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Vol. 38, No. 5
Nisan-Iyar 5776
Jewish Federation Annual Meeting Will Feature Malcolm Hoenlein The Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte will take place on Monday, May 23 at 7 PM in the Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts at Shalom Park. Please join us to honor Outgoing President, Holly Levinson and welcome Incoming
President, Larry Schwartz. During the Annual Meeting, the 2016-2017 slate of officers and Board of Trustees will be presented, and an election will be held. Anyone contributing at least $36 to the Annual Campaign is considered a voting member.
Join us to honor Outgoing President, Holly Levinson and Incoming President, Larry Schwartz
Following the meeting, please join guest speaker, Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents to Major Jewish Organizations, the United States Jewish community’s most influential organization. Every day, the Conference of Presidents works publicly and behind the scenes addressing vital concerns with US and world leaders, key opinion molders and the public about Israel’s security and vitality, threats posed by a nuclear Iran, global terrorism, anti-Semitism and the delegitimization campaign, making a critical dif-
May 2016 ference at home and abroad. Hoenlein has written and lectured across the US and abroad on international relations, Israel and Middle East affairs, Soviet and World Jewry, terrorism, the American Jewish community, and intergroup relations. He has traveled extensively in East and West Europe, Central Asia, the Persian Gulf, North and South Africa, Australia, and the Middle East, meeting with leading government officials, world leaders and Jewish communities. Hoenlein serves as an advisor to many public officials and is frequently consulted on public policy issues. He appears regularly in the media. He has been described by
Tablet Magazine as “one of the most powerful people, politically, in the United States” and “the most powerful Jew in the Western world.” We hope you will join us for this thought provoking event. For more information, please call the Federation office at 704-9446757.Y
SLATE OF OFFICERS & TRUSTEES AS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
OFFICERS FOR 2016-2017 President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Past President
Larry Schwartz* Alison Lerner* Jeff Turk* Ira Slomka* Amy Augustine* Risa Miller* Holly Levinson
BOARD MEMBERS — TERM ENDING 2019 George Cronson* Amy Vitner* Brad Winer* Marisa Zeibert*
Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations
BOARD MEMBERS — TERM ENDING 2018 Gail Baron* Slade Goldstein* Sharyn Handelsman Julie Sheffer BOARD MEMBERS — TERM ENDING 2017 Steve Cohen Brad Rabinowitz* Ron Townsend* Bill Zimmern *Nominees
CONSTITUENT AGENCY DESIGNEES: Levine Jewish Community Center Representative: Elise Kosofsky Jewish Family Services Representative: Debbie Porter Foundation of Shalom Park Representative: Linda Seigel
BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Sam Bernstein, Chair Ben Benson, Jodi Michel, Gale Osborne, Wendy Petricoff, Jen Rosen, and David Van Glish Additional nominations can be made by the general Federation membership. For details on submitting additional nominations, please call 704.944.6757.
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Yom Huledet Same’ach, Israel Happy Birthday, Israel By Inbal Ozeri, Community Shlicha Let’s join together to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day. On Thursday, May 12 at 6 PM, please join me in the Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts for our annual Yom Hazikaron ceremony to respectfully thank the people whom without them we wouldn’t be able to celebrate Israel Independence Day. We will then celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with a fun concert by the Band, “Halehakah,” comprised of three former Israeli Defense Forces soldiers. The concert will be held in Gorelick Hall. This transition from powerful, painful sadness that each and every one of us feels on Yom Hazikaron-Memorial Day to happiness and hope is one of the powerful foundation stones of the state of Israel and the people of Israel. I wish to share this very personal feeling with all of you and for every community member to join in this amazing day, to try and understand what goes on in the minds and hearts of Israelis during
brate and have fun together. If anyone is interested in being part of the planning and the events, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or telephone at shaliach@jewishcharlotte.org or 704-944-6784. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 12. Y See page 18.
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these special days. As a Jew, I think it is important that all of us have a special connection and a special place in our hearts for the only Jewish country in the world. No matter where we live, or what we do, we must remember that in times of need, Israel will always be our home. This is really the perfect way to come out and support Israel and show the love of our Charlotte Jewish community as we cele-
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The Jews’ “Secret Fleet” Come hear Murray Greenfield talk about his experience sailing a ship as part of the “illegal immigration” of Holocaust survivors into British Mandated Palestine, Wednesday, June 15 in the Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts in Shalom Park. Murray Greenfield was born, raised, and educated in New York City. During World War II, he served in the merchant marines, and by late 1946 at the age of 20,
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he heard about the Aliyah Bet - or “illegal immigration” - as the British termed the rescue of Jews who survived the Holocaust. Greenfield was one of 240 American volunteers who sailed on “rust buckets” and ultimately helped rescue and relocate 40% of Holocaust survivors to Palestine. After spending time in a British prison on the isle of Cyprus with his entire shipload of refugees, Greenfield eventually moved to Palestine. It is said that these ships launched a state as the British could not accept the embarrassment they received from these survivors who were impassioned and
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Murray Greenfield
CONTENTS Federation News ...............................pp. 1-3
Women’s News .....................................p. 24
Jewish Family Services ....................pp. 4-6
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library ..............p. 25
Community News ...........................pp. 6-11
Schools ..............................pp. 25, 26, 28, 29
Youth Visions................................pp. 12, 17
Dining Out ............................................p. 27
Jewish Community Center .........pp. 14, 15
Holiday Section..............................pp. 29-31
Synagogues/Cong.............pp. 19, 20, 22, 23
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Jewish Federation’s18th Annual Spring Lecture
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Do Good Everywhere. From Anywhere. The 18th Annual Spring Lecture sponsored by the Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte was held on Thursday, April 7 and featured German author Jennifer Teege. The event was co-chaired by Sara Kulbersh and Mallory Miller, who led a very talented and dedicated team of volunteers that included Debby Block, Talli Dippold, Karen Franklin, Madison Levine, Debbie Porter, Jenny Rosenthal, Lori Rosenthal, Jen Schwartz, and Marisa Zeibert. The committee not only worked on the overall planning of the event, but also on securing sponsorships to underwrite the cost of the event. Sara Kulbersh and Mallory Miller welcomed over 300 women attending the event. Many thanks go to the host committee for all of
their efforts in filling the room. Guests enjoyed a delicious strolling dinner catered by Best Impressions, and heard an unforgettably haunting, personal story told by guest speaker Jennifer Teege. The Spring Lecture benefits the Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign, which supports and enriches Jewish lives in Charlotte, Israel and around the world. Platinum Sponsors:
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Jewish Family Services JFS Volunteers Enjoy a Chocolate Reception JFS may be the heart of the community but volunteers are the heart of JFS. Volunteers add an extra dimension of warmth and personal attention that means so much to our clients. This year in honor of National
Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 1017), JFS treated our volunteers to a chocolate tasting, compliments of Carolina Chocolate Company. If you’re interested in joining our won-
derful team of volunteers, and carrying on the Jewish tradition of Tzedakah (Charity) and Tikkun Olam (Repair the World),
please contact Volunteer Coordinator Sheryl Gerrard at Sheryl.gerrard@jfscharlotte.org or 704-944-6851.Y
Mother-Daughter Tea Mother-daughters Laura Milgrim and Andrea Cronson, and Barbara Levin and Nancy Kipnis, joined JFS’ Executive Director Stephanie Starr and Director of Development and Marketing Beth Levine Cupp for a tea party at Ms. Milgrim’s home. A group of 14 women met to learn more about Jewish Family Services and the Create Your Jewish Legacy initiative. Y
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Donations to Jewish Family Services in March 2016 Jewish Family Services received the following donations for Tribute Cards in March 2016. Thank you for allowing JFS to honor your friends and loved ones. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO David Abrams from Alan and Ruth Goldberg Harry Bryant from Lynn and Myron Slutsky Scott and Dana Gorelick from Carol Gorelick Florence Jaffa from Geeta Kasbekar May Scharfglass from Marion and David Kronovet Bill Schwartz from Gary and Janie Levinson MAZEL TOV ON The birth of your grandson to Scott and Becky Goodman from Barry and Laura Reich The birth of your granddaughter to Jeff and Carol Klein from Barry and Laura Reich The birth of Joshua David to Mitch and Marcie Lebowitz from Jill Blumenthal Your 50th year of teaching to Frances Liss from Lynn and Myron Slutsky The birth of Claire Madison to Brian and Rose Woodley from Lawrence and Sheila Margolis IN MEMORY OF Harold Hutto from Lynn and Myron Slutsky Beatrice Alpern to Nikki Lord from Sheila Bornstein Your father to Larry and Amy Markel from Bill and Debbie Porter Your father to Joy Rousso from Carol Gorelick
Your father Ellsworth Quadlin to Michelle Slutsky from Lynn and Myron Slutsky Thank you to the following people who contributed their time to Jewish Family Services in March. Volunteers: Rick Abrams, Ben Aizenman, Chaim & Chana Rivka Burke, Jennifer Collman, Andrea Cronson, Sheryl Effren, Mel & Caren Frank, Robert Friedman, Gail Halverson, Bob Jacobson, Karen Knoble, Kara Lee-Brunton, Gary Lerner, Annie Lord, Matt Luftglass, Frada Mozenter, Allen Oxman, Barbara Rein, Bill Schwartz, Louis Sinkoe, Harry Sparks, Jeff & Stacy Strauch, Liz Wahls, Amalia Warshenbrot, Mary Wennen, Mike Weinberg, Jan Weiner, Dori Whitman, Lisa Wielunski, Nancy Wielunski, Allison Winshel Hadassah Cooks: Barbara Abrams, Sharon Cavanaugh, Gladys Cherny, June Hirschmann, Sandy Hoagland, Fran Kaplan, Judy Kaufmann, Penny Krieger, Lois Mazer, Andy McCleary, Phyllis Romaine, Fran Schuler, Randy Sperling, Elissa Vining Food Pantry Donations: Temple Israel & Temple Beth El Congregants, CJP families, Judi Lecker, Roz Cooper and Hebrew High participants, Richard Herd & “Minyan Group”, Pizer family, Rabbi & Mrs. Cohen, Barbara & Jed Abrams, Julie Hoffman Food Drives: CJDS 1st grade, CJP Mitzvah Munchkins, “Food, Glorious Food” cast, crew and guests. Y
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Families that Play Together … Stay Together Everyone loves family traditions, but in this hectic day and age we don't always have enough time for them. Being creative with family traditions is an art, and one Charlotte family started a wonderful one in 2013. Dedee and Irving Cygler relocated to Charlotte from New York to enjoy southern climate and lifestyle. Three years ago, Dedee invited her daughter Jessica and her then-boyfriend Josh, to join them for Mother's Day weekend. She mentioned that she had registered for the Jewish Family Services Friends Run, and asked if they would like to join. She was met with a resounding "Yes!" The couple flew to Charlotte and participated in the race that year, solidifying the beginning of a new family tradition. Since then, Jessica and Josh have married, and although they both lead busy lives, they always make it a priority to visit Charlotte on Mother's Day weekend to spend time with family, run together for a great cause and celebrate motherhood. The Cyglers aren’t the only
family making traditions around the annual JFS Friends Run held Mother’s Day each year at Shalom Park. Nancy Tarbis hopes to start a new tradition in her family for Mother’s Day. This year she invited her runner grandson Brandon and his wife Mandy to fly down from Brooklyn to run in the 10K. Thank you to the Cygler and Tarbis families for making the JFS Friends Run part of your Mother's Day tradition. If you are looking for a new healthy family tradition, we invite your family to join our family at the 6th annual Friends Run. There is still plenty of time to indulge in brunch and spoil your mother after the race. Jewish Family Services is honored for the Friends Run to be selected by Carolinas HealthCare System to be featured in their LiveWELL Race Series, a health and wellness program for their 35,000+ employees. “For those who want to take their fitness to a higher level, Carolinas HealthCare System’s LiveWELL program offers a race series to its teammates that includes more
Volunteers at the Friends Run.
than 40 races throughout Charlotte and other nearby regions. Races are a great way for our teammates to get healthy and we’re glad to include the Jewish Family Services Friends Run in our race series,” said Brenton Edwards, LiveWELL Consultant with Carolinas HealthCare System. For more information and to register to participate or volunteer, please visit.friendsrun.com.Y
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Community News The Fink Family Donates a New Lectern for Cemetery and rock of her fam- cred grounds. By Kelly Reed KeelThe Hebrew Cemetery is grateily.” ing “The lectern is a ful to the Fink family for honoring This spring there is lasting testament to Nancy Fink’s memory with a a lovely addition to my wonderful wife, beautiful new lectern. Are you the Hebrew Cemetery Nancy,” says Mr. looking for a way to honor or me– a new lectern. The Fink, “and she would morialize someone special? lectern, located in the be very pleased that Please consider supporting our Mindy Ellen Levine this piece will be use- community cemetery by making a Chapel in the Cemeful to others.” Mrs. gift of $1000 for a memorial tery’s new Memorial Fink, a native Charlot- plaque or crafting a legacy gift in Building, is a gift tean, is remembered your will through the Create a from the Fink family for her dedication to Jewish Legacy program. Another to the Cemetery in her three children, way to help is to join the Hebrew memory of beloved Andy Fink, Cathie Cemetery’s 600+ members, who wife and mother, Fink Wallace, and contribute annually to the CemeNancy Fink. Susan Fink Ramano, tery’s maintenance. Membership Robert Fink, age as well as for her is only $72 per year. Members 89 and a retired execbeautiful contralto may preplan their funerals, which utive from Gilead Manufacturing, says The lectern donated by singing voice. Mrs. in itself, is a wonderful gift to Fink shared her love one’s loved ones. For more inforhe discovered the the Fink family. of music for over 40 mation, please contact Director, need for a new lectern at his wife’s funeral, while his son, years as a member of the Temple Sandra Goldman, by email at director@hebrewcemtery.org or by Andy, was giving his wife’s eu- Beth El choir. May is a wonderful month to calling 704-576-1896. Y logy. When Mr. Fink returned home, he contacted the son-in-law visit the Cemetery. The freshlyof a neighbor, a gifted wood- landscaped Blumenthal Garden to the right of the main worker, Patrick Daly. Daly, an HRIS business analyst gate offers many by profession, has extensive expe- pathways and trees rience with furniture making, car- for a lovely stroll. The pentry, and metal working and cool air-conditioned was excited to take on this project. space at the Memorial He conducted research on Jewish Garden has a water traditions and visited the new Me- fountain and bathmorial Building prior to making rooms. Visitors will find over 300 memosketches. “The lectern is solid cherry, rial plaques recently while the Stars of David are hand installed on the walls The plaque honoring Mrs. Fink. cut (by me) from 100+ year old of the Mindy Ellen pine salvaged from a manufactur- Levine Chapel. The Hebrew Cemetery offers a ing plant near Charlotte. They are located on each side of the legs. plethora of history lessons for The inspiration for the legs came young and old. From the tombfrom the menorah while the space stones under the towering oaks in in between is similar to a candle the historical section to the newer flame and shines light on the Star sections near the Memorial Buildof David and symbolizes the ing, there is always something to legacy of Nancy. She was the light be learned when visiting these sa-
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Moishe House May Events Moishe House is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting community among Jewish young adults in their twenties and early thirties. Moishe House looks to fill the void that often exists after graduating college and prior to settling down. The organization brings together groups of three to five Jewish adults who live together and plan local programs, both home-based and external, for other young Jewish adults. There are currently 76 Moishe Houses in 18 countries around the world. Moishe House Charlotte began in August 2013 and since then has hosted 130+ events ranging from service projects to social events to Jewish learning and more. We are always happy to see new and returning faces, so be sure to join us. We are pleased to share with you our exciting events in May 2016: Event 1: First Tuesday Growler’s Tasting - Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 at Growler’s Pourhouse in NoDa Love beer and want to get more informed about it? Come join Moishe House at Growler’s Pourhouse for their First Tuesday Growler’s Tasting. A brewery representative will be there to educate us on a variety of stouts, ales, and hops. Plus, we’ll get free samples too. Event 2: Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration - Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 at Moishe House May 11 is Israeli Independence Day. Come celebrate Israel with Israeli food, friends and fun. Event 3: Alive After 5 - Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 PM at the Epicenter Rooftop Join Moishe House on the rooftop of Epicenter Charlotte for live music and drinks. The music for the evening is a Zac Brown Band cover band. We will
meet at 6:30 near the bar to right of the stage. Event 4: Community-Wide Charlotte Knights Game - Sunday, May 22 at 2:05 PM at BB&T Ballpark The Charlotte Jewish Community is coming together to enjoy the one constant in all of our lives … baseball. The Charlotte Knights are blocking off seats for our group, so RSVP to us and we will purchase your ticket. The ticket cost is approximately $15. We will also get to participate in a pregame parade, which includes walking around the warning track on the field and being semi-smug about our on-the-field status. Event 5: Urban Ministry’s Housing Fest: A Concert to End Homelessness - Saturday, May 28 at 5 PM at The Fillmore Housing Fest is a concert spearheaded by the Urban Ministry Center that brings together national recording artists, music fans, and community leaders to end chronic homelessness in Charlotte. This year’s concert will feature Josh Ritter, the Nikki Hill Band, and Matrimony. Tickets are $39, the amount to house one person for one night, and can be purchased online here: www.housingfest.org/tickets/ To learn more about Moishe House Charlotte, visit us at www.moishehousecharlotte.org/h ouses/charlotte or check us out on facebook: www.facebook.com/ MoisheHouseCharlotte. To contact us, please e-mail mohocharlotte@gmail.com. Y
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AIPAC Policy Conference 2016 Editor’s Note: AIPAC held its annual policy conference in Washington, DC, March 20-22 this year. Many Charlotteans were in attendance. Here are some of their impressions. Harry Lerner: My wife, Gloria, and I attended our tenth American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention in Washington, DC, on March 20-22. AIPAC organizes annual policy conventions with impressive speakers and thought provoking break out discussion sessions. AIPAC consistently gives a unique bipartisan perspective on how to best support Israel, and this year was no different. But what made our experience so inspiring was how this singular and
spectacular message was conveyed by both parties during a time when our country is in a deep and divisive partisan struggle. Israel, indeed, is a great unifier. There were fantastic (and some brilliant) addresses by Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and John Kasich. And these were only a few of the many fascinating speakers we heard at the conference. The overall message of supporting Israel stayed constant, though the tenor of how to do so was sometimes filtered differently. And in addition to these larger forum speakers, we were all invited to join breakout sessions on topics ranging from the American response to the Iran Nuclear
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Treaty to the current and future developments in the Middle East. These more intimate forums where we were able to ask panelists questions and join the follow-up discussions, created a more interactive experience. We couldn’t help but feel more informed and energized. And though not political, I was nonetheless mesmerized by the daily discussions and demonstrations of the latest Israeli innovation in health care and medical research. We were 18,000 strong in attendance this year - including 4,000 college activists selected because of their leadership positions at their respective college campuses, and 2,000 Christian supporters of Israel. Together, though from different places, different political parties, different generations, and even different religions, we entered the Capitol to lobby Congress with one vision, divided into three big messages: 1) strict enforcement of the Iran Nuclear agreement, 2) support and extension of the security assistance provided by the $3.1 billion foreign aid request, and 3) support for direct negotiation between Israel and the Palestinians for a two state solution. The power of AIPAC is our ability to collectively take small steps - just once a year, for three days. Because even small steps when we do them together can be massive movements that change the future. Join us next year and become a part of ensuring Israel’s bright and powerful future. Robert Adler: This was my second consecutive AIPAC convention. Last year was so exciting that I signed up for 2016 before it was over. It’s an
incredible feeling to know that you’ll be in a place with 18,000 Jews and Christians, blacks, whites, men, women, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, all gathering together for one cause; to support Israel.
Knowing we would have politicians in office and those running for office coming to speak, I knew there would be more than usual hyperbole and political rhetoric. While AIPAC is non-partisan, I knew that all of the politicians would be up there with their best pro-Israel rhetoric but that there would probably be a few barbs thrown by the candidates either at each other or at the current administration. There are some who believe that the Obama administration has at times not been in Israel’s corner and Trump was the one person who brought that point forward to a rousing standing applause. AIPAC later on sent an email apology to all attendees in case anyone was offended. Well, it’s an election year and politicians will say what they need to say to get votes. One of the greatest things about the convention is the Innovation Showcase. Both on stage and then in the AIPAC Village, several Israeli companies and organizations showed off how their products and services not only help Israelis but people around the world. From a device which can allow doctors to perform ob/gyn exams in remote areas of the world via a video device attached to a cell phone, to Israeli baseball, to a more stable wheelchair capable of going over rough terrain, Israel continues to lead the world in innovation.
During the days there were a wide variety of breakout sessions to choose to attend. Among others I attended one on Economic Development in the West Bank which focused on US efforts to help spur economic growth, and one about Boko Haram in Nigeria where my daughter Danielle Adler did the speaker introduction. It focused on how they are the deadliest terrorist group on Earth today with little publicity about that compared to ISIS or Al Qaeda. There were sessions on everything from Israeli culinary scene to LGBT rights to BDS on campus. The only downside is not enough time to attend them all. Another two days would have been great. Finally, there were the protesters outside. Maybe because it was an election year versus 2015 there was a larger anti-Israel pro-Palestinian contingent along with ultraOrthodox Jews who protest against Israel’s existence. I ventured into the crowd but knew enough to not say anything and was just there to see what people were saying. Unfortunately, none of it was about trying to achieve peace. Much of the rhetoric was about claims of Israeli war crimes, apartheid, genocide, economic slavery, and eventually a fight broke out after I had left. If the protestors would only put that much effort into pushing the peace process along maybe it would happen. Like last year, I signed up for 2017 before 2016 was even over and will bring my son to his first conference. It’s not enough for each of us to understand the issues but our children need to also. Policy conference is a great platform to learn about how we can all support Israel in our own way and together ensure its continued existence and prosperity.Y
Eat Pizza & Raise Money for Familial Dysautonomia By Natalie Cohen Many of you know my sister, Frannie Cohen, and for anyone that does not know her: trust me, if you did, you would admire her almost as much as I do. She has a rare genetic condition called Familial Dysautonomia (FD). FD affects her autonomic and sensory nervous system, impacting practically every major system within her body. I could go on and give a long list of what people with FD cannot do and everything that is impacted by the condition, but that list is not nearly as important as what people with FD can do. Frannie works hard on a daily basis to overcome any obstacle that comes her way and continues to thrive in her life and be an inspiration to everybody who crosses paths with her. FD used to be categorized as a fatal disease, but advances in treatment have dramatically extended the lives of people with FD, giving them more and more opportunities to thrive. Nonetheless, there are still many symptoms that prevent my sister and her friends from living normal lives and every day is a new challenge; against all odds, they always overcome these challenges
and prove to be stronger than they are accredited. This year I am holding my third annual fundraising event in honor of my sister. I have raised over $5,000 for the Dysautonomia Foundation and I would like to see that number grow. Please join my family and me at Brooklyn Pizza Parlor located at 7725 Colony Rd, Charlotte, NC (Colony Shopping Center at the corner of Colony and Rea Road) on Wednesday, May 18 for the event. When you order at the counter say that you are eating there in honor of Frannie and 15% of the proceeds will be donated to the Dysautonomia Foundation. The more people that go, the more fun it will be so bring your friends and family and eat for a good cause. What: A Fundraising event for the Dysautonomia Foundation in honor of Frannie Cohen When: Wednesday, May 18 from 4-9 PM Where: Brooklyn Pizza Parlor (7725 Colony Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226) For more information or if you would like to make a donation please visit www.famdys.org/eatforfd. Y
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Legacy Story Annie and Harrison Lord (Harrison and Annie Lord are among the 337 individuals and families in our community who have created 697 unique legacy gifts to support its future. Please take the time to read their story and thank them for their generosity. It is our hope that you will be inspired and encouraged to join them to help sustain our Jewish community by creating your own Jewish legacy.) By Annie Lord Harrison and I come to Judaism from opposite ends of the Jewish spectrum. Harrison and his sisters were the only Jewish kids in Harnett County, North Carolina. His parents, both from New York, worked hard to keep their Jewish identity strong. The whole family was active in their synagogue in Raleigh; his father even served as
president of the congregation. The drive to temple was an hour each way, but for years they were there three times a week. Building and maintaining a Jewish community has always been a priority for his family. On the other hand, I wasn’t active in any part of Miami, Florida’s Jewish community. My mother was a southern Jew from Montgomery, Alabama and my father was born to Russian Jewish immigrants in Boston, Massachusetts. Both grew up engaged in their Jewish communities; but in a city the size of Miami, Jews seemed to be ever-present creating less need to search for community. It wasn’t until I joined NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth) in high school that I started learning more about Judaism. My involvement in NFTY took me to Camp Coleman as a counselor where I met Harrison.
Shalom Park was a major factor in our family’s move to Charlotte. We moved here and promptly got involved. We became members of the JCC. Our children started out at the Charlotte Jewish Preschool. We joined a temple, where our children attend religious school and Annie became a Bat Mitzvah. After Harrison’s parents and grandmother moved to Charlotte, we were grateful for Jewish Family Services’ offerings. Most recently, Harrison’s grandmother joined his grandfather in the Hebrew Cemetery. In almost eight years of involvement, we have seen just how much it takes to keep the community balanced. So, we both work on committees, sit on boards, and volunteer every year for Federation’s Super Sunday. We want to do everything we can to keep Charlotte’s Jewish community thriving. We can’t imagine Charlotte without Shalom Park; we want this special place to be around for every Jew who arrives in Charlotte. The Create Your Jewish Legacy program offered us the perfect opportunity to give beyond our current means, and even beyond the time when we are physically able. With this final act of tzedakah, we hope to leave a Jewish legacy, not only for our community, but as an enduring example for our children. Y
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Charlotte Man Goes the Distance to “Run 4 Papa” Jason Boschan Finishes Marathons on All Seven Continents in a Run Against Dementia By Patrice Malloy Watching his grandfather struggle with dementia was all the motivation Jason Boschan needed to begin an arduous journey to, not only finish a marathon, but to run a marathon on each of Earth’s seven continents. Boschan reached that mindboggling milestone on March 12 when he the crossed the finish line of the grueling Antarctica Marathon, held on what is known as the coldest, windiest, least inhabitable continent on Earth. “It was extremely difficult to see how my ‘Papa’ – a pediatrician who dedicated his life to
helping ease the concerns of anxious parents while taking care of their sick children – begin to mentally deteriorate over time,” said Boschan. “The trials and tribulations to train for, and run a marathon, are minuscule when compared to watching a loved one suffer from dementia.” The experience initially motivated Boschan to run the 2010 New York City Marathon in honor of his grandfather. It was during that race Boschan’s “Run4Papa” fundraising concept was conceived and evolved into a journey to “Run Against Dementia.” Boschan partnered with North-
western University’s Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC) in 2010 with a goal to raise funds and awareness to fight the vicious disease. “My goal was to run races all over the world in honor of my ‘Papa’ and everyone who is battling or has lost loved ones to this vicious disease,” he said. “More than $175,000 has been raised, and all contributions go directly to fund dementia research.” The Director of Marketing and Communications for Moishe House and currently living in Charlotte, Boschan sees some correlation between his efforts and the mission of the Moishe House. “My global travels have helped inspire both staff and Moishe House residents – to think about how they are engaging their communities and the opportunities and places around the world they might visit and make an impact in. The ability to stand behind your passion in life, like these young adults are doing on a monthly basis, is certainly a motivating force.” Boschan’s frozen seven-onseven finale was no walk in the park. Held on King George Island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Antarctica marathon and accompanying halfmarathon features brutally hilly, muddy courses that transverse the rudimentary gravel roads and connect the research bases of Chile, China, and Russia. A sold-out field of 183 participants hailing from 22 countries participated this year. Race day saw a barrage of volatile conditions and challenges unique to running on what is known as the Last Continent.
Jason Boschan and his good friend Alex Turoff headed to the frozen tundra to run the 2016 Antarctica Marathon. This was Jason’s 10th marathon and has now run and finished 26.2 miles on all 7 continents.
Winds were mild at the start, temperatures hovering around 32 F under mostly cloudy skies. However conditions worsened midrace with wind speed accelerating to roughly 40 mph, dropping the wind chill into low, single digit temperatures. Traveling to a marathon on what is referred to as the “Last Continent,” is a marathon in itself. Athletes traveled an average of 7,000 miles each to Buenos Aires,
southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and has earned a place in history as having some of the roughest sea weather in the world. The entire expedition spanned 14 days. Boschan also has run marathons in South Africa, Rio de Janeiro, the Australian Outback, Boston, London, Chicago, and on the Great Wall of China. For more information on the
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Argentina before departing to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. There they boarded either the Akademik loffe or Akademik Vavilov, Russian ice-classed ships, for a two-day crossing of the Drake Passage, a body of water that connects the
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Tenth Anniversary DRUMSTRONG 2016 - May 21 Imagine a place where happiness and healing abounds. And it exists because of you. DRUMSTRONG’s interactive rhythmic experiences amplify the collective, collaborative voice and projects a spirit-lifting song to all ages and stages of health. Playing with hospitals, camps, schools, community outreach events and religious institutions, DRUMSTRONG is your pulse joining other’s through the simple, most Tobias Swimmer visits his brother- A cancer-free Mason Swimmer factiltating the primal, uplifting means Mason while Mason receives treat- drum circle at DRUMSTRONG. ment for osteosarcoma. … drumming. Banging on something; setting vibrations in motion, and doing this for the past 10 years, for hundreds of hours, with Unforeseen challenges abound. DRUMSTRONG was created thousands of people globally foin Charlotte from the Swimmer’s cusing their rhythm full of upbeat As do opportunities. Mason survived; with a hitch in desire to be a vibrant part of intention, results in extremely his gait and a notch on his grip, he BEATing cancer Its events now positive outcome. However DRUMSTRONG has just completed his Music raise awareness, funds, and surwas born from a “not-so-happy” Therapy Board Certification. He vivorship support in over 70 cities place. In 2004, local Charlotte res- not only knows the healing value in 20 countries. Drumming is as old as huidents, Carola and Scott Swim- of music (first hand) but so bemer’s son Mason was diagnosed lieves in its importance that he has mankind; utilized to communiwith osteosarcoma (bone cancer). chosen to dedicate his life to shar- cate, to celebrate, and in The Swimmer family spent the ing it with all he encounters. And ceremony. Since rhythm is universal, they decided that events cenensuing year diligently trying to all will benefit. tered around the art and fun of hands on drumming would be a powerful way to gather people together. Scott says, “When you step into a DRUMSTRONG Circle, you become attached to and invested in the greater community. Barriers are breached, great resources and causes are brought into range, hands are held.” “Many people want to participate in their own health and in the health of their communities. We’ve created a platform that includes every body in an accessible fashion and does not require physical athleticism or even talent for that matter.” DRUMSTRONG Kiev.
stay one step ahead of cancer, while ever wondering how this scary saga of wayward cells would play out. The family’s eyes were opened to the far-reaching effects of cancer on millions of families globally. There is no doubt that music, and particularly the core of all music, the beat, played strongly in the health of all parties, especially the patient. It is clinically proven that participating in rhythm alters the body and psyche in both dramatic and subtle ways. Scientific data have demonstrated that stress levels decrease significantly and there’s a sizeable increase in natural killer cell activity while drumming. Mason Swimmer notes, “When drumming, all else is forgotten and we live and play in the moment. This moment of ‘distraction’ from our problems is where healing takes root and beautiful memories take form.” Yes, a cancer diagnosis changes your life. Your priorities, abilities, and future may alter.
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Youth Visions Hebrew High Survivor Retreat This year, at the eighth and ninth grade retreat, the Rec Hall at Camp Mindy was transformed into the Sinai desert. Teens formed three of the twelve tribes of Israel and competed “survivor style” in games, challenges and creativity to win bragging rights and the title of strongest tribe. This sleepover event, focused on community building, personal growth and, of course, fun. Groups chose names as they learned about the symbols, colors and special attributes of each tribe. Fun ensued, as the teams competed in chal-
lenge after challenge. A favorite challenge was the shofar blowing contest. The teens have some amazing lungs. The Survivor Sinai Experience tested the knowledge and endurance of our Hebrew High 8th and 9th grade students. Survivor Sinai infused Jewish values, culture, and traditions into each challenge, and the retreat brought Hebrew High’s 8th and 9th grade students together for fun around the campfire, Jewish culture throughout the weekend, and lasting friendships among the survivors.Y
Calling All B’nai Mitzvah Alumni Alu Al luum m ni mn Temple Israel Reunion May 20-22, 2016 Special guests confirmed! Both Rabbi Richard Rocklin and Rabbi Dov Kentof will be joining us, and each will be participating in our services on Friday night and Saturday morning. RSVP by May 10 for Friday Shabbat Dinner, Saturday Kiddush (no cost), and Sunday Closing Brunch (no cost). org. And, sponsorships are available! Visit templeisraelnc.org.
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#WALKtheWALK - Celebrate Friendship with Trevor Thomas Meet the world’s only blind professional long distance hiker who Walked the Walk to independence. Trevor and his trusted guide dog Tennille was the first blind person and first dog to complete North Carolina’s 1,000 mile Mountains to Sea Trail. Hear from Trevor how we can Walk the Walk to overcome our individual challenges, and be inspired by the special friends and teen friends of the Friendship Circle who Walk the Walk of Friendship. Learn how young adults at ZABS Place Walk the Walk to meaningful employment. Featuring an assorted waffle bar! Thursday, May 26, 6:30 PM at Gorelick Hall in the Levine JCC. A project of Friendship Circle and ZABS Place. Friendship Circle and ZABS Place are beneficary agencies of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. Y
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Join them May 21 at Misty Meadows Farm, Weddington, NC in their quest to eradicate cancer and help those in the midst of it. At DRUMSTRONG 2016 you will enjoy world class music on a full stage, great art and food vendors, health resource expo, fun KidZone, YogaVille, hammock garden, disc golf, parades, VIP hospitality, TopCats, hair-cutting ceremony, Blood Drive, the Panther’s PurrCussion, and witness the wonder of the world’s most unique (12 hour non-stop drum-athon) Drum Circle to BEAT cancer. Want to go to a happy, healing place? Well that’s where DRUMSTRONG takes you. Actually, that’s where you take DRUMSTRONG. Either way, that’s where you want to be. And, by the way, you don’t have to have rhythm to join the fun, just a heartBEAT. DrumsForCures 501(c)(3) #20-
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SYNAGOGUES CONGREGATIONS Temple Beth El Celebrates Rabbi Freirich May 14 Temple Beth El will host a “Torah, Toasting, and Roasting” farewell celebration in honor of Associate Rabbi Jonathan Freirich and his wife, Ginny Reel, and children Jude and Sadie on Saturday, May 14. Breakfast starts at 9 AM, and a program follows at 9:30 AM. The congregation will thank Rabbi Freirich for his years of service, mixing in wit and light-hearted cheer reflecting his well-known sense of humor. This event is free (donations accepted), but registration is required (templebethel.org or 704-366-1948). Rabbi Freirich has made a profound impact on the Charlotte Jewish community since arriving in 2011. An esteemed scholar with a deep intellect coupled with a passion and natural aptitude for teaching, he implemented or substantially expanded programs to extend and elevate the importance of sacred study in the community. While highly effectual as a teacher in traditional venues such as Sheva and Hebrew High, Rabbi Freirich brought true innovation to the community in leveraging nontraditional settings for study. He has worked tirelessly to make Jewish learning accessible, inclusive, and appealing. As an example, he leads mid-day Talmud studies uptown and in the Southpark area alternate weeks, convening groups spanning the demographic spectrum from working professionals to retirees. He creates an informal, relaxed, and welcoming environment that breaks down traditional conversational barriers to facilitate deep discussions relating the ancient texts to the modern world. Similarly, Rabbi Freirich has led popular monthly series such as Mondays with Martin and Jolt of Judaism, with lunch-and-learn approaches that dive deep on topics of relevance to the Jewish community. He organized various Scholar-in-Residence programs with distinguished speakers. He led several themed learning series that simultaneously challenged and anchored us as a community, most recently a three-part series on civil discourse and managing disagreement (Temple Beth El University “Why We Argue” series in April), highly relevant in this historically volatile political season. His innovation has both expanded and strengthened connections in the Charlotte Jewish community. Activities such as a monthly book club and an Entering Kabbalah series (introducing a text-based and meditative approach to Jewish mysticism) enjoyed broad cross-sectional appeal. His effective engagement of population segments leastconnected to Judaism (per recent demographic studies) has substantially broadened the base of sacred study. Regarding his methodology, congregants frequently note his courage in taking on difficult topics. Rabbi Freirich’s approach reflects a perspective that Judaism
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has evolved, and continues to evolve today, as a result of Jews struggling over centuries, through rigorous textual study, reason, and discourse, to adopt the body of accumulated wisdom to contempo-
rary life and the modern world. He blends an easy conversational style with a provocative approach, often countering arguments to bring depth into a discussion. Congregants also characterize
Rabbi Jonathan as an intense and engaged listener. He embraces thoughtful dissension as a mechanism for developing more meaningful insights. He has a singularly impressive capacity to challenge people without making them defensive. He is deeply esteemed not only for his vast intellect but also for patience and personal commitment in his interactions and relationships. Among many other areas of leadership, Rabbi Freirich has also played a vitally important role in social justice issues during a tenure that has coincided with a tumultuous period in the civil political arena. An ardent and vocal leader for LGBTQ rights, he fought to establish an ethical foundation rooted in Judaism to advocate for inclusion and full equality, including marital equality. The rich diversity of the Temple Beth El congregation is
attributable in large part to the welcoming and empowering approach of Rabbi Jonathan and the other clergy on otherwise divisive social issues. Rabbi Freirich will become Rabbi at historic Temple Beth Zion, in Buffalo, NY, one of the oldest and largest Reform congregations in the nation, in July. He leaves behind in Charlotte a strong and firm legacy of scholarship and social justice along with a congregation that has greatly benefitted from his inspirational leadership, boundless energy, and caring kindness.Y
Thank You Legacy Donors The following individuals/families are in the Book of Life Society and have granted us permission to share with you that Jewish Family Services has been included as a beneficiary of their legacy gift. Anonymous* (3) Susan and Benjamin Aizenman Gail and John Baron Michael and Meredith Baumstein Raymond Monty Bennett Samuel and Nancy Bernstein Susan P. Bessey Lillian and Irving Bienstock Barry Bobrow and Karen Knoble David and Bonnie Bornstein Marian (OBM) and Walter Brawer Jennifer and Jonathan Collman Andrea and George Cronson Michael and Beth Cupp Ellen and Dan (OBM) Dubin Steven and Ellen Block Englehardt David and Aleen Epstein Melvin W. and Caren N. Frank Alan and Ruth Goldberg Mark and Linda Goldsmith Meg D. Goldstein and Matthew Luftglass Milton and Arlene Goldstein Shelton and Ellen Goldstein Barbara and David Goodman Brett Goodman
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Join Us for JLI Explores Lessons in Characterfrom Biblical Stories Mitzvah Day of Kings, Judges, and Prophets Assembling food pantry bags, filling summer fun packs for Sterling Elementary students, making care packages for children at local hospitals, preparing meals for the homeless, beautifying gardens in Shalom Park. These are just a few of the projects that you can participate in on Mitzvah Day on Sunday, May 15, from 9 AM-1 PM. All ages welcome. Please register for a project, http://templebethel.org/action-justice/projects/mitzvah-day-2016/.Y
Jewish Learning Institute of Charlotte introduces a brand new course that will use Biblical characters, including heroes and villains to teach us how to improve our lives in modern times. How do we beat burnout, gain perspective when our judgment is clouded, and make progress on the goals most important to us? This newest course from the Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) offers an interesting twist to dealing with these common challenges—an approach that examines the stories and characters of kings and prophets. Beginning Tuesday May 17, 7:30 PM, Rabbi Yossi Groner will conduct the six sessions of the JLI course, “Strength and Struggle: Lessons in Character from the Stories of Our Prophets,” for six consecutive Tuesdays for the evening class and rabbi Shlomo Cohen will begin on Wednesday May 18, 11 AM for six consecutive Wednesdays for the morning class. All classes will be held at Lubavitch Education center, 6619 Sardis Road in Charlotte. “Strength and Struggle is a journey in which we gain insight into our own struggles by examining the lives of inspiring biblical heroes and antiheroes,” said Rabbi Levi Kaplan of JLI’s editorial board. “For many, it will fill an important gap in knowledge in the area of biblical history, and it
provides fascinating wisdom from the Talmud and 3,000 years of Jewish literature, to help them deal with life’s struggles on the road to becoming more effective people.” Strength and Struggle spans six eras in biblical history, to acquaint participants with the nuances of the Israelites’ earliest history and intimate details, as seen in the lives of many of its beloved characters, including David, Saul, Ruth, Jephthah, Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah. “The course is filled with eternal lessons for life — of struggle and triumph, courage and humility, hope and resilience,” explains Rabbi Groner “If you’ve ever wanted to meet King David in person, this is about as close as
you’ll come.” Dr. Simcha Leibowitz, the representative of the World Zionist Federation to North American and an expert on leadership and biblical studies, commented about the course, “Even great leaders, judges, and kings experience challenging circumstances and moments of weakness from which we must learn to emerge even stronger. I am certain that participants in this program will find this original and fascinating approach to biblical study meaningful and relevant to their lives and to the daily challenges they face.” Like all previous JLI programs, Strength and Struggle is designed to appeal to people at all levels of Jewish knowledge, including those without any prior experi-
ence or background in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are open to the public, and attendees need not be affiliated with a particular synagogue, temple, or other house of worship. Interested students may call the Ohr HaTorah office at 704-3663984 or visit www.myJLI.com for registration and for other courserelated information. Fee for $99 per person and $180 per couple.Y
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Congregational Meeting Slated The annual congregational meeting will be held on May 15, 5 PM, at the home of Saul and Martha Brenner. This gathering will include a catered dinner for members. Topics will be centered around the current and future of the congregation, how the past year unfolded, and more. The combined religious and adult education committees are seeking program ideas for coming year. Havurat Tikvah is a warm, supportive, and nurturing Jewish Reconstructionist congregation with Shabbat services and a full spectrum of holiday observances, as well as religious educational options for both adults and children. We are a diverse group of families, singles, and Jewish and interfaith couples who participate in projects that promote social justice. We value and depend upon member participation and leadership for our religious services, spiritual growth and governance. Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Communities, In Association with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. For more information on upcoming services, programs, membership or other queries, call 980-225-5330, write to Havurat Tikvah, P.O. Box 12684, Charlotte, NC 28220, email membership@havurattikvah.org or visit havurattikvah.org. Havurat Tikvah is also on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/havurattikvah/.Y
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Hands-On Interactive Jewish Learning Imagine a Hebrew School where kids don’t want to miss a day. They come in with a smile and leave humming a Hebrew song. Walking through the halls, you can hear the sounds of lively discussion, of singing, laughter, and prayer. Imagine a child who feels the warmth and spirit of Judaism and then imagine the pride of his/her parents. Our school’s most underlying approach is for the children to enjoy the time spent at Hebrew School so that they are left with positive feelings and fond memories of their Jewish education. Our program is thus carefully blended with songs, games, incentives, arts and crafts, dramatics, field trips, family celebrations, and other exciting co-curricular activities. Classes run on Sundays from 10 AM-12 noon throughout the regular school year. Registration for the 2016-2017 School Year is now open. Find out more by visiting our website www.JewishBallantyne.com/hebrewschool. Call 704-246-8881 or email Leah@JewishBallantyne.com.Y
Dakota Anderson and Ben Uslan prepare the food for our family shabbat dinner
Jonah Fermaglich makes a marshmallow chocolate hamentashen.
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From Smashing the Glass to Kosher Bash: The ABC’s of an Orthodox Wedding that they were looking forward to it and educating them in what to expect would greatly enhance their experience. A Jewish wedding is one of the most significant actions we can take that will connect us to our value system as well as the millions of Jews over the past few millennia who have begun the next Jewish generation this way. This couple would now become one; one more link in the chain of Jewish continuity. The class took place two weeks before the wedding and was attended by Jews from different backgrounds, congregations, and lifestyles. The class was also attended by people who were not Jewish but were coming to the wedding and had absolutely no point of reference for the upcoming event. After all, weddings, non-Jewish and Jewish, can be anything from a small reception with chamber music, caviar, and pate to extravagant affairs where liquor is freely dispensed. We began with questions we knew were on some many people’s minds, some The parents accompany the bride to the of which they would have no chuppah.
By Rabbi Chanoch and Sara Oppenheim The title of this article was the name of a class Sara and I recently gave. A few weeks ago we were able to do something that every parent dreams of — we walked our daughter, Chavi, to the chuppah. Being as a good number of people from Charlotte were planning to attend (the wedding was in Baltimore), we decided to use it as an opportunity for education. The overwhelming majority of the Charlotteans who would be there had never attended an Orthodox wedding. Some had questions, others had no idea what to expect but the common denominator was
halacha (Jewish law) but rather one of the many customs that bring emotion and excitement to the day. Eventually the chatan (groom), flanked on both sides by his father and future fatherin-law is led to the kallah (bride). His friends and family sing and dance beThe wedding party and guests. fore him from his problem asking, others—the more reception room to hers while the “juicy” ones — they might feel band plays festive music in the embarrassed to ask even though background. The groom then they really wanted to know. What places the bridal veil over his should I wear? This turned into to beloved. This custom is based on be an interesting discussion about the marriages of Isaac and Remodesty and dress but straightfor- becca, as well as Jacob and Leah ward advice and instruction were (space constraints don’t allow us ultimately given. Most guys intu- to elaborate but we explain it fully ited that a dress suit and tie were at the pre-wedding class.) appropriate; they just wanted to After explaining (1) the signifmake sure they did not need to icance of the chuppah, (2) the rent a tux. bride walking around the groom The next topic was the recep- seven times, and (3) the breaking tion and smorgasbord (“the of the glass, we got to a question smorg” in the vernacular). This on everyone’s mind. Will the bride was everyone’s chance to say kiss the groom? This is a fremazel tov to the bride, groom, and quently asked question and the antheir families. The bride and swer is yes, but in private. groom were in two different re- Judaism teaches that our romantic ception halls; in order to make the affections ought to be reserved for day more special, they had not private spaces. Like it or not, you communicated for the week pre- will not see the kiss. Sorry for the ceding the wedding. This is not disappointment but if you hang
out at airports you will see lots of them. After the chuppah, the couple would be escorted by tens of friends joyously singing and dancing them to the cheder yichud, a room in which they would be in seclusion for the first time. And the answer to the next question on everyone’s mind — even though no one could bring themselves to ask it — was a resounding no. Would the marriage be consummated then? They would be there for about the ten minutes and then join their guests. Perhaps we will address some of the other curiosities and questions in another article. But this event — the class and the wedding — proved to be an incredibly positive Jewish experience for all who attended. May there be many more.Y
The brother of the bride shows off his juggling abilities.
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Women’s News Hadassah Israeli Products Fair Announces New Date for 3rd Annual Event - November 13 Amazing CJN Advertising Opportunity for Corporate Sponsors Charlotte Hadassah is announcing a new date for the 3rd Annual Israeli Products Fair, November 13 at Shalom Park. Last year, the Charlotte Chapter of Hadassah donated over $10,000 to the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower at Hadassah Hospital. Proceeds from this year’s event will again benefit this stateof-the-art facility, where all people, Israelis, Christians, Muslims, and Palestinians are treated regardless of religion or beliefs. We are in the process of securing corporate sponsorships and individual donors who are willing to help us spread the word about the importance of “Supporting Israel by Buying Israeli.” Sponsors will receive publicity and exposure on promotional materials, as well as phenomenal visibility on the day of the Fair. Additionally, all paid sponsors, vendors, and those donating raffle prizes will receive 50% off of the retail advertising rate for one ad in The Charlotte Jewish News. (This offer is for new advertisers only.)
Please contact Stacy Baum at schree@carolina.rr.com or Amy DeLoach at amybdeloach@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more about our fantastic sponsorship opportunities. Again, we would love to have your participation as a vendor at the fair. If you or someone you know has a connection to Israeli or local vendors offering Israeli made items, Judaica, Jewish holiday themed items, and kosher foods, please contact Shellie Barer at s.barer@yahoo.com to purchase a Fair table. Additionally, if you or your business are interested in donating a raffle prize for the general raffle, please contact Hilary Rosenbaum at dhrose4@gmail.com. Remember, all vendors and businesses donating raffle prizes who do not have a current contract with
CJN are eligible to receive 50% off of the retail advertising rate of one ad. Thank you to the entire community for your overwhelming support of last year’s Fair. We are very excited to gear up for another exciting event. See you at the Fair. Y
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Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource Center Be Successful with LinkedIn: LSJL Library Offers Intro Class LinkedIn is a powerful, professional tool. It is a fantastic way to generate business opportunities. Of course, you have to use it correctly to get the maximum benefit. There is a lot more to being a successful LinkedIn user than most people realize, from creating a standout online profile, to making the right strategic connections, to leveraging those connections into real and meaningful business relationships. The Levine-Sklut Judaic Library is proud to sponsor “Taste of Linked-In” with experts Ira and Linda Bass of Connect to Success. This free class will give an overview designed to offer you information about the power and versatility of LinkedIn. Date: Wednesday, June 1 Time: 7 PM Place: Levine-Sklut Judaic Library, Shalom Park, 5007 Providence Rd. Places are limited. To reserve your place in this class, please contact Debby Block at dblock@shalomcharlotte.org. Please leave your email and phone number. Y
Ira and Linda Bass can teach you how to use LinkedIn to create success in your business.
School Sign Up to Volunteer at the Shalom Park Freedom School This Summer Turn some summer days into rewarding ones and volunteer for the Shalom Park Freedom School. The Shalom Park Freedom School, a sixweek, literacy-based camp for economically disadvantaged children, will be held June 16-July 27. There are volunteer opportunities for people Freedom School teen volunteers share a cold of all ages, ranging from treat with a scholar. one-on-one involvement with the children to shopping for simply ensure your contact information is up to date. For more inor donating supplies. This is the sixth year Shalom formation, contact Janna Stein at Park has sponsored a Freedom steinjanna@gmail.com or Eileen School, and volunteers are needed Davis at fuervis@gmail.com. Want to help the Freedom to help with the elementary scholars. Visit www.spfreedom- School in other ways? Donate school.org for a complete list of easy readers and chapter books opportunities and click on “Get (K-7th grade levels) educational Involved.” Volunteers can partic- workbooks, and adult and parentipate just once or several times ing books. The book drive allows during the camp. Younger teens each scholar to take home a book can get involved at SPFS as well. to keep each week during camp Rising 7th, 8th, or 9th graders can and serves the parents of scholars. help with activities and field trips, Books can be dropped off at the but they must be accompanied by Levine-Sklut Judaic Library. a parent or other adult who has Swimsuits and towels are also completed the volunteer registra- being collected through May 8 at tion process. Returning volunteers (Continued on page 26) do not need to register again –
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How the Jewish Preschool on Sardis Became a Home for One Family By Julie Fisher Five years ago, I sat down to meet with the director of the Jewish Preschool on Sardis. Relative newcomers to Charlotte at the time, my husband and I were in search of the right school for our young family. Our oldest was starting kindergarten and our younger son, Jonas, was two years old. We were immediately struck by JPS’s unwavering commitment to developmentally appropriate education. In an era where children are seemingly pressed to hit higher and higher goals at younger and younger ages, we were struck by JPS’s philosophy of meeting children where they are and teaching on their level. We decided to enroll our son the following fall. We were thrilled to discover that our perception was exceeded by reality. We quickly learned that JPS is a school that celebrates both the individual and the community. The teachers and staff truly cared about our son. They delighted in the quirks and nuances of his personality while simultaneously helping him learn how to thrive in a group setting. Each day he looked forward to school, and we looked forward to hearing about the science experiments he’d performed, the rudimentary reading skills he was developing, the new playground
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challenges he’d navigated. We watched his confidence and maturity grow, and we knew that the content of his school days played a huge role in that growth. Just prior to our Jonas’s matriculation at JPS, our daughter Evelyn was born. As she grew older, we could hardly wait for her first day at JPS, where her brother’s experience has been echoed. It has been a beautiful thing to watch both children blossom in a place where they are nurtured, stimulated, and appreciated. It was hugely important to us that our children receive a solid Jewish education during these formative early years, and this is yet another forte at JPS. Jewish education is part of the fabric of the kids’ days. We have listened with delight as our children have detailed stories from Torah, described holiday traditions and rit-
uals for us, and taught us new songs they learned at Shabbat Send-Off. We try to attend Shabbat SendOff when our work schedules allow. The music and excitement that fill the room certainly set the tone for a joy-filled and peaceful Shabbat. Even Nana out of town has been known to break out into some of Miss Patty’s and Miss Nancy’s songs. Our kids have become active participants in Shabbat and holidays at home, making sure we have everything we need and helping with the prayers. Our older children now attend a secular secondary school. They are confident in their Jewish identities and proud to share their
culture with non-Jewish friends. When our boys have days off from school but JPS is in session, nothing pleases them more than to come and spend some time at the preschool. While our older son did not attend JPS, he is welcomed like family, and the teachers and staff give Jonas a royal homecoming welcome every time. Both boys stand up a little taller and prouder on those occasions, and I know that they are continuing to benefit from JPS even though they are not current students. Jonas received a postcard from JPS during his first week at his new school wishing him success and letting him know he was missed, a gesture that meant a lot to the whole
family. As he was starting a new endeavor, we knew his JPS family was in his corner. Our youngest’s graduation date is fast approaching. It is a bittersweet milestone to leave this nurturing home, but we know that she will leave JPS confident in herself and her Judaism and ready to tackle the next venture. We also know we will all be embraced back “home” anytime we like.Y
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to build Jewish identity, pride and community through meaningful social justice and action. Help give our scholars a memorable experience and join us at the SPFS this summer. Y
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CJDS Celebrates Beloved Teacher’s Wedding In order to include all of Miss Chaya’s students and friends at CJDS, JPS, Chabad of Ballantyne, and Bat Mitzva Club, CJDS decided to invite them to one of the Sheva Brachot (seven parties following the wedding). It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate with their much-loved teacher, her husband, and to learn about Jewish weddings and participate in the mitzvah of the seven blessings. The children came in
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The Shade is Coming to CJP - and So Much More Thanks to the generosity of our Annual Fund donors new construction is underway on our playground. With the hot months coming we will be adding new shade structures on each of the playgrounds. One of the main focuses of early Childhood Education to bring the classroom learning environment outdoors. In addition to the two new shade structures we will be enhancing the playground with the following: * musical components: including bongo drums, merry xylophone, lady bug kettle drum, and a glockenspiel * mud kitchen * chalk board area * renovating the hill slide One of the components we will be adding to our preschool playground is a mud kitchen. In the article, “Making a Mud Kitchen for Mud Day” by Jan White and Menna Godfrey, the authors, state: “A mud kitchen or café includes elements of both the much-loved domestic corner and baking from indoor play, which are then hugely enriched through the special nature of being outside. Bringing a friend a cup of tea or mixing a cake is serious play for young children.” The children at CJP will have the opportunity to engage in the following actions in our new mud kitchen. Filling – pouring – emptying –
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By Esther D. Kustanowtiz In May, the Jews have three “Yoms” (days). Not in the literal sense; Jewish months have 29-30 days each month. But this month, three days merit their own special names: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day), and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day). All three are late additions to Jewish observance, having been instituted over the last half century or more to commemorate events since World War II. But the latter two “Yoms” are observed consecutively and constitute a swing across the emotional divide between extreme sadness and extreme happiness. This May 10 is Yom HaZikaron, the memorial day for those who have died in Israel’s wars. Throught the country, a siren sounds; wherever they are, Israel’s citizens stand quietly for the duration of the siren. Everything stops. Local synagogues and cultural centers hold memorial services. Radio broadcasts center on ceremonies all over the country in memory of the fallen. They were all someone’s children, and died so that Israel could be free and peaceful. The very next day, May 11, is Yom Ha’Atzmaut, a day of celebration. Israel Independence Day is marked as an official holiday;
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The Talmud tells a story of four rabbis who are walking in Jerusalem. They happen upon the ruined heaps of the holy Temple, which are desolate, and three of them begin to cry. The fourth, Rabbi Akiva, laughs instead. The other three ask, Why are you laughing when the Temple has been destroyed, as God had promised it would be? Rabbi Akiva explains that if the first part of God’s promise, that the Temple is in ruins, has come true, then assuredly the second part of God’s promise, that the Temple will be restored to its former glory, will also come to pass.
Today, Israel suffers daily casualties. In this latest round of personal attacks on city streets, young children, nursing mothers, elderly immigrants, tourists, residents, and visitors are all ununiformed, unprepared silent soldiers, who don’t even know they’ve enlisted until they are wounded or worse. A lot can happen in a few months, even more from year to year. Bu the future can turn on a dime, in an instant, in a heartbeat. The transition from Yom HaZikaron, Memorial Day, to Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Independence Day, teaches us that although the pages of our history, whether tragic or joyous, are bound together in chronological order, the book always has room for more pages. If there is tragedy and suffering one day, we have to trust that there will be joy and redemption another. As Scarlett O’Hara might have said, “Tomorrow is another Yom.”Y Esther D. Kustanowitz is a contributing writer for The Jewish Journal. She penned this article while she was director of publications at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
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Book Reviews by Sybil Kaplan Miriam’s Song, A Book for Mother’s Day Miriam’s Song by Smadar Shir, Gefen Publishing House, $34.95 paperback, 350 pp., February 15, 2016 Those of us who live and work in Israel as journalists and book reviewers often have to wait until an Israeli best seller is translated from the Hebrew into English. I, for one, am very excited when this occurs, as is the case with this biography. The Shirat Miriam, The Song of Miriam, the story of Miriam Peretz, was published in 2011, was a bestseller in Israel and sold over 20,000 copies. To read this book is to know and understand what it is like to be an exemplary mother in Israel. Miriam was born in Casablanca where her family lived until she was 10 years old. In 1963, the family immigrated to Israel, was very poor, and initially lived in an immigrant camp in Beersheva. After graduating high school, Miriam went to Ben-Gurion University and became a teacher. When she was 21, she met Eliezer, who was 31, also Moroccan. They married, and he returned to his work in Sharm el Sheikh. At some point, she moved there until Sharm was evacuated. Meanwhile she began teaching, and they started their family.
In November 1988, Uriel, their 22-year-old son, a Golani (special forces) officer was killed in Lebanon, while in the army. Miriam kept going. “My husband was overcome with sadness and wouldn’t go to work, but I had no choice but to continue functioning.” She subsequently sat for her Master’s degree in educational administration. Her second son joined the army, and she and her husband continued processing the grief for Uriel. Miriam began to visit schools and military bases to talk about her son. In 2005, her husband died. In March 2010, her son, Eliraz, married with four children, was killed while in the army. Now Miriam, the widow, had had two sons killed in Israel’s wars. In December 2010, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi awarded her a medal of appreciation. He said: “Miriam’s ability to continue to express her deep pain and channel it into a contribution to the education and formation of future generations, serves as an example and model of inspiration for us all.” The next group of chapters is narrated by the four younger siblings. Miriam left her principal position after 27 years to become a Jerusalem district supervisor of value education. Miriam’s Song was published in Hebrew, and she began to travel to the US for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
In 2014, Miriam was a torch bearer for Israel Independence Day. For a feature for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016, in The Jerusalem Post, Miriam was interviewed and photographed along with two other mothers who had each lost a son. In the article by Tal Ariel Amir, he writes, “these three courageous women have risen from the ashes of their despair.” People ask what it is like to live in Israel. Although Miriam’s book is one replete with courage and faith and commitment, it is also a symbol of what living here can be like for some people, some women, some mothers, some wives. It is a book to read and understand what it means to be a woman, a wife, a mother in Israel today. Smadar Shir is a prolific Israeli author who has published 400 children’s books as well as seven novels. She has also written hundreds of children’s’ songs which were composed and recorded for CDs and DVDs. Many of her stories are included in kindergarten and elementary school anthologies. Some of her other books are part of the annual curriculum in middle schools as well as high schools. Along with her personal work in writing, Smadar Shir works as a senior journalist at a daily newspaper, Yediot Ahronot.Y
For Yom HaShoah, A Novel: The Nightingale The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Press, $27.99 hardcover, 330 pp., February 3, 2015 This is one of those books in which you cannot wait to turn the page, or you would like to stay up and just read and read. Kristin Hannah, according to her publisher, is the New York Times bestselling author of 21 novels. Lawyer turned writer, she and her family live in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. In The Nightingale, the first chapter and several along the way are narrated by one of two sisters who has lived in Oregon for 50 years, has received a sad “diagnosis.” She is being moved to a senior citizen residence by her son. She utters a statement which is one of the major themes of the book — “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.” The narrator’s identity is, thus, a secret in the beginning and remains so until the end of the novel. The rest of the chapters alternate between the two sisters, Vianne Mauriac, a teacher, who
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lives in Carriveau, France with her husband and daughter and her sister, Isabelle Rossignol, an 18year-old rebellious young woman. Their father disowned them when their mother died, and each young woman went a different way. Now he is cold and distant, still unwilling to be a parent. It is 1939 German-occupied France when Vianne’s husband is called to war. Soon after, a German captain requisitions their house and begins to live there. With each action, each day, Vianne is faced with new challenges. Isabelle seeks a way to deal with the Nazi takeover, characteristic of her behavior. We see how each of the sisters responds to war —- Vianne with caution and fear and Isabelle with anger and defiance. Each sister experiences love — Vianne as a mature married woman; Isabelle as an impulsive and immature young woman. The issue of Vianne’s Jewish neighbor does not enter the book until one quarter of the way through, but from then on, it is a moving situation and a different take on the Holocaust World War II period. In The Nightingale, we see two courageous women confronted by powerful challenges. If I have avoided the details of the plot, suffice to say you will probably want to pull out the tissues. If you can help it, don’t put the book down until you finish.Y
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Pinning of Yellow star on Three-Year-Old Op-Ed: Holocaust Reignites Israeli Education Debate Education is for Memory from educators and political pun- programs with the left-leaning By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — On April 19, 2015, dits, in some cases causing the ini- ADAM group and with the Israeli and Action Keren Zachmi’s daughter returned tiatives to be significantly scaled Institute for Democracy, among others. And he disputed claims from her kindergarten near Tel back or shelved. The antagonism felt by some that humanist values are being Aviv wearing a yellow patch emcritics toward Jewish themes in sidelined for nationalist ones. blazoned with the word “Jude.” “The Israeli education system A teacher had put the yellow education “mostly comes with star on 17 kindergarteners so they utter ignorance of Judaism,” said is one of the most open in the would feel like Holocaust victims Arel Segal, a prominent religious world, offering pupils a free marduring Yom Hashoah, Israel’s na- Israeli journalist who last year ket of constructive worldviews tional Holocaust commemoration published a defense of the new and ideas — including love of day. Appalled, Zachmi took a pic- initiatives. “They despise some- country, people, and their faiths,” ture of her three-year-old with the thing they do not know, they rebel said Piron, an Orthodox rabbi and member of the centrist patch and posted it to her Yesh Atid party. “This is municipality’s Facebook called education, not inpage with a complaint. doctrination, despite what “I am utterly shocked some politically motivated and worried about where individuals are saying.” our kids’ education is When they headed the heading,” Zachmi wrote. education system, leftTo be sure, the teacher, wing ministers did not shy who was promptly susaway from injecting polipended after the case retics into the curriculum. ceived national media Sarid ordered schools to coverage, was not followteach texts by Mahmoud ing the curriculum that the Darwish, the national Ministry of Education Palestinian poet, but launched last year with the Yad Vashem Holocaust Shai Piron, once Israel’s education minister, giving a backed down when parliamuseum to guide teachers lesson on tolerance at a Jerusalem school, Nov. 17, mentary no-confidence votes over the issue threatin talking to young chil- 2014. (Israeli Ministry of Education/Sasson Tiram) ened to topple the coalidren about the Holocaust. tion. And Yuli Tamir, a And Shai Piron, Israel’s previous education minister, told against an identity they know Labor politician who was minister JTA that the curriculum was nothing of, and in their ignorance, for three years until 2009, ordered “aimed precisely at preventing they turned Jewish themes into a that textbooks show the Green such cases by giving teacher the monster threatening to gobble up Line, which separates Israel their children and turn them into proper from the West Bank, right tools.” But the incident has added fuel obedient subjects of a racist, mili- though this, too, was not implemented. to a heated debate among educa- taristic state.” But Amnon Rubinstein, another Segal said the criticism was tors, parents and opinion shapers about the appropriate role of the prompted by a fear for the future former Meretz education minister, of secular Israeli culture. But to said the religious emphasis has Holocaust in Israeli education. To some, the expanded focus critics, Israeli education is moving been felt in funding as well, with religious public schools receiving on the Holocaust builds Jewish in a dangerous new direction. Sarid believes a shift took place 15% over the $3,930 that secular identity and prompts students to wrestle with difficult moral ques- in the Ministry of Education public schools receive annually tions. To others, a painful chapter shortly after Netanyahu’s election per student from the ministry. in Jewish history is being instru- as prime minister in 2009. In Piron told JTA that he had instimentalized by an educational sys- 2011, Education Minister Gideon tuted reforms to help close those tem that uses fear to promote Saar initiated a program that gaps. “There’s a concentrated politiethnocentrism and right-wing pol- brought students on tours of Jewish sites in Hebron, a Palestinian- cal effort to introduce religion that itics. “The teaching of the Holocaust majority city in the West Bank that started the year Netanyahu was to toddlers is not only inappropri- is home to the graves of the Jew- elected and couldn’t have hapate pedagogically, but it’s part of ish patriarchs. A petition by 260 pened on my watch,” Rubinstein a cynical policy by Benjamin Ne- teachers called the plan a “politi- said. Adar Cohen, an education lectanyahu’s governments that in- cal manipulation.” In 2013, the stills fear and entitlement through program was significantly dialed turer at Hebrew University and a former Education Ministry official indoctrination, to raise a genera- back. After Piron succeeded Saar that responsible for overseeing civic tion ready for endless war,” said Yossi Sarid, a former education year, he signed off on an initiative studies, said the political divide minister and an ex-leader of the that allowed rabbis from a depart- was also felt in debates over pedment within the Religious Serv- agogy. In general, right-wing minliberal Meretz party. Strong disagreements about the ices Ministry to teach religious isters favor generating measurable Holocaust’s role in the national subjects in public schools. The ef- scholastic results, while left-wing ethos are nothing new in a country fort was intended to “connect ministers have focused on critical whose parliament recently passed pupils to the Bible, flag, and na- thinking skills and promoting a bill that criminalizes calling any- tion,” in the words of its director, democratic values, he said. Cohen became something of a one a Nazi. But in the current po- Avichai Rontzki. That, too, proved to be a con- symbol of this debate in 2012, litical context, the question of whether to teach the Holocaust to troversial decision, prompting when he was dismissed from his four-year-olds has emerged as a complaints by secular parents and post in what some critics charged major flashpoint in a larger debate a threat of legal action from the Is- was a purge designed to remove about whether the Israeli educa- rael Religious Action Center, an educators who are perceived to be tional system is being manipulated advocacy group affiliated with the left wing. Last year, Adam Varta, to promote religious and national- Reform movement. In his cam- a high school teacher in the Haifa paign platform, Labor Party leader area, was fired for allegedly sugist values. Under Israeli Prime Minister Isaac Herzog vowed to cancel the gesting that Israel’s army acted Benjamin Netanyahu, education department had he been elected immorally in Gaza. “Israeli society is becoming ministers have welcomed rabbis prime minister last month. In an interview, Piron, who led more closed, more ethnocentric,” from the Religious Services Ministry into schools, taken students the Education Ministry until last Cohen said. “But then, educators on school trips to West Bank holy year, rejected the notion that Is- often swim against the current. sites and removed several left- raeli education was being manip- Many can’t help but teach pupils wing teachers from positions of ulated for political ends. Piron to always ask questions, even influence. All those actions denied that the ministry favored when it’s inconvenient.” Y prompted significant pushback right-wing politics, noting joint
By Phyllis Greenberg Heideman Krakow, Poland (JTA) — The International March of the Living is in its 28th year. In those years, over 220,000 young people from around the globe have come to Poland to study, reflect and remember. They then return to their communities to share their personal reaction to facing the past through their experience in the present. This is the 71st year since the end of World War II. With every passing day, the number of survivors among us decreases. Our responsibility is to find the best way to ensure that their story is passed on from generation to generation — not as a piece of abstract history, but as part of the story of our people. Our theme this year is “Every Witness Becomes Witness,” as the torch of the survivors is passed to the next generation.
tance of educating their children in the Jewish faith; 70% said they felt more motivated to be part of Jewish organizations; and 73% said they felt more motivated to take part in Jewish activities. The studies also showed that 95% believed that they were wellprepared to counter Holocaust denial and 91% felt that confronting anti-Semitism was more important after taking part in the march. As significant, 89% of participants reported an increase in their commitment to human rights, and 87% said their feelings of tolerance for others in society had increased The marching on Yom Hashoah from Auschwitz to Birkenau with over 10,000 Jews and non-Jews leaves an indelible impression on each participant. The very fact that our ancestors walked this same path embraces the true meaning of memory. This feeling
Participants in the March of the Living walking from Auschwitz to Birkenau, April 16, 2015. (Yossi Zeliger/March of the Living)
Every year there is a moment during the March of the Living that remains with us, touches us, strengthens us and reaffirms our commitment to the memory of the Holocaust and to act upon its lessons. Such moments are different for each of the 11,000 participants, but I doubt that many were left unmoved by the cry of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, who while reminding us last year that the Nazis did not discriminate between types of Jews, called for unity with the words, “If we can die together, we can live together as well.” It was Einstein who said, “The only source of knowledge is experience.” Education around the Holocaust should never be dispassionate, it should never be disconnected from feeling. In evaluating the march’s impact on participants, we have found that the transmittal of emotional, educational, and compassionate reactions to the events of the past has a deep impact on both the deliverer and the recipient. Two studies — in Canada and the United States — showed the long-term impact of the march on its participants. They showed that 88% of participants agreed that the march increased their sense of Jewish identity; 84% said it had increased their sense of the impor-
can remain with the participants and forever influence their lives. Our educators never convey to participants a sense that the answers to their questions are easy or comfortable. We may never be able to truly understand why the Holocaust happened. But we can focus our efforts on remembering, on trying to understand and on how to best respond to the lessons of the Holocaust. Our response is to strengthen a sense of belonging and instill a renewed commitment to the Jewish people and to Israel. Our response is to build the exact opposite world to the one the Nazis sought to create — a world of kindness, compassion, dignity and tolerance for all members of the human family. Our response is not education merely for the sake of education. It is education for the sake of memory and of action, education for the past and for the future. Y (Phyllis Greenberg Heideman is the chair of the March of the Living International Advisory Board.)
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