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THE ONLY ENGLISH-JEWISH WEBKLY IN R.I. AND SOUTHEAST MASS. , 35¢ PER COPY VOLUME LXXV, NUMBER 2 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 Union Serves Jewish participants included labor WASHINGTON - On the eve unionists and people favoring t he Home With Strike Notice of Mikhail S. Gorbachev's arrival liberation of Afghanistan. in the United States, about The rally was largely orderly by Robert Israel been made. In one of the meetings, 200,000 marchers streamed down and peaceful, with only one arrest PROVIDENCE Jewish held on November 5 at the Constitution Avenue to Capitol It Home employees and members of Howard ,Johnson's Motor Inn in for disorderly conduct reported. Hill Sunday, December 6 to send the New England Health Care Pawtucket, "the management was an emotional collage of the message that Jewish religion and politics, street theater Union, District 1199, have asked wanted to eliminate benefits to emigration and human rights and pop culture, rivaling in size a their negotiators to call a strike on part-time employees, cut back on should figure prominently in the December 15 if no contract sick t ime, change around weekend Washington demonstration last Soviet leader's summit meeting October in support of gay rights settlement is reached at that time. language, change overtime this week with President Reagan. "The November 30 contract language, cut back on sick days that also attracted 200,000 " Let our people go!" both protesters. expiration deadline was extended and sick time, which amounts to speakers and placards declared at to December I , to cooperate with negative incentives/' Israel said. The marchers, singing "God the rally, which was mostly Bless America" and "Hatikva," the the management of the Home as Subsequent meetings - another planned by Jewish organizations the Home was undergoing an was held on Tuesday, December 8 freedom of religious and cultural Israeli national anthem, gathered but included non-Jewish expression." He added, "We will on the Ellipse south of the White inspection from the State of R.l.," - have yielded little or no progress organizations like the National explained union vice president from this previously stated stance, not be satified with less." House and then, behind placards Council of Churches. The letter, read by Morris 8. that read like a road map of the Stan Israel, (no relation to this according to Israel. Mr. Gorbachev, accompanied by writer), in an interview this week. "We know that the Home has Abram, chairman of the National United States, poured down his wife, Raisa, is to arrive at Conference on Soviet Jewry, Constitution Avenue. "We walked the extra mile with received a 7% increase from the Andrews Air Force Base outside them. Our workers wanted to show State of R.I., which Gov. DiPrete continued: " If freedom is achieved About two miles away, at the Washington at 4:40 p.m. Monday through faith, dedication and foot of Capitol Hill, they gathered that together we could pull the stated could go toward wages, so and begin talks with Mr. Reagan we know t heir claim that there perseverance, I have no doubt that on the grass of the Mall and heard place up by the bootstraps. But Tuesday. He is to leave the capitol after the inspection was completed isn't enough money available is freedom will ultimately prevail. speeches by human rights at 8 p.m. Thursday. - and the Home passed the false," Israel said. "Even though God bless you all." advocates, leaders of American inspection, by the way - there is we have tried to find a way to Reagan Asks Just One Arrest Jewish and Christian groups and still no progress in talks. And so avoid it, and even though it is 'Complete Freedom ' T he United States Park Police three of the Republican we are getting ready to strike." unfortunate for the patients, if we In a letter read to the crowd, Mr. said 200,000 people took part in Presidential aspirants: Vice Israel and members of his don't settle this thing soon, we'll Reagan, referring to t hose who the rally, which drew Jews and President Bush, Senator Bob Dole committee have been meeting with have to call a strike." have tried in vain to leave the non-Jews, the politically active of Kansas and Representative Home officials since early In December, 1984, 240 workers Soviet Union, said he would press and the apolitical, the elderly and Jack F. Kemp of New York. Other November, but no progress has (Continued on page 16) Mr. Gorbachev " for the release of t he very young, from a ll over the contenders whose campaigns .all refuseniks and for complete United States and Canada. The (Continued on psge 15) Ellis Island Museum Launches Wall Of Honor Police Scatter Protesters In USSR MOSCOW - A swarm of denied permission on grounds of barraged the protesters with plainclothesmen scattered a small secrecy. questions and taunts. demonstration by people denied Organizers estimated that about " Where do you work?" a crowd permission to leave the Soviet 50 persons attended, but an of people demanded of Vladimir Union, tearing their placards and accurate count was difficult and Khanna Ostrovnov as they roughing up Western television because each time a few protesters stood encircled. " Where were your journalists attempting to film the gathered they were encircled by a parents born? Where is your event. throng of plainclothesmen. motherland? This is just a In an apparent effort to distract There were no injuries or provocation! Why don't you go to public attention from the arrests. Authorities seemed to take Birobidzhan?" The last taunt demonstrators, aut horities bused pains to avoid physical violence, referred to t he Soviet Union's in hundreds of Muscovites and although the crowding and jostling officially Jewish-run region, near staged an official peace rally of large knots of plainclothesmen the Chinese border. nearby, complete with created a somewhat menacing "This state brought you up, loudspeakers and professionally atmosphere. educated, fed you," one man painted antiwar signs. Rally At ForeignMinistry scolded Lea Chernovilsky, The target of the dispersal was a The events began shortly before moments after police had led away few dozen people, mostly Jews, noon, when 14 buses with police her husband and two daughters. who planned t heir protest as the escorts pulled up alongside the "We fed you with our labor." Moscow counterpart to a larger tiny park across from the Soviet The packs of plainclothesmen human rights demonstration zerOed in on Western television Approximately one half mile from the Statue of Liberty, the Foreign Ministry and disgorged mounted in Washington in crews, shoving, grabbing at welcoming beacon for immigrants in New York Harbor, stands approximately 400 Muscovites anticipation of Mikhail S. cameras and microphones and Ellis Is_land, America's major federal immigration station. Photo who said they had been asked to Gorbachev's arrival. trying to block the view with peace in come by local Communist party taken 1982 prior to the start of America's largest restoration Soviet television, in a caustic placards. project w hich is being carried out by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis officials. broadcast, charged that the Organizers passed out placards A Cable News Network Island Foundation, Inc. protesters were "a small group of painted with peace slogans and correspondent, Peter Arnett, was The final phase of fundraising restoration of the Statue of demagogues calling themselves pulled up a flatbed truck as a carried away by six and specific exhibit themes, Liberty and Ellis Island in fighters for human rights" who speakers' platform. plainclothesmen after a scuffle including a new American cooperation with the United had set out to disrupt a rally for Directly across the street in and detained for almost four hours Immigrant Wall of Honor on States Department of Interior peace and disarmament. front of the Foreign Ministry, a at a militia station before being which forebears names can be National Park Service. 'They Isolate Themselves' group of 14 Jewish protesters released. inscribed, have been announced Each exhibit will enliven a After quoting one of the stood with placards around their Some Jews Kept From Rally for Ellis Island Museum. particular aspect of the protesters as pleading, "Let my necks bearing slogans such as "I Many of the plainclothesmen Restoration of Ellis Island and the immigration experience. Together, people go," the commentator have no secrecy" and "Ten years identified themselves to reporters 200,000 square foot historic Main the exhibits will recreate the remarked: '.'Take note, 'my people' in refusal, let me go." as curious passersby or journalists Building is scheduled to be entire immigration process, the - 'my,' not 'our people.' It is they After about five minutes two for Soviet radio and television, but completed by 1989, when the emotions and the thoughts of our who isolate themselves from us." dozen plainclothesmen directed by they responded to instructions Museum will be open to the public. ancestors as they began their new Most of the protesters have a uniformed police colonel from plainclothesmen carrying "The brick and mortar we are lives in America. been denied exit visas on grounds surrounded the protesters and walkie-talkies. repairing and the historic artifacts Paul Knaplund, for example that t hey once worked with official herded them through an Nina Nadgorny, a physicist who being restored are merely symbols arrived at Ellis Island in 1906 and secrets. The majority were Jews, underpass to the park. has been trying to leave with her of our great immigrant heritage. describes his experiences in his although at least two Armenians There t hey encountered physicist husband, Eduard, and The immigrant stories that will be memoirs. "At last . . . the Statue of and one Russian Orthodox additional scores of their son since 1980, had planned told, the ethnic history of our Liberty and Ellis Island were Christian woman took part. Most plainclothesmen who tore the a telephone hook-up with the rally country and the emotions felt here sighted. Expectancy and hope, say they have not had access to signs from t heir necks. in Washington, but said that this at Ellis Island are the real focal admiration and awe were perhaps official secrets for many years, and As the sound of speeches and morning her phone suddenly points of our effort," said Stephen the prevailing emotions. Some some say they never dealt with patriotic music blared t hrough the stopped working. Briganti, president of The Statue shouted and talked excitedly, classified information at all. park from the official peace rally, Some Jews were reportedly of Liberty-Ellis Island others just stared in silence." Soviet officials have granted small clutches of protesters and detained by police on their way to Foundation, the organization Possibly the most personally exit visas to several dozen correspondents were isolated by the demonstration, and a few were responsible for the fundraising gratifying display at the Ellis would-be emigres in the past few circles of plainclothesmen and detained and released during the and overall construction and (r1111 1 imwd 011 pal,!I' l.~,1 days, including some previously counter demonstrators, who assembly in the park. 2 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 Prof. Stein To Speak Shabbaton Prof. Joshua B. Stein, of Roger To Be Held Williams College, will be the Shabbaton and Chanukah party speaker at the next program on at Congregation Ohawe Sholam t he series on"Judaism's Roots and Friday evening December 18 and Local News Heritage" at Temple Beth-El in Shabbos December 19. About 30' Providence on Friday evening, Junior N.C.S.Y. children from December ll, at 8:15 p.m. Pawtucket and surrounding areas Sponsored by the Temple's will gather together fo r a Adult Education Committee, Shabbaton in honor of Pre-Chanukah Latke Party JCCRI under t he chairmanship of Dr. Shabbos-Chanukah. All children, Henry Litchman, the program will age 10-13 (5th-8th grade) are Celebration T he Temple Emanu-El Young News have as its subject: "What Jewish Families Committee is hosting a invited to t his event which will be History Means to Us Today." The hosted by t he congregation with On Monday, December 14, the Hanukkah Latke Party on Danny Warshay and Rafy program was originally scheduled Nshei Chesed will be having a Wednesday, December 16 from Orenstein, Americans who have housing accommodations by the to have been presented on October homes in t he area. If you want to pre-Chanukah celebration at 7:30 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children of all studied at Hebrew University, will 21. p.m. at the home of Penina Lewis, ages are invited fo r an evening of be guest speakers at a brunch for see how J udaism can be fun call Prof. Stein's presentation will 724-3552 to make reservations no 145 Colonial Rd. latkes, Hanukkah stories and single adults Sunday, December be delivered in lieu of t he usual games, and special treats. 20, 1987, at 11 a.m. at the Jewish later than Sunday, December 13. sermon by the rabbi at the regular To conclude the Shabbaton Community Center, 401 Elmgrove Friday evening Sabbath service. It Avenue in Providence. They will there will be a Chanukah party will deal with the meaning of the Saturday evening, December 19 show slides of Israel, the land and study of Jewish history to modern . its people, and will talk on "'Israel' for the youth and the entire , day Jews in terms of the lessons Jewish community. Festivities will What It Is Really Like." we can draw from that history, the begin 7:30 p.m. - The fee is $3.50 for JCCRI directions and warnings which can ,1. members, $6 for nonmembers. For This Friday evening services be found in the writings about the will begin at 4:05 p.m. Saturday further information, contact past and the understanding of our morning services are at 9 a.m. Judith J affe at 861-8800. personal present as it has followed by a kiddush. Rabbi developed from our historical past. The J ewish Community Center Jacobs will give his class at 3:15 Admission will be open to all adult of Rhode Island, 401 Elmgrove p.m. Mincha is at 3:55 p.m. members of the Temple and to all Avenue in Providence, offers three followed by the third Sabbath other interested adults. vacation camps to answer a meal. Ma-ariv is at 4:55 p.m. variety of interests and age groups. A resident of Pawtucket, Prof. Havdalah is at 5:05 p.m. Activities, planned according to Stein is a graduate of t he State age level, include guests, t rips, University of New York. He holds They·'re swim time in the J CCRI pool, gym Masters Degrees from both Brown "Who Won The War?" activities and parties. University and St. Louis At Touro Synagogue Irresistible • Grades K-4, Children's Camp University and a doctorate from At $25, $50 and $100 will be held from December St. Louis University. The second in a series of late they are the perfect 17-December 31 at a per diem rate. Hanukah At JCCRI Friday evening services - Oneg way to give a woman For information call Ruby Shabbat programs at T ouro Shalansky at 861-8800. On Sunday, December 20 the Designer Fashions at J ewish Community Center, 401 Synagogue will be held on Friday • Grades 5-7, Pre-teen camp will evening, December 11 , and will prices that can't be beat. be held December 17-December 31 Elmgrove Avenue in Providence, will celebrate Hanukkah with feature a sermon by Rabbi Chaim In fact, Loehmann's at a per diem rate. For information Shapiro entitled " Who Won the guarontees it ...~! call Ruby Shalansky or Rob Haber events for all ages and interests. A family Hanukkah party will War?" at 861-8800. This service will act as an Grades K-4, Sports Camp will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Entertainment will be followed by introduction to the forthcoming be held from December Chanukah festival season. It will 21-December 31. For information latkes, games and crafts. T he fee will be $1.50 per person; $7.50 begin at 8 p.m. in the main call Elliott Goldstein at 861-8800. sanctuary at 72 Touro St., Pre·registration is essential. maximum per family. For information call Shira Goldberg. Newport. Following worship, there Please call for information or will be a collation sponsored by , prices. At 1 p.m. the Outdoor Club will have a video party in the Teen Mr. and Mrs. Sol Schwartz in Lounge. Refreshments wi ll be honor of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Chanukah Party served. The club, free and open to As part of the special Chanukah teens in grades 9 through 12, is Shalom-Na'Amat Chapter is festivities, the evening will include sponsored by t he Robbie Frank having their annual Chanukah a dramatic rendition entitled Fund. New members are Party Tuesday, December 15, 1987 "Two Strangers." This will be encouraged to attend. For at 7:45 p.m. at the home of Merri presented at t he post-service Shlesigner. information call Rob Haber. T here will be a brunch for get-together to be held at t he Please bring a gift. Jewish Community Center social Jewish Singles ages 21 to 60 at 11 You can 't beat our prices! hall located across Touro Street a.m. T he fee for JCCRI members from the Synagogue. This part of is $3.50; nonmembers $6. For information call Judith the program will be given by the "Touro Players," who are J affe, Jewish Community Center participants in the weekly Adult Now Accepting - c:E:l For Infonnalion Call: (401) 823-51 70 of Rhode Island, 861-8800. • Warwick, Loehmann's Plaz.a, I 276 Bald Hill Rd. Education Programs at Touro. The play was written by Rabbi Shapiro and is being directed by Go Naturally Curly Mrs. Rita Slom. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT . This special service is open to Far those of us who weren't all members of t he Jewish faith in born with natural cur1s, Redken the Newport area. For further Best Ner Secret has the solution, VECTOR perm. fhe information, contact the Touro VECTOR _perms produce soft, office at 847-4794. gentle cur1s; the kind that people In Provictence are born with - sometimes. Tune into the look of soft cur1 Cong. Sons Of Jacob Baked on the Premises: U ntil o ur sign is We'll serve your and great body. Breads, Bagels On Sunday, November 29, 1987, meal in o ur bistro, t he following officers and Board of installed, we'll be Danish , Muffins eack up a moveable * SPECIAL PACKAGE* Directors were installed by Rabbi known only to those Tarts & Tortes who seek us out. At feast , or cater your - with Rhonda or Joan - Morris Drazin at t he Congregation Fin e Coffees & Teas Sons of Jacob. President , Harold Alchemy Ovenworks, Cap puccino/ Espresso occasion wherever ½ OFF Reg. $35.00 value everything is cooked, the location. Take Silverman; Vice-President, David Fresh Squeezed Juice Package includes shampoo, Friedman; Treasurer, Isadore baked, squeezed, or Smoked Fish home our fresh deli 107 Taunton Ave. perm, cut and style finish. Friedman; Financial Secretary, assembled on the Q uality Deli Meats or bakery items. We (at Fall River Ave.) Call today for an appointment. Melvin Fleischer; Corresponding premises daily. O ur Salads open ear1 y and we Seekonk, MA 336-8395 & Recording Secretary, Harold menu var ies depending And Much More! stay open late. You Labush. Gerry Friedman, Dr. on the availability can find us next to •••••• _\ . •••••••••• ••••••• ~ - ~•• Leonard Labush, Joseph ~atzner, of fresh ingredients Staples in the Uni­ * '-lf:,"f/1' • · Q -+ and Larry Parness were installed and the creative versity Heights Jt $V-/ B d 7°' hnz·ques 0 ~ to the Board of Directors. whims of our Shopping Ctr. ~ .~"1 0 y .1 ec~o- Presi.dent Harold . Silverman staff. -.1.0\'- 780 Hope St. Providence appointed t he Gab01m - Sam v ' '- Berman and David Fr1edman. °' 27 4-7933 . ! T he Congregation Sons of Jacob it ' * will hold Chanukah Services as · ! How many times have you made the same New Year's * follows: Morning servi~es at 6:30. it Resolution? This year make the Smart Resolution _ ! Saturday mormng s~rv,ces at 8:30 it . 1 • . • * and Sunday mornmg at 7:30. * Body Techniques. Our Motonzed CahsthenIC Table * Tuesday, December 15 - First ! will get rid of unwanted cellulite, lose inches, finn and it Chanukah candle at 4:30 p.m. and * tone your body. Start the New Year Now! * Mincha at 4 p.m. Sunday, ,. ~ December 20 - 5th day of Call 274-7934 for your FREE Compffmentary Visit. Chanukah services will be at 7:30 a.m. followed by a Chanukah 111N. M A IN ST R EF.T Open Daily Al(' II E M Y, ·.1 - '-• - .,.; , breakfast at 8:45. T he last day of PROV l l>EN(.'E TRAN SF ORM I NV Body Techniques R. I. O 1 ~O 4 7 A.M. 'ti/ 10 P.M., TltF. C0~1MON Chanukah is Wednesday, I 4 O I I I N TO T II F. 780 l 1 A ACF. L SI' F. C..' I ,\ L Hope St. December 23. All services Frirlay& Saturr1...y Prov. 274-7933 conducted by Rabbi Morris EAT IN OR 'tJ Midnight TAKE OUT Drazin, spiritual leader of the ••••••••• •• congregation. THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 - 3 South _County Hebrew School "Super Sunday" December 13

Super Sunday, the eighth annual fundraising phonathon of the Jewish Federation of Rhode etails Island, will be held on Sunday, December 13, at the Jewish Community Center, Providence, one of a kind accessories from 9:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Federation, the central fundraising and planning organization for Rhode Island's Jewish community, helps to support various local Jewish institutions and provides humanitarian projects overseas. More than 250 workers have ... volunteered for Super Sunday. .~~ ~ ;; Some 5,000 households will be contacted. - m~Jt " Super Sunday is one of the most important days in our Alissa Nelson, Elizabeth Watsky, Ariel Bender, Mark Glazer, campaign," said David Hirsch, Scott Kaplan, Justin Singer, Rebecca McNeil, Janie Biben. The overall campaign chairman for ,, youngsters are students at South County Hebrew School in Kingston, R.I. Federation. "Super Sunday is the only campaign event that brings At Congregation Beth David in Judy Gelles, President; Michael together literally hundreds of Narragansett on Friday, Bender, Alice Juda, Robin Nelson, volunteers from throughout the November 20, 1987, Ethan Adler, Sara Nelson, Norman Rubinstein community. Thousands of Rhode Religious Leader, led the services and Sheila Stevens. Island's Jewish families make which were conducted mainly by The next family activity wil be a their pledge to Federation on students from South County Channukah Party to be held on Super Sunday. So it is truly a Hebrew School. Students in Sunday, December 20 at 9:30 a.m. community effort grades Kindergarten through 7th at Congregation Beth David in people coming together to support grade participated. A total of 85 Narragansett. All children in the J~wish institutions at home and people attended the evening. community celebrating Channu­ better the lives of Jews in need in Several grandparents wer~ also kah are welcome to participate. other countries around the world." Just in Time for Holiday Giving present as were some members of the Jewish community. The school SOUTHWOOL SWEATERS has 26 students - 24 were present with their families. and now½ price participated. OUR HOUDA Y GIFT TO YOU IS 20% OFF The school has a large new enrollment in the younger grades ALL REGULARLY PRICED MERCHANDISE this year. Many more family Stay in Israel from 7 days to 60 days. NOW THRU DEC. 25, 1987 events over the course of the year 5 Nights Hotel • 5 Days Hertz Car now open sundays 12-5 are planned. The evening was organized by Linda Zell, our ALL THIS & ISRAEL TOO Complimentary Holiday Gift Wrap Seroice principal, with the assistance of with each purchase. the teachers and parents. from sa1 goo Call Dorothy Teachers at the school this year ~ wj-e lkMc\thy Ann open mon. thru sat. 10:30-6 prn_.277 thayer street are: Lillian Cabelli, Mark Glazer, ff Iener 766 Hope St., Prov. R.I. providence_751-1870 Etti Griff, Gilda Ross, Harold · 272-6200 Sternbach, and Linda Zell. School committee members are:

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STOP IN AT OUR OTHER 2 LOCATIONS THE TOWEL PLACE THE TOWEL PLACE UNIVERSAL 420 Quequechan St. TOWEL STORE 1003 Oaklawn Ave. Fall River, MA 25 Morris Lane 617-678-7443 (off Pawt. Ave.) Cranston, RI East Providence, R.{. 943-4088 431-0990 The Unsettled Peace by Eric Rosenman Yaari, author or co-author of several Ten years have passed since books, including one on achievement of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat 's the Egyptian-Israeli peace, writes t hat journey to Jerusalem, eight following instead of becoming a bridge to a the signing of the Egyptian-Israel comprehensive Arab-Israeli settlement peace treaty. Cairo's official view is the bilateral peace ''has become a that bilateral relations again are guard rail to prevent the two countries warming after a chill brought on from tumbling into the abyss." primarily by Israel's 1982 invasion of Ot her Arab states initially attacked At The JCC Bookfair Lebanon and its refusal to talk with Egypt for its "separate peace." But the PLO. Cairo's de-linking of its relations with But in a recent interview with Israel and the issue of the Palestinian first Yiddish Eldercamp at the Jewish PROVIDENCE - When Judith Ma'ariu, Israel's Prime Minister, Arabs both helped the peace survive Community Center two summers ago. I Jaffe of the Jewish Community Yitzhak Shamir, said he was not and aided Egypt's inter-Arab political had an enthusiastic bunch in my class. Center's staff asked me if I would satisfied. "The simple reason is that rehabilitation, Yaari stresses. Most They were walking from class to class participate in the annual Bookfair, the normalization of relations that we important to the treaty's durability speaking Yiddish with the exictment of held last week, I was hesitant at first. were promised would follow the peace have been Egyptian and Israeli interest As a newspaper reporter and editor, I children. At Cindy Gilman's Yiddish agreement did not come about .. . . The in avoiding a return to brinksmanship hadn't really written anything class they were giggling with delight. Si absence of normalization is preventing and dependence on American aid. "literary" in the newspaper. I write Pressman led the students in Yiddish peace from being consolidated and t his " Peace does not mean recognition of weekly reports - chronicles of events conversation, too. And two students is what is worrisome." Israel's moral legitimacy.... In place that quote people involved in all performed an original skit, based on Ehud Yaari, Middle East of reconciliation is acceptance of an aspects of life in our society. My recent stories from the "Bintl Brief', a correspondent for Israeli Television, unjust fait accompli. . . . The peace trips abroad didn't seem like subjects subject taught by Ruth Page. thinks he knows why. While t he peace process is ultimately meant to effect a suitable for a bookfair; I will be After teaching for a month, my mind " has proved to be remarkably stable .. transformat ion in Israel a speaking about them next month to was filled with many images of a time . apart from their common desire to 'de-Zionization' that will satisfy the when Yiddish, that warm and the Hope Lodge of the B'nai B'rith and avoid the risk of war, no other major Arabs' historical demands, particularly sentimental language, was spoken in at Temples Beth-El and Am David. spheres of mutual interest have regarding the rights of the The people who will be attending those South Providence, and when my emerged. Instead, t he peace has grown Palestinians. ... events will not come looking to be maternal grandmother, Annie cold and its present structure is " In this context, Israel's insistence entertained. They will attend to Schechter, spoke it in the house. on maximizing normalization . is hopefully hear more details about I interviewed my mother. I asked her generating dangers to its long-term durability." interpreted as an effort to skip directly Japan that I did not include in my for some memories. I wrote them down In a just-published paper for the to the establishment of full peaceful two-part series in October this year. in my notebook, which was now getting Washington Institute for Near East relations without first undergoing the filled. I looked at old photographs, But when I thought it over, I Policy, Yaari said both sides suffer t ransformation demanded of it." remembered a short story I had written thinking they would help me with from "unfulfilled expectat ions." But Yahya Sadowski, a specialist in visual details. But nothing happened. I that was 11ub ished in Genesis 2 a Egypt " has now developed an elaborate Egyptian affairs at the Brookings couple years ago. Genesis 2, for those of never wrote it. I doubted I ever would. system of restrictions to contain Institution, points to another you who do not subscribe to it, is a relations with Israel. Moreover, these complicating factor -"the appearance Jewish literary magazine in And then the great Yiddish writer restri.ctu:ms appear to be aimed at of fundamentalists at the heart of the Cambridge, Mass. My story, based on Sholom Aleichem came to me in a Egyptian establishment [which] has dream one night and spoke to me. He creating an Egyptian option to revert to true life events, is titled, " Buying the a relationship af non-aggression shoul,J dumbfounded the secular wing of the was seated at his favorite table at the House Twice." It is a personal tale of circumstances permit or require it" Cairene elite." cafeteria, in Manhattan. He had just life during the Depression as (emphasis in the original). More important than Islamic experienced by my mother, Eleanor finished his glass tea, which he drank What Yaari terms "containment" of radicals, writes Sadowski in the with a sugar cube in his mouth. He Israel, to whom the story is dedicated. peace include: November-December issue of Middle But it is not journalistic; I take a lot of wiped his lips and sucked on his teeth, • Ideological constraints, "promoted East Insight, are the "legalists." liberties with the story, because the to free the pieces of coffee cake that by the Mubarak regime," stressing that Legalists stress the need to refo rm writing of fiction allows you to do that. had become lodged there. He told me a "peace merely reflects a shift of society along Islamic line from within My mother calls it a bubby story, few stories and ordered some kishka strategy in an ongoing confrontation rather than attacking it from without. (meaning a tall tale), and it is, sort of: from the waiter. When the kishka aimed at Israel's submission to Arab Critical of the western "thought it's written about her and about her ' arrived, he ate it like a man possessed. supremacy"; invasion" accepted by Sadat, the mother, who was, after all, my hubby. Satisfied, ~e drank some seltzer. • Restrictive normalization, "backed legalists "have grown increasingly ... Another glass tea was brought, but he by media indoctrination, which outspoken" even within the ruling let it cool in the cup, placed his hands Journalism is a lot easier to write actively discourages Egyptians from national Democrat ic Party, still than fiction. All your notes are in front on the table and looked at me through dealing with Israel"; dominated by Sadatists. of you. The snippets of conversation his glasses. • Simultaneously rebuilding its Obviously, to all the other warnings you remember are still in your mind, or " Yitzchok," he said to me, because military "with the objective of which apply to the Middle East, on the tape recorder, but I hardly ever that is my Hebrew name, "when will establishing a 'balance of deterrence' another one must be added: Do not use a tape recorder on interviews. The you write that story about your vis-a-vis Israel." A cold peace might take Camp David for granted. physical descriptions, the details you grandmother and your mother? It then deteriorate further to a "cold Eric Rosenman is editor of Near East want to convey that make a piece makes perfect sense that it should be war." interesting, are also recorded in your written, so, nu? What are you waiting Report. notebook, that is, what the interviewee for? The Messiah will come and what if is doing in his or her physical you have only a notebook full of environment at the time of the thoughts but nothing substantial to interview, and so forth. When you have show to him? He'll take one look at you done all your research, checked back and laugh in your face. What kind of with your sources, you sit down at the writer are you, anyway? Even a word processor and go to town. The luftmench gets more done than you." copy editor here at the Herald reads it ... over and puts it on my desk with his I woke up from the dream and hen-scratchings, the countless immediately wrote the story, "Buying numbers of mistakes made in spelling, the House Twice" in the style of the grammar, punctuation and syntax. Yiddish writers of the old days. I wrote _.. ___(IJSl'S ....790) eo,_,.. When I read it over again, put the it as if it were a translated Yiddish Pubhhed E"'Y WNk By Th9 corrections in, run it by the copy editor story, and I let my grandmother's voice once more if I'm unsure of something, and my grandfather's voice come a EDITOR: then by deadline time, the story is through me and onto the page. ROBERT ISRAEL ready. It gets pasted-up by the graphic Those attending the bookfair at the arts department and printed. Every Jewish Community Center last a ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: week, co11Bistently. It has an weekend told me they liked it, and that BRUCE WEISMAN established rhythm to it- that. has I should try and do more stories like it. hooked me now for almost a decade. It took a couple years to write it, but a ACCOUNT REP.: Fiction isn't like that at all. I haven't when it was finished, a piece of me, my MARY FITZPATRICK done a lot of fiction writing, but the family history and the history of my little I have done has been time people, was expressed, with tears and consuming, and difficult. A short story with laughter. - (I once tried to write a novel, but never finished) - has to have a Sholom Aleichem came back to me beginning, middle and end. It has to in another dream last night. He looked have a plot. It has to have dialogue, as if he was going to scold me again. character development, tension, tone "It's just indigestion, that's all, and undertone, mood. And it has to be Yitzchok," he said to me, using my short. The short stories I most admire Hebrew name again. "I ate too much at do not tire a reader out; they pack a that bookfair brunch of yours last · ' wallop, and leave you wondering how weekend. But it was such a festive you got knocked over the head. time, I want you should know. Any ... time people get together to celebrate Candlelighting "Buying the House Twice" came to books is festive for me. I could hardly me when I had finished my two-part sleep, I was so excited. Such clever December 11 1987 series on South Providence's Jewish people, so handsome and so brilliant! roots for this newspaper four years ago. And so attentive and well read, talking 3:57 p.m. I had spent time in my old about this, pontificating about that! neighborhood and had relived many My name was mentioned once or twice, memories with some people who were I know, because my ears were buzzing. still living there. I began to keep a A nice community you live in. Oh, by notebook of impressions, bits and the way, I almost forgot to mention it pieces of memory. - about your story, I mean - it wasn't And then I was asked to teach at the so bad, either." THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 - 5 Between Life & Death Book Review "My Hundred Children" by Isaac Klausner doctor of the Hospital telling my by Michael Fink separate Israel from the issue of lyrical loveliness of the Polish came this August from a wife, "He is old, no hope, let him My Hundred Children, by Lena the Holocaust read this history of seasons. And contrasts beauty peaceful and happy vacation in die." Then there came to me the Kuchler-Silberman. Dell. 253 a hundred children! The most with the stark ugliness of human France. On Saturday of the same Jewish words, "choose life, not pages. $3.50. poignant plight is that of the conduct. But she plays fair. If a week I made a short speech at our death," and I gave up the idea of Originally written in 1961, My children raised as Catholics in nun is kind, a peasant helpful, a Temple, felt very weak but Death. I remembered the story of Hundred Children was revised in convents. They have learned to neighbor reliable, she managed to walk home. Going the poor man who made a 1986 and republished in 1987. hate Jews: to despise themselves. acknowledges these exceptions, from one room to the bedroom I miserable living by carrying heavy Manv readers may have seen Lena Another issue raised in the book not to "soften" her judgment of collapsed. I couldn't lift myself. I loads on his back. One day he Kuchler-Silberman's story on tele­ is the recognition of mutual help. the Enemy, but to sharpen it had a severe stroke. The rescue carried a heavy load of wooden vision in November, starring Linda The children help each other to through total honesty. Each squad took me to the R.I. Hospital sticks, and he fell. The wooden 1Jlvin !!I.1-&n!!, .. reform their collective sanity. chapter contains a scene of such where I stayed two months, then sticks were all over the road. The Among recent volumes of They must take arms against the irony and artistic rightness of tone was transferred to the Jewish poor man started to curse survivor memoirs, gathered and pogromchiks, and they do so, with that you may learn not only Home for the Aged for one more everything and everyone. Then he edited from many sources, My grenades and rifles. (Pacifism is lessons in history, Jewish history, month. Recently I came home to started to blame God: "Why is all Hundred Children stands out as not always the answer to but also perhaps a lesson in my wife. misery on me? Better send me the the elegantly articulated account violence.) Lena may not find true composition, the art of writing. Angel of Death!" Soon there of one woman, who gathered up romance, she finds a more I recommend the book both to I had time to think things over. appeared the Angel of Death. My right half of the body was survivors themselves in the important kind of love, the love of those who saw the show and "You called on me," he said. The stricken. I could not use my right immediate pogrom-ridden postwar a teacher's responsibility to the firstcomers to the account. In poor man then said, "Yes, yes, leg nor my right hand, and my years in Poland and brought them future. Ms. Kuchler-Silberman addition, I take the opportunity to would you help me to collect the speech was not clear. I went to out to Palestine - to Israel. Lena, writes beautifully - in Hebrew, recommend all survivor accounts. therapy. Finally I have started to wooden sticks and put the load on or Lenka, later called Mother by translated into an excellent I tell you, they are the most my back?" English by David C. Gross. She walk with a walker, but only when her orphaned charges, hid out authentic voices in modern I now recall the first night's describes the moonlight, the writing - anywhere you look. someone is with me to keep me during the war by disguising her dreams in the hospital after the Jewish identity and serving as a from falling. My hand does not stroke. In one dream, a man cut improve, and I'll have to depend governess to an aristocratic the patient into pieces and sent on help. Is a life like that worth Christian family. Small and the package to the family. Then a living? Is length of life more dainty, she attracted men, and dream of being in Newport at a tells us of a number of proposals HAPPY important than quality of life? concert, then on the 10th floor Aren't scientists right talking of a which she considered, and turned where I was finding thousands of down. One from a Communist "span of life" (late ?O's to jars of strawberry jam, other food, mid-80's)? Have I the right to be a "liberator," one from a Polish 40th and then finding myself dreaming landowner, another from a Jewish burden to society and to my wife of Wilno, Poland, and being with and children? physician who helps with her my family. I was all the time in my hundred children. Lena had been ANNIVERSARY I remember one of the men from hospital bed. married and lost a child, but her the rescue squag_ saying to another Isaac Klausner is a writer and husband had left her. When he that there is no hope for me, and a teacher who lives in Cranston. returns, she rejects him also. Her great love goes to her children. TRUDI and EDWARD ADLER And what children! A Son Thanks His Parents One little girl had been hidden, and later abandoned, in a closet. A LOVE by Sam Shaulson Parents instill a value system in boy has lost an eye. One infant About four years ago, my their children which will sei:ve as Lena found underneath the corpse parents submitted an article to the the basis for future thought and of its mother lying outside in the ETHAN, WENDY, ELAN, Rhode Island Jewish Herald decisions. Also, through the street. All live with incredible boasting about each of their three parent-child relationship, parents nightmares, none is whole in body, SUSAN, JENNIFER and DORI sons latest accomplishments. In provide their children with a spirit, or mind. Yet she loves them addition, a photograph of my model for future interpersonal and believes in them, in an brothers and I accompanied the relations. Essentially, parents absolutely nightmarish Poland Maze/ Tov from article. My brother, David, had provide the means by which their that wishes them harm, wishes just graduated from the Wharton children interact with their them all dead and gone. all of us School of Business, my brother, environment and adapt to the I have found survivor memoirs Joseph, had just graduated from complexities of life. honest, complex and sober. People Cranston High School West and Personally, I am certain that my sometimes suggest to me that time was accepted to the University of parents have provided me with all may alter souvenirs, that survivors Pennsylvania, and I had just the necessary tools to take on the are not historians, that their tales completed my final year at challenges of life. Both my mother may be "exaggerated." I have HOLIDAY GIFTING STARTS WITH A Western Hills Junior High School. and father have a profound never found this to be the case, SUBSCRIPTION TO THE At the time, 1 laughed at t he commitment to success through never found the versions softened article and photo and hard work. T his ideal has given me and never overstated, always fair thoughtlessly condemned my a strong sense of ambition and the and just. I think the genre of parents fo r the embarrassment ability to seek success and pride survivor accounts is enormously R.I. HERALD that would surely ensue. through the establishment and worthwhile. "Read one, read them Today, I think differently. fu lfillment of personal goals. My all," is not at all the case. Each Parents deserve recognition for mother and father have also story is unique, invaluable from the most significant role they play supplied me with a seemingly multiple points of view. FOR JUST •10.00 (514.00 out of state) you can give in their children's development perfect balance between authority My Hundred Children has a friend or relative 52 weeks of the most compre­ and future accomplishments. and independence. Authority, certain specific virtues. One, is Parents do not only provide their using both rewards and discipline, that it points toward the dire ensive publication dedicated to the Jewis children with the necessit ies of has internalized a robust set of necessity of the state of Israel. The Community. Timely features, local & social life, they transfer their goals, morals and values within me. Jew was alone even among the events, From the Editor and our Arm;ng,Jpym drives, and methods of Independence has allowed me to allies. Partisans, other anti-Nazis, section highlight each and every weekly issue:' , ,. achievement to their children. fend fo r myself, take 1:m communists, the Western responsibility, and find my own democracies, no one would have Reading & Discussion identity. Equally as important, my welcomed and succored the Series At PPL parents have shown me the children: Israel (Palestine then) importance of family. As a close was their last hope, their The Rochambeau Branch of the knit family, my parents, brothers, Hatikvah. Let those who would Providence Public Library, 708 and I have always spoken openly, To give your gift just fill out the coupon below Hope Street, is presenting The concerning any subject. Also, my Chanukah Dinner At Short Story; The Jewish Experi­ family and I have always taken and mail it to: ence, a reading and discussion family vacations. To this day, each Beth Sholom series, which began on November holiday includes a reunion with Subscription Dept. Congregation Beth Sholom will 16, will continue its Monday eve­ both close relatives as well as be sponsoring a Chanukah Family ning series from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. distant relatives. In general, I feel A.I. Herald that good parents are those who Dinner on Sunday, December 20, .through December 21. the sixt h night of Chanukah, at P.O. Box 6063 Through the beauty and pre­ satisfy their children's biological the synagogue. The program will cision of the short story, partici­ needs (i.e. hunger, love, etc.) and who also enable their children to begin at 5:30 p.m. wi.th a menorah Providence, R.L 02940 pants will examine life as portrayed lighting ceremony. This will be by authors whose works reflect successfully. interact and adapt to the environment. followed by a Chanukah festive - R.I. HERALD GIFT SUBSCRIPTION -1 their Jewish heritage. The series dinner in the newly refurbished will be led by Jane Civins, a grad­ My thoughts presented in this P.O. Box 6063, Prov. 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Yet, I often neglected and still The entire community is invited Phooe # ______,Pf1ooe # 'I From The Collected Stories. often neglect to show my to this event. Reservations are December 21 - To Make Aliyah appreciation. This is my way of · necessary with the Beth Sholom L-=~~~~::'.::~:~:.o.:~~.:~::~~ . -- To Live in Israel. saying thanks to them. office by Monday,, , December 14. 6 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 Rivka Hyatt Weds Paul Safferson Social Events

Cong. Mishkon Tfiloh Temple Shalom Women's Assoc. Of Jewish Home Sisterhood Congregation of Temple Congregation Mishkon Tfiloh Shalom will be having a Latke and Sisterhood will hold their Luncheon and Chanukah Party on The Women's Association of annual Chanukah party on Sunday, December 20 from noon-2 the Jewish Home for the Aged will Sunday, December 20, 1987 at 6 p.m. in the Temple Social Hall. A hold a regular meeting on p.m. in the Social Hall of the delicious lunch will be served, Wednesday, December 16, 1987. Synagogue. complete with latkes (potato The Solomon Schecter Day The program wi ll begin with the pancakes). Games, prizes, a mini School of R.I. will entertain with a candle lighting ceremony, Mr. auction and entertainment will singing festival of Chanuka, Edward Spencer officiating, Israeli and Jewish holiday songs. delight all those in attendance. followed by a delicious buffet and The choir leader is Wendy Reservations may be made by traditional Chanukah refresh­ calling Carol Bazarsky at 847-8442 Garf-Lipp. ments. Refreshments will be served at or the T emple office at 846-9002. Entertainment will feature 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be at 1 cantor Charles Ross. p.m. Charlotte R. Goldberg, Committee members in charge president, will preside. Dine in Florence of the affair are Mr. Henry without leaving Abramowitz and Mrs. Rose Bernstein, Sarah Goodblatt, Providence Jessie Connis, Anna lsraeli t and Mr. Sam Rotkopf and Miss Dorothy Berry, ex-officios. ~OsCA.NO~

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...I T HE RHODB ISLAND HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 - 9 Israeli Dance Festival Theatre Review: "Christmas Carol" At Trinity At Temple Emanu-EI by Lois Atwood ~r-'11'""""-C:ar-wia--ii A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep continues to be a spectacle and a feast. Trinity's version of the timeless story has evolved from one year to t he next, but is always short and played without intermission. Lively music and dance and the realism of a live goose and dog add to the scene. Charles Dickens's heavy sentimentality is not for everyone, but the audience always seems to enjoy the unfolding of Scrooge's hard heart into a humanizing love for Tiny Tim, surrounded as it is by holiday trappings. J Dickens wrote the story in Richard Kneeland as Scrooge, Janice Duclos as Christmas perception of the need to educate Present & Company members in Trinity Rep's 11th annual the poor, but its primary focus is production of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, adapted by Emanu-EI Adult Institute dancers on the transformation of one old Adrian Hall and Richard Cumming with original music and Jewish schools throughout the the Providence Hebrew Day miser through his education by t he lyrics by Richard Cumming. state have been invited to School, the Temple Emanu-El spirits of Christmas past, present Stephens), the pathos of Tiny Tim he has scorned fo r so long). participate in a Festival of Israeli Adult Institute Folk Dancers, and and future. A pageant more than a (Samuel Coale or Patrick Wade), Peter Gerety directed A • dance and song at Temple "Mishalot," the Israel folk dance play, it moves rapidly from one the irritable charwoman who Christmas Carol, which was J Emanu-El. The program will be group of Brown University. scene to another with works for Scrooge (Janice Duclos), dramatized by Adrian Hall and I held on Sunday, December 13 at 2 Live music will be provided by larger-than-life characters. the businessmen seeking Richard Cumming. Cumming p.m. Laura Berkson, Judy Cohen, and What most of us will remember donations (Keith Jochim and wrote the music and lyrics, and Some of the participating Risa Goldberg. are the chains of Scrooge's old Derek Meader), and Scrooge William Damkoehler was musical groups include the Religious T he program is free and open to partner (William Damkoehler), himself (Richard Kneeland, director. Robert D. Soule designed School of Temple Emanu-El, the public. For more information the gentle sadness of Bob Cratchit wonderfully miserly over his gold scenery; William Lane, costumes; Temple Torat Yisrael, t he call Rabbi Daniel Liben at the (Ed Shea), the beckoning finger of and his coal at first and t hen and Sid Bennett, lighting. Sharon Solomon Schechter Day School, Temple 331-1616. Christmas Future (David PB delighted like a boy again at what Jenkins was choreographer.

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Financial Gifts For The Holidays Too often holiday gifts are put educational as well as useful. By at $25) and are sold by most banks in a dark closet and never seen giving children a few shares of and savings and loans. They again. To avoid this fate, many common stock or a savings bond, usually mature in 10 years and are people have found that financial yo u can help them learn about a great way to help a child develop S. Ronald Daniels (left), a corporator of Eastland Bank, looks gifts make practical and unique investing and gain increased sound saving habits. on as Herbert L. Miller (center), chairman of the Board and holiday ideas - and they're confidence in their ability to Treasury notes have a larger C.E.O. of Eastland Bank, presents check for $250,000 for a hardly ever returned. manage finances. Grandparents minimum value ($1 ,000 in some State of Israel floating prime rate note to Daniel S. Kaplan While cash is always welcome, might also consider creating a cases), but are longer term, up to (right), chairman of the R.I. Committee, State of Israel Bon~. financial presents can take more college fund - a gift that may four years. T reasury Bonds, with The bank's investment helps bolster the economic personal fo rms and are, therefore, please both children and parents. maturities extending beyond 10 infrastructure of the State of Israel, including industry, appropriate for almost anyone. Here are a few practical ideas to years, carry a $1,000 minimum. agriculture, highways, harbors, telecommunications and With some forethought, it's easy spice up this year's shopping list. 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From the latest in of officers on Sunday, December Benzion Miller is a performer will be served. Entertainment will high-powered Jewish wedding 13, 1987 .at 2 p.m. at the Priest who has that rare ability to go include games and music. Please music to Yiddish ballads, from Memorial Chapel, Lincoln Park bring a $3 grab bag gift. beyond the barriers of age and cantorial selections to children's Cemetery, 1469 Post Road, Please call language and even music. A classics, Benzion Miller's lyric tenor Warwick, R.I. The public is the Center at (617) 341-2016 or performer who has the gift of · voice lifts audiences from their invited. ( 61 7) 821-0030 to make your communication with a voice that seats. Tickets are available for just reservation. speaks directly from the heart to $9 each, and $ 10 for the evening of the soul and sets audiences ablaze the concert. 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NOAH'S ARK A newspaper for Jewish children

VoL. 10, No. • DECEMBER, 1987 / K1SLEV-TEVET, 5748

A Great Miracle Happened There!

Israel was called Judea, He told his army, "Raid the Temple! Take their silver and Thousands of years ago. their gold! A Syrian king, Antiochus, Leave nothing behind! I want it all, all that your arms Was known as Israel's foe. can hold!"

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To rule everyone world­ He made the Jews worship wide idols. Was this mean king's great If stealing was all they did, our complaints wouldn' t be They couldn' t be Jews plot. so loud. anymore. For this he needed money. But Antiochus was mean and cruel. But to one Jew, Mattathias, In J erusalem wa~ a lot! "I'll crush the Jews!" he vowed. That was a call to war!

Mattathias was an old man, so he told Judah, his son, They began to clean the 'Though this happened long "Lead our people to the Temple! Rid our land of each Syrian!" Temple, ago, Fixing bashes and the dents. Jews remember 'til today - They made a 7-branched And Chanukah has become Me norah and brand new Our favorite holiday! ornaments.

There wasn't enough oil To light the Menorah's lights. But a great miracle happened there Judah and the Maccabees did as Mattathias told. And it burned for eight long (From CHANUKAJ-1 ON NOAH'S They marched up to J erusalem, for they were very bold. nights! ARK. C'opyrigh1 198i .)

n,, r,t, The Game Of The Maccabees (Tan:'chah-root) Contest! About 2000 years ago, children played this game by drawing the " board" in the sand and<.1sing colored pebbles or stones. You can make your own "board" by drawing a set of five squares by five squares, all the same size. 0 • f J II' The game is played by two 0 .. ,. • P/;' ~ ~ people. One person has five ... p.,. Cl> 0 OI ,. blue buttons or pennies. The • l> .. __ other person has five white • 0 ~ &f, What You Do: Pharaoh was so mean! How mean was he? To buttons or nickels. • 0 enter this month's contest, just describe how mean Pharaoh was. Here are two examples: Line up the buttons or coins on opposite ends of the board. Each player takes turns to move one square at a time. One can Pharaoh was so mean that ... he ate nails for snacks! only move forwards or sideways. No backwards or diagonal moves Pharaoh was so mean that ... the tide went out when he are allowed. The first one to get all five markers on the opposite came in! end of the board is the winner.

Send your entry with your name, complete address, and age to: This is a perfect Chanukah gift! To make it for gift-giving, use NOAH'S ARK, P esach Contest, 7726 Portal, Houston, T exas a 5 inch by 7 inch poster board. Write the name of the game on 77071. (You must be 6-12-years-old to enter.) All entries become the piece of the board that isn't covered with the squares. Include the property of NOAH'S ARK and cannot be returned. the markers and a card with the instructions.

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YOSSIE TRIES TO HELP GOD. By Mir­ iam Chaikin. Pictures by Denise Saldutti. Har­ the top tunes of country at a per & Row Junior Books, 1987. $10.95. Ages 8- Ten for this week: Jewish educators' conference. 10. I Had What They The performers hope they'll Had", "Lie Detector", "I'm even be able to travel to This is the third "Yossie" book - and each one Hot" and "Bang! Bang! other cities, doing their show. is better than the one before. In each one, Yossie has You're Dead!" These tunes are a problem, his solution usually backfires, and part of a musical show per­ Twelve-year-old Jennifer then Yossie learns the best way to solve the prob­ formed by kids from the Jew­ Braun. was very excited to lem. The story takes place in an Orthodox Jewish ish Community Center in At­ be picked for the show. "I family and an Orthodox day school. This is not on- ' lanta, Georgia. really like to act. I want to ly a good story, but also readers will learn a lot act on Broadway one day," she about Jewish life and Jewish law. The "Top Ten" they sing said. Sara Shapiro _and about are the Ten Command­ Susan Smilack, both aged ments. Isaac Leff, 10-years­ 12, and Debbie Sorokin, old, is the youngest per­ aged 13, also want to be ac­ oi:J ~~ former. "This show is a really tresses. fun way to learn about the Ten Rebus - (Ree-boose) Commandments. Audiences The oldest performer is really get a laugh out of it." Ben Eric Heller, who is 14-years­ What do Jewish people Shleifer, aged 13, agreed. old. Other performers include always do before lighting "Through the songs, peo­ Brian Schultz and Craig their Chanukah candles? ple always remember the Gartner, who are both 12, story. The tunes are catchy." and Dellalyn Rothestein, who Actually, the songs (by Rand is 11. Hopkins and Phillip Allen) are ~-NG+ if- Y + more than catchy - they're In between the songs in really funny. "The Top Ten", the story of Pharaoh and the Jews is "'o~ told. Each actor sings a solo 1=0QI - CER +t-w1- All of the performers are and also has an ongoing part members of the Children's in the story. They are all ~ Acting Troupe of the Jew­ "stars"; everyone gets his ish Community Center. So or her time to be spot­ far, this group (there have been lighted. others) performed "The Top ------· Ten" at camp, at an Israel What's it like to be part of ' jq"18W 8 "'fl-llS = !M Independence Day celebration, this show? " We're one big, - q:>1!M + aaa - saawsa + S. - ""'I + Jiu - Jluµ1s =ll:ilMSNV and for Jewish teachers from happy family," Jennifer said.

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(shoom dah-var) (l'ho-seef) NOAH'S ARK has a circulation of 400.000. More than 60't of this press nin i!I published u • nothing to add s upplement to the following news papers: Jewish HeraJd-Voice. Ho uston, TX; lnlermo untain J e wi!lh News, Denver, CO; He ritage, San Dieco, CA; J ewish J ournal, Brookl)'n, NY; J e wish Bulletin, San Francisco, CA; J e wish Licht. St. ,~o~ti7 Lo uis, MO; Rhode Island J e"'•ish He rald, Providence, RI; J e wish Chronicle, Pittsburgh. PA; Jewis h Standard, Hacke nHc k. NJ; The (l'hahf-seed) Reporte r, Las Vegas, NV; The Link, Albu­ que rque, NM; B' nai B'rith Messenge r. Los to lose Angeles, CA; The Chronicle, Ss ruota, FL Kol Simha To Perform The Jewish Community members (particularly sopranos) ·Center's Kol Simha Chorus will be throughout the year. Director featured as part of the Holiday in Laura Berkson, who began Kol the Park celebration at Roger Simha in September of 1984, Williams Park on Sunday, brings to the group a background December 13. The in choral singing and folk music, sixteen-member group, now in its and a style which sets the tone for EVELYN MOSS years ago, died Tuesday, Mr. Horvitz was a member of fourth season, will perform an atmosphere of relaxation and PROVIDENCE Evelyn December 1, 1987, at Miriam Temple Emanu-El. He belonged Hanukkah songs in Hebrew, enjoyment in rehearsals. "This is a Moss, 75, of 369 Montgomery Ave. Hospital. He was the husband of to Crestwood Country Club, He English and Ladino, as well as group of involved people with very died December 6, 1987, at Rhode the late Frances (Ackerman) was a 1940 graduate of Suffolk selections from their repertoire of busy lives, They come to the Island Hospital. Mercurio. University, Boston. Israeli folk and American Jewish Center on Thursday nights to Born in Providence, a daughter Born in Italy, a son of the late Besides his wife, he leaves three music. Kol Sim ha ( Hebrew for unwind with music," she says. of the late David and Clara Salvatore and Pauline Mercurio, daughters, Barbara Irving of Fort "Joyful Voice") will present a " It's also a very loving, welcoming (Swartz) Greenberg, she lived in he lived in Cranston before Lauderdale, Fla,, Abigail 45-minute program beginning at 6 group, with a remarkable Providence 33 years ago, moving moving to Providence seven years Natenshon of Highland Park, Ill., p.m. in the Zoo Barn. During the commitment to both the music to San Diego, Calif., for 20 years ago. and Nina Weisberg of Needham, two-day festival the park will be and each other. Our primary and returning to Providence in He leaves a niece, Thelma Mass.; a sister, Rose Sheffres of open until 8 p.m, No admission objective here is to have fun, for 1974. Ackerman of Palm Beach West Hartford, Conn.; and five will be charged. without that element the group Mrs. Moss was a sales clerk at a Gardens, Fla., and a nephew, grandchildren. Kol Simha is enjoying an would not have the energy and the bakery in the San Diego area for Malcom Edelman of West The funeral service was held at increasingly active performing spirit that it does, We also want to 20 years. She was a member of the Warwick, Max Sugarman Memorial Chapel, schedule and welcomes new present a quality performance, so Bakers Union. A funeral service was held at the 458 Hope St., Providence. Burial everyone works very hard to give She leaves two sons, Sherwin Max Sugarman Memorial Chapel, was in Lincoln Park Cemetery, Israel Bonds News their best to the music." Zaidman of Warwick and Norman 458 Hope St. Burial was in Warwick. The current members of Kol S. Zaidman of Rio de Janeiro, Local Israel Bond campaign Simha are: Sandy Bass, Lenore Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick. leaders will report to Israel Brazil; a sister, Pauline Cohen of Gorodetsky, Sharon Groh-Mintz, Providence; two brothers, Louis Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin Joan Kramer, Herman Marks, RUSSELL BROWN on their December cash Greenberg of Deerfield Beach, BEATRICE LIPTON Saul Martin, Reva Riffkin, Robert Russell Morton Brown, a mobilization results as part of a Fla., Jack Greenberg of Sunrise, WARWICK - Beatrice Lipton, nationally known trial lawyer Sand, Barbara Shore, Richard Fla.; and five grandchildren. 71, of 1403 Warwick Ave., a metals 60-city telephone hookup to the Shore, Karen Spitzer, Syzman whose law school classmate, National Cash Sunday luncheon A funeral service was held at buyer in New York City for 40 Segal, Varda Stieglitz, Marvin former President Lyndon B. in New York on Sunday, Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, years before retiring seven years Johnson, helped him land his first Wasser, Jill Weiskopf, and 825 Hope St. Burial was in ago, died Wednesday, December 2, December 13, it has been Norma Wolff. job, has died. He was 75 . announced by cash chairman, Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick. 1987, Cranston General Hospital For more information on how to Mr. Brown, a resident of North Steven J . Levitt. shortly after being admitted. Palm Beach, died Nov, 21 in join Kol Simha, people are Born in New York City, she was The drive to secure payment on welcome to call Laura Berkson at Toronto. all outstanding 1987 Israel Bond MAX BAKER a daughter of the late Max and 861-3041 or 861-8800. Gussie (Hershberg) Lipton. She Mr. Brown and Johnson met in subscriptions is in conjunction PROVIDENCE - · Max Baker, had lived in Warwick seven years. the 1930s while students at with the bond organization's effort 85, of the Jewish Home for the Miss Lipton was chairwoman of Georgetown University. They sat to surpass its 1986 all-time record Chanukah Party Aged, 99 Hillside Ave., died the telephone squad of the Social next to each other and often of $60 million in bond sales in Tuesday, Dec, 1, 1987, at the Seniors of Warwick. studied together, said Mr. Brown's support of Israel's economic The Sisterhood of Congregation Home, Born in Millville, Mass., a She leaves a sister, , Ruth brother, Norman, who also was in development. Mishkon Tfiloh will hold their son of the late Samuel and Sarah Weinstein of Warwick. Washington at that time, In his announcement, Levitt regular meeting on Sunday, Dec, Baker, he lived in Providence for The funeral service was held at For more than 30 years, Mr. said, "National Cash Sunday on 13, 1987 at 1:30 p.m. in the Social many years. He le11ves a sister, Max Sugarman Memorial Chapel, Brown practiced trial law in December 13th with Defense Hall of the Synagogue, Claire Smith of Providence. A 458 Hope St., Providence, Burial Washington and successfully Minister Rabin will be the Plans for the Chanukah party to funeral service was held Thursday, was in Lincoln Park Cemetery. defended several clients who were mid-point of the nationwide, be held on Sunday, Dec. 20, 1987 Dec. 3 at the Jewish Home for the called before Sen, Joseph month-long 1987 Israel Bond at 6 p.m. will be finalized, All Aged. McCarthy's hearings on alleged Cash Mobilization Drive. We are members are urgently requested to Burial was in Lincoln Park MILTON HORVITZ communist activities during the hopeful that on that date, we in attend this meeting. Cemetery, Warwick, Arrange­ 1950s. Rhode Island will be well on our Refreshments will be served, ments by the Max Sugarman BARRINGTON Milton Horvitz of 38 Bay Rd., president of Considered one of the nation's way towards surpassing our Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., top trial lawyers, Mr. Brown also community's Israel bond Providence, R.I. Servomatic Company for many years, died Wednesday, December was called upon to serve as a achievement of last year." 2, 1987, at Rhode Island Hospital. witness for government agencies He added, "We are also Marc Angel To Speak He was the husband of Zelda during congressional appropria­ confident that we will enroll a In Hartford CHARLES MERCURIO (Ehrenkrantz) Horvitz. tions hearings. record number of V.R.I. PROVIDENCE Charles Born in Cranston, he was a son He is survived by his son, bondholders in our community. Dr. Marc D. Angel, a widely Mercurio, 88, of the Jewish Home of the late Abraham and Celia Russell, and wife, Donna; three This instrument, which is linked recognized spokesman for for the Aged, 99 Hillside Ave., who (Lubuskey) Horvitz. A former brothers, Norman of Fort to the prime rate, is currently Sephardic Jewry in the United owned the former Charlie's Tap Providence resident, he had lived Lauderdale, and Bertram Brown paying 7 7 /8% annual interest. It States, will speak at the for 30 years before retiring 30 in Barrington for four years. and Herbert Brown, both of has been in high demand since it University of Hartford on Providence, R.L; and one was issued two months ago, Monday, December 14. granddaughter. particularly against the His talk is part of a series, Three Generations of Service background of the recent volatility sponsored by the University's of equity markets." Maurice Greenberg Center for to the Jewish Community Payment for your Israel Bond Judaic Studies, on "The American commitment should be sent to: 6 Jewish Experience." The lecture, • MICHAEL D. SMITH - Braman Street, Providence, R.I. which is free and open to the Assoc., Max Sugarman Memorial Chapel 02906, or call 751-6767 for any public, is funded by Ida and Henry •CANTOR "JACK" S. SMITH - information. Levy of West Hartford. Cantor Emeritus, Temple Torat Yisrael • REV. MEYER E. 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i, ------. . , 16 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1987 Focus On Hadassah Davis Jewish Beth-El Retreat Receives Award Soviet Jewry Members of t he Temple Hadassah Davis has won an AASLH also confe rred an Albert Home Shabbat Chanukah wi ll be Beth-El Board of T rustees Award of Merit from the B: Corey award and an award of (continued from page 1) celebrated at Temple Beth-El on participated in thei r second American Association fo r State distinction. we nt on a three-week strike Friday, December 18 and will annual Board Retreat t his past and Local H istory fo r publications Nominations originated at t he against the Home until a contract feature a discussion and readings Sunday, December 6 at the on Rhode Island history. local level and were screened at was signed. Today, the union on Soviet Jewry. Joining members Whispering Pines Conference The American Association for state and regional levels by a na­ represents around 180 employees of the Temple's Sisterhood in Center in North Kingstown. The State and Local History conferred tional network ofjudges. Only those at the Jewish Home. participating in the service will be retreat was facilitated by Brown the award at its annual meeting in nominations approved in the Volunteer Training Held the Temple's newest members, University professor Barbara Raleigh, North Carolina, on preliminary competitions are "We are confident that a strike recent Soviet emigrees Zhanna Tanenbaum. " Board members had October 5, 1987. The association's considered for national honors. will be averted," said Patricia Volinsky and her daughter, Julia, a chance to communicate freely in awards program is the nation's The American Association fo r Dwyer, spokesperson for the Mila and David Shrayer and their a relaxed setting and to get to most prestigious competition for State and Local History, Jewish Home in an interview this son, Maxim and Zhana and Mila's know each other better. Ou r goal local history achievement. headquartered in Nashville, week. " Progress has been made on mother, Anna. was simply to make our Board A national selection committee, Tennessee, has given awards to both sides. We have held a The Volinskys and Shrayers are members more active, open and composed of leaders in the history local historians and historical training session for volunteers - an extraordinary fami ly; David is involved." said Pat Cohen, profession, rev iewed 119 agencies since 1944. A nonprofit we call these 'emergency sessions' a microbiologist and novelist, Mila chairman of the Retreat Planning nominations. 30 awards of merit educational organization with a in the event of a storm Of a strike an English professor and Zhanna a Committee. Other members of the and 59 certificlites of membership of 6,500 individuals - and 100 people from the professo r of music. Their stories planning committee included commendation were awarded to and institutions, AASLH works to community showed up. Another are compelling and the message Arthur Eisenstein, Judith individuals, institutions, and advance knowledge, understand­ volunteer meeting will be held poignant. They will speak about Lubiner, Lee Krasner, Sheila historical orga nizations across the ing, and appreciation of local today (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in what it means to be a Russian Jew Nelson Greenbaum, Robert United States and Canada. history in the United States and the Chase auditorium." and what it means to be a new Glashow, Nan Levine and Mel Canada. - · · At the volunteer training American. Zurier. sessions, Dwyer said, five short The community is welcome to training films are shown to better join members of the congregation familiarize the volunteers with the in the fellowship of worship. tasks that will be confronting Services begin at 8: 15 p.m. in the them when they arrive at the Bennett Chapel. For more JJ,eW!d;