JEWISH FEDERATION OF MADISON April 2014 Nissan 5774 Inside This Issue Jewish Federation Upcoming Events ......................5 Purim in Pictures ............................................16-17 Jewish Education ..........................................22-24 Simchas & Condolences ........................................6 Jewish Social Services....................................20-21 Lechayim Lights ............................................25-27 Congregation News ..........................................8-9 Business, Professional & Service Directory ............21 Israel & The World ........................................30-31 Community Yom HaShoah Service and Program Sunday, April 27th phy, War, and the Holo- Culture, finalist for the Na- mer Soviet Union and the countries of caust (Rutgers University tional Jewish Book Award, East-Central Europe. It deals with the 6:30 p.m. Press, 2011), finalist for the and New Jews: The End of issues in historical perspective and in the Temple Beth El National Jewish Book the Jewish Diaspora, which context of general, social, economic, 2702 Arbor Drive Award and winner of the has sparked discussion in political, and cultural developments in 2013 Association for Jew- publications like the Econo- the region. The journal includes analyti- Join the Madison Jewish Community ish Studies Jordan mist and the Jerusalem Post. cal, in-depth articles; review articles; Not On for our annual Yom HaShoah service, a Schnitzer Prize, looks at His new project, archival documents; conference notes; Their Last Road chance for us to honor those who per- the lives and works of two , examines and annotated books. Shneer takes over ished in the Holocaust and those who dozen Soviet Jewish Yiddish musical culture’s role editorship January 1, 2014. survived around the world. World War II military in the clash between Fascism Shneer lectures nationally and inter- Huffin- After the program we will have a fas- photographers to examine and Communism through the nationally and has written for the Professor David Shneer gton Post Rocky Mountain News cinating program with David Shneer what kinds of photographs life and work of Lin Jaldati, , and the Denver Post titled, “The Jewish Holocaust and they took when they en- a Dutch-Jewish Yiddish- as well as publications ded- Memorialization of the Nazi Persecution countered evidence of Nazi genocide singing cabaret singer, who survived the icated to Jewish life and culture, includ- Forward Pakntreger Jewcy of Gay Men: What and Why are We on the Eastern Front. In fall 2011, the Holocaust and was the last person to see ing , , , and Through Nextbook Remembering.” travelling museum exhibit Anne Frank alive. After the war, she . Shneer has taught or been a Soviet Jewish Eyes debuted at the CU Art moved to East Germany and became the scholar-in-residence at the University of About Professor Shneer: Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Through Yiddish diva of the Communist world California campuses at Berkeley and Called a “pathbreaking” scholar by Soviet Jewish Eyes was recently on dis- until her death in 1988. Davis, and at the University of Illinois, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, play at the Holocaust Museum Houston Shneer has recently been named edi- the National Yiddish Book Center, the Shneer's research focuses on 20th cen- in Texas through October 27, 2013. tor-in-chief of East European Jewish Af- University of Wisconsin, the U.S. Holo- tury European, Russian, and Jewish his- His other books include Queer Jews, fairs, an interdisciplinary journal which caust Memorial Museum, serving as the tory and culture. His newest book, finalist for the Lambda Literary award, is essential for an understanding of the Pearl Resnick Fellow, and the Graduate Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photogra- Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish position and prospects of Jews in the for- (Continued on page 4) Madison Jewish Community Joins Partnership 2Gether Program The Jewish Federation of Madison beyond the community level—each of programs both past and present. The Chef, Musician and Social Worker (JFM) Board of Directors voted at their us has the opportunity to become di- Steering Committee meets once a year exchanges: Israelis in these professions February meeting to join the Partnership rectly and personally involved. to plan the programs and activities for visited the P2G communities in the Together Program (P2G). P2G is a pro- Madison will join Milwaukee, Tulsa that year and includes representatives (Continued on page 4) gram of the Jewish Agency of Israel. and St. Paul in partnering with the from each partnership city in the US and P2G, previously known as Partnership Sovev Kinneret region in Israel. Mem- representatives from the Sovev Kinneret 2000, has become the paradigm for suc- bers of the Madison community had the region in Israel. cessfully partnering of 550 global Jew- opportunity to visit this area last No- Previous programs have included: Coming in May: ish communities directly with 45 Israeli vember during the JFM mission to Is- Mad Israel: A two week community Jewish Business and communities—the majority of which are rael. They were hosted by Israelis active volunteer program. Volunteer opportu- Professionals Roundtable in national priority areas. Communities in P2G programming who took them to nities include helping out in a school for share ideas, strengths, challenges and the Arbel Cliffs, Tiberias and the Kin- children with special needs, an elderly Join us for a lunch program models of success; and empower one neret Courtyard. While they were to- center, a disabled IDF veterans club, with speaker another to generate waves of change. gether they discussed activities in the new immigrants and more. Volunteers Kevin T. Conroy, President But the impact of these projects goes far Partnership and the role of the Joint get a taste of life in the region with face and Chief Executive Officer Steering Committee, including a meet- to face interactions with volunteers ac- ing with members of the Israeli Steering tive in the region, home hospitality and of Exact Sciences Committee and participants in various tours. Friday, May 16 12:00­1:30 p.m. Nakoma Country Club PAID Save the Date for the Hava Nagila Madison, Wis. Non-Profit Org. 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