The Observer Vol. 77 No. 7 - April 6, 2012 by Jewish Observer

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B’nai Tzedeks learn about philanthropy, establish connections with Israel By Kathy Carlson

Levitt, terrorism expert to speak at Sherith Israel 3 Volunteer group going strong after 30 years

Temple festival features artists

‘Windows of Identity’ features local artists

Sections Lifecycles Around the town

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Yom HaZikaron set for April 25 at Congregation Micah

ews in Nashville will join Jews all over the world on Wed., April 25/4 Iyar, in observing Yom HaZikaron, the commemoration of those in the Israeli military who have died in Israel’s wars. The community-wide event will be hosted by Congregation Micah at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 377-9799. c

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hey may not know it yet, but soldiers at one army base in Israel have new friends in Nashville. They’ll be receiving a big poster with bright-colored handprints and greetings from Nashville teens who participate in the Jewish Foundation of Nashville’s B’nai Tzedek program, which teaches teens to embrace philanthropy. At a March 25 event for B’nai Tzedek participants, teens created the poster and learned how the lives of their Israeli counterparts take a serious turn at age 16. Inbar Shaked, Nashville’s community shlicha, has served in the Israel Defense Forces and helped organize this year’s B’nai Tzedek event. After an Israeli-style falafel lunch, the teens compared similarities and differences between Israeli and American teens, then competed in games centered around Israeli snacks – chocolate and Bamba peanut-flavor corn puffs (described as Cheez Doodles without the cheese). Then the teens learned that at age 16, Israeli teens receive a letter from the Army that signals that in two years, they’ll be serving in the military. The Nashville students received a

Bnai Tzedeks present the banner with their handprints and notes for IDF soldiers. Clockwise from back left: Isaac Eskind, Ben Barton, Community Shlicha Inbar Shaked, Hannah Levy, Vivian Herzog, Michelle Biesman, Tali Sedek, Sam Perlen, Jamie Kirshner, Noah Geltzer, Jacob Geltzer, Boaz Kelner,Alec Eskind, Matthew Jacobs Photos: Risa Klein Herzog

replica of the letter, instructing them to show up at an army base for tests on a specific date. There was a number to call if an unforeseen emergency arose, and a warning that unexcused absences could lead to jail time. As part of their army “initiation,” the participants made army dog tags with their English and Hebrew names,

then had their faces painted with camouflage Some were hesitant at first to be painted. “You all have to do it, no questions,” Shaked told them. “I’m your commander now.” Eventually, faces were painted and the teens posed for a photo in front of the poster, which Shaked will Continued on page 2

Yom HaShoah to feature production in honor of a Righteous Gentile

his year’s CommunityWide Yom HaShoah Commemoration will feature a special production of “Life in a Jar,” by the Irena Sendler Project. The program will begin at 10 a.m. at The Temple on Sun., April 15. Irena Sendler, a Catholic social worker in Poland, rescued Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. She then placed them in the homes of Polish familes or hid them in convents and orphanages. In the process, she made lists of the children’s real names, put the lists in jars, then buried the jars in a garden so that some day she could dig them up and find the children to tell them of their read identities. The Nazis captured Sendler severely beat her, but the Polish underground bribed a guard to release her and she went into hiding. From 1939 to 1942, Sendler

made false documents for people in the Warsaw area. Ten other people helped her save children from the ghetto and others helped outside the ghetto. In all, Sendler is credited with saving more than 2,500 Jews during the Holocaust. “Life in a Jar” is performed by four former Kansas schoolgirls who, years ago, researched Sendler’s life. The play is in honor of Sendler, who was named a “Righteous Gentile” by Yad Vashem in Israel. The commemoration will include the lighting of memorial candles by Nashville’s Holocaust survivors and their families as well as prayers and the Yom HaShoah Kaddish. Students from the community’s congregational religious schools will attend the commemoration instead of classes that day. For more information, contact Judy Saks, Jewish Federation community relations director, at 354-1637 or judy@jewishnashville.org.

The Yom HaShoah commemoration is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Nashville, The Gordon Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beit Tefilah Chabad, Congregation Micah, Congregation Sherith Israel, The Temple and West End Synagogue. c

B’nai Tzedeks learn about philanthropy, build connections with Israel Continued from page 1 send to her Israeli Army base in Kerem Shalom, near Gaza. The teens hope to hear back from the soldiers. Eventually, faces were painted and the teens posed for a photo in front of the poster, which Shaked will send to her old Israeli Army base in Kerem Shalom, near Gaza. The teens hope to hear back from the soldiers. “I learned about the Israeli Army and where (B’nai Tzedek) money will go,” said Hannah Levy. “I really understand the IDF a little better now and what Jewish life is like and what happens once you are 16,” said Boaz Kelner. “Choosing an organization (to contribute to) and being a philanthropist is one way to give back to the community.” The B’nai Tzedek program has more than 250 members. Teens become eligible to participate after their bar or bat

mitzvahs. The program operates under the umbrella of the Jewish Foundation of Nashville, which houses endowment funds whose investment income helps meet critical emergency needs and funds innovative projects and programs for Nashville’s Jewish community. Teens start a B’nai Mitzvah account with $125, often from bar and bat mitzvah gifts. The Hassenfeld, Feldman and Rapoport families, along with the Jewish Federation of Nashville, supplement this amount so each teen’s account will contain at least $500. The teens can contribute a part of their accounts to local or national Jewish organizations and projects or to organizations in Israel, for example. They’re encouraged to add to the fund through the years and develop habits of philanthropy. “When you support a cause through Federation or the B’nai Tzedek program, you’re touching a Jewish life,” Jewish

From left: Michelle Biesman, Tali Sedek, Vivian Herzog with painted hands

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Federation of Nashville Executive Director Mark Freedman told the teens. He thanked the Hassenfeld, Feldman and Rapoport families for their financial support to the program. The Foundation stands ready to help teens find a charity to support through their B’nai Tzedek funds, said Heidi Hassenfeld, who with her husband, John, helps underwrite the program. “If you have a passion but don’t know a charity” in that field, the B’nai Tzedek program will do the research to help match special interests with Jewish organizations, she said. To learn more about the B’nai Tzedek program, call Risa Klein Herzog at 354-1651 or email her at risa@jewishnashville.org. Also contact Herzog if you’re the parent of a B’nai Tzedek and would like to learn more about serving on a B’nai Tzedek advisory committee. c

Athens AZA invites community to Spaghetti Supper

O The Chesed Dinner and annual campaign enable JFS to serve the entire community. President: Daniella Pressner Executive Director: Pam Kelner Dinner Chairs: Kathy Caplan and Erin Coleman

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n April 15, Athens of the South AZA #258 will host its annual Spaghetti Supper. The Spaghetti Supper will include live entertainment, a silent auction, and the cooking of Chef Joe (Perlen). Part of the proceeds go towards the StandUp! Cause, which is Children's Cancer Research. The chapter decided to have part of the proceeds go towards Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital because it could easily be a chapter member in the hospital. There is a charge for the event. Tickets will be available at the door or from an AZA member or contact Sam Perlen at either shaliach.csr@gmail.com or at 615/481-5659 to purchase tickets. Checks should be made payable to Athens AZA. The fundraiser will be held at The Gordon Jewish Community Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hope to see you all there! AZA is a part of the organization, BBYO Inc., which is the leading pluralistic youth group that helps develop Jewish teens into stronger leaders in the Jewish community and beyond. c

Community registers opinions on ‘Conversations about Israel’ process

ommunity members have been completing the questionnaires that will enable Jewish Nashville to reach a concensus on how we’ll talk to one another about Israel. “The initial response has been very strong,” said Roger Conner, an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School and conflict resolution expert who is guiding

the discussions with a team of facilitators. “Over 100 people responded in the first week, and questionnaires are still coming in,” Conner said. “The viewpoints are diverse and thoughtful. The words in these documents reveal that respondents are passionate about Israel and the vitality of the Jewish community where they live. I can't wait to get into the in-person dialogues. It will be a rich experience.”

Matthew Levitt, terrorism expert, to speak at Sherith Israel

atthew Levitt, director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, D.C., will speak on “Israel in a Tough Neighborhood,” at Congregation Sherith Israel, on Sat., April 14, at 12:45 p.m.. The event is free and open to the public. Levitt is a professorial lecturer in international relations and strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). From 2005 to early 2007, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury where he served both as a senior official within the Matthew Levitt department’s terrorism and financial intelligence branch and as deputy chief of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, one of 16 U.S. intelligence agencies coordinated under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. During his tenure at Treasury, Levitt played a central role in efforts to protect the U.S. financial system from abuse and to deny terrorists, weapons proliferators, and other rogue actors the ability to finance threats to U.S. national security. In 2008-2009, he served as a State Department counterterrorism advisor to the special envoy for Middle East regional security (SEMERS), Gen. James L. Jones. He also provided tactical and strategic analytical support for counterterrorism operations at the FBI, focusing on fundraising and logistical support networks for Middle Eastern terrorist groups. An expert witness for the Department of Justice in several terrorism cases, Dr. Levitt has also lectured on international terrorism on behalf of the Departments of State, Justice, Defense, and Homeland Security, consulted for various U.S. government agencies and private industry, and testified before the Senate and House on matters relating to international terrorism. Levitt has written extensively on terrorism, the Middle East, and ArabIsraeli peace negotiations, with articles appearing in major publications. He is also a frequent guest on the national and international media, including NPR, CNN, BBC, FOX News, ABC, CBS, and NBC. His latest books

include Hamas: Politics, Charity and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad (Yale University Press, 2006) and Negotiating Under Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008). c

The process, called Conversations About Community and Israel, began on March 15 with a beta test session of Jewish professionals. It extends through May and everyone in the community from age 16 on up has the opportunity to participate. The first step is to complete a questionnaire that lets participants choose a group of similar people who will meet and agree on broad principles for talking about Israel. The questionnaires are available online through a link at www.jewishnashville.org, and must be completed either online or on paper (available at all the congregations and the GJCC) by Sun., April 8. After the groups of like-minded people meet and agree on goals, a community summit is scheduled for May 2 at which representatives from each group will agree on goals to guide the whole community in talking about Israel. “The first phase of this process,

responding to the online survey, will help frame the in-person conversations that will follow,” said Mark S. Freedman, Jewish Federation executive director. “I believe that our community members have a real opportunity to offer their opinions about Israel and that they can do so knowing that their voices will be heard with openness and respect. I encourage all members of the Jewish community to respond to the survey before the April 8 deadline and then participate in the upcoming conversations.” The Conversations are sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Nashville’s Community Relations Committee as part of its series, “Increasing Your Israel IQ: From Argument to Advocacy,” and are made possible by a grant from the Jewish Federation’s New Initiatives Fund. All of Nashville’s rabbis and Jewish agency directors have endorsed the Conversations. c

Community-Wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration Sunday, April 15, 2012 10 a.m. – Noon at The Temple

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Chapter 2 for young engineer: Making aliyah By Kathy Carlson

ashvillian Gideon Levitt has joined a select group – those in his MASA Israel Journeys program “class” who chose to make aliyah and become Israeli citizens. In late March, he returned to Tel Aviv an Israeli. For the past year, he has lived in Tel Aviv and worked at NonLinear Technologies, a 12-person

biotech company in nearby Or Yehuda. “There’s a lot of growth in my company and I really like what I’m doing,” he said in a telephone interview while he was in Nashville in early March. Making aliyah “shows I’m serious; I’ll be integrated more. … The company has been very encouraging of me to make aliyah as well.” He hopes to take on more responsibility at Non-Linear Technologies, which is developing a minimally invasive implant designed to help in spinal fusion surgery.

Levitt, the son of Ellen and Michael Levitt, graduated from George Washington University with a degree in biomedical engineering. He researched Israeli biomedical firms before going to work for Non-Linear Technologies through MASA. The program was created to strengthen ties to Israel among young Jewish adults in the Diaspora. The Israeli government, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and its partners, the Jewish Federations of North America and the Keren Hayesod, all support MASA. This year, Levitt said, about a third of MASA program participants – a higher than average percentage – decided to make aliyah.

Becoming an Israeli went smoothly, Levitt said. He will probably serve for six months in the Israeli military. “Hopefully, my Hebrew will be good enough” to serve, he said. “It’s good that I have a lot of friends,” he said. Some are from the MASA program, some are from work, and people are always visiting. Levitt will probably return to the United States twice a year, and he retains his American citizenship. Before he visited family and friends in the United States this spring, his coworkers told Levitt, “When you return you’ll be Israeli,” he said. “It makes me feel more at home in a way.” c

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Chabad to dedicate new Genesis Campus for Jewish Life Chabad of Nashville invites the community to celebrate the dedication of the new Chabad Center at the Genesis Campus for Jewish Life on Sun., April 22, at 1 p.m. The facility is located at 95 Bellevue Rd. Gov. Bill Haslam will join other dignitaries attending the event. The dedication will include a ribbon cutting, the affixing of the Mezuzah, the unveiling of the Donor Wall and a dessert reception. In addition to the sanctuary, the 14,000-square-foot building houses a social hall, kosher commercial kitchens, a Kosher Café, library, classrooms, Shabbat guest suites and a Mikva. For more information, call Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel or Tommy Bernard at 615/480-4731.

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tisements, our lives are constantly confronted with pledges and promises. So are we being cynical, distrusting and anti-productive if we question principles and authority? Or are we viewed as scholarly and fair if we evaluate all sides of an issue (including a view from the opponent’s perspective)? Critical thinking should be a regular and ongoing part of one’s life. Even those who think they know it all may have to reevaluate and perhaps change their mind given newly discovered information or changing relative circumstances. The strife in Israel has many facets and a long history of twisted plots. Sometimes the answers and truths in which we believe are worth a fresh evaluation. We need to be aware of new and different opinions. Sometimes we need to use our “elbows” in a way that strengthens or alters our opinions. I look forward to the upcoming conversations about Israel and hope for a lively debate here in Nashville. Greg Goldberg

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Christmas volunteer group going strong after 30 years By Kathy Carlson

rabbi’s idea for congregants to fill in for Christian workers on Christmas day has grown into a cherished tradition for a group of friends from the Nashville Jewish community. The group, which started at the suggestion of then-West End Synagogue Rabbi Mel Glazer in 1981, marked 30 years of volunteer service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where they’ve shared treats and stories with patients, families and staff. Often, there’s also a strolling musician. “Once a year we get together. We have a good time and an opportunity to give a smile to someone,” said Bob Woolf. They keep volunteering because, as Lud Reinheimer said, “I guess we enjoy it.” And, Risha Arkovitz added, “to represent the Jewish community … and for goodwill.” Fifteen people posed for the annual photo at Vanderbilt Hospital in 2011. They’re from several Nashville congregations in addition to West End. They enlist visiting relatives to come and help, and there are non-Jewish members as well. They arrive at the hospital with donuts, danishes and other goodies donated by the Donut Den, plus coffee and juice. The group sets up at a table under a banner that says they’re from Nashville’s Jewish community. “One lady last year almost cried because we were there,” Margaret Reinheimer said. Sometimes, she said, patients or family members will tell a volunteer they’ve never met Jewish people before.

The volunteers say they talk more with patients’ family members and caregivers than with the patients themselves. The patients generally are seriously ill or injured, or they wouldn’t be hospitalized on Christmas day. As Woolf puts it, “They’re there because they can’t get out.” “The hospital lets people know that we will be there on Christmas Day and if anyone of the Jewish faith is in the hospital they make sure they know we are there,” Margaret Reinheimer said. One year, the volunteers helped a Jewish family from Florida connect with the Jewish community here after they rushed to the hospital because their daughter was in critical condition after an automobile accident. “They needed a synagogue to attend services and pray for their daughter,” she said. “When we arrived the mother was waiting for us. Someone in the hospital told them we would be there. This is just one of our many experiences.” Just this past Christmas, Woolf met a woman whose husband was taken to Vanderbilt after he suffered severe head and other injuries after he was ejected from his car. “She needed to talk to someone,” Woolf said. The couple had no local family and few close friends. “We sat in the lobby and I let her share all of the events and emotions that were buried in her soul. She finally broke down crying as she told me that he was in intensive care, in a coma and was not expected to live.” The end of this story – at least as of now, Woolf said, is that the man is at home, slowly recovering, and with apparent full mental capacity. “The point is that my time with her had nothing to do with coffee and donuts,” he

Vanderbilt Hospital Christmas volunteers gather for a photo on Christmas Day, 2011. They are, from left: Barbara and Bob Woolf, Penny Egel, Gary Nichols (the group’s roaming musician), Ludwig Reinheimer, Alex Williams, Steve Potash, Larry Patterson, Margaret Reinheimer, Ken Williams and Ann Roth. Seated from left: Roy and Ros Shainberg, Ellen Potash and Risha Arkovitz.

said. “We were simply there for them.” Arkovitz recalled a woman in her early 20s that she met one Christmas. The young woman would stay with Arkovitz when she had to come back to Vanderbilt every six months for continuing treatment. Arkovitz’s late husband, Arnold, was one of the group’s charter members. “I think this would never have lasted so long without Arnold (Arkovitz),” Woolf said. “Arnold, bless his memory, would talk to everyone and soon had them sharing their story with him,” he said. “He was the life and soul of the

group and Risha remains a loyal member. I miss him.” Arnold Arkovitz often took the lead in picking up food from the Donut Den and, in the earlier years, from McDonald’s. He’d pick it up on Christmas Eve and make sure everything was ready to go the next day. “I never would have been involved if he hadn’t needed a ‘mule,’ ” Lud Reinheimer said with a smile. The group encourages other volunteers to join them on Christmas. “We’re looking for new people, to pass the baton,” Risha Arkovitz said. c

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Temple Arts Festival to feature master artists and craftsmen

ubbed a “gallery on steroids” by Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine, The Temple Arts Festival returns on the weekend of April 21-22. Fifty master artists and craftsmen from 19 states and Britain, with almost half first-time TAF participants, will offer works of glass, wood and metal sculpture, painting, photography, fiber and jewelry. These artists will appeal to TAF patrons of all tastes and budgets. A juried show, this year’s judge is Charles Venable, Ph.D., director and CEO of the the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Ky. Many of these one-of-a-kind works can be purchased for less than $150. As a fund-raising event, no sales tax will be charged and a significant percentage of your purchase may qualify as a charitable donation on your tax return. (Consult your CPA or tax advisor.)

While admission on Sun., April 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. is free to all, the April 21 pre-opening dinner party and sale is available to those buying Advance Purchase Certificates. Also available are TAF Gift Certificates. A Collectors Cocktail Hour is from 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by a Patrons Dinner Party from 6:30-8, and a Gallery Opening Dessert Party for a fee. For details on TAF Gift and TAF Advance Purchase Certificates as well as the Saturday evening events, visit www.TempleArtsFestival.com, phone The Temple at 615/352-7620 or email taf@templenashville.org. Check out the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/TempleArts-Festival/349322131758963 Some of the artists are: Toby Klein is a mixed media artist whose work is contemporary and ranges from different degrees of abstraction and experimental to representation. She is a Signature Member of the Experimental

James Wilbat, Tree of Life Menorah

Artists of America, among many other artist organizations, and has won numerous awards from other juried shows. She

Gary Rosenthal, tall shofar

will be bringing her unique works of Judaica to TAF this year. Gary Rosenthal has been sculpting in welded metals for almost 30 years. He creates popular and unique lines of Judaic art, combining copper, brass and steel with brilliant fused glass, in a contemporary style rooted in tradition. He brings to TAF new collectibles, menorahs and seder plates not found anywhere else in Nashville. Megan Trace Tenenbaum’s passion lies in making Judaic (mezuzahs) and Jewish-inspired jewelry. The young Georgian has had her work shown nationally and in Jerusalem, and is excited about upcoming inclusion in The Moses Project: The Moses Monument and World Center for Jewish Leadership in Tel Aviv. James Wilbat studied watercolor and drawing as a youngster and his passion for art continued while his focus shifted from painting to ceramics to his current works in glass. He will be bringing his beautiful and detailed menorahs and dreidels to TAF. Sylvia Hyman has been sculpting in clay for the last 49 years of her creative and productive 94 years of life. She is our own ‘Nashville Treasure’. Currently working with a form of sculpture known as “super-realism” or “trompe l’oeil” (fool the eye), Sylvia chooses familiar objects such as old boxes and baskets, filling them with contents that “stir the mind”, capturing not only the appearance of things, but their essential nature, as well. TAF will be held at The Temple, Congregation Ohabai Sholom, located at 5015 Harding Road in Nashville, TN (next to the Belle Meade Mansion), Ample adjacent free parking is available. c

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‘Windows of Identity’ in Hadera features works by Nashville artists

even Nashville artists participated in the exhibition “Windows of Identity” which was held in conjuncton with the 10th Anniversary “Taste of Partnership” celebration in Hadera, the Jewish Federation of Nashville’s partnership community in Israel. A dozen artists from the Partnership’s Southeast Region consortium of cities joined with nearly 40 Israeli artists from the Hadera-Eiron region and had their work displayed in a large mosaic at the Hadera Mall.

Each artist was asked to address the theme of their connection to Judaism, Israel and/or Zionism. Submissions included paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture and fiber art. Leslie J. Klein, one of the Nashville artists who attended the opening reception on March 1, offered remarks on behalf of the American artists. Many thanks to all of the Nashville artists who participated including Sharon Charney, Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel, Jerry Klein, Leslie J. Klein, Terry Lapidus, Sydney Reichman and Rhonda Polen Wernick.

After the exhibition concludes in Hadera, it will be kept intact for display at other locations in Israel. Plans are currently under way to mount another exhibition by Partnership artists in conjunction with the Jewish Federation of North America’s General Assembly to be held in Jerusalem in November 2013. For more information, contact the Federation’s Partnership 2Gether (P2G) Director, Harriet Schiftan, at 354-1687 or by email at harriet@jewish nashville.org. c Jerry Klein-Windows of Identity Collage

Kaaren Engel-Shabbat Lights

Leslie J. Klein-Lech Lecha

Rhonda Wernick-Hamsa

Sharon Charney-Roots in the City of Gold

BBG to host Musical Matinee

usic City BBG has had some great programming on the local and regional levels, and they look forward to having even more. To send more girls to regional programs, Music City BBG is having a fundraiser Sun., April 22, a Musical Matinee, that will feature a Belmont singing group, the PopRox.

Sydney Reichman-The Healing

From 1-2 p.m., there will be lunch and a tribute to BBG, and from 2-3 p.m., the Belmont PopRox will perform. Their performance will please all ages. The whole community is invited. The funds raised will go to providing girls scholarships to attend regional and international programming. For reservations, contact Jessica Leving at jleving@bbyo.org. c

Theresa LapidusBuilding for a Peaceful Tomorrow

GJCC and The Temple announce 2012 Shabbat Outreach Program

fter a successful run of Shabbat Outreach events in 2011, the GJCC and The Temple are planning three more events for 2012. Thanks to a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, the two organizations will host music, food and an abbreviated service in three neighboring communities. The first event will occur at the Mellow Mushroom, 317 Main Street, Suite 100, in Frankin, on Fri., April 20, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The second, planned for Hendersonville, will be held at The Hyatt Place, 300 East Main Street, on Fri., May 11, at 6 p.m. And the third Shabbat will be held at the Holland House, 935 West Eastland Avenue in East Nashville, on Fri., June 8, at 6 p.m. Details for each

event will be posted in The Observer prior to the date. Jewish members of these communities and their families are invited to join The Temple and the GJCC. The Federation hopes that these events will act as a welcoming tool for those newcomers in those areas and community members who find it difficult to engage from such a distance. Additionally, the hope is to give people in these areas a point of reference, an opportunity to gather for Shabbat outside of Nashville’s congregational range, and a chance to meet fellow Jews in their neighborhoods. Everyone is welcome, regardless of affiliation. If you have questions, need more information, or wish to be added to the mailing list for these events, please contact Kara Meyer at kara@nashvillejcc.org. c

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Simon’s ‘Flying Elephant’ books focus on living life to fullest Q: Why did the flying elephant crash to the ground? A: Because somebody told him that elephants can’t fly. By Kathy Carlson

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the Land of Lung Junk. The book is Perspectives of a Flying Elephant. Its author, Nashville’s Teri Simon, is a mother of three, Congregation Micah member and living with lung cancer. Simon remembers the exact date and time of her diagnosis, Dec. 2, 2009, at 8:20 a.m. She remembers feeling “dazed and confused and cannot believe this is true.” She had never smoked, there was no history of cancer in her family, and she had no other risk factors. There are

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no readily available and accepted tools for diagnosing the disease in an early stage, especially for people with no risk factors. Initially, Simon emailed news of her diagnosis to about 20-25 people. Then, she started the blog that’s the basis for her Flying Elephant books (there are now two) because “it wasn’t a story I could tell over and over. Little by little it became an opportunity for me to express myself and educate others.” Soon, 160 people were reading her blog, then more than 200 at its peak. “It’s helping me deal with my situation,” Simon said one reader wrote. “I understand what my brother went through,” another said. And, someone said, “Thank you for speaking the words I was only thinking. You need to put (it) out in the public.” Simon began talking about living well with cancer, starting with a Hadassah group in Oak Ridge. She also became active with the nonprofit group LUNGevity after speaking following its first Breathe Deep Nashville walk and fundraising event last year. LUNGevity is dedicated to lung cancer research, education and support for patients and caregivers. “She’s just an incredible person,” said Andrea Stern Ferris, LUNGevity’s board chairman and president. Teri is “so eloquent and open about her journey. She’s living with lung cancer and doing everything she can to live with lung cancer and it’s important to highlight that.” Simon helps with LUNGevity’s online lung cancer support efforts, by acting as a LUNGevity LifeLine phone buddy with others and writing blogs. People with lung cancer often feel isolated, Ferris said. “We’re creating a community for people to belong to and Teri is part of creating that.” Lung cancer is more prevalent than many other types of cancer, Ferris said. Thirty percent of cancer deaths each year stem from lung cancer, and it kills twice as many women as breast cancer, she says. “It’s hard to communicate that and say, ‘By the way you can survive it.’ … We’re trying to send that message for them – (that) there are people out there living with it, like Teri.” And with the investment in research and early detection, Ferris says, there will be even more survivors.

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Through LUNGevity, Simon connected with a literary agent. There’s a second Flying Elephant book, Turbulence for a Flying Elephant, which includes her second year of blogs. Both are available online, and 75 percent of all proceeds benefit Gilda’s Club Nashville, LUNGevity, and The National Lung Cancer Partnership. Micah member Kim Phillips designed the books including covers, and Micah Music Director and Cantorial Soloist Lisa Silver provided illustrations. Simon continues to blog each week, at http://flyingelephantbook.wordpress. com, although she doesn’t plan a third Elephant book. She has developed the curriculum for a workshop that teaches patients how to advocate for themselves within the health-care system, how to set up a care community, and how to provide care for caregivers. She will speak at LUNGevity’s Hope Summit in Washington, D.C., in early May and is volunteering to help at LUNGevity’s second annual Breathe Deep Nashville walk on Sat., Nov. 17. “I’ve always been a writer,” Simon said. Writing her blog “turned into (something) cathartic, therapeutic. For lack of a better word, this is my ministry.” “It’s so important to be around people who understand without having to over explain.” Do you know that it hurts when hair falls out from chemo, she asked? “They told me that at Gilda’s Club. … If you shave (your head) it won’t hurt. They get it.” “It’s hard – a hard disease. It’s not without its challenges,” she said. “It changed life – ruined life in a lot of ways. … On the other side, generous, wonderful, kind-spirited (people) help me. There’s nothing more beautiful than that.” c

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lifecycles B’nai Mitzvah Adam Scott Bednowitz will be called to the Torah on Sat., April 14, at 11 a.m. at The Temple. He was born on March 30, 1999, in Nashville, to Nancy and David Bednowitz. His grandparents are Bernice Adam Scott Hobson of Linden, Bednowitz Mich., and the late Donald Hobson, Norma Bednowitz and Jack Bednowitz. For his mitzvah project, Adam is collecting books for Book’em, a Nashville-based organization that supplies books to needy school-age children. A seventh grade honor student at Woodland Middle School, Adam’s special interests include basketball, music, biking and hanging out with friends. Alice May will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Sat., April 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Congregation Micah. She is the daughter of Josh May and Katie Greenebaum, the sister of Nora and Jake, and granddaughter Alice May of Michael and Linda Greenebaum of Amherst, Massachusetts; Jack and Lynn May of Nashville; and the late Natalie May. A seventh grader at University School of Nashville, Alice is an enthusiastic member of the soccer, swimming and track teams. She also loves performing and has played roles in all of her school’s musical theater productions since fifth grade. She enjoys math, reading and writing, and hanging out with her friends.

For her Mitzvah project, she is volunteering at the Susan Gray School. She reads to and plays with children with developmental disabilities. She loves getting to know the kids and giving the teachers an extra hand. She will also be giving a portion of her Bat Mitzvah funds to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, an organization that builds schools, libraries and teacher-training institutes in south Sudan. Chloe Berek Abram will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Sat., April 28, at 10:30 a.m. at Congregation Micah. She is the daughter of Dr. Steven and Jody Abram and sister of Alexander, Hannah and Chloe Berek Gabriel. Her grandparAbram ents are Carol and Sol Katz of Nashville, and Pola (and the late Berek) Abram of San Francisco, Calif.. A sixth grader at Ensworth School, Chloe B has a passion for the stage whether performing in musicals, dance, or solo singing recitals. Chloe B’s Bat Mitzvah service project is committed to pediatric brain tumor issues by participation in the Miles for Hope campaign.

Sympathy . . . to the family of Alven Simon Ghertner, 97, who died on March 25. He was born April 19, 1914, in Nashville. Preceded in death by wife of 70 years, Jean Fleisman Ghertner. Survived by daughter, Dorothy (Jack) Miller, Clarksville; son, Frank (Barbara) Ghertner; grandchildren, Steve (Patty) Ghertner, Scott (Lynn) Ghertner, Terri (Don) Goodwin, Vicki Campbell, Jay (Lisa) Berlin; ten great grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. Began working for Cullom & Ghertner Company printers and lithographers at

NJFF to screen two films at the Nashville Film Festival this month

pril is a great time for Jewish Films in Nash ville. The Nashville Jewish Film Festival (NJFF) has announced two outstanding Jewish films to be screened this month. On Wed., April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Regal Green Hills, as part of the 43rd Nashville Film Festival, NJFF will present the acclaimed film, “Nicky’s Family,” the heart-warming story of Sir Nicholas Winton, the Englishman who created and funded the Kindertransport. These eight trains saved more than 700 Jewish and Czech children from Nazi concentration camps by taking them from their parents and homes and relocating them to families in England just before World War II. A man of rare modesty, his accomplishments were unknown until his late wife found a scrapbook with the names and photos of the children whose lives he saved. The scrapbook was brought to the attention of the British press, and he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The film has won the Audience Choice Award at a number of 2012 Film Festivals, including Seattle, Houston,

Charlotte, Denver, Atlanta, Sedona, Palm Beach, and Montreal. Prior to the screening of “Nicky’s Family,” the NJFF will screen “The Scent of Strawberries,” the student film that won the $1,000 prize at the NJFF 2011 Student Film Competition. Submissions for the 2012 NJFF, which will be held from Nov. 7 through 15, are now being accepted. On Sun., April 29, at 7 p.m. at the Belcourt Theater, NJFF will participate in the screening of “Footnote,” an important new film from Israel. The plot of revolves around a father and son who both teach in the Talmud Department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. When one is nominated for an important award, family dynamics play a major role. “Footnote” won the award for Best Screenplay at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated as Israel’s entry to the 84th Academy Awards. Rabbi Saul Strosberg of Congregation Sherith Israel will both introduce the film and lead an audience discussion afterward. For information, contact Fran Brumlik at 356-7170. c

age 12. The company was founded by his father, Simon Ghertner, in 1906. He became president of Cullom & Ghertner Company on the death of his father in 1945. Cullom & Ghertner Company grew to be one of the largest printing companies in the United States. In 1961 Cullom & Ghertner Company acquired Stoddards Inc., a Nashville-based office furniture and stationery supply company and later that year acquired the Modern Methods Company, a copy equipment company. Cullom & Ghertner Company was sold in 1963 to a New York Stock Exchange company. He then became an active real estate investor. He was the former president of the Shufeld Company, and Allied Land and Development Company, both companies active in subdivision land development. He was the president of the Nashville printing industry trade association. He was the president of the Sales and Marketing Executives of Nashville. He was a director of the Printing Industry of America and the National Association of Lithographers. He was active in the Young Presidents organization, and a member of the Chief Executives Forum. He was named the “outstanding boss of the year” by the Nashville Jaycees in 1963. He was one of the founders of the Junior Achievement organization. was president of the Woodmont Country Club and on the board of directors of the Nashville City Club. He was on the board of directors of Family and Children Service of Nashville. He was educated at Hume Fogg High School and Vanderbilt University. Memorial contributions may be made to West End Synagogue. . . . to the family of Eric Michael Gorodetzky, 44, who died March 20, 2012, after a valiant battle with esophageal cancer. Survived by parents, Carl and Carol Walker Gorodetzky of

Nashville; mother, Mary Judith Barnes of Trinity, Ala.; brother, Alexander J. Gorodetzky of Nashville; sister, Elaine Gorodetzky-Hazlewood of Fairview, Tenn.; wife, Michelle Rodgers Gorodetzky; sons, Kasey, Aaron, Christopher, David, and daughter, Emily Kate. Eric was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and attended MTSU. He was an engineer in the Nashville recording industry and worked for many years in the audio/visual field. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. The family wishes to thank the many dedicated hospice professionals who took such wonderful care of Eric, and requests that donations in his memory be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203 or to the charity of one's choice.

Diane Kimbrough, left, and Faith Haber Galbraith, right, join major Israeli singer Aya Korem following her March 24 concert at Congregation Micah. She performed with Nashville singer/songwriter Michael Ochs. At least 200 people attended the performance which was sponsored by Congregation Micah, the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federations, the Israeli Consulate to the Southeast in Atlanta and the Israel Foreign Mnistry. Photo: Judy Saks

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Photographer Rosen’s works featured in ‘Nashville Arts,’ at Temple By Kathy Carlson

hen William W. Rosen visited Auschwitz three years ago, he realized that while he was familiar with photographs taken when the Allies liberated the infamous death camp, he had seen few images of what it looks like today. This month, Nashville Arts magazine features some of the images that attorney and photographer Rosen recorded in his photojournalism piece titled “Never Again – Inside Auschwitz Today.” And throughout May, The Temple – Congregation Ohabai Sholom will exhibit additional photographs by Rosen, including one from Auschwitz that isn’t included in Nashville Arts magazine. The Auschwitz photographs and accompanying text depict “buildings (that) are still there but obviously very sanitized,” he says. The Nazis tried to destroy much of the killing machine that was Auschwitz so only one crematorium remained, and Rosen shot the interior of one of the ovens. The photo will be shown only at The Temple, he said. “It was disturbing, very disturbing, to think that people without any hesitation did this to other people,” he says. Rosen says he didn’t realize the scale of Auschwitz, encompassing the Birkenau concentration camp and a

work camp as well as Auschwitz itself. “One point six million people died at Auschwitz, of whom 1.1 million were Jews,” he says. “The important thing is how people viewed the times. … Much of my life I heard few people knew (what was going on at the concentration camps) but everyone knew.” His photographs to be shown at The Temple include a variety of images from around the world. Rosen has photographed his subjects on all seven continents, including the Arctic, Antarctic, and the Galapagos Islands. He studied at the Santa Fe School of Photography. Originally from New Orleans, Rosen and his wife moved to Middle Tennessee after they lost their home in the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A group of his photographs titled “IMMERSION: A Katrina Room” were shown at the Parthenon museum from August to January 2009. From August 27 to September 25, 2010, Rosen’s photographs appeared in the exhibit “Katrina To Deepwater Horizon” at the Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, N.C. “I think photographs have to evoke some emotion to be great photography, whatever that emotion is,” he says. He points to a photograph he took in midday just after a rainstorm, highlighting a couple and capturing shades of blue and the textures of a cityscape. “There’s almost nothing I did to that; it’s just a matter of seeing.” c

Nashville teens will unite for National Day of Jewish Youth Service

n Sun., April 29, Jewish teens from throughout Nashville will come together for J-Serve, the National Day of Jewish Youth Service. This community-wide event will send teen volunteers to various locations throughout the city, including running a game day at Room at the Inn, preparing a meal at Ronald McDonald House, sorting clothes at ThriftSmart, blazing a trail on the JCC grounds, and going bowling with Best Buddies, an organization that provides social activities for teens with special needs. The day will coincide with the GJCC’s annual Israel Independence Day Festival. Teens who want to connect their

service with the community Israel celebration can volunteer to run a children’s booth at the event, or help paint an Israelthemed mural in the GJCC’s teen lounge. Buses to the project sites will depart immediately after Sunday School from West End Synagogue, The Temple, Congregation Micah, and the Gordon Jewish Community Center. All buses will return to the Gordon Jewish Community Center at the conclusion of the day’s activities (approximately 4 p.m). J-Serve is open to all Jewish high school and middle school teens in grades 6-12. There is no cost, but registration is required. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Jessica Leving at Jessica@nashvillejcc.org or 615/354-1659. c

A wandering albatross gathers nesting material from a visitor to South Georgia Island off the southern tip of South America. Photo William W. Rosen

around the town Klein to talk on her fiber art Want to learn more about how artist Leslie J. Klein weaves the Jewish experience and Holocaust themes into her works? Klein will present a PowerPoint Gallery Talk on Wed., April 18, at the Gordon Jewish Community Center, where a collection of her garments and fiber-art works titled “All That Remains” are on display through April. Klein’s program takes place from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the GJCC’s Senior Lounge. A box lunch is available. To make a reservation and request a box lunch, contact Meryl Kraft, GJCC adult director, at 356-7170, ext. 223, or online at meryl@nashvillejcc.org.

Paper cutting Workshop On Sun., April 22, Congregation Micah will offer a class in the traditional Jewish art of paper cutting, from 1 to 4 p.m. All materials will be included in the fee. The workshop will be taught by local artist and Congregation Micah member

Kim Phillips and is open to anyone age 15 or over. Participants will receive a free e-book upon completion of the workshop. To register for the workshop, contact Congregation Micah at 615/377-9799 or email office@congreg ationmicah.org for more information and fees. The registration deadline is April 6; seating is limited.

Micah celebrates Israel’s independence In celebration of Israel Independence Day, on Fri., April 27, at 7:30 p.m. Congregation Micah will welcome to the pulpit Ronnie Porat of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), and singer-songwriter Batsheva. The service will explore another side of the Jewish state, “The Greening of Israel.” Porat, one of Israel’s special emissaries at the JNF, and a former IDF soldier, served for many years in the Israeli Foreign Service and was the Israeli Consul in Cairo, Egypt. He was also heavily involved in the Oslo Peace process, was a member of the advance team that established and opened the Israeli Embassy in Amman, Jordan, and was its first consul. For information, call 377-9799.

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