WHC Journal - Washington Hebrew Congregation

Volume 55, Issue 18
October 20, 2014
Hidden During Holocaust,
Dori Katz to Speak at
Kristallnacht Service
W
e are
honored
to have Holocaust survivor
Dori Katz share
her story with
us at the annual Interfaith
Kristallnacht
Commemoration Service at St. Albans Parish (3001
Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington,
DC) on Tuesday, November 11
at 7:30 pm. Professor Katz’s talk is
presented by WHC’s Amram Scholar
Series in memory of the night in 1938
that the Nazis unleashed their first violent assault against Jews in Germany.
Professor Katz was only two years
old in 1942 when her father was arrested and sent to Auschwitz, and just
three when her mother sent her to live,
first for a year and a half with a Catholic family under a Christian identity,
and then after a brief reunion, in an
orphanage for nearly two years. She
survived the horrors of the Holocaust
hidden in plain sight. “For you, it was
nothing; you were only a child. You
didn’t suffer. You don’t even remember.” Those were the words, Dori Katz
says, she heard all the time from her
mother when she referred to their experience in Belgium during World War
II. But Katz did remember fragments,
and she had questions. Questions that
her mother wouldn’t answer; requests
for stories that were too painful for her
mother to share.
Continued on page 6.
Hand in Hand for a Sustainable Future:
Introducing the Yad B’Yad Annual Fund
W
ith a new Jewish year underway,
Washington Hebrew Congregation is pleased to introduce Yad B’Yad:
The WHC Annual Fund. Yad b’yad
is Hebrew for “hand in hand,” an apt
name for a call to members of all ages
and interests to sustain our financial
future.
Co-chaired by Past Presidents
John Nannes and Bob Shapiro, Yad
B’Yad will support the Congregation’s
exceptional range of programming,
including the worship, social action,
and educational experiences that make
membership meaningful to you. True
to the values of our ancestors, the An-
nual Fund will also help us maintain
an “open tent,” welcoming families
regardless of means. With membership
revenues and fees supporting only 77
percent of our annual operating costs,
Yad B’Yad will help secure our financial
future by bridging the gap between
membership-based income and ongoing expenses.
“When I recently learned that
many synagogues across the country
are now relying on annual giving to
support their needs, it made me think
that WHC should look to an annual giving program as well. We are
well-positioned to launch a successful
Continued on page 2.
Amram Opens Season on October 26 with Exposé:
The Nazis Next Door
P
ulitzer Prize-winning New York
Times journalist Eric Lichtblau
will open the Amram Scholar Series
on Sunday, October 26 at 10:30 am
at Temple with his shocking exposé of
how post-war America became a safe
haven for Hitler’s men.
“Thousands of Nazis — from concentration camp guards to SS officers
and high-level leaders in the Third
Reich — came to the United States
after World War II and easily settled
into new lives, with their pasts easily
disguised and their war crimes soon
forgotten,” he reveals. “Some had help:
from the American government. The
CIA, the FBI, and the military all
put Hitler’s minions to work as spies,
intelligence ‘assets’ and leading scien-
Amram
tists and engineers, whitewashing their
histories.” Even now some remain on
American soil.
Using once-secret government
records and interviews, Mr. Lichtblau
tells their story for the first time. An investigative reporter in Washington who
won the Pulitzer in 2006 for stories on
the National Security Agency’s secret
wiretapping operations, Mr. Lichtblau
has appeared as a frequent guest on
CNN, MSBC, PBS, NPR, CSPAN,
ABC, and elsewhere. He is the author
Continued on page 8.
WHC News
Yad B’Yad
(continued from page 1)
Annual Fund, which would allow us to
continue the commitment we have to
our membership and the community,”
said Co-Chair Bob Shapiro.
“WHC has so much to offer,”
added Co-Chair John Nannes, “and
we need to find ways that families can
afford and enjoy that experience. The
Annual Fund is an opportunity for
members to help us do that and, at
the same time, continue the programs
and services that have made WHC so
special.”
There are many convenient ways
to participate, including giving by
check, credit card, stock, or billing
your WHC account. To pledge your
support, please contact Development
Director Miriam Feffer at 202-8956312 or [email protected].
Every gift to Yad B’Yad counts as a
generous investment in our continued
strength, so please extend your hand in
partnership, and be counted!
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Meg Jacobs Flax, President
M. Bruce Lustig, M.A.H.L., D.D., Senior Rabbi
Susan N. Shankman, M.A.H.L., A.M.R.S., Rabbi
Aaron Miller, M.A.H.L., Associate Rabbi
Joseph A. Skloot, M.A.H.L., M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Rabbi
Mikhail Manevich, Cantor
Susan R.A. Bortnick, M.S.M., Cantor
DJ Schneider Jensen, M.S. Ed. Director, E-T ECC
Fran Miller, M.S. Ed., Director RJWECC
Ira Miller, Director of Informal Education
Stephanie Tankel, M.A., M.A.J.E., RJE,
Interim Director, Religious School
Steven Jacober, Executive Director
Naomi Abelson, Director of Temple Programs & TOV
Miriam Feffer, Director of Development
Lindsay Fry, Director of Member Services
Mohan Mistry, Director of Engineering & Maintenance
Paula Smith, Director of Finance
Joshua O. Haberman, D.H.L., D.D., Rabbi Emeritus
Susan J. Hanenbaum, Executive Director Emerita
We Can Be Reached
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Jennifer Millstone, Editor
The Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal (Permit No. 4240)
is published two times a month and monthly in June, July and
December by the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Send address
changes to the Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal, 3935 Macomb
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Remembrance Service for Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy loss or neonatal death can
have a profound impact on a family
immediately after the loss and often
times, in the months and years that follow. Compounding this particular type
of loss is that there is little communal
support to mourn and acknowledge the
grief that ensues.
On Thursday, October 23 at
7:00 pm, WHC will host a community
service, conducted by clergy of all denominations, to give a voice to the grief
that families endure. We hope that this coming together will create community,
promote the sharing of experiences, and provide the support of a caring network
as we move forward into a new year. If you or someone you know has experienced
this type of loss, we welcome you will join us.
Our Condolences to the Families of…
Dr. Sidney Greenspan, father of Andrew Greenspan (Rebecca) and Douglas
Greenspan; grandfather of Abigail, Ryan, and Alexander Greenspan.
Daniel Melnick, father of Cindy Michael (Steven); father-in-law of Robin
Melnick (the late Brian Melnick); grandfather of Lindsay Maarec (Adam),
David Michael, Andrew Melnick, and Gregory Melnick.
Florence Sacks Savitt, mother of Norma Mendelson (Ken); grandmother of
Ryan, Nicholas, and Adam.
Phyllis Seresky, wife of Clifford Seresky; mother of Nancy Duber (Marc),
Rhonda Brandes (Richard), and Peter Seresky (Debbie).
Congratulations to…
Diane & Howard Benson, on the engagement of their daughter, Carly Benson,
to Edward Moyle.
Lisa & Steve Diamond, on the marriage of their son, Jeff Diamond, to Alexis
Dirvin; and to Alexis’s parents, Rhonda & John Dirvin, and to the couple’s
grandparents, Lenore & Bob Schwartz, Eleanor Goldman, Barb & Bob Alexis,
and Polly & Jerry Dirvin. Jeff is also the grandson of the late Jack Diamond.
Phyllis & Arnold Epstein, on the marriage of their daughter, Melissa Epstein, to
Bryson Keenan; and to Bryson’s parents, Marlena & George Keenan.
Sharon & Jerry Farber, on the birth of their grandson, Nathan Alexander
Farber; and to Nathan’s parents, Jessica & Daniel Farber, and big sister, Hanna.
Sherry & Bruce Goodman and Millie Miller, on the birth of their grandson
and great-grandson, Sage Goodman Solak; and to Sage’s parents, Jamie & Aaron
Solak, paternal grandparents, Joan & Jay Solak, and great-grandparents, Robert
Melhado and Lorraine Solak. Sage is also the great-grandson of the late Dr.
William S. Miller.
Frances & Arthur “Skip” Ross, who recently celebrated their 65th anniversary.
Diane & Adam Shrier, on the marriage of their son, Jonathan Shrier, to
Stephanie Baric, the daughter of Slavica & the late Stjepan Baric.
Suzann Riester & Ron Cohen, on their marriage. Ron is the father of Alan &
Patricia Cohen, Craig & Kim Cohen, and Sue-Ann & Eric Siegel.
Services
WHC News
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
7:00 PM
Friday, October 24
Tot Shabbat at Temple
5:00 pm
Lay-Led Service
5:30 pm
Shirei Shabbat Service
6:00 pm
Metro Minyan
7:00 pm
Rabbis Shankman and Skloot,
Songleader Lisa Baydush
Priscilla & Alan Levine
Rabbi Lustig, Cantors Manevich & Bortnick
Rabbi Miller
Calvary Baptist Church
Saturday, October 25
Early Torah Study
9:00 am
Rabbi Shankman
Morning Service
Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich
10:30 am
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Arielle Segal
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Briana Segal
Afternoon Service & Havdalah 5:30 pm
Rabbi Miller, Cantor Bortnick
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Jordan Gross
A NEW EXHIBIT SHOWCASING THE LIFE, CULTURE,
AND EXPERIENCES OF JEWS LIVING IN GERMANY
Friday, October 31
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Shabbat Service 6:00 pm
David Berz
at
WASHINGTON HEBREW
CONGREGATION
FEATURING
PETER WITTIG, AMBASSADOR OF GERMANY TO THE UNITED STATES
THE LEGACY OF GERMAN-JEWISH COMPOSERS
JEWISH LITURGY & MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMED BY WASHINGTON
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL’S CATHEDRA CHOIR AND WHC CANTORS
MIKHAIL MANEVICH & SUSAN BORTNICK
OPENING CEREMONY FOR EXHIBITION
RECEPTION, WITH GERMAN FOOD & BEVERAGES
RSVP (NO FEE)
[email protected], 202-895-6342
Germany is fortunate to once again be home to a vibrant and thriving Jewish
community. There are contemporary German Jewish magazines, newspapers,
restaurants, and community centers. In the last two decades alone, the Jewish
population in Germany has more than quadrupled, growing from fewer than
30,000 in 1990 to more than 120,000 today, making it the fastest-growing Jewish
community worldwide. “Jewish Life in Germany Today” brings these numbers
to life as Jews explain what living in Germany means to them. From students
to best-selling authors to rabbis and entrepreneurs, their biographies reflect the
diversity of today’s German-Jewish community.
Rabbis Miller & Skloot, Cantor Manevich
Saturday, November 1
Early Torah Study 9:00 am
Rabbi Miller
Morning Service Rabbi Miller, Cantor Bortnick
10:30 am
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Rian Singleton
Afternoon Service & Havdalah 5:30 pm
Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Manevich
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Charlotte Helmig
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Teddy New
Friday, November 7
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Shabbat Service 6:00 pm
Tot Shabbat at JBSC
6:00 pm
Gyr Turshen and Diane Shrier
Rabbis Miller & Skloot, Cantor Manevich
Honoring Our Veterans with Yochi Dreazen,
Amram Scholar Series Speaker
Rabbi Miller, Songleader Lisa Baydush
Saturday, November 8
Early Torah Study 9:00 am
Rabbi Miller
Morning Service Rabbi Miller, Cantor Manevich
10:30 am
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Fritz
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Levine
Afternoon Service & Havdalah 5:30 pm
Rabbi Miller, Cantor Bortnick
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Machlin
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Our B’nei Mitzvah
October 23, 2014
Morning Service
Charlotte Hope Wise
November 1, 2014
Havdalah Service
Charlotte Bess Helmig
Daughter of Amanda & Roger Wise
Charlotte is a seventh grade student at the
McLean School of Maryland. She is the sister
of Quentin and the granddaughter of Betty &
Mark Greenwold and Jean & Morris Wise.
October 25, 2014
Morning Service
Havdalah Service
Theodore Garrett New
Son of Cheryl & Andrew New
Teddy is a seventh grade student at Tilden
Middle School. He is the brother of Alexi,
Michael, and Justin, and the grandson of
Frances Moss, Joan & Ronald New, and the
late Marvin Moss.
Arielle Leigh Segal
Daughter of Shari & Devon Segal
Arielle is a seventh grade student at
Lakelands Park Middle School. She is the
sister of Briana and the granddaughter of
Carol & Michael Molack and Mimi & Neal
Segal.
Morning Service
Daughter of Claudia & Timothy Helmig
Charlotte is a seventh grade student at the
Bullis School. She is the sister of Camille and
Billy and the granddaughter of Neil Landres,
Leslie Westreich, Ruth & Stanley Westreich,
Nancy & Walter Helmig, and Patricia Howar.
Briana Laine Segal
November 8, 2014
Morning Service
Daughter of Shari & Devon Segal
Briana is a seventh grade student at
Lakelands Park Middle School. She is the
sister of Arielle and the granddaughter of
Carol & Michael Molack and Mimi & Neal
Segal.
Havdalah Service
Jordan Frank Gross
Son of Jill & Donnie Gross
Jordan is a seventh grade student at the
Bullis School. He is the brother of Emily and
the grandson of Cathy & Ray Bennett and
Phyllis & Steve Gross.
November 1, 2014
Morning Service
Rian Malachi Singleton
Son of Suzy Rosen & Paul Singleton
Rian is an eighth grade student at Thomas
W. Pyle Middle School. He is the brother
of Julian, Saul, and Zoey, and the grandson
of Roz & Herb Rosen and Bernice & Julian
Singleton.
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Benjamin Spencer Fritz
Son of Melissa & Rick Fritz
Benjamin is a seventh grade student at
Robert Frost Middle School. He is the
brother of Ashlyn and the grandson of Rose
and Michael Furr.
Morning Service
Sydney Brooke Levine
Daughter of Traci Levine
Sydney is a seventh grade student at Cabin
John Middle School. She is the sister of Dani
and the granddaughter of the late Barbara
and David Levine.
Havdalah Service
Jessica Taren Machlin
Daughter of David Machlin
Jessica is a seventh grade student at Herbert
Hoover Middle School. She is the sister of
Emily and the granddaughter of Donna and
the late Arthur Machlin.
WHC News
Pollin Music Program to Bring Transformative Israeli
Shabbat Service to WHC
BAKERS:
START YOUR OVENS!
Help us prepare for
Mitzvah Monday*
on November 24!
*last year’s Tuesday Trimmings
We invite you to experience — here at Washington
Hebrew Congregation — the
Jewish Shabbat phenomenon
that attracts hundreds to Tel Aviv Port each week during the summer. On Friday,
November 14, Beit Tefila Israeli of Tel Aviv will bring their unique spiritual and
cultural Kabbalat Shabbat to our 6:00 pm service through the generosity of the
Abe & Irene Pollin Music Program Initiative.
During the summer, nearly 1,000 traditional and secular Israelis gather on
the shores of the Mediterranean Sea every Friday evening for Beit Tefila Israeli’s
(BTI) unique spiritual and cultural Shabbat experience. On November 14,
Rabbi Esteban Gottfried, Beit Tefila Israeli’s founder and director, and three BTI
musicians will be joined by Cantors Mikhail Manevich and Susan Bortnick and
WHC’s Kol Rinah as they transform our Shabbat service with their uplifting
combination of traditional prayers, modern Hebrew poetry and songs, dancing,
music, and meditation. We hope you will join us!
Volunteer
now to bake
4–6 loaves of
pumpkin bread
or 4–6 dozen
cookies.
Contact
Janet Katz,
301-299-3612 or
katzfam3@yahoo.
com for more
information.
Shabbat Acknowledgements
October 24–25, 2014
Presenting the Kamy Loren Nathanson Bar/Bat Mitzvah Kiddush Cup: Joan
Adoff
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Amanda & Roger Wise, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Charlotte; Shari &
Devon Segal, in honor of the B’not Mitzvah of their daughters, Arielle and Briana; and Jill & Donnie Gross, in honor of
the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jordan.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Amanda
& Roger Wise, in honor of Charlotte; Shari & Devon Segal,
in honor of Arielle and Briana; and Jill & Donnie Gross, in honor of Jordan.
October 31– November 1, 2014
Presenting the Kamy Loren Nathanson Bar/Bat Mitzvah Kiddush Cup: David
Astrove
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Suzy Rosen & Paul Singleton, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Rian; Claudia &
Timothy Helmig, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Charlotte; and Cheryl & Andrew New, in honor of the
Bar Mitzvah of their son, Teddy.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Suzy
Rosen & Paul Singleton, in honor Rian; Claudia & Timothy
Helmig, Charlotte; and Cheryl & Andrew New, in honor of Teddy.
November 7–8, 2014
Presenting the Kamy Loren Nathanson Bar/Bat Mitzvah Kiddush Cup: Joan
Adoff
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Melissa & Rick Fritz, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Benjamin; Traci Levine, in
honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Sydney; and David Machlin, in honor of Jessica.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Melissa
Sydney; and David Machlin, in honor of Jessica.
& Rick Fritz, in honor of Benjamin; Traci Levine, in honor of
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WHC News
Our Newest Members
Washington Hebrew Congregation is fortunate to have a long and rich history in our nation’s capital. Some members can
trace their history with the Temple back to its founders, others are just beginning their journey with us. Each member adds to
the growing tapestry of our Congregation. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to the newest members of our Temple
family.
Jacqueline Greene & Josh Orenstein and their children,
Hannah Pierson-Compeau & Alexander Baum
Alexandra and Jacob
Jessica Light & Christopher Buswell
Natalie Ram & Samuel Philipson
Kara & Cameron Chisholm and their daughter, Talia
Sabina Menschel & Bill Priestap and their children,
Wendy & Sean Cohen and their children,
Eila and Kellan
Ethan, Alexa, and Olivia
Miles Roger
Michelle & Daniel Doischen and their daughters,
Benjamin Romansky
Samantha and Jordyn
Simone & Greg Rones
Stacey & Joseph Dussault and their children, Ari and Eva
Michelle & Paul Rubin and their children,
Marcy Fine
Rachel, Jacob, and Samuel
Kim Solod-Jette & Daniel Jette and their daughter, Rachel
Terry Cooperman & Robin Sanders and their son, Eli
Rebecca & David Kaizer and their children,
Rachel & Adam Scherr and their daughters,
Madeline and Max
Gabrielle and Kylie
Sarah & Philip Klein and their daughter, Eliana
Betsy Schwartz
Meredith & Joshua Lamel and their children,
Gretchen & Michael Segal and their children,
Drew and Naomi
Samuel, Hannah, and Emily
Taya & Michael Levin and their children, Lex and Ava
Sondra Albert & Alan Simensky and their children,
Renee & Josh LeVine and their daughters,
Amanda and Jake
Rachel and Abigail
Elaine & Aaron Stopak and their daughter, Arielle
Hallie Lightdale & Avram Mack and their children,
(Aaron is the son of Carolyn Kaplan)
Harold, Malka, and Simone
Emily Schneider & Brian Torruellas
Melissa & Peter Marquez and their daughters,
(Emily is the daughter of Marjorie & Matthew Schneider)
Claire and Madeline
Michelle Wildstein and her children, Jason and Lauren
Karen & Adrian Moore and their daughter, Rose
Lauren & David Wiseman and their children,
Rachel & David Morders and their daughter, Samantha
Hannah and Jack (David is the son of Paula & Alan Wiseman)
Welcome to Washington H ebrew Congregation
Kristallnacht Service (continued from page 1)
Professor Katz, now a retired professor of modern languages and literature
at Trinity College, thought the lost
memories of her childhood years in Belgium were irrecoverable. After a chance
viewing of a documentary in 1982
about hidden children in German-occupied Belgium, however, she realized
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there were other children who shared
her experience. She said, “The film
brought validation for those hazy, buried memories. What I half remembered
had really happened; I hadn’t simply
imagined those terrible years.” The
result of this effort is Katz’s memoir, the
National Jewish Book Award Finalist
Looking for Strangers: The True Story of
My Hidden Wartime Childhood.
We hope you will join us and members of our Confirmation class for this
meaningful service, co-sponsored by
WHC, Annunciation Catholic Church,
and St. Albans Parish.
WHC News
Filmmaker to Screen Award-Winning Story
of Holocaust Rescue at Temple
officials in their effort to carry out their
bold rescue plan.
That spring, Gilbert and Eleanor
Kraus sailed for Europe and into the
heart of darkness. 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus tells,
for the first time, the incredible story
of an American couple who, against all
odds, brought the single largest group
of children during the Holocaust out
of Nazi Germany and into the United
States.
Steven Pressman, worked for many
years as a newspaper and magazine
journalist in Los Angeles, Washington,
D.C., and San Francisco. 50 Children, nominated for a 2014 Emmy for
Outstanding Historical Programming;
winner of the Charlotte Jewish Film
Festival Audience Award, Best Film;
and distributed by Seventh Arts Releasing is his first documentary.
RSVP to Marsha Humphries,
[email protected]
or 202-895-6303. This program is sponsored by the Edlavitch-Tyser Family
Relations Forum.
On Tuesday, October 28 at 7:00
pm at Temple, Steven Pressman, director, producer, and writer, will screen
and discuss his film, 50 Children: The
Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus.
Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early
1939, as conditions were worsening
for Jews living inside Nazi Germany,
the Philadelphia couple embarked on a
risky and improbable mission: an effort
to rescue fifty Jewish children and bring
them to safety in the United States.
The couple faced imposing obstacles.
The United States government — not to
mention a vast majority of the American public — was largely indifferent to
the plight of Jewish refugees seeking to
escape from Adolf Hitler’s increasing
persecution. America’s rigid immigration laws also made it nearly impossible
to bring refugees, even children, into
this country. The Krauses, who were
Jewish, also had to face the risks of
traveling into Nazi Germany and dealing with the Gestapo and other Nazi
Prime Timers Philadelphia
Day Trip
Fabulous Holiday Boutique & Silent Auction
is Less Than a Month Away!
Prepare your holiday shopping lists! This year’s Sisterhood Holiday Boutique and
Silent Auction will have something for everyone.
On Thursday, November 6 a
deluxe motor coach will take the
Prime Timers to Philadelphia for a
guided tour of the National Museum
of American Jewish History. Leaving
from WHC at 9:30 am, guests will
enjoy a boxed lunch in a private dining room at the museum before their
tour and should arrive back at WHC
by 5:30 pm. The cost for this incredible excursion is just $25 per person.
For additional information, including
boxed lunch choices, and to register,
please contact Suzanne Morris,
301-951-1157.
Over 50 vendors will bring extensive collections of jewelry, clothing, accessories,
home gifts, food, Judaica, and more to the Boutique.
Luxury hotels, owners seats to a Nationals game, popular restaurants, great theater, a Congressional golf outing, a Sanibel getaway, beauty, fitness, fashion and
more await your bids at the Silent Auction!
Refresh and recharge at the Cafe with delicious food and drinks.
Mark your calendars and join us at JBSC!
Sunday, November 16 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Monday, November 17 from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 18 from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
It’s not too late to contribute something to our Silent Auction.
Please contact Shari Boibeaux, Silent Auction chairperson, for more
information, [email protected]
or 603-479-0634.
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WHC News
ECC Families: Join Cantor
Bortnick for DinoRock
With their marvelous original music
and larger-thanlife puppetry,
DinoRock will
perform “Dinosaur Babies”
for the ECCs at
Temple (Wednesday, November
5 at 9:45 am) and
JBSC (Wednesday, November 26 at
9:45 am) this fall. Parents and guardians are invited to join and/or bring
their young children to this Cantors
Culture Club performance.
There is no charge, but if you plan
to attend, please RSVP: 202-895-6334
(Temple) or 301-279-7505 (JBSC).
Cantors Culture Club is brought to
the ECCs through the generosity of the
Edlavitch-Tyser Family Relations Forum.
B’nei Mitzvah Learning Day for 6th Graders and Adults
Within the next 18 to
24 months, our 6th graders
will be become Bar and
Bat Mitzvah. On Sunday,
October 26 at Temple
and Sunday, November 9
at JBSC from 9:30 am to
12:00 pm, please join us for a program for 6th grade students and their
parents or guardians (please register for
the program where your child attends
Religious School).
This program will help families
focus on the meaning of the Bar or
Bat Mitzvah with a large focus on
Mitzvah Projects. We will also share
how the clergy, Religious School, and
tutors help prepare each child for their
service; create a special yad, which each
student will use at his or her Bar or
Bat Mitzvah; learn the cantillations for
Torah and Haftarah; and hear from
post B’nei Mitzvah students who will
share their experiences with you. You
will also learn about the terrific Seventh
Grade program, which is structured
very differently from Grades 4 – 6.
If you have a 6th grader who is not
enrolled in our Religious School, we
invite you and your child to join us!
Simply RSVP for the program most
convenient for you.
RSVP by October 22 (Temple families) or November 5 (JBSC families) to
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Coordinator Beth
Donaldson, bdonaldson@whctemple.
org or 202-895-6309, with your child’s
name, religious school location, and
program date.
Amram Scholar Series (continued from page 1)
of Bush’s Law: the Remaking of American
Justice.
His appearance in the Scholar Series
takes the place of NBC foreign correspondent Martin Fletcher — whose talk
will be rescheduled at a later date — and
launches a feast of Jewish Book Month
offerings throughout November and
December. Please save the dates and
plan to join us.
Samantha Baskind
Sunday, 11/2 at 10:30 am
Jewish Artists and the Bible in TwentiethCentury America
Art historian Samantha Baskind,
who served as editor for American art
for the Encyclopaedia Judaica, here devotes her attention to five key 20th century artists – Jack Levine, George Segal,
Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers, and R.B.
Kitaj. All of them customized biblical imagery in extraordinary ways, she
says, to address modern issues such as
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the Holocaust, the creation and history
of the state of Israel, gender inequality, assimilation, and the immigrant
experience. The author of several books
on Jewish American art and culture,
Professor Baskind teaches at Cleveland
State University and will present an
illustrated talk.
Yochi Dreazen
Friday, 11/7 at 6:00 pm
Shabbat Service Honoring Veterans
Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War
A highly respected military journalist, now deputy editor for news
at Foreign Policy, Yochi Dreazen has
reported from more than three dozen
countries and spent five years in Iraq
and Afghanistan as a correspondent
for The Wall Street Journal. His latest
book, The Invisible Front, focuses on the
legacy of military suicide and psychological trauma that has followed recent
wars. Too often, he says, the military
sees mental health problems as a sign
of weakness and shuns those in seek of
help.
Dori Katz – Tuesday, 11/11 at 7:30 pm
Interfaith Kristallnacht Service
at St. Albans Parish
Looking for Strangers: The Story of My
Hidden Wartime Childhood
George Prochnik – Sunday, 11/16 at
10:30 am
The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the
End of the World
Ari Shavit – Friday, 11/21 at 6:00 pm
Shabbat Service Inaugurating
“Congregational Conversations”
My Promised Land: The Triumph and
Tragedy of Israel
Adam Kirsch – Friday, 12/5 at 6:00 pm
Shabbat Service Celebrating Jewish
Book Month
Rocket and Lightship: Essays on Literature
and Ideas
WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors
H. MAX & STEPHEN C. AMMERMAN
PERFORMING ARTS FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Josephine F. Ammerman & Andrew R. Ammerman
Birthday of Joyce Levine
Birthday of Richard Ammerman
Birthday of Craig Collin
Special Birthday of Freddy Felt
Donor
In Memory of:
Josephine F. Ammerman & Andrew R. Ammerman
H. Max Ammerman
AMRAM SUNDAY SCHOLAR SERIES
ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Lillian Posner Wallace & Irving Wallace
LILLIAN & ALFRED BENNETT
FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Bobbi & Ed Schiff Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Weisman
JULIA & JACK BINDEMAN FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Stuart & Martha Bindeman
Isaac Bindeman
JANE BURKA
SISTERHOOD LEADERSHIP FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Mr. & Mrs. David Irwin
Reva S. Tickton
DR. EDWARD A. & MILDRED B. CAFRITZ
PRAYER BOOK FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Ada Adler
William Cafritz
Phyllis Meyers
Frederick Meyers
CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Dr. Francis Chucker
Cantor Manevich
Phyllis Dreyfuss
Cantor Manevich
Sandra Sherman
Cantor Manevich
Rich & Shelley Miller
Cantor Manevich
Dr. Anita Solomon
Cantor Manevich
Donor
Della & Michael Budow
Linda & Steve Cohen
Susan & David Fink & Family
Sophia Fleischer
Susan & Alan Gold
Dan & Jill Ladd
Lynne & Mark Schaffer
In Memory of:
Nathan Jaret
Lee D. Cohen
Beatrice Adelman
Barbara Wishner
Gwendoline L. Gold
Howard Grunfeld
Robert Ladd
Sandy Coller
EMPTY NESTERS FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Joan & Stanley Adoff
Installation of Rabbi Skloot
Donor
Ada Adler
Ruth Seif
GENERAL FUND
Donor
Martha Feldman
In Memory of:
Norton Haberman
Karl Seif
GENERAL FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Susie Jo Birenbaum & Robert Lustig
Bat Mitzvah of Jordyn Lemer
Jeanne & Marvin Spivak70th Birthday of Ronald Recht
Donor
In Memory of:
Michael & Ellen Barth
Dr. Jeremiah Barth
Trudy & Ed Bernstein & Family
Freda G. Weiss
Stuart & Wilma Bernstein Corrine “Corky” Davidov
Gloria G. Cole
Alan Y. Cole
Marshal & Phyllis Cole
Theodore & Adele Cole
Edwin Colodny
Lena Y. Colodny
Eugene Cowen
Jacob Cowen
Barbara & Len Cutler
Alexander Emsellem
Mrs. Helene Devay
Robert B. Devay
The Flyer Family
Norman Abramson
Jay Freedman
Maxine W. Freedman
Joan Golden
Dr. Edward Bigg
Jonathan Greenblatt & Linda Adams Albert Jacobsohn
Gerald & Joan Greenwald
Lillian Greenwald
Emanuel Grunfeld
Howard Grunfeld
Helene Hendricks
Bruce Hendricks
Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Kerxton
Eva, Howard & Jack Kerxton
David Krakoff
Beatrice Krakoff
Connie Levine
Jacob Feldman
David & Audrey Liebeskind
Leonard Liebeskind
Barbara B. Luchs
Jeannette Luchs
Edward M. Luria
William J. Luria
Liselotte Markrich
William L. Markrich
Cindy & Steven A. Michael
Bella Melnick
Beverly & Bernie Shaw
Hannah Lieberman
Mrs. Sheldon Wexler (Mona)
Sheldon D. Wexler
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zohlman
Anita Zohlman
JOSHUA O. HABERMAN SCHOLARSHIP &
PUBLICATIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Froma Sandler
Special Wedding Anniversary of
Rabbi & Mrs. Haberman
HURSTON LIBRARY
Donor
Joan G. Kaufman
Fran & Steve Seltzer
In Memory of:
Allene Gordesky
Louis G. Hecht, Sr.
Harlan Weiss
ROSE E. KOENIG
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
Donor
Susan & David Kentoff
RABBI M. BRUCE LUSTIG
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donor
The Kraskin Family
In Memory of:
Dorothy K. Lipp
In Memory of:
Harlan Weiss
ZENA MASON
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUND
Donor
Anonymous
Donor
Froma Sandler
Donor
Lynne & Ira Bluestein
In Honor of:
Birthday of Paul Mason
In Memory of:
Rose Hoffman
MITZVAH DAY
Donor
Sandra Kouzel
In Memory of:
Shirley Gimble
KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT
MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Karen & Doug Monsein & Family
Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Weisman
Donor
Marsha Pinson & Family
In Memory of:
Frances Nathanson
Harry Pinson
ALBERT & SCOTT PELMOTER
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donor
Amy Bronrott Munaker
In Honor of:
Joyce Isaacson
Donor
Shirley Pelmoter
In Memory of:
Barbara Wishner
Lynn Crandall
ABE & IRENE POLLIN
MUSIC PROGRAM INITIATIVE
Donor
Irene Pollin
In Memory of:
Herman Kerchek
SHELDON & JUDY SADUGOR
MEMORIAL FUND OF ECC
Donor
Sandra Sherman
Rozelle & Barry Grossman
Ruth & Lester Lee
Lori & Bob Rodman
In Memory of:
Ruth Koenig
Claire Dubinsky
Ruth Koenig
Ruth Koenig
Ruth Koenig
SELINGER (CHILDRENS) LIBRARY
Donor
In Honor of:
Fran & Steve Seltzer
Joyce Isaacson
In Memory of:
Joseph Cohen
Sally Helfand
Donor
Barry & Suzanne Helfand
CARLYNN & LARRY SILVERMAN FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FOR JEWISH LIFE & LEARNING
Donor
In Memory of:
Lauren, Fred, Sam & David Sternburg
Mildred Kogod Sternburg
ABRAM SIMON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMP FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Josephine F. Ammerman & Andrew R. Ammerman
Bar Mitzvah of Noah Charlie Davis
Donor
Elissa & Bill Oshinsky
In Memory of:
Barbara Wishner
Marian Marks
Beatrice Adelman
CARRIE SIMON HOUSE
Donor
Frayda & Sydney Abel
In Memory of:
Leah Abel
Helene Abel
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WHC News
SISTERHOOD YOUTH, EDUCATION &
ENRICHMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Froma Sandler
Upcoming Marriage of
Pamela Newman & Noah Trager
Carrie Simon House — Giving Young, Homeless
Mothers and Their Children a Fresh Start
In Memory of:
Jerome Silverman
Donor
Froma Sandler
TIKKUN OLAM VALUES FUND
Donor
Sandra Sherman
Ellen & Kenneth Marks & Family
In Honor of:
Rabbi Lustig
Rabbi Lustig
DONOR IN MEMORY OF:
Mrs. Barbara Landow Bernstein
Jack Siegel
Mark, Lynne, Adam & Evan Schaffer Irving Fogelman
Tina & Albert Small Jr.
Marjorie Rosenberg
RABBI JOSEPH WEINBERG YOUNG
LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Joan & Marshall Cutler
Norman Abramson
WHC HUNGER PROJECT
Donor
In Honor of:
Dennis & Gerri Muenzer
Wedding Anniversary of
David Muenzer & Melissa Schwartz
WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Tom & Nell Bennett
Rabbi Shankman
Annette Bronrott
Joyce Isaacson
Phyllis Dreyfuss
Rabbi Shankman
Alan & Rabbi Helene Ferris
Second Bar Mitzvah of Eugene Youngentob
The Diener/Friedlander Family
Rabbi Shankman
Ellen & Kenneth Marks & Family
Rabbi Skloot
Rich & Shelley Miller
Rabbi Shankman
Tina & Albert Small Jr.
Roger Lebbin’s 50 years of Blowing the Shofar
Bonnie & Stuart Youngentob
Roger Lebbin’s 50 years of Blowing the Shofar
Donor
Charlotte Behr
Janet & Michael Cornfeld
Odette Klein Herman
Susan & Harry Moatz
Raymond Wishner
In Memory of:
Barbara Wishner
Marian Marks
Harlan Weiss
Juanita Herrera
Harlan Weiss
Barbara Wishner
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND
Donor
Seth Stern & Claire Workman
Donor
Charlotte & Nicholas Ivancic
In Honor of:
Bris of Elliott Ivancic
YOUTH FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Barbara & Larry Berman Bat Mitzvah of Jordyn Lemer
Franni Weisman
Bat Mitzvah of Jordyn Lemer
IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Lisa & Richard Perkins
Edward M. Perkins
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Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect
contributions received through September 30.
Washington Hebrew Congregation founded the Carrie Simon House
(CSH) in 1988 to provide transitional
housing, counseling, and mentoring in
basic life skills management and parenting skills to young, single, homeless
mothers and their children. The home
can house, at any given time, up to
three mothers and their children. Over
the past two decades, Carrie Simon
House has helped over 100 homeless mothers take important first steps
toward self-sufficiency.
Carrie Simon House serves young
mothers, ages 18 – 25. As a condition of residency, they agree to stay
in school, pursue job training or hold
down a job. The women and their
children live together in a supportive,
cooperative group home with a house
manager who provides daily structure
and guidance. The residents share
household responsibilities, must adhere
to strict curfews and follow other
house rules. By providing them with a
healthy, positive, stable home setting,
we try to help them get their lives back
on track.
A licensed counselor/social worker
meets with the residents in weekly
group and individual sessions. Coun-
seling sessions focus on practical skills,
such as budgeting and childhood
nutrition, helping the young women
plan their next steps, and identifying
and treating any issues their children
may have as well. In addition, each
resident is paired with a volunteer from
the WHC Committee who provides
informal mentoring, friendship, and
support.
Religious School Fundraiser
Our Religious School students
are currently holding a fundraiser
for Carrie Simon House. Each child
received a blue CSH tzedakah box
to fill. If a child you know is filling a
CSH tzedakah box, we hope you will
help! Your donations to support the
CSH program help in many ways.
$50 pays for public transportation
for one resident to and from work or
school for one week; $25 stocks our
new puzzle and book corner; $10 buys
paper towels, toilet tissue and laundry
and/or cleaning supplies. All contributions go directly to CSH — there are
no administrative costs!
Don’t know a Religious School
student? You can still help! For more
information, please contact Janet Katz,
project chair, at [email protected].
November 2014
Sunday
Monday
Key:
(M) Macomb
(B) Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
(AS) Amram Scholar Series
(B to B) Back to Basics
(BRO) Brotherhood
(CC) Couples Club
2
No Religious
School (M & B)
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
(CISA) Community Issues/Social Action
(CON-CONV) Congregational
Conversations
(CSH) Carrie Simon House
(ECC) Early Childhood Centers
(ET) Edlavitch-Tyser Family Relations
Forum
3
10:00am
SIS Mtg (B)
4
No Religious
School (B)
10:30am AS Lecture w/ 6:00pm
Samantha Baskind
WHECTY Bd. Mtg (B)
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
1:30pm WHC Hunger
Project (B)
7:30pm B to B (M)
7:00pm
WHC Academy (M)
9:30am
WHC Mobile (8th
Grade) Monuments
Tour (OUT)
7:00pm
WHC Academy
(M)
10
12:00pm Youth
Program (M)
SIS Retreat (OUT)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
10:30am
WHECTY (OUT)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
6
10:00am Weds AM
Study (M)
5:30pm Lay Led Svc (M) 10:30am
10:00am
Conversational Hebrew 6:00pm Shabbat Service Shabbat Service (M)
(B)
Honoring Veterans w/
5:00pm Club 56 (OUT)
Amram Speaker Yochi
5:30pm Havdalah (M)
Dreazen (M)
7:00pm Red Stone (M)
11
16
6:00pm Tot Shabbat (B)
23
9:45am Divorcing
with Dignity (M)
24
7:00pm
WHC Academy (M)
30
12
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
10:00am SIS Bridge
(B)
7:30pm B to B (M)
7:30pm B to B (B)
17
6:00pm
Mitzvah
Monday (M)
Sisterhood Retreat (OUT)
10:00am Weds
AM Study (M)
18
12:30pm
7:00pm
PT Luncheon (M)
WHC Mobile
and Confirmation
5:30pm WHECTY
Silver Diner Fundraiser Program (B)
(OUT)
7:30pm B to B (M)
7:00pm WHC Academy
(M)
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
Sisterhood Holiday Boutique & Silent Acution (B)
No Religious
School (B)
25
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
8
9:30am PT day trip
(OUT)
10:00am B to B (B)
10:30am SIS Mah
Jongg (B)
7
9:00am SIS Cooking
for Homeless (B)
7:30pm
Kristallnacht
Service w/AS Speaker
Dori Katz (OUT)
Veterans’ Day
9:45am Divorcing
with Dignity (B)
10:00am CC Tzedakah
Day in D.C. (OUT)
10:30am AS Lecture w/
George Prochnik
1:00pm Darfur Vigil
(OUT)
No Religious
School (M & B)
5
1
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
ECC Picture Art (B)
9
Saturday
(HS) Hebrew School
(OUT) Out of the Building
(PMP) Pollin Music Program
(PT) Prime Timers
(RS) Religious School
(SIS) Sisterhood
(US) Upper School
7:30pm B to B (B)
4:00pm Holocaust
Cantata (M)
Friday
10:00am B to B (B)
10:00am
Conversational
Hebrew (B)
13
19
10:00am B to B (B)
7:00pm CSH Volunteer
Mtg (M)
10:00am Weds
AM Study (M)
26
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
15
5:30pm Lay Led Svc (M) 10:30am
6:00pm PMP Shabbat Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
7:00pm 2239 MM (OUT)
9th Grade Retreat Through Sunday (OUT)
10:00am
Conversational
Hebrew (B)
20
7:30pm Interfaith
Concert (M)
7:30pm B to B (B)
No Religious
School (M)
14
Service w/ Beit Tefila
Israeli (M)
7:30pm CISA (M)
10:00am Weds
AM Study (M)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
27
Offices & ECCs
Closed at
Temple & JBSC
21
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
5:30pm Lay Led Svc (M)
6:00pm Shabbat Svc
CON-CONV – AS with
Ari Shavit (M)
7:00pm CON-CONV
Dinner (M)
7:00pm 5th Grade
Shabbaton (M)
28
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
22
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
Offices & ECCs
Closed at
Temple & JBSC
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
6:00pm
Shirei Shabbat Service
(M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
29
10:30am
5:30pm Lay Led Svc (M) Shabbat Service (M)
Thanksgiving
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NON-PROFIT ORG
“Washington Hebrew Congregation”
US POSTAGE
WHC Journal
PAID
Holocaust Cantata
to be performed at
WHC
With songs and poems
written by men and women
imprisoned in Auschwitz,
Buchenwald, and other Nazi
camps, and narratives preserved in the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Composer Donald McCullough created the Holocaust
Cantata: Songs from the Camps.
This moving work shares the
voices of those whose lives
were lost or forever changed
during the Holocaust.
The Reston Chorale, joined
by Cantor Mikhail Manevich
and Cantor Susan Bortnick,
will remember them and
share their songs and their
stories, their sorrows and their
strength with a special performance at Temple.
Under the direction of David B. Lang, The Reston Chorale is a mixed-voice ensemble
that performs music across
the genres. At the invitation
of the composer, members of
The Chorale will join in the
New York premiere of the fully
orchestrated version of the
cantata, In the Shadow of the
Holocaust, at Lincoln Center
on November 9, the 76th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
SUBURBAN, MD
PERMIT NO. 4240
The
Remembered
Reston
Chorale
David B. Lang, Artistic Director
Allan Laino, Associate Director
Tordis Fahringer, Keyboard Artist
Voices
Sharing Their Songs, Their Stories,
Their Sorrows and Strength
Featuring Donald McCullough’s
Holocaust Cantata:
Songs from the Camps
Cantor Susan Bortnick, Soprano
Cantor Susan Caro, Mezzo-Soprano
Cantor Mikhail Manevich, Baritone
Joshua Kowalsky, Cellist November
Tickets
Advance At Door
Adults (18-61
Seniors (62+)
Youth*
$25
$20
Free
$30
$25
Free
* Free with adult or senior ticketholder;
Processing fee applied by third-party vendor
May not be suitable for children under 12
2, 2014, 4:00 PM
Washington Hebrew Congregation
3935 Macomb Street NW, Washington, DC
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