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NOTEWORTHY LOCAL Author has the dish on food legend mother Peter Gethers to speak at Rodef Shalom about protege of Wolfgang Puck.

Beth El works toward inclusion Considerations with new sanctuary, for the streaming services primaries

By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

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“Our new sanctuary was designed as a sacred space for our entire community,” she said. “When I enter this space to pray or to be with our community in any way, I feel a tremendous combination of peace and joy.

This sanctuary embodies the words of our Torah: ‘How beautiful is this place, our sanctuary, in which God delights to dwell with us.’”

The remodeled sanctuary is one outcome of Beth El’s participation in a collaboration of 16 Conservative congregations that it entered in 2015 to look at ways to be more inclusive. The collaboration, called the Ruderman Inclusion Action Community, was sponsored by the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and funded by the Ruderman Family Foundation.

What followed was a recommendation by Beth El’s inclusion committee to “remove barriers to participation in the chapel,” said Warren Sufrin, who along with his wife Adele, and his sister and brother-in-law,

ennsylvania’s primaries take place May 15, and while Governor Tom Wolf (D) is unopposed by Democratic challengers, several Republicans are vying to unseat him in the Nov. 6 general election.

Laura Ellsworth, a prominent Pittsburgh attorney, Paul Mango, a former paratrooper and consultant, and state Sen. Scott Wagner (R-District 28) have provided a heated matchup.

Regarding the minimum wage, which currently sits at $7.25 per hour, both Mango and Wagner do not support raising the benchmark; however, Wagner sponsored Senate Bill 865, which calls for a gradual rise in hourly wage to $8.75 by July 1, 2020.

In terms of property taxes, both Mango and Wagner are proponents of school choice and support the elimination of school property taxes. Ellsworth has called for freezing property taxes on people who have paid them in Pennsylvania for at least 35 years.

Her campaign has claimed that the move will protect seniors living on a fixed income.

Where this contest, like others before, has generated great interest is from viewers.

In a bid playing to his role as a political outsider, as well as the owner and operator of Penn Waste, a trash business, Wagner used a commercial to say, “I’ve taken out trash before, career politicians are going to be real easy.”

Mango made headlines by calling Wagner, in a televised spot, such terms as “toxic,” “slumlord,” sleazy bail bondsman,” “greedy,” “deadbeat dad” and “violent.”

“For entertainment, readers might want to google the ads to see how low politicians can go in terms of throat slashing,” said Pittsburgh attorney Cliff Levine, a former member of President Barack Obama’s national campaign finance committee.

Also interesting is the race for lieutenant governor, added Levine.

Of local note is John Fetterman, the mayor of Braddock who in 2016 lost to Katie

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Elizabeth Rosner’s ‘Survior Café’ is a mix of emotion, memory.

 The new sanctuary was designed as a sacred space for the entire community.

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abbi Amy Greenbaum has a favorite spot in the newly redesigned Sufrin Family Chapel: a seat on a pew in the northeast corner where she has a view not only of the centrally positioned bimah, but the stunning stained-glass windows, the ark and, when the room is in use, most of her congregation.

But really, there is not a bad seat in the house.

Renovations of the chapel at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills were completed last month, making the freshly restyled space more user-friendly for those with mobility challenges. The bimah, which is now level with the rest of the room rather than set on an elevated stage, is surrounded by rows of pews reminiscent of Sephardic-style sanctuaries.

The space has an intimate, warm feel to it, which Greenbaum, the congregation’s associate rabbi and director of education, welcomes wholeheartedly.

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Headlines Author Peter Gethers has the dish on his food legend mom — LOCAL —

By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer

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udy Gethers came from deli royalty, part of the family that owned Ratner’s on the Lower East Side of New York, maybe the most famous Jewish dairy restaurant in the world for most of the 20th century.

She also happened to train as a chef with a young upstart named Wolfgang Puck at the fabled Ma Maison in Los Angeles.

One could say that food was important to Judy Gethers, who, at the age of 53, became a mentor to a whole generation of chefs and a renowned cookbook author. So, when her son Peter set out to write “My Mother’s Kitchen,” he intended it to be “a life in food,” he told the Chronicle.

Instead, he said, the book “really turned out to be both a story of a mother-son friendship, and also a lesson on how to not just live your life, but how to live the end of your life. It became an end of life story.”

Peter Gethers will be at Rodef Shalom Congregation on May 15 at 7 p.m. to talk about “My Mother’s Kitchen” as part of the congregation’s “A Conversation with the Author” series.

While Judy Gethers grew up “immersed in food” as part of the Ratner clan, Ratner’s “was hardly haute cuisine,” said Gethers, speaking by phone from New York. “As I have said often, it was the kind of food where in the middle of the meal you could actually feel your arteries hardening. But it was great, and it was legendary, partly because of the food, and partly because the waiters were all 120 years old.”

But Judy had a culinary awakening once the family moved to Los Angeles in the late 1960s.

Gethers’ father was a television writer, and Judy entertained often, learning how to cook and developing a more sophisticated palate.

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was being mentored in the kitchen by people like Wolfgang Puck and Nancy Silverton and Jonathan Waxman, all of whom went on to become culinary legends and went on to run world famous restaurants. And she was mentoring them in life.”

Almost exactly a year after she started at Ma Maison, Puck asked Judy to run the restaurant’s cooking school, Ma Cuisine.

“Suddenly she was cooking and teaching with people like Julia Child,” Gethers said, and she became “this legendary food person.”

Judy became “revered” in the food world, said her son.

He recounted a story of taking his mother to p Peter Gethers a new restaurant in New York when she was 80.

Photo courtesy of Peter Gethers “It was one of the best meals I ever had,” By 1975, Ma Maison had opened, “the Gethers said. “After the dinner my mother first great restaurant in L.A.,” Gethers said. was so impressed, I went back to the kitchen Naturally, his parents became regulars. to suck up to the owner and chef. The chef By this time, Gethers had moved back to was Dan Barber, who is also now a legend in New York, but had come to L.A. for a visit. the food world, and the restaurant was Blue His mother took him and his girlfriend Hill, which is still there. It’s the restaurant for lunch at Ma Maison, and it was at that where Barack Obama took Michelle after he moment that her life changed. won the first election.”

“The owner of the restaurant sat at our Gethers introduced himself to Barber, table, because my mom was a regular,” her who immediately asked, “Are you any relason recalled, “and she said to him, at 53, tion to Judy? She’s my idol. She’s the reason I having never worked a day in her life, ‘I got into cooking.” really want to become a good French cook.

When Gethers told his mother that What should I do?’” the chef said she was his idol, his mother The owner of Ma Maison told Judy that if responded, “Well, of course I am,” Gethers she wanted to learn to be an accomplished recalled. “That happened until the day she cook, she should come to work in the kitchen died, and it happened everywhere.” at Ma Maison — for free.

Judy Gethers defied the famous F. Scott “And my mother, much to my astonish- Fitzgerald aphorism that “there are no ment, said, without missing a beat, ‘OK,’” second acts in American lives,” said her son.

Gethers said. “And she went to work there for “My mother really had five acts, and each free three nights a week. The baby unknown one became more and more impressive,” chef — his first job running a restaurant was Gethers said. “The Los Angeles act was really at La Maison — was a guy named Wolfgang act three, which everyone thought would be Puck, and so exactly a year later, my mother the pinnacle of her life. Acts four and five was not only a good French cook, but she were even more astonishing, although they

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were more personal than professional.”

After Judy Gethers moved to New York in her later years, she became a medical miracle.

Against daunting odds, she largely recovered from a massive stroke, all while keeping her sense of humor and her lust for life.

“The way that she accepted life, which I do connect to her life in the kitchen, was act four,” said Gethers.

Act five was shorter.

“When my mother turned 90, I realized how important food was, not only to her life, but to mine,” Gethers said. “So, I started asking her questions about food, because I didn’t know what foods were important to her. I got her to give me her fantasy breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, and they weren’t just her favorite foods, but they were all the foods that had emotional resonance for her for one reason or another.”

“My Mother’s Kitchen” is structured around Gethers creating those meals for his mother and includes recipes.

“The simplest recipe in the book is a matzah brie,” he said. “She picked it because I loved it as a kid, and it was connected to Ratner’s and was my favorite breakfast. And as I say in the book, a monkey can make matzah brie.”

Gethers painstakingly learned how to make all his mother’s favorite foods, including one of the first things Puck taught her how to prepare at Ma Maison, a dish called salmon coulibiac, which took Gethers two full days to master.

“For her 93rd birthday, she came out to my house in Sag Harbor, and I made a lunch for her,” Gethers said. “I made her this chocolate pudding that I had last had when I was 8 years old, and my mother was 40. But at that point, one of the reasons I picked that is because when my mother was 40, she got

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Headlines ‘Survivor Café’ author examines inherited trauma of Shoah, other atrocities — LOCAL —

By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer

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lizabeth Rosner has spent the bulk of her career penning novels and poetry, but her most recent book, the nonfiction “Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory,” is the one she says she has been “writing my whole life.”

“Survivor Café” defies the concept of genre. It is part memoir, part sociological study, part meditation, and part tribute to the author’s Holocaust survivor Elizabeth parents. Named a Best Rosner Book of the Year by The Photo by Judy Dater San Francisco Chronicle, “Survivor Café” examines, from various angles, how the descendants of Holocaust survivors and other atrocities cope with inherited trauma, as well as — perhaps paradoxically — ensure that the memories of those atrocities stay alive even after all the survivors are gone.

The book draws parallels between the traumatic inherited legacies of descendants of African-American slaves, Cambodian survivors of the Killing Fields, and survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to those of second and third generation descendants of Holocaust survivors.

Rosner will be speaking on May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall as part of the Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures Series. Her appearance is sponsored by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation in collaboration with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

The book is arranged in short vignettes, with the author seamlessly switching from one topic to another, linking together a wide range of material.

“I actually believe a lot of us think that way,” said Rosner, speaking from her home in Northern California. “It’s not because we’re scattered or distracted, it’s that most of us don’t really think in a straight line.

And with this material in particular, I was so determined to keep making connections, and keep drawing people’s attention to the fact that there are so many intersections between and among these subjects.”

For a Jewish audience, she acknowledged, “I think it is somewhat unusual for someone to be discussing the Holocaust in so much depth, and with so much specificity alongside other things. There really is a strong tendency — and sometimes a preference, I guess — to discuss the Holocaust in its own context only. And I know that I was challenging that.”

While she stressed that “everything about the Holocaust is unique, that doesn’t make it necessarily separate from every other story of genocide and atrocities across time and place. It’s a human story. It’s a human nightmare.”

Although she has been exploring the

Holocaust throughout her life in her art and other means, Rosner noted that it was the third trip she made to Germany with her father to revisit Buchenwald, where he had been imprisoned, that was the “flashpoint” when she recognized that she needed to write this book. It was on that trip that she realized that Holocaust history was at the threshold of change, because soon all the survivors, the soldiers who liberated the camps, as well as the perpetrators will be gone.

“It will all become received history,” Rosner said. “It will start to become like the rest of history that came before, that is all now transmitted and is second hand and third hand. So, I think it was that sense of urgency that motivated me to write this book as though everything I had to say on the subject I needed to say it now.”

The book carries with it themes of both hope and despair.

“I think we have to keep honestly facing the patterns and repetitions and recognizing that they aren’t going away by themselves,” Rosner said. “Whatever it is we have tried so far to change our nature, or to change what seems to be our nature, we so far haven’t succeeded.

Genocides are occurring now as we speak.

“So, it’s not that I despair about the human race entirely, but I do think that we have to keep looking at our shadowy selves, the part we would like to disown, or the part we would like to say, ‘oh it’s those other people who are evil, not us.’ I think we have to keep looking inside of our own histories, our own experiences, and take responsibility for that and that is the way toward change.”

It is often the survivors themselves who inspire the greatest sense of hope, according to Rosner.

“I just interviewed a 92-year-old Auschwitz survivor on stage in Berkley — her name is Dr. Edith Eger. She wrote a book called ‘The Choice, Embrace the Possible.’

She became a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and has an astonishing optimistic message. She literally uses her experiences at Auschwitz to deliver this message of potential and possibility. It’s kind of mindblowing. When someone like her can reflect on her experience in the utmost hell, and come out of it with a sense of hope then who am I to be hopeless?”

Her father, said the author, is perhaps her chief inspiration.

“My father doesn’t give up on the future,” she said. “It’s quite an extraordinary aspect of his personality.”

Rosner remembered a call she got from her father one day after he heard her interviewed on NPR about “Survivor Café.”

“He said, ‘So, I have a question for you: do you think I was traumatized?’” Rosner recalled. “I had to put my hand over my mouth, so he wouldn’t hear me laughing.

I just said, ‘Well, what do you think, Dad?’ And he said, ‘Well, I don’t know. I never really thought about it before.’” PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Headlines A meeting of Jewish minds in WWI-era Pittsburgh — LOCAL —

By Eric Lidji | Special to the Chronicle

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ven if you don’t know a word of Hebrew, this book of sermons provides plenty of leads to follow to learn about local Jewish history. The few lines of English at the bottom of this title page contain two good starting points for research: author and printer.

The author, “Rabbi S. M. Neches,” is Rabbi Solomon Michael Neches (1891-1954). He was born in Jerusalem and ordained at its Yeshivas Etz Chaim. He came to Pittsburgh in 1912 or 1913 after two years in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was the first rabbi of B’nai Israel Congregation in East Liberty. The congregation had been formally chartered only a few years earlier and was meeting at the old Masonic Temple on Collins Avenue.

If the weekly listings in the Jewish Criterion are any indication, Neches was an active orator during his stay in Pittsburgh.

He usually delivered two sermons each Shabbos — a drash on the Torah portion in English (and sometimes Hebrew, too) during morning services and a talk in Yiddish during afternoon services. He also gave an in-depth scholarly lecture on Sundays and often delivered special sermons just for children.

He was also a teacher. He was superin- such as “State Department,” “homeopathy” tendent of the B’nai Israel religious school, and “neo-Platonism.”

Neches hired a local printer for his oversaw the beginnings of the congregational library and led a short-lived Jewish history and book. “Glick Print” is Joseph Selig Glick Hebrew society created by 20 young Jewish (1852-1922), who came to Pittsburgh in 1889 from Lithuania (also by men living in East Liberty. way of Brooklyn) and ran a Neches left Pittsburgh in publishing house at various early 1918 to assume the storefronts in the lower Hill pulpit at Agudath Achim in District. He is best known Columbus, Ohio. He moved for two periodicals: a Yiddish west a few years later and literary journal with an occaspent the rest of his life in sional Hebrew supplement Los Angeles, where he led the called Der Volksfreund and a Breed Street synagogue and local Yiddish newspaper called was dean of a yeshiva called Di Iddishe Post. the Western Jewish Institute. Back in Pittsburgh, B’nai Thanks to Dr. Ida Selavan Israel hired Rabbi Benjamin Schwartz, copies of both Lichter in 1920, affiliated newspapers are available on Rabbi Solomon with the Conservative move- p microfilm at the University of Michael Neches hired ment in 1922, dedicated its local printer Joseph Pittsburgh. In a 1976 article synagogue on Negley Avenue Selig Glick to publish about the local Yiddish press, in 1924 and became one of his first book, a she noted, “[Glick] wrote most the largest Jewish congrega- collection of sermons of the articles himself, translated titled Shemen Turak. tions in the city. others, ‘borrowed’ on occasion Image courtesy of the The sermons in Shemen Rauh Jewish History from the other Yiddish and Program & Archives. Hebrew periodicals of the time, Turak require an advanced level of Hebrew, but a profile of Neches in set the type, printed the paper, bound and the journal Nitzachon in 2017 describes the distributed his newspapers by himself, assisted book as “applying Torah ideas to contem- by his son Samuel.” porary issues of society and philosophy.”

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by Seth Glick, a descendent of Joseph Glick and a book dealer, like his ancestor. Neches’ name is stamped inside, suggesting it came from his library.

Joseph Glick and Rabbi Neches were kindred spirits of different generations.

Both men were pious, intelligent and entrepreneurial. Schwartz described Glick’s two newspapers as being “full of jokes, puns, word play, doggerel, anecdotes, ‘raisins from the Talmud and witty sayings from our Sages.’” According to the profile in Nitzachon, “Rabbi Neches was a master darshan. He loved clever ideas, sayings, and parables.”

Shemen Turak represents more than a meeting of like minds. It represents a convergence of several factors: a scholarly rabbinate, a printer with a Hebrew typeface and an interest in local subjects, and a shared belief that the value of books comes from their content rather than their commercial appeal. The name Shemen Turak is taken from Song of Songs. Roughly translated, the words mean “poured out oil,” and they refer to the virtue of sharing precious information.

Bottled oil cannot release its fragrance. PJC Eric Lidji is the director of the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the Sen. John Heinz History Center. He can be reached at eslidji@heinzhistorycenter.org or 412-454-6406.

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Calendar q TUESDAYS THROUGH MAY 29 The Ten Commandments in the 21st century with 10 rabbis offering contemporary perspectives will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Levinson B. There will be two rabbis per night. Each rabbi will present separately, and then there will be interaction between the two rabbis, as well as with the audience. Contact Jan Barkley at jbarkley@jfedpgh.org or 412-697-6656 for more information or visit jfedpgh.org/tencommandments for the complete list, cost and registration. q THURSDAY, MAY 17

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Rodef Shalom Congregation will host live the “Harry Potter & the Sacred Text” podcast at 7 p.m. Harvard Divinity graduates, Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile, will deep dive into a chapter of Harry Potter, tell stories from their own lives, and try out a medieval religious reading practice with this modern day classic.

Tickets are $22-$30 and available at rodefshalom.org/rsvp.

Temple Sinai will hold the second annual Shabbat service and dinner at 7 p.m. with the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, and Wasi Mohamed, executive director of the ICP. A vegetarian dinner will follow the service. The cost is $18/$10 (12 & under). RSVP with Judy Rulin Mahan at judy@templesinaipgh.org or 412-421-9715, ext. 110 or visit templesinaipgh. org/Shabbat-with-Islamic-Center.

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q SUNDAY, MAY 13 The Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh and the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives will welcome noted genealogist Lara Diamond, who will discuss the complications of genetic genealogy within endogamous populations at 11 a.m. Diamond is president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, leads JewishGen’s Subcarpathian SIG and sits on JewishGen’s Ukraine SIG’s board of

directors. She also runs multiple districtand town-focused projects to collect documentation to assist all those researching ancestors from common towns. Admission is free. Visit heinzhistorycenter.org/events/ jewish-geneaology-with-lara-diamond for more information. q MONDAY, MAY 14 The Women of Temple Sinai will hold a cooking class on chocolate babka with Randy Boswell at 6:30 p.m. Anyone age 16 and older is welcome; there is a $10 charge. RSVP by Friday, May 11 at templesinaipgh.org/ wots-cooking-class-1.

The Jewish Association on Aging will present The Art of Aging: On Stage With Megan Hilty at the August Wilson Center.

The reception begins at 6 p.m., and the performance begins at 8 p.m. Hilty is a Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama graduate who starred as Glinda in Broadway’s “Wicked,” was a Tony Award nominee in “Noises Off” and played Ivy in NBC TV’s “Smash.” Tickets are sold out. Contact 412420-4000, ext. 3264 or sburke@jaapgh.org for more information. q MONDAY-FRIDAY MAY 14-18 Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will co-host a Grantsmanship Training Program. Participants will leave with useful, up-to-date, practical information for planning programs and writing grant proposals. The training will be held in the

Jewish Life department at the JCC. Contact The Grantsmanship Center at 804-21-9512, registrar@tgci.com or visit tgci.com for more information and to register. q TUESDAY, MAY 15 Rodef Shalom will host Peter Gethers: A Conversation With the Author at 7 p.m.

Gethers’ new book, “My Mother’s Kitchen,” is a memoir about a son’s discovery that his Please see Calendar, page 7

q WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 Chabad of Squirrel Hill will present the seventh annual Sound of Jewish Music at Bellefield Hall, beginning with a dessert reception at 6:30 followed by a concert at 7:15 p.m. The event features the talents of over 50 women in the community. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and can be purchased online at SoundOfJewishMusic.com. Contact caltein@chabadpgh.com for more information.

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Temple Sinai and co-sponsor Rodef Shalom Congregation will present a concert with Nava Tehila, the Jerusalem-based group of musicians and spiritual innovators, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Temple Sinai. The concert is free and open to the community. Visit templesinaipgh. org/NavaTehila for more information.

The Mt. Lebanon Public Library will present “Why Declaring Jerusalem as Capital of Israel is Controversial” at 7 p.m. with Samuel Kayam, who will provide a historical review of the city and its importance to the three monotheistic religions. Kayam was born in Israel and raised in the northern city of Haifa. q WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 AARP Squirrel Hill Chapter 3354 will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, at Shady and Wilkins avenues.

A representative from Duquesne Light will be speaking about how to save energy.

Nightlights and bulbs will be available for free to all who attend. Refreshments are served after the meeting. Contact Ilene Portnoy at 412-683-7985 for more information.

Community Day School youth, teachers, parents and Adath Jeshurun Cemetery board members will meet at the cemetery, as they do annually, at 3 p.m. and respectfully discard the weathered American flags and replace them with new American flags to honor the individuals who unselfishly gave service to this country. Adath Jeshurun Cemetery is at 4779 Roland Road, Allison Park. Reviewed with the students are rules of respect both to the American flag and to the gravesites of veterans. RSVP to Renee at 412-363-3112 and visit adathjeshuruncemeterypgh.org for driving directions.

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh will hold Generations Speaker Series with James and Paul Guggenheimer from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 826 Hazelwood Ave. The series continues with local actor and radio personality Paul Guggenheimer speaking alongside his father, Dr. James Guggenheimer. James Guggenheimer, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine, will speak about his experience as a child refugee. This event is free and open to the public, and will also be live streamed. Visit jfedpgh.org/generations-guggenheimer for more information and to register.

Spa Night at Moishe House from 7 to 9 p.m. Treat yourself to an all-inclusive spa experience, complete with eye cucumbers and face masks to celebrate Moishe resident CB’s 24th birthday. Contact moishehousepgh@ gmail.com for more information. q THURSDAY, MAY 17 Need to unwind? Do you knit or want to learn? We have you covered, from beginners on up. Be a part of the NA’AMAT Needle Nuts at 10:30 a.m. at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha at 5898 Wilkins Ave. The cost is $15 per class.

RSVP to naaamatpgh@gmail.com.

Jewish Family and Community Services will hold its annual meeting, beginning with

hors d’oeuvres and dessert reception at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh; dietary laws observed. Contact info@jfcspgh.org or visit jfcspgh.org for more information.

Elizabeth Rosner, author of “Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory,” will speak at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. Examining current brain research, Rosner depicts the efforts to understand the inheritance of trauma, as well as the intricacies of remembrance in the aftermath of atrocity. Visit pittsburghlectures. org/lectures/elizabeth-rosner for more information and to purchase tickets.

NA’AMAT Pittsburgh Council will hold its third Thursday Martini and Mahj at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Come play, learn, teach, practice, laugh and hang while having fun. All skill levels and ages are welcome. Bring your mahj set if you have one and be sure to RSVP to naamatpgh@gmail.com. q FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 18-27 Front Porch Theatricals, Pittsburgh’s boutique professional musical theater company, will present its season opening production of William Finn’s semiautobiographical musical “A New Brain,” running at the New Hazlett Theater. Contact 888-718-4253 or visit frontporchpgh.org for more information and tickets. q SATURDAY, MAY 19 Cheesecake for Shavuot from 2 to 4 p.m. at Moishe House. What better way to celebrate receiving the Torah than eating lots of dairy!

Make your own delicious mini cheesecake to take home. Toppings will be available.

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Tikkun Leil Shavuot, presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, is the communitywide Jewish learning program with local rabbis and thinkers from across the Jewish spectrum. This night of Jewish learning is free and open to the community from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. Teen Tikkun 5778, Late Night Conversations on Revelation will also be held. Visit jfedpgh.org/Shavuot for more information and to register. q SUNDAY, MAY 20

Rachel Lipkin at Rlipkin@Jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5227 for more information or to RSVP by May 18.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh is hosting the workshop Better Choices, Better Health six consecutive Tuesdays, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in room 202.

The workshop is free. Participants will actively be a part of brainstorming on key topics. Contact Amy Gold at 412-697-3528 for more information and to register.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh will show its appreciation with a celebration from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave. Entertainment will be provided by Kippalive, Israel’s a cappella group. The $18 per person includes strolling dinner and cocktails; dietary laws observed.

The PNC Community Builders Award will be presented to the Halpern Family. RSVP by May 18. Contact Emily Richman at erichman@ jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5217 for more information or visit jfedpgh.org/celebration.

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Women’s Philanthropy will hold its next E3 (Empowered, Educated, Engaged Jewish Women) event, Food Sustainability and Urban Agriculture, with Grow Pittsburgh from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Point Breezeway, 7113 Reynolds St. There is a $15 charge. Dessert and wine will be provided; dietary laws observed. Cotact Rachel Lipkin at rlipkin@ jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5227 for more information and to RSVP by Friday, May 18.

Bet Tikvah will hold its 30th anniversary celebration of the founding of Bet Tikvah from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. The community is invited for wine and dessert. There is no charge. Visit bettikvah.org for more information.

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q THURSDAY, MAY 24 Joshua L. Sindler, Z”L, Creative Classrooms musical performances by Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh students will be held at 7 p.m. followed by browsing in the student art gallery. The gallery will include art pieces from students in grades 1-12. Contact dshaw@ hillelpgh.org for more information.

Moishe Gets Moving: Bowling Edition from 7 to 9 p.m. at Arsenol Bowling Lanes, 4310 Butler St. Contact moishehousepgh@gmail. com for more information. q SUNDAY, MAY 27 Goats Galore from noon to 2 p.m. at Threadbare Cider House, a grownup petting zoo at 1219 Spring Garden Ave. Come to drink cider, pet goats and eat local goat cheese. A portion of bottle sales will go toward Allegheny Goatscape to support the effort to mitigate invasive plants in an eco-friendly manner. The event is free, but register so Threadbare can plan for you at threadbarecider.com/event/goats-galore/.

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Men, women and children are invited to celebrate Shavuot at 11 a.m. at Chabad of Pittsburgh, 1700 Beechwood Blvd. Hear the Torah reading of the Ten Commandments followed by a dairy buffet and ice cream for the children.

Yeshiva Schools, entering its 75th year, will hold its annual dinner at 6 p.m. at the Westin Convention Center. Honorees will be Ed Goldston, Friend for Life; and Rabbi Yossi and Mrs. Chanie Rosenblum, recipients of the Community Builders Award. RSVP to the Yeshiva office at 412-422-7300, ext. 1217 or info@yeshivaschools.com.

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The Bridges Professional Series will hold its final session of the year with the discussion of the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Jewish Community Study and its Impact on the Future of Jewish Pittsburgh, led by Raimy Rubin, Community Scorecard manager, from noon to 1 p.m. at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, 1300 Six PPG Place. The $10 charge includes lunch; dietary laws observed. To attend this event, Jewish female professionals must have demonstrated a commitment to the community through a contribution to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s 2018 Community Campaign. Contact

The Pittsburgh Jewish Community Study: Where Do We Go From Here? A South Hills Conversation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the South Hills Jewish Community Center.

Rabbi Danny Schiff, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Foundation Scholar, will be joined by a panel of Jewish community leaders including Brian Schreiber, president/ CEO, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh; Raimy Rubin, Community Scorecard manager; Jonathan Fischer; Stacey Reibach; and David Weisberg.

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Temple Emanuel will hold An Evening of Celebration Gala at 6 p.m. to honor Rabbi Mark Joel Mahler upon his retirement after 38 years of dedicated service to Temple Emanuel and the community. The evening will include dinner and entertainment. Proceeds benefit the Rabbi Mark Mahler Rabbinic Chair Fund. Tickets are $100 per person. Visit templeemanuelpgh.org/event/gala for more information or call the office at 412-279-7600 for more information. q WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh will hold Generations Speaker Series with Lynne Ravas and Alison Brown Karabin from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 826 Hazelwood Ave. Ravas will share one child’s experience in a Jewish orphanage in Germany during Kristallnacht. Karabin will tell the story of her grandmother’s survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Volary death march. This event is free and open to the public, and will also be live streamed. Visit jfedpgh.org/generations-ravas-karabin for more information and to register. q THURSDAY, JUNE 7 The National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section, along with the national organization, celebrate 125 years of service and advocacy in 2018. The evening will include a dinner and program spotlighting the people, projects and partners who have contributed to NCJW’s impact in the Pittsburgh community over the past 125 years. Past presidents will be honored and a new board president will be installed. The Hannah G. Solomon Award will be presented to Susan Foreman Jordan. The event will be held at the University Club beginning at 6 p.m. There is a $50 charge. Visit event ncjwpgh.org/projects/125th-celebration for more information and to purchase tickets. q MONDAY, JUNE 11 Women of Temple Sinai will hold its next cooking class with a surprise menu led by Executive Director Drew Barkley from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Anyone age 16 and older is welcome. There is a $10 charge per person.

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Headlines What a new memorial for black lynching victims learned from Holocaust commemoration — WORLD —

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hen Bryan Stevenson set out to build a memorial to the thousands of black people lynched in the United States, he thought about Germany and Poland.

Those countries, where millions of Jews died at the hands of the Nazis, have made sure to preserve the memories of the victims — and the places where they were killed.

It’s inescapable when you walk the streets of Berlin, where “stumbling stones” bearing the names of murdered Jews protrude from the pavement. And it’s in stark view when you visit Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in Poland that remains largely intact more than 70 years after it was liberated.

“In Berlin there are dozens of markers and stones placed next to the homes of Jewish families that were abducted,” Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., said in a 2016 phone interview. “Auschwitz is a place you visit. It sobers you with the horrors of the Holocaust. When you leave these places, you want to say, ‘Never again should we commit this kind of suffering and abuse.’”

Stevenson wanted to evoke the same feel-

ings in Americans in the design for The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which opened last week in Montgomery, the first physical space dedicated to the victims of slavery, lynching, segregation and mass incarceration. The memorial and nearby museum was spearheaded by Stevenson’s nonprofit, which provides legal aid to those wrongly convicted of crimes.

On a hill overlooking the State Capitol building in Montgomery, which once housed the government of the Confederacy, 800 steel columns are suspended in a massive shed — one for each county where a lynching took place. A museum next door takes visitors through the history of American racism, from slavery to the present day.

Nearly 4,400 people were victims of white supremacist lynchings between 1877 and 1950, according to original research by the Equal Justice Initiative — about 800 victims more than had been previously documented.

“When you come to the United States, the landscape is largely empty of any reckoning, any acknowledgement of the horrors of our history,” Stevenson said. “There are virtually no places that deal honestly with the legacy of slavery. We tell a fictional story, a glorified story, a romantic story, about the era of the Confederacy.”

“The absence of any public acknowledge-

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ment of that history, I think, adds to the wound and the trauma,” he added. “The same can be said of the segregation era. We have not fully acknowledged the humiliation and damage that was done through the industry of segregation.”

The steel columns, hanging in rows above a descending slope, display the names of individual victims of lynching, with others bearing only the word “unknown” for victims who have not been identified. Summaries along the walk tell the stories behind some lynchings. Sculptures outside represent the anguish of black Americans terrorized by white supremacy.

The initiative also has duplicates of the columns ready to send as memorials to counties where the lynchings took place, provided the groups requesting them have made efforts to advance racial and economic justice. And in the museum, housed nearby in a former warehouse of a slave market, shelves hold jars filled with soil from the sites of lynchings.

Stevenson told The New York Times that he does not intend for the museum to be punitive. Rather, he hopes it will help “liberate America” from a racist history that has taken different forms over the years.

“I would not be comfortable traveling to Germany today as an African-American, knowing about that history, unless I knew German society had changed,” he said.

“We cannot expect people across the world to travel to the American South or feel

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comfortable in the American South until we reject this history of racial inequality.”

Germany, Stevenson said, was not the only country that has done a better job than the United States of confronting its sins. He pointed to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, which tells the story of that country’s genocide, its prelude and its aftermath through documents, photos, artifacts and video testimonies. He also praised the “cultural response” to apartheid in South Africa, which has its own museum about that era in Johannesburg.

“Collective shame about mass atrocities is a healthy thing because it moves you to get to the point where you say ‘never again,’” Stevenson said. “We don’t say those words when it comes to the history of racial inequality.” PJC

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Headlines Outside London, British Jewry’s first communal farm in decades takes root — WORLD —

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HELSFIELD, United Kingdom — Five years ago, Talia Chain and her husband had the best-laid plans for living in a central London apartment surrounded by young and hip high-tech professionals like them.

Unaffordable to most Britons, this English dream was well within reach for Chain, the founder of a fashion marketing startup, and Josh Charig, a successful data analyst and beer connoisseur.

But through an unlikely turn of events, the Jewish couple from London instead moved last year to the capital’s agricultural outskirts, where they are both involved in setting up the first Jewish communal farm on British soil in decades.

With funding from a local philanthropist and online donors, the couple, both 29, and a handful of staff and volunteers have created a space where Jews of all ages can connect to farming and the environment through their faith — and vice versa.

“Judaism is at its core an agricultural religion, but so many of us have lost touch with

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that cornerstone of our faith,” said Chain, a self-described “city girl” whose new look features baggy pants, low-heeled boots and a wild mane of wavy red hair. But amid growing popularity for environmentalism, especially among young Jews who shun organized religion, “there is a great potential for engagement,” she said.

That’s why in 2016, Chain set up Sadeh farm, whose name means “field” in Hebrew,

This week in Israeli history — WORLD — Items provided by the Center for Israel Education (israeled.org), where you can find more details.

May 11, 1949 — Israel is accepted as a member of the United Nations

The U.N. General Assembly votes 37 to 12, with 9 abstentions, to admit Israel as its 59th member.

May 12, 1965 — Israel and West Germany begin formal diplomatic relations

Just two decades after the tragedy of the Holocaust, Israel and West Germany begin a fruitful and mutually beneficial diplomatic and economic relationship.

May 13, 1975 — Israel and United States sign economic pact

A wide-ranging agreement on expanded economic cooperation provides short-term relief to Israel’s struggling economy.

May 14, 1947 — Gromyko addresses the United Nations

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko proposes a unitary state for Palestine, but vows to support partition if it is deemed the only workable solution.

May 15, 1941 — The Palmach is founded

The Palmach, an elite strike force of the Haganah, goes on to play a significant role in the 1948-1949 war.

May 16, 1916 — Sykes-Picot Agreement proposes division of conquered Ottoman Territories

A secret treaty is negotiated to divide the former Ottoman territories between Britain and France.

May 17, 1977 — Begin and Likud Party are elected to head Israeli government in landslide victory

Bolstered by the support of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East, Likud’s victory ends the Labor movement’s hegemony over Israeli politics. PJC

at the Skeet Hill House — a Jewish community resort 15 miles southeast of London’s center. It has an indoor swimming pool, kosher kitchen, dormitories and a large plot of land that once was disused and covered in weeds.

A year into the project, the weedy field has a compost heap full of organic waste from the kitchen; a growing orchard with biblical fruit trees including a fig and an apple; a

Havdalah circle where visitors and residents of the farm gather weekly for a religious ceremony marking the end of Shabbat; and a shmitta area — a part of the land that is allowed to lie fallow for one year out of every seven, as commanded in the Torah. In the future, Chain said, the farm will also feature animals and even wildlife.

Sadeh welcomes hundreds of visitors each month, many of whom are students from Jewish schools in the London area who stay overnight, but also workers from Jewish and other organizations who come for a weekend retreat.

The traffic is not a new development.

Jewish groups have been coming here since the Skeet Hill House’s establishment in the 1940s as a resort for poor Jewish children in bombed-out London. Jewish guests ever since have come to Skeet Hill House to frolic in the pool, play soccer and ride horses.

“But, astonishingly, there wasn’t any Jewish farming done on this, well, Jewish farm,” Chain said.

This has changed, though, thanks to a donation of $200,000 by David Dangoor, an Iraq-born British philanthropist.

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Trump withdraws US from the Iran nuclear deal President Donald Trump said he would not waive sanctions on Iran by a deadline Saturday, effectively pulling out of the Iran deal.

“I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal,” Trump said, speaking at the White House Tuesday. “In a few moments, I will sign a presidential memorandum to reinstate nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime.”

The sanctions Trump will reinstate target countries, businesses and individuals that deal with Iran’s financial system.

Trump’s decision comes after a full court press by three European nations also party to the 2015 deal not to pull out. Over recent weeks, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have visited Washington to try to persuade Trump to stay in the deal. Trump and Macron, who are close, spoke earlier Tuesday.

The deal swaps sanctions relief for Iran’s rollback of its nuclear program. Trump had said he might stay in the deal if it could be renegotiated to remove “sunset” clauses

that allow Iran to resume some enrichment of fissile material within a decade. He also wants a tougher inspections regime and to roll a missile testing ban into the deal.

European allies said reopening the deal now, particularly in relation to the sunset clauses, was impossible, especially given the adamant opposition of the other parties: Iran, Russia and China.

Instead, they countenanced increasing pressure on Iran in other arenas, including new sanctions targeting its missile testing, and then committing to pressure on Iran as the sunset clauses loomed closer to extend bans on enrichment.

Trump rejected those overtures. “This was a one-sided deal that should have never ever been made,” he said.

Israel and Saudi Arabia, by contrast, have been U.S. allies pressing for a pullout from the deal. Netanyahu last week unveiled documents showing that Iran had before the 2015 deal hidden the breadth of its nuclear weapons development. Trump credited Netanyahu’s presentation in making his decision. “Today we have definitive proof that this promise was a lie,” he said, referring to Iran’s pledge to roll back its nuclear program.

“It is clear to me that we cannot prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement,” he said. “The Iran deal is defective at its core.”

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The Trump administration would have to put in place staff and mechanisms to monitor compliance with U.S. sanctions, a process that could take months, giving some leeway to renegotiate a deal. On the other hand, simply announcing the reimposition of sanctions is likely to have an inhibitive effect on doing business with Iran, effectively crippling the deal almost immediately.

when a new government takes over, announced late last month during an event in the capital Asuncion marking Israel’s 70th Independence Day that he planned to move the embassy before the end of his term. It is not known if Cartes consulted with President-elect Mario Abdo Benítez before announcing the move.

Paraguay moving embassy to Jerusalem a week after US

The Chicago Jewish Star, an independent family-run newspaper, has published its final edition.

The for-profit biweekly, which launched in February 1991, shut down Friday due to the industrywide decline in advertising, its owners said.

Douglas Wertheimer, who served as editor, and his wife, Gila, the associate and literary editor, owned the paper. Their son, Aaron, was the assistant editor.

The paper, which was based in Skokie, Ill., won awards in city and state journalism competitions.

It first appeared as The Jewish Star of Alberta, Canada, which published Calgary and Edmonton editions from 1980 to 1990.

The Chicago Jewish community will continue to be served by the Chicago Jewish News, an independent weekly newspaper, and the JUF News, a monthly publication of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. PJC

Paraguay is moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday. Reuters also verified the move with a Paraguay government spokesman.

Paraguay will be the third country to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The United States will dedicate its temporary Jerusalem embassy on May 14, followed two days later by Guatemala.

Paraguay’s president, Horacio Cartes, will come to Israel later this month, on May 21 or May 22 to open the country’s new Jerusalem embassy, Reuters reported citing a Paraguay government spokesman.

The Paraguayan embassy currently is located in the coastal city of Herzliya.

Cartes, who will leave office in mid-August

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Opinion Time to move beyond Abbas — EDITORIAL —

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roblematic negotiating partners are nothing new in international relations. As the saying goes, you don’t make peace with your friends. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ antiSemitic rant last week was so incendiary that it offended even those who are normally sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.

Addressing the Palestinian National Council in Ramallah, Abbas gave what he called a history lesson about the Jews and Israel. Turning to the Holocaust, he said the genocide was not caused by antiSemitism, but by the Jews’ own behavior, including money-lending.

It was one of a number of “arguments” Abbas used to deny the Jewish people’s connection to Israel. He said, “Their narrative about coming to this country because of their longing for Zion, or whatever — we’re tired of hearing this. The truth is that [Israel] is a colonialist enterprise, aimed at planting a foreign body in this region.”

He identified the “foreign body” as European Jews, who he claimed are not even the children of Israel, citing Jewish novelist and polemicist Arthur Koestler’s widely-debunked theory that Ashkenazi Jews are

p Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, center, next to SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, second from left, arrives at a meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York.

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descendants of the Khazars of the Caucuses.

And, of course, everyone knows that Ashkenazim — those usurious money lenders — have “no historical ties” to the Land of Israel.

It was classic anti-Semitism, of the kind promulgated by the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and undergirding the Nazi narrative.

Abbas is a longtime Holocaust denier.

Indeed, his doctoral thesis claimed secret ties

between Zionists and the Nazis. But supporters of a two-state solution have generally argued Abbas’ anti-Semitism and his warped historical perspective are less important than his general opposition to armed struggle against Israel. And those who oppose the creation of a Palestinian state have used Abbas’ thesis as evidence that his is neither a credible nor worthy negotiating partner.

What is a ‘homeland’?

Guest Columnist Stacie Stufflebeam

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ince we celebrated the milestone of Israel’s 70th Independence Day/Yom Ha’atzmaut recently, I’ve been reflecting on the concept of a homeland.

Israel is not just a place to live, it’s a safe haven for the totality of the Jewish people. As we all know, Israel isn’t situated in the greatest neighborhood. Keeping the country safe is an important and all-consuming job. Three of my sons have already taken on a piece of this responsibility; two have completed their service and one is on active duty. After Yom Ha’atzmaut, a fourth son began his service in the Israel Defense Forces.

This is not so unusual for an Israeli family.

But you see, we’re not an Israeli family.

We’re American.

Growing up in the United States, I think it’s easy to take freedom and security for granted. In Israel, patriotism is an emotion and security is tangible. We are often asked how it came to be that we have four of our five sons living in Israel and serving in the IDF. We are a Zionistic family and have lived most of our lives in very small Jewish communities. We’ve been fortunate to give our sons a Jewish education.

We have Israeli friends, and our sons took trips there and went on Israel experience programs. Perhaps that helped foster and solidify our connection to Israel, but was that all it took for our sons to decide to make aliyah and serve in the IDF? 12 MAY 11, 2018

p The errands day for lone soldiers is organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces so that Israeli soldiers from abroad can take care of many bureaucratic chores in a single day.

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I believe the answer actually lies in the idea of a homeland. Israel is the homeland of all Jews, a hard-fought and hard-won homeland.

I believe my sons felt that protecting Israel was protecting something more than an idea — their service really matters, their role isn’t insignificant, they make a difference.

People ask how I feel about having sons living so far away and serving in the army.

That answer is easy, but not simple. My pride for the path they’ve chosen is as overwhelming as my worries. Unlike Israelis, our sons are lone soldiers. They don’t have family to go home to when they’re sick or for Shabbat, when they’ve completed a grueling war week or when they’re injured. No one is waiting to do their laundry or to welcome

them with a stocked refrigerator and a freshly made bed.

I’m not there to give them those things, and being far away, there are other things that we simply don’t know about or can’t help them with. My heart breaks when I talk to them and they’re sick, hurt or exhausted, and all I want to do is give them a hug.

I’m frequently asked how I sleep at night.

I honestly don’t know. Frankly, a bit of healthy denial is a part of it. I know my sons are doing what they feel they must do, and because of them and other strong young men and women — including approximately 5,000 lone soldiers — Israel is safe. Yes, I miss them, and sometimes my heart aches with it, but they’ve chosen to live their lives this way

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But last week’s tirade proved to be a #MeToo moment even for liberals. The New York Times called for the 83-year-old Abbas’ replacement. J Street said Abbas’ remarks “featured absurd anti-Semitic tropes and deeply offensive comments. … President Abbas only undermines the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Palestinian people, and distracts from the need for international action” to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The remarks even drew a U.N. criticism.

Abbas’ tepid apology, sent by his office a few days later, barely registers: “If people were offended by my statement in front of the [Palestinian National Council], especially people of the Jewish faith, I apologize to them,” Abbas said.

We wonder how any member of the Jewish community could have been anything less than deeply offended. And we certainly do not accept his rote “apology.”

We have routinely been critical of Abbas’ penchant — like many Palestinian leaders — for speaking out of both sides of his mouth, and have made the point that he is either unwilling or unable to lead meaningful negotiations with Israel. He has proved that point once again.

If Palestinians want peace, they need to rethink their leadership. PJC

and I’ll be there to support them from afar — and I hope, one day, by their side.

Our first lone soldier son served during the 2014 summer war, Operation Protective Edge, between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It was the longest summer of my life. Now, at the beginning of each summer, or when it seems things might be heating up on the security front, I hold my breath because I know that being “worried sick” is not just a saying.

Just after our fourth lone soldier son begins serving, one of our veteran sons will begin reserve duty. Whether they’re in reserve or active duty, I’ve learned that my sons protect me by not telling me everything. I often say that there’s no mother-approved place for our soldiers to serve. I’ve learned a lot since those blissfully naïve days early in our first son’s service, and we have somehow survived till now with amazement, pride, and worry in equal measure.

I believe that I’m far from alone in this journey, as I find camaraderie and support among my fellow lone soldier parents, a support that has become essential. So as we continue to celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday year, my heart bursts with pride not just for the amazing sons we have raised, but for their fellow soldiers as they continue to protect our homeland of Israel. PJC Four of Stacie Stufflebeam’s five sons made aliyah through Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth Le’Israel and JNF-USA, and are currently serving or have served in the Nefesh B’Befesh-Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Lone Soldiers Program. She lives in Pittsburgh.

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Opinion Our city’s Bruno Guest Columnist Stanley Savage

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s a “sports person,” I have followed the wonderful career of the late and great Bruno Sammartino. Bruno was and always will be an authentic ambassador for our beloved city.

Many years ago, I sold insurance in Bruno’s South Oakland neighborhood, in the 500 block of Cato Street, which is where I had the honor of meeting Bruno’s “woman of valor,” his mother, Emilia Sammartino.

She invited me to visit their home. They were genuine examples of World War II survivors and definitely form the group known as the Righteous of Other Nations, and their charitable acts knew no bounds or limits.

I have in my collection of sports memorabilia two authentic championship belts that he won at the old Madison Square Garden. I also have a few autographed pictures of him and other assorted memorabilia. He was a mensch, and I wish his family my sincere wishes of sympathy and condolences.

Bruno’s workout sessions at the old Jewish “Y” were legendary. I had the opportunity to see “The Living Legend” wrestle at the old Mellon/Civic Arena two or three times. Whatever you may think of professional wrestling and Bruno’s craft — his career choice — he was beloved by all who knew him, Jewish and non-Jewish fans and followers both inside and outside the ring. I was and always will be a big fan of his.

I really enjoyed the story that recently appeared on television about Bruno, and eagerly look forward to the upcoming documentary talk about such an accomplished athlete who never forgot his roots.

I never met Bruno’s wife, his three sons or his beloved dad, but after hearing how he was remembered at his funeral and memorial services, I can only imagine and understand what a great loss this was to them.

I knew Bruno’s Uncle Camilo from his days working in Squirrel Hill, and the stories we exchanged were special to both of us. People from all the trades and professions really mourned his passing. What an honor it was for him to be remembered that way. Reading and seeing the other articles about his family’s struggles and how Bruno finally made good gives one the highest forms of respect one can give to another human being.

Bruno fed the hungry, gave much to the poor, and was a community icon in the highest sense of the word.

To the Sammartino family, I sincerely hope that I will someday have the chance and honor to meet all of you.

In this world, you will meet and see few

people like Bruno Sammartino. This city, state, country and planet had a special soul amongst us while he was in the land of the living. To be eulogized the way he was brought tears to all the attendees at his funeral service. They spoke about how he had trained the up-and-coming wrestlers, and had always shared his salary with those who were on the “undercards” with him.

When he was installed in his profession’s Hall of Fame, he gave credit to his parents, God rest their souls, and his dear family.

They were fortunate indeed to have had him in their midst. In this world and in the heavenly spheres that he now occupies, his sense of humor and caring for others will forever stick with us. PJC Sports fan Rabbi Stanley Savage is the rabbi at Beth Hamedrash Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation. The views expressed in this article are his own.

— LETTERS — Who’s the real vilifier?

A recent editorial seems to claim that when Natalie Portman or anyone else expresses her own political views, they should do so if and only they do not “reinforce” the views of Jewish Voice for Peace or other supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel (“Natalie Portman’s snub to Israel reinforces vilifiers,” April 27). Applying such a standard would leave us all speechless and struck dumb.

What is Portman or anyone else to do other than not speak at all when the Chronicle or some other outlet suggests her view might support a “vilifier” of Israel? And remember, Portman does not support BDS. She pointed out that she was speaking out against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

As part of a free press, you should be supporting people’s right to freely express their views, rather than endorsing the real vilifiers, like a Likud MK who called Portman a traitor.

Mark Fichman Pittsburgh

Disappearing landmarks a sign of the times

It saddens me to see two more landmarks of my 45 years in Squirrel Hill closing their doors (“As final pin falls, memories echo at Forward Lanes,” May 4).

Forward Lanes and Murray Avenue News are just the latest victims of change and the times. As one who continues to relish print and my many print newspaper subscriptions, I was stunned to read of the extent to which Murray Avenue’s sales has crumbled. Other gems that are no longer with us but fondly remembered, include the marvelous and beloved Poli Restaurant and Sir Loin Inn, where I worked as cashier and host in the mid-1970s.

In dating myself, I fondly recall Sir Loin’s $1.95 complete lunch, which would pack in the customers and the businessmen’s table that was available to accommodate local merchants like Reich/Frank’s Jim Reich and Perlman Optical’s Lou Perlman.

My days in Squirrel Hill are long past, but I hope that it will remain the vibrant distinctive community that has offered so much to area residents.

Oren Spiegler South Strabane Township

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Life & Culture Prime Stage’s ‘Anne Frank’ a sensitive retelling of cautionary tale

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By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer

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hen a production of “The Diary of Anne Frank� is done right, the audience leaves the theater feeling a sense of despair tinged with a touch of hope.

The creative team at Prime Stage Theatre is doing it right.

The show, which runs through May 13 at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side, uses Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s original stage adaption of the book, “The Diary of a Young Girl� by Anne Frank, which premiered on Broadway in 1955. It went on to win the Tony Award for best play that year, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama, and opened in seven cities in Germany and in Amsterdam in 1956.

Anne’s diary itself was first published in the United States in 1952 with a forward

by Eleanor Roosevelt. The Jewish teenager’s vivid and intimate account of hiding in a Dutch annex during the Holocaust left its mark on the consciousness of American society, bringing to the fore an honest narrative of the horror of being hunted and the threat of slaughter.

The cautionary message of the play is lamentably timeless, and therefore “The Diary of Anne Frank� is a vital piece of theater which should be done often. Kudos to Prime Stage for taking this on.

The set of this show is crucial, and Jonmichael Bohach’s detailed design successfully provides the audience with the feel of the claustrophobic space in which eight people lived for more than two years. Large screens hover above, and between scenes they project sepia images of World War II Europe, superimposed with excerpts from Anne’s diary — handwritten and translated

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into English — while the spunky Madeline Dalesio as Anne narrates the texts.

Dalesio, 13, is the same age as was Anne when she entered the annex. It’s a nuanced role, which the young actor ably handles.

Her Anne arrives on stage as an effervescent, chatty moppet, but evolves into a self-aware older teen who gains insight into, and is able to show empathy for, the inner turmoil of her family members and housemates.

Michael Perry (Otto Frank) is the show’s anchor. The play begins with him returning to the annex after the war, along with Miep Gies — played by Heather Irwin — who found and saved Anne’s diary, and ends at the same moment. Otto Frank was the only one of the housemates to survive the war, liberated from Auschwitz in 1945. Perry delivers a complex portrayal of the patriarch, a gentle yet strong soul who graciously sacrifices his own family’s comfort to protect four other Jews, one a stranger.

The ensemble in “Anne Frank� has a yeoman’s task, with each of the eight performers that portray the housemates constantly on stage for almost the entire two-hour duration of the show. There are no breaks for these actors — just as the actual housemates were continuously together for two years — and the performances of Prime’s players are focused and impassioned even when they have no dialogue.

Even though we all know how this story plays out for those in the annex, Wayne Brinda’s direction nonetheless builds a foreboding sense of suspense, and when the menacing footsteps of the Nazis are heard coming for the Franks and their guests, it is hard to not to hope it’s all a mistake. Yet, as the show reveals humanity at its most evil, Anne’s optimistic words continue to echo: “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are good at heart.�  PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Debbie and Alan Scheimer, provided funding for the renovation.

“Getting up to the bimah was a challenge because people with physical disabilities couldn’t get up the steps, and we had elderly people who more than once fell while going up or coming down,” he explained.

Ascending the bimah prior to the renovation was “a challenge,” agreed congregant Susan Cohen, adding that the new design “means that all kinds of people now can have an aliyah.”

“I’m grateful that my small part in this resulted in a beautiful room that people can pray in, learn in and enjoy,” Debbie Scheimer added.

Architect John Francona created the new design of the 125-seat sanctuary, which includes space for additional portable seating as well. A typical Saturday morning Beth El Shabbat service, which does not include the celebration of a life-cycle event, draws about 50 people, noted Sufrin, who serves as the executive vice president of the congregation.

“The unique thing about this space is that it doesn’t look empty,” he said. “Even when you just have a minyan, you feel like you’re up close with your fellow congregants — which, by the way, was the other piece of

what we were trying to accomplish.”

The cost of the renovation was $200,000, Sufrin said, with his family and the Charles Morris Foundation donating half those funds.

“Various congregants came forward with the other half,” he said. “We did not do fundraising.”

Other congregants participated by building the new bimah and shtender (lectern) by hand and painting the outside of the ark.

Not everyone was on board with the changes at the outset of the project, Sufrin said, but even the naysayers have come around to appreciate the results.

“Change is difficult,” he said. “When you ask a congregation to change the place where they’ve been praying for almost 40 years, it’s not easy at all. And they certainly wanted to make sure that things didn’t change too much.”

The room’s stained-glass panels were therefore left intact, and sculptural elements from other locations within the synagogue were incorporated into the design.

“I think it’s really been embraced by all,” Sufrin said.

Because the sanctuary is still new it is “still too early” to tell if it will attract larger crowds to services, he continued. But for those who are unable to attend because of mobility issues, Beth El has introduced another new means of access: streaming services.

“There were people who were entirely unable

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McGinty in the Democratic primary election for U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s seat.

Fetterman told Ballotpedia that his goals are ensuring Wolf has “the strongest running mate to help him get re-elected in November” and serving as a “champion for our forgotten communities all across Pennsylvania by: fighting for a livable wage ($15 an hour), fighting for common sense gun control, advocating for full legalization of marijuana, combating the opioid epidemic, protecting a woman’s right to choose, fighting for Medicare-for-all, among many other progressive issues.” He also promotes criminal justice reform and combating mass incarceration.

In the 38th senatorial district, an area including northern suburbs such as Fox Chapel and Ross Township, as well portions of the city like East Liberty and Highland Park, Stephanie Walsh and Lindsey Williams are seeking to win the Democratic bid.

On the minimum wage, Walsh would immediately raise the sum to $12 per hour and gradually increase it to $15 per hour.

Williams backs immediately increasing the amount to $15 per hour for large companies “and an adjusted minimum-wage raise for small businesses,” the Pittsburgh City Paper reported.

“You’re seeing a little race to see who can carry on progressive credentials and pro-union credentials,” said Levine, noting that the Republican contest features candidates who are both “trying to run to the right.”

In that race, incumbent Randy Vulakovich is being challenged by Jeremy Shaffer,

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to get to services at all,” he said. “So, our [Rabbi Alex Greenbaum] allowed this. He is very open to anything that will allow people to participate in services in one form or another.”

The streaming was introduced last month and has already had a positive impact on those who are unable to attend the life-cycle celebrations of family and friends.

The streaming “enables our families

who are celebrating simchas to share these special moments with their families, who due to whatever reason — health or distance — cannot be physically present,” said Amy Greenbaum. “We have already seen the impact, and it is tremendous.” PJC

that’s becoming a carryover to this election,” said Levine.

As for Lamb, because all his Democratic primary challengers withdrew, he will be focused on November’s contest against Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-District 12) in the newly redrawn 17th congressional district.

“Keith Rothfus is a much more tenacious candidate than Rick Saccone,” said Jon Tucker, a member of the leadership council of the Republican Jewish Coalition. “There is a tremendous amount of dissonance in the suburban Allegheny County and especially southern parts of the Allegheny County because [Lamb] is pulling a lot of Republicans who are socially moderate to liberal, and maybe fiscally conservative.”

Whereas Lamb’s current district over-

whelmingly voted for President Donald Trump, the redrawn district he’s running in now only gave Trump a margin of 3 percentage points.

“I think it will be another close race,” said Tucker. “You don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater, and I think Keith Rothfus has done a superior job representing the district.”

Heading into the polling station, even though Trump’s name is not on the ballot, he is going to loom large for voters, said Levine.

“Every voter who votes in November of 2018 will have an opinion of Donald Trump, and that opinion will influence how they vote.”

While November is still several months away, the real winners in the primary will be Gov. Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, said Levine. “The primaries tend to gravitate away from the middle — right for the Republican side and progressive on the Democrat side. Because Wolf and Casey don’t have primaries they can appeal to a broader range in the center.”

For those living in areas without compelling primary contests, canvassing, phone banking and volunteering for a candidate or campaign are also ways to impact the election, said Jamie Forrest, a member of the steering committee of Bend the Arc: Pittsburgh.

“One key thing to keep in mind is that we as a Jewish community can engage in the election process even if we don’t live in a district with a tightly contested or otherwise interesting race,” said Forrest. “Another benefit of getting involved in other districts is that it lets us build bridges with other communities we might not otherwise know about.” PJC

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president of the Ross Township Board of Commissioners.

Perhaps the most recognizable of names in the upcoming primary will be ones which generated national attention a few months earlier.

Republican Rick Saccone, who narrowly lost to Democrat Conor Lamb in the special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, will be facing off against state Sen. Guy Reschenthaler (R-District 37) to represent the newly redrawn 14th congressional district.

“It’s an interesting race because a lot of people are blaming Saccone for losing to Lamb, as opposed to Lamb winning, and

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Happy 60th wedding anniversary to William and Shirley (Hoffman) Brand. William and Shirley were married on May 18, 1958, at B’nai Israel Congregation by Rabbi Benjamin Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld Parshat Behar-Bechukotai Lichter. They have three children, Michelle Leviticus 15:1-27:34 Winter (Gregg), Jeffrey (Lisa) and Steven.

They are blessed with four grandchildren, Jennifer, Danielle, Jacob and Jessica Brand. hen you come to the Congratulations and thank you from your land that I am giving family for the wonderful example of love and you, the land shall rest a commitment you have shown. Continue to Sabbath to the Lord.” make lasting memories.

In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the biblical commandment to observe the shemita year. Shemita is the seventh year of an agricultural cycle, when farmers are commanded to rest their land.

When the Jews entered the land of Israel, a seven-year cycle began in which every seventh year, the farmers would refrain from Perla: It is with great joy that Morgan and sowing or harvesting, and would observe the Nick Perla announce the birth of their son, sabbatical year. This commandment, and the Valentino Nicholas Perla. Valentino (Tino) meaning behind it, is similar to the weekly was born on Feb. 16 at 1:04 p.m. He weighed Shabbos, when we are commanded to rest on 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long. Grand- the seventh day following six days of work. parents are Susan and Rick Tabor and Pam We work and conduct our mundane lives, and Rich Perla. Paternal great-grandmother and then take a weekly pause to recognize is Peggy Perla and maternal great-grandfather is Bill Samuel.

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during your entire work week, you must always recognize that the work you do today is so that on Shabbos you can honor G-d.

Every day of the week our personal and mundane affairs should be infused with a sense of holiness. We work today so that on Shabbos we have things with which to honor G-d.

It is easy to lose focus and to begin acting as though G-d and spirituality are reserved for one day of the week, Shabbos. The rest of the week, one may think, is exempt from spiritual intent.

The same is so for the shemita year. One may think that for six years the land and spirituality remain separated, and that recognition of G-d’s blessing are reserved for the seventh year.

The Alter Rebbe explains that this is what the verse is relaying to us when it states, “When you come into the land … the land shall rest” — immediately upon entering, still in the beginning of the agricultural cycle, one must begin preparing for the honor

All of one’s mundane matters must be conducted with

Bar Mitzvah Luke Franklin Glickman, son of Andrea and David Glickman, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 12 in Pittsburgh.

Grandparents are Myrna and Steve Kline, Nettie Glickman and Steve Glickman. Luke is a seventh-grade student at Community Day School who enjoys movies, video games, summers at EKC and spending time with friends. He has an older sister, Rebecca, who is a junior at Allderdice. PJC

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that all that we have earned is as a result of G-d’s blessing to us. On Shabbos, we conduct ourselves in a holy manner, we celebrate and pray in a manner befitting for the service of G-d.

On the seventh year of the agricultural cycle we are commanded to rest our land, symbolizing that all we have reaped over the previous six years has been possible only because G-d has granted it to us.

Commentaries ask, if the commandment to observe the sabbatical year only begins on the seventh year, why does the verse state, “When you come into the land … the land shall rest,” which seems to indicate that the land must rest and the shemita year must be observed immediately upon entering it in the very first year?

To understand this we must first explain the deeper meaning of Shabbos observance.

One is not meant to begin thinking about Shabbos only on Friday afternoon. Rather,

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to be bestowed upon G-d in the seventh year. Although the exclusive observance of shemita is reserved for the seventh year of the agricultural cycle, the preceding six years must be infused with a sense of spirituality. All of one’s mundane matters must be conducted with the intent of honoring G-d, as a preparation for the seventh year when this purpose is realized.

Each of us has our own spiritual comfort zones. You may think that celebrating G-d and honoring Him is reserved for when you are in your zone. The message of shemita is that honor of G-d has no exclusive time or place. In each and every place and time we find ourselves, we must always seek ways to honor His name. PJC

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Children visiting the site get to work the soil, tend to plants and work the compost heaps.

Adults on company retreats attend pickling workshops led by Chain and her handful of volunteers. Sadeh has raised an additional $23,000 through crowdfunding online. The farm still needs at least that much money for Chain to realize her plans for it, she said.

Workers and visitors pray and sing outdoors, discuss Jewish texts about nature

and learn hands-on about the countless Jewish laws and customs connected to farming and how they can be applied for stopping waste, helping the poor and sustaining the planet, Chain said. There is also a Wednesday morning prayer service.

The guests also get to sleep in an old, squeaky three-story English dower house from the 18th century, complete with a fireplace, large garden-view windows and a resident friendly ghost named Lady Cynthia.

Local legend has it that she was hanged after trying to escape through a secret tunnel from the Hart Dyke family, which once owned Lull-

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ingstone Castle and its lands, including what is now Sadeh. There is no historical evidence to support the myth, but it makes for scary stories on rainy English nights, Chain said.

When Chain first began receiving guests at Sadeh, she was shocked at how some Jewish students “were disgusted to even touch the soil, they think of it as dirty.”

Some “don’t dare eat a leaf ” straight from a lettuce or bean plant.

“I think it’s devastating,” she said. “It’s a major disconnect between our people and our Torah, our faith, the basis for our entire tradition.”

In North America, Jewish farming is a pretty established phenomenon, with organizations like Hazon working to engage young Jews who care about the environment through Judaism’s agricultural elements.

There’s the Pearlstone Retreat Center outside Baltimore and Shoresh and its farmlands around Toronto. In 2010, California saw the opening of Urban Adamah — a West Coast sister farm of the Adamah — Hebrew for earth — a farm founded in 2003 in Falls Village, Connecticut. Its website says it “cultivates the soil and the soul to produce food, to build and transform identities.”

Yiddish Farm in New Hampton, New York is, well, a farm for Yiddish speakers.

But Jewish farming was nonexistent in Britain, where this activity last happened on a large scale decades ago, at training camps for prospective immigrants to Zionist settlements in Israel.

It was during a three-month fellowship in 2015 at Adamah in Connecticut that Chain was inspired to establish something like it back home.

“When I went on the fellowship, I was bored with my job and feeling a disconnect with my Judaism. At Adamah it all fell into place,” said Chain, who is a granddaughter of the German-born British biochemist Ernst Chain. In 1945, her grandfather won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin, along with Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey.

Talia Chain’s passion for farming according to biblical principles is still unusual in the United Kingdom.

But her feeling of growing alienation from organized religion is quite common among British Jews, according to a 2016 study by Britain’s Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

It found that synagogue membership in 2016 had declined by 20 percent since the 1990s in the United Kingdom, down to 79,597 Jewish households across the country. It is the lowest figure on record in decades.

This background had a significant role in David Dangoor’s decision to fund Sadeh, he said.

“Today it’s become more difficult for young, educated people to engage with Judaism. They’re just not attracted by the old paradigms and institutions,” he said. But the meeting point of environmentalism and Jewish spirituality, he said, could provide a new avenue for greater engagement.

Anti-Semitic persecution like the one that forced Dangoor’s family out of Iraq in the 1950s has prevented Jews from relying on the land in the Diaspora, he said.

“We’ve relied on our brains, instead, drifting away from the land.” Still, he added, “going back to the land is something that is almost instinctively built into us.” PJC

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Obituaries CHARLAP: Rose Charlap on May 1, 2018.

Beloved wife of the late Charles Charlap and cherished mother of Alan Charlap and Diane Charlap Fisher. Devoted grandmother to Daniel, Lizza, Mason and the late Charlie Charlap, Clay and Kitty Fisher. Sister of the late Ester (Etty) Neiman; brother-in-law to the late Albert Neiman, the late Bernie Levy, Ruth Levy sister-in-law, and the late Irv Levy and sister-in-law Corinne, the late Louis and sisterin-law Silvia, and the late Harold Levy. Also survived by nieces and nephews and greatnieces and great-nephews, and many friends.

As of May 8, 2018, services times and dates have yet to be determined. Please call Ralph Shugar Funeral home for details. Donations to Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

EDBERG: Dr. Sanford Howard Edberg, born June 6, 1931, in New York City, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at the age of 86. Beloved husband of the late Reva (Bladowsky) Edberg. He was a beloved father of Jacqueline (Yvan) Edberg Bergeron and Dr. Deborah (Rick) Edberg Wood; grandfather of Madeleine, Isabel and Ethan. He is also survived by his sister Erma (Herb) Edberg Hoffman and countless friends. He served in the U.S. Navy as Lieutenant Commander in the Medical Corp from 1960 to 1964.

Dr. Edberg had a distinguished career as a

pathologist for 40 years at Suburban General Hospital in Bellevue, Pa. During his time there, he was appointed Coroner of Allegheny County by Governor Dick Thornburg in the 1980s. He was an unapologetically honest man and he never said a thing he didn’t mean and never did a thing he didn’t want to do. He was a brilliant doctor with a sharp and sometimes biting sense of humor. He was fiercely proud of his family and was much beloved by all. He will be well remembered and sorely missed.

Contributions in Dr. Edberg’s memory can be made to the World Wildlife Fund, 1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, N.W., P.O. Box 97180, Washington, D.C. 20090 (worldlife.org) or Animal Friends of Pittsburgh, 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (thinkingoutsidethecage. org). Arrangements entrusted to McDonald Linn Funeral & Cremation Services, LLC, 529 California Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202. Please view and sign the family’s online guest book at mcdonald-linn.com.

JACOB: Walter E. Jacob, age 96, of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Beloved father to Michael (Joanie) Jacob; grandfather to Jordan (Priscilla) Jacob, honorary grandfather to Michele Panoff and Sheri Weissman; great-grandfather to Sophia Jacob. Preceded in death by his parents, his wife Laura Gross Jacob; daughter Susan Gelber (Larry); brothers Russell and Peter Bohenko and a sister Mildred Bohenko.

Graveside services at Chisuk Emuna Cemetery, Harrisburg. Family asks that donations

be made to Parkway Jewish Center at parkwayjewishcenter.org. Condolences at brandtfuneralhome.com for the Jacob family.

KING: Shana Leah King, age 44, died on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, from a drug overdose.

Shana leaves us her wonderful son, Asher Foley King, 14, along with her parents Judith and Stewart Sadowsky and Mark and Bonnie King; her sister Abby and her husband Matthew Bolton and their son Bear Young Bolton; her brothers, Jeffrey Myers and Michael Reing and sister, Michele Myers; her dear friend and the father of her son, Ryan Foley, and his parents Jim and Donna Foley. Also survived by her beloved Aunt Harriett, Uncles Jack and Jon and wonderful cousins, Kathy, Susan, Greg, Gregory, Jackie, Emily, Rose, Amy, Marty, Adam, Lynne and many other cousins. After years and years of (struggle and) heartbreak hanging on a thread of hope, it was not to be for Shana. She will be remembered by friends and loved ones as the beautiful, caring, loving, outspoken and fun woman she was. She will be forever in our hearts. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment private.

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Beatrice Huttner and Eugene Kessler. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, Laine (Trevor), Rachel (Adam), Molly, Josh, Sarah, and Elana and her two great-grandchildren, Keagan and Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bernard “Sonny� Levine and her siblings Bernard Kessler, David Kessler, Ida Soffer, Jean Sanes and Lillian Lauar. Her parents, Louis and Molly Kessler, were emigrants from a rural town in what was then Hungary. In the 1940s she graduated from the nursing school at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. She and Sonny raised three children in Squirrel Hill. Margaret worked as a registered nurse for many years at Montefiore Hospital in Oakland. Margaret moved with Sonny from Pittsburgh to Miami Beach, Fla., in 1979. Margaret worked as a visiting nurse in Miami. Later she was a volunteer in Miami elementary schools. In her 80s, she volunteered at Aventura Hospital in Miami Beach. Her caring, helpful nature was appreciated by the patients and families she served. In 2011 Margaret moved back north to be closer to her family. She resided at the Highlands in Reading, Pa. Margaret was active in the Highlands community and made many new friends. Graveside services and interment were held at Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of donor’s choice. schugar.com

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NEFT: Sylvia (Wolfson) Neft, age 97, of Simi Valley, Calif., passed away on April 24, 2018.

Beloved mother to Harvey Neft, Charles Neft, Deborah (Sal D’Auria) Neft and Leslie (partner Bruce Berman) Neft and grandmother to Matthew (Kierah Hanna) Neft, Dr. Amber Neft, Anthony D’Auria and Peter D’Auria.

RICHMAN: Barbara DeLynn Richman, on Friday, May 4, 2018.

Beloved wife of the late Howard Richman and adored by her children and grandchildren: Gary Richman and Gail Wood of Chapel Hill, N.C., and children Michael (Portland, Ore.) and Elise (Washington, D.C.); Ann Richman and Mark Kelman of Palo Alto, Calif. and sons Nick (Redwood City, Calif.) and Jake (Palo Alto); and John Richman of Kigali, Rwanda, and daughters Eliza (Kigali) and Tess (Washington, D.C.). She is also survived by cherished nieces Harriet Baum and her husband Raymond, Anne Fontanesi, Gwen Gilbert and her husband Doug Toews and nephew Alan Davidson and wife Nance. Barbara was born in Morgantown, W.Va., in 1926 but was a fervent Pittsburgher for more than 70 years. She attended Ohio State University and in later years graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and went on to earn a Master’s in Social Work from Pitt. She was a loving and caring mother and devoted to her six grandchildren to whom she wrote creatively decorated letters that are still treasured memories of their childhoods. She was an accomplished quilter; her hand-sewn original designs are now beautifully gracing the beds of her children, nieces and nephews, grandchildren and grandnieces and grandnephews across the country. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment West View Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation. Contributions may be made to Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. schugar.com SCHLESINGER: Beatrice W. Schlesinger, on Friday, May 4, 2018, peacefully passed away with her daughter Caryn by her side. Beloved wife of the late Norman Schlesinger. Loving and devoted mother of Sally (Lanny) Seed, Caryn Schlesinger and Amy Schlesinger.

Sister of Albert (Carol) Weiner. Cherished grandmother of Andrea and Doug Spear and the late Alex Seed. Proud great-grandmother of Natalie, Marni and Charlotte Spear. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the entire staff at Weinberg Terrace as well as all of her private duty caretakers, especially Ernestine Hall, for their compassionate care. Services were

held at Rodef Shalom Congregation. Interment West View Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation. Contributions may be made to the Biblical Botanical Garden, or the Alex Seed Mental Health Fund, both in care of Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 or a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. schugar.com WEISSBURG: Estelle D. (Herlick) Weissburg died in the company of two of her children on April 30, 2018, in Houston, Texas, after a brief illness, which had followed a remarkable recovery, after a not-so-brief illness. Estelle was born on Feb. 4, 1932, “the baby,” to Anna J. (Wanetick) and Harry B. Herlich, of Black St., East End of Pittsburgh. Estelle is survived by her sister, Adeline Edelstein, recently of Chicago now, Portland, Ore., and predeceased by husband, James A. Weissburg, sister Florence Rudov and brother Lawrence Herlick.

Estelle leaves daughter Rachel and James Garner, and their daughters Leah (Travis) Wallman, all of Houston, and Monica Garner, of Dallas; son David Weissburg and Lindy Cassidy and Evan and Lena of Lexington, Mass., and Steven Weissburg (and the late Daria Donnelly), and Leo and Josephine of Cambridge, Mass. Estelle was active in youth activities at B’nai Israel Synagogue. Estelle excelled intellectually, and charmed all with her ready, giant smile, her guileless personality, natural beauty and open heart. She was first in her class and valedictorian from Peabody High School. She graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1953. Estelle and Jim married in 1954 and lived in Whitehall, in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. They were a founding couple of Beth Israel Center, in Pleasant Hills. Estelle was at times, president of the Center, and also of the Sisterhood. Beth Israel was a central aspect of her life. Estelle worked at Carnegie Mellon’s Hunt Botanical Library. She enjoyed Rabbi Solomon Freehof ’s bookbinding circle at Rodef Shalom. Estelle’s most satisfying work was at the Cancer Guidance Institute, which connected patients with others similarly situated. A mysterious stroke struck her down in 1992, nearly killing her.

But through her own and Jim’s (and their many friends’) truly heroic, and generous efforts, Estelle returned to living in her home in Whitehall. She later moved to Texas, where Rachel helped Estelle to live independently in her own apartment for many years. She also survived colon cancer, congestive heart failure, an aortic aneurysm, and the slings and arrows of daily life. She inspired all: exemplifying a heroic, honorable, always curious, life well lived. She was a perfect mensch. Her twin mottoes were: “If you have a job to do, do it now;” and, “I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I knew I could.” Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Beth Jacob Cemetery, New Kensington. Contributions may be made to: Temple Sinai, Houston; or Hadassah, Houston or Pittsburgh Chapter. schugar.com PJC

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cancer and was given a 5 percent chance of living 12 months. She only lived 52 more years. She refused to give in.

“That chocolate pudding is crucial to the book, because I write about how food is a connection to the past. It’s sort of like music.

You can take a bite of a specific food, and not just remember the past, but emotionally be transported back there.”

Shortly after her birthday, a large mass was found in Judy Gether’s stomach, causing her excessive pain, which the doctors suspected was cancer. They explained she had no more than two weeks to live and told her caregivers that she should only have ice chips and pain medication.

“Three weeks later, my mother went out for a pastrami sandwich,” Gethers said. And she lived for several more months. PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Community Celebrating Lag B’Omer with Hillel Academy t To celebrate Lag B’Omer, all three Hillel Academy toddler classes gathered outside for a bonfire. Using their imaginations and some art supplies, students collected sticks, lit the fire and roasted marshmallows for a special snack.

The students enjoyed singing songs around the bonfire and sharing this special activity with friends in other classes.

Photos courtesy of Hillel Academy

Day school unity celebration The Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team performed at a Lag B’Omer Jewish day school unity event at Community Day School together with students from Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh and Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh, dazzling the hundreds of children with acrobatic stunts and tricks inside twirling jump ropes, catapulting off mini trampolines and tumbling routines.

p Elementary students had a blast participating in a special Jewish day school unity event to celebrate Lag B’Omer. Hillel Academy, Yeshiva Schools and Community Day School joined together for a fun-filled day.

Lag B'omer at Yeshiva Schools

p The Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team p Rabbi Meir Goldwasser is cutting the hair of his grandson, Dovber Ifergan, at his Upshernish (haircutting ceremony when a 3-year-old boy gets his first haircut), part of the Lag B’Omer event at Schenley Park.

p Celebrating unity at Lag B’Omer event

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p Students from Yeshiva Schools, Hillel Academy and Community Day School look on as the Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team performs for them at the Lag B’Omer unity event.

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Community Temple David Art in Residence Program

p Rebecca Gerse, above, and Ella Abrams, right, create their own art projects using pastels as part of the Weiger School’s Art in Residence Program, Revisiting Shabbat.

p From left: Rabbi Barbara Symons, chairpersons Carol and Bob Gordon and docent Laura Kruger at Temple David’s Art in Residence program

Photos courtesy of Temple David

Machers & Shakers

Learning with Kehillah La La

The Jewish Education Project has announced the inaugural cohort of the Generation Now Fellowship, the first comprehensive fellowship to provide professional growth and leadership development for senior educators in the field of Jewish teen engagement. Chris Herman, division director of the Jewish Life Department at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, in the inaugural cohort of 20 fellows, has worked with Jewish teens for more than 12 years. He earned his Master of Jewish Professional Studies degree from Spertus Institute in Chicago and a Certificate in Experiential Jewish Education from Yeshiva University. Herman and his wife, Erin, have two boys, Riley and Asher.

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Gabi Kaufman, the University of Pittsburgh student president of Chabad at Pitt, was chosen by Chabad On Campus International to receive the Mosaic Award for influencing Jewish life on campus at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City on April 29. t From left: Rabbi Shmuel Weinstein, director of Chabad House on Campus, Gabi Kaufman and Benjamin Levy, CEO of Mosaic International.

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Oren Spiegler of South Strabane Township, Washington County, was a guest of The New York Times at an evening reception, which was held in recognition and appreciation of its regular letter writers, at its Manhattan offices on Thursday, May 3. Since 2000, Oren has had 60 letters printed in The Times, which made him one of the leaders among the group of about 35 attendees.

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p Breanna Gusky is enjoying her one-on-one study time at Kehillah La La with Rabbi Chuck Diamond.

Photo courtesy of Rabbi Chuck Diamond

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Community A Walk to Remember At the April 29 Walk to Remember, an event co-sponsored by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Community Day School, participants walked the perimeter around CDS six times to memorialize the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust. All proceeds raised from the walk will go toward Holocaust education.

p Manny Kolski and Solange Leibovitz, two of the local survivors who were in attendance.

Grants decided

The Samuel M. Goldston Teen Philanthropy Project teens have decided on this year’s grants.

Thanks to the Goldston family, another 20 teens in the Greater Pittsburgh Jewish community learned about the need to do good deeds and Maimonides’ Ladder of Tzedakah, always focusing on the highest rung of helping another toward self-sufficiency. After evaluating 10 requests for funding, the teens decided to distribute grants to: Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsburgh, SOS Fund of the Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry, Circles East Liberty and Krembo Wings in Israel. Each teen contributed $500 of b’nai mitzvah money to the pooled project endowment. With support from the Goldston family, the teens were able to allocate $15,000 to the four organizations. Goldston Teen Philanthropy is a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Foundation and is run by Rabbi Ron Symons and The Second Floor of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh.

p From left: Teens Adi Schreiber, Noah Indianer, Grayson Honig and Dora Gordon

Photo courtesy of The Second Floor of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh

p Two of the children who were participating in an art table activity, creating and decorating cards with positive affirmations

Photos courtesy of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh

Hebrew Free Loan president passes the baton

Hebrew Free Loan’s president from 2016-2018, Jim Sheinberg, passes the baton to new president Shelley Daniels, who will serve until spring 2020. At HFL’s recent annual meeting, the board announced that the agency is expanding its service area beyond Allegheny County.

HFL will now also accept applicants from Westmoreland, Washington, Beaver, Butler and Armstrong counties. HFL offers 0 percent interest loans up to $10,000 for large expenses to residents of these counties regardless of their religion.

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