Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Norwich, CT 06360 Permit #329 Serving The Jewish Communities of Eastern Connecticut & Western R.I. CHANGE SERVICE RETURN TO: 28 Channing St., New London, CT 06320 REQUESTED VOL. XLVI NO. 14 PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY JULY 17 2020/25 TAMMUZ 5780 NEXT DEADLINE JULY 31, 2020 16 PAGES HOW TO REACH US - PHONE 860-442-8062 • FAX 860-540-1475 • EMAIL [email protected] • BY MAIL: 28 CHANNING STREET, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 Students take away lessons in resilience and perseverance By Tammy Kaye JFEC Program Coordinator As the school year drew to a close, stu- dents from eight area high schools took away valuable learnings from the Federa- tions’ Encountering Programs, unique ex- periences to learn about the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and racism through the eyes of local Holocaust survivors and members of the African American community. The students’ drive and enthusiasm for Beth El welcomes the program was evident as they perse- vered through numerous challenges that Rabbi Earl Kideckel the new environment of virtual learning By Artie Dean brought, continuing to raise the bar with The Beth El community is overjoyed to welcome our new spiritual leader, Rabbi Earl Kideckel, to our corner of Southeastern Connecticut. on their learnings. Normally the congregation would turn out in full force for such an Joe Biber in his store, Preston Trading Post, with the Ameri- their culminating projects and reflections event. We’d pull out all the stops—throw a big Kiddush luncheon. Cer- can flag presented by students from East Lyme High School. STUDENTS CONT. ON PG 13 tainly, there’d be speeches. And lox, plenty of lox. After all, in the forty years I’ve lived in the community, Rabbi Kideckel is only the third rabbi to steward Beth El, after Rabbis Astor and Safman, so this is big news. Operation Cool Down update As you know, in-person worship has been curtailed in Connecti- cut as in much of the country. Communal gatherings will have to wait. Summer is here to stay with temperatures well into the 80s and ute to this critical program. For The lox will stay frozen. But the warmth and encouragement we want the humidity making it feel like we’re living on the equator. For those those who would like to donate to extend to Rabbi Kideckel will resonate throughout our community. in our community who lack the funds and have a medical condition to Operation Cool Down and have He’s already made his presence felt, leading morning, evening, and questions about the program Shabbat services. He has a lovely tenor voice, and a gentle, caring way next several months, the Jewish Federation’s Operation Cool Down is please contact Carly Luft, JFEC inthat full would swing. benefit from cool, dry air to keep them healthy over the Emergency Assistance Coordi- RABBI CONT. ON PG 5 To date, the program has given out ten 5000 BTU air conditioners nator at 860-333-8218 between 9 am-3 pm, M-F. are in the process of qualifying. To mail a check in support to qualifiedOperation applicants Cool Down and couldn’t there are succeed several without additional the applicantssupport of thatour of Operation Cool Down, make corporate sponsors. Home Depot (Waterford) has stepped up this checks payable to ‘JFEC’ and re- - mit to 28 Channing Street, New ing us additional ACs at a discounted price. We have been able to take London, CT 06320. Indicate the advantageyear by not ofonly this donating pricing fivedue air to conditioners donations received to our program from our but other sell program name on the memo line corporate sponsors – Yale New Haven Health/L+M Hospital, Piz- of your check. zarama (New London), CorePlus Federal Credit Union (Norwich), For those medically in need Fiddleheads (New London), and Amazing Grapes (Waterford). of an AC who cannot afford one, Thank you all for your generosity. please contact the Federation of- Both corporate and individual sponsors are welcome to contrib- - plication will be mailed to you. fice at 860-442-8062 and an ap Bringing cheer to a friend JFEC’s teen Yachad BBYO chapter’s President, Hannah Linder and Communications Director, Jack Haynes, delivered some bright and cheery ‘Get Well’ balloons on behalf of the chapter to Regan Kaye, Membership Director, shortly after he returned home from having knee surgery. The giving and receiving made everyone happy as can be seen from Regan’s smiling face and the smiles under Hannah’s and Jack’s masks. 2 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 17, 2020 Annual Kosher Bayer, Tel Aviv University test drugs chicken barbecue on 3D-printed hearts On Sunday, August 9, from 3:30 to 6:00 pm, the Ahavath Achim Then, it is administered to lab Synagogue on Lebanon Avenue in Colchester is holding a chicken bar- animals. Finally, the drug is ap- becue. proved for human clinical trials. This complete chicken dinner includes half a kosher chicken, a Dvir’s 3D-printed tissues could baked potato, cole slaw, roll, dessert, and a beverage of your choice all make the process faster, cheaper for only $15 per person. The barbecued chicken is prepared with the same “secret” mari- “In a Petri dish, all the cells nade that has been used for over 50 years. lineand moreup in efficient.2D, and it’s only one The public is welcome to either pick up their dinners at the conve- type of cell,” said Dvir. “In con- nient drive through in the rear of the building, or have their dinner trast, our engineered tissues are delivered free in Colchester. 3D-printed, and therefore bet- Just call 860-537-2809 to reserve dinners and for in-town delivery. ter resemble real heart tissues. Our printed tissues contain car- diac muscle, blood vessels and the extracellular matrix which connects the different cells bio- chemically, mechanically and electrically. Moving away from View of the first 3D-printed vascularized engineered heart in Prof. Tal Petri dishes to 3D printed tis- Dvir’s laboratory in the Tel Aviv University. Photo by Flash90 drug tests, saving precious time By ISRAEL21c Staff andsues money could significantlywith the hope improve of pro- Human heart tissues 3D-printed in Tel Aviv University Prof. Tal ducing safer and more effective Dvir’s Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine medication.” will be used to test the cardiotoxicity of experimental drugs according Dvir hopes eventually to offer to a collaboration agreement between the university’s tech-transfer Bayer the ability to do pre-clini- company, Ramot, and pharmaceutical giant Bayer. cal trials on complete printed or- “We are excited to start this new collaboration with Tel Aviv Uni- gans. “Our end goal is to engineer Candle Lighting for Eastern CT area versity, which will address a new area of early assessment of safety whole human hearts, including and tolerability of drug candidates,” said Eckhard von Keutz, head of all the different chambers, valves, Friday, July 17 • 8:00 pm Translational Sciences at Bayer. arteries and veins – the best Friday, July 24 • 7:54 pm “We already have a global network of partners and this new proj- analogue of this complex organ ect will enable Bayer to expand its open innovation activities to Israel, Friday, July 31 • 7:49 pm – for an even better toxicological which provides a dynamic ecosystem for innovation in biotech and screening process.” Friday, Aug 7 • 7:41 pm medical research.” Ramot licensed the technol- - ogy to a spin-off company, Ma- ed heart using tissue extracted from a patient. Last April, Dvir’s lab successfully produced the first-ever 3D-print This innovative technology has the potential to revolutionize drug engineering personalized spinal- screening. cordtricelf, implants whose tofirst treat focus paralyzed is on Drug candidates go through several phases of screening. First, the patients. National Award Winner of the Council of Jewish of Jewish Federations as the Outstand- new compound is tested on human tissue cultures in Petri dishes. ing Small Cities Jewish newspaper. Published every other Friday for the dissemination of Jewish news and views by the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, 28 Channing Street, New London, CT 06320, 860-442-8062. Managing Editor ............................................... Mimi Perl Layout Editor .................................................... Jen Gault Social Editor ..................................................... Freida Katz President .......................................................... 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Printing: The Gazette Press, Northhampton, MA Postmaster: Send address changes to Jewish Leader, 28 Channing St., New London, CT 06320 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 17, 2020 3 Hadassah News congregation wherever we lived. Because I moved around so much, son Joshua and his wife Rebecca National Hadassah conventions were wonderful because I got to see and my grandchildren Jonah, 12 friends from all over the country. and Liora, 10, live in Brookline, MA. Joshua is a physicist. Rebecca 6. What occasioned your move to eastern CT? is a French teacher in Wellesley.