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October 2015 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5776 Volume XL Number 2 FREE Federation launches community Crowdfunding site David Shtulman, special to the WJN he Jewish Federation launched a grant from the Jew- that the Crowdrise platform will attract people Crowdrise.com/JewishAnnArbor on ish Federations of North who may not normally contribute to the annual T September 9 with seven community America (JFNA) to at- campaign, but find projects that speak directly projects seeking funding. The goal is to pro- tempt a crowdfunding to their interests. Through this process we hope vide a single community-wide site to seek project. For the first time, to increase the overall engagement of members support for special projects that fall outside the Federation is using ads of our community in supporting Jewish life.” of normal operating budgets. on AATA buses and online Max Glick is happy to speak with any lo- “Our idea is to adopt a shopping mall ads in Jewish publications cal Jewish non-profit about posting a project approach to fundraising for the entire com- including the Forward, on Crowdrise.com/JewishAnnArbor. There munity,” explains Max Glick, the Federation Times of Israel, Tablet, is no cost to the institution and dollars raised director of community outreach, who cre- Commentary and Kveller go directly to the project sponsor without ated and administers the site. “By coming to to publicize the effort. passing through Federation. a single web address, community members Federation President, “The most important key to success is can find a variety of area Jewish projects they Neal Blatt describes the that everyone involved help us get the name may choose to support. Our hope is that new effort as a natural role for of the website site out into the community projects will be added all the time to encour- Federation. “The Fed- so more people visit it,” according to Glick. age potential donors to return regularly.” eration mission is to raise money to support Campaign is the primary vehicle we use to do For more information about how to par- The Ann Arbor Federation was one of Jewish life by strengthening our community this, we know that not everyone is comfortable ticipate, contact Max Glick at Max@jewis- three federations across the country to receive and helping those in need. While our Annual supporting an umbrella campaign. Our hope is hannarbor.org or 677-0100. n Connect across boundaries with Ann Symposium, film and exhibit will explore Arbor’s Jewish Young Professionals role of Soviet Jewish combatants in WWII Ben Freed, special to the WJN Yaffa Klugerman, special to the WJN he area’s new-ish group Jewish Young ing for a way to integrate ourselves into the hey were not what one might con- today prefer to remember the war through Professionals (JYP) will host Connect8, broader Jewish community here and begin sider to be typical Holocaust victims. the perspective of victory rather than victim- T a first-time event dedicated to bringing identifying ways to have a lasting impact. T They were Soviet Jewish soldiers hood,” he said. “They knew what they were Jews of all ages, backgrounds, and professions Connect8 is a vehicle to create this oppor- who had experienced the consequences of together for dinner, networking, and fun. tunity,” event co-chair Andrew Missel said. Nazism first-hand, and they were deter- Being a part of Connect8 will help attend- “We’re really hoping everyone comes out to mined to fight. ees realize the size and vibrancy of Ann Arbor’s this exciting, first of its kind event. Although Their inspiring story of perseverance will Jewish community by sharing an intimate din- it is being organized by JYP, we hope com- be explored at several events organized by the ner with seven other community members. The munity members of all ages will attend.” University of Michigan’s Jean & Samuel Fran- night will continue with a blockbuster event with Missel, who came to Ann Arbor from Ari- kel Center for Judaic Studies, beginning with a zona via Connecticut and East Lansing, is co- symposium on October 25 from 1:30–5 p.m., chairing the event along with Reva Berman, called “Resistance in Red: Soviet Jewish Com- who grew up in Farmington Hills. batants in World War II.” The event will ex- Participants can sign up at jewishannar- amine the approximately 500,000 Soviet Jews bor.org/connect8 and will fill out a short who fought in the Red Army during the war, THE BELKIN OF P. V. ARTIST BY POSTCARD Soviet bombardment of oil refineries in survey to help determine their table place- of whom only 300,000 survived. Ploiesti [Romania] dessert, live music ments—one can sign up as an individual or “Surprisingly little is known about what and the chance to with a friend or significant other. happened to Jews in the Soviet Union during fighting for, and they understood the conse- see the community Reservations will be made for tables of World War II,” noted U-M Professor Mikhail quences of failure.” come together as eight people at restaurants in downtown Krutikov. Few realize, he said, “how they U-M’s Center for Russian, East European, never before. Ann Arbor for the evening of November 21, fought in the Red Army and among partisans, and Eurasian Studies; Institute for the Hu- The Ann Arbor Jewish community has and all registrants will receive their restau- how they lived and worked in the Soviet inte- manities; International Institute; College of many vibrant micro communities that sel- rant assignments ahead of time. rior, and what was the plight of hundreds of Literature, Science, and the Arts; and Office dom have the chance to come together. The The committee will aim to create cross- thousands of refugees from Poland.” of Research are co-sponsors of the sympo- goal of Connect8 is to meet and network generational tables filled with future friends Jeffrey Veidlinger, director of the Frankel sium, which will bring five scholars to cam- with Jews across all demographics. Center, explained that the war experience was pus: Polina Barskova of Hampshire College, “As young professionals, we were look- continued on page 2 unique for Soviet Jews. “Many Soviet Jews continued on page 2 ICommunity

Building Cross-Cultural Bridges topic for DeVries - VanderKooy Memorial lecture 2935 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Annemarie Toebosch, special to the WJN voice: 734/971-1800 On October 22, Dr. Irene Butter will deliver The title of the lecture is “Building e-mail: [email protected] the DeVries - VanderKooy Memorial lec- Cross-Cultural Bridges.” Dr. Butter will www.washtenawjewishnews.org speak about cultural identity, immigration, citizenship and tolerance, and tie these Editor and Publisher themes to her experiences as a Holocaust Susan Kravitz Ayer survivor and humanitarian. In addition to Calendar Editor her tireless work educating young people Claire Sandler about the Holocaust, Dr. Butter was in- strumental in founding the U-M’s Raoul Advertising Manager Wallenberg medal and lecture and starting Gordon White the local Jewish-Palestinian dialogue group Zeitouna. The two films Refusing To Be Ene- Design and Layout Dennis Platte mies and Never A Bystander feature Dr. But- ter’s work and life. Staff Writers Dr. Irene Butter The lecture, followed by a reception, Mary Bilyeu, Sandor Slomovits, Rochel Urist is open to the public, and will begin at ture. This year marks the 20th anniversary 8 p.m. in the Hussey Room at the U-M Contributing Writers of this annual lecture, organized by Dutch Michigan League. Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, Maxine Dovere, Ben Freed, Ruth Freedman, Mara Friedman, Max Glick, Rabbi Studies at the University of Michigan. Aharon Goldstein, Tim Grimes, Sarah Schneider Hong, Maayan Jaffe, Binyamin Kagedan, Amelia Frankel Symposium, continued from page 1 Katzen, Yaffa Klugerman, Rabbi Robert Levy, Rafael Medoff, Sharon Newman, Sarah Okin, Avital Olga Gershenson of the University of Mas- Ostfield, Jennifer Rosenberg, Deborah Fineblum sachusetts-Amherst, Elana Jakel of the U.S. Schabb, David Shtulman, Clara Silver, Annemarie Toebosch, Paige Walker, Leah Zaas, Noam Zion Holocaust Memorial Museum, Anna Shtern- shis of the University of Toronto, and Lenore The Washtenaw Jewish News is published Weitzman of George Mason University. They monthly, with the exception of January and will participate in roundtable discussions July. It is registered as a Non-profit Michigan with Frankel faculty members and sympo- Corporation. Opinions expressed in this pub- sium co-organizers Zvi Gitelman, Krutikov lication do not necessarily reflect those of its editors or staff

and Veidlinger about the Jewish military POSTCARD. ANDREEV. A. M. ARTIST experience in the Soviet Union during the war and about the Holocaust in the Soviet ©2015 by the Washtenaw Jewish News. All rights reserved. No portion of the Washtenaw Union. U-M Professors Ben Paloff and Ron Jewish News may be r­eproduced without Suny will serve as moderators. permission of the publisher.

The symposium will conclude with the Signed letters to the editor are welcome; they should North American premiere of the newly-dis- not exceed 400 words. Letters can be emailed to the covered 1966 Soviet film, Eastern Corridor, editor at [email protected]. Name will be from 6–8 p.m., at UMMA’s Helmut Stern withheld at the discretion of the editor. Auditorium. One of the first films produced Circulation: 5,000 about the Holocaust in the Soviet Union, the Subscriptions: Soviet government withdrew it from theaters $18 bulk rate inside Washtenaw County soon after its release for failing to conform to the Party line on the war. The Frankel Center The deadline for the funded its subtitling and restoration, with Postcard translates to, “For honor, for Washtenaw Jewish News. is Friday, October 9 the help of Belarusfilm and in collaboration the motherland, for freedom! Onward to Publication date: October 29 with Gershenson, who discovered the film our victory!” Extra copies of the Washtenaw Jewish News and will introduce it. their families,” said Gitelman. “The Blavat- are available at locations throughout Washtenaw County. The event will also kick off a multimedia nik exhibition gives them a voice, and tells a exhibit about Soviet Jews in the Red Army powerful story that people of all generations during World War II that will be on display should see and hear.” at the Hatcher Gallery through December 15, commemorating the 70th anniversary The “Resistance in Red: Soviet Jewish Com- of the end of World War II. The exhibit will batants in World War II” symposium will take contain materials from the New York-based place on October 25, 1:30–5 p.m., at Hatcher IIn this issue… Blavatnik Archive, a co-sponsor of the event. Graduate Library Gallery, 913 S. University Not Just A Blavatnik collects documents, personal let- Ave, followed by a reception from 5–6 p.m. The Advertisers ...... 27 ters and diaries, photographs, postcards, pe- film Eastern Corridor will be screened from Photobooth! riodicals, and oral testimonies pertaining to 6–8 pm at UMMA Helmut Stern Auditorium, Best Reads ...... 21 the Jewish experience in the Soviet military. 525 S. State St. The “Resistance in Red” ex- Calendar ...... 25 WEDDINGS hibit, sponsored by the Blavatnik Archive, runs “The Jewish combatants’ heroism and Campus...... 8 BAR/BAT sacrifice were unacknowledged in the So- through December 15 at Hatcher Gallery. The MITZVAHS viet Union and their stories untold beyond events are free and open to the public. n Congregations ...... 16 SCHOOLS Israel ...... 22 Kosher Cuisine ...... 20 BIRTHDAYS Jewish Young Professionals, continued from page 1 who may have not otherwise had the chance to after-dinner desserts, drinks, and entertain- On Another Note ...... 6 CORPORATE Rabbi's Corner...... 13 EVENTS meet. What better way for Jews to get to know ment, attendees will have the opportunity to each other than over a table of delicious food? introduce their dinner-mates and be connect- Youth ...... 13 248.545.6460 And there’s no shortage of either in Ann Arbor. ed into their networks as well. After dinner, old friends will mingle with Connect8 is made possible by Jewish Fed- Teens...... 11 the new at the Cavern Club on First Street in eration of Greater Ann Arbor Impact Grant. n Worls Jewry ...... 15 downtown Ann Arbor. As everyone gathers for Vitals...... 27 Code: WJN

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JCC SPICE Program 35 years strong Leah Zaas, special to the WJN he Jewish Community Center’s seniors baking challah. Additional offerings SPICE program has been going of the SPICE program include low-impact T strong for 35 years. SPICE stands exercise classes, homemade kosher vegetar- for Social, Physical, Intellectual, Cultural and Educational, and has been a program since 1980, when Phyl- lis Herzig was the first facilitator. SPICE is a social program for older adults to engage with other older adults in the community. Anyone walking the halls of the JCC this summer would have Senior Photos on display by local photographer, Jena McShane noticed the “senior photos” on display. Jena ian lunches from Chef Meg, a current events McShane, a local photographer donated group, quilting and games such as mah jong. her time and talents to take photographs While there is a small cost for some of the of the active SPICE program participants. programs, many are free. Participation in A few highlights of the past year at SPICE SPICE consistently enriches the lives of local have been a presentation from Zingerman’s older adults. Roadhouse Chef Alex Young, followed by a Esther Goldman, a longtime SPICE partici- trip to their farm in the spring, and multiple pant, said, “Going to SPICE, I meet a lot of new performances by “Music Vs.,” a performance people who become friends of mine and it is group at the University of Michigan Hil- so enjoyable.” The program meets on Tuesday lel. On any given Thursday at the JCC one and Thursdays at the JCC. If you are interested might encounter a SPICE presentation about in joining or presenting at SPICE, contact Leah health, a talk about art or a lively group of Zaas at [email protected]. n AADL to feature author Jan Jarboe Russell Tim Grimes, special to the WJN n Friday, October 2, author Jan Jar- long attempt to survive and return to the United boe Russell and Holocaust survivor States, transformed from incarcerated enemies O Dr. Irene Butter will discuss Russell’s to American loyalists. Their stories of day-to- new book, The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret day life at the camp, from the ten-foot high se- Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only curity fence to the armed guards, daily roll call, Time to move? Family Internment Camp During World War and censored mail, have never been told. II. The program will take place 7–8:30 p.m. at Combining big-picture World War II his- the Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room. tory with a little-known event in American Russell’s new book features a chapter about Dr. history that has long been kept quiet, The Train Alex makes it easy for you to sell Irene Butter. The event includes a book signing to Crystal City reveals the war-time hysteria and books will be for sale. against the Japanese and Germans in America, your home. The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Pris- the secrets of FDR’s tactics to rescue high-pro- oner Exchange Program and America’s Only file POWs in Germany and Japan, and how the Get a real estate market analysis and a custom Family Internment Camp During World War II definition of American citizenship changed un- is the dramatic and never-before-told story of der the pressure of war. marketing plan tailored to fit your goals in today’s a secret FDR approved American internment Author Jan Jarboe Russell is a former Nie- high performing market. camp in Texas during World War II, where man Fellow, a contributing editor for Texas thousands of families—many U.S. citizens— Monthly, and has written for the New York Client relationships are confidential with highly were incarcerated. Times, the San Antonio Express-News, Slate, and During World War II, trains delivered thou- other publications. She is the author of Lady customized sales strategies. To learn more, call sands of civilians from the United States and Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson and has also (734) 417-3560 or email [email protected]. Latin America to Crystal City, a small desert compiled and edited They Lived to Tell the Tale. town at the southern tip of Texas. The trains car- Irene Butter, born in Berlin, Germany, grew ried Japanese, German, Italian immigrants and up as a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Europe. their American-born children. The only family A survivor of two concentration camps, she ALEX MILSHTEYN, CRS, GRI, ABR internment camp during World War II, Crystal came to the U.S. in 1945. After graduating from City was the center of a government prisoner Queens College in New York City, she obtained Associate Broker / Realtor exchange program called “quiet passage.” Dur- a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. ing the course of the war, hundreds of prisoners She and her husband were on the faculty of the (734) 417-3560 / [email protected] in Crystal City, including their American-born University of Michigan for more than 35 years. children, were exchanged for other more im- Since the late 1980s she has been teaching stu- www.alexmi.com portant Americans—diplomats, businessmen, dents about the Holocaust and the lessons she soldiers, physicians, and missionaries—behind learned during those traumatic years. She is Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel enemy lines in Japan and Germany. a co-founder of the Raoul Wallenberg lecture 305 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Focusing her story on two American-born series at the University of Michigan and is also teenage girls who were interned, author Jan Jar- one of the founders of ZEITOUNA, an Arab/ boe Russell uncovers the details of their years Jewish Women’s Dialogue group in Ann Arbor. An exclusive affiliate of Coldwell Banker Previews International spent in the camp; the struggles of their fathers; For more information on this event, call their families’ subsequent journeys to war-dev- AADL at 327-4555 or visit aadl.org. n astated Germany and Japan; and their years- Ann Arbor’s Realtor of the Year

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JFS introduces programs for children “Issues for Aging” program to address Sarah Schneider Hong, special to the WJN ewish Family Services of Washtenaw help make Shabbat extra special for an older financial planning for older adults County has long been recognized for adult in the community. Once each season, Leah Zaas, special to the WJN J its stellar services in four main areas: participating families will pay a Friday after- hroughout the summer, staff at partnership with the JCC and JFS working Older Adult Services, Clinical and Com- noon/ early evening to a local older adult fa- Jewish Family Services and The together. JFS has long served aging adults in munity Services, Employment and Career cility or community center. The room will be Jewish Community Center of this community and the JCC has long been Services and International Services. While filled with families and older adults sharing T Greater Ann Arbor were busy hosting and a hub for adult social life. Issues for Aging children directly and indirectly benefit from music, grape juice, challah and laughter. The planning the ongoing “Issues for Aging” is yet another way for our organizations to programs in the above areas, up until re- program will enrich the social life of some educational series. In June, during LGBT enrich lives and provide much needed edu- cently JFS has had a limited amount of ways otherwise isolated community members Pride Month, Shari Robinson-Lynk, LMSW cation and support to the community.” for children and young families to give back while providing families the opportunity presented “Shining a Light of Understand- The next Issues for Aging event will to the community via JFS and to participate to volunteer together and make meaning- ing on the ‘Invisible’ Aging and Gay Com- take place on Thursday, October 15, from in ways that bring life to the essential Jewish ful memories. Families can participate one munity.” The program offered support and 7–8:30 p.m. at the JCC, and will feature fi- precept to “repair the world.” or multiple times and should contact Sarah resources for an often-overlooked segment nancial planner Dianne Winner, CFP, vice- In March 2015, JFS held its first annual Hong for information and to enroll. of the community. In August, Britt Michel, president and investment officer from the Kids Care Fair and the community wide Young people interested in supporting program coordinator in a step-down re- Bank of Ann Arbor. Winner will address service-learning fair which was an over- JFS’s clients and mission may also choose habilitation program at the University of key topics such as goal-setting, budgeting, whelming success. The JFS Kids Care Fair to give back by creating “Kids Care Packag- Michigan Health System, brought his 20+ emergency funds, insurance, investing, re- will return March 20, 2016; those groups es” or through JFS Tzedakah. Kids can shop years of experience in the field of wellness tirement and estate planning and more. interested in acting as activity partners and for and assemble care packages for refugee and exercise to address “The Role of Exer- Registration is free but required. RSVP to corporate sponsors should contact JFS soon families served by JFS. Packages include cise as We Age.” The August event provided [email protected]. For more in- for next steps. The success of the Kids Care “Personal Care Packages,” “Household Care educational support to adults seeking to re- formation regarding the Issues for Aging Fair underscored the community’s readiness Packages” and “Kids Care Fun Packages.” A main functional and independent as long Series or to donate your time to this com- for JFS to enhance opportunities for part- list of supplies needed/suggested will be in- as possible. munity program, contact Leah at leahz@ nership between young families and youth cluded for families to shop for and assemble Anya Abramzon, executive director of jfsannarbor.org. n with JFS. The agency is meeting that de- as a donation. Additionally, children and Jewish Family Services, has this to say about mand by introducing several new volunteer youth interested in saving tzedakah money Issues for Aging: “This is such a wonderful programs that will both serve client needs for JFS can receive a JFS tzedakah box and and provide meaningful service-learning use money earned from babysitting, pop opportunities for families and youth. drives, bake sales and bar or bat mitzvahs JFS “Mitzvah Mail” is a monthly exchange to donate. The Herb Amster Center to hold third of letters between older adults and students. In addition to the above programs, JFS Participating adults and youth will receive is thrilled to continue its partnerships with annual Business Breakfast monthly themes and “conversation start- so many local Jewish organizations serv- Sarah Okin, special to the WJN ers” and for privacy purposes all letters will ing kids. JFS looks forward to upcoming travel via JFS. The program promotes inter- partnerships and educational programs he Herb Amster Center’s Third An- The event will provide an opportunity generational sharing and enhances human with students at Beth Israel Congregation, nual Business Breakfast will take for the Amster Center to facilitate more connection in an increasingly “wired” world. Hebrew Day School, Jewish Community T place on November 13, at 7:30 a.m., relationships with the business commu- Adults will have the opportunity to become Center of Greater Ann Arbor, Jewish Cul- at the Ann Arbor City Club. This year’s top- nity, and will build on the already success- a wise friend to a student and youth will tural Society and Temple Beth Emeth. As ic will be: “Positive Leadership: Kickstart ful training and development business and have the opportunity to create a friendship the community’s only designated Jewish so- Employee Productivity and Engagement.” Corporate Partnership program launched with someone who is not in their “world” cial services agency, JFS is well-positioned The breakfast will feature keynote speaker in 2013. Corporate clients receive training while also learning the art of letter-writing and privileged to help local educators in- Gretchen Spreitzer, Ph.D., Keith E. and Val- sessions for employees; these sessions are and communicating in the long-hand writ- spire volunteerism and civic-mindedness in erie J. Alessi, professor of business admin- focused on enhancing excellence and pro- ten word. A celebration in May will mark the their students. istration, professor of management and ductivity in the workplace by supporting end of the 2015/16 program where Pen Pals Anyone interested in learning more organizations at University of Michigan’s staff in a wide range of areas. This type of (and their loved ones) will meet for the first about any of the programs above can visit Ross School of Business and co-director of social enterprise is at the core of the Amster time over lunch. Registration is open now www.jfsannarbor.org/kidscreatingcommu- the Center for Positive Organizations. Ad- Center’s mission. Corporate Partners also for the Mitzvah Mail program and interest- nity or contact Sarah Schneider Hong at ditionally, James Miller, vice president and enjoy promotion year-round at JFS events ed adults and youth should contact Sarah at [email protected] or 769-0209. director of Human Resources at the Bank and via social media. [email protected] to enroll soon Enrollment for some programs is limited. n of Ann Arbor, and Ethan Kaplan, COO at All are welcome, and registration is re- for the October 2015 start date. Leon Speakers, will share their experiences quired. Tickets ($30 each) can be purchased “Friday Friends” is another new program implementing corporate training to achieve from the Amster Center’s website: www. launching this fall at JFS. Participants will heightened productivity and engagement. amstercenter.org/business-breakfast. n

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Europe and the Jews Finding a compelling by David Shtulman, executive director, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor urope demands our attention in the be- The number of anti-Semitic incidents in of how the BDS movement has evolved from reason to remain ginning of this Jewish New Year. Those Europe increased seven fold since the 1990s an anti-Zionist movement to an anti-Semitic Eof us who regularly follow Jewish media according to a report in US News and World movement. Matisyahu was later reinstated to Jewish see a nearly weekly display of violence against Report, following the attack on Hyper Cacher the festival and the Spanish BDS movement re- Rabbi Robert Levy, special to the WJN Jews throughout the European Union. These in Paris. buked following an international outcry. think that it is possible to divide Juda- are usually individual assaults, rather than a At a lecture on September 9 at Eastern This activity raises a dilemma for European ism and Jewish life as if driven by only coordinated campaign of violence, but they are Michigan University, Russell Berman, a profes- Jews and global Jewry. While Jews are leaving two values. (Of course, this is impossible steadily growing in number and viciousness. sor at Stanford University, said that there were Europe, especially France in growing numbers I and quite simplistic, and yet still informa- Unfortunately, this is not a new phenomenon. multiple sources of anti-Semitism. A great deal each year, primarily for Israel, other Jews refuse tive.) On one hand, A survey conducted in the fall of 2012 by of the anti-Semitic violence has its source in the to be chased away. Is it better to encourage Jews there are those ac- the European Union Agency for Fundamental Muslim immigrant communities of Europe, to flee or to support them in defending their tivities that are Rights (FRA) of 5,900 Jews living in eight Euro- but this is not the only source. Far right politi- place in Europe where Jews have lived for near- designed for spiri- pean countries found some frightening results: cal parties are gaining popularity throughout ly two millennia? For the Jewish holidays, most tual development, Two thirds of respondents consider anti- Europe, such as Jobbik in Hungary, Svoboda European synagogues will have the visible pres- such as our recent Semitism to be a problem across the EU and in Ukraine, the National Front in France and ence of armed guards – sometimes police and High Holy Days 76% respond that it has worsened over the past Golden Dawn in Greece. Marine LaPen has gar- sometimes military – protecting them. and weekly Shab- five years. nered over 25% of the national vote in France If I had to attend one of those synagogues, I batot. But in addi- • In the 12 months before the survey, twen- and will run to lead France in the next elections. don’t know if I would feel reassured or further tion, social justice ty-six percent of all respondents experi- In other European nations the far left is cited encouraged to leave. I work in a Jewish institu- work, text study, enced an anti-Semitic incident and four as the leading source of anti-Semitism, includ- tion in Ann Arbor that has an armed guard and Rabbi Robert Levy dietary laws and percent were the victims of violence. ing supporters of BDS. As I write this article, it will attend a synagogue with police protection other Jewish activities are designed to help • Forty-six percent worry about being vic- appears that Jeremy Corbyn, a member of the for the High Holidays, and, while I feel it is pru- us improve ourselves. timized over the next 12 months. Palestine Solidarity Committee who has called dent to have that security available, I would not On the other hand, there are the Jewish • Twenty-three percent admitted to avoid- Hamas and Hezbollah “friends”, is about to be be fearful if it was not. How would I feel about things we do for the purpose of insuring ing Jewish events or sites because of feel- elected head of the British Labour Party. living in Ann Arbor if the availability of such the continuation of Judaism and the Jewish ing it would be unsafe. Other issues facing European Jews in recent security determined whether or not I believed people. We teach our children. We build up Among the incidents reported were work- years have been campaigns to ban circumcision, I was safe? the State of Israel. We maintain family tradi- place discrimination (11%), harassment on ritual slaughter for kashrut and the popular use I want to emphasize that I am not looking at tions. We join together for holidays. the streets (18%), harassment on the internet of the quenelle pseudo-Nazi salute. events in Europe as a return to 1938. Events like But this split is ruinous. Keeping the value (16%) and Holocaust denial (57%). However, While it is popular to blame Israeli actions the Holocaust cannot happen without govern- of enlivening activities separate from our it was believed that these statistics do not reflect and Mideast violence for the increase in anti- ment policy and no such government policies need to insure that these activities are prac- the full extent of anti-Semitism as 64% of those Zionist attitudes in Europe, and to differenti- exist at this time in Europe. Yet, neither do the ticed in the future will not work. This ruin- who experienced violence or threats of violence ate these attitudes from anti-Semitism, many governments seem able to halt the violence di- ous truth is already present. Moments that we say they did not report the incident. scholars disagree and refer to this as “anti-Sem- rected at Jews. Unless there is a great deal more know held deep meaning for our ancestors, A year later, European Jewish Congress itism Denial,” a corollary of Holocaust Denial. proactive work done by the government, the like seder, can seem like obligations without President, Moshe Kantor presented the results Berman points to the recent controversy sur- media, the schools and the religious institutions merit other than we hold and attend them. of a study on worldwide anti-Semitism with the rounding the participation of American Jewish to address anti-Semitism, I do not see how And when we put forth effort to ensure our statement, “Normative Jewish life in Europe is Rap Singer Matisyahu in a Spanish Rap Music things will change for the better. future, such as creating a worthy religious unsustainable.” Almost a third of all European Festival. Matisyahu was disinvited from the fes- I told Berman that while I read about anti- education program, but without a consider- Jews reported considering leaving Europe. Rob- tival after he refused to make a public statement Semitic incidents in Europe almost daily, I also ation of that future’s deeper worth, we also ert Wistrich of Hebrew University, considered of support for BDS and condemnation of Israel. hear from people who have recently traveled to raise up a generation of obliged doers, not one of the foremost experts on anti-Semitism, Berman points out that Matisyahu is not Israeli Europe that the situation is greatly exaggerated. engaged feelers. I have heard more than once agreed with Kantor. “The Jews in Europe do not and was the only participant from whom such Where does the truth lie? His response, “I think the statement said parent to child, “Well I have a future…I think their future is bleak.” a demand was made. This is only one instance the record speaks for itself.” n had to learn this and so will you.” Amazingly this is most often said in good cheer, as if an imposed, meaningless, Jewish education was Jewish Communal Leadership Program begins new year the whole point of the enterprise. As if the all-crucial moment of bar/bat mitzvah, re- Paige Walker, special to the WJN peated in each generation, was the purpose he Jewish Communal Leadership Social Work faculty, staff, and returning stu- Fifty people attended the annual Com- of American Jewish life. Program (JCLP) began its sixth year dents. One discussion, led by JCLP students munity Welcome Breakfast, the last event of Perhaps it once was, but in today’s envi- T at the University of Michigan School orientation week. Dr. Karla Goldman, JCLP’s ronment of less organizationally committed of Social Work with a series of events engag- director, was on hand to welcome attendees Jews, we need a Judaism that appeals to the ing students and community members. From and introduce the theme of the morning’s individual’s own sense of self and not her or activities and presentations to a communal conversation. JCLP students, alumni, School his sense of obligation. In our present world breakfast, this was a chance to welcome and of Social Work faculty and staff, and Ann of opportunity and choice, we will need a orient the newest JCLP students to the pro- Arbor community members engaged in compelling reason to remain Jewish other gram, university, and greater community. thoughtful discussion around their relation- than being compelled. The 13 incoming and returning students ship with Israel. Students were energized by The solution to this problem does not lay met—some for the first time—in Lillie Park the intergenerational discussions and look primarily in institutional reform. We don’t on Tuesday, September 1, for the first day of forward to the on-going communal conver- need a committee or a task force to address orientation. Led by School of Social Work sations throughout the year. “the crisis to bring the next generation into Professor Antonio Alvarez, they worked The events of the week set the tone for a community life.” We don’t need a commu- through a variety of tasks aimed at foster- productive and exciting year. Incoming stu- nity response, informed by experts. What we ing group cohesion, having fun, and identi- dent Sharon Alvandi (’17) shared her reflec- JCLP students participate in team need is to listen. The next generation of Jews fying communication and leadership styles tions on the week: “Growing community is a building at orientation is out there making decisions about their within the group. The September sun was complex venture. When I first got here, I was lives. Will we, the organized Jewish commu- hot but student spirits were high as intro- Emily Zussman (‘16) and Alli Rosen (’16), expecting to meet my cohort in a classroom nity, fit in as a place of vibrant meaning, or ductions were made and bonds were formed prompted students to consider their Jewish and understand them through their perspec- as a storehouse of occasionally needed nos- throughout the day. Incoming student Mela- identity and values. The day concluded with tives in discussions. What I got as a part of talgia, or worst of all, will we have no place? nie Rivkin (’17) said of the day’s program, a dinner and students were joined by local JCLP’s first week was a true reflection of the I do believe in a future for the community, “it was a fun and impactful way for the stu- JCLP alumni. Haviva Greenbaum (’15), Max intentional community building we’re going but it will need to be a community as con- dents to get to know one another and their Glick (’15), Avital Ostfield (’14), and Alice to be trained to take with us into our profes- ceived by those who will be the future. strengths as a group.” Mishkin (’13) shared words of wisdom as sional lives. I’m excited.” n Our challenge is to find the voices speak- Orientation continued with presenta- program veterans to prepare the students for ing the truth of our future. n tions and discussions facilitated by School of what to expect both during and after JCLP.

6 Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 IRabbis' Corner

A prayer for the new year Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, special to the WJN ost years, I write an original prayer come a personal favorite of so many. find the prayer meaningful and inspirational of all people everywhere: the hungry, the op- to share with the congregation on The song is entitled Stand By Me. and I would not be surprised if you break pressed, the refugee, and to those who live in M the first night of Rosh Hashana. Stand By Me is into song upon reading it: danger and isolation. May we reach out a I try to base the words of the prayer on so well loved that it When the night has come hand to help them. something that has occurred during the past has been “covered” And the land is dark Help us to stand by our hopes and our year or something that we look forward to by more than 400 And the moon is the only light we’ll see. dreams. Help us not to give up the wild, revo- in the year ahead. Occasionally, my prayer is musicians includ- No I won’t be afraid, I won’t be afraid lutionary and authentically Jewish idea that in tribute to a person who died during the ing John Lennon, Just as long as you stand by me. the world can be a place of perfection if we join previous year and that was the case this year. Tracy Chapman As we gather together at the beginning of hands with all throughout the world to make There were many influential people who (who performed it this New Year, O God, help us to stand through it so. died during 5775. Names such as Oliver on the David Let- the days and months ahead. And, O God, stand by us as we navigate Sachs, Sarah Brady, Leonard Nimoy and terman show just Help us to stand by our family and friends, to this frustrating, difficult, maddening and so, so Theodore Bikel immediately come to mind. a few weeks before share their joy and comfort them through sadness. beautiful world. When the night has come and But my prayer this year is a tribute to a Rabbi Robert Dobrusin Mr. King’s death), Help us to stand by and for our people and the land is dark, help us to find the moon and man who died this past spring whose name Ike and Tina Turner, and last but not least, our faith. Let us express the pride we feel in our stars to guide us one step at a time to fulfill our is perhaps not quite as well known as the Timon and Pumbaa from the Lion King. tradition, our history and our commitment for responsibilities and embrace our world with others I mentioned, but one whose work Inspired by a Christian spiritual and by our future. May we always remain connected and confidence and hope. has touched me and I imagine many oth- the words of Psalm 46, the song speaks of committed to our people throughout the world. May we stand by those we love and may ers, deeply over the years. His name is Ben the power of loyalty and confidence inspired Help us to stand by the values You and they and You, O God, always stand by us as E. King and he is best known for co-writing by loved ones and by God. As such, it seems our great teachers have instilled in us: values this New Year unfolds. and performing a beautifully touching song perfect as a setting for my original prayer. which compel us to search endlessly for peace Shana Tova n with the simplest of melodies which has be- As we enter into 5776, I hope you will and justice and to hear the cries and concerns Unity: with God and each other Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, special to the WJN n Sunday night, October 4, through doesn’t want the unity of the holiday to end ance—or from the unity between each other. me to see your separation –our returning to Tuesday, October 6, we will be cel- after seven days, why would extending it one Therefore, we have this holiday to prevent that mundane separation and the dissolution of the O ebrating the last days of Succot more day solve anything? We will still have to separation. When the Midrash uses the phrase holiday unity. To remedy this, we make another - specifically, Shmeni Atzeret, the eighth day— separate after the eighth day – so what does it “your separation”, it refers to the relationship holiday – Shmeni Atzeret. This will not only followed by Simchas Torah. I would like to focus change? The answer to this question is that In between God and the Jewish people. However, keep the Jewish people united from Succot, but on the holiday of Shmeni Atzeret. This particu- the merit of having this extra holiday added on it also means a separation in the relationship will become an everlasting, eternal unity. How lar holiday expresses, in a very special way, the to the seven-day holiday of Succot in which the between one Jew and another Jew individually. is this expressed? great love that God has for the Jewish people. Jewish people are in close proximity to God, the When the Jewish people are united with each The eighth day—Shmeni Atzeret—was ex- As a matter of fact, the meaning of Atzeret is to extra day itself will prevent any separation. How other, then they are also connected, bound and pressed in the sacrifices brought in the Holy stop or hold back. does this work? united with God. When there is a separation be- Temple in Jerusalem. For the first seven days This means that To explain this, let’s get an understanding of tween individual Jewish people, God forbid, it there were multiple amounts of sacrifices (bull- God holds us back the wording of the Midrash. When the Midrash creates a separation between God and us. God ocks, sheep, etc.) brought. When it came to the for one more day speaks of the analogy of the king reluctant to is telling the Jewish people—be united!—If you eighth day, Shmeni Atzeret, the Torah instructs before we leave the finish celebrating with his children, it uses the are united as a people, you will be connected to bring only one bullock, one ram, one sac- aura of holiness of words; “it’s hard for me your separation”. It with me. This is expressed in the holiday of rifice that will represent all the Jewish people. the holiday season would make more sense to us if it read; “our Shmeni Atzeret. Why is it so? This brings out the point that the Jewish people, and return to our separation”—that is, we will be separated from During the first seven days of Succot there in essence, are actually one. There is no divi- more usual, mun- each other. Why does the Midrash use “your is also an emphasis on unity. When we take the sion whatsoever. When we rejoice we all unite dane portion of the separation”? The Midrash is trying to indicate four species (lulav and etrog) each one repre- together. How? We dance with the Torah. Usu- year. This is an extra to us that if there is any separation between God sents one of the four types of Jewish people. All ally, we read from the Torah and some are bet- Rabbi Aharon Goldstein day added on to the and the Jewish people, it is not from God’s van- four are taken together, each with its own quali- ter than others, some read differently, there are seven days of Suc- tage point. As far as God is concerned, there is ties, and only by taking all four together can we different portions, there are many differences. cot. This extra day is unique. The Midrash, an never any separation between us. We are always fulfill this Mitzvah. By uniting them into one, it But here, we take the Torah as it is—wrapped interpretation of the Torah, gives an analogy: A connected with the knot of the infinite love of becomes a Mitzvah. This is the emphasis on the up—and we dance with it. When dancing with king makes a seven-day celebration for his chil- God. The only possibility for any type of separa- first seven days of Succot—unity. Nevertheless, the Torah there is no difference between a so- dren. At the end of the seventh day, he looks at tion between God and us is when, unfortunate- even though we emphasize unity, people are phisticated person and a simple person—they his children and says, “You know, it’s very hard ly, we separate ourselves from God by turning still individuals with their own nature. People all dance equally and together. When it comes for me to see that we will be separating from our backs to God and go away from God’s will. are distinct in their own way. The etrog remains to the feet we are all the same. This is the true each other after today, so please stay one more That’s when there is the separation between an etrog. It doesn’t change into a different fruit unity that concludes all the holidays. It promises day and we’ll make it another holiday.” So it is God and the Jewish people. This is what the simply because it is unified with the other three and helps and guarantees that after the holidays similar with the eighth day of Succot – Shmeni Midrash means when it says that God speaks species. There is a concern that when we come there will be no disunity between us—rather Atzeret. After the seven-day holiday of Succot, of “ your “ separation being hard. It is hard for to the end of Succot we will lose the unity that we shall all be united. God willing, in the mer- God feels badly that we will so soon be parting, God to see us choosing, with our inappropriate we gained during the holiday and revert to our it of being united, it will bring the coming of so there is another day added to extend the joy. behaviors, to add layers to the veils that already old separate ways. God tells us that when it Moshiach speedily in our days.u n This raises an obvious question. If God obscure us from perceiving the divine radi- comes to the last days of Succot it is hard for

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October at Temple Beth Emeth Avital Ostfield, special to the WJN Families with Young Children (FYC): Tot taught at TBE and is excited to return. Quyen 1945. A full reading list can be found on our Spirituality Book Club Shabbat Service Epstein-Ngo is a therapist with training in website at www.templebethemeth.org and hard Thursday, October 8, noon, TBE Adult Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and yoga copies are available through the TBE office. Oc- Lounge October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 5:45 p.m., TBE and mindfulness with youth, including training tober 8, Session 1: Isaac Bashevis Singer. Octo- Sanctuary 6:15 p.m. Dinner, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 p.m., TBE Adult with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli. Con- ber 22, Session 2: Saul Bellow and Grace Paley. Lounge Shira Service tact SooJi Min with questions, 665-4744. All of your favorite songs led by Cantor Ha- October’s book selection is The Ten Chal- Men’s Torah Study lenges: Spiritual Lessons from the Ten Com- yut. Join in for macaroni and cheese, fish sticks, Comforting the Mourner: Preparing All Mondays, October, 12 and 26, 7-8:30 p.m. applesauce, and a salad bar immediately fol- mandments for Creating Meaning, Growth, and Aspects of Leading a Shiva Minyan A men’s Torah discussion group led by both Richness Every Day of Your Life (March 2004 lowing the short service. Dinner is just $5 per lay and clergy leadership. It is lay led on the 2nd person. Buy a punch card ahead of time for a Thursday, October 1 and 29, 7-9 p.m., edition), by Dr. Leonard Felder. Cantor Emerita TBE Chapel Monday and led by Rabbi Levy on the 4th Mon- Annie Rose will be returning to facilitate the discounted price. Punch cards are available in day. We will continue to find our way as men the TBE office. After dinner we will enjoy a Calling existing and interested Nachamu spirituality book club, generously sponsored by group participants for the first two sessions in by wrestling with text. For more information, the Year of Torah Fund. It will meet monthly Shira, a joyous, active song fest, followed by a contact Roger Stutesman at rgstutesman@sb- popsicle oneg. a series of trainings! One of the greatest mitzvot from October-May. Each month will feature a in Jewish practice is comforting the mourner. cglobal.net. different book with two session times. The book Sukkat Shalom, The Peaceful Shelter Learn from Cantor Hayut the various skills Women’s Torah Study club will meet Thursdays at lunchtime (noon-1 needed to lead a shiva minyan in these 2-hour p.m.) and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., in the of Shabbat class sessions. This class will address the spe- Mondays, October 12 and 26, 7-8:30 p.m. Join in for in-depth study and lively discus- adult lounge at TBE. Elementary Shabbat Services with Rabbi Levy cific aspects of the service. Assignments will sion of the week’s Torah portion led by Cantor October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 5:45 p.m., TBE Cha- be made in advance of each session so that this Memoir Reading in the Library, Letters Regina Hayut. The group will explore various pel 6:15 p.m. Dinner, 6:45 p.m. Shira Service working practice group can hone their skills in What to do after Tot Shabbat no longer passages from the portion looking at several to My Grandchildren, Marianne Aaron front of others before leading a formal service. meets your needs and, more importantly, the translations and commentaries from a variety Sunday, October 11, 4:30-6 p.m. All participants will receive take home materials needs of your children? Not to worry, TBE of scholars from Talmudic times to the modern Hear from local memoir writers about what for future reference. Contact Cantor Hayut at is expanding service offerings for the young- day. No Hebrew knowledge necessary to par- it took for them to write and publish memoirs. [email protected] for more est members! Join in for Sukkat Shalom, The ticipate in the discussion. For questions, contact No RSVP necessary, all members of the Jewish information. Peaceful Shelter of Shabbat. Held parallel to Tot Cantor Regina Hayut at cantorhayut@temple- community welcome! Shabbat, this will be a quieter moment for our Congregational Rabbinic Search bethemeth.org. children in grades K-3. Three Perspectives on the Future of Committee Meeting Entering the Torah through the Front Religion in America Shalom Gever, Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts Saturday, October 3, 9-10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m.- Door: Understanding Biblical Grammar Wednesday, October 14, 7 p.m., TBE Rm. 16 12:30 p.m., Core Mondays, October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 4:15- Sundays, October 4, 11, 18, and 25, 7:45- The class will be an overview of changes of 7 p.m., TBE Social Hall The Strategic Planning Committee is seek- both the American religious (principally Chris- ing input from all members on the future direc- 9 p.m. Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20 and 27, 4:15- Rabbi Levy will be exploring how Biblical tian) and the American Jewish scenes, begin- tion of TBE. The Rabbinic Search Committee 5:45 p.m., TBE Core grammar created the text at the core of Jewish ning with the immediate post-World War II will use information collected at these sessions Fridays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 3:30- life in this five-class series. An understanding period extending to the present. The focus will to guide our search for a new rabbi, so this is 5:45 p.m., TBE Core of modern Hebrew is not required. To partici- be on generational changes from the Silent your opportunity to share your opinion on Try out this unique martial arts instruction pate, please purchase The First Hebrew Primer: Generation, Baby Boomers, and Generation goals for the future of TBE, the search process, including lessons in how to live a healthy life- The Adult Beginner’s Path to Biblical Hebrew, X to those of the Millennials. Similarities and and other topics. style, be energetic, do well in school and learn available at Amazon.com and other booksellers. dissimilarities of the changes of both religious anti-bullying self-defense. 12-week semesters Please RSVP to [email protected]. faiths will be discussed. Participation is part of for belt advancement. Drop-in when schedules Simchat Torah Study Session and Dessert the class experience. The first session will be led permit. Enrollment is open for students and Sunday, October 4, 7:30-8:30 p.m. by Bennett Stark, Ph.D, and the second will be A Simchat Torah celebration and introduc- [E]met: An Honest Conversation their parents. Shalom Gever is taught by Rabbi about Death co-facilitated by Rabbi Levy and Pastor James Peter Gluck, 5th Degree Black Belt and martial tory class to Rabbi’s upcoming “Understanding Rhodenhiser. Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m., TBE Rooms arts instructor for 18 years. Contact the Temple Biblical Grammar” class. Open to everyone! Join us for a wonderful evening of learning and 7 and 8 Beyond Pentateuch: The Rest of the Beth Emeth office at 665-4744 or Rabbi Gluck, Remember the two topics never discussed at [email protected], for more registration dessert. Please RSVP to skrell@templebethe- meth.org. the dinner table, sex and death? Well we’ve had Hebrew Bible Returns information. the sex talk. Now let’s talk about death. Come Tuesday, October 20, 7:30 p.m., TBE Adult Adult Jewish Yoga with Shlomit Sukkot Yizkor Service and Lunch join us for the second year of this discussion Lounge group about death. The purpose is to increase Sessions will run October through June Thursday afternoons, October 1, 8, 15, 22 and Monday, October 5, 11 a.m.-noon, TBE the awareness of death with a view to helping (skipping December) with rotating scholars on 29 at noon, TBE Family Room Chapel and Social Hall Join in for a special service for Sukkot Yiz- people make the most of their (finite) lives. [E] the topics of the five books of the Torah and Semester package $120, or a punch card for beyond. Tuesday October 20 at 7:30 p.m. is the th kor in the Chapel where we’ll read the names of met is a group-directed discussion of death $100 with ten classes and the 11 free. The class- kick off taught by Rabbi Levy! For more infor- es are located at TBE on the lower level in rooms those who have passed away since the last Suk- with no specific agenda other than to share sto- kot, followed by a light luncheon in the Social ries, ideas and experiences. While a decidedly mation contact Leonore Gerstein, lbmgerst@ 9 and 10. Set an intention based on the weekly gmail.com. Torah portion and work on your strength all at Hall. RSVP to Sarah at skrell@templebethe- Jewish context will be offered, the discussion the same time! BYOM (Bring your own mat). meth.org. is not limited to any one belief. [E]met is not Classical Reform Shabbat Service with Kol Halev *There is a Tuesday evening drop-in on Octo- a grief support group or a counseling session, Jewish Storytellers in America but rather an opportunity to grapple with this Friday, October 23, 7:30 p.m. ber 6 at 6:30 p.m. for $17. This service will reflect the musical and tex- Thursdays, October 8 and 22, 7-8:30 p.m. , important part of life within a community of tual, spiritual and theological expression of the Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Sit TBE Room 16 others. This will be co-facilitated by Brian Ashin Jews have always appreciated good stories. Classical Reform tradition in the living, breathing Thursdays, 1:15-2 p.m., TBE Chapel, October and Rabbi Levy. What better way to learn about life than to hear understanding we bring to it today in our current 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 context. For practitioners of all levels. Intention and about someone else’s troubles – or triumphs? Weekly Lunch and Learn: Chef’s Choice instruction followed by 30-minute silent medi- Storytellers can bring us to unknown worlds; Fridays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 12:30- Help Wanted, Genesis Grounds Fall Clean-up tation. Facilitated by SooJi Min, Judy Freedman, they can teach us about the world we thought 1:30 p.m., TBE Adult Lounge we knew; they can bring the community to- Each week, Rabbi Levy brings his choice of Sunday, October 25, 1- 4 p.m. and Quyen Epstein-Ngo. SooJi Min is TBE’s Only an hour to spare? Perfect! Join us as gether under shared values. How have Jewish text. They will come from both inside and out- executive director. She recently completed a we tidy up the grounds. Contact genesis7890@ storytellers in modern America sustained and side the Jewish tradition and from the Torah 16-month mindfulness teacher training pro- icloud.com for more information. gram sponsored by the Institute for Jewish renewed this key aspect of Jewish culture? Join to the medieval period, through to modernity. Spirituality and the Awakened Heart Project. us for a mini-course, taught by Julian Levinson, Feel free to come whenever you can and bring Memoir Writing Workshop Judy Freedman has been meditating for over 20 Samuel Shetzer Associate Professor of Ameri- your lunch. As this is Rabbi’s last year, you will Monday, October 19, 7-9 p.m., TBE Library years. She attended a three year training in Jew- can Jewish Studies ([email protected]), in not want to miss this weekly gem! Join Temple Beth Emeth’s Librarian, Clare ish Meditation sponsored by the Philips Foun- which we will read and discuss a sampling of Kinberg, to learn how to write your memoir. Jewish stories written in the United States since dation at Chochmat ha Lev. She has previously continued on next page 8 Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 Mixed marriages and other relationships by Ruth Freedman ome time ago, between 2002 and 2004, As a long time member, mother of a child Those of us partnered with people of different Our members and friends, representative of I recall hearing Tom Friedman, the who attained her bat mitzvah through the faiths find many kindred spirits at JCS. In some the intergenerational greater Ann Arbor com- Serudite New York Times columnist School, bubbe of 2 current students, and former instances partners have converted to Judaism, munity, celebrate Jewish culture, traditions and and Pulitzer Prize winner, say that he and his teacher in the JCS Sunday School, I have had the but that is neither common nor required. There history as a large community, and participate in wife were in a “mixed marriage.” I hadn’t either privilege to meet many wonderful individuals is a healthy respect for the faith of others, while activities designed for age affinity group activities known or thought about this before, so I lis- and families. A description of the Jewish Cultural the congregation maintains a secular humanistic that are stimulating and communal arenas for tened attentively as he went on to explain that Society found on the program for the b’nai mitz- approach through a Jewish lens. (I love that de- developing lasting friendships. she was opposed to American intervention in vah of the daughter of our ceremonial leader (or scription. Must give credit to the non-Jewish dad Families of Asian, Israeli, Middle Eastern, Iraq while he supported the Bush/Cheney deci- madrikha), succinctly describes the community I of a recently bat mitzvah’d young woman!) The Eastern European, and other regions have taught sion to send American troops into that country. am so fortunate to have found: JCS is brimming with “mixed relationships”! I members much about the history of their roots! Ah, very clever description, a mixed marriage The Jewish Cultural Society provides a wel- recently attended a joyful celebration of the bat We welcome members with heritage from other based on differing political perspectives! He coming and enriching community for those mitzvah of a young woman who is of African regions as well to continue to teach us much more! went on to explain that he believed what we whose Jewish identification is primarily cultural. American descent and is the adopted daugh- We invite you to join us as we celebrate our now know were “tales” of WMD (weapons of It is committed to the continuity and survival of ter of a Caucasian, mixed religion couple. How Judaism through community service, schmoozes mass destruction) held by Saddam Hussein. Jewish heritage through the teachings of Jewish wonderful to hear her description of her Jewish and singing in the context of the traditions, histo- But that is not the focus of this article, and I history, culture, the prophetic traditions of social forebears amidst a backdrop of the American ry, culture and values of the Jewish people. Also, don’t want to beat a dead horse! What I want justice and humanism, and life cycle observances. civil rights movement including the legacy of like Tom Friedman and his wife Ann, we can and to write about is the Jewish Cultural Society, It emphasizes active participation in Jewish life Dr. King. What a rich, varied heritage this young do engage in discussions about politics and cur- Ann Arbor’s secular humanist organization is and society. JCS programming includes adult woman has to celebrate as she comes of age! rent events which reflect a diversity of opinions celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and cycle education, a children’s Sunday school, B’Nai Long before the landmark Supreme Court de- and make for wonderfully engaging dialogue and its welcome to all sorts of mixed marriages Mitzvah instruction, holiday celebrations and cision of last June, removing the barriers to same “mixed relationships“! and families. Over the more than 25 years of life events. The Jewish Cultural Society main- sex couples, all relationships and marriages were Celebrate our Golden Jubilee Anniversary affiliation with the JCS, I have met all manner tains an office at the Jewish Community Center celebrated in the JCS. For example the children (50 years) with us on November 1 at the Jew- of permutations and combinations of mixed of Greater Ann Arbor and is celebrating its 50th of JCS members of the LGBT community have ish Community Center. http://www.jewish- marriages and families at our holiday obser- anniversary this year. The JCS is a member of the been welcomed into the ranks of Jewish adult- culturalsociety.org/ n vances, schmoozes, and meetings. Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations. hood with all of its attendant rights and privileges! TBE Activities, continued from Activities at Beth Israel Congregation previous page Elliot Sorkin, special to the WJN

Kinberg an experienced literary editor and Dilemmas in Faith (A Shalom Hartman Erev Simchat Torah for adults and children 4 years old and above. professional Jewish librarian, has shepherded Institute Lecture Series) Monday, October 5, 7 p.m. Children 3 and under eat for free. The deadline for reservations is Monday, Oct. 19. numerous Jewish writers from good idea to Mondays beginning on October 12 and Erev Simchat Torah includes a Maariv published work over the years. Read and discuss continuing each week until December 7, Service that is followed by the Simchat Torah Baby Shabbat hakafot (family friendly Torah processionals,) contemporary memoirs written by Jews around 6–7:30 p.m. Saturday October 10, 9:30 a.m. dancing, and snacks. the world, learn the nuts and bolts of memoir This fall, Beth Israel Congregation is excited to Babies born over the past year are officially writing, and receive support for your writing present another course in the Shalom Hartman Simchat Torah welcomed to the congregation during this unique process and endeavors. These workshops are Institute Lecture Series. Facilitated by Rabbi Tuesday, October 6 ceremony during the Shabbat morning service. free, but register with Clare in advance by email- Dobrusin and Rabbi Blumenthal, Dilemmas of Shaharit and Hallel services, 8:30 p.m. The ceremony takes place around 11:30 a.m. The ing her at [email protected]. Faith will focus on DVD lectures from scholars, International Shul of Pancakes breakfast, 9:30 a.m. weekly parasha (reading from the Hebrew bible) and allow the group to discuss how these issues Torah Service and Hakafot, 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. is from the first chapters of the book of Genesis. Youth manifest themselves in today’s world. In an age of On Simchat Torah, after the Shaharit and Babies are also presented with T-shirts marking the At TBE, there are three sets of youth groups. radical polarization in modern society, with a rise th Hallel services, Beth Israel provides a free date of their future Bar/Bat Mitzvah year, followed 3-5 grade students begin with Rishonim, the in religious fundamentalism on the one hand and th pancake breakfast in the Social Hall, followed by a special kiddush for everyone present, with the Hebrew word for first. 6-8 grade students are a rise of atheism on the other, how does Jewish by the Hakafot, the Torah processionals, and the name of each baby decorated on the cakes. a part of Kadima, which in Hebrew translates to tradition approach dilemmas of faith? In this rest of the service. forward, thus preparing them for the high school series, Hartman scholars explore the foundational New Member Shabbat youth group AARTY (Ann Arbor Reform Temple issue of faith, engaging in broad and deep analysis Shabbat Limmud Saturday, October 31, 9:30 a.m. Youth). AARTY is open to ALL high school age of some of the many dilemmas that faith in the New members to the congregation are youth in Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas. Saturdays, October 10 and 31, 9–9:45 a.m. modern world raises. Based on classical Jewish Adults are invited for Torah study over coffee welcomed into the congregation with a group Rishonim Kickoff @ the Country Fair tradition and contemporary Jewish thought and and cake. The discussions, led by Rabbi Dobrusin, aliyah to the Torah, and a kiddush luncheon life, the Dilemmas of Faith curriculum addresses following the service at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 1-3 p.m., Wiard’s Apple are informal, lively and participatory. The study the big questions raised by the intersection of faith begins with traditional texts and participants Orchard and reason, faith and history, faith and politics, Lunch & Learn Series Meet at 5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti for a fun add their own thoughts on the Torah, Haftarah and the faith experience. Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21, and 28, afternoon at the fair with corn mazes, mountain portion of the week, or other traditional texts. A light dinner will be served. The cost for the noon–1:15 p.m. slide, inflatables, and hay rides. Cost is $20. For course is $50 per person; RSVP by October 7. Garfunkel Schteingart Activities Center more information and to RSVP, contact Zoe Mc- Congregation Sukkah Deconstruction The Shalom Hartman Institute is a pluralistic (2010 Washtenaw) Coon at [email protected]. Sunday, October 11, 9 a.m. – 12 noon center of research and education in Israel whose The Congregation Sukkah will be taken down Rabbi Robert Dobrusin and Rabbi Kim Kadima Kickoff @ the Country Fair goal is to deepen and elevate the quality of Jewish on Sunday, October 19. Volunteers are asked to Blumenthal lead informal discussions on current life in Israel and around the world. Through topics. Participants are invited to bring a dairy Sunday, October 25, 1-3 p.m., Wiard’s Apple bring their power tools if they have them. Lox and their work, they are redefining the conversation lunch. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Orchard bagels will be served to all volunteers. Meet at 5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti for a fun about Judaism in modernity, religious pluralism, Tot Shabbat afternoon at the fair with corn mazes, mountain Israeli democracy, Israel and world Jewry, and Friday Night Lights and Gan/Alef the relationship with other faith communities. Consecration Saturdays, October 10 and 24, 11:15 a.m.–noon. slide, inflatables, and hay rides. Cost is $20. For Tot Shabbat is a Saturday morning program/ Friday, October 23, 6 p.m. more information and to RSVP, contact Zoe Mc- Sounds of the Soul service for parents and their children 2–5 years Coon at [email protected]. This is a family friendly service and dinner Tuesdays, October 13, November 17, old which includes songs, stories, and prayers. program which includes Consecration for all December 8, and January 19, 7–7:30 p.m. This program is run by Peretz Hirshbein on the Beth Israel Gan and Alef students who are Join us to create a sacred space through 2nd Saturday of the month (with time in the Saturday, October 31, 5:30-8 p.m., Meet at TBE enrolled at Beth Israel Religious School or song and prayer. This gathering will utilize Sukkah this month), and by Jake Kander on the Trick-or–treat in the TBE neighborhood col- Hebrew Day School. The Shabbat is welcomed both traditional and contemporary liturgy second Saturday of the month. It includes songs, lecting bottles and cans for a local charity. Come at 6 p.m. with a Kabbalat Shabbat Service, which and reflections where participants will devote the mysterious “Shabbat Box” a Torah procession in costume! For more information, or to RSVP, is followed (approximately at 6:45 p.m.) with themselves to a variety of areas of focus, with stuffed Torah toys, and a Kiddush for tots. contact [email protected]. a dairy dinner. The cost for each dinner is $8 including joy, gratitude, requests and peace. There is no charge for this program. Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 9 Ann Arbor District Library, Library of Michigan, and Library of Michigan Foundation Present

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Reflections on Israel Max Glick, special to the WJN ach year, the Jewish Federation of in peer group Israel experiences such as semes- Greater Ann Arbor is excited to offer ter, summer or gap year programs. Federation Young Judea Discovery Program Elocal teens a variety of ways to travel also provides subsidies for teen travel to Israel, by Miriam Hamermesh and learn in Israel. Currently, this is possible which provides up to $1,000 for summer, se- This past summer, thanks to the generous help daea. Our preparations for Maccabia included through three significant programs. mester and year-long trips. of the Lichter family, I participated in Young making a 45-second one-shot video, painting The first is the Ann Arbor-Nahalal Student This year, Zachary Bernstein and Miriam Judaea’s Discovery, a four week-long tour of Is- signs with cheesy battle slogans, choreograph- Exchange program, which is available to our Hamermesh both received the Susan L. Licter rael starting with a four-day trip to Greece. We ing a march for the opening ceremony, making community’s ninth graders. The Susan L. Lich- Memorial Endowed Israel Scholarship and a spent three days in Athens, climbed the Acropo- an educational presentation about the history of ter Memorial Endowed Israel Scholarship pro- Federation Teen Travel subsidy to help make a lis, and went on a one-day cruise to three Greek Hebrew, and organizing a five-minute long tal- vides two $2,500 scholarships annually for Ann summer in Israel possible. Below are Zachary and Arbor area high school students to participate Amy’s reflections on their summer experiences. Tourism and education combined by Zachary Bernstein This summer, I spent six weeks in Israel at the Jordan River) with the serious (learning about Alexander Muss High School in Israel. I chose the wars in 1967 and 1973 and the current situ- to go on this program because it is not simply ation involving Israel and its neighbors). six weeks of tourism – it is an educational pro- There was one experience I had in Tel Aviv gram. We had history classes three or four times that I was not aware would happen, but I am a week where we learned about Jewish and Is- very glad it did. We were dropped off by the bus raeli history, from the times before Abraham in the center of town near the market. We were up through the fighting in Gaza last summer. told we had three hours to do all the eating and The teacher was absolutely wonderful, and the shopping we wanted, but during that time we classes were both fun and interesting. also had to complete an assignment. The as- Coupled with the classes were trips to all signment was to divide into groups and inter- sorts of different sites related to what we were view five Israelis. The questions were given to studying. Our first trip was to Tel Gezer, an us – they were questions about religious iden- archaeological site where we were able to see tity and national identity and their intersection. Miriam Hamermesh watching the sunrise on top of Masada with her group remains of Canaanite society in the times im- To make the assignment more interesting, we mediately preceding the arrival of Abraham. had to interview five different types of Israelis islands (Hydra, Poros, and Aegina). We also For our last trip, while we were learning about – a soldier, an Orthodox Jew, a native secular learned about Judaism in Greece by visiting two ent show performance. Needless to say, our rag- the current security situation in the state of Is- Israeli, a recent immigrant, and a senior citizen. synagogues and the Athens Jewish Museum. tag group of 17 did not conquer Maccabia—but rael, we spent two days in the Golan Heights, The answers the interviewees gave varied great- Despite the fact that we arrived in Athens on the we did win the volleyball tournament! where we spoke with people who lived along ly. This assignment was a phenomenal way to Monday after the Greek economic referendum, After Maccabia, we headed to Jerusalem for the borders with Syria and Lebanon about their see Israel and Judaism, and their intersections, the country seemed to still be operating alright the last week of our program. I don’t think any- lifestyles, including how they handle potentially from a wide variety of lenses. and the only impact we felt was leaving for the where else would have been as good a place to dangerous situations and how they live during I’m very grateful that I had the opportu- airport a half hour earlier because there was a end. Despite everything amazing I got to do this times of conflict. nity to have this incredible experience. I would demonstration planned and we didn’t want to summer, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention I often get asked what my favorite part of the like to thank the Eli M. Laden Israel Scholar- get caught in traffic. the impact Israel’s religious turmoil had on my trip was. I think my favorite aspect of the trip ship, the Susan L. Lichter Memorial Endowed When we got to Israel, we started our tour in experience. On the third to last day of our pro- the South at the grave of David Ben-Gurion in gram, we had a free night out on Ben Yehuda Sde Boker, then worked our way down to Eilat street. As it turned out, our night out coincided to go snorkeling in the Red Sea. Over the course with the Jerusalem Gay Pride parade and it was of the next three-and-a-half weeks, we worked just a five minute walk away from Ben Yehuda. our way up to a Druze village in the Golan I had completed my shopping and towards Heights and then back down to Jerusalem for the end of the free time, I was sitting with my the last week of the program. While we were on counselor and some friends scrolling through our tour, there was another Young Judaea tour my twitter when I saw a shocking tweet about that was also traveling around Israel, as well as a stabbing at the Jerusalem Pride parade. I read eight British tours from FZY, Young Judaea’s the article and then showed it to my counselor, partner in the United Kingdom. who then pulled me aside and told me that During the third week of the program, I she was aware of what was happening, but she completed the Sea to Sea hike—from the Sea of wanted me to keep it under wraps so that no Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea in four days. one in our group got worried. Aside from the I hiked over the second tallest mountain in Is- fact that I was horrified about what happened rael, Mount Meron, and slept on a mat on the at the parade, I was shaken because I couldn’t ground looking up at the stars. I walked more believe that it had happened so close to me. Just than I knew I could in hotter weather than I a few hours earlier, my friends and I were trying knew existed. Finally, we reached the beauti- to convince our counselors to let us participate ful lagoon in the Mediterranean Sea where we in the parade. It could have been any of us. ended the hike. I was finally able to relax and Israel is a country filled with turmoil. The va- Zachary Bernstein process what I’d just completed after four gruel- riety of things I saw on this trip made Israel so was that we learned material in a way that will Israel Scholarship, and the Jewish Federation ing days. It was such a fulfilling experience and I much more real to me. While some moments help us remember the information we learned of Greater Ann Arbor Subsidy. It was really a am so proud of myself for completing the hike. were difficult, the most beautiful memory I have even after we leave. We had tests and even a fi- phenomenal trip because we saw all the sights But the program didn’t end there. We still is of Kabbalat Shabbat services the last Friday nal, ensuring we would study and retain what of Israel, and did so from an educational lens. I had one amazing week left. Our group had split night of the program. We walked to the Haas we learned. I think I had two favorite trips. Our learned a lot about Jewish history as well as the up for Special Interest Week—between Sea to Promenade and did services overlooking the first trip into Jerusalem was really very moving. modern State of Israel’s history and current sit- Sea, living on a kibbutz, and Gadna, an army city of Jerusalem, old and new. It was amazing. We visited the Kotel, waded through Hezekiah’s uation. I feel like I gained a deeper understand- basic training simulation—but when we came Looking out over all of that history with the tunnel, and studied the topography of Jerusa- ing of what it’s like to live in Israel, based on back together, it felt like we had been apart people who I’d come to love so intimately over lem and how that affected its history. Our first my conversations with my counselors, teachers, for years. We spent four days (our longest stay the past four weeks was so amazing. 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Only time will tell 2016 Maccabi Games by Jennifer Rosenberg Sharon Newman, special to the WJN n 1993, I left Israel after a year of study and many benefits, not the least of which is the forma- eeping the momentum going after is available at: https://www.youtube.com/ volunteer work with the commitment to “be tion of a positive Jewish identity as highlighted in the JCC’s Maccabi team’s success both watch?v=w6zF6budQiE Iback soon.” It was a year that fundamentally the UJC report. Both of our families also chose to Kathletically and socially this past sum- changed the course of my life as it provided the send our children to Jewish sleep-away camps, an- mer, plans are now being made for the Games impetus for me to enter the field of Jewish educa- other of the identity forming factors outlined in the of 2016. tion. Fast forward to 2015 and I am the Principal study. Yet, the Israel trip was still high on our list of The JCC Maccabi Games is the largest Jew- of Hebrew Day School, a job for which I could not experiences we wanted to have with our families. ish youth event in the world, where teen athletes be more committed or more proud to hold. In Strategically timed before our oldest children and Arts Fest participants engage in an Olym- my wildest dreams, I never thought soon would start high school, our youngest children finish the pic-style competition. The Jewish Community stretch to 22 years but I finally made it back to Isra- Day School and our middle children are of bar/ Center of Greater Ann Arbor will be sending el with my husband and three boys, accompanied bar mitzvah age, we embarked on this journey to- teams to St. Louis, Missouri, July 31–August 5 by very dear friends, Laurie and Jayson Greenberg gether. Experiencing the country through the eyes and to Stamford, Connecticut, August 7–12. Sports offered in St Louis include: baseball, basketball, soccer, flag football, volleyball, soft- ball, tennis, swimming, golf, track and field and table tennis. Dance and star reporter are also Maccabi delegation, 2015 offered. To participate in St. Louis, teens must Anyone interested in learning more about have turned 13 by July 31, 2016 but have not yet the program can watch this video which will reached their 17th birthday. shows all aspects of the games. Look for the Ann Stamford is the host city for ArtsFest where Arbor kids in the green shorts. every group works with an expert in their A Maccabi gathering will take place at the field who provides a unique Jewish perspec- JCC on October 22 at 6 p.m. tive. Fields offered are acting/improv, culinary, This will be an opportunity to learn more dance, musical theater, rock band, star reporter, about the games and sign-up to participate. visual arts and vocal performance/glee club. Members of the 2015 team will be on hand. Par- Participants in these categories are eligible from ents and siblings are also invited. A pizza dinner the ages of 13–17. In-line hockey and lacrosse will be provided. are also available in Stamford. The cut-off age Contact Ethan Krasnow at ethankrasnow@ for these sports is 16. jccfed.org or 971-0990 for more information or The Greenberg and Rosenberg families at the Western Wall in Jerusalem An overview of this past summer’s Games to be added to the mailing list. n and their three children. Unlike my first trip, this of our children and through our eyes, as parents, trip was not about my own Jewish identity and exceeded every expectation. Standing at the top connection to Israel, it was about my children’s. of Masada, floating in the Dead Sea and walking In 2000, the United Jewish Communities in Hezekiah’s tunnel under the city of Jerusalem, Federation recruiting for 2016 Ann Arbor/ released a report called The Impact of Child- all the while hearing and speaking Hebrew, gave hood Jewish Education on Adults’ Jewish Iden- a whole new perspective to our commitment to Nahalal Teen Student Exchange delegation tity: Schooling, Israel Travel, Camping and Youth the Day School and why a day school education Max Glick, special to the WJN Groups. Among its conclusions, it found that Day is so valuable. All six children blew us away with urrently, the Jewish Federation is re- for covering the cost of the flight, trip insurance, School education and travel to Israel bring to bear how much they knew and how engaged they were cruiting current ninth graders to take and pocket money during the trip. the largest consistent measure of influence on the by their experiences. Crystallized in all our minds part in the 2016 Ann Arbor/Nahalal formation of a positive Jewish identity. This study was the moment we intimately gathered around C Student Exchange. Student exchange experience has served to inspire, fuel and initiate programs a Torah and witnessed our middle children chant The Ann Arbor/Nahalal Student Exchange Since 2010, 86 Ann Arbor teens have par- within Taglit Birthright, JCamp 180 and Avi Chai. in the shadow of the Western Wall on Shabbat af- Program is a two-part exchange in which ninth ticipated in the Student Exchange and have Our children attended the Hebrew Day School ternoon, inextricably linking them to a place and grade students from Ann Arbor spend the Ann established lifelong friendships. The trip has a sig- not because I was the kindergarten teacher at the a heritage…their place, their heritage. Arbor Public Schools February vacation at the nificant impact on the teens’ connection to Israel time, but because when we looked at the long Let’s face it. There are no guarantees. We all do Israeli Moshav, Nahalal. The following fall, dur- and their Israeli peers. term, we strongly felt the school offered every- the very best we can to instill in our children the ing an Israeli school break, their counterparts The friendships forged by the Student Ex- thing we wanted in an education for our children. things that are importance to us, be they values, from Nahalal will come to Ann Arbor. change participants do not end abruptly. In ad- We were attracted to the caring, individualized at- knowledge, identity and so on. There is no one An informational meeting will be held on dition to maintaining their connections through tention they would receive from the expert facul- way to do it and many years will pass before we Sunday, October 18, at 3 p.m. at the Jewish social media, Skype and Whatsapp, it is not un- ty, the rich and deep academic environment and know the outcome. As parents, we know we are Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. This common for the Ann Arbor teens to return to Is- a shared foundational Jewish experience we knew doing what we can to increase the formation of is an excellent opportunity to learn more about rael and spend time with their friends in Nahalal. we couldn’t provide alone. We had been told but a positive Jewish identity in our children. We live the program. All ninth graders and their parents Later this month, the local teens who partic- didn’t understand the extent to which we would it in our homes, we participate in service to the are invited to attend. ipated in the February trip to Nahalal will host find a home and community within its walls. community/tikkun olam and encourage them to their counterparts in Ann Arbor. The Israeli Laurie and Jayson Greenberg sent their kids do so, we send them to Hebrew Day School, we Student exchange 2016 teens will experience school, the University of to HDS for very different reasons. “We were a continue their formal Jewish education through Part one of the 2016 Exchange will take place Michigan campus, and Jewish life in Ann Arbor. family not planning to send our children to a Day religious school, we send them to Jewish overnight during the Ann Arbor Public School’s 2016 The Ann Arbor/Nahalal Partnership is an School, but with HDS in the same building as the camp, and we took an epic family trip to Israel. It February Break. The current plan is to depart integral part of the Michigan/Central Galilee ECC preschool, it seemed like a convenient choice seems to be working, at least so far. The two rising on Thursday, February 11, and to return on Partnership2Gether program, led by the Jewish to try it for Kindergarten for our oldest son, Sam,” high schoolers are now certain they want to return Sunday, February 21, 2016. Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Coopera- says Laurie. “To this day,” she continues, “our best to Israel in the winter for the Ann Arbor/Nahalal Participants will be hosted by families in Na- tive programs are developed with communities family friends, my closest group of girlfriends, student exchange. The two of bar/bat mitzvah age halal, and the program will include touring Na- in Michigan and those of Nazareth Illit, Migdal and our ‘crew’ as we call it, stemmed from the have a unique and impactful experience to draw halal and the surrounding region, experiencing Ha’Emek and the Regional Council of Emek kindergarten class that my son was lucky enough upon for the bar/bat mitzvot they will have here the Nahalal Regional High School, interacting Yizrael (Jezreel Valley). Developing a closer to be a part of. Our ‘community’ and friendships surrounded by their entire community, as well as with local teens, and visiting Jerusalem and Tel relationship with Moshav Nahalal, a village in only grew as both of my daughters’ classes provid- a memory of Israel not afforded to many. The two Aviv. In return, students and their families will the Jezreel Valley, has allowed members of both ed us with more wonderful Hebrew Day School still at the HDS returned to school this fall with a be asked to serve as hosts for the Nahalal delega- communities to learn from and interact more families to create an even larger family. Aside from heart full of first hand experiences that bring to tion during the 2016 school year (specific dates closely with one another. n the fact that HDS has given my children a strong life all they are learning about in school. What will to be determined), when the Nahalal students For information or to register for the Federation’s sense of identity, small classes, and outstanding stick? What will be important to them? Who will will have a similar program of touring, school Student Exchange 2015 program, visit http:// teachers, we are most thankful for the friends we they ultimately become? Only time will tell. attendance, and teen interaction. www.jewishannarbor.org/studentexchange or have made during our tenure at this school.” For more information or to schedule a per- The Student Exchange is funded by a Fed- contact Max Glick at 677-0100 or Max@jewis- For very different reasons but to the same end, sonal tour, contact Ali Reingold, director or ad- eration allocation as part of their Partner- hannarbor.org. both of our families chose to educate our children missions and marketing, at admissions@hdsaa. ship2Gether within the Israel and Overseas n at the Hebrew Day School and experienced the org or call 971-4633. Committee. Participants are only responsible Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 13 I Campus Ann Arbor, Michigan: Grassroots effort combats campus anti- Where Big City Culture Meets Small Town Charm DON’T MISS AMERICA’S FINEST ORCHESTRAS Zionism from the inside IN ANN ARBOR THIS OCTOBER ‘ ’ by Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org ctivism. Not re-activism. Education. ence, engineering, and agriculture,” it states. Preparation. That declaration was a turning point for A These are just a few of the mantras SSI. It scored Sinelnikov an invite to the Israeli a new pro-Israel organization uses to encour- Consulate Student Leadership Conference in New York age participation. Fast-growing Students Sup- Chicago, where he met other student activ- porting Israel (SSI) was founded in 2012 at ists who were grappling with anti-Zionism the University of Minnesota. Today, it has 43 on their own campuses. When they learned Philharmonic chapters across four countries. Last month, of SSI, they reached out to Sinelnikov, who SSI held its first-ever national conference, was willing to support their efforts and was which was attended by 50 pro-Israel leaders determined to increase SSI brand awareness from 28 college campuses. as well as pro-Israel student unity—from the Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee SSI’s founder, Ilan Sinelnikov, believes that ground up. student-led grassroots efforts are more effec- Amit Boukai, a neuroscience student at Alan Gilbert, music director and conductor (Friday, Saturday) tive on college campuses than the campus Indiana University, quickly got on board. David Newman, conductor (Sunday) arms of larger Jewish non-profit organiza- She says the school has never had any “real Inon Barnatan, piano (Friday) tions. He also believes that one unified brand issues” with anti-Israel activity, “yet I real- Friday, October 9 // 8 pm and message has the ability to go viral, and ized we cannot wait for that to become an Saturday, October 10 // 8:30 pm that only then will pro-Israel activities have issue.…I knew that leaving our campus vul- Sunday, October 11 // 3 pm the impact students are hoping for. nerable by having no Israel conversation was Hill Auditorium “The problems on college campuses must worse than being proactive.” be solved from the inside,” Sinelnikov tells When Boukai opened a Facebook page for PROGRAM (FRI 10/9) JNS.org. “If we want to change the situation Indiana University’s SSI chapter in 2014, it Magnus Lindberg Vivo on college campuses, we must be united on had more than 100 likes within the first day. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 our campuses, and the efforts must come “The fight for Israel’s right to exist and Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 from pro-Israel student activists. We are the defend herself is no longer on the ground in agents of change; no one else can do it. When Israel, but has been imported to our cam- PROGRAM (SAT 10/10) we stand together, we will win.” puses,” says Boukai. “To be able to defend Esa-Pekka Salonon L.A. Variations R. Strauss Ein heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) In 2012, Sinelnikov—then an undergrad- Israel, students need to organize on their uate student at University of Minnesota— own and have multiple resources at hand, PROGRAM (SUN 10/11) founded SSI in response to “seeing people with multiple methods and tools to advocate Bernstein On the Waterfront speak so badly all over campus about our on their campuses.…When there is no co- Complete with director Elia Kazan’s film, starring Marlon country and no one responding” during “Is- alition, partnership, or unity, pro-Israel stu- Brando (108 minutes) raeli Apartheid Week,” the annual global anti- dents are weak in front of either an apathetic Israel showcase on college campuses. campus or a campus being swayed by an The New York Philharmonic residency is generously supported by “I walked out of these ‘Apartheid Week’ international student organization that has Eugene and Emily Grant Family Foundation events and realized I had to do something,” been legitimized over the last decade or so Media Partners WGTE 91.3 FM, Michigan Radio 91.7 FM, and WRCJ 90.9 FM Sinelnikov says. as a pro-peace organization—Students for The first thing he did was register a student Justice in Palestine (SJP).” organization. He trained two others to work According to an August 2015 study by the with him, and the team quickly grew to 10, 15, Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC), “While 20, and more. Today, there are more than 240. there was a significant increase in campus Chicago “When people think of BDS (the Boycott, BDS campaigns during the academic year Divestment and Sanctions movement), they [2014-15], the rate at which BDS campaigns think it is all happening in areas like Califor- were defeated on campuses nationwide re- Symphony nia. They forget there is a lot of hostile activity mained relatively static.” in Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Chicago,” says The study indicates that anti-Israel stu- Sinelnikov. dent activists were finding success by re- Orchestra Indeed, SSI has focused much of its efforts cruiting and supporting pro-BDS student Riccardo Muti by Todd Rosenberg on what some might consider less-obvious government candidates, who then intro- hotspots for campus anti-Zionism. duced and passed anti-Israel legislation. In “Being pro-Israel and supporting Israel 2014, SJP established a presence at 40 addi- Riccardo Muti, music director and conductor should not be in response to anti-Israel senti- tional campuses, bringing its total number Thursday, October 29 // 7:30 pm ment,” says Chantelle Moghadam, co-founder of chapters to 150. At the same time, states Hill Auditorium and president of the SSI chapter at the Uni- the study, the number of campuses hosting PROGRAM versity of Missouri. “We don’t see that much pro-Israel activities increased from 167 dur- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67 anti-Israel sentiment on our campus, but that ing the 2013-14 school year to 213 during Mahler Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”) doesn’t mean we don’t still have things to do.” this past academic year. In April 2014, when there were anti- SJP, which the Anti-Defamation League Sponsored by Supported by Susan and Richard Gutow Israel divestment measures being passed by has ranked as one of the top 10 anti-Israel Endowed support from Doris and Herbert E. Sloan Endowment Fund student government nationwide, SSI was groups in the U.S., did not return multiple and the Susan B. Ullrich Endowment Fund instrumental in getting the first-ever explic- requests for comment from JNS.org. Media Partners WGTE 91.3 FM and WRCJ 90.9 FM itly pro-Israel legislation passed by a student Sinelnikov—whose SSI chapters in 2014- government on a college campus, at the Uni- 15 spearheaded pro-Israel legislation in the versity of Minnesota. student governments of the University of The legislation—or declaration—speaks Georgia, Texas A&M University, and the Uni- TICKETS ON SALE NOW to a deep respect for and connection with the versity of Nevada—believes SSI accounts for Jewish state. much of the pro-Israel growth and success “Whereas Israel is the one of the most that was indicated in the ICC study. stable countries in the Middle East, with the “Being pro-active, telling our Israel story, highest ratings in human rights and democ- passion, [and] experience is what connects to racy in the region…the Minnesota Student a disconnected crowd,” says Boukai. “We are UMS.ORG / 734.764.2538 Association supports expanding study abroad sharing and making Israel personal.” n UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR opportunities in the Middle East, specifically Israel, with a concentration in business, sci- 14 Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 I World Jewry

Austria’s prisoner of conscience? Holocaust whistle blower heads for jail by Rafael Medoff/JNS.org n Austrian Jewish historian and about the establishment of the Austrian Na- journalist named Stephan Templ is tional Fund, which since 1995 has provided A scheduled to soon begin serving a a very modest one-time payment of $5,700 year in government prison. Officially, he is ac- each to approximately 28,500 Austrian-born cused of misrepresenting information in his Holocaust survivors around the world. Begin- family’s application for restitution as victims ning in 2001, another $7,000 each was paid to of Nazism. But there are grounds to fear that about 20,000 survivors for the loss of prop- he is being punished for exposing Austria’s erty. Needless to say, these sums were in many failure to return seized property to its Jewish cases but a small fraction of the value of the owners. property that was confiscated. Templ’s story is entangled in the troubling All of which brings us to Stephan Templ, history of Austria’s resistance to paying resti- who together with his colleague Tina Walzer WWW. BLOOM-GARDENS.COM tution and returning property. Since the day in 2001 authored a book called “Unser Wein,” 1885 BAKER RD. DEXTER, MI 734·426·6600 or “Our Vienna.” BLOOM!! The title mimicked BLOOM! SALE the city’s official newsletter for tour- ALL PLANTS ists. The book’s sub- 30-40% OFF title: “Aryanization, NOW SCHEDULING SPRING 2016 Austrian-Style.” LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION. GET In a devastat- READY WITH A FALL DESIGN! FALL PLANT SALEing & chapterBULBS on “The Topography AWARD WINNING DESIGN of Robbery,” Templ PATIOS, WALKS & WALLS and Walzer listed hundreds of Vien- PLANTS & MAINTENANCE na businesses that DECKS & STRUCTURES were stolen from Jews, with no resti- WATER FEATURES tution paid. The list WWW.LOTUSGARDENSCAPES.COM 7005 JACKSON RD. ANN ARBOR 734·761·8888

CREDIT: THE DAVID S. WYMAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES. WYMAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST S. THE DAVID CREDIT: included many of Jews being forced to scrub the streets in Vienna in 1938 the city’s most fa- mous hotels, movie World War II ended, Austrians have claimed theaters, restaurants, pharmacies, and estates. that they were not partners of the Nazis but The book named both former and current were actually “the first victims of Nazism.” owners, thereby exposing a number of promi- This attitude was most memorably re- nent Austrians who have been living on Jew- flected in a dispute that erupted during the ish property that was either stolen outright or filming of the movie “The Sound of Music” purchased at gunpoint for a pittance. in Salzburg in 1964. Part of the story takes The Austrian government and public were Hear place after the Nazis had taken over Austria, outraged by the book. Templ was widely ac- so the filmmakers wanted to display Nazi flags cused of trying to “undermine Austria.” The on the homes in those scenes. The Salzburg truth, of course, was that he had performed when you authorities initially refused to permit the flags a great service by exposing those who were to be filmed, lest it appear that the town had profiting from theft. But soon Templ would willingly sided with the Nazis. They relented himself would become a victim. only after the producers threatened to use ac- In 2005, Templ filed a claim for restitution need me. Lisa Saulles, MA, CCC-A tual newsreel footage that showed the cheer- concerning a hospital to which his elderly I look forward to helping you with ing crowds which greeted Hitler and his army mother was the rightful heir. Because of a when they marched into Austria in 1938. long running feud between his mother and • hearing evaluations By maintaining the “we-were-victims-too” her sister, Templ did not list the sister’s name • hearing aids and service (all brands) fiction, the Austrians created a kind of loop- in his application. The matter no doubt could • protective hearing equipment hole to avoid paying restitution. Because if have been resolved by the family members in Austria was a victim, it was helpless to pre- civil court. Instead, the Austrian government • five years free adjustments of the equipment vent the Nazis from persecuting the Jews, and chose to prosecute Templ for “criminal fraud.” we provide therefore could not be held legally or finan- Convicted and sentenced to a one-year jail We are now part of for all adult and pediatric patients. Because hearing cially responsible for making amends now. term, Templ’s appeals have been exhausted the U-M Premier Care Attempts by Jewish organizations to per- and his prison term is scheduled to com- Network. loss is a medical problem, as a medically-based suade postwar Austrian governments to con- mence shortly. practice, we’re the best choice to give you the sider paying restitution ran into a stone wall Some of Templ’s supporters say he is be- Most other insurance coverages accepted. of opposition. At one 1953 meeting, after ing victimized by government officials who help you need. Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab complained want to punish him for what he wrote. Others about Austria’s alleged victimization, World believe he has simply been caught up in the Jewish Congress chairman Nahum Goldma- complex and heartless bureaucracy that gov- 800-851-6672 | 734-316-7622 nn sarcastically remarked, “Yes, Herr Chan- erns the Austrian restitution system. Either cellor, that is why I have come to ask you how way, a brave whistleblower is about to spend much money the Jews owe the Austrians.” the next year of his life behind bars. n M.O.S.A. Hearing Aid Centers In 1962, the Austrian government finally Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The Da- agreed to one token payment of just $22-mil- & Audiology Services vid S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies lion to some Holocaust survivors; but it also 1020 East Michigan Ave., Suite I, Saline, MI and author of 15 books about Jewish history provided compensation to some former Nazi www.mosaaudiology.com and the Holocaust. officials. It took more than thirty years of interna- For a Free online hearing test, visit WWW.MosaaUdiology.CoM tional pressure and protests to finally bring Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 15 IIsrael

For happy hikers, Israel’s 620-mile national trail brings Jewish history to life By Deborah Fineblum Schabb/JNS.org t was a brave—some may argue foolhar- those who prefer the dramatic vistas of the Israel and abroad to experience the various Yisrael) are a series of “dialogues” from a dy—lot who recently braved the August desert.” cultures and landscapes of Israel, to fall in number of perspectives along the journey. Iheat of the Negev desert to walk a short For Mimi Semuha, a grandmother and love with them, and take action to preserve “It’s important to communicate and con- segment of the Israel National Trail (INT) at confirmed hiker who made aliyah from Up- them,” he says. nect to feel our joint destiny,” says HaMidra- around noontime. state New York more than a half-century Among the INT’s assets are the “trail an- sha CEO Moti Zeira. “When you are sharing ago, the most profound ex- gels”—those who open their homes for hik- the Trail experience, something happens to perience was in Meron, the ers free of charge. Others, including some open the heart to each other.” small town outside Safed best kibbutzim, charge very low prices for hous- The INT is known as a safe, well-main- known as the burial spot of ing, and some throw in a shower and break- tained trail. But the two greatest dangers (es- pioneering Kabbalist Rabbi fast or the use their kitchen and Internet pecially in the summer) are those ugly twins, Shimon Bar Yochai. connection. dehydration and sun stroke.

CREDIT: DOV GREENBLAT. DOV CREDIT: “There’s a view from the Other services include water stops along “It’s so important to come prepared—in- top of the mountain where the way. One of providers, Yoash Limon, who cluding [having] a good map,” says veteran you are looking down into a also runs the Green Backpackers Hostel in INT hiker Phyllis Shalem of Safed. “It’s pretty wadi (valley) with a stream the Negev town of Mitzpe Ramon, says that surprising how quickly sun stroke and de- running through it,” she says. groups of hikers will band together to order hydration can happen, especially if you get “It’s absolutely stunning.” water, thus reducing his delivery charges. lost.” For the well-prepared, however, the INT can be an unforgettable experience for Israeli residents and visitors alike. “The trail tells the story of this country, its people and their legacy, its myriad vistas, The Carmel forest along the Israel National and its flora and fauna,” says SPNI’s Pakman, Trail, with the trail’s marker on the rock who observes that the trail resembles a spinal

CREDIT: DOV GREENBLAT. DOV CREDIT: cord, with its paths linking the entire coun- But the nearly 100 young men in blue Is- try. “The Israeli essence is present along the rael Defense Forces t-shirts didn’t appear to trail: youth and students, soldiers, tourists mind the blazing white heat. They were on from around the globe, families, and all types the INT (Shvil Yisra’el in Hebrew, though to of nature lovers.” most Israelis it’s just “the Shvil”) to train. Just don’t put it off, hiker dad Lindsey “We get lots of practice on different alti- warns. “People say, ‘When I am between tudes,” says Aaron Lion, 20. “The Shvil is a jobs or when I retire, I’ll walk the trail,’ but really good place to learn how to survive in my best advice is don’t wait until you have lots of different conditions.” three months to spare,” he says. “Take just Now celebrating its 20th year, the INT a little piece now. After that, you will come takes a meandering 1,000-kilometer-plus back again.” n (620-mile) route from Kibbutz Dan, among Israel’s northernmost points, to the south- ern tip of Eilat’s Gulf of Aqaba. Since hiking enthusiast Avraham Tamir, fresh off an Appalachian Trail experience in America, dreamed of a national trail in Israel and made it a reality in 1995, hundreds of

thousands have hiked its byways—from the The Yarkon Park along the Israel National Trail, with the trail's marker GREENBLAT. DOV CREDIT: green mountains of the north, to cities and on the tree stump towns, to the seemingly endless expanse of the Negev in the south. There are folks—just out of the army or “There are hikers who Like other national trails, the INT makes between jobs, or early (and fit) retirees—who come out in the summer it a point of showing off its natural beauty. opt to walk the trail in one fell swoop, a two- down here,” he says. “But But in a country where political pressures and-a-half or three-month undertaking. But they typically only walk in often divide the citizens, it has another most people will devote a few days or a week, the early morning and late goal: exposing Israelis and visitors alike to taking months or even years to complete all 44 afternoon and yes, they the wide variety of cultural and geophysical of the trail’s legs. drink plenty of water.” identities that fill the Jewish state. The peak “For a small country, Israel has so many In fact, ordering wa- months for the trail are February-May and climates and topographies,” adds Maroz. “And ter together is just one The Arava desert along the Israel Nationa Trail, with the trail's October-December, avoiding Israel’s rainy many different cultures too.” opportunity to get to marker on the rock winters and sweltering summers. One way the SPNI is celebrating the trail’s know one’s fellow INT But unlike other national trails, these 620 20th birthday is by joining Google Israel to hikers, says Limon. Shaya Pinson, an English Israel National Trail Facts & Figures miles go beyond geography by also helping map the INT for Google Street View, as part teacher from Be’er Sheva, says the people to bring Jewish history to life. of the Google Treks project. This past spring, he’s met have been among the great joys of Courtesy of Jacob Saar, coauthor of “Israel “Our family spends a lot of time learn- two teams of SPNI volunteers trekked the the many days he’s spent on the INT por- National Trail and the Jerusalem Trail” ing Jewish history from books,” says Michael trail while schlepping 40-pound Google tion from the Jerusalem Hills to the desert Lindsey, a father of six from Jerusalem. “But Street View cameras. Each camera contained between Eilat and the Dead Sea. Total length: 1,100 kilometers when we hike the trail, I can say to the kids, 15 smaller cameras that snapped a panoram- “Like in many other Israeli situations (620 miles) ‘This is the land of Benyamin,’ or, ‘This is ic image every five seconds. It took the teams which fall out of the norm, Israelis tend to Northern trailhead: Kibbutz Dan in the where King David lived.’ It brings the Torah 70 days to shoot the entire trail. Now being feel and act in a remarkably bonded way Upper Galilee to life for us.” processed, the photos should be online by upon meeting on the Trail,” Pinson says. “It’s Southern trailhead: Eilat “The trail is a walking lesson in both the winter. kind of like meeting a distant family member history and geography of Israel,” says Michal SPNI CEO Moshe (“Kosha”) Pakman by surprise in a distant land.” Highest point: Mount Meron, 1,200 Maroz, a project manager for the Society for expects the exposure of the trail to inspire One organized way to meet people is a meters (3,937 feet) the Protection of Nature in Israel’s (SPNI) more people the world over to explore it. He cross-cultural “dialogue” offered each winter Lowest point: Yardenit baptismal site on tourism department, which maintains the is proud that National Geographic named for the last 10 years by HaMidrasha: Educa- the Jordan River, -200 m (-656 feet) trail, including the colorful painted streaks the trail one of the 20 most beautiful hikes tional Center for Jewish Renewal in Israel. Best months to hike: September to May on trailside rocks that assure hikers they’re in the world. Designed as a memorial for Avi Ofner, an Best directions to travel: South to north still going in the right direction. “There are “Displaying the INT through Google IDF soldier killed in a helicopter accident, the in the spring, north to south in the fall hikers who love the green of the north and Street View will encourage tourists from Israel Trail Encounters (Nifgashim B’Shvil

16 Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 A sweet new year for Israel’s bees By Mara Friedman/JNS.org ees have suddenly become the buzzword nectar-producing plants that could sustain bee roughly 500 beekeepers caring for about 100,000 large size also meant that it damaged passing of doom, as their population internation- populations around the country year-round. beehives, the Israeli beekeeping community is trains and often fell onto train tracks, thereby Bally has plummeted and the effects on Sitting in front of a window that is stacked small and dedicated to supporting each other. In forcing the national railway to spend a signifi- commercial agriculture become a serious concern. with hives and swarming with bees, Lin recalls, Kfar Bilu alone, there are three beekeepers, and cant amount of time and money trying to keep In just one year, American beekeepers lost “I started beekeeping as a they have worked together the trees under control. But efforts have paid an estimated 42 percent of their colonies, a hobby when I was 16; now to encourage residents to off, and today when the national railway builds staggering amount in an agricultural system it’s a family farm.” Today, plant nectar-producing spe- a new line, or when the highway infrastructure already struggling to meet demand. With bee on the cusp of Rosh Ha- cies, especially eucalyptus, is expanded, JNF is consulted about planting activities having an impact on the American shanah (the Jewish New around their homes and the smaller varieties of eucalyptus species along the economy of roughly $15 billion annually, sci- Year), a holiday in which open areas, improving the route to beautify the view for commuters and entists and politicians alike have started to take honey is a traditional staple neighborhood’s aesthetics counteract some of the de-forestation that takes notice. Together with the drought in California that represents hope for a PHOTO. PROVIDED CREDIT: and the bees’ ability to find place to allow such developments. threatening almond orchards (local bees’ main sweet new year, he is not food year-round. Fifteen years ago, beekeepers globally strug- source of food), the increasing trend towards worried about being able The Israeli program of gled to get anybody to care about the impend- using cloned plants that provide very little nu- to meet peak demands. By strategically introducing ing crisis. Suddenly, in the last couple of years, trition to bees, and the continued use of strong introducing hearty nectar- nectar-producing plants is colony depletion has been splashed across the pesticides, the U.S. and the rest of the Western producing plants and trees garnering international at- headlines and the world has started to worry world seem to be standing on the precipice of a across Israel, especially tention. JNF has produced that the future of humanity could be in jeop- full-blown bee crisis, which could lead to low- eucalyptus trees imported Yuval Lin, owner of Lin’s Bee Farm a free guidebook for Israeli ardy. In Israel, the positive impact of long-term quality produce and food shortages. from Australia, JNF and the in central Israel beekeepers and farmers on vision and creative ecological solutions has been Israel, on the other hand, anticipated these con- beekeepers it works with nectarous plants, with pic- felt for years. sequences years ago. “We understand the danger, have been able to keep Israel’s bee population in tures and short descriptions of the hundreds of “Ten years ago I spoke with a beekeeper and we understand all the implications, that this af- good health, even as the rest of the Western world species. Due to requests from farmers around he told me, ‘You revolutionized things for us,’” fects the quality of food,” says Yuval Lin, owner frets about a looming agricultural crisis as a conse- the world, this guidebook will soon be trans- says Aviv Eisenband, director of JNF’s Forestry of Lin’s Bee Farm in Kfar Bilu in central Israel. quence of their loss of bees over the last few years. lated into English. JNF even recently received and Professional Department. Fifteen years ago, Israel was quickly urbaniz- While other countries’ bees suffer from a lack a phone call from a farmer in India requesting Today, an average of 200,000 eucalyptus trees, ing at the expense of the diverse trees and plants of horticultural diversity, which shortens the seven species to try out himself. in addition to other nectar-producing plants, is that provided their bees with food and helped amount of time that food is available to them, Nudging the Israeli government to see euca- planted each year, according to Eisenband. them produce high-quality honey. Lin and oth- Israel’s wide variety of eucalyptus species— lyptus trees as a solution and not as a nuisance “We do it so that farmers like Yuval will be er beekeepers recognized that a process was be- which flower in different seasons—offers bees a or invasive species has required considerable able to support themselves,” he says. “With this ginning that could cause significant damage to continuous and rich source of food year-round. effort and education. The first and most com- program JNF will grow and enrich the environ- their bee colonies. In the hopes of minimizing Israel is a small country, so when it comes mon species that was introduced to Israel, even ment and increase the amount of open land.” potential damage, they approached Jewish Na- to protecting agricultural endeavors, the story before the founding of the state in 1948, propa- Sweet news indeed for Israelis and their tional Fund (JNF) to ask for help with acquiring is one of collaboration, not competition. 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Unlikely etrog grower helps American Sukkah consciousness: living with city dwellers connect with Sukkot ritual vulnerability By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org By Noam Zion/JNS.org here is something special and ironic a month if I were to try to do this alone. The he sukkah, even in the Torah, seems to leave our homes, which are overflowing about seeing the iconic and illustri- beauty of it is that there have been many bit- to straddle two different ecosystems: with everything good, and sit in the desert Tous yellow etrog growing in the fro- ter, cold winter snowstorm nights where it Tthe desert and the settled agricultural dwellings of landless refugees. Otherwise, we zen tundra of America’s Mid-Atlantic region has been 10 degrees outside with wind at 30 land. Both are alien to our contemporary ur- may forget that the land itself is God’s gift, during the winter. It seems an impossibility, miles an hour, and the only thing separating ban and suburban lives, but they still offer and we might think that “my power and the but Darrell Zaslow of Upper Park Heights, the weather and the trees from that air is a metaphors for life. strength of my hands produced for me this Maryland, has made it reality. little bit of plastic, 6 millimeters thick. And What does the sukkah represent: Eretz great prosperity.” (Deuteronomy 8:17) Nestled in greenhouses throughout the they survive. Wow!” Yisrael (the land of Israel) or the desert? An The late 15th-century Spanish commen- greater Baltimore region are hundreds of Zaslow threw himself into the proj- agricultural structure for the harvest in the tator, Isaac ben Moses Arama, who died in ect, including becoming a self-proclaimed field, or a nomadic shelter in the desert? The exile in Italy two years after the 1492 expul-

botany expert by reading every book in the era when Jews were farmers celebrating the sion of Jews from Spain, transcended histori- local library and through extensive Google searches. He also helps educate young ye- shiva students and community members about the halachot (Jewish laws) of planting through the trees. For example, “We talk about an etrog that grew without a pitom (the little brown stick tip at the top of the etrog fruit). When CREDIT: COURTESY DARRELL ZASLOW. DARRELL COURTESY CREDIT: you study etrog trees you see that there is never an etrog that grew without a pitom. Every etrog begins life with a beautiful yel- low pitom out of the middle of the flower.

But about a month later, a little green etrog VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. YONINAH CREDIT: comes out underneath. At that point, some- times the pitom falls off. Then the fruit will grow six months without the pitom.” Zaslow is also able to discuss the laws of orla, the Torah commandment to wait for three years before partaking of any fruit from fruit-bearing trees. He says many peo- Darrell Zaslow poses with massive etrog ple think the fruit is going to waste, but that Darrell Zaslow poses with massive etrog fruits that he grew most fruit trees don’t bear any fruit for the fruits that he grew. etrog trees with kosher etrogim. The project, first three years. Sukkah roofs in Jerusalem which began 20 years ago as an experiment, “How big can an etrog be in order to be has blossomed into a hands-on lesson in Jew- kosher? How small?” Zaslow asks. end of the harvest season, or when Jews were cal memory to find in the sukkah a symbol ish law for thousands of visitors each year. According to law, he explains, an etrog refugees from Egypt during the Exodus and of universal human transience in this world. Zaslow laughs as he recounts that first needs to be larger than an egg. A kosher etrog wandering? The achievement of material The sukkah is a temporary residence to re- Sukkot 20 years ago, when he decided to har- must be able to be held in two hands—about prosperity, or the perennial exposure to the mind us that we are all temporary residents vest the seeds of his holiday etrog. He opened the size of a watermelon. Moreover, he says, vicissitudes of dependence? on this earth, he said. We go out of our secure his etrog and extracted the seeds, putting etrog trees are unique in that they can have The Torah weighs in on the side of desert houses, precisely during the season when the them between two wet paper towels. Next generations of etrogim on the same tree. consciousness, reliving transitions, being on weather turns cold and rainy, and move into thing he knew, they sprouted. New fruits can sprout as older fruits are not the move, and hence, feeling how exposed we a cramped little sukkah, with just enough “I sprouted about 10 little plants and of yet picked. are to the shifts in autumn weather and how food for one day, furnished with but a table, the 10 little plants, a couple of then survived Rabbi Moshe Hauer, head rabbi of Bnai much we rely on Divine grace. “You shall re- lamp, and chair. Thus, we turn ourselves the long, cold, lonely winter,” Zaslow tells Jacob Shaarei Zion in Upper Park Heights, side in sukkot for seven days; every citizen away from concerns with money, posses- JNS.org. calls Zaslow’s project “beautiful.” He tells of Israel shall reside in sukkot, so that for sions, and trading in produce, and learn to The following year, Zaslow (a lawyer by JNS.org that Zaslow has brought an extra di- generations you will [remember and] know live with minimal needs. If we learn to live trade) rounded up his friends’ etrogim and mension of appreciation for, and a personal that when I took the children of Israel out of with less, without luxuries, then we will not purchased about 500 others that would oth- connection to, this special mitzvah. Egypt, I settled them in sukkot [in the desert feel want. erwise have been discarded after Sukkot. He “By exposing us city dwellers to the deli- before reaching Eretz Yisrael]. I am Adonai A new message of the sukkah emerges spent more than two months harvesting all cacy and beauty of the growth of the etrog, your God.” (Leviticus 23:22-23) Eating and in the light of expanding world terrorism, of the seeds, and from those he produced Darrell has deepened the experience of using sleeping in a sukkah without the special con- marked by events such as the tragic destruc- another set of 1,000 two-inch by three-inch the etrog and enhanced our appreciation of sciousness it is designed to provoke misses tion of the Twin Towers in New York City. etrog plants. Those plants became 100 trees. God’s creation,” says Hauer. the point. Every house, no matter how solid, becomes The first trees flowered into greenhouse Zaslow has traveled with the trees across What exactly do we need to remember? a mere sukkah exposed to the storms of hu- orchards—and an educational tool Zaslow the Mid-Atlantic region and to New York to Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir (“Rashbam”), a man evil. Life is ephemeral and yet every could have never have dreamed up. share his plants. grandson of Rashi, wrote in 12th-century moment becomes precious. Accumulating “I’ll never forget that first morning I What’s next? France in his commentary on the verses material wealth loses its point, but whatever crawled through the greenhouse and saw a “Someone has to be able to grow etrogim cited above that we must remember what moments of meaning we experience are a flower on one of the trees,” he recalls. on the Moon,” Zaslow quips. “If humankind Moshe told us before entering the land of Is- mark of divine grace. n As his plants grew, Zaslow started bor- is going to set up colonies on the Moon, rael and becoming land owners and farmers: Naom Zion is a research fellow at the Shalom rowing space from farmers, placing the trees there will be yidden (Jews) there. We need “Remember the whole trip that God took us Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. His numer- outside his own backyard. He says it is a to know how to do that. If you can do it in on through the desert… with all its suffer- ous publications on Jewish holidays include: “massively expensive” endeavor to make this Baltimore….” ing and hunger when we were dependent on A Different Night: The Family Paricipation work in an area like Baltimore, where tem- But Zaslow is not interested in doing it manna [from heaven]. … So that we should Haggadah, A Different Light: The Big Book peratures hit below freezing. himself. He says he is looking for a successor know that human life does not depend on of Hanukkah, and A Day Apart: Shabbat at “Citron trees are very tender trees. Thirty, to take over the project. bread [that we grow ourselves] alone, but on Home. 28 degrees and the fruit will die and the tree “Anyone can do it,” says Zaslow. “The most God’s word does human life depend.” (Deu- will die after that,” he says, explaining that important thing is you have to daven (pray) teronomy 8:2-3) farmers use propane to keep their green- that Hashem should bless the trees and the This is the reason, Rashbam says, that houses an optimal temperature to keep fruit and make them a thing of beauty. n God set the holiday of Sukkot during the produce alive through the winter. “It could season when we gather the produce of the easily be hundreds and hundreds of dollars grain and the grapes, so that we would have

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A2SO to present Gershwin’s Magic Key Leaving Hungary by train San Slomovits, staff writer By Sandor Slomovits early 80 years after his death, George musicals, solo classical piano pieces, symphonic t’s not often that Hungary makes inter- city that was to serve as a temporary deten- Gershwin’s music and his life story is works, Hollywood film scores and operas. In national news. The last time it was in the tion center. She recalled how people watched Nthe basis of a new musical, Gershwin’s each of those fields, his works are among the Iheadlines this much was nearly 60 years the procession from their apartment win- Magic Key. It received its premiere earlier this best-known, most loved pieces in the repertoire. ago, in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolu- dows. “Some laughed, others shook their year at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Gershwin left school at the age of 15 to be- tion. I was eight years old then, and a very small heads in sorrow.” On December 4, 1944, her Arts with the National Symphony Orchestra come a “song-plugger” (song demonstrator) part of that news. My family and I were among twenty-sixth birthday, she was forced into an serving as the pit band. This month it’s coming for a Tin Pan Alley music publisher. He start- the more than 200,000 Hungarians who ei- overcrowded cattle car on a train bound for ther escaped across the border to Vienna, and Austria. When they got to the border she over- from there made their way to countries all over heard an argument between the Austrian au- the world or, as we did, obtained legal visas thorities and the Hungarian soldiers guarding (through semi-legal means) and emigrated to the train. It turned out that the Austrians did other countries, in our case to Israel. not want to accept the transport. The Nazis I’ve lived in the United States for most of had apparently decided they had enough slave my life. I’m an American. I never think of my- labor and, as the American and Russian armies self as being Hungarian, but it is the country of were advancing, the killing camps were wind- my birth—and when I hear news of it, it draws ing down their gruesome operations. The my attention. And for me and for many oth- Hungarians insisted they did not want to take ers, despite the increasingly ugly current head- the Jews back to Budapest and eventually the lines, much of what we’re hearing about recent Austrians agreed, on condition that the Hun- events in Hungary does not seem really new. garians send no more transports. It was to be We’ve seen it before. Of course I am speaking the last transport of Jews from Hungary. My in the collective we, not the personal we. I, and mother recalled that the Austrians were more most of us alive today, have never seen anything humane than the Hungarians. “They put us on like this. But if I include in that we my parents, passenger trains, not cattle cars, and gave us our relatives, and the other Holocaust survi- food.” The humane treatment ended as soon to Ann Arbor with the Ann Arbor Symphony ed at 15 dollars a week. In 1916 his first pub- vors I’ve known, then yes, we have seen this as they got to Ravensbrück, where she was to replacing the National Symphony Orchestra in lished song, when he was just 17, earned him before. We have seen crowds of people snak- remain until April 15, 1945, when she escaped the production. the princely sum of 50 cents. He had his first ing through the streets of Budapest, accompa- from a forced march. OK, now that I have your attention I owe big hit, Swanee in 1919 and not long after that, nied by armed soldiers and police. Some of us Trains also played a prominent part in you a fuller explanation. Gershwin’s Magic Key with his brother Ira writing the lyrics, had the were in those crowds. We have seen detention my father’s wartime experiences. Though he is not really a musical, but rather, as the promo- first of his hit Broadway shows with Lady Be centers, overcrowded with mistreated, miser- himself was mostly forced to march to Po- tional blurb of its creator, “Classical Kids” says, Good. He set his musical sights ever higher. He able people. Some of us were in those deten- land, where he spent much of the war in the an “educationally-entertaining theatrical sym- began composing for the concert hall, as well tion centers. We have seen trains stuffed with munkaszolgálat, the forced labor camps, his phony concert.” Gershwin’s Magic Key is the first as for Broadway and later Hollywood, begin- people, leaving Hungary and going to Austria parents, two of his sisters, his wife and three concert for children and families in the A2SO’s ning with Rhapsody in Blue. A few years later, and on to Germany. Some of us were on those young children, and many other more distant 2015–2016 family series and is, since 2001, the in Paris, he asked the famed French composer trains. Many of us never made it back. relatives all were forced to ride a fatal one way fourth Classical Kids production that the A2SO Maurice Ravel for composition lessons. Ravel No, what is taking place now in Hungary train to Auschwitz. has presented. Arie Lipsky, the A2SO’s musical refused, reportedly telling Gershwin, “Why be- is not what happened in 1944, but especially After the war ended my mother wound up director says, “When we inaugurated our first come a second-rate Ravel when you’re already a for us, there are sad resonances. My mother in a displaced persons camp near Dresden. De- ever family series in 2001, we presented the first-rate Gershwin?” (Recognizing his genius, is gone now, but her tales of 1944 have been spite being offered an opportunity to emigrate Classical Kids program Beethoven lives Upstairs. the renowned composition teacher, Nadia Bou- a part of my life for longer than I remem- to the United States, she decided to go home to Since then we have collaborated on several oth- langer also refused to teach him, as did Arnold ber. They are a part of my family’s history Hungary, and to what remained of her family. er programs to include composers like Mozart, Schoenberg who said, “I would only make you and seem, like air, to have always been there. Making her way back to Budapest, again via Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi. This year we are one a bad Schoenberg, and you’re such a good Ger- I breathed and inhaled them the same way I trains, was also traumatic. She recalled how Rus- of the first orchestras to present their brand shwin already.”) The European composers not learned to speak my mother tongue. I have sian soldiers commandeered some of the trains new program on George Gershwin.” only respected Gershwin’s musical abilities, never forgotten them and I’ve not been able to eastbound from Germany and shoved her and Contrary to what I said earlier, the orchestra they were also impressed by his earning power. see and hear the current news from Hungary other passengers out the doors and windows does not serve as a pit band in Classical Kids When Ravel learned how much Gershwin made without recalling them. onto the station platforms. Also how some of productions, but is rather the main character from his compositions he supposedly told him, On December 2nd, 1944 my mother, along them, while standing on the roofs of the railroad on stage, playing the music of the featured com- “I should take lessons from you!” with thousands of other Jews, was herded cars, amused themselves by urinating down on poser. The productions also feature a pianist, Gershwin’s tragic death at the age of 38, at through the streets of Budapest, to an aban- the hapless refugees. (My father mostly walked two actors in period costumes, props and some the height of his musical powers, can legiti- doned brick factory on the outskirts of the memorable theatrical effects. (No one who has mately be compared to the far too early deaths continued on next page seen Beethoven Lives Upstairs, for example, will of musical geniuses like Mozart and Schubert. forget the shower of musical score papers that Who knows how he might have shaped the fu- one of the actors from the production flung ture of American music, what he, along with his into the air from the stage, which then came brother Ira might have been able to create had drifting down like giant confetti over the first he lived longer. few rows of the audience.) Gershwin’s Magic Key It is fitting that the A2SO be one of the first is the sixth in a series created by Classical Kids orchestras to present Gershwin’s Magic Key in the past 20 years, which includes Beethoven because Ann Arbor has recently become very Lives Upstairs, Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage and closely associated with the music and legacy of Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery. George and Ira Gershwin. In 2013 the Universi- Gershwin’s Magic Key is unique in the Clas- ty of Michigan and the estates of Ira and George sical Kids series in that Gershwin is the first Gershwin formed a partnership that will allow American and the first not-strictly-classical the University’s School of Music, Theatre, and composer to be featured. Which is understand- Dance access to Gershwin’s entire body of work, able, because Gershwin himself was, and con- including his papers, compositional drafts, and tinues to be, unique. He is perhaps the first truly scores. This will ultimately enable musicians American composer, melding as he did classical and scholars to further study and disseminate European music, American gospel, blues and his music. n jazz into a quintessentially New World mu- The A2So will present Gershwin’s Magic Key on sic. Few composers throughout history have Sunday, October 25 at 4 p.m. at the Michigan worked in such a wide variety of genres, styles Theater. There will be pre-concert activities from and mediums. Gershwin wrote popular songs 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. for Tin Pan Alley, songs for a dozen Broadway Hungarian Jews, World War II 20 Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 I Best Reads

European Jews after Nazism: where did they go? Rachel Urist, staff writer alter Laqueur’s Generation Exodus and sergeant in the U.S. Army, spotted Ger- accused of being part of the infamous (and Laqueur fleshes out and engages with indi- is an important contribution to man soldiers dressed in American uniforms. fictitious) “fifth column”—a shadowy group viduals endowed with interests, talents, family, Wthe literature on the Holocaust. It He shouted commands to them in German, that enabled Hitler. longing, history, plans and connections. They is sobering, informative and often suspenseful then took their whole unit prisoner. He was Almost 20,000 Jews settled in Shanghai. have names. They are real. They are far more in its examination of the flight paths of Euro- commended and promoted to captain. La- They began arriving in the late 1930s. By immediate than incomprehensibly large and pean Jews before and after the Holocaust. It also queur mentions, almost in passing, that the 1952 they were gone. Most emigrated to the abstract numbers. provides a picture of the changing ideologies of most prominent of these Jewish émigrés U.S., many to the west coast. During their stay Among the many names mentioned are the refugees: secular, Zionist and traditional. was Henry Kissinger. He served in the U.S. in Shanghai, these refugees set up German the philosopher Martin Buber and literary The author sifted through voluminous language newspapers, theatre, even a “Miss critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki, sometimes called amounts of material to write this book, includ- Shanghai contest.” There were actors, singers, the pope of German literature. Reich-Ranicki, ing through thousands of letters—between sib- musicians, dancers and many other profes- who escaped from the Warsaw ghetto, coined lings, parents and children, lovers, newlyweds, sional theatre folk. The “Shanghailanders,” as the term “Heimat” to denote the idea of a por- friends. Suffering morphs into determination. they were called, included [Werner] Michael table homeland. For him, German literature Disappointment evolves into idealism. Hopes Blumenthal, who became U.S. Secretary of the was that Heimat. Reich-Ranicki wrote Jakob are dashed but sometimes raised again. The Treasury in 1977. He held that position for two the Liar, the story of a Jew in a ghetto who, tragedies cannot be erased, but new dreams years. in order to hearten his fellow Jews, spreads emerge. Life goes on, and surprises abound. Many would-be émigrés assembled neces- stories that the advancing Russians are much The book is cleverly divided into catego- sary papers only to find themselves barred. nearer than they are. ries that help trace the peregrinations of the Australia, Canada and South Africa had policies For me, one of the surprises was learning Jewish masses fleeing the Nazis. The chapter that essentially decreed: “Refugees Need Not that the renowned novelist and screenwriter names reflect those categories: Escape; Resis- Apply.” In South Africa, the Aliens Bill closed Ruth Prawer-Jhabwala was Jewish. Her fam- tance; Israel; United States; Britain: Forever the doors of the country. The three Jewish ily escaped to England in 1938, when she was Refugees?; The Great Dispersal: Hotel Bolivia members of the South African parliament vot- 12. When she was 21, her father learned that and Hotel Shanghai; Returning to Germany; ed for that bill. Jewish leaders feared a backlash. 40 of his relatives perished in the camps. He Portrait of a Generation. There were Nazi and promptly committed suicide. His daughter Some of what Laqueur has to say is both pro-Nazi parties in wrote many novels and earned a Booker Prize. sobering and astonishing. Consider: all three places. After She wrote 23 screenplays written for the Mer- “Fate disbursed them all over the 1936, only Jews with chant-Ivory franchise. Two of her screenplays globe, but many of them made their mark, South African rela- were awarded Oscars. largely, no doubt, out of dire necessity. … Army as infantryman tions, and indepen- One of the pleasures of this book was dis- [Many had] hair raising adventures ... and interpreter with the dently wealthy Jews, covering a photo of the young Ernest Fon- They had as much excitement and dan- Eighty-Fourth Infantry were allowed entry. theim, a long-standing resident of Ann Arbor. ger in a day, in an hour, as normal people, Division. Many Jews who Now a retired physicist, Fontheim’s stories in normal circumstances would face in a The lives of Zionists came to the U.S. were reflect the quick thinking and decisive action lifetime. ... On the whole, they did rather and idealists who went to dubbed the “allright- that kept him alive during the war. Fontheim well, perhaps because they had to start Palestine stand in stark niks.” These were the spent most of the war in hiding, seeking ref- from scratch, because there was no help- contrast to those who emi- refugees who thought uge along with the Hass family—Jack, Lucie, ing hand, no safety net. For them, it was a grated elsewhere—who everything in the U.S. and their daughter, Margot. Had they been question of swimming or sinking. For some simply wished to start was dandy. Others discovered, they would have been deported of this generation it can certainly be said anew. In Palestine, many Walter Laqueur who continued to or killed on the spot. After the war, the four that but for Hitler and the Nazis they never thrived, but some found that they were sus- speak German were mocked for standing out- refugees arrived in the U.S. together. Margot would have gone as far as they did.” pected of not being dedicated enough, of not side in “gossip groups” chattering in German. and Ernest soon married. When Laqueur looks at “resistance,” he mastering Hebrew quickly enough, of want- The German-Jewish community that sprang up In writing this book, Walter Laqueur looks at the big picture, not just at under- ing to perpetuate German culture even while in New York City’s Washington Heights neigh- discovered letter exchanges between Ernest ground resistance to Nazis in Europe. The drive forging a new national identity. Refugees borhood was sometimes called “the fourth Fontheim and a mutual friend, who died in to fight fascism remained even after release who headed for England, the U.S., Canada, Reich.” Europe. The two émigrés became friends. La- from imminent danger. Jews who escaped the Australia, South Africa, South America were Chapter after chapter is replete with names. queur, who settled in Washington, DC, has Nazis enlisted in British, American, and other held in Shanghai and Bolivia for extended By citing so many individuals, by giving them taught, written, and served as a distinguished military groups. German Jews helped in intel- periods, since their ultimate destinations had histories, identities, unique life experiences, scholar of European and Jewish history. His ligence on many continents. Stories abound. strict quotas. In several countries, Jews were Laqueur drives home the human scope of books have been translated into many lan- During the Battle of the Bulge, for instance, sometimes seen as “enemy aliens.” In Britain, the horror and its myriad responses. As Anne guages. He bears witness to one of the greatest German-born Walter Eichelbaum, an émigré many were incarcerated. Elsewhere, Jews were Frank introduced her indelible characters, so cataclysms of all time. n

Leaving Hungary, continued from previous page home from Poland, though he managed to hitch and two years later to New York. power base like Hitler did, or that white su- so many people to risk so much as they try to rides part of the way in ox carts.) Hungary has been center stage and in the premacists in America can gain much power, he make their way to safety. Nor do I presume to Like many of today’s refugees, I, too, left world’s spotlight since August, a role to which and they have created much misery–and I fear know the best way for Europe, and the rest of Hungary on a train. In the wake of the 1956 it is unaccustomed, but it is playing a charac- will continue to. As I am writing this, new laws the world, to help care for all these refugees Hungarian Revolution, my parents and brother ter that is not unfamiliar to some. Some of the are about to go into effect in Hungary; laws hur- I do know that the Hungarian government’s and I boarded a train and bid farewell to our news from Hungary has been good; a lot of it riedly passed, as many other reactionary Hun- response is, besides being misguided and inef- homeland. The Hungarian government erected has been bad. Many Hungarian citizens have garian laws have passed in recent years. These fectual, is flat out wrong and truly disgraceful. fences then too. Unlike today when they are behaved admirably, helping the refugees in laws criminalize entering Hungary without a Maybe the old saying—no news is good erecting fences on the border with Serbia, de- many ways. I am profoundly proud of them. I valid visa, and even worse, criminalize the act of news—is true. It might be nice not to hear any signed to keep refugees out, in 1956 the fences am also deeply ashamed and furious at those in helping refugees. news from Hungary for a while. But maybe the were on the border with Austria, designed to Hungary who elected and continue to support By the time you read this it will be October, old saying is not true. Maybe the comparatively keep Hungarians in. People walked across the the Hungarian government. That administra- and with winter coming on the waters between little attention that Hungary has gotten from border then too, both before the fences went up, tion, among the most repressive and right wing Turkey and Greece will probably have become international media over the years—the no and after. My aunt and uncle were among those in all of Europe, has behaved despicably and, even more dangerous to cross than they already news—has not been so good. Maybe that rela- who escaped over that border. They packed as I write this, is preparing to do worse. Viktor have been, and the flood of refugees may slow. tive obscurity has helped allow the cancer of xe- what they could fit on the sled that my broth- Orban’s tirades about keeping Hungary and And undoubtedly there will be other develop- nophobia and its contemptible siblings, racism, er and I used to slide down the snowy hills of Europe Christian sounds an awful lot—and I ments we cannot foresee that will affect the anti-Semitism, Islamaphobia, homophobia and Buda, and pulled it to Vienna. When our fam- do mean awful—like Hitler’s rantings and the current crisis. I do not presume to have any intolerance of all “others,” to grow again in Hun- ily left Hungary after the Revolution we did not crazed pronouncements of white supremacists solutions to the many different horrible con- gary to levels we last saw in the 1930s and 1940s. head to Germany. We went in the opposite di- in the United States and elsewhere. And while ditions in the Middle East, Africa, Afghani- I am very grateful that my parents decided to rection, to Italy and from there by boat to Israel, there is little danger that Orban can build a stan and in other countries, that have forced leave Hungary. n Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 21 I Kosher Cuisine

Kosher soul and culinary justice presentation at EMU Mary Bilyeu, staff writer ’ve never really been in Michigan,” said in the African diaspora. And Twitty also en- on white, such as the English to the Irish,” Dressing and Garnish: culinary historian Michael W. Twitty. “I’ve gages in historical re-enactments at various Twitty said. 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil been in the airport a couple of times,” he sites in the South, presenting himself as The How do those who’ve been oppressed re- 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice I 1 joked in a recent phone conversation. Antebellum Chef. claim the rights to their foods and their con- /2 teaspoon of kosher salt But Twitty is rectifying that situation im- He said, “I’m so busy right now. I’ve got tributions to culture and to history, Twitty 2 tablespoons of fresh flat leaf parsley, minently. He’ll be in Ypsilanti on October 7 to focus on my life. I’ve got to be on point asks. Because those in power traditionally roughly chopped for two presentations being hosted by East- with it.” take that food and “correct it, revise it, up- 2 tablespoons scallions thinly sliced 2 cloves of garlic sliced into thin slivers ern Michigan University But he said, he’d date it, and elevate it,” said Twitty, though 1 Jewish Studies that the de- “be bored” without “often it’s not better. It loses its soul.” /2 teaspoon of organic sugar 4 tablespoons of red, yellow and orange partment’s director, Martin so many outlets for Twitty is passionate about learning all bell peppers, cut into small cubes (use Shichtman, said he is “wild- his ideas and his cu- he can about the foods and foodways of a bag of baby bells if possible.) ly excited” about. linary passions. the Jewish and African-American diaspo- Twitty is a self-de- “I need adrena- ras, and about the people whose stories and Place green beans in a large pot of boiling scribed African-Ameri- line. I need to do it identities have been lost through the genera- water seasoned with sea salt. Have at the can, gay, Jewish chef who all.” tions. The reason for his dedication is very ready a colander and a large bowl full of ice champions what he calls The Cook- simple, and also very clear. and water. Cook for 5 minutes then immedi- Koshersoul(cq). ing Gene (the- “There is a real cost to not knowing the ately drain and plunge into the ice bath until The term “fusion” is cookinggene.com) truth,” he said. the beans are barely warm. popular these days, as is a project that asks Have prepared, or prepare the vinaigrette Mexican tacos are filled “How did the jour- while the green beans are in the ice bath. In with Korean barbecue, and ney of our food Leftover Couscous Salad a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, other such innovative cu- shape us?” Twitty “Couscous is one of my favorite foods,” lemon juice, oregano, garlic, herbs and salt linary unions are created researches his own writes Michael Twitty. “ I didn’t eat much and optional sugar. Place the green beans from seemingly disparate family, tracing his of it until I became part of Sephardic Jew- in a non-reactive mixing bowl, add the foods. But the word really ancestors from Af- ish culture, but couscous is part and parcel chopped peppers, splash on the vinaigrette, isn’t accurate when describ- rica to the United of the traditional diet of North/West Africa mix well for a minute or two, and then allow the green beans to marinate in the dressing ing Twitty’s combination Michael W. Twitty States through slav- where it can be breakfast, lunch or dinner. “ of Jewish and African- ery and then to free- 2 cups of cold cooked leftover couscous for about an hour or so. Toss well before American cuisines. He celebrates the unique dom via their foodways and their stories. He 2 tablespoons of finely chopped yellow serving. aspects of each, rather than creating a mash- uses his own history to help elucidate, and bell pepper Yield: 6 to 8 servings 2 tablespoons of finely chopped green up, while noting that they share “mutual re- educate people about, African-American Source: Africulinaria.com spect and friendship.” contributions. bell pepper Although the food traditions of African- “I am going into our old country - the 2 tablespoons of finely chopped red bell Americans aren’t generally thought of as Old South,” Twitty writes on the site, “to pepper Senegalese-Inspired Chicken Soup 2 tablespoons of finely chopped red having similarities with those of Jews (par- record stories and collect living artifacts - onion “The region of Senegambia is the source ticularly the Ashkenazim), Twitty weaves the seeds and recipes and other aspects of folk 2 tablespoons of thinly sliced green of our recipe,” says Michael Twitty. “Forc- commonalities together. culture …. This is an act of culinary preser- onion (chiffonade) ibly brought from places like Goree Island Besides having some similar flavors and vation and cultural pride.” 2 tablespoons of fresh Italian parsley and St. Louis in Senegal and Fort James in ingredients in their cuisines - complex spic- Sadly, much of both the cuisine and the 2 tablespoons of dried cranberries or Gambia, Senegambians were responsible for es, an emphasis on fruits and vegetables, a culture has been “appropriated,” said Twitty, golden raisins many of Southern cuisine’s staple dishes. tradition among both African-Americans who is devoting himself to rescuing those Kosher salt to taste Many key Southern ingredients - hot pep- and the Sephardim of eating black-eyed peas who have been “culinarily disenfranchised.” Coarse black pepper to taste pers, tomatoes, okra, black eyed peas, pea- 1 at the new year—the two groups share a his- One area of concern is the issue of “bou- /4 cup of red wine vinegar nuts, watermelons, sorghum, eggplant, 1 tory of having been enslaved and oppressed, tique ingredients,” such as “traditional foods /4 cup of extra virgin olive oil sesame, seafood, onions and chicken are and of having endured and overcome. like Carolina rice,” an aromatic variety once 1 tbsp of honey or light agave (optional) traditional parts of Senegambian cuisines.” “We use our food to empower ourselves,” grown on plantations. A people’s “painful Put it in a bowl and mix it. Add more vin- 1 medium red onion diced Twitty once said in an interview with Tablet history” has been cast aside for the sake of egar or olive oil and cover and allow it to 4 tablespoon olive oil magazine, by reclaiming history and culture trends, money, and fame, Twitty said, in an chill and set for an hour or two. You can add 1 teaspoon minced garlic and identity. “What I do with kosher soul act of “cultural exploitation.” almonds or peanuts, tofu or tempeh, meat, 1 teaspoon of fresh minced ginger food is combine the survival gene in the “When cooking became a thing you need- poultry or seafood to make this a more 1 teaspoon of chili powder Jews with the survival gene in black folk, and ed a degree to do,” said Twitty, this was yet “main course,” salad. 1 teaspoon of ground red pepper (cay- enne) I make it work.” another turning point that “disenfranchised Yield: 4 to 6 servings Twitty will speak about how well it works African-Americans, particularly women.” It 1 teaspoon of black pepper in the first of his presentations at EMU, a used to be that “If you didn’t have a black Source: Africulinaria.com 1 teaspoon of curry powder small gathering for up to 60 paid attendees cook, you didn’t have a real cook.” But then 2 teaspoon ground coriander entitled “Kosher/Soul? Black-Jewish Identity “cooking became a white male profession, 1 teaspoon of thyme Green Bean Salad My Way (Vegan/ 5 cups of chicken stock (you can also Cooking.” The event will be held at 5 p.m. and black chefs who made it had to prove use vegetable broth) at University House, 790 Hewitt, and tickets themselves.” Vegetarian/Wallet Friendly) Michael Twitty says: “I love green beans. 2 cups of crushed plum tomatoes cost $36. As famed Food Network star Paula Deen Salt to taste During the discussion and reception, “was rising,” Twitty said, “Southern cooking They are one of the central foods of my 1 /4 cup of peanut butter heritage. My mother talks a lot about the Twitty will prepare his famous black-eyed was no longer black,” as it had historically 1 pound raw chicken diced (or a great bags of Kentucky Wonders she used to pick pea hummus, a dish that melds the flavors been with slaves serving as cooks early on use for frozen leftover roast chicken or and traditions of both cuisines without ob- and with African influences incorporated through and snap with her mom and sisters leftover rotisserie breasts) scuring or minimizing either. Other inspired into the food. in Cincinnati. Every other year I put a bunch 1 cup thinly sliced scallions examples of Twitty’s Koshersoul cooking This is now an era in which “people in the ground just so I can bring her a good Chopped peanuts and more green onion are sweet potato rugelach and turnip green- brand themselves,” said Twitty, and legacy is bowl full for a Sunday meal …. I have only and flat leaf parsley, for garnish eaten canned green beans once and that was stuffed matzah balls served in pot likker, “erased.” No one’s success should “come at Cook onions in olive oil until soft and enough, so there’s no way I’ll eat them ever which make perfect sense once presented the cost of history and culture,” he said. translucent. Add garlic and cook two min- again. The only thing that should be olive (and make you wish you’d thought of the And so, Twitty’s second presentation on utes. Add ginger, curry powder, black pep- colored in my opinion is an olive.” dishes yourself). the 7th will take up this very issue. It will be per, red pepper and coriander and fry for an Besides being a speaker and writer, Twitty a talk, held at Eastern’s Student Center, en- Green Beans: additional two minutes. If dry, add a small 1 is involved in a vast and wide array of ven- titled “Culinary Justice: Defining a Theory 1 /2 pounds of fresh green beans, quantity of olive oil until moist. If using raw tures: research, cooking, traveling, geneal- of Gastronomic Sovereignty.” The program, snapped and trimmed boneless chicken, cook with the onions, gar- ogy, blogging, and teaching Judaics among which is free of charge, addresses “the conse- 1 teaspoon of sea salt lic and seasonings. them. Afroculinaria (afroculinaria.com) is a quences of colonialism,” which can be about 2 quarts of water study dedicated to learning about foodways whites subjugating blacks or even “white Bowl of cold water full of ice continued on next page

22 Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 Pastry Secrets—a baker's legacy to his family by Amelia Katzen/JNS.org abka. Strudel. Stollen. Danish pas- babka, strudel, gugelhopf, and Portuguese be refrigerated for up to 4 days and frozen for try. Not to mention Gugelhopf and sweet bread, stollen, puff pastry, charlotte (a Chocolate Babka up to 8 weeks. Thaw in the refrigerator. BCharlotte. The names set the mouth combination of puff pastry and shortbread), Sponge Yield: About 4 pounds of dough, enough for to watering and conjure up lovingly concoct- and Danish—which is then used to create 4 scant tablespoons (4 packets/28 grams) 8 babkas ed pastries that feed the body and comfort the many variations on the theme. Puff pastry, for active dry yeast Note: You can substitute unbleached all-pur- soul. If you didn’t have a grandmother who 1 example, is the basis for palmiers, apple turn- /4 cup (2 fluid ounces/59 milliliters) pose flour for the bread flour, but the babka baked these delicacies, overs, cream horns, warm water, 95°F to 115°F will not rise as high and will be a bit less tender. you wish that you had. and Napoleons. 3 /4 cup (6 fluid ounces/178 milliliters) In the summer, chill all ingredients (except for George Greenstein Greenstein also milk, room temperature 1 the warm water used to soften the yeast). Use was never a grand- provides recipes for 1 /2 cups (6.75 ounces/191 grams) bread butter softened at room temperature instead mother, but his life as various types of fill- flour (see note) of melted. a baker provided his ing: almond paste and Mix: Baker’s Secret: If possible, before refrigerat- children and grand- filling for babka and 4 eggs children with memo- coffee cake, apple fill- 2 egg yolks ing, place the dough in the freezer for 30 to 1 45 minutes to quickly retard the initial rise, ries infused with the ing for strudel, apricot /2 cup (3.5 ounces/99 grams) sugar smell of fresh baked butter for rugelach, 1 tablespoon nonfat dry milk intensifying flavor and slowing the fermenta- 1 bread and rugelach. cannoli filling for can- 3 /3 cups (1 pound/454 grams) bread tion process. This makes for a better rise before His daughters, Julia noli, cheese filling for flour baking and is especially helpful on warm days. 1 and Elaine, and grand- Danish, frangipane 2 /4 teaspoons kosher salt Alternatively, freeze the entire baking sheet. son Isaac were deter- for almond pockets, Finely grated zest of 1⁄2 orange When frozen, wrap each piece with a double mined to pass on his hazelnut filling for 2 tablespoons orange juice layer of plastic wrap. It is best to allow the legacy in the form of a gugelhopf, poppy but- 1⁄4 cup (2.5 ounces/71 grams) orange dough to thaw overnight in the refrigerator. cookbook that George ter and prune lekvar for marmalade Reprinted with permission from A Jewish 1 wrote but failed to 1 /2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Baker’s Pastry Secrets, by George Greenstein hamantaschen, walnut 1 publish before his filling for strudel, but- /4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, preferably with Elaine Greenstein, Julia Greenstein, and freshly ground Isaac Bleicher (Ten Speed Press, 2015). death in July 2012. ter streusel for coffee 1 /4 cup (2 ounces/56 grams) sour cream Isaac Bleicher told JNS.org that, although cake, buns, and schnecken. (or substitute yogurt) they knew a manuscript of the book existed, The concoctions are so numerous and 1 cup (8 ounces/227 grams) unsalted but- Babka with Three Chocolates no one in the family had ever seen it. As they sound so delicious, one wonders how Green- ter, melted and cooled cleared out Greenstein’s apartment follow- stein was ever able to choose what to bake. If you are a chocoholic, this is the babka to ing his death, the moment when they discov- Isaac says the variety—“keeping things in- Flour a half-sheet pan. try first. ered the book on his computer was stunning. teresting”—was the key to the success of his To make the sponge, in the mixing bowl of a 1 (8-ounce/227-gram) portion babka stand mixer fitted with a flat paddle, sprinkle dough (page 68 of book) “Should we publish it?” someone suggested bakery, “The Cheesecake King” in Commack, 3 /4 cup (6 ounces/170 grams) processed to the suddenly silent room. A year-and-a- N.Y. And though clearly stemming from Jew- the yeast over the warm water to soften. Add the milk and flour, pulsing the on/off switch almond-paste filling (page 32), or more half-long labor of love in bringing the book ish traditions, the desserts have a decidedly to cover to publication paid tribute to the lifelong European flavor; they cry out to be eaten with until blended, making sure the flour does not fly out of the bowl. Continue to mix on low 3⁄4 cup (6 ounces/69 grams) semisweet or labor of love Greenstein performed through a cappuccino or café au lait. bittersweet chocolate chopped or chips speed for 8-10 minutes. After a few minutes his baking. Sprinkled throughout the book are inset 1 tablespoon unsalted butter change to a dough hook, if available. The 1 Greenstein’s first book,Secrets of a Jewish boxes helpfully labeled “Baker’s Secret.” These /2 cup (3.6 ounces/100 grams) cinnamon Baker, won the James Beard Book Award, but include whether and how long to refrigerate dough should come away from the sides of sugar (page 40) covered only breads. This new book, A Jewish a dough before it rises; a command to allow the bowl. If not, continue for a few minutes at 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa, pref- Baker’s Pastry Secrets—wonderful compan- turnovers to rest for 20 minutes before bak- medium speed. Remove the hook or paddle erably imported, for dusting 1 ion to the first, enabling the cook to bring a ing, to reduce shrinkage in the oven; how to and cover the bowl with a cloth. Let stand un- /2 cup (2 ounces/56 grams) walnuts, meal to its magnificent conclusion, though handle a bench knife to produce perfect pas- til doubled in volume, 20-35 minutes. toasted, coarsely chopped (optional) some recipes are adaptable as savory side try pockets; how to chill pastry cream quickly To make the mix, beat the sponge down with a 1 cup (5.6 ounces/160 grams) butter dishes. Particularly intriguing is the “cabbage for immediate use; and, my personal favorite, few turns of the paddle. Mixing at slow speed, streusel (page 40), or more to taste strudel,” the recipe for which George’s father how to use your fist to quickly and efficiently add the eggs and yolks in three additions. Grease one 8 or 9-inch loaf pan or line it with Louis brought from Gyöngyös, a formerly squeeze filling onto pieces of dough. When barely blended (it’s easier if the mix- parchment paper (page 26). If you are using prominently Jewish town near Budapest (by In this Jewish holiday season, one can only ture is still a little wet), add the sugar, milk an aluminum foil loaf pan, grease the pan. way of British Palestine, son-in-law Paul Ble- hope for enough time to bake a large sampling powder, flour, salt, orange zest and juice, Dust the dough with flour. On a floured work icher told JNS.org), in around 1924. of George Greenstein’s desserts—and to have marmalade, vanilla, nutmeg, and sour surface, roll out dough into a 1-inch-thick The book is organized by “master recipes” enough guests to finish them off! cream. Mix by pulsing the on/off switch un- rectangle that measures about 10 by 7 inches. for many types of dough—including bundt, til the dry ingredients are absorbed so that Brush off any excess flour. Spread the almond 1 the flour does not fly out of the bowl. Switch filling over the dough, leaving a /2 -inch bor- 1 to the dough hook and knead for 8-10 min- der around the top. Melt /4 cup (2 ounce/56 Kosher Soul, continued from previous page utes at slow speed. Add the butter in several grams) of the chocolate together with the but- additions, allowing it to become absorbed ter. Spread the melted chocolate over the al- Add broth and scrape bottom very well with The EMU Jewish Studies Lecture Series wel- after each addition. Mix until fully blended. mond filling. Dust with cinnamon sugar and wooden spoon. Add thyme, crushed toma- comes culinary historian Michael W. Twitty The dough should remain soft, moist, a little cocoa powder. Scatter the chocolate bits and toes, and salt. Simmer for 30 minutes. Stir on October 7. At 5 p.m., Twitty will present sticky, and have a silky appearance. nuts over the top. Twist the dough, place in often and scrape bottom every few minutes. “Kosher/Soul?: Black-Jewish Identity Cook- Transfer the dough into a clean, oiled bowl, the pan, and let rise as in the cinnamon babka 1 Do not boil. ing” at University House, 790 North Hewitt. turning to coat. Cover with a cloth or plastic loaf recipe (page 70). Top with /4 cup choco- Combine peanut butter and 1/2 of the liq- The cost to attend is $36 per person and tickets wrap and let rest until puffy, about 30 minutes. late chips over the streusel before baking and uid soup stock in blender or food processor are available by going to bit.ly/emutwitty or by Turn out the dough onto a floured work sur- bake as in the cinnamon babka loaf recipe and puree, adding small quantities of broth contacting Natalie LaDow at the EMU Foun- face and punch down so that all of the air is (page 70) or better still, drizzle the top with as necessary if too thick. When smooth, add dation: 487-6692 or [email protected]. The released. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces, the remaining 1⁄4 cup melted chocolate after puree to remaining soup and stir well. If deadline for reservations is September 30, and about 8 ounces each. (It is easy to knead the baked loaf is cooled. Babka keeps well in a soup seems too thick, add broth to taste. the program is limited to 60 attendees. several pieces together later, if a larger piece plastic bag for several days at room tempera- Add scallions to soup, cook 5 minutes more of dough is required.) Roll up each piece, ture. It can be refrigerated for 7 days or frozen At 7:30 p.m., Twitty will speak on the topic for up to 8 weeks. and serve. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts, “Culinary Justice: Defining a Theory of Gas- jelly-roll style, into a loaf shape. Place on the scallions and parsley for garnish. tronomic Sovereignty.” The lecture will take floured baking sheet and cover lightly. Yield: 1 loaf, serving 8 Yield: 8 servings place in the Auditorium of the Eastern Michi- Refrigerate for several hours or leave refriger- Source: Kwanzaaculinarians.com gan University Student Center, and admission ated overnight in the coldest part of the refrig- is free. 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English as a Second Language Daily Classes: Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin Avenue. October 2015 JFS. Mondays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–noon. Saturday 10 For information, see www.lsa.umich.edu/ Mondays–Thursdays, 1–3 p.m. For judaic/events. 4:30–6 p.m. information, contact [email protected]. Torah Study: TBE. 8:50–9:50 a.m. Issues for Aging: Financial Planning–Insights Thursday 1 Sukkot Service and Lunch: TBE. 11 a.m.–Noon Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. from an Expert: JFS and JCC. Presented by Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–7 p.m. Baby Shabbat: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Diane Winner, Certified Financial Planner, Bank of Ann Arbor. Learn about setting goals, Jewish Yoga: TBE. Noon–1:15 p.m. Afternoon/Evening Services: Chabad. 6:50 p.m. Bar Mitzvah: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. budgeting, investing, tax planning, estate Mincha: BIC. 6:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat: BIC. 11:15 a.m. Identity Theft: JCC SPICE. Presentation by the planning and more. Meets at the JCC. For Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. Attorney General’s Office. 1–2 p.m. Maariv and Simchat Torah Hakafot: BIC. 7 p.m. information or to register for this no-cost Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Sit: TBE. 1:15– Simchat Torah: Chabad. All night dancing. 7:30 p.m. session, contact [email protected]. 7–8:30 p.m. 2 p.m. Sunday 11 Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. 8 p.m. Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Tuesday 6 Thursdays. See first Thursday of month. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Nachamu Training: TBE. 7–9 p.m. the basic text of Chassidim and discover the Simchat Torah Shaharit and Hallel: BIC. 8:30 a.m. Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. beauty and depth of Judaism. 10:30–11:30 a.m. Friday 16 Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the International Shul of Pancakes: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Sukkah Deconstruction: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Jewish legal system by following the intriguing Simchat Torah Services: Chabad. Services with Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Levy: TBE. 12:30– 6th Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series: BIC. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Torah Dancing, followed by annual deli 1:30 p.m. 11 a.m. composite of practical law, logical argumentation Simchat Torah lunch. 9:45 a.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 3:30–5:45 p.m. Memoir Reading Series: TBE. 4:30–6 p.m. th and moral teachings. Study from the original Torah Reading and Hakafot: BIC. 10:15 a.m. 6 Grade Shabbaton: BIC. Begins at 5 p.m. Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Thursdays. Shir Chadash: TBE. 5–6 p.m. Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Shabbat Services: TBE. Tot Shabbat and Sukkat Beanster’s Café in UM Michigan League. All Kol Halev: TBE. 6:15–7:45 p.m. Shalom at 5:45 p.m. Tot and Sukkat Shalom Friday 2 levels and ages welcome. Join the conversation Congregational Meeting: TBE. 7–7:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Shira at 6:45 p.m. Bat in mame-loshn, Yiddish. Meets every Tuesday Biblical Hebrew Grammar Class: TBE. 7:45–9 p.m. Mitzvah from 7:30–9 p.m. Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Levy: TBE. 12:30– except major Jewish holidays, and the last two Arthur Miller @ Michigan and Beyond 1:30 p.m. weeks of December. For information, call 936- Monday 12 Symposium: Frankel Center. “Miller in Shalom Gever: TBE. 3:30–5:45 p.m. 2367. 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Production.” Stamps Auditorium, UM Shabbat Services: TBE. Tot Shabbat and Sukkat Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–5:45 p.m. Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin Music with Friends @ the J: JCC. Ann Arbr Avenue. For information, see www.lsa.umich. Shalom at 5:45 p.m. Tot and Sukkat Shalom Jewish Yoga Drop-In Evening Session: TBE. Symphony performance. $10. For information, edu/judaic/events. 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Shira at 6:45 p.m. Shabbat 6:30–7:30 p.m. contact [email protected]. Service at 7:30–9 p.m. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Afternoon/Evening Services: Chabad. 6:50 p.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–7 p.m. ICPJ Food and Justice Series: Interfaith Sukkah: the calendar. Mincha and Maariv: BIC. 7 p.m. Dimensions of Faith Series: BIC. 6 p.m. TBE. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Keshet: TBE. 6–8:30 p.m. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Saturday 17 Chabad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but the calendar. Men’s Torah Study: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. understanding it is no simple matter. Study of Women’s Torah Study: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. Torah Study: TBE. 8:50–9:50 a.m. the text in the original, with the classical Rashi Chapel Service: TBE. 10–11:00 a.m. Saturday 3 commentary. 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Tuesday 13 Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the Torah Study: TBE. 8:50–9:50 a.m. Wednesday 7 calendar. Congregational Meeting–Rabbinic Search: TBE. Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Beanster’s Café in UM Michigan League. 1:30 9–10:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. Sunday 18 p.m. Tuesdays. See first Tuesday of month. B’nai Mitzvah: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. Mahj: TBE. Off-site. 1–3 p.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–5:45 p.m. 7th Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series: BIC. Congregational Meeting–Rabbinic Search: TBE. “Translating Jewish Diaspora: The Poetry of Sounds of the Soul: BIC. 7 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 11–12:30 a.m. Arthur Jacobs and Rosa Nevadovska:” Frankel Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Genesis Hammer, Spackle & Brush Day: TBE. Center. Presented by Merle Bachman of Spirituality Book Club: TBE. 7:30–8:30 p.m. the basic text of Chassidim and discover the 1–4 p.m. Spalding University. 202 South Thayer Street, Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: beauty and depth of Judaism. 10:30–11:30 a.m. L-E-V Dance Ensemble: University Musial Society. Room 2022 Thayer Building at the UM. 4 p.m. Chabad. 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Brunch with Professor Lieberman: JCC. $5. Collaboration between two Israeli superstars, For information, contact karenfreedland@ the Jerusalem born Sharon Eyal, who was muse, Wednesday 14 jccannarbor.org. 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. dancer and choreographer at Batsheva and her Thursday 8 partner, Gai Behar, who produces live music, Arthur Miller @ Michigan and Beyond Shir Chadash: TBE. 5–6 p.m. Kol Halev: TBE. 6:15–7:45 p.m. techno raves and underground art events in Flu Shot Clinic: JCC. For information, contact Symposium: Frankel Center. “Miller into the Tel Aviv. UM Power Center, 121 Fletcher Street. [email protected]. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Future.” Stamps Auditorium, UM Walgreen Biblical Hebrew Grammar Class: TBE. 7:45–9 p.m. Information at ums.org. 8 p.m. Drama Center, 1226 Murfin Avenue. For Jewish Yoga: TBE. Noon–1:15 p.m. Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. information, see www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/ Monday 19 Conversation Partners: JCC SPICE. SPICE events. 7 p.m. participants will be joining with the New Pew Study Class: TBE. 7–9 p.m. Sunday 4 Americans Group. 1–2 p.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–7 p.m. Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Sit: TBE. 1:15–2 p.m. Keshet: TBE. 6–8:30 p.m. Hashanah Rabbah Morning Services: Chabad. Thursday 15 Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Dilemmas of Faith: BIC. 6 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Jewish Storytellers in America: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. Memoir Writing Workshop: TBE. 7–9 p.m. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Jewish Yoga: TBE. Noon–1:15 p.m. the basic text of Chassidim and discover the Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. 8 p.m. Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. Tuesday 20 beauty and depth of Judaism. 10:30–11:30 a.m. Thursdays. See first Thursday of month. Frankel Institute Colloquium: Frankel Center. Genesis Hammer, Spackle & Brush Day: TBE. Friday 9 “Two Vultures: Freud Between Jewish Science Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): 1–4 p.m. and Humanism,” presented by Scott Spector, Beanster’s Café in UM Michigan League. 1:30 Shir Chadash: TBE. 5–6 p.m. Frankel Institute Fellow. Room 2022 Thayer p.m. Tuesdays. See first Tuesday of month. Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Levy: TBE. 12:30– Building at UM. 202 South Thayer Street. For Simchat Torah Service: TBE. 6:45–7:30 p.m. “Sephardic Aesthetics and the Ashkenazic 1:30 p.m. information, see www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/ Shemini Atzeret Services: Chabad. Afternoon/ Imagination:” Frankel Center. Presented by Shalom Gever: TBE. 3:30–5:45 p.m. events. 12:15 p.m. Evening services. Special event Dancing with John Efron of the University of California– Presentation: JCC SPICE. Presentation by Shrina the Torah. 6:50 p.m. Shabbat Services: TBE. Tot Shabbat and Sukkat Berkeley. Room 2022 Thayer Building at UM. Shalom at 5:45 p.m. Tot and Sukkat Shalom Eadeh, director of Resettlement Services at Shemini Atzeret Services: BIC. Maariv. 7:30 p.m. 202 South Thayer Street. For information, see Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Shira at 6:45 p.m. Shabbat Jewish Family Services. 1–2 p.m. www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events. 4 p.m. Simchat Torah Study Session: TBE. 7:30–9 p.m. Service: Learner’s Service, New Member, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Sit: TBE. 1:15–2 p.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–5:45 p.m. Double Chai Birthday and Anniversary Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Monday 5 Celebration from 7:30–9 p.m. Beyond the Pentateuch: TBE. 7:30–9 p.m. Arthur Miller @ Michigan and Beyond A Season of Mussar: BIC. 8 p.m. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Symposium: Frankel Center. “Miller as Shemini Atzeret Shaharit and Yizkor: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: the calendar. Touchstone.” Arthur Miller Theater, UM Shemini Atzerat and Memorial Services: Chabad. 8 p.m. Tuesdays. 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Shabbat Services: AA Reconstructionist Wednesday 21 Tuesday 27 Congregation. Morning services held the second Saturday of each month at Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–5:45 p.m. the JCC from 10 a.m.–noon integrating Mahj: TBE. Off-site. 1–3 p.m. Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): traditional liturgy with music, chanting and Beanster’s Café in UM Michigan League. 1:30 contemporary readings including Torah Join us, October 14, 7 p.m Thursday 22 p.m. Tuesdays. See first Tuesday of month. service and discussion. A morning of songs A Season of Mussar: BIC. 8 p.m. and text study takes place the first Saturday of Tasha Alexander Jewish Yoga: TBE. Noon–1:15 p.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: each month. For info, email [email protected] will be signing her new Lady Emily mystery Challah Making: JCC SPICE. With Chef Meg. Chabad. 8 p.m. Tuesdays. or call 913-9705 or visit www.aarecon.org. THE ADVENTURESS Shabbat Services: Chabad. Friday night services Complete details at: www.auntagathas.com Participants will receive a challah to take home. 1–2 p.m. Wednesday 28 at Shabbat candle lighting time. Saturday 213 South Fourth Avenue Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Sit: TBE. 1:15–2 p.m. morning services at 9:45 a.m. Afternoon Ann Arbor, MI 48104 services 45 minutes before sundown. Call 734.769.1114 Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon Board Meeting: BIC. 8 p.m. 995-3276 for Home Hospitality and Meals for Film Screening: Frankel Center. Screening of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays. Kisses to the Children. Presented by Vassilis Shabbat Services: Pardes Hannah. Generally Loules. For information, see www.lsa.umich. Thursday 29 edu/judaic/events. 7 p.m. meets the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Call 663-4039 for more information. Rake in the Cash Issues for Parenting: Cyber Safety: JCC. For Jewish Yoga: TBE. Noon–1:15 p.m. 10 a.m. Led by Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg. information, contact leahzaas@jccannarbor. Presentation: JCC SPICE. Presentation about This Fall! org. 7:30–9 p.m. the non-profit Growing Hope. 1–2 p.m. Shabbat Services: TBE. Torah Study with Rabbi Levy at 8:50 a.m. Morning Minyan with Rabbi Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. 8 p.m. Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Sit: TBE. 1:15–2 p.m. Delson and lay leaders at 9:30 a.m. Sanctuary Thursdays. See first Thursday of month. Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Service at 10 a.m. most weeks. Call the office Nachamu Training: TBE. 7–9 p.m. at 665-4744 or consult website at www. Friday 23 Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. 8 p.m. templebethemeth.org for service details. Thursdays. See first Thursday of month. Home Hospitality for Shabbat and Holiday Let Encore Sell It For You: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Levy: TBE. 12:30– Meals: AAOM. Call 662-5805 in advance. Electronics • Musical Instruments 1:30 p.m. Friday 30 Home Hospitality and Meals: Chabad. Every Designer Items • Antiques & Collectibles Shalom Gever: TBE. 3:30–5:45 p.m. Automotive Parts • Sporting Goods Shabbat and Holiday. Call 995-3276 in advance. Camera & Audio/Visual Equipment Shabbat Services: TBE. Tot Shabbat and Sukkat Shabbat Services: TBE. Tot Shabbat and Sukkat Shalom at 5:45 p.m. Tot and Sukkat Shalom Shalom at 5:45 p.m. Tot and Sukkat Shalom 1958 South Industrial Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Shira at 6:45 p.m. Classical Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Shira at 6:45 p.m. Classical Frequently listed phone numbers (in the Colonial Lanes Plaza) Reform Shabbat Service with Kol Halev from Reform Shabbat Service | Consecration from and addresses of organizations 734.761.6187 7:30–9 p.m. 7:30–9 p.m. EncoreOnlineResale.com Friday Night Lights and Gan/Alef Consecration: Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan (AAOM) BIC. Service followed by dairy dinner. 6 p.m. the calendar. 1429 Hill Street 994-5822 Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation the calendar. Saturday 31 (AARC) 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 913-9705 Saturday 24 Torah Study: TBE. 8:50–9:50 p.m. Beth Israel Congregation (BIC) Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. 2000 Washtenaw Ave. 665-9897 Torah Study: TBE. 8:50–9:50 a.m. New Member Shabbat and Kiddush Luncheon: Chabad House B’nai Mitzvah: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. BIC. 9:30 a.m. 715 Hill Street 995-3276 Tot Shabbat: BIC. 11:15 a.m. Bat Mitzvah: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. Family Bingo: JCC. $5 includes 5 Bingo Jewish Community Center (JCC) sheets. For information, contact leahzaas@ Weekly Friday night Shabbat services 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 971-0990 jccannarbor.org. 7–9 p.m. Shabbat Service: AAOM. Services held at UM Jewish Cultural Society (JCS) Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. Hillel. Call 994-9258 in advance to confirm time. 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 975-9872 Shabbat Service: BIC. 6 p.m. Sunday 25 Shabbat Service: TBE. Tot Shabbat at 6 p.m., Jewish Family Services (JFS) followed by tot dinner. Traditional Service at 2245 South State Street 769-0209 Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the 7:30 p.m. Once a month Middle School Service Jewish Federation basic text of Chassidim and discover the beauty at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 665-4744. and depth of Judaism. 10:30–11:30 a.m. 2939 Birch Hollow Drive 677-0100 Shabbat Service: Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Symposium: Frankel Center: “Resistance in Red: Congregation. 6:15 p.m. at the JCC the fourth Pardes Hannah Soviet Combatants in WWII.” Gallery Room, Friday each month. Musical Shabbat service 2010 Washtenaw Ave. 761-5324 UM Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 South followed by vegetarian potluck. Pizza nosh University Avenue. For information, see www. Temple Beth Emeth (TBE) for the kids at 6:00 p.m. Childcare provided lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events. 1:30–5 p.m. 2309 Packard Road 665-4744 during the service. All are welcome to Reception from 5–6 p.m. attend. For information, call 975-6527, email UM Hillel SEPT 17 - DEC 19 2015 Shir Chadash: TBE. 5–6 p.m. [email protected], or visit www. 1429 Hill Street 769-0500 Kol Halev: TBE. 6:15–7:45 p.m. aarecon.org. Frank and Ron are two middle- Film Screening: Frankel Center. Screening of Shabbat Service: Chabad. Begins at candle- aged actors who have been Eastern Corridor, to conclude the Resistance lighting time. Home hospitality available for competing for the same roles in Red Symposium. Presented by Olga Shabbat meals and Jewish holidays. Call 995- Shabbat Candlelighting in New York City and beyond Gershenson. Stern Auditorium, UM Museum 3276 in advance. for thirty years. Join us for this of Art, 525 South State Street. For information, hilarious world premiere comedy see www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events. 7:30– Weekly Shabbat services October 2 6:54 p.m. by Jeff Daniels that explores the 9:30 p.m. lengths to which actors will go to Shabbat Services: AAOM. Morning service, 9:30 Biblical Hebrew Grammar Class: TBE. 7:45–9 p.m. a.m. Evening service, 35 minutes before sunset. October 9 6:42 p.m. get the part. Call 662-5805 for information. Mincha/Ma’ariv *Contains adult language. Monday 26 with Seudah Shlisheet and Dvar Torah every October 16 6:31 p.m. week. Torah topics and a bite to eat. Discussions Shalom Gever: TBE. 4:15–7 p.m. led by Rabbi Rod Glogower and other local October 23 6:20 p.m. FOR TICKETS: Keshet: TBE. 6–8:30 p.m. scholars. Home hospitality available for 734.433.7673 or Dilemmas of Faith: BIC. 6 p.m. Shabbat meals. UM Hillel. October 30 6:10 p.m. Men’s Torah Study: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. Shabbat Services: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Morning PurpleRoseTheatre.org Women’s Torah Study: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. childcare from 10 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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Mazel tov

Emma Rose Kirchmeier on her bat mitzvah, September 5. Talia Dunietz on her bat mitzvah, October 3. Tom Dunietz on his bar mitzvah, October 3. Bridget Roberts on her bat mitzvah, October 3. Oliver Klayman on his bar mitzvah, October 3. Josh Moss on his bar mitzvah, October 10. Clara Rosenblum-Muzik on her bat mitzvah, October 24. Elizabeth Joffe on her bat mitzvah, October 24. Eva Zaientz on her bat mitzvah, October 24. Naomi Linderman on her bat mitzvah, October 24. Emma Reel on her bat mitzvah, October 31. Pat and Errol Soskolne on the engagement of their daughter, Gayle Soskolne, to Carl Nosek. Neal and Susan Weinberg on the engagement of their son, Steven, to Kate Zahn, daughter of Matthew and Sharon Zahn. Lisa and Howie Saulles on the engagement of their daughter, Ariel Saulles, to Evan Zoldan. Shelley Griffith on the engagement of her daughter, Hannah Segaloff, to Ryan Quick. Susan and Marvin Wagner on the marriage of their son, Matthew Steven Wagner, to Katie Jane Yamoty, August 15. George and Jane Bornstein on the marriage of their daughter, Rebecca, to Alex Roy, July 28. Sam Hirsch and Marti Walsh on the marriage of their daughter, Caitlin Hirsch, to Nathan Smead, June 13. Elliot Ginsburg and Linda Jo Doctor on the marriage of their son, Noah Ginsburg, to Eliana Kissner, August 16. Inessa and Michael Gankin on the marriage of their daughter, Anna, to Dr. Dmitry Vodopyanov, August 29. Ira and Sarah Mark on the marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Christopher Hervey, September 5. Laura and Josh Pasek on the birth of their daughter, Elena Chloe Pasek, May 2. Rita Benn and Stephen Lapedis on the birth of their granddaughter, Alice Mae Lapedis, daughter of Cathryn and Jeremy Lapedis, August 19. Virginia Murphy and David Uhlmann on the birth of their granddaughter, Adelaide Mae Anderson, daughter of Megan and Dr. Alec Anderson, August 25. Jackie Moore on the birth of her grandson, Benjamin Haas Sherman, son of Sarah and John Sherman, September 9. Dmitriy and Viktoriya Strumba on the birth of their daughter, Miriam Anna. Eric and Martha Young on the birth of their grandson, Tobias David, son of Rebecca and Ben Krakauer. Sam Hirsch and Marti Walsh on the birth of their granddaughter, Alexandra Maitland Hirsch, July 14. Marylen Oberman on the birth of her grandaughter, Harper Rose Oberman, daughter of Jeffrey and Kyla Oberman, August 5. Judy and Bob Ahronheim on the birth of their grandson, Jonathan Julius Ahronheim, son of Vanessa and Benjamin Ahronheim.

Condolences Larisa Gopp on the death of her husband, Dr. Alex Gopp, August 17. Sarah Mark on the death of her father, Sam Vreeland, August 22. Steven Acker on the death of his mother, Marilyn Acker, August 22. Melissa Simon on the death of her father, Max Okun, August 25. The Gelb/Kluin family on the death of Douglas Gelb’s father, Howard Gelb, September 1. Nancy Goldstein on the death of her father, Bernard Gehr, September 7. Renee Bock on the death of her father, Ronald Bock, September 15. Jim Morgenstern on the death of his father, Stanley Morgenstern, September 20. We’re planting I Advertisers the seeds for your Afternoon Delight...... 19 Frankel Center for Judaic Studies...... 12 Alex Milshteyn, ...... 3 Gold Bond Cleaners...... 4 holiday event Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel...... 3 Jewish Community Center...... 28 Amadeus Café – Patisserie...... 2 Jewish Family Services...... 5, 12 From family gatherings to corporate Ann Arbor City Club...... 19 Jewish Federation...... 10, 12 parties, we’ll make your special celebration Ann Arbor Civic Theatre...... 19 Lewis Greenspoon Architects...... 2 Ann Arbor District Library...... 10 Michigan Theater...... 24 sparkle! Featuring an authentically restored Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra...... 24 Modern Mechanical...... 4 event barn, stunning historic farmhouse, and The Ark...... 19 MOSA Audiology...... 15 Aunt Agatha’s...... 26 Pam Sjo, The Reinhart Company...... 2 sustainable, working farm grounds, Cornman Farms Ayse’s Café...... 15 People’s Food Co-op...... 17 Bank of Ann Arbor...... 19 Performance Network Theatre...... 19 will help you put together a holiday memory to Bennett Optometry...... 27 Purple Rose Theatre...... 26 cherish. Contact us now to start planning! Bloom Garden Center...... 15 San, Emily and Jacob at the Ark...... 17 Brian Ashin, LMSW, CGP...... 7 Shutter Booth...... 2 Cantor Samuel Greenbaum, mohel...... 7 Temple Beth Emeth...... 12 8540 Island Lake Road • Dexter, MI 48130 Chelsea Flower Shop...... 17 University Musical Society...... 14 www.cornmanfarms.com Dorfman Funeral Home...... 4 University Productions...... 24 [email protected] EMU Jewish Studies...... 10 Zingerman’s...... 27 Encore Online Resale...... 26

Washtenaw Jewish News A October 2014 27 The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor presents the Author Events 28th Annual

All author presentations are ANN ARBOR JEWISH free and open to the public.

Andrea Angell Herzig Book Festival 11/04 @ 4:30 PM November 4 - 15, 2015 Anthony David 11/04 @ 7:15 PM Unless noted, events will be held @ the Sponsor Dinner—6 PM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ANN ARBOR Michelle Segar 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 11/05 @ 11 AM* Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 UM Frankel Scholars www.jccannarbor.org 11/05 @ 7 PM Sponsor Events Local Authors 11/08 @ 10 AM* An Improbable Friendship by Anthony David Jonathan Sarna Wednesday, November 4 11/08 @ 4 PM Sponsor Afterglow—5:30 PM Sponsor Dinner @ 6 PM @ UM Rackham Auditorium Author presentation @ 7:15 PM

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