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Jewish Federation 2015 SAVE THE of Greater Toledo DATE CALENDAR

Toledo Jewish News Volume 63 No. 8 • 28 pages

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(ISSN 0040-9081) Toledo Jewish News is published 11 times per year,

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Maimonides Society Program Campaign 2015 Toledo Jewish Film Festival: Deli Man Community Dashing Dinner with Mom (or anyone in this role) Families, Youth & Children 70th Anniversity of VE Day & Mother's Day Celebration Seniors Babies, Bibs & More ... Toddlers Too: Story Time Families, Youth & Children An Evening with Author, Letty Cottin Pogrebin Community Challah Back to your Community (The Challah Project) Young Jewish Toledo 2015 Toledo Jewish Film Festival: Hester Street Community LOJE, Lion & Pomegranate Annual Dinner Campaign An Afternoon with Guy Mintus & Yinon Muallem Seniors YJT Fridays Young Jewish Toledo

June 7 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 16 June 18 June 23 & 24 June 27

Family Holocaust Museum Visit (Farmington Hills) Foam Explosion One Man's Junk is Another's Treasure Mother/Daughter (or anyone in these roles) Painting Olive Oil Tasting Date Night Pasta with Pops (or anyone in this role) Annual Anniversary Luncheon Celebration 10 Years Wooster Theatre & Foodie Tour Get Away YJT Fridays on Saturday

Families, Youth & Children Families, Youth & Children Seniors Families, Youth & Children Young Jewish Toledo Families, Youth & Children Seniors Seniors Young Jewish Toledo

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Take Me Out to the Ballpark (Mud Hens vs. Durham Bulls) YJT Fridays Sprinkling Sensation Golf with Dad (or anyone in this role) PJ Bedtime Story Time

Seniors Young Jewish Toledo Families, Youth & Children Families, Youth & Children Families, Youth & Children

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Passover In A Box

makes Jewish learning fun Ellery Freed

Turner Riley

Max Rhodes

Skylar Sachs

Denise and Max Greenblatt

Lila Marcovitch

Allison Sachs and Jude Lingan

Colin Thaler

Glass Pavilion to feature Guy Mintus concert Guy Mintus is scheduled to perform at Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion on May 21 at 6:30 p.m., presented by the Art Tatum Jazz Society and the Toledo Museum of Art. A brilliant young (23) Israeli pianist studying in New York City, Guy will be performing in Toledo for the third time; the concert will include Yinon MualGuy Mintus (R) and Yinon Muallem (L) lem, an Israeli percussionist, oudist and vocalist who has tion Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer been living in Turkey for the last 10 years.

Award for the second time. The award was Guy and Yinon will present a concert of established in 2002 to encourage gifted Sephardic/Mediterranean world music and jazz composers up to the age of 30; the American jazz. recipients are selected through a juried Guy recently won the ASCAP Foundanational competition and range in age from 16 to 30.

Guy was also recently selected for the Betty Carter “Jazz Ahead” residency at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The “Jazz Ahead” program identifies outstanding, emerging jazz artist-composers and brings them together under the tutelage of experienced artist-instructors who coach and counsel them during the two-week residency program, culminating in three concerts on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

Tickets cost $25 for members, $35 for non-members and $10 for students and can be purchased at arttatumsociety.com.

Toledo Jewish Community Foundation

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Toledo Jewish Community Foundation celebrates milestone anniversary “It’s amazing to see what the Foundation has accomplished and grown to in a period of 35 years. It’s important to take the time to reflect on how the Toledo Jewish community has touched your lives, or those or your parents or children. Help us perpetuate the future of our community.”

– Daniel N. Steinberg Almost 35 years ago, a group of visionary leaders shared a vision of creating a community safety net to support current and future needs of our Toledo Jewish community.

This dream crystalized under the leadership and direction of Marvin Kobacker (z”l), the first Chairman of the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation. The Federation leaders recognized that the community demographics would be ever-changing and that the revenue stream from the Foundation would provide a critical means of community support as a companion to the Annual Campaign. A structure was developed with the assistance of legal counsel Michael Berebitsky, who in later years was joined by legal counsel, William Barkan.

In later years, the leadership baton was passed to five dedicated Chairmen: Gordon Levine, Harley Kripke, Fred Treuhaft, Donald L. Solomon and Daniel N. Steinberg, who each built on this keystone. Sydney Mostov, former lay leader within the Federation was hired to become the first Foundation Executive Director on a part-time basis, and he was very instrumental to the development of the infrastructure as well as fund growth. Upon Sydney’s retirement, Steven J. Edelstein served both as Executive Director of the Federation and Director of the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation. Community leadership felt that it was important to create a dedicated focus on long term re“Our Foundation has been a wonderful way for many to create a long term financial legacy. This will allow our community to thrive for many generations. We have accomplished this through the generosity of our donors coupled with the quality of our foundation professionals and staff.”

– Frederick J. Treuhaft

“We are fortunate to have worked diligently and now have resources, which can have meaningful impact for the future of our community. We have the opportunity to create and innovate.”

– Harley Kripke

Past Foundation Chairs, (L to R) Gordon Levine, Harley Kripke, Fred Treuhaft, Donald L. Solomon and Daniel Steinberg, gathered together and shared reflections about their commitment to the Toledo Jewish Community, its Foundation and the community at large source development and hired Arleen R. Levine as its full time director in 1993.

What was a small dream has grown to a highly successful Foundation with assets of $38 million and distributions of $1.6 million over the past fiscal year. Of the $1.6 million in distributions, over 94% support local or national Jewish needs. Many worthwhile causes and organizations have benefited from the millions of dollars in distributions made through the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation.

The Foundation has focused on core community needs and has distributed funds to support social service initiatives, educational needs, outreach programs to vulnerable populations, and programs to benefit all segments of our population from the very young to the most senior.

The Foundation’s focus in the upcoming years is the development of its Unrestricted Funds. Only 6% of the funds are without restrictions or designations. The other 94% of our funds are dedicated to donor advised funds, supporting organizations, agency funds and other assets. Growth of the Unrestricted Fund would allow for greater discretionary funds to meet unique and innovative programs or provide funds for emergency needs.

As caretakers of the long term assets of our community, the Foundation Board of Directors is actively engaged in all aspects of planned giving and serves as a steward of the precious gifts of which it has been entrusted. The Foundation’s mission is to help donors create personal legacies by matching their philanthropic interests with areas of need within our community. We invite you to share a vision of a promising future for the Jewish community of Toledo.

For further information about the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation, please contact Arleen R. Levine at 419-724-0355 or arleen@JewishToledo.org.

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“Careful shepherding by community leaders has enabled the Foundation to grow and to meet the needs of the entire Jewish Community. Recognition of this responsible model is the steadfastness and continuous, measured performance over 35 years. The Foundation represents commitment to our Jewish heritage.”

– Donald L. Solomon

“Having been a part of the Foundation Board since its inception, I marvel at the growth represented by the commitment of so many of our community. My family has always been guided by the following: ‘as my father planted before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me.’”

– Gordon I. Levine

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Jewish Family Service JFS volunteer, Norman Benway, receives award Jewish Family Service (JFS) is proud to announce that one of its volunteers, Norman Benway, received the 2015 Medical Mutual Northwest Ohio Outstanding Senior Volunteer Honorable Mention Award at the Northwest Ohio Regional Awards Banquet held at the Hilton Garden Inn last month.

Medical Mutual is the oldest and largest

health insurance company headquartered in Ohio. The company continues its tradition of community involvement by inviting various organizations in northwest Ohio to nominate an outstanding senior who volunteers his or her time to help others. The nominee must be at least 60 years of age and actively engaged in a volunteer activity for one year or more.

ATTENTION ALL SENIORS JFS CAN LOWER YOUR COST OF IN-HOME CARE* Being discharged from the hospital or rehab?

This year, Medical Mutual celebrates 25 years in honoring outstanding seniors who exemplify the company’s mission of improving our communities through exemplary community volunteer service.

Norman Benway has been a Friendly Visitor and a food pantry volunteer for Jewish Family Service for two years. As a Friendly Visitor, Norman visits Jewish community members who reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. His friendly nature and cheery disposition help

to brighten many lives. Norman also saves the JFS staff a lot of time as a food pantry volunteer. His regular weekly shopping trips to purchase paper products and personal care items ensure that the Agency is well stocked with essentials for its food clients. His dedication and commitment to the cause are commendable and the reasons why Norman is so deserv-

ing of this award.

Congratulations, Norman, on this wellearned honor!

Household chores too much for you to handle?

Don’t want to worry about the liability with hiring a private individual?

IN-HOME CARE THROUGH JFS IS YOUR ANSWER! Jewish Family Service is your connection to affordable, quality care providers.

Contact Deb Damschroder, LSW, 419-724-0405 *Subsidy available for up to 14 hours per week to those who qualify

Connecting through grief For bereaved Jewish men and women who are adjusting to life without their mate who desire support, friendship, and comfort. Come and share or just listen.

JOIN US When: Third Tuesday of every month (beginning May 19) at 1 p.m.

Where: Jewish Family Service, Sekach Building, 6505 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania For more information or to RSVP, contact Nancy Newbury at 419-724-0408

Back by popular demand Jewish Family Service presents

DINNER WITH THE FAMILY This fun event in October will bring people together for dinner in a variety of venues to celebrate and raise money for JFS. HOSTS ARE NOW BEING RECRUITED! Hosts provide the venue (either their home or a restaurant) and the food. Guests pay the suggested donation to JFS and enjoy dinner at their preferred venue. Expenses for hosts and guests are tax deductible (to the extent of the law).

For more information, contact Nancy Newbury at JFS, 419-724-0408.

WANTED Person to transport a Friendly Visitor who cannot drive so she can visit with a shut-in individual.

If you’re interested in performing this wonderful mitzvah, please call Barbara Levison at 419-724-0407.

Trained volunteers will accompany Jewish seniors aged 60 and older (who meet the program criteria) to their routine medical appointments. The services they offer make them more than just an escort.

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Senior News Y♥ung at Heart

Free services and events at the

FUN

TOP 10 JFS SENIOR ADULT CENTER FACTS: 1 The JFS Senior Adult center is open to anyone

60 and older

Young People's Concert by Toledo Symphony Orchestra

2 The JFS Senior Adult Center offers wonderful

classes at NO CHARGE to participants 3 Transportation services for physician visits,

grocery store, and banks are FREE 4 Outings include mystery lunches, day trips and

much more 5 Wellness checks are provided weekly – FREE 6 Informative presenters speak regularly 7 Laughter is contagious 8 Assistance is available for Golden Buckeye Card applications 9 Community is a focal point 10

String art

CRAFTS

Participants meet, mix and mingle regularly

Mondays Wellness Checks 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Have a registered nurse from Senior Independence help you keep your blood pressure and sugar under control with a FREE weekly check!

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Prime Movers 11 a.m. – Noon Prime Movers is a basic all around strength and movement class. A mix of cardio, strength and flexibility. All levels welcome. Walk-ins welcome.

Mondays Drumming 1 – 2 p.m.

Any fitness level, anyone can do this! Come give it a try and be your own rock star!

Basket weaving

NEW

!

TRAVEL Cracker Barrel lunch

Tuesdays (see below for specific dates) Craft Time 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Come create, socialize and have fun in a no judgement zone. All skill levels are welcome. Please call or sign up in the lobby one week before the event, and please arrive promptly at 1 p.m. for instructions!

For more information, contact Emily@jewishtoledo.org or 419-531-2119.

Tuesday, May 12: Spring Blooms We will welcome spring with large, beautiful tissue paper flowers to display at the Pelham community room and at home.

Tuesday, May 19: April Showers Bring May Flowers Duct tape crafts are the newest trend!

Tuesday, May 26: Colors of the Wind Join us as we create pinwheels to dazzle our yards and make something lovely.

Wednesdays Balance Class 1 – 2 p.m.

Take your workout to the next level and focus on your core and balance.

Wednesdays Art Class 2 -4 p.m.

From sketching to oils to water colors you’re in charge of your project. No assignments. Work with the instructor to create a one of a kind piece of work.

EDUCATION Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Book Hauler

Fridays Poker Group 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Poker players needed! Nickel and dime games.

Every day Transportation 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Do you need a ride to a medical appointment in Lucas County? How about the grocery store or bank? Then we can help! We can offer you curbside pickup at your home and curbside drop-off at your destination.

Our buses offer the following schedule: (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays) medical and grocery; (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Program transportation To use any of the above services, just fill out a simple and quick Client Registration Form.

To learn more about the JFS Senior Adult Center, call 419-531-2119 or visit JewishToledo.org.

Healthy EatingHealthy Mind

The JFS Senior Adult Center is supported by the Area Office on Aging, the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and Jewish Seniors Services Supporting Organization.

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Senior News The Senior Adult Center and Senior Adult Programs of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo are open to all who are 60 years old and above and 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.

SUNDAY, MAY 10 70th Anniversary of VE (Victory of Europe) Day & Mother’s Day Celebration Senior Adult Center, Pelham Manor, 2700 Pelham Road 5 p.m.

Come and join the veterans of WWII at Pelham Manor for the 70th celebration of VE day. Commemorated every year, this day marks the ending of WWII and liberation in Europe. We honor those who have both fought in the war and lived through this historical time period. In addition to Victory Day, there will be a Mother’s Day celebration! We take pride in our mothers and the sacrifices they make for us.

Songs, poems, and stories from the past are a few of the many surprises in store at this wonderful event! Please bring a dish of your choice, as we will be having a potluck.

Registration is kindly requested by Wednesday, May 6.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 An Evening with Author, Letty Cottin Pogrebin 7 p.m.

See ad on page 1 for more information.

Did you know ... you can view and read the JFS Senior Adult Center Newsletter online? Just go to the www. jewishtoledo.org website and click on "Seniors" to find a link for the current issue.

THURSDAY, MAY 21 An Afternoon with Guy Mintus & Yinon Muallem Temple Shomer Emunim, 6453 Sylvania Avenue 1 p.m.

An interactive conversation with two Sephardic Israelis: pianist Guy Mintus, a rising star who is currently studying jazz piano and composition in NYC at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, and his partner in "Offlines," Yinon Muallem, a Turkish-Israeli percussionist. Guy and Yinon will engage the Toledo Jewish community in a musical dialogue and demonstration and introduce us to Sephardic culture and music as a preview of their performance that evening at the Glass Pavilion of the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA), sponsored by The Art Tatum Jazz Society and the TMA. Registration is kindly requested by Monday, June 8.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11 One Man’s Junk is Another’s Treasure: Antique Appraisal with Beth Rose Auction (Like Antique Road Show) Federation Campus, 6465 Sylvania Avenue 1 p.m.

Hidden treasure? Junk? Family heirloom? Beth Rose from Beth Rose Auction will share stories from the world of auctions and antiques. After, Beth and her team will take the time to appraise one item that you bring with you; is it a valuable or not?

Registration is kindly requested by Monday, May 18.

MISC: To help us better plan for our programs and events, we ask that you make payment at the time of your registration.

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 done so.

Wooster Theatre & Foodie Tour Get Away TUESDAY, JUNE 23 & WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

Join us for a quick night away. Enjoy travel via motor coach to another lovely Ohio destination to see some of our state’s best theatre at the Ohio Light Opera’s 37th Season! We will arrive for a lovely lunch and then go see one of the most beloved American musicals, Lerner and Loewe’s 1947 Brigadoon. After our afternoon of theatre, we will go check into our hotel, rest and refresh and then head out for our exclusive Wooster Foodie Tour; wear comfortable shoes and be ready to see culture and taste the best of Wooster all at the same time.

Rise and shine the next morning with breakfast at the hotel and a more relaxing pace before we check out of the hotel and board the bus to explore the Pine Tree Barn. While there we can shop the trinkets, enjoy the beautiful scenery and dine at the charming Granary Restaurant for lunch, where they are known for their Lemon Crumb Muffins! Following lunch we will depart for Toledo.

TRIP INCLUDES: Modern motor coach transportation 1 Night at the Hampton Inn – Wooster (free Wi-Fi, hot breakfast, pool and fitness center)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Annual Anniversary Luncheon Celebrating 10 Years!

Congregation B’nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue Noon $5 per person (includes lunch and entertainment) Join us as we celebrate ten years of senior programming in the Department of Jewish Programs. A lovely lunch will be served, then (back by popular demand) Swingmania, under the direction of Jeff McDonald, will perform! From Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing" to Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York", this band has all the tunes!

Registration & payment kindly requested

by Monday, June 8.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Take ME Out to the Ballpark!

Toledo Mud Hens vs. Durham Bulls 11 a.m. depart Federation Building, 6465 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania $10 per person (includes transportation, ticket and lunch) Limited Seats!

Come cheer on our Toledo Mud Hens from high above the stadium in a reserved suite just for us! Enjoy the game in luxury with visits from Muddy and Mudonna and enjoy a catered buffet lunch and great seats!

Registration & payment accepted until sold out

Guest speaker discusses 'The New Senior Woman' As people live longer and better lives, both women and men may look forward to many years in retirement. But, living well in retirement depends on a variety of decisions people make as they prepare for and enter this new chapter of life and living.

Thank you to everyone who joined us this afternoon for a delicious lunch and fascinating speech by special guest and author, Thelma Reese (The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life by Barbara Fleischer and Thelma Reese).

For more information about upcoming Jewish Senior Services programs, call 419-531-2119.

2 lunches/1 dinner – food tour/bus snacks Tax & tips on included meals Ticket to Brigadoon COST PER PERSON: $200 double occupancy* + driver gratuity (paid at time of event) $250 single occupancy* + driver gratuity (paid at time of event) *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 will 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 Monday, May 4. Spaces are limited!

This trip has moderate walking/standing, and could include a few flights of stairs and/ or uneven terrain. Wear comfortable and supportive shoes. We will be walking during the food tour.

A current emergency form needs to be on file.

Travel itinerary subject to change.

Thelma Reese

Doris Stark, Inge Horowitz and Janice Edelstein

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Local News Federation and Foundation host Snowbird event Snowbirds gathered at BallenIsles Country Club in Florida on Sunday, March 8 for a brunch hosted by Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation. Joel Beren, President of UT Hillel; Joel Marcovitch, Federation CEO; and Arleen R. Levine, Director of the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation shared a community update.

Beren spoke about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activities taking place at The University of Toledo. Marcovitch provided an overview of the programs and services offered in Jewish Toledo and the administrative structure that supports the many wonderful programs.

Lastly, Levine spoke about the foresight of those who established the Foundation and the many opportunities available through estate planning techniques.

The Snowbird event is a wonderful reunion of constituents from our community who winter in Florida, those who happen to be visiting the area and those who have relocated permanently.

Special thanks to the Snowbird Steering Committee: Honorable and Mrs. David Katz Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kripke Dr. and Mrs. Tom Kalniz Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nistel Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beren Mrs. Nora Romanoff and Dr. Eli Abramson

Joel Beren, Dr. Tom Kalniz and Ted Rowen

Joel Marcovitch

Phyllis Levey, Linda Beren and Nora Romanoff

Ralph Delman, Gary Reinstein, Gary Beren and Larry Levey

Phyllis and Richard Bernstein

Arleen Levine and Jan Steinberg

Leeta Nistel, Alvin Lobert, Nancy Beren, Harry Nistel and Dr. Eli Abramson

Celebrate the sounds of spring!

Joan Katz, Nancy Beren, Joanie Kripke, Marilyn Reinstein and Sue Greenberg

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Hillel/Local News Mazel Tov to BGSU and UT Hillels' new student boards for the 2015-2016 school year!

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD 2015-2016

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO BOARD 2015-2016

Alicia Ostrow, Vice President, Beavercreek, Ohio;

Ben Whitney, Social Chair, Willowick, Ohio;

Danielle Mormol, President, New Albany, Ohio;

Maddie Isenberg, Volunteer Chair, Toledo, Ohio;

Sarah Budin, Treasurer, Mason, Ohio;

Ian Finkelstein, Religion Chair, Boca Raton, Florida;

Shayna Swerdlow, Social Chair, Mentor, Ohio;

Mitch Horn, President, Toledo, Ohio;

Jamie Fine, Religion Chair, Buffalo Grove, Illinois;

Delaney Gilligan, Secretary, Ann Arbor, Michigan;

Sarah Hoberman, Volunteer Chair, West Bloomfield, Michigan

Jacob Ritchart, Vice President, Clarksville, Tennessee

Paula Marks-Bolton to speak at Lake High School Paula Marks-Bolton, a Holocaust survivor, will speak at Lake High School on Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

In 2013 a group of Advanced English students from Lake Middle School attended the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Toledo. They listened to a speech from Ms. Marks-Bolton, who discussed what it was like during the Holocaust as well as her incredible journey of survival, love, forgiveness and tolerance.

Awed by her strength and empowering message, teachers and several students from Lake High School have remained in contact with Paula and asked her to share her story with the entire student body. The students are raising money for the Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center of Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, which provides information, materials, workshops, speakers, and scholarships to teachers, students and the general public.

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Partnership2Gether Be a part of the Torch Project (M'Dor L'Dor) 5775-5776: Passing the light 'From Generation to Generation' The Education Task force of Partnership2Gether Western GalileeCentral Area Consortium of the Jewish Agency for Israel invites you to participate in The Torch Project (M'dor L'Dor): Light from Generation to Generation.

Each group that submits a request (school class, youth group, elderly home, Federation staff etc.) will receive a torch-shaped canvas. The group will decide what gifts (values, morals, traditions, insight or inspiration etc.) they have received from the previous generation and want to pass forward to the next generation. Each group's canvas torch will be illustrative of their chosen values.

These torches will then be displayed in YOUR local community, as well as in other stateside communities, Budapest and Israel. As we pass the torch from one generation to the next generation, we also pass it through our Partnership, adding the light of Jewish life wherever it goes.

For more information, contact René Rusgo at 419531-2119 or rene@JewishToledo.org.

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Partnership2Gether

Partnership2Gether Israel’s musical partnership with the world

By Abby Hoicowitz, Staff Editor/Reporter In late March, Jewish Toledo welcomed a special guest from our Partnership2Gether (P2G), Efrat Srebro, P2G Chair of the Educational Task Force and Director of "Music that Counts," an integrative curriculum for Early Childhood. She spent several days singing, dancing and teaching throughout the community, including all three synagogue religious schools and Gan Yeladim Preschool students.

A music teacher for more than 30 years, Efrat connects teachers, children and families through music and art while providing advocacy for Israel. She has visited Ghana, Nepal and Thailand on behalf of Mashav (Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation) and manages an early childhood musical center in Akko, Israel. Each year, approximately 70 educators from the developing countries come to the center and visit the kindergartens of Akko to see the achievements of the “Music that Counts” curriculum.

Childhood education class in Ghana Photos courtesy of Efrat Srebro

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Jewish Federation & Foundation YOUR CAMPAIGN AND LEGACY GIFTS AT WORK

The educators “are exposed to the power of music to generate meaningful learning at the early childhood [level],” Efrat said. Those visits have educational meaning for the foreign visitors, but also expose our children to the meaning of globalization. When we have a group of teachers from Africa, for example, we must prepare the children and talk about the differences and similarities between us, and the children learn that we are all human beings who help each other for a better world.”

The Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center (MCTC) funds people from developing countries for visits to Israel.

“Israel is doing many things for developing countries around the world, but unfortunately, it is not in the media,” Efrat said. “Seeing children in their everyday lives in Israel is not the same as seeing them in newspapers.”

Accra, Ghana In Ghana, Israel has been helping the country establish its early childhood education system for the last eight years.

“We don’t give money, we give knowledge,” Efrat said.

“Music is very deep in Ghanaian culture; we give them tools to succeed, not money.”

Through the GET project (Global Educational Table), Efrat has sent Ghanaian teachers several educational ideas.

GET is part of the Hava Nagila Gan project, a program developed to reinforce the Partnership with Israel mission of ongoing, mutually beneficial programs between the U.S. Central Area Consortium and the Western Galilee.

According to the project, it accomplishes this by sharing early childhood education ideas and resources to empower the youngest generations through education and Jewish identity curriculum, and by fostering strong relationships between the educators who participate in the program.

Kathmandu, Nepal When Efrat travelled to the small villages in Kathmandu, Nepal, it was two weeks after the assassination of the king, and very few tourists were present in the city. According to Efrat, the villages provided no childhood education; women had no occupations and were forced to take care of their little children, preparing them to be farmers. However, Efrat and a colleague met with Agatha Thapa, a fighter for the liberation of women in Nepal. Agatha was invited by the Israeli government for a six-month course in Haifa, where she was exposed to many ideas, which gave her the power to go back to Nepal and enact change on her home country.

When she came back from Israel, Agatha established Seto Gurans National Child Development Services. She walked from one village to the other in The Himalayas and chose 30 women; with the help of Israel, she trained them for a new occupation (weaving rags from wool). The money from the sales was given to the women for use in

Efrat brings her music lessons to the children of Gan Yeladim Preschool

Efrat with religious school students from Congregation Etz Chayim, Congregation B'nai Israel and Temple Shomer Emunim

improving their lives.

Also with Israel’s help, Agatha developed a “learning center on a donkey,” which moved from one village to the other and taught women how to prepare children’s games from local materials (such as bamboo). She convinced the people of her village that early childhood is important, and she proposed that an early childhood facility be built.

After quick and significant growth, Israel soon began sending resources to the resulting early childhood workshops; Efrat visited the villages, sharing her love of music and teaching the people how to make musical instruments from recycled materials.

Bangkok, Thailand Efrat has been to Thailand 10 times, teaching workshops with 100 teachers on behalf of the king’s sister-in-law and the Thailand-Israel Friendship Foundation, which helps to fund music education.

“In 2003, I was sent to Bangkok and started a warm educational relationship with the Thai educators, and I am proud to say that ‘Music That Counts’ is implemented in Thailand,” Efrat said. “I introduced them to the power of music, always emphasizing the willingness of the Israelis to share our knowledge for the benefit of the world.”

Future travels “My husband says that I ‘collect adventure,’” Efrat said.

She expects her next “adventure” to lead her back to Nepal. She explained that she is always seeking “more collaboration, or ‘twinnings,’ between Jewish communities” across the world … These days, we cannot afford not to be connected … Israel helps other communities, leaving the door open for other countries to join and help.”

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to showtime with service to the Maumee Indoor Theater and return service to the Federation campus afterwards. Reservations for bus transportation are a must as seating is limited.

Tickets may be purchased at the door but reservations are appreciated.

Transportation will be available for each event. A bus will depart from the Jewish Federation campus (6465 Sylvania Avenue) 45 minutes prior

Ticket pre-sales and bus reservations may be made by contacting Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org Payment is due at the time of reservation.

Monday, May 4 7 p.m.

Running Time: 91 minutes | English/Yiddish with subtitles $5 per person

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A mouthwatering salute to 160 years of gastronomic bliss, Deli Man travels the nation and beyond in pursuit of the great Jewish deli experience.

Founded on ancestral recipes from Eastern Europe, old-time North American deli houses once numbered in the thousands, while estimates today sadly put the number of authentic delicatessens in the dozens.

Against this threat of extinction, deli owners and connoisseurs describe their love affair with the business of corned beef, matzo balls, blintzes, pastrami and pickles. Notable deli fans Larry King and actors Fyvush Finkel and Jerry Stiller add their voices to a chorus of foodie affection.

Serving as tour guide through the history and highlights of this Jewish culinary phenomenon is Ziggy Gruber, the effusive owner of the popular Kenny and Ziggy’s delicatessen in Houston, Texas.

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Monday, May 18 7 p.m.

Running Time: 90 minutes | English/Yiddish with subtitles $5 per person

An immigrant couple from Russia grapples with assimilation in turn-of-the-century New York in Hester Street, the 1975 classic that helped launch the modern era of American independent cinema.

Carol Kane gives an Oscar-nominated performance as Gitl, a young Jewish woman who arrives in America to reunite with her husband, only to discover that he has taken up a new life on the Lower East Side. Their marriage crumbles as Jake (Steven Keats) sheds his Old World ways for a new girlfriend, while his wife clings to her long-standing heritage. Selected for The Library of Congress National Film Registry, Hester Street is notable as one of the first successful films produced outside Hollywood by a female filmmaker. Director Joan Micklin Silver self-financed the modest $400,000 budget, and completed principal photography in just 34 days.

Actors, including co-star Doris Roberts, worked diligently with a dialect coach to master the script’s extensive use of Yiddish. On-location blackand-white photography in Greenwich Village and other Manhattan locales adds to the period drama’s authenticity.

The Toledo Jewish Film Festival is proud to present a special 40th Anniversary screening of this sharply observed recreation of the Jewish diaspora in America.

Some of our 'celebrity' arrivals at the Film Festival kickoff last month

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Rabbi Robert Dobrusin inspires crowd at Dr. Morton Goldberg Lecture

In mid-April, more than 30 members of Jewish Toledo came out for a fun pizza dinner and PJ Story Time with Miss Sherry. See page 16 for all the details on upcoming programs for the entire family!

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Pizza is even more delicious when sharing it with friends

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Tamara and Maya Green, Erin Glatter and Lila Marcovitch and Hallie and Ruby Freed

A crowd of close to 200 filled the Franciscan Center of Lourdes University in late March to listen to Rabbi Robert Dobrusin of Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This was the 15th installment of the Dr. Morton Goldberg Lecture presented by the Toledo Community Foundation. Those gathered enjoyed and appreciated Rabbi Dobrusin’s sage and eloquent words concerning “A Jewish Perspective on Human Rights & Human Obligations.”

Rabbi Robert Dobrusin has served as Rabbi of Beth Israel Congregation since 1988. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University and a Master of Arts and Rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS). In 2010, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from JTS. Noted for his wisdom, humor and warmth, Rabbi Dobrusin is involved in all areas of synagogue life, working with congregants of all ages.

He particularly enjoys teaching, both from the pulpit and in the classroom.

His essays and sermons have appeared in several anthologies and journals

and he also has his own blog at www. rabbirobdobrusinblog.wordpress.com.

Rabbi Dobrusin is an active supporter of many different Jewish organizations and currently serves as a board member and former co-chair for T’ruah: the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. He was a founding member of the Interfaith Round Table of Washtenaw County and currently serves on the board of directors for the organization. He also serves on the board of directors of Gift of Life Michigan, the organ procurement agency for Michigan and supports their work in encouraging organ donation.

The Dr. Morton Goldberg Lecture was made possible by a grant from the Toledo Community Foundation. The lecture series was established in 1975 in honor of Dr. Morton Goldberg, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple B’nai Israel. The lecture series promotes better understanding and positive relations among individuals from diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Since 1996, the event has included a variety of speakers and other types of programs, which have been presented at various local venues to the public at no charge.

(L to R) David J. Livingston, President Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio; Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, Beth Israel Congregation, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Keith Burwell, President, Toledo Community Foundation, Toledo; Caren S. Goldberg, Goldberg Lecture Fund Committee Member; Stuart J Goldberg, Goldberg Lecture Fund Committee Member; and Stephen M. Goldberg, Goldberg Lecture Fund Committee Member. Goldberg Lecture Fund Committee members not pictured: Robert Anderson Jr., Eli Benstein, Barry Nistel and Harry Nistel

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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 be responsible for any appropriate communications with parents of Chapter members.

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W e Honor Our B'nai Mitzvah

Benjamin Michael Golding will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Temple Shomer Emunim. Benny is the son of proud parents, Cami and Andy Golding, and the brother of Joey, Sammy and Sophie. His grandparents include Thomas and Maria Buzzi of Akron, and the late Sanford and Joanne Golding of Toledo.

Benny is a seventh grade honor student at Timberstone Junior High. He is a member of the Timberstone cross country team and track team and plays the viola in the orchestra. He enjoys playing rec basketball and spending time with his friends. Benny spends a good portion of his summers at Camp Walden in northern Michigan,

where he has placed first in the fencing competition. He has also been involved with the Friendship Circle of Toledo.

Benny and his family are looking forward to spending this simcha with family and friends.

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Joshua Aaron Singer will be called to the Torah on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Congregation Etz Chayim. He will be celebrating his special day with his parents Sheri and Scott Singer, brother Gerald, and sister Megan as well as grandparents Marcia and Bill Zimmerman. In attendance as well will be many family and friends who have traveled from far and near for this special occasion.

Joshua is very honored to be the fifth generation in the Singer family in Toledo to be called to the Torah. In honor of his Bar Mitzvah, he has assembled a family tree in which he researched five generations of family members. He contacted relatives all over the country to ask them questions about his family and obtain background information on them.

As a seventh grade honor roll student at Jefferson Junior High School, Joshua is very active in the Youth to Youth Program.

He is also a student in the Etz Chayim Ohr

Chadash Religious School.

Joshua has played basketball for the YMCA Travel League for many years. He also enjoys baseball and football. His favorite pet is his dog, Sadie.

Joshua is very thankful to Rabbi Rubin and his religious school teachers for helping him prepare for this special day.

We wish Joshua the very best as he ascends “MaChayil El Chayil,” from strength to strength. May he always be a blessing to his family and the people of Israel.

Dr. Blair P. Grubb receives second Distinguished University Professor Award Dr. Blair P. Grubb, a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at The University of Toledo (UT) Medical Center, has been presented with a second “Distinguished University Professor Award” by a unanimous vote of the Academic Honors Committee of the University of Toledo. The award is one of highest honors the University can bestow and recognizes outstanding research and teaching accomplishments by faculty

members. Dr. Grubb was first given this award in 2009, and was the first physician in UT’s history to be so honored and one of a few professors who have ever received the award twice.

A faculty member since 1988, Dr. Grubb is Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Program and Autonomic Disorders Clinic at The University of Toledo Medical Center. His internationally recognized research has focused on heart

Long-range Jewish cemetery issues studied After a year of preliminary discussion, a committee of community leaders is working to develop a plan for the long-term operation and funding of Toledo’s three Jewish cemeteries. The ad hoc committee includes representatives of Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo (JFGT), congregations B’nai Israel and Etz Chayim, the Toledo Hebrew Cemetery Association, Toledo Jewish Cemetery Association, Jewish Senior Services, and the Jewish Senior Services Supporting Organization. Joel Marcovitch, JFGT CEO, is the professional liaison to the committee, and the Federation’s Department of Finance and Administration is providing organizational support.

Joel Beren, past-president and former CEO of JFGT and a past-president of Congregation B’nai Israel serves as chair of the committee. “For nearly 30 years the operations and perpetual funding needs of our community cemeteries has been a back burner issue. These issues now need to come to the forefront and a communal response is the only way to ensure that our sacred

obligation is carried forward. Preserving our cemeteries and honoring the memory of thousands of community members is not optional, it is an obligation of us as Jews.”

The committee met April 15 and reviewed an outline that identified the ownership, governance, ritual and long-term funding issues impacting the cemeteries located in Oregon and Rossford. Three sub-committees were formed to review financial, legal and tax issues, develop a historical financial model that can be used to determine future funding needs, and to codify the Halakhah (Jewish laws) governing the three different sections maintained by community congregations and organizations at the Eagle Point (Rossford) and Beth Shalom (Oregon) cemeteries.

The committee is working on a timeline that should see the completion of its work by the end of 2015 with full implementation of the committee’s recommendations in early 2016. Questions or constructive input can be directed to Joel Beren via email to BerenEq@bex.net.

To submit information for consideration in Toledo Jewish News, contact Abby Hoicowitz at abby@JewishToledo.org or 419-724-0363

rhythm disturbances and in disturbances of the human body’s autonomic nervous system. His current research has focused on the causes and treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome. He has authored over 240 scientific papers, 35 book chapters and five books. He is a member of both Congregations B’nai Israel and Etz Chayim. He was the husband of the late Barbara Straus MD (z"l) and has two children, Helen and Alex.

Physicians lead interfaith panel discussion In late March, the Newman Club sponsored an Interfaith panel discussion on “Religion and Medicine” at The University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC). Christianity was represented

by Dr. Richard Paat, Hinduism by Dr. Murthy Gokula, Judaism by Dr. Blair P. Grubb and Islam by Dr Iman Mohamed.

The discussion included questions about how each physician’s individual faith has affected their practice of medicine.

Dr. Grubb stressed the importance of a humanistic approach to medicine and patient care, commenting that it is a concept all too often lost in current medical education. Dr. Mohamed spoke about living out her faith in dealing with

cancer patients, sharing in their joys and sorrows. Dr. Gokula related the Hindu belief that there is an aspect of divinity in each person. Dr. Paat spoke about the Christian concept of love being present in his patient interactions. Dr. Grubb also noted that each religion represents a unique expression of mankind’s confrontation with “the Divine Mystery” of existence, and noted that in Judaism the highest aspiration is “to save a life.”

Over 100 medical, nursing and physician assistant students attended the event, asking many questions of the panel participants. It was an overall enriching discussion for both students and faculty.

UTMC Interfaith panel participants (L to R): Dr. Richard Paat, Dr. Murthy Gokula, Dr. Blair Grubb and Dr. Iman Mohamed

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Religious School Closing Shabbat

Sisterhood Book Club

Saturday, May 2 Please join us when we honor all students who have participated and attended services regularly throughout the school year. We are thrilled to announce the student of the year award to Jeremy Davis for all of his participation in services this past year.

The next Sisterhood Book Club is May 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the Library.

Carol Richman will be reviewing Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker.

Join the group for a lively discussion.

Our dedicated teaching staff will also be recognized for another outstanding year: Megan Miller, Hope Davis, Paulette Sherline, Peter Silverman, Cantor Lichterman, Nick Thanasiu, Fagie Benstein and Rabbi Sokobin.

Megan Miller is retiring after ten years of service, and we will miss her. We greatly appreciate our staff’s dedication to our students.

Saturday, May 23 Program begins at 7 p.m. with dinner Celebrate a Shavuot Tikkun at Congregation B’nai Israel Dinner, classes, learning and prayer service. Includes reading the Book of Ruth.

RSVP required; please call the B’nai Israel office at 419-517-8400.

We will also honor our graduating seniors who have dedicated their Sunday mornings to work at our religious school. The following seniors will be greatly missed next year when they are all away at college: Josh Sherman, Josh Brody, Sam Zack, Deena Zucker, Bari Resnick, Sari Kripke, Morgan Segall and Emma Podolsky. We wish them well

Adult Education

A special Todah Rabah to Rabbi Sokobin for meeting numerous times with our confirmation students and helping each of them prepare for confirmation.

Shavuot Tikkun

Monday, June 1 7 p.m.

"A Conversation with Federal Judge David Katz" Bring your questions and thoughts for an interactive discussion with Judge Katz.

Everyone is welcome.

Confirmation Class

Mazel Tov to the Confirmation Class of 5775 Please join us for a special Confirmation Program May 3 at 10:30 a.m.

2015 Confirmation Class Dahlia Zack, daughter of Dr. David and Dena Zack Miranda Hupp, daughter of Megan Miller and Corey Hupp Nathan Podolsky, son of Leslie and Michael Podolsky Brian Glasser, son of Marc and Susan Glasser Matthew Rothschild, son of Cheryl and Stephen Rothschild Jamie Sherman, daughter of Alison and Jeff Sherman

Malt Shop Memories Congregation B’nai Israel is proud to present an outstanding musical event performed by the popular Northwest Ohio Lake Plains Chorus. The program will feature a large and talented group of men singing a cappella, also known as barbershop harmony.

We are looking forward to sharing the beautiful harmonic sounds of this group at Malt Shop Memories at B’nai Israel on Sunday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m.

If you are a fan of music from the

Shavuot Service Schedule Sunday, May 24 Service: 9:30 a.m.

Monday, May 25 Service: 9:30 a.m.

Yizkor: 11 a.m.

The office will be closed on May 25

fabulous sixties, you’re sure to enjoy music such as Bye Bye Love, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Sh-Boom, Hello Mary Lou, and songs from The Beach Boys.

This event, catered by Chef Jeff Sherman, is open to the community and will be an important fundraiser to support Jewish education and provide additional scholarships for our David S. Stone Religious School students.

More information will follow in a congregational mailing.

CBI Film Festival Update

Due to the success of the 2014-15 CBI Jewish Film Festival, we are asking for recommendations of films you may like to see for next year. Please email any suggestions to marcglasser@gmail. com for consideration.

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Congregation Etz Chayim Shavuos Holiday Schedule Saturday, May 23 EREV SHAVUOT Shacharit: 6:45 a.m.

Mincha: 6:55 p.m.

Ma’ariv: 7:25 p.m.

Candlelighting: 9:44 p.m.

Sunday, May 24 SHAVUOT (FIRST DAY) Shacharit: 9 a.m.

Torah Reading: 10 a.m.

Mincha: 7:05 p.m.

Ma’ariv: 7:25 p.m.

Candlelighting: 9:45 p.m.

Monday, May 25 SHAVUOT (SECOND DAY) Shacharit: 9 a.m.

Yizkor: 11 a.m.

Mincha: 6 p.m.

Havdalah: 9:46 p.m.

Ohr Chadash Religious School Another school year is coming to a close. A special thank you to the wonderful Ohr Chadash teachers: Rabbi Rubin, Gina Black, Megan VanDyke and Sharon Lapitsky for their dedication and teamwork. Thank you to our students: Ellery, Anna, Ben, Chana, Jonathan, Natania, Nicole, Penina, Josh S., Ari, Antonio, Isabel, Harriet, Madeline, Izzy, Josh J., Sam and Samantha for their smiles, creativity and capability.

Lag B’Omer is Thursday, May 7. ALL Ohr Chadash students are invited to celebrate together at a bonfire

Ohr Chadash May Calendar Sunday Classes: May 3, 10 and 17 Tuesday/Thursday Classes: May 5 & 7, 12 & 14, 16 (Family Shabbat), and 19 & 21 (last week of classes)

Chabad House

with fun activities and delicious pizza.

Our Ohr Chadash and Etz Chayim families and teachers are invited to a special Shabbat service and luncheon on Saturday, May 16. The students will be leading prayers, songs and readings.

The last Sunday class is May 17, which is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). There will be a special Ohr Chadash Adult Class that day featuring a movie beginning at 10 a.m. The children will celebrate special activities together with their classes.

May 3: “Moses on Mt. Sinai – A Funny thing Happened on the way to Receiving the Tablets” How did a 40-day commune with Hashem turn into a four month odyssey? Rabbi Rubin will lead the discussion. A continental breakfast will be served.

May 10: “The Ten Utterances” Why are the Ten Commandments incorrect? How do these ten fit into the context of 613 mitzvot?

Rabbi Rubin will lead the discussion. A continental breakfast will be served.

Men's Club

The Men’s Club wishes to thank everyone who helped make their annual Kishka Dinner a huge success.

The next meeting of the Men’s Club will be held on Sunday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m.

Sisterhood News The Sisterhood will host a closing luncheon on Sunday, May 31 at 12:30 p.m. in the synagogue social hall. The guest speaker will be Mary Bilyeu, the food editor of The Blade. Everyone is invited to attend.

A flyer will be sent out with all the details. For further information, please contact the synagogue office at 419-473-2401.

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Everyone is invited to a Shavous Cooking Demonstration and Tasting event on Wednesday, May 13 at 1 p.m. Because Shavuos features dairy foods, “Chef ” Jill Lane will be preparing and serving her famous dairy kugel and cottage cheese pancakes. Please call the synagogue office at 419-473-2401 to R.S.V.P.

Ohr Chadash Adult Classes May 17: Yom Yerushalyim Day – The movie, “The Gatekeepers,” will be shown at 10 a.m. This film is an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature. The film is depicts the “Shin Bet,” Israel’s Secret Service. Six former heads of the agency share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions. Everyone is invited to attend. A continental breakfast will be served.

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Classifieds/Business Cards/S'machot S'machot Business Cards The Temple celebrates Lynn Nusbaum's milestone 25th year

Lynn Nusbaum – Temple Shomer Emunim Administrator/Program Director/Executive Director – celebrates her 25th anniversary at The Temple this month and is being honored by the congregation with an evening of dinner and dancing Sunday, May 17. A vital member of the staff since her initial employment in 1990, Lynn began as a part-time secretary before becoming the multi-faceted leader she is today.

“I have had many jobs [at The Temple], I’ve pretty much done it all,” Lynn said. “Ann Albert and Rabbi Alan Sokobin gave me the opportunity to begin working at Shomer Emunim in 1990, and the evolution of my job has involved many people over the years, both professional staff and support staff. I have been very fortunate to have worked closely with people who were able to help tailor-make offerings for our synagogue as the synagogues needs have changed.”

According to Lynn, one of the best parts of the evolution of these programs is being able to offer programs and meals for Shabbat and the holidays, that are likely to bring in more

Temple Shomer Emunim staff: Cantor Amanda Winter, Beth Silver, Jody Bader, Marcy Kuehnle, Lynn Nusbaum, Rabbi Sam Weinstein and Wendy Payne

than 200 guests, including members of the congregation who may not have family living in the area. “We feel it is important to provide that service for our families,” she explained.

These programs “fill a real need.”

Another exciting aspect of the past 25 years, Lynn noted, has been "the development of The Temple’s family programming to meet the needs of our younger congregants. Cantor Amanda Winter and Wendy Payne bring fresh new ideas to our Professional Staff.

Working with the local Jewish community has also become a crucial part of Lynn’s life.

“I’m very lucky my family is in Toledo, and

Lynn continued on page 26

Diane and Jim Perlman are thrilled to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Stella Harper, born to their son and daughter in law, Brett and Amanda Perlman, Delray Beach Florida on January 14, 2015. Great grandparents are Lil and Dave Perlman.

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Organizations/Local News Hadassah

Mothers … everybody has one. Many of us are mothers, and some of us are even the mother of mothers. Jewish mother jokes used to abound in American comedy, skewering Jewish mothers on everything from overabundant cooking to overbearing childrearing. Our Jewish mothers are what made us Jewish in the first place. May would not be Jewish-American Heritage Month without the Jewish mothers who gave birth to us.

The “Jewish mother” of Hadassah was Henrietta Szold, a woman who had no biological children, but who gave life to hundreds of thousands of children by establishing Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. "Deep down in the bottom of my heart,” she said, "I have always held that I should have had children, many children."

We know that, if only through Youth Aliyah, she indeed had many children. In the early 1920s, the economy in Jerusalem was so desperate that many girls went to Yeshaya Press’s school with no breakfast and little hope of food when they got home. Press asked Miss Szold if Hadassah could help. Baron Rothschild of Paris, France praised the work of Hadassah, but offered no funding. Miss Szold commented, “Fine words butter no parsnips and keep no hospitals going.”

Then, Rabbi Maurice Harris, visiting from New York, offered money from Yeshiva children to provide school lunches to poor Jerusalem pupils. The project grew, was adopted by Hadassah, and eventually led to teaching food preparation, nutrition education and even a nutrition department in the newly-opened Straus Health Center in Jerusalem (this was before our Mt. Scopus Hospital was built). In 1923, when the program began in Press’s school, some children were not accustomed to sitting on a chair or at a table or using cutlery when they ate. Within 25 years, the simple motherly act of feeding hungry school girls grew into child guidance, child development and even interior design courses being taught in Jerusalem.

Of course, we read on Shavuot (May 24-25) about one of the most famous mother/daughter (actually, mother/daughterin-law) pairs, Naomi and Ruth. This beautiful Megilla reminds us of how often the match between women can be made in heaven and how the iron-strong bond between two women can create a lasting heritage for their family through the ages.

So, let’s all acknowledge our mothers-in-law and those women who have “mothered” or “mentored” us on Mother’s Day. Consider Hadassah certificates for the women you love. Order one from our chapter’s Cards and Certificate chair, Selma Master, at 419-841-4936).

Hadassah is the home of Women Who Do. Speaking of home, National Hadassah has a new one. Our National Offices have moved to 40 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005.

With a new brand and a new home, Hadassah is moving

Submitted by Hindea Markowicz onwards and upwards in its Second Century.

If a Jewish mother’s nurturing is responsible for part of our heritage, her DNA is also a powerful force. Hadassah has recently reported on a promising stem cell therapy for bone marrow transplant recipients. The Hadassah Medical Organization’s Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy and Israel’s Pluristem Therapeutics report in their joint study that mice with damaged bone marrow who received intramuscular injections of Pluristem stem cells (PLX-R18) together with a bone marrow transplant showed significantly faster recovery of blood cell production than those mice given a placebo with their bone marrow transplant.

Pluristem Therapeutics, a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapy products, has also been working with Hadassah for several years using its PLX stem cells to treat bone marrow failure and acute radiation syndrome. A rapid return to normal blood cell counts is critical for patients following a bone marrow transplant because, until white blood cell and platelet levels return to normal, patients cannot fight infections and are susceptible to hemorrhage. The company's patented PLX cells release a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to inflammation, ischemia, hematological disorders and radiation damage. While the trials are still on animals at this point, it is hoped that PLX stem cells will lead to successful human therapy.

It may be argued that along with inheriting a Jewish heart may also come heart disease, the number one killer of women.

However, heart research and heart drug therapy dosage often do not consider if it’s a woman’s or a man’s heart. Until 1994, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (one of the world’s biggest funders of biomedical research) excluded women from early studies of most drugs. Though mainly for safety reasons, this prohibition meant there was little information about the effects of diagnoses, as well as drugs and other therapies, on women. This has resulted in missed opportunities for prevention, incorrect diagnoses, misinformed treatments, sickness and even death. In addition, preventive health care, specifically for women, is often ignored.

Hadassah advocates for equality in drug testing. Do you know that four in ten women in America are unaware of services covered by the new health care laws? To address preventive care for women, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) and 47 co-sponsors introduced the Women’s Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act, which would create a national public outreach and educational campaign to raise patient and provider awareness of women’s preventive health. The bill codifies a variety of principles including the importance of well-woman exams and access to reproductive health and maternal care. Through its advocacy efforts, Hadassah urges Congress to pass laws that will improve the health of American women and their families. If

you would like to receive timely information, go to Hadassah. org > Take Action and join Advocacy Alerts.

Whether you are planning an outdoor barbeque on the 7th (remember, May is also Clean Air Month) to enjoy Lag B’Omer, a Mother’s Day get together on the 10th, or a Memorial Day outing on the 25th, I wish you a glorious May full of sunshine and flowers.

B’Shalom.

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 multigenerational pin. Offer valid January-December 31, 2015 Hadassah Contributions 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.

Change of Address Calling all members: if you have a change of address, please contact Shelli Plosscowe at 419-841-4311 or SPlosscowe@ aol.com.

Children and teens lead charming evening at the Friendship Circle Café

Richard, Shani and Louis Abernathy enjoy their theatrical waiter, Josh Abernathy

Emmie Brody, Sadie Kaplan, Rachel Rubin and Debbie Spagenthal

Cayden Greenblatt takes the order from Hallie Freed all by himself

Kayla McQueen and Cooper Kruse

Madeline VanDyke expertly delivers dinner to Joel Marcovitch

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YOUR CAMPAIGN GIFTS AT WORK

locations are subject to change. Call 419-885-4461 for more information.

Family, Children & Community:

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Youth: Film Festival:

Maimonides Society: Maimonides Society Program 3 p.m.

Sekach Building

Deli Man 7 p.m.

Maumee Indoor Theatre

Dashing Dinner with Mom 6 p.m.

Sekach Building

Babies, Bibs & More ...

Community: Young Jewish Toledo: 14 15 16 10 11 12

13 Toddlers Too: An Evening with Author The Challah Project

Seniors: 70th Anniversary of VE Day & Mother's Day Celebration 5 p.m.

Senior Adult Center

Story Time 9 a.m.

Federation Campus

Letty Cottin Pogrebin 7 p.m.

Temple Shomer Emunim

7 p.m.

Freed home

Seniors: Young Jewish Toledo: Community: LOJE/Lions 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 An Afternoon with Film Festival: YJT Fridays Pomegranates: Hester Street 40th Anniversary 7 p.m.

Maumee Indoor Theatre

SHAVUOT

Annual Dinner 5:30 p.m.

Sylvania Country Club

Guy Mintus and Yinon Muallem 1 p.m.

Temple Shomer Emunim

7 p.m.

Dorian Slaybod's home

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Young Jewish Toledo shakes off the hamantashen with Zumba SUPPORTED BY

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Toledo Young Jewish Toledo spent a recent Sunday afternoon dancing off their Purim hamantashen at Fitness Shack in Sylvania. Department of Jewish Programs President, Lauren Sachs, led with a short demonstration followed by a healthy tasting of some quick and easy noshes

Lynn

cont. from page 22

the people I work for have become some of my closest friends,” she said. “I could never have imagined the unbelievable relationships I’d have with many of my congregants; planning lifecycle events have led to long lasting friendships. I have been so lucky and have worked with an amazing staff, executive board, board of trustees and committees for so many years.

[This role] is a lot of work, but it’s rewarding.

The people I work with and for are what have kept me here so long; any success I have had has been a collaborative group effort.”

Lynn credits the synagogue’s Rabbi Sam

Weinstein and the Executive Board for allowing her to grow her position over the past 25 years.

“Sam has been unbelievably supportive,” she explained. “And I have a great support staff – Marcy Kuehnle, Beth Silver and Jody Bader, and my maintenance staff – they know me, understand me and appreciate me. I made Toledo my permanent home as a young person and then found my home at The Temple 25 years ago. I’m beyond lucky to be able to share this [milestone] with the congregation and the community, who have made it a real pleasure to work here for 25 years. It has been a really good gig, and I’m not planning on going anywhere anytime soon.”

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Professionals

Programs especially for post college to young families.

Young Jewish Toledo is a staple of Jewish life in the Toledo area, existing to draw wonderful, dynamic, young Jewish people together for the greater benefit of the community.

From Hebrew Happy Hours to date nights to volunteer opportunities, Young Jewish Toledo provides a range of outlets for young Jewish professionals 21-40. These future leaders of Jewish Toledo are continuously strengthening personal connections while participating in, and perpetuating, Jewish life in Toledo.

To find out more about how you or someone you know can get involved with Young Jewish Toledo, contact Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org.

Challah Back to your Community!

(The Challah Project)

Thursday, May 14 *note date change* Y O U N G 7 p.m.

Freed Home, 7107 Cannons Park, Sylvania As Jews, Challah brings joy and warmth to our souls. But, some seniors in our community don’t always get to experience this warmth. Join YJT as we bake delicious soul warming Challah with Gina Black for part one of the project. Then, participants will be assigned a date to deliver Challah to senior centers in the Toledo area. This small gesture can make a huge difference in their lives.

RSVP to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org

Toledo

YJT Fridays

Friday, May 22 Y O U N G 7 p.m.

Home of Dorian Slaybod, 43 South Huron, Toledo Get inspired with other young Jewish professionals for our NEW Shabbat dinner program.

Socialize, nosh on some great eats and bring in Shabbat with new friends.

RSVP by Thursday, May 21 to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org

Toledo

Olive Oil Tasting Date Night

Saturday, June 13 Y O U N G 7 p.m.

Bumble Olive Oil Company, 3137 W. Central Avenue (Cricket West) $10 per person (includes dinner, olive oil tasting, wine and more) The health benefits of olive oil are unrivaled, and research reveals more benefits nearly every day. Join us for an evening filled with learning, delicious food and great company.

RSVP to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org

Couples

YJT Fridays on Saturday Last month, Young Jewish Toledo led a fun evening of Bingo at the Senior Adult Center! This community outreach project was a huge success, with the residents of Pelham and the members of Young Jewish Toledo all enjoying each other's company.

A special thanks to our "ball catchers," Ellery and Avi as well!

More opportunities for community outreach will be coming soon!

Saturday, June 27 Y O U N G 11-1 p.m.

Location TBD Bring it, pass it, taste it! Join YJT for an afternoon Shabbat potluck picnic lunch. Please let Hallie know what you’re bringing. Main dish, games and activities will be provided.

RSVP by Friday, June 26 to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org

Toledo

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Providing for Your Children – With Strings Attached

By Ronald Belle As a parent, you may have concerns about your children’s ability to handle the assets they will someday inherit from you. Perhaps you feel that your children lack the financial maturity to manage and protect a sizable inheritance. Or, maybe you’re worried that sudden wealth could have a negative impact on them in terms of retaining values and a good work ethic.

One popular solution to this concern is the use of an incentive trust. This type of trust sets standards of conduct or achievement that must be fulfilled before distributions are made to beneficiaries. A trust structured this way can also help to control estate taxes and provide professional asset management.1 Reinforce Values You can use incentive trusts to reward a wide range of behaviors (or discourage certain behavior) on your beneficiary’s part. When you create such a trust, you simply set up guidelines that you believe your children (or other beneficiaries) should follow. Since you create those conditions within a legally binding trust agreement, you can be certain that distributions will be made only if your terms are met.

Establish Conditions You can set a variety of conditions on your children’s receipt of distributions. Here are some common types of provisions included in incentive trusts.

• Education – You may require your children to finish a certain level of education or maintain a certain grade point average to qualify to receive trust funds.

• Family Business/Employment – You could reward a beneficiary who takes over a family business. Or, you could encourage gainful employment by matching a percentage of the income that your children earn.

• Charitable Causes – To promote philanthropy, you might set up a trust that will match your child’s charitable donations or provide incentives for the performance of volunteer work.

• Healthy Lifestyle – You could restrict the distribution of trust funds to your children if they engage in destructive or illegal activities, such as the abuse of drugs or alcohol.

When placing conditions on an inheritance, it is important to build in flexibility so that the trust provisions do not prove counterproductive. Be sure to explain the incentives clearly in your trust agreement. Think carefully about what you’re trying to accomplish and try to make the incentives simple and achievable.

Proceed with Caution When used in a sensitive, thoughtful manner, an incentive trust can encourage positive behavior by trust beneficiaries.

If the conditions are overly restrictive, however, the result may be resentment or even considerable unhappiness on the part of your children. For example, a child may feel that you are trying to rule “from the grave.”

To prevent unwanted results, keep the lines of communication open. By discussing the incentives and/or restrictions with your children in advance, you can help clarify goals and avoid future problems. What’s more, an open dialogue can help your children better plan their financial futures.

Keep in mind that an incentive trust is not a cure-all for your estate plan – or for family problems. In fact, it may be unnecessary in many cases where a child doesn’t need any incentive to act responsibly. For some families, however, it is a planning option that may produce favorable results.

We Can Help If you would like to find out more about how your estate might benefit from the use of an incentive trust, please contact us. Our experienced professionals will be happy to help.

Ronald Belle is Senior Vice President and Investment Advisors Executive at Fifth Third Bank (Northwest Ohio affiliate).

1 Fifth Third Bank does not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax or legal professional before making any decisions or taking any action based on this information.

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