Jewish Scene Magazine May 2007

May 2007
In This Issue: Jewish Key West • Bicycling for Israel
Create Your Jewish Legacy with Retirement Assets
By Laura Linder
The Jewish Foundation of Memphis recently launched
“Create Your Jewish Legacy.” A 3-year deferred gift
initiative that aims to raise awareness of how simple
and meaningful it can be to leave a charitable legacy.
This article and the ones that follow will describe
ways that donors can Create a Jewish Legacy – and
ensure the future of the Memphis Jewish community for
generations to come.
Did you know that when you pass retirement fund
assets on to your heirs (other than your spouse), they
may only receive 20 cents of every dollar?
That’s right – it’s one of the hidden pitfalls of retirement
funds. They’re great while you’re alive because income
tax is deferred until you begin taking distributions
– mandatory at age 70 ½. But when left in your estate
these hard-earned dollars can be subject to double
taxation – estate tax and income tax.
One way to avoid this double taxation is to direct these
assets to your favorite Jewish organization. By naming
a qualified charity as the beneficiary of your retirement
assets the charity will receive 100% of the funds! Here’s
how it works:
-You name your favorite 501 (c) 3 Jewish
organization as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k)
or other qualified plan. This should be done on your
plan’s beneficiary designation form — rather than
through your will.
-After your lifetime, the residue of your plan passes
to the named Jewish organization tax-free.
-You can escape both income
AND estate tax levied on the
residue left in your retirement
account by leaving it to your
favorite Jewish charity.
-Give the most heavily taxed
asset in your estate to the
Jewish community, and leave
more favorably taxed property
to your heirs.
-You can continue to take withdrawals during your
lifetime.
-You can change the beneficiary if your circumstances
change.
To learn about how you can Create Your Jewish Legacy
with retirement assets, contact the Jewish Foundation
of Memphis at 901-374-0400.
The Jewish Foundation of Memphis is not engaged in
rendering legal or tax advisory services. Individuals
considering endowment gifts to the Foundation or to
participating organizations should
obtain the services of a financial
advisor, such as an attorney, certified
public accountant, or chartered life
underwriter.
Laura Linder is the executive director
of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis.
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Table of Contents
Jewish Traveler
Jewish Key West
Beshert:
Stories of Connections
Senior Living
Enhanced Aging
Through the Arts
L’Chayim
Home and Garden
Teen Talk
In Fashion
On the Sidelines
Dining Out
Eye on Arkansas
On Stage
with Sam Shankman
Dollars and Sense
Advertiser Listing
Agency Listings
Coming Attractions
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14
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19
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26
28
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On the Cover
Ernest Hemmingway’s back yard.
Photo by Susan Nieman
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Art Director
Teresa P. Bullock
Art Assistant
David Miller
Editorial Contributors
Bob Bernstein
Gary Burhop
Jennifer Edelson
Shep Fargotstein
Chris Arpe Gang
Mark Hayden
Julie Lansky
Harry Samuels
Harriet Stern
Shoshana Yaff
Account Executives
Bob Drake
Bari Eiseman
Larry Nieman
Chief Financial Officer
Don Heitner
Business Manager
Alice Drake
Editorial Assistants
Bettye Berlin
Rebecca Miller
Volume 1 Number 9
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Iyar/Sivan 5767
Scrapbooks
ASBEE
Beth Sholom
Plough Towers
Memphis Jewish Home
Baron Hirsch
Memphis JCC
MHA/FYOS
BSSS
Congregation Beth Israel
Temple Israel
Editor/Publisher
Susan C. Nieman
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Correction: On the cover of the April 2007 issue
was a photo of the Western Wall in Israel mistakenly
given credit to Lou Shornick. In fact Lou was doing
some color correction work for his friends Dr.
Phillip Gordon & Dr. Philippa Newfield of San
Francisco who took this photo.
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Jewish Traveler
By Susan Nieman
No wonder the Jews who arrived in Key West, Florida, in
the early 1800s after crashing into the reef never left. Where
else in America can you be surrounded by both the Gulf of
Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, where life is so laid back
and the weather so awesome – most of the time?
There are several ways to DO Key West. It depends upon
whether you want to stay among the hustle and bustle of
Old Town, where bars stay open until 3 a.m., or enjoy the
peace and quiet of the ocean waves.
It also depends upon the time of year. During high-season
(which begins when the snow birds flock to the sandy
southern shores and ends when all the spring- breakers
return to school) the island is bustling with activity and
room rates can be doubled.
Chelsea House Pool & Gardens
For some reason my husband, Larry, and I have come twice during spring break.
Next time we’ll wait until summer or fall. During our first visit we stayed on the
Atlantic at the Best Western Hibiscus Motel. Room rates were about $189 per
night but during off season their advertised rates start at about $115. We had a
nice king-size room with a screened-in porch overlooking the pool. Although the
ocean was across the street, we were way too removed from the action and had to
pay about $15 a day to park in town.
This year to get the true island
feeling, we opted for historical Old
Town. Although the roosters and
motorcycles take a little getting
used to, being in the heart of Key
West was well worth it.
Thanks to Julie Fondreist, managing
owner of Historic Key West Inns,
we spent four glorious days at The
Chelsea House. Our magnificent
four-poster bed in the 100-year- Our Room at Chelsea House
old Victorian bed and breakfast
was warm and welcoming. From the minute we arrived, property manager Terri
Hebert and her staff were friendly and attentive to our every need.
Located on Truman, one block from all the action on Duval, we parked our car on
Monday and put on our walking shoes. We must have walked about 6-10 miles a
day and loved every minute of it. Of course you can rent bicycles ($10 a day) and
motor scooters ($35 a day).
As true Parrotheads, our first stop was Marguritaville, where Larry enjoyed the
famous burger, and I, a local catch of the day. Lunch items run about $9-$10
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Rates at Chelsea House Pool
& Gardens run $109 to $239
in summer season, and $209 to
$339 in winter season. Rates vary
by room style and season. It’s
easy to visit them at www.
HistoricKeyWestInns.com where
you can input travel dates and get
rates and availability instantly.
Historic Key West Inns is owned
by a small group of Florida Keys
business professionals who
invest in Key West guesthouses,
rehabilitate the buildings and
bring the hotel services up to
date. Chelsea House is their most
recent endeavor (acquired in late
2005) and the sixth property to
become a Historic Key West Inn.
Chelsea House Pool & Gardens,
709 Truman Avenue,
Key West, Florida, 33040
Reservations: 800.845.8859
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and dinners $16-$19. For those who
keep Kosher, Mom’s Best Food at
321 Petronia serves falafels, omelets,
sandwiches and more. Supervised
by the local Chabad’s Rabbi Yaakov
Zucker, the menu ranges from $5$10 but steak and lamb will cost
$20. There is also an Israeli-owned
falafel and shwarma stand on Duval.
Goldman’s Deli at 2796 Roosevelt is
not kosher but serves New York style
sandwiches and meals.
The Sunset Celebration on Mallory
Square is a site to see. Street vendors,
jugglers, dog handlers, one-man bands
and others come out to entertain mass
crowds who gather for the nightly
street carnival. If you’re lucky enough
to grab a drink and a seat you will
witness the most beautiful sunset in
the Southern-most place in the United
States. There are also nightly dinner
cruises and glass-bottom boat trips
that offer the same amazing view.
Others opt for the view atop the sixstory Crown Plaza’s Conch Hotel, the
tallest building in Key West.
Fire Jugglers at Mallory Square
Nightly Ghost Tours leave from the
hotel’s main lobby. This dramatic
presentation by costumed tour guides
with a vast knowledge of the town’s
history and tales take walkers through
allies, by cemeteries and old buildings
where legends of ghost sightings
remain even today.
Hiking back to our room each evening,
we put on our bathing suits, grabbed
the hotel’s beach towels and headed
for the heated pool. There we shared
our day’s adventures with other hotel
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Ernest Hemmingway Home
guests. Since Chelsea House is also a
pet-friendly hotel we also met a few
furry friends.
There is so much to see and do on Key
West that four days was not enough.
As a writer, I had to visit the home of
Ernest Hemmingway. If I could live
in his island paradise I may be able
to write some prize-winning novels
myself.
One afternoon we walked down
Whitehead past the Little White
House used by Harry S. Truman.
Next time I am taking the tour. Our
Conch Train tour guide noted that
the president spent 175 days of his
presidency there. It is also said that
this is where Truman encouraged UN
approval for the State of Israel.
Key West was founded by wreckers
(men who risked life and limb to
rescue passengers and cargo from
ships run aground on the dangerous
coral reefs). Overlooking Mallory
Square is a replica of a 65-foot
tower used for wreck sightings. The
Shipwrecker Historeum Museum
holds historic pieces from these ships.
Costumed guides explain the island’s
rich history and take you back in time
to when Tuft’s warehouses stored
goods on these very grounds.
On our next trip, I am making time
to visit the Historic Seaport at Key
West Bight, the Key West Museum
of Art & History at the island’s
old Custom House, the Key West
Butterfly & Nature Conservatory
and the newest attraction, the Florida
Keys Eco-Discovery Center. This
free admission environmental facility
offers visitors a way to experience the
Key’s underwater ecosystem without
getting wet.
Shipwrecker Historeum Museum
Monroe County Public Library, who
sent me preliminary information
about the rich history of Jewish Key
West. When we visited Tom at the
library, he brought out a folder with
year’s worth of newspaper clippings
and other pertinent information about
Jewish Key West and its founders.
The beach at Fort Zachary
After all this was a working
“vacation,” with a focus on Jewish Key
West (see page 8). It was a pleasure
working with Carol Shaughnessy
with Stuart Newman Associates of
Florida Keys & Key West. Through
the Key West Chamber of Commerce,
Carol helped with accommodations,
sightseeing and tours. She introduced
me to Tom Hambright from the
We finally made it to the beach on our
last day. How can you visit a tropical
island without sticking your feet in
the sand? The beach at Fort Zachary,
where the Gulf and the Atlantic come
together, was man-made by the United
States Navy. Its shores are lined with
coral rock and the seagulls perch on
rock formations and feed on small
fish.
Sad to leave our island paradise, we
got back into our car and headed out
U.S. Highway 1 beginning at Mile
Marker 0, about 1200 miles from
Memphis.
Larry and I enjoyed the drive through
the Keys. But if you’d rather fly,
Sunset at Mallory Square
I searched the Internet and found
multi-stop flights starting at $214 up
to about $850. Fares vary by season
and advanced reservations. During
heavy seasons travelers may fly into
Miami, Marathon, Naples and Ft.
Meyers all of which offer daily ferry
service to Key West. Check out www.
seakeywestexpress.com.
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Jewish Key West
By Susan Nieman
(with excerpts from the Brief History of the Jewish Key West
Community compiled by Jonathan Zahav for the 100-year
celebration of B’nai Zion Congregation.)
It was amazing to learn that Congregation B’nai Zion
in Key West is the oldest congregation in South Florida.
Even more so that Key West was once the largest and most
wealthy city in the state.
And, according to Rabbi Yaakov Zucker, Chabad Jewish
Center of the Florida Keys, there are as many as 1,000
Jews living in the Lower Keys today.
“We are a small but vibrant Jewish community,” said
Rabbi Zucker, a freshwater conch (one not born in Key
West but having lived there for seven years). He and his
wife, Chanie, have lived in Key West for only 11 years.
Most of the Jewish families whose names are carved into
the headstones in the B’nai Zion section of the Key West
Cemetery have long since gone or moved away. But two
faithful islanders, both Saltwater Conchs, meaning born in
Key West, still remain.
“We know from the markers in the cemetery that there were
Jews who lived here before the synagogue was established
in 1877,” said
Jack Einhorn, who
served as president
of B’nai Zion on
and off for 25
years.
According to history there were
Jews among the Jewish section of the Key West cemetery
shipwrecked passengers who were brought into Key West
in 1832. These and others mainly from Russia and Poland
were searching for a safe haven from religious persecution.
Little is known of this group before the arrival in the 1880s
of early Jewish settlers such as Joe Wolfson, Abraham
Wolkowsky and Mendell Rippa, who organized the Jewish
community.
As opportunities grew, more families from the old country
moved to Key West. By 1893 in a city of 23,000 there
were more than 400 Jewish-sounding names among those
listed in the city’s directory. Jewish settlers became such
successful pushcart peddlers that in the 1890s the city
passed an ordinance levying a $1,000 license fee on them.
Instead of getting rid of them, the peddlers opened their
own stores and soon became successful merchants. Others
became successful in the cigar industry and were very
supportive of the Cuban revolution.
Louis Fine, who became the congregation’s first president,
befriended Jose Marti, father of Cuban independence.
Marti often made speeches from the balcony of Fine’s
home, which became known as La Terraza de Marti and is
now the site of La Te Da Restaurant.
By the turn of the century many more Jews arrived;
names such as Weintraub, Moses, Lewinsky, Markowitz,
Rosenthal, Aronovitz, Pearlman and Holtsberg. They
owned grocery and dry goods stores, bars, inns and dance
halls.
Congregation B’nai Zion held religious services in
member’s homes until 1907, when the congregation
purchased the office of Dr. John Maloney at the corner of
Simonton and Southard. In 1908 the congregation hired its
first ordained rabbi, Reverend Julius Shapo.
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Isadore Appelrouth arrived on the first train to Key West in
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Appelrouth, who couldn’t speak English or Spanish,
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himself and his cousin. He opened Appel’s Clothing Store
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During the depression the economy of Key West dwindled
and people moved away. The cigar factories closed and
the sponge factories moved to Tampa. There were only 12
families left.
Jack Einhorn was born to Abraham and Annie on May
19, 1923; Milton Appel to Rubin and Lillie on Nov. 19,
1922, exactly six months apart. They are the last survivors,
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been friends ever since they can
remember. They share memories
of those long gone but not
forgotten.
“We lived one block from each
other for 30 years,” said Jack,
“until I moved to Blanche St. in
1958.”
Milton, who never married, left
Key West to attend college but
soon returned. Now retired from
the family store, he stills lives
above the 926 Duval address
where he and his brother Jack
continued to run the business
after his parents.
After decades without a wedding
in the synagogue, Jack and Rose
Einhorn were married on March Rabbi Yaakov & Chanie Zucker
28, 1948, at Congregation B’nai
Zion at 528 Simonton.
The only time Jack lived outside
The converted building served the
of Key West was during his three
congregation until 1969 when they
years in the Navy. Following in his
built a new synagogue at 750 United
father’s and brother’s footsteps, Jack
St., during one of Jack’s presidencies.
served on the synagogue board until
Milton’s mother was the main person
1995–40 years. His father served as
responsible for the purchase of the
treasurer until his death in 1944 and
new building. But it was the urging of
his brother, Sidney, until he moved
congregant Dr. Herman Moore, who
to Miami in 1949. Jack still serves as
had married Milton’s sister, Rose, in
chairman of the Cemetery Committee.
Miami in1946 that the building was
Jack’s wife, Rose, who he met in Key
completed by August 1, in time for
West in 1946, served as Sisterhood
their daughter’s wedding.
President for more than 40 years.
Their two sons now live in Houston.
“Every Tuesday for more than 30
years, my Rose, Milton and his sisterin-law, Eleanor, ran the Bingo game
at the synagogue,” said Jack. “They
raised large amounts of money to help
support the new synagogue, which
was originally built with donations
and opened its doors debt- free.”
Congregation B’nai Zion at
750 United Sttreet
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In 2002 the interior of B’nai Zion was
destroyed by smoke and heat caused
by arson. The case was never solved.
But with Jack, Milton and all the
newcomers at the helm, the building
was rebuilt with a 160-seat social hall
and a Glatt kosher kitchen.
Rabbi Shimon Dudai holds services
on Friday evening and Saturday
morning and a Judaism 101 class on
Wednesday evenings. There is also
Hebrew School for the children;
and the rabbi and congregant John
Kreinces are beginning an Adult B’nai
Mitzvah class for those who never had
the opportunity as a 12 or 13-yearold. Bingo is still held on Tuesday
nights and is operated by congregant
Si Stern; and the synagogue sponsors
a Square Dance on the second and
forth Mondays.
Chabad recently purchased four acres
of land at 2800 Flager Ave. where
they are operating from trailers. The
city has approved construction of a
new 6000-square-foot community
center at the cost of $300,000.
Chabad Gourp
trade. Since moving to Key West,
Rabbi Zucker said that they have
sent 20 people to Yeshivas in Israel
and that more than 50 families are
now Shomar Shabbos (observe the
Sabbath religiously).
Every morning after prayers the
rabbi leads Torah, Chitas, Talmud
(daf hayomi) and Kabbala classes.
Monday classes for women are held
at private homes. On Wednesdays
But Rabbi Zucker and Chanie have
there is a Kabbala class in English
been leading prayers, classes and
and a Judaism class for beginners.
services from their
On Sundays there
home, a store front
Thank you to congregation is a Hebrew School
and in the back of
for children 3 and
members Eileen Kawaler
stores on Duval since
older. The Jewish
1995. The mikvah,
and Karen Grant-Margil
Women’s
Circle
which is available
meets
once
a
who picked us up in their
by reservation only
month
at
different
car to bring us to B’nai Zion
(305.304.1466),
is
locations.
and served us lunch on the
located in the rear
of their home at 321
first day of our Key West
“We pick a fun
Grinnell St.
theme for women
visit. Eileen, who has only
each month and
lived in Key West for five
“More than a dozen
relate it to somewomen and several
years; and Karen, since the
thing in Judaism,”
tourists
use
our
explained Chanie.
70s; volunteer for synagogue
mikvah each month,
“In February, we
functions such as cooking,
said Rabbi Zucker.
had a chef from
helping with fundraisers
“We have prayers
one of the local
three times a day and
and bookkeeping. There
restaurants teach us
either my assistant
how to roll sushi;
is no paid staff at B’nai
rabbi or I visit the
and in March we
Zion Congregation with a
Israeli-owned shops
painted our own
on Duval everyday to
membership of 100 families.
Seder plates.”
assist with wrapping
tefillin. We don’t wait
Learn more about these synagogues
for people to come to us, we go out
at www.bnaizionkw.org and www.
to them.”
chabadkeys.com.
Many young Israelis were attracted
to Key West for the large tourism
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Ester Institute and Purim night at
Cantor Aryeh Samberg & Alan Harkavy
ASBEE
Rabbi Joel Finkelstein
Beth Sholom celebrated Purim
Pandemonium with a pancake
breakfast and carnival including
games, crafts, giant slide, face
painting, balloon figure artist and a
costume parade. Prizes were given
for every costume and homemade
hamantashen.
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Hannah Leigh Morris
Ethan Morris
Beshert
True Stories of Connections
A monthly selection from
the book written
by Harry Samuels
The Bus Line
By Malky Shine
The Jewish family lived in Poland prior to World
War II, and several siblings managed to escape the
Holocaust. Esther and Paul spent the war in a Russian
labor camp and then in Germany before finally settling
in St. Paul, Minnesota. Each of Esther’s two sisters
came to Israel, unaware that the other had survived the
war. Leah settled in Hertzalia while her sister Henia
moved to Mitzeret Elite near Tiberius. Almost twenty
years passed before they spotted each other while both
were in line at a bus station in Haifa.
Harry Samuels is a graduate of Washington University.
For the past 50 years he has operated retail stores
and a commercial real estate firm in Memphis. He
has spent many years as a volunteer with numerous
social service agencies and projects including the
presidency of the Memphis Jewish Community Center
and the Memphis Jewish Federation. He helped
establish a Jewish Hospice initiative
for Memphis and is the founder
of Chai, a multi-faceted social
support system aiding families with
catastrophically stricken children.
He and his wife, Flora, are the
parents of Martin, William and the
late David Samuels.
Beshert is available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble,
Borders, Davis-Kidd Booksellers and the Memphis Jewish
Community Center. All proceeds are going to charity.
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Senior Living
Making Difficult Choices
for Families and Senior Adults
“The Alternative Housing Dilemma”
By Bob Bernstein
other material things, we can move
all of our personal memories with us!
We can “personalize” our new home
and residence to fit us!
One of the most difficult and often
times anxiety-producing dilemmas
that seniors face as we age is
downsizing and moving out of the
homes that we may have lived in for
20, 30 or even 40 years.
It is the home where we brought up
our children, spent so many hours
with a beloved spouse, entertained
family and friends and celebrated
Shabbat, Passover and Break the Fast
at Yom Kippur.
How do we pack up and just move
out? Well it’s not easy. It’s probably
one of the most stressful things to do
as we find it harder to maintain our
homes.
Early planning with the family helps
reduce our anxieties and fears as we
move forward in our lives and view
this difficult move as a positive step in
“enhancing the quality of our lives.”
There are now many choices for the
senior population – a comprehensive
housing continuum. This continuum
consists of active retirement housing,
congregate
independent
living,
assisted living, special care living and
finally, the nursing home, now known
as Health Care and Rehabilitation
Centers.
It is essential to find the most
“appropriate” level of care for
each individual. The first priority,
however, is remaining in our
own homes, which may begin
with bring in needed supports to
enable and assist the individual.
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In making or helping others make the
decision to move out their own homes
we must think of the following:
• Is it safe for mom or dad to be by
themselves?
• Are mom and dad isolated because
it’s difficult to get out?
• Are they or we capable of main taining a clean healthy enviroment, etc?
• Are our elderly parents able to
care for each other on a daily basis
and if a crisis arose?
Most elderly parents do not want
to be a burden to their children. By
exploring alternative living situations
you can personalize what is best for
you. You can be as independent as
you want or look for alternatives
throughout the housing continuum.
Remember the key is “an enhanced
quality of life.”
Even though we may have to downsize
our home regarding furniture and
In choosing your new home,
remember that all of the new facilities
are all brick and mortar. Look for
warmth and comfort when you visit
these facilities. What kind of people
make up the staff? Are the residents
friendly? What kind of activities and
programs are available? Have lunch or
dinner at the facility to see if the food
is good and meets your expectations.
It is always a good idea to make a list
of questions that you want answered
before your visit.
As I wrote in last month’s story,
“You Are Not Alone,” assistance in
exploring and choosing alternative
living is available. After all, this is
one of the most difficult decisions to
face as we get older.
Bob Bernstein, a Master Level
Licensed Social worker, is one of the
best-known Geriatric Professionals in
Shelby County. Through his company,
Geriatric Consultants, LLC, he
works with seniors and their families,
assists agencies and organizations in
developing senior
adult services and
programs and is a
consultant to many
local
hospitals
and senior living
facilities. He may
be reached at
901.374.0707.
JCC Kindergarten delivered Shalach
Manos baskets
MHA stucent with Doris Scharf
Kadima Memphis Jewish High School Students Courtney
Thomas & Parker Mantel with Minnie Novitzki, Anice
Engelman & Kathy Enders
Hamentashen Baking at
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Enhanced Aging Through The Arts
By Harriet Stern
When saxophone player and vocalist,
Alfred Rudd performs for a senior
audience, it is a religious experience to
him. “They minister to me,” confides
Rudd, a 73-year-old senior himself.
Recently, Rudd and his accompanist,
Kurl McKinney, were ministering
in return, as they gave a mostly
wheelchair bound audience in the
Collierville Health and Rehabilitation
facility everything from a shaking
Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog,
to a sweet Love Me Tender on to a
comforting, Ask and the Door Shall
Be Opened and a rousing When the
Saints Go Marching In – and urged
sing-alongs and requests.
Whether performing for an audience
of limited responsiveness, as they did
in this instance, or to a gathering of
heartier self-sufficient elders, these
artists always put their best into a
performance. They are typical of the
attitude and quality of the primarily
performance artists plus several
craft artists, who form the roster for
Creative Aging Mid-south.
On the same day as the Collierville
performance, other Creative Aging
programs were offering enrichment:
Felicitas Sloves was working on a
weaving program with seniors in
Tipton County; Tony Thomas was
playing piano at Baron Hirsch, the
Drivin’ Sideways Band was thrilling
the residents at Belmont Village and
Dom Fosco serenaded the audience
members at Heritage Place.
The mission statement of this relatively new organization states:
“Creative Aging Mid-South works
to improve quality of life for MidSouth elders by providing access to
experiences in the arts. Creative Aging
Mid-South presents high quality
professional arts performances and
workshops with local (and sometimes
nationally known) artists in nursing
homes, retirement communities and
adult day care facilities.”
Only a bare three years old, Creative
Aging Mid-South is a non-profit “new
kid on the block” in Memphis. Its
founder Meryl Klein, who relocated
here four years ago, is also a “new
kid” to Memphis, but not new to the
world of senior arts. With a degree
in gerontology and experience as
director of a senior arts program in
her former home town of Cincinnati,
she arrived here only to learn that the
senior arts program of the Memphis
Arts Council had ended. Convinced
by research on aging, which attested
to the value of stimulating experiences
in the arts for seniors, Meryl stepped
up to the plate determined to revive
the local senior arts programs.
Meryl brought her Jewish convictions
and wellspring of energy to the task
and went after local funding while
having a head start of funds from
the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati,
who respected her work and have
continued to fund it in Memphis.
Freddi Felt volunteers to help elders
while Felicitas Sloves teaches pin
loom weaving
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Creative Aging did many of its early
performances through the senior
programs of Tipton County. Now
foundations such as Assisi, Bornblum,
Lowenstein and Durham have come
on board, as well as supporting
businesses such as Baker, Donelson,
Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
and the Union Avenue Law Firm.
The Memphis Arts Council itself,
provides backing and a substantial
Board of Directors chaired by Bob
Bernstein, is in place. Creative
Aging is able to offer an increasing
number of arts experiences to senior
groups and facilities with a basic
annual subscription package of $250
providing six performances and one
hands-on crafts program. Individual
performances and workshops can
also be scheduled. In 2006, they
presented more than 450 programs
and performances.
Creative Aging has proven its value
and won an enthusiastic following
from members of the Salon Circle,
the oldest Jewish women’s cultural
and philanthropic organization in
Memphis. Helen Weiss, program
chairman, readily attests that the
price makes it possible for them to
afford such superior artists. After a
recent program at a luncheon meeting
by international pianist Alex Ortega,
born in Nicaragua and trained in
Cuba, members of the group could
only speak in superlatives – “fantastic,
amazing technique, fabulous!”
While some of the Creative Aging
artists are younger, many are seniors;
as it is part of the organization’s
purpose to provide employment
opportunities for this talented group.
Information is available on the
website at creativeagingmidsouth.org
or by phone at 901-272-3434.
Harriet (Mrs. Thomas
N.) Stern is a former
coordinator of volunteers for the
Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program
and a current Board
member of Creative
Aging Mid-South.
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Israel Teen
Mission Trip
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About the time I opened Great Wines
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became new again – sake. Sushi bars
invigorated demand for sake and with
it availability.
sake is distinguished by a balance
between flavors and aroma; some are
fruity, others dry, crisp and clean, or
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that we were selling more and more
sake and that we had more product
to choose from. And, the price for
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but inexpensive. But, what is it really,
beyond just ‘rice wine’?
Reading a sake label does require
some deciphering as they will also
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sake has been filtered through very
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of the rice solids that give the sake
a milky or cloudy appearance. Many
of the nigori sakes tend to be sweeter
The truth is that sake is neither ‘hard
alcohol’ nor wine. Sake is more akin to
beer based on the production method
– brewing. Sake is brewed from rice,
water, yeast and koji enzymes. Unlike
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first year or two after bottling. With
premium sake at 15 to 20 percent
alcohol content, it is stronger than
most wines but not anywhere close to
hard alcohol.
Sake has grades
There are seven descriptors, or grades
of sake. In general, the more of the rice
kernel that is milled away, the better
the sake will be. Milling removes the
fat and protein from the grains which
leads to a cleaner and more elegant
finished product. Most sake is simply
table sake or futshu. This table grade
sake accounts for about 85 percent
of all sake produced. Ascending the
quality ladder is then honjozo and
junmai, and then comes ginjo and
junmai ginjo. The highest levels are
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in style. Genshu on the label means
undiluted. The addition of water
immediately prior to bottling adjusts
the alcohol content. Genshu refers
to sake to which no water has been
added.
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Most brewers insist that good quality
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in both – slightly warmed or slightly
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Home & Garden
Stylish, Cozy Comfort for
Family, Friends, Work and Fun
By Chris Arpe Gang
When Debra and Cary Califf decided to build a home in a
gated development not far from Temple Israel in Memphis,
Tennessee, they made sure it would accommodate all of
their needs with comfort and pizzazz.
“The location of this home was key for us as it is very
important for us to be close to our families and friends,”
said Cary, who enlisted the services of custom home builder
Mack Andrews to make all of their wishes a reality.
The floor plan of the living room, family room, breakfast
area and kitchen is open enough for casual entertaining
while sit-down holiday meals are enjoyed in the elegant
dining room.
“Ours is the designated family-event house,” Debra said.
Cary, a real estate attorney, finds his golf game has
improved with the extra practice time he gets on a putting
green in the backyard. And the couple love to relax in
the all-weather arm chairs on a nearby covered patio just
outside the family room.
“I feel like we’re out of town when we sit out here,”
Debra said. A fireplace extends the season for outdoor
enjoyment.
They bought from
local stores such as
Norwalk, Samuel’s
Furniture
&
Interiors and Scan
Interiors. Many of
the light fixtures
were
purchased
from a company in
Destin, Florida.
Foyer
“We had great fun choosing everything as the building
progressed,” Debra said. “Diane made sure that everything
reflected our personalities and tastes.”
Rich shades of red and gold – colors used throughout the
living spaces – cover upholstered pieces and shimmer in
luxurious silk draperies all designed by Lynn Eisenstatt.
“We love the warmth of the colors,” Debra said.
When visitors enter the house their eyes move immediately
to the 20-by-20-inch floor of marble tiles.
“I always wanted a foyer with black and white tiles,” Debra
said. “It’s traditional but also lends itself to some of the
contemporary décor.”
Debra and Cary worked with interior designer Diane
Martin in choosing colors, furniture and accessories
that successfully blend elements of traditional and
contemporary design.
Straight ahead the formal living room is furnished with
a curved back sofa and two comfortable French Bergere
chairs.
Continued on page 20
Backyard putting green
Formal living room
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Continued from page 19
The colonnade, an architectural
feature with open arches on top of
cabinetry provides separation between
living room and family room without
closing off either.
the backsplash between the upper and
lower cabinets, a perfect compliment
to the rich dark wood.
Debra loves the professional-style
Wolf range with six burners and a
griddle and the additional 36-inch wall
oven. The two-drawer dishwasher is
great for small or large cleanups.
The granite top of the cabinetry has
proved to be the ideal place for setting
up buffets.
A sectional sofa, covered in a
contemporary tone on tone gold
fabric, creates a comfortable place for
conversation or television viewing.
It’s flanked by two multicolored silk
and linen arm chairs. At its center
is a coffee table tall enough for four
ottomans to slide under.
A butler’s pantry between kitchen
and dining room is equipped with an
ice machine and a 150-bottle wine
cooler.
“The ottomans are great for extra
seating when we have parties,” Debra
said.
150-bottle wine cooler
Open to the family room is the kitchen,
a room that combines the latest in
Stunning 1-by-8-inch glass tiles
sparkle with red, bronze and gold on
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function with a chic, contemporary
ambience.
A 57-year-old suite of dining room
furniture that once belonged to
Cary’s grandparents, Sylvia and Jack
Davis, is one of their most cherished
possessions.
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around this table when we were
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traditional dining table stretching to seat up to 14 and the
buffet fill the room.
The couple placed the matching china cabinet with bubble
glass panels in the living room. It holds a collection of
porcelain figurines, “most of which were passed down
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“We have so many great memories of times spent around
this dining table,” Debra said. “I think Cary’s grandmother
would be happy to know that we are still using it and taking
good care of it.”
The master bedroom, which is on the first floor, is a
contemporary oasis with walls painted in shades of
mocha and accessorized in fabrics of chocolate brown,
shimmering taupes and creams.
Master bedroom
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The master bath, which is tiled in marble squares the color
of sand with veins of brown, is equipped with two of almost
everything except the bathtub and shower.
“We wanted a spa feeling for our bathroom,” Debra said.
Just off the bathroom is a compact space for a treadmill
and other exercise equipment.
Upstairs is Debra’s office, two guest rooms and an
additional bedroom their grown son Brian used for a few
months before moving out.
Master bath
Debra’s favorite room
Debra says her favorite room in the house is her office,
a spacious light-filled studio accented with bright colors
and fun furnishings. It is where she meets clients of her
11-year-old custom invitation and stationery company,
Something So Write.
“Mine is such a happy business and this space certainly
reflects that,” Debra said. With one on one assistance,
Debra helps clients design unique invitations for bar and
bat mitzvahs, weddings, birth announcements and parties.
With opposite walls painted in bright green and purple, a
color palette is kicked up a notch in this space. Four chairs,
each in its own cozy red, purple, lime or orange fabric, pull
up around a glass table where details are decided.
Adding to the fun feeling are drapery panels in alternating
colors of yellow, purple, lime and orange and multi-colored
lounge chairs in a small conversation area.
Tucked behind folding doors is a kitchenette with a minirefrigerator for storing cold beverages and snacks.
“This is my girl room,” Debra said. “I never had a daughter
so I suppose that I decorated it for myself.”
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“We feel so fortunate at this point in
our lives to be able to start over with
everything fresh and updated,” Cary
said. “We look forward to the future
memories that we will make in our
new home.”
Chris Arpe Gang was a feature writer
at The Commercial Appeal for 33 years.
Retired from full-time work, she is now a
freelance writer. Her weekly gardening
column, Green Thumb, appears
Fridays in The Commercial Appeal and
she has recently created a Web site,
midsouthgardens.com, a comprehensive
source of information
for area gardeners.
She
and
her
husband, Gregory,
daughter, Madelyn,
dog and cat live in
Germantown.
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Teen Talk
TE building and honed their leadership skills.
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On the social side, Peres and Kriger have scheduled
UP
their spring formals. River City beau party is planned
for May as well as the annual Summertime Charity
show for Okeon.
By Jennifer Edelson
Memphis BBYO has been busy with
several community service projects.
Members volunteered at the Soup
Sunday benefit for Youth Villages as
well as Super Sunday for Memphis
Jewish Federation. A Leadership
Training Institute was held at Bridges
where participants practiced team
On the regional level, Cotton States hosted their very
first Spring Regional Convention. The convention
was held at Camp Cosby and planned by Sam Thomas
and myself. The weekend theme was “Where the
Wild Things Are” and was geared to be a social and Jennifer & Sam
spiritual event.
Jennifer Edelson is a 16-year-old sophomore at White Station High School. She is the
past vice president (a.k.a. S’ganit) of River City BBG #2054 and a Hebrew teacher at
Temple Israel in Memphis.
Jr. NCSY Limousine Scavenger Hunt
More than 50 kids celebrated Purim Day by participating
is Jr. NCSY’s Limo Scavenger Hunt. Gathering clues and
food items from around town, the teams had to figure
out that they were to deliver Shalach Manot to Memphis
Jewish Home.
Jr. NCSY is sponsored by Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth
and Baron Hirsch. It is open to all Jewish children in
grades 5-8.
Temple Israel MeFTY Spring ‘07
By Celia Mutchnick
Spring has definitely sprung for Temple Israel’s MeFTY!
More than 30 teens participated in a Lock-in to prepare for
the congregation’s Annual Purim Carnival. The Carnival
was a big hit, raising more than $3,200 for charity!
Two weekends later, MeFTY traveled to New Orleans for
NFTY-So’s regional Spring Conclave. With more than
23 Memphis teens in attendance, it was one of the most
well-attended regional events in recent history. Everyone
(including newcomers) had a great time, and MeFTY didn’t
come away empty handed. We proudly accepted the NFTY
Southern Programming Award, the Most Spirited TYG
Award. And, Michael Eisenstatt received Most Spirited
Sophomore and Molly Fargotstein the Best Junior Award.
The Temple Israel Teen Team (Cara Greenstein, Sami
Rosenthal, Jessica Cohen and Michael Eisenstatt)
performed with Michael Danziger more than once to the
delight of the region. In addition, Molly Fargotstein and
Lena Kirk were elected and installed to the NFTY-So
Regional Board for the 2007-2008 year!
It has been a wonderful spring with more fun to come!
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Kaplan & Ron Belz
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In Fashion
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By Julie Lansky
First came the shirt – then the buzz, and more shirts, and
a groundswell of fans and admirers. And that was just the
beginning. For the last six years, the momentum has been
building for Robert Graham. And now, the brand that has
captivated consumers with its colorful, eclectically styled
men’s woven shirts is available in Memphis.
Robert Graham is a globally spirited American designer
sportswear company based in Manhattan, New York City.
Established in July of 2001, Robert Graham has emerged
as the leading and most innovative sportswear company
in the United States today. Robert Graham’s mission is to
create and deliver the best quality, the finest styling and
most unique details in designer sportswear today. Robert
Graham’s vision is a unique vision predicated on what the
modern man wants in their life today. It is about discovering
and creating fresh new individual style.
Founder, Robert Comstock enjoys reflecting on the changes
his target customer has gone through in recent years.
“This is a guy who climbs mountains, literally as well as
figuratively, who was about the clubs in the ‘90s and now is
more about his family,” the designer says. “Maybe during
the week he wears a Brioni suit, but he owns a second
home and he doesn’t want to look countrified when he’s
there on the weekends. He doesn’t depend on his wife to
shop for him, and he doesn’t want a logo on the outside of
his garment.”
Beyond creating exquisite and intricately detailed fashions
for men, Robert Graham is passionate about the many
cultures around the world and the global situations that
face us all. These
influences
and
inspirations gave
birth to the phrase
Knowledge
Wisdom Truth.
This message is
sewn onto each
and every Robert
Graham garment,
sometimes hidden
and sometimes
obvious.
The buzz surrounding these fabulous shirts can even be found in
Hollywood. American Idol judge, Randy Jackson has been
sporting these shirts on various episodes this season. Each
Robert Graham shirt has so much detail on them. You can
even cuff the sleeves up to find a different contrasting
fabric. To see what all the buzz is about check out www.
lanskybros.com or stop into Lansky at
The Peabody.
Julie Lansky graduated from University of
Colorado, Boulder with a degree from the
School of Journalism-Advertising. Julie
is a third-generation Lansky in the family
business, and currently serves as buyer for
Lansky 126 and manages its Web presence
www.lanskybros.com.
A dozen different learning
groups at Torah MiTzion
Kollel - sponsored PrePesach
Evening
of
learning Erev Limud
For the first time in eight years, the Cooper Yeshiva High
School for Boys Alumni Team (pictured) beat the CYHSB Varsity
Macs (67-62) at the 16th Annual Irby Cooper Memorial Alumni
Basketball Game.
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As part of their Tikun Olam
(fixing the world) project upper
graders visited and entertained
Plough Tower residents by
shopping, preparing and serving
lunch and assisting with craft
projects.
Brittany Lansky and Lindsey Lazarov with Plough Towers
residents Lena Vaysbukh and Lev Kumok
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Andrew Weiss, Sydney Buring, Jared Ashkenaz, Matthew
Filderman, Morah (Teacher) Almalem and Leah Mendelson.
BBYO members and Schechter graduates Daniel Reef, Andrew
Platkin and Sam Thomas visited with current Schechter eighth
graders, Ethan Trotz, Joey Notowich, Nate Sharfman, Jacob
Twersky, David Abraham and David Lipson, to explain what
goes on in BBYO.
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On The Sidelines
Bicycling for Israel
By Mark Hayden
Touring Israel is always special, but Seth and Lisa Kaufman
anticipate an unforgettable experience this month. That
is why they’ve joined a New York-based environmental
group to bike through Israel. So while we’re reading about
their efforts from the comforts of our homes – they’ll be
cycling through the hills and desert of Israel.
The May 2-7 event, with rides through Jerusalem, the Dead
Sea, the Negev, the Red Sea, Kibbutz Ketura and the site of
David Ben Gurion’s grave, is their first ride through Israel
but not their first trip. They have both visited the country
at least a dozen times, but this is special. It’s a chance to
raise money for a couple of worthy causes and to see Israel
through a different lens. But more about those fundraising
efforts later.
More 150 riders are expected to participate in the weeklong
event with cyclists enrolled from sites in the U.S, Canada,
Israel and Australia. They’ll start their journey in Jerusalem,
spend Shabbat in the desert environment of Mitzpe Ramon
and top it off by joining together for a celebratory final
swim in the Red Sea before leaving for Eilat and the flight
back home
The ride supports two different organizations – the Arava
Institute for Environmental Studies and Hazon. Both
studies list environmental concerns as their top mission
and raising needed funds is one way to address the issue.
But the Kaufmans have gone one step farther.
Besides raising funds to support Israel, the Kaufmans
are hoping to attract additional support for WINGS, the
foundation group of Memphis’ West Clinic. They’ll be
raising money through June via pledge amounts for the
foundation, he added. The foundation’s goal is to provide
hope, support and education to anyone who is touched by
cancer no matter where they’re being treated,” said WINGS
director of development Marlene Gerson.
But back to the ride where the logistics of taking care of
their bikes is the least of their concerns – Lisa plans to rent
her bike there while Seth’s ‘cycle awaits his arrival.
“I was afraid that if I took my bike and my luggage got lost
I wouldn’t have a bike,” Seth said. So on a February trip
to Israel with Baron Hirsch Synagogue, daughter Elaina
dropped it off at his parents’ home. It’s a silver millennium
kickbike and, he figures, probably the only one in Memphis.
“I bought it off the internet.”
In fact he saw an ad for it in the NY Times, liked what he
saw and bought it sight unseen. Seth has been a kickbike
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Seth & Lisa Kaufman
fan for five years; his personal best is an average of 100
miles a week with a daily best of 42 miles a day. “It’s one
of the few good things I’ve gotten out of the newspaper.”
The reason he got involved with kickbikes, which he
says is a cross between biking and running, is because
he experienced some soreness to his hands and knees. “A
regular bike is too hard on them,” explained Seth. “The
beauty of the kickbike is that your hands aren’t really
doing that much, they steer but there’s not much weight
on them.”
While the temperatures in Israel and Memphis are fairly
similar; the terrain isn’t. Memphis doesn’t provide many
hills; that’s why they’re taking advantage of the few
opportunities they have. Humphreys Boulevard and Walnut
Bend provide mild inclines. “There aren’t too many hills
here but I can’t control that,” he said.
“I can go short distances and really get a good workout,
he added. “I believe that it’s also probably safer than a
regular bike because it’s lower to the ground.” And with a
trip that averages 50 miles a day safety
is important.
Mark Hayden has been writing about
Memphis sports for a variety of
magazines for more than 10 years. He
works at HYC Logistics. For story ideas
please contact Mark at marktn58@aol.
Congregation Beth Israel
Sisterhood prepares for their annual bazaar
Rebecca Laskin, Karen Rodgers, Lisa Palmer, Carey Emmich,
Paula Erlich, Amy Printz, Ellen Alexander, Kim Rost
Back row: Gloria Miggins, Tracey Adams, Bessie Adams
Michele Krock, Dana Larkin, Jane Levy, Diann Hesdorffer,
Gilda Hesdorffer, Marcia Walsh
Rabbi Valerie Cohen, Kay Pollack, Monique Guimbellot,
Tammy Rubinsky
Sonja Dufrene and Georgianna Alexander visiting from
Galman, MS & Bette Shornick
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Dining Out
Brother and Sister Team Think Out of the Box
By Chris Arpe Gang
Shelley and her husband, attorney
Scott Ostrow, have three
children: Sophie, 9; Isaac, 7;
and Eli 5.
Jeff Kay and his sister Shelley
Ostrow started Bach’s Lunch
with a take-out counter at the
Renaissance Center near the
Memphis Jewish Community
Center.
Today just four years later they
have five locations, a growing
catering business and 28 employees,
including their retired father, Lewis
Kay, who now makes deliveries in
one of the company’s three distinctive
green vehicles.
Bach’s Lunch is also in operation
in the Morgan-Keegan Tower,
First Tennessee Bank downtown,
Southwind Office Center “B,” and
Forum I, the only site with sit-down
service.
The company also provides kidfriendly lunches, prepared in the
kitchen of Beth Sholom synagogue,
for students at Bornblum Solomon
Schechter Day School.
For breakfast customers sink
their teeth into bagels and
bagel sandwiches, breakfast
burritos, scones and muffins, fruit
salads and assorted yogurts.
By focusing on breakfasts and lunches
for workers in office buildings,
Shelley and Jeff get to spend evenings
and weekends with their families,
their primary goal in launching the
business.
“We love our niche of servicing office
buildings,” Jeff said. His children,
3-year-old Sidney and 1-year-old
Benjamin, are sometimes in the
kitchens in their stroller. His wife
Larissa also pitches in whenever and
however she may be needed.
Their lunch menu features sandwiches,
salads, soups and a daily special
such as lasagna or blackened tilapia.
Everyday they alert 600 customers to the
special and soup of the day by e-mail.
One of their most popular items is
bourbon-brown sugar glazed salmon
served on a house salad or in a
wrapped sandwich. Tarragon walnut
chicken salad is a big seller as is the
spicy Buffalo chicken breast topped
with gorgonzola coleslaw.
Vegetarians will find several selections
such as goat cheese and vegetable
baguette, egg salad, salted edamame
(soy beans), pimiento cheese and
hummus platter.
“We’re not kosher but we don’t cook
pork or shellfish,” Shelley said. “All
of our bacon is turkey, which a lot of
people appreciate.”
Deli meats, salmon, tuna salad,
chicken salad, pimiento cheese, soups
and side dishes are also available by
the pound, pint or quart.
Their catering business offers
sandwich
and
salad
platters,
appetizers and entrees such as roasted
beef tenderloin, roasted turkey breast,
Chicken Marbella and lasagna.
Jeff Kay and his sister Shelley Ostrow
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“We deliver entrees hot and ready to
serve in disposable containers,” Jeff
said. The company does not provide
servers, another policy that limits
their hours.
They are frequently called on to provide food for Jewish
events such as shivas and baby namings and they also
prepare holiday items such as chopped liver, brisket and
haroset.
“Shelley, Jeff and the entire staff are talented, hard working
and very easy to deal with,” said Diane Rudner, chairman
of the Plough Foundation. “They provide wonderful
menus and service at great value for both personal and
professional occasions.”
Her favorite dishes are the hummus, salmon and Chicken
Marbella.
Jolie Kisber is also an enthusiastic customer.
“The food is excellent and creative,” she said. “They’ve
delivered lunches to my mahjong group and everyone
loved it.”
She also stops in to pick up items that supplement her own
dinners such as homemade soups, chicken, salmon or side
dishes.
To keep their working relationship mellow, Shelley and
Jeff have clearly defined job duties.
Shelley, a former personal chef who graduated from The
Philadelphia Restaurant School, is in charge of recipes
and menus and working with the company chef. She also
prepares the lunches for the Schechter school, where two
of her children are students.
Jeff, who majored in hotel and restaurant management at
the University of Tennessee, manages the employees and
logistics of getting the food from the preparation kitchen at
the Morgan-Keegan Tower to all of the locations.
“I try to put my feet in each site every day,” he said.
They credit their uncle for coming up with their company’s
unusual name after they found out their first pick, “The
Lunch Box,” was already taken.
“He suggested the play on words with Bach,” Shelley
said, adding that the theme is carried out with the classical
music played at all the locations.”
Shelley and Jeff are happy to have a growing business
that allows them time to spend with their families. Their
customers are, too.
“The bottom line is everything they have tastes good,”
Kisber said.
Contact any Bach’s Lunch in Memphis at 901-734-9999.
Morgan-Keegan Tower, 50 N. Front
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Renaissance Center, 1715 Aaron Brenner Dr.
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Eye on Arkansas
Justice for All
Judge Annabelle Clinton Imber
By Shoshana Yaffe
Born in Arkansas to an agricultural
family, Judge Annabelle Clinton
Imber would someday become the first
woman and the first Jew to be elected
to the Arkansas Supreme Court. But it
wasn’t easy getting there.
In 1971, two weeks before she
graduated Magna Cum Laude from
Smith College in Northampton,
Massachusetts, her father passed away.
While grieving, Imber had to decide
what to do with her life. “I wasn’t sure
what I wanted to do for a living,” says
Imber. “My parents put me through
college; I needed to find a way to
support myself.”
After meeting with recruiters from
a paralegal institute, she became
interested in paralegal work and landed
a job with a Houston law firm. “I was
excited about going; a new city, new
opportunities,” says Imber.
She and her first husband were married
in 1972. They moved back to Arkansas
in 1975 at a time when women
attending law school was becoming
more accepted. Her mother then told
her something she never knew. Imber’s
sister, who died before she was born,
also planned to go into law.
As if comforted by that knowledge,
“I followed my heart, and went into
law,” says Imber. While working as a
paralegal, she attended night classes
at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock School of Law and graduated in
1977.
In 1981 her son William was born.
Shortly after, she and her husband
divorced.
“I began having theological questions
about my Methodist upbringing,” says
Imber. “Eventually, I began classes at
the Reform Temple and converted to
Judaism in 1987.”
In 1999, Imber married her second
husband, Ariel, who worked for the
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Arkansas Jewish Federation. And
Imber became step mom to Ariel’s
four daughters.
Then tragedy; Ariel died unexpectedly
in 2001. “I’ve had a hard life, but I
asked myself, can I learn from these
losses…yes I can,” says Imber. “Ariel
was my own personal Rebbe, and my
friend. He’s in my heart, always.”
In 1984, then Governor Bill Clinton
appointed her to serve on a criminal
bench. “That’s when I realized, this is
where I want to be,” she says.
In 1989, she won an election for the
trial bench in chancery court. “That
was the start of my judicial career,”
she explained. “I felt called to it.”
Judge Imber now sits on the Arkansas
Supreme Court. “It’s not easy, but
wonderful,” says Imber. “Each case is
important; they involve people, their
lives and liberty.”
She, the five Justices and Chief
Justice hear various cases, from
death to constitutional. “We have
disagreements, but try to keep to the
issue,” says Imber. “We’re friends, at
the end of the day the disagreements
are left at the door.”
“I really enjoy the group decisionmaking process,” says Imber. “We are
seven minds, independently thinking,
yet we come together, to make a
decision.”
She hears cases from September to
July, and a break is well earned. “We
need time to regroup,” says Imber.
During court recess, Imber travels to
Israel. “Ariel and I always planned on
going there together.”
Like most, Imber works to find
balance in her life. She credits her
late husband with teaching her how
to balance family, religion and work.
“I’ve learned that Shabbos is not for
work, it’s for me,” says Imber. “I still
take Shabbos naps!”
She attends Friday night services and
loves learning Torah.
There is a Memphis connection too,
when in town, she attends services at
Temple Israel. “I love the music,” says
Imber. “It’s my second Jewish home.”
Imber also gives Tzedakah. She is part
of a group called ‘The Giving Circle,’
which develops scholarship funds for
single women in law school.
She has received several awards
throughout her career, including the
Role Model for Women award.
When it comes to making it all work, “I
have a lot of faith and trust in myself,”
says Imber confidently. “You need to
as someone who makes life-altering
decisions.”
“I came into law at the time when
opportunities presented themselves
to me,” this self-proclaimed Type A
personality and grandmother of 11
says humbly. “I was at the right place
at the right time.”
Shoshana Yaffe was born and raised in
Memphis, graduated from White Station
High School in 1998 and from Indiana
University in Bloomington in 2002 with
a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and a
minor in Hebrew and
Jewish
Studies. She
studied abroad in
Israel for a semester
at Hebrew University
of Jerusalem. She is
news writer/producer
for the ABC Affiliate
News Station, WSB TV
in Atlanta.
DcHiV\Zl^i]HVbH]Vc`bVc
By Susan C. Nieman
If Sam Shankman had his way he
would be on stage every day. And if
he could not be on stage, the next best
thing would be to attend a performance.
Any type of performance.
“I love being here,” said the 12-yearold about Memphis’s Playhouse on
the Square where he plays JoJo in
Seussical the Musical.
It is a love his parents Dr. Amy Hertz
and Robert Shankman have nurtured
since his first experiences with dance
(tap, jazz and ballet) and theater camp
at the Memphis Jewish Community
Center and a Tots at POTS conservatory
at Playhouse on the Square when Sam
was 5 years old.
“Sam is so happy in this environment
and has never complained about the
amount of time he devotes for auditions,
rehearsals
and
performances,”
explained Amy. In fact while still
performing in Seussical, Sam will
begin rehearsals at Playhouse for
Caroline, or Change.
“I am really excited about playing
Noah in Caroline, “said Sam. “It’s the
first time I will play a serious role.”
Sam plays the part of Noah, who
is befriended by a Southern Jewish
family’s African-American laundress,
Caroline, who is also struggling to raise
three children of her own. Combining
gospel and the sounds of Motown with
operatic stylings, Caroline, or Change
illuminates the changing times of the
Civil Rights era while examining the
social and family issues with which
our diverse culture still struggles with
today. (Playhouse on the Square May
4 - June 3, 2007)
Spending about four hours a day on
rehearsals and then 32 performances
of Seussical, Sam remains an honor
roll student. The family is extremely
grateful to Bornblum Solomon
Schechter School for allowing him to
adjust his school schedule.
“During the week I perform for school
groups in the morning and then get
back to school at lunchtime,” explained
Sam. “I attend an after-school program
to make up the rest of my work.”
On Fridays and Saturdays he has an
afternoon and evening performance
and on Sundays a matinee. Sam wakes
up 30 minutes to an hour early so
that he has some time to get on his
computer. His mom says he is always
listening to his IPod, which is full of
show tunes.
“I’ve always liked musicals and know
the words to all of the songs in the
plays I have performed in,” said Sam,
who trains with his vocal coach and
Playhouse musical director Dennis
Whitehead.
Sam’s Acting Career
Oliver (Charlie Bates and Orphan /
Dance Captain)
Germantown Community Theatre,
Summer ‘06
Fiddler on the Roof (Yesheva Boy)
Playhouse on the Square, Spring 06
Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter)
and Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion)
Memphis Jewish Community Center,
February and May 05
A Christmas Carol (Joseph)
Theatre Memphis, December ‘04
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat (children’s chorus)
Orpheum Theatre, October, ‘04
“I’ve never really seen Sam study
for his lines,” said Amy. “It is just
something that comes naturally to
him.”
Wizard of Oz (munchkin and Ozian
and monkey)
Playhouse on the Square, Spring ’04,
Winter ‘05
Sam is also studying with Cantor Julian
at Beth Sholom for his upcoming Bar
Mitzvah in December; although he says
the Hebrew chanting is not coming to
him as easily as the show tunes.
Peter Pan (Michael)
Playhouse on the Square, Fall ‘03
This summer Sam is attending the
Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan
where he will study musical theatre and
participate in numerous workshops.
“We are very proud of Sam’s
accomplishments,” said Amy. “But
he is very humble and doesn’t like it
when we brag.”
Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye)
Memphis Jewish Community Center,
Summer ‘03
Playhouse on the Square summer
conservatory
2000-2005 (recipient of the Junior
Scholarship Award ’03, dance award
‘05)
MJCC Theatre Camp
2002, ’03, ‘04
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Agency Listing
Agencies, Schools, Synagogues
Anshei Sphard Beth-El Emeth Congregation (ASBEE), 120 East Yates
Rd. North, Memphis, TN, 901.682.1611
Jewish Family Service, 6560 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, 38138,
901.767.8511
Baron Hirsch Synagogue, 400 S. Yates, Memphis, TN, 38120,
901.683.7485
Jewish Foundation of Memphis, 5118 Park Ave. #308, Memphis, TN,
38117, 901.374.0400
Beth Sholom Synagogue, 6675 Humphreys Blvd., Memphis, TN, 38120,
901.683.3591
Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South, 390 S.
White Station Rd., Memphis, TN, 38117, 901.682.2409
Bornblum Judaic Studies, 301 Mitchell Hall, The University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN, 38152, 901.678.2919, fax 901.678.2777
Memphis Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN,
38138, 901.761.0810
Bornblum Solomon Schechter School, 6641 Humphreys Blvd., Memphis,
TN, 38120, 901.747.2665
Memphis Jewish Federation, 6560 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, 38138,
901.767.7100
Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee, 6629 Massey Ln., Memphis, TN,
38120, 901.766.1800
Memphis Jewish High School, 1203 Ridgeway Rd., Park Place Ctr.,
Suite 203, Memphis, TN, 38119, 901.767.4818
Congregation Agudath Achim, 7901 West 5th St., Little Rock, AR, 72205,
501.225.1683
Memphis Jewish Home, 36 Bazeberry, Cordova, TN, 38018,
901.758.0036
Congregation Beth Israel, 5315 Old Canton Rd., Jackson, MS, 39211,
601.956.6215
Plough Towers, 6580 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, 38138, 901.767.1910
Congregation B’nai Israel, 3700 N. Rodney Parham Rd., Little Rock,
AR, 501.225.9700
Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, PO Box 16528,
Jackson, MS, 39236, 601.362.6357
TEAM (Torah Education Association of Memphis) 5350 Poplar Ave.
Suite 550, Memphis, TN, 685-8322
Temple Israel, 1376 East Massey Rd., Memphis, TN, 38120,
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Mondays
Noon, Beth Sholom, Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Rubenstein. Bring
dairy lunch. Drink, dessert provided, 901.683.3591.
Noon, T.E.A.M., Women’s lunch and learn. Call up to an hour before to
reserve lunch, 901.685.8322.
Saturdays
8:45 a.m. Temple Israel, Torah Study, 901.761.3130.
4:30 p.m. Open Mic, Rabbi Levi Klein, Everything You Always Wanted
to Know About... Home of Dina and Sharon Knafo, 6693 Massey Lane,
Memphis, Chabad 901.766.1800.
Wednesdays
1 p.m. Temple Israel, Women’s Minyan with Rabbi Tara Feldman,
901.761.3130.
8 p.m. Beth Sholom, Limmud Study, Rabbi Rubinstein, The Torah of
Relationships 901.683.3591.
Sundays
8:30 a.m. Chabad Lubavitch, Bagels, Lox & Tefillin. Tefillin with
minyan, breakfast, “Living Torah” video presentation, Torah discussion.
10 a.m. Beth Sholom, Cantor Julian, hot topics and speakers,
901.683.3591. Free, open to public.
11 a.m. Beth Sholom, Artful Torah. Paintings of Bible stories/Biblical
themes from Chagall, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, etc., 901.683.3591.
Second Wednesdays
Noon, Temple Israel Book Club Eileen Wishnia, 901.685 9820.
Thursdays
9:15 a.m. Mommy (and Daddy) & Me for Infants, Temple Israel.
10:30 a.m. Mommy (and Daddy) & Me for Toddlers, Temple Israel.
Noon, Lunch and learn, Rabbi Meir Feldman, Lulu Grille, 565 Erin
Drive, Memphis.
Noon, T.E.A.M. Men’s Lunch and learn with Rabbi Avi Mammon. Call
up to an hour before to reserve lunch, 901.685.8322.
1:30 p.m. Temple Israel, Mother Bear Project. Knit bears for African
children with HIV/AIDS, 901.761.3130.
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May 3
12:15 p.m. ASBEE, Lena R. Katz Lunch and Study Circle.
May 4
7:30 p.m. Temple Israel High School Graduation.
May 5
8:30 a.m. services Baron Hirsch Synaplex Shabbat, classes at 11:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m. Education Minyan at Baron Hirsch. Led by Rabbi Joseph
Friedman.
1:30 p.m. B’naiTzedek Student Co-op Meeting at MJCC Board Room. Molly
Wexler 901.374.0400, [email protected].
ASBEE, Lag B’omer Kumsitz and Bonfire.
Coming Attractions
May 6
7:45 a.m. Hadassah 5K family Walk/Run for Breast Cancer Research.
Run at 9 a.m. Open to the public. Emily Steinberg: [email protected] or
901.683.0727.
1-3 p.m. Beth Sholom will host a reception for students and teachers of
Coleman Elementary School Art Club. Art Show and Sale at Coleman
Elementary, 3210 Raleigh-Millington Rd. Ms. Mathews 901.416.4306.
May 9
Noon, Baron Hirsch Kol Rena So-Shuls. Open to all seniors, $3 per
person includes lunch and entertainment. Reservations 901.683.7485.
6:00 p.m. Temple Israel Sisterhood-Women of Reform Judaism
celebrates 100 years with dinner and program, 901.937.2790.
May 10
7:30 p.m. Installation of Hadassah officers, Fashion Show at Baron
Hirsch synagogue. Emily Steinberg: [email protected], 901.683.0727,
www.hadassah5k.com.
May 11
7:30 p.m. Temple Israel Confirmation.
May 13
4:30 p.m. Mom & Pop’s Memphis Sunset Symphony on the beautiful
grounds of Temple Israel, 901.761.3130 for ticket reservation and
dinner information.
May 14
Noon, Brotherhood Annual Golf Scramble, starting with a gun shot,
Ridgeway Country Club, Great Prizes! $150 per person; teams of four.
Alex Chensasky 901.683.4559.
May 16
5:30 p.m. ASBEE, Jerusalem Day Picnic.
May 18
6 p.m. Beth Sholom Celebration of Jewish Learning, Annual event
culminating the religious school academic year and honoring adult
education. Lisa Harris 901.683.3591.
6:30 p.m. Temple Israel Board of Directors Annual Meeting and
Shabbat Dinner. Jeff Manis 901.761.3130.
May 19
9:30 a.m. Education Minyan at Baron Hirsch. Led by Rabbi Joseph
Friedman.
May 20
10:30 a.m. ASBEE Annual Meeting
10 a.m. Beth Sholom Annual Meeting, Maury Radin 901.683.3591.
3 p.m. B’nai Tzedek Cares - hands-on program at Memphis Family
Shelter. Afternoon of sports, snacks & fun! Molly Wexler 901.374.0400,
[email protected].
May 22
ASBEE Shavuot Dinner.
Temple Israel Shavuot First Fruits, 6 p.m., Shavuot Tikkun Leil, 7:30
p.m., Shavuot evening service, 9 p.m. Barb Gelb 901.761.3130.
Midnight Baron Hirsch Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Stay awake for an entire
night of Torah study and fascination. Separate program for teens and
pre-teens. The night ends with an early Shacharit minyan at 5:00 a.m.