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Before the Sept. 12 function, Joe Talmonte of Auto Driveaway brought the vehicle from Carnegie to Finleyville. On Monday morning, Talmonte delivered the ambulance to Squirrel Hill, where he told the Chronicle he was “ecstatic” to see the ambulance continue its travels to Israel.

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Originating in 1930, Magen David Adom enables individuals of “all backgrounds to work together and care for people all over the country regardless of their backgrounds,” Strip added.

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Bergs joined representatives of American Friends of Magen David Adom and Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry at Community Day School to celebrate.

The rabbi has taken the helm of the Jewish organization at an interesting time for the movement. Like those in the Orthodox, Reconstructionist and Reform movements, the USCJ has had to find ways to make Jewish life meaningful when members

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With more than 600 synagogues in North America and a home in Israel, USCJ is the largest network of Conservative Jews in the world. Blumenthal became the organization’s chief executive in 2020, after serving for a year as the chief executive of the Rabbinic Assembly, representing Conservative rabbis in 2019. The two organizations have a strategic partnership that allows Blumenthal to serve as the CEO of both.

The Sept. 12 gathering, the Bergs noted, was preceded by a similar ceremony a day earlier at their church, Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville, Pennsylvania.

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The motto serves the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism chief executive well as he works to fulfill his long-term goal of “creating a robust, Conservative Masorti movement in North American and throughout the world where we bring our unique tradition and modernity to as many people as possible.”

Jacob Blumenthal has a simple motto: “More Torah and Jewish life for more people in more places and more ways.”

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Richard Zelin, director of strategic philanthropy for the Midwest Region of AFMDA, credited the Bergs with aiding an organization that predates the state of Israel, and said the newly dedicated vehicle will help numerous citizens: “This ambulance will be there to respond to terrorist attacks, typical medical emergencies and also to bring new lives into the world.”

“It’s going to be helping people,” he said. Standing beside the shiny white new vehicle, Strip told scores of curious Community Day School students that after the ambulance leaves Squirrel Hill it will be sent to Baltimore, then placed on a crate with

Wendy Strip, a development executive for the Midwest Region of AFMDA, attended both events and praised the Bergs for their ability to bridge different faith“It’scommunities.notoften that an ambulance is dedicated by the Jewish and Christian communities combined,” Strip said. “It’s wonderful to see these communities come together and beautifully represent the ideals of Magen David Adom.”

Community Day School students stand beside an ambulance "presented to the people of Israel" by representatives of the Jewish and Christian communities of Pittsburgh and the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.

Abortions occur for myriad reasons, and there’s value in articulating these stories, Rothstein said. “Keeping things secretive attaches a label of shame to something, and there shouldn’t be shame about a decision that someone is making about their own life and their own body.”

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Whether to help further contemporary understanding or to aid future historians, it’s imperative to ensure that the historical record is complete, she said.

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Storytelling is an act of transmission, but several Jewish professionals hope it serves as a means of activism as well.

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Given that overwhelming stance, it’s problematic to be dictated to by “the religious right” and told that these views are inconsistent with the tenets of faith, she added.

Zemel said the time has come for a “culture change in this country, particularly around the intersection of religion and abortion.” Telling stories, marching or publicly blowing the shofar, she said, are all ways help to rally

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Jennifer Sartori of the Jewish Women’s Archive said that in addition to the activist element of storytelling, there’s another purpose to asking people to share the intimacies of their lives.

In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, and in conjunction with a self-described “week of action,” National Council of Jewish Women is partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive on a storytelling initia tive. The two groups are asking community members to share narratives about abor tion and reproductive health through JWA’s Story Aperture app.

Storytelling is also an act of reclamation, she“Theresaid. is a narrative — that has been pushed by a minority — that people of faith should be anti-abortion,” Rothstein said. Yet there are many groups of religious individuals, including most Jews, who favor abortion

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“We want to bring people’s experi ences out of the shadows and really show how this is such a real and painful and complicated experience that so many people in so many backgrounds have gone through,” she said.

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The objective, according to NCJW Pittsburgh’s Kate Rothstein, is to not only document and archive experiences but to “normalize” behavior and reposition communalWhetherunderstanding.peoplerealize it, “almost everyone knows and loves somebody who has had an abortion,” Rothstein said.

Sartori serves as JWA’s chief communi cations officer and encyclopedia editor. She said the organization has long been interested in collecting stories, but that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision made clear that more effort was needed to preserve the tales of women, their allies and those who’ve experienced a reproductive health journey

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Sartori hopes people in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania will share their stories — whether about abortion, in vitro fertilization, miscarriage, stillbirth or related activism.

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“It’s not only the national figures and the national speakers whose voices are important,” she said. “It’s people in small towns and bigger cities around the country, whose stories are just as important.” By preserving these tales people can “help us continue to really push for reproductive justice.”

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Hundreds of thousands of abor tions occur each year within the United States, but determining the exact number is difficult, according to Pew Research Center. Although a specific count is “hard to come by,” the think tank credited the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Guttmacher Institute with compiling nearly 50 years of relatedBaseddata.on figures from 49 reporting areas ending in 2019, the CDC found that the abortion rate was 11.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. The Guttmacher Institute found that in 2020, among the same demographic, the abortion

“Artist Dan Droz has the ability to make you look,” Broersma wrote in her essay in “Behind The Fold.” “His sculptures reveal themselves in layers over time; the first impression is not always what remains at the end. Droz has had a lifetime interest in magic — actual magic tricks — and this particular activity is an excellent

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out about the event, which is co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Magazine.

The book features essays about Droz, as well as images of his most well-known and accomplished works.

“When they asked us to come and help, I jumped at the opportunity,” said Eisner, who has lived in Squirrel Hill for more than 40 years. “They have young people and old people there. It’s not like work; they make it so much fun. And it’s such a worth while cause — the highest form of tzedakah.”

Droz also is quick to talk about his technique, the process of making art almost as essential to the viewer as the final product. For example, Droz talked about a method he invented for turning a pane of glass in a kiln without touching it.

Droz will take part in a book signing event on Dec. 9 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. More information is set to come

p The Beck family celebrates their daughter’s bat mitzvah with a volunteer session at Our Giving Kitchen.

“Now, volunteers come together to make the meals, and we have hundreds of meals each week. And it’s open to everyone.”

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Angeles-based publishing house is releasing a lavishly illustrated art book about a Pittsburgh sculptor who entered the medium in the September of his years.

“Having a book after only three years? That’s something I never expected,” Droz said.

metaphor for art and a window into his sculp tures. In magic, there is trickery, but also a great thrill at being shown something impossible.”

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“We started a little surplus pop-up store, which ran through August, September, when the food programs started going on at schools,” Rosenfeld told the Chronicle.

“Our model now,” he added, “is as important as the end result, which is the meals. It’s about how we get there.”

Dan Droz started sculpting full-time in 2019, while in his late 60s, after retiring from a 38year career that included teaching at Carnegie Mellon University and working at his firm in furniture and graphic design.

Debby Eisner is well-versed in Thevolunteerism.longtime University of Pittsburgh audiologist, an observant Jew who attends services at Congregation Poale Zedeck, spent much of her time helping out at food pantries and senior living facilities.

“I am familiar with publishing design, but I’ve never designed a book before, particu larly not an art book,” Droz said. “It was a learning experience.”

Now, she goes to Our Giving Kitchen.

— there’s no religious requirements or anything about levels of observance. The food is kosher, but it’s open to all,” Rosenfeld said. “The end result is the food, and that’s very important. But, coming out of COVID, we’re trying to build a community. And food is the great equalizer.”

Today, the nonprofit is what Rosenfeld calls a “communal kitchen” — people from all walks

Broersma told the Chronicle that “you cannot separate the art and the artist.”

“I’ve done the methods and techniques but the fabricators implement it … and that increases my productivity, versus other sculptors,” he said. “It’s been a very busy period and it’s been a very productive period.”

“It’s just about getting out there and showing your work,” he added. “People respond to it.”

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Recently, a girl and 20 members of her family marked her becoming a bat mitzvah by volunteering at Our Giving Kitchen: “While they were celebrating a bat mitzvah, they were also doing a mitzvah,” Rosenfeld quipped.

In this case, the publisher approached Droz when the latter presented during the Kipaipai Conference at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Ojai, California. “Kipaipai” translates as “to encourage and inspire” in native Hawaiian.

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“In this case, he’s such a great example of a person involved in visual things his entire career,” Broersma said, speaking by phone from California. “But the way he’s been pursuing it, so aggressively … it’s like he’s in hyper-speed.”

operation “from A to Z” with his wife, Bassie, he said. Since they have moved over to the “communal kitchen” model, they’ve even started hosting private sessions, where a family or company covers the costs, and they do the cooking.

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Droz, who is Jewish, is surprised by his recent successes, including the coffee table book, which is titled “Behind The Fold” and is on sale from Griffith Moon Publishing.

L.A.-based painter Virginia Broersma met Droz when she made a presentation on artists’ contracts via Zoom for the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. Droz was one of the artists on the call.

The Squirrel Hill-based nonprofit Our Giving Kitchen launched last summer when Rabbi Chezky Rosenfeld opened what he calls a “surplus store” on Murray Avenue — in the heart of Jewish Pittsburgh — for families to come and get free groceries, no questions asked. With COVID-19 raging at the time, more than a few families took Rosenfeld up on the kind gesture, and he began seeking (and receiving) private donor funding for the project.

“It’s just very experimental, and I feel that’s inspiring, as another creative person,” Broersma

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The artist said she was taken with Droz’s exper imental zeal; to illustrate, she pointed to how Droz works with mesh materials, which “requires a lot of finessing to get the material to stretch.”

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said. “He’s making a career later in life — and he’s doing a good job of it.”

Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh Director Lauren Bairnsfather, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon professor and author Barbara Burstin and Director of the Rauh Jewish History Program and Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center Eric Lidji are all featured in the documentary.

Ribnick recounted the circuitous journey of the project at an exhibit reception and gallery talk on Sept. 11 at the Jodee Harris Gallery Seton Hill Arts Center in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where the mosaics will be on exhibit through Sept. 30.

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“What makes it unique is that it has all the government documents but there’s also this set of correspondence going back and forth that both explains what the documents are and contextualizes it within a very human scenario,” he explained. “This exchange back and forth, you see what it takes to navigate that process. The boldness that you need. The faith you have to have in other people. The repeated requests for more information. You get a sense in real time of what it must have been like to be

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“The government did everything possible to not let the people come, even though they knew they were going to be killed,” Levitsky said. The people she referred to are the Jews, desperate to escape the rising tide of antisemi tism and hate taking hold in pre-war Germany and its satellite countries. The government is the United States which, because of laws and quotas, like the Immigrant Act of 1924, would only accept so many refugees, no matter the dilemma they might face.

David Kalla was going to Galveston, Texas, at the same time “From Darkness to Light” would be hanging at the Austin synagogue. Eisenberg asked him to pay a visit and see the exhibit.

Dottie Levitsky uncovered the good work done by her late aunt and uncle and Pittsburgh residents Avram Sanford and Hasele Deutsch Levy from a collection of letters she inherited after their death. She also learned a little about America.

“People would contact me through Facebook. I couldn’t say no,” she said. Those that reached out included Squirrel Hill artist Steve Sadvary, whose work “Coming Together in Peace” is included in the collection.

In fact, when WQED producer Iris Samson was searching for a subject for the documen tary she turned to Lidji who suggested the letters, among a few other ideas centered on America and the Holocaust.

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She eventually decided to include more than 40 pieces in the exhibition, which

The mosaic artist and president of Austin Mosaic Guild in Austin, Texas, said she was horrified watching images of the tragedy on CNN.

Gertrude Deutsch Perles, an Austrian citizen living in Vienna with her husband, knew the terror that was about to visit her homeland and was frantic to find an avenue of escape.

includes artists from Canada, Israel, Morocco, Scotland and Venezuela, in addition to the American artists.

Susan Ribnick learned of the massacre at the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27, 2018, she felt compelled to act.

Ribnick said it was fate that Kalla stopped by the“Thecongregation.restishistory,” she said. “If you put an idea in that guy’s mind, it’s going to happen. It’s amazing.”

Lidji said the Levy collection is special because of the types of documents it contains.

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To find safe passage from Nazi-controlled Europe, refugees had to work with both the Nazi government and the government of the country where they wished to escape. To enter the United States, emigrees had to secure affidavits from American citizens who would vouch for the refugee, stating that they would be able to find work and, if not, that the

signatory would provide financial backing.

She came across Hasele Deutsch Levy’s name in the magazine Woman’s Wear Daily; Deutsch Levy was a buyer for Kaufmann’s department store. Deutsch Perles saw the shared surname and thought it might motivate the American to

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The film tells the story of discovering the letters after the death of Avram, an estate lawyer who died without a will; the search for Levy’s descendants; and the historical story of refugees

“From Darkness to Light: An exhibition of mosaics inspired by the Tree of Life Tragedy.” That number jumped to 12 when artists in Denver and Philadelphia heard about the project. It soon increased to 18.

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was something special happening with the mosaics, Ribnick reached out to her rabbi, Neil Blumofe at Congregation Agudas

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BlumofeAchim.agreed that there was something special afoot. He decided to show the pieces at Agudas Achim. He also reached out to Rabbi Jeffrey Myers at Tree of Life.

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like Deutsch Perles who, scared for their lives, sought a way to escape Nazi Germany.

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In fact, Ribnick said that she had been in a Minneapolis synagogue a few weeks before the shooting, driving home the point that anyone, anywhere could have been part of the massacre.

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“You don’t have to be Jewish; you just have to be human. I was walking around in a state like, ‘What do you do with this feeling?’ You’re outraged. I’m Jewish. I could be in a synagogue where this happened,” she said.

Ribnick made use of the resources at hand. She called a meeting of the guild and suggested the members create small memorials, 8”x8” with a jewel tone theme. She envisioned a group of 10 artists working on the project

Realizing she had no connection to the Tree of Life synagogue but sensing there

The Pittsburgh synagogue was deluged with not only requests for interviews and speakers and to join ceremonies and concerts but also with physical objects sent to the congregation.

During remarks to those in attendance, Kalla said that he was glad the exhibit was on a

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p Artist Susan Ribnick addresses those attending the “From Darkness to Light” exhibit reception and gallery talk on Sept. 11

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Coinciding with the release of the new PBS documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” WQED has created the short documentary “The Letters: A Plea for Help.”

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week’s Torah portion. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening understanding of the text. 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org.

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The Jodee Harris Gallery Seton Hill Arts Center presents “From Darkness to Light: An Exhibition of Mosaics Inspired by the Tree of Life.” Reception and gallery talk, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m. 205 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, 15601. RSPV at ncche@setonhill.edu.

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Bring the parashah alive. Study the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman. 12:15 p.m.

Chabad of the South Hills presents a ladies’ event, Soup in the Sukkah, with a special guest speaker. 7:30 p.m. 1701 McFarland Road. chabadsh.com.

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Together We Rise: Chal lah Baking Event, a free community event to cele brate each other and the history of challah baking with the Challah Back Girls and special guests. Bake your own challah to take home and participate in a one-ofa-kind raffle. Free. 5:30 p.m. Estelle S. Campbell Club house, 4600 Butler St, Pittsburgh, 15201. com/e/together-we-rise-tickets-411534419527.eventbrite.

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As you read the book, we invite you to share your favorite passages on a shared document you will receive when you register for the meeting.

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Join Chabad of the South Hills for a Pre-High Holiday Seniors Lunch. Immunization clinic by Pathways Well ness program. Lunch, honey cake, hands-on holiday presentation and raffle prizes. Noon. Preregistration recommended. $5 suggested donation. 412-278-2658.

“The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are.” Libby Copeland will explore the extraordinary cultural phenomenon of home DNA testing. This pro gram is possible through the generous support of the William M. Lowenstein Genealogical Research Endow ment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation. Pre sented by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh and the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. Free for JGS-Pittsburgh members; $5 for the general public. 7 p.m. jewish-genealogical-society-libby-copeland-oct-6-2022.heinzhistorycenter.org/events/

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Join Classrooms Without Borders for “The Hippocratic Oath at the Umschlagplatz: The Jewish Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto.” Moderated by Tali Nates, founding director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Cen ter. For this program, there will be a limited pre-screen ing of the documentary film “No One Told Me,” directed by Sean O’Sullivan. Guest speaker Dr. Maria Ciesielska, Medical Review Auschwitz Project and Luc Albinski. 2 p.m.

annual meeting at the Heinz History Center. Review the achievements, challenges and direction of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, as reflected in the activities of the Jewish Federation. 7 p.m. ish-federation-of-greater-pittsburgh-annual-meeting-5.jewishpgh.org/event/jew

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Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for a four-week healing, consciousness-building forest bathing series at the Frick Park Environmental Center. We will take 90-minute gentle walks throughout Frick Park while nurturing our connection to the natural world through reflective practices. If you feel disconnected from nature, yourself or others, consider participating in this forest bathing series. Registration is required. Series is free. 9 a.m. Frick Park Environmental Center. 1027healingpartnership.org/forest-bathing.

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Chabad of the South Hills presents a men’s event, Scotch in the Sukkah. 7:30 p.m. 1701 McFarland Road. chabadsh.com. PJC

Submit calendar items on the Chronicle’s website, pittsburghjewishchronicle.org. Submissions also will 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.

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Shofar Factory, a blast for the entire family. Create your own authentic shofar, learn how a shofar is made, braid your own challah and taste Rosh Hashanah delicacies. 4 p.m. $12/shofar free for those in Discovery Club. 1701 McFarland Road. chabadsh.com/shofar.

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Classrooms Without Borders, in coordination with Tali Nates, founder and director of the Johannesburg Genocide & Holocaust Centre, and in partnership with the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Liberation75 and the USC Shoah Foundation is pleased to present “Remembering the Holocaust in the United Kingdom.” 2 p.m.

Join NCJW for the Just Films series with Chatham University’s Women’s Institute. The first film in the series is The Janes. Learn the story of seven women who were part of a clandestine network who built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions. 5:30 p.m. Free. chatham. edu/events/details.cfm?eventID=30431.

The list of his credentials runs on: Forward Shady Housing Corp., Jewish Residential Services, Concordia Club, and the board of the Israel Heritage Room at the University of Pittsburgh in the Cathedral of Learning.

• 9/26 - Tashlich: Easy Hike @Bird Park, Ice Cream, Tashlich

“The man was tireless,” his sons said, and his kidney cancer diagnosis, which led to

• 9/27 - Rosh Hashanah Virtual Contemplative Walk

A lifelong Pittsburgher, Spear was born Oct. 23, 1938, to Jacob and Else Spear, who ran Fashion Spear, a family retail business based in Braddock that eventually spread to several area malls.

John Spear, longtime retail professional with ‘huge personality,’ dies at 83

“Their courtship began when Janet bought

In 1980, after his time at the family business, Spear joined Kaufmann’s in Greensburg as store manager. In 1983, he was promoted downtown to become divisional merchandise manager of coats, furs and bridal. He later became a Kaufmann’s vice president and quadrupled the company’s fur business in one year, according to his “Hisobituary.coatand fur auditorium sales and his flair for fashion provided much excitement to the downtown store as well as the branches,” Spear wrote in his obituary. “He was known for successful fur trunk shows in Kaufmann’s Pittsburgh branches and in Erie, Youngstown, Cleveland, Charleston and New York stateUponlocations.”hisretirement from Kaufmann’s, Spear

• 10/5 - Yom Kippur Musical Meditations

Spear, a Kaufmann’s retail giant who spent eight story-filled decades living within a five-mile radius of Squirrel Hill, died Aug. 14, after a 17-year battle with kidney cancer. He was 83 and wrote his own obituary.

• 9/26 - Rosh Hashanah Rhythm & Renewal

Above all, though, Spear stayed active in his community and regularly attended services at Rodef Shalom Congregation.“Myparents volunteered from the moment I remembered,” Jeffrey Spear said. “They instilled in us that community service was essential.”

If you find spirituality in nature...

EXPLORE the great outdoors with the Beth El community on three short walks and an outdoor reflective service.

“Everybody loved the guy. He had such a huge personality and just had a way about him.”

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Spear was president of the Braddock Rotary Club (1978-80), a Rotarian (since 1964) and president of the Greater Braddock Chamber of Commerce (1972-74), where he negotiated the reopening of the Braddock schools after the Martin Luther King riots.

his ‘53 Chevy for $200,” Spear wrote in the obituary he submitted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. “He then delivered snow tires to her house and asked her for a date. They went to LeMont and on the way home, he startled her by announcing that he would marry her. Soon thereafter, their love affair began.”

Spear married the former Janet Elinor Cohen on May 6, 1962. They were together for 55 years, until her death in 2017.

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• 10/5 - Yom Kippur Outdoor Reflective Service

ENGAGE in a virtual Yom Kippur afternoon discussion through the lens of Jewish ethics.

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“In death, people come out of the woodwork, and everyone says nice things — people did that for my dad during his life,” Doug Spear, the youngest of Spear’s three sons, told the Chronicle.

He also was president of the Youth Squad, which provided work to men following their release from jail. He also served as vice president of the Hebrew Free Loan Association, on whose board he served for 20 years.

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If you find spirituality in music...

• 9/26 - Rockin’ Rosh Hashanah 2.0

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These experiences complement a full schedule of traditional services.

consulted for three years for the Millstein family, founders of Burlington Coat Factory.

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The couple raised three sons — Jeffrey, David and Doug, each of whom grew up to become a lawyer in different U.S. cities. Jeffrey Spear went to New York City and, in 1999, Doug Spear trekked to Atlanta; David Spear was the only son who stayed in Pittsburgh.

He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1956, forming friendships he frequently revisited during the many class reunions he organized. Spear earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1960 and served during his college years as president of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.

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• 9/24 - Pre-Holiday Candlelight Hike & Havdalah @Peters Lake

ENRICH your soul with unique musical holiday offerings.

Women and Their Families

Vaccines are required on the honor system. Please feel free to wear a mask if you like. Enter the JCC through the Darlington Road door. Electronic door will be kept open. All other JCC entrances will be closed.

Levinson Hall • JCC Squirrel Hill

Learn

Yom Kippur

Our moderator, Feyisola Akintola, Manager, Office of Immigration Affairs for the City of Pittsburgh, will guide us through a conversation with neighbors including those from Afghanistan, Ukraine, the Congo, Latin America, and Asia.

Standing UP with Our Neighbors

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(L-R) Our moderator, Lisa Schroeder, President and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, will guide us in a conversation with Sydney Etheredge, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania; Anna Hollis, President and CEO, Amachi Pittsburgh; and Lynz Sickler, Executive Director, Proud Haven.

The Incarcerated and Their Families

Wednesday, October 5 • 3-4 pm

Join us for an essential conversation about our responsibility to stand UP with our neighbors when their reproductive health rights, civic engagement rights, and gender identity rights are restricted. Our conversation will be highlighted with modern interpretations of the Yom Kippur confessional prayers. We will conclude with a contemporary Yizkor memorial service.

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When Rights are Challenged

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Immigrants, Refugees, and Yinzers: All of Us Neighbors

Rosh Hashanah

Monday, September 26 • 3-4 pm

Join us for a soulful conversation with our Pittsburgh neighbors no matter their country of origin. Our conversation will be highlighted with the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn) as a wake-up call to all of us for how we need to “love the stranger because we were strangers in the land of Egypt”. We will share apples and honey for sweetness.

The LGBTQ+ Community and Their Families

The statement does not use the words “war” or “invasion,” which can carry legal risk in Russia when applied to the deadly offensive that Russian President Vladimir Putin initi ated in February, nor does it mention Ukraine explicitly. But it can easily be construed as disapproval of the war at a time when other state-recognized clergy, including in the Russian Orthodox Church, have backed it.

The church’s head, Patriarch Kirill, has justified the invasion of Ukraine on spiritual and ideological grounds.

For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago, dozens of Russian rabbis from that country convened for an emergency meeting that ended with a politically fraught plea for an end to the bloodshed, JTA reported.

Sept. 21, 2008 — Olmert Resigns as Prime Minister

The event, called Casa Brasil, began on Sept. 4 and continued through Sept. 9, and featured lectures, cultural presentations, a fashion show, a food festival and more. It was held at Hangar 11, a large event venue at Tel Aviv’s port, which was decked out in green and yellow, the colors of Brazil’s flag.

Champion swimmer Judith Deutsch is born in Vienna, Austria. She joins fellow Austrian swimmers Ruth Langer and Lucie Goldner in refusing to go to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and later makes aliyah.

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WORLD — Items are provided by the Center for Israel Education (israeled.org), where you can find more details.

Tel Aviv hosts weeklong party to celebrate Brazil’s 200th Independence Day

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arrested in Poland after demonstrating in front of the Auschwitz-Birkenau former extermination and concentration camp, J. The Jewish News of California reported.

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The ADL’s statement, released in response to a Fox News story published on Sept. 7, did not specify which of its freely available education materials were cause for review. But the conser vative news network accused the nonpartisan group, which offers anti-bias training to schools, of participating in a broader leftist indoctrination of schoolchildren.

The founder of the American extremist group Goyim Defense League said he was

Brazilian diplomat Oswaldo Aranha presided over the United Nations General Assembly that voted in favor of the resolu tion that partitioned the British Mandate of Palestine into two states, Jewish and Arab. Aranha heavily lobbied in favor of the parti tion and, for his efforts, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948.

In a statement, an ADL spokesperson said that Fox’s story “raised important issues” and said the group “plans to undertake a comprehensive, in-depth review of all of our education

During the administration of former President Barack Obama, Weinstein served as a “key liaison to the Jewish commu nity” during the unveiling of the Iran nuclear deal and was appointed by Obama in 2017 to the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the White House said. PJC

Singer-songwriter Ariel Zilber is born in Tel Aviv. In the 1970s and 1980s he establishes an eclectic sound, leads multiple rock bands, then has a solo career. He spans rock, pop and hip-hop. He moves toward the Orthodox right in the early 2000s. PJC

education, politics, culture, defense, agricul ture and innovation,” Brazil’s ambassador to Israel, Gerson Menandro, said at a gala event.

The Polish national police did not imme diately respond to a request for comment. But the Polish penal code includes penal ties for anyone who “propagates a fascist or another totalitarian state or calls for hatred against national, ethnic, racial or religiousMinadeodifferences.”postedpictures of himself and a fellow Goyim Defense League member, Robert Wilson, holding posters outside Auschwitz’s notorious front gate. The posters contained lewd and derogatory messages about the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish civil rights group that is a frequent Goyim Defense League target.

Russia’s Chabad rabbis call to ‘end the suffering’

Goyim Defense League founder arrested in Poland outside Auschwitz

Biden nominates Jewish lawyer to serve as delegate for UN General Assembly

At a two-day gathering in Moscow that ended on Sept. 6, more than 75 Chabad-affiliated rabbis from across Russia issued a statement that read: “We pray that no more blood be spilled, and call upon people of good conscience everywhere to help aid those in need, including refugees, and end the suffering.”

Jon Minadeo Jr. posted about his arrest on Gab, the social media platform favored by right-wing extremists barred from other platforms, on Sept. 4. He said he was charged with “(((Hate Speech))) regarding Aushwitz,” using a parenthetical notation adopted by neo-Nazis to identify Jews online and misspelling the Nazi concentration camp.

“Our two peoples have nurtured a close rela tionship over several areas, including in trade,

President Joe Biden nominated Jewish lawyer Andrew Weinstein to be a public delegate of the United States to the upcoming 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly, the White House announced on Sept. 6, JNS.orgWeinsteinreported.hasbeen a managing attorney at the Weinstein Law Firm since 1996 with a focus on civil litigation. He is also the chairman of the Lawyers Council for the Democratic National Committee.

Today in Israeli History

UNESCO

Israel joins the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Israel quits UNESCO in 2018 after repeated accusations back and forth regarding abuses of history.

Sept. 17, 1978 — Camp David Accords Are Signed

Sept. 19, 1988 — Ofek 1 Is Launched

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— Actress Haya Harareet Is Born Actress Haya Harareet, best known as Judah Ben-Hur’s love interest Esther in 1959’s “BenHur” remake, is born in Haifa. She appears in Israeli, Italian, U.S. and British films from 1955 to 1964.

Facing corruption charges on which he later is convicted, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigns. A Knesset election in February 2009 results in Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to the prime minister’s office.

Sept. 22, 1943 — Musician Ariel Zilber Is Born

Brazilians threw a party in Israel to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their inde pendence, as well as the strong cultural ties between the two countries, JTA reported.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign the Camp David Accords, brokered by President Jimmy Carter. The accords lead to the March 1979 peace treaty.

Sept. 18, 1918 — Swimmer Judith Deutsch Is Born

p Actress Haya Harareet, shown in an MGM publicity photo, died Feb. 3, 2021, in England.

— WORLD — ADATHCEMETERYJESHURUN HOLIDAY VISITATIONS Sunday, September 11 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday, September 18 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday, October 2 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Members of the Board of Directors and volunteers will be available on site to give assistance For additional information call Susan Cohen: 412-508-0817 L’Shana Tova Adath Jeshurun Cemetery | 4779 Roland Road | Allison Park, PA 15101 All cemetery plots will be on sale for $1,000 through October 4, 2022.

from critical race theory” and “far-left ideas,” JTA reported.

“However,programs.”’wearenot wavering from our long-standing support for marginalized communities, such as the rights and safety of transgender youth,” the spokesperson said.

Israel becomes the ninth country with a space capability, launching the 340pound Ofek 1 satellite from an undis closed location near the Mediterranean Sea. Named for the Hebrew word for horizon, Ofek 1 completes an Earth orbit every 90 minutes.

The Anti-Defamation League says it will “launch a thorough review” of its educational content to address materials “misaligned with” the organization’s values after Fox News published a story accusing the anti-hate group of including “concepts

ADL to review education materials after Fox News calls it ‘far-left’

The program is titled “Agape and Hope Resurrected in Hripsime’s Agony, Athena’s Mourning, and Rachel’s Heartbreak.”

Rabbi: Chabad Young Professionals

ALL ARE WELCOME AS OUR GUESTS NO TICKETS REQUIRED Stanley J. Savage, Rabbi: Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Beth Jacob Cong. Henoch Rosenfeld, Rabbi: Chabad Young Professionals Of Pittsburgh May You Be Inscribed And Sealed In The Book Of Life For A Healthy and Happy Year L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Ve Techatemu וּמֵתָׁחֵתְו וּבֵתָׁכִת הָׁבוֹט הָׁנָׁשְל BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL BETH JACOB CONGREGATION & CHABAD YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF PITTSBURGH JOINTLY INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE AND WORSHIP THE NEW YEAR AT OUR HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES, B’YACHAD IN THE DOWNTOWN SHUL’S SANCTUARY 810 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 412 471 4443 2022 | 5783 HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Sun. Sept. 25 Erev Rosh Hashanah 5:30 P.M. Mon. Sept. 26 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Sept. 27 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Oct. 4 Erev Yom Kippur 6:00 P.M. Kol Nidre 6:15 P.M Wed. Oct. 5 Yom Kippur Yizkor 9:00 A.M. 5:15 P.M. Shofar Blowing 7:30 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME AS OUR GUESTS NO TICKETS REQUIRED Stanley J. Savage, Rabbi: Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Beth Jacob Cong. Henoch Rosenfeld, Rabbi: Chabad Young Professionals Of Pittsburgh May You Be Inscribed And Sealed In The Book Of Life For A Healthy and Happy Year L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Ve Techatemu וּמֵתָׁחֵתְו וּבֵתָׁכִת הָׁבוֹט הָׁנָׁשְל BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL BETH JACOB CONGREGATION & CHABAD YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF PITTSBURGH JOINTLY INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE AND WORSHIP THE NEW YEAR AT OUR HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES, B’YACHAD IN THE DOWNTOWN SHUL’S SANCTUARY 810 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 412 471 4443 2022 | 5783 HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Sun. Sept. 25 Erev Rosh Hashanah 5:30 P.M. Mon. Sept. 26 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Sept. 27 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Oct. 4 Erev Yom Kippur 6:00 P.M. Kol Nidre 6:15 P.M Wed. Oct. 5 Yom Kippur Yizkor 9:00 A.M. 5:15 P.M. Shofar Blowing 7:30 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME AS OUR GUESTS NO TICKETS REQUIRED Stanley J. Savage, Rabbi: Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Beth Jacob Cong. Henoch Rosenfeld, Rabbi: Chabad Young Professionals Of Pittsburgh May You Be Inscribed And Sealed In The Book Of Life For A Healthy and Happy Year L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Ve Techatemu וּמֵתָׁחֵתְו וּבֵתָׁכִת הָׁבוֹט הָׁנָׁשְל

Toby Tabachnick Shofar 7:30 P.M. Oct. 5 Yom Kippur Yizkor 9:00 A.M. 5:15 P.M. Shofar Blowing 7:30 P.M.

Artworks of and inspired by the period will be on display in several area galleries in September; “soirees” of literature and poetry bringing together members of the Armenian, Jewish and Greek communities of western Pennsylvania are planned; and a series of lectures by scholars, historians and living witnesses and/or their descendants will be presented.

Stanley J. Savage, Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Beth Jacob Cong. Henoch Rosenfeld, Of Pittsburgh 4 Erev Yom Kippur 6:00 P.M. Kol Nidre 6:15 P.M

May You Be Inscribed And Sealed In The Book Of Life For A Healthy and Happy Year L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Ve Techatemu וּמֵתָׁחֵתְו וּבֵתָׁכִת הָׁבוֹט הָׁנָׁשְל BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL BETH JACOB CONGREGATION & CHABAD YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF PITTSBURGH JOINTLY INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE AND WORSHIP THE NEW YEAR AT OUR HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES, B’YACHAD IN THE DOWNTOWN SHUL’S SANCTUARY 810 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 412 471 4443 2022 | 5783 HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Sun. Sept. 25 Erev Rosh Hashanah 5:30 P.M. Mon. Sept. 26 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Sept. 27 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Oct.

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Educational outreach programs will be offered during September, including those celebrating “the music, literature, and artwork that was created by those who either perished

For more information and a schedule of events, go to week-long-event/.armenian-greek-and-jewish-community-cwbpgh.org/event/ PJC

in, or survived the genocide of Christians and Jews in Anatolia, the Pontus, and Asia Minor between 1915-1923 and by those who perished in, or survived the brutal concentration camps of the Holocaust during World War II.”

This year “represents the 100th year from one of humanity’s darkest periods, a time point that inspired and ignited what eventu ally resulted in one of humankind’s bleakest moments,” according to promotional mate rials. “1922 was the peak of the period between 1915-1923, when Christians and Jews were systematically targeted for their faith and culture. The western world’s general indiffer ence to the genocide of Christians and Jews in Anatolia, the Pontus, and Asia Minor would soon be used by the Nazis as the basis of their plan to exterminate the Jewish people.”

The Greek Nationality Room Committee, The Armenian Nationality Room Committee, The American Hellenic Foundation of Western PA and The European Art Center of Greece are partnering with CWB for the event.

Blowing

ALL ARE WELCOME AS OUR GUESTS NO TICKETS REQUIRED Stanley J. Savage, Rabbi: Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Beth Jacob Cong. Henoch Rosenfeld, Rabbi: Chabad Young Professionals Of Pittsburgh May You Be Inscribed And Sealed In The Book Of Life For A Healthy and Happy Year L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Ve Techatemu וּמֵתָׁחֵתְו וּבֵתָׁכִת הָׁבוֹט הָׁנָׁשְל BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL BETH JACOB CONGREGATION & CHABAD YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF PITTSBURGH JOINTLY INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE AND WORSHIP THE NEW YEAR AT OUR HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES, B’YACHAD IN THE DOWNTOWN SHUL’S SANCTUARY 810 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 412 471 4443 2022 | 5783 HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Sun. Sept. 25 Erev Rosh Hashanah 5:30 P.M. Mon. Sept. 26 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Sept. 27 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Tues. Oct. 4 Erev Yom Kippur 6:00 P.M. Kol Nidre 6:15 P.M Wed.

Without Borders is part nering with western Pennsylvania’s Greek and Armenian communities for a series of events to mark 100 years since a period in history when Christians and Jews were targeted for their faith and culture.

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Wed. Oct. 5 Yom Kippur Yizkor 9:00 A.M. 5:15 P.M. Blowing 7:30 P.M.

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A concert featuring Armenian, Jewish and Greek musicians, performing music written by those who perished and/or survived those dark periods, as well as music that was inspired by their lives and sacrifice, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18.

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Armenian, Greek and Jewish communities join together to mark dark period of history

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Jeremy Havardi is a journalist, historian and political activist, is director of the Bureau of International Affairs of B’nai B’rith UK. This first appeared on JTA.

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Guest Columnist Abby Leibman

This year, we have an opportunity to reflect not only on our personal and communal struggles but also a chance to chart a path forward for those facing hunger in our nation.

Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. But we can’t help but wonder whether the queen’s refusal to visit the Jewish state had an echo of British hostility toward the Jews of its colony in pre-state Palestine more than 70 years ago.

toward systemic change so that every American can put food on the table.

The queen was unlike political heads of state. She was not a polarizing figure because, being unelected, she was in no way beholden to vested interests or parties. Instead, she united her nation by becoming a symbol of its most enduring and cherished values. What she brought to her role was an old-fashioned sense of duty and loyalty, reflecting the vow that she made in 1947 to live a life of service, no matter how long or short it lasted. Her values were those of an older Britain, a nation framed by a Christian ethos in which self mattered less than duty and obligation trumped personal ambition. Those values had resonance for British Jews too, given that their own faith encompassed notions of religious duty and communal service. They recognized that the queen’s tireless devotion to her nation was an example of tikkun olam at its finest. The queen never compromised her fidelity to those values and conducted herself at all times with dignity, decency and propriety. If only one could say the same about today’s leaders.

Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign ended quietly with her death last week. And with the accolades from across the globe came a sense of wonder that the 96-year-old monarch’s greatest contribution may have been her steadfastness in her role as wearer of the crown of state and a symbol of continuity in the United Kingdom.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years on the throne is a devastating loss for Britain, the Commonwealth and the free world. It is hard to overstate the sense of grief that will be felt at her passing, including from within the Anglo-Jewish community.

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Above all, she was a steadfast symbol of old-fashioned calm and stoicism in an age when the stiff upper lip was being assailed as quaint and harmful. It was that facet of her character, her ability to show coolness and fortitude despite crisis and sadness, that endeared her to millions of her countrymen and women. In her own life, those sad episodes included the breakdown of her children’s marriages, the death of Princess Diana, the fallout caused

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of her long reign, she cultivated a warm and trusting relationship with the UK Jewish community, with particular focus on interfaith relations and Holocaust memorial.Andyet, the queen, who visited more than 100 countries during 271 foreign trips, never visited Israel. That was a source of frustration to British Jews and some Israeli officials. The reason was ascribed to the unsolved IsraeliPalestinian conflict along with other excuses, but it amounted to a de facto boycott of Israel.

For now, Britain has a king who will provide the nation and Commonwealth with a sense of much needed continuity. But Queen Elizabeth II was a truly unique figure whose guiding presence symbolized unity, constancy and, above all, human decency. We will not see her like again. PJC

For British Jewry that was certainly true. Within months of acceding to the throne in 1952, Elizabeth met with the British chief rabbi and leaders of the Jewish commu nity. Jewish leaders and the ambassador of the 4-year-old state of Israel attended her coronation soon after. And over the years

the end, everyone was an Elizabethan.

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That remarkable constancy — a particularly British devotion to form and ceremony arising from England’s entrenched class system — was a fulfillment of Elizabeth’s promise very early in her reign of unending devotion to service and to her imperial family. Her formality

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For Anglo-Jewry, the queen was a rock and mainstay of her nation, a constant, familiar and reassuring presence amid the turbulence of both domestic and international crises. Indeed, she became such a fixture in British life that she created the illusion that she would always carry on as head of state. Of course, no one is immortal. But the queen etched herself so deeply into her country’s story that she became emblematic of its very character, the unspoken essence of modern Britain. She was truly the matriarch of the nation.

In 2000, she also inaugurated Britain’s first permanent memorial to the Holocaust and served as patron of the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for a decade. It is true that she did not visit Israel as a monarch despite a number of entreaties from the country’s leaders. But this did not reflect any personal malice or bigotry and instead resulted from long standing Foreign Office policy to avoid antagonizing Britain’s Arab allies. Accordingly, the queen’s death has seen a genuine and palpable outpouring of grief from Jewish communal leaders of every denomination. British Jews are feeling the loss of this remarkable monarch as much as their gentile counterparts.

family as “one of the great unifying forces in Britain, a unity we need all the more, the more diverse religiously and cultur ally we become.” She hosted Israeli leaders in the U.K., including President Ephraim Katzir in 1976, and gave an honorary knighthood to Shimon Peres in 2008.

in that role differed from the looser, more informal royals of Europe’s other remaining monarchies. But then, how many of us can name the king of Norway? (Answer: Harald V). Yet, somehow, although Americans may feel superior in not being weighed down by the pomp, the castles, the cost and calls to duty of an outdated monarchy structure, many Americans still thought of Elizabeth II as “the” queen and felt an affinity toward her.

With an understanding of those systemic biases,

organization built on Jewish values working to end hunger in the United States and Israel, I believe the upcoming conference can provide a historic opportunity to envision and advance bold, transformative ideas.

Today’s Israel was as surprised as anyone at how quickly the queen seemed to slip away after being a consistent fixture on the world stage for so long. Israel’s leaders joined other world leaders in mourning her passing and recognizing her legacy of leader ship and Elizabeth’sservice.death marks the end of an era.

In the course of her 70 years of service, she overlapped with 15 British prime ministers, 14 American presidents and seven popes. May the memory of this gentle and devoted lady be for a blessing. PJC

What Queen Elizabeth meant to a British Jew like me

time of year, Jews around the world engage in moments of reflection and renewal. We read that each human being is created “b’tselem Elohim” — “in the image of

I was brought up in a typical liberal Jewish family that showed a healthy respect for the queen, and the royal family more widely. I recall marching down the Mall in London for the 60th anniversary of VE Day and catching a sight of our monarch on the steps of Buckingham Palace. Like other British Jews, I also remember hearing the prayer for the royal family which was, and is, a feature of every Shabbat service.

The boycott was lifted just five years ago when Prince William made the first offi cial royal visit to Israel in 2018. There were, however, many unofficial visits. Prince Charles — now king — visited in 1995 and 2016 for the funerals of former Prime Ministers

At the same time, I harbor no illusions that a one-day summit of political leaders, policymakers, academics and advocates will immediately realize the vision of MAZON’s founders in 1985. MAZON was founded on the vision of working

She was also a friend of the Jewish community in the U.K. She met many faith leaders and gained the praise of figures such as the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who described her and the royal

On Sept. 28, President Joe Biden will host a White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. As the head of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, a leading anti-hunger

To truly end hunger, we need the political will to examine the roots of societal problems — racism, sexism, anti-immigrant sentiment and other forms of discrimination that contribute to persistent inequities, including food insecurity.

by the disillusionment of Prince Harry and his wife with the monarchy, and, above all, the loss of her beloved husband, Prince Philip. Yet her belief in service and her promise to the nation meant that she never contemplated stepping aside. She simply got on with her job, exuding a steely strength and determination that won her so manyTheadmirers.queen was also an internation ally renowned figure. It is easy to forget that she visited some 117 countries as monarch, meeting countless leaders, statesmen and diplomats. She acted as head of state to 15 British prime minis ters and met no fewer than 13 American presidents. Indeed, her reign lasted more than one quarter of the entire history of the United States. She was the first British monarch to travel to a communist country when she toured Yugoslavia in 1972. She was a symbol of the reconcili ation with Japan, receiving the emperor in the United Kingdom, while her visits to China and Russia in the 1980s and 1990s were equally significant. She also reflected a changed mood when she went to the Republic of Ireland in 2011, something that would have been unthinkable decades earlier. She was undoubtedly the most experienced diplomat of her age and a figure to whom many would turn for wise counsel.

To make matters worse, 1941 was also the year that President Roosevelt approved a new regulation barring all visa applicants who had close relatives staying behind in Europe, which would have provided additional grounds for disqualifying the Franks. The theory behind the new regulation — a theory that was never backed by any evidence — was that the Germans would take the relative hostage in order to force the immigrant to spy for Hitler. In effect, Anne Frank was denied admission to the United States because the Roosevelt administration feared she might become a Nazi spy.

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I have not and will not participate in streaming services. I understand the need for it, and glad it was available, but the elimination of in-person services was not necessary.

COVID is completely over for me. There’s vaccines now, or you can get it naturally, or both. There is no longer any reason for fear.

I feel it is important to be there in person. It is more meaningful to me.

so over. If you don’t want to be exposed, don’t leave your home.

In regard to the article, “Israelis should support American diplomacy on Iran” (Sept. 2), what Mr. Rubin failed to mention was that during the time the JCPOA was in effect, Iran continued to advance its bomb and missile program. Mr. Rubin’s Trump derangement syndrome has completely overwhelmed any objectivity he might have once possessed.

haranguing members for money alienated family and me.

Our community also offers Zoom services this year, but I intend to be there in person, as I am the soloist for our community in Mexico.

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Andrew Lapin’s review in JTA’s article regarding Ken Burns’ new documentary “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” which you published on Sept. 9, quotes the noted filmmaker as still believing that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was mostly acting within his means as a poli tician when confronting the Holocaust. In his words, FDR’s very limited response to Jewry’s darkest hour was due to the fact that he “could not wave a magic wand. He was not the emperor or a king.”

I’m waiting to see how the numbers of infections are before I decide.

I am a Pittsburger living in South Florida. Our local synagogue’s constant pleas,

55% No, I will participate by streaming or on my own at home. 28% Yes, I will be there in insidepersonabuilding. 3% Yes, I will be there in person but only outside. 6% Not sure yet. 8% No, but I usually don’t participate in High Holiday services anyway. Are you planning to attend any High Holiday services in person this year? 25% No, I will participate by streaming or on my own at home. 57% Yes, I will be there in insidepersonabuilding. 1% Yes, I will be there in person but only outside. 9% Notyet.sure 8% No, but I usually don’t participate in High Holiday services anyway. Are you planning to attend any High Holiday services in person this year?

I’m doing both in person and online.

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Roosevelt administration prevented Anne Frank’s family from coming to U.S.

week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an electronic poll the following question: “Are you planning to attend any High Holiday services in person this year?”

Roosevelt could have done more when confronting the Holocaust

The wartime chief executive did not need a magic wand, however. There were ways to help Jews or interrupt the mass murder without serious political risk. Some possible examples: allowing the existing immigration quotas to be filled; permitting refugees to go temporarily to the U.S. Virgin Islands (as U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. suggested regarding the more than 900 Jews fleeing Nazi Germany in May 1939 aboard the St. Louis); bringing refugees back to America’s shores on empty Liberty cargo ships, vessels which needed ballast to avoid capsizing; and dropping a few bombs on the railways and bridges leading to Auschwitz from planes that were already bombing those regions.

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I will do the main Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur service in person. The rest on Zoom.

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A news article in your Sept. 9 edition stated that in a scene in Ken Burns’ upcoming film, Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, “tries to secure passage to America for his family but gets stymied by the country’s fierce anti-immigration legislation.”

Services via Zoom don’t feel real to me (and are hard to do halachically), so I won’t do that if I have a choice. I’m vaxxed and boosted, and I’m inside a building (masked) every week for Shabbat. That hasn’t caused any problems.

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This question was identical to what Chronicle readers were asked about High Holiday attendance in 2021. As the numbers indicate, this year marks a sizable increase in the number of people who plan on attending services in person inside a building. Whereas 27% of readers said they planned on attending services in person inside a building last year, the number grew to 57% this year. Similarly, whereas 55% of readers said they planned on participating in High Holiday services by streaming or on their own at home in 2021, the number fell to 24% in 2022.

America’s immigration system was indeed restrictive, but the main obstacle to the Franks reaching the United States was that the Roosevelt administration took a bad system and made it worse. In the year Otto was applying, 1941, the U.S. quota for German nationals (such as the Franks) was only 47% filled, meaning there were more than 15,000 empty quota slots; there was plenty of room for the Franks. The problem was that the Roosevelt administration actively sought to suppress immigration below the legal limits, by imposing extraneous requirements upon visa applicants and looking for any technicality to reject them.

There is limited seating at my shul, and I am forgoing attending to allow those who want to attend in person do so. I do not care one way or the other.

I will be wearing a mask.

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No longer interested. The last reason for attending, bonding with the community, is no longer important to me. The conflating of politics and religion is exhausting andI’mirrelevant.unaffiliated, so going to a physical service is not possible. I will do some of the streaming services either locally or from NYC.

We have been to Zoom shul since the pandemic, but I am looking forward to returning in person. PJC —Adam Reinherz

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Readers provided various explanations of what they’re doing this year. Of the 294 people who responded to the 2022 poll, 40 people provided comments. A few responses follow.

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The type of Judaism practiced in USCJ synagogues can vary based on the commu nity, spanning the bridge between liberal congregations and those sometimes labeled Conservadox. Blumenthal called that diver sity the movement’s strength.

Deutsch Perles’ story ended on a happy note. She and her husband were able to immigrate to America, though not to Pittsburgh, through the assistance of another contact. In a final letter, she writes the Levy family, thanking them for their efforts and saying she would like to meet them one day. Unfortunately, the families never met.

Blumenthal wasn’t ready to say how long or whether those new allowances would continue; rather, he said there are still some people facing significant health challenges that continue to require greater leniency for Jewish laws. He also said the technology has allowed for new ways to engage people Jewishly.

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a part of that process.”

In fact, Blumenthal said, congregation

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his former colleague Sharyn Rubin with helping the Bergs. He praised the Plum Borough residents for bringing their “dream” to Pittsburghlife. Shinshinim Einav Mayer and Michal Dekel observed the outdoor dedication, which was relocated from the JAA to CDS due to COVID-related concerns.

“There was correspondence in the 1930s. That’s what these letters are all about — pleas to help. The Jews began to realize that it was life or death,” she said. “The pleas get more desperate as the 1930s dragged on. Americans certainly got those letters; that’s a feature to thisBymovie.”1940or 1941, the letters stopped, Burstin said, because the Jews had been sent to concentration camps or were murdered.

“By the time the documents arrived,” she offered, “there might be new procedures and you’d have to start all over again. It was very difficult. People who were able to get out were either high profile like Einstein, Sigmund Freud or other internationally prominent people. You also had a much better chance if you started in 1934 than if you tried in 1938 or 1939.”

Documentary producer Samson said when she was approached by a vice president at WQED to make a documentary she remem bered a story she researched during her time working at a magazine published by B’nai B’rith International.“Ifoundletters from all over Europe in the late ’30s to people in Washington, D.C., and other Americans. I found them very moving — the fact that we didn’t know the full scope of what was going to happen but these letters, you can read the desperation in their voices,” she said.

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Jeff Berg told the Chronicle that although he and his wife spent almost seven years working toward getting an ambulance to Israel, the couple’s connection to the Jewish state began decades earlier.

The donated vehicle will endure a lengthy journey, but those driving the enterprise have experienced one as well.

“There’s a rise in antisemitism and racism and bigotry that we’re seeing in America that I don’t recall in my 63 years on earth. There are parallels to the sort of political climate that was happening in Germany and Austria at the time,” she said. “The more we speak up about these types of issues, racism, anti-immigrant mentality and antisemitism, the more people can’t ignore it.”

communications at the time, Bairnsfather said. That’s a point illustrated in the documen tary and by the letters between the Levys and Deutsch Perles.

“We have a lot of vibrant synagogues. We have lots of people who grew up in our movement. We continue to live very dynamic Jewish lives,” he said.

life and relationships are often more important than what movement Jews use to self-identify.Thatdoesn’t mean, however, that he feels there aren’t differences among the liberal Jewish movements.

Blumenthal was clear though that Jewish adjacent community members should be welcomed as members of the community.

Asked about those numbers, Blumenthal said he doesn’t view Judaism as a contest.

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“Our communities will need to explore the best ways to do that,” he said. “We live in an age when people demand choice. I come from a space where we don’t judge that, instead we engage on those terms. I’m excited to see the opportunities that creates.”

Burstin said the letters help us to understand what was at stake.

“The Letters: A Plea for Help” premiered on Sept. 9 and was screened on Sept. 12 at Baldwin High School. The public screening included a panel featuring Bairnsfather, Burns, Lidji and Seton Hill professor John Spurlock. Samson said there are some takeaways from the documentary for America today.

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Dekel, a Karmiel native, agreed and said, “The Jewish community of the United States and the Jewish community of Israel are soThere’sconnected.”another takeaway that young people will hopefully appreciate, the

COVID, and the USCJ’s response, is one example of where modern needs rubbed againstDuringtradition.thepandemic, the Rabbinic Assembly issued updated protocol for syna gogues. Participants were allowed to join weekday minyans through electronic means, for example, and livestreaming services were permitted in certain situations.

Blumenthal was in Pittsburgh to attend the USCJ national board meeting, which was held at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills on Sept. 11.

Mayer, a resident of Kibbutz Dovrat in northern Israel, said the ceremony illuminated the sizable role Americans play in securing Israeli ambulances.

their attitude toward the country and its inhabitants significantly shifted during the SecondIsraelIntifada.hadalways been a “biblical issue, but it became a moral issue,” Jeff Berg said. “There was so much blood being shed. All these terrorist bombs in restaurants and Israelis just suffering under orga nized terror. It was just terrible … We became pro-life for Israel and wanted to do anything to see Israel live.”

Seidman, a retired JAA staffer, credited

“Something like this, where both Jewish people and non-Jewish people help and contribute and assist, is beautiful,” Mayer said.

The rabbi said that although there is a need for synagogues to continue to adapt and evolve to meet the needs of the 21st century, he doesn’t think identity is the primary way Jewish people identify themselves.

Since the 1970s, the couple organized several Christian tours of Israel, however,

“If people are finding meaning in kashrut, in Jewish Holidays, in living an ethical life and they’re informed by our Torah, rabbis and institutions, then I think that’s great, whether they call themselves a Conservative Masorti Jew, or not.”

The rabbi spent time with represen tatives from all three Pittsburgh USCJ member synagogues: Beth El Congregation, Congregation Beth Shalom and The Tree of Life“PittsburghCongregation.continues to have vibrant Jewish life and synagogues for our move ment,” Blumenthal said. “We got to spend time with three different congregations. We saw the vitality and vibrancy and creativity at each one. That was very exciting and inspiring for me and for our board.”

Arlene Berg said that she and her husband began volunteering with the Jewish Association on Aging and were introduced to Rabbi Eli Seidman, who suggested the possibility of donating an ambulance to Israel.

“The USCJ does have guidelines for communities, where they can include Jewish adjacent members, who are part of

other ambulances for shipment to Haifa.

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He noted that there are ideological differ ences in both Jewish law and tradition that vary among the various movements that can be“Oursignificant.approach to egalitarianism, our approach to inclusion of people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, our approach to how we observe Shabbat and kashrut,” he said.

The city’s importance to both the USCJ and Conservative movement will be recog nized in December when Beth El member Andy Schaer is installed as the board president. PJC

“Considering the rising amount of antisemitism, especially outside of Israel and in the United States, it’s amazing to see how non-Jewish Jewish people still support Israel and still support the Jewish community,” Dekel said. Especially for children, it’s important to realize there are “a lot of people who are good people, who support them and support Israel and the Jewish community.” PJC

The process of gathering the needed documents could be frustrating, especially considering the slow pace of intercontinental

Differences in the movement, he said, are acknowledged and talked about, allowing USCJ synagogues and rabbis to find value in those opinions rather than fighting against them.

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“My grandfather used to have a business in Germany. The story goes that during the Holocaust he would smuggle people out. I don’t know if that’s true. I have no proof of that but this, I have proof. And they were very good people,” she said. PJC

Pittsburgh, Blumenthal said, has been an important site since the founding of the USCJ in 1913. He pointed out that the Tree of Life synagogue was one of its founding congregations after breaking away from Rodef Shalom Congregation.

teenage Israeli emissaries added.

Jewish families to become members of our synagogues,” he said. “They can serve in leadership roles and many of our commu nities have embraced that approach to more fully engage members of the community.”

“I think extremism is doing extraordi nary damage to our culture and our society. Being a dynamic and strong middle space is, I think, a very important contribution to Judaism, to Jewish life and our society as a whole. People don’t often see themselves as passionate centrists, but, in fact, that’s what we need is a strong and center for Jewish life.”

One area that has been a long point of tension in the movement has been interfaith marriage. The rabbi said it’s an important topic that is always under conversation. An approach, he said, has to be balanced by both the need for engagement and Jewish tradition.

Arlene Berg first visited Israel in 1974. Jeff Berg was introduced to the Jewish state while working on a kibbutz in 1979.

For Levitsky, the documentary and letters prove what she’s always known about her family.

couldn’t gather in communal spaces because of COVID-19. It has also experienced a decline in the number of Jews identifying as AConservative.surveyby the Pew Research Center, “Jewish Americans in 2020,” reported that for every person who has joined Conservative Judaism, nearly three raised in the movement have left. It also found that 57% of people raised Conservative now either identify as Reform, don’t identify with any movement or are no longer Jewish.

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age of unprecedented progress against hunger andThenmalnutrition.the1980s reversed that progress.

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we can then attempt to build strategic, long-term solutions to end hunger with creativity, open dialogue, and vision. It is only through an honest understanding of our history — including the history of hunger and our response to it — that we can begin to realize meaningful policy changes that can truly address the problem.

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Credit during the pandemic, we saw something remarkable: a front-line defense that kept even more people from the long lines at charities.

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Guided by the Jewish values of tzedek (pursuing justice) and respecting the inherent dignity of every person — for we are all “b’tselem Elohim” — we are committed to confronting the root causes of hunger, and this must include understanding what brought us to this moment, and why the stark disparities among the most vulnerable not only exist but persist.

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Marcia Gross, a former acquaintance, through Facebook — he loved social media and was great with evolving technology, his sons said — and she became a close companion in his later years.

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The only previous White House Conference on hunger took place in 1969, and it led to the expansion of federal food programs that to this day provide a critical safety net when trou bled times strike the most vulnerable. The 1969 conference led to the broad national expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the National School Lunch Program. It was the dawn of an

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My work “really speaks to that,” Droz said. “When you look at a piece, it’s not clear how it’s Thosedone.”itching to see Droz’s work in the flesh won’t have to wait long.

“He always recovered,” David Spear told the Chronicle. “Even when the cancer came back, he wouldn’t miss a beat. He simply wouldn’t let it get him down.”

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Draconian policies of federal aid cutbacks, fueled by racist and sexist tropes, low-wage jobs, and corporate takeovers of our food and farming industries, propelled the dramatic rise in the number of Americans unable to regularly access nutritious food. While most of us manage to weather boom and bust economies, financial crises like the 2008 housing market collapse, and the more recent global pandemic and spiking inflation, have only pushed more people to the brink amid widening income inequality.

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more he did it,” Doug Spear laughed. “It’s just an example of how invested he was in personal relationships. He did that on such a scale. It kept up a lot of relationships [and] it was one of the reasons he was so beloved.” PJC

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“One good deed leads to another,” Rosenfeld said. “And it brings a smile to people’s faces.”

After his wife’s death, Spear reconnected with

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If the upcoming White House Conference leads us down that path, we will finally be taking steps to ensure that hunger becomes a thing of the past in America. PJC

Rosenfeld said each session yields about 150 to 200 kosher meals, cooked, packaged and ready for those who need them.

The just-released annual Department of Agriculture report, “Household Food Security in the United States in 2021,” reveals that about 10.2% of Americans experienced food insecurity last year, a rate nearly unchanged from the year before, despite the worsening economy. While that is relatively good news, the persistence of hunger and the brutal fact that 13.5 million households are experiencing hunger remains a national disgrace. The White House Conference can be a first step toward ensuring that no household goes hungry. At MAZON, our vision is that the conference is but the beginning of the real, difficult work of looking at where we’ve been, how we got here, and why we are still faced with millions of American families who do not know where their next meal will come from.

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And then there’s magic, which continues to fascinate Droz. The sculptor said he is enthralled by the concept of, “What you see is not always there.”

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the game.) He coached his sons’ teams for six years in the 14th Ward Little League and won twoAlsochampionships.meaningful to Spear, as well as to his family and friends, were greeting cards, Doug Spear remembered. His father sent tons of cards — and spent lots of time at Target poring over the selection, looking for just the right one.

During the pandemic, we all saw news reports of long lines at over-burdened food pantries. While a robust charitable sector provides vital resources in emergencies, federal nutrition bene fits provide a lifeline for those who struggle to put food on the table. When the Biden administration boosted benefit levels for programs like SNAP, WIC, Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT), and the Child Tax

twice the national average? Why are Black fami lies nearly twice as likely to experience hunger as white families? Why is there a food pantry at or near every single military base in America? Despite alarming rates of hunger among Native Americans, why doesn’t the USDA report collect data about hunger among Indigenous households?

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Spear was a lifelong Pittsburgh sports fan, especially enjoying Pirates games and becoming a season ticket holder at the age of 16 at Forbes Field. (He was in right field when Bill Mazeroski hit his famous walk-off home run in the 1960 World Series. Doug Spear framed the tickets to

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Others included in Hopkins’ on-screen family: fellow Oscar-winner and superstar Anne Hathaway, and Emmy-winner Jeremy Strong, known for his seething lead perfor mance on HBO’s “Succession.”

The pair play Irving and Esther Graff, a Jewish couple raising two sons in Queens in the 1980s, at the beginning of the Reagan era. Politics and race are central themes, and the Graffs’ son Paul, played by Banks Repeta, is shown in the trailer being forbidden by his mother from seeing his friend Johnny, played by Jaylin Webb, who is Black.

his grandfather (Hopkins) about the way he feels when kids at his new school say “bad words against the Black kids.” Hopkins’ character encourages Paul to stand up for his “You’refriend.gonna be a mensch, OK?” he says.

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“Art,antisemitism.likethesemosaics, have a way of moving audiences,” he said. “I hope you see these pieces and read the artists’ words and feel inspired to talk to your neighbors and take action to end antisemitism.”

Center Director James Paharik opened the exhibition by recalling the day the mosaics arrived at the university.

“It’s fitting on this day to be here in Greensburg where there is so much effort behind interfaith cooperation and bridge building, much of it taking place at Seton Hill University,” she said.

“Art can be a powerful catalyst and can promote discussion to reach out to not-likeminded-people. It’s very hard to affect change, but art is a powerful thing. If we get some body’s attention, then we will have done a good job,” she said. PJC

first feature “Little Odessa” is set in Brighton Beach, a Brooklyn neighborhood with a large population of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Seton Hill President Mary Finger said the university was honored to be part of the exhibit.

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How often do viewers get to see Anthony Hopkins use the word “mensch”?

Another scene shows Paul confiding in

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Strong’s character uses another choice (see: profane) Yiddish word in one scene, to describe Reagan, who is shown winning the 1980 presidential election.

The two-time Oscar winner (who is not Jewish) plays a Jewish immigrant who escaped the Holocaust in acclaimed director James Gray’s autobiographical upcoming film “Armageddon Time.” A trailer was released on Tuesday.

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The exhibit was presented as part of the commemoration of the Seton Hill University National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education’s 35th anniversary.

college campus. Its purpose, he posited, wasn’t simply to commemorate the victims of Oct. 27 but to promote a wider discussion on educa tion of

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Lauren Bairnsfather noted the significance of “From Darkness to Light” opening on Sept. 11, recalling the terrorist attacks on that day.

The film, which hits theaters Nov. 11, has earned rave reviews at international festivals, including Cannes in May. Some see it as an early Oscar favorite.

Gray — whose well-known films include “We Own the Night,” “The Immigrant” and “Ad Astra” — grew up in Flushing, Queens, to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant parents. His

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Strong’s father is Jewish and Hathaway is married to a Jewish husband, but none of the stars identify as Jewish. The castings come at a time when many are questioning whether non-Jews should play Jewish characters on-screen. PJC

“I remember opening the large wooden crate. I was astounded by the vision of each of these little gems. Each is unique, each one is an inspiration for those of us who live in the area,” he said. “It gives us hope in the aftermath of the Holocausttragedy.”Center of Pittsburgh Director

“It’s a convergence of all these things happening on this day,” she said.

The effects of Oct. 27, she said, continue to be felt, moving like ripples from Western Pennsylvania, crossing America and oceans.

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After a period of mourning, the spotlight will turn to the new King Charles III. In a pompous ceremony that last took place 70 years ago, the new king, clad in silk and ermine, will have the crown placed on his head, the scepter placed in his hand and will be adorned with other objects that make up the coronation regalia, a portion of the crown jewels of the United Kingdom, which include 23,578 stones, among them the largest clear-cut diamond in the world, cut from the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever

Rashi (elsewhere) explains this to mean “a cherished treasure ... costly vessels and precious stones, which the kings stow away. Likewise, you will be treasured by Me more than the other nations.”

Rabbi Yossi Feller is the rabbi of the Chabad Jewish Center of Cranberry. This column is a service of the Vaad Harabanim of Western Pennsylvania.

Zane Mason Schachter, son of Shaina and Joshua Schachter, and brother of Trey and Lucy, became a Bar Mitzvah on Sept. 10, 2022. Grandparents are Nancy Rabner and Tat Rabner and Linda and Barton Schachter. Zane, Zion Moishe, was called to the Torah in an outdoor service led by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of Tree of Life Synagogue. The Havdalah Service was attended by family and friends.

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As we prepare to usher in the new year and crown G-d as our king, let’s remember that we are His crown jewels. PJC

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By setting us apart as His “treasured nation,” G-d showed that the Jewish people’s essential connection to Him transcends the “purpose” we serve. While performing mitzvot is an important expression of our bond and reveals G-d’s glory, our preciousness to Him lies in the pleasure he derives simply from our being. Like the treasures belonging to a monarch,

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Hannah Isabella Freedman, daughter of Dana and Daryn Freedman, will become a bat mitzvah at Beth Hamedrash Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation on Friday Sept. 16, 2022. Hannah is the older sister of Max and the granddaughter of Marcia and Jack Sussman, the late Nyles Freedman, and Sharon and Richard Dezotell. Hannah is a rising eighth-grader at David E. Williams Middle School, where she is a member of the cheerleading squad, team leadership club and student council. She also shines on stage during the middle school musicals and competes in X-Cel Gymnastics. In her free time, Hannah loves spending time with family and friends. The celebration will continue Saturday night at Hotel Monaco. PJC

The crown jewels are stowed away, mostly to contribute to the monarch’s sense of eminence and kingship, for him to delight in them. In fact, this is part of what makes him a king.

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BRESS: Jane Goldsmith Bress died on Sept. 5, 2022, at the age of 87. Beloved by her family and friends, she will be missed for her devotion to family, her sharp wit and her adventurous spirit. Jane was the daughter of Louise Sloan Goldsmith and Stanley Goldsmith, and wife to Dr. Alan N. Bress for 64 years before his passing a yearand-a-half ago. Jane is survived by her children and their spouses, Kathy (Jerry Seidler), Rick (Debbie), and Karen Phillips (David), her eight grandchildren, and her four great-grandchildren. Nana has a special place in all of their hearts. Born and raised in Pittsburgh with black and yellow in her veins, Jane graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School, and earned her B.A. in education from the University of Pittsburgh and her M.A. in psychology from Duquesne University. She was a lifelong member of Rodef Shalom Congregation. She loved to travel, and she earned her Life Master Award in bridge. When she was younger, Jane painted, rode horses, danced, skied, and played tennis and golf — all of which she passed down to the ensuing generations. Outside of a close friends’ circle and meeting new friends on her excursions, most of Jane’s life was devoted to her husband and family. She nurtured her children and grandchildren, taking the time to get to know each of them. Additionally, she encouraged them to forge close bonds and reveled in their accomplishments. Graveside services and interment were held at Homewood Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com

HOFFMAN: William L. Hoffman (“Bill” or “Doc”) of Columbia, Maryland, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sept. 10, 2022, at age 98. Bill was predeceased by his beloved wife, Barbara, and loving daughter, Cindy Hankin, sisters June (Ed) Roth and Fran (Bob) Fleshin, brother-in-law Eli Shulman, and sister-in-law Arline (Mel) Buros; and he is survived by his son, Joe (Margie) Hoffman, son-in-law Ken Hankin, granddaughters Stephanie (Mike) Stein, Jennifer Hankin, Ellen Hoffman and Erica Hoffman, great grandsons Bradley and Colin Stein and sister Betty Shulman. Bill was born and grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, attended Ohio State University, served as a radio operator in World War II, and then settled in Pittsburgh working as a self-employed optometrist. First and foremost, Bill was committed to family – to his father and sisters (his mother died at a very young age) as a devoted son and brother, working at the family delicatessen in Youngstown (where he developed a life-long addiction to deli food); and then to Barbara, the ultimate love and light of his life who he met at Ohio State; they married in Pittsburgh in 1949, and enjoyed 52 years of marriage.  Bill established his optometry practice in downtown Pittsburgh and devoted himself to his young family, raising two children, Cindy and Joe, both of whom he often referred to as the “pride and joy” of his life. Bill remained loyal to Ohio State and Pittsburgh throughout his life, rooting for Buckeyes football, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins and Pirates. Beyond family and sports, Bill enjoyed spending time with friends, bowling, gardening, as a stamp collector, ham radio operator and family photographer, pickling green tomatoes and pickles (the ever-famous “Bill’s Dills”), and traveling the world with Cindy, Joe and Barbara. Later in life he enjoyed reading and quoting obituaries (hope he likes this one!). In 2010, following Barbara’s death, Bill moved to Vantage Point in Columbia, Maryland to be close to his children and their families. He immersed himself in community activities (lectures, movies, sightseeing tours and concerts), and made many new friends among staff and residents. He was always quick with a quip or a joke for every occasion (“Bill-isms”), including, “I’d rather leave them laughing than crying.” Bill’s family is so proud of the life he led, and the values he exemplified as father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, son, uncle, relative, neighbor and friend - Bill was the epitome of a good man and a mensch. Graveside Services and Interment were held at Beth Shalom Cemetery in Pittsburgh (Shaler Township) on Tuesday, Sept. 13th. Donations in Bill’s memory may be made to The Cynthia Hoffman Hankin Glioblastoma Research Fund at the National Brain Tumor Society or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com

Saturday September 17: Isadore Ackerman, Sadye G. Adler, Anna Amdur, Milton Saul Baseman, Isadore Cohen, Arnold Deutelbaum, Harold Glick, Joseph Klein, Sylvia Lebenson, William Leibovitz, Isadore Liberman, Pearl Love, Lena Mandelblatt, Lena Morantz, Bessie Wilkoff Osgood, Alick Portnoy, Sarah Rosen, Albert Ross, Morris Schachter, Elsie Skigen, Anne Skirboll, Hyman Stearns, Louis Herman Weiss

FRIEDMAN: Samuel Hicks “Colonel” Friedman, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Beloved son of the late Eva Shulgold Friedman and O. Hicks Friedman, Esq. Brother of the late Ellen Friedman Harlow. Survived by loving niece Randi Harlow and nephew Glenn (E.B. Pepper) Harlow. Also survived by great-nephews Kristofer and Max. The family wishes to thank his dedicated caregivers. Hicks was a very accomplished, loving, and eccentric personality. He grew up in Squirrel Hill, and after graduating from Taylor Allderdice High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As one of America’s best and brightest, Hicks served in the V-2 Program as part of his Naval service. After leaving the Navy, Hicks went on to obtain two undergraduate and one master’s degree and then attended Dickinson School of Law. Then, Hicks moved on to a career as an insurance and investment advisor, where he joyfully plied his craft at various golf courses and clubs. He was a proud and devoted son and loved his immediate and extended family dearly. Hicks loved animals, golf, and participated in many legendary poker games over the years. He was a prolific and published artist, A 70-year Master Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite for 50 years. Services and Interment were Private. Contributions may be made to the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, 6926 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com

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TISHMAN: Lenore Sternberg Tishman, 93, died on Sept. 4, 2022. She is survived by her loving family. For full obituary and to express condolences online visit segalfuneralhome.com. PJC

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JACOBS: Rosalyn Rothman Jacobs, born in 1923 in Pittsburgh. The daughter of Louis and Regina Rothman. Died on Aug. 26, 2022, at the young age of 98. Survived by cousins Stanley Lederman (Lynette), Robert Lederman (Gayle), Phyllis Shrinsky (Jay), Barbara Weschler (Stanley Levine), Janice Dash (Marvin) and stepdaughters Alison Ebert of Baltimore and Jessica Levin of Philadelphia. Predeceased by her husband, Stanley Jacobs, her brother, Howard Rothman and her dear friend and cousin, Beatrice Lederman. Special acknowledge ment and gratitude to the staff of Weinberg Terrace for the extraordinary care they provided to Rosalyn. Service and Interment in Baltimore, MD. Contributions in Rosalyn’s memory may be made to the JAA, 200 JHF Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com

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KLEIN: Natalie W. Klein, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Donald A. Klein. Loving mother of Steven (Elisa) Klein of NYC and Jill Klein (Steve) Matthiasson of Napa, CA. Sister of Richard (Suzanne) Wagner. Adored grandmother of Samantha, Olivia, Harry and Kai. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to The Wagner-Klein Preschool Playground Fund. Make check payable to Congregation Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com

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LEBOW: Morris “Moe” Lebow, in his 103rd year on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Charlotte Gross Lebow. Loving father of Alan (Linda) Lebow and Roberta (David) Brody. Son of the late Harry and Rebecca Lebovitz. Brother of the late Samuel and Meyer Lebovitz, Joseph Lebow and Leah Mallinger. Beloved Poppy Bo to grandchil dren, Jason Lando (Troy Harris), Brad (Laura) Lando and Brett Lebow, step-grandchildren, Benjamin (Lauren) Brody, Michael Brody, Dane Brody and Patrick Keating, great-grandchildren, Jackson, Claire and Landon Lando and step-great-grandchildren, Will and Teddy Brody. Also survived by many, many nieces and nephews. Services were held at Rodef Shalom Congregation. Interment Homewood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Moe Lebow Tree of Life Fund, 5898 Wilkins Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com

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Attendees will see “Pop Goes the Easel,” “Grips Grunts and Groan,” “Three Little Pigskins,” “Brideless Groom,” “Fright Night” and “Sing a Song of Sixpants.”

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The 7:30 p.m. program, hosted by Pittsburgh Magazine’s Sean Collier, will feature six of the Stooges’ short films and allow audience members to participate in related trivia and activities.

“In this era, where so much of what we

Michelle Squiccimara, museum registrar of The Stoogeum, a 10,000-square-foot, threestory building in Ambler, Pennsylvania, housing nearly 100,000 pieces of Stoogeabilia, said that though times are certainly different now than when the Stooges were in their heyday, their appeal goes beyond their on-screen antics.

the same gags. And by sitting together and laughing at the same jokes, the Stooges became something that was “passed down” from generation to generation, she said.

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Larry’s remark, which some viewers considered gibberish, is Yiddish for, “I am a Chinese kid from Slobodka, and I beg you not to bother me, and I don’t mean maybe.”

Larry, in an attempt to confuse the officer, replies, “Ikh bin ah China boychik fun Slobodka un Ikh bet dir hak mir nit ah chaynik and I don’t mean efsher.”

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Those scenes aside, the Stooges’ humor is mostly “G-rated comedy,” Collier said. “It’s physical slapstick. It’s situational.”

For many families, it wasn’t uncommon for grandparents and grandchildren to enjoy

Although plenty of comedy lovers already revere the Stooges, festival organizers hope a new generation will appreciate the performers’ gifts as well, Collier added. “There’s a real treasure in going back to that era and finding some great movies to laugh at.”

Added the Stoogeum staffer, “I think they are still pretty funny.” PJC

Collier said that even decades after their release, the six films still resonate because they’re not only funny and entertaining but “artful.”

During a scene involving Moe and Larry, who are both impersonating foreign laundrymen, a police officer asks them about their origin.

The line is an Easter egg, or inside joke, to Yiddish speakers, but not every bit in the Stooges’ repertoire still generates a smile. Whether due to cultural misappropriation or reliance on stereotypes, some elements of their humor may trouble audiences today.

p Wax figures of the Stooges inside The Stoogeum Photo courtesy of The Stoogeum

Squiccimara agreed, telling the Chronicle that even 100 years after the Stooges’ beginnings, the performers and their gags still cause a “nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.”

Although there’s a certain nachas in sharing laughs with your offspring, that isn’t the only pride many landsmen feel when it comes to the Moe,Stooges.Larry, Curly and Shemp were all born Jewish. Elements of their heritage were evident throughout their work, with a notable example occurring in their 1938 film, “Mutts to You.”

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p A collection of artifacts inside The Stoogeum Photo courtesy of The Stoogeum

The Three Stooges Festival is “going to be a really entertaining laugh-out-loud night of cinema,” Collier, a media personality and stand-up comedian, told the Chronicle.

Three Stooges Festival will ‘soitenly’ delight

to 190 short films and decades of live performances, The Three Stooges have delighted audiences since 1922. Now, a century after their inception, the Stooges and their work will be celebrated with a festival on Sept. 17 at Harris Theater.

watch is brand new — the newest thing on streaming, the newest movie out — the cultural impact is so ephemeral,” Collier said. Conversely, the Stooges — like Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplain, Abbot and Costello, Jonathan Winters and even Jim Carrey — largely hold up, he added, because of a “little bit of a magic formula of what makes them funny.”

p No place for weakness Photos courtesy of Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh

Sweat breaking, fun making, Spartan style Staff from the Jewish Community Center in the South Hills tried out a DEKA class. The new spartan-inspired workout program will launch this fall at the JCC.

Photo courtesy of Rabbi Barbara Symons

p Religious school got underway at Temple David in Monroeville.

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Pittsburghers Grace Stark and Izzy Zober represented Team Israel as part of the 12U Israel Softball Team at the European Massimo Romero Youth Tournament in Collecchio, Italy.

p Grace and Izzy helped their team receive the silver medal at the four-day tournament while facing teams from Croatia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.

Photo by Jennifer Stark

p Eighth graders Shira Levy, Daniella Babichenko, Jordan Block and Sylvie Bails help classmates get in the spirit.

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p Never retreat, never surrender; it’s Spartan time.

Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh took first place at the East End Cross Country Series in the Girls Varsity (grades 6-8) division. The Sept. 11 race was held at White Oak Park and featured teams from area schools, including St. Bede, Winchester Thurston, The Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University, Sacred Heart, Riverview, Divine Mercy Academy and St. Edmund’s Academy.

p Fifth graders Eve Sandefur, Ava Velazquez, Lilliana Haber, Hannah Dworin and Alisa Syvak enjoy the pre-Shabbat ruach. Photos courtesy of Community Day School

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