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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Martin Lowenberg
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TIKVAH multi-media release aims to spread hope, togetherness
Holocaust Survivor
Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 7 p.m. Temple Shomer Emunim 6453 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, Ohio
Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center
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'Babies, Bibs & More ... Toddlers Too' gets Kindermusikally inclined
Ruth Fajerman
Markowicz
Holocaust Resource Center
Of Faith And Hope A powerful presentation about history’s most egregious instance of injustice in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day Martin Lowenberg’s story begins at the age of five in 1933 as Hitler came to power. Despite separation and loss of family, torture and unimaginable living conditions in five different concentration camps, Mr. Lowenberg’s compelling recount shows us how faith and hope can motivate us to withstand any obstacle. followed by community memorial service led by clergy from Congregations B’nai Israel, Etz Chayim and Temple Shomer Emunim For more information, please contact Colette at 419-724-0361 or colette@jewishtoledo.org
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Toledo Jewish News Volume 62 No. 7 • 32 pages
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Young Jewish Toledo: Hebrew Happy Hour at Bar 145 Young Jewish Toledo: Passover Wine Tasting Partnership2Gether Book Sharing 2014 Toledo Jewish Film Festival: Zigzag Kid Adults with Developmental Disabilities Passover Seder PJ Bedtime Story Time Passover Seder for the Interfaith Community Seniors: A Taste of Passover Sunday’s A-Fun Day/ Kids Klub/Club 678: Skyzone Yom HaShoah Commemorative Program Seniors: Preventing a Nuclear-armed Iran 2014 Toledo Jewish Film Festival: Oma & Bella Yom Ha’ Atzmaut-in-a-Box
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Pre-Passover Wine Tasting Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 8:30 p.m.
Home of David & Hallie Freed 7107 Cannons Park Toledo, OH 43617
Nervous about what to serve at your upcoming Seder? Post-college community members and Jewish couples with young families are invited to join us and taste some Kosher for Passover wines and learn what dishes to pair them with. Light snack & dessert will be served. RSVP by Monday, March 31st to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@jewishtoledo.org
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Ann Arbor native discusses life in Israeli army Courtesy of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) and Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo's Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), a group of Jewish Toledoans was treated to an intimate lunch and information session with Lieutenant Michael “Mikey” Soclof, a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan and a current Operations Officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Visiting Toledo with Lane A. Schlessel, Director of the FIDF Ohio Chapter, Lieutenant Soclof discussed his life as a “lone soldier” (a non-Israeli who does not live with his/her parents while in Israel) and the assistance FIDF provides for both
Israeli and non-Israeli soldiers. Approximately 3,000 soldiers in the IDF are from outside countries, Soclof explained. Discussing how his place of birth affected his role in the IDF, he said, “Seeing a lone soldier from the United States renews a sense of Zionism in Israeli soldiers. This helped me move up the ranks and gave me an advantage [in the army] … It’s not an easy path for lone soldiers, and it often involves working out a Skype schedule just to speak to your family.” The Ohio Chapter of FIDF is currently celebrating its “chai” (18th) year. Part of the organization’s mission is to build awareness
(clockwise from L to R) Marc Freed, Mike Felstein, David Freed, Joel Beren, Michael Soclof, Lane Schlessel, Paul Causman and Shirley Simon
Lieutenant Michael Soclof
American awareness for Israel and its soldiers. “We want people to feel a part of what’s happening [in the country],” Schlessel said. “Every [FIDF] program is about the support of the soldiers,” Soclof explained. “FIDF gives you that connection to the reason that brought you [to Israel] in the first place. They even sponsored a flight home to surprise my parents to tell them I was admitted into officer training … Extra support from FIDF is available to give Israeli soldiers financial help as well.” Lieutenant Soclof, 22 years old, was born and raised in Michigan, where his family still lives today. Michael finished high school in 2009. For Zionistic reasons, he decided to immigrate to Israel through Soul to Soul and enlist into the Israeli army. Although he was raised in a religious home, he was educated in secular school, which is why it was important to him to be in an environment that had people from all walks of life. He arrived to Israel and
attended a pre-military preparation school in Moshav Aderet (mixed boys and girls secular school), where he learned for one year then enlisted to the army in the summer of 2010. Soclof will soon become Deputy Company Commander and have 100 people under his command. He will be discharged from the army this November and in the Reserves until the age 54. Because he joined the IDF straight out of high school, he plans to use the leadership, confidence and organizational skills from his army experience to pursue higher education after his discharge. Friends of the Israel Defense Forces was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors to provide for education and wellbeing of the men and women who serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as well as the families of fallen soldiers. Headquartered in New York City, FIDF is a 501(c)(3) not-forprofit corporation that operates 15 regional offices in the United States and Panama.
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Jewish Family Service JFS salutes volunteers In recognition of National Volunteer Recognition Month, Jewish Family Service (JFS) extends a HUGE THANK YOU to all of those volunteers who served the Agency in various capacities throughout the past year. Volunteers helped decorate mitzvah baskets, which served as beautiful centerpieces for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and special events. Volunteers organized holiday food drives to ensure the food pantry was always stocked to serve the needs of JFS clients. Other individuals also took time from their busy schedules to shop for food and personal care items when inventory was low. They shelved and organized these items in an efficient manner
to save staff time. Volunteers also filled bags with food and other necessary items for JFS clients and enabled JFS staff to focus on assisting new individuals and families in
financial crisis. Devoted volunteers chaired, planned and worked at the Celebration of Art fundraiser for JFS. Others provided outreach and Friendly Visitor visits which enriched the lives of so many shut-in and lonely Jewish community members. To all volunteers, thank you for your time and dedication in helping JFS meet the needs of the community. Todah Rabah!
HELP WANTED Jewish Family Service (JFS) Senior Adult Center is seeking an occasional bus driver Must be personable, friendly and work well with senior adults Class B CDL License required Must pass medical exam and background check and have a clean driving record Competitive wages No phone calls please Send resume and certifications to: JFS Senior Adult Center c/o Diane Hall 2700 Pelham Road Toledo, Ohio 43606
Don't miss out on the Four Questions this Passover!
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Jewish Family Service/Senior News Senior Adult Center Activities Kosher shopping in West Bloomfield is scheduled for Thursday, April 3. A sign-up sheet is in the Pelham lobby; if you wish to order by phone, we will pick up your groceries for you. We will leave Pelham at 9:30 a.m. and return by 4 p.m. Lunch is our first stop at a West Bloomfield-area deli. Then we proceed
to Diamond Bakery (248-626-2212), Hillers (734-677-2370), Harvard Row Kosher Meat (248-539-8806) and Trader Joe’s (if time allows). “A Taste of Passover” is an informative and tasty program, presented by JFGT Department of Jewish Programs, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 at
Congregation B’nai Israel. Join us for an untraditional Seder. Instead of flipping page-by-page in the Hagaddah, we will jump around, learn about new traditions and try new flavors that represent all the various regions of the world. Registration and payment required to 419-724-0354 or registration@JewishToledo.org. The
cost is $5 per person. The second annual Toledo Jewish Film Festival is scheduled at the Maumee Indoor Theatre for April and May. The showings are at 7 p.m., and a bus will take those who need it from the Federation parking lot to the theater. See page 18 for more information.
Members of the Senior Adult Center attended the Toledo Symphony Orchestra's production of "Peter Boyer's Ellis Island," which included actors portraying immigrants from seven different European countries describing their emotions and reactions when first catching sight of the Statue of Liberty, and their experiences being processed through Ellis Island. Photos on a large screen focused on many different groups and families, as well as individuals. Some of the stories were light, even funny, and some were tough and heart-wrenching. After the presentation, the group had lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown Toledo, where they discussed the program and remembered their own families' experiences; The group included, (front row) Jim Libhart, Josie Herman, Roz Berg, Marcia and Larry Frank, and (second row) Shirley Simon, Elaine Stram, Vicki Maryamov, Anyeta Golumbitskaya, Devorah Shulamit, Shelli Plosscowe, Sheila Shible and Mary Lou Whittaker
Library teaches seniors art of digital book sharing Tracy Montri from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Dick Greenblatt, Alix Greenblatt, Ann Conn and Margo Conn
Last month, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library sent a representative to guide local seniors on how to
borrow all digital media, particularly books for Kindles, Nooks, iPads and other e-readers.
Arnie Remer
Bill Treuhaft, Arnie Remer, a representative from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, John Gottschalk and Jane Rayman
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Birthday party guests join Mitzvah Day In late February, Mitzvah Day “Little Helpers” were joined at the Federation building by a group of special guests from Max Greenblatt’s birthday party. Always thinking of others, Max wanted his party to include a
Mitzvah; so, he and his guests joined “Little Helpers” to create a day of special memories. A Mitzvah story was read and paper gift bags were decorated to create a “Party in a Bag” for those less fortunate. The bags were filled with
cake mix, frosting, party candles and balloons and given to Jewish Family Service (JFS). Max’s mom, Denise, was able to share some bags with her work as well. Everyone had a wonderful time!
Sherry Majewski reads to the Mitzvah Day participants
B'nai Tzedek celebrates philanthropy B’nai Tzedek Young Philanthropists recently gathered for a celebration. The theme for the evening was “Our B’nai Tzedek Philanthropists are worth a fortune.” A Chinese dinner was served with lots of fortune cookies. Everyone
had fun opening the cookies to see what their "fortune” held for them! Joel Marcovitch was the special speaker for the evening, and Cindy Feldstein spoke on behalf of the Cohn Family. She told us about how the Suzanne and
Emmie Brody enjoys her Chinese-themed dinner
Cindy Feldstein speaks to the teens
Allan Cohn Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Fund began. Awards were handed out and allocations were made before the evening drew to a close! If you would like more information on
the Suzanne and Allan Cohn B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program, please contact Sherry Majewski at sherry@ JewishToledo.org or 419-724-0386.
Joel Marcovitch chats with Justin Forshaw
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JFGT Annual Leadership Awards The Leadership Awards Review Committee meets in April of each year to review nominations received and to decide who will be honored in that year. Any member of the community is able to nominate an individual for the Harry Levison Young Leadership Award or Silver Circle Leadership Award. Business and corporate nominations are made by Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and its affiliated agencies. High School award nominees shall be submitted by the synagogues and the Department of Jewish Programs/BBYO. National Young Leadership/ Harry Levison Young Leadership Award This award was created in 1962 to recognize young adults of outstanding promise and leadership ability who exhibit an active interest in Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and United Jewish Fund Campaign. It rewards exceptional service from these young adults. The award is open to young adults between the ages of 25 and 45, who reside in the greater Toledo area. The recipient(s) receives a cash award to be used for participation, expenses paid, either at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America or National Young Leadership Conference. The award can also be applied to participation on an Israel mission, particularly the National Young Leadership Mission. Bob Wick Jewish Community Service Award Established in 1998 to recognize Robert Wick, who was a great friend and supporter to the Jewish community, the award is restricted to businesses, corporations and companies that provide exemplary support to the Jewish community. High School Leadership Award Established in 1999, the award recognizes one high school student from each local synagogue or the local BBYO chapter. Congregations, Department of Jewish Programs and BBYO are eligible to submit nominations. Award winners receive $250, which must be used for a Jewish seminar or leadership program in the year following the recognition. Silver Circle Leadership Award Established in 1998, nominees for the award must be 60 years of age or older, be active in Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo or one of its agencies, have a 25-year giving history to
United Jewish Fund Campaign, preferably in Toledo, and be a current resident of the greater Toledo area. Spirit of Jewish Family Service Award Each year, in its role as the social services and safety net for Toledo’s Jewish community and residents of Pelham Manor, Jewish Family Service recognizes a volunteer who embodies the spirit and compassion of the JFS mission. TBJE Ben Solomon Outstanding Trustee Award Ben Solomon, z”l, was a lifelong supporter of Jewish education, whose philanthropic legacy includes the establishment of a generous fund to benefit Toledo Board of Jewish Education. The Solomon award was established by TBJE to honor Ben’s memory by recognizing a board member or parent volunteer who gives time and energy to benefit the Toledo Board of Jewish Education. Toledo Jewish Community Foundation (TJCF) Legacy Award This important award is presented to individuals who create permanent and lasting community legacies in the form of a planned endowment gift to the foundation. Dr. Louis Ravin Memorial Emerging Leader Award Established in memory of Dr. Louis Ravin to recognize young volunteers of outstanding promise and leadership ability who exhibit an active and growing interest in Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, its many initiatives and annual campaign and the Jewish community. The honor rewards exceptional service and is open to volunteers between the ages of 25 and 45 who reside in the greater Toledo area. As part of the award, the recipient will receive a cash prize to be used for participation, expenses paid, either at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America or National Young Leadership Conference. The award can also be applied to your participation on an Israel mission, particularly the National Young Leadership Mission. Marjorie Siegel Jewish Communal Service Award of Excellence Established to recognize an outstanding Jewish communal employee or volunteer for their leadership in promoting Jewish values and improving Jewish life, the award acknowledges valuable contributions of the recipient and the deep appreciation of the Board of Directors and staff of Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo.
Women’s Circle prepares for Purim with a night out More than 35 Jewish women recently got together for an evening to celebrate themselves and other Jewish women. Hosted by Gabi Mallin, the Jewish Women’s Circle gathered in March for an evening centered around Eishet Chayil, a lovely lyrical poem traditionally read by the husband to his wife each Friday before Shabbat begins. The poem describes the hard work and sacrifices as well as the love Eishet Chayil, the heroine, offers her family each day of the week. The evening was a true break from the ordinary. As a primer for Purim, wine L’chaims were served with savory hamantaschen, such as caramelized onion and goat cheese, cardamom-scented pear jam, spinach and mushroom and some sweet takes on the original; most notably
devoured was the coffeecake hamantaschen. Because the Jewish Women’s Circle brings together women of all ages and life paths, it’s always fun to have a game during which everyone can mix and match socially. This evening, the game included Purim masks, each with a half of a whole word; the task was to find the other half. Because wine and art are such perfect pairs, hostess and professional artist Gabi Mallin led a project that used Shrinky Dinks to produce gorgeous color bursting Eishet Chayil wall art. If interested in being added to the Jewish Women’s Circle email invite list, please contact Mushka Matusof at 419-509-1505 or mushka@fctoledo.com. Jewish Women’s Circle is a Chabad House sponsored project.
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo Nomination for Leadership Award Award Nomination (check one)
National Young Leadership/Harry Levison Young Leadership Award Bob Wick Jewish Community Service Award High School Leadership Award Silver Circle Leadership Award Spirit of Jewish Family Service Award TBJE Ben Solomon Outstanding Trustee Award Toledo Jewish Community Foundation Legacy Award Dr. Louis Ravin Memorial Emerging Leader Award Marjorie Siegel Jewish Communal Service Award of Excellence NAME OF NOMINEE: _________________________ Nominated by: _________________________ Phone Number: ___________________ Email: __________________________ Date: ____________
Please fill out all applicable areas on a separate sheet of paper: 1. Leadership activity in Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and/or affiliated agencies (current/past) 2. Leadership in the United Jewish Fund Campaign (current/past) 3. Leadership activity in affiliated agencies and/or synagogues (current/past) 4. Other leadership activities 5. Why are you nominating this person/corporation?
Nominations should be sent by Friday, April 18 to: Leadership Award Review Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, 6465 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, Ohio 43560
(top) Audrey Friedman, Marilyn Newman and Mushka Matusof; (middle) Debbie Lipson and Maara Fink; and (bottom) Jewish Women's Circle transforms shrinky dinks into gorgeous art under direction of Artist Gabi Mallin
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Gan Izzy Club performs mini Purim Academy Award-nominated shorts to be shown at Northview concert at West Park Place More than 20 children from the Gan Izzy Club, a Jewish children’s club spawned off of Camp Gan Israel, packed up a Purim party and took it to West Park Place to visit with their adopted “Bubbes and Zaydes.” The children visit the seniors at West Park Place once or twice throughout the year, always bringing with them holiday nosh, games and just the pleasure of their young curiosity and energy. Before going to West Park Place, the kids decorated hamantaschen and made Purim cards to bring with them. Residents got a special treat this time, with young musicians Eve Saltzman and Charley Bauer each offering violin solos and Isaac Saltzman, Jack Bauer,
Baylee Mallin and Danny Mallin delighting everyone at the piano. “We’ve got so many talented kids in the Jewish community and we always have a few children who are happy to entertain,” Camp Gan Israel Director Shmouel Matusof said, “especially for the seniors, who always reward them with huge smiles and lots of hugs. It’s just great to see.” Club meetings are usually held monthly in the JCC after Sunday school ends and often entail guest visitors and field trips, as well lunch, arts, science, gym, dance, music and more. For Gan Izzy Club Membership information contact Director Shmouel Matusof at camp@chabadtoledo.com or 419-322-2730.
The Academy Awardnominated short films for 2013 will be shown on Friday, April 25 at Northview High School's Performing Arts Center in Sylvania as part of the Tree City Film Festival sponsored by the Sylvania Community Arts Commission throughout the weekend of April 24-27. Animated shorts will be shown at 6 p.m. and live action shorts will be shown at 8 p.m. The cost is $8 per person.
According to the Sylvania Community Arts Commission, this event is the first time the Academy Awardnominated shorts have been shown in the northwest Ohio area. They will be aired in one performance, with a brief intermission between the categories. The animated shorts are appropriate for ages 10 and up. The live-action shorts are recommended for adult audiences only.
Eve Saltzman playing a violin solo for residents of West Park Place
Gan Izzy Club members and West Park Place seniors mingled over Purim games and activities the kids brought with them
Calling all young Jewish athletes between the ages of 13 and 16 years old for the Maccabi Games in Detroit, Michigan August 17-22. For more information, please contact Sherry Majewski at sherry@JewishToledo.org or 419-724-0386.
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Five Toledo teens experienced their first BBYO convention in March. The eighth graders, along with two juniors, spent the weekend taking part in spirited services, learning about BBYO and meeting new friends. A few Toledo teens made their stage debut helping out an improv crew in their performance. The teens were also inducted into the Ohio Northern Region of BBYO during a meaningful ceremony. If you would like to learn more about Toledo BBYO, please contact Adrienne Goldberg at Adrienne@JewishToledo.org
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Partnership2Gether P2G and the Western Galilee Medical Center By Bennett (Buz) Romanoff, MD Last December, Hedva and I had the unique opportunity to visit the Western Galilee Medical Center (WGMC) and to actually participate in Partnership2Gether (P2G). I was invited to present Grand Rounds to the region’s ophthalmology department. I discussed laser treatment of glaucoma as first line therapy. I chose this topic since the SLT laser I use in my office is made by Lumenis Corporation, which is an Israeli company. The ophthalmology community in Israel is still treating glaucoma more conventionally, as is still done here in America, with medication. I have been using the laser to treat glaucoma as first line therapy for the past eight years. It was very gratifying to meet colleagues, medical students and ophthalmology residents who attended the lecture. I felt so very much at home at the medical center and was very impressed by the discussion that was generated from the lecture. Even though I have had the opportunity to meet colleagues overseas, it was different in Israel. Hedva and I have traveled far and wide over the years. We both agree that whenever Jews get together, we share a special and unique bond and commonality. That is one of the main purposes of P2G, formerly known as Partnership 2000. After grand rounds, Sara Paperin, the International Liaison of the WGMC, hosted us and gave us a tour of the medical center. Ironically, she had just returned from Toledo where she had meetings with the leaders of our Jewish Federation. The partnership was originally organized in the 1960s with the goal of assisting the hospital in providing the highest level of health care for residents in the Western Galilee region of Israel. Twelve communities Located in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Iowa and Texas participate in P2G. Dayton, Canton, Youngstown and Toledo are the Ohio cities involved. The Western Galilee Medical Center is a large medical campus with a central 700bed hospital. By comparison, Toledo has no hospital that comes close in size. WGMC has a staff of 2,200 and 300 volunteers, making it the largest employer in the region. It serves the Western Galilee that comprises the coast of northern Israel from Akko to the Lebanese border and goes inland for approximately 30 miles. There are 600,000 residents that live in this region with a demographically diverse population of Jews, Muslims, Druse and Christians. This region has one of the largest concentrations of Israeli Arabs in all of Israel. Besides serving the local population, the medical center is a major treatment center for the Israeli military. Recently, the medical center partnered up with Israel’s newest medical school which is in Safed, around 40 miles to the east. Because of this association, the medical center has evolved into one of Israel’s major teaching centers. Residencies
are now offered in almost all fields of medicine. In addition to being a teaching center, clinical research on a very high level is being conducted on the campus. A new clinical research facility is under construction as well as a free-standing ob-gyn hospital and clinic, which is making the very large medical center campus look even more impressive. The hospital is now a Level 1 trauma center and has one of the most impressive Emergency Medical Departments that I have ever seen. We were fortunate to have a tour of the ER department by Dr. Aryeh Eisenman, the head of ER medicine. The ER is compartmentalized into many independent specialty units including major trauma, pediatrics, cardiac, minor trauma, orthopedics, gynecology and ICU. Each area of specialized ER care has doctors who specialize in that respective field of ER medicine, which is remarkable even by American standards. Over 130,000 patients and casualties are seen in the ER department every year. The WGMC is located only six miles from the Lebanese border. Because of this and the arsenal of lethal rockets that are located in southern Lebanon, most of the medical center, including the basement, ER, and surgery departments, are constructed to bomb shelter and chemical warfare standards. The internal and external walls are over three feet thick and reinforced by iron bars. Every door is constructed of three-inch thick steel with bullet proof glass, and all doors are hermetically sealed to prevent gasses or biologic warfare agents from getting in. At the flick of a switch, the entire hospital can be ventilated by centralized biologic and gas filters. Virtually all 700 beds can be relocated in the basement within one hour with full bedside electronics and life support capabilities available. During the second Lebanon war, all the patients had to be relocated to the bomb shelter basement, and all surgery went on routinely and safely in spite of rockets raining down in the area. One rocket hit one of the upper floors causing significant damage. Most remarkable, over 200 seriously injured Syrians have been treated to date at the WGMC. After presenting Grand Rounds, Dr. Zvi Segal, the chief of ophthalmology, took Hedva and me to see the surgery department. We were fortunate to observe one very interesting case of a three-year-old Syrian girl who was having an eye removed from injuries sustained in her village back home. The New York Times on January 30 wrote an article entitled, “Across Forbidden Border, Doctors in Israel Quietly Tend to Syria’s Wounded.” The young girl that we observed in surgery was featured in the NY Times article. While in Israel, we read in the Jerusalem Post that a Syrian news reporter had commented that it was ironic that Israel was the only country in the region giving high level care to some of the most seriously wounded civilians involved in the conflict there. Most of the wounded, who are literally dumped over the border and picked up by
Teen2Teen: International Convention Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4 Youngstown JCC – Youngstown, Ohio
WHO: All those currently in grades 7-12 in Toledo and Youngstown WHERE: Youngstown Jewish Community Center - A HOME-HOUSED convention WHY: A joint program of Youngstown and Toledo teens and the Sulam Tsor School in Akko. We will welcome 9 students from Israel to this convention. The Teen2Teen partnership is developed as an educational, experiential curriculum that allows teens to strengthen their ties to their city, Jewish heritage and friends. COST: $75 per person. Includes all meals, snacks and transportation.
Israeli military border patrols, are unconscious. When they wake up after surgery, they are often shocked to find out where they are and who had treated them. They are also so very thankful and amazed that Israelis are not the villains and enemies that they have heard about back home in Syria. After they have recovered from their wounds and surgery, the Syrian victims are quietly put back over the border so they can be reunited with their families. This humanitarian aid extended by the WGMC has cost the medical center millions of dollars to date, but the tikkun olam value is nothing less than what would be expected and practiced, not only by the medical center and Israel, but by Jews and civilized societies anywhere. P2G is something that we should all be aware of here in Toledo. Anyone who visits Israel can arrange to have a tour of this most amazing facility. The WGMC also welcomes physicians and those in related medical fields to lecture, learn, and even work there. We here in Toledo as well as the P2G region in America also benefit when their doctors and personnel come over here in the same capacity. Going to Israel is often a life-changing experience to many and a trip of a lifetime for all. When and if you go, please consider getting involved with P2G. One simple call to the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo is all it takes. Even though Hedva and I go to Israel often, our visit to the WGMC was a truly memorable and meaningful experience that we will always cherish, and I sincerely hope we as well as others can become even
Hedva, Dr. Zvi Segal and Buz
View from the Western Galilee Medical Center (WGMC) to the Lebanese border
Hedva, Sara Paperin and Dr. Aryeh Eisenman more involved in the partnership in the future.
Partnership2Gether book sharing Our Holocaust by Amir Gutfreund Sunday, April 6 12:30 p.m. - Leonard Lounge Jewish Federation Campus 6465 Sylvania Avenue
JOIN US IN A GROUP SETTING AS WE DISCUSS THE BOOK. Join us, to read and discuss the book Our Holocaust by Amir Gutfreund (who lives in the Galilee) with our English Speakers Book Club from Kibbutz Beit HaEmek. The panel and discussion with the
author will be facilitated by Professor Dena Eber of Toledo. Dena is the American chair of the Arts & Community task force. This unique book club experience will take place via Webex, an online program that allows us to connect with anyone, anywhere, any time. Please register by Monday, March 31 to registration@JewishToledo.org or 419-724-0354.
Registration deadline is Friday, April 11. Every meal available will be kosher style, but NOT KOSHER. If you have any special dietary restrictions, please contact your city staff representative immediately. Please contact René Rusgo at 419-724-0365 or rene@JewishToledo.org for your official application and details of the weekend.
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Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo Programs Senior events calendar The Senior Adult Programs of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo are supported in part through your campaign dollars and through a generous grant from the Jewish Senior Services Supporting Organization. All events are part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and occasionally take place at the various synagogues. Please note registration deadlines for all programs! To register for a Jewish Federation Senior Program, please call 419-724-0354 or email registration@JewishToledo.org. Thursday, April 10 A Taste of Passover 1 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue $5 per person Join us for an untraditional Seder. Instead of flipping page-by-page in the Haggadah, we will jump around, learn about new traditions and try new flavors that represent all the various regions of the world and so much more! Registration and payment required by Monday, March 31.
Thursday, April 24 United Against Nuclear Iran presents: Preventing a Nuclear-armed Iran 1 p.m. Leonard Lounge Federation Building 6465 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania Bob Feferman, Mid-West Coordinator. will answer three very important questions: * How close is Iran to developing nuclear weapons? * Why should Americans be concerned about this? * What can citizen-activists do to help prevent a nuclear-armed Iran? United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan advocacy group that seeks to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to obtain nuclear weapons. Registration is required by Thursday, April 17.
Thursday, May 8 The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio presented by Dawn Christensen, Executive Director 1 p.m. Jewish Federation Campus 6465 Sylvania Avenue Who are we? What do we do? Everything you wanted to know about low vision and blindness, but were afraid to ask. Registration required by Friday, May 2. Thursday, May 22 Before You’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up: How To Stay Safe and Independent Noon Congregation B’nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue $5 per person Truly, there IS no place like home, and remaining there is something most people aspire to achieve as they age. But, how best to ensure that this can happen? Caregivers, adult children with older family members and baby boomers – this event is for you; come as a family and come with friends! Our homes are our castles, and castles can be fraught with dangers unless preventative
steps are taken. Come and participate in a learning experience that will provide you with information about mobility aids, easy home modifications and how to create a safety network. One hour can truly change your life and arm you with tools to protect that castle and its king and queen for years to come! This event is supported by Jewish Senior Services. Registration and payment is required by Monday, May 12. Thursday, June 12 Annual Anniversary Luncheon Noon Congregation B’nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue $5 per person includes lunch and entertainment Join us as we celebrate nine years of senior programming in the Department of Jewish Programs. A lovely lunch will be served and, back by popular demand, Kelly Broadway and Mike Lorenz will entertain us. Sit back, relax, tap your toes and enjoy the soulful sound of Kelly and the wonderfully talented Mike. Registration and payment are required by Monday, June 2.
Travel Opportunities for Seniors
FREE books and CDs – Are you getting YOURS? PJ Library® is completely FREE for participating families in the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo region. PJ Library® seeks to engage Jewish families with young children. Each participating child in our community will receive a high-quality Jewish children’s book or CD every month, from age six months through age eight. Each book and CD comes with resources to help families use the selection in their home. The book and music list has been selected by the foremost children’s book experts and includes a wide array of themes related to Jewish holidays, folktales and Jewish family life. PJ ABC FOOD BOOKS FOR APRIL ARE: Apples & Honey (ages 6 months to 2 years) Shabbat is Coming! by Tracy Newman Bagels & Lox (ages 2 to 3) Ella's Trip to Israel by Vivian Newman Challah Toast (ages 3 to 4) Dinosaur Goes to Israel by Diane Levin Rauchwerger Dates & Almonds (ages 4 to 5) Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel by Sylvia Rouss Egg Matza (ages 5 to 6) First Rain by Charlotte Herman Falafel (ages 6 to 7) Sadie's Lag Ba'Omer Mystery by Jamie Korngold Gefilte Fish (ages 7 to 8) The Wooden Sword by Ann Redisch Stampler Hamantaschen (ages 8 and above) On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne To learn more about PJ Library® and to ensure your child receives this wonderful gift, please contact Sherry Majewski at 419-724-0386 or sherry@JewishToledo.org. PJ Library® is supported in part by the Gary and Andrea Delman Family Foundation and Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo.
Wednesday, May 14 & Thursday, May 15 Columbus Theatre & Foodie Tour Join us for a night away in the state’s capital. Enjoy travel via luxury motor coach, accommodations at the trendy The Lofts boutique hotel, an amazing dinner at Lindy’s in the German Village and an evening performance of The Book of Mormon at the Ohio Theatre as part of Broadway in Columbus. Rise and shine the next morning with breakfast and then board the bus for a Columbus Food Adventure. Be a foodie (a person who seeks new food experiences as a hobby rather than simply eating out for convenience or hunger), in the heart of Short North, with stops at a top 10 Columbus restaurant, a famous ice cream store and of course the famous North Market! TOUR INCLUDES: Modern Motor Coach transportation 1 Night at The Lofts, Downtown Columbus 1 Ticket to The Book of Mormon at The Historic Ohio Theatre, Columbus 1 Dinner/1 Breakfast/1 Food tour Bus Snacks Tax & tip on included meals COST PER PERSON: $200 Double Occupancy* + Driver Gratuity $250 Single Occupancy* + Driver Gratuity *Member Fee is for those in good standing with a current pledge and no unpaid gifts to the annual Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo Campaign. A non-member may pay an additional $75 per person Full payment due at time of registration, no places will be held without payment. Registration and payment deadline is Friday, April 11. Cancellation Policy: 100% refunded before Friday, April 11 After Friday, April 11: No refund This trip has moderate walking/standing, and could include a few flights of stairs and/ or uneven terrain. Our Foodie tour will have parts where we are walking – wear comfy and supportive shoes and getting on and off the bus. Travel insurance may be obtained by contacting your insurance agent. A current emergency form needs to be on file. *Travel itinerary subject to change
Thursday, July 24 Day Trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan 7:30 a.m Depart Jewish Federation Campus 6465 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania 6 p.m. return $45 per person – includes transportation, entrance fees and lunch Board the bus for a day back in history and beauty! We will travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan to visit the Gerald Ford Museum. At the museum you will view a short video and enjoy a self- guided tour from the Oval Office to travels with President Ford and Secretary Kissinger to an interactive Cabinet Room. Learn about Mrs. Ford and Watergate. We will dine in Grand Rapids for lunch and then visit the Frederik Meijer Gardens. Enjoy a guided tour of the Sculpture Park via tram, enjoy the gift shop, take time to look around and enjoy a nosh if you wish. We will board the bus and return to Toledo. This trip has moderate walking/standing, and could include a few flights of stairs and/ or uneven terrain. Registration and payment are required by Monday, July 7. Special Notice: Please note that our trips are open to all seniors and reservations and payment are due at the time of the request to hold your space. We will accept reservations on a first-come basis since space is limited. A wait list will be formed as needed. No confirmations will be mailed; your credit card charge or canceled check will serve as your confirmation. Please fill out an Emergency Contact Form if you will be traveling with us and have not already done so. For questions about a program, please contact René Rusgo at 419724-0365 or rene@JewishToledo.org or Mary Lou Whittaker at 419-5312119 or marylou@JewishToledo.org. Please note registration deadlines for all programs. To register for a Jewish Federation Senior Program, please call 419-724-0354 or email registration@ JewishToledo.org.
Gan Yeladim
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Preschool & Kindergarten
We specialize in happy children.
I AM READING. Today I read a book all by myself while sharing story time with one of my best friends. It's so fun to learn and be independent.
Pictured: Ellery Freed and Gabe Green
Fall registration now open! Toddler group Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. -12:30 a.m.
Preschool Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. or full time 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
NEW: PRECARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM 7 - 8:30 A.M. We encourage all new families to come tour and observe in our classrooms. To schedule an appointment or for more information please call Morah Raizel at 419-344-9142 or email morahraizel@gmail.com.
Kindergarten Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Aftercare: 3 - 5:30 p.m.
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Jewish Federation & Foundation YOUR CAMPAIGN AND LEGACY GIFTS AT WORK
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Bowling Green State University Hillel Update March Recap Open Discussion on Love and Sexuality In mid-March, BGSU Hillel participated in an open discussion on Love and Sexuality co-hosted with Veritas, Vision, Queer Activist, and FORCE. Guest speakers were Kyle James Parker and Dan Mattson. Hamantaschen Making Party BGSU Hillel hosted a Hamantaschen Making Party in celebration of Purim at the SEARCH Learning Community’s kitchen and dining facilities. BGSU’s SEARCH Learning Community brings together over 40 students of all majors, backgrounds and beliefs in investigating the big questions of life as part of a diverse community of learners. Exploring personal and contemporary themes through engagement with spiritual questions and traditions, the SEARCH experience includes participation in related courses, extracurricular activities and mentoring and peer relationships to promote students’ understanding of spiritual questions in their own lives, while appreciating the experiences and perspectives of others. March Shabbat Dinner BGSU Hillel hosted its monthly Shabbat service at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
April Events Passover Seder On Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m., BGSU Hillel will host its Second night Passover Seder in Room 201 of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Students and BG community members must RSVP via BGSU Hillel’s Facebook page. Elections On Thursday, April 24 at 9 p.m., BGSU Hillel will host its general membership meeting and hold elections for the 2014-2015 academic year. The location will be available via BGSU Hillel’s Facebook page. Yom HaShoah On April 27 and 28, BGSU Hillel will commemorate Yom HaShoah on the BG campus. The event will draw from I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a collection of works of art and poetry by Jewish children imprisoned in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, most of whom also died there. The book is named after a poem written by Pavel Friedman, a young victim of the Holocaust. BGSU Hillel is providing copies of the book to other student organizations in order to raise awareness. Members of the campus community will be invited to make their own butterflies, which will be displayed on campus.
Jewish Federation & Foundation YOUR CAMPAIGN AND LEGACY GIFTS AT WORK
BGSU Hillel President Danielle Trauth-Jurman gives a short presentation on the Gift of Life organization, explaining the cheek swab process for registering and identify potential bone marrow donors
The Gift of Life Shabbat concluded with a Shabbat Dinner at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union that was attended by guests from UT Hillel and Raymond Plaza, of BGSU’s Office of Multicultural Affairs
At the seder table we recline. Many have no bed. We taste bitter herbs. Others face grim hardships. Jewish Federation is the safety net for our community here at home, in Israel and in over 70 countries around the world. Through our efforts and with your help, a hungry child in Kiev receives hot meals. Medicine gets delivered to a fragile Holocaust survivor in Haifa. Food and shelter is provided for a family in Toledo, Ohio. And much more. Change hardship into hope today. Give now at www.jewishtoledo.org
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Monday, April 7 Zigzag Kid 2013 | 95 minutes | Dutch/English/French | Adventure/Drama/Family A witty, spirited and action-packed adventure about an almost-13-year-old boy named Nono, his world of confusions, fears and fantasies. Nono longs to be a good detective like his father, a famous police inspector, but his wild nature constantly gets him into trouble. Gaby, his father's secretary, cherishes Nono and recognizes his anguish, which comes from his lack of knowledge about his mother, who died when he was very little. Two days before his bar mitzvah, he is sent off to his uncle's to be disciplined yet again. Once on the train, the overimaginative boy discovers one last chance to prove himself. Together with charming international thief Felix Glick, an old acquaintance of his father's, he travels to the French Rivera and enters a world of disguises and crazy pursuits, crossing paths with the famous singer Lola Ciperola (played by Isabella Rossellini) and Zohara, a mysterious woman whose secrets will forever change Nono's life.
ALL FILMS: 7 p.m. Maumee Indoor Theatre 601 Conant Street Maumee, Ohio 43537 RESERVATIONS: $5 per person per film Reservations may be made by calling 419-724-0354 or registration@JewishToledo.org Payment is due at the time of reservation. No refunds will be offered. AT THE DOOR: first come, first served; exact payment appreciated. Seating is limited and may sell out. We suggest you arrive 30 minutes in advance of the start of the film. TRANSPORTATION (OPTIONAL): 6:15 p.m. Bus departs Federation Campus (6465 Sylvania Avenue) with service to the Maumee Theater and return to the Federation Campus. Limited seats! Reservation a must to 419-724-0354 or registration@JewishToledo.org (do it when you buy your ticket!)
Monday, April 28 Oma & Bella 2012 | 76 minutes | German/English Subtitles | Documentary Oma & Bella is an intimate glimpse into the world of Regina Karolinski (Oma) and Bella Katz, two friends who live together in Berlin. Having survived the Holocaust and then stayed in Germany after the war, it is the food they cook together that they remember their childhoods, maintain a bond to each other and answer questions of heritage, memory and identity. As the film follows them through their daily lives, a portrait emerges of two women with a light sense of humor, vivid stories and a deep fondness for good food. Created by Oma's granddaughter Alexa, the film captures their ongoing struggle to retain a part of their past while remaining very much engaged in the present.
Monday, May 12 The Other Son 2012 | 105 minutes | French/English/Arabic/Hebrew | Drama As he prepares to join the Israeli army for his national service, Joseph discovers he is not his parents’ biological son, but that he was inadvertently switched at birth with Yassin, the son of a Palestinian family from the West Bank. This revelation turns the lives of these two families upside-down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, their values and their beliefs.
Monday, May 19 When Comedy Went to School 2013 | 83 minutes | English | Documentary/Comedy Why are there so many Jewish comedians? When Comedy Went to School answers this question with an entertaining portrait of this country's greatest generation of comics – the generation that includes the likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller, all of whom make appearances in the film, telling jokes and telling their stories. The answer is also found in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains, aka the Borscht Belt, where Jewish immigrants transformed lush farmland into the 20th century's largest resort complex. Those Catskill hotels and bungalow colonies provided the setting for a remarkable group of young Jewish-American comedians to hone their craft and become worldwide legends. It was truly When Comedy Went to School. SUPPORTED BY
Committee: Deborah Norin-Kuhen Janet Rogolsky Judy Weinberg
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Local women learn kosher baking with Paula Shoyer Author and pastry chef Paula Shoyer, on tour as part of the Jewish Book Council, spoke last month to more than 50 women at a Women’s Network event, sharing all the tricks and trade secrets to making delicious and beautiful Passover creations from The Holiday Kosher Baker. The Holiday Kosher Baker offers a thoroughly modern approach to Jewish holiday baking that includes both contemporary and traditional recipes, more than 45 of which have been skillfully adapted for Passover. Thank you to everyone who helped make this Women’s
SHOYER continued on page 24
(above) Paula Shoyer demonstrates a biscotti recipe from her book, The Holiday Kosher Baker; (right) Paula and René Rusgo
A slice of Jewish Toledo A group of Young Jewish Toledoans met in early March for a casual happy hour at Home Slice Pizza in downtown Toledo. Many more events like this one are currently in the works, so stay tuned! Or contact Hallie Freed at 419-7240362 or hallie@jewishtoledo.org for more information.
(top left) Hallie Freed, Joel Marcovitch, Matt Paris and Jason Levine; (top right) Dorian Slaybod, Joel Marcovitch, Matt Paris and Matt Rubin; (bottom left) Ben Isaacson and Eric Lauber; (bottom middle) Joel Marcovitch and Matt Rubin; and (bottom right) Joel Marcovitch, Matt Paris, Matt Rubin and Jason Levine
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Congregation B'nai Israel Religious School Calendar
Wednesday, 4/9, 4/23: Classes Sunday, 4/13: Classes (two-year-old class too) and Model Seder through grade 7 (time TBA) Sunday 4/27: Confirmation and last day of religious school Saturday 5/10: Religious school closing Shabbat service for the school year
Sisterhood Book Club Tuesday, April 29 11 a.m. B’nai Israel Library
The Book Club will be reviewing: Matzoh Balls for Breakfast, and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish by Alan King and friends. Join us for an engaging conversation and coffee.
Hakuna Megillah Purim Spiel
Confirmation Class Mazel Tov to our 2014 Confirmation Class and their parents: Jolie Brochin (Ken & Chris Brochin) Kayla Bernstein (Jonathon & Jeanette Bernstein) Lila Goldman (David Goldman/Carol Adler) Nathan Hendel (Peter & Ashley Hendel) Ben Yaffe (René & Rich Rusgo/Hal Yaffe) TODAH RABAH to instructors Rabbi Alan Sokobin, Hazzan Ivor Lichterman and Rachel Noleff
For more information about the programs at Congregation B'nai Israel please call 419-517-8401
Stay up to date on all events at Congregation B’nai Israel by visiting our website, www.cbitoledo.org
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Congregation Etz Chayim Passover Schedule
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 Morning service: 8:30 a.m. Mincha service: 6 p.m. Search for Chametz: 8:56 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 14 Morning service: 6:45 a.m. Siyum Ha B’Chor: 7:30 a.m. Mincha: 8 p.m. Ma’ariv: 8:15 p.m. Candlelighting: 7:55 p.m. FIRST SEDER – begins after 8:57 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Morning service: 9 a.m. Mincha: 8 p.m. Ma’ariv: 8:15 p.m. Candlelighting: 8:59 p.m. SECOND SEDER – 8:59 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Morning service: 9 a.m. Mincha: 6 p.m. Havdalah: 8:36 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18 Morning service: 6:30 a.m. Mincha: 6:40 p.m. Candlelighting: 8 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 19 Morning service: 9 a.m. Mincha: 6 p.m. Havdalah: 9:04 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Morning service: 8:30 a.m. Mincha: 6:40 p.m. Ma’ariv: 6:55 p.m. Candlelighting: 8:02 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 21 Morning service: 9 a.m. Mincha: 6:40 p.m. Ma’ariv: 6:55 p.m. Candlelighting: 8:42 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Morning service: 9 a.m. Yizkor: 11 a.m. Mincha: 6 p.m. Havdalah: 9:07 p.m. Repurchase of Chametz: 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17 Morning service: 6:30 a.m. Mincha: 6 p.m.
Men's Club
The next meeting of the Men’s Club will be held on Sunday, April 27 at 11 a.m. in the synagogue. Also mark your calendars for the May meeting, which will be held on Sunday, May 18 at 11 a.m. The Men’s Club would like to thank everyone who attended and everyone who helped make the annual Kishka Dinner a huge success. A good time was had by all.
Chabad House
April Calendar
Sunday classes: April 6: Model Seder April 13 & 20: Passover break April 27: Class (Yom HaShoah)
Tuesday/Thursday classes: April 1 & 3: No classes (spring break) April 8 & 10: Class April 15, 17 & 22: No classes (Passover) April 24 & 29: Class
Shabbos HaGadol Drasha
The Sisterhood would like to thank all those who took part in the annual Shaloch Manos project. Once again, due to the participation of so many, this project was a huge success. We thank those who took time out of their busy schedules to help put the bags together and deliver them to members of our congregation who were unable to pick them up themselves. If you are not a member and wish to join the Sisterhood, please contact Suzie Rosenberg, Membership Vice President, at 419-536-7758. Dues are $15 for the current year and will increase to $20, effective September 2014. If you are 60 and over, Life Membership will once again be available for $200. Please talk with Suzie to get all the details. The next board meeting will be Tuesday, April 1 at 10 a.m. in the synagogue library.
The Shabbos preceding Passover is traditionally referred to as “Shabbos HaGadol,” literally “The Great Sabbath.” On this special Shabbos, it is customary for the Rabbi’s drasha, or sermon, to take place in the evening, rather than during morning services, and to focus on a topic related to Passover, thus serving as a preparation for the upcoming holiday. This year’s lecture is titled, “Ben Amram Betwixt and Between: Moses as the Jews' Intermediary.” Be sure to join us on April 12 for this fascinating and inspiring presentation. Mincha services begin at 6 p.m., followed by a delicious Shalosh Seudas meal. The sermon will begin at 7:15 p.m. Ma’ariv services and Havdalah will follow.
The Etz Chayim Sisterhood gift shop has wonderful items for all occasions. As the wedding season approaches, colored glasses to break at weddings are available for $25. There is also a wonderful new fragrance of Ahava lotion and body wash kit. This is a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, get well wishes or to indulge yourself. The gift shop is in need of volunteers to help clean and price inventory. If you can give a few hours, please contact Sandy Marcus, Gift Shop Chair, at 419-473-2401 (shul) or 419-841-8886.
Adult Education Series
Ohr Chadash Religious School
The Adult Education Committee of Congregation Etz Chayim continues its exciting public lecture series of presentations entitled, “Modern Guidance for the Perplexed: Contemporary Issues, Jewish Answers.” The 8-session series takes place on the first Thursday evening of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the shul. Four sessions were presented by congregants who are experts in their fields, and four sessions were/will be presented by Rabbi Bienenfeld. Topics focus on a variety of issues that present the Jewish perspective on provocative problems in contemporary society. We hope that you can attend what promises to be a diverse set of intellectually stimulating presentations! This series is open to the community. Remaining presentations: Session 7: April 3, 7 p.m.: “An Analysis of the Beth Din of America's Prenuptial Agreement” (Rabbi Bienenfeld) Session 8: May 1, 7 p.m.: “Can You Spare a Kidney?’: Ethical and Legal Implications of Organ Donation” (Rabbi Bienenfeld)
Sisterhood Gift Shop
Ohr Chadash Religious School is “showered” with 23 beautiful children who come to Etz Chayim for Jewish learning & socialization each week. The smiles from Anna, Ben, Cobin, Devorah, Jonathan, Jayden, Aliza, Nicole, Abby, Antonio, Ari, Craig, Harriet, Isabel, Izzy, Josh J., Josh S., Madeline, Sam, Samantha, Sydney, Megan and Miriam are contagious. The Ohr Chadash Family Model Seder on April 6 is the first event of the month. Every student is involved. Families are invited to listen to the explanations given to the “ritual” components of the seder. A very special Confirmation is planned for Sunday, May 11. Megan Singer and Miriam Shafransky are the first two Ohr Chadash confirmands. Thank you to our Etz Chayim family for believing in Jewish education, our program, staff and special children.
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TIKVAH multi-media release aims to spread hope, togetherness By Abby Hoicowitz Staff Editor/Reporter TIKVAH is a multi-media oratorio and stage production by Burton Beerman for saxophone quartet, soprano voice, dancer, narration and video. The audio for the production – inspired by the memoirs of Philip Markowicz, 85, a Torah scholar and Holocaust survivor – is currently available on a TIKVAH: Chamber Oratorio CD through Albany Records, and a 19-minute documentary is featured at www. BurtonBeerman.com. According to Beerman, the original composition is reflective of how a composer, dancers and musicians can provide a glimpse into our souls; that artists can express, viscerally through music and dance, what has taken place in history, what is going on around us and what we may or may not have learned from history. Plans are currently underway in Arizona, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Toronto, Florida and New York City to present a full evening of A Concert of Peace, Unity and Renewal, which aims to bring awareness through the arts and togetherness of diverse communities around the world. The original composition came about serendipitously, Beerman explained, when Philip Markowicz was writing his memoirs seven years ago, and Beerman was commissioned to write for a saxophone quartet with a musical reflection of the Holocaust. Beerman struggled with how horrific this music could be until he met Philip and was given the opportunity to read the beginnings of a 100-page handwritten manuscript. “I was introduced to Philip by (Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo’s) Paul Causman and Allen and Hindea Markowicz … During the course of our conversation, we exchanged our interests and projects … Once [the manuscript] arrived, I could not put it down; and the now musical score that you hear on the newly released CD began to evolve in my head,” Beerman said. The ideas of hope (“Tikvah” in Hebrew) percolated within the composer, not death and destruction. “Raised as a conservative Jew in Atlanta, Georgia, my first musical experience was the vocal music heard in the synagogue services as a very young boy, listening to the wonderful singing of the cantor and small choir,” Beerman explained. “This imprinting left me with a sense of musical beauty from which I measure all else to this day; yet, I did not infuse that early influence into any of my compositions for many years. I turned away from it until I met Philip. Philip is a remarkable man. His memoirs and his insightful observations about Judaism inspired the writing of TIKVAH [through his] dramatic life story, his understanding of Jewish history, his unique insight into the Torah and his undeniable sense of hope speak to all people.” Beerman began composing TIKVAH between 2002 and 2003, and the first performance of a few movements of the piece took place in 2004 for the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation Annual Campaign Dinner in Champaign, Illinois. According to Beerman, the use of saxophone quartet for this work is both appropriate and significant. “The saxophone’s ability to embrace a wide range of colors and expression has appealed to contemporary composers, while its versatility allows for the performance of a wide variety of musical styles from renaissance to rock music,” he explained. “Its history as an ‘outsider’ instrument in classical music adds an interesting piece of symbolism to this piece. Jazz music also played an important role in the cultural life of the ‘decadent’ Weimar Era. When the Nazi Third Reich came to power, jazz music and the saxophone were banned and labeled as degenerate art. Music continued to play a powerful role for Jewish composers and artists who were unable to flee from the regime and were sent to ghettos and concentration camps, the music at times comforting and other times painful. Through TIKVAH, Beerman speaks to the human ability to survive and to thrive despite horrific and abhorrent
events and conditions such as the Holocaust, natural disasters, poverty, famine, slavery, murder, and more that have occurred in the past and that still occur today. But perhaps more importantly, TIKVAH goes beyond survival in speaking to our ability to recover from such events, as devastating as they might be, to pro-actively seek self-renewal, to regain trust in ourselves and in others, to revel in joy, to impart joy to others – in other words, to reclaim life. The performance is a testament to the power of the arts, particularly music and dance, as the combined endeavors of chamber music, orchestra, saxophone quartet, chorus, soloist, narrator, dancers and videographer provide solace to listeners and performers alike. The work's focus is on hope while pondering core issues of existence and survival. Although profoundly affected by the music of the synagogue in his early years, Beerman only activated its presence in his music on meeting Markowicz, who serves as narrator for the project. Cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz, (soprano and granddaughter of Philip Markowicz) auditioned for and achieved the role, and Beerman immediately fell in love with her voice, which he calls “angelic”. Cantor Markowicz explained that TIKVAH was the first time she had taken part in a multi-media project involving spoken word, dance, video and work with a saxophone quartet versus an orchestra or piano. She said, “The style of the music fit very well for me. It was definitely challenging, physically and emotionally. The notes on the page are difficult and it was certainly personal.” Ms. Markowicz discussed how the integration of her family’s history truly touched her. “To hear the expression of that narrative musically was, as a whole, a different take from reading it in a book or seeing pictures or hearing it from a family member,” she said. “It’s a whole different type of interpretation. Sometimes you think your own family story is not necessarily interesting to others, but for whatever reason the story that [Beerman] heard through my grandfather was somehow very inspiring to him and ultimately seems to translate to others. What he wrote and the expression of what Burton wrote is more universal. [Audiences] get a mini experience of a survivor and what he went through in the war and in life, including different ups and downs, the greater picture of how that is expressed via music and how it can translate to larger life questions and struggles …” “It’s larger than one individual … I hope people see it and are inspired by it and learn something about the Holocaust. It’s a great stepping off point to having future conversations and overcoming great struggle [as we] continue to live and thrive and renew ourselves.” Other performers on TIKVAH CD include The Red Clay Saxophone Quartet; Uzee Brown, Jr. (Director School of Music, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia; Music Director/Conductor of The Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir of 12 years; Beerman’s student); and The Uzee Brown Society of Choraliers. Brown, “an amazing musician and conductor, commissioned the three vital choral movements, which begin and end the CD followed by Philip’s narration of the Kaddish in Hebrew and then in English,” Beerman noted. “The choral movements highlight the deep connection between African-American and Jewish experiences and celebrate the robustness and creativity that have enabled Jews and AfricanAmericans throughout history to transcend persecution and despair and to persevere toward fruitful and meaningful lives. Certainly the relevance of all that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. exemplified in the struggle for human rights can be paralleled within the themes of TIKVAH.” Additionally, Beerman’s wife, Celesta Haraszti (dancer) performs in the stage version of TIKVAH. Since 1982, Haraszti has toured with Beerman as the Electric Arts Duo ensemble performing throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. Haraszti is working with a
Burton Beerman and Celesta Haraszti ballet company to develop a ballet of the orchestral suite. TIKVAH’s narrative “gave [Markowicz] a voice,” Haraszti said. Beerman concluded, “My TIKVAH speaks to the human ability to survive and to thrive despite horrific and abhorrent events and conditions in the past. TIKVAH goes beyond survival in speaking to our ability to recover from such events, as devastating as they might be, to pro-actively seek self-renewal, to regain trust in ourselves and in others, to revel in joy, to impart joy to others – in other words, to reclaim life! A universal theme of ‘HOPE’ … “As an artist, I can only offer a work of art as a gift to audiences. This CD truly is a gift to the listener. The CD contains 74 minutes of music. The listener will hear the astounding virtuosity and remarkable endurance of the renowned Red Clay Saxophone Quartet; the sensitive and excellent musicianship of Andrea; the dramatic uplifting sound of the UB Choraliers and Philip’s impassioned haunting narration. Their combined commitment to the recording of the newly released CD and of the many past performances as well as to upcoming performances is indeed extraordinary. My job as an artist is to provide an experience to listeners and audiences to hear the music as a conduit to the soul, providing solace to listeners and performers alike as they seek peace within themselves and with others. It is my hope that the potential listeners will gain access to the CD, share it with others and listen to the music.” Beerman, Distinguished Professor of the Arts (music composition) Emeritus, Bowling Green State University, is an internationally-recognized, award-winning, American and Jewish composer who was born and raised in the Jewish community of Atlanta. A composer and clarinetist, his music spans many media, including, solo, chamber and orchestral music; interactive real-time electronics; interactive video art; theatre; dance; and musical score for documentary films. Beerman was musically inspired early on by the singing of the cantor of the Avah Achim Synagogue in Atlanta and, at the same time, by his father who brought him to the warehouse on Auburn St. where he met up with members of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. By the age of 8, this young Jewish boy was writing spirituals on demand and, by the age of 13, he was playing clarinet and saxophone in the Peacock Club and was a youthful member of the Atlanta Symphony. Not oblivious to the social injustice prevalent in the South in the 1960s, Beerman took an active part in demonstrations in Atlanta for equal rights and, though never jailed, was beaten and bloodied along with so many others. Thus began his life-long concern with social injustice perpetrated even today on people of every ethnic heritage in every part of the globe. The concert production of the TIKVAH Chamber Oratorio and the TIKVAH Orchestral Suite scored for orchestra, mixed chorus, soprano voice and saxophone quartet is represented by Parsons Artists Management, Inc., to be included as part of Chamber and Orchestra Concert Series, or special concert event for fundraising activities, educational outreach programs and cultural events. Parsons Artists Management, Inc. can be reached at: pamgtinc@aol.com http://www. parsonsartists.com The TIKVAH CD is also made available for wholesale purchases to synagogues, gift shops, museums, community centers and more; requests should be directed to Albany Music Distributors (contact Melissa Kermani at mkalbanymusic@ yahoo.com).
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Local News 'Babies, Bibs & More ... Toddlers Too' gets Kindermusikally inclined As part of the "Babies, Bibs & More ... Toddlers Too" program this morning, a group of children joined their parents and teachers to get their groove on in the Leonard Lounge to
take part in a fun Kindermusik session full of instruments, songs, movements and dance with Miss Kerry. Stay tuned for more upcoming programs for the entire family!
Jonah Kripke
Miss Kerry, Jayden Longberry, Cindy Feldstein, Sophia Bernard, Debra Mitchell and Holden Fine
Chad, Jonah and Alison Kripke
Zoë and Debbie Thaler
Avery Kripke, Sammy Thaler and Yosef Bienenfeld
Toledo City Director B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (AZA-BBG) Job Requirements
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education is preferred but not required. Undergraduate students may also qualify based on experience and ability. Prior experience in Jewish youth groups, Jewish camps, community centers, Hillel or other typical institutions associated with Jewish community programs and activities is preferred. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills are necessary. A competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook are preferred skills for the successful completion of this position. A background in college level Jewish studies or a formal day-school/high school Jewish education is preferred but not required for this position. (Successful results from required background checks for individuals who work with youth are necessary) Job Responsibilities The Director is directly responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of appropriate programs and activities for the Toledo Chapters of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. The BBYO City Director shall supervise the BBYO Chapter Advisors. Volunteer Reporting Relationships The Director shall serve as the liaison to any parent or other adult advisory or support group of the Chapter. The Director shall be responsible for any appropriate communications with parents of Chapter members. For more information or to apply, contact Sherry Majewski at 419-724-0386 or sherry@JewishToledo.org
Yosef and Sarah Bienenfeld
Zoë, Sammy and Debbie Thaler
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SHOYER continued from page 19 Network event, Passover with Paula, such a giant success: Congregation Etz Chayim, under the direction of Elsa Leveton and Marcia Grossman, for all their time in the kitchen with us; the Sisterhoods of Congregation Etz Chayim, B’nai Israel and Temple Shomer Emunim for the endorsement of this event and their participation; the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation Unrestricted Fund for its generous financial support; Bonnie and David Berland of LightHouse Branding & Merchandising Agency
Inge Horowitz and Leah Connor
Sarah Bienenfeld, Hallie Freed, Erin Glatter and Rebecca Katz
for the wonderful notepads; and, last but not least, Creative Designs by Jeannette, which brought professionalism by bringing beauty, fun and color to our event. Passover with Paula wouldn’t have been possible without the commitment of the committee who baked, drove, decorated, set up, cleaned up and so much more, chaired by Lauren Sachs. Passover with Paula committee: Bonnie Berland, Jeannette Bernstein, Hallie Freed, Erin Glatter, Inge Horowitz, Rebecca Katz, Stephanie Levitt Shaulsky, Mushka Matusof, Sheila Odesky, Megan Rhodes and Dena Zack.
Sheila Odesky and Marilyn Newman
Stacy Cochran and Alida Forshaw
Wendy Goldstein and Dawn Goldstein
Paula graciously signed books after the program (pictured above: Marilyn Levine)
Passover with Paula committee
Jeannette Bernstein and Dena Zack
Have a wonderful Passover! from Barry • Judie Mark • Stephanie Mason • Spencer • Nolan Mindy • Jason • Sam • Oliver Marnie • Dan • Brady Benjamin • Joshua • Les
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Barry Bagels signs development deal for Columbus region Barry Bagels bagel and sandwich shop (with five locations in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan) has announced plans to expand to the Columbus, Ohio region. Barry Greenblatt founded the company in 1972, which he now operates with his son, Mark. Barry Bagels has been a landmark restaurant in the Toledo area since opening, serving a range of bagels soups, sandwiches and desserts. FS Bagels, LLC will be a Columbus-
area multi-unit franchisee of Barry Bagels. The first of five Columbus-area Barry Bagels restaurants owned by FS Bagels, LLC is scheduled to open by the end of 2014 in the northwest region of Columbus. Barry Bagels plans to expand in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois in the next 12 to 24 months. Franchise opportunities can be viewed at www.barrybagelsfranchising. com or through CEO, Jim Nusbaum, at jnusbaum@barrybagels.com.
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UT's CABARET features strong message of awareness against hate The University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film will transform its Center Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts to become the Kit Kat Klub, the tawdry 1930s hot spot that is the setting for the musical CABARET, to make audience members feel as though they are experiencing it for themselves. The UT production of CABARET is unique, however, because it references both the past and the present, by blending the styles and looks of the 1930s with video projection and references to current issues. The story of CABARET centers on the employees and patrons of the Kit Kat Klub, a cabaret-style nightclub in Berlin. The characters in CABARET are searching for fame, love and sexual freedom, as the lurking shadow of Nazi Germany begins its ascent. Directed by Theatre Lecturer, Irene Alby, and choreographed by Michael Lang, a resident Choreographer/Artistic Director for the Toledo Ballet, the University production presents the popular 1998 Broadway version of the musical. The 1998 version was based on the book by Joe Masteroff, the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was co-directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall and directed by Sam Mendes. UT’s CABARET will also be accompanied by a live chamber orchestra and features favorite musical numbers including It Couldn't Please Me More,
Willkommen, Cabaret, Don't Tell Mama, Two Ladies and more. The UT production of CABARET will involve audience members before, during and sometimes after the show. The Department of Theatre and Film is collaborating with the Department of Art to create an art installation just outside the theatre. Alby is working with Associate Professor of 2D & 3D Studies, Barbara Miner, and her students to create an immersive experience in which audience members get a sense of what it was really like to live in the era which gave rise to the Nazis. Alby said, “What interests me about CABARET is that it shows how complacency and denial can lead to intolerance, dictatorship, and ultimately even human disasters as horrible as genocide. Complacency exists in the U.S. today. Consider public response (or lack of response) to the action of the NSA, the surveillance of online companies, face recognition software, the shrinking of the middle class, infighting among political parties and from the creation of extremist, fringe parties … “What happened during the Holocaust was one of the most horrific things in human history, and it was very close to us. Nowadays we feel very detached to what’s happening [in other parts of the world] … Germany was a very westernized civilization; it was the 20th century and something like that still happened in a place like that. I find that a lot of young people today are not
as aware of what happened as they should be … That was very important for me [in regards to] why I wanted to do this play … It’s important to educate young people about [the Holocaust], keep it in everybody’s mind and remind them that complacency and unawareness, when we’re too caught up in our own world, conflict and desires. It’s so easy to overlook elements that can lead to hate and that can lead to dictatorship … Everybody still doesn’t have equal rights today… “[CABARET] has a strong message of awareness against hate, whether it’s against Jews, cabaret artists, immigrants, blacks or gays.” Miner added, “In subtle ways, people can be co-opted into behavior that they might otherwise be surprised by. Our part of this project is designed to highlight just how insidiously unacceptable behaviors can work their way into our society.” The immersive experience continues in the theatre through digital cinema. UT Associate Professor and Head of Film, Holly Hey and her students are creating moving image content that will become part of the performance itself. In CABARET, the characters all respond to the Nazi experience in different ways. Some use the cabaret to drink and have fun and
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50th anniversary of rescued Torahs celebrated in Westminster Synagogue By Beverly Karp Nineteen years after the liberation of Nazi death camps, another liberation of Holocaust survivors occurred. It was the rescue of nearly 1,800 Bohemian and Moravian Torah scrolls, warehoused in the outskirts of Prague. The scrolls survived both the Nazi and Communist eras – dangerous regimes for Jews, Jewish synagogues and Jewish religious objects. Tragically, 88% of Czech Jews from the scrolls' communities perished in the Holocaust. This past February, 250 people from England, Wales, Ireland, Canada and the United States gathered at Westminster Synagogue, London, to remember Czech Jews and to celebrate the rescue of the scrolls – especially 1,564 of the scrolls that went to England in 1964 after a wealthy member of the congregation paid the ransom demanded by cash-short Communist officials in Prague. (Nearly 250 scrolls remained in Prague. Some eventually were sent to Israel. Others eventually went to the Jewish Museum of Prague, or to congregations that came back to life in the Czech Republic.) The ransom paid late in 1963 was £30,000. That is equivalent to a purchasing value of £531,000 in today's economy – about $892,080 in USA currency. During the tenure of three successive rabbis, Westminster Synagogue has had an extra mission: Protect the "Czech Memorial Scrolls"; restore as many as possible; then send restored scrolls back to active Jewish life by lending them to guardian congregations, who would adopt as their own the history of the original Jewish community for each scroll. One scribe spent 27 years restoring these scrolls. More than 1,000 now are in North America. My husband, Robert, and I went to the 50th Anniversary Celebration because Temple Shomer Emunim has been guardian since 1973 of a Czech Torah. Rabbi Alan Sokobin had requested a scroll when ground was broken for Shomer Emunim to move from the Old West End to the present Sylvania location. A rabbinical school classmate and friend, Rabbi Albert Friedlander, had become rabbi of Westminster a couple years earlier. In the Scrolls Trust archives 10 years ago, I found Rabbi Friedlander's written 1972 instructions that his staff was to find a scroll from an especially historical town for the congregation of his friend, Rabbi Sokobin. Selected was an Austerlitz scroll present at the final pre-deportation Austerlitz Synagogue bar mitzvah in 1940 by the son of the town's kosher butcher. That scroll existed when Napoleon lived five blocks from the synagogue in Austerlitz Castle during the Battle of Austerlitz. The scroll was in the ark when the synagogue became a hospital for Napoleon's troops, and Napoleon visited the synagogue at that time. Joining us in London was my friend Susan Boyer of
Robert Karp, Neil Pike from Nottingham England, Beverly Karp, and Kathy Harrington from Finchley England Los Angeles, who runs a website about the scrolls and who has periodically traveled with me for 12 years as we do research related to Czech scrolls. Ten years ago, she and I, plus three New Yorkers – five Americans total – attended the 40th Anniversary celebration that numbered fewer than 100 people. This time the celebration included 86 Americans, a couple Canadians from Vancouver, plus about 180 Brits (including one from Cardiff, Wales). A third of England was severely flooded, undoubtedly preventing even more congregations from sending representatives. One of the Americans was Cameron Kerry, brother of Secretary of State John Kerry. Cameron (who is third highest ranking official in the Dept. of Commerce) converted to Judaism decades ago when he married a Jewish woman. His children used a Czech scroll for their bat mitzvahs. His wife now is president of their Boston area synagogue. A delegation of more than 30 members of that congregation traveled with their Czech scroll first to Jewish sites in Prague, then to London for this event. [The Kerry brothers learned 10 years ago that two grandparents were Jews. Cameron has returned to the ancestral Czech village and planted a tree in their memory.] Dignitaries at our celebration included The Lord Mayor of London, the Czech Ambassador, the German attaché, plus Magda Veselska from the Jewish Museum of Prague (who worked with Susan and me nine years ago, when we rented an apartment in Prague and did research at the museum). But the real dignitaries were 52 Czech Torahs that reunited at Westminster for the celebration. Two were from Westminster's ark. The others traveled from Dublin, Vancouver, BC, England and 13 from the United States. Ohio was represented by scrolls from synagogues in Mayfield Heights and Pepper Pike. One scroll was brought from US Marine Corp. Camp Pendleton by
Scrolls brought back for the service Rabbi Joel Newman, Chaplain, and his wife, Dr. Janet. Imagine how we felt when most of us were seated at the closing event, a commemorative service. One by one, the Czech Scrolls were carried in a procession into the sanctuary, accompanied by the music of The Adagietto from Mahler's 5th Symphony. It was the first time that combination of scrolls had been together since they were restored. And it was the very first time that combination participated together in a Jewish service! Robert says that it was the single most moving event of our entire visit. Two of the scrolls were British congregation Austerlitz scrolls: one carried by my now dear friend for 12 years, Neil Pike of Nottingham; one carried by Kathy Harrington of Finchley. Kathy later said that her large scroll became heavier and heavier, causing her arms to ache for days. I replied, "How fitting, since the scroll carries centuries of Jewish community history!" Westminster's current Rabbi Thomas Salamon is native to Czechoslovakia, did half his rabbinical training in Hungary and had a student pulpit in Prague. When the nation fell to the Communists, he fled to London, where he completed rabbinical school. It was a riveting moment in the service when he told us that he never knew about the existence of the rescued scrolls until he moved to London. Equally memorable, he said that one little girl in his congregation told him one day, "Imagine if these Torahs could talk! What stories they could tell." "But they can indeed talk," he replied. Indeed, that is the task that has been handed to each of us who live in communities with these scrolls. Keep the stories about them, and their communities, alive! In the 1970s, NBC News and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America made a film about the rescued Czech scrolls. In the film, Rabbi Friedlander was asked why these scrolls matter so much. His answer, "We carry the Torah, and the Torah carries us!"
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Submitted by Hindea Markowicz President’s Message According to the calendar, spring is here. As I write this message and glance outside my window, I see lots of snow. Whatever you see outside your window today, know that rebirth is taking place all over, in Toledo and in Israel. Although we think of Hadassah’s color as red, I’ve decided that this month will be my green message to you. Green is the color of growth and progress, two words that surely describe our chapter. Lots of our members are thinking of planting their vegetable and flower gardens in the coming weeks. In our beautiful new Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower, patients and their families can enjoy lush gardens all year round by entering the towering Healing Gardens atrium. As with all of the Hospital Tower details, the Healing Gardens were well planned. Gazing through the environmentally green windows at the Judean hills in the distance, patients enjoy the calming effect of nearby sunshine and greenery. While no one expects you there to water the ficus tomorrow, you our members have surely made this place of serenity possible. “The private and semi-private rooms – as opposed to rooms shared by six patients – allow us to focus on patient needs," said Professor Tamir Ben-Hur, Head of the Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center. "The ability to prevent infection and to allow our patients total rest while still conducting high-tech monitoring will contribute to faster recovery." In addition to this sophisticated monitoring, four of the department's rooms are specifically designed for epilepsy patients and are equipped with a double monitoring system that includes both electroencephalography (EEG) and video capability. As America celebrates National Public Health Week, beginning April 6, we can all
be proud of Hadassah’s work in public health beginning with its first two nurses, Rose Kaplan and Rachel Landy, who arrived in Palestine on March 23, 1913. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962 at a time when few of us talked about “the environment” or thought it was something we had control over. By April 20, 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated nationwide. If you remember that day, you probably owned something tie-dyed and can sing the words to Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge over Troubled Water.” In the last 44 years, the focus of Earth Day has ranged from clean energy to global warming, from human overpopulation to clean water. We can proudly point to Hadassah’s concern for the environment, too. Hadassah Academic College offers a degree in Environmental Health Services and, last July, offered a summer academic credit program called Case Study Jerusalem “Politics, Environment, Culture.” The challenge of water in a dry Middle East was the major topic of discussion. Hadassah’s mission to build a strong Israel by educating Israelis for the future is accomplished at Hadassah Academic College. This year on Earth Day, April 22, think also about Hadassah’s historic partnership planting trees with JNF and bringing green beauty to the Beersheva River Park. National Arbor Day is April 25, and you can learn more about planting a tree through Hadassah by visiting JNF.org. Passover seder Raise your hand if you know what the greens on the seder plate are called? If you said, “karpas,” you get to sit at the “adult’s table.” Research shows that the single Jewish ritual practiced by the most Jews, whatever their level of observance, is attending a Passover seder. It can’t be just a taste for matzo, parsley or horseradish that connects us. Passover, or Pesach, brings to
mind so many memories for us all: the smell of your grandmother’s matzo ball soup, the beauty of your mother’s or mother-in-law’s table, or the loneliness if you’re unable to be with loved ones for a family seder. The Haggadah describing the order, or seder, of the Pesach evening was set during the Roman period in Palestine and the beginning rituals partially follow Roman eating customs. They often began a meal with greens seasoned with salt (sal in Latin), which is where our word “salad” comes from. However, this Roman custom was imbued with special Jewish meaning by letting the salt water we use for dipping represent the tears of our forefathers and mothers and also counting that as the first of two dips, as in “Why on this night do we dip twice?” So, think green in April – green plants, a greener world, green karpas and a green rebirth of joy shared with your Hadassah sisters. I hope to see you at our closing meeting in May. Life Membership Campaign Hadassah – Lock in for Life In honor of our Centennial Year, Hadassah continues to offer Life Membership and Associate enrollment for $212. The strength and support of Hadassah’s members and donors sustain the extraordinary work of Hadassah. As an incentive to enroll new Life Members, National will give internal Fundraising Goal Credit to the units for each new Life member and Associate enrolled. A very special welcome to the more than 50,000 women, men and children who showed their support for the extraordinary work of Hadassah by becoming new Life members and Associates. Our collective strength will continue to make a difference in the United States, Israel and around the world for the next 100 years. Let’s continue to enroll women and men in Hadassah and Lock in for Life.
Become a Member. Be a Supporter Hadassah – Lock in for Life. Member-Get-A-Member Campaign DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT If every Hadassah member enrolled a new member, imagine the IMPACT DOUBLE YOUR VOICE in your community DOUBLE OUR INFLUENCE in Washington DOUBLE THE SCOPE of medical research in Israel DOUBLE HADASSAH’S IMPACT in the world Gift a Life Membership for $212 and receive a multi-generational pin. Offer valid JanuaryDecember 31, 2014. Hadassah Contributions and Mah Jongg Cards Hadassah is always grateful for the many contributions it receives throughout the year from members and friends. Beautiful cards and certificates are sent to acknowledge the donor’s gift and the donation is listed in the Hadassah bulletin. To make a donation or send a tribute card, contact Selma Master at 419-841-4936 and/ or Yvette Levin at 419-536-1703. To purchase blank contribution cards for all occasions please contact Shirley Simon at 419-474-0271. Jan Weaver is still taking orders for the 2013 Mah Jongg cards. The standard card is $8; the large card is $9. Send your payment to Jan at 7541 Hollow Creek Dr., Toledo, OH 43617 or call her at 419-340-9819. Change of Address Calling all members: if you have a change of address, please contact Shelli Plosscowe at 419841-4311 or SPlosscowe@aol.com.
ORT World ORT provides new opportunities for Jerusalem’s Arab community Hundreds of Arab girls enrolled in extracurricular courses at World ORT’s new YOUniversity in Jerusalem are looking forward to gaining the skills and knowledge they need to carry them forward to university. Three hundred teenagers booked places even before Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat officially opened the center at the Beit Hanina Municipal School for Girls. Another 200 are expected to enroll in the coming weeks. “From the moment we started marketing the center I’ve had principals and parents calling me; they are very excited because Jerusalem needs something like this to encourage and support students in science and technology,” said the YOU-niversity’s manager, Dr. Tahani Mala’bi. The Jerusalem municipality is sharing the cost of the new center with World ORT – part of its investment in the city’s eastern suburbs,
Mr. Barkat said, to reduce social disparities. “Education is an excellent tool for bringing people closer together and we will continue to invest in the education system. Education will enable students to have the tools necessary for a successful future.” The new center will focus on providing science and technology enrichment courses to female middle school students from five schools in the Israeli capital’s eastern neighborhoods. Subjects include physics, medicine, robotics, engineering and astronomy and, by popular demand, English and Hebrew. “English is very important in the study of science and students need good Hebrew if they want to go to an Israeli university,” said. Dr Mala’bi, who is looking forward to seeing the YOU-niversity respond and develop to the local community’s needs.
“We’re starting by offering courses to girls because, in our community, girls don’t have so many opportunities. We want to support them and encourage them to learn about science and let them discover that they can do it, to empower them. I’m sure that in the future we will take on boys as well,” she said. The Jerusalem YOU-niversity is the sixth of its kind opened by World ORT in disadvantaged communities in Israel and the second serving Arab communities, the other being in Nazareth. There are plans for similar facilities serving Jerusalem’s Haredi community. Open during the afternoons and evenings, the centers offer subjects not available at local day schools, which close at lunchtime. And where school classes can have as many as 40 students – making personalized attention difficult – the centers’ classes are limited to 20 teenagers who
enjoy the support of two mentors. Each center uses local professionals to run courses for local students and draws on input from national leaders including Hebrew University, Ben Gurion University, Machon Lev – Jerusalem College of Technology and Micron Industries. Moti Dotan, World ORT Kadima Mada Chairman, said, "We are pleased to continue to encourage the study of science amongst our children. This will not only enrich their world, it will increase the number of students specializing in science and technology and help them to gain access to higher education in the field of their choice." World ORT Kadima Mada CEO Avi Ganon added, “This our first project in Jerusalem after seven years focused on disadvantaged communities in the Galilee and Negev is, I believe, a sign of many more to come.”
and provide potential victims with tools to combat exploitation and injury. Treating jailed wife-beaters Since December 1991, NA' AMAT psychologists have been training social workers in all Israel's prisons in methods that have proven to be effective in treating violent husbands. This project follows the successful trial of group therapy sessions that were held in Ashmoret Prison. These include sessions to help the men raise their self-esteem, express
frustration verbally and redirect their anger to more positive channels. In the schools For the past two years, NA' AMAT has been instructing teachers how to identify and deal with suspected child abuse inflicted by parents. Curriculum guidelines were introduced to help children learn to help children control violent outbursts, harmful to themselves and others. Still in the pilot state, this program continues to be expanded.
Na’amat Stopping domestic violence Submitted by Thelma Wexler The spotlight was on domestic violence when NA' AMAT recently sponsored a study day in cooperation with CHEN (Israel’s Women’s Army Corps). Ronit Lev-Ari, who heads NA' AMAT's Department of Family Violence Prevention, said that there is definitely more awareness of the problem. Last year, 23 women died in violent domestic incidents.
In addition to informing women of their legal rights, maintaining seven shelters (one for Arab women), NA' AMAT continues to lobby for women's rights. NA' AMAT recently started an education program for female soldiers that explains how to identify a potentially abusive partner before marriage. Printed material includes two pamphlets; "After the Battering" and "Before the Battering" are being distributed as part of the on-going effort to increase awareness of danger signals
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Calendar/S'machot
April 2014
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Young Jewish Couples: Senior Adult Center: 3 4 5 1 2 Passover Wine Tasting Kosher shopping West Bloomfield
Young Jewish Toledo: Hebrew Happy Hour 6 p.m. | Bar 145 Community: Partnership2Gether Book Sharing 12:30 p.m. Leonard Lounge
8:30 p.m. Off campus
Community: Community: Seniors: ADD: Passover Seder 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Toledo Jewish Film Taste of Passover 2 p.m. | Leonard Lounge Passover Seder for the Festival: Zigzag Kid 7 p.m. Maumee Indoor Theatre
Babies, Bibs & More ... Toddlers Too: PJ Bedtime Stories 6:30 p.m. Federation Campus Passover begins Federation offices closed
Interfaith Community 1 p.m. 6 p.m. Congregation B'nai Israel Temple Shomer Emunim
Federation offices 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 closed
Sunday's-a-fun Day, Kids Klub, Club 678: Sky Zone 12:30 p.m. Leave Federation campus
Federation offices Seniors: Passover ends 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Federation offices Nuclear armed Iran closed closed
Toledo Jewish Film Festival: Oma & Bella 7 p.m. Maumee Indoor Theatre
Young Families: Yom Ha'Atzmaut in a Box 4 p.m. Leonard Lounge
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B'nai Mitzvah
AJ Federman, a member of the Science Olympiad team at McCord Junior High School, won 1st place in the Hereditary
category at the Iona Invitational. AJ is the son of Drs. Doug & Sue Federman. Congratulations, AJ!
Jay Mirrow was one of four area volunteers selected last month as winners of the Toledo-Area Jefferson Awards. The winners were announced at the annual awards celebration and breakfast. Mirrow was nominated by Janet Rogolsky for his development of a mentoring program and plan to promote literacy in Toledo Public Schools. He paired trained tutors and mentors with students at McKinley Elementary School; the program expanded recently
to include Larchmont and Sherman elementary schools as well. Mirrow also created a database to track tutor and student meetings, student behavior, session materials and student performance. The Jefferson Awards are sponsored locally by The Blade, WTVG 13ABC and Buckeye CableSystem. The award sponsor is LeadershipToledo, and the breakfast sponsors are The Andersons and Waterford Bank.
Nate Schwartz turned 95 years old on March 17. Born on Baker Street in Toledo to the late Abraham and Tillie Schwartz, Nate attended Sherman School and graduated from Woodward High School in 1936 as class valedictorian. He graduated from The University of Toledo in 1940, joined the army and was stationed in California during World War II. While back in Toledo from California, Nate met the love of his life, Dorothy Schall, and they were married at Temple B'nai Israel on Canton Avenue in 1948. They were happily married for 62 years when Dorothy passed away in May 2011. Nate became a CPA and joined the firm Samborn, Steketee, Otis and Evans (SSOE) where he was the CFO for 26 years. Upon his retirement from SSOE, Nate worked at Arthur Young and Findlay Davies and was the CFO for J & D Core Supply up until his 80s. Nate and Dorothy traveled the world together and reveled in their family. Nate still resides in the home he and Dorothy built in 1953. Nate said, "I've been lucky all my
life." He was best friends with his brother Sanford and had many fellow "raggedies" as lifelong friends. Nate can be found on most Saturday mornings attending Shabbat services at Temple B'nai Israel, where he has been a member for almost 70 years. Joining Nate in celebrating his 95th birthday were his daughters Teena (David) Liber of Toledo and Eileen Sharff of Circleville, Ohio. Also joining him were his "pride and joy" grandchildren: Jason (Tricia) Liber of Sylvania; Amanda (Jeff) Doblin of Wilmette, Illinois; Daniel Sharff of Naples, Florida; and Dana Sharff of Columbus, Ohio. Nate has also been blessed with seven great-grandchildren: Liz, Conner, Caroline and Andrew Liber and Evan, Avery and Cadence Doblin who are the "apples of his eye." Nate's friend and caregiver, Renea Ajibade, celebrated with him, too. If you would like to wish Nate a happy 95th birthday, you can send a card to 2253 Drummond Road, Toledo, Ohio, 43606.
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Jacob Isaac Spurgeon-Hess will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, April 26 at Temple Shomer Emunim. Jacob is the son of proud parents Jodi Hess and Jane Spurgeon and brother of Taylor. He is the grandson of Rolf and Marcia Hess of Toledo and the late Walter and Helen Spurgeon of Defiance, Ohio. Jacob is a seventh grade honor student at Timberstone Junior High. He plays on the school’s basketball and football teams and runs track. In addition to playing sports, Jacob enjoys spending his summers at his cottage and at Camp Michigania with his family. Jacob is very excited to be celebrating this very special event with his family and friends and would especially like to thank Cantor Amanda, Rabbi Sam and Wendy Payne for their guidance and support in helping him prepare.
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Local News/Business Cards/Classifieds CABARET continued from page 25 escape the truth; others realize what is going on but feel powerless to stop it. The character Cliff eventually wakes up. Musical organizers hope that the audience will experience this kind of awakening to the truth. The middle of the Center Theatre will have tables that are actually part of the CABARET set and are available to members of the audience, making them “extras” during the performance. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase, which patrons can take into the theatre. After the opening night performance on April 4, the director, cast and designers of the show will come back out onstage to meet with the audience for a Talkback, where the audience can ask questions about the show. The Talkback is open to all and free refreshments will be served. “It’s a fun and engaging opportunity for the audience to connect with the people who made the show and find out the reasoning behind certain aspects of the performance,” says Dr. Edmund Lingan, Chair of the UT Depart-
ment of Theatre & Film. “It’s also a great way for the audience to share how well those ideas reached them.” Performance Dates/Times: April 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 (Fridays & Saturdays): 7:30 p.m.; April 6 & 13 (Sundays): 4 p.m. Tickets (based on seating preference) Table Seats in the Kit Kat Klub: $15 each Theatre Floor Seats: (regular seats on the main level) $12 Balcony Seats: (second floor, regular seats) $10 Discounts Full Table in the Kit Kat Klub: 6 seats for the price of 5 Group Discount: 15% off tickets, any time 8 or more tickets are purchased in a single order. How to Order Tickets Online: www.utoledo.edu/BoxOffice Phone: 419-530-2375 Center for Performing Arts Box Office: Towerview W & W Rocket Blvd, UT Main Campus
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The Holocaust
A poem by Lexie Mann, 13
From nineteen-thirty-three to nineteenforty-five was known as the murder of six million Jews. The Holocaust was all over the news. As the market crashes, Hitler slashes.
The Nazi’s kept a teen, her family was never seen. She thought there was no escaping. This teen’s family is still unseen.
Taken to a concentration camp, the Jews felt a stamp. The Nazi Party was in rule, Adolf Hitler was a fool. “Holos”, whole, and “kaustos”, burned, described the scene. The Jews, soon became very keen. The world is crying, and Jews are dying. Why are people so mean? Almost no survivors came out, my grandma was one of the few. I’m sure it’s hard to talk about, everything she’s been through.
Everywhere was blue, the whole world knew. Flesh turned to ashes, as the old, weak, young and sick, we’re the first to be taken to the gasses.
The war went on as if it was a drought, and no one came to the rescue. The war was wearing-out, and the Nazi’s plans were easy to see through. Adolf Hitler commits suicide with his girlfriend, the Nazi’s lose, everyone is slightly bruised. The war is over, and people make choices, to stay or to leave all of these crazy madness's.
Taken to a concentration camp, the Jews felt a stamp. The Nazi Party was in rule, Adolf Hitler was a fool.
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Local News This year, share a Passover Seder with friends! (Volunteer table leaders needed!)
Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo proudly invites you to a Jewish Passover Seder for the Interfaith Community. Would you like to share the Seder with your non-Jewish friends? Here is your chance! Rabbi Samuel Weinstein of Congregation Temple Shomer Emunim will lead an informative and hands-on participation in a Passover Seder. Attendees will partake in a small sampling of the ritual foods. You and your friends will delight in the meaning and beauty of the Passover Seder in a warm, enjoyable atmosphere. Rabbi Weinstein, of Temple Shomer Emunim, reveals the wisdom of the Seder with his insight and even some wit. We look forward to seeing you there.
This is not a dinner. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Jewish Family Service Food Bank. All are welcome to attend this program Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6 – 7:30 p.m. Congregation Temple Shomer Emunim 6453 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, OH RSVP MUST BE MADE BY April 4 by calling 419-724-0361. For further information, please contact Colette Lundberg at 419-724-0361 or colette@JewishToledo.org
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SPRING CELEBRATION AUCTION 2014 SATURDAY, MAY 31 7-11 p.m. Temple Shomer Emunim 6453 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, OH 43560 $35 per person Dress: resort wear JOIN US FOR: DJ and dancing Catered grazing by Mancy Brothers Catering Silent auction (including fabulous trips, timeshares, rounds of golf, club memberships, tickets to professional and college sporting events, tickets to entertainment venues, restaurant gift certificates, jewelry, in-home catered meals and much, much more! 5 big ticket items for raffle at the BIG BOARD (raffle tickets $25 each. Value of each item $500 and above) Watch for your Temple Bulletin and the May Toledo Jewish News for updated auction items! The funds raised from this exciting event will assist The Temple in being able to maintain the high quality services and programs for our congregation as well as the entire community. Call 419-885-3341 for more information.
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Meet at the JCC/YMCA at 12:30 p.m. We will ride in style to the Sky Zone in Canton, Michigan, where we will have a jumping good time and then fill our stomachs with a yummy nosh. Registration and payment required by Monday, April 7 to Sherry Majewski at 419-724-0386 or sherry@JewishToledo.org. You must have a current emergency contact form on file to participate.
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Book, Clothing and Toy
Swap Friday, May 2 Setup at 8 a.m. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. swap time
Sekach Building, Federation Campus Overwhelmed with books, clothes and toys? Or do you have a need for books, clothes and toys? Our Baby/Tot Book, Clothing and Toy Swap is for you. Tables will be available for setup; you bring items the day of the swap that are suitable for children ages 6 and under. Everything left over at the end of day will be donated! There is no fee to bring things and no fee to come and take what you need. * Please make sure toys are in good shape and clothes are clean * Register by Wednesday, April 23 to Sherry Majewski at 419-724-0386 or sherry@JewishToledo.org.
Spa Day for Moms
Sunday, May 4 Sandals Nail and Spa 7607 Sylvania Ave. 10 a.m. – noon $10 per person
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Calling all Moms! You deserve to be pampered! Come and have a pedicure or a manicure and a nosh. You can visit, read or whatever your heart desires while you get your service. This is about relaxing and pampering you! Please provide payment and RSVP by Monday, April 28; space is limited, and we cannot take walk-ins. Call 419-724-0354 or email registration@ jewishtoledo.org with your choice of pedicure or manicure.
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Yom HaZikaron Israel Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzmaut Israel Independence Day
Ehud Goldwasser An Israeli soldier who was abducted in Israel and killed by Hezbollah along with Eldad Regev on July 12, 2006, sparking the 2006 Lebanon War.
Netzach Yisrael lo yishaker The spirit of Israel will never be extinguished
Ben Gurion The primary founder and the first Prime Minister of Israel.
May 5, 2014 5 Iyar 5774 at 7 p.m. Temple Shomer Emunim 6453 Sylvania Ave.
This year’s program features local Israeli Toledoans, Toledo clergy, the Partnership2Gether Teen2Teen Mission 2014, The Urban Shuk: An Art Exhibition and more! For more information contact rene@JewishToledo.org
Teen2Teen mission 2014
Youngstown and Toledo teens are in the middle of their joint program with Israeli teens in Sulam Tsor. The Israeli students will be in the U.S. during the Israel Memorial and Independence Days observance. The teens’ participation in community events here in Toledo strengthens our partnership. Please join us, the Israeli students and our own Toledo teens for this meaningful holiday event.
THE URBAN SHÜK
A journey of artwork before and after Israel’s culture influenced a new style of urban art. This market-style exhibition provides a response to the spiritually-charged and creatively-influential experience of Israeli culture and art. The differences portrayed by news broadcasts and magazines were overshadowed by the family-like embrace and the camaraderie between American artists and Israeli artists. Join Toledo artist Mercé Culp for a trip to the city market, or “Urban Shük,” for a look at the creative marketplace of art, design and fashion. This project was made possible through the Artist in Residence Program (AIR) of Partnership2Gether (P2G) of the Western Galilee and Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo. Dena Eber, Art & Merce Culp, Community 2013 P2G Task Force Artist in American Residence Chair participant
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