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MORGAN BERMAN wants to create an app that would connect users with sustainable businesses, farmers’ markets and alternative fueling stations. Elana Baurer wants to help juveniles incarcerated in Montgomery County get back into school when they are released. What do they have in common? They are both participants in the Tribe 12 Fellowship, a social entrepreneurial program designed to help young Jewish professionals build socially conscious start-ups. The other quality Berman and Baurer have in common — in the biggest change from the three previous classes of fellows — is that their ventures have no explicit Jewish connection. First launched in 2011 to stimulate innovation in the Jewish community, the program has shifted because of concern that the fellowship could soon reach a saturation point of original ideas for Jewish businesses or nonprofits with a reasonable chance of succeeding in Philadelphia, said Ross Berkowitz, executive director of Tribe 12, the nonprofit umbrella organization that oversees the social entrepreneurship program and other organizations, such as The Collaborative. “You have to think ahead,” Berkowitz said of the fivemonth program during which fellows attend seminars, workshops and networking events and are paired with coaches. “We’re trying to be proactive. It’s a big mistake of a nonprofit or any organization to wait until you see failure to make a change.” Although the degree of connection to a Jewish cause or target audience has varied significantly among Tribe 12’s past fellowships, that had been a pivotal requirement of the program,
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which this year received $45,000 from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and $50,000 from the family of the late Phil Lindy. A similar fellowship program in New York, Presentense NYC, also started accepting ventures without a Jewish element this year, according to Naomi Korb Weiss, the CEO of Presentense, an organization that works with 18 such fellowships worldwide, including Philadelphia. Of the 34 ventures started in Philadelphia since 2011, the organization reports that 22 are still active, including Jews in All Hues, an organization that does outreach to Jews of different ethnic backgrounds, and Schmear It, a bagel food truck that donates a percentage of its profit each week to a local nonprofit. Despite the apparent success of the program, Berkowitz said he didn’t want to turn away ideas that may not have the word “Jewish” in their mission statement but still aspire to do social justice, or tikkun olam. The new qualifications for admission opened Tribe 12 to many more entrepreneurs who previously would not have applied, said Lori Turner, an entrepreneur who helped in the fellowship interview process. “I thought it was a very good
idea because, being a Jewish entrepreneur myself, I always thought even if I wanted to apply for the fellowship, well, I can’t, because I don’t have a Jewish business,” said Turner, who started Music Monkey Jungle, a company that produces children’s educational music and classes. Baurer, an attorney who specializes in immigration and employment law, said she and a colleague, who is not a fellow, got the idea to start the nonprofit Pennsylvania Lawyers for Youth from a report they produced at Georgetown Law School examining how children struggle to return to school after being suspended, expelled or incarcerated. “Sometimes it’s obstacles like, the parents are not native English-speakers and they don’t really understand how to navigate the process,” said Baurer, 26, who taught Hebrew school to sixth- and seventh-graders as an undergrad at Wesleyan University. “Sometimes it’s more insidious factors, like the school they’re supposed to go to is actually in a place that might be dangerous for them to get to for racial or turf” reasons. Although her program and some of the other ventures no longer specifically target a Jewish population, Berkowitz said the training curriculum continJEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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IT IS NOT uncommon for synagogues to host food pantries and work to help the poor meet basic needs. But for a group of congregations along the Old York Road Corridor, providing services is no longer enough. Instead, they are examining the problem of hunger on a broader level and collectively advocating for political solutions at the federal, state and local level. “We need to really come up with some real changes in the way that our country views poverty and hunger,” said Elissa Waldstein, a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, who is active in a group formed by six synagogues and the Kehillah of Old York Road working on hunger advocacy. “That is sort of the message that I want to get out.” On Jan. 19, the day before Martin Luther King Day, the kehillah is cosponsoring a program on hunger advocacy at Gratz College along with four local synagogues and several local and national Jewish organizations. Among the local groups are the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the Jewish Social Policy Action Network and the Jewish Relief Agency. The 12 p.m. program will feature a screening of A Place at the Table, a documentary that explores food insecurity in America. According to various sources, some 50 million Americans live with food insecurity. Julie Zaebst, of the Coalition Against Hunger, Philadelphia, will also speak about concrete steps people can take to alleviate hunger. The film screening comes as Congress is set to once again begin debate on the stalled farm bill and the prospect of cutting the food stamp program — known by the acronym SNAP — by as much as $40 billion. Organizers hope the program will inspire a number of people to contact their local House memJEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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Since then, a Mazon staff member has led a number of training sessions, focusing on how to lobby state and national lawmakers. In addition to SNAP cuts, members of the coalition have lobbied against proposed cuts to the State Food Purchase Program, which supplies food pantries with resources. Abby Liebman, president and CEO of Mazon — which is based in Los Angeles — said that relying on a network of congregations to develop relationships with members of Congress is a way to effect change on a national level. “This is not rocket science, it is democracy 101,” said Liebman. She said events like the one on Sunday serve as “a vehicle for the coalition to expand its base and ground it in a fuller understanding of what it means to struggle with food insecurity in the United States.” ●
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monitor the lessons, answer questions and lead accompanying lab experiments. In addition to introducing the pilot program, Wolf’s lecture was also aimed at getting students excited about science. He had their undivided attention as he narrated a slideshow exhibiting the latest Israeli advances in biorobotics and then demonstrated a robotic snake developed by Technion experts that is used by Israel Defense Forces’ search and rescue units. With a camera at its head, the snake crawls through tight spaces, such as a collapsed building, to give rescuers outside a better idea of what they’ll be facing. The curriculum, which was officially launched this week, corresponds with the hiring this past summer of science teacher Amy Hamacher in a bid to both revamp and stabilize Abrams’ science department. In recent years, Abrams has witnessed a revolving door of part-time science teachers to the extent that seventh and eighth grade honors science classes were being taught via video conferencing by teachers from Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy and Kohelet Yeshiva High School. Students said they even began likening the science teacher position to the Professor of the Dark Arts in the Harry Potter novels. The Dark Arts post is rumored to be cursed since every teacher who takes it on is either fired, killed or runs away. But Hamacher said she intends to buck the trend and stick around for quite some JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
time to re-ignite students’ interest in science. “Science as a whole has taken on a new energy at Abrams, and the Technion collaborative will serve as an exclamation point,” said Hamacher, who has been working closely with the Israeli institute to develop the program. While students appeared riveted by Wolf’s lecture, their opinions varied about the new program. Seventh-grader Ben Doshna, 12, from Flemington, N.J., worried about not having an actual teacher leading the lessons, but did confess excitement at the prospect of having a different science regimen. Fellow seventh-grader Rikki Feldelum, also 12, from Lower Merion, said that it might take some getting used to, but “it
could be better.” The adults in the school were more assured in their optimism about trying something new. “I believe in my heart that this is one of the most significant things I have done at Abrams Hebrew Academy,” Abrams director Rabbi Ira Budow said as he introduced Wolf to the students. Partnerships like this afford students the opportunity to gain a new perspective on Israel, said Budow, who leads an eighthgrade trip to Israel each year and has long advocated for a strong connection between his students and Israel. “Israel is not only about guns and Torah, but a place of tremendous thinkers.” Hamacher echoed his sentiments, saying that she hoped the program will “encourage students to become the next generation of scientists and engineers.” Noting that the Technion often brings in foreign exchange students, Wolf challenged the Abrams students to study hard, reach high and maybe one day come work with him in Israel. He even invited the students to visit his lab when they go on their class trip to Israel in late March. Based on the large group of students that rushed to shake his hand at the end of the lecture, he should not be surprised if they do come knocking on his door this spring. ●
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more than half a century. Soon after a sign announcing the demise of the landmark bakery was posted in the store’s windows on Jan. 11, and phone calls went unanswered, a Facebook group devoted to “Growing Up Jewish in Northeast Philly” saw an unusual surge of postings. “Many people are unable to accept the fact of its closing,” said Harris Bookfor, who founded the site. He cited the numerous postings as an online equivalent of a funeral, but with those grieving unwilling to stage a shiva just yet. Some postings, he said, expressed hope that the owners would reconsider; others that a new owner would re-open the shop. The reason for the sudden closure is a mystery. Calls to the home of Bill and Sharon Krodthoff, who reportedly have owned the bakery for the past two decades, went unanswered. Even Rabbi Dov Lerner, who has provided kosher supervision for the bakery for the past 12 years, said he was shocked by the suddenness of the closing. But he attributed the reason to economics. “It was a financial loss. He just couldn’t keep going anymore,” Lerner, a Conservative rabbi, said of Bill Krodthoff. (The owners are not Jewish. The bakery was originally opened by the Braverman family in 1959.) Lerner noted that the Jewish population of the Northeast has been decreasing for some time, which has meant a dwindling customer base for businesses like Hesh’s. While there is still a vibrant Orthodox community and a number of shuls to serve it, there are very few non-Orthodox congregations left. He also said that Hesh’s, like other small kosher establishments, has been hurt by the addition of kosher products to the ShopRite on Roosevelt Boulevard. For years, Lerner had provided kosher supervision for the dairy bakery under the auspices of the Conservative movement’s Rabbinical Assembly. When that group stopped providing kash-
rut services locally about two years ago, Lerner started his own company, Traditional Kosher Supervision, Inc. He noted that, by and large, the Orthodox population in the Northeast didn’t frequent Hesh’s because it was under Conservative supervision. The shop was also open on Shabbat, which would turn off most Orthodox Jews. But he stressed that the owners complied with all kosher regulations. “He went above and beyond in terms of letter and spirit. He wanted to make it work; it just didn’t.” Rabbi Robyn Frisch, who serves as religious leader of Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai, said her Conservative synagogue in the Northeast sometimes would get Hesh’s famous chocolate chip cake for its onegs. “I had dinner with friends last night,” she said, “and we were all lamenting the closing.” They are not the only ones. Bookfor said that in the six years he has run the Northeast Philly Facebook page, he has never seen such a communal uproar. It shows, he said, the “close association between food and its role in the community life of the Northeast.” People are posting photos of their wedding cakes that they bought at Hesh’s, added Bookfor, whose own wedding cake came from there. One saddened customer tried to put it in perspective, albeit tongue in cheek: “I can no longer live in or support a country whose citizens do not support Hesh’s Bakery,” posted Jeff Albert. “My late father’s nickname was Hesh, which adds even greater personal injury to my fragile psyche.” He went on to suggest that he would fly to North Korea to join Dennis Rodman. “I already have assurances from the government of Kim Jong Un that they will be opening a new and improved Hesh’s Eclair Bakery in the capital city of Pyongang. All those who wish to join me please contact me through my new organization ‘Ex Pats for Hesh’s.’ ” ● JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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A FEW WEEKS ago, my brother came to town to help celebrate our mother’s birthday. I informed him that we would be going the next morning to Hesh’s Bakery for their signature chocolate chip loaf, without which my mother’s party simply would not be complete. We drove the 45 minutes from Merion Station to Hesh’s Castor Avenue location and, to our dismay, were greeted by a handwritten sign in the window that read: “We will be closed from December 25th and will re-open January 10.” Dejected, we headed back to the ’burbs, comforted just a bit by the knowledge that at some point, for some birthday party or Bar Mitzvah or just because, we would get back to Hesh’s. We didn’t know that this would be our last trip, that only two weeks later Hesh’s would announce via store window and website that they had closed their doors forever. Judging by the outpouring of emotional Facebook posts, it is clear that my family is not alone in considering Hesh’s Bakery one of the family. More specifically, it was Hesh’s chocolate chip loaf that kept us coming back for more. It was a miracle, that cake: so many, many chocolate chips crammed into a lighter-than-air loaf that was as good in my mind’s eye as it was in real life. But packed into that temporary deliciousness (it never lasted long; in our family, it was known simply as “The Disappearing Cake”) was something more than just eggs, flour, sugar and a bajillion chocolate chips. Hesh’s sifted in a healthy measure of love — consistently and deliciously, from the time I was a kid until the time my own kids were old enough to appreciate a good piece of cake. Hesh’s website reads: “Since JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
1959, Hesh’s Bakery has been baking kosher products for families and synagogues in the Greater Philadelphia region. Today’s bakery is run by the third generation of bakers who maintain the same traditional recipes that have pleased families in the region for almost 50 years.” My grandparents lived close to Hesh’s, and back in the ’70s, when Kiddie City ruled Roosevelt Boulevard, we would regularly stop into the bakery for challah, at least two chocolate chip loafs and maybe a rye bread. As a kid, you always knew that you weren’t leaving empty-handed. You were guaranteed at least one melt-in-your mouth cookie: something with neon-blue sprinkles or dark chocolate sprinkles or the most magical of all, the multicolored sprinkled cookie. We would also pick up cupcakes, donuts and my mother’s favorite, prune danish. Hesh’s ruled in a world before words like “vegan” and “gluten-free” and “healthy” reigned supreme. There was no guilt at Hesh’s — it was all throwback, old school, vintage, never updated, take it or leave it. It was comfort food to the max, and it was family, and that it made it OK. When my brother and I returned empty-handed from Hesh’s a few weeks back, no one even tried to hide their disappointment. Hesh’s closing is anything but trivial and unimportant, at least to me and many others who were raised on their cakes, cookies and breads. And so I raise my empty, crumb-filled plate to Hesh’s: You will be missed by many, and should it ever be possible to obtain the recipe for that beloved disappearing cake, well, my brother’s bakery in Los Angeles would be glad to carry on the tradition! ●
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for the State Department on a mission to hook up Cuba’s small Jewish community to the Internet, was arrested in December 2009 as he was leaving Cuba. The Maryland resident is serving a 15-year sentence for “crimes against the state.” Edward Alex Lee, the U.S. acting deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, met with Gross late last week while in Havana for migration talks with Cuba. He declined to give details of the meeting. Lee said that during the talks, the United States demanded that Cuba release Gross, according to the Latin American Herald Tribune. He also said the Gross case is a key issue in the troubled relationship between the United States and Cuba.
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Warrior Statesman Continued from Page 1 rect responsibility for the massacre of Palestinian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon. But Sharon would rise from that calamity to effect an astonishing aboutface as prime minister, orchestrating the evacuation of thousands of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip after spending the bulk of his career championing the settlement enterprise. As prime minister, Sharon began the construction of Israel’s controversial security fence in the West Bank. His overriding concern, Sharon always said, was to protect a nation built on the ashes of the destruction of European Jewry. “I arrived here today from Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel, the only place where Jews have the right and ca- ▲ Ariel Sharon often used maps to explain pability to defend themselves by them- his positions. selves,” he said in a May 2005 visit to Auschwitz to mark 60 years since the ern West Bank. Holocaust. “Sharon did what no one on the left He forged affectionate bonds with Di- was able to do,” said Rabbi Michael Lernaspora Jewish leaders, interspersing his er, editor of the progressive magazine English with Yiddishisms and often urg- Tikkun. “Split the right, marginalize the ing them to immigrate to Israel. extremists who believe that holding on “Sharon worked his entire life for the to the biblical vision of the Land of Isunity of the Jewish people,” rael is a divine mandate, and said a statement from the For recollections acknowledge that a smaller Jewish Federations of North of Ariel Sharon, see Israel with defensible borAmerica. “He was closely en- Pages 20 and 21 ders is preferable to a large gaged with Jewish commu- For more coverage Israel that requires dominanities around the world, and of the life and death tion of 3 million Palestiniacutely aware of their needs of Sharon, visit ans.” and aspirations. In all his jewishexponent.com Born Ariel Scheinermann leadership roles, and espein 1928 to Russian-speaking cially as prime minister of the Jewish parents in the village of Kfar Mala in the state, Sharon engaged with Jewish com- central part of prestate Israel, Sharon for munities across the Diaspora.” much of his career was known more for Lionized and scorned for his blunt- his impetuousness than his pragmatism. ness, Sharon was nicknamed “The BullHis bravery in the battle for Jerudozer” both for his tendency to disrespect salem in Israel’s 1948 War of Independboundaries and his legendary girth. ence made the infantry unit commander Ideological loyalties meant little to the stuff of legend at the age of 20. He the man known in Israel simply as Arik. took a bullet to the stomach and, when In 1973, he helped cobble together the all seemed hopeless, ordered the soldiers Likud Party from a coalition of interests who were able to do so to retreat. He that had little in common except that eventually crawled to safety. they had been frozen out of government Five years later, Sharon led a raid on for decades by the ruling Labor Party. the Jordan-ruled West Bank town of A generation later, in 2005, he bolted Kibya in retaliation for a terrorist attack Likud to form Kadima, a centrist party that killed an Israeli mother and her two that attracted lawmakers from Likud children. The raid killed 69 Palestinians, and Labor, including his old partner and half of them women and children. Sharival, Shimon Peres. ron claimed he hadn’t known there were As agriculture minister in the first people in the homes he was blowing up, Likud government from 1977 to 1981, but the stain marked his subsequent milSharon vastly expanded Jewish settle- itary and political careers. ment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, In the 1956 war with Egypt, Sharon areas conquered in the 1967 Six-Day War. captured the strategic Mitla Pass in the In 2005, he led the disengagement from Sinai Peninsula after defying orders not Gaza, overseeing the evacuation of near- to advance. During the 1973 war, he again ly 10,000 Israelis from 21 communities in challenged his superiors, who feared that Gaza and four settlements in the north- crossing the Suez Canal was a risky ma14
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▲ Sharon met with the former prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, along the Egyptian border, near the Suez Canal, in 1971.
neuver that would incur too many losses. But Sharon prevailed, leading his forces across the canal and trapping an Egyptian army unit, a move many consider a turning point in the conflict. With his penchant for insubordination making it unlikely that he would ever secure the top military job, Sharon quit the army in 1973 — returning only to fight in the Yom Kippur War — and launched his political career. His ability to keep an unruly coalition in line helped Likud leader Menachem Begin win the 1977 elections, ending the hegemony that Labor leaders had enjoyed since the founding of the state. Sharon was rewarded with the agriculture portfolio, ostensibly because of his farming roots, but also because he turned the ministry into a cash cow for the settlement movement. After another hard-fought Likud victory in 1981, Begin could hardly deny Sharon the prize he had sought for so long: the Defense Ministry. A year later, in June 1982, Sharon launched Israel’s invasion of Lebanon to push back Yasser Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization from its mini-state in southern Lebanon. The invasion rankled both the Reagan administration, which had brokered a mostly successful cease-fire with the PLO nine months earlier, and Sharon’s government colleagues. On Sharon’s orders, the army breached the 40-kilometer line the government initially said was its goal, pursuing the PLO all the way to Beirut, where it laid siege to the city. The Lebanon war also would give birth to one of the darkest stains on Sharon’s career — the September 1982 massacre of hundreds of Palestinian
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refugees by Israel’s Lebanese Christian allies. A state commission subsequently cleared Sharon of knowing in advance of the massacre, but held him indirectly responsible, asserting that he should have anticipated and prevented the carnage. The commission recommended Sharon’s dismissal, and by the beginning of 1983, he was gone from power. The exile would not last long, however. Sharon rebuilt his reputation, this time as a careful nurturer of alliances. He was an architect of the national unity governments that lasted until 1990. When Likud returned to power in 1996, Sharon became national infrastructure minister and later foreign minister under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Americans and Palestinians alike said they appreciated Sharon’s role as an elder statesman who would make sure Netanyahu kept his word. Sharon was critical in achieving the 1998 Wye River Accords that kept the peace process alive through the rest of Netanyahu’s term. In 1999, Labor’s Ehud Barak ousted Netanyahu, who temporarily retired from politics, and Sharon became head of the Likud. The following year, Sharon
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▲ Ariel Sharon spoke at Congregations of Shaare Shamayim, then called Shaare Shamayim-Beth Judah, in January 1994.
Recalling ‘The Bulldozer’ Continued from Page 1 Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, from an opponent of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza to a supporter. “He never took no for an answer,” recalled Mann, an octogenarian who now lives near the art museum. “He flew us around in his helicopter to the various settlements he wanted us to see and tried to convince both of us that these settlements were wonderful things,” said Mann, who spent two years as chairman of the powerful umbrella organization of national Jewish groups. Mann’s view of the settlements wasn’t changed: He always believed they were an impediment to peace with the Palestinians, and he still does. But his view of Sharon was dramatically altered 25 years later when Sharon, as prime minister, orchestrated a unilateral disengagement from Gaza and the dismantling of its Jewish settlements. Such a move was a far cry from the cooperation envisioned under the Oslo Accords reached between Israel and the Palestinians. But still, it meant that one of the settlement movement’s biggest allies was ordering a territorial withdrawal. Mann is one of many local Israel advocates who has been reflecting in recent days on the life of one of the last members of Israel’s founding generation to leave the world stage. Sharon JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
died on Jan. 11, after eight years in a coma. Politicians and Jewish organizations issued statements of condolences and praise for Sharon’s devotion to Israel. Many echoed the statement by U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.), who hailed Sharon for his life of military service, “culminating in his strong leadership as prime minister.” “His unwavering commitment to ensuring Israel’s security and bold vision for its future made him one of the country’s great leaders,” Casey said. The local Israeli Consulate this week offered the opportunity for community members to sign a book of condolences at its offices in Center City. Sharon’s military and political career spanned the entire history of modern-day Israel, beginning with his service in Israel’s War of Independence and ending shortly after Israel’s unilateral disengagement from Gaza, when he went into a coma after suffering a stroke. Though initially a member of founding Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion’s leftist Mapai Party, he came to be identified with the political right and helped create the Likud Party in the early 1970s. When, decades later, he pushed for disengagement, he infuriated many of his former supporters while winning some grudging admiration from those on the left. “If you really believe as I do
that the answer is two states, then you’ve got to really despise him for his early years and appreciate him in his last years,” said Mann. “The way the man completely changed in the early 21th century, that came as a very welcome shock to me.” Another local resident who has played a big role on the national stage has a completely different view. As the national president of the Zionist Organization of America, Morton Klein vociferously opposed Sharon’s Gaza withdrawal policy. “It is a tragedy that forcing Jews out of Gaza will taint his legacy,” said Klein, a Lower Merion resident. But Klein said he never lost admiration for the man he had met a number of times in Israel and in the United States, both when Sharon was at the height of his power and when he was considered politicaly washed up. “I wish I were an observant Jew,” Klein recalled Sharon saying to him at a dinner for a Jewish organization in New York in the late 1990s. “I would have liked to have lived that way.” Klein, who is in his late 60s, has met a number of Israeli leaders, but he said none had the same level of knowledge about the Bible and Jewish history as Sharon — a man thought of more for his military prowess than his scholarship. “Sharon knew every nook and cranny of Israel and Judea and Samaria. He knew the land like the back of his hand; he understood the territory so well,” he said. Those who encountered him personally described a very different Sharon at different points of his life, at times backslapping and jovial, at others ironwilled and ruthless. Steven Friedman, a 67-yearold Center City lawyer and Republican activist who attended Cheltenham High School with Yoni and Benjamin Netanyahu, said Sharon was one of the most charismatic figures he’d ever met. “It was like meeting John Wayne,” said Friedman, who was a close friend of one of Sharon’s aides and, as a result, met him several times.
A TIMELINE OF SHARON’S LIFE BEN SALES AND NAOMI SEGAL | JTA
1928 Born Ariel Sheinerman in Kfar Malal, near Tel Aviv 1948 Wounded while serving as an infantry commander for the Israel Defense Forces in the country’s War of Independence. 1953 Founds and commands the Unit 101 anti-terror force, which carries out raids in retaliation against Arab attacks. 1954-57 — Commands a paratrooper brigade that captures the strategic Mitla Pass during the 1956 Sinai War with Egypt. 1967 During the Six-Day War, commands an armored division in the Sinai Desert and directs a battle that successfully recaptures the Mitla Pass and the corridor to the Suez Canal. 1973 Retires from the military to pursue his political career and works at establishing the Likud Party. With the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, returns to active military service to command an armored division that crosses the Suez Canal. 1973-74 Elected to Israel’s eighth Knesset under the Likud banner. 1977-81 Serves as minister of agriculture and chairman of a ministerial committee for settlement under Prime Minister Menachem Begin. 1981-83 Appointed minister of defense by Begin. Under his tenure, Israel invades Lebanon in Operation Peace for the Galilee in 1982. April 1982 Carries out last phase of Israeli evacuation from northern Sinai as part of peace agreement with Egypt. 1983-84 — Resigns as defense minister but remains as minister without portfolio after a government commission finds him indirectly responsible for the September 1982 massacre of Palestinians by Lebanese Christian forces at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. 1984 Files a libel suit against Time magazine over an article on his role in the Lebanon war. A New York jury eventually rules that the article was defamatory but did not have malicious intent. 1984-90 Serves as minister for industry and trade in national unity government. 1990-92 Named minister for con-
struction and housing in a Likudbased government formed by Yitzhak Shamir. Continues to encourage development of settlements in territories and oversees a vast construction effort to create housing for a massive wave of immigration from the former Soviet Union. 1991 Objects to Madrid peace conference under Yitzhak Shamir. 1999 Benjamin Netanyahu resigns as Likud leader and appoints Sharon as caretaker. He later wins the position outright in a party vote. 2001 Wins prime ministerial election in a landslide, garnering 62 percent of the vote. He forms a unity government with the Labor Party. 2002 After escalation of Palestinian suicide bombings in the second intifada, launches Operation Defensive Shield and Operation Determined Path. He also begins construction of a separation barrier between the West Bank, Gaza and Israel. Jan. 2003 Wins a second term as prime minister and Likud doubles its Knesset faction to 38 seats. Dec. 2003 Surprises his base by announcing a disengagement plan, wherein Israel would withdraw fully from the Gaza Strip, relocating almost 10,000 settlers. Nov. 2004 Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, dies. Sharon says he will meet with the new Palestinian leadership but continues advancing his disengagement plan. July 2005 The IDF executes the disengagement plan, encountering widespread civil disobedience but little violence from settlers. Nov. 2005 Facing opposition from Likud due to the disengagement, he breaks off from his party and forms the centrist Kadima Party ahead of the 2006 elections. Sharon’s allies in Likud, as well as several Knesset members from other parties, join Kadima. Jan. 4, 2006 Sharon suffers the second of two strokes in quick succession, leaving him in a vegetative state. His deputy, Ehud Olmert, was elected prime minister two months later. Jan. 11, 2014 After eight years in a coma, Sharon dies from multiple organ failure at age 85.
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visited the Temple Mount accompanied by a large escort of security officers, inflaming Pal estinians and, some have charged, helping to provoke the second intifada. The uprising derailed Barak’s efforts to accelerate peace talks and Sharon was overwhelmingly elected prime minister in February 2001. In a flash, the sidelined statesman and disgraced defense minister, the soldier once marked as brilliant but uncontrollable, was in charge. His contemporaries who had kept him back were dead, retired or marginalized. Sharon and President George W. Bush, who assumed power at the same time, had an affinity dating back to 1998, when Sharon hosted the then-Texas governor on a helicopter flight across Israel and the West Bank. Their friendship culminated in Sharon’s greatest diplomatic triumph: the 2004 White House letter recognizing some of Israel’s largest West Bank settlements as realities on the ground and dismissing the demand for a “right of return” of Palestinian refugees to Israel. In 2005, Sharon carried out one of the most astonishing moves of his career: abandoning his longstanding support for Israeli settlements by evacuating thousands of settlers from Gaza and relocating them inside Israel proper. Months after the disengagement was completed, he broke from Likud, much of which had opposed the operation, and formed Kadima. His appetites, like his personal ambition, knew few bounds. He routinely feasted on grilled meats on Jerusalem’s Agrippas Street, famous for its late-night eateries. He had gallstones and kidney stones removed, suffered from gout and, at 5 feet, 7 inches tall, was extremely obese. In December 2005, Sharon was rushed to the hospital after aides noticed impairment in his speech. He was released two days later having suffered a mild stroke. Weeks later, in January 2006, Sharon suffered a second stroke that left him in a vegetative state from which he would never recover.
Here, too, Sharon defied expectations, holding on for eight more years, fed by a tube but breathing on his own. About a year ago, scientists reported that Sharon had exhibited brain activity in response to external stimulation, a finding that suggested he might have regained some ability to comprehend what was going on around him. His medical condition began deteriorating significantly days before he died, prompting renal failure followed by a decline in organ function. Throughout his career, Sharon’s motivations were a subject of considerable speculation. How could the man who had cleared Gaza of terrorists as southern commander in 1971 and helped sire the settlement movement wind up endorsing the 2003 road map for peace and evacuating thousands of settlers? As a soldier and statesman, Sharon always maintained an acute sense of the possible and the improbable. And unlike some Likud colleagues who were ideologically wed to the notion of Greater Israel, Sharon showed himself capable of putting strategic considerations above other loyalties. “The Palestinians will always be our neighbors,” the man who once bridled at the mere mention of the word “Palestinian” told the United Nations in September 2005. “They are also entitled to freedom and to a national, sovereign existence in a state of their own.” Sharon is survived by two sons: Gilad, 46, who has been a keeper of his father’s flame, tending the family farm and publishing a compilation of his father’s writings in 2011; and Omri, 49, who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2006 and carved out a niche as an environmentalist. Omri Sharon quit because of a corruption probe and served a four-month prison sentence in 2008. Sharon’s first wife, Margalit, died in an automobile accident in 1962. Two years later he married her younger sister, Lily, who died of cancer in 2000. A son, Gur, from his first marriage died in a shooting accident in 1967. ● Matthew Berger and Ben Sales contributed to this report. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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‘Bulldozer’ Continued from Page 15 Friedman and his friend had dinner with Sharon shortly after he was forced out as defense minister following the invasion of Lebanon and the determination that Sharon bore indirect responsibility for massacres by Lebanese forces at two Palestinian refugee camps near Beirut. Friedman also traveled to Sharon’s ranch in southern Israel during that time. “He was going through the pain of recovery after that,” said Friedman. “I can only say that he was in a class of his own. His charisma, his charm, was really extraordinary.” When Edward Rosen was serving as president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, he was among a group of federation leaders from around the United States who traveled with Sharon, then the defense minister, into Le banon in 1983 during the Le banon War. About five miles over the border, Rosen recalled, they visited a tunnel filled with thousands of artillery shells that the Israel Defense Forces had captured from the Arab fighters. “He wanted us to see what Israel was facing,” Rosen said of Sharon. Years later, when Rosen again traveled to Israel with federation leaders, Sharon, then prime minister, met with the group for breakfast at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. “I think it’s safe to say that the members of various delegations were impressed with Sharon, his ability to communicate and his desire to show that JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
◀ Israelis pay their respects at the grave of the late former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Sharon’s Sycamore Ranch farm in the Negev, on Jan. 14, 2014.
he wanted peace — but peace with security for Israel,” said Rosen, who is 86. David Gitlin, a 57-year-old lawyer who lives in Villanova, had a very different first encounter with Sharon in the 1970s. Gitlin grew up in Mexico, where his grandfather was a leader in the Latin American wing of Menachem Begin’s Herut Party. Begin, who was an opposition leader in those years, was a regular visitor to their home. When the family moved to Israel while Gitlin was in high school, he met Sharon at a Herut Party event in which Sharon was still in uniform. At the time he was beginning to plan an entry into politics. To this day, Gitlin said he can’t believe the chutzpah Sharon displayed while still a political neophyte when he urged the Herut and Liberal Parties to merge and become the Likud Party. They ultimately did. “I thought he was very char ming,” said Gitlin. “He made it known what he wanted. He was a bulldozer-type person. He was larger than life.” “I always admired him,” he continued. “First of all, his army service is unparalleled. He single-handedly turned the Yom Kippur War around on the southern front. As a politician, he was quite a visionary. He was not dogmatic.” Manny Hova, a 66-year-old Israeli-born resident of Center City, was in the armed forces under Sharon’s command during the 1967 Six-Day War. At the start of the war, after learning who was in charge of their division, Hova said he and his fellow soldiers “immediately felt comfortable because he’s one of
the best fighters Israel has had the last 60-70 years.” Outside the Jewish community, Israel supporters have their own recollections of Sharon. The Rev. Luis Cortés, a Philadelphia-based pastor who had met with Sharon several times during his premiership, said the late leader was a man who always thought about the longterm survival of Israel. Cortés, who heads Esperan-
za, a faith-based nonprofit that serves the Hispanic community locally and nationally, was invited to Israel by Sharon to discuss ways to deepen ties between Hispanics and the state of Israel. Sharon placed the highest value on Israel’s relationship to America and knew he had to reach beyond the Jewish community to ensure continued support. “He said to me, ‘Reverend, for the future of Israel, my grandchildren need to know your grandchildren,’ ” Cortés recalled. When Sharon suffered a stroke in 2006, Cortés said that
fellow evangelical leader Pat Robertson publicly suggested that Sharon had suffered God’s wrath for his decision to uproot Israelis from Gaza. Cortés said his organization put out a statement defending Israel’s right to makes its own decisions on security needs. He said that in a private call, Robertson offered something of an apology for his remarks. Robertson later wrote a letter of apology to Sharon’s son Omri. ● Jewish Exponent Staff Writer Eric Berger contributed to this report Contact: bschwartzman@jewishexponent.com (215-832-0743).
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Knesset committee advanced a bill making the use of Nazi symbols and slogans in Israel illegal. Other prohibitions include wearing a six-pointed gold star such as those required of the Jews by the Nazis and wearing in public striped clothing resembling what inmates wore in Nazi concentration camps. Haredi Orthodox youths have worn such Nazi symbols during demonstrations against drafting yeshiva students into the Israeli military. Under the legislation, using Nazi symbols and slogans would bring a six-month prison sentence and a $28,000 fine. Many countries in Europe have laws barring the use of Nazi symbols and slogans.
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Asaf Romirowsky and Alexander H. Joffe examine the dilemma of Palestinian refugees in Gaza from its origins in 1948 to 1950. As the US government sought to establish a security presence and the British to retain its influence in Arab countries, the Quakers America Friends Service Committee (AFSC) attempted exercise influence on the separate issues of pacifism and disarmament. Using archival data, oral histories, diplomatic documents and biographical and autobiographical accounts, the story of the AFSC involvement in Gaza shows that refugee relief is always political and that humanitarianism can prolong the problems it seeks to solve. Asaf Romirowsky is a Middle East historian. He holds a PhD in Middle East and Mediterranean Studies from King’s College London, UK and has published widely on various aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict and American foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as on Israeli and Zionist history. He lives in Philadelphia.
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Israel to Spend More Than $1 Billion on Diaspora Jewry Programs (JTA) — The Israeli government plans to invest more than $1 billion over the next 20 years to strengthen the Jewish identity of Diaspora Jews. The Jerusalem Post reported that the initiative, to be developed and implemented jointly with overseas Jewish communities, was first announced in November, but government officials did not share dollar amounts or other details at the time. The initiative is aimed at Jews between the ages of 12 and 35, and will include programming in seven content areas: immersive experiences; follow-up; Israel and peoplehood education in formal institutions and informal settings; serving “the global good”; Jewish life and Israel engagement on campuses; and the immigration of young professionals. Final recommendations by the committees, composed of Israeli and Diaspora members, are to be ready by late February, and the budget framework is expected to be brought to the government for approval in a few months, the Jerusalem Post reported. Among the ideas being considered are a world Jewish peace corps; Hebrew-language courses in public schools in cities with large Jewish populations; the expansion of Birthright-like programs to younger age groups; and increasing financial support for Jewish summer camps.
Morocco Jews Pray for Rain at Request of King Mohammed (JTA) — At the request of the king, prayers for rain were held at synagogues throughout Morocco. The prayers were recited on Saturday, one day after Muslims said similar prayers in mosques at the request of King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan daily Le Matin reported. The king made the request upon learning that Morocco may suffer a drought this year. Responding to the king’s plea, the Council of Israelite Communities in Morocco, or CCIM, published a statement in which it “invites worshipers to pray in all the synagogues of the kingdom” so that God may “spare our country and help His Highness the King.” On Jan. 2, King Mohammed VI met in his royal palace in Marrakesh with Jack Lang, a French Jewish former minister who last year became the head of the Arab World Institute, a Parisbased intergovernmental body that France runs jointly with 22 Arab nations. Under Mohammed VI, Morocco has undertaken massive renovations of Jewish heritage sites and participated in such projects abroad, including in Cape Verde off the coast of Senegal, which once had a population of Moroccan Jews. Approximately 3,000 Jews live in Morocco, according to the European Jewish Congress.
Tel Aviv Dedicates Monument to Gays Persecuted by Nazis JERUSALEM (JTA) — A monument to gays persecuted by the Nazis was dedicated in Tel Aviv, the first of its kind in Israel. The monument is made up of a concrete pink triangle along with a bench and a plaque providing information on the persecution of gays and lesbians during the Holocaust. Gays and lesbians were forced to wear an identifying pink triangle on their clothing in the same way that Jews were forced to wear a yellow star. Tel Aviv Councilman Eran Lev, who is gay, initiated the project. “The significance here is that we are recognizing that there were other victims of the Holocaust, not just Jews,” Lev said at the dedication on Jan. 10, according to The Associated Press. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
HEADLINES/in brief Tourism to Jewish State Reaches Record High With 3.54 Million JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel reported a record 3.54 million visitors in 2013, half a percent more than the previous record year. Meanwhile, some 272,000 tourists arrived in December, a 14 percent increase over December 2012, setting a record for most arrivals in the Jewish state in one month. The figures were released Jan. 9 by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics. Nearly 18 percent of the tourists, numbering 623,000 people, arrived from the United States. Russia sent 603,000 tourists, and France 315,000. More than half the tourists, or 53 percent, were Christian; only 28 percent were Jewish. Overall, tourism contributed about $11.4 billion to the Israeli economy in 2013, according to the Ministry of Tourism. “The year 2013 is a record year for tourism, and we are proud of that. Despite Operation Pillar of Defense and the security situation in the region, tourists voted with their feet,” said Tourism Minister Uzi Landau.
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Israel Earned $370 Million in Taxes on Sale of Waze Navigation App
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel earned $370 million in tax revenue on the sale of the navigation app Waze to Google. Google is set to pay $230 million in taxes on its acquisition of the property rights to the free application for smart phones on top of the more than $143 million in taxes already paid on the purchase. Waze on July 25 reported its purchase price of $966 million in cash in its financial report for the second quarter of 2013, Globes reported. The purchase was completed in mid-May. The Israeli firm’s managers and employees have remained in their Raanana headquarters rather than relocating to Menlo Park, Calif., which reportedly was a requirement of the purchase agreement. Google has said that Waze will remain a separate service and an independent company. It is not known where Google will register Waze's intellectual property, though it likely will eschew the United States in favor of a country with a lower tax liability.
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U. of California Shifts Academic Calendar for Rosh Hashanah (JTA) — The University of California System shifted its academic calendar for the start of a new term to avoid a conflict with the Jewish High Holidays. The change, which affects all seven of the U.C. campuses, means that campus move-in days will not be in conflict with Rosh Hashanah, The California Aggie, the daily student newspaper of the University of California, Davis, reported. The term will begin on Oct. 2, a week later than usual, and winter break will last two weeks instead of three. The change in the schedule was affected in order to comply with a U.C. policy about conflicts with “the observance of a major religious holiday.” The Policy for Addressing Religious Holiday Conflicts with Residence Hall “Move-In” Days was created in 2007 following complaints the previous year from the Jewish community, when move-in days conflicted with the High Holidays, according to the Modesto Bee. The policy last affected the start of the school year in 2009, when late August move-in days for U.C. Berkeley and Merced, which operate on the semester system, conflicted with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. Some 3 percent of U.C. students on the seven campuses identify themselves as Jewish, according to a 2010 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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Rest in Peace FOR EIGHT YEARS, Ariel Sharon has largely been out of the public eye, laying in a coma in an Israeli hospital. His death has finally enabled us to say a proper goodbye to one of the most pivotal figures in the history of the modern state of Israel. Whether you loved his policies or hated them — or whether your views changed as he himself evolved as a warrior and as a statesman — you can’t help but watch with reverence as this man of Israel is laid to rest. Not since the tragic death of Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by an Israeli bullet in 1995, have we been privileged to recapture the remarkable history of the nation through the lens of one man’s life, to reflect back on one of the last figures from Israel’s founding generation, a man who devoted his life to protecting and leading our one and only Jewish state. A New York Times Magazine profile in 2004 rightly noted that “Sharon can plausibly lay claim to having shaped his state’s geographic and moral terrain and international image — for better or for worse — more than any other Israeli leader since David Ben-Gurion.” The article also noted, as have many eulogies and obituaries this week, Sharon’s military and political highlights to back up that claim: from winning one of the most sensational battles of the 1967 Six-Day War to leading the crossing of the Suez Canal that helped end the Yom Kippur War. He created the rightist Likud Party, led Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon and was the architect of Israel’s settlement movement. One year after that profile, he stunned the world — and most notably, much of his political base — with his decision to move forward with his plan to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip. With that single move, he was vilified by the right and newly embraced by many on the left. We don’t know what would have happened had Sharon lived past that moment; soon after, he suffered two successive strokes, the second of which left him in a vegetative state for eight years. All we can do now is look back and respect the man whose military prowess both rescued Israel from near destruction in 1967 and 1973 and led it astray with an incursion into Lebanon in 1982 that, by most measures, went too far. But it was his political evolution, his fierce determination and courage to pursue his vision for a secure Jewish state, for which he will be most remembered. What also shouldn’t be lost is the fact that, despite the tensions that developed with American Jewry as a result of some of his policies, he always made clear his love not only for the Jewish state but for the Jewish people everywhere. He embraced us as he embraced the Jewish nation. May he rest in peace. ●
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A Leader Guided by Love of Israel and his People YARON SIDEMAN
ARIEL SHARON was a Zionist, guided by a single mission —to protect the State of Israel. His mission was evident even as a young, 19-year-old company commander during the War of Independence in 1948, when he was severely wounded in the battle over Latrun. With a nearfatal shot in the abdomen, he was barely able to drag himself away from the battle zone to relative safety. At the hospital, the doctors told him he would need several weeks to recover. That night, Ariel Sharon got out of bed, dressed himself and hitchhiked back to his unit. He would not wait several weeks, nor days. He sensed that the recently declared State of Israel might not last that long. His place was with its defenders. My first personal encounter with Sharon was in 1999, when he was head of the Likud Party, then in the opposition. I was a diplomat at the Israeli Consulate in New York. Sharon often visited the city, where Lili, his wife, was undergoing cancer treatment. He spent long, grueling hours at her bedside, yet always made himself available to us. I was greatly inspired by his profound sense of Jewish identity. “First and foremost, I am a proud Jew.” That is how he proudly presented himself to everyone he met. I was struck by the fact that, unlike other politicians, and
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His legacy will remain with us forever.” contrary to his own conduct in Israel, he never criticized his political rivals or advanced his own particular political interests while outside of Israel. Party politics were to be played at home. When abroad, Sharon represented the State of Israel with great pride. He was a student, constantly seeking to incorporate all points of view on any given issue, yet he had the courage, resolve and integrity to make his own decisions and to firmly stand by them. I was fortunate to observe that process, participating in several meetings he held as prime minister, many of which would drag on for hours.
For me, perhaps the most inspiring feature of Ariel Sharon was his strong sense of loyalty to people, particularly those who fought alongside him in combat. He never forgot them — their names, their faces and their personal stories. No matter how high up the political ladder he climbed, he never left his friends behind. Loyalty was a two-way street for Ariel Sharon. He was always within reach for those who stood by him at the many junctures of his life. He took an active interest in their lives, and was always there for them and their families during times of need. Israel’s 11th prime minister will be greatly missed. His legacy will remain with us forever. May his memory be blessed. ● Yaron Sideman is the consul general of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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ARIEL SHARON Was a Man of Action DAVID HOROVITZ
IT’S NO ACCIDENT that they called him “The Bulldozer.” As a soldier and as a politician, Ariel Sharon was a man of action. Usually for better, sometimes for worse, he was a man who got things done. Abducting Jordanian soldiers in the 1950s. Crossing the Suez Canal and never allowing himself to be rocked backward in the desperate chaos of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Invading Lebanon beyond the prime ministerial mandate in 1982. Building settlements. Building homes for Soviet immigrants. Dismantling settlements and departing Gaza. And, toward the end, gearing up to do what might need to be done to thwart Iran, and preparing to try to determine Israel’s West Bank borders. If, early in life, the military man of action was impulsive and hard to restrain, Sharon the prime minister was more polished and subtle. No longer a bulldozer, but still, critically, proactive. That was the secret of his astounding late-life popularity among Israelis. He had appalled the left by invading Lebanon. He had horrified the right by dismantling the entire settlement enterprise in Gaza and had given signs that he might countenance a far-reaching West Bank withdrawal too, if it could be done while maintaining what he deemed Israel’s vital security needs. And others had been alienated by the never-proven corruption allegations that swirled around him. Yet he became a beloved prime minister, a trusted prime minister, a repeatedly electable prime minister, because of that restless determination to act to protect his country and its people. The figure once beyond the pale — stripped of his beloved defense minister’s job for failing to anticipate and prevent the Sabra and Shatila massacre — had metamorphosed into IsJEWISHEXPONENT.COM
rael’s indefatigable political superman. He was so much larger than life that almost everybody believed him when he instantly returned from the first, minor stroke, assuring us that it was nothing — no matter that he was 77 and extremely overweight. It is Sharon the indomitable man of action that so many Israelis feel distraught to have lost now — or, more accurately, lost eight years ago. He was, late in life, likable and gracious and considerate; he had always been rapier-smart and spectacularly courageous. But it is the loss of Sharon’s proactive qualities that is most being mourned, because it is those qualities that are in shortest supply among those he has left behind. He wasn’t always right, not even in those last, super-productive prime ministerial years. Unilateralism, most notably, lies buried under the rubble of the rockets that follow Israel when it leaves enemy territory without solid partnerships. But he was always striding ahead: He got on with the business of leading Israel — pulled out his maps and his plans, charted his course, galvanized others. He exuded competence. He broadcast a spectacularly comforting — if not always justified — certainty that his way was the correct way, and that if the country fell in line behind him, everything would turn out fine. While all around was hesita-
tion, Ariel Sharon was moving forward. This is a lousy region. It’s full of bloodshed and cynicism and religious extremism. The international community has largely had enough of it. Most of the world understandably prefers to run rather than get sucked into fixing it. And if Israel can be misrepresented as a source — even the source — of the Middle East’s intractable awfulness, well, that assuages the guilt a little. So Iran, outrageously, is on the cusp of becoming a nuclear threshold state, its rapacious ideological and territorial ambitions tolerated, its open hostility to Israel indulged, because the alternative is just so awkward and demanding. So Bashar Assad gets to survive in Syria, and keep on massacring his people, while a once-admirable opposition becomes increasingly radical. And the Palestinian conflict lingers on, the relative moderates too scared to defy the singleminded extremists. And our leaders, when they aren’t bickering among themselves or seeking to outmaneuver each other, complain bitterly and plaintively and protractedly about the unfairness of it all — the terrible international deals with Iran, the lack of will over Syria, the exaggerated empathy for the intransigent Palestinians. Defensive, reactive, they try to muddle through, to minimize the damage, to find the least bad of the options and the courses that others are imposing upon them. Whereas Sharon would have said two things: First, “Chevre, look how far we’ve come.” And, second, “Chevre, this is what we’re going to do now. Come on. To work.” ● David Horovitz is the founding editor of the Times of Israel, the online publication where this piece first appeared.
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KVETCH ’N KVELL Why Won’t Obama Budge on Pollard? President Barack Obama, once again, seems to show his arrogance by refusing to grant clemency to Jonathon Pollard (Editorial: “Time to Free Pollard,” Jan. 9) after 28 years in prison for giving classified information to Israel, one of our closest allies. Though many of our major government officials at the time of his arrest, including the head of the FBI, the CIA, former secretary of state and former national security adviser, have all requested Pollard’s release, our president refuses to budge. Could this be his way of trying to appease some of Israel’s Arab neighbors who don’t seem to be very happy with his administration? Perhaps someone in the president’s inner circle should remind him that our government has been spying on Israel and many other countries for years. Frank Brodsky |Wynnewood
Clergy Support Iran Negotiations Months before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and J Street began struggling to pass or oppose a congressional bill for imposing new sanctions on Iran that the White House fears would put the world on the road to war (Headlines: “Casey, Toomey Support New Iran Sanctions Bill,” Jan. 9), 120 rabbis and other Jewish clergy signed a statement, “Step by Step Toward Shalom with Iran.” It supports negotiations to put in place tough surveillance to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons while ending Western isolation of and sanctions against Iran. The statement also urges Iran to affirm Israel’s legitimacy, and urges Israel to support the ongoing negotiations and end hostile acts and statements toward Iran. Initiated by the Shalom Center, it was praised and placed in the Congressional Record on Jan. 10 by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). She also urged the signers to call their senators to oppose the “dangerous” sanctions bill. The rabbis’ statement revitalizes a Jewish outlook that is rooted in Jewish wisdom, such as the command, “Seek peace and pursue it.” (Psalms 34:14). Rabbi Arthur Waskow | Director, Shalom Center
Confusion Leads to Scapegoating The anti-Semitism of the present, as well as that of the past, shares scapegoating as its causal agent. Ben Cohen, in his opinion piece (“Anti-Semitism Links Boycott of Israel to ‘Quenelle,’ ” Jan. 9), suggests that the highbrow anti-Israel movement at our universities and the brutish Nazi-style movement of the streets have more in common than we want to admit. I agree. The anti-Israel arguments of the radical leftists at the universities is little more than anti-Semitism hiding behind a desire for “justice” for the Palestinians. In these radicals’ utopian imaginations, Palestinian suffering must have some human cause, and what better cause than those rich, powerful Israelis? The brutish Nazi-style movement as represented by the French “quenelle” has its origins in the cultural destruction taking hold in modern-day Europe. The breakdown of the family, religion and civilized norms along with high unemployment rates presents the need to blame someone for the chaos. What better cause than those rich, powerful Jews? What both the academic boycott of Israel and the French quenelle share is a confused view of reality. Confusion inevitably leads to scapegoating the Jews. Steve Heitner | Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.
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FOR 10 DAYS in January every year since 1985, the epicenter of the film world moves to Park City, a small town in Utah that serves as the home of the Sundance Institute’s Sundance Film Festival. This year, it is where Ben Ber man and Josh Cohen will find themselves participating in the whirlwind of screenings, parties and meetings that makes Sundance mandatory attendance for those on both sides of the camera and the box office. Berman, 31, an Allentown native, and Cohen, 33, who hails from Northeast Philadelphia, will be there to present their short film, I Am a Mitzvah. The film, which is the duo’s first independent effort, is a darkly comic meditation on dealing with loss. It stars Ben Schwartz, best known for his work on the NBC comedy, Parks and Recreation. He plays David, a 20-something who is tasked with retrieving the body of a friend who has died suddenly in Mexico, and bringing it back to the bereaved family. When his flight is canceled, David has to find ways to get through the night with his friend’s casket by his side. These include a halting rendition of the Kaddish read off a laptop while wearing a coffee filter as a yarmulke, an al fresco party with locals and an impromptu trip to the beach. Despite how it sounds, the film never goes for cheap laughs, which is not a surprise, given 26
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each man’s history of working on offbeat comedy projects, like Comedy Central’s Jon Benjamin Has a Van, which Berman directed, and Cartoon Network’s Eric Andre Show, where Cohen works as first assistant director. The script, which the duo wrote together, treats David’s sense of isolation and loss with both respect and detachment. Schwartz gives a quietly unsettled, nuanced portrayal of someone thrust into a completely foreign situation where he needs a Spanish-language dictionary to construct even the most basic sentences. If this sounds like a premise that could be found in a film by an off-center director like Spike Jonze, Jim Jarmusch or the Coen brothers, it’s no surprise: Berman and Cohen both cite those filmmakers as inspirations. “Josh went to Hawaii on vacation by himself,” Berman says in response to a question about how the duo came up with the story idea. “In my opinion, he is a guy who likes to party hard. I thought there was a 50 percent chance he would die in an overdose and I would be asked by his mother, who could have been so debilitated by mourning, to go pick up his body. He came back, and I said to him, ‘This could have happened.’ ” Cohen agreed, and in short order, the pair, who reconnected in Los Angeles in 2004 after attending Temple University two years apart, wrote the script. They provided the bulk of the production costs for the 18-minute film themselves, securing the final $10,000
through a successful Kickstarter campaign (a $1,000 pledge came with an optional co-executive producer credit and a copy of the DVD). It all came together very fast. “I had just worked with Ben Schwartz on Comedy Bang! Bang!,” Berman recounts, referring to the IFC series he directs, “and within 24 hours, he said yes” to doing the film. “A month later, we were shooting; a month after that, we sent it to a friend who was a producer, and he wanted us to submit it to Sundance — and they accepted it!” Berman and Cohen still sound slightly disbelieving of how quickly I’m a Mitzvah went from an idea to the festival circuit, where it is also headed. “I always wanted it to go to Sundance and to other festivals, but I didn’t want to rush it — I ruled out this year,” Berman says. Cohen says that Berman was actually embarrassed that they made the movie — he thought it was that terrible. But Cohen recalls having the opposite reaction. “I teared up after the first viewing,” Cohen recalls, “and I said it was amazing. “We were just so hungry to make something of our own. I didn’t care if it was accepted by a mass audience; to have it get into Sundance proved that we weren’t filmmaker hucksters.” The level of wistful pathos generated by the protagonist’s struggles with trying to honor his friend by following what Jewish rituals he knew, like preventing the Mexican coroner from embalming the corpse and improvising the Kaddish, is am-
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▼ HUNGERING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY The acclaimed documentary, A Place at the Table, an unsparing look at how hunger affects families across the United States, will be shown at Gratz College’s auditorium on Jan. 19 at noon. The screening, sponsored by the Jewish Community Kehillah of Old York Road’s Act Against Hunger, is part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day efforts for the community. Attendees are encouraged to bring kosher food to donate to the Mitzvah Food Project. elissa_waldstein@verizon.net ▼ THE BOOK REPORT Gary Shteynegart, the acclaimed author of, among other works, Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, will be appearing at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Central Branch on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. He will be discussing his latest work, Little Failure: A Memoir, detailing, as the blurb puts it, “the contradictory worlds of uber-consumerist America and the perpetually deprived Soviet Union of his youth.” libwww.freelibrary.org/ authorevents; 215-686-5322 ▼ THE NEVERENDING MORRIE Tuesdays With Morrie, the bestselling phenomenon from author Mitch Albom, has been adapted into a play that will open at Bristol Riverside Theatre. The much-loved memoir of a former student returning to learn life lessons from Morrie Schwartz, his dying professor, will be onstage from Jan. 28 to Feb. 16. www.brtstage.org; 215-785-0100 ▼ SMALL SCREEN, BIG CITY Abbi Jacobson is about to show how far she has come from her Radnor childhood when her new comedy series, Broad City, preple evidence that Berman and Cohen are far from filmic flimflammers. They are obviously earnest about their craft, even if they have difficulty maintaining that seriousness for the duration of an interview. When asked if they had any expectations going into Sundance, Cohen’s response, which was seconded by Berman, was: “I hope Ben falls in love with a
mieres Jan. 22 at 10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central. The show is a semi-autobiographical look at the adventures and misadventures of two twentysomething best friends in the wilds of New York City. www.cc.com ▼ FERTILE TOPIC FOR A PLAY The third production of Theatre Ariel’s 2013-2014 salon series will take place on Feb. 8 and 9. Scrambled is a play about two women, one secular, single and fertile, one Orthodox, married and infertile, and the unexpected things that happen when their paths cross. The play, written by Beth Kander, won the 2012 SETC Charles M. Getchell New Play Award. Theatreariel.org ▼ RHAPSODY IN NEW Seventy-nine years after it first premiered in Boston, a dramatic reinterpretation of Porgy and Bess, the classic George and Ira Gershwin musical will be staged at the Academy of Music Feb. 18-23. Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has created a new revival with a revised book and jazz-oriented musical arrangements by Obie-winning composer Diedre L. Murray. Kimmelcenter.org/broadway; 215-731-3333 young, petite, redheaded Jewish woman.” A young, first-time festival honoree finds himself in a strange town, thrown into a torrid relationship with a beautiful stranger? Sounds like they’re already planning for Sundance 2015. ● Contact: gsalisbury@jewishexponent.com (215-832-0797). JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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PEOPLE are more likely to associate rendered chicken fat than olive oil with Jewish cuisine. This is because most American Jews are Ashekenazi, hailing from Central and Eastern Europe. They overlook Sephardic Jews whose families emigrated from countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, where olive oil enhances most recipes from the region. The olive tree has not only been a symbol of the Mediterranean landscape for thousands of years but also a prized ingredient in cooking among the Jews of that region. Olive oil is produced by pressing the fruit of olive trees. Many scientific studies have shown that people who consume olive oil on a regular basis are less likely to suffer from heart disease, several cancers and some digestive ailments. Olive oil is the basis of the Mediterranean diet, which is highly regarded for its health benefits. Jews from Mediterranean countries have long drizzled this luscious oil into dips, salads, meats, vegetables and rice, enhancing the fragrance and taste of everything it touches. Next time you consider Jewish cooking, forget about brisket and schmaltz. Think of grilled vegetables and reach for a bottle of olive oil instead.
‘SALATA DE VINETE’ ROASTED EGGPLANT SALAD — ROMANIAN
(Pareve) Roasting Ingredients: nonstick vegetable spray 3 small eggplants, cut in half lengthwise 1 red pepper, seeded and cut in half lengthwise 1 large onion, cut into 3 slices kosher salt to taste olive oil for drizzling 4 garlic cloves Salad Dressing Ingredients: 1 ⁄4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 ⁄4 cup olive oil 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 ⁄2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper Preheat oven to 450˚. Spray a roasting JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
pan with nonstick spray. Place the eggplants and peppers on the prepared pan, flesh side down and skin side up. Place the onion slices there, too. Sprinkle with salt and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for 15 minutes and then add the garlic. Continue roasting for 10 minutes, or until the eggplant and pepper skins have puckered and browned slightly and the flesh inside is soft. Cool to room temperature. With fingers, peel off and discard the skin of the eggplant and peppers. Cut them into 8 chunks a piece. Cut the onion into 12 pieces and mash garlic. Reserve. Whisk together dressing ingredients until emulsified. Fit a food processor with a metal blade. Place half the roasting ingredients and half the salad dressing into the bowl of the food processor. Pulse on and off, until ingredients form a soft consistency. Do not over process or they’ll turn watery. Place in a serving bowl and process the remaining ingredients. Serve with toast slices. Makes 21⁄2 cups.
‘FAGLIOLI CONDITI’ BEAN SALAD — ITALY
(Pareve) 2 cans (15.5 oz. each) cannellini (Great Northern) beans 2 Tbsps. red onion, chopped 2 Tbsps. basil, chopped 3 Tbsps. fresh lemon juice 1 ⁄2 cup olive oil kosher salt to taste Spoon the beans into a colander. Run under cold water, until the starch is rinsed away. Drain well. Move the beans into a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Gently stir until combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Marinate at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours and either serve immediately or refrigerate for up to three days. Return to room temperature before serving. Serves 6 to 8.
‘POLOW-BARALY’ LIMA BEANS AND RICE — IRAN
(Pareve) 1 ⁄4 1 2
cup Basmati rice cup olive oil small onion, diced fine cloves of garlic, minced kosher salt to taste 1 ⁄4 tsp. turmeric 1
1 package (10 oz.) frozen baby lima beans, defrosted Place rice in a sieve (not a colander, which isn’t fine enough). Rinse under cold water for 1 to 2 minutes. Move to a bowl and soak covered in cold water for 1 hour. Soak until ready to use. In a large pot, heat the olive oil on a medium flame. Add the onion and garlic and stir. Add the salt and tumeric and stir for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant. Pour 13⁄4 cups of fresh water into the pot and bring to a boil. Drain rice in the sieve and discard the water. Add the rice and lima beans and stir to combine. Cover the pot and reduce the flame to low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until rice is fluffy and cooked through. Serve immediately. Serves 8 as a side dish.
‘KEFTES DE SPINAKA’ SPINACH PATTIES — SEPHARDIC
(Meat) Tomato Sauce Ingredients: 2 Tbsps. olive oil 1 small onion, diced fine 2 cloves of garlic, minced kosher salt to taste 2 plum tomatoes, diced fine 1 can (15-oz.) tomato sauce 1 cup water juice from 1⁄2 lemon 1 Tbsp. dry white wine 1 ⁄8 tsp. sugar Meat Patties Ingredients: nonstick spray vegetable spray 1 package (10-oz) frozen chopped spinach, defrosted 1 lb. ground turkey or beef 1 ⁄4 cup breadcrumbs, preferably seasoned 1 egg 1 cup olive oil, or more, if needed 1 cup flour TO MAKE TOMATO SAUCE: In a medium-
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sized saucepan, briefly heat the olive oil on a medium flame. Add the onion and garlic. Sprinkle with salt. Sauté until wilted and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stir to combine. Stir until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining tomato sauce ingredients and stir until combined. Cover the pot and reduce the flame to low. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Turn off flame and reserve. TO MAKE MEAT PATTIES: Coat a 10x10inch casserole with no-stick spray. Reserve. Place spinach in a colander. Using your palm, squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible. In a large bowl, place the spinach, turkey or beef, breadcrumbs and egg. With a fork, mix ingredients well, until the spinach is thoroughly incorporated into the meat. Place rounded tablespoons of the mixture into your palm and form patties. Preheat oven to 350˚. Pour olive oil into a large skillet until it is 1⁄ 4-inch deep. Use more oil, if needed. Heat on a low flame. Sprinkle flour evenly on a dinner plate. Dip each patty into flour on all sides. Slide patties one at a time into the heated oil. When all of them are in the skillet, raise the flame to medium. Add more oil, if needed. Fry patties on both sides until crunchy and brown. Move patties to prepared casserole. They may overlap. Pour the tomato sauce over them evenly. Cover the casserole and place it in the oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Serve immediately. Makes 22 patties. ● Linda Morel is a writer based in New York City. Email her at: lindam212@aol.com. JANUARY 16, 2014
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The Real Golden Globes FOOD
EILEEN GOLTZ | JE FEATURE
RIGHT ABOUT NOW is when I really start bemoaning the fact that the summer fruits are long gone, the fall apples and pears are becoming more and more expensive and the berries … well, unless I want to take out a second mortgage they are not making their way into my grocery basket. As I forlornly push my cart through the aisles of sad-looking, rock-hard mangoes and grapes that have journeyed from an entirely different continent to reach my supermarket’s produce aisle, I spy the golden globes of grapefruits. These juicily sweet and sort of tangy yellow/red citrus fruits are actually very affordable right now. You can usually find them
right next to the clementines, oranges, limes and lemons. Grapefruits come in a variety of colors and sweetness levels, running the gamut from white to pink to red. At this time of the year, Texas is the biggest supplier of grapefruit, with Florida, California and Arizona not too far behind. Just be warned: If you’re using the juice or the fruit of the grapefruit with meat or fish as a marinade, don’t let it sit too long. The acid in the fruit will turn anything bathing in it into mush if left soaking for more than an hour or so.
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(Fish) 1 orange, peeled, sectioned, seeded and cut into bitesized pieces 2 grapefruits, peeled, sectioned, seeded and cut
into bite-sized pieces Tbsps. olive oil cup chopped parsley green onions, sliced thin Tbsps. capers, rinsed, drained and coarsely chopped 2 Tbsps. orange zest 1 tsp. grapefruit zest 1 tsp. red pepper flakes salt and black pepper to taste 4 salmon fillets, skin removed 2 Tbsps. honey or maple syrup chopped parsley for garnish FOR THE SALSA: In a bowl, combine the orange and grapefruit pieces with the olive oil, parsley, green onions, capers, orange zest, grapefruit zest and red pepper flakes. Mix to combine, season with salt and pepper and set aside. FOR THE SALMON: Preheat the broiler. Brush the salmon on 2 1 ⁄2 2 2
both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Broil 5 to 6 minutes and remove from oven. Brush tops with the honey or maple syrup. Return the salmon to the oven and broil for 1 minute more. Remove the salmon and place it on a serving platter or individual plates. Top with salsa and chopped parsley and serve. Serves 4.
GRAPEFRUIT AND POMEGRANATE SALAD
(Pareve) 2 pomegranates, seeded 2 oranges, peeled, sectioned and cut into pieces
3 grapefruits, peeled, sectioned, seeded and cut into pieces 2 apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp) sectioned and chopped into bite-sized pieces 2 pears, chopped into bitesized pieces 1 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsps. orange juice or orange liqueur Combine all the ingredients in a glass salad bowl or a non-reactive mixing bowl and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving for all the flavors to meld. Serves 8 as a side dish. ●
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NOT LONG BEFORE my rabbinic ordination, my classmates and I had the honor of a conference call with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, a wise and revered teacher of our time. He counseled us: “Notice theoCANDLE LIGHTING phany in your life. Keep a journal of these theophanies, so you Jan. 17 4:43 P.M. don’t lose them.” Jan. 24 4:51 P.M. In Yitro, this week’s portion, we have a journal of the theophany that happened at Mount Sinai, when God revealed God’s self and the Ten Commandments to the Israelites. It seems unlikely that we would forget any moment when God is revealed to us, let alone the one described in Yitro. Despite Moses’ warning to the people that something big is about to happen, and that they need to prepare for three days in order to be pure, they are still stunned by the thunder, lightning, clouds and fire. They tremble at the sounds of the shofar blasts and the shaking of the mountain. They are so immersed in the experience of witnessing God that they are said to “see the thunder,” a case of synesthesia that confirms that this is no ordinary sensory experience. Can the people take in the Ten Commandments, considering the state of awe they are in? Perhaps this is one reason it is so important that we have the record in the Torah, for us to read repeatedly. When we read about revelation, we are not only brought back to Sinai — where it is said that every Jew, present and future, stood — but we are also given the content of that moment again. In this later, calmer time, it may be easier to contemplate it. In our days, theophany may be quieter, harder to notice and come with less preparation. We don’t have Moses telling us to purify ourselves in advance. Or do we? The very commandments that Moses passes down to us from God can serve as our preparation and purification. When we follow the commandments, which are about how we relate to God, ourselves and others, we open ourselves up to God’s revelation in our current lives. Like the authors of the Torah, and following Reb Zalman’s suggestion, we should take note of theophany when it happens. If the thunder and fire and rumble of the Mount Sinai revelation is at risk of being forgotten unless we read it again and again, it’s even easier for the quiet moments of knowing the truth to slip away from us. The 18th-century Chasidic commentator, the Sefat Emet, interprets the paradox of “seeing the thunder” in a way that reminds us that revelation is as close to us as our own selves. He writes: “All the people saw the voices” [lit. “the thunder”] … Each one of Israel saw the root of his or her own life-force. With their very eyes each one saw the part of the divine soul above that lives within. They had no need to ‘believe’ the commandments, because they saw the voices. That’s the way it is when God speaks.” In moments of knowing in our lives, when truth is revealed to us, it often comes in forms we did not expect or could not have predicted. Our eyes and ears must be open to truth in unexpected places or times. Indeed, the divine soul is as much above as it is within, waiting to be revealed. Our preparation can be following the commandments we are given, again and again, opening us up to take notice of the divine. When we do take notice, let us make sure we do not forget it. ●
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JEFF BARTOS is the North American CEO of the Mark Group, a global provider of home energy efficiency solutions. He also is a member of the executive committee of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s real estate affinity group, colloquially known as JFRE. In his business dealings, Jeff has worked closely with the Philadelphia Electric Company and knew of a PECO program that would help JFRE fulfill its mandate of enabling older adults to age in place and remain connected to their communities. The PECO Default Service Provider program, or DSP, invests resources in helping lowincome residents of multifamily dwellings to replace “energy-guzzling” heating and airconditioning systems and appliances with more efficient models. “I thought that this would be a great way for Federation Housing, Inc., to conserve energy and save on their utility bills,” said Jeff, who personally pitched the project to Valeria Bullock, senior business analyst for PECO’s Low Income Usage Reduction Program. Jeff sat down with Eric Naftulin, executive director and CEO for the housing agency, to determine which facility would reap the most benefits from this program. Together, they looked at past utility bills and selected the Robert Saligman House in Northeast Philadelphia, where more than 180 low-income seniors make their home. Eric has profound praise for Jeff’s commitment to helping Saligman House maximize energy savings. “He put together a great team of technicians who conducted an energy analysis JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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from the building’s rooftop to its basement,” Eric explained. Based on their findings, it was decided that DSP funds would best be used to install a new rooftop cooling unit and 160 new Energy Star refrigerators. Eric added that the team worked closely with the Saligman House staff and residents to make certain that the installations and transitions would be as easy as possible. “Mark Group employees personally visited with those residents impacted and helped them to transfer the contents of their existing refrigerators to their new appliances,” he said, de-
scribing the program as “a true mitzvah to residents and management alike.” Eric commented that the residents are enjoying their brandnew refrigerators while management is deciding where to redirect the projected energy savings. “The money we save will be put to very good use,” he stated. Jeff said that while he “was thrilled to get Mark Group behind this wonderful initiative,” he cautions against giving him and his company too much credit. “This project would not have been possible without the commitment of PECO and the dedication and vision of the JFRE leadership team.” JFRE’s immediate past chair, Bradley Krouse, said the group is “extremely excited about the success of this project” and hopes that “it can serve as a model for future projects to help upgrade deteriorating or inefficient building systems of residences, schools and synagogues in the Jewish community, resulting in a better quality of life and significant savings in ener-
▲ Adam Mathews, a technician from the Mark Group, makes sure that Robert Saligman House resident Taisa Raykham is pleased with her new energy-saving refrigerator.
gy costs.” Partnerships like these are “an ideal way to leverage funds to impact a significant number of people in need,” Brad concluded. ●
For more information on JFRE and upcoming programs and projects, visit: www.jfre.net. To become a member, call Rachel Sigman at 215832-0513 or email: rsigman@jfgp. org.
Look Who’s Coming to Super Sunday! Meet Philadelphia’s No. 1 sports mascot — The Phillie Phanatic — on Super Sunday. He will be there late in the morning on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr to support the Jewish community’s largest single day of fundraising. The KYW Newsradio Kidcast mobile studio will also be in operation during the morning hours, giving families of phon-a-thon volunteers an opportunity to experience what it is like to be a KYW news anchor. Join in the fun and sign up for a morning, afternoon or evening shift between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Please help make the calls that make a difference in the lives of people who need our assistance locally, in Israel and around the world. There will be free child care and children’s programming all day plus a community fair for all to enjoy. Sign up today at: www.jewishphilly.org/supersunday or call 215832-0630. We want to make every effort to reach you where you are on Feb. 9, so please let us know when and where we can call you by visiting: jewishphilly.org/callme.
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Old York Road Temple-Beth Am will host a 7:30 p.m. musical Shabbat service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at 971 Old York Rd., Abington. The service will include Jewish and black religious and cultural music. Rev. Dr. Bruce W. Petty, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Huntingdon Valley, will be guest speaker. For information, call 215-886-8000. Congregation Rodeph Shalom will welcome Rev. Dr. Mark Tyler, along with the congregants and choirs from Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, to a 6 p.m. service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at 615 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Call 215-627-6747.
Germantown Jewish Centre will host Northwest Philadelphia’s 31st annual interfaith service celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at 3 p.m., at 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. The faith communities of Northwest Philadelphia sponsor this interfaith community event featuring music, dance, poetry and social action. Call 215-844-1507, Ext. 19.
The community is invited to join members of Zion Baptist Church, Beth Am Israel and Main Line Reform Temple for their annual Sabbath of Interfaith Harmony at 8 p.m. services at 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Rev. James Pollard of Zion Baptist Church will be guest speaker. Rabbi David Ackerman of Beth Am Israel will speak on Sunday at an 11 a.m. service, also at Main Line Reform Temple. Both services will feature the music of the Unity Choir. Call 610-649-7800.
Temple Judea of Bucks County will be hosting several Martin Luther King Day events in association with CB Cares. A 4 p.m. panel discussion geared for students in grades 9 to 12 will be led by area youth and facilitated by Rabbi Mitchell Delcau, Pastor Robert E. Hamlin from the Second Baptist Church of Doylestown, and others. The temple will host a 9:30 a.m. service Monday before congregants disperse to take part in service projects. Call 215-348-5022.
▼ SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Mishkan Shalom will host two programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at 4100 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia. At 10 a.m. services, Darfur refugee Hawa Salih, a human rights activist and defender of women, will give a talk on the continuing genocide in Darfur. The shul will also host a 7:30 p.m. screening of Broken on All Sides, a documentary about the causes of mass incarceration in the U.S., how systemic racism impacts criminal justice and ways to change the system, followed by a talk by the filmmaker and a panel discussion. Call 215-508-0226.
▼ FRIDAY, JAN. 17 Shabbat Dinner. Congregation Or Shalom will host a community Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m., at 835 Darby Paoli Rd., Berwyn. Services will follow at 7:30 p.m. Call 610644-9086. Celebrating Tu B’Shevat. Join Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel for a Tu B’Shevat dinner featuring Israeli-style food and a program for the kids at 6 p.m., at 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. A seder and Shabbat service, featuring the Shir Joy and Shir Glee choirs, will follow dinner. To RSVP, call 215-887-8700. Carlebach Service. Adath Israel invites the community to a spiritually uplifting Shabbat service featuring the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, at 250 N. Highland Ave., Merion Station. A dinner will follow the service. Dinner cost: $18 adults, $10 children ages 6 to 12, children 5 and under free. To RSVP for the dinner, call 610-934-1919.
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In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Act Against Hunger will sponsor a noontime screening of the documentary, A Place at the Table, at Gratz College, 7605 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. The film is the story of three American families who maintain their dignity as they struggle to eat. Following the screening, a local witness to hunger will offer a first-hand account of the daily struggle of living with food insecurity, and Julie Zaebst, policy manager of the Coalition Against Hunger in Philadelphia, will discuss actions to end hunger in our community. Guests are encouraged to bring a can or package of kosher food to the screening to donate to the Mitzvah Food Project. For more information, go to: www.hunger coalition.org.
Services & Dinner. Join Congregation Or Shalom for a 6 p.m. community Shabbat dinner, followed by Kabbalat services, at 7:30 p.m., at 835 Darby Paoli Rd., Berwyn. Call 610-644-9086. Museum Tour. Join the Daytrippers Club of the Klein JCC for a tour of the Holocaust Awareness Museum at 1 p.m., at Red Lion Rd. and Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. Call 215-824-2796. Singles Service. Congregation Beth El will host an 8 p.m. Singles Shabbat service at 8000 Main St., Voorhees, N.J. An Oneg will follow. Call 856-662-7916. Women’s Shabbat. Enjoy the eclectic music of singer/songwriter and educator Chana Rothman at 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services sponsored by the Women’s League of Tiferet Bet Israel at 1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell. An Oneg will follow the service. Rothman will also deliver a D’var Torah on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. services. Call 610-275-8797.
▼ SATURDAY, JAN. 18 In Crisis. In conjunction with the annual Ralph Granger Memorial Shabbat program, Germantown Jewish Centre will host a panel discussion on “Public Schools in Crisis” at 1 p.m., at 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. Panelists include Donna Cooper, executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth; Dalya Hahn, GJC member and Central High School student; and Rhonda Brownstein, executive director of the Education Law Center. Call 215-844-1507, Ext. 19.
▼ SUNDAY, JAN. 19 The Feminine Divine. The Sisterhood of Old York Road Temple-Beth Am will welcome Rabbi Rayzel Raphael for a songfilled morning with meditation and the legends of the Shechinah, the Feminine Divine, at 9:30 a.m., at 971 Old York Rd., Abington. Call 215886-8000. Holocaust Program. Holocaust survivor Ernie Gross and U.S. Army veteran and Dachau liberator Don
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Congregation Or Ami will host a 7 p.m. evening of song celebrating social justice and dreams in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at 708 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill. Performers include Cantor Jordan Franzel, his brother Rabbi Ethan Franzel, Cantor David Perper and Cantor Faith Steinsnyder. Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Call 610-828-9066.
▼ MONDAY, JAN. 20 JSPAN (Jewish Social Policy Action Network), in partnership with the Cheltenham Branch of the NAACP, will present its fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Program at 7:30 p.m., at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. The program will feature a panel discussion on “Mass Incarceration: Racial-Political-Economical.” To register, call 215-292-9575 or email: jspan@jspan.org. Clean out your closets and drop off the items at Har Zion Temple in recognition of the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Collections are scheduled from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at 1500 Hagys Ford Rd., Penn Valley. Items needed include prom clothing, eyeglasses, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, portable DVD players, cell telephones, women’s work clothing, men and children’s clothing, diapers, alarm clocks and books (preschool through sixth grade). For more info, call 610-667-5000.
Greenbaum will discuss their experiences at 2 p.m., at the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center at the Klein JCC, Red Lion Rd. and Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. On April 29, 1945, American forces liberated 32,000 prisoners at Dachau. Greenbaum was one of the American GIs to liberate Gross. Not knowing each other, more than 60 years later, they met and have since become friends. Donation to the museum: $5. Space is limited. RSVP to 215-464-4701. Night at the Races. The Judy Sare Preschool and Kindergarten, along with Congregation Tifereth Israel, will feature children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews as the jockeys at a “Night at the Races” at 4:30 p.m., at 2909 Bristol Rd., Bensalem. A spaghetti dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Cost: $5 (children 12 and under free). RSVP to 215-752-3468. Breakfast With Mike. The Men’s Club, Sisterhood and HAZAK of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County will host a breakfast with Congressman Mike
Fitzpatrick at 9 a.m., at 944 Second Street Pike, Richboro. Cost: $15. Call 215-322-9595. Singles Mingler. Join LGO (Life Goes On) for a 1 p.m. singles mingle event at Adath Israel, 240 Highland Ave., Merion Station. Klezmer musician Elaine Hoffman Watts of the Fabulous Schpielkers Klezmer Band will present two films — A Life in Klezmer and Mishugas. Refreshments will be served. Cost: $5 guests. RSVP to 215-426-0529. Meet the Artists. The Old City Jewish Art Center will host a reception for the artists of the “New Year for Trees” art exhibition from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at 119 N. Third St., Philadelphia. The exhibit will run through Jan. 30. Call 215-923-1222. Camp Fair. The Sisterhood of Temple Sinai will present a camp fair from 11 am. to 2 p.m., at 1401 N. Limekiln Pike, Dresher. For information, call 215-643-6510. Movie and Dinner. Join the Mosaic Outdoor Club of Philadelphia in seeing a movie at the
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▼ MONDAY, JAN. 20 Environmental Camp. An open house is planned for Eden Village Camp, a non-profit Jewish environmental sleepaway camp in Putnam Valley, N.Y. For location, email: rachelmollyloonin@ gmail.com.
▼ TUESDAY, JAN. 21 Blood Drive. Temple Judea of Bucks County will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 38 Rogers Rd., Furlong. Register at: www.redcrossblood. org (sponsor code: temple judea). Musical Program. Join the Greater Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Jewish Women for a 12:30 p.m. musical program featuring the Four Gone Conclusions Barbershop Quartet at Reform
Congregation Keneseth Israel. 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. Call 215938-8569.
▼ WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 AJC Harold's Table. AJC Philadelphia/SNJ invites the community to Harold’s Table, an ongoing discussion series, at 8 a.m., at Montgomery McCracken, 123 S. Broad St., Philadelphia. Brian K Sims, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives for the 182nd District, will discuss his recent trip to Japan with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, along with human rights around the globe and in Pennsylvania. Cost: $5 includes light breakfast. Must RSVP by Jan 20 to: philadelphia@ajc.org. Cook for a Friend. Join the Renaissance Group in preparing meals for those in need at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at 300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. Sign up at: mkrutzel@ jfgp.org. Heaven and Hell. Deena Schuman of Old York Road TempleBeth Am will present, “Jewish Traditions of Heaven and Hell, ” an exploration of the rich and varied traditions of the afterlife of the Jews and how they got that way, at 10 a.m., at 971 Old York Rd., Abington. Call 215-886-8000. Chocolate Factory Tour. The Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties will host a tour of the Michel Cluizel Chocolatrium. Those wishing to attend should arrive at the Federation office, 1015 E. Park Ave., Vineland, N.J., by 11:30 a.m. Cost: $25. RSVP to 856-696-4445. Penn Lectures. The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will open its 2014 lecture series, “Moving into Modernity: The Shaping of Jewish Culture in Early Modern Europe,” at 7 p.m., at the National Museum of
◀ In conjunction with the annual Ralph Granger Memorial Shabbat program, Germantown Jewish Centre will host a panel discussion on “Public Schools in Crisis” on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia. David B. Ruderman of the University of Pennsylvania will speak on “What Is the Early Modern Period and Why Should We Care?” No charge. For a complete schedule, go to: katz.sas.upenn.edu/publicprograms/lectures-philadelphia.
▼ THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Israel: Identity, Values. Main Line Reform Temple will host the second in a three-part conversation titled “Israel, Identity and Values,” at 7:30 p.m., at 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Rabbi David Strauss will discuss “The Holiness of Land.” Call 610-649-7800. New Year of the Trees. The Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County will host Rabbi Cari Bricklin-Small of Congregation Beth Chaim for a Tu B’Shevat program and seder at Kosher Café West at 12:30 p.m., at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Rd. East, Princeton Junction, N.J. A kosher lunch will be served. RSVP to 609-987-8100, Ext. 126 by Jan. 20. Volunteers Needed. RSVP Philadelphia, which provides volunteers 55-years and older, working or retired, with an opportunity to help out in their community, is seeking volunteers to tutor or mentor students at the Southwark Public School, 1835 S. Ninth St., Philadelphia. Interested parties can attend a program at the school. The morning will open with registration and a light breakfast at 10 a.m. to be followed by a onehour program at 10:30 a.m. Call 267-345-7787. Ladies Night Soiree. Join the ladies of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El for an evening featuring bingo and live and silent auctions at 7 p.m., at 1001 Remington Rd., Wynnewood. Hors d’oeuvres provided, spirits will be available for purchase. Cost: $30 at the door. Proceeds will support the Early Childhood Center's Fun and Fitness Program. To register, go to: www.tbhbe.org/events/ ladies-night-soiree. Singles Meeting. The South Jersey Jewish Singles (ages 55 plus) will meet at 7:30 p.m., at Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, N.J. A representative from the Retired and Senior Volunteer program will be guest speaker. Cost: $3 nonmembers. Call 609-953-8649.
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▼ FRIDAY, JAN. 24 Scholar-In-Residence. Join Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in welcoming Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, spiritual leader of the United Congregation of Israelites in Kingston, Jamaica, for the 33rd annual Harry and Evelyn Silver Scholar-in-Residence weekend tonight at 971 Old York Rd., Abington. This event will open a year-long celebration honoring Rabbi Robert S. Leib’s 25 years of service. A catered Shabbat dinner will be served. For a complete weekend schedule, call 215-8869990.
▼ SATURDAY, JAN. 25 Koresh Dance. Join the Young Friends of the National Museum of American Jewish History for an exclusive showcase with the Koresh Dance Company at 7 p.m., at 2002 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Koresh’s choreography often blends dance styles from a variety of backgrounds and genres, including ballet, modern dance and jazz. Cost: $10 for members and friends. Seating limited. For tickets, go to: www.nmajh.org. Film Festival. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh will present the first film in a series titled “Stories of Heroism” at 8 p.m., at 200 Haverford Rd., Wynnewood. The opening film will be 50 Children: The Rescue of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, the story of the rescue work of Philadelphia’s Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, who were responsible for the largest rescue of refugee children to the U.S. during the Holocaust. Call 610-642-6444. PTO ‘FUNraiser.’ The Perelman Jewish Day School’s Stern Center will host a PTO “FUNraiser” from 8 p.m. to midnight, at 45 Haverford Rd., Wynnewood. The evening will include a full dinner and a silent and live auction. Call 610-658-2518. Theater Outing. Join the Mosaic Outdoor Club of Philadelphia in seeing the play Cherokee at the Wilma Theatre, Broad and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia. The group will stand in line for rush tickets at 1 p.m., and have dinner afterward. Snow date: Feb. 8. Call 215-331-8194. Torathon. Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El will host its annual Torathon from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., at 1001 Remington Rd., Wynnewood. The learning event will include Jewish cuisines, Israel’s technological contributions to the world, roads to esthetic and religious experience, relearning to parent after divorce, and a live cafe of Jewish perfor-
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▼ SUNDAY, JAN. 26 One Book. The Jewish Learning Venture will host Michael Lavigne, author of The Wanting, the seventh annual One Book One Jewish Community selection, at 3:30 p.m., at Congregation Adath Jeshurun, 7763 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. The novel is about an Israeli father and his daughter, the events in Israel and the aftermath of a suicide bombing. Call 215-320-0386. Let’s Paint! Germantown Jewish Centre invites children ages 3 and over to enjoy some improvisational painting, using fun and creative exercises, at 10 a.m., at 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. Part of the workshop includes live piano music accompaniment. Children under age 9 should be accompanied by an adult. All materials included. Cost: $5 per child. To register, call 215844-1507, Ext. 19. Polish Jews. HAZAK (ages 55-plus) of Germantown Jewish Centre will host professor Michael Steinlauf for a talk on “Polish Jews: Then and Now” at 10 a.m., at 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. Cost: $5 non-members. RSVP to 215-844-1507, Ext. 19.
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▲ FROMM-HEYDORN Steven and Deborah Fromm of Fort Washington, Pa., and Bill and Joan Heydorn of Lincoln Park, N.J., announce the engagement of their children, Rachel Fromm and Colin Heydorn. Rachel is a graduate of Upper Dublin High School and West Chester University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies. She is a legal coordinator at Phelan Hallinan, LLP. Colin is a graduate of the Don Bosco Prep High School and Cornell University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He also holds a master’s degree in actuarial science from Temple University. Colin is an actuary at Travelers Insurance in Hartford, Conn. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are their siblings, David Fromm and Patrick Heydorn. Rachel is the granddaughter of Ann and Harold Fromm, and the late Rita and Joseph DiCicco. Colin is the grandson of Joseph DiPietro and the late Margaret DiPietro, and the late Eileen and Howard Heydorn. The couple is planning a December 2014 wedding in Philadelphia.
Dr. Mark and Susan Kaplan of Yardley, formerly of Huntingdon Valley, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jodi Alise Kaplan, to Dr. Scott Adam Friedman, son of Nathan and Roslyn Friedman of Bensalem. Jodi is a graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in special education. She also holds a master’s degree in early childhood and elementary education from Rutgers University. Scott is also a graduate of Penn State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. He earned a doctorate from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Sharing the couple’s happiness are Jodi’s sister, Karen, along with brother, sister-in-law and nephew, Michael, Jill and Mason Kaplan; as well as Scott’s brother, sister-in-law and nieces, Chad, Jamie, Samantha and Alexa Friedman. Jodi is the granddaughter of the late Mildred Eidelman Shafer and the late Isaac Shafer. Scott is the grandson of the late Sara and Aaron Friedman, and the late Pearl and Samuel Sklarz. The couple, who currently lives in Doylestown, is planning an August 2014 wedding.
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▲ KOPER-KANOFF Carol and Jack Kanoff of Cherry Hill, N.J., announce the engagement of their son, Brett Kanoff, to Katie Koper, daughter of John and Patricia Koper of Cherry Hill. Brett graduated with a degree in finance from the University of Maryland, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Florida. He is currently a senior financial analyst with Lockheed Martin. Katie graduated with a degree in psychology from Salisbury University, and earned a master’s degree in school psychology and an educational specialist degree from Rowan University. She is currently a school psychologist in South Jersey. Brett is the grandson of Diana Kanoff, the late Dr. Hymen Kanoff, and the late Harriet and Marty Simon. Katie is the granddaughter of Elizabeth and John Koper, Lois Chapman and the late Frank Chapman. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are their siblings, Josh and Kristen Kanoff, Andrew Kanoff and fiancé Emily Coben, Chris Koper and David Koper. The couple is planning a July 2014 wedding in Philadelphia.
Anita and Fred Dorfman of Richboro announce the engagement of their son, Jake Michael, to Claire Elizabeth Otteni, daughter of Lucy and David Otteni of Raleigh, N.C. Jake is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biobehavioral health. He is currently a third-year dental student at the Maurice Kornberg School of Dentistry. Claire is a graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She is currently a third-year medical student at the Philadelphia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Jake is the grandson of the late Mildred and Louis Manis, and the late Jack and Irma Dorfman. Jake and Claire were engaged on the football field at State College before the Penn State/Michigan homecoming game. Their parents shared the day with them. The couple, who lives in Center City, is planning a May 2015 wedding. REUNIONS
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Northeast High School class 121 January 1964 will celebrate its
Overbrook High School class of June 1959 will host its 55th-
50th-year reunion on Saturday April 26, 2014, at 7 p.m., at Evivva Restaurant in Narbeth. Entertainment will be provided by Jerry Blavat. Email: nehs121@yahoo.com.
year reunion on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Call 610-416-5889 or 215-343-3557.
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Barbara Wertheimer of Huntingdon Valley announces the engagement of her daughter, Julie Michelle, to Benjamin Waxman, son of Barbara Buonocore of Flourtown and Michael Waxman of Philadelphia. Julie is also the daughter of the late Dr. John Wertheimer. Julie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in diplomatic history from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. Julie is the deputy director of the Office of Public Safety for the City of Philadelphia. Ben earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Juniata College. He is the press secretary for State Senator Vincent Hughes. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are siblings Samantha Wertheimer, Sara Waxman, and Adam Waxman and Julie Handy. The couple, who lives in Philadelphia, is planning a November 2014 wedding.
Northeast High School class of June 1959 is planning a reunion in South Florida on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Call 561737-5754 or email: alcar920@ att.net or bf0221@yahoo.com.
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union on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Philmont Country Club, 301 Tomlinson Rd., Huntingdon Valley. Cost: $125 per person ($50 deposit due now). Send deposit to: NEHS ’73 Reunion, 817 Purple Martin Court, Warrington, PA 18976. For more information, email: nehs1973reunion@gmail.com.
Philadelphia High School for Girls Class of June 1954 will host its 60th-year reunion on April 26, 2014, at Bistro St. Tropez, 2400 Market St., Philadelphia. Call 215-646-9372 or email: mfischer8@verizon.net.
Robin and Ira Sherman of Langhorne announce the birth of their first granddaughter, Allyson Florence Snyder (Aviva Kefira), in the summer of 2013. Allyson is the daughter of Madeline (nee Sherman) and Frank Snyder of Cherry Hill, N.J. Sharing in the happiness are grandmother Bernadette Snyder of Ventnor, N.J., and great-grandparents Beverly and Morris Glass of Yardley. Joining in welcoming Allyson are Great-Aunt Cindy Glass; Aunt Lauren Chait and Uncle Howard Sherman, along with cousins Matthew and Benjamin Sherman; Aunt Carrie and Uncle Peter Wiesel, and cousins Elyse, Hillary and Phillip Wiesel; and Aunt Nikki Delille, and cousins Michelle and Robert Rametta. Allyson Florence is named in loving memory of her paternal grandfather, Allen Snyder, and her maternal great-great-grandmother, Florence Mitchell Sklarow.
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Hanley Rubinsohn, 100, Pioneer Travel Executive HANLEY RUBINSOHN, 100, of Abington, a travel industry icon and attorney, died Dec. 28. During a long life of accomplishments, Rubinsohn traveled the world; met and spoke with gangster Al Capone and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; pioneered the travel industry; and was the patriarch of a Philadelphia family that includes six great-grandchildren, all of whom were there to see him turn 100 at a party held two months ago at the Philmont Country Club. A native of West Philadelphia, Rubinsohn grew up in Center City. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and its School of Law. In 1940, he wed Nina Marcus, to whom he was married for 68 years, until her death in 2009. They were partners in travel and business, visiting more than 100 countries. In 1955, he purchased Bartlett Travel, a business which
dated back to 1880. Practicing law soon took a backseat to what he discovered was his true love — travel — and the Rubinsohns spent years guiding trips around the world. Rubinsohn was a longtime board member of the Jewish Chaplaincy of the precursor to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and he served as its president in the 1970s. The chaplaincy was a lay organization that trained and sent chaplains to hospitals and nursing homes throughout the metropolitan Philadelphia area. Rubinsohn’s commitment to the community included leading Yom Kippur services at prisons such as Eastern State Penitentiary and Graterford Prison. After selling Bartlett Travel, he started Rubinsohn Travel in 1992, in Elkins Park. His son, Bill, joined him there, along with his daughter, Amy. The elder Rubinsohn worked until two years ago, making him one of
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the longest-tenured continuously practicing travel agents in the world. At his centennial party, Rubinsohn received special commendations from federal, state and local officials, including a letter signed by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. He also received special accolades from the Abington Township Commissioners in separate ceremonies. In addition to his daughter, Amy; his son, Bill; and greatgrandchildren, Rubinsohn is survived by a son, John, and three grandchildren. ●
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MARTIN J. ABELOVE, died January 5, 2014. Husband of the late SYLVIA. Father of ARLENE SHARKEY (JOEL) and the late GAIL CHMAR (ALAN). Grandfather of ELISA SHARKEY (MARC LAO), JONAH SHARKEY, and ELISSA VAUGHAN (MAT T ). Great-grandfather of ISAAC LAO, AARON SHARKEY, and ISABEL and SUSANNA VAUGHAN. WWII Navy Veteran. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Rd, Suite 150, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 or American Lung Association, 527 Plymouth Rd, Suite 403, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 or Hospice of Lansing, 3411 Stoneleigh Drive, Lansing, MI 48910
GOLDYE COMISKY, (nee ELVING), age 92, died on January 6, 2014. GOLDYE, an avid book reader, traveler, and horticulturist, devoted her time to her family, and was a volunteer, fundraiser, and supporter for many organizations in Philadelphia and Palm Beach, including the Cheltenham Library, Beth Sholom Congregation, Akim, Jewish National Fund, Jewish Federation, and the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. Beloved wife of the late MARVIN; devoted mother of IAN (MARCI) COMISKY, HOPE (JEFFREY BRAFF) COMISKY, and MATTHEW (MAXINE) COMISKY; dear sister of EDITH DAVIDSON and the late RUTH CASTLE; and loving grandmother of RYAN COMISKY, PAUL, MELISSA & CAROLYN BRAFF, MAXWELL & MICHAEL COMISKY, and RICHARD RATNER. Contributions in her memory may be made to Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027 or Abramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Road, North Wales, PA 19454.
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ANTOSIEWICZ BARBARA ANTOSIEWICZ, (nee KATZMAN), on Jan. 3, 2014. Wife of the late IRVING. Mother of ELLEN (PHILIP) BURG and HOW ARD (DEBRA) ANTOSIEWICZ. Grandmother of IRA and AMANDA BURG and TAYLOR and AUSTIN ANTOSIEWICZ. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association , Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market St., Suite 102, Phila., PA 19106. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
BERLIN SYLVIA BERLIN (nee ALMES), died on January 5, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, she was a homemaker. Mother of MAX BERLIN; sister of DENA MANN; grandmother of ALEXA, SAMANTHA and DANIEL. Contributions in her memory may be made to Abramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Road, North Wales, PA 19454.
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DOZOR FLORENCE DOZOR (nee ROSEN), January 4, 2014. Beloved wife of the late WILLIAM. Loving mother of ILENE RICHMOND (YALE) and BRINA SEGAL (ALLAN). Dear grandmother of COURTNEY RICHMOND (MICHAEL GROVE), GRAHAM RICHMOND (ANAIS LOZILLON), and BLAKE and JIMMY SEGAL. Great- grandmother of DUNE and BARLOW. Contributions in her memory may be made to Jewish War Veterans, 1811 R Street NW Washington, DC 20009. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
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BRANDOFF ETHEL BRANDOFF (COLEMAN), 93 in San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Philadephia. Wife of the late MARCUS BRANDOFF, mother of LINDA (ALAN) WEBER, ELLEN (HOWARD) MATTER and DR. NEAL (BARBARA) BRAND OFF. Grandmother of SARAH, RACHEL and BENJAMIN BRANDOFF, ELISA MALINOFF, JULIE LEINONEN, Great-Grandmother of EDEN and ZACK MALINOFF, ALEXI, MIA and SETH LEINONEN and ALEXANDER O'Neil. Contributions in her memory may be made to The ALS Assoc. 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 250 Calabasas, Ca. 91301.
CASPER FLORENCE CASPER (nee LOWY), died on January 5, 2014. Born in New York, MRS. CASPER worked in sales. Wife of the late HARRY; mother of GERALD GASPER, GLENN (DEBRA) CASPER, and MARK CASPER; grandmother of RODD, JESSICA (JARRET), LANA, SEAN, and JOSHUA; great-grandmother of HANNAH, OLIVIA, SOPHIA, and JOSHUA MAX. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, One Valley Square, 512 Township Line Road, Suite 133, Blue Bell, PA 19422 GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
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DORIS K. COHEN (nee KAPLAN), a homemaker and resident of Warminster, died on January 7, 2014. Wife of MORTON A. COHEN, mother of JOEL COHEN; grandmother of DANIELLE (ELLIOTT) PERVINICH and SARA (BEN) KOFFMAN. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Ann's Choice Benevolent Fund, 10000 Ann's Choice Way, Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974.
DRANOFF FAYETTE SHIRLEY DRANOFF, formerly of Camden, New Jersey, died on January 2, 2014. She was an owner of a nurse's registry who resided in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Wife of the late STANLEY BUDDY; mother of DR. JACLYN WEINTRAUB and the late RANDY GINSBERG; sister of WALTER (OLGA) BECKER and ARLENE KRAMER; grandmother of HOWARD GINSBERG; and great-grandmother of AUSTIN, DALLAS, and SAVANNAH. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust Street, Phila., PA 19103. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GARBER IRVIN GARBER, January 5, 2014 of Phila. Husband of AUDREY (nee AIDENBAUM). Father of JEFF (IRENE) GARBER, MICHELLE (SCOTT) BIALOR and MARC GARBER; brother of MARVIN and CHARLES GARBER. He was also survived by 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Contributions in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society (cancer.org) or to the Fox Chase Cancer Center, foxchase.org. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
GORDON SCOTT DENNIS GORDON, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 after a long illness. He was 58 years old. He is survived by his father, SIDNEY (ELLEN), his brothers; CRAIG (SUSAN), JEFFERY (MINDY) and JON and sisters JAMI (BOB BEHAN) and FAYE (MARK TAVERNIER). Donations to NAMI are appreciated.
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KAPLAN GLORIA KAPLAN (nee WENE) December 31, 2013 of Broomall, PA. Wife of the late DAVID KAPLAN. Mother of BARRY KAPLAN and the late MURRY KAPLAN and the late ANDREA MATSA. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
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SYLVIA LEVIN, (nee UROVSKY), Jan. 6, 2014, of Wyncote, PA. Wife of the late HAROLD LEVIN. Mother of LARRY (CYNTHIA) LEVIN. Grandmother of LISA (TODD) FRIEDMAN and DAYNA (ALAN) WEISSBERGER. Great-grandmother of CHACE, ARIANNA, DYLAN, SAM and ZOE. Int. Roosevelt Mem. Park, Trevose, PA. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC.
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ISADORE TILONSKY, January 2, 2014, of Cherry Hill, NJ formerly of Phila. Husband of the late ADELE (nee KUSHNER) TILONSKY. Father of DR. SAMUEL (EVE NARROW) TILONSKY and BETH (STEVEN) VOHL and grandfather of RABBI AVI NARROW-TILONSKY, MIRIAM NARROW-TILONSKY and DEANNA VOHL. Contributions in his memory may be made to Drizin-Weiss Post #215 Jewish War Veterans - Memorial Fund, 913 Tyson Avenue, Phila., PA 19111-4405. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
LIEBERMAN HELEN LIEBERMAN (nee TELANSKY), age 85, died on December 17, 2013 in Florida. She was a retired computer programmer. Beloved wife of the late MICHAEL LIEBERMAN; loving mother of JODY GOLDSBOROUGH and LYNNE (JOE BURAK) LIEBERMAN; and devoted grandmother of JOSH, ERIC, and MICHELLE. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Jewish National Fund, 2100 Arch Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 or to a charity of the donor's choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
PRESSMAN DR. MAURIE PRESSMAN, January 6, 2014, of Philadelphia, PA. Husband of ROSALIE (nee Shein), father of DR. GREGG (MYRA) PRESSMAN, BRAD PRESSMAN and TODD (PAM) PRESSMAN, brother of BLEEMA PRESSMAN, grandfather of JEREMY, RENA, JONATHAN and JILLIAN. The family respect fully request that contributions in his memory be made to donor's choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
RESNICK ISA GAIL RESNICK (nee FLACKER), a jeweler and resident of Philadelphia, died on January 8, 2014. Beloved wife of the late ELI; loving mother of ALYCIA (DAVID) CROTTY, MICHAEL (DR. FRANK SARLO) RESNICK, and JANINE (RICHARD) GUIDO; sister of ARLENE CYLINDER. Also survived by 6 loving grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Contributions in her memory may be made to The Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
LEONARD RUBIN, January 3, 2014 of Media. Husband of THELMA (nee WALDMAN); father of STEVEN RUBIN, BRUCE (ELIZABETH) RUBIN and MARK RUBIN; brother of FLORENCE FISHBEIN and MARLENE NAIDE; grandfather of ISOBEL, BEATRICE, ZACH and SETH. Contributions in his memory may be made to the charity of the donor's choice . JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
SEGELIN HARRIS SEGELIN, an advertising manager, died January 2, 2014. Born in Rochester, NY., MR. SEGELIN enjoyed history, especially chronicling his family history, art, gardening, walking, corresponding with family members, and was a loyal Phillies fan. Predeceased by his cherished wife of 49 years, HARRIET (nee GOTTLIEB). Survived by son LARRY SEGELIN (JUDITH, deceased), daughter SUSAN CLINE and son-in-law PATRICK CLINE, beloved grandsons DAVID and ROBERT CLINE, and adoring sister IRENE MILLER. Contributions in his memory may be made to Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia, 2100 Arch St, Suite #5, Phila, PA 19103. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
SHATZ DOROTHY SHATZ (nee Freed), age 88, December 21, 2013, of Philadelphia, PA. Wife of the late MARVIN; mother of CHERYL SHATZ PETRUZZELLI (CARL); grandmother of BRICE; Sister of the late NATHAN (LILLIAN) FREED and the late IZZY (RUTH) FREED. Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donors choice . JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS, INC.
WEITZMAN LOUIS L. "LARRY" WEITZMAN, died on January 7, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, MR. WEITZMAN was a manufacturer's representative. Husband of the late DOLORES. Devoted father of SHARON G. (DON) SHERMAN, BARTON E. (JODI) WEITZMAN and TEMI S. ALLEN. Also survived by 7 loving grandchildren and 5 loving great-grandchildren. Contributions in his memory may be made to Delaware Valley Veterans Home, 2701 Southampton Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
WHITMAN SIDNEY WHITMAN, an owner of an auto transportation company died January 8, 2014, he resided in Northeast Phila. Husband of the late LORRAINE (nee FINGERHUTT), father of STEVEN (SARA BETH) WHITMAN, JANIS (SPENCER MIDDLETON) HARDILL and the late ADRIAN MARK WHITMAN ; grandfather of JAMES, JUSTIN and KYLE. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
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KUSHNER DR. BERNARD KUSHNER, originally appointed to a four year term by Governor David L. Lawrence on the State Board of Optometric Examiners in 1961, has been reappointed since by GOVERNOR SCRANTON, GOVERNOR SCHAEFFER, GOVERNOR SHAPP, and GOVERNOR THORNBURG. He has served as Chairman of the Board for many years. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association, and has been a leader in his profession and civic life since he graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1940. In the past half century, DR. KUSHNER has served several terms as president of Philadelphia County Optometric Society and has held numerous committee chairmanships locally and nationally. He was also instrumental in helping to organize the Multistate Nonprofit Conservation Institute, Inc., an eye conservation organization designed for public service, and served as its first national president for two years. He is a past fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. In these positions, DR. KUSHNER played an important role in establishing higher standards of training and clinical performance in optometry. His efforts in behalf of his profession have also resulted in his election to the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He has been treasurer of the college administration, and chairman of its finance committee. When he retired from the State Board of Optometric Examiners in 1984, his colleagues presented him with the plaque which read, “In recognition of your dedicated service to the profession of Optometry and to the citizens of Pennsylvania as a Member of the State Board of Optometric Examiners”. Over the last 50 years, DR. KUSHNER has attended many lectures, seminars, conferences, study groups, etc. to keep abreast of new developments in optometry. His activities also extend to his community where he is a past president of Congregation Beth T'Fillah of Overbrook Park, and a member of the Equity Lodge F. & A.M. He has also served for many years as Chairman of the Optometric Division of the Allied Jewish Appeal. He also has served as Chairman of Cub Scout Pack No. 103 Boy Scouts of America. His civic activities have led him into numerous public service phases of highway safety and safety education, including the Highway Safety Committee, Safety Council of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia. DR. KUSHNER practiced in West Philadelphia where he has maintained offices for over 50 years, where he was an optometric provider for Medicare, PA Department of Welfare Optometric Program, Blue Shield, and its various optometric plans, US Healthcare, AmeriChoice, Keystone Mercy, HealthPartners, Keystone, and QualMed. He also served on the optometric panel of the Philadelphia police and fire departments, the vision service plans of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia school teachers, and school employees, Local 1201, Delaware Valley retail clerks, Laborers District Council and many other unions. DR. KUSHNER has never been expelled or suspended from any plans that he participates in. In 1972, DR. KUSHNER was honored by the State of Israel and received the “Shalom Award”. In the same year, he received the 1972 Humanitarian Award from the Allied Jewish Appeal and the Federation of Jewish Agencies in recognition of his humanitarian service. In recognition of his outstanding service in optometry, DR. KUSHNER was the recipient of the Albert Finch Memorial Alumnus of the Year Award in 1973, presented by the Alumni Association of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. DR. KUSHNER died on January 5, 2014. Husband of the late HILDA; father of DR. ALAN KUSHNER; and grandfather of ROBERT and BRIAN KUSHNER. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Adath Israel Temple, 250 N. Highland Avenue, Merion Station, PA 19066. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
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UNITS WITH PRIME LOCATION STILL AVAILABLE! OCEAN FRONT 4 BR, 4.5 BA...CALL FOR PRICE Foundations complete! Framing BEACH BLOCK 5 BR, 4 FULL BA...$749,000 begins! Delivery Summer of 2014
CHMAR GORDON PAINTING
Affordable, reliable quality service. Guar. Free estimate 215-429-3331
BEAUTY/HAIR CARE
AC-ENCLAVE
Oceanfront updated 2BED 2 BA-asking $18,500 (April-September) or yearly at $1790/month
CHELSEA BAYFRONT
live literally on the Intercoastal in fabulous modern 4 bedrm with dock and large garden. 3 blocks to beach/Ventnor (available weekly/monthly)
EILEEN “BOARDWALK” BARKER 609-703-2273
FARLEY & FERRY REALTY, INC.
OCEANVIEWS FROM AC TO LBI! Stunning 7 BR, 6 FB contemporary Brigantine home with elevator! Exquisite MBR suite, gas FP, wet bar, walk-in closet, his/her vanities, spa tub & huge shower! Massive floor to ceiling windows, media room with surround sound, gourmet kitchen, decks everywhere. Large roof top deck w/ hot tub. $2,490,000.
609-822-1836
LONGPORT
3BR/2BA, housewith brand new kitchen and hardwood floors, fenced in yard, garage, annual rental $2,000/mo 3BR/1.5 BA, house w/brand new kitchen and hardwood floors, yard, garage, annual rental, $2,200/mo ALLAN DOMB. REAL ESTATE
215-545-1500
SEASHORE CONDO SALE
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NEW YEAR! NEW STYLES CUTS/ COLORS / FOILS Josie , She will satisy you beauty needs! (C).215 680 5088(S)215 942-0202
CHAUFFEUR/DRIVER SERVICES
DRIVER AVAILABLE
PLASTERING & DRY WALL EXPERT
for transportation to Dr’s appts, hospitals, Airport, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Weddings & Proms. Funerals Cheaper than cab rates. Flat rates. Also will drive cars to Florida. Main Line refs. Covering Montgomery Co. Bucks & Chester Co. Ride in Luxury Lincoln Town Car
215-850-7900 INSTRUCTION
TUTOR OF THE CENTURY Expd. A motivator & committed to students from elementary through college. Math, Spanish, French, English, the sciences. SAT Prep. Immediate results. Mitch (215)576-1096
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FARLEY & FERRY REALTY, INC. 609-822-1836
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VASSAR SQ. LG 1BR, 2BA Bch Frt., pool, Furn. $11K Season 609-822-6868 609-822-0082
All types of Home Improvements Call Al 215-676-2861 Lic C87434
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DO YOU LOVE THE IDEA OF SLEEP-AWAY CAMP?
We are looking for energetic moms to join the Camp Specialists network in the Philadelphia, Cherry Hill and Mainline areas. You must be assertive, organized and well connected to our market of young families. Part time, flexible, work from home set-up. Fantastic growth potential. Call 609-947-4493 Email Dana: danalaurenmarketing@gmail.com
SITUATION WANTED
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VENTNOR 5000 BDWK. Redesigned high floor condo sleeps 4. Unobsted ocean, bay & AC views. Lg MBR. Unique den sleeps 2. Balcony. mod kit, and decor. All Util incl TV, Valet garage. Fitns ctr, restaurant, pool, 24 hr securty. $2,000/mo. annual/$20,000 Long Season . Photos at www.GandARentals.net. 609 646 9447
1800 New Road, Ste. 201 Northfield, NJ 08225 Office: 609.677.6800 Fax: 609.677.8700 www.suretytitlecorp.com
PLASTERING
LG FURN 1BR, Ocean view. Yrly rental inclds utils cable, prkg 856-596-1816
BERKLEY 2 BDRM, 2BA Deluxe Oceanfront apt, Updated Yearly lease only. 215-546-2600
Mayer Howard Master of Painting and Wallpapering. Call 215-698-2586
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Free in home estimates. Delivery in 8 days. 610-356-1880
VENTNOR BEACHBLOCK NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME – Approximately 4600+ square feet, 3 stories, attached garage plus parking for 3-4 cars, open living area, elevator, 5 spacious bedrooms, living room plus den, porcelain tile, hardwood floors, front decks, ocean views. $1,450,000
www.oceanclubrealty.com
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HUGE ONE-OF-A-KIND mid-century Brick beauty on four levels, free-flowing open floor plan kitchen/dr/lr with stone counter and original solid wood cabinets, 2 Miele ovens, stainless everything, new fridge, Viking stove in center peninsula, walk-in pantry. Ceramic tile porch w/awning, maintenance free river rock/flowers landscaping, large outdoor shower. New wide hickory floors throughout, 2-zone c/a, 10' x 20' tiled laundry room with storage, 32' x 34' finished, carpeted basement with wet bar. REDUCED! $375,000.
Lovely one bedroom, second from oceanfront on high floor.just listed for only $144,500
TABLE PADS/GLASS TOPS
MARGATE NEW CONSTRUCTION on fabulous corner with ocean views located steps to beach with in-ground pool! Elevator, wrap-around front porch, grand living area open to dining room, kitchen with center island, breakfast nook overlooking pool and deck, oversized master with balcony, 2 ensuites, third floor media room with 2 additional bedrooms. $1,999,000
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CUSTOM BUILT BAYFRONT PARADISE! This home truly offers the WOW factor! Enjoy beautiful Sunsets everyday! This property on the Intracoastal waterway was built by a builder for themselves and has many upgrades. Custom Cabinetry, trim, flooring, SS appliances, 4 boat slips, huge decks and wide open panoramic views! Paradise starts here! Included in sale is a Regulator - the ultimate fishing Machine! $1,299,000.
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MOVING/HAULING NORTHEAST MOVING Best rates around 1 pc to entire home moved anywhere. Lic. Ins. dependable 215-677-4817
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NEW YEAR VALUE - this 2BR, 2B unit in the Plaza Condominium may be the best priced square footage on the Boardwalk! Corner unit offers 1364 SF, pool and hot tub, valet parking and lovely common areas and amenities. Priced to sell at $179,000.
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Enjoy breathtaking ocean & bay views from the large wraparound balcony! Corner 2BD, 2BA with southern exposure. Fabulous amenities include beach front pool, gym, party room & lobby! NEW PRICE……$699,000
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BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION! 5 BRs, 4 custom tile BAs. Master suite w/ vaulted ceilings & Walk in closet. Open layout. Custom kitchen w/ granite centers, SS appliances, dining area, large entertainment space, HW floors throughout, 2 car garage & parking for 4, patio, storage, outside shower, 2 huge decks w/ bayviews! $749,900.
8502 Ventnor Ave., Margate Ph 609.487.8000
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CRYSTAL CHANDELIER SERVICE Rewiring, refin, cleaning. Looks brand new when we’re thru. Howard Serotta 215-423-2234; 368-4056 Call 215-920-2528
HANDYMAN CALL BARUCH The Contractor Windows, plumbing, carpentry, painting. All jobs!! 215-725-9161
MIRRORS
#MIRRORED WALLS# BY JERRY GROSSMAN
Closets Doors, Jacuzzi, Vanity, Fitness area, custom shower doors and enclosures, etc. Free Estimate. Call 215-675-9633
Personal Assistant - Licensed driver to assist with errands appts., reading, walking, socializing and daily activities inside/outside of your home. Can organize/pack your home Will help you understand your bills, paperwork.and also make phone calls.for you.
Support Services - Refs Call Phyllis 215-886-4040
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TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIR to fill 2014-15 Vacancies in 17 Virginia school divisions. Friday, Jan 31, 2014-4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. & Sat, Feb 1, 2014-9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon @ Salem Civic Center, 1001 Boulevard, Salem, VA 24153-5298. www.wvpec.org--Job Fair. Sponsored by the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium.
EARN $500 A-DAY: Insurance Agents Needed; Leads, No Cold Calls; Commissions Paid Daily; Lifetime Renewals; Complete Training; Health & Dental Insurance; Life License Required. Call:1-888-713-6020
Help Wanted Driver Regional Owner Operators for dedicated run hauling plate glass needed. All Miles Paid! Also need regional stepdeck and RGN Contractors. Contact Daily Express 800-669-6414 Drivers- CDL-A DRIVERS NEEDED. Now hiring solos & teams in your area! Small Company, BIG Benefits! Top Pay for Hazmat. CDL Grads Welcome. 888-928-6011 www.TotalMS.com Exp. Reefer Drivers: GREAT PAY /Freight lanes from Presque Isle, ME, Boston-Lehigh, PA. 800-277-0212 or driveforprime.com
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INSTRUCTION/SCHOOLS MEDICAL OFFICE TRIANEES NEEDED! Train to become a Medical Office Assistant. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Online training at SC gets you job ready! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed! 1-888-778-0463 Land for Sale COUNTRY BARN/5 ACRES: $29,995 Rustic "Country Barn," Well-Built & Sturdy. On 5 Wooded Acres, Meadows, Apple Orchard. Frontage on State Rte 13, Mins to Salmon River. Adjoins NY Snowmobile Trails. Call 800-229-7843 or visit www.LandandCamps.com MISCELLANEOUS SAWMILLS from only $4897.00-MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N
AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Get FAA approved Aviation Technician training. Financial Aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1-888-834-9715 Help Wanted **WEST REGION ONLY: Heavy Equipment Operator Training! Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. 3 Weeks Hands On Program. Local Job Placement Assistance. National Certifications. GI Bill Benefits Eligible. 1-866-362-6497 Start the New Year with a Great Career by Joining our Team. Class A Professional Drivers Call 877-457-1313 for more details or visit SuperServiceLLC.com SPORTS/SPORTING GOODS **WEST REGION ONLY: GUN SHOW-PA Gun Collectors Association. **NEW LOCATION: The Shops at Northway, 8000 McKnight Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. January 18 & 19. Sat.9-5, Sun.9-4. Adults $7. Kids $3. Info:www.paguncollectors.org or 412-486-1129
Dr’s. Appts shopg, airport, errands. Rel.. Refs. 215-254-8437 George
CAREGIVER Dependable. Honest. Friendly. Excell. Refs. Criminal Chk avail. Errands, shopping, Dr Appt Own Car. Call 267-240-3076
COMPANION HOME CARE
dependable seeks pos. References and exp. Call 215-626-1918
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BREAKING GROUND NOW! OCEANFRONT FEE-SIMPLE TOWNHOMES WITH 3,000+ SF! 4-STORIES! 4BR SUITES! 4.5 BATHS! 5-YEAR TAX ABATEMENT! OPTIONAL PRIVATE POOL!
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LONGPORT
NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE BEST PART OF TOWN; APPROX. 1 BLOCK TO LONGPORT’S BEAUTIFUL BEACHES! QUALITY CONSTRUCTION BY ALBERT PUGGI, W/ THE FINEST DETAILS & FINISHES! 3,000 SF, 5BR/4.5BA, & HW FLOORS!
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FABULOUS OCEAN VIEWS FROM THE UPPER FRONT DECK, LARGE REAR DECK, & ENCLOSED FRONT PORCH! DON’T MISS THIS PRICE FOR A HOME 6 HOUSES FROM THE BEACH ON A GREAT STREET! NEWER HEAT & CENTRAL AIR!
VENTNOR
$360,000
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ONLY 2 BLOCKS FROM THE BEACH, THIS GORGEOUS 6BR/3.5BA HOME IS TOTALLY RESTORED W/METICULOUS DETAILS! HUGE FRONT PORCH, SUN ROOM, & LG. YARD W/ROOM FOR A POOL! SPACIOUS ENOUGH FOR ALL ENTERTAINING!
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For Sick or Elderly. Reasonable Rates. Excel Refs. Avail 24/7. Hourly Night/Day Live in/out.
215-477-1050
AIDE/COMPANION will care for sick or elderly. Day/night. Live in/out Exp. w/Refs. 215-470-9825
CAREGIVER Exp. will exceed your needs for your loved one. Own car, Exc. refs. 215-549-3128 CAREGIVER w/ 15 years exp to care for sick or elderly Have own car. Good refs. 267-236-5664 CARETAKER/COMPANION WILL cook, clean, lite housekeeping, own car Many years experience. PLEASE CALL 610-304-0497
CNA/Driver to work w/elderly. Hourly/live in 17 years exp. Refs 267-298-0211 , 302-332-0803 COMPANION for sick or elderly Live in/out. 25 yrs exp. Caring, reliable w/car. Refs. 215-248-9387 215-617-3535
COMPANION FOR SICK/ELDERLY Experience and References 215-335-1305 COMPANION-ARTIST-WRITER with B.A. & empathy will care for seniors. Call 215-303-9573 COMPANIONSHIP for elderly, full time, Lite cleaning,cooking, shopping,etc Call 267-474-9015
SENIORS NEED A RIDE? Appts., Errands, Airport Runs MAIN LINE AREA
Mr. Earl 215-879-5528
EXPERIENCED WOMAN seeking position as nanny for children or companion to elderly in Main Line Area own car, Refs. Call Rivka 267-235-6117 HOUSEKEEPER/caregiver w/organizing skills, food prep - setting & serving in formal situation seeks live in/out pos. Exp. Refs. 267-672-9388
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for transportation to Dr’s appts, hospitals, Airport, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Weddings & Proms. Funerals Cheaper than cab rates. Flat rates. Also will drive cars to Florida. Main Line refs. Covering Montgomery Co. Bucks & Chester Co. Ride in Luxury Lincoln Town Car
215-850-7900
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HOUSEKEEPER/NANNY Great Refs Call Susan Jacobs 215-657-8771
EXCELLENT CARE GIVER Sleep in or out - Over 10 yrs exp. 215-476-2088 or 267-226-8351
MARGATE
$1,299,000
$1,999,999
75 FEET OF OPEN BAY FRONTAGE PROVIDE BREATHTAKING VIEWS FROM THIS NEW CONS. 5BR/5.5BA HOME! EXQUISITELY DESIGNED, DRAMATIC FLR PLAN, W/ VAULTED CEILINGS, & A GREAT ROOM W/ CUSTOM BAR & FIREPLACE!
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FEATURES 3,400SF, 5BR/4.5 GORGEOUS BA, LG. LIVING ROOM WITH CATHEDRAL CEILINGS, CUSTOM BAR & KITCHEN, ELEVATOR,2-CAR GAR., 4 DECKS & A MAGNIFICENT CURVED STAIRCASE! ROOM FOR 40FT BOAT! CALL TODAY!!
TRADITIONAL, GORGEOUS, & ELEGANT! ONE OF THE LARGEST 1BR/1.5BA UNITS IN OCEAN CLUB! BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED SPACIOUS, EAT-IN KITCHEN & UPGRADED BATHS! ONE-OF-A-KIND WITH DIRECT OCEAN VIEWS! PET FRIENDLY!
$120,000
HERE IS THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! VENTNOR ON THE BAY SHORT SALE, 1BR/1BA UNIT WITH AMAZING SOUTHERN VIEWS!! INVESTORS LOOK OUT, THIS ONE WILL GO QUICK, DON’T MISS THIS PERFECT OPPORTUNITY!
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$750,000
THE ULTIMATE LOCATION IN SEAVIEW HARBOR WITH AN UNHEARD OF 131 FT OF WATER FRONTAGE! ROOM FOR ANY SIZE BOAT! 1,000 SF MASTER SUITE, OVER 2,700 SF OF LIVING SPACE, AMAZING VIEWS, & NEW VINYL DECKS!!
ATLANTIC CITY
CUTE AS A BUTTON 3BR/1BA CORNER RANCHER! FULL FENCED IN YARD WITH OFF STREET PARKING & BEAUTIFUL FRONT DECK! WALKING DISTANCE TO BEACH, BOARDWALKS, & ALL THE AMENITIES THE SHORE HAS TO OFFER!
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9TH STREET DENTAL CENTER, P.C. has been incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 29 of the Business Corporation law of 1988 as a Professional Corporation. Eugene Steger & Assocs., PC 411 Old Baltimore Pike Suite 101 Chadds Ford, PA 19317
ESTATE OF GARY A. HALPERN, also known as GARY ALAN HALPERN, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to PHYLLIS R. HALPERN, EXECUTRIX, c/o DAVID A. APPLEBAUM, ESQUIRE, 101 Greenwood Ave., 5th Fl., Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to her Attorney: DAVID A. APPLEBAUM FRIEDMAN SCHUMAN, P.C. 101 Greenwood Ave., 5th Fl. Jenkintown, PA 19046
ESTATE OF MARY HNYDA, Deceased Late of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Notice is hereby given that in the estate of the decedent set forth below, the Register of Wills has granted Letters Testamentary or of Administration to the person named. All persons having claims or demands against said estate are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment without delay, to the Executors or their attorney named below: MICHAEL KIRWAN, Executor or to his Attorney: ROSEMARY A. SULLIVAN, ESQ. 777 Township Line Road, Suite 250 Yardley, PA 19067
ESTATE OF S. BARBARA LES, also known as BARBARA LES, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to DANIEL J. LES, EXECUTOR, c/o BRUCE M. DOLFMAN, ESQUIRE, 1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 404, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: BRUCE M. DOLFMAN 1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 404 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Susan Strain vs. Unknown Heirs of Eleanor Reader, Deceased COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION NO. 130900319
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Law Offices of Ari D. Levine, P.C. has been incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 29 of the Business Corporation law of 1988 as a Professional Corporation. Notice is hereby given that Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State for GLOBAL TRAVEL CONSULTING, INC.. a corporation organized under the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. KARAFIN & GRUENSTEIN, P.C., Solicitors 1717 Arch Street, Ste. 1320 Philadelphia, PA 19103
ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF BARBARA RUBIN, also known as BERNICE BARBARA RUBIN and BERNICE RUBIN, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ABBY KLINE, EXECUTRIX, c/o GREGORY G. ALEXANDER, 1608 Walnut Street, Ste. 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: GREGORY G. ALEXANDER ALEXANDER & PELLI, LLC 1608 Walnut Street, Ste. 900 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF BLANCH GOFFMAN, DECEASED. Late of Warminster Township, Bucks County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to BERNARD GOTTLIEB, EXECUTOR, c/o JONATHAN H. LANDER, ESQUIRE, One Logan Square, 130 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998, Or to his Attorney: JONATHAN H. LANDER BLANK ROME LLP One Logan Square 130 N. 18th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998
ESTATE OF GERALDINE PINCUS, DECEASED. Late of the Township of Lower Merion, Montgomery County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to LESLIE PINCUS ELLIOTT, LESTER E. LIPSCHUTZ and MARK S. HALPERN, EXECUTORS, 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3508, Or to their Attorney: LESTER E. LIPSCHUTZ COZEN O'CONNOR, P.C. 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-3508 ESTATE OF LILLIAN S. HALPERN aka LILLIAN HALPERN, DECEASED, Late of Abington Twp. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Executor, Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Shaer & Toddy, PC, 1818 Market St., 13th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, P.C. 1818 Market St., 13th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 CHANGING ADDRESSES?
ESTATE OF FELICIA ABBRUZZO aka LUCY ABBRUZZO, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Frances Amorim, Executrix, c/o Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, 1818 Market St., 13th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC 1818 Market St., 13th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103. ESTATE OF RICKY VOLCHOK, also known as REBA VOLCHOK, DECEASED. Late of the Township of Horsham, Montgomery County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to JOYCE V. CROSS, EDWARD VOLCHOK and RUTH COHEN, EXECUTORS, care of Elliott K. Braverman, Esquire, Seven Penn Center, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to their Attorney: ELLIOTT K. BRAVERMAN SPECTOR GADON & ROSEN, P.C. Seven Penn Center 1635 Market Street, Seventh Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
FICTITIOUS NAME FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of Act of Assembly No. 295, effective March 16, 1983, of intention to file in the office of the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an application for the conduct of a business in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania under the assumed or fictitious name, style or designation of Name: Greenblatt, Pierce, Engle, Funt & Flores, Attorneys at Law With its principal place of business at: 123 S. Broad St., #2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109 The names and addresses of all persons or entities owning or interested in said business are: Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC, 123 S. Broad St., #2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109 The application was filed on 12.06.2013. John J. Gonzales, Esquire Address: 183 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053 Notice is hereby given that an application of Fictitious Name was filed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 2, 2014 for Settle Down Philadelphia located at 34 N Front Street, Philadelphia 19106. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Settle Down Realty, Llc, 34 N Front Street Philadelphia PA 19106. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S.311.
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COMMUNITY uled for March. Joshua Runyan, former news editor of the Jewish Exponent, has been named editor-in-chief of the Baltimore Jewish MICHAEL ELKIN | JE STAFF Times. The native Philadelphian is also Major contemporary art collectors Keith a former news editor of Chabad.org. L. and Katherine Sachs have gifted the Warren Hoffman, director of arts and Philadelphia Museum of Art with nearly cultural programming the past five years for the Gershman 100 works, highlighted by Y, is leaving to become asthe works of Jasper Johns sociate director of the and Ellsworth Kelly. The Center for Jewish Life Sachs have longstanding and Learning at the Jewties to the Philadelphia muish Federation of Greater seum; Keith Sachs has Philadelphia, effective served as a trustee for the Jan. 27. past 25 years. They also Self-avowed one-time jewhave been prominent supelry-making hobbyist porters of the Hebrew Uni- ▲ KEITH AND KATHERINE SACHS Jane Makransky has landversity in Jerusalem and, locally, the University of Pennsylvania. ed the Oscars as an account. The local The space for the donated art will be lawyer, whose jewelry is available renamed the Keith L. and Katherine Sachs gionally and has been displayed in Bead Galleries, with official ceremonies sched- Trends Magazine and Jewelry Making NEWSMAKERS
the role was his father, Nahum. Daily, will have her Jeffrey Dashevsky of the law firm of leather cuffs included Dashevsky, Horwitz, in gift baskets handed Kuhn & Novello, P.C, out at the Academy Awards ceremony in has been named to the board of governors of March. This past sumthe Philadelphia Bar mer, Backstage Bag inAssociation. cluded her pieces as part of their gift bas▲ JANE MAKRANSKY Dr. Eric Faerber, prokets given to such fessor of radiology and pediatrics at new celebity parents as Hilaria and Drexel University Col- ▲ DR. ERIC Alec Baldwin and Penelope Cruz and FAERBER lege of Medicine as Javier Bardem. well as head of Philadelphia native Jonathan Sarna, chief historian for the Naradiology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, has been tional Museum of American honored by the Philadelphia Jewish History in Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society with its as well as the Joseph H. & Belle Mary Stuart Fisher Outstanding R. Braun Professor of American Educator Award for 2013. ● Jewish History at Brandeis University, is the new president of the Association for Jewish Stud- ▲ JONATHAN Contact: melkin@jewishexponent. ies. One of his predecessors in SARNA com (215-832-0735).
A Rite of Passage Celebrating Animal Rights “finds it abhorrent to wear leather — so that created challenges for donning tefillin.” To that end, she worked with the synagogue’s religious leader, Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom, to seek out what she calls “vegetarian tefillin,” which they found offered by the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs.
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Mitzvah Hero: Eli Minkoff, a 13-yearold from Elkins Park with Asperger's Syndrome, turned his recent Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Adath Jeshurun into an opportunity to spread his concern for animal rights and the environment. As his mother noted with pride, Eli not only took a stand for the causes he believed in, but also worked with family and synagogue leaders to lead the ceremony despite his aversion to crowds, a common trait among those with Asperger's, a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum. What It’s All About: A seventh-grader at the Crefeld School in Chestnut Hill, Eli has been a vegetarian and animal rights advocate since elementary school. “It was about 3rd grade that I began to do this,” says the son of Carra and Scott Minkoff of Elkins Park. “I believe in a God and I thought this could not be what God would want,” he says of people using the animal world as a food source. “I believe every animal has a soul,” and a right to its own life. His beliefs play a major role in his everyday life; he is not alone at home: His mother, he says proudly, chose his
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11th birthday celebration to become a vegetarian. Indeed, she and her husband worked with their son — they also have a daughter, Sydra, 9 — to adapt the Bar Mitzvah rite of passage to Eli’s beliefs and serve as a teaching tool for those attending. In their quest, they worked hand-in-hand with Cantor Howard Glantz of A.J., whose extraordinary help they readily acknowledge. The Minkoff basement became, says Carra, “a workshop with plaster of Paris and cloth remnants,” from their effort to make sustainable centerpieces, which were given postevent to the synagogue’s catering department for future use. They also sought help from phillycompost. com, which led them to compostable service items. “Eli,” adds his mother,
Not a One-Time Thing: Being a proponent of vegetarianism and animal rights does not preclude Eli’s humanitarian efforts as well. He refused to wear a kipah that was not manufactured under humane factory conditions — which meant the one he donned for his Bar Mitzvah was guaranteed by its Chinese manufacturer to have been made under fair workplace conditions. His mother recalls how she and her son once walked out of a convenience store once Eli determined “that their policies toward LGBT rights were lacking.” Good for Him: Eli’s activism and impact on others — even his doctor, says his mother, has now adopted nonleather shoes — help him, he says, “appreciate life more.” There still are challenges, however, as far as winning over the home team. His father is not a veggie — yet. “But very likely that will change,” says his dad. ●
▲ Packed With Heart and Soul Renaissance Group volunteers Leah Howard (left), Michael Geller and Lindsay Konnell think outside the box as they lend some help to the Jewish Relief Agency at a “Box & Brunch” program.
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COMMUNITY ▼ Walkers Fete Tay-Sachs Youngster
The Abraham Family — Brian, Emily, Jodi, Jillian and Alix — took a walk on the right side, participating in a benefit for Tay-Sachs disease research and families of those suffering from the disease, at the Lofts in Norristown. Take a Walk for Tay-Sachs (also a run), held in conjunction with the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases foundation, was offered in memory of Mathew Abraham, who died of Tay-Sachs at age 2 in 1992. Emily coordinated the walk/run to commemorate her late brother. It was a ribbon-cutting moment at the Take a Walk for Tay-Sachs event, where those involved got ready to amble for charity.
▼ Hooray for Hollywood and Vine — Street?
Susan Seidelman, an Abington High School and Drexel U grad who made her bones in Hollywood with Desperately Seeking Susan and then became a much-sought-after director, returned to Philadelphia for the local debut of her film Musical Chairs. The title is truth-in-advertising: The movie is about a dance contest whose participants are in wheelchairs. From left are Sharon Pinkenson, executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office; director Seidelman; Charles Horton, executive director of the Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities; Mayor Michael Nutter; and Janet Carrus, the film producer and co-founder of the Janet and Gerald Carrus Foundation.
▲ The Ties That Bind Countdown to Valentine’s Day? Love seems to be in the air at Brandywine Senior Living at Dresher Estates, where a trio of couples recently celebrated decades of love and marriage. Here, Marge and Sam Grossman commemorate their 72nd wedding anniversary while residents Dick and Adele Lubowitz celebrated number 54 and Bernie and Suzi Kaufman marked their 57th wedding anniversary. Dresher Estates saluted the couples with a number of treats, including a dozen red roses each.
▼ Fresh Start for Green Tree
Former city controller Jonathan Saidel (left) joins Judge Maria McLaughlin and former Gov. Ed Rendell at the premiere.
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Has Mom Florence ever taken direction from daughter Susan? At least once, when Florence co-wrote her own film, The Boynton Beach Club in 2005, and Susan directed. Here Mom celebrates a welcome homecoming for her daughter, the filmmaker.
Participating in the ribbon-cutting commemorating the name change from Green Tree School to Green Tree School & Services and the dedication of the new school facility are Sen. Robert P. Casey (left) and attorney Mitchell S. Kaplan, a former member of the school’s board and managing shareholder at Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, P.C.
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