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community review
www.jewishharrisburg.org
November 2, 2012 | 17 Cheshvan, 5773 | Vol. 86; No. 22
Published by The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg | Greater Harrisburg’s Jewish Newspaper
SIDNEY FRIEDMAN, MASTER OF ALL
THINGS PSYCHIC, WOWS AUDIENCE
On
Thursday,
October
18th, more than 150 people
gathered in the Mary Sachs
Auditorium of the JCC in
anticipation of the mysteries
of the “Mentalist to the Stars”
Sidney Friedman.
Friedman opened up the
show with three people on
stage asking them to think
of a letter, a number, or an
animal. He used his mental
powers to guess each one
correctly which totally amazed
the entire audience.
Friedman
emphasized
throughout the night “Let’s
make the Impossible Possible,
the Unattainable Attainable,
and
the
Inconceivable
Conceivable!” He used these
ideals to “WOW” us with
his ESP, telepathy, and mind
power talents and also to relay
a message of how important it
is to support our community.
He emphasized how a strong
Jewish community can make
a huge impact in someone’s
life. Friedman believes that
people have the power in their
minds to make a difference.
The
highlight
of
his
performance was his musical
mind reading where JCC
members thought of song
melodies
and
Friedman
telepathically sensed each
tune before playing them on
the piano.
“We are thrilled to have such
an outstanding entertainer
come to our JCC and help
us kick off the programming/
campaign season,” said Andrea
Weikert, JCC Program Director.
Friedman is a veteran
entertainer who has performed
at venues around the world
and is a favorite of Federations
across the country. He has
performed on the “Today”
show and “The View” and
has been praised my many
celebrities. Friedman is also
the author of the national bestselling book Your Mind Knows
More Than You Do which
reached #8 on AMAZON.
Sidney Friedman was fun
to watch and everyone was
dazzled by his extraordinary
talents. “He blew my mind,”
stated Leslie Wiener. “I am
just speechless!”
“By combining fun with
campaign we hope people
will realize that their campaign
dollars make events like this
possible,” said David Herman,
Campaign
Co-chairperson.
“We hope this event will leave
a positive impression, a new
found passion for community,
and a drive to increase one’s
involvement in the campaign
and JCC programs.”
The evening concluded with
a dessert reception catered
by Terry Fisher and partially
underwritten by Giant®, at
which Friedman mingled
with our members and felt
the warmth of the Harrisburg
Jewish Community.
HELP US CREATE MORE DYNAMIC PROGRAMS
FOR OUR COMMUNITY
TOGETHER WE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
Support the 2013 JFGH Annual Campaign
The Strength of a People. The Power of Community.
For a schedule of upcoming JCC programs/events please visit our website
(www.jewishharrisburg.org) and Facebook page.
More Sidney Friedman photos on page 8
DON'T MISS
at the Harrisburg Jewish Community Center
December 6, 8, 9, 2012
Call 236-9555, ext. 0 for tickets.
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Community Review
Vol. 86 No. 22
November 2, 2012
(ISSN 1047-9996)
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Foundation of the Foundation
Year-end tax planning time again
By Howard Ross | Executive Director | Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania
It is time for my top tax on withdrawals in 2012 is 35%,
annual reminder compared with as much as 39.6% in 2013, in
to think about addition to the Medicare surtax. Additional
your year-end tax distributions in 2012 will reduce the required
planning.
This distributions in future years. You could even
year, especially, convert the additional distributions to Roth
it is in your best IRA’s.
interest to plan
For your charitable contributions,
and take action.
remember that a 2012 deduction is permitted
You
may for checks mailed as late as December 31,
want to consider even though the charity does not receive or
several
options cash the check until 2013. The same is true
for shifting income from 2013 to 2012 before of stock certificates mailed to the charity. If
year’s end, particularly if your tax rate appears the stock is held in a brokerage account, you
likely to climb next year. Of course, this will can instruct your broker in writing to transfer
depend upon the outcome of the election and the stock into the charity’s account. The gift
how Congress changes the tax laws.
is presumed complete when the donor gives
You might consider selling appreciated written instructions to the broker. BUT…
stock to take advantage of the 15% capital if the stock is being transferred from your
gains rate scheduled to rise to 20% in 2013. If account to the charity’s account with the
your adjusted gross income is above $200,000 same broker, the stock must be transferred on
and you are single or $250,000 and married, or prior to December 31 for a 2012 deduction.
a sale in 2012 could avoid the 3.8% Medicare (Note that it might be better to hold off until
surtax on investment income, in addition to 2013 if income tax rates go up!).
saving on the capital gains tax.
Charitable gifts charged on a credit card
If you are over 70 1/2, you might consider must be done prior to the end of the year.
taking withdrawals in excess of your required Pledges are only deductible in the year that
minimum distribution during 2012. The payment is actually made.
FOUNDATION continued on page 9
Photographs of Claudia Stevens courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg
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The “New” Hebrew High
Where can you find 70 Jewish teens from 13 different schools and 6 different
synagogues coming together to learn and socialize EVERY Sunday evening?
Harrisburg Hebrew High! It is the place to be. Parents, teens and professionals
met in late summer to determine the new direction our Hebrew High School
should take. Through creativity, enthusiasm and the blessings of our Rabbis,
we have reformatted the program. We are a huge success! We have energized
our curriculum and enhanced classes to appeal to “Today’s Teen.” Courses
include Jewish Values through Current Events; Jewish ReadersTheatre; Jews
in Sports; Famous Jewish Criminals; That’s Debatable and Bikkur Cholim just
to name a few…
Each month, we also have an additional hour of programming to schmooze
and interact with Jewish friends from all over Central PA. Activities planned
include team building; trivia night; Chanukah party; coffee house/open mic
night and a mitzvah basketball tourney! Hebrew High School and this wonderful
programming have been generously underwritten by the Lois Lehrman
Grass Foundation. Greater Harrisburg’s teens are socializing and continuing
their Jewish learning while building friendships and memories to last for a
lifetime.
The feedback about our new programming has been so positive that teens
don’t want to miss Hebrew High on Sunday evenings. They are really enjoying
the changes! If you have a teen who is interested in attending, Hebrew High,
please contact Hallie Rosen at [email protected] or Lillian Rappaport at
[email protected]. We would love to have you join us!
HELP THE JCC SENIOR
ADULT DEPARTMENT
BUY A $5 BONTON COMMUNITY DAY BOOKLET
AND RECEIVE A COUPON FOR
$10 OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE,
30% EARLY BIRD COUPON
AND 20% OFF SAVINGS PASS!!!!
WHEN: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH AND
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2012
WHERE: AT ANY BONTON DEPARTMENT STORE
WHY: TO HELP THE SENIORS’ KOSHER NUTRITION PROGRAM!
BONTON COMMUNITY DAY BOOKLETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
FROM CHERYL AT 236-9555 EXT. 3115
MAH JONGG CARDS
The Harrisburg JCC Senior Adult Club is once again selling the National
Mah Jongg League’s card for 2013.
The price of the 2013 card is $7.00 for a standard card and $8.00 for a
large print card.
Please make your checks payable to the Harrisburg JCC Senior Adult Club
and mail them to:
Cheryl Yablon | Harrisburg JCC | 3301 N. Front St. | Harrisburg, PA 17110
By January 24, 2013. The Mah Jongg League will mail your card to you
in the spring. Thank you. Cheryl
OPEN STAGE TO HOLD AUDITIONS for The Diary of Anne Frank
on December 10 & 11
AUDITIONS for the 14th Annual Production of THE DIARY OF ANNE
FRANK will be this December. Auditions are by appointment December 10 &
11 in the evening. The production will b directed by Karen Ruch. To schedule an
appointment, email [email protected] or call 717-232-6736, ext 305.
Actors should prepare a memorized contemporary two-minute monologue
and be prepared to read from the script. Audition sides may be provided at
the time of the audition. Open Stage is located at 223 Walnut St. in Downtown
Harrisburg, PA. Compensation paid.
Open Stage is also seeking a Stage Manager for the production. Please call
717-232-6736, ext 305 to inquire.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - CASTING BREAKDOWN
Rehearsals begin January 2012. Production runs at Whitaker Center February
26 - March 2, 2013. Actors must have daytime availability February 25 - March
1, 2013. Roles to be cast are 8 men and 5 women:
Edith Frank, 30-55 years old - Anne and Margot's mother. Distressed, but
trying to keep her family together.
Otto Frank, 30-55 years old - Anne and Margot's father.
Anne Frank, 13-16 years old - Optimist, sees good in all, is discerning,
extremely hopeful, loving life, humorous. Also a moody, sensitive young
woman.
Margot Frank, 14-19 years old - Frail, shy, pretty older sister to Anne.
Peter Van Daan, 13-19 years old - Passive, uncomfortable, lazy, shy.
Mr. Van Daan, 30-50 years old - Hen-pecked husband. Father of Peter.
Mrs. Van Daan, 30-50 years old - Belligerent and selfish, always instigates
fights, and is rarely helpful but Anne seems to be able to confide in her. Mother
of Peter.
Mr. Dussell, 25-50 years old - Friend of Otto's, Dentist by profession, distressed
but practical, sometimes explosive. Selfish.
Mr. Kraler, 30-50 years old - Friend of Otto's. He helps hide the family and
friends and also continues to run the business of the factory.
Miep Gies, 20-35 years old - Works in the office below the Secret Annex. She
supplies the group with food, news, and happiness.
Three Male Soldiers, 20 to 45 years old.
jcc news
Having a Blast at Flag Football
Imagine Sunday afternoon, beautiful weather, the smell of delicious grilled
hot dogs and over 60 children having a blast while playing flag football.
This fall, the JCC offered another great season of NFL Flag Football program.
NFL Flag Football promotes physical fitness and teaches youngsters valuable
football lessons about teamwork and fair play. The game emphasized basic
football skills of passing, catching, defending, and running. Participants learned
about formations, pass patterns, and different types of defense.
Special thanks go to Ron Plesco and his family for helping to organize the
league and maintain the field. Special thanks also go to Alex Halper and all of
the volunteer coaches for their help and support.
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Help Us Create Dynamic Community Programs-Sidney Friedman, Master of All Things Psychic, Wows Audience
FOUNDATION continued from page 3
Remember, giving shares of highly appreciated stock held for more than
one year reaps double tax savings. First, there is a charitable deduction
for the full fair market value of the stock; second, the donor avoids capital
gains taxes of as much as 15% on the paper profit, making the “cost” of
the gift much less.
If you own shares that have dropped in value (nah! Who would have
any?), you also have the opportunity for double tax savings by selling the
shares and contributing the proceeds to charity. You will be entitled to a
capital loss deduction, which can offset other gains, and also receive the
charitable deduction.
Finally, if you need income from gift assets, you can use appreciated
property to fund a charitable gift annuity to provide you with lifetime
income based on the full value of the property, with reduction or elimination
of capital gains taxes. In addition, there will be a charitable deduction for
a portion of the value of the assets used to fund the annuity.
Whatever you do, start planning now. December 31 will come at you
before you know it!
community calendar
Thursday, November 1
Senior Adult Program – 10 a.m., JCC
Program: “Something Historic”
with Herb Rochman, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 6
Program: Dr. Donald Koones lecture,
“Notable Blunders in History” 12:30 p.m.
Program: “Preservation and Promotion of the
Yiddish Language” with Emily Weiner, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 11
Foundation Women of Vision Fall Event, 9 a.m., JCC
Kristallnacht Observance, 7 p.m., JCC
Tuesday, November 13
Senior Adult Lunch Program – 10 a.m., JCC
Program “American Clowning Saved by Ringling
Brothers” with Sean Straining, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 14
Federation Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m., JCC
Senior Adult Lunch Program – 10 a.m., JCC
Program: “The Jewish Perspective”
with Bob Axelrod, 12:30 p.m.
Beth El Book Club Event, 7:30 p.m., Beth El Temple
Saturday, November 17
JCC Dancing With the Stars, 7 p.m., JCC
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
candlelighting
November 2............................ 5:45 p.m.
November 9............................ 4:38 p.m.
November 16.......................... 4:31 p.m.
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GENOCIDE TO BE EXPLORED AT KRISTALLNACHT
PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 11.
The entire community is invited to observe the
74th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of broken
glass that marked the beginning of the Shoah and
the end for European Jewry.
On Sunday evening, November 11 at 7:00 pm
at the Jewish Community Center, an interfaith,
intergenerational and multi-cultural exploration of
genocide will take place. Following the screening
of short introductory films about the Holocaust
and the Rwandan genocide, students from the
Harrisburg Hebrew High School along with teens
from the Harrisburg School District will discuss
and explore the genocides particular to their ethnic
group.
The term "Kristallnacht" ('Night of Broken Glass")
refers to the organized anti-Jewish riots in Germany
and Austria on November 9-10, 1938. These riots
marked a major transition in Nazi policy, and were,
in many ways, a harbinger of the "Final Solution."
Nazi anti-Semitic policy began with the systematic
legal, economic, and social disenfranchisement
of the Jews. This was accomplished in various
stages (for example, the Nuremberg Laws of 1935,
which, among other things, stripped German Jews
of their citizenship.) One of these steps involved
the deportation of 56,500 Polish Jews who were
residing in Germany. On the night of October 27,
1938, 18,000 Polish Jews were deported, but were
initially refused entry into Poland by the Polish
authorities. Caught in between, the Jews were
forced to camp out in makeshift shelters. Upon
hearing that his family was so trapped, 17 year-old
Herschel Grynszpan, a student in Paris, shot the
third secretary of the German Embassy, Ernst vom
Rath, whom he mistook for the ambassador.
This assassination served as a welcome pretext
for the German initiation of Kristallnacht, the
first violent pogrom on Western European soil in
hundreds of years. 36 Jews were killed; 30,000
more were deported to concentration camps; 267
synagogues were burned and over 7,000 Jewish
shops, businesses and homes were vandalized and
ransacked.
There are important lessons to be drawn from
Kristallnacht, for it served as a bridge experience
for both Jews and Nazis. For the Jews, there was
the terrifying realization that political anti-Semitism
can lead to violence, even in western civilization. It
also demonstrated that apathy can still pervade the
world when the lives of Jews or other minorities
are threatened.
For the Nazis, Kristallnacht taught that while
the world might condemn their pogroms, it
would not actively oppose them. World opinion,
however, taught the Nazis the value of secrecy in
the perpetration of future actions against Jews.
On Kristallnacht, the stage was set for the "Final
Solution"--the organized, bureaucratically efficient
genocide of 6,000,000 men, women, and children.
According to the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum, the term "genocide” means
any of the following acts committed with intent to
destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical,
racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to
members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of
life calculated to bring about its physical destruction
in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births
within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to
another group.
Preventing genocide remains a challenge that
nations and individuals continue to face.
Please join us at this important program.
Kristallnacht 2012
“Making ‘Never Again’ a Reality”
An exploration of the topic of genocide
Sunday evening, November 11
7:00 pm
Jewish Community Center
Jewish students from the Harrisburg Hebrew High School and African-American students
from the Harrisburg School District will explore this crucial issue which has affected
and continues to affect both groups.
“History has shown that wherever anti-Semitism has gone unchecked, the persecution
of others has been present or not far behind. Defeating anti-Semitism must be a cause of
great importance not only for Jews, but for all people who value humanity and justice….”
— U.S. Department of State, 2008
synagogue life
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“BREAKFAST ‘N LEARN”
AT BETH EL TEMPLE
“Breakfast ‘n Learn,” a new Sunday morning Adult Education
series at Beth El Temple, welcomes speakers to present
programs and lead discussion while we enjoy a light breakfast
nosh of bagels, fruit and coffee. Please join us for minyan
service at 9:00 a.m. in the Chapel followed by the breakfast
program at 9:45 a.m. in Rosen Sisterhood Hall.
Two “Breakfast ‘n Learn” programs are offered in November.
On Sunday, November 4, author and journalist Allen Hornblum of
Philadelphia will present an update on the Rosenberg spy trials of
the 1950’s in a lecture entitled “Good Intentions Gone Bad: Harry
Gold, the Rosenbergs, and the Soviet Theft of the Atom Bomb.”
On Sunday, November 18, Maestro Stuart Malina, Music
Director of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, will present
a program on music entitled “Orchestral Music with Jewish
Themes and More.”
Please join us on November 4 and 18 for morning minyan and
Breakfast ‘n Learn. Enjoy lively and engaging food for thought
along with a good nosh in a convivial setting. A five dollar
donation to cover refreshments is requested. All are welcome.
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TUESDAY EVENINGS WITH RABBI ERIC CYTRYN
A New Series on “Development of Judaism” at Beth El Temple
“From Rededicating the Temple to Hannukah: A Brief Survey of What Led Us to Judasim
Today” is the topic for Rabbi Eric Cytryn’s fall series of Adult Education classes at Beth El
Temple. Classes will meet from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Schein Annex on Tuesday evenings
November 13 & 27 and December 4, 11 & 18.
Have you ever wondered what Judaism was like when the miracles of Hanukah occurred?
Who were the Maccabees, the Hasmoneans, the Priests, the Pharisees, the Sadducees and
the Essenes? When did the term “Rabbi” appear, and how did that group grow while others
seem to have disappeared? What was Judaism like 2000 years ago; how different was it from
Judaism today? What are the books of Mishna and Gemara, Talmud and Midrash: who wrote
them, why and when? What does the term “Halacha” mean and when and how did prayer and
deeds of loving kindness replace sacrifice?
Come to Rabbi Cytryn’s November/December “Development of Judaism” classes and get all
the answers and ask your own questions about how today’s Judaism evolved from the Bible’s
Judaism. Light refreshments will be served. The community is invited.
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Beth El Temple
232-0556 | www.betheltemplehbg.org
Minyan 7 a.m. daily and 5:30 p.m. Sunday morning at 9 a.m. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Chisuk Emuna Congregation
232-4851 | www.chisukemuna.org | [email protected]
Minyan times: Monday, Thursday mornings, 6:50 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday evenings, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 7 a.m. Friday evening services at 7 p.m., Saturday evening at same time as Friday evening
candle-lighting time. Saturday morning services at 9:15 a.m.
For more information about Chisuk Emuna programs and services, please call our office at
232-4851.
Congregation Beth Israel
Lebanon | 273-2669
Visit the Congregation Beth Israel Web Site at www.congregation-beth-israel.org
All are welcome to our egalitarian services: Sundays at 9 a.m., Mondays and Thursdays
at 7:30 a.m. Our Shabbat services, lead by Rabbi Paula Reimers, are at 8 p.m. on Friday
evenings and on Shabbat morning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush.
Congregation Beth Tikvah
Carlisle | 245-2811 | www.bethtikvah.org
Historic B’nai Jacob
Middletown | 319-3014
Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue, Water and Nissley Streets
in Middletown, will conduct Shabbat services for Veteran’s
Day honoring our Members who have served our Country on
Friday, November 9th at 7:30 pm.
We are a Community Shul, all are welcome. Visit Web Site for more information or call our Voice Mail at
717-319-3014
Kesher Israel Congregation
238-0763 | www.kesherisrael.org
Participate in our daily Minyanim. Mornings: Sundays and
Federal holidays at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday at 6:45
a.m. Rosh Chodesh and fast days at 6:30 a.m. Evening
services begin at 20 minutes before sunset.
Please join us for our 9 a.m. Shabbat morning services followed by kiddush
Temple Beth Shalom
697-2662 | www.tbshalom.org
Join us for our contemporary Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:15 p.m.
or our more traditional Shacharit Shabbat at 9 a.m. Temple
Beth Shalom is proud to offer a range of programming for all
ages.
To find out more about our programs and events, visit www.
tbshalom.org or contact us at [email protected].
Temple Ohev Sholom
233-6459 | www.ohevsholom.org
Friday, November 2: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m., Lehrman Chapel
Saturday, November 3: B’nai Mitzvah, 10:30 a.m., Sanctuary
Friday, November 9: Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary
Friday, November 16: Shabbat Family Service, 7:30 p.m.,
Sanctuary
Friday, November 23: College Shabbat Service, 6 p.m.,
Lehrman Chapel
Friday, November 30: New Member Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m.,
Sanctuary
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STANFORD P. BARASCH
Stanford P. Barasch, 72, of
Mechanicsburg, PA, passed away
on October 16, 2012.
He was born on June 19, 1940
to the late Edward and Ethel
(Sherman) Barasch.
Stanford graduated from William
Penn High School in 1958 and
Temple University in 1962. He
was a member of the William
S. Snyder Lodge 756 F&AM,
Train Collections Association and
the Lionel Railroader Club. He
was a Past President, Past Ritual
Chairman, Past Sunday School
Teacher, Past Treasurer of Game
Night, Past By-Laws Revision
Chairman, Charter Member and
Founding Member of Temple
Beth Shalom, Mechanicsburg.
He was the Vice President of
Edwards House of Furniture and
a sales associate with NB Liebman
Furniture. Stanford is survived by
his wife, Marlene Katz (Schaeffer)
Barasch; daughters Suzan Donovan
(Kevin) of Columbia, MD, Tammy
Baldwin (Chris) of Wake Forest,
NC; grandsons Justin, Ryan and
Elliot Baldwin of Wake Forest,
NC. Funeral Services were held on
Thursday,October 18th at theTemple
Beth Shalom Cemetery, Lisburn
Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA with Rabbi
Jordi Gendra officiating. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions can
be made to Temple Beth Shalom
Cemetery Fund, 913 Allendale Rd.,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. To send
condolences to the family, please
visit www.HetrickBitner.com.
MIRIAM ETTER
BLICKSTEIN
Miriam Etter Blickstein, 87,
Cornwall
Manor,
Cornwall,
formerly
of
Lebanon
and
Hollywood, FL., passed away
Friday, October 12, 2012 at the
Manor. She was the wife of the
late Jonas Blickstein. She was born
in Hershey on October 24, 1924,
daughter of the late Samuel and
Rose Levitz Etter. She was retired
from retail sales having worked at
Levitz Furniture and later the Bon
Ton in Lebanon. She was a member
of Congregation Beth Israel,
Lebanon, where she was a member
of the Sisterhood and Hadassah.
She was a graduate of Lebanon
High School and had attended
Penn State University. Miriam
is survived by her sons, Richard
H. Blickstein, Harrisburg; Harris
A., husband of Carol Blickstein,
Sacramento, CA, 5 grandchildren
and 3 great grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by brothers,
Aaron, Jerry, Lester and David
Etter and sister, Esther Etter
Levenson. Funeral services were
held on Monday, October 15th
at Porterfield-Scheid Funeral
Directors & Cremation Services,
Ltd., Lebanon, with Rabbi Paula
Reimers officiating. Burial was in
Beth Israel Cemetery, Lebanon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
remembrances in Miriam’s memory
may be made to Congregation Beth
Israel, 411 S. 8th St., Lebanon, PA
17042. To share on line condolences
visit www. Porterfieldscheid.com.
ILA JANE RILEY
Ila Jane Riley, age 86, of Largo,
Florida, died Wednesday, October
10, 2012 at her residence. She was
the wife of the late John R. Riley.
Born October 19, 1925 in Erie, she
was retired as owner of the Elegant
Lady clothing boutique. She was a
member of Temple Ohev Sholom in
Harrisburg. Mrs. Riley is survived by
a daughter, Joanne P. Riley, of York, a
son, John K. Riley, of Saint Petersburg,
Florida; and three grandchildren,
Mindy C. Arijo, Kacie R. Hamric,
and John Charles Hamric. She was
also preceded in death by a daughter,
Jenifer Campbell. A graveside service
was held on Friday, October 19th
at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens,
with Rabbi Peter Kessler officiating.
Kuhner Associates Funeral Directors,
Inc., 863 South George Street, York
was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Cultural Alliance of
York, 14 West Market Street, York
PA 17401; or to a favorite charity .
To send condolences, go to
KuhnerAssociates.com.
RABBI CHARLES D. MINTZ
Rabbi Charles D. Mintz, 82,
passed away on October 2, 2012
in Walnut Creek, CA after a
valiant battle with cancer. Rabbi
Mintz retired in the early 1990s
from Temple Ohev Sholom in
Harrisburg which he had served
for over a decade. Rabbi Mintz
graduated Hebrew Union College
(Cincinnati, 1956). Over his career,
he served the UAHC in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York City
and congregations in Austin, Dallas,
Minneapolis, Milwaukee and
Miami as well as Harrisburg. Rabbi
Mintz was a leader in the struggles
for civil rights and a woman’s right
to choose. His accomplishments
included: redeveloping the URJ’s
Goldman Camp in Zionsville, IN,
collaborating with Dave Brubeck
to create “The Gates of Justice,”
and developing the role of “interim
rabbi,” to guide large congregations
through major transitions. In
retirement, Rabbi Mintz also
served as “rabbi at sea” on six world
cruises with Holland America
Line. A devoted and beloved
husband, father and grandfather,
Rabbi Mintz is survived by his
wife, Adele H. Mintz. He was
married for 50 years to the late
Natalie Levine Mintz (d:2000),
whom he met at the University
of Chicago (AB 1950). He also
is survived by his three children,
Deborah, Abe and Judith and their
spouses, Adele’s 3 children, Susan,
Debbie and Ruth their spouses,
and by 11 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren.
Donations
to: The University of Chicago in
support of The Charles D. Mintz
Fund for Opera and Vocal Music
c/o Ruth O’ Brien, 5801 S. Ellis
Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637 or
to Hospice of the East Bay, 3470
Buskirk Avenue, Pleasanton, CA
94523. www.pennlive.com/obits.
ELAINE L. SHAPIRO
Elaine L. Shapiro, 90, of
Susquehanna Township, passed
away Thursday, October 18, 2012, at
the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice
Residence. She was the widow of
Emanuel L. Shapiro. Born January 6,
1922, in Reading, she was daughter
of the late Milton and Rene (Ehrlich)
Loeb. She was a member of Temple
Ohev Sholom where she was also a
member of the Sisterhood. Elaine
was a former member of Blue Ridge
Country Club. She was a devoted
wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother. Surviving are
two sons, Milton “Mickey” J. Shapiro
and his wife,Terri, of Mechanicsburg,
and Larry A. Shapiro and his wife,
Barbara, of Sarasota, FL; a sister,
Ernestine Urken of East Windsor,
NJ; 4 grandchildren; and 8 greatgrandchildren. In addition to her
parents and her husband, she was
preceded in death by a son, Richard
Shapiro. Services were held on
Sunday, October 21st at Bookstaber
Chapel at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made to Alder Health Services, 100
North Cameron Street, Suite 301,
Harrisburg, PA 17101 or to Hospice
of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown
Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
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