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THE EWISH JOURNAL J OF WNY July 2016 Published by The Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo 2640 North Forest Road Getzville, NY 14068 716-204-2241 Editor’s Note On The Cover www.jfedbflo.com CEO/Executive Director .........................................................................................Rob Goldberg President ........................................................................................................... Howard Rosenhoch Editor, Marketing and Community Relations Director .................Ellen S. Goldstein Advisory Board Susan Adelman Elizabeth Kahn Kenneth Rogers Jonathan Epstein Rabbi Gary Pokras Peter Simon Richard Hirsch Eric Reich Michael Weisman The Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo Is a proud member of the Jewish Federations of North America and the American Jewish Press Association Produced by Ellen Goldstein, Editor Photos (each row from left) of Danny Brink-Washington and Rachel Beerman by Ellen Goldstein; Moshe Shulman by Miranda Scoma; Amy Zeckhauser by Judy Zeckhauser; The Welcome to our special July issue of the Jewish Journal Roblin Sisters courtesy of Ethel Melzer; Doug Love courtesy Senior Vice President/Creative Director ............................................................................Chastity O'Shei of WNY! As we have been saying proudly, Jewish Buffalo of Explore & More Children’s Museum; Charlie Levin by his [email protected] has a lot to shout about! People all over Western New York family; Rus Devorah Wallen courtesy of Rus Devorah Wallen; Vice President/Production ..........................................................................................................Jennifer Tudor Rachel Jackson courtesy of Rachel Jackson; Drew Kahn courtesy are making a difference, changing their world, inventing [email protected] of Bruce Fox-Buffalo State; Ed Drantch courtesy of WKBW-TV; Lead Designer ..................................................................................................................................Kimberly Miers new things, bringing Buffalo back to its former status and Sandra Block courtesy of Sandra Block; Robyn Zimmer by Ellen [email protected] grandeur. And many of them are members of our Jewish Goldstein. Photo collage and art by Kim Miers. Senior Graphic Designers .............................................................................................................Josh Flanigan, community. In this issue you will meet people we are calling Andrea Rowley, Jean-Pierre Thimot, Nicholas Vitello Traffic Coordinator.....................................................................................................Adam Van Schoonhoven Difference Makers. They range in age from 8 years old to 3 Difference-Makers by Rob Goldberg Associate Publisher/Senior Vice President/Advertising ......................................Barbara E. Macks mid-90s, from religious and secular to those native to Buffalo [email protected] or who have made Buffalo their new home. All have one 4 Rachel Beerman & Danny Brink- Assistant Sales & Marketing Manager ..........................................................................Marianne Potratz [email protected] thing in common: they are committed to making our Buffalo Washington by Peter Simon Senior Account Executives ........................................................................................Cynthia Oppenheimer, community a better place to live, work and prosper. Thanks to 5 Moshe Shulman by Sheila Shapiro [email protected] all the talented free-lance writers and community members Robin Kurss, [email protected] 6-7 Amy Zeckhauser by Maria Scrivani Bruce Halpern, [email protected] who contributed to this issue: Jana Eisenberg, Rob Goldberg, 8 Drew Kahn by Laurie Kaiser Betty Tata, [email protected] Shira Goldberg, Reine Hauser, Laurie Kaiser from Buffalo Proofreaders ...............................................................................................Sharon C. Levite, Amy Goldstein State College, Maria Scrivani, Sheila Shapiro and Peter Simon. 10-11 Douglas Love by Reine Hauser Our country is still reeling from the horrible hate crime 12-13 Charlie Levin by Shira Goldberg Members of committed in an Orlando, Florida nightclub in early June 14-15 Rachel Jackson by Maria Scrivani during our Festival of Shavuot. And we have heard many Submissions: responses, many cries for peace, tolerance, justice from 16-17 Sandra Block by Jana Eisenberg Submit editorial stories, photos, and calendar items by the 1st of the preceding month of issue to [email protected]. lay and clergy people, from politicians and from political 18-19 Rus Devorah Wallen by Rob Goldberg To Advertise: candidates. We as Jews know about hate only too well. But 20 Ed Drantch by Reine Hauser To advertise, call Cynthia Oppenheimer at 716-783-9119 x2240. we also know about love. 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