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Michael Fraade JOFEE Fellow Comes to The J by Shiela Steinman Wallace Editor There is a new face on campus at The J this summer, and, in fact, you will see him at many other places around Louisville and even the region over the next year. Michael Fraade, nicknamed Farmer Mike, is a JOFEE fellow, and he has come to Louisville through a part- nership between Hazon and the Jewish Summer Camp at The J means friends, fun and lots of smiles. Just ask Abby see JOFEE page 3 Summer at The J Multerer, Maggie Rueff, Ella Graves and Allison Multerer . See story, page 16. Anshei Sfard Recruits Rabbis by Shiela Steinman Wallace study at the yeshiva with the intention of Editor going out to small Jewish communities across the country and establishing a Congregation Anshei Sfard has deep sustainable Orthodox presence. roots in Louisville. Established in the Hyman said, three men in their late late 1800’s, the congregation has always 20’s and early 30’s have agreed to come been an Orthodox congregation, and in to Louisville with their wives and chil- recent years has been the community’s dren and “re-Jew-venate” Congregation Orthodox mainstay. Anshei Sfard. Today, very few Louisville families Rabbi Simcha Snaid will become the identify as Orthodox and the congrega- congregation’s rabbi. Rabbi Josh Gold- Tiffany Goldsmith, Gus Goldsmith, Mitchell, Kyle and Michael Gordon tion has dwindled to the point that it is ing, who has been serving the congrega- facing significant challenges. tion as interim rabbi, is also a professor Fence Honors Ronda Gordon’s Memory Recognizing the importance of main- at Bellarmine University. In the coming by Shiela Steinman Wallace meant that she continued to live life to taining an Orthodox community in year, he will be taking a sabbatical in Editor its fullest. Louisville, Anshei Sfard’s leadership Israel with his wife, Ayala, and some of “She was just 50 when she died,” her have embarked on a new direction to their children. He has made it clear that onda Christine Allgeier Gordon husband, Michael Gordon said. “She did strengthen the congregation’s core and, his tenure as rabbi at Anshei Sfard was was a courageous person. For a lot of things for a lot of people … and they hope, set the congregation on a sol- a temporary arrangement and when he eight and a half years, she bat- never asked for anything in return – just id footing going forward. returns to Louisville, he expects to par- R tled cancer, but her zest for life see FENCE page 5 Anshei Sfard President Roy Hyman ticipate as a congregant. and Rabbi Josh Golding reached out to The other two men, Rabbi Yitzi Man- Chofetz Chaim. Chofetz Chaim has a del and Rabbi Zack Blaustein intend to INDEX program for young Orthodox men who see RABBIS page 5 JCRC Update...... 2 Rabbi Miles...... 3 Tragedy Strikes Camp Livingston...... 3 Gilman Receives CFL’s First Wyatt Award Reclaiming Jewish Hospital’s History.... 4 by Shiela Steinman Wallace POSTAGE KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE Calendar of Events...... 5 Editor PERIODICALS Doctor’s Ball...... 5 Troop 30 Centennial/Reunion...... 5 he Community Foundation of Louisville has JCL Annual Meeting...... 6 announced that local attorney Sheldon “Shelly” Nelson Leaves The J...... 9 G. Gilman is the first recipient of the organi- Prussian Retires from The J...... 10 T zation’s Wilson Wyatt Award. The award was Israeli Diplomats Visit...... 11 presented on Thursday, June 2, at the CFL’s 13th Annu- NCJW Closing Meeting...... 12 al Professional Advisor Seminar in recognition of Gil- Melton Graduation...... 12 man’s role as a professional advisor who demonstrates Book Review: Pumpkinflowers ...... 12 excellence in philanthropic advising. JFCS Calendar...... 13 Gilman is an active lawyer in the Louisville commu- Human Rainbow Flag...... 14 nity at the law firm of Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Goodman JFCS Annual Meeting...... 15 PSC, and a leader in Louisville in both the general and Butterfly Project...... 16 the Jewish community. He received his undergraduate A Night to Honor Israel...... 17 degree from Ohio University and his law degree from Newsmakers...... 17 Case Western Reserve University. He is admitted to practice law in Kentucky, Ohio, Chavurat Shalom...... 17 Indiana, Tennessee, Florida, the District of Colombia, Around Town...... 18 U.S. Tax Court, Court of Military Appeals and the U.S. Lifecycle...... 19 Sheldon Gilman see GILMAN page 10 2 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Communit y Community is published monthly by the Jewish JCRC UPDATE Community of Louisville, Inc., 3630 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205-3216. JCRC Uses Respect, Perspective, Compassion to Reach Decisions USPS #020-068 at Louisville, KY. The Jewish Community of Louisville is by Becky Ruby Swansburg, Chair issues. As you can imagine, it’s not a place those against the increase as heartless, a nonprofit organization. $26 of your pledge Jewish Community Relations Council where everyone always agrees. But it is or those in favor as naive. 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But approached each other with respect, we ly’s potential views on Israel; concerns that’s not what the JCRC has done for were able to speak as one community about how the family would feel being EDITORIAL POLICY our community. with varied opinions, not a community sponsored by people of Jewish faith. But Community accepts letters to the editor The question we should be asking of splintered, fighting factions. That’s the compassion drove us to a decision. We for publication. All letters must be of interest to comes from Aristotle: What has the power of respect. welcomed the AlSaids as we would want the Jewish community or in response to JCRC done repeatedly – day in, day out – Next, there’s perspective. to be welcomed ourselves. And now, an item published in the paper. They must be to strengthen our community? 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As you know the Hebrew word “hine- Your passion for Israel and the Partner- Recently, I was just as inspired to wit- ni” translates as “here I am.” The word is ship inspired you to create a trip for cler- ness a conversion ceremony at Temple used eight times in the torah. “Hineni” gy and leadership from congregations Shalom where your warmth and wis- can be interpreted that one is ready to throughout our consortium and Temple dom welcomed a new member of our take his or her role in the unfolding of Shalom has also led the way with the community. Jewish history. Thanksgiving interfaith dinner. Whenev- Thank you for 38 years of devoted It encapsulates you perfectly from the er a rabbi or teacher is needed you have service and for guiding so many Jewish day the Louisville community met you. been there and we have all benefited. journeys. You have embraced our past, present As one of the many people who has B’shalom, and future as a leader, teacher and rabbi grown and been inspired by you as a Sara in our community. warm, engaging, thoughtful and wise Editor’s note: Sara Klein Wagner is the After 38 years leading Temple Sha- man, I am grateful for the lessons I president and CEO of the Jewish Commu- lom, it is hard to believe you will retire learned and for your patience with our nity of Louisville. this month. Over the past weekend the very opinionated eighth grade class so From June 16-19, Temple Shalom held a congregation and the community came many years ago. I remember the lessons series of events to honor and thank Rabbi together to celebrate your incredible leg- you taught from the Mishnah and how Miles for his 38 years of leadership. Rabbi Stanley Miles and Sara Klein Wagner acy. I am sure you felt the appreciation, respect and love we all share for you. Rabbi, you have always been my teach- tions of people. He’s eager to get people ban environments. er. In fact, as a member of your inaugu- JOFEE actively engaged in his projects so they When a friend told him about JOFEE, ral eighth grade Hebrew school class, I Continued from page 1 can spend more time outdoors. it seemed to be a perfect fit. remember your spirit and passion as an Community of Louisville (JCL) to pro- His two biggest initiatives will be ex- Fraade worked as a livestock manag- educator; and many years later, as a par- mote Jewish interaction with the envi- panding the community garden and er at Waverly Farms and a farm hand ent, I know you continued with the same ronment. partnering with New Roots, a local food through the Worldwide Opportunities energy and purpose for my children and Hazon means vision, and the organi- justice organization, to distribute fresh on Organic Farms work-exchange pro- so many others. zation works to create a healthier, more produce to places that are food insecure. gram prior to becoming a JOFEE fellow. As you know I will also always be sustainable Jewish community and a He will establish The J as a Fresh Stop He also worked at Camp Ramah in grateful to Sheilah for serving as our healthier, more sustainable world for all. Market for distribution. He’d also like to New England, served as communi- Modern Femmes BBG advisor. As chap- Hazon effects change through transfor- start a composting system. cations chair for a three-day Kehillat ter president, I worked closely with Shei- mative experiences, thought leadership Fraade just arrived in town and be- Hadar Shavuot Retreat and served as lah and credit her with helping me learn and capacity building. gan working on June 20. He’s looking gabbai for the Egalitarian/Conservative skills I still use today. JOFEE, Jewish Outdoor, Food and forward to working with The J’s Early Minyan at Yale. In 1990, Howard and I decided to leave Environmental Education, is one of Ha- Learning Center, Summer Camp and Fraade’s first goal is to look around, Boston and I was looking for a position zon’s outreach programs. A select group seniors. He’ll explore programming op- explore and get a sense of what resourc- in Jewish communal service in a Mid- of Jewish young adults with a commit- portunities with YAD and would like to es are currently available. He’s eager west city. Louisville was not really on ment to sustainable living and a love work in some adult education, too. He’s to “figure out who’s interested in what my list. However I was intrigued to learn of the outdoors go through a special eager to work with as many groups as and develop partnerships and educa- more about the community relations three-week training program together possible and wants to “figure out what tional opportunities” as he figures out position at the Jewish Federation when and then venture out into communities people might be interested in and how “where this work fits into sustaining and I learned you would be the CRC chair. I across the country to raise awareness we can address that interest.” strengthening the entire community.” remember your warmth and encourage- of environmental issues and engage as Fraade grew up in Connecticut and Fraade encourages people to stop by ment when I reached out to learn more. many people as possible in Jewish food earned a BA in history from Yale Uni- and meet him. His office is at The J, and For my first three years as a Federa- and outdoor education programs. versity. he can be reached at mfraade@jewish- tion professional, I had the privilege of “I’m really excited about all of the po- Asked how he got from Ivy League his- louisville.org. working together with you. I saw first tential,” Fraade said. “There is definite- tory studies into Jewish farming, Fraade hand how you led the community to ly a lot of interest in this at the JCL. I’ve said, “I’d been involved in many Jewish grow and strengthen in areas of teacher visited a few times and met some people groups and activities in high school and Holocaust education and Yom HaShoah. in the Jewish community and the Louis- college. It was a strong part of my identi- Goose creek You navigated community dialogue ville community who seem really inter- ty and it continues to be so. on issues of anti-Semitism, African ested in doing this kind of work. “I did a number of different outdoor Diner American-Jewish dialogue, Nostra Ae- “I really enjoyed the city,” he contin- things,” he continued, including sum- tate (we joined the Catholic communi- ued. “There is a lot of great energy, a mer camp and Boy Scouts. In college, ty in celebrating the 25th anniversary wonderful sense of openness and friend- he took a break from outdoor activities, of the Papal paper that reversed earlier liness.” and for the first year after graduation, he church teachings about Jewish respon- Fraade has worked as a farmer in worked for the Rabbinical Assembly as sibility for the death of Jesus), interfaith rural areas for the past two years. He a special assistant to the executive vice dialogue, school text book reviews, the worked primarily with community-sup- president. Fairness Campaign, Israel’s Law of Re- ported agriculture (CSA) farms, growing “A year after college, I decided I want- turn and much more. vegetables and raising animals. Fraade ed to try my hand at farming,” he ex- You have lived “hineini.” You nev- says he is interested in exploring how to plained. “I started learning and travel- Of equal or greater value. er simply raised your hand to say and do some of that work in cities like Lou- ing and eventually found full time work Not good with any other offers or discounts. “poh,” or I am here. You have given your isville where there are larger concentra- doing that in different parts of the coun- Must present coupon at time of purchase. try. For two years, he travelled, mostly in Expires 07/30/16 Virginia; and as he went, he became in- Dine In Only Tragedy Strikes at Camp Livingston terested in integrating his outdoor work and farming with closer ties to the com- Mon.-Th. 11-9 PM On Tuesday, June 21, Benning- Camp Livingston family as they work munity, emphasizing education, justice Fri. 11-9:30 PM ton, IN, experienced a violent storm. through this difficult time.” work and Jewish education, as well as Sat. 8-9:30 PM Lightning produced by the storm Camp Livingston, which is affiliat- how to bring that kind of work into ur- Sun. 9-8 PM struck a healthy tree at Camp Living- ed with the Jewish Community Cen- ston, causing it to fall on a cabin, kill- ters of America, is marking its 90th ing 11-year-old Jadyn Larky of Bexley, anniversary. It is a popular camp OH. The Jewish Community of Lou- among families in Louisville’s Jewish isville issued the following statement: community, and this summer, 35 chil- “With our deepest sympathies, the dren from Louisville are there now We’re CPA strategists! Jewish Community of Louisville ex- for the first session, and several of the tends condolences to the family of Ja- counselors are Louisvillians as well. When you put Welenken CPAs on your team, you dyn Larky, an 11-year-old camper at “As a Livingston alum, the outpour- Camp Livingston, who was seriously ing of love and grief from generations gain a partner that is focused on your overall injured around 3 a.m. when a healthy of campers and staff has been over- financial well-being. tree was struck by lightning and fell whelming,” said Jewish Community on a cabin at camp during a severe of Louisville President and CEO Sara storm and did not survive her injuries. Klein Wagner. “The entire Livingston Specializing in personalized accounting services “We are grateful that no other family is grieving the tragic loss of for businesses, associations, and individuals, children or staff were injured. Our this young camper. Our hearts are we are ready to go to work for you. thoughts and prayers are with the with Jayden’s family, may her memo- family. ry be a blessing.” “Camp Livingston is ensuring that The family asks that donations go grief counselors are available to all to the Jadyn Larky Camp Scholarship campers and staff and that campers Fund c/o Columbus Jewish Founda- will talk with their families today. tion, 1175 College Ave., Columbus, OH “Please join us with thoughts and 43209. prayers for the family and the entire 502 585 3251 www.welenken.com 4 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Reclaiming Jewish Hospital’s History by Rabbi Dr. Nadia Siritsky community is known as a pioneering touched, including Dr. Morris Weiss, opened the first Cardiac Intensive Care Vice President of Mission leader, not only for its own needs, but who recalls her friendship and leader- Unit in Kentucky, established the first KentuckyOne Health those of the whole community. ship as an important step in his own pro- full-time director of teaching services For this reason, I have been delighted fessional career as a young cardiologist. at Jewish Hospital, and perhaps most and Kathey Golightly Sanders to partner with Kathey Golightly Sand- He noted that she “built Jewish Hospital historically: desegregated patient rooms Director of Major and Planned Gifts, ers from the Jewish Hospital and St. into the premier Louisville medical in- and medical staff, leading us to be the Mary’s Foundation to help Jewish Hospi- stitution. She was elected to President first hospital in Louisville to be racially at the JHSMH Foundation tal reclaim a piece of its rich and vibrant of the Board of Trustees in an era domi- integrated. history. When I first arrived, on the 16th nated by men – an unprecedented honor erving KentuckyOne Health as Many of the reasons that we are so floor of the Rudd Heart and Lung Build- and achievement.” Vice President of Mission for its proud of Jewish Hospital can be traced ing, there was a wall of portraits of all During her tenure as board president, downtown campus, at Jewish back to her, and earlier this year, we pre- of the presidents of Jewish Hospital, ex- Mrs. Greenstein led efforts to add three Hospital, the University of Lou- sented to KentuckyOne Health leader- S cept for one very prominent exception: more stories to the north wing of the ship a portrait that the Foundation com- isville Hospital and the James Graham the first female president of the Board hospital, established the pension pro- Brown Cancer Center is an amazing op- missioned to honor this visionary leader of Trustees from 1962-1965, Mrs. Sara gram for Jewish Hospital employees, portunity for me to also serve the Louis- in our community, and to reaffirm her Greenstein, or as she preferred to be established the open heart surgery team ville Jewish community, and to do what historic place in Jewish Hospital’s lead- called: Mrs. Joseph H. Greenstein. and program, established the relation- I can to help preserve, celebrate and ad- ership timeline. We are proud that her Nevertheless, Mrs. Greenstein left a ship with the rehab hospital that would vance its own revolutionary vision for a granddaughter, Janet Lynch, has giv- lasting legacy on the lives of all that she later become Frazier Rehab Institute, healthier Louisville, where the Jewish en so generously to honor her grand- mother’s legacy, helping us to purchase a Chanukah menorah that stands proudly in the center of Abraham Flexner Way during Chanukah, and to renovate the historic chapel that had been dedicat- ed to Janet’s grandfather, Mr. Joseph H. Greenstein, decades earlier. Being able to honor the legacies of some of the early leaders of the Jewish community, by continuing their com- mitment to tikkun olam (healing of the world) with the support of our Founda- tion, is an important way that we seek to ensure that every generation brings us closer to the prophetic ideal described in our Torah when all people will be able to be treated with the reverence and com- passion due to one created in the image of G!d. During her tenure as board president, Mrs. Greenstein reactivated the hospi- tal’s endowment fund, ensuring quality patient care for generations to come. She advocated: “Complacency surely must not be our aim. Feeling satisfied with our past accomplishments – with- out planning for our future – would be going backward.” As we honor Mrs. Greenstein, we re- call her own call to action: “We must work diligently from this day on, to in- terest the entire Jewish community in our hospital [that we may all] become ambassadors of good will for our hos- pital.” My hope is that she is proud of the legacy that we strive to uphold in the work that we continue to do to this very day, through our cutting edge research, excellent patient care and commitment to redesigning health care in such a way that we more effectively serve the most underserved amongst us. If you would like to learn more about how you, too, can honor the memory of a loved one, or contribute to the sacred work that Jewish Hospital does in our community, please contact me at nadi- [email protected] or go to http://www.kentuckyonehealth.org/ waystohelp. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 5 21st Annual Doctors’ Ball Honors Physicians and Leaders May 31, 2016 – For 21 years, the an- some of the area’s most innovative and Proceeds from this year’s Doctors’ of patients who need rehabilitation nual Doctors’ Ball, hosted by the Jew- caring doctors and community leaders Ball will benefit Frazier Rehab Insti- services in the Louisville community. ish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation, including Kelly McMasters, MD, the tute’s Pulmonary Rehab Center, known • Refurbishing facilities to provide up- part of KentuckyOne Health, has hon- Ephraim McDowell Physician of the for its world-class comprehensive acute to-date and state-of-the-art equip- ored the service of area physicians and Year; George and Mary Lee Fischer, the care. Plans are underway for the expan- ment to the patients and families we community leaders. This year’s event is Community Leaders of the Year; Man- sion, renovation and purchase of new serve. planned for Saturday, October 15, at the uel Grimaldi, MD, Compassionate Phy- equipment, an $825,000 project. This • Growing our capacity to treat patients Marriott Louisville Downtown, 280 W. sician Award; Ronald Levine, MD, Ex- includes: with pulmonary disease in an outpa- Jefferson St. cellence in Education; and Erica Sutton, • Expanding the Pulmonary Rehab tient setting. The 2016 Doctors’ Ball will recognize MD, Excellence in Community Service. Center to accommodate the number The black-tie event will include cock- tails and silent auction beginning at 6:30 th p.m., then dinner and an awards cere- Troop 30 Plans 100 Anniversary Celebration/Reunion mony at 8 p.m. Live entertainment will be provided by MetroGnomes. Tickets ack in 1916, in the early days of participated in Troop 30, and almost man Auditorium. are $300 each. To purchase tickets to the the Boy Scouts of America, the 200 of them have become Eagle Scouts. The Troop 30 reunion finish with Doctors’ Ball, visit kentuckyonehealth. YMHA in downtown Louisville This August, the troop is inviting all brunch Sunday morning, and then org/DoctorsBall or call 502-540-3375. B sponsored a new Boy Scout of them to come back for the biggest re- they’ll start planning the 125th anniver- Troop, Troop 30. Since that time, hun- union and celebration that Troop 30 has sary. CALENDAR dreds of boys and their families have ever had. Please spread the word – everybody OF EVENTS The celebration will start Friday, Au- who’s ever been in Troop 30, or whose gust 12, with an oneg and then Shab- son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather TODAY bat services at The Temple, followed by or great relations has been in Troop 30, JCC Summer Camp Registration FENCE A few slots are still open for The J Summer Continued from page 1 a kickoff reception in the Klein Center, is welcome and invited. The troop would where people can catch-up with old love to set some new records – perhaps Camp, “Imagine Your Child …” Choose friendship and camaraderie. She liked from traditional camp and a wide variety of adventures and wanted people to have friends, see memorabilia from the histo- most scouts and scout leaders gathered specialty camps. and ensure that your child fun and savor the good things in life. ry of the troop, and see and hear what from a single troop, most Eagle Scouts has a transformative experience this sum- An avid sports fan and traveler, she Troop 30 is doing today. from a single troop. or largest troop 30 mer at the only ACA accredited day camp in visited all 30 Major League Baseball sta- On Saturday, August 13, scouts and color guard ever. Louisville. Full information and application diums and could often be found at Uni- their families from all generations are See www.louisvilletroop30. materials available at www.jewishlouisville/ versity of Louisville games. invited to participate in some friendly org/100th-anniversary/ or Troop 30’s camp. For many years, Michael worked for Patrol Competitions at Camp Crooked Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ THROUGH JULY 5 Gus Goldsmith at his pawnshop, and Creek and to cook their own lunches. groups/22816187090/ for more informa- Bette Levy Retrospective that relationship turned into friendship. Later in the afternoon, everyone will tion and to sign up for events. Patio Gallery, The J. A sampling of works When Ronda died, Goldsmith suggested gather back at The Temple for a Troop If you have any questions or would from Bette Levy’s career. 30 Film Festival, more catching up and like to help, please contact Mike Harlan doing something in her memory. JUNE 26 They contacted Stacy Gordon-Funk, storytelling and reunion group photos, at [email protected] or and then a grand dinner in the Heide- text or call 502-608-6518. PJ by the Pool the Jewish Federation’s vice president 5-7:30 p.m. JCC. Free. Come swim and of philanthropy who told them that the enjoy all of The J’s pools. Families are playground behind The J needed some encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and stay improvements including a fence around for story time. JCC members and communi- the playground equipment near the ball ty members welcome. fields. “We both thought it was a good idea,” Gordon said. JUNE 28 So the two friends made a donation The J Arts & Ideas: A Conversation with Lucy Aharish that covered the fence and set aside 7 p.m. JCC. Free. A conversation with Lucy money for future projects as well. Aharish, Israeli news anchor, reporter and The Gordons have two children, television host. She is the first Arab news Mitchell and Kyle, and Michael recalled, presenter on Hebrew language Israeli when they were young, Rhonda used to television. Open to the community. RSVP to bring them to The J. It was something [email protected]. (See ad, this special. page.) With this gift, Goldsmith and Gor- JULY 1 don have made the playground safer for YAD POOLSIDE SHABBAT the children and the fence they added is 6:30-9 p.m. Private home. Join YAD for a beautiful. Poolside Potluck Shabbat YAD is barbecuing “The J is grateful for the generosity of and invites young adults to join the fun. Gus Goldsmith and Michael Gordon,” Grab a sid dish, dessert or beverage and Gordon-Funk said. “Their gift is a won- the children and come enjoy. Contact Benji derful tribute to Ronda and a real asset for details, 502-238-2715 or bberlow@ for The J.” jewishlouisville.org. JULY 7-24 CenterStage Presents RABBIS West Side Story Continued from page 1 JCC. Adults $20-22 each in advance, establish a “kollel,” which Rabbi Gold- $22-24 at the door. CenterStage kicks of ing defined in a letter to the congrega- its 2016-17 season with this modern day tion as a “Torah Outreach Center with Romeo and Juliet story set on the harsh educational programs and other activ- streets of New York City’s Upper West Side ities which will invigorate our Jewish during the 1950’s. Tow gangs, the Jets and the Sharks battle for control of turf, and the spiritual and cultural life.” conflict escalates when one gang member The three rabbis’ mission, Hyman ex- falls in love with a rival’s sister. Purchase plained, “is to strenthen and support the tickets for this show or season tickets at Louisville Jewish community by engag- www.CenterStage.org or call 502-238-2709. ing, educating and enriching the lives of every Jewish person, regardless of back- JULY 10-AUGUST 23 ground or affiliation.” Plein Air Painters The kollel, which will not be part of Selected works from 33 painters who paint the congregation, will endeavor “to as a group at scheduled locations outdoors from May through October. Opening recep- help all individuals attain a deeper re- tion Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m. lationship with their privileged heritage through Torah study, social religious JULY 24 events and a connection to the land of PJ Library and Israel,” Hyman said. It is his hope that Shalom Baby Music Class the programs will “enhance the entire JCC Children’s Place. Free. Featuring local Jewish community and will help attract musician. 10 a.m. Join local musician John other Orthodox Jews” to Louisville. Gage for a free music class. For more Hyman has high expectations of the information, contact Jennifer Tuvlin, jtuvlin@ newcomers. The Chofetz Chaim Yeshi- jewishlouisville.org. va has sent small groups charged with JULY 24 a similar mission to other communities Tzofim Community Concert and they have been successful. 11 a.m. JCC. Free. Celebrate Israel with the The trio of rabbis and their families Tzofim (Israeli Scouts) and a free community are expected to arrive this summer. concert. 6 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 JCL Marks Achievements and Celebrates Volunteers by Shiela Steinman Wallace and injuring 53. We live in a very trou- the Development Department, he point- Editor bling world. And In times like these we ed out. The Jewish Federation is now a need to stand together. We need more major brand of the JCL, enabling the n Annual Meeting is always a people like Mohammed Ali, to coura- agency to reclaim its rich history and celebration of an organization’s geously stand and to speak out and to identity. The Foundation, chaired by accomplishments and an op- direct us toward the path of peace.” Peter Resnik, is working on reengaging A portunity to honor those who We need synagogues and temples to existing donors and adding new funds. provide leadership and serve as role teach and guide us “toward the Jewish In addition, the JHFE Challenge models. The Jewish Community of Lou- vision of unity and peace,” he continued, Match enabled the Campaign to leverage isville’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, “but we also a central address. A central the $200,000 grant into $400,000, bring- June 15, was no exception; however, the location, to think, to strategize to plan ing in 242 new donors and 274 increased events that happened within the two Jerry Temes and JHFE Chair Sandy Hammond and to unite us. That is my vision of the gifts. weeks prior to the evening meant that JCL and I hope it is yours, too.” With the addition of three new pro- the gathering began on a more somber He called on members of the commu- fessionals, JCC Director of Philanthro- note. nity to unite, and when called upon to py and Outreach Lenae Price, Young In giving the serve, to answer “hineini, you can count Adult Director Benji Berlow and Vice invocation, Rabbi on me” like Abraham did when God President of Philanthropy Stacy Gor- Robert Slosberg, called upon him. don-Funk, the latter of whom brings 30 president of the years of development experience, the De- Louisville Board Jewish Heritage Fund for velopment Department is implementing of Rabbis and Excellence Left, Glenn Levine; right, Seth Gladstein, Jeff Levine many fresh ideas and increasing contact and Mike Steklof Cantors reflected Ensuring the future of the Jewish with donors. on the terrorist at- community does rely on volunteers to Klempner recognized and thanked tacks in Tel Aviv, step forward and accept leadership re- four people who are completing their where two gun- sponsibilities, but it also needs financial service to the agency, Leon Wahba, who men came into a support. JCL Board Chair Jay Klempner Rabbi Robert Slosberg served as Campaign Chair; Judge Jenni- café in the Sarona thanked Jewish Heritage Fund for Ex- fer Leibson, who served as chair of the open market and randomly shot people, cellence (JHFE) for its support and gen- Program Cabinet; Glenn Levine, who killing four and wounding even more. erosity. chaired the Endowment Investment The terrorists murdered people just be- He expressed appreciation for the Committee; and Becky Ruby Swans- cause they were Jews, the Rabbi said. $200,000 Challenge Match JHFE gave burg, who chaired the Jewish Commu- On Sunday, June 10, Rabbi Slosberg to the 2016 Federation Campaign, and nity Relations Council. Swansburg will reported that additional JHFE grants Left, David Kaplan and Sara Klein Wagner continued, “a terrorist, radicalized by continue to serve as an elected Board Right, Shellie Branson and Ralph Green ISIS, opened fire in Orlando, Florida, at helped the JCL improve its outreach and member. PHOTOS BY DEBRA ROSE, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Pulse, a gay night club, killing 49 people its ability to provide quality services. “JHFE is a critical strategic partner, Are you a wondering Jew? Klempner said, and we are … so grateful Don’t get lost in translation. for their support.” Klempner recognized both JHFE Ex- ecutive Director Jeff Polson and Chair Sandy Hammond. Hammond brought greetings from JHFE and commented that the four- year-old funding agency was pleased that the Federation was able to meet the challenge and that JHFE was able to Bereshit II (Genesis) provide the match. She explained that this year JHFE im- Core Curriculum: Rhythms & Purposes plemented a capacity building program Tues. Evening 6:30-9 p.m. for grant proposals. “One of the things Sept. 6-May 23 | $225 we know,” she said, “is that if Louisville Thurs. Mornings 9:30 a.m.-noon is to have a strong, vibrant Jewish com- Sept. 8-May 25 | $225 Registration is munity for generations to come, we need Jewish Denominations to make sure we have vibrant organiza- Tues. Evenings 6:30-7:40 p.m. now open! tions this year.” Sept. 6-Dec. 13 | $125 Through the capacity building pro- JCL President and CEO Sara Klein Thurs. Mornings 10:15 a.m.-noon gram, JHFE sought proposals related to Wagner and Board Chair Jay Sept. 8-Dec. 15 | $125 Klempner All courses take place at Adath Jeshurun. infrastructure support, and the agency Jewish Humor was pleased to receive proposals for a Scholarships are available for all classes. President and CEO’s Report Tues. Evenings 7:50-9 p.m. communication audit, financial audits, Sept. 6-Dec. 13 | $125 Register online at www.jewishlouisville.org/melton reviews of programs, leadership train- Wagner reported that the last year saw changes in the JCL family that included Thursdays 10:50 a.m.—noon or by phone at 502-459-0660. For scholarships ing for volunteers and staff and suc- Jan. 12—Mar. 9 | $125 cession planning. “JHFE believes that the birth of babies, the retirement of and all course information, contact Melton Israeli Literature support for the Jewish organizations in beloved staff members, the marriage of Director Deborah Slosberg at those areas will benefit the community two staff members, and the celebration Tues. Morning 9:30—10:40 a.m. of The J’s 125th anniversary. Sept. 8—Dec. 15 | $125 [email protected] or 502-458-5359. for years to come,” she said. JHFE also continued its Excellence It also included “a reality check” as, Ruth, Judith & Esther Grants, and, Hammond reported, “in “less than month into my new position, Tues. Evening 6:30—7:40 p.m. 2015, we invested $1.5 million in Jewish we had bomb threat at JCC during camp. Jan. 10—Mar. 7 | $125 The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish community projects and programs.” The It is a tribute and testament to staff, in- cluding our camp counselors, how well Bereshit I (Genesis) Learning is sponsored by Congregation Adath agency plans to start working with its partners to evaluate the success of their everything was handled that day with Tues. Evening 7:50—9 p.m. Jeshurun in collaboration with the Jewish poise and grace.” Jan. 10—Mar. 7 | $125 investments to inform future decisions Community Center and with support from on where to invest financial resources. Wagner also recalled that we “lost the Beyond Borders biggest fan of the Louisville JCC, Annette Congregation Anshei Sfard, Keneseth Israel Hammond indicated that she would Thurs. Morning 9:30—10:40 a.m. be stepping down as JHFE chair in two Sagerman or “Aunt.” We are thrilled that Jan. 12—May 25 | $125 Congregation, Temple Shalom and The Temple. weeks and David Kaplan would succeed we had a tribute with Annette the year Shemot I (Exodus) This program is made possible by a generous her. before and were able to share with her our love and what she meant to us for 65 Thurs. Morning 9:30—10:40 a.m. grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund for Jan. 12—Mar. 9 | $125 Board Chair’s Report years here at the JCC.” Excellence and the Dorothy Levy Memorial After a year as Board chair, Klempner Jay Klempner is an incredible part- Shemot II (Exodus) Fund. Scholarships provided by the Jewish had only words of praise for JCL Presi- ner, she said, as she thanked him for be- Thurs. Morning 9:30—10:40 a.m. dent and CEO Sara Klein Wagner who ing with her on the first year’s journey. Mar. 16—May 25 | $125 or $50 book fee if in Shemot I Federation of Louisville. started in that position at about the same She also thanked Frankye Gordon who Angels time. It has been a year of learning for made the arrangements for the Annual Tues. Evenings 6:30-7:40 p.m. both of them, and he said, “We’re doing Meeting as well as the entire JCL staff of Mar. 14-May 23 | $125 our job, through hard work, we’ve tak- approximately 50 full time, over 100 part Thurs. Mornings 10:50 a.m.-noon Sponsored by: en steps to build strong foundation for time and over 100 seasonal workers. Mar. 16-May 25 | $125 the future. I could not have picked better The J is embarking on several new Bereshit II (Genesis) partner … than our new CEO, Sara. … programs, she explained. The agency Tues. Evening 7:50—9:00 p.m. she’s one fine executive. is welcoming a JOFEE program fellow, Mar. 14—May 23 | $125 or $50 book fee if in Bereshit I Together with the “passionate and Michael Fraade, who joined us on June Jewish Federation committed” Board members, staff and 20. He will be here for a year, working on Jews in America OF LOUISVILLE stakeholders, Klempner said, the JCL is environmental programming. Thurs. Mornings 10:50 a.m.—noon moving forward. The J is partnering with the Jewish Mar. 16—May 25 | $125 There have been major changes in see JCL page 7 JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 7

award go to Nibur. to Rabbi Chester Diamond. The admira- JCL Nibur accepted the award and called tion the community has for Rabbi Dia- Continued from page 6 on all constituencies of the community mond was evident in an outpouring of Women’s Renaissance Program to of- to work together to build for the future. love and two standing ovations. fer a trip to Israel next November to 16 Our community has an incredible fu- Rabbi Rapport, who came in from mothers with school age children; and ture, he said, if we follow the example Goldman Union Camp Institute in Zi- a second group is ready for the trip the set by the leaders who came before us. onsville, IN, to present the award, said following year. In a moment of levity, Weinberg re- those at GUCI share their regard for The agency will also participate in counted the he and Swansburg came to Rabbi Diamond and extend an invita- the Life and Legacy capacity building know each other better when his daugh- tion for him to return to the camp. program in philanthropy; and, with the ter, Eloise, and her son, Robert, were in Examples of Rabbi Diamond’s leader- support of JHFE, will undertake master the same preschool class, and, at age ship and caring are too numerous to re- planning that will address, among other three, began planning their wedding. count, so Rabbi Rapport instead chose to things, the question of the JCC building. More seriously, Weinberg said Swans- share one story. When the Waller Chapel Wagner said that Rabbi Stanley Miles, burg accomplished much in her two Left, Hillary Reskin and Daniel Levine was being built, a representation of the who is retiring, was her Hebrew school years ad JCRC chair and pointed to the Top right, Jacob Finke; bottom right, Abigail Geller 10 Commandments was being prepared teacher, and in his class, she and her fel- decision to help the AlSaid family of Syr- for the room. Rabbi Diamond saw what low students answered “ani po,” “I am ian refugees resettle in Louisville as an was planned and pointed out that the 10 here,” to roll call. But there is anoth- example. Now, she is about to begin a Commandments were written in Ara- er word, “hineini,” that means, “here I three-year term on the JCL Board, while maic, so the representation should also am.” She called on all those present to serving on the JCPA Board, The Temple be in Aramaic. Since the artist didn’t answer, “hineini,” by volunteering to do Board and YAD and she still finds time know Aramaic, Rabbi Diamond himself something for the community, starting to devote to family. inscribed the letters. with filling out an interest card at each Swansburg thanked her parents, say- Rabbi Rapport said Rabbi Diamond is person’s seat. ing, she grew up doing homework while always striving to make the world a bet- Becky her father was in JCC Board meetings ter place one good deed at a time, one Swansburg and her mother was at Hillel meetings. Emily Schulman, Audrey Nussbaum, Daniel Hemer, soul at a time, one mitzvah at a time. and Derek They were role models and mentors for Jessie Hymes and Bradley Schwartz Rabbi Diamond said he appreciated Pugh her and now she hopes she is the same went to Laina Meyerowitz. The Stuart Rabbi Rapport’s kind and thoughtful kind of role model and mentor for her pressma Student leadership Develop- words and for all the support Rabbi children. ”We are a Jewish community ment Awards went to Daniel Hemmer, Rapport gave him through the years. He by choice,” she said, “and all of us need Jessie Hymes, Audrey Nussbaum, Brad- also said he was particularly touched to to make the choice that we want a vi- ley Schwartz and Emily Schulman. receive an award named for someone so brant Jewish community here with our There was a short video presenta- highly regarded in the community and time, donations and passion.” tion in which the award winners talked one that was also given to his mentor, about their experiences and impact in Dr. Herbert Waller, 45 years ago. Young Leadership Awards leadership roles. Rabbi Diamond quoted a song by Joyce Johnson Rouse, “I am standing on Becky Swansburg presented Julie E. the shoulders of the ones who came be- Linker Community Relations Young fore me. I am stronger for their courage; Leadership Award to Derek Pugh, say- I am wiser for their words. I am lifted ing Louisville is fortunate to have Pugh by their longing for a fair and brighter here. He comes from the political realm future. I am grateful for their vision, for and is a thinker and doer. At the JCRC, their toiling on this earth.” he is helping lead the push to have a Ho- Our Jewish community is standing on locaust memorial in Louisville and has the shoulders of people like Lewis Cole helped with the response to the Orlando and Fanny Rose Rosenbaum today. We tragedy. should not only remember, but emulate In accepting, Pugh acknowledged it them, Rabbi Diamond said. Their vision has been an emotional week that encom- Diane Sadle and joe Rothstein has become our reality and we must see passed both the celebration of the life ourselves as the beginning of the future. and vision of Muhammad Ali and the Judah and Kling Awards Full profiles of all the award winners horror of the Orlando shooting. He looks Diane Sadle presented the Elsie P. Ju- ran in earlier editions of Community to the future with the hope that over the dah Award to Joe Rothstein, who, she and can be found online at www.jewish- next few years, the Jewish community said, has been a member of The J since louisville.org. will work together to achieve a Holo- age four. Today, he serves on the Se- caust Memorial and Education Center nior Adult Committee, represents The J Election of to acknowledge Jewish life in Kentucky on the Chavurat Shalom Board, serves Board Members and passage of state law against the BDS lunch in the Senior Adult Lounge and Marie Abrams and Mickey Heideman and Officers (Boycott, Divest and Sanction) move- volunteers to do whatever is asked of Lance Gilbert, ment to help stomp out anti-Semitism. him. Ronald and Marie Abrams chair of the Gov- Both, he said, are in line with Ali’s vision Rothstein expressed appreciation for Volunteer of the Year Award ernance Com- of promoting tolerance and stamping the award, saying he receives more from Marie Abrams presented the Ronald mittee, presented out bigotry. The J, Jewish Family & Career Services and Marie Abrams Volunteer to Mickey the committee’s and the JCL than he gives. Heideman for the many hours he and report. Other Karen Abrams his wife, Carol, put into running a ware- members of the presented the house to provide ostomate supplies to Governance Kling Award to those who can’t afford them and for his Committee are JCC Facilities volunteerism at The Temple. Karen Abrams, Amy and Lance Gilbert Director Brian Heideman expressed appreciation Bruce Blue, Bobby Tabler, who is re- for the award, and spent a few minutes Bornstein, Britt Brockman, Cheryl sponsible for the explaining that ostomates are people Karp, Rabbi Robert Slosberg and Ben building and 22- who had to have their colon or bladder Vaughan. acre campus, in- removed and have to “poop or pee in a Gilbert thanked David Kaplan, Jenni- cluding the fields pouch.” The ostomate supplies are life fer Leibson, Glenn Levine, Rabbi Robert and the pools. He changing, because they enable the pa- Slosberg and Leon Wahba, who com- is the one who tients to engage in normal activities that pleted their terms of service on the JCL rushes back to The Brian Tabler Board. J when a problem Mark Behr, Jon Fleischaker, Ralph Laurence Nibur and Scott Weinberg arises and works on the days the build- Green, Robin Miller and Becky Ruby ing is closed to do projects that can’t be Swansburg were elected to three year Scott Weinberg presented the Jo- done when the building is in use. terms on the JCL Board by the members seph J. Kaplan Award to Laurence Ni- Tabler said he is honored and grate- of the JCL present at the meeting. bur and the Lewis W. Cole memorial ful for the recognition, but he credits his Several Board positions are filled by Young Leadership Award to Becky Ruby staff, John Dillon, Billy Chandler and re- people who hold specific community Swansburg. cently retired Larry Bischoff for keeping positions specified in the JCL’s bylaws. Weinberg said he and Nibur share the building going. They are Jewish Community Relations a long personal history dating back to Council Chair Bob Sachs, JCC Program their b’nai mitzvah at Keneseth Israel Teen Awards Cabinet Chair Amy Ryan and Louisville and their participation in BBYO under Assistant Director of Youth Services Board of Rabbis and Cantors President Mike Steklof presented the teen awards. the leadership of Peter Anik. Since then, Sara Klein Wagner, Rabbi Chester Diamond and Rabbi Rabbi David Feder. Nibur has taken on numerous leader- The Tony Levitan Award for athlet- Joe Rooks Rapport The governance committee nominat- ship roles in the Jewish community. He ic achievement went to Daniel Levine ed Jay Klempner as Board Chair, Jon called Nibur passionate, creative and re- and Hillary Reskin and the Joseph Fink were difficult or impossible before. Fleischaker as vice chair, Bruce Blue as spectful of views different than his own. Community Service Scholarship Award Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award treasurer, Jeff Tuvlin as secretary and Joe Kaplan had a passion for Jewish ed- went to Jacob Finke. The Ellen Faye Karen Abrams as immediate past chair. The highlight of the evening came ucation and Nibur is a graduate of Elia- Garmon Award went to Abigail Geller They were elected by the members of the when Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport present- hu Academy, so it seems fitting that this and the Stacy marks Nisenbaum Award JCL Board to serve for the next year. ed the Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award 8 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776

JFCS Executive Director Judy Freundlich Tiell, black jacket, and Board President Stephanie Mutchnick presented the unique awards to the 2016 MOSAIC Award winners. Left to right: Dr. Emma Birks; Manuel Grimaldi; Dr. Gay Masters, who accepted the award for her daughter, Oksana; Dr. Thangam “Sam” Rangaswamy; and Dr. Riann van Zyl. PHOTOS BY TED WIRTH MOSAIC Awards Honor Immigrants Whose Impact Stretches across Kentucky and Beyond by Shiela Steinman Wallace tradition as the agency honored first including the American Cancer Society Editor generation Americans Dr. Emma Birks Physician of the Year and the Leukemia from Great Britain, Dr. Manuel Grimal- and Lymphoma Society Award. Recent- ewish Family & Career Services’ di from Spain, Oksana Masters from ly, he received the Lifetime Achievement Annual MOSAIC Awards is truly Ukraine, Dr. Thangam “Sam” Rangas- Award from the American Cancer So- a highlight each year. This year’s wamy from India and Dr. Riaan van Zyl ciety. Caring and compassionate, he J event, held on May 26, upheld that from South Africa for the significant is now retired and donates his time, contributions they have made to this knowledge and service on medical mis- community, the United States and the sions to Nicaragua and Belize. World. In accepting the award, he said, When WLKY’s Rick Van Hoose emceed the we really help people, we are the ones evening, which started with the presen- who are helped and we are the ones who tation of the flags and an invocation by are changed. Rabbi Nadia Siritsky in which she asked Oksana Masters is a Paralympic star, Event Chair Barbara Sexton Smith that we learn from one another, be open excelling in rowing and many other to one another and be strengthened by sports. Originally from Ukraine, she bation officer before working with Nel- son Mandela to reform the prison sys- Honorary Event Co-Chairs Viki and Paul Diaz stand awareness of the blessings we receive was born without the main bones in her on either side of Dr. Alexandra Gerassimides and her from diversity. legs and with many other deformities tem. He helped South Africa build an husband, Mayor Greg Fischer. Dr. Birks is the director of the Heart and lived in an orphanage until age sev- integrated society. He also developed Failure, Transplantation and Mechan- en when Gay Masters adopted her. She programs for those with epilepsy. Today ical Circulatory Support Program at endured surgeries, amputations, hunger his research is in the area of prevention the University of Louisville and Jewish and physical abuse prior to her adop- of HIV/AIDS in Africa. He came to Lou- Hospital, KentuckyOne Health. She de- tion. She has a zest for life and finds isville to work at UofL where today he veloped a myocardial recovery program sports to be healing. is the associate dean for research at the and Ventrical Assist Devices and Trans- Masters was unable to attend the Kent School of Social Work. plant programs in Louisville. She is a MOSAICS, so her mother accepted the Through the MOSAIC Awards, he teacher as well as a researcher. award for her. said, JFCS is building a vibrant commu- As she accepted the award, she said Dr. Rangaswamy credits his father’s nity. she came to Louisville for the job, but work ethic with shaping his own. He is Each year, the Jeff and Phyllis Os- stayed because of the people. the president and principal engineer of bourn Scholarship is presented to an Dr. Manuel Grimaldi is certified in Rangaswamy & Associates, Inc., which immigrant or refugee pursuing a career internal medicine and medical oncol- he started after receiving his Ph.D. in in nursing or some other high-demand WLKY’s Rick Van Hoose emceed the program. ogy and has won numerous accolades Engineering from the University of Ken- health care field. This year, the schol- tucky. He teaches at the University of arship went to Mustapha Kanneh, an Louisville’s Speed School and founded immigrant from Liberia who has a BS the Structural Engineering Association degree in Biology from the University of of Kentucky, which he served as pres- Liberia and a MS in Public Health from ident, director and secretary. He has Cuttington University. also served as the Kentucky Minority Kanneh’s mother died in childbirth Business Development Council treasur- when he was young, and as he worked in er, secretary and Board member. He’s public health in Liberia, he realized how a member of several boards and was a poor the health care system in his coun- founding trustee involved in the build- try is. He is now studying nursing so he SUMMER ing and opening of the Hindu Temple of can go back to Liberia and make a real Kentucky and more. difference in the country’s health care. Dr. Rangaswamy first came to Ken- The actual MOSAIC Awards are beau- CAMP tucky in winter, a season he had never tiful pieces of art crafted by a different experienced before. When he arrived he artist each year. This year’s awards were thought the trees and grass were dead created by Jerry Maxey, who is known and Kentucky must be a desert. He soon for creating unique wood baskets. learned differently and decided that Prior to the event, JFCS’s Navigate Louisville’s people were friendly and Enterprise Center presented a business helpful. showcase featuring Alara Spa, All Is Dr. van Zyl grew up in South Africa Fair in Love and Fashion, Ameer Art, during apartheid and worked as a pro- Congo Designs, Empire Tire, Happy Green and Clean, mama Ama’s, Regalo, Road Riders Taxi Service and S. Lynn O’Neill Attorney at Law, all microenter- prises started through JFCS. The honorary chairs of the 2016 MO- SAIC Awards were Viki and Paul Diaz. The Event Chair was Barbara Sexton Smith, and committee members includ- ed Madeline Abramson, Terri Bass, Bev- erly Bromley, Jeani Bryant, Lynn Cooper, Emily Digenis, Harsha Dronawat, Judy Freundlich-Tiell, Debbie Friedman, Pat Gabriele, Jan Glaubinger, Rachel Green- FOR GIRLS AND BOYS FREE SWIM DAILY berg, Janet Hodes, Laura Klein, Nancy Laird, Jessica Loving, Joanie Lustig, AGES 2 YEARS-9TH GRADE Carla Bass Miller, Stephanie Mutchnick, More than 70 camp options to choose from! Melissa Olges, Claudia Peralta-Mudd, Lisa Resnik, Maxine Rouben, Beth Sal- amon, Marilyn Schorin, Maura Temes, Diane Tobin and Stephi Wolff. REGISTER ONLINE: The event was sponsored by Jewish www.jcclouisvillecamp.org Heritage Fund for Excellence, Paper- cone Corp., WLKY 32, PharMerica and 502-459-0660 Kindred Healthcare. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 9 After 24 Years, The J’s Members and Staff Say Farewell to Nelson by Shiela Steinman Wallace Nelson worked at The J in many ca- and I will always cherish the memories Jewish community and infusing all her Editor pacities. She began in the newly-creat- that we created together while working activities with enthusiasm and love. She ed position of part-time acculturation with our precious seniors. is grateful to all those she worked with or the last 24 years, Slava Nelson director even before The J defined what “My most kind words go to Margot and helped over the years and for the op- has been part of the staff at The was expected of her. “They only knew Kling, Senior Adult committee mem- portunity to touch so many people. J. With a ready smile and a spar- it was absolutely necessary to help the bers and volunteers, who were my in- “I also want to thank all my beauti- Fkle in her eyes, she welcomed ev- new Americans understand a new way spiration through the years,” she contin- ful and wonderful colleagues for sup- eryone with whom she came in contact. of life” and Nelson was charged with ex- ued. “Thank you for your loving hearts porting me through the years,” Nelson With enthusiasm, energy and creativity, plaining it to them. and wisdom.” continued, “one of whom deserves very Nelson planned programs and made This part-time position was only sup- In the Senior Adult Department, special recognition and always will have sure they were successful. posed to last for one year, she explained, Nelson oversaw an exponential growth a special place in my heart – Marsha Now, Nelson is beginning a new chap- “but after eight months, they absolutely of senior programming that included Bornstein – my friend, my mentor and ter of her life. Her final day at The J was offered me full time. They told me that I many trips to places including Gatlin- my older sister that I never had, who has June 17, and the love she inspires was did a great job and they would like me to burg, Chicago, Washington, Atlanta and been there for me for 24 years, who lifted evident as the Senior Adult Lounge was continue for the next 10 years.” very recently to Branson MO. (See story me high in good time and has been my packed with many of those whose lives she During that 10 year period, Nelson in Centerpiece.) savior when my life has been very tough. touched over the years – seniors, friends helped many people become American Three years ago, Nelson began work- “Again I would like to thank this and colleagues – and there were sever- citizens, and she regards helping seniors ing with the Patio Gallery, which she amazing J-team for helping me grow al emotional tributes and parting gifts. attain that goal as her greatest achieve- helped to expand. She also started plan- professionally and building my life here “You know I’m mad at you” for leav- ment. ning cultural arts classes and programs, as my career progressed,” she added. “I ing the J, Margot In fact the Louisville Jewish com- which she really enjoyed. “ I am so grate- wish you all great success and luck in Kling said, half munity welcomed so many immigrants ful for the opportunity to work with Bet- your future endeavors.” joking, as she de- from the FSU that at the time, they te Levy, who introduced me to the artist Outside of The J, Nelson takes great livered the formal made up 10 percent of our community, community. Working with such amaz- pride in her son, Dmitry Nedelin, who thank you and and Nelson worked with most of them. ing talents really enriched me a lot. I came to this country as an eight-year-old presentation from Nelson proved to be such an asset for am proud to share the great success of child and today is a major in the U.S. Air the seniors that The J that when the need for an accul- the recently launched J-Arts and Ideas Force. Nedelin and his wife, Alisha, have included a magnif- turation director dwindled, the agency programs with the exceptional talent given Nelson and her husband, John, icent chanukiah gave her a new job working with Diane of John Leffert, who directs the Arts & two grandchildren, Alex and Emma. (Chanukah meno- Sadle and the older adults. “Through the Ideas Department.” While Nelson will no longer be work- rah). years,” Nelson said, “Diane Sadle, who is Throughout her tenure, she has en- ing at The J, and she has said good-bye, JCL President the kindest and the most caring person I joyed putting her skills to work for the but she also says, “I will see you around.” and CEO Sara have ever known, became a close friend Slava Nelson Klein Wagner also thanked Nelson and gave her a gift. Wagner recalled how Nelson, herself an immigrant from the former Soviet Union (FSU), did so much to welcome the new Americans to Lou- isville and move them from being im- migrants to becoming U.S. citizens. She also praised Nelson for her dedication to The J and the community and the many programs and trips she created and led. Slava arrived in Louisville in 1991 and her life as an American unfolded “right in front of this community’s eyes,” she said. “It was absolutely a blessing and an amaz- ing opportunity to start working here.” “I took the greatest pride in saying aloud that I work at the Jewish Com- munity Center,” she said. “It’s been a privilege to work with thousands and thousands of people,” she added, “and it’s nice to hear that I touched their lives in a good way.” 10 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Prussian Retires After 24 Years with Jewish Resource Center by Shiela Steinman Wallace creative craft projects for children of all Many times, she spoke with groups “We are grateful to Betsy for her Editor ages. who had never met a Jewish person be- many years of service leading the NCJW It has meant monthly story hours. fore and had no concept of what being Jewish Resource Center at the JCC,” said hroughout the years, the Jewish It has meant outreach to schools, Jewish was. Prussian knew just how JCL President and CEO Sara Klein Wag- Resource Center, a joint proj- churches and senior groups. to handle those situations, and always ner. “Betsy has represented the commu- ect of the Jewish Community It has meant participating in the Fes- brought little gifts – craft projects, nity well, visiting schools across the city T Center and National Council of tival of Trees and Lights and interna- food, gelt or dreidels – something even for years explaining Jewish holidays and Jewish Women has meant many things. tional fairs. her youngest audience members could traditions. Betsy’s creativity and ability It has meant re- For a while it even meant a monthly bring home. to engage our young families made sto- sources for teach- children’s activity page in Community. Now Prussian is beginning a new ry hours was a popular destination for ers in religious And for the past 21 years, Betsy Prus- chapter of her life. She has retired from many children.” schools, public sian has been the person who made it all the Jewish Resource Center. She’s going Prussian plans to stay active in the schools and oth- happen. For her, being out in the com- to take the summer off and consider Jewish community, too. “I’ve been a er educational munity and interacting with children what she wants to do next. “I want to member here my whole life,” she said. institutions when and teachers was the thing she enjoyed do something creative,” she said, “and “It’s been my home away from home. they needed in- most. probably with kids. formation about Judaism, Jewish keynote speaker at seminars for region- Terror-Relief Campaign for Israel with practices, Jewish GILMAN al affiliate foundations, referring clients Kim Frankenthal. holidays, etc. or merely starting a conversation about He served as president of Congrega- Betsy Prussian Continued from page 1 It has meant Supreme Court. He served four years as philanthropy, he has contributed signifi- tion Adath Jeshurun, regional president a member of the U.S. Army’s Judge Ad- cantly to the Community Foundation of of the Ohio Valley Region of the United vocate General’s Corps with duty assign- Louisville’s growth resulting in philan- Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, ments at Redstone Arsenal, AL, the Of- thropic impact in our community and and a member of the Board of the na- fice of the Judge Advocate General HQ, across the country.” tional United Synagogue of Conserva- Department of the Army and The Office “Shelly lives his life rooted in Jewish tive Judaism. He also served as a mem- of the Secretary of Defense, The Penta- values,” said Jewish Community of Lou- ber of the Committee on Congregational gon, Washington, D.C. isville President and CEO Sara Klein Standards. He has received recognition for his Wagner. “He is a lifelong Jewish learner, In the general community, he was a outstanding career and is listed in The a champion of Jewish education and de- member of the Board of Directors and Best Lawyers in America for his work in lights in tikkun olam, doing whatever vice president/secretary of the Louisville trusts and estates and employee benefits he can to make the world a better place. Orchestra, chairman of the Louisville law, among many other prestigious ti- By his personal example and with the Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Busi- tles. Gilman actively serves on a number sound advice he has given to so many in ness Resource Center and is a member of committees, including the Kentucky our community, he is the obvious choice of Vietnam Veterans of America. Bar Association’s Ethics Committee and for the first Wilson Wyatt Award.” The Gilmans have two sons, Stephen its “Hotline” Committee. “Once I got over the shock, I thought and Scott, and as a reflection of their Gilman is also the author of many ar- why me? What have I done that was so commitment to Jewish values and tze- ticles dealing with legal issues, including special; what I am doing is what I’m ex- dakah, they created endowment funds ethics, trusts, estates, philanthropy and pected to do?” Gilman said of his recog- honoring their sons. taxes, among other things. nition. As a religious individual, Gilman Stephen, who is a researcher at NIH “Shelly has been a great friend to the attributes his “do something” mentality (National Institutes of Health), works foundation over the years,” said Mike to his upbringing and aspirations to fol- to combat depression and suicide, is a Schultz, Vice President of Development low what it means to be a good person. graduate of Eliahu Academy, St. Francis & Stewardship for CFL. “Whether as a Giving back to the community is what High School, Tufts and Harvard, but the he feels he is expected to do, and the only certificate that hangs on his office award came as a surprise given his char- wall is from Eliahu. To honor him, the itable guide to life. Gilmans created a Day School fund. Before he would talk about what he Since Louisville no longer has a Day has done, he focused on his mentors and School, they have repurposed the fund those who inspired him. to provide scholarships for trips to Israel. When Gilman and his wife, Nancy, Scott, a consultant in the internet came to Louisville, he knew no one ex- business in Austin, loved Camp Ramah, cept her parents. Her father, Samuel so the Gilmans created a counselor’s Stern was an excellent role model. As fund to honor him. an example, Gilman recounted that Achieving his goal to set a positive when Stern’s youngest son, Scott, played example of someone who gives back to on the JCC’s basketball team and they their home community, Gilman said, “I played the Cabbage Patch team, Stern want to thank everybody for thinking of noticed what the Cabbage Patch players me,” and that the experience of winning were wearing. Stern quickly arranged the Wilson Wyatt Award was wonderful and paid for new sneakers and uniform to share with his best friend and wife, for that team. Nancy, who shares the same charitable Stern also noticed that Rabbi Slos- values. His overall encouragement of berg had a staircase without a railing in philanthropic goals has made a signifi- his home and took care of that as well. cant impact on the community of Louis- In addition, Gilman recalled his father- ville and beyond. in-law was known to buy turkeys for The Wilson Wyatt Award is named those in need. for the co-founder of the Community These are just a few of the many kind- Foundation of Louisville and honors a nesses Gilman witnessed over 15-20 philanthropic-minded professional ad- years. Stern’s “commitment to helping visor who is committed to giving back to other people had an influence on my the community. Gilman has worked as own life,” he said. an estate planning attorney in Louisville A pivotal moment for Gilman came for more than 40 years and is dedicat- when Stern worked with Stuart Schul- ed to keeping his clients aware of phil- man, z”l, to create the Samuel and anthropic efforts and accounts they can Blanche Stern Fund, Gilman had the op- create with the Community Foundation. portunity to “observe how all these won- The Community Foundation of Lou- derful funds do things to help people.” isville, founded in 1984, is the largest For him, the next logical step was to charitable foundation in Kentucky with ask his clients if they would like to in- over $448 million in assets and more clude something for charity in their es- than 1,370 different funds, each with a tate planning. “Surprisingly,” Gilman charitable purpose defined by the donor. noted, “90 percent said yes. It became a In 2015, the Community Foundation pleasure to work with them to design, to made over 10,500 grants totaling $49 create, to plan out the structure of what million to local, national and interna- they wanted to do,” and that planning tional nonprofits. Working together, the often involved their families. Foundation, its donors and community In addition to his professional activ- partners leverage collective knowledge, ities, Gilman has served as a member creativity and resources for a greater of the Boards of Directors of the Jew- impact than any of us can make alone. ish Community Federation and chaired For more information, visit www.cflou- its Foundation for Planned Giving and isville.org. its Education Committee. He also co- Editor’s note: Some of the information in chaired the 2002 Federation Emergency this article came from a CFL press release. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 11 In Louisville for Mohammad Ali’s Funeral Israeli Diplomats Met with a Few Community Members

Becky Ruby Swansburg, Lenae McKee Price and Israeli Deputy Consul General Ron Brummer Ron Abrams and Immediate Past Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein Rabbi Robert Slosberg with Peter and Eli Resnik by Shiela Steinman Wallace Editor

ll eyes were on Louisville earlier this month when one of the world’s greatest humanitar- ians, boxing great Muhammad Ali passed A away. Diplomats from across the globe flooded the city to pay tribute to Ali. Israel’s immediate past attorney general, Yehuda Weinstein, and its deputy consul general serving at the consulate in Atlanta, GA, Ron Brummer, were among those in attendance at his funeral. The Israeli dignitaries arrived in Louisville early to enable them to meet with some of the leaders in Louis- Felice Sachs ville’s Jewish community. In a brief formal presentation, Weinstein explained that in Israel, the attorney general performs a different role than those with the same title in other countries. Israel’s attorney general is not a political position and the person who holds the position wields tremendous power. Weinstein served as attorney general for three Israe- li administrations. In that capacity, he was the chief prosecutor, although he rarely got involved directly in cases. He also advised the government on points of law. “When the attorney general says this is the law,” Wein- stein said, “the government has to obey.” He also works with the military to ensure that Israel Shelly Gilman fights in accordance with military law. Brummer, who will soon complete his tour of duty in Atlanta, explained that Israel is reorganizing its con- sulate presence in the United States. The Philadelphia office is closing and Louisville is becoming part of the region served by Atlanta, and the diplomats there will cover six states. This was his first visit to Louisville and he expects Israeli diplomats from the Atlanta office will be in the state often. He explained that he works regularly with Jewish federations because they have connections with government officials and community leaders. “Israeli-American relations are the most important pillar of Israel’s national security,” Brummer said, and Ron Abrams and Fred Joseph support from the American Jewish community plays a key role. “In the places where Israel doesn’t have offi- cial representation,” he explained, “you are the official representatives.” A large part of what Brummer does is education about Israel, particularly with elected officials. Both Weinstein and Brummer took a few questions at the end of their presentations. Weinstein was born in Tel Aviv, and in his youth, won the Israeli youth boxing championship. He did his mil- Anne Joseph and Marie Abrams itary service with the paratroopers. He earned his BA in law from Tel Aviv University and his MA from Bar Ilan University. He served as attorney general from January 2010 until January 2016 and has since returned to private practice. Brummer has spent his career in the Israeli diplo- matic corps and has been at the consulate in Atlanta since August 2013. His other diplomatic postings have been in Central America and Mexico. He is fluent in Hebrew, English, Spanish and Swedish. Stacy Gordon-Funk, Jon Fleischaker

Bob Sachs David Hyman, Jasmine Farrier, Matt Goldberg and Dale Hyman 12 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Several Judges Speak at NCJW Closing Meeting by Phyllis Shaikun Betsy Prussian, who retired after man- CEO Sara Wagner and NCJW Louisville the JCL in the community and for edu- Special to Community aging the Center for 21 years. Jewish Section Past President Sue Paul thanked cating elementary school students about Community of Louisville President and Prussian for representing NCJW and all things Jewish. t has been a busy and productive year for the National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, Florence Melton School Celebrates Jewish Learning I and members looked back on their by Deborah Slosberg enough words to describe how much I accomplishments and challenges at the have enjoyed this experience. The first group’s closing meeting at Vincenzo’s on Director, Florence Melton School After two years of studying together, year was like a revelation to me, examin- Wednesday, June 1. ing and answering the many questions Significant accomplishments during the graduating class of The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learn- I had in my mind. … To say that I was the past year included filing a “friend of inspired and fascinated by my teachers the court” brief to support the successful ing of Louisville gathered together with friends and family at Adath Jeshurun over the past two years is clearly an un- appeal of a lawsuit against the Health and derstatement. They were so interesting Human Services Cabinet; supervising the for a Celebration of Learning/Gradua- Speaking, first year student Sidney Hymson, and seat- tion ceremony. and always kept me wanting to hear or section’s Court Watch Project in 10 Jeffer- discuss more. The second year was very ed, Sandy Flaksman, Cynthia Canada son County Family Courts that resulted After presentations by the Melton faculty and four Melton students (Cyn- different, but so thought provoking.” in a recommendation to restore a Fami- Mazal tov to the graduates: Carol ly Drug Court; and helping pass a bill to thia Canada, Sandy Flaksman, Sydney Hymson and David Leibson), Louisville Behr, Shellie Benovitz, Bob Bittner, create a pilot project to open Family Court Jaye Bittner, Frances Bloom, Ed Born- proceedings to members of the public. Melton Director, Deborah Slosberg pre- sented the graduates, who received cer- stein, Cynthia Canada, Dana Dugatkin, While national NCJW offices in Sandra Flaksman, Esther Fox, Annette Washington and New York are working tificates from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Geller, Harry Geller, Bruce Gale, Simon David Leibson Rabbi Michael Wolk to formulate a five-year plan to make the Isham, Joan Klein, David Leibson, Phyl- organization more relevant to the lives The 28 graduates are part of 3,000 Melton students at 52 sites around the lis Leibson, Heather Martin, Jennifer able now. See ad, page 6. For further of its members, the local section is doing Payton, Susan Rostov, Julie Sabes, Lot- information on how you can sign up for its part by updating bylaws to reflect the world attending graduation ceremonies this month. Florence Melton School of tie Samuel, Bernerd Shaikun, Joan Si- classes, please contact: Deborah Slos- changing needs and circumstances of munic, Elaine Stern, Jean Trager, Sandi berg at [email protected] its membership. Adult Jewish Learning, a project of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the Weiss and Anita Yussman. or online, www.jewishlouisville.org/ In addition, a six-woman delegation The schedule for fall semester is avail- melton. from the section lobbied our federal rep- largest pluralistic adult Jewish educa- resentatives during the Washington In- tion network in the world and in Lou- stitute this spring. During the year, the isville we are proud to be a part of this section collaborated on projects with global network. BOOK REVIEW Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Inc. and The event was a culmination of two the Jewish Community Center and pro- years of enriching study. The graduates by Dr. Ranen Omer-Sherman in the aftermath of its withdrawal after vided clothing from the Nearly New Shop agreed that this is not an end to their Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence groups like the Four Mothers movement to groups such as Jewish Family & Ca- study, but a significant entry into life- Chair of Judaic Studies (their heroic protests as some labeled reer Services, Maryhurst and the Kristy long Jewish study. Melton offers grad- University of Louisville them “Nasrallah’s Whores” probably de- Love Foundation, which provides shelter uate courses, and with Jewish learning Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story serves its own story) and tragedies such for women who escaped the sex trade. now a way of life for them, they look Matti Friedman as the deaths of 73 soldiers in northern forward to the new study opportunities Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016 Israel in the infamous helicopter crash Plans for the fall were announced and of 1997. included the section becoming part of that Louisville Melton has to offer. Hardcover. 242 pp. $25.00 ISBN: 978-1-61620-458-7 These groups helped ignite the coun- the Community Foundation’s Louisville In the Celebration of Learning written try’s outrage over so many young lives Day of Giving on September 15; usher- program, many of the graduates shared As a former IDF infantry soldier who served in Israel’s first foray into Lebanon cut short: “Something important in the ing in the annual Fashion Encore Sale thoughts on the Melton experience. mind of the country – an old utopian op- Frances Bloom wrote, “I wasn’t sure during the long months of Operation on September 25 and 26 and selling Litani (1978) and a frequent reader of timism – was laid to rest … . The Lebanon Shopping Spree cards valid between Au- I wanted to pursue a two-year course of narrative fiction and nonfiction by those outposts were incubators for the Israelis gust 2017 and August 2018. study when I began my Melton classes. I with firsthand experience of the traumas of the age that followed: allergic to ideol- A number of distinguished judges found the classes and discussions to be and absurdities of war, I was immediate- ogy, thinkers of small practical thoughts, spoke during the formal program in- much more thought-provoking, challeng- ly won over by Friedman’s lean, muscu- livers of life between bombardments, ex- cluding Chief Judge Patricia Walker ing, and interesting than I anticipated.” lar, and profoundly empathic account of pert in extracting the enjoyment possi- Fitzgerald, retired; Judge Deborah De- Anita Yussman commented, “The the horrific cost of defending an obscure ble from a constricted and endangered weese; Jefferson County Clerk David most important thing [I have gained] hilltop fortification known as the Pump- existence. The former soldiers…didn’t Nicholson and Julie Lott Hardesty, rep- is an increased ability to think critical- kin in the security zone Israel established come back from Lebanon and devote resenting County Attorney Mike O’Con- ly, examining topics based upon how in south Lebanon a generation later. themselves to politics, defense, or set- nell. They recognized NCJW’s work on they’ve been viewed over time, across As a haunting coming of age story tling the frontiers but rather to the vig- the Court Watch initiative, their support denominations, and across cultures.” Pumpkinflowers can be profitably read orous and stubborn building of private of a bill to create a pilot project opening Eddie Bornstein added, “I believe that alongside Noam Chayut’s superb memoir, lives, and these combined energies have Family Court proceedings to members [the Melton program] is a worthwhile The Girl Who Stole My Holocaust. In very become the fuel driving the country.” endeavor for any person (Jewish or not) different yet equally essential ways, each Whether one thinks that changed of the public, and their recommendation ethos is altogether laudable, Friedman is to restore a Family Drug Court. who wishes to know more about Juda- author offers a profound immersion in the formation of the modern Israeli psyche a persuasive witness and participant. In Nicholson commented that NCJW’s ism and the Jewish people.” the end, the reader is left with the haunt- fundraising and advocacy helped to get Dana Dugatkin said, “I can truthful- and the corrosive effects of occupations and wars that never seem to quite end. ing question of whether the defense of the Family Court established. Hardesty ly say that I eagerly looked forward to such fortifications was worth so many and loved every minute of our classes. Friedman (whose first nonfiction noted that the problem in Kentucky is book The Aleppo Codex won the Sami lost lives. gangs and illegal drugs. While the bud- I had wonderful teachers who encour- Rohr Prize) is a writer with rare obser- Intriguingly, just two years after leav- get survived, there are no new dollars for aged discussion and provided such de- vational gifts when it comes to both the ing Lebanon for the last time as a sol- services. tailed information and answers to all human and natural landscape. Espe- dier, Friedman returns as a Canadian A special presentation was made to our questions.” cially admirable is his devotion to tell- tourist and his human encounters on his NCJW Jewish Resource Center Director Carol Behr noted, “There are not ing the stories of others, especially those trek from Beirut (the fashionable city’s who sacrificed their lives in defending cosmopolitan grace is ultimately spoiled the outpost in the late 1990s. for him by the appearance of the infa- These multifaceted portraits are as mous anti-Semitic forgery, Protocols of unforgettably elegiac and heartbreak- the Elders of Zion, in its best bookstores) ing as any in the contemporary literary to the forlorn site of the former Pump- annals of war. One of these figures is kin, a region now dominated by Hezbol- Avi Ofner who struggles “to maintain lah fighters, are chillingly rendered. a barbed exterior while hanging on to Drawing so very meaningfully on a something of his childhood, hoarding variety of materials (diaries, interviews a small supply of innocence in the hope with the loved ones of fallen soldiers, let- that it would survive until his discharge.” ters, archival documents, and of course Friedman’s conscientious inclusion his own achingly vivid memories), Fried- of the plaintive hopes and dreams of man presents war’s surrealism and hy- such young men, juxtaposed with their perrealism, a society’s helpless anguish actions defending Israel’s security zone and frustration over mounting losses in in perilous circumstances ensures that a meaningless conflict, and indelible vi- Pumpkinflowers is a consistently grip- gnettes of the young soldiers themselves, ping if troubling chronicle. with lyrical and tragic force. Throughout, he moves fluidly from Ranen Omer-Sherman is the JHFE grippingly visceral scenes of combat (the Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at the enchanting pastoralism of south Leba- University of Louisville. His most recent non is interspersed with very sudden and book is Imagining the Kibbutz: Visions horrific violence) to life in Israel. Here of Utopia in Literature & Film, and he is he delineates the irrevocable transfor- coeditor of Narratives of Dissent: War in mation of Israeli society that took place Contemporary Israeli Arts and Culture. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 13

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Stay up to date on all things JFCS when you sign up for our monthly newsletter. Contact JFCS Announces UPCOMING EVENTS SUPPORT GROUPS Beverly Bromley at [email protected]. Endowed Forum JULY 5 Series in Honor of Caregiver Support Group 4 p.m. Lillian O. Seligman Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, 4936 Lillian O. Seligman loved to learn and Brownsboro Road. Contact Naomi Malka, 502- laugh. She had interests that spanned 452-6341 ext. 249. many topics. As Board President of Pizza for the Pantry JULY 8 Jewish Family & Career Services from Sunday, August 21, 12 - 2 p.m. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support 1994 – 1997, she had an active interest Wick’s on Goose Creek Group - 2 p.m in the growth 2927 Goose Creek Rd Meets on the second Friday of the month at and services of Grab a slice in support of the JFCS Food Jewish Family & Career Services. Contact Kim the organization. Pantry. Only at Wick’s on Goose Creek, get Toebbe, 502-452-6341 ext. 103. To celebrate her all you can eat pizza plus a drink. Tickets JULY 14 love of learning, are $7 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and Parkinson’s Caregiver Support Seligman’s family under. Purchase tickets now by contacting Group - 1 p.m. has created an Kim Toebbe at 502-452-6341 ext. 103 or Meets on the second Thursday of the month 2821 Klempner Way endowment in her [email protected]. at Jewish Family & Career Services. Contact Louisville, KY 40205 memory to offer Connie Austin, 502-452-6341 ext. 305. phone | (502) 452-6341 an annual forum JULY 18 fax | (502) 452-6718 to the community. CAREER SERVICES Grandparents Raising Grandchildren website | jfcslouisville.org The series, 12:30 p.m. Lillian 0. Seligman Contemporary Meets on the third Monday of the month at Thought, will hold JULY 5 - JULY 26 Jewish Family & Career Services. Contact Jo JFCS FOOD PANTRY its inaugural event on September 20 A.C.T. Preparation Workshop Ann Kalb, 502-452-6341 ext. 305. with Roy Blount, Jr., author of 23 books 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at JFCS JULY 20 Suggestions for July and panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t High school juniors and seniors learn ACT test Grandparents Raising Grandchildren • Crackers Tell Me! Blount has been described as strategies and improve test scores. Contact 10 a.m. • Kid’s Cereals “America’s most cherished humorist” Janet Poole at JFCS for more info. Meets on the third Wednesday of every month • Canned Peaches by The New York Times Book Review. JULY 11 - AUGUST 1 at Kenwood Elementary, 7420 Justan Avenue • Canned Pears His sharp wit and “foxy yokelism” Jumpstart Your Job Search Contact Jo Ann Kalb, 502-452-6341 ext. 305. • Canned Pineapple will provide a special night for all who Daytime & Evening Classes Available JULY 21 • Mayonaisse attend. Seligman’s family and friends are Are you ready to start looking for a new job? In Adult Children of Aging Parents • Ketchup involved in the planning of this event. four weeks, develop a strategic job search for 7 p.m. Food must be donatied in original packaging Roy Blount, Jr. will speak at 7:00 p.m. at getting your resume to the top of the stack. Meets on the third Thursday of the month at before the expiration date. Monetary donations The Temple. Sponsorship opportunities Register Now: jumpstartjuly16.eventbrite.com Jewish Family & Career Services. Contact Mauri may also be made to the Sonny & Janet Meyer are available by contacting Beverly AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 11 Malka, 502-452-6341 ext. 250. Family Food Pantry Fund. For more info, contact Bromley at 502-452-6341 ext. 223 or Learn LinkedIn Beginner Workshop Support groups are facilitated by JFCS and Kim Toebbe at [email protected]. [email protected]. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at JFCS funded by KIPDA Area Agency on Aging through Create a top notch LinkedIn profile and learn the Older Americans Act and the Cabinet for up to date job search strategies. Register Health Services. Now: linkedinaug16.eventbrite.com 14 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776

Freddy Garon, Ed Cohen, Jim Morguelan and Jim Fine took first place. Tod Springmyer, Joey Sarnecki, Bill Owens and Steve Yards came in second. Rick Frank, Steve Smith, Jared Key and Darby Smith finished third. Republic Bank Players Challenge Is a Day of Fun for a Good Cause At right, Jean by Alexandra Ramsey Trager, far left and her Public Relations Specialist partner, Sonia Levine, facing he 12th Annual Republic Bank Players Challenge her, played was held on Monday, June 20, at the Standard against Ester Fox and Lottie Club on a gorgeous warm and sunny day. The Samuels T day was jam-packed with fun and games for the event, which benefitted Jewish Family & Career Services Below, partners and The J. Laura Koby and Toni Goldman After a lunch, provided by Stevens & Stevens, dozens of teamed up participants piled onto their golf carts for the golf scram- against Nancy ble with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Strull and Ann For those not playing golf, there were games of Mah Steve Trager, CEO of Title Leah Blieden Sponsor Republic Bank Jongg, Bridge and Canasta. There was also a bourbon tasting. Republic Bank Players Challenge Co-chair Ed Cohen said it’s always a great event and that he had a great day with the participants and sponsors. “Thank you to everyone. As usual the staff did a great job with all the preparation and their support of the vol- unteers who participated. We’re excited that the money raised goes to help run the programs that benefit our lo- cal agencies and the Jewish community,” Cohen said. Ron Abrams participated in the golf portion and said he looks forward to the Republic Bank Players Challenge every year. “It’s a wonderful event that supports great Event Co-Chair Ed Cohen causes within our community. There’s no way I’ll win, presented a raffle prize to David but I plan to have fun,” he said with a laugh. Richerson Republic Bank CEO Steve Trager said that JFCS and The J have a special place in his heart. “I’ve grown up going to The J and, in my adult life, I’ve seen how JFCS touches people in their time of need. The fact that Republic Bank can help is very rewarding for me,” Trager said. 2016 Republic Bank Players Challenge Golf third place finishers were Darby Smith, Steve Smith, Jared Key and Rick Frank. In second place were Steve Yards, Bill Ow- ens, Todd Springmeyer and Joey Sarnecki. The first place June 20, 2016 finishers were Jim Morguelan, Freddy Garon, Ed Cohen and Jim Fine. There were also other competitions along the golf course. Debby Westerman took the Hole 2 On Line; Steve JFCS and The J Thank the Sponsors Yards had the Longest Drive; Lachlan McLean shot clos- est to the pins; and Karen Berry had the longest putt. Who Made This Event Possible The top finishers in Bridge were Vivian Moorin and Ann Zimmerman in first place and Sheryl Yofee and Su- Title Sponsor Republic Bank; Eagle Sponsor Kindred Healthcare; Links san Christian in second. The Canasta and Mah Jongg players decided not to award winners. Zack Goldberg and Sponsor Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence; Contest Sponsors Crowe David Richerson took home the raffle prizes. Karen Berry had the longest Horwath, Goldberg and Simpson and Mutual of America; and Sweet Spot Ed Cohen and Mark Eichengreen were the 2016 Re- putt and Steve Yards had the Sponsors Duplicator Sales and Service, Papercone Corporation, Nancy and public Bank Players Challenge co-chairs. longest drive. Sheldon Gilman, Welenken CPAs and two anonymous donors.

Par sponsors were Altman Insurance Services, Gladstein Law Firm, Metro YAD Is Part of Human Rainbow Flag Dental Group, PayLogic, Gail Pohn, The Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation On Saturday night, June 18, Derek and Schwartz Insurance Group. Pugh organized a group of YAD members to take Best Ball sponsors were A-M Electric Co., Bruce Blue, Ellis & Badenhousen part in a human rainbow flag at Orthopedics, David Fuchs, Ralph M. Green DMD, David Karp, Jay Klempner, Churchill Downs to Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Jim Morguelan, The Nautilus Group/Fenwick honor the victims of the tragedy in Insurance Partners, LLC, Oasis Solutions Group, OVASCO, Elliott Rosengarten, Orlando. Plaut & Associates, PSC. Steve Shapiro, Judy & Bob Tiell and Willis Klein.

In kind sponsors were Bluegrass Motorsport, Davis Jewelers, Golf Headquarters, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Synergism, Ted Wirth Photography and Ed Cohen. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 15 JFCS Shares Individual Stories of Success at Annual Meeting by Shiela Steinman Wallace people live as independently as possible the Sonny and Janet Meyer Family Food Editor for as long as they can. John Rothschild Pantry Fund, JFCS provides food to over explained that when he first turned to 140 people each month. t Jewish Family & Career Ser- JFCS for help, he and his wife, Renée, JFCS is strengthening its career man- vices’ Annual Meeting on Tues- only needed a little bit of help. Now, they agement and workforce development day, those in attendance had the are in their 90’s and they need a bit more services. It has a newly launched sup- Aopportunity to learn a little bit assistance. JFCS has been with them ev- ported employment program for people about a few of the many programs from ery step of the way. with disabilities and a program that ad- people involved with them, and to hear Drew Kornblum used JFCS’s Career dresses long-term unemployment. about the highlights from the year from Decision program described how, after It also has an individual development JFCS President Stephanie Mutchnick finding himself unemployed after work- account program that helps refugees Jake Latts Jillian Lustig and Executive Director Judy Freundlich ing for one company for 16 years, JFCS save money to purchase homes or cars Tiell. helped him prepare his resume, master for transportation to work, capitalize emergency service clients in the Senior JFCS also presented the 2016 Mary interviewing skills and learn how to take micro-businesses and pay for post-sec- Adult Department; and Andrea Brown, a Gunther Award and elected Board mem- advantage of networking opportunities. ondary education, while the Navigate career counselor who works with the Of- bers and officers for the coming year. Enterprise Center helps low-income and fice of Vocational Rehabilitation clients Mary Gunther Award refugee clients develop the skills needed and started JFCS’ supported employ- JFCS Stories Each year, JFCS honors the best new Both Jake Latts and Jillian Lustig to launch new businesses and it partners ment program. program with the Mary Gunther Award, with the Metropolitan Housing Coalition In addition, Tiell recognized Mary are teenagers who participated in the named after a long time employee who Marjorie and Robert Kahn Pledge 13 on a community development bank pro- Cleary, who has been with JFCS for 15 retired in 1992 and died a year later. gram that funds small business needs. years. She is JFCS’ grants and informa- program. The program enables b’nai The award includes a $600 bonus. This mitzvah candidates to design their own JFCS also builds community through tion manager and she runs the agen- year, Board member Sean Wachsman support groups, skill building work- cy’s savings programs; and four JFCS mitzvah projects and encourages them presented the Mary Gunther Award to to tap into their passions. shops and more. JFCS makes a special staff members marking 25 years: Bon- Beverly Bromley for the Strategy for effort to serve the Jewish community. It nie Lewis, Janet Poole, Lauren Kehr Latts’ passion is the performing arts. Program Funding program. His love of the arts developed because has almost 400 volunteers and about 80 and Mauri Malka. Lewis works in the he had many opportunities for arts ex- President’s Message percent of them are Jewish. finance department; Poole works with periences when he was young. His com- JFCS is a mission-driven organiza- The agency also sees support from the career service clients where she han- mitment to volunteering comes from his tion, JFCS Pres- Jewish community in events like Pizza dles testing and coordinates classes and parents, Kate and Allan Latts. In fact, ident Stephanie in the pantry and the Jazz and Jewelry workshops; Kehr is a licensed clinical Latts remembers helping out at Super Mutchnick said, event. social worker; and Malka leads JFCS’ Sunday telethons for the Annual Feder- and she used her Mutchnick pointed to the success of Family Services, including the Klein ation Campaign and at JFCS Mitzvah remarks to pres- the MOSAIC Awards to show how JFCS Older Adults programs, counseling ser- Days. ent statistics that is also engaging the general community. vices and emergency assistance. As he began to prepare for his bar highlight the im- She said JFCS will continue to expand All other staff members were recog- mitzvah, he wanted to do something pact JFCS has in and strengthen its programs and engage nized. more people. “Together,” she said, we are that would give young people who didn’t Louisville. Elections have the same opportunities he did an The Senior Con- a community on a mission to strengthen individual, family, work and community Debbie Fried- arts experience. He decided the best way cierge service is man chaired to do that was to create a fundraiser growing rapidly. life, enhance self-sufficiency and reflect the enduring values of jewish tradition. JFCS’ Nominating for CenterStage’s Acting Out program, Stephanie Mutchnick In the past year, Committee and which brings professional theater into JFCS provided Executive Director’s Report presented its re- schools. The funding provides subsidies nearly 24,000 hours of homecare and Judy Freundlich Tiell’s report echoed port. Other mem- that enable the company to perform at 2,700 hours of free respite for family many of the highlights Mutchnick ad- bers of the com- schools that don’t have the budget to members. The number of home aides dressed as she highlighted some of the mittee were Mark bring arts performances in. the agency employs has grown from ways JFCS served 9,000 people in the Ament, Ed Cohen, Latts created the Louisville’s Got Tal- three to 16. region. Janet Hodes, Jay ent children’s talent show. Each year The Senior PALS program, which Funding continues to be an issue as Debbie Friedman since Latts began the project, the com- provides reliable transportation that JFCS is seeing more people with few- see JFCS page 16 petition has drawn over 100 young peo- enables people to remain independent er resources, but, she said, “the level of ple to audition for 20 slots. The program longer, provided over 5,600 rides to se- creativity, commitment and passion ex- has already raised $20,000 for Acting niors with disabilities, part of which was hibited by our Board and staff and vol- Out and it continues to grow. Joy Ride, a program the provides rides unteers to meet those challenges in un- Jillian Lustig wanted to do something for Jewish seniors to Jewish community paralleled. that makes people happy for her project events and services. “Our volunteers are amazing,” she Presents and she had heard about the Bloom Proj- Through Solutions to Senior Hunger, continued, “and truly provide services ect in other cities. Lustig solicited dona- funded by a grant from MAZON, JFCS that free up staff for other responsibili- tions from local florists, enlisted local has reached 200 seniors, providing them ties.” Tiell also had nursing home residents to help her make with information about food stamps and words of praise for POOLSIDE bouquets and delivered the finished assistance in applying for the aid. the JFCS Board products to bedridden patients. She even JFCS social workers and therapists and staff. gave bouquets to Hosparus patients so helped over 1,600 clients and their fam- Tiell recognized SHABBAT they would have a gift to give to the staff ily deal with life’s challenges – stress, two staff mem- that cares for them. The project was so abuse, family conflict, trauma, grief and bers celebrating successful that she has been asked to more. And now all of JFCS’s counselors five-year anni- come back to several nursing homes. are credentialed to receive Medicaid versaries: Naomi Evelyn Fiag has been a volunteer in payments. The agency is also working to Malka who man- the Doris and Theodore Meyers Shab- make more services available to non-En- ages the Senior bos Friends Program since its incep- glish speakers. Pals program and tion. Each week she goes to the Forum Through the JFCS Food Pantry and works with many at Brookside and Bellmont Village and Judy Freundlich Tiell JulyJuly 11 makes a brief Shabbat celebration for residents. She lights electric candles, saying the appropriate blessing, makes 6:306:30 p.m.p.m. Kiddush with grape juice and leads the Hamotzi, distributing fresh challah to every participant. Since the program is open to all nursing home residents, she has many non-Jewish participants, giving her the JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES and SONGS opportunity to share a little bit about Ju- daism. For some Jewish residents, this program is their only remaining link to FREE JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES and SONGS Judaism, and all the participants are ea- ger to express their appreciation. At Passover time, some residents ENRICH your entire FAMILY’S asked her to lead a Passover Seder, too. Having been raised Orthodox, Figa had JEWISH JOURNEY. Register online at never led a Seder before, but she rose to jewishlouisville.org/YADPoolside the challenge, worked with the kitchen We’ll send you Jewish bedtime staff to provide appropriate food, and stories every month – for FREE! led her first Seder at the Forum. When the chaplain at Brookside heard about For more information, please contact it, he asked her to do one there, too. She Benji Berlow at 502-238-2715 or even presented a program explaining [email protected] Passover to a Bible study group. JFCS is all about providing service, and one of their areas of emphasis is the APPLY TODAY Jewish Federation Senior Concierge Program, which offers OF LOUISVILLE a spectrum of services designed to let Call Jennifer Tuvlin at 502-238-2719 or sign up online at www.jewishlouisville.org/pjlibrary. #JEWLOU 16 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Children Color Butterflies for Muhammad Ali, Holocaust Victims by Alexandra Ramsey In recognition of Muhammad Ali’s dream big. “We’re going to be hanging the but- Public Relations Specialist, and lifetime of accomplishments, Center- Acting Out will perform I Never Saw terflies throughout the entire J build- Shiela Steinman Wallace, Editor Stage Acting Out theatre, the J’s pro- Another Butterfly, based on Celeste ing, and on Holocaust Remembrance fessional children’s theatre group, pro- Raspanti and Hana Volavkova’s book Day, we’ll remove half of them,” Lef- he J’s CenterStage participated vided pages of butterflies for children that encourages children in any sort fert said. “This will represent the chil- in the Muhammad Ali tribute to color at the event. Butterflies sym- of situation to dream and to reach for dren who died during the horrible event, I Am Ali, at the Kentucky bolized what Ali stood for and tied in their goals. events of the Holocaust.” TCenter for the Performing Arts with his famous description of himself During the Holocaust, over 15,000 The I Am Ali event kick started the on Wednesday, June 7. when he was a young boxer, “Float like children were sent to the Nazi concen- butterfly project as dozens of children a butterfly, sting like a bee.” tration camp, Terezin, but only about came to the Acting Out booth to color Ali was a man of peace who prompt- 100 survived. Yet within the camp, the intricate butterflies while paying ed understanding and tolerance they still found inspiration, hope, tribute to Ali and the children of the among all people. He had a special laughter, flowers and butterflies. The Holocaust. love for children and encouraged them book is a record of their drawings and There were many other activities to dream and aspire to reach their poems, their dreams and hopes. honoring Muhammad Ali’s memory goals. The boxer’s values parallel those For them, the butterflies became a last week. On Sunday, many members embodied in The J’s mission, so partic- symbol of defiance, making it possi- of the Jewish community participated ipating in this event was a good fit. ble for children to survive and even to in an event at the River Road Mosque “I am proud our JCC was part of dream of a better future. organized by the Muslim community the day and the fact that we were able The J will present three public per- and Interfaith Paths to Peace (IPP). to engage the community in express- formances of I Never Saw Another More than 150 turned out to pay trib- ing their emotions through butterflies Butterfly within the next year and will ute to the Champ. Rabbi Gaylia Rooks made it so meaningful on so many also bring the show to schools across and Fred Gross were among the levels,” Sara Wagner, The J’s president the region. speakers. Other speakers included Dr. and CEO, said. Leffert said children will have the Muhammad Babar from the mosque, “It’s been inspiring to see the city of opportunity to color their own butter- Mayor Greg Fischer, IPP Director Louisville come together to honor Mu- flies throughout the year in memory Haleh Karimi, Spaulding Universi- hammad Ali’s legacy,” she added. of the children killed during the Ho- ty President Tori Murden McClure, Within sight of the Muhammad locaust. Christopher 2X and several others. Ali Center, children walked booth to booth exploring the different butter- fly-themed arts and crafts. Acting Out saved all of the butterflies the children created at their booth and assembled Summer Camp Fun Is Underway them into one large mural. It’s a way by Alexandra Ramsey making butter- that The J’s Cultural Arts & Ideas Di- Public Relations Specialist flies to honor rector, John Leffert, said he wanted to Muhammad Ali’s help show support for Ali’s dedication The J Summer Camps kicked off on legacy and seeing to inspiring children to dream. Monday, June 6, as hundreds of children some great soccer “To see the diversity of the people in came through the doors with huge grins games at 4kicks 4 line for tickets…speaks to the incredi- and energy that ignited the entire build- Kidz Cosmic Cup ble charismatic man Ali was. Our city ing. Soccer Camp. has united in celebration,” Leffert said. The “Space” themed first week includ- In the spe- In fact, Acting Out will use butter- ed several aliens roaming the hallways cialty art camp, flies to encourage one of Ali’s mes- and the pool. Some highlights from the children learned sages throughout the 2016/17 season: week included a visit from the library, about Michelan- gelo and painted Campers Owen and Claire Yoffe and Gily Netz their own Sistine Chapels. In Alien Camp, campers dressed in costume with pairs of antennas sprouted from their heads. Perhaps the favorite of all was pool time! The children lined the halls as they prepared to head out to the pools. Senior Director of Camp and Youth Services, Betsy Schwartz, said she couldn’t have asked for a better start to summer camps. “We’ve all had so much fun keeping the kids busy. From pool time to arts and crafts to field trips, I’m so excited for the rest of summer,” Schwartz said. Several camps have waitlists, but there’s still time to ensure your children spots in some of The J’s summer camps that run through August 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with extended day options available, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Scholar- ships and discounts are available. To reserve your spot, call Mary Dooley at 502-238-2718. JFCS Continued from page 15 Klempner, Marty Margulis, Stepha- nie Mutchnick, Peter Resnik and Doug Sharps. Board members elected for three-year terms are Lisa Klein, Rachel Greenberg, Amy Silbert and Karen Sherman. Board members reelected for three-year terms were Ed Cohen and Diane Tobin. Officers for the coming year are Steph- anie Mutchnick, president; Peter Resnik, president-elect; Sean Wachsman, vice president; Mark Charnas, treasurer; and Debbie Friedman, immediate past pres- ident. At large members of the Executive Committee are Mark Ament, Jay Klemp- ner and Marty Margulis. Members leaving the Board are Carlyn Altman, Billy Altman, Janet Hodes, Lar- ry Kass, Laura Klein and Stephi Wolff. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 17

tal’s commitment to providing the most Rothberg said the company would appropriate stroke treatment according like to open six to eight new locations NEWSMAKERS to nationally recognized, research-based during the next year. guidelines based on the latest scientific Sarah Ward, 17, was selected as a First Jewish Hospital received the Ameri- lines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achieve- evidence. Honors Student in Louisville Business can Heart Association/American Stroke ment Award with Target: Stroke Honor Teddy Abrams teamed up with Gill First for her academic success. Ward, a Association’s Get With the Guide- Roll. The award recognizes the hospi- Holland and Jim James to create a recent graduate from North Bullitt High musical tribute to Muhammad Ali and School, completed high school with a 4.0 released it on the day of his funeral, Fri- GPA and several honors and awards. She day, June 10. Their song, “Float Rumble plans to attend the University of Ken- Evangel Hosts Night to Honor Israel; Rest,” comes from Holland’s SonaBlast tucky in the fall and major in biology. Records of Louisville. Holland described Ellen Shapira, an education and ca- Jewish Community Participates it as “a modern classical tune with rock reer counselor at Jewish Family and Ca- by Cindy Schwartz ‘n’ roll spark, a great mix of traditional reer Services, laid out her tips on how to be broadcast live in Bethlehem by Holy and iconoclastic.” The song is available prepare students for college in a recent Special to Community Land Broadcasting, a television station on iTunes. All proceeds will benefit the Louisville Business First article. airing Christian programming through- Muhammad Ali Center. Shapira offered tips on helping stu- ast month, I left my neighbor- out the land of Israel that he had found- A story Robert Sachs wrote, “Jacobs dents choose the right major to lessen hood and to some extent, my ed. He told of more than 40 visits to Is- the Jew,” was published in Tikkun Mag- their time spent in college, tips for good comfort zone. I headed south rael and the strong azine. self-management and time manage- L on the Gene Snyder to Billtown connection he Raquel Masterson, 17, won the Con- ment. Road and the Evangel World Prayer feels to the State gressional Art Contest Kentucky’s 3rd Shapira works with students at JFCS’ Center. I was pleasantly surprised to see of Israel. District for her drawing “Flyaways.” Ra- Career Quest which helps students dis- both the Israeli flag, flying permanently Rabbi Robert quel, an 11th grader at Atherton High cover their talents, explore career paths in front of the Prayer Center, and the Lo Slosberg of Con- School, used Primascolor colored pen- and determine their futures one step at uisville police, sitting in the parking lot, gregation Adath cils to create the piece. There were over a time. presumably providing security. Jeshurun then 100 submissions, and for her winning According to Business First, Blue I came to the Prayer Center because spoke about his work, Raquel will receive two plane Equity LLC has acquired 3 Kings En- I wanted to see what a Night to Honor connections with tickets to Washington, D.C., in June for tertainment LLC, a broadcasting talent Israel felt like in the midst of an Evangel- and love for the the awards ceremony. Her artwork will agency that is based in the Washington, ical congregation. I was not disappoint- State of Israel. He be displayed for a year in the Artistic D.C. area. The firm’s clients include sev- ed. asked us to imag- Rabbi Robert Slosberg Discovery Corridor at the U.S. Capitol, eral ESPN commentators among others. We felt like honorary guests among ine a time when the a tunnel where members of Congress Jonathan Blue is Blue Equity’s chair- their congregation. Many standing in Arab and Muslim nations were willing walk daily. man and managing director. the pews held Israeli flags. A 10-piece to co-exist with Israel and live side-by- Co-founder of the restaurant, Wild Louis Waterman has been named band accompanied the congregation side in peace. He reminded those pres- Eggs, J.D. Rothberg, announced sev- chairman of the Cardiovascular Inno- singing the “Star Spangled Banner” be- ent of the range of Israel’s many accom- eral new locations for the breakfast vation Institute, a joint initiative of the fore we heard a recording of “Hatikvah.” plishments in science, technology and spot recently. Rothberg and Shane Hall University of Louisville, Jewish Hospital I thought to myself, “what a shame that resource management through Nobel plan to open up locations in Cincinnati, and St. Mary’s HealthCare. The institute we, the local Jewish community, did not Prize winners and startup companies. Nashville and Indianapolis. focuses on research, education, com- have a presence there to sing ‘Hatikvah,’ He dreamed about Israel’s ability to have The company is adding three Wild mercialization and philanthropy. but what an honor that they were play- a positive impact on all its neighbors. Eggs restaurants in the Cincinnati area, ing it.” Then I took a look around. There Rabbi Slosberg then thanked the six in the Indianapolis area and other CORRECTION were perhaps 15 Jews from our commu- Evangelical congregants “... from the locations in Jeffersonville, IN and Nash- Joe Rothstein’s name was listed nity that I recognized. If this was a night bottom of both my Jewish and Zionist ville, TN, according to Louisville Busi- incorrectly in the May 27 edition of to Honor Israel, where were we? heart. What you do for Israel could nev- ness First. Currently, there are 12 Wild Community. He won The J Senior De- There was a video message from Is- er have been imagined by Herzl …” He Eggs locations open in Kentucky, Indi- partment’s Elsie P. Judah Award. We raeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya- quipped, “I’m still having trouble wrap- ana, Colorado and Tennessee. apologize for the error. hu. Then, the Evangelical congregation ping my head around your presence to- sang several songs in Hebrew as the He- day. Never in my 35-year career did I ever brew transliteration appeared on a large envision speaking at a Night to Honor Is- video screen up front. rael at the Evangel World Prayer Center.” At this point, my teenage children Finally, the Rabbi explained, “We who joined me were a bit confused and need friends like you who are not afraid I must admit, so was I. I simply kept to speak up, show up, and back your reminding them that we were among words with deeds and support. You are Evangelical Christians that stand in remarkable and an inspiration.” solidarity with the nation of Israel and In the course of the evening, the con- the Jewish people. And most important- gregation also took up a collection for ly, we were there as their guests and we Israel and made an $1,800 donation to shared a common goal – supporting the the 2016 Federation Campaign to go to State of Israel. Israel. Pastor Bob Rodgers welcomed every- So next year, if the Evangel World one. He reminded us all that there was Prayer Center hosts another Night to a bond between Jews and Christians Honor Israel, consider leaving your com- and that the two groups stood together fort zone. Show up to stand in solidarity in support of Israel. He explained that with our Evangelical friends. I promise this evening’s tribute to Israel would you it will be a night to remember.

Chavurat Shalom meets at the Klein A healthy and nutritious lunch is Center at The Temple, 5101 U.S. High- available at noon for $5, followed by the way 42, unless otherwise designated in program at 1 p.m. Vegetarian or vegan the listing. It is a community-wide pro- meals are available for $5 upon request gram and all synagogue members and in advance. Walk-ins welcome, but to Jewish residents are welcome. ensure that a lunch is available for you, June 30 RSVP by Monday of the week you plan “Entertainment by Two of the Dia- to attend to Charlaine Reynolds at 502- monds,” a vocal and piano presenta- 509-9416 or email charlaine.reynolds@ tion. gmail.com. July 7 Transportation to Jewish events, such KORT Therapy – Robin Harrington, as Chavurat Shalom, can be scheduled doctor of physical therapy will pres- by calling Jewish Family & Career Ser- ent balance exercises. vices at 502-452-6341. Transportation to July 14 Chavurat Shalom is $5 round-trip. Alan Zukoff and Steve Bradley – Funding for Chavurat Shalom is Music & Mischegos Returns! provided by the Jewish Community of July 21 Louisville, National Council of Jewish Cathy Fyock, book writing coach, Women, a Jewish Heritage Fund for presents “Telling Your Story.” Excellence grant, The Temple’s Men of July 28 Reform Judaism and Women of Reform Sara Robinson leads Movie Music Judaism, and many other generous do- Trivia with gift cards and prizes. nors. 18 Community Y JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776

a free treat (up to $5 value) and to enjoy AJ Hosts Shabbat Scholar camaraderie. RSVPS must be made to Mark your calendar for Saturday, AROUND TOWN [email protected] or by calling August 6, as Adath Jeshurun hosts a 502-459-2780. Shabbat Scholar program following the The Temple Hosts Second Annual life and to help discover what Judaism Kiddush lunch. Ruth Kline will speak at Equality Shabbat means to you. Temple Shalom Accepting 12:15 p.m. on “Jewish Life in Shanghai: The Temple will mark Lesbian, Gay, Donations for Yard Sale 1939 - 1947.” Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning The Temple Celebrates The Women of Temple Shalom will The community is welcome. (LGBTQ) Pride month with the Second Independence Day with Dinner accept donations on Sundays, July 10 Annual Equality Shabbat on Saturday, The Temple will celebrate Indepen- and July 17, from 10 a.m.-noon for the June 25, from 9 a.m. -1 p.m. dence Day with a Rabbis Shabbat Din- annual indoor yard sale. WOTS will AJ Book Club to Discuss A Guide The Equality Shabbat was inspired ner on Friday, July 1, at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy accept pictures, sporting goods, dishes, for the Perplexed by Congregation Kol HaNeshama in Je- a traditional cookout with hot dogs, jewelry, collectibles, tables, lamps, book- The Adath Jeshurun Book Club will rusalem, which began the tradition of hamburgers, veggie burgers, Steel City cases, baby furniture, toys, clothing meet on Sunday, August 28, at 2 p.m. celebrating LGBTQ pride in 2007. The Pops and other tasty treats. There will and more. Items must be in gently used for an informal book discussion on the Temple is the only Jewish congregation be fun activities for children of all ages. condition. Forms for tax purposes will August Book Club pick, A Guide for the in Kentucky that marks LGBTQ pride The Temple will also have a special ser- be available. If you have questions, call Perplexed by Dara Horn. month with a special Shabbat Service. vice and the 2nd Annual Red, White and Temple Shalom at 502-458-4739 and ask The discussion, facilitated by Debo- The morning will begin with a Torah Blue Oneg. Dinner is $5 and kids 13 and to be contacted by Ellen Gray. rah Slosberg, is free of charge and open study, Shabbat morning service, and under eat free. RSVP by June 28 to 502- The yard sale will be held Friday, July to the community. end with a free Kiddush luncheon and 423-1818. 22 and Sunday, July 24 from 8 a.m. to To order a paperback copy for $14 community panel and forum on hospi- 2 p.m. please contact Deborah Slosberg by tality and inclusion. AJ Hosts Celebration Shabbat phone (458-5359) or email at dslosberg@ Community guests include represen- Adath Jeshurun will celebrate July KI Offers Jewish Yoga Workshop adathjeshurun.com. tatives from the LGBTQ Center at the birthdays and anniversaries on Satur- Cantor Sharon Hordes will lead an in- University of Louisville, The Women’s day, July 2. All who are celebrating a depth and comparative look at the Jew- AJ and Louisville Melton School Center at Louisville Presbyterian Theo- birthday or anniversary in the month of ish and yogic traditions on Thursday, to Take 2017 Israel Trip logical Seminary and Fairness Cam- July are invited to participate in a group July 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Keneseth Israel. Rabbi Robert and Deborah Slosberg paign. aliyah during morning worship services In addition to discussion, Hordes will will lead the 2017 Louisville Melton Isra- The event is free and open to the beginning at 9:30 a.m. lead a yoga, meditation and breathing el trip February 27- March 9. public. For more information, contact practice. This trip is open to both Melton and Becky King at 502-212-2028 or becky@ KI Grills Out for 4th of July This event is free and open to the pub- non-Melton travelers who enjoy in-depth thetemplelouky.org. Keneseth Israel will celebrate the 4th lic. For more details contact Yonatan educational travel and fine dining. Enjoy of July with a barbecue after Kabbalat Yussman, 502-459-2780. daily adventures and exploration of Isra- The Temple Announces Dates for Shabbat services on Friday, July 1, from el’s sites. All travel takes place in luxury Bridges Classes 6-8 p.m. The Men’s Club will cook burg- KI Celebrates July Birthdays coaches to ensure safety and comfort. The Temple announced dates for the ers, hot dogs, chicken and various veggie Keneseth Israel will celebrate July For more information, please contact Bridges: Welcome to Judaism classes, options on the KI front lawn. birthdays during a Kabbalat Shabbat Rabbi Slosberg at rabbi@adathjeshurun. which are devoted to helping newly Jew- The event is free for members. $5 on Friday, July 15, at 6 p.m. at Big Rock com or 502-458-5359. ish people and those looking to convert for non-members. RSVP to rsvp@ke- Park. Bring picnic blankets and food for gain a deeper understanding of Judaism. nesethisrael.com. It is made possible a picnic dinner after Kabbalat Shabbat. The Temple Provides Summer Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks will teach the by the Faye and Simmy Davis Kabbalat KI will provide dessert. Hebrew Classes classes on Mondays, June 27, July 11 and Shabbat Fund and the KI Men’s Club. This celebration is free and open to Rabbi Gaylia Rooks will teach an in- August 22, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at The the public. For more details contact Yo- termediate Summer Hebrew class Mon- Temple. KI Celebrates Summer on natan Yussman, 502-459-2780. day nights from 6:30-7:30. The class will The classes are designed to offer a safe Shabbat with Sundaes study Prayerbook Hebrew and delve into and supportive environment to discuss Keneseth Israel will meet at Graeter’s AJ Offers Hebrew Reading prayers and their deeper meanings. issues of identity, community and fam- Ice Cream, 2204 Bardstown Rd., on Courses Some knowledge of Hebrew and abil- ily during conversion, as well as what Saturday, July 9, at 6 p.m. for Shabbat Adath Jeshurun will hold a series of ity to read basic Hebrew is necessary. it means to be Jewish, to live a Jewish and Sundaes. All are welcome to enjoy Hebrew classes throughout the summer. Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport will teach Ad- During the five 90-minute classes, Deb- vanced Hebrew Monday nights through- orah Slosberg will teach people how to out the summer at 7 p.m. read Hebrew. This course is free of charge and de- The Temple Holds Weekly Torah signed for those with little or no back- Study ground in Hebrew. The class focuses on Join Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport every the Hebrew alphabet and reading skills. Wednesday throughout the summer The first class begins on Sunday, July 31, for talks on the Torah, Jewish History, at 10 a.m., followed by classes on August Israel and more. The classes meet from 7, 14, 21 and 28. 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday before services, The Tem- ple also holds a Torah study with bagels and coffee from 9-10 a.m. in Fishman Library. This class is taught by Rabbi David Ariel-Joel.

AJ Invites Community to Shabbat Lunch and Learn Adath Jeshurun invites the communi- ty on Shabbat mornings for a Lunch and Learn following the worship services. Join Rabbi Slosberg for a lively discus- sion which is open to the community.

KI Holds Jews and Brews Torah Study at The J Keneseth Israel hosts Jews and Brews, a one hour Torah study class with coffee, on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. at The J’s cof- fee shop. The class meets weekly and is open to the public. For more details, contact Yonatan Yussman at yyussman@kenesethisrael. com or call 502-459-2780.

KI Holds Children’s Shabbat Service Children lead Keneseth Israel Shab- bat services on the first and third Satur- days of every month from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Join the congregation for a high energy service with stories, singing, prayers and learning. The service con- cludes with a Kiddush over challah and juice. For more details contact Yonatan Yussman, 502-459-2780. JUNE 24, 2016 Y 18 SIVAN 5776 Y Community 19

After his wife died in 2003, he stayed Pl., SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126. in Ocean Hills and continued to partici- LIFECYCLE pate in club activities. Irwin Gerald He is preceded in death by his wife of Waterman Sam Zeiden 62 years, parents and three siblings. Irwin Gerald Birth Sam Zeiden Zeiden is survived by his children, Waterman, 93, Melanie Brooke died June 8, 2016. Nancy Harrison (Don) and Carl Zeiden died on Sunday, Benovitz He was born in (Barbara); four grandchildren, Sandi June 19. Detroit in October Masori, David Harrison (Cathy), Heath- He was born Oc- Shannon and tober 25, 1922 in Todd Benovitz are 13, 1918. His moth- er Zeiden, and Edward Zeiden; and four er, Jenny Zovod great grandchildren, Shor Masori, Sky Greenwood, MS. pleased to an- Waterman served nounce the birth Zeiden died when Masori, Brian Zeiden, and Sara Zeiden. he was 10. He was in the US Army for of their daughter, He is also survived by his nephews Jay raised in Louis- Jacobson (Lorita) of Boca Raton, FL, 30 months during Melanie Brooke, ville by his father WWII, including nine months with the born May 23, at Kenny Jacobson (Betsy) of Sandy Hook, Edward Zeiden CT, and Harry Jacobson-Beyer and his 164th Infantry Regiment in the Phil- 8:28 a.m. Mela- and his three siblings, Louis Zeiden (Es- wife Sherry of Louisville with whom he ippines and nine months with units in nie is the grand- ther Benovitz), Rose Zeiden Jacobson and Sydel had a very close and special Japan during the Occupation after the daughter of Diane (Abe) and Fanny Zeiden Kent (Jerry). relationship. war, leading one of the units in the victo- and the late Jay Levine of Louisville, KY As a boy Zeiden attended the Kentucky ry parade in Tokyo. and Shellie and the late Melvin Benovitz Military Institue. During the 1937 flood Joan Wood Kay He was a partner and practiced law of Louisville, KY. Melanie is the sister he was sent to Chicago to live with rela- Joan Wood Kay, with Morris & Garlove (later known as to big brother, Jayson, and proud to be tives of his mother and there he met his 87, died Sunday, Morris, Garlove, Waterman & Johnson) named in memory of her paternal grand- wife, Sydel Fisher. They married in 1942 June 19, at Episco- and Seiller Waterman LLC, and was an father and maternal great-grandfather. and had two children, Nancy and Carl. pal Church Home. authority on taxation and estate plan- Zeiden was a self-taught electrical A Louisville na- ning. Wedding engineer who built one of the very first tive, she was born He served as president of the Louis- televisions. He worked for Zenith Radio, May 24, 1929 to ville School for Autistic Children, pres- Benovitz/ then the Bendix Corporation, and finally the late Guy B. ident of the Standard Country Club of Kibort for Hughes Aircraft where he worked on and Helen Wood. Louisville and was a member of The Nancy Benovitz a variety of defense and space explora- She was a gradu- Temple. and Adam Kibort tion projects. Some of his work went to ate of University of He was preceded in death by his par- were married the moon with the Apollo missions. Louisville in 1951 and shortly thereafter, ents, Sophia Garlove and Joseph Meyer Sunday, May 29, During WWII, Zeiden enlisted in the attended the University of Florence in Waterman; his wife of 47 years, Patricia in Louisville at Army and was attached to the signal Italy under a Fulbright scholarship. In Voss Waterman; and his brother, David the Seelbach Ho- corps but was soon discharged in or- 1953, she became a writer for the Cou- (Marilyn) Waterman. der to return to Zenith Radio where his rier Journal until her retirement in 1987. He is survived by his three children, tel. Nancy is the Kay was known to friends as gracious, Robert (Susan) Waterman, Susan (John) daughter of Amy skills were put to use for the war effort. Zeiden was an inveterate tinkerer. He smart and witty. She had a keen appre- Sales and Linda (Glyn) Humphrey; his and Lee Benovitz ciation for art and was an avid reader six grandchildren, Jessica (Michael) Is- and the grand- love gadgets, radios, and televisions. He was often called to fix the televisions of of mysteries and newspapers. She was rael, Jordan (Caitlin) Waterman, Ethan daughter of Myra Garon. Adam is the family and friends and once even fixed skilled at needlepoint and knitting and Sales, Ben Humphrey, Emma Sales and son of Drs. Mary Beth and Phil kibort Roy Rogers’ TV. was a world traveler, who wrote humor- Sophie Humphrey; and his brother, Dr. and the grandson of Reva Kibort and After his retirement the Zeidens ous poems and limericks for friends. Norton (Judy) Waterman. Harold Rothstein, all of the Mineapolis moved to the Ocean Hills Country Club, Joan also acquired a vast collection He was buried in the Temple Ceme- area. The couple reside in Chicago. a retirement community in Oceanside, of Teddy bears. She spoke Italian and tery. Herman Meyer & Son handled the CA, to be close to their daughter and her French and was always fashionably arrangements. Obituaries family. dressed – often in her favorite color, lav- Expressions of sympathy may be sent Zeiden was an avid videographer and ender. Kay is preceded in death by her to The Pat Waterman Nursing Scholar- Lore Kahn whenever there was a family event, there husband of 50 years, Michael Kay. ship at Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Weber he was with a video camera, an exten- She was buried in Cave Hill Ceme- Healthcare Foundation, 250 East Lib- Lore Kahn We- sion of his arm. tery. Herman Meyer & Son handled the erty Street, Suite 612, Louisville, KY ber, 88, of Louis- Not one to lay about in retirement, arrangements. 40202, The Temple or Hosparus. ville, passed away Zieden joined several clubs in his retire- Expressions of sympathy may be on Monday, June 6. ment community, among them the pho- made to the United States Holocaust Me- She was pre- tography club and the computer club. morial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg ceded in death by her beloved hus- band, Alfred. She is survived by her son, Henry Weber Community Classifieds (LeeAnn); her grandsons, Daniel Weber (Deirdre) and Eric Weber (Kelly); and CLASSIFIED LISTINGS ADVERTISING DEADLINE: her great-grandson, Patrick, who she TEMPLE CEMETERY PROPERTY called her Sweetheart. For june 24 issue – FOR SALE Volunteer Her graveside service was on Wednes- FRIDAY, june 15 OPPORTUNITIES day, June 8, at The Temple Cemetery. In Single burial plot in a beautiful setting. 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