Announcing the Fifth Annual Reading Jewish Film Series
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Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks Non-Profit Organization Jewish Cultural Center, PO Box 14925 U.S. Postage PAID Reading, PA 19612-4925 Permit No. 2 readingjewishcommunity.org Reading, PA Change Service Requested Enriching Lives Volume 48, No. 8 August 2018 Av-Elul 5778 ShaloThe Journal of the Reading Jewish Communitym published by0 the Jewish8 Federation1 of Reading/Berks8 Your Federation Supports: Announcing the fifth annual Jewish Education Food Pantry Reading Jewish Film Series Friendship Circle By Amanda J. Hornberger *Special event following Chevra The Jewish Cultural screening Community Shabbat Center and Fox Theatres Following “The Last Suit” is proud to announce the we will host a complimentary Reading Jewish Film Series lineup for the fifth year of the empanada reception in Reading Jewish Film Series. partnership with Centro PJ Library The 2019 Reading Jewish Hispano in honor of Hispanic Jewish Family Service Film Series, which opens this Heritage Month . fall, will feature a variety of The March film will be Jewish Cultural Center film genres from comedies followed by a discussion to dramas to documentaries. led by Dr. John Incledon, Lakin Holocaust Library The films are from around the professor in the Holocaust & Resource Center world, including Argentina, Studies Department at Australia, India, Israel, the Albright College. Israel & Overseas Netherlands, Spain, South We hope you will join us Africa, Poland and the United for films featuring a journey Camp Scholarships States. The complete list back through time and follows: halfway around the world, Israel Trips Oct. 10 — “The Last Suit”* the unlikely Indian Jewish film Jewish Community Nov. 28 — “Shalom connection, a historical thriller Bollywood: The Untold Story about Nelson Mandela, a High School of Indian Cinema” romantic comedy, the real Jan. 9 — “An Act of relations between Jews and Emergency Support Defiance” Poles in modern day Poland Lakin Preschool Feb. 6 — “And Then She and the David-and-Goliath Arrived” story of Israel’s national by the Rubin Educational Fund evenings at 7 p.m. at FOX EAST. Richard J. Yashek Lecture March 6 — “Scandal in baseball team. All of these will of the Jewish Federation of Tickets can be purchased at the Ivansk”* be featured during the 2019 Reading and Fox Theatres. theater beginning at 6:30 p.m. the Transportation April 10 — “Heading Reading Jewish Film Series! Admission is $5 per film or $25 day of the screening, and series Maimonides Society Home: The Tale of Team The 2019 Reading Jewish for the series of six films. All films tickets can be bought at the JCC. Israel” Film Series is co-sponsored will be shown on Wednesday Cash and checks are accepted. Your Jewish Legacy 92ND ST Y Programs Joint Distribution Committee Breezy fun at the annual meeting and picnic Meir Panim Annual Campaign Jewish Agency for Israel Yemin Orde School Education Programs Plenty of community members Interfaith Unity Council came out on an unusually cool and windy afternoon to enjoy the Israel Advocacy Jewish Federation of Reading’s Annual Meeting and picnic June 3 at Youth Events Wyomissing Hills Playground. The Great Decisions Series event featured a delicious kosher lunch catered by Boscov’s along with Jewish Community Israeli drumming and other family Above, Israeli drummer Yoav Levy explains the musical participant part of the show featuring Al Katz, Ari Lipsker, Louise Zeidman and Adelaine Woodward. Below, the crowd waits for the meeting to begin. fun. The business portion of the Relations Council program featured presentations by Federation Chairwoman Haia Mazuz, Community Holiday Programs past Chairman Larry Rotenberg, Women’s Philanthropy President William D. Franklin and JCC Program Director Amanda Jewish Federations Hornberger. More photos on back page. of North America Counseling Services Leo Camp Lecture Shabbat B’Yachad Page 2 SHALOM Summer 2018 A stronger community starts with you By Richard Nassau need) from our Jewish community. We know and have heard how there Development Director We are listening, and we are learning. are still parts of our community that feel It all starts with you. We’ve heard how the many services overlooked or underserved. Federation is That is why over the and activities you support through the responding by asking what we can do to summer we have been community campaign help ensure the vitality improve. We want everyone to feel part of inviting people to meet of “Jewishness” within our community. How our Jewish community. We want to ensure t with us one-on-one the work of Federation and its support of the our Jewish culture, our connections, our and share their ideas, JCC, JFS and others are critically important. “Jewishness” remains part of who we are thoughts, and insights. How Federation programs are connecting as a Jewish community. We have been people to our community and to each other. We’ve also listened to suggestions n reaching out to talk with Your campaign gift makes this possible. for ways to increase outreach efforts and members of our Jewish community. We’ve Your gift allows new connections. for ways we can welcome new members been listening. We took time over this Over this summer, people have told us into our community. We’ve heard ways we e summer to meet with people and hear about how they view Federation, JCC and JFS could increase volunteer opportunities and their needs and the needs of their family. We as community resources. People have told involve people with newly found time - post wanted to hear their thoughts, ideas, and us about their need for new opportunities baby/toddler/early ed school age or recently opinions about our community. We wanted to (re)connect and engage in the Jewish retired. We’ve heard proposals for ways to know more about them and about their community. How they would welcome people could better get together and how views on things from education, to Israel, to expanded programming and new initiatives it doesn’t need to be a formal event. m connections, to events, to support services by the Federation, JCC and JFS. It all starts with you. Your support of our for families. Plus, everything in-between. It is your gift that will make it easier for Community Campaign makes everything We have been asking questions and Federation, along with the JCC and JFS, we do possible. speaking with people about the best ways to respond to emerging community needs We welcome your ideas, thoughts, p we — Federation, JCC, JFS — can provide and support these new ways for people to and insights. If you’d like to share your the programs and services they expect (and become part of our community. comments one-on-one, please contact me. o l e v e invite you to join us for a day with D Annual Campaign Curious George and Women’s Philanthropy Maimonides Society his Creators Your Jewish Legacy Chai Circle Meet author Louise Borden and learn about the L’Chaim Society amazing journey to save Curious George. Separate Book of Life children and adult programs will explore the true Letter of Intent wartime escape of Margaret and H.A. Rey, creators of Curious George, from France in 1940. Special appearance by Curious George! Sunday, September 30, 2018 Kids program at 4 pm 2018 totals Adult program at 6 pm as of July 13 Exeter Community Library 4569 Prestwick Drive, Reading, PA Jewish Community Campaign Event is FREE! $210,682 Kindly RSVP to [email protected] or 610-921-0624 *Includes transfers from Donor Advised Funds Event sponsored by Jewish Cultural Center of Reading and Exeter Community Library PJ Library of Reading is generously sponsored by the Sue B. Viener Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks. Summer 2018 SHALOM Page 3 From the President’s Desk Watch for focus on social action in the coming year By William D. Franklin our values and we must act on them.” Leadership Dinner in October. She will only historically proven way for people to President Taking these words to heart, Margo speak at a community lunch with our build community across differences is to Margo Levin and I agreed to chair our JCRC (Jewish Community non-Jewish partners and later to the build things together.” In this spirit we are attended the Jewish Relations) Committee and has initiated Jewish community. In mid-January, we embarking on a new five-year strategic Council on Public program planning for 2018-19. Informed will continue along this arc of action by plan to connect the interests and needs Affairs (JCPA) national by our Jewish values, these programs will bringing Roy Waterman, JCPA’s Criminal of the community with the programs and conference in April. address major social issues of today such as Justice Manager, to speak on the radical services of the Jewish Federation. We Ruth Messinger was gun violence, voting rights, immigration and inequalities in our justice system. Other are conducting focus groups to learn a key speaker. Her others. They will also expand our work with programs and film discussions are being more about what our future community main message was: “In Reading’s Muslim, Afro-American, Hispanic planned to keep the momentum and should look like. Several community- a democratic society and LGBT communities. action going. We are working to build wide meetings will be held in the fall where wrong exists, some are guilty but We are fortunate that Messinger, the action-oriented relationships and bridges to communicate our initial findings and all are responsible. Every social issue is immediate past President of American to counter community polarization. discuss their ramifications. Join us to a Jewish issue because Judaism forms Jewish World Service, will highlight our Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said, “The build our future.