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MEETING SUNDAY Community to fight UN moves on Palestine • 5771 IN REVIEW

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Vote for Palestinian statehood? Bill would yank your US defense aid Potential candidates for punishment: Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)

ASHINGTON (JTA) — A measure that would withhold military assistance from nations that endorse Palestinian statehood at the UN is the latest congressional bid to head off the effort. The bill introduced Sept. 12 in the US House of Representatives by four lawmakers — Reps. Steve Israel (DNY), Steve Rothman (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Robert Brady (D-Penn.) — would target dozens of nations that receive assistance ranging from the hundreds of thousands of dollars to billions. “We won’t allow other countries to vote against our best friend with one hand in the UN and come to Congress to seek taxpayer dollars with the other hand,” said Israel. The bill would include a standard presidential national security waiver. The Obama administration has said that the PA effort to secure statehood recognition this month would set back the prospect for renewed peace talks and has pledged to veto the bid should it come to the Security Council. The Palestinians may seek an enhanced status short of statehood through the General Assembly, where the US does not have a veto. Israel is the largest recipient of US defense assistance, at $3 billion a year, but other nations receive substantial amounts. Other leading recipients include Egypt ($1.3 bil-

Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ)

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)

Related Story — Page 11 lion), Pakistan ($300 million) and Jordan ($200 million). The bill is the latest in a number of congressional initiatives to threaten repercussions if the Palestinians go ahead with their plan. On Sept. 12, Rep. Ileana RosLehtinen, the chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, held a news conference with eight other Republicans to tout her UN reform bill, which includes provisions that would cut funding to any UN body that enhances the Palestinian status. She called on President Obama to back the initiative. “We hope and expect better from the administration at this critical time, when the UN is poised to severely undermine peace and security by supporting Abu Mazen’s dangerous scheme.” Abu Mazen is a byname for PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

ngel, the senior Democrat on the House Western Hemisphere subcommittee, is lobbying countries to vote against Palestinian statehood recognition in the UN. “I am contacting as many countries as I can speak with to tell them the UN resolution is destructive and

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awful and will not make peace, it will make peace talks more difficult,” Engel told JTA this week. Engel had just returned from a trip to Israel with top officials from the Caribbean island nations of Grenada and Saint Kitts and Nevis. The officials met there with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Engel, who chaired the Western Hemisphere subcommittee from 2007 to 2011, has cultivated a number of the region’s leaders. There is at least one congressional effort, spearheaded by J

Robert Brady (D-Penn.) Street, the dovish pro-Israel group, to head off a cut in funding to the Palestinians in case they go ahead with their statehood bid. Reps. David Price (D-NC) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) are seeking additional signatories to their letter to Obama that reiterates congressional opposition to the Palestinian statehood bid, but says punishing the Palestinians would be counterproductive. “The suspension or ending of US aid could undermine the very foundations of a future Palestinian state, undoing the progress that has been made in recent years toward strengthening the PA’s security and governance institutions,” it says. “It would increase the likelihood of instability and violence, in turn threatening Israel’s security.”

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ASHINGTON (JTA) — Christians United for Israel activists lavished President Obama with rare praise for pledging to veto any Palestinian attempt to secure statehood recognition at the UN. “We appreciate that you and members of your administration have indicated that the US will veto such a resolution in the Security Council and vote against such a resolution in the General Assembly,” said the form email sent by 33,000 CUFI activists to the White House since Sept. 8. “We’re writing to urge you to follow through on these important commitments,” the email said. CUFI has often been critical of Obama. Its founder, Pastor John Hagee, told the group’s annual Washington Summit this summer that

the president was “not pro-Israel.” David Brog, the group’s director, said the president deserved praise in this case. “It is important to give credit where it is due, and that is why we expressed our appreciation to the administration for their commitment to veto the Palestinian unilateral declaration of independence and vote against it in the General Assembly,” Brog said in a statement. The Obama administration has said that the PA effort to secure statehood recognition this month would set back the prospect for renewed peace talks and has pledged to veto the bid should it come to the Security Council. The Palestinians may seek an enhanced status short of statehood through the General Assembly, where the US does not have a veto.

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September 23, 2011 • INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS — Rosh Hashanah Edition • Section A • 3

RESPONSE TO UN: COMMUNITY

Seek 93,000 signers vs. independence

s part of a tremendous nationwide effort, the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado and the JCRC joined with the Israel Action Network and their counterparts in North America to gather over 93,000 supporters of a petition to oppose the upcoming unilateral bid at the UN for Palestinian statehood (UDI). “We do not believe that this course

of action is in the interest of peace,” said Federation president and CEO Doug Seserman. “We support a solution of two states for two peoples. However, we do oppose the Palestinians unilateral declaration at the UN. The government of Israel is dedicated to a two-state solution with peace Please see PETITION on Page 21

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Netanyahu, Obama meet

ERUSALEM (JTA) — President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu was scheduled to arrive Wednesday, Sept. 21, in New York for the General Assembly. He told his Cabinet on Sunday that he will meet with Obama, as well as other world leaders, during Please see MEETING on Page 21

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Meeting Sunday at Emanuel, 4:30 p.m.

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he Status of Israel and the Peace Process in Light of the Palestinian UN Initiative,” a community-wide meeting to support Israel, will take place Sunday, Sept 25, 4:30-6 p.m., at Temple Emanuel. Information on developments at the UN, where the PA is seeking endorsement for a unilateral declaration of statehood from the UN

Security Council and-or the UN General Assembly, will be distributed. The event is presented by the Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council, Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado, ADL, AJC, Jewish Community Resource Center, StandWithUs, community shlicha Michal Peleg-Uziyahu and others. Please see RALLY on Page 21

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L I V E LY O P I N I O N It’s time to stand up to Turkey’s Recep Erdogan BY JASON EPSTEIN Special to the Intermountain Jewish News

hen Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN this week, he likely will repeat his demand that the world body “raise the Palestinian flag” without acknowledging that PA President Mahmoud Abbas refus-

es to negotiate with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders still call for the destruction of Israel. For the first time since becoming a republic in 1923, Turkey has decided to become an active region-

al player. The decision to stretch its legs is made possible in no small part by a shrunken American footprint in the eastern Mediterranean. Some assert that this exercise is merely an enhanced version of a

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trade expansion policy initiated during the 1980s. Others claim with alarm that it is an aggressive effort to restore imperial Ottoman glory with a decidedly Islamist flavor. Whatever the reason, this so-called “Zero Problems” policy, drawn up by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and championed by Erdogan, has been executed at the expense of Turkey’s former strategic ally, Israel, and threatens hundreds of years of friendship and peaceful coexistence between two dynamic peoples. (To be fair, Erdogan also is currently engaged in heated rhetoric with EU members Greece and Cyprus.) It is worth noting that TurkishIsraeli ties, which flourished in the 1990s, remained strong after the Justice and Development Party’s

Jason Epstein (AKP) electoral triumph in Turkey in November, 2002. Additional commercial and defense agreements were signed. Hundreds of thousands of Israeli Please see ERDOGAN on Page 5

DENVER

The traffic is edgy, Rabbi Olshin is not e often think that because a person holds a high position, he is special. We forget that it is the other way around. Because he is special, he came into the high position. At least that is the way it should be; and when it is, that which made the person special continues to shine through even after he has attained the high position. Lord Acton said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. A well taken point — but also a limited one. For when a person is special, and attains power only because of that, then not only does his power not corrupt him, his humility continues exactly the same as before. I was thinking about this as I drove Rabbi Yerucham Olshin to the airport last Monday morning. Rabbi Olshin is one of four deans, or rashei yeshiva, of the largest yeshiva in the world, popularly called “the Lakewood Yeshiva” in Lakewood, NJ — officially Beth Medrash Govoha. Perhaps the most famous yeshiva of the last 1,000 years — since the end of the famous Babylonian academies — was the Volozhin Yeshiva in Eastern Europe, 1801-1892. It had some 400 students. The Lakewood yeshiva today has some 6,000 students! A little reflection and one might conclude: If a single yeshiva has 6,000 students, it must be fragmented, maybe even incoherent, full of divisions working at cross purposes. Then again: Say about the Lakewood yeshiva what one may say of a special person: The yeshiva is not special because it has 6,000 students; but the other way around. Because it is special, 6,000 students have flocked to it. If 6,000 students flock to a single place, it must be because of the coherence, unity and inspiration of that place’s vision.

abbi Olshin was in Denver for one day last Sunday to speak on behalf of the Denver Community Kollel; but it would be a waste to limit a person like this, on a one day visit, to a single audience. He met multiple audiences, not least the 150 people, including schoolchildren, who greeted him at the airport upon his arrival. A waste? Yes, but again, not because he is the “head of the Lakewood yeshiva.” Rather, because of his sweetness, his humility, his capacity to communicate, to find just the right metaphor, and to elaborate on it.

On Monday morning, he spoke for the briefest time at Yeshiva Toras Chaim before heading for the airport. This was his metaphor, based on a point made by the founder of that Volozhin Yeshiva, Rabbi Chaim Volozhiner; and preceded by a question. Why on Rosh Hashanah do we pray that G-d grant us “life”? Not

preserving our grip on the tree, keeping to our moral and ethical position. But we are doing more. We are also clarifying our position, ascertaining exactly what “the good” is. Rare is the person who would admit to wanting to do anything besides the good. But what is good?

Denver to Newark. Newark to Lakewood. Lakewood to Queens. Queens to Lakewood. All in one day. a “good” life, just life? Do we not have free will? Is it not up to us to choose the good, to act in a way that pleases G-d? And if we do, is not our own destiny, so to speak, in our own hands? Why do we need to pray that G-d grant us life? The Torah says that if we choose the good, G-d will grant us life; and if not, not. Should not the Torah therefore say, “Choose the good”? But it doesn’t. It says: “Choose life.” At which point the question circles back to itself: Why pray to G-d to grant us life if He already told us to choose life? A mosaic of questions with a single answer, based on a single metaphor: The Torah, it states in Proverbs, is a “tree of life to all who hold fast to it.” Said Rabbi Olshin: Imagine getting caught in a roaring river. It can drown even the strongest swimmer. The struggling swimmer suddenly sees a tree. He grabs on! The river is tugging and pushing and slamming against him. It is painful. O how nice it would be to relax his grip for just a few seconds to alleviate the pain and get some rest. But if he does, he will lose his life. This is why the Torah says “Choose life” and why we pray to G-d that he grant us “life.” We are pushed and pulled by terrible moral choices. We are surrounded by temptations — to cut corners, to yield to unworthy desires, to do the wrong thing. Yes, of course, we should choose the good. But to do so, we must first have life — we must withstand all the moral and ethical forces that would pull us away from the good, from “the tree of life,” the Torah. In being asked by G-d to choose life and in asking G-d to grant us life, we are focusing on the essence:

We can deceive ourselves, can convince ourselves that our own, strong, unexamined desires are “the good.” By choosing life — by choosing the Torah, the “tree of life” — we gradually learn what the good is. It would not be enough for G-d to say: Choose the good. First we must have a basis for knowing what the good is. That is provided by the Torah — by “the tree of life.” We must choose it. And we pray that G-d grant it — life — on Rosh Hashanah. Such was the jist of the brief remarks of Rabbi Olshin last Monday morning. n the ride to the airport — first of all, there was traffic. Bad traffic. I-70 was, almost, the proverbial “parking lot.” It wasn’t “supposed” to happen at that hour. It did. We needed to get off of I-70. To weave through the city streets . . . and the clock was ticking. (I was thinking a few moments earlier: Rabbi Olshin is not going to lose his precious few moments to address the students at Yeshiva Torah Chaim just because he has a flight to catch.) Anyway, Rabbi Olshin is calm. We are getting off I-70, hoping to get to his flight by slowing down! It looks nip and tuck. Will we make it? Meanwhile, we get into a discussion about his manifold responsibilities and he happens to call the person who is going to meet him at Newark Airport. “Yes, I have to go back to Lakewood,” he says. I am thinking: Of course he has to go back to Lakewood. That is where he lives. Well, it turns out that he has to go back to Lakewood because he has a wedding of a child of an old friend to attend that night. That’s the first wedding of the

night. Then he has to turn around and travel from Lakewood to Queens, NY, because he has another wedding — of a child of another old friend — to attend that same night. Denver to Newark. Newark to Lakewood. Lakewood to Queens. Queens to Lakewood. All in one day. And here we are, on the pavement, watching the traffic pile up, and Rabbi Yerucham Olshin evinces no nervousness, no edginess. He emanates spiritual calm. That, too, is part of the good that the Torah tells us to choose. That, too, stems from the “tree of life.” wonder: How can the head of an institution with 6,000 students stay on top of things? It is true, there are four rashei yeshiva, but let’s face it. In a yeshiva of 100 boys the heads have trouble establishing a relationship, let alone a close mentoring relationship, with each student. What happens with a 6,000 person student body? Not to mention, the Lakewood yeshiva has a major publishing house. And a host of speciality yeshivas within it: so called chaburos or groups that specialize in one area of Halachah and master it. Plus, the community of Lakewood has grown exponentially in the last 15 years, and the yeshiva is responsible for setting the tone of the community. It is hardly a secret that a rabbi with a congregation of a couple of hundred families is challenged to set the right tone for it. What about a community of tens of thousands of people? How, I wonder, can Rabbi Olshin stay on top of all this? His answer is quick, natural, refreshing: “I can’t.” It turns out that to manage this growing phenomenon of “Lakewood” the four rashei yeshiva have put in place many layers of leadership. There are, for example, hundreds of “rashei chaburah,” young scholars who take responsibility for a group of students. There are several central study halls, not just one; and the four rashei yeshiva divide up the times they give lectures to the students, with a multiplying effect. And they work to sustain Lakewood’s special character.

istening carefully, I discern something quite contrary to the public image I had of these heads of the Lakewood yeshiva. After

Hillel Goldberg all, I see their pictures at this and the other event around the country; and, right here, Rabbi Olshin is in Denver, not Lakewood. I had imagined that these yeshiva heads “graduated” to the point where their communal responsibilities and public appearances (two weddings in two cities in one night) overwhelm their educational station and desire. Here we reach the root of the sweetness and tranquility of Rabbi Olshin: He is what he says he is. It is “life” that he is holding onto. He spends all morning studying Torah in one of the study halls of the Lakewood yeshiva. He spends the afternoons preparing the Talmud lectures he delivers a number of times each week. All the rest — it fits into that schedule, not the other way around. The worries about the Lakewood budget (almost $30 million), the public appearances, the attendance at the weddings, the inevitable administrative tasks, the emergencies in students’ lives, and all the rest: These must submit to the study and teaching of Torah, to that schedule. But wait? If Rabbi Olshin is studying Torah every morning in the Lakewood yeshiva, how is he in Denver? “An exception,” he says. Plus: The plane is its own study hall. He had four uninterrupted hours to study Torah on the way over, and was looking forward to the same going back. But what about the cell phone? The emails? The constant distractions before the flight, and after? Rabbi Olshin brought no cell phone. (He borrowed mine to confirm his pick-up from the Newark Airport.) This head of this major — we may say gigantic — Jewish institution manages without a cell phone. The budget, somehow, is met. His focus is on studying. And teaching. On establishing relationships with students, which, he says, over time — and given the hundreds of layers of teaching and mentorship in place — does take place. “Choose life” — it creates human beings like Rabbi Yerucham Olshin.

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THE READERS SPEAK Dry Bones

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If you don’t understand Hebrew, pray with your heart By YERACHMIEL D. FRIED Special to the IJN Dear Rabbi Fried, I know we don’t confess to rabbis but I have a confession! Even if I can read some of the prayers on Rosh Hashanah, I still don’t understand what I’m saying . . . to tell you the truth I’d rather take a quiet, reflective walk in the park this year on Rosh Hashanah than spend all those hours in synagogue saying a bunch of words that don’t mean a whole lot to me anyway. (I’m not a member anywhere anyway). Do you have any suggestions? MARC B.

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tourists flocked to Istanbul, Antalya and Bodrum. In a May, 2005 visit to Israel, Erdogan met with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and paid his respects at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. President Shimon Peres delivered an address to the Turkish Parliament in 2007 and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Ankara the following year. Cracks appeared, however, after the Erdogan government recognized Hamas’ victory in the Gaza election in 2006 and AKP officials invited the terrorist organization’s leader in exile, Khaled Meshal, to visit Ankara. The relationship suffered further in late December, 2008 after hundreds of Hamas rocket attacks on Israeli towns prompted a military response. Erdogan had met with Olmert mere days before Operation Cast Lead commenced, in part to continue mediation efforts between Israel and Syria, and reportedly was furious that his counterpart kept him in the dark about the planned campaign. Erdogan’s theatrics at the Davos World Economic Forum weeks later brought the schism into the open. Sitting on a panel with Peres, the prime minister was clearly agitated by Peres’ defense of Israel’s actions and responded, “When it comes to killing, you know this job very well.” After storming off the stage, Erdogan accused the Jewish state of committing acts of genocide. His petulant behavior was all the more remarkable considering that Turkey has lost tens of thousands of its own citizens in a decades-old battle against PKK terrorists based in Iraq. Last year’s Israeli interception of the Gaza blockade-running Mavi Marmara that killed nine Turkish radicals and injured several Israeli commandos effectively doomed the political relationship. The subsequent UN panel of inquiry on the Gaza flotilla incident, known as the Palmer Report, found that the interception was legal under international law but that the Israeli military had used excessive force on board the vessel. Having spent more than a year hammering through Turkey’s increasingly obedient media outlets

that the Israeli action in international waters was one of “piracy” and demanding that Israel end all of its security measures around Gaza, the Palmer Report’s findings caught Erdogan off guard. He responded by trashing its conclusions, terminating all bilateral military trade, downgrading diplomatic ties and ratcheting up the anti-Israel rhetoric even further, to the point where even a clash between the two navies in the Mediterranean no longer seems out of the question. As former US Ambassador to Turkey Morton Abramowitz and Professor Henri Barkey wrote recently in the Washington Post, “Had Erdogan pushed only for an apology over the deaths of Turkish citizens in the May, 2010 flotilla incident, Turkey’s actions would be understandable in the face of Israel’s unwise decision not to immediately resolve the problem. “The recently leaked UN report on the flotilla affair sought to find a way for the sides to reconcile. Erdogan, however, is not interested in repairing the situation with Israel.” Israel supports a Palestinian state, but lasting peace must come through negotiations that settle all outstanding issues to the satisfaction of the parties with mutual respect and security. Peace cannot be imposed; it can only be negotiated. Whatever one thinks of President Obama’s handling of US-Israel relations up through this spring, his administration deserves credit for rallying opposition to Abbas’ UN scheme. Obama also needs to be firm with Erdogan. While the US recognizes Turkey’s enhanced standing in a volatile region, he should be reminded that “with great power there must also come great responsibility.” And if Erdogan carries out the once unthinkable idea of forcing America to choose between its two strategic allies in the region, the White House must send a clear signal that the Turkish leader will be the big loser. Jason Epstein, president of Southfive Strategies, LLC, was a member of the Turkish Embassy’s public relations team from 2002 to 2007.

Dear Marc, I’m quite confident that your words echo the sentiments of many. The prayers are meant to be a powerful, relevant and meaningful experience. Sadly, our distance from the original Hebrew, coupled with a lengthy synagogue service, can be intimidating, to say the least, and often a tremendous letdown for individuals seeking a spiritual experience. As a matter of fact, according to studies some 80% of my Jewish community doesn’t even enter a synagogue or temple over the course of the High Holidays! I will offer a few words of advice that can perhaps alleviate your challenges and help get more from the service and the High Holidays. First: Five minutes of prayer said with understanding, feeling and emotion mean far more than hours of lip-service.

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Don’t look at the prayer book as an all-or-nothing proposition. Try looking at each page or each prayer as a self-contained opportunity for reflection and inspiration. If a particular prayer doesn’t speak to you, move on to the next one. Don’t expect to be moved by each and every prayer. Read the prayers at your own pace, Rabbi Fried thinking about what you are saying, without being so concerned where the congregation is. You don’t need to always be “on the same page” with everyone else! If a particular sentence or paragraph touches you, linger there for a while, chew it over and digest it well, allowing the words to caress you and enter your soul. Apply that prayer to your own life and use it as a connection to G-d. If you’re really brave, close your eyes for a few minutes and meditate over those words for a while. Don’t let your lack of proficiency in Hebrew get you down; G-d understands English. Like a loving parent, He can discern what is in your heart in the language you express yourself. By sitting in the synagogue, (as opposed to the park!) you join millions of Jews in synagogues

around the world. You are a Jew, and by joining hands with fellow Jews you are making a powerful statement about your commitment to Judaism and your place in Klal Yisrael, the Jewish people. The midrash teaches us that “there’s no King without a nation.” Only when we join together, as a congregation of Jews to coronate the King on Rosh Hashanah, only then do we build a kingdom of Heaven on Earth. If you’re not a member anywhere and are looking for a comfortable place to pray which doesn’t require much background, I am happy to inform you of a “High Holiday Learner’s Service” held in my community in Dallas, and I trust there is one in Denver, too. This interactive, explanatory service, held mostly in English, utilizes a fresh, new approach; combining ongoing explanation, discussion and camaraderie with other bright, interested Jews who are seeking to add meaning and understanding to their High Holiday experience. Holiday meals and child care are also available to remove those concerns and make the most of the day. Feel free to contact me and I can advise you where there is a High Holiday Learner Service closest to you. With best wishes for a healthy, meaningful and joyous Rosh Hashanah to you and all the readers, with peace in Israel and for all of Klal Yisrael and the world.

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NEWS

Foreign minister: Turkey veto Egypt: No lulavs threat nixed Israeli NATO push

The threat comes amid ERUSALEM (JTA) — increased tension between Israel Turkey’s foreign minister and Turkey following Israel’s said his country threatrefusal to apologize for the ened to veto an Israeli deaths last year of nine Turkinitiative in NATO in an effort ish nationals after Israeli naval to hurt Israel in international commandos stormed a flotilla forums. ship attempting to break Israel’s Ahmet Davutoglu reportedly blockade of Gaza. Israel has told CNN Turk in an interexpressed “regret” for the inciview Sunday, Sept. 18, that dent. Turkey had threatened to veto Turkish officials have vowed Israel’s recent effort to open a to attack Israel in as many interNATO office in Brussels as part national forums as possible, and of the alliance’s outreach to nonTurkey has downgraded diplomember groups through the matic relations with Israel and Mediterranean Dialogue initiacut defense trade ties. tive. Turkey has been a memMeanwhile, Israel will remove ber of NATO since 1952. its police representative in Israel joined the MediterTurkey after a lack of cooperaranean Dialogue initiative in tion from Turkish authorities, 1995 with Morocco, Mauritania, Internal Security Minister Tunisia and Egypt; Jordan and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Yitzhak Aharonovitch told Israel Algeria were added later. Davutoglu Radio Monday. Davutoglu added that the veto threat could change according to political circumstances, according to reports. Israel withdrew the initiative after the threat, according to the Turkish news service Today’s Zaman. ERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel rated with CERN for many years, has been accepted as an asso- including on projects involving the ciate member of the prestigious collider. “The agreement is testimony to European nuclear physics lab Europe’s recognition of Israel’s sciCERN. The laboratory, known for its giant entific and technological capabiliunderground atomic collider, the ties, of the quality of its scientists, Large Hadron Collider, signed an agreement Sept. 16 in Geneva mak2nd ing Israel an associate member on Congressional its way to acceptance as a full District member after a two-year waiting period. Israel would become CERN’s first Wishes the entire community non-European member. EW YORK (JTA) — Rick PerIsraeli scientists have collaboA Happy & Healthy New Year ry wrote that Palestinian leaders are attempting to exploit what they perceive as a weakening of relations between Israel and the US. Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, wrote Sept. 16 in the Wall Street Journal that the Obama administration has reinforced this perception and caused the Palestinians to back away from peace negotiations by calling Candidate for Congressinal District 6 for a settlement construction freeze www.JoeMiklosi.com by Israel as a precondition for talks, Join our campaign at: www.Facebook.com/JoeMiklosi as well as by acceding to the Palestinian demand for indirect negotiPaid for by Joe Miklosi for Congress ations through the US. “Unfortunate errors by the Obama administration have encouraged the Palestinians to take steps backward away from peace,” wrote Perry, the governor of Texas. He called on the Obama administration and the UN to “do everything possible to discourage the Palestinian leadership from pursuing its current course” of evading peace talks by turning to the UN, writing that the move is “a basic failure of leadership and a betrayDenver City Council ~ District 4 al of the true interests of the PalesPaid for by Peggy Lehmann for City Council tinian people.”

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ERUSALEM (JTA) — Egypt has banned the export of palm fronds to Israel and Jewish communities abroad, leading to fears of a lulav shortage for the Sukkot holiday. Israel had previously imported about 700,000 palm fronds a year in the run-up to Sukkot, which is about 40% of the annual demand, Haaretz reported. Another 700,000 of the two million lulavs used in Diaspora Jewish communities also come from Egypt. The palms are grown in the Sinai Peninsula. Israel’s Agricultural Ministry said in a statement that it is encouraging local palm None from Egypt this year. farmers to increase their production. The ministry also has issued of Oct. 12. While Egypt reportedly has not special licenses to import lulavs from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and Spain. given a reason for banning the palm The holiday begins on the evening export, it is believed that the current unstable relations between the two countries is the cause.

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and of its contribution throughout many years to the research activities of CERN,” Aharon Leshno-Yaar, permanent representative of Israel to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, said in a statement.

Rick Perry: Palestinians exploit Obama’s ‘errors’

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Rick Perry Perry said the US should oppose the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN “by using our veto in the Security Council, as President Obama has pledged, and by doing everything we can to weaken support for the unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in the General Assembly, even at this late date.” In addition, he wrote, “The US must affirm that the precondition for any properly negotiated settlement between Israel and the PA is the formal recognition of the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state behind secure borders.”

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Iowa federation pulls out of 9/11 event over flag

ES MOINES (JTA) — A Jewish organization in Iowa pulled out of a multifaith prayer service commemorating the 9/11 attacks because the event did not display an American flag. The Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines withdrew from the Sept. 11 event sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa when representatives arrived at the program at Drake University and discovered that there was no Stars and Stripes on the stage, the Des Moines Register reported. Federation spokesman Mark Finkelstein told the newspaper that he offered a small flag to the Alliance’s executive director, who declined to display it. Connie Ryan Terrell told the newspaper that she did not accept the offer because the service was a worship service and not a memorial service, and because she was not willing to make last-minute changes to an event that had been in the planning for three months. Other Jewish leaders participated in the event.

EU leader Poland latest country to nix Durban

AN FRANCISCO (JTA) — Poland, which is currently heading the European Union, will not participate in the Durban III anti-racism conference. Tad Taube, the honorary consul for the Republic of Poland in the San Francisco Bay Area, said Poland had withdrawn its official participation in the Sept. 22 conference in New York. The conference is marking the 10year anniversary of the original World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, which degenerated into an anti-Israel fest. Taube said the fact that Poland has the rotating European Union presidency until December complicated the decision. Poland joins New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Israel and the US in boycotting the conference.

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Presbyterians going back to divestment from Israel Opponents say anti-Israel element is minority

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Rev. Brian Ellison: ‘Dialogue failed. We have little choice but divestment.’

Katharine Henderson, president of Auburn Theological Seminary, seeks compromise.

Pastor John Wimberly says only ‘specialized clergy’ is anti-Israel.

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EW YORK— A decision by a group within the Presbyterian Church USA to reintroduce a resolution calling for divestment from companies doing business with Israel is reopening a long-running controversy over the church’s positions on Israel. The church’s Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment released a report Sept. 9 arguing that the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church should divest from Motorola, HewlettPackard and Caterpillar. “The General Assembly asked us to do everything we could to bring about change through dialogue,” said committee chair the Rev. Brian Ellison, a pastor from Kansas City, Mo., in a statement. “Today we are sadly reporting that these efforts have not produced any substantive change in company policies or practices, and that there is little reason for hope they will do so in the future. “According to the Assembly’s prior directives and the church’s ordinary engagement process, we have little choice but to recommend divestment.” The report already has sparked intense debate within the church and is likely to make more waves when it is introduced at the next biennial general assembly in July.

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“There will be vigorous debate on this,” Susan Andrews, the general presbyter of the Hudson Valley, in New York, told JTA. “The church has been split on this for years.”

he call for divestment also has provoked angry reaction from some Jewish groups. The American Jewish Committee and the ADL issued statements condemning the recommendation. “This renewed effort by some within the Presbyterian Church to penalize Israel does not advance peace,” said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC’s director of intergroup and interreligious relations. “On the contrary, threatening divestment undermines those who are truly committed to Israeli-Palestinian peace.” An organization called Presbyterians for Middle East Peace released a statement condemning the report’s authors as giving a “friendly ear” to “a small group of activists within the Presbyterian Church that has relentlessly sought to punish Israel” and want “to find one party at fault in a conflict where all parties have engaged in positive or negative actions.” Pastor John Wimberly of the Western Presbyterian Church and a co-

convener of Presbyterians for Middle East Peace told JTA that the measure was unlikely to be adopted. He cited polls that show a gap between “specialized clergy” — clergy without pulpits — and other groups within the church, with the former more likely to support Israeli withdrawal from West Bank and eastern Jerusalem and less likely to support strong US-Israel ties and relations between Jews and Presbyterians. In a statement, Presbyterians for Middle East Peace promised to fight the report from being adopted. “The general assembly would have to go against the opinion of the majority of Presbyterians,” Wimberly said. “It will be a struggle; they are determined although a very small group. We just have to make sure this small group can’t do something very big.” In 2006, the church replaced a 2004 policy that called for “phased selective divestment” from multinational corporations operating in Israel with one that called for investment in Israel, the Gaza Strip, eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank “in only peaceful pursuits.” In 2008, the church’s general assembly instructed Presbyterians to avoid over-identifying with one side on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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NEWS: POLITICS

Predicted: A rift between US, Israel

Right now, US is firmly behind Israel at UN, but some see major change in relationship By RON KAMPEAS JTA

ASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In recent months, the tensions that have characterized relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government have largely receded into the background. The Obama administration is preparing to stand virtually alone with Israel at the UN in opposing the Palestiniansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; statehood push. A consensus is emerging within the administration that Turkey is more to blame than Israel for the crisis in their relations. And officials in the US and Israel are basking in the afterglow of Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intervention with Egypt to facilitate the rescue of six Israelis during the storming of their Cairo embassy earlier this month. Yet amid this flowering of good feelings, some observers are pointing to what they see as deeper undercurrents of disquiet in the US-Israel relationship. The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a respected Washington think tank that has been consulted in the past by officials of both countries, published a paper last week suggesting that their ties may be changing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and not for the better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The US and Israel have changed and continue to change, but the two countriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relationship has not kept pace,â&#x20AC;? said the report by Haim Malka, deputy director of the CSISâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Middle East program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For years the growing differences have been papered over, but continuing to do so is both unsustainable and counterproductive.â&#x20AC;? The strains transcend any single administration, Malka says, and have resulted in deep-seated disagreements, particularly over the necessity of arriving at an agreement with the Palestinians, with

Certain members of the US defense establishment are beginning to cast doubts on the bond between the US and Israel

LIABILITY? Anthony Cordesman Israelis skeptical of the likelihood of an accord and Americans seeing such a settlement as vital to the interests of both countries. Dov Zakheim, a former top Pen-

FAVORITISM? General David Petraeus kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report in an apparent reference to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was educated in the US â&#x20AC;&#x153;This peace process is a major pri-

UNGRATEFUL? Robert Gates national security team, met with no objections. Gates, significantly, is that increasingly rare Washington breed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a technocrat admired by Democrats and Republicans.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The peace process is a major priority for the US . . . Israelis are having difficulity coming to terms with thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tagon official in Republican administrations who also is deeply involved in the Jewish and pro-Israel communities, also expressed concern about the state of the US-Israel relationship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest problem Israelis have: Israelis think they know the US â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they really do, especially the ones with American accents,â&#x20AC;? he said at the Sept. 16 release event for Mal-

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ority for the US across the board,â&#x20AC;? Zakheim said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not just realist Republicans, not just liberals, but the national security community. Israelis are having difficulty coming to terms with that.â&#x20AC;?

iscontent with the current state of the Israel-US relationship has been in evidence increasingly in the last couple of years in Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense establishment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; usually a redoubt of pro-Israelism: â&#x20AC;˘ Anthony Cordesman, a former top US intelligence official who has consulted a number of times with the Israeli government, last year penned a paper for the CSIS titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Israel as a Strategic Liability?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Gen. David Petraeus, the new CIA chief and former head of the US Central Command, testified before the US Senate last year that the failure to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict â&#x20AC;&#x153;foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of US favoritism for Israel.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Robert Gates, the recently retired defense secretary who is the architect of what both sides see as the closest Israel-US security ties in recent history, reportedly suggested over the summer that Netanyahu was an ungrateful ally who gives nothing in return for American support. According to Bloomberg News columnist Jeffrey Goldberg, Gatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; assessment, delivered to Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

David Makovsky, a top analyst at the pro-Israel Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said he does not believe there is a major rift on the horizon, but he added that the Middle Eastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current volatility introduces an element of uncertainty into the alliance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arab Spring is the new X factor,â&#x20AC;? he said, referring to the unrest sweeping the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a new period, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the middle of something to analyze the relationship, and we have to admit that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fluid.â&#x20AC;?

top European diplomat who is charged with monitoring the US Middle East posture dismissed talk of a USIsrael rift as â&#x20AC;&#x153;very theoretical.â&#x20AC;?

The diplomat, who asked not to be further identified, said the US was â&#x20AC;&#x153;coveringâ&#x20AC;? for Israel at the UN, which is its â&#x20AC;&#x153;traditional role.â&#x20AC;? Mark Quarterman, who spent 12 years as part of the US delegation to the UN and now directs the CSISâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program on crisis, conflict and cooperation, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;there has been very little change between the Bush administration, the Obama admin-

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eanwhile, the Emergency Committee for Israel, a conservative group, has launched a campaign describing Obama as unfriendly to Israel. Many pro-Israel Democrats fume that such attacks have the potential to harm the US-Israel rela-

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istration and generally across administrationsâ&#x20AC;? in voting against resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and trying to keep it off the Security Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agenda. The Obama administration has said it will veto the Palestinian statehood bid if it comes to a vote in the Security Council, and the US will likely stand alone with Israel and a handful of other countries should the Palestinians seek enhanced status through the General Assembly. As the General Assembly began its session this week, Obama was slated to meet with Netanyahu but not PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The US also has tried to help Israel in its increasingly acrimonious diplomatic fight with Turkey. Sources in frequent contact with the Obama administration say that while officials express frustration with Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refusal to apologize for the deadly May, 2010 Israeli raid on a Turkish-flagged ship aiming to break Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gaza blockade, they are quick to acknowledge that such an apology would not have changed the Islamist Turkish governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s determination to ratchet up confrontation with Israel. Conservative critics of the Obama administration say the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies in the IsraeliPalestinian arena have fueled the Palestiniansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; push at the UN. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunate errors by the Obama administration have encouraged the Palestinians to take steps backward away from peace,â&#x20AC;? Republican presidential contender Rick Perry wrote in a Jerusalem Post op-ed. Perry, the governor of Texas, wrote that Palestinian leaders perceive a â&#x20AC;&#x153;weakening of relations between Israel and the US, and are trying to exploit it.â&#x20AC;?

tionship. Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best asset is bipartisan support, they say, and attacking Obama and the Democrats on the issue could indeed lead to deeper divisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a self-fulfilling prophecy,â&#x20AC;? a top congressional Democrat told JTA. Netanyahu and his team, for their part, have been sounding positive notes about the administration lately. The prime minister lavished praise on Obama for his Cairo intervention, saying that Israel owed Obama â&#x20AC;&#x153;a special measure of gratitude.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve enjoyed a period over the last four months of very close coordination with the administration, probably the best coordination that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had over the last two-and-ahalf years over the range of issues,â&#x20AC;? Netanyahu aide Ron Dermer told Politico. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely in a good place, with the US administration and us seeing a lot of things eye to eye.â&#x20AC;?

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NEWS: MEMPHIS

23rd Kosher BBQ Contest a big hit

Muslims show up with a halal entry and win third place — ‘what America is all about’ By MARTIN ROSENBERG JTA

EMPHIS (JTA) — If there’s anything that can bring the Jews of Tennessee together, it would be barbecue. Last weekend, the 23rd annual Kosher BBQ Contest and Festival drew thousands of Jews from Tennessee and around the country. It attracted a group of Muslims, too. Turns out they’re not bad at cooking kosher brisket: The Memphis Islamic Center’s team, the “Halal Smokers,” won a third-place award for their brisket entry. The commingling of Jews and Muslims among tables heaped with baked beans, hamburgers and ribs provided a counterpoint to anti-Muslim protests in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and death threats aimed recently at mosques elsewhere in this state. “This is what America is all about,” Adam Itayem, who manned the Halal Smokers’ booth, said during the event. Itayem is also the owner of Tom’s Bar-B-Q in Memphis. “People from all over the community feel comfortable coming year after year,” observed Rabbi Joel Finkelstein, the rabbi of Anshei Sphard-Beth El Emeth, the Orthodox synagogue that organizes the annual event and holds it in its parking lot. Every May, this Mississippi River city hosts the famed World Cham-

pionship Barbecue Cooking Contest, held each year on a Saturday. That contest has an overwhelmingly porcine character. The synagogue cooked up its contest more than two decades ago so that its Shabbat- and kosher-observant members could get in on the barbecue action. “It is the only event I know that brings the entire Jewish community together,” said Steve Kaplan, a longtime organizer of the event. He estimated that 3,000 people in all came to the festival. The kosher barbecue contest has become so popular that attendees from far and wide are trying to copy the Memphis model. Longtime participant Bruce Downs of Birmingham, Ala., said he has helped launch a similar kosher competition back home, sponsored in part by the Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain, whose local branch sells kosher meat. Warren Binderman, an accountant whose “Grillin Tefillin” teams had baked beans bubbling on the grill in Memphis, said he’s trying

to start a similar contest in Atlanta. Marvin Rembo, of Jericho, NY, a

June that will be sanctioned by Anshei Sphard-Beth El Emeth. The winner will get to compete in Memphis — which can make the uncontested claim, at least for now, of hosting what has quickly evolved into North America’s world series of kosher grilling. “Eisenhower invaded Europe with less preparation than these guys did to get ready,” Rembo said of the organizers of the Memphis barbecue.

chemical wholesaler, was sent by his synagogue to scout out the Memphis competition. His mission, Rembo said, is to launch a Long Island-wide kosher barbecue competition next

or the crowds this weekend, Sunday was an opportunity not just to tantalize the taste buds, but also to pet goats, shoot some hoops and meet up with friends from around town. Some 45 teams participated in the cooking contest, with each paying a $125 entrance fee in addition to buying all the kosher meat and ingredients they needed. With smoke from the grills hovering over the parking lot, the scene

had the air of a Civil War reenactment. Stuart Lazarov, an anesthesiologist and past president of Anshei Sphard-Beth El Emeth, said sponsors of the event this year included a medical center, a property-management firm, a bank, a casino, law firms and a frozen yogurt store. In a humorous nod, a group of gastrointestinal specialists sponsored a pickle-eating contest. The grand prize winners, and victors of the ribs competition, were the “Pickering Potchkers.” The best brisket went to “Grills Gone Wild.” The baked beans of the “Cow Towers” took first place in the beans category. The Memphis Islamic Center’s booth drew a lot of curious Jews who chatted with the cooks about the similarities and differences of the laws governing halal and kosher meat. Aside from meat, the main draw of the day was a basketball tournament in which 40 teams competed for trophies in three-on-three competition. The power forward for the University of Memphis men’s basketball team, Tariq Black, chatted with fans of his team. Of the food, Black said, “They have the best salami I have ever tasted.”

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NEWS: OBAMA

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PALESTINE

Obama says it straight at the UN: ‘No shortcut to end of conflict’

‘Peace is hard work. Peace will not come through resolutions at the United Nations’ By CHRIS LEPPEK IJN Assistant Editor

EW YORK (IJN) — Although Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas didn’t budge this week on his stated bid to introduce his “unilateral declaration of independence” for Palestine at the United Nations on Friday, Sept. 23, US President Barack Obama nonetheless spent much of his address to the UN on Wednesday urging him to reconsider. In a lengthy and well-received speech that covered considerable international terrain, Obama sandwiched his commentary on Israel and the Palestinians between comments on everything from Osama bin Laden and the Arab Spring to US involvement in Afghanistan and the Iranian theocracy. Binding his themes together was a recurring line – “Peace is hard” – an idea which Obama emphasized

repeatedly in stating his opposition to the PA’s statehood bid. Describing himself as a supporter of an “independent Palestine” Obama acknowledged the fact that Palestinians “are frustrated by the

Peace is hard work. Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the United Nations — if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now.” Peace, the president indicated,

‘Israel looks out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off the map’ lack of progress” in negotiations with Israel. “But the question isn’t the goal that we seek — the question is how do we reach that goal,” Obama stated. “And I am convinced that there is no short cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades.

will only come about when Israelis and Palestinians, working together, agree to the terms of that peace, not by any unilateral declarations. “We seek a future where Palestinians live in a sovereign state of their own, with no limit to what they can achieve,” Obama told UN delegates. “There’s no question that

the Palestinians have seen that vision delayed for too long. “It is precisely because we believe so strongly in the aspirations of the Palestinian people that America has invested so much time and so much effort in the building of a Palestinian state, and the negotiations that can deliver a Palestinian state.” As comforting as those words might have been for Palestinian listeners, however, Obama was clear and firm in reiterating US support for Israel, calling the alliance between them “unshakeable” and “deep and enduring.” The president expressed considerable empathy for the Israeli perspective on the conflict. “Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their houses and suicide bombs on their buses. “Israel’s children come of age knowing that throughout the region, other children are taught to hate them. Israel, a small country of less than eight million people, looks out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off of the map. “The Jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution, and fresh memories of knowing that six million people were killed simply because of who they are. Those are facts. They cannot be denied.” Israel, Obama said, deserves a successful state, recognition and normal relations with its neighbors. “And friends of the Palestinians do them no favors by ignoring this truth, just as friends of Israel must recognize the need to pursue a two-state solution with a secure Israel next to an independent Palestine.”

efore moving on to other regions of the world, Obama reiterated that the only valid and realistic road to a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians lies in negotiations. “We will only succeed in that effort if we can encourage the parties to sit down, to listen to each other, and to understand each other’s hopes and each other’s fears. That is the

project to which America is committed. There are no shortcuts. And that is what the United Nations should be focused on in the weeks and months to come.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking on the same day as Obama, reiterated the American president’s message but went a step or two further, recommending a potential timeline. “Let us cease our endless debates on the parameters and let us begin negotiations and adopt a precise and ambitious timetable,” Sarkozy told the UN delegates. “Sixty years without moving one centimeter forward, doesn’t that suggest that we should change the method and the scheduling here? Let’s have one month to resume discussions, six months to find agreement on borders and securit y , one year to reach a definitive agreement.” As of midweek, however, it appeared that the PA would remain committed to its course, despite such highly-placed advice. Abbas’ senior aide Saeb Erekat was quoted by AP on Wednesday as saying that the PA would abide no efforts to delay their expected statehood move on Friday. “We will not allow any political maneuvering on this issue,” Erekat said, explaining that Abbas had made it plain in his discussions with “all parties involved” that the statehood bid would go forward as scheduled. Meanwhile, some Palestinian officials seemed receptive to Sarkozy’s suggestions, with one senior Abbas aide, Yasser Abed Rabbi, telling AP that “the Palestinian leadership will study seriously the positions and the ideas in that speech.”

‘The Jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution’

Ambassador Oren at Men’s Event Nov. 10

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NEWS: UN

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PALESTINE

UN protesters arrested for blockade Rabbi Avi Weiss, others, block traffic at UN over Palestine attempt — and are arrested

‘STREET THEATER’ EXPECTED ALL WEEK AT THE UN Besides the protests against the Palestinian unilateral statehood bid at the UN this week, additional protests at the UN — like this one against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, held in June, 2011, by the Iran180 group — are expected to be part of the street theater at the UN, where Ahmadinejad is expected to attend. Iran 180

EW YORK (JTA) — A small group of rabbis and protesters was arrested for blocking traffic in front of the

UN. Some 20 protesters, flanked by almost as many journalists, walked into the center of First Avenue between 40th and 41st streets and

blocked traffic for nine minutes. After being warned by waiting New York Police that they would be arrested for disorderly contact, most returned to the sidewalk. A smaller group of five or six, including Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale,

remained and was arrested for disorderly contact. Police said they were taken to a local precinct for processing. According to an email from one of the protesters, they were processed within an hour and released. They were ordered to appear in court Dec. 5, 2011.

The protest had been delayed because First Avenue had already been blocked by the police due to the arrival of President Obama’s motorcade. The demonstrators, while all condemning the UN, held an array of views on the Middle East ranging from wanting a Palestinian state

to denying the existence of a Palestinian people. “If you believe in a Palestinian state, you think [the UN] is the wrong way,” Rabbi Jason Herman told JTA. “If you don’t believe in a Palestinian state, you think the UN is in the wrong.”

Congress pressing on against statehood bid House Democratic leadership asks 40 European heads of state to vote against PA plan

ASHINGTON (JTA) — Lawmakers in the US Congress continued this week to try to head off Palestinian statehood recognition at the UN. The Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives, including minority leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), joined 56 other House Democrats signed on to a Sept. 15 letter to 40 European heads of state asking them to oppose plans by the PA to secure statehood recognition through the Security Council or enhanced status through the General Assembly. Palestinians are likely to win a majority of the General Assembly’s support, but the absence of European votes will diminish the moral authority of such a vote. “It is our strong belief that such unilateral action would have devastating consequences for the peace process and the Palestinians themselves,” the letter says. “Accordingly, we urge you in the strongest terms

Related Story — Page 2 not to support this effort.” House Republicans have introduced legislation that would cut off assistance to the PA and to nations that vote for statehood this week as the General Assembly opened its latest session Tuesday. On Monday, a bipartisan slate of 14 US senators urged President Obama to reaffirm America’s friendship with Israel at the UN this week, citing the statehood bid as well as attacks on the Turkish government and in Egypt. “We are deeply disappointed that

with Israel and instead seek unilateral diplomatic action in New York that will only set back the prospects for peace,” said the letter sent Monday and spearheaded by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.). “We are also troubled by the anti-Israeli rhetoric that Turkish Prime Minister [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan has displayed in recent weeks in the wake of the Palmer Report, which is harmful to Turkey’s reputation in the US, especially when coupled with its reluctance to take any meaningful actions in response

Leaders also slam Turkey’s Erdogan for his anti-Israel rhetoric [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas appears determined to scorn your persistent efforts to persuade him to return to the negotiating table

to the brutal crackdown in Syria.” The Palmer Report for the UN on Israel’s deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish-flagged ship aiming to break

Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip found fault with both Israel and Turkey. “Lastly, the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo earlier this month by a mob was profoundly unsettling,” the letter said. “We commend your immediate and direct engagement with Egyptian authorities to save the lives of the six trapped Embassy personnel.”

he senators urge Obama, who was due to speak Wednesday at the UN, “to reaffirm and explain America’s determination to stand by Israel at this difficult hour.” In a separate Sept. 13 letter to Abbas, Cardin and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) warn that the Palestinians stand to lose US funding if he presses ahead. “Efforts to circumvent the legitimate negotiation process are likely to fail and may well cause consequences in regards to US policy and foreign aid,” the letter said. House appropriators have delivered

similar warnings. Another bipartisan Senate letter to Obama spearheaded by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) urged the president to make clear to Erdogan that his turning on Israel will generate consequences for US-Turkey relations. “We ask you to outline Turkey’s eroding support in Congress with Prime Minister Erdogan at the earliest opportunity and [explain] how its current ill-advised policy toward the State of Israel will also negatively reflect on US-Turkish relations and Turkey’s role in the future of NATO,” said the letter sent Monday to Obama by Kirk and six others. Turkey has expelled Israel’s ambassador since the Palmer Report was published earlier this month, and has suspended military and trade ties. Reuters reported that US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Monday with her Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, and urged him to “keep the door open” to ties with Israel.

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Non-Jewish policy heads see Israel

AJC program gives first-hand look at Israel as it is, breaking stereotypes, building bonds By CHRIS LEPPEK IJN Assistant Editor

am Witkin is disturbingly frank in his description of the way many non-Jews who have never been to Israel perceive the Jewish state. “In the eyes of most people,” he says, “Israel is a dark, foreboding, warlike place — a place where you wouldn’t think about visiting or spending any length of time.” And those are the comparatively non-skeptical people with whom Witkin regularly deals. Many others, with stronger, more firmly established opinions, are convinced that Israel is an oppressive and imperial regime, if not a practitioner of apartheid. At least they think that way before Witkin gets them to Israel. Once Witkin — the executive director of the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange — convinces them to participate in a week-long trip in Israel, their transition has already started. Almost without exception, he says, they return with new and considerably more realistic views of Israel. “I think it’s the fact that we introduce our participants to so many

“Many are critical, of a particular Israeli policy or of the peace process, but they’re emboldened by the fact that it’s a very open society. Nobody can censor you.” Non-Israelis often picture Israelis as Uzi-toting soldiers, not as free

to take anybody who’s already been to Israel. “We also don’t want to take the far left or the far right because chances are they’ve already hardened their views on Israel. We try to look at the vast middle ground

‘In the eyes of most people, Israel is a dark, foreboding, warlike place’

OPENING EYES Sam Witkin, executive director of Project Interchange different groups of Israelis and Palestinians,” Witkin told the INTERMOUN-

TAIN JEWISH NEWS during a visit to Denver last week.

citizens in a participatory democracy, nor as advocates and activists supporting an incredible range of political, religious, human rights and social causes. Participants, Witkin says, are frequently “stunned that you could be a Palestinian in the territories and yet have immediate access to [Israel’s] Supreme Court.” Which, Witkin says, is precisely why taking people to Israel to see for themselves is such an excellent idea.

roject Interchange was founded in 1982 by Debra Herman Berger, a Bostonian who came up with the basic idea that antagonism and apathy about Israel could largely be reversed by giving American leaders a chance to see and experience Israel up close. Berger, who passed away last year, ultimately turned over the project — which, Witkin says, originally operated “out of her kitchen” — to the American Jewish Committee. One of Project Interchange’s original target communities — US Congresspeople and Senators — has since been taken over by AIPAC, whose American Israel Education Foundation now facilitates such trips to Israel. Since its founding, Project Interchange has taken some 5,500 people from 65 countries on week-long trips (called “seminars”) to Israel. During 2011, it has scheduled 27 such trips. The focus, says Witkin (a professional veteran of AIPAC and a relative of the Denver Witkin family, known for its real estate development) is on “non-Jewish opinion leaders” from the realms of academia, government, media, foreign policy, military, intelligence, counter-terrorism, religion and business. They are, he says, “people who go on after their experience in Israel to create policy or affect policy in some way.” Potential candidates are usually selected by AJC regional representatives, such as Denver’s Don Schlesinger, or by Project Interchange’s alumni base. A sampling of national figures who have participated in Project Interchange seminars include Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; Cong. Eric Cantor; Cong. Gabrielle Giffords; Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan; and former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. Colorado figures who have made the trip include Hispanic community leader and former legislator Polly Baca, Cong. Ed Perlmutter (when he was a state legislator) and Rev. Dr. Jim Ryan, council executive of the Colorado Council of Churches. “We do an incredible amount of research on everybody we take,” Witkin says. “We try to see what they’ve written, to see what their attitudes are toward Israel. “Money is precious. We don’t want

and show them a very non-biased, non-ideological view of the complexities that Israel faces.”

andidates who decide to take the trip – everybody from mayors of major cities and state legislators to Rhodes Scholars and editors of collegiate newspapers – will be exposed to a wide and pluralistic range of Israeli (Jewish and Arab) and Palestinian points of view. “We work with Israeli leaders of government, with Israeli academia, with think tanks, the media, the intelligence and military communities, the police community, with Israeli Arabs, with Palestinian officials and pollsters and academics,” Witkin says. “Our view is that by showing a participant the whole panoply of issues in Israel – warts and all — they will clearly understand the complexities that face Israel. “They’re very smart people who go on these seminars and we give them a lot of credit for what they bring to the table.” Project Interchange refuses to put any sort of political or ideological spin on the seminars, Witkin says. Potential participants are wary of such bias and the project does its best to put such anxieties to rest. “It’s non-ideological,” he says. “We’re not looking for a vote in Congress or a specific advocacy action from these people. In fact, I think that if they thought that that’s what we were after, I doubt that many would go. They’re looking for an educational experience.”

Most people don’t have real time info on Israel’

eaders who have demonstrated solidly pro-Israel views are considerably less likely to be asked to participate in a seminar, Witkin says. It would amount to preaching to the choir. Similarly, Project Interchange seldom invites those who are stridently anti-Israel. A demonstrated anti-Israel bias, however – or a case of intellectual or philosophical skepticism about Zionism — will not automatically disqualify anyone, Witkin adds. “In fact, we want you if you’re skeptical,” he says. “And most members of the media from abroad, especially, come with a great deal of skepticism.” A recent group of Turkish journalists arrived not only with skepticism but with “attitude,” Witkin says, yet the trip managed to change their perspectives. “They saw Israel as a democratic, pluralistic society, with a media

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What a difference a trip can make No attitudinal earthquakes, but . . . the exposure changes perceptions

just not exposed to it. At least it gives them a chronological tale, not just of the wars but how the country was formed and a timeline to understand some of the issues that are in conflict today.” When participants actually arrive in Israel and do a little delving into its reality, they are often quite surprised to see a nation with a dynamic tradition of entrepreneurship and innovative start-up companies, doing research and business in environmental, alternative energy, high-tech, medical and waterrelated fields. “We want them,” Witkin says, “to see the breadth of Israel.”

that is not closed, with a judicial system that is accessible to everyone. They saw something different than what their preconceived notions were.” A recent participant was a British journalist whose anti-Israel writings alerted Project Interchange to the likelihood that she was going to be “very, very tough. “I can’t tell you that she left being a Zionist or anything, but I think that she was armed with a whole new set of parameters that she could then think about when she wrote on issues in Israel,” Witkin says. “I think she left probably supporting the Palestinian state — as do many Israeli citizens — but I think her attitude definitely changed.”

hile participants in Project Interchange tend to be highly educated professionals, he adds, they are most often not well-informed on Israel, either its ancient or modern history or its current situation. In addition to sharing the common perception of Israel as a grim and militaristic place — and an accompanying perception of personal danger — most Project Interchange participants really don’t’ understand how the State of Israel came into being, nor how such regions as the Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are important components in the Middle East machine. “Most people don’t have a lot of

P Most Project Interchange participants don’t understand how Israel came to be real time information about the Middle East or Israel,” Witkin says. “They get headlines off of CNN, they see pictures. “They really are clueless about how the Middle East was formed, dating back to the British Mandate, how the Brits and French basically divided up the Middle East. “They really have no background

so we try to provide them with a timeline, with maps, with storylines, to get them more acclimated to what they will be hearing and seeing and feeling when they are on the ground. “We give them an online briefing book, pretty much covering issues from ancient times to the modern era. It really helps because they’re

roject Interchange does not exist in a vacuum. It has been designed to be more than a week’s worth of exposure to Israel. Many of the American and international participants in the program end up establishing long-term contacts with Israelis, some of which result in developments beneficial to all parties. After his seminar, for example, University of California President Mark Yudoff reinstated the state university system’s policy of allowing its students to take classes in Israel, which had been suspended during the first intifada. After meeting with officials of Ben Gurion University during his seminar – and learning of their needs and ambitions — a major Ameri-

can developer opted to sign a contract for the development of a 100,000 square foot office park on its campus. “It’s those kinds of measurable results that put the biggest grin on our face,” Witkin says. In addition to discussing their visit before leaving, participants are asked to fill out lengthy questionnaires analyzing their experience in Israel. Once they get back home, project staff do additional evaluations and debriefings by telephone. There are energetic efforts to stay in contact with alumni after that, with regional offices seeking to maintain contact. AJC often holds conference calls with alumni as big issues come up — such as the recent flotilla and Palestinian statehood issues — “not to propagandize,” Witkin says, “but just to lay out the information and let people ask as many questions as they can.” In terms of altering preconceptions and prejudices about Israel, Witkin is convinced that Project Interchange consistently brings results. “We do a lot of post-seminar research. If you’re a parliamentarian or are in a public policy think tank, we want to see how you vote or what you write. If you’re a journalist, we want to see what you’ve written. “We try to find real measurable results.” Much more often than not, he says, they do.

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BOULDER HARVEST October — Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder of Boulder Aish Kodesh holds produce at Bonai Shalom. The vegetables are grown by Tuv Ha’Aretz, one of four Jewish community farms active in the metro area.

FOURMILE FIRE September — Boulder Canyon Jews were among the victims of the most expensive fire in Colorado history. More than 160 homes and 10 square miles of forest were ultimately consumed in the late summer blaze.

GO HOME October — The Allied Jewish Federation’s plan to bring in the Pastor John Hagee of Christians United for Israel to speak at its Men’s Event backfired when some federation supporters protested Hagee’s stances on social issues. After his disinvitation, Hagee’s right hand man, David Brog, the Jewish executive director of CUFI, spoke in his stead. AIPAC October — The newly restored barn of Shoenberg Farm, for decades a Jewish-owned dairy farm in Westminster, is the first major phase of what the city hopes will be a multi-use restoration of the historic site. Shari Valenta/IJN

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DENVER MAYORAL FORUM April — Executive Editor Hillel Goldberg moderates an IJN Denver mayoral forum in pre-runoff competition between Denver mayoral candidates. L-r: Carol Boigon, Michael Hancock, Doug Linkhart, James Mejia, Chris Romer and Theresa Spahn. Hancock placed second in the run-off and won the election. Gerald Mellman/IJN

MAYOR MICHAEL HANCOCK July — Newlyelected Denver Mayor Michael Hancock takes the oath of office while his wife Mary Louise Lee holds the Bible

SO LONG GREEN GABLES March — Assistant golf pro Perry Holmes tries his swing at Green Gables, slated to close this autumn after more than eight decades as Denver’s Jewish country club, due to declining membership and revenues. A recently-filed lawsuit over members’ compensation may complicate matters. Arlen Flax/IJN

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BALL OF PEACE April — Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm and Father Dave Nix prepare for a ‘Jews vs. Catholics’ basketball game in Boulder, geared to interest CU students in Passover and Palm Sunday respectively. Susan Glairon/IJN

ROARING TIGERS February — The Denver Jewish Day School Tigers, who advanced to the district finals — their highest basketball achievement ever — were allowed to tip-off after the conclusion of Shabbat. They ultimately lost their playoff contest to the Shining Mountain Lions of Waldorf.

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Murders of Fogel family, Leiby Kletzky • Japanese earthquake • Debbie Friedman By JTA STAFF JTA NEW YORK (JTA) — The following is a review of the news highlights of the Jewish year 5771. SEPTEMBER, 2010 Netanyahu Discontinues Settlement Freeze

espite offers of increased US military equipment, Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU decides against extending the 10-month West Bank settlement freeze. OCTOBER, 2010 Three US Supreme Court Justices are Jewish

resident Obama’s top two Jewish aides — Chief of Staff RAHM EMANUEL and senior adviser DAVID AXELROD, both with offices within shouting distance of the Oval Office — announce that they will be leaving the administration.

PA officials start talking publicly about declaring statehood unilaterally For the first time in history, the US Supreme Court convened with three Jewish justices. A Knesset proposal to require loyalty oaths of non-Jews wishing to become Israeli citizens wins the endorsement of Israel’s Cabinet and prompts protests in Tel Aviv. The proposal is later amended to include Jews as well. The ADL lists a Jewish group, Jewish Voices for Peace, on its list of top 10 anti-Israel organizations in America. A month after the collapse of renewed peace talks with Israel, PA officials begin talking publicly about declaring statehood unilaterally. Packages containing explosive devices are mailed from Yemen to Jewish institutions in the Chicago area but are intercepted before they reach their intended targets. NOVEMBER, 2010 WikiLeaks: Arabs worried about Iran

n the Republican Party’s near sweep of the 2010 midterm elections, six Jewish members of the US House of Representatives lose their seats. The US Attorney’s Office and the Claims Conference disclose that they have discovered thousands of fraudulent claims, including ones filed by Claims Conference employees; 17 people are arrested. By mid-2011, more than $50 million in fraudulent claims had been found. A review panel established by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate threatens to invalidate thousands of conversions performed under the auspices of the Israel Defense Forces. The Knesset moves to safeguard the IDF conversions. Israel allows another 8,000 Falash Mura from Ethiopia to immigrate. WikiLeaks’ release of thousands of classified US documents shows Arab leaders expressing grave con-

cern about Iran’s nuclear intentions and urging the US to curb Iran’s nuclear program. The National Museum of American Jewish History opens in Philadelphia with a gala headlined by Vice President JOE BIDEN, comedian JERRY SEINFELD and entertainer BETTE MIDLER. DECEMBER, 2010 Helen Thomas’ Rant

orty-two people are killed and 12,000 acres are destroyed by a massive forest fire in northern Israel that prompts firefighting assistance from countries around the region. In a speech to an Arab-American group in Michigan, former White House journalist HELEN THOMAS says that Congress, the White House, Hollywood and Wall Street are “owned by the Zionists.” The remark prompts the Society of Professional Journalists later to drop her name from an annual lifetime achievement award. Newly released Nixon-era tapes include recordings of H ENRY KISSINGER saying the theoretical gassing of Soviet Jews wouldn’t be an American concern. A Seattle group pays for ads to run on buses in the city that accuse Israel of war crimes. The ads are pulled before they ever run, prompting a lawsuit. Former Israeli President MOSHE KATSAV is convicted of rape. JANUARY, 2011 Debbie Friedman Dies

ews worldwide mourn the passing of DEBBIE FRIEDMAN, a popular singer and songwriter who is widely credited with reinvigorating synagogue music and best known for her composition “Mi Shebeirach,” a prayer for healing that is sung in many North American congregations. US Rep. G ABRIELLE G IFFORDS (D-Ariz.) is shot in the head during a public campaign appearance in Tucson, triggering a national outpouring of sympathy and prayer. First responders later credit the emergency bandage colloquially known as “the Israeli bandage” with saving lives in the aftermath of the shooting that left six dead and 13 wounded. Newly leaked maps detailing Palestinian and Israeli negotiations over the West Bank in 2008 show how close the two sides were on some issues — and how far apart they were on others. With Lebanon in turmoil and a Hezbollah-backed prime minister poised to take power in Beirut, Israel is concerned at the prospect of a tectonic shift in the regional balance. FEBRUARY, 2011 Hosni Mubarak, ‘Arab Spring’

assive street protests drive Egyptian President HOSNI MUBARAK, an ally of Israel and the US, from power. Coming on the heels of a similar turn of events in Tunisia, Mubarak’s fall raises hopes that a wave of democracy has been unleashed and fears — especially in Israel — that what is being called Please see YEAR IN REVIEW on Page 17

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THE NATION REMEMBERS May — Soldiers stand at attention at the Western Wall on Israel’s Memorial Day in honor of victims of Israel’s wars and terror attacks.

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December — Nomi Verchovsky stands in front of her home, damaged by the Carmel Forest fire that engulfed the village of Ein Hod and killed popular Denver teacher Rabbi Uriel Malka as he was trying to rescue Palestinian prisoners from the flames. Dina Kraft

ARAB SPRING February — Anti-Bahrain government protesters in front of the Bahrain Embassy in Washington were only a small part of the rising unrest in the Arab world that has toppled governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and continues to threaten Bahrain and Syria. Larry Luxner

UNILATERAL DECLARATION November — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva (r) joins PA president Mahmoud Abbas in an early call for support of the Palestinians’ unilateral declaration of independence, a controversial process that may culminate this week at the UN. Gov/Ba/Agecom Bahia

CONFESSED April — Palestinian teenagers Amjad Mohammad Awad, top, and Hakim Mazen Awad, confessed to the murder of five members of the Fogel family of Itamar. Hakim Award was convicted and sentenced to five consecutive life sentences. GPO/Flash 90/JTA

THE FIRST DAY August — Ten years and $1.4 billion later, Jerusalem’s light rail system accepted its first passengers, who were allowed to ride free of charge. Isranet

SLAUGHTERED IN ITAMAR March — Five members of the Fogel family of Itamar, murdered and butchered as they slept in their home by terrorists, are laid to rest in Israel. Graphic photos of the carnage were posted on the Internet by the family’s neighbors. Isranet

MEMORIES OF 1948 April — Ruth Farhi, a student in Jerusalem in 1948, is interviewed in her Ramat Gan home for a documentary focusing on personal recollections of Israel’s War of Independence. Dina Kraft

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‘LEAVE, MURDERER’ February — Anti-Qadaffi protesters demonstrate outside the Libyan Embassy in Cairo, supporting a prolonged insurgency that is still seeking to remove the long-time dictator and autocrat. Sierragoddes via Creative Commons

May — Violence flared in Tel Aviv, near Jerusalem and at the IsraeliLebanese border as Palestinians marked what they call the Nakba (catastrophe), and Israelis call Yom Ha’atzmaut, or Day of Independence.

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the Arab Spring will end with radical Islamic forces in power. US Rep. JANE HARMAN, a toughtalking Jewish Democrat from California, suddenly decides to quit Congress in a sign of the precarious position of the Democratic Party’s centrist bloc. An annual survey from The Chronicle of Philanthropy finds that America’s most generous citizens gave less in 2010 than they have over the past decade, with Jews remaining among the top givers. At the Academy Awards, Jewish winners included Israel-born Natalie Portman for her portrayal of a tortured ballerina in “Black Swan” and 73-year-old “The King’s Speech” screenwriter DAVID SEIDLER, himself a stutterer whose paternal grandparents perished in the Holocaust. Oscars were handed out as well to American filmmakers KIRK SIMON and KAREN GOODMAN for “Strangers No More,” a short documentary on the Bialik-Rogozin School in south Tel Aviv, and SUSANNE BIER, the Danish director-writer of “In a Better World” who studied for two years at the Hebrew University and the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. An Israeli backpacker is among the dead after an earthquake hits Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island. The city’s Chabad house is destroyed. Actor C HARLIE S HEEN ’ S rant against his Jewish boss is called borderline anti-Semitism by the ADL and, after some additional outbursts by Sheen, results in his eventual firing from the popular CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men.” MARCH, 2011 Itamar Murders

he fashion house Dior fires acclaimed designer JOHN GALLIANO after a video surfaces of him praising Hitler. In a terrorist attack in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Itamar, five members of the Fogel family are massacred as they sleep. Two Palestinians in their late teens are arrested; one is found guilty by an Israeli military court. The other suspect is awaiting trial. Israel’s Navy intercepts a ship laden with weapons bound for Gaza. Jewish and Israel groups begin sending aid to Japan as it struggles to respond to a massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. American Jewish contractor ALAN GROSS is sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cuba for subversive activities. The US says Gross was in the country to help Cuba’s Jews. A car bomb explodes in central Jerusalem, killing one.

STAR DIES Elizabeth Taylor Groups on the Jewish left express outrage after a Knesset subcommittee votes to convene hearings on J Street, the Washington-based lobby that calls itself “pro-Israel, propeace.” NGOs condemn the hearing as part of an Israeli government campaign to target NGOs critical of Israel. Academy Award-winning actress ELIZABETH TAYLOR, who maintained a support for Israel after converting to Judaism in the late 1950s, dies. Protests sweeping the Arab world spread to Syria. APRIL, 2011 Goldstone Recants

ICHARD GOLDSTONE, author of the controversial UN report on the 2009 Gaza War that accused Israel of war crimes, withdraws the central tenet of that report in an op-ed piece in the Washington Post. That prompts an unsuccessful drive by Israel and its supporters to void the report formally in the UN. A bomb explodes outside a Chabad center in Southern California. The suspect turns out to be Jewish. Obama picks Rep. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, a Jewish Democrat from Florida, to chair the Democratic National Committee. The Union for Reform Judaism names Rabbi RICK JACOBS as its choice to succeed Rabbi ERIC YOFFIE at the helm of the movement. Jacobs comes under fire for his affiliations with J Street and the New Israel Fund. He is later confirmed by the union’s board. The Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions announce that they are reconciling, prompting calls for the US government to cut off aid to the PA. However, a Hamas-Fatah unity government fails to materialize.

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SAMA BIN LADEN is killed in Pakistan by US forces, prompting questions about whether the liquidation of al-Qaida’s leader makes a followup attack more or less likely and whether Jews could be a target. JTA launches its online digital news archive, for the first time making widely available on the Internet more than 90 years of English-language Jewish reporting. In a controversy over the Israel positions of Jewish playwright TONY KUSHNER, the City University of New York first cancels, then reinstates, plans to grant Kushner an honorary degree.

HONORED Tony Kushner Capping more than three decades of legal drama, a Munich court rules that former Ohio autoworker JOHN DEMJANJUK, 91, was a Nazi war criminal. Thousands of Arabs storm Israel’s borders from Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere to mark the Nakba — the anniversary of the “catastrophe” of Israel’s founding. Caught unprepared, Israeli forces hold the crowds back and more than a dozen Arabs are killed. The arrest of DOMINIQUE STRAUSSKAHN in New York on sexual assault charges represents a particularly harsh blow for many in France’s Jewish community. Law enforcement officials would later report that major questions have emerged about the credibility of his accuser, but not before he resigns his post at the International Monetary Fund. Although charges against him are dropped in August, his planned candidacy for the French presidency is considered dead.

ARRESTED Dominique Strauss Kahn San Francisco approves a ballot measure for November to outlaw circumcision of minors in the city. A judge later strikes the ban from the ballot, saying the city has no authority to ban circumcision. President Obama delivers a major speech on Mideast policy in which he states that Israeli-Palestinian negotiations should be based upon “1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps.” The formulation sparks a fiery debate over whether the president was simply reiterating longtime US policy or pressuring Israel. Soon after, the president holds a tense news conference with Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. Both leaders speak to thousands of pro-Israel activists at the annual AIPAC policy conference. Later, Netanyahu receives multiple ovations during remarks to a joint session of Congress. After a deadly tornado strikes Joplin, Mo., the Jewish community sends help.

DISGRACED Anthony Weiner In the chasidic village of New Square, NY, an arson attack leaves a Jewish man severely burned, raising questions about violence allegedly in the name of fealty to a rebbe. JUNE, 2011 Cottage Cheese

ne of the most hawkish proIsrael Democrats in Congress, New Yorker ANTHONY WEINER, is engulfed in scandal over lying about illicit messages sent on Twitter. Eventually he resigns. Yale University shutters its Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism, saying it failed to meet certain academic criteria. Critics, however, claim the program was killed for shining a light on Muslim anti-Semitism. Cottage cheese, a national staPlease see YEAR IN REVIEW on Page 19

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ALL SMILES THEN September — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Egypt for peace talks. A year later, Abbas was pushing for unilateral Palestinian statehood, Mubarak was ousted and on trial in Egypt, and peace talks were nonexistent. Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash 90

May — President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a tense and testy meeting with reporters, highlighting the USIsraeli diplomatic standoff on how best to approach the peace process. JTA

January — Former President Moshe Katsav leaves the Tel Aviv District Court where he was convicted of rape, sexual abuse and harassment. He was later sentenced to seven years and is appealing the sentence. Isranet

LEFT AND RIGHT April — Knesset Member Yael Dayan (l) and a right-wing protester exchange angry words during a demonstration — one of may confrontations between Israelis over the future direction of the Jewish state. Isranet

AUDACITY OF DEFEAT July — Intervention by Greek port authorities and alleged sabotage by Israeli agents prevented this boat, the Audacity of Hope, and other would-be flotilla participants from reaching Gazan waters to protest Israel’s naval blockade — a far less bloody result than Israel’s 2010 clash with flotilla activists.

SCHOOL BUS AFTER ATTACK April — Daniel Viflic, 16, died of his injuries 10 days after Hamas terrorists fired a missile at this Israeli school bus near the Israel-Gaza border. Isranet

TERROR IN EILAT August — A three-stage terror strike near the Israeli-Egyptian border killed eight Israelis and injured dozens more, including people who were traveling on this Egged bus near Eilat. Isranet

‘COUNT ME A JEW’ July — Conservative commentator Glenn Beck tells listeners at a Christians United for Israel conference in Washington that he identifies with Jews — a message he repeated during a visit to Israel later in the summer. CUFI

GILAD SHALIT STILL HELD May — The seemingly endless campaign to free captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity included this demonstration on Israel’s Independence Day when Gilad’s brother, Yoel, and others crashed the opening ceremonies. JTA

ISRAEL SPRING? August — Tens of thousands of protesters demand a major redistribution of wealth in Israel, a social movement that began with a protest over the price of cottage cheese an has steadily gained steam and momentum during 2011. Isranet

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ple in Israel that has seen its price rising steadily, becomes the focus of a consumer revolt and a symbol of frustration with the high cost of living in the Jewish state. Later, the protests broaden and focus on the shortage of affordable housing in the country, with mass demonstrations and tent cities popping up in Tel Aviv and elsewhere. JULY, 2011 Leiby Kletzky Killed

he lower house of the Dutch parliament passes a ban on kosher slaughter, spurred on by the unlikely convergence between animal rights activists and the country’s far-right, anti-Muslim movement. After a flotilla of ships to Gaza fails to launch from Greece, protesters announce a planned “fly-in” to Israel to protest its treatment of the Palestinians. Jewish communities in New York and Houston are rocked, respectively, by the murder of 8-year-old LEIBY KLETZKY, who was abducted walking home from summer day camp in Borough Park, Brooklyn, and a car crash that instantly killed JOSH and ROBIN BERRY, 41 and 40, and left two of their three children paralyzed from the waist down.

For the first time since 1945, the Maccabi Games — the so-called Jewish Olympics in Europe — are held in a German-speaking country. Maccabi officials said the crowd made up the largest gathering of Jews in Vienna since the Holocaust. Israel passes a law that penalizes those seeking to boycott Israel or West Bank Jewish settlements. American Jewish groups slam the law as undemocratic. As media mogul RUPERT MURDOCH ’ S News of the World is engulfed in a phone-hacking scandal and shuts down, some Jews worry that a pro-Israel voice in the media will be muted. British Jewish singer AMY WINEHOUSE, 27, dies. ANDERS BEHRING BREIVIK, a Norwegian anti-Muslim extremist who wrote a manifesto expressing sympathy for Israel’s plight, bombs a government building in Oslo and goes on a killing spree on the nearby island of Utoya, killing 77. AUGUST, 2011 Hurricane Irene

tandard & Poor’s says ratings for the loan guarantees that Israel obtains from the US dropped, commensurate with its downgrading of the US credit rating. The Obama re-election campaign

hires IRA FORMAN, the ex-chief of the National Jewish Democratic Council, as its Jewish outreach director. The brother of YANKEL ROSENBAUM , the Jewish scholar murdered in the 1991 Crown Heights riots, decries the Rev. AL SHARPTON’S participation in a synagogue event on the riots’ 20th anniversary. Sharpton pulls out of the event and pens an op-ed in the New York Daily News acknowledging that he made some mistakes during the riots. Obama calls for Syrian President BASHAR ASSAD to resign in the wake of attacks by his government that have killed thousands. Eight Israelis are killed in a terrorist attack along the Egypt-Israel border that sparks a diplomatic crisis with Egypt when Israeli troops pursuing the terrorists open fire on Egyptian soil and three Egyptian security forces inadvertently are killed. Israel quickly apologizes but expresses concern that terrorists from Gaza are using the Egyptian Sinai as a route to attack Israel. Meanwhile, Israel and Gaza rocket crews trade airstrikes and rocket fire. Libyan rebels topple MUAMMAR QADAFFI from power, but fighting between Qadaffi loyalists and rebels continues in points around Libya. With Qadaffi the third Arab dictator to fall in nine months, analysts wonder if Syria’s Assad is next.

Musicians suspended for boycott letter

ONDON (JTA) — The London Philharmonic Orchestra suspended four musicians for calling for the cancellation of a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall. Violinists Tom Eisner, Nancy Elan and Sarah Streatfeild, along with cellist Sue Sutherley, were suspended until June for using the London orchestra’s name in their complaint. The suspensions sent “a strong

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and clear message that their actions will not be tolerated,” Tim Walker, the London orchestra’s CEO, and Martin Hohmann, its chairman, said in a statement. “(T)he orchestra would never restrict the right of its players to express themselves freely; however such expression has to be independent of the LPO itself.” The letter signed by the musicians appeared in the Independent newspaper two days before the concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The Israeli orchestra was participating in the BBC Proms summer classical music festival.

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Hecklers in the audience repeatedly shouted during the Sept. 1 appearance by the orchestra at Royal Albert Hall. BBC’s Radio 3 interrupted its broadcast during the heckling at one point, then suspended the broadcast again after more shouting. The concert was re-aired, without the interruptions, about a week later. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign had called for a boycott of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The BBC refused calls to cancel the performance, saying the invitation to perform was “purely musical,” according to Britain’s Jewish Chronicle.

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MENACHEM YOULUS, a rabbi who claimed that he rescued Torah scrolls lost during the Holocaust, is arrested on fraud charges and accused of fabricating the stories. Hurricane Irene churns up the East Coast of the US, flooding towns, disrupting transportation and killing more than 30 people, including three Jews, one of whom dies trying to save a boy and his father from electrocution. The boy later succumbs, becoming the fourth Jewish death reported in the historic storm. SEPTEMBER, 2011 Israel Embassy in Cairo Mobbed

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Colorado in a ceremony presided over by an ordained rabbi. Turkey expels Israel’s ambassador to the country and downgrades diplomatic and military ties. The Obama administration confirms it will veto any UN Security Council resolution recognizing Palestinian statehood ahead of an anticipated UN vote on a Palestinian state. An Egyptian mob breaks into the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, ransacking the building and tearing down its security walls. Israeli personnel are stuck inside for hours until Egyptian commandos arrive at the scene. The Israelis later are evacuated from the country by Israeli Air Force jets. The attack exacerbates fears in Israel that it is losing a once-reliable ally to the south.

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BRIS BAN June — San Francisco Rabbi Gil Leeds (r) and Rabbi Yitzchok Feldman perform a brit milah in Palo Alto — a ritual that could have been banned had a California state amendment to ban circumcision managed to make the ballot. Alex Axelrod

JEW AND MUSLIM December — Chabad Rabbi Yossi Kaplan and Mohammad Aziz, a Muslim community leader, walk on the grounds between their adjacent synagogue and mosque in Valley Forge, Pa., a striking and unusual example of interfaith closeness. Jordan Cassaway

BIN LADEN May — The targeted killing of arch-terrorist Osama bin Laden by US Navy Seals in Pakistan brought a measure of closure — if not cessation of grief — to Americans and others with memories of 9/11. RNS Photo/Reuters

JONATHAN POLLARD February — Despite a concerted campaign by activists — and increasing calls by prominent US figures — former US Navy analyst Jonathan Pollard (shown with his wife Esther) remains imprisoned on espionage charges. JonathanPollard.com

GABBY January — The valiant and triumphant struggle for survival of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head in Tucson, has been an inspiration for Americans of virtually all political persuasions. Robert A. Cumins

SARAH’S LIBEL January — When former Alaska governor and maybe presidential candidate Sarah Palin referred to herself in a video as the victim of a ‘blood libel,’ many Jews — who know what the term actually means — were left scratching their heads.

UNTHINKABLE

SIGNS OF LIFE IN JAPAN

July — A poster pleads for information about eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky of Brooklyn, later found murdered and dismembered. Levi Aron, an Orthodox Jew who lived nearby, has been arrested and charged with the crime.

March — An Israeli officer, dispatched to Japan to help victims of that country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, performs an ultrasound check on a pregnant woman in Minamisanruku, where half of the town’s 17,000 residents were killed in the disaster. JDC

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‘CLUTCHING A BABY’ March — New Zealand policeman Chris Bell retrieves Torah scrolls from the Chabad house, reduced to rubble when an earthquake caused massive damage in Christchurch. Chabad

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RESPONSE TO UN: COMMUNITY

MEETING

Seek 93,000 signers vs. independence

Netanyahu, Obama meet

the Palestinians and the Israelis. “Currently, Israel faces continued efforts to delegitimize its sovereign nation, physical threats by Iran and the growing arsenals of Hamas and Hezbollah, all while living in a tough neighborhood. “Israel has a history of giving land for peace, but negotiations must ensure the safety and security of Israeli citizens.” The petition effort was launched by the Israel Action Network, an initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America, in partnership with the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the JCRC of New York. The petition was delivered to the office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. “This petition sends a strong message of support of people across North America for a return to the negotiating table,” said Geri D. Palast, managing director, Israel Action Network. “Two states for two peoples, living in peace and security, requires the readiness of two partners: Palestinians and Israelis. Unilateral action is at best a distraction, and at worst a major impediment to the peace process. “We call on world leaders to heed the advice of the petitioners.” AJF and JCRC along with 78 other participating Federations, JCRCs, agencies and organizations that have co-sponsored the petition, support a peace process without preconditions that recognizes both a Jewish and a Palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security.

the annual UN confab. White House National Security Council spokesman Ben Rhodes confirmed the scheduled meeting to reporters over the weekend. Obama is not scheduled to meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas, according to the White House. Netanyahu and Abbas are both scheduled to address the General Assembly on Friday, after which Abbas said he will submit a bid for full membership for the state of Palestine to the UN Security Council. “The UN is not a place where Israel wins praise, but I think that it is important that I go there in order to represent both the State of Israel and the truth — and the truth is that Israel wants peace and the truth is that the Palestinians are doing everything to torpedo direct peace negotiations,” Netanyahu said Sunday. Netanyahu reiterated that the only way for Israel and the Palestinians to achieve a peace agreement is through direct negotiations. He said that Abbas a year ago had declared that the Palestinians’ goal was to be accepted as a UN member and its attempt will fail. “It will fail because it must go through the UN Security Council. Decisions that are binding on UN members pass through the Security Council,” the Israeli leader said. “I am convinced that the activity of the US, which is deeply cooperating with us, as well as the activity of other governments with which we are also cooperating, will result in the failure of this attempt.”

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and security for two sovereign states. To achieve true and sustainable peace, the two parties must negotiate.” This landmark petition represents a shared expression by Jews and non-Jews alike in support of bilateral negotiations toward two states for two peoples and rejection of UDI. It is only through direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians that the conflict may be resolved, secure borders recognized and a lasting peace achieved, say the backers of the petition. “History has shown that peace treaties between Israel and its neighbors were successful,” said JCRC Chair Rick Kornfeld. “The potential UN resolution will not resolve the core issues between

Settlers, supporters march in West Bank

ERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of Jewish settlers and their supporters marched in the West Bank this week. Marchers started out Tuesday evening, Sept. 20, from the West Bank settlement of Itamar toward the Palestinian city of Nablus. The march started from the Fogel home, where five members of the family were killed in a terrorist attack by two Palestinians in March. Palestinians also reportedly began marching toward Itamar. Jewish marchers also started out from Beit El, toward the Israeli military’s Coordination and Liaison Administration. Dozens of right-wing protesters also marched down Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. Also in Tel Aviv, pro-Palestinian protesters, including lawmakers from Arab-Israeli political parties, demonstrated in front of the US Embassy, calling on the Obama administration to refrain from using its veto in the UN Security Council to halt the Palestinians’ statehood bid. Also Tuesday, more than 100 Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli security forces near Bethlehem, Israel Hayom reported. Palestinian activists and officials are hoping to draw tens of thousands of Palestinians for a rally Wednesday in Ramallah in support of their statehood bid at the UN. The rally will begin with a march from the tomb of PLO leader Yasir Arafat. Palestinian schools are set to close Wednesday to allow the students to join the protests, according to reports. On the eve of his departure to New York to speak before the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel must “maintain what is ours while dealing with the challenges from the region.”

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New Zealand pulls out

YDNEY (JTA) — New Zealand has joined the growing list of countries that have refused to participate in UN’s anti-racism conference in New York this week. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully formally withdrew Sept. 16 from representing the South Pacific nation at the 10year anniversary of the original World Conference Against

Racism in Durban, South Africa, which degenerated into an antiIsrael fest. “We remain concerned that the commemoration of the 2001 Durban Declaration could reopen the offensive and anti-Semitic debates which undermined the original world conference,” McCully said. “For these reasons, we have decided not to participate.”

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Speakers will all address pertinent issues and arm the public with strategic talking points. Peleg-Uziyahu, Israel’s representative in Denver, will share messages directly from the Israeli government. “The community meeting demonstrates the newly enhanced coordinated leadership of the greater Denver Jewish community,” says Temple Sinai’s Rabbi Richard Rheins, president of the RMRC. “Over the past year, the rabbis of Colorado’s largest synagogues and movements, together with the leaders of important Jewish organizations, have been meeting to strengthen the lines of communi-

cation and cooperation,” he says. “Instead of waiting for inevitable events to unfold, we have already assembled a team of experts who will provide important information to all who care about Israel’s security at Sunday’s gathering. “As we prepare for the New Year 5772, we invite every supporter of Israel — Jew and nonJew alike — to join us on Sunday to learn, discuss and coordinate our efforts to protect the Jewish state of Israel.” Also speaking at the community meeting are Rabbi Rheins; federation president and CEO Doug Seserman; Don Schlesinger of the AJC; Scott Levin of the ADL; Yona Ashkenazi of StandWithUs; and IJN Executive Editor Rabbi Hillel Goldberg.

West Bank cultural center opens

ERUSALEM (JTA) — A cultural center that has stirred controversy with its opening was inaugurated in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, next to Hebron. Several high-profile actors have refused to perform at the center, which opened Monday, Sept. 19. The center was built with public funds from three Israeli government ministries, as well as from private donations. Earlier this month, actor Rami Baruch said he would not perform in his play “Pollard” at the center’s opening. “I made a decision, understanding that it could lead to financial ramifications and counterboycotts,” said Baruch, who portrays the lead character in a play about Jonathan Pollard, the civilian US Navy analyst who was convicted of spying for Israel. “Kiryat Arba is where Baruch Goldstein and Kahane came from, and I asked myself what is my place in this whole story.” More than 500 artists signed a petition in recent days calling

‘The culture center opening is our Zionist and political answer’ for a boycott of the center. “The opening of a culture center in Kiryat Arba, which is Hebron, is our Zionist and political answer. We are here — we are not strangers in our own homeland,” Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin said at the opening, referring to the Palestinians’ planned statehood bid this week at the UN. Theater professionals signed a petition a year ago stating that they would not perform in a new cultural center in the West Bank city of Ariel that was built with more than $10 million in public funds. The boycott spurred a controversial Israeli boycott law that would allow for civil lawsuits against individuals and groups calling for anti-Israel boycotts.

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N E W S : H E A LT H

CARE WOES

After doctors’ strike, Israel takes stock Doctors earn $7,000 a month, work 42 hours a week — and system is an ‘old horse’ By JESSICA STEINBERG JTA

ERUSALEM — Thousands of Israeli doctors spent the last four months engaged in a nationwide strike, using work stoppages, YouTube videos and a final hunger strike by disgruntled medical residents to protest their wages and working hours. Now that the doctors’ strike is over, Israelis are debating whether a raise in wages and shorter workdays can offset the deeper problems plaguing their country’s socialized health system. Israel’s health system is “an old horse,” and the strikes exposed severe structural deficiencies in the health system, said Dov Chernichovsky, a professor of health policy and economics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Chernichovsky also chairs the health policy program at the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.) “We have an excellent system with a lot of good manpower, but we’re losing ground in its funding and organization,” he said. “It’s a system afflicted with narrow interests that undermine the public nature of the system.” The crux of the strike was about more money and less time at work. Doctors working in a public hospital or HMOs currently earn approximately $7,000 a month working a 42-hour week and seeing patients every 10 minutes at the HMOs. By the end of the strike, doctors received a gradual salary increase for those working extra shifts, more regulation of working hours — they’ll have to punch a time clock — and a promised addition of 1,000 doctors at the hospitals. But doctors are still disgruntled.

ith roots dating back to the British Mandate, Israeli medical care has traditionally offered universal health care administered by four kupot cholim, or HMOs, that were initially set up by the country’s labor unions before the state was established. Patients saw their doctors at the HMO and went to the mostly stateowned hospitals when necessary. Many doctors split their time between the HMOs and hospitals. There was a gradual yet seismic shift in the system. As Israelis grew wealthier and the population aged, demand grew for a different kind of health care — one that offered more care, advanced technology and more client choice. Israelis wanted the advantages of private care, and the health care system ended up providing it, albeit through a back door. Most doctors remained at the public hospitals and HMOs, but many began moonlighting, seeing patients privately and scheduling procedures outside the confines of the public health system. In 1995, a health care reform law allowed HMOs to begin creating optional supplementary medical insurance that Israelis could purchase and which allowed them greater access to affordable private care. While all Israelis are required to sign up with one of the HMOs for a basic package of government-funded health care packages, some 80% of Israelis now hold supplementary medical insurance that covers a portion of private care, according to Chernichovsky’s research. The government pays for 59% of Israeli health care expenditures — the lowest share among developed

countries that provide universal health care. Private hospitals and private practices have flourished as patients turn to them for surgeries and procedures that are funded primarily by their supplementary medical insurance. For doctors with private patients, the shift toward more private care funded by supplementary health insurance has resulted in more income earned outside the public hospitals and HMOs. Doctors often leave their public posts early in the day to provide the privately funded care. “Everyone’s running to private medicine, especially since the strike,” said Yisrael Barel, a regional manager for HMO Leumit in Netanya. “The senior doctors don’t like to operate in the public system and push customers to do it privately. I recently called a friend, a top surgeon, to ask him to take care of a patient, and he said, ‘You expect me to do private medicine in a public hospital?’” Israel’s health system has become a hodgepodge of socialized medicine mixed with private practice. The entire wage structure of senior doctors is based on the assumption that they will moonlight, working two to three jobs, including at a public hospital where they can then refer patients to their private practice.

o the younger doctors, it’s a system that makes no sense. “You have to look at the strike of the young doctors against the background of the protests in the general Israeli public,” said Dr. Dov Guverman, a senior official at Israel’s Health Ministry. “It’s a new generation of people who aren’t willing to accept the old system.” Guverman blames the situation on the Health Ministry’s acceptance 16 years ago of the legal provision allowing the HMOs to sell supplementary health insurance. The country’s shift toward private medical care is “our fault, and it’s something that we failed to reorganize,” he said. “It’s created a significant impairment of the health care system, and I don’t see any immediate solutions for that.” Medical residents all over the Western world earn too little, work too hard and complain, said Dr. Uzi Beller, chairman of the department of gynecology at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, but elsewhere they usually know “that there is a horizon of decent income.” In Israel, however, “the salaries are very poor, and I can tell you that as a chairman of a department with tenure and a full professor position in the university, my income is always less than $2,858 [after taxes],” Beller said. “So we all have to earn from private practice.” Beller, however, can see his private patients at Shaare Zedek. Unlike other Israeli hospitals, Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Medical Center, also in Jerusalem, have a plan called Sharap, a Hebrew acronym that stands for private medical service. Established at Hadassah in the 1950s, it allows doctors to do their private work within the hospital, leaving the billing and accounting to the hospital, which then takes about 25% of the income. “The first tenet of Sharap is that it leaves the doctors working fulltime in the hospital,” said Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director-general of

DOCTORS FORM THE PICKET LINE Israeli specialists hold their shoes during a demonstration outside Barzili Hospital in the coastal city of Ashkelon, July 26. The doctors’ walkout is now over, but they’re still disgruntled because the HMO system dating back to the British Mandate (1922-1948) is outdated, circumvented and subverted by ‘private’ medical care at a higher price, often on the same premises as the HMO (kupot cholim) facilities. Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90 Hadassah Medical Center. “They come in the morning, go home at night and have no medical activities outside of the hospital. “The heads of departments are around, senior doctors are around for emergencies, for questions from young doctors, for setting an example.”

o Chernichovsky, a modified Sharap program, universally available to all, is one obvious solution to the current health care conundrum. He wants to install Sharap-like systems in every Israeli hospital, keeping doctors at the public hospitals, and patients as well, and diverting the supplementary insurance funds back to the hospitals. He believes that senior doctors would agree to the system because they would rather work in one place rather than three. “Sharap is an excellent but not perfect solution,” Beller said. “There is no magic solution, and every solution has a downside.” Indeed, despite the advantages of the Sharap system, Shaare Zedek and Hadassah physicians were still part of the strike, demanding the same wage increases and work hours as their colleagues in other parts of the country.

For now, it’s clear that the strike raised questions and doctors are still demanding answers. The Health Ministry blames much of the crisis on their own acquiescence to the supplementary health insurance, which led to the growth of private medical care. For critics like Chernichovsky, it’s a question of leadership, and the solution involves finding a way to change the policy debate and direction of the health care system.

“We’re hitting ideology and Israel’s lack of policymaking,” he said. “There’s practically no health policy. It’s a free-for-all in the health clinics and the system lacks governance. It’s a sad story.”

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N E W S : J E W I S H P U B L I C AT I O N S O C I E T Y

JPS inventory goes to U of Nebraska Oldest Jewish publishing house in America faces declining sales; makes historic move By ROBERT LEITER Philadelphia Jewish Exponent

HILADELPHIA — The Jewish Publication Society has distributed thousands of volumes since its 19th century beginnings, but these days JPS is writing a new chapter in its history — and hoping it’s not the final one. JPS is about to turn over a major aspect of its publishing process to the University of Nebraska Press, which as of Jan. 1 will assume the production, distribution and marketing of manuscripts, according to Rabbi Barry Schwartz, CEO of JPS. Economics was the motivating factor, Schwartz said, especially in the face of radical changes in the publishing world. As part of the arrangement, Nebraska has purchased the book inventory at JPS — some 250 titles, including the publisher’s in Torah translation. With these developments, the venerable institution is set to embark on the newest phase — and in some sense the most radical — in its long history of issuing high-end scholarship and biblical commentaries, as well as contemporary novels and poetry. The cost to Nebraska will be $610,000, said Donna Shear, the director of NU Press who was the head of production and marketing at JPS in the mid-1990s. “Because we’ll be selling all their books, including the new ones they’ll develop, we had to own the list in its entirety,”” said Shear. “We’ll own

the inventory and sell it, and have a profit-sharing arrangement with JPS. “We felt this was a good fit for us. We do many Judaica titles, and the history of the Holocaust is big for us. We respect their level of excellence and want to protect their brand integrity.” The agreement between the two well-established publishing units, said Schwartz, marks the end of a long search for an academic partner that will allow the Philadelphia institution to concentrate on finding and shepherding good books into print. With Nebraska by its side, the CEO said, JPS can ensure these works a wider audience. The JPS board voted Sept. 13 to approve the sale and partnership.

hen the society was founded in 1888, Jewish books were not published in America, JPS filled a considerable void. The company created a highly respected literary and scholarly legacy. Its writers included some of the finest in the world: Nachum Sarna, Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Henry Roth. Behind the scenes, doing the choosing and editing, were giants such as Henrietta Szold, who went on to found Hadassah, and Chaim Potok, who oversaw the Torah translation even as he managed to write a few best-selling novels, which were published by a New York house. For the bulk of its history, until

Clergy lobby against foreign food aid cuts

ASHINGTON (JTA) — Jewish clergy and educators lobbied Congress to maintain food aid to foreign countries. The American Jewish World Service brought about 20 clergy, rabbinical students and educators to Congress on Sept. 12 to lobby against proposed budget

cuts to the emergency food aid. Participants in the delegation had joined AJWS Rabbinical Student Delegations to developing world nations. The AJWS release did not say which Congress members had been lobbied. Congress is seeking to cut programs as a means of trimming the deficit.

Lawmakers gather at Babi Yar in Ukraine

IEV (JTA) — International parliamentarians from Europe, Israel, Turkey and other nations gathered at the site of the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine. The lawmakers marked the 70th anniversary of the massacre of more than 33,000 Jews by the Nazis over the course of two days in September, 1941 as part of the International Consultation of Parliamentarians. The organization brings together lawmakers from around the world to work to counter the hatred of Jews, especially in the countries of the former Soviet Union. “There continues to be a troubling rise in global acts of antiSemitism in recent years, with a growing number of Jewish communities forced to live under the almost constant threat of vio-

lence and unrest,” said Oleksandr Feldman, a Ukrainian lawmaker and president of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, who spearheaded the meeting. “This Consultation brings together international lawmakers and provides the opportunity to maintain a united front, display a common commitment to fight anti-Semitism and develop effective counter-strategies.” Participants in the Consultation met with the leadership of the Ukrainian parliament, Ukrainian lawmakers and top government officials, and worked with the local Jewish community. Along with Israel and Turkey, lawmakers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and the United Kingdom were represented.

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the mid-’90s, JPS was as much a book club as a publisher. Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Bar and Bat Mitzvah children and confirmands received gift certificates to redeem for titles.

‘Turn in price tag attackers’

ERUSALEM (JTA) — Two leading West Bank rabbis have condemned retaliatory attacks on Palestinians by right-wing activists and called on settlers to turn in perpetrators. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, 78, and Rabbi Yaakov Medan, 61, heads of the Har Etzion Yeshiva in the Gush Etzion bloc of the West Bank near Bethlehem, distributed a statement Monday, Sept. 19, throughout the West Bank saying that the activities “have crossed all red lines.” Medan wrote the statement and Lichtenstein signed on to it, Ynet reported. Medan is considered to be more right wing than the philosophy of the yeshiva, which is considered moderate. “We condemn the actions termed ‘price tag’ against the IDF, mosques and innocent Arabs,” the statement read. “These deeds are totally unacceptable from a moral and national perspective, and endanger the entire settlement movement in Judea and Samaria.” “We call on every person, especially the residents of Judea and Samaria, to do all they can to prevent such actions and deliver any information which could thwart ‘price tag’ activities to the councils’ security officers.” Price tag refers to the strategy that extremist settlers have adopted to exact a price in attacks on Palestinians in retribution for settlement freezes and demolitions or for Palestinian attacks on Jews. Recent attacks on several West bank mosques and the vandalizing of a West Bank military base are believed to be price tag attacks for the razing of three permanent homes in the Migron outpost near Jerusalem.

The book club eventually was discontinued, seen as too expensive and not in line with the reading habits of the young. Yet, according to one brief history of JPS, the organization had distributed nearly nine million books to Jews all over the world by the time it reached the last decade of the 20th century. Book club members included such illustrious types as Leo Rosten and Theodore Bikel. But over the course of the 20th century, Jewish books began to appear from commercial houses, university presses, and successful Orthodox publishers,flooding the market with titles, leading to criticism — especially as the 21st century dawned — that JPS had become a dinosaur, obsolete and teetering on economic ruin. Schwartz dismissed such criticism. “This arrangement will give us an expanded reach,” he said, “especially in academia, but also in the Jewish and general arenas as well.” He said that JPS chose an academic publisher because of its own emphasis on scholarship. “But the books of JPS will bear the JPS imprint solely,” Schwartz said, “and our core mission will continue uninterrupted.” Schwartz said he understood why some might say JPS is obsolete, but he begged to differ. “With all the competition in Bible scholarship today, I can say without hesitation that nobody comes close to what JPS has done and will continue to do with its landmark biblical commentaries,” he said. Far from being a dinosaur, he asserted, “we are on track to create the next great Bible for the 21st century — an electronic Bible — and with it we will once again take the lead with a groundbreaking presentation.”

llen Frankel, who became editor in chief in 1991, CEO in 1998 and is now editor emerita, also characterized the new arrangement as a “natural fit” because of Shear’s intimate knowl-

edge of JPS. “She’s been a champion of the press ever since she was marketing and sales director in the ‘90s,” said Frankel, adding that this is a real “ace in the hole” for JPS. Frankel acknowledged that the change means a decline of sorts for JPS but only, she said, in the sense of what went on “behind the scenes,” which the public knew little about. “This will not be a diminishment of JPS as a publisher of quality Judaica,” she said. “Its business footprint is the only thing that will be diminished, not its mission and content.” Frankel said that fewer JPS books would appear in the future, but that this development had nothing to do with the partnership and all to do with the current economics of the book industry. “JPS has already started an ebooks program in response,” she added, “and will be accelerating it in the future.” Schwartz said that because of the Nebraska deal, the JPS staff would be reduced but the institution would remain in Philadelphia at the Jewish Community Services Building where it is now housed. Asked if there were any discussion about expanding the JPS list and returning to publishing novels or poetry, which it ceased to do in the 1990s, Schwartz said that there were other things in the works. “Our greatest strength is our biblical scholarship, but it is not our only strength,” he said. “We plan to expand in the area of Jewish history and Jewish thought, though we have no plans to move into fiction or to return to children’s literature. “But in the realms of history and thought, we’ll be publishing some remarkable things from Israel, translated from the Hebrew, and from France.” To continue the JPS mission well into the future, said Schwartz, “we have to think of ourself — in the words of our board president, David Lerman — as a 120-year-old startup. And I couldn’t agree more.”

Yad Vashem takes back invitations

ERUSALEM (JTA) — Yad Vashem rescinded invitations to two Lithuanian officials to an annual commemoration of Lithuanian victims of the Holocaust. The Israeli Holocaust museum asked Lithuanian Ambassador to Israel Darius Degutis and Minister of Culture Arunas Gelunas not to attend the Monday, Sept. 19, event after Yosef Melamed, chairman of the Association of Lithuanian Jews in Israel, pulled out. Melamed said he did not feel comfortable attending in light of the Lithuanian government’s recent decision to attempt to prosecute him for investigating the actions of anti-Soviet partisans during the Holocaust. The partisans, alleged by many to have contributed to the deaths of Jews, are being celebrated this year in Lithuania for their fight against the Soviet occupation. The Yad Vashem commemoration honors the memory of

the nearly 200,000 Lithuanians killed in the Holocaust. Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Jerusalem office, praised the decision by the Jerusalem museum. “Yad Vashem, which serves as the primary custodian of Shoah remembrance and the key guardian of the accuracy of the Jewish narrative of Holocaust history, is to be commended for fulfilling its historic function in a very courageous manner,” he said. “Its decision is a crucial blow against the ongoing efforts of the Lithuanian government to distort the history of the Shoah in Lithuania and the role played by local Nazi collaborators in the mass murder of local and foreign Jews in Lithuania, as well as Jews in Belarus and Poland.” The Lithuanian government has dubbed 2011 the Year of the Holocaust — a distinction that has invested itself in commemoration ceremonies and funding for restoration projects.

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Here is the basis for massive protests against cost of living By JESSICA STEINBERG JTA ERUSALEM — What began in Israel in June as a Facebook-driven rebellion against the rising cost of cottage cheese morphed in July into tent encampments protesting soaring real estate costs. Now, this has turned into a fullscale Israeli social movement against the high cost of living in the Jewish state. From Tel Aviv’s tent-filled Rothschild Boulevard to marches in Beersheva, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have participated in one protest or another. The movement’s targets have expanded from housing and cheese prices to everything from the costs of child care and gas — not to mention salaries.

Health care is very affordable in Israel — but HMOs are virtually the only choice offered to consumers All this begs the question: Just how expensive is it to live in Israel? A close examination of some key metrics show that compared to the US and Europe, Israeli costs of living are a mixed bag.

Salaries are lower, but so are health care costs. Consumer goods and services costs are nearly double those in the US, and owning a car can run about six times as much relative to one’s salary. So how do Israelis make it? Israeli retailers and banks offer easy credit on everything from bigticket items like summer vacations to everyday purchases like groceries; all can be paid in monthly installments. The result is that many Israelis are perennially in debt and increasingly frustrated by their inability to cover costs with their monthly paychecks. Here’s a closer look at some of the costs of living in Israel.

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he most expensive and desirable places to live in Israel are in the center of the country, where the vast majority of the population resides and works. According to figures from the real estate company RE/MAX Israel, apartment prices in central Tel Aviv run $5,714 to $7,142 per square meter. In Jerusalem, the peripheral neighborhoods of East Talpiot and Kiryat Hayovel offer housing from $4,285 to $5,714 per square meter, while prices in the tonier neighborhoods of Baka, the German Colony and Rechavia range from $7,000 to $8,571 per square meter. That means that in Baka or the German Colony, a typical two-bedroom apartment starts at $428,571, according to Alyssa Friedland, a broker for RE/MAX.

Israeli protests against the high cost of living have swept Israel. Is it, or is it not, more expensive to live in Israel? In the peripheral neighborhoods, some of which are built on territory captured from Jordan in the 1967 Six Day War, a two-bedroom apartment runs for about $343,000. According to RE/MAX figures, twobedroom apartments in Beersheva, Haifa, Hadera and Afula cost much lower — between $143,000 and $286,000. Mortgage rates are about 4.5%, according to Friedland, but the required down payment is usually about 40%. “Young couples are getting the money from their parents because they don’t typically have savings like that,” she said. As the economist Daniel Doron noted recently in the Wall Street Journal, “A small apartment can cost the average Israeli worker 12 years in annual salary.”

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$8.00 per gallon! ith a tax rate of 78% on new cars, a lack of competition in the import market and high auto insurance costs — not to mention the price of gas — owning a car can be one of the most expensive things for an Israeli. A Honda Civic, which has a stick-

form package. Whether self-employed or employed by a company, every citizen pays a basic health insurance rate to one of the four HMOs, which are heavily regulated by the government and subsidized. For Israelis who need to visit the doctor, require fertility treatment or visit the emergency room, the extra costs are minimal.

College is ridiculously cheap; cars are ridiculously expensive — and gas? $8 per gallon er price of approximately $16,000 in the US, costs $33,000 in Israel. Gas costs more than $8 per gallon. As most Israelis earn about onethird of their American counterparts, Israelis may spend more than six times as much of their monthly salaries on car ownership as the average American. The alternative — public transportation — is cheap by comparison in Israel, though the network of mass transit is much less developed here than in America or Europe. A small but growing number of Israelis commute by train, but most need to take a bus to complete their commute. Buses are subsidized and therefore relatively cheap. Within cities, bus fare costs about $1.51 per ride or $65 for a monthly pass. HEALTH CARE Rich or poor, you’re covered (medicines cheaper, too) srael’s socialized health care system is considered among the world’s best, and taxes pay the lion’s share of costs. Based on figures from the National Insurance Institute, the health care costs deducted from the average paycheck are between 3% and 5.5%, estimates Dr. Michael Cohen, who runs an HMO in the coastal city of Netanya. With a system of universal health care run by private corporations, all citizens are entitled to the same uni-

Medications are cheaper in Israel than in the US because they are subsidized by the HMOs. Many Israelis choose to expand their coverage with private health insurance that offers more access to private care or more comprehensive coverage. Private insurance costs a fraction of what it costs in the US. “The working poor are much better off here because if someone gets sick, they still get full hospital treatment for what would be very expensive in the US,” Cohen said. TAXES Overall, they’re lower, but watch out for the 16% ‘VAT’ srael is more like Europe than America on taxes. The top rate of income tax is 45% (it was 50% until 2003). The value added tax, or VAT, which amounts to a sales tax, is 16%. That’s considered regressive because rich and poor pay the same rate. The average Israeli pays an income tax rate of 20.5%. The top 1% of salaried workers, who earn an average of $19,000 per month, pay a 40% income tax rate. The top 1% of the self-employed — the super-rich who gross an average of $121,000 per month — pay 26% in income tax.

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ture capital fund seeking opportunities in two of the world’s most promising tech landscapes (the other is in Silicon Valley), managed directly from Detroit.

hat’s good for General Motors is good for Israel, it turns out. The American auto giant has built a significant presence in Israel — both in research and development, and as a corporate organization. “We have been building a global network for the past decade, opening offices and development centers in countries where technology that can help GM is being developed,” says Israeli site director Gil Golan. “Israel has many good scientists and engineers, and several companies are working on technologies that will be important to GM’s future.” Unlike most other multinationals that set up shop in Israel, General Motors has been working with Israeli partners since 1995 and opened a wholly owned corporate subsidiary in Herzliya in 2007. “Most American corporations get involved with foreign markets via an acquisition or partnership,” says Golan. “But in some markets, like Israel, there is so much going on that it makes sense to establish a more permanent presence.” GM Israel is involved in much more than managing an R&D lab. “We also have an engineering department that is working on technologies that will be included in future car models,” says Golan. GM also has a $100 million ven-

arlier this year, the fund supplied $5 million to Israeli startup Powermat, which makes wireless charging mats for cell phones and other electronic devices. GM plans to include the mats in vehicles as soon as 2012, allowing drivers to easily recharge their devices while on the road without having to resort to their cigarette lighter (being phased out by most manufacturers). GM Israel is working on developing technology in five areas for the cars of tomorrow, says Golan: • advanced sensing and visions systems; • human interface systems, which adapt voice and touch technology for autos; • wireless enabling, allowing a vehicle’s systems to use networks to ensure constant communication; • infotainment, which turns the vehicle into a hub for driver information and entertainment; and • vehicle control and robotics, with the Israeli group working directly

hen you want to learn a new skill, you go to the experts. For people who want to learn English, one of those experts is New Jerseybased Educational Testing Service (ETS), which administers 50 million exams a year, including the pre-college SAT, in more than 180 countries. But where do the experts go to

get content for their educational programs? A prime source ETS relies on for mobile teaching materials is Israel’s SpeakingPal. “They had been looking to move into Internet and mobile services for awhile, so the partnership is a good deal for both of us,” says CEO Eyal Eshed. “Israel is a world leader in ESL (English as a second language) edu-

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ow did GM “discover” Israel? It didn’t hurt that Golan is Israeli. He has worked for GM for more than a decade, most recently as director of R&D global strategy. “We had been investing in Israeli tech partners since 1995, but it took us a few years to recognize the great ideas and talent emerging in Israel,” he says.

“We had been scouring sites for development centers in the early part of this decade, and Israel came up on our radar screen,” as it did for many other multinationals that have opened facilities here. GM Israel employs several dozen engineers and corporate officials, but Golan expects about 200 people — mostly engineers — to be on board by the end of 2013. “The Israeli engineers and tech people we hired got involved in the company’s work very quickly. “We were up to speed on GM design and engineering techniques within eight months, at which point they were able to contribute substantially to some of our important projects.

“In other places, that process took several years. “We are doing some very advanced work for GM here, and within a couple of years — by the 2014 or 2015 model year — some of these innovations will be ready to be added to GM models.” Unlike with Internet or high-tech applications, it’s not so simple to acquire existing technology and slap it onto a new car model, says Golan. “It takes time to integrate any technology into a vehicle, because they are so complicated and require a great deal of engineering to work as efficiently as possible. “Any country we set up shop in is one that we have to believe in for the long haul,” says Golan.

cation, producing curricula, products and technology to help people learn English.” The best way to learn a language is to speak it, preferably with someone who speaks that language well. That’s the philosophy behind SpeakingPal. It’s a mobile video app, designed to be used on phones with video displays.

The app provides a series of short dialogue scenarios — doing business at the bank, for example, or trying to check in for a flight. The user is asked questions such as, “Do you want to change your reservation?” or “Do you want to change money?” — situations travelers typically encounter, Eshed says. The dialogues can branch off into different directions because the

automated SpeakingPal system adapts to the user’s response. After each session, SpeakingPal analyzes performance, rating it by color — green for “good,” red for “needs improvement” — and offers advice on how to improve. “The user can even request performance ratings for the entire dialogue or just for individual sentences or words. Dialogues are short — most of them around five or 10 minutes — by design, says Eshed. “The idea is to pick up the phone when you have a few minutes and get some English practice in.” The phone is the way most people communicate, and with the proliferation of smart phones, more people are using them to interact with the web and do almost anything else they used to do at their desktop computers. The phone is always with them, and they can easily take a break from whatever they’re involved in and practice their English, getting proper feedback from an expert, just like working with a real tutor.

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Schnall: When the Fed ran meetings like the Sanhedrin By BEN HARRIS JTA ANTA CRUZ, Calif. — When Alan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve, he reportedly conducted meetings of the Fed’s open market committee by going around the table and asking the 17 members for their opinions. Only after the others had spoken would Greenspan, a towering figure in American economic policy, render his own judgment. With the US economy currently

of the Torah and their insight into human nature, had some intriguingly insightful methods,” Schnall told JTA in a recent interview. Among those methods was the Sanhedrin’s requirement that matters of capital crimes be discussed separately in small groups before a final verdict was reached. Schnall also cites several procedures aimed at ensuring that divergent views were given a fair hearing, including the requirement that out-

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Sanhedrin was anti-groupthink: No quest for unanimity trumped the weighing of all opinions in shambles, one can easily question the wisdom of the decisions Greenspan presided over during his 19 years at the Fed. But his practice of having junior group members speak before their seniors is an excellent way to avoid the sort of myopia to which elite groups, operating under high pressure, often succumb. That, at any rate, is the argument advanced in a paper presented recently to the American Psychological Association by Eliezer Schnall, a clinical assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva University, who finds a precedent for Greenspan’s format in the Sanhedrin — the 70-member rabbinic court of ancient Israel. The crux of Schnall’s thesis is that this format, practiced by Greenspan in the boardroom and the Sanhedrin in adjudicating capital cases — can offer valuable lessons in countering the psychological phenomenon known as groupthink. In groupthink, a group’s desire for unanimity trumps its interest in dispassionately weighing all potential options. “The rabbis, through their study

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Still fighting the anti-Jewish legacy of communism By SASHA BEN-ARI Special to the IJN

he summer of 2011 marks 20 years since the fall of the Soviet Union and the beginning of a new era for Russian Jew-

ry. For pain-filled decades, this was a population discriminated against religiously and educationally. It was not allowed to practice its religion or pursue a higher education unhindered. Two decades later, the situation has changed dramatically. No longer hindered by the constraints of communism and a regime, Russian Jews today, alongside with their compatriots in post-Soviet countries, enjoy most of the liberties previously associated with the West. Despite this transformation, the challenge of openly displaying Jewish pride in Russia and other former Soviet republics remains complex.

In recent years, communal leaders in the former Soviet countries recognized that they were literally losing the battle to sustain Jewish souls. The leaders sought to design an innovative solution to focus on youth from Russian speaking families and countries. The answer came in the form of one of childhood’s most beloved institutions: summer camp.

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ne attempt to turn the tide is Project Rimon, an initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Genesis Philanthropy Group. For the past three years they have gathered campers together in locations around the world and provided a common ground for Russian speaking Jewish youth who are united by this unique cultural challenge.

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The staff of Project Rimon at Rimon Camp themselves more Israeli than of Russian origin. In Israel, the population is more of a mosaic than a melting pot. Those with strong identities that deviate from the standard Israeli one can often feel alienated. The Rimon camp organizers realize that while the campers do not have to “feel” Russian, they can uncover the other ways they are one cohesive group — their Jewish heritage. As is the case with many of Jewish Agency programs, the strategry was to focus on Israel as the source of Jewish pride and inspiration. Over a two week time frame, these

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Russian Jews are free to observe their faith and enjoy freedom of expression, but many stigmas envelope public displays of observance. This is a reflex rooted in decades of anti-religious attitude from the communist era. Sentiments of this kind continue to pervade Russian society.

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children, many of whom viewed their Judaism as only a fact of their ethnic heritage but never a fundamental, defining aspect of who they were, begin to discover that their Jewish identity could become a central facet of their lives. y developing leadership and creative skills and having dialogue about Judaism and Israel, the campers begin to change their outlook on what it means to be a Jew and how to incorporate their Judaism into their daily life. On a day trip to Hasmonean Village in Central Israel, campers discovered their personal and family connections to the land and people of Israel through the language, the food and the dress of various local attractions. Actually seeing how they are part of the history and heritage of the Jewish people is an important part of the Rimon educational program, one that has the most powerful impact on its participants. The camp never tries to distance the child from his or her cultural

identity — the opposite, actually — and firmly believes that this must remain an integral part of how the camper views themselves. The many questions campers have of their “dueling identities” — culturally Russian and Jewish — is addressed with compassion and knowledge.

‘Dueling identities’: Culturally Russian and Jewish Children begin to recognize that their strength and uniqueness lies in the very complexity of their cultural heritage, with the connection to Israel at the core. The author moved to Israel from Moscow in 1990 at age eight. She was a staff counselor at Project Rimon’s summer camp in Israel, and resides in Jerusalem.

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GetTaxi: No more jostling, thumbing, calling The business model includes adding a service fee to companies using the GetTaxi application for ordering cabs for their staff and clients. May says: “For corporate, the fact is that we will give them full control over office rides. “We’ll have a dedicated portal for them to order taxis, where every ride is being recorded and there is easy end-of-the-month accounting and payment, which they can choose to pay through credit card or cash.” Based in Ramat Hiyall, GetTaxi currently employs 16 people, and its sign can already be seen on more than a dozen cabs circling Tel Aviv. The company is now launching in London and will hire 15 people to manage operations there. Similar rollouts are expected in major European cities throughout the summer and into next year, based on market research pointing to the market potential. While Carrie Bradshaw will have to order her cab the old-fashioned way for a while yet, GetTaxi plans on setting up business in the US in the future. A $10 million financing from a private, undisclosed investor has given the founders a boost toward this goal.

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A new app that may replace traditional dispatch services By KARIN KLOOSTERMAN Israel 21c rabbing a taxicab is not only a cutthroat business where people jump around each other to get the first cab; you can also get splashed on, taken for a scenic ride if you aren’t a local or, worse, wait forever until a cab comes your way. Not to mention the occasional crime against rider or driver. A new Israeli app rolling out in Israel, London and then Paris, Berlin, Moscow and beyond points the way for changing the centuryold tradition of hailing a cab with your hand, or reserving by phone call and standing around waiting. The company GetTaxi has developed an application that can be downloaded to your mobile phone. Tap on the screen and the request is delivered to a call center. Like watching Pac-man travel around the computer screen munching on ghosts, you can watch in real-time as your taxi approaches where you are waiting. Simultaneously, users receive information about their driver, including picture, name, license number and ratings by other GetTaxi users. Nimrod May, vice president of marketing, says it was a matter of applying today’s technology to daily activities and old economics. “We tapped into an industry that hasn’t changed since it was established more than 100 years ago,” he points out. “The mainselling propositions,” he says, “are based on the following: For the end consumer, the private passenger, it’s a simple click for a taxi. This is saving time spent on the street. “The second advantage is that he gets full control over his ride.”

ADVANTAGES Both the driver and the rider get added security llowing users to share their experiences and favorite drivers with their friends, as well as game elements (beat your friends to an event?) are also planned for the application. Like frequent-flyer programs, mileage points and rewards are also part of the fun for users. Coordinated with taxi drivers, who install a simple-to-use module in their cabs, the GetTaxi app doesn’t only work for travelers. It provides

safety for drivers, too — not only assuring they will collect the fare, which can be paid through the system, but also in protecting them from assault better than a plastic partition can. Just as the riders get information about their drivers, the drivers can also track and trace their fares — expected to be a big selling point

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for its added safety and security. The dispatch can communicate between drivers so they are assigned fares based on proximity, not on favoritism principles often employed by dispatch stations. “Since we create a bond between passenger and driver,” May says, “we reduce the drop-off rate,” which is the percentage of times people don’t stick around waiting for their cab to come, and jump in another that rolls by instead. He estimates that rate to be about 30%. “It happens a lot,” says May. “But we are creating a bond that can decrease the known drop-off rate.”

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he GetTaxi revenue model is based on three major channels: Drivers will pay a monthly dispatch fee to use the GetTaxi service — in Europe, an average of three euros per day. They currently pay about five times that amount for traditional dispatch services. The drivers can choose to do both or to disconnect from traditional dispatchers. Second, the company will charge fees for corporate rides, marking up the rate per ride, and providing a monthly accounting sum-up of all rides. Third, by offering a credit-card payment option through the app, the company will take a percentage for use of this service.

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December, the Simon Wiesenthal Center advised Jews to avoid traveling to southern Sweden following a series of anti-Semitic incidents. “Jews are one of our national minorities, and the state has a responsibility to ensure that people can go to synagogue and engage in Jewish activities and feel they have the security they believe they need,” Ullenhag told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper. “That’s a fundamental human right.” According to the Swedish National Council on Crime Prevention, Sweden had 161 anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2010.

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Born Nili Shapira in Netanya, Lotan likes ‘quiet language’ By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN Israel 21c he boyfriend sweater and other Nili Lotan pieces handpicked by J.Crew for its stores this year are classic examples of the Israeli fashion designer’s starkly simple high-end basics. Nothing bright or splashy here. And that has something to do with her origins. “Where you spend your childhood and youth really dominates who you

Israel-Lebanon war. Lotan’s gun-print T-dresses and scarves were snapped up immediately by Beirut’s top boutique. Lotan scours photojournalists’ depictions of socio-political symbols she can use, from the Vietnam-Woodstock era to the Berlin Wall to the separation barrier in Jerusalem. A Bob Dylan-inspired print will soon appear in her collection. “Thoughts go through my mind having to do with social and political events, and I find it interesting to use them as ideas for a fabric. That would not have happened if I grew up here [in New York].” Though her home and business are in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, “I have very strong ties to Israel,” Lotan stresses. Her fiancé is singer-songwriter David Broza in Tel Aviv.

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ed a job with a woman who was pioneering business between US clothing manufacturers and Asian factories. Through her travels, she learned the manufacturing side of the fashion trade. Marking time by the arrival of her kids, Lotan relates that for several years before and after daughter Ellie was born, she worked for knitwear designer Adrienne Vittadini. Six months after giving birth to Jonathan, she became a vice president at Liz Claiborne, where she dreamed up the successful Liz & Co division. Following a short maternity break with Mia, now 15, Lotan joined the menswear division of Ralph Lauren. “Then I moved to Nautica, where I started a new business for women. Maybe three years later, the founder, David Chu, suggested I do my own line and said he would back me financially. So I did. We didn’t continue together, but he gave me the strength to start the business.” It wasn’t hard to conceptualize the Nili Lotan look. “Honestly, every designer designs with herself in mind. You can tell from my collection what I like and don’t like.”

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he founder of the label that’s sought after by the likes of Paris Hilton, Martha Stewart, Demi Moore and Reese Witherspoon was born Nili Shapira in Netanya. “I was always drawing,” she recalls. “I knew I wanted to end up in something artistic.” Serving out her two years of mandatory military service in the Israeli Air Force as a social services coordinator, she married a pilot. Though they later divorced, she and their three children bear his surname. The couple lived at an IAF base while she commuted to classes at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv from 1977 to 1980. “Fashion in Israel was not very developed then,” she relates. “I was in Shenkar’s first year as a recognized academic institute, and we were only about 11 people in the fashion department.” Right after graduation, and her husband’s discharge, they left for New York. Lotan took drawing classes at the Parsons School of Design and land-

Lotan’s gun print fabric was a reaction to the 2006 Lebanon conflict. are in everything you do, from motherhood to friendship to career,” Lotan says. “Growing up in the aesthetics I did, the magazines and art and fashion I was exposed to definitely affected my taste. I am an American sportswear designer, but I have a quiet language. I don’t use a lot of color like you see in many American lines.” Sartorial evidence of her background also comes out in fabrics she began designing after the 2006

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he Nili Lotan Studio and Space address is 188 Duane Street, a number that gave rise to her 18-8 sweater collection. “In Hebrew, the number 18 is auspicious as it is a spiritual number in Judaism and it has come to

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represent life. The single ‘8’ represents the number of perfection, infinity.” Lotan’s creations are made locally, using fine Italian and Japanese fabrics. Her clothing is pricier than J.Crew’s, but the popular retailer detected a similar “language” that would appeal to its customers, Lotan

‘Honestly, every designer designs with herself in mind’ All of this keeps her so busy that in late July she still had no notion what she’d wear to her wedding on an undisclosed date in September. She and Broza will live in Tel Aviv and Manhattan. “We’ll have the wedding in New York, and then a party in Israel,” she says.

Christian Dior designer convicted: anti-Semitic

ASHINGTON (JTA) — A Paris court sentenced fashion designer John Galliano to a suspended fine and no jail time for making anti-Semitic and racist remarks to patrons at a local cafe. Under the Sept. 8 sentence, Galliano must pay 6,000 Euro (about $8,500) if he offends again. He had faced up to six months in prison and a fine of about $32,000 on charges of “public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity.” Galliano’s lawyers told CNN that they were not surprised with the verdict. In February, Galliano was videotaped making racist remarks at La Perle bar; a similar incident reportedly occurred in October. After the video of Galliano surfaced showing him shouting “I love Hitler,” he was fired March 1 from

his job as head designer at Christian Dior. Actress Natalie Portman, a spokeswoman for Dior fragrances, criti c i z e d G a l l i a n o ’s John Galliano anti-Semitic comments, saying she was “deeply shocked and disgusted.” Since being fired from Dior, Galliano has been in treatment for alcohol and prescription drug abuse, according to reports. He has said he is not an antiSemite and that he made his rants under the influence of drugs and alcohol. He also apologized for his statements. The court awarded the plaintiffs a symbolic Euro each.

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rograms enhancing educational opportunities for youth and those providing services for the homeless and disadvantaged were among the major recipients of $9 million in grants to Colorado nonprofits announced by the Daniels Fund. Major grant recipients include: Colorado Succeeds; Douglas County School District; the Denver Hos-

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pice; KIPP Colorado Schools; Arc Thrift Stores; Open World Learning; Positive Coaching Alliance; Project Angel Heart; Ricardo Flores Magon Academy; Urban Peak Denver; Volunteers of America; West Denver Prep; and others. “Bill Daniels began life in humble circumstances, but achieved Please see DANIEL on Page 15

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This window cuts and generates energy By DANIEL BEN-TAL Israel 21c he dream of constructing a net zero-energy building has yet to become a reality, but now an Israeli company has come up with an idea that could make it possible. The innovative product from Pythagoras Solar can be described as a solar window that combines energy efficiency, power generation and transparency.

Pythagoras puts energy reduction and energy generation into a single unit The world’s first transparent photovoltaic glass unit (PVGU) has been designed to be easily integrated into conventional building design and construction processes. This means that existing office blocks can be retrofitted with the new material instead of energy-seeping glass windows — a process that will pay itself back within five years. “What we have today — this is what we hear from architects — is unique,” Pythagoras Solar CEO Gonen Fink tells ISRAEL21c. “The high transparency makes for aesthetically pleasing building designs. “There are many companies today doing energy-efficient windows or energy generators using photovoltaics such as skylights, but this is mostly to show you can produce energy from the building’s envelope. “This is the first time somebody has actually combined the advantages in one product.” GE ECOMAGINATION Pythagoras Solar beats out 5,000 contestants n June, Pythagoras Solar’s breakthrough was selected from nearly 5,000 entrants as a winner of the prestigious GE Ecomagination Challenge (challenge. ecomagination.com), which recognizes the most promising innovations for capturing, managing and using energy in buildings. “GE sets high standards and we are proud that our technology has been recognized as a distinctive solution, ready for the real world and set to enable a market shift towards net zero-energy buildings,” said Udi Paret, vice president for market-

Production is in Los Angeles; research and development is in Israel ing and business development. “This award, along with its $100,000 prize, validates our proposition and supplements the increased interest we are seeing from successful pilots, first commercial projects and growing product demand.”

The company was co-founded in 2007 by Fink and Dr. Itay Baruchi (CTO). Before Pythagoras Solar, Fink helped turn Check Point Software Technologies from an early-stage start-up to a multi-billion dollar global market leader in internet security. Baruchi is an expert in neuronal networks, whose work on biological memory was named one of the “50 Most Significant Scientific Pythagoras’ photovoltaic window — it does the Breakthroughs” Having developed the product, the by Scientific American in Decem- company carried out pilot projects ber, 2007. last year in several commercial build“The idea was to use innovative ings in the US and Israel. optics with solar cells to produce a “We took existing buildings, such new product that would allow solar as the Sears Tower in Chicago — a energy to become part of the next small part of it, just two windows generation of building design,” Fink explains. “The application that we very early saw as most attractive was using optics to produce benefits such as allowing light into the building, power generation and reducing the building’s power needs. “The need to improve the energy efficiency of buildings has been in the news a lot recently. “Many companies are trying to come up with solutions that would reduce energy consumption. “We want daylight, but not the heat because of the air-conditioning costs involved as result. “Until now, the only solution has been to block windows with curtains or blinds — and that means you need more artificial lighting. “Our optical design allows multiple advantages, by using direct light to generate energy. This is done with something that doesn’t look like a solar panel, but a window. This makes the whole concept more attractive to architects.”

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job of a solar panel, but it’s easier, nicer and simpler. to begin with — and showed that it works. Then we went to the next stage, which is commercial installation and expanding our manufacturing capacity. “We are working with some of the largest glass companies in the

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says Fink. “In almost every country there are more regulations relating to buildings’ energy consumption. The Obama administration has just set a new target — to reduce energy use by 40%.” The US Dept. of Energy estimates that building operations account for up to 39% of the country’s energy consumption and 70% of its power plant-generated electricity. Over 30% of this energy is lost through poor building efficiency. “Within the industry there’s greater understanding of the needs, and the progress that’s been made is huge. “It’s clear to me that new commercial buildings in the coming years will include power generation and energy efficiency. It is going to become a standard,” says Fink.

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world,” says Fink. Pythagoras is based in Silicon Valley, and much of the production takes place in Los Angeles. The company’s research and development center is in Israel. Says Fink: “There’s a good reason for my optimism. “This is the first time we can bring power generation to green buildings. “Until now it’s all been about reducing energy consumption. Ours is the first product that actually combines both. “By combining this facet with power generation, we can change the equation.”

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Hidden gems — apart from the Old City Jerusalem burst out of Old City walls in the 1860s — and some parts of Jerusalem have changed very little in the past 150 years By EDGAR ASHER Isranet

ost visitors to Jerusalem are not aware that the city has many hidden gems apart from the

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magic of the Old City. There is of course an attraction to walk through parts of the Old City that trace their origins back

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ne of the first Jewish neighborhoods to be developed in the west of the city was Nachla’ot – (homesteads). Within the area of Nachla’ot are several smaller neighborhoods, such as Mazkeret Moshe and Ohel Moshe which are connected with Sir Moses Montefiore, who was a generous British benefactor. Each of the small neighborhoods in Nachla’ot are well defined and for the most part occupied by various distinct communities, some Ashkenazi and some Sephardi. Narrow winding lanes and a myriad of synagogues and yeshivas are found on every corner and in every direction. It is a time capsule with small chattering and laughing, camerashy children playing in the lanes and squares, dressed as they might have been many years past. Many of the original houses and compounds still stand and several have been affixed with plaques with pictures and histories of their onetime residents at the start of modern Jerusalem. One of Nachla’ot’s most notable residents was Rabbi Aryeh Levin (1885-1969). Rabbi Levin was a great Torah scholar and humanitarian. Many stories are told of the kindness that Rabbi Levin showed to all. For many years he was renowned

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years, to the latter part of the 1860s, one can find a fascinating part of Jerusalem to the west when overcrowding within the Old City walls made it essential to construct new neighborhoods outside. Several of these neighborhoods still exist, much as they did when they were first established some 150 years ago. But many visitors are often unaware of their existence because nearly all of these neighborhoods are virtually hidden behind the city’s main roads that direct the visitors across west Jerusalem toward the Old City.

One of the earliest areas of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Nachla’ot, known as Succat Shalom.

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NEIGHBORHOODS NAMED AFTER MOSES MONTEFIORE as the official Jewish Prison Chaplain who visited prisoners from the Jewish underground who were held in the city’s Russian Compound dur-

ing the time of the British mandate. He was also given the rare title of tzaddik — a saint — for his years of working on behalf of the

poor and sick of Jerusalem. Today many groups are taken on tours of Nachla’ot by Rabbi Aryeh Levin’s grandson, Rabbi Benjy Levin.

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The low wall in the foreground separates one community from another in Nachla’ot The synagogue inside Rabbi Aryeh Levin’s house in Nachla’ot Visitors led by Rabbi Benjy Levin, oblivious to the clean-up operation carried out by a very young resident of the neighborhood

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RCF awards 226 grants of $4.5 million 134 grants totaling $674,744 were approved from donor-advised funds housed at the foundation.

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Grants include $674,744 to donor-advised funds uring the first and second quarters of 2011, Rose Community Foundation awarded 226 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million.

Of this amount, $3,811,932 was awarded for 92 grants to nonprofit organizations, government agencies and projects that support the greater Denver community.

JEWISH LIFE Beth Jacob High School: $71,294 for technology for classroom and administrative uses, and a new website. Center for Judaic Studies, DU: $39,769 for cultural offerings for Jews in their 30’s and 40’s. Ekar Farm: $81,500 to expand Jewish educational programs. Jewish Funders Network (New York, NY): $2,500 to support this national association. Keshet (Jamaica Plain, Mass.): $40,000 to engage LGBT Jews with Colorado’s Jewish community, and to build the capacity of local Jewish organizations to welcome LGBT Jews. Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy: $179,000 to continue an RCF initiative to help Jewish organizations build their bequest and planned giving programs. Menorah: Arts, Culture and Education, Boulder JCC: $20,000 for the Boulder Jewish Festival 2011 and 2012. Moving Traditions (Jenkintown, Pa.): $40,000 for a program to train educators to engage boys Jewishly in new ways. RCF: $1,500 for attendance of representatives of Jewish agencies at a training to encourage welcoming attitudes; $7,000 for workshops about Jewish innovation for Jewish organizations and leaders; $59,250 to assess the economic model of nine Jewish early childhood centers. Rose Youth Foundation: $500,000 to provide seed money for an endowment to engage Jewish youth in philanthropy. Shalom Cares: $100,000 for a new Wellness Center for older adults. Storahtelling (New York, NY): $50,000 for training, expanded staffing and to create an organizational and donor development plan.

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AGING Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.: $75,000 for the home maintenance and repair program. Catholic Charities: $20,000 for programs for low-income older adults and their families. Continuing Legal Education in Colorado: $8,000 to print an updated version of the Senior Law Handbook. Lutheran Family Services of Colorado: $12,000 for care management, counseling and information and referral services to low-income older adults and their caregivers. Meals on Wheels of Boulder: $24,000. RCF: $5,000 for a project manager, facilitator and grant writer for a HUD sustainable communities regional planning grant. TLC Meals on Wheels (Centennial): $5,000. Town of Lyons (Lyons): $1,000 for a summit on aging for older adults and other residents of Lyons. Washington Street Community Center: $8,000 for information, referral and services to older adults who live independently in their homes. Yondorf & Associates: $2,210 to facilitate a retreat for RCF’s Committee on Aging.

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Sheila Bugdanowitz CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT Arc Thrift Stores (Lakewood): $10,000 for a job training and employment program. Bal Swan Children’s Center (Broomfield): $15,000 for staff training and materials. Boulder County Housing Authority (Boulder): $10,000 for the family selfsufficiency program. Center for Work Education and Employment: $15,000 for a job-readiness program. Colorado Bright Beginnings: $110,000 over two years to educate parents about their children’s development from up to age three. Colorado Nonprofit Development Center: $25,000 for the Colorado early learning partnership. Colorado Parent & Child Foundation: $70,000 for early childhood education programs and family initiatives. Community Action Development Corporation (Boulder): $10,000 for a campaign to help families become selfsufficient. The Denver Foundation: $5,000 for the metro Denver equity collaborative. Family Star: $25,000 for staff training. Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado: $60,000 for programs and services for teen parents. Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (Silver Spring, MD): $2,500 for this national association of grantmakers. Invest in Kids: $140,000 over two years for a program to prevent and treat emotional and behavioral problems in young children. Jeffco Public Schools (Golden): $90,000 to support the family literacy department. Jefferson Center for Mental Health (Wheat Ridge): $30,000 for parenting skills training and school readiness to deal with families with mental illness. The Kempe Foundation: $86,644 to expand a program for parents with young children who are difficult to console. Mercy Housing Mountain Plains (Denver): $25,000 for employment counseling and parenting education for families in affordable housing. Metropolitan State College of Denver Foundation: $30,000 for the family literacy program in nearby public housing. Mi Casa Resource Center: $25,000 for business and career development programs for Latino and low-income adults. Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers: $60,000 for strategic planning and staff development. RCF: $5,000 for a project manager, facilitator and grant writer for a HUD sustainable communities regional planning grant. Third Sector New England (Boston, Mass.): $3,000 for the national Early Childhood Funders’ Collaborative. The Tiny Tim Center (Longmont): $25,000 for staff development and playground equipment. Warren Village: $65,000 for housing, employment, education and family for low-income, single-parent families working toward self-sufficiency. YWCA of Boulder County (Boulder): $25,000 for a drop-in or emergency child care center, and the families in transition program. EDUCATION America SCORES Denver: $7,500 for an after-school program. The Bridge Project, DU: $10,000

for after-school programs. Center for Teaching Quality (Hillsborough, NC): $160,700 for young teachers in the Denver metro area. Children’s Voices (Boulder): $12,500 for advocacy to improve Colorado’s school finance system. Colorado Assn. of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists: $4,000 to assist minority youth in the pursuit of engineering and applied science careers. Colorado Community College System: $6,800 to implement updated curriculum for a teacher recruitment program. Colorado “I Have A Dream”® Foundation: $7,500 to encourage students to graduate from high school and attend college. Colorado League of Charter Schools: $13,000 for professional development for staff at seven charter schools. Colorado Legacy Foundation (Denver): $2,000 to convene representatives of school districts working on similar issues. Denver Kids, Inc. : $10,000 for counseling, mentoring and family support programs for DPS students from lowincome families. Denver Public Schools Foundation: $250,000 for a literacy program for English language learners. Facing History and Ourselves: $3,000 for a teaching curriculum that focuses on the ideas of anti-discrimination and inclusiveness. Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver: $7,000 for educational enrichment programs. Gold Crown Foundation (Greenwood Village): $7,500 mentoring and educational after-school programs to low-income youth in west metro Denver. “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County (Boulder): $7,500 to encourage students to graduate from high school and attend college. Mi Casa Resource Center: $10,000 for after-school programs at Lake Middle School. Minds Matter of Denver: $3,000 to help low-income, gifted high school students pursue higher education and summer enrichment. National Center on Time & Learning (Boston, Mass.): $15,000 to convene four Denver school districts to learn how schools in other parts of the US have extended the school day and year; $52,020 to support the participation of educators from four Colorado school districts in a tour of schools in two other states that have extended the school day and year. The New Teacher Project (Brooklyn, NY): $250,000 over two years to support the implementation of Colorado’s Great Teachers and Leaders Bill. The Odyssey School: $10,000 for a network of progressive urban public schools. OpenWorld Learning: $10,000 to support after-school technology education programs. Public Interest Projects (New York, NY): $40,000 for community efforts to improve public education in Denver. Regis University: $4,000 to support the high school Porter-Billups Leadership Academy. RCF: $2,000 to support discussions between the Colorado State Board of Education and members of the Colorado House and Senate Education committees. Save Our Youth: $5,000 for summer academic programs at high schools and churches. Summer Scholars: $7,500 to support a year-round education program for low-income students. Teens, Inc. (Nederland): $7,000 for educational services. DU, Morgridge College of Education: $144,745 to create a business plan for a multi-district teacher residency collaborative. YESS Institute: $7,500 for a program offering youth training and peer mentoring in metro Denver schools. YouthBiz: $7,000 for after-school and summer programs for youth. HEALTH Caring for Colorado Foundation: $75,000 to improve access to dental care for children and pregnant women. The Center for African American Health: $70,000 to improving the health of the African-American community. CHARG Resource Center: $15,000 for oral hygiene training and dental care to people with severe and persistent mental illness. Colorado Health Institute: $24,500 nonpartisan health policy information Please see FARMING on Page 19

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Jewish farming today? It’s nothing new

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‘Jewish Agricultural Society’ of 1900: Exhibit A By LEAH KOENIG Tablet EW YORK — Every morning before breakfast, Rabbi Rafoel Franklin, 60, an Orthodox Jew living in Swan Lake, NY, puts on tefillin, says his morning prayers, and then heads outside to milk his 30 cows. Three decades ago Franklin and his wife, Naomi, left Monsey, NY, the Orthodox hamlet outside New York City, to start their farm in the Catskills. Franklin, who became religious as an adult, had spent his childhood in Montana and once worked as a wildlife biologist. He moved out of Monsey because

ndeed, Franklin’s street in Swan Lake was once home to four Jewish farming families whose rousing post-Shabbat gatherings, he told me, routinely piqued the curiosity of non-Jewish neighbors. Many of these farms were beneficiaries of the Jewish Agricultural Society, an organization founded in New York in 1900 by a German Jewish philanthropist, Baron Maurice de Hirsch. An urban Jewish businessman with utopian, pre-industrial leanings, de Hirsch spent his fortune helping Eastern European Jews

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Rafoel Franklin at his farm in Swan Lake, NY. ancient agricultural legacy — a heritage filled with agricultural tenets (“in the seventh year thou shalt let [the land] lie fallow,” Exodus tells us) and joyful harvest holidays like Shavuot and Sukkot. From its founding through the middle of the 20th century, the society helped settle nearly 5,000 Jewish farmers and their families

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he wanted to live a life that reflected his love of the natural world as well as his devotion to the Torah. “In Monsey I was working as a shochet” — a ritual slaughterer — “and I was dissatisfied by what I saw,” Franklin told me. His more satisfied life in Swan Lake is filled with feathers, hay, and farm chores. The farm, which he runs with his son, Eliezer, houses a sustainable kosher-chicken company, Pelleh Poultry, that processes 4,000 chickens each week. (Industrial slaughterhouses, in contrast, often handle tens of thousands of chickens every day.) And in November he launched Bethel Creamery, the country’s only organic, chalav Yisrael (a kosher designation) dairy — selling the milk to customers in Monsey and Brooklyn. Franklin’s move to his farm can seem prophetic. Today, the country’s growing obsession with local, traceable food has increased the demand for products like his and lured some young people away from office jobs and toward the farm. This holds true for the Jewish world as well. There are programs like Adamah, an agricultural fellowship in Connecticut, which brings together Jewish twentysomethings to live on a farm, tend its eight acres of organic crops, and milk goats, make pickles and celebrate Shabbat. This summer, Adamah’s founder, Adam Berman, launched Urban Adamah — a similar program in Berkeley, Calif., that focuses on increasing food access for low-income residents, as well as sustainable farming. Synagogues, JCCs and schools across the country, including the Denver Academy of Torah, are launching a number of farm-to-shul initiatives, from community-supported agriculture projects to parking-lot gardens. But with all this new interest in Jewish farming, Jewish Americans’ agricultural history remains largely unknown. In the decades prior to WW II, upstate New York was dotted with egg, dairy, and produce farms owned and run by Jews. Petaluma, Calif., in Sonoma County, boasted a thriving community of chicken ranchers from the 1920s through the 1960s.

escape anti-Semitism in their home countries and settle on American pastures, far away from tenements. The society provided loans for purchasing land, seeds and equipment and offered practical education to the settlers, many of whom had minimal prior experience as farmers. It even published a magazine in Yiddish and English called The Jewish Farmer. With the baron’s support, and the opportunity to own land in America (a privilege not consistently afforded to them in Europe), these farmers had the chance to build on Judaism’s

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Delaware, Connecticut, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Florida. In California, the German Jewish Haas family — heirs to the Levi Strauss denim fortune—helped fund the Jewish chicken ranchers in Petaluma. In the 1920s, Yiddish plays and concerts were staged in Petaluma, and Golda Meir considered it a vital enough community to make it a fundraising stop in the 1930s. It’s no coincidence that the wealthy, assimilated, urban philanthropists assisted their less fortunate brethren by helping them set up shop far away from the cities. “Very rich German Jews, they always wanted the Russian Jews should be farmers,” Petaluma resident Hymie Golden says in Kenneth Kann’s Comrades and Chicken Ranchers. “They wanted to prove that not all are merchants or bankers like them.” In 1938 Time reported that there were nearly 100,000 Jewish farmPlease see FARMING on Page 19

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Is the Jewish museum boom a good thing? By DIANA MUIR APPELBAUM Jewish Ideas Daily EW YORK — Although the paint is still wet on Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History, an announcement has just been made of a planned National Museum of the Jewish People on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, steps from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and not far from both the Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum and the

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surviving synagogue buildings; just down the street is the 1873 B’nai Israel synagogue. The first time I visited was on a tour; as we entered the sanctuary a small girl gasped, “it’s . . . it’s just like Princess Jasmine.” She was right: the Moorish-revival style ark is exactly what Walt Disney would have dreamed up for the Bat Mitzvah of the “Aladdin” princess. Both are now preserved

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Each museum requires huge sums to build and maintain — we should ask ourselves if the investment is truly worthwhile National Museum of American Jewish Military History. DC is not an anomaly: most US states have at least one Jewish museum; many cities have several. Nor is this an only-in-America phenomenon. Europe also is rapidly filling with Jewish museums — some built around the preserved death and concentration camps, but also places like the Jewish Museum at Oswiecim (Auschwitz), where an old synagogue has been preserved as a museum of the Jewish community that once lived in the town. Jewish museums are quickly proliferating, in four varieties: • museums that preserve Jewish buildings, • Holocaust museums, • art museums, and • museums of Jewish history. But as each museum requires huge sums to build and maintain, we should ask ourselves if the investment is truly worthwhile. An example of the museum as site of historic preservation is the Little Synagogue on the Prairie, a small, wooden shul in Canada built by the Jewish farmers of Sibbald, Alberta. Someone loved the abandoned shul enough to restore it for tourists. Baltimore’s 1845 Lloyd Street synagogue is one of America’s oldest

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as part of the well-curated Jewish Museum of Maryland, which has its home in a modern building between the two shuls. It is a short walk from the popular Inner Harbor and a good place to go if you want to be alone — as are the Jewish Museum of Florida, the Jewish Museum of Atlanta, the Jewish Museum London and, in my experience, most of the world’s Jewish museums.

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olocaust museums draw the biggest crowds and the greatest attention. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem are the best known, though for me the most moving is the oldest: a small room on Mount Zion in Jerusalem where walls are covered with simple memorial plaques put up by survivors just after the Shoah. The generosity of foundations, government agencies, and individual Jews and non-Jews to educate about the Shoah and honor the memory of the massacre is, of course, admirable. But despite the proliferation of Holocaust institutions and the millions of dollars poured into each new entry in the field (most recently in Los Angeles), their impact has been qualified.

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event of all necessary distinctions, turning the attempted genocide of the Jews into a generalized lesson about prejudice. Art museums, on the surface, are more straightforward. The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art and New York’s Jewish Museum are all dedicated to Jewish art. But what makes art Jewish?

None of these museums seems particularly interested in answering that question. At New York’s Jewish Museum, the answer has mostly been simply to exhibit the work of Jewish artists, such as Ezra Jack Keats or Hans and Margret Rey, the refugee couple who created Curious George. Whatever the merits of these artists’ work, nothing about it conPlease see MUSEUMS on Page 16

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Only 3,000 Jews, but shuls and cemeteries by hundreds By RUTH ELLEN GRUBER JTA RATISLAVA, Slovakia — The vice president of the Bratislava Jewish community, Maros Borsky is Slovakia’s leading Jewish scholar and expert on Slovak Jewish heritage. At 37 he is the leading Slovak Jewish activist of his generation, engaged in everything from religious, cultural and educational initiatives to his own personal commitment to raising his daughters in a Jewish home. “I’ll do anything to support his efforts, he has made such a difference to Jewish life here,” said Andrew Goldstein, a British Reform rabbi who has played a hands-on role in nurturing Jewish revival in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for more than two decades. Now chairman of the European Union for Progressive Judaism, Goldstein comes to Bratislava once a month to hold classes and lead a non-Orthodox Shabbat service as an alternative to the one conducted by the city’s only resident rabbi, Baruch Myers, who is affiliated with Chabad. Only 3,000 Jews live in Slovakia today, but there are synagogue buildings or Jewish cemeteries in literally hundreds of towns and even major cities. The Slovak Jewish community does not have the resources

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24 flagship sites in all eight regions of the country: mainly synagogues, but also Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorials and museums. They are marked with plaques bearing a distinctive logo. Each was chosen for its historic or architectural significance but also for its sustainability. This does not mean, that other sites should be forgotten. But to be included on the route, there must be a partnership in place with a local body to ensure longterm care and maintenance. Our tour took in more than a dozen of the sites: from the active synagogue in Bratislava to Presov in

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Maros Borsky, vice president of the Bratislava Jewish community, standing in the Orthodox synagogue in Zilina, Slovakia. The shul is one of the sites on his Slovak Jewish Heritage Route. Ruth Ellen Gruber

the far east, where the magnificence of the surviving synagogue utterly dwarfs the potential of a Jewish community that now numbers only a few dozen people. Synagogues are used as art galleries, and one is now used as an art school. There were little Jewish exhibits, and ruined synagogues still undergoing repair. In one of these, the partially ruined synagogue in Liptovsky Mikulas, Goldstein and his wife stopped to chant prayers so that the sounds

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lives of countless people in need.” The Daniels Fund awarded more than $10.4 million in third quarter grants in its four-state funding area of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Funding areas include, aging, alcoholism and substance abuse, amateur sports, disabilities, education, homeless and disadvantaged youth development.

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of Jewish liturgy could once again be heard. A high school teacher in the small town of Spisske Nova Ves for nearly a decade has made care of the Jewish cemetery and continuing research into the history of the destroyed Jewish community an integral part of her class curriculum. “The saddest thing for me was not to see the empty synagogues, but to learn that the Orthodox synagogue in Zilina is still intact but not used for services,” Goldstein said.

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Innovation Award from General Electric’s ecomagination challenge. Valent, co-founder of the company with Roy Iscovitsch and Matty Vengerik, comments: “When there is a short circuit on a high-voltage network, it can be a major catastrophe. “This impacts the quality of service, destroys equipment, creates blackouts like in the East Coast in the US [in 2003] and costs billions to the economy.” The Keeper, in development over the last eight years at the university and since 2009 in the company, “always guarantees that if there is a short circuit, it will lift the current under the allowed rating. “The main position is in the substation in a grid or in connection points of generators or generator stations — traditional or renewable energy ones,” says Valent. Potential customers include any major power generator company, utilities and even factories that need a constant supply of power, he says, hoping that in the next five years his company will sell dozens of Keepers to a typical utility company.

lackouts across Europe and North America threaten to become more common as people’s power needs increase. High energy demands mixed with thunderstorms, solar storms and the addition of renewables like solar and wind energy to the grid, creates an unpredictable mix of power variables infrastructure companies never had to deal with before. The Israeli company GridON may have a solution that a UK power company is now trying out. Its device, the Keeper, is a threephase fault current limiter based on intellectual property from Bar-Ilan University. About the size of a heavy-duty fridge, the device instantaneously blocks current surges, and limits the current for as long as required to clear the fault. It recovers immediately thereafter, protecting against multiple faults occurring in quick succession. Costing between $500,000 to $3.5 million, depending on voltage, the Keeper promises to avert a potential power breakdown.

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elusive. This July, GridOn was chosen by the Energy Technologies Institute to test the Keeper on a large UK power network in Newhaven, East Sussex. “There were a lot of activities in the past decade that didn’t result in commercial solutions,” says Valent. The proposed systems weren’t practical or economical since the companies tried using futuris-

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Yael, says he regularly draws the largest crowds in South America, hosting approximately 300 Israelis for Shabbat dinner every week during the summer high season. The Chabad house is located in an old colonial mansion on Calle Granada near the city center. Shabbat meals take place in the open-air inner courtyard. Kripor says

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The local Chabad rabbi hosts 300 Israelis for Shabbat dinner every week during the summer calls out “Shalom!” to a passer-by. You’re in Cusco, Peru, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire and the gateway to Machu Picchu. Each year, some 40,000 young Israelis embark upon a grand adventure, the tiyul hagadol, the big trip, after finishing military service. About 30% hit South America’s

Gilad Duchovny, co-owner of the Bagel Cafe on Procuridades st., and business partner Ben Brodny.

that the Cusco Chabad also holds one of the biggest seders in the world, catering to 1,200 travelers. It’s easy to see why so many young Israelis are drawn to Cusco. Located in southeastern Peru, in the Andean valley, it’s a visually stunning city, “the undisputed archaeological capital of the Americas,” Lonely Planet says. High-adrenaline activities such as rafting, rock climbing and hiking are all nearby. Vestiges of the Incas’ greatness remain in the still-preserved Temple of Koricancha and perfectly carved stone walls.

Procuridades and employs Hebrewspeaking guides. In the southern part of the city, the Beit Asimha (“House of Happiness” in Hebrew) is a popular hostel, with a large hamsa, the hand-shaped amulet, affixed on a sign above the door. Like many restaurants on Procuridades, Sueño Azul — which serves Israeli food, translates its name into Hebrew on its door, and affixes hamsas and Israeli flags to its walls — is owned by native Peruvians and mostly staffed by them. But that is changing. In recent years, a small number of Israelis have relocated to Cusco. They organize Purim parties and Chanukah celebrations. Among the expats are several entrepreneurs who have taken advantage of the influx of traveling Israelis and Cusco’s favorable business climate, opening shops on or near Procuridades. The Duchovny brothers are among them. In 2006, Ohad and Gilad, twin brothers from Rehovot, returned to Cusco, which they both had visited earlier on their post-army trips after Ohad fell in love with a Peruvian woman traveling in Israel, whom he has since married. The brothers, now 31, opened the Bagel Cafe on Procuridades that same year, and Gilad later initiated several ventures of his own, including a restaurant, a nightclub and a food-delivery service. Partnering with a close friend and fellow Israeli expat, Ohad opened a sushi restaurant. Gilad says he has no plans to return to his homeland. “I love Israel, but it’s more comfortable here,” he says. He cites his ability to earn a better living and how quickly he was able to establish himself in business. Like his brother, Gilad also has married a Peruvian woman — he jokes that he and his wife communicate in “Hebrew-Spanglish” — and the couple has two small children.

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fter the Spanish conquest in 1533, conquistadores built a colonial city on the ruins of Inca sites, erecting a magnificent Plaza de Armas flanked by an enormous cathedral to the east and an even more beautiful Baroque church to the south. The heavily Israeli Procuridades Street — what some call “Israeli town” — is located on the northwest side of the plaza. Native Peruvians are more than happy to cater to the Israelis. Swiss Raft, a PeruvianIsraeli restaurant in Cusco, Peru owned company that Gringo Trail, according to the runs trips down the Apurímac RivJerusalem Post, and picturesque er, advertises in Hebrew signs on Cusco, a city with a population of approximately 350,000, is an obligatory stop. These travelers have added new HILLTOP, MAYFAIR LIGHTHOUSE AT THE BREAKERS terms to the local lexicon in South 743 Dahlia Street 1011 S. Valentia Unit 22 America, including un grande bala$519,000 $429,500 gan, a Spanish-Hebrew phrase that roughly translates as a big, confusing mess. Rabbi Ofer Kripor, who co-directs Cusco’s Chabad center with his wife,

Ben Brodny, 28, a Haifa native and Gilad’s business partner, moved to Lima in 2005. He says he originally came to Peru because he wanted to be his own boss. “It’s impossible to be independent in Israel,” he says. In 2008 he met the Duchovny brothers, and he talked about how much he missed bourekas, the popular Israeli pastry. A year later, Brodny opened Brodny’s Bourekas, a small cafe three blocks off of the Procuridades, a huge mural of the coast of Tel Aviv painted on its

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By DAVID SHAMAH Israel 21c ore devices than ever use automatic speech recognition (ASR), allowing users to â&#x20AC;&#x153;tellâ&#x20AC;? their device what to do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like dial a phone number by speaking a name rather than tapping a button. However, ASR technology often doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work well, says Zvi Hava, the CEO of Petach Tikva-based NovoSpeech. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Current ASR solutions are unable to attain 100% real-time accuracy

NovoSpeech filters out noise, nuances, inflections and pronunciation of all words spoken by a person, because of background noise, accents and vocabulary,â&#x20AC;? says Hava. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In general, these systems succeed only when they are in low noisecontrolled environments or when they are either â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;trainedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to recognize a voice, or when the task involved requires some basic and simple commands with a limited vocabulary.â&#x20AC;? NovoSpeech has developed a technology that can overcome these problems, Hava says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;enabling devices to clearly recognize what is being said and responding, even if there is a lot of background noise.â&#x20AC;? The system can adapt to individual speaking types, accents and dialects without any need for training samples, as nearly all other ASR systems require. The technology is language-independent as well, again without training. Despite advances in processing power, software algorithms and

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microphones, speech-to-text technologies have achieved only marginal penetration of a large and growing market, from mobile phones to home appliances to assistive devices, says Hava. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some analysts estimate that speech recognition has achieved a mere 15-20% of its market potential, but we believe that NovoSpeech can make a major impact in this field.â&#x20AC;? The systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret is its algorithms based on an encoding engine that analyzes natural language sentences and offers extremely high accuracy under real-life conditions. For example, drivers using a GPS device with voice input might need to change their route or destination on the fly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and if the device â&#x20AC;&#x153;hearsâ&#x20AC;? the information wrong, the resulting directions may not be accurate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the problems with speech recognition is that you often need to use it under noisy conditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With NovoSpeech technology installed, the background noise that would usually interfere with a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving instructions is ignored by the device, making it less likely for drivers to get lost.â&#x20AC;? The same goes for cell phone voice dialing; with NovoSpeech, the odds of the phone failing to dial a number â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or worse, dialing the wrong number â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drop dramatically, even for calls made outdoors.

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Just how expensive is it to live in Israel? ralistic, democratic or religious curricula charge annual tuitions ranging from $800 to $1,600, and boarding schools charge $3,000 to $5,000 per year. Because the traditional Israeli primary school day is short, often ending before 2 p.m., many parents shell out money for afternoon childcare programs or after school activities. The most expensive part of child rearing may be day care for the

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EDUCATION A bargain beyond belief ducation is one area in which Israelis pay considerably less than Americans. Tuition at Israel’s renowned public universities is about $2,714 per year, thanks in large part to government subsidies. At Israel’s lesser-known private colleges, tuition costs about $8,571 each year. Compared with other developed countries, Israel ranks eighth out of

the OECD’s 26 countries for tuition rates. Those paying tuition for Jewish day school in America would save a bundle in Israel. Public schools — whether secu-

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under-three set. Some day care centers cost $630 a month for private toddler day care. Once children turn three, they can take advantage of the public school system and day care centers that charge as little as $257 a month for a six-day, six-hour program.

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Famous studies have used groupthink models to explain disasters such as the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, in which the US unsuccessfully sought to overthrow the government of Cuba, and the nation’s lack of preparedness when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Similarly, Schnall believes that his findings are more than a historical oddity, providing real, practical guidance to decision-makers seeking to avoid the perils of groupthink in both the private and pub-

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lic sectors. Schnall submitted a version of his paper to a journal on business management precisely because of his belief in its value to business and governmental leaders. “There really are a lot of links now between spirituality and the business world,” said Crystal Park, a professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion. Park also served as a discussant during the session in which Schnall presented his paper to the APA. “This is a big and growing area,”

ers working in the US, including Max Yasgur, the amicable dairyman who would famously allow Woodstock to erupt on his fields in Bethel, NY. Many of these mid-century farm families enjoyed modest success, while raising their children on hard work, socialist politics, and fresh country air. While not overtly religious, the communities maintained Jewish lives that were built around a synagogue, Hebrew or Yiddish schools, and organizations like Hadassah and B’nai Brith. “The local synagogue migrated to the country along with us,” said Sonny Whynman, whose family moved from the Bronx to start an egg farm in Toms River, NJ, in the mid-1940s, when he was 7. s the years passed and farming in America declined, the Jewish farms became increasingly harder to maintain. In the early 1960s, the Jewish Agricultural Society surveyed Jewish American farmers. “In the beginning farming was very good, but now [it’s] in very bad shape,” wrote farmer Aron Bakal, from Wurstboro, NY. Asked for his thoughts on the future, he wrote, “Time will show everything.” The Jewish Agricultural Society closed up shop in 1972, and soon the once-vibrant Jewish farming communities were gone. By the late 20th century, when Franklin started his farm, the established notion was that American Jews belonged in cities or suburbs, working as professionals. Farming — aside from the occasional stint on an Israeli kibbutz — seemed antithetical to Jewish American identity. In 2003, Slate

n ordained rabbi, Schnall appears to be carving out a niche for himself with his research demonstrating the value of traditional Jewish practices in light of contemporary psychological theorizing. Major media outlets reported on a seven-year study of 90,000 women Schnall published in 2008 which found that those who attended religious services at least once a week were one-fifth less likely to die during the course of the study than those who did not. In 2010, he produced a study showing that Orthodox marriages are happier, on average, than secular ones. The confluence of Jewish wisdom and modern social science in his research is, Schnall says, a result of his efforts to fuse Torah with secular wisdom. In his courses, he regularly seeks examples from Jewish literature of the psychological concepts he is teaching, something he finds helpful to students who spend a large portion of their time studying religious texts. But Schnall is also cautious not to draw conclusions from his work that assume too much. In the women’s health study, he declined to speculate on the reasons for the lower death rate, noting only the correlation. And despite his claim that his work is relevant to contemporary situations, Schnall refused to say whether he sees any current manifestations of groupthink among the country’s leaders. “I don’t choose to be a current events commentator,” Schnall said. “I’m happy to cite those who have suggested that perhaps the decision to invade Iraq may have been the result of groupthink. I’m not trying to draw that kind of judgment.”

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Park said. “And it’s a place where psychologists really have a lot to say about how psychology fits into the business world.”

ran an article headlined “Why Jews Don’t Farm,” arguing that Jews’ preoccupation with education had lifted them above manual labor toward more academic pursuits. Adamah was launched in the Connecticut Berkshires that same year. The program has thrived and inspired spin-off projects like Philadelphia’s Jewish Farm School and Chicago’s The Gan Project. Other Jews, like Franklin, found their own way to farming. Tanya Tolchin (a niece of Sonny Whynman, the onetime Toms Rivers egg farmer) and her husband Scott Hertzberg started a farm in Upper Marlboro, Md., and they recently launched a Jewish Farmers of America Wiki. Jewish farmers “are pretty much falling from the trees these days,” Hertzberg joked. Farming remains grueling work, both physically and emotionally. Demographically speaking, the Jewish farmer is still rare (and can sound like a punch line). But farming, like religion, can come down to faith. “I never expected I would farm fulltime, I just wanted to live as far away from cities as possible,” Franklin told me. “But baruch Hashem, if you do it properly, farming is the most fulfilling life I could imagine.”

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can stores that import the soup nuts from Israel. A six ounce can of Israeli-made sunscreen spray can cost approximately $40. “Prices have gone above what the middle class and weaker classes can afford,” said Rami Levy, who owns 22 supermarkets nationwide. He attributed the rise to Israeli supermarket chains that collude to set prices. “I started my business with the goal of selling to my customers at wholesale prices,” said Levy, who started with a stall in Jerusalem’s open-air Machane Yehudah market. “I wanted them to be able to buy what they needed and still have money left at the end of the month.”

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RCF grants ROSE from Page 12 to Colorado’s legislators; $85,000 to develop and build a comprehensive program of legislator health policy services. Denver Health Foundation: $25,000 for a school-based vaccination program in select Denver public elementary and middle schools. Grantmakers in Health (Washington, DC): $3,500 to improve the nation’s health. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains: $45,000 to reduce unintended teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver (Lakewood): $25,000 for counseling services for suicidal teens. State of Colorado, Office of the Governor: $15,000 to help the state apply for funding under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

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In Memory of Rabbi Daniel Goldberger Happy, Healthy New Year To My Dear Friends and Family Ida Goldberger

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We Wish Our Friends and The Entire Jewish Commmunity a Year of Health and Spiritual Prosperity. May Hashem’s Blessing Flow To All of Klal Yisrael. Dr. Mordechai & Rachel Mishory

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et us examine two aspects of the process of teshuvah (repentance) and the return to G-d, which constitutes the major theme of Yom Kippur. Rabbi Chanina bar Pappa asked Rabbi Samuel bar Nachman, “What does the following verse mean? And for me, may my prayer be to You, G-d, at a favorable time (Psalms 69:14).” He replied, “The gates of prayer are sometimes open and sometimes closed, but the gates of teshuvah are always open.” Rabbi Chanina responded, “How do we know this?” He replied, “The verse says, With wondrous acts in Your righteousness You answer us, G-d of our salvation, the trust of all corners of the earth and the distant seas (Psalms 65:6). Just as a mikveh is sometimes open and sometimes closed for purification, so too, the gates of prayer are sometimes open and sometimes closed. However, just as the sea is always open for purification, so too, the hand of G-d is always open to accept penitents.” (Deuteronomy Rabbah 2:12)

o understand the gist of this, let us discuss the general idea of taharah (purification). When a vessel, or a person, requires purification, a mikveh, a specially prepared body of water, is used. It is a basic requirement of this procedure that the entire person or vessel be totally submerged in the water. If even the most minute area of the person remains outside the water, the tevilah (immersion) is completely invalid and must be repeated. However, if water itself becomes impure, it need only touch the waters of the mikveh in the slightest way, and it immediately becomes pure or tahor. A detailed discussion of the laws of impurity and purity and how they apply is beyond the scope of this essay. We are primarily concerned here with the symbolic aspects of different sorts of purification or taharah. We may compare the purifying effects of water with tefillah (prayer). The purpose of prayer is to enable the supplicant to cleave to G-d. Every part of one’s being is supposed to be involved: all of one’s physical senses and certainly the whole of one’s spiritual makePlease see TESHUVAH on Page 4

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Le-Shana Tova To All Of Our Friends We Pray For Peace Throughout The World

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A Healthy and Peaceful New Year

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A Healthy and Peaceful New Year

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up must be concentrated on the act of prayer. If one fails to muster one’s entire physical and spiritual abilities to prayer, then the situation is similar to the person who uses the mikveh but leaves part of his body outside the water — this prayer is ineffective. However, if it is a time of special Divine grace, the “favorable time” described above, then the situation is somewhat different. This produces a particular relationship between God and the Jewish people, klal Yisrael, one of a more “faceto-face” variety. At this time of favor, a similar sort of favorable nature is awakened in the individual with which he may approach G-d. Since this permeates his entire being, it encompasses all his senses, enabling him to connect directly with G-d.

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his helps us understand the above midrash. A mikveh is sometimes useful for purification and sometimes not. It is only effective if a person is able to immerse himself completely in the water. So, too, prayar is usually only effective if a person can invest his entire being in it. But when water becomes defiled, the smallest contact with the mikveh is sufficient to restore its purity. Teshuvah, repentance, literally means return — return to the essential self. When a person performs sincere teshuvah he reestablishes contact with the root of his soul the pristine holiness that is within him. The slightest connection with this innate holiness removes the defilement of sin from him. Just as the sea is always open and available, so too, the path to this sort of purification is always open to him. During the Ten Days of Repentance and especially on Yom Kippur itself, it is much easier to achieve this sort of relationship with G-d. As the Talmudic sages tell us:

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Seek out G-d when He is to be found (Isaiah 55:6) — these are the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (Rosh Hashanah 18a)

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erhaps the two sorts of purification that we have mentioned correspond to the two sorts of offerings brought on Yom Kippur, the regular “additional” offerings (musafim) and the special oncea-year sacrifices. The additional mussafim, as their Please see TESHUVAH on Page 6

In Memory Of Stanley A. Morris and Maylene D. Morris Heartfelt Wishes for Liberty, Surety and a Sweet New Year For America and The Jewish People Karen Morris Kataline

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For a Year Of Peace and Health To Everyone In The Community

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We Wish Everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year

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Wishing Our Community and Klal Yisrael a New Year of Shalom and Bracha. Cantor Joel and Elaine Lichterman Justin, Philippa, Jakub & Eitan Asher & Lori

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Happy and Healthy New Year Le-Shana Tova To All Our Friends and To The Community May Peace Come To Israel The Dr. Abe Kauvar Family

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name suggests, are additional to the usual, daily, continual offerings. As such, they represent the special holiness of every holiday or yom tov, which finds its expression in the holiday kiddush:

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You chose us from all people and raised us above all tongues. (Holiday kiddush) This corresponds to the extra closeness and special favor G-d feels for His chosen people. As we have said, this awakens a favorable nature in the Jewish people and gives them the ability to connect completely with G-d, like a person who achieves purity by immersing totally in the waters of the mikveh. This happens on every yom tov, and Yom Kippur is no exception. However, with the special offerings of Yom Kippur, we find a new idea, which occurs nowhere else: For on this day He will atone for you, to purify you; from all sins before G-d you will be purified. (Leviticus 16:30) The Jewish people come before G-d on Yom Kippur and are purified by a slight touch, for just coming into contact with the day brings atonement. This is like the case of the impure water, which merely requires contact with the mikveh to achieve purity. This, of course, corresponds to the teshuvah aspect of Yom Kippur, a feature shared by no other yom tov.

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s we have seen, the ten Days of Repentance, which last from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, are an opportunity to repent of our misdeeds and reestablish our relationship with G-d. If this is so, then we must be given the possibility to change every aspect of our lives and thus our personality. Every person consists of three major parts: the body, the soul, and the intellect. Let us see how the High Holidays provide us with the chance to revise the direction of each of these primary components. Rosh Hashanah is the “head of the year,” as its name suggests. It is not, however, just a name for the festival. Rosh Hashanah is literally the “head” of the whole year. Just as the intellect of a person reposes in this head and directs his actions, so too do the occurrences on Rosh Hashanah affect the success of the entire year. On Rosh Hashanah, the focus of the Please see TESHUVAH on Page 7

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Wishing All a Healthy, Happy New Year Le-Shana Tova

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Wishing The Entire Community a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year

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Our Best Wishes For a Happy, Healthy New Year To Our Family and Friends Arlene Aron Stuart, Susan, Katie, David & Allison Aron Mani Isler, Lori & Dylan Aron

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day is an intellectual acceptance of God’s rulership of the entire world. Rosh Hashanah, then, is the Jew’s chance to revise the direction of his intellect and harness it to the service of God. Once we have established the correct frame of mind on Rosh Hashanah, the remaining days until Yom Kippur provide a framework within which to work on the soul, that is, the emotional part of the personality. During this time, we perform the ritual of kapparos, in which we symbolically transfer our misdeeds onto a chicken or money. This is, as it were, a “soul for a soul.” We are expected to examine our deeds during this time and arouse within our souls a great longing for repentance and our lost connection to the Divine. Finally, after all this preparation, we are ready to refine our bodies, our most physical component, through the act of eating. We may not ingest food on Yom Kippur itself, so we eat our meal shortly before this fast commences.* This has the status of a mitzvah meal, in which we demonstrate our ability to use the food for holy purposes, in this case, strengthening our bodies for the fast ahead.

t is only now, having worked on every aspect of his being during the preceding days, that the Jew can enter Yom Kippur, a day with special powers. As we saw above, God promises:

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For on this day He will atone for you, to purify you; from all sins before G-d you will be purified.

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This verse has three phrases, implying the three sorts of purification we just mentioned. The cleansing process of this holiest of days can only start once one has already sublimated one’s physical, intellectual, and emotional powers as much as possible. After we have cleansed ourselves as much as we can, we enter Yom Kippur, on which God guarantees that He will complete the task. This opportunity comes but once a year. If we utilize it to the best of our abilities, we are assured of a fine and sin-free start to the new year. * The Jew deprives his body of its basic needs and comforts on Yom Kippur itself. One reason for this is to control his tendency for physical excess.

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5772

The season of ‘I’m sorry’

By DASEE BERKOWITZ JTA

EW YORK — In the words of Elton John, why is it that “sorry seems to be the hardest word?” With a sense of schadenfreude, we take sport in watching our political leaders and celebrities fall from their pedestals and lie in their attempt to cover up the scandal du jour. We relish TV shows based on the public (and private) humiliation that comes from admitting wrongdoing. We have the luxury of being removed from the eye of the storm and think if only they had apologized in the first place, they could have saved face/their career/relationship/reputation/life. Of course, we know it’s not so easy to say we’re sorry. I have had many an argument with my spouse, family member or colleague in which the defensive wall shoots up and nothing short of a sledgehammer can bring it down. The reticence to admit our own mistakes starts young. I saw it as my three-year-old struggled through his first real apology. After he hit me — something slightly more forceful than a love tap and weaker than a fullon whack — and I doled out the requisite scolding, my husband and I insisted that he articulate an apology. With several tries and averting his big green eyes, a sheepish grin crept over his face and he stammered, “S-ahwreee.” His experience held up a mirror to my own. It’s hard to admit when we are wrong and sometimes even harder to

take responsibility for it. My son covered his embarrassment by not looking at me squarely in the eye. Some of us don’t look at our wrongdoings, period. We justify our actions, blame others or deny there was a problem in the first place.

acing our inadequacies and doing teshuvah, or returning to our best selves, is exactly what we are challenged to do beginning in the month of Elul and continuing through Yom Kippur. Many of us sit in synagogue and pound our hearts reciting a litany of al chaits (confessions) about how we missed the mark, vowing to do better next time. The High Holidays present us with the imperative to live every day with the same sense of moral intensity as if it were our last, as Rabbi Eliezer teaches. This is the period that makes us aware of how fragile our lives are, a time in the Jewish calendar cycle and liturgy in which we are confronted with the possibility of our own mortality. We are jolted into an awareness of how to live our lives more fully. By taking responsibility for our actions and repairing broken relationships, we can enjoy deeper connections to others — essential ingredients to a fuller life indeed. While most of us log our greatest number of synagogue hours during the High Holidays, we must go outside the synagogue to do the important interpersonal work of the season. The medieval philosopher Maimonides sums this up nicely regarding Yom Kippur, saying in the Laws of Repentance that “repentance (or teshuvah) and Yom Kippur atone only for sins between the person and G-d

. . . but sins against other people such as injuring, cursing or stealing are never atoned for until he has paid what he owes the person and appeased him.” Doing the work of asking for forgiveness from another person is critical. Teshuvah, however, does not happen by issuing a single apology; it is a process. For Maimonides it included three essential steps: regretting bad behavior and confessing wrongdoing; rejecting the bad behavior by not repeating it when a similar situation arises; and resolving not to do it again. The phrase “I’m sorry” kicks off a process of profound self-transformation. In Maimonides’ book, a person who has done real teshuvah is as righteous as one can get.

ound appealing? This High Holidays season, let it be your “year of the apology.” Make a list of one or two people you have hurt in some way. During the 10 days of repentance, which fall between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, make a point to reach out to them. Admit your wrong, share your regret, refrain from repeating the behavior and resolve to behave differently in the future. Most likely they will ask you for forgiveness as well. As Maimonides says, be open to offering forgiveness, lest you turn into the sinner. Let this High Holiday season be a time for sincere apologies. It’s not just something we say, it’s something we embody.

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An apple primer for Rosh Hashanah

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APPLE QUANTITIES • 1 lb. = about 4 small apples

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• 1 lb. = about 3 medium apples • 1 lb. = about 2 large apples • 1 lb. sliced = about 2 cups • 1 lb. diced = about 3 cups • 2 medium grated = 1 cup Best Apple Tip: When you slice an apple it has a tendency to brown quickly if you don’t use it right away. The best way to prevent this and not use lemon juice (which tends to change the flavor of the apple) is to mix a quarter cup of apple juice with a cup of water and pour over the sliced apples. Drain and use when needed. When you choose your apple look for firm and brightly colored apples. Apples do not ripen after being taken off the tree, so the color you see is the color you get. If they are waxed, wash them well.

TYPES OF APPLES & WHAT TO DO WITH THEM • Braeburn Apples. These are usually orange — red on a yellow color. Delicious raw and great in salads. Also good in pies, sauces and baking. • Cortland. Sweet/semi tart red apple with green/yellow color. Delicious raw and great in salads. OK, but not great in pies, sauces and baking. • Empire. A green and red apple that has a sweet/tart taste. Delicious raw and, pretty good for pies, sauces and baking. • Fuji. A sweet, red-pink apple. Delicious raw and great in pies,

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TURKEY, APPLE & FENNEL TOSSED SALAD (Meat) Dressing 2 tsp. minced garlic 2/3 cup chicken or vegetable broth 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper Salad 3 large apples, cored and diced (about 4 cups) 6 cups torn romaine lettuce leaves 2 cups spring greens 1 whole fennel bulb thinly sliced (about 3 1/2 cups) 2 cups seedless red grapes cut in half 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. smoked turkey breast cut into bite sized pieces (you can use leftover turkey or chicken) 1/2 cups toasted, chopped pecans To make the dressing combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Set aside. On a serving platter or in a salad bowl combine the romaine lettuce and spring greens. In a large separate bowl, combine the apples, fennel, and grapes. Pour about 1/2 of the dressing over the apple mixture and toss gently to coat. Spoon the apple mixture over lettuce. Arrange the smoked turkey over the

salad and sprinkle with the pecans. Spoon the remaining dressing over the salad and serve. Serves 6 to 8. Modified from epicurious.com.

APPLE AND BROCCOLI NOODLE SLAW (pareve) 3 sweet apples sliced into thin slices 2 pkg. 3 oz. Ramen noodles 1 pkg. 16 oz. broccoli or regular coleslaw mix or 3 cups cabbage and carrots shredded 2 tbsp. sliced green onions 2 cups broccoli florets cut up 1 cup sunflowers kernels, toasted 1 cup slivered almonds, and toasted Dressing 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup cider vinegar 2/3 cup olive oil 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. dried minced onion salt and pepper to taste 1 tbsp. minced parsley In a jar with a lid combine the sugar, vinegar, olive oil, salt, garlic, onion, pepper and parsley. Cover and shake to combine and set aside. Crush the noodles and put them in a large salad bowl. Add the slaw mix, onions, broccoli, apples, sunflower seeds, and almonds. Toss to combine. Drizzle about 2/3 of the dressing over the top of the salad and toss to coat. Serve the remaining dressing with the salad. Serves 6 to 8. Submitted by Lois Rose, Glenview, Ill.

CHICKEN & APPLE WRAPS (meat) Great for serving on Sukkot

Place the chicken pieces and apple slices in a bowl and pour the marinade over the top. Mix to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least three hours, mixing once during this time. Heat the olive oil in large skillet. Cook the chicken and apples with marinade for about five minutes, and then turn and cook until browned and cooked through, another 5 to 7 minutes. Spoon the chicken and apples into warm tortillas. Top with assorted toppings wrap and serve. Serves 6. Modified from about.com.

APPLE SAUCE MEATBALLS (meat) 2 cup apple sauce 2 lbs ground turkey or chicken 2/3 cup bread crumbs 1/3 cup ground almonds 2 egg 1/4 cup grated onion 2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ground pepper 2/3 cup ketchup 1/2 cup water 3 tbsp. brown sugar Dash hot sauce 1/2 cup olive oil In a bowl combine the applesauce, beef, port, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, salt and pepper. Mix to combine and form meatballs. In a skillet lightly brown the outside of them olive oil. Remove and place the meatballs in a 9x13 baking dish. In a bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, hot sauce and water. Pour the sauce over meatballs, cover and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Serve hot. Serves 6. Submitted by Rudy Hyrdicks, Chicago.

APPLE RASPBERRY SALAD (pareve)

1 cup apple sauce 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 1/2 cup minced raw onion 1 sliced Granny Smith Apple 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 to 2 dashes hot sauce 1 to 2 tbsp. olive oil 12 6-inch flour or corn tortillas, warmed Use assorted toppings such as chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, pareve sour cream, and guacamole. Place toppings in large shallow bowl; set aside. In medium bowl, combine apple sauce, vinegar, onion, oil, oregano, salt, pepper and hot sauce, mixing well.

1 package (3 oz.) kosher raspberry flavored gelatin 1 cup applesauce 1/4 cup pecan pieces 1 cup boiling water 2 stalks diced celery 1 package (10 oz.) frozen raspberries or 1 cup fresh raspberries 1 1/2 cups chopped, unpeeled Rome, Red Delicious or Granny Smith apples In large mixing bowl combine the gelatin and boiling water. Add the raspberries and stir gently until raspberries to combine. Add the apples, applesauce, pecans and celery. Pour the mixture into serving bowl or mold. Refrigerate 3-5 hours or until mixture is set. Serves 6-8. This recipe can be doubled or tripled.

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Painless way to detect breast cancer By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN Israel 21c

arly detection is the key to improving breast cancer survival rates, but mammography is not the ideal method to accomplish this goal. On this point, medical experts across the globe agree. It is not as clear what could do the job without the disadvantages of mammography — which often causes pain or discomfort; emits radiation; cannot properly image dense breast tissue; relies on a radiologist’s interpretation of the image; and is not recommended for routine screening of women under age 40 or 50. Of several approaches being developed worldwide, an Israeli solution pioneered by electro-optical engineer Boaz Arnon might become a game-changing device for early detection of breast cancer. Arnon’s mother, Ruth, succumbed to the disease in 2004. Through Real Imaging, the company he founded in 2006, he was determined to offer an accurate alternative that would address all issues of concern and still be cost-effective. Appropriately named Ruth, the device he invented uses a new trademarked platform he calls MIRA (functional Multidimensional InfraRed Analysis). Built on principles from existing technologies and mathematics, MIRA enables functional quantitative analysis of 3D and infrared signals emitted from cancerous and benign breast tissue. “Our solution is not sensitive to age or breast density, and works without radiation,” Arnon says. “We image the patient from a distance of 70 centimeters (25.5 inches), with no physical contact or radiation, and we have developed an

automatic method that aims to detect breast cancer early, easily and as cheaply as possible.” NO MORE GUESSWORK

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hysicians should be highly praised for their success rate in diagnosing breast cancer with the tools available today,” says Arnon, “but still, the death rate from breast cancer is unacceptable.” Breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer among women, with an estimated 1.38 million new cancer cases diagnosed in 2008 (accounting for 23% of all cancers), and is now the most common cancer both in developed and developing regions. Though a medical doctor will oversee screenings with Ruth, “automatic” is one of its most key features. Results will not have to be interpreted by human eyes, thanks to the device’s process of calibration using mathematical algorithms formulated from three-dimensional models of hundreds of women with and without malignancies. The algorithms provide unprecedented accuracy, says Real Imaging on the basis of blind studies. “Our sensitivity results show 90% accuracy for women of all ages,” says Arnon. By comparison, mammography usually is about 80% accurate, and not even that high in younger patients. “This is not guesswork; it is science. We have proof we can explain clinically that our method is working,” he says. More than 2,000 women have been involved in clinical trials for Ruth since 2007 at six Israeli hospitals:

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n invention of two Israeli college students might one day help new parents avoid the terrifying possibility of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This little understood phenomenon otherwise known as “crib death” affects approximately two of every 1,000 babies worldwide, or 544,000 infants per year in the US alone. Algorithms programmed into BabyBeat’s software interpret images from a simple web camera in order to detect subtle changes in skin tone, indicating a slowed pulse. If it senses such a change, BabyBeat sounds an alarm that startles the infant back into a normal breathing pattern, and also alerts Mom and Dad. Parents don’t have to do anything but set the camera at bedtime. BabyBeat was developed by electrical and computer engineering students Tomer Apel, 27, and Anava Feinsilver, 24, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It was their senior project, under Prof. Shlomi Arnon. “It was our professor’s idea to measure pulse through skin color,” Apel says. “We were interested in learning more about it. This took up our entire last year of our bachelor’s degree studies.”

face. He expects Ruth to cost less than mammography equipment but to be used, initially, as an adjunct to that existing methodology. The device is manufactured in Israel and the company of 30 employees is based in Airport City near Tel Aviv. Arnon reveals that the proprietary technology might have other useful applications, “but right now we’re concentrating on this one. If we succeed in this area, we will have achieved our goal.” Privately held until recently, Real Imaging raised $13 million from private investors in England, the US and Israel. The firm is now being publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock

Exchange following a reverse merger in May. The company’s management team includes people with expertise in manufacturing, physics, mathematics and finance, and is chaired by Prof. Moshe Many, vice chairman of TEVA Pharmaceuticals and president of the Ashkelon Academic College. Real Imaging’s scientific advisory board consists of two US physicians — Edward Sickles, who was chief of the Breast Imaging Section at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco for almost 30 years, and Michael Linver, director of mammography for X-Ray Associates of New Mexico and clinical professor of radiology at the University of New Mexico.

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ADL Mountain States Region will present its Distinguished Community Service Award to Kenneth Feiler, president and CEO of Rose Medical Center, at its Society of Fellows luncheon on Tuesday, October 25. “Ken has provided dedicated leadership to the entire Denver community for many years,” said ADL Regional Director Scott Levin. “In his professional life, and in his selfless support for many local institutions that are key to the physical and societal health of Colorado, Ken exemplifies a life of communi-

ty service.” Feiler has led Rose Medical Center to national recognition, including being selected as a Top 100 Hospital by Thomson Reuters in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Rose was the top community hospital ranked in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” Denver metro area listing. Feiler is a longtime member of the ADL board, and is active with the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Shalom Cares and Young Americans Bank. Information: (303) 830-7177, ext. 221.

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of federation’s Young Adult Dept., which seeks to provide young adults ages 21-45 with opportunities for social activities, leadership development, volunteerism and federation affiliation through campaign participation and education. “We are thrilled to bring together young adults from across the globe to join us in community service to benefit the Colorado community,” said Tiffany Glucksman, federation’s co-chair of the Day of Service project and new Ben Gurion Society cochair. “Kicking off the GA by giving back will set the tone for this year’s conference. “We are hoping to engage 500-700 young adults and approximately 20 different charities in the Jewish community and the greater Denver community as well.” The Day of Service is open to college students and young adults ages 18-45 attending the GA in Denver from around the country Nov. 6-8. The program is also open to all local Coloradans in the same age group. Participants will engage in service projects geared toward highimpact areas such as education, women and families, senior citizens and the environment.

“Giving back to our community is deeply rooted in our ancient Jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world) and chesed (acts of lovingkindness). “We plan to bring together hundreds of young social activists to give back and to grow as leaders in Denver and at home.” Federation is working in partnership with Metro Volunteers to coordinate the Day of Service. Since its inception in 1994, Metro Volunteers has served as the expert resource center on volunteerism in the metro Denver area by matching individuals and groups with meaningful and enriching volunteer experiences. Their mission is to mobilize and cultivate volunteers as a vital resource in the community. This is accomplished by offering capacity-building programs and services that allow volunteers to work hand-in-hand with nonprofit char-

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Tiffany Glucksman To kick off the “Five Days of Doing Jewish” this November, the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado will coordinate a half-day of community service for young adults on Sunday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The day will be capped off with an after party featuring Matisyahu with special guests Diwan Erez Safar and Y-Love. The Day of Service, a local project that will be held during the 2011 General Assembly, is coordinated by federation’s YAD Cares initiative. YAD Cares is the social action arm

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RCF recruiting teenage grantmakers Rose Community Foundation is seeking Jewish teens in grades 1012 to help grant $60,000 to organizations serving the Denver-Boulder metro Jewish community. The selected teens will be part of Rose Youth Foundation, with the opportunity to be grantmakers and to learn about philanthropy. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 6, 2011.

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RYF will meet twice per month on Sundays, November, 2011 to April, 2012. The teens will learn about grantmaking, assess community needs, review grant proposals and make site visits to prospective grantees. As a youth-led group, members also learn leadership skills, group decision-making and communication skills.

Rose Community Foundation staff will provide oversight and guidance. RCF is committed to recruiting a diverse group of Jewish and interfaith Jewish youth — affiliated and unaffiliated, secular and religious, and those from different geographic areas and life circumstances. Information: rcfdenver.org/RYF Sarah Indyk, (303) 398-7416 or sindyk@rcfdenver.org.

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These kids have stayed in touch for 70 and 75 years Two groups of former West Siders recently celebrated the number 75. The older group turned 80 this year and all attended kindergarten together 75 years ago, and the former kindergarteners have stayed in touch ever since. The younger group all turned 75 this year, and they celebrated with a joint birthday party. One couple, Irwin and Barbara Suson, got to attend both celebrations. Irwin was in the older group, the 1936 Cheltenham Elementary School kindergarten class, and Barbara was one of the 75-year-olds who attended either Cheltenham or Colfax Elementary, then Lake Junior High and North High School together. Nineteen members of the kindergarten class of 1936 gathered Aug. 28 at Loews Denver Hotel. “People started talking and finding out what’s been happening in our lives over the last five years since we last gathered,” Irwin says. “We began our gathering with the blessings over wine and bread, said ‘Shehechiyanu’ and had our meal. Afterward, we talked about how our lives have changed, our children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. “We took the time to remember the members of our class who have died. “Though we had completed our program, people did not want to leave. Conversations went on for some time.”

The kindergarteners enjoyed themselves so much that they decided not to wait five years to meet again, but gather annually.

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THE PREVIOUS weekend belonged to the 75-year-olds, who have been celebrating their birthdays together every five years. This reunion of 53 former classmates was planned by committee members Jay Gegenberg, Arnie Hayutin, Audrey Held, Sherwin Littman, Rochelle Padzensky, Beth Tittman, Marcia Snyder, Barb Suson and Abe Wagner. The weekend began with a Friday night dinner prepared by the committee for the people from out of town, who came from all corners of the US. “This was a time for talking about old times, laughing, consoling and sharing funny tales,” Barbara Suson reports. On Saturday evening, all the classmates, local and out of town, enjoyed a joint birthday party with a lot of catching up, story telling and looking back. Barbara says a tribute to deceased classmates was particularly moving. “The group discussed special memories of living on the West Side of Denver and why it was a special place. “Everyone felt protected, loved and cared for not only by their parents, but by their neighbors,” Barbara recalls.

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The Cheltenham kindergarten class of 1936 at its 75-year reunion. L-r: Marvin Cooper, Max Appel, Mike Licht, Darlene Boxer, Lenore Baird Wolpa, Lonnie Klein, Gertie Sampson, Geri Peters, Irene Levine Freund, Irwin Suson, Lois Cohen Zuckerman, Lenore Wolpa, Charlene Loup, Don Friedberg, Stan Boxer, Jerry Caspe, Dr. Helen Morris, Bill Gart, Harold Shatsoff.

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75th birthday party of ‘West Side Kids.’ FRONT, l-r: Meyer Saltzman, Bernardine Richman, Bea Towbin, Joe Schwartz, Rochelle Padzensky, Marcia Synder. SECOND ROW: Eleanore Hailpern, Audrey Held, Stand Lopata, Red Rosen, Beth Tittman, Rochelle Mead, Barb Oakner, Joanne Salinger, Barb Suson, Karen Saliman, Jean Rosen, Barb Witkin Meister. BACK ROW: Frayda Beloff, Arnie Hayutin, Lee Bernstein, Aaron Eisen, Sheldon Rose, Abe Wagner, Bert Levine, Stan Albert, Sherwin Littman, Jay Genenberg, Larry Siegel, Alan Freis.

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Colfax School Grade 6, June, 1948. TOP ROW, l-r: Bobbie Susman, Miss Marcia McCammon, Connie Shidler, John Sowden, Richard Aron, Cyril Levine, Zelma Neiman, Frayda Blumberg, Evelyn Gertz, Arnold Hayutin, Principal Earl A. Paul. MIDDLE: Aaron Eisen, Lionel Menin, Elaine Malkin, Janice Fowler, Myrna Hoffberg, Jay Gegenberg, Melville Rockoff, Rochelle Kreisman, Stanley Albert, Elaine Norburger. FRONT: Gerald Robinson, Meyer Saltzman, Beverly Segal, Howard Karsh, Jerry Crowley, Eleanor Weiner, Lon Ullruch, Terri Payne, Charles Gamzey, Michael Berger.

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Holiday Features Old soldiers never die; they just dive into the first person: A Long Island Israeli . . . welcoming reserve duty? By MICHAEL RIPSTEIN Tablet

AZKERET BATYA, Israel — In 20 years of military service, I thought I’d seen all the training camps the Israeli army had to offer. But there I was, early one morning last spring, walking from the glorified gravel pit that passed for a parking lot at the Southern Command training base, under the unforgiving Negev sun, beginning another reserve deployment in the Israel Defense Forces. Since I’d just passed my 40th birthday, the tour I was starting was quite possibly my last. If it had been a normal Monday morning for me, I would have been checking emails, attending sales meetings or writing proposals associated with my job at a software company in the high-tech industrial park of Ranaana, north of Tel Aviv. On this day, however, I was clad in green, wiping the oil off my rifle, squaring away gear and trudging off to some range to make sure that both man and machine were in functioning order.

My nine-year-old asked me, ‘Abba, why do you have to go to the army?’ The smells of cordite, grease and diesel fumes accompanied the switch — from citizen to soldier — which, despite having made it some dozen times in the last two decades, never ceased to amaze me. As I arrived, I saw Matanya, the religious kibbutznik with whom I’d done basic training in 1990. “Mah itcha, gever,” he greeted me — “What’s up?” in Hebrew slang — and we exchanged hugs. I asked about his kids (he has seven) and his work, then we headed off to sign out the various kits we’d carry for the following two weeks. On the way to the supply hut, I met the long-haired guy I know only as Chuck, because in the army you get to know people by their nicknames. Chuck had just gotten back from a five-month trek across India and Nepal, which is par for the course for the under-25 Israeli soldier. There followed another round of salutations and general inquiries.

hen I first volunteered to join the IDF as an idealistic 19-year-old more than 20 years ago, I quickly realized that I was entering a different world with different rules and that this new order governing daily existence would last until the day service ended. The reserves, or miluim, aren’t much different, except that the citizen-to-soldier transition is so sudden and shocking, it’s nearly violent. The eight weeks’ notice you get before arriving in camp never seems to be enough time to prepare. Work, family, holidays, unfinished business or errands — everything gets put on hold. There’s never a “good time” for a call-up. The day before this last deployment, my nine-year-old daughter asked me, “Abba, why do you have to go the army?” I’m sure my response was similar to that of the husbands and fathers who were joining me in the Negev. I told her we went so that our kids

Michael Ripstein could feel safe when they went to school or soccer practice, so that our friends and families could sit around their Shabbat dinners on Friday nights, and so that the nation could throw itself into the mundane. We went, I said, because, sadly, the state of affairs in our little corner of the world made it necessary for there to be people who were willing and able to do what we do. My daughter and two sons nodded their heads and said, “We’ll miss you, Abba,” with a stoicism that surprised me.

n my reserve company — “A” Platoon, or Pelugah Alef, of the 360th Battalion, 10th Brigade — there are software engineers, students, cab drivers, teachers, tour guides, accountants, construction workers, plumbers, factory workers, lawyers and just about every other vocation. There are religious soldiers who wear kippot and daven three times a day, soldiers who see their religion as a tradition and secular soldiers. They come from the cities, the kibbutzim and anywhere in between. They are Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Yemenite, Ethiopian and Russian. They voted across the political spectrum: Likud, National Union and Meretz. But among the soldiers here, I am the only one who grew up on the south shore of Long Island, NY. When I first entered the IDF, I

was one of just a handful of American-born soldiers. I was also the first on my block of suburban Long Island to postpone college to do what I saw as my part for Israel. I was a brash 19-year-old and, in the days before cell phones, I remember fully disconnecting from home to immerse myself in the new reality of the army. I remember thinking at the time that as a Jew I should live in Israel. And if I was going to live in Israel, then I was supposed to do my part. Many of my Long Island friends had graduated from yeshiva high schools in the US. Like them I had decided to take a year off to go learn things in Israel. In truth, most of us were more interested in happy hour than Tosafot, the medieval commentaries on the Talmud. But somewhere along the way, an idea began to take form: that I was walking in the ancient homeland of my forefathers and that I had an opportunity to physically contribute to the defense of the modern state of Israel. Basically, I viewed my physical contribution to my people as part of my religious responsibilities. From that ideological crossroad, it was a short walk down Jerusalem’s Jaffa Street to the enlistment office. My great-uncles, World War II US Army veterans, consoled my grandmother and parents over what they saw as their loss. “It’s a good thing for the boy,”

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one of the uncles said. “So long as there’s no war.” That summer Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. I was soon sitting on a cold, wind-swept mountain deep inside what was then Israel’s security zone in Southern Lebanon. Using my tank’s night-vision equipment, I watched the thermal streaks of Scud and Patriot missiles over Israel’s northern skies. “What did you expect,” I remember asking myself, “inter-camp hockey games? Little League?”

fter my service finished, I returned to Long Island and heard stories of frat parties from childhood friends who

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Holiday Features Documentary on Sholem Aleichem ‘laughs in darkness’ By ANDREA JACOBS IJN Senior Writer No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you. — Sholem Aleichem

have never read the works of the Yiddish master Sholem Aleichem. “What, do you come from a shtetl at the bottom of the ocean?” I guess so — and if you only had the time to listen I have such a sad story to tell you! But enough of that . . . A few nights ago, I sat on my proverbial couch and watched the DVD “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness,” a documentary worthy of the rave reviews sweeping across the country. This superior film traces the life of Solomon Rabinovich, born in 1859 near Kiev — and a Jewish community teetering on upheaval, exile and extinction. (The pseudonym Sholem Aleichem literally means, “peace be with you” in Hebrew, but Yiddish boils down formality into a colloquial “hello there.”) Producer-director-writer Joseph Dorman juxtaposes archival photographs of Aleichem with early film footage of Jewish life in the Pale of Settlement to capture the man and his era. A klezmer score hits the high and low notes of the Jews’ tragicomic communal existence. Like guideposts illuminating an obscured nocturnal journey, scholars and experts demystify the legend behind the copious literary legacy — Alei c h e m ’ s granddaughter and author Bel Kaufman, Aaron Lansky, David Roskies, Mendy Cahan, David Miron, Hillel Halkin, Ruth Wisse. (Roskies and Wisse are siblings, by the way.) The first thing I want to know about Sholem Aleichem is incredibly superficial. What did he look like? Actually he is quite handsome, and a bit of a dandy (despite the owl-framed spectacles). I like his face, an odd mix of artistic arrogance and profound human compassion. For Aleichem, humor is a conscious choice. Only 13 when his mother dies, Aleichem’s father remarries a shrewish woman. Instead of running away or finding solace in a bottle, Aleichem compiles a glossary of his stepmother’s Yiddish curses — and there were plenty, let me tell you. Defying Jewish religious authorities and the Russian establishment, he decides to write in Yiddish. Considered a colorful, common and even vulgar language, Yiddish was the one constant Ashkenazi Jews carried with them “like a portable homeland” to their new surroundings. He falls in love with Olga Loyeff, a wealthy young girl who is totally beneath his station. Her parents throw him out. A few years later, when he has a more respectable job, he and Olga reunite, marry, and have several children. Yet none of them learn how to read or speak Yiddish — a sad story for another time.

ike his characters MenachemMendl and Tevye the Dairyman, Aleichem has grandiose dreams of financial success all his life. He routinely speculates in stocks until he loses everything in the crash of 1890. His mother-in-law, now a widow, opens her home to Aleichem and his young family and pays all his debts. But she never speaks to her sonin-law again (undoubtedly a great relief). Bel Kaufman describes her grandfather’s unique writing process: up at 5 a.m. “when G-d Himself was still asleep,” standing in his bathrobe at a special lectern, quill in hand. Until he becomes a self-supporting author, he divides his time between business and “the wee hours of the morning,” when he can fully embrace the persona of Sholem Aleichem. By the 1880s, Aleichem’s inventive use of the Yiddish press, which serializes his stories, earns him cultural icon status. Every Friday night like a new Shabbos ritual, Jews spread out the newspaper after the evening meal, devour the latest installment and amass unforgettable quotes. “I’ll see the Messiah before I see my money again.”

“I never turn down a drink. Among friends it’s always appropriate. A man is only a man as they say, but brandy is still brandy. You’ll find that in the Talmud too.” “I’d get more sympathy if I were a corpse.” “If somebody tells you you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you, buy yourself a saddle.” On and on . . . For 25 years, Aleichem produces one, sometimes two stories every week. Such motivation! Such mishagaas! Like nearly every American Jew who could afford a ticket, I saw the movie “Fiddler on the Roof” in 1971. Forty years later, “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” introduces me to the real Tevye sans music or choreography. He may have been an actual acquaintance of

Sholem Aleichem poses at his desk for a photographer. He normally wrote standing up. Aleichem’s or simply an amalgam of personalities. No one knows for certain. Tevye the Dairyman does not dwell in Kasrilevke, where the majority of Aleichem’s stories are set. Eking out his existence in the countryside, he is a “do-it-yourself” Jew as one commentator says. The humble laborer who yearns for wealth expresses Aleichem’s personal challenges — incessant poverty, intermarriage, assimilation — through a parental perspective. The author “invented Tevye to explore his own conflicts and the changing world,” says one scholar. Pogroms, long a bitter staple of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia, intensify in the late 1800s. The documentary includes rare photos of torn bodies to emphasize the nightmare fate of Jews in Russia. Try to assimilate and we’ll kill you. Don’t assimilate and we’ll kill you. In 1906, 46-yearold Sholem Aleichem, his wife and youngest son book passage for America. He lands in New York City, where the press hails him as “the Jewish Mark Twain.” He’d rather be America’s greatest Yiddish playwright. Unfortunately, the public condemns his efforts. A critic describes one play as “a stillborn monster.” Crushed, Aleichem returns to Russia a year later. Forced to wander in search of a sufficient income, he travels through Eastern Europe giving readings. The people love him, because he loves them.

of homelessness permeates his work, mirroring his own condition and that of Eastern European Jews. In one story called “Lekh-Lekho,” Tevye equates inevitable Jewish exile with the patriarch Abraham, who had a much easier time of it: “When G-d came to . . . Father Abraham and told him, ‘Get thee out of thy land,’ did Abraham ask Him where to go? G-d told him exactly where to go, el ha’orets asher arekko — which means in plain language, hit the road . . . We’ll go where other Jews go — that is, where our two feet take us.” When WW I breaks out in 1914, two million Eastern European Jews hit the road. Sholem Aleichem is right behind them. He travels to Germany, Copenhagen and finally, America (not exactly his dream choice considering his last reception there). He writes “Tales of One Thousand and One Nights,” a haunting,

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omadic life devastates Aleichem’s health. One night, as word spreads that he is coughing up blood, young people cover the cobblestones beneath his window with straw so he can rest undisturbed. Although he will live 10 more years, Aleichem suffers from numerous physical problems. The theme

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pre-Holocaust piece, during the ocean crossing. Sholem Aleichem dies in 1916 in New York City. So what happens next? Jewish New York throws the largest funeral in the city’s history to date for the man they rejected a mere 10 years earlier. Over 200,000 Jews, including the cream of Yiddish literati, turn out in force. The funeral procession stops in every Jewish neighborhood, where a different speaker delivers yet another eulogy. After Aleichem’s death, the Jewish renaissance he planted with his words takes root in America, Israel and Russia. Today, after decades of sleep, it is stirring again. I can hear you now. “After all her endless talking, she’s going to insist that I absolutely must watch this film! So what’s left to see?” Trust me. A wondrous land beckons just beyond the horizon. Lekh-Lekho! Denverites can view “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” at the Landmark Theater, Oct. 14. It also will be shown at the JAAMM Fest, Sunday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., at the Denver Film Center. A discussion with producer-director Joseph Dorman follows this screening.

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Holiday Features From Koren to Reform, new machzorim this year

OUTH ORANGE, NJ (JTA) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Jewish prayer books typically come in waves, the rarest of which bring new editions of High Holidays prayer books, or machzors. The current wave has seen five new machzorim in a one-year span. Following on the heels of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release of the official Conservative machzor and a chavurah machzor are the first Hebrew-Eng-

lish machzor from the Israeli publisher Koren, a revision to Hillelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Wings of Awe and a pilot test of a forthcoming Reform machzor. The Conservative movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mahzor Lev Shalem was a surprise hit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; insofar as a prayer book can be such a thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; selling more than 120,000 copies. More congregations are expected to adopt it for the High Holidays this year.

The chavurah Machzor Eit Ratzon from Joseph Rosenstein, a math professor at Rutgers University and a founding member of the Highland Park Minyan in Highland Park, NJ, is a companion to his Siddur Eit Ratzon. Though Machzor Eit Ratzon is not in use on the same scale as Lev Shalem, it merits inclusion here as a popular new independently published machzor.

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They brought me to engage in activities that are as far from the civilian day-to-day as possible. â&#x20AC;˘ I went on late-night raids into Arab towns outside Ramallah to nab wanted terrorists. â&#x20AC;˘ I searched cars at checkpoints throughout the West Bank. â&#x20AC;˘ I rode shotgun during border patrols along electrified fences and participated in armored maneuvers in the sand dunes of the South and the mountains of the North. In 1990 I imagined myself an unburdened lone soldier living the bachelor life off base. But as a reservist, I was a husband and father, and call-ups demanded a different kind of collateral. My family grew to five since my first reserve tour. Every once in a while my platoon would throw a barbecue and invite the soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the wives and kids who have to endure the homefront side of this disruption to lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily routine. But each time I was called to make the switch from father and worker to gun-toting soldier, I was taken back to a simpler time, when the clarity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or naivetĂŠ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of youth made the world seem less complicated. And, to be honest, the more knotty home and family life became, the more welcome the call from the miluim became.

s a Jew, I felt it was a privilege to have had opportunities to serve the Jewish state. But on some sort of psychological level, each call-up preceded a cathartic experience that allowed some perspective on the everyday noise and nonsense that can deafen and blind us to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important in life. And, of course, there was the closet redneck in me, that kid from Long Island, the only one from my high school who got to tear around the desert in a 60-ton tank or fire off hundreds of rounds from automatic weapons. In the army, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fun is measured differently from everyday life. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no denying that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something primordially exhilarating in blowing up things, especially when compared to filling out Excel spreadsheets. Still, my military service, like that of all soldiers, saw its share of aborted operations and idiot corporals. A lieutenant in Lebanon once failed to fire back at a Hezbollah anti-tank crew because he forgot the rules of engagement. (To me, the rules were clear: They were shooting at us; we should shoot back.) A private brought his penchant for unsafe driving to the miluim and crashed an armored jeep on a slippery road outside Hebron. No true soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience is complete without a few snafus. Thankfully, in my experience, there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that many. But it was always the sense of duty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to both country and friends in uniform â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that kept me coming back. Although reserve duty is technically applicable to all Israeli men

until they are 45, only about 20% of eligible citizens actually serve. There are many ways to shirk the duty, from fabricated medical reasons to simply being so much of a pain that no officer wants you in their command. Employers continue to pay salaries during a soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence, and then they file for reimbursement from the government. (Independent workers get an average of recent income.) Once I was called up for maneuvers, which are designed to drill and

Of course, there was the closet redneck in me practice military tactics, during the last week of summer vacation. Before we started, there was a cacophony of complaints from us about the inconvenient timing. I remember that the battalion commander stood before us, shrugged his shoulders, and said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fellas, you know how you read in the papers that if Hezbollah attacks in the North Israel will know how to respond? Who do you think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about? You either realize that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be facing them and that you need to be prepared, or you can blow off showing up for maneuvers and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll still be there on the front lines, just a whole lot less prepared.â&#x20AC;? Each deployment brings its own political and moral discussions. And true to the diverse makeup of the average miluim company, the discussions are heated and from the heart. I heard soldiers debating the Oslo accords, the Gaza withdrawal and conversion laws. In a platoon of

reservists, the company commander is more of a manager; he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell people what to think, and the debates sometimes end in stalemate. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always felt that as long as I am physically able, I will report to service. But I do it, I admit, for what may seem an old-fashioned notion: national duty. I once asked my friend Gadi, a lanky tank driver who went through basic training with me, why he always responded to the call-up. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here.â&#x20AC;?

n the Negev, at 40, I realized I was one of the elder statesmen in the company. What could be my final deployment turned out to be patrolling the Egyptian border (with its new geopolitical significance), a few hours from the Red Sea port of Eilat, in a wild no-manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land. We dealt with the complicated reality of illegal Sudanese and Eritrean immigrants crossing the Sinai frontier to sneak into Israel. We stopped Bedouin smugglers. And we knew we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t far from Hamas and al-Qaida cells. I did basic training not too far away from where our platoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Humvees patrolled on this last deployment. One moonless night of that tour, I sat in a dried-out riverbed a few hundred yards from an Egyptian watchtower and scanned the distance with my night vision equipment. I know that barring the outbreak of a war, for which I would return to service immediately, those may have been some of my final acts as a soldier. Either way, no one can say that I never did my part. And there will always be a part of me that would long for the oases of simplicity that the IDF presented for me. That, and blowing things up.

Both are heavy on commentary. Lev Shalem includes diverse commentaries and readings from sources ranging from chasidic masters to Abraham Joshua Heschel to contemporary poets. Though not entirely transliterated, Lev Shalem includes more transliteration than previous Conservative efforts. In Eit Ratzon, each two-page spread is laid out in a strict fourcolumn format, with one column each devoted to the Hebrew, Rosensteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s translation, a robust commentary and a full transliteration.

his year the wave continues with Koren Publishers releasing a Rosh Hashanah-only volume. Its Yom Kippur companion will follow next year. The venerable Israeli publisher built its reputation on the elegant fonts and layouts of legendary designer Eliyahu Koren. The machzor emphasizes type size and arrangement most strikingly in the machzor with the giant type used at one point for the word melech â&#x20AC;&#x201D; king â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to impart the seasonal liturgyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stress on the theme of G-dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kingship. Commentary by British Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks is featured,

as it was in Korenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first HebrewEnglish siddur that propelled the publisher onto the English-language siddur market in 2009. In cooperation with Hillel, Ktav has published a revision of the 1985 release On Wings of Awe. The original was released with a number of transliterations, which was rare at the time. The new version includes a complete transliteration in keeping with the trend toward increasingly extensive transliteration.

ccording to Rabbi Hara Person, the publisher and director of CCAR Press, some 70 to 100 Reform congregations will test a new Reform machzor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a considerable sample size considering the Union for Reform Judaismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership of 800 congregations. It will be the first new American Reform machzor since The Union Prayer Book II was published in 1925. The Reform movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current machzor, Gates of Repentance, was adapted from the High Holidays prayer book of its counterparts in Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liberal movement. Please see MACHZOR on Page 17

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BLACK SNOW Children’s book charged the Civil Rights movement By PENNY SCHWARTZ JTA

EW YORK — Fifty years ago, during the height of the civil rights campaigns, the publication of a picture book changed American children’s literature. The Snowy Day was about the delight of a young African-American boy named Peter as he experienced the wonder of freshly fallen snow in the city streets of his neighborhood. It marked one of the first times that a black character was the protagonist of a children’s book, and it won wide acclaim, including the 1963 Randolph Caldecott Medal awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book. The book’s author and illustrator, Ezra Jack Keats — born Ezra Jack Katz in 1916 — was the son of Jewish immigrants who grew up in a poor, deprived section of East New York, a largely Jewish immigrant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Keats was a self-taught artist, and his book was striking for its urban setting, bold blocks of color and imaginative use of collage. Keats, who went on to write and illustrate six more books featuring Peter and illustrate dozens of other books, is the subject of a new exhibition that will be traveling to museums across the US. Focusing on Keats’ Jewish background and the influence of his immigrant neighborhood, the exhibit

opened Sept. 9 at the Jewish Museum in New York. The exhibit offers a rare opportunity to see the body of work Keats created and the groundbreaking role he played in breaking down racial stereotypes in children’s literature. A companion catalog, The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats, by Claudia J. Nahson, was published by Yale University Press. Even today, many of those familiar with Keats’ books assume he was black, said Nahson, the curator of the Jewish Museum.

fter The Snowy Day, which is included in 100 Best Books for Children by Anita Silvey, Keats wrote books that more fully explored the issues that dominated his childhood. By the time of his death in 1983, Keats had illustrated more than 80 books, 22 of which he had written. Keats’ books have been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Korean and Chinese. In the more than 80 paintings and other original material included in the exhibit, Keats’ artistry leaps beyond the illustrations reproduced in his books and reveals the power and luminosity of his blend of painting and collage. The works in the exhibit come from the collection of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collec-

tion at the University of Southern Mississippi and was funded by a grant from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. During the many years Keats spent illustrating the books of other writers, he was struck by the absence of African-American children. “My book would have him there simply because he should have been there all along,” Keats wrote. A few critics at the time asserted that except for the color of Peter’s skin, the issue of race was absent, or that Keats’ depiction of Peter’s mother was stereotypical. But overall the public’s response was positive. Jerry Pinkney, an award-winning black artist and children’s illustrator and writer, told JTA that Keats’ books were significant in the raising of his four children. During the 1960s, he said, there were few children of color in books being published. Keats’ works were a turning point, he said. Pinkney said Keats’ work is reflected in scenes in today’s playgrounds in urban areas, where you see children of all backgrounds, just as in Keats’ paintings. Situating his characters in urban, sometimes gritty landscapes was an important and pioneering aspect of Keats’ work, Nahson said. The streets on which those landscapes are based is the Jewish ghetto of Keats’ childhood, said Martin Pope, a childhood neighborhood friend of Keats and president of

the Keats Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded during Keats’ lifetime which supports educational programs for schoolchildren. Pope’s daughter, Deborah, is the director of the foundation. Pope recalled when he and Keats would walk between two libraries bordering their neighborhood and spend time in New York’s Thompson Square Park listening to speakers rail against social injustice and inequality — issues that later became prominent themes in Keats’ books.

eats’s family life was harsh, Pope recalled. His father, who died the day before Keats graduated from high school, disapproved of Keats’ pursuit of art. His mother, while occasionally encouraging, was emotionally removed, he said. During his years at Thomas Jefferson High School, Keats won a national competition for a painting titled “Shantytown,” reminiscent of the paintings by Honore Daumier whom Keats admired. But even with art scholarships, Keats could not afford to attend art school. “At the time we were both completely convinced that there was no future for either of us,” Pope told JTA. It was the depths of the Depression, a time when there was little hope that young Jewish men from poor neighborhoods could succeed

in art or science, he said. Improbably, they did succeed. Keats served during WW II as a camouflage artist, later studying art briefly in Paris. Upon returning to New York, he began illustrating for magazines such as Reader’s Digest, The New York Times Book Review and Collier’s. But it would be 20 years before Keats wrote and illustrated his own first book. One of the characters that appears in several of Keats’ later books, Barney, is based on a pious Jew from the author’s East New York neighborhood, a junk peddler they called Tzadik. While Keats was not religious, Nahson says he sees in Keats’ writing and art an admiration for Tzadik’s ability to rise above despair and stick to his religious convictions. Keats wrote profusely in unpublished autobiographical notes, but he did not address his decision to change his name from Katz, Nahson noted. Keats’ lesser-known books and paintings are also part of the new exhibit, including those that reflect his interests in Japanese life, culture and haiku. The exhibit runs at the Jewish Museum in New York through Jan. 29 before moving on to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass.; the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco; and the Akron Art Museum.

JEWS, IRISH, ITALIANS AND HISPANICS The ‘West Side,’ Denver’s Jewish neighborhood, a focus of new book By CHRIS LEPPEK IJN Assistant Editor

o begin, a bit of geographical clarification. Phil Goodstein, prolific chronicler of Denver neighborhood history, makes the point early on in his latest tome that the unofficial zones of North Denver, East Denver, South Denver and West Denver have never been clearly delineated. What is North to some is West to others. For the purposes of this book, Goodstein’s “North Side” is defined as the area northwest of the Platte River, north of (roughly) West Colfax Avenue and extending to the city’s northern and western boundaries. It is an area that has long been considered “north,” he explains, because of its proximate relationship to Denver’s original settlement. It is a big chunk of Denver, encompassing many of the city’s most distinctive neighborhoods, including Berkeley, Highlands, Sloans Lake and — crucial to the Jewish reader — the proverbial West Side, or West Colfax, neighborhood. Goodstein, as always fascinated by the dynamics of urban ethnic and migratory patterns, spends considerable time on North Denver’s Irish, Italian and Hispanic communities, but devotes even more to the colorful Jewish community that once clustered along the West Colfax corridor. Area Jews used to joke, he writes, that the Colfax bridge was the longest bridge in the world, linking Denver to the east with Jerusalem to the west. Goodstein tells the West Side’s story thoroughly and in considerable detail, thus providing Denver Jewry with its first truly compre-

hensive history since the 1950s, when Ida Uchill published the heimishe and folksy Pioneers, Peddlers and Tsadikim in 1957, and Allen duPont Breck’s scholarly The Centennial History of the Jews of Colorado came out two years later.

n North Side Story, Goodstein’s Jewish focus is on the West Side, which limits its geographical purview, although he does go into the Jewish community’s traditional East Side-West Side (or Reform German vs. Orthodox Eastern European) rivalry in some detail. Much of the book, like Uchill and Breck, is straightforward history, covering the traditional terrain of influential characters, venerable institutions and socio-religio-ethnoeconomic dynamics that make a community what it is. But this is Goodstein, remember, and his approach to history is, well, considerably more Goodsteinesque, to coin a phrase, than other historians. His examination of the Jewish West Side covers many of the more obscure and perhaps less savory — but in many ways, more interesting — aspects of what Denver’s fabled West Side was all about. The portrayal, rest assured, is not quite the nostalgic, faintly rosetinted image of the West Side that pleased so many in Steve Feld’s recent documentary “West Side Stories.” In Goodstein’s view, it was both more complex and more tawdry than commonly portrayed. He goes into fascinating detail, for example, in arguing that the original Jewish area, “under the viaduct” on Colfax was never the exclusive-

ly Jewish enclave that many people seem to think it was. He also ponders the mysteries of why Jews never moved westward into Jefferson County, or north of Sloans Lake, when their financial means finally allowed them to do so. Goodstein certainly doesn’t sugarcoat the old neighborhoods’ often

NORTH SIDE STORY By Phil Goodstein New Social Publications, Denver

crushing poverty — a characteristic among all of the area’s ethnic groups, not just Jews — and its general reputation in Denver as “the wrong side of the tracks.” It was, he writes eloquently, both a refuge for impoverished and often persecuted immigrants and “a section from which residents have sought to escape.”

n the old days (the late 1800s), the stretch of Colfax beyond Zuni Street was often referred to as “No Man’s Land” or “Jim Town” and was widely feared as “a rather wild region where con men, prostitutes and gamblers, seeking to escape Denver law and order, engaged in shady operations.” The old “under the viaduct” neighborhood, he writes in yet another exercise in anti-romanticism, was “an incredibly diverse set of flimsy structures” that frequently suffered from extreme coal-smoke pollution, floods and unsanitary condi-

tions. Nor was everybody in Denver enamored of the West Side’s colorful Jewish character. In the 1920s, ardent Protestants actually opened “missions” in the area to “save” Jews by bringing them into Christianity. To be fair, they also sought to cure Hispanics of their Catholicism and gamblers of their hedonism. Nor were the Jews themselves all pure saints. One of the pillars of the West Side, for example, was Isadore Rude, a tailor turned mail order merchant and banker whose philanthropy went a long way toward sustaining the early Jewish infrastructure in the area. A city park was named in his honor and his name also appeared on one of Denver’s earliest Jewish community centers. Not nearly so well remembered is Rude’s 1934 federal conviction for mail fraud, resulting in a five-year sentence at Leavenworth. Goodstein’s section on organized crime focuses heavily on the Italian gangs that once proliferated in North Denver — and the Smaldone family that often ran them — but he also retrieves from under the carpet tales of the area’s Jewish gangsters. The weighted and murdered body of one of the most notorious among them, Harold “Murph” Cohen, was found in 1950 at the bottom of the neighborhood’s Blue Lake. By no means is North Side Sto-

ry always so bleak and disagreeable. Goodstein does not ignore the area’s wonderful amusement parks, beautiful mansions, gorgeous parks and noble characters. In fact, the positive surely outweighs the negative in this book. But let’s be honest. Don’t we want the whole story — the happy and the sad, the normal and the bizarre, the famous and the infamous — especially when we’re reading about places close to our hearts? In his excellent foreword, North Sider and veteran Colorado politico Dennis Gallagher puts it perfectly: “I predict, dear reader, that [Goodstein’s] unvarnished history of the North Side may have something to offend everyone. Maybe this is just what we need.”

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Robert Weinberg photo retrospective at Regis “Looking Back,” a photographic retrospective of the work of Robert Weinberg, former photographer for the INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS and a recognized freelance photographer in Denver, opened earlier this month at Regis University. The exhibit will be open for viewing through Sept. 30 at the Dayton Memorial Library on Regis’ north campus, 3333 Regis Blvd., near 50th Ave. and Lowell. Bob Weinberg worked for decades in photography until macular degeneration put a premature end to his professional career in photojournalism, studio and artistic photography. Included among the many photographs in the exhibition are subjects Weinberg photographed while they were being interviewed by the IJN, including dancers Cleo Parker Robinson and Patricia Renzetti, actress Liv Ullman, journalist Harry Goldschlag and business-

Jewish actor learns from his character Ben Lipitz as Pumbaa, the warthog

ACTOR BEN LIPITZ’S PUMBAA

Loveable warthog By LARRY HANKIN IJN Associate Editor

needle just right. “You should make the character your own, but he has to be completely recognizable.”

Jewish warthog? Doesn’t sound too kosher, but it does make for some great entertainment. Veteran actor Ben Lipitz will portray the upbeat, carefree Pumbaa the warthog in the North American tour production of “The Lion King,” returning to Denver for the third time, Nov. 2-Dec. 4, at the DCPA Buell Theatre. A performing artist for the past 28 years, ever since college, Lipitz grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ, and, when he is not on the road, lives with his wife and two children in suburban New York City. “The Lion King” kicked off its North American tour 10 years ago in Denver, and Lipitz has been with the company for the past nine years. He plays Pumbaa, “warthog with a heart of gold,” who befriends the young lion Simba and carries him through his formative years on the road with a sense of calm confidence and a dose of frivolity. Lipitz loves playing this happy-go-lucky character and says he learns from Pumbaa every time he’s on stage. “He’s the walking embodiment of the phrase, ‘hakuna matata,’” Lipitz says, referring to the Swahili term for “no worries.” It’s an oft-repeated catchphrase and title of a big production number in “The Lion King.” Pumbaa is appealing to the audience and Lipitz as an actor because he is “completely accepting” and gives Simba his “unconditional love and support.” Lipitz says taking on the role of the iconic animated character from the Disney movie was daunting, especially when coupled with the fact that Lipitz was stepping into the shoes of a beloved cast member. Lipitz was well aware of the “audience’s expectation of who and what this character is. You have to thread this character through the

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s Lipitz has remained with the tour over the past nine years, he’s endeavored to make Pumbaa “deeper and richer.” “I am constantly learning — from the show, from the puppet, from the entire experience. Playing Pumbaa fulfills me as an artist.” When asked if he tires of playing the same role six days a week for 50 weeks a year over nine years, Lipitz says no. He says he strives to make each performance look as though it’s it the first time. “That’s the difference between a performer and an artist.” And that — the difference between a performer and an artist — is what drives Ben Lipitz. “As artists, that responsibility, to give 150% at every performance, is not lost on us, and that includes everyone involved in the show — the technicians, the musicians. Complacency is the enemy of genuine artistry.” Lipitz is the only Jewish cast member of this company. He says that through his Jewish federation at home he finds connections in many of the cities where he performs, and is offered home hospitality with Jewish families. “This is gives me a closer connection to the Jewish community. It grounds me a little more.” Lipitz is married to Rosalie, “a recovering actress” who understands the demands of the job, which requires him to be away from home most of the time. They have two children, a son, six, and a daughter, three. For his son’s first two years, the family travelled together full time, but since he reached preschool age, Lipitz gets home every two to three weeks between cities. Technology also helps. “With Skype we see each other every day.”

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Rock musical ‘Hair’ plays the Buell, Oct. 4-16 The 2009 Tony Award-winning musical revival “Hair: the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,” will be performed Tuesday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 16 at the Buell Theatre. With a score including such musical numbers as “Let the Sun Shine In,” Aquarius,” “Hair” and “Good Morning Starshine,” “Hair” depicts the birth of a cultural movement in the ‘60s and ‘70s that changed America forever. The musical follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism in a society riddled with civil rights challenges and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore their identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs

and burn draft cards, the show resonates with a message of hope more than 40 years after it first opened on Broadway. “Hair” won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival and was nominated for an additional seven Tony Awards, including Best Direction, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design. The cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award. Directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, “Hair” features book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. Information: (303) 893-9582 or www.HairOnTour.com.

12 • Section D • INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS — Rosh Hashanah Edition • September 23, 2011

Sports Broncos and Buffs win! Rockies drown in despair

CU Buffs quarterback TYLER HANSEN threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns during the 28-14 win over the CSU Rams, in the Rocky Mountain Showdown. Photos and Cutlines By GERALD MELLMAN IJN Sports Editor

Broncos receiver ERIC DECKER finishes off a 52-yard pass reception from KYLE ORTON for his second touchdown as the Broncos defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 24-22 in a close encounter.

Two famous major leaguers; Rockies first baseman, JASON GIAMBI, and San Francisco Giants right fielder CARLOS BELTRAN occupy first base during the four-game weekend series — which the Rockies lost.

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Events TUESDAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER OCTOBER 18 CELEBRATE SUKKOT, HEA SUKKOT — Welcome Denver’s new shiicha Michal Uziyahu. Israeli snacks provided. 1:30 p.m. (303) 758-9400, ext. 213.

Jewish Learning DAILY DAILY DAF YOMI, EDOS — One folio page of Talmud daily. 5:30 a.m. Ted Gelt. SATURDA Y, SEPTEMBER 24 SATURDAY CHASIDIC PHILOSOPHY, BAIS MENACHEM — 8:15 a.m.; Rambam after Mincha. CONTINUING JEWISH STUDIES, EMANUEL — The rabbis and cantor. 9-10 a.m. (303) 388-4013. WOMEN’S PARSHA CLASS, DENVER KOLLEL — Yehudis Heyman. 9:45 a.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855. SUNDAY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 TALMUD WITH JUDGE DAVID RICHMAN, HEA — 9-10 a.m. (303) 758-9400. DAF YOMI, BAIS MENACHEM — Sundays -Thursdays, 8 p.m. I VRIT FOR A DULTS , T EMPLE M ICAH — Beginning, intermediate,advanced Hebrew. 10:30 a.m., Denver Campus. PARSHA CLASS — on Ishbitz Rebbe. 10 a.m. Shalom Al Israel. (303) 237-8511. LOX AND BAGELS WITH A PROPHET, BAIS MENACHEM — 9 a.m. TALMUD SUKKAH IN DEPTH (MEN), DENVER KOLLEL — Rabbi Yehuda Amsel. 8 p.m., EDOS. (303) 820-2855. “LIVES AND TEACHINGS OF CHASIDIC MASTERS,” AISH KODESH — Morah Yehudis Fishman. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Boulder JCC. (720) 406-7657. TALMUD LECTURE (MEN), YTC— Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum. 9:15 a.m. (303) 629-8200. “STRIVE FOR TRUTH,” AISH DENVER— Rabbi Moshe Heyman. 9:15 a.m. (303) 820-2850. PIRKE AVOT, DENVER KOLLEL — Rabbi Levi Lebovits. 9:10 a.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855.

MONDAY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 MITZVAH CLASS, DENVER KOLLEL — Rabbi Yehuda Amsel. 8 p.m., BMH-BJ. (303) 820-2855. SEFER HACHINUCH FOR WOMEN, TJE — The 613 mitzvot. Aliza Bulow. 9:15-10:15 a.m., Aish Denver. (303) 316-6412. NEFESH HACHAIM, DENVER KOLLEL — Rabbi Shachne Sommers. 9:15 p.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855. BASIC SKILL BUILDING, GEMARA, DENVER KOLLEL — Rabbis Levi Lebovits and Mordechai Mandel. 7:30 p.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855. O NE - ON -O NE TORAH S TUDY , M ERKAZ TORAH V’CHESED — With chaburah members of YTC. 8-10 p.m., (720) 881-2768. TALMUD, EDOS — Rabbi Rafael Leban. 7:30 p.m. (303) 629-8200. TUESDAY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PARSHA, TJE –– How to read and translate Hebrew in the parsha. Dr. Mordechai Mishori, 7:30 p.m., Zera Abraham. (303) 237-8511. “THE WAY OF G-D,” DENVER KOLLEL –– Rabbi Moshe Heyman. 7:15 p.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855. T ORAH AND K ABBALAH , C HABAD OF NORTHWEST METRO DENVER — 8-9 p.m., (303) 429-5177. TRACTATE SANHEDRIN, DENVER KOLLEL –– Chavruta learning with Rabbis Levi Lebovits and Mordechai Mandel. 7 a.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855. TANYA, BAIS MENACHEM — 7:15 p.m. WOMEN’S SHIUR, MERKAZ TORAH V’CHESED — 8-9 p.m., (720) 881-2768. TALMUD BRACHOS, MERKAZ TORAH V’CHESED — Rabbi Chaim Sher. 8-9 p.m., (720) 881-2768. TALMUD. RABBI GAVRIEL GOLDFEDER — 8:15-9 a.m., Aish Kodesh, Boulder. ISRAELI DANCE CLASS, HEA — Beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. 710 p.m. (303) 759-5549. LAWS OF SHABBOS, AISH DENVER — Rabbi Yaakov Meyer. 8:15 a.m. (303) 220-7200. WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 EREV ROSH HASHANAH PARTNERS IN T ORAH — With Denver Kollel scholars. 8 p.m., Aish Denver. (303) 820-2855. TORAH STUDY, BMH-BJ — Cantor Joel

Lichterman. Following morning minyan, 7:30 a.m. (303) 388-4203. “FIND YOURSELF IN THE STORIES OF THE BIBLE” — 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Chabad of Aspen Valley, (970) 544-3770. “TANAKH AND TABLOIDS” –– 3 p.m., Rodef Shalom. PARSHA, BAIS MENACHEM — 7:15 p.m. LITERATURE AND LIFE: JEWISH SHORT STORY DISCUSSION GROUP, HEA — 11:30 a.m.; noon-1 p.m., discussion. (303) 7589400, ext. 213. GEMARA SKILL BUILDING, MERKAZ TORAH V’CHESED — Dr. Mordechai Mishory. 8-9 p.m., 295 S. Locust. (720) 881-2768. MEDITATION, HALACHAH, TORAH STUDY — 7:30 p.m. Shalom Al Israel, (303) 2378511. TALMUD (MEN), AISH DENVER-TJE. Weekly. Dr. Mordechai Mishory. 8 p.m. (303) 629-8200. THE GOLDEN STUDY GROUP — Bi-monthly Torah class; Kabbalistic perspective. 7-8 p.m. (303) 279-2790 or (303) 429-5177. SIDDUR, RABBI GAVRIEL GOLDFEDER — 7:308:45 p.m., 1805 Balsam Ave., Boulder. T WICE - MONTHLY W OMEN ’ S PARSHA , LUBAVITCH OF BOULDER — 7:30-9 p.m. (303) 494-1638. PARTNERS IN TORAH, AISH DENVER — Denver Kollel scholars. 8-9 p.m., (303) 820-2855. THURSDAY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 FIRST DAY DAY, ROSH HASHANAH SHIUR, MERKAZ TORAH V’CHESED — Rabbi Aver Jacobs. 8-9 p.m., (720) 881-2768. B ERESHIT — 10:45 a.m. — 7:30 p.m. Shalom Al Israel, (303) 237-8511. PARSHA — TJE — Rabbi Isaac Wasserman. 9145 E. Kenyon Rd. (303) 316-6412. PARSHA, BOULDER — Morah Yehudis Fishman. Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Boulder JCC, (720) 406-7657. WOMEN’S PARSHA CLASS, BMH-BJ — Ellyn Hutt. 11 a.m. (303) 333-0666.

Seniors TUESDAY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 HEALTH FAIR, TEMPLE EMANUEL — Flu shots, numerous screenings. 8-5 p.m., screenings; flu shots, 12:15-2:15 p.m., Emanuel’s social hall. TUESDAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER OCTOBER 4

OPERA RECITAL, TEMPLE EMANUEL— Soprano Ruth Brand and pianist Reggie Berg perform opera classics, folk songs and Hebrew selections. 10:45 a.m.-noon, Emanuel. (303) 388-4013, ext. 307.

Ongoing SUNDAYS SUNDAYS “FROM INNER SMILES TO PROFOUND JOY” — Learn the “inner smile” to create positive emotions. First Sunday of month, 1 p.m., at ALLIED JEWISH APTS. (303) 399-1146. JEWISH WAR VETERANS DENVER POST 344 Second Sunday of month — Veterans and active duty personnel invited. 10 a.m., Temple Sinai. Jim, (303) 791-6114. CANDLEWYCK HARMONIKERS — Harmonica group practice, 10 a.m.-noon at Candlewyck Apts. Gilda, (720) 529-8001. MONDAYS MONDAYS “FROM INNER SMILES TO PROFOUND JOY” — A technique to make you feel better and experience joy. First Sunday of every month, 1 p.m., at ALLIED JEWISH APTS. “THE TEEN EXPERIENCE,” TJE — Fun and activities for teens led by Rabbi Menachem Zussman. 7-8:30 p.m., Aish Denver. (303) 316-6412. MONDAYS AT THE MOVIES, JCC — First Monday of the month, 12:30 p.m., JCC. (303) 316-6359. DROP-IN MAH JONG, HEA — 7-9 p.m., HEA Library. (303) 758-9400, ext. 213. COLORADO HEBREW CHORALE — All vocal parts are welcome. Rehearsals, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at the HEA. (303) 355-0232. PSYCHODRAMA GROUP — Group therapy, Torah insights. Rabbi Howard Hoffman. 7 p.m. (303) 399-3059. TUESDAYS TUESDAYS D ENVER T ECH C ENTER L UNCH AND LEARN, TJE — How Torah relates to business ethics. Noon-1 p.m. Call for location. (303) 316-6412. “CARING FOR THE AGING PARENT,” TOPICS IN JEWISH PERSPECTIVES, HEA — First Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30. Speaker followed by remarks by an HEA rabbi. nkirshner@headenver.org or (303) 758-9400. JEWISH BUSINESS ASSN. OF COLO., LUNCH — Fourth Tuesday of month. Lunch, net-

working. 11:30 a.m., 8181 E. Arapahoe Rd., Ste. A-1, Greenwood Village. www.jbacolorado.org. JEWISH REPUBLICANS OF COLORADO (JGOP) MONTHLY MEETING— Third Thursday of month. East Side Kosher Deli. Karen, (303) 668-2737. WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAYS DROP-IN MAH JONGG — 1-3:30 p.m., HEA Library. (303) 758-9400, ext. 213. LUNCH AND LEARN, EMANUEL — Cantor Regina Heit leads a discussion on the weekly Torah portion. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (303) 388-4013, ext. 309. BAT MITZVAH EXPERIENCE, TJE —For young ladies interested in Jewish adulthood. 7-8:15 p.m., (303) 316-6412. LUNCH AND LEARN, HEA — Discussion of Jewish authors with Abbey Kapelovitz. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.; discussion, noon-1 p.m. (303) 758-9400, ext. 213 SHIR AMI SINGERS, JEWISH FOLK MUSIC — 7:30-9:30 p.m., JCC. (303) 571-0278. KNITTING FOR ISRAEL, JCC — Instructor Delores Flax. 10-11:30 a.m., senior lounge, JCC. (303) 316-6359. MAH JONGG CLASS, JCC — Instructor Sunshine Cohen. All levels welcome. 12:30-3:30 p.m., Perlmutter Room, JCC. THURSDAYS THURSDAYS L UNCH AND L EARN , T EMPLE S INAI — Text from classical Jewish literature with Rabbis Rick Rheins or Jay TelRav. Noon1 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. MAIMONIDES TEACHES JEWISH SPIRITUALITY, AISH DENVER —12:15 p.m. (303) 629-8200. JEWISH PROFESSIONALS LEAD GROUP — Business networking through weekly meetings. (303) 459-3026. B’YAHAD, SHALOM CARES — Join residents for an afternoon of refreshments and activities. Transportation provided. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jody, (303) 680-5000. FRIDAYS FRIDAYS CURRENT EVENTS, JCC— Facilitated by Susan Jacobs. No charge. 9:30-10:30 a.m., JCC. NESHAMA MINYAN, HEA — Every fourth Friday of the month, Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald leads Kabbalat Shabbat. 6:15- 7 p.m. “YOUR IDEA: CURRENT ISSUES” — For seniors. 9:30 a.m., Loup JCC

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LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2010-4506 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/22/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: GREG C LINDFORS Original Beneficiary: BANCSOURCE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/18/1998 Recording Date of DOT: 11/23/1998 Reception No. of DOT: 9800196234 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $87,475.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $63,262.93 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 702, CHEESMAN WILDCREST CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN CONDOMINIUM BOOK C7 AT PAGE 51 AND AS AMENDED IN CONDOMINIUM BOOK 9 AT PAGE 32 AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR CHEESMAN WILDCREST CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN BOOK 1664 AT PAGE 159, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO LEASE A SINGLE UNSPECIFIED PARKING SPACE AND A SINGLE UNSPECIFIED STORAGE SPACE WITHIN CHEESMAN WILDCREST CONDOMINIUMS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SAID CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 1265 Race Street #702, Denver, CO 80206 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/26/2011 Last Publication: 9/23/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/22/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 10-22803 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-0575 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: SUSAN M SANTORI Original Beneficiary: CITYWIDE BANKS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITYWIDE BANKS Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/11/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 6/26/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007099023 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $864,250.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $863,502.72 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenant violations under the debt or Deed of Trust or both on which demand for foreclosure is based is for failure to make payments when due under the debt. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 45 AND 46, BLOCK 50, EVANSTON, THIRD FILING, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2405-2407 South High Street , Denver, CO 80201 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/26/2011 Last Publication: 9/23/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JONES & KELLER PC RYAN M BEHRMAN Colorado Registration #: 38115 5613 DTC PARKWAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 376-8400 Fax #: (303) 376-8439 Attorney File #: 12712-061 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1518 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/22/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: JACKIE D PEVEY JR AND TAMI L PEVEY Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/8/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 5/8/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003085106 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $178,034.52 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 2, HUTCHINSON HILLS, FILING NO. 8, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7041 East Wesley Avenue , Denver, CO 80224 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/26/2011 Last Publication: 9/23/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC CHRISTOPHER T GROEN Colorado Registration #: 39978 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-08641 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1533 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: 4535 EAST 16TH AVENUE LLC Original Beneficiary: BANK OF CHOICE COLORADO AURORA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF CHOICE Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/30/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 6/9/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008078931 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $360,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $360,000.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the lender declares a violation of the covenants of said Deed of Trust as follows: Failure to make payments as required under the evidence of debt. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8 AND THE WEST 16.7 FEET OF LOT 7, ANDERSON RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 2, BLOCK 9, HARTMANS ADDITION TO DENVER, AND THE EAST 8.3 FEET OF THE NORTH 45.0 FEET OF LOT 7, ANDERSONS SUBDIVISION OF LOT 2, BLOCK 8, HARTMAN’S ADDITION TO DENVER, AND THE SOUTH 1/2 OF VACATED ALLEY ADJOINING HARTMAN’S ADDITION TO DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4535 East 16th Avenue , Denver, CO 80220 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/26/2011 Last Publication: 9/23/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: OTIS COAN & PETERS LLC JENNA SEIGEL Colorado Registration #: 42715 103 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE SUITE 2B, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 Phone #: (970) 225-6700 Fax #: (970) 232-9927 Attorney File #: F02-177-811 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1537 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/24/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: ARMANDO C GALLEGOS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR HOME CAPITAL FUNDING Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/20/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 8/13/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007125874 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $140,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $137,793.86 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: THE WEST 13 FEET OF LOT 9, ALL OF LOT 10, AND THE EAST 16 FEET OF LOT 11, EXCEPT THE REAR 9 FEET OF SAID LOTS, BLOCK 2, VILLA PARK ADDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4639 West 2nd Avenue , Denver, CO 80219 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 09-09675R PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1545 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/24/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: SHERRY B LUND Original Beneficiary: NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR GSMPS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/30/1995 Recording Date of DOT: 4/4/1995 Reception No. of DOT: 9500037723 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $59,918.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $44,671.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 18, BLOCK 4, WITTER AND COFIELDS SUB-DIVISION OF THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDS, EXCEPT THE REAR 8 FEET OF SAID LOT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2228 North Grove Street , Denver, CO 80211 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC REAGAN LARKIN Colorado Registration #: 42309 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-08523 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1561 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/24/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: MARC ROBINSON Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2005-AR2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/9/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 8/24/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004174395 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,212,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,160,840.09 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 3, BELCARO PARK, 3RD FILING, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3401 East Kentucky Avenue, Denver, CO 80209 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00

a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HOPP & ASSOCIATES, LLC BOYD A ROLFSON Colorado Registration #: 40035 PO BOX 8689 , DENVER, COLORADO 80201 Phone #: (303) 788-9600 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11-04115CO PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1562 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/23/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: BAILEY GREEN A.K.A. BAILEY GREEN JR Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/27/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 10/6/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004209203 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $156,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $171,093.90 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 3, MONTBELLO NO. 17, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 13194 Robins Drive , Denver, CO 80239 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HOPP & ASSOCIATES, LLC BOYD A ROLFSON Colorado Registration #: 40035 PO BOX 8689 , DENVER, COLORADO 80201 Phone #: (303) 788-9600 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11-02863CO PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1575 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/27/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: COOPER LEE Original Beneficiary: LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-WL1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/31/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005058937 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $252,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $241,169.02 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 1 AND 2, BLOCK 36, EVANSTON, 2ND FILING, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2300 South Humboldt Street, Denver, CO 80210 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/29/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HOPP & ASSOCIATES, LLC BOYD A ROLFSON Colorado Registration #: 40035 PO BOX 8689, DENVER, COLORADO 80201 Phone #: (303) 788-9600

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Fax #: Attorney File #: 11-04114CO PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1581 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/27/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: SMS DOMAINE, LLC Original Beneficiary: ARLEN T SLOOP Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CAL PARK, A COLORADO CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/21/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 8/24/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006137087 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $11,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $11,500.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: declares a violation of the covenants of the Deed of Trust; elects to accelerate the Debt; declares that the Debt is immediately due and payable in full; elects to foreclose the Property THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 29 AND 30, BLOCK 5, MCMANNS ADDITION TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2855-2859 Humboldt, Denver, CO 80205 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/29/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT A. SIMPSON ROBERT A SIMPSON Colorado Registration #: 6458 10395 WEST COLFAX AVENUE SUITE 200, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Phone #: (303) 986-9446 Fax #: (303) 988-0783 Attorney File #: 6458 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1602 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/24/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: HAROLD S BEAUCHAMP AND CYNDIE M ADKINS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/1/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005108846 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $183,589.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $174,245.50 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 21, ATHMAR PARK UNIT NO. 2, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 871 South Umatilla Way, Denver, CO 80223 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/2/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 6/27/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC REAGAN LARKIN Colorado Registration #: 42309 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-06225 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1667 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: JOHN P FLANAGAN AND PATRICIA A FLANAGAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR SIERRA PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/24/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 10/30/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007168824 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $67,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $64,720.04 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby

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LEGAL NOTICES notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 25 AND 26, EXCEPT THE REAR 8 FEET, BLOCK 28, BLOCKS 1 TO 40, BERKELEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4401 Wolff Street , Denver, CO 80212 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/16/2011 Last Publication: 10/14/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/15/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC KIMBERLY L MARTINEZ Colorado Registration #: 40351 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 10-26165 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1673 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/11/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: SONIA SANDOVAL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR THE CIT GROUP/CONSUMER FINANCE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/4/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 11/16/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005195609 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $316,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $306,790.97 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 9/6/2006, under Reception No. 2006141972.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 27, BLOCK 58, CASE & EBERTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 2943 Champa Street , Denver, CO 80205 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/16/2011 Last Publication: 10/14/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/15/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HOPP & ASSOCIATES, LLC NEAL J VALORZ Colorado Registration #: 42496 PO BOX 8689 , DENVER, COLORADO 80201 Phone #: (303) 788-9600 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11-02127CO PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1679 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/13/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: OLGA SEGOVIA AND MARIO VALLES Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR15, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AR15 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED MAY 1, 2006 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/6/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/17/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006078429 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $113,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $108,348.67 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property:

THE EAST 60 FEET OF LOTS 17 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 8, LOWREY HEIGHTS, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 4365 West 1st Avenue , Denver, CO 80219 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/16/2011 Last Publication: 10/14/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/15/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HOPP & ASSOCIATES, LLC NEAL J VALORZ Colorado Registration #: 42496 PO BOX 8689 , DENVER, COLORADO 80201 Phone #: (303) 788-9600 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11-04686CO PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1696 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/14/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: PHILLIP D JACOBS AND RACHEL J JACOBS Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/29/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 10/31/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008149684 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $383,904.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $370,528.55 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 12, BLOCK 13, GREEN VALLEY RANCH FILING NO. 46, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 5202 Liverpool Way , Denver, CO 80249 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/16/2011 Last Publication: 10/14/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/15/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC PETER C DECAMILLIS Colorado Registration #: 38929 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-09537 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1717 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/13/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: MELISSA KENNEY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/21/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 1/10/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007004341 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $203,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $192,970.83 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: Unit 307, 1767 Pearl Street, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on April 4, 2001 at Reception No. 2001048616, in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declartation for 1767 Pearl Condominiums recorded on April 4, 2001 at Reception No. 2001048615 in said records. City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 1767 Pearl Street #307 , Denver, CO 80203 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and

all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/16/2011 Last Publication: 10/14/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/15/2011 STEPHANIE Y. O’MALLEY DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-07085 PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-0210 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/21/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: ALMA L PEREZ Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/20/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 10/17/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003217276 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $205,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $184,887.74 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 15, BLOCK 2, GREEN VALLEY RANCH FILING NO. 33, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 19511 East 39th Avenue , Denver, CO 80249 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/23/2011 Last Publication: 10/21/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/21/2011 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HOPP & ASSOCIATES, LLC BOYD A ROLFSON Colorado Registration #: 40035 PO BOX 8689 , DENVER, COLORADO 80201 Phone #: (303) 788-9600 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11-00613CO PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-0970 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: BERNADETTE M PADILLA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/8/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 7/17/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007112289 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $204,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $204,800.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3 AND THE SOUTH 1/3 OF LOT 4, BLOCK 2, BOULEVARD HEIGHTS, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3861 Federal Boulevard , Denver, CO 80211-2055 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/23/2011 Last Publication: 10/21/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 8/25/2011 DEBRA JOHNSON DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CASTLE, STAWIARSKI, LLC ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-00045

PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-1750 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/18/2011 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: HASKELL H WALKER AND M J KEPP Original Beneficiary: MERCHANTS MORTGAGE & TRUST CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/24/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 3/25/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008040977 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $124,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $124,406.49 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenant violations under the debt or Deed of Trust or both on which this demand for foreclosure is based is or are as follows: failure to make timely payments required under the Deed of Trust and the evidence of debt. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 1, BLOCK 4, PARKFIELD, FILING NO. 8, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 5094 Jasper Court , Denver, CO 80239 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/23/2011 Last Publication: 10/21/2011 Publisher: Intermountain Jewish News Dated: 7/19/2011 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLP MELINDA WIGGINS SWENSON Colorado Registration #: 31098 1550 SEVENTEENTH STREET SUITE 500, DENVER, COLORADO Phone #: (303) 892-7415 Fax #: (303) 893-1379 Attorney File #: NA NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. 2011 PR 850 In the matter of the estate of LORRAINE L. BAKER, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, 1437 Bannock. Room 230, Denver, CO 80202. Court Telephone: (720) 865-8310 on or before January 17, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. CAROLYN A. BAKER, Co-Personal Representative SCOTT A. BAKER, Co-Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 North Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104-2429 Attorney or Party Without Attorney: DARRELL J. GUBBELS Atty. Reg. #: 15810 GUBBELS LAW OFFICE, P.C. 402 North Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104-2429 Phone Number: (303) 688-1655 Email: Darrell@gubbelslaw.com Fax Number: (303) 688-7511 First Publication: September 16, 2011 Last Publication: September 30, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. 11 PRO 0667 In the matter of the estate of GEORGE E. HANDLEY, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, Colorado 80202-5382 on or before January 20, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. GARVIN HANDLEY Personal Representative 1076 Sheridan Park Atlanta, GA 30324 Attorney or Party Without Attorney: GARVIN HANDLEY 1076 Sheridan Park Atlanta, GA 30324 Phone Number: (404) 679-9934 Email: ghand1@comcast.net First Publication: September 23, 2011 Last Publication: October 7, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News NOTICE OF SALE The following individuals are hereby notified that their vehicles are to be sold at Wyatt’s Abandoned Vehicle Sale, 5130-B Brighton Bl, Denver, CO 80216, (303) 777-2448, Sale Date: 10-3-11: E334 05 CHE PV Vin#213265; E342 95 CHE UP Vin#180226; E286 93 DOD SD Vin#518274; D961 98 FOR PV Vin#D44189; E326 03 FOR 4D Vin#252391; E336 83 FOR SW Vin#A18712; E292 97 GMC UP Vin#540289; E309 03 HON SD Vin#019873; E333 92 MEB CP Vin#039448; E332 00 MIT UP Vin#047188; E327 93 SUB SD Vin#507709; E295 95 TOY SD Vin#283352. Date of Publication: September 23, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. 2011 PR 840 In the matter of the estate of RUBIN KRAVITZ aka, RUBIN HOWARD KRAVITZ aka, RUBIN H. KRAVITZ, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, Colorado 80202-5382 on or before January 31, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. DANIEL KRAVITZ Personal Representative 1690 Xavier Street Denver, Colorado 80204 Attorney or Party Without Attorney: JOHN A. BERMAN, Reg. No. 6695 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1750 Phone Number: (303) 832-7645 Fax Number: (303) 832-1188 Email: jab@jaberman.com First Publication: September 23, 2011 Last Publication: October 7, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

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NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 11 JA 227 In the matter of the petition of: LAURA ANGELICA SALCEDO FLORES and ALEJANDRO FLORES For the adoption of a child. To: ALBERTO LEOPOLDO TORRES Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above named Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. If applicable, an Affidavit of Abondonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more. You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on October 27, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. in the court location identified below. You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s). Denver Juvenile Court, Denver County, Colorado, 520 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204. Attorney: WALKER LAW OFFICES 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Suite 575 Denver, Colorado 80209 Phone Number: (303) 228-3166 E-mail: michelle@walkerfamilylaw.com FAX Number: (303) 459-7572 First Publication: August 26, 2011 Last Publication: September 23, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

NOTICE OF HEARING Guardianship or Conservatorship CASE NUMBER: S-1501-PB-00000 Superior Court of California, County of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Metropolitan Division-Justice Building. Guardianship of the persons of: SAMAKIE MONDELL HILL & EZRAYEL SAMUEL HILL-BUNCH, minors. This notice is required by law. This notice does not require you to appear in court, but you may attend the hearing if you wish. 1. NOTICE is given that: CHARLENE HILL and SAMUEL HILL have filed: A Petition for Appointment of Guardian of the Person of Minors. 2. You may refer to documents on file in this proceeding for more information. (Some documents filed with the court are confidential. Under some circumstances you or your attorney may be able to see or receive copies of confidential documents if you file papers in the proceeding or apply to the court.) 3. A HEARING on the matter will be held as follows: a. Date: 00/00/00 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: P b. Address of court: same as noted above. Janie H. Chang, SBN 235648, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc., 615 California Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93304, (661) 321-3994, Attorney for CHARLENE HILL & SAMUEL HILL First Publication: September 2, 2011 Last Publication: September 23, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. 11 PR 787, Division 21 In the matter of the estate of HELEN M. DAZEY, a/k/a HELEN DAZEY, a/k/a HELEN MORSE DAZEY, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, 7325 So. Potomac St., Centennial, Colorado 80112 on or before February 1, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. WILLIAM SCOTT DAZEY Personal Representative 6511 So. Lisbon Court Aurora, CO 80016 Attorney or Party Without Attorney: WILLIAM SCOTT DAZEY 6511 So. Lisbon Court Aurora, CO 80016 Phone Number: (303) 956-5261 Email: Scottdazey@yahoo.com First Publication: September 16, 2011 Last Publication: September 30, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

NOTICE: REVIVAL OF JUDGMENT DENVER COUNTY COURT, COLORADO Case No. 05C28714 FIRST EAGLE FUNDING CORP. VS ZONDELL DELANO HORTON YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you are required within ten days of your receipt of this Notice to show cause why the Judgment should not be revived by filing an Objection with the Court, which will then be set for Hearing. DATED this 16th day of August, 2011. CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT First Publication: 8/26/2011 Last Publication: 9/23/2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 11 JA 225 In the matter of the petition of: LAURA ANGELICA SALCEDO FLORES and ALEJANDRO FLORES For the adoption of a child. To: ALBERTO LEOPOLDO TORRES Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above named Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. If applicable, an Affidavit of Abondonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more. You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on October 27, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. in the court location identified below. You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s). Denver Juvenile Court, Denver County, Colorado, 520 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204. Attorney: WALKER LAW OFFICES 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Suite 575 Denver, Colorado 80209 Phone Number: (303) 228-3166 E-mail: michelle@walkerfamilylaw.com FAX Number: (303) 459-7572 First Publication: August 26, 2011 Last Publication: September 23, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News NOTICE: REVIVAL OF JUDGMENT DENVER COUNTY COURT, COLORADO Case No. 05C30061 FIRST EAGLE FUNDING CORP. VS JAMES DAN JAMISON & JEQUETTA MARLENE JAMISON YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you are required within ten days of your receipt of this Notice to show cause why the Judgment should not be revived by filing an Objection with the Court, which will then be set for Hearing. DATED this 31st day of August, 2011. CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT First Publication: 9/09/2011 Last Publication: 10/07/2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

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Rosh Hashanah: Ten ways to be a mentsch ne New Year’s Eve when I was six years old, I stayed up way past my bedtime and, crouching behind the living room door, looked on as my parents celebrated the night with friends. I silently watched as they twirled to the music of Tony Bennett, drank champagne from elegant glasses and toasted Happy New Year when the clock struck twelve. I couldn’t wait to be grown-up — to wear black and gray silk lounge pants like my mother and have parties where I served tiny hotdogs wrapped in pastry. From my young vantage point, the night seemed magical, filled with celebration and friendship. As Americans, we wish each other a happy new year on New Year’s Eve and toast to a year of good health, friendship and success. Yet when the Jewish New Year rolls around, we wish each other something quite different. At Rosh Hashanah we say: “Le-Shana Tova!” — may you have a good new year, not a happy one. Why is that? Although Judaism values joy and happiness as an important part of spiritual wholeness, we seek something more as the cornerstone of each New Year. To be a mentsch — a good, loving and caring person — is what the Jewish New Year is all about. When we wish each other a good

new year, the message we pass along is one of hope; that this year we will become more compassionate, loving, responsible and honest human beings and, in doing so, make the world a better place for everyone. ow do we go about becoming a “good” person? Judaism does not provide a singular rule, definition or value that categorically defines goodness. It understands the complexity of being human, and that the variety of situations we will face and the many relationships we will have will make our ethical decision-making complicated, challenging and not amenable to rigid rules and standard regulations. The beauty of Judaism is that it provides us with a system, a framework of morals and values that can help us in the daily choices we make in our efforts to be a good person. As in any system, the first step is to learn more about it — to study what traditional Jewish wisdom has to say about things like caring for our parents, helping the needy, raising our children or deal-

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5. Do not separate yourself from the community. (Pirkei Avot 2:5) 6. Do what is fair and good in the eyes of the L-rd. (Deut. 6:18) 7. Do not hate your brother in your heart. (Leviticus 19:17) 8. The world stands on three things: Torah study, service of G-d and acts of loving kindness. (Pirkei Avot 1:2) 9. He has told you what is good and what the L-rd requires of you: To do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your G-d. (Mic-

hat are some of the Jewish guidelines that help us become better people? They are found throughout the Torah, Talmud and other sacred Jewish texts. While the following is by no means an exhaustive list, it is must-read for any syllabus on “How to Be a Mensch.”

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEES Woodside Condominium Association, Inc. September 12, 2011 The current Condominium Declaration of Woodside Condominiums as recorded in the real property records of Denver County on January 16, 1980, in Book 2089 at Page 621, as may have been amended, is being amended and restated. Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes §38-33.3-217(1)(b) a copy of the proposed Amended and Restated Condominium Declaration of Woodside Condominiums may be obtained from: Board of Managers, Woodside Condominium Association, Inc., c/o Management Specialists, Inc., 390 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 500 Broomfield, Colorado 80021-8041. First Publication: September 16, 2011 Last Publication: September 23, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 11 JA 226 In the matter of the petition of: LAURA ANGELICA SALCEDO FLORES and ALEJANDRO FLORES For the adoption of a child. To: ALBERTO LEOPOLDO TORRES Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above named Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. If applicable, an Affidavit of Abondonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more. You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on October 27, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. in the court location identified below. You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s). Denver Juvenile Court, Denver County, Colorado, 520 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204. Attorney: WALKER LAW OFFICES 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Suite 575 Denver, Colorado 80209 Phone Number: (303) 228-3166 E-mail: michelle@walkerfamilylaw.com FAX Number: (303) 459-7572 First Publication: August 26, 2011 Last Publication: September 23, 2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

NOTICE: REVIVAL OF JUDGMENT DENVER COUNTY COURT, COLORADO Case No. 05C25606 FIRST EAGLE FUNDING CORP. VS WILLIAM AUSTIN KEAVENY YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you are required within ten days of your receipt of this Notice to show cause why the Judgment should not be revived by filing an Objection with the Court, which will then be set for Hearing. DATED this 23rd day of August, 2011. CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT First Publication: 9/02/2011 Last Publication: 9/30/2011 Published: Intermountain Jewish News

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Colorado had a good showing at this summer’s Maccabiah Games in Israel. L-r: Stefanie Flint, basketball; Seth Goldstein, (obscured) tennis; Josh Merenstein, soccer; Jacob Weiss, rock bank; Anna Mellman, soccer; Haley Shusterman, table tennis; Blake Goldstein, tennis; Bryce Montes, soccer; Aubrie Pike, soccer; Aaron Wildman, swimming; Isaac Witte, soccer; Lauren Shusterman, table tennis; Emma Friedman, table tennis; Jake Dudley, soccer; Cole Davis, soccer. Not pictured: Daniel Steinhauser, tennis; Yuri Tavbin, delegation head; Jamie Skog, asst. delegation head; Justin Blue, soccer coach.

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William Lee “Bill” Bromberg, an attorney in Denver for more than 50 years, passed away June 7, 2011, in Denver. Rabbi Joe Black officiated at the June 10 service held at Temple Emanuel. Interment followed at Emanuel Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements. “He had many friends throughout the years, was very social and enjoyed traveling the world with his wife Elaine,” the family said. “He loved the outdoors, whether he was walking along the beach by an ocean or climbing to the top of the Rocky Mountains. “He leaves a great legacy of charitable interests, devotion to his three children and their families.” Mr. Bromberg was born Feb. 20, 1929, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He served with distinction in the US Army, 1948-49. Recipient of a BA from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., he moved to Denver in the 1950s and earned his law degree from DU. Mr. Bromberg married Elaine Faith Pereira on June 24, 1956. Mrs. Bromberg passed away on June 26, 2008. For the last 20 years of his law practice, Mr. Bromberg managed the Sam Bloom Charitable Foundation, belonged to the board and ultimately served as its director emeritus. A member of Temple Emanuel, he belonged to the Colorado Bar Association, the Senior Lawyers Bar, the Colorado Funders Association, JFS, and volunteered at the Weinberg Food Pantry for many years. Mr. Bromberg is survived by his children Lisa Burns of Aurora, David (Marilyn) Bromberg of Denver and Janis (Joe) Pennington of Littleton; and brother Tom (Fran Cetrulo) Bromberg of Denver and sister Peggy (Dave) Bernstein of Mercer Island, Wash. Contributions may be made to the Sam S. Bloom Foundation, PO Box 2413, Littleton, CO 80161, or JFS.

Memorial services at cemeteries Rabbi Selwyn Franklin and Cantor Joel Lichterman of BMH-BJ will conduct the annual Kever Avot (memorial) services, Sunday. Oct. 2, at two area cemeteries: • Mt. Nebo, 10 a.m. • Rose Hill, 11 a.m. Information: (303) 3884203.

Anne Bloom Epstein, longtime secretary for B’nai B’rith in Denver, passed away Sept. 11, 2011, in Denver. Rabbi Bernard Gerson officiated at the Sept. 12 graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements. Mrs. Epstein was born Jan. 7, 1923, in Denver. She graduated East High School. She married Bernie Epstein in November of 1943. Mr. Epstein passed away in August, 1982. In the 1980s and 1990s, Mrs. Epstein was the part-time secretary for B’nai B’rith Lodge #171. She was active in Hadassah and at Rodef Shalom. Mrs. Epstein is survived by her son Gary (Sue) Epstein of Denver; grandchildren Lauri Epstein of Denver, Audra (Jeff) Feierstein of Denver, Bryan Epstein of Israel, Derek Epstein of Denver, Doneal (Batsheva) Bernstein of New Jersey and Dahlya (Emanuel) Goldfeiz of Baltimore; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was predeceased by her daughter Elaine Bernstein in 1974, and son Steven Epstein in 2010. Contributions may be made to Rodef Shalom.

Report highlights Jewish issues in Poland, Hungary

UDAPEST (JTA) — Reports released by a Jewish think tank in London highlighted the need for the reform of Jewish infrastructure in Hungary and support for Orthodox and nonOrthodox alternatives in Poland. The reports issued Sept. 15, published by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, assessed the development of Jewish communities in Hungary and Poland since the collapse of communism, as well as the challenges they face going forward. Research in Hungary reveals a community reinvigorated over the last 20 years but facing the challenge of low engagement in communal life; only 10% of the Jewish population is affiliated with a Jewish organization. The report calls for the Hungarian Jewish communal infrastructure to be restructured to ensure that decisions on issues affecting the whole community are made in a democratic and transparent fashion.

Fogel family killer gets five consecutive life sentences

ERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences for the murder of five members of the Fogel family in a West Bank Jewish settlement. Hakim Awad, 18, was sentenced Sept. 13 in a West Bank military court. He had admitted guilt in the March 11 murders in Itamar, which is near his home in the West Bank town of Hawarta, and refused to express regret. The judges called the attack “an atrocious, bone chilling and terrifying act.” Israel does not have a death penalty, though the judges said in their decision that they had deliberated on sentencing Awad to death. “A case such as this tempts the use of such a punishment,” the judges wrote in their decision. “The imprisoned criminal, whose life

YU student to donate award to terror victims

EW YORK (JTA) — A Yeshiva University student who was the victim of antiSemitism while an exchange student at St. Andrews University in Scotland will donate his compensation award to victims of terrorism. The anti-Semitic act against Chanan Reitblat was committed in March on the same day that Palestinian terrorists murdered five members of the Fogel family while they slept in their West Bank home. Reitblat said in a statement that he will donate the nearly $500 in compensation ordered from his attacker to a fund set up to assist the family. His attacker, Paul Donnachie,

19, was sentenced in a local court Sept. 14 to 150 hours of community service for insulting in a vulgar way an Israeli flag given to Reitblat by his brother, an Israeli soldier. He also told Reitblat that Israel was a terrorist state and the flag was a terrorist symbol. Donnachie, a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was expelled from the university. Following the sentence, Donnachie stood outside the court with pro-Palestinian campaigners holding Israeli flags defaced with red paint. A second student, Samuel Colchester, 20, was acquitted due to insufficient evidence. He was suspended for one year.

Jewish-owned painting restituted to heirs

EW YORK (JTA) — A painting sold under duress by its Jewish owners during the Nazi era was restituted to his heirs. The painting, “Madame La Suire” by Albert von Keller, was returned last week to the estate

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would be taken after being sentenced to death, might turn into a martyr, a shaheed in their terms, with all the meanings that are attached to it.” The five consecutive life sentences are equal to 130 years in prison. Awad and his cousin, Amjad Awad, 19, murdered Udi Fogel, 36, and Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children, Yoav, 11; Elad, 4; and Hadas, three months, in a Shabbat eve attack on their home in the northern West Bank. Amjad Awad has been convicted of the murders and is awaiting sentencing. Three of the Fogel children survived the attack: Two were sleeping in a side bedroom and were not discovered, and a daughter was out of the house at the time of the killings. She came home to discover the bodies.

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Jewish professor fights charges of being anti-Semitic

ORONTO (JTA) — A Jewish professor in Toronto was forced to defend himself against allegations of antiSemitism in an episode tinged with irony. Cameron Johnston, who has been teaching at York University for more than 30 years, was the focus of controversy following a Sept. 12 lecture on critical thinking and whether one is entitled to one’s opinions, even if they are extreme. “All Jews should be sterilized” is an example of such an extreme opinion, Johnston told the 500 students. One of them, 22-year-old Sarah Grunfeld, stormed out of the class. She contacted Hasbara at York, a campus Israel advocacy group, which sent a news release to media and other Jewish community groups calling for Johnston’s firing. Blogs and social media picked up the story. “In the lecture, I discussed that the course focuses on the texts and not ‘opinions,’” Johnston said in a statement. “In fact, I stated that for this course opinions are not relevant and I questioned the common idea that everyone is entitled to their opinion. “I pointed out that everyone is not entitled to their opinion by giving the example of someone having an anti-Semitic opinion which is clearly not acceptable. This was an example of the fact that opinions can be dangerous and that none of us really do believe that all opinions are acceptable.” Grunfeld told the Toronto Star that she may have misunderstood the context and intent of Johnston’s remarks, but that doesn’t matter. “The words ‘Jews should be sterilized’ still came out of his mouth, so regardless of the context, I still think that’s pretty serious,” she said. In a statement, the newly created Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said it believes Johnston’s “use of an abhorrent statement was intended to demonstrate that some opinions are simply not legitimate. This point was, without ill intentions, taken out of context and circulated in the Jewish community.” “Professor Johnston, himself a member of the Jewish community, may regret his wording but should not see his reputation tarnished,” the center said. “This event is an appropriate reminder that great caution must be exercised before concluding a statement or action is anti-Semitic.”

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Aussies live stream funerals

YDNEY (JTA) — A Jewish burial society in Melbourne is believed to be the first in Australia to offer live web streaming of funerals over the Internet. The Melbourne Chevra Kadisha has installed a camera at the prayer houses of the two main cemeteries in Melbourne, according to a report in the Australian Jewish News. The web streaming, which is in its trial phase, costs about $250, according to Chevra Kadisha director Fred Grossman. DVD copies of the funeral service also are available.

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S Y N A G O G U E METRO DENVER Aish Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-220-7200 9550 E. Belleview Ave. Englewood, CO 80111 . . . . . aishdenver.com Rabbi Yaakov Meyer, Lisa Berkow, board chair . ymeyer@aish.com Allied Jewish Housing Chapel . . . . . . . 303-355-0232 22 S. Adams, Denver, CO 80209 - Dr. Seth Ward sward@uwyo.edu Bais Menachem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-329-0213 400 S. Holly, Denver, CO 80246 . . . www.baismenachemdenver.com Rabbi Yisroel Engel . . . . . info@baismenachem.com Beth Evergreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-670-4294 2981 Bergen Peak Dr., POB 415, Evergreen, CO 80437-0415 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.bethevergreen.org Rabbi Benjamin Arnold, Alan Rubin, Pres. . . . . . . shalom@bethevergreen.org Beth Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-794-6643 6116 So. Penn. St., Centennial, CO 80121 . . www.cbsdenver.org Rabbi Jeffrey Kaye . . . . . . . . cbsdenver@yahoo.com BMH-BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-388-4203 560 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 80224-1227. . . www.bmh-bj.org Rabbi Selwyn Franklin, Cantor Joel I. Lichterman, Michael Engleberg, Pres. B’nai Chaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-697-2668 4716 So. Coors Ln., Morrison, CO 80465 . . . . . www.bnaichaim.org Rabbi Severine Sokol, Sophie Gross, Pres.. . . . . . . . . info@bnaichaim.org B’nai Havurah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-388-4441 6445 E. Ohio Ave., Denver, CO 80224-1459 . . . . www.bnaihavurah.org Rabbi Evette Lutman. . . . . . . office@bnaihavurah.org Chabad of NW Metro Denver . . . 303-429-5177 4505 W. 112th Ave., Westminster, CO 80031 . . . www.thechabadhouse.com Rabbi Benjy Brackman. . . . . . MileHighChabad@aol.com Chabad of South Metro Denver . 303-792-7222 9950 Lone Tree Pkwy., Lone Tree, CO 80124 . . . info@DenverJewishCenter.com www.DenverJewishCenter.com . . . . Rabbi Avraham Mintz Colorado Bukharian Center . . . . 720-628-1141 1930 S. Havana St., Aurora, CO 80014 Rabbi Aryeh L. Steinman, mentor; Rabbi Refael Mordechayev Congregation B’nai Torah . . . . . 303-692-5234 3990 W. 74th Ave., Westminster, CO 80030 . . www.bnai-torah-colroado.org Rabbi Anat Moskowitz, Mark Harvey, Pres . . bnaitorah@mindspring.com Congregation Emanuel . . . . . . . 303-388-4013 51 Grape St., Denver, CO 80220. . . www.congregationemanuel.com Rabbis Joe Black, Mitchell Delcau, Cantor Regina Heit Jim Cohen, Pres. . . . . shalom@congregationemanuel.com Congregation Kohelet . . . . . . . . 303-321-7729 428 S. Forest St., Denver, CO 80246. . . . . www.kohelet.org Adam Hirsch, Pres. . . . . . . koheletadmin@gmail.com DAT Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-281-8999 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 . . http://www.datminyan.org Rabbi Asher Klein; Scott Friedman, Pres. . . . info@datminyan.org East Denver Orthodox Synagogue . . . 303-322-7943 198 S. Holly, Denver, CO 80246 Rabbi Marc Gittler, Rabbi Yaakov Calm, President Hebrew Educational Alliance (HEA) . . 303-758-9400 3600 S. Ivanhoe St., Denver, CO 80237 . . www.headenver.org Rabbi Bruce Dollin, Cantor Martin Goldstein, Rick Rubin, Pres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . info@headenver.org Kehilas Bais Yisroel. . . . . . . . . . 303-720-0818 295 S. Locust St., Denver, CO 80224 Rabbi Aver Jacobs. Elly Zussman, Pres. Ohr Avner — Bukharan Community . . . . 720-435-5906 11275 East Missippi Ave., Aurora, CO Rabbi Yaakov Abayev, Yaakov Bachaev, Pres. Rodef Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-399-0035 450 S. Kearney St., Denver, CO 80224 . . . www.rodef-shalom.org Rabbi Bernard Gerson, Cantor Dr. Saul Rosenthal Scott Fisher, Pres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . crsoffice@aol.com Shalom Al Yisrael . . . . . . . . . . . 303-399-3059 694 S. Flamingo Ct., Denver, CO 80246 . . . www.rabbihenochdov.com Rabbi Howard Hoffman Shir Chadash Southeast Denver . . . 303-779-6741 Hilary Palmer, President . . www.shirchadashdenver.org Tehilat Hashem (WCRJ). . . . . . 303-355-8223; 303-399-8917 295 S. Locust St., Denver, CO 80224 Rabbi Aharon Sirota. Barry Karp, Pres. Temple Micah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-388-4239 2600 Leyden St., Denver, CO 80207-1009 . www.micahdenver.org Rabbi Adam Morris. Judith Cassel-Mamet, Pres. Temple Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-759-1827 3509 S. Glencoe, Denver, CO 80237 Rabbi Richard Rheins, Rabbi Jay TelRav, Rabbi Raymond Zwerin, Emeritus; Neil Culbertson, Pres. Zera Abraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-825-7517 1560 Winona Ct., Denver, CO 80204 Chaim Abrams, Pres.

BOULDER B’nai B’rith Hillel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-442-6571 2795 Colorado Ave., Boulder, CO 80302 . hillelcolorado.org hillelcu@colorado.edu Chabad at CU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-444-2775 718 14th St., Boulder, CO 80302 . . www.jewishcu.com rabbi@jewishcu.com Congregation Bonai Shalom . . . . . 303-442-6605/FAX 303-442-7545 1527 Cherryvale Rd., Boulder, CO 80303. . . http://www.bonaishalom.org Rabbi Marc Soloway. Bruce Wildman, Pres. Congregation Har HaShem . . . . . . . . . 303-499-7077 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, CO 80303 . . . . . . . www.harhashem.org Rabbis Joshua Rose, Deborah R. Bronstein, Andre Halpern, Pres. Congregation Nevei Kodesh . . . . . . . . 303-271-3540 POB 21601, Boulder, CO 80308-4601. . . . www.neveikodesh.org Rabbi Tirzah Firestone . . . . . . info@neveikodesh.org Kehillath Aish Kodesh. . . . . 303-443-2497, 720-406-7657 1805 Balsam Ave., Boulder, CO 80301 . . www.BoulderAishKodesh.Org Morah Yehudis Fishman, Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder heyrabbi@comcast.net Lubavitch of Boulder County . . . . . . . . . 303-494-1638 4900 Sioux Dr., Boulder, CO 80303. . . www.lubavitchofboulder.org Rabbi Pesach Scheiner . . . . . . . . . lubavbldr@cs.com Pardes Levavot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-530-4422 7077 Harvest Rd., Boulder CO 80301 Rabbis Victor and Nadya Gross . . . pardes@ecoisp.com

COLORADO Aspen Jewish Congregation . . . 970-925-8245 Aspen Chapel, 0077 Meadowood Dr., Aspen, CO 81611 Rabbi David Segal . . . . . . . . . . www.jewishaspen.com Beth Israel Congregation. . . . . . 970-353-0869 POB 867, Greeley, CO 80632-0867 . . . Rabbi Sara Gilbert Barry Shelofsky, Pres. . . . . . www.bethisraelgreeley.org B’nai Butte Congregation . . . . . 970-349-7742 PO Box 2537, Crested Butte, CO 81224 . www.bnaibutte.com Bruce Alpern & Tami Gitin, Co-Pres. . . . bnaibutte@crestedbutte.net B’nai Or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-543-5289 106 W. 15th St., Pueblo, CO 81003 . . . Paul Aviles-Silva, Pres. Rabbi Dr. Robert Saunders . . . . . . . shatzka1@earthlink.net B’nai Vail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-477-2992 Vail Interfaith Chapel, 19 Vail Rd. Vail, CO 81657. www.bnaivail.org Rabbi Debrah Rappaport, Brad Cohen, C.J. Tenner, Pres.’s. . info@bnaivail.org Chabad Jewish Center of Longmont . . . 303-678-7595 195 S. Main St., Ste. 4, Longmont, CO 80501 . www.JewishLongmont.com Rabbi Yakov Borenstein . . . rabbi@JewishLongmont.com Chabad Jewish Center of Northern CO . 970-407-1613 940 Pioneer Ave., Ft. Collins, CO 80521 . www.jewishnco.com Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik. . . . . . rabbi@jewishnco.com Chabad of Aspen . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-544-3770 435 W. Main St., Aspen, CO 81611 . . www.chabadaspen.com Rabbi Mendel Mintz. . . . . . . . . aspenchabad@aol.com Chabad of Vail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-476-7887 1000 Lionsridge Loop, Suite 3B, Vail, CO 81657 . . www.jewishvail.com Rabbi Dovid Mintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . info@jewishvail.com Congregation Har Shalom . . . . . 970-223-5191 725 W. Drake Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80526 . . . www.congregationharshalom.org office@congregationharshalom.org Congregation Ohr Shalom . . . . . . . 970-243-2491 441 Kennedy Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501 David Eisner, Pres., Rabbi Jamie Korngold Har Mishpacha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-879-2082 POB 774362, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Bert Halberstadt, Pres.; Rabbi Steve Booth-Nadav Har Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-375-0613 2537 County Road 203, POB 9199, Durango, CO 81302-9199 Rabbi Eliot J. Baskin . . . www.harshalomdurango.org Judaism in the Foothills . . . . . . 303-679-0613 3959 Ponderosa Ln., Evergreen, CO 80439 . . . www.judaisminthefoothills.com Rabbi Levi Brackman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . info@jitf.org

D I R E C T O R Y Longmont Shabbat Group . . . . . . . . . . 303-651-6822 Susan Scruggs . . . . . . . . . . . . shablong@comcast.net Synagogue of the Summit . . . . . . . . . . 970-668-0670 PO Box 4625, Frisco, CO 80443 . . . www.synagogueofthesummit.org Carol Barrons, President . . . . . . . . cbarrons@aol.com Temple Aaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-846-2781 309 S. Maple, Trinidad, CO 81082 Kathryn Rubin Temple Emanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-544-6448 1325 N. Grand Ave., Pueblo, CO 81003. . . . mikeeaa@coloradobluesky.org Michael Atlas-Acuna, Pres., Cantor Birdie Becker Temple Or Hadash . . . . . . . . . . . 970-407-7896 PO Box 272953, Ft. Collins, CO 80527 . . . . . www.templeorhadash.org Rabbi Ted Stainman, Marty Goldberg, Pres. United Hebrew Center . . . . . . . . 719-544-9897 106 W. 15th St., Pueblo, CO 81003 Gerald Rosenblatt, President

COLORADO SPRINGS Air Force Academy . . . . . . . . . . 719-333-2636 2348 Sijan Dr., Suite 100, USAF Academy, CO 80840 Chaplain Rabbi Gary Davidson; Interim Rabbi Anat Moskowitz Chabad Southern Colorado . . . . . . . . . 719-634-2345 410 Allegheny Dr., Colo. Spgs., CO 80919 . . www.thejewishflame.com Rabbi Moshe Liberow . . . . Rabbiliberow@gmail.com Temple Beit Torah . . . . . . . . . . . 719-573-0841 P.O. Box 25909, Colo. Spgs., CO 80936 . . . . www.beit-torah.org Rabbi Don Levy, Kim Gilbert, Pres. therabbi@beit-torah.org Temple Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-634-5311 1523 E. Monument St., Colo. Spgs., CO 80909 Rabbi Mel Glazer, David Ervin, Pres.

IDAHO Ahavath Beth Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208-343-6601 11 North Latah St, Boise, ID 83706 . . . www.ahavathbethisrael.org Rabbi Daniel Fink, Sharon Katz, Pres. . . rabbidan@ahavathbethisrael.org Chabad Jewish Center of Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . 208-853-9200 6114 North Cape Arago Place, Boise, ID 83714-4029 Wood River Jewish Community, Ketchum . . . . . 208-726-1183 Box 837, Ketchum, ID 83340

MONTANA Aitz Chaim POB 6192, Great Falls, MT 59406-6192. http://uahc.org/mt/aitzchaim Marjorie Feldman, President . . . . . . . . . quack@sofast.net Jewish Community of the Flathead Valley — Bet Harim . . . . 406-756-5159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . website: betharim.com Eric Kaplan, President . . . membership@betharim.com Beth Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406-556-0528 2010 W. Koch St. Bozeman MT, 59718 . www.bethshalombozeman.org Rabbi Ed Stafman . . . . . . . rabbi@bethshalombozeman.org Chabad Lubavitch of Montana . . . . . . . 406-585-8770 8755 Huffman Ln, Bozeman, MT 59715 . . www.JewishMontana.com Rabbi Chaim Bruk . . . . . . . rabbi@jewishMontana.com Congregation Beth Aaron. . . . . . . . . . . 406-248-6412 POB 187, Billings, MT 59103 . . . . . . . . www.cbamt.org Rabbi Barbara Block . . . . . . . rabbiblock10@gmail.com Congregation B’nai Israel. . . . . . . . . . . 406-723-7993 327 W. Galena St., Butte, MT 59701 Paul Blumenthal, Pres., Janet Cornish . . . janallyce@aol.com Har Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406-549-9595 POB 3715, Missoula, MT 59806-3715 . www.Har-Shalom.org Bert Chessin, President . . . . . . info@Har-Shalom.org

NEW MEXICO B’nai Shalom Havurah . . . . . . . . 505-737-2878 c/o S.J. PO Box 1108, Taos, NM 87571 Jeremy Powell, President Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe . . . 505-983-2000 242 W. S. Mateo., Santa Fe, NM 87505 . . www.chabadcenters.com/santafe Rabbi Berl Levertov, director. . ChabadSantaFe@aol.com Chabad of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 505-880-1181 4000 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. . . www.ChabadNM.org Rabbi Chaim Schmukler Congregation Albert . . . . . . . . . 505-883-1818 3800 Louisiana Blvd. N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87110. . . www.congregationalbert.org Cantor Barbara Finn, Marcia Lubar, Pres. . . . . . . . . . . . admin@congregationalbert.com Congregation Beit Tikva. . . . . . 505-820-2991 POB 24094, Santa Fe, NM 87502 . . www.beittikva.info Rabbis Martin W. Levy, Leonard Helman; Cantor Michael Linder; Kate Shane, Pres. . . . . . . . Rap1818@aol.com Congregation B’nai Israel. . . . . . . . . . . 505-266-0155 4401 Indian School Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 . www.bnaiisrael-nm.org Rabbi Arthur Flicker, Wayne Bobrick, Pres. . . rabbi@bnaiisrael-nm.org Congregation B’nai Israel . . 505-622-5814; 505-625-9883 712 N. Washington, Roswell, NM 88201 Richard Sidd, Pres. Congregation Nahalat Shalom . . . . . . . 505-343-8227 3606 Rio Grande Blvd., NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107. . www.swcp.com/~rweisz Rabbi Deborah Brin. Marg Elliston, Marc Wunder, Co-Pres. Los Alamos Jewish Center . . . . . . . . . 505-662-2140 2400 Cannon Rd., Los Alamos, NM 87544 Rabbi Jack Shlachter, David Izraelevitz, Pres. Rio Rancho Jewish Center . . . . . . . . . 505-892-8511 2009 Grande Blvd., Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Norman Koplowitz, Pres. Temple Beth El . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505-524-3380 PO Box 1029, Las Cruces, 88004-1029 . . http://nm002.urj.net Rabbi Gerald Kane, David Steinborn, Pres. . jercyrl@aol.com Temple Beth El of Carlsbad . . . 575-885-3699 1002 Pate Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220 Joel Siegel, Pres. Temple Beth Shalom . . . . . . . . . 505-982-1376 205 E. Barcelona Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87501 Rabbi Marvin Schwab. Bette Yozzell, Pres.

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Aish Denver 9550 E. Belleview Ave. Rabbi Yaakov Meyer (303) 220-7200 Orthodox congregation. FRIDAY, EREV SHABBOS — Mincha, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY, SHABBOS — Shacharis, 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Aish Denver. Mincha, 6:20 p.m. WEEKDAYS — Shacharis, Sun., 8:15 a.m. Mon., 6:45. Tues., Wed., Fri, 7 a.m., preceeded by Selichos. EREV ROSH HASHANAH — Wed., Mincha, 6:30 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH First Day, — Thurs., Shacharis, 7:30 a.m. Torah, 10 a.m. Sermon and Shofar, 10:55. Musaf, 11:35 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Daf Yomi, 5:25 p.m. Mincha, 6:25 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH Second Day — Fri., Shacharis, 7:20 a.m. Torah, 9:55 a.m. Sermon and Shofar, 10:40 a.m. Musaf, 11:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Daf Yomi, 5:15 p.m. Mincha, 6:15 p.m.

UTAH Brith Sholem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-392-7688 2750 Grant Ave., Ogden, UT 84401 Judi Amsel, Pres. . . http://uahc.org/ut/ut004/index.html Chabad of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-467-7777 1433 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105 www.chabadutah.org Rabbi Benny Zippel Chavurah B’Yachad . . . . . . . . . . 801-325-4539 PO Box 9115, Salt Lake City, UT 84109-9115 Alan Fogel, Pres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.cbyachad.org Kol Ami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-484-1501 2425 E. Heritage Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Rabbi Elana Shvartzman, Cantor Laurence D. Loeb, Richard Rappaport, Pres. Sha’arei Tefila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-553-4196 851 E. 1300 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84105 Micha Barach Temple Har Shalom . . . . . . . . . . 435-649-2276 1922 Prospector Ave., POB 681236, Park City, UT 84068 Rabbi Joshua Aronson. Bill Tumpowsky, Pres. Drora Oren, Admin. drora@templeharshalom.com

WYOMING Chabad Jewish Center of Wyoming. . . . 307-462-0847 POB 9818, Jackson, WY . . . . . . . www.JewishWyoming.org Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn . . . . . info@JewishWyoming. org Congregation Kol Ha’Am . . . . . . 307-265-5962 PO Box 51526 Casper, WY 82605-1526. . . . . www.WyomingJews.com Barb Watters, pararabbinic fellow . . . . . info@WyomingJews.com Jackson Hole Chaverim . . . . . . . 307-734-4754 PO Box 10667, Jackson, WY 83002 . . www.jhjewishcommunity.org Rabbi Mike Comins. Phyllis Turtle, Pres. Laramie Jewish Community Center. . . . 307-760-9275 POB 202, Laramie, WY 82073-0202. www.laramiejewishcommunitycenter.org. Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman, Mike Wasser, Pres. . . . ljwy@starband.net Mt. Sinai Synagogue . . . . . . . . . 307-634-3052 2610 Pioneer Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001 . . www.mtsinaicheyenne.org Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman. Marv Wolf, Pres. Temple Beth El . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307-237-2330 4105 S. Poplar; mailing address: POB 50933, Casper, WY 82605-0933. www.jewishcasper.org Sam Wiseman, Gen. Sec . . . utopialtd1@aol.com

DAT Minyan 6825 E. Alameda Ave. Rabbi Asher Klein

(303) 366-7850 Orthodox congregation. FRIDAY, EREV SHABBAT — Mincha, 6:55 p.m. SATURDAY, SHABBAT — Shacharit, 9 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by DAT Minyan. Mincha, 6:25 p.m. Havdalah, 7:38 p.m. WEEKDAYS — Shacharit, Sun., 8 a.m. Mon., 6:35, Tues., Wed, 6:45 a.m. Mincha, Sun.Tues, 6:35 p.m. EREV ROSH HASHANAH — Wed., Mincha, 6:35 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH First Day — Thurs., Shacharit, 6:35 a.m. Mincha, 6:35 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH Second Day — Fri., Shacharit, 6:45 p.m. Mincha, 6:25 p.m.

East Denver Orthodox Synagogue

Bais Menachem 400 S. Holly St. Rabbi Yisroel Engel (303) 329-0213 Orthodox congregation. FRIDAY, EREV SHABBOS —Mincha, 6:45 p.m. SATURDAY, SHABBOS — Tehillim, 7:30 a.m. Shacharis, 9 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Barry and Zahava Karp. Pirkei Avos, 4:40 p.m. p.m. Daf Yomi, 5:40 p.m. Mincha, 6:40 p.m. SELICHOS — Sun., Pre-Selichos talk, 12:40 a.m. Selichos, 1 a.m. WEEKDAYS — Selichos, Mon., Tues., Wed., one-half hour before Shacharis. Shacharis, Sun., 8 a.m. Mon., 6:30 a.m., Tues., Wed., Fri., 6:45 a.m. Mincha, Sun.-Tues., 6:40 p.m. EREV ROSH HASHANAH — Wed., Mincha, 6:40 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH First Day — Thurs., Shacharit, 9 a.m. Shofar, approx. 11:30 a.m. Mincha, 5 p.m. Tashlich, 5:20 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH Second Day — Fri.,

198 S. Holly St. Rabbi Marc Gitler (303) 322-7943 Orthodox congregation. FRIDAY, EREV SHABBAT —Mincha, 6:45 p.m. SATURDAY, SHABBAT — Shacharit, 9 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by EDOS. Mincha, 6:30 p.m. Havdalah, 7:36 p.m. WEEKDAYS — Shacharit, Sun., 7:30 a.m. Mon., Selichot, 6:10 a.m. Shacharit, 6:30 a.m. Mincha, 6:35 p.m. Tues., Selichot, 6:20 a.m. Shacharit, 6:45 a.m. Mincha, 6:35 p.m. Wed., Selichot, 6 a.m., Shacharit, 6:45 a.m. EREV ROSH HASHANAH — Wed., Mincha, 6:40 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH First Day — Thurs., Shacharit, 8:30 a.m. Mincha, 6:20 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH Second Day — Fri., Shacharit, 8:30 a.m. Mincha, 6:15 p.m.

C A L E N D A R September 23 - October 1 Elul 24 - Tishrei 3 F RIDAY, S EPTEMBER 23, 2011 Light Shabbat candles (Denver): 6:38 p.m. Light Shabbat candles (Boulder): 6:40 p.m. Light Shabbat candles (Aspen): 6:46 p.m. Torah portion: Nitzavim-Vayelech Pentateuch: Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 Prophets: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 S ATURDAY, S EPTEMBER 24, 2011 Selichot Shabbat ends (Denver): 7:41 p.m. Shabbat ends (Boulder): 7:43 p.m. Shabbat ends (Aspen): 7:49 p.m. W EDNESDAY, S EPTEMBER 28, 2011 Erev Rosh Hashanah Light candles (Denver): 6:30 p.m. Light candles (Boulder): 6:31 p.m. Light candles (Aspen): 6:38 p.m. T HURSDAY, S EPTEMBER 29, 2011 First Day Rosh Hashanah 5772 Shofar is sounded Light candles after (Denver): 7:27 p.m. Light candles after (Boulder): 7:28 p.m. Light candles after (Aspen): 7:34 p.m.

SOUTH DAKOTA Synagogue of the Hills . . . . . . . 605-348-0805 417 N. 40th St, Rapid City, SD 57702 . . . www.synagogueofthehills.org Barb Ames, Administrator . . . . . bhshul1@gmail.com

Shacharit, 8:30 a.m. Shofar, approx. 11:30 a.m. Light Shabbat candles, 6:26 p.m.

F RIDAY, S EPTEMBER 30, 2011 Second Day Rosh Hashanah 5772 Shofar is sounded Light Shabbat candles (Denver): 6:27 p.m. Light Shabbat candles (Boulder): 6:28 p.m. Light Shabbat candles (Aspen): 6:35 p.m. S ATURDAY, O CTOBER 1, 2011 Shabbat ends (Denver): 7:30 p.m. Shabbat ends (Boulder): 7:31 p.m. Shabbat ends (Aspen): 7:38 p.m. MORNING

TIME LIMIT FOR RECITATION OF

SHEMA YISROEL (sof zeman keriat shema, GRA) 9:50 a.m.-9:52 a.m. D AILY TALMUD S CHEDULE Sat.-Fri., Chullin, 90-96 E RUV H OTLINES E AST S IDE E RUV: (303) 836-3788 W EST S IDE E RUV: (303) 767-3788

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New machzorim — High Holiday prayerbooks MACHZOR from Page 9

Work on the new Reform machzor began in 2008, following the movement’s new siddur, Mishkan T’filah, in 2007. Like Mishkan T’filah, the new machzor will feature a layout that includes Hebrew, translation and transliteration on the right side of each spread, while the left side is devoted to commentary and a range of interpretative readings connected with the prayer to the right. “One of the challenges is how do you do a machzor that’s a companion to Mishkan T’filah for people who aren’t really familiar with Mishkan T’filah because they only come on High Holidays,” Person said. The Rosh Hashanah morning service was piloted earlier this year in some congregations. Person called the response “very positive.” “People were really excited that we’re doing this and that they can be part of the feedback process,” she said.

One challenge faced by Reform liturgists is that the most evocative R o s h Hashanah prayers are in musaf — a section the Reform movement did away with long ago. In the new machzor, these sections of the musaf service — shofarot, malchuyot and zichronot — have been distributed throughout the service. “When people heard about that, a lot of them were aghast at it,” Person said, adding that the approach proved popular among the groups that tested the service. Person emphasized that the project is still in an early stage. “The Torah service isn’t even in the morning service yet because we haven’t really touched it at all,” she said.

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and Susan have one son, Jason . . . Correct guessers are aunt Dorothea Flax, cousins Beverly and Larry Sunshine, Myrna and Mel Engbar, Raeann and Ed Lampert, Mark Lampert, Vicki Olesky, Barbara and Irwin Suson, Pearl and Jerry Neiman, Barry and Diane Samet, Bob Davidson, Jack Greenwald, Sherrie and Les Davidson, Estelle Klubock, Suzanne and Alec Shapiro, Ida Goldberger, Alisa Garner, Beth Horwitz, Gary and Donna Perotin, Eileen Schechter, Ed Bernstein, Shirley Bemel (calling from Los Angeles), Zelda and Gordon Friednash, Rabbi Eliot and Hilary Baskin, Cissy Koben . . . Nora Schrutt and Estelle Klubock guessed Helen Rotbart last week . . . Next week’s Guess Who was a student at the U of Michigan when he posed for this ID photo. He graduated in 1998, making him one of our youngest Guess Whos. After volunteering for social causes in Israel and the Detroit area he enrolled in HUC-JIR, where he was ordained in 2002. Now asso- Guess Who? ciate rabbi at a local Reform synagogue, his Kol Kolot services are a big draw for singers and non-singers alike. His first name is the same as the talk show host Mr. Leno. His last name is a Hebraicized combination of his and his wife’s surnames. For example, her English last name is “hill,” and his name, in Polish, means “rabbi.” Now put the words together, in that order, in Hebrew! (303) 861-2234 or shmoos@ijn.com. • • • SAUL GARLICK, who was very active in our community when he lived here, was named one of the top nine “Most Influential International Professionals Under 33” by The Diplomatic Courier. Saul is the founder of DC’s ThinkImpact, which established the Innovation Institute in rural Kenya and South Africa. • • • MIGUEL FERRER (“Crossing Jordan”), Kellan Lutz (“Twilight” movies) and singing duet Carolina La O and Didier Hernandez recently traveled to Israel. The celebrities ate at the Jaffa Black Out restaurant, where they were served by blind waiters and ate in total darkness; and attended the play “By Bread Alone,” performed by blind and deaf performers. They also toured the traditional sites. • • • LEAH HAMILTON, daughter of Mike and Mary Jo Weiker, has been honored as a 2011 Denver five star real estate agent by 5280 Magazine. A real estate broker with Re/Max Masters, Inc., Leah is also a soloist with Temple Sinai’s High Holiday choir, which her dad directed for 30 years. This year Mike

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Hayom! Today! ayom â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today. As we arrive at Rosh Hashanah, we arrive at today. A day we no longer push off the things we always say we will do . . . tomorrow. Today, hayom, on Rosh Hashanah, all the tomorrows throughout the past year are compressed into this one day. Today. All the times we were going to correct a wrong, but never found the time or courage to do. All the failed commitments to help out, but somehow the tomorrow of it never came. All the aspirations to change and become better human beings, better Jews . . . sometimes,.when there will be more of an opportunity, more of a chance . . . maybe tomorrow. So many tomorrows of this past year have come and gone, never having fulfilled the promise of that day. And then comes Rosh Hashanah and says, forget about all those tomorrows you were going to accomplish. Rosh Hashanah guides us to the here and now. Hayom. Hayom! Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;amzenu . . . Today. Strengthen us. Hayom! Tevarchenu . . . Today. Bless us. Hayom! Tegadlenu . . . Today. Exalt us. Hayom! Tidreshenu le-tova . . . Today. Seek us out for good. Hayom! Tishma shaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;avatenu . . . Today. Hear our outcry. Hayom! Tekabel berachamim uve-ratzon et tefilatenu . . . Today. Accept our prayers with compassion and favor.

Hayom! Today! Rosh Hashanah brings us to the moment of truth. There is no longer the tomorrow to push off all of our goals, dreams and prayers. We can no longer avoid ourselves and who we are or want to work on becoming. ayom Harat Olam, today the world was created (or conceived). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The birth pangs of the birthing woman are comingâ&#x20AC;? (Hosea 13:13). Who are we on this Rosh Hashanah? What kind of person are we going to birth? Who is going to bear fruit this coming year as we navigate

was created. Each year anew, we have the opportunity to re-create ourselves anew, to reach beyond who we are today. And so, as each Rosh Hashanah comes and goes, a part of us can be more, really more than last year. Part of Rosh Hashanahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s majesty is the crowning of G-d as our King. Another huge part of Rosh Hashanah is all the personal prayers whispered, the hopes and dreams prayed for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the anxiety of the fear of the unknown. As we get older, we all realize just how tenuous and precarious life is. As life unfolds more and more, harsh surprises have a way of catching us

Today, hayom, all the tomorrows throughout the year are compressed into this one day. the challenges of life? The birth pangs of this past year are before us, and the birth pangs of the upcoming year are yet unknown. But we have today, Rosh Hashanah, to reach our higher selves, to prepare us for navigating life as perennial birthers. Rosh Hashanah is considered the birth of the world because it was on this day that the human being

off guard. ccording to rabbinic tradition there are different stages to the gradual transition from night to day that officially make it morning, the start of a new today. According to differing opinions, different rhythms, lights and shadows mark the new day.

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Advice on twins from the twins ear Tzviling, My husband, Jack, and I are soooo excited. I just came back from my obstetricianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, and guess what? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be twin boys. Can you believe it? I have so many questions, and figured, who would know better than Dear Tzviling. I plan to give them the same of everything â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even dress them the same. What do you think? Vivie (e-mail)

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Dear Vivie, We think this is good news and good news. Double Mazel Tov. We feel you should consider dressing them separately. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget. They will have distinct personalities. Whatever you do, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give them the same name.

Dear Tzviling, Perfect. But, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still not sure. Who gets the name Shmuel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the older one or the younger one? Vivie (e-mail)

Dear Tzviling, Really? I was counting on naming them both Shmuel (Samuel). Jack and I love the name Shmuel. Quick, what can we do? Vivie (e-mail) Dear Vivie, How about naming them Shmuel

Dear Tzviling, Ha, ha, ha. Okay, Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll name one of them Shmuel, and come up with a different name for the other one. Is there a name which sounds like Shmuel? Vivie (e-mail) Dear Vivie, You can use the name Shmeryl.

older one? Vivie (e-mail) Dear Vivie, The older one is usually the one who is born first Dear Tzviling, My wife has been e-mailing you about her pregnancy. Thanks for all your help. What shall I think of doing at this point, knowing we will have twins? Jack (by text)

This Talmudic discussion is to establish the precise time for morning prayers and the recitation of the central Jewish prayer, the Shema. There are two stages to the morning: aloat hashachar, the first light of the day, when color begins to paint the sky, and the later time, neitz hachamah, sunrise. The Rabbis discuss, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eimatai?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when does dawn officially begin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to know the beginning time when Shema may be recited. Rabbi Eliezer posits that dawn begins when there is enough light in the world that one can discern the difference between the mix of techelet, the blue dye in one of the tzitizit tassles, and the remaining, white tassles. Rabbi Meir says morning begins when one can visually distinguish between a wolf and a dog. Rabbi Akiva says, not until one can distinguish between the subtlety of a domesticated donkey and a wild donkey. Still others teach that the first sign of morning is when you can see a person from as far away as about six feet and recognize him or her. When does a day begin? When a person can recognize a familiar face. Real dawn comes when you can recognize another person. When you can interact face to face with another human being. That is a day. The two blessings we recite as a prelude to the Shema are yotzer ore, Creator of light, and ahava rabba, abundant love. Light and love are the spiritual preparation for embracing G-d in the central declaration of Shema â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is correlated with marking a morning, which is correlated with recognizing a friend. G-d and nature and Shema and holiness and recognizing the tzelem elokim, the human face-Divine, of human interaction are all connected.

ust as the inception of day is ever significant, how much more so the inception of a new year.

tions. Now, what about the bris. Can we use the same mohel? Vivie (by e-mail) Dear Vivie, Yes, for sure. Make sure he gives you the 2for-1 special price.

Rosh Hashanah, like aloat hashachar of daybreak, is literally the dawn of a new year. Part of what marks this time in addition to the Shema dimension of the holiday, the G-d dimension of this holiday, is the people part of the holiday. The importance of seeing the people in our lives, in our orbit, who, like the Talmud mentions, are as close as six feet from where we are. To see the humanness in all these people, those who are familiar and known to us, as well as others around us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is part of Rosh Hashanah, too. We sense this in each â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shana Tovaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;May you be inscribed in the Book of Lifeâ&#x20AC;? we bestow on those around us whom we know and love. Rosh Hashanah is the morning of mornings. Each and every morning of the year, each and every Hayom â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; throughout the year, is compressed into this holy yoma arichta â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this extra long day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rosh Hashanah. All the yesterdays of the past year and all the tomorrows of the year we hope will come are compressed into this grandest, holiest dawn of all: Rosh Hashanah. Hayom. Today! n this majestic hayom, we make the most of the holy moments and intensity of this special dawn, so that all the tomorrows of the upcoming year will hopefully be blessed and glow in the shine and light of the work and effort and self-reflection of Rosh Hashanah. We approach today with the knowledge and the hope that just like the moment that marks an ordinary day, the coming year will bring the comfort of discerning, and of knowing loving faces in our lives. That the sense of the pregnant today of Rosh Hashanah â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that it unfold and birth into wonderful tomorrows in the year ahead. Shana tova ume-tetuka, dear readers.

Cold cuts would be fitting. Dear Tzviling, I am not a Kohen or Levi and neither is Vivie. These will be our first children. So, we would need to have a Pidyon Haben (redemption of the first born). How does it work in this case? Jack (by text)

Dear Tzviling, This is really helpful. Can the mohel do both at the same time? Vivie (by e-mail)

Dear Jack, You would redeem only the older one.

Dear Vivie, Only if he is ambidextrous. Just kidding. He will do each one separately, with seperate blessings, and different people are given the honors at the bris.

Dear Tzviling, What else do I need to prepare? Jack (by text) Dear Jack, Truthfully, you do not need to do anything at this point. Wait until the birth. Are you 100% sure Vivie will have boys? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wait until Vivie delivers.

Dear Tzviling, Wow. Is there anything special to serve at the bris? Vivie (by e-mail)

Dear Tzviling, I know. Trust me, I know. Jack (by text)

Dear Vivie, It is traditional to serve a meal with bread and meat in honor of the festive nature of the bris.

Dear Tzviling, Mazel Tov, Vivie just had twin girls. Jack (by text)

Dear Jack, Start saving money Dear Tzviling, How true! Should I think about getting called to the Torah or taking the Torah out of the ark? When is a good time to begin? Jack (by text)

Dear Vivie, This is simple. Call the older one Shmuel for a few reasons: â&#x20AC;˘ Alphabetically, it comes before Shmeryl in the Hebrew spelling. â&#x20AC;˘ More people are familiar with the name Shmuel â&#x20AC;˘ Shmuel is a name found in the Torah. Shmeryl came later, together with Berel.

Dear Jack, Why not this Shabbos? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a double Torah portion. We read two portions together.

Dear Tzviling, How will I know which is the

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Editorial Prayers for 5772 from the IJN Staff

t this time of upheaval in the Middle East, uncertainty in Israel and deepening divisiveness here at home, I pray for understanding, coexistence and peace. I pray that we learn to listen to each other with consideration and respect, and work together to create harmony in the world. SHANA GOLDBERG IJN WEBSITE EDITOR

s we approach the High Holidays, we ask Hashem to bless us all with mazel, health and happiness and most importantly to inscribe us in the book of life. In addition, we pray for all those who have suffered economically in the past year and the many families who have been adversely affected. We also pray for peace in Israel. While we realize that Israel faces enormous dangers and risks in the year ahead, we maintain faith that Hashem will continue to protect and bless his people. Perhaps the biggest lesson to remember is to realize how fortunate each of us truly is. I wish a happy and healthy New Year to the entire community and to my loving family Mani, Dylan, Mom, Stuart, and all my family. LORI ARON ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE

look at our world and see so much that causes suffering, pain and despair. But then I take a second look — at my family, friends and community and know that it is within these smaller circles that I will find comfort, strength and the inspiration to make a difference. Within these circles, I feel incredibly blessed and grateful for the life I have and the opportunities I can create to effect change, encourage tolerance and promote understanding and compassion. I wish all of you a year of good health, personal fulfillment, loving relationships and blessings. May whatever challenges you face be tempered by the love and support of your family, friends and community and may you continue to find strength and inspiration in Jewish wisdom and tradition. AMY HIRSHBERG LEDERMAN COLUMNIST

en years ago as we were preparing our Rosh Hashanah 5762 edition, the unthinkable happened. It was Sept.

11, 2001. It was production day for this section of our huge holiday edition. We decided to postpone the annual IJN staff prayers on the editorial page by one week so that two editorials, “The face of evil,” and “The solution,” could help our readers (and perhaps editorial writers) get some kind of grip on the tragic, scary events of 9/11. The following week, in my editorial page prayer, I asked G-d, “Is what happened last week a message from You? If so, please grant us the ability to understand Your message, and grant us the wisdom to respond to Your message is a way that will ultimately improve the lot of humanity.” Ten years later, I am not so sure we totally understand what the message may have been, but I do think we’ve been able to delineate between good and evil and alter our lifestyles and thought processes to respond to those differences. I also think that 9/11 resulted in a more patriotic, yet more polarized and politically charged America. As we approach Rosh Hashanah 5772, I thank G-d that we are still here, that America has been spared any further attacks and that we are able to look to the future with hope for a better world. LARRY HANKIN ASSOCIATE EDITOR

s we start the New Year I hope and pray that Hashem will watch over all of mankind. We hear and experience so many troubling events, and the news is always so grim . . . we need to work harder and help those who need our help. We need to work aggressively on helping America get back to being the world leader and economic powerhouse that we have always been. I hope and pray that Israel will be a bright light for the world and that the world leaders understand that Israel’s fight against terrorism is a fight for all us. I hope that 5772 will be the year that mankind learns to live with each other in peace and harmony. BERNIE PAPPER ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE

n May of 2009, Ruth Myers asked three close friends to meet her for lunch at the Bagel Deli. After the waiter took our orders, Ruthie held her coffee with impeccably steady hands and announced, “I have terminal leukemia.” When she saw our reaction, she smiled.

“I’m not dead yet!” Later, as I walked Ruthie to her car, I needed to understand why she accepted her death sentence so calmly. “I’m 77,” she said. “I have had the most incredible life. I’ve been blessed with wonderful children, grandchildren, friends; I’ve done everything I’ve ever wanted. “I’m ready.” Over the next year and 10 months, I continually asked her to help me learn to confront death, which terrifies me. But Ruthie, always so wise and pragmatic, never responded to my ardent question — for it was the wrong one. Ruth died on March 15, 2011. A few days later, her laughter tapped me on the shoulder: “Andrea, forget about learning how to die. You need to learn how to live!” Thank you, Ruthie. I get it now. May we all discover astonishing truths in our friendships, and the strength to survive our teachers. Le-Shana Tova. ANDREA JACOBS SENIOR WRITER

772. A New Year — A New Beginning. This Day is the beginning of Your work (i.e. creation; musaf prayer on Rosh Hashanah). Each Rosh Hashanah marks a new beginning, with a new menu of blessings for the coming year. But is it really the beginning of creation? After all, Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of mankind. This was on the 6th day of creation. Not the first day. So, why are we calling it the beginning of G-d’s work? Because, it was when Adam and Eve were created that G-d’s objective and purpose really began. According to Kabbalah, Adam — upon creation — proclaimed to all the created beings, “Let us bow down to G-d, who made us.” Adam and Eve reflected the pinnacle of creation. Indeed,the beginning had now begun. G-d made us partners in creation. G-d created the heavens, the earth, the plants, the animals, stars that sparkle, fish that swim and birds that fly. But it is when mankind entered the world that life began. G-d created the world for you and me. So, we can make the world a better world. We can take a world of darkness, and replace it with light. We can take divisiveness and strife, and convert them into unity and

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harmony. All it takes is one more good deed, one more Shabbos candle, one more mitzvah.We can change the world. For good. And Moshiach will come. We will have peace and tranquility and live in Israel — every square inch of it. May we be inscribed in the book of life, the book of health, and the book of inner happiness. May G-d bless you all in the coming year. A New Year — A New Beginning. RABBI YISROEL ENGEL RABBI SHLOIME ENGEL COLUMNISTS

ay we all enjoy good health, happiness and the blessings of the L-rd at this special time of the year. Every good wish to all of you. Le-Shana Tova! MIRIAM GOLDBERG EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

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n recovery” — alcoholics speak of being “in recovery” even years after they’ve turned around. Because of the depths of the fall, the rise becomes lifelong. I look forward to seeing others — and myself — becoming “recovering Jews.” Because of the exile, we’ve fallen away from the holiness of the Land of Israel, and of the taharah, the purification, once available there. And only there. Because of the impact of corrosives around us — lust, jealousy, vainglory — we’ve fallen away from the deep humanity that the Torah outlines for us. Because of the routine — generations old — of skimming over the surface of the Torah, we’ve fallen away from the crown jewel of existential closeness to G-d: Shabbos. Let us become recovering Jews. Seeing the fall. Turning around. Rising up. Keeping the discipline. Taking joy in the triumph. And conveying its depth and beauty to others. In Shabbos is the secret of redemption. A blessed New Year to all. RABBI HILLEL GOLDBERG EXECUTIVE EDITOR

en and I, our children, grandchildren and greatgrandchild wish everybody happy holidays, and pray that this New Year brings everybody health and happiness, and all that accompanies it. GERALD MELLMAN

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ACADEMICS

DANIEL REIFF

Cherry Creek High School

raduating as fourth in his class of 850 students, Cherry Creek High School’s Daniel Reiff is driven to succeed in everything he does, from the classroom to the swimming pool. A National Merit commended student, scoring a 34 on the ACT, and an AP scholar graduating with a 4.75 weighted GPA and with the Exceptional Quality Award for overall service to his school, Daniel took nine AP classes, including economics, calculus, statistics, literature and government. Daniel was one of two students to receive awards in academics, service and athletics at graduation. Daniel is also a varsity All state swimmer, National Forensic League winner in public forum debate, and an involved community member. Swimming is one of Daniel’s greatest passions. After competing in state and lettering all four years, Daniel was chosen as Hardest Worker and Overall Most Outstanding Performance by his teammates. “I can’t even describe the feeling when we all swam; we all came together and just believed,” Daniel said. “It’s been an incredible full circle experience with the team at Creek.” A debate captain, Daniel lettered in debate all four years and placed at the national tournament in 2011. Daniel volunteers with JFS and Special Olympics as a swim coach, and tutors for National Honors Society. He enjoys working with Special Olympics because he can combine his interest in swimming with volunteer work. “It takes a lot of motivation to get everything done, but I know the harder I work the more I am capable of doing, and when I have my mind set, I want to do my very best to succeed,” Daniel said. One of Daniel’s role models is Lance Armstrong, an athlete who shows what hard work and motivation bring. Daniel is attending Duke University, where he plans to major in engineering. He is the son of Larry Reiff and Sandy Horowitz.

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ELIOT MAMET

Cherry Creek High School

hen asked how he does it all — excelling as a student and always with smile — Elliot Mamet responds simply that he tries to stay humble. Winner of the Boettcher scholarship, the most prestigious scholarship in the state, a four-year full ride to any university in Colorado, Elliot graduated in the top 10 of his class at East High School. He is an AP Scholar with distinction. He took nine AP tests in high school and received the top score on six of them. Active in many school organizations, Elliot served on student council all four years, was president of his class for two years and was communications and community relations chair his senior year. Elliot was captain of the debate team, president of the Jewish Students United Club, played clarinet in several bands and orchestras and played varsity 2 tennis. Elliot’s involvement in community projects, web design and school government have brought him much gratitude. “I got to use my interest in politics when we lobbied for different district policies and worked on the redevelopment of a recreational center in Denver. It was an awesome experience.” His passion for politics helped Elliot excel as a competitor and captain in congressional debate. He won the national championship and has placed in over 40 debate tournaments over the past four years. “My favorite part of debate is having my ideas challenged by the others around me. I learn so much from the competitors around me, and they help me refine my own ideas,” Elliot said. Elliot took on several roles in the Denver Jewish community, including a teaching position at Temple Micah. He taught fourth and fifth grade Judaic studies and beginning Hebrew after his Bar Mitzvah. Elliot is using his Boettcher Scholarship to attend The Colorado College, where he is studying political science. Elliot is the son of Sam Mamet and Judith Cassel-Mamet.

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COOPER KAMINSKY Denver Jewish Day School

t is evident that Cooper Kaminsky attracts the spotlight with his infectious charm wherever he goes. An outstanding musician and actor, Cooper has made quite a name for himself with over 30 theatrical productions. He has classical musical training and was the founder and lead singer of the band, Differential Diagnosis. Training under Cantor Marty Goldstein of the Hebrew Educational Alliance, Cooper says he was helped in his development as a musical performer and in the success of his band, composed of four students. Its music could be described as indie with heavy jazz and blue influences. Cooper’s list of memorable roles and shows include Tevya in “Fiddler on the Roof,” John Belle John in “Les Miserable,” and a recent band gig with renowned musician Hazel Miller at City Park. Receiving a major scholarship to the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Cooper hopes to pursue both theater and music, studying composition and performance. Attending Berklee with two of his band mates, he hopes to continue writing and performing with Differential Diagnosis. “Being able to incorporate both my passions at Berklee and to be submerged in music is what I want to do. Theater and music are a gift to people, something that you can produce that isn’t necessarily tangible but can be felt so powerfully among the audience and the performers,” Cooper said. Cooper is dedicated to staying active in the Jewish community. A co-president of the student council at the Denver Jewish Day School, he regularly volunteers to perform at Jewish events in Denver. Cooper has found a meaningful, spiritual partnership between music and religion, and he enjoys incorperating Jewish teachings and values in his lyrics. Cooper’s ultimate goal would be to have a world tour with his band. “I’ll know I’m successful when I achieve the ability to put out my words and have people listen to my message.” He is the son of Steve and A. P. Kaminsky.

LEADERSHIP

GRACE MICHAELS George Washington H.S.

hen speaking to Grace Michaels, it is impossible not to notice her bubbly energy, infectious laughter and devotion that make her an outstanding leader among her peers. Before serving as George Washington High School’s student body president in her senior year, Grace held numerous leadership positions at school, including student board positions each year, captain of the varsity tennis team and section editor for the school newspaper, The Surveyor, all while keeping up with the IB program and maintaining a 4.6 weighted GPA. Grace’s determination to help her peers develop their own passions and make high school memorable are what motivated her to lead an energized student body. Besides her GW leadership, Grace has served as a leader in Seeking Common Ground and its Building Bridges For Peace program. She traveled to Israel with the organization and has dedicated herself to educating her peers on the IsraelPalestinian conflict, bringing a voice to all victims and pursuing peace. “Seeking Common Ground taught me how to be open-minded and learn straight from the facts. I’ve learned to be empathetic and put myself in other people’s shoes,” said Grace. Grace believes in leading with her heart while taking note of other people’s concerns. “Optimism and passion are necessary to be a leader. You have to put forth a full effort, and even if your ideas don’t play out exactly how you hope, you need to stay passionate. I got my optimism and my positive attitude from my dad. ” A lover of the outdoors, Grace also volunteered for Outdoor Colorado, participating in service projects to preserve Colorado’s beauty. Grace is attending Tufts University, which has a reputation as a globally aware campus. She is looking into the international relations, Arabic, and peace and justice majors. Grace hopes to travel after college and aspires to be an international teacher. She is the daughter of Laura and the late Bill Michaels.

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ali Detwiler headed to the NCSY West Coast Shabbaton in Los Angeles knowing she had won the prestigious Ben Zakkai Award, accompanied by a full-tuition scholarship to a seminary in Israel. She was the first recipient of the award in 39 years who was not a member of an NCSY chapter. Little did she know, however, that she was about to be awarded the NCSY Leadership Award as well — coming with a half-tuition scholarship to college. At the awards ceremony, there were four chairs on the dais, and Cali filled one when she received the Ben Zakkai award. When it came time for the final award they said, “Cali, just move down one seat.” “Last December, Rabbi Michael Sunshine came to Denver to start Jewish Students Union and asked me for my help. At first I thought it was a joke — I didn’t want to be ‘that kid.’ But I eventually decided to go ahead and started JSU at GW. Since then I’ve become more inspired to grow religiously.” Cali has grown in observance of many mitzvot, particularly tzni’ut (modesty), prayer and Shabbos. “Each step I took helped me get to the next step in becoming religious.” Besides JSU, Cali credits her parents, Shimon and Mandy Detwiler, for supporting her religious quest. In the one year since Cali started JSU at GW, she has helped cultivate it as a model for East High, Cherry Creek High and the Denver School of the Arts. Cali, a cello player, was also a member of The Littleton Symphony and had the opportunity to play with members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Of her non-religious peers, Cali says, “They are more curious than anything. When they ask questions it makes me stronger because I need to have answers. ‘That’s what I’m supposed to do’ is not an answer.” At GW, she had an unweighted 3.9 GPA. She graduated a year early to attend Machon Maayan in Israel. By graduating early, Cali gave up being on the GW student council, but it was a sacrifice she was willing to make. Cali then plans on attending Touro College in New York.

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YITZY MELAMED Ye s h i v a To r a s C h a i m

itzy Melamed’s passion and excitement for learning the mysteries of the Torah and sharing them with others exhibit his outstanding commitment to learning, and his determination to live a fulfilling life in the eyes of G-d. Professors and peers have recognized Yitzy, a graduate of Yeshiva Toras Chaim, as a model student. Yitzy, who initially struggled with learning disabilities, worked diligently to put himself in the top of his graduating class. Yittzy was recognized for outstanding performance on the yeshiva’s end-of-the-year test, receiving a 96%. At YTC, Yitzy played in musical groups, tutored and learned with younger YTC students, led student committees and was the medical first responder at YTC. With his CPR, first aid and AED certification, he administered basic medical attention, attended to minor injuries and called medical professionals when needed. Studying piano and guitar from age six, Yitzy never missed an opportunity to combine music with school functions. He is most driven to sustain the continuity of the Jewish people and lead the next generation in seeking clarity, happiness and value through Judaism. “I believe that G-d gave us the Torah and commandments, and therefore I want to understand the laws and the secrets of the Torah. We are told to be ‘straight in the eyes of G-d.’ We must learn the laws so that we can do good and be good. “I tend to get lost in my studies. Studying the Torah is not just reading a book, it’s pure enjoyment. I want to share that enjoyment with others, bringing out the beauty in the philosophies that have kept us around.” Yitzy strives to emulate his mentors, Rabbis Dovid Nussbaum and Yisrael Meir Kagan, for their tremendous knowledge and the compassion they show to others. Yitzy is attending the post-high school program at YTC. He dreams of becoming the head master of his own yeshiva, passing on the wonders and wisdom in the Torah’s teachings. Yitzy is the son of Rabbi Shlomo and Esther Melamed.

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ATHLETICS

GRIFFIN BOHM

Boulder High School

ne of Boulder’s finest, Griffin Bohm is a star both on and off the lacrosse field. Winning many awards for his performance in lacrosse and basketball at Boulder High School, he is a respected athlete and role model to his coaches, teammates, friends and family. Griffin fell in love with lacrosse after he was initially forced to sign up. He was varsity team captain, lettered in athletics for three years, was selected to play for Colorado Wild and Team Denver and All State, and was voted MVP at Boulder High School. “Being on the All State team was incredible because only two other people have made it and I was one of three from the past four years,” Griffin said. Griffin also stands out as a leading student, graduating with a 3.96 cumulative GPA and winning several scholarships, including the Vintage Panther Association Scholarship. Griffin is attending CU to stay close to home. He says he met with the university’s athletic director Mike Bohn to discuss his role as an athlete at the university and see what he can do to improve the lacrosse club team. Griffin believes that his work ethic is what differentiates him from other athletes. “Wanting something and working at it every day, even for just a little, will always pay off. To be around a team that shares a common goal and unites around the game is so meaningful.” Griffin served on the Unity Council at Boulder High School, working to unite students and make campus a safer environment. He has spent ample time volunteering at local soup kitchens and for Habitat for Humanity. Griffin also enjoyed volunterring in sports medicine. His role models include his father and coaches for teaching him the importance of having a positive prespective on the game and in life. Griffin plans to play club lacrosse at CU and major in business. He is the son of Leslie Bohm and Lynn Guissinger.

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SARA GREEN

Cherry Creek High School

ara Green may be small, but her presence on the gymnastics floor is outstanding. Practicing gymnastics since elementary school, Sara has competed with the USAG club gymnastics at Gymnastics Plus and has qualified for state for 10 seasons in a row. Captain of the USAG team, Sara was the seven state regional vault champion in 2010. At Cherry Creek High School, Sara has qualified for varsity and state in gymnastics and was recognized as MVP for three years. In her senior year, Sara won the Class 5A state vault title, taking All Colorado vault honors and helping Cherry Creek’s team finish second. “Winning vault was such a moving moment, having my team behind me and ultimately getting second for Creek really showed us that we could do so well. We have improved so much. It was a feeling I can’t describe,” Sara said. Sara most enjoys sharing her skills as a gymnast by volunteering with Special Olympics, where she has helped coach gymnasts since eighth grade. “It’s my favorite thing to do, helping those girls train and compete and enjoy themselves in a sport they probably couldn’t do without the help,” said Sara. Sara’s dedication is also noticeable in her achievements as a student and a community member. Sara graduated from CCHS in May with a 4.3 GPA and three academic letters. She was an AP scholar and placed on the Academic All State team. Sara was co-president of Cherry Creek Interact (Rotary) Club, tutored for National Honors society and participated regularly at her synagogue, Rodef Shalom. Sara admires her gymnastics coaches and captains for always leading by example and pushing her limits at every practice and meet. In her free time, Sara enjoys skiing, reading and traveling. Sara is not continuing gymnastics as a freshman at Leigh University, but is excited to get involved in the soccer club and on the the ski team. She is studying environmental engineering. Sara is the daughter of Len and Ilene Green. September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 15

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ATHLETICS

DYLAN FINER

Kent Denver

ylan Finer’s loftiness initially makes him stand out in a crowd, but it is his motivation and humility that truly distinguish him as a star athlete, student, friend and community member. A varsity baseball and basketball player from Kent Denver, Dylan fell in love with sports in the first grade and has continued to show commitment to both while keeping his spot on the honor roll throughout high school. Dylan lettered in athletics all four years, served as a team captain for both his baseball and basketball team and was voted All Conference and All State in baseball his senior year — all leading up to his recruitment as an Emory University pitcher. Dylan feels honored to have had a role in bringing Kent’s team into the top five at state his senior year after it had not been recognized for over 13 seasons. “My team gave me a chance to interact with people I wouldn’t normally interact with, and learn to be a serious leader and still be a friend and equal with teammates,” Dylan said about his experience leading the team. Motivated to give back to the community, Dylan volunteers at the Weinberg Food Pantry in Denver and raises money for the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled. He hopes that his efforts will give less fortunate kids the opportunity to use sports equipment that he has always been fortunate to have. Dylan strives to be the type of person who stays humble, regardless of his success. “I will never forget that sports are full of triumph and tribulation, and both can happen in five minutes. One minute you can be winning a game and the next you can strike out.” Dylan is appreciative of his family’s support, always making his sports and his success its priority. He admires baseball player Derek Jeter for his sportsmanship and never loosing sight of the game with dedication and humility. Dylan jumped into getting involved on Emory’s campus immediately, and is pursuing a degree in business. He is the son of Steve and Ellen Finer.

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SAM CLARK

George Washington

am Clark’s outstanding energy and zest for life speak volumes for his achievement in every challenge he takes on. Valedictorian of his senior class, Sam was captain of the Policy Debate team, winner at the National Debate Tournament, vice president of the Drama Club, captain of the Pandemonium improv team, student director of the spring musical, and earned his third degree black belt in Tai Kwan do — all during his senior year as an IB student at George Washington. Interested in theater his whole life, Sam has participated in numerous shows at the JCC and at GW, including the lead role in “The Wiz.” He has also been director and stage manager for several shows. Sam’s passion for Tai Kwan Do reminds him of the importance of discipline in taking an active roll in school activities while performing as an outstanding student. “I know that I cannot stress out about what needs to get done, I need to just do it and dedicate the time to the things I love. The people around me really keep my energy going and are always motivating me.” Winning the National Debate Tournament in policy debate as captain was an incredible milestone for Sam, who also won the state championship his junior and senior year. “It is amazing to represent my team and school because I love working with other people and working in groups. Collaborating with other people to create a great debate or in theater productions is something I love to do.” Sam aspires to be like his theater teacher, Shelby O’Clair, who pushes people to go beyond what they thought they were capable of. He admires the joy she gets out of her position as an educator. Sam was accepted to Harvard University, where he is now an undecided major, staying involved in theater and attracted to the student-led organizations and theater opportunities on campus. He is interested in pursuing a career in law or politics. Sam is the Son of Robert Clark and Lilly Bennett.

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DONIEL KAYE

Denver Jewish Day School

oniel Kaye’s kind character and passion for helping others and wisdom beam from his words that are well beyond his years. Graduating from Denver Jewish Day School with a 3.9 GPA in general studies and a 4.0 in Judaic studies, he was one of two students to receive academic distinction in Judaic studies. Two years ago, Doniel and his brother Asher founded Voices for Inclusion, a special needs service organization. They led biweekly events for Denver JDS students and people with special needs while raising money for the Angelman Syndrome Foundation. Voice for Inclusion led one-on-one Torah study for special needs attendees, took them to RMHA games and BBQ’s, accompanied them to holiday social programs and organized other social and recreational programs. The group was honored by the Jewish Disabilities Network of JFS. “The special needs community may have less mobility or a harder time understanding, but they are fun, incredible individuals who deserve dignity and respect. I learned more from them than they could from me,” Doniel said. He was on student council and the board of the Chesed Club and was a leader on the HELP committee, which reaches out to students in need. Doniel believes that community service elevates one’s quality of life and provides a sense of fulfillment and gratitude, while fulfilling the Jewish obligation of doing chesed. Doniel played basketball and baseball at JDS and has placed in several half-marathons in Colorado. He has led Torah services, served as a gabbai on the High Holidays and tutors teens in Judaica. Doniel admires his father, who works as a chaplain, bringing light to people struggling through life’s darkest challenges, and admires his mother’s perspective in prioritizing family while working as a lawyer. Doniel attends Stanford University. He seeks a career that will improve the quality of life for others. He is the son of Rabbi Jeffery and Rhonda Rose Kaye.

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ESHLEY SPITZER IJN Summer Intern

shley Spitzer, a junior at Indiana University in Bloomington, enjoyed working as a summer intern at the INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS. She wrote articles for Generations magazine, updated the Community Directory, compiled the Bar and Bat Mitzvah listings and wrote articles for the weekly paper, including a series of interviews with local rabbis. Born and raised in Colorado, Eshley is a graduate of Cherry Creek High School and is now studying journalism and psychology as a member of IU’s Hutton Honors College. Eshley hopes to pursue a minor in music. Eshley is an active member on campus and in the Jewish community there. She is an active member of her sorority, Sigma Delta Tau, on the board of IU Community Leaders, the vice president of communications at Hillel, on the board of Aish, and is involved on community service committees. Eshley writes for the Indiana Daily Student. She has been a culture beat reporter and has written editorials for the opinion desk. Eshley writes pro-Israel articles for Israeli activist groups on campus, which include Hoosiers for Israel and the Indiana Israel Public Affairs Committee. Eshley enjoys covering guest lecturers and campus events at IU. Eshley volunteers with the American Diabetes Assn., the Middle Way House and Indiana University’s dance marathon. Her favorite volunteering project has been serving on the medical staff at the ADA’s overnight camp at Camp Colorado in the Pike National Forest for diabetic children in the summers. Eshley enjoys singing, playing violin, swimming, photography and traveling. Eshley hopes to study abroad in the spring. Interning at the IJN was a memorable and helpful experience for Eshley. She would like to work as a journalist or psychologist in the Denver Jewish community after graduating. Eshley admires her parents for their undying commitment, support and wisdom. She is very grateful for all the sacrifices they make to put her dreams first. Eshley has two younger sisters, Hadar and Sheerley. She is the daughter of Tom and Maggie Spitzer.

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Denver’s music retail icon By ANDREA JACOBS • Photos: Arlen Flax

aul Epstein — 6’4”, wavy white hair flowing past his shoulders — bends slightly to greet his guests in the back hallway of Twist and Shout, Denver’s massive, independently owned music store on East Colfax Avenue. His office, smaller than one might expect for the owner of this local and national landmark, is right down the activity-packed hall. Once inside, he suggests muting the music. “It might be less distracting,” he says with a sympathetic grin. Epstein, 52, spent the first decade of his life in New York City, where he glued his sensibilities to WABC radio to soak up the strains of the British Invasion rocking the charts, and the world. He vividly remembers watching the Beatles perform live on the Ed Sullivan show when he was 10. “They were great,” he says. “But beyond that, the miracle of the Beatles is more apparent with each passing year to people who understand music and culture. “There was something very special going on at that time, and the Beatles were Please see EPSTEIN on Page 25

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right at the tip of that sphere. They epitomized that whole era from 1958 to 1968, when something really amazing transpired in Western culture.” Epstein moved to Denver in 1968 when DU hired his father to teach creative writing. He and his brother immediately discovered a place essential to their concept of the good life: Underground Records at 725 South Pearl Street. “Underground Records loomed large in my constellation ever since I came here,” he smiles. After graduating Thomas Jefferson High School, Epstein earned an English degree and teaching certificate at CU and found a position as a public school English teacher. Time passed. He towed the line and kept his hair reasonably short. He briefly left teaching to become part owner of a record store in Boulder, but the venture didn’t succeed. Returning to the classroom, Epstein was on the verge

of abandoning his dreams when fate intervened in 1988. “I was taking a walk along South Pearl Street with Jill, my future wife and a fellow teacher, and made my usual stop at Underground Records.

Epstein reflects upon music’s journey from the 1960s to the present.

“We got to the door and there was a sign that said, ‘Seized; government auction.’ I told Jill we had to go to the auction. That’s the serendipitous way it all happened. We got it for $10,000.”

Underground Records was renamed Twist and Shout, and a new legend was born. The popular destination for music aficionados of all tastes relocated to East Alameda in December, 1995. In 2006, Twist and Shout occupied its current space next to the Tattered Cover in Congress Park. The store, with about 37 employees, fills with customers the minute it opens. Wearing a T-shirt and jeans, Epstein is the antithesis of a self-made entrepreneur. A relaxed, articulate and encyclopedic conversationalist, the only thing he needs is an occasional assist from his wife on personal information. For example, when did he and Jill marry? He picks up the phone and hits his wife’s extension in the store’s administrative offices. “Jill, what year did we get Please see EPSTEIN on Page 26

Happy New Year

Gen and Jerry Mellman Barbara Mellman Davis and Lee Davis Jon Japha, Maureen and Yael Japha Lisa Mellman, Toby Nygaard, Erik and Peter Marti Mellman Friednash Lauren and Analeisa Friednash David Mellman, Pippi Hambidge, Anna Rachel, Kate Mellman and Emma Mellman September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 25

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married? 1989. That’s what I thought.” He folds his hands together as laughter tickles the office. “She’s used to this,” he says. “I do this all the time.”

wist and Shout’s voluminous inventory is arranged by category, with artists listed alphabetically under the proper classification. Upon locating the right category — rock, pop, folk, etc. —fingers scramble through rows upon endless rows of CDs. Memorabilia and posters wink from the walls. Old turntables, which are for sale, interrupt the latest musical paraphernalia. “There’s a renaissance in vinyl,” Epstein explains. In another cavernous room, a horizontal sign with the word “Hall” hangs from the ceiling. This is all that remains of Rainbow Music Hall, where U2, The Police and “everybody who was anybody” played in the mid-1970s to mid1980s. Rainbow had about 800 seats and launched Denver’s reputation as a firsttier music city. While Epstein is in a prime position to observe the progression of musical styles and trends, he prefers the songs that formed the soundtrack of his youth. “My musical maturation stopped when I was 18, which is very common,” he says. “Unless you dedicate your life to music, it becomes a window to a certain part of your life — and never loses its charm. “For me, it was a combination of the personal and the era of the ‘60s and ‘70s. That period elevated rock and roll in a way that made it central to the culture, which was unprecedented. It really was the center of a youth movement. “When you talk to people in their 20’s now, your realize that music does not occupy the same place in society that it did for us. It’s different now. The ‘American idolization’ of popular music has taken it mainstream. “For anyone who lived in the era we did, it’s sad, because who wants to see their favorite art form co-opted into drivel?”

Strongly worded emotions fail to disturb his serene expression, which he attributes to a natural “chemical even keel.” Although adherents of contemporary music may march to a decidedly different drummer, Epstein hears a plethora of “great stuff bubbling beneath the surface of the Top 10. I have found music I like now. In that respect, I’m not a typical adult. “The difference between now and the ‘60s is that there was unanimous agreement that Dylan was great, Hendrix was great, the Beatles were great — and that they were speaking to the youth movement. Things are completely fractured today.” Despite the fact that he’s met the greatest living musical personalities on the planet, Epstein realizes that these relationships are not exactly deep and enduring. “Tons of people know me, and I know tons of people,” he says. “I have met Dylan and Eric Clapton and all these people. But do they know me? No. Do they know my dreams and desires? No. There

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‘You can get anything you want at Alice’s restaurant’ — but if you’re talking music, try Twist and Shout, located at 2508 E. Colfax Ave., next to Tattered Cover.

are a few musicians I’ve befriended. “It’s thrilling when Eric Clapton shops in my store and takes a picture and talks music with me, but I wouldn’t fool myself into thinking we’re buddies.”

ews have left indelible contributions in all areas of life, and music is no exception. George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan represent a small sampling of those who enriched American culture with their genius. “Some of the most influential figures in the industry have been Jewish,” Epstein nods. “On the music side, there’s Dylan and Leonard Cohen. And you don’t really need to go a lot further than that. “Dylan and Cohen are good arrows to have in your quiver. It’s like having Groucho Marx in the comedy quiver. It’s

‘My musical maturation stopped when I was 18, which is very common’ tough to beat that.” Jews in the musical industry played a major role in introducing AfricanAmerican musicians to hesitant white ears. Leonard and Phil Chess founded

Empire Records in 1950 to break not only the sound barrier but the race barrier as well. Their client pool included Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, John Lee Please see EPSTEIN on Page 28

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Hooker, Little Walter Jacobs, Bo Didley and Etta James, to name a few. “These two Jewish guys did everything,” Epstein marvels. “They found the talent, recorded them, pressed the records and put them in the trunk of their car, drove around the country, broke these guys in on radio and changed the face of music. “They made earth-shattering records every day — Mt. Rushmore records. Nothing today sounds like the Chess brothers.” In 1954, Jerry Wexler and his partner Ahmet Ertegun signed Ray Charles to Atlantic Records. Aretha Franklin followed in the late 1960s. “Both Chess and Wexler seemed to have an innate understanding of black music,” Epstein says, “and I don’t have an explanation.” The mutable face of music has changed yet again — not due to courageous convinction but rather its absence, as people download tunes for free over the Internet. “The level of piracy and free trading on the Internet has bastardized the artistic process,” Epstein says. Intensity flushes his tranquil demeanor. “There was a system in place that allowed people to appreciate the intrinsic value of art. “Music is not free,” he stresses. “When someone writes an album and slaves over it for a year, that should be rewarded, not leaked over the Internet. If an artist has done all this work with the conviction that, ‘I’ve created a great work of art and hopefully society will recognize this,’ isn’t that what we should do? Downloading has devastated our industry.”

Paul Epstein brings passion to the job.

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Twist and Shout’s enormous inventory is a living chronicle of musical trends and tastes — and Epstein is the writer.

Although Twist and Shout is thriving, returning to the reliable system of yore is unlikely. “The toothpaste probably will not go back in the tube,” he says. Epstein mentions that he has two stepchildren. “You want to know their ages?” He hits Jill’s extension again. “Jill, how old are our kids? Thanks.” Then he swivels around in the chair. “They’re 34 and 36.” The room is laughing. This time, Epstein is too.

pstein, who started collecting music memorabilia in elementary and junior high, has amassed what he calls “a huge” private collection of albums, CDs, posters and other nostalgic pieces of the trade. He’s even planning to write a book on the collecting mentality: “Why so many men do it, does it always end badly, and at what point does it evolve from teenage obsession to the pattern of your life?” At home, Epstein listens to music that “doesn’t stray far from my roots — ‘60s and early ‘70s. But he also owns many pre-war blues and country 78s. “I’m interested in the confluence of jazz, rhythm and blues and country that turned into rock and roll.” His kids, who attended South High when they were younger, told him that Twist and Shout’s youthful patrons were uniform-

ly terrified of its owner. “They still are,” he says, his eyes registering mild confusion. Epstein’s father, who is 93, still puts in a regular request for his son to cut his hair — but it’s highly doubtful the toothpaste is going back in the tube on that one. “Owning a music business has allowed me to look the way I want — which is essentially doing absolutely nothing to my appearance for the last 23 years,” Epstein declares. Although the future of music is impossible to envision, Epstein surmises that “an industry that built itself up around popular music will have to be stripped away before it can reinvent itself.” The conversation comes full circle and returns to the music of his adolescence. “People have a strong connection to the music they loved when they were young,” he says. “There was something genuinely special about the era of Dylan and Motown and the Beatles. “If you look at the film and literature of that period, it had a very fun, interesting, colorful, artistic and almost baroque quality. I sure miss that.” But Epstein’s appreciation of the past does not deflect from the present moment. “It seems like I was destined to become involved in music,” he says. “I’m constantly aware that I have this childlike sense of fun about it all — and that I’m lucky. “Having been a public school teacher, I know exactly how lucky I am.” September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 29

Desire for beauty Art and words of Withold K.

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How an artist processes the Holocaust

By CHRIS LEPPEK • Photos: Arlen Flax

he art of Witold K. has fascinated a great many people over the years, and mystified perhaps even more. They have seen in his creations the elements the artist has intentionally put there — diminutive and lostlooking human figures, enigmatic black holes both terrifying and beautiful, images vaguely reminiscent of the American Southwest or of Eastern Europe, muted earth tones and vivid rainbow hues. They have also very often seen, or felt, something less plainly evident — themselves. Witold himself, like any artist worth his salt, doesn’t suffer questions about what his paintings, sculptures, frescoes, photographs, stage sets, posters or album covers actually “mean.” “I am haunted by questions,” he once lectured art students at Seton Hall. “For me, true art is just one of them. If a painting is only an answer, it is not art; just an illustration.” Critics and commentators have compared his works to the fiction of Kafka. Others see the influence of Picasso, who once

taught Witold and painted a portrait of him. Many have speculated about how the events of Witold’s own life — the heartbreaking tragedies, dire frights, dramatic intrigues, artistic triumphs, eerie near-misses — have crept into his art. Witold says he doesn’t know the answer to that question himself. He once suggested that viewers regard his paintings as mirrors. “Think about yourself,” he said, “and forget the painter.” He said that at a lecture in 1978. Today, a few months away from his 80th birthday, he seems less enamored with such mysterious phrases, more comfortable with straightforward simplicity. On a simmering late July day in Denver, in the Cherry Creek house that serves both as his home and his gallery, Witold doesn’t duck or shy away when asked to define art. “Desire for beauty,” he says without pause. “That’s all. And everybody has that.” Please see WITHOLD On Page 32

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itold K. (he shortened his surname from its original Polish version, Kaczanowski, decades ago) is an ardent advocate of beauty, even though his life has often encountered its opposite. His art, in fact — much like his life — seems to have largely been a delicate balancing act between beauty and horror, hope and sadness, fulfillment and loss. One of his first major creations — a striking and gigantic (3,672 square feet) ceiling fresco featuring the “little people” theme that became such an important part of his art — can be found in the cultural center of Oswiecim, the Polish town that sits adjacent to Auschwitz, the most prolific death camp of the Holocaust. The painting is a tribute to the victims of Auschwitz. It features human figures fading from the light of day into the darkness of night — a wordless and powerful testament to the Holocaust. It took Witold from 1959 to 1961 to complete the mural. This October, Oswiecim is planning to honor Witold on the 50th anniversary of its completion. He plans to attend the ceremony, coupled with a showing of his art, and personally see the results of the town’s exhaustive project to restore the painting to its original glory. His impending visit means a great deal to him, he says, and not just because it will give him a chance to visit his 14-year-old son Wit (who lives with his mother in nearby Cracow) and not just because “it’s appreciation, and appreciation makes me happy,” he says with a grin. The trip also represents a return to his homeland, Poland, and another opportunity to pay his respects to the victims of the Holocaust. Witold, born in Warsaw in 1932, was not himself a victim of the Holocaust. He is not even Jewish, but his proximity to the Holocaust and to Jews was very close. His father, a psychiatrist, managed Poland’s largest psychiatric hospital dur-

ing the Nazi occupation. He used the vast facility — an old Russian army fortress — to hide many Jews during the Holocaust. Witold, then a preteen boy, helped his father in that noble effort. Despite, or perhaps because of, his youth, Witold became active with a

He also found other, less conventional, means of expressing himself. Some of the patients at the sanitarium were what is called “catatonics,” people whose mental condition render them utterly unresponsive and immobile. Witold would go into the room

Witold K in his Los Angeles gallery, in August, 1969, shortly after the Manson Family murders. Los Angeles Herald Examiner gang of anti-German partisans in Warsaw. He usually served as an errand boy, but was ordered one night to stand watch over a barricade. Exhausted, he violated one of the cardinal rules of a sentry: He fell asleep. “I was awakened by the faintest of sounds,” he told the INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS in a 1981 interview. “When I looked up, I could clearly see against the background of the deep blue sky, the outline of a German helmet.” At the age of 12, Witold killed his first German soldier. His fellow partisans hailed him as a hero, he recalls, “but only because I never told them I had fallen asleep.” Witold spent a great deal of time at his father’s hospital, largely because his mother had died of tuberculosis when he was only a year old. It was, he recalls, a grim and depressing place and in his boredom he began drawing.

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where the catatonics were kept, a dismal place with “narrow, tall windows covered with metal bars,” he says in his elegant Polish accent. “Imagine those tall windows, and all these guys there, dozens of them, dressed in the same gray, so they all looked alike. “I would put them on the benches and make my own happening. I put them into different positions, in the light coming from those windows. I always tried to do that late in the afternoon so the light would come in from the west.” He didn’t realize it at the time, Witold says, but “I was making my own sculptures. “So people think, and maybe it’s true, that’s where I came up with the human figures — the little people. Somehow they were born inside of a mental institution. Born out of human suffering. Human loneliness. There’s nobody

more lonely than a mentally ill person.” Loneliness has always been a central theme in Witold’s art. In one of the few self-defining statements he has made about his art, Witold once wrote: “On the day you understand your loneliness, you will respond to my art.” He is asked whether his own loneliness — that of a child who never got to know his mother, of a frightened youth firing a rifle at a German helmet, of a psychiatrist’s son making sculptures out of living people — is the beating heart at the center of his art. Witold smiles faintly and says nothing.

espite such grim recollections, Witold seems anything but sad. He is, in fact, energetic, funny, ebullient and a master raconteur. He seems acutely aware that he has lived an unusual life, featuring many rare and strange events, and relishes sharing them. He loves telling stories about his father in particular — Feliks

Kaczanowski — whom he obviously admired. He relates that his father became the vice president of the Polish Red Cross in the postwar years and that for a period he traveled extensively throughout Europe as part of a Red Cross effort to reunite refugee children with their parents, including many Jews. Witold recalls one day when his father was picking tomatoes in his garden and the phone rang. The young Witold picked it up, told his father that there was a call, and the father said to take a message. The man on the phone, speaking in what sounded to Witold like a French accent, said no, that wouldn’t do. He had to speak to his father immediately. “’Tell your daddy that this is Ben something and I have to talk to him,’” Witold paraphrases. “So I shouted to my father, ‘It’s Ben, with some strange name,’ and my father dropped the tomatoes and ran. “It was Ben Gurion.” The two had been working together on the displaced children issue and had become close friends well before David

Ben Gurion would become the first prime minister of the State of Israel. Another story — this one about Witold’s uncle. During the war, the uncle had also been involved in underground efforts against the Germans. Eventually, he was betrayed to the Gestapo, who arrested him. “So the brother of my father was taken to the very famous prison, Pawiak, in Warsaw, and was then sent to Auschwitz. He survived four years of concentration camp, Auschwitz first and then Dachau. The American army liberated him at Dachau. “Later, when my father was traveling as a Red Cross vice president, looking for his brother, he found him in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, working in an office for the American army. “My uncle came back to Poland with my father, started to work, never talked about the suffering he went through, never. Then a guy on a motorcycle killed him on the street.” Please see WITHOLD On Page 34

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Witold K’s fresco covers more than 3,000 square feet of the ceiling of the Cultural Center in Oswiecim, Poland, adjacent to Auschwitz. In October, the artist will be honored upon the 50th anniversary of the work’s completion. WITHOLD from Page 33

Witold pauses. “That is irony,” he says at last. Yet another story, this one about himself. Despite his early penchant for drawing, Witold had no intention of becoming an artist. He wanted to be an architect, especially a zoo architect. He tried architectural school in Poland, after the communists had taken over. He was kicked out because “I wasn’t politically correct,” he says. The authorities at his university then tried to teach Witold agriculture. He had absolutely no idea what the instruction was about, calling himself “totally retarded” at agricultural, and especially mathematical, studies. Witold quit the institute, but did not tell his father because “I didn’t want to be a pain in the neck.” His father, however, found out on his own. Concerned, he explored Witold’s bedroom and found a large number of

drawings and paintings hidden away. “I hated mathematics so much that it pushed me back toward art,” Witold explains. “Behind my back, my father took a bunch of my drawings and paintings to the dean of fine art of a very famous academy in Warsaw where only the most talented go [the Academy of Fine Arts]. The dean said to my father, ‘Get him here, absolutely, right now,’ and I was admitted. I stayed there for five years.” “So slowly,” Witold says about the world of art, “I got sucked in.”

fter completing the frescoes at Oswiecim, Witold grew increasingly serious about art — and about politics. Contemptuous of Poland’s communist leadership — he detested it almost as much as the Nazis — he became active in the underground dissident movement. For a period, he smuggled the literary works of dissident

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Polish and Russian writers out of the country and then, in 1964, he smuggled himself out, to France. He lived in Paris for several years — the period during which he befriended and studied under Picasso — and then immigrated to the US, settling in Los Angeles and finally Denver. It was in Los Angeles that one of his darkest episodes transpired. Through Voytek Frykowski, a friend whom he had known back in Poland, Witold had become friends with some of Hollywood’s most glittering figures. He was a frequent guest of fellow Polish émigré Roman Polanski, by the late 60s already an acclaimed film director, his wife Sharon Tate, a rapidly rising actress, and Abigail Folger, a Hollywood regular who was heiress to the Folger coffee fortune. Those names will be instantly familiar to virtually anyone with a grasp of recent history. Frykowski, Folger, Tate, successful hair stylist Jay Sebring and a young man named Steven Parent were

brutally murdered in Polanski’s Los Angeles home on Aug. 9, 1969 by members of the so-called “Manson Family.” For most, the Manson murder case is one of that troubled era’s most gruesome and notorious crimes. For Witold, it represents the loss of several close friends — and a horrifyingly close call. Witold, who had just opened a new gallery on Wilshire Blvd., had been invited to the Polanski home for dinner on the evening of Aug. 9. He was asked to bring some of his homemade French salad dressing, which Sharon Tate apparently loved. Witold was tired that night, and his girlfriend wanted to spend a quiet evening at her home, but he considered accepting the invitation anyway. After leaving his gallery, however, his girlfriend gently nudged Witold’s steering wheel away from the road that would have led to the scene of the murder. By that slimmest of margins, his entire destiny was changed. He found out about the murders the next morning and spent much of the next day with Polanski, answering the questions of police detectives. Witold

thought he knew who the murderers were and drew portraits of their faces for the police. It turned out he was wrong, but he spent several days at the center of the murder investigation, under 24-hour police protection himself. Witold frowns when he is asked how the crime affected his life. “I could have been there,” he says, “and I will ask that question until the end of my life. Sometimes I wonder why I didn’t go. Maybe I could have saved the life of everybody. I was sober. I would have come maybe just five minutes before these things happened. Just one person could have made a tremendous difference.” He abandons that imaginary scenario for another, even more troubling. “Or maybe,” he says, “I could have been killed.”

n the long course of his artistic career, Witold has had books written about him and his art, seen his works purchased and appreciated by the likes of Arthur Rubinstein, Henry Miller and Tony Curtis, had his art featured by some of the world’s most

prestigious galleries and auction houses. And now he might become the subject of a movie. Three Denver filmmakers, all personal friends of Witold’s, want to make a documentary about the artist’s life and work. And his bounty of stories. “I’m interested in Witold and his art and the interaction between the two,” says Bob Dennerstein, former cinema critic for the Rocky Mountain News. “That’s part of the mystery for us, part of what we’re trying to understand.” Emphasizing that the movie project is still in its early stages, Dennerstein, along with his partners in the project, plans to travel to Poland to film this autumn’s commemoration at Oswiecim and to locate scenes of Witold’s childhood. While much of his native Warsaw was destroyed by German bombs, his father’s psychiatric institution still stands. “For us, it’s an exploration,” says Dennerstein “It’s interesting to us because of the life he’s lived. There aren’t that many people who have lived Please see WITHOLD On Page 36

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the life he has.” Jim Phelan, who owns the film production company Phelan Productions and teaches cinematic arts at UCD, is frank in stating that Witold’s stories are his own powerful draw to the project. “Our ultimate goal is to make a beautiful film about an interesting person,” says Phelan. “He fascinates me. We’re just starting to see how his life has influenced his art — the catatonic people at the institute, the way his grandfather would throw his boots onto a jacket stand — all these things that appear in his paintings.” He has a “gut feeling,” Phelan says, that if the movie is actually made, it would have little trouble finding a substantial market. Ron Henderson, co-founder and former president of, and now a consultant for, the Denver Film Society, says, “I don’t want to diminish the fact that he’s a highly acclaimed international artist who’s had exhibitions all over the world, but it’s the life he’s lived, the people he’s met and the historical circumstances he’s been in that make this a very compelling story.”

hile obviously flattered by all the attention he’s been receiving lately — Witold happily admits his fondness for positive attention — he is also slightly bemused. He suspects that as he approaches his 80th year, his admirers want to pay their respects while he’s still around to appreciate it. There is, he says semi-seriously, an irony in the passing of artists. An old friend of his, a fellow artist with whom he studied in Poland as a youth, recently passed away. “After he died, the prices for his work went up immediately,” Witold says with a smile. “So I know that my collectors are waiting for me to kick the bucket.” Witold grows serious when he says that he does not fear death. “I’m ready. I don’t want to suffer, that’s all.” He says that he’s already seen his share of suffering — at the bedside of

Geometric forms, vaguely human figures and soft earth tones characterize this acrylic painting from 1974. his dying mother, in the streets of wartorn Warsaw, in the faces of Jews doing their best to flee their persecutors, in the crime scene photos of an LA massacre from 42 years ago. Witold, a self-professed agnostic, says he has no idea where pain and evil come from, why people do cruel things to other people, or why such things are allowed. “I cannot blame society for these things,” he says. “I will not generalize. In history, there are people who do crazy, awful, cruel things.” The key to successful survival, Witold suggests, is not to allow such people — Adolf Hitler, Charles Manson or someone else that nobody has ever heard of — destroy one’s appreciation and love

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for life. “So many times I was supposed to die, so I’m just grateful that I am here,” he says, explaining that this attitude is inspired by what he calls “a very strange logic.” In a uniquely Witoldian manner, he ponders the staggering odds against our very existence. Most people never pause to contemplate how very unlikely it is that we are ever conceived, let alone born. “We got a chance to witness life,” he says. “It’s a gift. We shouldn’t be here. We beat the odds. It’s unbelievable. Let’s stop complaining — about the weather? Only idiots complain about the weather. Instead, let us say how beautifully it’s raining.”

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5771 SYNAGOGUES New Rabbis: B’nai Chaim, Severine Sokol; Beth Aaron (Billings), Barbara Block; DAT Minyan, Asher Klein; Har Mishpacha (Steamboat Springs), Stephen Booth-Nadav; Mount Sinai (Cheyenne), Harley Karz-Wagman; Temple Beth El (Las Cruces), Lawrence Karol. New Presidents: Ahavath Beth Israel (Boise), Lorraine Gross; Beit Tikva (Santa Fe), Kate Shane; Beth Israel (Greeley), Robert Kahn, Rebecca Weeder; Beth Shalom (Bozeman), Alan Rassaby; BMHBJ, Michael Engleberg; B’nai Torah, Mark Harvey; B’nai Israel (Albuquerque), Harvey Buchalter; Congregation Albert (Albuquerque), Betty Rosenberg; EDOS, Yaakov Calm; Har Shalom (Durango), Craig Larson; Har Shalom (Ft. Collins), Smadar Lapiot; Kehilas Bais Yisroel, Elly Zussman; Kehillath Aish Kodesh, Dan Kinderlehner; Kol Ami (Salt Lake), Danny Burman; Los Alamos Jewish Center, Martin Cooper; Synagogue of the Summit (Frisco), Sandy Ladin, Jerry Perlstein; Temple Beth Shalom (Santa Fe), Cindy Lyon; Temple Or Hadash (Ft. Collins), Simone Dickstein, Peter Springberg; Temple Emanuel, Connell Saltzman; Temple Shalom, Dan Mirer. Departures: Rabbi Eliyahu Stern is no longer at Aish Denver. Rabbi Joel Landau is no longer at BMH-BJ. Rabbi Joel Schwarzman retired from B’nai Chaim. New personnel: Amy Keefer is religious school director at Beth Israel (Greeley). Alan Rassaby is religious school director at Beth Shalom. Bernadette Nevarez is pre-school director at B’nai Israel (Albuquerque). Kolby Morris is religious director at the HEA. Zoe Van Raan is religious school director at Los Alamos Jewish Center. Michelle Campbell is executive director at Temple Shalom. NEW ORGANIZATIONS: Jewish Students Union, Moishe House, Storahtelling Colorado, Wisdom House Denver. CLOSED Boulder Jewish Day School, Camp Govoha, Community Talmud Torah, Congregation Bet Tefillah, Introductions by

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New ADL Regional Director, Scott Levin

Ruth, J Street Colorado, Jwest Campership Program, Mizel Museum Artist Alliance. PERSONNEL CHANGES Scott Levin is regional director of ADL. Claire Schwartz Margold is director of the Southwest AIPAC Region. Nancy Gart is Coordinating Council chair at Allied Jewish Federation. Yossi Mentz is regional director of American Friends of Magen David Adom. Rachel Heilbronner is program director of Rocky Mountain Region of BBYO. David Siegal is Consul General of Israel in LA. Michael Slater and Alejandro Ruiz manage Crist Mountian View Memorial. Kelli Theis is executive director of Hillel Colorado. Rabbi Allison Peiser is director of CSU of Hillel. Mary Grossman is executive director of Jackson Hole JCC. Annie Frazier is director of the early childhood at the Salt Lake JCC. Alby Segall is director of JCRS Historic Synagogue & Story Center. Inna Ermakov is coordinator of the Jewish Disabilities Network. Suzi Malman is director of senior services, Lisa Castro is child care-youth program director and Melanie Guenwald is family programs director at the Loup JCC. At Shalom Cares, Lori Carter is executive director of Shalom Park, Melissa Barres is executive director of Shalom

2011 Hospice and Shalom Health, and Rabbi Steven Rubenstein is chaplain. Alex Shapiro is executive director of the United Jewish Federation in Utah. LEADERSHIP CHANGES Sandy Friedman and Shari Kark are presidents of Boulder Hadassah. Shiela Ervin is president of Colorado Springs Hadassah. Jan Secunda is president of Albuquerque Hadassah. Ann Martin and Anita Wenner are co-presidents of Denver Hadassah. Fredi Brown is president of Desert Mountain Region Hadassah. Ruth Malman is chair of Jewish Community Foundation of Colorado. Janet Gaines is president of JFS, New Mexico. Laurie Dirks is president of Laramie JCC. Gary Yourtz is president of Robert E. Loup JCC. Cindi Coleman is president of NCJW, Colorado, Eileen Hallet Stone is president of NCJW, Utah. Stephanie Foote is chair of Rose Community Foundation. Beverly Buck is president of Rose Woman’s Organization. Margie Pintzow is chair at Solomon Schechter Day School in Albuquerque. Beth Travis is president of Synagogue Council of Greater Denver. NAME AND LOCATION CHANGES JCRS Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation is now JCRS Historic Synagogue & Story Center. AEPI is at 1150 10th St., Boulder CO 80302. Bet Harim is at 475 8th Ave., EN, Kalispell, MT 59903. Bnai Shalom Taos is at 5476 NDCBU, Taos, NM 87571. Chabad of Northern Colorado is at 1103 West Elizabeth St., Ft Collins, CO 80521. Nevei Kodesh is at 3269 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301. JWV is at 53 S. Niagara St., Denver, CO 80224. Stepping Stones is at 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 101A, Denver, CO 80246. Synagogue Council of Greater Denver is at PO BOX 200421, Denver CO, 80220. SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 The IJN Community Directory grows every year. We wish you a happy and healthy New Year. See you Sept. 16, 2012.

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JEWISH CALENDAR 2011/2012

JEWISH HOLIDAYS Rosh Hashanah Sept. 29-30, 2011 JEWISH NEW YEAR Wednesday evening, Thursday, Friday. This solemn observance begins the Jewish year and the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of judgement, repentance and prayer culminating in Yom Kippur. The shofar, the ram’s horn, is sounded 100 times. The festive meals include apples dipped in honey.

Fast of Gedaliah Oct. 2, 2011 HALF FAST DAY • Sunday This commemorates and mourns the murder of Gedaliah, last king of the ancient independent Jewish state.

Yom Kippur Oct. 8, 2011 DAY OF ATONEMENT Friday evening and Saturday The holiest day of the Jewish year marks the conclusion of the Days of Awe and is spent in fasting and prayer. The sounding of the shofar signals G-d’s absolution of the Jewish people at the end of the holiday. YIZKOR IS RECITED ON SATURDAY, OCT. 8.

Sukkot Oct. 13-14, 2011 FESTIVAL OF TEMPORARY SHELTERS Wednesday evening - Thursday, Friday THIRD OF THE THREE MAJOR PILGRIMAGE FESTIVALS. Sukkot is named after the huts the Jews lived in as they wandered in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. One eats and sleeps in a sukkah during the festival. Also, the lulav (palm branch), togeth-

er with myrtle and willow branches and the etrog (citron fruit), are held and blessed at home and in the synagogue.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah Oct. 20-21, 2011 EIGHTH DAY OF ASSEMBLY & REJOICING IN THE LAW Wednesday evening, Thursday, Friday Shemini Atzeret immediately follows Sukkot; Simchat Torah concludes the entire High Holiday season. Exuberant dancing and rejoicing with the Torah scroll take place on Simchat Torah, the evening of OCT. 20 and OCT. 21. On Simchat Torah, the annual cycle of reading the Torah is concluded and a new cycle is begun. YIZKOR IS RECITED ON SHEMINI ATZERET, THURSDAY, OCT. 20.

Chanukah Dec. 21-28, 2011 FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Begins Tuesday night Chanukah celebrates the ancient victory of loyal Jews — the Maccabees — over the Syrian Greeks and their Hellenizing Jewish allies. The Maccabees recaptured and purified the Temple in Jerusalem, initially finding one day’s oil that lasted eight days. Today, a menorah is lit for eight nights and latkes (potato pancakes) are fried in oil to commemorate the event. Children play with dreidels and gifts are exchanged.

Fast of 10th of Tevet Jan. 5, 2012 HALF FAST DAY • Thursday This commemorates and mourns the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzer. In Israel, it is also a day for recitation of kaddish for the victims of the Holocaust.

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Tu b’Shevat Feb. 8, 2012 NEW YEAR OF TREES Tuesday evening, Wednesday This new year is for the purpose of levying food tithes set down in the Hebrew Bible. It is the beginning of spring and celebrates the redemption of the land of Israel.

Fast of Esther March 7, 2012 HALF FAST DAY • Wednesday This commemorates the fast called by Queen Esther in ancient Persia when she learned of Haman’s genocidal plan to murder all Jews. Haman’s plan was foiled, yielding the holiday of Purim. This year, it follows three days later.

Purim March 8, 2012 FEAST OF LOTS Wednesday evening, Thursday This commemorates the rescue of the Jews in ancient Persia from a would be Hitler, Haman. The heroine of the story is Queen Esther. The Book of Esther is read; costumes are worn; Hamantaschen are eaten; wild merriment, including plays and “roasts” of authorities, are enjoyed.

Passover April 7-14, 2012 PASSOVER First Seder, Friday evening Second Seder, Saturday evening FIRST OF THE THREE MAJOR PILGRIMAGE FESTIVALS. The celebration of the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt marks the first month in the Jewish calendar. In the Diaspora, families gather for the seder on the first two nights of the holiday and retell the story of the Exodus. No leaven is eaten during the holiday; matzah is substituted. The Omer count begins the second night. YIZKOR IS RECITED ON THE EIGHTH DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 14.

Yom Hazikaron April 25, 2012

seven weeks of semi-mourning between Passover and Shavuot. It marks the end of a plague among Rabbi Akiva’s students and

MEMORIAL DAY IN ISRAEL Tuesday evening, Wednesday

SHORT FAST

ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY Wednesday evening, Thursday

the yahrzeit of the founder of Jewish mysticism, R. Simon Bar Yochai. It is celebrated with picnics and bonfires.

breach of the walls of ancient Jerusalem, leading to its destruction and to the end of Jewish independence three weeks later, on Tisha b’Av. Also on this date Moses smashed the first Ten Commandments; the daily offering in the First Temple ceased; and an idol in the Temple was erected.

Shavuot May 27-28, 2012

Tisha b’Av July 29, 2012

FESTIVAL OF WEEKS Saturday evening, Sunday, Monday

NINTH OF AV, FULL FAST DAY Saturday evening, Sunday

This year marks the 64th anniversary of Israel, reborn on May 15 — 5 Iyar — 1948. Israeli celebrations include parades. Some recite the additional prayer of thanksgiving, Hallel. This year, the holiday is marked on 4 Iyar to avoid Sabbath desecration.

SECOND OF THE THREE MAJOR PILGRIMAGE FESTIVALS. Shavuot is the anniversary of the

Lag b’Omer May 10, 2012 THIRTY-THIRD DAY OF OMER Wednesday evening, Thursday The 33rd day of the Omer interrupts the

DAY • Sunday

BEGINS A THREE-WEEK PERIOD OF MOURNING. This commemorates and mourns the

This day is for those who died defending the State of Israel.

Yom Ha’atzmaut April 26, 2012

Fast of 17th of Tammuz July 8, 2012

receiving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. It also marks the end of the Omer period. In biblical times, Shavuot fell at the end of the spring harvest. An all-night Torah study session on the first night of Shavuot is widespread. YIZKOR IS RECITED ON THE SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT, MONDAY, MAY 28

CLIMAXES AND CONCLUDES THE THREEWEEK PERIOD OF MOURNING. This commemorates and mourns the destruction of the First and Second Temples, the loss of ancient Jewish sovereignty and numerous other tragedies that befell the Jewish people on this date. The Book of Eichah (Lamentations) is read.

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Shwayder Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Action Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 AIPAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Americans Against Terrorism . . . . . . . . 51 Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Colorado Jews for Jewish Identity. . . . 61 Jewish Republicans of Colorado. . . . . . 75 Jewish Voices for Justice, COLORADO SPRINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Seeking Common Ground . . . . . . . . . . 85 Stand By Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Stand With Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

BURIAL & FUNERALS B’nai Israel Burial Assn., ALBUQUERQUE 55 Bonai Shalom, Green Mountain Cemetery, BOULDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chevra Kadisha — Burial Societies . . . 61 Chevra Shas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Crist Mountain View Cemetery, BOULDER 63 Darrell Howe Mortuary, BOULDER . . . . 63 Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount . . . . . 65 Erickson Monuments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Evans and Early, SALT LAKE CITY . . . . . . . 65 Feldman Mortuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Golden Hill Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Kol Ami Cemetery Assn., SALT LAKE CITY 77 Mount Nebo Memorial Park . . . . . . . . 79 Norman’s Memorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rose Hill Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Shalom Funeral Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sinai Cemetery at Mount Nebo. . . . . . 85 Sons of Israel at Evergreen Cemetery . 87 Sterling Monument Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Temple Israel Foundation, LEADVILLE . . . 89

CAMPS Camp Bais Yaakov of the Rockies . . . . 57 Camp Chayos Hakodesh . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Camp Maayan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Camp Shai Specialty Camps . . . . . . . . 57 Camp Shoovy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Camp Young Judaea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 JCC Camp Shai Summer Day Camp . . 71 JCC Ranch Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Ramah in the Rockies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

ADL, Mountain States Region . . . . . . . 49 ADL of New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 American Jewish Committee . . . . . . . . 51

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Aytz Chaym/Tree of Life . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Association of Jewish Libraries . . . . . . 51 Babi Yar Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Beth Ami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Chai-Lands Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Denver Sister Cities International . . . . 63 Hispano-Crypto Jewish Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Holocaust Educator, ROSALYN KIRKEL . . 69 Introduction to Judaism. . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives . . . . . 71 JCRS Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Longmont Shabbat Group . . . . . . . . . 77 Mishmeret Shemirat Halashon . . . . . . 79 Mizel Arts and Culture Center . . . . . . 79 Mizel Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club . . . . . 79 New Mexico Jewish Historical Society. 81 Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Storahtelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Storyteller, CHERIE KARO SCHWARTZ . . . . 87 Temple Israel Foundation, LEADVILLE . . . 89 Utah Jewish Genealogical Society. . . . 91

FEDERATIONS & COUNCILS Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado . 51 Boulder Jewish Community Foundation. 57 Council of American Jewish Museums . 63 Jewish Business Association of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Jewish Community Foundation . . . . . . 73 Jewish Community Relations Council, JCRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Jewish Federation of New Mexico . . . 75 Montana Assn. of Jewish Communities. 79 Mountain Area Temple and Synagogue Administrators, MATSA. . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Rocky Mountain Cantors Assn. . . . . . . 83 Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council . . 83 Rose Community Foundation, RCF . . . . 83 Synagogue Council of Greater Denver . 87 United Jewish Appeal, ASPEN VALLEY . . 90 United Jewish Federation of Utah. . . . 90

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Adventure Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Alpha Epsilon Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 B’nai B’rith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Boulder JCC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Colorado Jewish Holocaust Survivors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Denver Community Jewish Softball League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Green Gables Country Club . . . . . . . . 67 I. J. and Jeanné Wagner JCC, SALT LAKE 69 Laramie JCC, WYOMING . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Moishe House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Robert E. Loup JCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Ronald Gardenswartz JCC of Greater Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO . . . 83 Zeta Beta Tau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

GIFTS , BOOKS , J U D A I C A Aharon’s Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 BMH-BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Boutique Judaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Rodef Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Sherman Judaica Design . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel Judaica Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Temple Emanuel Library . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Temple Shalom, COLORADO SPRINGS . . . 89 Temple Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Yeshiva Toras Chaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

ISRAEL Action Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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KASHRUT & RITUALS Arctic Pacific Fisheries . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Bonnie Brae Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chevra Kadisha, Burial Societies . . . . . 61 Crystal’s Kosher Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Divorce, Get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 East Side Kosher Deli, MEAT . . . . . . . . . 65 Eruv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 King Soopers’ Kosher Bakery . . . . . . . . 75 Kosher Mountain Retreats . . . . . . . . . . 77 Malka’s Kosher Deli, ALBUQUERQUE . . . 77 Mikveh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Mohel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Pete’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Scroll K — Vaad Hakashrus. . . . . . . . . 85 The Bagel Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 The Kosher Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Tomchei Shabbat of Denver . . . . . . . . 90 TRI Community Kashrus Program . . . . 90

MEDICAL Jewish Community Chaplaincy . . . . . . 73 National Jewish Health . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rose Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

MILITARY Air Force Academy Jewish Chaplain . . 49 Jewish War Veterans, JWV . . . . . . . . . . 75

MUSIC Apples and Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Borscht Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Colorado Hebrew Chorale . . . . . . . . . 61 Hal Aqua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Klez Dispensers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Klezmer V’od . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Rocky Mountain Jewgrass . . . . . . . . . . 83 Shir Ami Songs of Our People. . . . . . . 85 Taste of Klezmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

NEWSPAPER I N T E R M O U N T A I N J E W I S H N E W S , ® L’C H A I M , ® AND GENERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION Aish Denver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 B’nai Noach Torah Institute . . . . . . . . 55 Chevra Shas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Denver Community Kollel . . . . . . . . . . 63 Judaism Your Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Melton Adult Mini-School . . . . . . . . . 77 Menorah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Reb Zalman Legacy Project . . . . . . . . . 81 Shalom Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 The Jewish Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 AFTERNOON SCHOOLS Chabad of New Mexico, ALBUQUERQUE 59 Hebrew High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Shalom Hebrew School . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Temple Har Shalom, PARK CITY, UTAH . . 89 The Sunday Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS Beth Jacob High School of Denver . . . 53 Denver Academy of Torah, DAT . . . . . . 63 ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL YESHIVA SHAAREI DAT — HIGH SCHOOL Denver Jewish Day School . . . . . . . . . 63 LOWER SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL

Hillel Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Solomon Schechter Day School . . . . . 87 Yeshiva Toras Chaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 PRESCHOOLS BMH-BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Chabad of New Mexico, ALBUQUERQUE 59 Children’s Playland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Garden Preschool of Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver. . . . 59 HEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 JCCs, DENVER, BOULDER, SALT LAKE CITY . 71 Rodef Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Temple Emanuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Temple Shalom, COLORADO SPRINGS . . . 89 Temple Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 OTHER CAJE Library and Teacher Center . . . . 57 Center for Judaic Studies, CJS . . . . . . . 57 Colorado Agency for Jewish Education, CAJE . . . . . . . . 57 Holocaust Awareness Institute, CJS . . . 57 Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East, ISIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Introduction to Judaism. . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Kabbalah Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 McGillis School, SALT LAKE CITY . . . . . . . 77 Merkaz Torah v’Chesed . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 ORT America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Pebbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Rohr Jewish Learning Institute . . . . . . 83 Stepping Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Torah Community Project . . . . . . . . . . 90 Wisdom House Of Denver . . . . . . . . . 91

SOCIAL SERVICES Allied Jewish Apartments . . . . . . . . . . 49 Bickur Cholim of Denver . . . . . . . . . . 53 Boulder JFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 David Specter Shalom House . . . . . . . 63 Family Programs, JCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Food Pantry, JFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Jewish Children’s Adoption Network . 73 Jewish Community Chaplaincy . . . . . . 73 Jewish Family Service of Colorado . . . 73 Jewish Family Service of New Mexico 73 Jewish Family Service of Utah. . . . . . . 73 Jewish Interest-Free Loan . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Index M a i l , E m a i l , We b s i t e A d d r e s s e s • P h o n e , F a x N u m b e r s • O f f i c e r s Kvod Caterers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Rose Women’s Organization . . . . . . . . 83 Shalom Cares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Tomchei Shabbat of Denver . . . . . . . . 90 Western Center for Russian Jewry . . . 91

S P E C I A L NEEDS Jewish Disabilities Network. . . . . . . . . 73 JFS Group Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Keshet of the Rockies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Shalom Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SYNAGOGUES & TEMPLES METRO-DENVER Aish Denver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Allied Jewish Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Bais Menachem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 BMH-BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 B’nai Chaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 B’nai Havurah, COLORADO JEWISH RECONSTRUCTIONIST FEDERATION . . . . . . 55 B’nai Torah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chabad Jewish Center of Longmont . . 59 Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver, HIGHLANDS RANCH . . . . . . . . . 59 Chabad of Auraria Campus . . . . . . . . . 59 Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver. . 59 Chabad of South Denver CHABAD OF DU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chabad-Lubavitch of Colorado . . . . . . 59 Congregation Beth Shalom . . . . . . . . . 61 Congregation Tehilat Hashem . . . . . . . 63 DAT Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Denver International Airport Interfaith Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 East Denver Orthodox Synagogue, EDOS . 65 Hebrew Educational Alliance, HEA . . . . 67 Kohelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Minyan Na’aleh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Ohr Avner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rodef Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Shalom Al Yisrael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Temple Emanuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Temple Micah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Temple Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Western Center for Russian Jewry, WCRJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Zera Abraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

BOULDER Bonai Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chabad of CU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chabad-Lubavitch of Boulder County . 59 Congregation Nevei Kodesh . . . . . . . . 63 Har HaShem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Kehillath Aish Kodesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Pardes Levavot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 COLORADO Aspen Jewish Congregation . . . . . . . . . 51 Beth Evergreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Beth Israel, GREELEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 B’nai Butte, CRESTED BUTTE . . . . . . . . . . 55 B’nai Vail Congregation . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chabad of Northern Colorado, CSU . . 59 Chabad of Vail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chabad-Lubavitch of Southern Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Har Mishpacha, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS . . . 67 Har Shalom, DURANGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Har Shalom, FT. COLLINS . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Jewish Community Center Chabad, ASPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Judaism in the Foothills, GOLDEN . . . . 75 Ohr Shalom, GRAND JUNCTION . . . . . . . 81 Synagogue of the Summit, FRISCO . . . . 87 Temple Aaron, TRINIDAD . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Temple Beit Torah, COLORADO SPRINGS . 87 Temple Emanuel, PUEBLO . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Temple Or Hadash, FORT COLLINS . . . . . 89 Temple Shalom, COLORADO SPRINGS . . . 89 United Hebrew Center, PUEBLO . . . . . . 90

SALT LAKE CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chabad-Lubavitch of Wyoming . . . . . . 59 Chavurah B’Yachad, SALT LAKE CITY . . . . 61 Congregation Albert, ALBUQUERQUE . . . 61 Har Shalom, MISSOULA, MONTANA . . . . . 67 Jackson Hole Jewish Community, WYOMING . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Kol Ami, SALT LAKE CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Laramie JCC, Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Los Alamos Jewish Center, NM . . . . . . . 77 Mount Sinai, CHEYENNE, WYOMING . . . . . 79 Nahalat Shalom, ALBUQUERQUE, NM . . . 79 Rio Rancho Jewish Center, NM . . . . . . 81 Synagogue of the Hills, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . . . 87 Taos Jewish Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Temple Beth El, CARLSBAD, NM . . . . . . . 87 Temple Beth El, CASPER, WYOMING . . . . 87 Temple Beth El, LAS CRUCES, NM . . . . . . 87 Temple Beth Shalom, SANTA FE, NM. . . . 89 Temple Har Shalom, PARK CITY, UTAH . . 89 Wood River Jewish Community, KETCHUM, IDAHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

WOMEN Hadassah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Jewish Women International . . . . . . . . 75 National Council of Jewish Women NCJW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 ORT America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rose Women’s Organization . . . . . . . . 83

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Ahavath Beth Israel, BOISE, IDAHO . . . . 49 Aitz Chaim, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA . . . . 49 Beit Tikva, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO . . . . . 53 Bet Harim, FLATHEAD VALLEY, MONTANA . 53 Beth Aaron, BILLINGS, MONTANA . . . . . . 53 Beth Shalom, BOZEMAN, MONTANA . . . . . 53 B’nai Israel, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO . . 55 B’nai Israel, BUTTE, MONTANA . . . . . . . . 55 B’nai Israel of Roswell, NEW MEXICO . . . 55 B’nai Shalom Havurah, TAOS, NM . . . . . 55 Brith Sholem, OGDEN, UTAH . . . . . . . . . 57 Chabad Jewish Center of Idaho. . . . . . 59 Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe, NM . . 59 Chabad of New Mexico, ALBUQUERQUE 59 Chabad-Lubavitch of Utah,

Birthright Israel Next. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Bnei Akiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, BBYO . 53 B’nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy . . . . 55 Hillel Foundation, NEW MEXICO, UTAH . . 69 Hillel of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Jewish Students Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Moishe House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 National Federation of Temple Youth, NFTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rose Youth Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing! . . . . . 85 United Synagogue Youth, USY . . . . . . . . 91 Young Judaea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Zeta Beta Tau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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ACTION — ALLIED ACTION-ISRAEL Jews and Christians supporting Israel; Dr. Herzl Melmed, chairman — PO Box 18040, Denver, CO 80218; (303) 7733891; FAX 303-694-9642; actionisrael@frii.com ADL, MOUNTAIN STATES REGION Fighting anti-Semitism, hatred and bigotry in Colorado and Wyoming; Stuart Pack, regional board chair; Scott L. Levin, regional director; Joyce Rubin, senior associate director; Shayna Alexander, associate director; Eve Powell, development; Paula M. Brown, Tara Raju, project directors — 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 1301, Denver, CO 80203; 303-830-7177; FAX 303-830-1554; www.adl.org/mountain-states; denver@adl.org BOULDER — Amy M. Stein, community director, 303-4492607; boulder@adl.org ADL OF NEW MEXICO Combatting discrimination and anti-Semitism in New Mexico; Susan M. Seligman, regional director — PO Box 21639, Albuquerque, NM 87154; (505) 823-2712; sseligman@adl.org; www.adl.org ADVENTURE RABBI: SYNAGOGUE WITHOUT WALLS Judaism in the wilderness; Rabbi Jamie Korngold; 303-4176200; rabbik@adventurerabbi.org; www.adventurerabbi.org AHARON’S BOOKS Jewish books and Judaica; Aharon Brewer — 600 S. Holly St., Ste. 103, Denver, CO 80246; 303-322-7345 or 800-830-8660; FAX 303-393-1201; info@MileChai.com; www.MileChai.com AHAVATH BETH ISRAEL (BOISE, ID) Reform congregation; Rabbi Dan Fink; Lorraine Gross, president — 11 N. Latah St., Boise, ID 83706; (208) 343-6601; FAX (208) 343-1602; office@ahavathbethisrael.org; www. ahavathbethisrael.org AIPAC — AMERICA ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE National lobby to maintain a strong US-Israel relationship. MOUNTAIN WEST REGION — Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah; Bruce Barrett, director — 330 Blue Heron Lane, Missoula, MT 59804; 406-542-2596; FAX 406-542-2595; bbarrett@aipac.org SOUTHWEST REGION — Colorado-Nebraska-New Mexico; Claire Schwartz Margolf, area director — 555 17th St. Ste. 840, Denver, CO 80202; 303-864-9464; FAX 303-573-

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5410; cmargolf@ aipac.org; http://www.aipac.org AIR FORCE ACADEMY JEWISH CHAPLAIN Rabbi Joshua Narrowe — HQ USAFA-HC, 2348 Sijan Dr., Ste. 100, USAF Academy, CO 80840; 719-333-2636; joshua. narrowe@usafa.edu AISH DENVER Learning center; Orthodox congregation with educational services; Rabbi Yaakov Meyer; Kathy Kaufman, board chair; Danni Hosiassohn, program director — 9550 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80111; 303-2207200; FAX 303-290-9191; info@aishdenver. com; www. aishdenver.com AISH DENVER PRESCHOOL — 303-220-7200 CAMP SHOOVY RICHARD E. RUDOLPH SHALOM HEBREW SCHOOL — Karen Schweitzer, kschweitzer@aishdenver.com AITZ CHAIM (GREAT FALLS, MT) The Great Falls Hebrew Assn. — 1015 First Ave. North, Ste. 304, Great Falls, MT 59401; 406-322-2705; www.aitzchaim.com AITZ CHAYIM/TREE OF LIFE Deepening Jewish roots; Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav — 303-881-2800; boothnadav@gmail.com ALLIED JEWISH APARTMENTS Affordable independent and assisted living; kosher meals, social services, transportation and activities; Michael Klein, executive director; Marcia Helfant, community relations and development — 22 S. Adams St., Denver, CO 80209-2908; 303-399-1146; FAX 303-394-4149; www.alliedjewishapartments.org

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ALLIED — BEIT ALLIED JEWISH CHAPEL Affiliate of Allied Jewish Apartments; Dr. Seth Ward — 22 S. Adams St., Denver, CO, 80209; 303-355-0232; sward@uwyo.edu ALLIED JEWISH FEDERATION OF COLORADO Builds Jewish life in Colorado, Israel and around the world; raises and distributes financial resources via annual campaign; facilitates planned giving and endowments, and supplemental campiagns in partnership with the JCF; Doug Seserman, president and CEO; Nancy Gart, coordinating council chair; Amy Toltz-Miller, annual campaign chair; Ruth Malman, Jewish Community Foundation chair; Judy Attenberg, women’s campaign chair — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80246; 303-321-3399; FAX 303-322-8328; federation@ajfcolorado.org; www.jewishcolorado. org/federation INCORPORATES FT. COLLINS, GREELEY AND PUEBLO ISRAEL, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS CENTER — Rick Kornfeld, chair JEWISH PHILANTHROPY CENTER — Amy Toltz-Miller, chair JEWISH RESOURCE CENTER — Marnie Miller, chair SEE ALSO JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL; YAD ALPHA EPSILON PI CU Boulder fraternity; Maxwell Gulliver, president — 1150 10th St., Boulder, CO 80302; www.cuaepi.org

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and the free world; Dr. Neil Dobro, chair — PO Box 461282, Glendale, CO 80246; 303-722-8864; 303-437-3144; americansagainstterrorism@juno.com APPLES AND HONEY Violin-cello duo; classical to popular; Rabbi Birdie Becker; 303-773-0418 ARCTIC PACIFIC FISHERIES Kosher smoked fish, certified by Scroll K — 3910 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80204; 303-534-4772; www.arcpac.net

AMC CANCER RESEARCH CENTER Alice Norton, executive director and CFO — 3401 Quebec St., Suite 3200, Denver, CO 80207; 303-239-3334; FAX 303239-3400; www.amc.org

ASPEN JEWISH CONGREGATION Reform congregation; Rabbi David Segal; Cantor Rollin Simmons; Marian Lansburgh, president — 0077 Meadowood Dr., Aspen, CO 81611; 970-925-8245; www.jewishaspen.com JUDAIC STUDIES — Jessica Slosberg, director of education

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY Supporting The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Western Region: Matthew Ross, executive director — 11500 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 512, Los Angeles, CA 90064; 310-8433100 or (800) 916-9998; FAX (310) 843-3109

ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER American Friends of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Israel; Gerald Lukton, treasurer — 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 450, Denver, CO 80222; 303-691-9244; FAX 303-6919249; jerrylukton@assafharofeh.org; www.assafh.org

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM US support for Magen David Adom (Israel’s emergency first responders); Yossi Mentz, Western Region Director — 5535 Balboa Blvd., Suite 114, Encino, CA 91316; 800-323-2371; ymentz@afmda. org; www.afmda.org DENVER FRIENDS — George Blau, chair, 303-571-4388, gblau@aol.com

ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES Colorado chapter — Temple Emanuel Brenner Library, Katherine Steinberg, 303-388-4013 ext. 346

AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Advocacy and human rights organization; diverse faith and ethnic partners to support Israel and immigration reform; David Seserman, president; Don Schlesinger, regional director; Kendra Shore, associate regional director; Heather Dawkins, administrator — 950 S. Cherry St., #418, Denver, CO 80246; 303-3201742; colorado@ajc.org; www.ajc.org/colorado AMERICANS AGAINST TERRORISM Mobilizing visible support against terrorism in Israel, the US

BABI YAR PARK Memorial to Jews, Gypsies, Ukrainians murdered 19411943 at the Babi Yar Ravine; S. Havana and Yale, Denver, CO; tours, 303-549-5015; www.mizelmuseum.org; BAIS MENACHEM Orthodox congregation; Rabbi Yisroel Engel — 400 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-522-0141; FAX 303-329-0212; info@baismenachemdenver.com; www.baismenachemdenver.com BEIT TIKVA (SANTA FE) Reform congregation; founding rabbi, Leonard A. Helman; Rabbi Martin W. Levy; Cantor Michael Linder; Kate Shane, September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 51

L‘Chaim to The Friends of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center Assaf Harofeh is one of the designated hospitals in Israel prepared to care for victims of suicide/homicide bombers. It is also one of the five designated hospitals in Israel to care for victims of chemical or biological warfare. AHMC has the largest Nursing School in Israel, a School of Physiotherapy, an X-ray Technology Program, and an In-Vitro Fertilization program, a Hyperbaric Chamber, and a Breast Cancer Center. AHMC is a pioneer in integrating humor as one of the treatments for patients hospitalized and treated at the hospital. A clown is part of the regular staff in the Pediatric Ward. He entertains children and helps relieve their pain. AHMC receives only part of its funds from the Israeli government, and crucially needs the continued support of our friends in the US and around the world.

American Friends Of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center Jerry Lukton, Treasurer 2696 S. Colorado Blvd. • Suite 450 Denver Colorado 80222

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BET — B’NAI president; Gail Rapoport, executive director; Barbara Cohen, school director GIFT SHOP — 303-951-8238 PO Box 24094, Santa Fe, NM 87502; phone, FAX 505-820-2991; RAP1818@aol.com; www.beittikva.info BET HARIM, FLATHEAD VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY Northwest Montana; affiliated with URJ and MAJCO — 475 8th Ave. EN, Kalispell, MT 59903; 406-756-5159; bet_harim@ yahoo.com; www.betharim.com BETH AARON (BILLINGS) Reform congregation; Rabbi Barbara Block; Jeff Simkovic, president — PO Box 187, Billings, MT 59103; 406-248-6412; http://MT004.urj.net BETH AMI Humanistic congregation; Jon Budoff, president; 720-4660101; info@bethami.com; www.bethami.com BETH EVERGREEN Reconstructionist congregation; Rabbi Benjamin “Jamie” Arnold; Alan Rubin, president; Neshama Mousseau, executive director; Jill Wildenberg, director of education — PO Box 415, 2981 Bergen Peak Dr., Evergreen, CO 80439; 303-670-4294; shalom@bethevergreen.org; www.bethevergreen.org BETH ISRAEL (GREELEY) Unaffiliated congregation; Rabbi Sarah Gilbert; Robert Kahn, Rebecca Weeder, co-presidents; Glen Dinner, Julie Givan-Wittow, treasurers — PO Box 867, Greeley, CO 80632-0867; 970-3530869 or 970-353-5449; www.bethisraelcolorado.org BETH JACOB HIGH SCHOOL OF DENVER Orthodox girls high school; Alan Grossman, president; Rabbi Myer J. Schwab, dean; Bruria Schwab, religious studies principal; Esther Melamed, general studies principal — 5100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80204; 303-893-1333; FAX 303573-4932; BethJacob@bjhs.org LADIES OF BETH JACOB — Jody Crane, president SEE ALSO CAMP BAIS YAAKOV OF THE ROCKIES BETH SHALOM (BOZEMAN, MT) Reform; Rabbi Ed Stafman; Alan Rassaby, president; Amy Keefer, religious school — 2010 West Koch, Bozeman, MT 59718; 406-556-0528; www.bethshalombozeman.org

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BICKUR CHOLIM OF DENVER Society to visit and support the sick; Leah Mehler, 303-3331017 or Agi Fried, 303-321-0413 BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL NEXT Programming and opportunities for Birthright Israel alumni and other young Jewish adults; hotline: 1-800-466-0552; www.colorado.birthrightisrael.com; www.next.birthrightisrael.com; colorado@birthrightisraelnext.org BMH-BJ CONGREGATION Modern Orthodox; Rabbi Selwyn Franklin; Cantor Joel Lichterman; Michael Engleberg, president; Mark Boscoe, chairman; Loretta Cawelti, executive director; Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner, emeritus; Zachary Kutner, cantor emeritus — 560 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 80224-1227; 303-3884203; FAX 303-388-4210; www.bmh-bj.org GIFT SHOP — 303-951-8238 PRESCHOOL — Mindy Hecht; 303-388-7543, ext. 5814 BNEI AKIVA Zionist, modern Orthodox youth group, affiliated with DAT and EDOS; Dr. Steve Feldman, director — 198 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80246; 720-394-3020; bneiakivadenver@gmail.com; www. bneiakiva.org B’NAI B’RITH LODGE 171 William J. Berger, president; Susan Sanderson, administrator — 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-393-7358; bnaibrith5280@gmail.com; www.bnaibrithdenver. org B’NAI B’RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION (BBYO) Rachel Heilbronner, Rocky Mountain Region program director; Riki Gross, BBG regional president; Ben Sanders, AZA regional president — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 203, Denver, CO

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B’NAI — BOULDER 80246; 303-316-6385; FAX 303-355-4900; rheilbronner@ bbyo.org; www.bbyo.org; www.b-linked.org ALBUQUERQUE — Eric Maxon; 505-264-8592, plumber @stewardsplumbing.com BOULDER — regional office, 303-316-6385 COLORADO SPRINGS — regional office, 303-316-6385 SALT LAKE — Mountain Region BBYO; Naomi Schuster, Phoenix proram associate; nschuster@bbyo.org B’NAI BUTTE East River Valley Jewish Community; Cantor Robbi Sherwin; Bruce Alpern, 970-349-7742, and Tammi Gitin, 970-349-7353, co-presidents — PO Box 2537, Crested Butte, CO 81224; bnaibutte@crestedbutte.net; www.bnaibutte.com B’NAI CHAIM Rabbi Severine Haziza-Sokol; Sophie Gross, president — 4716 S. Coors Ln., Morrison, CO 80465; 303-697-2668; www. bnaichaim.org B’NAI HAVURAH Member of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation; Rabbi Evette Lutman; Marla Cohen, executive director; P. B. Schechter, chair, Reconstructionist Federation Council; Carol Morris, principal; Hannah Weil, administrator — 6445 E. Ohio Ave., Denver, CO 80224-1459; 303-388-4441; FAX 303-388-0750; office@bnaihavurah.org; www. bnaihavurah.org B’NAI ISRAEL (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) Conservative congregation; Arthur Flicker, rabbi; Harvey Buchalter, president; Bernadette Nevarez, pre-school director; Anne Thom, administrator — 4401 Indian School Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110; 505-266-0155; FAX 505-268-6136; rabbi@bnaiisrael-nm.org; www.bnaiisrael-nm.org B’NAI ISRAEL BURIAL ASSN. (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) Conservative; Martin Sherman, president; 4000 General Sommervell NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111; 505-292-3297 B’NAI ISRAEL (BUTTE, MT) Reform congregation; Services monthly, Aug.-May; Janet Cornish — 327 W. Galena St., Butte, MT; mailing address, 954 W. Caledonia, Butte, MT 59701; 406-723-7993; janallyce @aol.com B’NAI ISRAEL OF ROSWELL (NM) Unaffiliated congregation; Richard Sidd, president; Alan Boyar, vice president; Rosalyn Robinson, secretary; Sharon Cosby, treasurer — 712 N. Washington Ave., Roswell, NM 88201; mailing address: PO Box 1153, Roswell, NM, 882021153; 575-622-5814 or 575-622-7295 B’NAI NOACH TORAH INSTITUTE Courses for Noachides; Akiva Gamliel, director — 2727 Arrowhead Dr., Jefferson, CO 80456; mailing address: 638 Cumberland Dr. F-5, Jefferson, CO 80456; 719-836-3290; admin@bnti.us; www.bnti.us

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JEWISH LINKS — www.jewishlink.net; cyberspace learning, www.jewishpath.org; www.7commands.com B’NAI SHALOM HAVURAH (TAOS, NM) Occasional Shabbat dinners; Beth Goldman — PO Box 161, Taos, NM 87571; 575-758-8615; bgoldman56@hotmail.com B’NAI TORAH Reform congregation; Rabbi Anat Moskowitz; Mark Harvey, president; Stacey Jessen, religious school director — 3990 W. 74th Ave., Westminster, CO 80030; 303-692-5234; bnaitorah@mindspring.com; www.bnai-torah-colorado.org B’NAI TZEDEK YOUTH PHILANTHROPY Jewish teen philanthropy program; 300 S. Dahlia St. Ste. 101, Denver, CO 80246; 303-321-3191 or 303-460-7268; B’NAI VAIL CONGREGATION Independent congregation; Rabbi Debra Rappaport; Karen Numerof, president — 19 Vail Road, Vail, CO 81657; 970477-2992; admin@bnaivail.org; www.bnaivail.org BONAI SHALOM (BOULDER) Conservative egalitarian congregation; Rabbi Marc Soloway; Larry Cohn, president; Cynthia Weinger, executive director; Froma Fallik, Hebrew school director — 1527 Cherryvale Rd., Boulder, CO 80303; 303-442-6605; FAX 303-442-7545; office@bonaishalom.org; www.bonaishalom. org BONNIE BRAE ICE CREAM Certified by Scroll K — 799 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80209; 303-777-0808; www.bonniebraeicecream.com BORSCHT BROTHERS Jewish and klezmer music; DJ Nightwolf; Jay Halpern, 303985-9080; Bruce Geller, 303-237-2947; www.theborschtbrothers.com BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Educational, cultural, social programs: Shalom Baby, Shalom September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 55

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BOULDER — CHABAD Family, J-Teen, library, wellness center — 3800 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, CO 80301; 303-998-1900; FAX 303-998-1965; connect@boulderjcc.org; www.boulderjcc.org PRESCHOOL — Susie Valdez, director; 303-448-9939; susie@boulderjcc.org MENORAH—Films, concerts, art shows, author talks, classes, lectures, older adult and Israel programs; Kathryn Bernheimer, director; kathryn@ boulderjcc.org; www.boulderjcc.org BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Sponsor of Boulder Jewish Festival, Boulder JCC and local Jewish organizations; Bruce Wildman, president; Allen Hittelman, executive director — PO Box 20338, Boulder, CO 80308; 303-998-1900; boulderjewish@gmail.com; www.bjcf. org BOULDER JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE Human service agency serving Boulder Jewish community; JFS of Colorado affiliate; Ingrid Swords, MSW, volunteer coordinator; Cathy Summer, MSW, care manager — 3800 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, CO 80301; 303-415-1025; FAX 303-998-1965; iswords@jewishfamilyservice.org; csummer@jewishfamilyservice.org, www.jewishfamilyservice.org BOUTIQUE JUDAICA Judaica, books, gifts; Carolyn Auerbach, Roslyn Weiss — 5052 E. Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80222; 303-757-1317; FAX 303-757-1326 BRITH SHOLEM (OGDEN) Reform congregation served by URJ student rabbis; Judi Amsel, president — 2750 Grant Ave., Ogden, UT 84401; 801392-7688; http://ut004.urj.net BYAHADTREX — Boulder*Israel*TRavel*EXchange Learning about Israel in Israel; Bruce Shaffer, director; 720524-6484; byahadtrex@boulderjcc.org; www.byahadtrex.org CAJE — SEE COLORADO AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION CAMP BAIS YAAKOV OF THE ROCKIES Girls’ camp, 10th-12th grade; Rabbi Shlomo and Michal Abraham, directors — 5100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80204; 720-490-7231; SAbraham@ybhillel.org

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CAMP CHAYOS HAKODESH Boys’ camp, 1st-7th grade; Rabbi Chaim Sher, director — 1560 Winona Ct., Denver, CO 80204; 303-573-4894 CAMP GAN ISRAEL Summer day camp by Lubavitch of Colorado; boys ages 48, girls 4-13; Rabbi Yisroel Engel, director — 400 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-648-5367; FAX 303-329-0212; chabadcolorado@msn.com; www.chabadcolorado.com SEE ALSO BAIS MENACHEM CAMP MAAYAN Summer camp; co-ed, grades K-7; Rabbi Michael Sunshine, director — 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224; 720859-6806; FAX 720-859-6847; campmaayan@gmail.com CAMP SHAI SPECIALTY CAMPS Summer day camp ages 4-14; Josh Lake, director — 2450 S. Wabash St., Denver, CO 80231; 720-449-9558; jlake@denverjds.org.org; www.denverjds.org CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES Academic courses, public programs, educational resources; Dr. Sarah Pessin, director and Emil and Eva Hecht Chair in Judaic Studies — University of Denver, Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave., Suite 157, Denver, CO 80208-0911; 303-8713020; FAX 303-871-3037; www.du.edu/cjs/ HOLOCAUST AWARENESS INSTITUTE — hai@du.edu; 303-871-3013 SEE ALSO IRA M. BECK MEMORIAL ARCHIVES and ROCKY MOUNTAIN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHABAD — SEE ALSO Bais Menachem (Denver), Jewish Community Center Chabad (Aspen), Judaism in the Foothills (Golden), Lubavitch of Boulder

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CHABAD — CHABAD CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF IDAHO Chabad center; Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz — 3813 W. State St., Boise, ID 83703; 208-853-9200; FAX 208-853-9201; chabad@jewishidaho.com; www.jewishidaho.com CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF LONGMONT Traditional congregation; Rabbi Yaakov Borenstein, director —195 S. Main St., Ste. 4, Longmont, CO 80501; 303-6787595; rabbi@jewishlongmont.com; www.jewishlongmont. com CAMP –– www.jewishkidscamp.com CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF SANTA FE (NM) Traditional congregation; Rabbi Berel Levertov, director — 242 West S. Mateo, Santa Fe, NM 87505; 505-983-2000; info@chabadsantafe.com; www.chabadsantafe.com; www. jewishwomenscircle.com CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF SOUTH METRO DENVER Jewish outreach and educational center; Rabbi Avraham Mintz — 9950 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124; 303792-7222; info@denverjewishcenter.com; www.denverjewishcenter.com GARDEN PRESCHOOL—Hindy Mintz, preschool director; hindy@gardenpreschool.com; www.gardenpreschool.com CHABAD HEBREW SCHOOL CHABAD OF AURARIA CAMPUS Shabbat, holiday meals and programs for MSCD, UCD and CCD students and faculty; Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Ort — 450 S. Krameria St., Denver, CO 80224; 303-399-7622; rabbi@ chabadofaurariacampus.org; aura@chabadofauraria.org; www.jewishauraria.org CHABAD OF NEW MEXICO Traditional congregation; Rabbi Chaim Schmukler — 4000 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110; 505-880-1181; FAX 505-880-9722; www.chabadnm.org HEBREW SCHOOL and PRESCHOOL — Rabbi Bentzi Futerfas, Devorah Schmukler, co-directors CHABAD, NORTHERN COLORADO & CSU (FT. COLLINS) Traditional congregation; Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik — 1103 W. Elizabeth St., Ft. Collins, CO 80521; 970-407-1613; www. jewishnco.com

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St., Denver, CO 80210; 303-744-9699; rabbi@du.edu; www.chabadsouthdenver.com CHABAD OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Shabbat and holiday events; kosher food; Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm — 775 17th St., Boulder, CO 80302; 303-444-2775; www.jewishcu.com CHABAD OF VAIL Traditional congregation; Rabbi Dovid Mintz — 1000 Lionsridge Loop, Suite 3B, Vail, CO 81657; 970-476-7887; www.jewishvail.com; info@jewishvail.com CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF BOULDER COUNTY Orthodox congregation; Rabbi Pesach Scheiner — 4900 Sioux dr. Boulder, CO 80305; 303-494-1638; lbkosher@ gmail.com; www.chabadofboulder.com CHABAD JEWISH ENRICHMENT CENTER — 4740 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, CO 80305 CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF COLORADO Regional headquarters, chasidic outreach organization; Rabbi Yisroel M. Popack and Rabbi Yisroel Engel — 400 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-329-0213; FAX 303-6485367; chabadcolorado@msn.com; www.chabadcolorado. com CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO Rabbi Moshe Liberow — 410 Allegheny Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919; 719-634-2345; rabbiliberow@gmail.com; www.thejewishflame.com

CHABAD OF NORTHWEST METRO DENVER Rabbi Benjy and Leah Brackman — 4505 W. 112th Ave., Westminster, CO 80031; 303-429-5177; www.thechabadhouse.com; www.jewishkidscamp.com, www.hebrewschoolisfun.com JEWISH BUISNESS GROUP — 303-429-5177

CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF UTAH Incorporates Bais Menachem shul; Rabbi Benny Zippel — 1760 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105; 801-467-7777; FAX 801-486-7526; rabbi@jewishutah.com; www.jewishutah.com

CHABAD OF SOUTH DENVER Chabad at University of Denver; Shabbat, holiday events, rabbinic mentoring, Jewish learning, lifecycle events, community celebrations; Rabbi Yossi Serebryanski — 2205 S. High

CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF WYOMING Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn, co-directors — PO Box 9818, Jackson, WY 83002; 307-462-0847; www.jewishwyoming.com September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 59

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Denver Academy of Torah Colorado’s modern Orthodox, Zionist Jewish Day School • Provides students with core values of Torah observance, religious Zionism, passion for academic exploration and appreciation of the diverse world in which we live • Emphasis on Hebrew language fluency • In-depth, Jewish text-based learning • A focus on academic excellence in General Studies, utilizing differentiation to meet the unique needs of each student • Commitment to Jewish families regardless of ability to pay: tuition assistance available • Paving the way for students to attend the finest yeshivot and universities “Our students learn Torah, but more importantly, they live Torah. We are proud of their middot, their dedication to Torah study, and their desire to impact on their communities as they grow older.” — Rabbi Daniel Alter, Head of School

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CHAI — CONGREGATION CHAI-LANDS RANCH — SOUTH DENVER METRO JEWISH COMMUNITY Jewish connections, resource & events center; Beth Edelman Horwitz, neighborhood ambassador & connector — 303-5491889; bethhorowitz@comcast.net CHAVURAH B’YACHAD (SALT LAKE CITY) Reconstructionist congregation; Joanne Slotnick— PO Box 9115; Salt Lake City, UT 84109; info@cbyachad.org; www.cbyachad.org CHEVRA KADISHA — BURIAL SOCIETIES DENVER — Rabbi Hillel Erlanger, 303-893-2372 or 303903-2913; Eddie Shapiro — 316 S. Locust St., Denver, CO 80224; 720-308-8636; denverchevra@hotmail.com UTAH — 801-484-1501; Nomi Loeb for women, 801-2789067 BOULDER — Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, 303-271-3540 CHEVRA SHAS Fellowship for Torah study and taharah, kaddish and end-oflife issues in Jewish law; Rabbi Hillel Erlanger, president — 1560 Winona Ct., Denver, CO 80204; 303-893-2372 CHILDREN’S PLAYLAND Infants and pre-school learning center; 1519 S. Havana St., Unit Q, Aurora, CO 80012; 303-337-1112;info@childrensplayland.org; www.childrensplayland.org COLORADO AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION (CAJE) Jewish programming, offering Jews of all observance levels and backgrounds opportunties to connect with their Jewish roots; Faye Weitzman, chair — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 101, Denver, CO 80246; 303-321-3191; FAX 303-321-5436; caje@caje-co.org; www.caje-co.org EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION — Judy Morosohk, ECE Specialist; jmorosohk@caje-co.org 303-951-8498 ADULT PROGRAMS — Sue Parker Gerson, 303-951-0275 SEE ALSO ISRAEL STUDY TOUR, HEBREW HIGH, FLORENCE MELTON ADULT MINI-SCHOOL, COLORADO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COLORADO COALITION FOR GENOCIDE AWARENESS AND ACTION Roz Duman, founder and director — PO Box 6714, Denver, CO 80206; 303-856-7334; www.ccgaa.org

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COLORADO COLLEGE CHAVERIM Kobi Chumash, faculty advisor — 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903; 719-330-7477; jacob.chumash@coloradocollege.edu; www.coloradocollege.edu/students/chaverim COLORADO HEBREW CHORALE Jewish music; Carol Kozak Ward, music director — 495 S. Jersey St., Denver, CO 80224; 303-355-0232; coloradohebrewchorale@yahoo.com; www.coloradohebrewchorale.org COLORADO JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND DECENDANTS Rosalyn Kirkel, president, 303-322-8396, rkirkel@gmail. com; Eileen Schechter, treasurer, 303-237-2621 COLORADO JEWS FOR JEWISH IDENTITY Counter-missionary and counter-cult program; Dr. Neil Dobro, chair — 365 S. Krameria St., Denver, CO 80224; 303722-8864; drneild@comcast.net CONGREGATION ALBERT (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) Reform congregation; Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld; Cantor Barbara R. Finn; Betty Rosenberg, president — 3800 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110; 505-883-1818; FAX 505883-1414; admin@congregationalbert.org; www.congregationalbert.org SISTERHOOD — Marcia Rosenstein BROTHERHOOD — Charlie Brown CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM Conservative congregation, Centennial; Rabbi Jeffrey Kaye; Tom Kayen, president — 6116 S. Pennsylvania St., Centennial, CO 80121; 303-794-6643; shalom@cbsdenver.org; www.cbsdenver.org

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CONGREGATION -— DENVER CONGREGATION NEVEI KODESH Jewish renewal; Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, spiritual director, Dena Gitterman, executive director; 303-443-4567 — 3269 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301; FAX 303-313-1428; info@neveikodesh.org; www.neveikodesh.org CONGREGATION TEHILAT HASHEM Orthodox congregation; Rabbi Aharon Sirota; Boris Zeyger, president — 295 S. Locust, Denver, CO 80224; 303-399-8917 (phone and fax). CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL (LOS ANGELES) David Siegel, Consul General — 6380 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90048; (323) 852-5500; FAX (323) 852-5555; info@losangeles.mfa.gov.il; www.israeliconsulate LA.org COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS Joanne Marks Kauvar — 2000 E. Asbury Ave., Suite 157, Denver, CO 80208-0911; 303-871-3015; FAX 303-871-3037; jkauvar@ cajm.net; www.cajm.net CREATOR MUNDI Judaic items, books; Sheila Norris — 2910 E. Third Ave., Denver, CO 80206; 303-322-1901; www.creatormundi.com CRIST MORTUARY AND MOUNTAIN VIEW MEMORIAL PARK Michael Slater, Alejandro Ruiz — 3395 Penrose Pl., Boulder, CO 80301; 303-442-4411; FAX 303-442-4552; www.cristmortuary.com CRYSTAL’S KOSHER CUTS Kosher meat, groceries; Rabbi Laibel Crystal — 4810 Newport St., Commerce City, CO 80022; 720-335-1223; crystalskoshercuts@gmail.com DARRELL HOWE MORTUARY Chad Lunceford — 1701 West South Boulder Rd., Lafayette, CO 80026; 303-665-5518; FAX 303-666-5406

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Elementary-Middle School Pre-K-8th Grade; Glassman Education Campus; 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224; 720-859-6806; FAX 720859-6847; www.datcampus.org High School — Yeshivat Shaarei DAT Dr. Juli Kramer, principal; Naomi Lev, assistant principal — 173 S. Poplar St., Denver, CO 80230;720-941-6433; highschool@datcampus.org SEE ALSO DAT MINYAN AND CAMP MAAYAN DENVER COMMUNITY JEWISH SOFTBALL LEAGUE Men’s weekly summer league; Seth Davis, commissioner, Scott Richardson, vice commissioner; www.denverjewishsoftball.org DENVER COMMUNITY KOLLEL Institute for advanced Torah studies; educational programs; Rabbis Aron Yehuda Schwab, Shachne Sommers, deans; Rabbi Zev Beren, president; Rabbis Yechiel Erlanger, Yehuda Amsel, outreach directors — 1516 Xavier St., Suite 301, Denver, CO 80204; 303-820-2855; FAX 303-8202806; info@denverkollel.org; www.denverkollel.org DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERFAITH CHAPEL Jeppesen Terminal, Level 6; Rabbi Steven Kaye, president — 303-342-2036, chapel; 303-757-1372

DAVID SPECTER SHALOM HOUSE (ALBUQUERQUE) HUD-subsidized, low-income housing for the elderly — 5500 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505-8231433; FAX 505-823-9671

DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL Co-ed Jewish day school, grades K-12; Avi Halzel, Head of School and CEO; David Foster, board chair; Shayna Friedman, director of admissions — 303-369-0663; FAX 303-369-0664; 2450 S. Wabash St., Denver, CO 80231; info@denverjds.org Lower School Susan Resnick, Division Head Upper School Bryan Hay, Division Head

DENVER ACADEMY OF TORAH (DAT) Modern Orthodox day school (pre-k-10); Rabbi Daniel Alter, head of school; Peggy Kasloff, principal of elementary and middle school; Dr. Rachel Rabinovitch, president

DENVER SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL Karmiel, Israel; Flora DuPree, president — 2480 W. 26th Ave., Suite. 20B, Denver, CO 80211; 303-832-1336; info@denversistercities.org; www.denversistercities.org

DAT MINYAN Orthodox — Scott Friedman, president; Rabbi Asher Klein — 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224; 303-281-8999; info@datminyan.org; www.datminyan.org

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DIVORCE — GOLDA DIVORCE (GET) Rabbi Yisroel Rosskamm, 303-949-0673 or 303-534-2947. E-3 Cultural and social events for young Jewish adults; Ean Seeb, Eric Elkins, Ezra Shanken — info@e-3events.com; www.e-3events.com EAST DENVER ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE (EDOS) Rabbi Marc Gitler; Rabbi Yaakov Calm, president — 198 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-322-7943; FAX 303-3939955; www.EDOSdenver.org EAST SIDE KOSHER DELI Kosher deli, grocery, meats, restaurant, bakery, caterer, banquet rooms; Michael and Marcy Schreiber — 499 S. Elm, Denver, CO 80246; 303-322-9862; FAX 303-321-3290; www.eastsidekosherdeli.com EKAR FARM Ilan Salzberg, director — 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO, 80224; grow@ekarfarm.org EMANUEL CEMETERY AT FAIRMOUNT Janet Bronitsky — 430 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO 80231; 303-388-4013; FAX 303-388-6328 ENSTROM CANDIES All Enstrom Candies-made products are kosher — 201 University Blvd., Suite 118, Denver, CO 80206; 303-322-1005 ERICKSON MONUMENTS Monuments for Jewish graves since 1925 — 1245 Quivas St., Denver, CO 80204; 303-571-5151; FAX 303-571-5155; info@ ericksonmonuments.com; www.ericksonmonuments.com ERUV Hotline number for Shabbos boundary information EAST SIDE of Denver, 303-836-3788 Andy Kark, president; Yaakov Watkins, executive director — 303-669-4506; 33 Southmor Dr., Denver, CO 80220; www.denvereruv.org WEST SIDE of Denver, 303-767-3788 Feivel Gallard — 303-825-7517 SOUTHEAST SIDE of Denver, Rabbi Zev Pomeranz; 303220-7200, ext. 6

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EVANS AND EARLY (SALT LAKE CITY) Mortuary; Ron Temu, Al Heitman — 574 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84102; 801-355-5323; FAX 801-355-6177 FELDMAN MORTUARY Denver’s only exclusively Jewish mortuary; Jim Cohen and Stephen J. Cohen — 1673 York St. and 3501 S. Tamarac St. and 5105 S. Shalom Park Cir., Aurora, CO, 80015 322-7764; FAX 303-377-3319; www.feldmanmortuary.com FOOD PANTRY Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Food Pantry; kosher food available; Shelly Hines, director — 3201 S. Tamarac Dr. #100, Denver, CO 80231; 303-597-5000;shines@jewishfamilyservice.org; www.jewishfamilyservice.org FREE LOAN — SEE JEWISH INTEREST-FREE LOAN OF COLORADO FRIENDS OF THE KOBY MANDELL FOUNDATION Supports Camp Koby, heals victims of terror in Israel — Rhoda Reiss-Pitler, Mallory Cohen; 9200 E. Grand Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80111; 303-331-0929; FAX 303-399-3701; Reiss_ Pitler@yahoo.com; www.kobymandel-foundation.org GAON BOOKS Based in Santa Fe, publishes books with Jewish themes and/or authors; Ron Duncan Hart, owner — PO Box 23924, Santa Fe, NM 87502; 505-920-7771; www.gaonbooks.com; gaonbooks@gmail.com GOLDA MEIR CENTER Denver home of Golda Meir; museum, conference center — Dept. of Political Science, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Campus Box 43 or PO Box 173362, Denver, CO

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GOLDEN — HEBREW 80217-3361; 303-556-3220; www.goldameircenter.org GOLDEN HILL CEMETERY Neal Price, 303-836-2312 — 12000 W. Colfax, Lakewood, CO 80215; caretakers, 303-237-0573 GREEN GABLES COUNTRY CLUB Country club; Richard Fleischman, president; Peter Eckel, clubhouse manager; Laura Cisco, marketing — 6800 W. Jewell Ave., Denver, CO 80232; 303-985-4433; FAX 303-9854437; www.greengablescc.org GREEN MOUNTAIN CEMETERY Kim Bridges, owner — 290 20th St., Boulder, CO 80302; 303-444-5695 HADASSAH Zionist Women’s Organization of America; www. hadassah.org GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER — Laura Grossman, Jan Secunda, co presidents —505-342-1886; 505-299-4660; albuquerque@hadassah.org; www.albuquerque.hadassah.org BOULDER CHAPTER — Sandy Friedman, co president; 303494-2220; Sfriedman4@gmail.com; Shari Kark, co president; 303-444-0630; COLORADO SPRINGS CHAPTER — Sheila Ervin, president; 10634 Rhinestone Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80908; 719-5998875; cshadassah@hotmail.org; www.coloradosprings.hadassah.org DENVER CHAPTER — Ann Martin, Anita Wenner, co-presidents; 6445 E. Ohio, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80224, 303-3217430; FAX 303-321-3095; denverchapter@hadassah.org; www. denver.hadassah.org GREATER SALT LAKE CHAPTER — Gwen Campbell, president; 2425 E. Heritage Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84109; 801-6475495; www.saltlake.hadassah.org LEA (Littleton-Englewood-Aurora) CHAPTER — Della Levy, Sherri Weinstein, co-presidents — 303-751-0255; levydella2@ gmail.com MONTANA CHAPTER — Kay Gersh, contact — PO Box 487, Whitefish, MT 59937; 406-250-2604 NORTHERN COLORADO CHAPTER — Orly Penny, coordinator — 4401 San Remo Circle, Fort Collins, CO 80525; 970-223-3646; ospenny@comcast.net SANTA FE CHAPTER — Reggie Klein — 2619 Via Berrenda, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505; 505-438-8150; arkay28@gmail. com DESERT MOUNTAIN REGION — Fredi Brown, president; 9646 E. Voltaire Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85260; www.desertmountain.hadassah.org HAL AQUA Jewish world beat party band; fusion of klezmer, Sephardic and Middle Eastern music; Hal Aqua, 303-744-0263; www. halaqua.com HAR HASHEM (BOULDER) Reform congregation; Rabbis Deborah Bronstein, Joshua

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Rose; Holli Berman, cantorial soloist; Andrew Halpern, president; Gary Fifer, executive director; Katherine Schwartz, director of long life learning; Simi Adler, youth advisor; Suzanne Sobczak, family school director — 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, CO 80303; 303-499-7077; FAX 303-499-7303; g.fifer@harhashem.org; www.harhashem.org HAR MISHPACHA (STEAMBOAT SPRINGS) Reform congregation; Rabbi Stephan Booth-Nadav — PO Box 776108, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477; 970-457-4270; info@harmishpacha.org; www.harmishpacha.org HAR SHALOM (DURANGO) Center for Judaism in the Four-Corners area; Craig Larson, president — 2537 County Rd. 203; mailing address: PO Box 9199, Durango, CO 81302; (970)-375-0613; www.harshalomdurango.org HAR SHALOM (FT. COLLINS) A center for Jewish living, congregational synagogue, preschool and kindergarden; Rabbis Shoshanna Leis and Ben Newman; Smadar Lapiot, president — 725 W. Drake Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526; 970-223-5191; www.congregationharshalom.org HAR SHALOM (MISSOULA, MT) Affiliated with the URJ; Laurie Franklin, religious leader; Bert Chessin, president — mailing address: PO Box 3715, Missoula, MT 59806; 3035 S. Russell St., Missoula, MT 59801; 406-5499595; info@har-shalom.org; www.har-shalom.org HEBREW EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE (HEA) Conservative congregation; Rabbi Bruce Dollin, senior rabbi; Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald, assistant rabbi; Cantor Martin Goldstein; Rick Rubin, president; Neal S. Price, executive director; directors: Stacey Wasserman, education; Naomi Kirshner, programs; Kolby Morris, youth director — 3600 S. Ivanhoe St., Denver, CO 80237; 303-758-9400; FAX 303-7589500; info@HEAdenver.org; www.HEAdenver.org PRESCHOOL — Karen Kirk, director; 303-758-1462 RABBI DANIEL & IDA GOLDBERGER YOUTH CENTER SEE ALSO USY September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 67

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HEBREW — INTERMOUNTAIN HEBREW HIGH (CAJE) Dynamic and meaningful teen educational experiences, leadership opportunities, Israel study; Denver and Boulder for 8th-12th graders DENVER — Stacey Delcau, director — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 101, Denver, CO 80246; sdelcau@cajeco.org; BOULDER — 303-321-3191; info@caje-co.org; www.cajeco.org HILLEL ACADEMY All Jewish children, regardless of affiliation (preschool-8); Rabbi Yitzchok Goldstein, principal; Mordechai Hoffman, executive director; Lazer Muller, president — 450 S. Hudson St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-333-1511; FAX 303-333-0296; info@haod.org; www.haod.org ALUMNI ASSN. — Ruthie Krausz, president HILLEL FOUNDATION Support, social organization for Jewish college students NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (Las Cruces) — Elissa Wolfe Poel, advisor; PO Box 1029, Los Cruces, NM 880041029; 575-646-5971; epoel@nmsu.edu UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO (Albuquerque) — Sara Koplik, director; Aaron David Bram Hillel House, 1701 Sigma Chi NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106; 505-242-1127; sarakoplik@unmhillel.org; www.unmhillel.org HILLEL OF COLORADO Enriching the lives of Jewish students on Colorado campuses; Mark Idelberg, president; Kelli Theis, executive director — Merage & Allon Hillel Center, 2390 S. Race St., Denver, CO 80210; 303-777-2773, FAX 303-777-2586; kelli@hillelcolorado.org; www.hillelcolorado.org COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (Ft. Collins) — Rabbi Allison Peiser, director — David and Laura Merage Hillel Center, 720 W. Laurel St., Ft. Collins, CO 80521; 970-2244246; allison@hillelcolorado.org; www.csu.hillelcolorado. org UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO (Boulder) — Hanan Nayberg, director — 2795 Colorado Ave., Boulder, CO 80302; 303-442-6571; FAX 303-442-6941; hanan@hillelcolorado. org; www.cu.hillelcolorado.org UNIVERSITY OF DENVER — Josh Samet, director — Merage and Allon Hillel Center, 2390 S. Race St., Denver, CO 80210; 303-777-2773; FAX 303-777-2586, ext. 223; josh@hillelcolorado.org; www.du.hillelcolorado.org

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HISPANO-CRYPTO JEWISH RESOURCE CENTER Research center for people of Hispanic and Jewish roots; Dr. Seth Ward, president — 495 S. Jersey St., Denver, CO 80224; 303-355-0232; sward@uwyo.edu HOLOCAUST AWARENESS INSTITUTE SEE CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES HOLOCAUST EDUCATOR AND STORYTELLER Holocaust educator, storyteller and Yiddish teacher; Rosalyn Kirkel — (303) 322-8396; rkirkel@gmail.com I. J. AND JEANNÉ WAGNER JCC (SALT LAKE CITY) Jewish Community Center; Ron Essig, president; Andrea Alcabes, executive director — 2 N. Medical Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84113; 801-581-0098; FAX 801-581-0718; www.slcjcc.org INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE EAST (ISIME) Academic, research and public policy center; Deborah Schlueter, interim director; Robyn Loup, chair — Graduate School of International Studies, DU, 2201 S. Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80208; 303-871-3094; FAX 303-871-2456 INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS® Weekly American Jewish newspaper of the Rocky Mountain states; local, regional, national, international news; features, columns, sports, legal notices; founded 1913 — Miriam Harris Goldberg, editor and publisher; Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, PhD, executive editor (HILLEL@IJN.COM); Larry Hankin, associate editor (LARRY@IJN.COM); Chris Leppek, assistant editor (IJNEWS@AOL.COM); Andrea Jacobs, senior writer (ANDREA@IJN.COM); advertising executives: Larry Hankin, Bernie Papper (BERNIE@IJN.COM), Lori Aron (LORI@IJN.COM); production: Seiji Nagata (SEIJI@IJN.COM), Mike Anuszewski (MIKE@IJN.COM);

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INTRODUCTION — JEWISH Shana R. Goldberg, web editor (SHANA@IJN.COM); Carol Coen, circulation (CAROL@IJN.COM); Tehilla R. Goldberg, columnist; Gerald Mellman, sports editor; business staff: Dave Fetscher, Jeff Cannon — 1177 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203-2206; 303861-2234; FAX 303-832-6942; www.ijn.com “INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS”® and “L’CHAIM”® — registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office SPECIAL SECTIONS — Dollars & Sense, Spring L’CHAIM®, Kosher Living, Passover, Israel Independence Day, Homeowners Issue, Shavuos-Youth, Generations, Education & Culture, Rosh Hashanah, Fall L’CHAIM®, VIP, Ski Colorado, Gift Guide, Chanukah, Literary Supplements. FOOD SECTIONS: Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah ijn NewspaperPlusTM : www.ijn.com www.facebook.com/IntermountainJewishNews BOOK PROGRAM FOR JEWISH LIBRARIES COMMUNITY DIRECTORY — in Fall L’CHAIM® DENVER MAYORAL ELECTION FORUM DORIS SKY CHANUKAH COLORING CONTEST LISTS: AMERICAN JEWISH VETERANS, MEMORIAL DAY. HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND ESCAPEES. STUDENT INTERN PROGRAM INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM (ITJ) Class for potential converts or those who want to learn about Judaism, sponsored by RMRC; Betsy Epel, coordinator — 450 S. Kearney St., Denver, CO 80224; 720-941-2655; itjrmrc@aol.com IRA M. BECK MEMORIAL ARCHIVES Repository of regional Jewish culture and history; part of Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society; Dr. Jeanne Abrams, director — at Penrose Library, DU; Sturm Hall #157, 2000 E. Asbury, Denver, CO, 80208; 303-871-3016 ISRAEL BONDS Leor Ziv, executive director — 1950 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 295 North, Los Angeles, CA 90025; (800) 922-6637; FAX 310996-3006; losangeles@israelbonds.com; www.israelbonds.com ISRAEL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS feedback@mfa.gov.il; www.mfa.gov.il ISRAEL MINISTRY OF TOURISM Western region: 6380 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90048; (888) 77-ISRAEL or (323) 658-7463; FAX (323) 658-6543; www.goisrael.com

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Al Zuckerman, president; Mary Grossman, executive director — PO Box 10667, Jackson, WY 83002; (307) 734-1999; info@jhjewishcommunity.org; www.jhjewishcommunity.org; “Jackson Hole Jews” on Facebook JCC — SEE Boulder JCC; I. J. and Jenne Wagner JCC (Salt Lake); Laramie JCC; Robert E. Loup JCC (Denver); Ronald Gardenswartz JCC (ALBUQUERQUE) JCC CAMP SHAI Summer day camp, grades K-12; Amy Jacobs, director — 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-316-6383; amyjacobs@jccdenver.org; www.jccdenver.org JCC PRESCHOOLS DENVER, early childhood center: 12 weeks-5 years; part and fulltime care, Camp Shalom summer camp — 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-316-6377; FAX 303-316-6331 BOULDER, Susie Valdez, director — 3800 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, CO 80301; 303-448-9939; FAX 303-448-9938; susie@boulderjcc.org SALT LAKE CITY, early childhood center; Annie Frazier, director — 2 N. Medical Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84113; 801581-0097; afrazier@slcjcc.org JCC RANCH CAMP Denver JCC, kosher, over-night summer camp in Elbert County’s Black Forest; grades 2-11; Miriam and Gilad Shwartz, directors — 303-316-6384; FAX 303-320-0042; 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; www.ranchcamp.org JCRS HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE & STORY CENTER Alby Segall — 1050 Cherokee Street #403, Denver, CO 80204; alby@asegall.com; www.IsaacSolomonSynagogue.org

ISRAEL STUDY TOUR (IST) Summer study trip to Israel, Poland for teens after junior year; Robin Hanssen, director — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 101, Denver, CO 80246; 303-321-3191; caje@caje-co.org; www.caje-co.org

JEWISH BUISNESS GROUP Jewish businessgroup through Chabad NW in Metro Denver; 303-429-5177

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JEWISH — JEWISH Ehrnstein, president — PO Box 371516, Denver, CO 80237; 303-836-1522; www.jbacolorado.org JEWISH CHILDREN’S ADOPTION NETWORK (JCAN) National resource; Steve and Vicki Krausz — PO Box 147016, Denver, CO 80214-7016; 303-573-8113; FAX 303893-1447; jcan@qwestoffice.net; www.jcan.us JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER — SEE JCC JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER CHABAD (ASPEN) Chabad Jewish community center, traditional congregation; Rabbi Mendel Mintz, director — 435 W. Main St., Aspen, CO 81611; 970-544-3770; FAX 970-925-4164; info@jccaspen. com; www.jccaspen.com JEWISH COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY Hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, correctional and mental health facilities — Rabbi Eliot J. Baskin, Jewish community chaplain; 303-597-5000 ext. 351 or 303-918-1558; FAX 303-597-7700; 3201 S. Tamarac Dr., Denver CO 80231-4394; rabbi@jewishfamilyservice.org; www.jewishfamilyservice.org JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLORADO Long-term philanthropy, endowment, planned giving; partnership with AJF; Doug Seserman, president and CEO; Dirk Bird, executive director; Ruth Malman, chair — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80246-8118; 303-316-6469; FAX 720-763-9605; info@jcfcolorado.org; www.jcfcolorado.org JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL (JCRC) Consensus on domestic and international policies affecting the Colorado Jewish community; organizes Jewish community in times of crisis; program of AJF; Janet Sherman, director; Rick Kornfeld, chair — 300 S. Dahlia St., Ste. 300, Denver, Colorado 80246; (303) 316-6490; FAX (303) 316-6493; www.jewishcolorado.org JEWISH DISABILITIES NETWORK Case management, information and referral, recreational activities and community resources for Jews with disabilities and their families; Inna Ermakov, coordinator — c/o SHALOM Denver, 2498 W. 2nd Ave., Denver, CO 80223; 303-6230251; iermakov@jewishfamilyservice.org; www.jewishfamilyservice.org

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO Human service agency for Colorado Jewry and the general community; Alan Mayer, board chair; Yana Vishnitsky, president and CEO; Lindsey Gutterman, marketing and public relations — 3201 S. Tamarac Dr., Denver, CO 80231; 303-5975000; FAX 303-597-7700; www.jewishfamilyservice.org JFS COUNSELING CENTER — mental health services; Stacey Weisberg; 303-597-7777; sweisberg@jewishfamilyservice.org DEVELOPMENT — Dawn Richard; 303-597-5000; drichard@jewishfamilyservice.org EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE ALLIANCE — job search and counseling program for Denver residents who meet certain income guidelines; Julie Rubsam; 303-597-5000; jrubsam@jewishfamilyservice.org FAMILY SAFETY NET — emergency financial assistance, food, homelessness prevention; Shelly Hines; 303-597-5000; shines@jewishfamilyservice.org JFS AT HOME — non-medical, private pay, in-home care for seniors and people with chronic illnesses; Cathy Grimm; 303-750-4000; cgrimm@jewishfamilyservice,org SENIOR SOLUTIONS — in-home services and care management for seniors and adults with chronic illnesses; Cathy Grimm; 303-597-5000; cgrimm@jewishfamilyservice.org VOLUNTEERS — Nancy Benyamin; 303-597-5000; nbenyamin@jewishfamilyservice.org SEE ALSO BOULDER JFS, FOOD PANTRY, JEWISH COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY, JEWISH DISABILITIES NETWORK, JFS GROUP HOME, AND SHALOM DENVER JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF NEW MEXICO Social service agency; Janet Gaines, president — 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505291-1818; FAX 505-291-0332; info@jfsnm.org; www.jfsnm.org JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF UTAH Human service agency; free loan fund for Utah residents;

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counseling; elder services; care managemen; caregiver support & respite; Karen Lindau, president; Ellen Silver, executive director — 1111 E. Brickyard Rd., Ste. 109, Salt Lake City, UT 84106; 801-746-4334; ellen@jfsutah.org; www.jfsutah.org JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEW MEXICO Central fundraising and planning organization; Hank Crane, president; Sam Sokolove, executive director — 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505-821-3214; FAX 505-821-3351; info@jewishnewmexico.org; www.jewishnewmexico.org JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO Ellen Kowitt, president — 720-221-6858; info@jgsco.org; www.jgsco.org JFS GROUP HOME Family setting for adults with developmental disabilities — Michael Lobato, manager; 2310 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80222; 303-758-1229; mlobato@jewishfamilyservice.org; www.jewishfamilyservice.org JEWISH INTEREST-FREE LOAN OF COLORADO Interest-free loans to Jews in Colorado; 303-759-0841 JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (JNF) Caretaker of the land of Israel; Stanley Kamlet, regional director; Roberta Witkow, campaign executive — 950 17th St., suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202; 303-573-7095; FAX, 303825-1185; 1-800-542-8733; skamlet@jnf.org; www.jnf.org JEWISH REPUBLICANS OF COLORADO Monthly speakers; meetings at East Side Kosher Deli; Karen Kataline, president; Evan Holz, treasurer — 303-757-3777; moreinfo@j-gop.org; www.J-GOP.org JEWISH STUDENTS UNION Establishes Jewish clubs in public high schools; Rabbi Michael Sunshine; 303-818-9512; rabbisunshine@jsu.org JEWISH VOICES FOR JUSTICE (COLORADO SPRINGS) Jewish activist group; Howard Drossman, president; Sharon Friedman, vice president — PO Box 38206; Colorado Springs, CO 80937; 719-685-9717; sharonsfriedman@aol.com JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE U.S. (JWV) DENVER — Captain Ellis David Greene Post #344; Dr. Roger Druckman, commander — 353 S. Niagra St., Denver, CO 80224; 303-324-0173 COLORADO SPRINGS — BG Sidney Gritz Post #343; Abe Braverman, commander — 5925 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80918; 719-590-1679; abe_braverman@msn.com JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL OF METRO DENVER Strengthens women, children and families; Adrean Pepper — 3722 S. Rosemary Way, Denver, CO 80237; 303-779-

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1027; FAX 303-298-0904; www.jewishwomen.org JUDAISM IN THE FOOTHILLS Jewish center; Jewish Entrepreneurs Club; Rabbi Levi Brackman — 3959 Ponderosa Lane, Evergreen, CO 80439; 303-679-0613; info@jitf.org; www.jitf.org JUDAISM YOUR WAY Outreach for unaffiliated Jews; Rabbi Brian Field, Lolly Gold, executive director — 3030 E. 2nd Ave, unit 107, Denver, CO 80206; 303-320-6185; askus@judaismyourway. org; www. judaismyourway.org KABBALAH EXPERIENCE Spiritual growth through Kabbalah study, meditative practices; Dr. David Sanders, director — The Goldberger Center, 3599 S. Ivanhoe St., Denver, CO, 80237; 303-758-8996 KEHILLAS BAIS YISROEL Orthodox shul; Rabbi Aver Jacobs; Elly Zussman, president — 295 S Locust St., Denver, CO; 303-720-0818 KEHILLATH AISH KODESH Open Orthodox, Breslov, Carlebach shul; Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder; Dan Kinderlerer, president — 1805 Balsam Ave., Boulder, CO 80304; 303-443-2497; rabbi@boulderaishkodesh. org; www.boulderaishkodesh.org KESHET OF THE ROCKIES Day school program for students with learning differences; Vicki Trachten-Schwartz, president; Dr. Stuart Gottesfeld, executive director — PO Box 200726, Denver, CO 80220; 720-941-7288; FAX 720-941-4740; Sagottesfeld@aol.com KING SOOPERS’ KOSHER BAKERY 1650 30th St., Boulder, CO 80301, 303-443-9962; 890 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 80224, 303-333-1535 KLEZ DISPENSERS Klezmer music; Ben Cohen, 303-741-6686; 720-2616919; blscohen@gmail.com; www.myspace.com/klezdispensers September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 75

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KLEZMER — MIKVEH KLEZMER V’OD Klezmer, chasidic, Carlebach, jazz, classical — Ted Brandt, 303-393-0840; tbrandt@cntgroup.com; www.klezmervod. com KOHELET Unaffiliated, post-denominational congregation; Adam Hirsch, president — 428 S. Forest, Denver, CO 80246; 303321-PRAY (7729); www.kohelet.org

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KOL AMI (SALT LAKE CITY) Reform-Conservative congregation; Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman; Rabbi Frederick L. Wenger, rabbi emeritus; Cantor Laurence D. Loeb; Danny Burman, president; Orit Sommer, Rafi Schwartz, religious school; Tamar Meir, synagogue director — 2425 E. Heritage Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84109; 801484-1501; FAX 801-484-1162; www.conkolami.org KOL AMI CEMETERY ASSN. — incorporating B’nai Israel Cemetery (Reform), Montefiore Cemetery (Conservative) and Sha’are Tzedek Cemetery (Orthodox); Carol Hochstadt, chair, 801-484-1501, ext. 25

LONGMONT SHABBAT GROUP Chavurah, Hebrew school; Susan Scruggs, chair — 303-6516822; shablong@comcast.net; www.longmontshabbatgroup.com

KOL BERAMAH TORAH LEARNING CENTER Torah study, prayer, kosher meat; Rabbi Mordechai Scher — 551 W. Cordova Rd., Suite F, Santa Fe, NM 87505; 505216-6136; email@kolberamah.org; www.kolberamah.org

LOS ALAMOS JEWISH CENTER Unaffiliated congregation; Rabbi Jack Shlachter; Martin Cooper, president; Zoe Van Raan, religious school — 2400 Canyon Rd., Los Alamos, NM 87544; 505-662-2140; www.lajc.org

KOSHER MOUNTAIN RETREATS Vail, Colorado; Boruch and Shimon Werner — 403 Crown St., Brooklyn, NY 11225; (718) 778-4241; KMRtours@aol.com; www.kmrtours.com

MALKA’S KOSHER DELI (ALBUQUERQUE) Kosher groceries, meat, poultry; Chabad of New Mexico — 4000 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110; 505-880-1181

KVOD CATERERS Serves free food to the homeless; Susie Sigman — 51 Grape St., Denver, CO 80220; 303-388-4013 ext. 325

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McGILLIS SCHOOL (SALT LAKE) Secular liberal arts K-8 school; Matt Culberson, head of school — 668 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102; 801583-0094; www.mcgillisschool.org

LARAMIE JCC Reform congregation, serves all branches of observance; Laurie Dirks, president; Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman, rabbi — PO Box 202, Laramie, WY 82073-0202; 307-760-9275; ljcc@laramiejewishcommunitycenter.org; www.laramiejewishcommunitycenter.org

MELTON ADULT MINI-SCHOOL Two-year adult course in Jewish studies, adjunct course of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Sue Parker Gerson, director — CAJE, 300 S. Dahlia St., Ste. 101, Denver, CO 80246; 303-321-3191 ext. 232; spgerson@caje-co.org

LIMMUD COLORADO Pluralistic Jewish learning and culture; annual conference; Beth Steinhorn, executive director — PO BOX 22204, Denver, CO 80222; 303-908-2785; info@limmudcolorado.org; www.

MERKAZ TORAH V’CHESED Torah study; Rabbi Chaim Sher, program director, csher@ytc.edu; Rabbi Aver Jacobs, rabbinical director — 295 S. Locust St., Denver, CO 80224; mailing address: 1555 Stuart, Denver, CO 80224; 720-881-2768

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MINYAN — NATIONAL ALBUQUERQUE, MIKVAH SHOSHANA — Devorah Schmukler, 4000 San Pedro N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110; 505-880-1181 BOULDER — 4800 Baseline Rd., E104-297, Boulder, CO 80303; 303-313-9055 MAYIM CHAIM OF BOULDER — Rochel Rosencrantz CHEYENNE — MAYIM CHAIM, Dorothy Feldman, (307) 6324253 or Mount Sinai Congregation, (307) 634-3052 COLORADO SPRINGS — TEMPLE SHALOM, 719-634-5311 MIKVEH MEI MENACHEM — CHABAD OF SOUTHERN COLORADO, 410 Allegheny Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919; 719-3399576; DENVER — 1404 Quitman St., Denver, CO 80204; for appointment, Mrs. Rachel Mishory, 303-931-1542 DENVER MIKVEH COUNCIL — Robert Wershaw, president — 1566 Winona Ct., Denver, CO 80204; 303-820-2300 JEWISH WOMEN’S LEAGUE — Aviva Polter, 303-534-0094; Cindy Gallard, treasurer, 303-825-5811 MIKVEH OF EAST DENVER (MOED) — Laura AbramsonPritchard, president, 303-320-6633; 290 S. Leyden St., Denver, CO 80224; mailing: 820 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 80224; MOED@MikvahOfEastDenver.com. SALT LAKE — 1760 S. 1100 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84105; Rebbetzin Sharonne Zippel, 801-582-0220. MINYAN NA’ALEH Independent minyan first Shabbat of the month; other programming; Myles Steiner, president — naaleh@gmail.com; www.minyannaaleh.org MISHMERET SHEMIRAT HALASHON Jewish women dedicating gossip-free time to others in need; Rivka Gross — 303-364-9619; rivkagross@hotmail.com MIZEL ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER (MACC) Literary and film festivals, exhibitions, theatrical performances, concerts; Wolf Theatre Academy, art classes; Steve Wilson, executive artistic director — 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-316-6360; FAX 303-316-6323; www.maccjcc.org EDUCATION — Roberta Bloom THEATRE — Steve Wilson, 303-316-6363 VISUAL ART — Simon Zalkind BOX OFFICE — Juliana Guillen, 303-316-6360 MARKETING — Lisa Korsen, 303-316-6373 MIZEL MUSEUM Jewish life, culture and values, immigration, art, Lessons of the Holocaust, Bridges of Understanding, exhibitions and workshops; Ellen Premack, executive director; Georgina Kolber, curator; Deanne Kapnik, special events; Susan Stoveall, marketing — 400 S. Kearney St., Denver, CO 80224; 303-394-9993; FAX 303-394-1119; www.mizelmuseum.org EDUCATION — Jan C. Nadav, LCSW SEE ALSO BABI YAR PARK, THE CELL MOHEL Ritual circumcizers; Dr. Sheldon Ciner, 303-377-9773

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or 303-722-3900; Rabbi Aver Jacobs, 303-720-0818; Dr. Kenneth E. Katz, MD, 303-779-3013 MOISHE HOUSE Programs providing Jewish experiences for young adults in their twenties; Aviva Rahel Nan-Tabachnik,western regional director; www.moishehouse.org; aviva@moishehouse.org DENVER — moishehousedenver@gmail.com MONTANA ASSN. OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES (MAJCO) Referral and resource for Montana Jewish communities; Aaron Weissman — 1015 First Ave. North, Ste. 304, Great Falls, MT 59401; 406-322-2705; FAX 406-761-3601 MOSAIC OUTDOOR MOUNTAIN CLUB Outdoor activities for Jewish adults; Joel Judd; 303-477-1176 MOUNT NEBO MEMORIAL PARK Steve Miller, 303-388-4203 — office: 560 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 80224; cemetery: 11701 E. 13th Ave., Aurora, CO 80010; 303-366-8264 MOUNTAIN AREA TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATORS (MATSA) Janet Bronitsky, 303-388-4013. MOUNT SINAI (CHEYENNE) Unaffiliated congregation; Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman; Marv Wolf, president — 2610 Pioneer Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001; (307) 634-3052; info@mtsinaicheyenne.org; www. mtsinaicheyenne.org NAHALAT SHALOM (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) Renewal congregation; Rabbi Deborah J. Brin, DD — 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107; 505-343-8227; office@nahalatshalom.org; www.nahalatshalom.org NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (NCJW) COLORADO SECTION — Cindi Coleman, president; 6144 S. Krameria St., Englewood, CO 80111; 303-771-0016; www.ncjwcolorado.org September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 79

NATIONAL — ROBERT UTAH SECTION — Eileen Hallet Stone, president — 2142 S. 1900 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84106; 801-487-6970; ehswriter@aol.com; www.ncjwutah.org NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE YOUTH (NFTY) Reform youth organization; cultural, social, religious and social action programming; CONGREGATION EMANUEL — Heather Feinberg, 303-3884013; FAX 303-388-6328; Feinberg@congregationemanuel.org TEMPLE SINAI (TSYG) — Josh Gold, 303-759-1827; FAX 303-759-2519; josh@sinaidenver.org; www.tsyg.org NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH Thomas Gart, chairman; Michael Salem, MD, presidentCEO — 1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO 80206; 303-388-4461; www.njhealth.org

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www.pardeslevavot.org; info@pardeslevavot.org

NEW MEXICO JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Dorothy Corner Amsden, president; president@nmjhs.org — 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505348-4471; admin@nmjhs.org; www.nmjhs.org

PETE’S PIZZA Kosher pizza — 5600 E. Cedar Ave., Denver, CO 80224; 303-355-5777; FAX 303-331-1289

NORMAN’S MEMORIALS, INC. Monuments and markers for Jewish graves; Joe Wolf, memorial consultant — 7805 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033; 303-422-3425; 303-321-2525; FAX 303-422-7263;

PROGRAM IN JEWISH STUDIES AT CU BOULDER Academic courses, public programs and educational resources; Dr. David Shneer, director, david.shneer@colorado.edu; Jamie Polliard, assistant director, jamie.polliard@ colorado.edu — 122 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309; 303-4927143; FAX 303-492-6466; www.colorado. edu/jewishstudies

OHR AVNER Orthodox congregation; Rabbi Yaakov Abayov — 11100 E. Mississippi Ave., Aurora, CO 80012; 720-435-5906; rabbia@nana.co.il OHR SHALOM (GRAND JUNCTION) Reform Congregation; Claudia Famming, president — 441 Kennedy Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501 or PO Box 1311, Grand Junction, CO 81502; 970-243-2491; info@ohrshalomgj.org; www.ohrshalomgj.org ORT AMERICA Educational resources and technical training CENTENNIAL CHAPTER — Jo Ann Kay, 303-694-3159 DENVER CHAPTER — Flo Dubowitz, 9291 E. Oxford Dr., Denver, CO 80237; 303-694-1166 PARDES LEVAVOT Renewal congregation; Rabbis Victor and Nadya Gross — 7077 Harvest Rd., Boulder, CO 80301; 303-563-2110;

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RAMAH IN THE ROCKIES Tamra Dollin, project director — 5600 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village, CO 80111; 303-261-8214; info@ ramahrockies.org; www.ramahoutdoors.org REB ZALMAN LEGACY PROJECT Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, spiritual director; Barbara Zelkind, president; Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, director, The Center for Engaged Jewish Studies (EJS) — PO Box 48, Boulder, CO 80306; 303-448-4919; contact@yesodfoundation.org; www.yesodfoundation.org; www.rzlp.org RIO RANCHO JEWISH CENTER (NM) Conservative congregation — 2009 Grande Blvd. SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124; 505-892-8511; www.riorjc.org ROBERT E. LOUP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Recreational, educational and cultural facility; integrated programming for special needs; Gary Yourtz, president; Stuart Raynor, director — 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; 303399-2660; FAX 303-320-0042; www.jccdenver.org SENIOR SERVICES — Suzi Malman, 303-316-6358

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ROCKY — ROSE SPORTS & FITNESS CENTER AND JCC TENNIS CENTER — Jason McKendrick, 303-316-6300. CHILD CARE AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING — Lisa Castro, 303-316-6315. FAMILY PROGRAMS — Shalom Baby, Shalom Family; Melanie Guenwald, 303-316-6317 TENNIS CENTER — Sam Hitman, 303-316-6380 SEE ALSO BOULDER JCC, CAMP JCC AT DENVER CAMPUS, JCC CAMP SHAI, JCC EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, J–CC RANCH CAMP, MIZEL CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANTORS ASSOCIATION Promotes awareness of Jewish music in Colorado; Cantor Birdie Becker, president — 6188 S. Locust Ct., Centennial, CO 80111; 303-773-0418; cantorbirdie@gmail.com ROCKY MOUNTAIN JEWGRASS High octane Jewish bluegrass music; Saul Rosenthal, Gail DeVore, Ben Cohen, Eric Roberts — 303-748-4815; www.rockymountainjewgrass.com; info@rockymountainjewgrass.com ROCKY MOUNTAIN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Educational organization; Dr. Jeanne Abrams, director; Arnold Hayutin, president — Center for Judaic Studies, DU, 2000 E. Asbury, Ste. 157, Denver, CO 80208; 303-871-3016 SEE ALSO IRA M. BECK ARCHIVES ROCKY MOUNTAIN RABBINICAL COUNCIL (RMRC) Community wide rabbinic membership organization; Rabbi Richard Rheins, president; Betsy Epel, administrator — 450 S. Kearney St., Denver, CO 80224; 720-941-2655; itjrmrc@aol.com; www.itjrmrc.com RODEF SHALOM Conservative congregation; Rabbi Bernard R. Gerson; Dr. Saul Rosenthal, cantor; Ron Rubin, president; Sandy Greene, executive director — 450 S. Kearney St., Denver, CO 80224; 303-399-0035; FAX 303-399-7623; mainoffice@rodefshalom.org; www.rodef-shalom.org GIFT SHOP — Barbara Robbins, Barbara Raizen, 303-3990035. PRESCHOOL — Anita Hill, director; 303-256-1061, preschool@rodef-shalom. org ROHR JEWISH LEARNING INSTITUTE Programming for Colorado Chabad centers — Rabbi Efraim Mintz, executive director; 718-221-6900; www.myjli.com RONALD GARDENSWARTZ JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ALBUQUERQUE Recreational, educational and cultural facility ; Jay Jacobs, CEO; Phyllis O. Wolf, program director — 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505-332-0565; FAX 505275-1307; www.jccabq.org HEALTH & FITNESS AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER — Cathy Driscoll, 505-348-4485

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ROOTS & BRANCHES FOUNDATION Grantmaking by Jewish young adults, ages 25-40; Sarah Indyk — 600 S. Cherry St., Ste. 1200, Denver, CO 80246; 303-398-7416; FAX 303-398-7430; sindyk@rcfdenver.org; www.rcfdenver.org/initiatives_roots.htm ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Philanthropic foundation for greater Denver; Stephanie Foote, chair; Sheila Bugdanowitz, president and CEO; Anne Garcia, CFO and COO; Marjorie Gart, director of philanthropic services — 600 S. Cherry St., Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80246; 303-398-7400; FAX 303-398-7430; www.rcfdenver.org AGING — Therese Ellery, 303-398-7413 CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT — Elsa Holguin, 303-398-7414 EDUCATION — Phil Gonring, 303-398-7415 HEALTH — Whitney Connor, 303-398-7410 JEWISH LIFE — Lisa Farber Miller, 303-398-7420 SEE ALSO ROSE WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION, ROSE YOUTH FOUNDATION, ROOTS & BRANCHES FOUNDATION ROSE HILL CEMETERY Heshi Monaghan, executive director; Steve Hutt, president — 6841 E. 62nd Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022; 303-2881414; FAX, 303-286-1158 ROSE MEDICAL CENTER Hospital and HealthONE network; Kenneth H. Feiler, president and CEO — 4567 E. 9th Ave., Denver, CO 80220-3941; 303-320-2121;www.Rosemed.com ROSE WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION Grantmaking in health, education and welfare of women, children and families; Beverly Buck, president — 600 S. Cherry St., Ste. 1200, Denver, CO 80246; 303-398-7459; FAX 303-398-7430; rwo@rcfdenver.org;www.rcfdenver. org/rwo ROSE YOUTH FOUNDATION Grantmaking by Jewish teens, grades 9-12; Sarah Indyk — 600 S. Cherry St., Ste. 1200, Denver, CO 80246; 303-398September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 83

Vaad Hakashrus of Denver/Scroll K

Vaad Hakashrus of Denver — “SCROLL K” — is a communal kashrus organization recognized on a national level. Vaad Hakashrus of Denver — “SCROLL K” — koshers your kitchen, gives product information, answers questions, certifies food establishments, and works with hotels and caterers.

1350 Vrain St. • Denver, CO • 80204 (303) 595-9349 Rabbi Moshe Heisler, KASHRUS ADMINISTRATOR Rabbi Yisroel Rosskamm, RABBINICAL ADMINISTRATOR Rabbi Hillel Erlanger, KASHRUS COORDINATOR Rabbi Michoel Fleischman, KASHRUS COORDINATOR

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ROSH — SINAI 7416; FAX 303-398-7430; sindyk@rcfdenver.org; rcfdenver. org/RYF ROSH HODESH: IT’S A GIRL THING! Jewish women’s new month celebrations; for girls grades 612; Joan Wallis; 303-526-1887; jwallis@movingtraditions.org SCROLL K — VAAD HAKASHRUS OF DENVER Regional and national kashrus supervisory agency; Rabbi Moshe Heisler, kashrus administrator; Rabbis Hillel Erlanger and Michael Fleischmann, kashrus coordinators; Rabbi Yisroel Rosskamm, rabbinical administrator — 1350 Vrain St., Denver, CO 80204; 303-595-9349; FAX 303-629-5159; mheisler@ scrollk.org; www.scrollk.org

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SEEKING COMMON GROUND Breaking barriers of racism, discrimination, prejudice; Erin Breeze, executive director — PO Box 101958, Denver, CO 80250; 303-691-2393; FAX 303-691-2394; info@s-c-g.org; www.s-c-g.org DENVER INTERNATIONAL PEACE — Israeli, Palestinian and American women, 16-19, in Colorado mountains BUILDING BRIDGES FOR PEACE — For Denver teens 1619; affiliated with DPS

SHALOM DENVER Employment, on-the-job training, vocational skills, job placement, access for people with special needs; mailing services, package and assembly; Arnie Kover, director — 2498 W. 2nd Ave., Denver, CO 80223; 303-623-0251; FAX 303-6209584; akover@jewishfamilyservice.org; www.jewishfamilyservice.org; www.shalomdenver.com

SHALOM AL YISRAEL Chasidic teaching, Carlebach davening; Rabbi Howard Hoffman — 694 S. Flamingo Ct.; mailing, PO Box 461216, Denver, CO 80246; 303-506-7119; www. rabbihenochdov.com

SHALOM FUNERAL SERVICE Gary Tessler, vice president; Debra Rupp, pre-need counselor — 1091 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80246; 303-5046266; FAX 303-759-1065; www.shalomfuneral.com

SHALOM CARES Community wide services for seniors; Marshall Abrahams, chairman; Dan Stenersen, president and CEO; Lori Carter, executive director; Marilyn Bogan, director, donor services; Rabbi Steven J. Rubenstein, chaplain — 14800 E. Belleview Dr., Aurora, CO 80015; 303-627-7733; FAX 303-699-4300; www.ShalomCares.org SHALOM PARK — Nursing home, patio homes, apartment homes and retreat; Karen Gates, director and admissions; 303680-5000 SHALOM HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE — Comfort and care for physical, emotional and spiritual needs — Jolain Graf, assistant executive director and chaplain; Elizabeth Hogue, admissions and volunteer services; 303-766-7600 SHALOM HOME HEALTH AND THERAPIES — in home medical assistance, rehabilitation, physical, occupational and speech therapy; Marsha Scolaro, admissions coordinator;

SHERMAN JUDAICA DESIGN Torah covers, chuppahs, metal work, ritual objects; Ira and Nancy Sherman — 303-722-2001; FAX 303-722-8365; nsedar@ gmail.com; www.shermansculpture.com/liturgical

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SHIR AMI: SONGS OF OUR PEOPLE Singers and instrumentalists perform Jewish folk, traditional broadway favorites and contemporary music, Liana Lansing, music director — 9155 E. Center Ave., Apt. #4D, Denver, CO 80247; 720-272-7044; LianaLansingStudios@comcast.net SHWAYDER CAMP Sleep-away summer camp at the base of Mt. Evans owned by Temple Emanuel, ages 8-15 — Zim Zimmerman, director; 303-388-4013, summer; 303-567-2722, winter; info@shwayder. com; www.shwayder.com SINAI CEMETERY AT MOUNT NEBO Ted Ruskin; 303-246-8221 or 303-798-6566

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SISTERHOOD — TEMPLE SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE EMANUEL JUDAICA SHOP Hedda Hoffer — 51 Grape St., Denver, CO 80220; 303388-4013, ext. 340 SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL (ALBUQUERQUE) Conservative day school (grades K-5); Kathryn Weil, head of school; Margie Pintzow, chair — 5520 A Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505-232-2325; FAX 505-2323422; kweil@ ssdsabq.org; www. ssdsabq.org SONS OF ISRAEL AT EVERGREEN CEMETERY Temple Shalom, 719-634-5311 SEE ALSO TEMPLE SHALOM STAND BY ISRAEL Boulder-based Israel educational group; Michael Wolin, president — 303-772-8897; mail@standbyisrael.com; www. standbyisrael.com STAND WITH US Israel advocacy, Colorado chapter; Yona Eshkenazi — 303885-8767; yona@standwithus.com

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40th Street, Rapid City, SD 57702; (605) 348-0805; bhshul1@ gmail.com; www.synagogueofthehills.org SYNAGOGUE OF THE SUMMIT (FRISCO) Unaffiliated congregation; Hebrew and children’s Sunday school programs; Sandy Ladin, Jerry Perlstein, co presidents — PO Box 4625, Frisco, CO 80443; 970-668-0670; www.synagogueofthesummit.org; president@synagogueofthesummit.org

STEPPING STONES Embracing interfaith families; Phyllis Adler, director — 300 S. Dahlia St., Suite 101A, Denver, CO 80246; 303-388-1198; www.steppingstonesfamily.com STEPPING STONES SCHOOL PEBBLES — for interfaith families with children under four BOULDER — Phyllis Adler; 303-388-1198; adler@stepping stonesfamily.com

TAOS JEWISH CENTER (NM) Jay Levine, president; Beth Goldman, executive director — 1335 Gusdorf Rd. Suite R, Taos, NM 87571; 575-758-8615; tjc@newmex.com; www.taosjewishcenter.org

STERLING MONUMENT COMPANY Grant Hogarth — 18851 S. Highway 6, Sterling, CO 80751; 970-522-0537; FAX 970-522-0536; www.sterlingmonument.com

TEMPLE AARON (TRINIDAD) Reform congregation; Kathryn Rubin — 407 S. Maple St., Trinidad, CO 81082; 575-445-9026

STORYTELLER Storyteller, educator, engaging storytelling performences, keynotes, presentatitons; Cherie Karo Schwartz — 996 S. Florence St., Denver, CO 80247-1952; 303-367-8099; schwartstory@earthlink.net STORAHTELLING Storytelling, preformences and theater. Caryn Aviv — 303726-6223;www.storahtelling.org; caryn@storahtelling.org SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF GREATER DENVER Community information and relations; Beth Travis, president; Shoshana Prezant Kregarman, executive director — PO Box 102732, Denver, CO 80250-2732; 303-759-8485; 303264-7527 SYNAGOGUE OF THE HILLS (RAPID CITY, ND) Reform congregation; Barb Ames, administrator — 417 N.

TASTE OF KLEZMER Klezmer, Jewish, Israeli, Russian music; Ely Karasik — 1220 Glencoe St., Denver, CO 80220; (303)-321-0092

TEMPLE BEIT TORAH (COLORADO SPRINGS) Reform congregation; Nancy Thaler, administrator — 522 E. Madison St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907; 719-573-0841; templebt@yahoo.com; www.beit-torah.org TEMPLE BETH EL (CARLSBAD, NM) Unaffiliated congregation — Howard Katz, president; Irene Roberts, secretary and treasurer — 1002 N. Pate Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220; 575-885-3699; 575-887-1229 TEMPLE BETH-EL (CASPER, WYOMING) Classic Reform; Sam Wiseman, general secretary — 4105 S. Poplar; mailing address, PO Box 50933, Casper, WY 82605-0933; (307) 237-2330; www.jewishcasper.org TEMPLE BETH-EL (LAS CRUCES, NM) Reform congregation; Rabbi Lawrence Karol; Mark Steinborn, president — 3980 Sonoma Springs Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88011; 575-524-3380; FAX 575-521-8111; admin@ September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 87

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Mamet, president; Kelli Theis, religious school; Elaine Lee, membership and communications — 2600 Leyden St., Denver, CO 80207; 303-388-4239; FAX 303-377-4816; elaine.lee@micahdenver.org; www.micahdenver. org TEMPLE OR HADASH (FT. COLLINS) Affiliated with URJ; Simone Dickstein, Peter Springberg, co presidents — PO Box 272953, Ft. Collins, CO 80527; 970407-7896; services at Ft. Collins Senior Center, 1200 E. Raintree Dr., Ft. Collins; INFO@ templeorhadash.org; www. templeorhadash.org TEMPLE SHALOM (COLORADO SPRINGS) Conservative-Reform congregation; pre-school, religious school, gift shop, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, chevra kadisha, mikveh; Rabbi Mel Glazer; Dan Mirer, president; Michele Campbell, executive director; Elayna Rathmann, education and programs — 1523 E. Monument St., Colorado Springs, CO 80909; 719-634-5311; admin@templeshalom.com; www. templeshalom.com SEE ALSO SONS OF ISRAEL AT EVERGREEN CEMETERY TEMPLE SINAI Reform congregation, southeast Denver; Rabbi Richard S. Rheins, senior rabbi; Rabbi Jay TelRav, assistant rabbi; Rabbi Raymond A. Zwerin, emeritus; Brian Zive, cantorial soloist, music director; Neil Culbertson, president; Ruth W. Cohen, executive director; Josh Gold, youth director — 3509 S. Glencoe, Denver, CO 80237; 303-759-1827; FAX 303-759-2519; ruth@sinaidenver.org; www.sinaidenver.org PRESCHOOL — 303-759-0755. THE BAGEL STORE Kosher bakery; breads, bagels and pastries; John Hill, Beth Ginsberg — 942 S. Monaco Pkwy, Denver, CO 80224; 303-

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THE — UNITED 388-2648; bagelstore@comcast.net THE CELL COUNTERTERRORISM EDUCATION LEARNING LAB Understanding the threat of terrorism; Melanie Pearlman, executive director — 99 W. 12th Ave., Denver, CO 80204; 303-844-4000 ext. 2; FAX 303-844-4001; www.thecell.org THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE Social and educational programs, lunch-and-learns, home study groups, retreats, holiday events, regardless of affiliation; Rabbi Ahron Y. Wasserman, director; Rabbi Raphael Leban, outreach director — 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80246; 303-316-6412; FAX 303-316-6413; info@theje.com; www. thejewishexperience.com THE SUNDAY EXPERIENCE — alternative Sunday school, ages 5 and up; Esther Feldheim, director; efeldheim@theje.com; 303-319-5851 THE KOSHER EXPRESS Kosher food online; no antibiotics, no artificial ingredients, no preservatives; Robert Bernton, president — 1-877-220-5550; info@thekosherexpress.com; www.thekosherexpress.com THE YIZKOR PROJECT Tami R. Ellison, executive director — 198 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80246; 720-560-0271; www.theYIZKOR project.org TOMCHEI SHABBAT OF DENVER Kosher food for Shabbos and Jewish holidays for needy Jewish families; Elana Shapiro, 303-355-7173; 139 S. Elm St., Denver, CO 80246 TORAH COMMUNITY PROJECT Outreach organization; Max Goldberg Writing Prize, mikveh team, Torah scroll; Rabbi Hillel Goldberg — 1177 Grant St., Suite 200, Denver, CO 80203, 303-861-2234; FAX 303-8326942 TRI COMMUNITY KASHRUS PROGRAM Kosher certification; Rabbi Mordecai Twerski, rav hamachshir; Dovey Heller, kashrus administrator — 220 S. Kearney, Denver, CO 80224; 303-377-1192; FAX 303-377-1192 UNITED HEBREW CENTER (PUEBLO) Conservative congregation; Gerald Rosenblatt, president, grosenphd@aol.com — 106 W. 15th St., Pueblo, CO 81003; 719-544-9897 UNITED JEWISH APPEAL ASPEN VALLEY Rob Leavitt, president — PO Box 8590, Aspen, CO 81612; 970-923-3530; www.aspenvalleyuja.org UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF UTAH Fundraising and planning for Utah; Alex Shapiro, executive 90 • L’Chaim-To Life ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ September 23, 2011

UNITED — ZETA director; Martin Gelman, president; Ben Nitka — 2 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113; 801-581-0102; FAX 801-5811334; ashapiro@shalomutah.org; www.shalomutah.org UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH (USY) National Conservative movement youth group; Atid grades 4-5, Kadima grades 6-8, USY grades 9-12; HEA chapter, Mile High USY — Kolby Morris, youth director; 303-758-9400 ext. 206; kmorris@HEAdenver.org UTAH JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (UJGS) Banai Feldstein, president — 5173 Pieper Blvd., Salt Lake City, UT 84118; 801-432-0436; president@ugs.org; www. ujgs.org WESTERN CENTER FOR RUSSIAN JEWRY Educational, cultural, social and outreach to Russian Jewish immigrants; Congregation Tehilat Hashem; Rabbi Aharon Sirota, director; Barry Karp, president — 295 S. Locust, Denver, CO 80224; 303-437-4728; FAX 303-399-8917; asirota@netzero.com WISDOM HOUSE DENVER Center for multifaith dialogue and spiritual Inquiry; Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav; 303-881-2800; boothnadav@gmail. com

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FAX 480-998-1870; kgoodman@ youngjudaea.org CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA SEE ALSO HADASSAH ZERA ABRAHAM Orthodox congregation, west Denver; Chaim Abrams, president — 1560 Winona Ct., Denver, CO 80204; 303-825-7517 ZETA BETA TAU Fraternity at CU; Nicholas Zager, president — 911 17th St., Boulder, CO, 80302; www.cuzbt.org; nicholas.zager@colorado.edu

WOOD RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY (KETCHUM, ID) Claudie Coldstein, executive director — PO Box 837, Ketchum, ID 83340; 208-726-1183; FAX 208-727-9646 YAD Connects young Jewish adults; networking, leadership development, volunteerism, philanthropy, travel; program of AJF; Ezra Shanken, director; Jessica Pivar, YAD Council Chair — 300 S. Dahlia, Denver, CO 80246; 303-321-3399 YAFFA’S SAVORY Israeli, Mediterranean food; Yafa Hanouna, chef — 720971-4088; yaffasavory@yahoo.com; www.yaffassavory.com YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM Accredited high school and college-seminary (beis medrash); book and gift center; Rabbis Isaac Wasserman and Israel Kagan, deans; Rabbi Michael Feldheim, principal; Dr. Daniel Peckman, English studies principal; Shlomo Yaacov Fisherowitz, director of development — 1555 Stuart St., Denver, CO 80204; PO Box 40067; 303-629-8200; FAX 303623-5949; ytcinfo@ytc.edu LADIES AUXILIARY — Adina Beren, Miriam Fortune, Jeanne Kravitz, presidium SEE ALSO THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE YOUNG JUDAEA Hadassah’s youth organization, grades 3-12 DESERT-MOUNTAIN REGION — Karen Goodman; 8370 E. Via de Ventura Ste. k-150, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258; 480-607-9411;

At this time of year when we remember our loved ones, we ask that you keep the Yeshiva in mind. As our present relies on the generosity of those who came before, our future depends on you! Create a lasting tribute. Please contact Rabbi Isaac Wasserman or Shlomo Fisherowitz at 303-893-6858.

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Greenwood Village, Colorado Leah Meyer, January 8, 2011 Rabbi Yaakov & Chaya Meyer Leia Rockhold, January 22, 2011 Beth English & Kevin Rockhold Ashley Licht, June 25, 2011 Brad & Dana Licht Alex Tsalyuk, July 9, 2011 Igor & Margarita Tsalyuk Brooke Sidon, September 3, 2011 Michael & Traci Sidon Ira Weiss, September 3, 2011 Audrey Weiss & Bob & Allison Weiss Julia Greenwald, October 29, 2011 Jay & Wendy Greenwald Devorah Goldberg, November 26, 2011 Ari & Rivky Goldberg

ASPEN JEWISH CONGREGATION Aspen, Colorado

Sonny Durand, February 19, 2011 Gigi & Tim Durand Zoe Starensier, May 21, 2011 Phyllis & Dave Starensier Alex Bush, June 4, 2011 Lisa & Alan Bush David Uhlfelder, August 20, 2011 Anne & Mark Uhlfelder Ben Kotzubei, August 27, 2011 Deborah & Jacob Kotzubei Jordana Rothberg, September 24, 2011 Piper & Adam Rothberg Carly Rosenthal, October 29, 2011 Pam & Daniel Rosenthal

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BETH SHALOM Bozeman, Montana

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Alexander Wise, April 16, 2011 Dr. Ronnie & Lee-Anne Wise Seth Miller, June 8, 2011 Bruce Miller & Sharon Kahn Miller Ben Hahn, August 13, 2011 Steven & Barbara Hahn Sam Rosen, September 17, 2011 Ted & Julie Rosen Matthew Hailpern, November 5, 2011 Robbie & Nadine Hailpern Aleeza Strouse, November 12, 2011 Joe & Lisa Samake Hailey Banker, December 17, 2011 Felix & Jenny Banker

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Michaela Arnold, July 23, 2011 Rabbi Jamie & Marti Arnold Abigail Weiland, August 13, 2011 Stacey & Davis Weiland Eliana Grossman, August 27, 2011 Lauren Grossman & Paul Grossman Arianna Goldman, November 5, 2011 Jennifer & Daniel Goldman

children reach this milestone, kvelling for them. As your child has grown, you have started watching more carefully. Now it will soon be your turn to enter the life cycle event, perhaps the first major step on your child’s Jewish journey since birth: the Bar or Bat Mitzvah! You start watching at every celebration you attend: What do the invitations look like? Where is the party held? Who is the caterer? What is the entertainment? But aren’t there some more meaningful things to consider, like: • How is your child feeling about growing up and accepting this new

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Kameron Warnecke, January 28, 2012 Kathy & Keith Warnecke Jenna Grossman, March 10 2012 Robert & Beth Grossman India Chudnow, April 21, 2012 Alan & Edie Chudnow Daria Davidoff, May 5, 2012 Donald & Yvonne Davidoff Ian Tennant, May 19, 2012 Scott & Danielle Tennant Nathan Weiss, June 9, 2012 David & Jennifer Weiss Samantha Kornreich, July 7, 2012 Maria Kornreich Alyssa Lufman, July 14, 2012 Ty & Jennifer Lufman Jett Moore, August 4, 2012 Sandra Epstein Moore Alexa Parker, August 11, 2012 Stuart & Mary Parker Emily Herrmann, August 18, 2012 Amy Hermann Ginessa Haspel, September 1, 2012 Howard Haspel & Liz Seelenfreund

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Albuquerque, New Mexico Savannah Sears, February 21, 2011 Jennifer & Robert Sears Celia Flicker, July 9, 2011 Dawn & Stuart Flicker

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Aaron Zazulia, July 16, 2011 Glenn & Corina Zazulia Grace Lampert, August 20, 2011 Kevin & Jacqueline Lampert Kyra Fischer, August 27, 2011 Aryeh & Dorit Fischer Yaakov Fogel, September 10, 2011 Tony & Lisa Fogel Carmielle Bean, September 10, 2011 Graeme & Irit Bean

Avi Nataf, September 17, 2011 Andre Nataf Benjamin Bowden, November 5, 2011 Debbie & Michael Bowden Allison Moon, November 5, 2011 Naomi & David Moon Jade Groobman, December 10, 2011 David Groobman Natalie Wilson, December 10, 2011 Colin & Deborah Wilson

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Jesse Ridler, June 18, 2011 Jonathan & Michelle Ridler Tai Kerzner, June 18, 2011 Vanessa & the late Butch Kerzner Oliver Pesso, July 23, 2011 Gary & Tracy Pesso

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Hayden Stills, June 4, 2011 Marla & Travis Stills Hannah Liberman, July 9 2011 David Liberman & Linda Fitts-Liberman

BONAI SHALOM Boulder, Colorado

Samuel Woodward, January 1, 2011 Cairole Bernstein Woodward & Ron Woodward Max Schneeweiss-Cole, April 16, 2011 Alison Cole & Francis Schneeweiss Jacob Sadow, June 4, 2011 Shauna & Phil Sadow Daniel Goldstein, June 18, 2011 Bonnie Katzive & Rick Goldstein Jonah Rubin, June 25, 2011 Jenine & Ken Rubin Adam Bloom, August 27, 2011 Ilyse & Andy Bloom* Simon Goldstein, September 10, 2011 Arti & Josh Goldstein

CHABAD OF SOUTH METRO-DENVER Lone Tree, Colorado

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DAT MINYAN Denver, Colorado

Amanda Kasztl, January 8, 2011 Benjy & Chava Kasztl Benjamin Detwiler, May 7, 2011 Shimon & Mandy Detwiler Tova Narrowe, June 4, 2011 Rabbi Joshua & Adrienne Narrowe Yosef Chaim Gross, June 25, 2011 Rivka Gross & Yehuda Gross

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Jessica Dessau, January 29, 2011 Dan & Kathy Dessau Hannah Goldstein, January 29, 2011 Mike & Lori Goldstein Hannah Rose Sesser, February 12, 2011 Andrew Sesser & Cheryl Dial Simone Nadel, February 26, 2011 Wendi Temkin Will Kaufman, April 9, 2011 Robert & Peggy Kaufman Zachary Krause, April 9, 2011 Rick & Kristy Krause Calli Hilvitz, May 14, 2011 Todd & Vicki Hilvitz Jake Newbury, May 21, 2011 Nathan & Amy Newbury Zachary Feigelson, June 11, 2011 Bruce & Heather Feigelson Cameron Pazol, June 11, 2011 Cathy & Cary Pazol Elias Marsh, June 18, 2011 Natalie Portman-Marsh & Lawrence Marsh Noah Warshaw, June 18, 2011 Jonathan & Natalie Warshaw Zoe Grolnick, June 25, 2011 Andy & Amy Grolnick Sean Guderian, August 4, 2011 Bennett & Andrea Guderian Hannah Dorris, August 6, 2011 Diana Roth & Gary Dorris Mia Dorris, August 6, 2011 Diana Roth & Gary Dorris Evan Flint, August 11, 2011 Chris Flint & Naomi Flint-Winicki Jacob Pulitzer, August 13, 2011 Joy & Gary Pulitzer Max Pulitzer, August 13, 2011 Joy & Gary Pulitzer Maya Frost-Belansky, August 20, 2011 Elaine Belansky & Greg Frost Lucy Kodish, August 20, 2011 Susan & Jeff Kodish Sasha Gordon, September 17, 2011 Jon & Vicki Gordon

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HAR SHALOM Missoula, Montana

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Tessa Landy, December 10, 2011 David & Debbie Landy Rachel Lehrman, June 4, 2011 Ira & Ellen Lehrman Jessica Loob, June 25, 2011 Steve Loob & Julie Pfankuch Alexandra Markowitz, October 22, 2011 Scott & Elizabeth Markowitz Abigail Mendel, March 26, 2011 Nathan & Teresa Mendel Samuel Moses, July 23, 2011 Lisa Moses Alexander Pepper, March 12, 2011 Mike & Kathy Pepper Katherine Podolak, February 12, 2011 Michael & Stephanie Podolak Maxwell Post, August 20, 2011 Gordan & Bonnie Post Joshua Pusar, August 13, 2011 Aaron & Vanessa Pusar Ava Reinhard, August 27, 2011 Debra Reinhard Adam Resnick, January 15, 2011 Jonathan & Susie Resnick Jacob Roblyer, November 19, 2011 Kyle & Jill Roblyer Aliza Saper, September 24, 2011 Buddy Saper & Beth Palent-Saper

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TEMPLE SINAI from Page 99 Daniel Sarche, Janurary 22, 2011 Jon & Jamie Sarche Sarah Schenkein, February 19, 2011 Ed Schenkein & Judy Bloomberg Brian Sellers, August 27, 2011 Graham & Shari Sellers Ethan Sewald, May 7, 2011 Ron Sewald & Abby Goldsmith Taylor Shapiro, August 13, 2011 Richard & Kelly Shapiro Ryan Shapiro, October 22, 2011 Dan Shapiro & Michelle Kalin-Shapiro Julia Sheykhet, August 27, 2011 Aleksandr Sheykhet & Iryna Lukova Leanne Sigman, May 14, 2011 Larry & Jody Sigman Ben Silverman, December 10, 2011 Craig & Trish Silverman Eric Simon, Janurary 22, 2011 Nancy Simon Haley Simon, Janurary 8, 2011 Cheryl Simon

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2011 BAR & BAT MITZVAHS STORIES from Page 93 role? • Who is the tutor who can best guide your child? • What is the mitzvah project to show connection to helping with tikkun olam? • What about a meaningful d’var Torah, an inspiring Friday night dinner, a relevant post-ceremony celebration, all with the goal of helping your child to revel in the possibilities and celebrate the first times as a young adult? • What about helping all who share in this simcha to be more involved, more aware of the import and meaning of this centerpoint of your child’s and the family’s and community’s new life? The key may be in learning to “story” the journey. Sharing our precious legacy of personal, Jewish and life stories will add immeasurably to the Bar or Bat Mitzvah experience. Here are some tips on how to use stories and storytelling throughout the Bar-Bat Mitzvah journey to help elevate the experience for all involved. BEFORE THE BAR/BAT MITZVAH: PLANNING AHEAD • Gather your family’s stories. Start by having your child interview elders. This can lead to the creation of a booklet of family stories, annotated photo album or the sharing of family treasures. I once had students each bring in an object of great personal connection, find out about it from family, make the Jewish connection, and tell its story in first person, as though they were the object. One student “became” the kiddush cup that had been in his family for four generations, and which was presented to the first Bar or Bat Mitzvah in each generation. He would be receiving it. One student “became” the handmade chanukiyah that their family had made together when she was little. She spoke of its light, and how she would see the light of Torah in her owner’s eyes. • Encourage journaling. The Bar or Bat Mitzvah can write an autobiography, add photos and comments from family and friends. Your child could also collect a notebook of wisdom, quotes, advice from family and friends. • Create a family tree or extended family and friends tree. If already created, interview family members about interconnections. If not yet available, use ancestry.com and other internet links with family clues to assemble. • Create a metaphorical tree of connection. Who are your roots? Who makes your trunk strong? How have you branched out? What are leaves? FOR THE WEEKEND OF THE BAR/BAT MITZVAH • Friday night: Light extra candles for those no longer here, and share their stories. Share a midrash based upon either a d’var Torah or a personal connection. Create a midrashic story with whole group for the celebrant.

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2011 BAR & BAT MITZVAHS STORIES from Page 101 Prepare foods with a story. For a California Bat Mitzvah ceremony I was brought in to help create, I presented the set-up of a midrashic turning of the Bat Mitzvah girl’s parsha, Noach. I talked about how the young woman had been on safe seas with family and friends in her life. And now, she was setting sail into unknown waters of young adulthood. Who would be there for her? What support could they lend? I invited the assembled family and friends to say which animal they were, and what quality they could impart to help her on her journey on the seas of life. Her father said, “Monkey! She is so serious about school and life; I am here to remind her the some silly fun is an important activity for levity.” A grandmother said, “Giraffe. I am here to let her know it is important sometimes to stretch you neck out to offer help, to see from above what needs to be done, and to be there to offer help.” Another chimed in, “Cat. Sometimes the best thing to do is hiss, but at other times, just curl up or stretch out and purr.” AT THE BAR-BAT MITZVAH CEREMONY The celebrant, a Jewish storyteller, or parents can tell stories with commentary, which reflect themes of the parsha or the celebrant’s journey. Have a Jewish storyteller share a story or two that brings the life of the celebrant or themes of parsha to life. Parents or friends can share a story of the celebrant’s life, experience, journey, and the Bar or Bat Mitzvah can tell the story of the parsha in English, as a story rather than objective synopsis. AT THE POST BAR-BAT MITZVAH CELEBRATION Have family, friends or a storyteller share stories of the celebrant. I have had an interwoven havdalah story service, in which, after the blessings welcoming in the new week, I have three rolls of wide ribbon or cloth. I present them as three aspects of the celebrant, and tied them together to show a beginning of bringing together aspects of the celebrant’s life. I make the first braid, just like the braided havdalah candle, weaving Past, Present, and Future. Then I invite people to come forward one at a time, say three things that the celebrant is bringing together, and then make another loop of the braid of cloth. Cherie Karo Schwartz has been a professional storyteller for nearly 40 years. She is co-founder of the Jewish Storytelling Network. She has conducted many workshops and seminars with teachers on Bar-Bat Mitzvah, taught B’nai Mitzvah classes and tutored students for their speeches. She has been hired to guide families as they use stories as means of enhancing the Bar-Bat Mitzvah experience. 102 • L’Chaim-To Life ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ September 23, 2011

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Jump the broom By ANDREA JACOBS On Sunday, Aug. 7, Temple Sinai’s parking lot filled to erev Rosh Hashanah capacitiy for the wedding of Sam Howard and Dorothy Fogle. Hundreds of congregants started arriving a half hour before the festivities in order to find a good seat in the sanctuary. Everyone wanted to taste this joyful moment.

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Rabbi Richard Rheins congratulates bride Dorothy Fogle and groom Sam Howard at their August wedding.

Howard, who was hired as Temple Sinai’s security guard after 9/11 and later converted to Judaism, met his future wife last year. Now regular members of Sinai’s Saturday morning minyan, they have won the love and admiration of the congregation. That Sunday, Rabbi Richard Rheins and cantorial soloist Bryan Zive officiated before a literal sea of smiles. Dressed in white and surrounded by family, they stood under the chupah and broke the glass. Jewish tradition was observed from beginning to end — until the Howards introduced their own tradition. “Jumping the broom” is an African-American custom that originated during the bitter decades of slavery in America. Because slaves were denied the legal or religious rite of marriage, jumping the broom (in this case, a beautifully crafted ornament) recognized the couple’s commitment. Now it signifies leaving single life and transitioning into a new partnership with another person. Once the Howards took a delicate hop over the broom, the ceremony was really complete. Mazel tov, Mr. and Mrs. Howard!

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’ve never met an American who didn’t have a soft spot in his heart for Thomas Jefferson, and who didn’t love Monticello, Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, Va. Of course the property was also a plantation, which tells you that our third President (18011809) was a slave owner. After Jefferson retired from the presidency, he went to live full-time in Monticello, and the house is a testament to Jefferson’s architectural genius; in fact, he called it “his essay in architecture.” The 11,000-square-foot neoclassical mansion has 21 rooms, and from the moment you walk past the stone columns and set foot in the reception and waiting room, with its grass-green floor and museum-like exhibits of natural history specimens, Native American and African artifacts, you know you are in the domain of a man of taste, knowledge,

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Uriah Levy was a very colorful and controversial character. Not only an ardent Jefferson admirer, he was also the first broad interests and probably unlimited resources. Jewish American to make a career as a US naval officer. Larger Alas, even presidential resources can run out. Unlike than life, he was a hero in the war of 1812, defended Jewish today’s politicians, the first men who helmed our fledgling rights, campaigned against flogging in the Navy, killed a man nation often left office penniless and in debt. Jefferson was no in a duel, was court martialed six times and, at age 61, took exception. By the time he expired, he was in the hole some a teenage wife who proudly nailed a mezuzzah on the door$100,000 (two-million of today’s dollars), and it took decades post of his captain’s quarters. for his heirs to eliminate the debt. Levy was also the descendent of a crypto-Jewish doctor in During his lifetime, Jefferson entertained lavishly, often hostPortugal who was saved by the Grand Inquisitor because the ing dozens of guests for weeks at a time (Monticello includes latter needed him to treat a bladder infection. 12 guestrooms, one of which is called “The Madison Room” When Uriah Levy’s parents got married, it was probably the because President James and First Lady Dolly Madison stayed first Jewish wedding in America and it’s believed that no less a there), spent freely, and there was no presidential pension at personage than George Washington attended. the time. Today, in the His heirs could waiting room of not afford to keep Monticello, Monticello and, to which once held the shock and sad28 chairs to Stop at the Monticello gift shop and buy ness of everyone accommodate Saving Monticello: The Levy Family’s Epic Quest to who adored and the president’s Rescue the House that Jefferson Built. admired the book visitors, tour room (which held guides point out It’s a fast-paced but detailed and fascinating read. more than 6,000 an ingenious http://www.Monticello.org volumes), the bedseven-day clock, room (where his which Jefferson bed was surrounddesigned. It still Monticello is now a stop on the new ed by the latest functions today ‘The Journey Through Hallowed Ground’ — gadgets and techand is driven by a 180-mile trail through American history, national nological inventwo large, cantions), the dining non ball-like parks, wineries, museums, battlefields and nine room (with its weights, which presidential homes. http://www.HallowedGround.org dumbwaiters, hidhang on both den in the fireplace, sides of the front that brought wine door. The clock up from the cellar), governed the the guestrooms, art collection and dome room, the plantation time schedule in the house and plantation; it was attached to had to be sold. a Chinese gong which could be heard by slaves more than Historical treasure or not, no one wanted it. In 1827, three miles away. Jefferson’s daughter and grandson auctioned off his slaves and It is thanks to Uriah Levy that the clock and other possesother possessions — right down to stored grain and farm sions and designs of Thomas Jefferson are available to tourists equipment. The empty house decayed from lack of upkeep. today. Finally, the estate was purchased by James Taylor Barclay for If Levy hadn’t spent a huge amount of money on the restora$7,000, but he only held onto it for three years. And this is tion and upkeep of Monticello, it would have sunk into sad where our story begins. dilapidation. Levy’s personal relationship with the plantation was not hint about the estate’s next owner is still at without its difficulties. It took years of wrangling to finalize the Monticello, on Mulberry Row, next to slave terms of ownership. Once he took possession, the house and and work cabins, prodigious vegetable gardens grounds were beset by hoards of unknown visitors who tramand mulberry trees. There, a rather nondescript pled the gardens and even chipped off pieces of Jefferson’s tomb is the final resting place of Rachel Levy, burial monument. mother of Monticello’s third owner, Uriah P. Levy. Anti-Semitism also entered the fray when Levy was accused The plantation remained in the Levy (pronounced “levee”) of buying the presidential home for personal gain and derided family for 89 years. In fact, it is postulated that Uriah Levy was for being an alien — an outsider in America. a founder of America’s historic preservation movement When Levy died, childless, his odd and obscure will was because, at that time and well into the 20th century, there was contested by his family heirs for l7 years, as the house no great interest in maintaining historical homes and sites. decayed. Finally, in 1879, his nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy

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The grave of Rachel Phillips Levy is on the grounds of Monticello, the third owner of which was her son Uriah Phillips Levy. Uriah Levy purchased Monticello in 1836, and his mother died in 1839. (the name certainly suggests family patriotism), gained title. He was a handsome and fabulously wealthy New York lawyer, real estate mogul, stock speculator and three-term US congressman. Jefferson Monroe Levy never married, and indicated on several occasions that he dedicated his life and fortune to the upkeep, restoration and refurbishing (in true Jeffersonian style) of Monticello.

ut his uncle’s difficulties with Monticello unfortunately presaged some of his own. J. M. Levy opened Monticello to vast numbers of tourists, claimed to live by Jeffersonian principles, lavishly entertained luminaries like Theodore Roosevelt, foreign ambassadors and US congressmen, but was still attacked for being a latter-day Shylock and exploiting Thomas Jefferson’s memory. There was a movement to wrest ownership away from him and hand it to the government. Levy defended his right to keep the estate and insisted it would never be turned over to anyone else . . . including the government. By the year 1911, the opposition to Jefferson Levy’s private ownership of Monticello had reached fever pitch. His main opponent was Maud Littleton, a New York socialite. Her attacks on Levy were relentless, hostile and anti-Semitic. The invective came during a time when there was a huge influx of

Jews into America and anti-immigrant sentiment was strong. Even though the Levy family had been in America for five generations, they were still considered to be interlopers, outsiders and certainly not American enough to own the house that President Jefferson built. Jefferson Levy, who had lived the high life for so long, was beset by financial difficulties. After holding out as long as he could, he finally agreed to sell Monticello for $500,000 to the government. Although many considered the asking price to be exorbitant, Levy insisted it was half of what he had spent on the estate. For years, the proposal for the government to purchase Monticello was tossed around from committee to committee. Finally, the asking price was met by a private group — the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Reportedly, Levy burst out crying when he signed over the deed to his beloved estate. He died insolvent before his 72nd birthday. Tour guides at Monticello today mention the Levy family only in passing because they have insufficient time to relate the dramatic events that took place during almost nine decades of Levy ownership. When you go, pause for a moment at Rachel Levy’s tomb. If you have the inclination, thank Uriah and Jefferson Levy for preserving what is now one of the most beloved tourist destinations in America. Judith Fein is a travel writer, based in Santa Fe, NM. September 23, 2011 ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ L’Chaim-To Life • 111

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he developers of a new luxury hotel in the Galilee, to be the largest all-suite hotel in Israel, put the interior design of the project into the hands of Nir Gilad in London. The choice makes sense. Gilad, one of the world’s hottest go-to guys for high-end leisure centers, is Israeli. Please see GILAD on Page 115

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“It’s going to be fantastic,” he says. “We are creating a true sense of travel to a remote destination. “You’ll get the feeling of being on a faraway holiday in a place that is connected to the beautiful lake settings but still gives a feeling of being detached from time.” Some of the world’s poshest hotels and spas are appointed by Gilad, who founded London-based Nous Design two years ago after 15 years in the industry. One of his splashiest jobs was the $1.4 billion Mardan Palace in Antalya — Turkey’s first five-star destination resort, opened in May, 2009. With 700 rooms and 70 luxury villas, words like “opulent” and “palatial” don’t begin to describe the property. “It was the most money ever spent on a hotel in Turkey and gave us the opportunity to create extraordinary spaces which the guests love, such as an underwater restaurant, luxury suites, a tower of eight restaurants and large ballrooms,” Gilad says.

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“The opening ceremonies featured a million euros’ worth of fireworks and a celebrity lineup including Seal, Sharon Stone and Richard Gere. “We have to understand the high-end market and potential guests’ expectations at this level,” he says. “What is true luxury? For some people it is as simple as sitting on a sofa facing the ocean; for others it is gilded interiors and ever-flowing champagne. We need to cater for all and anticipate their needs before they do.” He is ever mindful of surroundings. “We always attempt to link the concept of the development back to the original roots of the land, to understand and celebrate the history of the location. “We take a few symbols or key features that belong to the place and find a subtle way to incorporate them inside. People appreciate and remember that, and locals feel they are part of the process.” A prime example is the refurbishment of the Marriott Cairo Hotel and Casino, where the Nous Design staff was chalPlease see GILAD on Page 116

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lenged to enhance the reception experience for travelers arriving in a hot, humid climate in a multi-cultural environment. “What do they need? Do they have somebody to speak to? We custom-make that environment in many cases. A lot of the time it’s a matter of very simple things to make guests feel secure and confident they are getting value for their money,” he says.

orn in 1970, Gilad was raised in Kiryat Bialik near Haifa, one son among four daughters of an interior designer and an engineer. “I grew up looking at drawing boards and got familiar with carpentry, woodwork and stone because I lived around it all my childhood,” he says. After his military service, Gilad traveled around and lived in Australia for awhile before returning to study architecture and product design in Holon. He began designing restaurant interiors and leisure centers in Israel in 1994. “By 2000, I decided I needed more international experience in the leisure industries, including country clubs, conference centers and hotels. London was gaining a reputation as a worldwide design center. I never thought I’d end up staying, but the projects became more and 116 • L’Chaim-To Life ~ INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS ~ September 23, 2011

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more interesting, and I thought that I can develop myself here.” Nous Design works with some of the biggest hoteliers in the world. Gilad accepts plenty of commissions in Israel, such as the refurbishment of Isrotel’s Royal Beach Resort in Eilat and the Orchid Park Plaza in Tel Aviv. Whether it’s the Sheraton Heathrow Airport, projects in Moscow, Rome, or private development in the Maldives, the common thread is an organic interior in which the sights, sounds and even smells are part of a balanced whole. “We don’t just do space planning,” Gilad stresses. “Everything is linked, from the function and use of each space, to the materials, colors and textures, to how sound and light resonate. It all comes down to the small details. A chair does not stand on its own but in the context of a space in a building in a city. We’re very much asking the question, ‘Why this chair?’ That’s very important.” His North London home, shared with his Canadian-born wife and their two-year-old daughter, displays an eclectic mix of items representing various periods of his life. “I like raw materials and use them as much as possible,” says Gilad. That affinity finds expression in his love of diving and “exploring countries that are not on tourist maps, including Madagascar — places where I can get inspired. The best part of traveling is the conversations you have with people, small moments that have the potential to change your life.”

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L’Chaim® — Directory of Advertisers 1st Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 •A Abrahamic Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 AFMDA, American Friends of Magen David Adom . . . . . .50 AIPAC, America Israel Public Affairs Committee . . . . . . . . .48 All Event Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Allied Jewish Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 American Jewish Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Aramark at Red Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Asarch Center — Dematology, Laser & Skin Rejuvenation . .8 Assaf Harofeh Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Avant Garde Advisors, LLC — Lane Weintraub . . . . . . . . .88 •B Bais Menachem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Bayada Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 BBYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Beth Evergreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 BMH-BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Bonfils Blood Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Brookdale Senior Living . . . . . . .INSIDE DIRECTORY COVER •C Camp Beber, Mukwonago, Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Center for Judaic Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Cherie Karo Schwartz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Colorado Agency for Jewish Education, CAJE . . . . . . . . . . .60 Comcast, Mountain West Sports Network HD . BACK COVER Continuum Travel Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Cottages at Dayton Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Courtyard by Marriott . . . . . . . . . . . .INSIDE FRONT COVER CU, Program in Jewish Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 •D Dardano’s — Footwear, Repair, Foot Comfort . . . . . . . . . . .13 Darrell Howe Mortuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Dayton Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Denver Academy of Torah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Denver Jewish Day School, DAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Dr. David Drucker/My Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 •E Egg and I, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Elcar Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Enstrom Candies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Erickson Monuments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Europtics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 •F Feldman Mortuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 First National Bank of Santa Fe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 •G Garden Plaza of Aurora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Genzyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Grand Hyatt Denver/Pinnacle Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Greater Glendale Chamber of Commerce/Infinity Park . . .102 •H Hadassah, Denver and LEA Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Hebrew Educational Alliance, HEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Hillel of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 •I Imhoff, Walt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Integrity Print Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS® 10, 14, 18-19, 64, 95, 115, 119

•J JCC, Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center . . . . . . . . .72 Jewish Family Service of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 JFS at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 •K Kosher Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Kuni Lexus of Littleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 •M Manor Care Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Marathon Investment Management, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Mellman, Gerald & Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Metropolitan State College of Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Mile High Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Millenium Harvest House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Miller, Louann and Micky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Mizel Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Moe’s Broadway Bagels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Morning Fresh Farms/Egglands Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Mount Nebo Memorial Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 •N National Jewish Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Norman’s Memorials, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 •O Oak Tree Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 •P Phoenix Multisport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Piccolo’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Preferred Travel Helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 •R Ramah in the Rockies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Rose Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Ryley Carloc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 •S Safe Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Sam’s No. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Scroll K — Vaad Hakashrus of Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Shalom Cares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Shalom Funeral Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Stadium Auto Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Staybridge Suites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Sunburst Shabbat Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Synagogue Council of Greater Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 •T Temple Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 The Children’s Hospital of Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 The Denver Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 The Fresh Fish Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 The Great Frame Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 The Inn at Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center . . . . . . . . . . .101 The Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 The Jewish Experience, TJE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 •U University of Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 •W Wild Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Willis — David Goldman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 •Y Yeshiva Toras Chaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

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