MLK Day of Service at Grass Campus Honors Legacy, Highlights Community Connections
BY ADAM GROBMAN
IIn the largest event to date at the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish life, more than 500 community members stepped foot on the campus to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service on Monday, January 16.
The campus was the host site of the 14th annual Central PA MLK Day of Service, which featured a jobs and housing fair, numerous volunteer opportunities, a screening of the film RACE to be Human, and a conversation on civic engagement and the connection between the Black and Jewish communities between Rev. Earl Harris and Rabbi Marc Kline of Temple Ohev Sholom.
“Every year, we are excited to see new people engaged in the community, and younger and younger people joining us to learn about Dr. King, his message, and what he lived and died for,” said Mike Walsh, co-founder of the program. “The goal here is that we move from a day of service to service throughout the year.”
PA Governor Josh Shapiro and Lt. Governor Austin Davis joined the gathering, held on the eve of Inauguration Day. Davis is the first Black Lieutenant Governor of PA, while Shapiro is the 3rd Jewish Governor of the Commonwealth. Shapiro gave brief remarks crediting his faith and his family as key in his commitment to public service.
“Our faith teaches us that no one is required to complete the task, but neither are we free to refrain,” Shapiro said, paraphrasing the Jewish text of Pirkei Avot. “I’m motivated to do my part.”
The program began with an opening ceremony featuring leaders from both the Black and Jewish communities, with
Federation Chair Abby Smith, Rabbi Ron Muroff of Chisuk Emuna Congregation, and Rabbi Ariana Capptauber of Beth El Temple representing the Jewish community.
During the ceremony, Rev. Harris told a story of his involvement in the Freedom Summer Project of 1964 in Mississippi, during which three civil rights workers (one Black and two Jewish) were murdered.
“I stand here because two Jews died for me,” he said. “The Jewish – Black connection is an integral part of who I am.”
The ceremony also featured children reading their winning essays from an MLK Essay Contest sponsored by the American Literacy Corporation, including McKenna Konowitch of The Silver Academy, whose essay took inspiration from Martin Luther King’s teachings to stand up to bullies.
“Why can’t people see that ‘different’ can change people for the better,” McKenna read. “I am Jewish, I am me, and nothing can put me down.”
Service projects included care package and literacy kit assembly, the making of blankets to be distributed to the underserved, arts and crafts, and more. The event also included a voter registration drive. Across the area, service and Day of Reading programs took place at more than a dozen locations, and free books were given to many children at the Grass Campus.
The program commemorated the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and focused on Dr. King’s call to ‘make real the promise of democracy’ with an emphasis on jobs, housing, literacy, and voting. During a discussion on the bonds between the Black and Jewish communities, Rabbi Marc Kline said that the link is important but often forgotten.
“Throughout my career, I’ve had to convince both Blacks and Jews that Jews were involved in the Civil Rights Movement,” he said. “People don’t remember – but we have to, because that sacred bond has never ended.”
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Volunteers distribute books at Grass Campus during Central PA MLK Day of Service
Rev. Earl Harris and Rabbi Marc Kline dialogue on the Black-Jewish connection
Gov. Josh Shapiro joined in to participate in service projects ahead of Inauguration Day
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Looking Forward to Sunshine At Green Hills
BY ARNIE SOHINKI
It’s the middle of winter – but my mind is already starting to wander and think about summer camp.
As a camp person, I know how special and important camp can be, not only for the campers, but for their families as well. It is about the friendships made, the ruach (spirit) created, and the growth and learning taking place each and every minute.
Imagine your child or grandchild discovering new interests, learning to become more independent, building their self-confidence, and making new friends – all in an atmosphere of Jewish culture and learning.
Summer camp provides a safe environment for children to develop social skills, decision making skills, and certainly experience being in the outdoors. It is a place where many people, campers and staff, have the most memorable experiences of their life. Just taking the children and staff out of their daily routine and atmosphere and immersing them in something new and exciting, teaching them many new skills and enabling them to make new friends is what camp is all about. And for parents, you can go about your daily routine without having to worry how to keep the kids entertained or what to do with them if you are working!
Harrisburg JCC Summer Camp, located at the Green Hills Swim Club, has a lot of excitement in store for kids K-8 this summer. Kicking off with a week of Camp Invention from June 12 - 16 (pre-camp) all the way through the Camp Finale, our summer camp has something for all kids five days per week. Our camp directors are working to put together a fun and rewarding summer calendar of themed days, special trips, and tons of surprises for our campers.
Harrisburg JCC Summer Camp can have a lasting impact on your child (or grandchild, niece, nephew, cousin or friend!). One of the greatest gifts you can give a child is a sense of success and achievement. Camp teaches kids how to be active participants, ask questions, ask for help, and try new things. The camp experience translates back in real-world experience to an “I can” attitude. What a gift!
We will be launching registration soon – and we’ve scheduled a camp info session on February 27 so you can ask any and all questions you have and learn more about what’s to come this summer. Register for this info session at jewishharrisburg.org/2023-camp-info-session. Visit jewishharrisburg.org/summer-camp for more info and registration details and contact Terri at t.travers@jewishfedhbg.org with any questions. See you at Green Hills!
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Reading of Names .............................................................. Pg. 5
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JCC Welcomes New Adult Enrichment Coordinator
BY ADAM GROBMAN
When she first came to Pennsylvania in 1989, Jennifer Bodenstein was skeptical that she would stay in the Commonwealth.
“I had not planned on moving here,” she says, explaining that her stepfather’s job in the military brought her family to the area, but that she had planned to go to college in Texas. “But I just fell in love with it.”
Jennifer’s passion and big heart often cause her to ‘go for it,’ which led her to recently joining the Federation staff as the new Adult Enrichment Program Coordinator.
“The work that I was doing (before) was fun, but I wanted that feeling that I was making a difference in people’s lives and making my community a better place,” she says. “When I learned about this opportunity, my heart started beating very fast because I knew instantly that this was the home where I wanted to be.”
Jennifer will be responsible for bringing ongoing programming to the adult population that the JCC serves – an in-between demographic for which the JCC hopes to bring programming up to par with children and seniors. While plans are still being
PJ Library’s Night at the Museum
formulated, Jennifer says that “the only things that will limit what we offer are budget and imagination.”
Jennifer previously worked at HACC for more than a decade in the community education department, where she discovered her passion for bringing enrichment and education opportunities to the community. Among her proudest accomplishments are a series of culinary programs designed to help community members get jobs in kitchens across the area.
“I want people to come to the JCC to learn, engage, and be fulfilled and enriched by that experience,” she says. “I want them to leave here wanting to come back.”
Aside from her work in community programming, Jennifer performs music with her husband, Lee, who spent much of his youth at the JCC. She says that she is ready to ‘go for it’ here at the JCC and looks forward to meeting members of the community.
“This is not my job, it’s my new home,” she says. “My singular goal is to help make this as successful as possible, and no one person can do that alone - I have an open door and I love to hear ideas.”
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Our PJ Library family came together for a “Night at the Museum” at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. We had a planetarium-themed Havdallah program and kids and parents had a chance to explore the exhibits of the museum!
Jennifer Bodenstein, Adult Enrichment Coordinator at the Harrisburg JCC
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Save the Date for the Reading of Names
BY JENNA RAPPAPORT
On Sunday morning, April 16, the Jewish Community will observe Holocaust Memorial Day with a ceremony at the Holocaust Monument, Front and Sayford Streets on the riverfront in Harrisburg at 11 am.
On Monday evening, April 17 and continuing through Tuesday evening, April 18, the Jewish Community commemorates Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, with the “Reading of Names” program to be held at Temple Ohev Sholom, 2345 N. Front Street in Harrisburg. This meaningful program will begin at 7:30 pm with an opening service led by students from the Silver Academy and congregational Religious Schools. This will be followed by a vigil in which the names of those who perished during the Holocaust will be read continuously over a period of 24 hours.
“Unto Every Person There is a Name” seeks to dignify the memories of victims of the Shoah (the Nazi Holocaust) by reading their names aloud. These victims were stripped of their names by their oppressors and tattooed with numbers. Through the public reading of the names of Holocaust victims, this program strives to restore a portion of their humanity and to retrieve them from the lost depths of anonymity.
For more information on the observance or to schedule a time to read names, please contact Jenna Rappaport at j.rappaport@jewishfedhbg.org.
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Your Life Your Legacy
Community-wide Legacy Initiative Update
What does it mean to leave your legacy? Leave a gift and create your Jewish legacy to support the causes you care about. Leave your gift in your will, trust, life insurance, estate plans, beneficiary designation of your IRA and retirement plans or with cash today.
Contact the Jewish Community Foundation for a confidential conversation and to answers your questions. Contact Paulette Keifer at (904) 307 -2413.
Central PA has been accepted into LEGACY PLUS. LEGACY PLUS is a continued partnership between the Grinspoon Foundation and the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF).
The JCF will continue to motivate our local Jewish organizations (below) to integrate legacy giving into their philanthropic culture and ensure a strong Jewish future!
Our tiny and mighty Jewish community collaborated to ensure our vibrant Jewish future. We achieved success by supporting one another and because of your love for this Jewish Community.
• 718 of Letters of Intent (LOI)
•405 individuals and families are leaving their legacies
•$25 million* in future gifts for our Jewish community endowments
•77% of LOIs are legally formalized
•Successfully met legacy initiative program goals and accepted into LEGACY PLUS.
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*Using a placeholder value of $25,001 when unaware of the actual amount of the gift.
Please join the 718 others who have signed their LOI to secure the Jewish future!
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CONTACT: Rebecca Robinson (484) 269-6732 or rebecca@pajewishendowment.org
Your Life -Your Legacy
THANK YOU for saying YES!
These individuals and families are securing the Jewish future! They signed Letters of Intent to include gifts to Jewish organizations they care about in their will, trust, estate plans, or by beneficiary designations of IRA or retirement plan or life insurance.
List as of January 2023
Deborah Abel
Dorothy G. Abel*
Franklin D. Abel*
Margie & Alfred Adelmann
William L. Adler
Shelley & Ted Adler
Benjamin & Bella Altman
Carolyn M. Anner
Steve & Trish Arbetman
Rabbi Jeffrey & Shelley Astrachan
Robert D. Axelrod
Cynthia Balchunas
Karen Ball
Seymour & Roberta Barget
Isadore Baseman
Karen Baseman
Sherry E. Baskin
Nancy Bayuk
Barbara Bazelon
Edward & Esther Beck
Ira Beckerman
Tracy & Ron Benenson
Viviane Benoudiz
Vincent F. Berger
Christine Berger
Marvin Berger
Leonard & Phyllis* Berman
Marlene Berman
Irene Berman-Levine
Neil Bernstein
Rose Blecker*
Phil Bloom
Jeffrey & Susan Blum
Jeffrey Bornstein
Shelia Bornstein
David M. Borowsky
Jessica and Kenneth Brein
Stuart Brenner
Sadie H. Brenner
Jerry M. Brenner
Janis & Aaron* Brenner
Marcy Brenner
Ricki Hurwitz & Garry Brinton
Mollie & Richard* Bronstein
Andrew L. Brown
Sarah L. Brown
Marcia Bryant
Gail Burcat
Joel R. Burcat
Erica Burg
Steven Burg
Ethel & Haddon* Carryer
Lee W. Casher
Beth & Robert Caster
Charles Chiplowitz*
Daniel Clearfield
Ilene Becker-Cohen
Phyllis D. Cohen
Dr. Sidney M. Cohen
Marcia Cohen
Sanford Cohen
Malcolm Cohen
Cheryle & Robert Cohen
Judith B. Cohen
Sol I. Cohn
Rebecca Cook
Amy & Rabbi Eric Cytryn
Barbara Danowitz
Harvey Danowitz*
Ethan DeBroff
Jake DeBroff
Albert Diamond*
Shirley Disend
Faye B. Doctrow
Ricci Rubin Doctrow
Michael Doctrow
Rebecca Doctrow
Jeffrey Driben
Lynn Driben
Aaron N. Dym
Shari Dym
Holly S. Engelman
Steven Etter
Ann Sherman Feierman*
Leon J. Feinerman
Francine Feinerman
Stacy L. Feldman
David Feldman
Bruce A. Feldman
Harvey A. Feldman*
Daniel Fennick
Ed Finkelstein
Janice S. Fitzgerald (Davis)
Frank Fleishman
Lisa Foer
Charles J. Foer
Janet Tull Foreman, CRNP
Bradley Forman
William D. Franklin
Marian E. Frankston
Debra & Richard Freeburn
Linda & Harvey Freedenberg
Randy & Howard Freedman
Larry Freedman
Jonathan & Andrea Freeman
Sel* & Joan Friedlander
Rob & Jami Friedman
Rick & Ellie Friedman
Patricia D. Furlong
Esther & Michael Furman
Diane Garonzik
Hilde Gernsheimer
Allene S. Gittlen
Rachel Glick
Lionel & Abby Goddard
David Golberg
Robin Golberg
Bob Gold
Faith & Davy Goldsmith
Abbey & Philip Goldstein
Linda A. Goldstein
David Golin
Joel I. Gordon
Barry E. Gordon
Radene Gordon-Beck
Gerry Gorelick
Gloria Grabenstein
Dan Grabenstein
Norman Gras
Cheryl A. Gras
Lois Lehrman Grass*
Lisa Plotkin & Michael Green
Deena Gross
Bob & Carol Grossman
Peggy A. Grove
Victor Hammel
Bernard Hammer
Michael & Paula Heiman
Henig Family
Jill Henry
Joel Herwitz
Patti & Robert Hivner
Judith Hodara
Arthur & Carol Hoffman
Jason Hornberger
Ari Huberman
Mark & Janice Illfelder
Sari Incledon
Gilbert & Barbara* Isaacman
Beverly Isaacman
Ronald L. Isaacman*
Joan L. Isaacman
Esther* & Stuart Itzkovitz
Harvey N. Jacobs
Reyna Jose
Gloria Kaplan
Alvin & Betsy Katz
Michael Katzman
Paulette Keifer
Rabbi Peter Kessler
Vincent Klawansky
Alyssa & Gary Klein
Ruth* & S. Chuck Kline
Kluger Family
Mayer Kohn
Rachel & Greg Kohr
Kimberlea & Robert Konowitch
Jennifer Kornfeld
Jeradine Kozloff*
Eileen B. Kranzel
Stuart H. Kranzel
Aaron & Cheryl Krause
Joan & Steve Krechmer
Sanford A. Krevsky
Nancy & Jay Krevsky
Solomon & Katy Krevsky
Steven Kusic
Jill Kusic
Linda & Jay Laff
Kenneth Lakin
Edwin A. Lakin*
Shelia & Keith Lampel
Paul & Mimi Latchford
Danielle Lavetan
Jason Lavetan
Lou Lavetan
Rick Leiner
Ronald G. Lench
Jennifer Lench
Margo Levin
Samuel Levine
Michael* & Ivy Levine
Susan Leviton
Dr. Stan Lewin
Iris & Mark Lewin
Mark J. Lewin
Dr. Maurice J. Lewis
Andrea Lieber Merwin
Janice & Robert Lieberman
Gary M. Lightman
Patricia A. Lightman
Harris A. Linet
Andrea & Jonathon Liss
Barbara R. Lock
Marty Lowy
Mimi Lowy*
Mark Maisel
Neysa Maisel
Jay Maisel*
Margaret Grotzinger & Mark Glick
Janna & Craig Match
Hana Mazuz
Meir Mazuz
Neely & Jim Meals
Cindy Melamed
Seth A. Mendelsohn
Louis Mendlowitz
Heather Miller
Dr. Bruce Miller
Joan Miller
Josh Millman
Gail Mindlin
Herm & Marlene Minkoff*
Aviva Miskin
Laura Monaco*
Burton D. Morris
Marti and Jerry Morrison
Jill Morrow
Rabbi Ron Muroff
Leah Bienstock Muroff
Seth Narins
Richard Nassau
Morris E. Ogun
Jack B. Ogun*
Yvonne F. Oppenheimer
Donald T. Paxton
Michael & Barbara Perelman
Gordon Perlmutter
Janine Pflaum
Dorothy Pollack
Louise Powers
Mark K. Powers
Eunyce Press
Harold & Ellen* Rabin
David A. Raffel
Bryan Reid
Joel & Carol Ressler
Linda Ries
Rebecca Robinson
Carole Robinson
Michael J. Robinson
Dena Linn Rockoff
Martin M. Rogoff
Hallie & Larry Rosen
Ann Michael Rosenberg
Ellis Rosenberg
Reuben J. Rosenberg
Geoff Rosenberg
Cheryl Rosenstrauch
Gary Rosenstrauch
Jennifer Ross
Alvin Rostolsky
Larry & Alison Rotenberg
Bert Rubin
Myrna Rubin
Jaclyn & Scott Rubin
David A. Rubinsky
Andrea Russel
Myra Werrin Sacks
Stuart S. Sacks
Howard Saidman
Diane Z. Sand
Michael A. Sand*
Fredrick Sandow
Marc Schaefer
Caren Schein
Alan Schein
Roger Schein
Lee Schiller*
Ruby & Mark Schmidt
Karen J. Schneider
Stanley & Cory Schneider
Judy Schulder
Dan Schulder
Linda Schwab
Lila Shapiro
Michael J. Shapiro
Julie Sherman
Marjorie M. Sherman
Deborah Sherman
Stacey Shubitz
Beth & Carl Shuman
Gail & Conrad Siegel
Eva Siegel
Lee M. Siegel
Michael Siegel
Bryan & Allison Siegelman
Sanford S. Silverstein
Zachary & Nancy Simmons
Rachel Singer
Renee Singer
Jill D. Skaist
Abby Smith
JoAnn B. Smith*
Bobby Snyder
Carol Rudnick Soller*
Rebecca Solomon
Charlotte & David Spector
Alyce Spector
Kathi B. Spiegelman
Richard D. Spiegelman
Lee Spitalny
David Spivak
Doug Spivak
Barry Stein
Susan Stein
Hilary Steinberg
Michael Steinberg
Linda Stewart
John C.* & Marilyn Kranzel Stoner
Elaine Strokoff
Elliot Strokoff*
James Sudhalter
Carol A. Sudhalter*
Cynthia Sussman
Rhea & Alan Swidler
Susan & Stephen Symons
Greg Tenor
Rob & Randi Teplitz
Michael Tickner
Libby Urie
George P. Viener
William Walter
Dr. Margery Wasko
Neil & Arlynn Weber
Sarah Weisberg
Michelle & Martin Weiss
Norman Wilikiofsky
Phyllis Williams
Charlie Wilson
Bradley Winnick
Lisa Winnick
Emanuel & Yvonne Wittels
Robert Wolff
Oren Yagil
Toby Yoffe
Louise Zeidman
Assaf & Rachel Zilbering
Ronald Zuckerman*
THERE IS ROOM FOR YOUR NAME HERE!
*May their memory be a blessing
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What’s in Your Heart?
YOU FOR CHOOSING TO LEAVE YOUR LEGACY TO SUPPORT WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART! YOUR GIFT WILL ENSURE A VIBRANT JEWISH FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME!
THANK
BETH EL TEMPLE
2637 N Front St | (717) 232-0556 | www.bethelhbg.org
Beth El Temple has resumed in-person Friday evening and Shabbat morning services. We also offer a mix of in-person and Zoom minyans. For more information, visit Beth El's website.
CHISUK EMUNA CONGREGATION
3219 Green St | (717) 232-4851 | info@chisukemuna.org | www.chisukemuna.org
Chisuk Emuna Congregation will be holding services in person and on Zoom. For more information, please contact the office at 717-232-4851 or info@chisukemuna.org.
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, LEBANON
411 S 8th St | (717) 273-2669 | www.congregation-beth-israel.org
Contact Rabbi Sam Yolen at yolen002@gmail.com for details on both programming and minyan. For more information, visit Beth Israel's website.
CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH, CARLISLE
Asbell Center, 262 W High Street | (717)-240-8627 | www.bethtikvah.org
HISTORIC B’NAI JACOB, MIDDLETOWN
Water & Nissley Streets | (717) 319-3014 www.bnai-jacob.org
Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue, located at Water and Nissley Streets in Middletown, near the Harrisburg International Airport and Penn State-Harrisburg, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Marc Bluestein is currently leading the services. Connection information and program materials will be provided by email to the Congregation and also can be requested by using the contact form on our Shul website: http://www.bnai-jacob.org. We are a community Shul and you are welcome to join us. There are no membership dues or admission fees.
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KESHER ISRAEL CONGREGATION
3200 N 3rd St | (717) 238-0763 | www.kesherisrael.org
Kesher Israel is holding in-person daily and Shabbat davening. For details about services, meetings, and programming, contact Benjamin Altman, President, at president@kesherisrael.org, or Ashley Caraballo at office@kesherisrael.org. For more information, visit Kesher Israel's website.
OHEV SHOLOM CONGREGATION, YORK
2090 Hollywood Drive | 717-852-0000 | www.OhevSholomYork.org
Ohev Sholom Congregation is a Conservative congregation serving York County in an inclusive, egalitarian manner. Established in 1902, the congregation is led by our student rabbi in association with our lay leadership. Ohev Sholom provides adult educational opportunities in conjunction with our local Chabad Learning Center while embracing different levels of observance, stages of life, and family structures.
TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL
2090 Hollywood Dr, York | (717) 843-2676 | www.tbiyork.org
York’s 140-year-old Reform congregation.
TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
913 Allendale Rd, Mechanicsburg | (717) 697-2662 | www.tbshalom.org
Shabbat services will be held on February 3 and 17, and March 3 and 17. February services will be via Zoom only. If you are not on our email contact list and would like to attend, please call or email the Temple office in advance of the service in case of scheduling changes. Services are led by Rabbi Carl Choper of Beth Shalom. Please email the office at tbshalom@gmail.com or call 717-697-2662 for information if you would like to join the services.
For details on upcoming Temple Beth Shalom services and events, check the website: http://tbshalom.org.
TEMPLE OHEV SHOLOM
2345 N Front St | (717) 233-6459 | www.ohevsholom.org
Shabbat Services are held Friday evenings at 6pm in person and are also live-streamed on the Ohev Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OhevSholom and on the Ohev YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/TempleOhevSholomHbgPa.
• Sunday, Feb. 4 at 10am: Tot Shabbat in the Lehrman Chapel
• Sunday, Feb. 5: Kugel making with Sisterhood (call for times)
• Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7pm: Ohev Board of Trustees meeting
• Friday, Feb. 10: 3rd grade family Shabbat service
• Sunday, Feb. 12 at 9:45am: Sisterhood Board Meeting
• Thursday, Feb. 23, Save the date for a special comedy night fundraiser for Ohev Sholom (details to come)
• Friday, March 3 from 6:45 to 8:15pm: Sisterhood Soup and Study
• Sunday, March. 4 at 10am: Tot Shabbat in the Lehrman Chapel
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JCC Senior Adult Programs
JCC Senior Adult Club Lunches and programs are held twice-weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Lunch is served at 12 noon, with to-go options available for those who prefer not to unmask to eat. All programs begin after lunch unless otherwise indicated.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
JAN 31 Babka Bash!
Babka is simply delicious! You are invited to join us in making our own (take and bake) version of this classic Jewish treat! Facilitated by Macy and Jacquie.
FEB 1 Rabbi Ron Muroff of Chisuk Emuna Congregation will present a program on Tu’Bishvat
FEB 7 Current Events with Jeff Jacobs
FEB 9 Holocaust Educator, Lillian Rappaport
FEB 14 John Maietta will lecture on “Our World In Pictures: A Short History Of Photography” even in the Digital Age, we still treasure those old family photos lying around the house. Photography once involved bulky equipment, toxic chemicals, and arcane technical knowledge - until the 1890’s, when George Eastman brought his simple, easy-to-use Kodak camera to the masses. This program explores the full 200 years of photographic history: its early pioneers, its famous practitioners, and the iconic images that helped define the world in which we grew up.
FEB 16 Join The Silver Academy Middle School students for our sixth Better Together program of the year. We will celebrate the holiday of Purim together. Enjoy a delicious lunch with the students and then participate in fun Purim-themed activities! Hope to see you there!
FEB 21 HACC History Professor, Dr. Donald Koones – Solving A Mystery at Westermark 20, Amsterdam
Very few people knew of the hiding space of Anne Frank and seven (7) other people for a period of twenty-five (25) months. The entrance to the hidden staircase was well-hidden behind the bookcase in the upstairs hallway. An anonymous tipster alerted the Nazis of the hidden location and after the arrests, Otto Frank (Anne’s father) was the only one of eight to survive the Holocaust. Although the story of Anne Frank has become well-known through her daily diary, questions still remained regarding the identity of the individual who alerted the Gestapo and for what reason. Now, a new book, The Betrayal Of Anne Frank by Rosemary Sullivan, sheds a new light on numerous questions. Come and relive the courageous story of a young girl and a betrayal leading to her tragic death. Note: there is no need for you to have read the book in order to attend and learn from the lecture.
FEB 22 Artist-in-Residency Program Begins
FEB 23 Marry Lynn Hawk from Home Instead Senior Care will discuss “Home Your Own Way – How to plan for either moving out of your home or to age in place.”
FEB 28 Our resident technology expert, Nanci Reinhart, will present a program on “Is My Phone Tracking Me?”
Senior Update
BY ROBERTA KRIEGER
By the time you receive this issue of the Community Review, the month of January will have passed for most of us. Unfortunately, there are those of us whose mail delivery is not quite up to par (for lack of a better choice of words that would be fit to print), and the month of February or March might have passed as well before its receipt.
On Tuesday, January 3rd, we started off with Norman Gras' amazing beef stew, before Jeff Jacobs led us in a non-confrontational discussion of current events. Good things come in threes, Jeff, and you are going to have to get yourself a larger refrigerator!!! As I've said before, we really do appreciate that Jeff takes the time to lead us, not into temptation, but making sure we do not go off the deep end during our current events sessions.
On Thursday, January 5th, Nancy Reinhart, with the able assistance of her husband Frank (in this particular instance, his assistance was needed more than ever due to computer glitches), showed us how to lighten the junk load in our inbox.
Nancy always does a great job, no matter the topic. To further assist, she always has handouts for us to take home. Happy to say she will be returning in March. It would be wise to make a reservation for her next visit. You will be glad that you did.
Norman's wonderful turkey salad was served before Nancy's program.
Our amazing Senior Advisor, Cheryl Yablon, has scheduled some great programs for the future. Hopefully many of you will be there to see for yourselves.
Looking forward to seeing you at lunch.
Hope you stay well, are properly vaccinated, and wear masks appropriately. Take care.
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Obituaries
GREGORY BENJAMIN BENNETT
Gregory Benjamin Bennett, of Cary, North Carolina, passed away on January 10th, 2023. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 54 years, Paula Goldberg Bennett and two children Elena Bennett(Jeff Cardille) and Marc Bennett ( Joy). He also is survived by 5 grandchildren, Arthur, Nicholas, and James Bennett and Talia and Simon Cardille and a sister Susan (Martin) Clionsky, Greg was born September 19, 1945 in Superior Wisconsin and moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before he was two. He was a baseball player (short stop and pitcher) in High School and was proud of earning the rank of an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed working in his uncle's cabinet factory as a draftsman during the summer in his high school years.
Greg loved learning and graduated from the University of Delaware (B, Sc in chemistry) and Yale University (PhD) and went on to University of Fredericton for a Post Doc. He was a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve. He spent his whole career at Sandoz (later Novartis). He was never afraid of taking on new career paths or taking risks. He began as a Research Chemist, moved onto regulatory Affairs, then onto being the head of Analytical Research and from there he became VP of Quality Assurance. He was elected Chairman of the
NJ Pharmaceutical Association, Chairman of the Quality Control Section of Pharma, and for eight years he served on the Board of Meredith College,
He retired early, continuing to do consulting for the next fifteen years, taking time to travel the world especially to exotic places with Paula. He visited over 70 countries.
Upon moving to Cary, he joined Beth Shalom Synagogue and became a pillar of the temple. He was very proud of chairing a committee that built a dedicated sanctuary for the temple. This took eight years of hard work from Greg and his team. This was a great role for him as it allowed him to use his exceptional organizational and planning skills toward something that was meaningful to him. He enjoyed tennis and golf (especially his three holes in one). He was an excellent bridge player who just recently accomplished the goal of Ruby Life Master. He loved spending Sunday mornings doing the New York Times Crossword puzzle. After his retirement he became an avid gardener and enjoyed painting with oils. He was proud of his yard, especially his irises.
He had a hard exterior, but those that knew him also knew he had a kind interior. He was extremely loyal and looked out for those he loved and those in need. He was outspoken
about his beliefs and how he thought something should be done. You always knew where you stood with Greg.
The family would appreciate donations in his memory to Beth Shalom, 5713 Yates Mill Pond Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606
RUTH K. KLINE
Ruth K. Kline, 88, of Harrisburg, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
She was born in Philadelphia on August 24, 1934 to the late Julius and Beatrice (Rosenberg) Boory.
Ruth retired from Phico where she worked as an insurance claims underwriter. She was a member of Chisuk Emuna Congregation, Chisuk Emuna sisterhood, chevra kadisha, Jewish Community Center, Hadassah, Yeshiva. She enjoyed attending the ballet and going to local symphonies.
Surviving is her husband, Samuel “Chuck” Kline; two sons, Dr. Bradley H. Kline and his wife, Irina of Monmouth Junction, NJ, Dr. Ross E. Kline and his partner, Pamela Datsko of Harrisburg; brother, Gerald Borie; six grandchildren, Maggie, Robert, Melissa, Michael, Mollie, Jason and one great grandson, Noah.
Funeral services were held on Friday, January 13, 2023 at the Chisuk Emuna Cemetery Chapel with Rabbi Ron Muroff officiating. Burial in the Chisuk Emuna Cemetery. Arrangements by the HetrickBitner Funeral Home.
Memorial donations can be made in Ruth’s honor to Chisuk Emuna Congregation, 3219 Green Street, Harrisburg 17110 or to the Harrisburg Jewish Community Center, 3301 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110.
ESTHER SCHNEIER
In loving memory of our wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Esther L Schneier (nee' Samberg) passed away on Sunday morning, January 8, 2023. She was a native of New York City, where she graduated college majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Mathematics. She later received her Master's Degrees in Education and Counseling. She spent 35 years teaching math and science at various schools in the Harrisburg area and assisted in developing the math curriculum for the Commonwealth of PA.
While her many former students still remember her as a talented teacher and mentor, her greatest joy and achievement was raising her 6 children who survive her. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Her love and devotion will continue to be an inspiration and blessed memory to all who knew her.
In lieu of flowers, those who wish to honor her memory may send contributions to The Yeshiva Academy of Harrisburg Foundation; PO Box 61272, Harrisburg, PA 17107-9997.
EDWARD W. ROTHMAN
Edward W. Rothman, of Harrisburg, died January 12 at home. He was 92. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Harriet; his children, Julie Goldman, Albert Rothman and Alyssa Segal; and grandchildren Marissa Palmer and Harper and Hadley Segal. He was predeceased by his son Michael and his sisters, Harriet Plesh and Marcia Kaplan.
The son of Abe and Evelyn Rothman, Ed was born in Baltimore before moving to Millersburg, Pa, and Harrisburg. His father was a supervisor and leather expert at the Muskin Shoe Factory and his mother was a devoted homemaker. Throughout high school Ed was a star baseball and basketball player. (He also excelled at tennis, later partnering with his wife in tournaments). He enlisted in the Army during peacetime but was recalled during the Korean War and served as a courier in Japan.
Ed then graduated from Dickinson College and Dickinson Law School. He practiced law in Harrisburg for 38 years and was named one of the top bankruptcy lawyers in the state, before retiring as a partner from McNees Wallace & Nurick in 1997. He loved his colleagues there, savoring the work and Friday night afterhours get-togethers. He also served as assistant city solicitor.
A proud member of Beth El Temple, he served as president of the Harrisburg Hebrew School and led the morning minyan at the temple for many years. After retirement he found great joy volunteering at local hospitals and singing to residents of the Jewish Home after learning that music could help soothe patients with dementia.
Diagnosed with a common heart blockage in his 60s Ed decided to skip surgery and with his typical rigor and discipline took on a complete vegan diet instead and continued with it to the very end. He and his nephew, Eliot Kaplan,
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traveled to some 15 different baseball stadiums over the years all around the country and never once did a hot dog touch his lips. He was a devoted exerciser at the JCC well into his 80s and won the Inspirational Athlete of the Year Award from the Center in 2014. He loved his family, his community, his faith, baseball, opera, and a good martini (very) dry.
Contributions can be made to Beth El Temple (bethelhbg.org), The Glioblastoma Foundation (glioblastomafoundation.org), Homeland Hospice (homelandathome.org) or the charity of your choice.
Funeral services will be private.
ELLIOT ARNOLD STROKOFF
Elliot Arnold Strokoff of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 2, 2023. Elliot was born on March 17, 1947, to Lillian (Katz) and Edward Strokoff. He grew up in a row house atop his father’s butcher shop in a blue collar Philadelphia neighborhood. He graduated from Dickinson College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He went to the Dickinson School of Law where he was a member of law review and The Corpus Juris Society. His diverse practice of law included labor, employment and administrative law and trial and appellate advocacy.
He was a past member of the board of the Dauphin County Bar Association and the long time chair of its continuing legal education committee. He was also a past board member of Open Stage of Harrisburg as well as the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg for which he served two terms as president. He was also a trustee for more than 30 years of the McInroy-Sheffer People Trust.
For 34 years, he conducted high holiday services for the Hanover Hebrew Congregation. He was also a long term gabbai for Beth El Temple in Harrisburg.
He enjoyed sailing, skiing, bicycling, reading non-fiction and especially spending time at the family house in Beach Haven, New Jersey.
Elliot is survived by his loving wife, Elaine, four children, Harris (Nikoletta), Franklin (Paula), Johanna (Matt) and Jordan (Samantha) and was adoring Zaydeh to George, Edgar, Lilly, Isaac, Evelyn and Noah. He is also survived by siblings, Sandra, David and Rosalyn.
Funeral services were held at Beth El Temple Harrisburg on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, with interment at Beth El Cemetery. Charitable contributions may be made to Beth El Temple or the United Way Capital Region.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
THURS, APR 6 Passover – Federation, ELC, and JCC Closed
FRI, APR 7 Passover – Federation, ELC, and JCC Closed
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THURS, APR 13 Passover – Federation, ELC, and JCC Closed
ADELE S. WASKO
Adele S. Wasko, originally from New York City and for the last several years residing in Hershey, PA, passed away on January 4, 2023, just shy of her 97th birthday.
Adele was born on January 15, 1926, to David Werner and Rose Rifkin Werner. She grew up in the Bronx, NY, and graduated from Walton High School and then from Brooklyn College. She married Bernard (Berl) Wasko in 1950, and they moved to the town of Eastchester, NY, where she lived for more than 60 years. Adele was an active volunteer in many community activities, including the PTA, her synagogue Sisterhood, and Girl Scouts. She worked in a doctor's office in New York City and later was hired as a Program Director by the Post Roads Council of the Girl Scouts of the USA. After retiring as a professional Girl Scout, she chaired the National Jewish Girl Scout Committee to help young woman achieve one of the religious awards available from Girl Scouts, holding this position until 2015. Adele was widowed in 2006 after 56 years of marriage. In 2015, she moved from New York to an independent-living apartment at Country Meadows in Hershey, PA, to be near her daughter and son-in-law; 89 years of age at the time, she was very happy to give up her house and car. In early December 2022, she transitioned to a skilled nursing facility at
Londonderry Village in Palmyra, PA, before succumbing to the frailties of old age.
Adele was predeceased by her husband Berl in 2006, and many years earlier by one son, Steven, when he was a teenager. She is survived by two children, Robert Wasko (Sue) of Brooklyn, NY, and Margery Wasko (Michael Katzman) of Hershey, PA. She was the beloved grandmother of Rebecca Katzman of Orofino, ID, David Katzman (Natalie Kotkin) of Philadelphia, PA, Jonathan Katzman (Holly) of San Francisco, CA, and Samantha Dodds (Colin) of Brooklyn, NY, as well as great grandmother of Miriam, Walter, and most recently Maya.
She will be remembered fondly by friends (or their surviving family members) at the Girl Scouts of USA, Temple Israel of New Rochelle, NY, the Friends of Israel Scouts Tzofim program, Chisuk Emuna Congregation of Harrisburg, PA, and Country Meadows in Hershey, PA, and by anyone who had the good fortune to be her relative or acquaintance. A particular thank you is extended to the caring staff at Country Meadows, Home Instead (especially MaryPaula), and Londonderry Village.
Graveside services at the Riverside Cemetery in New Jersey at the convenience of the family. Donations can be made in Adele's name to the National Jewish Committee on Girl Scouting, the local Girl Scout Council, or to a children’s cancer research charity of your choice.
SAT TESTING
ANY STUDENT WHO BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS REASONS IS UNABLE TO TAKE THE SAT TESTS ON SATURDAY MAY REQUEST SUNDAY TESTING. SILVER ACADEMY IS OPEN FOR SUNDAY TESTING ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
MARCH 12, 2023
MAY 7, 2023
JUNE 4, 2023
A LETTER FROM YOUR RELIGIOUS LEADER IS NECESSARY THE FIRST TIME OF REGISTRATION. CHECK THE SAT WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
SAT TESTS ARE GIVEN ON THE ABOVE SUNDAYS AT SILVER ACADEMY, 3301 N. FRONT STREET, HARRISBURG, PA 17110.
WHEN REGISTERING, USE CODE 39-308 FOR SILVER ACADEMY.
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ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT JANE DALTON, 717-319-6496. Please visit jewishharrisburg.org/whats-open for up-to-date building information.
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