidents, what they stem from, and how to two waves of bomb ism, attempting to disrupt, create anxiety were automated robocalls. craft protocols to handle such incidents in threats last month that and fear in our constituents,” Federation The second wave on Jan. 18 hit the future. More than 1,000 people partici- forced the evacuation of Executive Director Mark S. Freedman least 27 JCCs in 17 states:: New York, pated, including Freedman and Sax. dozens of Jewish commu- said. “My message to the people who are Ohio, New Jersey, Florida, Massachusetts, Neither Goldenberg nor the Anti- Anity centers across the country on two behind this — you’re not going to succeed. Maryland, Michigan, Kansas, Delaware, Defamation League explicitly tied the separate mornings, including the Gordon We’re going to be resolute and strong and Connecticut, Alabama, Maine, California, bomb threats to the rise of anti-Semitic Jewish Community Center and Akiva we will do what we have to do to protect Tennessee, Missouri, Minnesota and attacks during and after the 2016 presiden- School in Nashville. our constituents, but we’re not going to Texas, according to the JCC Association tial campaign. Goldenberg said making The threats occurred on Jan. 9 and cave into these threats.” of North. The Anti-Defamation League such a link may be tempting, but would be Jan. 18, and while all were hoaxes, most Both Freedman and GJCC executive issued a similar list, adding South Carolina. premature given that the offender has not caused disruptive evacuations like those at director Leslie Sax praised the response of Unlike the first wave of threats, many been identified. the GJCC. The incidents are being inves- staff and Metro police and said they were in the second appeared to be live calls, The New York Police Department, as tigated by the FBI and the Department encouraged by the huge volume of emails said Paul Goldenberg, director of Secure well as the Southern Poverty Law Center, of Homeland Security, which are also and telephone calls of concern and sup- Community Networks, an affiliate of the have released reports of a rise in hate working with Jewish communal leaders to port from the local Jewish community and Jewish federations of North America that crimes following the election. Goldenberg bolster security at JCCs and other commu- the larger Nashville community. which advises Jewish groups and institu- expects more attacks on religious institu- nal institutions. “The security measures that we have tions on security. tions to take place in 2017. The GJCC and Akiva School, which in place for such unfortunate events “We’re in a completely different “In the last 16 months we’ve seen an is located on the GJCC campus, were worked very smoothly, and the staffs of the world now than we were a couple years increase in harassment, intimidation, and evacuated for several hours after each GJCC, the Jewish Federation, the Akiva ago,” Goldenberg said. “What is unprece- as a direct result of some of the rhetoric threat until local police had swept and School and the Jewish Family Service dented is the short period of time in which and usage by extremists of social media,” cleared the buildings. Akiva students and worked cooperatively to ensure the safety we received a substantial number of bomb Goldenberg said. “It’s easy to tie this into children at the GJCC’s Early Childhood of those who were in the buildings at the threats. These offenders are leveraging the election. I think that the current situa- Learning Center were quickly transported time,” Freedman said. technology to intimidate and/or terrorize tion in the U.S. and abroad has allowed for by bus and cars to a safe location nearby. The first wave of threats on Jan. 9 was communities.” some extremists to have a methodology.” • The GJCC also houses the offices of the directed at 18 JCCs in New Jersey, Florida, Two days after the first wave of threats, Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, the FBI and Homeland Security conducted This story was compiled from local reports Tennessee and Jewish Family Service. Maryland, Delaware, Tennessee and a telephone conference call with U.S. and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).

Community Relations Communiqué A heartening show of support from the Islamic community By ABBIE WOLF this – fear, upset, protectiveness, anxiety support for our community. of any level of discrimination directed and more. For me, one of the hardest The next day, a letter to our com- toward anyone. Every member of our t’s been a difficult month for our emotions is feeling like our community munity by Imam Bahloul of the Islamic Nashville community and our beautiful community, specifically for anyone is alone in this – that we and we alone Center of Nashville was hand delivered country has the right to feel safe and with a connection to the Gordon are the targets. to me by the center’s president, Rashed welcome. Equally, each of us has the Jewish Community Center. That just isn’t the case. Rather, sup- Fakhruddin. As I read it, I was flooded responsibility to stand against efforts to Whether you’re a preschool parent, port has poured into our community and with gratitude – for the letter itself intimidate or threaten any member of our a member who comes to fitness numerous people have asked what they and for their willingness to stand up to community. It must be emphasized now Iclasses, an employee who works there, or can do. As I said during a press conference support us. The letter was disseminat- more than ever that all of us must stand anyone in the greater Nashville commu- for the launch of Respect Nashville (a ed widely in the Muslim community, united against hate and violence. These nity who cares about the Jewish commu- coalition convened by the Metro Human including the homepage of the Islamic hate crimes not only target the Nashville nity, you probably heard about the two Relations Council designed to collect Center. I want everyone in the Jewish Jewish community, but also attack the bomb threats called into the GJCC in the data on hate crimes and bias incidents), community to see this amazing show basic values and ideals that bind us all. span of 10 days. as grateful as we are for private messages of support. I know you will join me in “We must all be vocal, protecting the There are myriad emotions that well of support, one of the most helpful things thanking them, and in assuring them right of each human being to live the life up in anyone affected by something like anyone can do is to publicly state their that if and when something like this that he or she has chosen. Being quiet is happens to them, we will be there for no longer any option. When witnessing them just as publicly. Here is Imam discrimination, it is our duty to speak up; Tracking hate Bahloul’s letter in its entirety: by choosing silence we are choosing acqui- “I was deeply saddened and dis- escence. We cannot afford to be in the turbed to hear the news of the recent backseat allowing trends or the current bomb threats to Jewish community cen- political environment to send a signal to ters in Nashville and across the nation. certain individuals or groups that they have The threatening calls have a tremen- a license to spread hatred and violence. Nor dous impact on the entire community. can we allow these individuals and groups When we are discussing these centers, to break down the bridges and cooperation, these sanctuaries for the faithful, we are community, and equality we have so care- discussing gathering places for children fully and diligently built by wielding fear as and families, our brothers and sisters in a weapon to intimidate us into silence or humanity. These are not threats against complacency. We must stand together. simple brick and mortar, but human “As a Nashvillian, I am proud of the lives. I know firsthand the impact the efforts made by many to make this great Metro Council member Bob Mendes speaks about Respect Nashville during a community felt when we received the city a welcoming place for all. I am opti- Jan. 19 press conference in which the newly formed coalition of seven non-profit groups announced that it would be tracking local incidents of hate, harassment bomb threat at the Islamic Center in mistic that our city will serve as a model and violence. Among the other speakers was Abbie Wolf (second from right), Murfreesboro. I feel strongly that we to others across our nation. the community relations director for the Jewish Federation of Nashville and must all stand in solidarity, to choose Finally, I want to emphasize that Middle Tennessee, who urged the public to speak out against acts of hate and love over hate, equality over discrimina- the phone threats to the Gordon Jewish intimidation like the recent wave of bomb threats against the Gordon Jewish tion, and become advocates for building Community Center in Nashville is a Community Center and other JCCs across the country. Launched with the help of the Metro Human Relations Commission, the coalition includes groups whose bridges instead of divisions. threat against us all. We should each view members are often the targets of hate incidents. In addition to the Federation’s “I do not believe that a statement these threats as a threat against our own Community Relations Committee, they include the American Civil Liberties alone is the proper response to inci- homes, our own centers, our own families, Union of Tennessee, the American Muslim Advisory Council, , the Nashville dents of this manner. Instead, I call on our own rights and our own way of life.” • chapter of the NAACP, the Tennessee Disability Coalition, the Tennessee Equality Project, and the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. everyone, especially our leaders, to stand For more information or to report a hate incident, go to the group’s website at together with my Jewish brothers and Abbie Wolf is the community rela- http://respectnashville.org/. (Photo by Irwin Venick) sisters to actively oppose anti-Semitism in tions director for the Jewish Federation of any form and to maintain zero tolerance Nashville and Middle Tennessee. 18 February 2017 The Observer Life in Israel The sporting life in Israel By Libby Werthan appeared to be no other “Anglos” on in the row behind me got so excited, he helped establish tennis centers across the the plane. We were totally immersed in leaped over his seat and landed on top of country. We were approached by a friend, sraelis are big sports fans. Football Hebrew speaking Israelis. But they were me. Fortunately, I survived. who was seeking someone to join him in (what we call soccer) is the num- not speaking. Clad in their team hats There are no breaks in the match supporting an outstanding young woman ber one sport. We had never even and scarves, they were loudly singing and except between each of the three peri- tennis player (the number one junior in seen a soccer match but one of chanting team cheers – for the entire 4 ods, so spectators stay riveted to the Israel). She wanted to go on the profes- our friends, John Corre, himself ½-hour flight. action. Most had brought large bags of sional circuit. We decided to do it and a transplanted Londoner, was an Since we arrived in the afternoon, sunflower seeds with them. In a flawless did so for several years. Her name is Julia Iavid fan. He could recite we were bused (forty buses) to a large motion they would crack the shells with Glushko, and although she never made it the scores of games going shopping mall, where instead of shop- their teeth, extract the meat with their to the top tier, she did make it to the third back 30 years. He was ping we had coffee and got a lesson in tongue, and spit out the shell, amassing a round of the U.S. Open one year. She is appalled that we knew the rules of soccer from John. Around large pile beneath their feet. Woe to the still playing and making a living. nothing of soccer and 6 p.m., we took a cab to a street in cleanup guy. For us it was a real learning experi- invited us to accom- Manchester that housed three or four After the game (Israel lost by one ence. We had had no idea of the entou- pany him to a soccer kosher restaurants. John had made reser- goal), the Israelis had to wait until the rage required to support a professional game between Israel and Libby vations at one of them. Being the genial stadium was emptied. This was to pre- athlete. Julia needed a traveling coach, Manchester United to be Werthan guy he is, John seemed to know everyone vent the opposing spectators from attack- a primary coach, a trainer, a psychologist played in Manchester, England. there. Going from table to table, greeting ing each other. We finally were allowed and, because she was only 16, a teacher. For those of you unfamiliar with the everyone. Since Moshe had yartzeit for to leave, find our bus and reached the She trained from sunup until sundown international soccer scene, Manchester his father, John gathered up 10 diners, airport about 2 a.m. We arrived back in and would wear out a pair of tennis shoes United is to soccer what the New (some mid-meal) and to Moshe’s amaze- Israel in time for breakfast. Such is the every three weeks. There were travel England Patriots are to football. So it ment, they went out on the street and life of a soccer fan. Although we attend- and housing expenses. It brought us into was a big game for Israel. We boarded conducted the short service. ed one in Italy and a few local matches, contact with a whole segment of Israelis a chartered plane in early morning, one The game itself was in a large stadi- we never became a true fan. we would have never known (and in of 40 leaving for Manchester, England. um. The Israelis had their own section With basketball (the number two some cases, wished we hadn’t met). Except for John’s little group there and when Israel scored a goal the man sport in Israel), it was different. We were We became very proficient in watching fans. The games were a Thursday night matches, reading moves, and sensing event. We recognized many of the play- turning points. We were happy to have ers. Some we had seen from Vanderbilt done it and happy to get out, but a young Univesity games and some from the Russian born Israeli woman is out there Opinion NBA. The teams are made up of both representing Israel all over the world. • imported players and Israelis. The year Israel reached the finals of Libby Werthan and her husband, the European League, the game was tied Moshe, lived in Israel for 25 years before until the final second when Israel got the returning in 2014 to their native Nashville. letters to the editor ball and shot a three pointer to win. The This “Life in Israel” column is the last in announcer excitedly yelled out “Baruch a series that began last May about life in To the editor, current conditions are not conducive to Ha Shem” ( Thank G-d). Life in Israel! the Jewish homeland. Previous columns Thank you to the Jewish Federation implementing such a plan, they agreed Tennis is another favorite sport in are available on The Observer website at of Nashville and Middle Tennessee and there is no alternative. If the “right” Israel thanks to many Americans who jewishobservernashville.org. its Community Relations Committee had been truly represented in the pro- for hosting the debate “between right gram, the audience would have had the and left” that featured J.J. Goldberg and opportunity to consider other options. Jonathan Tobin. The two engaged in a In her book The Israeli Solution, Caroline civil discourse on Israel and made sure to Glick offers a workable plan that makes tell the audience how well they got along more sense than the decades old quixotic in spite of their differing viewpoints. I pursuit of an unworkable strategy. Mr. left the program feeling their viewpoints Goldberg encouraged the audience to did not differ all that much, and did not read alternative ideas. The Israeli Solution differ at all on the most important issue would be a good place to start. of the discussion: the so called “two state solution.” While they both acknowledged Michael Dobrin

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Milton, Michael Flexer, Gary Flexer, son of Lela and Marshall Poland, Esther and her sister bravely sur- band of 23 years, James (Jimmy) Alan and Louis Flexer. Memorial contribu- Altman and the grand- vived the Holocaust that took the lives Flexer; sisters, Mary Jane Bass and tions may be made to Compassus Hospice son of Lucky Altman- of her mother, Lena Weiss Sperling; her Phyllis Brooks; brother, Russell Bass, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Lynch of Los Angeles, father, Marcus Sperling; her brother, and numerous nieces and nephews. Betty Ann and O.D. Alex Altman Jacob Sperling, and aunts, uncles and A country girl born and raised … to the family and friends of Upshaw of Winston-Salem, NC, and the cousins. in Thomasville, Ga., Linda loved life Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel, who passed late Donald and Ruth Altman. After the war, Esther and Jack found with a deep passion and shared her love peacefully on Oct. 3 at her home in Alex is in the seventh grade at Valor their way from Europe to their beloved with everyone. Her professional career Nashville surrounded by loved ones Collegiate Academy. He enjoys tennis, new country. They rebuilt their lives in began at Southern Bell in Tallahassee, after living with esophageal cancer fishing, piano, singing, acting, and auto- the Detroit area, eventually retiring to Fla.,but her heart led her to nursing and for 10 months. She was born to Dr. motive education. Boca Raton, FL, and also spending many Nashville where she served others at Basil I. Hirschowitz and artist Barbara For his mitzvah project, Alex will be fulfilling years thereafter in Nashville. Vanderbilt University Medical Center L. Hirschowitz in March of 1961, and volunteering at Jewish Family Services Esther spent her final years in West and the state of Tennessee. Always one grew up in Birmingham, Ala., with packaging meal boxes, In addition, Bloomfield. Survivors are her son, Martin to place others ahead of herself, she two brothers, David and Edward, and a because of his love for animals, Alex Ted Mayden (Barbara); daughter, Linda brought joy and kindness everywhere sister, Vanessa. She is survived by her has chosen to volunteer at an Animal Singer, and five loving grandchildren, her spirit touched. A champion of the mother, siblings, and loving children, Preserve in Costa Rica during a family trip Eric Singer (Anna), Michael Singer, and underdog, Linda supported numerous Zoe, Simon, and Iris. in March when he will help in the reha- Samantha, Genny and Talia Mayden. charities, but always remained anon- She was born with the gift to bilitation of wild animals in the preserve. Esther’s greatest blessings in her later ymous with her generous giving. She make all those around her feel loved years were her great-grandchildren, Sam was a dog lover, and her two Yorkies, and appreciated. She embodied the Abigail “Abby” Claire Landa will and Jack Singer, and the relationships Apple and Brody, were the apples of meaning of living life to the fullest and be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at among family members in the United her eye. Linda brought a sense of dig- celebrated each day with enthusiasm, 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, States and Israel. nity, grace, and respect to every task knowing that nothing in life is guar- Feb. 11 at West End A graveside service and burial she undertook, and was uplifting and a anteed. Her curiosity transcended dif- Synagogue. Abby is the was on Jan. 8 at West End Synagogue source of inspiration. ferent careers, and her passion for the daughter of Adam and (KKAI) Cemetery. Should friends desire A special thanks to Stacy Hargraves, work at hand inspired others constant- Valerie Landa and sister to make contributions honoring Esther’s Mary Hargraves and Christy Simpson for ly. Whether as a lawyer, yoga teacher, of Zachary Landa. Her heroic life, the family suggests a dona- their love and dedication to Linda and civic leader, author, or artist, she prac- grandparents are Steve tion to The Jewish Federation of Middle the family. Services were on Dec. 19 at ticed unconditional love throughout and Roslyn McMahan Tennessee, the Dr. Lawrence S. Singer The Temple with burial in The Temple her life. She believed in little miracles, Scholarship Fund for Transfer Students at Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Jones, trusted the process, and emphasized and Victor and Harriett Abby Landa Simpson of Nashville, Arthur Landa of the University of Michigan, or the institu- Marty Kooperman, Joe Kooperman, self-love for all things. Memorial dona- Montreal, and Harry Zager (z’’l). tion or to the charity of their choice. Mark Shepard, Russell Bass, Aaron tions may be made to either Jewish Abby is in the seventh grade at Bass, Mark Podis and Stuart Arkovitz. Family Service or Alive Hospice. Grassland Middle School. When not … to the family and friends of listening to music, watching movies, Hannah Sara Prosser, 67, who passed playing piano, or performing in plays away on January 2 at her residence in at Bravo Creative Arts Center (where Franklin. Born in Chicago, she was she has been involved in 14 perfor- an office manager in education. She mances over the last five years), she was preceded in death by her father, can be found chatting away with her Hyman Brenner, and sister, Miriam bunkmates from Camp Ramah Darom. Spriegal. Survivors include her hus- ([SHULHQFH5HOLHI)URP6XIIHULQJ  In addition to the dedication of Rabbi band, David Prosser; daughters, Molly Joshua Kullock, Rabbi Josh Barton, Prosser and Emily Prosser; mother, $FKLHYH-: The Gordon Jewish Community Center kicked off its Jewish Author Thanksgiving Series on December 14 with chef and comedian, Robert Rosenthal. weekend ;;=- Rosenthal’s presentation included 1 Following a well-attended first snacks from his cookbook and a comedic talk on all things food. Afterwards, he reunion in 2015, a second all-class Akiva COMING MARCH 2017 signed books for guests. Upcoming speak- School reunion is being planned for the ers in the series include: Saturday evening, Nov. 25, two days after • Chef and restauranteur Joyce Thanksgiving. A time for Goldstein, 1 p.m. on Sunday, March The event will be at the school, and all alumni are invited, no matter the Jewish 19. Goldstein will speak about her experiences owning popular restau- how long they attended. The reunion Community rants in San Francisco and the diverse is not a fundraiser and there is no cost to attend; it is just a chance to catch up to prepare history of Mediterranean cooking. Tickets are $10 and include food mde with old Akiva friends and re-connect special from recipes in Goldstein’s latest book, with Akiva. Although the alumni committee foods and The New Mediterranean Jewish Table: Old World Recipes for the Modern Home. collected more than 200 alumni emails celebrate this • Kate Siegel and her “helicop- two years ago, there are still many who aren’t in the alumni database. The meaningful ter mom,” Kim Friedman, of the popular Instantgram account @ committee encourages all alumni, no time of year. CrazyJewishMom, noon on Wednesday, matter how many years they attended Publication date is March 1, 2017 March 22. 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