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NOTEWORTHY LOCAL Federation sets up shop in new home Technology Drive location offers new opportunities, expanded workspace.

Studying community: Congregations Pittsburghers finding ways to address worship beyond the bounds of shul donations while moving past attack By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

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 The Pittsburgh Secular Jewish Community celebrates Passover.

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and relevancy may be what brings dozens of people to Fife’s monthly Shabbat gatherings eshira haLev Fife breezes through and holiday services, those who are Jewish, the Squirrel Hill coffee shop, her as well as those who she says are “Jew-ish” signature waist-length dreadlocks — not necessarily identifying as Jews, swinging behind her. It is easy to see how but nonetheless connected to the Jewish her friendly, dark eyes and gentle, earnest community through friends or family. smile could put just about Most of those who attend anyone at ease. Kesher services, held typiThis is the first She is 40, but appears years cally in a room at Winchester in a 10-part series, younger: hip and new-agey, Thurston School in Shadyside, exploring the wearing her spirituality on her see it as their primary data of the 2017 sleeve, punctuated by a distinct worship community, forgoing Greater Pittsburgh aura of the mystical. membership at traditional Jewish Community Fife, the spiritual leader of brick-and-mortar synagogues. Study through the the worship community Kesher The 2017 Greater Pittsburgh people it represents. Pittsburgh, stands in stark Jewish Community Study, contrast to most other area commissioned by the Jewish Jewish clergy. She is not a rabbi Fe d e r at i on of G re at e r or a cantor, but rather a Hebrew priestess, Pittsburgh and conducted by researchers ordained in 2017 by the Kohenet Hebrew at Brandeis University’s Cohen Center Priestess Institute in Falls Village, Conn. for Modern Jewish Studies, found that She is enthusiastic and sincere when about 35 percent of Jewish households in describing Kesher: “We are post-denom- Greater Pittsburgh belong to a synagogue or inational, noninstitutional/independent. “another Jewish worship community of some We are priestess and peer-led, we are every- type.” While 19 percent of Jewish houseone-friendly, we are musical, magical holds in Greater Pittsburgh are dues-paying and connective.” members of brick and mortar congregations, On her website, Fife describes herself as “a 17 percent choose alternative models of community weaver, reclaiming ancient prac- Jewish worship communities. tices in ways that are resonant and relevant Many of these alternative communities in the modern day.” The search for contemporary resonance Please see Study, page 14 By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer

Oct. 27 attack spurs long-lost friends to find survivor. Page 3 LOCAL History of little-known school

The Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism was established decades ago to meet a unique need. Page 5

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ore than $8 million has been donated to funds established by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the three congregations targeted in the Oct. 27 attack that killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue building. The money has not yet been disbursed, however, due to a desire for patience and best practice, said leaders from Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, New Light Congregation and Congregation Dor Hadash. “These are special donations. They require a great deal of thought and a great deal of conversation to determine the right way to make a distribution,” said Stephen Cohen, New Light’s co-president. “We have looked at how other mass shooting distributions have been made and are strongly guided by the procedures and protocols adopted by these other tragedies.” Having spoken to those unfortunately familiar with mass shootings, they said, “the process goes much slower than we like,” and there is a balancing act at play, echoed Sam Schachner, Tree of Life’s president. “While the outside world is understandably interested in funds and donations, we are still very much in the process of healing,” said Ellen Surloff, Dor Hadash’s president. In the days following Oct. 27, donations surged. A GoFundMe page created by Johns Hopkins student Shay Khatiri surpassed $1 million dollars by Nov. 1. Gifts resumed steam around the holidays, and continue to come “in any which way,” said Barbara Caplan, New Light’s co-president. GoFundMe, Facebook and the congregations’ websites have provided donors worldwide giving opportunities. “We are eternally grateful for the donations,” said Cohen. Please see Funding, page 15

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Headlines Jewish Federation enters new home — LOCAL — By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

s of Jan. 2, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has a new home. After nearly six decades at 234 McKee Place in Oakland, the umbrella organization headed a mile and a half southwest to 2000 Technology Drive. With its abundance of natural light, movable furniture, multiple meeting spaces and chic cafe, the Federation’s new home may seem like an ideal setting, but locating the spot was not so simple. The Federation initially began exploring the idea in 2008, “when we realized we needed more space,” said the organization’s CFO, Milo Averbach. Given the market crash back then, the Federation delayed any further thoughts of moving until 2011. At the time, Billy Rudolph was asked to chair the Federation’s building committee, in which Averbach and other senior staff participated. In the years following, the committee considered adding a third floor to 234 McKee Place, razing the building and starting anew or even relocating. “Ideally the Federation wanted to be in Squirrel Hill or Oakland,” said Averbach. The problem was parking. Each neighborhood presented constraints, so the group explored buildings downtown and in the Strip District. Two years ago, once it was determined the Federation would sell its Oakland property and relocate, Rudolph, who serves as president and CEO of McKnight Realty Partners, stepped away from the group and David Sufrin took charge given a potential conflict, explained Averbach.

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In late 2017, the Federation agreed to sell 234 McKee Place and the adjacent Rudolph building at 232 McKee Place to Walnut Capital and signed a three-year lease to remain on site while researching other venues. In May 2018, Adam Herzman, Federation’s director of marketing, said the Federation was “in final negotiations” on a 10-year lease at 2000 Technology Drive. At the time, Andrew Stewart, principal of Tech Drive Partners, LLC, the legal entity under which Silk & Stewart are renting the building, said in a statement, “We’re excited to have the Jewish Federation join our other tenants.” Stewart is a board member of the Federation, who recused himself from possible conflicts, said Averbach. After the lease was finalized, and following

and probably for people in the North Hills area because it’s right off of the highway,” said Hertzman. The abundance of parking is also a boon, noted Averbach, who added that the Federation needs about 75 spaces for staff and volunteers. Though renovations are continuing on site, it is important to note “no campaign proceeds” are being used, said the CFO. “Proceeds from the sale of the building or other building endowment funds” are paying the costs. Added Hertzman, “We’re really excited to begin a new chapter for the Jewish Federation in a space that reflects our more modern way of working.” PJC

the prior tenant’s exit, the space was “gutted,” added the CFO. In its wake a beautiful area emerged. Large unobstructed windows abut the Monongahela River and the Birmingham Bridge. Eight rooms afford the ability to congregate or “huddle,” and there are even phone booths for placing or accepting private phone calls, noted Averbach. Desks can be utilized in a standing or seated position, there are an abundance of whiteboards, storage shelves convert into benches and there is a reliance on motion detector lights, noted Hertzman during a tour of the facility one day after the Federation received a building occupancy permit on Jan. 2. “I think there are many advantages both to the new space and to the location. It will be easier to access for people in the South Hills

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Headlines Voices from the past bring comfort to Tree of Life survivor — LOCAL — By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer

arry Werber and Rita Miller, née Garvey, had not been in touch since 1963. Back then, he was an Air Force man from Pittsburgh stationed in Warner Robins, Ga., and she was a high school girl volunteering at the local USO. Despite the distance in miles and time, when Miller heard of the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue building, her thoughts turned immediately to Werber. The two had dated for several months all those years ago, usually double dates along with her older sister Jane and an officer from Werber’s base. “Jane and I met Barry in the very early 60s,” said Miller, a retired lawyer, speaking from her home in Fayetteville, Ark. “We had gone to the USO club because my sister was home from college and I was bored.” Barry Werber When the sisters met Werber, he was p homesick, Miller recalled, not just from missing his parents but from missing his to spend a lot of his off-duty time with the Garveys, coming by regularly for homecommunity as well. “My dad was from Pittsburgh, and we cooked meals, and forming a deep connection had moved to Georgia from Erie a few years with the warm Roman Catholic family. before,” she said. “I was not your typical young military That Pennsylvania connection helped person looking to score,” Werber noted. “I Werber feel even more at home, and the nice was looking for home life. I was looking for JC ReSound Lady Reading 3:01 AM Page 1 Jewish boy from the SteelKids2019_Eartique City was happy1/7/19 comfort. I was looking for chicken soup.”

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He found all those things at the Garveys, he said. “Rita and Barry were fond of each other,” remembered Jane Garvey, now a freelance writer living in Brookhaven, Ga. “My mother was crazy about him. We all had a great time back then. He was definitely very welcomed to the family.”

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Werber’s relationship with the Garvey family continued for several months, until he was transferred to a base in Columbus, Ohio. After that, “he wrote my mom on and off,” Miller said. “He sent us an invitation when he was married the first time, and then Please see Voices, page 15

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Headlines The story of the Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism — HISTORY — By Eric Lidji | Special to the Chronicle

nytime I need inspiration, I stroll across downtown to the County Office Building on Ross Street. I climb the beige terrazzo steps to the mezzanine, haul one of the heavy charter books down from the shelf and spend an hour or so discovering old beginnings. A charter is the foundational legal document for any organization. It is the moment when a group of people becomes a “corporation” in the eyes of the law, which makes these books an ongoing record of aspirations, hopes and promises in Allegheny County. One day this past summer, while perusing the “P” section of the index, I got lost in a long list of corporations starting with “Pittsburgh.” It went on for page after page. Tucked in the middle of the list was a reference to “The Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism,” chartered on Nov. 9, 1954. The school was unfamiliar to me, and so, as instructed by the index, I lugged Charter Book Volume 75 down from the shelf and turned to page 166. One of the most useful factoids in any charter is the statement of purpose, where the incorporators explain their goals. The Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism was founded for the “establishment and

maintenance of a religious child, and his indiscreschool offering without tion surprised his parents. consideration or profit, They took his complaint training in the principles seriously and responded of Reform Judaism as a by helping to found a new religious faith as distinreligious school. guished from an ethnoIn an oral history logical concept, as well as conducted in 1984, mother the study of comparative and teacher Elizabeth religions, their philosophy Schuster confirmed aspects and history, for the better of this account. Her children also rankled at the understanding of Reform Judaism.” Another useful religious school curricfactoid is the list of incorulum and wanted to study porators. This charter the broad, ethical aspects gave five names: Edward of Judaism rather than its cultural particulars. G. Oppenheimer, Joel The school started Spear Jr., James D. Haber, One of the only surviving small. Goldman Jr. was Foster S. Goldman and p documents from The confirmed in a class of two. Eugene B. Schuster. Pittsburgh School for “It looked like a wedding,” Foster Goldman Jr. sits Reform Judaism is this he told me. Within a few on the Rauh Jewish History program from the 1958 years, though, the school Program & Archives advi- confirmation service. Image courtesy Rauh Jewish History sory committee. I asked Program & Archives had about 30 students, according to a headcount him about the school. He of a photograph printed in told me that in the early 1950s, as a pre-teen at Rodef Shalom, he lost the Jewish Criterion in May 1955. interest with his religious school classes. The Rejected by the organized Jewish commustudy of Hebrew wasn’t meaningful to him, nity, the school was forced to meet in and the annual review of Jewish holidays non-Jewish spaces: the University School on seemed repetitive. Howe Street, the East Liberty YMCA and the So one day he just left. Shadyside Boys Club. Parents taught most He was not a particularly rebellious classes. Several even attended a teachers’

training institute in Chicago in 1956. Out-oftown rabbis were hired for confirmations. Goldman Jr. didn’t have any documentation of the school, but he recalled the names of his fellow students. (My favorite, by far, were the brothers “Herk” Newman and “Turk” Newman.) On his list was Ellen Lehman, who has been donating family papers to the Jewish archives for years. I asked her for documentation, and she produced 14 photos and a program documenting her confirmation at the Webster Hall Hotel on June 1, 1958. The program includes hymns, psalms, prayers, readings and a list of the speakers that day. The surviving documentation of the Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism starts in the fall of 1954 and ends in May 1960. The record of those six years is scant but surprisingly well rounded and diverse. It includes a governmental record, an archival document containing original liturgical writings, a folder of photographs, a file of newspaper clippings and an oral history — just enough information, from just enough sources, to understand the spirit of the endeavor and what it meant to those who endeavored it. 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 >> Submit calendar items on the Chronicle’s website, pittsburghjewishchronicle.org. Submissions will also be included in print. Events will run in the print edition beginning one month prior to the date as space allows. The deadline for submissions is Friday, noon. q FRIDAY, JAN. 11 Pittsburgh’s Jewish Young Adults (22-45) will hold Game Night Potluck Shabbat from 7 to 9 p.m. at Amberson Towers Community Room. Bring a vegetarian dish to share. Wine and challah will be provided. There is no charge, but registration is required. Space is limited. Visit jfedpgh.org/shabbat-dinner to register. Contact Meryl Franzos at mfranzos@jfedpgh. org or 412-992-5204 for more information. q SATURDAY, JAN. 12 Visit Moishe House for lunch and the third part of our series, Stuff You Didn’t Learn in Hebrew School, from 2 to 4 p.m. We will be joined by members of the New Community Chevra Kadisha of Greater Pittsburgh, an organization that performs taharah (the ritual purification of the dead before a Jewish burial). Learn about Jewish ideas about death and the origin and meaning behind the ancient traditions. Contact moishehousepgh@gmail.com for more information. The acoustic/bluegrass band Nefesh Mountain will perform at 7 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh, Bellefield Music Hall. Nefesh Mountain blends American Appalachian traditions with the beautiful heritage of Jewish culture. Together, Nefesh Mountain has become the pioneer of a new genre, touring internationally with their music and fusing these seemingly disparate worlds with songs and spirituals in English and Hebrew alike. Visit nefeshmountain.com for more information. Lubavitch Center and Yeshiva Schools Annual Melava Malka celebrating the community and honoring Chaya Engle and Officer Dan Mead will be held at 8 p.m. in the Congregation Beth Shalom Ballroom. The charge is $36 per person or $180 sponsorship (includes two tickets). Visit yeshivaschools. com/melavamalka for more information. The Global Intergenerational Initiative for Grandparents and Grandchildren will hold an information session at Rodef Shalom Congregation. The G2 program is a yearlong Jewish journey for grandparents and their preteen grandchildren to connect, explore and strengthen their relationship with each other, Israel and the Jewish people. The program begins Sunday, Feb. 10. Contact Debbie Swartz for details about the information session and program at dswartz@jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5208.

Sisterhood Movie Night sponsored by the Women of Rodef Shalom will be at 7:30 p.m. in Levy Hall. “Green Fields,” a masterpiece of the Yiddish cinema of the 1930s starring Hershel Bernardi and Helen Beverly, will be shown. The film is a Yiddish folktale of that period that has been remastered and has clear English subtitles. The film is open to the community. Refreshments will follow the film. There is no charge. Visit rodefshalom.org for more information. q MONDAY, JAN. 14 Rabbi Don Rossoff, Temple Emanuel of South Hill’s interim rabbi, will lead a Downtown Lunch & Learn from noon to 1 p.m. at Reed Smith, 225 Fifth Ave., Suite 1200. The program is free and open to the community. Bring your own lunch and enjoy an hour of lively conversation on current events. RSVP to skaiser@reedsmith. com. There is no charge. Contact Temple’s office at 412-279-7600 or templeemanuel@ templeemanuelpgh.org for more information. Women of Valor? The Challenge of Sexuality to Orthodox Judaism in Contemporary Israeli Film and Theater with speaker Hadar Galron at 6:30 p.m. at Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 4127 Schenley Drive at the University of Pittsburgh. Visit jewishstudies. pitt.edu/events for more information. Movie Night at Beth El Congregation will begin with the comedy “Circumcise Me” starring comedian Yisrael Campbell. The program will begin with dinner at 7 p.m. followed by the film at 7:30 p.m. There is a $10 charge. Visit bethelcong.org for more information or call 412-561-1168. q TUESDAY, JAN. 15 Congregation Beth Shalom will hold a Lunch and Learn at noon. Ever wonder why you don’t have to park three blocks away from a Conservative synagogue on Shabbat? Or whether your rabbi can marry a gay couple? The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has been reviewing contemporary halachic issues for the Conservative movement for more than 90 years, and has a long-standing tradition of issuing thoughtful, sensitive responsa to the challenges of keeping Jewish law in today’s world. Learn about these teshuvot. There is no charge. Visit tinyurl.com/ LunchLearnJan2019 for more information. Chabad of the South Hills will hold a pre Tu B’Shevat lunch for seniors at noon at 1701 McFarland Road. There will be a presentation on hyperlipidemia, cholesterol, and medications that treat hyperlipidemia by Asti’s Pharmacy. There is a $5 suggested donation. Preregister at 412-278-2658 or barb@chabadsh.com.

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NCJW Pittsburgh will kick off its fifth anniversary of the Back 2 School Store by celebrating the past, present and future of this program with refreshments, meeting volunteer leaders and committee sign-ups from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 1620 Murray Ave. Visit facebook.com/events/478637349331922 for more information.

The Squirrel Hill AARP chapter will start the year at its new location, Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave. There is elevator service to the Falk Library and ample parking for everyone. Attendees are asked to enter the building at the doors facing the parking lot. Joan Finkel, a 16-year volunteer at Family House, will discuss the home away from home concept that offers reasonable room rates for families of those seeking medical treatments at hospitals in the Pittsburgh area. After, Marsha Stern will hold an open trivia contest with surprises/ treats. The general meeting will be held first. Refreshments will be served. Contact Marcia Kramer at 412-731-3338 for more information.

Chabad of the South Hills invites women to Love & Knaidels Cooking for a Cause at 7 p.m. to prepare 11 homemade kosher meals for 11 South Hills seniors in memory of the 11 taken from the community in the Tree of Life synagogue building shooting. Call Batya Rosenblum at 412-512-2330 to RSVP. There is no charge.

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Documentary night showing of “Woman on Fire” from 6:15 to 9 p.m. at Chatham University. “Woman on Fire” tells the story of Brooke Guinan, NYC’s first transgender firefighter. Guinan will be present at the screening and will be available for a Q&A after the movie. This event is free, but RSVP is requested. Meet at Moishe House at 6:15 and walk over to Chatham together. Contact moishehousepgh@ gmail.com for more information. Congregation Beth Shalom’s Derekh Speaker Series will present Elisha Waldman at 7:30 p.m., made available through the Jewish Book Council. Waldman’s book is “This Narrow Space,” a memoir by an American pediatric oncologist who spent seven years in Jerusalem treating children of all faiths who had been diagnosed with cancer. There will be a book sale and author signing at the end. Nar-Anon and NA meetings are every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El Congregation, 1900 Cochran Road. Enter through the administration office doors. All are welcome. q THURSDAY, JAN. 17 Chabad of the South Hills will offer Larger Than Life: Weaving G-d into the Details, a new monthly course for women by the Rosh Chodesh Society. Monthly classes are at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at 1702 McFarland Road. First class is The Pledge Fund: A Charitable Foundation, followed by classes on Feb. 14, March 14, April 11 and May 16. Visit chabadsh.com/rcs for more information. q FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Werewolf Bar Mitzvah Shabbat from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Moishe House. Nothing says Jewish tradition like good ol’ fashioned mythical creatures and Hebrew song. Come over to the Moish’ at 7:30 p.m. for Kabbalat Services followed by a delicious feast fit for kings … or wolves! Contact moishehousepgh@gmail. com for more information. q SUNDAY, JAN. 20 Lox & Learning – Mobilizing Young Jews to Volunteer Locally will be held at 10 a.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day join Zack Block, executive director of Repair the World, who will discuss his work mobilizing young Jews to volunteer in tackling pressing local needs each year. Learn about this work, and how you can get involved. Block gave up his accounting job to pursue his true passion, volunteerism, community activism and philanthropy in his day job. Visit bethshalompgh.org/events-upcoming for more information. There is no charge. q MONDAY, JAN. 21 Community Day School will be in session for Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the fourth consecutive year as the school takes on the theme of race in America and honors the life and legacy of King. The day will begin at 8 a.m. with special morning tefillah (prayers) and a concert featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience, an ethnic world music group merging Jewish and Afro-diasporic melodies and groove to combine the core concepts of àse and shalom power, action, unity and peace. Free and open to the community, but RSVPs are required at comday.org/MLK. Post-concert linger for an opportunity to learn as the students do.

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Make and take your very own terrarium to celebrate the birthday of the trees for Tu B’Shevat from 7 to 9 p.m. Location TBD. Contact moishehousepgh@gmail.com for more information. q THURSDAY, JAN. 24 Paint night at Moishe House from 7 to 9 p.m. led by resident Marissa Walter, complete with wine and snacks. Contact moishehousepgh@ gmail.com for more information. q SATURDAY, JAN. 26 Community Day School presents Jammin’ In The Jungle: A Safari Adventure at 7:30 p.m. at Nova Place, 100 S. Commons on the North Side, in support and celebration of the school and to honor Community Leadership Award winners Lester and Barbara Parker and Volunteer of the Year Derek Smith at the 2019 CDS gala fundraiser. The event will feature a silent auction, raffle prizes, food and dancing to the jungle beats of DJ Sosa. RSVP at comday.org/gala or contact Jenny Jones at jjones@comday.org for questions or ticket information. Safari festive attire is welcome, with dietary laws observed. q SUNDAY, JAN. 27 Temple Sinai’s Brotherhood Brunch & Lecture Series program will feature Pirates manager Clint Hurdle from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per person by Wednesday, Jan. 23 and $18 per person after. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. RSVP to Todd Miller at toddprmktg@gmail.com or 412-848-1082; or send a check payable to Temple Sinai Brotherhood to Temple Sinai Brotherhood, 5505 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 15217. Visit templesinaipgh.org/brotherhood-brunchguest-speaker-clint-hurdle for more information. Temple Emanuel of South Hills’ Bereavement Support group will meet at 1250 Bower Hill Road at 10 a.m., led by Jamie Del, MS, NCC, LPC and Naomi Pittle, LCSW. The group is open to previously and newly bereaved adults. Contact Temple’s office at 412-279-7600 or templeemanuel@ templeemanuelpgh.org for more information. Temple Sinai’s WoTS and Brotherhood will hold a lunch and puppet show from noon to 1:30 p.m. Temple Sinai member Kellee Van Aken and visual artist and puppet maker Cheryl Capezzuti will present an afternoon of short puppet pieces with stories of discovery, loss and how to put things together — plus a giant puppet dance party. There is no charge but RSVPs are required. Donations will be accepted at the door. RSVP to Debbie Haber at DHaber@TempleSinaiPGH.org or 412-421-7039 by 5 p.m. on Thurs. Jan. 17. Visit templesinaipgh.org/wots-brotherhoodlunch-puppet-show for more information. The Holocaust Center will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a screening of the French film “Korkoro” at 2 p.m. at the Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave. The award-winning drama is a tribute to Romani victims of the Holocaust, and the event will include a discussion with an expert on the Roma experience. Tickets are $10, free for Holocaust survivors and students with valid ID. Visit hcofpgh.org/ korkoro for more information.

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Calendar Calendar: Continued from page 6 q MONDAY, JAN. 28 Beth El Congregation’s adult education committee will host its free weekly Winter Speaker Series starting with George Savarese discussing Saudi Arabia and Israel from 7 to 9 p.m. This is a free six-evening series that starts with a wine and cheese reception and includes thought-provoking Pittsburgh scholars presenting a variety of topics. Other evenings will include: Rabbi Danny Schiff, discussing Prager and Steinsaltz, The New Torah Commentators on Feb. 4; Professor Jules Lobel and Rabbi Alex Greenbaum, Feb. 18; Rabbi Danny Schiff, Feb. 25 and March 4; and Karen Wolk Feinstein on March 11. Visit bethelcong.org for more information and to RSVP. Chabad of Pittsburgh will host Soup for the Inspired Soul, an evening featuring three local authors and their inspiring stories at 7:30 p.m. at 1700 Beechwood Blvd. There is no charge. Visit chabadpgh.com/soup for more information. q TUESDAY, JAN. 29 Shalom Pittsburgh will hold a Ladies Night at the Candle Lab from 6 to 8 p.m. Sip some wine and enjoy a relaxing evening pouring your own custom candle using any of their 120+ scents. Registration at jfedpgh.org/ ladies-night includes wine and candle making. The charge is $12. Contact Meryl Franzos at mfranzos@jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5204 for more information.

The FBI will lead a discussion on Extremism and Hate Crime Indicators from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave. The discussion will cover hate speech, bias crimes and extremism that have been reported in the Greater Pittsburgh area. The FBI will discuss the groups that have targeted the area and the relationship to regional and national trends. Learn how to identify symbols affiliated with these hate groups and mechanisms for reporting the activity. Visit jewishpgh.org/event/hatecrime-indicator to register. Game Night: Family Feud at Moishe House from 7 to 9 p.m. Contact moishehousepgh@ gmail.com for more information. q FRIDAY, FEB. 1 The Holocaust Center, in partnership with Prime Stage Theater, will hold teacher training on Teaching the Holocaust Through Theatrical Arts four times during the year in different locations across the county. The program will culminate in a student matinee of the acclaimed play “The Soap Myth,” starring Ed Asner, in May. Act 48 credit is available. The training will be from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Monroeville Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. q SATURDAY, FEB. 2 In recognition of Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month, Temple Sinai invites the community to a comedy event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring David Granirer, founder of Stand Up for Mental Health and a comedian and the emcee.

Temple Sinai congregants will highlight the humor of their lives with mental health issues. The evening will begin with Havdalah and presentation the Shore-Whitehill Award to Lisa Lederer. The award celebrates volunteers who promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the fabric of Jewish life through advocacy or direct service to individuals and families. Women of Temple Sinai and Jewish Residential Services are co-sponsors. Donations will be accepted at the door. Reserve tickets with Judy Rulin Mahan at Judy@TempleSinaiPGH.org or 412-421-9715, ext. 110 by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Complimentary babysitting is available for kids 12 and under with reservations. Visit templesinaipgh.org/ StandUp for more information. q SUNDAY, FEB. 3 Temple Emanuel of South Hills invites the community to Bagel Bites: Sunday Brunch Series. Nathan Firestone, professor of history at Point Park University, will speak at 10:30 a.m. The event is free, but RSVPs are requested at templeemanuelpgh.org/event/brunch2. Call 412-279-7600 for more information. q THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Temple Emanuel’s LGBTQ+ Task Force will bring Evan Wolfson to speak at 7 p.m. Wolfson will speak on “Making More Progress for Gay & Transgender People in our Community, Pennsylvania, the U.S., and the World: What Can We Do?” Wolfson is an internationally recognized civil rights lawyer who founded Freedom to Marry, the campaign that won marriage equality in the U.S. He is the author of

“Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People’s Right to Marry” (Simon & Schuster, July 2004). He is also a Squirrel Hill native. The format will be a conversation followed by audience Q&A. This event is free and open to the community, and is being sponsored by the Rabbi William Sajowitz Endowment Fund. There is no charge. Contact 412-279-7600, templeemanuel@templeemanuelpgh.org or visit templeemanuelpgh.org/event/wolfson for more information. q SUNDAY, FEB. 10 The Derekh Speaker Series will host Samantha Baskind at 10 a.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom. Baskind is an art history professor, and her book “The Warsaw Ghetto in American Art and Culture” is a study of how life in the ghetto and the uprising of its inhabitants have captured the American cultural imagination. There will be a book sale and author signing at the end. q DEADLINE TUESDAY, FEB. 12 Jewish Scholarship Service of Greater Pittsburgh (JSS), formerly known as Central Scholarship & Loan Referral Service (CSLRS), is reviewing scholarship applications for Jewish students attending college, secondary technical school or graduate school in the fall of 2019. The deadline for all applications is February 12. Apply at jfcspgh. org/scholarship. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and live in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington or Westmoreland counties. For more information visit the JSS website or contact Alayne Lowenberger, JSS program director, at alowenberger@jfcspgh.org, or 412-422-7200. PJC

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Review and make a list of the assets that you own, paying particular attention to how each asset is owned and titled, and how beneficiaries are named. Is an asset owned by you in your name only, or as a joint account, or an “In Trust for” account? Have you named pay-on-death beneficiaries on your insurance and retirement plan accounts? Also review and list debts, ongoing expenses and tax issues, and how your bills are paid, so someone else can handle payments if you become unavailable.

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Health Care Power Of Attorney with Living Will (Or Advanced Directive), Business and Financial Power Of Attorney, Last Will and Testament, and/or Trusts, deeds, business transfer documents, as needed.

Plan especially for Guardians and Trustees for minor children, and provide for minor child and young adult beneficiaries with Trust arrangements.

For beneficiaries with special needs due to disability, plan and provide for future income streams, e.g. via Special Needs Trusts, ABLE accounts etc. A special needs family member with a disability may need to rely on Medicaid to pay big medical bills. If so, assistance from you in the form of a gift or inheritance, must be done right to avoid interfering with their eligibility for benefits that are based on financial need.

Gather and organize your financial and legal records and documents. Tell someone where to find your planning materials when needed.

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Consider long-term care insurance as protection against the potential cost of longterm care, to see if it is right for you.

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Organize your passwords and information about your on-line and digital accounts and access, and store securely. The question of how to store this information securely for someone else is complicated, though.

Consider tax implications of your estate plan, tax aspects of who will benefit from you, and how gifts and inheritances will be structured.

Concerning your healthcare, make a list of your doctors, prescriptions and diagnoses.

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Make a record of your work history, especially with regard to life insurance or pension benefits, and for calculating your full Social Security amount.

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Consider instructions about donating organs or tissues. These provisions are usually part of your Living Will or Advanced Healthcare Declaration

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Make a business succession plan if you are a business owner, including for interim operations if you become suddenly absent.

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Communicate your funeral plans and preferences, or plan the funeral yourself.

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Headlines Amos Oz, a ‘saintly intellectual’ who turned Israel’s national reality into art — NATIONAL — By Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA

mos Oz would often speak in the kind of tossed-off epigrams that come only with a lot of practice. But just when you wanted to smack him for his breezy erudition, he would redeem himself with a flash of spot-on — and hilarious — self-awareness. In 2011, speaking at the 92nd Street Y about the novel he’d just published in English, “Scenes From Village Life,” Oz said that 99 percent of the typical media coverage of Israel involves extremist settlers, ultra-Orthodox fanatics and brutal soldiers, “and 1 percent saintly intellectuals like myself.” Oz died Dec. 28 at age 79, having won nearly every literary prize short of the Nobel and having become perhaps Israel’s most widely translated author. If Jews were in the canonization business, Oz would have earned his wings (halo? robe? my theology is shaky) on the basis of “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” his 2002 novel cum memoir. Like so much of what he wrote, the book is not just autobiographical, but a biography of Israel itself. Although his story ends before he is out of

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p Amos Oz, shown here in 2015, often blurred the personal and the political in his writing. Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images

his teens, the young Amos bears witness to the destruction of European Jewry, the height

of the British mandate, a Hebrew renaissance in Jerusalem, the great Zionist debates (and

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debaters) of the day, the rise of the kibbutz movement and the birth of the state. The book’s brilliance is its blurring of personal memoir and national drama, as in an unforgettable description of the night in 1947 when the United Nations voted to partition Mandatory Palestine, giving international legitimacy to a Jewish state. His father, Yehuda Klausner, still “drenched in sweat from the crush of the crowds” celebrating the U.N. vote, crawls into bed with the young narrator. He tells the boy of the “hooligans” who tormented him and his brother back in Odessa and Vilna, and how the bullies forced the boy’s grandfather “down on the paving stones and removed his trousers too in the middle of the playground.” Oz continues: And still in a voice of darkness with his hand still losing its way in my hair (because he was not used to stroking me) my father told me under my blanket in the early hours of November 30, 1947, “Bullies may well bother you in the street or at school some day. They may do it precisely because you are a bit like me. But from now on, from the moment we have our own state, you will never be bullied just because you are a Jew Please see Oz, page 15

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Headlines Brazil applauds Netanyahu-Bolsonaro bromance, new ties with Jewish state — WORLD — By Marcus M. Gilban | JTA

IO DE JANEIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gained pop star status among Brazilians during a five-day visit to their country to attend the inauguration of the new president, Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s most influential primetime newscasts, Jornal Nacional and Fantastico, dedicated several minutes to coverage of the first sitting Israeli prime minister to visit Brazil. The warm feelings between Israel’s rightwing prime minister and Brazil’s most rightwing president in three decades played out in public events and on social media. They contrasted with the previous 16 years of tension between the two countries’ under Brazil’s left-wing regimes. “This visit is unique, historical, a turnover in the relationship between Israel and Brazil. It’s a great start of year 2019,” said Israel’s ambassador to Brazil, Yossi Shelley. “Bibi crowns Bolsonaro’s once-in-a-lifetime moment,” Israel’s honorary consul, Osias Wurman, said, explaining Netanyahu’s unexpected popularity. This city was the starting point for Netanyahu along with his wife, Sara, and their son, Yair. After landing, the prime minister headed straight to the Copacabana fort, where he was surprised to be awarded the National Order of the Southern Cross, Brazil’s highest national honor for highranking guests, by Bolsonaro. “We will be starting a difficult government from January. In order to overcome the obstacles, we’ll need good allies, good friends, good brothers. Like Benjamin Netanyahu,” Bolsonaro said about the only foreign leader he met prior to being sworn in. Bolsonaro also joined Netanyahu at a Dec. 28 ceremony at the Kehilat Yaacov synagogue in the heart of Copacabana, Rio’s most heavily Jewish neighborhood. Some 500 members of the 30,000-strong Jewish community there attended the ceremony at the Orthodox synagogue, shouting “mito” (Portuguese for myth or legend) at Bolsonaro, and Netanyahu’s nickname, “Bibi.” “We can’t understand that we had to wait over 70 years for an Israeli prime minister to visit Brazil,” Netanyahu said in Hebrew, calling Bolsonaro “yedidi,” my friend, and “mitos.” “It’s not just friendship, not a pact of interest, it’s also a pact of brothers.” Bolsonaro said: “It is with great honor that today I meet the man that is to me an example of patriotism, austerity and work for his people. I have always mentioned Israel as an example. Look what they don’t have and see what they are. Look at Brazil, look what we have and see what we don’t have. We’ll be more than just good partners, we’ll be brothers.” Back at their hotel, the Netanyahus held a private Friday evening Shabbat ceremony, where Freddy Glatt, the 90-year-old president of the Brazilian Association of

p Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro salutes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Rio de Janeiro’s Kehilat Yaacov synagogue last December. Bolsonaro was inaugurated on New Year’s Day.

p Netanyahu shakes hands with Bolsonaro in Rio in December.

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Holocaust Survivors in Rio, offered the kiddush blessing over the wine. “His visit is very positive to show Brazilians the good things about Israel,” Glatt said. “Despite the leftist people who are usually harsh on him, he is very nice and surprisingly behaved with simplicity.” Like most Cariocas, or Rio natives, the Netanyahus chose the beach to enjoy the 95-degree weather on Saturday morning. While Yair, 27, took a helicopter and went on a yacht ride at a pristine island off Rio, the prime minister and his wife took a stroll that drew the attention of locals and tourists. A scene of the pair eating at a seafront restaurant fueled a media spectacle. When someone in the crowd of onlookers yelled “Free Palestine,” Netanyahu immediately added “from Hamas.” On Dec. 30, the couple was escorted by Rio state governor Wilson Witzel and his wife for a visit to Sugarloaf Mountain, a city landmark. They headed for the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, but the prime minister could not leave the car for security reasons. At night, the statue was lit up with

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the blue-and-white colors of the Israeli flag. The Israeli prime minister met with Jewish officials from several Brazilian states, including those concerned about the impact of Netanyahu and Bolsonaro’s right-wing politics. “The Jewish community is quite diverse and we will work so that political differences do not affect our unity,” Fernando Lottenberg, president of the Brazilian Israelite Confederation, said the day after Bolsonaro was elected in October. At a news conference, Netanyahu highlighted Israel’s innovation and high technology contributions to the world. He also spoke of Bolsonaro’s plans for the Israeli Embassy. “President Bolsonaro said he’ll move the embassy to Jerusalem. It’s not a matter of if, but when,” Netanyahu told the audience about the Brazilian leader’s promise during the campaign. “President Trump said the same thing, he moved the embassy. And President Bolsonaro will move the embassy as well.” Israel also offered assistance to Brazil

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in domestic security — a key part of the Bolsonaro campaign in the crime-ridden country — including the sale of drones with facial recognition technology. Bolsonaro’s pro-Israel stance during his campaign and Netanyahu’s eagerness to embrace the new leader have earned mixed reactions at home. Reporters at a briefing with an unnamed “senior Israeli political officer” noted that Bolsonaro has denigrated women, the LGBTQ community and minorities. “Netanyahu has his own positions and no one can diminish them, both regarding women and regarding gays,” the official replied, according to Haaretz. “He is liberal in these matters, and it’s not just political correctness. … But our relations with countries like Brazil are important. We do not have the privilege of hunkering down in our fortress of purity.” Netanyahu was joined later by Witzel and Rio’s mayor, Marcelo Crivella, at a meeting with several evangelical Christian leaders who, fiercely pro-Israel, played a pivotal role in supporting Bolsonaro’s election. Brazil has the world’s second-largest Christian population and the largest Catholic population. “We have no better friends in the world than the evangelical community, and the evangelical community has no better friend in the world than Israel,” Netanyahu said. “You are our brothers and sisters, and we protect the rights of Christians.” “President Bolsonaro’s first name in Hebrew is Yair, which is also the name of our son. It means he who brings light. And I think that we have now an opportunity together to bring a lot of light to the people of Brazil and the people of Israel. This is an alliance of brothers.” During the event, the Brazilian state of Amazonas launched a commemorative stamp featuring a picture of Netanyahu and also honoring Israel’s 70th birthday. New Year’s Eve was a day to meet businesspeople who flew to Rio from all corners of Brazil. The following morning they flew to Brasilia for Bolsonaro’s inauguration. “Let’s unite the people, value the family, respect the religions and our JewishChristian tradition,” Brazil’s president said during his speech in the Brazilian congress on Jan. 1 after being greeted by the Netanyahus. In the capital city, Netanyahu held separate meetings with the U.S. secretary of state, Mike Pompeo; Chile’s president, Sebastian Pinera; and the president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, who recently expressed his willingness to move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Netanyahu said Bolsonaro has accepted his invitation to visit Israel in March, weeks before Israel is slated to hold national elections. “Until a few months ago Brazil was the unattainable goal of Israeli diplomacy. Overnight it has turned from hostile to sympathetic,” Netanyahu said. “This is a partnership that has been meaning to happen, meant to happen, and we’re going to make it happen very fast.” PJC JANUARY 11, 2019 9

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New Orleans cancels Women’s March, citing anti-Semitism worry At least two more Women’s Marches have been canceled, including in New Orleans, where its chapter cited “several issues.” “Many of the sister marches have asked the leaders of Women’s March, Inc. to resign but as of today, they have yet to do so,” the New Orleans chapter said in its announcement last week.

Top leaders of the main organization have been accused of engaging in or condoning anti-Semitism, of not cutting ties with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and of failing to heed the concerns of its thousands of Jewish backers. New Orleans has held a Women’s March for the past two years. Marches are scheduled for across the country on Jan. 19. Earlier, the march in Eureka, Calif., was canceled over concerns that participants would be “overwhelmingly white, lacking representation from several perspectives in our community,” the group said in a statement.

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old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality. And it’s like, ‘This is my team. You do what the f**k I tell y’all to do. Or we get rid of y’all.”

LeBron James apologizes after sharing anti-Semitic lyric

The London-based bank HSBC clarified that its decision to divest from Israel’s Elbit Systems is a statement against the production of cluster bombs and has nothing to do with the boycott movement against Israel. “HSBC’s decision to divest from Elbit Systems was not the result of campaigning by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, and it is not indicative of support for the movement’s objectives,” Stuart Levey, HSBC’s chief legal officer and group managing director, said in a letter to The Jerusalem Post, the newspaper reported. “HSBC’s decision was based on our longstanding defense policy whereby we do not invest in companies linked to the production or marketing of cluster munitions.” Elbit rejected the explanation, saying it does not produce cluster bombs. In November, Elbit acquired an Israeli company that has a history of producing cluster bombs. But Elbit’s vice president David Vaknin told The Jerusalem Post that the company “will not be continuing its prior activities with respect to cluster munitions.” The decision came a month after the global vacation rental website Airbnb decided to delist sites in West Bank settlements. PJC

LeBron James has apologized in response to an outcry by Jewish groups following a social media post in which the NBA superstar appeared to endorse an anti-Semitic trope regarding Jews and money. In a since-deleted post captured and shared by sports journalist Darren Rovell, James quoted lyrics of a song by 21 Savage in which the rapper sings “We been gettin’ that Jewish money, everything is Kosher (On God)” and then boasts about buying Lamborghini and Tesla cars. “Apologies, for sure, if I offended anyone,” James, a Los Angeles Lakers forward, told ESPN. “That’s not why I chose to share that lyric. I always [post lyrics]. That’s what I do. I ride in my car, I listen to great music, and that was the byproduct of it. So I actually thought it was a compliment, and obviously it wasn’t through the lens of a lot of people. My apologies. It definitely was not the intent, obviously, to hurt anybody.” James also made waves this week with accusations against NFL team owners, saying that “in the NFL they got a bunch of

British bank defends divestment over cluster bombs, not boycott

This week in Israeli history father is the chief rabbi. The family escapes to Lithuania in July 1938, a few months after the Nazi annexation of Austria, then moves to Brooklyn after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.

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Jan. 11, 1961 — Immigrant ship Egoz sinks

The Egoz, a ship leased by the Mossad to secretly transport Moroccan Jews to Israel, sinks around 3 a.m., a few hours after leaving the Moroccan port of Al Hoceima on its 12th immigration trip. Forty-four would-be immigrants, half of them children, drown.

Jan. 12, 1989 — Maccabi T.A. wins in Moscow

In the first competition for Israeli athletes in the Soviet Union since the Six-Day War, the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team beats CSKA Red Army, 97-92. The game reflects a thaw in relations between Israel and the Soviet Union set it 1987.

Jan. 13, 1922 — Zionist leader meets Harding

Nahum Sokolow, the president of the World Zionist Congress’ Executive Committee, meets with U.S. President Warren Harding in Washington during a U.S. tour to raise money for Jewish settlement in Palestine.

Jan. 14, 1925 — Carlebach is born

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, one of modern Judaism’s most influential composers and spiritual leaders, is born in Berlin. He spends his early years in Baden, Austria, where his

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Jan. 15, 1958 — Kastner cleared of collaboration

Israel (Rudolf) Kastner is cleared by the Israeli Supreme Court of any wrongdoing in his World War II activities as head of the Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Hungary during the Nazi occupation. Kastner is estimated to have saved 33,000 Hungarian Jews from the death camps but is accused by a Hungarian Jew living in Jerusalem in 1952 of collaboration and concealment.

Jan. 16, 2003 — Ill-fated shuttle launches

The space shuttle Columbia launches with Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. A piece of foam breaks off the shuttle’s external tank during the launch and damages a wing. As a result, Columbia disintegrates on re-entry Feb. 1, killing all seven crew members.

Jan. 17, 1930 — Call for end of Jewish home

Sir John Chancellor, the British high commissioner in Palestine, expresses his growing anti-Zionist views in a 90-page dispatch to the Colonial Office enumerating Arab grievances. Chancellor calls for an end to efforts to establish a Jewish national home in the Land of Israel. PJC PITTSBURGHJEWISHCHRONICLE.ORG

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Opinion Independent minyans are filling a void and deserve our support — EDITORIAL —

ore and more Jewish Pittsburghers are turning away from conventional brick and mortar synagogues, opting instead to worship with pop-up communities, independent minyans or with one of the several Chabads around town, according to the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Jewish Community Study conducted by researchers at Brandeis University and commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. That study showed just over a third of Pittsburgh’s Jewish households count themselves as members of some sort of local Jewish worship group, with 19 percent belonging to conventional congregations and 17 percent opting to participate in “alternative” communities. The flip side of that coin is that almost two-thirds have no affiliation at all with a communal Jewish worship group. Pittsburgh’s statistics mirror national trends. According to the 2013 Pew study of American Jewry, just one third of U.S. Jews are affiliated with a Jewish worship community. The reasons so many local Jews are forgoing synagogues in favor of other options include flexibility, contemporary relevance

and intimacy, the Chronicle learned while reporting on the phenomenon for this week’s issue. Some people pointed to feeling judged or uncomfortable at conventional congregations, and preferred the noncommittal nature of attending services with groups that are more “informal.” Others said they enjoyed the creativity of the independent minyans or their emphasis on music. Are these progressive pop-ups taking congregants out of the pews of Pittsburgh’s synagogues? And if so, should we be worried? Attending services at pop-up communities has historical precedent, according to Daniel Judson in his book “Pennies for Heaven: a History of American Synagogues and Money.” Back in the early 1900s on the Lower East Side of New York, several High Holiday minyans popped up in various storefronts, attracting worshippers wishing to avoid having to pay for seats to pray. The phenomenon drew the ire of several established congregations that joined together in written protest. Conventional congregational affiliation is declining across religious denominations, a phenomenon that is not unique to Judaism, several national studies have shown. In 21st-century America, not all — or even most — Jews need or want synagogue life. But lots of us do want something.

The independent minyans, Chabads and pop-ups that have been attracting so many members of Jewish Pittsburgh are obviously filling a need. They are attracting scores of participants — granted, not weekly, but occasionally — and bringing Jews together in community, fellowship and, in most cases, spirituality. This is work that also can be done in brick and mortar congregations, and certainly several of our synagogues p Keshira haLev Fife blesses children along with their parents at an alternative minyan. are offering alternative Photo provided by Keshira haLev Fife types of worship and other While it is possible that some of those who programs. For many in our community are choosing part-time worship communi- seeking alternatives, these congregations can ties would join a brick and mortar congrega- fill those needs. For some who are looking for connection if there were no other options, it seems unlikely that their attendance at services tion without commitment, though, these would increase as a result. Most whom pop-ups and independent minyans may the Chronicle interviewed were content be the answer. We encourage Pittsburgh’s with meeting just once a month. So, while organized Jewish community to welcome membership in a conventional congrega- these alternative groups — to see them tion might yield increased revenue for that not as threats, but as ways to augment congregation, it would not necessarily yield Jewish life here — and to learn from their continued success. PJC increased participation.

Grabbing the baton Guest Columnists Gail Norry Ann Pava

magine a world where Jewish day schools have the resources they need to be affordable to all. Imagine a world where the across-the-board excellence of our schools attracts families far and wide, and where the ranks of day school philanthropists overflow the largest rooms for Jewish communal gatherings. Imagine a world where Jewish day schools are the first choice for families. We believe in making this vision a reality and know that there are many throughout North America committed to this vision as well. We know that there is simply nothing as effective and impactful as Jewish day school. And many of us were together in November for the first time in 20 years to get started. When the inimitable Mem Bernstein, chair of the board of The AVI CHAI Foundation, gave us the signal, with hearts pounding, we took our mark. Like the first runner in a relay, she held out the baton and made sure we were ready to grab it. It was a room of more than 100 Jewish day school philanthropists from across North America, and we were exuberant.

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In competitive track and field, there is a defined area where baton-passing can take place, called “the relay zone.” In many ways the recent Prizmah Day School Investor Summit was a 24-hour relay zone. We are still in that zone in a way, and remain ever more committed to the challenge of ensuring that Jewish day schools have what they need to thrive. That starts with more day school funders and committed leaders. Those who joined us at the summit arrived with enthusiasm and a sense of joy. Being a Jewish day school philanthropist can sometimes be lonely. Some of us are funding local schools in very significant ways, sometimes without a strategic connection to the bigger picture. In chairing this event, we asserted that the day school movement is too important for our supporters to feel isolated. Anyone who was in the room for Mem’s speech felt anything but a sense of isolation. Hearing her speak formally (a rare occurrence, she conceded), knowing that she was sharing and revealing her heart, was extraordinary. In the past 20-plus years, The AVI CHAI Foundation has invested more than $325 million in building and supporting the Jewish day school field. When Mem said “you can only pass a baton to a teammate,” we knew what our team needed was more members. Wherever there are day schools, there are passionate day school supporters who can come together and literally change the course

of our Jewish future. Now is the time for these and other philanthropists to join us in this critical work. Summit attendees were asked to think hard and creatively. How can we invest more strategically in our day schools at the local and national level? What might be the next big thing that will keep our schools vibrant and vital? What national initiatives can Prizmah, the only central address for Jewish day schools, foster to address challenges like affordability and excellence? How can school-community and other partnerships yield even greater impact? We learned from Paula Gottesman from MetroWest New Jersey and Joel Siegel from Montreal about new models for communitywide day school endowment support. We studied the ways PJ Library and the Foundation for Jewish Camp have leveraged local and national partnerships to scale their initiatives nationally and make a transformative impact. We started to imagine what the next leg of the run could look like for Jewish day schools. And to tie this all together, we officially launched B’Yachad, Prizmah’s strategic plan for Jewish day schools, which focuses on deepening talent, catalyzing resources, accelerating innovation, and networking to learn. This roadmap for making lasting impact will serve the day school field toward greater sustainability. This roadmap prioritizes our team and challenges us to find, recruit and mobilize more believers in the power of Jewish day school.

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Truth be told, the summit was just the beginning, a stimulus that builds momentum in terms of relationships, ideas and connections. It has left us with a renewed sense of optimism and a confidence that, as Mem put it, “we have been on the same team for a very long time.” The next big ideas that will propel the day school field forward are on the verge of hatching. We can achieve so much more together than we can alone, and we are a team that is strengthened by growing our numbers. Join us in this race for our Jewish future. Oh, yes, Mem, we are ready to grab the baton. PJC Gail Norry is a Prizmah board member and chairs its Development Committee. She is a vice president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and has served in multiple national leadership roles, including chair of National Women’s Philanthropy and National Young Leadership of the Jewish Federations of North America. She was the founder and co-chair of OROT, a special needs initiative in Philadelphia’s Jewish day schools. Ann Pava is chair of Prizmah, a past chair of National Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federations of North America, and the founding president of the Hebrew High School of New England. She serves as a vice president of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance and is on the board of Yeshivat Maharat, the first Orthodox institution to ordain women. This article first appeared on ejewishphilanthropy.org.

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Opinion Crackdown in Xinjiang — the Islamic world’s Achilles heel Guest Columnist James Dorsey

disagreement between major Indonesian religious leaders and the government on how to respond to China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims raises questions about the Islamic world’s ability to sustain its silence about what amounts to one of the most concerted assaults on the faith in recent history. Rejecting a call on the government by the Indonesian Ulema Council, the country’s top clerical body, to condemn the Chinese crackdown on Turkic Muslims that has seen up to a million Muslims detained in re-education camps in China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang, Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla recently insisted that the government will not interfere in the internal affairs of others. The disagreement could take on greater significance after the elections in April, which incumbent president Joko Widodo is expected to win. Widodo’s vice presidential running mate, Ma’ruf Amin, is the Ulema Council’s chairman. Since joining the ticket, Amin has retained his Council position as non-active chairman. Nonetheless, Kalla’s position is in line with that of a majority of Muslim countries. Eager as they are to attract Chinese infrastructure investment, those countries have opted to remain silent on the crackdown in a bid to avoid jeopardizing relations with the People’s Republic. These same countries have

responded angrily to far less threatening incidents, such as the condemnation of British writer Salman Rushdie for his novel, “The Satanic Verses”; the cartoon depiction in Denmark of the Prophet Muhammad; and the burning of a Qur’an by an American pastor. In a similar vein, Mushahid Hussain, chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said the cardinal principle of Pakistan-China relations is to refrain from commenting on anything to do with another country’s domestic issues — even though some 200 small Pakistani businessmen have been campaigning for the release of their Uyghur spouses from Chinese camps, or for the lifting of travel bans on their children, or for permission to visit them. “Given the relationship of Pakistan with China, and in the Muslim world in particular, the Chinese narrative is apparently being accepted across the board as the one that is correct,” Hussain told the Associated Press. Turkey, too, despite its ethnic and cultural links to China’s Turkic Muslims and past support for Uyghur aspirations, has adopted a similar attitude as Chinese investment and financial aid expands. With the exception of a few protests in Bangladesh and India, and some critical statements by Malaysian leaders, Muslims across the globe have largely refrained from pressuring their governments to speak out about developments in Xinjiang. In fact, China retains its status as Asia’s top tourism destination for Muslim travelers. Nabeel Shariff, founder of U.K.-based halal holiday company Serendipity Tailormade, struggled with the ethical aspects of promoting Muslim tourism to China, but

concluded that “in a way, it makes sure the Uyghur community are not forgotten.” Shariff ’s justification notwithstanding, there is little evidence that the plight of China’s Turkic Muslims remains in the Muslim public eye. Muslim and Chinese leaders appear to be betting that the silence is sustainable. That threatens to be a risky strategy. For one thing, the crackdown in Xinjiang is expanding to the Hui, China’s non-Turkic Muslims. The autonomous region of Ningxia Hui recently signed a cooperation agreement on anti-terrorism with Xinjiang in a bid to learn from the crackdown on the Turkic Muslims, or, in the words of the Global Times, a Communist Party organ, “to learn from Xinjiang’s experiences in promoting social stability.” Mounting Western criticism of the crackdown, which is toughest on Muslims but also targets other religious groups, including evangelists, puts Muslim nations on the spot. The criticism is likely to lead to Western companies boycotting products made in Xinjiang by inmates of the re-education camps, which China describes as institutions for vocational training. A recent Associated Press investigation tracked the shipment of sportswear from a factory linked to the camps to Badger Sportswear in the United States, which supplies university bookshops and sports teams around the country. “We will voluntarily halt sourcing and will move production elsewhere while we investigate the matters raised,” said Badger CEO John Anton. New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith, a member of the House Foreign Relations

Committee, called on the Trump administration to ban imports from Chinese companies associated with detention camps. A potential black swan is anti-Chinese sentiment in a number of Muslim countries, some of which have ethnic links to China’s Turkic Muslims. This could be a result of perceptions that Chinese commercial terms for project finance and loans associated with the People’s Republic’s infrastructure-driven Belt and Road Initiative are debt traps. In an illustration of the risk, Kunaysh Sultanov, a member of the Kazakh parliament, and former deputy prime minister and ambassador to China, took issue with the government’s attempt to balance its relations with China with its need to stand up for the rights of Kazakhs. “There should be talks taking place with the Chinese delegates. Every delegation that goes there should be bringing this topic up. … The key issue is that of the human rights of ethnic Kazakhs in any country of the world being respected,” Sultanov said after an escaped Chinese camp worker of Kazakh descent testified in court about what she had witnessed. PJC James M. Dorsey, a non-resident senior associate at the BESA Center, is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture. BESA Center Perspectives Papers are published through the generosity of the Greg Rosshandler Family. This article was provided by JNS.org.

— LETTERS — Sorely missing the deli experience I join a recent letter writer who laments the virtual extinction of the Pittsburgh Jewishstyle delicatessen, a phenomenon which is exacerbated by Jeff Cohen’s consolidation of his two Smallman Street Delis into one location in the Strip District (“A deli lament,” Jan. 4). Smallman Street Deli and Bob Wasserman’s Food for Thought in Oakland offer fine delicatessen food, but we have no grand restaurant in the style of Weinstein’s, of blessed memory, a large restaurant where one could obtain virtually any delicatessen food for dining in or takeout, and where one could dine late at night after a movie or show. During my semi-regular visits to Los Angeles, one of the highlights is dining at some of that great city’s renowned delicatessens: Nate ’n Al in Beverly Hills, Jerry’s Famous Deli, Canter’s, Art’s and Greenblatt’s. Near my home in Western Pennsylvania, I am able to enjoy one of the greatest Jewish style sandwiches anywhere, the Reuben with kosher corned beef at, of all places, The Original Pancake House of Mt. Lebanon, one of the last restaurants I would expect to find this beloved dish done so perfectly. Alas, there is no Jewish flavor there, no matzah ball soup, no counter with meats, salads, rugelach and potato pancakes to go, and the restaurant is only open until 3 p.m. One would think that an area like that of Pittsburgh, which is home to tens of thousands of Jews, could support at least one Weinstein’s-style restaurant. Oren Spiegler South Strabane Township

Correction

In “Jewish community tackling stigma, challenges of teen mental health” (Dec. 7), the Chronicle misspelled the name of the Staunton Farm Foundation. The Chronicle regrets the error.

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exist somewhat under the radar, and would-be members need to know where to look to find them. Promotion of their services and events is often limited to Facebook posts or websites, but scores of Pittsburghers nonetheless have discovered them, preferring their flexibility and creativity to more conventional congregations. These alternative communities include “High Holiday pop-ups, chavurot and independent minyanim,” said Matt Boxer, an assistant research professor at Brandeis, and one of the lead researchers for the Pittsburgh study. In contrast to most brick and mortar congregations, dues are generally not required. Kesher’s Shabbat service is “underpinned by Jewish values,” according to Fife, but looks very different from what one would find at most area congregations. Attendees and leaders of the service sit in a circle on cushions, with Fife playing the harmonium

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accompanied by several other musicians. At the center of the circle is “a beautiful fabric with sacred geometry painted on it,” Fife described. “In the middle are our candles, our challah, our wine, and other sacred objects that are resonant with the times.” The sacred objects can change each month. For example, at Kesher’s November service, which followed the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue building, those objects included the front page of the issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that as its headline ran the first line of the Mourner’s Kaddish in Hebrew; the kriah ribbon Fife wore while she was marching with the activist group Bend the Arc in protest of President Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh; a small Torah; a stone with the word “grieve” written on it; and “sacred threads that had come from my ordination day as a Hebrew priestess,” Fife said. The Shabbat services, which attract between 35 and 60 people, include chanting and storytelling. Children are enthusiastically welcomed, and attendees are encouraged to dress in whatever makes them feel comfortable. Shadyside resident Stephanie Weinstein grew up in Fox Chapel and attended services at Tree of Life Congregation in her youth. Now, she, her Hindu husband and her two young children look to Kesher as their primary place to worship Jewishly. 14 JANUARY 11, 2019

They are not affiliated with a brick and mortar congregation. “Our center of Jewish life is now Kesher,” said Weinstein. “They are very welcoming and accessible, and my husband feels comfortable and is interested and excited about going, which is important to me and my family.” At Kesher, it “feels like we’re being Jewish in an informal setting,” Weinstein added, noting that as she and her husband are busy with full-time jobs and parenting, the flexibility of the group fits in better with their lifestyle than would a conventional congregation.

A place for empty-nesters

Finding that conventional congregations were “not meeting our needs,” Janet Seltman co-founded the independent minyan Makom HaLev about five years ago along with Rabbi Doris Dyen, an ordained Reconstructionist rabbi. The minyan meets once a month for Shabbat in people’s homes, and on holidays at various locations. Noting that Makom HaLev draws heavily from the Jewish Renewal movement, its “goal is about making rituals meaningful for today,” Seltman said, adding that the services often include “alternative ways of praying, role-playing and dramatic presentations.” Egalitarian and LGBTQ friendly, the community “empowers people to be involved and creative in the service,” said Seltman. And the intimacy of the group — typically no more than about 10 people on Shabbat — is “much harder to get at a big shul.” “We know and greet everyone before the service, and everyone is engaged,” she said. “We are all really present.” Seltman, 67, does not belong to a brick and mortar synagogue, although she did when her children were young. “My spiritual needs now are being met at Makom HaLev,” she said. When Susan Goldberg moved to Pittsburgh in 2009, “middle-aged, single and with no children,” she had no interest in joining a congregation at which she suspected she might feel “uncomfortable,” but she found community at Makom HaLev. The lawyer turned psychologist turned professor appreciates the “freedom” the minyan provides, and that the group is “accepting of who you are and how you take up the religion,” she said. Recently, several younger people have joined the group, and she enjoys their energy as well. Although Goldberg does not consider herself “particularly religious,” she does need “spirituality, but maybe on my own terms.” The “part-time” aspect of Kehilla La La, founded by Rabbi Chuck Diamond, appeals to Mt. Lebanon resident Bobbi Gerson, a board member of that group and one of its original members. “My husband and I are empty-nesters, and our kids are not in Pittsburgh, so we are out of town a lot for the holidays,” she said. “But we wanted to still be affiliated with a community.” Gerson enjoys the monthly Kehilla La La Shabbat service at Diamond’s home, which attracts between 20 and 40 people — including young families, those who are

middle-aged and those who are retired. “We’re not people who go to synagogue every week, and once a month is more in line with the commitment we would typically make,” Gerson said. Susan Forrest of Mt. Lebanon does not believe in God, and considers herself a secular humanist. Yet, because she still craves gathering with other Jews, she helped establish the Pittsburgh Secular Jewish Community, which meets monthly for discussions and socializing at Panera Bread on Centre Avenue, and at people’s homes for the holidays. The monthly meetings draw about 10 people, and about two dozen gather to mark Passover and Chanukah. Mostly in their late 40s to mid 70s, the group is not large, but “we have a blast together,” Forrest said. “It’s been five and half years, and it’s like a family now.” Her need to be connected to a Jewish community is satisfied by PSJC “as well or better than a synagogue would,” Forrest said, adding that the congregation she belonged to in the past as an adult had her feeling as if she didn’t “fit in.” “I felt it was cliquey,” she said. “I don’t miss that so much.”

Connecting through music

Monthly Shabbat services are offered by Chavurat Shirah, a group which features “chant, Torah, song, poetry and intentional prayer in a community of seekers,” according to the description on its Facebook page. Co-led by Cantor Julie Newman, Sara Stock Mayo, David Goldstein and Shara Taylor, Chavurat Shirah is designed to augment spiritual practice for area Jews, and not to replace brick-and-mortar congregations. Deb Taylor, who also is a member of Temple Ohav Shalom in the North Hills, has been coming to Chavurat Shirah since its inception. “I love the music, that’s probably the main reason I go,” she said. “I like that it is a blend of traditional and contemporary music, and I like the diverse community that attends and participates. It allows a little bit more creativity, and it allows for the exploration of spiritual growth in a different way.” For the past year and a half, the group has been meeting at Rodef Shalom one Friday night each month, with music being the centerpiece of the service. About 30 to 40 people typically attend. “We develop each service around a theme,” said Mayo, noting that the applicable Torah portion is incorporated into that theme, and that Chavurat Shirah often uses “bibliodrama, yoga and other creative ways to engage.” Chavurat Shirah is a project of Tiferet, a nonprofit established by Newman in 2017 “to add bandwidth to Jewish life and experiences in Pittsburgh, but with a particular focus on contemplative practices,” said Newman. “So, that’s Jewish mindfulness, meditation, yoga, Mussar — all reflective practices to strengthen the inner life of individuals, but aimed at supporting our ability to do good in the world and to achieve happier and more meaningful lives.” Brick and mortar congregations, Newman explained, “may not have the bandwidth to do this stuff. As they are getting ready to do

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something like this, they are called to do a lifecycle event. It’s out of their hands. I don’t want to say they don’t address it, but it’s really useful to have an organization that’s focused on it.” The majority of those who attend the monthly Chavurat Shirah services are over 45, Newman said, although the group does draw some younger people as well. “We really want to work with synagogues,” Newman said. “I don’t want synagogues to feel defensive, like we are going to be siphoning off people or something like that. We really want to work with what exists in the Jewish community now. But we are also reaching out to people who are not synagogue-goers.”

Finding community at Chabad

Those who attend programs at Chabad are included in the 17 percent of Jewish Pittsburghers who identified as members of a worship community outside of conventional “brick and mortar” congregations, according to Brandeis’s Boxer. The rubric used by the Community Study researchers was “complicated,” he said, noting that although most Chabads do have buildings, “they structure things a little differently.” Three percent of all Jewish households in Greater Pittsburgh said they were members of Chabad, according to Boxer. Nonna Neft, of Upper St. Clair, and her family have been attending events at Chabad of the South Hills for about 11 years. Although they previously belonged to another congregation, they dropped that membership when their children expressed a preference for attending Hebrew school at Chabad. After attending a High Holiday service at Chabad, the Nefts began regularly attending Shabbat services with that community as well. “I just felt it was very haimish,” said Neft. “I felt it was warm and I felt welcome.” She also has felt a deep connection to Rabbi Mendy Rosenblum, spiritual leader of Chabad of the South Hills, as well as other attendees of the services there. Although she is not Lubavitch, “over time I began to see the beauty in the very traditional Jewish practice,” Neft said. She does not miss being part of a larger congregation, and sees several advantages of being part of the smaller South Hills Chabad community: deep friendships and a close relationship to the rabbi. While no dues are required at Chabad of the South Hills, that was not a factor in choosing Chabad over a more conventional synagogue, Neft said. “The money that we pledged and paid to our Chabad, and other Chabads that we support, add up to a number that is so much higher than any dues structure at any modern-day synagogue,” she said. “And that’s not because anybody asks; we are choosing to do it.” Neft stressed that her family did not leave the congregation it previously was affiliated with “in anger.” “We just found something that spoke to us,” she said. “I have good memories from being part of the [former] congregation. But I’m happy where I am.” PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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“The generosity of people never ceases to humble and amaze us,” added Schachner. “Everything that happened to us, even in the weeks following Oct. 27, happened so quickly that we barely have enough to time to say, ‘Thank you so very much for your thoughtful support’ on a timely basis. We’re getting there.” These days the lay leaders are largely addressing donation-related concerns: Some funds were designated for specific congregations, other gifts were given to individual congregations for particular purposes or in memory of congregants lost, money was given to Tree of Life as a catchall for Dor Hadash and New Light, which will then need to be divided, and contributions — including a $70,000 check from the Pittsburgh Steelers in cooperation with Underground Printing and Tim Hindes, creator of the “Stronger Than Hate” design — were made to the Our Victims of Terror Fund. According to the Federation’s website, the fund is “earmarked for the psychological services, support for families, general services, reconstruction, additional security throughout the community, medical bills, as well as counseling and other services that may prove necessary

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a letter when his first wife died.” Eventually, the communication between the Garveys and Werber faded. But after the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue building, Miller felt compelled to reach out. “Knowing his strong connection to Judaism, I couldn’t stop thinking about it,” said Miller. “I just had a feeling he was there.” Werber, a member of New Light Congregation, was indeed at the Tree of Life synagogue building the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27. Although he usually attends services on Friday nights and Sunday mornings, Oct. 27 marked his mother’s yahrtzeit, and so he came to New Light that morning to say Kaddish. He survived the attack by hiding in a dark storage room, having been ushered there along with Mel Wax and Carol Black by

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and because Jews are so-and-sos. Not that. Never again. From tonight that’s finished here. Forever.” In his 92Y talk, Oz explained that the book was neither a memoir nor a novel, but in fact a “tale,” a designation that unfortunately has no category in the Library of Congress. Instead, “A Tale of Love and Darkness” combines Oz’s strengths as both a novelist and a writer of impassioned political nonfiction — as he often would put it, he had two pens on his desk, “one pen to tell stories and another pen to tell the government to go to hell.”

p Sam Schachner, Tree of Life’s president, is humbled by the generosity of donors.

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for victims and first responders during their recovery.” Determinations for the “more than $5 million dollars” given to the Our Victims of Terror Fund is “really being run separately from the Jewish Federation,” said Adam Hertzman, Federation’s director of marketing. An independent committee chaired by David Shapira has been meeting with “families of the deceased and the people who are injured and getting an idea of what their needs are.” Shapira declined to comment, but congregational leaders praised his committee’s activities. “They’re following an upstanding appropriate process. They’ve done a tremendous amount of good,” said Schachner.

The committee has been aided by the recommendations of Kenneth Feinberg, an attorney experienced in administering victim compensation funds, including those related to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the 9/11 attacks. “We’re working parallel with the Federation group to identify what the definitions of victims are,” said Schachner. “If you look at Ken Feinberg’s model, he advocates for a certain definition. … We are trying to balance precedent with the unique situation we have.” “We are going to proceed carefully and with much thought,” added Cohen. Parsing the details of donor intent and collective fairness is requiring the efforts of many individuals, explained the lay leaders. Accordingly, committees have been established at each of the three congregations. In some cases, “board members are

working two jobs” trying to deal with this, said Schachner. “We’re aware that we have to take the community’s perspective and pulse on anything we do.” “We can never go back to the way things were on Oct. 26. We at New Light, and I am sure this is true for members of Tree of Life and Dor Hadash, are all trying to adjust to a new normal. But it is very difficult. Everyone reacts differently. And for some, Oct. 27 was yesterday,” said Cohen. “All of this is a process,” said Schachner. “We are moving forward. We are taking appropriate steps to audit what we receive and identify best practices for what we do with those donations, and we’re trying to be respectful of all involved in the process.” PJC Adam Reinherz can be reached at areinherz@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

After mix-up, ‘Tree of Life’ funds to join Pittsburgh effort Among the millions raised to benefit the three congregations in the Tree of Life synagogue building is a combined $80,000 that had a circuitous route before heading on its way to Pittsburgh. Sent through a Facebook appeal to benefit the “Tree of Life Synagogue,” its organizers didn’t realize until it was too late that the account they established had as its beneficiary the wrong synagogue. Realizing their error

— the fund had mistakenly designated the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oil City, Pa., instead of Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation — officials worked with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Facebook to release the money to the Federation’s Our Victims of Terror Fund, according to Federation spokesman Adam Hertzman. PJC — Adam Reinherz

Rabbi Jonathan Perlman. Wax was shot dead when he opened the door to the storage room, believing the attack was over, and his body fell back into that room. Werber watched silently as the shooter then entered the room and looked around, but because it was so dark, he did not see Werber and Black and left. They were rescued shortly afterward by a SWAT officer. Perlman escaped through an exit. Miller read the list of victims’ names as soon as it was available, and said she was “relieved” to find that Werber was not on that list. Nonetheless, the feeling that he was in the Tree of Life building during the attack persisted. “Then I saw him on the news, and I read an article about him hiding in the janitor’s closet with two other people,” Miller said. “I was reluctant to contact him, not wanting to be like the ghouls who slow down for the traffic accident. I wanted any message I sent to benefit him, not me.”

Miller decided to reach out to her old friend, and sent a letter to Werber in care of Tree of Life. It was delivered to him a couple weeks later, after the presidents of New Light were finally able to collect the mail. “From my remembrances of when we knew each other in Warner Robins so long ago (is it 56 years?!) Squirrel Hill and the synagogue just seemed to be a place and time where you might naturally be,” Miller wrote. The letter then expressed condolences to Werber on the loss of his friends and wishes for “peace and healing.” “This letter, out of the blue, and at this terrible time in my life, brought some semblance of joy back,” Werber said. “This was totally out of left field. I was practically struck dumb.” Since Oct. 27, life has been challenging for Werber, who no longer feels comfortable in large crowds. He has skipped the concerts and vigils and memorials that have

honored the victims and the survivors of the shooting. He still attends services at New Light — currently held in Congregation Beth Shalom — but becomes startled if he hears a loud noise while praying. And, in addition to dealing with his own trauma, he is nursing his wife of 45 years, Brenda, who is battling cancer. After Werber received the letter from Miller, he received emails from her sister Jane. Since then, they all have been corresponding “almost daily,” he said. Werber even sent them Christmas cards along with a photo of himself from his Air Force days. The correspondence has buoyed his spirits. “There are good people in the world that far outnumber the bad,” he said, “and hopefully, the ‘Stronger Than Hate’ sentiment will prevail.” PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

If quips like that sound rehearsed — well, considering his body of work, Oz earned a pass. Besides, you can’t plagiarize yourself. And what quips they were! Asked why so many of his stories seemed so downbeat, he would reply, “If I were to sum up my books in one word, I would say they are about ‘families.’ If you gave me two words, I would say ‘unhappy families.’” Explaining what makes for a good story, Oz would say that a bridge that carries thousands of cars each day is no story at all. “It is only when the bridge collapses that the story begins,” he said. Oz also would distinguish Israel from other countries in the way it came into being: Other countries were born out of geography, history, politics or demography,

he’d say. Unfortunately for Israel, it was born out of a dream. “The only way to keep a dream intact is never to live it out,” he said. “Israel is a dream come true, and therefore it is disappointing.” Inevitably with Oz, Israel’s left-wing conscience as well as perhaps its greatest writer of fiction, there was the temptation to read politics into his prose. “There are political overtones,” he would acknowledge when asked whether this character or that setting was meant to be a stand-in for one Israeli crisis or another. When he tried to deny such meanings, he said, “I am wasting my time. People will see it as an allegory.” Oz died at a time when so many of the things he stood for — a vital Israeli left, a

robust peace process, a vision for sharing the land — are in retreat, if not dead and buried. But even until the end, he never gave up trying. His latest book, “Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land,” published last month in English, contained essays on the rise of zealotry in Israel and around the world. Discussing it with The Washington Post, Oz insisted that neither he nor the book was pessimistic. And in doing so, he seemed to be passing a baton. “Politically speaking, I have been engaged and involved in writing articles, making speeches for 60 years,” he said. “Now it is my time, not to retire but to provide my ammunition, my experience to the younger generation and let them take it from here.” PJC

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Barnett/Klepner: Dr. and Mrs. Alan (Patty) Barnett of Squirrel Hill are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Dr. Rebecca Barnett, to Dr. Stephen Klepner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Iris) Klepner of Morganville, New Jersey. The wedding took place on May 27, 2018, at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, New Jersey. Rebecca is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel (Connie) Sherman of Squirrel Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Sonya) Barnett of New York City. Stephen is the grandson of Anne Klepner and the late Joseph Klepner of Marlboro, New Jersey, and the late Jack and Charlotte Diamond of Ft. Lee, New Jersey. Rebecca is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in New Jersey. She is a graduate of West Virginia University School of Medicine. Her Residency in OB-GYN was at Rutgers University. Stephen is completing his third year of residency in general surgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Osteopathic Medicine. The couple honeymooned in Amsterdam. The newlyweds reside in New Jersey.

Bat Mitzvah Elizabeth Hepps, daughter of David and Terri Hepps of Mt. Lebanon, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Temple Emanuel of South Hills. Her siblings are Lily and Owen. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of Donna Saunders of Grove City, Pa., and Robert and Bonnie Hepps of Hillsborough, Calif. PJC

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Rabbi Mendel Rosenblum Parshat Bo | Exodus 10:1-13:16

abbi Israel Meir Lau, the former chief rabbi of Israel, tells the story about when he went to visit the Soviet Union in 1989. This was already at the time that Gorbachev had introduced Glasnost. As a gesture to the Jewish community he invited an international delegation of rabbis to visit Moscow and spend six days with the Jewish community. They spoke in various synagogues, gave encouragement and inspired many with hope for tomorrow. On their last night in the Moscow shul, an old man named Berel asked Rabbi Lau if he could escort him back to his hotel. Rabbi Lau agreed. The synagogue was about a half hour walk from the hotel. Reb Berel began to cry. “You come here, you teach, you sing with us, you have Shabbos with us, you lift us up so high, and then you leave us. You go home and we’re here alone, back in the pit of despair again.” Rabbi Lau said, “Reb Berel, how old are you?” “I’m 86 years old.” “What do you do for a living?” “I’m a butcher, but I have not seen a piece of meat in years.” “Reb Berel, the Russians won’t care if you leave. I have made some connections here, let me work on it tonight and tomorrow you will join me on the flight back to Israel. You’ll be out of the ‘pit’ for good.” The old man let out a loud sigh. “Oh to see Jerusalem; to touch the Western Wall; to breathe the air of our homeland. It is a dream come true. What I wouldn’t do to kiss the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” And then Berel stopped short, and continued: “How much can a person think only of himself? I have one daughter and she married out, a Russian gentile. They don’t live near Moscow, she has two boys, one is 9 years old and the other one is 7 years old. They are my only grandchildren, more precious to me than anything in the world. “Once a month my daughter brings my grandchildren to visit their ‘Zaide.’ That day is so dear to me. I get dressed up in my Shabbat clothes and I place one grandson on one knee, the second grandson on the other knee, and I say with them ‘Shema Yisroel Hashem Elokainu Hashem Echod.’ I say with them ‘Torah tziva lanu Moshe.’ I teach them about Moshe Rabbeinu. I teach them about Shabbos, about Rosh Hashanah, about Pesach. I teach them who they are. I sing with them the melodies I heard from my mother and grandmother. I share with them our story, a story that began thousands of years ago and is still going strong. “Those two hours a month are the only two hours of Judaism they get and those two hours are the most precious two hours of my entire month. If I leave with you to Israel, who will tell them that they are Jewish? Who will see to it that the chain continues? Who will teach them to be proud to be a Jew?” In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Bo,

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right before the eighth of the 10 plagues, Moses and Pharaoh argue about who should be permitted to leave Egypt. At this point, Moses does not demand complete eternal freedom, only that the Jews be allowed a holiday to go for a few days and worship G-d. Moses wants the young and the old, the boys and the girls. Pharaoh argues with Moses; he wants only men between the ages of 20 and 60 to be permitted to go, those who were neither young nor old. Pharaoh refuses. Pharaoh was being very shrewd; he understood something about the Jewish people. If he could only keep the children and the elderly away from this experience, he believed that he had a chance at stopping the Exodus. In essence Pharaoh was attempting to deprive our people of two of its most important groups: our children and our elders. For without the elderly and without the youth, we don’t know where we came from and got nowhere to go. Moses stated that this is unacceptable. The only way in which we can go forward as a nation, is “with our youth and with our elders, with our sons and with our daughters.” About to gain their freedom, the Israelites were

When we talk of Jewish continuity, we must remember that while every single Jew must be addressed, there must be an emphasis on our children and the elderly. told that they had to become a nation of educators. Moses’ words to Pharaoh, “With our youth and with our elders we will go, with our sons and with our daughters,” captured the Jewish vision of redemption — both then and now. In fact, when the Jewish people were finally freed, Moses’ first words to them was “vehegadeta levincha,” tell the story to your child. He repeated this message three times. When we talk of Jewish continuity, we must remember that while every single Jew must be addressed, there must be an emphasis on our children and the elderly. For without the elderly and without the youth, we don’t know where we came from and we have nowhere to go. This was a truth that Berel understood, and like Moses, he was willing to sacrifice everything for it. And because of him, somewhere in the world today, there are two brothers, one 36 and one 34, and they know about their heritage. They know that they are “messengers,” that they are part of a chain, because their Zaide was willing to sacrifice for them. PJC Rabbi Mendel Rosenblum directs Chabad of the South Hills. This column is a service of the Vaad Harabanim of Greater Pittsburgh.

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Obituaries BERKMAN: Carol E. Berkman of Fisher Island, and formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2018. Beloved wife of Myles. Loving mother of David (Pamela), William (Ronit) and Mara (Dean). Devoted grandmother to Heston, Marielle, J. Pierce, Teddy, Luke, Jamie, Nina and Nathaniel. Loving sister to Drew Epstein and Marjorie Guyan. Carol was a friend to all; her kindness, generosity and energy knew no bounds. Carol was a docent at the Carnegie Museum of Art for over two decades. Carol formerly served on the board of The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and was co-chair of the $25 million capital campaign that resulted in the museum’s expansion and an increase in attendance to over 310,000 people a year. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. BERKOWITZ: D r. Morton I. Berkowitz on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Gloria Fox and Doris Milgrom; loving father of Janet (Ansel) Schwartz, Lisa (Brian) Lurie and Ann (the late Freddy) Landay; brother of the late Norman (late Lenore) Berkowitz and Jeanette Cortez; grandpa of Mariel, Louis and Zoe Schwartz, Michelle and Gillian Lurie and Dylan and Taylor Landay. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Interment

private. The family requests that donations be made to Weinberg Terrace to establish an art therapy program in their father’s honor. Art enabled him to express himself when words no longer could. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. family owned and operated. schugar.com BERSCHLING: Dr. Chester Martin Berschling on Saturday, December 29, 2018, of Chevy Chase, Md. He leaves behind his beloved, Rosalind Stern; his daughter Heather Levitt and her husband, Lance; son Jeffrey Berschling and his wife Debbie; daughter Jenny Berschling and her partner Harry Strand. He was a devoted and proud “Pop Pop” to grandchildren Conner, Maeve, Evan and Eli and Uncle to Charlie Hons. He is predeceased by his sister Muriel Hons and her husband John. Born in New York City, N.Y., Dr. Berschling, “Chet” was in the first graduating class of Albert Einstein School of Medicine. After medical school he moved to Pittsburgh and completed residencies in psychiatry and child psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute. Following residency, he established a well-respected private practice that lasted 55 years. During his years in Pittsburgh, he built a home with his wife of 33 years, Ruth Avalon (deceased), and their three children. Recently, he was honored by the Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society with a Lifetime Achievement Award for a Residents’ Night program he established that has thrived and grown beyond Pennsylvania. Chet loved adventures. He took his family

houseboating in Canada, spent winters skiing in western Pennsylvania, and enjoyed whitewater rafting, especially down the Colorado River. At the age of 62 he became certified in scuba diving, completing over 200 dives in his lifetime. An avid traveler, he visited Brazil and biked in Europe and California. More recently, he climbed Machu Picchu and traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Chet felt a deep connection to Israel, visiting several times. In his words, he had “too much joy left to feel.” Memorial contributions can be made to Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire crfbonaire. org or Jewish Social Services Agency jssa. org. Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care. DIAMOND: Ruth Hilda Diamond passed away peacefully at age 91 ½ with her children by her side on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Saul Diamond and the loving mother of Dr. Mark (Ellen) Diamond, Lynne Diamond and Rabbi Charles (Mickie) Diamond. Hilda, as she was known, was also a very special Buby (Bubbe) to Heather DiamondFisch (Eytan), Lisa (Jason) Packer, Jonathan (Natasha) Diamond, G Dustin Sanborn, Shale Sanborn, Avigayil Diamond, and Ariella (Adam) Hanna. She was also a devoted great-grandmother to eight – Judah, Lilah and Meital Fisch, Anna, Maya, Benjy and Sara Packer and Sammy Diamond. Her Judaism was so important to Hilda and she was a wonderful mother who raised

her three children in a Jewish home. She was a longtime member of Young People’s Synagogue and truly was a Woman of Valor. When Hilda graduated as Valedictorian of her class from Clairton High School, she was unable to attend college. She worked until her marriage to Saul at which time she stayed home to raise the children although she also always helped in their grocery store. Always believing in education, she encouraged her husband to return to college for his teaching degree. When she was in her early 40s she began a job as a secretary at Carnegie Mellon University and worked her way up to become the administrator of the Biomedical Engineering Department where she continued to work until her retirement at age 84. During her 40 years there, she began taking classes on her lunch hour, and after 10 years, she earned her degree in art history because that was something that she enjoyed. Funeral services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel with interment at Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions in Hilda’s memory may be made to the Jewish Association on Aging, 200 JHF Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. 15217, Young People’s Synagogue, 6404 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, or Kehillah La La Super Hero Fund, c/o 5747 Aylesboro Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. schugar.com

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FINKELSTEIN: Judit h (Bloom) (Lantos) Finkelstein, of Waltham, Mass., formerly of Johnstown, Pa., passed away on Tuesday September 18, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Seymour Finkelstein of Johnstown, and formerly Robert Lantos of New York City. Loving mother of James Lantos of Waltham, and Steve Lantos and Isabel Raskin of Cambridge. Adored grandmother of Joey and Danielle. Cherished friend of Joanne Sears of Waltham. Former executive director of Congregation B’nai Israel in East Liberty, member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, and longtime artist, art teacher and Jewish educator. Services were held at the Levine Chapels in Brookline, Mass. Burial at the Beth Israel Memorial Cemetery, Waltham.

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FRIEDMAN: Rhoda L. (Middleman) Friedman passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Alvin Friedman; beloved mother of Cheryl (Robert) Seiner; grandmother of Erin and Mandy Seiner; sister of Sanford (Sue) Middleman, the late Harriet (late Milt) Bazer, the late Zella (late Lester) David and the late Florence (late Nathan) Zeff. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. In her retirement from the State of PA, she volunteered for many years at St. Clair Hospital and enjoyed playing mahjong with her friends. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Beth Shalom Cemetery. schugar.com GOLDSTEIN: Janet Goldstein died in Pittsburgh on November 1, 2017. She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Bernard); brother Arnold Silverman (Susan); nephews Michael and Lee Silverman; and grand-nephew and grand-niece, Henry and Rachel Silverman. Janet Shirley Silverman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 23, 1923, to Lillian and Frank Silverman. Graduating from Peabody High School in 1940, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh in 1944, with undergraduate courses at Johns Hopkins University and graduate courses in Social Welfare at Pitt. Janet was a social worker for Pittsburgh’s Jewish Family and Community Services and Pittsburgh Public Schools. Her affiliations included: National Association of Social Workers; Pennsylvania Association of School Social Workers; Mu Phi Epsilon international professional music fraternity; Alpha Kappa Delta honorary sociology fraternity; and, Pi Lambda Theta, an educational national honor society. Janet was an accomplished pianist. As a young adult, she accompanied Gene Kelly in his East Liberty teaching studio. Her lifelong interests included classical and jazz music, theater, antiques and culinary discoveries. At her request, no services were held. In her memory, donations can be made to Pitt’s Social Work Endowment Fund for COSA Students at 412-624-8604 or socialwork.pitt.edu/alumni/ways-give/cosa-fund. HUTTNER: Arnold Huttner, age 94, on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Beloved husband for 71 years to Marian Huttner;

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loving father of Martin (Rhonda) Huttner, Janice (Amir) Pilch and Renee (Rabbi Marc) Gruber; brother of Hanna (late David) Edelstein and the late Leo (late Elma) Huttner; brother-in-law of Allan (Ruth) Zytnick and Toby (late Marvin) Valinsky; grandpa to Liana, Jonathan (Maria), Lee, Rebecca (Larry), Ian (Kelly), Sarah (Or), Shai (Beth), Micah and Ayal; great-grandpa of Jesse, Robert, Joshua, Levi and Asher; also remembered fondly by many nieces and nephews. Arnold was a World War II veteran of the Army. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Samuel and Mollie Zytnick Endowment Fund, c/o Congregation Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. schugar.com JACOBSON: On January 7, 2019, Marvin Jacobson, formerly of Pittsburgh, peacefully passed away at home in Bluffton, S.C., at the age of 88. Upon graduation from Taylor Allderdice High School, Marvin attended the University of Pittsburgh and in 1952 received a degree in journalism. Following college, he served in the Army as a photographer and later began his career in advertising. After working for Cavenaugh Morris and then the Goldman Shoop Agency, he founded Hallmark Advertising in 1965. His second love was teaching, which he did for 28 years at Point Park University. He is survived by his loving wife Phyllis of 66 years. He is also survived by his daughters Cindy Jacobson and Debbie Sigal and son-in-law Joel Sigal, grandchildren Justin (Megan) Sigal, Emelee (Nik) Mihalick, and Max, Tess, Zeke and Cole Rosenbloom and great Papa to six great-grandsons. Contributions may be made to Humane Animal Rescue League, 6926 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15208. LEVIN: Zita O. Levin, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Wife of the late Bernard M. Levin; mother of William I. (Stacy) Levin, MD; sister of the late J. Thomas Okonak and Barbara O. Shields. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and her dedicated and loving caregivers Siritha Jones and Latina Jackson. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Beth Shalom Cemetery. The family suggests contributions may be made to a charity of donor’s choice. schugar.com LEVITT: Harold O. Levitt, on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Elaine Roth Levitt; beloved father of Laura (Jack) Summer of Washington, D.C., and Art (Edith-Rivkah) Levitt of Jerusalem; adored grandfather of Carolyn (Max) and Rebecca (Kramer) Summer and Yehuda Simcha, Nachama, and Yosef Levitt; proud great-grandfather of Elena Summer West; brother of the late Ruth Hammer and the late Zola Levitt. Harold was a proud Pittsburgher, a graduate of Carnegie Tech, a mechanical engineer and an incorrigible inventor. A graveside service was held at West View Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation. Professional services by D’Alessandro Funeral Home & Crematory Ltd., Lawrenceville. Contributions may be made to the Anti-Defamation League. support.adl.org. dalessandroltd.com Please see Obituaries, page 19

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LIGHT: Lenore Light on January 3, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Dedicated wife of the late Harvey F. Light; beloved mother of Dina Ranade of Beach Haven, N.J., David H. (Mara) Light of Pittsburgh and Debra Light of Los Angeles, Calif.; devoted grandma of Evonna, Indya and Devan Ranade and Livia Light; daughter of late Morris and Dora Leon; sister of the late Steven Leon; also survived by many loving cousins, family members, and loyal friends. Lenore was an energetic matriarch who found her greatest joy in being together with her dear family. From the beginning, after graduating from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1954, she put her family first. She helped raise her younger brother in the face of her mother’s untimely death and learned how to care for others while fostering a lifelong positive outlook. Lenore was certified in baby holding and massage for young and distressed infants. She used this healing gift with her children, grandchildren, friends, strangers and even school project robot babies. She was a proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 1972 from the College of General Studies. Sharing her giving nature with others, she made homemade soup and managed The Yogurt Experience on Fifth and Meyran avenues for 11 years. Lenore

was the epitome of someone who lived her life with meaning, touching many other lives with her kind, accepting presence along the way. She will forever be loved, missed, and treasured. Services were held at Temple Sinai. Interment West View Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation. Contributions may be made to The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh and Lemieux Family Center, 5324 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com NATHAN: Taylor William Nathan on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Beloved father of Carly and Natalie Nathan; loving son of Laura Nathan-Perone and Gene Perone; devoted twin brother of Justyn (Jen) Nathan; adored grandson of the late Raymond and Shirley Nathan; nephew of Glenn (Danielle) Nathan and Amy (Paul Levine) Nathan; cousin of Zach Nathan, Cody (Shelby) Nathan, Zoe Nathan and Emma Levine. Also survived by many loving family and friends. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment private. The family suggests donation be made to the Children’s Institute, childrensinstitute.org. schugar.com PERILSTEIN: Ettie D. Perilstein on Sunday, December 30, 2018 in Boca Raton, Fla. Beloved wife of the late Harris Perilstein. Loving mother of Marcie Perilstein, Steve (Amy) Perilstein, Max (Beth) Perilstein and the late Sherrie Perilstein. Sister of

the late Irwin “Irv” Weiner. Sister-in-law of Shirley Weiner and Ruth Reifman. Beloved “Nana” of Joshua (Nicole), Evan (Amanda), Samantha (Anthony), Natalie and Zachary. Proud and adoring great-grandmother of Haylee. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Ettie adored her family and loved her life in Florida, but her hometown of Pittsburgh was always near and dear to her heart. A very busy lady until the end, she enjoyed playing mahjong, canasta and going to dinner and the theater with her friends. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment B’nai Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Adat Shalom Security Fund, c/o Adat Shalom Congregation, 368 Guys Run Road, Cheswick PA 15024. schugar.com RUSSO: Thelma (Schoer) Russo, age 87, passed away on December 17, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Morris Russo. She now rests in peace at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, New York. She leaves her legacy with her children, Audrey, Steve (Irene Ableman) of Boca Raton, Fla., Ira (Donna Silvia) of Long Island and her grandchildren, Mollie, Allison and Amanda. She is also survived by a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, as well as nieces and nephews from both the Russo and Schoer families. She moved to Pittsburgh in 2015

and spending these last years at Weinberg Terrace, where she was embraced with love and new friendships, after residing in Boynton Beach, Fla., and New York. She was born in East New York, N.Y., as a first generation American as her parents exiled from Odessa, Russia. She was always a stunning, witty, bold force including spending her time as an accomplished golfer and tennis player and hospital volunteer, who loved the sun, her family, her lifelong friends, an avid animal lover and fashion. She knew no strangers. She was fluent in reading, writing and speaking Yiddish. The family requests that memorial contributions go to the Jewish Association on Aging, 200 JHF, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 in appreciation of their support over the past years. SCHWARTZ: Norman Schwartz, age 91, on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn Schwartz; loving father of Jay (Ling) Schwartz and Jon (Barbara) Schwartz; grandfather of the late Marissa Schwartz. Also survived by many cousins. He was a World War II veteran of the Navy. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Kether Torah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Riverview Towers, 52 Garetta Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 15217 or Jewish Association on Aging, 200 JHF Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. 15217. schugar.com Please see Obituaries, page 20

When times get tough

How a liquidity strategy can keep you steady during a volatile market.

Provided by: Lee Oleinick, Managing Director – Wealth Management, Walnut Wealth Management Group, UBS Financial Services, Inc., 412-665-9914 A good long-term investment strategy means staying the course when times get tough. With an up-and-down market, unexpected changes can cause stress and lead to poor decision-making. While it’s critical to focus on the long term when it comes to investments, a Liquidity strategy—which is designed to provide short-term cash flow and act as a buffer against financial distress—is equally important during a volatile market. It doesn’t take much for a financial challenge to arise—maybe a failed business venture, unexpected medical bills or a drop in the stock market. But with a Liquidity strategy in place, you can help mitigate this risk and maintain your lifestyle in the short term until you get back on your feet. How do you ensure you’re able to focus on liquidity during turbulent times? With a little bit of planning, you can create a lasting strategy that can help meet your needs.

Understand your expenses An essential first step is knowing how much you spend each month. You probably have a general estimate of your necessary bills: mortgage, food and utilities. But go beyond those and understand the amount of money you’d need each month to keep living comfortably over a period of months or even years. This number can serve as a base and allows you to take a critical eye to your expenses. Note what could get cut, if necessary, when you’re facing financial hardship.

Start with an emergency fund Typically, emergency funds cover approximately three to six months of expenses. However, this doesn’t always take into account ever-changing, real-life factors.

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Take unemployment, for example. Fluctuations in the labor market and desired skill sets have the potential to extend a job search. Thus, having four months of expenses might not cover your needs. In an ideal world, your emergency fund should offer you a margin of safety that will allow you to hold on to your current portfolio assets and give you the cushion you need to ride out volatility. Up to a year’s worth of expenses in an emergency fund can cover the needs of most people.

Have a stable source of cash flow After retirement, one way to provide a cushion during down times is to have a stable cash flow to pay your expenses. A Liquidity strategy can help. It can include income from Social Security, pensions and annuities and, if those sources don’t fully cover your expenses, part of your portfolio as well. Consider holding enough assets in your Liquidity strategy to help cover anywhere from two to five years’ worth of expenses, depending on what your needs are. In general, your Liquidity strategy should be sufficiently sized to provide the cash flow you need during a bear market so you won’t have to sell equities or significantly change your goals and objectives during a downturn.

Investigate your borrowing ability While it’s not always recommended to turn to debt in difficult times, there are conditions when this might be unavoidable. So you need to know that you can borrow in case of emergency. Borrowing against a portfolio or relying on a home equity loan isn’t considered part of a Liquidity strategy in general. However, accessing a line of credit can provide the cushion

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needed to make it through stretches of volatility when a shortterm cash influx could prove useful.

Avoid panicking Emotions can often take over during times of anxiety, and a volatile market is a stressful time. These situations make it easy to panic and sell during bear markets, or worry that your current investments will become depleted, especially if you’re in retirement. Avoiding impulse decisions. Sticking with your long-term investment strategy is imperative. It’s often during bear markets when potential investment opportunities appear. Position yourself to capitalize on them for the future.

Stay the course Markets are unpredictable, but that doesn’t mean your investment strategy has to be. Planning for every stage of your financial journey can help you manage tough times with a clear head and give you confidence that you’ve made the right decisions—both for the short and long term. This article has been written and provided by UBS Financial Services Inc. for use by its Financial Advisors. In providing wealth management services to clients, we offer both investment advisory and brokerage services, which are separate and distinct and differ in material ways. For information, including the different laws and contracts that govern, visit ubs.com/workingwithus. UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. Member FINRA/SIPC. JANUARY 11, 2019 19

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STOLZENBERG: Alan Mitchel l Stolzenberg, 64, of Morgantown, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2018, after a long battle with acute myeloid leukemia. He was born in Pittsburgh to the late Irving Stolzenberg and Ferne Fiedler. Although his dad passed away when he was little, he was lovingly raised by his mother and stepfather, the late Edmond Siegel. He grew up in the Stanton Heights neighborhood where he attended Sunnyside

Elementary and met his future wife, Merle Persky, in kindergarten (though they did not begin dating until late high school). He later graduated from Peabody High School. Alan and Merle attended the University of Chicago together, graduating in 1976. They married in 1977. Alan completed a doctorate in chemistry at Stanford University and a post-doctorate at the University of California Berkeley. In 1982, they moved to Boston, where Alan taught and researched at Brandeis University. Their daughters Emily and Jackie were born there. In 1989, the family moved to Morgantown and Alan began to teach at West Virginia University.

Their son Stephen was born shortly thereafter. Alan was proud of his contributions to the WVU and Morgantown community. He served as faculty senate chair and then faculty secretary; was the driving force for the WVU Phi Beta Kappa Society chapter for many years and served on committees at the national level; and was an active member of the Tree of Life Congregation. He will be remembered for his warmth, generosity, sense of humor and encyclopedic knowledge on many topics. He is survived by his wife, Merle; three children Emily, Jackie and Stephen; son-in-law Matthew; two sisters, Sheryl and Risa; and grandsons Eli

and Jesse. Donations can be made in Alan’s memory to the WVU Cancer Institute Comfort Fund, which provides financial assistance to cancer patients struggling to afford treatment and its related expenses (food, lodging, transportation, supplies, etc.) in addition to paying for everyday life expenses so they can focus on getting better. Donations can be made online at https:// give.wvu.edu/wvumedicine-wvucancerinstitute (select Comfort Fund from the list) or by mailing a check payable to the WVU Foundation, with Comfort Fund on the Memo line to: PO Box 1650, Morgantown, WV 26507-1650. PJC

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Community Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program As a gesture toward healing the Pittsburgh community, Donna Karanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program partnered with the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh to offer restorative sessions at the JCC for two days last week. The initiative was

the idea of Heidi Krupp, publicist for Donna Karan in New York, who grew up in Squirrel Hill. Assisted by JCC fitness instructors, four Urban Zen integrative therapists came from around the country to run the Jan. 4 session, which attracted some 50 participants.

p From left: Gina Cunningham, Urban Zen; Molly Rubinstein, JCC; Menna Olvera, program director for Urban Zen; Holly Mihm, JCC; Tracy Griffiths, Urban Zen; and Susan Cunningham from Urban Zen

p From left, top row: JCC Staffers: Evan Aiello, Patti Sciulli and Sherree Hall; Bottom: Urban Zen integrated therapists (UZITs) and the center (directly under the sign) is Menna Olvera, who is the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program director Photo courtesy of Krupp Kommunications, Inc.

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Comfort in Commonality t Fellow survivors of mass shootings Rabbi Jonathan Perlman of New Light Congregation and Polly Sheppard of Charleston, South Carolina, shared thoughts on healing and faith during a Jan. 7 program. Photo by Adam Reinherz

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Community Mitzvah Day activities at Hillel Academy

“Stronger Than Hate” Judah Samet arrived at the Tree of Life synagogue building four minutes after the Oct. 27, 2018, shooting began and saw the gunman exchanging fire with the first police officers on the scene. As a Holocaust survivor and now a survivor of the largest attack on Jews in American history, Samet is even more focused on continuing to educate the younger generations and to tell his story. Samet’s nephew, Larry and his wife Anne Barasch, owners of 123shirt.com, a small family-owned and operated custom clothing company based in Robinson Township, wanted to help the community that their families (Barasch, Samet and Schiffman) have been part of for more than 75 years. They wanted to provide a way to support the victims and Pittsburgh’s Jewish community. The Baraschs launched a fundraiser to sell the now famous “Stronger Than Hate” T-shirts — with all proceeds after costs being donated directly to the funds established for the victims and families of the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, Dor Hadash and New Light congregations. On Friday, Dec. 28 the Barasch family, on behalf of the thousands of people worldwide who purchased the T-shirts, donated their first payment of $18,000 to honor their uncle, Judah Samet, at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. The Barasch family noted that the value of their first payment should be expressive of their Jewish faith and community because of the number 18, chai (life).

p Hillel Academy eighth-graders Naomi Leibowitz, Katriel Camp, Talia Itskowitz, Leora Goldberg and Shoshana Levari deposit rocks marked with messages of peace around Squirrel Hill. Photo by Susan Finder

p From left: Elizabeth Samet, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, Larry Barasch and Anne Barasch

p Hillel Academy seventh-graders Dov Smith, Noam Azagury, Nate Itskowitz and Yoni Kanal box items for Zach Packs, an organization that supplies backpacks of toiletries for families in need. Photo by Rabbi Yisroel Smith p From left, front row: Judah Samet, Larry Barasch, Anne Barasch and David Barasch; Back: Lex Samet, Zeke Samet and Elizabeth Samet

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p Hillel Academy students all contributed to a large, multipanel mural for the Tree of Life synagogue building Photo by Ashley Bouton

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