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15 IYAR 5774 • MAY 15, 2014 • VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 10 • PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID, SYRACUSE, NY

Temple Concord approves new cantor/educator By Stewart Koenig An extensive search, comprehensive interview process and congregational vote at the May 4 congregational meeting resulted in hiring Cantor Kari Siegel Eglash as Temple Concord’s new cantor and educator. She will begin her new position as cantor and head of the TC Religious School on Tuesday, July 1. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Siegel Eglash was previously at Temple Chaverim in Plainview, NY, and, most recently, at Temple Israel in Tulsa, OK. As an undergraduate, she attended Beloit College in Wisconsin. Following graduation, she worked for several years in the business world, then enrolled in the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at the

Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute for Religion in New York City, where she received her cantorial training. Liking to be called “Cantor Kari” (pronounced like “car”), Siegel Eglash is said to bring “a strong music background and considerable experience” in teaching and education. She was responsible for organizing and managing the b’nai mitzvah programs at her previous synagogues, as well as a middle school Hebrew course and family education programs. Former colleagues and congregants have described her as “an effective and engaging teacher.” Temple Concord’s Rabbi Daniel Fellman said, “I am thrilled to share the Temple Concord pulpit with Cantor Eglash. Her

love of Jewish music will enhance the spirituality of our services, and her experience and knowledge of Jewish education will strengthen our religious school.” Siegel Eglash is married to Joe Eglash, a publisher and arranger of Jewish music, and she has two children. TC President Irv Bodofsky said, “We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Cantor Eglash to our temple family. Her enthusiasm, beautiful voice and commitment to Jewish education bring a strongly positive momentum here at Temple Concord to an even higher trajectory.” Samples of Siegel Eglash’s music can be found on YouTube (search for “Kari Siegel-Eglash”) or at www.TempleTulsa. com/archivedvideo.

Cantor Kari Siegel Eglash, who will assume the position of cantor and educator at Temple Concord on Tuesday, July 1, posed on the bima with TC Rabbi Daniel Fellman. (Photo by Mark Kotzin)

Leaders of Odessa’s Jewish community deny evacuation plans

At right: Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center President Steven Sisskind and JCC Executive Director Marci Erlebacher spoke at the 150th celebration at the 2013 celebration event and annual meeting held at Traditions at the Links in East Syracuse.

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Kovod Award; Phyllis Charney and Alex and Chuckie Holstein will receive Hall of Fame awards; and Barry Shulman will receive the Kovod Gadol Award. The event is considered to be “a crucial factor” in the amount of scholarships the JCC is able to offer. Those interested in becoming a sponsor, purchasing a table or learning more about the event should contact Nancy Kasow at 445-2360, ext. 112, or nkasow@jccsyr.org.

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this extra special event honoring those who do so much for us. The community is welcome to come out to taste some award-winning wines while spending a beautiful day in Cazenovia.” Michelle Baum will receive the JCC’s

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By Nicholas Finlayson The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse has had to change the date and time of its 151st annual meeting and awards ceremony at Owera Vineyards to Sunday, June 22, at 1 pm, due to unforeseen circumstances. JCC Executive Director Marci Erlebacher said, “We invite all to join us in

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(including Jews) were shocked by the tragedy” of the weekend clashes, Kapulkin wrote, “but we do not see any immediate danger to the Jewish community. So no buses with open doors, no running motors ready to go.” Odessa, home to some 40,000 Jews, has a multitude of Jewish organizations whose relations are often strained by competition and personal rivalry.

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In February, a revolution that had been simmering since winter ended with the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych. The revolution began with protests over Ukraine’s refusal to further ties with the European Union, which critics perceived as proof of Yanukovych’s proRussian stance. Russian-backed troops took over the Crimean Peninsula in March. Russia has since annexed the area, which used to be part of Ukraine. The Jerusalem Post on May 4 quoted Refael Kruskal, head of Tikva, a small Jewish charity group from Odessa, as saying that evacuation plans are under way. The paper also reported that over that weekend 20 buses had been parked outside the city’s Chabad Center. But Kapulkin, the center’s spokesman, denied that assertion. “Odessa’s citizens

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mishes between pro-Russian protesters and Ukrainian nationalists that resulted in multiple casualties. The clashes were part of a larger mobilization by proRussian protesters and militias that last month began staging acts of disobedience, sometimes with secessionist sentiments, throughout cities in eastern Ukraine, where many ethnic Russians live. Tania Vorobyov, a spokeswoman for Beit Grand, Odessa’s largest Jewish community center and a major partner of the local office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, or JDC, told JTA on May 7 that “the reports about evacuation are baseless rumors. Jews in Odessa are worried about the violence like all other Odessans but have no special plans to leave as a community.”

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By JTA staff (JTA) – Leaders of the Jewish community of Odessa, Ukraine, denied reports about the existence of evacuation plans for the city’s Jews. “In connection with reports on the planned evacuation of the Jewish community of Odessa: No such plans exist,” Berl Kapulkin, a spokesman for the local Chabad community, said in a statement published on May 6 on the website chabad.odessa.ua. Titled “Rebuttal,” the statement concerned a report published May 4 in an Israeli daily newspaper saying that several community leaders told a reporter that “Odessa’s Jews are prepared to evacuate should the violence” in the Ukrainian city get significantly worse. The reports followed the recent skir-

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A fund-raiser for the annual Jewish Local Lag’ B’Omer celebrations are Rabbis press for protecting Mount Music and Cultural Festival will announced; the holiday inspires of Olives cemetery; a recovery plan feature four local musicians. memories and mayhem in Israel. for Hadassah hospital; and more. Story on page 3 Stories on pages 4 and 8 Stories on pages 11 and 12

PLUS Opinion......................................... 2 Calendar Highlights................10 Mazel Tov...................................10 Obituaries.................................. 11


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